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Do you read or work with PDF files often? If so, you’ve probably needed the ability to either combine multiple files into one or split one into many at some point.
AnyBizSoft has two applications that can do just that. Their PDF Merger allows you to combine multiple PDF files into one for better organizing, archiving, and batch printing, while their PDF Splitter enables you to split PDF files–even encrypted ones–by pages, bookmarks, and page ranges.
In this article, I am going to review both of these applications, emphasizing how simple they are to use. I will also tell you where you can get these apps for free (for a limited time).
PDF Merger is a standalone program that doesn’t require Adobe Reader or Acrobat to be installed in order for you to use it. It allows you to set properties and security for your newly created files, and it can remove passwords from protected files that prevent you from copying, editing, or printing.
To begin merging PDF files, you have to start by installing the program and running it. From the application’s main screen, you simply click Add Files… to select the files you would like to merge. You can import up to an astounding 200 files at one time with this program.
After adding your desired files, select any one of them and click Method. A screen will appear that allows you to select your page range and sort method. Available options include the merging of all pages, odd/even, or specific pages you type in.
Once you’ve made your selections, click the Options button to customize the properties and security for your soon-to-be merged file. Then, you can return to the home screen where you can set the file name and destination folder for the exported file.
If you’ve got everything situated just the way you like, all that’s left to do is to click the Merge button to begin the process of combining your PDFs into a single file. Check the folder for the your new document once completed.
PDF Splitter gives you a way to split large PDF files into smaller ones quickly and flexibly. Like PDF Merger, it is a standalone program that doesn’t require any other software to be installed. It allows you to split one large PDF file in multiple ways, including into several files with equal page number.
To use PDF Splitter, you first have to open the program to the home screen. Clicking Browse will allow you to select the PDF file you want to split.
Once selected, you can go under Select Split Method to choose your split settings. You can split by any amount of pages, split by bookmark, by page range to a single file, page range to multiple files, and averagely across multiple files. Customize the output folder and you’re done!
Click the Split button and PDF Splitter will go to work for you. Simply check the folder when you’re done for your newly created files.
For a limited time only, AnyBizSoft is giving licenses to these apps away for free. All you have to do is navigate over to their Facebook page and fill in your information to be sent a free license for both apps. Once you have a license, you can download the apps from their respective pages and enter in your code to begin using them for free.
Aside from the limited time offer, AnyBizSoft is also constantly giving away free licenses for their flagship app, PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0. More details on their Facebook page.
If you’re an academic user, you can also check out their Back to School special offer page for more great deals.
This is a beginner's guide to using Corel WordPerfect X4. In this beginner's guide, I will show you how to create new documents, save documents, print documents, change your text, and more. If you are new to using Corel WordPerfect, this guide will get you started. You will need to open your Corel WordPerfect X4 program and we will get started with this beginner's guide.
Creating a New Document in Corel WordPerfect X4
If you are working on a document and need to open another one, you can do so by clicking File > New at the top of your program. You can also use the keyboard shortcut, CTRL N to open a new document to work on. When you have more than one document open, you will see the tabs for the document at the bottom of your program. Clicking the different tabs will open the different documents you are working on.
Saving Documents in Corel WordPerfect X4
You should always save your work. If you are working on a paper or some sort of writing task, you should always save your work as often as you can. To save it for the first time, click File > Save As at the top of WordPerfect. You will see a box open and you will need to give your file a name and click the Save button. After you have saved it for the first time, you can press CTRL S on your keyboard to save it. While you are typing away, keep pressing CTRL S and your work will be saved.
How to Print Documents in Corel WordPerfect X4
Printing documents in Corel WordPerfect X4 is very simple. You will need to open the document you want to print or you may already have it open. When you are ready to print, go to the top of WordPerfect and click File > Print. A box will open and you can adjust the printer settings. Then click the Print button to print your document.
How to Change Your Text Options in Corel WordPerfect X4
In Corel WordPerfect X4, you can change your text color, size, font family, style, alignment, and more. All of your text tools are located at the top of your program. To change your text, you will need to type the text and then highlight the text you want to change. Once you have the text highlighted, you will need to use the options at the top of the program to change the text. For example, if you want to change the size of the text, highlight your text, drop the size box down and select the size of your choice. Your text will then change to the size you chose.
