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One of my favorite scenes from the movie Thank You For Smoking is when Nick Naylor, a lobbyist for big tobacco, discusses with his son, Joey, which ice cream is better: chocolate or vanilla. Their argument goes as follows:
Nick Naylor: OK, let's say that you're defending chocolate, and I'm defending vanilla. Now if I were to say to you: 'Vanilla is the best flavour ice-cream', you'd say…
Joey Naylor: No, chocolate is.
Nick Naylor: Exactly, but you can't win that argument… so, I'll ask you: "So you think chocolate is the end all and the be all of ice-cream, do you?"
Joey Naylor: It's the best ice-cream, I wouldn't order any other.
Nick Naylor: Oh! So it's all chocolate for you is it?
Joey Naylor: Yes, chocolate is all I need.
Nick Naylor: Well, I need more than chocolate, and for that matter I need more than vanilla. I believe that we need freedom. And choice when it comes to our ice-cream, and that Joey Naylor, that is the definition of liberty.
How is this relevant to ecommerce?
Well, it helps shape the answers to the classic ecommerce debates of "Should I sell my products on eBay or Amazon?" or "Should I sell on a marketplace or open my own hosted store?"
My goal in this article is to show you that the debates themselves are flawed. The answer to these questions should be that you sell your products on eBay AND Amazon, and that you should sell on marketplaces AND a hosted store. As an ecommerce entrepreneur, you should be everywhere with your products, and build a multichannel ecommerce selling empire.
Multichannel selling is having your products for sale on multiple platforms, including ecommerce platforms, various marketplaces, and offline. In years past, many would consider multichannel as just having a brick-and-mortar store and an online presence. This strategy has since evolved into not only offline and a hosted store, but to many different marketplace channels. Before we get into the nuts and bolts of how a one-man ecommerce company or a large ecommerce company can implement a multichannel selling strategy, let's look at the different channels of online selling.
Before we get into how to properly run your multichannel ecommerce business, let's first clarify a few things about the different channels of multichannel selling. All of the following are ways to sell your physical products. There are benefits and drawbacks of the different ecommerce platforms, marketplaces and offline selling.
Ecommerce platforms are the online selling equivelant of your "retail shop." This is your online real estate where you control the look and feel of your brand, share stories through your own blog, and take orders. Store owners can build out their customer list for email marketing, an option which is not always available through marketplace selling. The two types of ecommerce platforms are: hosted or self-hosted.
Hosted Ecommerce
This is a software subscription service model where you pay a company to manage the technical side of your ecommerce store. They are cloud based solutions, where the company manages the server configuration, the bulk of the coding, and security of the site. The user can access their store from a web browser to design, launch, and run their online store. Two hosted ecommerce sites in the spotlight are Shopify and BigCommerce
This method requires the entrepreneur and his team to manage the server hosting and code of the website. This allows for more customization, but a knowledge base of coding by you or someone on your team is needed.
Marketplaces are sites with information about third party sellers and products. The marketplace handles the processing of the sales. They make money by driving traffic to their site and charging for services to third party sellers. The top marketplaces for online sellers are Amazon.com, eBay, Etsy, Rakuten, and Jet.
You often hear that online sales and ecommerce in the US has been growing about 17% every year. What you don't hear is that about 90% of total retail sales still occur offline and in person, while only 10% of the total retail sales come from online. This can come from trade shows, brick and mortar stores, and local markets.
Now that we know the different channels that go into a multichannel selling strategy, let me show you, step by step, how to run and manage your business. The essence of this business model is getting in front of the most number of potential customers by utilizing the core competencies of each platform your business will operate on. It will use Amazon FBA for order fulfillment, Stitch Labs for inventory management, marketplace integrations (Amazon.com, eBay, and Etsy) for sales traffic, and your own branded ecommerce platform (Shopify) for marketing, branding, and sales.
Step 1. Sign up and list all of your products on Amazon FBA
Amazon FBA will be the backbone of your order fulfillment (i.e. how the customer will receive the product).
Step 2. Open up accounts and list all of your products on all applicable marketplaces
In order to get in front of the most number of customers and have the highest chance of getting sales, your products must be where your customers are.
Certain customers shop exclusively on certain channels:
Step 3. Start an ecommerce store on an ecommerce platform
I recommend using Shopify because of the ease of getting a site up and running quickly, and their strong, free design themes.
