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Kouts' Tucker wears many hats — coach, teacher, husband, blogger, podcaster, wiffleballer
October 11, 2018 stvkrh905	1 Comment
Jim Tucker wants to make a difference in the lives of kids.
His vehicles are the classroom and the baseball diamond.
Tucker teaches Language Arts and Reading to middle schoolers at Kouts (Ind.) Middle/High School and also serves as head baseball coach. The 2019 season will be his third leading the Kouts Mustangs.
As an educator, Tucker helps students along their path.
"I try to get the kids to be able to handle the real world," says Tucker. "I tell them, 'you can be who you want to be.'
"This is the toughest time in history to be a teenager. You can never shut it off."
Tucker relates to his students and players through his ability to connect.
"I'm a storyteller," says Tucker. "I get buy-in from the kids through stories, emotion and feelings.
"In coaching and teaching, I am a relationship builder and a communicator. The game is just an opportunity to becoming who we want to become."
Some refer to that as transformational coaching.
"We're here to shape the kids through baseball," says Tucker. "We're building a culture we are proud of from top the bottom. That's what it's all about."
Tucker does not base his worth in his won-loss record — though he wants his players to experience winning.
"It's about making an impact with these kids," says Tucker, who was the fifth person named as baseball coach at Kouts when he took the job (John Hall took over the Mustangs softball program before the 2016 season).
His coaching staff includes two men — Randy Yager and Doug Murray — with little or no baseball background, but that's not the priority.
"I'm more concerned with bringing in good men," says Tucker. "True growth comes from the conversations after (players) fail."
First-year volunteer coach Stefan Roney is a Kouts graduate. He was on the last Mustangs teams to win an IHSAA sectional championship in 2011 (Kouts reigned in the tourney held at Washington Township).
Kouts, a school of about 275 students, is in a Class 1A sectional grouping with 21st Century Charter, Covenant Christian (DeMotte), Hammond Academy of Science & Technology, Marquette Catholic, Morgan Township, Washington Township and Westville.
The Mustangs belong to the Porter County Conference (along with Boone Grove, Hebron, LaCrosse, Morgan Township, South Central (Union Mills), Washington Township and Westville). Boone Grove won the 2018 Class 2A state title.
Tucker played at Calumet High School in Gary, Ind., graduating in 2008. He then went on Chicago State University and pitched four seasons in five years, sitting out the 2011 campaign recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery and earning his English degree in December 2013.
His head coaches at Calumet were Larry Drake and Roger Azbill with Michael Caston leading the CSU Cougars Tucker's first four years and Steve Joslyn his last.
Azbill approach baseball with a blue-collar mentality.
"I learned toughness," says Tucker of Azbill. "He wanted you to show up everyday and do your job. You wanted to always try to get better."
Caston was a Hammond, Ind., native who played at Valparaiso University. His pitching coach at Chicago State was former Lake Central High School, Tampa Bay Rays Triple-A hurler and Gary SouthShore RailCats player Neal Frendling.
What Tucker remembers most from his college baseball experience is playing teams from every corner of the country and seeing the different styles of playing and coaching.
The year he sat out as a player, Tucker traveled with the team and did laundry. But he also decided his baseball future was in coaching. He came away from each trip with page after page of notes.
Before college, Tucker had played travel baseball for Dave Sutkowski with the Hammond Chiefs (now the Morris Baseball Chiefs) and soaked up much about the game. He later coached with Sutkowski.
"He was very detailed," says Tucker of Sutkowski. "Everything was broken down and position-specific. He was also very competitive.
"We run our stuff (at Kouts) very much like we did with the Chiefs."
Tucker was the pitching coach for Dave Griffin at Purdue-Calumet for one season before joining Steve Strayer's coaching staff at Crown Point High School leading up to taking the Kouts job in the winter prior to the 2016 season.
"It was awesome learning from (Griffin)," says Tucker. "He does it a little bit differently. He allows guys to do their own thing. He wants to serve as a guy to help you get where you're going."
During games, Tucker would see the wheels turning for Griffin.
"He would call things before they happened," says Tucker. "He was always thinking ahead."
Tucker was with Strayer at the time the Bulldogs boss suffered a stroke and marvels at how quickly he bounced back.
"I was so impressed how he could manage so many people," says Tucker of Strayer. "He was very diligent in his planning.
"He always had that growth mindset. He was always learning and adding to coaching tool kit."
Strayer was quick to share his faith and to ask the opinions of his assistants, making sure to give them ownership in the program and Tucker takes the same tactic with his staff.
Tucker is also part of the new Wheelhouse Baseball podcast. It is part of the Chicago-based Overtime Sports Network, which promotes its various podcasts and blogs.
With Tucker, best friend and former Chicago State teammate Jeremy Ratjaczyk and avid podcaster and Calumet College of St. Joseph graduate Mikey Kubacki Jr., adding to the chatter, Wheelhouse podcast focuses on historic Major League Baseball games, quirky stats and obscure players.
It's buddies talking baseball with a sense of humor.
"We're three goofy guys and we're quirky," says Tucker. "We try to be genuine."
The first episode debuted Oct. 10 and was centered on Chicago White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle's perfect game for the White Sox in 2009.
Episode 2 is to be about the 10 worst contracts in MLB history.
Episode 3 will feature former Hammond Bishop Noll Institute and current minor league pitcher Matt Pobereyko. Episodes generally premier each Wednesday morning.
While his baseball playing days are done, Tucker still competes on the fast pitch wiffleball field. He plays for both the Griffleball League's GasHouse Gorillas and in the Leroy Wiffle Ball Association.
Griffleball has been around for eight years and has seven teams playing on Sundays at Bridges' Scoreboard Restaurant & Sports Bar in Griffith. There is no base running. Wherever the ball lands determines the outcome of the at-bat.
Next year, the LWA is to have 14 teams and seven fields. Player do run the bases. If a team issues five balls to the opposing batter, they must lob the next ball in so there's more offense.
Jim and wife Mysta Tucker have been married for a year and have two dogs.
Jim Tucker, a 2008 Calumet High School graduate, delivers a pitch for Chicago State University. He played baseball for the Cougars in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013. He is now head baseball coach at Kouts (Ind.) Middle/High School. (Chicago State Photo)
Jim Tucker is a teacher and baseball coach at Kouts (Ind.) Middle/High School. The graduate of Calumet High School and Chicago State University is also a husband, blogger, podcaster and wiffleballer. The 2019 season will be his third as head coach of the Kouts Mustangs.
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Year of maturity pays off for Mack's Morgan Township Cherokees
Going through a tough stretch at the end of the 2017 high school baseball season has paid off for the 2018 Morgan Township Cherokees.
In Cory Mack's first season as head coach, he took over a program with just two returning varsity starters.
"The other boys were being educated with every game that we played," says Mack.
Morgan got off to a 15-3 start before hitting a stretch of bigger schedules. Losing one-run games to Valparaiso, Hobart and John Glenn along the way, the IHSAA Class 1A Cherokees (about 250 students) lost nine straight and finished 15-12 in 2017. "It taxed my boys mentally."
Having gone through that, Morgan did not experience that kind of skid this spring.
"There is maturity," says Mack. "They know how to make those adjustments that are necessary to right the ship."
The Cherokees beat Washington Township 8-0 Monday, May 28 to win the fourth sectional in program history (2004, 2012 and 2013 are the others) — avenging a 10-0 regular-season loss to the Senators — and take a 20-5 record into the Caston Regional Saturday, June 2.
"(The loss to Washington Township) burned in the pit of their stomach," says Mack, who admits to getting upset during that contest. "It may have fueled the fire for sectional.
"The guys could not have played a more fundamentally-sound game (in the rematch)."
Morgan meets Fremont at 11 a.m. EST Saturday, followed by Northfield vs. South Central (Union Mills). The regional final is slated for 7 p.m.
The Cherokees' top pitchers are senior right-hander Colin Mack (the coach's youngest son and an Indiana University South Bend commit), junior right-hander Hunter Swivel, senior righty Jeremy Landgrebe and senior lefty Tyler Bush. When not pitching, Mack is at shortstop, Swivel at third base, Landgrebe at second base and Bush sometimes plays first base.
Mack (the school's all-time hits and stolen base leader), Swivel and senior center fielder Connor Malmquist (a Trine University soccer commit) are hitting above .400 and senior first baseman Colton Rosenbaum and junior catcher Cody Maxwell are over .350.
Morgan has plenty of speed and base-stealing threats.
"We force the issues to make things happen," says Mack. "As long as we can put a guy on base, we can score without a hit.
"We make something happen when nothing is really working."
Even though only two seniors are gong to the next level for athletics, most are college-bound.
"They're all intelligent kids," says Cory Mack. "Sometimes they think too much and don't react enough.
"Athletes play off their gut and not their brain."
Mack's assistant coaches are Paul Lipski and son Tyler Mack.
The Valparaiso-Based Cherokees play in the Porter County Conference (along with Boone Grove, Hebron, Kouts, LaCrosse, South Central, Washington Township and Westville).
A 1991 LaCrosse graduate, Mack played four seasons of baseball for the Tigers. His head coach was Bill Drook. He spent a couple years in college before coming home to begin raising a family.
Cory and Michelle Mack have two boys. Seven years separate LaCrosse graduate Tyler Mack and Morgan senior Colin Mack.
The younger son has gained experience with a number of travel baseball organizations over the years, including the Indiana Bulls, Indiana Prospects, Motor City Baseball Club Hit Dogs, Ironmen Baseball Club, Collier/DB A's and Midwest Mayhem.
Many of his teammates and opponents are playing or have committed to play at the NCAA Division I level.
"I was trying to expose my son to as many conditions and as many different styles of teammates as I could," says Mack. "Drop him in anywhere and you're going to get the same performance."
For his folks, it's a chance to do something they really love — spend time together at the ballpark.
"We're baseball junkies," says Cory Mack. "We live for this stuff. For my wife and I, it's like vacation. It's fun to watch a kid who loves playing. We've been everywhere with this kid.
"It''s been a blast."
Colin Mack has played multiple times at places like the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex and East Cobb. His club won a title in a 106-team tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park.
In all of his years of coaching and watching travel baseball, Cory Mack has witnessed too many younger kids throwing breaking balls.
"A lot of coaches letting kids throw curve balls way too soon," says Mack, noting that the strain takes its tolls on arms, muscles and ligaments that are still developing. "Guys rely on a curveball before they can locate a fastball. The curveball is just putting miles on an engine. Every dad in the world needs to teach his kid to locate a fastball and throw a straight change.
"Kids always think the curve ball is sexy, but the only thing it does is slow the ball down. The change-up does the same thing."
Cory Mack (far right in top photo and far left in bottom photo) is in his second season as head baseball coach at Morgan Township Middle/High School in Valparaiso. His Cherokees are in the IHSAA Class 1A Caston Regional Saturday, June 2.
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Kruszka brings passion to South Central Satellites
November 29, 2017 stvkrh905	5 Comments
Some say that baseball is just a game.
Ryan Kruszka has a different take.
"I owe everything in my life to a little white ball," says Kruszka, the head baseball coach and athletic director at South Central (Union Mills) High School in LaPorte County. "If (Butler University) coach (Steve) Farley didn't come see me play (for Joliet Central High School) against Lockport, Ill., my life would have turned out completely different."
That chance to play college baseball led to Kruszka meeting his future wife (Ryan and Lexy reside in Valparaiso with daughters Rowan, 7, and Lilah, 4) and has allowed him to coach and give back to the sport that means so much to him.
"If I can give one, two or three kids in my lifetime the opportunity that I had … Developing the relationships with coaches and players," says Kruszka, who enters his sixth season as Satellites head coach in 2018. "That's what it's all about. I want to give them experiences they'll remember the rest of their lives."
South Central hoisted IHSAA Class 1A sectional championship trophies in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
The Elwood, Ill., native impressed Farley as a right-handed pitcher and was signed to play NCAA Division I baseball in Indianapolis.
Kruszka toed a rubber for the Bulldogs for four seasons. He was a captain and learned plenty from his head coach.
Farley taught the mental side of the game.
"Baseball is such a mental game," says Kruszka, 31. "Especially as a pitcher, you have to be 100 percent dedicated to what you're doing."
Farley insisted his players do the little things right and sweat the details.
"Control what you control and let the other things fall in place," says Kruszka. "Control your effort and your attitude."
Kruszka pitched one season of independent professional baseball with the 2009 Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League.
His coaching career began when Speedway High School head coach Marcus McCormick asked him to run the junior varsity squad.
From McCormick, Kruszka learned how to run a program and how to motivate players.
"He got those kids to play," says Kruszka, who has Speedway on SC schedule. "He had a handle on everything."
Kruszka then became pitching coach on Eric Mattingly's staff at Brownsburg High School.
"He knew how to connect with the kids," says Kruszka of Mattingly. "He was a great talker and motivator. He was able to create a fun practice and I've been able to bring that (to South Central). If we can't get a practice done in two hours, I'm doing something wrong."
Jarad Miller, Kruszka's varsity assistant coach, also has a D-I college background (Valpo U.). Miller saved 17 games as a second- and third-team All-American in 2009.
Both Kruszka and Miller teach the players that playing baseball is not "cookie cutter."
"We give as many examples as possible why teams we were on were successful or why they were not successful," says Kruszka. "We want them to develop their own philosophy that shows them success. There's no clear-cut way.
"If you can find a way that works for you, take it and use it. We're not trying to reinvent the wheel."
Duke Eaton and Brian Glisic are SC's JV coaches.
Kruszka and company face the challenges of small-school baseball (enrollment at South Central is around 300).
"The group of guys you've got is the group of guys you got," says Kruszka. "You've got to get the most out of them. It's not like Penn where it's next guy up. It's the hand you've been dealt.
"You do what you can with your talent level and the positions they can play."
The Satellites have two Class of 2019 D-I commits in outfielder Carson Husmann (Illinois State University) and corner infielder Kyle Schmack (Valparaiso University, where father Brian Schmack is head coach).
Kruszka says he may need to use Husmann in the infield and Schmack behind the plate next spring.
Then there's the question of who will take the mound.
