Come Equipped To Suggest Other People You Can Connect Them With Or A Client They Should Meet

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How to build a cross referral network with trusted advisors to market your law practice - the key to advertising your law firm is building long - term, and influential associations, meaningful with strategic referral sources( srps) . For example, if your law firm targets small business owners, some of the potential SRPs would be: accountants, chambers of commerce, financial planners, community leaders, CPA, local bankers' s, commercial real estate agents, and payroll processing companies just to name a few.

Strategic Referral Sources are people who already have a relationship with the people that you want as clients. - here' s one great tactic we have used with great accomplishment: set up a cross - referral network. Step Choose a group of professionals you would like to network with. Here' s how to do it. This may consist of non - competing attorneys, financial planners, accountants, business brokers, etc, commercial bankers. Step Write a letter of introduction and overview.

Gather their names, phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses into a database. - here' s a sample to get your juices going. "hello, i' m attorney jack smith and i' m with a local law firm and as you' ve noticed the economy is experiencing some ripples in it. We are looking to connect with other experienced, trusted advisors and create a local cross referral network. We know the competition for qualified service advisors is getting more and more extreme with more people entering the field. Over the last fifteen years we' ve been practicing law, we have focused our practice on working with small business owners and high net worth individuals on estate planning, wills and trusts and asset protection. We are not looking for any kind of a payment for facilitating this connection, but we would like to officially invite you to join us and see if this is something that you would like to be a part of.

Through a series of breakfast meetings and private meetings at our office, we' re going to construct a cross referral network with a limited number of other professionals who are committed to growing their practice and to sending each other cross referrals. - for more information give us a call at this number or visit our website to learn more about our law practice. " step send out the letter to at least 30 to 40 qualified professionals and then have your staff follow up with a phone call. Be sure to set the model during the meeting. As people respond invite them to either a small breakfast meeting at your office or a one - on - one lunch with you and your partners. Come equipped to suggest other people you can connect them with or a client they should meet. As the old saying goes, givers get. They will follow your lead so be sure get them going in the right path.

Step The fortune is in the follow up. - in your email and letter outline three or four ways the two of you can start sending referrals immediately or recommend people you would like to introduce them to. Immediately after the individual meetings send a thank you email and a letter about 3 days after that. Step Meet with them on a monthly basis. Phone calls are better, but nothing beats meeting your referral sources once a month. Emails are good.

Once you start connecting with several people get them together and facilitate the connection. - building a cross - referral network does not happen overnight, but with this law firm marketing strategy our clients have been able to start generating new referrals within just a few short weeks. - - - - - - - - - - http: //www. You want to be seen as the hub to which all the spokes are connected to each other. LawFirmMarketingMistakes. com

It Is In This" Uniqueness" That We Are All The Same

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Four simple questions that will make or break your business - here are four questions for you: do you find it challenging to answer the question, "what' s your unique selling position( usp) ?" do you talk about the features of your product or service verses addressing the benefits by answering( before they ask) "so what' s so good about that? " do you discount your actions or accomplishments with statements like, "oh that, it was nothing" ? If you answered yes to any one of those questions - keep reading. Do you believe it is vanity to think you are something special - that you have a talent or gift unique to you and no one else can do exactly what you do?

In business it' s important to highlight those things that set you apart from others in your industry. - i had a revealing dream wherein i was hanging out in an old shanty looking at photos of several of our female relatives and they were in full dress green marine corps uniforms. In the past 30+ years I' ve worked with hundreds of individuals, in many different arenas, getting them to see how they are" unique" . I remember thinking, I know this person and she hadn' t been in the Marines, so I asked when she had enlisted. Hmmm. The person I was talking with answered me" she went in just a few years ago" . The problem was she was a grandmother.

In reality, none of my female relatives served in the military. - i woke up reviewing. Yet, going through these, there I was dream pictures looking at them as Corporals' and Sergeants' doing things that I, a Former Marine had done myself. The" oh that was nothing" statement when someone delivers a compliment. The dream was about the desire to discount what I do. There have been times that I was extremely uncomfortable with the question" what makes you unique" . Often times in the discomfor of expressing our uniqueness we fall back to these template driven statements - the elevator speech, or Audio Business Card, that sounds like one of these: "Hi I' m Jane/ John Doe and I am a therapist/ coach/ chiropractor. " OR. " Hi I' m Jane/ John Doe and I paint houses/ design websites/ teach computer skills. " OR. " Hi I' m Jane/ John Doe and I sell health/ skin care/ home care products( by brand name if they feel the brand is a strong hook) ." We then proceed to tell every feature our product provides.

Over the years I have realized that I was NOT unique in that" discomfort" . - and even the slowest elevator isn' t enough time to get. e v e r y t h i n g. in. I' ve done this too. I know. In truth, our reaction is, "So what? " You provide" quality service" , "excellent products" . . . and so do a thousand other people. In Deepak Chopra' s book, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, he writes that the 7th Spiritual Law is the" Law of Dharma" . We still have avoided the key element - what makes YOU unique for promoting that product.

In short, that law says when you combine your unique talent with service to humanity you make full use of the Law of Dharma. - this wealth is manifest in various ways including health, relationship, spirit, and financial. Your actions, coming from a place of your unique talent( s) bring about wealth. My friend, a well, Chellie Campbell - known author on creating weath, could be classified as a Financial Coach. Looking deeper into her USP, Chellie helps thousands with her unique, insightful and heartwarming approach to money, different than any other financial coach. If you saw her as just that you' d miss the mark.

She is abundantly successful today by being honest and totally" Chellie" down to her gold and jeweled tennis shoes, in addition to serving others with her" USP" . - it is not ego( edging god out) to move through life as if you are unique. It is not vanity to know that you are special. Even Christ said" Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven. " Somehow, I like many, along the way others, massaged that statement into the idea that I am to abase myself. I am not advocating the" glorification of man" just that we were told to let OUR light/ work shine. I must be sure that others see every good thing I do as a" work of God" and every bad thing I do as a result of my humanity or" humanness" .

In that simple act - God is glorified. - spend some time today, tomorrow or as long as it takes, getting to know what makes you unique. It is in this" uniqueness" that we are all the same. What is it that you have to offer, from the inside out, that makes you different from everyone else? When you do that first - all of the beauty and success you desire will be yours.

This Will Go A Long Way Toward Getting The Right People Behind Your Invention

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How to get the right people behind your invention - all inventors have, at one time or another, pined for" the right people. " be they investors, distributors, programmers, writers, butchers, architects, bakers, personnel is a, or candlestick makers crucial ingredient to the success of any invention. In this article, we' ll walk you through finding and keeping the personnel you need to make your invention a hit.

But getting the right people behind your invention is a road more easily mapped than traveled. - the task can essentially be divided into two categories: investors, and everybody else. In addition to advertising your desperation, this is a mistake for standard business reasons. Investors( and how big a slice of future profits to give up for any personnel) Some inventors are so desperate for investment capital or key personnel that they offer irrationally high percentages of future profits for those people to come aboard. John T. To put it briefly, if you are paying 50% interest or 50% of your profits to your silent partners, you are an incompetent businessman.

Reed, Harvard Business School graduate and real estate guru, explains why: "At Harvard Business School, one of the lessons we learned was that one' s cost of capital was an indication of one' s competence as a businessperson. - some successful investors would protest that was how they got their start. I know some of them. I don' t doubt it. But it was still a dumb move and the investors in question are lucky such terms did not blow up in their face and ruin their reputations before they got started. " If you are a competent, accomplished person in your area of expertise, you should not be giving up half of your future profits for an investor to fund you. Unfortunately, many naive or beginning inventors fall into this trap because they lack startup capital or believe they must do whatever it takes to attract X person to their operation.

The same goes for other personnel you need. - instead, use a different approach. However, if this cannot be done, you should approach investors after you have a proof - of - concept of your invention. The best route is normally to forgo outside investors altogether and bootstrap your invention with savings or small loans from friends or relatives. If at all possible, you should try to get some cash flow going before seeking outside capital. The website Anti Venture Capital explains why this helps you to attract investors later: Pretend for a moment that you are a venture capitalist or angel investor. Try to drum up some kind of sales or progress with whatever you have accomplished so far.

