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She was waiting for me in the kitchen. She was not smiling. Hec, you can not allow those girls accomplish that, she said. But, Mom, they certainly were only dancing. They certainly were not only dancing, Hector. These were also blinking you boys. I don't want that occurring in my house. But, Mom. My mother abandoned me. No, but moms, she claimed in a tone revealing she was close to being angry. I will not contain Live Sex Online Cam it, son! Conceding beat, I answered, Sure, Mom. I do believe you must deliver friends and family house now. Mother made and stepped away, leaving me with no probable reaction except to look at her wriggling ass. As stated, I'm a tits and butt man. My mother had equally and my ecent revelation of Mom as a sexy woman intended I usually respected her in a bikini. Just like she was about to leave the space, she turned abruptly, capturing me dmiring her ass. Send them home today, Hector, she demanded. Training my eyes to meet her look, I found a twinkle in her eye and a laugh, almost, on her behalf face. Sure, Mother, proper now. My buddies were clearly disappointed to learn that our day fun had been named to a close. They certainly were all muttering unkind things while they collected up their things and departed. I was furious with my mother that she had uncomfortable me by sending my friends away. I was also ashamed that she'd found people in our moderate sexual flirting. And, I was more uncomfortable that she had caught me staring at her company and tight ass. Obtaining myself ranking alone at poolside, I determined to completely clean the pool. I really only had two tasks across the house. Keep my space clean and keep consitently the share clear in involving the weekly visits from the share guy. Very little time transferred before Mother returned to poolside. To my
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Salvation Prayer
God in Heaven, I admit that I am a sinner and I ask you to forgive me for my sins. I believe in my heart that you sent Jesus, your only begotten Son, to take away my sins by dying on the cross and that you raised him from the dead.
Jesus, I open my heart and invite you to come in. I ask you to take control of my life and change me into the person you want me to be. I turn my back on evil and I no longer live for myself, but for you Jesus, my Lord and Savior.
Prayer to Receive the Holy Spirit
Father, your Word says that you will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask. In the name of Jesus, I ask you in faith to baptize and fill me with your precious Holy Spirit. By faith I receive the Holy Spirit and the ability to speak in tongues. Holy Spirit, I thank you that you will rise up within me and give me utterance as I exercise my heavenly language.
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Designer Spotlight | Jeff Pelletier from Board & Vellum
Board & Vellum has expertise and experience in residential, retail and commercial spaces. The talented team does not commit to playing the safe card of one-size-fits-all design, and artfully introduces different styles depending on their diverse clients' tastes and goals.
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A federal appeals court struck down provisions in an Indiana law that required ultrasounds prior to abortions as unconstitutional.
The ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds an April 2017 decision by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt in favor of abortion chain Planned Parenthood, which challenged the Indiana law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours prior to having an abortion.
The 2017 decision found that the law, HEA 1337, created "undue" burdens on women.
Two other portions of the law – one banning abortions sought because of genetic abnormalities, and a second requiring that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated – were also ruled unconstitutional by Pratt.
If Indiana appeals, the case could head to the Supreme Court.
Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter, tells LifeNews, the blockage of this law in 2017 has already resulted in an increase in abortion in Indiana.
"The court's ruling denies women the right to see ultrasound images of their unborn babies at least 18 hours before an abortion. The blockage of this law in 2017 is already resulting in a sharp rise in abortions in Indiana, as well as a major spike in out-of-state women coming to Indiana for abortions. Sadly, many women will proceed with having an abortion without ever seeing the humanity of their unborn babies on display through ultrasound imaging," Fichter says.


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This modification of our market leading Home Ranger Original Shoulder Pulley boasts the same superior features but substitutes an over-the-door bracket and assisted-grip handles. This low cost, simple-to-use device, helps increase and maintain range of motion in all planes of shoulder motion. Used in the home, it allows patients to increase the gains made in the clinic and helps speed the recovery process.
Superior Features
Sure Track Pulley®
- Patented design with a "fender" around the pulley assures that the rope never disengages so patients can perform interruption free exercises.
- The durable, self-lubricating, nylon pulley eliminates annoying squeaks, messy metal residue or snags that cause rope degradation.
Over-the-door bracket
- The web-anchor strap of the Home Ranger Original is replaced in this model with a metal bracket, which when placed over the door remains in place—good for patients with limited mobility or without regular assistance to place the pulley for them.
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- These exercises correspond with the exercises on the Home Ranger Shoulder Exercises Poster and the Home Ranger Prescription Pad. Use of these pieces together increases patient understanding, comfort level and compliance.


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Time for another C# Quiz. Thanks to R.L. to provide me with the problem via mail.
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[Reviews] Top MKV to MP4 Converters Online, Free and Open Source
MKV and MP4 are both video container formats for storing audio and video data. DVD and Blu-ray rips are often found in MKV, which gives more freedom to contain as many audio/video/subtitle tracks as needed. However, to watch those rips on iPad/iPhone or other portables devices, MKV suffers from narrowed compatibility in comparison with MP4. And this is when we find it necessary to do a MKV to MP4 conversion.
Part 1: Get to Know about MKV & MP4
MP4 is commonly used in nearly every multimedia device because of its wide compatibility and high compression ratio, while MKV is designed to contain unlimited number of audio, video, subtitle files, and even chapter points, cover art, ratings and descriptions, therefore pretty large in size.
Sometimes, MKV playback errors happen for various reasons, most of which can be solved by ren-encoding into MP4. That's why we are here talking about ways to convert MKV to MP4 free. In this post we will show you 3 top MKV to MP4 converters.
Why Do You Need to Convert MKV to MP4?
You might be required to convert your MKV videos to MP4 format because of the following reasons:
- ● MKV format might be incompatible with different players or devices due to audio codec and similar issues. In such cases, you might be required to convert the MKV file to MP4 format.
- ● MKV videos are comparatively heavier in size, making it difficult to transfer, share and stream over internet. It thus becomes necessary to convert these files to MP4 format for being shared over social media and similar video sharing websites.
- ● MKV files might take up a lot of your PC space which becomes very problematic while struggling with storage issues. Converting videos to MP4 format can be of great help in such cases.
Part 2: Free Online MKV to MP4 Video Converters
1. Convert.Files
This high-quality online MKV to MP4 converter can help you both download and convert videos to MP4, or to other preferred format from different video-sharing portals like MetaCafe and YouTube. You can take your pick amongst common video and audio formats such as MKV, VOB, 4K MP4, AVI, HEVC, MOV, MP3, M4V, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEG and many more.
