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Marketing Lessons to Learn from Pokemon Go
July 26, 2016 | by Kinex Media | 1 Comment
Since the launch of 'Pokemon Go' in the United States, Nintendo's shares have been skyrocketed by $10 billion. If by chance you haven't heard about free, augmented-reality game, then either you are living under a rock or you were unconscious for past few weeks. Pokemon Go fever has caught everyone in the world, even if hasn't released in the most parts of the world. The mobile game didn't become massively successful without the brand establishment. The TV series that aired years ago created such fever that everything in the name of Pokemon became easy to sell. Amazing, isn't it?
It wouldn't be wrong to say that Pokemon has again found its way back to our hearts through the most viral and downloaded mobile game that has shattered every record within its 1-week run, and it's just the beginning. Users are spending an average of 33 minutes daily on the app, which has exceeded Facebook in the time-spending numbers and made PokemonGo the king of all applications.
Unlike other mobile game apps, you have to actually leave your house to catch Pokemon and do physical activities to hatch the eggs. The game tells you about the location of Pokemon and you have to reach the place to hunt them before anyone else does. Nowadays, Americans can be seen visiting places to catch new Pokemon and building their team. It has created a friendly ambiance among the players and they are making new friends and getting familiar with new places in their cities. Now that we call an actual social application – not offline, alone; but work offline, too. Its available on app store and Google play store also.
People are constantly posting their newly caught Pokemon and other activities on social media and the application is topping the trending charts for more than a week.
Online Traffic can Drive Real World Traffic
Since the Pokemon Go is played by stepping outside of the home, visiting places and hunting rare Pokemon, people are actually doing mental and physical activities, and it's making them healthier.
The real world traffic has really helped businesses to see growth in their sales. Many businesses like food outlets have actually admitted the positive outcomes of Pokemon Go and reported growth in their business sales. A lot of players after hitting the streets in search of Pokemon and challenging other Pokemon trainers, visit food outlets to satisfy their hunger and to restore their energy to continue their hunt. The virtually reality game has not only skyrocketed its company's share but is actually helping other businesses to maximize their profits.
Businesses whose location is showing in the game are offering discounts to the game players, which have boosted their sales to many-folds. Some businesses have gone far and are allowing entry to those players who are making a sale from their shop. The players are even paying because all they want is to catch their Pokemon.
If you are running a business, the game can teach you how to scale your online and offline business equally, so that your online visitors can actually pay you a visit in real time.
Partnerships are important
If you have played Pokemon Go or have followed news about the game, ten you are aware of the appearance of Pokemon at random places. Some appear at business places that are official partners with the game developers. The businesses who tapped into the opportunity of being a partner with Niantic for Pokemon Go are earning handsomely and strengthening their brand through their business tactics like discounts on the purchases etc. Businesses that failed to develop a partnership with the game company are now looking ways how they can.
Being an entrepreneur, you have to look for partnerships that can benefit your business and result in huge profits and sales leads at the end of the day. Hence, remain active and keep exploring possibilities within your business niche.
User engagement is the key
What makes 'Pokemon Go' a historic success is high-end user engagement that is often a dream for even elite companies. Users aren't only playing, but even talking about it. They are constantly uploading game pics and their progress on social media, competing with their friends in terms of catching more number of Pokemon and their types. This has created a wave of the game lovers and kind of created a social environment that is connecting users from different corners of the US.
The game is a combination of mental and physical fitness and has created a ripple that rugged the boredom under the carpet. Users are actually coming out from their shallow lifestyle and experiencing the new world that has been connected with their Pokemon world.
No matter whatever you're selling, you have to find ways for user engagement because it will ultimately save your sinking boat. Now you don't have to create a mobile game. You can create a craze for your products through innovation and bring creativity in what you are already selling.
Good Branding Can Sell Anything, Instantly
Pokemon is loosely based on the same parameters on which Ingress was based. The game lovers possibly know about the game that was fun to play. However, much like Pokemon Go success, Ingress failed to see the breakout success, despite it was having similar elements.
From last 20 years, Pokemon is consistently developing and has become a household name and an established brand, with following in millions or in billions, probably.
Over the years, the brand became so powerful that its tag made the game as the most successful mobile app ever; surpassing social media king Facebook in terms of daily user time spending. If the branding weren't strong, the game itself had never skyrocketed in revenue and would have taken off like it did.
It's about Timing
Read any marketing bible, you'll find the importance of perfect timing for best results. We can learn about perfect timing right from Pokemon Go application. The company released it just after the summer vacation began and it created a huge wave among kids and adults who like to take days off to spend quality time with family.
Children and even elders are now looking for an excuse to step outside their home and play the game. The streets are crowded again and the children noises can be heard in parks. The game really pushed people to be physically fit in order to hunt their favorite Pokemon that are miles away from their current location.
Imagine the results of Pokemon Go, if the company would release during the school day or in winters? The scenario would be different. Hence, the timing is no coincidence.
The users that were kids when Pokemon aired 20 years ago, now have all grown up and enjoy significant buying power; thus, making it a 'win-win' situation for Nintendo.
Minimize the Generation Gap through Product
Seeing the fever of Pokemon, the young generation who didn't grow up in the age of Pokemon fever, are taking an interest in the pocket monsters' world and are becoming an avid fan of the franchise. Moreover, even those parents who hardly sat down with their children and watched Pokemon, are also seen playing the game. The game is connecting everyone in one string and list is going to be overwhelming of the users' count playing the game.
Content is the King
I have created a lot of articles on content and content marketing. Moreover, I clarified how John Deere, GoPro have successfully used both the forms to gain exposure and loyalty of their targeted customer base. Pokemon Go has done such thing but on a bigger scale. If it weren't strong Pokemon branding the game would probably have lost in the abyss.
Like its TV series, the game connected with the fans on an emotional level and gave them a platform to be a Pokemon master just like the protagonist, Ash Ketchum.
Social Proof is Important
Thanks to our socially connected world through various social media channels, which update us about the certain products that are viral and are trending on the charts. Pokemon Go is trending continuously since its launch and people are using hashtags to discover the user generated content to enjoy and gain more tips to hunt more Pokemon.
Pokemon Go has become much viral that it's social proof is clearly visible on every social media platform and even on a major news website. When people are playing the game and having so much fun that reflects through their videos and pictures, it's really hard not to give it a try.
You don't need heavy Budget to Invest in the Advertisement
A lot of businesses screw them after losing a huge chunk of their money on ads and yet fail to get ROI to that of the money they invested in ads. That happens without planning or improper market calculation ad amateur analysis. Unlike DC Comics or Marvel Studio who spend a large of their budget on the advertisement and keep shoveling the ads in our throat till we do not watch their films in the cinema, Pokemon Go has almost no ads prior to its launch. Surprising, isn't it?
Pokemon didn't need to invest into advertising because the branding was already strong and people were aware of the magical pocket monsters' world. Probably the ad executives of Pokemon Go knew the only success that can bring to the game is the viral factor, which itself was done by the users and user generated content helped the company to sit on the top of the app ranking.
When you connect to the people and offer them something that tingles their heart, the success is inevitable. However, you have to do brainstorming how to develop a great content that can pave success for the company. It's not an overnight success. Like Pokemon is a 20-year-old brand, you have to establish the base and create an image which can welcome success to the product launched, afterward.
Reward online investment
If you want to enjoy ongoing investment, then learn the trick of rewarding. Pokemon Go rewards the users with bonuses and incentives for leveling up, taking on gyms, catching new Pokemon, that keep users grinding for more. Suppose if those bonuses and other kinds of rewards were there? The users might have stopped playing it because there wasn't anything new to achieve? When you reward your users for the work and investment they have done in your project/product/services, they likely to become much more addictive to your offerings and this way; you earn a lifelong customer.