Having your own ecommerce platform will allow you to make a higher margin per product than you would on a marketplace.
Step 4. Use an inventory management system to integrate inventory data, and order fulfillment
Keeping inventory data consistent for your business across multiple stores and marketplaces will help prevent out of stock items and allow you to make better business decisions based on sales trends.
I recommend using Stitch Labs for several reasons:
Step 5. Manage inventory and orders
Your Amazon orders will be fulfilled automatically, but sales from your other platforms need to be fulfilled.
Stitch offers a Fulfillment with Amazon button that allows you to ship orders from other marketplaces by way of your Amazon FBA inventory.
Step 6. Integrate accounting and tax software to track sales
Stitch has a function to integrate your Xero accounting software to track your sales and assess financial performance.
Now that we have covered the channels of multichannel selling, and how to do it in practice, what does the future hold for multichannel selling? Based on current trends, it is safe to say that there will be:
In the past, monolithic companies like Microsoft and Oracle would sell you the entire suite to run your company. The trend now, specifically in the ecommerce space, is to run several different softwares that communicate with one another using APIs.
For example, utilizing Amazon FBA for order fulfillment, Taxjar for sales tax management, Xero for accounting and Stitch Labs for inventory management.
When used together, these separate ecommerce software companies create a web of interconnected services and processes to run a successful business. As more companies come out with software focused on small niche aspects of ecommerce, you will be able to integrate them with your overall system.
Using the data of all the store owners using the Stitch Labs software, Stitch analysts concluded that retailers who sell on two marketplaces see 190% more in revenue than those who only sell only on a single marketplace. This trend will continue due to the growth in ecommerce. As traffic across marketplaces increases, the tide of sales will rise for all sellers on every platform.
In order to stay competitive, ecommerce entrepreneurs need to grow their revenue and profits. As mentioned before, being on multiple sales channels gets your product seen by more potential customers, and increases awareness of your brand. Those that do not employ a multichannel strategy are at high risk as well. What if Amazon.com decides they will no longer support third party merchants? or your account gets suspended on eBay? or your brick and mortar store loses the amount of traffic it once had? Having a multichannel sales strategy diversifies your sales to protect you from these risks.
When you're arguing with your friends and business partners about what the best ecommerce channel is, and one of them tells you that it's Amazon, simply say: "I need more than Amazon FBA, and for that matter, I need more than a Shopify store, I believe we need freedom and choice for our customers when it comes to which sales channel they can purchase from."
And that folks, is the definition of liberty.
About the author:
Reed Thompson (@reedmthompson) is a partner at AMZHelp.com. He has built a 6-figure multichannel ecommerce company utilizing the tools and strategies above. Reed loves to answer Amazon FBA and ecommerce questions, you can find him on Twitter @ReedMThompson.
That's an amazingly simplified explanation about multichannel marketing, Reed! What fascinated me more is the article is built on a simple yet profound understanding of what the customer needs; freedom to choose from where he is gonna shop and how.
Integration of various softwares provide a huge opportunity to expand the operations and be available to customers almost everywhere, in all the channels.
Good write-up. Which multichannel ecommerce platform do you suggest? Not looking to break the bank on a platform but need something that works with Amazon FBA, sears, etsy, shopify, walmart, jet, etc.
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Leading the CATCH FM90 team is Station Manager Silvano Stabile, who's tuning listeners in to the Catch Beach wavelength though his cool mix of music and mirth. A globetrotter himself, being born in Italy, Silvano then brought his unique set of skills to the UK, France and Portugal for coaching, media production and artsy adventures, before finally arriving to Phuket after some of his family members convinced him of the island's enchantments.
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The Twinpalms group has since its creation developed a reputation of excellence and innovation. When the idea of a radio media platform arrived on their desk, it was bound to excite their creativity and appeared as yet another way to share their values and spirit. The radio was named after Catch Beach Club as a natural bond between two entities that serve the same purpose: to enjoy the beautiful things of life, to bring together people of multiple origins and cultures and, of course, to enjoy the music!
When will CATCH FM90 be officially launched?
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With the full taxpayer-crippling horror of West Ham's deal to take on the Olympic Stadium due to be released soon, it's now been revealed that Boris' much-vaunted Night Tube is already costing £1.5m a month to run. Which would be fine - except it's obviously not running.
