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Ubiquitous surveillance technology has become accepted. We don't question its use, we don't care who watches our every step and little attention is paid to where our image may end up. Mirrors, television screens and surveillance cameras are everyday objects that relay images. The mirror tells us if we look presentable or not, the television informs and entertains, while surveillance cameras attempt to keep our urban environments safe.
A surveillance camera mounted above a framed mirror relays footage of the viewer to a television screen in another room. The viewer's intimate portrait, as reflected in the mirror has been broadcast for someone else to see. The image reflected is the image we use to groom ourselves for the world. It is usually the image that we alone see.


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It was a matter of time. You knew it was going to happen but as the days blended into weeks and then months you were starting to wonder whether Donald Trump was ever going to implode. Well, keep waiting.
Despite what the self-serving media tells you Trump did not lose the Wisconsin primary. Senator Ted Cruz won. And, in reality, Senator Cruz did not suddenly morph into Ronald Reagan and bask in the glory of love.
Trump got 36% of the vote like he has garnered in almost every primary or caucus. The difference is there were not 10 to 15 other candidates in the race to spread the remaining 65%. This has been a math lesson from the start.
There is no denying the 35% of the Republican base Trump owns are die hard Trumpites. He can do no wrong with that group. The return of the Middle American Rebels strikes again. Just ask Ross Perot of George Wallace.
At this point, it is pretty much a given that neither candidate will reach the required majority of 1,237 delegates to get a first ballot nomination. So the question becomes where do we go from here?
Over on the Democrat side it seems regardless what Senator Bernie Sanders does he will not be the nominee as that cartel – also known as the Democratic National Committee – has rigged it so former Senator Hillary Clinton will win.
It's looking more likely its partner in crime – the Republican National Committee – is plotting a similar ruse to play on the millions of voters duped into thinking their vote counts. If the Republican National Convention becomes a floor fight and the a nominee is not named Trump or Cruz, then President Obama will get his wish and the nation will completely transform into something different than our Constitution envisions.
The Committee Elites have started saying things like "we choose the nominee, not the voters." That sentiment was shared by Curly Haugland, an unbound GOP delegate from North Dakota a few weeks ago. Can you imagine what would happen if the Republican National Committee simply puts forth the nominee they want rather than the nominee the people want?
I am almost at a point where I hope that happens which will lead to the destruction of the Republican Party and the elites would deserve every voter departure. Of course, that would saddle the country with a president almost as bad the current resident in the White House.
Picking a presidential nominee out of spite may not be the best way. So here is to hoping Trump or Cruz gets to 1,237. Then we can spite the elites but give the people who they want.


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I was on the phone the other day with my sister, who lives in the Bay Area, and she said she had to get ready to deal with a planned power outage at the house we grew up in.
She also had to pick up a few items at the store, she said, but that was going to be a nightmare because the markets were flooded with shoppers stocking up on supplies in anticipation of the blackout.
What the heck has gone wrong here in California?
We reinvented the world from a garage in Silicon Valley and we have apps that can deliver a poke bowl and a boba to our houses in 10 minutes, but a stiff breeze comes along and we're back to cooking over coals and lighting the cave with torches?
To be honest, it's kind of embarrassing. In California, we like to think we're the center of the can-do universe, progressive, all-inclusive and leading the war against the Trump administration in defense of the environment, innovation and civility.
But we've got tent villages up and down the state, a shameful rich-poor gap, three homeless people dying daily in Los Angeles County, and, in the midst of a housing shortage, homes going up in flames by the hundreds.
And we're not very good at fixing any of these things.
My sister's house has no nearby threat of wildfire, and downed power lines are always a possibility but not a likelihood. Unfortunately, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is too inept to distinguish between low- and high-risk danger, so it killed the lights for nearly 2 million people between Kern and Humboldt counties as a preventive measure, disrupting businesses, forcing schools to close and putting the sick and elderly at risk.
Oh, sorry about the inconvenience, PG&E's chief executive said Friday. But he added that he made the right call on blackouts.
Spare us, Sparky.
PG&E has a history of putting profits over system upgrades, and it's responsible for the catastrophic consequences of its failures in San Bruno and Paradise — places where lives were lost along with scores of properties. The utility was hit with a CRIMINAL conviction — six felonies — for the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people.
As The Times reported Friday, PG&E lags behind utilities such as San Diego Gas & Electric in pinpointing fire danger and narrowing the radius of blackouts.
If PG&E hadn't already won the crown of worst company in California, it sealed the deal earlier this year when it announced millions of dollars in bonuses for top executives after filing for bankruptcy in anticipation of the billions it has to pay out for wildfire damage.
Power blackouts make sense in some situations, and Southern California was getting some of its own as fires spread in Riverside, County, Ventura County and the northeast San Fernando Valley. But as I drove toward the smoke clouds Friday in Sylmar, a troubling thought occurred:
Can California survive the twin threats of climate change and further utility company mismanagement?
I don't know, but between the growing emergency of sea level rise and the frequency of infernos, we may hit a point where whatever isn't underwater is on fire.
We can blame climate change on the world's failure to adequately heed decades of warnings from scientists. And it doesn't help that the current president of the United States is either too ignorant to understand or care about the magnitude of the problem, too sold out to the fossil fuel industry and GOP naysayers, or both.
The hills of the northeast San Fernando Valley were black, smoky and red with fire retardant Friday after fire jumped the 210 Freeway and 100,000 residents were evacuated all the way to Porter Ranch.
At the Sylmar Recreation Center, 60 cots lined the gymnasium floor and several evacuees slept while others awaited word on when they can return home and whether they have homes to return to.
"I'm going to sleep here with my dog," said a retiree named Kathy, whose pup sat in the back seat of her Honda CR-V.
She went through the same drill in 2008 when fire destroyed her mobile home park, and I asked if she's thought about getting out of California.
"I'd do it in a minute if I could," she said, telling me she has relatives in Virginia. But her parents, who slept on cots in the gym, were too old for such a move, she said. So they'd go home when they could and roll the dice again.
"There's no place I'd rather live," said Laurie Burns, who lives in the same mobile home park as Kathy. "The other states have got their own problems. Hurricanes, tornadoes. At least we got a warning with the fire, although you don't get that with earthquakes."
No, you don't, and Ridgecrest is still shaking from the last big one here in the land of craggy, fractured terrain and nearly constant catastrophe.
Regarding the news conferences and periodic updates on our various concurrent fires, I'd like to say two things:
First, thanks to all the responders for risking their hides to save lives and property.
Second, do we have to hear from every single elected official and department head at each and every one of these things?
Just have one or two people give us a quick update, along with the vital information on evacuations and where people can get help, and leave it at that.