- • Provides the flexibility of converting a file found by its URL.
- • The converted file is displayed in the form of a message carrying a link for downloading the file.
- • Converted file is stored for one hour.
- • Has a maximum limit of 250 MB in terms of file upload.
2. Aconvert.com
- • Offers the option of altering video bitrate, video size, video aspect and frame rate.
- • Supports batch processing of files.
- • Confidentiality of all files are maintained.
- • Has a maximum limit of 200 MB in terms of file upload.
This all-inclusive tool to convert MKV to MP4 online can help you process videos, documents, PDFs, images, audio files, ebooks, webpages and even archives. The best thing about this online portal is that it can cater to both the video file and the video link and renders support to numerous output video formats such as RM, MP4, SWF, VOB etc.
3. Online-convert.com
This online tool can provide you with a comprehensive solution to all your video, audio, image, document and eBook conversion needs. You can take your pick amongst different formats such as 3GP, 3G2m MP4, AVI etc. to convert your selected video URL or video file.
- • Offers preprogrammed device profile for converting video to iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, PS3 and similar devices.
- • You can alter the video bitrate, screen size and even select the audio codec.
- • Video can be rotated and flipped.
- • You will require their paid version for converting videos exceeding 100MB.
- • You can avail this online converter for processing video links secured from Dailymotion, YouTube and Vimeo. Video files can be converted to numerous formats such as MP3, MKV, MP4, AAC, AVI without having to install a completely different program in your computer.
4. OnlineVideoConverter.com
You can avail this online converter for processing video links secured from Dailymotion, YouTube and Vimeo. Video files can be converted to numerous formats such as MP3, MKV, MP4, AAC, AVI without having to install a completely different program in your computer.
- • Has an extremely easy to use interface which can cater to users of all skill levels.
- • The video quality as well as the start and end time can be specified in advance.
- • It is compatible with mobile devices and thus allows conversion of video in Apple, Android and Windows smartphones.
• Has maximum file size limit of 3072 MB.
5. Apowersoft Free Online Video Converter
This full-featured online video converter can serve as the ideal choice for users who wish to convert videos without having to create an account or registering themselves.
- • Allows adding effects, rotating videos, adjusting volume and many more without having to trim the video.
- • Supports all popular video and audio formats such as AVI, MP4, AC3, MOV, MP3 and many more.
- • Bitrate, resolution and frame rate can be set in advance.
• First time users have to download the launcher.
Part 3: Top Free/Open Source MKV to MP4 Converters
While the converter software can clutter your system, it usually does not have any restriction on file size. In most cases, they even support batch processing of video files. Another unique aspect of the converter software is that they can function even without internet connectivity which serves as a life saver in low network coverage areas. Without wasting much time on finding best MKV to MP4 converters you should follow this article till the end. Because this article has enough info about the best, free, and reliable video file converters.
1. VLC Media Player (VideoLan)
VLC, the world knows it as a free audio and video player. It is currently the most trusted software for playing audio and video files on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Linux. It is also free and open source and supports all kinds of audio and video codecs. It also supports external media libraries which can also play Blu-ray media.
It is highly successful as a media player, but only a handful of its audience know that it can also convert videos. Yes! This isn't a lie, VLC media player can also also be used to compress videos and convert MKV to MP4 free. It's built-in video converter is of intermediate level which can convert almost any video format. Please check 'Media>Convert/Save' in VLC to know about its built-in video converter.
• Good for basic video conversion including DVDs.
- • Can't replace a fully-functional video converter.
- • Not suitable for processing large files.
- • No serious customizing options.
2. Any Video Converter (Avclabs)
Any Video Converter by Avclabs is another popular and reliable video converter. It is more popular than VLC and its completely free without any serious limits on video conversion. It is a powerful video converter with lots of audio and video profiles.
It also supports device-specific conversion profiles. You just have to select a profile and convert your favourite MKV to one of your device-specific MP4 format. Apart from that it can let you add external audio and subtitles to your MKV files. You can also edit videos with it and basic video editing functions are available like cut, crop, rotate, adjusting video properties, and resolution.
- • Fully functional free video converter.
- • No limits on video conversion.
- • All known formats supported.
- • Basic video editing features available.
• UI is a bit confusing.
3. Handbrake
Handbrake is an open source video transcoder which is also trusted by a lot of people. It comes with a very nice user interface which is easy to learn. It can process almost every video format used by us. With handbrake you can also apply video filters. You can use its built-in device presets to convert your MKV files to MP4 for your favorite devices also.
- • Very clean and clear user interface.
- • Settings can be customized via different tabs which can be accessed from a single window.
• It only supports two video formats (output) which are MP4 and MKV.
Part 4: Limitations Of Above MKV to MP4 Converters
While trying to convert videos, you can opt for either the above listed online tools or install a converter software in your system. Bear in mind that both the choices have their own limitations and strengths.
Limitations of the free MKV to MP4 converter software
While the converter software can clutter your system, it usually does not have any restriction on file size. In most cases, they even support batch processing of video files.
• Time based limits on conversion.
• No hardware acceleration - video conversion process will take longer.
• No support for 1:1 video conversion.
• Missing essential video editing capabilities which are now highly required by users worldwide.
• Missing various high quality video codecs which play a vital role in visual quality.
Limitations of the MKV to MP4 converters online
One of the biggest problems regarding online converters is that they cannot function without an internet connection and in most cases, have limited features. Although they can serve the basic functionalities, they have upper limit on the file size.
• Network based – not stable, slow
• Missing various high quality video codecs
• File quantity limitations on conversion
• No hardware acceleration
• Missing essential video editing capabilities
If any of the limitations given above is of your concern then you should move to a versatile video converter. VideoProc is such a tool on which you can rely with trust for all your video conversion needs.
Part 5: The Best, Reliable, and Powerful MKV to MP4 Converter
VideoProc is actually an all-in-one audio and video processing software which utilizes hardware acceleration technologies to process media files at a lightening fast rate. It converts MKV to MP4 in just three easy steps with 6 other killer features you might also find helpful.
• Almost all types of known video formats are supported.
• Have a very clean UI, so you don't have any problems in finding where's what?
• Provides a quality set of video customization settings where you can easily configure resolution, bit-rate, video quality.
• 4K resolution and 1:1 video conversion are fully supported.
• Built-in video editor provide tools like cut, crop, rotate, subtitles etc. The cut tool is pretty advanced here as it lets you apply multiple cuts in a video simultaneously. This feature is not a part of free video converters.