The 2017 season brought with it new IHSAA pitch count rules (1 to 35 pitches requires 0 days rest; 36 to 60 requires 1 day; 61 to 80 requires 2 days; 81 to 100 requires 3 days; and 101 to 120 requires 4 days).
"It's a positive and something that needed to happen," says Kruszka. "I think it's a good thing to have a concrete system. At 1A level, it's tough. You have to train everybody to be ready to pitch. You may need an inning or two to bridge that gap. We don't have the numbers of those bigger programs. We have to strategize."
Kruszka would like to see the JV limits brought up to meet the varsity standards.
"We've got so many kids floating between varsity and JV anyway," says Kruszka. "We need to do some tweaks. But it's the right thing moving forward. I think they'll get it right."
South Central plays on-campus on a field with sunken dugouts. Through a generous community donation, the infield has been laser-graded and re-sodded.
The Satellites are part of the Porter County Conference (along with Boone Grove, Hebron, LaCrosse, Morgan Township, Washington Township and Westville). It's a strong small-school conference, often well-represented in the Class 1A and Class 2A statewide rankings.
Every PCC school plays one another during the season, followed by a blind-draw tournament.
Adding athletic director to his job responsibilities keeps Kruszka hopping, especially in the spring with its weather-related postponements. He is grateful for all the help from assistants and former AD's still in the school system.
As AD, Kruszka definitely has a say in his non-conference schedule and slates games against bigger schools.
"We'll play anyone," says Kruszka. "We'll take our lumps, but we will win some, too. Seeing bigger arms — that plus-velocity with the breaking ball to go with it — helps us in the tournament at the end of the year."
South Central (Union Mills) Hills School head baseball coach Ryan Kruszka (left) celebrates a sectional title with wife Lexy and daughters Lilah (4) and Rowan (7).
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Boone Grove gives Antone coaching opportunity
August 15, 2017 stvkrh905	14 Comments
Pat Antone may be young.
But he goes into his first season as a high school baseball head coach having learned a great deal from a pair of Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famers.
Antone, who turns 27 in November, is now in charge at Boone Grove High School in Valparaiso.
Andrean's Dave Pishkur was the corner infielder's coach his first two prep seasons as a player. Chesteron's Jack Campbell provided his wisdom in Antone's final two high school campaigns. Antone graduated from CHS in 2009.
"I had a really good experience at both places," says Antone. "I built real good relationships with coaches, teachers and my friends that I still have today."
Antone played one season at Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Mich., before transferring to Valparaiso University.
Anxious to get his coaching career started, he became an assistant at Valparaiso High School while doing his student teaching in the spring of 2014.
The 2015 season was spent as an assistant for Campbell's Trojans and 2016 and 2017 for Pishkur's 59ers. This summer, he was an assistant for the Northwest Indiana Oilmen of the Midwest Collegiate League.
"I'm very, very glad I made the decision I did," says Antone. "If I didn't there's no way I'd be as far along as I am right now.
"I'm at a very good advantage to have played and coached with (Campbell and Pishkur). Dave has learned as he's gone on. I learned from him to never be satisfied. I try to always improve myself as a coach."
Antone has done that by accessing Pishkur's library of baseball books and DVDs and traveling with him to clinics.
"I like talking with other coaches, seeing what they do and picking up anything you can incorporate into my program to make it a little bit better," says Antone whose Boone Grove staff so far includes Chesterton classmate and teammate Jack Wilson, 2014 Boone Grove graduate Jake Gholsten and Bryan Hill (who was an assistant to Rollie Thill who resigned after 14 seasons, six sectional, two regional and six Porter County Conference round robin and tournament titles with more than 300 wins).
Antone hopes to pick up another assistant or two to lead a program expect to have 30 or more players on varsity and junior varsity squads in the spring of 2018.
"In order to be successful you need to surround yourself with good assistants," says Antone. "You coach them about the vision for the program and let them know what their responsibilities."
This fall, Antone is leading Boone Grove seventh and eighth graders in a PCC schedule. He has also gotten a chance to meet some high schoolers and looks forward to working more with them soon.
The Wolves lost to IHSAA Class 2A northern semistate qualifier Hebron in the 2017 Boone Grove Sectional championship game.
Antone looks for his team to "be grinders and play the game one pitch at a time."
He expects to have a good mix of veterans and newcomers. There are some freshmen who could contribute at the varsity level.
Classes began Monday, Aug. 14 at BG, where Antone is an alternative school teacher. He taught the last two years at Andrean after three years at St. Patrick's School in Chesterton, where he went from pre-school through eighth grade.
Antone played Little league baseball at Liberty Rec in Chesterton then travel ball with the Duneland Flyers as a junior high schooler and Indiana Breakers while in high school.
Pat Antone, a graduate of Chesterton High School and Valparaiso University, is the new head baseball coach at Boone Grove High School.
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The total population of Bulgaria stands at over seven million. Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, is the centre of trade, business, cultural institutions and major universities in the country. It is also the twelfth most populated city in the European Union.
Expats hoping to work in a local company will find higher chances there, though given the country's 7% unemployment rate amid the economic downturn in Europe. Those on assignments, however, will have little to worry about with low cost of living and taxes.
Bulgaria is amazing because…
1. It boasts some 1330 years of history.
Officially established in 681 AD, Bulgaria is over a millenium years old. Those who are fascinated by history will feast over the National Ethnographic Museum's wide archeological collections that reflect the traditions, crafts, lifestyle and arts of the Bulgarian people. Be sure to check out this list of historical "seven wonders" to visit, including Plovdiv, one of the oldest cities in Europe!
2. There is no yogurt like the ones in Bulgaria. None.
The yogurt in Bulgaria is made with a specific bacteria named Lactobacillus Bulgaricus. As the name suggests, it can only be found within the country. Yogurt elsewhere is commonly made with artificially-cultivated Lactobacillus Bulgaricus or other types of bacteria but there is no doubt that it never tastes quite the same.
The locals LOVE their yogurts and you can see countless varieties of it almost everywhere. Some have credited the Bulgarians' reputation of living to a ripe old age to their habit of consuming healthy yogurts – try it for yourself!
3. You will thank the world for their roses.
Roses are Bulgaria's national pride, period. Not just any rose, but oil-bearing ones. Seeing that Bulgaria produces 85% of the world's rose oil, you can imagine the roses' importance to its export business. Is it in high demand? The answer is, yes – it is a vital ingredient for most perfumes and cosmetics we use! What will we ever do without them?
If you ever step foot into the Rose Valley, a region at the heart of Bulgaria near the cities of Kazanlak and Karlovo, you will be greeted with the most stunning rose fields, thanks to the country's perfect climate conditions. The locals celebate the Rose Festival on the first weekend of every June with folk sing-and-dance, street parades and rose-picking. A beauty pageant is also held to crown the "Queen Rose".
4. Innovation and sportsmanship are everywhere.
Did you know, Bulgaria was once ranked second globally in Mensa IQ test-scores and Bulgarian students were rated in the world in SAT scores? Having racked up a long list of achievements, Bulgaria is one of the most understated countries. Here are some that may surprise you:
The Cyrillic alphabet, used by over 50 languages among Slavic nations such as Russia, was invented by two monks, Cyril and Methodius, during the First Bulgarian Empire in the 10th century. They are celebrated on Saint Cyril and Methodius Day, 24 May, in Bulgaria. In Macedonia, they were honoured on Slavonic Enlighteners' Day, a national public holiday in November.
The world's first computer, first digital wristwatch, first Penicillin, first air-dropped bomb, first airbag were just some of the things invented by Bulgarians.
Bulgarian hurdling athlete, Yordanka Donkova's, and high jumper, Stefka Kostadinova's world records have not been beaten for almost three decades.
5. All religions are embraced.
Bulgarians have traditionally been Christians since they accepted the Constantinople Christianity in 865 AD. However, it was Islam that first sought to establish itself in Bulgaria during the Ottoman rule. Roman Catholicism, meanwhile, has been around in the country since the Middle Ages while Protestantism claimed its share of religious followers only in the 1900s.
Despite the multi-religious culture of Bulgarians, never has there been any confrontation among the different faiths. In fact, standing in the capital, Sofia is an archaic Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church and an Islam Mosque, few meters away from one another. It is regarded as the "Triangle of Religious Tolerance," a title that couldn't be more apt. The government itself is a staunch campaigner for freedom and equality, both of which are inherent citizen rights laid out in the Bulgarian Constitution.
6. It has much to offer in the great outdoors.
Sharing borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey, this Balkan nation's terrain is composed of mountains, rivers and the vast Black Sea coastline. Interestingly, it possesses Europe's second largest river and almost a third of Bulgaria make up of forests. It has two major mountain ranges, the Balkan Mountains and the Rhodope Mountains, as well as smaller ones such as the Rila and Pirin mountains. Though small in area, Bulgaria ranks third in Europe in biodiversity, with a large number of rare and endemic species.
Bulgaria, with over 200 mineral springs, has the second most of it in Europe. A visit to one of its spa centres here is certainly a great way to relax after a day of hard work. Soak in the thermal baths and take in the benefits of the healing waters.
7. There is no shortage of wine and cheese.
Western expats, rejoice! Though nothing compared to the world's biggest winemakers, Bulgaria does produce a sizable amount of wine. If that is not enough, try so of their very own alcohol beverage, Rakia. While it is also fermented like wine, fruits other than grapes, such as pears and peaches, can also be used to make it.
Rakia is often paired with Bulgaria's traditional salad, Shopska, of which you will find lots of white cheese within. The variety of cheese available in the country is arguably on par with Greece.
People in Bulgaria are naturally akin to their native language and seldom speak English. Their official language is Bulgarian, which may be classified as Indo-European and is a member of the Slavic linguistic group. Although Bulgarian is grammatically unique, it can be interchangeably used with the Macedonian language.
Before you get confused, heed our warning on not trusting their meaning of nods. For them, it works in reverse – a nod indicates a negative response. However, certain locals may try to adjust to the common body language of foreigners, making you unsure which they are following so be sure to always clarify.
The locals are very hospitable. Take part in their traditions and make an effort to integrate, and you will build new friendships in no time. For example, on 1 March, when everyone welcomes spring on Baba Marta Day, give the locals a "Martenitsa" made of red and white thread for good luck. Little gestures count!
Moving your Belongings to Bulgaria
Expats may generally choose to leave their belongings back home or have them shipped to their new country of residence. To bring one's possessions to Bulgaria, documents will be required such as a copy of the expat's passport, an original Work Permit, a Residence Permit to be issued by the Ministry of Interior, proof of relocation through a letter from the expat's employer, a letter of attorney and a complete inventory of all items in English.
There will be some restrictions on certain items for shipment, including machinery and equipment, liquor and plants for which a Certificate of Health from the Ministry of Agriculture will be needed.
Banned items include firearms, drugs, tobacco products and dangerous chemicals and substances. Those bringing in vehicles will be required certain documents including the shipper's visa, proof of ownership, Foreign Registration Card and a driver's license. For each family that comes to Bulgaria, one vehicle may be shipped duty-free.
In general, household goods may be shipped to Bulgaria within three months from the owner's arrival, and are duty-free. Requirements may change, so it is better to check with the authorities before travelling to Bulgaria.
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We all love eating out from time to time, but have you ever stopped to wonder why? What is it exactly about dining out that makes us so happy? It's an intriguing question with even more intriguing answers. In fact, researches have conducted studies on this very question.
It's an experience – For most people, dining out is all about the experience. And these days, people are happier when they spend money on experiences rather than things. One of the best things about dining out is that you get to enjoy something new (or your go-to comfort favorites) in a new environment and atmosphere.
It's all about the food – We are hardwired to love food, so of course, eating out brings a certain level of happiness! When we get to associate this love for food with a new experience, our bodies react in a very strong manner, firing dopamine-producing neurons. And, when dopamine fires, we relish the food and the moment even more.
It allows you to try something new – Eating out means that you get to try something new! And, when you try something new, you experience joy. Research has found that people who seek out all kinds of different experiences and try new things are more likely to be able to mitigate or minimize negative thoughts and emotions in order to make the most of positive emotions. People who never try new things simply don't have this ability.
It's different than home-cooked meals – When we dine out, the food is different, and therefore our bodies have a different, even favorable, response. Dopamine and the release of other neurotransmitters are linked to pleasure, and that's what we feel when we eat foods that taste good. So, we have a deep-seated response to tasty, professional chef-prepared foods as opposed to many of our at-home prepped meals that we perceive to be healthier or blander. That's what makes eating out such a treat!
It allows you to socialize – When you eat out, you get to socialize with friends and family. Researchers say that those who have strong networks of friends and family are more likely to live longer, happier lives. Socializing keeps you mentally and emotionally strong. In fact, many health experts vouch for the importance of strong social networks because there are real health dangers that come with feelings of loneliness.
It gets you out of the house – We all know that getting out of the house is good for your mental health. So, getting out and interacting with others is important and makes us happier and healthier.
Plan your next outing with friends or family, and come to dine out with us here at Chicago Waffles in the West Loop! After all, everyone has to eat, so what better way to catch up than over a delicious meal? Eating out may not cure all illnesses or overall feelings of sadness, but there sure is plenty of research that suggests it's a good place to start. So, don't be afraid to go out, try something new, and enjoy the experience of just being out. It just might put a smile on your face!


