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A freemium easy to use, comprehensive, stable and frequently updated image compression plugin supported by the friendly team that created it. 🙂
Increase your website's SEO ranking, number of visitors and ultimately your sales by optimizing any image or PDF document on your website.
ShortPixel is an easy to use, lightweight, install-and-forget-about-it image optimization plugin that can compress all your past images and PDF documents with a single click. New images are automatically resized/rescaled and optimized on the fly, in the background. It's also compatible with any gallery, slider or ecommerce plugin.
Ready for a quick DEMO? Test here
Short Pixel uses minimal resources and works well with any shared, cloud, VPS or dedicated web hosting. It can optimize any image you have on your website even the images that aren't listed in Media Library like those in galleries like NextGEN, Modula or added directly via FTP!
Both lossy and lossless image compression are available for the most common image types (JPG, PNG, GIF and WebP) plus PDF files.
We also offer glossy JPEG compression which is a very high quality lossy optimization algorithm. Specially designed for photographers!
Optimized images mean better user experience, better PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix results, better Google PageRank and more visitors.
Make an instant image compression test on your site or compress some images to make sure they are to your liking.
Why is ShortPixel the best choice when it comes to image optimization or PDF compression?
- popular plugin with over 100,000 active installations according to WordPress
- compress JPG, PNG, GIF (still or animated) images and also PDF documents
- option to automatically convert PNG to JPG if that will result in smaller images. Ideal for large images in PNG format.
- no file size limit
- option to freely convert any JPEG, PNG or GIF (even animated ones!) to WebP for more Google love. How to enable WebP?
- option to include the generated WebP images into the front-end pages by using the <picture> tag instead of <img>
- compatible with WP Retina 2x – all retina images are automatically compressed. How to benefit from Retina displays?
- optimize thumbnails as well as featured images. You can also select individual thumbnails to exclude from optimization.
- ability to optimize any image on your site including images in NextGEN Gallery and any other image galleries or sliders
- integrates with Gravity Forms post_image field type optimizing the images upon upload
- featured images can be automatically resized before being optimized with 2 different options. No need for additional plugins like Imsanity
- CMYK to RGB conversion
- 24h stellar support (24/7) directly from developers.
- easily test lossy/lossless versions of the images with a single click in your Media Library
- great for photographers: keep or remove EXIF data from your images, compress images with lossless option
- works well with both HTTPS and HTTP websites
- uses progressive JPEG for larger images in order to speed up the image display
- you can run ShortPixel plugin on multiple websites or on a multisite with a single API Key
- it is safe to test and use the plugin: all the original images can be restored with a click, either one by one or in bulk
- 'Bulk' optimize all the existing images in Media Library or in any gallery with one click
- works great for eCommerce websites using WooCommerce or other plugins
- works great with NextGEN gallery, Foo Gallery and any other galleries and sliders
- compatible with WP Engine hosted websites and all the major hosting providers
- compatible with WPML and WPML Media plugins
- skip already optimized images
- compatible with watermarking plugins
- option to deactivate auto-optimizing images on upload
- images that are optimized less that 5% are bonus
- WooCommerce, WP offload S3 and WP Stateless compatible
- 40 days optimization report with all image details and overall statistics
- We are GDPR compliant! Read more.
- free optimization credits for non-profits, contact us for details
How much does it cost?
ShortPixel comes with 100 free credits/month and additional credits can be bought for as little as $4.99 for 5,000 image credits.
Check out our prices.
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- Email https://shortpixel.com/contact
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Actions and Filters for Developers
The ShortPixel Image Optimiser plugin calls the following actions and filters:
do_action( 'shortpixel_image_optimised', $post_id ); //upon successful optimization
do_action("shortpixel_before_restore_image", $post_id); //before restoring an image from backup
do_action("shortpixel_after_restore_image", $post_id); //after succesful restore
apply_filters("shortpixel_backup_folder", $backup_folder, $main_file_path, $sizes); //just before returning the ShortPixel backup folder, usually /wp-content/uploads/ShortpixelBackups. The $sizes are the sizes array from metadata.
apply_filters('shortpixel_image_exists', file_exists($path), $path, $post_id); //post ID is not always set, only if it's an image from Media Library
apply_filters('shortpixel_image_urls', $URLs, $post_id) // filters the URLs that will be sent to optimization, $URLs is a plain array
In order to define custom thumbnails to be picked up by the optimization you have two options, both comma separated defines:
define('SHORTPIXEL_CUSTOM_THUMB_SUFFIXES', '_tl,_tr'); will handle custom thumbnails like image-100x100_tl.jpg
define('SHORTPIXEL_CUSTOM_THUMB_INFIXES', '-uae'); will handle custom thumbnails like image-uae-100×100.jpg
define('SHORTPIXEL_USE_DOUBLE_WEBP_EXTENSION', true); will tell the plugin to create double extensions for the WebP image counterparts, for example image.jpg.webp for image.jpg
Release date: 22nd July 2019
* Compatibility with Flywheel hosting by not using flock if Flywheel detected
* When using the PICTURE tag to deliver WebP, keep the width and height at level
* Refactoring of the API Key settings page, refactoring of Other media
* Performance improvements for selecting from large wp_posts and wp_postmeta tables when doing bulk optimization
* Display a message when bulk is skipping many processed images, if bulk processing is ran again.
