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Dear Matthew:
On my way to work the other day, I was watching what I think were seagulls flying in a V formation. I've seen ducks and geese do this, but it suddenly occurred to me that I've never seen other birds like sparrows or pigeons fly that way, even though they hang around in flocks like geese and ducks. Is there a reason for this? Can you find out what it is?
BG, Vista
The geese stonewalled us, but ornithologists and aerodynamicists have studied formation flying, of course, and they're only too happy to go on at length for the benefit of us lesser mortals. As usual, the answer you get depends on who you ask, truth being a slippery commodity when it comes to the whys behind animal behavior. I'll go with the generally accepted notions.
On page one of the flight instruction manual it says, the more you weigh, the harder you have to flap. The average hanging-around bird weighing only a few ounces needs to maintain an air speed of 11 to 15 miles per hour to keep itself airborne. If an ostrich could fly, sez one scientist, it would have to zoom along at 100 miles per hour to keep all 250 pounds off the ground. By extension, the most aerodynamically well-designed scientist would probably have to maintain 65 or 70. At any rate, flight is the most demanding physical stunt a bird can do. Any edge it can get it will take. Formation flying is one such advantage.
In an effort to find out what that advantage is, the lab coats devised a clever little calculation called Munk's Stagger Theorem. This allows a scientist sitting on his butt in front of a computer to tell geese how to get the most out of flight. The fact that geese don't fly in strict compliance with theory just means they still know something we don�t. As it should be, I think.
Like planes, birds create turbulence behind them as they fly. Air coming off the top of a bird's wing produces down-turning eddies of air. Any companions flying too close on a goose's heels would have to work even harder to stay at the proper altitude and keep up with the flock. But the tip of each bird's wing creates vortexes that turn in the opposite direction, creating an updraft. A bird flying above and just off the end of its neighbor's wingtip benefits from the buoyancy. Taking advantage of this, a flock of two dozen geese can increase its range by as much as 71 percent.
Another advantage of V-formation flight is its self-correcting quality. Any bird that surges too far ahead of its position is slowed down by the lack of lift and naturally falls back into place.
Why geese and not sparrows? Most common sparrows don't fly any farther than the next outdoor restaurant, so they don't have much reason to worry about long-distance aerodynamics. And as handy as the wingtip vortexes are, they disintegrate fairly quickly. The larger the wing, the longer the effect lasts. For sparrows to take full advantage of the updrafts, they would have to fly too close together, turning the well-ordered flock into a 30-car pileup
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Science Keywords>SOLID EARTH>ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS
Geology Map of the Larsemann Hills 2004Entry ID: lars_geology_2004
Abstract: The Larsemann Hills region is dominated by two major lithological associations, a Palaeoproterozoic felsic/mafic orthogneiss complex (Sostrene Orthogneiss) which occurs as basement to a sequence of pelitic, psammitic and felsic paragneiss (supergroup = Brattstrand Paragneiss) and felsic intrusives. The depositional age of the Brattstrand Paragneiss sequences are controversial but isotopic data ... suggest derivation from the basement Sostrene Orthogneiss. Current geochronology indicates that the region experienced medium to low pressure granulite-facies metamorphism during the Early Palaeozoic (~500 Ma). Although the paragneiss sequences record no evidence of earlier metamorphism, relicts of a previous metamorphic event at ~1000 Ma are preserved in the Sostrene Orthogneiss. Within the Larsemann Hills region, the Early Palaeozoic event is characterised by peak metamorphism of ~7 kbar at ~800-850 degrees C, with the post-peak evolution characterised by decompression, with some cooling, to 4 kbars at 750 degrees C, then to 2-3 kbar at 600-650 degrees C during final stages of orogenesis, with exhumation largely driven by crustal extension. Tectonic models generally argue for a continental-continental collisional scenario, with thermal input derived from a thinned mantle lithosphere.
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With a view to upgrading that draft map to publication, Dr Chris Carson added new unpublished field data from Stornes Peninsula (Carson and Grew 2003/04, ASAC 2350) and appended and corrected known errors that existed on the original draft map. The current map therefore combines elements of the original draft geological map and the new geological information acquired by Carson and Grew (2003/04). The map is primarily a lithological map, illustrating the distribution of primary rock types present in the Larsemann Hills region.
This work was conducted at SKM Consulting, 214 Northbourne Ave Canberra, between 29 March and 30 April 2004. Carson was assisted by Bruce Donaldson (MapInfo) and Gordon Sue (ArcView).
The current map is overlaid on topographic information provided by Henk Brolsma of the AAD (coastline, rock boundaries, lakes, snowfields etc) that have been previously digitised from aerial photography flown on Jan/Feb 1998, at an elevation of 3000m. The mapping conducted by Carson and Grew during ASAC 2350 used two air photos covering the bulk of northern Stornes Peninsula (ANTC1063, Run 3 frame 96) and the outcrops between the southern end of Thala Fjord and the eastern end of Wilcock Bay (ANTC1063 run 5, frame 16). These photos were projected onto the WGS 1984 using UTM (zone 43) geographical co-ordinates and were then ortho-rectified using contour information based on the 1998 aerial photography to accurately match the provided topographic data.
The new geological map was drafted in MapInfo v_7, lithological contacts were digitised and are either self enclosed or terminate at snow, lake, ice or coastline arcs, or another lithological boundary. The MapInfo layers containing the new geology polylines or arcs and the coastline, rock_bdy and snow polylines (supplied by AAD as *.shx autoCAD files) were then transferred to ArcView.
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God's people hear His voice and follow Him (Jn 10:27), but do we also hear other voices which are not of God? If so, how do we tell the difference?
To be clear, we aren't referring to an audible voice, but to an inner sense or witness in our spirit that God's trying to guide us or teach us something. Thinking the enemy can't try to imitate God like this underestimates him, and implies any kind of impression or leading we receive must be from God.
But Jesus taught that other spiritual beings will also be speaking to us, trying to get us to follow them, and that we'll know the difference instinctively. (Jn 10:5) But if we're desperate to hear a "word from God," we might override our instincts and fall pray to the enemy's leading.
So, how do we know?
Simple, just like Jesus explained: if we don't instinctively know God is speaking with us, then He isn't. If we're able to wonder if it might not be God, or ask, "Who are you?" then we don't know it's God and we should flee: ignore the impression, or voice, or leading, or whatever it is. We don't need it, and we shouldn't be looking for it.
