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Are you interested in Aries Zodiac Sign? Then this guide is for you!
If you were born between March 21 and April 19, you are under the Aries Zodiac sign. This is a Cardinal sign. Its symbol is the Ram.
The element Fire plays an important role in your life, as does the planet Mars. The influence of this planet is largely responsible for the finer qualities of your life.
For example, you are confident and determined. If you put these qualities to good use, you will achieve your goals soon enough.
Your magic numbers are 1, 8, and 17, while red is your lucky color. Make it a point to have a shade of red around you.
It helps you to radiate a positive aura.
Those born under the Aries zodiac sign are highly compatible with the Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, and Aquarius signs.
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What are the Key Strengths of the Aries Zodiac Sign?
People born under the Aries sign enjoy many blessings from the Universe. For example, they have all the resources they need to achieve their goals.
So, whether they are out having fun or in their businesses dealing with serious matters, they have very good chances.
If you were born under this sign, you should not limit yourself. The fact that you have all these blessings means that you should set high goals.
You have the courage, confidence, and optimism you need to make your dreams come true. People find you to be very honest.
If you've had any serious issues in your relationship, it means that you are not fully utilizing your natural talents.
Go ahead and exhibit your enthusiasm. Be passionate as you go about your activities. Give people proof that you can be relied on.
Aries people have great leadership skills. They cannot hide their ambitious nature even if they wanted to. They are driven by the desire to triumph over the world around them.
You are perfectly capable of making the leader of any team you find yourself in. This is a brave sign. As such, you should go for whatever your life desires.
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What are the Key Weaknesses of the Aries Zodiac Sign?
Your ambition needs to be directed. Otherwise, you may waste much energy doing things that don't add value to your life. This is more so because you go about everything with passion and enthusiasm.
Ambition, enthusiasm, and passion are all good qualities. You need them to elevate your life to the next level.
But, you need to use these qualities in the right tasks. This means that you need to set your goals right at the beginning.
The Aries person should have well-thought-out plans before they attempt to accomplish tasks. Failure to do this will lead to frustration and ultimately failure.
Aries zodiac people tend to be impatient. You will want to check on this if you are to achieve your goals. You see; good things don't happen just overnight.
They need time. Work hard, and then patiently wait for the results. As it's always said, patience pays. How true this is in your case!
The Way forward for Aries Zodiac Sign
This is the first sign in the zodiac spectrum. In indicates the beginning of new activities, and even a significant change in the way of life.
The influence of this sign fills your life with much energy. This means that you are more or less on the go, ready to conquer new challenges.
Do you enjoy the thrill of competitive activities? This is an important characteristic of those born under this sign. You thrive in an environment where you need to prove yourself.
You desire to be at the center of everything happening in your world. You are highly dynamic and adaptable – this means that you easily take to change.
The Fire elements – Aries included – are highly active. You need to ensure that your time is well planned.
Failure to plan for your time will lead to moments of boredom, which will easily kill your dreams. So, look for activities to occupy your time.
Your strong personality endears you to other people. Use this to make things happen in your life. For example, organize people so that you can all achieve the common good.
To achieve true success, you have to work with others. Alone, you can walk fast. With others, you can walk far.
You are keen to fight for your goals. You don't allow anything to stand in the way of your ambition. But, you need to augment this with patience.
Your aggressiveness may be perceived negatively by some people. You need to give those you work with time to adjust to your speed.
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of your teammates. In other words, help your friends, family, and colleagues give their best in every engagement.
How Does Aries Handle Sex and Love?
When it comes to matters of the heart, Aries are straight to the point. They are not likely to waste time beating about the bush but will state succinctly how they feel and what they want.
This kind of approach is a two-sided sword. It makes your partner well aware of your intentions from the very beginning.
This is good, for you will not waste your partner's time with things that don't really matter.
However, this approach may backfire if your partner feels that you are coming on too strongly. You may have to slow down, especially if you are looking for a long-term commitment from your partner.
If you are making the initial overture, give your partner time to get accustomed to your presence. Make sure that you enjoy mutual chemistry with them.
