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Step 2 - Segmentation
Next, decide how you wish to segment the companies in this group into subgroups.
Companies can be segmented based defined values within a category. You can define up to 5 different classification categories for each benchmark group. Common categories include region, company size, company type etc…
See an example segmentation Settings here:
After creating the segmentation categories and possible values, you can assign a company to the appropriate segmentation profile in 'Step 2 - Company Profile' within the specific company Settings. For example:
When you have finished segmenting the benchmark group, please proceed to 'Step 3' of the benchmark group Settings.

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Ain't it the truth that orgasms are something that are universally desired but not necessarily achieved all of the time. And when they are - although toe-tinglingly fantastic - can be brief. Too brief. So what will it be: seconds of pleasure, or teach your body how to sustain your climax to give you the best feeling there is?
We'll take the latter.
Swedish sex toy brand LELO have produced the LUNA smart bead, which is design to aid women in achieving better climaxes.
Not just your ordinary sex toy, the LUNA sets you a personal pleasure training routine - a hella lot better than your usual personal training, am I right - which is customised according to each user's orgasm potential. This is measured using touch sensors on the side of the toy. Science can be sexy!
You wear the toy inside of you and then you 'train'' for five minutes a day, squeezing your lady muscles each time it vibrates. So far, so great.
As you go on, the vibration levels get more intense and your muscles get stronger in turn, which means you'll have developed supreme intimate musculature, which directly correlates with more intense orgasms. Definitely great.
So what's the damage on these little beads of joy? They're selling at £69 over here. That sounds like a lot of dollar, but can you really say it wouldn't be worth a significantly longer and more intense orgasm? You do the math.


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The Longer I live, the Less I Know
What I said before has to be with the problem of how to be considered by A-list bloggers and being in the rest of blogs I feel honored that Blog Bloke had been considered TonNet to be as part of the thread about the responsability of A-bloggers with those small ones who are not yet so big as Engadget which is not considered a blog anymore. Thanks InstaBLOKE and I hope this works better than a comment in your post.
The searching behaviour of the e-citizens has changed quite a bit and for example they are not using the browsers, in place they are googling whatever they need it quick, that's why if you go and look for most searched terms in Google you will find MySpace, because users are rooting their searches through big search engines. Probably the impact will be superior if those same citizens start using what Google now calls One Box.
The 'knowledge society' that Dr. Tony Wagner claims for a reform in the American educational system is brought by Stephanie Sandifer who had the fortune to assist his presentation for a Reinvention and a Theory of Change that sustent the dynamic throughout a change of leadership in the educational field. I don't think it will be enough but is qualitatively important that voices arise like those in Harvard, in order to get a better education for our kids and our families.
This post is coming to the end and I want to participate for those who are using MyBlogLog, Yahoo already started its migration and that means Flickr, Delicious and MyBlogLog integrated!. Want to see the same applications in your phone? Then, head to mdog.com not before reading what Rug Jeff has to say to you.
Have a warm beginning of week. Around here is so cold that I would love to stay home, but you know, I have a family to provide.


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Barbarian Tank/Damage Build[edit]
Build proposed by enonomous
|Skill Slot
|Mouse Skill 1 (Left)
|Frenzy /w Sidearm
|Mouse Skill 2 (Right)
|Earthquake /w Mountains Call
|Action Bar 1
|Ground Stomp /w Wrenching Smash
|Action Bar 2
|Revenge /w Provocation
|Action Bar 3
|Ignore Pain /w Ignorance is Bliss
|Action Bar 4
|Wrath of the Berserker /w Insanity
|Passive Skills
|Nerves of Steel. Superstition, Tough as nails
With this build what you want to do, is try to hold off on using earthquake and wrath of berserker too much, mainly for elite mobs.
Main time you would want to use ignore pain is when life is too low. Activate wrath of the berserker at that point to increase attack speed, then 1-2 seconds after activate ignore pain. Doing this will give you back an immense amount of life, filling it up completely most of the time.
