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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Happy Birthday Haitoku!!

Haitoku is now 20~!
We all want to wish you the best of Birthdays, even though this blog is a bit late...Its the thought that counts, right? :P

Eddie Izzard- Death Star Canteen

A comedian takes up a funny scene from the Death Star lunch room. Note: Minor language warning!

Friday, May 30, 2008

Ani-Pock Podcast Episode 22

Ep 022: "You have to try Green Apple Tea"

PROBLEMS? Just download the file directly: Episode 22.MP3

Today's topics: Meet Ogi,, things that should come in cans, sticker and tattoo machines
Hosts: Pocky, Ogi, Chikyuu
Intro/Outro by Kip

Listen to all the previous shows in the archive.

2008 Cheese Roll Gloucestershire UK

"Fearless competitors once again meet in Gloucestershire UK to chase big cheese logs down a steep hill. The winner gets a big cheese log. The losers go to the hospital."

Oh man, the last set of people really fell down the hill!

This was featured previously on Ani-Pock when a Japanese TV station sent a Japanese man to the UK event. He got 2nd place!!! I have to say, the Japanese announcers/mixed in music make it so much better =P

The complete post from 2007 is here >>

Thursday, May 29, 2008

This gas station got creative

Bet they made everyone look twice.

What's the cost of gallon of gas in your town? $4.17 here for the lowest grade~

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Cookie Monster using a computer has a dilema:

Reunion Updates

We're nearly ready for the reunion!
Pocky and I (mostly Pocky though XD ) have been working on the reunion page. Most of the festivities should take place on one page, including the "reunion photo", classic AP events, classic chat boards, etc.
We've prepared some surprises for the reunion date, but we do plan to continue to give away prizes and have lots of activities for the day!

On June 1st we will launch the AP Reunion Hall page. If you know any Pockers you are in contact with that haven't been around in a while, invite them back for the day to sign the guest book, and maybe leave a contact!

Now all we need is you to come, and we'll have a party! See you Sunday, June 1st!

If you have any final questions or comments, leave them here or email Kip at his AP mail address.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Stealing from Girl Scouts

These girls are toast!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Collection of funny headlines

Here's a collection of funny headlines! Click image below to see.

Indiana Jones Lego Boulder...

Somehow I don't think this was planned very well. They just push it down a San Fransisco hill!

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Asuka's version of Naruto's Gyururu

Our very own Asuka has sung the Gyururu song from Naruto.

PROBLEMS? Just download the file directly: asuka_gyururu.mp3

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: Zaku

Thanks for the fun questions on the last episode.

Our contestant this week is: Lord Zaku!!
So how do you play?
Here is a recap of Rin's rules!:

Every week a member is selected from the Ani-Pock Memberlist and it will be posted who that member is, then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week.
So lets get to it! Ask Zaku questions!!

Previous contestants: Mudpelt, Kami, Lucy, PockyWarrior, Nippou, Kip, Hullo, Zeke, xBombr, Rena, Rin, Chikyuu, Mercesteys, Kiraneko, Rose, Meyume.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Asuka's version of Hakuna Matata!

Our very own Asuka has sung the Hakuna Matata song from the Lion King in Japanese!
She sings it with herself, doing a low voice once, and the cute high voice we know the second time!

PROBLEMS? Just download the file directly: asuka_hakuna_matata_japanese.mp3

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

We're less than two weeks away from the AP Reunion!
So far the response has been great! Pockers have been contacting past members already and we've seen a resurgence of so many classic pockers to the site! Well June 1st is your chance to leave your everlasting (as long as the internets and AP last that is) mark on the site by signing the official guestbook of members past, present, and future.

We invite you and any past pockers to come and sign the book. If you are, or if you know someone who hasn't been on the site in a while. Check these forum posts for missing pockers and how the reunion recovery effort has been going.

Aside from the guestbook, on reunion day, AP will feature giveaways and classic AP events! We have two prizes already, a $25 Gaia Online gift card and a swank Megaman computer game!
As for classic AP events...
Maybe stuff like the magnet board!

And for those of you who have already come back, we'd better see you Sunday, June 1st!
If you can't make it that day, we should have the guest book up for you to sign long after the event!

Hope to see you there!

Oh and update the current member list if you haven't left a quote.

Monday, May 19, 2008

2nd Graders Can be Funny ^_^

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the
world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use
string, I think.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him. (my personal favorite)
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that
' s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of
plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it
and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of
her head.

Some smart 2nd graders...

mac users beware the Newton virus

Its a virus, but not a harmful or deadly one...(how is a computer virus deadly..I do not know... O.o;; ) but rather a cute one.

The virus reminds me alot of a game I use to have. Its called Kirby tilt and tumble. If you've ever played that game, it seems that the virus is simmilar to that game!

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: Meyume

Thanks for the fun questions on the last episode.

Our contestant this week is: Meyume!!
So how do you play?
Here is a recap of Rin's rules!:

Every week a member is selected from the Ani-Pock Memberlist and it will be posted who that member is, then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week.
So lets get to it! Ask Meyu questions!! I hope she can be around to answer them!

Previous contestants: Mudpelt, Kami, Lucy, PockyWarrior, Nippou, Kip, Hullo, Zeke, xBombr, Rena, Rin, Chikyuu, Mercesteys, Kiraneko, Rose.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Asuka's version of the Super Mario Western!

Our very own Asuka has sung the Super Mario Western!
Amazing, considering Asuka doesn't speak Japanese and there were no Japanese spelled out lyrics!

PROBLEMS? Just download the file directly: asuka_western_world_super_mario_world.mp3

I know you've all thought about these things before...

There is some language towards the end, if you are offended by this, do not watch.

Also, check out the picture at the end, I think someone likes Tay Zonday. :P

Friday, May 16, 2008

Chao made me realize how much I miss you all and Ani-Pock in itself!
So I drew this for you, yes, you... /wink.

Meyume <3

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Coverage from NMAC '08

Well, it's finally done.
Northern Michigan Anime Convention '08 (AKA Ani-Pock Con ;) ) debuted this last weekend in Traverse City, MI, USA.

It was seriously three months maximum of planning, that's all, and it all came together in one day! Now I've finally had time to rest, recover from the fatigue sickness I got from all of the planning and event day stress, and I've got my computer running now since I nearly broke it after all of the work I was doing in the final days before the con!
But I do report that NMAC was a hit. We certainly have a great convention set up for next year.
I do not believe any A-Pers came up this weekend in attendance, but it was still quite the little event.

First off, opening ceremony introduced a different kind of masquerade event, Mr. & Mrs. NMA, which, as I've said, and you can quote me, is like prom king and queen for those of us who never stood a chance. Well we crowned two winners, the queen got a tiara and the king, a Nabeshin fro. They got lunch with special guest Tiffany "Asuka" Grant, got neat gift bags, and even got the first dance during the closing ceremony and dance.
If you ever wanted to see Kip... well... here I am in the opening con video. Guess which one I am (not the married one).

(Additional note: Ladies, I'm not the married one!)

Miss Grant, our guest of honor was a hoot! She is quite a personable gal and very flexible with all the things we had her doing. She even helped judge the Mr. & Mrs. competition. Baka Savant Productions premiered their latest movie to the con as our opening film. They are a talented bunch of parodists from within the state who use World of Warcraft as their engine for storytelling in their online video series, "The Chronicle of the Annoying Quest". Both Baka and Tiffany sat in and did autographs and panels.

