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Customer satisfaction is the primary goal of any organization or profession. Achieving customer satisfaction is a challenging process; IBCSA- 2018 is mainly focused on rewarding the companies that have been successful in making their customers happy.
Customers approach businesses with a bundle of expectations, each business is responsible to satisfy their requirements and retain the customers under any circumstances. In this regards we identify the companies who have excelled in winning their customers and award them with the Best Service Excellence Award-2018.
The second category is the Best Valued Product-2018. Customers who buy their products with a huge investment expect the products a good deal. So based on the satisfaction the customers have received on their products, we award the companies that have delivered the best product for the financial year 2017-2018.
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Customers approach businesses with a bundle of expectations, each business is responsible to satisfy their requirements and retain the customers under any circumstances. In this regards we identify the companies who have excelled in winning their customers and award them with the Best Service Excellence Award-2018 The second category is the Best Valued Product-2018. Customers who buy their products with a huge investment expect the products a good deal. So based on the satisfaction the customers have received on their products, we award the companies that have delivered the best product for the financial year 2017-2018.


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Dimitrios Triantaphyllou
Dimitrios Triantaphyllou is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University, Istanbul.
Turkey and the quest for limited autonomy from the West
#EuropeOnward / #EuropeOnward / Eastern Focus
By over-projecting its power potential, Ankara finds itself on a conflictual trajectory, on a case-by-case basis, with the interests of other major or regional powers such as the US, Russia, France, Italy, Israel, Egypt, and Germany.
The summer of 2020 has been unlike any summer in recent history. Usually, during the long summer months, a sort of informal moratorium appears between Greece and Turkey so that there would be no particular spike in tensions between them, as the inflow of ever-growing number of tourists with their greenbacks on both sides of the Aegean was deemed too important for the economies of both countries. This summer, when the coronavirus has been wreaking havoc and tourist revenues have been negligible, the action has shifted to gunboat diplomacy and the search for leverage in an increasingly complex and unsteady European security architecture. Yet there is no novelty here, as this has been the state of relations between the two countries – both NATO members since 1952 while Turkey is still formally negotiating its accession to the European Union since 2003 – for a long time. It reflects the surreal pragmatism in both Turkey's relationship with the West, to which it still belongs but doubts whether it does, as well as the transactional reflexes of both Greece and Turkey regarding their relations with each other, given the ambiguous positions of their partners and allies. Should there have been no NATO or EU, a good argument could be made that relations between the two countries would mirror Turkey's relations with some of its other neighbours, such as Iraq or Syria, or even Iran and Armenia.
Yet apart from this surreal state of play between Greece and Turkey, which most of their western allies do not understand or do not want to understand or pretend does not exist, this summer has been different because a number of other paradoxes are coming to the fore. Most stem from ideological imperatives and domestic cleavages within Turkey proper that have rapidly acquired an external or foreign policy dimension. Here the broader implications of the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque come into play, although barely six weeks after the 10 July decision to do so, the issue no longer seems to dominate the headlines anymore.
'It's the domestic politics, stupid'
The decision to reconvert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque was primarily motivated by domestic considerations and the deep dividing lines within Turkish society, which undoubtedly have political characteristics. The current Turkish government and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seem to favour the implementation of a civilisational discourse into a civilisational state reality, primarily for reasons of political expediency. This is particularly relevant in the perennial battle between Kemalists and Islamists that has shaped Turkish politics for decades. This does not imply that the emergence of a 'clash of civilisation' discourse does not have deep seated roots within both the governing party and its electorate, in particular as a revindication of the Kemalist turn toward modernisation, Westernisation and secularism upon the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, away from the virtues of Islam as the dominant ideology of the Empire. Nevertheless, a level of political expediency is very much in evidence, especially since the 2010s when the synthesis between the instrumentalisation of religion, nationalism, and anti-western Kemalism or Eurasianism has been shaping the direction of Erdoğan's Turkey today. According to political scientist Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, the decision represents an example of the assumption of moral superiority over Kemalism without necessarily impacting upon the nature of the relationship between the state and religion since Turkish secularism or "laicism, as the continuation of a Byzantine-era practice, is inherently dependent upon the state's control and guidance of religion in line with the state's interests and objectives." As to the effect on Turkish multiculturalism, its practice is already problematic, as the inherent and privileged correlation between Turkishness and Sunni Islam has been a way of life throughout the 97 years of the existence of the Turkish Republic. The troubled history of the country's Greek orthodox minority, as well as that of its Armenian, Kurdish, and Alevi populations, among others, are a testament to this sad state of affairs. Though successive polls since the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia do no show that it has had a significant impact in the government's sagging poll numbers, the mitigated reaction by the Kemalist opposition reflects an acceptance that its ability to influence the country's ideological direction has been further limited. What emerges is a very real existential dilemma for the country's secular population as to what this gradual, overt promotion of political Islam means for their way of life.
