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There is no single cause of mental health problems, but some things that may contribute include loss and grief, discrimination, alienation from school, violence, abuse and family difficulties.
The following are some signs of mental health problems in children and young people. If they last more than a few weeks, it may be time to seek professional help.
- Inability to get along with other children
- Marked fall in school work
- Marked weight gain or loss
- Changes in usual sleeping or eating patterns
- Fearfulness
- Lack of energy or motivation
- Irritability
- Restlessness, fidgeting and trouble concentrating
- Excessive disobedience or aggression
- Crying a lot
- Spending less time with or avoiding their friends
- Feeling hopeless or worthless
- Reluctance to go to school or take part in normal activities
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3-pointers: Takeaways from Rockets' win over Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS - Takeaways from the Rockets' 113-90 win against the New Orleans Pelicans:
The temptation was to dismiss the Rockets' waltz past the Pelicans as a test of the bus driver to get them to the arena. At times, before a largely disinterested crowd (of 17,048 which apparently consisted of many fans disguised as empty seats), it felt that way, too.
The Rockets, however, could not think that way, having already lost to a Pelicans team even more shorthanded than the version they played on Sunday. At least then, Anthony Davis played nearly 21 minutes more than he did the last time the Pelicans and Rockets met before he was shut down and presumably encased in bubble wrap.
The Rockets took their win without perhaps the intensity they will need later, but without sleep-walking for too long, either.
They began the game defending energetically. James Harden scored easily. The 3s fell. The Rockets never trailed, pushed the lead to as much as 28 and cleared the bench before anyone played more than 30 minutes.
They took a taking-care-of-business win that was never in doubt, but might also indicate how far they have come since they so often fell in similar traps.
1. The Rockets might have celebrated clinching a playoff spot, at least with an exchange of high fives or smiles. There was something that prevented it.
They did not know. The playoff spot that became official on Sunday has been assumed for so long no one stopped to do the math, much less marked the occasion.
The Rockets moved to 20 games better than .500 this season, but those milestones were all expected. The more pressing concerns were with the games this week against the Bucks and Nuggets and with holding off the Trail Blazers for the third seed in the West.
Still, the occasion does merit a look at how far they had come. The Rockets might have assumed they would make the playoffs and even get there in the upper half of the Western Conference bracket when they were 11-14, but it was fair to question.
As much as they now look toward bigger and better things, climbing out of that stumbling start and the fall to 14th in the conference through 25 games was a different sort of achievement from last season's happy joy ride to the NBA's best record.
This time, it was about perseverance. It was about buying in when things went badly. It was about Harden carrying the Rockets through the injury-filled stretches when the hope was to keep their head above water, as Harden and Mike D'Antoni often put it, and then make a late-season run.
Instead, once the Rockets got Chris Paul, Eric Gordon and Clint Capela all healthy at once, they cranked things up enough to win 14 of 16 games and to make clinching a playoff spot an afterthought. There is also the matter of holding off the Trail Blazers for the third seed, with the Blazers just one game back and holding the tie-breaker.
That will not be easy with games this week against the Bucks and Nuggets. If the Rockets can get through that, they might have a chance still at second place. They trail the Nuggets by three games (four in the loss column.) But if they can win the next two, they would be within two games and hold the tie-breaker.
At this point, staying third is a worthwhile goal, even better than qualifying for the playoffs with eight games remaining.
2. As often as the Rockets shoot 3-pointers, and no team has ever put them up more regularly, they have not hit a great percentage. Their ability to get 3s so often drives much of their offense, they rank just 19th in 3-point percentage. That's still enough to average 15.7 3-pointers per game, 2.3 more than the Bucks, but things have trended in the right direction at the right time.
The Rockets had failed to make 40 percent of their 3s in 22 consecutive games. In the 13 games since, they have made at least 40 percent in seven of them, including Sunday's 42.9 percent shooting on 49 3-pointers.
In that stretch of 13 games, the Rockets have made 37.8 percent of their 3s, ranking fifth in the NBA, and averaging 16.8 3s per game.
The addition of another shooter, Danuel House Jr. who bounced back from Friday's 0 for 4 to sink 4 of 5 3-pointers on Sunday, has helped. Gordon has taken off in that stretch, making 46.2 percent of his 3s in his past 13 games to rank just .3 3-pointers per game behind Harden and Stephen Curry with nearly 2 ½ fewer attempts per game.
The run of improved 3-point shooting has gone on long enough that it now seems to be about better health, reduced playing time and as always, the ability to get more 3s than teams until recently ever even imagined. Along the way, there have been bad stretches. But the Rockets have continued to fire away, increasingly finding the range from deep.
3. If there could be trap games in the NBA, Sunday's would seem to fit, coming between the games against the Spurs and Bucks. With that out of the way, Harden was asked if there could be extra energy, extra enthusiasm for Tuesday's meeting with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.
He said there was none with no more in mind than the next game on the schedule.
That would seem one of those disingenuous responses players pull out to dismiss the usual hype. The Rockets generally admitted that's bunk before they played the Warriors. But by now, the Rockets seem driven by their own goals, regardless of opponent.
They will likely try to rise to the occasion of a meeting with the team with the NBA's best record, one of two teams (along with the Clippers) they have not defeated this season. Teams use whatever is handy to stoke competitive fires. But the emphasis has been on their own objectives and how they are playing.
Rather than wishing they were through with the final games of the regular season, there has been a determination to play at a level to get something done in the postseason.