Earthquake should be used mainly with ground stomp cuz elites tend to want to run around, making it useless. Just keep these things in mind and you should be fine.
Another important thing to note is that later in the game, late in hell and inferno, youll want to switch to 1-hand and shield, if you havent already. This will give you a nice boost in armor and depending on what shield you get your hands on, then a nice boost in stats as well.


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Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP) 2017 Winter Conference, Feb 16-17, 2017, San Francisco
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Society for Consumer Psychology
Annual 2017 Winter Conference
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California
February 16 – 18, 2017
The Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP) will be holding its Annual Winter Conference from February 16-18, 2017 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California. The Society for Consumer Psychology conference provides opportunities for a high level of interaction among participants interested in consumer research and in advancing the discipline of consumer psychology in a global society.
We are seeking proposals for symposia, original competitive papers, and working papers for presentation at the conference. We encourage a diverse set of ideas and approaches to consumer psychology. We also welcome diverse methodologies, including experimental research, survey research, conceptual and/or theoretical developments, or other methods relevant to the study of consumer psychology.
Submission Deadline
All symposium, competitive paper, and working paper submissions are due by Friday, August 12, 2016. We will send notification of acceptances in November 2016.
The conference website will be available for submissions between Monday, June 6, 2016, and midnight PST of the deadline, Friday, August 12, 2016.
Symposium sessions focus on a specific area of research. Submissions may share similar theoretical or methodological bases, or they may approach the same research question from different perspectives. Each session is 75 minutes and should include either three or four papers. The symposium chair is expected to lead the discussion—there will be no space in the program for discussants. Symposium chairs are responsible for submitting all materials by the deadline and ensuring that all session participants receive copies of each paper or presentation prior to the conference.
Symposium proposals should include the following:
- The title of the symposium
- A brief proposal describing the symposium's objective, topics to be covered, likely audience, stage of completion of each paper, and how the session contributes to the field of consumer psychology.
- The name, contact information, and affiliation of the symposium chair
- The title of each presentation, with a listing of the authors and their affiliations and contact information. For multi-author papers, please underline the presenter.
- A 75-100 word short abstract of each presentation (for publication in the conference program)
- A 750-1000 word extended abstract of each presentation (for evaluation by the Program Committee)
COMPETITIVE PAPERS and WORKING PAPERS
Competitive Papers. Competitive papers present completed work and address substantive, methodological, or theoretical topics in consumer psychology. We will be grouping four competitive papers into a single 75 minute session. Authors will have 15 minutes to present their work, followed by approximately five minutes for questions.
Working Papers. In contrast, working papers typically report the results of research in its early stages. Authors of accepted working papers will present their work during a Focused Reports Session during the conference. This is a new format for the working papers that will replace the poster session. Authors of accepted working papers should plan to present a 5-minute summary of their work to an audience in a focused session. Authors will be allowed to have a power point deck to aid their presentation, but presentations must be kept to 5 minutes. This will be followed by a reception, in which interested parties can ask questions about the research presented.
Detailed guidelines about the focused presentations will be sent with the acceptance notices.
Competitive Paper and Working Paper submissions should include the following:
- The title of the paper
- Nature of submission: Competitive or Working Paper
- The name, contact information, and affiliation of the author(s). For multi-author papers, please underline the presenter.
- A 75-100 word short abstract (for publication in the conference program)
- A 750-1000 word extended abstract that summarizes the motivation, conceptualization, methodology, and major findings (for evaluation by reviewers)
Note: Please indicate if the first author is a PhD student. (If so, the paper will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award.)
Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:
- Quality of the research
- Contribution to the field of consumer psychology Interest of the topic to SCP members.
Each SCP participant may present in no more than two sessions. When submitting a symposium or paper to this conference, you must agree to be available at any time on both days of the conference (Friday 2/17 and Saturday 2/18) to give your presentation. If you will not be available on one of the days, please arrange for a co-author to give the presentation. We will not consider date/time change requests for presentations unless a presenter has been inadvertently scheduled to give two presentations in the same time slot.