If we need clear direction from God we should ask in faith for wisdom (Ja 1:5); seeking counsel from others and the Word, and then walk it out using all the wisdom we have, trusting He's working out His will in us. (Php 2:13)
If we need direct revelation, God will speak to us clearly, and there will be no doubt about it. Satan comes as an angel of light to deceive (2Co 11:14), but the voice of God is unmistakable, let's not settle for a counterfeit.


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Re: 924e 3rd Gen max simultaneous connectionsmarkfreeman Mar 15, 2018 7:36 AM (in response to 78firebird)
What exactly is your application? Yes those numbers are correct for the unit, but there are other factors that come into play.
if SIP to PRI/analog, then your limitation is 60 TDM to IP conversions
If SBC then you are limited to 100 Simultaneous calls,
If Proxy then it depends on calls with/without VQM and transactions used.
More info can be found in the feature Matrix under voice performance:
If Proxy, then use this resource calculator tool:
Re: 924e 3rd Gen max simultaneous connections78firebird Mar 15, 2018 7:47 AM (in response to markfreeman)
It is being used as a SBC between the telco and my Cisco UCM. The Cisco PBX is handling the conversion to SCCP to the IP phones so straight SIP between the 924e and PBX.
So from the options above, I have a hard limit of 100 calls.
Re: 924e 3rd Gen max simultaneous connectionsmarkfreeman Mar 15, 2018 7:56 AM (in response to 78firebird)
Yes the Hard limit MAX is 100. That number can very depending on your configuration and types of calls (transfers/forwards). Just monitor your CPU usage and Memory during peak hours to make sure the unit is not overloaded and dropping calls.
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Puzzles that engage in activities that require a bit more thought process and creativity help develop skills and the creative process. Puzzles like this are a great way to get kids off the devices for a while and give them an opportunity to expand their mind capabilities.
If something spills on one or someone just goofs up, just pull up your chosen puzzle and print a fresh copy.
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Kids can work their minds to complete the puzzle, then color the resulting image using their creativity. Connect-the-Dot puzzles are a fun way for kids to practice number sequencing. They can then let their creativity flow by coloring in the fruits, working to stay within the lines they drew themselves.
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by Stephen Lendman
(RINF) – UN Blue Helmets are supposed to restore order, maintain peace and security and help troubled nations transition to stability.
Instead, they operate as imperial enforcers creating more conflict than resolution – including committing horrific human rights abuses against vulnerable people they're mandated to protect.
Wherever they're deployed it's the same ugly story. After the Bush administration ousted democratically elected Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a ruthless, illegal MINUSTAH mission enforced coup d'etat authority.
Abuses against vulnerable Haitians from then to now include sexual exploitation, trafficking and rape. On June 9, AP News headlined "UN: Sex exploitation by peacekeepers strongly underreported."
AP obtained a draft UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) report (expected to be released later in June) on sexual crimes committed by Blue Helmets.
It comes a decade after a similar earlier one discovered a disturbing pattern of peacekeeper misconduct wherever they're deployed – including sexual criminality.
Evidence showed so-called peacekeepers regularly had sex with young girls. Blue Helmets in Bosnia and Kosovo forced around 2,000 women into sex slavery.
Liberian girls young as 12 were exploited. Pedophilia was discovered in other countries. At the time, a UN statement said:
"The reality of prostitution and other sexual exploitation in a peacekeeping context is profoundly disturbing because the United Nations has been mandated to enter into a broken society to help it, not to breach the trust placed in it by the local population."
UN authorities claim they operate on the principle of not "in any way increas(ing) the suffering of vulnerable sectors of (a) population."
Yet wherever they're deployed, they're alleged mandate is egregiously violated – most often unaccountably.
AP reported Blue Helmets engaging in "transactional sex" with more than 225 Haitian women – in exchange for food, medicines and other inducements.
It said sexual exploitation "remains significantly underreported" wherever Blue Helmets are deployed.
"(M)ajor challenges remain a decade after a groundbreaking UN report first tackled this issue."
It remains unchecked, out-of-control with little done to curb abusive practices.
The reported indicated about one-third of sexual abuses committed against minor under age 18. Aiding victims is "severely deficient."
Investigations when conducted drag on interminably – usually without resolution. Victimization continues unchecked.
UN investigators interviewed 231 Haitian women and girls saying they had "transactional sexual relationships" with Blue Helmets.
Haiti is the hemisphere's poorest country – still devastated from the 2010 earthquake, UN-caused cholera epidemic killing thousands, and US-installed repressive governance.
"For rural (Haitian) women, hunger, lack of shelter, baby care items, medication and household items were frequently cited as the 'triggering need,' " for transactional sex, according to the UN report.
Urban and suburban women got "church shoes, cell phones, laptops and perfume, as well as money," it explained.
"In cases of non-payment, some women withheld the badges of peacekeepers and threatened to reveal their infidelity via social media."
"Only seven interviewees knew about the United Nations policy prohibiting sexual exploitation and abuse." None knew about a UN hotline to report it.
Peacekeeper sexual transactions are prohibited conduct. Yet the practice continues widespread perhaps since Blue Helmets were first deployed – for sure going back many years.
Number of reported abuses way undercount the problem's severity. The UN's draft report doesn't say over what time period "transactional sex" occurred in Haiti.
Blue Helmets were first deployed there in 2004. Straightaway horrendous abuses were committed – including persecution, violence, sex crimes and murder.
On the one hand, peacekeepers are allegedly deployed to protect vulnerable people. Instead they abuse them.
Haiti is Exhibit A – its people brutally exploited for 11 years with no end of unwanted occupation in sight.
At times clashes erupt. Haitians want real democracy and justice they're denied – including respect for their fundamental civil and human rights. Not as long as America enforces colonial rule.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date/Place of Birth: Aug. 29, 1979/Cincinnati, Ohio
Club: Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Coach: Mary Lee Tracy
School: University of Georgia
Year in School: Freshman (Fall '97)
Years on Jr. Nat'l Team: 2 (1993-94, 1994-95)
Began Gymnastics: 1987
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Hobbies: Swimming, going to the movies
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All contracts sold within the system are warehoused indefinitely. Users can recall sold contracts, view PDF's, void, and edit or generate cancellation quotes. Dealers with multiple rooftops will have access to all Dealership locations contract sales in one place. This component reduces time in the service drive by quickly accessing contracts sold, level of coverage, and applicable deductable so service writers can begin the claims process. Accounting departments love this feature because it organizes all sold contract details in one place for easy viewing.
