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At the pinnacle of Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place is Chicago's premier shopping destination. Its stunning eight-level atrium features more than 100 of your favorite stores and restaurants plus a mix of distinctive specialty shops and boutiques. It offers a unique, high-energy urban shopping experience you simply won't find anywhere else in the city. In short, Water Tower Place is the place to shop.
Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District
This district is the arts and entertainment destination of the Quad Cities. Located on the Mississippi River, the district ia a revitalized and vibrant area. You'll find art galleries, restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, casino, shops and a hotel.
CITY:Rock Island
Located on the banks of the Fox River, historic St. Charles is known for its great antique shops housed in turn-of-the-century buildings. Visit Century Corners Historic Shopping District and Old St. Charles, where you'll find landmark buildings, unique boutiques and nearly 30 restaurants.
CITY:St. Charles
This historic boardwalk dates back to the 1890s. Today it offers galleries featuring quality handcrafts created by local artisans and a country store.
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
Stroll downtown Springfield and check out shops that carry everything from Lincoln souvenirs to one-of-a-kind jewelry and fresh-made fudge. Downtown is also host to many events and festivals throughout the year.
Chicago's own Chinatown features beautiful Chinese-style buildings, as well as exotic dining and shopping experiences that have made the neighborhood a popular destination for visitors and locals alike.
A contemporary hand blown glass art studio. Original works of art created by Hiram Toraason. The studio provides a number of glass making opportunities, for the beginner to the advanced. Customize your experience! Formal classes to team building workshops are available. The gallery offers a variety glass from functional to the one of a kind creations. Ready to get hands-on with glass blowing yourself? Call for an appointment and let Torasson Glass help you create the perfect glass creation for you!
The Wabash Valley Wine Trail is made up of five wineries located in the southeastern part of the state. Visitors to this area can enjoy the scenic Wabash River Valley, historic towns, and quaint bed and breakfasts.
More than 55 dealers: antiques, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, old toys. Two miles east of Galena.
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
Chicagolands most creative hot glass artisan studio. Glass that glows in the dark that uses phosphorus materials. Shop for unique ready made pieces or take a class and make your own. We are great for interactive special events and parties! We can custom create many different shapes, colors for decoration or to display awards and memorials.
Chicago's newest shopping destination features 50 world-class specialty shops. 15 sumptuous restaurants, five elegant hotels, one magnificent Nordstrom and over 2,500 parking spaces.
Located at the famous Water Tower Place, you'll find the store girls of all ages want to visit. They come from far and near to experience the magic that is American Girl Place Chicago—featuring specialty shops, private dining and, of course, lovable dolls. The only destination of its kind in the world for girls and their families.
Discover Green Street and the heart of campus at the University of Illinois. Restaurants, bars, shops, bookstores and more await your presence in this Orange & Blue themed area.
Since its inception in 2002, Prairie Fire Glass has delighted visitors with the mesmerizing art of traditional glassblowing. Featuring a gallery in the front of the store and a working studio in the back, you can peruse original art glass creations while enjoying live glassblowing demonstrations.
At the Illinois State Museum, permanent and changing exhibits tell the story of Illinois' land, life, people and art. "Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments", an interactive natural history exhibit, explores 500 million years of Illinois environments. The second floor galleries exhibit an impressive array of historical and contemporary Illinois art, and a family gallery, and the Play Museum for ages 3-10 can be discovered in the lower level. Experience an art project or science experiment every Saturday during "Satur-Play!" Self-guided tour. Open daily.
Main Street Promenade Naperville
Whether you are visiting for work or pleasure, Naperville has something to fit your taste. Come and experience big city styles with small town smiles! Discover the charming shops and distinctive restaurants along our tree-lined streets. Stroll the Riverwalk and enjoy the many pieces of public art, fountains and covered bridges.
Enjoy indoor shopping throughout the year at SouthPark Mall. This mall features some 200 stores that include larger department stores like Dillards, VonMaur, and Yonkers. Specialty and gift shops, well-known clothing stores, and large food court make this a great place to shop.
Tom Guirl's Beaver Creek Pottery
Find skillfully handmade and kiln-fired pottery to decorate your home.
Rad Vintage is a 1700 square ft store that has a large selection of Women's and Men's Vintage Clothing & Accessories from the 1940s to 1990s. Our goal is to provide the world with the best selection of vintage clothing. Rad Vintage isn't just a clothing store. We also have a large selection of vintage toys, clocks, character glasses, beer glassware, and 80s vintage telephones, such as the Lego, Mickey, Garfield and the Alf Phone.
After the Chicago fire of 1871, many wealthy Chicagoans contracted European-trained architects to build new homes and mansions on the City's Near North side. Oak Street soon became the center of the expanding Gold Coast neighborhood and home to some of Chicago's most prominent families. With the turn of the Century, skyscrapers began to grow along neighboring Michigan avenue, but Oak Street retained its historical brownstone character and intimate scale, combining glamorous style with cozy informality. Today Oak Street has become an International style center, housing many of the world's most exclusive boutiques and salons. It is a street which attracts shoppers from all over the world who seek only the best. Oak Street has become a true "destination", a street of dreams where excitement is generated by sophistication and great taste.
Shows and sells art from local and international artists.
Great shopping, dining and professional services are waiting for you in our picture-perfect downtown. Enjoy the turn-of-the-century buildings along Milwaukee Avenue or relax among the roses in Cook Park. Downtown Libertyville is a delightfully unique shopping and dining experience. With over 70 shops, boutiques, and restaurants, it's why we say "spend an hour, spend a day!"
A delicious mixture of cocoa is found every which way along the Blackhawk Chocolate Trail in the four-county area of Northwest Illinois. Enjoy visiting candy stores, bed and breakfasts with special chocolate-themed packages, gift shops and old-fashioned soda fountains.