Elegant Productions ARE YOU A VENDOR?
Remembering that moment when you realized that he's the one," or that feeling just as he was getting down on one knee? Elegant Productions, based in Halifax, wants to help you remember that feeling and take all the stress away from planning your wedding. The team will assist you on your journey together into marriage. Don't hesitate to contact the team today.
The highly experienced team are offering two different wedding coordination services. Their experience in the wedding industry has helped them to tailor the perfect services that they think best meets your specific planning and design requirements.
Offering couples intentional time spent together throughout the course of their engagement is the team's first priority, but, that's not to say you're not going to have a whole bunch of fun working together. They will help you every step of the way.
I would 100% recommend these lovely ladies. There are so many details I didn't even think about or didn't even realize needed to be planned, and she put my mind straight to ease. The set up was done perfectly, and everything was orchestrated without a hitch, (well just one hehe). To not be stressed out during the entire process was due mostly to Emily and her team! I was relaxed and confident she had everything taken care of.
Disappointing Experience with Elegant Paper Co.
The invitation proofs took numerous revisions (and 5 months) until they looked like what we discussed in the proposal meeting. All correspondence was completed over email and they refused to meet with us after we requested to meet after receiving proofs that weren't acceptable. We were told that, despite these being custom designed, there was a limit to what we could ask for.
In the end, we overpaid for the quality of customer service and final product that we received.
We thought that from looking at their portfolio our wedding dreams were going to be an easy reality... however that was not the case. Though our wedding did come together it was no where close to the vision it originally started out as. We ended up way over budget, with vendors disrespecting us in meetings, my groomsmen having to assist to get the reception and vow space set up and most of the plans not being executed as promised. We hired them to plan, setup and tear down and were sadly disappointed with the end result. For the price I expected way more. I looking back would have been better off doing the wedding planning and set up myself.


