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After the analysis, we conclude that Tesco Extra Cheras, using Geographic segmentation to segment its market (Philip, K 2008). From the location of the Tesco store, we can see all its stores located in urban and sub urban area, so we believe that Tesco serve its customer based on density of population.
Effective segmentation criteria
Measurable- The size, purchasing power and profiles on the segment can be measured (Philip, K 2008). Target market of Tesco Extra Cheras has approximately 500,000 citizens and its average income higher than other suburban or rural area.
Accessible- Te market segment can be effective reached and serve (Philip, K 2008). Tesco Extra Cheras can easily reach to its target customers by using flyer, tv commercial, brochure, catalog, direct mail and the latest one is sms.
Substantial- The market segment is large and profitable to serve (Philip, K 2008). According to the trusted site, we knew that potential customer of Tesco Extra Cheras which includes Taman Tenaga, Taman Ikhsan, Taman Bukit Ria, Taman Pertama, Taman Kobena, Kampung Baru Cheras, Taman Bukit Mewah, Taman Midah etc around 500,000 people. Hence it's profitable enough.
Differentiable- The segment are conceptually distinguishable and respond differently to different marketing mix element and programs (Philip, K 2008). Tesco Extra Cheras using one marketing mix to reach whole market which is offer lower price and its location that located in densely populated area that surrounded by housing area.
Actionable- Effective marketing programs can be designed for attracting and serving the market (Philip, K 2008). "Cheapest price everyday" is the slogan of Tesco, and it successfully attracts lot of customer that look for cheaper product.
Tesco Extra Cheras is using Mass Marketing targeting strategy. Mass Marketing strategy is the strategy to ignore market segment differences and target the whole market with one offer, it focus on what is common in the needs of consumer rather than on what is different (Philip, K 2008).
It means Tesco didn't differentiate the type of customer to serve, they serve as many customer as they can. Most of the customers go to Tesco for a common need which is lower price product, hence Tesco as a discounted store, it strives to serve more customers that share a common need rather than differentiate the customers.
Positioning is the act of designing the company's offering and image to occupy a distinctive place in the mind of the target market. The goal is to locate the brand in the mind of consumers to maximize the potential benefits to the firm (Philip, K 2008).
In this case, Tesco has done a very good job. We can see that Tesco position itself as a low price retailer by using the advertisement "cheapest price everyday" for selected product in its store (refer to appendix). This strategy is very successful in the industry and attract lots of customer that come for these particular lower price products. Therefore, a perception like "Tesco sells lower price product everyday" will embedding into customer mind.
Besides that, Tesco has a loyalty program that rebate to customer after certain period of time. In this loyalty program, customer will gain point based on amount they purchase. After that, Tesco will sent out the cash voucher worth how much exactly same as the point the customer collected. Tesco using this strategy to position itself as a retailer that care for customer and rebate to them as the customers keep shopping in Tesco.
In conclusion, Tesco building Same for Less value proposition (Philip, K 2008)., it's effective and powerful since everyone likes a good deal. They don't claim to offer better or different product. Instead, they offer many of the same brands as department stores and specialty store but deep discount based on superior purchasing power and low-cost operation.
Marketing Mix of Tesco
Tesco as a full line discount store, it offers broad variety of merchandise, limited service and low price. Customers can found both private (Tesco Choice) and national brand. Most of these brands are value oriented rather than fashion oriented. To attract more customer and gain customer loyalty, Tesco offer lot of value added services such as free parking, customer service, full air condition, baby room, toilet etc.
Tesco Extra Cheras carry 18000-20000 SKU in its store and over 70% is food product whereas only around 30% is non-food products. The products selling in Tesco range from food to electrical product, furniture, and household goods. On weekend, a lot of sampling activities allow customers test the product before they purchase it. If the customer found the product was damaged after they purchased it, they can return this product to Tesco and exchange for new one, of course this is only for non-perishable goods.
Although Tesco not emphasis on the product quality or product design/packaging, but it still maintain the products quality on acceptable level. To maximize the value of product to customers, Tesco sell its own brand product (Tesco Choice)on broad variety at lower price compare to national brand. This strategy successfully grab the customers that emphasis more on the value instead of brand.
Price is the sum of all the value that consumer give up in order to gain the benefits of having or using a product or services. Historically, price has been the major factor affecting buyer choice. In recent decades, nonprice factors have gained increasing important but price still remain the one of the most important element determining a firm's market share and profitability (Philip, K 2008)..
Most of the products available in Tesco are available in other retailer store too. To compete with other firms, cost-plus pricing is the most appropriate pricing strategy for Tesco. Cost-plus pricing is the pricing strategy that adding a standard markup to the cost of product. For example, manufacturer sells a soup powder at RM20 to Tesco, Tesco may mark it up to RM30, its means a markup of 50% on cost.
Another type of pricing strategy Tesco using now is cost-based pricing. Cost-based pricing involved setting prices based on the costs for producing, distributing, and selling the product plus a fair rate of return for its effort and risk (Philip, K 2008).. Cost-based pricing only applicable for Tesco own label products instead of national brand product(refer to appendix). This is because Tesco set its own brand products price based on its production cost. Therefore, Tesco brand products are cheaper than national brand product around 30-40%.
Last pricing strategy Tesco adopted is Good-value pricing. Good-value pricing offer just the right combination of quality of good service at a fair price (Philip, K 2008).. An important type of good-value pricing at the retail level is everyday low pricing (EDLP). EDLP involve charging a constant, everyday low price with few or no temporary price discount. In Tesco case, they charge different products at promotional price in everyday basis. For example, Tesco sell fish cheap on Monday, but charge lower price at vegetable on Tuesday.
