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When I wrote this, back in August, the BlackBerry PlayBook was getting tough reviews. However, since the OS was updated to 2.0 at the end of February, I can honestly say those reviews are unfounded.
With native email, calendar and contacts now part and parcel of the device, it now really is possible to live in "The Cloud".
What's more, with the introduction of an Android player, the number of apps available has increased exponentially. Personally, I'm not too bothered about apps. I have what I need and don't have a desire to load my PlayBook with everything under the sun.
My device does exactly what I want it to do; and using my phone to connect to the internet, when not in a Wi-Fi area means I'm not restricted in any way.
So - if you haven't already; take a look at the latest version of the BlackBerry PlayBook; like others, you might be pleasantly surprised
"The Cloud". It's a phrase we hear about more and more, as our computing lives take place on line.
We are living in an ever connected world. We're sold broadband that is always on; we have a number of devices that are connected to the internet. The laptop, the smartphone, games consoles like the Ninetendo Wii, XBox, Playstation and many more. Even the fridge!
Can it be possible to do without the full-scale laptop and/or PC, and live within the means of the handheld devices we carry around.
There have been quite a few experiments recently, where people have lived without the use of a normal PC or laptop, for one day; and I thought I'd join the fray!
To 'Live in the Cloud' you not only need the equipment to, but you also need the software. This is how I spent one day, using just my BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry PlayBook
Browser - The whole reason for being in the Cloud. The BlackBerry PlayBook offers a browser experience that is near the normal browser.
Bluebox - an app that connects to your Dropbox account. This is a great way to store and access documents, and once they've been edited they sync back and the new version is available anywhere. It's also easy to share documents too When you sign up, you get 2Gb of storage, free.
Documents To Go - Included on BlackBerry (from OS5) it's allows you to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents whilst out and about. It's also included on the PlayBook. The one downside is the ability to fully edit spreadsheets, but otherwise, it's ideal for reviewing. *UPDATE - From OS2, it's now possible to edit spreadsheets...
BlackBerry Bridge - One of the negatives bandied about with regards to the PlayBook, is the lack of native applications, such as email. However, BlackBerry created the Bridge, an app that allows you to access these on your mobile phone, including BlackBerry Messenger, contacts, calendar and documents. Although not native, it could be argued that, since these are not available when the Bridge is disconnected, then security of the data remains intact.
Google Docs - An alternative to Docs To Go; but you need to be Online to use it. Google Docs is a solid way to access and share documents, as well as GMail and Calendar.
GeeReader - Keep in touch with your RSS news feeds. It's a great, free app, for the PlayBook, that integrates well; and since the PlayBook can play video, you can also watch the news too.
Connectivity - Of course, living (and working) in the cloud means that you also need to be connected. There are numerous ways - a wif-fi connection via a hotspot, a personal wi-fi hotspot, or even the use of the BlackBerry Torch as a modem. If you have an unlimited data plan (or even a high-use) then this is a great way to keep connected.
Nobody said it would be easy, and this is just a quick look at the possibilities, especially since everything I've mentioned here is free (apart from the network connectivity).
It goes to show what can be achieved whilst out and about.... Including this particular post!