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Our claims portal was designed to quickly assess and adjudicate valid customer claims. Within the details section of each contract, a service writer can quickly see the level of coverage, time and mileage expiration, as well as any specific terms and conditions to determine if coverage is valid. Many of these processes are automated and require no contact with the administrator to gain authorization.
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All of the gamers reading this site just got really excited! I mean what could possibly be better than God Mode? Sorry folks, its not a game mode. But it can be helpful for those migrating into the Windows 7 world from previous versions of the Microsoft Operating Systems.
The label "God Mode" can be a little misleading though. God Mode does not unlock any secret functionality that was previously inaccessible. And it doesn't elevate the permissions or privileges of the user logged in. What it does do is provide a single location to access of the Control Panel and Administrator functions from a single location. And this can be extremely helpful for those trying to find their way around the new operating system.
"Officially" God Mode does not work on previous versions of Windows, although I have read in various newsgroups that it may work on Windows Vista. The caveat to trying this is that some report that it works ok on the 32 bit version of Vista, but breaks things if you try to use it on a 64 bit version of the platform. So, use at your own risk.
God Mode is an undocumented feature of Windows 7, what does that mean? It simply means that you won't find it written down anywhere in your Windows 7 user's guide. But you can find some very detailed posts on Microsoft's Developer and TechNet communities. The link below will explain how to create your own God Mode control panel, as well as several other "special" folder shortcuts.
From blogs.technet.com - http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2010/01/08/windows-7-godmode-and-other-folder-shortcuts.aspx
Whether your a newbie to the computer world or a seasoned pro, God Mode can be helpful and insightful, so do yourself a favor and check it out. Have a great Monday!


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This weekend I made a jam that I think is as good as one of our favorite SaraBeth's and I thought I would share the recipe with you. I have tried making this combination before and it never tasted just right until now. Maybe it's my new copper jam pan.
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The Importance of Production Planning
You're a farmer and you grow corn. You face risks every year: severe weather, disease, infestation, perhaps even vandalism. At harvest, you face the final risk, that of corn demand and supply. You want a strong demand, without oversupply, that drives a strong price.
Much is out of your control, and some things you control — somewhat. You can work to prevent disease, infestation and protect the crop from thieves. But you can't control what others produce and how much consumers want to buy. Indeed, attempting to control supply (outside of your own production) is illegal.
Ultimately, you want to maximize your yield to maximize your income. You work to find ways to produce more corn so that you have more to sell. But so is every other farmer. To some degree, your model depends on the bad luck or poor management of other farmers. If other farmers' yields are low, whatever the reason, while yours is high, then you get more share of the market and the price is better. If every farmer gets maximum yield and no bad luck, the market would be saturated and your selling price very low. You have creditors for seed, equipment, perhaps even land leases to pay back. You may have harvest and other workers to pay. You may still be paying back investments that were not recouped in past years.
I'm not an agronomist, but this basic understanding of farm markets is not hard to derive, as the same basic fundamentals underscore any market.
No matter what lessons of economics any generation learns, it seems every following generation must learn them over again. For some reason (it seems to me), changing technology leads business leaders to believe that somehow, the basic fundamentals of economics don't apply to them. Or, if they do, that they can use this new technology to avoid the fundamentals.
The age of internet retailing is indeed leading many brands, particularly of specialty goods, to ignore the fundamentals. Specialty goods enjoy one huge advantage that commodities like corn do not: they have the power to manipulate demand, and create their own market within a market. What I mean is that the very nature of specialty goods offers the opportunity to create something distinct — something that gives the customer a unique experience. If the experience is unique and desirable enough, the brand may drive its own demand regardless of what the other suppliers of similar products produce. In fact, if the experience is indeed special enough, that brand can dictate its own price somewhat independent of the price of other similar products.
I am increasingly concerned right now that we are disrupting and shrinking many of our specialty industries today because too many brands have lost focus on driving a distinct customer experience unlike that of competitors. Instead, brands are focusing on filling multiple retail selling channels with as many units as possible of their version of the same thing that everyone else sells in the attempt to squeeze out profit through market share. Like commodity farmers, their success depends somewhat on the uncontrollable bad luck of other brands that just happen to not be able to make or sell as much for whatever bad-luck reasons.
Is that so bad? Well, actually it is. It is bad for consumers who are not really excited about products that start to perform the same from one brand to the next. It is bad for specialty retailers when price becomes the only differentiator, and they lose on price against commodity selling channels (big box & internet). It is also bad for both consumer and specialty retailers when brands force product through opening more dealers, even when the market isn't growing, to create artificial growth without corresponding demand. This is because it increases specialty retailer failure, and displaces quality established retailers with less experienced ones who often also fail before becoming established. Customers lose their favorite stores and outlets where they can learn about the product and stay engaged while influencing their friends. And, ultimately, brands lose when customers leave participation in that product, further straining oversupply with under-demand.
What is better for selling more units sustainably and profitably — growing the market share or growing market size? Market size never grows through price competition, shoving units into the pipeline, and making products that perform merely similarly compared with competitors. Opening new dealers next to existing dealers that are already struggling is not going to grow the brand, just poison it with dealers and risk the brand failing in all stores.
Production planning is the art (truly) of making something special, estimating how many people will want that experience, adding in the cost of effective marketing to make sure that everyone who is likely to want this experience actually knows it is available, and then pricing the product that delivers the experience enough to reward everyone that helps to make it happen. Then, the right number of units is made, not necessarily the maximum number possible to make, and profit is maximized with the financial reward that allows reinvesting in additional R&D to keep making new, special experiences.
Seems like a "duh", old lesson in brand management, doesn't it? Then why is this so rare? I think it is because those who learned have aged out, new selling methods have emerged (eCommerce), and younger brand managers think once again that they have figured out the secret to selling more stuff — just make more stuff and let all retailers who are willing try to sell it.
The secret they have not yet learned: their brand will become commoditized, profits will fall, and many brands will fail pursuing this new understanding. How markets work is never really new. What is new are the people who are new to profitable brand management.


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Updated January 2019 – These are some of the best budget earphones in the price range of Rs 500 to Rs. 2000. Here is a carefully crafted list you can use to choose your next earphone. The earphones listed are under Rs.2000 or $40. I have considered them only for personal use or exclusive reviews from actual buyers or friends. These are some of the best earphones you can purchase for a budget in the year 2017 to amplify your listening experience.