All submissions should be single-spaced Microsoft Word documents.
Submissions should be made electronically through the conference website at http://www.chilleesys.com/scp/. The website will provide additional information about the conference and serve as an interface for authors and reviewers.
To submit your proposal, please follow these steps:
- Sign up for the submission system: When you first enter the conference website, you will be required to sign up to use the website submission system. Here you will provide your name and contact information and be provided with a login name and password. You will use this login whenever you navigate the submission system. Please keep track of this information.
Some e-mail addresses are already signed up in our database. Please use the website password reminder function if you see the following message: "The E-mail address you entered has been already registered with our database. Please proceed to Log In page. If you forgot your password, please click here."
[Note: When you complete this step, you will have only signed up with the conference website. This is NOT the registration for the conference.]
- Enter the submission information: Once in the submission system, you will be asked to submit the information requested above for the symposium, competitive, or working paper submission. Please note that in order to facilitate reviewer assignment, you will also be asked to provide content and methodological area codes.
As in recent years, there will be a day-long doctoral symposium immediately before the main conference, that is, on Thursday, February 16. Relevant details will be announced separately by the symposium co-chairs Kelly Goldsmith (Northwestern University) and Cassie Mogilner (UCLA).
The Palace Hotel is located at 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The telephone number is: 1 (415) 512-1111.
When making reservations you must mention that you are with the Society for Consumer Psychology to obtain the $229.00/night rate.
Visit the hotel website at: http://www.sfpalace.com
If you have questions, please email the conference co-chairs at: firstname.lastname@example.com
As in recent years, there will be a social event on the evening of the last day of the conference (Saturday, Feb 18). Relevant details will be coming soon and it is guaranteed to be an epic evening!
Conference Co-chairs
Kate White – University of British Columbia
On Amir – University of California San Diego


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Context: I love the Mad Max films. I've watched them all many, many times. Whenever I see another trailer for a Fast & the Furious movie, I roll my eyes and tell people to watch a George Miller film instead. Much more fury. This latest post-apocalyptic episode is the fury-est, for sure.
Fury Road was one of the best, most exciting, visceral and emotion-fuelled action films that I've ever seen. It has it all: action-packed chase scenes that have a point, cool characters that you can get invested in (and care about when bad things happen to them), great practical effects and stunts, and CGI used elegantly to accentuate and enhance, not to replace reality completely (it was seriously hard to figure out what was real and what wasn't, most of the time, anyway).
There were so many visuals that are stuck in my mind, so many scenes that still give me goosebumps. For comparison, most movies in the past two decades only hold one or two moments each in my heart of hearts. Even the great ones, like the Avengers and Nolan's Batman flicks. This film is hauntingly memorable and so crazy that it overshadows just about anything else (who cares if Nolan flipped a real Mack truck: Fury Road blows up half a dozen).
The actors were all great: Charlize Theron always impresses me and Tom Hardy was worthy of the role. The secondary characters were well casted. Despite the surrealism, everything made "sense" within the context of this world. But boy are you left wondering about some things; Miller leaves you with these glimpses without any corny narration or exposition. The movie just moves along mercilessly (the film clocks in at exactly 2 hours but feels like only 1).
I feel that the complaint that Max isn't the main, most important character in the film comes from people who mustn't have seen the previous films in the series. Other than the very first one, Max has always just been "along for the ride", so to speak, in some other people's stories of revenge, escape and hope.
I'll skip out on the politics, though. There are many other sites discussing that far better than I could. All that I can say is that the MRA's (Men's Rights Activists') complaints are misguided. The toxic masculinity portrayed in this film shows how badly it affects men just as much as it does women (and nature). Need an example? Legions of young men feeling that their only worth is to throw themselves to their death in pointless adrenaline and nitro fuelled rage.
Anyway, I wholeheartedly recommend this film to everyone and anyone. It's exciting, well-crafted and very progressive (strong, competent and interesting women).
GO see it!!!


