![]() ![]() The best part? They’re far too busy running circles around you to notice (and they’ve already done it twice). Many born under this mercurial sign are often recognized for their gift of gab, but by that same token, Geminis are also excellent problem-solvers not to mention incredibly resourceful! Geminis are quick on their feet, fickle at heart and probably 10 steps ahead of you. ![]() Geminis are sparkling intellectuals with a knack for storytelling and reading between the lines. Think you can keep up? Don’t get it twisted-despite being ruled by the fastest planet in the solar system, there’s a lot more to this clever air sign than meets the eye. It all starts to make sense when you consider the dualistic essence of Gemini’s zodiac archetype, as well as the mythology behind their tricky and mischievous planetary ruler, Mercury. There’s something unique and beautiful about every zodiac sign, but I have to give credit where it’s due-Aries never ceases to bring the hype, Taurus is your ride-or-die until the end of time, and as for our friendly neighborhood Gemini, this mutable air sign will always serve you the hottest cup of tea! Chatty, versatile and a rolodex of fun facts, you can spot the twinkle in their eyes from a mile away, almost as if they’ve been up to know good. If you need proof that Geminis aren’t just two-faced liars, but something *far* more interesting, then allow me-an astrologer-to walk you through the birth charts of noted Gemini celebrities: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kanye West and Angelina Jolie. That means plenty of Gemini celebrities are celebrating their birthdays, and if you ask me, they’re doing it in style. She may be the smartest Leo ever.It’s the season of long conversations, Wikipedia worm holes and snazzy social affairs, because the sun is currently in Gemini. She incorporates her sign into her Instagram captions and even her cosmetics line, selling a maroon "Leo lip kit." When you think about it, complaining about your fame is a great way to gain even more fame. In fact, she actually relishes her status as a Leo. Still, even though Jenner doesn't seem like the archetypal Leo, let's face it: She's one of the most famous people of her generation, and she doesn't show any signs of going away. I would rather wear this hoodie and and sweats every day." "Every time there's paparazzi I cover my face. "I don't want my picture taken, I don't want people to see what outfit I'm wearing," she said, via the Mirror. Jenner even confessed on her short-lived TV show, "Life of Kylie," that she had no desire to be famous. It's Kylie Jenner, the youngest sister who's actually a quiet person. So you'd think that the biggest Leo in the Kardashian-Jenner reality TV clan would be Kim Kardashian West, the one who put the family on the map, right? Wrong. Thank goodness for that misconception, because, without it, we wouldn't have had the "Bad Blood" era. So it's completely different ways of processing pain, confusion, misconception," she explained. "We literally stand back, assess the situation, process how we feel about it, raise a bow, pull it back, and fire. Perry is a Scorpio, known to "strike when they feel threatened." However, Swift is an archer. ![]() In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Sagittarius Swift explained how she and Perry communicate differently. After they squashed their beef, they discussed how astrology may have affected their rapport. In 2020, she released a single called "Scorpio SZN." "Who better to know (and write) songs for Scorpio Szn than a triple Scorpio herself?" she tweeted at the time.īut Perry's scorpionic nature is evident in her infamous decade-long feud with Taylor Swift. But, in Perry's opinion, her chart makes sense. This doesn't really gel with the singer's chipper public image and what Rolling Stone called her "kid-friendly" music. They're symbolized by the scorpion, a prickly insect known for stinging when provoked. Scorpios tend to be quiet, reserved, and private, according to. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It suspended its finance chief Chris Marsh in October, and he subsequently resigned after being arrested and bailed by police. Patisserie Valerie went into administration last month, blaming its financial difficulties on “very significant manipulation” of its finances. Costa Coffee, Caffè Nero and Leon had also reportedly shown interest. The rescue deal comes days after Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley walked away from talks to buy the failing sweet treats chain. Patisserie Holdings – the listed parent company said they had been sold for £13m in total, a fraction of the £450m the group was once worth. Irish-based Causeway Capital Partners said it had bought a “heritage brand” with the investment firm promising to try to keep all 96 sites open. Patisserie Valerie has been bought out of administration with the new owners promising to “refresh and renew” the Patisserie Valerie brand READ MORE: RBS’s 2018 dividend better than expected as profits double New Patisserie Valerie owners want to ‘refresh and renew’ the brand However, McEwan also warned abut the potential implications of