If the politicians want to keep talking, let's hear more about where we build and how we build — about stricter fire safety codes on structures and on restricting development in corridors and canyons surrounded by kindling and battered by Santa Ana winds.
And let's hear more about standing up to utilities, like PG&E, that have been part of the wildfire problem for decades.
"What's happened is unacceptable," Gov. Gavin Newsom said of the PG&E power blackouts. "And it's happened because of neglect. It's happened because of decisions that were deferred, delayed or not made by the largest investor-owned utility in the state of California and one of the largest in the nation."
And it's happened because for decades, PG&E curried favor with lawmakers by showering them with campaign donations. Newsom appointed a new chair of the Public Utilities Commission earlier this year, and that doesn't mean a thing unless the PUC bares its teeth.
"PG&E needs much stricter oversight," said Mindy Spatt of San Francisco-based TURN, the Utility Reform Network.
The widespread blackouts occurred, Spatt said, because PG&E hasn't ordered the necessary tree trimming and upgraded its infrastructure. So it inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of people to cover its tail in an attempt to prevent further criminal negligence on its part.
"We've urged the judge in the criminal case to put PG&E into receivership, and we renew that call today," Spatt said Friday. "Because how much do customers have to put up with?"
A lot more, if I had to guess.
In California, fire season has only just begun.


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While the first teaser trailer for Daredevil Season 2 succeeded in stirring up nearly uncontainable excitement, the footage only offered half-glimpses of newcomers Elodie Yung and Jon Bernthal as Elektra and Punisher. However, while Entertainment Weekly's latest issue has been focusing heavily on the Doctor Strange reveals, it also debuted the first official look at these characters in the highly anticipated new season.
Via Heroic Hollywood, we see low-quality, unofficially released snapshots of the magazine's inner pages revealing the characters come to life. By the looks of it, the "Man without Fear" will have his hands full with these new arrivals. Bernthal's Punisher is shown standing over Charlie Cox's Daredevil, who is left chained on the ground. I can't wait to find out what plans Castle has for that gun and wrench.
EW describes Castle as similar to Daredevil in that he too wants to clean up the streets. Where they differ is in their ideologies: Castle "uses guns instead of fisticuffs and simply murders every criminal he can find." Yung's Elektra is also featured, though out of costume, and the magazine introduces her as a "lethal love interest" who is a "crucial part" of Season 2.
Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), and Scott Glenn (Stick) all return for Season 2, which will be an interesting season to say the least. Yes, we have Punisher. Yes, we have Elektra. But what we also have is this new post-Jessica Jones Hell's Kitchen. Claire is the only prominent character who has been able to move between series, and now that she returns once again to Matt Murdock's side, she'll probably have stories to tell of the bourbon-swigging strong-woman and the man with abs of steel. There's already been a tease of a Luke Cage cameo.
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Perspective. People often say, "Let's put that in perspective." But what does that really mean? For me, perspective is the lens through which I view the world. Sometimes my close-up lens illuminates intricate details, and other times it's my wide-angle lens providing a multifaceted, expansive view. Of course, my lens can change from day to day, situation to situation.
Our individual perspective shapes and colors how we think. It's the subjectivity we consciously, or unconsciously, inject into things we see, conversations we hear and words we say.
I bring this up because I recently came back from a trip that presented me with new perspectives. Vacations can be fleeting, but the different perspectives that remain may hold the true value of time away from work.
My husband and I efficiently, and happily, checked off two major items from our bucket list – visiting the ruins of Machu Pichu and observing the animals in the Galapagos Islands. I'm still processing everything I saw and did. But, without a doubt, these experiences already are changing some of my perspectives.
I could easily write 10-plus pages on my experiences spanning the three weeks. In fact, I did that, as I kept a journal that recorded what I did, who I met and what I learned. Don't worry, I'll spare you the details, but I'd like to mention four new perspectives.
#1: The ancients knew plenty – without technology
Living in Southern California, I rarely think about ancient civilizations. The oldest structures around here are Spanish missions built between 1769 and 1833, while most buildings are circa 20th or 21st century. Viewing the ruins in Peru and listening to how the Incas' advanced astronomy knowledge guided their progressive agricultural practices – and enriched their culture – was mind-blowing. So much was lost when they were conquered in the 16th century.
#2: Local pride
I was not surprised the Peruvians were proud of Peru or the Ecuadoreans were proud of the Galapagos. I WAS surprised to see and hear the passion they have for their homelands and their eagerness to share this with visitors. Both Machu Pichu and Galapagos are tourist magnets, and this can negatively impact a destination. Yet all the locals I met, regardless of their profession, were happy to help me better understand what I was experiencing. Both countries have embraced the importance of tourism, and the trained guides offer encyclopedic knowledge as well as passion. They love their country and were happy to share their heritage.
#3: International flavor
Often, American travelers find themselves inundated with other Americans overseas. This obviously happens when they travel in groups, but even when we've traveled independently, we tend to run into Americans, sometimes from Orange County! Not so in South America. We rubbed shoulders and broke bread with tourists from all over the world, especially Europe, other Latin countries and Australia. Even our 19-passenger boat that cruised the Galapagos Islands included folks from the UK, Africa and Europe, giving us eye-opening, international perspectives on everything we saw and did.
#4: No fear
I had heard that Galapagos animals were undisturbed by tourist visits. But deep down I suspected otherwise. How could animals remain unafraid, year after year, with so many people gawking and shooting photos? Well, it's true. The animals were simply oblivious. Kudos to the people of Ecuador who have wisely recognized the prize they hold in these islands. Each island hike, and ocean snorkel, is "regulated." While hiking, we rarely saw other humans. Each hike had no more than 10 tourists and a well-educated naturalist. The 19 of us split into two groups every time we ventured out in the little panga boats to hike or snorkel. Sure, we had to stay on paths, but, heck, the animals were there too! I had to watch my feet, or I'd step on a robust, snoozing iguana. Photos from my Samsung Galaxy 8 look like I used a telephoto lens, but in truth, the animals continued their daily activities just steps away. They ate, mated, nursed, slept and even tussled for turf. Sea lions greeted us wherever we went, and sea lion pups were quick to frolic with snorkelers. Humans are simply not seen as predators — because they aren't. Admittedly an animal lover, I soon realized this was what it would be like everywhere if humans did not kill, or even capture, animals.
I don't know what's on your bucket list, but I'm certain your perspectives will change, too, as you cross off items.


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In 1997, Charles Frazier's debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier's eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves. His trek across the disintegrating South brings him into intimate and sometimes lethal converse with slaves and marauders, bounty hunters and witches, both helpful and malign. At the same time, the intrepid Ada is trying to revive her father's derelict farm and learning to survive in a world where the old certainties have been swept away. As it interweaves their stories, Cold Mountain asserts itself as an authentic odyssey, hugely powerful, majestically lovely, and keenly moving.
