Now that many of us have got the majority of our planting done for the season it's time to think about ways to keep your plants looking great all summer. An easy trick that a lot of people are sometimes afraid to do is pinch your plants. Usually people are afraid they may harm the plant or simply don't want to remove any of its flowers or stems. Don't be afraid, pinching can be very beneficial for the plants and helps them to look even better as the summer goes on.
Giving your annuals a "light" pinch by removing the very tips of the stems will encourage new growth and branching which then gives the plant a fuller look and typically results in more flowers. In general you want to pinch just above last "node" of the stem which is where the plant has last branched. A great example of a plant that does great when pinched is coleus. If you continue to lightly pinch it once every week or two throughout the summer the plant will continue to get fuller and fuller. If you don't pinch it every so often the plant will still look good, however it won't get as full as one that's been pinched. There are some plants that require no pinching at all and naturally branch well on their own like calibrachoa. Pinching wouldn't hurt them but since the plant does well on its own there is really no need. If you're ever unsure just ask because often times once you've started pinching it becomes addictive when you see how much better your plants look throughout the summer.
Beyond pinching I have to mention fertilizing. If you haven't already gotten into a routine for fertilizing your containers and flowerbeds you should. In containers I recommend fertilizing with a liquid fertilizer, once a week. Liquid fertilizers are taken up by the plants quicker than granular fertilizers. Because containers are constantly leaching out their nutrients, it is important to fertilize them more frequently than the annuals in your flowerbeds. Annuals in flowerbeds don't have to be fertilized as often. I would recommend fertilizing them every two or three weeks. Well balanced liquid or granular fertilizers work best. No matter what fertilizer you use, always be sure to read the label and follow the dosage instructions carefully. Too much fertilizer can quickly damage or kill your plants.


text:
Q: Computing dual spaces with canonical identification I have a question regarding an identification that my professor taught me that apparently is useful to the identify the dual space of a normed space. My notes say:

$X$ can be seen inside the bidual space of $X$ with the map $J:X \to
 X^{**}$ such that $x \mapsto J_x$ where $J_x:X^* \to \mathbb{K}$ is
  such that $J_x(f) = f(x)$. The completion of $X$
  is given by $\overline{J(X)}$.

Apparently, my professor uses this identification to compute the dual space of $c_0$ with the $\|\cdot\|_{\infty}$ norm. He sets the following:
$\tau:l_1 \to c_0^*$ such that $\{\alpha_n\} \mapsto \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty} \alpha_n\beta_n$
and then proves that this is an isomorphism between the normed spaces.
So my question is the fact that $X$ can be seen inside the bidual space seems obvious. But:

*

*Why the completion of $X$ is $\overline{J(X)}$.

*What are the rigurous steps to arrive to the $\tau$ from this natural identification?

A: It is rather easy to determine that  $\ell_1^*=\ell_\infty$; if $f:\ell_1\to\mathbb C$ is linear and bounded, it follows immediately that
$$
f\left(\sum_j \alpha_j\,e_j\right)=\sum_j\alpha_j\,f(e_j).
$$
It is not hard to check from here that $\{f(e_j)\}\in\ell_\infty$, and that every $x\in\ell_\infty$ induces a functional by $\alpha\longmapsto \sum_j\alpha_jx_j$. So, under that identification, $\ell_1^*=\ell_\infty$.
Since $c_0\subset\ell_\infty$, this suggests defining $\tau$ as your prof did. After you prove that $\tau $ is an isomorphism, you know that $c_0^*=\ell_1$, and so $c_0^{**}=\ell_\infty$.
The equality $\overline{J(X)}=X^{**}$. Note that the closure is in the weak$^*$-topology. The proof of the equality is a rather easy exercise.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


We are ready to treat you, whether it is for an acute or chronic illness, or for wellness and prevention. We provide services in internal medicine, cardiology and gastroenterology.
Our goal is to help you manage your chronic conditions and address acute problems as they occur.
If you are ill -- whether you are a new or established patient -- we can accommodate you with an appointment that same day. What's more, we offer evening and Saturday appointments, too.
We will help you to coordinate your care needs as they may rise -- authorizations, tests, medications and specialty referrals.
We are in network with many insurance providers.
Plan your visit to Alpha Health Associates today.


After years of neglect by publishers, a new Lewisham community newspaper is scheduled to launch in spring next year.
The void in news coverage in the borough was one of the main reasons for setting up Lewisham Lately – although with an average of about two posts a month, and scant research and writing time, it has made limited difference.
The Lewisham Ledger, as it will be known, should do much more. A sister paper to The Peckham Peculiar and The Dulwich Diverter (Lewisham Lately likes their line in alliteration), it will be out every two months.
It's worth checking those out (see back issues of the Peckham Peculiar here, and The Dulwich Diverter archive here). The writing is very good and there's a broad range of subjects tackled: the latest issue of The Peckham Peculiar has articles on youth homelessness, the long-running battle over development at Dulwich Hamlets football club, the visit of the world champion boxer Jack Johnson to Peckham in the 1900s, as well as several profiles of local entrepreneurs, artists, restaurateurs and publicans.
Most notably, perhaps, its production values and photography are first class. I find it genuinely exciting to think of the many untold tales in Lewisham getting the same treatment.
Lewisham Council can expect another thorn in its side too, if yesterday's social media posts are anything to go by. And that's got to be a good thing for a council that has had very little media scrutiny (excepting the whole sorry Millwall/ New Bermondsey development saga) in recent years.
Will it be enough? Almost certainly not. Six issues a year is not much, although the team behind it are very active on social media.
But it's extremely welcome and needed and we wish it all the best. Speaking of which, its founders will be seeking £5,000 Kickstarter funding for the first two issues.
Chip in if you can: this is a genuinely positive thing for the borough.
This is excellent news for Lewisham.
Previous Previous post: Could Heidi Alexander become leader of the Labour Party?


From creative idea to innovation: how does that work?
Is it better to give creative employees autonomy, or does pressure bring out their creativity? How does that work in a team? And how can those creative ideas be adapted to benefit organizations? Bernard Nijstad is going to spend the next five years researching the relationship between creativity and innovation at no fewer than one hundred different companies.


Aw, and the "Mechanical Man" robot even looks way awesomer than the "Master Mystery" one. Dang!
I know. The fact that he looks way cooler than the Automaton just adds salt to the wounds.
Oh, that's interesting! Thanks, Tom.
Hold your horses! L'uomo meccanico, or The Mechanical Man wasn't made in 1913 (don't know why that date keeps popping up). It was made in 1921 in Italy by French acrobat/comedian/actor/writer/director André Deed as a planned trilogy of full length feature films. Only 26 minutes of it remains.
Gugusse et l'Automate by Georges Méliès was, indeed the first robot on screen, but as most films back then, it was only about a minute long. The Mechanical Man, on the other hand, is the first robot in a full length feature film.
Oh, my, thank you, Janne! I am very happy to hear this. I will do an updated post. Appreciate you visiting and sharing your expertise.
The Houdini museum in New York City has The Automoton on display... not sure if it is the original but it is there.
They do indeed. You can see a pic in this post. It was made by the famous illusion builder John Gaughan. The original no longer exists, as far as I know.


text:
Examination Fee.—The American Board of Pediatrics instituted a new schedule of fees to become effective as of May 1, 1972. New applicants after this date will be charged $250 which will entitle the candidate to as many as three written examinations plus a single oral examination. Reexamination fees will be $100 for each examination. The written examination will be given on Aug 3, 1973, and the deadline for submission of applications is Jan 31, 1973. Applications blanks may be obtained by addressing the American Board of Pediatrics, Inc., Museum of Science and Industry, 57th St & South Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60637.
Allergy and Immunology.—The University of Arkansas Medical Center at Little Rock will have one fellowship in pediatric allergy and immunology available Oct 1, 1972, or Jan 1, 1973. For further information, address Vida H. Gordon, MD, Director, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Training Program, Department of Pediatrics,
News and Comment. Am J Dis Child. 1972;124(1):150–152. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110130152029

