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Very functional, and offer the aesthetic features suitable for modern design, aluminum windows in Hayden Arizona are not exactly the cheapest window, but are more cost effective than wood windows.
Over the years these windows got a bad rap for being poor energy efficient windows for the local climate. Because aluminum is a conductor – something that will pass heat and coolness through it during unwanted times – in previous models aluminum windows would cause your heating and cooling system to overwork resulting in higher energy consumption.
Today, a lot of that has changed. New models incorporate thermal breaks, which separate the aluminum on the outside from conducting to the aluminum on the inside. Low-e glass has also been installed, and the combination of the two will give you performance ratings similar to the better energy efficient windows sold throughout Hayden Arizona.
We offer aluminum windows in Hayden from the brands you know and trust that will fit into any budget. Because we buy in bulk and pass the savings down to our customers, we can offer high-end windows at an attractive price.
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Amazing finishes like anodized aluminum can blend perfectly with other metallic accents throughout an interior to give a home a really nice, modern finish. Combine casement windows, with floor to ceiling windows to add to your a modern aesthetic look.
Aluminum windows are built tough, and many models today incorporate high impact, and wind resistant glass making these windows great for coastal areas.
If you're thinking about using aluminum windows in Hayden Arizona for your project, contact us for a Free In-Home Demo.
Fiberglass Windows
Highly energy efficient for climate in the local area, these block the transfer of heat, and when combined with argon filled dual panes that have low e coating they work great in both hot and cold seasons. We carry casements, awnings, double hung, bays & bows, aluminum storm windows for Hayden Arizona suitable for any replacement project.
Casement Windows
A standard in most homes, these open from one side by using a crank. Even though they are not as popular as before, what a lot of people don't know is that they are very air tight and are a good choice for an energy conscious shopper. We carry these, awnings, single and double hung and aluminum storm windows in Hayden Arizona.
Double Hung Window
Sliding units are popular locally because they're easy to operate, and double hungs have always been on top of the list. The difference between a single hung and double hung is that in a double hung both the top and the bottom sashes open. Energy efficient, and also available in our area in many style options.
Awning Windows
These open similar to casements but from the bottom upwards. Available as vinyl, wood, and aluminum windows in Hayden Arizona with options for low e glass, and argon. We carry models from Andersen, Pella, and Marvin and offer professional installation options for replacements and new construction in the local area. Low competitive pricing.
Bay Window
A bay is a combination of three panes with a center piece that's fixed into place and one on each side that function. These increase ventilation, and significantly brighten any room their installed in. We offer many products and installation services for aluminum windows in Hayden AZ.
Bow Window
Like a bay found throughout the local area these typically combine 5 or more to form a bow that when installed extends past the house making them visible from both the inside and outside. From the outside a roof is put over the top matching the house with shingle or the option of copper for specific applications. A popular choice in our area.
Round Windows
If you're looking for a way to add charm to a room these are great for increasing aesthetics in both traditional and modern homes designs. Solid wood framing stained to match any cabinets, and other furniture, or choose round aluminum windows with a cross grille. Find professional installation service locally, and low competitive pricing.
French Windows
Add these to your outdoor living space for increased lighting, and great way to capture a view of your outdoor living space. Available in many finishes and color options locally that include two different color whites. Leak resistant and secure backed by high PG ratings. We carry these and many other types including aluminum storm windows in Hayden AZ.
Transom Windows
Available in our area in so many styles, shapes, and finishes, these will fit into any project. Popular fan shaped, and Mediterranean style with installation options for an over the door application. We carry a large line of products locally for replacements, and new construction and can help with any renovation.
Egress Window
These are allowing escape and rescue and are required by building code in specific rooms. For details on size, see your local building code requirement . We offer complete product and installation service for these in residential and commercial applications. See our large selection of these and aluminum storm windows in Hayden AZ.
Double Pane Windows
Highly energy efficient when combined with argon or krypton gas and low e coating, you can find casements, awnings, sliding, and aluminum storm windows in Hayden AZ that use dual panes. if you're looking for a high performing window, take a look at our local selection from Andersen, Marvin, and Pella.
Triple Pane Windows
These are better performing for our climate because the extra pocket the third pane create is filled with argon which gives it more insulating properties. You can find vinyl, wood and aluminum windows in Hayden AZ that use three panes. Occupant comfort varies with these. Know your climate before making a decision.
Vinyl Windows
Known for its durability, and low maintenance benefits many homeowners throughout the local area like these because you get a good performing window at a relatively low cost. Much more efficient than aluminum storm windows in the local area, you can find casements, awnings and many other popular types from Andersen and Jeld Wen.
Wood Windows
Its very hard to match the look of solid wood, and that why they've been desired locally for so long. More susceptible to damage from common weather elements than aluminum or fiberglass in our area, today thats changed with new framing that incorporates a stronger more durable exterior with a wood interior.


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Exclusive: Benghazi Talking Points Underwent 12 Revisions, Scrubbed of Terror Reference
When it became clear last fall that the CIA's now discredited Benghazi talking points were flawed, the White House said repeatedly the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence community, but White House documents reviewed by Congress suggest a different story.
ABC News has obtained 12 different versions of the talking points that show they were extensively edited as they evolved from the drafts first written entirely by the CIA to the final version distributed to Congress and to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice before she appeared on five talk shows the Sunday after that attack.
Related: Read the Full Benghazi Talking Point Revisions
White House emails reviewed by ABC News suggest the edits were made with extensive input from the State Department. The edits included requests from the State Department that references to the Al Qaeda-affiliated group Ansar al-Sharia be deleted as well references to CIA warnings about terrorist threats in Benghazi in the months preceding the attack.
That would appear to directly contradict what White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said about the talking points in November.
"Those talking points originated from the intelligence community. They reflect the IC's best assessments of what they thought had happened," Carney told reporters at the White House press briefing on November 28, 2012. "The White House and the State Department have made clear that the single adjustment that was made to those talking points by either of those two institutions were changing the word 'consulate' to 'diplomatic facility' because 'consulate' was inaccurate."
Summaries of White House and State Department emails - some of which were first published by Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard - show that the State Department had extensive input into the editing of the talking points.
State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland raised specific objections to this paragraph drafted by the CIA in its earlier versions of the talking points:
"The Agency has produced numerous pieces on the threat of extremists linked to al-Qa'ida in Benghazi and eastern Libya. These noted that, since April, there have been at least five other attacks against foreign interests in Benghazi by unidentified assailants, including the June attack against the British Ambassador's convoy. We cannot rule out the individuals has previously surveilled the U.S. facilities, also contributing to the efficacy of the attacks."
In an email to officials at the White House and the intelligence agencies, State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland took issue with including that information because it "could be abused by members [of Congress] to beat up the State Department for not paying attention to warnings, so why would we want to feed that either? Concerned …"
The paragraph was entirely deleted.
Like the final version used by Ambassador Rice on the Sunday shows, the CIA's first drafts said the attack appeared to have been "spontaneously inspired by the protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo" but the CIA version went on to say, "That being said, we do know that Islamic extremists with ties to al-Qa'ida participated in the attack." The draft went on to specifically name the al Qaeda-affiliated group named Ansar al-Sharia.