That has meant experimenting with rotation options (playing Kenneth Faried and Austin Rivers on Sunday and sitting Gerald Green and Nenê after Faried and Rivers sat out on Friday.) It has been about bringing energy more consistently than a few weeks ago when the Rockets struggled to crank up the intensity against the Mavericks and Hornets. It meant taking care of business against the Pelicans.
They could fall into one of those traps again down the stretch. The Rockets seemed tired in the loss in Memphis just a few days ago. But rather than ready to get the regular season over with, there seemed an emphasis on using the games left to keep building.

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10 Classic Children's Books You Should Read as an Adult
The rhymes hit a little harder now.
(SPOT.ph) The world has been blessed with the existence of a multitude of fairytales, short poems, and nursery rhymes we've all enjoyed reading or hearing as children. Most of them sounded purely magical and entertaining to us when we were little, but as we learn more about life away from bound pages, these stories suddenly shift guises. Or is it that we've gained more perspective and we now see what the author really wanted to say?
Here are 10 classic children's books you won't regret reading as an adult.
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Boggis, Bunce and Bea
One fat, one short, one lean.
These horrible crooks
So different in looks
Were nonetheless equally mean.
We couldn't get the song out of our heads when we saw the film, like a spell cast to draw out our childhood from our subconscious. But unlike "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" or "Mary Had a Little Lamb," it was about unpleasant people, with whom kids did not want to be acquainted. Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahl's tale had more curse words, but it had to rely on other devices to flesh out the themes of poverty, theft, and a bit of violence in Dahl's narrative. The book shamelessly talks about starvation. That's not even close to funny in real life.
2. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein is an expert on saying more by saying less. The Giving Tree has the format of a children's story as a disguise. The words are simple, but they provide deep insights about growing up, selflessness (or the lack thereof), and, if you want to go there, man's destruction of nature. Sad and mildly horrifying, the story might make you bow your head in shame and regret.
3. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Nothing comes as close to raw and untapped fantasy an J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Written in stages during World War II, we could take a good guess where the author picked up some inspiration. The thick and moving story of adventure and persistence, which inspire the Hobbits within us, was first adapted as an animated film before it became the epic trilogy-a statement that reinforces its transition from being a fantastical tale seemingly meant for children to a heroic story of New Zealand proportions. Or bigger.
4. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
One of the most world-renowned classics comes in the form of a small package. In fluid fantasy the sudden meeting in the Sahara Desert between a lost pilot and a magically petite young boy sends them on a journey of self-discovery. Their adventures scrutinize the ignorance and indifference of the adult world. The book leaves its readers with a reverberating sense of metaphysical attachment which proves that true strength can come in the littlest of places, like the writing itself.
5. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
This book is about math and drugs. Or math evolving into a field for those who seem to be high. Among other things, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) was a mathematician. If you ever felt like Alice was being offered drugs by the Caterpillar, follow your gut. The literary nonsense in the books is a metaphor for what Dodgson/Carroll viewed as the absurdity of the "new" mathematics of symbolic algebra. As a child, the silliness seems fun, but as an adult? The satire is delicious.
6. The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) by Margery Williams
First published in 1922, the magic in The Velveteen Rabbit hasn't faded one bit. The ending is a little too fairytale but we need that every now and then. More than the conclusion, the stuffed rabbit's quest to be real and loved is something worth revisiting. Remember the Skin Horse's words to the Rabbit? "Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except for people who don't understand." How's that for a dose of positive reinforcement in a world riddled with Photoshopped images?
7. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Cottleston , Cottlestone, Cottleston Pie! What seems to be a humble rhyme for kids takes on a deeper meaning as you gain more semantic footing. It's a talking point for an entire chapter in The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff, and for good reason. The world has become so anxious that people are having quarter life crises, when they're actually allowed to do nothing from time to time. Not all the time, according to Christopher Robin, but sometimes.
8. Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy: How do you talk if you don't have a brain?
Scarecrow: Well, some people without brains do an awful lot of talking don't they?
Don't we all we wish we could walk the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her exotic medley of friends? The Wizard of Oz is a dream within a dream for fantasy and adventure enthusiasts. A magical place where we'll all be swept off our feet like Dorothy once did, and she never regretted it. The book has some of Alice's adventures in Wonderland in it, but Baum wanted to write a book that was simply pleasant-not riddled with morals, as so many children's books from that period were. As an adult, you'll find in your hand a beautifully illustrated story that offers a safe escape from stress.
9. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Youngsters enjoy this book because they can relate to Meg in her journey to adolescence (aside from the story's otherworldly elements). However, mathematicians, scientists, and curious adults might enjoy it more because of its interesting allusions to space and time. The story opens up a novel idea about a fifth dimension, and possibilities for teleportation. As Meg and her brother meet aliens, each step in their adventure means a whole new door of hope and possibilities being opened after another. A Wrinkle in Time is a mysteriously enchanting blend of science and magic, staying true to the theories of nature as well as the fantasies of children and adults everywhere.
10. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Eudora Welty of The New York Times called it perfect, and it is. Wilbur is just about the most adorably oblivious pig in all of...pigdom. The allegories don't go as deep as say, Animal Farm by George Orwell or Filth by Irvin Welsh, but it still handles themes of death and humanism with eloquent grace. Fern's dedication is commendable, and Charlotte? Charlotte continues to teach all who open the book to read beyond the obvious (like don't judge an animal by its seemingly blood-thirsty method of feeding).


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October 30, 2006
Honored ceramist to show works at SIUC
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A celebrated ceramist will showcase his work at Southern Illinois University Carbondale next week as part of the Visiting Artists program at the University's School of Art and Design, part of the College of Liberal Arts.
