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Value is the secret sauce to everything when you price your offers. I am continually asked by media sales people all over the world, how do you work with clients that continually want to bring you back to price?
My answer is often "get over yourself". If you do not understand how your customers values you and what you deliver, you are in BIG trouble.
Recognise that there are:
4 types of Buyers/ Advertisers.
1. Price Advertiser
2. Value Buyer
3. Relationship Advertisers
4. Relationship /Value Advertiser
One of the big mistakes that media sales people make is that they focus on using price to sell their product. They think they are always selling to the PRICE buyer.
They focus on selling price to drive the sale; the trouble with that strategy is that is a hard place to MOVE away from.
They do this for many reasons. Usually they do not have any sort of relationship with the advertiser, are not unique, and do not offer options.
Here is a specific example I came across with one of my clients.
She identified a client she thought bought on price, made an appointment and went in and presented a campaign, discounted, and with lots of flexibility.
The advertiser recognising that this was a PRICE sell, negotiated an even better deal with the sales person.
The sales person returned to the media company feeling as if the client had been unreasonable and had pushed her for a better deal.
I say good on them, the reality is that the sales person was purely focusing on using price to drive the sale.
The reason the sales person felt this way was because she positioned the PRICE before the story, if she had spent time going through a process of asking questions, the advertiser then gets time to ask an internal question. "Should I choose the person to help me or the PRICE?"
She got what she deserved.
SO, value is truly what advertisers want you to bring to the table; it's the ability of that sales person to understand what the advertiser values. You have to ask a lot of questions to get to the core reason why your advertiser buys.
This is what I told that young sales person to do.
1. Offer options in your proposals
2. Try and create value
3. Offer levels of value, in other words ABC levels with value added.
4. Think about offering premiums- Gifts with purchase, Promotions.
5. Tell a story then present price.
6. Find out your differences and present these to your advertiser. They do matter.
You have to believe in what you are doing is right for the advertiser, if you do not believe that then there is no way you will survive long term.
You really have to, have to, have to, and understand what is in the head of those advertisers who are buying from you.
Good selling.
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Felipe II
Avda. Manuel Carreras s/n, 02125 Ayna, Spain
Felipe II
Ayna, 25.8 km from Penyarrubia Avda. Manuel Carreras s/n see on map
Located to 60 minutes from Albacete, on a rock, this hotel becomes a precious viewpoint from Rio Mundo valley and the framework of origin...
Located to 60 minutes from Albacete, on a rock, this hotel becomes a precious viewpoint from Rio Mundo valley and the framework of origin Moslem streets from Ayna. It offers 33 rooms with air conditioned, telephone and heating with pool and Rio Mundo view.
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The hotel is situated on a rock just 500 m from the town of Ayna. It is just 60 minutes by car from Albacete.from £24
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Residencial Turistico Vega Sierra
C/ Aldea Casas de Haches,s/n , 02130 Bogarra, Spain
Residencial Turistico Vega Sierra
Bogarra, 13.9 km from Penyarrubia C/ Aldea Casas de Haches,s/n see on map
The VEGA SIERRA HOTEL is the perfect place to spend a few days close to nature, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Of particular...
The VEGA SIERRA HOTEL is the perfect place to spend a few days close to nature, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Of particular note are the panoramic views of the valley and of the mountain. Its 10rooms have been designed to provide the right environment for a welcome rest. Activities are arranged for guests who wish to get to know the surroundings in a fun way. Reception personnel will advise customers with tourist information about the area.
The rooms have Independent Air Conditioning, Independent Heating, TV, Balcony, Plasma TV , Hairdryer, Bathrobe, Bathtub and Laundry Service , and among our services and facilities available we have Air Conditioning, Heating, Outdoor Summer Terrace, Bar Terrace, Sun beds, Cot, High Chair, Bar Cafeteria and Terrace. We also have Multilingual Personnel, Luggage compartment, Tourist Information and Parking for Buses. Activities and relax: Jacuzzi, Sauna, Spa, Turkish Bath, Hammam, Bicycles and Trekking. Cuisine: Mediterranean and Typical of the Area. Pets allowed and Pets not allowed. Credit Cards: .
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This family-friendly complex is situated in a natural setting in the Sierra de Segura in Albacete. The establishment lies approximately 4 km from Bogarra.
From Albacete: coming by train it is possible to rent a car on the station and in 50 min comes to the hotel. Take direction Ayna and when appears the detour take it Bogarra, the exit that puts Haches's Houses and in 4 km arrive to the hotel. From Murcia and Alicante; direction Murcia, Hellín, Liétor and then Bogarra and the exit of Haches's Houses.
Cortijo Bellavista
Paraje cuesta de la madre, s/n, 2300 Alcaraz, Spain
Cortijo Bellavista
Alcaraz, 20.6 km from Penyarrubia Paraje cuesta de la madre, s/n see on map
The lodging is in "ALCARAZ", in the village of "Alcaraz" (out of the inner city, 1 km from the town). It is a place between mountains....
The lodging is in "ALCARAZ", in the village of "Alcaraz" (out of the inner city, 1 km from the town). It is a place between mountains. The golf course of "Campo Municipal del Bonillo" is located at 35 km. From "Alcaraz" you easily undertake day trips to Lagunas de Ruidera (50 KM), Nacimiento del Río Mundo (40 KM), Laguna del Arquillo (20 KM), Microreserva de los Batanes (3 KM). The accomodation offers: garden-terrace, barbecue, kitchen, washing machine.