* Fixed: Other media – Recompress adds "Preserve CMYK"
* Fixed: duplicate error message when validating wrong API key
* Conflict message: align the text vertically and provide space between text and button when displayed on any admin page
* Fixed: Other media Restore fails when original file is readable, not writable
Release date: 1st July 2019
* add the possibility to define custom infixes for thumbnails (like image-uai-150×150.jpg for image.jpg) – comma separated define SHORTPIXEL_CUSTOM_THUMB_INFIXES
Release date: 17th June 2019
* Fix errors when DOMDocument not present
Release date: 17th June 2019
* Add new filters proposed by WP Stateless: shortpixel_backup_folder, shortpixel_image_exists, shortpixel_image_urls
* Better placement of the elements on the Other Media page
* Fix custom bulk for PDFs when the pdf thumbnails are not activated
* Fix selecting items from DB twice for bulk in some circumstances
* Warn user that converting PNG to JPG while keeping EXIF in options doesn't keep it (no EXIF for PNGs).
* When SHORTPIXEL_DEBUG=x get parameter is provided, display a floating link to the shortpixel_log file
* Adaptive Max execution time and capped to 90 sec. for the bulk background AJAX calls. (Kinsta has a max_execution_time of 300 sec. in PHP but the HTTP connection is cut after 180 sec.)
* Fix custom 404 page for missing images not working when using .htaccess for WebP
* Fix WebP picture tag with relative URLs not working in some circumstances
* Fix replacing the inside an existing tag with another tag.
* Clear SP optimization cache in order to be able to optimize an image which initially had permissions error, after changing the permissions.
* Fix being able to list the contents of ShortpixelBackups on some badly configured servers.
* Fix error when inputting D'Artagnan in the AUTH pass field of settings.
* Add the Quriobot for support.
Release date: 16th April 2019
* fix thumbnail optimization when a thumbnail was replaced with another one
* better integration with Regenerate Thumbnails Advanced
Release date: 10th April 2019
* Bulk restore for the Other Media
* make the filename extension be updated when manually optimizing a PNG from Media Library, if the convert to JPG is active, without refreshing the page
* Integration with Regenerate Thumbnails Advanced new 2.0 beta version
* Add the rules for WebP in the WP-CONTENT .htaccess
* ShortPixel Other Media – display the time of optimization in the grid and offer option to sort by it
* Keep sort order when optimizing / refreshing page on Other Media
* offer the visual comparer for Other Media too
* resolve the Settings inconsistency in Other Media (settings displayed were from when adding the folder not from when actually optimizing)
* Make pressing Escape or clicking outside of any popup close it.
* Fixed: Restoring an Other Media item and then Optimizing it again optimizes it Lossless
* fix generating the WebP tags when the images are either on a subdomain or on a CDN domain having the same root domain as the main site.
Release date: 25th February 2019
- fix CSS for the top bar ShortPixel icon on post pages
- i18n some text which was left out by mistake
- include the green "CAN" WebP image which shows that the .htaccess works with WebP images having extensions like .jpg.webp
- display notice if ShortPixel Adaptive Images is active and the Generate WebP markup option is checked. Do not generate the WebP markup in this case.
Release date: 12th February 2019
- solved conflicting WebP file names when image.jpg and image.png exist in the same folder – use image.jpg.webp filename.
- fixed .htaccess rules for some Apache versions which seemingly don't honour the RewriteRule backreferences in the RewriteCond's (Apache bug?)
- remove the WebP .htaccess rules on plugin deactivation and add them back on plugin activation
- fixed alt attribute for tags – now it is included properly only on the enclosed tag.
Release date: 27th January 2019
- Improvements to the .htaccess WebP method
- Improve performance of backup deletion – get rid of unnecessary checks
- Fixed: wrong calculation of remaining credits
- Fixed: discrepancy between the description of the exclude size option and the behaviour for the exact size case.
Release date: 10th Ianuary 2019
- change the JS name in order to circumveit cache problem on many WP installs
- sorting the Media Library entries by ShortPixel optimization: also sort based on compression level
- Fixed: case sensitive search for guid duplicates of image posts (needed for finding Polylang versions)
- Fixed: the data-lazy-src/srcset detection for WebP
- Improvements to the Deliver WebP options and especially messages with caveats
- Load the ShortPixel CSS only on admin pages that need it
Release date: 27th December 2018
- Fixed: shortpixel-thumbnails-regenerated action when not all the thumbnails were regenerated
Release date: 19th December 2018
- Fixed: error in getting the lazy- attributes of for WebP handling.
Release date: 13th December 2018
- Improved: The Webp options interface. Now the user can implement Webp images both via .htaccess and by altering the page code on the server before being sent to the browser.
- Improved: The settings data handling interface in the Plugin deactivation dialogue. Now the option to delete or keep the user settings on plugin deletion is more clear.
- Added: Option to download image with thumbnails in a single archive file, to speed-up the optimization.
- Added: A "shortpixel_get_backup" filter, which receives the local path of the media image and returns the ShortPixel backup path, if a backup image exists
- Added: The "Simple Image Sizes" plugin to the conflicting plugins list
- Added: A new compatibility check for the "Jetpack" plugin, alerting the user about potential overlapping functionality
- Added: A safety alert before switching to Code Altering mode (where IMG tgs get inserted into PICTURE tags, to better serve Webp images)
- Added: Enhanced "Envira" plugin compatibility by adding more suffixes to be looked for: _tl, _tr, _bl, _br
- Added: More customized FAQ suggestions in the HelpScout Beacon helper, to address each Plugin TAB separately
- Fixed: The post-uninstall redirect when uninstalling a plugin from within the respective plugin's Settings page
- Fixed: The credits display on the Statistics page
- Fixed: Refreshing a plugin page now loads directly in the previously selected TAB
- Fixed: Removed a stray "SP_CELL_MESSAGE" div from the interface
Release date: 6th November 2018
- Fix WebP replacement for lazy-loaded images
- Fix WebP replacement with output buffering on some WP installs
Release date: 31st October 2018
- Generate WebP <picture> tags – use the output buffer instead of the_content which is not triggered by some themes on all content.