• VideoProc also fully supports hardware acceleration technologies like Intel Quick Sync, Nvidia CUDA, and AMD Acceleration. If your computer supports any of these technologies then video conversion will be even faster.
Free Download VideoProc to Have a Try
Apart from that, VideoProc can also process DVDs (copy and rip), can be used as a video downloader, and as a screen recorder too. There's no doubt that VideoProc is a better option than any other free video converter, so we just recommend you using it yourself to find out its robustness, versatility, and powerful performance while converting videos of any format. Check the download links below.


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New Poetry By: Harrison Christian
Karl Smith
, August 9th, 2015 03:04
This week's new writing on The Quietus comes to you cross-continentally from New Zealand in the guise of a poems by Harrison Christian
another love poem
i love you like the radioactive wolves of chernobyl
or an orgy of salmon
in the booming pacific,
i love you like the croaking pines
i love you like i am
a tiny crab
inside a cooked mussel,
i love you like the backward rivers of babylon
i love you like jay z
or a stinking
i love you like the temples of malta
i love you like a tumble dryer
where i am turning with wet sheets
and loose change,
i love you like the the elegant wolves of milan
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Even the best-defended U.S. warships may be pulled farther away from an emerging missile kill-zone after Houthi rebels fired two missiles at American ships.">
The waters off Yemen are becoming a killing field for ships, and while the U.S. Navy is reasonably prepared to confront the escalating danger, Americas allies in the civil-war-torn Middle Eastern country might not be.
On the evening of Oct. 9, forces aligned with Ansar Allahaka the Houthis, Yemens Iran-backed Shia political movementfired two cruise missiles toward the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason and the amphibious ship Ponce while the two vessels were sailing in international waters north of the Mandeb Strait.
Ponce functions as a sort of floating base for mine-hunting helicopters and other U.S. forces. Masons job is to protect more-vulnerable vessels such as Ponce. U.S and allied ships patrol the waters around Yemen in order to prevent illicit arms from flowing into the troubled country.
The 510-foot-long Mason fired three surface-to-air missilesincluding two high-tech, long-range SM-2 missilesand launched a radar decoy in attempt to first destroy, then distract, the incoming Houthi munitions.
The radar decoy, known as a Nulka, is a rocket that hovers in midair while broadcasting a powerful signal mimicking the radar signature of a warship. The idea is that the enemy weapon will go after the decoy instead of homing in on the real target.
The first Houthi missile fell into the sea, either on its own or after being struck or redirected by the American weapons or decoy. It is unclear whether [SM-2s or decoys] led to the missile striking the water or whether it would have struck the water anyway, an unnamed military official told the news website of the U.S. Naval Institute.
The second Houthi missile harmlessly struck the water without American missiles or decoys directly intervening.
The Americans380 aboard Mason and an additional 210 on the 570-foot Poncewere lucky. But they were also prepared to defend against missile attack. Mason packs a sophisticated radar and scores of surface-to-air missiles plus short-range defensive guns. Ponce is the first Navy vessel to carry a defensive laser cannon that can quickly blast enemy missiles out of the air from miles away.
This is what they do, Eric Wertheim, a naval analyst and author of Combat Fleets of the World, told The Daily Beast, referring to the American ships. Their job is to go into harms way. Moreover, both vessels are made largely of steel, meaning they can withstand even direct hits by missiles.
Our ships are very capable of defending themselves, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter assured reporters in the wake of the failed attack.
The same does not apply to more weakly armed and lightly built ships. On Oct. 8, rockets apparently fired by Houthi forces slammed into the catamaran transport ship Swift in the same area where Mason and Ponce would come under attack a day later.
Swift burned and suffered heavy damage. Houthi media claimed the ship was completely destroyed. Its unclear whether any of the ships crew or passengers were hurt or killed, although the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen admitted staging a rescue operation following the missile attack.
The unarmed catamaran, which hauled U.S. troops under a Navy contract between 2008 and 2013, is now owned by an Emirati dredging company. The Saudi coalition claimed the vessel was hauling humanitarian aid to Yemen when it came under attack.
Its worth noting that ships belonging to the United Arab Emirates and other members of the Saudi coalition have maintained a steady flow of weaponry and supplies to allied forces in Yemen. Houthi media described Swift as a warship.
But as far as warships go, Swift is pretty flimsy. Made of aluminum in order to reduce weight and increase top speed, Swift cant absorb much battle damage. I can say from experience that the aluminum hull design is NOT meant for taking damage, one former Swift sailor wrote on Reddit in 2011.
A fire would literally melt the ship in half, the sailor claimed.
The problem for the U.S. Navy is that more and more of its ships are aluminum like Swift is, including the dozen catamaran transports the sailing branch is buying and the 40 planned Littoral Combat Ships.
The transports arent meant to sail in harms way. Though well-suited for low-threat environments, craft of this type are unsuited for high-intensity combat, Wertheim said. Those are issues we need to be concerned about as we look at the type of ships were bringing in.
The Littoral Combat Ships are meant for combat, although there are reasons to doubt theyd last very long in a shooting war. The LCSs are lightly armed compared to guided-missile destroyers such as Mason.
To be sure, the attack on Swift and the failed assault on Mason and Ponce a day later seem to have rattled the American fleet. The Navys response was forceful and, ahem, swift.
Anybody who takes action, fires against U.S. Navy ships operating in international waters, does so at their own peril, Capt. Jeff Davis, a Navy spokesman, told Military Times on Oct. 11. Were going to find out who did this and we will take action accordingly.
Who did it isnt much of a mystery. There are only so many military units in the Houthi order of battle with the ability to strike a ship at sea. As the Yemeni civil war deepened in 2015, as much as two-thirds of the countrys military sided with the Houthi rebels.
The defecting forces included the armys missile command and the air forces own missile units. Between them, the two contingents deploy Chinese-made anti-ship missiles, Scud ballistic rockets, and SA-2 surface-to-air missiles that, in a pinch, can also strike targets on land and at sea.
Its unclear which of these weapons the Houthis apparently launched at Swift, Mason, and Ponce. The munitions identity matters. There are a couple of issues that go into the kind of danger a missile would present, Wertheim said, including warhead size and the speed of the missile. Warhead size and missile speed vary widely, depending on the type of weapon.
In any event, Houthi missile crews appear to be honing their tactics. The rebel group claimed its missileers destroyed two Saudi vessels before the apparent successful strike on Swift. And the attack on the American ships, while unsuccessful, has compelled the Pentagon to switch up its tactics.