Brexit saying the UK economy faced “a heightened level of uncertainty related to ongoing Brexit negotiations”. RBS chief executive Ross McEwan said: “This is a good performance in the face of economic and political uncertainty.” The bank said the switch from physical to digital services was continuing to grow rapidly with 6.4 million of the bank’s customers now regularly used its mobile app, 16% higher than in 2017. The bank, which is majority owned by the government, said it would pay £977m to the Treasury through dividend payments. Royal Bank of Scotland has reported profits of £1.62bn for 2018, more than double the £752m it made last year. RBS profits more than double as it celebrates digital success However, it wasn’t all bad news with its digital circulation increasing by 40.5% compared to 2017 reaching 11,400 readers.įree men’s magazine Shortlist was axed last year but ended up leading the market in category as the year closed, reaching a circulation of nearly 503,300 readers, up 0.1% year on year. The worst hit title in the women’s lifestyle market was Cosmopolitan, recording a fall in circulation of 31.6% year on year, down from 302,500 in the first half financial year of 2018 to 240,400 readers in the second. The Guardian and Observer’s circulation fell by 7%, behind The Times (5%), Sunday Times (6%) and Financial Times (5%). No paper saw an increase in circulation but Metro and London Evening Standard suffered the lowest losses, with a decline of 3%. This is followed by the Daily Star, which fell 16% to 329,97. The worst hit newspaper was the Sunday People which saw a drop of 18% year on year to 159,836. The overall magazine market is in decline according the latest the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures with newspaper’s circulation also continuing to decline. READ MORE: Amazon Moments lets developers reward customers with actual gifts, not just virtual ones Magazine market falls Amazon said its plans to build a new headquarters required “positive, collaborative relationships with state and local elected officials who will be supportive over the long term”. The u-turn is just months after the firm named New York City one of two sites selected for major expansion over the next decades.Ĭity and state leaders had agreed to provide about £2.3bn in incentives to secure the deal but the subsidies prompted fierce backlash from local politicans and activists. The news comes as Amazon announced that it will not build its new headquarters in New York, after backlash from campaigners. Amazon has created a catalog of “millions” of products that developers can choose from to incentivise customers including gifts from third-party vendors. The scheme has already got 20 companies on board including TikTok, USA Today and the Washington Post with customers on average two to three times more likely to complete actions according to results from the pilot. Once the brand has picked a “moment” it can set campaign dates, identify the target customer, add a product or reward package before customizing the promotional messages and reward landing page Every time the action is completed, the brand pays Amazon. Amazon launches rewards program for companiesĪmazon has launched a new loyalty program that gets companies to reward users with Amazon gifts.Īmazon Moments launched in 100 countries on Thursday (14 February) and works by allowing companies to reward certain actions or “moments” from consumers, such as a renewing a subscription, with digital and physical Amazon gifts. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yukari's character art was designed by Japanese artist Jū Ayakura. Her age, weight and height were supplied in "ボカロPlus vol.4". According to Vocalomakets member, Kagome-P, she is a cup size A or B. Fans of Yuzuki Yukari quickly fell in love with this new brand new take on the beloved VOCALOID and VOICEROID character from VOCALOMAKETS and AHS, and helped the project’s first crowdfunding effort on Readyfor reach its ¥2,000,000 JPY goal in just four days, eventually capping it off by raising more than double that amount! She is loosely inspired by the legend of the moon rabbit.The Yuzuki Yukari Racing Project had an absolutely action-packed 2017. After unveiling the Yukari Racing itasha at VOCACON in 2016, the project and its members have competed at the Tsukuba Circuit, participated in the Winter ComiKet of that year, appeared in a Hagane Orchestra video game collaboration, competed again in the Motegi Championship Cup Race, made appearances at the Itasha Heaven, Niconico Cho Kaigi, and Koetsuki events in 2017, participated even more in the Winter and Summer Wonfes, the Summer and Winter ComiKet, and the events of that year (where they also received their theme song), and finally topped the first year off by competing in the final round of the 2017 Super Taikyu season! Since then, the project has never stopped moving or growing. ![]() In short, the first year of life for Yuzuki Yukari Racing was practically overflowing with events and excitement! Granted, it would have been less anticlimactic if the rain hadn’t caused them to crash during the final Super Taikyu race, and have to retire from the race halfway