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Acid attack victim Mark van Dongen's dad slams 'lenient' sentence for ex-girlfriend Berlinah Wallace's 'evil' assault that led him to suicide
Berlinah Wallace left Mark van Dongen with such horrific injuries that he took his own life at a euthanasia clinic
THE dad of man who died after suffering an "evil" acid attack by his ex-girlfriend has slammed her "lenient" prison sentence.
Berlinah Wallace was jailed for a minimum of 12 years after she left Mark van Dongen with such horrific injuries he took his own life at a euthanasia clinic.
Sentencing Wallace, 48, at Bristol Crown Court today, Judge Nicola Davies told Wallace: "Your intention was to burn, disfigure and disable Mark van Dongen so that he would not be attractive to any other woman.
"It was an act of pure evil."
Speaking outside the court this afternoon, Mr van Dongen's dad, Cornelius, said hoped Wallace "never comes out".
He said: "I am pleased the judge saw the facts for what they were - but there are only losers in this case.
"I am very pleased she is going to be locked up for twelve years, but really this is too little, as we as a family have been sentenced for life.
"This has completely ruined our lives - financially and as a family. Our home has fallen apart.
"I hope we can start to pick up the pieces and rebuild when I go back to Belgium."
Mr van Dongen added: "I never knew she [Wallace] was like that. She really pulled the wool over our eyes from day one.
"I hope she messes up in prison and never qualifies for parole, and never comes out."
He also said that he had made a promise to his son to be at every day of the trail from the start, and added that, had Mark been there, he would have behaved with the same dignity.
"He was my mirror image in life," said Mr van Dongen.
Wallace had been cleared of Mr van Dongen's murder but was found guilty of throwing a corrosive substance with intent.
She left her ex with "hellish injuries" after attacking him as he slept.
Mr van Dongen, 29, lost a leg, his left eye and most of the sight in his right eye. He spent 14 months in hospital before moving to a care home.
The next month he travelled to the Belgian euthanasia clinic and took his life after consultants agreed his was a case of "unbearable suffering".
Addressing Wallace in a clip taken a day before he died Mr van Dongen told Wallace: "I hope you can see the way I look now."
The civil engineer added: "This is because of you. It will be a thing upon your conscience for now and forever.
"You stood at the end of my bed and you said: 'If I can't have you no one can'.
"And then you laughed, you evil woman, you laughed. And you threw sulphuric acid over me."
Mr van Dongen had by then given police a video interview from his hospital bed about his ordeal. It was to be among his final acts.
His testimony - presented from beyond the grave during her trial for murder - was crucial in securing her conviction at Bristol Crown Court.
Judge Davies told Wallace: "Nothing better demonstrates your malicious and callous intention than your refusal to provide any help, even when Mark was screaming in pain.
"Your contact can properly be described as sadistic."
She added: "I do not sentence you for fact that as a result of his injuries Mark van Dongen chose to take his own life.
"I do sentence you for the harm you inflicted, and for the 15 months of acute physical and psychological suffering of Mark van Dongen.
"You then told lie upon lie, seeking to put them blame on Mark van Dongen.
"You alleged he had subjected you to physical abuse and had poured the acid into a glass on your bedside table for you to drink it.
"Mark van Dongen is no longer alive. He is unable to defend himself against your accusations.
"You have admitted that, when angry, you are capable of using violence. Anger is a part of your character, and you know that."
The court heard that Wallace's purchasing of the bottle of 98% concentrated sulphuric acid was "not a random purchase", following 82 searches on her computer demonstrating her intent to apply acid.
"This was a deliberately premeditated offence. In throwing acid, you knew exactly what you were doing.
"You had thought about it and planned it, without a thought for anyone but yourself.
"I accept that Mark van Dongen had told his father and his colleagues that he was scared of you - and he was right to be so. He had some idea of what you were capable of," said Judge Davies.
She added: "Even allowing for a difficult childhood, which you spoke of in your evidence, there is nothing that can come close to excusing your actions."
Addressing Mark's van Dongen's father, Cornelius, Judge Davies said: "You have attended every day of this trial - a difficult and distressing experience for you.
"No words of mine will ease your pain. But may I thank you for the dignity you have brought to these proceedings, and offer condolences to yourself and your family upon the loss of your son."
Mr van Dongen told police that obsessive Wallace would injure herself during their relationship and threaten to claim he had done it to stop him leaving, the court heard.
He explained how he went to Wallace's flat in Bristol on the night of the attack in September 2015 because he felt sorry for her.
At around 3am he woke to find Wallace in the room where he was asleep.
He said: "It was a square box of acid with about an inch of acid in it."
The Dutch-born graduate said the acid hit him on "my arm and my face, then my chest".
He went on: "It was burning like fire.
"I was running in the street in my boxer shorts. They fell apart because the acid had eaten them away.
"I met my upstairs neighbour and she took me in her house and she got the police."
Asked why Wallace had attacked him he simply replied: "Because she was jealous. Because I left her."
Mr van Dongen was rushed to hospital in agony and told cops in the back of the ambulance: "She needs to go to prison for this."
His injuries were so horrific he was unable to communicate again for a number of months.
Even then he could only do so by sticking his tongue out when his dad, Cornelius van Dongen, went through the alphabet.
Wallace would later insist Mr van Dongen was trying to win her back at the time - but her claims were exposed as self-serving lies by a series of emails.
In one of them, sent just days before the attack, she begged him not to leave her and said her ex, Ray Wallace, had suffered a heart attack.
She wrote: "Please call me. Don't abandon me like this. You are all I have.
"Ray has had heart attack. In critical shape."
But in reality all she wanted was revenge.
She was fascinated by acid attacks and viewed more than 40 websites about the substance in the lead-up to the assault, the court was told.
She then bought the acid online before luring her ex to the flat.
Mr van Dongen snr branded Wallace "the devil personified".
Outside court earlier in the trial, he said: "Mark was so brave when confronted with the hellish pain and disabilities inflicted upon him but eventually it became too much for him to bear.
"He died in dignity and will live on in the hearts of his family and friends."
He said he was disappointed Wallace had been cleared of murder but added: "There are only losers in this case. I hope that Mark can now rest in peace."
Detective Inspector Paul Catton defended the decision to charge Wallace with murder - adding: "We felt it was the right thing to do to ask them to consider the charge based on the evidence."
New legislation being introduced later this year will prevent anyone buying acid online without a valid licence.
Those caught in possession without one will face at least six months in jail.
It comes after a rise in the number of acid attacks.
Police figures show there were 408 attacks using corrosive substances between November 2016 and April last year.
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Plenty to take in now that Day 5 of the Keystone XL pipeline protests has come and gone. Twitter is awash with positive news from those involved.