The military is adjusting our force posture in that area in reaction to the entirety of things that are going on in Yemen and the waters surrounding Yemen, Carter said. That could involve pulling even the best-defended U.S. warships farther away from Yemen, out of the emerging missile kill-zone.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/12/deadly-waters-off-yemen-threaten-u-s-ships.html


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The Mitsubishi Electric Group ensures fair and impartial selection and evaluation of business partners in Japan and overseas by providing an explanation of the Group's Purchasing Policy and CSR Procurement Policy, and requesting business partners' understanding of these policies. By ensuring proper evaluation of suppliers based on selection and evaluation criteria established by the Group, risks are also mitigated along the supply chain.
The Group's criteria for evaluating business partners include not only quality, cost, delivery schedules and services, but also initiatives in response to environmental regulations and CSR initiatives. As a basic policy, the Group preferentially procures materials from suppliers who rank high in a comprehensive evaluation.
Mitsubishi Electric purchases a wide variety of materials and components from both Japanese and overseas markets. We recognize our corporate responsibility and are eager to provide business opportunities for the communities in which we operate.
To guarantee our customers the highest-quality products, we are constantly searching for new suppliers. We encourage business partners from all over the world, regardless of size, to contact us about submitting a quotation. The decision to embark on a new business relationship is made after careful consideration of three major factors: product price, product quality, and delivery performance. To ensure continued high quality and efficiency, we periodically review our relationships with our partners.
We believe in long-term relationships built upon understanding and trust. This will allow the participation of our business partners during the product development stage, paving the way for mutual prosperity.
We are interested in the materials and manufacturing processes used by our suppliers. Because we value the environment, we buy only ecologically sound products. Our mission is to satisfy the needs of people around the globe. To meet their growing expectations, we must widen and strengthen our affiliations with companies all over the world. We are seeking cooperation, not just business, and are looking for potential partners who are willing to join us in our drive toward global prosperity.
We carry out material procurement activities in line with our "CSR Procurement Policy," which was established in 2007.
We have also established the CSR Procurement Guidelines in 2018 to widely disseminate Mitsubishi Electric's CSR policies and matters for compliance by our business partners. Going forward, approaches will be made to all business partners to verify their agreement to promote procurement activities in line with the guidelines.
The Mitsubishi Electric Group launched the WΣ21II (Worldwide Strategic Integration for Global Markets in the 21st Century Advance to the Next Stage)* activity in April 2017, and is promoting optimal procurement activities suited to each region through the Materials Planning Office. The Materials Planning Office was established in collaboration among regional corporate offices in China, Asia, Europe and Americas to implement purchasing strategies through conferences of procurement officers and other such meetings. Accompanying this initiative, the supply chain has also expanded to various countries where the Group operates, so initiatives are also pursued to mitigate any perceived risks regarding a range of issues related to labor practices and environmental problems.
Framework for promotion of supply chain management
Local procurement rate in the major regions (Mitsubishi Electric Group)
The Mitsubishi Electric Group aims for transparency in its supply chain to avoid any affiliation with armed groups that trade in conflict minerals*1 as their source of funding. We also recognize the possibilities of human rights violations occurring in the severe labor conditions in cobalt mining sites as a major problem. The Group adheres to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas*2, and removes certain minerals from the supply chain in situations where their procurement encourages or contributes to serious human rights violations or environmental destruction.
Mitsubishi Electric takes part in the Responsible Minerals Trade Working Group of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), and addresses restrictions on conflict minerals in cooperation with other industry organizations. Surveys are conducted using the survey form (the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) or the Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT)) that is commonly used in the automobile, electric, and electronic industries. In fiscal 2019, surveys were carried out on approximately 1,200 suppliers, and responses were obtained from 83% of these suppliers. In addition to requesting suppliers to collect accurate information on smelting companies, various other measures will continue to be implemented in order to comply with the restrictions on conflict minerals. We also conduct opinion exchanges with NPOs regarding mineral procurement.
Of the smelting companies that have been identified, it was found that roughly 84% handle conflict-free minerals.
Since 2006, the Mitsubishi Electric Group has been evaluating the progress of suppliers' initiatives to address environmental issues under the Green Accreditation System. Based on the Green Procurement Standards Guide and using an original survey form, the System involves a survey of each supplier's progress in acquiring environmental management system certification, the supplier's status of compliance with laws and regulations related to the environment, and its management of chemical substances contained in components and materials they deliver to our company. Under the System, suppliers who meet our standards are certified.
We ultimately minimize environmental risks by properly evaluating the progress of our suppliers' environmental initiatives under this System, and by providing advice on any corrections that should be made by suppliers who do not meet the certification standards.
From 2009, the status of CSR initiatives has been included in the survey items, and a survey is also made of issues such as human rights, labor practices, safety and health, legal compliance, and product safety. Furthermore, the CSR Procurement Guidelines were established in 2018 based on international standards; the Guidelines contain the RBA Code of Conduct (Version 6.0) that was formulated and announced by the Responsible Business Alliance, and the Supply Chain CSR Promotion Guidebook issued by JEITA's Materials Committee. To verify our suppliers' commitment to promoting the content of the guidelines, a consent form is attached to the last page of the guidelines.
We have raised the following two points as the core activity objectives of fiscal 2020.
1. We will obtain the consent forms for the CSR Procurement Guidelines from suppliers that did not respond in the last fiscal year, as well as for applicable suppliers in fiscal 2019.
In fiscal 2018, we requested about one third of all suppliers to sign the consent forms based on the CSR Procurement Guidelines. For the suppliers that have not yet completed the signing for fiscal 2018, in addition to aiming to complete the signing, we will also seek to obtain signatures from suppliers for fiscal 2020.
2. Activities aimed at understanding and mitigating serious human rights risks in the supply chain (forced labor of foreign laborers, dangerous or hazardous labor, etc.)
In addition to the investigations in progress, we will use a check sheet we created to discern the existence of human rights violations, and conduct activities aimed toward mitigating those issues.
Suppliers to the Mitsubishi Electric Group are requested to gain an understanding of the Group's Purchasing Policy and CSR Procurement Policy, and to disseminate these policies to their supply chain. They are especially requested to thoroughly comply with the points below, which the Group has identified as priority issues to be addressed through the entire supply chain. Additionally, new suppliers are asked to submit their agreement to comply with the CSR Procurement Guidelines and a completed survey form upon reading and understanding the guidelines.