- compatibility of the WebP <picture> tag with lazy loading plugins (that support <picture>)
- Compatibility with Polylang.
- hooks to be used by thumbnail regeneration plugins: 'shortpixel-thumbnails-before-regenerate' and 'shortpixel-thumbnails-regenerated'
- Proper error message when the custom tables cannot be created.
- exclude the PNGs from conversion to JPEG when they match the exclude patterns.
- properly warn when cURL is not enabled that Cloudflare integration won't work.
- send only one url for metadata thumbnails which correspond to the same physical file.
- JavaScript delayed init for cases when some plugins deffer the load of javascript files.
- fix identifying filenames with basename length == 3 as retina
- display improvements for the bulk errors list
Release date: 27th September 2018
- fix error when metadata is returned as string by wp_get_attachment_metadata (happens to PDFs when using PDF Image Generator)
- remove the configurable Affiliate code as per new WP Themes rules.
Release date: 30th August 2018
- Fix "Image files are missing" warning when thumbails optimization is activated but all the thumbnails are excepted from optimization and the bulk is ran a second time.
- Fix not saving properly the metadata on some situations
Release date: 28th August 2018
- compatibility with the MediaPress plugin
- new action to be called by when thumbnails are regenerated: shortpixel-thumbnails-regenerated
- accept '+' inside the e-mail address
- fix optimization not working on internationalized domain names
- better count of the not optimized thumbs for an image, in some circumstances
- fallback to ABSPATH when get_home_path() returns '/'
- fix settings tabs navigation when url ends with #/
- extract all release notes < 4.9 from readme.txt into changelog.txt
- display the thumbnail name for some errors which refer only to a specific thumbnail.
- use update_post_meta() instead of wp_update_attachment_metadata() for cases when other plugins cannot be concerned by the meta change (specific to ShortPixel)
- add the attributes of the original to the replacement tag, in case the "Generate WebP Markup" option is active.
- fix action buttons in media edit view overflowing their box
- restore full compatibility with WP < 4.1 by checking first before using wp_json_encode
- fix admin when domain is internationalized but the setting in admin uses the punycode-encrypted version
Release date: 3rd July 2018
- add bulk menu options: restore, reoptimize
- filter the media list by optimization status
- sort the media list by optimization status
- do not display the Media Library (years) folders in the selection list for Other Media folders
- force PNG 2 JPG conversion option
- integrate with Gravity Forms
- integrate with WP Stateless
- add several actions and a filter (see the Actions and Filters section of the readme)
- UI improvements to the settings page
- fix the WPML compatibility when converting from PNG
- fix SELECT IN image counting bug on rare cases and when >100k records in wp_postmeta
- add option to delete ShortPixel settings and give feedback form on deactivate plugin
- GDPR compliance
- replace back the PNG links when restoring a PNG converted to JPG
- fix incompatibility with Dynamics 365 Integration plugin
- improve restore capabilities after certain types of PNG to JPG errors which left the media item in an unconsistent state.
- remove AUTH credentials on server too, if removed in plugin's settings.
- more performance improvements to PNG 2 JPG conversion
- fix replacing PNG urls having http:// instead of https:// for a SSL site. (and viceversa)
- fix string not appearing in translations
- improvements to context help beacon
- performance improvements to PNG to JPG conversion
- fix error when listing Other media in some circumstances
- fix missing file from commit
- option to exclude thumbnails from optimization
- options to delete Cloudflare cache for optimized images
- method to define affilate codes for themes
- error message when restore could not be performed
- better handling of situations with files with different owner but with write permissions for all
- fix bug for inner resize when setting and unsetting the resize parameter
- fix bug for third-party WebP thumbnails registered in the 'sizes' metadata array which were sent to optimization.
- check if function mb_convert_encoding exists before using it
- fix error for older WP versions which don't have wp_raise_memory_limit
- inline help beacon
- fix exclude patterns not working after last update
- handle situations when not enough memory to convert from PNG to JPG.
- fix particular situations where there was no 'file' property in the metadata.
- fix slider optimized percent over the bulk warning box.
- display the x close link for the bulk warning box.
- please refer to the changelog.txt file inside the plugin archive.
Let's get ShortPixel plugin running on your WordPress website:
- Sign up using your email at https://shortpixel.com/wp-apikey
- You will receive your personal API key in a confirmation email, to the address you provided.
- Upload the ShortPixel plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Use your unique API key to activate ShortPixel plugin in the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
- Uploaded images can be automatically optimized in the Media Library.
- Done!
- How does ShortPixel compare to other image optimisation plugins (e.g Smush, Imagify, TinyPNG, Kraken, EWWW)?
ShortPixel has better compression rates, more features, supports backups and has very affordable one-time plans.
If you are serious about making an informed decision please take 10 minutes and read this article.
- Can I use the same API Key on multiple web sites?
Yes, you can.
As long as you have available credits you can use a single API Key on as many websites as you wish!
- Can I test/use the plugin for free?
Yes you can.
We offer 100 free image optimization credits each month. Exceeding the monthly free quota will pause the optimization process till the quota is reset or extended by buying one of our plans.
- Can I optimize images that aren't in Media Library?
You can actually optimize any image you have on your site regardless of its place. You just need to add – in the Advanced section of the ShortPixel Settings – the folders where the images you want to optimize are located and ShortPixel will work its magic and do the rest.
- Can I optimize both past and new images?
You can optimize all your past/current images using our "Bulk ShortPixel" page in your Media with a single click.