David Furman, professor of ceramics at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., will present a slide lecture and a demonstration on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. in room 161 of Lawson Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The fine arts activity fee funds the Visiting Artists program.
"Furman's visit will give SIUC students and faculty a unique opportunity to learn from this great artist," said Jiyong Lee, assistant professor of glass and chair of the Visiting Artists committee.
Furman is an award-winning ceramist, earning National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in 1975, 1986 and 1996 and Fulbright Senior Artist fellowships in 1979, 1990 and 2000. He won a silver medal at the 3rd World Ceramic Biennale in Korea in 2005.
His 2000 grant enabled him to work at the National School of Fine Art and with middle school children in Lima, Peru, making community ceramic tile mural projects.
Furman's whimsical porcelain sculptures, a series of teapots that reference South American erotic vessels, are his most famous works.
Furman earned a bachelor of art from the University of Oregon in 1969 and a master of fine arts from the University of Washington in 1972. He was a director at large for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts from 1986 to 1987 and secretary treasurer in 1989.
Leading in research, scholarly and creative activities is among the goals of Southern at 150: Building Excellence Through Commitment, the blueprint for the development of the University by the time it celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2019.


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Feed an average size adult cat 1 can per 1.1 kg (2 1/2 lbs) of body weight daily. Feed up to twice this amount to kittens.
This food is one of my cat`s favorite. He is a great gravy lover cat. So happy i found great and yummy food for my lovely cat.
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My kitties love this one too - no surprizes there of course :)
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In the Future, Visa Will Tell You When It's Time to Fill Up Your Car With Gas
Part of brand's big bet on Internet of Things
BARCELONA, Spain—For Visa, mobile payments are old news. Nowadays, the brand has its eye on tying the Internet of Things to payments—starting with the connected car. While not yet a reality, Visa is showing off a prototype of a connected car app built with Honda at Mobile World Congress this week.
"It's illustrative of where the Internet of Things is going," Visa's svp of digital solutions, Sam Shrauger, told Adweek. "Our belief is that anything that's going to have connectivity at some point in the future is probably going to be a vehicle by which people conduct transactions."
The app is part of the car's dashboard and alerts consumers when their gas tank is low. Once someone pulls into a gas station, the app will determine how much gas the car needs, letting the person pay from inside the vehicle. Bluetooth technology triggers the payment from inside the car to the gas pump.
Each car stores a number called a token that is tied to a bank account. Unlike credit card numbers that scammers can easily rip off, tokens can't be used to buy anything outside of the car.
People will also be able to prepay based on the grade of gasoline they want, and purchase food and drinks from inside the station. Gas chain franchises, for instance, could then push specific discounts like a coupon for coffee to the person based on their purchase behavior.
In another example, Visa's car app helps drivers pay for parking while inside the car by calculating how much a spot costs.
The connected car app will be piloted this spring, but don't expect to see Visa-powered cars roaming the streets en masse anytime soon.
"If you look at what has to come together, the pumps have to be enabled, the vehicles need to be enabled, and there needs to be some form of standard protocol for all of that," Shrauger said. "That's what the payment and automobile industry are working through right now, but like any prototype, that's the way that we can find our way into the right long-term solution."
Techy cars are only a small part of Visa's bigger Internet of Things program, which also includes equipping jewelry, clothing and appliances with payment and security technology.
"Just as our watches have become connected and our appliances have become connected, cars probably will be as well," Shrauger added.


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Discussion in 'Bolt EV' started by JeremyK, Oct 10, 2017.
It's got to be pretty soon. Inventories are getting low!
I asked Buzz Smith (local EV advocate and Chevy sales guy that focuses on EVs and hybrids) He said "The 2018 model is not in production yet but is imminent."
He also confirmed that the visors now extend to better block the sun. I might be doing that update if possible!
But he was not aware of seat changes for 2018. So if GM did change the seats they are for sure keeping it quiet. Even to dealers lol.


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Hi! I'm Nuit! Oui, just like en français! But you can also call me Nuit-baby, (la) Nuit-bean, Nuit-nie Beanie, Beanie Baby, Bean, Bean Butt, (la) Beanie, Meanie (when I'm roughhousing), (the) Beanster, or stuff like that. Just please don't call me "Toe-licker" when I'm cleaning my feeties! That sounds really mean and I'll complain.
I'm a black kitty-cat baby girl and I'm about 6 months old. They also call me a fuzz-butt, so this must be the type of cat that I am. My siblings and I are actually from a women's shelter in Hamilton, ON, but they really only look after hoomans there, so they found us all comfy, new homes and that's how I got to be living with Brian and Berry.
Well, this blog is about triathlon, so I guess I should say something about that meow. That's no problem, because I actually know a lot about triathlon myself from watching all these videos from GTN (Global Triathlon Network – don't you know?) with Berry and Brian. I also know that I'm much better than they are at this major component of training: Strrretchiiinnnggg! Ah, sorry – big yawn there!
Oh, that reminds me, I also get tonnes more sleep hours than they do, so I'm better at the sleeping part of training too. If you give me a dry pasta noodle, I can chase it around on the floor super fast, so you know I'm a very good runner. I'm sure I'd be great at cycling and swimming too… as long as I don't have to get wet. Yep, best training buddy ever!
So, what else? Well, seeing as everyone here is talking about what they're training for, I can talk about that. Wait! What am I training for, meow? Let me ask….
What?! Training to use the HOOMAN TOILET?! MEOOOW?! Get Out!