Here are a few of the day's highlights:
I'll close with a quote from Auden Schendler's fine post over on Grist.org:
This week, though, sure feels like the tipping point on public opinion on climate, and so I'm going to stick a fork in it right here, folks. Climate opinion just tipped.
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Marketing over mobile services is one of the most modern ways to market your goods. This article offers up a number of useful ways to grow your business through mobile marketing.
Don't send random messages to your customers. If you contact your customers, make sure you are contacting them with a purpose. Some mobile marketing campaigns actually failed when their business began to text random things to their customers. Readers can get random entertainment from their friends. They prefer to receive quality content from businesses.
Your first step should be focusing on building a database. Avoiding just adding cell phone numbers to your mobile marketing database. You will need the consumer's permission before you can text them frequently. Ask your existing online customers to join your mobile database, and give them a coupon for referring friends.
Before you attempt to start up any new type of campaign with mobile marketing, you should ensure that your first one is successful. Measure your marketing success, not by immediate returns, but by the long-term effectiveness of your campaign. Use the formula to produce a long-term successful marketing add when working on your next campaign.
When developing content for mobile marketing, be sure that you keep your message brief and easy to understand. Get your message across to them as soon as you can; they need to know what you are trying to say.
Think about creating a free app for your customers. The process is easy, and customers love receiving free applications. If your business designs it's own app, you can step up your mobile marketing campaign and compete with the big boys. Your application could offer a number of features.
Write less but say more with the mobile content on your website. Lengthy pages with mass amounts of information are not effective and will just become lost in translation. Get your point across in as few characters as possible to be successful.
Just because a person is using their cellphone to access the Internet, it does not mean they understand what the text abbreviations mean. If your target audience can't understand your advertisements, you are wasting your marketing budget.
Mission Statement
You could get more exposure by creating mobile apps. Make sure you offer apps that your customers would find useful. If your app is not relevant, chances are that your customers will not use it.
Create a mission statement in tune to your purpose on how you can stay on track when doing social mobile marketing. Having the mission statement around will help you stay ethical.
If you are planning on sending out text messages, give your audience the option to opt-in and let people know how often you are going to text them before they sign up. When used improperly, SMS can do more damage than good. It can feel like it's invading peoples' privacy. So make sure you opt customers into receiving your SMS marketing and stand by a maximum amount of texts you will ever send in a month. Honesty can make your brand more trustworthy.
Use a mobile marketing strategy that keeps you visible and relevant. For example, technology issues can cause you to lose some of your business, so it is essential for you to stay updated on advances in this area in order to keep up with or surpass the competition.
Use maps that work with a variety of mobile devices to attract customers. Mobile maps make it easy for local customers to search for businesses on their phone and to locate those business easily.
Limit the time that you send offers to your customers, nobody wants to receive a late night text. Customers will be unlikely to buy your product, even if they like it, if you have bothered them at odd hours of the day.
Be relevant. In your excitement and rush to use mobile marketing, remember to do things that have a purpose. Make sure the information you give to customers and potential buyers is relevant. Next, in order to get repeat business, you want to make sure whatever you give them is something they need.
Wait for results of one campaign before beginning a new one. You should measure your campaign success by its effectiveness over a long period of time, rather by the sales it generates. When you design a new mobile campaign, make it suitable for long-term operation from the ground up.
Instead of sharing short codes, buy them for your individual use. The codes will be linked with your brand, even if the price is a bit steep. Eventually, users will associate your short code with your brand. This added expense is well worth the legal protection it offers. For example, if a free or discounted code sharing service breaks the rules, your association with them could get you in trouble, too.
When you get involved in mobile marketing, it is quite helpful for you to be somewhat familiar with the design and operation of mobile devices, so that you create user-friendly sites and advertisements. Try out as many phones as possible and ask your customers for feedback about their usage experiences.
Use mobile marketing in conjunction with all relevant online functions. Create content that meshes well with the mobile homepage, and link to everything that might help draw visitors and get them more involved. When you provide your reader room to comment and other ways that they can participate on your site, you will see your sales soar.
If you are trying to phone or text people, keep in mind that the most important word here is "people". Behave appropriately.
Try putting quizzes and trivia into your mobile marketing campaign. If you send a consumer marketing quiz to the cell phones of your customers, many will respond back to answer the quiz. Quizzes have the dual benefit of amusing your customers and providing you with a creative way to obtain feedback and other consumer data on your product or service.
By providing a venue for review writing, you will create a closer connection with your customers and build up your credibility. Many people tell you to get away, but you need to survey your clients as much as possible.
A mobile app may be just what you need. Looking for various specials and promotions will give your customers reason to check out your app on a daily basis. Along with increasing your brand recognition, it can also increase sales. The prices of apps can vary wildly, so consult a professional if you want to develop one yourself.
Do not forget to use SEO with your sites that are designed for your mobile users. A good place to begin your mobile SEO is Google, as most searching done through mobile devices happens through Google.
Carefully review marketing data for your chosen niche, so that you are sure your planned campaign is accurately targeting the needs of your prospective customers. This can be an effective, because you can make sure that your strategy is going to be well-received by the right people.
Should SMS messaging be a choice in your mobile marketing plan, let your customers know by having an opt-in device and be truthful about the number of messages you might be sending every month. SMS can work against you because it is tied to mobile device notifications. Most people will get tired of receiving messages from you if you intrude too often. Therefore, you should always have your customers opt-in specifically to SMS marketing and never exceed your stated maximum. Honesty creates loyal customers.
Add mobile friendly maps and correlating directions to your mobile website. It's likely your users will be on a mobile device when looking for your location. Allow them to contact you easily. Verify that your maps translate well on mobile units. Build in a link that takes the visitor to Google maps for exact directions.
Get people in your store by posting mobile-friendly maps to your site. When potential customers use their cellphones to seek businesses close-at-hand, your maps will help them locate your store right away!
Qr Codes
By implementing the use of QR codes, you can broaden your customer base as you offer easily accessible information to customers. These codes make sharing coupons, promotions and discounts easy for you and fun for your customers. It is simple to capture these with a phone, and they are not hard to use. QR codes let your reach your customers easily and quickly with relevant information.
Don't send offers constantly. You should be more successful if you send offers two or three times each month. Have your customers believe that they will pass up a good thing if they neglect your offer. If they think another is right around the corner, they will be less likely to take action.
Do not begin a mobile marketing venture without being clear on what you want to accomplish. Know from the start what you want to accomplish in your mobile marketing campaign. Decide if you are trying to retain customers, increase sales or promote new products and services when you are customizing your messages. This way your customers will get what they need and you will achieve your marketing goals.
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Malachi 4
"Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in His wings. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 3 Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act," says the LORD Almighty. 4 "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction."
