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m o n t h s , s o m e m a y c lo s e t h e ir d o o r p e r m a n e n t ly ? It is n o t m o t iv a t in g a n d fi n a n c ia lly v ia b le t o w o r k h a rd w it h lit t le re w a rd . If w e c a n a s k y o u t o d o a n y t h in g , p le a s e e n q u ire a t le a s t t o d o s o m e t h in g fu n w it h y o u r fa m ily a n d s u p p o r t lo c a l. If 2 0 2 0 h a s t a u g h t u s a n y t h in g , it is t o liv e life t o t h e fu lle s t a s it o n ly h a p p e n s o n c e . D o s o m e t h in g y o u lo v e e a c h d a y a n d m a k e a n e ff o r t t o s e e s o m e o n e t h a t m a k e s y o u s m ile . H a p p y re a d in g a ll! W it h lo v e a n d h a p p in e s s , y o u r e d it o r
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b e s p o k e m u r a l c e le b r a t in g t h e c u lt u r a l d iv e r s it y a n d a r t is t ic v ib r a n c y o f E d m o n t o n h a s b e e n u n v e ile d a t t h e M illfi e ld T h e a t re . F e a t u r in g s t u d e n t s fro m P la t in u m D a n c e , t h e a r t w o r k w a s c re a t e d b y S o n o k o O b u c h i a n d u n v e ile d d u r in g t h e E n jo y E n fi e ld S u m m e r, a fo r t n ig h t o f o u t d o o r, s o c ia lly d is t a n c e d fre e a r t s a n d c u lt u re , h o s t e d b y E n fi e ld C o u n c il. T h e m u r a l c e le b r a t e s t h e lo c a l a re a b u t a ls o m a r k s t h e s t a r t o f a n im p o r t a n t e r a fo r P la t in u m . T h is S e p t e m b e r, t h e d a n c e o rg a n is a t io n w ill la u n c h it s p e r fo r m in g a r t s a c a d e m y , o ff e r in g a w id e r a n g e o f d ip lo m a s , s h o r t c o u r s e s a n d t e a c h e r t r a in in g . T h e a c a d e m y w ill b e b a s e d a t T h e M illfi e ld H o u s e , a G r a d e II lis t e d b u ild in g o w n e d b y E n fi e ld C o u n c il. S t u d e n t s w ill a ls o h a v e a c c e s s t o a w e ll-re s o u rc e d lib r a r y a n d o f c o u r s e w ill b e a b le t o p e r fo r m a t E n fi e ld ’s m a in t h e a t r ic a l
v e n u e s – T h e M illfi e ld a n d D u g d a le t h e a t re s . T h e L e a d e r o f E n fi e ld C o u n c il, C llr N e s il C a lis k a n , w a s in v it e d t o u n v e il t h e m u r a l – e n t it le d M illfi e ld M a n g a R e v e a le d - a lo n g s id e S o n o k o O b u c h i a n d P la t in u m s t u d e n t s w h o w e re fe a t u re d in t h e a rtw o rk . C llr C a lis k a n s a id : “E n jo y E n fi e ld S u m m e r h a s h a d a fa n t a s t ic fi r s t w e e k a n d I w a s h o n o u re d t o b e a s k e d t o u n v e il t h e M illfi e ld ’s s t u n n in g m u r a l w h ic h d e p ic t s t h e e n t h u s ia s m a n d p a s s io n fo r t h e a r t s in E n fi e ld . I w o u ld a ls o lik e t o c o n g r a t u la t e t h e t e a m a t P la t in u m w h o a re e m b a r k in g o n a n e x c it in g n e w v e n t u re w it h t h e la u n c h o f t h e ir a c a d e m y o f p e r fo r m in g a r t s , w h e re t h e y w ill n u r t u re s t u d e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s fro m a ll k in d s o f b a c k g ro u n d s t o re a c h n e w le v e ls o f e x c e lle n c e in t h e ir a r t is t ic fi e ld s .” To k e e p u p -t o -d a t e w it h a r t s , c u lt u re a n d le is u re a c t iv it ie s in t h e b o ro u g h , s ig n u p t o t h e E n jo y E n fi e ld n e w s le t t e r s a t w w w .e n fi e ld .g o v .u k /
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Anna Lingis H o w m u c h p r id e d o w e h a v e w h e n w e s e e B a r r y M M a k e u p p ro d u c t s b y A n n a L in g is , w h o is a v e r y s t u n n in g a n d lo c a l la d y . T h is o u t s t a n d in g a n d re p u t a b le m a k e u p a r t is t la u n c h e d h e r r a n g e s o o n a f t e r h a v in g a b a b y t o o . T h e S D t e a m lo v e a n d a d m ire s u c c e s s fu l b u s in e s s m u m a n d h a d t o fi n d o u t h o w s h e d id t h is s o o t h e r s , in c lu d in g o u r s e lv e s , c o u ld b e in s p ire d t o o . G r a b a c u p p a a n d e n jo y o u r in c lu s iv e in t e r v ie w .