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El Cazador
Carretera de Jaén Km.80, 02300 Alcaraz, Spain
El Cazador
Alcaraz, 18.6 km from Penyarrubia Carretera de Jaén Km.80 see on map
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Hotel Balneario de Benito
Ctra. de Jaén, Km 90, 2316 Reolid, Spain
Hotel Balneario de Benito
Reolid, 28.7 km from Penyarrubia Ctra. de Jaén, Km 90 see on map
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Venta Bonanza
Ctra. N-322, Km. 289, 02340 Robledo, Spain
Venta Bonanza
Robledo, 12.5 km from Penyarrubia Ctra. N-322, Km. 289 see on map
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El Horcajo
Ctra. N-322, Km.282, 02314 Alcaraz, Spain
El Horcajo
Alcaraz, 17.5 km from Penyarrubia Ctra. N-322, Km.282 see on map
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El Zarzalejo
Ctra. N-322, Km. 308 (Alcaraz), 02330 El Jardin, Spain
El Zarzalejo
El Jardin, 10.2 km from Penyarrubia Ctra. N-322, Km. 308 (Alcaraz) see on map
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Mesones, 29, 02449 Molinicos, Spain
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Molinicos, 27.9 km from Penyarrubia Mesones, 29 see on map
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The country of Klune has been free for ten years, however it is surrounded by hostile forces and the only thing keeping the land safe is a treaty struck between the human king and a race of arlics who patrol the borders. But the treaty is due to end and relations between the two sides have broken down. Calen Gollnet, a young boy from the destroyed city of Klune Anor, sets out to find Arvan Eleron, one of the original Covenant who achieved the country's freedom, and bring him news of his town's destruction. He finds himself swept up into an adventure as they try to prevent further cities from being obliterated by the dark armies of the enemy, while gathering support and hoping to mend the alliance between humans and arlics. Two signs of the Prophecy of Return have already come to pass, and the third will bring a great evil back to the land. No-one is sure however: what is the third sign?
I found 'The Third Sign' easy to get into and within the first few chapters was immersed in the vivid fantasy world which Gregory Wilson has created. He narrates the story with just enough descriptive to paint his characters, their emotions and surroundings without sacrificing the pace, and I felt that the action/battle sequences were particularly well-written. The way in which the author moved between various viewpoints and showed what was happening to the different areas of Klune really held my interest. He manages to create a sense of underlying danger that simmers away, making you nervous for the characters involved, without revealing too much too soon.
'The Third Sign' is primarily a story of political maneuvering, mystery, and action, which revolves around a small group of characters, each learning to cope with their own form of loss and new responsibilities. It also has an undertone of magic and prophecy which serve to highlight the timeless battle between good and evil. There is never a dull moment, with conflicts arising in so many ways: from the inner turmoil of a boy's bond with his family, to disputes between the two races of Klune, and even fall-outs within a tribe.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy story, as well as those readers who have always been curious about the genre but are new to it. The only minor flaw which dampened my enjoyment of the book were the similarities I noticed now and then to the writing of Tolkien and Robert Jordan. While I cannot fault the quality of Wilson's writing, I would have preferred him to come up with fresh ideas rather than just making minor adjustments to those already created by classic fantasy writers.
Overall 'The Third Sign' is an enjoyable and gripping read. I eagerly await the next installment.
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Why did they blur out all the pictures in the office? I wanted to see what percentage of them were of Lisa! Kim and Kroy amuse themselves with the assortment of fake boobs on Dr. Hochstein's desk. Kroy even shoves two under his shirt. These two are like a couple of teenagers. If teenagers had SIX KIDS! Kim is having flashbacks to her childhood spent waiting in the principal's office. Sweetie is home with the kids and can't stop calling to check on them. Kim is getting her implants updated and tummy tuck. I can't believe she showed her boobs and her belly on national TV! I didn't know that fake boobs got saggy like that! I thought that was the whole point. She is going to have skin removed from he boob in the lift. And he belly is covered with stretch marks and excess skin. I don't know why I am surprised about that, she has had six kids. Continue reading


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Gran Canaria Desktop Summit: KDE and Gnome Formulate Common Goals
On the first day of the joint developer conference on Gran Canaryia, representatives of the desktop projects Gnome and KDE formulated common goals for their future development.
When KDE chiefs Adriaan de Groot and Sebastian Kuegler, together with Gnome's Dave Neary and Federico Mena met the press, Kuegler explained the idea for a joint desktop conference was born two years ago and is meant to save developers from having to travel to two conferences. Neary added that, now at last, they have found the right meeting place for all those working on free desktops.
That each project has its own identity is shown by the fact that, at this year's conference, the projects have again kept their individual titles, Akademy and Guadec. Meeting in person is important for the participants and according to Kuegler, to 90%, they are all working on the same goals. Also, the projects want to show that open source desktops are powered by a strong movement of dedicated developers and not just a bunch of nerds.
Noticeable by his absence, KDEs chief motivator Aaron Seigo, recently expressed concerns for the future of freedesktop.org (we reported). Federico Mena welcomed Seigo's efforts to revive free desktop standards. Most developers are more interested in their own work than they are in keeping documentation up to standard. Individual projects are like different countries: at home the technology works, go abroad and the plug doesn't fit the socket. This is where freedesktop can help. A workgroup addressing the issue is to be held on Grand Canary this year, where the problems can be discussed without the barriers of email or IRC.
