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Transparency Market Research TMR has published a new report titled, "Anti-aging Market for Anti-wrinkle Products – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, –". According to the report, the global anti-aging market for anti-wrinkle products was valued at US$ ,. Mn in and is projected to expand at a CAGR of .% from to . Rise in popularity of multi-functional cosmetic products, increase in the geriatric population, and launch of anti-wrinkle creams & serums in emerging markets in Asia Pacific are anticipated to augment the global anti-aging market for anti-wrinkle products from to .
Awareness about the use of skin care cosmetics to reduce pimples, wrinkles, acne, and other skin problems is increasing, especially among the youth and adults. Additionally, significant emphasis on personal care among the elderly population and lifestyle changes boost usage of anti-wrinkle creams. Men are as much concerned about facial care as women and the trend of using anti-wrinkle creams and serums is growing among men.
Furthermore, increase in the use of branded anti-wrinkle products for anti-aging among a majority of the upper- and middle-class women and men in developed countries is expected to fuel the growth of the market in developed regions such as North America. Popularity of skin firming creams and other cosmetic products coupled with online availability of branded creams is likely to boost the growth of the anti-aging market for anti-wrinkle products.
rease in the geriatric population is one of the major drivers of anti-wrinkle products. In Asia Pacific, Japan has the world's largest geriatric population, with % of the total population aged and above in . rease in the geriatric population preferring anti-wrinkle products to look younger and rise in preference for anti-aging cosmetic products among women are likely to drive usage of anti-aging cosmetics. Women are concerned about signs of aging and are keen on facial treatments to reduce aging of skin.
In terms of revenue, the anti-aging market for anti-wrinkle products in Asia Pacific is projected to expand at a high CAGR during the forecast period. Rise in availability of hyaluronic acid-based creams, surge in awareness about the benefits of hyaluronic acids such as hydration of skin & hair, and increase in the geriatric population are likely to drive the market from to . Strengthening distribution channels, strategic acquisitions, and strong product portfolio catering to skin care needs of regional customers are factors anticipated to create opportunities for the market players in Asia Pacific.
The report also provides profiles of leading players operating in the global anti-aging market for anti-wrinkle products. These include Procter & Gamble Co., Johnson & Johnson, Unilever plc, Shiseido Company, Limited, ZO Skin Health, ., L'Oréal Paris, The Estée Lauder Companies, ., Beiersdorf, and PHYTOMER. These players have acquired a number of companies in the cosmetics industry to expand presence in the market.
In September , Unilever plc acquired Carver Korea to expand geographic presence and strengthen product portfolio. In , ZO Skin Health, . opened its center in India expanding its high-end health solutions portfolio in Asia Pacific. In March , L'Oréal Paris signed production and distribution partnership with CFAO for Ivory Coast to strengthen its distribution channels and expand presence in markets in Africa.
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Warner's Distillery Tour; Falls Farm
I always find it amusing when I hear people use the phrase 'did you grow up in a barn?!'.
The general rule of thumb when this throwaway, semi passive aggressive, remark is dropped is that the perpetrator will have left a door slightly ajar or perhaps strewn an article of clothing askew on an armchair. In other words, a mild indiscretion that warrants little more than a 'holier than thou' tut and wagging of the index finger for besmirching the nearby surroundings and nonchalantly flaunting the rules of social etiquette.
But…what if you really called their bluff?! And by way of simple retort you suddenly replaced all of the family bedding with fresh bales of hay? What if an offer of making a cup of tea resulted in the communal family 'trough' being left to brew, and all of the fine china and the best cutlery set were to be replaced by 'feed bags'? And as for the toilet situation?!…well, let's not go there.
Ok, ok. So I didn't ever personally go quite so far as that. But should ever the occasion arise, and I am presented by a perturbed inquisitor, I do take great pride in answering smugly 'yes. I did grow up in a barn!'. Now, I must hasten to add that it was my parents barn conversion family home, rather than a case of neglect or having to grow up on the mean streets of the Midlands…
But to get in to such middle class detail only serves to get in the way of a much better sense of imagery and comedic response. If it makes you feel any better, the place was always sodding freezing and had spiders the size of small dogs all year round (I'm pretty sure one mugged me in my sleep once…).
But there's a dynamic duo who have taken things a whole lot further than bales of hay and Alsatian sized spiders. And these guys mean business!
In turning their 200 year old Northamptonshire 'Falls Farm' in to a gin distilling HQ, they really have taken the biscuit. But as you'll come to learn, Warner's Gin don't do anything by halves.
Having had the privilege to be involved in the live Twitter tasting of the Warner's Gin & Gin Foundry collaboration for 2019's 'Farmed & Foraged' edition, more on that later, I was invited to visit the team as a guest for a tour of the farm and distillery set up. I was pulling on my metaphorical wellies before I'd even had chance to finish my acceptance of the invitation; it was an offer I simply couldn't refuse.
Old Tom and Tina Warner had a Farm (e-i-e-i-o!)…
Upon arrival at Falls Farm, my wife & I were greeted by our enigmatic hosts Ross and Marketing Manager Amy. Having opted to join the 10.30am Saturday tour, to gain maximum 'parents day out' time, we were also the first guests to turf up (spot the couple who don't get out as much these days!). Now, at such an early hour of the day, and being the sole inhabitants of the visitors bar area, there was potential for awkwardness…though not for a second in Ross's perfectly moustached company. If there was ever a sentence to break the ice, Ross had it down to a tee; 'can I get you a gin and tonic?' (well, he had it down to a 'G&T' then!).
We stared at the incredible lineup of 8 gins to choose from on the bar – it's quite a sight to behold when you've not long seen off your first coffee of the day! But, as it was no doubt 5 o'clock somewhere, we eagerly obliged… I opted for the Harrington Dry, a 44% ABV juniper powerhouse which acts as the foundation for many of the other Warner Gin creations, whilst Mrs.B went for the Honey Bee G&T (a gin I've got A LOT of time for!).
But before we move on, let's take a second to regroup. There was a lineup of 8 incredible gins! And that's just the core range. Where the journey started with a London Dry back in 2012, Warner's now have a veritable armoury of gins. Indeed, counting the current crop of limited edition variants available, they boast an impressive portfolio of no less than 11 gins!
And speaking of growth, if you want to meet the team involved, then head to the website and be prepared to keep scrolling! There's an entire juniper army employed to keep the gin wheels turning; including Leia & Merlin, the distillery dogs! (or 'Chief Morale Officer' and 'General Dogsbody' if you want to go by their official job titles). I think what I find most impressive is that, despite the number of vital cogs involved in the operation, Warner's still feels delightfully 'small' in the best possible way. The brand and the team feels approachable. They feel fun. There's no pretentiousness or egos. It feels like they're having a house (farm) party, with them as the life and soul, and we're all invited!
Anyway. G&T's in hand, we excitedly took our seats in readiness for a packed agenda. Albeit not a packed out audience… at the time of writing Corona Virus / COVID-19 was ramping up, taking its toll on all areas of life, including the gin scene. This had seen an expected crowd of 20 people depleted to a perfectly formed group of 8 gin enthusiasts. However, we were reliably informed that being in an establishment that produces alcohol that comes off the Still at 89.8% ABV, we were probably in the safest possible location! I'll drink to that…
Wind him up and watch him go! Ross is a fountain of knowledge, full to the brim with fun facts, history and anecdotes on all things Warner's (and gin too…probably!). You not only get the feeling that he could talk about gin all day long, but also that you could quite happily listen to him do it! Throughout the morning we found his style to be the perfect mix of informative, yet thoroughly engaging and accessible.
So, sitting comfortably? Let's get started then.
The story begins with a boy called Tom and a girl called Tina. Although Warner's Gin is 7 years old this year (2020), the idea for the brand (formerly 'Warner Edwards') had formed some 18 months before the gin operation really started in earnest. Ross explains how his best friend Tom (Warner) has always been entrepreneurial. And like all good ideas, Warner's Gin was dreamed up over a beer, in a pub!
In taking on the family farm, Tom was keen to look in to diversification. But even more than that; he wanted something he could pour his heart in to. Inspired by his mothers passion for gardening, the idea had originally been to grow and extract the essential oils from crops and flowers for the London perfume houses. But in thinking about what else the distilling kit could be used for, booze clearly jumped to the top of the pile! Suddenly they couldn't remember why they'd been talking about flowers in the first place?!
As I've already paid tribute to, the growth of the brand has been rapid! Warner's produce gins that not only lead the way in the category…in many ways they have shaped and reshaped it, continuing to challenge the status quo and what it really means to be a 'gin'.
Allow me give you a few examples. The Warners Elderflower Gin is seen by many as the first of the 'flavoured gins' to really grasp hold of the market. Given today's vibrant and colourfully stock shelves, that's quite a shift change to have innovated. And speaking of 'colourful', the Warner's Rhubarb Gin is credited with having started the 'Pink Gin' craze that still has the UK in its grips. Indeed, Gordon's have openly admitted that their 'Premium Pink' was launched as a direct response to the Warner's Rhubarb!
But what the team are at pains to emphasise is that everything they produce is done with integrity at its core. You'll find no essences or colourings. No nasties or hidden ingredients. Nothing synthetic or fake. Everything is natural, and taken only from the named botanicals. Want to hazard a guess as to why the Rhubarb Gin is pink? Well…because the fresh rhubarb juice used is pink – simple! It's a point of pride and unwavering principle, and an ethos that underpins everything that Warner's do. You'll find no candy stripes or infused unicorn tears here…
Warner's are now the largest independent distillery on the scene, exceeding the likes of both Sipsmith and Chase. Their Rhubarb Gin is the 4th best selling gin in UK. And their gins are currently available in 23 markets across the globe! Not bad for a little farm in Northamptonshire ey…
You are what you drink
'Welcome cocktails' quaffed, with our thirsts for knowledge equally quenched, it was time to throw our coats back on and follow Ross out in to the beautiful village of Harrington. More specifically, we were off to see 'the falls'.
So what are 'the falls' then? I'm glad you asked. Previously the old botanical gardens from the villages manor houses of times gone by, you can see the grounds 'falling' away and stepping down through the fields from the main high street. The grounds themselves are grade listed, prohibiting any plans for building directly on to them. However, it's what's underneath them that's important; the water!
The village of Harrington sits on an aquifer, with natural springs located within 'the falls'. And it's this water that Ross explains is essential to the making of all of the Warner's gins; the better the water you use, the better the quality of the spirit you can create. Luckily for the Warner's team, they now have a borehole in to the spring, rather than having to transport it directly from source each time they want to distill (a backbreaking operation I'm informed)!
The tour didn't venture in to the fields, partly on account of the attack minded herd of cows blocking the way, and partly to avoid 'the white lady of Harrington' – the ghost of Jane Stanhope (Countess of Harrington in 1755-1824) who killed her gardener with shovel and now remorsefully haunts 'the falls'. With the story being that if you spot her knocking about the fields then it's supposed to be the premonition of your own imminent demise (bad times) it was time to move on sharpish!
Gardeners World…
We meandered back to the farm and headed up to 'Botanical Garden 2' to spend some time geeking out over some of the core fundamentals of what Warner's Gin is all about.
You could be forgiven for looking at the modest size of the garden beds and wondering just how the heck Warner's can create so much fun from so little?! It's worth noting that although 'Botanical Garden 2' started its life as the lemon thyme patch, it is now more of a show garden for the tours and a development plot for future plans.
Whereas 'Botanical Garden 1' is smaller still, and is Toms moms original garden that was taken over to support the creation of the herbaceous offering of 'Melissa Gin' (the first of their 'Botanical Garden' range) which focusses on the inclusion of 'Melissa Officinalis', a lemon balm member of the mint family.
The scale of the Warner's operation now demands a sizeable 6.5 acres of botanical gardens across the farm – the largest area being 4 meters wide by 65 meters long, situated at the bottom of 'the falls'. There you can find the bulk of the botanicals that help create the full range of gins, including raspberries, rhubarb, apples, lemon thyme and lemon verbena. I think it would be fair to say that Tom & Tina have had more than a hand in reinstating the botanical gardens in to the village of Harrington then!
For me, this was a really unique part of the experience and a highlight of the tour. I've spent a fair amount of time in distilleries (just ask my wife!) and I promise you that seeing the botanicals still growing in the ground and awaiting harvest is not a common sight! In a lot of cases, when you ask to see what goes in to the gin, you'll be presented with a bucket of ingredients that are ready to throw straight in to the Still.
Now don't get me wrong – there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with that. Not everyone has 6-7 acres of land at their disposal! Warner's also freely admit that they don't grow everything they use themselves. They source their citrus from South Africa & their juniper from Macedonia for two reasons; those botanicals are tough to grow in the UK & the quality of ingredients from those countries is considered to be the best! Nonetheless, what I am saying is that it is both impressive and heart warming.
Sustainability and social consciousness is the key here. They're some of the guiding principles upon which the brand has been built – and it's magical to see first hand! Allow me to offer you a examples as case and point…
The 'Honeybee Gin' has led to the addition of multiple beehives to the Falls Farm base, with their very own on-site beekeep & distillery manager Jonny (affectionately known as 'Jonny Bee Good'). The gin is a perfect example of business & conservation working together, with a percentage of each bottle of 'Honeybee Gin' sold going towards the fantastic work of the Royal Horticulture Society.
You can read more about Warner's Honeybee Gin here, in my write up of their 2017 launch night:
https://theginshelf.uk/2017/09/27/warner-edwards-honeybee-gin/
As Ross explains, with the exception of juniper, every botanical grown relies on bee pollination – it is therefore critical to look after the striped workforce! That's why each bottle of 'Honeybee Gin' also comes with a packet of wildflower seeds to encourage drinkers to plant their very own bee-sustaining botanical gardens! While you're at it, why not pick up a 'Bee Hotel' to let the little guys thrive in style?! Though I can't see Lenny Henry advertising those particular stays… (as a side note, the beer mats made with wild flower seeds inside them, meaning flower beds grow as a result of littering, is a stroke of genius!).
In a similar vein, the 'Raspberry Gin' supports the 'People's Trust for Endangered Species', with a particular focus on the British Door Mouse. The reason? Well if these hedgerow dwelling critters are in trouble, so is the hedgerow that we all rely on for not only the botanicals they harvest, but for the countryside at large!
Perhaps the best example of putting source and provenance at centre stage, nurturing the land to harvest the ingredients for a gin, is 2019's Warner's Gin & Gin Foundry collaboration for 'Farmed & Foraged'.
The idea was to create a gin that would only use botanicals that were located within 'a bee's flight of the still' – roughly a three-mile radius. It even resulted in Tom & Tina planting three juniper trees, imported from Italy, which were proudly on show next to the gardens. Is it weird that I was a little star struck by the trees?! (the answer to that question is yes. Yes it is weird).
You can read all about the gin, and the massive amounts of effort and complexity involved, in my fuller write up on Farmed & Foraged Gin here, but suffice to say that this was one of my top gin finds of 2019; it is simply stunning:
https://theginshelf.uk/2019/10/19/farmed-foraged-gin-a-warners-and-gin-foundry-collaboration/
As we headed away from the gardens, to the penultimate stop of the tour, Ross used a phrase that sums all of this up perfectly; 'tread lightly on the ground & give back more than you take'. It's about making the best quality product, whilst always looking to do the right thing – it's the Warner's way.
As we entered the engine room, the home to the teams main Still of five 'Curiosity', Ross makes a bold statement; making gin isn't hard…
What he means by this, he goes on to explain, is that banging a set of ingredients in to a giant kettle and switching it on is easy. The difficult bit, and the bit that Warner's do really well, is the recipe creation and quality control to deliver the highest possible standard of end product!
Tom Warner decided from the outset that he wasn't going to take the easy route; Warner's don't take short cuts, and they'll go the extra mile, at extra expense I might add, because it's the right thing to do (are you sensing a theme?!). All of their distillers have graduated with a very specific degree in their trade. They buy their neutral grain spirit from Hayman's, to ensure consistency and quality. Warner's were also the first distillery to import an Arnold Holstein Copper Still – it's a little on the fancy side, sure. But when you consider that the Harrington Dry is a winner of the top prizes at both the San Fransisco Spirit Awards and the IWSC Awards, you start to see that they may have a point…
It's at this point that Ross showed us the DNA of the Harrington Dry gin. And by that I mean a plastic tub filled with dry bits of fruit, plant and herbs… it was more impressive than I've made it sound! Established by trialling six recipes with friends & relatives over a long number of months, the resulting gin is the lifeblood of the brand and acts as the base to many of the core range. It even has a secret ingredient in its line up (it did have two secret ingredients at one stage, until Country File let one slip during an on air interview…oops!).
Keeping in mind that the contents of said plastic tub were previously in the ground only a few hundred yards from where we were stood, you start to get a real smile inducing feel for the ground to glass operation that's at play. And the hard graft doesn't stop there. Yes, we've established Warner's are a growing concern. Their 'Liquid Team' (love that name) are based on the farm, whilst four miles away in one direction their HQ houses the Marketing, Sales & Finance teams and they have a Warehouse team in the other direction. But each bottle of gin is still hand bottled, wax dipped and labelled with the same amount of care as on day one!
If you consider the scale and volume of gin that is flying out of the distillery doors, that's a lot of hand labelling! Where some smaller brands may distill once or twice a week, Ross barely flinches when he says that the norm for Warner's is 11 distillations a week. In fact, there have been times where Curiosity has been running solid over 24 hour periods just to keep up with demand!
So it's hardly surprising then that there are plans afoot to launch a new distillery space. In 2021, the plan is to add a 1,000 litre Still to the team, to work alongside Curiosity and the smaller but no less important members 'Satisfaction' and 'Ingenuity'. If Tom and Tina are reading this, I'm going to throw it out there that 'Matt' has a great ring to it for the naming of the new Still! (I've tried this with numerous distillers, with a zero success rate to date. Surely it's only a MATTer of time no?!).
Like all good entertainers, Ross had the concept of 'leave them wanting more' down to a fine art…and with vague suggestions of a new gin launch announcement 'coming soon', which currently remains top secret, the excitement in the room was palpable. When asked if anyone had any questions, my contribution of 'what's the new gin launch going to be?!' was met with laughter. I styled it out as a joke…but I wasn't joking.
Well that's pretty neat!…
We retired to the bar. By now it was pushing 11:35am, considerably late given the timing of our first beverage of the day, and we were all feeling slightly parched.
Good news then that the tour ends with a tasting of 5 gins from the Warner's core line up. And the music to my ears was that, whilst serving suggestions are provided, the gin is served neat; guests are encouraged to sniff, sip and savour the samples (rather than shot them or drown them in tonic!). Hopefully, this review has served to pay homage to the incredible lengths that Tom and team go to, to quite literally grow their gin – the very least we as consumers can do is sit up and give it our full attention.
Working in reverse order of ABV Strength, I was going in…
. Harrington Dry Gin: First up was the Harrington Dry. At 44%, this is a juniper heavy power house, with a gentle heat to warm the back of the throat. It carries a luxurious mouthfeel, with a visible oil from the heady botanical mix that provides legs on the glass like a fine red wine. It is an absolute belter, and my pick of the bunch.
. Lemon Balm Gin: The Lemon Balm Gin is silky smooth on the nose, carrying an incredible freshness – it's like a summer breeze in the glass! The menthol notes are green and vibrant, really harnessing its title of being the 'botanical garden gin'. I'm also reliably informed by Ross that it makes a great Negroni…
. Honeybee Gin: The Honeybee is the most complex recipe in the Warner's range, boasting some 29 botanicals! And it will come as no surprise to those who've heard me wax lyrical (no bee pun intended) that it is flipping lovely! It carries a liqueur like character, that comes across almost syrupy. The honey brings a subtle sweetness as a key differentiator, that harmonises with light citrus. As a G&T, with a Mediterranean tonic, it's a stand out.
. Rhubarb Gin: I have long been an ambassador that the Warner's Rhubarb is the best rhubarb gin on the market – and this tasting does nothing to change that stance! Whilst there are a lot of 'Rhubarb Gins' to choose from the shelves, Warner's USP is that they cut theirs back with pure rhubarb juice. It's bright, lively and very, very moreish. Though I'm still firmly in the 'serve with ginger ale/beer' as opposed to the recommendation of Mediterranean tonic…
. Raspberry Gin: Last up was the Warner's Raspberry Gin. And we were finishing with a bang; grab your toast, because this is pretty much jam in a glass! It's glorious. Big punchy notes of raspberry and cooked blackberries give this gin bundles of flavour, with a 'sloe gin-esq' profile. I raised an eyebrow at the suggestion of serving with (premium) lemonade?! But you know what…I'll allow it! I'd buy this gin. And with Yorkshire blood running through these 'Brummie' veins, I can pay it no greater complement.
As we were exiting (yes, through the bar / gift shop!) Ross and Amy helped to send me packing with something pretty darn special indeed! To celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Warner's close friends and neighbours, Joules clothing, the team have created the limited edition Apple & Pear Gin. I can confirm that it is as stunning to look at as it is to drink!
On the nose you get stewed apple sat alongside sweet, crunchy pear. There's a spike of vanilla essence to the aroma, with the delicate spiced warmth of cinnamon (always a winner with apples and pears) but it's all underpinned by a strong juniper spine.
To taste, there's a candied sweetness to the silky smooth neat spirit. There is no simpler way to sum it up than by saying that it is absolutely delicious! The apples and pears are there in abundance, and deliver the sweet fruit kick that you would expect.
With a light tonic, the sweetness and booze is dialled down a little, allowing the spotlight to move even more so on to the name sake botanicals, with the apple and pear feeling fresher and more vibrant. But as with all of the Warner's gins, this is drinking done right and it leaves you in no doubt of its thick and pungent juniper credentials.
Home to roost…
As we turned to leave, I had the great pleasure of bumping in to Tom & Tina as they returned from a dog walk (even 'General Dogsbodies' need walkies!). Elbow bumps exchange (Corona Virus precautions and all that), and our thanks given for the epic tour, we were on our way.
In reflecting on my experience of the Warner's Distillery tour over a Lemon Balm Negroni (Ross was right, it's a belter!) this really is must visit for any gin fan.
I've been saying for a while now that 'Gin Tourism' will be the point of difference that helps brands stand out when the inevitable 'slow down' comes. And Warner's Gin Tours are on point! The level of detail and information is perfectly balanced with humour and sincerity. This is a tour that juniper nerds and casual drinkers alike can join and enjoy.
The tangible levels of enthusiasm runs right from the very top, with the utterly infectious (unfortunate phrasing given the current climate) personality of Tom evident across everyone in the Warner's team – from Ross & Amy who made us feel so welcome, to Michelle in Customer Services who treated me like a friend on the phone when my planned trip was nearly hit by Corona chaos. There is a clear and shared sense of passion and drive behind what they do.
Oh. And a morning spent drinking some of the finest gin on the market is pretty damn good too!
Falls Farm is an incredible example a ground to glass operation. The phrase 'craft gin' gets banded about a lot these days. This is craft gin for sure, in every sense. But I'd go one step further to define it as a 'graft gin'. Because to have an idea and principle is one thing…to make this kind of business run, to the level of success that Warner's have achieved, is bloody hard work. And to get to see it all up close and personal is nothing short of an honour and a privilege.
Warner's perhaps describe it best themselves;
"Saving the world from mediocre gin! It's dirty hands, hard work, full hearts, and a deep love of the land. Real craft means graft. Real craft keeps you humble.
So, raise a glass with us: to CRAFT, to the LAND, to LAUGHTER and LOVED ONES. In the end, those are the THINGS that MATTER most!"
If you get the opportunity to go and visit Tom and the team in their Harrington home, I would urge you to do it. You'll have a great time, and it is very much 'The Gin Shelf Approved'.
With huge thanks to the Warner's team for my complementary tour and bottle limited edition 'Apple & Pear' Gin!
Warner's offer two types of tour; 'The Curiosity Tour' for £25pp, generally running at 10:30am, 13:00pm and 15:30pm for around 1.5hrs, and 'The Curiosity & Cocktails Tour' at £40pp. Both tours come with a £5 redeemable voucher for the on site bottle shop. Check the website for fuller details http://www.warnersdistillery.com
Make sure you follow the team across social media to stay on top of all the latest going's on down on the farm;
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Corner 53 – 'LMP' Lemon Meringue Pie gin
Lilly Pilly Pink Gin; Pretty in Pink