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Home > Social Issues > 4 Reasons Men Give For Why They Sexually Harass Women
4 Reasons Men Give For Why They Sexually Harass Women
Tags:#AskingForIt
To combat sexual harassment, instead of focusing only on women's responses, we need to focus on the behaviour of men and boys who harass.
Have you ever reacted against sexual harassment when you faced it yourself, or saw another girl or woman facing it? Have a suggestion to share? Login to write if you have a contributor account at Women's Web, or use this form to send us your post.
#AskingForIt is an initiative by Breakthrough to mobilize communities and get every individual, both online and in the 'real world', to speak out and not treat sexual harassment as 'normal'.
In an attempt to understand why men harass women, I interviewed a few boys and men between the ages of 17 to 26 in my own circle, asking them why they or their peers and friends indulged in such behaviour. To respect their privacy, I've used aliases.
I believe that there are three main types of harassers.
The verbal assaulter: These are boys/men who receive sadistic pleasure as they watch you squirm in response to their dirty comments. Their ultimate goal is to make you uncomfortable to make themselves feel better. The moment they see a girl pass by, they can't resist making a foolish comment.
The attacker: These men will sexually assault you, usually without saying a word to you. They observe women from a distance and carefully choose their target. They may be men who feel unattractive and believe they are entitled to approach women in this predatory manner.
The gazer: This guy is the pervert at the bus stop who constantly stares at you. He may board the same bus as you, just to gaze at you. He may even try to take pictures of you.
I asked boys the reason behind such behaviour, and here are some of the responses I received in response to my questioning.
Just for attention
"I had a classmate in college, who would always call out mean things to girls. Most of the girls in my class were outraged with him. He always said that he was just joking," says Neelesh Gupta, a post-graduate student. "But I realised that he was just doing it to get the attention of all the girls."
When such boys were confronted, they would claim that it was a joke, and that the girls were overly sensitive. Some boys also feel that since they do not receive attention from women otherwise, it is okay to verbally attack women. When this action provides the results they want to see (in the form of attention), they repeat that behaviour.
This behaviour comes from a place where women's attention or affection is seen as something the man is entitled to.
"I had a friend who got rejected by a lot of girls he had a crush on, so he started developing hatred towards all women. He began verbally abusing every girl that rejected him as retribution. Soon, like-minded boys formed a group and abused girls together," says Vikrant Kapoor, a 19-year-old college student.
Masculinity = Getting what you want
Some boys also cited others they knew who attacked a girl if they liked her but she preferred another man (perceived as more attractive).
"My sister's classmate was obsessed with her, but she was never interested in him. He was an uncouth lowlife. When she started dating her boyfriend, that maniac tried to attack her when she was alone in the classroom," recalls Rahul, a student, in horror. "He would always stare at her in class, and try to get physically intimate with her. She pushed him away every time, and finally he attacked her."
When these men can't 'get' women they want, it affects their ego since such rejection is perceived as an insult to their masculinity. But it doesn't end there.
"We got him arrested and expelled from college, but a year later, he was caught trying to assault another girl who resembled my sister," adds Rahul.
"One of my friends caught a bunch of classmates teasing a young girl; my friend insulted them and said, 'You aren't men at all'. One of the boys misinterpreted her statement and believed that he could prove his male dominance by showing her how physically weak she was. He attempted to assault her when she was alone at home," says Dinesh Murthy.
Because my sex drive compels me
In a culture where men's sex drive is seen as something that overrides the need for consent, some men cite sexual impulses as a reason for harassment.
"There was a gang of boys in my class who always took pictures of pretty girls on their phones, and would stare at them for hours. These guys weren't good students, and always got into trouble. They would always slyly take pictures of unsuspecting girls," says Sumesh Shah, a web designer.
I asked boys the obvious question, "When there are millions of porn websites, why chase and stare at girls?"
"It's not easy to watch porn in your house or at a cyber café. At home, anybody can walk in, and catch you. Being caught at a cyber café is even more mortifying. That's probably why guys take pictures of random girls, so that they can stare at it as long as they want in their mobiles phones, whenever convenient. It's because of sexual dissatisfaction that men do such things," says Pavan Chakravathy, an artist.
Because girls ask for it
Another reason why men think it's 'normal' to harass girls, is the influence of the movies. We all know this one – movies have convinced many boys that the girl really means Yes when she says No.
Now clothing. This clichéd reason that everyone uses to blame us women is not always the stated reason, but it is a part of it.
"Guys stare at girls. If you're an attractive girl, you will obviously be stared at. But the guy staring at you turn out to be a sexual harasser the day you decide to show more skin, or the day you look your prettiest," Dhruv Kumar, a Ph.D. student informs me.
What can we do about sexual harassment?
Some of the boys I spoke to also suggested solutions.
"If you have a classmate verbally abusing girls, then do what my classmates and I did. Both girls and boys ostracized that classmate. Nobody sat next to him, and we blatantly ignored him. That taught him a lesson," says Neelesh Gupta. "He eventually reformed his behaviour."
"If it is a gang of boys, the girls in class should complain about this behaviour. The girls from my class, along with a good number of boys did the same. My former friend and his gang were rusticated from college. Most of the members in my friends circle stopped contacting him. The Principal gave the gang a good scolding in the presence of their parents and they formally apologised to all the girls," says Vikrant.
"If you are being harassed in any way, just lodge an FIR," advises Rahul. "Today, he may stare at you, tomorrow he may assault you. Get many willing witnesses when you're being verbally harassed, and arrange for someone to record the incident. Provide the proof to the Principal, if you're in college, or take the recording of the incident to a women's rights group. They will help you file the FIR. That's what my sister and I did."
"My friends and I spoke to the class teacher telling him that the boys took pictures of our female friends. The Principal banned the use of mobile phones in college, confiscated the gang's phones, ensuring that the pictures were erased and reported the boys to the police. Even if this is done by a random guy on the street, you can sue him for violation of privacy, and owning pictures for which he does not have the copyright to," says Sumesh.
"This response may sound silly, but as a psychology student, I would recommend this. If women can give the descriptions of men who frequently harass girls at usual places, then women's rights activists can act as the supposed 'target'. Once the men begin the harassment, numerous activists can intervene with the police on stand-by. They can do this as a regular patrol, then men will be on guard due to the fear of punishment," says Snehal.
"The whole society should look down on the harasser. If everyone abuses and insults the harasser or the group of harassers, in unison, they will shut up. Since nobody aids the girls, the harasser only receives more confidence," says Pavan. "Anytime you find anyone harassing a girl, please make them feel ashamed of themselves with acidic words of disdain."
After interviewing these boys, I felt encouraged and touched by the love and respect some of them displayed for the women in their lives. However, there were also plenty of men who blamed women's clothing and their 'forward behaviour' as the cause of sexual harassment.
Clearly, working on young boys' attitudes to respect and support women is the way forward to go for lasting change.
Read all posts written @ #AskingForIt blogathon
Top image of gender equality via Shutterstock
Sanjana Raman
READ MY BOOK - CHASING RAINBOWS LINK - https://www.amazon.in/CHASING-RAINBOWS-Reaching-Skies-Book-
Bhairavi KS -	May 25, 2015 at 8:55 pm
I THERE was this once when I was at a CCD, chilling all by myself, sipping on some coffee and reading some stuff. There was a girl, two tables away from me. She was texting someone. She was probably 19 or 20 years old. A petite and pretty girl. Then a guy with shades walked in. He went up to the counter, ordered something and kept turning back to look at the girl. He then walked up to her and said something. She got annoyed. He left and then came back to her anD said, "I am your boyfriends friend. He is calling you." She saI'd, " I have no no boyfriend." like he didn't hear her, he again asked, " you are waiting for your boyfriend only, right? " " No!", she snapped. Meanwhile the staff at ccd asked him to not trouble her. He walked out, but didn't leave. He settled himself in the smoking area. I saw all of this, so I walked up to the girl and I told her, "Hey, you can sit with me, if you want. He will keep coming. You can wait with me till your friends arrive." She thought it was a good idea. And we sat together and chatted Away for the next half an hour or 45 minutes till her friend came by. That low life was sitting right outside, the only thing separating us and him was a glass Wall. But he didn't dare to come in again. Atleast not until her friend a came and I left. By the way, she was decently dressed in a tunic and leggings. So her clothes had nothing to do with it. But I felt good about be in there for a strange girl who was as old as my cousin.
jyothi -	May 26, 2015 at 9:22 am
thank you!sir!!
K.S.Bhairavi -	May 26, 2015 at 10:08 am
Sir? I am a woman!
Farrah -	June 30, 2016 at 4:50 pm
Thanx for posting that man, you're a good dude 🙂
It's Men Who Need To Take The Pledge Against Harassment
Staying Quiet About Street Sexual Harassment Hurts Us In The Long Run
Simple & Practical Ways In Which We Can Stand Up Against The Harassment Of Girls
#ShareYourStory Of Sexual Harassment: Let's Get Men Involved!
10 Award Winning Books By Indian Woman Writers That You Must Read
10 Handicraft Home Decor Products From Across India
Common Cold And Cough? Try These 9 Easy And Effective Natural Home Remedies
The 'Know It All' Vs. The 'Mentally Virgin'
What? Having A Baby To Solve Marital Problems?! Such Rubbish Advice!