Verse 1 - Surely the day is coming . . . All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire . . .
• Chapter 3 began with refiner's fire, which purifies us but does not destroy us. This reminds us that God wants to use the difficult things in our lives to make us better people, not to destroy us.
• Chapter 3 ends with the warning that one day we would all reap what we have sown and the difference between the righteous and the wicked would be made clear. We accept this as just and right.
• Chapter 4 opens with a description of what happens when that day of judgment finally comes.
• Most of us do not like to think about judgment day, but avoiding the topic will not make it go away. Judgment day will happen eventually.
• The first time Jesus came, He came as a baby in manger. His message was one of grace and forgiveness.
• The next time Jesus comes, He will come as a judge. His message will be one of judgment and justice based on how we responded to the message He gave when He came the first time.
• For those who have followed Jesus faithfully, judgment is nothing to be afraid of.
• For those who have not followed Him, fear is an appropriate response!
• Obviously people want to know when judgment day will happen.
• Only God the Father knows exactly when that day will come.
• Read Matthew 24:35-36 and summarize it below:
• God is keeping the date of judgment day a secret so that we cannot live like the Devil our entire lives and then try to get right the day before Jesus returns.
• Since that day is going to be a secret, we do not need to invest countless hours trying to figure out when that day will be.
• Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 and summarize it below:
• Thieves come when we least expect it. Likewise, judgment day will come as a surprise.
• God is delaying judgment day so that everyone in the world will have a chance to hear the Gospel and respond.
• Read 2 Peter 3:9-11 and summarize it below:
• Though God's timing is not our timing, God is also not willing that any of His chosen ones should perish. Therefore, God is waiting for the last person who is going to believe to have the same chance as the first person who believed. Then the end will come, and it will not be pretty.
• Since we do not know when the end will be, our focus must be on living holy lives right now that what when Jesus returns He will find is living rightly.
• Though we do not know when the end will come, we do know that the Gospel must be preached to every corner of the world before the end comes.
• Read Matthew 24:14 and summarize it below:
• According to the "Joshua Project" there are 6918 people groups around the world that still have no access to the Gospel.
• While that may sound like a lot, only a few years ago there were more than 10,000 such groups.
• God's Spirit is moving quickly to call His people to Himself
• One day very soon we will see the fulfillment of Revelation 7:9-10. Read those verses and summarize them below:
• We also know that before judgment day happens the Lord will come back and gather up all His followers and take us to heaven.
• Read 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 and summarize it below:
• When Christ returns Christians will be changed and all our imperfections will finally be removed in an instant.
• Read 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 and summarize it below:
• When Jesus returns we will all give an account of ourselves and our relationship with Jesus.
• Read Romans 14:10-12 and summarize it below:
• Those who had a relationship with Jesus will enter into the eternal reward of heaven.
• Read Matthew 25:31-34 and summarize it below:
• Those who did not have a relationship with Jesus will have no place left to go but to the eternal punishment of hell.
• Read Matthew 25:41, 46 and summarize it below:
• Note that hell was never designed for people. Hell was designed for the Devil and his demons. But for those who reject Jesus, there is no other place for them to spend eternity, so they go to hell.
Verse 2 - But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in His wings. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
• Jesus is the sun of righteousness because He is the Light of the world and the only person who was ever completely righteous.
• Those of us who have discovered a relationship with Jesus will not experience eternal judgment. Instead we will finally experience healing from the sun of righteousness!
• Verse 2 says that we will experience healing in His wings. In those days, Jews wore an outer garment called the Tallit. It was a shawl like garment of wool or silk with fringes at the four corners. It was commonly referred to as a prayer shawl. The corners of the shawl were known as "wings."
• As a Jew, Jesus would have worn a Tallit regularly. Therefore, in a figurative sense, Jesus would have had "wings" because the edges hanging down from his prayer shawl would have been called that.
• Take a moment to read the story of the sick woman in Luke 8 who snuck up behind Jesus and touched Him. She had been sick all of her life. She had spent all of her money going to doctors, but they had not been able to help her. She had heard about the healing power of Jesus and believed that if she could just touch the edge of His garment, she would be healed. She wove her way through the crowd and touched Him. She instantly experienced healing from the "wings" of the Sun of Righteousness.
• On judgment day all who follow Jesus will finally be healed of all their physical sicknesses.
• More importantly, on that day, all who follow Jesus will finally be healed of the sin sickness that has plagued us since our birth!
• That will make us free from the burdens that have held us back and we will be like young animals running around the fields playing and having fun.
• Hallelujah, what a Savior! We must do all that we can to ensure that we are ready for that day!
Verse 5 – See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.
• One way to be ready for that day is to be watching for the prophet "Elijah" who will prepare us to receive Jesus when He comes.
• This prophecy was fulfilled literally 430 years later when John the Baptist came and proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah and prepared the way for the Jews to receive Jesus.
• Some people argue whether John the Baptist was the fulfillment of this prophecy or not.
• We know John the Baptist was the fulfillment of this prophecy because the angel Gabriel said he would be in Luke 1:11-17.
• Jesus also said John the Baptist was the fulfillment of that prophecy in Matthew 17:10-13.
• But in a practical sense, anytime someone seeks to help another person discover faith in Christ, then God is using that person as a modern day "Elijah" in someone else's life.
• We have had many "Elijahs" help us find faith.
• We should seek to be an Elijah to someone else.
• These are the days of Elijah and we should be the voice of Elijah crying out!
• God is gracious and gives us many chances, but when the end finally comes we had better be ready because all our chances will be used up.
• It is impossible to know when that end will be, so we should live holy lives ready for Jesus' return.
• When Jesus returns, it will be a great a day of healing for those who followed Him but a terrible day of judgment for those who rejected Him.
• We must be an "Elijah" to help others find faith in Christ so they can be ready when Jesus returns.
This is an excerpt from the book Malachi: Finding Hope in the Midst of Adversity. It can be found on Amazon.


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What is it about?
I've always thought that nature, surroundings and places drive the human being and this project starts from this belief…
This belief is also the reason why I hiked the Road to Santiago, together with Umi "mi loba peregrina".I've always thought that surroundings and places drive the human being and this project starts from this belief…
Somedays the Trees are your mentors, somedays the Leaves, the Ground, the Rocks, some others the Sea, the Wind or even the Rain.
Every place has its own rhythm and while your walking you realize your steps are like music. Your steps blend with the steps of the pilgrims who walked the same ways you're doing and together, your pawns and pilgrims ones, create a walking people percussionist orchestra of percussionist…
Steps are the road.
When I hiked the Road of Santiago I felt I also had to put my feet along the other trails that lead to Santiago, the "Camino del Norte" and the "Via de la Plata". I felt I had to describe them in a book.