Two founders visit you about separate deals. - one entrepreneur answers that he has been able to finish his business plan as well as find a means to generate cashflow which is being used to move the main project further along. You ask them each what progress they have made in the 3 or 6 months that they have been working on their respective projects. Now he needs more money to fully capitalize on this developing opportunity. Which entrepreneur would you be more impressed by if you were the investor? The other entrepreneur can only point to the" great" business plan he' s polished to perfection over the past 6 months and the" great" opportunity lying before him.

This demonstrates that you have something tangible. - professionals with special skill sets. It also lets you keep your dignity when negotiating terms rather than begging them to accept half of your future profits. Of course, inventors don' t just need money to get their invention off the ground. So how do you bring such people into the fold? They also need people with certain special skills to create the invention in the first place.

The most common response is to promise the personnel in question a share of future profits. - the most effective way to get the right people behind your invention is to pay them to help you. While this is acceptable practice( as long as it is not an egregiously high amount as discussed earlier) , it is not the most effective way, either. Not the answer you were looking for? Pretend that you are an experienced professional with a valuable skill. (If you are inventing things, you probably are such a person. ) Now pretend that someone you don' t know is asking you to work on a project you' ve never heard of. Well, look at it from a realistic standpoint. That by itself is probably enough to make you a little uncertain.

At this point, your well - honed skepticism should kick in and dissuade you from doing the deal. - but then, to top it all off, they ask you to work for free, with no base pay, on the hopes that it someday pays off and you can collect when it does. Your time is simply too valuable. The inventor explains his idea to you in a way that sounds persuasive and enticing, and also offers to pay you! However, imagine a different scenario. It might not be a huge amount, or even what you could get at a salaried job someplace else. When a person sees someone put his own sweat, and tears into, blood something, it just feels easier to trust them.

But the sheer fact that you will be compensated for your labor will, make you more, naturally confident about the project and being a part of it. - therefore, you should either save some money or use a small loan from friends or family to pay the personnel you want. When you have some money saved up, it is time to place ads for the personnel you need. Of course, you can still sweeten the deal by promising them future equity in addition to their base. The industry you are in will dictate exactly how to go about doing this. You might try help - wanted ads in the paper, or even Internet resources like Craigslist.

If you are creating a new kind of garden hose, you might want, for example to advertise for engineers in a lawn and garden trade journal or magazine. - the idea is to offer something of tangible value to the people you want. This will go a long way toward getting the right people behind your invention.

The Answer Simply Is Yes - If You Are Running A Business You Will Have To Give Your Clients A Point Of Contact To Be Succesful

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Are 08xx numbers the way forward? - are 08xx numbers the way forward for businesses and sole traders. With a point of contact comes trust and building of rapor. The answer simply is yes - If you are running a business you will have to give your clients a point of contact to be succesful.

Lets just take a look at the different types of 08xx you can obtain for your company and the benefits of them. - it has been proven that infact the 0800 number raises queries by more than 40% . Firstly the all mighty toll free 0800 and 0808 codes, this shows your clients that you mean business as you are willing to pay for there calls. There are distinct disadvantages of using this sort of toll free number such as if you are getting a high volume of calls per day it may cost you a small fortune. Next we will have a look at the 0845 code this again offers an ore of professionalism for your business, it shouts out to potential customers" Look at us" , the main advantage to a 0845 number over the previous 0800 is that it costs you less to maintain aswell as offering your clients cheap call rates. This can be easily avoided though by finding a reputable low priced company. The disadvantage of this sort of number is that some clients may well think that it is a premium number, as there is a wide range of confusion with 0845 numbers.

You can also avoid the hassle of changing your number when area codes change and best of all they are super easy to get setup, you wont need any special tools or equipment. - to summarize both of these are great for your niche and if you are running a call centre or accepting incoming calls in any form then an 08xx is a must for your business and may well give you a little push over your competitors. Just find yourself a company that will setup your account and get the calls diverted( most companies are now also offering free setup) and your ready to go. Premium numbers are something to be wary of when setting up your business lines as it will make clients feel as you are trying to avoid them calling by charging them high rates - It may infact reduce sales by upto 60% by having a premium line in place as clients will also feel that if they have a problem with there product they will have to pay excessive rates to get advice. Premium Numbers. So finally the three main tips are to Find a good reputable company that offer good rate both yurself and the clients and try to avoid obtaining a premium line.

The Other Person Never Feels Heard. Because You Are So Quick To Disagree

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The 12 blocks to listening - there are twelve blocks to listening. Others are held in reserve for certain types of people or situations. You will find that some are old favorites that you use over and over.

Everyone uses listening blocks, so you should not worry if a lot of blocks are familiar. - comparing. This is an opportunity to become more aware of your blocks at the time you actually use them. Comparing makes it hard to listen because you are always trying to assess who is smarter, and more emotionally, more competent healthy, whether it is you or the other person. While someone is talking, you think to yourself: Could I do it that well? Some people focus on who has suffered more, who is a bigger victim.

Hey, my kids are so much brighter. - mind reading. You cannot let much in because you are too busy seeing if you measure up. The mind reader does not pay much attention to what people say. He is trying to figure out what the other person is really thinking and feeling. In fact, he often distrusts it. She says she wants to go to the show, but I will bet she is tired and wants to relax.

The mind reader pays less attention to words than to intonations and subtle cues in an effort to see through to the truth. - she might be resentful if i pushed her when she does not want to go. If you are a mind reader, you probably make assumptions about how people react to you. She thinks I am stupid. I bet he is looking at my lousy skin. She is turned off by my shyness. Rehearsing.

These notions are born of intuition, and vague misgivings, hunches, but have little to do with what the person actually says to you. - you do not have time to listen when you are rehearsing what to say. You have to look interested, but your mind is going a mile a minute because you have got a story to tell, or a point to make. Your whole attention is on the preparation and crafting of your next comment. Some people rehearse whole chains of responses: First I will say, then he will say, then I will say, and so on. When you filter, you listen to some things and not to others. Filtering.

You pay only enough attention to see if somebody is angry, or if you, or unhappy are in emotional danger. - one woman listens just enough to her son to learn whether he is fighting again at school. Once assured that the communication contains none of those things, you let your mind wander. Relieved to hear he is not, she begins thinking about her shopping list. If she seems happy as she describes her day, his thoughts begin wandering. A young man quickly ascertains what kind of mood his girlfriend is in.

Another way people filter is simply to avoid hearing certain things - - particularly anything. threatening, critical, negative, or unpleasant. - judging. It is as if the words were never said: You simply have no memory of them. Negative labels have enormous power. You have already written them off. If you prejudge someone as stupid or nuts or unqualified, you do not pay much attention to what they say.

Hastily judging a statement as immoral, fascist, hypocritical, or crazy means you have ceased to listen and have begun a knee - jerk reaction. - dreaming. A basic rule of listening is that judgments should only be made after you have heard and evaluated the content of the message. You are half listening, and something the person says suddenly triggers a chain of private. associations. Hearts is a great game, and there have been many great nights of playing the game. Your neighbor says she has been laid off, and in a flash you are back to the scene where you got fired for playing hearts on those long coffee breaks.

And you are gone, only to return a few minutes later as your neighbor says, I knew you would understand, but please do no tell my husband. - everyone dreams - and you sometimes need to make herculean efforts to stay tuned in. You are more prone to dreaming when you feel bored or anxious. But if you dream a lot with certain people, it may indicate a lack of commitment to knowing or appreciating them. Identifying. At the very least, it is a statement that you do not value what they have to say very much. In this block, you take everything a person tells you and refer it back to your own experience.

You launch into your story before they can finish theirs. - they want to tell you about a toothache, but that reminds you of the time you had oral surgery for receding gums. Everything you hear reminds you of something that you have felt, or suffered, done. Advising. You are so busy with these exciting tales of your life that there is no time to really hear or get to know the other person. You are the great problem solver, ready with help and suggestions. However, while you are cooking up suggestions and convincing someone to just try it, you may miss what is most important.

