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From Miniskirts To "Booby Traps", What To Expect From The V&A's Blockbuster Mary Quant Exhibition
By Hayley Maitland
On April 6, the V&A will launch the first retrospective of Mary Quant's designs in more than 50 years. Set across the museum's fashion galleries, it features 120 garments and countless accessories - with thigh-grazing miniskirts; plastic-moulded shoes; PVC raincoats; glittering tights; and flowery jumpsuits all competing for visitors' attention. Just as interesting as the clothes themselves, however, is the empowering message behind them. "Quant embodied the spirit of female liberation that defined the 1960s," co-curator Stephanie Wood tells Vogue. "It felt totally natural - and necessary - to revisit her contribution to history in our post-Weinstein world."
(GERMANY OUT) Gruppe von Models in Kleidern ausder Kollektion von Mary Quant- 1971 (Photo by Wieczorek/ullstein bild via Getty Images)Getty Images
The exhibition itself is a fitting tribute to a young Welsh girl who built a powerhouse brand from scratch - effectively creating the modern high street. A quick history lesson: In 1955, a 21-year-old Quant opened her first boutique Bazaar on the King's Road with her husband and business partner Alexander Plunkett Green. Initially sourcing a "bouillabaisse" of clothes from other brands, her eventual frustration with staid postwar fashions led her to make her own designs. Within a matter of years, she had launched a second boutique in southwest London; produced a major diffusion line known as Ginger Group; and created her own distinctive packaging - including her trademark daisy logo, a perfect visual representation of the Youthquake. By the end of the 1970s, she had expanded into cosmetics, homewares, and toys - achieving global retail domination in the process.
1970s UK Mary Quant Magazine AdvertCourtesy of The Advertising Archives
Arranged in loosely chronological order, Mary Quant charts this meteoric rise, from displays of Quant's early work for the Chelsea set through to a panoramic installation of daisy-branded merchandise. Notably, while the V&A boasts the largest collection of Quant's designs in the world, much of the exhibition is made up of beloved clothes sent in by female members of the public - each shown alongside a personal anecdote. Among the hundreds of pieces discovered through the museum's "We Want Quant" campaign? A square-necked coral blouse bought directly from the window of Bazaar. "Given that there's no label inside, it's likely that this was actually one of the pieces that Quant made by hand in her bedsit before she turned into a household name," Wood explains. "She used to go to Harrods every morning and stitch dresses out of their Butterick patterns."
Image Courtesy of The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
As you move through the exhibition, Quant's designs become notably more sophisticated - and deliberately controversial. A row of immaculately dressed mannequins highlight how Quant gradually raised hemlines over the years to create her legendary miniskirt. She also took pleasure in subverting gender norms - regularly using fabrics intended for gentlemen's suits, sporting attire, or military uniforms. Plunkett Greene would then name each style she created after a typically masculine figure or establishment, from Lord Byron to the Bank of England. Included in a first-floor display case titled "Borrowing from the Boys", for example, is a cardigan dress known as the Rex Harrison. Harrison famously played the patriarchal Henry Higgins in the 1964 film adaptation of My Fair Lady - wearing innumerable cardigans for the role.
British fashion designer Mary Quant pictured reading the Daily Mirror newspaper in a rocking chair at home in London in 1967. (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images)Getty Images
An even more direct form of rebellion was Quant's choice to don trousers at a historical moment when restaurants would often turn female customers away for wearing them. (Don't miss the ones she designed, known as the Alexander stripe, at the exhibition - one of few surviving pairs.) She likewise advocated wearing tracksuits - as modelled by Twiggy in the pages of Vogue, where then fashion editor Marit Allen declared them "lighter than light". Quant's designs were also the final nail in the coffin for restrictive undergarments - although she did have a penchant for shapewear. One of the highlights of Mary Quant is a quirky collection of bras (referred to as "booby traps") and knickers beside a quote from her memoir: "Foundation garments needn't be surgical. Get a birthday suit and be your own sweet self (minus six pounds)."
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For the fashion nerds, her radical use of materials is also considered in depth. There's a section dedicated to her first collection in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), known as the Wet collection and presented at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris in the spring of 1963. A bright red fisherman's hat and coat from the presentation became the first Mary Quant items to make the cover of British Vogue for the magazine's October 1963 issue. Upstairs, meanwhile, there's a full display of terrycloth and velour pieces. Quant discovered the fabrics in 1967, claiming that both could take dye "like boiled sweets", and using them to produce bright clothes that afforded freedom of movement, like loungewear and bodysuits. A particularly glorious fashion editorial from the now-defunct Honey magazine shows a young Grace Coddington dancing in a towelled playsuit.
Ernestine Carter Archive, Fashion Museum Bath
More than an exercise in fashion - or feminist - history, however, Mary Quant is just… fun. There are endless Daisy dolls - Quant's jet-setting answer to Barbie, which came with miniature versions of her designs (the "best-dressed doll in the world"). There's a Mabel Lucie Atwell sketchbook that Quant filled with outfit ideas when she was just 14-years-old. There are even American advertisements using cockney slang: "Hey Luv! Mary's Here!" At its best, it feels like stepping back in time to the King's Road of the Sixties - a welcome respite from this slightly-less-joyful historical moment. As former Quant employee Kevin Roberts says in the exhibition catalogue, "Mary Quant created something much bigger than a brand. She created a movement. A movement of freedom, confidence, fun and optimism. A movement of hope and liberation." And who wouldn't want to be a part of that?
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Bulbine namaensis és una espècie de planta herbàcia que pertany a la família de les asfodelàcies.

Descripció
Bulbine namaensis és una petita planta herbàcia, les seves fulles poden arribar a fer als 20 cm de llargada i el seu rizoma fins a 6 cm de llargada. Les flors són més aviat de color groc fosc. Es propaga a través de llavors o per rizomes.

Distribució i hàbitat
Bulbine namaensis creix al sud de Namíbia fins al Richtersveld, Bushmanland i cap al sud a través de Namaqualand fins a Garies i a Sud-àfrica creix al Cap Septentrional. El seu hàbitat natural són les seques sabanes, amb sòls ben drenats, amb poca aigua i molt de sol.
Aquesta espècie és coneguda amb cinc subpoblacions amb un grau de distribució entre 10.000-18.000 km². La grandària de la població total està entre 5.000-15.000 i no es coneixen amenaces actuals o potencials, la població es considera actualment estable

Taxonomia
Bulbine namaensis va ser descrita per Hans Schinz i publicada a Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 939–940, a l'any 1902.

Etimologia
Bulbine: prové de la paraula llatina Bulbus, significant una ceba amb bulb. Però aquest nom és enganyós, ja que aquestes plantes no tenen una base bulbosa.

namaensis: epítet geogràfic que fa referència a on creix.

Sinonímia
 Bulbine vesicularis Dinter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 52: 114 (1943).

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SC asks Centre to fulfil one rank, one pension promise
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to implement its six-year-old verdict to follow the one rank, one pension (OROP) principle for retired armed forces personnel, reminding the BJP government that it had promised to do so in the run-up to last year's Lok Sabha elections.
By Bhadra Sinha | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2015 11:54 PM IST
A bench of justices TS Thakur and AK Goel warned the government of contempt if it failed to abide by its order within three months.
"We make it clear that no further time will be granted for the purpose of implementation of the judgment," the bench told additional solicitor general Pinky Anand who assured the bench that modalities would be worked out till then.
"This was part of your manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. You must keep your word," justice Thakur reminded Anand while hearing a contempt petition filed by retired Major General SPS Vains who dragged the defence ministry to court demanding the OROP scheme.
Armed forces personnel holding the same rank will get the same pension, regardless of the last drawn pay, years of service and the years served in a particular rank, under the OROP scheme.
Vains's counsel, senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta, said the government wasn't doing charity since there was a court order in his clients' favour. "We have a judgment. It has been six years and we are still waiting," Gupta told the court.
He later told HT, "Before this judgment came, there was disparity among retired armed forces personnel receiving pensionary benefits that were calculated as per their pay-scale. So a major general, who retired before 1996 when the fifth pay commission was introduced, drew pension lower than not just a similarly ranked officer who retired post-1996 but also a brigadier, colonel and a lieutenant colonel. The 2008 judgment brought everyone at par as the verdict said there should be no classification due to the date of retirement."
Successive governments in the past have opposed OROP on the grounds that it would not be financially feasible.
However, the Modi government has promised to implement the policy that will benefit around 25 lakh ex-servicemen. OROP for the armed forces is likely to be part of the Union budget and could be implemented soon.