The Gas/Bitcoin pair (GAS/BTC) launched its bull run on December 30, 2017 when it took out resistance of 0.002. The breakout was so strong that the pair went as high as 0.007139 on January 30, 2018. In one month, the market grew by over 250%. That was more than enough for breakout players to lock in their gains.
As sellers dominated the market, GAS/BTC nosedived to 0.003697 on February 22. While the market did rally, bottom pickers could only push the price to as high as 0.0044 on February 26. Sensing that a higher low was established, participants dumped shares. The market went below 0.004 support on February 27. Since then, the market has been taking out one support level after another until recent events.
Technical analysis reveal that Gas/Bitcoin appears to be respecting 0.002 support. The pair went as low as 0.00195072 on March 18 before bulls stepped in to defend the support level. The market has bounced since, but volume has been thin so we might see GAS/BTC retest 0.002 support before it climbs to the top end of our range.
The strategy is to buy as close to 0.002 as possible. If bulls preserve this level, the market will likely create a base at this price before it can ascend to our target of 0.004. The process may take more than a month.
As of this writing, the Gas/Bitcoin pair is trading at 0.00244803 on Poloniex.
Buy: As close to 0.002 as possible.
Disclaimer: The writer owns bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. He holds investment positions in the coins, but does not engage in short-term or day-trading.
Kiril is a CFA Charterholder and financial professional with 5+ years of experience in financial writing, analysis and product ownership. He has passed all three CFA exams on first attempt and has a bachelor's degree with a specialty in finance. Kiril's current focus is on cryptocurrencies and funds, as he does his own crypto research and is a Product Manager at Mitre Media. He also has his personal website, InvestorAcademy.org where he teaches people about the basics of investing. His ultimate goal is to help people with limited knowledge of finance and investments to create investment portfolios easily, and in line with their unique circumstances.