NEILLSVILLE — Clark County UW-Extension, in collaboration with the Livestock Team, will be hosting a training session for livestock owners in the "2015 Cattle Feeder Clinics." These sessions are designed to assist in making decisions for finishing beef and dairy cattle.
•Using feed intake, growth models, market conditions to market fat Holsteins and Beef Cattle.
•Risk Management tools for putting in price floors.
•Cattle health management- Focus on receiving protocols.
Clark County's session will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 at the Thorp Public Library. Cost is $10 per person if registered before Feb. 2, and $20 per person at the door. This cost includes a dinner and materials.
To attend this informational sessions, register with the Clark County UW-Extension Office by calling 715-743-5121. Questions can be directed to Karen Luchterhand, Dairy and Livestock Educator, Clark County UW-Extension, 715-743-5121. For sessions being held in surrounding areas, go to http://fyi.uwex.edu/wbic/ or call 715-743-5121.


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Q: Display Posts in Custom Post Types Timber I am working on a Timber/Twig template and have created a Custom Post Type with a Taxonomy specific to that Post Type.
$tour_labels = array(
    'name'                  => _x( 'Tours', 'Post Type General Name', 'standrews' ),
    'singular_name'         => _x( 'Tour', 'Post Type Singular Name', 'standrews' ),
    'menu_name'             => __( 'Tours', 'standrews' )
);
$tour_rewrite = array(
    'slug'                  => 'tours-excursion',
    'with_front'            => false,
    'pages'                 => true,
    'feeds'                 => true,
);
$tour_args = array(
    'label'                 => __( 'Tours', 'standrews' ),
    'description'           => __( 'Tour Description', 'standrews' ),
    'labels'                => $tour_labels,
    'supports'              => array( 'title', 'excerpt', 'thumbnail', 'trackbacks', 'revisions', ),
    'taxonomies'            => array( 'post_tag', 'tour_category' ),
    'hierarchical'          => false,
    'has_archive'           => 'tours-excursions',
    'exclude_from_search'   => false,
    'publicly_queryable'    => true,
    'rewrite'               => $tour_rewrite,
    'capability_type'       => 'post',
);
register_post_type( 'tours', $tour_args );