For details, please refer to each of our guidelines (Green Procurement Standards Guide, CSR Procurement Guidelines).
Please comply with laws and regulations in countries and regions where you engage in business, as well as with international agreements, transaction ethics, and social norms.
(Elimination of corrupt practices such as bribery, embezzlement, and illegal political contributions; compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including the Antimonopoly Act, Subcontractor Act, and Foreign Exchange Act; prohibition of the illegal acquisition and utilization of intellectual property; proper information disclosure; execution of faithful transactions based on contracts, etc.)
Please respect basic human rights in countries and regions where you engage in business.
(Prohibition of inhumane treatment like forced labor, child labor, abusive treatment, human trafficking, and harassment; prohibition of all forms of discrimination; proper payment of wages; proper management of working hours; respect for the right to organize, etc.)
Please give due consideration to health and safety in all countries and regions where you engage in business.
(Safety measures for machines and devices; evaluation and measures against the occurrence of accident and health hazard risks; preventive measures against large-scale disasters and accidents, etc.)
Please take measures to provide products and services that place minimum burden on the environment.
(Acquisition, maintenance and management of environmental management system certification; compliance with environmental laws and regulations; proper management of chemical substances in products, etc.)
Please take measures to ensure the quality and safety of products and services you provide.
(Design, evaluation and testing for ensuring safety; compliance with laws and regulations related to safety; construction, maintenance and management of quality management systems, etc.)
Please take appropriate measures to protect against computer network threats.
(Construction of prevention measures against computer viruses and cyberattacks; prevention of information leakage through proper management of confidential information and personal information, etc.)
The Mitsubishi Electric Group verifies the progress of suppliers' initiatives to respond to the requirements outlined in the Green Procurement Standards Guide and CSR Procurement Guidelines by requesting principal suppliers who fall within the top 80% in terms of purchase amounts to complete a survey form (prior to commencing transactions in the case of new transactions and at certain intervals in the case of ongoing transactions (every three years, as a rule)). In response to our suppliers' replies to these surveys, we provide feedback about the results of the evaluation. We also communicate with suppliers who have scored low in any one of the survey items, to request the necessary corrections. This is done through individual meetings and other such means. The survey form has been revised in 2018 following the formulation of the CSR Procurement Guidelines.
From 2006, the evaluation covered domestic suppliers only. However, the range was expanded in fiscal 2018 to include overseas suppliers also. The fiscal 2018 survey placed priority on the China and Thailand region, but from fiscal 2019, we extended survey implementation to Europe and the U.S.
|Existing suppliers
|New suppliers
|60(100% implementation rate)
|Response rate
|Surveyed suppliers
|Response rate
|Mitsubishi Electric
|Domestic and overseas affiliated companies
|Requested companies
|Approx. 1,400 companies
|Approx. 700 companies
|Responses (rate)
|Approx. 1,280 companies (91%)
|Approx. 400 companies (57%)
|Agreements (rate)
|Approx. 1,150 companies (82%)
|Approx. 400 companies (57%)
FY 2019 rate of green accreditation certification among suppliers (Mitsubishi Electric)
FY 2019 results of green accreditation and CSR procurement surveys among suppliers (Mitsubishi Electric)
|No. of companies
given guidance
|Number of completions
|Content of guidance
|Further strengthening of initiatives for the restriction of chemical substances in products (particularly in response to the revised RoHS2 Directive)
|Human rights, labor practices, safety and health
|Encouraging secondary suppliers to take up CSR practices
Providing safety guidance during an onsite inspection of a supplier's company (overseas)
Providing safety guidance during an onsite inspection of a supplier's company (in Japan)
Exchange of views with suppliers
At each office, the Mitsubishi Electric Group holds seminars that disseminate a full understanding of the Group's Purchasing Policy and CSR Procurement Policy among suppliers. In order to gain the approval of suppliers to the Mitsubishi Group's policies as demonstrated through these activities, we hold regular exchanges of views with our suppliers based on their responses to our Supplier Surveys. Suppliers are asked to further strengthen CSR initiatives at their companies as well.
Furthermore, we conduct support activities for Business Continuity Planning (BCP)*, as well as holding a variety of seminars, including those about changes in chemical substance restrictions such as the EU RoHS Directive, and programs about compliance (including export control, information security and management, the Subcontract Act, etc.).
|No. of participating companies
|CSR procurement seminar
|Approx. 1,650 companies (including 400 overseas companies)
|BCP reinforcement seminar
|475 companies
|Information session on chemical substance restrictions
|Approx. 800 companies
Seminars for suppliers held at each office (Communication Systems Center)
Seminars for suppliers held at each office (Power Distribution Systems Center)
Seminars for suppliers held at each office (Thailand region)
Satoshi Sawano,
Managing Director
Fuyo Astec Co. Ltd.
Before attending this seminar, I only had a vague idea of CSR as something a company engages in to contribute to society. After participating, I now understand that in recent years, these efforts are becoming legally required, and they do affect issues surrounding human rights and environmental problems in developing countries.
Specific checklist items were identified in the survey form, so we'd like to take this opportunity to concentrate our efforts going forward to heighten our awareness of CSR-related issues in our company, establish a comfortable working environment for all, and grow the company in ways that benefit society.
Award given by Mitsubishi Electric executives (Inazawa Works)
The Mitsubishi Electric Group engages in joint-development from the initial stages to the development of parts and materials, and works in partnership with suppliers to engage in VE activities with the aim of adopting advanced products, recycling resources, and reducing the consumption of materials.
Through these activities, we reduce the input of materials and minimize environmental burden by making products more compact and lightweight, and build a win-win relationship that leads to increased sales and enhanced technology capabilities for both Mitsubishi Electric and our partners. We also give awards to suppliers whose achievements are especially significant.
Mitsubishi Electric proactively conducts this activity to suppliers not only in Japan but also overseas, including in the UK, US, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, India, and Colombia. We also promote internal human resource development, such as by conferring an instructor's certificate on those who have taken a written test and participated in the VE program in VE lectures, and demonstrate a certain level of knowledge.