The dealer's room was great. It was designed for few dealers, but each had unique merchandise and they had lots of space! One such anime video rental shop set up a booth in the dealer's room which was run by the same MacHarborGuy at Geek Media that filmed most of our convention and was the reason we got Baka Savants! Rob at Geek Media was a tremendous help in our first year in making our convention what it was.

We also had the usual things, gaming room, screenings, fanart room, and something near and dear to me, the Maid Cafe. I worked as a butler while I staffed two lovely maids to serve lunch and visit with our customers. Cafe visitors could also check out a manga as well. One of the maids, I have a tremendous crush on, she's so full of energy and was willing to do anything and everything for the con. She did the dancing in the opening video too! She changed outfits four times that day. It was great having her a the convention and as a maid.

We also had some terrific volunteers who did panels and skits throughout the day. A lot of great people to thank, who not only volunteered time and money, but some good effort as well. Several people come to mind as I write this. I really hope that you guys can experience an Ani-Pock convention someday, any maybe, by how successful our event was, you may consider launching your own convention.
Do it, I say!

Vote for President early!

Obama: I will Change who is president.
McCain: I promise I will not die in office.
Kafei: Tax free ice cream.

Magic Wheel

Bike + Scooter? Looks fun!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Bike Cuff: Bicycle Theft Deterrent and Immobilizer

It's coming to the end of the school year for some of us. Time to show off what we've been pouring our time into!

Here's my term project for my industrial design class (IEOR 170). It's a possible solution to bicycle security! Asuka and I are going to make miliiiiiiiiions with this!
The Bike Cuff is designed to be used with another lock. Like "The Club" for cars, the Bike Cuff is a theft deterrent. It takes care of securing the front wheel and the frame, and in the process immobilizes steering at a 40 45 degree angle. The tight adjustable fit was inspired by handcuffs. This reduces space for insertion of pry tools and cable cutters.

This was a term project for IEOR 170 at the University of California Berkeley.

I am aware of the Master Lock Street Cuff. The Bike Cuff was designed with this in mind and has several advantages of the Street Cuff and AXA Lock widely used in Europe. The primary problem with the Street Cuff is that it the two halves are joined by a vulnerable metal chain. This lock has been defeated by simply cutting or even bending the chain. The Bike Cuff also features thicker, contoured edges to resist bolt cutters. The Master Lock Street Cuffs are more or less standard hand cuffs with some decorative plastic overlaid.

These slides could not be included within the 10 minute presentation unfortunately.

PC is number 2!

This is for you PC. xD
I also found this cool music video... made completely on a Mac! It's the The Bird and the Bee's "Again and Again." Even if you don't like Macs, it's still pretty cool how they made this.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Sean and Greg from Making April
Making April will play a song live on webcam on their myspace page tomorrow at 7:30 eastern time.
Check it out and talk on their flash chat! Its lots of fun, and they're total studs (if you couldn't tell from the picture)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

~Artist Corner~ (NEW!)

Hello everyone! :3 I am starting a new section on the community blog to recognize our many AP artists. There are a lot of members on here who have great talent, photographers, video editors, drawers, writers, and more. So this is just a little spot to recognize these artists and to give them our encouragement, and support.

(This whole idea was inspired by Purly, I've been watching all her drawing videos on youtube, and I wanted to bring them here. If you don't know who Purly is Sorry for the typos! ><)

Purly is on youtube, just as "Purly". She has many more videos too, that are just as amazing!

**Edit: AP members, if you have stuff that you would like to share, email me,
Thanks!~ :3

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Mentos and Diet Coke in super slow motion!

All together now: Ooooooooooooh!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Reveal the Ani-Pock Community: Rose

Thanks for the fun questions on the last episode. Although Merc sorta dumped out all imagination before answering my questions...

Our contestant this week is: Rosaline/Pices Dragon!!
So how do you play?
Here is a recap of Rin's rules!:

Every week a member is selected from the Ani-Pock Memberlist and it will be posted who that member is, then everyone else can comment under the post any questions that they want to ask about that member, but please keep in mind to keep the questions decent, indecent questions will be deleted. If you are picked, you may choose the next contestant at the end of your week.
So lets get to it! Ask Rose questions!!

Previous contestants: Mudpelt, Kami, Lucy, PockyWarrior, Nippou, Kip, Hullo, Zeke, xBombr, Rena, Rin, Chikyuu, Mercesteys, Kiraneko.

Happy Birthday Meyume ! 18th !

Everyone heard that you love ants. So from Mochi and beyond, let the march of the ants begin!

Happy Birthday Meyume!

Bonus song!

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Story Time with Ichigo Stars. (Re-Run)

This was reposted by request:
Once upon a time way back when Ani-Pock had a different face. A different address, and different members. It was a new site, like a pop can that just gotten opened. It’s all CO2’ed and tasty. But, slowly people started to use the site for nasty, disgusting things. Like cybering, flaming, spamming and the horrible thing called complaining. Pocky had planned to take down that chat that made all those nasty things to happen, but something happened! THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS! THERE WAS TALKING! NO MORE SPAM! Yes, people started to talk literately which caught more people’s attention and more people came on and off. This is where we start our story. This is where you get to hear the stories of way back Ani-pock, the drama, the stupidness, funnies and even the secrets! Let us begin:
Since Ichigo has such a horrible memory, this story can be incorrect and far fetched. Even with information it can still be wrong since this has happened long time ago and people’s memories suck like mine own. BUT! I can tell you these facts are right this time.
This was three years ago back on ani-pock’s first site. We used to have the beloved cBox where the chatting first began. But it was also a dangerous times if you weren’t careful. The mods weren’t around often to watch the cBox which caused spamming and name stealing. But, even with this hanging around there still was talking, role playing (that was me. XD) and discussion. There was also romance in the air at Ani-Pock. But this romance soon became dramatic and deadly. Yes, deadly.
There was once a time when Phil was going out with Sakura, TenTen’s twin sister. It was going all so well. You could say there were two pockies in a coconut Pocky Box. But then, something came slithering about. It was something so horrible that it spread all around the site. Cheating. It was known that Phil was cheating on Sakura with PC. Yes, girls and boys, PC. Everyone gasped so violently that the site was down for a few hours, but it was back up before anyone noticed. When the news came to Sakura she was in tears. She could not believe he had cheated on her with another women! She wasn’t heard from ever again claiming she was going to kill herself. Of course all of you must be thinking she is a emo teenager that will get over it in a week after cutting herself. Nope. She ran away from her home. How do we know this? I hope you didn’t forget Sakura’s twin sister TenTen. She was angry at Phil for making her sister run away, but it wasn’t till a few days later that we find out Sakura had been killed. Some say she was killed during Hurricane Katrina and others say she hung herself in the closet, suicide. People in Ani-Pock were mixed in feelings. Some believed what TenTen said was true and other thought she was lying. Where did I side? Guess. Where would you believe I would be in this mess? Of course, I didn’t believe her. Who in the world would kill themselves over a internet relationship?! Apparently she did. I voiced out my opinion to the girl saying I didn’t believe her along with some others, and got myself banned. Yes, we got banned from that beloved cBox for not believing that TenTen’s sister died. Though we got ourselves unbanned by Pocky himself with the help of the draw board. After a day or two since this explosion of messy hair and blood we got ourselves some more information. It turns out that Sakura and TenTen weren’t twin sisters! They were the same person! WOW! What a horrible soup opera. So from what the few people that remember this story we have made this wonderful drama tale of Ani-Pock. Some of you will laugh at the remembrance of this story and others will be horrified or still be laughing. I hope it makes you laugh. xD

“When I think about it. Ani-pock is so dramatic. Like High School. Online. Without the Homework of course.” -PuckChickula

BBC World: Giant Amazon Water Lily

Pretty impressive!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Grocery Shop the Awesome way

Friday, May 2, 2008

The Empire Strikes Barack

The editing on this is great xD

Happy 21st Rose!