You do not have to hear more than a few sentences before you begin searching for the right advice. - you did not hear the feelings, and you did not acknowledge the persons pain. Sparring. He or she still feels basically alone because you could not listen and just be there. This block has you arguing and debating with people. In fact, a lot of your focus is on finding things to disagree with.

The other person never feels heard. because you are so quick to disagree. - you take strong stands, are very clear about your beliefs and preferences. Look for one thing you might agree with. The way to avoid sparring is to repeat back and acknowledge what you have heard. One subtype of sparring is the put - down. For example, sally starts telling Joe about her problems in an English class. You use acerbic or sarcastic remarks to dismiss the other persons point of view.

Joe says: When are you going to be smart enough to drop that class? - when he tells rebecca, oh please, she says, not the tv routine again. Jake is feeling overwhelmed with the noise from the TV. The put - down is the standard block to listening in many marriages. A second type of sparring is discounting. It quickly pushes the communication into stereotyped patterns where each person repeats a familiar hostile litany.

Discounting is for people who cannot stand compliments. - what do you mean, i was totally lame. Oh, I did not do anything. It is nice of you to say, but it is really a very poor attempt. The other person never feels satisfied that you really heard his appreciation. The basic technique of discounting is to run yourself down when you get a compliment.

And he is right, you did not. 1Being Right. - you cannot listen to criticism, you cannot be corrected, and you cannot take suggestions to change. Being right means you will go to any lengths( twist the facts, make excuses or, start shouting accusations, call up past sins) to avoid being wrong. Your convictions are unshakable. This listening block is accomplished by suddenly changing the subject. And since you will not acknowledge that your mistakes are mistakes, you just keep making them. 1Derailing. You derail the train of conversation when you get bored or uncomfortable with a topic.

This means that you continually respond to whatever is said with a joke or quip in order to avoid the discomfort or anxiety in seriously listening to the other person. 1Placating. - another way of derailing is by joking it off. Right, Right. I know. Absolutely. Of course, you are.

Yes. - incredible. Really? You want people to like you - so you agree with everything. You want to be nice, and supportive, pleasant. You may half - listen just enough to get the drift, but you are not really involved.

You are placating rather than tuning in and examining what is actually being said.

Everyone Speaks

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The effective executive - there is no argument that today' s executive is effective to the degree that he or she is able to communicate with other people. The" exec" must present himself or herself as a role model, as well as convey the message of the corporation, or department, company.

The executive has to be able to speak to other people - - one - on - one or one - on - many - - in terms other people appreciate, in ways that move and motivate them, and in words and tones that are credible and non - menacing. - some people may be" born speakers, " others may have" learned on the job. " but everyone feels the need to do it better - - examine the basics of public speaking and match performance to changes in the audience' s moods, and markets, expectations. Our results prove it. Everybody can learn to make a better impression and communicate better. For the last dozen years I have been conducting a popular - - and powerful - - course for the Canadian Management Centre. Originally I worked with Peter Urs Bender, Canada' s leading public speaker and the author of Secrets of Power Presentations.

It is called" Effective Executive Speaking" but I do not present all by myself. - peter devised the course and then invited me and george torok, a dynamic speaker and business consultant, to continue to deliver it. The three - day course is offered at various times throughout the year. (Customized versions are also delivered on site. ) It regularly attracts company founders, executives, presidents, department and division heads, and mid - level managers. For the last six years, George and I have been holding forth. There is an air of excitement when we first meet as a group. Then we divide the group into two and meet in different rooms.

George and I review basic principles. - members speak on self - selected topics, and issues chosen, assigned subjects at random. Everyone speaks. There is immediate, hands - on feedback. Everyone responds. Individual presentations are recorded on video tape for private viewing. We offer tips for immediately improvement and insights to ponder.

We believe there are two reasons why people enroll in our courses. - they want to deal with this residual fear. First, prior to making a presentation, the men and women feel nervous, child, uncomfortable - like, or shy. Second, however well they, they realize that speak, they will have to speak more easily and more persuasively in the future than they have in the past for career advancement. Do you feel nervous when called upon to speak extemporaneously? So there is genuine incentive to improve. "Effective Executive Speaking" has proven to be helpful on both fronts. Are you spending too much time preparing your presentations?

How well do you handle hostile questions? - can you think on your feet? Do you overuse PowerPoint? How are you dealing with" the sweats, " thick tongue, mental confusion, beating heart? Is your audience aware of your nervousness? Do you feel there are more effective ways to present your ideas?

By the third day, members of the group speak with greater ease and increased confidence and effectiveness. - how do professional speakers and communicators do it and how can i learn from them? They have learned techniques to use every time they speak. George Torok and I, as co - course leaders, offer general principles and specific practices to teach people the skills necessary to be effective communicators. They know what to look for( in themselves and in others) and they know how to improve. George has extensive experience as a business consultant.

My own approach is to recognize and capitalize on individual strengths of body, and mind, voice, and to suggest new and better ways to present information and to motivate listeners. - with peter urs bender he wrote secrets of power marketing.

What Are Values

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How values make or break your business - do you know the number one reason people leave their jobs? It' s not because they did not get the corner office or because they were passed over for that much - deserved promotion. It' s not because of money or the company dress policy.

Most people who jump ship do so because they just cannot stay one moment longer at their place of work and honor their own deeply held business or career values at the same time. - what are values? People might be able to happily get by with less money, but they cannot work for long in a situation that violates a deeply held core value. The word values is tossed around a lot, but what are values? They are the core philosophies we hold sacred. Values go beyond beliefs.

People often report feeling as though they were born with these values. - every business has a core set of business values. Every individual has a core set of personal values he or she brings to work. The optimum business situation is when these sets of personal and business values overlap, blend and morph into what I call shared values. And whether you are in alignment with them or not - whether you own or work in a business that reflects them or not they affect your every thought, word and action. Whether you are consciously aware of them or not, your personal values constitute your ideals, and shape your being - indeed they are your being. I am the best example of how values - or rather a conflict in personal and business value - helped to shape my behavior and decision - making.

The nature of the business demanded too much time and dedication. - i sold my thriving business, not because it was a failure - financially speaking, it was wildly successful - but because i was not able to keep that business and honor my own value of personal freedom. Once I realized this, no amount of money could make me stay. I have a friend who was teaching in a toxic( for her) school situation. Sometimes values are in conflict, but the stronger value always wins out. When she was hired for the job she was thrilled to get any public school teaching job, no matter the school or philosophy.

She learned the hard way about the importance of shared values. - she did not think about whether or not this school was a good" fit" for her value - wise. Without really realizing it at the time, my friend held two values: a strong work ethic that included always delivering her very best, and professional freedom to be innovative in her delivery of her best. While other teachers would welcome such structure, my friend found it stifling. From the get - go my friend was scrutinized frequently and expected to adhere to rigid planning and assessment tools. To avoid the pain of poor performance assessments, and to adhere to her value of performance excellence, she tried to conform to the school' s expectations and squeeze in some innovative teaching where she could. The result of all this value - clashing?

Still, she grew increasingly unhappy because in conforming, she was forced to sacrifice her freedom to" plan creative activities in the classroom without getting caught" thus making her feel sneaky violating yet another one of her dearly held values, namely honesty. - her performance and self - esteem plummeted. But, there was an upside to all of this. By year' s end, much as she loved teaching, she had no choice but to pack up her books and bulletin boards and hand in her resignation. When she scheduled new job interviews, my friend was quick to ask about school procedures and policies. Eventually, my friend landed a new teaching job with lots of freedom built in.

No longer willing to sacrifice her value of freedom for any teaching position, she came from a position of strength. - she felt a renewed sense of passion for her profession, and learned a valuable lesson on the value of seeking shared values in the workplace. Well, let' s pretend you' re scouting for a new job. So, how does this information about values in the workplace impact you? Like my friend, you' d be wise to come to any interview knowing your own values and then asking questions to see if your prospective employer' s values, and those of the business you are considering joining, are in line with yours. If you value professional freedom, you might ask about the company' s review and evaluation process. For example, if you know you value time with family, you might ask about the company' s flextime policy.

