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Before you confront your friend about something like this, be patient.  They could be going through a phase that will be over soon. Wait until the copying has lasted at least a month before you say anything and determine if confronting them is worth the conflict. For instance, if your friend has a few of the same shirts as you because they liked them, is it really worth confronting them over? If the copying is low level, you might decide instead to just table the issue for now. Are you copying a celebrity with some of the clothes you wear or things you do?  Could your friend be doing so, too?  Ask yourself these questions before you speak to your friend. You might find that they are not copying you, but someone else instead. Talk to a friend about the concerns you have.  See if they have noticed the copying.  If not, then you may overthinking things a bit. Ask them to help you to be fair and objective during this process. You might say, “John, I've noticed that Charly sometimes copies my ideas and he has even bought a few of the exact same ties as me.  Have you noticed anything?  I wanted to check with you before I said something.” If the copying has become too much for you, step back from your friend for a while. Don't ignore them, but do let them know that you need a bit of space and ask them to respect that.  During this time, consider whether this issue is worth losing your friendship over. For instance, perhaps they used your same research topic for a paper, and now your professor thinks you copied them.  If they are copying you to the point that they are hurting you academically or professionally, it's probably best to sever ties at least temporarily.

summary: Wait it out and act when necessary. Assess your own style. Ask for a friend's help. Take a break from the friendship.


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Only do this if the weather outdoors has warmed up sufficiently, however. Eggplants do best when kept outdoors, even in pots, since they have more access to sunlight and can be pollinated. Keep the feet of the stake or tomato cage flat on the bottom of the pot, positioning the stake in a straight, upright position. Pack the soil around the stake and make sure that the stake is held firmly in place. Leave 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) of empty space in between the top of the soil and the rim of the pot. The hole should be in the center of the pot. The weaker seedling should have already been thinned out.  Wet the soil to make it as compact as possible. Moist, compact soil will be easier to transplant than dry, crumbly soil. If the seedling is in a cheap plastic container, you can “wiggle” it out of the container by bending the plastic. If the seedling is in a stiffer container, you may need to carefully slide a gardening trowel into the side of the pot and beneath the entirety of the pot’s contents. Tip the container on its side and slowly guide the seedling, soil and all, out of the pot. Keep the seedling as upright as possible. Do not press down with too much force, since doing so may damage the root system. You should, however, fill in any empty space in order to make sure that the seedling is firmly in place. Give your plant a thorough watering, but do not allow puddles to develop on the top of the soil.

summary: Prepare your eggplants for transplanting once the plants have reached at least 1/2-foot (15 1/4 centimeters) in height. Set up your staking system in your permanent pot. Fill your eggplant’s permanent home with your potting medium. Dig a hole in the soil that is as deep and wide as the container your seedlings are currently in. Remove the stronger seedling from its previous container. Place the seedling into the hole in its new pot. Pack additional potting medium around the seedling to fix it in place. Water the soil.


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Lay a pencil on its side and use clear tape to firmly fasten it to a tabletop. Leave about 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) of the pencil hanging over the edge. The pencil will anchor your pendulum and keep it from falling down, so be sure to use enough tape to secure it and keep it from moving around. Test the pencil by flicking it with your finger. It should stay stuck to the tabletop. Take a length of string 2–3 feet (0.61–0.91 m) long and curl one end to form a loop. The loop needs to fit around the pencil, but not too tight or it won’t swing properly. Tie a knot with the loop to keep it from coming undone. Slide the loop onto the pencil and slide it off to make sure it’s not too tight. Take a 2 in (5.1 cm) length of metal wire and curl one end of it into a “J” shape to form your hook. The hook will hold the weight that swings the pendulum so shape your hook so it’s easy to attach and remove nuts onto it to alter the weight of the pendulum. You can use pliers to curl the metal wire. Use a standard metallic nut as the weight for your pendulum. The hole in the center makes a nut ideal for sliding onto the hook, and you can easily add or remove nuts to experiment with different weights. Slide the nut onto the hook so that it’s not able to fall or slide off when the pendulum swings. Do not close the hook around the nut. You can use the paper to mark where you release the pendulum each time so you can see the way the pendulum behaves and swings based on where you release it. Tape the paper so that it is a backdrop behind the hook with the nut on it. Any color paper is fine, as long as you can see the pencil markings.
summary: Tape a pencil horizontally to the top of a table. Tie a loop about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter at one end of a string. Make a small 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) hook with a metal wire. Slide a 1⁄4 inch (0.64 cm) nut onto the end of the hook. Tape a piece of paper on a wall or table behind the hook.