The Wicker Park-Bucktown neighborhood is an urban shopping destination that is growing in popularity nation wide. The June 2007 edition of Vanity Fair magazine calls Wicker Park-Bucktown shopping, -- a square mile pulsing with sassy boutiques. Visitors can shop in a gritty neighborhood and find everything from hip resale to boutique chic. The main shopping areas are centered where Milwaukee, Damen and North Avenues intersect. Walk north along Damen Avenue to Armitage Avenue to discover some of the hippest boutiques selling the latest trends. Other unique, one-of-a-kind shopping can be found along Milwaukee Avenue south of North Avenue, featuring discount furniture stores, antique furniture shops, trendy clothing boutiques, art galleries and unique gift shops.
Bishop Hill Prairie Arts Center
Enjoy watching the potter in an open air studio creating artwork on the potter's wheel. The center also features rug, broom, weaving and spinning artisans.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Quilts, crafts, florals, pottery, jams, jellies, popcorn, seasonal items and more. Christmas walk 1st weekend Nov.
CITY:Paw Paw
Offers a wide variety of old school clothes, furniture, house décor items, pictures, jewelry and more. They also offer items in todays time.
Anthill Gallery & Vintage Curiosities
Anthill productions is home to the photography of rare images' Bob Hageman and the stained-glass work of Firelight Studio's Linda Austin. For well over 20 years, Linda and Bob have been making and displaying their unique artworks throughout the Midwest, and they are now for the first time making them available to a broader audience.
Patchwork Corner Crafts has a wide variety of quilting and craft supplies.
Visit this working studio to shop for hand-crafted works of art - lamps, window panes, ornaments, sun catchers, glass beads and more. From decorative items to window panes, make a purchase from the floor or have Lynne custom design a piece for you and your home. Classes are also available. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. or by appointment.
Crossroads Global Handcrafts is a respected outlet for fairly traded handcrafts and food products from around the world including handmade art objects, utilitarian items, textiles, baskets, carvings, jewelry, ceramics, premium coffees, tea and chocolate.
The Outsider Gallery is filled with whimsical, elegant, and functional items from regional artisans Steve and Marsha Carleson. Marsha makes handmade paper, 3-dimensional paper pieces, bowls, vases, bottle cap tables and other objects of whimsy. Steve makes glass ornaments, beads, and fused glass pieces with the occasional traditional Swedish tina boxes combined into the mixture.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Pumpkin Glass Gallery and Studio
Welcome to Pumpkin Glass -- featuring exquisite lampwork glass beads, crystal, handmade jewelry, fused pendants, sterling silver jewelry, natural stone, and bead / jewelry making supplies and classes.
Looking for a souvenir of your trip on the Great River Road? Don't miss this fun little store full of authentic Native American jewelry, pottery, crafts and books. Many items featuring the legendary Piasa Bird, a local Native American legend, can be found at Pajarito. Store staff is knowledgeable and willing to spend time with customers explaining the legends behind the keepsakes. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday - Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Feathered Nest at Windy Corner Farm
A delightful artist haven offering a mix of Victorian eggs, feathered masks and wreaths, floral arrangements and intimate miniature portrait silhouettes. Windy Corner Farms and The Feathered Nest gardens and studio are an experience soon to be a cherished memory.
CITY:Bishop Hill
Decorate your own china -- classes.
Annie's Little Pots and Pottery Center
Annies Little Pots is a "must-see" shop in Princeton, Illinois. Discover many local artists along with Ann Dittmer's beautiful hand-made pottery, created in her on-site studio. Besides Princeton's own handmade pottery, you'll find Metal Sculpture, Home & Garden decor, soaps, candles, jewelry, and original paintings. Want to try your hand at the Pottery Wheel? Schedule a Pottery Class. The Pottery Cellar located in the basement of Annies Little Pots features a fun Paint Your Own Pottery Studio.
Featuring Watercolors of Larry Ziemer, plus other artists
Floral items.
Wide variety of glass items, jewelry, lots of miscellaneous, as well as framed art work.
Enter and enjoy a 3,500 sq ft. building full of unique gifts, florals, and home décor.
Iron Decor & More provides many decorative items for the home, yard, garden or business... any space you can think of. Browse the shop for hand-blown glass gazing balls and a variety of iron works, including handcrafted iron tables, chairs, fencing, decorative sculptures, kinetic wind sculptures and more. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Locally hand crafted goodness, baked goods, fun decor for the home, children's section & more, soaps, blankets, antiques, sock monkey & designer fabrics, amish souvenirs, hand woven rugs, teapots and more.
Legend has it that if you get close enough to touch the Paradise Mist that surrounds the Fountain of Youth, the magical feeling will be yours forever. This Paradise Mist offers relaxation areas and tropical decor allowing their guests (women, men, teens, tweens and the weary traveler) to be treated to body treatments, massages, facials, nail treatments along with make-up and hair styling away from the daily grind. Come experience the Paradise Mist located inside the Keylime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort!
Named best new boutique by Time Out Chicago, Milk Handmade is a women's clothing boutique that specializes in small-run, handcrafted goods. Whether you're looking for the softest tee, the perfect handbag, or your new favorite Saturday-night top, Milk has the one-of-a-kind piece for you. Come on in, hang out, and prepare to fall in love.
Unique, one-of-a-kind handmade crafts & gifts by Galena artists. Handmade jewelry, home & garden décor, Galena treasures and more.
Here at Olde Brick Wall we carry a wonderful collection of upholstered and early American reproduction wood painted furniture. There are several styles and colors to choose from. To complete your whole room, we carry paint, curtains, shower curtains, pillows, rugs, chandeliers, shelves and pictures. Established in 1994 in a charming, old hotel building in the heart of Illinois Amish country, Arcola, the Olde Brick Wall features a wonderful gathering of tinware, light fixtures, candles, redware, folk art and primitives. We offer everything you could ever want to give your home that special look, feel and smell of country that we all love so much.