Taxomony to create Tour Categories
$tours_labels = array(
    'name'                       => _x( 'Categories Tours', 'Taxonomy General Name', 'standrews' ),
    'singular_name'              => _x( 'Category Tour', 'Taxonomy Singular Name', 'standrews' ),
    'menu_name'                  => __( 'Categories Tours', 'standrews' )
);
$tours_rewrite = array(
    'slug'                       => 'tours-excursions',
    'with_front'                 => true,
);
$tours_args = array(
    'labels'                     => $tours_labels,
    'hierarchical'               => true,
    'public'                     => true,
    'show_ui'                    => true,
    'show_admin_column'          => true,
    'show_in_nav_menus'          => true,
    'show_tagcloud'              => true,
    'rewrite'                    => $tours_rewrite,
);
register_taxonomy( 'tour_category', array( 'tours' ), $tours_args );

Inside the tour_category Taxonomy, I have 3 Categories (Sightseeing Tours, Golf Breaks & Walking Tours)
I have created an archive-tours.php file to call the archive-tours.twig
$templates = array('archives/archive-tours.twig');
$context = Timber::get_context();
$context['title'] = 'Archive Tours';
if (is_category()){
    $context['title'] = single_cat_title('', false);
    array_unshift($templates, 'archives/archive-'.get_query_var('cat').'.twig');
} else if (is_post_type_archive()){
    $context['title'] = post_type_archive_title('', false);
    array_unshift($templates, 'archives/archive-'.get_post_type().'.twig');
}
$context['posts'] = Timber::get_posts();
Timber::render($templates, $context);

The Tours Twig template
{% block content %}

Archive (archive-tours.twig)

  {% for post in posts %}
    {% include ['teases/_tease-'~post.post_type~'.twig', 'teases/tease.twig'] %}
  {% endfor %}
{% endblock %}

Ideally what I am aiming for is a way to call a separate tease template for the 3 categories, however unsure about how to achieve this.

A: It's a late reply and I suspect you might have it figured out already, but if someone is looking for the same info, here's an example.
{% for post in posts %}
    {% set post_terms  = post.terms('tour_category') %}
    {% if function( 'has_term', 'Sightseeing Tours', 'tour_category' ) %}
        {% set teaser = 'sightseeing' %}
    {% elseif function( 'has_term', 'Golf Breaks', 'tour_category' ) %}
        {% set teaser = 'golfbreak' %}
    {% elseif function( 'has_term', 'Walking Tours', 'tour_category' ) %}
        {% set teaser = 'wlkingtour' %}
    {% endif %}
    {% include ['teases/_tease-'~teaser~'.twig', 'teases/tease.twig'] %}
{% endfor %}