For your birthday, we present to you this Rose cake!

Now we know you're turning 21. It could be like this:

Or this!

Choose wisely!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

May Member Melee

Rawr, rawr, rawr.

Guess what.

May member time.

Comments go there, not here.
Do not:
1. Hide your quote in the forum.
2. Put your quote on another site expecting me to find it there.
3. Burn your quote!

Happy May! :D

You can become pro at cooking too!

So, uh, this is PW's first post, and I bring to you the best cooking show ever! Meet Dave, who will teach you how to become an awesome cook. These videos will give you laughs, and hopefully improve your cooking skills.

Episode Four, which is Pocky's personal favorite:

Episode One:

His song is super catchy!
Also, you can go to for higher quality videos!

Sports? Will Ferrell Sings with Shaq

Drive around GoogleMaps! Find Queen Lucy!

This is pretty cool. There's a small car overlayed onto Google maps, which understands to stay on roads. Now you can drive around places all you want! Click image below to start:

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Love the way the app is laid out and really easy to use. If this was available in Singapore earlier I wouldn't have gone the way of Coinbase. The fees are a lot higher than some other exchanges based here even though it doesn't have a better chart (it's not live and it's a line not candlestick). The one thing that really annoys me is that you will never know what price you bought the crypto at of you didn't screen shot before you confirm the trade. All you get in the history is what you paid and the quantity of the crypto. The fees you paid are not stated either. For these reasons, my use of Gemini is limited.

MarcTan98 ,

Another Scam Wallet disguised under billionaire brothers

Use this app at your own risk!

Deposited couple of thousand dollars to my Gemini account. It’s been a few days and the money still does not appear in my account wallet. E-mailed them two times for information and there’s been no response since.

The control by these platforms on the availability of e-wallets and their monies for trading is how these crypto insiders control such oligopolistic markets, apart from strictly controlling the circulation of vast amounts of crypto coins already owned by them. Yes, vast amounts of $ could be made but they are all just paper money unless you can convert them into real useable cash.

App Privacy

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  • Financial Info
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  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

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The KTVI Mobile Weather App includes:

* Access to station content specifically for our mobile users
* 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available
* Future radar to see where severe weather is headed
* High resolution satellite cloud imagery
* Current weather updated multiple times per hour
* Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models
* Ability to add and save your favorite locations
* A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness
* Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
* Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather

What’s New

Version 5.4.701

Performance improvements

Ratings and Reviews

3.3 out of 5
78 Ratings

78 Ratings

tab1075 ,

App data rarely matches Fox 2 local

The new update has shrunk the giant ad banner down to a more reasonable size. I have been using the KMOV channel 4 weather app ever since this one brought about the giant ad banner. The KMOV app includes a lot of things I don’t need in my weather app. Things like weather closings, live streaming, web cams, etc. But I’m going to stick with it for a while to see if I like it better.

My biggest complaint about the Fox 2 weather app over the years has always been that the weather data they pull for the app in no way matches the weather forecast coming from Fox 2. Oftentimes being very different from one another. The whole point of downloading a local weather app from a local broadcast station is to get that same information on the go, 24/7. I want the same information that comes from our local weathermen who are in the area and know the local climate. I’ll continue to use the KMOV weather app to see if their app data is more in line with their local forecasts.

UnkNickName19 ,

Not compatible with iPhone XR

This has been my only go-to weather app for years, even the past 2.5 years that I have been living 3.5 hours away from St. Louis. But I just got a new phone and now most of the app features are not accessible. The drop down choices for radar map, hourly forecast, etc is not visible or accessible. The app ads are at the top of the view and covering the app menu options. UNFORTUNATELY I'LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER APP THAT WORKS WITH MY iPhone XR and has the RADAR option.

Ayden Young On YouTube ,

Weather Coverage You Can Count On

I’ve never had a problem with the FOX 2 weather app, it does not have all of the features that the KMOV app has though. In future updates, you may want to consider adding in some of the graphics that they actually use on the air, like KMOV. I love the FOX 2 weather team, and that’s why I’m giving the app 5 stars, but there is a lot of room for more features.

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  • Location

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  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
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Custom Fields

Custom Fields

Metafield Editor & Page Builder: Tabs, Sliders & so much more!

4.9 评分(119 评价)

Page Builder

Prebuilt widgets including accordions, tabs, product references, sliders, image galleries and many more. Customize in code or use as-is.

Proven Stability and Scale

Shops that rely on Custom Fields include Polaroid, Fossil Watches, and Death Wish Coffee. Fields can be added as your shop grows.

Easy Import & Robust Export

Manage and sync your data with ease. Import using our bulk upload, fine tune exports with our powerful filter system.

关于 Custom Fields

Go beyond Shopify's Metafields. Way beyond.

Custom Fields is the most advanced Metafield editor available for Shopify. It's extensive, flexible, and smart. Custom Fields covers all the bases, hassle-free.

Build out dynamic pages using prebuilt widgets with zero coding required (but completely customizable):

  • Accordions
  • Tabs
  • Image & Text
  • Linked Images
  • Text over Background Image
  • Blog Post References
  • Testimonials
  • Product References
  • Image Slider
  • Image Gallery
  • Columns

Also includes:

  • Existing Field Wizard to ease migration from a previous Metafield app.
  • Wide variety of general field types from rich text to groups of fields (Field Collections).
  • Chrome Plugin to manage your data right in Shopify's forms.
  • Easy Import & filtered Exports.
  • Integration with Shopify's Bulk Editor
  • Fanatical support, to make sure you get the most out of Custom Fields.

For Savvy Store Owners

Create structured fields to store and display your custom data points. Use our guided installation to set things up and display your data in your theme without any coding, head scratching or hassles.

Create Custom Fields for anything:

  • Products & Product Variants
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Create widgets for the most common theme enhancements with a few clicks. We provide all the templates, CSS & JS directly in the theme. Customize the code to match your design perfectly. Edit your code in-app or in your theme. Don't need templates? No problem, we won't create them unless you say so!

Our Section & Theme system is compatible with Shopify's Theme Editor and (coming soon) Online Store 2.0 themes!

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  • Google Chrome (Browser Extension),
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I love this app. Exactly what we need to declutter our product pages. Also can't wait to try out additional features available.

Amazing App and the Support Team if fast and Efficient and all the time trying to help. Totally recommended!

I've been using this app to build my Shopify eCommerce store. The app has been great for uploading additional product information. The documentation is good and customer service is fantastic!


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Interakt for WhatsApp Business

Interakt for WhatsApp Business

Cart Recovery + COD Confirmation + Bulk Campaigns + Team Inbox

4.9 별 5개 중(31 리뷰)

Team Inbox & Chat Widget

Add free chat widgets to your e-store & collaborate with unlimited team members to offer customer support at scale on WhatsApp

Automated Store Notifications

Set automated reminders for COD confirmations, shipping updates, abandoned carts, & discount offers. Timely nudges will result in sales

Bulk Campaigns & Broadcasts

Set up one-time or recurring campaigns to engage your customers and sell more. Monitor campaign performance & optimize for conversions

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Signup by 31st Dec to get $250 of free notifications. T&C* Apply

Interakt, the Official WhatsApp Business API Solution Provider enables you to retain customers by building a great post-purchase experience on WhatsApp.