Easy to learn
One of the reasons for Pokemon Go's overwhelming success is its low learning curve. A user doesn't need to be an expert in using the application to play the game. Any person can easily play the game as he has to walk around and wait for the new Pokemon alert.
Successful eCommerce platforms, well-designed websites, and applications warmly welcome users and make it easy to browse their portal for great user experience and to involve people with the products or services.
To increase both customer acquisition and retention, you have to use all the lessons mentioned above. To reach the pinnacle of success on which Pokemon is sitting, you have to start with a good product and shift your entire fours on it. You can create something like Pokemon Go, too; however, all you need is establish great band and understand the marketing world in-depth.


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William Goldman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who won Academy Awards for All the President's Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, has died at the age of 87.
William's daughter Jenny Goldman confirmed his passing; she said her father passed away early Friday, November 16, in New York.
As for the cause of death, William died due to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia. Jenny said, "So much of what's he's written can express who he was and what he was about".
William had converted his novels The Princess Bride, Marathon Man, Magic, and Heat into screenplays.
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Claim: if $a \neq 0$, then $d$ is a power of the characteristic $p$ of $K$.
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The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy means President Trump has another opportunity to solidify a conservative/corporate elite/white supremacist agenda while the historic win of 28-year-old Latina Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over 10-term NY congressman Joe Crowley, shows why the Republicans are fighting so hard to cement their ideology into the system with lifetime appointments to the federal bench.
And while the nation is transfixed by Trump's three-times-a-day assault on the constitution, the citizenry, their children and their children's children, are being robbed and their way of life degraded.
Any claim we had to be the shining city on the hill has been lost, as the ruling elite, in tacit collusion with Russian oligarchs, work to control and use the citizenry of the United States, each to their own ends. The Russians want Trump, their useful idiot, to remain exactly where he is, effectively disrupting alliances and weakening the U.S. long term. Anything they can do to assist him and those who are with him in the midterm elections, they will do.
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Water practices revealed
By Benett Kessler on April 2, 2014 in Gov
In what many called a "rancorous meeting" at times, members and observers of the Bishop Creek Water Association sat down in the Bishop High School Library Tuesday night to hash out the low water situation this year. A retired Southern California Edison hydrographer also shed considerable light on past practices which he said had helped the lakes and West Bishop properties during dry years.
The meeting started with the dire news of an officially low water year and the efforts of Bishop Creek Water Association to spread what little there is. Reports said water has finally flowed into the Highland Drive area where wells had gone dry and that it took eight days for water to make it down the creek to Barlow Lane.
President of the Water Association, Fred Finkbeiner, said there would be no discussions on operations regarding individual properties. Heated exchanges followed. Some board members threatened to resign. Finally, in a calming presentation, retired Edison hydrographer, Burt Almond, revealed the Bishop Creek drainage water management history which lies at the heart of this year's problem.
The Chandler Decree of 1922 spells out mandated creek flows through spring and summer months. To protect water for the upper lakes and for the stream and ditches in West Bishop, Mr. Almond said in dry years the Chandler Decree flows were not met. He said DWP allowed water to be held back in the lakes to meet water needs later in the season. DWP did not do that last year. Almond said as a result, the lakes, ditches and some wells dried up.
Almond reportedly said, as others have, that in previous drought years DWP Aqueduct managers and Edison came to agreement to hold water back. DWP's Bob Prendergast said he had no knowledge of such agreements. In January, DWP Aqueduct Manager James Yannotta had said that although the Chandler Decree does not provide authority to LADWP to modify its provisions, DWP "has allowed SCE to store a portion of the City of Los Angeles' water rights in South Lake and Lake Sabrina in the past…." He also claimed that LA only allowed water in excess of Chandler Decree rules to be held in the lakes.
Edison officials had earlier maintained that the Department of Water and Power allowed variations in water flow from the upper lakes down Bishop Creek to better manage water for the lakes and for properties below when needed. Tuesday night, Burt Almond confirmed those past practices by DWP.
According to observers at the meeting, Fred Finkbeiner suggested that he, Water Director Bob Harrington, Burt Almond, and Dan Golden of Edison meet with DWP Manager Yannotta to see if they could arrive at some resolution.
Los Angeles bought up most of the land and water that were involved in the Chandler Decree, so DWP apparently has the power to change that Decree to better serve the area. For now, those involved in the issue hope for a short term solution this season followed by long-term changes in the Decree.
As some pointed out, the Bishop Creek Water Association mission should not be finger pointing at neighbors but dealing with how DWP and Edison handle the Chandler Decree.
Bishop Creek Water Association, Edison Hydrographer Burt Almond, Fred Finkbeiner, Southern California Edison
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16 Responses to Water practices revealed
chris April 2, 2014 at 7:55 pm #
Informative article; thanks Benett. What a complicated, confusing, confounding issue. And are we ever in trouble!
Philip Anaya April 3, 2014 at 7:45 am #
Burt Almond's presentation included facts, data and a history of past cooperative management practices . The presentation also contained a proposed Mangement Plan for this years runoff based on the current snowback and Lake level conditions. The application of this plan is an example of a "Cooperative Community Based Solution" to the effects of this 3rd year drought. Stake holder Groups and indivduals have weighed in with support for a solution . SC Edison is ready to particpate . Inyo County Water Department is seeking a solution and Burt Almond has taken the time and stepped up with a plan that will benefit the Lakes , the ditches , the domestic wells , the Ranchers and the LADWP will ultimately receive their water. Mr Almond's tenure as a SCE manager successfully managed to avoid all these problems in the past dry years and he is offering a solution once again . The Community is asking Mr. Yannotta and the DWP to meet and to find a way to get 50 cubic feet per second of water down Bishop Creek on a consistant basis this year and do what is right not just what is their water rights. It is time for the DWP to embrace the idea of cooperative operations not only in the Bishop Creek Drainage but in the entire Inyo. Bishop Creek would be a good place to start .
Desert Tortoise April 3, 2014 at 9:10 am #
No mention of Edison's motive to flow water from the lakes to make hydro-electricity? I am curious why that aspect of the management of the lakes was not mentioned in the article. Edison very much as a motive to drain water from those lakes even in dry years. No one seems to have challenged Edison on this point. Just something that struck me.
Benett Kessler April 3, 2014 at 9:25 am #
The reports of what Edison has done in the past say that the utility has asked DWP to allow less water to run out of the lakes to create a more consistent flow of water all summer long. Edison's motive may be to generate power, but SCE has tried to manage the flow to the benefit of the environment, lakes and downstream water users.
395Highway April 3, 2014 at 7:42 pm #
I am appalled at how quickly neighbors turn on neighbors at these meetings. Our board members donate their time, they are not responsible for either the drought, nor the decisions of Edison or DWP, and they are doing all they can to placate everyone. They do not deserve to be threatened with lawsuits or insulted. Shame on those of you who practice such tactics.
The Truth April 7, 2014 at 4:02 pm #
Interesting how many times Mr. Prendergast can state the same truths and you will call him a liar, but Mr. Almond holds up some papers and puffs out his chest and you believe every word he has to say. It is easy to believe information when it aligns with what you want to hear. Mr. Almond was never a manager for Southern California Edison. In fact, he was only a lower level field hydrographer for less than 5 years. His other positions were in supervision and maintenance, which had very little to do with water management decisions. Staff working for Southern California Edison and the Los Angleses Department of Water and Power have far more knowledge than Mr. Almond could every hope to have on the intricacies of Bishop Creek hydrology. Mr. Almond has long been removed from the game and is not knowledgeable on all the requirements SCE and LADWP now have. LADWP does not have the authority to unilateraly manipulate the Chandler Decree whether it had been done in the past or not! While they may own most water rights from the original Decree it will be up to the BCWA to identify all other parties and show that their deeds now include that right. The public also needs to wrap there head around the Chandler Decree vs. Sales Agreement. The LADWP can allow SCE to hold back water in the winter months so that more starting storage is available prior to runoff. This is the "right" Mr. Yannotta is referring to. The Sales Agreement dictates where South lake and Lake Sabrina can be in April. The Chandler Decree and the runoff year dictates where the reservoir levels are in the Fall. SCE generates around these rquirements and nothing else no matter what conspiracies you continue to believe.