The synthesis between the instrumentalisation of religion, nationalism, and anti-western Kemalism or Eurasianism has been shaping the direction of Erdoğan's Turkey since the 2010s.
For the Greek Orthodox minority and Bartholomew I, the embattled Ecumenical Patriarchate and spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christian worldwide, the reaction of the Patriarch encapsulates the reality: "What can I say as a Christian clergyman and the Greek patriarch in Istanbul? Instead of uniting, a 1500-year-old heritage is dividing us. I am saddened and shaken." As his close associates have told me, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has survived 567 years without the Hagia Sophia, which was converted into a mosque in 1453 and then into a museum in 1935, and can continue to do so.
Promoting an Islamic agenda
A second dimension has to do with the perception within the Muslim world as to which leader is defending or promoting an Islamic agenda. Although many predominantly Muslim states, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, are at odds with Turkey's perceived infringement upon the global Islamic discourse (and their geopolitical interests), the battle is actually for the hearts and minds of Sunnis around the world. Erdoğan's reference on 10 July that the "resurrection of the Hagia Sophia heralds the liberation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque" in Jerusalem is a case in point.
An increasingly coercive posture
The third facet linked to the conversion of Hagia Sophia is the wider geopolitical and geo-economic context which capitals around the world have been grappling with, given the consensus that the regional and global security architecture, and as a consequence the international liberal multilateral order in place since the end of the Second World War, has been faltering. With the United States – the crucial link holding the order in place – doubting both its role in the world as well as what its priorities should be, regional states have been scrambling to reconsider their priorities. While for the European Union and its member states, this implies a painful conceptual and material transition into a more geopolitical union, Turkey's methodology has involved the promotion and implementation of a more transactional approach where assertive and coercive diplomacy predominates. Here the attempt is both to rationalise the vacuum that a less strategic United States leaves both within the wider European space and in the Mediterranean, and to ensure that consensual national strategies – such as the country's place as a regional energy transit hub, and, by extension, as a regional power with global reach – do not get sidetracked. While for the European Union and its member states, some form of multilateralism and its normative framework are a sine qua non for addressing regional and global challenges, for Turkey the militarisation of foreign policy instruments as evidenced in the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as the challenge to international forums and institutions and their norms and rules to which Turkey is a party to, will be an acceptable means of conduct if these limit its ability to extend its Lebensraum and its ability to manifest itself as an indispensable regional actor. For example, the Hagia Sophia reconversion is a case in point, as Turkey went through the process without prior consultation, for example with UNESCO, as it was bound to do given the monument's World Heritage Site status.
The instrumentalisation of religion as a foreign policy tool, in this case, promotes the simplistic perception of a 'Neo-Ottomanist' turn in Turkish foreign policy where Ankara leads the fight against the West. In other words, as Nicholas Danforth notes, "[w]hen it serves their purposes, Turkey's leaders will undoubtedly continue to dress their foreign policies in neo-Ottoman garb."