TfL has confirmed that 500 extra members of staff are on its payroll who were specifically brought in for the Night Tube since September, the time when the service was due to begin. They are, at least, not sitting around twiddling their thumbs: they've been deployed across the existing network for now, but it still seems a tremendous waste of money.
The rollout of the 24-hour service has been delayed due to a series of disagreements between transport unions and TfL, leading to a variety of strikes - and still no resolution. The original start date of 12 September has already been pushed back to next year, with Johnson setting a rather defeatist tone when he recently spoke about it.
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English Christmas cakes are usually the heaviest cake served on vacation one year. Maybe it has something to do with the perception of the season, cooler weather and much more substantial desserts. Or maybe it's just greed, the more elaborate desserts for the holidays decadent. Whatever the reason, the fact is that the cake is heavier during the Christmas season in our home.
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Pies are a company, but English Christmas cake are the basic components on the table with dessert island holiday in our family. Rules and cake. Now that I think, for Christmas we have cake for breakfast too. Most people call bread, cakes, but also as banana nut or zucchini bread are served. Poppy seed and apple, cranberry and blueberry, they all look like the cake for me. Just before serving English tea, I said that the fruitcake is sometimes used. I participated in many parts of the afternoon, the pound cake and both the fruit and nut bread were served. And I think most of these sandwiches usually served during the months of autumn and winter. Dense desserts during the colder days and there is no better time than Christmas.
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I remember when I was younger and some live in the country, near Nashville, Tennessee, we had a cold in the kitchen on the back porch where we kept perishable foods during the winter months. My grandmother would have books, cake, wrapped in a brown paper bag and store. They never spoils, perhaps because we are on the Christmas cake as wolves rushed, but I never think cupcakes tend to mess up, I think it took longer than normal cake. But it did not matter during the holidays, like English Christmas cake never last very long.
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31 October 2008
I scribbled down some very sketchy characters yesterday, but at the moment have no plot and only the vaguest of opening scenes. I get the feeling it's going to be a bit like speeding down the motorway having taken only a couple of driving lessons - utter madness!!
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- Rachael Johns said...
I did it last year and it was fabulous!! Good luck... I'll be sitting it out this year for many, many reasons.
BTW you heard on your mss from your editor yet??
- 31 October, 2008 12:14
- Barbara said...
I am doing both this year for the first time. I am just now doing my character sketches.
- 31 October, 2008 14:32
- Lucy said...
Rach - I can pretty much guess what'll happen: I'll write like a fury for a few days, and then run out of steam!
No news from my editor yet. Only 11 months left! What about you?
Barbara - good luck - maybe we can keep each other going!
- 31 October, 2008 17:28
- Barbara said...
Absolutely, Lucy!
I think you know how to find me. ;-)
NaNoWriMo starts here in just one hour.
- 01 November, 2008 04:07
- Rachael Johns said...
No... no feedback from the editor here either. Although Lucy has emailed me and promised to get back shortly. Guess I just have to remember that editors are busy people :)
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Hey folks. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a happy new year too! Sorry for the delayed best wishes, but as usual at this time of year, life is just super busy with family, visits, work etc (the usual stuff). Fortunately I have managed to do a little hobby over the last month or so, working 10 mins here and there on a venom for La Danse Macabre.......
Whaaat! You are finally working on La Danse Macabre again NafNaf??!!! Yes, yes it is true, I finally got my mojo back and have started painting again.
I recently went to my local gaming clubs yearly tournament, and decided to take my Drukhari, as they are quite fun to play, and I wanted to get them on the table again after so long. Well I had a great day, and I am pleased to say I managed to win first place with them, having 3 really close games but managing to squeak a win in all of them. My army was pretty balanced, with lots of different elements that worked together really well on the day. Not an optimised tournament list by a far stretch, but I played it well and it was fun for my opponents to play against as well, with no broken units or funny shenanigans to have to deal with.