- A credit = an optimized image?
Yes, that is correct.
But please note that usually an image in Media Library has 3, 5 or more associated thumbs. Each optimized thumb requires a credit. In the rare cases when ShortPixel does not optimize the image (lossy) with at least 5%, the credit will not be consumed, though.
- Can I restore my images? What happens with the originals?
If you choose the "Image backup" option in Settings/ShortPixel then the original version of any optimized image or PDF will be saved in the backup folder.
The original image is needed if you want to restore an image or if you want to convert an image from lossy/glossy to lossless or viceversa.
- What types of formats can be optimized?
ShortPixel optimizes JPEG, PNG, GIF and PDF type of files.
- Do you have one-time plans?
Yes we do.
The credits that come with our one-time plans never expire. Yummy! 🙂
- What happens to my existing images?
Your existing images are replaced with the optimized ones.
If you choose the backup option then the originals will be saved in a separate folder so you can restore them should you ever need/want to do that.
- How does the plugin work?
Our light-weight plugin sends the original images to our Image Optimization Cloud where they are compressed. ShortPixel then downloads the optimized images and the unoptimized originals are replaced with the optimized versions.
- Do you optimize the images in cloud?
Yes, all the images processsed by ShortPixel are optimized in the Cloud. This takes the load off of your server and allows us to produce the best results.
- What payment methods are accepted?
We accept payments via PayPal and card.
- How do I activate the API key on a multisite?
You have to activate the plugin in the network admin and then activate it manually on each individual site in the multisite. Once you have done that, the Settings menu appears and you can add the API key for each individual site.
As an alternative, you can edit wp-config.php and add this line
define('SHORTPIXEL_API_KEY', 'APIKEY')
where 'APIKEY' is the API Key received upon sign up.
If configured that way, the API key will be used for all the sites of the multisite but will only be visible on the main site's Settings page, being hidden for the rest of the sites.
- I am not the only one working in the WordPress Dashboard. How can I hide my API key?
There is a simple way to hide the API key, all you need to do is to add these two lines in your wp-config.php:
define('SHORTPIXEL_API_KEY', '<>');
define('SHORTPIXEL_HIDE_API_KEY', true);
- How much is a credit?
A credit is used each time ShortPixel optimizes an image or thumbnail by at least 5%. If we're not able to optimize an image or thumbnail by at least 5% then no credit will be used 🙂
Please also note that usually images in your Media Library have 3-5 thumbs associated and a credit will be used for each featured image or associated thumbnail that is optimized.
- Why shall I use a wordpress plugin and not an offline tool?
Because ShortPixel algorithms were perfected while optimizing over a hundred million real-life images.
ShortPixel not only offers the best compression for JPEG, PNG, GIF and PDF files but it also saves you a lot of time. You just install it on your site and then ShortPixel will take care that all the images on your site are immediately optimized after upload.
- Does optimizing images affect my ALT tags?
No, ShortPixel only optimizes images, it won't touch anything else like your HTML/CSS.
- If I stop using ShortPixel will my images remain optimized?
Once optimized the images will remain optimized unless you explicitly choose to restore them. But why would you do that? 🙂
- Do I have to pay monthly or one time?
We have both options available.
One-time credits never expire are a bit more expensive. Check out our prices here
- When can I cancel a monthly plan?
Whenever you want.
The credits you still have available for the current billing period will still be available until the end of the billing period. At the end of it, you won't be billed again and the plan will be reset to the free plan.
- When credits expire?
Monthly credits expire after 30 days while one-time credits never expire.
- Do you have an API?
Yes, we have several APIs and tools.
You can learn more about it here:
- Can I use ShortPixel WP plugin on a localhost installation?
Unfortunately not 🙁
But you can use either our command line tool or our web tool
- How does resizing work?
If you choose the option to resize your images then the featured image can be resized to a predefined size while keeping its aspect and proportions intact. The associated thumbs won't be resized
Using this option you can safely upload original images safely without needing to apply any pre-processing to make them smaller.
- Will ShortPixel work if my website is using CloudFare?
Absolutely! Sometimes you'll need to make sure you whitelist some IPs, just contact us and we'll assist you with that.
- I'm stuck. What do I do?
The ShortPixel team is here to help. Contact us!
Contributors & Developers
"ShortPixel Image Optimizer" is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.Contributors
"ShortPixel Image Optimizer" has been translated into 9 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate "ShortPixel Image Optimizer" into your language.
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Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Release date: 9th October 2019
* Don't convert to <picture> the <img>s with backgrounds.
* Remove unused eval() call.
* Restore the validate button next to API Key but change label to "Save and validate"
* Fixed: PNGtoJPG issue with already uploaded images
* Fixed: finding wrong unlisted thumbnails due to regex.
* Fixed: fatal error when trying to delete crashed attachement ( without proper URL )
* Fix for S3 offload – PNG2JPG , doesn't remove old JPG files
* Fixed: S3Offload will not offload anymore when 'Copy files to bucket' is off ( and object was not previously offloaded )
* S3Offload doesn't offload via optimiser anymore if this setting is off
* Fixed: cutting out initial offload if optimization needs to be done, when autolibrary is on
* Fix for PNG2JPG – JPG files remained in backupdir.
* Small fix for remote download thumbnails
* Fixed: notice in filemodel due meta-facade feeding array
* Fixed: bug in File2Url in filesystemcontroller
* Fixed: download issue in attempt to remote download
* Language – 0 new strings added, 1 updated, 0 fuzzied, and 0 obsoleted
Release date: 29th August 2019
* If constant SHORTPIXEL_USE_DOUBLE_WEBP_EXTENSION is defined as true, use double extension for WebP (.jpg.webp)
* Fixed: Javascript – String.prototype causes errors on React apps
* Fixed: Undefined page load when using ShortPixel and Divi preloaded images
* Fixed: Offload Media – When removing PNG2JPG converted file, the files / folder are not removed.