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Levi's, McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut are the brand names that have used the franchise model of business to succeed. A model where they offer the same "brand" experience to customers visiting any of their outlets.
Such is the similarity in their stores (in terms of looks) that at times, you tend to relate the ambience of their stores to the brand. McDonald's for example always has those wooden chairs, small tables and kid's meal.
Likewise, Domino's does not offer you cutlery (in India) to help you eat pizzas. They want us to feel the food and eat it with our hands. Yanks might call it Gross! We, kind of like it 😊 (we are loving it!)
2017 was a good year for franchise style of businesses.
Consider this – In the year 2017, there were 745,078 franchisees operational in the United States and the number of franchise units grew at an average of 1.6%.
Furthermore, the franchise employment saw an increase of 3.1%. (source: https://1851franchise.com/10-franchise-industry-statistics-2705340)
And this is the reason, the franchise blog gets a mention in my startup and entrepreneurship blog.
How did I learn about Franchisee style of Business?
I have helped a business (JobRidge) design and develop a plan and execute it (to an extent) as a franchisor. In addition to helping a business where we were the franchisors, I also had the opportunity of sitting on the other side of the table as a franchise.
My father was opening an F & B unit in their city and he wanted my help to get a good brand name to help them with teething troubles or help them save the agony of running a business on an experimental basis.
See, I told you – I have been at both sides of the table. Thereby, making me an apt candidate to answer all questions/queries about franchise business (without any prejudices 😉).
My fascination with franchise style of business goes way back.
In my initial entrepreneurial years, I always made it a point to visit franchise expo events in my city.
What would I do there?
To start with, I would go and visit almost every stall in the franchise expo and understand their business model.
There were franchisors with unique business models ranging from 1 L investment per month to million in Initial from different lines of businesses. I mean, there were companies from the education domain, healthcare, F & B, Home services, Laptop repair, education training, etc, etc.
It was an enchanting experience.
Frankly speaking – That time, I had no idea how all the information would help me. I just learned it for the heck of understanding unique business models.
As far as I was concerned, I was busy doing the techie thing in my company and our main business focus was – IT Services.
Still, it was a Pilgrimage – I never missed.
My first business model built on Franchisee style of Business:
Around 6 to 7 years back – all that I learned, finally came to use (as they say, knowledge never goes waste).
I was working as a small business consultant for a job portal – JobRidge.
My role and responsibility were to help them with the portal development (the techie stuff) and help them design a business plan which can help them grow fast (yes. I know – The Cliché "Grow Fast").
I did some research and realized most of the job portals ran on the same business model of employer-employee.
There was nothing unique in them and space seemed cluttered.
And since this job portal catered to tier-2 and tier-3 industrial cities, the same old business model was out of the question.
Then I had my Eureka moment! I was sitting under the tree and an apple fell on my head and I went "I found it". (bad joke – even Archimedes and Newton didn't find it funny!)
Jokes apart! I pitched the idea of building a business model based on the franchise business model.
The idea seemed challenging but the team liked it and they were all game to pull it off.
All that I had learned for years how to run franchisee style of business was finally going to be fruitfull. Now was the time to put all my theoretical knowledge to practical use.
Their portal already was doing decent business catering to employees looking for jobs in Industries working on a mix offline + online business model.
Their online model was similar to the model of every web-based job website and through, it did the job to an extent, for companies in finding candidates – it never really gave excellent results.
One of the reasons for the failure of portal to attract too many candidates was the limited internet penetration in small cities in India (those who have seen India grow in last 5 years back will know what I am talking about).
Since their brand had done decent business in their own city – I encouraged them to give franchisees of their brand in other tier-2 or tier-3 cities that had industries.
This was supposed to help them reach to more candidates who did not have a decent internet connection. When we got vacancies from industries, we could push the information as sms to our paid members.
We designed a business model where all our franchisees had to do was give a fixed franchise fee of 25K and spend around 8 to 10K INR in allocating a space to us in their existing business (for branding purpose).
They would get a 50% commission on every vacancy or paid candidate registered through them.
We, as the franchiser were to handle all I.T back-end operations, training and after-sales support. They were our front face in their city and were to handle marketing and sales.
As per our past experience, we had estimated a profit of around 20 to 30K for a franchise running in a small city.
The money might sound small to you. However, it was an added income to their existing businesses with a very small investment.
Also, 6 to 7 years back when we were a lot simpler – 20 to 30K was a decent earning in a small city.
It was a perfect partnership business model in between us and the franchises.
Anyways, I am going to discuss the business model in detail when I do a blog on how to run a job portal.
Key points about franchisee style of Business:
As of now, all you must understand are the following important points before taking a franchise or getting into this business:
- Franchisors expect you to pay a one-time fee to use their brand name.
- Franchisors would want you to invest money in building an infrastructure.
- Franchisors will take a % of sales you do at your end.
- Franchisors will help you with training and support (online/offline) depending on their business model.
In a nutshell, franchisors are giving you their brand name. A brand name, they have spent years building upon.
They will charge you a royalty for the brand name in terms of a onetime fee and a % of all sales done by your unit.
Pros and Cons of having a Franchisee:
Here are the pros of owning a franchise:
- You get a platform to start :
Imagine a scenario where you start a new venture with a fresh brand name. I am sure, you do not expect customers to flock to your store/unit from day one.
They will take their own sweet time, waiting for reviews from others and then, trying your stuff.
The problem is – your expenses start from day one.
All the sweet time, the customers will take in getting acquainted with your brand might not be sweet for you. As every damn expense will start from day one for you.
Now this pain of getting to become a brand name can be taken away by taking a franchise
What if a big brand gives you their name and instead of starting a new store, you become an extended arm of an established brand name. A brand, people easily identify with.
Now the city does not have some unknown XYZ brand asking it to try their food. Instead, they have a famous chain opening another outlet in the city.
The whole city cannot wait to see this famous bran opening its outlet in the city.
You get the point. That's the biggest advantage you will have in becoming a franchisee of a known brand.
- You can start any Business of your choice:
This might not mean a lot to many of us who like to be in our comfort zone and do things, we have been trained to do.
However, think of those who want to follow their passion or think of Indian dads, who still must find a way to "employ their spoiled brats" (please ignore my harsh language. It's a bitter truth of our society. I still see so many parents looking for opportunities for the "Chirag of their house").
So, where was I?
Okay. Opening a franchise allows you to start a business you always wanted to do. For example, you always wanted to start a sweet store or wanted to start a retail store but had no clue about how these businesses worked.
Worry not! There are companies who will teach you the trick of trade by giving you their SOPs and training – to help you run a successful business.
Within a few months, you will be ready to run a business you always wanted to run and live your dream.
- The invaluable help in running operations, marketing and finance:
Starting a business is just half the job. The real test lies in running the business.
The biggest benefit you stand to gain as a franchise is the operations support from franchisors. As far as I know, most of the good franchisors have a dedicated team to help you succeed.
For them, your success means their success as they stand to gain a substantial amount of % from your unit.
I have heard of sales and support team of franchisors camping in the cities where franchisees are not able to meet targets and working around the clock to sort out issues faces by franchises.
This support is invaluable.
You also stand to gain in terms of advertisements done by the brand on TVs and other mediums. For example, a burger king advertisement running on TV is an ad for all their outlets.
Think of a scenario where you had to spend money to promote your brand on TV.
I personally cannot think of spending money to advertise on TV. Their one-month budget might be equivalent to my marketing & sales budget for two years 😊. Small businesses stand to gain a lot by taking franchisees.
Add to above, the backend support you will have in terms of software, training material and HR (some franchisors are known to even provide help with staffing).
Lastly, franchisors will (at times) help you raise funds too.
And, that brings me to the end of making you "feel good".
Let's head for some criticism of owning a franchise.
Here are the cons of having a franchise:
- You never get to build your "Own Brand":
"Aw, who needs my brand. All I care about is money!" – If that's your thought process. Dude! Your marriage to a franchise style of business is long term.
On the contrary, if you are someone who likes to build your own brand. A name, everyone identifies your business with – franchisee style business is not for you.
I fall into the class of people who like to build their own brand. Hence, I am not a big fan of starting a franchise.
Around 8 years back, I met a gentleman who gave me a truck full of B.S about a new line of business that has made millions of people rich in the shortest time possible.
Sounds like a Ponzi scheme. Right?
I was too young to understand, and my struggling business wasn't giving me enough confidence to get rich quickly 😉.
Therefore, I decided to meet the gentleman. Only to learn about Amway!
I immediately stopped him in middle of the pitch and told him that I like to work on building my pawn brand. He said, "he liked to follow the footsteps of successful people". End of story!
He was the franchise style of guy (MLM is also another franchise style of business with a different business model).
Getting back to the point. With franchises, people will always identify you like burger king outlet or Levi's outlet or a McDonald outlet.
You lose your personal identity.
I don't know what it means to you but It's a big thing for me.
The choice is yours.
- The franchise license cost and sales commission % can be a bummer:
All good things in life come with a commitment. Think of house, car, family – you have a commitment to all of them.
Likewise, with franchisee style of business, you have a commitment to meet minimum targets.
There will be times, franchisors will sign an agreement with you for a commitment at your end to pay Min X amount of money every month (irrespective of the sales done by you).
If things go south (do not forget 8 out of 10 startups fail), you are doomed.
You have already paid franchisors a huge license fees and now, you will be paying from your nose.
Plainly speaking, I am not a big fan of businesses which start with a huge investment. I am a fan of bootstrapped startups as they find their way, growing through adverse times.
The big brands in franchise business come with their own Terms & Conditions which include huge investments, business commitments, etc, etc and they small ones – the ones, who are too easy to negotiate do not have a proper support system.
When my dad's business went south, the franchisor – a famous restaurant brand name was nowhere to be seen. All they called us was for their franchise fees.
Despite all his reluctance to pay the %, he had to oblige them because the agreements he signed were all in favour of franchisors.
All the Franchisors spend a lot of money on "legal" services. I vividly remember a VP of a big chain telling me, "Once you decide to join us, we will sign an agreement which will obviously be all in our favour "and then he let out a big laugh. (I felt like punching him on his face for saying that. Yeah, I know – that was an obnoxious thought but the younger me did have these impulsive nasty feelings ☹ )
- Staff Hiring Issues:
This one is specifically for those who plan to start franchisee in a small town or city and the franchise depends on the skill set of employees. i.e, it's a service driven franchisee.
The best example I can think of is an Indian Restaurant food chain opening a restaurant in a small city.
Here is a food for thought (since we are talking food chain) "The food Indian restaurant prepares comprises of 1000 of ingredients and franchisees have their own set of flagship dishes to prepare".
When I asked one of the franchisors about the training they will offer. They said, "their head office is in Mumbai – A place, thousands of kms away from our city and they can train our staff only through web-based training".
Now, how on the holy earth where we supposed to get staff and teach them to prepare dishes of the famous Chef via web.
We dropped the idea and went to another company which promised us staff services – only to regret it later.
This company (we learned later) was into staffing services too and would always force upon extra staff on us so that they could charge a % from salaries of staff sent by us.
I don't know how much time we wasted going back and forth with them on staffing troubles. They thought we were understaffed and we thought we were overstaffed with some over expensive guys sent by them.
Just when you thought, it was sorted with them – the situation really went downhill from there. They hijacked (technically stole) some of our staff for a new franchise of theirs which was opening in the next few months.
I learned – it was a common practice for them. To support a new franchise, they picked staff from old franchisees without keeping them in the loop.
It was a Disaster!
Anyways, we learned the business in the next few months and stopped taking any staff from them.
Their brand helped us get a start and after that, it all came down to our skill set.
You might face other support issues like training issues and if you are someone who does not like to follow dictums of others. Think again, you are technically an extended arm of some other business.
You must work as per their whims and fancies.
There are times, you will feel claustrophobic because you have spent so much money in buying the franchise and have spent a fortune in building a store/unit as per demands of franchisors and you cannot even move a finger without their permission.
For instance, you have to take permission to change store outlay or implement a new strategy.
To sum up, you will see yourself asking a question – "Whose business is it anyway?"
I might sound a little biased towards not going for a franchise but that's me.
World over, Franchise style of businesses has done well for years.
As far as numbers are concerned, I am quoting from franchise Asia "The franchise industry is growing at a rate of 30-35% per annum and the sales turnover of the sector was recently valued at over US$7 billion." (source : https://india.franchiseasia.com/information/indian-franchise-industry-outlook-for-2018)
Numbers support the growing demand of franchise business in India and other parts of the world.
Moving to FAQs about franchise business:
- How do you franchise a business?
To franchise a business, you must design and develop a business model where your brand can benefit a person who takes your franchise. Think of key parameters like:
- What is it that a franchise stands to gain from my business?
- How much should I charge them for my brand value and what should be the sales % I should ask for?
- How will I support a franchise?
I strongly recommend that you do your research and use your past experiences before planning to franchise your business.
- What is the best franchise business to own?
That's a tough question. It all depends on your investment capability, your passion and the ROI you expect on your investment. Not to forget, the demand of franchise in your city.
For ex, I see no point in starting a luxury resort in a small city with no tourists to speak of.
I cannot tell you the best franchise business to own but I can tell you the popular franchises to own.
- As per franchise.org "Fast Food Franchise business is the most popular franchise business in the US" (source : https://www.franchise.org/stats-franchising%E2%80%99s-deep-impact)
- The market value of the food and beverage industry was US$26 billion in 2017; this figure is projected to increase to US$46 billion within two years (source : https://india.franchiseasia.com/information/indian-franchise-industry-outlook-for-2018)
All pointers point to F & B industry being the numero uno franchise style of business.
- How much do you need to start a franchise?
Again, that's a very business specific question. You must do your groundwork before finding the investment you will need to start a franchise. Since you are asking for money to start, I am listing some pointers to help you with the starting cost:
- License Fees Cost (one time).
- Infrastructure Cost (lease, advance, interiors, furniture)
- Staff Training cost (you might have to travel to the head office of the franchisor. Keep the cost in mind)
- Initial training material cost (some companies charge you for it).
- Initial stock cost (you are required to buy some min. amount from franchisors to start a business)
- Software cost
- How to get small business loans for a franchise?
How to raise funds for a startup or a small business is a question everyone has. Consider a franchise to be like any other small business. You can submit a business proposal to a bank for a business loan. There are govt schemes to help you fund your business.
- Can I get a Franchise business Plan Example?
I suggest, you visit bplans.com and use their paid service to quickly design and develop a franchise business Plan. I have used their service in past and their ready to use templates are a good starting point to quickly guide you through the process.
And that's the end of the franchise blog. Phew! Wasn't that long 🙂
Feel free to ask any queries you might have about starting or running a franchise style of business.