text:
Seijuro Mikoshiba, Characters, Supporting Characters,
" You're... pretty cute. "
— Seijuro, speaking to Gou Matsuoka.
Kanji 御子柴 清十郎
Rōmaji Mikoshiba Seijūrō
Also known as Nii-chan (by Momotaro and Isuzu)
Height 187 cm (6'2")
Weight 77 kg (169 lb)
Affiliation Samezuka Academy (former)
Swimming Team (former)
Function Captain (formerly)
Swim Style Backstroke
Relatives Isuzu Mikoshiba (younger sister)[1]
Momotaro Mikoshiba (younger brother)[2]
Anime Episode 2
Japanese Kenjiro Tsuda
English Robert McCollum
Seijuro Mikoshiba (御子柴 清十郎 Mikoshiba Seijūrō) one of the supporting characters of anime series Free!. He is a butterfly swimmer [3] and was the captain of Samezuka Academy's swimming team until he graduated, he gave away his position to Rin Matsuoka. He currently attends Hidaka University, where he is on the swim team alongside Haru & Asahi.
Seijuro is a tall, muscular young man with short, slicked back, tousled, bright red hair and golden eyes. He has a darker complexion compared to others and is well-built from swimming and other exercises done at Samezuka Academy. He wears Samezuka Academy's black jacket most of the time.[4][5][6][7] While swimming, he wears black swim briefs.[5]
Seijuro is an enthusiastic person, being incredibly weak against cute girls - as seen as he has fallen in love with Gou on their first meeting, calling her "cute". This attraction goes as far that his room is full of Gou's photos, as Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, Rei and Gou discovered then they went to visit Rin's room, but accidentally entered Seijuro's.[8] Nagisa once stated that he had thought that Seijuro was only an enthusiastic person and that he hadn't been a good swimmer, however, this was proven wrong when Seijuro won 1st place on the swimming tournament.
Contrary to his happy-go-lucky personality when around things he likes and girls, Gou mainly, Seijuro is a strict, serious captain of a swimming team. Even though he's strict, he sometime tends to give comic reliefs in the show, such as when he told The Swimming Team that a fearsome new face will enter the club in April and started frantically laughing, making Rei wonder "what kind of villain is he supposed to be". He is said to defy logic, being able to swim 100 meters one hundred times, not loosing one single time.[9]
Though he scolded Rin at the relay against the Iwatobi High School Swim Club at the regional tournament, in the end he is the kind of person who laughs it off and just forgives. To hold the swim team of the renowned Samezuka Academy together you have to have a big heart. However, he has no mercy for those who slack off. Though his eyes wander when he's in his flirting mindset, he is always firmly watching his club members' movements, their bodily difficulties naturally as well, but he's also checking their mental conditions. When he assesses someone to be unfit, he doesn't shy away from pulling them out of the team.[10]
Mikoshiba set a new record at the prefecture's tournament. Even as the champion school's captain, that ability is unfathomable. Even when that ability only vouches for his usual state of impetuous bableness.[10]
Little is known about Seijuro's history, but it's known that he won swimming competitions while being a grade schooler. However, he always placed second with Haruka always being first.[10]
Main article: Seijuro Mikoshiba/Story
Main article: Seijuro Mikoshiba/Relationships
Creation Conception
The director of Free!, Hiroko Utsumi, said that since he had had to deliver some meaningful words to Rin during the endgame they had made him cool, but since he had been the captain they also gave him the sort of grandiosity and big-heartedness that comes with a "gahaha" laugh. However, she said, in the second episode, Kenjiro Tsuda's improvisation of the line "You're really cute" had really seemed to fit the character as well, so they kept it. The character designer, Futoshi Nishiya, added that Seijuro's design is the same as when he had first imagined him. While carrying a very captain-like majesty, he thought he became the most manly out of all the characters in the series. To match his appearance of the warm senpai, the staff made his hair red. There was a bit of orange mixed into that red as well, and so the staff immediately agreed on his hair color.[10]
It is shown that Seijuro has a strong similarity with Mikoto Suoh from K, as they both have red hair, golden eyes and the same voice actor, Kenjiro Tsuda.
Seijuro reads Monthly Muscle Magazine, just like Gou does.[11]
Seijuro's room number is 201 and is across the hall from Rin and Aiichiro's.[12]
He has no official spirit animal as of yet, but fans often link him with the swordfish.
In the Free! Drama CD "There's No Way My Little Sister Is Dating Some Guy", it is revealed that Seijuro has a little sister.[1]
This sister, Isuzu Mikoshiba, was later introduced in season 3, Free!-Dive to the Future-.
His hobbies are karaoke, tennis and beach volleyball.[10]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Iwatobi High School Swimming Club's Diary 2: Track 11
↑ Episode 14
↑ Free! Eternal Summer 2nd PV
↑ Episode 2
↑ 5.0 5.1 Episode 3
↑ Rin no Oheya Hōmon
↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Seijuro Mikoshiba Character Page From Pash! Perfect File
↑ Iwatobi High School Swimming Club's Diary 2: Track 9
↑ Rin and Nitori's Week! (short movie)
Start a Discussion Discussions about Seijuro Mikoshiba
What's Seijuro's animal? Does anyone know yet?
A FANDOM user
Aiichiro Nitori is a swann and i belive that Seijuro is either a shark/narwhale or even a dolphin	 2016-09-29T06:51:53Z
MiraculousAnimeteam
Well here's the list that I know who's spirit animal is who: Haruka: Dolphin Makoto: Orca Whale Nagisa: Rockhopper Penguins R...	 2017-07-27T01:39:22Z
Does anyone know what stroke Mikoshiba swims?
well momo is backstroke and seijuro is butterfly.	 2015-11-08T02:37:08Z
I've always thought he swam breaststroke...	 2016-01-06T16:34:00Z
Retrieved from "https://free-anime.fandom.com/wiki/Seijuro_Mikoshiba?oldid=44453"


Freebie alert! Try L'occitane's best selling nourishing collection for free! Get your Free Shea Gift set now!
Discover what makes the Shea Butter an essential beauty ingredient, with an iconic Shea Butter Hand Cream and Light Comforting Face Cream.
Free while supplies last. Limit one per customer. Limited Quantities available. Offer free with no purchase in boutiques and with any purchase online April 10 – April 30, 2017 or while supplies last.
After you submit your email you will receive an email to present in-store to get the Free gift (no purchase needed).


What about Chinese e-commerce trends ?
If you have not notice before, it is time to realize : China is experiencing a massive growth in its e-commerce sector. Expert predict that it will worth €400 billion in 2015 and it is estimated to worth more than the U.S., the UK, Japan, Germany and France e-commerce market combined by 2020.
It is likely thanks to its huge netizen population : 600 million Internet users and over 500 million mobile Internet users. By 2020, the government wants to connect 1.2 billion people (85% of the population) to 3G and 4G mobile Internet access.
But this market is not easy to break into. For example eBay has failed to settle down in China, while Wal-Mart and Best Buy are still struggling to compete with local firms. Nevertheless, if you decide to joint operations with a Chinese firm, then there is hope. Shoprunner (rival of Amazon) dealed with Alibaba Group which purchased 39% stake of the company (€150 million).
The number of physical retail store is huge in China's larger cities but it is not the case in lower-tier cities that does not have the chance to have international luxury brand. Because of this and to avoid cost of setting up, Internet has been particularly prosperous for those remote area.
If Chinese customer are now buying more and more on-line, they are also searching information on the Internet as well. It has became an information source for digital consumers who regularly log on to review sites and use social media to make consumption choices. The trust they have in on-line shops is very strong.
According to a recent study of KPMG on 10,200 Chinese customers, the average cost spent by Chinese online for the last luxury item they purchase is about €180 ! It goes from €85 for under 20 years old people to €195 for 25-29 years old customers and then climb to €250 for 45-49 years old consumers.
Furthermore, they found out, men were spending more on individual items than women : €255 for men versus €155 for women. However, women buy more luxury item that men do. In any cases, it shows how much money, Chinese consumers spend on-line.
The main concern when consumers buy on-line is the price. They are very sensitive about price changes which is understandable when we know we can easily make comparisons on-line. The help of social network and review site also give more information on product and brands. More than half of the surveyed people felt more assured of the product's origin when buying on-line. 28% of them were also interested to find something unique and special (41% for customer under 25 years old).
If e-commerce is very convenient and allows costumer to have a better range of available products, it still brings some concerns. 78% of respondents were concerned about the items authenticity. 70% wish they could test the product before buying them and 55% were worried about the size not fitting them. 48% were thinking of the reliability of sellers and if the product seen online will be the same as the one arriving home. 41% are doubting on-line sellers' guarantee of after-sales services and 37% are concerned about the complicated return procedures.
With Tmall, Alibaba made a big splash on the e-commerce industry. The site guarantees genuine products and gives users a more direct route to connect with sellers. It has become so popular that international high fashion brands such as Burberry have established their own shops on the site.
The survey also showed which sector were bought more frequently on-line. The cosmetics one if the most popular type of luxury product bought on-line (51%). Then comes women's shoes with 39%, women's apparel (36%) and accessories and bags (34%). 70% of on-line shoppers use their home computer to do those purchases. 60% use smartphones and 30% tablets. The smartphone group is growing very fast.
With the 4G becoming more accessible and the increase of mobile users, it is more convenient now to use smartphone for on-line purchases. Nowadays, already 55% of China's smarphone users have made a mobile payment while only 12% have done it in USA. This sector is very promising.
Before, we used to do a cash-on-delivery payment but now we only use automatic on-line payment and people trust it. 5 years ago, 70% of payments were cash-on-delivery, now 70% of them are electronic. 200 licenses have been granted by the government but Alipay, Tenpay, Union Pay and 99bill combined account for 85.5% of the electronic wallet market of the country.
Overall, the survey found that regardless the age of consumers, they all have trust and confidence into the on-line shopping and its platforms, especially through their smartphones. The older people get, the more they spend per item. While men spend more on individual purchases, women spend more overall. Finally, the cash-on-delivery gave way to the on-line payment.
Physical retail store, a trend from the past ?
WeChat the new e-commerce opportunity ?