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Here is my first attempt to do a live video of one of my "unadorned trumpet hymn" recordings. This really is how it looks when I'm doing the recordings for those albums. I do not use headphones for the first part. There is no click track. It is all very natural.
I wanted it to be as real and as natural as possible. The only thing fake in these recordings is the digital reverb.
When I do the second trumpet part (usually on the second time through the hymn), I have to play it through a few times to get a feel for the tempo. I do not adhere to a strict tempo in the first trumpet part, so it's a bit of a guessing game to do the second trumpet part, even though I was the one who played that first trumpet part.
By modern day music industry standards, these recordings are sub par. They are too loose. Not precise enough. But I felt it in my heart to offer something natural and less refined.
I do not know the exact scripture reference, but there is a place in the Bible where God tells them not to cut the stone used to build the alter. That instruction has been on my heart the entire time that I've been recording these unadorned trumpet hymns. I want to offer God, and you the listener, something that is uncut, unrefined, and in its natural state.
Judy Z. has been extremely busy this last month with marching band commitments, so I didn't hear about her results until today. Judy is a Freshman in high school and placed third in her region's jazz band auditions.
Judy has been my student for at least a couple of years now and is doing a terrific job.
Congratulations Judy! Keep up the good work!
I just got word that Myranda won a chair in the junior high All-Region band for her region. In fact, she placed second in the auditions.
Myranda began taking lessons with me just over a year ago. During that time, I helped her learn how to practice and now she uses what I taught her to reach her musical goals. Making second chair at region is evidence that it's working for her.
Congratulations Myranda. Keep up the good work!
Eddie Lewis' latest album is released today, First Trumpet Fruits.
Well, today is the official release of my latest album. This is a very special album to me. Not that the others have not been special, but this one is almost not even mine. What I mean is that I gave my early morning composition time to God as a first fruits offering and this album is what He did with it. That's how I see it.
I say it that way because the end result took so little effort. The album is probably my best work so far, but I did very little to make it happen. I just gave God the first fifteen to twenty minutes of my work day, almost every day, for about a year and a half. In that short period of time, not only did I compose all of the music on this 113 minute album, but also a few other compositions for other instrumentations.
I wont go into details about what that daily composition time was about. Not on this blog. I wrote about it on the EddieLewis.com website and you can read more about it there. I just wanted to be sure that the people who still visit this blog knew about the release.
I haven't been sharing the good news on this blog lately. My music has been streamed around the world with over 1,000 streams per week for the past several months. I know that for most musicians, that is small potatoes. But for me, that's more than I ever expected. So I praise God for that. And I mean THAT! I haven't done anything to get that kind of air play. I don't have the resources to advertise like. I don't even have the time to do that sort of thing myself. So yeah, I can only thank God that He would send the music where He wishes it to go.
I also have YOU to thank, too. Thank you for your support and your interest in my music. No matter how far reaching the music becomes, it is YOU, my first supporters, who I remember most. So thank you!
We want to congratulate Sean S. for making first chair in his school band this week. Sean is a seventh grader and I believe he is in a mixed grade band. He started lessons almost a full year before sixth grade beginning band. Now he is seeing the results of getting a head start.


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Erie-based AcousticSheep, others study how COVID is influencing online purchases
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How closely is consumer confidence linked to COVID-19 case counts?
According to a survey by the performance marketing company Merkle, 77 percent of respondents indicated that they would not be shopping til they drop this holiday season, with plans to carry their pandemic-adjusted spending habits through the new year. But that's not to say they wouldn't spend at all.
Another survey by the international business auditing, consulting, and advisory group Deloitte examined the intentions of U.S. consumers going into the holiday shopping season's opening salvo — Thanksgiving evening through Cyber Monday, aka the "Cyber Five." Nearly all of the respondents said they would be making a purchase, but there was a significant discrepancy as to where — 95 percent said online versus 77 percent in-store. Unsurprisingly, the majority (47 percent) responded that lower prices and better deals would create a better shopping experience, whereas 23 percent were most concerned with COVID-19 safety protocols.
Online shopping virtually eliminates transmission worries — the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) both say the chances of the SARS-CoV2 virus surviving a package's journey through an entire supply chain is minimal. E-commerce's share of the retail market had been trending upward before the pandemic, but its onset accelerated those trends. By year's end, it is projected to comprise nearly 15 percent of all U.S. retail sales and account for upwards of $795 billion in consumer spending.
What's driven that upsurge, though, has largely been essential items — groceries and home goods — along with services that make them easier to obtain (e.g., Instacart). The Common Thread Collective, a "digital growth agency," broke down e-commerce sales by vertical and discovered the following:
Up significantly: medical, baby products, cleaning, food and beverage, home office, health and wellness, toys and games
Up moderately: pet supplies, household, beauty, outdoor, electronics, sports and fitness
Down moderately: jewelry and luxury, fashion and apparel
Down significantly: automotive, travel
What we're buying more of at any given time provides pretty good insight into our collective psychology, and harkens back to Maszlow's Hierarchy of Needs — faced with a pandemic, what we've bought the most of corresponds directly with our fundamental physiological and safety needs. Meanwhile, jewelry, fashion, and travel correlate more with status and esteem — and have clearly become a lower priority for most consumers, at least online.
One product that falls in the middle is AcousticSheep's SleepPhones. The Erie-based company ships the soft, headphone-containing headbands all over the world — in fact, it was named an EXIM Exporter of the Year earlier in 2020. Co-founder and co-inventor Dr. Wei Shin Lai, whose educational background is in research and epidemiology, was interested to see how SleepPhones sold in countries where COVID-19 caseloads were higher versus countries where they were lower, measuring website visits and conversions from April through September. Only the 30 most profitable countries were analyzed (read her takeaways here).
Sure enough, countries with fewer cases bought on average 40 percent more SleepPhones, while those with more bought 13 percent less. Countries with higher testing rates and lower positivity and death rates are also more apt to purchase their product (featured in this year's Made in Erie Gift Guide); the opposite was true when the situation was reversed. Why though? Wouldn't a more desperate environment create more sleepless nights and a greater demand for SleepPhones?
Admitting that correlation does not equal causation but also intrigued by the results, Dr. Lai offered a few theories. Her best was simply this — the more countries had COVID under control, the more willing citizens seemed to part with discretionary income. And while SleepPhones do assist with a basic physiological need (a full night's sleep), they cannot be called "essential" to it. On average, though, e-commerce figures remained strong worldwide.
For the record, the United States — which as we know has been one of the most out-of-control countries in terms of COVID-19 numbers — showed a modest increase in interest. How things are bought and sold will inevitably continue to evolve long after the pandemic. It's clear, however, that e-commerce is retail's future.
Erie-based companies having the wherewithal to innovate and participate in that future? One less thing for us to lose sleep over.
Matt Swanseger can be reached at mswanseger@eriereader.com
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When attempting to add another layer of text the HSL Color Wheel will not select a new colour other than black . Tools do not activate. Am trying to activate any tool, none are working. Cannot understand which action caused the issue. Especially need to use Artistic Text Tool, mode is chosen for Pixel and the photo image layer is rasterised. Complete mystery as I cannot find any prior conversation that discusses this problem.
In working on text and graphics on a complex geology map I quickly go back and forth between graphics and text. Many thanks for adopting my earlier suggestion to make the Frame Text tool much easier to work with. I now have a request for exiting the Artistic Text tool. Here is how I quickly work using keyboard shortcut "s" for the move tool, "d" for the node tool and "c" for the pen tool. Thus my left hand can get the tool I need without moving around the keyboard. Meanwhile my right hand always stays with the mouse. When working in a text I can quickly click outside of a frame text without initiating a new frame text, then with my left hand chose one of the above shortcuts. However, when clicking outside an artistic text things get more complicated. Unless stopping and paying very careful attention while pressing one of my above shortcuts I can easily make a mistake and create a new artistic text. One must be very careful to note if one has selected a *line* with a text on it, or if one is inside the text itself. In the former case, clicking outside this selection does not activate a new artistic text, but in the latter case clicking outside does. This is confusing, or it at least increases the potential of making a mistake and then having to back up. Thus my request. It there anyway to program AD so that clicking outside the actual artistic text on which one is working would guarantee that a new artistic text is not created? Seldom, if ever, do I want to do go directly from editing an artistic text to creating a new artistic text. Thus I wish that creating a new artistic text were not so automatic. I would find it much more useful if clicking outside the artistic text would take me to the Move tool or the Node tool since I almost always want to adjust something with those tools. Perhaps one click would allow one to exit the Artistic Text tool and two clicks would remain in Artistic Text tool. Yes, I know I should work more slowly, stop and make a concerted effort to see just where I am (inside a text of just on a line of a text). However, since you have made the exit from the Frame Text tool to one of my shortcuts so easy, I now wish that there might be a similar solution for exiting the Artistic Text tool. Thanks for at least considering this.
Hello Just bought affinity designer and trying to learn how it works but every time when click on artistic text tool or uses shortcut T affinity designer crashes. I cant write any text. The whole report of crash is in attachment. Thanks for any help.