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Like Ces, Monita and Pat in Peru, will be trekking a mountain!
This Sunday, we are meeting at Mission Peak for the Sunday trail run at 8AM.
Let' s meet at:
1892 Stanford Avenue, Fremont, CA
- let us meet at the parking lot and we start running/hiking at 8:15am. See you there.
This will prepare us for trekking mountains ranges around the world AND TOUGH MUDDER!
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Charleston is never short on accolades and now there's yet another one to add to the list, showing the world why the Holy City is such a great place to live and visit. Readers of Travel + Leisure recently chose Charleston as the second best city in the entire world as part of the magazine's 2014 World's Best Awards.
Every year, Travel + Leisure readers vote on their favorite hotels, resorts, spas, airlines, cruise lines, tour operators, rental-car agencies and more in the magazine's annual World's Best Awards survey. The results of all categories are available now on www.travelandleisure.com and will be published in the August 2014 issue.
Charleston was second only to Kyoto, Japan. Other cities making the top 10 list, and putting Charleston in great company, include Florence, Rome, Mexico City, Istanbul and Seville. The only other U.S. city to make the list was New Orleans, landing at No. 10.
Last year, readers ranked Charleston No. 7 on the list, so our fair city has bumped up quite a number of spots. Here's hoping next year, we top the list!
Charleston did rank No. 1 for best North American city, as it also did last year. Other cities in the North American top 10 included our neighbor, Savannah, Santa Fe, Chicago, New York City and San Francisco.
Thinking of making the Charleston area your home? We'd be happy to help you build a new Charleston home to perfectly suit your family. For more information, visit www.sabalhomessc.com or give us a call at 843-830-0158.