Sir John Soane's Museum is regarded by many as the finest House Museum in the World. Designed by one of this country's greatest architects, his home is unchanged since 1837 and contains an unrivalled collection of art, sculpture, books, antiquities, drawings and furniture all artfully arranged within the labrythine interiors of London's most suprising house and visited by more than 100,000 people each year.
The Museum has ambitious plans to restore and open up a whole new floor of Soane's incredible interiors for the public to see and enjoy. A new gallery is needed to show exhibitions and a new entrance, disabled lift and education facilities are all planned as part of a £6M project that will enable more people to learn about and be inspired by this visionary architect and designer.


HI! This 21 disc set contains the complete series. The episodes are great quality & commercial free. The discs also contain menus. Have A Blessed Day!
You can choose to have dvds mailed to you, or to have digital downloads of each disc as an ISO file.
If you reside overseas & want ISO files, please email me so I can delete the shipping & handling fee before you purchase.


text:
5 posts tagged with mueller.
Podcast: The Report: Part VIII: End Of The Beginning
It's May 12, 2017. The FBI is still reeling from the sudden firing of Director James Comey. Andrew McCabe has only been the acting Director for 3 days. He's trying to talk to Rod Rosenstein about the issue weighing on his mind: how are they going to protect the Russia investigation? The FBI is already investigating whether the president has tried to interfere with that inquiry. But the Deputy Attorney General is distracted and upset; he can't believe the White House is making it look as if firing Comey were his idea. He says "There's no one I can talk to. There's no one here I can trust." McCabe urges Rosenstein to appoint a special counsel. The credibility of the FBI and DOJ are on the line; without a special counsel a firestorm threatens to destroy the nation's storied law enforcement institutions. It's five days later—Wednesday, May 17—when McCabe sits beside Rosenstein in the basement of the United States Capitol where they've assembled the Gang of Eight. Then Rosenstein announces that he's made a decision. He's appointed a special counsel to oversee the Russia investigation and the new inquiry into the president: Robert S. Mueller III. [more inside]
posted by General Malaise on Sep 24, 2019 - 1 comment
Podcast: The Report: Bonus: The Death of Peter Smith
It's July 2016. Then-FBI Director James Comey gives a press conference explaining that, while he has recommended that the Justice Department not pursue charges against Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of classified information, Clinton's conduct was "extremely careless." Evidence has never surfaced that Clinton's account was compromised. But a Republican political operative named Peter Smith becomes obsessed with the idea that Russia might have gained access. He spends the next year trying to get ahold of Clinton emails that he thinks Russia has hacked. But he never gets to see what Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes of his efforts—because a year later, he dies by suicide. [more inside]
posted by General Malaise on Sep 9, 2019 - 1 comment
Book: The Mueller Report
The final report by Robert Mueller on Russian interference in the 2016 election, whether the Trump campaign conspired with the Russians, and whether the President obstructed justice by getting to limit the effectiveness of the investigation.
posted by Going To Maine on Jun 1, 2019 - 17 comments
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Sexual Harassment, Interview with Anita Hill Season 5, Ep 18
This episode aired on July 29:
More Stupid Watergate, "Something with the potential gravity of Watergate, if the entire White House was on bath salts and Nixon was a raccoon with his head stuck in a jar of peanut butter." Revealed is that Cohen secretly taped interactions between him and Trump, and some of one of the tapes was leaked, relating them planning to keep a story about Trump's affair with Playboy Bunny Karen McDougal secret. Also, Cohen claims Trump knew in advance of the meeting with Russian representatives in Trump Tower. And, Mueller is looking into whether Trump's tweets constitute obstruction of justice.
Facebook loses $119 billion dollars of value, 19% of its total valuation, overnight. That's more than the value of the entire global cheese market: Facebook's stock dropped by the concept of cheese. It's because of piracy issues, which they've apologized for via an ubiquitous ad. LWT provides one of their trademark more honest versions.
Main story: Workplace sexual harassment. In the wake of a number of prominent male executives being brought down, it's looking like something may finally be done about it... except that the current situation shares a lot of things in common with the 90s, at which time everything was supposed to change, and then, didn't. The issue became national news with the testimony of Anita Hill before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The last act was a great interview with Anita Hill herself.
Both the main story and the interview are on the show's official Youtube channel. (29m) [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Aug 13, 2018 - 1 comment
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Stupid Watergate II: Fox News' Cries Of "Witch Hunt" Season 5, Ep 14
Trump prepares for the (then) upcoming North Korea summit, of course, by not preparing.
Philippine President and strongman Rodrigo Duterte very uncomfortably kisses a young woman before a crowd.
And Now: Julie Chen Has A Few Questions For The Audience of "The Talk."
Main Story: More on Stupid Watergate, this time about Fox News' efforts to normalize the idea that the Mueller investigation is a "witch hunt" by calling that through every channel available to them, in an desperate (yet somewhat effective) effort to get ordinary Americans thinking it must be one, despite the fact that they've already charged 20 people and three companies, and gotten five guilty pleas. Watch it on YouTube (18m).
And Now: The Entire Seventeen-Minute Piece You Just Saw, Boiled Down To Eight Seconds.
Finally, a bit about the UK. Last week's episode had a segment about the putdowns of House of Commons speaker John Bercow that could not air in the UK, because of a stupid law saying footage of the chamber could not be used in "light entertainment" or "political satire." Because they used such footage this week and thus UK viewers again cannot be shown the whole program, LWT offers five minutes of replacement content: Gilbert Gottfried reading Yelp reviews.
[more inside]
posted by JHarris on Jun 16, 2018 - 1 comment
General Malaise (2)
JHarris (2)


text:
Alkitab Mobile SABDA
[VER] : [CEV] [PL] [PB]
<< Kisah Para Rasul 1 >>
1Theophilus, I first wrote to you about all that Jesus did and taught from the very first
2until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.
3For forty days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.
4While he was still with them, he said: Don't leave Jerusalem yet. Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit, just as I told you he has promised to do.
5John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
6While the apostles were still with Jesus, they asked him, "Lord, are you now going to give Israel its own king again?"
7Jesus said to them, "You don't need to know the time of those events that only the Father controls.
8But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world."
9After Jesus had said this and while they were watching, he was taken up into a cloud. They could not see him,
10but as he went up, they kept looking up into the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them.
11They said, "Why are you men from Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky? Jesus has been taken to heaven. But he will come back in the same way that you have seen him go."
12The Mount of Olives was about half a mile from Jerusalem. The apostles who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the Eager One, and Judas the son of James. After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
13(1:12)
14The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers.
15One day there were about one hundred twenty of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.
16He said: My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.
18Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out.
19When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means "Field of Blood."
20In the book of Psalms it says, "Leave his house empty, and don't let anyone live there." It also says, "Let someone else have his job."
21So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.
23Two men were suggested: One of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was Matthias.
24Then they all prayed, "Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen
25to be an apostle and to serve in place of Judas, who got what he deserved."
26They drew names, and Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles.
Share Facebook | Share Twitter
Bahan Renungan: SH - RH - ROC
Kamus Alkitab
Kamus Bahasa
Nyanyikanlah Kidung Baru
Pelengkap Kidung Jemaat
Alkitab.mobi
SABDA.mobi
Laporan Masalah/Saran


Reghost Comedy ⋄ Horror They survived the apocalypse. Now they just have to survive their friendship!!
Television (Documentary and Crime) Miscellaneous Crew Series follows Columbia University's Michael Stone as he searches for the roots of evil in human beings by exploring acts committed by infamous criminals and ordinary people which he rates on his "scale of evil".
Film (short) by Wanjiru M. Njendu (Comedy) Director A satirical look on the haves and have nots. A business woman, a bum and one cup of Java. She has the money but the world is his oyster.