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Steeplechasing's spring calendar includes 13 meets with 62 races and over $1.3 million in purses
ELKTON, Md.--The National Steeplechase Association has released the 2021 Conditions Book, accessible on the NSA web site, which spells out eligibility, distance, and purse details of 62 races spread over 13 meets.
Because of the costly outright ban or limitation of fans, those financial realities have translated into generally lower purses vs. 2019, though compared to the devastating 2020 spring, horsemen have vastly more racing opportunities and prize money -- $1,315,000 in total purses -- to aim for.
Also on the plus side, the schedule calls for the return of 10 meets that were cancelled last year due to Covid-19, plus the addition of a new one: The season-opening Cheshire races in Coatesville, Pa., outside of Unionville, on Sunday March 28.
Three meets have announced they will not take place this spring: Aiken, Foxfield, and Fair Hill.
HIGHLIGHTS of the upcoming season include six hurdle stakes and six timber stakes.
The marquee event, the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville, rescheduled from early May, carries $250,000 in purses anchored by the $100,000 G1 Iroquois, which will be contested over 2 ¾ miles instead of the usual 3 miles because of the potential for hot weather on its new date of June 26.
Also on the card are the $50,000 Green Pastures Sport of Kings novice stakes, and the $25,000 Margaret Currey Henley filly and mare stakes.
Close behind in value to the Iroquois are the Middleburg Spring Races at Glenwood Park in Virginia, which as $205,000 in purses, on May 1, featuring the G2 Temple Gwathmey hurdle stakes, and the Virginia Gold Cup Races at Great Meadow in The Plains on May 29, which has $200,000 purse money, including two $50,000 stakes, the G3 David Semmes Memorial and Virginia Gold Cup over timber.
The season marks the return of the Maryland timber triple in April, albeit with purses decreased from 2019 levels.
The historic Maryland Hunt Cup, on April 24, carries a $60,000 purse, down from $100,000, while the My Lady's Manor stakes, on April 10, and Grand National, on April 17, are each worth $30,000, both down $20,000.
Also returning -- for the first time since 2018 -- are the Tryon Block House Races in Columbus, N.C., on June 5.
Headlining the five-race card is the $30,000 Block House handicap for horses rated at 125 or lower.
Overall, the spring calendar appears notably different from pre-Covid spring seasons.
A number of race meets pushed back their dates, hoping for safer conditions -- and greater distance from the worst of the pandemic -- that would improve the chances of their events taking place and, hopefully, with at least some spectators in attendance.
Most of these meets will be streamed live, and that can be found on the NSA website.
Keri Brion had a meteoric rise to fame in 2021 that she hopes to continue in 2022