Well after my wins I fell back in love with the Drukhari and decided to start painting pronto. I had a few unpainted units on the table for the tourney, as my army is no longer battle ready with the updates to the index and core rules. There are a few priority units I need to get ready, and the venom was top of the list (I actually need to do a ravager but wanted to do something that felt a little more achievable to start with)
I decided to work on the venom in sub assemblies, as in the past I have really struggled to paint sections without mucking up another part I had already completed. It worked really well, as I was able to prime and paint the metal parts separately, and then do the top chassis with a red spray to get decent coverage. I had already chosen a palette of colours for the venom, with yellow on the front and a black at the back, with a green pattern of some sort. Painting the yellow was a bit of a challenge. It took many many thin coats of the base colour to get a smooth not blotchy surface, but once I had got this the rest of the blending was a cinch, and I am really pleased with the colour graduations on it. The black was just pure line highlighting on the edges. Black is not my strongest or favourite colour to paint, and I need to find a better method of doing it I think, but it still looks ok. I followed the colours with adding the patterns to the two areas. I wanted a graffiti esque splodge on the black, so I chose quite obvious highlights to the base green, which I think works quite well. I decided on the same for the two purple hearts on the front, so they hopefully look a little cartoony too.
The last to get painted was the red base. This involved quite a bit of blending and glazing to get smooth graduations, and tbh it still looks a little blotchy from the glazes. However the graduations are nice, and once the varnishes have been applied this will disappear, so I am not too worried about it. I have been cracking along every evening on this thing, so I hope I can show you more pretty soon, but that's it for now :)


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I love where I live. It may only be 13 miles north to south and 26 miles east to west, but it packs a whole lot in. There's always places that we haven't explored in a good while. The area around Hamstead is one such, as Newtown Creek always seems to claim our attentions at this end of the Island. But a lazy, sunny Sunday seemed the perfect time to revisit.
Wonderfully undeveloped, it has labels enough to indicate its quality: Heritage Coast, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Site of Special Scientific Interest. You can understand why. Heath and common, meadow and marsh, copse and coast; it's a microcosm of so many of the habitats we are lucky to have here.
We moved at an appropriately slow Sunday pace, down footpaths and through trees, trying to keep quiet enough to snap the birds and butterflies abounding. The wind picked up at the top of the hill, a chilly sea breeze others were appreciating more.
Unending change in the weather, flora, fauna, the very shape of our land; I'm sure it would be impossible to stop finding new inspiration in our explorations. We'll not leave it so long before the next time.


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Teddy Bear Tuesday: Of Cupcakes and Bears!
Last weekend Viola and Eva went to a good friends' birthday party at Just Baked. It just so happened that when it was time for them to start getting ready to leave for the party they were in the midst of playing with their bears and so decided to coordinator their outfits with each other and their ShellieMay bears (I swear, I had nothing to do with it!).
When it was time to go, of course, they refused to leave the bears behind and the result is this cute group shot on the "princess couch" at the cupcake shop!
The girls had a great time decorating cupcakes and immediately consuming them! And the teddy bears had a great time watching from a safe distance. I'm glad to report they returned home with little-to-no frosting in their fur!


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12 Piece Apricot Truffle Box: $20.00
A fund-raising project of the Society supported by Schurra's, one of
America's finest handmade confectioners—weds apricots with marzipan, apricot liqueur, and dark chocolate. A portion of the funds raised from every box supports the work of the Beethoven Center.
Two remarkable valleys inspired this delicious confection. Forty-five miles to the west of Vienna, the Wachau is a valley between the historic medieval towns of Melk and Krems. Over the millennia, the Danube River formed its beautiful landscape, which is famous for vineyards producing the finest white wines of Europe and farms devoted to apricots.
The second valley is Santa Clara Valley, forty-five miles south of San Francisco, home to the first city in California, San José, founded by the Spanish Viceroy in 1777, a month before Beethoven's seventh birthday. Though celebrated today as Silicon Valley, the "Valley of Heart's Delight" was famous the world over as an
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I, like most good little fags that I know, spend half (the other half is dedicated to my previously discussed Facebook addiction) of my Internet time getting up to date with all the goings on of the questionably famous. Back in the day, you had to wait for People to publish or Entertainment Tonight to come on. Today, you can get an immediate update on tmz.com, perezhilton.com, popeater.com or the like. I don't know what it says about my pathetic life that I have all of these sites bookmarked and I check them on a daily basis. If I had to think deeply about why I feel the need to visit these sites (and trust me, I make every attempt to not think deeply), I would say that it's a natural escape from the bad economic news that seem to overpower our every waking moment. If I can fixate on the foolishness and mayhem of these truly shallow and superficial people , I can forget about the harsh reality for ten minutes each day. So my day is not complete if I don't check to see who's been arrested/denied entry into the US (Amy Winehouse), who's a lesbian for the day (Lindsay Lohan, although she seems to be sticking with it), and which lesbian (Anne Heche) is splitting from her husband.