this adorably nerdy boy at the karaoke bar bought me a drink because it was my birthday, and at the end of the night he asked me if i wanted to hang out sometime. i felt really bad turning him down ("first, i already have a gentleman friend; second, i'm moving to new york"). i know that it takes a lot of guts to go up to someone you don't know and take that kind of risk, and any rejection will pretty much leave you feeling like an idiot, no matter how nice the person tries to be. oh well. i gave him and his friends the last of my cupcakes right before we left, so i think that helped.
and then i woke up today with a full-on cold, including sore throat. maybe from the long plane ride? anyway the timing is perfect so i don't care - i'm just going to watch TV and eat soup all day and recuperate.
hey, happy birthday! i remember a little band you used to be in taking a stab at that madonna song... perhaps i'll see you in nyc?


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En cyklisk matris är en matris där varje rad (och kolonn) är en cyklisk skiftning av elementen i den föregående raden (kolonnen). Cykliska matriser är ett specialfall av Toeplitzmatriser. Cykliska matriser används i samband med diskret Fouriertransform och inom Advanced Encryption Standard.

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så att matrisen C bestäms av den n-dimensionella vektorn bestående av . En matris är cyklisk om och endast om den kan skrivas som en summa:

där P kallas för en grundläggande cyklisk permutationsmatris och har formen:

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Summan och produkten av två cykliska matriser är cykliska matriser och multiplikation mellan cykliska matriser är kommutativ. Alltså bildar mängden av alla n×n-matriser ett n-dimensionellt vektorrum, men även en kommutativ algebra över en kropp.

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Driven writer and producer with over a decade of experience working in film, web-based, and digital media. Seasoned professional with hands-on skills bidding, budgeting, managing projects, editorial and post production on both domestic and international assignments for web and traditional media. Adept at working with union and non-union talent, negotiating music rights and clearances, and developing strong relationships with internal and external partners, vendors, and clients. Proven ability to define and execute a project calendar and deliver assignments on-budget. Passionate about story-telling across multiple platforms with expertise in new technologies such as AR and VR. Named by DISRUPTOR as one of the top 25 influencers in VR to follow in 2018.
THE LOS ANGELES FILM STUDIES CENTER . Co-Director/Instructor - 2007 to present . Teaching courses focused around story, narrative technics, writing, producing, development, and Virtual Reality.
SIDESHOW MEDIA GROUP . Senior Writer/Producer/Director - 2007 to 2016 . Produced and managed creative projects ranging from web to film to comic books to VR/AR.
DAMAH FILM FESTIVAL . Executive Director - 2006 to 2007 . Managed programming, personnel, budget and resources for international film festival.
NYACK COLLEGE . Department Head/Instructor - 2005 to 2007 . Taught courses and managed adjuncts focused around story, narrative technics, scriptwriting and development.
THE ALLIANCE . Creative Executive Producer - 1995 to 2007 . Directed a creative staff of directors, producers, DPs, editors and graphics specialists in developing promotional and fund-raising media for the non-profit organization. Produced and directed award-winning film and video segments including on-location shoots in more than 40 countries.
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Superheroes Decoded, The History Channel (2017) - Two-part televised documentary on the history and impact of superheroes in culture. Analyzed the mythological facets of comics alongside influencers such as Stan Lee and George R.R. Martin.


New multicomponent V-based glassy alloy powder has been synthesized by mechanical alloying a mixture of elemental V45Zr20Ni20Cu10Al2.5Pd2.5 powder at room temperature, using a low energy ball mill. The glassy powder of the end-product (720 ks) in which its glass transition temperature (Tg) lies at a rather high temperature (745 K), crystallizes through two sharp exothermic reactions at 843 K and 919 K, respectively. The total enthalpy change of crystallization (ΔHx) is −1.78 kJ/mol. The supercooled liquid region before crystallization, ΔTx of the synthesized glassy powder shows a high value (98 K) for a metallic glassy system. The reduced glass transition temperature (ratio between Tg and liquidus temperatures, Tl (Tg⁄Tl)) was found to be 0.52.


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Moo Moo Move – Welsh Tranzfuser Winners' Successful Game Release
By Rockape
Earlier today during EGX 2019, 2017's Tranzfuser competition winning games studio, Mochi Mode released their first game, Moo Moo Move.
I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up today to find out via Twitter that the Cardiff based indie game studio Mochi Mode would be releasing their award-winning video game Moo Moo Move today. This has been a moment in the works since they first came up with the idea while making their pitch for a game in early 2017 for the Tranzfuser games development programme and competition.
Tranzfuser is a government backed programme, using funds from the UK Games Fund. It is designed to help university-level games development students from across the UK learn and appreciate how a game studio functions by teaming up with certain universities to allow teams to pitch ideas and create their games. One or two teams are picked from each university following a successful pitch, they are given initial funding and expert mentoring which is used throughout the Summer period ready for a final pitch/prototype to show off at EGX every year. The rules have changed in regards to funding throughout the Tranzfuser project's lifetime, but the basic formulae has remained the same. Come up with a good idea, get initial funding, work on your game all Summer and show it off for the chance to be one or two teams from a selection of competing universities who may take the final funding amount which has been £25,000 in previous years.
University of South Wales has done very well in the public eye in this regard with Mochi Mode being awarded the people's choice award at EGX 2017 and winning Tranzfuser overall, which gave them a major boost in income in order to be able to create the final product. USW team Dodgebrawl also received the people's choice during EGX 2018 but were unfortunately unsuccessful in securing the grant money. This all shows what sort of pedigree we are witnessing in the gaming industry in Wales, while still in its infancy. I cannot wait to see what these developers will show us in years to come!
Moo Moo Move is a PC game available on Steam and Itch.io. While the media likes to persuade the public there is too much violence in video games, this is the perfect example of the exact opposite, as it is designed around herding cows. This is a puzzle strategy game that would be perfectly suitable for mobile gaming or on Nintendo Switch as you control a cowboy who you need to position behind cows to lead them into their pen, and this could be done well by using touch screen controls.
Each map is handcrafted individually, with different obstacles and puzzles to overcome, including environmental changes such as icy maps, or a big jealous bull which will chase you 'til supper time. I have played Moo Moo Move a few times, and have loved the visual effects and art in this game. It is a very relaxing experience which would be suitable for all ages. I am looking forward to checking out the final product to see how much has been changed or added, as I know they had a lot of plans for Moo Moo Move.
Having spoken to the team, (you can speak to them too on the Welsh Gaming Network Discord as they are members!) I know they have used their £25,000 funding wisely. It is given to the winners to help them learn how to budget while making a video game and to balance their lives during the process. Mochi Mode have been able to use the funding for various means including using it to fund office space which is incredibly difficult for a young indie student team in Cardiff as rent prices are so high. I think this proves there really needs to be more free modern open rental space for young entrepreneurs like this in the city as those costs could have been spent elsewhere.
Mochi Mode have joined a partnership with Games Talent Wales, who will help guide and mentor the team, and possibly provide some future funding so I look forward to seeing what they can achieve in the next few years.
If you want to pick up Moo Moo Move, check it out on Steam right now. It is currently £2.31 on offer which is cheaper than a cup of coffee, and will provide you with much more entertainment!
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Annuar Musa defends himself for not wearing face mask, says he was exercising
Chris Chan
Former federal territories minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa has rubbished Malaysians' comments condemning him for not wearing a mask while outdoors.
The Ketereh MP defended his actions on Facebook, saying that a mask was not needed while exercising.
"During a morning walk today (Aug 19), I passed by a few roadside hawkers, but some commented that I did not wear a mask.
"Indeed, one is not advisable to wear a mask while conducting outdoor leisure activities like jogging, brisk walking, cycling or play football," he said in the post.
In a Twitter post that had been deleted, Annuar was seen taking a photo at a roadside stall while taking a stroll along the road.
Malaysians were quick to condemn the former minister for not wearing a mask in public.
However, the photo of him taking a picture with the roadside hawker without wearing a mask still remained in his Facebook.
Apart from slamming him for not wearing a face mask in public, netizens also pointed out that he should not have asked Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to let the unlicensed stall off the hook.
Today's incident comes just a month after he was hit with a RM2,000 fine for his visit to former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's house in Kuala Lumpur, in breach of movement restrictions.
He was also handed a RM1,000 fine for dining at a table with six others during a visit to a community centre project in Cheras in February.
Meanwhile, in January, the former minister was photographed jogging with two others without a mask.
While sporting and recreational activities were restricted during the period, jogging was allowed in pairs.
Members of the public do not need to wear a mask when exercising near their residences, but they are still required to wear one when interacting with others.
This is in addition to keeping a one-metre physical distance, according to SOPs listed by the government.
maskless Annuar
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Biografia
Nata in Argentina, è figlia di un regista, Miguel Bejo. All'età di tre anni si trasferisce con la famiglia in Francia. Inizia da adolescente la carriera di attrice con piccole partecipazioni a qualche cortometraggio: dal 1996 al 2000 partecipa come caratterista a diverse produzioni, fino a raggiungere una discreta notorietà nell'ambiente grazie al film Meilleur espoir féminin che le vale la nomination al Premio César per la migliore promessa femminile 2001.