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2016 RAV4 among safest vehicles
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently picked upwards of 50 vehicles that had met the criteria for their Top Safety Pick awards. Among those, 9 Toyota manufactured vehicles were honored with the 2016 Top Safety Pick award. Here at Heritage Toyota Scion we are proud to announce that the 2016 Toyota RAV4 was awarded the IIHS Top Safety Pick+. The 2016 Toyota RAV4 has been a popular choice among the compact crossover line. The 2016 RAV4 is a safe, dependable and comfortable choice if you are in the market for a new vehicle. Read the rest of this entry


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Three months have gone by since we put the first customer online in Medicine Bow. Between the three towns in the deployment, we have added about 40 new subscribers and have another ten or so on the schedule for installation. We added a repeater in Medicine Bow to get around some trees in the middle of town and a repeater in Hanna to cover part of the town that was shadowed by a hill. Combined with the original three access points, we should be able to serve up to 250 customers if all five access points fill up.
Assuming we don't have any major service issues, I expect the word of mouth to get around and we should have steady growth for a while as the people with satellite and dsl contracts wait for their contracts to expire before trying the wireless out. Some people in the area were paying as much as $250/month to have two satellite connections. On satellite, if the user exceeds a certain threshold for downloads, the system will slow to a crawl until the end of the month, hence the need for the second satellite system. Nearly everyone is picking up the 1meg or 2meg plans, and VOIP service is eagerly anticipated.
Even though the system has only been online for a few months, it has already made a big impact on the towns. The owner of the Virginian now has wifi available in his lobby for the travelers, hunters and energy industry workers that stay in his hotel. Two local website designers have ditched their $250/month satellite bills for a $50/month wireless connection that is far faster than the satellite and doesn't slow down when they use more than 10gig of bandwidth in a month. Several people are planning on applying for telecommuting jobs that they couldn't get without a broadband connection. A couple of video cameras have been installed by business owners, traversing the wireless connection back to their monitors at home. I even fielded a call from an economic development person who had heard Medicine Bow now had broadband and might have some prospects to send in their direction. Our new installer was doing more business than he expected, and many of the locals in Medicine Bow know him by name and when he will be in town.
Delivering broadband to Medicine Bow is not going to be a huge moneymaker, but I consider the project to be a success. Total cost to deploy the network was approximately $12,000 or about the same cost as the man-hours required to complete the Community Connect grant application. We didn't need to get any government assistance or ongoing subsidies to make the project work, and after the initial equipment investment is paid off, the system will be profitable with as few as ten subscribers. It is already economically sustainable and generating a small profit along with myriad benefits for the residents of Medicine Bow, Hanna and Rock River.
If there had been a bounty for deploying broadband to an unserved area, I would have considered the project earlier. It also would have been helpful to have access to low interest, government guaranteed loans instead of having to put up money out of cash flow to fund the project. We have had other successful low interest, guaranteed loan projects, and that type of funding assistance would have helped considerably – and the money would have gone back into the funding source as the loan was paid off. Unfortunately, the USDA will only lend to a single telecom provider in an area, locking everyone else out of the program. Most of the smaller phone companies are already USDA borrowers, reducing the potential for competition. Any incentive for broadband should also consider the demand side of the equation, such as a rebate program for the installation of broadband. $150 for installation is a lot of money in the tight economy of a rural area, but if the user could get that money back it would help drive up market penetration. If the broadband stimulus program had provisions for smaller projects with dollar sizes in the tens of thousands instead of millions, with less paperwork overhead and bounties for delivering access to unserved areas, we would be a lot farther ahead.
The story of Medicine Bow is just one of many that have been told or are still being written across the United States and around the world. In rural America, unserved urban areas and places ravaged by natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, WISPs are delivering on the promise of broadband to everyone and doing it without the benefit of government support, dedicated spectrum or a favorable regulatory environment. A little love for the broadband "freedom fighters" is probably in order.
While the project is essentially done, and the goal of delivering broadband to Medicine Bow has been accomplished, the work of a WISP is never completely done. There was one more port available in the last backhaul radio on the farthest tower. There was one more antenna in the back of the trailer. We hooked it up and pointed it at the next hill on the horizon. Google Earth shows some more homes out there that don't have any broadband service. There will always be one more hill down the road.
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Through our extensive work with retailers, we've gotten privileged access to some of the retail world's top brands, and with this access, we've been able to develop a holistic view of how retailers in various industries are performing across key metrics. Which is why we have created Customer-Centric Benchmark Reporting.
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So What Are the Industry Averages?
You know you were hoping we'd show our cards, at least a little bit. Today we're going to talk about some of the averages for each of the metrics we talked about earlier.
If you didn't read our article introducing our customer-centric retail benchmarks, you can read it here.
Our benchmarks cover three overarching business areas, which themselves comprise three to four key metrics.
The three areas that our Retail Benchmarks focus on are:
- Customer Lifecycle
- Mobile & Omnichannel Engagement
- Customer Economics
We took a snapshot across all of our retail customers between February 2018 and February 2019 for all of these different metrics and analyzed the trends through a number of lenses to better understand what was going on.
Customer Lifecycle Metrics, February 2018–2019
Starting with Customer Lifecycle, we looked at the following metrics:
- Acquisition — year-over-year (YoY) growth in the number of new customers
- Retention —YoY growth in the number of retained customers
- Reactivation — YoY growth in the number of reactivated customers
Below is the average year-over-year growth by industry vertical for the above three metrics.