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International – Australian ad draws fire for linking gay marriage to boys in dresses
Australia (Rueters)
An Australian campaign ad that claims same-sex marriage laws would lead to school children acting out gay relationships and boys wearing dresses in class drew widespread fire.
The advert was aired by the Coalition for Marriage, a group that opposes equal marriage laws.
It said that legalizing same-sex marriage would usher in education programs that rob parents of the right to choose how children learn about sexuality.
The adverts – the first national televised campaign for the 'No' vote in a September referendum on same-sex marriage – misled viewers about what is at stake, according to Education Minister Simon Birmingham.
"Look, there is only one question on the ballot paper, that question is: 'Should same-sex marriage be allowed in Australia?,'" Birmingham told reporters.
"It is patently ridiculous to suggest that allowing same-sex couples to marry is somehow going to see some new sway of teaching reform sweep across the country," he said.
Parliamentarians including opposition leader of the Labor party Bill Shorten and Liberal Party MP Tim Wilson have also condemned the adverts as inaccurate.
Australia is one of the only developed English-speaking countries not to have legalized same-sex marriage, despite strong popular support and the backing of most lawmakers.
Same-sex marriage is supported by 61 percent of Australians, a 2016 Gallup opinion poll showed.


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If red meat and wine are a man's best friend, then desserts and pastries have to be made for the ladies ! My ex-boss used to tell me that he can never imagine why the wife who has a small appetite for dinner and often claims that she's full after a light course, can still go "yesssshhhh" when being asked whether there's still room for desserts ! So yeah, sweet treats and the ladies do go hand in hand, isn't it ? But then, come to think of it again, most of the pastries chefs are guys, so does that mean that this is the kind of food that's meant just for everyone ?
Studies have further shown that consuming sweet treats when you are depressed does indeed helps to lift up a person's spirits due to the increased sugar content. And for sure, desserts being the way as it is, has a miraculous way of converting one's moodiness into happiness upon consumption, whether emotionally or mentally. Since it's that beneficial, how about caving in to a Afternoon Tea Buffet where you can have all the meticulously crafted desserts to your heart's contents ?
Well, here's one for good and it's happening right in the heart of our downtown Orchard area, a perfect location to whine your time away, especially after all the tedious shopping ! Or if you simply need a cosy corner to chill your lazy afternoon away, compiled with a pack of delicate treats for that sweet tooth craving, do jump on the bandwagon with me and head on down to 10 Scotts @ Grand Hyatt Singapore.
The enormous sofas does make good spots for anyone who wanna be couch potatoes for the afternoon. Whether it's gonna be a private event reception, a weekly ladies' gossip affair or simply being alone with a book or Ipad in hand, the setting is fabulously created for whatever purposes you deem it for.
What I like about this whole place and concept is that you need not scratch your heads off on where to start off from the buffet spread. Upon settling down, you will be presented with these bite size treats on a 2-tier tea tray set, very much on an English note, and which you could essentially have a bit of everything that you desire. This idea is thoughtfully meant for the ladies who often loves a spread of food displayed across them and who essentially only wants to have a bite of everything but not all.
And of course, if you need more of whatever that you fancy, you could always request for more refills. Below are a few highlights that you probably should not miss.
Must try: The spiral flaky curry puffs ! They are indeed good, with the flaky buttery crust and rich curry filling, fried to a golden brown perfection ! And probably at half the size of our standard curry puffs, you could literally feel that it isn't all too sinful, even whilst popping down a few at one go. ^-^
I posted this in Facebook earlier, with much queries from some. Ok, let's take a look at how the "gardener" builds up the flower pot by "planting the seeds and ploughing the soil from scratch !"
Hahaha! The hazelnut ice-cream makes up the seeds, crushed biscuits toppings makes up the soil, raspberries as fruits and of course edible flowers and leaves as the plant !! Basically the flowers tasted liked… hmm.. just flowers ?? Or fresh garden greens with a hint of rawness and such.
