Sunday, October 31, 2010
Is It A Good Idea To Microwave The ET Atari Game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svu2M8Y0NAU&hl=en
Saturday, October 30, 2010
50 Nintendo Spoilers in 2 Minutes (NES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-DThaZRr0&hl=en
Friday, October 29, 2010
Feeding Habits of Catfish
It is important to know the feeding habits of catfish in order to have a more successful catfishing trip. Catfish will feed on different kinds of foods and baits, and not every kind will take the same bait. Of course, there are some similarities to consider, including how catfish find food and what types they are more likely to find.
The feed habits of catfish is similar in terms of types of catfish in that they all look for food by smelling. Sensory cells in the whiskers of catfish help them to find food. In fact, foods with stronger scents will be more likely to be found by catfish because it will be easier for them to detect these foods.
Also, catfish tend to be more active in looking for food at night. This is a better time for catfishing. While this is a common habit in terms of the feeding habits of catfish, different kinds of catfish will look for different kinds of foods.The feeding habits of catfish are different based on what type of catfish it is. The channel catfish, for instance, will normally look for food at the bottom of the water bed, and they particularly feed on aquatic insects. Crayfish and crustaceans are also popular among channel catfish. Younger ones will eat aquatic larvae. Also, channel catfish do not particularly like carrion, contrary to what some believe.
The blue catfish will look for food at the bottom of the water bed most of the time. When looking for fish they'll move upward though. Since the blue catfish has a more advanced body type, they can take both fish and aquatic insects regardless of size. However, an adult will take in mussels and a younger one will use fish that is smaller.
The white catfish is more flexible, but the feeding habits of catfish like this are different. This type of catfish does not always eat at night, and it can also eat fish eggs and aquatic insects. They will also eat plants, which makes their habits different from the other feeding habits of catfish.
Bullhead catfish are more of scavengers. Yellow ones will feed on snails and some organic decay, while brown bullhead catfish will take carrion, smaller fish and worms. These catfish are not necessarily picky in terms of their feeding habits, as they will take the lower level kinds of foods without argument.
The flathead catfish is the last type of catfish to look at. It has more of a predatory feeding habit when compared to the other feeding habits of catfish. They will feed on all kinds of fish in their areas, as they are hunters. They'll feed at the shallow parts of water in the nighttime, and they will go in groups to find food. They particularly like bass, shad and crayfish, but they will also feed on other catfish.
These kinds of catfish are different in that they have their own unique feeding habits. By knowing the feeding habits of catfish it will be easier to find them.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Modern Warfare 2: OpTic Nation's Invisible Glitch Tutorial In Favela (MW2 Gameplay Tutorial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kEAytFHMw4&hl=en
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Chinese Channels on Satellite TV
Watching Chinese televisions can be a great way to learn Chinese as well as retain the Chinese that you've already learned. From the news to family sit-coms, Chinese channels can help people from novice to advanced level in developing greater proficiencies in reading, speaking, and listening.
Chinese TV Packages
JadeWorld (HK, China, Taiwan)
The JadeWorld packages offers programmings from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan. Talk about cross strait connections! You get 3 Hong Kong channels that are geared toward Cantonese speakers in the United States. And if you are a Hong Kong movie buff, the third channel broadcasts HK films 24/7. The CCTV 4 and CCTV9, which speaks standard Mandarin, makes up the Mainlaind Chinese channels. CCTV4 comes with "快 乐 中 国", a Chinese program that is designed to instruct language learners, and CCTV9 showcases "Learning Chinese", which is another excellent show to help you with the speaking, listening, grammar, and other aspects of Chinese instructions. Both Shows air twice a day, every day from Monday-Friday or Saturday. And the taiwanese channel is TVB8, which airs popular Taiwanese music, variety shows, news, and others. Now that is what I call variety! You get Cantonese, Mandarin (mainland accent, taiwanese accent), simple characters (mainland), traditional characters (HK, Taiwan), and channels with their own unique style and genre. All this in a 5 channel package.
My Experience with JadeWorld
My family and I have been watching the JadeWorld channels for the last 7 years. When I want to go to Hong Kong from my living room, I click to channel 450 and 451. If I feel like challenging my listening skill, TVB8 is the channel that helps me decipher what the heck the Taiwanese are saying. Channel 454 is where I get the most out of all the channels, because it's all in standard Mandarin. I watch 455 whenever I get tired of listening to Chinese, but want to get my CCTV news in English. What about 453, the HK movie channel? I'm only interested in watching certain kinds of movies, and I've already seen most of the ones that interest me. 453 is to veg out on the re-runs.
