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Thia and Yeo had worked together in a TV sketch 10 years ago, so for them, the chemistry was immediate once they got on the set of Love Matters.
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Thia also credited Neo for making him well-known. "Before this, whenever I came to Kuala Lumpur, nobody recognised me. But after Money No Enough 2, a lot of people now know me," said Thia.
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Q: What player, what aspect of the club, has been most surprising? I'm not happy with the overall play of the team. For crying out loud, it looks like the boys went home over the summer and forgot about the demands of playing in the NHL. We do not come prepared to play hockey most nights this season. And we have failed to consider the changes in the NHL, like the speed and puck possession styles that successful teams utilize.
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There is a widely accepted view that information systems entail a multitude of assumptions and claims, and that they serve some interest at the others expense. Therefore, discussions among all stakeholders for reaching mutual understanding about the desired features of systems are viewed as essential. For example, by regarding an information system in principle as a complex communication tool, several authors in the Language-Action Perspective used the notion of meta-communication to refer to communications about system's communication concepts. They emphasized that many areas of information systems from specification to design, implementation and use involve meta-communications. Others, without using the notion of meta-communication, emphasized the importance of discourses and reflections conceptual framework theoretically provides wider discursive concepts for reflective practice. Still others suggested further extensions of discursive approaches in order to deal with global challenges. The purpose of this chapter is to take the conceptual development of the research on reflective practice in information systems one step further. Previous discursive approaches have made valuable contributions by the application of "hhh" technology ideas (developed under V. Mkrttchian's supervision). It describes a meta-communication model which integrates the previous approaches and extends them with additional relevant concepts from discourse ethics and information systems literature. Thus, it provides a wider spectrum for reflective practice. The model can be used for collective sense-making, i.e. the articulation and possible contesting the ideas meaning and significance. It allows systematic and meaningful structuring and organizing of meta-level conversations, in order to enable effective meta-communication processes.


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Where are you from? I am from Stavanger, on the west coast of Norway. A city known for wind & rain, but also for its great beaches, nice hiking possibilities & the oil.
Why do you love being outdoor? I love being outdoor due to all the possibilities that exist there in regards to surfing, skiing, hiking, jogging etc. Also doing an outside activity really makes me happy & I always feel really relaxed coming home after an outdoor experience.
Favorite product in the collection? It's difficult to choose a single favorite product in the great collection of Fiveseasons1982. I maybe have a favorite product for each usage area. However the Valfagehr padded jacket is one of my absolute favorites. For skiing on powder days I really like the Langen jacket which is wind & water-proof. For Christmas I really wish for a green Revelstoke jacket. This one looks amazing for outdoor activities.
Best place to ski? Best place to ski in Norway I must say in the Lyngen Alps in the Northern part of Norway. Best place I have been outside of Norway I must say Whistler in Canada or Gressoney, Monterosa in Italy or in the Saas Fee area in Switzerland. This season I am going to Niseko in Japan which I am really excited about. I believe that I will have my best powder experience in this particular place.
Best place to hike? One of the best hikes I have had was at Segla in Senja in the northern part of Norway. Amazing view of the fjord. Another great hike was at Litlkalinn in Sunndalsøra on the north-west part of Norway.
How is Living in Stavanger? Living in Stavanger is great. You have many possibilities for work, but also for outdoor activities. Probably the best thing is that you can surf before work & you can go to the mountains to ski or hike after work. A good combination in a city not too big. Also in the weekends the city is located not far away from great ski-resorts like Røldal & Haukelifjell for powderskiing.
Why should customers buy Five Seasons products? People should buy Five Seasons products because they are quality products in good design to a reasonable price. I also believe that this brand is in constant development & I am looking forward to their great new products also in the future. My experience with these clothes are very good & I can't wait to try them out in deep powder in Japan.


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I was sexually assaulted when I was thirteen years old by someone I mistakenly believed was a friend. I rarely think about it. It happened, I got through it, and I survived.
NewsReal contributor Alex Knepper believes the word "traumatic" doesn't apply to being held down and forcibly penetrated against my will. What's more, he thinks I'm debasing the term "survivor" and should really stick to calling myself a victim.
"Survivor" is a term we typically employ to those who have endured the horrors of genocide, war, or famine, and managed to come out alive. Sexual assault is not a lethal act, nor is it a life-defining event, akin to suffering in Auschwitz. Feminists would like it to be a traumatic event: like Hamas, the more of their alleged constituents that sufferer, the more that they can manipulate people's emotions — but it's a terrible debasement of the term survivor to apply it to those who are simply victims.
I detest leftist Newspeak as much as anyone, but Knepper's analysis is dead wrong. Survivor is a term embraced by men, women, and children who don't want to wallow in victimhood in the aftermath of traumatic sexual abuse. (And yes, having your body physically invaded by someone who feels entitled to take whatever he wants is just that.) Survivors take responsibility for their physical and mental recovery and refuse to accept perpetual victim status.
Alex spent much of this month being pilloried by the feminist Left for a controversial column in American University's Eagle that argued personal responsibility is the best defense against date rape. He later described the Eagle piece as "decrying the victim-based ideology of the sexual left." On Thursday, Alex called out the president of American University for pandering to feminists in "our postmodern world of victim-chic."
And yet, in the same piece he insists that rape survivors are debasing the language when they reject the terminology of victimhood in favor of survival. What happened to decrying victim-based ideology?
Gun blogger and sexual assault survivor Hecate offers an insightful summary of the problems with remaining invested in one's status as a victim:
The urge to stay a victim is seductive. Our society favors victims, cosseting them and setting up well-funded groups to be their advocates. These groups depend on a steady supply of victims for their existence. Government and law enforcement officials also depend on a steady supply of victims to justify expanding their power and control over every aspect of subjects' citizens' lives.