The crab cake was bustling with real crab meat goodness and understand from the staff that they are quite a hit among those who went for the champagne, as they make perfect sides to go along with the wine.
The freshly-baked scones are the signatures of the cafe. So popular that they even had these scones sold separately at their bakery on Level 2. They are equally good having them on its own but if you desire that extra kick to go along, dip them in some fresh cream, kaya or raspberry jam spreads, you probably need nothing more of what you need to have for the day. Okok.. maybe not for you, but I am quite an easily contented person. ^-^
The ham are sliced and replenished only when they are run out, using this machine right in front of all the guests, and ensures that freshness is kept to the optimum.
I was debating internally whether I was allowed to open these fridge doors on my own when I was told, I could! And so does anyone who's there for the buffet spread. It certainly reminds me of my own house where I could head for the fridge and grab whatever I wanted, anytime. And yesssss, what you seen there are pots and pots of ice-cream waiting to be devoured with the additions of some cold cuts as appetizers.
The first seating for the Afternoon Tea buffet starts at 12pm… so for those who needs that staple punch to fuel the appetite, there's the Sushi, Fried Rice, Peking Duck and various local delights to keep you occupied. And these spread will change from time to time, so you could be pretty sure you won't get bored eyeing the same old food each time you head there.
Moving onto the the self service desserts spread on the buffet…
Just the pleasure of viewing these treats is such a bonus, moreover to consuming them on its own. Because I am a baker myself, I knew that lotsa creativity is seriously needed to come up with eye-catching desserts palates and having to do it on a daily basis, is indeed not an easy feat. With Grand Hyatt Singapore having a whole team of pastries chefs on its own, the amount of dedication and focus of 10 Scotts towards their pastries palates is clearly evident.
I was introduced to the Lemon Tart and Opera Cake as the Must-Tries. Though I won't say much for the Lemon Tart as it's way too sour for me, but the opera cake was decently good, building on a base of crispy praline wafer and coated with premium chocolate ganache.
And if you are not quite there yet at 10 Scotts, head for their shop at Level 2 for your choices of fresh bread, cakes and pralines and for now, mooncakes, for a take-away to satisfy that craving further.
The pastel colours of the mooncakes sure brightens up the day ! And here's a sneak preview !! Mooncakes review will be coming up in another post though….
And till then, stay cool, be good and enjoy good food !
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The "get" in the Jewish faith…this is similar to a Catholic "annulment"?
Unwilling to Allow His Wife a Divorce, He Marries Another
New York Times
LAS VEGAS — The wedding was a modest affair, held in a reception hall overlooking an artificial lake tucked behind a suburban strip. But just minutes after it ended, the bride and groom hurriedly scurried past dozens of protesters here who were chanting "Bigamist!" and "Shame on you!"
One of the wedding guests on Thursday evening glared at the demonstrators, repeatedly hissing: "Mazel tov. Mazel tov. Mazel tov." The bride, in a lace and sequin floor-length gown, grasped the hand of her husband and looked at the crowd in silence.
Meir Kin, the new husband, has been divorced for more than seven years, under California's civil law. But he has refused to give his previous wife the document known as a "get," as required by Orthodox Jewish law to end a marriage. In the eyes of religious authorities, the woman he married in 2000 is what is called an agunah — Hebrew for chained wife. Without the get, the woman, Lonna Kin, is forbidden under Jewish law to remarry.
Jewish law prohibits men from taking multiple wives. But Mr. Kin, according to several rabbis here, apparently relied on a legal loophole, which says that if a man can get the special permission of 100 rabbis to take a second wife, he is able to do so…


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Samsung SGH-X820
Info Photos News Forum 35 Reviews
Average Ratings
Excellent phone
Hey there,
I've written a full review with photos of the phone.
Just wanted to share it.
Check it out
Do not like it :(
Ok i like this phone but it isnt a phone that fits me..i dont like the charger part cuz i have no nails to open it:(
i cant send or recieve multimedia messages which is gay because im in high school=myspace ugh..i dont have g0od service at school which is even worse..i like the phone but im a textaholic so my phone dies around 4:30..i like its slenderness and it hasnt broken yet suprisingly..