As an example, Kuegler told of a desktop-neutral communications system they've been working on for quite a while. Something has to be done about the confusing procedure at freedesktop.org. Adriaan de Groot mentioned Consolekit, Packagekit and Devicekit as examples of jointly developed components with the end-user being blissfully unaware of the fact.
Explaining KDE developer plans, Kuegler pointed out that KDE 4 had gone from zero to user-status in five years. They aren't going to sit back and relax now. For KDE, the way forward is semantic and social desktop.
Gnome developer Dave Neary emphasized further development of audio implementation, an area where some things still aren't quite right. Gstreamer and Pulseaudio developers will be working on the problems at the Gran Canaria Summit.
ReinventionWhy do people still believe that there is a large amount of waste when similar projects exist?
Do you think that all the people who prefer working on GNOME would have happily worked away on KDE in GNOME's absence? My early experiences with Linux had KDE and it was so unlike my tastes that I'd probably be somewhere between Mac OS X and a typewriter if there wasn't a suitable alternative.
KDE and GNOME are not directly substitutable for many things.
That said, I do hope for improved recycling of things that can be and minimal duplication, and I think we have that more recently than we used to.
10 years of wasteAfter more than a decade of doing the same thing twice because Miguel de Icaza and friends thought KDE wasnt 'free enough' (and no, the irony that he is on the other side of the 'free enough' debate isnt lost on me. I think its karmic payback) and decided to form Gnome, maybe we can get to business without having to reinvent the wheel.
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The report comes just before Friday's October jobs data, the last broad snapshot of the economy before the election.
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The average has been around that level for three months.
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Victoria Azarenka demonstrated her hilarious banter as she impersonated a ball-girl, and that was only one of the funny moments from day six of the Australian Open.
Azarenka, who tends to be despised by the Melbourne crowd on account of her loud grunting, long toilet breaks and other antics, instead managed to charm the spectators with her humorous role-play.
Having disposed of Yvonne Meusburger, losing just one game in the process, Azarenka showed what she had been saving her energy for - a crazy stint of on-court comedy.
As a charm offensive it may yet end up working for the 24-year-old, who is chasing a hat-trick of titles Down Under this year.
Alize Cornet was clearly determined not to leave all the fun and games to Azarenka - only her effort was definitely not on purpose.
The French player dictated a point against Maria Sharapova very impressively before forcing the Russian into floating up a poor lob which she only had to smash away into an open court.
The only problem? Cornet proceeded to miss the ball entirely. Very embarrasing.
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She could not win through as Sharapova prevailed, but it was quite a rollercoaster day for the French woman.
Rafael Nadal did not waste too much time in swiping aside Gael Monfils, and this shot was definitely the highlight of a match that was otherwise overshadowed by the lurid yellow and red outfits.
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Hello I just made a smart camera system that is using very high level functions (e.g. Turn, Position, Rotate) and it's wrapped in a very simple FPS example. The bad news is that I fight with my code for the last two hours and I've reached a dead end, now I'm too lazy to finish it :P. However, it would be very cool if you guys can modify everything from scratch in order to make it better.
I forgot to do it... you'll have to comment out something by yourself. Go to the 'Camera' class, locate the 'Update' method and comment out the method call 'Turn()' in order to run it properly (else it will spinning all the way around).
Constrols: Use WASD, Arrows, Space and C to move around.
P.S. Warning... very dirty code. ;)
Thanks, just tested and works fine! This could act as the basis for a camera tutorial (explaining how to create a simple camera, then how to achieve different motion models, e.g. first person, third person, top-down etc).
Unfortunately, I don't have the time for something like this right now (too busy with the core library!), but it's something to consider playing with if you feel like it (there's a section for such experiments in this site: Create->Book Page) ;)
The code's fine, too. You might consider dropping the "Get" prefixes from properties (in .Net people prefer to add a doc string that starts with "Get", as in "Gets a System.Int32 indicating the number of blah blah blah" for getters, and "Gets or sets a System.Boolean indicating blah blah" for getters/setters). It might also be worth creating an abstract "Camera" class with specific implementations for the different motion models, but that's not any big priority.
Anyway, thanks for the code :)
Basically I started this as to a tutorial to myself, but it could be handy for the community. Anyway, thanks I can work further on this now since I have the approval from an experienced developer. This piece of code can be turned into a shiny and well-documented tutorial.
I will try to fix some problems and soon post a new version, in the mean time if anyone wish can freely make any comments or further suggestions.
Good job, nice prototype :)
You might want to check http://www.opentk.com/node/211 out and play a .wav file looped at the position where the triangle is located (it's center or something like that). The other OpenAL related pages demonstrate how to do that, and I'd really appreciate some feedback regarding OpenAL - Fiddler gets all the bug reports/attention atm >.<
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0Jun 18, '12 by kheemooyQuote from binarycongratulations.. i checked my mail. still no letter for me.. i'm from brampton. sigh. i'm so anxious. :'(Yay I passed! I'm in Hamilton, Ontario.
0Jun 19, '12 by mysteriousmiragei passed..................thank you My Lord!!!!
