#also it's a whole book club for aci!!

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@strugglingclassicist said: 3, 79 and 82 (in each language you know since you have a slow night) 🌼

Thank you so much, dear!! Also, you sent this as a submission, I didn’t even know that was like... a thing. Oops!

3: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.

German: “die eltern von heinz kaufen unter großen opfern die moderne hose für heinz” (die liebhaberinnen by Elfriede Jelinek)

Russian: “она не может ходит на охоту, как дикие медведи, её никто не научали этому” (медведь и девочка by светлана кокорышкина)

Norwegian: “Jeg synger hei hopp, ingen sutrekopp, og han stikker tærne i sikkerhet under beina mine” (Lyset bak Øynene by Tommi Kinnunen)

English: “The first photo showed a dozen or so Victorians posing, casual as picnic-goers, on the crazily slanted roofs of houses that looked like they’d been smashed by an angry giant.” (A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs)

Latin: “Tum sibi quisque dux adhortatorque factus ad rem gerendam, et nova de integro extorta pugna est, non illa ordinata per principes hastatosque ac triarios nec ut pro signis antesignani, post signa alia pugnaret acies nec ut in sua legione miles aut cohorte aut manipulo esset. (Ab Urbe Condita Liber XXII by Livy)

Sometimes there was no line 17, so I just took the last one on the page! And in the English book, there was only a picture on page 23, so I took 22! ;)

79: What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?

In my whole life is a bit too much to be quite frank, I easily get lost in “what if I had(n’t)...” thoughts, not even necessarily in a negative way. Some amazing (more recent) decisions include: joining the learning club, getting into diary slams and diary keeping, moving out of my old flat, sitting next to that one girl early on in my studies - she’s turned into a close friend and I’ve found so many great people through her, volunteering at Pride, picking up embroidery...

82: What is your favourite word?

I don’t really have favourite words I think? But I’ll think of one each that I find interesting for whatever reason!

German: Eselsbrücke (lit. donkey bridge = mnemonic) - I was just looking for that one and its English translation disappointed me

English: tremendously - I became fond of this word while writing academic papers, sue me

Norwegian: kjæreste (girl-/boyfriend) - I love that it’s gender neutral and literally just means “dearest”

Latin: psittacus (parrot) - this word has a fun story from uni attached to it

Russian: известный (famous) - because I made a really dumb mnemonic for that one that makes me snort every time

Portuguese: saudade - that’s a cliche, I know, it’s some mixture of sadness, longing, and some slight melancholy 

Austrian Sign Language: The sign for “U-Bahn” (underground) which is the letter “u” signed under the ground!

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UPDATED Coronavirus round-up Amazon Prime Now expands deliveries, Convenience stores do too, ecommerce app use grows, retail spending slumps to lowest level, chargebacks hit record highs

Amazon: joining many retailers expanding delivery as lockdown eases

We’re reporting on the effect of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the way UK shoppers buy – and on how retailers are responding to that changing behaviour. This update comes as, as of May 12, 226,463 people have tested positive for coronavirus and 32,692 people have died following a positive Covid-19 test result. Over the previous day, 3,403 people were reported to have tested positive and 627 people were reported to have died following a positive test.

  AMAZON EXPANDS PRIME NOW SAME-DAY FOOD DELIVERIES

Amazon has expanded its Prime Now same-day food deliveries in the UK and Spain, expanding to cover the whole of London, adding in major UK cities and covering Barcelona.

  In the UK, the marketplace giant is working with Morrisons to expand a 19-stsore London trial to cover 90% of Greater London, as well as adding Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh to the mix.

  In Spain, it is working with DIA to expand its existing service in Madrid and Valencia to Barcelona.

  Shoppers will be able to book a two-hour window for a same-day delivery between 8am and midnight by the end of the month.

READ MORE HERE

  CONVENIENCE GROCERY DELIVERY APP EXPANDS

Grocemania, an app-based delivery service for the convenience grocery sector, is to expand across the UK as demand for food delivery from small local stores grows.

  Working with Budgens, Nisa, Londis and Costcutter, as well as numerous independent retailers, it is now planning to expand with this network from the capital to Brighton, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham and Manchester by July 2020, with more regions to follow.

READ MORE HERE

  ECOMMERCE APP USE STARTS TO GROW

Ecommerce app downloads and transactions stalled at the start of the lockdown, but now it seems the wealth of consumers shopping online are starting to revisit apps for retail.