These are ideal earphones you can choose, doesn't matter if you have a budget of Rs. 100, 200, 400, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000 or more. Most of the earphones are good to use with your Android smartphone or Windows laptop or PC.
Choose the one simply which fits your budget and dive into the thumping beats of mesmerizing music from your favorite band. These are not the only ones that are good there are others as well in the market. I have listed which I believe are the best value for money.
Here are the 10 Best Budget Earphones for Smartphones Tablets Laptops, with and without Mic.
1). Sennheiser MX 170 Earphones Price Rs. 580
- Wired
- In-the-ear Headphones.
- Ear Bud Design.
- Impedance 32 ohm (Power On).
- Sensitivity 109 dB/mW (Power On).
- Frequency Response 22 – 20000 Hz.
- Bass-driven Stereo Sound, Dynamic Speaker System.
- 3.5 mm Headphones Jack.
- 1.2 m Symmetric Cable.
- Warranty – 2 Years Warranty.
- Great Sound Quality.
- No Distortion.
- Very Good Stereo effects.
- Good treble balance.
- Value for Money.
- Get 2 Years Sennheiser warranty.
- Fit for listening to calm music and latest songs.
The Bad:
- Not a perfect fit for all ear sizes. Come out easily.
- Lack the deep bass.
- Background noise cancellation is not adequate, and with this design, it is always a compromise.
2). Philips SHQ1200 Action Fit Sports In-the-ear Headphone Price Rs. 520
- Frequency Response 30 Hz – 20000 Hz.
- Headphone Ear Bud Design.
- Sensitivity110 dB/mW Headphone at 1 kHz.
- In-the-ear Headphone.
- Impedance 32 ohm.
- Max power Input 10 mW Max Power.
- 13.5 mm Headphone Driver Units.
The Good:
- Good – bass booster (if you like bass).
- Great ergonomic design.
- Good amount of noise cancellation.
- Fit for joggers and Runners – The headsets don't fall off or slip from the ears easily cone design makes them fit well in the ear.
The Bad:
- The cap size is important else earache can be there after prolonged usage.
- Clarity and treble for the earphone are not at par with Sennheiser.
Number 3 on the list (10 Best Earphones in India to Buy Online) is the In ear Canal earphone which from Skull Candy
3). Skull Candy S2DUDZ-072 In-the-ear Wired Headset Price Rs. 650
- In-ear-canal headphone.
- Enhanced bass and superb stereo sound
- Very Lightweight Design
- Frequency Response 20 – 20000 Hz.
- Additional 3 silicon Ear Gels
- 1 Year Skull Candy Warranty.
The Good:
- Bass is deep
- Clarity is also better than the Philips but can't match a Sennheiser.
- Quite Affordable. Uni-Sex Design and Appeal.
- Good Noise cancellation.
The Bad:
- Reliability is a concern may damage one side of the ear if the cord is pulled hard.
- Look out for a nearby skull candy service center before you buy this Earphone
4). Sennheiser CX 180 in Ear Canal Stereo Earphones Price Rs. 940
- Wired
- In-the-ear canal Headphones.
- Active Noise cancellation.
- Ergonomic Sporting a finger-contoured housing design( easy to plug out)
- Gold Plated Connector.
- Sensitivity – 110 dB/mW (Power On)
- Frequency Range – 20 – 20000 Hz
The Good:
- Lightweight – weighs just 5 grams
- Clarity is great on these Sennheiser's.
- Good Noise cancellation.
- 3 different sized earbuds which fit comfortably in your ears.
- Excellent Companion for walking and jogging.
- Comes with 2 Years of Warranty.
The bad:
- Chord sometimes tangle.
- About average Bass response if you are a pure bass lover.
5). Tekfusion – Twinwoofers In-Ear Headphones Price Rs. 1080
- Wired.
- In-the-ear.
- In-ear-canal-phone Design.
- Frequency Response 19 Hz – 21000 Hz Headphone.
- Impedance – 16-ohm Headphone.
- Sensitivity 113 dB/mW Headphone at 1 kHz.
- 3.5 mm Headphones.
- Warranty – 1 Year.
The Good:
- Good – bass booster (if you like bass).
- The right amount of noise cancellation.
- Voice clarity is also excellent.
- Looks good & offer Great Value for Money.
- Comes with additional caps to fit in ears of different sizes.
- Good and reliable.
The Bad:
- The cap size is important else earache can be there after prolonged usage.
- Clarity and treble of the earphone are good but Sennheiser triumphs.
- Bass is good, but Other options are there if you are a bass junkie you will like SONY Extra Bass (XB).
Here is a review link for Techfusion might be helpful. The 6th on the list of 10 Best Earphones in India to Buy Online is from Sennheiser.
See Also – 5 Best Headphones in India to Buy Online.
6). Sennheiser CX 275 In-Ear Mobile HeadPhone – The Clarity king Price Rs.1890
- Great Bass and Stereo Sound
- Wired.
- 1.2-meter Symmetrical Cable.
- 3.5 mm Headphones Jack.
- An in-line microphone and remote
- Easy management of calls and tracks
- Ear Bud Design.
- In-the-ear Headphone.
- The frequency response of 17 to 23,000 Hz. Higher than most earphones.
The Good:
- Great Clarity you can expect from this earphone.
- Unmatched soft, soothing treble.
- Great Noise Cancellation.
- Robust Design and Reliable, Long Lasting
- Pure, clear, soothing, tranquil sound and call clarity.
- 2 year Sennheiser warranty.
The Bad:
- Wires just tangle and can be annoying at times.
- Cables are thin.
The 7th Earphone on the list is – The big BOSS of Bass – Sony MDR-XB30 Extra-Bass Stereo
7). Sony MDR-XB30 Extra-Bass Stereo In-the-ear Headphone Price Rs. 1850
- Max Power Input 100 mW
- Driver Units – 13.5 mm Headphone
- Frequency Response 4 Hz – 24000 Hz Headphone
- In-ear-canal-phone Design
- 16-ohm Headphone Impedance
- Features – Intense Bass and Ultra Clear Mid Range Sounds, Solid Sound Isolation, Powerful Punch of Bass, Soul Stirring Power of Extra Bass
The Good:
- Thumping clear & very deep bass.