Tesco Extra Cheras located at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia and it's a densely populated city. As a capital of Malaysia, the income levels of citizen in Kuala Lumpur usually are higher than other cities, hence the consumption also higher. Besides that, Tesco Extra Cheras is surrounded by many housing areas which are Taman Bukit Mewah, Taman Billion, Taman Midah, Taman Desa Aman etc. Therefore the sources of customer are sufficient for Tesco.
Tesco Extra Cheras is a full air conditioned discounted store, hence customers feel comfortable when shop in the store. To increase the shopping experience of customers, there are restaurants and cafés available in the store such as Pak Hailam Kopitiam, The Chicken Rice Shop, KFC etc to allow customer take a rest and fulfill hunger. Indoor and outdoor parking lots with cover are available for customer who driving to Tesco and it's free of charge.
Distribution Channel
After our analysis, we conclude that Tesco is only available in store channel in Malaysia, but Tesco still has an official website which contain cooperate information and recent activities and promotions even though customer can't place order online.
Store Channel
Tesco is only available in physical store form and its offer lots of benefits that catalog channel and internet channel don't have.
Customer can browse in Tesco store to see what is available and purchase the product before they determine what to buy.
Customer can feel and touch the product when they shopping in Tesco. For example, customers can try sample of orange juice and see what it look like before they make the purchase decision.
Customers can choose to pay by using cash or credit card in Tesco and get the products immediately after they make payment.
Tesco provide entertainment and social experience to customer. For example, customer spending time in Tesco with family and friend can enhance their relationship greatly.
The perceived risk of customer will be reduced because they can check and test the product before they purchase it. Even though the product the malfunction or defective after the purchases, the customer can easily access to Tesco to return or exchange the defective item to new one based on 7days return policy and warranty.
Electronic Channel
Tesco has an official website that updated periodically but it doesn't provide online order service to customer. The official website only has the information about recent promotion, vacancy, corporate information, and customer service (to accept customer feedback).
Consumers today are bombarded by commercial messages from a broad range of sources. In consumer's mind, messages from different media and promotional approaches all become part of message about the company. Conflicting messages from these different sources can result in confused company images, brand position and customer relationship (Philip, K 2008)..
To communicate with customer, Tesco using few element of promotional mix which is sales promotion, advertising, and public relation to maintain its brand image consistently in consumer mind.
Sales Promotion
Tesco using lots of consumer promotion tools such as sample, coupon, premium, price pack and contest to accomplish sales promotion objectives.
Samples are offers of a trial amount of a product. Customer can try the sample such as orange juice, nugget, French fries before they purchase it.
Coupons are certificates that give a buyer a saving when they purchase specified product. Tesco often issue coupons to its clubcard member, with these coupons, customer can buy the goods at lower price.
Premiums are goods offered either free or low cost as an incentive to buy a product. In Tesco, the customer will get a free DVD player and free clubcard point when they purchase the 32" LCD flat Tv.
Price pack offer customer saving off the regular price of a product. In Tesco, a bottle of "Tropicana Twister" orange juice cost RM6.50, but it only cost RM12 when customer purchase twin pack of "Tropicana Twister" orange juice. It means customer can save RM0.50 when they purchase twin pack.
Contests give consumer the chance to win something, such as cash, trip or good by luck or though extra effort. Preciously Tesco has held a contest name Syok Bola Clubcard contest, as the customer purchase certain product in contest period, they are qualify to take part in the contest to win the prize.
Advertising can reach masses of geographically dispersed buyer at a low cost per exposure, and it enables the seller to repeat a message many times. Tesco advertise it promotion product at television, newspaper, brochure, and sms to create customer awareness.
Other than these advertising methods need cost, a type of advertising method didn't incur any cost call Word of Mouth also used by Tesco. Customer who already knew the promotion at Tesco usually will tell their friend or family about the great deal offered by Tesco. Although word of mouth is the most effective yet cheapest communication method but unfortunately it's hard to control.
Public Relation
Public relation is a tool to build good relation with the company's various publics by obtaining favorable publicity, building up a good corporate image, and handling or heading off unfavorable rumors, stories and events (Philip, K 2008).. Tesco using public relation tool to perform following function:
Press relation- Tesco often held press conference to announce future plan of the company and customer can get this information in the news media.
Public affair- The customer service department handing the customer complain and maintain customer relationship.
Development- Tesco has launched a campaign name "caring for the environment, together we can make different". In this campaign, customer can collect green card point when they reuse the plastic bags(refer to appendix). These campaign help Tesco gain more respect because they contribute to environment when they doing business in the same time.


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The television career of Keith Olbermann can be understood as a an endless cycle of network executives first deciding his prodigious talent outweighs his considerable red flags, then coming to think otherwise. Lather, rinse, repeat.
is the latest network to run through the math and end up with a sum that suggests hiring Olbermann might not be such a bad idea. According to Variety and The New York Times, the former Current TV/MSNBC/ Sports anchor will begin hosting an hour-long program on ESPN2 sometime later this year.
The gig marks Olbermann's full-time return to the airwaves more than a year after Current TV fired him as anchor and chief news officer. He also has a deal to host coverage of the Major League Baseball postseason for TBS.
It will be a homecoming of sorts. It was at ESPN that Olbermann rose to fame as the co-host, with Dan Patrick, of "SportsCenter." The show developed a cult-like following among sports fans, but, in what would emerge as a pattern, Olbermann clashed with his bosses and ultimately left the network in bad odor.
But ESPN's management and circumstances have both changed since then, and with 21st Century Fox (the broadcasting side of what was formerly .) launching two national sports channels this fall, it needs star power of the sort Olbermann can bring.
