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There are many myths when it comes to cyber insurance and the role the insurance industry plays in a holistic cyber resilience strategy. Insurance has not always been popular among the security community, however, to reduce cyber risk across the organization, security leaders are looking at cyber insurance as a key consideration in the overall cyber security strategy. In this session, we will debunk the common myths and focus on realities of cyber insurance and the positive role the insurance industry plays in managing cyber risk and supporting a holistic cyber resilience strategy.
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She is paid barely nothing and suffers daily scorn for being one of Bulgaria's "ragpickers." But there are people fighting for her, and others, to get recognition for their valuable work.
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Very dumb article thou. Trashing bins in centre of the city and making clouds of dust with who knows what kind of bacteria and mold from that waste...No 10x, make it happen in London if you really like it. If you dont want it in your city than we will make NGO "Trash dust for London" and start to support trash bin hunters for you.
Maybe NGOs should fight for the EU to subsidise the price for recycled paper, plastic and glass.
Welcome to Bulgaria guys
Welcome to EU..
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Same thing in Albania
You should see things in Croatia...
Same here in Ukraine. They are underestimated and it is bad.
Same thing in Croatia.
This woman is retired and she does it (as well as 99% of the others) because she needs the little money she would collect by returning them. Large percent of elderly people in Bulgaria are subjected to poverty during the extreme low pensions they receive.


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Regulation 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants entered into force on 13 December 2016. As from 14 December 2019, it will apply alongside various delegated and implementing acts of the European Commission that contain lists and technical details. Regulation 2016/2031 replaces the previous regime on protective measures set out by Directive 2000/29/EC as the European legislature deemed it was time for a harmonised update.
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Union quarantine pests present high risks. It is necessary to prevent their introduction into and spread within the entire Union territory. If found, they should be eradicated. The same applies to Protected zone quarantine pests regarding those areas of the Union territory in which they are not present, the so-called protected zones. Professional operators – essentially anyone that is involved professionally in activities concerning plant, plant products and other objects – have particular obligations regarding quarantine pests. Where a professional operator becomes aware of such a pest, the operator will need to notify the authorities, take measures to prevent the pest from spreading and withdraw its relevant products from the market.
The most severe pests are labelled "Priority pests". They are a subcategory of the Union quarantine pests. The European Commission has currently identified 20 such pests. Special provisions apply and Member States have to prepare contingency plans, simulation exercises, and action plans for the eradication of these pests.
Union regulated non-quarantine pests are known to occur in the Union territory. They do not have quarantine status but their presence should be limited. Regulated non-quarantine pests relate to pests that are mainly transmitted through specific plants for planting.
- Detailed lists of the different categories can be found in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, Annex II, Annex III, Annex IV and Annex V and delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1702.
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Pests are hosted by plants, plant products and other objects (such as soil or growing medium). To control the pests, Regulation 2016/2031 restricts the introduction and movement in the Union of these hosts. Professional operators should be on the lookout for (at least) the following four categories.
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Specifically regarding plants for planting, their introduction and movement in the Union may also be restricted if the presence of Union regulated non-quarantine pests on those plants for planting is above certain thresholds.
- Detailed lists of the different categories can be found in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, Annex IV, Annex VI, Annex VII, Annex VIII, Annex IX and Annex X and Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 of 18 December 2018, Annex I.
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Certain documentation is required as an additional safeguard to show that plants, plant products and other objects are free from pests and, where applicable, comply with the special requirements set out above. Regarding the introduction into the Union (or a protected zone) of certain hosts, a phytosanitary certificate, issued by a third country, will need to be presented. Adversely, for export out of the Union, a phytosanitary certificate for (re-)export will need to be issued if required by the import requirements of a third country.
For the movement of certain hosts (such as all plants for planting, other than seeds) within the Union, plant passports are required. It is important to note that direct supply to end-users is generally exempted from the plant passport requirement.
A plant passport can look like this:
- Lists of the plants, plant products and other objects for which phytosanitary certificates are required, can be found in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, Annex XI and Annex XII.
- For plant passports, reference can be made to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, Annex XIII and Annex XIV.
Professional operators must register and keep records
To ensure effective implementation of Regulation 2016/2031, certain professional operators (e.g. those that would like to introduce or move hosts in the Union for which a phytosanitary certificate or plant passport is required) must register with the authorities.