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CBD oil vape pens have become all the rage, and with good reason.
If you're currently getting your CBD dosage via one of the many methods available, you may have considered vaping your CBD too.
Or perhaps you are already a vaper and are just becoming interested in how CBD can simply change your life. Well, you've come to the right place.
We're going to give you a thorough rundown about CBD vape pens. Basically, it's everything we think you need to know on the topic.
Common Types of CBD Vape Pens: Disposable vs Reusable vs Cartridge-Based vs Refillable
CBD vape pens are basically one kind of vapor device, and there are several different types or variations currently on the market. Let's go through those types and, following that, we'll touch upon a few recommendations for each.
The first distinguishing factor between different types of vape pens is if they are of the disposable or reusable kind. This will be the first major decision you make before you purchase a CBD vape pen.
1. Disposable CBD Vape Pen
A disposable vape pen is just that – you use it until your CBD is done, and then you throw it away. The advantages here are obvious. You don't need to charge it or maintain it in any way. The primary disadvantage of a disposable vape pen is cost, as it will end up being more expensive than a reusable. You also have a more limited selection of products in comparison to a reusable.
2. Reusable CBD Vape Pen
A reusable CBD vape pen will involve a greater initial investment, but as the name suggests you will be using it over an over again and saving money in the long run.
If you choose a reusable CBD vape pen, you'll have yet another decision to make. This would be between a cartridge based CBD vape pen and a refillable one.
3. Cartridge-Based CBD Vape Pen
If you go with a cartridge based CBD vape pen, it's almost like having half of a disposable. The pen itself is multi-use, but the CBD vape cartridge is thrown away when it is emptied. Simply screw on a new CBD vape cartridge and keep vaping. Very easy to use.
The disadvantage here is that not all cartridges are interchangeable so you may be limited to one or a few CBD brands. It's also more expensive than refillable.
4. Refillable CBD Vape Pen
A refillable CBD vape pen allows you to refill it when you have used up all the CBD vape juice. Instead of a cartridge, you'll typically find that the pen has a tank to hold your juice.
The advantages of a refillable lie in their flexibility and cost. You can refill with any type of e-liquid or CBD vape juice you like, even from companies that can't sell you a CBD vape cartridge. It also ends up being a lot more cost effective per mg of CBD by purchasing your own juice and refilling. The biggest downside to them is that there is more to fuss with. You'll need to maintain it.
The Best CBD Vape Pens To Buy in 2019
We would be remiss if we didn't offer at least a few product recommendations. Below each is a button to take you to the full review for each product where available.
We're constantly adding products we love to this list and adding more full reviews. In the meantime, here are some of our favorites.
Recommended Disposable CBD Vape Pens
1. CBDfx Vape Pens
We love this brand for their CBD gummies, but they do make great CBD vape pens as well. One CBD disposable vape pen will set you back about $15 for 30mg of CBD, so it's definitely more for light users given the lower CBD count.
Here is our 15% Off Coupon Code for CBDfx vape pens: BESTDOSAGE
They're currently available in fresh mint and strawberry lemonade flavors. These vape pens use a mixture of VG and PG as a carrier for their CBD and should be good for around 300 puffs.
2. CBDistillery Vape Pens
These CBD vape pens are made by the well-known and respected CBDistillery brand. They come in a variety of flavors, from Strawberry Lemonade to Grand Daddy Purp and cost around $25 for 200mg of CBD. Now, these pens do not contain PG or VG, but actually, use something called MCT (medium-chain triglycerides) as a carrier for CBD. For some this is a plus, for others, it is a big no-no. The research is still developing, so you'll have to make your decision on this.
Here is our 15% Off Coupon Code for CBDistillery vape pens: BESTDOSAGE
Recommended Reusable CBD Vape Pens + Cartridges
1. CBDfx CBD Vape Pen Starter Kit: Overall Score is 98/100
After creating a very popular line of CBD vape oils, CBDfx finally got around to creating their own CBD vape oil pen kit. Unlike just about every vape pen on the market, this one is designed with CBD users specifically in mind.
The CBDfx vape pen starter kit is constructed from high-quality steel materials and comes pre-set to the right temperature so your CBD vape oil doesn't burn.
Here is our 15% Off Coupon Code for the CBDfx vape pen starter kit: BESTDOSAGE
CBDfx has made this vape kit really easy for anyone to use and they also made it cost effective. You can pick up this kit for only $39.99, making it one of the least expensive ones we've come across.
2. Koi Stik CBD Vape Pens: Overall Score is 87/100
Koi is known for their great quality products, and here they make it really easy. These CBD vape pens use a pod system, which is essentially a refillable cartridge. Just fill up an empty pod with 1.8ml of CBD vape juice and you're ready to go.
The Stik goes for $16.99 and the pods come in a 2-pack for $8.99, but you have to toss them after a few uses. It is isn't the cheapest option, but super easy and high quality.
3. Halo Triton II Vape Pens: Overall Score is 84/100
Halo was among the second wave of brands that really disrupted the electronic cigarette market and offered variety and flexibility. The same goes for their Triton vape pens.
They have a wide variety of parts and kits to build your perfect CBD vape pen.
We would recommend the Triton II Starter Kit, which is only $39.99 and comes with two batteries, two tanks, and everything else you need to start vaping.
Why CBD Through Vapor?
That's probably the first question you're asking yourself. There are many ways to consume CBD. From oils and tinctures to edibles such as the very popular CBD gummies.
Each has its own advantages, and people who consume CBD oil will often have a favorite but are just as likely to use a combination of products.
The 3 most cited reasons for consuming CBD through vape pens are the following:
1. Quick effect. Vaping is one of the fastest ways to feel the effects of CBD. This is primarily due to how it is delivered into your body. Edibles, for instance, will take a lot longer as the CBD needs to make its way through your intestines and be absorbed by the liver. The only thing that comes close to matching vaping is consuming via tinctures.
2. Bioavailability. This essentially refers to how effective the CBD you ingest is. Your liver will take what is called a "first pass" at it, leaving your bloodstream with about 15% of the CBD you actually consumed. Vaping avoids this, as a full 50-60% of the CBD is absorbed immediately via your lungs. That gives vaping a huge advantage over ingestion in terms of efficacy.
3. Dosage. As opposed to a single pill, or a gummy, CBD vape pens spread out your dosage. You'll have more than enough in a CBD vape cartridge, but with it, you'll also be able to pace yourself. Think of it as having more exact control of your dosage. Take a few puffs and see how you feel, then take a few more if you desire a stronger effect.
How Much CBD Should I Vape?
This all depends on how much experience you have with CBD, and what you are trying to treat. If you are a vaper already but are new to CBD, be sure you don't treat it as you would with your other e-liquid.
Answering the question of how much CBD should I vape is not the same as asking yourself how much you should vape in general.
If you have a good idea of how much CBD you need for what you are already treating, you should also exercise some caution here.
Whenever you take a new form of CBD, it is always wise to start off lower than you normally would and see how your body reacts to it. This is especially the case with CBD vape pens because as we mentioned in the last section, vapor has a higher efficacy than ingestion.
That being said, here's a rule of thumb from the non-profit CBD advocacy group CBD Century:
"For sleep disorders, 40 – 160 mg of CBD should be taken daily. Schizophrenic patients should inhale 40 – 1280 mg of CBD for up to one month. Chronic pain is another major ailment that CBD can suppress. Such patients with chronic pains should inhale between 2.5 mg and 20 mg of CBD daily for the next three to four weeks."
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Now that you know about the advantages of vaping CBD over other forms, and you hopefully answered the how much CBD should I vape question too, let's get to CBD vape pens.
That's the heart of the subject today, so allow us to take a step back and explain what vape pens are in general, and how CBD can be used in them.
You may know the term vape pen by now since vaping has become so popular in the past few years. The truth is, the term vape pen has come to encapsulate pretty much all vapor devices on the market.
The electronic cigarette was the term first used, and then came vaporizer, and now vape pen. All are used and do have some variation in meaning, but for our purposes, let's begin by calling them vapor devices.
The general theory behind a vapor device is to take a liquid and heat it up to the point where the vapor is created, which can then be inhaled into the lungs.
The concept actually goes back to the 1970s, but it was only in this past decade that it really caught on as a way for cigarette smokers to have an alternative.
A vapor device is composed of three main segments: a tank or cartridge to hold e-liquid, an atomizer that serves as a heating element, and a battery that provides power to the atomizer. There are other parts, like sensors and chips, but this is the basic construct.
As the market for vapor products grew, so did the types of devices.
Vape pens emerged as a smaller and easy to use version of an electronic cigarette or vaporizer. Along with the growth in the type of vapor devices, we also saw growth in the types of elements that could be vaped.
Where initially the intent was to deliver liquid nicotine, quickly there was the realization that vapor could be the vehicle to deliver a number of other compounds in an efficient manner.
Enter the idea of CBD vape pens! If other chemical compounds could use vapor, why not CBD? Instead of filling a vape pen with e-liquid or vape juice that contained nicotine, one could fill it with CBD.
Thus CBD vape juice was born and with it a host of benefits. It could be housed in a CBD vape cartridge, or sold in bottles for refillable pens. It could serve as a delivery platform for the incredible benefits of CBD.
Confusion Over CBD Vape Juice?
Before we give you some product recommendations, it is important to clear up some confusion over CBD vape juice. Due to the fact that the CBD industry is still relatively new and growing quickly, there is still a great deal of confusion and misinformation out there.
We'd like to address the confusion over CBD vape juice since it is so directly related to CBD vape pens, which can also be called CBD vape oil pens. Therein lies the issue.
The crux of the problem here is in the misuse of the term CBD oil. You'll see many websites that write about and even sell CBD oil, and ones that will do the same for CBD vape juice but call it CBD oil.
These are not the same thing! Despite commonly being referred to by the same name, there is a clear difference between CBD oil and CBD vape juice.
CBD oil is composed of CBD that is suspended in some type of oil that you can digest. Typically that would be in olive oil, coconut oil, or the like.
This oil is meant to be taken orally and ingested through your stomach. It is not meant to be put into a CBD vape pen! Filling your CBD vape pen with oil is a terrible idea, as the oil is too thick to vape. You won't get any CBD out of it, it'll simply taste terrible, and it can actually be dangerous.
CBD vape juice or CBD e-liquid is a combination of CBD (often in the form of CBD isolate) and other ingredients that you would find in any regular e-liquid.
That usually means it contains flavoring and propylene glycol or vegetable glycol, which is what produces the vapor when heated.
If you're buying a CBD vape cartridge, you don't really have a problem. But if you are refilling your own CBD vape pen, be absolutely sure of what you are buying.
Sometimes CBD vape juice will also be called CBD vape oil, just like we can call them CBD vape pens or CBD vape oil pens and that's okay. But don't be confused and think that any old CBD oil can be vaped.
Vaping actual CBD oil can cause lipoid pneumonia, so it's not just a bad experience you'll have but it can actually be really bad for you.
Make sure you're actually purchasing a product that is meant to be vaped. There are a lot out there and they come in some incredible flavors too. Check out some of our favorite CBD vape juice flavors on our Pinterest page.
Recommended CBD Oil Vape Juice
1. CBDfx CBD Vape Juice: Overall Score is 99/100
CBDfx offers 10 different flavors of their CBD vape juice. If you like variety and high-quality vape juice, then CBDfx is the brand for you.
CBDfx was started by the same company that owns the popular vape juice brand Mad Hatter, Mad Hatter is known for its great tasting vape juice flavors.
CBDfx vape juice is available in in 250mg, 500mg and 1000mg. Their CBD is sourced from organic hemp farms and created in a cGMP certified facility.
The ingredients for the CBD vape juice are Propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, natural flavoring, and CBD.
If you do buy vape juice from CBDfx, I strongly recommend buying their CBD Vape Pens Starter Kit. Great one-time investment for a product that consistently works.
The first step you should take in exploring CBDfx's lab approved products is to read their lab reports. Their lab reports are publicly shown here on their website.
2. CBDfx CBD Vape-Oil Additive: Overall Score is 91/100
CBDfx has really increased their vape lineup and still kept their great customer experience standards. We're a big fan of the brand and enjoy their disposable CBD vape pen, but this route is definitely more cost effective once you are set up to refill your own. This is an additive so you can add it to any vape juice you like since it has a very mild natural flavor. You can also vape it on its own or take it orally.
This CBD vape oil additive comes in three different strengths and ranges in price accordingly, from $34.99 to $74.99.
3. Koi CBD Vape Juice: Overall Score is 86/100
Again, this is a top quality brand and their focus is primarily vaping CBD. That means you end up with great attention to detail. Their line of CBD vape juice comes in 6 different flavors and in bottles ranging from 100mg at $29.99 and up to 1000mg for $99.99.
4. Hemp Bombs CBD Oil Vape Juice: Overall Score is 81/100
This brand is a dream for CBD vape juice or CBD e-liquid as they call it. They're up to 10 flavors now, with incredible options such as Glazed Chocolate Donut and Exotic Watermelon Kush. They have a wide range of bottle sizes and CBD strengths.
With prices ranging from $14.99 all the way up to a huge pack for $299.99, they also fit anyone's budget.
Summing Up CBD Vape Pens
The truth is, deciding how to consume CBD can be difficult. There isn't a bad way to get your CBD.
Overall our favorite CBD vape pens are from CBDfx. We love their variety of CBD vape juice flavors and the ability to purchase a high-quality disposable CBD vape pen and reusable CBD vape kit all from the same company.
Whether you go with a CBD vape pen or an edible, each has its own advantages. The same goes whether you decide on a disposable CBD vape pen, or decide to refill your own with CBD vape juice. The important part of all of this is that you find relief for what you need help with.
If you still have any questions or concerns regarding CBD vape pens, or if you feel you can add insights we missed, please comment below. We'd be happy to hear what you think! Happy vaping!
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Alan Ayckbourn: ContributionsIn addition to his own extensive body of work, Alan Ayckbourn has also contributed to other works - from providing short plays to song lyrics. This page contains links to the significant works which Alan Ayckbourn has contributed to in some form.
Click on the title of a work below to find out more details about Alan Ayckbourn's contribution and the piece itself.
- Cinderella's Star Night: Contributed a poem to this fund-raising pantomime.
- Millennium: Contributed several short pieces to the new defunct Scarborough tourist attraction.
- Mixed Blessings: Wrote the short play Mother Figure for the revue Mixed Blessings.
- Mixed Doubles: Wrote the short play Countdown for the revue Mixed Doubles.
- Pen To Paper: Contributed two songs to the BBC Radio 4 programme.
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Review: Mansfield 66/67
Fifties bombshell Jayne Mansfield is the subject of high camp documentary, Mansfield 66/67, from filmmakers P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes. The film describes itself as "a true story based on rumour and hearsay," a perfectly fitting encapsulation for a documentary that feels part Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon (Anger is a key contributor here) and part John Waters' campfest (Waters is here too). Hughes and Ebersole fill the film with gusto through experimental music numbers, original rock'n'roll cutaways, and animated recreations. It's kitsch, amusing, and the perfect tribute to the showstopping wit, excess and glamour of Mansfield.
Not dwelling too heavily on Mansfield's cinematic endeavours, 66/67, opts to focus on Mansfield's salacious Hollywood Babylon persona and scandals. Mansfield's publicity hungry stunts and mischief, lead to a friendship with the similarly Church of Satan founder, Anton LaVey which makes up much of 66/67. Mansfield's rumoured dabbling with the occult is loosely connected (with nudge and wink self-awareness) to rumours of Satanic curses with Mansfield's personal tragedies and untimely demise.
Filling the film with talking head contributions from predominantly female film theorists allows us to re-evaluate Mansfield as a sex-positive figure, a woman with no remorse for breaking social taboo and convention. Hughes and Ebersole explore Mansfield's persona throughout the fifties and growing star power (at its peak with The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?), yet her failure to find a place in the more politically-charged feminist climate of the sixties (the image of Jane Fonda's mugshot provides a stark comparison to the busty Mansfield's wardrobe malfunctions). However, Mansfield's thoughts and personal appearance in Vietnam reveal the intelligence and depth of a woman that was so wrongly categorised as a 'dumb blonde' and Hughes and Ebersole do well to dispel the stereotype.
There is an underlying sadness in Mansfield's story - particularly as her personal life and career suffer, yet Mansfield's effervescent spirit always shines throughout and Hughes and Ebersole's buoyant direction ensures that this is always apparent in the film's nostalgic aesthetics and fizzy tone. However, 66/67 is at its most fun when discussing the relationship between high camp characters LaVey and Mansfield and their unlikely friendship, yet shared hunger for publicity. There's a tone evocative of Anger's Hollywood Babylon as talk/rumours of Mansfield partaking in black magic rituals, curses and how this tied in with Mansfield's own personal life (her son being mauled by a lion, a crash involving jealous boyfriend Sam Brody).
Whilst much of the sources for the film rely on Hollywood folklore, it adds to the sense of fun that prevails throughout. Humorous contributions from Waters, Anger, Tippi Hedren, Marilyn, Mamie Van Doren, Dolly Read and Peaches Christ add to the mystique of Mansfield with anecdotes and titbits about her appeal and enduring legacy. Musical numbers and dance sequences help give the film a woozy fifties/sixties nostalgia, whilst helping the film stand out in on its own aesthetic merit.
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I do feel a sense of guilt engendered by the disapproval I imagine poured down on me from my crowded bookshelves . I love these books, as indeed I love the chatty , busy and obliging staff of our library, conveniently just a hundred yards away in the village. I haven't been there for ages.
My daughter gave me a present of the Kindle, and I have hardly opened a real book in the last six months being absolutely smitten with it.
It so enhances certain situations. For instance; the bottom layer of my holiday suitcase is no longer six inches deep in books, my reading starts/continues on the train/plane, reading in bed now uncomplicated by arranging pillows, bed-lights etc., infinite choice of subject according to one's mood. Regrettably a certain degree of mental idleness can too easily be indulged. Selecting PG Wodehouse instead of Wittgenstein just at the touch of a button. Too easy !
The one pathetic deficiency is the keyboard which (to my 89 year eyes) is only operable in strong direct light.
I was interested to read your piece about the Kindle in the February Oldie. I too was sceptical about the whole concept but I was recently given one as a birthday by my children. I have found it very good and enjoy using it but there seem to be some glitches in the Amazon system. The first book I bought was fine but then something went awry. I chose my second book and enjoyed the sample chapters and then pressed the "buy" button. But what came was just another sample identical with the first. My attempts to get Amazon to sort it out have failed miserably. When I went through the buying sequence again in the hope of second time lucky the system told me that I had already bought It. I then chose another book and this worked except that when I reached the end of chapter 6 and turned the page to continue the next chapter was number 20.
So I now have two samples of one book and an incomplete copy of another, having paid for both. Have you heard of this sort of thing before?
The complaints system has defeated me - I would like to talk to a real person but can find no telephone number an any of the complex Amazon/Kindle websites. I feel somewhat let down. I am reluctant to buy yet another book in case something goes wrong again.
Agree with you 100% re Kindle.
As for the joy of subscribing to online magazines....why not suggest to Mr Ingram that it's high time the Oldie went online for people like me at the other end of the Med. I can only get the mag. If any kind visitors bring me one.
I've always loved reading but when my son gave me a Kindle for my birthday I was quite reluctant to start using it as I still had so many unread books.
However when my husband and I went away for a week recently I took it with me rather than packing two paperbacks in addition to the one I was reading. I'm now hooked, finding it so convenient to read anywhere. I also appreciate being able to instantly refer to its dictionary when needed.
However, I do wish there weren't so many mis-spellings in the text and also dislike there way that sometimes there is only one word on a line, then a long gap and the next word is on the following line.
What I particularly like about the Kindle is the ability to read a review, perhaps in The Oldie, and then be able to download a title I fancy (assuming it to be available through Amazon, which it usually is) immediately.