AD reviews continues below...
great phone
ive had this phone for about 7 months now and here's what i think about it:
-nice and slim, can barely feel it in my jean pocket
-good battery life. im more of a texter than a talker so it worked out well for me
-responds fast, no lag
-get tons of compliments on it
-the screen is very difficult to be scratched. (in my case at least, and ive dropped it, slide it across the ground)
-for being so small, its very sturdy and durable
-awesome 2.0MP camera and videocamera, its really clear to me for a phone
-very clear ear piece and speakerphone, no rattle or buzz
-the little cover that hides the charger slot, probably will break off over time. my broke off after about 6 months
-the text message menu are a little in depth, but thats okay since the processor goes fast (it will be annoying at first)
-since its not available in the U.S. yet, picture messaging and multimedia messaging you can forget it, it wont work
- cant browse the web (i have t-mobile)
-CANNOT have it on ring and vibrate at the same time, its either ring by it self, or vibrate by it self. very annoying
In my opinion, the "goods" completely outweigh the "bads." this is a great phone, get it!
ok phone .....somehow
I got this phone bout 4 months ago and i loved it it is so thin seems like a stack of like 4 credit cards its so thin sometimes i got scared thinking i lost it
the connection with the computer its very friendly it lets you synchronize your phone with the PC and send text messages trough your PC keyboard its awesome .....
great camera BUT.... if theres motion the picture quality goes to really bad
terrible actually
than the battery life is so bad i thought i got screwed with my phone when i first bought it, eventually i got a second battery on-line cause the original one was terrible after 3 months. and i'm not a big time talker
the reception obviously since its such a thin phone is not very good indoors believe me i had nokia before and the difference is huge overall i regretted it after paying almost 300 dollars for it ........ bottom line look for some reviews before you buy another phone ..... most of the phone we get online from UK or Asia are prototypes thats why in us we are like 2 years behind in phones cause we get what its been tested already everywhere else ......
hope this is helpfull
My Take
Picked up this phone in Bangkok, Thailand. Happen to be here when there was a big promo going on. It is only my 2nd mobile phone. 1st being a Nokia 3200.
Great color Screen
Slim and lightweight to the point of sometimes thinking I lost it
Speakphone loud (but can be tinny sounding at times)
Great camera (1st camera phone for me)
Short Battery Life. I can go a day then need to recharge and I am not a big talker
Inability to assign your own tones to incoming text messages
Could of sworn I read it handles WMA music but it does not
nice and thin
great screen
disappears in my pocket - just what i wanted!
buttons are awesome
tone is a bit tinny
feels like it will break easily
still looking for a sync program for the mac - anyone have ideas?
GREAT PHONE !!! Highly Recomended!!!
I bought this phone 1 week ago and this phone is amazing!!! Has extra features, great 2.0 mp camera, full web-internet browsing, you can capture video more than 30 minutes which is gret. MP3 player works fantastic, Loud and clear sound, conect it to your computer and download all your favorite songs and photos. This phone is one of the thinniest phones in the world, and great design it's amazing !!! Everywhere I pull it out evryone is asking me to see the phone and their reaction is: WOW !!!
Only pro on this phone is that don't have memory card slot.
If u don't have this phone YET, GET IT NOW, because it ROCKS, screw all others, be different!!!
So far so Good
I'm giving this a 4.5 only because I have not had enough time to thoroughly test it and I'm sure there's something about the phone I think will need improvement.
Camera and Video capibilities - everything appears crisp on the screen and I love all of the cool effects: Mosaiac, Black & White, Sepia etc. I also enjoy the resolution options (up to 1600x1200)
I like the pop-up notifications for missed calls, new voicemail (and the dial option right there on the screen), and new messages.
The MP3 player on the phone is very nice - the sound quality is great too. I have not tried the stereo headphones yet so I can't say how good they are.
The various applications on the phone a great however it would be great if the currency converters would update automatically.