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Ensuring consistent and high-quality education for school-aged children is a struggle for parents in the civilian world.
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What sets military families apart in terms of the education of their children is that they are highly nomadic — military-connected students attend as many as nine schools during their K-12 years.
As a result, more than one million military-connected children, most of whom attend public schools, change schools at a rate far exceeding that of their civilian counterparts.
The education of military-connected children can suffer as students are regularly put at a disadvantage of being either ahead of or behind their peers when they put down roots in a new school.
For Melissa Helmick, an Army spouse of 37 years, the mobility of military life added a major stress unfamiliar to most Americans.
"We moved every two to three years to a different part of the country or another continent," said Helmick, a member of the education group Military Families for High Standards. "The pace presented challenges as my children navigated new school systems while, we hoped, gathering sufficient knowledge and ability to succeed in college."
In an effort to minimize those disadvantages and help military parents and their children transition in and out of new school districts, several major organizations have banded together to provide a concise guide for service members with children in the K-12 age range.
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"Moving to a new post can spark anxiety in military families over the quality of the schools in and around a military installation," the guide says. "But families with children in pre-K through high school can take certain actions to mitigate these concerns and help their children transition effectively to a new school."
Led by Military Families for High Standards, the guide was compiled by military spouses with decades of experience moving their children in an out of schools because of ever-changing assignments. Among the groups that have endorsed it are the Air Force Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the Military Child Education Coalition, the Military Impacted Schools Association, the Military Officers Association of America, Mission: Readiness, the National Math + Science Initiative, the National Military Family Association and the Navy League of the United States.
The guide was an outgrowth from a research effort that the Collaborative for Student Success sponsored earlier this year. In an assessment of several states with large military populations, the Lexington Institute found that military families face many education obstacles, with the performance of students varying dramatically depending on geography.
Military Families for High Standards hopes that the Guide to School Transitions will be among the resources a family turns to when the time comes to depart for a new locale, that it will better arm military families with battle-tested tips so that they might have all the necessary information to find the right school or program for their children.
Terri Batschelet, a longtime educator and military spouse whose two children each attended eight different schools, captured the added anxiety that grips military parents every time new orders come through – anxiety that the guide can temper.
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Jim Cowen is executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success and a former U.S. Navy officer.
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An interview with filmmaker Sukhdeep Singh
Man, we really enjoyed your video! What came first, the images or the words?
Thanks a lot. I first wrote this song a few years a go, in 2005. But the idea came to me when I was listening to an Akon song. I'm not a huge Akon fan but there was one song I heard called "Senegal" in which Akon was describing his home nation and the love he has for it. I was inspired to write a song similar to some extent. I wanted to write something that would reach the Sikh youth and make them feel as inspired as I was after listening to that song.
When I wrote the song, I wanted to make it as universal as possible so that people who weren't Sikh could relate to it as well, but at the same time, I wanted to reach the Sikh youth who are well emersed into Westernised culture. As I was writing the song, I had images in my head of the basic principles taught by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the many teachings of Sikhism.
I wanted people to be able to visualise the song while listening to it, in other words, I wanted them to see the images that I saw. The historical images you see in the music video are the images which inspired the words.
Sikh history is full of inspirational accounts and I wanted to be able to effectively expose that inspiration to the youth. The images of Sikh history have always been there and those images inspired me to write this song.
How did the inspiring theme of the video come to you?
I've always wanted to do a music video. I was just waiting for the right time. This song had to be the first song I did a music video to. The song itself is so graphic in that while listening to it, you can visualise what is being said, so the video was always there within the song. It was just a matter of putting it all together.
The video had to be historical in a sense that those images which inspired the song had to be there. At the same time, we (Mangaldeep Singh and I) wanted to incorporate Westernised culture and hip-hop culture to some extent so people could see that Sikh history still poses relevance today.
Not many Sikhs are rappers; what do you like most about rapping?
I love being able to express myself. The beauty about hip-hop music is its versatility and that's what I love most about it. There are songs that can make you smile and laugh, songs that can get you to relax and chill out and songs than can touch your heart and even make you shed a tear. Hip-hop music appealed to me when no other music genre did. It reached me because it spoke to me. Whenever I listened to hip-hop music, I felt as though it was listening to me at the same time.