Stuck victims choose to define themselves by their damage instead of working to overcome it. They can build their entire lives around being a victim. I met lots of people like that during my active process. They only associated with other victims. They went to a different support group every night of the week, groups for sexual abuse, codependency, addiction, overeating, bulimia, you name it. They worked very, very hard at not getting better.
Being a survivor means refusing to remain tethered to a traumatic experience. It has nothing to do with the feminist racket, and everything to do with individual strength and resilience.


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The developing cerebral cortex is a sensitive target for genetic diseases and for gestational exposure to toxins, infection and radiation. Despite this, the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of cortical development, particularly early cortical development are not well understood. Using a novel 3D cortical hemisphere explant approach and reporter mice, we will examine the cellular behaviors that initiate cortical plate formation and determine how the secreted ligand, Reelin coordinates these behaviors. We will focus on the role of Reelin-dependent modulation of the focal adhesion adaptor protein Paxillin that we find dynamically expressed during early cortical development and aberrantly expressed in reeler mice cortices that lack Reelin. We are using pharmacological and RNAi-based approaches to target downstream signaling elements in the Reelin signaling pathway to determine Reelin's and Paxillin's role(s) in triggering and/or sustaining this morphological differentiation and motility. These studies will help resolve competing models of Reelin function, while providing further molecular and cellular insights into the formation of a cellular layer of the cerebral cortex. Insight into Reelin's role in cortical development will provide a general insight into the development and organization of neurons throughout the central nervous system. In adults, Reelin is up regulated in epileptic foci, and in response to nerve injury. Reelin may therefore have additional important roles in healing and functional recovery.
Brain malformations are increasingly appreciated as an underlying cause of certain forms of epilepsy, mental retardation, autism, dyslexia and reading disorders. This proposal examines molecular and cellular events that occur at an early stage of brain development, but that have a major impact on later brain function and cognition. The work will provide a framework for understanding the etiology of cerebral cortical malformations.
|Rashid, Mamunur; Belmont, Judson; Carpenter, David et al. (2017) Neural-specific deletion of the focal adhesion adaptor protein paxillin slows migration speed and delays cortical layer formation. Development 144:4002-4014
|Goreczny, G J; Ouderkirk-Pecone, J L; Olson, E C et al. (2017) Hic-5 remodeling of the stromal matrix promotes breast tumor progression. Oncogene 36:2693-2703
|O'Dell, Ryan S; Cameron, David A; Zipfel, Warren R et al. (2015) Reelin Prevents Apical Neurite Retraction during Terminal Translocation and Dendrite Initiation. J Neurosci 35:10659-74
|Nichols, Anna J; O'Dell, Ryan S; Powrozek, Teresa A et al. (2013) Ex utero electroporation and whole hemisphere explants: a simple experimental method for studies of early cortical development. J Vis Exp :
|Cameron, David A; Middleton, Frank A; Chenn, Anjen et al. (2012) Hierarchical clustering of gene expression patterns in the Eomes + lineage of excitatory neurons during early neocortical development. BMC Neurosci 13:90
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|Matsuki, Tohru; Matthews, Russell T; Cooper, Jonathan A et al. (2010) Reelin and stk25 have opposing roles in neuronal polarization and dendritic Golgi deployment. Cell 143:826-36
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Up to 4.8 million children in Pakistan will receive GlaxoSmithKline's Synflorix during the country's national immunisation programme to protect against pneumococcal disease.
GSK will supply the vaccine at a 90 per cent discount through the non-profit Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization's (GAVI) advanced market commitment.
This provides incentives for manufacturers to produce large quantities of vaccines in return for a commitment from participating companies they will provide vaccines at lower and sustainable prices.
Pakistan now becomes the first country in South Asia to introduce the pneumococcal vaccine, in what GSK describe as the "largest universal mass vaccination programme against pneumococcal disease worldwide".
Pneumococcal disease is the leading cause of pneumonia, which kills about 1.3 million children globally before they reach the age of five.
In Pakistan, about 27,000 currently children die from pneumococcal diseases, with the vaccine predicted to save tens of thousands of lives from preventable sickness and death.
"I am pleased that GAVI's strong financial commitment is being matched by the will of the Pakistan government to tackle a disease that needlessly claims the lives of tens of thousands of Pakistani children every year," said Helen Evans, deputy CEO of the GAVI Alliance.
Pakistan follows in the footsteps of Kenya and Ethiopia, both of which have introduced Synflorix to their national immunisation programmes under the GAVI Alliance's advanced market commitment, while plans are in place to launch the vaccine in Madagascar and Zambia using the framework.
GSK said it expects pneumococcal vaccines are expected to reach more than 50-GAVI supported countries by 2015.
As agreed between GSK and GAVI Alliance, the pharma company will provide a minimum of 480 million doses of Synflorix to GAVI to help expand immunisation programmes against pneumococcal disease to 73 developing countries by 2023.
The GAVI Alliance also has an agreement in place with Pfizer regarding pneumococcal vaccines, with the US firm supplying 30 million doses of its Prevnar 13 vaccine every year for a 10 year period.
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Hi Guys,
Numerous people ran in to problems with their Galaxy S because their display went dead. Ofcourse you can send your phone over to samsung however they charge between € 150 - € 240 for the repair. This is about half the price of a new phone. Recently my display is busted aswell so I gathered info on how to get it fixed or what costs would be to get it fixed. I was amazed about how inexpensive (only € 50 w/ shipping) a new oem display including tools are on e-bay (link). However the display is glued onto the rest of the handset so it is a hard time to have it replaced without damaging your device. In this guide I will tell you step-by-step the hurdles you encounter when doing it yourself. I need to place a sidenote here I did not follow the procedure described here yet. I made a summary of it for my own use and decided to make it public. All in all I think it is a beautifull solution when you can afford to send it to samsung or don't want to walk arround without a phone for a few weeks. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me. Also this XDA topic is a great reference.