- Good Noise Isolation.
- Good value for money Earpiece from Sony.
The bad:
- The design may not look attractive to everyone.
- A little heavy feeling after prolonged usage.
8. JBL C100SI In-Ear Headphones with Mic (Black) Price Rs 749
- 119 dB/mW Headphone Sensitivity at 1 kHz.
- Wired.
- 3.5 mm Headphones Jack.
- 16-ohm Headphone Impedance.
- 1.2 m Symmetric Cable.
- Ear Bud Design.
- In-the-ear Headphone.
- 18 Hz – 20000 Hz Headphone Frequency Response.
The Good:
- Best Clarity you can expect from this earphone.
- Unmatched soft, soothing treble.
- Good and solid design.
- Buy it if you listen to normal music songs, not meant for Bass lovers.
- Pure, clear, soothing, tranquil sound.
The Bad:
- Wires just tangle and can be annoying at times.
- Lacks Bass yes it is pricey but just lack the deep bass, or it has to do more with the design in the canal or cone-shaped earphones only deliver excellent sound.
- If you are Fan of this design/shape they are the best, low noise cancellation can't expect too much with design/shape.
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One of the things we like to do at NetWaiter is provide restaurants as much information as possible about the benefits of adding online ordering to your business plan. A version of the following article recently appeared in Restaurant Hospitality Magazine.
A 30% boost in your takeout business within a matter of weeks. What restaurant owner would not want that?
Those are the kinds of success stories we hear over and over from restaurateurs who have made online ordering part of their marketing plan.
Every day, restaurant owners are confronted with the costs of doing business. The fixed expenses and staples are no brainers – rent, utilities, payroll for a great staff, the cost of quality food, etc. The more difficult expenditures are discretionary ones like marketing. Where can a restaurant spend to get the best ROI? Owners are bombarded with choices daily.
When asked, many successful restaurant owners have a similar response: "Online ordering has been one of our most profitable investments. NetWaiter should be at the top of every restaurant's to-do list if they don't already have it."
Companies such as NetWaiter offer a fully branded online ordering service through a restaurant's website (a NetWaiter site can be customized with the look and brand the restaurant). Customers order in seconds from an online menu. They can make special requests, indicate future delivery or pickup times, and even make payments (NetWaiter electronically deposits the money to the restaurant immediately). Custom delivery zones can be set by the restaurant (if they offer delivery), or customers can come in and pick up their order.
The benefit to customers is convenience. They can order from anywhere (desktop, iPad, Smartphone, etc.). Imagine a mother getting off work. While still in the parking lot, she can order dinner from a restaurant and pick it up on her way home. There is also the control given to the customer. Since they placed the order, there is less chance of error. Customers who use online ordering typically use it again and again, quickly becoming regular customers.
Customized online ordering is a game changer for restaurants. Using a restaurant portal that promotes online ordering for a variety of restaurants is very expensive (10-20%+). Online ordering via a custom ordering site, such as NetWaiter, creates more business and is significantly more cost effective. In addition, restaurants get a great tool that builds loyalty and extends and strengthens their brand. Some NetWaiter clients even have ROIs in excess of 7,800% (the average is closer to 2,000%).
Where can a restaurant get a better ROI with their marketing dollar than online ordering? There are many marketing options available, but none can come close to the ROI of a custom online ordering site.
When they first came out, daily deals like Groupon swept across the industry. Smart restaurateurs, however, realized them for what they were—a trap. An article in The New York Times more than two years ago addressed the pitfalls of these services: "The consumers were being told: You will never pay full price again. The merchants were hearing: You are going to get new customers who will stick around and pay full price. Disappointment was inevitable."
Years ago, a newspaper advertisement might have been a restaurant's 'go-to' way to bring in business. Readership has dropped significantly, though, and even when newspapers were widely read, buying an ad didn't provide a very good ROI. It's very hard to measure the success of such an advertisement unless you offer a redeemable discount. Those discounts, however, significantly impact the ROI of the advertisement.
Even more modern and effective marketing and advertising opportunities, such as email, loyalty programs, text marketing, social media marketing, etc. (which are all certainly worthwhile to deploy) would have a hard time beating the ROI of online ordering.
According to a study and paper done by The School for Hospitality Leadership at Cornell University, one of the things that draws customers to online ordering is convenience. Once they experience it, they use it again and again. Plus, because NetWaiter is integrated with Facebook, it allows people to share their ordering experience with their friends. The more people ordering online, the more people learn about the restaurant's online ordering site.
The Bottom Line – Why would you not offer online ordering? There is no replacement for a well-run online ordering system such as NetWaiter, which gives customers the control and convenience of ordering takeout and delivery online. Other marketing opportunities can't come close to the ROI an online ordering site can produce. Just as our clients say – online ordering should be at the top of the list for every restaurant.


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£2 million scheme for early years apprentices
The government has announced a £2 million apprenticeship bursary scheme for the early years profession.
Those aspiring to a career in early education will be able to apply for a bursary worth up to £1,500, with a further £300 available for more training, from September. There will be up to 1,000 bursary places available.
The apprenticeship bursary will be a transitional scheme ahead of the early years educator qualifications in 2014. The apprenticeship bursary scheme will also seek to support the delivery of the early learning places for 2-year-olds.
To be eligible, applicants will need to secure an apprenticeship position in a nursery or other provision that delivers the early learning places for 2-year-olds and hold at least a GCSE, at grade C or above, in English and maths, to help ensure that a more skilled workforce delivers better quality early education.
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Bitesize - The Definitive Guide to Social Customer Service: Part 3/10
Here's part three from the series of bitesize posts from our 'Definitive Guide to Social Customer Service', a practical handbook for executing a Social Customer Service program from the ground up. You can download the guide in full here.
Getting your response right on social media is key to delivering effective social customer service. Every social response must simultaneously live up to customer expectations, have an air of professionalism, and emulate the principles and characteristics of a brand. responses are just as important as marketing updates, and it's essential that all forms of company message are consistently follow any official company guidelines. Customer service representatives must master what type of language and tone of voice is appropriate for their company in order to deliver a consistent voice to their customers.
Must-Haves for a Social Customer Service response:
- Sociable Language – Social networks are less formal than other channels, such as email and phones.
- Personalized Response – Let customers know there's a person behind a social media response. This can be done through a human tone, or even signing initials.