Aries people tend to be very versatile and passionate as lovers. This means that you are likely to make a great match with a partner who loves having fun.
Invest your time in the kind of a partner who will not hinder your desire to take initiative. You enjoy taking the lead. You freely express your love to the object of your desire.
This is good for you as it opens your mind to the possibilities around you. However, you need to protect yourself against unscrupulous people.
You see; not every person out there will return your love. Take care not to expose your vulnerabilities to people who may hurt you.
Use your passion to get some information about the person you are about to hook up with.
Your opposing sign is Libra. This sign presents the furthest departure from your natural personality. It's likely that you will experience some difficulties as you try to bond with a Libra partner.
This does not mean that you should give up if you experience such hurdles. Rather, you need to look deeper into how you can make your romantic experience workable.
For example, are you patient enough to focus on the stronger qualities of the Libra partner? Are you passionate in the way you express your love to them?
Any good relationship calls for hard work. This means that you need to nurture your relationship. Leave no room for doubt.
Give your Libra partner – or any other partner for that matter – the assurance that things will work out in spite of the false start.
If you play your cards right, you'll discover that you are highly compatible with many signs of the zodiac.
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How Does Aries Relate to Family?
From a very early age, the Aries person tends to be independent-minded. They have a clear picture of what they want in the family.
This makes Aries children rather hard to control – especially if the parents or guardians don't understand them.
They will not easily conform to all the family norms and values. They tend to have their own principles. For this reason, many Aries children move from the nest quite early.
But, you can still retain an Aries child in the family long enough. You need to understand their needs and respond to these needs appropriately.
In most of cases, you'll come to realize that all that this child needs is patience, love, and encouragement to follow the desires of their heart.
The parents or guardians should create intimate bonds with children born under the Aries zodiac. Show them that their dreams and ambitions are not misplaced.
They just need to work hard and maintain their patience.
As a grownup, the Aries family member is very responsible. They willingly take up additional duties as this enables them to put their immense energy levels to good use.
How Does Aries Relate to Friends?
The Aries person wants to be at the center of any social gathering they find themselves in. They are passionate and will try to create new encounters in their social life.
If you are under the Aries sign, you'll realize that you don't have any real issues mingling with other people.
You can do well in a circle of a wide range of different personalities. This shows your high level of tolerance for other people.
Your honesty makes it easy for others to be around you. They will often come to you with their personal issues in the hope that you'll help them resolve such issues.
This means that you can be highly influential. Also, this gives you the opportunities to create the kind of acquaintances that truly matter.
You are in a unique position to make solid social connections. This is good for your overall growth and progress.
How Does Aries Handle Career and Money?
The Aries person tends to perform very well in the workplace. You don't fear challenges and big goals.
You thrive in environments where your creativity is sought after. You enjoy engaging in competitive activities.
It's no wonder, then, that those born under this zodiac sign are the first ones to complete their assignments.
You have innate leadership skills. You find it easy to issue instructions about how plans should be implemented in the workplace.
Indeed, you are meant to succeed in your professional endeavors. But, you need to remain steadfast by living true to your principles.
When you encounter difficulties – as you will from time to time – you have your values to fall back on. Listen to your feelings, thoughts, and intuition.
You will receive the guidance to make the right decisions.
You can excel in a career in the disciplined forces or any other field that's equally challenging. Such fields include sports, science, and geography.
People born under this zodiac sign are achievers. You receive many rewards from your hard labor. Don't forget to save some of your earnings for a rainy day.
Talk to a financial expert (if you are not one yourself). You don't have to make financial decisions hurriedly.
Although you are fond of taking risks, be cautious when it comes to how you spend your earning. It's futile to burn all your hard-earned rewards on things that you can do without.
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How Do I Attract an Aries Man?
An Aries man values his individuality. If you want to capture his heart, you should understand his need for independence.
Don't be quick to issue orders to this man. Rather, make suggestions so that it seems that he's taking the initiative.
The Aries man is not impressed with easy catches. They enjoy the thrill of the chase. As such, it wouldn't hurt to play a little hard-to-get.
Create an environment that makes him believe that he has to fight for you. You see; it's in the nature of the Aries man to conquer.