If you take a job whose values are in conflict with yours, you are asking for trouble. - then as you interview employee candidates, you can ask particular questions crafted to discover whether or not each candidate' s values align with yours and those of your company. Conversely, if you are the employer interviewing prospective workers, you want to be clear on your own values, your business' values and the expectations that grow out of those. Avoid direct( DUH! ) questions, such as, "Do you value respect and hard work" Instead, ask your candidate to indirectly reveal his or her values by telling you about three people he or she most admires and why. You can then attract to your business those people whose values are most in alignment with yours and those of your business. Since we most often admire in others the positive traits and qualities we hold sacred in ourselves, you will gain some insight into each candidate' s core values. If you are a business owner, your business values are your company' s invisible CEOs.

They guide your decisions. - whether you realize it or not, your values help manage every aspect of your business. They help determine if your business is viable and valuable. How closely your business is aligned with your own values, and how closely your employees' values follow suit, determines the degree to which your business will fly or flop on all fronts. When you create a business that is in alignment with your values - and when you bring people on board who are in harmony with those values - your business has the best chance of meeting your personal and financial goals. A strong sense of shared values allows you to initiate meaningful actions based on mutual agreement instead of spending all your time managing the fallout caused by not honoring them. In my company I insisted that every individual - vendors, customers, employees - treat each other with same courtesy and respect with which they would treat a guest in their home.

One last example. . . - during the hiring process, i always spoke about my company' s values. Our motto was" People first! " I honed in on this value before exploring any technical expertise or skill the candidate brought to the table. I was always looking for that" respect value" . Without this shared value, our working relationship would have been doomed from day one. The payoff for consistently knowing and acting from this and other shared values was that we enjoyed long term relationships with employees, clients and customers, vendors that stretched 25 years or more.

With the respect piece missing, we would not be happy with their performance and attitude, and they would not be happy trying to fit in with us. - we had corporate contracts that lasted 15 and 20 years, a time period unheard of in the contract dining services industry. Try using this value based approach next time you bring someone on your team.

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Punch The Document, Including The End Sheets

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How to bind documents with velobind hard cases - hardcases have an elegant texture and design, to provide the impressive appearance of a casebound book. Velobind hardcases are available in five standard thicknesses from 1/ 4" up to 1 - 3/ 8" . One option for achieving this elegant and impressive look is by using your GBC Velobind binding machine along with Velobind hardcases.

If you look at a Velobind Hardcase, you will notice the following features: The inside cover is marked with a letter( A, B, C, D or E) . - the benefit to the customer is that they will always know what thickness hardcase they have, even if it is not in the original carton. This letter designates the size( thickness) of document that particular hardcase will accommodate. Two end sheets( fly sheets are used with each hardcase( they are packed separate in the carton containing the hardcases) . These sheets will adhere to the inside of the front and back hardcover. These end sheets are adhesive backed, and are to be bound with the document being inserted into the hardcase.

Hold an end sheet so that the folded tear - off sheet faces you. - this" lip" is the area that will be punched in the binding process. Notice that there is a portion of the sheet which is exposed just opposite the fold. The backbone of the hardcase is made with" softfoam" adhesive spine. The adhesive foam helps hold the document to the hardcase during the binding process. Lift the paper backing up slightly on the backbone( do not remove it at this time) to see the adhesive.

Once you have the document that you need to bind in hand you need to choose the size of hardcase that is appropriate for that document. - take your hardcase and open it up to check what letter is stamped on it. In order to determine what letter size of case you need for your document you can refer to the chart on the Backstop of the Velobind or Surebind system three pro. Place on end sheet on top of the document and one on the bottom( where you would normally place the binding covers) . Also, the lip should be on the edge to be bound. The folded tear off sheet should face the hardcase, itself. Punch the document, including the end sheets.

Now your document is ready to be bound into the hardcase. - bind the document like any other velobind or surebind bound book( the end sheets will act as covers) using a standard velobind hotknife strip. Take the hardcase, open it and lay it on the table( inside up) . Remove the protective strip from the backbone to expose the adhesive. Take the document to be bound and lay it on the table. Take your bound document, and center the document on the back cover of the hardcase, pressing the strip portion into the backbone adhesive.

Fold the front cover over the top of the document, making sure that the hard case front cover and back cover are in alignment. - if the book is not centered, carefully pick it up, and realign till centered. If not, repeat process till centered. If you are right handed, use your left hand to place it firmly on the top of the document where the strip is( you will want to keep it from moving within the hardcase) . You can move the document as many times as necessary until you have pulled the fly sheets - then it is permanently bound. Then, take your right hand and reach under the inside of the front cover until you can grip the foldback sheet of the end paper. Repeat this process for the back cover.

Gently pull up on it, letting the hard cover fall on the adhesive - coated end paper. - one the tear - off sheet is completely out of the book, press down completely over the entire front and back cover make sure all the adhesive is adhered to the case.

Is The Case Clean

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Building your own pc ... step 1: purchase/collect the components ( part 1) - let' s get down to business. Then get ready, brew some coffee and let' s get started.

The first thing you' re going to have to do is open the wallet/ purse/ credit card to make some purchases. - building your own pc. Often this is the one step that takes the most time and consideration. STEP 1: Purchase/ Collect the Components - Part 1. Which parts do I buy? There are many good places to buy computer parts. Which are best?

You can go to a computer retail store in your area. - sometimes you pay a lot more. Although they often provide good warranties, the trade off may be that you will pay a little more than you would in other places. Also, due to the sheer volume of people they see every day, some of the" support specialists" don' t always listen to your concerns and start jumping to conclusions on what you need or what the problem is. If you walk in and say your computer keeps crashing and he insists you need a new motherboard and CPU to fix it, start running to the door. Some of them take pride that they can give you a technical answer in two seconds and make themselves look smart, even though what they just said is probably wrong.

Most towns have smaller stores that sell and repair computer equipment. - regardless of location, such stores are often cheaper and can provide individual attention. These may be an office suite in a strip mall. The hardware they sell is often retail packaged from the manufacturer. You will need to be the judge on this type of hardware. They may also sell OEM hardware, which usually comes wrapped in nothing but a static bag and is accompanied with very little documentation.

If you feel you need the documentation, you should not buy OEM hardware. - this is not always the case, but since they are a smaller business and don' t have the large sale volumes of the larger retail stores, they are often under more pressure to make the sale just to stay solvent. Also, not to stereotype certain businesses, but I have to tell you this so you' ll be informed: the smaller mom - and - pop computer stores are sometimes a little more questionable as to their knowledge base. Be aware of this when you walk in. The bottom line here is to know your stuff. Do your research.

The PC sales industry is occupied by many who WILL take advantage of your lack of knowledge to make a sale. - this is where you decide between a desktop or a tower case. Now, let us go through each type of hardware: Case: Make sure you buy a case which will fit into the space you intend to place it. Allow room for expandability. Make sure it has a power supply. Spare drive bays, ample room to work inside. Is the case clean?

All newer motherboards are using the ATX form factor, so if you have an old case lying around, chances are a new board won' t fit in it. - pay attention to the form factor: at or atx. If you do a lot of upgrading, you should get a case that is designed with this in mind, such as easily removed motherboard mounting plates, etc, drive racks. Try to have the buttons such as power and reset recessed, so that if you keep the case under the desk you won' t accidentally kick the thing and reset it. Things like the turbo switch and key lock are ancient technology, so pay no mind to having them. Also, check the sturdiness of the case.

Pay attention to how the case comes apart. - some cheaper cases are actually quite flimsy inside. Depending on the design, the screw less type is very user friendly. If you will be running a high - end processor in the case. It' s easier to work with a case that does not come apart in multiple pieces. Then pay attention to the cooling aspects of the box. You should have an unobstructed air hole in the front of the case for a front - mounted case fan, with some method of air flow from the rear of the case as well.

It' s nice when cases come with case fans included, but if they do not, you should make sure the case is designed to allow them. - many power supplies also aid in cooling by having bottom - mounted fans that suck air from the inside of the case and blow it out the back through the power unit. Fans are your best friend fighting heat. Don' t go cheap on your fans either. You get what you pay for. If you will be running either a large amount of hardware or fairly high - end hardware in this case, get a good strong power supply with good wattage ratings. And, pay attention to, along this line the wattage rating of the power supply included with the case.