- Remove the backplate, battery, simcard and sdcard.
- Remove all the screws on the back. Youtube disessembly movie (link)
- Remove the motherboard guard. (use the prying tool you got with the lcd replacement)
- Disconnect the screen cable next to the sdcard slot.
- Remove the old display
This is without a doubt the hardest part of the entire process. Like mentioned before the display sits tighly glued onto the rest of the device. Use the prying tool again and start from the top. As you can see on the picture below most of the glue sits on top. Slowly work to the sides and down on both sides. Do not proceed with the bottompart yet because the back and options buttons are glued aswell and if you are not carefull you'll damage them.
- Remove the bottompart of the screen. You can use a hairdryer to warm up the glue a little bit. That will make it come of more easily.
- Remove the entire screen. But be carefull because the cable goes through the body.
- Remove all residue glue with a flat screwdryver. Do not touch the area that have glue on them because this creates a greasy surface for the new glue.
- When all the glue is removed. Place the screen on the body with the cable through. Connect the cable on the other side. Insert the battery and power on the phone. This is to test if the display is oké before it is glued on the body.
- If everything is oké you can glue the display on the body. Let it dry according to instructions that come with the glue. To the right you can see an example a few guys on XDA used successfully.
I would like to thank pekkala89 from XDA for the pictures!


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"DC Universe Online" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Although it is free to play, the game also offers premium content that costs money.
"DC Universe Online" allows players to create hero or villain characters and play in the DC Comics Universe. The game features fast-paced combat and story-driven adventures written by famous DC writers. As characters gain experience, they can level up to 30. Once at the maximum level, players can overcome new challenges and get new equipment that increases the character's combat rating.
Players can either battle against the AI or fight each other. The fight against computer characters consists of embarking on solo missions and teaming up for harder content with greater rewards.
The developer recommends a 3.0-gigahertz dual core CPU, 2 GB of RAM and 30 GB of hard drive space to play the game. Internet connection is necessary.


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Donetsk: Armoured convoys headed to bolster rebel positions in east Ukraine Sunday as shelling rocked separatist stronghold Donetsk and fears mounted of a return to full-scale fighting.
Shelling rumbled on throughout the afternoon on the edge of Donetsk, where government forces regularly exchange heavy fire with insurgent fighters, but was less intense than overnight when mortar fire was heard close to the centre for around two hours, an AFP journalist reported.
It was among the fiercest combat in the city since the September 5 signing of a frequently-violated ceasefire that halted all-out confrontations across most of the conflict zone but failed to end constant bombardments at strategic hotspots.
An AFP crew saw a convoy of 20 military vehicles and 14 howitzer cannons without number plates or markings driving through the rebel town of Makiivka in the direction of the nearby frontline around Donetsk.
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) voiced concern Saturday after its monitors witnessed unmarked columns of tanks and troop carriers moving through east Ukraine in territory held by pro-Russia separatists.
The sightings of armoured columns came after Ukraine`s military said Friday a large convoy of tanks and other heavy weapons entered the country from Russia across a section of border that has fallen under the control of rebel fighters.
Russia denies being involved in the fighting in the east.
However, it openly gives the rebels political and humanitarian backing and it is not clear how the insurgents could themselves have access to so much sophisticated and well-maintained weaponry.
In March, Russian soldiers without identification markings took over the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea. Moscow annexed the peninsula shortly after.
The OSCE reports from the east came as fears mounted of a total breakdown in the two-month truce, with the war having already killed some 4,000 people, according to UN figures.
Ukraine`s military said Sunday that three servicemen were killed and thirteen injured as shelling hit government positions around the region.
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko risked heavy fire Sunday morning as he toured the insurgents` forward positions around the ruins of the Donetsk airport, where Ukrainian troops are battling fiercely to maintain a toe-hold, Russian outlet LifeNews reported.
"They continue to bombard our aiport, nothing is changing," Zakharchenko was filmed as saying. Unidentified military columns have been seen increasingly by foreign journalists in the east in recent days, and Ukraine`s military on Sunday repeated allegations that Russia is covertly deploying troops to bolster rebels ahead of a fresh offensive.
The OSCE`s statement gives weight to concerns that the stuttering peace process could soon be ditched definitively.
"More than 40 trucks and tankers" were seen driving on a highway on the eastern outskirts of Makiivka, said the OSCE representatives, who are in Ukraine monitoring the ceasefire.
"Of these, 19 were large trucks -- Kamaz type, covered, and without markings or number plates -- each towing a 122mm howitzer and containing personnel in dark green uniforms without insignia. Fifteen were Kraz troop carriers," the report said.
Separately, the OSCE monitors said they had seen "a convoy of nine tanks moving west, also unmarked" just southwest of Donetsk.
The OSCE said all these forces were on territory controlled by the separatists` self-declared Donetsk People`s Republic.
The Swiss foreign minister and OSCE chairperson-in-office, Didier Burkhalter, said he was "very concerned about a resurgence of violence in the eastern regions of Ukraine", and urged all sides to act responsibly.The conflict has sent relations between Western backers of Ukraine and Russia to their lowest level in decades.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a fraught week of diplomacy with visits to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing and Group of 20 meeting in Brisbane, Australia, where he looks likely to face a hostile reception from Western leaders.