- Reactive Tone – Whether a customer contacts you for a complaint or a compliment, mirror their tone accordingly. If they're happy, laugh along, if they are angry, respond more seriously.
- Calm and Measured Reactions – Always accept faults and apologize when appropriate, instead of denying or deleting justified complaints. Defensive behavior can lead issues to spiral out of control, and responding aggressively to an angry customer is never the right method. If you remain calm, cool and collected it can often pacify an irate customer.
Consistency is important not only for your brand image, but to ensure that customers can come to expect a predictable level of service. You only need basic guidelines for your team members to follow, to avoid any maverick responses.
Royal Dutch Airlines – or KLM – do an excellent job of keeping consistency throughout their communictions. Each member of their customer service team follows official company policy to:
- embrace both positive and negative feedback,
- respect customer privacy,
- show empathy
- and acknowledge customer emotion.
KLM's social customer service team – who can speak Dutch, English, French and German – are available via Facebook and Twitter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most companies still aren't in a position to offer service round the clock, setting KLM apart from the pack, and a leader in delivering exceptional social customer service.
Getting the tone of social messages right is something which takes time and practice, but it's an important objective. Any communication sent over social media is public display of a company's brand experience. So when the time comes to engage with customers, it is important to craft the perfect response.
Missed the last Bitesize post on Understanding Facebook For Customer Service? Check out Part 2/10. Or, move to Part 4/10 on Keeping Up With Social Customer Service.
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SEE MORE SALARIES FOR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM PROFESSIONALSGaming cage workers earn an average salary of $10.74 per hour for which their duties include counting money at gaming establishments such as a casino. They work in a cage, a secure area that supplies money, game chips and paperwork for the entire complex. A cage worker will exchange cash for chips and dice, and buy back tokens for cash, cash checks and check references for those who want to open a credit account within the establishment. Job duties require that accurate record keeping be maintained. Computers and calculators are used to monitor all transactions, and registers must be balanced at the end of the shift. A high school diploma is necessary to work in the position, though most facilities train those who are employed with them.
A Gaming Cage Worker can get an average wage of between 16000 - 24000 depending on the level of experience. Gaming Cage Workers get a pay level of Twenty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred dollars on a yearly basis.
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Legal Marijuana Market Overview :
Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of dried leaves of the plant Cannabis sativa. Marijuana is also commonly known as Cannabis, and Hemp. Many countries are allowing the sale of marijuana for recreational purposes owing to excessive tax revenue generated from the market. Besides, consumption of marijuana in some countries is banned because it is perceived as addictive, and has been linked with narcotics such as Heroin. They are frequently mixed into foods such as cookies, brownies, and candies. Stronger form of marijuana includes sinsemilla (from special cultivated female plants) and concentrated resins comprising high-doses of marijuana's active ingredients that are waxy budder, honeylike hash oil, and hard amberlike shatter.
The factors that drive the global legal marijuana market is upsurge in demand for marijuana in medical sector, in the treatment of glaucoma, used to cure asthma and respiratory disorders, slows progression of Alzheimer's disease, reduces muscle spasm, helps to decrease the disorder called Dravet's syndrome, and others. Despite loads of medical applications of marijuana, it causes addiction towards this drug, creates hallucinations, and lowers reaction time which may hamper the market growth. Moreover, R&D helping to manufacture cheap & fast-charging batteries, and usage of marijuana to develop new forms of renewable plastic may generate profitable growth opportunities for the market in the forecast period.
The global legal marijuana market is mainly segmented into consumption, application, and geography. By consumption the market classified as solid, liquid, inhalation, and topicals. On the basis of application, the market is further categorized into medicinal, and recreational. By geography, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW).
North America is further bifurcated in U.S., Canada, and Mexico whereas Europe consist of UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Rest of Europe. Asia-Pacific is segmented into India, China, Japan, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific while RoW is bifurcated into South America, Middle East, and Africa.
The key players operating in the market are American Cannabis, Greengro, Medical Marijuana, Mentor Capital, Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis Inc., Medicine Man, Teratech, mCig, and United Cannabis, among others.
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Medieval Property Investors, ca. 1300–1500
The subject of this article is the role of freehold land and property in the developing commercial economy of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Viking Currency
Buying, selling and trading in the Viking Age, and how hoards are different over the centuries.
Trade in the pre-capitalistic North Atlantic
The paper examines the evidence for international trade in 14th century Iceland based on excavations of a merchants' camp at Gásir in North Iceland
Finding the wealthiest places in Ireland, circa 1300
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have produced a series of ground-breaking maps that illustrate the distribution of wealth in Ireland circa 1300.
Marco Polo on the Mongol State: Taxation, Predation, and Monopolization
The aim of this article is to bring attention to Marco Polo's descriptions of economic and political features of the Mongol empire that are especially meaningful when viewed through the lens of Austrian economics.
Eight centuries of the risk-free rate: bond market reversals from the Venetians to the 'VaR shock'
This paper presents a new dataset for the annual risk-free rate in both nominal and real terms going back to the 13th century.
Conceptualizing Labor in the Middle Ages
From the mid-fourteenth to the end o f the fifteenth century, work arguably shaped social identity to a much greater extent than in either earlier or later times.
The Global Side of Medieval at the Getty Centre: Traversing the Globe Through Illuminated Manuscripts
Los Angeles correspondent, Danielle Trynoski takes through the, 'Traversing the Globe Through Illuminated Manuscripts' exhibut at the Getty Museum.
Banishing Usury: The Expulsion of Foreign Moneylenders in Medieval Europe, 1200-1450
Starting in the mid-thirteenth century, kings, bishops, and local rulers throughout western Europe repeatedly ordered the banishment of foreigners who were lending at interest.
Benchmarking medieval economic development: England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, circa 1290
Estimates are assembled for England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and for Britain and Ireland as a whole, of the numbers of religious houses, regular clergy, parishes, towns of more than 2,000 inhabitants, and townspeople, and the value of dutiable exports and volume of currency at the watershed date of circa 1290
The 'Buying and Selling of Money for Time': Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates in Medieval Europe
The best evidence for medieval interest rates comes from government borrowing, and especially the long-term annuities sold by the Italian city-states.
Social Roles and Status of Women in a Norfolk small market Town Heacham 1276-1324
The objective of this paper is to measure the involvement of women in the Heacham local food and drink market and to assess the social differentiation among these working women mentioned in the 43 leet courts (1276-1324 ca.)