2 A people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, of whom you have knowledge and of whom it has been said, All are forced to give way before the sons of Anak.
3 Be certain then today that it is the Lord your God who goes over before you like an all-burning fire; he will send destruction on them, crushing them before you; and you will send them in flight, putting an end to them quickly, as the Lord has said.
4 And after the Lord has sent them in flight from before you, say not in your heart, Because of my righteousness the Lord has given me this land; when it is because of their evil-doing that the Lord is driving these nations out before you.
5 Not for your righteousness or because your hearts are upright are you going in to take their land; but because of the evil-doing of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and to give effect to his oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
6 Be certain then that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land as a reward for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.
7 Keep well in mind how you made the Lord your God angry in the waste land; from the day when you went out of Egypt till you came to this place, you have gone against the orders of the Lord.
8 Again in Horeb you made the Lord angry, and in his wrath he would have put an end to you.
9 When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water.
10 And the Lord gave me the two stones with writing on them done by the finger of God: on them were recorded all the words which the Lord said to you on the mountain out of the heart of the fire, on the day of the great meeting.
11 Then at the end of forty days and forty nights the Lord gave me those stones, the stones of the agreement.
12 And the Lord said to me, Get up now, and go down quickly from this place; for the people you have taken out of Egypt have given themselves over to evil; they have quickly been turned from the way in which I gave them orders to go; they have made themselves a metal image.
14 Let me send destruction on them till their very name is cut off; and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they.
15 So turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands.
16 And I saw that you had done evil against the Lord, and had made for yourselves a metal image of a young ox: you had quickly been turned from the way in which the Lord had given you orders to go.
17 And I let the stones go from my hands, and they were broken before your eyes.
18 And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.
19 For I was full of fear because of the wrath of the Lord which was burning against you, with your destruction in view. But again the Lord's ear was open to my prayer.
20 And the Lord, in his wrath, would have put Aaron to death: and I made prayer for Aaron at the same time.
21 And I took your sin, the image which you had made, and put it in the fire and had it hammered and crushed very small till it was only dust: and the dust I put in the stream flowing down from the mountain.
22 Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.
23 And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and take the land which I have given you; you went against the orders of the Lord your God, and had no faith in him, and would not give ear to his voice.
24 From the day when I first had knowledge of you, you have gone against the word of the Lord.
25 So I went down on my face in prayer before the Lord for forty days and forty nights as I did at first; because the Lord had said that he would put an end to you.
26 And I made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord God, do not send destruction on your people and your heritage, to whom, by your great power, you have given salvation, whom you have taken out of Egypt by the strength of your hand.
28 Or it may be said in the land from which you have taken them, Because the Lord was not able to take them into the land which he said he would give them, and because of his hate for them, he has taken them out to put them to death in the waste land.
29 But still they are your people and your heritage, whom you took out by your great power and by your stretched-out arm.


Mom Taxi Julie: Ugly Dress Party!!
Saturday afternoon I met up with my sister in laws, my mom, and my sister in law's mom for an UGLY DRESS PARTY! This was all cooked up by my one sister in law last time we went out. The idea was that we would all wear ugly dresses and go out to lunch and have the waitress judge which one was the worst and that person would get their lunch bought by everyone else.
So I hit the thrift stores and came home with this dress. Which is pretty awesomely ugly. The shoulder pads were HUGE in it. I felt like I was wearing a big pillow case.
BUT look at my mom's haha.
UM yeah, no contest, she totally won!! My preggo sil didn't even wear an ugly dress. She was too embarrassed to go out in public looking ugly. My other sil's was actually cute on her since she has a really cute shape, and her mom's was ugly but not hideously ugly lol. Here's the group shot.
Oh Julie, I love your idea and the dresses! I think my mom may have even had one of them in the 70s :) You are too cute, and so is your family. I wonder if the waitress was "biased" because of your dresses...ya think? Gosh, I hope not.
Thanks for the pics, and I just have one more question..."What did ya order for lunch, girl? LOL, THAT is what this inquiring mind must ask.
that's funny! what a great idea. Didn't your waitress know what you were doing since she was the judge!!! way to ruin your party huh??!!
What a neat idea ... fun even!


text:
Ballydesmond beauty therapist scoops hat-trick of top awards
THE Ballydesmond based Beauty Therapist Sinéad Murphy is now a player on the international stage after scooping an incredible hat-trick of awards across Europe for three of her Blumáin Organic products.
n May Sinéad's Coconut Lip Balm won the 'Best Lip Balm' award in RSVP Magazine in May. In recent weeks she followed this up with silver in the UK Green Parent Natural Beauty awards and bronze for her Geranium & Orange Cleansing Oil in the pan-European 'Free From Skincare' Awards
The product entries for the awards were put through a rigorous testing process, with the winning products chosen by a panel of experts, beauty bloggers and readers.
Sinéad said her Blumáin range, which is hand made in the workshop of her Finishing Touch Beauty Salon, came about because she wanted to provide her clients with "affordable, luxurious skincare products that would get them the results they were looking for".
"All the skincare products are certified organic by the IOA (Irish Organic Association), they are packed with only the finest organic vegetable oils, essential oils, floral waters, botanical extracts and active ingredients. I am absolutely delighted to win these awards for my products, it's a lovely reward for all the hard work that goes into making them," said Sinéad.
Winning these prestigious awards highlights the reputation Blumain Organics has in the Skincare field.
"The cleansing oil has been one of my best sellers from the beginning because it's suitable for all skin types and it's just brilliant at removing makeup and the night cream . It was only launched last October and been a huge hit with my customers, so I'm delighted to be able to now say it is an award winning product too," said Sinéad
"I love making my products, and the fact that I get to use them on my clients in my salon is the icing on the cake, I just love seeing the difference in their skin after one of my facials," she added,
Sinead told The Corkman she had a keen interest in beauty, makeup and nails from a young age, but realised while studying beauty therapy in college her true passion was skincare.
"I love the difference a facial and a good home skincare routine can make to a client's skin. When I opened my salon back in 2010 in the middle of the recession, I found that the majority of my clients just couldn't afford the Salon brands I offered," said Sinéad.
"This was quite frustrating as I wasn't able to help them like I wanted to. I thought about starting my own range to be able to offer something that was just as luxurious and effective but more affordable. I started studying natural cosmetics and the rest is history. I love the creativity of being able to develop my own products. I aim to produce products that will solve the many conditions and concerns that I see my clients dealing with," she added.
Like many business people, she said she was devastated when she had to close down in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
"It was a huge blow with so much uncertainty. I had really only developed Blumáin for my own salon clients, even though I had a website set up for it. With nothing but time on my hands, I gave it my all," she said.
Through the power of social media and word of mouth it just took off. I think people became so much more aware of supporting local that it just seemed to spread like wild fire."
Sinéad said that even through he doors to her salon remained closed, she had never been busier.
"I would never have had the time to really get Blumáin going had the Salon been open as normal. I've managed to grow my business so much in the last 18-months that I now supply other Salons with my products," she said.
Sinéad feels that women put a lot more emphasis on their skincare nowadays rather than trying to cover up their skin with makeup.
"I have women telling me all the time that they never really looked after their skin until the pandemic. During the enforced lockdown, people found they had more time to look after themselves because they were either off work or they were working from home, so self care really became a priority for many people."
The Corkman asked Sinead if she has some tips for people who want to hold on to their youthful skin for as long as possible.
"It's never to late to start a good skincare routine. If you don't know where to start then speak to a professional to get the best advice for your skin. Start with the basics, like cleansing and sun protection and build on your routine from there. Skincare is all about building a habit and making it a priority in your day" she said.
The Blumáin range is available for sale in Sinead's salon, Finishing Touch Beauty Salon in Ballydesmond, on her website www.blumainorganicskincare.ie and on Facebook and Instagram.
Tags:News
Mum competes in two international beauty pageants
Dublin Gazette – Digital Edition – April 08, 2021
O'Sullivan's charges put it up to reigning All-Ireland champs
Trial by Twitter: when toxic social media posts rise again