So here's a random listing of a recent day's top stories. Forget about how you're going to pay your mortgage or the minimum credit card payment next month for a few minutes…
"Designer Kenley Collins of Project Runway fame was arrested and charged March 17 for allegedly attacking her ex-fiance with several household items, including a laptop computer, apples, water and … a cat. After getting released on bail, she said the whole thing "was a miscommunication" and simply "a break up that went badly." Yeah, it went badly all right, especially for the cat. Who throws a cat at someone else? I can't say that I'm surprised by Kenley given her behavior on Project Runway. I know that I often felt like throwing things at the screen when I had to listen to her self-indulgent whine and her questionable fashion sense.
From tmz.com…"According to Ajc.com, Kim Zolciak of Real Housewives ofAtlanta was supposed to lend her "star power" to an event sponsored by Shoes for Shattered Hearts—a charity that was actually co-founded by Zolciak herself. It's one thing to start a charity. It's another to actually show up, especially since this was the fledging organization's first event. Instead of helping others, the Real Selfish Housewife opted for some "mental R and R." Apparently, the kind of R and R that you can only get in the Caribbean … getting drunk on a beach." Shocking behavior from someone who thought she could actually sing and who worked a hairpiece even less convincingly than Chuck Norris.
"Coolio went from plane-bound to handcuffs when airport screeners reportedly found the rapper in possession of crack cocaine, TMZ reported. Sources also told TMZ that Coolio proceeded to get physical with a screener." I'm shocked, shocked I say. And all of this time, I thought that his vacant, heavy-lidded stare was just because he was tired.
"According to a report on TMZ, Scott Siegel, the actor who sold Mickey Rourke steroids in The Wrestler, has been arrested… for selling steroids." I have heard of method acting, but this is ridiculous!
"Former Culture Club crooner Boy George was sentenced to 15 months in prison in London on Jan. 16, a month after being convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort at his apartment." Not to make too much light of this situation, but imprisoning someone in his home is probably the only way Boy George can get someone to spend the night with him nowadays. Of course, now he'll have a jailful of guys spending the night with him…hmmm, sounds vaguely like a Jeff Stryker video.
Is Lean Rimes' husband, Dancer Dean, Gay? Is that why she allegedly cheated with Eddie Cibrian? Not that I would need a reason to cheat with Cibrian. OMG, major league woof!
"Actress (their word, not mine!) Lisa Rinna campaigns to be cast in the new Melrose Place. Lisa, darling…no one likes desperate D-listers. I've got two words, no, make it three words for you…Sean Young, Catwoman. Look it up.
"Howard K. Stern, the late Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-turned-boyfriend, and others have been charged with 11 felony counts—including conspiracy, unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance and prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict. " But he's a lawyer; he would never do something so unethical and illegal as getting personally involved with his client and supplying her with drugs, would he?
"David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, was issued a felony DUI after causing a chain rear end collision in San Fernando Valley. Cops hauled her to the station where she was booked for the felony because people in the crash were injured mostly with minor injuries, TMZ reports. Hasselhoff paid her $100,000 bail." The family that drinks together apparently stays together. David, do you know the definition of the word "enabler?"
"Devo performs at the Austin Music Hall as part of SXSW 2009 in Austin, Texas." And all this time, I thought I had misplaced my jello molds….
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She stood looking out across the water and pulled her shawl tighter against the evening chill. It was almost time. Very soon she would walk to the foot of the mountain and perform the sacrifice as her mother's mother's mother had done.
She raised her face to the evening sun and felt its warmth on her cheek. It was soft, gentle-- almost like a kiss. She sighed, content with what must be.
The others did not understand-- even she did not fully understand, but she knew it wasn't as barbaric as the outsiders made it out to be. They were so offended the president of the UCAS had requested a summit meeting-- quiet literally in this instance since it was to be held at the foot of the mountain.