Opening Documents in Corel WordPerfect X4
If you have recently worked on a document and need to open it in WordPerfect, you can quickly do so. Go to the top of your program and click File > Open. A box will open and you will need to find the document you wish to open. Once you find the document, click it, and click the Open button on the box. You can also double click the document to open it.
Those are the basic things you need to know in order to start using WordPerfect. This beginner's guide will get you started.
Microsoft has been helping Adobe develop a sandbox similar to the Protected View in Office 2010. Adobe Reader Protected Mode, a sandboxing technology based on Microsoft's Practical Windows Sandboxing technique, is a new mitigation feature scheduled for the next major version release of Adobe Reader. In addition to working with the Microsoft Office security team, Adobe also learned from the Google Chrome team as well as third-party consultancies and other external groups that have sandboxing knowledge and experience.
Adobe Reader Protected Mode will be enabled by default and will ensure that all operations required to display a PDF file to the user are run in a restricted manner inside a sandbox. Actions not permitted in the sandboxed environment, such as writing to the user's temporary folder or launching an attachment inside a PDF file using an external application, are funneled through a “broker process,” which has a strict set of policies for what is allowed and what is not. This first release will sandbox all “write” calls, mitigating the risk of exploits that seek to install malware on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. In future releases of Adobe Reader, the company hopes to extend the sandbox to include read-only activities to protect against attackers seeking to read sensitive information from the user's computer.
Adobe's products are almost as ubiquitous as Microsoft's, and since Microsoft has been taking security much more seriously ever since Windows XP SP2, it made sense for cybercriminals to target software which had so many vulnerabilities waiting to be discovered. Last year, Adobe Reader took the crown away from Microsoft Office as the software with the most vulnerabilities. Brad Arkin, Senior Director of Product Security & Privacy for Adobe Systems, announced in May 2009 that a major Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative was underway: code hardening, incident response process improvements, and a shift to a regular security update schedule.
Microsoft's and Adobe's products compete on many fronts, but it makes sense for Redmond to help its partners in the area of security. The sandboxing approaches that Microsoft has pioneered in Office, including the sandbox for its search subsystem, the MOICE sandbox, and Protected View, are there to improve the overall state of security on Windows. The progress in security made by the Office team can thus be extended to other third-party applications for Windows, protecting the customers that Microsoft has in common with its partners.
By Andrew Liszewski
It’s not like traditional paper sheet music was ever able to turn itself, and in my mind, hitting the arrow key on a laptop or swiping your finger across the iPad seems a lot easier than re-shuffling a stack of pages while playing an instrument. But since I’m no musician, who am I to question if this Bluetooth foot pedal from AirTurn actually makes things easier or not?
The device itself is basically a BT transmitter which connects to a handful of foot switches from the likes of Boss or Roland, and it seems to work with pretty much any application you’d need it to including Acrobat, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote etc. The transmitter is powered by a couple of AAs which should keep it running for a few weeks, and it has a range of up to 100 feet which seems a bit overkill. For $39.95 you can get the AirTurn transmitter and receiver by itself, but the company also sells bundles with Boss forward and back foot switches and their Music Reader software which pushes the price tag to close to $200.
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The Adobe Acrobat Blog has a new post up reveling in the 1 million downloads their Reader app for Android has garnered in the two months since its release. With over 4,000 rating the app also sits at a healthy four stars, and with all the success the PDF viewer has had Adobe promises there is much more to come. I’ll take any enhancements as a bonus as I’ve been pretty pleased the the experience Reader for Android has offered since day one. It isn’t the most light-weight PDF reader on the Android Market, but for all of its features it really makes the viewing experience that much better on Android. If you haven’t checked it out I highly encourage you to check it out.
[via TalkAndroid]
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Millions of computer owners in the past, including myself, used the popular shareware program Paint Shop Pro. Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is the major upgrade to this photo editing software, which is no longer shareware. So why should you buy it?
With the explosion of digital camera sales, photographers want software that's better than the basic photo editing program bundled with their camera. But they don't want to spend big bucks for it. Corel, whose products include Corel WordPerfect Office, WinZip, iGrafx and multiple Ulead products, decided to go after this niche market.