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The University of Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design is one of the UK's most successful creative industry educators, offering degree courses in 6 varied subject areas at a specialist campus in Harrow, London. These courses prepare students to not only enter the creative industries, but to lead and shape them.
The School specialises in the following study areas:
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• Television, Film and Moving Image
The School itself is home to a richly diverse community, with its 4,000 students and 250 staff coming from over 50 countries.
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A number of alumni have gone on to high-profile careers in the creative industries, including Michael Jackson (formerly Chief Executive of the UK's Channel 4), fashion designer Marcus Lupfer, Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia (Director of Amy, Senna and The Warrior) and Christopher Bailey (Creative Design Director at Burberry).
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Kaplan International College (KIC) London currently provides pathways into 7 of the School's undergraduate degrees. These are:
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• Music: Performance, Production and Enterprise
• Public Relations and Advertising
• Television Production.
As part of the admission process, students are required to attend an interview in the School towards the end of their pathway course at KIC London. This is to establish your creativity, enthusiasm and motivation. It usually includes a group discussion on a current, industry-related topic and a one-to-one talk with an admissions tutor.
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These interviews generally last between 20 and 30 minutes, and are designed to be challenging. That's why the School's admissions tutors work closely with KIC London to support you. The School hosts orientation visits with a guided tour of the facilities, a presentation by senior academics with sample interview questions, and a Q&A session.
At KIC London, we provide an interview preparation programme centred on Wednesday afternoon workshops and personal tutorials, and based upon a comprehensive handbook we produced in 2017.
We want you to be able to explain why you want to study, for example, Fashion Merchandise Management, or Television Production, and why you want to study it at the University of Westminster. Often our students have never described their reasons out loud. During personal tutorials you get a chance to go over these questions again before you have a practice interview with your tutor.
Success stories
America Vasquez from Mexico (pictured above) is now studying Fashion Buying Management. She told us that her interview group discussed the role of technology in changing design, and covered:
• 3D Printing (for fabric design)
• Colour changing technology (for fabrics/hair dye)
• The use of automated systems and fast fashion
This developed into a discussion on sustainable fabrics and ethical design and also the use of fast fashion. Following America's successful interview, she was offered a place at the School of Media, Arts and Design, graduated from KIC London and is now working towards her dream career.
One student from Kazakhstan, Airika Nariman (pictured above) is now in the first year of a Television Production degree. In December 2017, she gave the graduation speech at KIC London, and thanked the College "for an amazing year studying abroad." She went on to tell us that "all the communication skills [she] gained [at KIC London] [she] uses every day at university and they help a lot." Some of these skills were gained during her preparation for the interview.
Since we introduced the preparation programme in 2017, it's been a huge success! We hope that we can help all of our current and future students to be as successful as America and Airika!
Interested in studying at the University of Westminster's School of Media, Arts and Design? Find out more about the pathway courses at Kaplan International College London and how you can gain entry to a degree.