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Q: Rewritting $\frac{\partial g^{ik}}{\partial x^k}$ in terms of $g$ instead of $g^{-1}$? I have the following
$$\frac{\partial g^{ik}}{\partial x^k}$$
which appears in a computation that I am doing. As you can see it is a derivative of the inverse of the metric tensor $g$. How can I rewrite it as a derivative of the metric tensor $g$, instead of its inverse?
All I know is that $g^{ik}g_{kj}=\delta^i_j$, but this does not seem to help because
$$ g_{ik}g^{ik}g_{kj} =g_{kj}=g_{ik}\delta^i_j $$
which is of no use.
What do I have to do to lower the indices?
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$$\frac{\partial (g^{ik}g_{kj})}{\partial x^k} =\frac{\partial \delta^i_j}{\partial x^k}  =0 $$
$$g_{kj}\frac{\partial g^{ik}}{\partial x^k} =- g^{ik}\frac{\partial g_{kj}}{\partial x^k}$$

A: Since $0=\partial_k\delta^{i}_l=g^{im}\partial_k g_{ml}+g_{ml}\partial_k g^{im}$, $g_{ml}\partial_k g^{im}=-g^{im}\partial_k g_{ml}$ so $\partial_k g^{in}=\delta_m^n\partial_k g^{im}=-g^{im}g^{ln}\partial_k g_{ml}$. Finally, $\partial_k g^{ik}=-g^{im}g^{kl}\partial_k g_{ml}$.