Mandarin DirectII Service
It is exactly what the name implies. You get four mandarin channels, with each coming from Beijing, Shanghai, and Taiwan. You get all many sub-genre of programming from the Phoenix North American Chinese Channel, the Pheonix Info News, the MTV Chi Channel, and the CTI Zhong Tian channel. All Mandarin, all the time for less than $16 a month. Not a bad deal. And I'm particularly interested in what the MTV Chi Channel is like.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Halo Reach: Top 10 Multikills: Episode 3 by Anoj (Gameplay/Countdown)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u5lbKKZqtc&hl=en
Monday, October 25, 2010
Channel Management Strategies - Maximizing Sales Channels Through Partner Relationship Management
Sales channels being agents in distributing products to end-users, comes in various forms from direct, to web, to the traditional retail environment. Competition is tough and I mean when it comes to generating sales. So what do successful and big time sales channels do to maximize their productivity level? What type of approach do they use in doing business? One way is through managing their partner segments, in the sales and marketing lingo this procedure is called "Channel Management".
It is a process by which a company formally creates a program for selling and servicing customers with a specific partner. Where specific segments for customers is assigned by studying and taking consideration of factors like customer's need, buying pattern, economic status and the likes. To improve sales and productivity companies try to devise an effective channel management strategy.
An effective strategy in Partner relationship management could make a great positive impact in the company's status. One thing, there will be an alignment of customer needs, services, and agency priorities which will greatly improve the company in reaching their goals. The cost efficiency of service delivery across multiple clouds can also be improved if they are properly managed. Another benefit of having a good strategy in managing one's partners is having a seamless, integrated and consistent delivery of services across clouds. The company will also be able to develop informed and prudent future investments will be properly managed.
Coming up with a strategy for effectively managing clouds takes a lot of study and planning. The first step in properly managing affiliates is through segmenting base on the buyer's characteristics. A good program should have the following components.
Goals
It is hard to improve something without setting a goal or objective that must be met within the proposed time frame. Each segment should have specific goals which must be achieve by the end of the program. Always keep track of your progress in related to your goals; always reflect on the objective for both acquisition and retention.
Policies
Constructing well-defined policies for account set up, order management and product fulfillment is a vital component for a partner relationship management program. However in constructing policies, always keep in mind the buyer's characteristic assigned to each segment.
Products
Designating the proper product to each segment could greatly maximize the potentials of your pipeline. Identify which product best fits an affiliate then assign that product to it.
Marketing Program
Devising a marketing program can be complicated. Most companies fail to create an effective marketing and sales program because they base their actions on what their own idea of what their pipelines need instead of following what they really need. Customer surveying is the first step creating an effective sales program, 2nd step is making sure that the actions of the program will be based on the customers' feedback.
Channel Management Strategy determines the success or in some cases failure of a company. However a properly executed strategy could greatly boost the performance of a company.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Download Wii Games From Wii Shop Channel
When there are just so many different gaming consoles to choose from, why is the Nintendo Wii considered to be in a league all on its own? Well there are many reasons which include the cool wireless controllers or the fact that you can actually download games to play on the device. Why go to an electronics store and pay highly outlandish prices for some games on other consoles, when you can directly download the games for your Nintendo Wii with ease.
You can download Wii games from a variety of sources including the Nintendo Virtual Console on Online Wii Shop Channel; which is the official download location, to many other spots such as peer to peer programs and the like. After all, who wants to deal with disks that are easily scratched and just plainly take up too much space when you can download your favorite game and save it right in the console's memory.
When you choose to download from Wii Shop Channel, you only pay a single subscription fee which grants you access to their entire library of games which you can download at your pleasure. Of course if that is not enough, why not also throw in a 24 hour a day 7 day a week capability of downloading games too. Haven't you ever had the problem of wanting to play a new game only to find driving to the store a hassle; especially when it is closed?
One of the biggest benefits associated with choosing the Nintendo Wii over any other home gaming console is for the simple fact that you can download all of the games you could ever want to play; without ever leaving the home or continuing to pay high rates for the games on disks. It just makes better sense and that is one of the greatest reasons so many are choosing Wii over any other gaming console.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Halo: Reach BetaBusters Episode 3 (Gameplay/Commentary) by DefendTheHouse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPBeJ3obQEk&hl=en
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thrown Out Episode 1 (Fallout 3 Machinima)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Alz5sACMSI&hl=en
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Dish Network's Baby Steps
There is a new channel in town, and it is just for babies. It is great news that Dish Network now carries the first and only programming designed just for the very young ones in the family. BabyFirstTV is one of the latest additions to the already exceptional family programming of Dish Network. This innovative channel is backed and approved by developmental experts and has an enormous amount of imaginative, commercial-free shows designed for children from the age of 6 months to three years. EchoStar, based in Englewood, Colo. is proud to include this latest addition to the Dishnetwork family. You can find this child-oriented network on channel 126. It is available as an a la carte choice for less than ten dollars a month, and free previews are running in the Preview showroom, which is channel 288.