Still, the risks are obvious. As a hedge against them, ESPN reportedly inserted into Olbermann's contract a clause saying that he can't talk about politics on the air. [Update: Olbermann says the reports were erroneous and there is no "content clause" in his contract. He says his new show will stick to sports topics and only address politics when the two areas collide.]
That's a great idea, as Olbermann seems to become a different person when politics enters the equation -- less relaxed and funny, more angry and self-important.
Or, rather, it would be a great idea if Olbermann weren't Olbermann. Historically speaking, Olbermann has heard the word "no" as an incitement to take up arms against management, whether it was his bosses at MSNBC slapping him on the wrists for making political donations or the higher-ups at Current telling him he couldn't stream his show online.
One suspects the no-politics clause will serve as little more than a red cape dangled in front of Olbermann's eyes. Within six months, I predict he'll be testing the network's willingness to enforce it. At that point, it will be up to ESPN to decide whether this chapter of the Keith Olbermann saga ends like the others have.

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Monday, February 23, 2009
Screening Room
Well, Danny, I was watching at home, so I can tell you-- on TV, it looked awful.
In saying this, I'm not knocking any of the winners, or lodging a protest that a favorite didn't take home an award. Richard Jenkins and Robert Downey, Jr. aside, I had no dogs in any of these hunts. I happily congratulate Kate Winslet for winning this year's "Color of Money" award, given to the wonderful performer who wins an career-honoring Oscar for a film no one really cares about; I thought Sean Penn gave a very gracious and thoughtful speech; I liked Danny Boyle's Tigger reference; and while it was difficult to watch, there was something moving about seeing Heath Ledger's family accept his posthumous award.
No, my complaints aren't with the winners, but with the show itself, and specifically how the show failed to recognize the screen on which it was broadcast.
There was a big article in the Sunday Times in which the show's production designer, David Rockwell, spoke of his desire to "redefine the show's DNA," a process the paper said might "recapture the show's nightclubby, Champagne-popping, convivial, communal roots." This echoed an earlier piece in the Times, where show producers Bill Condon and Laurence Mark explained, ""Once upon a time, if I'm not mistaken, it was a party...We'd like to bring back a little bit of party flavor." In what might have been an ominous foreshadowing, Rockwell described the show as "community theater on amazing steroids."
Reading the article last week, and Rockwell's plans to craft "immersive environments," I kept thinking, "They do know they're crafting a show for television, right?" Everything Rockwell, Condon and Mark talked about suggested that it would be a really exciting experience for the folks in the room (and Boyle's comments seem to suggest they succeeded in thrilling that audience), but that the viewers at home would almost be an afterthought.
After an incredibly dragging, close-to-four-hour show, that hunch turned out to be correct. The lowered, close-to-the-audience stage allowed for some fun initial moments, but eventually felt too shallow, too spread out at either end, and too cramped at the bottom: it was sometimes difficult to see figures in long shot, and the screens in the background were too far away (and hence too small to see on TV). That wide expanse of stage ironically looked cramped on TV because the produers insisted on filling it with stagy props and set-pieces for presenters to incorporate into their routine. The smushed rows of performers made it harder to do reaction shots and close-ups, which further took me out of the experience. Having a jazz band off to the side might have sounded cool in the theater, but the distance from the performers onstage meant that cues were missed and technical snafus occasionally drowned out introductions (also, what's the point of having a snazzy-looking, neon-lit band if they're so crammed to the side that the TV audience can barely see them?).
All this came to a head during the "In Memoriam" section, which came at a very late 11:30 or so. In theory, the idea of the lovely Queen Latifah singing a song over clips of those movie folk who passed away last year is a good one. In practice, it really didn't work. In part that's because having a performer onstage means we're distracted from the clips (which are, after all, the point of the segment), as the camera spent an inordinate amount of time on Latifah before sloooowly zooming into the flat screens that dotted the stage (which meant the divine Cyd Charisse got shafted: you could barely see her, and by the time the camera reached her screen, the clip had changed). In part it's because the broad width of the stage means it took the cameras longer to move around and capture the multiple screens showing clips one after the next. But that multiple screens notion is the heart of the problem: it took clips meant to honor a life and fractured them into Tetris pieces, transforming one of the more contemplative moments in this smarmy, self-aggrandizing ceremony into an exhausting exercise in toggling. It was actually kind of offensive: instead of honoring the dead, it was a "gee whiz! Look at our set!" moment that completely flattened any emotional impact it might have had.
None of this means there weren't nice moments in the show. Hugh Jackman was a smashing host: funny, talented, charming and smooth, he entered the stage with a great deal of good humor and seemed to really love being the MC. His opening song with Anne Hathaway was a delight (and kudos to Hathaway for being a good sport, and singing surprisingly well). There wasn't nearly enough of Jackman-- why have such an appealing host if you're barely going to have him onstage?-- but when he was there he was quite enjoyable. Steve Martin and Tina Fey were predictably terrific. Many of the other presenters were duds (if I never see Sarah Jessica Parker again, I will be a very happy man, and if Daniel Craig's pained smile was any indication as he stood next to her, he agrees), but I did enjoy the actor ensembles that gave out the performing awards; particularly when they had a personal connection to the actor (as with Robert De Niro and Sean Penn), their tributes were touching and insightful, and more interesting than just reading names on a card (a shame they didn't extend this idea to the non-movie-star awards). The almost pedagogical structure of the show (moving from pre- to post-production of an imaginary film) was a welcome experiment, even if its slow pace meant it was ultimately a failed one. And some of the musical numbers were cute (seeing Beyonce is never a bad thing).