As far as brands go, there are many good manufacturers out there. - if you don' t mind spending a little more, you may want to take a look at the quality cases made by antec. All aluminum cases are now started to catch on. If you' re into modified cases, you can get them pre - modified with viewing holes and everything. For some reason, though, I' ve never been keen on tearing huge holes into my PCs, but maybe it' s just me. Or, if you' re so inclined, you can grab a nice case and do your own mods to it.

Motherboard: Almost everyone knows that the motherboard is the most important component of your computer. - keep in mind that your motherboard choice controls your future upgrade paths. At one point or another, every other component connects to the motherboard. Want to upgrade you RAM? Want that new video card? You first have to check and see what type your motherboard will take, and how much it will support.

Your motherboard will need a PCI express slot. - if you choose the wrong motherboard in the beginning, you may find yourself having to buy a different one down the road to support some other upgrade. Get the point? Today' s motherboards are a lot more sophisticated than the one' s in the 486 days. Where you once needed an IDE controller card, the connectors are now built right on the motherboard. If you are used to these older systems, you will need to come up to speed on the latest boards.

USB was once an option - now it is integrated on every board. - buying a motherboard is a tradeoff - you need to know what you want and then pick that board which has the best combination of features for you. Some boards go all the way, offering built on SCSI or Sata controllers, 10/ 100/ 1000 Ethernet support, onboard video and sound, etc. Bear in mind the old adage - sometimes it is better to buy what you will eventually end up with anyway. Of course this is a generalization, but it' s accurate enough. Bare - bone boards. There are really three levels of motherboards.

These are the types of boards you usually get if you are not into PC hardware and don' t want to deal with frustrations. - these boards have built in sound and video, and sometimes other features too. You just want to build it and turn it on. They don' t usually over clock well and don' t have a wide range of CPU support. Many times, pre - built PCs come with these types of boards, and this is one of the reasons you should be following this tutorial. These boards are comparatively inexpensive.

If you' re going to bother building your own PC, get a board that' s worth your time. - these boards come with a single cpu slot, eide or sata controller, etc. This isn' t it. Secondly, we have the level of board most commonly used. Most don' t have built in video, although more of them have built - in sound. They support a wide range of processors, and with more voltage and multiplier settings, they are more over clocking friendly. This is fine, as long as it is easily disabled.

Some of these boards offer RAID capability. - these are the dual processor boards, often with built on nic, scsi, sata, a bunch load of pci slots. With the proper amount of PCI slots, these boards are great. Thirdly, you have the best which most of us cannot afford. PCI slots are a necessity because if you add additional cards to your system most of them will be PCI cards. Is there a big capacitor right near the CPU slot, blocking where your CPU fan will go? Some things you want to bear in mind: Board Layout: A lot of people don' t consider where everything is placed on the motherboard, but it is important. Is there a bunch of crap that will block your full - length PCI card from fitting?

You need to know roughly what you will be plugging into this board and know if anything will get in the way. - are the memory slows in a position where you' d need to remove the floppy drive to get at i them? This also depends to a degree on the size of the case you are using. Unfortunately, this doesn' t exist. Trying to cram a larger board, like an Asus or Gigabyte board, into a mini - tower is asking for trouble. Slots - If we had our way, we' d have a motherboard with 20 PCI slots so we could run everything in the world. So, you need to pay attention to how many PCI slots a motherboard has. Be careful, you can easily fill all your slots.

For most of us the standard 3 to 5 PCI slots will be fine. - make sure the board has an agp or pci express slot for video card upgrades. My following article will complete your PC shopping list. Due to the length of this particle article I thought it best to split it up into manageable chunks.

The Other Types Of Pagers Have Nationwide Range

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Using pagers to stay connected - pagers are small telecommunication appliances that receive and transmit( depending on the model) both warning and alert signals and in some cases short text messages. Until recent times, pagers were fabricated only as receiver devices. This kind of gadget is suitable for people waiting for a telephone call, but who are not in the near vicinity of a telephone in order to make or return a call instantly.

There are two main reasons for this. - secondly, all the engineering difficulties that arise when trying to design a competent, trustworthy wireless transmitter that can fit in the interior of a small package and still present sufficient signal range to reach a destination from all points can pose a difficult problem for engineers. First of all, two - way communication cell phones are available and are more suitable. A two - way pager is a pager that permits users to both send and receive data. Regardless of the engineering challenges a two - way pager which is also called a two way messaging tool or two way interactive system, has been created. More than often a two - way pager can replace or supply an alternative for a cellular telephone.

This unique, innovative system makes use of a large numbers of repeaters, permitting wireless transmitters that function at low power and have short antennas to reach at least one repeater from any point situated in the coverage area. - local pagers will only receive or send messages if they are in range of the network transmitter. A typical two - way pager is no bigger than a pocket calculator and it is equipped with a tiny keyboard that is built in and a liquid crystal display screen that is usually capable of displaying several lines of text and simple graphics depending on the model of the pager. It is quite imperative to remember that a local pager will not be able to receive a message if it is switched off or if you are in an area that is out of coverage or if the signal has somehow been interrupted. Nationwide paging refers to the paging services that function perfectly not only in single location, or area but, city in an entire country. The other types of pagers have nationwide range.

Thus, users can benefit from their pager at a greater scale mainly because of the much larger coverage zone and better network transmitters that are in place. - if your pager is not turned on or if it is out of coverage this distinctive system will store incoming messages for up to 90 hours. Nationwide pagers usually indicate if the pager is within the coverage area and if it is switched on. In any major city, paging systems and services provide all paging system requests and needs including sales installation and service in both the city and the surrounding area. Paging System installation can be executed in different types of working environments, mainly those that are trying to combine flexibility with reliable communication.

Dishnetwork Offers A Host Of Specialized International Packages

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Dish network: a whole new world of international programming - dish network' s wide collection of international programming is incomparable indulgence for the armchair traveler. Dishnetwork offers a host of specialized international packages. From China to Greece to Iran, Dishnetwork subscribers with a taste for far - flung, foreign cultures can channel - surf their way around the world.

If you' re a subscriber who is interested in learning about life in other countries or a customer who wants to stay in touch with your native land, Dish Network has something for you. - check out these fabulous international packages: dish network' s farsi package offers two channels from iran, delivering the best in news, sports and family programming. All the thrills and sensation of becoming familiar with a foreign country - - from language and art, to cuisine and music - - are available through Dish Network' s digital format international programming. The two channels, will put viewers, Tapesh and T2 in touch with one of the globe' s hottest spots. T2 makes available arts programming, and classic films, documentaries. Tapesh features movies, drama series and sports, 24 - hours a day. With Dish Network, Chinese subscribers have a host of opportunities.

With Dish Network' s Chinese Plus package, subscribers gain access to three channels( ATV Home Channel, CCTV - 4, and the Phoenix North America Chinese Channel) , with live coverage from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian locales. - dish network' s chinese variety pack offers channels in mandarin chinese( cts, pts, ctv, ttv) , as well as a channel called videoland, which broadcasts current events, and children, entertainment' s shows. Catch the newest movies, the latest news and sports, as well as music and kids' shows. This is the best 24 - hour programming, straight from China. Dish Network' s Chinese Super package offers six Mandarin channels( including YOYO TV and JET TV International) with a wide range of viewing options. Going to Greece is easy with Dish Network' s Greek language packages.

Dish Network' s Greek Language Package includes three TV channels and three radio channels for incredible entertainment around the clock. - offering all the beauty of the mediterranean, these specially designed packages deliver the best in greek language and culture, providing access to news, and movies, sports events, as well as bringing you live broadcasts from greece. Dish Network' s Mega Cosmos package features three channels: Mega Cosmos. Dish Network' s Mega/ ERT package gives subscribers two TV and three radio channels, including Sport and Radio Greece. ERT Satellite, all in high, and Alter Globe quality digital format, featuring reality and talk shows, news and pop culture programs. With Dish Network' s extensive international programming, you' re in for an adventure.

Korean, French and Latino, Spanish channels - and more - - are also offered, in addition to the packages mentioned above. - remember: all of dish network' s international programming is broadcast in crisp, clear digital format. Dish Network' s multi - cultural options are diverse and sophisticated, and the range of international channels is continuing to grow, taking viewers to exciting new places. Stay tuned!