The following article borrows heavily from an article that ran in the recent Education Gazette.
An ERO review of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa early learning centres has praised the five puna for the positive outcomes they promote for tamariki and their whānau.
And it says mainstream early learning centres could learn from them.
The Education Review Office report Tuia te here tangata - making meaningful connections builds on a 2012 ERO evaluation, Partnerships with Whānau Māori.
The evaluation found that what sets these puna apart is a commitment to working alongside whānau so that tamariki, their parents, and the puna are partners in learning.
Lynda Pura-Watson, who is the ERO's deputy chief review officer Māori says these puna demonstrate important concepts that are worth sharing with the wider sector.
In their review, ERO found a number of common attributes that were present in each of the five Te Wānanga o Aotearoa puna.
A very strong element to come out of the report is that in each of the puna, the child is at the heart of what they do," says Lynda.
Because children are the taonga, they are placed at the centre of the early learning environment. Kaiako know it's about the needs of the child in front of them, who they are, and how they respond to being there.
They also know that a child's whānau is not only a part of their learning journey, but instrumental to their success. This is about kaiako, tamariki and whānau learning and working together," she says.
Other important elements found in the puna include a strong commitment to tikanga Māori and affirmation of culture and identity.
Learning environments that reflect whānaungatanga as their foundation. Meaningful relationships between children, including tuakana/teina interaction.
And because there are children at these puna who have parents attending classes at or are employed by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, the spirit of learning is strong in the families.
"It's about supporting generations of learners," says Lynda.
Tracey Mansell is the national manager of the puna for Te Wananga o Aotearoa.
In her work, she travels between the puna to support the teaching staff, whānau and children of each centre.
Tracey's role ranges from attending staff or whānau hui to helping with research being carried out alongside universities.
She believes the puna are special because they are closely aligned to the strategic goals and the vision of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
"The puna sit under the kaupapa of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa – we're both aligned and contribute to the strategic goals, and the vision of whānau transformation through education.
When a child begins at one of the puna, they come with a whole whānau, says Tracey.
Tracey believes the ERO report captured the special characteristics of the puna – characteristics that might sometimes be difficult to define on paper.
"For me, the report really reflects the intrinsic concepts of whanaungatanga (interdependence/kinship), and mōhiotanga (sharing of knowledge), and manaakitanga (hospitality, or mana-enhancing behaviour) – our cultural values that are difficult to measure.
And the whānau feel it too.
"This way of doing things creates a safe space," says Tracey.