But those musical numbers also suggest the central problem: that Condon, et. al., were staging a Broadway show, instead of a TV show about the movies. I love Broadway very, very much, and Jackman's two numbers definitely hit my musical geek spot. But after awhile, it felt a little much, and more than a little out of place. I never thought I'd say this, but I started missing the montages, the self-congratulatory clip shows, the dull mini-docs about technical awards: not because those moments are great, but because they let us see stuff about movies (when they did a brilliant montage of political film clips towards the end, as the lead-in to Best Picture, it was a cool drink after a long desert walk, and it really gave me a new appreciation for what skillful editors can do with that form).
As the Times pieces suggested, the Oscars are a strange melange of media: a live show, broadcast on TV, about the movies. Generations of producers have grappled with those gaps and contradictions, and in doing so have offered us some deliciously strange moments.
But good or bad, those moments were generally structured around the recognition that they were pitching the show to two audiences: those in the theater, and those at home. By fetishizing the immediacy of the staging space, and further fetishizing the song-and-dance aspects of their talent (Rockwell happily admitted he's a child of theater, not the movies), this year's Oscars lost that balance (what, to paraphrase Fitzgerald, we might call the whole equation of the awards show). In a weird way, our connection to the immediacy of that space can only come through a mediation provided by the camera and the screen-- like the movies themselves, their "authenticity" works only through a gauze of artificiality. Minus that, we're on the outside of the temple with our faces pressed up against the stained glass: the gods inside might be beautiful, but what's the point of the ceremony if they won't let us in to worship them?
10 comments:
- Jonathan Lapper said...
In my opinion, this was the worst ceremony I've seen in decades. The fact that the producers and director of the show did not realize that moving the camera around during the in memorium segment meant you couldn't see it(!) signals that they never, ever should or need to work in television again. I was actually kind of angry when that segment ended, so robbed I felt by what had just happened.
- February 23, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Brian Doan said...
Completely agree, especially about the "in memoriam" section-- I think it was that, more than anything, that set me off. - February 23, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Larry Aydlette said...
Amen. I live-blogged it and my exact words after the in memoriam segment were: WHO IN THE HELL DIRECTED THIS CATASTROPHE? The worst Oscars ever.
- February 23, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Jonathan Lapper said...
Larry, you hit it on the head. It was a catastrophe.
- February 23, 2009 at 2:13 PM
- Brian Doan said...
Fantastic live blog, Larry-- I just went to read it, and it's like we were on the same wavelength all night. I was kind of stunned when I read Ebert after the ceremony last night, and he said it was one of the best he'd ever seen. Love his criticism, but I felt like we were watching two different shows.
- February 23, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- Larry Aydlette said...
Was Ebert backstage, or watching it at home? Either that, or he's got a better TV than we do.
- February 23, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- Kimberly said...
My expectations for these shows are so damn low that I find enjoyment in things that no one else seems to notice. Like Masahiro Motoki being on stage.
The "tribute to the dead" montage was done really poorly, but I've been seeing the one playing on TCM for so long that I'm sort of over the "dead actor montage" thing I guess. Plus, ever since Brando died and the Oscars didn't do him justice, I've been weary of their "dead montages." But I'm a sensitive fool so I still get weepy. Last night it was Richard Widmark's moment that got to me. Maybe because I could actually see him? - February 23, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- Brian Doan said...
As far as I know (from what's implied in his blog piece today), he watched at home. So, yes, he must have a magic TV or something. (:
- February 23, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- Brian Doan said...
I know what you mean about montage fatigue, as well as the hit-and-miss nature of these things (even when we can see them). But I like the way it allows us to remember movie history (especially in years when the contemporary films might feel lacking), and honestly I'm sometimes reminded of folks I'd forgotten.
When I can see the screens, that is.
It was great to see Widmark, and Manny Farber. It would've been nice to better see the Cyd Charisse clips. And I had forgotten (until I read it on another blog) that they forgot to include McGoohan's passing. But then, your Cinebeats obit was the definitive one, anyway. Off to read your life twittering of the ceremony! - February 23, 2009 at 8:23 PM
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Three Executives Promoted at Marnell Corrao Associates
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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Three key executives of Marnell Corrao Associates have been promoted, as was recently announced by Tony Marnell, Chairman and CEO of the company. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021211/LAW002LOGO-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021211/LAW002-b http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021211/LAW002-c http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021211/LAW002-d ) Pat Barrett is being promoted from Vice President of Finance to the Chief Financial Officer position at Marnell Corrao Associates. Barrett has a wealth of experience in this field and will be responsible for all financial controls and reporting for Marnell Corrao Associates and its family of companies. Barrett has been with MCA for seven years. The Vice President of Special Projects position for Marnell Corrao Associates has been awarded to Glen Kaiser, a long-time employee of MCA. Kaiser joined the company in 1982 and served as President of Construction from 1987 to 1993. For the last 9 years, Kaiser has performed supervisory services for MCA on projects such as Bellagio, Fremont Street Experience, The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, the Mirage and many more. Mike Spainhour, serving as Project Manager for MCA since 1994, has been promoted to Vice President of Construction. In his new role, Spainhour will utilize his experience on such projects as the NYNY Cirque Theatre Remodel and the Bellagio Spa Tower Addition. Spainhour has performed project management on projects such as The Forum Shops, Rio Expansion and the Mirage Convention Expansion. Tony Marnell stated that these executives have helped make Marnell Corrao Associates one of the premier design-build firms in the country. "Their promotions are well-deserving and will enable us to continue servicing our clients to the maximum degree and allow us to pursue additional market opportunities," Marnell added. Marnell Corrao Associates and its affiliates (Marnell Architecture, Marnell Consulting and Marnell Properties) provide general contracting, construction management, design-build services, Architecture and Interior Design to many of the world's most luxurious and notable landmarks. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X45132531