Integrate your store with Interakt and convert business inquiries into paying customers.

3 simple steps to get started with Interakt-

  1. Install Interakt
  2. Link your verified FB Biz account with Interakt
  3. Verify the number you want to link with Interakt

Green Tick Verification

Interakt applies for an official WhatsApp business API approval for your store on sign up. This helps build brand credibility.

Automated Business Notifications & Broadcast Campaigns

Engage with your customers in full-funnel conversations at every stage of their buying journey with a powerful notifications engine for seamless customer engagement and higher conversions.

Pre-purchase Notifications

  1. OOO, Welcome Greetings, Delayed Messages - Manage customer expectations by triggering automated intent-based WhatsApp messages during & after business hours.
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Shared Team Inbox

Support your store customers through a shared team inbox and respond to queries instantly with a single WhatsApp Business API Number.

Conversation Analytics

Track business KPIs, agent, and campaign performance via analytics and monitor response & resolution times to improve your customer experience.

Interakt enables quick integrations with popular eStores, CRMs & business apps. Any app can integrate smoothly with Interakt’s public APIs.

Access Interakt on the go, available on App Store & Google Play Store!

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가격 14 일간 무료 체험

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  • Unlimited conversations with 200 contacts/month
  • 400 notifications/month
  • API approval & setup
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  • WA Widget

Starter Plan

Extra usage charges based on tier, and WhatsApp template costs on FB actuals

  • Unlimited conversations with 2000 contacts/month
  • API approval & setup
  • Auto Notifications
  • Shared Inbox
  • WA Widget
  • Green tick verification

Growth Plan

Extra usage charges based on tier, and WhatsApp template costs on FB actuals

  • Unlimited conversations with 3500 contacts/month
  • Notifications with delay
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    평가의 10%는 별점 4 입니다.
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Very easy way to stay in touch with your customers and engage them for repeat orders and abandonment.
Overall wish it had more automation options, and easier campaign management, but you can do what is needed through API.

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We used this app to help us communicate with our customers in a timely manner. We really like how it makes the entire process of updating our customers and providing them support over Whatsapp - extremely easy and affordable.


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Church of England

Bishop(-elect) of Sheffield: “Don’t vote Tory, or the poor will pay”

When Tom Freeman pointed out in a tweet that the tedious Tory mantra ‘strong and stable leadership’ fits the tune of ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, the urge to add a few lyrics was irresistible:

Strong and stable

Jolly good fun (or irritation, since it’s impossible to get the tune out of one’s head). A few extra verses were added throughout the day:

The rich man in his castle
The poor man at his gate
Are blessed by open markets
To end the welfare state

With just and fair taxation
Society will thrive
But under Corbynomics
The economy will dive

And if you’re just about managing
To pay your heating bill
Conservatives will cap them
So you’ll no longer chill

Jolly good fun.

And then the Bishop(-elect) of Sheffield, Pete Wilcox, chipped in with the featured tweet, which is basically an episcopal exhortation to vote Labour, or the puppy gets it the poor will pay for it. Or, more accurately, it was a warning not to vote Conservative, or the plight of the poor will be made worse.

Yes, a vote for Theresa May is a sure and certain vote for poverty, hunger and homelessness.

This was rather a stark intervention during a General Election campaign. O, yes, we know that the College and House of Bishops is jam-packed with staunch Socialist Europhiles, each persuaded that Jesus, were he around today, would surely swagger for Jeremy Corbyn (or Tim Farron, now he’s recanted of his sin). He might even vote SNP for greater justice and equity, or Plaid Cymru were he to walk upon the Brecon Beacons, or the SDLP in Northern Ireland. But there’s no way on God’s earth that he’d touch the Tories with the longest barge pole in Britain.

It ought to have come as no surprise that the Church of England hierarchy despises Toryism: it has been observed on this blog again and again and again. Bishops tend to flaunt the socialism but shroud their conservatism; they loathe Brexit and love the EU; they liberally quote Marx and sanctify it as “the theology of where I am coming from”. Some clergy even believe all Tories are racist, and pinch their noses when they find themselves agreeing with one. It appears that Pete Wilcox is of this mould. He even took a swipe at Margaret Thatcher in his recent statement after being nominated to become the next Bishop of Sheffield:

The second thing I want to mention is the publication of the Faith in the City report in 1985.  Some of you will remember it: it rang out like an alarm bell at the height of Thatcherism, calling church and nation back to what, for shorthand, became known as God’s bias to the poor.  It came out while I was training for the ordained ministry and it’s a document which has profoundly shaped me.  It is no coincidence that I come to you from a northern, urban cathedral; a cathedral with a food bank and an employability programme; a cathedral which seeks to give a voice to the disadvantaged…

This profound shaping has become an inescapable framework: ‘northern’ and ‘urban’ is antithetical to conservatism; foodbanks and unemployment are the price you pay for Toryism. And if you challenge Dr Wilcox on any of this, he adopts a superior judgmental tone: “I can’t help wondering if you’ve ever lived in a place like Gateshead, Walsall or Liverpool? Or indeed Sheffield”, the Bishop(-elect) responded.

It is inconceivable to him that any rational, intelligent, discerning person could live in any of those places and possibly come to a different view from his of Tories and Toryism.

The previous Bishop(-elect) of Sheffield, Philip North, was hounded out because a few hundred clergy and few hundred supporters of women’s ordination felt there was no remote possibility that he could ever be their bishop: his appointment was seen to be divisive and regressive for a “go-ahead, vibrant, progressive city” like Sheffield.

Some 4,917 people voted Conservative in Sheffield Central in 2015. Another 7,242 voted Conservative in Sheffield South East; 7,544 voted Conservative in Sheffield Hallam; 6,792 in Sheffield Heeley, and 4,407 in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. The Sheffield Diocese is, of course, far wider than just the city’s parliamentary constituencies: many, many thousands of people live in the Diocese of Sheffield and vote Conservative (and tens of thousands more in Gateshead, Walsall and Liverpool). And then we could throw in the 32,170 who voted Ukip across Sheffield (and the tens of thousands more in Gateshead, Walsall and Liverpool).

Does Pete Wilcox think they’re all mentally deficient and morally delinquent? Is it really not possible in his worldview to be a Christian and vote Tory and care about the poor, sick and disabled? Are his Tory-supporting flocks in Liverpool and Sheffield so dumb and insensitive to the evil that Thatcher meted out that they refuse to see that a vote for Theresa May and her party is a vote for more poverty, suffering and suicide?

It is obviously pointless guiding Dr Wilcox to reports or statistics on higher employment or to progress on tackling poverty: they’re doubtless just Tory lies and damned lies (mediated by a malignant right-wing Tory press). What is clear, however, is that the second-best Bishop of Sheffield has set his face against tens of thousands of his parishioners, all because Faith in the City (of 30 years ago) “profoundly shaped” not only his whole Christian ministry, but his indelible view of the Conservative Party and all those who are cold and callous enough to support it.

Vote Tory, and the poor will pay. Tories of Sheffield, how can Pete Wilcox possibly be your bishop?


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Batman’s Penn Station, etc.