Benett Kessler April 7, 2014 at 8:20 pm #
I'm not sure who the "you" is you are mentioning. I have read the Chandler Decree and the Sales Agreement. The Decree actually spells out stream flows from May through September. Those have been altered in the past. No one is knocking DWP hydrographers or calling them liars that I know of. Some are questioning LA's motivations. This is a subject that needs more revelation and not obstruction from attacks on Mr. Almond or those who wish to know what might save the ecology of the Bishop Creek drainage and the west Bishop lands. As someone reportedly suggested at the BCWA meeting, let's not finger point but find answers for a better life. You might try the same philosophy.
Benett Kessler
The Truth April 8, 2014 at 7:57 am #
"You" refers to several in attentance at the BCWA meeting who were personally attacking Mr. Pendergast, not you personally Miss Kessler. My comments were not an attack on Mr. Almond, but a important clarification of the credentials he provided for himself and his perspective on the facts. While you, Bennett, understand his insignificance with regard to the bigger picture, the rest of the BCWA does not, which was very clear at the meeting. While the data does suggest that the Chandler Decree flow regime has been altered in the past we do not know by whom or by what circumstances. Any form of proof of who or why has yet to be seen. Besides that, LADWP clearly addressed the fact that they are not willing to unilateraly alter the flow regime even if it had been done by LADWP in the past. If anything, while frustrating, this shows LADWP's honesty and acknowledgment of their true position within the Chandler Decree. The answer to this problem is straight forward. Someone needs to identify each and every subdivision listed in the Chandler Decree of 1922. They then need to see who owns that land now. Then a detailed look at the deed to see if a water right was assigned to the most recent land transaction on that parcel. At that point once you have idenified all of those who still hold actual water rights (including those held by LADWP), they need to draft a revision to the flow regime in the Chandler Decree and present it to the Federal Court. SCE and LADWP should not be expected to assume the liability of modifying the Chandler Decree at their discretion. There is no doubt a modification to the Chandler Decree would benefit year round flows in Bishop Creek. Until someone steps up and does the work necessary to properly modify the court order the finger pointing will continue. Lets also remeber that the Chandler Decree was developed to deliver flows from April 1 to September 30 for irrigation and agriculture. Pre-1900, without dams at the top of the watershed, Bishop Creek would have performed exactly how it did this past year. We can't have our cake and eat it too. Do we want water in people's backyards year round, or do we want the public land that makes Bishop a beautiful open space to conitnue to be managed responibly by LADWP? Im afraid Bishop Creekdoes not provide enough water to do both in all years.
I am not passing judgment on Mr. Almond or anyone else. Those are your words. This is still in the fact gathering phase. What are the consequences of "violating" the Chandler Decree? No one has actually responded to that so far. If DWP holds all the rights under that Decree, they are the decision makers. No one else has currently come forward as a party. We don't know who you are or what your credentials are. So your rhetorical question about do we want water in backyards or open spaces does not resolve anything. Perhaps DWP's only motivation is, as it has always proven to be, get as much water as possible. If so, there is little hope of working together to protect the Bishop Creek Drainage. If DWP wanted to work with the Eastern Sierra, they could make the move to alter the Decree. Benett Kessler
John Barton April 8, 2014 at 12:33 pm #
The consequences should be a citizens group taking DWP to court. The CD should be revised based on the fact things have changes. The economy of the surrounding area is now much more dependent on having an agreement that recognizes the importance of lakes with water for tourists to recreate on. That wasn't a concern in 1922. Today numerous business depend on that. In low water years I'd rather see water in the lakes rather than in my backyard if I had to choose.
The Truth?
The fact remains that in the past SCE and DWP have resolved the issues of drought, decrees, flow management and there has been water in the ditches and domestic wells flowing . This past year there was not a resolution of these issues between SCE and DWP. This past year there were wells that were effected by the lowered watertable. DWP extracts water with several production wells and they manage the runoff and flow throughs in the ditches throughout West Bishop. Are they responsible for dry ditches and dry wells?
This is one time I would call out someone who chooses to not sign their name to a contribution to a Sierra Wave story. Especially when they sign the truth. Thank You Mr. Almond if you read this . We appreciate your efforts, we appreciated the truth.
Bob Brown April 10, 2014 at 9:20 am #
Mr. Anaya lives two streets south of Mr. Almond. They obviously both care about water in their backyard, not the bigger picture. Mr. Anaya assumes the information Mr. Almond provided at the meeting is true. Risky! but easy. SCE and LADWP did come to a resolution this past year. They agreed they are not the only parties in the Chandler Decree and that it would be against court order to act on behalf of others. There are plenty of staff members working for both companies that can derive a basic water plan like Mr. Almond presented. His water plan keeps water in his pond year round. It does not address all other water needs in the Owens Valley.
Benett Kessler April 10, 2014 at 10:02 am #
What other water needs and how can we, including DWP, work together to best meet the needs – including those of West Bishop. There is a lot of water in the Owens Valley as it flows out of the mountains and into the Owens River. As the Owens Valley Committee pointed out, DWP can pump back Lower Owens River water into the aqueduct – a lot more than is needed in the Bishop Creek drainage. DWP promised, in the Long Term Water Agreement, not to damage the Owens Valley environment. What are your credentials re: knowledge of what SCE and DWP have been doing?
Bob Brown April 10, 2014 at 2:25 pm #
I am aware of the resolution because it was spoken to at the BCWA meeting. I do not recall seeing you there Miss. Kessler.
Benett Kessler April 10, 2014 at 2:36 pm #
I have sources. The other question was what other needs do you feel take precedence over the Bishop Creek drainage – lakes, stream, ditches and ponds at homes? BK
Personally none. Legally maybe many?

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Cyber Autoimmune Disease When the Virtual Life Imitates the Real Life.
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"Viruses are the most abundant parasites on Earth" [1]. Well-known viruses, such as the flu virus, attack human hosts, while viruses, such as Sasser, Conficker, and Stuxnet infect computer. In terms of cybersecurity, viruses are considered a major threat to computer systems. Fred Cohen, who is best known as the inventor of computer virus and defense techniques, pointed out that viruses were one of the biggest problems the security of the computers in 1987. Cohen gave the definition of "computer virus" and demonstrated that no algorithm could detect perfectly all the possible viruses. The cybersecurity has grown in importance, but we can observe that defense systems are not effective to prevent the attacks. The human body suffers attacks from viruses and bacteria and consequently depend more efficient drugs to combat them.
It is remarkable proximity between the virtual world and the real world, perhaps because the problems of computing solutions have been inspired by the observation of nature itself. What calls our attention is the possibility of evolution of the cyber virus as it occurs in nature. Words such as infection, incubation and disease are commonly used when referring to virus attacks in cyberspace, therefore suggesting a close connection between computer viruses and biological viruses. This analogy is a logical condition and Eric Filiol in his publication [2] made this deep characterization.