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Anton BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony No. 8 (Variant of 1888, ed. Carragan) [85:42] Otto KITZLER senior (1834-1915) & Otto KITZLER junior (1863-1931) Trauermusik (1906) (orch. Gerd Schaller) [13:37] Philharmonie Festiva/Gerd Schaller rec. Abteikirche, Ebrach, July 2012 HÄNSSLER PROFIL PH13027 [61:14 + 38:15] Bruckner's Eighth Symphony is a journey from darkness to light, and it cost him the greatest artistic and emotional strain of any of his works. Just as the dark visions of the first movement are eventually overcome by the blazing peroration of the finale, so the process of the work's composition overcame conflicts whose magnitude tore at the heart of his inner creative assurance. In 1884 the Symphony No. 7 had been triumphantly received, first in Leipzig under the direction of Artur Nikisch, then in Munich under Hermann Levi, whose performance Bruckner particularly admired. At last the composer felt that wider recognition awaited him, and his works were gaining performances across Europe and in America. Thus it was that when he completed the epic Symphony No. 8 in 1887, he sent the score to Levi, whom he called his 'artistic father'. However, Levi found that the new work eluded his complete understanding, and his equivocal response to the score sent Bruckner into a deep depression, bordering on breakdown. He set about revising not only this score but also the existing versions of his earlier symphonies, with the result that a second, 'final', version of the Eighth appeared in 1890. The differences included a new coda for the first movement and a new trio for the Scherzo, structural changes in the Adagio and finale, and considerable re-scoring. This new Hänssler recording from Gerd Schaller and the Philharmonie Festiva is particularly interesting therefore, since it deals with Bruckner's thoughts as they progressed along the journey from the 1887 version to the 1890 version. The latter was given in Vienna under Hans Richter in 1892, and was the premiere performance of whichever version of the symphony. William Carragan has done as much as anyone in recent years to enhance our knowledge and understanding of Bruckner and the various editions of his symphonies. It is he who has assembled this score of variants of each movement from circa 1888. The description as listed with the CDs is very careful and particular: 'Variant of 1888': it is not a finalised version of the score from that time. Carragan is at pains to point out that we are dealing with work in progress as far as the individual movements are concerned, rather than a version of the symphony as a whole. Therefore this remains a snapshot of Bruckner's work in progress, not a finished edition of the score. That said, Gerd Schaller conducts an altogether rewarding performance. Tempi always feel absolutely appropriate, with contrasts powerfully drawn and phrasing and dynamics sensitively handled. The orchestra, the Philharmonie Festiva, is very much of Schaller's making, created in 2008 for his summer festival at Ebrach and comprising musicians from the leading ensembles in Bavaria. No wonder the playing standards are so high. This is a live performance from the abbey church of Ebrach, whose acoustic suits Bruckner well. The resonance is warm but not as cavernous as some church acoustics. The recorded sound is atmospheric and pleasing, with a well balanced range of dynamics. The winds, and especially the oboes, are placed somewhat forward, although they are not excessively spot-lit. Anyone who knows either version of the symphony - that is, from either 1887 or 1890 - will recognise the similarities of Bruckner's symphonic journey as found here, while the differences when they arrive make a sometimes startling impression. The musical line hardly wavers, and if one immediately begins to think that the composer's first or last thoughts were best, a natural enough assumption, such considerations need be tempered by the realisation that if we know and love a work we tend to do so with expectations that we have built up over a period of time, often from repeatedly listening to a single performance. On the whole this Variant of the Eighth Symphony is closer to 1887 than to 1890. Thus the first movement concludes fortissimo, not the hushed Totenuhr close that Bruckner decided on later. Nor is there the new trio as in the 1890 scherzo movement. The great climax of the extensive Adagio third movement very much feels as if it is 'work in progress', though it still makes its powerful mark. Above all, the same is true of the finale's conclusion, since in this 'variant' sonority seems to triumph over the powerful logic of a great symphonic peroration that is the composer's ultimate achievement in this magnificent and wonderful symphony. As makeweight to the main agenda there is a tribute to Bruckner by Otto Kitzler father and son, 'Trauermusik, Dem Andenken Anton Bruckners'. Bruckner admitted that no-one helped him learn more about the techniques of orchestration than Kitzler senior, so this is certainly an appropriate appendage to the recording of the symphony. Written around 1906, the score was orchestrated with the assistance of Kitzler's son, while the present performance is in a sensitively drawn re-orchestration by the conductor, Gerd Schaller. 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text: First look at the new "supersexy" side of Amanda Seyfried in Red Riding HoodMeredith Woerner11/12/10 4:41pmFiled to: Red Riding HoodCatherineHardwickeMoviesFairyTalesPicturesAmandaSeyfriedWerewolvesGaryOldMan101EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The more we learn about Amanda Seyfried's Red Riding Hood film, the more it sounds like an adaptation of a hot-and-heavy magical bodice-ripper. Love triangles, woodland sex, werewolves, sexy role-playing headdresses. Move over vampires, hello magical deer/wolf people sex parties! Shock Til You Drop has a scan from Entertainment Weekly's latest issue, which includes images from Catherine Hardwicke's new fairy tale adaption: Advertisement Advertisement Seyfried plays a young girl "torn between two loves," on which the director commented, "I've never seen her like this in a role before. She's supersexy, wild. And those big eyes of hers are totally out of a fairy tale." But this movie isn't all leafy roll-abouts in the woods, there's magic, demons, werewolves and sex/magic/fun hating priest, played by Gary Oldman, who hopes to rid his town of evil. Oh and he dresses like this... Red Riding Hood will be released in theaters on April 22, 2011.Reply101 repliesLeave a reply


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Get an overview of this hotelPanoramic Red Rock views from pool and guestrooms
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This hilltop hotel with red rock views is in the heart of Uptown Sedona, near shopping, dining, and tour-companies; the Tlaquepaque Arts Village and scenic Oak Creek are just minutes away.