Corel sent me a review copy of Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, since I haven't used Paint Shop Pro in a long time. Those who remember the old program will hardly recognize this latest version, as it has a new look-and-feel and a treasure trove of advanced features. New offerings in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 include Express Lab. This is for those who want to improve their photos quickly, and move on.
Express Lab mode lets you view/edit a folder of photos, without opening each one. Until you've learned all that Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 can do, Express Lab is the place to start. It offers the basic edits, including straighten, crop, Smart Photo Fix, makeover (cosmetic fixes), clone brush (to remove flaws and unwanted objects), and red-eye repair.
Have you ever wanted to add a visible watermark to photos? A typical watermark is the photographer's copyright notice. This discourages illegal uses of photos, such as those on a Website or sent out as samples. You can also insert a logo or other image as a watermark.
Digital photography has a problem many of us have encountered: “noise” in our photos, which technically are called artifacts. Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 provides automatic noise removal with a click. Or you can refine how the noise-removal process works. Another problem is the purple glow you can get with digital photos. The One Step Purple Fringe Fix takes care of those in a jiffy.
With the NEW Save for Office option, photos are resized automatically and saved in the appropriate format for a given project. File sizes are also automatically compressed to make it easy for you to share images via email.
I really like special effects in photos, and they are wonderful for scrapbooking, greeting cards, Websites, brochures and more. Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, like Photoshop Elements, has a wonderful collection of these effects. They include reflections, kaleidoscope, lighting effects, old photo look, warp and textures, just to name a few.
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 also supports the Microsoft HD Photo file format. Corel was one of the first companies to integrate this feature. By including HD Photo as a native format produced by the camera when a photo is taken, camera manufacturers can incorporate the new industry standard. HD Photo offers the ability to retain all of the rich data from RAW files in a convenient file format.
System requirements are: 1GHz processor (2GHz processor or faster is recommended), Windows Vista or Windows XP with latest service packs installed, Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher, Internet Explorer 6 or higher, 256 MB of RAM (although 768 MB is recommended), 500 MB of free hard disk space, and 1024×768 resolution/24-bit color display.
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 offers versions in a wide variety of languages - English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Swedish, Finnish, Korean, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Polish, Czech, and Russian. Available 24/7, the Corel Knowledge Base gives you free, unlimited support for all registered users of Corel's retail and licensed software. This searchable Web-based tool offers answers to commonly asked technical questions.
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 has a suggested retail price of $99.99. Buy it at various retailers or at www.corel.com. Corel includes free video tutorials from www.lynda.com, Nik plug-in filter effects, and Corel MediaOne Plus, easy-to-use photo and video software. To download a free, fully-functional trial version of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, surf to www.corel.com/paintshopprophoto.
Microsoft has been helping Adobe develop a sandbox similar to the Protected View in Office 2010. Adobe Reader Protected Mode, a sandboxing technology based on Microsoft's Practical Windows Sandboxing technique, is a new mitigation feature scheduled for the next major version release of Adobe Reader. In addition to working with the Microsoft Office security team, Adobe also learned from the Google Chrome team as well as third-party consultancies and other external groups that have sandboxing knowledge and experience.
Adobe Reader Protected Mode will be enabled by default and will ensure that all operations required to display a PDF file to the user are run in a restricted manner inside a sandbox. Actions not permitted in the sandboxed environment, such as writing to the user's temporary folder or launching an attachment inside a PDF file using an external application, are funneled through a “broker process,” which has a strict set of policies for what is allowed and what is not. This first release will sandbox all “write” calls, mitigating the risk of exploits that seek to install malware on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. In future releases of Adobe Reader, the company hopes to extend the sandbox to include read-only activities to protect against attackers seeking to read sensitive information from the user's computer.
Adobe's products are almost as ubiquitous as Microsoft's, and since Microsoft has been taking security much more seriously ever since Windows XP SP2, it made sense for cybercriminals to target software which had so many vulnerabilities waiting to be discovered. Last year, Adobe Reader took the crown away from Microsoft Office as the software with the most vulnerabilities. Brad Arkin, Senior Director of Product Security & Privacy for Adobe Systems, announced in May 2009 that a major Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative was underway: code hardening, incident response process improvements, and a shift to a regular security update schedule.