BabyFirstTV is a twenty-four hour channel, devoid of commercials, and is created expressly for babies, young children, toddlers and their parents. Learning is the name of the game, and this channel supports early learning, play, and interaction with both Mom and Dad. The low cost of BabyFirstTV is less than the cost of a DVD designed for babies and a single month would have over 700 hours of programming for the baby and parent! BabyFirstTV has over 40 original programs for young children. Some of the programs are: Rainbow Horse, I Can Sign, and Sandman. Parents will also be familiar with some of the brands that will be featured on this new channel. For example, Baby Songs, First Impressions, Brainy Baby, So Smart, and others. The color-coded programs will indicate to parents the educational content of each show. Blue will be for numbers education and green will indicate educational content involving the senses. There are subtitles included, where appropriate to help parents know to better utilize the original programs. Also, the programming is smarter than it first may appear. It is uniquely calculated to provide layers of instruction, so that older or more accelerated children can concentrate on different things within the same programming.
This instructive, deeply rich content will provide children with hours of learning that have never been seen before. The positive programs will foster faster education and stimulate fresh methods of learning for young children. One of the programs features two squirrels that play a game called hot and cold, and involves trying to find the acorns that they have hidden. Another program is called The Numbers Farm and will help children learn to count. It also promotes friendship and learning about animals. Learning to count to five has never been this much fun before. Catch this channel and much more Family programming on Dish Network.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Five Best Practices in Channel Management Software and Strategy
Channel management and the use of various channel management software is currently one of the biggest trends in the world of business. However, not everyone uses it correctly and end up failing at their attempts. Overbalancing the scales of service to the partners, including the distributors, dealers and resellers, is how an organization can enjoy the benefits of being able to grow and expand as a business. It is important to be aware of the best practices in channel management in order to avoid being just part of the bandwagon and instead of being a leader.
The best practices in this strategy entails more than just substantial amounts of trust and shared risk in system, process and role. In dealing with technology, it is important to remember that things constantly evolve. So it is wiser to add in the influence and impact of social media and networking and the real-time engagement and information dissemination made possible through Facebook, Twitter and other social networking platforms. Here are the Five Best Practices in Channel management:
(1) Kill Hype before it Kills Channel Programs - Trust has become a key being able to genuinely compete in the market. It has become so much more significant because it eliminated the need to be dependent on the influence of hype or complex programs that are so hard to implement. Instead of "hyping" others by telling partners, customers, suppliers and prospects of how great your company is, just provide them with insights of how to solve problems is not right.
(2) Trust is More Important than Margin in Managing Channels - It is critical that you set a strong foundation for shared risks and rewards. Keep the channel loyal with trust, transparency, and the appealing ability to get them to their financial goals.
(3) Make Complex Channel Problems Your Own - It is already a given fact that introducing new products, changing pricing strategy and discontinuing old products proves just how challenging, intricate and complicated it is to implement these strategies, especially in multi-level environments. However, no matter how difficult it is to execute them, a good company will take on the most perplexing challenges if it is to help make their partners grow.
(4) Foster a Healthy Relationship with Partners through Communication - It is important that channel partners are updated on changes in strategies, results and direction to make these changes lasting. Remember that what's involved is a shared vision of what needs to be accomplished in order to succeed. Partners will only buy-in if they are aware of what's going on, and this is the most critical and elusive of best practices. The steps to attain this most difficult aspect of best practices are: 1. Passionate leaders of change; 2. Nurture ownership to the process level with key employees and; 3. Measure and celebrate all improvements and advances.
(5) Simplify Integration to Manufacturing and Fulfillment Systems for Maximum Benefit - This is not just about using the most popular channel management software or populating a portal with order capture, status, pricing and other applications. It is about improving communication and collaboration between a company and its partners by giving them real-time status of their orders, requests and status of RMA or Return Materials Authorizations.
Monday, October 18, 2010
How the RSS Channel Works on Your PSP to Give You Music
Who would have thought that the gaming console ahead of its time--the Sony
Play Station Portable (PSP)--can even play streaming audio in
addition to video playback functions and games? Well, it can. The RSS channel
feature of PSP allows you to listen to music. This guide discusses what RSS is
and how you can get streaming audio content on your PSP.