Our Songwriting degree course will help you develop your creative identity, while equipping you with the industry knowledge and professional skills needed for a successful career.
Sharpen your skills and change the way you think about yourself and music.
Come along to see our fantastic facilities first hand, chat with our tutors and get a feel of what it's like to study with us.
From it's history of amazing players to our great teaching faculty, find out why London is the perfect place for guitarists looking to amplify their careers.
This year we're offering a range of bursaries to assist students joining our Undergraduate and Summer School courses. Applications open Friday 1st March.
Sharpen your skills, technique and confidence.
Let us help shape you into the artist you want to become.
more about life at ICMP!
Discover your place in the music industry with ICMP - London's leading music industry education provider, developing and delivering music courses for over 30 years.
We're delighted to announce that ICMP first-year Songwriting student, Leah Finegold, has been named as one of the two winners of this year's prestigious ICMP / ATLA / Le Réacteur International Songwriting Contest.
We offer a selection of part-time music courses covering introductions to Vocals, Songwriting & Music Production all held in the evening here at ICMP London.
Develop industry expertise in production, re-mixing, sound design, studio, live sound engineering, mastering, managing your career, music for games, TV & film, Pro Tools & more.
Performance, stylistic awareness, music production & understanding the music industry, this course has been created to challenge you as a musician preparing you for your future career in music.
Listen to 'Away From Home' the brilliant latest release from Antonio Camilli.
ICMP provides a wide range of industry-aligned music courses in London.
As a student, you will benefit from the ICMP's unrivaled access to major names from the world of record labels, A&R, publishers and promoters.
ICMP alumnus Alex launched London guitar, piano and vocal tuition company Bruce Music while studying at ICMP back in 2013.
"At ICMP, I feel part of a growing community of musicians who are very much at the forefront of being the next wave of young people in the music industry."


There are so many resources and ideas out there – and we don't know them all! Please let us know about any books, programs, CDs, websites, or whatever you feel may help other readers of Enable Me To Grow by sending us an email at thetwomoms@enablemetogrow.com or leaving a comment below.
inspired by teachings of the Baha'i Faith.
Any other ideas you can think of that relate to the mission of our website!
Feel free to get in touch any time. Email thetwomoms@enablemetogrow.com for more information or to pitch an idea.


text:
Montgomery County is definitely not itself right now…
And that's putting it lightly. A very big storm blew through the DC area on Friday night, and the results were not pretty. As I understand it, the weather event was called a derecho, and the effects of such a phenomenon were painfully obvious for those of us in Montgomery County. Remember back in 2010, when that big storm came up out of nowhere and left much of Montgomery County without power? It seems that history has repeated itself. This storm blew through, and took out trees all over the place, and with that came power lines, and that left Montgomery County in the dark. According to WUSA, out of 305,000 Pepco customers in Montgomery County, 210,000 of them currently don't have electricity, and out of 800 traffic lights in the county, 500 of them don't work on account of power outages. And unfortunately, I am part of the two-thirds of Montgomery County that doesn't have power. I lost power on Friday night. The lights went on and off a few times, and then went out for good. And they're still out.
And with so much of the county in the dark, people's patterns changed. First of all, getting around is a real pain. With five out of eight traffic lights down (and no rhyme or reason about which lights are dead), we have been told all over to treat dark traffic signals like four-way stops, which slows things down. From what I can tell, there are four ways that intersections with traffic lights are treated in these sorts of situations. First are the lights that work. Those function as they always do. Then there are the really big intersections, which have police officers directing traffic through them. Then the bigger intersections but that aren't as big as the others get these little portable stop signs between the lanes to remind drivers that they are supposed to treat the intersection as a four-way stop. And then finally, most intersections with dark lights are just left dark without any signage or personnel on scene, and drivers are expected to be courteous to each other and stop before proceeding.
Categories: Silver Spring, Washington DC, Weather, Wheaton
The arrival of a new statue…
So apparently my office building is getting a new statue in the courtyard. They closed off the 1600 block of P Street NW around 4:30 or so this afternoon to deliver it, no less. The statue is of a firefighter and a dog, and is, as best as I can tell, the National Fire Dog Monument for the American Humane Association, which is headquartered in the other building of the office complex where I work. This certainly caused a fun little interruption to the day just before it was time to go home. And here it is:
The statue, on the truck.
Categories: Work
"…you're in Angel Grove…"
So now that Falcon is done and pretty much just waiting a few more days to launch on July 1, I'm starting to turn my mind towards other endeavors again. First of all, I significantly curtailed the amount of Wikipedia contributions that I would make while doing Falcon. I want to keep the level of my contributions at that lower amount, because Wikipedia has started to annoy me as of late, and I'm happier making far less edits. Plus I spent too much time on Wikipedia before, and that caused work on Schumin Web to suffer, and so it's time to spend more time taking care of my first creation. The time between shooting and publication on photo sets had become far too much, with many months between becoming the norm. And that was unacceptable.
But looking at what I want to do, aside from the aforementioned Transit Center update, I'm thinking about doing some creative writing. I've been watching a bunch of Power Rangers episodes lately, and I want to try something in that vein (you wondered why I mentioned Angel Grove in the title, didn't you?). No, I'm not dressing up in spandex and fighting monsters. Though that would be kind of fun – three guesses as to what Power Ranger costume I would be wearing, and the first two don't count. But no. I want to do something along the lines of the adapting of stock content into a completely new story and making it believeable. Realize that the way Power Rangers works is that first the Super Sentai television show is made in Japan for Japanese audiences. Then Saban acquires the rights to the season, and cuts the episodes up to make a completely new show, adding their own original scenes, and recording new audio to go over the Japanese footage of the suit battles, zord battles, and (sometimes) villain scenes. A careful viewer of Power Rangers can usually notice when it changes between original footage and the source material from Super Sentai, because the quality of the footage is a little different with regard to lighting and colors, the Power Rangers' costumes are shiny in the Sentai footage but not in the American footage, and occasionally elements of some costumes are changed (like Elgar's face in original Turbo footage, vs. in Carranger footage).
Categories: Power Rangers, Schumin Web meta
The last update on the old platform…
Boy, this is a weird feeling. But it's true – this Journal entry is the last update I'm doing on the old system. The final conversion to WordPress happens in less than a week (12:01 AM on July 1, 2012, to be exact), and so at this point I feel like it's more trouble than it's worth to continue to cross-post updates on Falcon and the production site. I've been writing new Journal entries in Falcon and then converting them down to the old system for a few weeks now (vs. converting for Falcon), and so it will be nice to not have to do that anymore, since the conversion was entirely manual, and prone to mistakes. And once beta testing began a week ago, that took the wraps off of Falcon, it got particularly annoying to do the extra work for a site where its days were numbered in the teens, and where the successor website was already publicly available (albeit in beta test form).
That said, if I do any Journal entries between now and July 1, I'm not cross-posting them to the old site. I'm going to post them on Falcon only, and then they will come over when Falcon becomes the production site.
Meanwhile, beta testing is going quite well, thank you very much. People have been combing through Falcon, and interestingly enough, not a single technical problem has been uncovered. I figured I'd have a small list of errors that needed to be corrected after a week of testing. Apparently I did my work fairly well. The only mistakes that have turned up are minor factual errors in the Fire Alarm Collection pages, and a date error on the new James Madison University photo set that's being released with the conversion. Nothing technical at all – entirely "human" problems, i.e. I could be the biggest WordPress whiz in the world and still have made those mistakes because they had nothing to do with WordPress.
Categories: Schumin Web meta
Safety is important on Metro, but let's not tiptoe around the elephant in the room…
So I was at Judiciary Square station today on business, and noticed a few new things in the station:
Categories: CTA, MBTA, Security, WMATA
The world's loudest swim jammer…
I believe that I have found the world's loudest swim jammer. Take a look at this:
Oh, yeah. I've been going swimming in this suit all week. Dolfin Winners, "Firefly Blue". The way I figure, swimming ought to be fun. And companies like Speedo and Tyr will make exciting suits for women, but the equivalent jammer suits for men are decidedly blah.
Categories: Clothing, Swimming
Didn't think I would have a "Fox issues the power" moment, but…
June 8, 2012, 10:41 PM
…but it looks like Falcon is going to have one. First of all, though, if you're wondering what I'm even talking about, it's a Power Rangers reference. Before Power Rangers Zeo began, they ran "It's Coming" previews, and then ran the full song before the first episode of the show. One line was difficult to understand. The correct lyrics were, "Unleashing the power", but Sis and I thought it was "Fox [something] the power" (Power Rangers was airing on Fox at that time). Back in 1996, we wrote to Mark Oxman (aka "Maxmouze"), who ran a Power Rangers newsletter at the time, about the lyrics. He indicated that the words were "Fox issues the power". Even though Mark Oxman got it wrong, the mondegreen has become how I describe hyped up premieres.
And Falcon's becoming Schumin Web isn't that big of a deal visually. The site will look mostly the same. But the Fire Alarm Collection pages are getting a big upgrade. That's because the restoration of that area is coinciding with some long overdue updates, including added alarms, and all new illustrations. Realize that many of the photos in the alarm collection pages are more than ten years old. That's back in the era of my original Mavica camera. And I wasn't nearly as meticulous about how I kept photos early on, and the originals for the old photos had been lost. So there would be no restoration at all if I kept the old photos in place. So over the last week or so, I configured part of my kitchen as something of a photography studio, and took new photos of every alarm in the collection. I'll leave the final result under wraps for now (mostly because I'm not done with the pages), but I want you to see some of the behind-the-scenes work, as the alarms went in for their closeups…
The tablecloth on my kitchen table does double duty as a backdrop for fire alarms.
Categories: Fire alarms, Schumin Web meta