VE lecture in the Southeast Asia region (Indonesia)
VE lecture in the Southeast Asia region (India)
Presenting an award to a supplier
in the Southeast Asia region (Malaysia)
Meeting with a supplier in the China region
The Mitsubishi Electric Group offers various learning programs on laws and regulations related to the operations of employees in charge of procurement activities. In Japan for example, our course on materials procurement laws provides guidance and education for thorough compliance with laws and regulations that particularly pertain to procurement activities, such as the Anti-Monopoly Act, the Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors, and the Construction Contractors Law. Guidance and education are also provided overseas. Based on the Code of Conduct and check sheets, learning programs strictly teach employees not to become involved in bribery, embezzlement, or any other form of action that goes against the principle of fair trade. Compliance education related to procurement is also held for local employees in charge of procurement operations overseas.
To further strengthen CSR initiatives (particularly along our supply chain), we are making greater efforts to share information on activities implemented by each office as well as instructional information, such as by holding Review Meetings for CSR Promotion in the Supply Chain and providing CSR education to employees in procurement departments.
Compliance education related to procurement in the Thailand region
Review Meeting for CSR Promotion in the Supply Chain


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In the early months of 1958, Frank Sinatra was in preparation at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, gearing up for what would be his sixth recorded collaboration with arranger Nelson Riddle, the poignantly beautiful "Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely." Sinatra would later cite the album as his favorite; both he and Riddle would later claim at various times that it contains their best work together as musical partners.
At this point of the 1950s, Sinatra was deep into his obsession with the "concept album," a formula in which he recorded a collection of songs that were based around a certain theme or feeling, a technique he had begun at Columbia Records some twelve years before and perfected at Capitol. With the songs this time based around the emotions of lonlieness, Sinatra chose a program of twelve songs echoing the sentiments of lost love.
One of the songs chosen for the album was a tune written by the dynamite team of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, the incredible "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road," first penned in 1943. Although Sinatra had recorded the tune twice before in his career (Columbia in 1947 and for the film soundtrack of "Young At Heart" in 1954), this 1958 recording would take its place as a defintive reading of perhaps the greatest saloon song of all time. The composition tells a story (often explained by Sinatra in concert) of a man whose woman has left him for another, and during the course of a night, he works his way from bar to bar until he comes upon an empty saloon, where he regales his tale of heartbreak to the bartender ("Joe") on duty. It remains today as one of Sinatra's signature, career-defining moments as a vocalist.
Nelson Riddle's lush musical arrangement for the song is complimented by the soft, barroom-like accompaniment that both opens and closes the song by the pianist. The opening piano solo itself has become immediately recognizable by Sinatra fans in the years since, beautifully played by longtime Sinatra accompanist, Bill Miller.
Miller's tenure as a sideman is perhaps the longest in the Sinatra canon, a musical partnership that lasted the better part of fifty years, followed behind closely by guitarist Al Viola and drummer Irving Cottler. Unlike anyone in the contingent, Sinatra, who reportedly couldn't read music, counted on Miller to be his musical voice in creating and refining the type of sound that he wanted to hear behind him, things that the singer could only explain in layman's terms.
Sinatra himself often mentioned in interviews that most albums began with Miller and himself at the piano, with Sinatra choosing tunes, picking the proper keys to sing them in, and then perfecting his phrasing behind the music, which would then be relayed to Riddle as the arranger crafted the full orchestral charts. It would be safe to say that the genesis of many Sinatra performances began long before he stepped before the studio microphone, rather while working out logistics with Miller tinkling the ivories.
A native of Brooklyn and later a resident of Burbank, California, Miller was born about nine months shy of Sinatra in February of 1915. A well-versed, self-taught musician, Miller began professionally at the age of 16 and worked his way up the ranks in his early days, finding work with the big bands of Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman, as well as ensemble work with famed vibraphonist Red Norvo before fate led Miller to jobs in the burgeoning glitter of Las Vegas, where he would cross paths with Sinatra while working at the Desert Inn in 1951. Although they had first met ten years prior, it was the first time that Sinatra would call on Miller professionally. Impressed with his style, Sinatra hired Miller on a temporary basis to accompany him during musical sequences on his current CBS television series.
In terms of a career, it was the ideal opportunity. Sinatra was nearing the end of his time with Columbia Records, in the midst of what many Sinatra fans recognize as his downturn period at the beginning of the 1950s. Soon joining him as accompanist beyond the television series, Miller was a close witness to Sinatra in the dog days of his existence, playing second rate venues to sparse audiences and little notice. On the horizon, however, was Sinatra's game-changing role as Private Maggio in the film version of the book "From Here To Eternity," as well as his (unremarkable at the time) signing with the Hollywood-based Capitol Records, moves that would spiral Sinatra to super-stardom and sucess for the remainder of his life. Miller, ever present at the piano, was along for the ride.
Miller would be present at nearly every important Sinatra benchmark for the remainder of the singer's life, always introduced at one time or another on stage as "Suntan" or "Suntan Charlie," a joke of a nickname branded by Frank in reference to Miller's perpetual pale white skin tone. Together, Frank and Bill would coast through the landmark albums at Capitol, the successful concert appearances in Las Vegas and across the world, to the founding of Reprise Records and Miller's eventual appointment as musical director by the midst of the next decade. In 1960, following a well received performance of Sinatra with Miller's former boss Red Norvo with Norvo's quintet in Australia, Miller helped form (at the singer's insistence) a small sextet for Sinatra's appearances at the 500 Club in Atlantic City that July. Led by Miller, the sextet would later accompany Sinatra on his charitable 1962 World Tour to great acclaim.
Although he was reportedly somewhat uncomfortable with the position, Miller would later lead various orchestras for Sinatra throughout the remainder of his pre-retirement period as well as following his "comeback" in 1973, including during Sinatra's residence at Caesars' Palace not to mention the 1974 "Main Event" tour that reintroduced the singer to the concertgoing public. With Sinatra recording sparsely in the years following his return to singing, Miller would wave the orchestral baton until Sinatra suddenly dismissed Miller from the entourage under vague circumstances in 1978.
Newcomer Vincent Falcone (and later Joe Parnello) would take over musical direction in the ten years to follow, with various pianists taking seat behind the ivories, including Bernie Leighton, Lou Levy, Ray Cohen, Mike Renzi, and (pulling double-duty) Falcone himself, before Miller rejoined the ensemble in 1985, once again as pianist. With the direction of Falcone and Parnello giving away to the entrance of Frank Sinatra JR. as conductor in 1988, Miller would remain with the Chairman at the piano until Sinatra's final 1994 concerts in Japan, not to mention his last public performance at the occasion of Sinatra's annual celebrity golf tournament in 1995.