Another aspect which I love about hip-hop music is that there are no limits. There are no restrictions as to what you can and cannot say. The music is so raw, in that it comes straight from your heart without being filtered. So it's pure music. There is a misconception as to what is hip-hop music these days considering the mainstream music of today, but the music that I listen to is music that inspires me to achieve. And it is that kind of music that I wish to create.
Many of the rappers from Punjabi/Sikh families try to portray the "gangster"/violent/macho persona that is very common in rappers of this day. How do you relate to rapping as a Sikh and how do the two parts fit for you?
Before I get into the question specifically, I just want to say, that if you're ever in a position where you are presenting yourself to the people then it's best to be yourself and be true to yourself rather than to put on an image in attempt to try and fit in with the crowd. I mean fair enough if you have lived that lifestyle and it has made you who you are and through music you want to express how you feel about it. But there's no respect to gain in trying to glamourise what shouldn't be glamourised.
But anyway, back to the question. I don't rap as a Sikh. I'm a Sikh who raps. The two fit together harmoniously. If you look back at Sikh history Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji addressed the importance of music in liberating and purifying the soul when it is expressed straight from one's heart and soul. That developed into Kirtan. On top of listening and practising Kirtan, hip-hop music attributes to liberation within me.
It totally works as a music video. How did you sync up the music and the video?
Like I was saying before, when you listen to the song, it's like a picture is being painted within your head. The video exists through the words and it was just a matter of executing it in the best way possible. It took time to choose the best scenes for the video. I had to select the scenes that were most appropriate. But once that was achieved, it all fit into place nicely.
Who is Mangalddeep Singh? Was it a joint project from the beginning?
Mangaldeep Singh is a good friend of mine. He informed me that Sikhnet was holding another youth film festival and asked if I was interested. I had a look at the site and Mangaldeep Singh showed me some of the videos from last year's festival. I told Mangaldeep Singh about the "Just 2 Live Another Day" song and explained the song and the idea of submitting a video for it developed from there.
During the time of developing the video I was also working on the re-mastered/remixed version of the song with brothers Swaren Singh Veygal and Kabir Singh Veygal. The re-mastered/remixed version of the song is the song you hear in the video.
Swaren Singh, Kabir Singh and I are actually working on an EP project at the moment, which is aimed at expressing many issues that affect Sikh youth around the world today. "Just 2 Live Another Day (Remix)" will be on the EP along with some other tracks. We feel that we can reach contemporary youth through hip-hop and we feel that this project will contribute positively to the Sikh youth community.
So I suppose the timing of the festival was just right. It gave me an avenue to expose some music that I've had for quite some time. I'm thankful to Mangaldeep Singh for telling me about the festival and expressing his interest in it as well as assisting me in developing and contributing to the completion of the video.
You're from Sydney Australia, right? Tell us about your local sadhsangat.
There's a strong, positive Sikh community in Sydney, which is continuously developing. There are numerous Gurudwara's around and it's inspiring to see the community participating in acts of sewa within the Gurudwara's and throughout society.
The Sikh community are also slowly becoming recognised within society. Recently the Sikh community marched alongside diggers at the ANZAC Day Parade and we're once again participating and contributing to World Peace Day. The people here are very dedicated to their Sikhi and it's a good thing to see. Whenever Ragi Jathas, Saints, Kathakars or Dhadi Jathas come here from overseas it's amazing to see the number of people who attend as sangat in Gurudwara.
The community is very positive. They're very supportive. Like with this film project the people were very supportive of what we were trying to achieve with the music video and were glad that we were taking part in such an initiative.
Did you record the music in a studio? How did you edit the film?
I recorded the music at home. I have a decent sound set up here on my computer. The film was also edited on my computer. I learnt more about the program as I used it. This was the first time I used it to create an entire video. Normally I use it for quick edit jobs, adding credit scenes and small stuff like that, so making the video was a new experience for me. I had help from my little brother, Bikram Singh, who has worked on developing and editing videos for quite some time. He assisted me when it came to adding effects that would make the project look professional.
It was a long process trying to choose which shots would go where. I had many shots to play around with because we went to a lot of locations around Sydney and we took a wide range of shots. Once I synced the audio with the video, it was just a matter of choosing shots that best suited the vocals in that section. I searched for many historical images to put into the film on the internet and chose images that best fit within the video. It took a lot of time to try and get it all done properly, but it was worth it in the end. I'm happy with the final product.