So Hurry, Get Your Samsung Handset

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Samsung x830: take your music wherever you go... - looking for a new smart mobile gadget? Its long and narrow exterior reminds you of an iPod. Samsung presents Samsung X830, its latest handset with innovative slider mechanism and slim design.

At only 74 grams, the fashionable handset has two - way navigation keys making your mobile phone experience easier and comfortable. - it boasts a hi - fi digital music player that supports mp3, wma and dcf formats for your songs and music videos. Samsung X830 provides you global roaming with the powerful GSM technology. So you can play your favourite tracks and watch your music videos on the 128 x 220 pixels LCD screen. Samsung X830 features a 3 mega pixel camera with digital zoom. You can also play MP3 and polyphonic ring tones on your device. Capture your special moments with the in - built camera, store your photos in your device, or share them with friends through Bluetooth and USB cable.

The handset has 1 GB of internal memory capable of providing huge additional storage. - the wireless connectivity provided by bluetooth enables you to transfer your photos and music to any compatible pc. So it can easily accommodate all your songs, photos and videos. Samsung handsets are available on different contract deals offered by network providers like O2 and Orange. Get fast and easy access to high - speed Web connectivity with Samsung X83You can download latest games, wallpapers, music, screensavers, etc, themes. directly to your device. The special offers and tariffs include free line rentals, cash backs, free gifts, and even free handsets! If you want to stay updated about the latest mobile technology, Samsung mobile phones are the best and easiest solution.

So hurry, get your Samsung handset. - the state - of - the - art look and exterior make your samsung gadget an ultimate fashion accessory. Sign up for the best mobile phone deal available in the market, buy any Samsung handset, and enjoy all multimedia comforts.

Camera Enabled Phones Have Digital Zoom, Color Adjustment Features, Self Portrait And Flash

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Camera mobile phones: enhance your mobile experience!! - camera mobile phones have so popular these days that you may not find a latest phone without this feature. The high resolutions, good quality pictures and ease of use have sparked an interest among the users. It has become a standard feature in all the latest phones.

It may be a hard decision to determine which one is the best of the group but depending on the quality, features, design, dependability, you can make a wise choice. - take pictures wherever you are and share those moments with the world. Camera enabled phones have digital zoom, color adjustment features, self portrait and flash. You can even store those pictures in the memory, forward it to other phone or email it. The high - resolution screen is perfect for rich multimedia content. The Nokia 6230i has a 3 mega pixel camera with the video recorder capable of recording for up to 1 hour, a decent 65k screen with a bright display and a good resolution. Share pictures with your friends, play videos on the high resolution LCD screen.

Image quality of 6230i is very good and it gives excellent results under all lighting conditions. - excellent 3d graphics and stereo sounds enhance your big screen experience. Video streaming has an impressive sound and visual effects. The MMS feature lets you send videos and sounds in your messages. The Nokia 6275i has a still imaging and video recorder, which lets you make quality videos and watch them later. The handset instantly captures the eye with an impressive list of features.

You can find these and other camera mobile phones at affordable rates with lots of amazing offers like free line rentals, cash backs and, discounts lots more. - along with the 2 megapixel camera with flash and video capture capability, the handset also possesses a digital music player supporting a wide variety of music formats.

Why Strange Questions

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Take those strange questions seriously - if you thought that reaching the job interview was the last step between you and your dream job, you need to think again. Even recruiters are of the same opinion, albeit in a different way than you may be thinking about. Interviews are about selecting the most suitable candidates.

So, it is better get equipped to face a few strange questions in addition to the standard ones. - unless you are expecting them, strange questions are not easy to answer as you might think. But you should never underestimate the power of strange questions. In fact it takes great wit, presence of mind and grit as the anticipated answer needs to be in the same tone as the question. Why Strange Questions? It helps to know why interviewers choose to ask such questions.

When you are not anticipating them, lighter questions immediately give the interviewer the upper hand. - but recruiters don' t ask these questions to embarrass candidates. It is common psychology that unexpected and strange questions catch most of us off guard and can leave you at a loss for words. While you are struggling to find the answer, they will be analyzing to see how exactly you react to sudden and unforeseen developments, whether you can keep your composure or you lose your temper. However these are not the only reasons for interviewers to ask strange questions. They also look at how long you take to come to terms with the situation, how you plan to resolve the problem, whether you can draw from your experiences if it is applicable and whether you are street smart( quick on your feet) or not.

A strange question can helps diffuse a tense moment, particularly when you find it tough to manage the situation. - in a nutshell, strange questions are aimed at testing your soft skills. Practically speaking, this should relieve you and bring out the best in you. Taking Strange Questions Seriously. Nonetheless, you are the loser if you can' t answer them for some reason. It is quite possible for some candidates to get irritated by strange questions when they fail to understand the motives of the interviewer.

You may want to consider these tips to help you get serious with not - so - serious questions. - secondly, asking him to repeat the question indicates your willingness to answer it while also giving you time to prepare. If you are not sure how to answer or answer quickly, take a few moments to think, and let the interviewer know this. Never expect the interviewer to be making fun of you, which is highly unlikely in any case. Without insulting the interviewer, try to outwit him. Your answers could potentially annoy the interviewer in return. (Take for instance: how will you react to your boss' s obviously mistaken decision? ) The good strategy is to adopt the same tone for answering this question.

Diverting the matter to a more serious issue, although with a smile, as soon as possible is the best strategy. - a serious interviewer can appear to be the reverse on a bad day. Interviews are exercises of getting to know each other. Try to keep all questions in perspective and use your best judgement when answering.

But You Should Not Skimp With The Quality Of Computer Adapters

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The laptop and its accessories - the invention of the notebook has revolutionized the life of general public. The ability of the computer to store and execute the list of the instructions is called the programs which have made the computer extremely versatile.

It is an appliance that converts data according to the list and commands that it is instructed. - any pc with this basic capacity, is able to perform almost the same tasks that any other toprange computer can perform. The basic requirements that a computer has is, processing unit, the monitor, the power supply, mouse etc, keyboard. To run a pc, a few components are needed, so that it can perform various function at the same time, and become more useful to the user. But the most important device that makes all these features work are the computer adapters which connects all the devices to oneeach. Almost all the computer adapters are manufactured in a very standardized form so that it can fit into any system.

There are many manufactures of the pc adapters, to find the one for your requirements will not be hard, but before purchasing one, do not forget to check out whether it will fit your system correctly. - your computer might be a cheap model, it may have only the minimal functions that any computer has. It is the main item which lets all the data to transmit through out the system, so select the best computer adapters for your system. But you should not skimp with the quality of computer adapters. All the computer adapters and the cables do not contain any electronic components, and they have a long duration warranty. The ports where you can connect all the computer adapters and the cables are provided at the back of the central processing unit.

The various computer adapters that are available are the internal computer power adapters, keyboard and mouse adapters, video and monitor adapters, network adapters, multimedia adapters, serial adapters, audio adapters etc, USB adapters. - you can connect any of these adapters according to your requirements. If you are about to add a printer to your system, then you can connect it to the port at the back. To plug in the adapter issimple, they have colour coding for the easy identification. They are fully braided and shielded for safety purposes, and have ferrite cores on each end so that it can suppress the noise. The entire output and input procedure of the computer is possible because of the computer adapters.

Each and every adapter differs from each other and is specifically meant for only the functions for which it has been manufactured. - to buy the best computer adapters you can check out the various sites where you can buy them online and get all the required knowledge about their features and functions supplied. The online services have affordable pricing and provide quick deliveries that are reliable. for a good selection of adapters visit pcworld or maplins. laptop computers. www. discount - notebooks. net

The Wire Used Is Usually Are Magnet Wire

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Importance of wires used in transformers - the wire used is usually are magnet wire. Transformers for years have utilized Form wire, which is a lacquered type of magnet wire. Magnet wire is a copper wire with a fleecing of varnish or some other artificial coating.