  Research by Adjust indicates that more consumers are downloading and using apps now than they were a month ago – although there is some way to go before they get back to where that was in January.

  Adjust believes that the fall occurred because retail marketers ceased spending on app customer acquisition at the start of the lockdown and are now, given that their main source of income is digital currently, have switched that back on.

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  RETAIL SPENDING DOWN BY A THIRD, ONLINE MAKES SOME GAINS

Online spending on food, DIY, games consoles and subscriptions saw some growth during lockdown, however overall consumer spending has dropped by more than a third, according to Barclaycard data.

  The 36.5% drop in retail spending in April was largely driven by the 60% drop in card spending on fuel. Spending on other non-essentials such as transport and sports fell by 47%, while takings in bars, clubs and restaurants is down 96%.

  Meanwhile, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG logged the largest ever fall in retail takings in April as the lockdown started to bite. Online sales were up nearly 60%, but this wasn’t enough to make up for the losses found in in-store retail.

READ MORE HERE AND HERE

  GLOBAL ONLINE RETAIL UP 209%, BUT CHARGEBACKS ALSO RISE

Some good news to end on today: a global study by payments processor ACI Worldwide suggests that online retail has been the biggest winner so far of the global lockdown, seeing average growth across all markets of 209% year-on-year in April, on e-commerce transaction volumes that were up 23.5%.

  Gaming and digital downloads grew by 126% and 26% respectively. Ticketing for events was hardest hit overall, slumping by 99%. Travel was down 99%.

  Less comforting, the study also finds that chargebacks – the return of money to customers – were up by 25% in late March, indicating companies’ difficulties in following through on orders. And fraud is up 43%, to 5.3% in April, compared to 3.7% in April 2019.

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My Life After Yoga

Thinking back when the first time I stepped inside the Yoga Room, I remember feeling uncomfortable in more ways than one. I never thought that yoga would become a huge pillar in my life.

I was a tiny little bunny when I started all this sort of workouts. One day of yoga a week turned into three. I felt the transformation, confidence and self acceptance. Little did I know that my life would flip a switch the moment I did my first ever “headstand”. So after a year of practicing which apparently became a routine, I officially booked a Teacher Training Course in Yoga First Middle East.

Yoga became a way of living for me. It made me physically stronger and healthier than ever before. I had no idea how good my body could feel not to mention those funky poses I was able to do. Having full control and awareness of your whole body makes you feel great. But what I didn’t know was how yoga affects you mentally. It instantly made me calmer.

Not only it changed my life but I am also able to change others’ life. My yoga practice began to embody the life I never knew I had waiting for me.

The most amazing part of the whole thing is that now I get to share my love and passion for yoga with others. I never get tired teaching, thou sometimes they find me too strict. I take every chance given to me. Every time I am fortunate enough to guide someone through their practice, I am giving away what was so freely given to me.

I met people from all walks of life including children when I started teaching my own class. Oh, how I adore those mothers who brought their kids in my class (and hoping one day when I have my own family, I can do the same to my future kid/kids).  Well, not every day is a good day, there are days when teaching becomes a struggle because of some unexpected issues however I never let this affect my yoga vibe and encourage my members to stay positive. I don’t let myself dwell too much for the negative. I gained friends, respect and love from all over the clubs I am teaching and they are like a family to me. I will never forget their priceless reaction when they did their first headstand! What a beautiful “aha” moment! As a rule of thumb, do not forget your first!

I see the struggles some students have in class and keeping a regular attendance. I've had people tell me they've tried Yoga and it "just wasn't for them". But I will always tell them not to give up and they just need to learn how to trust themselves.

 Yoga has helped me to find my purpose in life. To inspire and empower others! I am blessed to do what I love each and every day and to create a positive impact in this world (or maybe to the world of my students). And I will never get tired doing this for as long as I could.

 I am not done transforming. I get up every single day and go to work on myself. I don’t know everything as it is always a learning process, but I do know that I am the person that I am because I’ve gotten the chance to teach yoga and I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything.

I hope that if you are wondering if Yoga is for you or not that you will stick with it. Be willing to try. May you find a teacher that shares the greater teachings of this beautiful practice and that it helps you to grow, expand and become the best version of You!

Namaste, Anna Cassandra (Acie)