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Popular Madden NFL game will continue
By Alex Pham
John Madden's retirement from television won't mean an end to the lucrative video game franchise that bears his name.
Madden NFL has sold 70 million copies and rung up more than $2 billion in sales since it came out in 1989, making the series one of the best-selling in the video game industry's history. Electronic Arts Inc. says it plans to keep churning out new versions.
"We're excited to see his legacy live on in the 21st year of Madden NFL football, and well beyond," said Peter Moore, president of EA Sports.
The former football coach-turned-broadcaster has made millions over the years by lending his name and voice to the game.
The relationship began in 1986, when EA founder Trip Hawkins recruited Madden during a series of train rides between games. Madden is afraid of flying.
"My game producer, Joe Ybarra, and I took an assistant producer, and the three of us flew to Denver and went to the train station to meet his train," Hawkins said. "We found him in the dining car chewing on the world's largest cigar, which he never lit, but which disintegrated over the course of the day."
They reached a deal. In the early days, Madden's presence was key to the football game's success. EA released a version each year with better graphics and different players, but it always included some of Madden's signature phrases, like "Boom!"
"The game would not have been as good were it not for Madden," said Bing Gordon, former chief creative officer at EA. "He inspired the developers. They tried harder to live up to Coach Madden's expectations."
Since then the franchise has developed a large fan base, including many NFL players who fired up the game during road trips. In a 2002 interview with The Times in 2002, Madden recalled a time in San Francisco when a Philadelphia Eagles player rushed into a hotel room asking, "Where's Madden?" Someone pointed out the commentator.
"No, not that Madden. I want the game!" Madden recounted.
Madden himself has reduced his role in designing and marketing the game. Though he continues to lend his voice, he is no longer its chief broadcaster. His picture has not been on the cover since 2001. Instead, EA has rotated the cover photo among top NFL athletes, some of whom suffered injuries or flamed out after appearing on the game, leading people to speculate whether there is a "Madden curse."
Part of the game's draw is its meticulous reproduction of the sport and its players. Crafted by about 150 developers in EA's Orlando, Fla., studio, the game re-creates each player's and team's strengths and weaknesses. Its playbook is so realistic that ESPN commentators sometimes use the game to provide analysis during live sports events.
"It is the Super Bowl of sports titles," said Scott Steinberg, publisher of a technology and game review website, DigitalTrends.com.
alex.pham@latimes.com


When my mommy thought I was napping, I took that calf to the side of the road and left it there. I had wanted a kitten for a pet, and she knew it.
When she couldn't find the cow, she called the county trustees and put out a notice, but it never did come home. I never did get my kitten.
I so enjoyed this entry and your observation on this one Jessie.
Lol, that is so wonderful!
Mom should have listened to me - "here, heifer, heifer, heifer just does NOT have the same ring as here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Oh, love this lol! My boys only get gerbils. And a frog.
Nice take on this!! Different!
I would do the same because I always ask for puppies. Hope mommy wasn't mad!
Short and sweet. Loved it!
Oh, I loved this. But I'd take the cow over the cat any day.
Thank you so much for linking up to Trifextra this weekend. The challenge this weekend will be judged by the community. So please come back to the Trifecta home page and click the stars next to the three posts you most enjoyed. You only have until Monday at 8 am EST, so hurry!


Wheelchair softball is played under the official rules of 16" slow pitch softball as approved by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), with several exceptions. The game is played on a paved surface; usually a designated wheelchair softball field or a parking lot. ENWAA's team is called the Nebraska Barons and is a member of the National Wheelchair Softball Association (www.wheelchairsoftball.org ).
ENWAA has supported other adult wheelchair sports such as wheelchair tennis and snow skiing, but our current membership does not currently have much interest in these sports. We are always looking for new programs, so let us know if there is a sport we can help you with.