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Frame in which architect explains Batman’s new Penn Station design. (Dave Taylor)

Here is my Traditional Building blog post from December, inspired by TB editor Martha McDonald’s expression of intrigue regarding an Architecture Here and There blog post I had written about Batman hiring a modernist architect to redesign Penn Station as a whale – underneath which was to be his new Batcave. I substantially tweaked that AHAT post, “In like a rat, out like Jonah,” to create this original TB blog post called “Batman redesigns Penn Station as a whale.” Both versions of this post, for AHAT and TB, link to the source materials, which report on the graphic novel Batman: Death by Design, by Chip Kidd, illustrated by Dave Taylor. Readers should enjoy that, and some might even groove upon the evolutionary progression among the various versions and their own source material. To riff off of the motto of the fabulous Future Symphony Institute, “Blog a Symphony.” (The FSI’s motto is actually much better: “Orchestrate a Renaissance.”) Very deeply committed readers can spend half of the morning or more reading to the end of this fascinating string of hyperlinked material.

Clem Labine’s Traditional Building, which is TB’s full name, is filled with awesome stories and advertising about new traditional architecture, historic preservation, old traditional architecture and related matters. Clem’s blog is by itself worth a visit to the TB website. I have written and early tomorrow will submit my first TB blog of my second year of monthly blogging for TB. Feel free to pat me on the head!

About David Brussat

This blog was begun in 2009 as a feature of the Providence Journal, where I was on the editorial board and wrote a weekly column of architecture criticism for three decades. Architecture Here and There fights the style wars for classical architecture and against modern architecture, no holds barred. History Press asked me to write and in August 2017 published my first book, "Lost Providence." I am now writing my second book. My freelance writing on architecture and other topics addresses issues of design and culture locally and globally. I am a member of the board of the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, which bestowed an Arthur Ross Award on me in 2002. I work from Providence, R.I., where I live with my wife Victoria, my son Billy and our cat Gato. If you would like to employ my writing and editing to improve your work, please email me at my consultancy,, or call 401.351.0457. Testimonial: "Your work is so wonderful - you now enter my mind and write what I would have written." - Nikos Salingaros, mathematician at the University of Texas, architectural theorist and author of many books.
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 Habib Asset Management Limited | Pakistan Today

Habib Asset Management Limited

Junaid Kasbati holds the position of Head of Treasury at Habib Asset Management Limited. He has over six years of experience in fixed income and money market investments. He is currently managing First Habib Stock Fund (FHSF), first Habib Income Fund (FHIF) and First Habib Cash Fund (FHCF).
According to the investment objective of the fund, the strategy seems to be all muddled up as it promises to post competitive returns while keeping the duration short. It is not possible as there is always a trade-off between the both (the duration and returns). However, the fund is heavily invested in Treasury Bills with medium duration which shows that the fund is betting that the discount rates won’t be slashed in the medium term; however a rise in the future is expected of the discount rates.
FHCF has posted below average returns nonetheless fund has low volatility in returns which ensures sturdiness of returns. With that the fund has managed to pay-out a dividend of Rs3.50 for the five months it has been in operation.
The fund was launched with asset under management of Rs397 million which grew by approximately 60 per cent to Rs636 million in a short period since its inception. Moreover, the fund size has not seen a major reduction at year end which means the accumulated funds are sticky. Management fee of the fund is low as compared to category average, at 1.00 per cent per annum. Fund’s total expense ratio has been 0.63 per cent for the month of inception (Mar-11).
Looking at the fund’s historical composition pattern, on average it tends to keep around 98 per cent in T-Bills, while rest is held in cash while the portfolio’s duration hovers around 54 days. Medium term duration expresses that the fund’s inclination is more towards investing in longer duration T-Bills, which explain the passive strategy of the fund towards its cash fund. The fund manager foresees that the interest rates will remain the same or most likely increase even after the surprise slash in discount rateas they were not justified with inflation around 15 per cent, which is possibly to further rise on the back of rising international oil prices. Currently the fund is invested 99 per cent in T-Bills while the rest placed in cash with duration of portfolio around 69 days.
First Habib Cash Fund has shown a slow growth in the fund size, and plus there is not unstable asset acquired till now that which further shows that fund is not eyeing an natural growth in funds. The fund is providing stable returns with low volatility in returns and is able to grow at a steady rate; though the cost of running the fund will be higher in the first few years, but the fund has the potential to grow and adding to that, the management tends to keep the cost at its minimum, which tends to favour the investors.

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 Indonesians left hungry as Eidul Fitr postponed | Pakistan Today

Indonesians left hungry as Eidul Fitr postponed

Many Indonesians found themselves hungry and confused on Tuesday after the government declared the Eidul Fitr festival that ends the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan would not start there for another day. The government decided late Monday, after consulting with religious bodies, that the moon was not in the right position for Eid to begin on Tuesday, as it has done for most Muslims around the world.
It will start Wednesday instead. “It’s a rather chaotic situation. People have had to change their schedules that they had fixed many days in advance,” said Icha Susanto, account manager at a private company in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. “We are disappointed as it’s hard for our family members to gather in one place due to the shifting Eid.”
Susanto, 31, said she also felt sorry for families and food vendors who were forced to waste food that they had prepared for the first day of the three-day celebrations. However the country’s second-largest Islamic group, Muhammadiyah, decided to start Eid on Tuesday, with some astronomers still maintaining that was correct.

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 SBP slashes interest rate by 1.5 percent | Pakistan Today

SBP slashes interest rate by 1.5 percent

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has slashed discount rate by 150 bps to 10.5 percent for a period of two months, a very surprising and welcome decision for industrialists and business community in the country.
The cut in policy rate was announced by SBP Governor Yaseen Anwar on Friday. The decision was made in the light of controlled inflation that came down to 9.6% in July, while the incentive aimed at giving the private sector a chance to enhance investment for sustainable economic growth.
The reduction in interest rate is likely to stimulate the economy of the country as credit to private sector is expected to increase to grow the business activities in the country. The role of central bank is not to control finance of the country but it also invigorates the economic activity in the country, Anwar added. The receipts of $1.118 billion from US have given cushion to current account, on the other hand, remittance played a vital role in the stability of external account, he further said.
He said that the economy seems to have settled at an unenviable equilibrium of high inflation and low growth. The protracted energy crisis and weak fiscal fundamentals are the main reasons behind this outcome.
Similarly, the declining trend in private investment expenditures is continuing while strength of the balance of payment position remains contingent upon foreign financial inflows.