Microsoft's and Adobe's products compete on many fronts, but it makes sense for Redmond to help its partners in the area of security. The sandboxing approaches that Microsoft has pioneered in Office, including the sandbox for its search subsystem, the MOICE sandbox, and Protected View, are there to improve the overall state of security on Windows. The progress in security made by the Office team can thus be extended to other third-party applications for Windows, protecting the customers that Microsoft has in common with its partners.
The Adobe Acrobat Blog has a new post up reveling in the 1 million downloads their Reader app for Android has garnered in the two months since its release. With over 4,000 rating the app also sits at a healthy four stars, and with all the success the PDF viewer has had Adobe promises there is much more to come. I’ll take any enhancements as a bonus as I’ve been pretty pleased the the experience Reader for Android has offered since day one. It isn’t the most light-weight PDF reader on the Android Market, but for all of its features it really makes the viewing experience that much better on Android. If you haven’t checked it out I highly encourage you to check it out.
[via TalkAndroid]
Microsoft has been helping Adobe develop a sandbox similar to the Protected View in Office 2010. Adobe Reader Protected Mode, a sandboxing technology based on Microsoft's Practical Windows Sandboxing technique, is a new mitigation feature scheduled for the next major version release of Adobe Reader. In addition to working with the Microsoft Office security team, Adobe also learned from the Google Chrome team as well as third-party consultancies and other external groups that have sandboxing knowledge and experience.
Adobe Reader Protected Mode will be enabled by default and will ensure that all operations required to display a PDF file to the user are run in a restricted manner inside a sandbox. Actions not permitted in the sandboxed environment, such as writing to the user's temporary folder or launching an attachment inside a PDF file using an external application, are funneled through a “broker process,” which has a strict set of policies for what is allowed and what is not. This first release will sandbox all “write” calls, mitigating the risk of exploits that seek to install malware on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. In future releases of Adobe Reader, the company hopes to extend the sandbox to include read-only activities to protect against attackers seeking to read sensitive information from the user's computer.
Adobe's products are almost as ubiquitous as Microsoft's, and since Microsoft has been taking security much more seriously ever since Windows XP SP2, it made sense for cybercriminals to target software which had so many vulnerabilities waiting to be discovered. Last year, Adobe Reader took the crown away from Microsoft Office as the software with the most vulnerabilities. Brad Arkin, Senior Director of Product Security & Privacy for Adobe Systems, announced in May 2009 that a major Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative was underway: code hardening, incident response process improvements, and a shift to a regular security update schedule.
Microsoft's and Adobe's products compete on many fronts, but it makes sense for Redmond to help its partners in the area of security. The sandboxing approaches that Microsoft has pioneered in Office, including the sandbox for its search subsystem, the MOICE sandbox, and Protected View, are there to improve the overall state of security on Windows. The progress in security made by the Office team can thus be extended to other third-party applications for Windows, protecting the customers that Microsoft has in common with its partners.
The Adobe Acrobat Blog has a new post up reveling in the 1 million downloads their Reader app for Android has garnered in the two months since its release. With over 4,000 rating the app also sits at a healthy four stars, and with all the success the PDF viewer has had Adobe promises there is much more to come. I’ll take any enhancements as a bonus as I’ve been pretty pleased the the experience Reader for Android has offered since day one. It isn’t the most light-weight PDF reader on the Android Market, but for all of its features it really makes the viewing experience that much better on Android. If you haven’t checked it out I highly encourage you to check it out.
[via TalkAndroid]
Studies have shown that people who smoke more than six cigarettes a day will have a hard time quitting. Scientists have even been able to show that it is very common for people to make several attempts before they finally succeed, but this must never be a reason to give up. On the contrary, you should accept the fact that you couldn't resist, because it is bound to happen at least a couple of times before you can really be smoke free. There many many different ways to stop smoking, but remember that many different approaches and methods may be better for one person and won't work for another. So if one approach doesn't work for you, you shouldn't give up, because it is highly likely you will have to do it at least a couple of times to get over with it, you should try using a different approach.
Cigarette smoking involves two types of addiction, the first one is a physical addiction to nicotine and the second one is a psychosocial habit.