Yoga feeds my hunger for a more intimate relationship with the universe and provides me with an immeasurable feeling of peace, joy, and gratitude. I am a native to the Central Coast, spending the majority of my childhood expressing my thoughts and emotions through dance. After graduating from Templeton High School, I decided to take my passion for dance to the Disneyland Resort. For about four years I performed in many parades and shows creating some very fond memories. After leaving Disney, I began to focus my energy on teaching and became a certified Barre Fitness instructor while finishing my prerequisites for nursing school. It was shortly after my barre certification that I was introduced to the wonderful world of yoga. This inspired me to leave the city and journey back home to the central coast where I could reconnect with nature and surround myself with positive energy. Since then, I have received my 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification and haven't looked back! I look forward to continue learning and sharing the gift of yoga, both as a teacher and student, with others and dedicating this journey to growing stronger spiritually and physically through my practice.
I was first exposed to yoga at the age of six at the Montessori School where I grew up in Scottsdale AZ. What fun I had! Throughout my young adult life, I continued to be exposed to yoga and it seemed that yoga was always manifesting stability and joy. After injuring my back on the Fire Department when I was 23, I found healing, grounding, and strength through my daily practice. I found a teacher that inspired me to learn more and I focused my training on Kripalu and Iyengar yoga. Through this fullness and healing I continued my yogic journey seeking out workshops throughout Arizona and California where I was able to gain a depth of understanding and experience that I live for sharing now. I completed my 200 hour RYT with YogaWorks here at the Yoga Center in San Luis Obispo with Malachi Melville and Greville Henwood in 2010. I completed my 300 hour training with James Bailey with Sevanti Institute and Peter Sterios at Levity Yoga in 2016. I traveled to India and experienced the healing art of Ayurvedic Medicine along with a life changing trip on the sacred Ganges.
I was naturally drawn to yoga for the sense of peace, calming, healing and belonging it brought to my spirit since childhood. I enjoy teaching and practicing strong, vinyasa flow style classes as well as blissful restorative ones. I'm a passionate and loving person who believes in the healing benefits of a daily yoga practice and the nourishing benefits of Ayurveda and want to share these gifts with my students. Come play, fall, breathe, restore, and nourish yourself with me.
Robyn comes to us all the way from the East Coast! Right outside her hometown of Boston she managed a 2-studio yoga center while also getting her 200 hr RYT in Vinyasa. Her love for yoga started her freshman year of college when she luckily chose a school that still had a gym requirement. Being someone who continuously works to overcome anxieties has made yoga something not only she lives for but something she wants to bring to others who face similar hardships. Her goal is to make sure each student she encounters both gets what they need every day from their practice while also doing it with a smile.
I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude and passion for yoga. As a teenager it saved my life! Always an extremely active person, you name it…I played it. Life as I knew it was altered at the age of 16 by a severe back surgery. Seeking relief from the constant pain, dealing with the effects of a large disfiguring scar, mourning the loss of mobility and flexibility, and seeking a balm for a broken Spirit, I turned to yoga. Through my 10 years of yoga practice I discovered pain relief, self-acceptance, peace of mind, and the knowing I am not just my physical body but truly a spark of love. Perfect, whole and complete just as I am right now. My desire is to nurture that inner knowing with all whom I share the beautiful practice of yoga. I graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism and completed my 200-hour Teacher Training program through the San Luis Obispo Yoga Center in 2012. I currently work as an E-RYT, Certified SUP Yoga Teacher, and Registered Massage Therapist on the Central Coast. I look forward to sharing this journey of self-discovery as we learn and grow together.
Being born and raised in beautiful San Luis Obispo, Carly grew up embracing the outdoors and taking in all the Central Coast has to offer. She began competitive swimming at a young age and continued to branch out into anything and everything fitness from water polo to soccer to gymnastics, never staying stagnant in one realm to increasingly challenge her body and mind. After graduating from San Diego State University, Carly returned back to her native grounds and discovered a new avenue in yoga and pilates. Yoga found her when she needed something unfamiliar, challenging, and unbroken. Her first Bikram class was the most challenging experience of her life, and it was exactly what she needed. Yoga began to heal her tremendous back pain, where she tended to carry the weight of life. Her spirit blossomed and she was buzzing from the inside-out. She wanted to deepen her practice and share her dedication, which led her to teacher training. Immediately she felt an overwhelming passion and drive, not only in the practice, but in the community.
Before teaching, her practice was one hundred percent hers. As a teacher, she is now able to serve her students and give one hundred percent to them. The two combined are pure bliss. Yoga has taught her that she is powerful and able, something she had never felt before. The strength, energy, stillness of the mind, and flexibility rediscovered in each class allows her to restore every ounce of her being. Yoga allowed her to connect with herself and others in a way she never thought possible. She motivates her students through encouragement, love, and having fun, with a constant reminder to honor their bodies.
When flexibility became the forefront of her practice she knew she had to balance her body with high intensity interval training (HIIT) to balance her dominating flexibility with strength training to deminish the chance of injury and in return enhance her yoga practice. Her love for everything fitness continues to grow through her exploration of all types of fitness. Yoga and pilates has made her grateful for her body and what it is capable of doing. With a calmer mind she is more present and consistently transfers what she learns from working hard in her practice to the outside world. Every day is a new day, and she can't wait to share it and continuously embrace it.
Being raised in Santa Barbara by a family of fitness enthusiasts Brooke was destined to be active. Exercise and sport was mandatory in her household. In high school and college she ran track and cross country. After graduating from Cal Poly with a degree in business and pursuing a stressful job in mortgage banking. She found her heart and focus were still in health and fitness. Besides spending countless hours at the gym, you could find her working out before, at lunch, and after work.
Brooke become a champion of health and fitness at work, an ambassador of sweat. She started a wellness group at Morgan Stanley and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust helping to start the fitness lifestyle with her coworkers. From organizing group runs to train for events, to getting rid of the unhealthy vending machine food. There even became a saying at the bank, what would Brooke do, when an unhealthy food or fitness dilemma came up. Brooke decided to pursue more knowledge in nutrition and complete precision nutritions program in 2014.
In 2008 Brooke became more active in competitive sport and started training for the LA Marathon. Since then she has become known as that crazy running girl, having competed in over 30 races. You can often find Brooke downtown running. From half marathons to triathlons, to ultra trail races locally and abroad. She has found that competitive sport and training gives her incredible satisfaction and purpose.
In 2007 Brooke started practicing Bikram yoga to try and prevent injuries from the long hours of running and lifting. Although flexibility was never her strength she loved the feeling of opening up her body. Earlier this year she starting teaching inferno hot pilates and found a new passion. Inspiring others though fitness. A spark had been lit when she started teaching the high intensity class combining pilates principles with tabata training in a heated room. It gives her great satisfaction to share with others the deep love of health and fitness.
Seeking to nurture a wounded spirit and find mental clarity, Alan journeyed to his first yoga studio. Unknowingly walking into a traditional Mysore Ashtanga room, he immediately became immersed in a dynamic, vigorous, and demanding physical self-led style of yoga. Over time, with daily dedicated and consistent practice, Alan began to feel better in his body, gradually reconnecting to an inner passion for growth and self-discovery. With a quickly developing fire for everything Yoga, he received his certifications for Power Yoga and Yoga Sculpt from Brittni Soo.
Constantly seeking out new styles of practice, Alan stumbled upon Rocket Yoga. "The Rocket", born in San Francisco in the 1980s by local badass Larry Schultz, is a modified Ashtanga based practice best explained by Schultz: "The Rocket is designed to wake up the nervous system…while promoting a spirit of change and freedom in the practice." After completing the Rocket teacher training at Asta Yoga SF under Larry's student, Steven Pyka, he became reconnected to the internal beauty of a consistent self-practice and the purity of Yoga Asana as simply Breath, Bandha, and Dhristi.
He is committed to supporting his students push past their comfort zones and develop their own self-practice that fits their own unique and special constitution. He believes Yoga is key to liberation from our everyday "monkey mind" so that we may confidently walk our own authentic path towards being our best Self. He would like pay homage to the teachers that have transmitted their beautiful teachings to him: Brittni Soo, Steven Pyka, and Khristine Jones.
I became deeply interested in yoga at the age of 13 when I started practicing Bikram with my father and Iyengar with my mom. As a senior in high school I received my 200 hr Certification through Essential Hot Yoga in Boise, Idaho, and since then haven't spent more than a day away from my mat. Yoga practice and teaching continue to give me changes of perspective in my activities, involvements and thoughts. I see Yoga as a deeper connection to the self and it has lead to my becoming much more aware of my feelings and those around me. My love for yoga has inspired my educational path directed towards health and wellness. I am currently studying for a B.S. in Psychology at Cal Poly and working towards a 500hr certification with Yoga Medicine. These fascinations appear through my teaching as I encourage my students and self to delve inwards and become aware of our feelings both physically and emotionally through the practice of yoga.
Brooke embarked on her yoga journey in late 2015 with the intention of relieving back pain & an injured hamstring. The practice of yoga went beyond healing her physical ailments—and catalyzed an introduction to self-discovery, mindfulness, & full body awareness. She is trained under Noah Mazé & Rocky Heron of Yogamazé, & received her 200 Hour RYT certification in February of 2017. Brooke's philosophy of yoga is seen as a Moving Meditation by sharing an equal exchange & reciprocity with Mother Earth. By practicing the sacred dance of yoga asana, it is inherently a wonderful way to give back and share gratitude for your temple.
What you can expect in her classes: An overall full body expansive experience, with guided transitions into structurally safe, integral postures paired with pranayama + breathwork exercises. Brooke encourages her yogis to treat their practice as a creative expression of their highest self & encourages you to breath your intuitive breath.
Marty has trained in Martial Arts for over 10 years and recently found his way to yoga. He initially saw yoga as a short-term strategy to increase his flexibility and further his martial arts training but quickly became hooked on the mental benefits as well as the physical. Marty's initial 200hr certification was Baptiste inspired and he is nearly finished with his 500hr certification in Universal Yoga. He teaches power vinyasa classes with an eye towards safe alignment and fun transitions. Marty has a passion for strong classes as well as arm balances and inversions. If you want to build strength, expand your abilities, and don't mind getting a little sweaty in the process, come take a class from Marty!
KJ (short for Kristen Joy) started her yoga practice while pregnant with her 1st daughter in 2002. She practiced a bit in her 3rd pregnancy in 2007, but it was not until she tore her ACL and meniscus twice on the same knee she knew yoga was needed to rehabilitate from 2 surgeries. As a mom to 3 daughters and owner of an organic aloe vera skin care franchise she is passionate about health and wellness in all aspects of her life. KJ completed her 200 hour YTT through Yoga Mazé at SLO Yoga Center under the instruction of Rocky Heron. She believes it does not matter how old you are, what body type you are, or how active you are; anyone can practice yoga. She believes yoga is truly a journey and a lifelong practice. KJ will always share the true yoga happens off the mat when you take your practice into everyday life situations. She can not wait to have you in one of your classes!
Trevor enjoys life in general on a daily basis. Born in the rural farm town of Porterville, he came to San Luis Obispo in September '06 as a water polo player pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly. Yoga didn't come into his life until his yoga-teaching mother finally convinced him to try it in April '09, and after that first class, he was completely hooked. His love of yoga soon developed into a desire to share it with others, and in May '10 he completed a 200-hour YogaWorks teacher training with Malachi Melville and Greville Henwood. Since then, he has taught a variety of styles to practitioners of every experience level.
Niccola is honored to be a student and teacher of the Ashtanga Yoga method as taught to her by the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. She has been studying and practicing in this tradition since 2004 and is excited to bring her love of Ashtanga to the Central Coast of California! Niccola is a passionate teacher who approaches and introduces the series in a fun, unique and non-competitive way. She firmly believes in the benefits of a committed, daily yoga practice and hopes to inspire you to find your own path.
Not exactly from a young age, Michelle took up dancing at Santa Barbara City College. Quickly enticed by the ecstatic euphoria of modern dance, she began a path of exploration. Beginning in modern, ballet and ballroom, the drive to perform was a natural next step out of the classroom. From SBCC to San Diego Mesa College, she delved further into the complex inner workings of movement. Beyond the technical application of steps, she explored history, choreography, music in relation to dance and found this new world quite enrapturing. Following study at Cal Poly, she has had the pleasure of performing professionally with Variable Velocity, but focuses most importantly on just how elated dance makes her feel on the day to day.
Along with dance, practicing yoga from the age of 17 has been an integral part of her physical and mental wellness. Continuing to mix it up with fitness activities for the sake of variety and sanity, she trained in Muay Thai and Krav Maga at Budo Ryu Martial Arts Gym. There, she was introduced and began to study the functional fitness program developed by Jon Hinds - Monkey Bar Gym. After a year of training and testing, she began to instruct small classes and privates through functional training, restoration yoga, and high-energy nutrition plans. Taking some time away from the fitness world since, she has now happily begun to explore the world of Barre!
She continuously works to expand her education and looks forward to sharing that pleasure of practice through Spark.
I first moved to the Central Coast in 2012 from Ohio where I was born and raised. Growing up in an artistic family I found my passion in photography, film, and visual art. After graduating from Morro Bay High School in 2014, I began to pursue my photography on a larger scale and continue to do that today. When I found Spark just over two years ago I finally felt like I was able to channel my creative spirit into my fitness. I find so much beauty in the human body so yoga became just another art form for myself. Music is also a very big part of my life and I get so much inspiration and energy from different artists, so you can always expect to be bumping to a diverse playlist in my class. Sculpt has become so much more to me than just a workout, it's a place where I'm able to challenge my mind and body and create a space of love and acceptance. I strongly believe in the power of self love; we are here to find strength in ourselves and build each other up and I'm so grateful to Spark for helping me find that love in myself and hopefully I'm able to bring that love out of every one of my students.
I was born and raised on the central coast and grew up in a family with three brothers! My family has always been very adventurous and apt to trying new things. I remember when I was about 13 years old my mom would take me to the hot yoga studio down the street from us and she would be back 90 minutes later to pick me up. At a very young age I was already so health conscious and had a drive for pushing my self to my limits. One of my many goals in life is to become a Nurse Practitioner, so most of my time goes into my studies. However, when I get a free moment I enjoy mountain biking, fishing and doing most anything that involves being outdoors and having a good time. A little over a year ago I found my self in Stephanie's Barre class and absolutely fell in love with it. I felt my body changing and having more endurance for all the day to day things and activities I do. Not too long after that I saw that she was going to be doing a Barre Training. I got on board as quickly as I could and haven't turned back since! I feel so blessed to be able to instruct and help motivate people to find their limits and grow stronger.
I was originally introduced to yoga after sustaining an injury while running and it quickly become part of my weekly exercise routine. After practicing regularly for many years I felt compelled to take my practice even further, which led me to complete my 200-hour teacher training in 2015. Today, I am constantly seeking out new classes, workshops, and additional training opportunities as my hope is to always be deepening my practice and finding new things to share with my students. My classes are energetic and lighthearted and typically include strengthening poses, balance work, and creative transitions. I feel that being able to see and feel the shifts that takes place in my students from when they walk into the room to when they leave is the greatest gift. For my practice and my students, I am exceedingly grateful and humbled.
My yoga journey began in 2010 and I naturally devoted myself to a daily practice. In 2012 I enrolled in a teacher training to deepen my personal practice. I feel so blessed for the time to connect within, where I reunited with my authentic being. My yoga practice allows me to live fully in the now, where there is peace in my heart - to experience the physical joys of dancing, hiking, and playing with ease. I taught yoga here on the central coast from 2013-2015. I then followed my highest excitement - to travel the west coast and land in Northern California where I was cultivating organic gardens, living off-grid at a conscious eco-community, dancing my ecstatic heart out, guiding yoga, wandering the forest with my wolf pack, and helping build infrastructure for an upcoming retreat center. I felt the pull back to the ocean and here I am! I am so grateful to continue flourishing on this path with you all at Spark!
I was first introduced to yoga by my mother in the 1970s when I was a little girl (we wore leotards to class!), but I didn't really begin my own yoga practice and exploration until I was 30 in 1995. I turned 51 this year and I have more vitality and happiness than I've ever had – and yoga is a big part of that! Yoga is a place I always go to – my home - in times of joy and high energy but also in times of struggle, stress and exhaustion. Yoga has helped me get through difficult times – it's my therapy and safe place. I'm just beginning my yoga teaching journey with Sculpt at Spark, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity. I have so much to learn – I always feel like a beginner when I step on my mat! I'm committed to teaching classes that are safe, sustainable and transformational. My purpose as a yoga teacher is this: to guide and inspire you in your personal practice so you can continue practicing throughout your life guided by the best teacher you will ever have – the one right inside you. Namaste!
Nan Cole is a devoted teacher of the yoga of BEING. Her classes are a balance of stillness and slow-flowing movements with long-held postures. She combines silence and sound that will open your heart and leave you restored and ready to manifest more positive DOING. She is RYT-200-certified with Yoga Alliance and has studied under Kate Saal, Kelly Metcalf, Rod Stryker, Sarah Powers, Bernie Clark and Rocky Heron. She is interested in how to influence the subtle energetic body through postural yoga, breathwork and meditation. Nan holds advanced degrees in Renewable Energy and Urban Planning. She has studied, lived and worked in those fields all over the world: Germany, France, Denmark, and Brazil. When she is not practicing or teaching yoga, you can find her cooking vegan food, or out leading hikes for the local chapter of the Sierra Club.
Growing up as a gymnast for most of her childhood, Gabby has always been passionate about fitness and the capabilities of the human body. After gymnastics, she delved into dance, diving, and long distance running, but it wasn't until she attended her first Spark Sculpt class that she received the physical and mental push that she craved from her gymnast days. After a couple months of attending Barre, Sculpt, and Bootcamp, she found herself in Carly's HIIT Pilates class. It was unlike anything she had ever experienced. She found herself pushing her body to points she never thought were possible and seeing physical and mental changes that resulted in more clarity and mental peace on a daily basis. After a few months of taking Carly's classes, she heard she was hosting a teacher training and applied right away. In addition to doing gymnastics, she also coached for four years so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to combine her love for HIIT Pilates and her passion for teaching. She wants you to know each class is about developing the best YOU and cannot wait to grow and practice together!
Leslie St. John, creator of Prose and Poses, is a self-expression muse, helping people get "unstuck." Using the modalities of yoga, Qoya, and writing, she helps people unshackle creativity, feel their bodies as allies, and cultivate more self-intimacy. Her graduate degree is from Purdue University, and she is a certified 500hr yoga teacher, studying with Tias Little and Noah Mazé. Her classes have been described as "Sweaty and Spiritual." Be prepared to move and deepen your connection to your true self. When she's not teaching English at Cal Poly or one of her many yoga classes, workshops, and retreats, you'll find her writing at a café, hunting vintage shops, or hiking with her dog.
Born and raised in Southern California, Tara graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science. While completing her Bachelor's degree, Tara worked part-time as a Power Player for the NHL Anaheim Ducks, which required her to skate in an arena full of 17,000 fans. Upon completing her BA and finishing out her tenure with the Ducks, Tara moved to SLO to pursue a career in Marketing.
Without a nearby ice rink, Tara pursued fitness avenues such as yoga, barre and pilates to mix in with her active lifestyle.
Tara incorporated barre classes into her schedule, because it helped strengthen her muscles without the impact, which has helped her in other activities such as running, hiking and snowboarding.
Tara is grateful for the opportunity to pursue a certification in Barre Fitness.
While always a student at heart, Tara is enjoying furthering her practice, and learning more about the fitness community.