Portrait studio and gallery conveniently located in downtown Utica. Providing photographic services to the area, including a gallery of local artists. Open Monday-Saturday.
CITY:North Utica
This perfectly-planned town offers beautiful shop and restaurant-lined streets—just like a European town. A 10-screen movie theater, shops including Von Maur, Hot Mama and Dick's Sporting Goods as well as restaurants unique to the North Shore including RA Sushi, Jameson's Charhouse and Ted's Montana Grill. The Glen Town Center is also home to the Kohl Children's Museum, a leading institution for hands-on, interactive learning.
Nostalgic general store filled with Amish wood crafts, quilts, food products and souvenirs.
The Scrapbook Factory offers all the supplies you need to create the scrapbook of your dreams.
Get creative at this crafter's paradise! Beads from around the world, unique rubber stamps & papers, Ranger inks, paints, and stamp pads. Sit at our "crystal bar" and work on your projects. Our friendly staff will be happy to assist you. Classes for all skill levels. Parties are our specialty! Birthdays, bridesmaids, "girls night out" -- we do them all. Come take a look!
CITY:Forest Park
Immense glass and steel structure, designed by Helmut Jahn, houses State of Illinois government offices and three levels of stores and restaurants in an atrium mall.
Dry floral, homewares.
A unique one of a kind shop in downtown Eldorado, the Porch Basket offers a large line of hand woven baskets, country decor items, and a large line of basket weaving supplies. Call about basket weaving lessons.
One of the Midwest's most celebrated shopping malls. With over 140 specialty stores including retail giants Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, and Nordstrom, this spectacular outdoor mall features beautiful gardens, landscaped walkways, sparkling fountains and children's play areas. McCormick and Schmick's, California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory, and Wilde and Greene offer a superb dining option. Catch a movie at the 13 screen AMC Garden Cinema.
Area's largest of hand-crafted Amish and oak furniture, collectible prints, and accessories, along with Country Dreams furniture exhibit.
Southern Illinois Artisans Shop and Visitors Center
More than 25 categories of arts and crafts from fine art to the traditional crafts from more than 900 Illinois artisans. Also, home to the Southern Illinois Art Gallery. Special workshops and events throughout the year.
Full service florist with lots more. Stuffed animals, candles, angels, home decor, photo frames, plants, balloons, and custom designs.
CITY:Mount Carroll
Your personal stylist will bring you to the most unique boutiques that you won't find in any other city. Tours include a personal shopping stylist and perks like local treats and drinks, and discounts and gift certificates from the hottest boutiques.
Small craft and gift shop. Some antiques.
St. Charles' newest source for rubber stamps, supplies and classes. Also offering custom invitations and announcements created for your special occasions.
CITY:St. Charles
Your wedding marks a turning point in your lives. Make pictures of the event so you can remember and cherish the moment. Phone for details.
Sharon's Heart of Gold has a large variety of craft booths.
B L Kassabaum Artist's Gallery
Limited edition prints, originals, conservation framing, appraisal art & photo restoration, cards.
Beautifully crafted silver jewelry, Minnetonka moccasins, log furniture, and an outstanding art gallery filled with sculptures and pottery can be found at the Eagles Nest.
From Our Hands to Yours, another unique DuQuoin Main Street shoppers delight. Find antiques, crafts and gifts of all sorts.
CITY:Du Quoin
Museum-quality, historic Shaker reproduction furniture and accessories handcrafted by local artist. Showroom by appointment. Listed as one of the top 200 craftspeople in the United States by Early American Magazine.
You are invited to shop the ever-changing collection of traditional crafts, folk art, candles, furniture, home accents, decorative accessories, and much more. Displayed in room design design settings. Country Junction treats you to an enjoyable shopping experience.
A nice selection of fabric, notions, books and threads. Experienced quilters to assist with all your quilting needs. Quilting classes available.
Driftstone Pueblo carries many craft supplies including sinew, heshi, findings and cords. Also, kid's toys, beads, jewelry, canes, soapstone, metaphysical items, artifacts, crystal cubes, knives, swords, and much more.
CITY:St. Elmo
Architectural Ceramics has a great selection of ceramics for home decor, gifts, and more.
Watch these yummy dressings being made from the storefront in downtown historic Palestine, or go in and take a tour that includes samples.
Clark St. Studio & Village Pottery
Wheel-thrown pottery by resident potter.
A quaint red cottage with a unique gathering of primitives, folk art, florals, and garden decor. Also seasonal garden to enjoy. Open: Thursday thru Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm. Or by appointment.
CITY:Rock City
Features many items such as birdhouses, quilt racks & shelves, benches, stools, tables, chairs, Coca Cola items and much more.
Illinois Artisan Shop - Chicago
Sales gallery/shop featuring the work of over 500 Illinois artisans. Established in 1985, was the first shop of its kind in the state, showcasing one of the most diverse collections of handcrafted work in the Midwest.
Fiber Wild! - Galena's Knit Shop
Extensive selection of yarns, unique patterns, tools and books for knitters and crocheters. Handmade finished knitwear for the whole family.
Unique, fun gifts for all ages and occasions. Located in historic downtown Stockton, five blocks south of US Hwy 20.
Beautiful flowers, gifts, candy and cards. While away a few minutes in this treasure trove.
Seasonal retail store offers heirloom quilts & homespun accessories. Occasionally the Mennonite shop owner may be seen working on her quilts.
Arts of Fire has a pottery painting studio, ceramics painting, silver jewelry, and parties.
Christmas on the North Side Craft Show
This 11th annual craft show over 25 crafters offering primatives, jewelery, basket weaving, loom weaving, quilted items, florals, wreaths, painting and more.