When you look across, you'll notice that Apparel, Footwear & Accessories, and Luxury are pretty closely matched in terms of growth. And quite obviously, Beauty is the clear winner across all three of these metrics.
When we dug in here, we realized that this growth is actually a function of the lower average order volume (AOV) compared to the other three verticals.
Looking below, you can see that the most growth was in the <$100 AOV range and that Acquisition and Retention fall with an inverse rise in AOV.
On the left-hand side, you can see that just as lower-priced brands are winning in terms of lifecycle, so too are smaller companies. Brands that have fewer than one million customers are typically smaller, younger brands, and they're growing at a bit of a higher rate than their larger competitors.
Customer Economics Metrics, February 2018–2019
Customer Economics is a function of the following three metrics:
- Frequency — YoY growth in the average number of orders per customer
- Upsell — YoY growth in the average unit revenue
- Cross-Sell — YoY growth in the average number of items per order
Below you'll notice a bit less movement year over year than you saw in Customer Lifecycle Metrics. These things tend to be more inherent to the business model — i.e., inventory creates customer behavior — and thus more static.
What we can see is that items per order were up a healthy amount year-over-year for every vertical except for Beauty, which saw more of the growth coming from the number of customers — as we saw in the Customer Lifecycle Metrics — and also a bit from average unit revenue.
Apparel, by far, saw the biggest growth here in items per order, though average unit revenue went down more than the other verticals.
Looking at these customer economics metrics through the lens of company size and price point, we see almost no movement for these metrics among the larger brands, who also represent the more mature businesses. For smaller brands — who are, in general, also newer to the scene — these metrics are a bit more dynamic because they are continually evolving their selection and product assortment.
A couple of spots are actually trending down year-over-year, notably average unit revenue is contracting year-over-year for small companies and for mid-priced brands.
Mobile & Omnichannel Engagement, February 2018–2019
Mobile and Omnichannel Engagement as an overarching business area covers the following four metrics:
- Mobile Growth — YoY growth in the number of customers who have purchased via mobile
- Mobile Penetration — The share of active customers who have purchased via mobile
- Omnichannel Growth — YoY growth in the number of customers who have purchased both online and in-store
- Omnichannel Penetration — The share of active customers who have purchased both online and in store
Looking at the graph below, it shouldn't be a surprise that Mobile is growing fast. Across the board, omnichannel growth is not nearly as aggressive.
On the left-hand side below, looking at this growth in terms of company size, again, we see mobile growing much faster, with omnichannel looking comparatively static at somewhere between 20% and 30% in terms of penetration.
Omnichannel growth is higher for smaller companies. Assuming that the majority of smaller companies are newer to the scene than the bigger companies, this outpacing in omnichannel growth makes sense because newer brands tend to prioritize online growth first and make the move to in-store sales much later, so there is simply more room to grow.
Then finally, looking at customer engagement in terms of average order size, we can see that omnichannel is not growing quite as fast when you look at the more expensive brands. Just as with the others, mobile is growing quite fast for companies with an AOV of less than $100. One possible reason for this might be that impulse purchases on mobile are more common.
That wraps up our overview of 2018-2019 retail benchmarks. In the coming weeks you can look forward to interviews with the top performers we discovered through our analysis. Even they were surprised to hear how they were outpacing 100+ retailers.


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The darker purple strip is the same fabric I've decided to use for the binding. The binding creates a nice folded edging all around the quilt.
The reason for making the quilt bottom larger than the top during the quilting process is probably to allow for creeping...something that I can't have happen now that I've designed it so the frames need to line up. I want my quilting pattern, which is designed for the front, to also work for the back.
I already know that it's not going to be perfect. I did a test layout on the floor and was disappointed to find I am a smidge off. I will have to be very careful when laying it out. And very diligent with basting it together so it will withstand the amount of handling it will experience while I do the actual quilting over the next, several months. (At least I hope it's only going to be months, rather than years!) With great care I'm hoping my circle quilting from the front will not spill over into the framing on the back. But I think it will.
I'll just have to be OK with that.
By then I will simply be amazed and pleased to have completed a full-blown, honest to goodness, bona fide quilt! Yea!


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Rewind Tension Controller utilizes load cell feedback.
Press Release Summary:
Designed for rewind tension zones utilizing load cell feedback for tension measurement, Z4-RL comes in circuit board only, enclosure, or remote installation configurations. Features, such as 7 in. HD web tension control interface and 7-day trend storage capability for recording production run data, maximize production capabilities. Other offerings include user-defined units and scales, variable wrap angle, integrated tension indication, and various compensations.
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All New Rewind Tension Controller Utilizing Load Cell Feedback (Z4-RL)
Gorham, ME, USA – Montalvo, international specialists in web tension control, is announcing the launch of its latest web tension controller for rewind applications, the Z4-RL. The Z4-RL is designed for rewind tension zones utilizing load cell feedback for tension measurement with a full range of functions and features to maximize production capabilities. The Z4-RL features an all new seven day trend storage capability for recording production run data, the first ever 7" high definition web tension control interface, and is available in three different configurations: circuit board only (Z4-RL-B), enclosure (Z4-RL-E), or remote installation (Z4-RL-R).
Applications Specialist Tony Rossetti says, "After the time, money and effort manufacturers put into maximizing their product quality during unwind and processing, it's imperative they finish just as a strong with high quality rewind tension control. The Z4-RL represents Montalvo's next iteration of rewind tension control with the features and functions manufacturers require to maximize their productivity and product quality at the end of their process, all while being even simpler to operate.