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I N T E R V I E W T e ll u s a b it a b o u t y o u . W h e r e a r e y o u f r o m , w h e n a n d h o w d id y o u s t a r t g e t t in g in t o m akeup? I’m B r it is h b o r n G re e k C y p r io t b a s e d in L o n d o n , a n d I a c t u a lly b e g a n m y c a re e r in m a k e u p q u it e la t e a t t h e a g e o f 3 3 . I’v e a lw a y s lo v e d m a k e u p a n d h a v e g e n e r a lly a lw a y s b e e n c re a t iv e w it h a h u g e p a s s io n fo r a r t . A n d fu n n ily e n o u g h , m y m a k e u p c a re e r b e g a n a f t e r I t u r n e d m y s e lf in t o a z e b r a fo r a fa n c y d re s s p a r t y . I h a d a fe w fr ie n d s a s k e d m e t o p a in t t h e m fo r s o m e o f t h e ir u p c o m in g p a r t ie s , a n d b e fo re I k n e w it , lo c a l fa ir s a n d s c h o o ls w e re a s k in g m e t o p a in t a t t h e ir e v e n t s a n d t h e b u s in e s s b e g a n t o g ro w n . m a k e u p n a t u r a lly fo llo w e d . W h a t w a s t h e t u r n in g p o in t in y o u r c a r e e r ? Yo u a r e a s e n s a t io n a l a n d h ig h ly r e p u t a b le m a k e u p a r t is t a n d h a v e a n in c r e d ib le a m o u n t o f s o c ia l m e d ia f o llo w e r s . H o w d id t h is h a p p e n ? T h a n k y o u s o m u c h , t h a t m a d e m e b lu s h . I g u e s s if I h a d t o p in p o in t a m o m e n t , it w o u ld p ro b a b ly b e w h e n I w a s a s k e d t o t a k e p a r t o n a S k y A r t s s h o w c a lle d P o r t r a it A r t is t o f t h e Ye a r, w h e re I p a in t e d t h e h o s t F r a n k S k in n e r. I h a d o n ly b e e n p a in t in g fo r a fe w m o n t h s , s o it w a s a h u g e d e a l. F ro m t h e re , I m e t s o m a n y p e o p le , a n d w it h a lo t o f h a rd w o r k a n d d e d ic a t io n , m y c a re e r g re w m a in ly b y w o rd o f m o u t h . S o c ia l m e d ia w a s n ’t a s h u g e a s it is n o w ; h o w e v e r s o c ia l m e d ia is a ls o a fa n t a s t ic p la t fo r m t o s h o w c a s e y o u r w o r k a n d d e v e lo p y o u r c a re e r. W e a r e d e lig h t e d t o s e e y o u r p r o d u c t s in S u p e r d r u g a f t e r y o u r c o lla b o r a t io n w it h B a r r y M . H o w d id t h is o p p o r t u n it y a r is e ? II w a s a lre a d y s u p e r h o n o u re d t o b e B a r r y M ’s L e a d M a k e u p a r t is t , a n d w e h a d b e e n w o r k in g t o g e t h e r fo r a b o u t a y e a r w h e n t h e y a s k e d m e if a c o lla b o r a t io n w a s s o m e t h in g I w o u ld c o n s id e r ! I o b v io u s ly ju m p e d a t t h e c h a n c e . I’v e b e e n a fa n o f t h e b r a n d s in c e I w a s a t e e n a g e r, s o it w a s a n o b r a in e r. B e in g a p a r t o f t h e B a r r y M fa m ily is d e fi n it e ly o n e o f t h e b ig g e s t h ig h lig h t s o f m y c a re e r.