Many people can quit successfully buy stopping right away. But it's better for those who are more physically dependent on nicotine to gradually stop taking in nicotine before trying to quit altogether. This makes it a lot easier by decreasing their experience with unpleasant symptoms when they quit. One method to do this is to replace nicotine by some products as nicotine patches or nicotine gum. Both of these are now available without a prescription. But you shouldn't forget that they are expensive and will not make you stop smoking. They are just there to wear off the effect of nicotine. Another great method to stop smoking is by switching progressively to cigarette brands with lower nicotine levels before finally quitting. For example, you could switch once a week for a couple of weeks. But the problem with this method is that most smokers compensate all of this by smoking more cigarettes, or puffing more deeply, and this can be much less effective than smoking them as you usually do.
Another effective method to stop smoking is to identify your personal triggers, which are situations where you feel like you must smoke, and to develop a plan to deal with them. These triggers can be people, for example you smoke around friends, or places, like in a bar, or even emotions. If you continue to identify difficult situations after you quit, this will help you by keeping you smoke free. If by chance you have to take a cigarette because you can't resist, don't give up, because you were almost there. Just study the last situation and see what went wrong to prevent it in the near future.
There are many good reasons for you to quit, thinking about this could help you go threw those hard times. For example, think about the money you'll save. If you buy one pack every two days, you could be saving up to one thousand dollars in a year. You should also think about how good you will feel after you quit. This might not seem very true for some people, but on the long run, it is obviously true. Another think to look forward to is the fact that food does smell and taste better when you're smoke free.
If you look at the list of the horrible side effects of smoking, you will be amazed by what is in that cigarette can do to you. But to look on the bright side, here is a list of benefits that begin immediately after smoking; in twenty minutes, your blood pressure and pulse return to normal rate, in twenty four hours, your chance of heart attach will have decreased significantly, in forty eight hours, walking becomes easier, and smell and taste return to normal, in three months, lung circulation can increase up to thirty per cent, and in one year your risk of heart disease is one-half of what it was one year ago. This shows that it does not matter how long you've smoked. These are reliable changes which you will enjoy.
Apartment real estate is a massive business in Statesboro, Georgia. Statesboro is a very small university town with almost 18,000 students. Big wig commercial real estate people come in and build massive complexes, or expand existing ones.
Out of all the different choices of apartments, there is one complex that should be avoided.
Welcome to the Varsity Lodge, of Statesboro, Georgia. I like to refer to it as the ghetto/gateway to hell, but that's just me.
The Varsity Lodge is definitely one of the worst places to live in Statesboro. If you don't believe me, here's a little story of enlightenment.
The first week that I moved into this apartment, I was up playing a video game and it was around 3:00 a.m. Oddly enough, I heard a knock on the door. Oh and, speaking of doors, none of the doors in this place have peep holes, not a single one. So I opened it, thinking it might be one of my friends, maybe they were drunk or something. But no, it was this quite intimidating looking black guy who lived above me and he wanted to bum a cigarette. I could hardly understand him because he had a “grill” but, I think he said his name was “TP.” Kind of makes you chuckle, doesn't it? Anyways, TP took a cig from me and that was that. The next night he came down again, wanting another cig, but this time spying my cell phone lingering on the countertop behind me. He asked me if he could use it, and I lent it too him, myself having no desire to anger this TP fellow. From what I heard, it sounded like he was calling his “boys” for a “deal.”
Anyways, to make a long story short, this became habitual and I eventually had to keep my cell phone out of sight and lied to him and told him I left it on the roof of my car when I was getting in and drove off.
Also note, this guy lived with a young white girl, they were a couple. Anyways…so a few weeks pass by, I'm broke because now I'm having to buy two packs of cigs a day to feed TP's habit, and then one night, the most curious thing happened…
I heard screams of bloody murder coming from a woman above me when I was trying to sleep. I awoke with a startle, grasping for one of the two over-sized kitchen knives I kept by my recliner in which I slept (my bed is plywood and isn't that comfortable). Shaking myself of mid-sleep stupor, I sat in the dark, bearing an almost first person perspective of what was apparently a domestic beating. I could hear the girl run around, TP would yell, catch her, the girl would scream like a banshee loud enough to make your blood curdle, and then I would hear the thumps, thuds, and crashes of a girl getting the crap kicked out of her by a crazed man.