Sundeck with views
A sundeck with splash pool and spa tub offers sweeping views of Red Rock pinnacles and buttes, including Snoopy Rock. 89Agave serves New Mexican Favorites with Southwestern influences.
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Guestrooms at The Orchards Inn of Sedona feature balconies or patios facing the Red Rocks and the valley. Conveniences include microwaves, compact refrigerators, and wireless Internet access.
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The Orchards Inn of Sedona is a quarter-mile from the shops, galleries, and restaurants of Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts.
89Agave serves a New Mexican Favorite with Southwestern influences. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in the lobby, restaurant, and guestrooms.
Breakfast and parking are complimentary.
- Restaurant
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- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 70
- Number of floors - 3
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 1984
- 24-hour business center
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- Family Hotel
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Healthy Start Breakfast - 6-9 AM. Kick start your adventure-filled day in Sedona with a selection of fresh whole fruit (including apples, oranges & bananas), delectable pastries, muffins and heart-healthy oatmeal along with fresh-brewed coffee, a selection of tea and hot chocolate. A complimentary Healthy Start breakfast is available to all guests.
89Agave - Local favorite featuring Southwestern and New Mexican cuisine, including sizzling Fajitas and Chicken Chille Relleno, authentic Mexican cheeses and beverages. Casual atmosphere, with Southwestern pueblo decor and a shaded patio. Adjoining full bar offers signature drinks, including Rock Sangria and Organic Margaritas.
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The outdoor splash pool, heated and open year-round, is surrounded by a sundeck with a spa tub, dining area, fire pit, and sweeping Red Rock views.
The Sedona area offers about 75 hiking trails for all expertise levels. The Boynton Canyon Trail, 5.5 miles away, explores a gorgeous box canyon with abundant wildlife. At Slide Rock State Park, six miles away, visitors can slide down slippery rocks into Oak Creek. The West Fork Trail, about a mile past the park, is a leafy hike with numerous creek crossings and close-up views of sheer canyon walls. (All vehicles parked in trailhead lots must display a Red Rock Pass, sold at many area stores, hotels, and trailheads.)
Horseback riding, mountain biking, birding, and hot-air ballooning are other popular pursuits. Four-wheel-drive tours visit canyons, Red Rock landscapes, and centuries-old Native American ruins. Golf courses combine top-notch play with spectacular scenery. Courses open to the public include Oakcreek Country Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr., and the Sedona Golf Resort, designed by Gary Panks. Both are about nine miles away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
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Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Free cribs (infant beds)!
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Pet fee: USD 35.00 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per day
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London 2012: "More strikes inevitable" over bus dispute, warns union
PUBLISHED: 11:38 25 June 2012
More strikes are inevitable if a dispute over Olympic bonuses for bus workers is not sorted, Unite the Union's general secretary has warned.
Len McCluskey was speaking at the Unite Policy Conference this morning.
His speech came after Friday's London-wide bus strike which saw thousands of bus workers from companies across the capital hold a 24-hour walkout.
The dispute centres on bus workers demands for a £500 bonus for working during the London 2012 Games.
Describing the dispute, Mr McCluskey told conference this morning: "A straight forward dispute, about fairness, giving hard-working bus drivers the same bonus payment that has already been awarded to every other transport worker.
"And a fraction of the bonuses being paid to Transport for London bosses.
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TITLE: Characterization of Power-Function Distribution through Expectation
AUTHORS: Milind Bhanuprasad Bhatt
KEYWORDS: Characterization; Power Function Distribution
JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Statistics, Vol.3 No.6, December 31, 2013
ABSTRACT: For the characterization of the power function distribution, one needs any arbitrary non constant function only in place of independence of suitable function of order statistics, linear relation of conditional expectation, recurrence relations between expectations of function of order statistics, distributional properties of exponential distribution, record valves, lower record statistics, product of order statistics and Lorenz curve, etc. available in the literature. The goal of this research is not to give a different path-breaking approach for the characterization of power function distribution through the expectation of non constant function of random variable and provide a method to characterize the power function distribution as remark. Examples are given for the illustrative purpose.


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I picked up a Touchpad in the sale and I agree that the WebOS interface is lovely. Easiest the nicest of any tablet OS I've tried (Android 3.2 & IOS). But it's just too damn laggy even when overclocked and hacked to bits.
What some of the early (disclaimers apply) Andoird-on-Touchpad benchmarks are showing is that the hardware is actually pretty good, significantly faster than the Tegra 2 tablets. If you put WebOS on the hardware you suggested it would run even slower.
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Speaking of websites, I chanced upon a site looking for the Momotaro site mentioned earlier. . http://www.okayamadenim.com/ I Can't tell if it's legit or knockoffs. The prices are lower than any I've seen and they explain that due to the dollar's strength vs the yen their shit is for the low. The fits look different but then again it's (basically) the only Momo merchant with a man wearing the jeans.
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ECHINODERMATA : ASPIDOCHIROTIDA : Stichopididae | STARFISH, SEA URCHINS, ETC. |
Parastichopus tremulus |
Description: A large epifaunal sea cucumber which is normally found in deep water. Deep water specimens are normally bright red in colour but those encountered in shallow water have been white or mottled light grey. The dorsal surface is covered with spiky papillae and a ring of papillae surround the mouth. The spicules are elaborate tables. 30-50cm in length.