The conducting substance used for the winding depends upon the purpose. - superior power transformers may be wound with wire, or aluminum rectangular, copper conductors. Diminutive power and signal transformers are wound with solid copper wire, shielded usually with enamel, and sometimes supplementary insulations. Strip conductors are utilized for very grave currents. Large power transformers use multiple - trussed conductors as well, since still at low power frequencies non - identical distribution of current would otherwise subsist in high - current windings. High rate of recurrence transformers operating in the 10' s to 100' s of kHz will have windings of wire to minimize the skin consequence losses in the conductors. Each string is shielded from the other, and the strands are assembled so that at definite points in the winding each portion occupies different next of kin positions in the complete conductor.

The stranded conductor is also more elastic than a solid conductor of comparable size is. - this" transposition" balances the current flowing in each strand of the conductor, and lessens eddy current losses in the winding itself. For signal transformers, the windings may be positioned in a way to minimize seepage inductance and wander off capacitance to improve high - frequency reaction. This is known as a heaped type or interleaved winding. This can be done by dividing up each coil into segments, and those segments placed in layers between the sections of the additional winding. To make the fundamental single - phase transformer more adaptable, both the primary and secondary windings can be prepared in 2 identical parts. This gives added flexibility as the primary winding can be switched for either 480 volts or 240 volts and the secondary winding can similarly be segregated into 2 equal parts providing either 120 or 240 volts.

The 2 parts can be reconnected either in a series or in parallel. - either array will not affect the competence of the transformer. Primary windings rated with' X' such as 240 X 480 can function in series or parallel but are not intended for 3 - wire operation. Secondary windings are charged with a slant such as 120/ 240 and can be attached in a series for 240V or in a parallel for 120V or 240/ 120V. A transformer rated 240 X 480 primary, 120/ 240 secondary could be maneuvered in six varying combinations.

What Are The Symptoms Of The Lack Of Voice Quality Control

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The major issue with hosted sip trunking and how to choose a provider - sip, otherwise known as session initiation protocol, offers the burgeoning voice over ip telephony market some tremendous voice features and enhancements, but the service is not yet widely available at commercially acceptable levels. A few of the larger CLEC' s have rolled out services in select test markets, but only with manufacturers that they have deemed compatible.

As of this date, very few nationwide carriers have rolled out SIP trunking supported at the enterprise or SMB levels. - the process of approving cross compatibility with hardware vendors has proven to be costly and time consuming, so it has substantially slowed the market' s move to sip. VOIP hardware vendors have led the charge toward SIP technology and its cost effective deployment of voice over data, but they have been left with few options to choose from while implementing their solutions. Embracing new technology that fundamentally changes the way an entire market looks at voice will always take time. Furthermore, many of the providers they have had to choose from are hosted providers, and that has caused a plethora of service quality issues for them to deal with. As with any VOIP provider, your voice quality will always be limited to the quality of your internet or data connection. We will look at the major issue with hosted SIP trunking and how it may impact your business.

Most commercial telephony providers do not recommend running VOIP services on anything less than a T1 line, as they have found out from experience that they get TONS of calls about quality, and the client is left to assume it must be THEIR phone system. - sip trunking is widely available by carriers today offering hosted solutions. Very few end users understand the necessity of having a quality data connection, or how data, voice prioritization traffic can affect call quality without true implementation of QoS. They use your existing data connection and give you, an unlimited number, in some cases of SIP voice trunks and calling volume. The problem is that the carriers offering these hosted SIP connections very rarely ever are the ones who offer the data circuit that the voice traffic must travel over. This would seem to be a boon for large volume callers that have never experienced a true all you can eat environment for calling and for calling capacity!

Without them controlling the voice AND the data flow on the circuit with their own monitoring equipment, the end user is left with an iffy voice connection at best. - the voice calls travel across the data line, through the public internet, and then to the hosted voice facility. There is no QoS( Quality of service) that can be guaranteed when a voice provider has zero control over the circuit. With innumerable hops, dependable voice quality is a shot in the dark. What are the symptoms of the lack of voice quality control? Too many variables exist to adequately guarantee a reliable and commercial quality solution. Typically, users will experience several common issues that include: Echoing.

Cutting in and out( Think of a choppy cell phone call fading in and out) Dropped calls. - one way audio( either you can only hear them, or they can only hear you) poor audio volume. Lack of dial tone. If you have run a VoIP telephone line at home or at a small office, you will have found that a Vonage type of service has its limitations. Inconsistent uptime. As a matter of fact, there are very few commercial users with any type of call volume that would trust their business to that type of service to run their companies on due to the lack of dependability or reliability.

Commercial customers are looking to deal with other reliable companies, and if you are relying on tin cans and string to run your operation, where else are you cutting corners? - the amount saved on cheap voip telephone service can quickly be lost when a single conversation goes wrong with a qualified client on the phone that is ready to buy. Having poor quality phone service can cost you customers! Before ever considering this option, there will be a few things you must insist on finding out: Where are they located at? Risking the quality of your company' s voice conversations by using a hosted SIP trunking product is a perilous journey that will most likely end in abrupt failure. How many hops to their facility? If so, how?

Do they guarantee QoS? - do they interface with your voip pbx or hybrid system? By providing the end to end solution, if there are ever any voice quality issues, your phone company will be able to quickly isolate the issue and solve the problem. Before EVER even considering a hosted provider option one should research the availability of SIP trunking that is compatible with their commercial phone system from local reliable telecom providers that actually provide the data circuits that the SIP trunking is run on. A hosted SIP company will be unable to offer that support, as they will have no ability to monitor or to test points of failure not on their own network. Make sure that any cost savings you may enjoy by utilizing SIP are not thrown away by choosing the wrong SIP solution. SIP holds the promise of more cost effective voice communications for the future, as it effectively eliminates the need for PBX PRI cards, it utilizes voice compression ratios that allow you to more fully utilize your carrier circuits, and it allows for tighter integration with cell carriers and various applications.

Will Robots Have Personality Someday

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Are we destined to become robots - when you go through the drive through at a nearby fast food restaurant do you want a robot to take your order? Do we want our children to address us as yes sir and ma' am?

Wouldn' t you rather talk to a human that greets you like a person? - does anybody actually want to date the computer from the original star trek series? Are these things to become our destiny? What about something more than marriage? Will robots have personality someday? How far is this to go? There are no answers to this phenomena only a lot more questions.

What will become of the human touch? - with robots will anybody ever stand out from the crowd? Do we want robots to ask us how our day has went? Will there ever be a Purple Cow with robots? I did a lot of R and D on robots in the early days and I even attempted to build one now they are everywhere. Will robots be able to Service Customers some day? I work a part time job at a local fast food establishment to get out of the house and I was actually told that if I continued to converse with customers they would have to let me go.

To be honest I did not care much about the job because pay was sub standard, always on my, no breaks feet. - so many people have told me that they didn' t like the robots in all the establishments in todays times. I enjoyed being a person though. I apply this same principal in everything in life. I pride myself as being the Purple Cow of people, the one who stands out from the rest. I do not ever wish to become a robot. I have been programmed by life that I have lived can this be put into a robot? do not mean to just ramble on but I am trying to see advantages of the destiny that is becoming of us.

I have never seen a computer, much less anything else, that had a personality of any sort except for that which a human person has programmed into them. - can a robot personality become unique? can a robot have a personality? There was only self checkout available. no one asked me if I had found everything I needed. I just went to the local WalMart. It only wanted my money then it was goodbye. I bet a robot will never have on of those.

Now I did see a bagger that had on a funny Top Hat. - at least not intentionally. Can a robot ever do this? In the living room my kids are plating XBox live and are talking about killing a warthog and being mutilated by Banshees. What about just a computer? Will robots someday become self aware and recreate better robots?

Boy, I am just filled with nothing but questions these days. - why did i write this that is the question everybody should be asking themselves. I just wanted to give everybody something to think about

This Is Because Phone Cards Are Generally Prepaid

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Online phone cards: connecting people - the world seems to be a lot smaller than what it was before. Now we have trucks, boats, buses, planes and helicopters to get us to places. This is so because people get to travel to the different parts of the sphere in a few minutes or a few hours or a few days with the help of the various means of transportation that technology has brought into the century.