You did such a great job. Do you have any advice for other young film makers?
Thank you. I'm not really a film maker so I can't really give much advice with regards to making films. But it doesn't matter what creative avenue you choose to explore, just don't be afraid to express yourself to the fullest extent. And don't hold back because you may be afraid as to how other people may perceive you. If you stay true to yourself, your roots and your faith then ultimately you will succeed.
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Smoking and renal function in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a Danish nationwide cohort study
Authors Ahlström MG, Feldt-Rasmussen B, Legarth R, Kronborg G, Pedersen C, Larsen C, Gerstoft J, Obel N
Received 25 February 2015
Accepted for publication 21 April 2015
Published 28 August 2015 Volume 2015:7 Pages 391—399
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S83530
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 3
Editor who approved publication: Professor Henrik Toft Sørensen
Magnus Glindvad Ahlström,1 Bo Feldt-Rasmussen,2 Rebecca Legarth,1 Gitte Kronborg,3 Court Pedersen,4 Carsten Schade Larsen,5 Jan Gerstoft,1 Niels Obel1
1Department of Infectious Diseases, 2Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, 4Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, 5Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
Introduction: Smoking is a main risk factor for morbidity and mortality in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), but its potential association with renal impairment remains to be established.
Methods: We did a nationwide population-based cohort study in Danish PLHIV to evaluate the association between smoking status and 1) overall renal function and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), 2) risk of any renal replacement therapy (aRRT), and 3) mortality following aRRT. We calculated estimated creatinine clearance using the Cockcroft–Gault equation (CG-CrCl), and evaluated renal function graphically. We calculated cumulative incidence of CKD (defined as two consecutive CG-CrCls of ≤60 mL/min, ≥3 months apart) and aRRT and used Cox regression models to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for risk of CKD, aRRT, and mortality rate ratios (MRRs) following aRRT.
Results: From the Danish HIV Cohort Study, we identified 1,475 never smokers, 768 previous smokers, and 2,272 current smokers. During study period, we observed no association of smoking status with overall renal function. Previous and current smoking was not associated with increased risk of CKD (adjusted IRR: 1.1, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.7–1.7; adjusted IRR: 1.3, 95% CI: 0.9–1.8) or aRRT (adjusted IRR: 0.8, 95% CI: 0.4–1.7; adjusted IRR: 0.9, 95% CI: 0.5–1.7). Mortality following aRRT was high in PLHIV and increased in smokers vs never smokers (adjusted MRR: 3.8, 95% CI: 1.3–11.2).
Conclusion: In Danish PLHIV, we observed no strong association between smoking status and renal function, risk of CKD, or risk of aRRT, but mortality was increased in smokers following aRRT.
Keywords: chronic kidney disease, renal replacement therapy, mortality, creatinine clearance, incidence rate ratio, mortality rate ratio
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My neighbors abandoned their home two months ago. The home has since been broken into and trashed. How do I find out who the lender is on the mortgage so they can deal with an escalating bad situation?
Let us a define several terms before answering your question.
A mortgage servicer is the party responsible for the servicing of a mortgage loan. Servicing means receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a borrower, including amounts for escrow accounts, and making the payments to the owner of the loan or other third parties of principal and interest and other payments.
Well-known mortgage servicers include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Chase. Mortgage servicers work on behalf of investors, such as Fannie Mae, other government entities, insurance companies, and retirement accounts.
For hundreds of years, countries following British common law have tasked local officials with keeping a record of who owns land and the rights to land. In the US, this responsibility falls to offices called various names, but are usually called something like county recorder, county assessor, or county clerk.
A mortgage or deed of trust is an encumbrance, or claim, on real property. Therefore, the most certain means to find who or what has a claim on a piece of real property is to pay a call on the county recorder's office and ask the staff for the name of the mortgagee on the property in question.
Some counties keep these files in books by hand. Others advanced into the computer age and keep their records in databases anyone may access on the Web. If you are fortunate, your county recorder's office embraced the 21st century and you may be able to find the name of the mortgage servicer from your recorder's Web site.
Another means to learn the name of a property's mortgage servicer is by accessing the MERS Servicer Identification System Web page. MERS tracks approximately 60% of the recent US mortgages, so there is a good chance a property will not exist in the MERS database. However, if it is, visiting the MERS page may save you a trip to your county court house.