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Boys Basketball - Varsity Coach Dave Osborne, JV Coach Bob Petersen
- Boys basketball tryouts begin on November 5th at 7:00 p.m. In the MHS gymnasium. Student athletes planning to try out for boys basketball need to sign up online. This can be done at the link below or from the boys basketball website at www.montaguebasketball.org. All student athletes must have a completed ticket in order to participate in tryouts on November 5th. Requirements of the tryout ticket are an up to date physical, an eligibility check and a paid participation fee.
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Girls Basketball - Varsity Coach Cody Kater, JV Coach Amy Meyers
- Monday, November 12th 3:30-6:00 pm @ Montague High School
Competitive Cheer - Coach Karna Pastoor
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Wrestling - Coach Kris Maddox
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Whitney Dean and Halfway could be set to take the next step in their relationship in EastEnders as Whitney has cause to believe that she might be pregnant. But when she then sees a surprising reaction from Halfway, she is thrown. Do they have different ideas about what the future holds?
Against all odds, Halfway won the heart of Whitney and the pair have gone from strength to strength over recent months, standing firm as a unit against the bullying of Stuart Highway and the wrongful incarceration of their shared friend Mick Carter.
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Newry & Armagh MLA Conor Murphy has said that there is great disappointment within the Camlough community at the failure by the Special EU Programme Body SEUPB to support the application for a Peace Centre in the village.
The Newry and Armagh MLA explained, "Six years of work has gone into the application for a Peace Centre for south Armagh. Newry Mourne & Down Council was the lead partner along with the Camlough Community Association and Altnaveagh House.
"I share the deep disappointment at this rejection of funding support. The SEUPB has poured significant amounts of capital into areas that were relatively peripheral to the 'Troubles' at the expense of areas that are still dealing with the legacy of the conflict.
"Many people, myself included feel that SEUPB continues to neglect the south Armagh region which has borne the brunt of 30 years of conflict".
The Sinn Féin candidate for the upcoming Local Elections Oonagh Magennis spoke of her dismay at the news.
"I am well aware of the diverse vibrant community and sporting activities that happen within the Camlough locality.
"This area in particular has been adversely affected by the conflict here in the North in terms of social and economic advancement,cross community interaction and mobility and physical dereliction.
"Those involved with the Community Association have sought in partnership with others to create a Peace Centre in Camlough. The project intended to create an iconic mixed- use site on an existing and currently unused greenfield site in the village.
"Camlough is almost certainly one of the busiest village's within the Slieve Gullion area, yet is the only village to have no community hub. This is a grossly intolerable situation which cannot be allowed to continue.
"People in the village will redouble their efforts to ensure a community facility is built and operational in the foreseeable future"
Meanwhile Slieve Gullion area Councillor Róisín Mulgrew has confirmed that she has requested that a meeting with Council Officials, The Camlough Community Association, and Slieve Gullion area Councillors to agree a way forward.
"I have requested this meeting to agree a way forward. Our Council needs to ensure that we meet our responsibilities to the residents of the wider Camlough area to create a community centre.
"For too long the young people of the village have been left with no premises to have youth clubs while other sports clubs such as the Boxing club are forced to continue with facilities which are not fit for purpose".
Cllr Mulgrew added "The Camlough Community Association is to be commended for their unwavering dedication and commitment to deliver a community hub. The onus is now on Council to now step up and deliver this hub which is crucial to the development of a cohesive, healthy, confident and vibrant community."


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Aldo and I had a great time at the Pet Expo on Saturday! So many interesting people and animals! We met a lot of great people doing great things for the animals that we love. I sold three dog portrait commissions, thank you Peg O'Keefe! Check back in a couple of months for the finished pieces. I also look forward to hearing from those of you who were interested in future works. There is still time to get a few more in before Christmas!
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2007 has not been a particularly memorable year, except perhaps if you are a Red Sox fan or the holder of a zero-down ARM. The economy has managed a respectable showing in the face of a major melt-down in the sub-prime mortgage market, $100 dollar a barrel crude oil prices, and a precipitous decline in the dollar. The American economy is a pretty miraculous thing. It keeps on generating new jobs, in spite of market forces that would decimate most other economies in the world.
Not that I am not nervous, of course. A wise man once said that something too good to be true often is. Nonetheless, after reading The Age of Turbulence, by Alan Greenspan, my nomination for book of the year, I have new respect for the resilience of the American economy and for the steady hand of the Fed that has helped us through more than a few tough spots.
Greenspan presided over the Fed from August, 1987 to January of 2006. It was an extraordinary period for the American economy. Greenspan's key insight was that new levels of U. S. productivity, driven by technology, meant that interest rates could be kept low even while sustaining unprecedented levels of employment and little inflation.
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Greenspan comments on many aspects of today's economy, even CEO compensation. Although a classic free-market man, he is troubled by the enormous compensation packages that many of today's CEO's get simply by showing up. We may be reaching the peak of this folly as John Thain, formerly of Goldman Sachs and the New York Stock Exchange, is being paid fifty million dollars a year to take over Merrill-Lynch. If A-Rod isn't worth fifty million a year, certainly John Thain isn't. Of course, Thain is being paid fifty million because Stephen Schwarzman of the Blackstone Group is taking down four hundred million. Go figure.
This is not inspiring. We have teachers who bring more value to the economy than John Thain or Steve Schwarzman. What is wrong with this picture?If you are in need of inspiration, read Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson to get a sense of what a difference a committed person of passion can make.
On the home front, I started writing a weekly Op Ed column for the Portland Press Herald in January. My columns may be found each Tuesday at www. pressherald. com. I tend to write on issues of the economy and education, but, as minister without portfolio, I have written on Maine summer camps, the Red Sox, and the North Dakota economy. It's been fun, not withstanding the pressures of a Monday deadline.
Looking ahead, 2008 could be a more difficult year. The vibes in the economy are jarring just at the moment. We Americans have powerful adaptive instincts. These may just get us through. It is an election year so lots of focus will be on keeping the country on an even keel. .
As for the Presidential candidates, at this point I find no compelling rationale for supporting anyone. If pressed on whom will win, I would put my money on America's first woman President – but that is about a million political ads, debates, and programmed phone calls away. My best advice:turn off the TV, keep your telephone answering machine on, and draw your political insight from www. vote-smart. org.
My best wishes for a fine holiday season.