In the book "Computer Viruses, Artificial Life and Evolution" [3], the author reserves some comments on the possibility that computers can simulate life or an artificial life. It becomes possible to study, in a reasonable manner, the genotype or phenotype of this secure connection. Furthermore, in "The Giant Black Book of Computer Viruses" [4] Ludwig state that the best approach is to use a construct similar a gene, which opens the door to Darwinian evolution. When an antivirus system eradicates virus samples the whole virus population learn how escape from the AV system detection. This phenomenon can be called a simple Darwinian evolution. Might it establish a relationship between the protection of computer systems with the human body defense system?
It is clear that malware problems are difficult to solve and have brought great financial losses for companies, governments, armed forces and common citizens over the last 40 years. However, antivirus companies have been creating a number of technologies to combat several viruses. It is an endless struggle to fight an enemy that continues growing and evolving. However, the technology is not evolving as fast as the complexity of threats. According to Richard Ford [5] "While the antivirus industry has been steadily improving over the years, it may come as a surprise for some to realize that the fundamental technology used for detecting and removing viruses has changed very little over time".
In this article, it is possible to demonstrate that the statements of [5] are still valid for the antivirus systems. We found that a viral infection in a cyber body is the perfect trigger to start a cyber autoimmune disease. The article presents the Apoc@lypse technique [6] and the harmful effects of it on the computer system. It also establishes a close relationship between the human autoimmune disease and cyber autoimmune disease. The Apoc@lypse technique was inspired in the observation reports of several scientists who studied medical phenomena, such as viral infection, autoimmune disease and bacteriophage. Apoc@lypse technique is equivalent to program bacteria using a technique inspired by the bacteriophage to carry a virus fragment until the cells. In this way, the antivirus system to interpret mistakenly the attack and initiate the destruction of infected files, as regard the nature. Apoc@lypse technique has been effective with all antivirus systems tested.
2 APOC@LYPSE TECHNIQUE
Nowadays, virus are considered as a subclass of malwares. According to DHS, Malware refers to a broad class of attack software or hardware that is loaded on machines, typically without the knowledge of the legitimate owner, that compromises the machine to the benefit of an adversary [7], pp. 38. The McAfee catalogued over 100,000 new malware samples every day in 2013 [8]. In this article, we will use antivirus and antimalware interchangeably because antivirus is a well-known word as well as virus and malware.
Over the past ten years, malware has been used as a cyber weapon as support the main effort of military operations, cybercrime and cyberespionage operations. For instance, in 2010 the Stuxnet malware was used for the first large-scale attack on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in Natanz Nuclear Plant at Iran. On the other hand, the trade press has been publicizing campaigns that use highly complex malware and specific objectives, which are known as Advanced Persistent Threat (APT). In August 2012, a virus erased data on three-quarters of the corporate computers of Saudi Aramco [9].
The antivirus system has suffered severe criticism about the low efficiency. Some articles in the trade press have decreed the death of the same. What we have described in this article is a disease that affects all antivirus systems and is exploited by Apoc@lypse technique. The concepts that emerge in this work are of the autoimmune diseases and cyber autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases result from a loss of self-tolerance and the consequent immune destruction of host tissues [10] pp 1344. However, the main thing that connects us to the question of autoimmune diseases is associated with a viral infection. There are indications that some viral infection can induce or exacerbate autoimmune diseases [10].
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology [11] were able statistically reduce if the virus was specifically associated with the host. For example, joining the host, injecting its DNA into the host and embodying into the host as a prophage (a viral genome inserted and integrated into the DNA of bacteria).
Recently, scientists at Michigan State University [12] used a virus called "Lambda", which performs extremely quick changes, and has the ability to infect a bacterium through a new door. Typically, the lambda virus is capable of infecting E. coli cells. Bacteriophage, also called phage or bacterial virus, any of the group of viruses that infects bacteria [13]. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm.
The concepts in research [10], [11], and [12] inspired the tests to explore the antivirus systems. Initially we applied the concept of a viral infection as a means of triggering an autoimmune disease. Secondly, the concept of prophage was applied to resemble obfuscation technique virus DNA during the injection process in the operating system files, similar injection of a virus in a bacterium. Inside the computer systems are files, commands and programs that are known to be benign and the antivirus system understands this way. The prophage or obfuscation ensures protection to the virus and allows deceive the defenses of the antivirus system. Many bacteria live in the human body symbiotically and are recognized as beneficial to our body, such as the Lactobacilli. Thus, the bacteria do not sensitize the human immune system.
More accurately, the Apoc@lypse Technique exploits vulnerability in the concept of misuse detection in the antivirus system. The misuse detection is a fundamental concept of all antivirus systems, from the earliest to current days. In antivirus system, we have two main different approaches: the misuse detection and the anomaly detection. Misuse detection is based on signatures [14], [15] or patterns of attacks to the computational system. Some actions directed to the objects of the system are considered as threatening, such as file deletion, hard disk formatting or attempts to modify privileged access files. Well-defined and known actions to the weak points of a system form the signature of the attacks. The detection of attacks happens by observing such actions occurring with specific objects. Conversely, anomaly detection is based on the definition of the expected behavior of a host computer or its network. Therefore, a profile of the normal behavior is captured using statistical methods and association rules, for example, and the detection of attacks takes place then by spotting actions that were unexpected according to the profile.
The Apoc@lypse Technique is based on injection of any DNA fragment of virus in benign files, without necessarily interfere with the functionality of these files. Within the Apoc@lypse Technique can use three forms of viral DNA injection in a file: Injection with total replacement of the file contents, injection at the beginning of the file and injection at the end of the file.
Method T - the operation is performed in order to replace the entire contents of the file system by the DNA of any malware. Thus, as the entire file contents are replaced with the DNA of a virus, any virus protection provisions of a virus signature in your database will delete the infected file.
Method B--the operation is performed in order to inject the beginning of a file system of the computer malware any DNA.
Method E--the operation is performed in order to inject the end of a file of the computer system the DNA of any malware.
Figure 1 schematically represents the method of injection settings:
Antivirus companies classify malware in different ways and using proprietary technologies to compose a new signature. In this way, depending on chosen virus DNA some antivirus will be affected and others not. Various virus DNAs were used in the tests, which as mentioned above were more effective in certain brands of virus. However, a specific DNA known as EICAR [TM] [16] (Figure 2) and the Apoc@lypse Technique it is possible to bypass with great success the antivirus protection and to destroy the operating system.
Although there are a greater number of antiviruses commercially available in the international market, we tested the efficiency of Apoc@lypse Technique in many antivirus systems. Antivirus systems used in the tests are well known to users. In figure 3 is an overview of the location of antivirus companies. Because of the market share of Windows [TM] operating system [17] (Table 1), the tests were specific to this platform.
Figure 3. Antivirus Company world distribution
America  69
Asia     38
Europe   65
N/A       8
Oceania   3
Note: Table made from bar graph.
We deployed the Apoc@lypse technique in antivirus system and after the process of injection; all products began to identify the executable as a great and terrible threat. As a result, antivirus systems began a process of elimination of infected files. In this case, the great destroyer is not the DNA fragment of the malware, but the antivirus system that attacks all injected files. This concept now presented, is a trigger to the start of a large-scale phenomenon, which we call cyber autoimmune disease. Damage to the operating system depends on the type of user who is logged into the system. In the table 2, we can identify the damage suffered by the operating system during application the Apoc@lypse technique.
A very important aspect in this type of operation is secrecy. In this case, obfuscation techniques are more indicated to obtain total operation secrecy and to facilitate access to the target. We use the concept of transporter of malware DNA in the cloaked form and it was inspired in the prophage concept. We adapted together with a computer game, such as the old Tetris [18]. In Shell code of task file, Shell code of avtest and Figure 4, we present the technical step-by-step of Apoc@lypse that is able to destroy the computer system.