With Sinatra's passing in 1998, his partnership with Miller seemed to come full circle on the day of his funeral. With the casket of the Chairman being led into church in Hollywood, Miller played gracefully from a piano nearby, bringing warm feelings to the Sinatra family and assembled mourners with the melody of "One For My Baby," with that same unique barroom sound he and Sinatra had created some forty years prior. It was a proper close to a relationship that, while sometimes turbulent due to Sinatra's unpredictable temperaments, had yielded much fruit over its course.
The following few years would see Miller entering retirement, before the beckoning of playing on the road would tempt him once more, this time working with Sinatra's son Frank, JR. as pianist for the musical act the younger Sinatra had crafted in tribute to his father. Miller's eventual passing would come whilst doing what he did best. While performing along with Sinatra, JR. on a tour of Canadian theatres, Miller fell and broke his hip. Admitted to the hospital, he would suffer a sudden heart attack. Although bypass surgery would be performed in an attempt to save his life, Miller would eventually succumb to the effects of his condition, dying on July 16, 2006, leaving behind one daughter. After a horrific landslide destroyed his home and claimed the life of his wife in 1969, Miller would never remarry.
Fittingly, his final moments captured on record were Sinatra-related. Miller participated in two special recording projects, first in 2004. With the release of a new compilation of Sinatra, SR. Christmas music imminent, Sinatra, JR. convened an orchestra in studio to record a new arrangement of "Silent Night," on which a previously recorded 1991 vocal from the elder Sinatra would be isolated and layered on top of the new arrangement, with Miller playing piano. Later, in 2005, Miller worked at the keys once again on several arrangements for the recording of Frank, JR's new album "That Face." Released the following year, the album would serve as his final credit to music.
Unlike most musicians deep into the September of their years, Bill Miller's unique talents were on call for right up to the day he left the world. His contribution to the legacy that is Sinatra is immense, and undeniable.
Rest in peace, Suntan.
Until next time, Sinatra lovers!
Jerry Pearce is an amateur singer in the vein of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dick Haymes and has released two discs of standards music, Crossroads in 2010, and One Summer Night in 2016. Samples of his music can be heard on his YouTube Channel. To purchase his CDs use the form box below.
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There are so many words inside me that sometimes want to come out, sometimes just want to hide from everyone including myself. Like the fact that I am in constant pain. One of the perks/drawbacks of being an ENTJ is that you most often just ignore your own feelings, which is what I do regarding many aspects of my health.
Suffice it to say, I think it's great that there is focus on mental health, or health in general. But I can feel with myself that I'm not ready to describe to people exactly what I am going through (mainly stuff left from giving birth and the following surgeries and complications).
Instead I'll leave you with more fall pictures today. This is where I charge my batteries:


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I was given an old table made from pine wood. It is not painted or treated in any way,and has a couple of tiny coffeee stains, and some other nicks and marks from use.
Else it is quite nice and we want to use it in the living room. But want to fix it up. Whjat is the best way to treat the surface to make it look good, and easy to clean?
I am thinking of sanding it down and using some kind of oil to treat it.
The wife also want to darken it a little...


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Car Transport to Michigan
Michigan is a state located in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is home to over 9.9 million residents which ranks 10th in total population among the 50 states. Car transport to Michigan should not be hard to find during most times of the year, as Detroit was (and still is) a vital part of the automobile industry. The infrastructure is there to support the trucks that ship cars, but the issue is customer demand more than anything. Michigan has seen a large exodus out of the state in recent decades, primarily from Detroit and its various suburbs. This has led to a decrease in demand for car transport services.
Why Car Transport to Michigan is Popular
Considering the "doom and gloom" above, the statement that car transport to Michigan is popular seems like a misnomer. But it's not. The fact of the matter is that there are still plenty of people shipping into and out of Michigan, which is an important thing to state. Much of the traffic is to or from either Detroit or Grand Rapids. These are the two largest cities in the state, and Detroit has many ties to the automobile industry as a whole. As such, there's still demand from the various car manufacturers, notably Ford and General Motors.
Ease of access is another important part of car transport to Michigan. Most of the major cities are easy to get to, notably Detroit. Much of the traffic to and from Michigan goes through Detroit, as a matter of fact. Part of this is its location along I-75 but it also sits along I-94. I-94 is a fairly popular east-west interstate that services the most northern reaches of the Great Lakes region. This is important, but during the winter months can see a reduction in carriers. This is because of snow and ice, which are pretty prevalent in the region during the winter. As such, prices may increase along some routes, particularly to more remote locations of the state.
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As innovation activities grew, you will realize you need a strategic plan and roadmap, else haphazardly you will busy with lots of busy-ness. Investment in innovation needs to be top down, structured and well thought. This high level discussion and alignment will set your innovation direction if not on a straight line, it will be in control.
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The Frictionary # 99
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:
896. Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. (Marilyn vos Savant*)
* Born Marilyn Mach, she decided to use her mother's family name to oppose tradition.
897. All I know of love is that love is all there is. (Emily Dickinson)
898. Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. (Søren Kierkegaard)
899. Some people are like blisters - they never appear until the work is done. (?)
900. Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge. (Scott Adams)
901. They see me, therefore I am. (Jean-Paul Sartre)
902. The meaning of life: the goal of everything is to evolve. (Bernard Werber)
903. Architecture begins where engineering ends. (Walter Gropius)
904. Revolutions always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. (Terry Pratchett)
905. The Internet is so big, so powerful and so pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. (Andrew Brown)
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Laura Story's Blessings is right on the margins of being a song for congregational singing, but the lyrics are strong and reflect a theme that is not represented enough in songs for Christians.
It does not have a fast tempo which means that it could be sung by a large group if well led.
Anyway, the song is certainly speaking to me, and for me just at the moment.
This video is a solo rendition.
The lyrics:
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not our home
Second Refrain.
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise
Music video by Laura Story performing Blessings.
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You can set the visualizer to either use a spectrum or oscilloscope. The equalizer makes it possible to enhance sound and even adjust tempo and pitch, but there's no option to save profiles. The playlist itself benefits from shuffle and loop functions, and the program allows you save your custom playlists to file.
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I received this flyer from an Atlas reader who got this in her post box in Cape Town, South Africa today. "KILL ONE JEW OR CHRISTIAN AND GET REWARD OF JANNAH"
There are contact details of locals on the back of the flyer.
Jihad in spreading in South Africa. For years, jihad camps tied to al Qaeda have continued to grow, but South African authorities have done nothing about them.