Once again, Nuland objected to naming the terrorist groups because "we don't want to prejudice the investigation."
In response, an NSC staffer coordinating the review of the talking points wrote back to Nuland, "The FBI did not have major concerns with the points and offered only a couple minor suggestions."
After the talking points were edited slightly to address Nuland's concerns, she responded that changes did not go far enough.
"These changes don't resolve all of my issues or those of my buildings leadership," Nuland wrote.
In an email dated 9/14/12 at 9:34 p.m. - three days after the attack and two days before Ambassador Rice appeared on the Sunday shows - Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes wrote an email saying the State Department's concerns needed to be addressed.
"We must make sure that the talking points reflect all agency equities, including those of the State Department, and we don't want to undermine the FBI investigation. We thus will work through the talking points tomorrow morning at the Deputies Committee meeting."
Related: Diplomat Says Requests For Benghazi Rescue Were Rejected
After that meeting, which took place Saturday morning at the White House, the CIA drafted the final version of the talking points - deleting all references to al Qaeda and to the security warnings in Benghazi prior to the attack.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said none of this contradicts what he said about the talking points because ultimately all versions were actually written and signed-off by the CIA.
"The CIA drafted these talking points and redrafted these talking points," Carney said. "The fact that there are inputs is always the case in a process like this, but the only edits made by anyone here at the White House were stylistic and nonsubstantive. They corrected the description of the building or the facility in Benghazi from consulate to diplomatic facility and the like. And ultimately, this all has been discussed and reviewed and provided in enormous levels of detail by the administration to Congressional investigators, and the attempt to politicize the talking points, again, is part of an effort to, you know, chase after what isn't the substance here."
UPDATE: A source familiar with the White House emails on the Benghazi talking point revisions say that State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland was raising two concerns about the CIA's first version of talking points, which were going to be sent to Congress: 1) The talking points went further than what she was allowed to say about the attack during her state department briefings; and, 2) she believed the CIA was attempting to exonerate itself at the State Department's expense by suggesting CIA warnings about the security situation were ignored.
In one email, Nuland asked, why are we suggest Congress "start making assertions to the media [about the al Qaeda connection] that we ourselves are not making because we don't want to prejudice the investigation?"
One other point: The significant edits - deleting references to al Qaeda and the CIA's warnings - came after a White House meeting on the Saturday before Ambassador Susan Rice appeared on five Sunday shows. Nuland, a 30-year foreign service veteran who has served under Democratic and Republican Secretaries of State, was not at that meeting and played no direct role in preparing Rice for her interviews.

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The Words of Mormon
Chapter 1
Mormon abridges the large plates of Nephi—He puts the small plates with the other plates—King Benjamin establishes peace in the land. About A.D. 385.
1 And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the record which I have been making into the hands of my son Moroni, behold I have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.
2 And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I deliver these records into the hands of my son; and it supposeth me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people. But may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that perhaps some day it may profit them.
3 And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written; for after I had made an abridgment from the plates of Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi.
4 And the things which are upon these plates pleasing me, because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers knowing that many of them have been fulfilled; yea, and I also know that as many things as have been prophesied concerning us down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond this day must surely come to pass—
5 Wherefore, I chose these things, to finish my record upon them, which remainder of my record I shall take from the plates of Nephi; and I cannot write the hundredth part of the things of my people.
6 But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of my record, for they are choice unto me; and I know they will be choice unto my brethren.
7 And I do this for a wise purpose; for thus it whispereth me, according to the workings of the Spirit of the Lord which is in me. And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord knoweth all things which are to come; wherefore, he worketh in me to do according to his will.
8 And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people.
9 And now I, Mormon, proceed to finish out my record, which I take from the plates of Nephi; and I make it according to the knowledge and the understanding which God has given me.
10 Wherefore, it came to pass that after Amaleki had delivered up these plates into the hands of king Benjamin, he took them and put them with the other plates, which contained records which had been handed down by the kings, from generation to generation until the days of king Benjamin.
11 And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation to generation until they have fallen into my hands. And I, Mormon, pray to God that they may be preserved from this time henceforth. And I know that they will be preserved; for there are great things written upon them, out of which my people and their brethren shall be judged at the great and last day, according to the word of God which is written.
12 And now, concerning this king Benjamin—he had somewhat of contentions among his own people.
13 And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came down out of the land of Nephi, to battle against his people. But behold, king Benjamin gathered together his armies, and he did stand against them; and he did fight with the strength of his own arm, with the sword of Laban.
14 And in the strength of the Lord they did contend against their enemies, until they had slain many thousands of the Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did contend against the Lamanites until they had driven them out of all the lands of their inheritance.
15 And it came to pass that after there had been false Christs, and their mouths had been shut, and they punished according to their crimes;
16 And after there had been false prophets, and false preachers and teachers among the people, and all these having been punished according to their crimes; and after there having been much contention and many dissensions away unto the Lamanites, behold, it came to pass that king Benjamin, with the assistance of the holy prophets who were among his people—
17 For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in the land, and they did speak the word of God with power and with authority; and they did use much sharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people—
18 Wherefore, with the help of these, king Benjamin, by laboring with all the might of his body and the faculty of his whole soul, and also the prophets, did once more establish peace in the land.


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Numtris starts off from a similar concept as the Letris where the pieces start to fall and you have to complete each level's objective before the board fills up; to do this you have two simple rules:
RULE 1: To eliminate a number you have to join as many pieces as indicated in the number. For example:
To eliminate number 2 you need to join 2 numbers 2.
To eliminate number 3 you need to join 3 numbers 3.
RULE 2: If you join various numbers and do not comply with rule 1 they will be added up. For example:
If you join a number 1 and a 2: A number 3 will be generated.
If you join a number 1, a 2 and another 1: A number 4 will be generated.
Starting to play is very simple. Stopping is not so easy as your brain exercises more and more as you complete the almost 300 challenges proposed by the game, being a very good amusing challenge.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Option PN 461201-B21 ETY (Entry) Solid-state drive with 32GB capacity and SATA 1.5G interface.
HP Enterprise Solid State Drives offer exceptional solid state storage performance for ProLiant servers with peak performance for random data applications. They are designed for enterprise environments that have a variety of write-workload applications and random data.
We all know that SSDs provide much better random read and write I/O operations per second (IOPS) compared to 15K SAS HDDs.
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HP Enterprise Solid State Drives also include surprise power loss protection, and SmartSSD Wear Gauge support.
The SmartSSD Wear Gauge is enabled through the HP Gen8 Smart Carrier. This allows the HP Enterprise SSDs to monitor the amount of data written and let you know when the device is nearing its max supported lifetime.
Reliability is critical for any storage medium, especially so when used in your servers. This generation of HP Enterprise SSDs is expected to have an overall reliability similar to traditional HDDs.
HPE SSDs are fully tested and qualified to assure compatibility with your HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem solutions.
Available form factors include:
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There is a correct HP Enterprise SSD for you, and are available in four categories:
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The categories listed below indicate the number of drive writes per day (DWPD) that you can expect from the drive.
(DWPD is the max number of 4K host writes to the entire drive capacity of the SSD per day over a 5 year time span.)