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3Jun 25, '12 by blackyarisThanks for starting this thread. I find it very helpful reading everyone's input and I have waited for 6 miserable weeks with sleepless nights. I have been checking this thread daily. Finally, the white envelop has arrived just now. I let my dog and cat sniff it first. kneel down and said a short prayer. Sliced it open with a penknife. It is a PASS and I am from Vancouver, BC. All the best to everyone.
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0Mar 30, '13 by RIANNE16thank you all guys.i will be taking this may 15,2013..i pray that i will as lucky as you guys...hope i will pass....
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Japanese Vaccine Venture: Daiichi Sankyo and GlaxoSmithKline are teaming up to develop and market vaccines in Japan, the WSJ reports. Each company will hold a 50% share in the Japan Vaccine Co. venture, which will have an initial capitalization of $1.2 million and will begin operations July 2, the paper says.
Medication Error: A CVS pharmacy in New Jersey mistakenly distributed prescriptions for breast-cancer drug Tamoxifen in place of chewable fluoride pills intended for children, the Associated Press reports. As many as 50 prescriptions distributed between Dec. 1 and Feb. 20 were affected, but a spokesman for CVS Caremark says most families the company contacted didn't receive incorrect pills and that no injuries have been reported. The company is investigating the incident, the spokesman tells the AP.
Placenta Conflict: A still-small but increasing number of women in the greater New York City area want to bring home their placenta after giving birth in order to eventually consume it in capsule form, the WSJ reports. The practice, which isn't backed by robust scientific evidence, conflicts with some hospitals' treatment of placentas as medical waste, the paper says.
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Is it possible to understand how an entire society thinks, to objectively examine the sum of a culture's obsessions and anxieties, its fetishes and fascinations? And if so, could we extrapolate some deeper historical truth from the exercise, or just a mass of superficial conclusions? Cultural anthropologists write ethnographies, urban planners crunch demographic statistics, and media watchdogs sniff out trends and biases in mainstream media with the hope of gleaning some understanding the zeitgeist, be it past or present. But the various fields of study, due to their inherent specificity, can't help missing the bigger picture. Even the shrewd, data-driven analysis of the urban planner is imperfect; it misses the nebulous, unquantifiable nuances of human experience. How do you statistically account for a heightened fear of foreigners, or infatuation with celebrities, or changes in artistic aesthetics? Assuming that we even want to know the contours of our national culture from an outside perspective, we'll need to form an uncommon alliance: between scholars in the humanities and the arbiters-of-all-knowledge Google.
One of Google's latest gifts to the Ivory Tower is Ngrams, an easy-to-use interface that pulls word-frequency data from the company's massive database of books and plots them against a timeline. By agglomerating the text of as many books as possible from every conceivable field of writing, the theory behind Ngrams goes, one can begin to form a more comprehensive idea of what our culture is (and has been) all about.
This type of broad, numbers-based study of texts (called corporal studies in academia) isn't entirely new, but computer-accelerated applications like Ngrams lend the practice an unprecedented computational power. A recent article in The Chronicle Review guardedly appraises this new scholarly field of "culturomics." (Culturomics is meant to rhyme with genomics and carries the same assumptions: that culture can be quantified and then decoded, just like the human genome.) The article's author, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg, frets that anyone with an internet connection can become an armchair-statistician-cum-cultural-critic. "I think that [Yale comparative literature scholar Katie] Trumpener is quite right to predict that second-rate scholars will use the Google Books corpus to churn out gigabytes of uninformative graphs and insignificant conclusions," writes Nunberg. "But it isn't as if those scholars would be doing more valuable work if they were approaching literature from some other point of view."
People poking around on Ngrams will ultimately be beneficial to scholarship. "Whatever misgivings scholars may have about the larger enterprise, the data will be a lot of fun to play around with," writes Nunberg. "And for some—especially students, I imagine—it will be a kind of gateway drug that leads to more-serious involvement in quantitative research."
So here's a bit of armchair scholarship. I plotted the use of two phrases (above) that mean a lot to us at Utne Reader—"alternative press" and "mainstream media"—from year 1900 to 2000. Both phrases don't come into use until about 1970. Although "alternative press" enjoys more of a presence in written discourse for the following 15 years, "mainstream media" begins to skyrocket into our consciousness in 1985. What inferences can we draw? Perhaps the accelerated use of "mainstream media" is a symptom of an expanding cable news network or growing academic interest in the subject. Might the stagnation of "alternative press" be indicative of suppression of fringe opinions? And should this inflate our underdog ego? Admittedly, it's hard to conclude anything from these graphs. After all, I was just playing around on Google.
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It is fortuitous that our series on teaching children about religion is running during the Olympics. Not because the Olympic ceremonial has a certain ersatz paganism to it, acknowledging in a roundabout way that great public spectacles need a religious component, but because we have been hearing a lot about parents. Rare is the athlete profile that does not include a mention of parents who for 10 years drove Junior to practice before sunrise, spent family vacations at low-end motels in dead-end towns for competitions, worked double shifts and took out second mortgages in order to pay for the dream of Olympic glory in a sport their neighbours had never heard of. And we laud such parents for their devotion and sacrifice. Without such committed parents, Junior's resolve may have flagged and the happy day of his bronze medal would never have come. Cue the inspirational music. Continue reading
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The bad man
Our George Jonas was chagrined that Adam Giambrone, Toronto city councillor, abandoned his bid for mayor due to a sex scandal. Giambrone has now banished himself from public view and may not even run for reelection as city councillor, though if you desire obscurity, municipal politics is not a bad option. Continue reading
Cheering on the oddballs
Most winter Olympic sports are quite obscure. But that's their charm.