CITY:Pearl City
Galena's original paper and ink art store. Rubberstamps, scrapbooking supplies, inspired gifts & art décor. Enjoy classes and free demos.
Afghans, books, baby quilts, birdhouses and feeders, ceramics, goose clothes and geese, southwest artifacts, lawn and garden decor and more.
Uptown Normal has undergone a renaissance, with a recent overhaul of the area that included new streets and sidewalks, plus the addition of the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Charming restaurants and shops populate Uptown Normal, including Babbitt's Books, which offers hard-to-find rare antique books.
Fox Valley Mall - Centennial Collection
Fox Valley Mall is the premier shopping center in Illinois, featuring 130+ specialty stores and dining options! Anchored by Macy's, Carson Pirie Scott, J C Penney and Sears. Fox Valley Mall has three levels of shopping, a full food court, and a merry-go-round. This mall is a must-shop-stop for everyone! The NEW Fox Valley Train is located on Level 2 near JCPenney.
Exclusively Yours Leiza-George
A shopping experience like no other, this store has floor-to-ceiling gifts from around the would. Its specialties include handmade oak and Amish furniture, jewelry, linens, cards, Christmas items and more.
Craft store, country crafts and gourmet foods.
Crooked Creek Gallery is located in the old Sheriff's home and jail built in 1865. The past Home of cattle rustlers and horse thieves now houses fine art, jewelry, paintings and photography. Jail tours are also available.
Coon Hollow features watercolor, pen & ink, acrylics, or Larry will personally recreate your special objects.
Visit this delightful kitchen store full of artisan-quality, handmade, wooden spoons, spatulas, spurtles and other kitchen products all made on site.
World's largest manufacturer of art pottery. Factory outlet salesroom and Haeger Museum open to the public at original manufacturing site.
CITY:East Dundee
Country Decor from Ceiling to Floor! Country chandeliers, country table and floor lamps, sconces, country ceiling lights, punched tin switch plates, and country style curtains!


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"We did not look at the underage market even though I am holding a document in my hand that says we did." –James Morgan, Former president & CEO of Philip Morris
"If children don't like to be in a smoky room, they'll leave." –Charles Harper, R.J. Reynolds Chairman
When asked by a shareholder about infants, who can't leave a smoky room, Harper stated, "At some point, they begin to crawl."

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Google soon will begin penalizing retailers that don't follow its mobile SEO best practices.
Bill Siwicki
Google Inc. has offered best practice recommendations for mobile search engine optimization for some time. Soon those practices will become mandatory for retailers that want to ensure their mobile web pages are not penalized by Google's search algorithm and dropped from search engine results pages.
"To improve the search experience for smartphone users and address their pain points, we plan to roll out ranking changes in the near future that address sites that are misconfigured for smartphone users," write Yoshikiyo Kato, software engineer, and Pierre Far, webmaster trends analyst, on Google's official blog.
The primary change concerns what Google calls faulty redirects. A redirect occurs when a site detects that the device making a desktop site URL page request (for example, Retailer.com) is a smartphone and therefore changes the path and instead sends the smartphone to the mobile site URL page (for example, m.Retailer.com).
Most retailers with mobile commerce web sites redirect shoppers who type in the home page URL of the desktop site to the home page of the mobile site. The problem that Google is looking to address is with pages deep in a mobile site, such as product pages.
"There is a very common thing that still happens among retailers: A consumer on a smartphone does a search and clicks on a deep link indexed by Google and is either taken to the desktop version of that product page or redirected to the mobile home page," says Brian Klais, CEO of Pure Oxygen Labs, a mobile marketing firm. Klais specializes in mobile search engine optimization. "The consumer does not get the mobile version of the desktop page, which is what they really want. Google is labeling that a faulty redirect and is saying retailers with faulty redirects will suffer in the rankings."
There is a way around this common problem: Instead of going mobile with an m-commerce site for smartphones, create a responsive web design site. In fact, that is Google's No. 1 recommendation for businesses looking to optimize their sites for mobile devices.
Responsive design uses one set of web content and one code base to create a single site that renders differently to fit the size of the screen of any device, be it a desktop, tablet, smartphone or smart TV. Because a responsive site is a single site, it only has one URL per page; thus, there is no need to match desktop URLs with mobile URLs.
The vast majority of retailers in mobile commerce have built separate m-commerce sites for smartphones; a growing number are building separate sites optimized for tablet shoppers. But responsive design is a hot topic in m-commerce circles, and a small but growing number of retailers have been deploying responsive sites. Some mobile experts believe that one day responsive design will dominate the Internet landscape, and not just in retail. Last fall, car rental giant Hertz Corp. relaunched its web site after redesigning it using responsive techniques.
But for now, retailers with m-commerce sites need to pay close attention to Google's rules for smartphone-optimized pages or potentially lose business stemming from mobile search to competitors. And mobile searching is on the rise. As an example, 15.1% of paid search clicks occurred on smartphones in Q4 2012, according to The Search Agency.
Another change to the way Google will rank mobile web pages concerns smartphone-only errors. Some sites serve content to desktop users accessing a URL but show an error page to smartphone users. There are many scenarios where smartphone-only errors are seen.
If a site recognizes a consumer is visiting a desktop page from a mobile device and the site has an equivalent smartphone-friendly page at a different URL, the site should redirect the consumer to that mobile URL instead of serving a 404 "page not found" error page. That problem is not uncommon today, Google says. And retailers should make sure that a smartphone-friendly page itself is not an error page. If content is not available in a smartphone-friendly format, a retailer should serve the desktop page instead, Google advises. Showing the content the user was looking for is better than showing an error page, Google adds.