Performance | Mainstream | Value | Boot | |
Interface | 12/6 Gb SAS | 12/6 Gb SAS or 6/3 Gb SATA | 12/6 Gb SAS or 6/3 Gb SATA | 6 Gb SATA |
Endurance | High endurance | Mainstream endurance | Value endurance | Value endurance |
Up to 25 DWPD | Up to 10 DWPD | Up to 1 DWPD | Up to 1 DWPD | |
Workload | Unrestricted read/write | Mixed read/write | High read/low write | High read/dynamic throttled write |
HPE also breaks down their categories this way:
Write intensive | Mixed use | Read intensive | |
Interface | 12/6 Gb SAS or 6 Gb SATA NVMe PCIe | 12/6 Gb SAS or 6 Gb SATA NVMe PCIe | 12/6 Gb SAS or 6 Gb SATA NVMe PCIe |
Endurance | >=10 DWPD | >1 and <10 DWPD | <=1 DWPD |
Typical workload | High read/write applications | Mixed read/write applications | High read/low write applications |
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Specifications for HPE Option Number: P07924-B21
HPE Model Number | MK000480GWUGF |
Drive Assembly Number | P07444-001 |
Option Part Number | P07924-B21 |
Spare Part Number | P08691-001 |
HPE SSD Part Number Description | HPE 480GB SATA MU LFF SCC DS SSD |
SSD Capacity | 480GB |
Transfer Speed | 6G |
Transfer Speed | 6Gbps |
Connection | SATA |
Size | 3.5 |
Form Factor | LFF |
Device Type | SSD |
Type | MU (Mixed Use) |
Hot Plug | Yes |
Power Loss Protection | - |
Carrier | Smart Carrier Converter (SCC) |
Digitally Signed Firmware | DS |
Low Profile Carrier Converter | - |
Quick Release Carrier | - |
SAS Protocol Layer | - |
Notes | - |
A note on Digitally Signed (DS) Firmware:
HPE Digitally Signed Firmware is indicated by "DS" in the SKU description of older SKUs. All SDDs in the HPE main portfolio of SKU have digitally signed firmware unless otherwise noted, particularly in newer released SKU (even if DS does not appear in the description).
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Citizens can self-finance and profit from building a bioenergy facility that uses biomass (plants, wood and manure) to generate enough heat and electricity for the village that the surplus can be sold to the national grid. Nina Adam at the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported earlier this week that in Germany "a swarm of households and small-scale investors…are producing and selling renewable energy." Germany currently ranks 2nd among nations whose share of electricity generation comes from renewable sources, and it has a national goal of generating 80% from renewable sources by 2050. Could this be a blueprint for the world? What can we learn from these positive deviants?
This village of 750 people created a cooperative, applied for and received government grants and low interest loans, kicked in about $5,900 each for capital funding and to upgrade their homes' heating systems, and within three years had their money back in energy savings. And this is not one of those 'amazing communities' projects when the question is "Yes, but how do you scale this up?" Adam notes there are 92 similar bioenergy villages in Germany, with another 350 considering making similar social investments.
The appeal to me is that these are not large-scale efforts where the barriers to entry are so formidable. I can imagine bioenergy villages in small towns across the US, as well as for every major housing development and sub-division. All we may need is about a thousand people to make a biomass facility feasible and viable. What if we, as Chrisoph Burger is quoted in the article as saying, followed Germany and "turned the traditional one-way street - from energy producers to consumers - upside down" and encouraged citizens to become energy suppliers as well as users. And to further the impact of biomass energy, in the village profiled in the article the talk is now about how to use some of their surplus electricity to power electric cars. This is the type of puzzle that social marketing can be so useful in helping weave the pieces together - not only encouraging new behaviors, but helping communities find and harness the assets and capacities to bring their vision to reality, enlisting partners to create win-win-win scenarios, and helping to bridge the divides among public, private and nonprofit groups - and among the latter, I think especially of all the community foundations in the US.
If you believe that there are no coincidences, then today's story fuels the idea of local and state initiatives to create renewable energy towns in the US.
Conservative political action groups are fingered as behind these efforts to repeal; Tracy notes that one prominent group receives funding from the fossil fuel industry. As you might expect, getting 'BIG' government out of regulating energy production and use (aka preserve the status quo) and the supposed higher costs of renewable energy sources are key arguments. But they can't seem to argue well against the fact that renewable energy sources can create local jobs (someone is sourcing the materials and running those plants) and that local solutions may be more cost-effective than having large utilities 'convert' to renewable sources. Just take a look at the "Powering Up" chart that compares the capital and on-going costs of different types of electric plants.
Marketing the use of biomass as a renewable energy source seems to be a time that has come for both the marketplace and consumers. As long as local and state jurisdictions can continue to exercise their rights and responsibilities (that is, we don't see efforts by big business to supersede or pre-empt their ability to experiment with renewable energy and especially biomass energy projects), the pieces of a puzzle are becoming clear. Local action to create and socially profit from biomass energy production and household use can involve many different sectors of society in some innovative and productive ways. If you are a social marketer or social entrepreneur in your community, you should be watching - and thinking about action.


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The socks, as you may have figured out by now, were from the excellent Cycling Inquisition blog, and you can get some here along with other body part coverings. Best of all, they have the blog's URL right on the foot part!
That's so when you're chatting on the group ride and you want to tell someone about that awesome blog you read, and they ask for the URL, but you can't remember, all you have to do is just whip off a Sidi and stick your foot in their face.
So be sure to promote one or both of these great blogs on your next ride. (As for this blog, it's far from great. Anyway, as you can tell from my new bikes I'm officially going "full douche" now, so I'm no longer calling this a blog. Instead, I now refer to it as a "cycling-themed electronic prose manifestation.")
I opened the pouch and gently removed the object inside with trembling fingers, and the music of Juliana Hatfield began to play as if from nowhere. Then, Vito grabbed it from me and put it on his head like a hat:
Still, I was at a loss. Was it a collapsible silicone shot glass? Was it something you'd use to perform a hydraulic disc brake overhaul? I then thought about the process of bleeding brakes, and that's when it hit me:
Well, not only did they appreciate the mention, but the also asked me if they could show their gratitude by sending me my very own menstrual cup.
The bike, as you may recall if you didn't bother to click on the above link, is the Base Urban something-or-other, and the month I had with it passed too quickly--not because I loved the bike (frankly I did not), but because I spent like half that time in Europe. I did use it last night to transport myself to a social engagement, and here's what it looks like with a "filth prophylactic" on the seatpost:
From a commuting standpoint, the cleanliness of the drivetrain is undeniably attractive. (By the way, the belt is now mostly quiet, except on inclines, when it makes a sound pretty much exactly like derailleur rub.) Other than that, the bike was a bit like a roommate you go out of your way to avoid. It's shaped like a road bike but doesn't perform like one, so for recreation you'd naturally opt for a road bike. At the same time, it's shaped too much like a road bike to be comfortable or practical for commuting, which meant it was a struggle not to simply reach for my trusty Scattante. Then there's the frame. I mentioned the untenable eyelets, and I also noticed that, due to all the wacky stuff going on in rear dropout land, I experienced repeated heel strike:
In fairness to the bike, I am highly duckfooted, but I've never experienced that before on a bike without panniers:
By the way, in case you're wondering, yes, those are rubber slip-on shoes shaped like Vans with no laces. The father of 17 children, I have given up on fashion long ago. And yes, I'm also wearing a rubber shirt shaped like an unbuttoned Oxford.