This is the reason why I put up this project, after a lot of years and with a new travel buddy, Kirkjufell. This project will bring me to walk the Road of the north coast of Spain.
I will walk, I will write and I will take pictures of the Roads to Santiago with my eyes and my soul. This is what I want to share with people that love to walk.
From the journal/book to Santiago, under the Milky Way:
"Umi drives me when I'm tired , She tells me and reminds me to keep open all my senses because there's always something amazing to discover, to listen, to stare at, to let it come into me… I see how she's always open to life…"
"… the space, the people I meet, they drive my life… Umi the sea and this sound of the wind while I'm writing these words…"
"we're walking in the White land, looks like a desert in the wind, and this light is leading me… then we started to hike upon the "'Alto del Perdón", where the pilgrim must to stop and verify his will to arrive to Santiago (is a clear choice that this prove is after a rise at the top of a hill, but it's true, there's a positive light that is with you)… there were strange luminous effects both here and in other places along the Road. The tradition tells about a Light goes through the Vault of Heaven and that can be seeing only by wood gnomes…"
How funds will be used
The funds will be used for:
- Walk and live along the Road
- Travel expenses
- Rewards
- Photographic gears
- The remains funds will be used or for the book or for the next hike "Via de la Plata"
Who's behind the project?
behind the project there are : Paola Garilli , Giovanni Solenghi and Kirkjufell , Czechoslovakian wolfdog , our travel companion and Umi's grandson.
Hiking with a friend let you see things more deeply then when you're alone.
The third element is the Road, that showed me how amazing is walking, how everything has to be experienced in the right moment, how thoughts are like brookes and how the Road has different sounds depending of its ground colors or its concrete.
There's also the "Garilli Sound Project" with the soundtrack for this project
And there are the steps, mine ones and the pilgrim's ones.
A pilgrim is someone who listens the place while is walking and let the place leads him...
Behind the project there are also those who walk with us , because there isn't a soul that doesn't fly without someone else's wing ...
Project created by
Paola & Kirkjufell , aPiedinelVento
I believe that my personal dimension is "the walking"… and walking with a friend is my lifeblood.
When I was studyng Natural Sciences , I spent a year in Spain , and among the streets of Barcelona,
among Gaudi''s work , I listened how he was guided by nature and I put this sound, among my steps, on every journey...
"that tree, that one near my" taller" , that is my master…" - Gaudi' –
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It's been no secret that Kendra and Hank have been trying to get pregnant for awhile, and she planned her pregnancy to coincide with the season break from her show "Kendra On Top".
"We planned this to be right after the season, so we have a little time off. I'll have time to puke [and] be in a cave. I'm still in my first trimester." Kendra revealed.
Kendra recently revealed that she's got it all under control this time around with her pregnancy.
'I've got it by the balls,' the Girls Next Door star exclaimed in an interview just last week.
I have full control now," the 28-year-old told Us Weekly at the Frozen premiere in Hollywood on Tuesday, Nov. 19. "First time around I'm like, 'I'm a skinny person, I'm going to get back right away.' Oh no. I learned a lot from my first one," she admitted. "I'm working out everyday; doing anything I can to control this this time around." she revealed.
She admits that it's been pretty easy to stay in great shape so far around, because her cravings have been for veggies, and fruits, especially anything lemon. She's glad that she's not craving junk food, since that would make staying in shape harder.
Kendra has also revealed in the past that she suffered from post partum depression after giving birth to little Hank.
'It got pretty bad, (but) not to the point where I would harm my family. I was a great mom and did what I needed to, but I was definitely very depressed,' she told People Magazine in August 2011. '(Motherhood is) a big change in life and it happened overnight.' Kendra reveals that after Hank was born, she didn't have much time for herself, and she felt extremely pressured to get back to her pre-baby figure while also taking on all of the demands that come along with being a brand new mom.
"At the time I was doing whatever I could for the baby, but I lost myself and it was really frustrating,' she revealed. 'Being in the spotlight is a lot of pressure about losing the weight, (especially) coming from the Playboy world." Kendra says.
We wish Kendra and family lots of luck,and we are happy that she is being more proactive about taking care of herself during this pregnancy! We can't wait to see the adorable new addition to the family when he or she arrives!


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Did you know that most of the video files you are likely to encounter have already been compressed? Lossless raw videos can require several gigabytes for each minute of video – which is why most videos that make their way to end users are already compressed.
Despite being compressed, video files can still be quite large. If you want to compress and make your video files smaller so that they can be transferred and distributed, or stored more easily – there are two main ways it can be done:
Transcode to a Codec with Better Compression
The video codec is the part of its format that encodes and compressed the video – and then decodes it for playback. Different video codecs use different types of compression, and some are able to compress videos more efficiently than others – without any loss of quality.
Because of that, transcoding the video to a codec with better compression is a good option and could significantly reduce its file size. For example, if your video uses the H.264 codec that is the most popular one nowadays, transcoding it to H.265 could reduce the file size of the video by up to half.
Before you transcode your video you need to make sure that the device you plan to watch it on supports the codec that you want to use. The best available codec for compression right now is H.265, but older devices may not support it.
In contrast, H.264 is not as efficient but enjoys close to universal support nowadays. If your video is using an older codec, you should certainly transcode it to H.264 at very least.
Lower the Video Bitrate
video bitrate is literally the amount of data that the video utilizes each second, and as a result, its file size is ultimately the bitrate multiplied by the duration of the video.
By lowering the bitrate even slightly you could reduce the file size of your video by a significant margin. That being said as you lower the bitrate the video's quality will be affected and if it gets too low different types of compression artifacts will appear.
If you choose to use this method, you should carefully lower the bitrate in increments and observe how it affects the quality of the video. For long videos, you may want to cut out a shorter segment and use it as a test so that it is faster.
At the end of the day, your goal should be to reduce the file size as much as you can without the quality deteriorating to the point where the video is unwatchable.
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It should be noted that technically you could reduce the file size of your video by shortening its duration – and it may even be a good option in some cases. Suffice to say instead of keeping an hour-long video around when you're only interested in a 5-minute segment, you could just cut out that segment and discard the rest.
If you want to compress your videos in any of the ways described above, however, you'll need a tool to transcode and adjust the video settings. For example, you could use Movavi Video Converter, as it will make it easy to learn how to convert MOV to MP4 with H.264 – or any other codec you need.
Now that you know how to reduce the size of your videos, you can decide which method you prefer. Always try to store the original video even after you've converted it, however – just in case you ever need a less-compressed version with better quality.