Retailers also must properly tag their mobile and desktop pages for Google to properly rank them. This is to ensure they are not incorrectly penalized for a practice known as "cloaking," which runs afoul of Google's rules. When cloaking, a company seeking to boost its ranking serves Google's bot, the technology that crawls web sites, different content than it serves consumers. The problem with mobile content is that a site is serving a lot different content—mobile-optimized content—than what is found at the desktop URL. So even though that is what is supposed to happen, and is perfectly in line with Google's rules, it still can look like cloaking. So Google has recommended some best practices to avoid this issue.
"Retailers have to tag content so Google knows they are doing redirects for the benefit of mobile users and are not trying to game the system," Klais says.
There are three things a retailer must do, Klais explains. First, a retailer's site must have what is known as a "vary header" that indicates user agent (the mobile platform initiating a request); this tells Google that the content at the URL varies by user agent, Klais says. Second, for desktop pages and mobile pages that correspond to one another, retailers must insert on the desktop page a meta-tag called an alternate tag that identifies the mobile version of the desktop page and the mobile URL, Klais says. And third, to complete the loop, retailers must insert on the mobile page a meta-tag called a canonical tag that identifies the desktop version of the page and the desktop URL, Klais says.
"These are the things mobile marketers have to do if they want their mobile content high up in search results," Klais says. "Most retailers do not comply with this yet."
Klais' firmPure Oxygen Labs has created three free web-based tools retailers can use to check their mobile sites to see if the sites comply with Google's rules. They are Mobile Site Analyzer, Mobile Page Analyzer and Mobile Redirect Viewer, and are located under the Tools tab at PureOxygenMobile.com.
A marketer can enter a page URL into Mobile Page Analyzer and in 10 seconds view a report on the page that indicates whether it meets 10 criteria to pass muster with Google. The tool breaks results down by iPhone, Android and BlackBerry mobile operating systems. A marketer can enter a group of up to 50 pages into Mobile Site Analyzer to view reports on all pages in less than 10 minutes.
Mobile Redirect Viewer accesses a single page simultaneously emulating five user agents—desktop computer, Google bot, iPhone, Android and iPad. The tool produces a report that shows a marketer or webmaster how her site is responding to different devices, and whether redirects meet Google requirements, Klais says.


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Phoenix Suns
Suns Strokes: Suns overcome 26-point deficit to beat Cavs
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won't tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns' 107-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 9. Final Score: Suns 107, Cavaliers 105
The Good:
The Suns came back from a 26-point deficit to beat the Cavs at home Friday night 107-105. The win is the third largest comeback in team history and the largest at home.
The victory over Cleveland also gives the Suns consecutive wins for the first time this season and they improved to a .500 record of 3-3 for the first time this year.
The Bad:
The Suns scored just 16 points and committed eight turnovers in the first quarter to put them in the 26-point hole that required such an amazing comeback.
The Ugly:
The Suns only led for 2:22 of the entire 48 minutes but it was enough to get the win. They took their first lead of the game with 8:17 remaining in the fourth quarter at 87-85.
• The Suns got another big night from Shannon Brown off the bench. He recorded back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in his career and he's also scored 18 or more in three straight games for the first time in his career.
• Another solid performance came from Marcin Gortat on the defensive end. Gortat has three games of five or more blocks in the first six games for the Suns this season. The Suns have not had a player with three games of five or more blocks in an entire season since Amare Stoudemire in 2007-2008.
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Leinster ran nine tries past Cardiff Blues for an emphatic 59-22 RaboDirect PRO12 victory at the RDS in Dublin on Saturday.
Leinster ran nine tries past Cardiff Blues for an emphatic 59-22 Pro12 victory at the RDS in Dublin on Saturday.
Cardiff had come close to upsetting Toulon on home turf a week earlier, but they had no answer to the firepower of Leinster, who ran in a point a minute in a one-sided first half.
David Kearney's break from half-way laid the platform for Richardt Strauss to cross after four minutes, and even at that early stage all signs pointed towards it being a tough evening for Cardiff.
Jonny Sexton's conversion was quickly followed by a second Leinster try, which was scored after good interplay between Sexton and Fergus McFadden sent Ian Madigan racing away. Sexton's second conversion made it 14-0, though the Blues enjoyed some respite courtesy of a Leigh Halfpenny penalty three minutes later.
The three-pointer merely delayed the inevitable, however, as Brian O'Driscoll's break created an opportunity for the ball to be worked left for Jamie Heaslip to cross.
The hosts held a comfortable lead and their consistently high level of intensity was rewarded with three more tries before half-time.
Kearney crossed in the corner to secure an early bonus point, Heaslip grabbed his second on the half-hour from the scrum, before Cian Healy capped a dominant first half for the hosts when he crashed over from close range.
It took just two second-half minutes for Leinster to add to their lead through Jordi Murphy's try, but, to their credit, the Blues rallied, and their efforts were rewarded with a try to Alex Cuthbert.
Leinster found an instant response as Madigan sent Damian Browne over, but the Blues restored a little more pride with second and third tries, first from Halfpenny, whose conversion made it 54-15, and then from Tom James, who swooped on an awkward bouncing kick to score.
But Leinster had the final say, with Fionn Carr's unconverted try rounding off a satifying evening for the hosts.
The scorers:
For Leinster:
Tries: Strauss, Madigan, Heaslip 2, Kearney, Healy, Murphy, Browne, Carr
Cons: Sexton 7
For Cardiff Blues:
Tries: Cuthbert, Halfpenny, James
Cons: Halfpenny 2
Pens: Halfpenny
Yellow card: Andrews
Leinster: 15 Ian Madigan, 14 David Kearney, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Fergus McFadden, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Jordi Murphy, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Leo Cullen (capt), 3 Mike Ross, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Jamie Hagan, 19 Damian Browne, 20 Rhys Ruddock, 21 Isaac Boss, 22 Brendan Macken, 23 Fionn Carr.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Dafydd Hewitt, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tom James, 10 Jason Tovey, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Andries Pretorius (c), 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Josh Navidi, 5 James Down, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Marc Breeze, 1 Tafa'ao Filise.