The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, said the world "is on the brink of a new Cold War" sparked by Ukraine.
"Some are even saying that it has already begun," Gorbachev said at an event Saturday marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Russia`s economy is suffering from European Union and US sanctions imposed in response to Moscow`s support for the separatists.
With Russia welcoming last week`s rebel elections, which were billed as boosting the separatists` claim to independence, the sanctions look set to remain in place -- and possibly be reinforced.


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Today is the first day of spring
°In many tales, there is a recurring theme of love being the most important aspect of a person's life.
However not only love is the most important thing in life, but also women are in charge when it comes to love. The women in the stories are fair and beautiful like spring.
The great feeling that spring causes is happens because it is spring, and women are beautiful in this time too.
The first sign of spring is flowers, they control when spring begins; a woman who is compared to a springtime flower can control when the happiness and the love begins...
litocastro5 wrote on Mar 22, '11
Thank you for this great post...the woman in the picture is really blooming like springtime flower.
gloria2010 wrote on Mar 21, '11
Good Post my dear friend, Vera.
Love is in the air how well I and others know.
Thank you, Gloria
mercianprincess wrote on Mar 21, '11
Spring = new beginnings :)
btw ..the picture is lovely :))
simplyregina wrote on Mar 21, '11
A big truth
Spring is all over us
Great post Viera
yahudi1menuhin wrote on Mar 21, '11
"love is the most important thing in life",.....certamente cara Viera


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About Walmart Stores, Inc.
Walmart Stores, Inc. was founded by American retail legend Mr. Sam Walton in Arkansas in 1962. Over the past 50 years, the company has served customers and is now the world's largest private employer and retailer. Walmart was ranked on the top of the Fortune 500 list several times and is among the most recognized global brands.
Walmart helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices.Each week, more than 250 million customers and members visit our nearly 11,500 stores under more than 70 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2016 revenue of approximately $482.1billion, Walmart is on top of the list among Fortune 500 companies, employing more than 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a retail leader through innovative thinking, leadership through service, and above all, a commitment to saving people money so they can live better.
In China, as elsewhere, we follow four beliefs of "Respect for the individual", "Service to the customer", "Strive for excellence", "Act with integrity", and stick to the Walmart tradition of building our business one store and one customer at a time, so as to fulfill our core mission, and continue to make a difference in the lives of our customers, members and associates.
About Walmart China
China is a market with a vast number of opportunities. We are fully confident about the prospects of the Chinese economy and the Chinese market. Walmart entered the Chinese market and opened its first hypermarket and Sam's Club in Shenzhen in 1996. Until today Walmart has been operating in China for 20 years with about 100,000 associates.
Currently, Walmart operates a number of formats and banners in China including hypermarkets and Sam's Clubs. Up to 31 Dec, 2016, Walmart has been operating 439 retail units covering 189 cities nationwide; as well as running 8 distribution centers and 11 fresh products distribution centers.
Walmart China firmly believes in local sourcing. We have established partnerships with more than seven thousands of suppliers in China. Over 95% of the merchandise in our stores in China is sourced locally.
In addition, Walmart is committed to local talent development and diversity, especially the cultivation and full utilization of female staff and executives. 99.9% of Walmart China associates are Chinese nationals. All our stores in China are managed by local Chinese. Furthermore, over 60% of Walmart China associates are female and about 42% of those are at management level (Band 7 or above). In 2009, the company established the "Walmart China Women's Leadership Development Commission" for driving women's career development. In order to better enhance the capabilities of women leaders, Walmart China established Women's Leadership Workshops in 2013.
From 2015- 2017, Walmart will increase investment across diverse business operations in China by opening up to 115 new facilities, including hypermarkets and Sam's Club formats, creating more than 30,000 job opportunities.Meanwhile, Walmart will continue to upgrade existing stores, invest in food safety and build on strong partnerships with our Chinese suppliers. Walmart hopes to become an integral part of China's economic development, creating jobs and economic stimulus and working hard to build on a position as a trusted corporate citizen in China.
About Walmart China's Business Formats
Walmart China has many different business formats in China, including Walmart Hypermarket and Sam's Club.
Walmart Hypermarket
The Walmart hypermarket store is range from six thousand to over ten thousands quare meters, and serves more than twenty thousands of types of fresh foods, clothes, household appliances, grocery and etc. The Walmart hypermarket provides one-stop shopping experiences for our customers. Meanwhile, Walmart hypermarket attracts customers for the neighboring small retailers and restaurants.
Walmart is not only committed to food safety and high quality, but also to corporate mission "save people money, so they can live better". Walmart hypermarket launched "Worry Free Prices" commodities in all stores nationwide, which saves customers from the trouble of price comparison. Meanwhile, Walmart hypermarket offers the popular commodity combinations and continual improvement of commodity display through market research. It is continually upgrading the stores in order to enhance the shopping experience, satisfy customers' demands, and increase the sales volume.
Sam's Club
Sam's Club is the high end under Walmart Family, which is the Top 500 global company——Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., named by the retail giant Mr. Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. Since the first Sam's Club opened in Midwest City in Oklahoma State in April of 1983, Sam's Club has a history over 30 years. At the beginning of 90's, Sam's Club starts to enter international market and has become one of the largest membership stores around the world. At the present, Sam's Club has developed 800 chain clubs globally and provides superior service to over 50 million personal members and business members. The first Sam's Club in China opened in Shenzhen on August 12, 1996. So far, Sam's Club has developed a total of 13 clubs in China. They are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Dalian, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan, Changzhou and Zhuhai. In the future, Sam's Club will continue the investment in China, bringing convenience and benefits to more and more Chinese family.