This man may be the world's deadliest Fred:
Though he really should upgrade those blades to crabon. He could always use the "spokes" from an old set of Spinergys.


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The Beginner's Guide To Pinterest Marketing
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- July 21, 2022
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Pinterest summarized as the "catalog of ideas," is one of the most creative social media platforms for sharing ideas and inspiration.
"Ideas and Inspiration"
Maybe this brief tagline is also one of the reasons hindering you from using Pinterest for your business endeavors.
You are not alone.
There is a common misconception among non-pinners that Pinterest is only suitable for businesses in bringing awareness and engagement or at least getting traction to blogs.
One couldn't be more wrong.
Pinterest is also a great marketing tool for B2B and E-commerce companies to generate leads, drive traffic, and get more sales. According to statistics, 87% of people bought a product on Pinterest because of Pinterest.
So it's just a matter of using some best practices to convert your Pinterest account into a sales-driving platform.
In this blog, we will learn why Pinterest is important for business, and what best practices you can use to make the most out of your Pinterest marketing.
Let's dive in!
Why use Pinterest for Business?
Well, the best answer to this question can be pinned down (pun intended) with the help of the following Pinterest statistics:
- 40% of Pinners Have a Household Income of $100k+.
- 48% of Pinterest users in the US use the platform to shop.
- Two-thirds of pins represent brands and products.
- 77% of People who use Pinterest have found a new brand or product on the platform.
- There are 50% more products from retailers in their corpus.
The above Pinterest business insights are sufficient proof of the platform's mettle in making your business shine on Pinterest boards.
Pinterest is all the rage
Pinterest has 367 million monthly active users consistently sharing and seeking new ideas and inspiration.
Wait, there is more!
Pinterest is also the 4th most popular social media platform in the US contributing to 50% of the pinners. It ranks ahead of LinkedIn, Twitter, Whatsapp, and Snapchat with 88 million monthly active users from the country.
Need more statistics to convince yourself? Take a look.
According to proprietary user data from Pinterest, it has grown stably with a 9.55% quarter-on-quarter growth rate, outpacing the same at Snapchat (5%), Twitter (9.21%), LinkedIn (2.22%), and Facebook (4.20%). (Source – Socialmediatoday)
Pinterest drives more traffic to your website
Compared to the two giants – Facebook and Instagram- Pinterest has its shortcoming and certain perks too.
When comparing to Instagram, Pinterest has a unique feature to add links with each pin which is limited to the bio section on Instagram.
Pinterest also drives 33% more traffic to shopping sites than Facebook.
Pinterest inspires users to buy
Statistics show that Pinterest also prompts users to make their shopping decision. Pinners turn to the platform for browsing the latest trends and their favorite brands to fill their boards with ideas and inspiration which help them move from an open-minded discovery to a confident decision later.
Higher content shelf life
Unlike other social media platforms' chronological feeds, Pinterest pins have a longer shelf life. Older pins getting traction is a common occurrence on Pinterest.
Imagine your pins getting more visibility with time and sending traffic even months after it was published.
With this much business potential, it will be a colossal waste of opportunity if you don't leverage Pinterest's ever-growing audience and creative features to influence your audience's purchasing decisions.
Understanding the Pinterest Terminology
If you have been using Pinterest, you'd know how different it is from other social media platforms. Similarly, its functionality and terms related to that are also different.
Before using Pinterest for business, you should be familiar with the terms attached to its functionality.
So, let's start with a brief overview of its major features and what they are called.
The person who uses Pinterest to save or post pins, boards on the platform, or an image from the internet is called a pinner. Just as the "grammers" for Instagram, "members" for LinkedIn, "tweeps" for Twitter colloquially, "Pinners" is for Pinterest.
Pins are the posts on Pinterest. They can be an image, infographic, or video containing a destination or a source hyperlink. You can also add a brief description and a title to your Pins to make them more informative and click-worthy.
On the Pinterest Home feed, you will find different types of Pins arranged according to the interest you have chosen and connected with on Pinterest before. You can also save the pins from other sources on your Pinterest boards.
Pins are the way pinners experience and find new content on the platform. As Pinterest stated: Pins are bookmarks people use to save ideas they love on Pinterest.
Pinterest also has the following types of pins equipped with features needed to showcase your brand or product better:
Promoted Pins
Promoted pins function the same way as organic pins, except that they are paid ads that run on a cost-per-click (CPC) basis. Pinterest places these pins where people are most likely to see them. You also get targeting options based on location, gender, device, and language.
Rich Pins
Rich pins are normal, but with more information such as install buttons, price, recipe ingredients, etc. One of the best things about Rich pins is that they keep showing changes made on your website regarding your pin content since they reflect metadata from marked-up pages on your website.
There are 4 types of Rich pins:
Product Pins show real-time pricing, availability, and product information on your pin.
Recipe Pins include recipe ingredients, ratings, cooking times, and serving sizes.
App Pins (iOS only) show an install button.
Article Rich Pins show the headline or title, the description, and the author of your article or blog post.
Shop the Look Pins
Pinterest has jumped onto the native marketplace bandwagon with shop the look pins. Though limited to some countries, these pins let users find and buy products within the fashion and home décor Pins. Pinterest is also planning to roll out Shop the pins ads in the upcoming months.
We can consider a Pinterest board as a folder where you collect and organize ideas and inspiration in the form of Pins. Each Pinterest board has its unique name, so you can group similar pins under a certain idea or theme. It also helps your followers to browse through your creatives easily. It also helps your followers to easily browse through your creatives.
There are different types of Boards on Pinterest:
Group boards: They are similar to the boards, with the exception that multiple pinners can use them to save Pins.
Secret Boards: As the name goes, Secret boards are only accessible to their creator and the invited Pinners. You can make any board a secret board, just by turning the toggle button off in Board edit settings. Marketers generally use these for planning or preview purposes, before making things public.
Protected boards: Protected boards are constituted of promoted pins that only you can see at the end of your profile, whereas others can only see them surfacing in their search results and home feed.
Repin is similar to the "share" option. It happens when a user pins someone else's content on their boards. It is a great way to keep your boards updated for your followers even while you are not creating original content.
Save button
It is a Pinterest plugin button for Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft edge that can be installed on your website. Using it, Pinners can easily save content or product from your websites to their boards.
So now that you are up to date with the Pinterest glossary, it's time to learn the first important step you need to take for using Pinterest for business.
How to Set up Your Pinterest Business Account?
To leverage Pinterest's extra features, such as Promoted Pins and Pinterest Analytics, you must first have a Pinterest business account. So now we will learn a step-by-step process of setting up your Pinterest business profile.
1. Create your Pinterest business account
There are two ways to set up your Pinterest business account. Either you can create a business account from scratch or just transition to a business profile from your personal Pinterest account.
You can create your new Pinterest business account here.
To convert your Pinterest personal profile into a business account, click on the arrow on the top right side of your desktop screen to reveal the option "Add a free business account."
After coursing both paths, you will get the same window to fill in information about your brand profile and description.