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· User defined units and scales
· Variable wrap angle
· Integrated tension indication
· Compatible with pneumatic or electric brakes/clutches, and drives
· 24V version available
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Need to strengthen rural ecosystem to support agriculture startups: Anurag Singh Thakur
Various government agencies are promoting and engaging capacity building of startups, incubators, especially in agriculture and allied activities.
UIDAI tells banks to continue Aadhaar-enabled payments
Based on legal advice, UIDAI has asked banks to continue with AEPS facility as this mode of withdrawal is part of the DBT scheme where use of Aadhaar is allowed.
Indian govt puts Aadhaar linking to bank accounts project on the fast track
Indian government wants to quickly reach the target of 1 billion Aadhaar-seeded accounts that are also demographically authenticated
LIC to seek briefing on Infosys strategy
LIC expects that Nilekani's return as non-executive chairman will resolve the acrimony between the founders and the board.
Shop owners back cash, not digital payments
As banking correspondents, they get a commission on the cash withdrawal. In contrast, in the case of digital payments, they will have to pay a small merchant fee to the banks.
PM Narendra Modi to launch Aadhaar Pay on April 14
Aadhaar Pay is a biometric-based payment system that will allow account holders to carry out all his banking transactions using their thumb.
Aadhaar-based KYC likely across financial sector
The government is holding consultations with all regulators including the RBI to introduce Aadhaar-enabled KYC regime across financial sector.
Indian govt may give incentives to banks for digital push
India may give banks an incentive of up to Rs 10 for each transaction to encourage merchants to adopt digital modes of payments
Service charge waiver on rail ticket booking may hit IRCTC IPO plans
"The listing potential of the company will come down since it will not be profitable anymore," a top rail ministry official said.
Infosys' 2nd largest shareholder LIC open to raising 'relevant issues' with board
"We are concerned about what is happening in the company.The promoters have not approached us so far. If they do, we will assess the situation and take up relevant issues with the existing board" said a senior LIC official
Aadhaar-enabled common backend provider for all micro ATMs on the cards
Move likely to fix issues of inter-operability and transactions of other banks being declined
Cashless economy: Centre to implement 19 measures to facilitate transition
The government has identified 19 short-term measures to be implemented in the current financial year in keeping with its plan to move to a cashless economy.
Indian government warned of Bitcoin misuse by intelligence agencies
Agencies have also apprised that in some countries virtual currency platforms such as Silk Road and Liberty Reserve were tried as money transmitters.
Google plans to develop website 'Bharat Saves'; to offer information on financial planning
Google wants to align its Bharat Saves website to financial inclusion scheme, Jan Dhan Yojana, which has since its 2014 launch seen 24 crore new bank accounts
Finance ministry asks state-run banks to strengthen IT systems against cyber threats
Banks reported 16,468 cases related to cyber fraud in 2015-16, including credit card and net banking cases, according to RBI data.
NPCI to audit financial inclusion tech platform for Jan Dhan accounts
"We are in discussion with banks to work out the issues. Also an audit is being done to ascertain which banks are lagging," said the NPCI official said.
ET GBS: New financial architecture will be a game changer, says Jayant Sinha
The govt is developing a new financial architecture for India that will be a game changer, minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha said at the summit.
Finance Ministry to nudge state-run banks to look beyond flagship schemes like Start up India
A senior official said banks will be asked to help new entrepreneurs by providing financial management services and guidance on other business aspects.
Online retailers keen to fund their suppliers
Some of the top etailers operating in India have sought the Reserve Bank of India's permission to lend to small and medium enterprises listed on their platforms.
Indian Govt all set to launch its own realty portal
The government is set to launch one of its own, initially with about 50,000 residential properties that you can bid for online.


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Dark Pu Erh tea in its most traditional form - Sheng, which means naturally maturing tea, with leaves compresed into a shape of a nest. Its taste changes with time, such teas are meant to be stored for years to enjoy the changing qualities - from the freshness similar to green tea, until a deep, sweet taste after years of storing. Due to natural fermentation of the leaves this tea is believed to have a benefitial effect on the body.
Weight: 100g
Brewing: 1 teaspoon (2-3g) for 150ml, 96 °C, 3-Â5 minutes.
Pu Erh dark tea (read: Pu-er) has been cultivated in China for over 1700 years. The tea owes its name to the Puer City in Yunnan Province (Southern China), where the tea has been brought to the market from the mountain harvests in the vicinity of Simao and Xishuangbanna. The Pu Erh tea is a typical product of Yunnan Province, where special species of the tea tree can be found.
Pu Erh dark tea is manufactured with a traditional process, which also happens to be one-of-a-kind. Even though many centuries have passed since the times of Tang Dynasty (when this tea has been originally discovered), the exact details of the manufacture process remain unknown. Scientists believe that Pu Erh tea gains its medicinal properties as well as its unique aroma thanks to the fermentation process. The dried leaves can even reach the age of 60 years.
Its health effects are all the stronger, the more the leaves are allowed to grow in proper conditions.
10 quality categories of this tea exist. The best among them is whole leaf Pu Erh, which possesses a delicate aroma and high efficiency. Americans have nicknamed Pu Erh as "Fat Killer"
Research conducted in France proves, that 88% of patients who drank Pu Erh tea regularly have lost from 3 to 10kg during a month. The weight loss has occurred with their ordinary diets. Chemical compounds contained within the Pu Erh tea activate nutritional enzymes to secrete digestive juices and stimulate the peristalsis of intestines. All these attributes affect the fat metabolism, which also increases the metabolism of fat gathered within the subcutaneous tissue.