80MB is a decent amount of memory - could use more or the ability to use some type of memory card would be grand.
Apparently there is software to synchronize the device with my PC which is great as I have a few hundred contacts and calendar entries I need to move over. I will test this software tonight.
All in all so far its a great phone for its very compact size! It really packs a lot!
quality phone
This phone has so many advanced features,such a thin phone to have a 2.0 mp camera with 80mb storage,i cant see myself with anything less,great reception too.
I just puruchased this phone from topgiant.com and I just absolutely love it. I had the motorola L6 and it does not compare, this phone has an amazing display and multimedia features.
Large Color display
Ultra Sleek design
Loud Earpiece
MP3 Player
Large internal memory
2 megapixel camera
Samsung 3d interface menu
Solid build and quality materials
Overall I really love this phone, its a head turner and conversation starter because of its really thin design and large wide display. The digital camera is really great as well


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8 teams remained to engage in glorious spaceship combat for glory, honour, and Alliance Tournament XIV prize ships. In a weekend that saw more than its fair share of dramatic events, would the pressure of back-to-back matches start to show; or would the teams up their game even more in order to seize the top spot?
Exodus vs Phoebe Freeport Republic
Exodus had a Hyena on field for all of 14 seconds as PFR took two kills within the first 30 seconds of the match. Exodus replied with swift kills on PFR's Exequror and bombers, but their Fleet Hurricane proved harder to drop thanks to repair drones and reload cycles. That seemed to set the tempo of the match, with both teams trading kills for a while. Exodus pulled away as they worked down the Navy battlecruisers before PFR could work through a Barghest and its rapid heavy missiles. A strong final showing but PFR were unable to pull it back with their core DPS gone, and Exodus took the win and set themselves up for a fight against We Form V0lta after the first break of the day.
Northern Coalition. vs Paisti Syndicate
A more sedate match as the first couple of minutes were a game of control between both teams. While Paisti Syndicate seemed to be testing targets, NC. focused the majority of its attention on the Scimitar, breaking through its shields at last and taking the lead. Paisti seemed to struggle against the support might of the NC. team, trying to work through the Oneiros and Svipuls without success. They did manage to kill NC.'s Vigil but were denied any further kills as the focus fire and heavy EWAR pressure were just too much.
Exodus vs We Form V0lta
Bringing a full fleet of Caldari ships - including a pair of Vultures and an Etana - was a bold statement by Exodus as they went up against We Form V0lta's more varied composition. They quickly dispatched V0lta's bombers, support frigate, and logistics, showing the powerful potential of the Rook; but V0lta claimed a kill on the Etana before catching a break as they got their own tackle and target painters on one of the Exodus Rooks and made short work of it. The second followed soon after, and V0lta got back into their stride with their Barghests doing huge amount of damage to the rest of the Exodus support. Great work from Exodus, but sadly not enough to secure them a place in final day of the tournament.
Northern Coalition. vs The Afterlife
The second Etana of the day was provided by The Afterlife, giving opponents NC. an immediate shiny target to go for. Go for it they did, picking off a Jackdaw on the way before trading their own logistics ship for a Claymore and a Kitsune. Without links and with their Cerberii succumbing to focus fire from NC., The Afterlife were relying on their Orthruses and final Jackdaw to take as many opponents down with them. A tough call with NC.'s Navy Scorpion and two Sleipnirs largely untouched, but they fought hard to the bitter end. NC. would progress to the afternoon's best-of-3 series against We Form V0lta.
The Tuskers Co. vs Pandemic Legion (best of 3)
Match One - As if we hadn't been treated to enough shiny AT ship explosions already, Pandemic Legion kindly obliged once again by bringing an Adrestia to the field in their first round against The Tuskers. PL's logistics and Tuskers' Kitsune were primaried, but a switch to Tuskers' Scimitar saw first blood go to PL before their own Guardian dropped. The points stayed fairly even for most of the match as the teams traded kills - the AT VIII prize ship fell shortly after the Claymore of Tuskers, bringing the scores within 3 points of each other. The trades continued, with just the Astarte and Phobos of PL against the two Cerberii and Flycatcher of Tuskers - one Cerberus followed the final Astarte in death, then the Flycatcher was burnt down. It would be Cerberus with its long reload times against the Phobos - who took a Micro Jump Drive a little too close to the edge and handed Tuskers the win with a coasting boundary violation.