Habitat: Rarely found in shallow water, known from two sheltered sites on steep silt covered cliffs and on silt covered rocks.
Distribution: Known in shallow water only from cliffs on Sanday, Canna and the head of Loch Boisdale, S. Uist; both W. Scotland.
Similar Species: In shallow water the only other large epifaunal sea cucumber with short tentacles is the dark-coloured Holothuria forskali.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Grid map (fast) : Interactive map (slower, requires login to view records) : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Parastichopus tremulus (Gunnerus, 1767). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=ZB4410 Accessed on 2017-03-29 |
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Redskins May Trade Racism for a New Stadium
Not content with being the most racially insensitive man in sports (now that Donald Sterling has been ousted), Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder appears also to be vying to be the slimiest.
In an interview with CSN Washington, Snyder declared that the team has "started the process" of designing a new stadium, despite the fact that its current home in Maryland isn't old enough to vote or buy cigarettes.
Built in 1997, FedEx Field can only be considered old by the same guy who insists "Redskins" is a term of "honor and respect." It turns out, those might be related: Former Washington general manager Vinny Cerrato has postulated that Snyder may be leveraging the politically charged battle over the team's name to move the stadium back to downtown D.C. and squeeze concessions out of local legislators:
The only way I see him eventually changing the name is if -- IF -- he gets a new stadium out of it, downtown, where old RFK was. And he builds a stadium bigger than [Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones's], which he would do, bigger and better than Jerry's. He gets a Super Bowl. All that. I said that's the way that maybe he would change the name. Getting the property, getting the land, getting a good deal from the city to make concessions to change the name. I don't know.
Like Sterling, Snyder "has a ton of money," which makes his clinging to his team's name with all his might all the more puzzling. But he's even worse than Sterling if he's actually choosing to prolong this battle and using it for political gain simply because he's unsatisfied with the current stadium location.
As I've written in the past, politicians on both sides are using the Redskins issue for their own gain. As a heavily blue city, it would be politically expedient for D.C.'s Democratic lawmakers to "win" this highly publicized fight -- even if that means handing over millions in stadium subsidies and land grants, concessions that almost never turn into any real benefit for the city.
It's a new twist on the old story of teams holding their cities hostage, usually using empty threats to relocate to shake down the local coffers. Businessweek has reported that the University of Colorado is the latest to join the "athletics-facilities arms race," selling more than $300 million in tax-exempt bonds to pay for $155 million in football stadium renovations, among other things. (Apparently the university thinks that if it cannot hope to match its new Pac-12 rivalson the field, it can do so around the field.)
Public exemptions for sports complexes are hard enough to swallow given the lack of evidence that they play any role in revitalizing local neighborhoods or economies. They're utterly reprehensible if they're accomplished by exploiting a race war.
Snyder might not be alone, either: The exploratory committee to hold the Olympics in the District of Columbia is also interested in building a stadium on the former site of RFK. It's unclear if the Redskins and Olympics organizers are working together, but it certainly makes sense for them to do so: Snyder has publicly professed his desire to return to downtown since 2012, while it would be easier for Olympics organizers to sell the idea of building a new stadium guaranteed to have a use beyond the 2024 Summer Games.
Of course, Snyder might deem his new stadium too old by then, but let's hope he'll have run out of civil-rights fights with which to strong-arm legislators.
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"Bridesmaids" star Chris O'Dowd will soon get experience the wonders of marriage himself as he is officially engaged. The 32-year-old actor popped the question to his girlfriend, British TV personality Dawn Porter, while on vacation over the holidays.
In what is now the fashion these days, the couple writes about their impeding nuptials on Twitter. "I guess he liked it, coz he put a ring on it," Porter writes.
O'Dowd, clearly optimistic about his marital future, writes, "I'm so bored of all this happiness and sex. I'm getting married."
Chris, here's a tip. Maybe your future wife should have a nice dinner at home for her bachelorette party instead of doing anything with her wacky friends. And make sure she stays away from friendly police officers.
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A little down time
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Either way one of the advantages of staying in a nicer place like the Elmina Bay Hotel is they are prepared for this sort of thing. The lights will go out and be off for a minute or two, and then I can hear the big diesel generator start up and the lights return. I just wish they had a generator for the internet too… Even as I write this I realize I'll have to wait until sometime later – perhaps when I get to Obuasi – before I'll be able to post it.
I'll attach a picture of the view out of my second story hotel room. What a sight to look across the hotel grounds and straight out over the Atlantic Ocean. I'm looking straight south, knowing there is no land between this beach and Antarctica (unless we'd happen across an island someplace along the way).
A mere 300 miles to the south of me (shorter than the distance I travel to visit some of our members back home) is that invisible line that divides the planet into hemispheres. Its a line I've to date never crossed, but one day I'd like to. There are so many places down there I'd love to see.
This evening I went to Abrem Agona for a Bible study. Because this is not the usual night for a study, and most of the members are farmers out working in their fields until it is too dark to see, we only had a handful who were able to come. Twenty-three by my count. I gave a brief update on the Youth Camp and then made a few comments about the Church and our new Ministerial Board of Directors. Then I opened it up for questions.
They did ask why the split with UCG. I explained to them the two different spirits that had been at work among the leadership of UCG for the last several years – and only one of them could be the Spirit of God. Given the deception and dishonesty and a host of unrighteous actions, a large number of pastors and elders had been calling, writing and meeting with the Council and Administration of UCG for some time begging for them to intervene and stop the problems. I cited the terribly unrighteous manner in which 2,000 members in Latin America were treated as but one example. Finally last December we received an ultimatum to either get behind them or "do the honorable thing and resign".