You can choose to put a profile picture of your brand here or later while editing your profile with more options in settings.
2. Set up your Pinterest business profile
Your account is created, but all work is not done yet. You need to edit your profile for better optimization.
So to edit your profile click on the pencil sign on the Business hub dashboard.
You can upload or change your brand profile picture here. Make sure to upload the same profile picture you have on other social media platforms to maintain the brand identity.
You would also like to change the username since it will be the same as your email address at first.
3. Claim your website
Claiming your website is crucial in getting analytics of your content's performance on Pinterest. Apart from that, your profile picture and URL will appear next to every pin that comes from your site.
Moreover, claimed account also has the benefit of getting more visibility and followers as it tells pinners where they can see more content from you. Here's a step-by-step guide from Pinterest to claim your site.
4. Connect your Youtube, Instagram, and Etsy account
Similar to the website claiming, you can also claim content from your Youtube. Instagram and Etsy account on Pinterest.
Isn't that wonderful?
Pins from all these sites will be attributed to your account and also you will get analytics for all pins saved from your claimed accounts.
Want more?
Another exciting feature here is that you can install your Pinterest app in your Shopify account to add your name and profile picture to Pins from your Shopify store.
How to use Pinterest for Business with SocialPilot?
But why use SocialPilot?
Because SocialPilot's Pinterest scheduling features give you a better grip on managing your Pinterest marketing. Its intuitive UI and great features give you an effortless experience of managing multiple Pinterest accounts under one dashboard.
In addition to that, you can also manage multiple team members, clients, and other social media platforms from one central place.
In a few easy steps, SocialPilot lets you connect the Pinterest boards of multiple accounts so you can create and schedule your pins way ahead of time.
Here's a step-by-step guide to connecting your Pinterest board with SocialPilot.
Step 1: Log into your SocialPilot account. Click on the "Accounts" from the left-hand side menu to reveal the option for connecting multiple accounts. Click on it.
Step 2: You will see the list of multiple social media platforms you can connect with SocialPilot. Navigate to the Pinterest box and click on the "Connect Board" button
Step 3: You will be directed to Pinterest to authorize SocialPilot for access. Click on "Okay".
Step 4: Now you will be redirected to the Connect Pinterest boards page on SocialPilot to choose the Pinterest Boards you want to connect.
You can also categorize the chosen boards under the different groups you have created in SocialPilot. This will help you manage multiple Pinterest boards from different accounts.
Step 5: Lastly, you can schedule the time slots for which you want your Pins to be published automatically once you add them to the queue.
Benefits of Using Pinterest with SocialPilot
Time efficiency: SocialPilot helps you schedule your pins way ahead of time for multiple accounts, saving you the time to focus on other important aspects of marketing.
Better team collaboration: It gives you an error-proof workflow where no content gets published without the approval of managers.
Multi-channel analytics: Compare the performance of your Pinterest accounts with other social media platforms under one dashboard.
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11 Best practices to use Pinterest for business
Set your Pinterest profile straight
The introduction matters the most. So you need to burnish your profile first to create a better impact on interested pinners dropping on your profile.
Your profile bio should be inclusive enough to give first-timers a clear idea about your brand and the kind of product/service you offer.
Having a full-fledged profile in sync with your brand identity is very crucial to using Pinterest for business.
So, what to do?
Following are the edits you need to carry out on your profile to optimize it for Pinterest marketing:
Profile logo: Your logo is the face of your company, so make sure it's uniquely yours. Also, it should be identical across all social media platforms to avoid any confusion.
Cover image: The cover image give you more scope to visually explain your brand. Create a visually stunning cover image that also reflects your brand more clearly.
Website link: Include your website URL to increase the conversion rate.
Description: Your brand description should contain brief and concise, but complete information about your brand.
Feature boards: Your feature board is the prelude of your profile content, it can turn or churn your profile visitors. So make sure you showcase the best of your ideas in your feature boards. Also, put keywords in your profile description to be more search-friendly.
Take a look at the profile of Louise Myers, a visual social media expert.
Build your audience on Pinterest
Pinterest is all about sparking new ideas among your followers. It's a great platform for engaging with your audience, sharing new ideas, and having two-way conversations around your niche.
If you are looking to be proactive in building your audience, here are 3 steps that you need to do more than often:
Engage: Apart from the golden rule of consistent posting for better engagement, which we are going to talk about later in the article, you should start pinning, commenting, reacting, and liking the pins of Pinterest profiles relevant to your niche.
And yes, one more thing.
Following and engaging with the big players of your niche increase the chances of them following you back, repinning your content, which in turn increases your reach among their followers.
Invite: Pinterest's Group board feature is also a big help in creating a loyal and engaging community of pinners. You can invite other pinners to add their ideas to your Group boards.
Collaborate: Group boards also give you the option to collaborate with other brands with more access control features over boards.
Click to learn how to invite Pinners and collaborators to share a board with you.
Create inspiring content on Pinterest
Pinterest is all about visuals. According to Pinterest, 49% of Pinners say they develop a better relationship with their favorite brands through visual search.
So what goes on in making an inspiring Pin?
Before start selecting your color palette, fonts, or content type, you must contemplate what idea you are sharing with your pinners. Only the best ideas convert into the best pins.
Now to enhance and convert your idea into a great pin, you need to use some of the following best practices suggested by Pinterest:
Eye-catching imagery: Pinterest suggests using the 2:3 aspect ratio (1000 x 1500) in all your images, so they don't get truncated. This particular aspect ratio is a better option to cater to the 85 % of pinners who access Pinterest through mobile phones.
Brand-centered content: Avoid using lifestyle and abstract imagery that overshadow your product or service. Put your brand in the spotlight.
Clear and concise copy: Make sure your description is brief and clear enough to entice pinners to know more about the pin.
Include your logo: Include your logo in the pins you make to strengthen the brand presence. Avoid putting it in the lower right corner where Pinterest shows the product icons.
Text overlay: Add texts to your image to give it more context and enhance the message. Pinterest says pins with calls to action in the overlay drove 6% more sales lift.
Action-packed pins: Make your pins action-packed, so pinners can imagine how your product is the best fit for them. Pinterest says pins that showed someone using a product or service were 67% more likely to drive offline sales lift.
Consistent pinning
Your Pinterest pinning should be consistent. At the same time, avoid posting a large number of pins in a span of a few minutes. Instead, keep your pinning spread throughout the day.
But, how would you maintain consistency?
Use Pinterest tools, such as SocialPilot, to make the process of pinning multiple times in a day and throughout the month effortless.
Also, Pinterest has its own feature to schedule pins. But if you manage multiple Pinterest accounts and other social media networks, then SocialPilot is the tool to reckon with.
Along the line, you will find that your business has some hidden best times to post on Pinterest. Schedule your pins according to them.
Plan for seasonal trends on Pinterest
People tend to use Pinterest for their events and holiday planning way before they turn to any other social media platform.
Pinterest suggests sharing seasonal content 30-45 days in advance while your target pinners make decisions.
Do you have something planned? You should.
Pinterest's 2019 seasonal insights guide shows us that in 2018 more than 56 million searches were made for Valentine's day, 38 million for Easter, and 321 million for December holidays.