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Living Faith: Introduction to The Letter of James/
MONDAY: Read James chapter 1
- God desires us to be whole people of faith. The Letter of James both encourages and challenges us not to confine the living of our faith to a mere part of our lives; expressing itself only in confined or comfortable areas. Instead, we are to allow our faith to encompass our whole lives; reflecting God in all of our actions and words.
- The Letter of James is sometimes compared to the Old Testament Book of Proverbs. The author is direct, does not mince words, and is very concerned about applying faith to daily living. Please do not approach James as a checklist to be accomplished or a benchmark to gauge the holiness of others. Instead, view James as a loving coach who encourages and challenges you to actively seek God's wisdom in your day to day living and then trains you on how to apply the wisdom to specific events.
Prayer: Holy God of wisdom and grace, the next 5 weeks we will be reading and reflecting on the Letter of James. Soften our hearts to hear your words of encouragement and instruction. Strengthen our resolve to love you more openly and to more readily reflect your grace to our community. In the Living Christ's Name we pray, Amen.
TUESDAY: Read James chapter 1:1, Gospel of John 7: 1-5
- Church tradition states that the author of the letter was James, the brother of Jesus. James was also head of the Christian church in Jerusalem.
Reflect: James grew up with Jesus; yet he did not understand Jesus' mission or purpose until after the resurrection. The Gospel of John tells us that he even doubted Jesus' claims. Jesus may have been a brother and a teacher, but it took time, understanding, and faith for James to call Jesus LORD. How do you view Jesus? What does it mean to call Jesus LORD?
WEDNESDAY: Read James chapter 1: 1-8
- James reminds us that being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not a lucky charm or guarantee that we will not have troubles in life. All of God's creation will encounter troubles; it is part of living in a fallen world.
- God is generous in his giving of wisdom to all who ask. We must remember that God is not an advisor but that He is God. His words are true.
Act: Write down 2 areas in your life where you desire to seek God's counsel and wisdom. Begin to pray your questions and resolve to listen to God's answers.
THURSDAY: Read James chapter 1: 9-18, 1 Peter 1: 6-9
- Both poverty and riches bring trials and temptations. Material wealth does not guarantee a trouble free life. Troubles act as an equalizer to the rich and the poor.
- God is not to blame for our trials or temptations. Until we stop blaming God or others, we cannot grow in our faith.
Prayer: Jesus you are LORD even during times of trouble. We praise you that these times are used to purify our faith into pure gold and that this brings you much glory in Heaven. Help us not to seek to blame you or anyone else for these difficulties but rather help us to seek and follow your wisdom. Amen.
FRIDAY: Read James chapter 1: 19-27
- Verse 22: "But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves."
- The Greek word for "hearers" is akroates. It is similar to a person who audits a class. This person can enjoy the benefits of hearing the instructions but has no accountability for learning or enacting the lessons heard. James asks us not to audit God's Word, but reminds us that we are accountable for learning and doing God's word as well.
Reflect: What examples does James give as indicators of a living faith? Why do you think he chooses these examples?
SATURDAY: Read the Gospel of Mark 6:14-29
- Verse 29 "…for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him"
- King Herod called himself a Jew and enjoyed listening to John the Baptist but when it came to acting on the words John spoke, Herod chose not to.
Act: Rank the following behaviors on a scale of 1-5 of how reliable they are in showing a living faith. (5= mark of genuine living faith, 1 = nothing to do with living faith). Discuss your rankings with others in your family. Why did you rank these items the way you did?
__wears Christian t-shirts or jewelry
__has Christian bumper stickers on the car
__gives regularly to the church
__participates in mission or service projects
__sings in the choir or volunteers to help in worship
__ studies God's word regularly
__attends church faithfully
__prays fervently for the lost
__regularly asks God for wisdom on how to apply God's word to their lives
Want to learn more about the Letter of James?
- The Come as You Are adult bible study is currently studying the Letter of James. The group meets in room 105 each Sunday right after worship. Discussion is led by Clark Stevens. All are welcome!
- The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters of James and Peter by William Barclay. The Daily Study Bible is a book series that can be used for both devotional reading as well as a deeper study of scripture depending on your needs. Several different volumes from this series are located on the church book shelf. The book can also be found both new and used in on-line book stores such as amazon.com and christianbooks.com.
Resource: MacArthur, John. (2007). James: Guidelines for a Happy Christian Life. Nashville, USA. Thomas Nelson.


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Date(s) - 04/06/2019
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Porter County Expo Center
It's time to order trees and small fruit plants through Purdue Extension Porter County's Annual Tree Sale. The presale continues through March 29. Sponsored by the Extension Board in partnership with Porter County Master Gardener Association, the Tree Sale and Info Fair is set for 8 am – 11 am on Saturday, April 6, at the Porter County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and help get plants off to a good start.
Available for presale are a wide variety of apple, peach, and cherry trees as well as asparagus, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, and black chokeberry plants, beauty berry bush, and rhubarb! Due to popular demand, included as well are dogwoods, lilacs, redbuds, maple, and magnolia, Fruit trees come four to six-feet-tall and bare root. Native trees come two to three-feet-tall and bare root.
Homeowners are encouraged to order in advance to ensure getting the trees and fruit they want. Interested gardeners are encouraged to check the list of trees for sale, along with the descriptions to find out if certain plants are right for your location. Order forms and tree information are available on the web at: https://extension.purdue.edu/porter/article/31508
For additional information contact Nikky Witkowski, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator at email@example.com or call 219-465-3555.
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Hi there, I ended up here as I'm researching articles about people leaving Evernote. Wanted to make some comments on that article, but there isn't a commenting function available. Just as well really as it led me to this page and have just read your brief above discussing sharing knowledge with those not quite as blessed as many of us.
This really struck a chord with myself as I quit my corporate career three years ago to start a social enterprise that is building software and plans to invest 50% of the profits in educational projects around the world. Would be great to discuss this with you at some point and understand how your message has been received by the people who hear it.
By the way, I was researching why people are leaving Evernote as the software we have built is basically a web-clipper annotation tool.


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The website of Mt. Gox, the troubled Bitcoin exchange, appears to have been taken down, shortly after six other major Bitcoin exchanges released a statement distancing themselves from Mt. Gox.
The home page of the site, based in Tokyo, could not be entered during Tuesday afternoon in Asia, and no error message appeared. Bitcoin exchanges allow their users to trade Bitcoins for dollars and other currencies. This month, Mt. Gox — once the largest exchange handling Bitcoins — said it was halting withdrawals indefinitely after it detected "unusual activity."
"This tragic violation of the trust of users of Mt. Gox was the result of one company's actions and does not reflect the resilience or value of Bitcoin and the digital currency industry," the other exchanges — Bitstamp, Blockchain, BTC China, Circle, Coinbase and Kraken — said in the statement.
Mt. Gox was not immediately available for comment.
"As with any new industry, there are certain bad actors that need to be weeded out, and that is what we are seeing today," the companies said. "Mt. Gox has confirmed its issues in private discussions with other members of the Bitcoin community."
On Sunday, Mark Karpeles, the chief executive of Mt. Gox, resigned from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation in a blow to the digital currency. It was a founding member of the foundation and had one of the three elected industry representatives on the board.
The resignation followed a number of technical problems, including a huge cyberattack from unknown sources that has sent a barrage of spam to Bitcoin exchanges.
"There are hundreds of trustworthy and responsible companies involved in Bitcoin," the six exchanges said in the statement. "These companies will continue to build the future of money by making Bitcoin more secure and easy to use for consumers and merchants."