They would talk. They always talked, they never listened– and that was why they did not understand. They only understood the sound of their own voices– perhaps that was why she had no voice.
She was sure they would not understand-- but perhaps-- when it was over, the land would be whole and having seen-- they might understand.
She feared they would ever understand-- those without the gift never did see. They could not see how the land suffered-- how the sickness crept into the land. Pollution, poisons, toxic chemicals-- they were killing the land and its people. All people, not just hers.
She knew the legends-- knew the words that had been passed down from generation to generation-- but all the old woman could tell her was that when the time came-- she would know what to do.
She closed her eyes and breathed in the evening air. Even up here she could sense it-- the wrongness. It was almost time-- and not a moment too soon.
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Goods imply every type of variable property excluding money and actionable claims. To be more specific, it takes into consideration various things starting from shares, stocks, and often extends up to grass or growing crops. This isnt all, it also takes into consideration things which are either attached to or are a part of the land.
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You find heliconia plants in the gardens of many hotels, haciendas, and other locations throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and into lower Mesoamerica. Even more heliconia plants are roadside weeds in Peten, Alta Verapaz, Izabal and many other areas of Guatemala. But we have been surprised to discover that the Mayan people, especially the Q'eqchi' Mayan, use heliconia species for utilitarian purposes. To my knowledge heliconia is rarely mentioned as a utilitarian plant for pre-Columbian civilizations (other than the leaves for wrapping tamales). So now the FLAAR discoveries can add this plant to the list of useful plants of ancient civilizations.
We hope to find that someone else noticed this before we did. If you know of citations to use by Mayan or Xinca people of Guatemala (other than as ornament and more than just tamale wrap) please let us know.
Three Heliconia species growing happily at 1500 meters above sea level, Guatemala City, ethnobotanical research garden of FLAAR Mesoamerica.
Heliconia collinsiana
Heliconia latispatha
Heliconia rostrata
We appreciate the cooperation of Marcel Roehrs, former owner of La Selva Maya, Guatemala, for providing several species of heliconia plants for our research garden in Guatemala City about seven years ago.
These are three of the ten species that we need for our research garden in Guatemala City. We found these in several places in Izabal in late March 2017.
Heliconia aurantiaca
Heliconia champneiana
Heliconia rostrata
Our long range goal is to have all Guatemalan species of heliconia in our garden so we can photograph the flowers in our studio (since photographing them outside is not as productive). Even though we are at 1500 meters altitude, all heliconia which has been introduced grows readily once it takes root. Of course not all roots survive; roof thatch platanillo near Cahabon did not survive.
We also have Canna species, such as Canna indica, Indian Shot, since these leaves are used to wrap tamales and other things in most of Guatemala. It looks like a small heliconia plant though in more humid warmer areas it can grow to almost 2 meters in height. In the botanical garden the Canna species looks very happy.
You can find long bibliographies in most peer-reviewed journals or in monographs. But of course the monographs of the 1990's lack all the material published subsequently. Our bibliography here is intended as a helpful start for students, botanists, and interested lay people to learn more about heliconia of Mesoamerica, especially of Guatemala.
An essential monograph by capable botanists, but most of their research seems to have been in Costa Rica, Colombia and in countries other than Guatemala. We have made a list of all the species of heliconia which other botanists have listed for Guatemala but are either totally missing in the nice Berry and Kress monograph or if present, do not list Guatemala as where the species can be found. Now that the roads in Guatemala allow 4WD pickup trucks to reach remote areas, if you know local people (so you can get access to their fields and forests) you can find a lot more heliconia in Guatemala.
Web sites with information on Heliconia
A bibliography of Insects and Other Animals Associated with Heliconia
Heliconia Society International
Professional list of Heliconia species and in which country they are found.


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Proper and regular repairing of an AC system is necessary to ensure that the appliance keeps working smoothly, providing optimal levels of cooling and does not break down prematurely. However, major repair work needs professional help. It is best to leave the complex task of repairing only to experienced, certified and reliable professionals with specialized knowledge of the HVAC industry. In case you need to get services of a contractor company for AC Repair Service in Pasadena CA, hire Tempo AC. It is a locally owned servicing company with good reputation for serving customers in the Temple City.