The pace of increase in domestic debt is also considerable and uncertain global economic conditions in the Eurozone and the US do not inspire much confidence either.
According to the SBP governor, “The average CPI inflation for fiscal year 12, at 11 percent, was well within the target of 12 percent for the year and on the lower side of SBP’s earlier projections.”
He stated that the main reason for this moderation in inflation is a collapse in real private investment, indicating a structurally weak economy. However, it continues to persist in double digits. This persistence is primarily due to entrenched expectations of inflation remaining high. It seems that key drivers for this expectation are continued fiscal borrowings from the SBP despite legal restrictions and feared depreciation of exchange rate even with a modest external current account deficit. “
He asked that more recently, the year-on-year inflation has declined to 9.6 percent in July 2012 from 12.3 percent in May 2012. An unanticipated fall in international oil prices in May and June and a huge reduction of 50 percent in the administered prices of gas in early July 2012 are mainly responsible for this deceleration. The former has already proved to be temporary as the international oil prices have increased since then. The effects of the latter may also only have transitory effects for a few months. Nevertheless, the decline in inflation in July 2012 has created strong market expectations for a downward revision in SBP’s policy rate. There has been a noticeable reduction in yields on the government securities in the secondary market and KIBOR. In any case, it would be too early to call it an emerging trend as there are still deep-rooted factors driving inflation. Stickiness in both the core inflation measures points towards the persistence of inflation in low double digits. SBP projects average CPI inflation for fiscal year 13 to remain in the range of 10 to 11 percent, which is higher than the announced target of 9.5 percent for fiscal year 13. However, much would depend on fiscal restraint on borrowings from SBP, realization of estimated foreign financial inflows, and improvement in energy shortages to increase the utilization of installed capacity.
Anwar said the provisional National Income Accounts estimates show that real GDP growth of 3.7 percent in fiscal year 12 was primarily driven by consumption expenditures. Total investment and exports of goods and non-factor services show a significant contraction. The contraction in private investment, for the fourth consecutive year, at 13 percent is particularly of concern. The total investment, as a percentage of GDP, has fallen to 12.5 percent in fiscal year 12, which does not bode well for the future productive capacity of the economy.
For generating sustainable economic growth in the medium term, it is important to stem further decline in investment.
Similarly, given the fragile global economic conditions, an export-led growth also looks less likely to take place. Incorporating these considerations, SBP projects growth in real GDP for fiscal year 13 to remain between 3 and 4 percent; well below the target for the year and the country’s economic potential. To revive economic growth, the focus must be on an endogenous reform process that focuses on improving infrastructure, productivity, and governance. The utilization of credit by private businesses is one of the important ingredients of investment. However, the net flow of credit to Private Sector Businesses (PSB) was a meager Rs 18.3 billion in fiscal year 12, which is a drastic decline compared to a net flow of Rs 173.2 billion in fiscal year 11.
Not only the amount disbursed to PSBs was small but the retirements from them were also unusually high. Further, a disaggregated assessment shows that a large part of total credit extended to the private sector was in fact availed by the Non-bank Finance Companies (NBFCs). The main factors that have significantly dampened the demand for credit by private sector businesses are persistent electricity and gas shortages, security conditions, and a challenging political environment. In these circumstances, businesses are avoiding significant commitments in terms of expansion and long term investments. At the same time, scheduled banks continue to prefer government over the private sector. This is despite an improvement in the currency to deposit ratio and a considerable deceleration in growth of Non Performing Loans (NPLs). Given the desired expansion in the private sector credit and the growing need of the public sector to borrow from the banking system, a consistent increase in deposits and improvement in overall financial depth is imperative.
The growth in both reserve money and broad money (M2) in fiscal year 12 was primarily driven by fiscal borrowings for budgetary support. Of the total expansion of Rs 223 billion in reserve money, Rs 505 billion was due to direct fiscal borrowings from the SBP. The difference is largely due to a significant contraction of Rs 225 billion in the Net Foreign Asset (NFA) of the SBP. Also, the pace of these borrowings increased significantly in the second half of fiscal year 12, with Rs 306 billion borrowed in the fourth quarter alone. Not surprisingly, the provision of liquidity in the market by the SBP came down considerably in the fourth quarter as well.
The SBP governor said these borrowings are despite commitments announced in the fiscal year 12 budget, re-assurances made during the year, and more importantly, requirements of the SBP Act.
In particular, the act states that the fiscal authority not only has to ensure no further accumulation of their debt owed to the SBP but also take steps to retire their borrowings from SBP over the course of next seven years.
The fiscal borrowings from the scheduled banks grew by 50 percent in fiscal year 12 and contributed 67 percent to the overall increase of 14.1 percent in M2.
Apart from crowding out the private sector, these substantial and, at times, unpredictable fiscal borrowings created substantial challenges for monetary management. For instance, short term market interest rates remained volatile and on average on the higher side, imparting inertia to other market interest rates. As a result, the decline in lending rates for the private sector, after a 200 basis point reduction in the policy rate in the first half of fiscal year 12, has been less than desirable.

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Teeth Whitening in Iran

Get pearly-white teeth with AriaMedTour at the best dental clinics and return home with a beaming smile.

Does it make you insecure to show your teeth while smiling? Have you tried all kinds of home remedies but failed to achieve the Hollywood smile you see on TV? Look no further, Iran is, in fact, home to premium quality cosmetic dentistry. Whether you are planning to get teeth whitening in conjunction with another procedure (as many of our patients do), or are traveling to Iran only to get the Hollywood smile, continuing reading can help you get a grasp of what it entails to whiten your teeth in the land of Persia.

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This exclusively-produced documentary shows a typical medical tour we arrange for our medical tourists. Watch the video to get an understanding of the services we provide to our medical tourists in package. This documentary film features a medical tourist named Cecilia who made a trip from Norway to Iran through us for a rhinoplasty as well as a cosmetic dental procedure. The whole process is filmed from the time she arrived at the airport until she departed Iran.

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Teeth whitening in Iran: all you need to know

Teeth whitening can be performed at home using techniques such as oil-pulling, home remedies or commercial products. The most effective and significant results, however, come with professional teeth whitening that is also called in-office teeth whitening. In Iran, the increasing demand for Hollywood smile has led to rapid developments in cosmetic dentistry. National and international patients can now benefit from the wide experience of highly-skilled Iranian specialists and fully-equipped clinics at decent prices. Let’s have a look at the teeth whitening procedure and why getting a Hollywood smile with teeth whitening in Iran can offer an experience you won’t forget.

How is teeth whitening performed?

The teeth whitening technique will take about an hour. To perform the procedure, the dentist uses a bleaching agent and a certain light energy that helps the bleaching gel to penetrate the enamel and whiten the teeth from within. As the technique removes any stains that exist on the outside of the tooth (extrinsic discoloration) as well as those beneath the enamel, it offers considerably whiter results immediately after the procedure.

The bleaching agent can be either the hydrogen peroxide itself or carbamide peroxide which will be broken down to form hydrogen peroxide. The teeth whitening gel used by a professional dental hygienist contains 3% to 16% of hydrogen peroxide. This percentage is only allowed to be used by a professional. The take-home kits or teeth whitening trays contain less hydrogen peroxide and are often given to the patient to prolong teeth whiteness.

The dentist uses light to accelerate the bleaching process and increase the effectiveness of the whitening agent. There are different types of power or light that can be used during bleaching. One of the most recent light beams used for teeth whitening is Phillips Zoom light. This source of energy can sufficiently activate the whitening gel without damaging the soft tissue or resulting in tooth sensitivity. In Iran, zoom light is used by the majority of cosmetic dentists because of its effectiveness and minimal risk of tooth sensitivity after the process.

It is important to note that the teeth whitening procedure is effective for people with good oral health and permanent teeth. People with dental crowns cannot achieve the same result on their crowned teeth.

Teeth whitening methods

There are multiple methods that can be used to whiten teeth. The type of teeth whitening technique will be chosen based on the degree of discoloration, your budget, age, and current dental condition. This is why examining patients before the procedure is highly important. Here are some of the main approaches that a dentist can take to whiten your teeth:

  • Light-assisted teeth whitening:

    This is the most common type of teeth whitening. The dentist applies bleaching agent on your teeth and then emits a certain energy light to activate the substance.

woman wearing protective glasses in dental office getting teeth whitening with light beams

  • In-chair teeth whitening:

    This technique is performed using high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide without applying light. The method is suitable for those with excessive tooth hypersensitivity. Dentists rarely perform the procedure as it will take more than two hours for the whitening agent to activate and remove the discoloration.