The people from the east can easily take a trip to the west side of the globe sitting comfortably inside an air - conditioned plane and even taking a nap during the flight. - and although the grass may be greener on that pasture, still you get the pangs of missing the loved ones and friends that you have left behind. With this development, people not only travel to tour and go visit but a good number of individuals take the trip and decide to migrate and to reside in a whole new different world of an entirely different culture. But then again the wonders of technology have provided a solution to this dilemma - phones! The world is definitely getting smaller. Through phones we get to talk to people who are miles away like they were just within arms reach.

You can have a telephone installed at the comforts of your home or you can choose a mobile phone that you can bring with you anywhere you may be. - you would think the privilege of being able to talk to someone far away should be of a high price, think again. As convenient as it may, having phones can be quite expensive. Innovation and smart minds have made this luxury inexpensive with the help of phone cards. This is because phone cards are generally prepaid. With phone cards you get to make long distance calls whether they may be domestic or international yet get to be in control of your call expenses. Paying in advance means you can say goodbye to monthly phone bills and detailed statements.

The available call minutes are reduced each time you make a call and on how long these calls are. - each specific phone card has an equivalent call duration minutes based on the price that you pay. As soon as your credit runs out, you are no longer to make anymore calls. Such limit could make people conscious of their calls and their expenses. This kind of control or regulation could be the very solution of people who tend to spend hours and hours chattering on the phone not knowing their limits and waking up frustrated the next day to find a full blown telephone bill. To add convenience, these phone cards are now available online.

A good number of merchants are offering domestic and international online phone cards to the various countries of the world. - so with just a click, you can get the full service of a card as soon as possible. Each comes with a distinctive rate and boundaries with some even offering added features for your greater satisfaction.

For Great One On One Interviews The NFL Sunday Ticket Programming Channel Is A Veritable Gold Mine

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Tap into total football action with nfl sunday ticket - now directv and the nfl have something special for their sports fans and you can only get it from directv. Not only does it feature all of the NFL regular and preseason games up through the Super Bowl, but this programming channel also features the best that the European Football League has to offer from all the way across the Atlantic.

It' s called NFL Sunday Ticket and it' s an ultra - premium sports programming channel that goes on for seven days a week twenty - four hours a day. - american style of football has been growing in popularity in europe and if you haven' t yet experienced what europe has to offer then you are in for a big surprise with this unique programming channel. With NFL Sunday Ticket you have a constant and reliable source for general news and gossip pertaining to the NFL and its roster of players, so you will be so much more informed on the game of pro football with this channel. NFL Sunday Ticket is produced in partnership with the NFL, so you are going to get a lot more of what the NFL has to offer than you would on a regular premium sports programming channel. Then there are the great game reviews and commentary that you will have at your fingertips twenty - four hours a day. For great one on one interviews the NFL Sunday Ticket programming channel is a veritable gold mine.

The NFL has always put on a lot of charity and special events, but now that they have their own channel to showcase them on they are sponsoring even more and they are all on the NFL Sunday Ticket channel. - no where else will you get see more entertaining one on one interviews with all of the leading and most controversial figures in the game of nfl pro football. This means that if you are on a budget you can add it onto one of DirecTV' s more economical programming packages and this will give you a double dose of NFL football programming, while still staying within the boundaries of your tight budget. NFL Sunday Ticket doesn' t come in any of DirecTV' s Total Choice Programming packages, because it has to be added onto your programming package if you want it. DirecTV has some other perks and goodies for the sports fans in their family including DVR Powered by TiVo and Pocket Dish which is a handy memory devise that allows you to carry your recorded programming with you when you leave your home. With TiVo you no longer need to dash to the bathroom or fridge during games, because you can stop a game at any time and restart it right where it left of when you return to your seat. With DVR Powered by TiVo you can do your own instant slow motion replays as well as zip right past any and all commercials that come on during your games.

With Pocket Dish you can bring all your favorite sports programming with you where ever you go and you just plug it into any TV to watch it. - its small enough to fit in your shirt pocket yet holds hours and hours of programming and video games.

With Cable Television You Had The Television Rating System

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Great parental controls offered from directv - it is a steadily growing concern of most young parents that their young child may unsuspectingly find gratuitous sexual or violent material on the television when the parent or parents are not around. With cable television you had the television rating system. As the standards for television content get lower and lower, the risk that a young mind may affected or in some cases even traumatized( in many peoples opinion) gets higher and higher.

Many of you will find the television ratings such as TV - 14 and TV - Ma familiar. - clearly the creators of this television rating system had their hearts in the right place, however it is also clear to many that these ratings have not worked the way they were meant to. These ratings were put in place in order to help solve the problem of young children coming across inappropriate content. In fact, studies have shown that the ratings actually work for the opposite effect in many cases. Thankfully, there is finally a solution to this mess: Parental Controls from DirecTV. Innocently curious children have been able( and are able) to use these ratings to seek out content that their parents do not want them to see. DirecTV offers a great parental control feature.

In many cases, like the television rating system, they do not end up working the way they were meant to. - parental controls for television have been hard to come by in general for a long time. DirecTV& #65533. In fact, with DirecTV& #65533. S parental controls, actually serve as, however real controls for the parent to lock or block channels from their children. S parental control features, the parent will be able to pick certain channels to block, or even block certain channels at certain times. It is this way in the hope that most children will be in bed by the time the content airs.

In many cases there television channels that only have content, such as gratuitous sex and violence, later at night. - however, many children nowadays have television sets in their own bedrooms. So why lose out an entire channel just because the night time programmer airs some raunchy programs at night? Some of these channels actually have good or wholesome programs on during the day, even though at night the channel is riddled with content. Why let him spoil it for everyone? T have to.

Well now with DirecTV you don& #65533. - this is where the feature of being able to block out a channel at certain times of the day comes in handy. S great parental control feature, you will be able to protect your parental control settings with a password. Also with DirecTV& #65533. This way your technologically knowledgeable child will not be able to get around your settings without you knowing about it! See why DirecTV has been rated the number one in customer satisfaction. in the field of television in general, for 7 years straight! Check out other great features from DirecTV such as movie channels, HD TV, great customer service, TiVo, DVR and much more!

With All Of This DirecTV Is Also Super Affordable

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Directv takes the cake - among all the satellite television providers there is only one that is truly the best. Well, to be the" best" satellite television provider the company must first have a really high quality service of their satellite television meaning there must be super clear images, no hissing sounds and no long term loss of service due to the provider or wind and rain.

What do we base" best" on? - secondly, the company must have reasonable, no, really low prices. Finally, the company must have very high quality of customer service. Third, the company must provide a good selection of services ranging from the minimal amount of service to the maximum amount of service. So far there is only one company that has passed the bar and earned. the title of the" best" satellite television provider and that company is DirecTV. DirecTV works hard to provide you with every satellite necessity you need to make your home entertainment set up perfect and keep it all at super good deal prices.

DirecTV has every qualification to be the best and they are really very good at holding up to the title. - directv can provide you as low as 40 channels to chose from or up to over 403 channels to chose from depending what level of package deal you choose. DirecTV also has deals that include DVR( or digital video recorder) , systems. Included in the channel selections are wide ranges of basic channels, a good selection of high definition and even some XM radio channels and extra sports coverage channels not air by anyone else. The digital video recorder. allows you to be able to record your most favored shows right on to the system its self. You can access the saved data any time you wish and view them as often as you like.

The digital video recorder allows you to record over 200 hours of television time onto its hard drive. - you can add new shows any time you wish and delete ones that you do not like so much. With all this and more DirecTV also has top notch customer service and even won the J. The digital video recorder really is a nifty little bonus to add to your satellite television home entertainment set up. D Power Award for their great customer service in 200DirecTV has the best customer service rating among all other satellite television provider and has for the last seven years. You can access help from knowledgeable customer service personnel anytime you need it. With DirecTV there are personnel standing by 24/ 7 to help you with any issue you may have so that with DirecTV you never have to deal with an issue alone.

With all of this DirecTV is also super affordable. - you pay great prices and get so much with directv! With such great service you would think that DirecTV would be way expensive like the other but no DirecTV is here for the every kind of people and they do not take a huge chunk of your cash but just a small bit.