Pu Erh differentiates itself from other teas with a high amount of flavonoids, which give this tea a characteristic taste and an earthy aroma.
- Improves the functioning of the liver - effectively combats obesity
- Lowers cholesterol levels
- Detoxifies the organism
- Stimulates digestive processes
- Contains numerous precious amino acids and bioelements.
- Prevents the creation of aggressive oxygen compounds - free radicals
- Alleviates the effects of alcohol consumption
- Strengthens the organism
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text: Speaking on behalf of the activities office Friday, Greeley Central athletic director Mitchell Stine accepted full blame for a Colorado High School Activities Association bylaw violation that cost the Wildcats all but one of their wins this season.Stine made it clear the team itself – coaches and players – weren't to blame for the program violating CHSAA's age limit, which limits eligibility to players who turned 19 no earlier than Aug. 1."By no means do we blame the player, do we blame the team, do we blame the coaches," Stine said. "This was an error in our activities office, and it's something that I take responsibility for and will fix."In all but three games, the Wildcats used a player that exceeded the age limit – the exceptions being a 2-2 tie against Greeley West in the first match of the season Aug. 21 and the two games the team played this past week, a 2-1 loss to Northridge on Tuesday and a 4-2 win against Thompson Valley on Thursday.The forfeits will drop Greeley Central's record from 8-5-1 to 1-12-1, effectively eliminating the team from postseason contention.The forfeits have yet to be reflected in CHSAA's RPI standings – which determine postseason qualifiers.Thus, as of Saturday afternoon, the 4A RPI standings have the Wildcats ranked 32nd. Thirty-two teams qualify for the 4A playoffs.Greeley Central has one match remaining, at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Centaurus at District 6 Soccer Field. The postseason begins Oct. 24.Stine said he became aware of the violation earlier this week, and, after collecting information, he self-reported the violation to CHSAA on Thursday.He said the school's registration process is one area he and his staff will look at in order to prevent a future mistake like this.This school year, Greeley Central went to an online registration process."We've already made some tweaks, in some of our settings, with how we're going to ask for that (registration) information," Stine said. "But, we need to continue to look at that and try our very best to make sure we're getting accurate information that reflects the standards and the bylaws of CHSAA."CHSAA could still hand down further punishment for this violation.Stine said Friday he plans to submit a formal letter to CHSAA over the weekend, detailing other measures Central's activities office will take to assure a violation like this doesn't happen again."In many ways, it comes down to attention to detail, good old-fashioned hard work and making sure we're dotting our 'I's' and crossing our 'T's'," he said. "And, I really feel comfortable that we did that. We know the bylaws. We knew this age-limit bylaw. And, we denied a number of kids based on that bylaw."Unfortunately, with one young man, it slipped through the cracks. … That's our fault. We own that. And, we'll do everything we can to try to eliminate that in the future."


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- One 30-min personal training session for new members
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British Airways continues to receive fair share of negative coverage on British press. Evening Standard today run a story about Brit trying to get to Athens. The direct flight turned to a 33-hour journey with four plane swaps!
First flight was canceled due to faulty cockpit warning light, second one due to crew timing out, third one the engine blew out after taking off (see the photo), and seems that the fourth one got the passengers to their final destination (as they are live to tell their story).
Here's an excerpt form Evening Standard (access the piece here):
The flight should take about four hours. The pensioner, who advises businesses on being more sustainable, said: "It makes me embarrassed to be British. We had Americans including a honeymoon couple… they just couldn't believe it, they were shocked.
"There was no communication and it was unbelievable they could get so much wrong. I have been flying BA for nearly 40 years… I have been their most loyal passenger, but if I can avoid it now, I will."
BA today confirmed that the Heathrow to Athens passengers were forced to board four separate planes over two days.
It said: "We fully appreciate how frustrating this experience has been and have apologised to our customers for the long delay to their flight."
Every airline has occasional issues with aircraft, but these passengers were "forced" to board four different planes over two day before BA found working one. Perhaps passengers should have asked BA to rebook them on Aegean per EC 261/2004?
These passengers are all eligible for compensation per the same legislation. The compensation should be 400 euros in cash. Perhaps more if they were confirmed in more than one flight that ended up canceled/delayed.
British Airways definitely does have an issue with aging long-haul fleet. I am sure that they do enough maintenance to keep the planes airworthy. Minor mechanical delays, non-working seats and other equipment malfunctions (non-working AVOD for day flight from Beijing was fun the other year), however, are way too common.


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"The San Francisco Japantown Merchants Association's Obon Odori will be held on Sunday, August 7 at the Japantown Peace Plaza at Post and Buchanan Streets. The event will feature popular singer Ayako Hosokawa, an Obon Odori at 1:30 p.m. led by Madame Michiya Hanayagi and yosakoi dancing at 2:30.
The public is invited to join in the festivities, including the Obon Odori dancing. Free dance practices for the Obon will be held on August 1 and 3 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at May's Coffee Shop in the West Mall of the Japan Center (formerly Kintetsu Mall).
The entertainment schedule for the Obon is:
1:00 p.m. – Hanayagi Dance Group
1:15 p.m. – Ayako Hosokawa
1:30 p.m. – Obon Odori
2:30 p.m. – Yosakoi Dance
Obon is a Buddhist observance honoring the memory of one's ancestors and those who have recently passed away. Remembering with those who have departed from our lives with joy and gratitude is a key theme in Obon as it is observed in the United States. Reflecting this spirit, all members of the community, regardless of religious affiliation, are encouraged to attend and join in the communal folk dancing, the Obon Odori."