* Fixed: When the constant that enables using double extensions for WebP (.jpg.webp) is active, the webp's are found as unlisted thumbnails and sent to optimization.
* Fixed: missing call to apply_filters('shortpixel_image_exists'…) on a particular case.
* Language – 0 new strings added, 1 updated, 0 fuzzied, and 0 obsoleted
Release date: 19th August 2019
* Check if unlisted thumbnails present for already optimized images (in case the thumbnails were added later) in Media Library list and when doing bulk. This also integrates with the Unicode plugin.
* If JSON PHP module not present, add a proper error
* Fixed: bulk error "WordPress database error You have an error in your SQL syntax" on some installs
* Fixed: Warning: count() Parameter must be an array.
* Language – 0 new strings added, 0 updated, 0 fuzzied, and 0 obsoleted

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What are the TCPA's restrictions on collection calls under FCC rules?
The FCC has determined that debt collection calls are not telemarketing calls. Therefore, under the rule the FCC has stated that with respect to autodialed or prerecorded debt collection calls, to the extent that they do not contain telemarketing messages, would not require any consent when made to residential wireline consumers, but require either prior written or oral consent if made to a consumer's wireless number referring to 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(a)(1).
On February 15, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Report and Order (Order) that updates and clarifies certain provisions of the TCPA. Remaining in effect is the FCC's earlier ruling that autodialed or prerecorded collection calls to wireless numbers are made with the consumer's "prior express consent" if the consumer has given the cell phone number to the creditor for use in normal business communications, such as in a credit application.
The FCC also provided in the Order a non-exhaustive list of other types of calls that are exempt from the written consent requirement reserved for telemarketing calls, such as research and survey calls and bank account fraud alerts to the extent they do not contain telemarketing messages as well.
What are the TCPA's restrictions on telemarketing and advertisements under FCC rules?
- Any residential telephone subscriber before the hour of 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. (called party's local time)
- A residential telephone number on the national do-not-call registry
The FCC rules that govern the delivery methods telemarketing and advertisements. Telemarketing means the initiation of a telephone call or message for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, which is transmitted to any person.
Beginning October 16, 2013, prior express written consent was required for all autodialed calls, pre-recorded calls or texts sent or made to a wireless number and pre-recorded calls made to wired numbers for advertising or telemarketing purposes. The prior business relationship exemption was eliminated.
Exceptions include calls:
- that are manually dialed and do not contain a pre-recorded message;
- made for emergency purposes;
- not made for a commercial purpose;
- made for a commercial purpose but does not include or introduce an advertisement or constitute telemarketing;
- made by or on behalf of a tax-exempt nonprofit organization; or
- that delivers a "health care" message made by, or on behalf of, a "covered entity" or its "business associate," as those terms are defined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Some other important restrictions under the TCPA include:
- Disconnect an unanswered telemarketing call prior to at least 15 seconds or four (4) rings.
- Abandon more than 3% of all telemarketing calls that are answered live by a person, as measured over a 30-day period for a single calling campaign. If a single calling campaign exceeds a 30-day period, the abandonment rate shall be calculated separately for each successive 30-day period or portion thereof.
Additional requirements for all artificial or prerecorded voice telephone messages include:
- At the beginning of the message, it must state clearly the identity of the business, individual, or other entity that is responsible for initiating the call.
- During or after the message, state clearly the telephone number (other than that of the auto-dialer or prerecorded message player that placed the call) of such business, other entity, or individual. The telephone number provided may not be a number for which charges exceed local or long distance charges.
- Provide an automated, interactive voice- and/or key press-activated opt-out mechanism for the called person to make a do-not-call request
And finally, no person or entity may initiate any telephone solicitation to:
- Any residential telephone subscriber before the hour of 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. (called party's local time)
- A residential telephone number on the national do-not-call registry
What if a wired number is ported to a wireless number?
The FCC rule allows a conditional 15 day grace period for calls made to numbers which have been ported from wired lines to wireless where the consumer may be charged for the call. A person will not be liable for violating the prohibition when the call is placed to a wireless number that has been ported from wireline service and such call is a voice call; not knowingly made to a wireless number; and made within 15 days of the porting of the number from wireline to wireless service, provided the number is not already on the national do-not-call registry or caller's company-specific do not-call list.
What if a number is added to the National Do Not Call Registry?
The FCC rule allows a person to employ a version of the national do-not-call registry obtained from the administrator of the registry no more than 31 days prior to the date any call is made, as long as the person conducts internal training, and has written procedures and records documenting this process.
What is the compliance risk?
The TCPA allows individuals to file lawsuits and collect damages. There are cases, especially in the collections area, that are in conflict in the federal courts. For example, a court in Pennsylvania found that it was the intent of Congress that only telemarketing, not debt collection calls, be covered by the TCPA. Another court in Florida ruled that providing a cell phone number on a credit application was not sufficient prior consent to contact the number for debt collection. While yet another stated that just the "capacity of a "predictive dialer" was sufficient, even if it was not used (preview dialing was used).
It is recommended that if you have any questions as to the applicability of the TCPA to your organization and processes, that you should contact your organization's counsel.
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When my daughter came home after school with her friend, she said we had "no good food", meaning no junk food. HA! She then kindly asked me to make some brownies for them to eat, after dinner of course :)
It turned out pretty good for using an old oven that SUCKS!!! I am going oven shopping this weekend. I definitely want a convection oven...any recommendations?