I called the police anonymously and he was hauled off to the slammer, the girl was OK though. Think that's the end of it? Think again.
So even though TP got booked for an unknown amount of time (must have been awhile because he violated probation I later found out), his girl still was staying above me. Weird people began showing up…more grills, and more bumming cigarettes. Boy was this getting old…eventually these new people that began coming around got so friendly with me, that they started offering me drugs such as weed, crystal methamphetamine, and crack. All of which I refused.
And if the wife beating and drugs weren't enough, along comes TP's ex babies mama. And let me tell you, she was pissed. She would come and beat down the girls door, literally kick it in during the wee hours of the morning and they'd get into ridiculous fist fights. Truly obscene, and dare I say it, barbaric?
Eventually, these people (the girl included) got evicted after I complained enough. It's been fairly quiet since then in this rundown, rotting old complex. I've made a new friend, a sparrow has nested in the nook above my door and is having babies, perhaps this is a sign?
The paneled walls (yes, I have panels instead of a solid wall) still shake every five minutes when a “homie rollin' dubs” comes through in his “ride.” But I've seen more police here, so that must be a good sign.
I guess I should tell you about the general complex itself. It's really old, very worn down. It has a pool that is about 4×6 ft with a depth of 2 ft. I guess it's more of a puddle than a pool, right?
The Varsity Lodge is fairly cheap in price, and they are all one bedroom apartments that come in studio, small, medium, and large sizes. I have a medium which is $310, and they don't include any utilities (lots of the nicer places do). There is a crappy little on-site laundry mat that I don't even think works, but I've been too scared to try because I think my cloths will be stolen. We have AC units, no central heating and air, and the boxes are loud as hell.
Management is cool. This nice lady and her sidekick who I suppose is the assistant manager run the place with a maintenance “crew” consisting of one person. They are nice people though and I think they understand that their complex is a bit “under par.” So if you need something they're more than willing to give it to you. I've gotten two new refrigerators so far for free.
I definitely wouldn't recommend the Varsity Lodge apartments to anyone who is seeking a safe place to live in Statesboro, Georgia.
James Gammon—the manager from Major League and a lot of other stuff—died over the weekend after a long battle with cancer. Everybody smoke a pack of Marlboro Reds and talk like him in his honor.
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. See you tomorrow morning.
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June 27, 2010
San Francisco
The Billboard Liberation Front (BLF) is honored to announce a new marketing partnership with Philip Morris (PM) that finally brings together the rugged sense of American independence with your most important choice as a consumer: your death. The message of “My Life. My Death. My Choice.” informs and empowers the consumer to choose, as their god given right, how they want to die. Philip Morris brings this message to the consumer to remind them that some rights are inalienable in life as they are in death.
“We’ve always said that the only two things in life that are unavoidable are death and taxes,” commented Michael E. Szymanczyk, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Morris. “This campaign drives home that message where, if you are gonna die, might as well do it on your terms. Just like our Marlboro Men did.” According to Patrick B. Smelt, Chief of Marketing, “This bold message of independence and demanding life and death on your terms fits with the current zeitgeist of anti-establishmentarianism and post-post-modern rage at the repressive state demanding a healthier you and your environment.”
The BLF was honored to accept this exciting challenge. “We have no comment on President Obama’s health care reform, but many consumer of Philip Morris’s products do. We felt that this campaign picks up on a widespread rage that some nameless, faceless bureaucrat might give them cheaper health care, preventative treatment, and maybe deny them the sweet release we are all seeking,” said Rico T. Spoons, BLF Director of Offense as he idly drew a razorblade across his wrists. “This oppressive political climate and fascist approach towards health raises the comforting question of ‘how will you end it all?’ I like to think that we are just giving some poor folks a reminder that Philip Morris will always be there to help kill you.”
All former Marlboro Men, Wayne McLaren, David McLean and Dick Hammer, were unavailable for comment due to their rugged, manly choice of death by lung cancer.
The improvement can be viewed on Howard at Van Ness in San Francisco.
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