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Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation
Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education
REAP - Researching Equity Access and Participation
Where's the justice in service-learning? : institutionalizing service-learning from a social justice perspective at a Jesuit University.
Cuban, S. & Anderson, J. B., 1/05/2007, In : Equity and Excellence in Education. 40, 2, p. 144-155 12 p.
Women Working in the Global Care Chain
Cuban, S., 18/03/2008. 0 p.
Deskilling migrant women in the global care industry
Cuban, S., 2013, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 249 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
"I don't want to be stuck as a carer": the effects of deskilling on the livelihoods and opportunities of migrant care workers in England
Cuban, S., 02/2013, Crushed Hopes: underemployment and deskilling among skilled migrant women. Geneva: International Organization for Migration, p. 39-76 38 p.
Transnational families learning and caring through ICTs
Cuban, S., 2013.
Research output: Working paper › Other
"Laptops are better": Medical students' perceptions of laptops versus tablets and smartphones to support their learning
Curtis, F. & Cranmer, S., 2014, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Networked Learning 2014. Bayne, S., Jones, C., de Laat, M., Ryberg, T. & Sinclair, C. (eds.). p. 67-75 9 p.
Qualitative differences in post-compulsory pre-university Maltese students' accounts of their networked learning experiences
Cutajar, M., 2014, Lancaster: Lancaster University. 199 p.
Difficult life transitions: learning and digital technologies in the military to civilian transition : a literature review
Davies, P., 2014, Lancaster: Lancaster University, 22 p.
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
Difficult life transitions: learning and digital technologies in the military to civilian transition
Davies, P., 2015, 34 p.
Identity invisibility and social forces
Davis, J., 1/08/2013, Lancaster University. 272 p.
Exploring the association between mental wellbeing, health-related quality of life, family affluence and food choice in adolescents
Davison, J., Stewart-Knox, B., Connolly, P., Lloyd, K., Dunne, L. & Bunting, B., 1/03/2021, In : Appetite. 158, 12 p., 105020.
Acquiring knowledge in science and mathematics : the use of multiple representations in technology based learning environments
De Jong, T., Ainsworth, S., Dobson, M., Van der Hulst, A., Levonen, J., Reimann, P., Sime, J-A., Van Someren, M., Spada, H. & Swaak, J., 1998, Learning with multiple representations. Van Someren, M., Reimann, P., Boshuisen, H. P. A. & De Jong, T. (eds.). Amsterdam: Pergamon, p. 9-40 32 p.
Video analysis in digital literacy studies: exploring innovative methods
de Roock, R., Bhatt, I. & Adams, J., 10/2015, Digital methods for social science: an interdisciplinary guide to research innovation. Snee, H., Hine, C., Morley, Y., Roberts, S. & Watson, H. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmilan, p. 105-121 17 p.
Communities in control - graphic narratives of health inequalities and local action
Decie, J., Lackovic, N. & Halliday, E. C., 2018
Gendered governance : education reform and lay involvement in the local management of schools
Deem, R., 2000, Gender, policy and educational change : shifting agendas in the UK and Europe. Salisbury, J. & Riddle, S. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 191-207 17 p.
How do we get out of the ghetto? Strategies for research on gender and leisure for the twenty-first century
Deem, R., 1998, In : Leisure Studies. 18, 3, p. 161-178 18 p.
Power and resistance in the academy - the case of woman academic managers
Deem, R., 1999, Transforming managers : gendering change in the public sector. Whitehead, S. & Moodley, R. (eds.). London: ULC Press, p. 66-83 18 p.
Doctoral students' access to research cultures - an unequal benefit?
Deem, R. & Brehony, K. J., 06/2000, In : Studies in Higher Education. 25, 2, p. 149-165 17 p.
Transforming post compulsory eduation? Femocrats at work in the academy.
Deem, R. & Ozga, J. T., 03/2000, In : Women's Studies International Forum. 23, 2, p. 153-166 14 p.
Managing further education : is it still men's work too?
Deem, R., Ozga, J. T. & Prichard, C., 06/2000, In : Journal of Further and Higher Education. 24, 2, p. 231-251 21 p.
Deem, R., 2000, Contemporary British society. Abercrombie, N., Warde, A. & Deem, R. (eds.). Cambridge: Polity Press, p. 443-476 34 p.
Families, households and life courses.
Feminist research methods.
Deem, R., 2000, Encyclopaedia of social research methods. Burgess, R. G. (ed.). London: Routledge
Educational policy making and analysis.
Deem, R. & Brehony, K. J., 2000, International compendium on education. Ben-Peretz, M., Brown, S. & Moon, R. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 193-203 11 p.
Managerialism and university managers: building new academic communities or disrupting old ones?
Deem, R., 2000, Higher education and its communities. McNay, I. (ed.). Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, p. 65-84 20 p.
Students' and professionals' experience, concerns and issues regarding alcohol use by Lancaster students.
Dempster, S. & Houghton, A-M., 2009, (Unpublished) Lancaster: REAP: Researching Equity, Access and Participation, Lancaster University/ NHS North Lancashire.
Having the balls, having it all? Sport and constructions of undergraduate laddishness
Dempster, S., 2009, In : Gender and Education. 21, 5, p. 481-500
I drink, therefore I'm man: gender discourses, alcohol and the construction of British undergraduate masculinities
Harry Potter and the transfiguration of boys' and girls' literacies
Dempster, S., Sunderland, J. & Thistlethwaite, J., 2015, In : New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship. 21, 2, p. 91-112 22 p.
Degrees of laddishness: laddism in higher education
Dempster, S. & Jackson, C., 2014, (Unpublished).
What has Harry Potter done for me? children's reflections on their 'Potter experience'
Dempster, S., Sunderland, J., Thistlethwaite, J. & Oliver, A., 09/2016, In : Children's Literature in Education. 47, 3, p. 267-282 16 p.
Evaluation of the enhancement themes: final report
Dempster, S., Saunders, M. & Daglish, D., 2014, QAA Scotland.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Other report
From quality indicators to enhancement descriptors: towards a new framework
Dempster, S. & Saunders, M., 2014, QAA Scotland.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Commissioned report
Integration versus separation: structure and strategies of the technology transfer office (TTO) in medical research organizations
Derrick, G. E., 02/2015, In : The Journal of Technology Transfer. 40, 1, p. 105-122 18 p.
Democratising research evaluation: achieving greater public engagement with bibliometrics-informed peer review
Derrick, G. E. & Pavone, V., 10/2013, In : Science and Public Policy. 40, 5, p. 563-575 13 p.
The role of research incentives in medical research organisations
Derrick, G. E. & Bryant, C., 01/2013, In : R and D Management. 43, 1, p. 75-86 12 p.
A bibliometric analysis of research on Indigenous health in Australia, 1972-2008
Derrick, G. E., Hayen, A., Chapman, S., Haynes, A. S., Webster, B. M. & Anderson, I., 06/2012, In : Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36, 3, p. 269-273 5 p.
A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities
Derrick, G. E., Sturk, H., Haynes, A. S., Chapman, S. & Hall, W. D., 08/2010, In : Scientometrics. 84, 2, p. 317-320 4 p.
The evaluation scale: exploring decisions about societal impact in peer review panels
Derrick, G. E. & Samuel, G. N., 1/03/2016, In : Minerva. 54, 1, p. 75-97 23 p.
The future of societal impact assessment using peer review: Pre-evaluation training and Inter-reviewer reliability
Derrick, G. E. & Samuel, S., 23/05/2017, In : Palgrave Communications. 3, 10 p., 17040.
Invisible intermediaries: A systematic review into the role of research management in institutional research processes
Derrick, G. E. & Nickson, A., 2014, In : Journal of Research Administration. 45, 2, p. 11-45 35 p.
"A number you just can't get away from": Characteristics of Adoption and the Social Construction of Metric Use by Researchers
Derrick, G. E. & Gillespie, J., 2013, Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavour: Proceedings of STI 2013 Berlin. . Hinze, S. & Lottmann, A. (eds.). Berlin, Germany, p. 104-116 13 p. (Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor).
The Evaluators' Eye: Impact assessment and academic peer review
Derrick, G. E., 3/03/2018, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 211 p.
Equity in the Elite: A Study into the British Academy Fellowship election process: An independent report commissioned by the British Academy, Committee for Equity and Diversity, Led by Prof Sarah Birch.
Derrick, G. E., 2016, 20 p.
Exploring the degree of delegated authority for the peer review of societal impact
Derrick, G. E. & Samuel, S., 1/10/2018, In : Science and Public Policy. 45, 5, p. 673-682 10 p.
Take peer pressure out of peer review
Derrick, G. E., 1/02/2018, In : Nature. 554, p. 7 1 p.
Unwrapping "impact" for evaluation: A co-word analysis of the UK REF2014 policy documents using VOSviewer
Derrick, G. E., Meijer, I. & van Wijk, E., 2014, Proceedings of the science and technology indicators conference 2014 Leiden: Context Counts: Pathways to Master Big and Little Data. Noyons, E. (ed.). Leiden: Universiteit Leiden, p. 145-154 10 p.
Models of parenting and its effect on academic productivity: Preliminary results from an international survey
Derrick, G. E., Jaeger, A., Chen, P-Y., Sugimoto, C. R., Van Leeuwen, T. & Lariviere, V., 2/09/2019, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Scientometrics & Infometrics. International Society for Informetrics and Scientometrics, p. 1670-1676 7 p.
Editorial-embracing how scholarly publishing can build a new research culture, post - Covid-19: Publications
Derrick, G. E., 1/06/2020, In : Publ.. 8, 2, 2 p., 26.
White middle class identities and urban schooling
Devine, D., Savage, M. & Ingram, N., 2012, In : British Journal of Sociology of Education. 33, 2, p. 303-314 12 p.
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Premier League Agree To Postpone North London Derby
Arsenal's clash with north London rivals Tottenham on Sunday has been postponed after the Premier League accepted the depleted Gunners' request to cancel the fixture. Mikel Arteta's side made the request on Friday after losing a host of players to Covid-19, injury, suspension and the African Cup of Nations. Martin Odegaard missed Thursday's League Cup semi-final first-leg draw at Liverpool due to Covid while Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu had been ruled out through injury. Cedric Soares was forced off early at Anfield, with Bukayo Saka also taking a knock as Granit Xhaka's first-half red card further depleted Arteta's ranks.
As if that wasn't enough, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are all away at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Tottenham were said to be surprised at Arsenal's request because they believed the clubs had the same number of coronavirus cases.
But on Saturday the Premier League confirmed that the season's second meeting of the bitter rivals would be rearranged.
"Following a request from Arsenal, the Premier League Board met today and regrettably agreed to postpone the club's away fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, due to be played at 16:30 GMT on Sunday 16 January," a Premier League statement said.
With Arsenal having fewer than the required number of players available for the match (13 outfield players and one goalkeeper), the Board accepted the club's application.
The decision is a result of a combination of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries and players on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. All clubs are able to apply for a postponement if COVID-19 infections are a factor in their request."
An Arsenal statement added: "We are disappointed to announce that Sunday's north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur has been postponed.
"We know how much this match means to our fans around the world, but the Premier League has made the decision to postpone the match, due to many players across our squad currently being unavailable as a result of Covid-19, existing and recent injuries, in addition to players away with their countries at AFCON."
Burnley's Premier League match against Leicester on Saturday was postponed after the Clarets were left with an insufficient number of players to fulfil the fixture.
There have now been a total of 21 top-flight matches postponed due at least in part to the virus since December.
"The League apologises for the inconvenience and disruption caused to supporters who would have attended or watched the game – we are fully aware that postponements disappoint clubs and fans," the Premier League statement added.
"The League aims to provide as much clarity as possible, but unfortunately postponements sometimes have to be made at short notice, as safety is our priority. Where possible, the League will endeavour to keep supporters updated if games become at risk.
"The Premier League's postponement rules are designed to protect the wellbeing of players and staff, while maintaining the sporting integrity of the competition."
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/ Headlines / World News / Fuggedaboutit. – AGXIIK
Fuggedaboutit. – AGXIIK
America is unique in it's God given right and Constitutionally protected right to self protection.
This country and its rights are the last line in the sand before a wave of darkness descends over the world.
In the US, there are 112 firearms for every 100 Americans. The rest of the world?
Fuggedaboutit….
By AGXIIK:
For gun owners, we live in gun heaven. For the rest of the world, not so much.
The stats on this Wikipedia page are pretty staggering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country
Lining up the number of guns per 100 population, there is only one clear winner
United States of America. 112 guns per 100 people. Talk about overachievers.
The rest of the world?
Listing countries by numbers 2-175, guns per 100 population along with percent of gun ownership per 100 population
2-17 25–75 per 100 25-75%**
18-61 10—24 per 100 10-25%
62-97 5–10 per 100 5-10%
98-122 2–5 per 100 2-5%
123-175 1.9–.1 per 100 Less than 2% to less than 1 per 1000 population own firearms.
In other words, fuggedaboutit.
Only 10% of the countries in the world have populations where 25% or more of the population owns firearms. 90% live in countries when gun ownership ranges from inadequate to less than a political opinion poll rounding error. That is, if political opinions mattered or were tabulated in that country.
From country 62 to 175, the percentage of gun ownership dives into the realm of an allowable statistical error. Rounding errors cannot defend themselves any more than a disarmed population can protect itself from any assault or danger to their persons. Those people who defend themselves often end up as statistics when push comes to shove.
*Only 3 countries have a 50% plus gun ownership.
America with 112 gun per 100.
Serbia with 75 guns per 100.
Yemen with 50 guns per 100.
Leaving aside the fact that number 2 and 3 are countries do demonstrate a reasonable commitment to private firearm ownership, when I think about people defending their homes and neighborhoods, Serbia and Yemen do not come to mind. Yemen is an active war zone so that might not count towards the idea of gun rights. Serbia builds some good firearms.
The rest of the top 17 countries center around the 25-30 firearms per 100. There's real room for growth here. These 14 countries center around 25% One out of four people own firearms.
What's not noted yet clearly evident in this Wikipedia fact page is the nature of the extremely restrictive gun control laws that apply to 90% plus of the world's population which, coincidentally, have the lowest percent of gun ownership and some of the most repressive governments. The most restrictive firearm laws center around the world's most populous countries including China, India, Indonesia, most of Africa, Russia, Europe and South America.
Of the 114 remaining countries, 65% of the total countries listed, show per capita gun ownership at a paltry .1% to 10%. In other words, ranging from the lowest percentage; a scant 1 firearm per 1000 to 1 in 10 private gun ownership, the world at large is as close to being disarmed as possible. This is NOT an accident.
When one contemplates the barriers to totalitarian rule; a pushback to the boot of statism coming down on the necks of humanity, there is little room for further loss to this basic human right of personal private ownership of firearms, the essential means protect ourselves from evildoers. That includes garden variety intrusive individuals but, most particularly, includes oppressive governments of the world. Frankly, we are only a few votes and a few steps from seeing the only country of any size and importance that can say it stands up to the criminalization of gun ownership.
America is unique in it's God given right and Constitutionally protected right to self protection. This country and its rights are the last line in the sand before a wave of darkness descends over the world.
A country where gun ownership is banned is a country filled with slaves. Some live a comfortable life because the slave master has yet to jerk those chains.
As for the rest of the world, the words and the mental image of George Orwell come to mind
"Picture a boot stamping on the face of humanity forever." A vision of the future.
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(16/20) TRENTON – The New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign, a partnership including the New Jersey State Forest Service and the non-profit Arbor Day Foundation, is providing some 102,000 free tree seedlings to state residents in 145 municipal distribution locations across the state as part of an ongoing effort to replace trees destroyed during Superstorm Sandy, Commissioner Bob Martin announced today.
This is the third year of the effort, launched to help communities that lost trees during Sandy, which toppled and crippled countless trees with strong winds and record storm surges in October 2012.
Municipalities that registered last month for the seedlings will receive up to 2,000 trees each for distribution to residents. Any resident is eligible to receive up to five free seedlings at any of the distribution locations. Proof of residency in the community of distribution is not required.
The New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign is a joint public-private effort between the New Jersey State Forest Service's Community Forestry Program and State Forest Nursery, New Jersey Soil Conservation Districts, Sustainable Jersey, Arbor Day Foundation, Brothers International, BJ's Wholesale Club, Wyndham Vacation Resorts, and FedEx.
"The seedlings, which are about knee-high when distributed, should be planted promptly to ensure survival. In choosing where to plant the seedlings, residents should consider the size of the tree when fully grown and be mindful of overhead utility lines and proximity to structures," said State Forester John Sacco.
The State Forest Nursery in Jackson grows 500,000 trees annually, helping to protect, preserve and promote native species such as the eastern red cedar, sycamore, and the northern red oak – New Jersey's official state tree. The nursery sells the majority of trees in packets of 100 to non-profit organizations and landowners who use the trees to reforest their land. Packet prices start at $30.
The nursery also offers the Third Grade Tree Team program, providing third graders across the state with a free tree seedling when requested by schools. For Arbor Day celebrations, the nursery offers 98 tube seedlings for $25. For more information on these programs, visit: www.forestnursery.org or call (732) 928-0029.