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FROM THE FIELD: Rehabilitating lives in Tanzania
- Category: Human Rights
- Monday, 11 June 2018
- Written by www.un.org/news
Content by: UN News Centre
Agnes was born with a cleft lip, a birth defect that occurs when a baby's lip or mouth does not form properly. She was abandoned by her father and her mother was unable to find the right care for her.
It was a chance introduction to the CCBRT hospital in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, which specializes in disability rehabilitation, which led to her life-changing operation.
The international community is gathering at the United Nations in New York to discuss the challenges faced by women and girls like Agnes at meeting focusing on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
To read more about Agnes' story and how other people with disabilities are being treated in Tanzania, click here: https://undp.shorthandstories.com/gef-sgp-changing-lives


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In case you missed us we were featured on last nights BBC6 music show Now Playing. We got to select the track and artist we thought would break through in 2012. It was a great show and there was lots of great interaction going on on twitter too. A big thanks goes out to OhDearyme.com and also Will @ Somethinelse for letting us take part. If you want to listen again of for the forst time Click Here.
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School admissions and applications can be daunting. With schools getting more competitive, there seems to be a minefield of admissions interviews, entrance exams and waiting lists from as early as pre-prep, all the way up to senior school.
Each school has its own specific procedure and entrance requirements, but there are some general tips which can help your application. Whether your child is doing 11+ exams, the Common Entrance, or applying for sixth form colleges, it is vitally important to understand the admissions process.
The Basics Of How To Apply
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During class instruction we do our best through interactive questions, encouraging class participation, and answering thought provoking questions. Our instructors will demonstrate, and request students to practice safe firearms strategies-our "
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First Quarter Checklist
- http://www.spsccbookstore.com/. Use your class schedule to find the right section and course number. You can order your books online, or go to the bookstore in building 27.
- Find Parking! Beginning Fall quarter 2012, you do not need a parking permit to park on main campus. Plan to arrive early to find a spot, as lots fill up quickly between 8am-1pm. It is also helpful to know where all of the different parking lots are before you come to class the first day.
- Get your Student ID Card! Get your student ID card from the Bookstore (bottom floor of bldg. 27). You can get a new quarter sticker from the bookstore each quarter. The quarter sticker is your free bus pass.
- Take a Campus Tour! Take an hour to walk around campus and make sure you are familiar with the buildings so you know where your classes are.
It is important that you get started on the right foot. Follow the steps below to give yourself the best possible chance of success. These steps are also available in the Helpful Documents Section of the website.
At Least Three Weeks Before the Quarter Starts:
- Pay Tuition! To pay your tuition you will need to login to your mySPSCC portal and click on the "Pay Tuition Now" in the Account Balance section. If you have financial aid, scholarships, or VA benefits please make sure these are in place and will be covering your tuition. Tuition is always due the 3rd Tuesday before the quarter starts.
- Purchase Textbooks! Go online to www.spsccbookstore.com/. Use your class schedule to find the right section and course number. You can order your books online, or go to the bookstore in building 27.
Day Before the Quarter Starts:
- Print your Schedule! Go to your mySPSCC portal and click on the "View/Edit Schedule" section and print your class schedule. Sometimes classroom locations change, so check to see if anything is different.
First Day of the Quarter:
- Arrive Early! Give yourself time to find parking, find your building and get in your classroom.
- Attend Class! Instructors can drop students for non-attendance, even on the first day.
- Read the Class Syllabus! Read through all materials given to you on the first day so you know what to expect throughout the quarter.
- Start Studying! Start reading and doing assignments so you don't get behind in your work.
Where are My Classes?
Your class locations are listed on your class schedule. Go to your mySPSCC portal and click on the "View/Edit Schedule" section and print your class schedule. Each class will list a building and room number.
Make sure you know whether your classes are on our main campus in Olympia, or at our Hawk's Prairie campus in Lacey Campus on 6th Avenue. The Lacey Campus classes will be listed with L and a number for which building on the Lacey Campus. Click here to link to our campus maps.


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Primary three students at Windmill Integrated Primary School learned about family dynamics and making financial decisions in the home as part of the Young Enterprise 'Our Families' programme.
During the session, students identify family members and learn about the basic living needs and wants that they have. They discover where to satisfy these needs and begin to realise the difficult decisions that families have to make in order to pay for them.
The programme was assisted by business volunteer Martina Grey from Ulster Bank, Dungannon, lending her experience to the sessions.