More of a disruptor rather than a pole of stability
Despite the aforementioned instrumentalisation of religion and the militarisation of foreign policy, Ankara has not made a move to either withdraw from the Atlantic Alliance or to break totally with the European Union. Yet the tell-tale signs are many, starting in particular with the overt attempt to couple greater strategic autonomy from the West with its growing relationship with the Russian Federation since 2016. Alarm bells were raised by the 2019 purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile system and its implications for Ankara's relations with Washington as well as NATO as a whole. Its recent and ongoing strong-arm tactics against Greece and France, among others, have led many to suggest willy-nilly that Turkey has become the Alliance's 'elephant in the room' with a proliferation of strategic divides on a variety of fronts, with implications regarding NATO's already problematic reach in the Black Sea region and the Middle East.
An argument could be made that Turkish actions imply the implementation of a security doctrine based on the concepts of forward defence and self help, given its assessment of the regional security concept as well as the synthesis domestically of political Islam, nationalism, and anti-Westernism. Yet the contradictions of Turkish foreign policy, and its possible self-entrapment due to an overestimation of its influence or an acceptance of the manner in which it tries to enforce it, make it more of a disruptor rather than a pole of stability in the wider European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Eurasian spaces. In other words, by over-projecting its power potential, Ankara finds itself heading for a conflictual trajectory, on a case-by-case basis, with the interests of other major or regional powers such as the US, Russia, France, Italy, Israel, Egypt, and Germany.
With the United States – the crucial link holding the order in place – doubting both its role in the world as well as what its priorities should be, regional states have been scrambling to reconsider their priorities.
As long as Turkey's break with the West does not become more permanent and the transition away from Kemalist tenets is slow and contained, the wider European regional context implies one of balancing and rebalancing, action and reaction between the region's powers. The US's ambivalence and ambiguities have led regional states to seek different ways to augment their security, many (especially the European countries) within the confines of international law and multilateral institutions, while others test the system's limits. The pace of change is rapid, with the verdict still out as to whether the frayed relationship between Turkey and its partners and allies does remain a Gordian knot. The options on the table now are between limited strategic autonomy for Ankara or strategic independence. Both of these choices or developments can be managed, provided the methodology Ankara uses to promote either choice does not become excessively heavy-handed, putting at risk the interests, sovereignty and sovereign rights of EU and NATO member states, and by extension, the organisations they belong to. Although there is not much room for optimism at this point in time, a more permanent, long-lasting, value-laden binding agreement with Turkey is necessary. There is a need to move beyond the stopgap triptych of 'solidarity, de-escalation, and dialogue' as Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, suggested after the video conference meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU Member States on 14 August. Whether this is possible remains to be seen.
Tagged underNATO Turkey Erdogan West Eurasianism Kemalism

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Harry Potter, the boy who lived; a house-hold name not only in this fantasy world but the world we muggles live in.
It's hard to live in a world so dependent on social media and not recognize Harry Potter. The books and movies are classics on almost everyone's shelves. But maybe you know someone who is missing the first copy? This book makes a great gift for a friend - or for yourself!
Perfect for all ages! Great for storytime with the little ones, a great gift for middle school age kids searching for a fantasy world that grows as they do, or for the soul who still believes in magic. This is a great series to get into.


Food trucks & drink vendors to be announced!
Proceeds from this event go to Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition, EarthDance Organic Farm School, and Missouri Coalition for the Environment.
Little Piggy KC was created by Chef Michael Foust from The Farmhouse (the famed farm to table restaurant in KC) comes the first food truck hub in Kansas City! Chef-driven trucks preparing an assortment of restaurant-quality food, all in one place, food-truck style!
Music from The Mighty Pines!
If you ate today, you can thank a farmer.