A Sam's Club store has an average shopping area of 20,000 square meters and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. To satisfy customers' needs for higher quality, Sam's Club only provides either the best product in the category or the best-selling brand. The Club offers 4,000 high quality-to-price ratio items, including categories such as fresh, groceries, household appliances, home, apparel and etc. The Club saves customers from the trouble of product comparison, which also saves their time and money. The commodities sold in Sam's Club usually come in large and simple composite packages, lowering the costs through purchasing in large quantities. Sam's Club emphasizes on accessibility of the location. The stores usually provide at least 1,500 free parking spaces for its members.
Walmart China's E-commerce Development
♦ Starting from the end of 2010, Sam's Club's online store(www.samsclub.cn)opened Sam's Club members online shopping direct delivery service in cities where the Sam's Club stores are located, including Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan, Changzhou and Zhuhai.
♦ In May 2011 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reached an agreement with Yihaodian, a rapidly developing E-commerce company in China, on the purchasing of the minor equities of Yihaodian.
♦ On 26 October 2012, Walmart announced that it has completed increasing investments in the rapidly developing Chinese online store Yihaodian. Walmart increased its share holdings in Yihaodian to nearly 51%. Walmart's increase in investments will aid the continuing development of Yihaodian, and help Walmart serve the Chinese consumers better through the online platform. Since the Yihaodian started its operations in July, 2008, it has developed quickly along with the Chinese online market. Currently Yihaodian has 90 million registered users, providing same day delivery services to customers in 8 cities, included Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Suzhou, and providing second day delivery services to 166 other cities in China.
♦ Starting from October in2012, Sam's Club's online store started to provide chilled and frozen foods online, with specific same-day-delivery service in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Suzhou. In the future, the chilled food direct delivery service will be extended to more areas. It is convenient for our members to buy hundreds of items covering fruit and vegetable, meat, egg, bakery, and the chilled and frozen at Sam's Club online store.
♦ In April 2014, Sam's Club announced the launch of Sam's Club App that can be downloaded for free from the web, after the Sam's Club Weixin account is well recognized among the members. App ordering is more convenient. The Sam's Club App also helps members easily assess their shopping records, monitor frequently-buy-item list, receive e-newsletter of the latest discounts,; as well as allows customers to apply for membership at the App.
♦ In late December 2014, Sam's Club's online store launched both Union Pay online payment and Walmart Gift Card online payment. In particular, the newly issued Walmart Gift Card, only with online payment password, will be accepted not only in Walmart hypermarket and Sam's Club, but also at Sam's Club's online store. The new payment services encourage and enhance the convenience and flexibility to members through wider range of payment channels that are available at Sam's Club's online store.
♦ In May 2015, Walmart announced the launch of its hypermarket O2O platform "Walmart To Go" in Shenzhen. The platform consists of the newly launched "Walmart" mobile shopping APP, "To Go Service Center" in stores for self pick up and multiple online & offline e-payment options. Walmart will pilot "Walmart To Go" in Shenzhen (except Yantian and Dapeng) where it has most stores and provide quality E-Commerce experience to customers with its network of 23 stores.
♦ In July 2015,Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced it has acquired the outstanding shares in Yihaodian, taking full ownership of the e-commerce site. Wang Lu, president and CEO of Walmart Global eCommerce in Asia, will lead Yihaodian as part of his overall executive responsibilities. With full ownership of Yihaodian, Walmart plans to launch investment for an accelerated development in e-commerce business.
♦ In Mar, Walmart announced to launch cross-border e-commerce service 'Walmart Global Shop', available nationwide on its mobile App, and promised to not only guarantee the authenticity and price advantages of these products but also offer the same return and refund services at its physical stores. The Global Shop channel on Walmart App offers over 200 items ranging from food, wellness, health and beauty aids to baby care from globally well-known sources such as the U.S., UK, Japan, South Korea, Australia and so on.
♦ Walmart (NYSE:WMT), and JD.com (Nasdaq:JD), China's largest e-commerce company by revenue, announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to better serve consumers across China through a powerful combination of e-commerce and retail. As part of the agreement, Walmart will receive 144,952,250 newly issued JD.com Class A ordinary shares, amounting to approximately 5 percent of total shares outstanding and the companies will partner in several strategic areas.
♦ In Oct 2016,after entering into a strategic alliance to expand the breadth and convenience of online shopping options for Chinese consumers, Walmart (NYSE:WMT), the world's largest retailer and JD.com (Nasdaq:JD), China's largest e-commerce company by revenue, announced a series of exciting new ways for customers to access high quality products from around the world. The efforts, which are launching during the run up to Singles Day on November 11, will also improve logistics and supply chain functions, cross-border ecommerce and online-to-offline (O2O) ecommerce services for consumers across the country.
1)Exclusive Sam's Club Flagship Store on JD.com
2)Exclusive Walmart Global Flagship Store on JD Worldwide
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Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
by Beth Fantaskey
-Ugh. For a wary paranormal and YA-romance-centric reader, I initially shied away (more like ran away) from this because of the title. It's just too paranormal and too girly (well, "dating on the dark side" just doesn't appeal to me.) Glad I was totally wrong about it though!
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
-Ack, I think this is even worse than 'dating'. French Kiss? Call me 12, but icky! If someone asked me what I was reading, I think I would whisper the title, it's just not something I love to publicly acknowledge. Of course, after I finished it, I'm a bit less antagonistic about it because the book is brilliant.