We recommend using SocialPilot's social media content calendar feature to ease up your task of planning, creating, and scheduling seasonal content in advance.
Its social media 'monthly plan view' gives you a bird's eye view of what content is scheduled for which account.
Use your Hashtags effectively on Pinterest
Like every social media platform, Hashtags on Pinterest is a great way of making your content discoverable and getting more engagement.
To use hashtags effectively, be descriptive and specific, and insert hashtags relevant to your pin content. Pinterest suggests using up to 20 trending and relevant hashtags in your pins to widen its reach.
But, no over-stuffing.
Don't use hashtags for the sake of using it and end up having pins filled with vague but supercool hashtags. Keep a balance between trending and niche-related hashtags.
Use Promoted pins to target your audience
If you are serious about getting more traffic and sales from your Pinterest business account, then take a step further and start creating Pinterest-promoted Pins.
Statistics say, 50% of users have purchased after seeing a promoted Pin. Promoted pins are a huge opportunity for marketers to get reach and conversion worth of their money since Pinterest averages a $4.30 gross return for every $1 spent on ads.
Pinterest ads let you target millions of people who come to Pinterest every day to find or shop for your products and services based on keywords, interests, location, age, and other audience demographics.
Setup your promoted pin easily with the Pinterest ads manager.
Use Shop the look Pins
Shop the look pins is another powerful feature of Pinterest to drive business sales. This collection of pins fasts forward the process of buying a product given in a pin.
You can tag each product in a pin with a product URL; once clicked, it redirects visitors to the product page, cutting the hassle of manually going over the website, searching for the product, and then buying it.
Pinterest has also introduced a Shop tab in the profile section of the Pinterest business account. Now you can showcase a catalog of all your products under one tab.
SEO optimize your Pinterest business account
Pinterest is a visual search engine.
Like every other search engine, Pinterest also uses keywords as a factor to rank your content in search results. Thereby we recommend keyword proofing your pin name, board name, pin description, and profile bio.
Adding relevant keywords to your profile bio helps people easily find you on Pinterest.
Add Pinterest "Save" button to your site
Adding a "Save" button to your site is one of the best Pinterest business strategies you can use to be discovered on Pinterest.
The "Save" button allows anyone to share images that they like on your website to their Pinterest accounts with your website URL embedded in the pin.
The Pinterest "Save" button not only gives you visibility on the platform but also attracts other pinners to visit your site.
Here's an example of Pottery barn using the Pinterest save button below every product.
Click here to learn how to make a Pinterest "Save" button for your website.
Dive into Pinterest Analytics
So now that your Pinterest marketing campaign is up and running, it is time to evaluate it.
Pinterest analytics will help you understand your ongoing marketing performance and how you can optimize it further better.
Your Pinterest for business account allows you to dig deeper into your profile analytics. You can easily see the total number of impressions, engagement, and audience you got on your pins and boards.
Apart from that, you can see detailed audience Insights of all the users who have seen or engaged with any of your Pins in the last 30 days.
The audience section allows you to dig into significant insights, such as the location of your followers, their gender, their age, and when they're most active on Instagram.
Now that you know the true potential of Pinterest, it is time to make your switch to a Pinterest business profile and start using all its benefits.
With over 350 million monthly active users, Pinterest is a goldmine for showcasing your business, driving traffic, and generating sales. Every day pinners are searching for your product, reach them while they are in the deciding stage.
And if you are already on it then use the above-mentioned tips to make a stellar Pinterest marketing campaign. Along the way, with the help of practice and Pinterest analytics, you will find new insights to develop a better strategy for using Pinterest for business.
Happy Pinning!


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It was a Saturday night, and such a Sabbath as followed! Ex officio professors of Sabbath breaking are all whalemen. The ivory Pequod was turned into what seemed a shamble; every sailor a butcher. You would have thought we were offering up ten thousand red oxen.
In the first place, the enormous cutting tackles, among other ponderous things comprising a cluster of blocks generally painted green, and which no single man can possibly lift—this vast bunch of grapes was swayed up to the main-top and firmly lashed to the lower mast-head, the strongest point anywhere above a ship's deck. The end of the hawser-like rope.
Suspended in stages over the side, Starbuck and Stubb, the mates, armed with their long spades, began cutting a hole in the body for the insertion of the hook just above the nearest of the two side-fins. This done, a broad, semicircular line is cut round the hole, the hook is inserted, and the main body of the crew striking up a wild chorus, now commence heaving in one dense crowd.
For the strain constantly kept up by the windlass continually keeps the whale rolling over and over in the water, and as the blubber in one strip uniformly peels off along the line called the "scarf," simultaneously cut by the spades of Starbuck and Stubb, the mates; and just as fast as it is thus peeled off, and indeed by that very act itself.
The men at the windlass then cease heaving, and for a moment or two the prodigious blood-dripping mass sways to and fro as if let down from the sky, and every one present must take good heed to dodge it when it swings, else it may box his ears and pitch him again.
Alice laughed so much at this, that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her; and when she next peeped out the Fish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring stupidly up into the sky.
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I soon found Sola and explained to her that I wished her to guard Dejah Thoris as she had guarded me; that I wished her to find other quarters where they would not be molested by Sarkoja, and I finally informed her that I myself would take up my quarters among the men. Sola glanced at the accouterments which were there.
In an apartment of the great temple of Denderah, some fifty years ago, there was discovered upon the granite ceiling a sculptured and painted planisphere, abounding in centaurs, griffins, and dolphins, similar to the grotesque figures on the celestial globe of the moderns. Gliding among them, old Leviathan swam as of yore; was there swimming in that planisphere, centuries before Solomon was cradled.
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A multi-award-winning hip-hop DJ and producer, headlining festivals and clubs around the world. DJ Yoda is no typical club DJ, his interests lie in finding fresh and unique ways to bring turntables out of the club and getting involved in bespoke collaborations. Working with classical composers to neuroscientists; brass bands to film directors; Dr Dre to Dame Evelyn Glennie; Banksy to Mark Ronson; BBC Radio 4 to the BFI, he reinvigorates his craft with wry invention and humorous intent.
Internationally respected for his turntablism, the viral success of his Stranger Things Mix racked up more than a half million plays on Soundcloud, culminating in his UK Tour of Stranger Things The Mixtape Live. He was Dr Dre's first choice to record a guest mix on his inaugural Beats 1 show for Apple Music in 2015, and was one of a select band of artists to perform at Banksy's pop-up Bemusement Park, Dismaland. His eclectic series of How to Cut & Paste mixtapes offer a uniquely British take on hip-hop music and culture.
DJ Yoda pioneered a new form of audio-visual entertainment, unifying hands-in-the-air clubbing with a night at the movies, chopping and splicing classic movies with the same exceptional style that he repurposes music samples. One of the first DJs to master the art of re-scoring classic films, in 2014 he was commissioned to create DJ Yoda Goes to the Sci-Fi Movies as part of the BFI's Sonic Cinema event. BBC Radio 6 Music gave him the platform to make history with the world's first audio- visual radio mix, and, as part of their BBC Music Day, Radio 4 invited Yoda to mash-up the entire station, remixing The Archers, The Shipping Forecast, John Humphries and more in one of his most sublime and surreal adventures yet.