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How To Prove You've Been Abducted By Aliens
Do I believe in UFOs or extraterrestrial visitors? Where shall I begin? There's a fascinating frailty of the human mind that psychologists know all about, called "argument from ignorance". This is how it goes. Remember what the "U" stands for in "UFO"? You see lights flashing in the sky. You've never seen anything like this before and don't understand what it is. You say, "It's a UFO!" The "U" stands for "unidentified."
But then you say, "I don't know what it is; it must be aliens from outer space, visiting from another planet." The issue here is that if you don't know what something is, your interpretation of it should stop immediately. You don't then say it must be X or Y or Z. That's argument from ignorance. It's common. I'm not blaming anybody; it may relate to our burning need to manufacture answers because we feel uncomfortable about being steeped in ignorance.
But you can't be a scientist if you're uncomfortable with ignorance, because scientists live at the boundary between what is known and unknown in the cosmos. This is very different from the way journalists portray us. So many articles begin, "Scientists now have to go back to the drawing board." It's as though we're sitting in our offices, feet up on our desks-masters of the universe-and suddenly say, "Oops, somebody discovered something!" No. We're always at the drawing board. If you're not at the drawing board, you're not making discoveries. You're not a scientist; you're something else. The public, on the other hand, seems to demand conclusive explanations as they leap without hesitation from statements of abject ignorance to statements of absolute certainty.
Here's something else to consider. We know-not only from research experiments in psychology but also from the history of science-that the lowest form of evidence is eyewitness testimony. Which is scary, because in a court of law it's considered one of the highest forms of evidence.
Have you all played telephone? Everybody lines up; one person starts with a story and tells it to you; you hear it and then repeat it to the next person; the next person then passes it along. What happens by the time you get to the last person, who now retells the story to everybody who's heard it already? It's completely different, right? That's because the conveyance of information has relied on eyewitness testimony-or, in this case, earwitness testimony.
So it wouldn't matter if you saw a flying saucer. In science-even with something less controversial than alien visitors, and even if you're one of my fellow scientists-when you come into my lab and say, "You've got to believe me, I saw it," I'll say, "Go home. Come back when you have some kind of evidence other than your testimony."
Human perception is rife with ways of getting things wrong. We don't like to admit it, because we have a high opinion of our biology, but it's true. Here's an example: We've all seen drawings that create optical illusions. They're lots of fun, but they should actually be called "brain failures." That's what's happening-a failure of human perception. Show us a few clever drawings, and our brains can't figure out what's going on. We're poor data-taking devices. That's why we have science; that's why we have machines. Machines don't care what side of the bed they woke up on in the morning; they don't care what they said to their spouses that day; they don't care whether they had their morning caffeine. They're emotion-free data-takers. That's what they do.
Maybe you did see visitors from another part of the galaxy. I need more than your eyewitness testimony, though. And in modern times, I need more than a photograph. Today Photoshop software probably has a UFO button. I'm not saying we haven't been visited; I'm saying the evidence brought forth thus far does not satisfy the standards of evidence that any scientist would require for any other claim.
So here's what I recommend for the next time you're abducted into a flying saucer. You're there on the slab, where of course the aliens do their sex experiments on you, and they're poking you with their instruments. Here's what you do. Yell out to the alien who's probing you, "Hey! Look over there!" And when the alien looks over there, you quickly snatch something off his shelf-an ashtray, anything-put it in your pocket, and lie back down. Then when your encounter is over and done with, you come to my lab and say, "Look what I stole from the flying saucer!" Once you bring the gizmo to the lab, the issue is no longer about eyewitness testimony, because you'll have an object of alien manufacture-and anything you pull off a flying saucer that crossed the galaxy is bound to be interesting.
Even objects produced by our own culture are interesting-like my iPhone. Not long ago, the people in power might have resurrected the witch-burning laws had I pulled this thing out. So if we could get hold of some piece of technology that had crossed the galaxy, then we could have a conversation about UFOs and extraterrestrials. Go ahead, keep trying to find them; I won't stop you. But get ready for the night you'll be abducted, because when it happens, I'll want your evidence.
Many people, including all the amateur astronomers in the world, spend a lot of time looking up. We walk out of a building, we look up. Doesn't matter what's happening, we're looking up. Yet UFO sightings are not higher among amateur astronomers than they are among the general public. In fact, they're lower. Why is that so? Because we know sky phenomena. It's what we study.
One UFO sighting in Ohio was reported by a police officer. Some people think that if you're a sheriff or a pilot or a member of the military, your testimony is somehow better than that of the average person. But everyone's testimony is bad, because we're all human. This particular police officer was tracking a light that was darting back and forth in the sky. He was chasing it in his squad car. Later it turned out that the cop was chasing the planet Venus, and that he was driving on a curved road. He was so distracted by Venus that he wasn't even conscious of turning his steering wheel back and forth.
It's yet another reminder of how feeble our sensory organs are — especially when we're confronted with unfamiliar phenomena, let alone when we're trying to describe them.
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson has been reprinted with permission from W. W. Norton & Company. All rights reserved.
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I ignore my children. Sometimes when they are really going at each other, I do my best to not notice it's happening at all.
I hide from my children. When they are completely making me crazy with their bickering and my husband is super impatient with them, I curl up on the couch in my office between the throw pillows and hope no one notices where I am.
Of course, there are times when I can neither ignore them nor hide from them. That's when medication is in order. I prefer red wine or even a nice stiff drink like the one Karyn made on Christmas to battle the insanity of a holiday filled with multiple personalities all in the same family. Right around the hour when the children begin running around the house and generally acting like they had been raised by wolves, the teenagers become even more sullen and mopey and the husbands seem completely devoid of any helpful behavior, that's when it's time to reach for the shot glass and the shaker. Karyn and I clear the decks and make our drinking glasses ready for the restorative elixir. We say, "Salut" or "Bottoms UP!" and send the magic potion down our throats until all is right in the world or at least we are better able to deal with it otherwise.