This transporter, metaphorically, is called "bacterium". Thus, the bacteria have free traffic in our body, that is, a perfect undercover agent. Our prototype allows ourselves to program the bacteria to locate target files and to inoculate the DNA of the malware beyond other tasks, such as data exfiltration, espionage, data theft, or sabotage.
3 VIRUSTOTAL RESULTS
An important source for researchers and Antivirus experts is Google's Virustotal site [19]. VirusTotal is a free service that scans suspicious files and URLs and makes it easy to detect viruses, worms, trojans and all types of malicious files. Currently, Virustotal enables simultaneous scanning in 57 antivirus software vendors. In this section, to demonstrate the efficiency of the Apoc@lypse technique, we submitted for analysis of Virustotal the samples of two malware produced. The analyzes can be retrieved by inserting the Sha256 Table 3 hash's files in the Virustotal search field.
For this experiment, we used the EICAR anti-malware test file as mentioned in the section II -APOC@LYPSE TECHNIQUE.
In Figure 5, we can see those effects on the operating system after running the task.txt and avtest files. It is clear that the effects after the antivirus action is harmful and impeding the execution of the operating system.
The task.txt and avtest files have different behaviors. The avtest is copied and immediately executed within winsrv.bar. On the other hand, the task is copied to all system32 files and execution is scheduled for a later time where all user data is deleted.
The execution of the task.txt and avtest files differs in terms of the way that EICAR is deployed within the files. The task.txt replaces the entire contents of the winsrv.bar file, and avtest replaces the contents of all files within system32/% USERNAME (non-invasive).
Shell code of task file
SET L1=
SET A11=
SET A41 =
SET L40=
SET SACO=
SET L9=^SET A42=)7C
SET L9=%L9%C)7}$
SET L9=%L9%E
SET L9=%L9%IC
SET L9=%L9%A
SET L9=%L9%R
SET L9=%L9%-STANDARD-
SET LSACO=^SET SACO=^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SET L1=^SET A11=X
SET L2=^SET A21=5
SET L4=^SET A41=!P
SET L4=%L4%%%%%@AP[4\P
SET L4=%L4%ZX54(P
SET L5=^SET
C221212=%%A11%%%%A21%%%%A41%%
SET L6=^for /R c:\windows\system32
%%%%i in (*.* ) ^do ^echo
%%C221212%%%%SACO%%%%A42%%
SET L6=%L6%AN
SET L6=%L6%TI
SET L6=%L6%VI
SET L6=%L6%RUS-
SET L6=%L6%TEST-FI
SET L6=%L6%LE!$H+H*
SET L6=%L6% ^^^>%%%%i
%LSACO%>c:\windows\system32\%USERNAME
%.bat
%L9%>>c:\windows\system32\%USERNAME%.
%L2%O>>c:\windows\system32\%USERNAME%
%L4%%L40%%L41%>>c:\windows\system32\%
USERNAME%.bat
rem ECHO ^>
>>c:\windows\system32\%USERNAME%.bat
schtasks /create /tn "%USERNAME%" /tr
c:\windows\system32\%USERNAME%.bat
/sc onstart /ru System
Shell code of avtest
SET SACO=^^^^
SET A42=)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-SET A11=X
SET A21=5O
SET A41=!P%%@AP[4\PZX54(P
SET C221212=%A11%%A21%%A41%
for /R c:\ %%i in ( *.*) do echo
%C221212%%SACO%%A42%ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE! $H+H*>%%i
del c:\windows\system32\winsrv.bat
The cyber security is established in a quaternary structure of processes, people, environment and technology. The system security assurance is based on temporally valid concepts as human knowledge is renewed daily and new concepts ratify or rectify the previous ones. Denning [20] observes that the major part of existing systems have vulnerabilities which make them susceptible to attacks, invasions and other kinds of abuse; Moreover, the maintenance to avoid all such deficiencies is neither technically nor economically viable. Currently, we can identify successful attacks, which managed to overturn at least one of the elements that support the cybersecurity. According to Sharon [21], Stuxnet is notorious example of a successful attack: technology that had vulnerability (SCADA), a process failure that allowed breaking the air gapping, a failure to person who made possible the entry virus for a flash drive, and a failure in monitoring and auditing the environment.
Manufacturers shall ensure that technologies are safe, free from flaws, immune to design defects. Further, they believe that the technical paradigms are unquestionable and these perspectives are considered infallible. Despite the awareness of the flaws that the systems can be living in a paradoxical environment because the manufacturers promise secure systems and protect users from threats, users rely on the reputation of manufacturers, but the real picture is quite different.
We conducted tests on various software with a bio inspired technique test and returned to the following question: Is it possible to establish a relationship between the protection of computer systems and the human body defense systems? The answer is yes. The Apoc@lypse technique is a way to visualize this relationship. Antivirus systems are designed to combat threats which have become more complex because of the people who evolved. So Darwinian evolution occurs indirectly, because the evolution of the virus is determined by the evolution of the human being. Moreover, it was possible to question adequately the use of the technology we have been applying to defend ourselves over 30 years. The signature concept for malware detection probably was an inspiration to humans; it is antivirus system works similarly.
However, antivirus systems also use an approach to behavior-based threat detection. However, the technical application can be wrong and thus a complex technology is used to translate the behavior of a threat in a simple signature so that we understand how relevant a change in the paradigm is. Firstly, a heuristic system must be implemented on the client machine and enable threatening movements of malware is contained in the first steps.
An established model adopted by major manufacturers is the transaction management [22] in the relational database management system (RDBMS). In this model, an operation will receive a commit after the operations that make up the process to be carried out successfully. Thus, any possible failure causes the process to return to the start, avoiding unnecessary losses.
Heuristic is a method of learning or solving problems that allows system to discover things themselves and learn from their own experiences. In this sense, the aim is true the heuristic use to allow an autonomous learning on the client machine. Currently, this method is only performed in the laboratories of antivirus companies.
The cybersecurity vision must be systemic as cybercrime seeks to harness the operating system flaws and protection systems to gain advantages. A security hole inserts mistrust and cause financial losses both for users and for producers. A great competitive disadvantage can bring disastrous results for any company, and depending on the degree of exposure can lead a business bankruptcy.
Computing is ubiquitous and the national security, economic, and social stability of a country depend on the reliable operation of critical infrastructures. The technology is present in many intelligent devices, which will be able to interact autonomously with each other - invisible computers connected on the Internet, embedded in the objects used every day - making life more connected and easier. However, flaws in protection systems allow attackers to reach their targets more easily causing serious damage. According to the U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance [23] reported 60% of US small businesses that suffer some type of cybercrime go bankrupt within six months.
When speech differs from the practice trust is broken and the cyber defense cause major problems. Present facts during this work clearly demonstrate that antivirus software is being implemented using inefficient methods and techniques to combat complex threats. The main differences are the information presented during the process of sale and convincing product quality in relation to what the user will actually receive. [24]
Why we need the antivirus systems? Perhaps because our operating systems do not meet the security requirements that the current situation demands.