through. But, in spite of that unfortunate accident, project organizer, Takahiro Watanabe, was still incredibly grateful for the chance to race, for their participation attracted a lot of media attention. He thanked all the fans and supporters who helped the Yuzuki Yukari Racing Project get so far in 2017, and promised to work even harder in 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() And if ChatGPT is successful in creating more competition, that might lead to a continuation in a downward-trending trajectory, he said. He pointed to various trends that have already been driving wages down, from the computer revolution that impacted middle-income jobs to the steadily falling income of prime-age men. ![]() to create innovation that then creates new occupations and new industries,” Frey told Fortune. “I think there’s a risk that ChatGPT makes us a lot more productive in easy-to-do stuff, but the hard part to figure out is how we can use A.I. He does think, however, that ChatGPT could create a lot more competition, which would lower wages. But Frey doesn’t think that we’re at nearly half of human workers being replaced just yet. A decade later, automation is here and fast becoming a part of almost every industry. employment was under threat from “computerisation” or automation. In 2013, two Oxford University economists, Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne, wrote a paper in which they predicted that 47% of U.S. Just 10 years ago, a lot of artificial-intelligence-related developments felt like science fiction, and predictions for how they would shape industries were often ominous for workers. While the underlying technology isn’t new, artificial intelligence like this has never been so accessible to the public, and the OpenAI-owned bot has blown minds with its ability to complete a wide range of tasks, from passing business school exams to drafting State of the Union speeches. ![]() ChatGPT has been the talk of the town since it was launched in November. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() The blue-green foliage is carpeted in blooms in early summer, with possible reblooming in the early fall. Mature plants will around 0.75' tall and spread to fill an 1.5' area. Beautiful blue foliage - even in winter Heat and drought tolerant. 'Paint The Town Red' is a hybrid selection of pink that features 0.75-1" wide, fragrant, magenta-red, single blooms with serrated petal margins. Description A non-stop display of unique pink blooms with red eyes. The common name of pink for plants in the genus Dianthus is in probable reference to the fringed flower petal margins (they appear to have been cut with pinking shears) and not to flower color. Genus name comes from the Greek words dios meaning divine and anthos meaning flower. Large-flowered carnations today are divided for organizational purposes into two different groupings: (1) border carnations (fragrant double flowers on stems rising to 16” tall) for use in outdoor gardens and (2) florist’s carnations (fragrant double flowers on stems rising to 3-4’ tall) primarily grown in greenhouses for supplying the florist trade. Extensive breeding has produced cultivars in almost every shade of pink, purple, red, orange, yellow, and white, and ranging in size from 6” tall up to long-stemmed plants rising to as much as 4’ tall. ![]() There are thousands of carnation cultivars and hybrids which have been developed over time for use in both outdoor gardens or under glass for the cut flower industry. Most hybrid carnations are crosses between three species: D. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.Perennial dianthus, commonly called carnations or pinks, are loosely-tufted, herbaceous perennials that features fragrant, often double flowers on stiff stems clad with narrow, linear, gray-green leaves. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers and foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Paint The Town Red Pinks is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It can be propagated by division however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Paint The Town Red Pinks will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 8 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 14 inches. Paint The Town Red Pinks is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect. Paint The Town Red Pinks is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. Its attractive narrow leaves remain powder blue in color with hints of grayish green throughout the year. Paint The Town Red Pinks is smothered in stunning fragrant red frilly flowers with fuchsia streaks at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall. Breathtaking flowers are red with magenta overtones, above mounds of glaucous blue foliage great for flower arrangements deadhead to rebloom pair up with summer blooming perennials and annuals to time a continued flower display ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Related: Oscar mistake overshadows historic moment for ‘Moonlight’īeatty attempted to explain how the mix up occurred. “I’m going to be very proud to hand this to my friends from ‘Moonlight,’” Horowitz said.