In the often rain-shrouded city of Seattle, business leader Kevin Daniel is a ray of sun.
Kevin supports the Blind and DeafBlind community and assists them in finding meaningful employment, something that can be a significant challenge to these individuals. Creating empowered, self-sufficient people is the driving force behind his career path, which has taken him from Texas, to Spokane, Wash., and finally to the nonprofit Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. in Seattle, where he is the Senior Director of Strategic Recruiting.
This inspiring work is close to Kevin's heart as he was diagnosed with the degenerative eye disease Retinal Schisis at the age of five. The condition rendered Kevin legally blind, and he was eventually forced to leave home to attend a special residential school for the blind. According to Kevin, being away from his family at such a young age was the most difficult part.
The inspiration for Kevin's career goals came from his grandfather, who suffered from the same condition. He ran a successful business in the 1960s, when acceptance, accessibility, and support were incredibly limited—illustrating that dedication and perseverance pays off in spite of a what can be interpreted as a disability or limitation.
Founded in 1918, the Lighthouse has been empowering the Seattle Blind and DeafBlind community for almost 100 years. In addition to assisting with employment opportunities, the program provides computer training, independent living skills, continuing education, an annual week-long DeafBlind retreat, housing assistance, and more. They also educate elementary school students about blindness so that future generations will better understand and accept those with disabilities.
Disability employment isn't the only focus of Kevin's passion. He is also the founder and coach of Seattle's first baseball team for the blind and visually impaired, and he founded the first team in Spokane as well.


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Die Achsenabschnittsform ist in der Mathematik eine spezielle Form einer Geradengleichung oder Ebenengleichung. Bei der Achsenabschnittsform wird eine Gerade in der euklidischen Ebene oder eine Ebene im euklidischen Raum über ihre Schnittpunkte mit den Koordinatenachsen beschrieben. Diese Schnittpunkte werden auch Spurpunkte genannt, ihre Verbindungsstrecken liegen bei einer Ebene allgemein auf den Spurgeraden und bilden das Spurdreieck. Die Achsenabschnittsform ist eine spezielle implizite Darstellung der Gerade oder Ebene. Sie ist nicht definiert, wenn die Gerade oder Ebene den Koordinatenursprung enthält.

Achsenabschnittsform einer Geradengleichung

Darstellung
In der Achsenabschnittsform wird eine Gerade in der Ebene durch zwei reelle Zahlen  und  folgendermaßen über eine lineare Gleichung beschrieben. Eine Gerade besteht dann aus denjenigen Punkten, deren Koordinaten  die Gleichung

erfüllen. Hierbei sind  und  die Schnittpunkte der Gerade mit den beiden Koordinatenachsen, die auch als Spurpunkte bezeichnet werden. Wird die Gleichung nach  aufgelöst, ergibt sich

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wobei das Verhältnis  der Steigung der Geraden entspricht. Verläuft die Gerade parallel zu einer der Koordinatenachsen, dann fällt der jeweilige Spurpunkt und damit auch der entsprechende Term in der Achsenabschnittsform weg. Die Achsenabschnittsform ist nicht definiert, wenn die Gerade durch den Koordinatenursprung verläuft.

Beispiel
Ein Beispiel für eine Geradengleichung in Achsenabschnittsform ist

Jede Wahl von , die diese Gleichung erfüllt, beispielsweise  oder , entspricht genau einem Geradenpunkt. Die beiden Spurpunkte der Geraden sind  und  und ihre Steigung ist .

Berechnung
Aus der Koordinatenform einer Geradengleichung mit den Parametern  und  lassen sich die Parameter der Achsenabschnittsform mittels Division durch  direkt angeben:

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Aus den weiteren Formen von Geradengleichungen, der Normalenform, der Hesseschen Normalform, der Parameterform und der Zweipunkteform, wird zunächst die zugehörige Koordinatenform der Gerade ermittelt (siehe Berechnung der Koordinatenform) und daraus dann die Achsenabschnittsform.

Achsenabschnittsform einer Ebenengleichung

Darstellung
Analog wird eine Ebene im dreidimensionalen Raum in der Achsenabschnittsform durch drei reelle Zahlen ,  und  beschrieben. Eine Ebene besteht dann aus denjenigen Punkten, deren Koordinaten  die Gleichung

erfüllen. Hierbei sind ,  und  die Schnittpunkte der Ebene mit den Koordinatenachsen. Diese Achsenabschnitte werden wiederum Spurpunkte genannt, ihre Verbindungsstrecken liegen im Allgemeinfall auf den Spurgeraden und bilden das Spurdreieck. Liegt die Ebene parallel zu einer oder zwei Koordinatenachsen, dann fallen die jeweiligen Spurpunkte und damit auch die entsprechenden Terme in der Achsenabschnittsform weg. Die Achsenabschnittsform ist nicht definiert, wenn die Ebene den Koordinatenursprung enthält.

Beispiel
Ein Beispiel für eine Ebenengleichung in Achsenabschnittsform ist

Jede Wahl von , die diese Gleichung erfüllt, beispielsweise  oder , entspricht genau einem Ebenenpunkt. Die drei Spurpunkte der Ebene sind ,  und .

Berechnung
Aus der Koordinatenform einer Ebenengleichung mit den Parametern  und  lassen sich die Parameter der Achsenabschnittsform mittels Division direkt angeben:

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Hat eine Ebene keinen Achsenabschnitt, da sie parallel zu einer Achse liegt, führt diese Rechnung zu einer Division durch Null.

Aus den weiteren Formen von Ebenengleichungen, der Normalenform, der Hesseschen Normalform, der Parameterform und der Dreipunkteform, wird zunächst die zugehörige Koordinatenform der Ebene ermittelt (siehe Berechnung der Koordinatenform) und daraus dann die Achsenabschnittsform.

Anwendung
Die Achsenabschnittsform wird beispielsweise in der Kristallographie bei den Millerschen Indizes zur Bezeichnung von Kristallflächen verwendet.

Siehe auch
 Normalformen von Quadriken

Literatur

Analytische Geometrie


Camel Club is our extended day childcare service for children aged 5-16 years old. During the school holidays places for individual children can be booked per day. The day is 8.30a.m until 5.30p.m. There are 10 places available for children aged 5yrs old and 20 places for children aged 6yrs+.
Bookings for Camel club have to be per day in the school holidays. Limits are 10 x 5yrs old and 20 x 6yrs+ per day.


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Andorra hat alkalommal vett részt az Eurovíziós Dalfesztiválon, 2004 és 2009 között.

Az andorrai műsorsugárzó a Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra, amely 2002-ben lett tagja az Európai Műsorsugárzók Uniójának, és 2004-ben csatlakozott a versenyhez.

Története

Évről évre
Andorra 2004-ben vett részt először az Eurovíziós Dalversenyen, de egyszer sem vettek részt a döntőben. 2006-ban az elődöntő utolsó helyén végeztek, majd a következő évben érték el eddigi legjobb eredményüket, amikor az elődöntő tizenkettedik helyén végeztek, és csak néhány ponttal maradtak le a továbbjutást érő tíz hely egyikéről.

Kétszer, 2004-ben és 2006-ban is Spanyolországtól kapták minden pontjukat, és egy kivétellel minden alkalommal Spanyolországnak adták a maximális tizenkettő pontot a döntőben.

Kis ország lévén, többször is külföldiek képviselték őket. Jenny és Gisela spanyol, Marian van de Wal és Susanne Georgi pedig holland és dán, de mindketten Andorrában élnek.

Andorra 2011-ben fontolgatta az EBU-ból való kilépést az anyagi okok miatt, de ez végül nem történt meg.

Csehország 2016-os továbbjutását követően Andorra az egyetlen ország, mely sohasem vett részt a dalfesztivál döntőjében.

Nyelvhasználat
A nyelvhasználatot korlátozó szabály 1999-ig volt érvényben, vagyis Andorra 2004-es debütálásakor már szabadon megválaszthatták az indulók, hogy milyen nyelvű dallal neveznek. Ennek ellenére a legtöbb dalt az ország hivatalos nyelvén, katalánul adták elő.