  • Internal teeth whitening:

    Patients who have undergone an endodontics procedure, often face tooth discoloration due to the absence of nerve inside the tooth. A tooth that has had a root canal tends to be darker and duller than the rest of your teeth. Also called a dead tooth, a root canal tooth cannot be whitened at the same rate that a healthy tooth can. To brighten the color of a dead tooth, dentists use internal bleaching technique. During this method, the bleaching agent is sealed off inside the tooth. It will be removed every few weeks until the desired whiteness is achieved.

Why teeth whitening in Iran?

Quality of Care: The quality of dental care in Iran is on par with pioneering westerner countries. In Iran, teeth whitening is performed using substances and equipment found in countries like the USA and Canada. With the professional medical tourism agencies in Iran, cross-border patients can now benefit from insurance, on-call care team support, interpreter, and effective after-treatment care.

Skilled Specialists: Many Iranian patients are now looking to obtain the so-called Hollywood smile. As a result, cosmetic dentistry is rapidly gaining popularity and Iranian dentists are broadening their experience in the cosmetic dentistry more than ever before. In addition to that, most Iranian dentists have acquired their certification from some of the most distinguished universities around the world.

Iran’s attractions: With most surgical procedures, patients will face restrictions that prevent them from enjoying Iran’s beauty to the full. But, teeth whitening can be performed in less than 2 hours and requires no downtime. Therefore, you can wear your Hollywood smile and go sight-seeing in Tajrish, hitchhike to Shiraz, or even go skiing in Tochal. In other words, teeth whitening in Iran means you can hit two birds with one stone by enhancing your smile and going on an adventure.

Another factor that comes to play as to why Iran is so popular for Hollywood smile is the cost of teeth whitening in the country.

Teeth whitening cost in Iran

The cost of teeth whitening in Iran is about $500 on average. The price is lower than that of other countries without dentists’ compromising the quality of services. In other words, you can receive the same quality of care (if not better) found in the US at cheaper prices.

The affordable cost of teeth whitening in Iran entices many international patients. Many of our nose job patients who travel to Iran for rhinoplasty end up getting a Hollywood smile as well when they realize they can achieve excellent results at low cost. You can check out our previous patients’ teeth whitening testimonials, as well as teeth whitening before and after photos.

If you are considering teeth whitening but are unsure you can afford the expenses, you can contact AriaMedTour to get a free quote plus consultation and select one of our Hollywood smile packages.

Is it safe to perform professional teeth whitening?

The potential side effects of teeth whitening might occur immediately after the procedure and will likely subside within 1 to 3 days. Tooth sensitivity and gum irritation are considered as the main side effects of teeth whitening.man having teeth whitening mouth guard in place before and after his teeth being whitened

Having the procedure in the fully equipped clinics of Iran can be a further reassurance that there will be minimal (if any) complications following the procedure.

Having professional teeth whitening in Iran: what to expect

The decision to undergo any procedure begins with research. If you are opting for teeth whitening in Iran, research can be even more vital. You can start gathering information by having a free consultation with our healthcare team. They will do their best to provide you with information about the procedure and how to choose the most suitable specialist.

Through AriaMedTour, you can also make sure that everything related to trip planning will be taken care of. Flight, lodging, transfer, 24/7 interpreter and many more will be arranged by AriaMedTour. We also provide sightseeing packages for you to enjoy your stay in Iran even more. Let’s depict the teeth whitening journey from the very first step:

After arriving at the airport and meeting your interpreter, you will be transferred to your hotel. When the appointment date arrives, you will visit your dentist at his/her office. With your personal interpreter at your side, you and the specialist will discuss the terms of the procedure. The dentist will ask about your expectations and the degree of whiteness you wish to achieve.  Once you are prepared, the procedure begins. Here is how a teeth whitening is done, step by step:

  1. A dental impression of your teeth is taken to prepare your take-home whitening kit if you need one.
  2. The practitioner will pumice your teeth to remove any plaque on the tooth surface.
  3. Gauze and a contraption or mouth guard will be placed in your mouth to protect your gums and other soft tissue from the bleaching gel. Also, you will be given safety glasses to protect your vision from the laser/light beam.
  4. The bleaching agent (whether carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide) is applied on your teeth.
  5. The specialist beams light into your mouth. You might feel some discomfort similar to electric shocks during this stage of the procedure. Inform the dentist if it gets intolerable. This step could last for 30 to 60 minutes. In most cases, light is applied with short intervals.
  6. Once your teeth reach the desired shade, they will be rinsed. And, the dental specialist will reveal the results to you. You will immediately see whiter teeth and a brighter smile.

You might also be given at-home whitening kits. You can use these trays once a month to prolong the results.

Teeth whitening aftercare

Different individuals have different teeth and different dentists take different approaches when giving aftercare instructions to their patients. Some specialists suggest using the whitening kit every day for a week after the in-office procedure. Based on your case and your expectations, you may or may not be given an at-home bleaching tray.

In the first 48 hours after the procedure, it is crucial to be mindful of what you eat. During this time, your teeth can stain quite quickly. If you want to maintain your teeth whiteness, you should avoid eating foods and beverages that could leave a stain on a white T-shirt. Some examples of such foods include:

  • Wine
  • Coffee or tea
  • Fruits (except for banana)
  • Beets
  • Chocolate
  • Acidic foods

After teeth whitening, your teeth could get relatively more sensitive than before. It is helpful to use special toothpaste that is made to reduce tooth sensitivity. To prevent discomfort in your teeth, you should also avoid foods that are too hot or too cold.

Frequently Asked Questions About Teethe Whitening

Teeth whitening is not a permanent solution. Depending on each individual, the results can last between 6 months to 3 years. The more you smoke or eat staining foods, the sooner your teeth will fade back. Using at-home whitening kits can help maintain longer-lasting results. Veneering is another type of cosmetic dental procedure that can provide flawless and white teeth almost permanently.

Teeth whitening can be moderately painful. People have different pain thresholds but according to many, the pain experienced during professional teeth bleaching resembles electric shocks. Most people can tolerate it and others can discuss ways to reduce the pain.

There are many ways to whiten your teeth. From the cheap coconut oil to the expensive veneers, they all aim to give you a brighter smile. The best option would be the one that is most suitable for you and your budget. While commercial products and home remedies can remove stains on your teeth surface, the most noticeable results are those achieved at the dental office

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Second Facebook Whistleblower Offers to Testify in Congress

Another former Facebook employee says she is willing to testify before Congress on the tech giant’s business practices.

Sophie Zhang is a former Facebook data scientist and whistleblower who, in September 2020, revealed “influence” operations perpetrated by “authoritarian regimes” that took place on Facebook. Zhang told CNN in an interview Sunday that she provided information regarding “potential criminal violations” by Facebook to a U.S. law enforcement agency at the time. Zhang also said that she is willing to testify before Congress about her allegations of criminal conduct by Facebook.

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‘Flaming Pit’ Restaurant in Watertown to Reopen Next Week after Overnight Fire

WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—Last night, at around 8 p.m., a fire broke out at a new Armenian restaurant on Arsenal Street in Watertown, Mass. It had opened on Oct. 24.

The Flaming Pit restaurant (Photo: Karine Vann/The Armenian Weekly)

According to owner Tigran Yesayan, the damage was not severe. “We don’t know exactly what caused the fire yet, because I haven’t gotten the report from the fire department,” Yesayan told the Armenian Weekly, “but it happened in the chimney.”