- WHERE: SF Japantown at Post and Buchanan St.
- WHEN: Sunday, 8/7/11, 1-4pm
- MORE INFO: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243331085689982


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Posted on May 5, 2018 at 6:04 am by The Hippie Shake
We have had the pleasure on our journey of meeting some of the most creative people and visiting some of the most unique and inspiring places all around the world.
In Australia we got the chance to shoot at the incredible Walkers Run. We came across this place on Airbnb by chance when searching for locations and I could not believe my eyes. The decor and whole place is so visually pleasing and everything was created by the owners Rob and Ruth. It really is one of the most unique spaces we have ever visited and something very special.
Rob and Ruth used to work together in Wellington, NZ when Ruth was Robs PA at EMI records, and they rekindled their romance 15 years ago after meeting up again, having not seen each other for 30 years, at a mutual friends funeral in Sydney.
Rob had a very successful career in the music industry which we found fascinating after seeing photos on the walls of him with the likes of Stevie Nicks and Mick Jagger! Amongst other incredible things he travelled the world whilst he was tour manager for Tina Turner! Rob's also responsible for artist signings including Savage Garden, Tina Arena, Keith Urban and James Blundell. His career earned him top positions as head of A & R/Promotions for EMI Australia, and Director of International Operations at Capital Records Los Angeles.
Rob discovered the 30 acre spot in Bucketty not long before they met again and together they have spent the last 15 years creating their 'Funky Wild West' in the Aussie Bush. Pairing Ruth's creative background in the textile and furniture industry and Robs ability to build 'just about anything' it made them the perfect dream team to create and develop what they have today. A quirky, inspirational, magical space which we will never forget.
They recently opened their home to guests via AirBnB and have had visitors come and stay from all over the world. It really does feel like you're getting lost in the Wild West but you're only 90 minutes outside of Sydney!
The spectacular views from the decking is endless green and so perfect to relax on with a glass of wine.
You can book their place on Airbnb HERE and follow Robs and Ruth's amazing place below…
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Open Access
Scope of the STAR Journal
STAR Journal is an open-access and publishes original research work (including theoretical/conceptual, empirical and critical studies), review articles, Debates, Teaching Cases, Invited articles, conference reports, short communications, case report, Ethics Forum, Education contribute significantly to further the scientific knowledge related to the field of Science, Technology and Arts.
Aim of the STAR Journal
STAR Journal is a Quarterly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science, technology and arts on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. STAR Journal aims to promote rapid communication and exchange between the World and Wollega University, as well as other Ethiopian Universities and academic institutions. It mainly reflects the latest advances being made in many disciplines of scientific research in universities and academic institutions. The journal also publishes papers presented at conferences in Ethiopia and abroad. The multi-disciplinary nature of STAR journal is apparent in the wide range of articles from leading ethiopian scholars. This journal also aims to introduce Ethiopian academic achievements to the world community, by demonstrating the significance of Ethiopian scientific investigations.
Getting published in STAR
Please read this section before submitting anything to STAR Journal. This section explains STAR's editorial criteria, and how manuscripts are handled by our editors between submission and acceptance for publication.
The Editorial Process (Click here for Editorial Process Flow Chart)
The submitted manuscript will be reviewed for possible publication with the understanding that it is being submitted to STAR Journal that point in time and has not been published anywhere, simultaneously submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The journal expects them to correspond with the Journal for all matters related to the manuscript. All manuscripts received are duly acknowledged.
Upon submission of the manuscript, editor initially checks for suitability for formal review. Manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious scientific or technical flaws, or lack of a significant message will be rejected.
Manuscripts that are found suitable for publication in STAR are sent to two or more qualified reviewers who have had experience in the subject of the submitted manuscript. However, the selection of these reviewers is at the sole discretion double-blind review process, wherein the reviewers and authors are unaware of each other's identity. Every manuscript is finally reviewed by the Editor comments from the reviewers takes a final decision on the manuscript. The comments and suggestions (minor revision/Major revision / acceptance / rejection/ amendments in manuscript) conveyed to the corresponding author. If required, the author is requested to provide a point by point response to reviewers' comments and submit a process is repeated till reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript.
Manuscripts accepted for publication are copy edited for grammar, punctuation, print style, and format. Page proofs are sent to the corresponding expected to return the corrected proofs within three days. It may not be possible to incorporate corrections received after that period. The whole process final decision and sending and receiving proofs is completed online.
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About the Wollega University
Wollega University (WU) is one of the public higher educational institutions established at Nekemte in 2007. It is located 331 km West of Addis Ababa at the outskirt of Nekemte town on the 150 hectares of land surrounded by evergreen forest and natural scenery of landscape, and spectacular view of mount Komto. At present, the University runs 60 undergraduate, and 17 graduate programs in three different campuses at, Nekemte, Gimbi and Shambu towns. WU is an innovative institution and a pioneer University to introduce continuous assessment, student centered and active learning in the teaching-learning arena to revolutionarize the traditional methods of teaching by promoting the communicative teaching approach and fully implementing the continues assessment technique. Today, WU is a comprehensive university engaged in the provision of all-rounded education, research and community service.
1. Vision
Wollega University aspires to be one of the top 25 universities in Africa in 2025 EC
Mission of Wollega University is to achieve excellence in producing competent professionals in varies disciplines and producing competent professionals in varies disciplines and be a model in research and consultancy service through practical based, lifelong learning, and promote democratic culture to contribute to the national development of the country.