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Yo u h a v e r e c e n t ly h a d a b a b y ! H o w a r e y o u fi n d in g b e in g a fi r s t -t im e m u m ? I h a v e n e v e r b e e n s o t ire d o r s o h a p p y in m y life . I’v e a lw a y s b e e n q u it e o p e n a b o u t m y d iffi c u lt ie s in b e c o m in g p re g n a n t a n d o u r IV F jo u r n e y s o fi n a lly h a v in g o u r lit t le m ir a c le h a s ju s t m a d e a ll o u r d re a m s c o m e t r u e , s o t h e t ire d n e s s is 1 0 0 % w o r t h it . It ’s b e e n a c h a lle n g e a t t im e s , h a v in g r a re k id n e y d is e a s e a n d fi b ro m y a lg ia o f t e n m a k e s t h in g s a lit t le c o m p lic a t e d , b u t I a m a ls o s o b le s s e d t o h a v e a n a m a z in g h u s b a n d w h o is s o s u p p o r t iv e a n d s o h a n d s -o n w it h o u r d a u g h t e r. I d e fi n it e ly w o u ld n ’t c o p e a s w e ll w it h o u t h im . H o w a r e y o u m a n a g in g t o j u g g le b u s in e s s lif e a n d m o th e rh o o d ? It h a s it s c h a lle n g e s (h a h a ) m a in ly b e c a u s e I w o r k a lo n e a n d I d o n ’t h a v e a t e a m t o re ly o n . I’v e b e e n lu c k y t o b e a b le t o t a k e m y d a u g h t e r t o s h o o t s w it h m e a n d /o r w o r k fro m h o m e w h e re I c a n . I’d b e ly in g if I s a id it ’s a lw a y s e a s y , b u t y o u ju s t fi n d a w a y t o m a k e it w o r k . W h a t a d v ic e w o u ld y o u g iv e a b u s in e s s m u m t r y in g t o p u r s u e h e r d r e a m w it h a lit t le o n e a t h o m e ? I h o n e s t ly b e lie v e t h a t if y o u w a n t s o m e t h in g e n o u g h , y o u c a n m a k e it h a p p e n . Yo u w ill n e e d t o m a k e s a c r ifi c e s , y o u n e e d n o t b e a fr a id t o a s k fo r h e lp if y o u n e e d it , a n d y o u a lw a y s n e e d t o b e k in d t o y o u r s e lf. It c a n g e t o v e r w h e lm in g , a n d it ’s e a s y t o p u t a lo t o f p re s s u re o n y o u r s e lf, b u t if y o u c a n g e t t h ro u g h c h ild b ir t h , y o u c a n a c h ie v e a n y t h in g !!
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Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole A s w e s lo w ly s t a r t t o g e t b a c k t o a n o r m a l ro u t in e o f s c h o o l r u n s a n d w o r k , y o u w ill b e lo o k in g fo r s o m e in s p ir a t io n in t h e k it c h e n fo r e a s y a u t u m n d is h e s . S lo w c o o k in g is a g re a t w a y t o s a v e t im e w h e n w e a re b u s y . T h is s a u s a g e c a s s e ro le re c ip e is g re a t fo r t h e w h o le fa m ily w it h v e r y lit t le p re p . T h is is a g re a t h e a r t y , c o m fo r t in g m e a l. If y o u d o n ’t o w n a s lo w c o o k e r, t h is c a n s t ill b e m a d e o n t h e s t o v e o r o v e n w it h a lid o n t h e p o t . It w o n ’t n e e d a s lo n g (a b o u t a n h o u r ), b u t y o u w ill n e e d t o m a k e s u re it d o e s n ’t s t ic k t o t h e b o t t o m , s o k e e p a n e y e o n t h is .