The restaurant will be opening its doors again to customers next week. The damage, covered by insurance, has already been repaired. “We don’t want our customers to wait longer than we need to. We have a lot of calls coming in, a lot of people stopping by, and we have to tell them to come back later,” explained Yesayan.

A screenshot from a video posted to Facebook of the fire burning in the Flaming Pit restaurant (Photo: Julie Jules’ Facebook page)

Yesayan opened the business just a month ago. “I used to work in a restaurant long time ago when I just moved to the U.S., and I always had this idea of opening my own,” he explained.

The Mass Fire District 14 Incident Alerts Facebook page posted about the fire on Thursday evening

Yesayan moved to the United States from Armenia in 2002, and came to Watertown a year later. He chose to open his restaurant in Watertown because of the large Armenian community, he said.

“Business has been good. It’s a very warm atmosphere here, and people have been leaving us good reviews and usually come back,” he said.

Those interested in dining at the restaurant can do so next week when it reopens it doors to the public.

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Refrigeration is an essential sector in our daily lives, accounting for 15-20% of global energy consumption, according to data presented by the European Cool-Save project. It therefore accounts for a significant fraction of the CO2 emissions emitted worldwide and, at the same time, plays an essential role in the progress of society.

As in other sectors, we are increasingly looking for greater energy efficiency in our refrigeration systems, with the aim of reducing our costs while reducing our energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. To know the efficiency of our installation, the most representative indicator is the instantaneous efficiency of a refrigeration machine or heat pump (η), defined as the quotient between the cooling capacity, or heating capacity in the case of a heat pump (Q), and the electrical power of the compressor (Wcomp):

In the case of the efficiency of a refrigeration machine, it is usually called EER (Energy Efficiency Ratio); and in the case of a heat pump, it is called COP (Coefficient of Performance).

When it comes to calculating this instantaneous efficiency in practical terms, two methods can be distinguished: the direct method and the indirect method.

Direct Method

The direct method consists of taking operational data corresponding to the refrigerant fluid that evolves inside the refrigerating machine or heat pump.

To understand this, it is necessary to take a look at the Pressure-Enthalpy diagram of the refrigerant and at the enthalpy evolution at the different points of the refrigeration system or heat pump:

Figure 1. P-H diagram and refrigerant evolution within a refrigeration circuit or heat pump.

As it can be seen in the diagram, each point corresponds to a state of the refrigerant in the circuit:

  • 1: Evaporator outlet and compressor inlet.
  • 2: Compressor outlet and condenser inlet
  • 3: Condenser outlet and expansion valve inlet
  • 4: Expansion valve outlet and evaporator inlet

As it can be seen, the specific heat of the condenser (Qcond , [kW/kg]) is equal to the enthalpy difference between point 2 and 3. Similarly, the specific heat of the evaporator (Qevap , [kW/kg]) is equal to the enthalpy difference between points 1 and 4.

In the previous picture, an isoenthalpic expansion has been assumed in the expansion valve (3🡪4), therefore, the enthalpy at point 3 is the same as at point 4. Furthermore, it is also assumed that the losses in the condenser and evaporator are insignificant, and the pressure at point 2 is the same as at point 3, as well as the pressure at point 4 is the same as at point 1.

To know the enthalpy of the refrigerant, it is necessary to know two state properties at each point. The easiest properties to measure are pressure and temperature, using temperature and pressure probes at the inlet and outlet of the compressor. Furthermore, if we assume that the pressure in the condenser hardly changes (as described above), it is only necessary to add an additional temperature probe at the condenser outlet. A network analyser is also required for each compressor.

Figure 2. Scheme of a refrigeration system and instrumentation required for direct efficiency calculation

To calculate the total heating and cooling heat (Qheat [kW] and Qheat [kW]), it is necessary to know the refrigerant mass flow rate (mref):

Qheat = mref (h2 – h3), Qcool = mref (h4 – h1)

There are several strategies to calculate the refrigerant mass flow rate:

  • Invasive or non-invasive flowmeter measurement.
  • Performing an energy balance to the compressor and assuming heat losses to clear the mass flow rate; or using flowmeters and temperature probes to calculate the external cooling of the compressor to close the energy balance.
  • Modelling the refrigerant flow rate as a function of the compressor pressure-volume curve provided by the manufacturer.
  • Using the manufacturer’s software to model the compressor in order to calculate the heat losses and thus close the energy balance.

Once the above values are known, it is possible to calculate the efficiency of a heat pump (COP) or a refrigeration machine (EER):

The advantages of this method are:

  • It allows to analyze the performance in installations without an external circuit, such as cold rooms, freezer tunnels, etc.
  • It provides a better analysis of compressor efficiency, such as isentropic efficiency.

And the main disadvantages are:

  • It is sometimes difficult to calculate the refrigerant flow rate, being a further instrumentation required to calculate it.
  • It is possible to apply this method easily at a given point in time. But, to be able to monitor the performance dynamically, modelling of the thermodynamic properties of the refrigerant and more complex mathematical methods are required.

Currently, there are some systems suitable to thermodynamically model the properties of the refrigerant, such as thePilotE2 HVACR, method from Articae Smart Technologies. It is possible to monitor the performance of refrigeration systems with this technology.

Indirect Method

This method consists of taking data and measurements of the fluids outside the machine. This is the most widely used and easiest method to apply. However, it is not more precise than the direct method and sometimes presents difficulties in data collection.

With this method, we calculate the difference in enthalpy between the input and output of the external fluid of the evaporator, in the case of a refrigerating machine; or of the condenser, in the case of a heat pump. Applying the energy balance we obtain:

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Qcond , Qevap are the heating heat in the condenser, and cooling heat in the evaporator, respectively.

He cond , Hs cond , He evap , Hs evap are the enthalpies at the inlet and outlet of the condenser, and at the inlet and outlet of the evaporator, respectively.

Te cond , Ts cond , Te evap , Ts evap are the condenser inlet and outlet temperatures, and the evaporator inlet and outlet temperatures, respectively.

mf. ext. cond., mf. ext. evap. are the condenser and the evaporator external fluid flow rates, respectively.

Cef. ext. cond., Cef. ext. evap. are the specific heat of the external fluid of the condenser and the evaporator, respectively.

For performance measurement in a simple refrigeration or heat pump circuit, it is necessary to install 1 flowmeter and 2 temperature probes for each external circuit in the condenser or evaporator, and a network analyzer for each compressor.

Figure 3. Scheme of a refrigeration system and the instrumentation required for indirect efficiency calculation

The main advantages of this method are:

  • Ease of installation of data collection equipment. Data can be obtained with liquid flowmeters, temperature probes, pressure probes and a network analyzer or electric meter.
  • In the case of using ultrasonic flowmeters, it is possible to use this method in a non-invasive way.
  • It is a simple method, and the most used for performance measurement.

However, it has the following disadvantages:

  • In systems where the external fluid is air, the measurements are very complicated or unfeasible. In the case of air conditioners, it is possible to measure the air flow with an anemometer, trying to achieve a flow rate as stable and uniform as possible throughout the air outlet. In the case of industrial and commercial refrigeration, this is not possible and it is necessary to use to the direct method.
  • In many cases, to measure the overall performance of the installation, a single primary circuit may have several exchangers with an external fluid (desuperheaters, subcoolers, etc.); and it is then necessary to use a flow meter and two additional temperature probes for each secondary circuit.

To be continued…