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Rogerio Winter (1), Rodrigo Ruiz (2)
(1) Brazilian Army / CTI Renato Archer Campinas -- Brazil rogwinter@gmail.com rogerio.winter@cti.gov.br
(2) CTI Renato Archer Campinas -- Brazil ORCID 0000-0003-1644-3933 rodrigosruiz@outlook.com rodrigo.ruiz@cti.gov.br
Table 1. Desktop Operating System Market Share
Operating System  Total Market
Windows 7            52,47%
Windows 10           11,85%
Windows XP           11,42%
Windows 8.1          10,40%
Windows 8             2,68%
Windows Vista         1,69%
Windows NT            0,08%
Windows 2000          0,01%
Windows 98            0,00%
Total                90,61%
Table 2. Damage to the computer system by user (Yes--efficient
destruction, No--not efficient)
W                                W    W
in                                    in
XP         Win 7 User            in
SP3                              10   10
Nor   Nor  Nor         Nor
User        mal   mal  mal         mal  Ad   Use  Adm
Type              UAC  UAC         UAC  m    r
User  3/4  2/4         1/4
User        Yes   Yes  Yes         Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Operating   Yes   No   No          Yes  Yes  No   Yes
Shortcuts   Yes   Yes  Yes         Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Wall        Yes   Yes  Yes         Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Library     Yes   Yes  Yes         Yes  Yes  No   Yes
during      Yes   Yes  Yes         Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
Progra      Yes   No   No          Yes  Yes  No   Yes
m Files
Antivir     Yes   No   No          Yes  Yes  No   Yes
us file
Recovery    Yes   No   No          Yes  Yes  No   Yes
Incomplete  Yes   No   No          Yes  Yes  No   Yes
Table 3. File name and Sha256 test files
File                  Sha256
task.txt   425ade63f485d32ea139a44429be4ad
c9440bdfff430ed2ea3bc1f0384037a33
avtest     0e4b032158ea3861940a727acb9858
647197616f7957db677d28b76a78c258d7
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Q: Reproducing load from access-log with respect to timestamp differences (Jmeter or similar) Context
I am using JMeter with JMeter-plugins for load testing. So far I was either modelling the traffic myself (ramp-up periods, bursts, etc.) or just doing full load testing. Now, however, I need to reproduce the exact same traffic as was in the access log, so for example if I had three requests at, say, 13:00:01, 13:00:03 and 13:00:06, I will need the sampler to hit those respective requests in same timing, second one being 2 seconds after the first, and third one being 3 seconds after the second.
I surfed the web for solutions, however the only hint I got was to write custom LogParser to extract timestamps and time differences. However that doesn't cover the actual timing at which the sample will send the request, since this is stored in ThreadGroup.
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This leads me to my question : how can I reproduce the same exact traffic (with respect to time differences between requests) as was in the access log? I don't want to model a similar one (like Gaussian etc.), I need an exact copy of traffic.
If it's impossible in JMeter, please direct me to the right tool.


A 49-year-old homeless man was arrested late Sunday night on suspicion of disorderly conduct after several residents had reported him as a suspicious person.
According to an incident report, an officer was alerted around 11:40 p.m. to a suspicious man wearing a white T-shirt and who had gray and a long beard who was trespassing at the Waffle House on Skyline Drive.
Officer Haley Hudson noted in her report that authorities had received several calls Sunday regarding this suspicious person.
"At this point, it should be noted that by this time, we had received several calls regarding the male whom we suspected to be Raymond Harris from previous, similar situations," Hudson wrote in her report. "Mr. Harris has been criminally trespassed from several establishments in the area and we had already responded to calls claiming that he was shoplifting from Citgo Gas Station and for harassing customers at Waffle House earlier in the evening."
After searching the nearby area, Harris was soon located outside of Wendy's.
When officer Hudson walked up to the 49-year-old suspect, he reportedly began yelling out obscenities.
"At this time, I noted that there were a few cars approximately 50 feet away in the Wendy's drive-through and that they all had their windows down," the incident report reads in part. "I also clearly observed a white female turn around in a startled state to see who was yelling."
According to the report, Harris continued yelling out profanity and was ultimately arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct "due to the use of his loud, profane language while ina public vicinity that he was currently sharing with other citizens."
A Cutler Property Preservation & Landscape Services employee was reportedly attacked by a co-worker outside the La Quinta Inns & Suites on Monday.
According to an incident report, authorities were called out to the hotel just after 11:30 a.m. Monday after 39-year-old Erick Daniel Lee attacked a 33-year-old co-worker.
The responding officer was flagged down by Logan Cutler, who pointed officer in the direction Lee fled.
Cutler, owner of Cutler Property, said Lee "beat up" one of his other employees before fleeing toward the field south of Tractor Supply Company on Sanders Road.
Paramedics were called to the scene to treat the 33-year-old Greenbrier man who was attacked. While speaking with paramedics, the victim said Lee had been drinking alcohol and that the two began arguing before Lee began punching him in the face.
According to the report, the victim was ultimately taken by ambulance to Conway Regional Medical Center following the incident.
As paramedics treated the victim, authorities quickly began searching for the suspect.
Responding officers were unable to track down the suspect at the time the report was taken outside of La Quinta Inn, according to the report.
A Conway woman was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of disorderly conduct.
According to an incident report, authorities were investigating a dispute between two separate residents in the Brookside Drive trailer park when one of the parties began smashing items in the street while officers were speaking with the other individual several trailers away.
Responding officers went back over to 30-year-old Christina Lee Lucas' residence to tell her to stop being disruptive. However, according to the report, she continued smashing items in her yard and on the street.
"We stood at the edge of the property for a few minutes and listened as [Lucas] ... made loud/excessive noises and continue[d] to throw/break objects in her yard," the report reads in part. "Mrs. Lucas had so little regard for the public, that the items began to land in the street where vehicles were passing."
According tot he report, Lucas was ultimately arrested on scene and charged with disorderly conduct.


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Home | Stories | Gustavo Dudamel wins the Gish Prize, a top arts honor
Gustavo Dudamel wins the Gish Prize, a top arts honor
By Associated Press | October 17, 2018
Gustavo Dudamel (Photo: Anna Hult)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel has been named the recipient of a top arts prize worth approximately $250,000 for his craft and music education advocacy.
The 37-year-old Venezuelan conductor will receive the 25th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize during a ceremony Dec. 4 at New York's Lincoln Center. Architect Frank Gehry, a previous Gish Prize recipient, will be among those who speak at the ceremony.
The prize is named for the Gish sisters, who were early Hollywood stars and made large donations to benefit the arts community upon their deaths.
Dudamel says in a statement that he is humbled by the recognition, and that it makes him want to redouble his efforts to have the arts reach as many people as possible.
He serves as the music and artistic director of the LA Philharmonic and has stressed the importance of music education during appearances at the White House, United Nations and during a 2017 the Nobel Prize Concert.
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US following European lead in bank bail-outs
Wall Street shares fly after equity stake plan drawn up
Treasury moving 'quickly but methodically'
Andrew Clark in New York
Mon 13 Oct 2008 19.01 EDT
The US government summoned banking bosses to Washington yesterday to put the finishing touches to a plan to pump billions of dollars into the financial industry, sparking frenzied anticipation of a rescue that sent shares on Wall Street flying.
Anxious to avoid lagging behind Europe in supporting troubled institutions, the US treasury said it was moving "quickly but methodically" towards an initiative that is likely to include guaranteeing inter-bank lending and taking equity stakes in leading banks.
Encouraged by the prospect of bail-outs on both sides of the Atlantic, buyers returned to the US stockmarket. During the morning session in New York, the Dow Jones industrial average surged by as much as 578 points to 9,029 - the biggest intra-day rise on record - in the first sustained sign of a bounce in the blue-chip index after eight days of decline.
After initially planning simply to clean up banks' balance sheet by buying distressed assets, the US treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, has accepted that far more radical aid is necessary, in spite of the Bush administration's deep aversion to government intervention in private enterprise.
Top Wall Street names including the chief executives of Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan were invited to discuss details of rescue proposals at a mid-afternoon meeting with Paulson. A treasury spokeswoman said the get-together was to "finalise details on a financial market stabilisation initiative".