After installing the test version 1Passwort V7 the extension for Firefox with 1Passwort V4 is no longer executable. Deinstallation and reinstallation of the extension and of Firefox, as well as computer restart brought no success Windows 10 Firefox 65 (64bit).
"You will also need to have Native Messaging enabled in 1Password Help > Advanced in order for them to connect. Let me know how it goes."
@mlwebworker - Thanks for the update. That's excellent news! I'd like to be able to say I'm glad I helped you get things squared away, but since you appear to have figured out the solution to the problem by yourself, I can't hardly claim any credit for it. :-) However, around here, we've learned to call a win a win whether we had a hand in it or not.
So, congratulations! Keep an eye on things and please let us know if there's anything further we can do to assist you. Otherwise, have a great weekend, and thanks for being a 1Password user!


Your privacy is very important to 1denim, and we understand that privacy concerns are very important to our customers.
We are committed to protecting your personal privacy, and we will never distribute or sell your personal and/or private information to any other parties who are not our affiliates. We follow strict procedures to ensure the protection of your personal information. Your information is only accessible to our authorized staff who are committed to keeping your information secure.
We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order or subscribe to our newsletter. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
To send periodic emails (the email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.).
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent. As part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act, all users of our site may make any changes to their information at any time by logging into their "My Account" page.
This policy was last modified on 2/13/2017.


The first temporary exhibition in the home of John and Eugenie Bost pays tribute to Francis Masson. It is en effect the right part of the metal sculpture which represents the pavillon " La Famille " and which has become the generic image in the logo of the museum. However, in addition, you are invited to discover the sculpture not only out of curiosity, but as a work of art.
Francis Masson, born in March 1944 in Périgueux. His mother abandoned his in October 1944. And, at the age of one year, the DDASS placed him in the asylums of John Bost. From 1953, he started to make sculptures in metal wire. He did this all his life, covering diverse subjects. He passed away in March 1985.
It is really time to bring attention to this unique creator who, as also did Alexander Calder, made the metal "sing" and gave us another way to look upon the world. Nicolas Surlapierre explains this brilliantly in his book which accompanies the exhibition and Jean-Francois Monnier explains his precious recollections.


In Spring term of 2016-2017 academic year, 76 students have been assigned scholarship within the framework of "Internal Scholarship Program". The program is financed with the budget of the university. Students receiving scholarhip include 63 undergraduates and 13 graduates.
36 students who have been assigned scholarship belong to the School of Humanities. The students have been assigned scholarship in the following amounts: 14 students - 200 AZN, 1 student -100 AZN, 20 students – 75 AZN, 1 student- 50 AZN.
22 students who have been assigned scholarship belong to the School of Business and Economics. The students have been assigned scholarship in the following amounts: 5 students - 200 AZN, 15 students – 75 AZN, 2 students-50 AZN.
4 students of the School of Social Work have been assigned scholarship ; 2 students – 200 AZN, 2 students- 75 AZN.
Only 1 student met the requirements for internal university scholarship. The student has been assigned scholarship in the amount of 200 AZN per month.
Meeting the requirements of Master program, 5 students recieve 100 AZN, the other 8 students receive 75 AZN per month.
Scholarships, the sum of which is based on students' academic perfomance and Winter Term exam results, will be awarded for II course graduates and the IV course undergraduates according February–June, 2017; but the other undergraduates and graduates' stipends have been identified for February- August.
In Spring Term, 14 university students will be receiving state scholarship. There are the students who receive dual scholarhip. Meeting the requirements for internal university scholarship Mammadrzayeva Intizar (senior student majoring Azerbaijan Language and literature) and Elnara Iskenderova (senior student majoring foreign language) will be awarded a dual scholarship making up 304, 5 AZN.
"The Internal Scholarship and Educational Incentive Program" of Azerbaijan University has been running since 2013/2014 academic year. The students benefit from the program according their results of education period. The amount of scholarship (50, 75, 100 and 200 AZN) is determined according to the performance of students with full academic load and is reassessed at the end of every semester.


text:
Stunning Facts About Keanu Reeves Told By An Expert
IndieWire, an on the internet news site for independent film, asked him in a 2014 interview whether he preferred making independent films over huge-price range studio blockbusters. It had been a decade since the "Matrix" had ended, and ensemble films about the X-Men and Marvel Comics heroes reigned on-screen. "I haven't been having quite a few presents from the studios," Mr. Reeves said.
Click right here to go to economictimes.com Web page will load in seconds. The actor previously worked with director Lana Wachowski in 2014 on 'Sense8'. Winona Ryder has been on the silver screen considering that the 80s and has received not only awards but also a star in the Hollywood walk of fame.
In June, the action star revealed he only returned to the franchise for the reason that of screenwriter Lana Wachowski. The actor's hairstyle is presumably for his part in "The Matrix 4" which is at the moment getting filmed in Berlin, Germany. A new video mashes up the Matrix Resurrections trailer with highlights from the rest of Reeves' remarkably cool acting career.
The Do's and Do nots Of Keanu Reeves
Almost 30 years since "Bill & Ted's Great Adventure" and of course "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey," there is going to be an additional a single. The metalhead slackers played by Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will film "Bill & Ted Face the Music." Winter wrote on Twitter that "we're tuning the air guitars." As the first "John Wick" showed, all you genuinely will need is a automobile, a gun, a dead dog and Keanu Reeves. Who demands "kiss kiss" when you have got a lot of "bang bang"? Alas, practically nothing in today's movie-land stays minor-essential… LOS ANGELES — Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell are standing on the Oscars stage performing some hilarious material for a few dozen men and women who are in stitches watching the two comedians…
The Stand By Me star collapsed outside Hollywood music venue The Viper Area following taking a "Speedball" — a combination of morphine and cocaine. She recovered from her illness and Keanu has considering that set up a cancer charity, but chose not to attach his name to it. Keanu was stated to have identified it "very, very difficult to cope with her death" and harnessed his grief as the troubled title character in John Wick, who lost his wife in the 2014 film. It was two years right he said after the heartbreak of losing child Ava that Jennifer attended a celebration hosted by goth rocker Marilyn Manson. But, crippled by the loss of their youngster, the young couple's relationship broke down just weeks just after their bereavement.
Where to Find a very good Deals on Keanu Reeves.
This report will give you all the details about Keanu Reeves's net worth, earnings, profession, private life, etc. Keanu earns his living by being an American muѕісіаn, fіlm рrоduсеr, аnd dіrесtоr. He gained limelight for his part as Јоhn Wісk frаnсhіѕе, Nео іn Тhе Маtrіх Frаnсhіѕе and Ѕрееd 1994.
He attended Avondale Option, a college that allowed him to study whilst instruction as an actor. Even so, he dropped out of this school ahead of getting his high college diploma. In this way, he managed to convince her to make bank deposits in different accounts that he indicated to her, withdrawing a total of 1 hundred and fifty thousand euros. The 54-year-old believed him and deposited 150,000 euros into many accounts sent to her…
As his loved ones moved about to discover greener pasture, his father was arrested in Hilo International Airport for promoting cocaine and heroin. It was a painful and woeful loss for Keanu as he described in coverage in Rolling Stone. Keanu Reeves has been a star considering that the late 1980's, although these days, he does not look to be slowing down a single bit. In reality, at 55 years old, Reeves seems to be finding greater with age.
This collaboration marked their debut as authors and illustrators. Grant is an exceptional visual artist, yes, she specializes in exploring the use of text and visuals in numerous media. She emphasizes painting as her key medium, the artist has ventured into other mediums as properly. She is known this hyperlink for collaborations with reputed artists like Hélène Cixous, and Michael Joyce, a digital literature pioneer. Grant's works have been exhibited at museums like the Orange County Museum of Art in Santa Ana, and the prestigious Marfa Invitational in Texas.
The two have recognized each and every other due to the fact 2011 when they collaborated on Reeves's book Ode to Happiness. They worked together once more in 2016 on a joint book titled Shadows, and in 2017, founded a publishing corporation with each other named X Artists' Books. In preparation for the upcoming Matrix film, I've been watching the previous films and the very first one nonetheless blows me away to this day. Apparently, not everybody shares that sentiment though.
For these familiar with the function once inhabited by actor Peter Bonerz, it is challenging to see the connection between the enigmatically appealing Reeves, and the frizzy-haired Bonerz who inspired the component. Although it should not be a massive surprise, Reeves pulls it off and successfully sends the movie's protagonist, a thumb-sucking teen played by newcomer Lou Pucci, along the booby-trapped route towards adulthood. Matrix Movie PosterKeanu is an American actor, singer, producer, and director. Even though he has produced some incredible films, his performances as Neo in the Matrix Trilogy and John Wick will by no means be forgotten. In spite of all of his accomplishments, he is regarded as the most down-to-earth particular person and leads a really straightforward way of life.
New Poll Finds Roe V Wade, Identical-sex Marriage At Major Of Voters Minds Going Into November Election
The Aries Constellation Wall Art Digital Art
Netflix's Ultraman Season 2: Anything You Require To Know
Next story The 5-Second Trick For Harrison Ford
Previous story Picking Good Christian Bale