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Cronin's Pub & Mad Fish Restaurant
Denis Cronin has his finger right on the pulse of modern, fun eating. He has borrowed his Mum Thecla's Seafood Chowder recipe, which he finishes off with a slurp of brandy and cream. He puts a little chilli and lime aioli with his salt and pepper squid, and with Sally Barnes' Woodcock Smokery mackerel, he adds a little balsamic dressing.
The sourcing of food in both the Mad Fish Restaurant and Cronin's pub is really spot on, beef from Tom Durcan in the English Market, bread from Hassett's in Carrigaline, smoked fish from Sally Barnes. So whether you are just having a Sean Cronin Special Sandwich or their signature Mad Fish dish of salmon, monk, cod and mussels in a cream and white wine sauce, everything here is right on the money. Denis also runs the Cheese Please stall in the Crosshaven market where he offers a comprehensive selection of Irish artisan cheeses.
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Simon Cowell picked Hey Jude for the guys as their getintothefinals song. They sat on a fake brick wall singing until the end, when they jumped down and went closer to the edge of the stage, singing and shaking hands with screaming girls. The biggest difference fans will see when they come to Lambeau field are two giant high definition screens four times larger than they were in the past, adding even more to the game day experience."More and more fans are engaged in statistics, fantasy football, those types of things," said Packers director of public affairs Aaron Popkey. "We be able to put more information on the boards.
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Guiton will use less option and more straight handoffs if he is in there. Honestly though, I am willing to get a little cocky here and say that the Penn State game is a win for the Buckeyes it won be that close.. I met him playing "World of Warcraft." And I also met a girl who not even 10 yet. Online gaming gives you a sense of friendship and teaches you to work in a group.
Last night I was up until 7am, then I slept until 2pm. Right now, it's 2:30am and I'm wide awake. As 2011 draws to a close, Geeta Padmanabhan gives interesting insights into the world of video games the games that caught the fancy of gamers and those that didn't, popular Indian games, and the revolution in mobile games and apps. The icing on the cake is that 2012 promises more excitement and thrills for gaming buffs.
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Finally, Harunire Terrace is opened at the Hoshino area. I would think this is going to be one of the popular tourist attractions in Karuizawa. If I put "Harunire", maybe it's hard for some to pronouce properly and others to hear clearly. I always think " L " should be used instead of " R " for describing Japanese accent la, li, lu, le, lo. Could anyone agree? 🙂 Anyway, the Harunire's " nire " or " nile " is an elm tree. The place is surrounded by about a hundred elm trees and there are 14 shops including eco-modern style restaurants, cafe and souvenir shops etc. I actually liked the area's atmosphere created by Hoshino Resort and personally like the way they do business. Some may still prefer Prince Shopping Plaza but Harunire area has different stores and goods. I visited there about two weeks ago so there was not much traffic in and around the parking lot but to tell you the truth, I'm a little worried the lack of parking space during summer season and the golden week. So the best time to go there is before lunch time or after 5pm.
Link to the homepage (Japanese only) http://www.hoshinoya.com/facilities/harunire.html


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By: NY Staff
People in Al-Qafr district seized 15 government vehicles including police, transportation and traffic cars. Sheikh Abdulwahab Fares reported that cars were seized in response to the death of five people from Al-Qafr district. The Sheikh complained that the Ministry of Interior has continued to ignore the problem. Sheikh Fares said that bandits have created five new checkpoints in Al-Gerahi, Al-Radhma, Al-Makhader, and Al-Qaeda, and Dali in Ibb.


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t will be a day of spills, thrills and death-defying stunts when the Barbados Auto Racing League in association with the Barbados Karting Association and The Barbados Association of Dragsters & Drifters, host a day of exciting racing at the Bushy Park Racing Circuit, St. Philip, on Sunday June 30.
The day's event, which is sponsored by Beacon Insurance, will feature a "four for the price of one" final race meet at the historic 42-year-old racing circuit, which will be demolished to make way for the new proposed multi-purpose racing facility due to be constructed and completed by late 2014.
It is for this reason that BARL has invited competitors from the BKA, BADD and bikers to give hundreds of racing enthusiasts a packed day of activities as a fitting finale at the mecca for car racing competitions.
Barbadians are encouraged to come out in large numbers to cheer on the present and future motor sport competitors, some of whom are as young as 11-years-old, as they compete against each other in Go-Karts races. Spectators will also witness the "cream of the crop" of drag racers in the Island as they launch their high powered machines down the 1/8 mile drag strip. There will also be bike racers competing on the day's card will also feature several of BARL's top competitors
such as Stuart Williams, Steve King, Kurt Thompson Jerry Leach, Philip Moe, Snappa Husbands, Mark Thompson and Jason Harewood to list a few.
A BARL versus BADD challenge, and a "big mouth" race are guaranteed to "set tongues wagging among spectators" before the day's event culminates with the Monster Energy Handicap to bring the curtain down on the grand finale. The Beacon Insurance sponsored Festival of Speed event will no doubt be one of mixed emotions for several tens of thousands of Barbadians who have taken up every vantage point for over the last four decades on this prime piece of real estate, to watch their favourite drivers compete against each other and against several regional and International drivers.
According to chairman of the league Stehan Hinds, Sunday's event will be an excellent opportunity for lovers and supporters of Bushy Park to come out in large numbers as BARL will be using the occasion not only to give back, but to also thank all their loyal fans for their support over the years by staging a meet of this magnitude. There will be lots of extras including a VIP tent which will be opened from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. with a spacious elevated covered deck giving optimum view of the entire circuit.


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Note to Self: My MOCHA is an act of Self-Love
I'm not necessarily a proponent of "work/life balance," at least in the traditional sense. Partly because I believe it's so important to do what you love, and partly because I think balance comes more from authenticity and less from "time management." That said, I have recently observed a crucial collapse in my work/life distinction between paper and plastic. I have been skipping my journal and going straight to my laptop in the morning (until I caught this behavior and changed it).
My laptop is a lovely tool. It's simple, yet SO helpful. I, however, had been missing my set intention of writing with paper first before plastic. For me, journaling in the morning is a chance to get out various thoughts. Some of these become blog posts. Some portions go almost directly towards my book. Sometimes it's just me writing what I think and feel and that serves only me. What I was neglecting was the process of loving myself, and I was skipping straight to creating content. No wonder I was starting to feel burned out on the writing! It also helped me step back and assess how my whole morning rituals are going.
When my "MOCHA" is only a list of boxes to check, I'm not inspired, even if I'm physically and mentally better off than I would have been. Sometimes I think going through the motions isn't bad, but it isn't sustainable. When I keep in mind how I am loving myself with these rituals, I better sustain me and my sense of purpose and show up ready to serve others. Note to self, my MOCHA is an act of self-love.
Thanks, me, I needed that reminder.


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Glen Carbon shuffles police roster
One officer promoted, one hired
The Glen Carbon Police Department has hired a new police officer and promoted one officer to the rank of sergeant.
At the last regular meeting of the Village Board, Police Chief Todd Link announced the promotion of Glen Carbon Police Officer Justin Click to the rank of sergeant.
Before Mayor Rob Jackstadt swore in Click, Link said Click will do an excellent job as a leader in the police department.
"Sergeant Click has tremendous drive and always takes the initiative to succeed in any situation," Link said. "I have every faith that Justin (Click) will do an excellent job as a leader in our police department."
Link said Click reached out to those officers he will supervise and told them he is tasked with two jobs: making sure they get home safe after each shift; and developing them for success throughout their careers.
Click has been with the department since 2011. He is a graduate of SIUE with a degree in Criminal Justice and has served the police department as a defensive tactics instructor, a crisis intervention officer and a B.A. operator.
Link said in Click's time with the department he has been "a man of many firsts."
Click, 29, was the first police officer to receive the Glen Carbon Police Department Officer of the Year Award and serve as the Village's Nuisance Abatement Officer.
He was also the first Glen Carbon officer to successfully test and be assigned to the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) as a special response team member.
ILEAS was formed in 2002 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks as a joint venture of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Sheriffs' Association and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The group was created to meet the needs of local law enforcement throughout the State of Illinois in matters of mutual aid, emergency response and combining of resources for public safety and terrorism prevention and response.
Following Click's swearing in, Link announced the hiring of new Glen Carbon Police Officer Leon Robinson.
Robinson worked as a dispatcher for the village and received numerous awards and recognitions during his time in that position.
Link said it was a disappointing day when Robinson left the department.
"In April of 2017, the Fairview Heights Police Department stole Leon (Robinson) away from our police department before we could offer him a job as a police officer," Link said. "Tonight, I'm happy to say we are stealing him back and I know he will be an excellent police officer for us for many years to come."
Robinson, 32, has a degree from SIUE in Criminal Justice.
Glen Carbon Mayor Rob Jackstadt swore in Robinson.
Link said the success of the Glen Carbon Police Department would not be possible without the tremendous support it receives from the village.
"Since I was hired as chief in 2014 we have promoted one officer to lieutenant, four officers to sergeant and hired seven police officers," Link said. "We couldn't achieve that type of progress without the help and support of the mayor and the Village Board."


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Taking a cue from J. Jonah Jameson, the commander of Iran's 400,000-member volunteer militia has blasted Spider-Man as a "false" cartoon character that may be part of a "soft war" against the Islamic republic.
According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi made the remarks last week when he announced the creation of a body called the Organization of Basij and the Media designed to increase the activities of the militia within the media.
Naghdi argued that characters that promote the authority of the government should be used in television programming rather than Spider-Man and other figures, which he seemed to suggest are part of a deliberate attempt to transform the cultural values of Iran.
"Today, we are engaged in a unique and historical war with the enemy in the frame of a soft war," he said, expressing concern that more wasn't being done to confront the threat.