The US treasury official in charge of restoring financial stability, Neel Kashkari, said in a speech that officials were working "around the clock" to establish a framework for action. The department has set up seven policy teams to deal with different aspects of a bail-out, including equity purchases, loan purchases, keeping homeowners in their properties and adjusting Wall Street pay packages.
"We are moving quickly but methodically, and I am confident we are building the foundation for a strong, decisive and effective programme," said Kashkari.
He revealed that 70 firms had applied for a role as "master custodian" in managing the US government's banking investments. The list has been whittled down to three, with the winner to be announced within 24 hours.
On Wall Street, the mood was cheered by confirmation of a $9bn (£5.2bn) investment by Japan's Mitsubishi USJ into the troubled bank Morgan Stanley and by news of merger talks to combine forces among Detroit's struggling "big three" carmakers: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.
"Everybody knew that we were going to have an up day eventually," said Dave Rovelli, managing director of US equity trading at Canaccord Adams. Prior to yesterday, the Dow Jones index was yet to finish a day in positive territory since the beginning of October.
Many leading high-street banks in the United States remain in a sickly condition. One of the strugglers, the Philadelphia-based Sovereign Bancorp, which has 750 branches nationwide and 12,000 staff, revealed it was in talks about a possible takeover by Spain's Banco Santander, which already owns a 25% stake.
The prospect of government investment has been welcomed by US banks as it could help to restore trust and confidence, reigniting lending between institutions.
The treasury has stressed that any programme of equity investments will be voluntary and that "healthy" firms will be eligible, in an attempt to avert any stigma attached to government aid that could drive down the stocks of participating banks even further.
At the White House, President Bush made a joint appearance with the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to offer reassurance on efforts to combat the financial crisis.
"These are tough times for our economies," said Bush. "Yet we can be confident that we can work our way through these challenges. And America will continue to work closely with the other [G7] nations to coordinate our response to this global financial crisis."


The impressive growth of pop-up retail can be seen in the fact that it was a zero dollar industry in 2003 but flourished into an 8 billion dollar industry in 2013. Pop-up continues to drive innovation and offer several strategic opportunities thus adding a new dimension to retail.
1. Retailers can target a niche audience.
2. Chance to experiment with an economic alternative to full-scale retail set-up.
3. Allow retailers to test new products, concepts, and markets.
4. Derive valuable consumer insights economically and with minimum inventory.
5. Retailers can create buzz and imprint their products on the customers' minds.
6. Tap into "massclusivity" and stimulate consumer curiosity with elements of surprise and urgency.
7. Clear old inventory and stock.
8. Aggressively promote merchandise around a finite duration of time such as season, festival or holiday.
– In 2003, Target pioneered the pop-up model with a 1,500 sq.ft. store in New York City that for showcasing designer Isaac Mizrahi's women's clothing over five weeks.
– Nike created a Runner's Lounge in Vancouver with free massages, snacks, drinks, and the opportunity to test their new line of shoes designed exclusively for running.
– Collaborating with global brands – Adidas, Levi's and Sony Ericsson, MTV promoted limited edition apparel and high-tech electronics by setting up pop-up stores in German cities for a week at a time.
– Exploring the idea of a traveling pop-up store, Gap fashioned a school bus with 60's themed apparel and accessories.
– E-commerce retailer, Bluefly.com opened a brick-and-mortar store in New York to unload slow-moving stock in a temporary boutique.
To set-up a successfully running pop-up store or site, retailers need to employ the right pop-up technology. Web-based point-of-sale (POS) and mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) integrated with customer data and inventory management tools using the right retail software will enable the pop-up store staff or self-serve kiosks to answer customer queries and access real-time information about product availability and provide superior customer experience. Retailers must ensure strong security measures at the pop-up locations for protecting transaction data going across the network while providing connectivity.


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TAFP members appointed to Texas Institute for Health Care Quality and Efficiency
Tags: quality, efficiency, carter, nuckols, joe, texas family physician, members, senate, bill
TAFP members appointed to Texas Institute
for Health Care Quality and Efficiency
Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed 13 members to the board of directors of the Texas Institute for Health Care Quality and Efficiency, including three TAFP members. They are Kelsey-Seybold medical director Patrick Carter, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.F.P., New Braunfels family physician Beverly B. Nuckols, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., and St. Luke's chief medical information officer John C. Joe, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P. Pediatrician Ben Raimer, M.D., of Galveston, will chair the board.
The 82nd Legislature created the Texas Institute for Health Care Quality and Efficiency as part of Senate Bill 7. The institute is charged with improving health care quality, accountability, education, and cost to the state by encouraging health care provider collaboration, effective health care delivery models, and coordination of health care services.
Carter is medical director of care coordination and quality improvement at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston. He is a member of AAFP, TAFP, the Harris County Medical Society, and the Harris County Academy of Family Physicians. He served in the U.S. Army. Carter received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, a medical degree from Rush Medical College, and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is appointed for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2015.
Nuckols is a board-certified family physician in private practice. She is a member of the Texas Medical Association, AAFP, TAFP, and the Comal County Medical Association. She serves on the board of directors for Texas Alliance for Life, New Braunfels Options for Women, and is chair of the family medicine section of the Christian Medical and Dental Association. She has served as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women and the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, and as a board member of the Comal County Women's Shelter and New Braunfels Hospice.
She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Tyler, and received a medical degree from and completed a family medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She received a master's in bioethics in 2007 from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill. She is appointed for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2013.
Joe is a physician and chief medical information officer at St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston. He is a past president of the Harris County AFP, and a member of AAFP, TAFP, the American Medical Informatics Association, the Federal Health Architecture Leadership Council, the Health Information and Management Systems Society, the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, and the Society of NASA Flight Surgeons. He is also a volunteer physician for the Houston Healthcare for the Homeless clinic, and a member of the Harris County Medical Society's Health Information Technology Committee. Joe was a National Merit Scholar at Rice University, and received a medical degree from Texas A&M University Health Science Center and a Master of Public Health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is appointed for a term to expire Jan. 31, 2013.


I'm shopping for 110 BCD chain rings and I noticed that some of the SRAM ones are labeled "YAW FD only". As far as I can tell the derailleur doesn't touch the chainring so whats so special? Can I safely use this chainring with a shimano FD?
To quote SRAM on YAW: "The front derailleur cage rotates to maintain a consistent angular relationship with the chain. Yaw technology eliminates the need for shifter trim. As a result, shifts feel more direct, more precise, and combined with the new Red crankset and chainrings, delivers an unmatched performance advantage in front shifting."
According to Velonews, you can use the chainring* with a Shimano setup, but you might get some chain rub (scroll down to compatibility grades). If you are not running a SRAM Yaw FD, I'd probably just avoid these rings and get normal ones.
See the "Swapping chainrings" section of the same article on issues with the small ring.
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Can't find any replacement original chainrings (SG A-52-42-30) . What can I use instead?


First song as Steve narrates the opening scenes. He calls his partner Pena to set up the rendezvous.
The guys are bowling in Miami, 1979. Steve approaches some women at the bar.
Cuts to the Port of Miami in the early 80's. Steve talks about the huge rise in Cocaine importation and the beginning of the violence.
First song as Pablo is outside taking a look at the garden. Again as Pablo and his wife have tea at the table after Carrilo's death.
Music plays after Pablo Escobar is shot and killed.
s02e10 - Al Fin Cayó!
Final song as Pablo escapes the trap with Limon. Plays into the end credits.
Pablo takes off his sunglasses and walks through the square with his ice cream.
Hello! What is the opera featured near the end of S1, ep 6?