Going Too Far
by Jennifer Echols
-Oh dear. I'll admit, it's quite the tantalizing title but honestly, for (the self-conscious, insecure) me, it's another title I would not be eagerly revealing to strangers. And if I'm in a bookstore and asked a recommendation, I just feel awkward saying "oh, there's this book, Going Too Far, which is not completely about sex and it's excellent and please don't judge the book by the title.. wait, where did you go?"
-Also, I don't want to seem like a terrible person but I think this book kinda got screwed over in the cover and tagline department as well. Shame, because this book is really, really good.
The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June
by Robin Benway
-Just too much of a mouthful. It's tooo long!
-However, might I add, her first novel Audrey, Wait! has a fantastic title ;)
The Summer I Turned Pretty
by Jenny Han
-I'm like... really? It's too fluffy, I think. My initial judgementalness makes me dislike it, I had assumed it would be incredibly shallow. After rave reviews, my assumptions have changed but still, it doesn't erase what I first thought. I will read this sometime though! I think it's one of those pleasant surprises that makes me happy to be proved wrong.
Castration Celebration
by Jake Wizner
-Shocking, crude, and attention-getting! Love it. And okay, okay, it's not a title I'll be parading around but whatever! :P
So, what do you think of these titles? Disagree? Are titles make-or-break for you? And what are some books you wish YOU could rename?? Let me know in the comments! =)
Also, movies In My brain starts tomorrow! I'm kinda gonna be running around stressed out about it but ah well, it's all in good fun :)


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The following are recent bankruptcy filings in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
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Larry Beverungen Contracting Inc., 1704 Forsythia Lane, Baltimore. Residential home-improvement company filed for Chapter 7. Principal: Lawrence J. Beverungen. Assets: $4,600. Liabilities: $363,533
Aug. 29
Atlantic Electronics Inc., 4820 Seton Drive, Baltimore. Electronic circuit board manufacturer filed for Chapter 11. Principal: James F. Matthews. Assets: $3.5 million. Liabilities: $4 million.
Four Centers Limited Partnership, Suite 219 Village Square, Village of Cross Keys, Baltimore. Owner of four properties leased by Caldor stores filed for Chapter 11. Principals: Mendel Friedman, Jerome B. Trout, Melvin Berger, Marvin Rosenthal.
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June 22, 2012 12:22 pm
I've felt that way since Aunt B made me think about it with her post way back when. But it always makes me wonder when a kid refuses to give me a hug.
June 22, 2012 2:40 pm
Spot on. Knowing child-development I agree with Rachel, do NOT force physical touch. Let it be part of the option as you teach social norms, but let the kid decide and don't press the matter. When our son was just learning to speak we modeled the behavior and asked. He now spontaneously hugs family. Since he is learning proper boundaries, what is BIG for us since he's a preKer is learning how to articulate saying no thank you instead of backing away. A wave or High-5 is an option that is more appropriate if physical contact is requested from someone you and your kids wouldn't normally hug. I know I've thrown that out there if an adult has requested a hug. I say, how about a high-5 (if we know the person…pretty well)? Or I say, honey, just wave goodbye…great article!
Diane permalinkJune 23, 2012 4:04 pm
My kids were NEVER forced to hug, kiss or otherwise touch when they did not wish to. This comes directly from my history of being sexually abused as a preschooler by the late-teen son of a live-in employee on our farm. The most out-going of my kids (tons of friends, extra curricular activities, etc) tells people she is surrounded by a bubble. One of her friends insists this indicates she was sexually abused (and in denial). I believe it is simply the result of her being taught to respect her own needs and boundaries–and the fact that from infancy she preferred running and playing to haning around for an extended cuddle. She decides whether her relationship with a person warrants a wave, handshake, side hug, full hug (close family) or more (her boyfriend). She's done well in school and the beginning of her career and I'm quite proud of her!
March 21, 2013 12:03 pm
I agree with this concept. I have an outlier question:
When my toddler hits or grabs one of his playmates we stop him, and encourage him to practice gentle touching. It's a practice we borrow from his daycare. Is that problematic in the same way? It seems like if he's okay with the original touch this wouldn't be an uncomfortable touch for him, but might be for the other child, and I'm sure he's on both sides of this.
ginger e. permalinkJuly 21, 2013 8:05 pm
at a very young age i was forced to sit on the lap of an old man who lived on our block, he would ask all the mothers of their young girla to so this … this man made me feel extremely uncomfortable and though i can't remember actual occurrences emotionally i know that he molested me …. to this day (i'm 56) when i think of it i'm totally upset and disturbed
Chambra Hunter-Sundquist permalinkJuly 31, 2013 4:05 pm
I am a mother. I am mother to a beautiful, bright 5 year old child.
My concern is that I have voiced the fact that my son is being sexually abused by his paternal grandmother, to my son's child guardian(with the Ulster County, NY Family Court), judges, also to numerous lawyers, they have done nothing.
I know for a fact that this grandmother used to kiss my child's father up until he was atleast 10 years old. I am extremely scared that this will continue.
The people within this UC legal system laughed and joked (about it) and have wrote the tongue kissing off as a "cultural thing." Meanwhile my child is pressed with this probably ever time he is left alone with this woman.
I am looking for advice. Maybe I can contact someone? Go somewhere. I need help. Please.