Give him the opportunity to exercise this.
As his partner, you should stand your ground if your argument makes sense. Don't give in just because he seems too pushy.
Rather, let him see that you can stand your ground to prove him wrong. He'll admire you for this. Also, it will help to establish healthy boundaries between you two.
You'll enjoy the company of the Aries man because of his positive attributes. For example, you'll find that he is enthusiastic, brave, adventurous, and outgoing.
He'll want to show you off in public. He doesn't fear the kind of attention this may attract. If you are not the public kind of person, let him know from the beginning.
This will give him ample time to find out a more appropriate way of expressing his love for you.
But, at the same time, be ready for his bad days. At such times, he may come across as obstinate, proud, and egotistic.
Overall, a relationship with the Aries sign is workable as long as you are both willing to nurture it. With the right effort, you'll be able to create excitement and fun.
How Do I Attract an Aries Woman?
Just like their male counterparts, Aries women are brave and outgoing. They go about their activities with enthusiasm and a great deal of passion.
Aries women feel most attracted to men who challenge them to keep pushing the limits. This means that you need to show a high level of charisma and energy if you hope to attract this woman.
Her sensuality makes this woman irresistible to many. As such, it's likely that you are not the only one with eyes on her.
There's likely to be competitors out there.
Let your Aries woman know that you love her. The best way you should go about this is to actually demonstrate your love.
Be more of a doer. She'll like it if you invite her on an adventure. But, as you go about this, don't stifle her by being too controlling.
Create an environment that lets her know that she has a say in what's happening. Create the impression you want without robbing her of control.
This means that you have to make her take the initiative every now and then. Let her suggest things you can do together.
Try to match her energy by engaging in exciting activities. Every now and then, you should be content to take less prominent roles in the relationship.
She'll repay you with unbridled love and faithfulness.
Final Thoughts…
The influence of the planet Mars enables you to work hard – and to play hard as well. This means you are more or less an all-around person.
This is the kind of person that other people find it easy to interact with. However, you need to set clear boundaries between your playtime and work time.
Be keen not to over-emphasize either.
You have the support you need to unleash your full potential. Take on more challenges by taking up leadership roles.
Show those who look up to you the best direction for their lives.
If you want to uncover what has been encoded in your destiny when you were born, there's a free, personalized numerology report you can grab here.


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Find out how to better manage diabetes, monitor blood sugar, and enjoy favorite foods. The course is offered by the Alameda County Public Health Department and meets on the first Tuesday of the month.
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A representative from the Health, Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) will provide free assistance with Medicare benefits, Medicare supplements, HMOs, nursing home insurance, and other health insurance to help seniors understand their health care coverage. Appointments are usually offered on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. The first appointment begins at 12:30 p.m. Appointments take approximately one hour.
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Free senior health screenings are offered quarterly by the Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley for Alameda County residents. Services offered during the screenings include blood tests, diabetes tests, foot care ($20 donation) by appointment, health education services, hearing tests, hemoccult tests, medication review, nutritional counseling, total cholesterol tests, and urine tests. Donations are gratefully accepted. Foot care is available by appointment. All other services are available until 11:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The Dublin Senior Center offers free, unlimited access to the Internet. Ask the front desk receptionist to get you started.

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Earl's Stupid Human Tricks
Sitting in the courtroom, listening to Earl's momma lie through her pearly white teeth, Morgan wished upon her momma's grave that she had not thrown out that book. She wished she'd read it cover-to-cover. Wished for all things fried in deep fat that she had read it like her momma urged her to do, but when it arrived at her house that hot June day (by an Amazon drone for pity's sake) Morgan had cut away the cardboard wrapper, took one look at the title and tossed it immediately into the recycle bin out back before Earl come home and found it.
Lonnie Sue had begged her daughter to read the book, told Morgan it would help her understand her no-count husband. Lonnie Sue had tried her level best to get along with Earl but every time things seemed to be perking up some, Earl would go off do another confounded thing that would reaffirm what Lonnie Sue had always believed: Earl didn't give two-hoots about anybody else but Earl. That church marriage counselor him and Morgan seen even affirmed her assumptions. He gave Earl some test that said he had all the traits of a narcissist.