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Roblox quarterly bookings disappoint as gaming frenzy wanes – Reuters
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Feb 15 (Reuters) – Gaming platform Roblox Corp (RBLX.N) on Tuesday missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly bookings as the pandemic-driven frenzy for its video games waned, sending its shares down more than 13% in extended trading.
Increased outdoor activities since the lifting of restrictions and reopening of schools in North America have affected user spending for pandemic winner Roblox, which is among the world's most popular gaming sites for children.
Roblox, which had its market debut last year, said during the fourth quarter average daily active users grew 33% to 49.5 million and gamers spent 10.8 billion hours on the platform, a 28% jump from last year.
"Near term monetization results are disappointing for investors. However, user and engagement growth are strong. We expect numerous monetization levers to have impact going forward," said Brandon Ross, analyst at LightShed Partners.
Shares of San Mateo, California-based Roblox rose 5.5% since the company's market debut to close at $73.3 on Tuesday.
The company posted a 20% rise in fourth-quarter bookings to $770.1 million. Analysts had expected $772 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
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The goal of the South Carolina City and County Management Association is to improve the quality of public administration in South Carolina local government, and enhance the proficiency of local government managers, administrators and other staff. The Association's membership consists of approximately 180 city and county managers, administrators, assistants, and other staff members. The Association has annual winter and summer conferences to promote professional development and networking opportunities. The Riley Center facilitates all of the day-to-day and long-term operations of SCCCMA. For more information, please visit their website here, or email Alison Littke-Smith at ALittke@cofc.edu.
The Riley Center provides support for the South Carolina Clerks to Council Association. The Association's purpose is to aid in improving public administration and increasing the proficiency of Clerks to Council and executives of counties in South Carolina. We also want to provide a means for the exchange of ideas and experiences among Clerks to Council; to promote and encourage the education of all Clerks to Council; and to collect, analyze and distribute information relative to county government in South Carolina.
Coordinate the certification educational programs for the SC Clerks to Council Training Program and provide registration services for these programs.
Provide instructional services by teaching up to two educational programs.
For more information, please visit the SC Clerks to Council Association homepage.
The Riley Center provides support to the South Carolina Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute. The Institute is designed to provide municipal clerks and treasurers with the knowledge and skills critical to their respective professions. MCTI is offered as a series of six half-week (2.5 days) sessions. Each year, two half-week sessions are scheduled. Each is unique and designed to build on the previous sessions. Participants are encouraged but not required to attend consecutive sessions thus completing MCTI in three years.
Coordinate the MCTI educational programs along the Municipal Association of South Carolina.
For more information, please visit the Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute homepage.
In 2014, the Center for Women in Charleston, SC and The Riley Center began gathering information on the economic, social, and physical well-being of women in both Charleston and South Carolina as a whole, for the purpose of developing a Status of Women Report. After initial research was complete, it was decided that a task force of stakeholders and subject matter experts should be formed in order to more effectively determine what metrics and indicators should be used to construct this report. This task force is currently underway with The Riley Center providing research and information resource support. Review the Status of Women Report, Charting a Course for Change.
The Riley Center provided background research and data collection for the YWCA of Greater Charleston as well as assistance through focus group facilitation and interviews of various stakeholders in the community. This enabled the YWCA to better understand the community they serve, and assist them in determining programs to develop and offer.
The Riley Center has provided training over the past few years for a number of local governments and nonprofit organizations including: Charleston County, City of Charleston, South Carolina Research Development Authority, Charleston Fire Department, the City of Greenville, the town of Walterboro, etc.
Faculty and staff associated with the Riley Center have provided facilitation for a number of local governments and nonprofits including the City of Charleston, The Horticulture Society, and the East Cooper Community Outreach.