Ever pushing the boundaries of live audio-visual performance his journey into popular culture, DJ Yoda: A History of Gaming premiered at the London Film Festival on the UK's largest screen at the prestigious IMAX, charting best loved and most fondly remembered games from the early 1980s to the present. His experimental audio-visual ventures, including a painstaking cut-n-paste homage to Quentin Tarantino, have ventured across the country's venues-as-domes, offering a fresh take on AV performance to widen the senses – something Yoda ensured with regular Twitch 'gigs' during lockdown.
With his ever-evolving DJ sets taking in a diverse array of styles, genres, decades and continents, things are never dull when DJ Yoda is at the controls. Long may he reign over eyes and ears.


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ALLENTON, Pa. — Her story made headlines back in 1986: Katheryn Deprill, just hours old, was found on the bathroom floor of a Burger King in Allentown, Pennsylvania. And now, 27 years later, the married mother of three is on a mission to find the woman who abandoned her so many years ago.
She's not filled with hate or resentment. She simply wants to find her birth mother and give her a hug.
"I just want to say thank you for not throwing me away," Deprill told HLN's Nancy Grace Thursday night. "She did such a wonderful thing for me and left me in a warm, dry place. I would like to thank her because now I have three beautiful children and I had a wonderful life growing up."
Her words brought Grace to tears.
"It's just striking me right now how strong a child's love is for their mother," Grace said. "And now, you want to thank your mother for leaving you in a warm, dry place when she left you on the floor of a Burger King?"
The Morning Call newspaper based in Allentown detailed Deprill's story Tuesday.
On September 15, 1986, a Burger King employee arrived at the restaurant around 5:30 a.m. A short time later, he heard a baby crying, but he assumed someone was changing a diaper inside the women's bathroom.
Soon after, the man heard crying again. He asked a customer to check the women's bathroom.
The customer, who also heard cries, opened the bathroom door and found a newborn baby lying on the floor. The baby was swaddled in a red sweater, lying on top of a white plastic bag.
She was taken to the Allentown General Hospital. Doctors said she was approximately 7 pounds, full term and in good health. Her umbilical cord was attached.
The restaurant employee who first heard the baby's cries told police he saw a woman in her early 20s, with collar-length, frizzy, sandy brown hair. He said she was driving a blue 1970s car.
Despite an examination of the bathroom, interviews with witnesses, a search of the surrounding area and numerous tips, the mother was never found.
"I think she did a great job. She took care of me in the womb. I wasn't addicted to any drugs or alcohol," Deprill said. "The nurses and doctors at the hospital said I was very healthy and very well taken care of."
"She must have loved me and loved me enough to realize maybe she was in a bad spot and couldn't take care of me. That's what I want people to realize. Yes, she might have not left me at a hospital, but you just have not walked a mile in her shoes. And until you do, you shouldn't judge," she added.
The case of the "Burger King Baby" made headlines.
Deprill was eventually discharged from the hospital and into a foster home. Her adoptive parents, Brenda and Carl Hollis, filled her childhood with unconditional love.
It was never a secret that Deprill had been adopted, but in the sixth grade, she finally learned the full story.
"I had to do a project on our heritage, and we had to bring in some food. And I said, 'Well, I don't know who my parents are; I don't know what I am,'" she told Grace.
Her adoptive parents decided it was time. They shared with their daughter a memory book they compiled with keepsakes. The book also contained a police report about the "Burger King Baby" investigation and various newspaper clippings about the case.
"It was dropped on me," Deprill said. "That I was known as the Burger King Baby."
After years of self-loathing and self-doubt, Deprill said her marriage and the birth of her three sons made her come to terms with her past and helped her think back on her story as a blessing in disguise.
With the encouragement of her adoptive mother, Deprill decided it was time to begin the search for her birth mother, using Facebook as a starting point.
On Sunday, she posted a photo of herself on her Facebook page holding up a handwritten message that read:
"Looking for my birth mother. She gave birth to me September 15, 1986. She abandoned me in the Burger King bathroom only hours old, Allentown, PA. Please help me find her by sharing my post. Maybe she will see this. Thank you."
The photo has already been shared nearly 15,000 times by other users.
If she ever gets the chance to meet her birth mother, what does Deprill want to know?
"I would like to know why. What was so horrible that she chose to leave me there? I would like to thank her. To leave your child not knowing what's going to happen to them. Leaving me in the bathroom and walking away, I just cannot even imagine," she said.
"I'm hoping that she will let me hug her. That's what I want."
Grace said: "Mom, you're out there somewhere. I hope you're listening."
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TOKYO – Imagine that North Korea launched a missile at Japan. Tokyo could — and would certainly try to — shoot it down. But if the missile were flying overhead toward Hawaii or the continental United States, Japan would have to sit idly by.
Japan's military is kept on a very short leash under a war-renouncing constitution written by U.S. officials whose main concern was keeping Japan from rearming soon after World War II. But if Japan's soon-to-be prime minister Shinzo Abe has his way, the status quo may be in for some change.
Abe, set to take office for a second time after leading his conservative party to victory in elections last Sunday, has vowed a fundamental review of Japan's taboo-ridden postwar security policies and proposed ideas that range from changing the name of the military — now called the Japan Self-Defense Forces — to revising the constitution itself.
Most of all, he wants to open the door to what the Japanese call "collective defense," which would allow Japan's troops to fight alongside their allies — especially the U.S. troops who are obliged to defend Japan — if either comes under direct attack. The United States has about 50,000 troops in Japan, including its largest air base in Asia.
Right now, if Japan's current standoff with China over a group of disputed islands got physical, and U.S. Navy ships coming to Japan's assistance took enemy fire, Japan wouldn't be able to help them.
"With the U.S. defense budget facing big cuts, a collapse of the military balance of power in Asia could create instability," Abe said in the run-up to the election, promising to address the collective defense issue quickly. "We must foster an alliance with the United States that can hold up under these circumstances."
While welcome in Washington, which is looking to keep its own costs down while beefing up its Pacific alliances to counterbalance the rise of China, Abe's ideas are raising eyebrows in a region that vividly remembers Japan's brutal rampage across Asia 70 years ago.
"The issue of whether Japan can face up to and reflect upon its history of aggression is what every close neighbor in Asia and the global community at large are highly concerned about," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a news conference in Beijing this week. She said any move to bolster the military "deserves full vigilance among the Asian countries and the global community."
Even so, many Japanese strategists believe the changes are long overdue.
Japan has one of the most sophisticated military forces in the world, with a quarter million troops, a well-equipped navy and an air force that will acquire dozens of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters over the next several years, in addition to its already formidable fleet of F-15s. Japan's annual defense budget is the world's sixth largest.
"We should stand tall in the international community," said Narushige Michishita, who has advised the government on defense issues and is the director of the security and international program at Tokyo's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
"These are good, well-trained conventional forces," he said. "We are second to none in Asia. So the idea is why don't we start using this. We don't have to start going to war. We can use it more effectively as a deterrent. If we get rid of legal, political and psychological restraints, we can do much more. We should start playing a larger and more responsible in international security affairs."
Outside of very constrained participation in U.N.-sanctioned peacekeeping operations and other low-intensity missions, Japan's military is tightly restricted to national defense and humanitarian assistance. Although Japan did support the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its troops were kept well away from frontline combat.