The Struggle is Real: Where are the Medieval Economists?!
Another fascinating paper from "Making the Medieval Relevant" was given by Daniel Curtis, a specialist in Social and Economic History, and a professor at the University of Utrecht.
Recycling in Britain after the Fall of Rome's Metal Economy
In actual fact, the bulk of contemporary evidence — which happens to be material rather than textual — clearly argues that the people of fifth- and early sixth-century eastern Britain were much more involved in subsistence agriculture than warfare, and that most people during much of this period lived in highly circumscribed worlds in a ranked, rather than a steeply hierarchical, society
Rapid Invention, Slow Industrialization, and the Absent Entrepreneur in Medieval China
For some sixteen centuries, about eight times the length of the period since the onset of England's Industrial Revolution, China was the source of an astonishing outpouring of inventions that included a vast variety of prospectively valuable novelties as diverse as printing, the blast furnace, the spinning wheel, the wheelbarrow, and playing cards, in addition to the more widely recognized gunpowder and compass.
Why did they stop building tower house castles in Ireland?
One of the most visible reminders of Ireland's medieval history are the tower house castles that are scattered throughout the country. For centuries they were the homes and fortresses for the native Irish elites as well as the English and Scottish settlers. However, by the early seventeenth-century it seems that they were now being abandoned and left the fall into ruin. What happened?
Some Remarks on the Economic Development of the Komnenian Byzantium
The purpose of this article is to identify some of the factors which contributed to this economic revival and rectify the image of Byzantium in the 12th century
Plague, Settlement and Structural Change at the Dawn of the Middle Ages
The plague of Justinian definitely hit the coastal areas of the lands surrounding the Mediterranean as well as the inland areas connected with the sea
The Rise of a Tax State: Portugal, 1367-1401
This paper uses the case of fourteenth-century Portugal to question a common assumption of "fiscal history" literature, namely the linear relationship between war-related fiscal demands increase the level of taxation.
A monastic landscape: The Cistercians in medieval Leinster
This study endeavours to discuss the Cistercian monasteries of Leinster with regard to their physical location in the landscape, the agricultural contribution of the monks to the broader social and economic world and the interaction between the cloistered monks and the secular world.
Banditry and the Clash of Powers in 14th-Century Thrace: Momcilo and his Fragmented Memory
In the 14th century, a time of civil wars, religious and dynastic strifes, epidemics, natural disasters and miserable living conditions for the wider strata in the cities and the countryside that increased migratory movements, banditry, an indigenous phenomenon in the Balkan mountainous regions, intermingled with the intensified political struggles.
Castle Building and Its Social Significance in Medieval Hungary
The history of Hungarian fortification and castle-building has been a subject of Hungarian historiography ever since the 1870s, when Bela Czobor wrote his pioneering study, "Hungary's Medieval Castles."
Miracula, Saints' Cults and Socio-Political Landscapes: Bobbio, Conques and post-Carolingian society
Despite the centrality of monastic sources to debates about social and political transformation in post-Carolingian Europe, few studies have approached the political and economic status of monasteries and their saints' cults in this context, to which this thesis offers a comparative approach.
Did Purchasing Power Parity Hold in Medieval Europe?
This paper employs a unique, hand-collected dataset of exchange rates for five major currencies (the lira of Barcelona, the pound sterling of England, the pond groot of Flanders, the florin of Florence and the livre tournois of France) to consider whether the law of one price and purchasing power parity held in Europe during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries.
Saints' Cults in Medieval Livonia
Saints' cults played a crucial role in medieval society. Although we know very little about the beliefs and rituals of the indigenous peoples of Livonia, either before or after the thirteenth-century conquest, we may assume that the process of Christianization must have caused major changes in their religious practices.


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Distinctive Dummies Brings Hammer's The Mummy Back To Life!
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My friends at Distinctive Dummies have a new addition to their Hammer Horror series of figures. In the past they have released 12 inch figures of iconic Hammer characters like Oliver Reed's Werewolf and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing.
Their latest offering is just as spectacular, it is the Christopher Lee version of the Mummy. How about some pictures:
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Separate Eastern & Western Shores for Hobart & Regional Amalgamations
The creation of new local government areas, reducing I2 Councils to, say, five – Eastern Shore, Western Shore, South Eastern Coast or Tasman, D'Entrecasteaux, Central Lakes.
The Eastern Shore would comprise Clarence, Brighton and the urban part of Sorell.
The Western Shore would comprise Hobart, Glenorchy and urban Kingborough.
South East Coast or Tasman would comprise the eastern part of Southern Midlands, Sorell, Tasman and Glamorgan/Spring Bay.
D'Entrecasteaux from a merger of Huon Valley and the rural part of Kingborough.
Central Lakes from Central Highlands, Derwent Valley and the western part of Southern Midlands.
This would mean a more equal balance of power between Councils in the region, as well as a more efficient way of working.
lt also recognises the claims by some that the eastern and western shores of Hobart are different communities.
However, it would fail to capitalise on the potential of a single political voice and administration for the whole metropolitan area of Hobart.
There would be a significant amount of upheaval for limited cost savings.
The region could also lose out in advocacy.
The greatest benefits would come from a simpler local government structure, improve efficiency and less duplication.


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After watching the first trailer for Beauty and the Beast this morning, we got to see just how much of the animated classic would be represented in the live-action version. However, Emma Watson just spoke about one place where the film will be a little different. In answer to a fan question about how Dan Stevens version of the Beast was different than the one we see in the animated film, it was revealed that this Beast will actually be funny. According to Watson...
The Beast that's in our version is incredibly kind of witty and has this very dry, English, sense of humor that Dan [Stevens] doesn't have at all (laughs).
Several of the actors in the new film including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad and director Bill Condon took part in a Facebook Live chat where they answered submitted questions from fans. While most asked the assembled cast what other Disney characters they might like to portray, or which was their favorite Disney movie, the last question gave us a bit of insight into the character, which we don't get from the new trailer.
The Beast of the original 1991 animated film spends most of his time angry. He's forgotten in many ways how to be a person and he's so scared that the curse that made him that way is going to be permanent that he doesn't react to Belle in quite the way that he probably should. While we don't get any indication in the trailer that the Beast will have a sense of humor, director Bill Condon brought up the fact that Beast will have some jokes which led to Emma Watson discussing exactly the sort of sense of humor it was.