Match Two - An Adrestia in match one, PL fielded yet another tournament prize ship in the form of the Malice. In another match that showed the prowess of both teams, it took a while for either team to take a commanding lead; PL took another early logistics kill before going for the heavy-hitting missile ships, but the explosions were fairly few as the match ran to time with 7 ships still alive on the field. Tuskers had focused on the support ships of PL while their own damage dealers were slowly picked apart, leaving them with not enough firepower to secure a second win. With the score one match apiece, the series would go to round three.
Match Three - 30 seconds in and both teams were down a Hyena as we went into the final match of this series. Despite PL losing two more ships in fairly quick succession, it was Tuskers who took the full force of the Barghest/Orthrus missile core and struggled to take out the enemy logistics and gain a slim lead. But with one of their Barghests the next to fall, it was too little too late for a Tuskers comeback. PL were able to work through the remaining Tuskers ships without losing any more of their own, maintaining their top spot and sending Tuskers into another best-of-3 the following day to determine who their final opponent would be.
We Form V0lta vs Northern Coalition. (best of 3)
Match One - An almost perfect mirror match kicked off this best of 3 series, with V0lta bringing their own AT IX prize Malice instead of the Vengeance of NC. V0lta seemed to have complete command of their version of the fleet, working down both of NC.'s Svipuls before focusing down the Oneiros. NC. seemed to struggle to apply damage through the jam attempts from V0lta's support ships, and weren't able to catch a break as the match progressed. V0lta took a commanding lead with a clean sweep victory in match one.
Match Two - V0lta brought their flagship Bhaalgorn out to play in round two, warping it in a zero to give it the best chance to lock something down with its high-powered Officer modules. The two teams traded logistics ships before choosing different strategies - V0lta went for the hard-hitting Barghests while NC. worked through their opponent's support ships. Even without their supports V0lta still had a huge amount of control on field from their flagship and Scorpion. Despite still having a good amount of damage from Cerberus and Caracals, NC. just didn't have enough to break the tank of any of the remaining V0lta ships. With a second victory under their belt, we bid goodbye to NC. and saw V0lta progress through to the final day.


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Day 1: Thursday, April 24th
What an exciting trip! We sent out a small group consisting of the drive team and pit captain on Tuesday to set up our pit and prepare the robot for competition.
The following day, the rest of the team headed down in a bus shared with team 3042 (Cobalt Catalysts), while the advance team got setup and passed inspection at the World Tournament.
On the first day of competition we finished with an overall record of 2-3, playing our role on the field perfectly and maintaining a shot accuracy of 100%!
Day 2: Friday, April 25th
We continued competition on day two very well by winning all of our matches except one! We went 3-1 on the day making our final record after Day 2 5-4 and leading the entire tournament in autonomous score!
It was also a great pleasure to hear inspirational speeches from the leaders of FIRST at the opening ceremony. Time to make FIRST LOUD!
Day 3: Saturday, April 26th
Saturday was our primary day used to explore the wonderful city of St. Louis. We had one last match in the morning which we won, making our final record of the tournament 6-4 over three fantastic days of competition.
After lunch we visited the Gateway Arch and even went to the top! Little did we know, that was only the beginning of one of the greatest nights we have had through this incredible program.
We returned to Edward Jones' Dome to watch the finals on Einstein and an incredible closing ceremony featuring Will.I.Am. After having a blast at the festivities later including dinner, music, and great activities, we returned to our hotel ready for our next adventure.
Once again, thanks to all Sponsors, Mentors, and Parents that made this incredible experience a reality! We hope to experience this wonderful tournament again next year.


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