Back to the brownie/cake/yumminess....I usually don't take chances with baking, so I was thumbing through my cookbooks. Of course the Rebar cookbook is one of my favorites. Everything in the book always turns out great, and this was no exception.
I have had my hardship with vegan brownie making.sometimes they just don't taste good. Too oily or crunchy or something just doesn't taste right. But this one....if you love chocolate you won't be disappointed.
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Hi - new foodbuzz friend here:). I'm a big Rebar fan too - with one exception, the brownies. They turned out too cakey for me.. though I do tend to tinker with recipes so that could have been my downfall! Yours looks fabulous.ReplyDelete
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Scientists and environmentalists worry that 3,500 miles of Gulf of Mexico coastline from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Cape Sable in Florida's Everglades National Park, ringed with rich, diverse habitats where many imperiled birds and animals breed and feed, would be at risk if the oil spill reaches them.
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In his office at St. Andrews Bay State Park in western Florida's Panhandle on Wednesday, Bente studied a map and wondered if the looming slick would make its way into a fragile estuary that supports some 3,600 species, from endangered beach mice to redfish.
Linked to the Gulf of Mexico by two passes around Shell Island, St. Andrews Bay opens just inland from the hilly dunes and sugar soft sand of the coast. Fed by creeks and bayous, the bay boasts the lushest seagrass beds in the Florida Panhandle, as well as salt marshes, tidal flats and oyster mounds.
Elsewhere, the fear is the same. Kemp's Ridley sea turtles lay eggs on the beaches of Texas and Mexico. Least terns nest on the beaches around Biloxi, Miss., and snowy plovers along Panama City Beach. Manatees munch seagrass from Florida Bay to Tampa Bay.
"All of these coastal areas, the salt marshes and the sea grass beds and the oyster bars, all support what we call foundation species," said Felicia Coleman, the director of Florida State University's Coastal and Marine Lab in Tallahassee, Fla. "It's the glue that keeps the coastal environment chugging along."
The open gulf also teams with life. Five species of rare sea turtles swim its vast waters, which also teems with whales, dolphin, shark and an array of species that wind up on hooks or in nets, from red snapper to bluefin tuna to pink shrimp.
More important, it's a vital seasonal spawning area for those same species, along with grouper, lobster, blue crabs and others. They move to the deep Gulf to set their tiny offspring adrift in the swirling currents that help restock coral reefs, bays and marshes from the Yucatan to the Florida Keys.
For now, with the Coast Guard and British Petroleum struggling to cap an undersea well gushing an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil daily, it's difficult to predict how widespread the damage to the Gulf might be.
James Fourqurean, a marine biologist at Florida International University in Miami, views the oil slick like a hurricane with a cone of danger covering the entire Gulf. For now, no one can predict where it will go, and not everyplace will be hit.
So far, the visible victims have been limited — blackened salt marshes on the Louisiana Delta and one oil-slimed Northern gannet, a seabird found in the slick. Some three-dozen dead turtles also have been found along Gulf beaches in recent weeks, but oil hasn't showed up in necropsies, and federal fisheries managers are investigating whether shrimpers are to blame.
However, Audubon reported Wednesday that oil had begun hitting the Chandeleur Islands, south of Gulfport, Miss., which are a breeding spot for sandwich and royal terns and the brown pelican.
"This is another sad milestone in a disaster unfolding in slow motion," said Audubon President Frank Gill in a press release. "This massive oil slick is churning around in the Gulf and emulsifying into a thick, deadly 'mousse' that will extinguish life and destroy habitats."
Biologists suspect that there already may be massive but unseen impacts that could have broad ripple effects. Slicks of oil are lethal to most of those drifting eggs and fish larvae, said Tamara Frank, an associate research professor at a Florida Atlantic University branch campus in Fort Pierce, Fla.
"That is going to be the problem," she said.
Plankton aren't strong enough to swim away, and if the tiny creatures aren't instantly poisoned, they'll soon suffocate, she said. "Anything that uses gills, like crustaceans and fish, is going to have problems. They way gills work, they have a lot of surface area. They're really frilly, and the oil is going to clump and stick on them."
Even before the massive spill, pollution and other environmental problems have plagued the Gulf of Mexico.
Pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals pouring out of the Mississippi River have created a massive, oxygen-poor undersea "dead zone'' every year that, so far at least, dwarfs the spill.
Fish-killing algae red tides periodically hit the Gulf Coast, particularly around Southwest
Florida. Commercial and sports fishing have hammered some species so hard — notably popular fare such as red snapper and grouper — that federal fisheries managers have issued a series of escalating restrictions.
Even a Gulf in decline has managed to remain vibrant, particularly in sections, however, at east for now.
(Morgan and Goodman report for The Miami Herald. Donna Melton of the Biloxi Sun Herald contributed to this report.)
Audubon maps of important bird areas in the Gulf of Mexico area
Audubon reporting on the oil spill
Read McClatchy's comprehensive reporting on the oil spill
Gulf oil spill: Visit to offshore islands finds a sea of orange
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Urine Blockage in Newborns
What is the urinary tract?
The urinary tract is the body's drainage system for removing wastes and extra fluid. The urinary tract includes two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. Every day, the kidneys filter about 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine, composed of wastes and extra fluid. Children produce less urine than adults. The amount produced depends on their age. The urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder through tubes called ureters. The bladder stores urine until releasing it through urination. When the bladder empties, urine flows out of the body through a tube called the urethra at the bottom of the bladder.