Join us as we bring together farmers, musicians, chefs, and eaters together to raise awareness of the importance of supporting local farms and healthy soil. American family farmers and ranchers are enduring the worst economic slide in generations, and therefore we need Congress to pass a Farm Bill in 2018 that will strengthen our independent and family farmers. The Missouri Farmers Union and Missouri Coalition for the Environment are calling on Congress to strengthen programs that support family farm agriculture, vibrant rural communities, a clean environment, and hungry Americans. In the week following Earth Day, along with EarthDance and Pickin' on Music Festivals, we'll be making stops across Missouri on the Farmers United Tour, and invite you to enjoy a farm-fresh dinner and live music by The Mighty Pines in support of local farms and healthy soil. We'll share how you can both vote with your fork and advocate for policy that supports the good food movement.
EarthDance operates an Organic Farm School on the site of the oldest organic farm west of the Mississippi. Based on a 14 acre farm in Ferguson, Missouri, the non-profit organization works at the intersection of healthy food production, farm-based education and community empowerment. With a vision of connecting more eaters and farmers alike to the soul of our soil, EarthDance facilitates delicious farm-based experiences with meaning. By convening chefs, musicians, farmers, and like-minded organizations to create a movement-building tour, we aim to promote family farms, healthy soil, and local food, and raise awareness of pesticide drift.
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the gumboot: Come Walk with a Doc!
Come Walk with a Doc!
Join a health professional from the Quadra Island Medical Clinic for a walk around Rebecca Spit each Monday at 10 am from the boat launch parking lot. All island residents (and visitors) welcome, rain or shine. Phone 250-285-3540 for further information and to provide a contact number in case of cancellation.
Come walk for fun and health: see you there!


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Jeff, Ken and I did another call in today to John's radio show.
Hey guys, here is the short clip from our group call in to Sirius XM Insight radio show with John Fugelsang. It was a lot of fun and great practice. This was our first time doing something like this.
Is there a way to listen to your first call in its entirety and whithout added comments?
I think that Ken did an absolutely great job.
It was not a trial, it was a raid on the enemy territory where enemy controlled EVERYTHING.
So it doesn't surprise me that John Fugelsang spoke most of the time, and it doesn't surprise me that those girls were giving his (John Fugelsang's) words full support.
Ken still owned him on the definition of genocide. He made a great point there. And John Fugelsang made a fool of himself. Anyone can check it now. It has been recorded.


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The Conundrum in Transporting Marijuana
The legal marijuana industry is growing at a staggering 17 percent per annum and is projected to reach $13.3B in 2020 according to New Frontier Data.
To keep pace with the growing industry, small transport companies are trying to keep up with the booming business. On average, the secure transportation end of legal cannabis accounts to 7-10 percent of the wholesale cost according to Terry Blevins, president and chief executive of Armaplex Security in Los Angeles. Many of these companies make us of cargo vans or armored trucks to transport both marijuana and cash.
In a study done by the University of California Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, recreational marijuana is estimated to reach $5 billion in annual sales, making cannabis distribution to be a 350-million to $500-million industry.
State Laws on Transporting Marijuana
The legalities of transporting marijuana within a specific state depend on the existing laws that govern that specific state. First, if marijuana is illegal in a specific state then, transporting it within the state is also considered illegal. For states that have legalized marijuana on the other hand, transportation depends if the person is transporting it for business or as an individual. Individuals could only transfer a maximum of an ounce of marijuana and he or she must be at least 21 years old.
For businesses however, States that have legalized marijuana must secure the proper permits and licenses as required by law. Since these requirements differ from state to state, it's important to check in with your state's licensing authorities before transporting marijuana within your home state.
Dispensaries and growers have the option of establishing their own distribution channel. However, most prefer to hire third-party logistics provider like CannaGuard for them to focus on the core of their business operations.
Because this industry operates primarily in cash and an untraceable product, security is top concern. Noah Stokes, president and chief executive of CannaGuard Security, based in Portland and also services clients in Washington, Illinois and Florida said, "pound for pound, it's like transporting gold. And there are no serial numbers on it. Customers have to pay in cash, and it's all difficult to insure."