I also wanted to be sure they understood I did not call their pastors during this time. In fact, I never made contact with them about these issues at all – rather they called me to ask questions. When I'm asked, I have always and will always give the answers I have. Their pastors then made a decision to likewise resign from UCG in February. And at that time I told them plainly that I could not promise them a salary of any kind, just as I had not had a salary for two months. But their pastors made a decision based on what they saw and what they knew to be right – not somehow because of money. These men acted in a selfless and honorable manner, and I wanted the members to know and be able to respect that. The answer seemed to satisfy all the questions, so then they moved on to a couple of questions about the Feast before I gave a shortened version of a study on the heart of a servant for the story of what is called the Good Samaritan.
There is much going on back home – things happening at our house, brethren who are seriously sick and approaching the end of their lives, and others going through major surgery. I feel terrible about not being able to be with them right now, but at the same time it is clear this is where I need to be for the moment. The attitude, love and conversion of these Ghanaian brethren is beyond question, and inspiring. While I long to be home, I also greatly look forward to seeing more of the congregations before I leave.


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Hello. Recently i got hooked to quality audio (music). Currently i use Sennheiser HD205II. I don't have much experience with headphones so i won't rate these ones but they sound good enough for first good headphones and if it wasn't for the unbearable clamping force i could recommend them for 50$.
I enjoy U shaped EQ with these headphones. The music i enjoy: 90's style, black woman vocals, deep base, guitar. Songs for example: Michael Bolton - Go the distance; Eric Clapton - Change the World; En Vogue - Don't let go; Celine Dion - My heart will go on; Philip Philips - gone gone gone ect. Not so long ago i enjoyed hard rock and metal the most but i guess my taste has changed (i still like those genres but not nearly as much). Still i find myself listening to all genres except classical music and fake annoying mainstream. Since i listen from my desktop, headphones need to be comfortable and because i live alone i don't mind if they are open (it is my conclusion from reading that open headphones produce the best sound?).
I play music off of my PC, from Asus Xonar DX and i don't plan to change this source since i recently bought it. I plan to build my O2 amp or buy some desktop headphone amp if i don't succseed. So the headphones will have to be able to play without (currently pc without amp) and with an amp. I have been looking, reading and found myself wanting the Philips fidelio L1 as my number 1 choice for ~140$. Headphones need to be made so that they last many years (i don't plan on upgrading in the near future). So how would you compare the ATH AD700x to fidelio l1 and what other headphones would you recommend for me?
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ( March 21, 2013) - Teams of Purdue University students who created fiber insulation from soybeans and a fireworks casing from corn won the top prizes in the annual Student Soybean and Corn Innovation Contests.The awards were announced at a reception Wednesday night (March 20) in Indianapolis.
The competitions, sponsored by the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council, teach students how to be innovative entrepreneurs with soybeans and corn.
Both teams received a $20,000 prize for their work.
"The experience that students have working with corn and soybeans during this competition is really an introduction for many of them to these crops, especially when it comes to how corn and soybeans can be used as a main component in so many different products," said Jane Ade Stevens, chief executive of both organizations. "Encouraging students to think about corn and soybeans in creative, new ways benefits our corn and soybean farmers just as much as the variety of new products that the students generate."
The winning soybean team produced Nature Loft, a soy protein fiber insulation that can be used in bedding, including sleeping bags; apparel such as hats, gloves and footwear; and other products such as headphones.
Team members are Anshu Gupta of Chennai, India, a third-year doctoral student in chemical engineering, and John Grace of Hudson, Ohio, and Solwoo Kim of Seoul, South Korea, both seniors in management.
The winning corn team created Sky Maize, a biodegradable fireworks casing that is lighter and less expensive than what is now commercially available.
Team Members are Alexander Parobek of Munster, Ind., a junior majoring in chemistry; Jake Hoeing of Rushville, Ind., a junior in agriculture systems management; Polina Navotnaya of Tashkent, Usbekistan, a junior in chemistry and biochemistry; and Rachel Clayton of Greenwood, Ind., a junior in chemistry.
Second-place teams received a $10,000 prize.
The second-place soybean team developed water-soluble Double Eyelid Glue. Members are Qiting Wu of Guang, China, a senior in biology; Michelle Chan of Hong Hong, a senior in health and disease; and Yuqian Chen of Fuzhou, China, and Sook Yan Goh of Penang, Malaysia, both seniors in biochemistry.
The second-place corn team created Fog-Away, an anti-fog glass and mirror cleansing solution. Members are Anbo Wang of Jingdezhen, China, a junior in agricultural economics; Mitch French of Pittsboro, Ind., a sophomore in biological engineering; Hannah Doren of Northfield, Ill., a junior in food science; and Benjamin Lins of Racine, Wis., a sophomore in chemical engineering.
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Student Soybean Innovation Contest Winning Team Photo: The first-place team in the Student Soybean Innovation Contest developed insulation from soy byproduct that can be used in apparel and other products. From left with products that could contain the insulation are Anshu Gupta, wearing gloves; John Grace, sporting a vest jacket; and Solwoo Kim, with headphones. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Keith Robinson)
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Corn Innovation Contest Winning Team Photo: Taking first place in the Student Corn Innovation Contest is a team that created a fireworks casing that is biodegradable, lighter and less expensive than what is now available. From left are Alexander Parobek and Rachel Clayton, with a fireworks rocket containing the casing, and Polina Navotnaya and Jake Hoeing, with the casing. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Keith Robinson)
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