The giving of thanks is a good thing and is to be a part of our daily walk with Christ. We are sometimes guilty in failing to thank God for all the things He has done for us. It seems so simple to set a little time aside every day and just thank Him, but we forget. We don't forget to ask Him for things we need, we only forget to thank Him for all that He has already done.
Scripture teaches us that the angels spend time thanking God around the throne and will do so for ever and ever. (Revelation 4:9) If the angels are thankful to God for who He is, should we be any less thankful? His great love, immense mercy, and matchless grace shown to us deserves an attitude of praise and thankfulness. Our Lord spent time thanking God for the things He had done so often. There are many illustrations of our Lord giving thanks in the Bible some publicly as well as privately. Christ's life was a perfect picture of true thankfulness to God for who He was and what He had done. He thanked God openly and with great passion.
If you are a Christian, you have much to be thankful to God for, most importantly; that you know the King of Kings, and will spend eternity with Him.
Lord, I am thankful for Your love and for opening my eyes to see how selfishness and ungrateful I have been.


text:
repo_name="$1"
repo_path="$2"

git clone --bare $repo_path

cd $repo_name

git filter-branch --env-filter '
OLD_EMAIL="$3"
CORRECT_NAME="$4"
CORRECT_EMAIL="$5"
if [ "$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL" = "$OLD_EMAIL" ]
then
    export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="$CORRECT_NAME"
    export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$CORRECT_EMAIL"
fi
if [ "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL" = "$OLD_EMAIL" ]
then
    export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="$CORRECT_NAME"
    export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$CORRECT_EMAIL"
fi
' --tag-name-filter cat -- --branches --tags

git push --force --tags origin 'refs/heads/*'

echo "######"
echo  ""
echo ""
echo "Done and Done:"
echo " - now rememmber to purge this folder"
echo ""
echo "######"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Beania multispinosa är en mossdjursart som beskrevs av Gontar 1993. Beania multispinosa ingår i släktet Beania och familjen Beaniidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Mossdjur
multispinosa

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Home » Town Profiles
Updated on 2020-01-19 | Written by Higgins Group Real Estate
Higgins Group Real Estate wants to help you find the right place to live. Explore our towns and find the right lifestyle for you.
Sophisticated Stamford. Beautiful Bethel. Bustling Bridgeport. Elegant Easton. Romantic Ridgefield. Fantastic Fairfield. Wonderful Weston. These are just some of the cities and towns that make up Fairfield County, CT. One of these communities might just be your home sweet home.
Fairfield County is widely recognized as one of the best places to live in the tri-state area. With so much to offer in terms of quality of life, education, shopping and dining, and recreation, Fairfield County has attracted a number of buyers and sellers to the area.
Explore Fairfield County today with Higgins Group Real Estate to find the right community, lifestyle, and home for you.
Our town profiles are your ticket to Fairfield County's wonderful cities and towns. Browse our community pages, which include updated market information, videos, and available listings, for more information about your chosen community.
When you're ready for the next step, get in touch with us.
Bethel, CT is a charming town nestled in southwestern Fairfield County and is part of the Danbury metropolitan area.
Learn More View Market Report
Bridgeport, CT is Connecticut's largest city, and is a major banking and transportation hub between New York and Boston.
Nestled in northern Fairfield County in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, Danbury, settled in 1684, is the fourth largest city in northern Fairfield County.
A small, charming coastal town hugging the shoreline of Long Island Sound, Darien was once considered a summer destination for New Yorkers.
Considered one of the Northeast's premier residential areas, the town of Easton blends serene country living with big-city accessibility.
Fairfield is a gorgeous, dynamic community that embraces peaceful living, historic preservation, and seaside magic without forgoing cultural opportunities and big city experiences.
Welcome to Greenwich, CT, gateway to New England and jewel of Fairfield County's Gold Coast. Painted in the media as home of hedge funds, horse farms, and Hollywood moguls, Greenwich is all of this and more!
Founded in 1639, Milford, "A Small City with a Big Heart", is the sixth oldest town in Connecticut.
Monroe, CT is considered a bedroom community of New York City and Stamford much like its neighbors Easton, Newtown, and Trumbull.
New Canaan, CT is a unique town, replete with natural beauty and quaint charm.
Founded in 1705, Newtown is a charming, picturesque town nestled amid the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains.
Norwalk is a thriving city in Fairfield County, Connecticut. With a population of 85,603, Norwalk is the sixth most populated city in Connecticut and ranks third in size in Fairfield County.
Connecticut Magazine has ranked Redding the #1 or #2 small town for the past decade, and in 2013, it was ranked #1 in Econ-omy.
Ridgefield, CT is the quintessential New England postcard town, nicely situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains.
Shelton, CT is one of the fastest growing communities in Connecticut. It offers the perfect blend of a fertile business environment and pleasant residential communities and is a model for balanced economic growth and stable taxes.
Stamford has a population of 126,745 and is located within Fairfield County, Connecticut. The community has grown rapidly over the past several years because of its proximity to New York City.
The town is easily accessible to I-95 and the Merritt Parkway, offering convenient travel in all directions. There is a local Metro North train station providing service to Grand Central Station in New York.
Once a rural agricultural community, Trumbull, CT retains its colonial New England charm and now presents an attractive place to call home.
In the southwest corner of Fairfield County, you'll find the secluded town of Weston. Nestled among the area's most beautiful woodland and surrounded by rolling hills, this Connecticut town is an easy commute to New York City and ideal for buyers looking for spacious housing options.
Westport is a beautiful coastal town located approximately 47 miles north of New York City. Originally an artists' colony, the town has held strong to its cultural roots while expanding into an affluent community that was named #5 in Money Magazine's 2008 list of the 25 Top-Earning Towns.
Wilton, Connecticut was once an agricultural community. Today, it is one of the most desired residential areas in the New York metropolitan area.


text:
Q: Open CV flags dont work First the code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>

using namespace cv;

int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
    Mat image;
    image = imread( "MyPic.jpg", CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE );

    if( !image.data )
    {
        printf( "No image data \n" );
        return -1;
    }

    namedWindow( "Display Image", CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE);
    imshow( "Display Image", image );

    waitKey(0);

    return 0;
}

A simple program that just loads an image with then name "MyPic.jpg" , this is an example that I found on the open CV website documentation (with small changes). It gives me these two error:
    'CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE' was not declared in this scope
    'CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE' was not declared in this scope

Why is it not working? What's wrong?

A: I am putting my comment as answer so that others who face this issue can find the solution easily.
Are you using the trunk or the release version of OpenCV? If it is the former, then you are supposed to use IMREAD_GRAYSCALE and WINDOW_AUTOSIZE instead. The new documentation, including changes in function calls, etc. can be found in  this link.
HTH

A: Solved this by doing the following:

*

*make sure you're using the namespace: using namespace cv;

*instead of using CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE, try doing: cv::IMREAD_GRAYSCALE
alternatives:
Going through the opencv project you can also attempt to run a quick search with your constant and provide a numerical value instead. For example, in the case of CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE, it was found to correspond to the value of 0 within the code (specifically within the file constants_c.h.


Stop forcing Maroon 5. So bad!
The only reason this is popular is because it's Maroon 5 and has Cardi B in it... other than that the song is sooooo bad and repetitive.
Maroon 5 have definitely gone downhill, they have reduced their sound to just Top 40 garbage. I can't understand why this song is so popular, it's pretty awful. Especially with the inclusion of Cardi B.