Replacements: 16 Rhys Willimas, 17 Nathan Trevett, 18 Campese Ma'afu, 19 Lou Reed, 20 Robin Copeland, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Ceri Sweeney, 23 Tom Williams.
Venue: Royal Dublin Society
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: David Wilkinson (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Television match official: Brian Macneice (Ireland)


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The game is centered around two primary modes: traditional Arcade style where players advance as far as possible before losing lives, and Score Attack where they rack up maximum points.
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WELLINGTON- Randy Van Jones, age 60, passed away May 29, 2010 at his home.
He was born Nov. 17, 1949 in Price, Utah to Lynn and Fern Hunsaker Jones.
Married Betsy Terrill Jones in 1969 at Salt Lake City, Utah, they later divorced. She passed away April 20, 2008.
Randy was an archeological tour guide who was an avid outdoors man and survivalist. He was a master storyteller and he loved to tease. Randy was very generous, helpful, and he always made time for the kids. He loved to garden and was a great carpenter. He loved his two birds very much. Randy will be dearly missed by all.
Survived by his mother, Fern Jones, East Carbon; two daughters, Jennifer Barnes, Ivins; Gwendolyn (Kenny) Anderson, Elmo; brothers and sisters, Larell (Carol) Jones, East Carbon; Myrna (Ben) Mead, Nine Mile; Ravenna (Hal) Firth, Price; Kyle Jones, East Carbon; grandchildren, Brock and Katherine Barnes; Tandem, Possum, Maya and James Anderson; cousin, Darwin (Carla) Jones, Helper.
He was preceded in death by his father, Lynn Jones; brothers, Reggie and Joseph Jones; loving step-father, Klell Mecham; son-in-law, Mike Barnes; and good friend, Don Goodfellow.
The family would like to extend a special Thank You to Rocky Mountain Hospice and the staff at Mitchell Funeral Home.
Memorial service Friday, June 4, 2010, 11 a.m., Mitchell Funeral Home, Price. Family was at Mitchell Funeral Home one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Huntsman Center.
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Debroah all is good, studying comes first, take care and hope your new business is going great take care and hope to chat soon.
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Hi Deborah, work is easy, not very busy at work right now. But when I come home, that's when I get real busy. I prefer to cook instead of buying out, so after cooking, eating with my hubby, cleaning up and then sometimes I exercise for half-an-hour. By the time I'm ready to study, it's 10.00 pm. By 11.00 pm my eyelids are too heavy not to go to bed. Today, I spent all day cooking. My co-workers just love some of the Chinese cuisine I cook and they kept urging me to bring some to work so that's what I did. I'm going to lay out a small party to celebrate my return to work!
we always need to chat... all is good. miss our chats
Deborah, good to hear from you, it seems that you and me are never online at the same tine, but if your business is keeping you busy thta is a very good thing,,, take are, be good, safe and hope this weekend we can chat
Thank you for the gift, Deborah. It was thoughtful of you! You are a blessing to many people!
Thanks! Recovery is slow but steady! Congratulations on your new job! Time to celebrate! It's good to talk with you! God bless you!
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Morning to you as well, the internet can become addicting just like anything can be. But hope all is well and I'll try and catch up with you at some point in time. I gotta get down to once a week myself with all that is currently on my plate. Take Care and have a wonderful week.
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Good morning sis how are you iam doing ok ,only thing i deactivet my account at face book ,i will go back but not now i try to be away from net , hope all is well with you i miss evryone her i try to be her once a week or every other day take care sis and have a blessed day ......
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I work only 40 hours a week from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm and only stay late if there's really a very urgent job that needs to be done under orders of the "Business Council" members. That's quite rare. So the hours are great for part-time students like us. I'm going to dedicate at least two hours a night, an hour for each course. That means, I won't be on checking up on GovCentral every night. Deb, you have to thrive on working and learning or you will get burnt out. Once in a while, don't forget to smell the roses and stretch a little, alright? Take care. Faridah
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Dear Deborah: Congratulations! Oh wow! Great news. I'm so happy you got the job. Hmmm...60 hr-week...why? If you're telecommute, why do you need to work that much? In any case, if you have to work that hard, the best place to do it is from home, for sure. How are you going to find time to study? Well, a steady income actually does wonders for our concentration. Because we don't have to worry where our next paycheck is going to come from, we can actually focus more in the little time we have to study. Of course we're going to still talk to one another from time to time. In fact I'm going to step it up a little here so I can earn more stars to my name! :-) Have a good weekend Deborah.
Deb.. I understand completely with all the crazy things going on. here in nevada it just "stinks' all the way around does not matter private,, govt/federal
it is hard to say , still studying, and the vewryday of looking for work, it is really getiing old,
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Åshild Vågene, physical anthropologist, Institute of Bioarchaeology Amara West Field School
Excavation of tumulus G308 in cemetery D at Amara West revealed a grave roughly three metres in diameter, with an interior structure of a type typical of the Kerma period. The interior of the grave is circular, consisting of two steps leading down towards a smaller circular grave pit in the southwest corner.
These features set the grave apart from the other tumuli dug here – yet another grave type found in cemeteries C and D.
The remains of a single individual were found within the grave, heavily disturbed, but with enough skeletal elements to suggest that the individual was buried in a flexed position: another difference with most burials at Amara West.
The presence of a few beads and sherds indicates there were originally grave goods placed with the deceased. However, the disarticulated state in which the skeleton was found, coupled with the sparse number of finds, suggests that this grave had been looted.
Despite this, some notable pottery was found close to the surface on the outer edges of the interior grave. Two complete ceramic vessels were uncovered and their position far from the body itself might indicate they are the remains of funerary offerings, not grave goods.