Calgary hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988, and I have very fond memories of our city welcoming the world — or at least that small fraction of the world interested in winter sports. It was a great festival of goodwill, and we Calgarians gamely went to the Olympic Plaza to cheer the champions of some of the world's most spectator-unfriendly sports. Continue reading
Is God on the Saints' side?
Will the Saints go marching in? The old spiritual is about heaven: How I want to be in that number, when the saints go marching in … And should New Orleans win the Super Bowl this Sunday, many of the team's fans will consider it heaven on Earth. If the devil were trading football victories for souls on Bourbon Street, one fears that he would do a brisk business. Continue reading


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Rolling out world wide for Wave S8500 users, official Samsung Bada's twitter account has "announced" an upcoming major OS upgrade with Bada version 1.2. The firmware upgrade will be first released to SIM-free Wave users in Europe, follow by the rest of the world. It did not mention a detail schedule though, expect to see the complete roll out finish by end of Q1 next year.
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Samsung this week has announced the winners of "bada Developer Challenge", an application development contest for the bada platform which took place between May and December in 2010. The bada Developer Challenge attracted 2,077 teams from 54 countries and 34 winning applications have won a total of US $2.7 million. Together with the announcement, Samsung is now offering 31 of 34 winning applications free for this month. So grab all the applications now with your Bada smartphones! Check out the free apps promotion page here.
Samsung Released New Wave Handset, The Wave 575
Samsung announced their new innovation of Wave along the side of Wave 525 and Wave 533. The Samsung Wave 575 aka GT-S5750 will be heading to mid-range section. It has similar features as Wave 525 except in addition the Wave 575 able to runs 3G HSDPA network whereas Wave 525 only capable to runs EDGE.
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Announced in Germany this week, Samsung has issued another press release for its upcoming Samsung Wave II GT-S8530, confirmed that the Wave II will be launched in Europe first in November, followed by Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East Asia, Africa, India and China. It will be also loaded with the updated Bada 1.2, which is the same version leaked on Samsung Wave S8500.
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Product standards define the way certain things are made.
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thermometer, barometer, spectrometer,
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Calibrate - We calibrate measurements by testing the
accuracy of our measuring tools against a standard. Calibrations
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Research - Research is a way of gathering information
in order to understand our world. Scientists use carefully
planned experiments as part of their research to explain
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the stars.
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matter. Air, water, and all solid objects are made
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a uniform boom with a mass of 25.0 kg and a length of 3.00 m is suspended at its left end by a low friction bearing and at its middle by a low mass steel wire of diameter .004 m.find the tension in the cable. by how much did the cable stretcch after it was attached to the boom?
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SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs tennis team dropped a close match to Cape Central 5-4 at home Thursday afternoon.
"It was a good, tight match," said Sikeston coach Brian James. "We lost three or four really close matches. We had our chances, we just couldn't pull them out."
Sikeston split the singles matches with Cape Central with Sam Zhao, Charlie Jones and Justin Deere all getting wins. Clayton Matthews and Stuart Strom both lost their matches in tie-breakers.
The doubles team of Zhao and Matthews were the only winners in doubles for Sikeston.
Sikeston is now 8-2 and will host the Sikeston Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Parkway West, Eureka and Cape Central are all expected to participate.
Varsity Singles:
1. Sam Zhao (S) def. David Berry, 10-6 2. Clay Matthews (S) lost to Patrick Duffy, 10-11 (2-7) 3. Logan Hampton (S) lost to Robert Weir, 6-10 4. Charlie Jones (S) def. Will LaFoe, 10-2 5. Justin Deere (S) def. Brandon Gonzales, 10-7 6. Stuart Strom (S) lost to Josh Hubbard, 10-11 (4-7)
Varsity Doubles:
Zhao/Matthews (S) def. Berry/Duffy, 10-6 Hampton/Jones (S) lost to Weir/LaFoe, 9-11 Deere/Strom (S) lost to Gonzales/Hubbard, 6-10
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TV: FOX Sports Tennessee (Dish: 446/HD: 9516; Direct TV: 644/HD: 644-1 ; Comcast Nashville 1675; Comcast Chattanooga/Cleveland/Knoxville 401; Comcast Memphis 830; Charter Nashville 33/810; AT&T Nashville 724/1724)
Radio: Preds Radio Network Flagship - 102.5-FM The Game Radio Network; Network Affiliates.
Rookie defenseman Seth Jones posted his third career multiple-point game (1g-1a), including the second game-winning goal of his career 3:49 into the overtime period. Jones tallied his assist on Craig Smith's second-period goal. He also tied a career high with a +3 rating on the night (last Dec. 30, 2013 vs. Detroit). The Plano, Texas native is tied for fourth in points (6g-17a-23pts), first in games played (65) and fourth in average time on ice (20:27) among first-year defensemen. Jones also ranks among the League's Top 10 rookie skaters in blocked shots (88), game-winning goals (2), power-play points (8) and power-play goals (2).
• With the game's opening goal on Monday night, Nick Spaling has posted three points (2g-1a) in his last four games, and nine points (5g-4a) in his last 11 outings. The Preds are 9-2-1 when he scores a goal this season, as well as 30-6-2 when he scores a goal and 41-14-5 when he records a point all-time.
• Pekka Rinne has been among the League's elite since becoming a full-time starter in 2008-09. Prior to missing 51 games this season, he ranked first in shutouts and among the League's Top 10 in wins, save percentage and goals-against average.
• Craig Smith has compiled eight points (3g-5a) in his last 12 outings. Smith ranks first in goals, and second in both team scoring and shots (165).
• Mike Fisher has seven points (3g-4a) in his last 11 outings. The Peterborough, Ont., native leads all Preds forwards in ice time (19:24) – nearly three minutes higher than the next closest forward (Hornqvist, 16:37). Fisher also leads team forwards in blocked shots (58) and ranks second hits (114).
• Patric Hornqvist has seven points (2g-5a) in his last 11 games to move into fourth in team scoring (12g-21a-33pts). His 189 shots lead the team and rank among the League's Top 30 skaters. Six of Hornqvist's 12 goals this season have come in the second period.
• Roman Josi has 11 points (5g-6a) in his last 17 outings. He ranks second on the team and fifth among all League skaters in average ice time (26:25). The Bern, Switzerland native is one of just three blueliners in the NHL this season (Ryan Ellis and Kevin Shattenkirk), and one of three in franchise history, to record multiple shootout tallies.
Shea Weber has been one of the League's top point-producing defensemen since Dec. 12, 2013, posting 27 points (8g-19a) in 34 games during that span.
• Weber has hit the 40-point mark for the fifth consecutive full season, and he ranks among the League's Top 10 defensemen in scoring (15g-25a-40pts).
• He is one of three defensemen (Erik Karlsson (OTT) and P.K. Subban (MTL)) to lead their team in scoring.
• Weber ranks second among League defensemen in goals, while his nine power-play goals pace all blueliners and rank among the League's Top 10 skaters.
• His team-leading 21 power-play points (9g-12a) are good for fifth among League defensemen and rank among the Top 15 skaters in the League.
• Eight of Weber's 15 goals have come in the first period. The Preds are 11-1-2 when their captain finds the back of the net.
• Weber ranks fourth in the League in average ice time (26:54).
• Weber leads his team and ranks 11th in the NHL in blocked shots (137). He also ranks second on the team in hits (130), making him the only player in the NHL this season with more than 100 hits, 100 blocked shots and 10 goals.
• Since the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Weber ranks first among NHL defensemen in goals (98), second in points (261), first in power-play goals (45), first in game-winning goals (15) and eighth in hits (987).
• Michael Del Zotto is two assists from 100 career helpers.
• Ryan Ellis is one goal from establishing a career high in goals.
• Patric Hornqvist is four goals shy of becoming the fourth Preds draftee to hit the 100-goal plateau and one goal shy of the sixth-most power-play goals in franchise history (35). He is also four points shy of 200 career points.
• Eric Nystrom is four points shy of establishing a career high.
• Viktor Stalberg is three games from 300 career games.
LAST TIME OUT: Nashville 4, Ottawa 3 (OT) at Canadian Tire Centre
• Nashville needed extra time for the 14th time this season (4-10).
• Pekka Rinne recorded his first victory since Oct. 19, 2013 – a 2-1 win at Montreal. He is now four wins shy of surpassing Tomas Vokoun on the franchise's all-time wins list (158; Vokoun, 161).
• Michael Del Zotto and Colin Wilson picked up helpers on Spaling's goal. Del Zotto has two points (2a) in his last five outings, while the assist snapped an eight-game pointless streak for Wilson.
• Mattias Ekholm snapped a 15-game scoring drought with his assist on Craig Smith's goal.
• Eric Nystrom tallied the 100th point of his career with his second-period goal. It was his first goal since his four-goal outing on Jan. 24 at Calgary.
• Roman Josi (31:15) played past the 30-minute mark for the sixth time this season, while Shea Weber surpassed the 30-minute mark for the eighth time (30:20).
• Mike Fisher dished out a game-high seven hits as both teams combined for 78 hits.
• Nashville tied its season high with 42 shots on goal (Jan. 4 at Boston). Sixteen of the Preds 18 skaters put a shot on net, and they were led by Mike Fisher and Craig Smith – five shots each.
Barry Trotz, the only head coach the Nashville Predators have ever known, ranks 14th on the all-time coaching wins list (546), and is three wins shy of tying Marc Crawford for 13th all-time (549). The Dauphin, Manitoba, native is the longest tenured head coach in the NHL (1,179 games) and has the second-longest active tenure in all four major sports behind the San Antonio Spurs' Head Coach Gregg Popovich. Trotz's system has seen marked improvement over the past 10 seasons, as the Preds posted a 145-199-49-17 record through the club's first five seasons, and 381-255-11-74 in the 10 seasons since, in addition to posting a 21-21-7 record in the playoffs during that span.
• The Preds are 12-12-5 against the Eastern Conference this season, but hold a 7-3-4 mark against the Atlantic Division.
• Nashville is 20-6-2 when it scores a power-play goal, and 8-0-1 when it scores multiple power-play goals. Nashville's power play ranks 11th in the League (20 percent), while its road power play ranks 13th (18.4 percent).
• Nashville ranks among the League's Top 10 in average penalty minutes (seventh, 10.3). The Preds have also been shorthanded the seventh-fewest times in the League (197).
• Nashville has the youngest defensive corps in the League (24.02 years). Only two other teams in the NHL have an average defensive age under 26 (including players on IR): Ottawa (25.32 years) and Washington (25.35 years).
• The Preds have not allowed a shorthanded goal since March 21, 2013, when Calgary scored two shorthanded – a span of 83 games. Nashville is the only team in the League not to have allowed a shorthanded goal this season.
• Nashville is first in the League in team face-off win percentage (53.3 percent). The Preds have been 50 percent or better in the face-off circle in 51 of their 65 games.
The Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres meet for the first time this season on Tuesday night in Buffalo; they'll close out the season series on March 27 in Nashville. The Preds have faced the Sabres just 15 times in their history (7-6-2) – tied with Toronto for fewest matchups between the two clubs. The Preds are 5-1-1 in seven all-time trips to First Niagara Center.
The Preds and Sabres last met on Dec. 3, 2011 in a 3-2 victory for the Sabres at Bridgestone Arena. Buffalo jumped out to an early lead with a two-goal opening period and again in the third to down the Preds. Craig Smith recorded one of Nashville's two goals.
The Preds last traveled to Buffalo on March 20, 2011, when Blake Geoffrion's hat trick proved to the difference maker for Nashville. After Geoffrion scored in the first, the Sabres rattled off three goals in the second to take a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes. With less than four minutes remaining in regulation, Geoffrion potted a pair of goals just 1:02 apart to force overtime. Only 27 seconds of extra play would be required as the Preds completed the 4-3 comeback victory.
Mike Fisher has 32 points (8g-24a) in 54 games against the Sabres for his career. That is his highest assist total and second highest point total (Toronto) against a single team… Michael Del Zotto has seven points (7a) in 15 games against Buffalo… Colin Wilson has two points (2a) in two career games against the Sabres… Paul Gaustad was drafted by Buffalo in the seventh round (220th overall) of the 2000 Entry Draft. In 479 career games with the Sabres, he has amassed 181 points (71g-110a) and 585 penalty minutes.
Nov. 29, 2003: Vladimir Orszagh scores three as Preds beat Buffalo, 4-1
From 2001-04, few Nashville Predators were as popular as gritty and colorful forward Vladimir Orszagh. Dubbed the "Slovakian Tank" by Predators color commentator Terry Crisp, Orszagh scored at least 15 goals in each of his three seasons with Nashville. He also notched the fifth hat trick in franchise history on Nov. 29, 2003 in a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Bridgestone Arena.
All three of Orszagh's tallies that night came at even strength. His first goal came less than two minutes into the game, and it wasn't until the third that he struck again, scoring at the 1:39 and 10:28 marks of the final frame to send the hats flying. He also garnered an assist on the team's only other goal, setting up "Vowel Line"-mate Denis Arkhipov.
The victory was the fourth of six in a row for Nashville during a 10-2-0 hot streak that helped vault the team to their first ever playoff berth.
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I developed a serious allergy that had lasted for several weeks. I used several over the counter medications including loratadine with no effect. I finally went to my doctor and got a prescription for allegra which did nothing. My doctor then gave me a prescription for clarinet which my pharmacist had to order because a lot of insurance companies do not cover it. Clarinex made an immediate improvement. I am sold.
Treats runny nose and does not make me sleepy. Little to no side affects. I think it works better than claritan.
I've been taking Clarinex (5mg) for 8 years. I tried Allegra & Zyrtec...no luck. I'm allergic to chicken, beer yeast, and 7 molds. My symptom is itching under the skin, which result in hives. My doctor put me on 25mg at first and it made me very sleepy. I take it about every 2-3 days and it works great for me. However, the insurance company is wanting me to try something else...they need proof that I have tried something else...we are currently waiting for their answer. In the meantime...I itch, cuz nothing else works.
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This medication has relieved many symptoms for me, and life is much better. I do have occasional breakthroughs, and find myself very tired at times. I feel it is from the medecine.
My daughter suffered from chronic hives and allergies from the time she was 4 months old. Finally discovered a doctor who prescribed this to her when she was 4 YEARS old and it has been her miracle drug. She can now go outside of our home and even into others homes and only have a minimal (if one at all) breakout. LOVE IT! She has been taking it for four years now. At one time they told us she would have to be home-schooled. Clarinex has allowed her to be able to go to school, join a sport, and do all the fun things a little girl should get to do.
This is the only drug that stops the hives and gives me relief. I have a drawer full of prescription creams and every alergy pill under the sun until I found Clarinex. I have had no negative side effects at all.
We tried this for ten days on a sample we got from the pediatric allergist. We had ten uninerrupted nights' sleep and good reports at school. When we ran out of Clarinex we went to Zyrtec as recommended and the difference was like night and day, Clarinex works, period. Caveat: We've only used it for a short time so far.
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I have never had to take any meds for my mild seasonal allergies except the occassional claritan, but this past week was absolutely unbearable. I had to take 2 days off work. Finally got to see the Dr. and he gave me this as a trial. WOW! Within 5 minutes I could feel it clearing up! 4 days later, 1 tablet a day, and I'm still fine!
My daughter was diagnosed with asthma. I have tried everything under the sun to prevent these coughing spells that she would have after a cold. She has been on steroids, albuteral as well as a host of other meds. This one has been effective but it dries her nose out. I only give it at bedtime, once daily and it has worked so far.I never believed she had asthma.
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Clarinex works fantastically on my allergies,they're gone. Thanks Clarinex, I got my life back!
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STEWART - The first Lamarr Wilder memorial scholarship was presented earlier this month at Federal Hocking High School to a graduate of the Class of 2014.
Marietta resident Bob Springer, author of the book "Go Ahead and Break Your Child's Heart," presented the $1,000 scholarship to Peyton Seel.
Proceeds from Springer's book were donated to the school and were used to create the scholarship.
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Federal Hocking's Peyton Seel, right, receives the first Lamarr Wilder memorial scholarship from former coach and Marietta resident Bob Springer, left.
Springer, a former football coach at Federal Hocking, dedicated his book to Wilder, who was killed at a graduation party in 2010. Wilder was a football player at Federal Hocking prior to his graduation that year.
"This is an exciting time as we are presenting the first scholarship," said Springer prior to the presentation.
"He was a wonderful young man," said Springer of Wilder. "I loved that smile."
In the dedication of his book, Springer wrote, "I am dedicating this book to Lamarr because he did not have a fair chance in life. His behavior was permitted to deteriorate, as it was unchecked by those in charge."
Springer spoke before the Federal Hocking High School student body, talking of his time at Federal Hocking, Wilder and a few life lessons for the students.
"Your dedication to something must match your skills or you will fall short or be average at best," said Springer of the hard work and dedication needed to succeed.
Springer also told the students at Federal Hocking to "steal pieces of learning and advice" from everyone you meet.
Springer led Federal Hocking to a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division title in 2005 as the head football coach.
Springer's book is available on Amazon.com as well as other bookstores.
The book is summarized online as being "designed to provide parents and leaders of student athletes with a considerable advantage as they manage their child's life in the Middle School and High School eras.
The book also goes right at parents and their 'new age inclination' to manage every aspect of their child's life during these developmental years. 'Back Home at Last,' the initial fiction story, is written in 'coach talk' and it sets up the need for parents to complete, study and dive into the Learning Considerations portion of the book?where you are ask to make important decisions about your style of leadership. In 'Lessons Learned,' the closing fiction section, you will learn that 'raising a child can be rewarding and successful.' Yes, inside every good child is a great child!"


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NEW MADRID -- The three agreed they never expected to be honored for what they do, but the applause of the crowd attending the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce's annual awards banquet let them know their honors were well deserved.
Saturday evening, the Chamber presented its Community Service Awards to Bobby Blom and Johnny Davis. Mildred Henry received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
As she began her presentation to Blom, Monica May described the Community Service Award as an honor presented to those who go out of their way to do good in the community. May explained how Blom's grandfather began Ralph Anderson Lumber Co. in New Madrid, which was later headed by Blom's father. Blom began working at the lumber company at age 15 and today serves as the general manager and vice president, taking over leadership following his father's death.
After reading a long list of memberships and sponsorships, May added, Blom "has shown his commitment to his community" giving of his money and time. "He sets a good example for us all," she said as she presented the engraved plaque.
"I never thought about getting any kind of award," said Blom. "If somebody asks me if I can help, I do. This is an honor to receive this."
In presenting Davis with his award, Harry Gremore also had a long list of memberships and other activities the local pharmacist and businessman takes part in including 19 years of service on the New Madrid County R-1 School Board. "He has been a sponsor to just about every organization there is," added Gremore.
The employees at Davis' Pharmacy described working with the honoree like working with family, he said. "Now we want to thank him for being a member of our community family," said Gremore as he presented the plaque.
Davis described himself as lucky. "I grew up in the best of times in a good little town," he said. He praised his co-workers, friends and family members for their support. "This community has been behind me ever since I was a little boy," said Davis. "My only regret is it has gone by way too fast."
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to 88-year-old Mildred Henry by Marie Hunter who stated Henry "has lived a life few of us can envision, let alone survive."
Hunter explained that Henry was orphaned at age 3 and was raised by her grandparents. "She survived the flu epidemic, the Great Depression, floods and drought," added Hunter.
Henry and her husband, Whitson, farmed and raised six children on land near the Mississippi River. There, Hunter said, Henry served many people who passed through her life, feeding them and helping them when needed. Today she continues to help others with her cooking and sewing, said Hunter adding, "she has given her time, talents and love over the years."
Accepting the plaque, Henry insisted: "I'm not much for making speeches, but put me in the kitchen or give me a needle and thread and I know what to do. "I wasn't ever expecting anything for what I did over the years, I just do what I can do… ."
The Chamber also honored F.M. Baird and Robert Riley by naming them ex officio members of the board of directors and presenting them with lifetime memberships to the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce.
Prior to the presentations, Margaret Palmer, executive director of the Chamber, reported the city would have 18 stops by riverboats, the Delta Queen or the Mississippi Queen, during the coming year. The first stop is March 17.
Also Palmer noted that since Jan. 1, the Chamber became fully responsible for the community's tourism efforts. As part of this effort, the Chamber now can be reached on the World Wide Web at firstname.lastname@example.com.
One of the first big tourism efforts the Chamber will participate in is "Savor the Flavor," sponsored by the River Heritage Region on May 22 in Sikeston. The event is designed to introduce foreign tourism officials to the Bootheel.
Also the Chamber has begun planning for its annual Fourth of July celebration on the riverfront.
"We are going to be busier than ever this year," concluded Palmer.