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Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Commerce
Advantages and Disadvantages of E-commerce
Bus 107
Debra Wilson
November 22, 2010
In today's economy, business moves at a rapid pace and shows no sign of slowing down. Many of the revolutionary changes that have taken place and supplied this economic engine with fuel are due to electronic commerce. The introduction of the computer into the workplace has brought about manifold changes and seemingly unlimited possibilities for merchants. This new technology offers many advantages for businesses but there are disadvantages as well. Each company must weigh the pros and cons while determining what direction they will take. Advantages and Disadvantages of E-commerce
Electronic commerce is a fundamental part of today's business world. It has undergone many changes since its inception and will continue to do so. The information technology field has always moved rapidly and businesses must align themselves with these changes in order to remain competitive. E-commerce has many advantages and has transformed business, as we know it. Although fewer in number, there are also disadvantages associated with e-commerce. The advantages of e-commerce are great in number and have quite a range of variation. E-commerce is still fairly young but has brought manifold changes in the way business is conducted. Businesses great and small have taken advantage of the new opportunities afforded by electronic transactions. As we move on in the twenty first century, we will see more and more participation and advancement in this very important field of commerce. Firms are interested in e-commerce because it can increase profits. There are countless opportunities for increases in sales and also decreases in cost. In the past, businesses were limited to a physical location. Now that business can be conducted electronically, this is no longer a factor. Anywhere on the globe that has a connection is now a potential customer. Individuals can be reached but also groups of people called virtual communities are now paying customers. A virtual community is a gathering of people who share a common interest but instead of gathering in the physical world, they gather on the Internet. (Schneider, 2010) E-commerce increases purchasing power for the buyer. In business-to-business applications, competitive bids can be efficiently obtained as well as negotiation of prices and delivery terms. Both speed and accuracy of exchange information is accelerated which can reduce costs. Many costs have been reduced by companies, such as handling sales inquiries and determining product availability. New suppliers and business partners can also be identified through the Internet. Prices can be compared side-by-side and choices can be made within a shorter time frame. (Schneider, 2010) This can reduce many of the front-end costs that are incurred in the traditional business. Procurement staff can be smaller, therefore reducing costs. E-commerce provides buyers with more variety from a larger number of sellers. Buyers can now search for products twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Purchasing power for the individual consumer has also increased exponentially. One can sit at a computer and shop anywhere in the world for any available product. (Weinclaw, 2008) E-commerce may allow for a more centralized location that could reduce inventory demand. Turnover rates will also be increased. For example: In 1998, the turnover rate for Barnes and Noble was 3.2 per year as opposed to 20.7 per year for Amazon. A company may also be able to purchase land at a remote location for less money and save on construction costs as well. The business could be built more for efficiency of employees and not for aesthetics. If the business could function as a warehouse-style operation, it would be enabled to hold more products and be set up to sell according to volume and not category. There would be no need for a display area or...
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NH woman accused of stabbing Maine man with scissors
KITTERY, Maine (AP) � Police in Maine have charged a New Hampshire woman with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon after she allegedly stabbed a man with a pair of scissors.
Kittery Police Chief Paul Callaghan said officers responded to a home at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday after a man called to say he had been stabbed.
The chief said police found a 69-year-old man who lives at the home bleeding from a cut to his stomach. He was taken to a hospital with serious, but non- life-threatening injuries.
A woman in the house, 36-year-old Layla Bautista-Gaspar of Portsmouth, N.H., was arrested.
Callaghan told the Portsmouth Herald (http://bit.ly/RPSHJu) that circumstances surrounding the stabbing were still under investigation.
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"RENEGADES OF INTELLECTUAL DARK WEB" – On the intellectual dark web they don't trade drugs and human beings or arrange assassinations and terror acts; it's much worse than that:
Here are some things that you will hear when you sit down to dinner with the vanguard of the Intellectual Dark Web: There are fundamental biological differences between men and women. Free speech is under siege. Identity politics is a toxic ideology that is tearing American society apart. And we're in a dangerous place if these ideas are considered "dark."
I was meeting with Sam Harris, a neuroscientist; Eric Weinstein, a mathematician and managing director of Thiel Capital; the commentator and comedian Dave Rubin; and their spouses in a Los Angeles restaurant to talk about how they were turned into heretics. A decade ago, they argued, when Donald Trump was still hosting "The Apprentice," none of these observations would have been considered taboo.
Today, people like them who dare venture into this "There Be Dragons" territory on the intellectual map have met with outrage and derision — even, or perhaps especially, from people who pride themselves on openness.
It's a pattern that has become common in our new era of That Which Cannot Be Said. And it is the reason the Intellectual Dark Web, a term coined half-jokingly by Mr. Weinstein, came to exist.
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"I fear I am writing a requiem for myself."
W.A. Mozart
One of the most common questions I get is why I chose to name my website, social media handles, and everything with me tagged in it these two words: "Sun Requiem".
To answer that, I have to go back to ninth grade, where I led the soprano section, played in the orchestra, and performed the Faure Requiem in the Wangfujing Cathedral with the rest of the Dulwich College music department.
That was the first time I had ever heard of the word. I joked to my friend, when I die, I don't want someone to write me a song, I want them to write me a requiem!
It's no exaggeration that I've preoccupied myself with the question of my mortality and legacy for most of my life. A requiem is a mass written for the dead, an art form both structured and flexible enough to contain the composer's personality.
As a child, I asked my mom what was the purpose of life. To glorify God, she said. The real question for me today is How?


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Eli Tomac has emotions. He just doesn't turn to the media—be it the traditional press or social media—to express them. That makes him much different from his peers, such as the open book that is Ken Roczen, the long-winded storyteller Marvin Musquin, or what-you-see-is-what—you—get Jason Anderson.
When Eli gets heated, such as with Marvin Musquin's Foxborough Supercross bump-and-run, he doesn't mince words, but once he's spoken his piece, he moves back into his quiet corner of the world, at home in Colorado, to renew operations well outside the established motocross social circles in California and Florida.
That's by design: Tomac would rather let his riding do the talking. But while that riding usually speaks volumes, it also leaves one question unanswered. At times, Eli goes so fast that he almost appears inhuman. But every so often, a mistake appears that sends hopes crashing down. Why?
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Making the gift of life is a remarkable donation. But during the holiday season, more donor stations remain empty.
"It's the season of giving," said Kirby Wynn, Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. "It's just not always the season of giving blood."
Inside the center, work continues all year long. As the demand for blood doesn't stop, it needs more donors to pitch in during the holiday season.
For information about donating blood: http://www.bloodcenter.org
"Extra church services, shopping and parties, it's all wonderful things," Wynn continued. "But it fills up the calendar. When the calendar is full, that's not always the time we see blood donations."
A portion of November and December sales at Necker's will benefit the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center.
The MVRBC is also the exclusive provider of blood and blood components to Quad Cities area hospitals. That makes every donation even more important.