Emily permalinkAugust 30, 2013 1:43 am
I hated forced hugs. I have really bad social anxiety so hugging anyone outside my immediate circle (mom and dad) was very uncomfortable for me. My dad remarried when I was 12, and my stepmother came from a family that hugged constantly. I have never hugged my stepmother and all because i wouldn't hug her she felt i hated her and we had a horrid relationship up until recently when i finally told her about my social anxiety (i never wanted to tell her something so private and personal but i had just had it with how she felt i was so cold hearted). Only now does she realize its about my social anxiety, not her. I most likely will never initiate a hug with her. She even sent me a letter years ago about how cruel i was to her cause i wouldn't hug her (did she really think that would improve our relationship or make me want to hug her, no i withdrew even more from her). When my grandmother died (i was 30!!!) my dad was pressuring me to hug his wife cause she was crying. His mother just died and thats what he is concerned about!!! How about he go up and hug her and comfort her. That is his job, not mine. I am the complete opposite from my stepmother as she hugs absolutely everyone and thinks i am very odd and strange cause i seldom hug. I always wished she could respect that we are different and respect that i have boundaries whereas she doesn't have many physical boundaries. Then there's family gatherings. Both my dad's side and stepmother's side are all about hugs, its how they greet and say goodbye, and i know i felt my boundaries violated on many occasions. Relatives hug too much or get too close to me. Its very intrusive to me. I won't initiate a hug with anyone except for my mom and dad, and i've been that way since childhood and doubt that'll change unless i ever get married i of course would hug my husband and children. My mom and I have a great relationship, but she doesn't hug often and am so thankful she respects my personal boundaries cause absolutely none of my other relatives on my other sides of family have ever respected my personal boundaries to not hug. I think becaue of my social anxiety and being raised by my mom who seldom hugged it was very difficult to fit into my dad and stepmother's families who hug constantly. Even extended family on my mom's side do not hug. I seldom hugged my grandmother, aunt and uncle and 2 cousins on my mom's side. Mom's side was not touchy feely at all. But in my other families when i don't hug its always been my fault, and i'm the cold hearted one who won't hug. I don't care if it is Grandma, a child should never be forced to hug anyone. I seldom hugged my grandparents and I had a fine relationship with them. I even lived with my maternal grandmother for over 10 years and we seldom hugged. We talked and had good times with eachother, but didn't hug. But we still had a good relationship.


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Key destinations on any holiday to Strontium include Singing Sands. What better place to let the kids run around and go wild than amongst unexploded munitions?
Newly purchased buckets and spades allow them to dig for mines and explosives
If they misbehave, there is always the option of carrying them into deep water and dropping them.
Or just leaving them stranded and legging it.
"Where did that child go…?"
After all that fun it's back to the car for a delicious lunch.
"Where can I chuck this sandwich so they don't notice, Lana?
"Perhaps you should just eat it Rosie. Then maybe they will let us go home."


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BERLIN (Reuters) - German auto parts and tyre maker Continental (CONG.DE) said on Tuesday it was in "early stages" of talks about a structural overhaul to become more nimble amid the car industry's transition to electric and self-driving vehicles, confirming media reports.
A source told Reuters on Tuesday that Continental was continuing to ponder all options for its future corporate structure and kept reviewing its combustion-engine business.
"As of today it is wide open, if and which changes could result from these early evaluations," Rolf Woller, head of investor relations said in a written statement after trading hours. "To date there are no plans which could be submitted for approval."
Bloomberg News had reported earlier in the day that the firm was in exploratory talks with advisers on a strategic revamp which could result in creating a holding company and listing its more profitable divisions or combining some operations with rivals.
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For the next in our series of hints and tips on how to optimise your shop for the Festive Season, we offer ideas on how to make the most of the features on your Artfinder Seller Portal. From highlighting your successes of the year so far to giving your shop a festive facelift, maximise the potential of your store to encourage those sales!
Spread the word about your latest achievements
It's a fast-paced world out there, and the task of updating your Artfinder Shop with your latest achievements, awards and exhibitions can fall by the wayside. But if ever there was a time to take stock of your a accomplishments this year, now would be it!
Customers love to learn more about the artist that they're buying from and what they have achieved in the world of art, so presenting your accolades on your shop is always a plus!
Perhaps you have been featured in a magazine article or a blog? Or maybe you have been invited to exhibit at a prestigious gallery in your area? Whatever the highlight - shout about it! And of course, don't forget to get in touch with our PR Team so that we can get the word out as well!
Update your Exhibitions, Education and Awards.
Overhaul your 'Me at Work' section
A great 'Me at Work' photo does wonders for an Artfinder Shop and gives customers a real insight into the way that you create your art. Seeing an artist in action builds trust and can generate a real sense of curiosity about the piece that will adorn their wall!
And since the festive season is around the corner (in retail terms at least!), you may also want to add a seasonal twist to your imagery. Either way, presenting your freshest, most up-to-date images is key to reinforcing your brand identity and the evolution of your work.
Update your 'Me at Work' imagery here.
Add to your inventory!
It goes without saying that if you have an empty Artfinder Shop, you're not likely to sell any work through the site! Customers will soon start to think about purchasing gifts for their loved ones, so make sure that you're ahead of the game by uploading your latest creations to your shop.
As always, remember those all-important secondary images (which you may wish to give a festive twist) and detailed descriptions - we love to hear the stories behind the creation of so many of your artworks, and customers do too!
Add new artworks here.
Create Gift Collections
In the run-up to Christmas you will undoubtedly begin to see Gift Guides advertising gifts by various categories, and it's a great idea to adopt a similar tactic for your Artfinder Shop using the Collections feature. This directs potential customers straight to pieces that they may wish to purchase rather than browsing your entire shop and can also act as inspiration for future purchases.
Possible collections include:
- Gifts for Kids
- Gifts for Foodies
- Gifts for Animal Lovers
- Stocking Fillers (for smaller pieces)
- Gifts for under £500
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Surviving budget cuts, mobs of angry fishermen and death threats, California officials today completed the largest network of undersea parks in the continental United States — 848 square miles of protected waters that reach from the Oregon state line to the Mexican border.