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• 8 -1 0 G o o d q u a lit y p o r k s a u s a g e s • 1 o n io n (d ic e d ) • 2 C a r ro t s (s lic e d ) • S m a ll (o r h a lf ) S w e d e (d ic e d ) • 1 A p p le (p e e le d , c o re d a n d s lic e d ) • 3 0 0 m l C h ic k e n s t o c k • 1 t s p c o r n fl o u r (t o t h ic k e n t h e s a u c e )
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t h e m , y o u d o n ’t n e e d t o fu lly c o o k t h e s e y o u ju s t w a n t t h e m t o b ro w n . T r a n s fe r t o t h e s lo w c o o k e r.
2 In t h e s a m e p a n fr y t h e o n io n , s w e d e a n d c a r ro t fo r a b o u t fi v e m in u t e s .
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F IR E U P Y O U R M E TA B T h in k y o u h a v e a s lo w m e t a b o lis m ? C a r r y in g w e ig h t a ro u n d y o u r m id d le ? F e e l s lu g g is h ? W e ig h t ju s t w o n ’t s h if t ? T ire d ? Is t h is y o u ?
A s y o u a g e y o u n a t u r a lly lo s e m u s c le , w h ic h s lo w s d o w n y o u r m e t a b o lis m . A k e y p la y e r in h o w y o u r m e t a b o lis m b e h a v e s c o u ld b e d o w n t o a s m a ll p ro t e in w h ic h is m a d e n a t u r a lly in t h e b o d y c a lle d t h e H u m a n G ro w t h H o r m o n e (h G H ) a n d c o u ld b e o n e o f t h e re a s o n s w h y y o u a re h a v in g p ro b le m s s h if t in g t h a t w e ig h t . h G H is p r im a r ily re s p o n s ib le fo r c e ll g ro w t h , m u s c le g ro w t h , b r a in g ro w t h , s t re n g t h a n d m e t a b o lis m . (It ’s w h a t k e e p s y o u lo o k in g y o u t h fu l) S o h o w c a n y o u fi re it u p ? L e t ’s e x p lo re O N E o f t h e e a s ie s t a n d m o s t n a t u r a l w a y s t o fi re u p t h a t m e t a b o lic fl a m e .
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d iff e re n c e t o t h e ir a b ilit y t o le a r n . W e a ls o m o v e d in t o R e m o t e Te a c h in g , w h ic h is w h e re t e a c h e r s w o u ld b e fa c e t o fa c e o n lin e w it h s t u d e n t s , d e liv e r in g a le s s o n . W e t r ia lle d t h is w it h 6 t h fo r m s t u d e n t s a n d t h e n ro lle d it o u t t o Ye a r 1 0 a n d o t h e r y e a r G ro u p s . T h e fe e d b a c k fro m s t u d e n t s w a s o v e r w h e lm in g ly p o s it iv e a n d s o m e s t u d e n t s w h o h a d g o n e ‘o ff r a d a r ’ s u d d e n ly e n g a g e d a n d p a r t ic ip a t e d in t h e s e le s s o n s . It is v e r y d iff e re n t t e a c h in g t h ro u g h a c o m p u t e r ; o n e c a n n o t w a lk ro u n d t h e c la s s t o c h e c k t h e u n d e r s t a n d in g o f in d iv id u a ls a n d o n e h a s t o fi n d o t h e r w a y s o f e x p la in in g c o n c e p t s a n d k e y le a r n in g p o in t s , b u t n o w t h a t s t a ff h a v e d o n e t h is s o e x t e n s iv e ly , it is h a rd t o im a g in e t h a t R e m o t e Te a c h in g w ill b e c o m e a t h in g o f t h e p a s t . M o re lik e ly t h a t it w ill re m a in a s a n a d d it io n a l t e a c h in g t e c h n iq u e a n d t o o l. W IL L S T U D E N T S B E A F F E C T E D IN T H E L O N G T E R M ? It is h a rd t o q u a n t ify t h e p o s s ib le im p a c t o f L o c k d o w n a n d t h e e x t e n d e d s c h o o l c lo s u re . H o w e v e r, I a m c o n fi d e n t t h a t t h o s e s t u d e n t s w h o e n g a g e d p ro p e r ly (a n d w e w e re