Such restrictions, seen by conservatives as a postwar relic that has kept Japan from being a bigger player on the international stage, have long been one of Abe's pet peeves.
When he was first prime minister in 2006-2007, he was so disturbed by the kinds of crisis scenarios in which Tokyo's hands were tied that he commissioned a panel of experts to explore Japan's options. He left office before the report could be completed. His party was ousted from power two years later, and the issue was essentially dropped.
This time around, it's not clear how effectively or how soon Abe will be able to push the military issue, since stimulating the nation's economy will be his first task, and he faces strong opposition in parliament, where he has been slammed as a historical revisionist and a hawk.
But with the daily cat-and-mouse game between the Chinese and Japanese coast guards over the disputed islands not expected to end soon, polls indicate support for beefing up the military is stronger than ever.
"These are real issues, important issues," Michishita said. "And I think Abe will try to do something about it."
Associated Press researcher Zhao Liang in Beijing contributed to this report.


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Volvo Construction Equipment sees improved performance in Q4
Performance plan leads to profitability improvements despite continued challenging market conditions. In Q4 2016, net sales at Volvo Construction Equipment increased by 20%.
Volvo Construction Equipment ended 2016 with a strong performance, with market share gains in the larger, more profitable machine segments and net order intake increased by 35%, while deliveries were up by 19% to 10,639 machines. Order intake increased in all markets, most notably in China and Europe.
In Q4 2016, net sales increased by 20% to SEK 13,110 M (10,967). Adjusted operating income amounted to SEK 494 M (-191), corresponding to an operating margin of 3.8% (-1.7). Earnings were positively impacted by a favorable product mix, higher sales volumes, lower costs for credit losses in China and reduced operating expenses. Earnings were also positively impacted by improved capacity utilization.
For the full year sales decreased by 1% to SEK 50,731 M (51,008). Adjusted operating income increased to SEK 2,246 M (2,090), corresponding to an operating margin of 4.4% (4.1). Reported operating income was SEK 2,246 M (2,044).
Europe recorded a 46% order increase, with improvements in most countries, including Russia, and for all product segments. North America saw a 35% order intake increase from low levels in 2015. In Asia (including China), order intake increased by 29%. This was driven by an increased order intake in China, where the excavator market continues to recover, and in India, where strong market growth continued, as well as from increased sales of SDLG branded products in China and Southeast Asia.
The increase in total deliveries in Q4 2016 was a result of higher volumes in Europe and Asia, where China, India and Southeast Asia contributed to the growth.
Earnings were positively impacted by a favorable product mix, higher sales volumes, lower costs for credit losses in China and reduced operating expenses. Earnings were also positively impacted by improved capacity utilization.
Market outlook
Through November the European market was up by 9%, mainly driven by a strong recovery in the French market and considerable growth in Germany and Italy, while the market in the UK slowed. The Russian market started to recover from low levels in 2015 and recorded growth. The North American market was 2% below the preceding year, with a decline for larger machines. However, the market for compact equipment was positive, with growth driven mainly by the increase in demand for compact excavator.
The decline in South America continued throughout 2016. The Brazilian market was 44% below 2015 and is experiencing low overall business confidence. The Asian market (excluding China) was 5% below 2015 through November, mainly driven by a decline in Japan while India continued to grow strongly. The Chinese market was 3% above the preceding year. This is the first growth after a long period of decline in the Chinese market. The excavator market started to recover in June and through November the market was up by 15% compared with the previous year.
"Global demand for construction Equipment was largely flat in 2016," says Martin Weissburg , president of Volvo Construction Equipment. "However, there were signs of progress in Asia. Volvo shows positive signs of growth in our stronghold segments of excavators, wheel loaders and articulated haulers. The ongoing work to improve Volvo CE's competitiveness is yielding results."
During the fourth quarter a new and more efficient R&D organization was introduced and it was also announced that the company will fit its in-house produced eight liter engine into its mid-size excavators and wheel loaders, replacing externally sourced engines. Furthermore, Volvo CE headquarters will be transferred to Gothenburg to facilitate closer cooperation with the Group's other business areas and operations.


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By the numbers: Update on OT11 and an updated Stat Pack
on Feb 3, 2012 at 10:40 am
This is another post in an ongoing series analyzing statistical trends at the Court. For a more complete look at the statistics that we collect on the Court, you can find all of our up-to-date charts and graphs here.
Pace of Opinions. The Court has released opinions at a blistering pace through the first half of October Term 2011. Since John Roberts became the Chief Justice in 2005, the Court has not released more than 19 merits opinions through the end of the January sitting. This year, however, the Court has released 21, including blockbusters United States v. Jones and Perry v. Perez – with the latter taking only 42 days from the Court's notation of probable jurisdiction to a decision on the merits. The Court is likely to release a mid-major, Florence v. Board of Freeholders, during the February or March sittings.
Opinion Authorship. With the steady flow of opinions, the Justices have all been busy putting out opinions on a number of hot-button issues. Justice Scalia leads his colleagues with eight total opinions authored, including three majority opinions and three dissenting opinions. Justice Ginsburg has authored seven total opinions, comprised of four majority opinions and three concurring opinions. One Justice has yet to author even a single majority, concurring, or dissenting opinion: Justice Kennedy. In some ways his silence is surprising – the Court has disposed of nearly a quarter of the cases it will likely decide during OT11, but Justice Kennedy is nowhere to be found. On the other hand, he tends to write most frequently in high-profile, divided cases which often take longer to move from oral argument to published opinion. He has also traditionally written a low number of total opinions: last Term, only the Chief Justice and Justice Kagan authored fewer total opinions. However, compared to Justices Scalia and Ginsburg, who have authored eight and seven opinions, respectively, Justice Kennedy's silence seems especially notable. Let's take a look at how all of the Justices have fared during OT11.
Justice | Total Opinions |
Scalia | 8 |
Ginsburg | 7 |
Thomas | 4 |
Sotomayor | 4 |
Breyer | 3 |
Alito | 3 |
Kagan | 3 |
Roberts | 2 |
Kennedy | 0 |
Despite his silence up to this point in the Term, there is no doubt that Justice Kennedy will leave his mark on the Term by the end of June. With so many landmark decisions lined up for the Term, it seems likely that Justice Kennedy will write his fair share of noteworthy majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions.
Lone Dissents. Of the 21 merits opinions that have been released during OT11, five have been 8-1 decisions, including all four opinions released on January 10. The pace of 8-1 decisions is more notable than the mere number of opinions. During the past decade, the Court has released around 5-7 8-1 decisions per Term, although that tally rose to ten last year and has fallen to four in OT02, 05, and 08.
Stat Pack. We have also compiled an update to our OT11 Stat Pack. This edition features updates to reflect all opinions and orders released to date, as well as the introduction of our Justice Agreement charts. You can find it here.
This edition features the following pages:
- Opinions by Sitting
- Circuit Scorecard
- Cases by Vote Split
- Opinions Authored
- Justice Agreement
- Pace of Grants
- Pace of Opinions
You can also find all of our regularly updated statistics by clicking on the "Statistics" button on the top bar or by clicking here.