The final segment of marine reserves, along the state's north coast, becomes official today. Its 137 square miles of protected waters reflect an unusual agreement reached among Native American tribes, conservation groups and fishermen to preserve tribal traditions while protecting marine life from exploitation.
All told, the dozen-year effort has set aside 16% of state waters as marine reserves, including 9% that are off-limits to fishing or gathering of any kind.
State officials got to work shortly after the Legislature passed the Marine Life Protection Act in 1999. It directed them to consider a statewide network of protected waters, modeled after a familiar strategy on land — setting up parks and refuges to conserve wildlife, said Michael Sutton, a California Fish and Game commissioner.


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It's always good to see new magazines emerging and it's even better to see that this is happening in your own country. When Marta Puigdemasa, the founder of Perdiz, messaged me about the magazine she just had started, I decided to ask her some questions about this new exciting publication.
Hi Marta, could you introduce yourself and Perdiz?
I'm a journalist and in the past few years, I've been working for an independent publishing house in Barcelona. I spent most of my days writing in front of my laptop's screen, but I also try to cook, play ping pong, spend time with the people I love and also fulfil projects that make me happy, like Perdiz. One thing that makes me momentarily happy? Coca-Cola with stuffed olives, I love when the pseudo-acid flavour of the olives mixes with the bubbles.
In a general sense, Perdiz is a magazine about things that make people happy. It's not about self-help, Perdiz doesn't tell you what to do to be happy, it doesn't even suggest that you should do something in order to be happy. It is just a compilation of curious stories like interviews with a child prodigy who's an expert at maths, a vegetarian taxidermist who uses death animals to design jewellery, a Britney Spears look-alike, a group of guys who breed pigeons in Brooklyn's rooftops or a cyclist who explains why extreme exercise can be pleasant.
Who are the readers of Perdiz?
Perdiz is aimed at English and Spanish speakers who love beautiful things, design and reading print publications, enjoying their smell and touch. Also to people who are interested in a better life, and to anyone who wants to have a great time while reading it and discovering other people's positive stories. Even though its design might attract a young adult audience (25-45 years old), the themes featured in Perdiz can be attractive to any kind of readers
First issue's theme is happines, are you going to focus on a different topic in each new issue?
Perdiz is not about happiness –an abstract and confusing concept that can be interpreted in very different ways. The magazine is about specific things that make people happy, this is going to be the topic for all the future issues and we're actually not afraid of running out of ideas. Happiness or well-being might be the unconscious reason behind most of our decisions, everyone has something that makes them happy, even if it's just for a while.
I've loved the selection of articles and interviews, how have you found all these curious stories?
Thanks! We've found some of these stories after quite a lot of hours of research. We've also asked our contributors and friends. I guess that if your contact network is rich and varied, the result will also be that way. It's also important to know what you're looking for in terms of the themes, tone, etc.
Is it risky to launch a magazine in Spain right now considering the economic situation and the growth of digital publications?
Launching a print magazine nowadays and without strong funding can be considered unwise. We've decided to go forward with this project because we believe in it and we want to see if it works, we're not losing anything. We've already earned so much, the people's response to the first issue has been great.
You can find more information about Perdiz on its website
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
#WordlessWednesday with Linky: Zemko Pond
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Beautiful. Peaceful. Love it! Teresa from NanaHood.comReplyDelete
Wonderful place! Looks so peaceful. Just the right place to relax. Thanks for hosting.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos! Love that first one!ReplyDelete
It's so pretty. I love the one with the frog.ReplyDelete
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Terrific pictures! Thanks for hosting! I hope you will come by and visit me at APeekIntoMyParadise.blogspot.com. A few giveaways, link party this Friday and a blogger opportunity for a Holiday Giveaway. =) Hope your having a terrific weekend! CathyReplyDelete
The chimney & frog are really cool! :) DanicaReplyDelete
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Have a pondtastic week ;-)
Beautiful photos! My favorite has to be the frog. You truly captured the detail & intricacies that he has been created with. Loved it!ReplyDelete
Have a great Wed.
Beautiful scenery and great picture of the frog.ReplyDelete
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Bonuses are a particular application of the whole performance related pay idea, which, as Tom points out, is looking increasingly untenable even to ex-heads of the CBI. There is also an argument about 'aligning incentives' of senior managers with shareholders to , er, prevent them stealing a firm's assets as they are otherwise thought likely to do. This is known as the 'agency problem' in corporate governance theory. But its never been an argument I've understood: if you think someone may steal from you why give them a job which allows them to do so and then pay them what amounts to protection money?
So I think it may be time to return to a more traditional form of motivational incentives for senior bank executives. Michael Hudson points out that,
"....banks now browbeat governments – not by having ready cash but by threatening to go bust and drag the economy down with them if they are not given control of public tax policy, spending and planning. .....
Relations between banks and government used to be the reverse. In 1307, France's Philip IV ("The Fair") set the tone by seizing the Knights Templars' wealth, arresting them and putting many to death – not on financial charges, but on the accusation of devil-worshipping and satanic sexual practices."
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We do not need more bars in downtown Huntington Beach ("ABC officials approve license," June 9). Our crime and DUI rates are off the charts. The taxpayers have to pay for the law enforcement costs. So, why did these folks protest the license? It's not because they had nothing better to do, but because they recognize the following pattern downtown:
1) Open a family/neighborhood restaurant.
2) Acquire a liquor license.
3) Realize most of the crowd on Bourbon Street (Main Street) are there to drink.
4) Restaurant begins to fail because it is not the "nightclub" hot spot.
5) Owner acquires an entertainment permit to improve business.
6) Restaurant morphs into a bar/nightclub to make ends meet.