While the animated Beauty and the Beast certainly has light moments, Be Our Guest comes to mind first and foremost, it's actually less directly funny than most Disney films. The comic relief sidekick of the film is the villain's friend La Fou, played by Josh Gad, who has less screen time than your average Disney comedy characters, like say, Timon and Pumba, or Sebastian the crab.
Having said that, we don't really see a dry sense of humor detracting much from the film's drama. Many people deal with unfortunate circumstances through humor, that's likely what we're in for with Emma Watson describing it as "dry" and "English." Expect a lot of sarcasm and snide comments from Dan Stevens' Beast.
The Facebook chat ended with a laugh over Dan Stevens character, but it very nearly started with tears. The session began with the cast watching the trailer, we're guessing for the first time, as everybody seemed to get very wrapped up in watching it. Especially Emma Watson, who looks to be full of conflicting emotions. It's sort of beautiful. Click over to the next page to check it out.


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A Collision of Worlds: Evil Spirits Then and Now
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n the ancient world, if someone complained of hearing voices in their head or became suddenly and inexplicably ill, the diagnosis was quite easy: the person was possessed by an evil spirit. A folk healer was needed who knew the proper incantations, rituals, and formulas for dealing with this kind of spirit.
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Exploring the Nature of the Collision
Many Christians have recognized this apparent conflict and have tried to overcome it. The celebrated scholar Rudolf Bultmann, no doubt inspired by the example of Copernicus, allowed modern science to trump biblical teaching. He argued that the Bible was hopelessly constrained by a pre-scientific and obsolete view of the world. His now famous judgment—"now that the forces and the laws of nature have been discovered, we can no longer believe in spirits, whether good or evil"1—has been oft repeated by scholars. He suggested that biblical scholars identify and eradicate every relic of primitive worldview and mythology embedded in scripture—a process he called "demythologization."
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On-line Buying Vs Brick And Mortar
In these robust times everyone needs to get the very best deal when shopping for groceries. However the grocery sellers have nicely developed methods to extract the utmost sum of money from you for the products you purchase and to maximise their income.
Not only are the stores and malls overcrowded, however the customer service is horrible. The way in which clerks act in some shops is borderline rudeness. YahooFinance tells us that Cyber Monday after Thanksgiving is the begin to the Internet Christmas procuring season and that it was formally recognized in 2005 by the Nationwide Retail Federation. It is a new tradition that compares to the Black Friday Custom started within the early twentieth Century earlier than the event acquired a name.
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Tom and Denise Belvin embarked on their Frameworks journey in 1977. Initially using a warehouse space on Spurling Hill and then moving to Reid St. in Hamilton. Denise's brother John Hill, who to this day is still a professional picture framer in the UK, moved to Bermuda for three years to help set up and train staff for the business. In 1982 Frameworks moved to its current location in Paget Plaza and Les Chuck took over the running of the business until he left Bermuda in 1992. At that time Frameworks purchased Bermuda Art and Frame and in addition to the Paget shop, they took over their gallery in Washington Lane, Hamilton. There for ten years they then moved to Gorham Road. Sadly in 2010 Tom passed away and that, combined with a down turn in the economy, helped Frameworks to make the decision to close the Hamilton location and operate solely from the Paget shop. Frameworks has eight employees who have a combined total of 180 years worth of experience, knowledge and dedication. Sameehah, Dinah, Cora, Laneh and Mike are the company's expert and invaluable framers, while two of Denise's daughters, Anita and Keely, are the designers and handle the day to day running of the business along with "mum".


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The objective of the programme is to guide participants to recognise the areas of their wellbeing that require attention and provide them with the tools and techniques that, if implemented, could generate improvements in their overall wellbeing.
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- Sleep Well: Identifying sleep patterns and how to achieve good quality, energising sleep.
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Because of the way Issue 3 is written there may not be opportunities for new players to enter the cultivation side, but opportunities abound for those looking to open dispensaries, labs or processing companies. The language of the proposal allows for over 1,000 marijuana retail stores for the state, and the lower capital requirements for opening a retail store versus a cultivation operation makes this a more practical business opportunity for those looking to enter the industry with more limited capital. While Ohio doesn't have the same culture towards marijuana that is seen in some of the Western states that were first to legalize, its large population and moderate level of cannabis consumption gives the state's dispensaries a significant consumer base to tap. Nearly 1.5 million Ohio adults used cannabis in 2014, compared with only 625,000 Coloradoan, 550,000 Oregonian and 835,000 Washingtonians.
Things are a bit more complicated for infused product manufacturers. The wording of the initiative does not designate whether out of state companies would be permitted to apply for processing licenses. If out of state investment is allowed, the largest concentrate and edibles manufacturers from around the country should be poised to enter the state.
Either way, local or outside companies, should be looking to manufacture and distribute branded edibles and concentrates, as these are rapidly becoming the dominant products in the cannabis industry. The biggest wild card in this side of the industry in Ohio is if the cultivation monopoly will keep prices prohibitively high to prevent manufacturers and dispensaries from being able to turn a significant profit while still being able to compete with the black market.
Even though many factors, including demographics, tobacco usage rates and less overall interest in healthy lifestyles, indicate Ohioans will be less eager to switch from smokeable marijuana to healthier methods of consumption, edibles and concentrates alike are expected to play extremely well, making up half of all cannabis sales by 2019. However, particularly when it comes to edibles, companies must bear in mind that what plays well in San Francisco and Los Angeles will not necessarily play well in Ohio. Most Ohio consumers are in a lower income bracket and will demand tasty products at reasonable price points, though many consumers will be less concerned with organic, gluten free or gourmet products. Cannabis is far less widely accepted in many areas of Ohio than in states like California and Colorado and as such discrete methods of consumption will be extremely important. The same types of concentrates that play well in western states will do well in Ohio, so established brands from western states like O.pen Vape and Bhang are expected to enter and try to quickly create a dominant presence. Many popular western brands of edibles are likely to play well in Ohio, but there is certainly room for local brands to enter the space and cater to the pallets of Midwestern cannabis consumers. These companies will then be well positioned to expand into other close by states as they open or expand, including Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Entrepreneurs looking to enter the cannabis industry should closely watch the outcome of November's elections. With a population and potential market size the size of Ohio's, opportunities are plentiful for small businesses and larger companies alike and those who can gain traction in Ohio will be well positioned for success throughout the Midwest.