Being typical examples of Kerma pottery, with trademark red exterior and black rim, they suggest the burial is of the Kerma period (2500-1500 BC). This would be much earlier than the other burials – and indeed the occupation of the town.
Study of the ceramics – drawing, analysing the fabric, and comparing to published examples from other sites – should allow the date range to be narrowed down.
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Friday of the 12th Week
The Gospel according to Luke 21:37-38, 22:1-8
At that time, Jesus was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet. And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him. Now the feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called thePassover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death; for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve; he went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and engaged to give him money. So he agreed, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the multitude. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat it."
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A rural settlement pattern emerged along the James River in the 17th century that dominated the development of this region for the next 300 years. Virginia's economy was dependent on agriculture. As tobacco cultivation became lucrative, the plantation emerged as the essential unit of production. The term "plantation" originally referred to a settlement in a new country or region, although in Virginia the term became associated with a place that was planted or under cultivation and worked by resident labor, originally indentured servants, then slaves. During the 17th century many of the small outpost settlements were first known as "hundreds," such as Flowerdew Hundred. Consolidation of the original settlements continued through the 17th century and culminated in the creation of large plantations on which grand brick homes were built during the 18th century. Berkeley, Shirley, Westover and Wilton illustrate the development and diversity of the Georgian style as employed by Virginia's planter elite. The owners of these plantations—the Harrisons, Carters, Byrds and Randolphs—represented the social and economic leaders of Colonial Virginia and some even provided leadership for the new United States, as illustrated by President William Henry Harrison. The Georgian style was also employed for more modest residences such as Appomattox Manor, Eppington, Mayfield and Warren House.
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries Thomas Jefferson introduced classical design to the James River region in public buildings and numerous residences (including his own, Monticello, featured in our Journey Through Hallowed Ground itinerary). Neo-classical design and aspects of Palladian design not previously employed in Virginia began to appear along the James River at places such as Brandon, Magnolia Grange and Violet Bank. The conservative nature of the architecture of the James River region during the 19th century can be seen in newly constructed Four Square, and in the enlargement of President John Tyler's House. In the two decades before the Civil War, the latest stylistic details from the Greek, Gothic and Italianate revivals were combined with vernacular architectural traditions at North Bend, Edgewood, Chippokes and Lee Hall.
James River Plantations offers several ways to discover the places that reflect this region's history. Each highlighted place features a brief description of its historic significance, color photographs and public accessibility information. At the bottom of each page the visitor will find links to three essays: Colonization, The Gentry and Architecture. These essays provide historic background, or "contexts," for the places included in the itinerary. In the Learn More section, the itinerary links to regional and local websites that provide visitors with further information regarding cultural events, special activities, and lodging and dining possibilities. Visitors may be interested in Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, located in Virginia. The itinerary can be viewed online, or printed if you plan to visit the James River region in person.
James River Plantations is part of the Department of the Interior's strategy to promote public awareness of history and encourage visits to historic places throughout the Nation. The National Register of Historic Places partners with communities, regions and heritage areas throughout the United States to create online travel itineraries. Using places nominated by State, Federal and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the itineraries help potential visitors plan trips by highlighting the amazing diversity of this country's historic places and providing public accessibility information for each featured site. James River Plantations is the 40th National Register travel itinerary in this ongoing series. The National Register of Historic Places hopes you enjoy this virtual tour. If you have any comments or questions, please just click on the provided e-mail address, "comments or questions" located at the bottom of each page.
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MARSEILLES, Ill. — Mr. Gerald L. "Jerry" Stoddart, 81, of Marseilles, Ill., and formerly or rural Seneca, Ill. passed away peacefully in his home, with his loving wife at his bedside, Friday evening, Dec. 28, 2012.
Friends may call on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, from noon until the hour of funeral services at 2 p.m. in Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Illinois 47 and DuPont Road, Morris. Pastor Dale N. Schilling will officiate.
Interment with full military honors conducted by the Morris Color Guard will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
Born Sept. 17, 1931, in Oak Park, Ill., the son of Arthur and Doris Palmer Stoddart, Jerry proudly served his country, enlisting in the U. S. Air Force on Nov. 16, 1951, during the Korean conflict. He received his honorable discharge on Nov. 15, 1955.
Jerry married the love of his life, Caroline G. Elkinson, on April 2, 1955, in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hillside, Ill.
He was employed with Hunt Foods in Chicago for several years and then was employed as the cost accountant and purchasing agent with Sponge Cushion Inc. in Morris, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church at Illinois 47 and DuPont Road.
Surviving is his loving wife of over 57 years, Caroline; one brother, Robert Stoddart, who resides in Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William (in infancy) and Phillip.
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October 22, 2010
UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 10-13
This essay was prepared for a forthcoming book on the impact of law on the U.S. economy. It focuses on the impact the corporate governance regulation has had on the global competitive position of U.S. capital markets.
During the first half of the last decade, evidence accumulated that the U.S. capital markets were becoming less competitive relative to their major competitors. The evidence reviewed herein confirms that it was not corporate governance as such that was the problem, but rather corporate governance regulation. In particular, attention focused on such issues as the massive growth in corporate and securities litigation risk and the increasing complexity and cost of the U.S. regulatory scheme.
Tentative efforts towards deregulation largely fell by the wayside in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Instead, massive new regulations came into being, especially in the Dodd Frank Act. The competitive position of U.S. capital markets, however, continues to decline.