A 2004-es debütálásuk egyben a verseny történetének első katalán nyelvű dala volt. 2007-ben neveztek először nem teljes egészében katalán dallal, az Anonymous együttes előadása angol nyelvű részeket is tartalmazott. Ezt követően 2008-as daluk egy sor kivételével angol nyelvű volt, majd 2009-ben ismét angol és katalán kevert nyelvű dallal versenyeztek.

Nemzeti döntő
Andorrában nem alakult ki hagyományos, minden évben megrendezett nemzeti válogató. Az andorrai induló kilétét vagy nemzeti döntő segítségével, vagy nemzeti döntő nélküli belső kiválasztással döntötték el.

A 2004-es debütáláskor egy heteken át tartó nemzeti döntő keretében választották ki indulójukat. Két előadó összesen tizenkettő dalt énekelt, melyek közül két dal jutott a döntőbe. A dal kiválasztása után külön szavazás döntötte el az énekes kilétét. A 2005-ös nemzeti döntőben Marian van de Wal énekelt három dalt, melyek közül telefonos szavazás és egy zsűri pontjai alapján választották ki a győztest. Ezt követően három alkalommal a belső kiválasztás mellett döntöttek, a beérkezett pályaművekből egy zsűri választotta ki az indulót. 2009-ben ismét rendeztek nemzeti döntőt, három előadó részvételével.

Résztvevők

Szavazástörténet

2004–2009

Andorra a következő országoknak adta a legtöbb pontot az elődöntőben:

Andorra a következő országoktól kapta a legtöbb pontot az elődöntőben:

Andorra még sosem adott pontot az elődöntőben a következő országoknak: Ausztria, Azerbajdzsán, Belgium, Bosznia-Hercegovina, Bulgária, Ciprus, Dánia, az Egyesült Királyság, Grúzia, Lettország, Magyarország, Monaco, Montenegró, Németország, Örményország, Románia, San Marino, Svájc, Szerbia, Szlovákia és Ukrajna

Andorra még sosem kapott pontot az elődöntőben a következő országoktól: Ausztria, Azerbajdzsán, Belgium, Bosznia-Hercegovina, Bulgária, Ciprus, Dánia, az Egyesült Királyság, Franciaország, Grúzia, Lettország, Magyarország, Monaco, Montenegró, Németország, Örményország, Románia, San Marino, Svájc, Szerbia és Ukrajna

Andorra a következő országoknak adta a legtöbb pontot a döntőben:

Andorra még sosem adott pontot a döntőben a következő országoknak: Albánia, Ausztria, Bosznia-Hercegovina, Bulgária, Észak-Macedónia, Észtország, Fehéroroszország, Grúzia, Hollandia, Horvátország, Lengyelország, Örményország, Szerbia és Szlovénia