Īnd he did, handing the statue over to “Moonlight” writer/director Barry Jenkins. “Personally, I blame Steve Harvey for this,” Kimmel said, referring to the TV host’s infamous Miss Universe gaffe in which he named the wrong winner. Horowitz then flashed the card displaying “Moonlight” as the winner to the audience.Īs the “Moonlight” cast and creators headed to the stage to shock, host Jimmy Kimmel said, “This is very unfortunate what happened.” ![]() “This is not a joke,” he said, motioning to the “Moonlight” cast and producers to take the stage. Producer Jordan Horowitz then stepped up to the mic and said, “I’m sorry, there’s a mistake. “La La Land” producer Fred Berger started to speak at the microphone before he said, “We lost, by the way, but, you know…” The cast and crew of “La La Land” then took to the stage in celebration and two producers offered acceptance remarks as a stage manager was spotted running across the stage with an envelope. Related: A timeline of a historic Oscars blunder The actor paused after saying “And the Academy Award…,” which caused the audience to titter as they assumed Beatty was trying to build suspense.ĭunaway teased him about it before he showed her the card and she read “La La Land.” Later, Beatty said the envelope contained the name of a winner, but not for best picture. On stage, Beatty opened the envelope that was supposed to contain the winner. That’s due to reports last year that one of the partners involved in the error, Brian Cullinan, may have been distracted by his use of Twitter.Ĭullinan and Martha Ruiz were present when Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented the nominees for best picture. Other safeguards include PwC partners in attendance at the Oscars dress rehearsal and banning of the use of cell phones or social media by the partners. ![]() When it comes time for the award presenters to take the stage with the envelopes, both the presenter and the stage manager will verify they’re holding the correct envelope for the category being announced. The firm will also place a third partner stationed in the control room with the show’s producers, who will have duplicates of the envelopes containing the winners. Rick Rosas, another partner who had previously worked the awards for 14 years, will return to his post. Tim Ryan, chairman and a senior partner at the firm, will oversee the evening. The two PwC partners who were responsible for guarding last year’s winners’ envelopes will not be involved in the ceremony. This time around, the academy has announced new safeguards to make sure such a mistake doesn’t reoccur. Related: Oscars keeping accounting firm despite best picture snafu Weeks later, the board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to retain the firm’s services, despite the best picture mix up. Related: Oscars 2017: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture after some confusionĪccounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which has handled the ballots for the Academy Awards for more than 80 years, took full responsibility for the snafu. We speak, of course, of the blunder that led “La La Land” to initially – and mistakenly – being named the best picture winner over “Moonlight” at the 89th Academy Awards. Who will ever forget what is now the biggest Oscars snafu in the ceremony’s 90 year history? Fingers crossed that Sunday’s Academy Awards won’t end as dramatically as last year’s. ![]() ![]() ![]() Time is of the essence in the lives of all of us. You can set it multiple times to run the timer.īenefits of Using Online Countdown Timers Just click on the second, minute, hour, or even day and enter the value to set the time. Step 02: Set the TimeĪfter accessing the tool, now it is time to set the time you need. ![]() To use an online timer, first of all, open any browser software and then go to the Online Countdown Timer Official Website. So, it is a frequent question from a newbie that how to use the online timer? Follow this step-by-step guide to use an online timer. However, all the concern gathers when it comes to a newbie. So, if you have used an electrical or mechanical countdown before, you can easily use this tool. The functionalities of an online countdown timer are almost the same as an electrical countdown timer. A countdown timer's principal aim is to generate a sense of urgency and provide the impression that time ran out. An online countdown timer can be a beneficial tool in these cases. For example, we need to count the time while cooking food or exercising. Moreover, we need to measure time concisely in some exceptional cases. It indicates the conclusion or starting of an offer or event by counting down from a specific date as well as number. An online countdown timer is a type of virtual countdown timer that works just like an electric timer. Have you ever heard of an online countdown timer? Even if you are not familiar with online countdown timers, you may be familiar with electronic timer countdowns. That’s it! Your timers will be automatically saved so that they are easily available for future visits.1 minute timer 2 minutes timer 3 minutes timer 4 minutes timer 5 minutes timer 6 minutes timer 7 minutes timer 8 minutes