This essay argues that litigation and regulatory reform remain essential if U.S. capital markets are to retain their leadership position. Unfortunately, the article concludes that federal corporate governance regulation follows a ratchet effect, in which the regulatory scheme becomes more complex with each financial crisis. If so, significant reform may be difficult to achieve.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 36
Keywords: corporate governance, securities litigation, federalism, Sarbanes-Oxley
JEL Classification: K22
Date posted: October 24, 2010 ; Last revised: October 28, 2010
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i voted rinnegan becuase by the time a mangekyou user wold find a way to counter the six bodies he would of used up to much chakra plus lets say u take out the six bodies u still would have to take out the original bodie the one with black hair the rest are just bodies controled bye him because they specialize in certian element or type of jutsus
so seems like rinnegan does very little but i think it's kick ass to never expose ur self to any real danger and with u using mangeyou let's say 4 time considering u star off using it right away ur chakra will be all used up a thats it your as good as gone
you guys are forgetting about the sharingan's true purpose...
what if its true purpose is to stop the rinnegan if it gets out of control. If this is true than the mangekyou is definitly stronger....but of course thats just a guess.
But than again....the sharingan is said to be feared and evil by kyuubi.....a hint of its strenght...?
Another thing, its true that Jiraiya was shocked and scared when he found out that nagato had the rinnegan, but he wasn't shocked when he faced itachi and his sharingan...why? Maybe because he didn't know of the existence of the mangekyou, as he was surprised by the use of ametatsaru (sp?) and wondered what kind of jutsu that was. Maybe the mangekyou's true power was so strong it was kept secret from the world, and even the Uchiha themselves - except for a few chosen ones.
of course this is all speculation on my part...
Keep your theories in the theory forum, in the manga forum we only discuss fact. Fact is Rinnegan has the ability to control 6 bodies, sharingan can cast genjutsu and copy ninjutsu. The if Sharingan burnt away one of Pein's bodies (assuming that the technique can't be used too much) Pein still has 5 more bodies and seeing how his bodies can come back from the dead it's unlikely that Sharingan will be able to take down the Rinnegan on strength alone.
Maybe if the Sharingan user was extremely skilled but in terms of just Rinnegan vs Sharingan Rinnegan wins. Remember, genjutsu effects a BODY's senses, not the souls so even if Pain is split between the 6 bodies genjutsu would only be able to effect one of the bodies at one specific time, assuming that the use will have to concentrate to maintain a genjutsu Pain would easily strike down a Sharingan user at this weak moment.
ah yes, forgot sbout that
anyways, countering the 6 bodies shouldn't be so hard. just create shadow clones, and i think kakashi mentioned that shadow clones can use any jutsu/techinique the original user can do. so it'll be 6 set of mangekyou vs 6 set of rinnegan. in which case rinnegan would lose if caught in any of the known mangekyou doujutsu, plus if thers any unexpected attacks the sharingan can easily see and respond to it.
Pain got cought in Genjutsu easily with the Toad song, and it was aimed at the Summoning Body (Pain), it wont take a second for a great Genjutsu fighter to take down a Rin'nengan.
the sharingan wasn't what the kyuubi feared, he said that sasuke's chakra was more sinister than his. i'm tired of people always missing this simple fact.
jiraiya was shocked that nagato had the rinnegan because the only person who had it was the sage of six paths. he was the one who created ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, so he was pretty strong. and he also had an elite dojutsu "the rinnegan." yet a mere boy with no experience in battle also had the rinnegan as well. considering he has the rinnegan he's prolly related to the sage of six paths. that's where the shock came from.
why would he be scared or shocked when he's about to battle someone. in battle you have to be cool headed or you'll mess up and end up dead. and itachi clearly stated that he wanted to seperate jiraiya and naruto so that it would be easier for naruto to be apprehended. so jiraiya is obviously stronger than itachi and kisame put together. kisame said that jiraiya was a match for the both of them.
don't forget by creating shadow clones you'll be splitting your chakra 6 times evenly. that would be stupid cuz each clone will have a small amount of chakra(17%) as opposed to pein whose bodies have 100% chakra.ah yes, forgot sbout that
anyways, countering the 6 bodies shouldn't be so hard. just create shadow clones, and i think kakashi mentioned that shadow clones can use any jutsu/techinique the original user can do. so it'll be 6 set of mangekyou vs 6 set of rinnegan. in which case rinnegan would lose if caught in any of the known mangekyou doujutsu, plus if thers any unexpected attacks the sharingan can easily see and respond to it.
that wasn't any old genjutsu. it was a higly advanced one.Pain got cought in Genjutsu easily with the Toad song, and it was aimed at the Summoning Body (Pain), it wont take a second for a great Genjutsu fighter to take down a Rin'nengan.
regular genjutsus don't do what this one does. also even though jiraiya did this look what happened. it didn't do much. now pein is all set and has six bodies ready to fight.
and remember pein wasn't expecting genjutsu from jiraiya from the simple fact that he sucks at it....it would be much expected from a genjutsu specialist ie itachi and would be ready to counter it. tho to ironmaiden the sharingan is anything other than an ordinary genjutsu tho i don't think that was what you were getting at, just in case someone thought u did....both faults on Jiraiya's and Pein's side come from simple inexperience with the other's abilities, if Jiraiya knew that the Peins could be revived he would have taken measures to stop that. tho kudos to ironmaiden for the other great responses ^_^
I really dont think we can really say wich one is stronger, because there is so little info on both for example we dont even know if the Rinnenga has anything to do with Pain having six bodies for all we know it could be some kind of special jutsu(I dont think so I'm just using it as an example) or what the powers of the MS can do besides ripping dimensions on creating fire that burns what can be burn. Also I wouldn't use Itachi's lack of desire to fight Jiraiya as proof that the MS is inferior because unlike the Rinnenga he probably knows how to deal with a sharingan user MS because he lived in the villige it was created.
I still vote Rinnegan because they say all jutsu came from the guy who had it before meaning the ability to make a Sharingan came from this guy(guess not a fact), also I am a little tire of people making such a fuss about the sharingan.
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