Háttér

Galéria

Jegyzetek

További információk
 Andorra profilja a eurovision.tv-n

Euroviziosdalfesztivalokon
Andorra


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Paul & Paula attends many fairs during the year.
To meet people from the industry, discover new trends and brands and most of all to mingle with the industry. We like to share our finds and must haves!
Pitti Bimbo 90
Tickets are booked, a bed will will be made for me and than it is time to join Pitti Bimbo – the kids fashion fair held twice yearly in Florence, Italy. And they are celebrating its 90th edition from 16 to 18 January 2020. Which means that this incredible fair has now been running for 45 years!
The theme of the Pitti Bimbo winter fair is 'Show your flags' and they will celebrate an important landmark with new creative installations, an attentive selection of brands, international collaborations and a calendar of not-to-be-missed fashion shows and exhibitions. Moreover, for 45 years it has been the epicenter of kids lifestyle. What started with the wardrobe, has expanded to lifestyle and accessories in a world that has managed to engage the entire family. Again, an extraordinary international portfolio ranging from designer labels to small experimental brands will await us for three days in January.
And what about the flags?
A rectangle of material, an inlay of lines, colours, and designs. A flag is never a silent fabric, it always has something to say; it consistently arouses emotions because it speaks in universal messages. It is expressive, enthusiastic, insolent. And it flutters, falls, is lowered, raised, carried and folded. Flags are beautiful geometrical compositions; they give pleasure to the people who see them flying. And Pitti is like the United Nations of Fashion where every brand has its own flag, but also where each one of us can become our own flag.
What's the new?
The Top Floor of the Central Pavilion is home to THE KID'S LAB! A whole 3,000 sqm of innovative venues including KidzFIZZ, Ecoethic, The Nest and Kid's Evolution.
One of the highlights of the 90th edition will be a prototype of the Concept Store of the future. In collaboration with Cilab and The Playful Living which focuses on the effects of digital transformation in the retail world.
The new kids' collection by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for United Colors of Benetton makes its debut at the Teatrino Lorenese, within the colorful, playful and lively world of "65 Benetton Street".
US magazine Hooligans will celebrate its 5th anniversary with an exhibition about the 5 senses. All to be seen, smelled, heard, tasted and touched, on the Top Floor of the Central Pavilion.
What else during Pitti Bimbo 90?
Two Pitti Immagine special runway shows present sophisticated collections from the Apartment section and the innovative creativity of KidzFIZZ. The labels of Children's Fashion from Spain will also hit the runway.
The historic French children's fashion house Petit Bateau and the online platform Treedom present a new environmentally and socially sustainable project: the planting of a tree with each purchase of a new birth kit in organic cotton
The not-to-be-missed runway show of Monnalisa returns. The Tuscan brand, a leader in premium childrenswear, will present their new collection with a charming fashion show at the Stazione Leopolda, on January 16.
The photographer James Mollison will present photographs of school yards from all over the world, exploring different environments and children's play dynamics. Within Sport Generation in the Padiglione Cavaniglia.
Some figures: We will see 543 collections and more than 6.400 buyers are expected. And a total of about 10.000 visitors.
How about you? Will you be there? Let me know! First Christmas and then I will get excited about discovering all the new collections, the shows, catching up with people, and talking about children's fashion all day long! A passion is a passion.
And of course my friend Dimitra will be there with her selection at The Nest. When small is beautiful and among the brands at this edition are: Atelier Parsmei, Jellymade, Mimookids, Mimù, Minì&Made, Naoia, Tiny Tots Barcelona, Weekend House Kids, Wool in Love, and Yay.
FORTEZZA DA BASSO
Viale Filippo Strozzi 1 – Florence
16 – 18 January 2020
every day 9.00 am – 6.00 pm
last day 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Images: AKAstudio – collective
What happened at Pitti Bimbo 89 this summer?
This time I will not let you wait as long as I did for the Winter edition and share my finds, experience, and news from Pitti Bimbo that took place mid-June today.
Based in Florence, Italy keeps its spot to be the best trade show in the kids' fashion universe. To sum up, the headquarters of kids' fashion and lifestyle attracted approximately 10,000 visitors – again!
And this summer edition was packed with events, shows, and special projects as never before. From innovative projects on research to the latest ideas from the big brands, smaller independent designers or parties. So a lot was going on (and I have to admit that it was not always easy to keep track for me) but everything I saw was also of really high quality. Altogether, the special projects are supporting the whole event, the collections and definitely my experience as a press visitor.
Overall, my favourite project was the newly added Upper Level of the Main Pavilion. The great innovation of Pitti Bimbo 89 and it is called The Kid's Lab! In short – younger, more experimental brands from the parts of Kids Fizz, The Nest, EcoEthic, ActiveLab, and Kids Evolution have separate but joined together areas here. Which makes it much easier to navigate and to enjoy. In essence, there is light, there is a red line and there is a lot of inspiration up there!
Pitti Bimbo 89 in numbers:
+ 603 collections, 399 of which from abroad
+ 5,100 buyers, 2.400 of which from abroad
+ a total of 10,000 visitors
Generally speaking, the industry is not very dynamic at the moment. And we have a lot of 'the same', no 'risk-taking' collections and a shift is slowly coming in the wholesale process too. But the brands are committed and they try to be innovative as much as they can and allow themselves in this economic situation. And the general feedback from brands was that the quality of visitors was very good. Good orders, serious interest, and inspiring conversations are essential. And in the end, it is all that matters, isn't?
Also, my trend report for Summer 2020 will follow shortly!
Meeting the famous French designer and illustrator, Nathalie Lété. She came with her first book in English, that is filled with 200 pages of illustrations and instructions dedicated to arts and crafts.
Australian brand Banabae who showed in The Nest. An ethical and contemporary baby brand, with a big dose of Woodstock and 70's vibes. Really cool designs for nursery beddings, rompers, and baby accessories. Loved it!
The shows – see below for more!
Manuela, from Hungary, had a lovely collection. Cool earthy tones, beautiful silhouettes, and interesting textures. My favourite collection from the brand to date.
Not to miss, Miss L. Ray came with a lovely collection that is great for tweens. Lots of easy to wear yet chic styles with a sporty influence. Cool mix of fabrics and fluid shapes.
Kid's runway shows:
Il Gufo presented in a very romantic setting in the Torrigiani Gardens in Florence. They built a secret garden in a greenhouse and the show was vibrant and just wonderful.
In brief, the Summer 2020 collection originates from two ideas: a dichotomy between urban and natural elements. And in that sweet garden, we saw children playing, having picnics, and jumping in puddles. Personally, it was refreshing to create a collection with endless possibilities that, most of all, allows children to be children.
The Moda Portugal Show. For the first time, a multi-brand show with Portuguese brands took place, founded by CENIT, a branch of the Portuguese Association of Clothing and Apparel Industry, Kids. Six designers showed: Cherry Papaya, Knot, Laranjinha, Patachou, Phi Clothing, and Play Up.
All in all, it was a very cheerful, happy and colourful show that had the real summer feeling and lots of joy. Especially Cherry Papaya showed a cool and fresh collection that appeals to both, boys and girls. And Spoiler alert: Watch out for something special happening between Cherry Papaya X Paul & Paula next year.
The Apartment Show. Always a beautiful show with a great set design. And a great start into the Friday since the show is held in the morning. We saw Pero, Michaela Buerger, Velveteen, Amelie et Sophie, and Piccola Ludo and the theme was "con la testa fra le nuvole", meaning "head in the clouds".
Pero was fantastic as usual. Beautiful garments with lots of details, flowers galore and magnificent hats to make it perfect. (they are from Lorna Murray by the way)
Furthermore, The Apartment celebrated its 10th anniversary as well. Focusing on elegant and original brands destined for high-end boutiques, it is always a feast for the eye to walk in here.
And the final click? The Pitti Special Click Party!
Filled with great music, entertainment, food (Italy!!!) and, most of all, great company. I always feel that this is such a good way to let business be business and to enjoy. Not to mention that having fun together is a good base for working together. Coupled with the stunning Villa Le Corti, the place to be that evening, a synchronized swimming performance, yummy food… we all danced into the night!
In a word: Grazie!
Backstage images: Eeva Suutari / Runway photos: Giovanni Giannoni / Party photo: AKAstudio – collective
The Pitti Special Click – Pitti Immagine Bimbo 89
Can you believe that in exactly 6 weeks I will be on my way to Florence? It really feels like I visited Pitti Bimbo just last week. But of course I am looking very much forward to it…
I love a good trade show, catching up, finding new brands and discovering trends and themes. Fun! Watching the catwalk shows (this year Portugal will prepare a show as well) is another favourite. Listening to the latest achievements as well as obstacles. And visiting some dear friends and giving them a cheer-leading moment if necessary.
And the theme of Pitti Bimbo 89 is called: The Pitti Special Click
(it is actually the theme for all Pitti Immagine trade shows)
The Pitti Special Click theme of Pitti Bimbo 89 sums up the energy that circulates around the Fortezza and suddenly finds a direction. Therefore the Main Forecourt of the Fortezza da Basso will once again be transformed through a set design curated by life-styler Sergio Colantuoni.The resulting spark is capable of producing an alchemy that is always different, a surge of energy and emotion it is difficult to stem. Along with the "X Factor" that decrees the success of every rendezvous, something that makes people come – and continue to come – to Florence to see, learn and understand.
What else will be new in June?
Creativity at Top with The Kid's Lab!
A new exhibition project at the Top Floor of the Main Pavilion will be the biggest and most important change for the summer edition of Pitti Bimbo. It revolutionizes the fair's exhibition spaces in homage to the most creative mood in children's wear: here we go with The Kid's Lab! Here you will find the different sections depicting the world of research onto kids' fashion: KidzFIZZ, #ACTIVELAB, The Nest, EcoEthic and Kid's Evolution. And with an innovative and colourful layout, designed by Storage Milano, it welcomes the brands and experiments with common spaces for special projects.
Here will also be space for The Extraordinary Library, a selection of talented international illustrators, photo exhibitions and "The Playful Living" space. I cannot wait to discover all of this!
Fashion newcomers:
Araia Kids, G-Star Raw, Jacob Cohen Junior, Lotto, Pinko and TiA CiBANi KiDS.
Lifestyle newcomers:
Seletti, Meri Meri with their famous partyware, stationery and other fun creations; and the latest ideas from the Danish cult brand Maileg.
See you in Florence!
Pitti Bimbo 88 recap and kids fashion trends for A/W 2019/20
I will not even start by telling you how late I am with this recap. We better get straight into the topic, do not waste any more time and enjoy.
Because the last edition of Pitti Bimbo, back in January, and listed as the 88th was beautiful.
The Fortezza da Basso was turned into a junior fashion playground once again and one could pick up on the latest ideas for next season in a very inspiring way. A true start of the season, and a great opportunity to discover the key trends.
564 brands, intercepting all the latest trends and the future evolutions. And we need to note that the balanced mixture of luxury, chic, street and casual, of big names and newcomers is a must by now. Florence welcomes more and more independent, new and contemporary brands and it is a real win for everyone. And the people behind Pitti Bimbo have noticed this too and are looking into ways on how to accommodate the demand and tendency.
The research into styles that are modern and functional in terms of the new ecological and social sensitivities. The commitment to maintaining both quality and price and the ability to move around an international market that is interminably changing and transforming itself. This is the best possible response to a climate that, particularly in recent months, has grown darker, with a series of downward forecasts regarding growth, consumption and trade.
Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of Pitti Immagine
The theme for this edition: Pitti Box
Not in the box but thinking outside of it. Pitti wants to surprise, with its creativity, and its technical innovations. Therefore we were welcomed with different boxes. "The Infinity Box" is a video journey, "The Park Box" is food, "The Show Box" for filming and interviews, "Out of the Box" , the "Recharge Box" and "Silence Box", to recharge batteries. In a whole – Pitti is a real surprise box!
Lifestyle section:
The lifestyle section was home to two very inspiring and beautiful installations that included some of my favourite brands. Personally, I think a show needs to offer a good lifestyle section because shops (on- as well as offline) are turning more and more into concept stores than fashion alone. The lifestyle brands that exhibited however, were a little disappointing. And cannot be compared with the selection of fashion brands. But they should be, because a shop is known for its selection. And a good buyer will also select the best of toys, gifts and decor.
Newcomers:
161 brands out of the 664 were new to the show. Nununu for example showed for the first time. Or Theophile and Patachou from Belgium or Hape Toys. Apocalypto showed in The Nest as well as Hannah & Tiff. And many more…
Il Gufo made a comeback at Pitti and produced a wonderful show at Stazione Leopolda, an old train station. Il Gufo works with traditional and authentic techniques in their factories in Italy and we can look forward to a comforting and very chic winter!
My favourite, again, was the show from the Apartment section that included Piccola Ludo, Le Mu, Velveteen, Raspberry Plum and Pero. A magical show that had a reconstructed building on the ground, which became visible thanks to a wall of giant mirrors. (please see the first image of this article!) Crazy good!
Kids Fashion Trends for Autumn/Winter 2019/20:
Little rock divas
Romantic meets urban contemporary chic meets sporty. Unexpected mix and match of sporty and glamour and something I can really get the hang of. It is interesting, fun and adaptable. Sweaters with strass appliqués, a bold and bright colour palette, fur vests, and velvet jackets. Added some oversized pieces and knitwear. Yay! For the little stylists out there…
Active wear meets elegance
Following the trends of adult fashion we are seeing a focus on athleisure fabrics. Definitely very comfortable and with today's technique they can easily be adapted to an urban function and style. Down jackets, sweatshirts in all shapes, colours and textures you can imagine. The key item! Next to sneakers, which are also seeing more and more glam accents.
Craft workmanship, original designs, timeless clothes, elegance have never been away. But they are getting more attention again. You can find more and more retro inspired dresses, finely pleated skirts, sweet collars and balloon sleeves. Together with appliqués, sequins, and embroideries for the extra details.
Not the first time that I have this on the trend lost but it still needs to be mentioned. Parents are looking for sustainable fashion, gifts and everything. Brands are reacting and we do not need to sacrifice on style when looking for an ethical brand!
A green mindset is increasingly present in the collections and brands invest in the health and future of our children.
Trending Colours:
Pink continues to be a favourite.
Purple. Ultra Violet is the colour of the year and has probably influenced this colour choice. Seen a fair bit of pink/purple mixes.
Green is staying as well. It was already trending this past A/W. Also represents the active market, I mentioned above.
Warm yellow – a great colour for Autumn if you ask me. I have seen some lovely jackets in that shade and I love them.
Trending fabrics and prints:
Fleece is THE trend of the season. After fake fur, fleece jackets, jumpers and more are everywhere.
Checks – maybe my move to London changed my sight but overall I could sense some strong English influences in the collections. And then especially checks. Heritage plaids, tartans and lots of checks.
Slogans are back!
90's influences with track fabrics, blocked colours and straps.
Velvet, especially for the chic collections and occasionwear but also adapted into the more sporty collections. Very interesting!
Girl Power:
Starting with Barbie turning 60 this season and their slogan: "You Can Be Anything" to fight against stereotypes.
Il Gufo: @indigitalimages
Raspberry Plum / Show finale / Pero: Giovanni Giannoni
Pero backstage: Eeva Suutari
Pitti Bimbo 89, from 20-22 June 2019
Pitti Immagine Bimbo 88 and all the news
I know that everyone is busy with Christmas. Decorating, menu planning and shopping. But when you are part of the (kids) fashion circus you get excited about something else too. New collections!
For one, the new collections for Spring/ Summer 2019 as well as a few pre-spring or even cruise collections will be delivered to stores as of now. We have seen the current stuff for a while and new pieces, colours, styles and more are so welcome.
And, in January the fair trade season will open and we will all meet again. And apart from lots of catching up we will also see what the designers came up with for next winter. Clap Clap! Exciting!
And one show that nobody in this business can miss is also the first show of the season: Pitti Immagine Bimbo.
It is the 88th edition of Pitti Bimbo and it will take place from 17th to 19th January 2019 in Florence, Italy.
My flights are already booked and I am so looking forward to it.
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Pitti Immagine Bimbo is constantly evolving and when reading through their news as well as press releases I think that at this edition the eclectic trend sections will shine even more. And they got more space! Now in the heart of KidzFIZZ you will find the athletic-metropolitan #ACTIVELAB as well as THE up-and-coming brands in The Nest.
Another growing part and in my eyes a very important one: The fair's lifestyle section is also growing. Nowadays a very important part of the kids business. Because stores all go for experience and offer a concept that includes fashion as well as lifestyle. The Fancy Room doubles its numbers and spaces on the lower level of the Main Pavilion.
Altogether, we will discover 553 collections, of which 360 coming from abroad! In fact, Pitti Immagine Bimbo is becoming more and more international. Which is fantastic, inspiring and speaking for its value.
The Pitti Box is the main theme of Pitti Immagine Bimbo 88
A tribute to all the Pitti shows: To be a Surprise Box, ideas and innovations to open and switch from season to season, and to tell the newest vibrations of fashion and lifestyle.
So, we shall get ready for an "in-and-out of the box" multi-sensory journey, that will offer an experience with a high energetic-emotional rate, entirely outlined in an design-set conceived and edited by the lifestyler Sergio Colantuoni.
"The path of Pitti Bimbo will be marked by many "Boxes", with which we want to involve our audience in a series of experiences curated by Pitti Immagine. They will be designed as a place of comfort and entertainment, but above all an invitation to meet and share ideas and suggestions, breathing in the unique energy of the event". Agostino Poletto, General Manager of Pitti Immagine
The special video art gallery where you can dive into The Pitti Box: a space that will offer a high visual-energy-emotional experience.
Park Box
In the square of the Fortezza da Basso, a large covered arena dedicated to sharing food, ideas and moments of relaxation.
Show Box
Ideal container for a talk program with the protagonists of fashion and lifestyle, and at the same time an original photo set to "shoot" and "get shot".
Recharge Box
The most functional box, to recharge the batteries and to allow yourself moments of escape.
Silence Box
5 minutes of "switch-off".
Ten huge images located in ten strategic perspective viewpoints of the Fortezza da Basso. Ten looks at nature. Ten telescopes that come out and open onto the world. Ten photos chosen from the Reda archive. And through the extraordinary eye of reporters and artists, have captured the territories of Biella, New Zealand and Australia, underlining their beauty and harshness. Each of the images will focus on the deep bond with nature that man and society must preserve as one of the irresistible duties.
The new behind the scenes digital art project of the promotional campaign of the trade show. Additionally, a viral video that tells the soul of contemporary children's wear through the lens of The Pitti Box.
In short: This sounds awesome and I cannot wait to check this all out… see you in Florence!
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The convention season is heating up over the next few weeks with some of the biggest events happening in all corners of the globe. Arguably the biggest convention on the planet is San Diego Comic Con, which is kicking off on July 20th. While it's still unclear what kind of presence Star Wars will have at this year's SDCC, we do have an idea about what kind of exclusive merchandise will be available there. Today, Gentle Giant LTD, Mattel and Entertainment Earth unveiled the collectibles that they will be bringing to SDCC. You can check them out below!
First off, Yahoo Movies reports that Mattel has revealed a Hot Wheels version of the classic Death Star trench run from A New Hope. The set features four Hot Wheels cars in the form of an X-Wing, two TIE Fighters and Darth Vader's TIE Advanced fighter. The cars are packaged in Death Star trench inspired packaging that lights up. The set can be pre-ordered on MattyCollector.com and will be available at SDCC for $50. You can see more photos here.
Next up, Yakface alerted us to the news that Entertainment Earth will have an 18-inch vac-metal C-3PO figure with a red arm, as he appeared in The Force Awakens. The limited edition figure is from Jakks Pacific and features 7 points of articulation. They will be sold exclusive at booth #2343 for $60 each. More details can be found here.
And finally, Yodasnews provided a first look at Gentle Giant's jumbo Farmboy Luke action figures. The two figures, one with brown hair and one with yellow hair, is a 1:6 scale replica enlargement of the original 1983 3 ¾" Return Of The Jedi figure. Both figures feature full articulation to match the original, including the classic yellow retractable Lightsaber. Both versions are limited to 250 pieces and will be available exclusively at SDCC for $80 each. For more photos and information, visit Yodasnews!
San Diego Comic Con's preview night begins July 20th and convention will run from July 21st through July 24th!