The kidneys and urinary system keep fluids and natural chemicals in the body balanced. While a baby is developing in the mother's womb, called prenatal development, the placenta—a temporary organ joining mother and baby—controls much of that balance. The baby's kidneys begin to produce urine at about 10 to 12 weeks after conception. However, the mother's placenta continues to do most of the work until the last few weeks of the pregnancy. Wastes and extra water are removed from the baby's body through the umbilical cord. The baby's urine is released into the amniotic sac and becomes part of the amniotic fluid. This fluid plays a role in the baby's lung development.
What causes urine blockage in newborns?
Many types of defects in the urinary tract can cause urine blockage:
- Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Most children with VUR are born with a ureter that did not grow long enough during development in the womb. The valve formed by the ureter pressing against the bladder wall does not close properly, so urine backs up—refluxes—from the bladder to the ureter and eventually to the kidney. Severe reflux may prevent a kidney from developing normally and may increase the risk for damage from infections after birth. VUR usually affects only one ureter and kidney, though it can affect both ureters and kidneys.
- Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. If urine is blocked where the ureter joins the kidney, only the kidney swells. The ureter remains a normal size. UPJ obstruction usually occurs in only one kidney.
- Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). BOO describes any blockage in the urethra or at the opening of the bladder. Posterior urethral valves (PUV), the most common form of BOO seen in newborns and during prenatal ultrasound exams, is a birth defect in boys in which an abnormal fold of tissue in the urethra keeps urine from flowing freely out of the bladder. This defect may cause swelling in the entire urinary tract, including the urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys.
- Ureterocele. If the end of the ureter does not develop normally, it can bulge, creating a ureterocele. The ureterocele may obstruct part of the ureter or the bladder.
Some babies are born with genetic conditions that affect several different systems in the body, including the urinary tract:
- Prune belly syndrome (PBS). PBS is a group of birth defects involving poor development of the abdominal muscles, enlargement of the ureters and bladder, and both testicles remaining inside the body instead of descending into the scrotum. The skin over the abdomen is wrinkled, giving the appearance of a prune. PBS usually occurs in boys, and most children with PBS have hydronephrosis—swelling in the kidney—and VUR.
- Esophageal atresia (EA). EA is a birth defect in which the esophagus—the muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach—lacks the opening for food to pass into the stomach. Babies born with EA may also have problems with their spinal columns, digestive systems, hearts, and urinary tracts.
- Congenital heart defects. Heart defects range from mild to life threatening. Children born with heart defects also have a higher rate of problems in the urinary tract than children in the general population, suggesting that some types of heart and urinary defects may have a common genetic cause.
Urine blockage can also be caused by spina bifida and other birth defects that affect the spinal cord. These defects may interrupt nerve signals between the bladder, spinal cord, and brain, which are needed for urination, and lead to urinary retention—the inability to empty the bladder completely—in newborns. Urine that remains in the bladder can reflux into the ureters and kidneys, causing swelling.
What are the symptoms of urine blockage in newborns?
Before leaving the hospital, a baby with urine blockage may urinate only small amounts or may not urinate at all. As part of the routine newborn exam, the health care provider may feel an enlarged kidney or find a closed urethra, which may indicate urine blockage. Sometimes urine blockage is not apparent until a child develops symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI), including
- fever
- irritability
- not eating
- nausea
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- cloudy, dark, bloody, or foul-smelling urine
- urinating often
If these symptoms persist, the child should see a health care provider. A child 2 months of age or younger with a fever should see a health care provider immediately. The health care provider will ask for a urine sample to test for bacteria.
What are the complications of urine blockage before and after birth?
When a defect in the urinary tract blocks the flow of urine, the urine backs up and causes the ureters to swell, called hydroureter, and hydronephrosis.
Hydronephrosis is the most common problem found during prenatal ultrasound of a baby in the womb. The swelling may be easy to see or barely detectable. The results of hydronephrosis may be mild or severe, yet the long-term outcome for the child's health cannot always be predicted by the severity of swelling. Urine blockage may damage the developing kidneys and reduce their ability to filter. In the most severe cases of urine blockage, where little or no urine leaves the baby's bladder, the amount of amniotic fluid is reduced to the point that the baby's lung development is threatened.
After birth, urine blockage may raise a child's risk of developing a UTI. Recurring UTIs can lead to more permanent kidney damage.
How is urine blockage in newborns diagnosed?
Defects of the urinary tract may be diagnosed before or after the baby is born.
Diagnosis before Birth
Tests during pregnancy can help determine if the baby is developing normally in the womb.
- Ultrasound. Ultrasound uses a device, called a transducer, that bounces safe, painless sound waves off organs to create an image of their structure. A prenatal ultrasound can show internal organs within the baby. The procedure is performed in a health care provider's office, outpatient center, or hospital by a specially trained technician, and the images are interpreted by
- a radiologist—a doctor who specializes in medical imaging, or
- an obstetrician—a doctor who delivers babies
The images can show enlarged kidneys, ureters, or bladders in babies.
- Amniocentesis. Amniocentesis is a procedure in which amniotic fluid is removed from the mother's womb for testing. The procedure can be performed in the health care provider's office, and local anesthetic may be used. The health care provider inserts a thin needle through the abdomen into the uterus to obtain a small amount of amniotic fluid. Cells from the fluid are grown in a lab and then analyzed. The health care provider usually uses ultrasound to find the exact location of the baby. The test can show whether the baby has certain birth defects and how well the baby's lungs are developing.
- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS). CVS is the removal of a small piece of tissue from the placenta for testing. The procedure can be performed in the health care provider's office; anesthesia is not needed. The health care provider uses ultrasound to guide a thin tube or needle through the vagina or abdomen into the placenta. Cells are removed from the placenta and then analyzed. The test can show whether the baby has certain genetic defects.