If your local sheriff or municipal police department is not aware of the damage to the property, call to report it. The police or sheriff will want to know the house is being damaged for several reasons, not the least of which is that abandoned properties become magnets for crime more serious than vandalism. A mortgage servicer may be able to ignore one or two complaints from neighbors of abandoned property, but will respond when a law enforcement official contacts the mortgage holder. Perhaps the law enforcement contact reminds the mortgagee that in some jurisdictions, the land owner of a property used for criminal activities faces criminal liability.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A judge gave a Memphis man a sentence of 371 years Monday after he terrorized and raped women and children for decades.
William Gossett refused to be at his own sentencing. Instead, he chose to sit on the other side of a wall and ignore his victims.
He pleaded guilty in September to five counts of aggravated rape, 11 counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and one count each of identity theft, attempted aggravated rape, theft of property over $1,000, and theft of property under $500.
Prosecutors say the crimes spanned 15 victims in a dozen separate incidents.
Between 2013 and 2016, he broke into multiple homes across the city, from Cordova to Raleigh to southeast Memphis, often gaining access through sliding glass doors or windows.
He'd carry a knife or gun, and most of the time, he would terrorize and rape the women living there. In two cases, women were raped with their babies just feet away.
"He has a horrible record. He is a nightmare," Judge Lee Coffee said. "He is a one-person crime wave that terrorized this community for four years."
The now-37-year-old also raped a 16-year-old girl in December 2016 at her family's home.
The prosecutor read a letter she wrote to the court, saying she quit school for a month and has been in fear ever since.
"I still remember the fear I felt when he told me to turn around or else he's stab me, or the fear I had for crying out for help in fear he'd hurt me or my family," she wrote.
Investigators tried to connect Gossett to the crimes for years. In May 2016, they got a warrant to search his Southaven home and found items belonging to each one of his victims.
Prosecutors called them his trophies. They included things like purses, credit cards, library cards, birth certificates and checks.
They also found more of his victim's items at pawn shops.
Prosecutors also told the judge about Gossett's juvenile record, which included raping an 8-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl on Christmas day in 1998.
He gave the youngest a sexually transmitted disease. She later became sick.
A mental health exam was done then, which ruled he'd likely commit more violent crimes. Gossett's attorney and his family used that as a defense.
"When he was a child, he was molested," said his sister Tarlisha Carey. "They didn't get him the help he needed. The state failed him."
Ultimately, Judge Coffee sided with the victims.
Prosecutors said Gossett likely has more victims out there, but those women couldn't be found or chose not to cooperate because they wanted to move on with their lives.


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Birmingham City University - Sign In. Men outpace women on mobile purchases but not for long: report. Are women embracing mobile commerce?
While 22.2 percent of men have made a purchase on their smartphone compared to 18.2 percent of women, these roles could soon change as women become more comfortable with mobile, according to a report from SeeWhy. The report found that 57 percent of women had made an online purchase in the last year, while only 52 percent of men had done so. One of the analysts involved with the report states that women may be more hesitant to adopt mobile commerce, but as they become more comfortable with the technology, they will overpass men. "Women are much more price conscious, looking for a deal," said Charles Nicholls, chief security officer/founder at SeeWhy, Boston.
"Men tend to be more research intensive, reading reviews, more analytical perhaps, but then having made that decision will make the purchase and at that point price and free shipping is less important. The difference in marketing mcommerce to men and women - Mobile Commerce Daily - Strategy. Different shopping habits Mobile commerce continues to rake in greater amounts of revenue for retailers.
Marketers looking to grab a bigger piece of mobile should split up their efforts to target men and women differently because of their contrasting shopping behavior. The talk about mobile commerce for retailers is shifting away from simply having a presence towards tailoring the shopping experience to meet the needs of specific groups of consumers. One of the easiest ways for retailers to do this is to break down efforts by gender to get a better understanding of how consumers use their mobile devices as a part of the shopping experience.
"Given today's always-on, multi-device consumer, retailers are looking to grow business in part by driving greater awareness of their mobile sites and apps," said Eric Feinberg, senior director for mobile, media and entertainment at ForeSee, Ann Arbor, MI. Take Home Depot's approach to targeting mobile men, for instance. Home Depot's iPhone app. Mobile Commerce Stats & Trends. Birmingham City University - Sign In. Social media: Mission not impossible in virtual world. Brands have a greater chance of achieving better results on social media if they target the most active users.