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Musicals & Broadway
The Sound of Music (musical)
The Sound of Music (Prelude) Karaoke - The Sound of Music (musical)
This title is a cover of The Sound of Music as made famous by The Sound of Music (musical)
In the same key as the original: D
Genres: Musicals & Broadway, In English
Original songwriters: Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics The Sound of Music
My day in the hills has come to an end, I know
A star has come out to tell me it's time to go
But deep in the dark green shadows are voices that urge me to stay
So I pause and I wait and I listen for one more sound for one more lovely thing
That the hills might say
The hills are alive with the sound of music with songs they have sung for a thousand years
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music
My heart wants to sing every song it hears
My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds that rise from the lake to the trees
My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies from a church on a breeze
To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls over stones on its way
To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray
I go to the hills when my heart is lonely
I know I will hear what I heard before
My heart will be blessed with the sound of music and I'll sing once more
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My Favorite Things The Sound of Music (musical)
Sixteen Going On Seventeen The Sound of Music (musical)
Climb Ev'ry Mountain The Sound of Music (musical)
The Lonely Goatherd The Sound of Music (musical)
I Could Have Danced All Night My Fair Lady (musical)
Do-Re-Mi The Sound of Music (musical)
Edelweiss The Sound of Music (musical)
The Sound of Music (Prelude) The Sound of Music (film)
If I Were a Bell Guys and Dolls (musical)