"The challenge is the hospitals are treating patients at the same rate," Wynn said. "The use of blood is constant year-round."
They're coming up with some incentives to keep the blood flowing.
Through December 16, 2018, donors will get a t-shirt that looks like an ugly Christmas sweater. From December 17-January 13, donors get a $10 gift card from Amazon or Starbucks.
"You might even have some snow and ice," Wynn said. "There's winter weather coming around, and the possibility of cancelled blood drives. We've still got to be there for patients who need blood transfusions."
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The ARCHITECT@WORK event series is considered to be the trend barometer for architects and interior designers. Only products that have been preselected by a panel of experts and found to be relevant for the target group are shown. This ensures that the showcased products have a high degree of innovation.
HEWI will be participating in the ARCHITECT@WORK in Paris from 21 to 22 September 2017. System 815 and the kindergarten product range have been selected as exhibits. HEWI stands for colour. The sanitary System 815 provides 16 outstanding reasons against monotony in the bathroom. Colour as a design element also plays a central role in the innovative products for children. Discover your favourite HEWI colour at the ARCHITECT@WORK in Paris. Visit HEWI at stand 246.


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Iran Exploring Iran
Exploring Iran
By:Dr Amini
It is sad to begin the introduction of Iran with the word "unfortunately': but unfortunately, few people in the West have much real knowledge about this beautiful country. Moreover, many fall under the spell of extensive anti-Iranian propaganda, spurred by the events which are occuring in Iran today. The tourism business in Iran is still in its early stages, but this too has its positive sides. For example, the relatively small number of tourists to Iran allows the visitor to wander around the world-famous sites in comparative privacy, almost as if enjoying a personal and exclusive tour.
Iran is an incredible place to visit. If for no other reason than its continuous history of some 7,000 years (a distinction few countries can claim), it would be well worth seeing for its diversity of landscapes, monuments, customs, and lifestyles that make Iran attractive in an) season. About one million historical site exist in I ran, according to the statistics of the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization. It is obvious that even the most interesting of these can be visited only by making numerous trips to the country. These trips are all the more pleasant because visitors to Iran never leave it without memories of its wonder-fully hospitable people. Visit Iran, to get a first -hand experience of this fascinating, welcoming country. Visit it now.
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canventional longform, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran conventional short form: Iran
Name Origin:
The name "Iran" comes from the Old Persian word meaning "the land of the Aryans". Iran has been the name of this country at least since the Sasanid period. However, until 1935, the English-speaking world knew this country as Persia, a legacy of the Greeks who named the region after its most important province, Pars (present-day Fars).
Flag Description: Iran's flag is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, 'white, and red (from top to bottom). Centered in the white band is the red emblem - a stylized representation of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom. The words Allah Akbar, meaning "God is Great" are repeated 11 times along each of the inner edges of the green and red bands in white letters in angular Kufic script.
Location:Middle East
Area:total: 1,648 million sq. km land: 1,636 million sq. km water: 12,000 sq. km
Comparative: the size of the United
Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland all combined
Land boundaries:
Total: 5,440 km
Coastline: 2,440 km
Climate: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along the Caspian coast
Terrain: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts and mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Damavand Peak,
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Population: 85,397,521 (July 2007 est.)
population growth rate: 0.663% (2007 est.)
Gender ratio: 1.024
males/female (2007 est.)
Ethnic groups: Persian 51 %, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazanderani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lor 2%, Baluch 2%, Turkman 2%, other 1 % Languages: Persian and dialects 58%, Turkish and dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Lori 2%, Baluchi 1%, Arabic 1 %, other 3%
Religions: Shiite Muslim 89%, Sunnite Muslim 10%, Christian, Zoroastrian, Jewish, and other 1%
Administrative division: 30 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan)
Capital: Tehran
Government type: Islamic Republic
Constitution: 2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the Presidency and eliminate the Prime Ministry
Legal system: The Constitution codifies Islamic principles of government. Suffrage: 15 years of age, universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei (since 4 June, 1989)
head of government: President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (since 3 August, 2005) cabinet: Leader of the Islamic Revolution is appointed for life by the Assembly of Experts. Council of Ministers selected b)' the President with legislative approval elections. President is elected by popular vote for a four-year term. Last elections were held on 24 June, 2005.
Legislative branch: unicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly or Majles-e Shoura-ye Eslami (290 seats; changed from 270 seats with the 18 February, 2000 election); members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms.
Military branches: Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (Sepah) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army) forces)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Economy: a mixture of state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale private trading and service ventures major industries: oil, gas, agriculture, carpets industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, texThes, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabricating, armaments agriculture - products: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton, dairy products, wool, caviar exports - commodities: oil and oil products 85%, carpets, fruits and nuts, iron and steel, chemicals GDP: purchasing power parity - $599.2 billion (2006 est.) annual growth: 4.3% (2006 est.) inflation rate: 17.3% for consumer prices (2006 est.)
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OSS: A solid game from Q and some Brerrors stop the slide.
Three up:
- Q had a great game, allowing three hits and two walks and striking out seven in 6.2 innings. He was cruising until the seventh, when the wheels started to come off a bit, but that certainly beats said wheels falling off in the third instead. It was his third straight better-than-quality start, and hopefully a sign that the ship is righted.
- Addison Russell made a ludicrous defensive play to nab Braun in the ninth inning. Addy has struggled with the bat this year but his defense looks better than ever.
- David Bote's reaction to the Russell play deserves its own bullet.
Three down
- The Cubs are still only three up in the loss column so hopefully they take care of business tomorrow.
- The top of the lineup struggled in this one, going 0-12 with four strikeouts.
- The Cardinals won, which is always lame.
Next up: The Cubs go for the series win with Cyle on the mound facing Chase Anderson. Hopefully we find out before the game that MLB has rescheduled Thursday's game for the end of the month.


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The following are questions that are often asked by parents of children and babies in Panti Rapih Hospital Pharmacy: What do doctors pay attention to when giving medicine to babies or children? When prescribing medicines for babies and children, the doctor will see: Diagnosis of disease based on physical and laboratory examinations (if needed). […]
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Dysmenorrhea (dysmenorrhea) comes from the ancient Greek word "dys" meaning difficult / painful, "meno" means month, "rrhea" means flow / flow. Then dysmenorrhea is defined as pain that occurs during menstruation. There are two types of dysmenorrhea, namely primary dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain without pelvic abnormalities) and secondary dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain accompanied by pelvic abnormalities). Risk […]
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Flood disasters at the peak of the Cempaka tropical cyclone in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) and southern East Java on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 were very alarming. Follow-up danger after the flood recedes is a deadly * leptospirosis disease. * Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with the bacteria Leptospira sp. which […]
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