Most healthy women do not need all of these tests. Ultrasound exams during pregnancy are routine. Amniocentesis and CVS are recommended only when a risk of genetic problems exists because of family history or a problem is detected during an ultrasound. Amniocentesis and CVS carry a slight risk of harming the baby and mother or ending the pregnancy in miscarriage, so the risks should be carefully considered.
Diagnosis after Birth
Different imaging techniques can be used in infants and children to determine the cause of urine blockage.
- Ultrasound. Ultrasound can be used to view the child's urinary tract. For infants, the image is clearer than could be achieved while the baby was in the womb.
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG). VCUG is an x-ray image of the bladder and urethra taken while the bladder is full and during urination, also called voiding. The procedure is performed in an outpatient center or hospital by an x-ray technician supervised by a radiologist, who then interprets the images. While anesthesia is not needed, sedation may be used for some children. The bladder and urethra are filled with a special dye, called contrast medium, to make the structures clearly visible on the x-ray images. The x-ray machine captures images of the contrast medium while the bladder is full and when the child urinates. The test can show reflux or blockage of the bladder due to an obstruction, such as PUV.
- Radionuclide scan. A radionuclide scan is an imaging technique that detects small amounts of radiation after a person is injected with radioactive chemicals. The dose of the radioactive chemicals is small; therefore, the risk of causing damage to cells is low. Radionuclide scans are performed in an outpatient center or hospital by a specially trained technician, and the images are interpreted by a radiologist. Anesthesia is not needed. Special cameras and computers are used to create images of the radioactive chemicals as they pass through the kidneys. Radioactive chemicals injected into the blood can provide information about kidney function.
How is urine blockage in newborns treated?
Treatment for urine blockage depends on the cause and severity of the blockage. Hydronephrosis discovered before the baby is born rarely requires immediate action, especially if it is only on one side. The condition often goes away without any treatment before or after birth. The health care provider should keep track of the condition with frequent ultrasounds.
If the urine blockage threatens the life of the unborn baby, a fetal surgeon may recommend surgery to insert a shunt or correct the problem causing the blockage. A shunt is a small tube that can be inserted into the baby's bladder to release urine into the amniotic sac. The procedure is similar to amniocentesis, in that a needle is inserted through the mother's abdomen. Ultrasound guides placement of the shunt, which is attached to the end of the needle. Alternatively, an endoscope—a small, flexible tube with a light—can be used to place a shunt or to repair the problem causing the blockage. Fetal surgery carries many risks, so it is performed only in special circumstances, such as when the amniotic fluid is absent and the baby's lungs are not developing or when the kidneys are severely damaged.
If the urinary defect does not correct itself after the child is born, and the child continues to have urine blockage, surgery may be needed to remove the obstruction and restore urine flow. The decision to operate depends on the degree of blockage. After surgery, a small tube, called a stent, may be placed in the ureter or urethra to keep it open temporarily while healing occurs.
Antibiotics are bacteria-fighting medications. A child with possible urine blockage or VUR may be given antibiotics to prevent UTIs from developing until the urinary defect corrects itself or is corrected with surgery.
Intermittent Catheterization
Intermittent catheterization may be used for a child with urinary retention due to a nerve disease. The parent or guardian, and later the child, is taught to drain the bladder by inserting a thin tube, called a catheter, through the urethra to the bladder. Emptying the bladder in this way helps to decrease kidney damage, urine leakage, and UTIs.
Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
Researchers have not found that a mother's eating, diet, and nutrition play a role in causing or preventing urine blockage in newborns.
Points to Remember
- Many types of defects in the urinary tract can cause urine blockage:
- vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
- ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction
- bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), such as posterior urethral valves (PUV)
- ureterocele
- Some babies are born with genetic conditions that affect several different systems in the body, including the urinary tract:
- prune belly syndrome (PBS)
- esophageal atresia (EA)
- congenital heart defects
- Urine blockage can also be caused by spina bifida and other birth defects that affect the spinal cord.
- Before leaving the hospital, a baby with urine blockage may urinate only small amounts or may not urinate at all. As part of the routine newborn exam, the health care provider may feel an enlarged kidney or find a closed urethra, which may indicate urine blockage. Sometimes urine blockage is not apparent until a child develops symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI).
- When a defect in the urinary tract blocks the flow of urine, the urine backs up and causes the ureters to swell, called hydroureter, and hydronephrosis.
- Defects of the urinary tract may be discovered before or after the baby is born.
- Prenatal tests include ultrasound, amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
- Different imaging techniques, including ultrasound, voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), and radionuclide scan, can be used in infants and children to determine the cause of urine blockage.
- Treatment for urine blockage depends on the cause and severity of the blockage. Hydronephrosis discovered before the baby is born rarely requires immediate action, especially if it is only on one side. Treatments for more serious conditions include
- surgery
- antibiotics
- intermittent catheterization
Clinical Trials
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and other components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conduct and support research into many diseases and conditions.
What are clinical trials, and are they right for you?
Clinical trials are part of clinical research and at the heart of all medical advances. Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. Researchers also use clinical trials to look at other aspects of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. Find out if clinical trials are right for you.
What clinical trials are open?
Clinical trials that are currently open and are recruiting can be viewed at www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Fujiyama, a new Japanese/Korean joint on Central, inhabits the building that used to house the legendary New Chinatown. The space feels slightly haunted—you can sense its history in the echoing, cavernous foyer that connects to large dining rooms through arched doorways.
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I could pretty see myself wearing all of the above colours depending on the occasion! Because I am all about colours lately to brighten the face, I chose Cherry and Pinky (red and hot pink!).
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