Pinterest met with UK bloggers through Pin It Forward initiative Brands are struggling to engage a significant proportion of consumers on social media because many people are relatively inactive on the sites, new research suggests. As many as 41 per cent of people are either passive observers or hardly use social websites. The SocialLife study by market research group Harris Interactive identifies six categories of social media users based on their demographics, attitudes and social media usage. This includes 20 per cent of people who are labelled 'social observers' - those who watch what is happening on social media without posting or actively engaging with content. Lee Langford, research director at Harris Interactive, explains that this segmentation is designed to provide a more nuanced view of social media usage than existing perceptions.
Marketers' response. Point-of-sale advertising is everywhere - even on mobile phones. It is no longer the case that people need to be indoors to access online services.
Everywhere that people are with their mobile devices can be viewed as being at the point of sale. As an instant activation tool the mobile can be used to interact with any media anytime, anyplace, anywhere, thereby generating high response rates. Businesses should consider how they can harness this change in consumer behaviour and make it work to their advantage when thinking about teaming it with their advertising efforts - for example, using text message response or directing customers to a website that they can easily access from their mobile phones. As more and more mobile internet sites appear, mobile search will eventually take centre stage.
Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, remarked in June 2008 that "We [Google] can make more money in mobile than we do in the desktop, eventually". The impact of mobile on the consumer purchasing process. The phone has become an integral part of our daily lives.
Consumers browse for information, use price comparison sites, and involve friends and family in purchasing decisions — all from their mobile handset. As a result, mobile advertising is having a much more serious impact on the entire purchasing process. It used to be if you wanted consumer awareness you advertised on TV; if you wanted conversions you invested in coupons. SMEs must optimise mobile channels or risk alienating millions of consumers. SMEs must optimise mobile channels or risk alienating millions of consumers Over half a billion people accessed the mobile internet worldwide last year and research from comScore indicates that the UK alone had over 19.1 million monthly mobile Internet users in 2010, up 4.6 million from the same month in 2009.
So it's little wonder that, fuelled by the prolific sales of smartphones, marketers have identified mobile as a critical communication channel for their brands. With reports out recently from the IMRG indicating that online sales growth has hit an 18 month low, it has never been so important to ensure that all communication channels are optimised and effectively integrated to maximise customer conversion rates. From a marketing perspective, smartphones are game-changing technology and businesses that successfully integrate mobile marketing into their communication strategy will steal a march on the competition. Mobile and text marketing. The rise of smart phones, apps and mobile internet access has made the mobile phone a key battleground in the fight for new business and customers' attention.
And although the pace of technological change has given businesses the chance to try innovative techniques and ideas, there are still opportunities for more traditional kinds of mobile marketing, like text marketing campaigns. One of the main attractions of mobile marketing is that mobile phones are almost always switched on and people usually have them to hand. That means SMS (short messaging service) messages are usually read. Birmingham City University - Sign In. Birmingham City University - Sign In. Birmingham City University - Sign In. Marketing design elements of mobile fashion retail apps: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal: Vol 17, No 1. Author(s): Victoria Magrath (Department of Textiles and Paper, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK) Helen McCormick (Department of Textiles and Paper, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK) Citation: Victoria Magrath, Helen McCormick, (2013) "Marketing design elements of mobile fashion retail apps", , Vol. 17 Iss: 1, pp.115 - 134 Downloads: The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 4642 times since 2013 Abstract: Whilst some may argue that e‐commerce design literature can be applied to the designing of mobile commerce channels, it is an assumption that may come at the expense of the retailer.
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(CNN) For far too long, Democrats have been too afraid to stand up to the gun lobby.
It's time for that to change. If I am elected president, I will make reducing and preventing gun violence one of my 15 goals to rebuild the American dream. And right now, I am putting forward a comprehensive policy plan for cutting deaths from gun violence in half — homicides, suicides, and accidents — within 10 years.
My plan starts with expanding safeguards to all gun purchases, whether from a licensed dealer, online posting, or private sale. Under my plan, a background check would be required for each and every gun purchase. And every person seeking to purchase or transfer a gun would have to obtain a fingerprint-based license, including completing safety training and a waiting period. Without such protections, it will remain far too easy for criminals to legally buy guns.