Could you please write the mexican song at the last scneen when mexicans carring drungs on the boat in the river . Which a layd sings before Que No Quede Huella (Rodolfo Aicardi) ...They dind'nt write on a soundtrack list .. Beautiful mexican song ... Thank you .
Does anyone know the classical piece playing on the background when Hugo Martinez (colonel's son) meets Morales in his first day in his new job in the intelligence unit? (S02e07 starting 20:15) Thanks!


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CPD47 Statement: It is Unacceptable to Use Culture as a Justification to Deny Young People Our Rights
Statement delivered on behalf of the Arab Youth Network and CPD47 Youth SRR Caucus of which the YCSRR was a part.
Chairperson and distinguished representatives,
I am speaking to you today on behalf of the Arab Youth Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and members of the CPD47 Youth Caucus.
I have an important task and value the opportunity to represent numbers of youth activists from around the world operating at national, regional and global levels, to ensure that when it comes to the ICPD Beyond 2014 and the Post-2015 Development Agendas, we have a voice.
We as young people call on all Member States to ensure that young people everywhere have access to comprehensive sexuality education as part of our sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Evidence-based comprehensive sexuality education is essential for young people to be able to make responsible and informed decisions and experience fulfilment and satisfaction in our sexual and reproductive lives. Comprehensive sexuality education supports us in all aspects of our sexuality, preventing unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion, HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Comprehensive sexuality education encourages young people to promote values of tolerance, mutual respect and non-violence in relationships.
Comprehensive sexuality education must be part of our lives. This point has been made clear in the ICPD Global Review, Regional outcomes and Thematic outcomes; and is in line with the Bali Global Youth Forum Declaration, the voice of young people.
And yet, comprehensive sexuality education is still lacking in countries and regions where it is most needed. In many cases, discourses of cultural relativism and sovereignty are being used as barriers at alarming rates. Culture is a dynamic and complicated process and does not have one single meaning. More importantly, it is unacceptable to use culture as a justification to deny young people our rights, specifically our sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Member states should in fact commit to enact and implement laws and policies that respect and protect sexual and reproductive rights for all individuals without discrimination on any grounds. This includes ensuring equal access to a comprehensive, accessible, and integrated package of sexual and reproductive health services, and the realization of universal access to
comprehensive sexuality education for all young people.
Culture cannot be invoked in incidents of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, early and forced marriage, marital rape, sexual violence and violence in conflict situations or to deny access to safe and legal abortion and post-abortion health care.
We must act now to break down barriers, which include parental consent and age restrictions. We must act now to guarantee comprehensive sexuality education for all young people everywhere.
Access to comprehensive sexuality education benefits societies at all levels, underpins effective development initiatives and places countries in a stronger position to achieve sustained and accelerated economic growth.
Access to comprehensive sexuality education is an essential part of young people's human rights, and is integral to ensuring that young people are healthy, empowered, and able to make informed choices about our lives today, tomorrow and beyond 2014.
This statement was delivered on behalf of the undersigned endorsing organizations:
Advocates for Youth
AfriYan
Africa Young Positives Network
Alianza de Juventudes Rumbo a Cairo +20
ASEAN Youth Movement/Forum
Asian Pacific Resource & Research Center for Women (ARROW)
Astra Youth
Belize Youth Empowerment for Change
Bishkek Feminist Collective SQ, Kyrgyzstan
Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)
CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality
CIVICUS
Fortress of Hope, Kenya
Global Youth Action Network
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA)
GOBelize Alumni Association
GOJoven Honduras
Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association
GNP+
Health Education and Research Association (HERA), Macedonia
incorruptibles Colombia
Independent Young People Alliance (ARI), Indonesia
Instituto Cultural Steve Biko, Brazil
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)
Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network
Kyrgyz Indigo, Kyrgyzstan
Labrys, Kyrgyzstan
Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa
NGOs Coalition Against FGM
Parche Juventudes Rumbo Cairo +20
Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (RESURJ)
Reproductive Health Alliance in Kyrgyzstan
South Asia Regional Youth Network
TakingITGlobal
UNFPA – Youth Advisory Group, Suriname
World Assembly of Youth (WAY)
Women For A Change (WFAC), Cameroon
Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)
Women Health Foundation, Indonesia
World Young Women's Christian Association (WYWCA)
YouAct: European Youth Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR)
Youth Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for All
Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER)
Youth Sexual Awareness for Europe (YSAFE)
Published in UN Processes by Jean Ketterling 09 Apr 2014
UN Processes
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
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From left, Loni Romo, Quecholli Fortunate Eagle, Fawn Douglas and State Sen. Julia Ratti were honored on Nov. 18 at the Governor's Mansion as part of the 2017 American Indian Achievement Awards.
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Indian Commission's 2018 American Indian Achievement Awards are coming up Nov. 17, and there are only a few days left to nominate potential award winners.
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Oct. 12.
Awards are presented in four categories: American Indian Community Leader of the Year, Youth Services Role Model of the Year, American Indian Youth Ambassador of the Year, and Contributor/Supporter of the Year.
"The Commission has received outstanding nominee applications in past years and looks forward to reviewing and awarding based on this year's submittals," Sherry Rupert, executive director of the Nevada Indian Commission, said in a news release. "This is a great way to acknowledge the hard work and influence that individuals are making in Nevada's tribal communities."
The annual event brings together all Nevadans to recognize the contributions of those in our communities who positively impact Nevada's American Indians. Individual tickets for the awards banquet are $60. Tables of 10 and sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Go here to download the nomination form on the Stewart Indian School website.
Last year, Nevadans Fawn Douglas, Loni Romo, Quecholli Fortunate Eagle and state Sen. Julia Ratti, D-Sparks, were the honorees at the eighth annual awards banquet.
All forms and information on this year's awards and the banquet, as well as sponsorship packages and event tickets, can be found at the following link: http://stewartindianschool.com/american-indian-achievement-awards-2018/.
For more information, contact Sari Nichols at (775) 687-7603 or email snichols@nic.nv.gov.


Not a difficult excursion, enchanting in the area of Val d'Inferno, beautiful view on the climb to Poggio Roncaccio and in the last section along the crests.
From the Moscheta Abbey (569 m.a.s.l.) we take the n. 713 trail and reach Mulino del Veccione (540 m.a.s.l.) where the route opens up onto the open wilderness of the Val d'Inferno (Hell's Vale). Moving along the Veccione River gorge we next meet trail n. 711 which moves along the Rovigo river. After crossing the river, the trail climbs to Casetta di Tiara.
Here, at the fork, we move right until we reach a saddle and a wider trail that leads just under the top of Poggio Roncaccio (967 m.a.s.l.).
Moving south east on trail 701, we reach the crest and, once past Faina (980 m.a.s.l), Monte della Colonna (1110 m.a.s.l), Poggio Altello (1163 m.a.s.l) and finally Passo della Sambuca (1061 m.a.s.l).
The road moves down to Provincial road 477 for roughly a kilometre in the direction of Palazzuolo sul Senio, and then onto a dirt road that leads directly to Passo dei Ronchi di Berna (1103 m.a.s.l). Once on trail n. 505, the road dips down to the open fields of "Frassinello", continuing to climb and fall until we reach the peak.
Bypassing trail n. 531, we continue right (south-west) along the ridge and just under the top of Monte Faggeta (1144 m.a.s.l.). Moving along trail n. 505 and then onto n.505/A we reach Casaglia (754 m.a.s.l.).
From Moscheta we take the road that leads briefly to Osteto, abandon it almost immediately rising left along a wide dirt road. This road easily takes us to the forest trail that runs along the crest (trail n. 00). We move left here and reach provincial road n. 477. Once on the tarmac we turn left and continue on until we reach the Sambuca Pass where the road connects back to the Main Ring.