s e e in g a b o u t a 9 0 % e n g a g e m e n t le v e l w h ic h is w a y a b o v e t h e n a t io n a l p ic t u re ) w ill s o o n m a k e u p fo r a n y lo s t le a r n in g . T h e c o re p u r p o s e o f a s c h o o l in m a n y w a y s is t o c lo s e g a p s in le a r n in g a n d k n o w le d g e a n d t h is is s o m e t h in g t h a t w e d o w e ll, s o a g a in , t h e re a re g ro u n d s fo r c a u t io u s o p t im is m t h a t t h e v a s t m a jo r it y o f s t u d e n t s w ill b e fi n e in t h e lo n g r u n . B u t I w o u ld b e n a iv e a n d a p p e a r c o m p la c e n t if I fa ile d t o a c k n o w le d g e t h a t fo r s o m e c h ild re n t h e re t u r n t o s c h o o l a n d s t u d y in g is g o in g t o b e a s ig n ifi c a n t a d ju s t m e n t a n d t h a t fo r s o m e , t h e jo u r n e y t h e y w ill b e fa c e d w it h in t e r m s o f c a t c h in g u p w o r k m is s e d , w ill b e s ig n ifi c a n t a n d c h a lle n g in g . Fo r su c h stu d e n ts w h a t I c a n s a y is t h a t t h e s t a ff h e re , b o t h t e a c h in g a n d s u p p o r t , a re d e d ic a t e d t o h e lp in g o u r y o u n g p e o p le a c h ie v e t h e ir fu ll p o t e n t ia l. W e w ill g o t h e e x t r a m ile t o h e lp t h e s e y o u n g p e o p le b o t h w it h t h e ir le a r n in g a n d , if a n d w h e re n e c e s s a r y , w it h t h e ir re s ilie n c e a n d e m o t io n a l w e ll-b e in g .
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A f t e r y o u c le a n s e , a t o n e r w ill h e lp t o k e e p y o u r s k in h e a lt h y , y o u t h fu l a n d h y d r a t e d . M a k e s u re t h a t y o u d o n ’t le a v e it o u t ! T h e jo b o f a t o n e r is t o re s t o re t h e n a t u r a l, s lig h t ly a c id ic , p H o f t h e s k in a n d e n s u re t h e b e t t e r p e n e t r a t io n o f y o u r se ru m s a n d m o is t u r is e r s . A v o id t o n e r s t h a t h a v e a n y fa n c y fr a g r a n c e s o r c o lo u r s . T r u s t m e : yo u d o no t w ant t h e m a n y w h e re n e a r y o u r s k in . T h e y d o n ’t s m e ll s o s t ro n g fo r a n y g o o d re a s o n ! I re c o m m e n d E n v iro n V it a P e p t id e To n e r b e c a u s e it c a n b e u s e d in m o re t h a n o n e w a y ! Yo u c a n u s e it a s a t r a d it io n a l t o n e r w it h c o t t o n p a d s . O r, y o u c a n a d d a fe w d ro p s t o y o u r m o is t u r is e r if y o u lik e s k in c a re o n t h e g o . T h is is b e c a u s e it s e lit e in g re d ie n t s m e a n it is s a fe t o s t a y o n y o u r s k in .
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T h e re is v e r y lit t le im p ro v e m e n t w it h o u t c o m m it m e n t . In o rd e r t o g e t b e t t e r, y o u m u s t b e c o m m it t e d t o g e t t in g b e t t e r. W h e t h e r it ’s b y p r a c t ic in g e v e r y d a y , s t u d y in g p la y e r s y o u lo o k u p t o , o r re a d in g b o o k s o n w h a t t h e p ro fe s s io n a ls d o , t h e y a ll s h o w a c le a r c o m m it m e n t t o im p ro v e m e n t . T h e b e s t fo o t b a lle r s a re a ll e x t re m e ly d e v o t e d t o b e c o m in g b e t t e r a t t h e g a m e t h e y lo v e , a n d p u t in t ire le s s h o u r s w h ic h is o f t e n t h e k e y w h ic h s e p a r a t e s e lit e a t h le t e s fro m t h e re s t .
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