My plan will also cut gun violence by focusing on the largest purchaser of firearms: our government. By adjusting federal procurement policies, the federal government can encourage both gun manufacturers and dealers to prevent trafficking and violence, while spurring innovations that improve gun safety. This means requiring agencies to purchase only cutting-edge guns, such as those that have hidden serial numbers that cannot be defaced.
Guns are now the second leading cause of death among children and teens, so I would take steps to require safe storage of guns at home. Because gun violence is committed disproportionately by young people, I would set a national age requirement of 21 for all handgun purchases and handgun possession. And because the U.S. is the most dangerous country in the developed world for women when it comes to gun violence, I would fight to close loopholes that allow domestic abusers to own and purchase guns.
Above all, law enforcement must be empowered to uphold these protective measures — by revoking the licenses of dealers whose guns routinely end up in the hands of criminals. And to shut down the pipeline of illegal guns that flow from states with weak gun laws to states with strong ones, we should establish strong federal penalties for gun traffickers. Possessing marijuana can be a felony under federal law; outrageously, trafficking guns is not.
Even as the vast majority of gun owners are law-abiding, we know the immense harm that comes if guns end up in the wrong hands. By establishing a national firearms registry, we can track guns to the root cause of tragedies. By requiring all lost or stolen firearms to be reported to law enforcement, we can monitor the number of illegal guns in our communities.
My comprehensive plan will not stop every senseless gun death. But it will ensure that fewer families are needlessly torn apart by gun violence.
The rest of O'Malley's drivel here at CNN :http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/14/opinions/omalley-guns-nra/index.html
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Thursday, January 25, 2018
Company will occupy more than 17,000 sq. ft. in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) today revealed the home for its newest regional headquarters: Skyline Tower in downtown Fort Wayne. The company, which operates more than 120 banking centers in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio, will occupy all 17,750 sq. ft. of the building's second floor office space. In addition to adminstrative functions, First Merchants will offer Commercial Banking, Private Wealth and Credit services at the location.
Muncie-based First Merchants Bank has 16 locations in the Fort Wayne area and is planning substantial investment to grow that presence.
"Fort Wayne is one of the Midwest's fastest growing cities," said First Merchants Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer Michael Stewart. "There is tremendous opportunity in this market, and our new downtown location will be the perfect space to provide convenience and expertise to our clients and the surrounding community."
Skyline Tower, a $44 million mixed-use development located two blocks north of the Grand Wayne Center, is 12 stories tall and will feature 124 apartments.
"We continue to see investments in downtown Fort Wayne like never before," said Mayor Tom Henry. "It's great to welcome First Merchants Bank to the heart of our city as a tenant at Skyline Tower. This entire development is assisting us with the momentum and excitement we're experiencing in our community."
First Merchants Bank has generated major headlines in recent months, announcing record earnings, successfully completing two high-profile acquisitions, and earning a top-five ranking by Forbes on their annual list of America's 100 largest banks released last week.
"First Merchants Bank is now part of the inner core driving Fort Wayne's unbelievable transformation," said William Thatcher, First Merchants' Fort Wayne Region President. "After reviewing and researching several options, it was clear that Skyline Tower was the best fit for us to continue serving this growing market. We look forward to growing with Fort Wayne and continuing the wonderful partnerships developed throughout this process."
Skyline Tower is currently under construction and is expected to be completed later this year. Project developer Great Lakes Capital (GLC) and property manager Bradley Company previously announced Ruth's Chris Steak House as the building's first-floor tenant.
"We are very pleased to have First Merchants Bank on board as an anchor tenant," said Brad Toothaker, Managing Partner of Great Lakes Capital and President and CEO of Bradley Company, "This project has brought together businesses and the community to create a project that truly transforms the region as it continues to advance the landscape of downtown Fort Wayne."
"The vision for Skyline Tower has been to create a new standard of quality while also acting as a catalyst for continued development," said David Arnold, Director of GLC. "First Merchants Bank's commitment to Skyline Tower and downtown Fort Wayne is an affirmation of achieving that vision for our project and our community."
"Weigand Construction is proud to be involved with another business choosing to locate its regional headquarters in downtown Fort Wayne," said Larry Weigand, CEO of Weigand Construction. "We are pleased to be First Merchants Bank's contractor and look forward to cutting the ribbon on this exciting space in the new Skyline Tower this summer."