"Shit-fire, save matches," Lonnie Sue said when Morgan told her about what the counselor surmised. "There's a test for that? I've been telling you for years he's sorry and don't care about nobody or nothin' except his very own hiney."
The problem was Morgan never listened to her momma till after Lonnie Sue was dead and gone, then all that sage wisdom come raining down over Morgan like she was caught up in some tornado. And she kinda was caught up in a tornado of sorts.
"More like a shit-storm," Morgan heard her momma's voice from beyond the grave as she was sitting right there before Judge Black, who would be deciding who got custody of sweet little Mary Nell, Morgan and Earl's baby girl.
Morgan had already put her hand on the Bible and sworn to all things holy that Earl hadn't spent a single hour alone caring for their daughter since Mary Nell had been born six years earlier, but sure enough, Earl's momma had put her hand on that very same Bible and was now telling the judge that Earl had too kept sweet little Mary Nell.
"Earl's kept her the majority of the time since Morgan has a bit of a drinking problem," she lied. Then – the gall! – that woman looked right over at Morgan and smiled.
Morgan would have come straight up out of her seat and grabbed her ex-mother-in-law by the throat and made her choke on her lying words had Johnny Cauldell, Morgan's lawyer, not put his hand on her thigh and sternly uttered, "Don't you dare!"
"Well, she don't even believe in the Bible!" Morgan uttered back.
Morgan was madder than that day Paul Ryan said he would support Donald Trump because what choice did he have other than to support the will of the people? "What choice?" she had screamed at the car radio. "You could choose to have some integrity! You could denounce him as the idiot he is!" Morgan had yelled so loud that day that the construction worker in the pickup at the red light beside her had removed his sunglasses and asked if she needed him to call 911 for assistance. Morgan figured he thought maybe she had gone off her meds. If only fixing her problems were as easy as popping a pill or two.
Of course, if Lonnie Sue was alive she'd remind her daughter that denial never cured nothing.
"Don't be dumb," Lonnie Sue admonished Morgan over and over and over again.
That's how come her to send Morgan that book to begin with. Lonnie Sue understood that Morgan was just doing her level best to hold a lousy marriage together; she didn't fault her for that. There was Mary Nell to think about, after all, and that sweet child was only two-years old the first time Morgan suspected Earl was poking around town.
'Course Earl swore he'd been faithful (cheaters always lie), that he loved only her. He was quick to qualify, though, that the her he loved was the her Morgan used to be, not the her she was now. What Lonnie Sue understood, but Morgan didn't seem to grasp, was that Earl had the hots for Morgan back when she was the high school cheerleader who wore short skirts and belonged to another fella. That was the thing about Earl, he was by nature competitive. He was always wanting the thing he didn't have and never happy with the thing he did have. His competitive spirit made him a miserable man in so many boring ways. Lonnie Sue simply could not for the life of her and all the Dilly Bars at Dairy Queen understand what in the world her heretofore smart and beautiful daughter saw in Earl. That name alone would have sent Lonnie Sue running for the back country.
"You ain't the first woman and you won't be the last to try and salvage a one-sided marriage," Lonnie Sue said as she pulled out of the driveway, headed home, after trying unsuccessfully to get her daughter to see Earl for the conniving two-timing slut he was. "The only thing that's gonna save this marriage is if that man has a Come-to-Jesus moment. That's it. He needs to fall on his face and beg forgiveness for all the ways he done wronged you and Mary Nell."
That was the last time Morgan seen her momma alive.
Lonnie Sue kilt over that very afternoon while driving home. She'd suffered a stroke and gone sideways on the roadway, straight across Farmer Johnson's field out on Standing Boy Lane, and run smack up under Billy the Bull, an oversize bronze statue that had made Farmer Johnson a household name all over Mason County. Those low-hanging balls of Billy's decapitated Lonnie Sue, but she was dead already so she never knew about her head, not that it really mattered on account of Lonnie Sue never did want an open casket.