JOHANNESBURG – It has emerged that the police's specialised unit, Crimes Against the State (CATS) and the State Security Agency (SSA) have uncovered al-Qaeda-linked military training camps operating in South Africa, but are doing nothing about them.
The year-long investigation by the Daily Maverick revealed inaction by the police despite incriminating evidence about the training camps and those who set them up.
State intelligence agencies started monitoring the activities soon after the World Trade Centre attack on September 11, 2001 but ceased their surveillance in 2010.
After nearly a decade of top secret surveillance and intelligence gathering, it has emerged that state intelligence has even stopped spying on known military training camps.
The operations are said be led by Johannesburg dentist, Junaid Ismail Dockrat and his cousin, Muslim cleric Farhad Ahmed Dockrat who have been identified as al-Qaeda financiers, recruiters and facilitators.
You know – the moderates – before they weren't.
For years jihadists in South Afrrica have tried to incite blacks to "kill the whites" much the way we are seeing jihadists in America and the Middle East trying to use Ferguson to incite to kill.
Al Shabaab is also operating in South Africa. The terror group has been targeting and murdering non-Muslims there:
Terror group targeting local Christians: BishopIol News, July 2013
Elite cops are investigating claims that terror group al-Shabaab is behind the murders of 14 Christians in the Western Cape.
The killings occurred within a 10-month period across the province, from Mossel Bay to Philippi, Macassar and Paarl.
All of the victims were Ethiopian Christians living here and the murders were initially thought to be random xenophobic attacks on foreigners.
The latest of these is a shop owner who was gunned down in Philippi last Friday.
But police are now investigating new evidence that the killings have been carried out by Somalia-based Al-Shabaab.
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Up, Up, and Away: Search Ads Are Getting Too Pricey
February 01, 2007
by Robert D. Hof
For years, running small text advertisements on Web search engines brought a profitable stream of new customers to 26-person BabyAge.com. But last year, search ads suddenly turned sour for the $20 million online baby products store. Even as BabyAge's ads drew more clicks from potential buyers in 2006, they netted fewer sales, effectively doubling their cost. "We're out of business at this rate," fumes Chief Executive Jack Kiefer. As a result, he plans to cut back on search ads this year.
Kiefer isn't the only one casting a newly skeptical eye on what has been the fastest-growing ad market on the Internet. He's joined by online retailers such as 100-person jeweler Ice.com and 98-person eBags, among others. Search ads, which run alongside query results on Google, Yahoo!, and other search sites when someone types in "diamond necklace" or "DVD player," have been the marketing weapon of choice for these companies because the ads reached targeted audiences and could be measured for effectiveness. In the third quarter of 2006, the price per click for these companies' search ads rose an average of 31% from a year ago, says DoubleClick.
What's going on? It's the fallout from a new online land rush. Giants from Best Buy to Zales are diverting more of their marketing budgets to search ads. In the process, they're driving up prices and muscling out at least some of the entrepreneurs that have always bought the bulk of the ads—and stealing shoppers from small businesses.
Google and Yahoo maintain that entrepreneurs with the right products and messages can still trump big brands online. "We're not seeing any erosion of roi [return on investment] across the board by our customers," says Richard Holden, Google's director of product management for advertising.
Some entrepreneurs are adjusting by buying far fewer keywords and phrases. BabyAge's Kiefer is axing expensive keywords like "car seat" and instead opting for the less pricey-per-click "Britax Roundabout," describing a specific product. That phrase nets much less traffic but brings in more sales per click. Other merchants are looking beyond search entirely. With some of his favorite keywords now costing up to 80% more than a year ago, "you really have to look at other marketing venues," says Peter Cobb, eBags' senior vice-president of marketing. His company, with $80 million in annual revenues, is mulling advertising on blogs and niche shopping sites such as Like.com and Etsy. And he may begin experimenting with, of all things, local radio and print ads.


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North American Enterprise BYOD Solutions Market Report 2019 with Competitor Landscape of AT&T, Sprint, & Verizon - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2019--
The "North American Enterprise BYOD Solutions Market, 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
This study examines the North American Enterprise BYOD solutions market. Key wireless carrier providers are profiled. Trends and issues, drivers and challenges, the competitive landscape, and potential growth opportunities are defined and discussed. Relevant results from the 2018 Mobile Business Solutions Survey of U.S. and Canadian companies are also included, including a breakdown of current BYOD support by country and by company size.
The bring-your-own-device phenomenon is strong in North America, with a majority of companies currently supporting an environment in which employees use their personally-owned mobile devices for work communications. Two major drivers behind instituting BYOD are worker convenience and company cost savings.
While these drivers are compelling, there are challenges inherent to dual-use situations that must be addressed and neutralized by the companies and their BYOD solution providers. Too often, companies allow BYOD but do not offer a clear arrangement for how to govern work versus personal usage.
The lack of wireless communications policy and the absence of an enterprise-grade solution that addresses evolving security, operational and legal risks can present a number of business challenges, including:
- Ensuring communications privacy and security
- Creating a clear process for reimbursement accounting
- Providing solution affordability
- Prioritizing ease of use
- Maintaining company control of the customer interface and relationship
The Enterprise BYOD Solutions market is currently in flux, with the future of BYOD still a hotly contested outcome. Frost & Sullivan research indicates strong business support for personal devices in the workplace and a sizeable market opportunity for communications and management solutions that directly address the risks inherent in these dual-use environments.
Key Issues Addressed
- Which wireless carriers are proactively participating in this market and providing enterprise-grade solutions to directly address these risks?
- How are market participants innovating and differentiating?
- What are the major trends that have emerged around Enterprise BYOD communications and management solutions?
- Are vertical-specific offerings available?
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- Which criteria should be used by companies to evaluate potential solutions?
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1. Executive Summary
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- Market Overview - Enterprise BYOD Solutions
- Enterprise BYOD Solutions - Key Issues and Trends
2. Demand Analysis - Enterprise BYOD Solutions
- 2018 Mobile Business Solutions Survey
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- Enterprise BYOD Solutions Market - Current Support of BYOD by Country
- Enterprise BYOD Solutions Market - Level of BYOD Support, 2015-2018
- Enterprise BYOD Solutions Market - Types of Mobile Devices Supported
- Enterprise BYOD Solutions Market - Types of Mobile Operating Systems (OS) Supported
- Demand Analysis Discussion
3. Competitive Environment - Enterprise BYOD Solutions
- Transformation in the Enterprise BYOD Solutions Industry
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- Current Competitor Landscape - Verizon
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Companies Mentioned
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- Verizon
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