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Ishqbazz-Shivika attend for a marriage
The episode starts with Anika shouting at shivay on as how he can do anything for his family she too can go to any extent for her family. next anika says she has to attend the pooja as she is his wife but shivay refuses that she is not his wife and has no relation with her. Then anika give counter to shivaay that all these things he has to think before doing marriage with her and this pooja is for wellness of priyanka and she is going to attend it as OM and rud has invited her and she is going to respect their invitation. furious shivaay burns all of anika clothes which gauri has given to stop her from attending pooja anika tries to stop by pouring water but in vain. Shivaay turns to leave but anika breaks the flask and closes the door. And their arugument starts and anika challenges shivay on she will teach him the importance of Marriage and the mangalsutr which he has broken will make him to wear around her neck with all respect but shivaay mocks at anika as she is a good motivational speaker and has to give this lecture to others and not to him and asks her to leave his house but anika says she will leave on the day when he knows his mistakes. shivaay tries to leave but anika blackmails him that she will go and complain to his grandmother and brother on what he did with her clothes helpless shivaay calls khanna to get clothes for anika. shivaay tries to leave but anika teases him on which saree she has to wear for pooja and wait for her before attending the pooja. Anika gets ready in the saree. she teases to take slefie with him for sending to gauri but he leaves from the place Meanwhile tia enters the house and is surprised to see both Anika and shivaay coming together on the other side om and rud feel proud of their plan. Angry tia calls to daksh and scolds him but daksh tells her to not to worry and he has a plan. Dadi asks shivaay to sit in pooja. Shivay asks tia to sit with him in pooja but rud and OMm sits either sides of him and rud asks tia to sit along with the other ladies and asks anika to get pooja plate. anika gets the plate rud offers his place to anika. Panditji asks shivay if he is married shivaay remains silent but om answers panditji that he is married. Pandit asks shivay to hold flowers and put in havan kund by closing his eyes and no flower should fall on the ground while putting shivaay follows ane flower is about to fall from his hand but anika holds in time shivay and anika looks at each other background music plays. Panditji asks them to do pooja together tia is furious on shivaay and anika doing pooja together. Both shivvay and anika prays for priyanka's fast recovery. pooja gets completed all are about to leave daksh enters and says to shivay that he went to neurosurgeon with priyanka's reports they have given the same answer as other doctors and assures shivaay that he got dream in which priyanka got recovered and has put pooja for priyanka and panditji from banaras has given anklets and says that anklets were kept in pooja and asks him if he put these to his wife then priyanka will get recovered soon.
PreCap: Shivaay says to om that he can find his wife even in 1lakh members then rud asks him to find his wife among the five girls. Tia stands in line shivaay walks blinded folded. Anika's saree is about caught fire


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Every now and then, I'll say to Mrs. Wine, "Gin was, is and always will be my first love." So imagine my joy when I read this: "The earliest precursor to Gin … seems to be Belgian theologian Thomas van Cantimpre… "
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A close source has heard Mariah Carey's new single "Infinity," and she is back!
After the revelation of the artwork for the #1 to Infinity release, Roger Friedman from Showbiz411 has heard the leading single from the release, "Infinity," and he says Mariah is back to her old school roots. YAS!
Apparently, "Infinity" has a real story attached to it, after L.A. Reid pushed Mariah to write a song with more meaningful content in it. It will have a "great" melody, an infectious hook, and, of course, a signature high note from the new Vegas chanteuse.
Check out what else Mr. Friedman had to say after hearing the song below.
The gist of the song is that "Infinity isn't forever" and she wants the man who is the subject of the song out of her home and her life this minute. It's a very witty lyric written by Mariah with a team including writer-producer Eric Hudson, who has a long resume for age 28. (Also his parents wrote Madonna's classic hit "Holiday.")
"Infinity" is the kind of song, in fact, where audiences will be singing along in shows. Mariah is getting ready to film a video for it this weekend with Brett Ratner. From the lyrics, I'd say there will be a lot of glass smashing, maybe doors with guest mats where the subject of the song is told to leave Mariah's heart. She can also be heard laughing on the track, which is a hoot and a half.
Witty lyrics? Check.
Mariah laughing? Check.
A signature high note that will probably last 10 seconds? Check.
It sounds like classic Mimi is back after all.
Are you excited to hear "Infinity?"


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