timer 9 minutes timer 10 minutes timer 11 minutes timer 12 minutes timer 13 minutes timer 14 minutes timer 15 minutes timer 16 minutes timer 17 minutes timer 18 minutes timer 19 minutes timer 20 minutes timer 21 minutes timer 22 minutes timer 23 minutes timer 24 minutes timer 25 minutes timer 26 minutes timer 27 minutes timer 28 minutes timer 29 minutes timer 30 minutes timer 31 minutes timer 32 minutes timer 33 minutes timer 34 minutes timer 35 minutes timer 36 minutes timer 37 minutes timer 38 minutes timer 39 minutes timer 40 minutes timer 41 minutes timer 42 minutes timer 43 minutes timer 44 minutes timer 45 minutes timer 46 minutes timer 47 minutes timer 48 minutes timer 49 minutes timer 50 minutes timer 51 minutes timer 52 minutes timer 53 minutes timer 54 minutes timer 55 minutes timer 56 minutes timer 57 minutes timer 58 minutes timer 59 minutes timer 60 minutes timer Second Timersġ second timer 2 seconds timer 3 seconds timer 4 seconds timer 5 seconds timer 6 seconds timer 7 seconds timer 8 seconds timer 9 seconds timer 10 seconds timer 11 seconds timer 12 seconds timer 13 seconds timer 14 seconds timer 15 seconds timer 16 seconds timer 17 seconds timer 18 seconds timer 19 seconds timer 20 seconds timer 21 seconds timer 22 seconds timer 23 seconds timer 24 seconds timer 25 seconds timer 26 seconds timer 27 seconds timer 28 seconds timer 29 seconds timer 30 seconds timer 31 seconds timer 32 seconds timer 33 seconds timer 34 seconds timer 35 seconds timer 36 seconds timer 37 seconds timer 38 seconds timer 39 seconds timer 40 seconds timer 41 seconds timer 42 seconds timer 43 seconds timer 44 seconds timer 45 seconds timer 46 seconds timer 47 seconds timer 48 seconds timer 49 seconds timer 50 seconds timer 51 seconds timer 52 seconds timer 53 seconds timer 54 seconds timer 55 seconds timer 56 seconds timer 57 seconds timer 58 seconds timer 59 seconds timer 60 seconds timer Hour Timers You can choose between an hour-based timer that ranges between 1-12 hours, a minute-based timer that ranges between 1-120 minutes, and a second-based timer that ranges between 1-90 seconds.Īfter you select the timer you want, then you will be taken back to enter your custom message and select your alarm tone. Simply click “Use different online timer” and you’ll be directed to a new page. If you need a timer set for a different amount of time than 9 minutes, it is simple and quick to change the setting. You can choose between a tornado siren, newborn baby, sunny day, music box, bike horn, and simple beep. ![]() Then, choose the sound that you want the timer to make when the countdown is finished. For example, you could enter “Time for another 30 pushups!” If you want to enter a message for your timer, simply type it into the message box. You just set the timer and use it whenever you want. If you need to set a timer for 9 minutes, then you are at the right place! This simple-to-use web app is free to use. ![]() ![]() ![]() On his route, it takes him a while to stop seeing the protagonist as a little sister. Big Brother Instinct: As the oldest of four children, Ryuzo naturally big-brothers everybody.His real self, although still genuinely kindhearted, is more masculine and a lot more jaded. On his route, she eventually learns that "Rei" is a persona that Reiji Uraga deliberately created to hold others at arm's length and discourage women from throwing themselves at him. ![]()
![]() It has been posted on numerous blogs, web sites, and social media pages, made into tattoos and postcards, and has even been included in multiple Memorial Day messages posted by the rock band KISS. ![]() Marine Corps has been widely shared online (often without attribution) in the ensuing years. That photograph was later released by the U.S. I grabbed my camera and happened to catch the photo you see. Coincidentally, it was my husband’s turn to take down the flag and perform the evening colors ceremony. My husband’s unit was the base air traffic control unit. After the war began, I was escorting media, and we flew into a desert airfield in southern Iraq. We were from different units, so we weren’t sent to the same places. He always used to joke that he gave me six months of all the sun and sand a girl could want on a honeymoon. Two days later, he left for Kuwait and I deployed shortly thereafter. I was totally on the spot, but I said yes. I remember him saying, we don’t know what will happen once we get over there and he did not want to miss the opportunity to have me for his wife. They met James for the first time, and without any prior discussion, James looked at my father and told him he would like to marry me. In January 2003, my parents made a trip to San Diego to see me one last time before I deployed to Iraq. ![]() We became the best of friends, crying on each other’s shoulders over other relationships, and eventually became romantically involved. We met through a mutual friend who knew I was getting stationed in San Diego and suggested I contact him. I had two failed marriages before I met James. A photograph of the moment was captured by his wife, Marine Sgt. Valrie saluted a United States flag flying over a desert airfield in southern Iraq at sunset. ![]() |