'Course Earl couldn't help telling anybody who'd listen at Lonnie Sue's eternal rest service about how his mother-in-law was always losing her head over one thing or another. If Lonnie Sue had overheard Earl, she would not have been surprised by his uncouth behavior. She would have said: What do you expect from a man whose idea of fun was to sit around watching You Tube videos of stupid human tricks?
Now, Morgan was sitting in Mason County Courthouse, clenching her jaw and slapping Johnny Cauldell's hand off her thigh, where he'd grabbed her and never let go, and wishing for anything that she had listened to her momma.
If she had heeded the advice in that book her momma sent her, perhaps Morgan might not be feeling like she had been the brunt of one of Earl's stupid human tricks.
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Submitted to: United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/1/2003
Publication Date: 11/9/2003
Citation: Wood, D.F., Champagne, E.T., Juliano, B.O., Bechtel, D.B., Ogawa, Y., Inglesby, M.K., Gray, G.M. 2003. Anatomy and histochemistry of the rice grain. United States Japan Natural Resources, Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Food and Agriculture Panel.
Interpretive Summary: This paper presents basic anatomy and histochemical data on rice grain including the hull and how the structures interrelate. The work compares some of the common features as well as some of the differences between various rice cultivar types. The information should be useful to rice plant breeders.
Technical Abstract: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is harvested as paddy rice, or spikelets. Each spikelet consists of a caryopsis, the brown rice grain, and the surrounding hull. The hull consists of a palea and lemma which are subtended by two the upper and lower glumes and the supporting rachilla. The lemma and palea consist of silica-containing outer epidermis, highly lignified sclerenchyma, spongy parenchyma and an inner epidermis. The caryopsis consists of a seed and a tightly adherent pericarp. The pericarp is comprised of a thin cuticle covering the epidermis; several layers of partly crushed, "spongy" parenchyma; cross and tube cells. The seed includes the testa, nucellus. embryo and endosperm. The testa and nucellus consist of a siingle crushed layer of cells, the testa and nucellar cuticles and the remains of the nucellar cells. The embryo consists of the scutellum embryonic axis and various sheathing structures containing storage proteins, lipids and meristematic tissues. The aleurone layer is tightly bound to the starchy endosperm and contains storage proteins with globoid inclusions. The starchy endosperm contains parenchyma cells filled with compoundd starch granules and protein bodies.


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I was excited to see that the Android 4.1.1 Update for my Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM/HSPD+ device (Standard GSM device from the Google Play Store) was out and downloaded the files from Google for the upgrade. I hadn't unlocked the bootloader on the phone yet, so I did that and went ahead and rooted it as well using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit. That process went well (I was pretty happy even with the push-button ease as it rebooted and applied the appropriate unlock, patch, and Clockwork Mod Recovery).
I copied the appropriate "takju" update file to the device root (mine was the JRO03C to IMM76I Linky-Link Here) and rebooted into recovery. When I went to apply the update file though I received the following error:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "maguro" I I get prop
("ro.build.product") == "maguro" > "Status 7" error
What???? No Jelly Bean for me??? After I stopped crying and started an hour of Googling the issue I found some possible culprits:
1. You have a non-stock ROM applied
2. The ClockworkMod Version you have flashed to your device is incorrect
Well, the first one does not apply – Mine is stock all the way. But the second one is interesting. Turns out, when you use (at least the version that was out there today) the Nexus Toolkit to apply the Clockwork Mod Recovery, when you choose GSM, is the wrong version. The Toolkit installs the 5.5.04 version, which is for CDMA, but should have installed 5.5.02 which is correct for the GSM version. To fix this, I simply installed ROM Manager on the phone from the Google Play Store and flashed the correct Clockwork Mod Recovery version to the phone (if you choose Nexus GSM it chooses the correct one for you.) Then a quick reboot into recovery, apply update from SD, and reboot. Then you have your wonderful Jelly Bean!
Here is the link to the Toolkit – It's pretty awesome, even though it steered me wrong on the Clockwork Mod version.
Hope this helps others with the same problem!


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An Anthropology of Rare Diseases. A Study of the Baltic Sea Region.