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Хуко́у () — уезд городского округа Цзюцзян провинции Цзянси (КНР).

История
Уезд Хукоу был выделен из уезда Пэнцзэ в эпоху Пяти династий и десяти царств в 938 году.

6 сентября 1949 года был образован Специальный район Цзюцзян (九江专区), и уезд вошёл в его состав. В 1970 году Специальный район Цзюцзян был переименован в Округ Цзюцзян (九江地区). 27 июля 1983 года город Цзюцзян и округ Цзюцзян были объединены в городской округ Цзюцзян.

Административное деление
Уезд делится на 6 посёлков и 6 волостей.

Ссылки

Уезды Цзюцзяна

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local world = require 'world'
local quads = require 'quads'
-- maps
local map_01 = require 'maps.map_05'
-- local map_02 = require 'maps.map_02'

-- environment tilesets
local tileset = love.graphics.newImage('tileset.png')
tileset:setFilter('nearest', 'nearest', 0)
local tilesetQuads = quads:loadQuads(tileset, 1, 6)

local map = {maps = {}, objects = {}, mapNumber = 0}

function map:load()
	self.mapNumber = self.mapNumber + 1

	self:loadMaps()
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function map:loadMaps()
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		self.maps = {
			map_01,
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function map:loadObjects()
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				elseif name == "Boosters" then
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			end
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function map:loadSolids(object)
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end

function map:loadSpikes(object)
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		if object.height == self.currentMap.tileheight and object.width == self.currentMap.tilewidth then
			self.objects[#self.objects+1] = object
			world.bump:add(object, object.x, object.y, object.width, object.height)
		end
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end

function map:loadBoosters(object)
	object.name = "booster"
	if object.shape == "rectangle" then
		self.objects[#self.objects+1] = object
		world.bump:add(object, object.x, object.y, object.width, object.height)
	end
end

function map:removeSolids()
	local len = #self.objects
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		for i = len, 1, -1 do
			world.bump:remove(self.objects[i])
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function map:drawTiles()
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	end
end

function map:drawCoins(items, len)
	for i = 1, len do
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			love.graphics.setColor(255,255,255)
			love.graphics.draw(tileset, tilesetQuads[4], item.x, item.y)
		end
	end
end

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Kobe Bryant is tired of this motherf***ing Mike Brown calling these motherf***ing plays.
Last week, I wrote an article on this very site defending Lakers head coach Mike Brown. I said that people calling for Brown's job are getting way ahead of themselves. I said that it's too early to read anything into the Lakers struggles this year. I said that people needed to allow this team time to jell. And even after last night's loss to the Utah Jazz, I stand by that. These guys just need time. But it looks like one of my pieces of evidence in Brown's favor might not be true anymore.
Hell, even Kobe "I not only love throwing people under the bus, I will literally drive a bus while I do it to really make my point clear" Bryant came out and defended Brown.
Said Bryant: "For Mike it might be a little tough to say that so I'll say it for him: 'Everybody shut up. Let us work. At the end of the day, you'll be happy with the result as you normally are.'"
If Kobe's willing to give not only the benefit of the doubt, but pretty full-throated support to a guy that was pretty clearly his second choice for the job, shouldn't Lakers fans and the talking heads on NBA broadcasts be willing to do the same?
Turns out Brown may be running out of time with Bryant. In the closing moments of last night's game, Bryant's eyes told the story.
You have to feel bad for Brown. Bryant is one of the top three people I would least like to stare daggers at me (the other two being Clint Eastwood and Balki from Perfect Strangers), and Brown could be in for an eye-dagger filled few months if things don't start improving. In fact, if he really loses Kobe, if this isn't just a single moment of passing frustration, it may already be time for him to start updating his résumé. Damn you, fickle Kobe!


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Live in New York City, uscito nel 2001, è il diciottesimo album di Bruce Springsteen, e il quarto dal vivo.

Il disco
Registrato nel corso di due serate consecutive al Madison Square Garden di New York, è stato pubblicato anche come doppio DVD. L'album contiene anche due canzoni inedite: Land of Hope and Dreams e American Skin (41 shots), quest'ultima dedicata allo scomparso Amadou Diallo, ragazzo immigrato liberiano, ucciso per errore dalla polizia di New York.

Tracce
Disco 1
 My Love Will Not Let You Down
 Prove It All Night
 Two Hearts
 Atlantic City
 Mansion on the Hill
 The River
 Youngstown
 Murder Incorporated
 Badlands
 Out in the Street
 Born to Run (non indicata sulla tracklist)

Disco 2
 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
 Land of Hope and Dreams
 American skin (41 shots)
 Lost in the Flood
 Born in the U.S.A.
 Don't Look Back
 Jungleland
 Ramrod
 If I Should Fall Behind

Formazione
 Bruce Springsteen - voce, chitarra, armonica a bocca
 Roy Bittan - tastiera
 Clarence Clemons - sassofono, percussioni
 Danny Federici - tastiera, fisarmonica
 Nils Lofgren - chitarra, voce secondaria
 Patti Scialfa - chitarra, voce secondaria
 Garry Tallent - basso
 Steven Van Zandt - chitarra, mandolino, voce secondaria
 Max Weinberg - batteria, percussioni

Note

Collegamenti esterni


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Commercial Cleaning Industry
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An Anago Master Franchise Owner is a white-collar business executive; they do not clean and do not manage cleaning crews, that's the responsibility of their Unit Franchisees
Is Experience Necessary?
No previous experience is necessary, just the motivation and drive for something better. We help our Franchisees realize their goal of a success motivated future. Our Anago Orientation program will familiarize you with everything that is required to run a successful Master Franchise territory. US Census data shows that only 64 percent of small businesses survive the first two years of operation, and only half were still in business after four years. By contrast, a recent study shows, 85 percent of the businesses a national franchise brokerage helped open were still in operation through five years. And not just open, but thriving.
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Disclaimer: This website is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only. Currently, the following US states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of one of these states, we or an Anago® subfranchisor will not be permitted to offer you a franchise unless and until we or it has complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction.