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Does LG's Split Screen software "destroy" your PC's security? It does according to Christopher Bachner's write-up on Developer's Couch.
He purchased an ultra-wide LG monitor and installed LG's split screen software. While he likes the hardware, Bachner is "utterly disappointed" with "how LG treats security."
The TL;DR version is that instead of writing software properly, they just disable your security in order to make their software work.
It's important to understand that Bachner uses the Windows User Account Control (UAC) feature. Microsoft advises using UAC to "help you stay in control of your computer by informing you when a program makes a change that requires administrator-level permission. UAC works by adjusting the permission level of your user account. If you're doing tasks that can be done as a standard user, such as reading email, listening to music, or creating documents, you have the permissions of a standard user—even if you're logged on as an administrator." In security bulletins, Microsoft frequently suggests not using full privileges if the user doesn't need it.
A week after installing the LG software, Bachner realized his Notepad++ session was in Administrator mode even though he did not right-click to launch it in admin mode. Additionally, every time he launched "Run," instead of starting in UAC it ran with the notification, "This task will be created with administrative privileges."
Suspicious now that something was wrong if "everything" started with full privileges, he discovered that his UAC had been disabled. Bachner wrote:
I suspected that it has to be the split screen software that made the changes as it was the most recent installed software on my system. Quickly I fired up my Windows 10 VM to run the setup and see if it disables the UAC. Unfortunately, the answer to this is that it does disable your UAC and therefore decreases your computer's security by a lot. (Think of it like removing your walls and everything you have is in one room and accessible by everyone who is in the room).
Sure enough, Bachner was prompted to restart his computer in order to turn off UAC. He added:
This result was very surprising and raised some anger in me because I would have expected more from such a large company. I suspect they disable UAC because their software needs to run in full privilege mode. However, there are plenty of other ways to solve this… LG just neglected security to make their application work. This is not only lazy, but also extremely dangerous since applications that should never run with admin privileges were executed with admin privileges.
Curious now, I looked up the software. Oddly, LG has several misspellings in the description of the software. It does not all show up in the captured image, but here is a copy/paste example listed under Screen Split:
Screen Split is application SW to devide window layout for efficient managment of windows with LG monitor. The Software is pacakged as an installshield installation pacakge.
Since the allegations of LG software "destroying," or at least undermining, computer security are fairly serious, I contacted LG. Other than stumbling over LG's spelling, attempts to obtain a comment were met with stumbling blocks. After dealing with four different departments, I finally was connected to the "computer" department 45 minutes later. I basically read Bachner's write-up and described the screenshots to the guy on the phone, who could not access an external web page himself. At first he blamed antivirus for disabling UAC, but later the official quote I was told to run with is that the "LG application never really did disable UAC."
Riiiiight. After LG's denial, Bachner recorded video of the LG split screen software "destroying" his PC's security.
On a Windows box, it isn't wise to run every little thing with full privileges. If you don't care if a program disables UAC or if you want to run everything as admin, then you probably wouldn't have an issue with LG's software. Otherwise, it might be wise to steer clear of it until LG makes some changes. Maybe the company can correct the misspellings in the software description if its split screen software is revised?


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The Question
A good question always deserves a good answer. It is irrelevant that I might think the question is not a good one since it is usually thought of as a good one by the person who asked it. In any case, a question was asked and I believe it is important to answer. I must assume that the person who is asking - did so out of a genuine desire to gain knowledge.
A friend, whom my wife and I knew well and loved dearly, successfully committed suicide last week. We were able to travel many miles to the funeral service as well as take time to visit my father who is getting old and see a number of people whom we haven't seen in a while. We had planned a trip out there anyway and didn't have a date set and as unfortunate as these circumstances happened to be, we were already prepared to go.
The Question
"Why did you come so far for a funeral?"
Initial Reply
She was our friend; we loved her and have known her a long time. She was the first death out of our core group of old friends and an original member of our church. We believe these things were important.
Personal Reaction and Internal Thoughts to the Question
Being asked that question was surprising considering how long we've known her. Emotions were already quite high and the sense of loss very real. Seeing her loved ones distraught and her children alone and confused only added to our sense of compassion mixed with our own feelings of grief and loss. The reactive answer would have to be; "isn't it enough to just show up? Do we really have to answer this?" However, that would show unnecessary disrespect to the questioner.
The conversation for the next half an hour or so seemed like a rapid fire Q&A - one question after another. Most could be answered with short to the point replies but I was not inclined to entertain this question without a fair hearing of my response. Too often conversations are sidetracked and spend too much time on rabbit trails and the original question never gets an answer. So giving only a short answer did not do the question real justice.
The Answer
Of course, she was our friend. Of course, we wished to pay our last respects, and in this particular instance, we had no other selfishly motivated reason for being at her funeral. So the answer to the question had nothing to do with what we were going to get out of being there - it had everything to do with three basic things that I believe every true believer in Jesus Christ must do to fulfill our responsibility to "bear one another's burdens". These three things are:
1) To minister if possible.
2) To support the concept of caring Christians in the event of death.
3) To do unto others as you would have done unto you.
By this, I mean simply in the first instance that by being there, hopefully in some way, would show a sense of camaraderie and relationship that could be shared by those stricken with similar grief. Let me paraphrase C.S. Lewis when he said, 'sometimes you don't wish to talk or be talked to, but you dread the moments of being alone in the empty house'. There is some comfort in knowing someone is there and that talking isn't necessary to feel comforted. There is an old saying that goes something like this: "Proclaim Christ loudly and sometimes only when you have to - use words." In the second instance, we have attended several funerals in the last few years and it seems that almost every one has had an opportunity presented where a question was asked that for some reason, we were uniquely equipped to answer. To be available to help or minister in this way is more important than whether the opportunity is ever presented. Christians are called to be ready with an answer for the hope that we have - whether we get the opportunity to give it or not.
Caring Christians
Christians have the unique position of knowing that death is not the end of all things. Our perspective lends itself to being able to minister to hurting people in unique ways that no other worldview can possibly hope to imitate. For over two millennia, those in the Theistic worldview, Christians, Jews and Muslims have taken death seriously enough to mourn it - usually in great numbers for many days after the first memorial service had begun. Culturally the west has lost this sense of compassionate love and for as long as I can remember, seems to only be inconvenienced for an hour or two before heading off to our already too full schedules and commitments. What have we lost in this process? How are we being Christ like - if we do not show sorrow and compassion with those who are left to pick up the pieces of their lives?
When our Lord fed the five thousand, ask yourself - why were that many people there to feed? To hear the words of an itinerate preacher who at the time preferred to keep His whereabouts and deeds a secret? Or is it possible that the widely known and loved John the Baptist had just been beheaded by King Herod and those many people were mourning the loss of their teacher and loved one? I am told by a friend more closely related to that culture in the east, it was indeed probably the latter reason. This friend of mine had also been beaten and brutalized to the point of near death by enemies of the Cross - yet even he attends the funerals of his persecutors. Why, because he understands he is called to even love his enemies. By doing so, he has had unique opportunities of ministry, even to the very leaders of his attackers.
As Christians, our faith is meaningless if we cannot bring ourselves to ministering even in the simplest ways, where a prayer or a hug or a moment of holding ones hand is enough to share a bit of Christ's love in a time of deep pain and sorrow. In the east, this kind of ongoing care continues for 40 days. Here in the west, little more than 40 minutes is all the time we have. It is vitally important that if the Christian west is to have an impact on our culture, we must show we care - especially at times of great loss when so many are grieving.
Doing Unto Others
While this last reason speaks for itself very well - let me unpack why I think it is important. For us, though we were not close to our friend over the last several years of her life and there had even been times of great disappointment in each other's actions and words, it does not change the fact that we loved her. We will always cherish those good times we remember and all of the good things she said and did. She was indeed a special person with many qualities and uniqueness unrivaled by her friends. In reality all of her ills, all of her mistakes, all of her pain, all of her guilt - has now been finally put to rest, never to cause her any trouble ever more. Like the leaves that have fallen in the cool autumn air, they will never be returned to the tree, only new life can grow on that branch. All of her strengths - and there were many - all of her goodness and sweetness, all of her loveliness is even now even better than we can remember. She has passed from this life and its chains to the next life where she has been perfected in His loving care. He has wiped away her every tear. We remember her and honor her because we know she is a child of the one God who knows her and loves her and has shown He knows the way out of the grave. We choose to remember her in all of the good ways she was, knowing she is even better now.
As You Would Have Done Unto You
So there it is - finally the "ulterior motive". It would be my hope that by the time my final day on this earth has come, there will be left behind those who will mourn with my loved ones - so they too will receive comfort, and rejoice with my eternal family - that I hope will have increased through the faithful witness of the Saints here in the unfaithful west and they remember the God who loves us enough to take us out of this world before we've had too much of it.
Why more people don't come to funerals is a little saddening. Indeed, we all have such busy lives and the time is hard to come by, but why weren't there a 1000 people at this funeral? Why did so many of her church family not be there? I can already think of a list of names who should have been there. The funeral home was packed for the funeral - but why wasn't it overflowing? The Christian west needs to regain its sense of compassion and self-sacrifice, if it has any hope of reaching the postmodern culture that surrounds it. We don't attend funerals to pray for the dead - their fate is already sealed. We go to funerals to comfort those who mourn, to express our sense of loss and to proclaim the Grace and saving power of Jesus Christ - who alone has the power over life and death. Even if you are uncomfortable sharing your faith verbally, just being there proclaims the truth of Jesus Christ. In this way, we are living sacrifices to the Gospel. Our world is broken, lost and hurting - we who have hope need to be ready to stand in the places where salt and light are needed. There is nowhere salt and light is more needed than the funerals of friends.

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Russian Orthodox activists denounce evolution at Moscow Museum
Mon, Mar 18 2013
By Gabriela
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Orthodox religious activists festooned a Moscow
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The incident on Sunday at the Darwin natural history museum named for the
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"Checkmate atheists! In the year 7522 since the creation of the world,
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lights started getting dim but it still ran until I turned it off. Then it wouldn't start again.So i repeated everything. This time I charged it then Started the car and unhooked the battery and it continued to run.
while driving my car sometime it's ok and other times it jumps from drive to low. then when i get out of the car there is a smell of oil, but the car doesn't seem to have any links.
1st plug was removed and looked ok, cleaned and checked gap all good, tr
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sometimes (not all the time) when I start the car JUST the power windows, locks and heater AC blower will not work but everything else does.. When I shut the car off then start it right back up again they WILL start to work.. This car has 143k miles runs great and looks great this is my only problem. Is this common and can it be fixed??
where is the diagnostic code plug located at on a 1992 lebron
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God's Little Ones by Jerry Vines
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To get the total picture you have to go to the book of Mark 9,
and get the context which begins this particular account and this
experience between Jesus and His disciples. There we are told that the
disciples were having a little fuss and were arguing among themselves
about who was going to be the greatest in the kingdom. You have to keep
in mind that Peter, James and John had just come down off the mountain
of Transfiguration. Having come down from that experience they are
having an argument about who is the greatest in the kingdom. That's an
amazing thing to me. Jesus had just been talking about dying on the
cross and they are arguing about who is going to have the front seats in
the kingdom. They are not interested at all in denying themselves or in
dying, but rather they are interested in prestige and power and honor.
Seems like every time Jesus had something to say about dying on the
cross it revealed another flaw in the life of the disciples. So, in the
very context where Jesus had been talking about the cross, they- are
arguing about who is going to be the greatest. I can almost imagine how
the argument was going. Peter, talking aboLit the transfiguration, said,
"I saw it all. I was there and saw every bit of it." James says, "I
want you to know I was the first one to spot Moses and Elijah." I can
hear John saying, "Yes, but I was the closest to Jesus." The rest of
the disciples were standing there burning up with envy and jealousy.
They said, "You think you are so spiritual. We all know the reason
Jesus took you up there is because He knew if He didn't He knew you
would backslide while He was gone." All of them were having a real good
fuss and they were disputing about who was the number one--who was the
main person in the kingdom. In that situation Jesus said to them, "What
are you talking about?" When he said that they all grew very silent
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SPECIAL REPORT: The 10 Voice Mail Blunders
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1 SPECIAL REPORT: The 10 Voice Mail Blunders (And What You Can Do About Them) Jim Domanski
2 The 10 Voice Mail Blunders (and what you can do about them) It is not surprising that so many sales reps complain about not having their voice mail messages returned. They re lousy. Sales reps complain about the impact of voice mail on their selling success but often they are their own worst enemies. Here are the 10 most common voice mail blunders and how you can manage them. Blunder #1: Leaving a VM too Soon The first tip in managing voice mail is NOT to leave a voice mail message. The trick is to get a live prospect and that often means trying different times. Prospects aren t typically sitting at their desks hoping that a vendor will call to sell them something. They are often in meetings, or traveling or simply getting a cup of coffee. Think of your own day. Are you riveted to the desk or are you up and about from time to time? Create a Master List Your objective is to get a live prospect. Here s how you do it. First, prepare a Master List" of at least thirty or so prospects. Put them on a spread sheet or a legal pad with their phone numbers. Next, come into the office early and start by calling them right away. You may typically work 9 to 5 but many of your prospects (especially directors, executives and owners) don t. They get in early before the day starts on fire. Start your dialing at 7:00 or 7:30 a.m. Begin at the top of the list and start dialing. Third, if you get voice mail hang up. Don t leave a message. Move on to the next number on your list, then the next, and so on. If you complete the list without an answer start at the top and work you way through it again. Finally, continue to cycle the list for the next hour or two. The 2 Week Test Drive Test drive this process every day for about two weeks. You ll discover that you will reach one or two or three decision makers during this time. And because the day hasn t heated up, you will also discover that they have more time and more patience. In a similar manner, you can try the same experiment later in the day, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Decision makers often stay late and are not used to sales reps calling pg. 1
3 after normal hours so they tend to answer their phone if they are there. Blunder # 2: Not Understanding the Impact of Call Display Sometimes the real culprit is not voice mail but rather voice display. Voice display is a phone feature whereby your number and often your name (or company name) is displayed on the prospects telephone set. In other words, the prospect can see who is calling and simply choose not to pick up the phone and let voice mail do the rest. You will never know for sure if the prospect has call display but chances are they do and that s why you need a few little tricks of your own. The Extension Tactic One of the best ways to deal with call display is to call the extensions numbers on either side of your prospects number. For instance, if your prospect is at extension 208 try calling 209 or 207. If the extensions are sequential, chances are the offices are next or near to one another. When you call an alternate extension, be candid. Simply ask, Oh yes, I am trying to get a hold of Krista. Do you know if she is around? People at neighboring extensions will often stand up and look around for you. In effect, they act as your eyes and let you know if they are in. Now here s the neat thing: when they transfer the call, the call display will often show internal transfer or will show the name and extension number of their neighbor and NOT your number. (This is not always true. Sometimes your name and number will follow you around but it is worth a shot). Another Department Tactic Another technique is to call another department such as sales or customer service or better yet, the executive office. When a call is transferred from these departments people tend to take notice. Cell Phone, Pay Phone Tactic From time to time, I will use my cell phone or my home phone to make calls to prospects if I suspect that the prospect is dodging my call. Perhaps one of the best tactics is to make a call from a pay phone. This is not always convenient but when your prospect sees pay phone on the call display, they will invariable answer it. Don t be shy about using these techniques. You are, in effect, fighting fire with fire or in this case, technology with technology. Blunder #3: Not Listening When you do encounter voice mail LISTEN to what the prospect has to say. Some have bland generic messages ( I m not in. Leave a message ) but others might give you some clues about how to approach them. For instance, suppose the message says this: Hi this is Pete Prospectis. Today is Monday, May 16 th and I will be out of the office until Thursday May, 18 th. If you d like to leave your name, number and pg. 2
4 a detailed message I will get back to you as soon as I can. Note that Pete provided the date. It implies he interacts with voice mail so that when you do leave a message the chances are pretty good that he will listen to it. Because the message is detailed, one also gets the impression that Pete is a detail person. This suggests you might want to be equally detailed in your live approach (when you reach him) or in your voice mail when you leave a message. Don t Leave a Message But more significantly, Mr. Prospectis is out until Wednesday. There is no point in leaving a message at this stage because there are probably thirty other messages waiting for him. Even if you leave a good message there is a pretty good chance that it will be lost in the chaos of catching up. Be smart. Don t get lost in the clutter. Wait a Day Finally, and this is so critical, don t call Pete on Thursday! His day will be hectic after having been gone for three days. Think about it. Call on Friday when things have calmed down. If you have to leave a message, do so but again at least you increase your chances of it being heard. So learn to listen for clues about the prospect and when you should time your call. Blunder #4: Failure to Research Over the last month or so, I have received voice messages from vendors who assumed I was a long distance company, a service bureau, a telephone manufacturer, and a high tech firm. Simply clicking onto my web site will tell you what I do and it s none of the above. The sales reps wasted my time and theirs. But the sad thing is they are probably leaving dozens of other similar messages to the wrong targets. Of course, when they do not get a reply they get discouraged. They become victims of their poor preparation. Learn a little about your prospect. It does not have to be a lot but enough to craft a message that is relevant. In fact, too much research can be a waste of time. Apart from visiting the prospect s web site, here are two fast and highly effective approaches to gathering information about your prospect. Customer Service Department The first source of information is your prospect s customer service department (if they have one). Think about this one for a moment. Customer service reps are not trained to cleverly screen calls; they are trained to help callers. Leverage this mentality. Call a customer service rep and simply ask questions. You can say something like, I am seeking to do business with your firm and wondered if you could help me by answering a few questions. You don t have to broadcast that you are a sales rep but there really is not harm in doing so. The rep may not have all the answers and they may not give you everything you want (e.g., e- mail addresses) but they often give you a lot more than browsing the web site. Sales Department pg. 3
5 Here s your absolute best source of prospect information. Instead of calling and speaking to a receptionist and secretary (who will probably give you very little information anyway) call the sales department of your prospect. You will ALWAYS get someone to answer the phone in a sales department because they are looking for the low hanging fruit (the prospect who wants to buy). And you will ALWAYS get them to talk. Explain to the rep that you a sales rep and that you are trying to get an opening into their company. The vast majority of sales reps you speak with will understand your plight and sympathize. They ve been there and done that. So they tend to help. Ask about the decision maker: who it is, what the company does, and anything else that might help you out. But above all ask for the prospect s extension number, their e- mail AND the best time to reach him/her. Again, the idea here is get the prospect live and avoid voice mail. However, if you cannot reach the decision maker, at least you will be armed with information that might make your voice mail more effective. Blunder #5: Providing Infomercials One of the greatest voice mail tragedies is leaving an infomercial i.e., a grotesquely long, delirious message that tells the prospect everything and anything. In effect, it s like a radio commercial over voice mail. Think about this for a moment from the prospect s perspective: she is inundated with voice mails all day long. The last thing she needs is your product diatribe. I assure you that the prospect will tire by the third sentence and quickly erase your message. So, while you may have gathered information by calling the customer service or sales department, don t use that information to lather the client with a voice mail speech. It s a complete waste of everyone s time. Blunder #6: Poor Delivery As if infomercials were not enough, some sales reps compound the problem with poor delivery. I am talking about the aahhhs.ummmmms errr duhs that are liberally peppered throughout the message. And I am especially talking about monotone deliveries that put the prospect to sleep or about messages that are delivered at machine gun like speed. You have about 5-8 seconds to catch your listener s attention and keeping it is even tougher. Understand this: about 15% of your message is communicated by the actual words you use i.e., the message you leave. The remaining 85% of the message is communicated by the tone of your voice. This is vital! If you sound lifeless, unsure and hesitant or if you speak too fast or too slow, or if you are too loud or too soft: you will loose the prospect s interest. So here s what you need to do: Jot down what you want to say. Write it in sentences or point form; whatever works for you. Then practice delivering it a few times before dialing. The message should flow trippingly and convincingly from your lips. There is no excuse for a poorly delivered message. What s important to remember here is that your prospect has probably received pg. 4
6 half dozen messages from other sales reps who drone on and on. Your prospect is already jaded. Don t give him an opportunity to hang up simply because you were not prepared and did not deliver your message well. Blunder #7: Insipid Messages I am floored by the messages that are left on my voice mail. Stunned. Shocked. Dismayed. Sometimes I am amused but rarely am I impressed much less interested. The reason? The messages don t grab me by the collar and say Listen. Instead, they are drab and lifeless recitals about their product or their company. Borrriiinnng! More to the point: the messages are typically about the sales rep, or the product, or their company. They are not about ME. I want to know what you can do for ME. In a voice mail message, it s always about ME, the prospect, not you the rep. Please, remember that. Make me curious. Make me interested. Entice me with a benefit but think of me and no one else. A good voice mail message has four fundamental components: o your name, o your company, o a message that must intrigue and entice o a call to action The Only You Message Here is just one example of an intriguing message: Mr. Wallace, this is Vic Vendor calling from Altace Inc. Mr. Wallace, I have a question on extended learning programs that I am told only you can answer. Could you please give me a call at? This is a very powerful voice message. Note how the rep uses the prospect s name a couple of times. Using the name gets the prospect to listen more carefully to the words. Next, the rep creates intrigue and mystery with his message about being the only person who can answer the question. This flatters the prospect at some level and creates curiosity. It is one of the better messages for getting your calls returned. Of course, you MUST have a question prepared that only the prospect can answer. The Referral Message Referrals can also be used to develop an intriguing message. For instance: Kathy, this is Sara Sidle calling from CSI Inc. in Los Vegas. I was speaking with Horatio Caine and he suggested that I give you a call with regard to some ideas we have on reducing costs on production sites. Please give me a call at The referral creates curiosity and credibility. Also note that the rep did not get into details about her product or service. Instead a reference is made to the reduction of costs; a benefit. Referrals work well. Use them when you can. The Unconventional Message pg. 5
7 Here is message that s a little unconventional and because it is different it tends to get heard: Most consultants are not using the internet effectively to market their product and services and are consequently losing clients and prospects. (Pause) Ms. Van Buren, my name is Jack McCoy and I am with L&O Consulting. I have some ideas I would like to share with you that can help you get and keep more clients. Please give me a call at This voice mail template begins with a statement of a problem. It is unusual because it does not start with the rep s name and company like you would normally hear. This is bound to catch the attention of the prospect. The message goes on to suggest that the rep, McCoy, has a solution to help. It might be intriguing enough for the prospect to pick up the phone and call back. Blunder #8: Not Integrating Other Mediums If there is more than one way to skin a cat, there is more than one way to leave a message. Make your voice mail part of an overall contact strategy. Voice mail should be just one of the tactics you use to garner interest and stand out from the crowd. Supplement your voice message with an old fashioned letter. Consider sending a fax. If you have the address of your prospect, send a brief message. (Remember, you can often get an address by calling your prospect s sales or customer service departments). Use these mediums in combination. For example, you might leave a message telling the prospect to expect a package in the mail. This alerts her to keep his eye out for something which, in itself, is intriguing. Perhaps you could use a fax as a follow up message to the package rather than another voice mail. The point is you have to be creative. Some prospects respond better to than voice mail, others to fax versus mail. Blunder 9: Lack of Persistence Simply put, one of the BIGGEST blunders is a simple lack of persistence. Of the all the voice mails I received over the last two weeks not one rep not a single, solitary rep has called and left another message! The 87% Factor Statistically, about 87% of sales reps give up after s single half hearted attempt. About 95% give up after a second message. Personally, I rarely listen to voice mails from vendors because I figure if it is important enough they will call back. They rarely ever do. That tells the whole story. The 4/3 Process The real problem is that most sales reps don t have a process or a system for follow up. I recommend that sales reps leave four voice mail messages spaced three business days apart. I call it the 4/ pg. 6
8 strategy and it is a process; something that can be repeated over and over again without much effort and time. This makes you more effective. Four messages might seem like a lot but when you do the math you will discover that this incorporates about two calendar week s worth of follow up. Spacing the messages three days apart politely gives the prospect enough time to get back to you but it also allows a comfortable cushion for you to make your follow up call without the appearance of stalking. (See Blunder #10) Here s how the 4/3 works. Your first message can stem from one of the templates listed above. Your second message is virtually the same as the first. You simply add the words, I m following up on my message from a few days ago regarding increasing traffic at your restaurant. But it s the third message that s key. When you get to the third message here is a trigger phrase that can sometimes get your call returned: Mr. Batali, it s Bobby Flay calling from Chefcom Inc. I have left you a couple of message on how we might increase traffic at your restaurant but as of yet we haven t been able to connect. Please give me a call The operative phrase is but as of yet we haven t been able to connect. This little phrase is absolutely marvelous because it gives the prospect a way to call you back without feeling awkward. I call it grace. Believe it or not, many prospects feel embarrassed that they did not take the time to return your call. It s almost as though they feel they were being discourteous. If we know this, then we can make it easier for the prospect to call you back because it implies that the prospect may have tried to return the call but simply didn t leave a message. The last message is the drop dead message. It goes like this: Mr. Batali, this is Bobby Flay calling from Chefcom in New York. I have left you a few messages but we have been unable to connect however, it would seem to me that now is not the time to discuss how we could increase traffic at your restaurant. If things should change please give me a call at. In the meantime, I will schedule you for a call next quarter. Again, this is Bob Flay and my number is Flay is telling the prospect that this is the last message and he is doing so graciously. But Flay has also left the door open for contact later on. In the short term, if Batali has any interest at all in the benefit stated by Flay, he knows that he must call now otherwise the opportunity is lost. Sometimes, it works. Blunder #10: Stalking The last blunder is not nearly as common as a lack of persistence but it does exist and it is sinister and frightening in nature. It occurs when a sales rep calls and leaves a voice mail message (or messages) every day for days on end. Not long ago at a training seminar a sales rep bragged that he left 38 (yes, thirty eight) messages to a prospect pg. 7
9 That is not persistence, it s stalking. It s obsessive. It s a waste of the sales rep s time and energy and you can bet it was not endearing to the poor prospect. (I d be calling the police). Summary Voice mail is part of the business landscape. Well over 70% of dials end up in a voice mail box. If you do not have a strategy to deal with voice mail, your career in selling is going to be long and uneventful. Set yourself apart from most sales reps by avoiding these blunders. Do your home by gathering information and listening to your prospect s voice mail. See what, if anything, you can gather. Next, try calling a different times and bear in mind that the real problem might not be voice mail but call display. If you have to leave a voice mail message, make it short and intriguing. Avoid the infomercial. Be persistent by having a strategy for follow up. This tactic alone will set you apart from your competitors. In conclusion, the harsh reality is this: leaving messages does not have a high return on investment. However, by being more effective in your approach to voice mail will give you an edge and sometimes an edge is the difference between failure and success. Jim Domanski is president of Teleconcepts Consulting, training and consulting firm and works with B to B firms who are struggling to use the telephone more effectively to sell more products and services. For more information, great articles and other free stuff, visit his web site at or call pg. 8
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Lucasfilm has released the fifth episode of the new 2-D animated female-led series of shorts Star Wars Forces of Destiny.
Star Wars Forces of Destiny is a total of eight shorts which highlight the female heroes of the Star Wars galaxy as the series explores everyday heroism and crosses over with the films of the franchise. The series features mini adventures with heroines such as Rey, Jyn Erso, Ahsoka Tano, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Padme Amidala, Maz Kanata and Princess Leia.
The fifth episode titled "Beasts of Echo Base" takes us back to Hoth as it features Princess Leia once again as she and R2-D2 rescue Chewbacca who was taken captive by a Wampa when digging new tunnels for the Rebel base. The white-furred beast was first seen inside the base during a deleted scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. You can watch the episode below.
Star Wars Forces of Destiny features the voice cast of Daisy Ridley as Rey, Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso, Tiya Sircar as Sabine Wren, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Vanessa Marshall as Hera Syndulla, Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata and Shelby Young as Princess Leia. Catherine Taber will also be taking over for Natalie Portman as the voice of Padmé Amidala.
In addition to being released on Disney's Youtube channel, the series is also set to premiere on the Disney Channel July 9 and will later be joined by an additional eight shorts in a pair of TV specials airing on the Disney Channel in the fall.
10 Best Moments From The 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Teaser Trailer
The wait is finally over, folks. The first trailer for the eagerly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiered at Star Wars Celebration Orlando to rapturous applause. Now that the world has been given an official first look at what happens following the events of The Force Awakens, let's rundown through 10 of the best moments from this incredible trailer.
These moments will range from what new story details have been revealed to just plain exciting moments of cinematic wonder that only a film series like Star Wars can conjure up. So without further ado, let's rundown 10 highlights from this new trailer.
1. Ahch-To at sunset
In one of the first shots from the trailer, we get this gorgeous image of the island we last left Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on. We already saw how director J.J. Abrams visually caught the imagery of this beautiful island, but seeing Rian Johnson's unique aesthetic capture the environment already sets an exciting precedent for what is certainly going to be one of the most visually dynamic Star Wars films yet.
2. Kylo remnants
In this shot, we see the crushed up remains of the mask of Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). When we last left him, we see him vulnerable after his embarrassing loss against Rey in their incredible lightsaber duel. Now, Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) is ready to help Kylo Ren complete his training. Does this crushed mask symbolize a new transformation for the character?
3. A mysterious book
We then get a close up of a gloved hand gently surveying this mysterious book. From the looks of it, it looks related to the Jedi. But could this be the Journal of the Whills? Is this book used by Luke as a reference in Rey's training? Perhaps we will have to wait and see.
4. Lightsaber training
"It's so much bigger."
This incredible helicopter shot around the island is truly beautiful. We see Rey swinging around her lightsaber as she continues her training with Luke. She's only getting a hint at the true scope of what the Force really is all about, and she still has no idea at how big her journey will truly get.
5. AT-ATs on the horizon?
We see three ships piloting down some interesting terrain on an unknown planet. The design of these ships is intriguing, but if you look closely at this shot you can see what looks like AT-AT walkers on the horizon. Much like how The Force Awakens paid tribute to A New Hope, perhaps The Last Jedi finds ways to pay tribute to The Empire Strikes Back.
6. Still asleep…
Finn (John Boyega) was left in a coma after suffering a major blow in a lightsaber duel against Kylo Ren. This is the only shot we get of him in the trailer, but it looks like he has been transferred to some sort of rehabilitation chamber. Unfortunately, we don't get to see the former stormtrooper in action, but perhaps they are saving some of his exciting adventures for the next trailer. Hopefully, he won't be taking a backseat. After all, he is one of our new heroes in this trilogy.
7. Poe & BB-8 on the run
The dashing Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and his trusty droid BB-8 are shown running through a Resistance base as a major attack has been unleashed. As they run towards their X-Wing, a major explosion occurs. We don't get to see if their X-Wing survives the explosion, but this one helluva pilot is certainly going to shine in The Last Jedi.
8. Falcon takes flight
There is no such thing as too many Millennium Falcon shots. We see the iconic ship soaring through the cloudy skies as TIE Fighters are shooting towards it. Rey took the Falcon along with Chewbacca and R2-D2 to Ach-To to find Luke. Maybe the four of them eventually escape the island at some point in the film.
9. Ben
Here, we have an intimidating shot of Kylo Ren with his lightsaber ignited towards the camera. Is he ready to duel against Rey again? Or maybe he's about to fight against his uncle Luke Skywalker… Who knows, but he's certainly not going to embarrass himself this time around.
10. "It's time for the Jedi to end."
In what will undoubtedly be the most quoted line in this trailer, Luke laments to Rey that the Jedi must come to an end. Daisy Ridley expressed during the panel that sometimes, meeting your own heroes may lead you to different directions. This quote is certainly an indication that something's up with Luke. But what? Looks like we'll have to wait until December 15 to get all the answers (and perhaps even more questions).
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will arrive in our galaxy on December 15.