Principal Investigator: Małgorzata Rajtar
Researchers: Filip Rogalski, Katarzyna Ewa Król, Jan Frydrych, Ewa Ehmke vel Emczyńska-Seliga
This four-year research project is based at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. Drawing on ethnographic research in three countries around the Baltic Sea (Finland, Poland, and Sweden), the project aims at (1) examining daily experiences of people with rare metabolic disorders (in particular, fatty acid oxidation disorders and organic acid disorders) and their family members as well as their relationship with physicians, geneticists, genetic counselors, and dietitians from a comparative perspective. This particularly applies to (1a) dietary treatment and problems with eating that often necessitate usage of biomedical technologies, such as feeding tubes; as well as (1b) practices and actors of care. The project's further goal is to (2) analyze the relationship between disability and rare diseases. Finally, the project seeks to (3) scrutinize state and transnational policies regarding rare disorders and orphan drugs with a special focus on the production of scientific knowledge in >>>
Rare metabolic disorders – anthropological perspective
Principal Investigator: Anna Chowaniec
In my research project I will examine experiences of the families dealing with rare metabolic disorder diagnosis of a child: LCHAD deficiency (LCHADD) and phenylketonuria (PKU). By using ethnographic methodology (participant observation and in-depth interviews) I will analyse and explore everyday struggles of children with inborn errors of metabolism and their caregivers, and will contribute to understanding Polish rare disease patients situation. LCHADD and PKU are considered rare disorders (which, according to regulation of the European Parliament, is one that affects less than 5 in 10 000 individuals), caused by genetic mutation and are diagnosed in first few days of child's life. As in case of most rare disorders, there is no known cure cures or, however, with proper treatment patients can improve and survive into adulthood. Treatment involves a strict diet that should be followed for patients whole life. In case of LCHADD dietary treatment involves high-caloric intake and fat-free products, and in PKU products >>>
Socio-cultural Dimensions of Rare Diseases: The Case of LCHAD Deficiency. A Comparative Study of Poland and Finland
Principal Investigator: Małgorzata Rajtar
Researchers: Anna Kwaśniewska, Anna Chowaniec
This project was based at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. The project had three objectives. First, it aimed at examining experiences of adult patients and families of children with a rare, genetic disease called Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHADD) as a case study for other rare, "orphan" diseases prevalent in Poland (especially in the Pomerania region) and Finland. Second, it aimed at analyzing entanglements of diverse agents, such as patients with LCHADD who undergo dietary and medical treatment, their families, their physicians, and medical institutions. Third, by attending to processes of "geneticization" (Lippman 1991), the project examined how people make sense of genes and incorporate them into "older" cultural categories, such as "blood" and "curse" that have been ascribed to their social and group identities. The project aimed at comparing two regions—Pomerania in Poland and southern Finland—that have been singled out by genetic researchers due >>>


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Nokia has launched their Nokia J (BH-806) Bluetooth headset in India. This is an innovative headset that is the successor of BH-804 headset, and it comes with DSP noise reduction and has ultra sleek design with multi-function key with touch sensitive area. It also has adaptive volume adjustment and automatic call handling. When in standby mode, you can just take the Nokia J from its holder to attend a call, and it automatically powers it up, switches the Bluetooth back on, connects it to your phone and answers the call.
Specifications of the Nokia J (BH-806) Bluetooth headset
- Dimensions : 47.4 mm x 12.5 mm x 6.4 mm
- Weight : 8g
- Operating range (maximum) : 10 m
- Rechargeable 115 mAh Li-Ion Polymer battery
- 1 hour Charging time (2.5 hours of talk time with 15 mins of charging )
- Talk time (Bluetooth): 5 hours and Standby with Bluetooth: 3 months (ready-to-talk), 100 hours (switched on)
The headset has received several awards for its superior design and quality that include, red dot Design Winner 2011, iF Product Design Award 2011, and International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase Honor 2011.
This headset comes with ear buds of different sizes to suit your ears and supports all the phones with Bluetooth 2.1 with enhanced data rate (EDR). The Nokia J (BH-806) is priced at Rs. 5,570.