CannaGuard started operations in 2014 and had now has a highly secured 40,000-square-foot warehouse, a fleet of armored vehicles and 140 employees, many of whom are military veterans. Their fleet of armored vehicles transport packed cannabis and edibles between farms and dispensaries. And because FDIC-insured banks cannot accept money from the cannabis business, CannaGuard also hauls large amounts of cash because their clients have to store their cash in vaults or transport it to specialized banks.
Federal Laws on Transporting Marijuana
In terms of Federal law, marijuana remains illegal and is still illegal under Federal law even on states where it has been legalized.
Cannabis remains in the list of Schedule I drug along with heroin, LSD, mescaline, and ecstasy, the highest level of prohibition. As a result, transporting marijuana across state lines could result in federal criminal prosecution. So, even if you are transporting marijuana by air from one legal state to another, say you are from Florida and flying to Colorado with your stash, it is still considered illegal. The United States Drug Enforcement agency has a list that explains the penalties for trafficking marijuana.
Michael Julian, president and chief executive of MPS International in Murrieta, Calif., logistics provider for cannabis industry, admits that his company is operating in a "gray area." "If they decide to drop the hammer, you could be in trouble, but I would imagine that businesses like mine are pretty safe for now," Julian said. He further adds that though MPS is licensed in seven states, it still may be operating illegally in the eyes of the federal government.
Under Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, the Supremacy Clause affirms that the federal law is the "supreme law of the land." This means that judges in every state must follow the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the federal government in matters, which are directly, or indirectly within the government's control. Under the doctrine of preemption, which is based on the Supremacy Clause, federal law preempts state law, even when the laws conflict.
Technically, under the Supremacy Clause, the federal government could prosecute an individual engaged in the cannabis industry that is otherwise legal under state law. But, in 2013, then US President Barrack Obama declared that it wouldn't challenge state laws legalizing marijuana, as long as the states keep stringent measures involving the distribution and sale of marijuana. Moreover, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole released a memo addressed to all US attorneys the guidance on enforcement priorities for marijuana, and it doesn't include prosecuting legal retailers complying with state laws.
Financing the Cannabis Transport Business
Many shippers are now keeping an eye on California's market, which is set to start issuing licenses next year together with the opening of the recreational cannabis market. However, regulators have yet to release details for how distribution licensing will work for what looks to be a $500-million logistics industry regionally. Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the California Growers Association believes that the state will need a "large-scale distribution network to move product from farms and distribution centers to dispensaries around the state." Allen also adds that due to the geographic size of California, it is expected that there will be a significant demand for small, secured vehicles in the next few years.
Another dilemma. Because big companies can't take part, and smaller companies don't have access to financing, it remains to be seen how the market will be served. Since federal law still finds marijuana illegal, small cannabis transport companies could not avail of traditional loans from the banking system and capital markets. Most have relied on own funds as well as investments from associates and venture capitalists. But take heart, where there is demand, businesses will likely step up to make sure that the needs of the cannabis industry is served.
Cannabis conundrum
the cannabis consumption conundrum


ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — UC Irvine coach Russell Turner told his team throughout the week that he didn't want to leave any doubt that they were the best team in the Big West Conference this season.
Hazzard made five of UC Irvine's 10 3-pointers as it led for almost the entire game and was up by 32 midway through the second half. Welp, a redshirt freshman, came off the bench and set a career high in points.
"I have a lot of confidence in my ability to shoot. It felt good going in early," said Hazzard, who was selected as the tournament MVP.
"We ran into a buzz saw. The way they shot tonight, they would have beat the Lakers. They were ready for their moment," Cal State Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor said.
Cal State Fullerton: The Titans won last year's tournament final against Irvine, but could not do it two years in a row. They are 3-3 in the final and have lost 10 of 11 in tournament games where they are matched up against the top seed.
UC Irvine: The Anteaters might have bragging rights as the best team in California this season. They have the most wins of any of the state's Division I teams.
"I knew after Hazard made the first two (3-pointers) that we would be in for a long night. On a night like tonight, it is their night and you appreciate it. They were the better team tonight." — Taylor on UC Irvine.