Partecipa a una prima produzione internazionale con la pellicola Il destino di un cavaliere (2001) di Brian Helgeland e continua in seguito l'attività in patria. L'anno seguente è nel cast di 24 heures de la vie d'une femme, remake dell'omonimo film del 1968.

Nel 2011 è protagonista del film The Artist, film muto e in bianco e nero presentato alla 64ª edizione del Festival di Cannes, un ruolo che le vale la vittoria del Premio César per la migliore attrice e la candidatura all'Oscar alla miglior attrice non protagonista oltre a numerosi altri premi in diversi festival internazionali.

Nel 2013 riceve il premio come migliore attrice alla 66ª edizione del Festival di Cannes per il film Il passato di Asghar Farhadi.

Vita privata
È sposata con il regista e produttore Michel Hazanavicius (che l'ha diretta in numerosi film); la coppia ha due figli.

Filmografia parziale
 L'@mour est à réinventer, regia di François Dupeyron (1996)
 Les Sœurs Hamlet, regia di Abdelkrim Bahloul (1998)
 Passionnément, regia di Bruno Nuytten (1999)
 Meilleur espoir féminin, regia di Gérard Jugnot (2000)
 La Captive, regia di Chantal Akerman (2000)
 Il destino di un cavaliere (A Knight's Tale), regia di Brian Helgeland (2001)
 Comme un avion, regia di Marie-France Pisier (2002)
 24 heures de la vie d'une femme, regia di Laurent Bouhnik (2002)
 Dans le rouge du couchant, regia di Edgardo Cozarinsky (2003)
 Sans elle (Sem ela), regia di Anna da Palma (2003)
 Le Grand Rôle, regia di Steve Suissa (2004)
 Cavalcade, regia di Steve Suissa (2005)
 Agente speciale 117 al servizio della Repubblica - Missione Cairo (OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions), regia di Michel Hazanavicius (2006)
 La Maison, regia di Manuel Poirier (2007)
 13 m² de Barthélémy Grossman (2007)
 Modern Love, regia di Stéphane Kazandjian (2008)
 Bouquet final, regia di Michel Delgado (2008)
 L'Enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot, regia di Serge Bromberg e Ruxandra Medrea (2009)
 La Traque, regia di Antoine Blossier (2010)
 The Artist, regia di Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
 Tutti pazzi per Rose (Populaire), regia di Régis Roinsard (2012)
 Il paradiso degli orchi (Au bonheur des ogres), regia di Nicolas Bary (2013)
 Il passato (Le Passé), regia di Asghar Farhadi (2013)
 The Search, regia di Michel Hazanavicius (2014)
 The Childhood of a Leader - L'infanzia di un capo (The Childhood of a Leader), regia di Brady Corbet (2015)
 Dopo l'amore (L'Économie du couple), regia di Joachim Lafosse (2016)
 Fai bei sogni, regia di Marco Bellocchio (2016)
Éternité, regia di Trần Anh Hùng (2016)
 Il mio Godard (Le Redoutable), regia di Michel Hazanavicius (2017)
 L'incredibile viaggio del fachiro (The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir), regia di Ken Scott (2018)
 Il segreto di una famiglia (La quietud), regia di Pablo Trapero (2018)
 Il principe dimenticato (Le Prince oublié), regia di Michel Hazanavicius (2020)
 La felicità degli altri (Le Bonheur des uns...), regia di Daniel Cohen (2020)
 Il materiale emotivo, regia di Sergio Castellitto (2021)
 Un'ombra sulla verità (L'Homme de la cave), regia di Philippe Le Guay (2021)
 Cut! Zombi contro zombi (Coupez!), regia di Michel Hazanavicius (2022)
 Il colibrì, regia di Francesca Archibugi (2022)

Riconoscimenti

2012
 Prix Romy-Schneider
2013
 Festival di Cannes: premio per la migliore attrice per Il passato

Premio Oscar
2012 – Candidatura all'Oscar alla miglior attrice non protagonista per The Artist

Doppiatrici italiane
 Francesca Fiorentini in Tutti pazzi per Rose, Il paradiso degli orchi, Il passato, The Search, Dopo l'amore, Il mio Godard, Il segreto di una famiglia, Un'ombra sulla verità
 Domitilla D'Amico in L'incredibile viaggio del fachiro, Il principe dimenticato, Il materiale emotivo
 Rossella Acerbo in Il destino di un cavaliere
 Jessica Bologna in Agente speciale 117 al servizio della Repubblica - Missione Cairo
 Perla Liberatori in La felicità degli altri
 Federica De Bortoli in Cut! Zombi contro zombi

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Prix d'interprétation féminine del Festival di Cannes
Premi César per la migliore attrice
Premi Lumière per la migliore attrice