The charity works with young people of all ages and abilities to encourage entrepreneurial qualities at a young age.
Visit YENI.co.uk to see how you can get involved with Young Enterprise, empowering young people with the skills and confidence to succeed in life and work.
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Stand by for a fare reduction revolution! According to travel experts the average return fares for air passengers will be 5.1% lower next year compared with 2014!
Major airlines are expected to cut and reduce fares early next year thanks to higher profits as a result of cheaper fuel and faster global growth. IATA - The International Air Transport Association, expects the global airline industry to report a record $25bn (£15.9bn) profit next year.
The Global aviation body also increased its profit forecast for 2014 to $19.9bn, up from its earlier prediction of $18bn - good news for all, including the travelling public.
"The industry outlook is improving. The global economy continues to recover and the fall in oil prices should strengthen the upturn next year," said IATA director general Tony Tyler.
The last time the industry reported a profit margin close to IATA's prediction for next year was in 2010, when it reached 3.1%.
However, Mr Tyler said the 3.2% margin did not leave much room for deterioration before profits were hit, pointing out that political unrest, conflicts and some weak regional economies all posed a risk.
IATA - The industry body represents 250 airlines, accounting for 84% of global air traffic say the state of the global industry varies dramatically according to location. North American airlines expected to see profit margins of 6% next year, by far the strongest performance globally.
In contrast, European airlines are only expected to see profit margins of 1.8%, which the association blames on "high regulatory costs, infrastructure inefficiency and onerous taxation". The UK for example has the most heavily taxed airline industry than almost any other country in the world.
The recent fall in the oil price is set to provide a welcome boost to airline's profits through cheaper fuel prices. Brent crude oil has fallen more than 40% since June, and today slipped below $66 a barrel!
However passengers will have to wait to see the benefit of the falling fuel prices as the vast majority of airlines buy fuel in bulk in advance for a set price - or hedging as it is known, so it could be a while before the fare come tumbling.


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All quality content creators on steemit are eligible to participate in our service and community. We are a delegation based subscription vote bot, we also offer a limited amount of paid steem memberships, but those are first offered to current members, and new members are encouraged to delegate. Members that subscribe to the service the will receive a daily vote after a 22hr timer expires. The value of this vote will be based on how much a member delegates or pays.
STEEM subscriptions will be limited to a max of 400 STEEM (from all members combined, and as above current members have the right of first refusal, before we offer paid memberships to new member). As previous each 1 Steem Payment will be equivalent to 25SP delegated for the purpose of tier and vote calculation. We are also starting a phase out period, so all paying members, but also delegate at least 25% of there total tier contribution. (ie, if they want silver tier, you must delegate at least 312.5SP and your steem payment would be 37.5 STEEM, you can not gain your tier with payments only)
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This month due to demand and requests we are creating a platinum tier and will increase our max delegation to 5000SP.
Here are the current tiers, and vote values
Please be aware, the current % will be reduced slightly when next month takes effect due to increased membership, but despite that I expect vote values will remain close to the current values as the increased delegation offset the reduced %, but vote values are mostly depending on steem price and the price feed, so there is always some fluctuation throughout the month due to this, and if steem continues it's downward trend the vote value will fall more, this is of course why delegations are preferred and payments of liquid steem are discouraged.
Please also be aware you do not need to delegate the exact amount for a specific tier and regardless of the amount you delegate an appropriate and scaled vote will be provided, the minimum amount is 50SP.
|Vote Value(current)
I hope this all make sense, but If not please feel free to ask any questions in the comments or on discord @phelimint #3565
Here are the links to delegate to the appropriate tiers
Recently this tool below has been my favorite for adding and removing delegation check it out, and thanks to @yabapmatt for creating it!
Otherwise there are also the trusty old manual steem connect links below
Please be aware you need to replace USERNAME with your username.
0SP-To withdraw your Delegation
50SP Minnow Tier
200SP- Lead Tier
400SP-Copper Tier
650SP Nickel Tier
1250SP-Silver Tier
2500SP - Gold Tier
5000SP-Platinum Tier
Second Chance Post
Here's a great post to share today from @dedicatedguy. He rights some excellent psychology content that is totally worth checking out and keeping up on and today's in definitely the case as well.
Looking forwards for all our new members coming aboard this month!