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication (RSS). So, the RSS channel is a format
intended for you to pull out information on the Internet efficiently as possible
and use it on your PSP. The resulting format can be video, audio, images,
and so on. You can view a sample channel on the PSP when you navigate to a
network using your PSP. RSS channel allows you to stream music via the PSP while
online.
RSS channel takes your music folder, which you should have organized in
subfolders, and makes a dynamic RSS feed of each folder, and this you can add
through the PSP's web browser. The problem is you will need to set up and even
run a webserver on your PC to do that.
The end results is that, with RSS channel, when you're connected to the
Internet, you can add link info to your own channel list which will allow your
PSP system to link to the RSS-distributed content that's available on web pages.
This means your PSP system will automatically try to update the content
that has been recently added to the pages, and you can play the updated changes
on your PSP.
In a way, RSS channel allows your PSP to synch your music files between PC and
PSP via the Internet. That's it. Now you know how the latest improvements
in the use of the PSP is being enjoyed today. Have fun.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day: SeaNanners and Tejb Let's Play - Episode One (Aof2 Gameplay/Commentary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxUfd16KRhA&hl=en
Saturday, October 16, 2010
New Wedding Cable Network Channel Coming
Is this a good idea or not? That's the question that needs to be asked after Rainbow Media, the programming arm of Cablevision, announced that they will be launching a new wedding-themed cable channel, according to several executives familiar with plans. This is the same company that owns WE, or Women's Entertainment channel, which hosts some wedding shows already such as "Bridezillas," which is in its sixth season. Other wedding shows on WE include: "Amazing Wedding Cakes," "My Fair Wedding" and "Platinum Weddings."
Supposedly these wedding shows trend higher than much of their other fare. It will be 24 hours a day of wedding themed shows such as the ones above, how-to shows, and movies concerning weddings. For all we know, there might be a wedding news segment, a wedding music segment, and of course there will need to be celebrity weddings and the like.
In what's turning out to be the crowded world of cable television networks, this network, of which we're not sure when it's going to begin, will be competing with many other networks geared towards women's entertainment. We already mentioned WE, but there are Lifetime movies, Fit TV, SOAP, HGTV, Oxygen, Style, and a host of shopping channels that mainly feature products for women. Wedding themed shows, while they may appeal to upcoming brides, will have their hands full if they have to compete 24/7 with these other channels.
At the same time, having a channel that also includes many how-to's might not be the worst thing in the world. There's always talk that one show will contain items produced by Conte Nast, the owners of Modern Bride magazine, and possibly more, since Conte Nast has worked with WE in producing many shows in the past.
It's already known that the wedding shows on WE will be moved to the new wedding channel so WE can concentrate more on parent-themed shows such as the upcoming "The Mom Show," "Raising Sextuplets" and "Adoption Diaries." It will be interesting to see what types of movies they'll be bringing to the channel. Some might be easy, such as "The Wedding Planner," whereas a movie like "Monster-In-Law" might be borderline.
Also, it's possible that the new wedding channel might try to get wedding shows on other channels to come to their channel. Can you imagine CMT's "My Big Redneck Wedding Show" next to TNT's new "Wedding Day", or Style's "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?" following "Say Yes to the Dress" The skies the limit; let's see whether the audience is also limitless.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Multi Channel Integration and Benefits of EDI 850 Purchase Orders, EDI 997 Acknowledgment
Whenever you consider an internet-based business, first thing that comes to your mind is its robustness as well as cost effectiveness. Ever since the day the concept of online-marketing has become popular, the EDI field observed a sudden upsurge and the EDI documents such as 810 invoice order, 850 Purchase Orders, 997 Acknowledgement and the likes of them, have gained widespread popularity because they present you with many value added services.
First of all, an EDI systems helps you in speeding up the process of order-processing, in a fool-proof manner, as it doesn't involve any human labor and in turn no human-errors and misinterpretation, and these 850 purchase orders are the back-bone of any EDI document based transfer, and they play the leading role in accomplishing successful data transfer between two EDI systems.
The EDI 850 purchase is a great asset for the customers as they serve as means of sending order request to the vendor, in a timely manner, and as soon as the request reaches the supplier, a EDI 997 acknowledgement is sent back in-turn as a confirmation of the same. Thus an 850 purchase order, not only provides an easy way to order goods online, but also provides a fail-safe mechanism to handle all the requests made by the customer. In case, an 850 purchase order doesn't reach the vendor, the 997 acknowledgment is not sent back, hence the sender machine can easily make out that the order was not delivered successfully and in-turn it re-sends another copy of the same 850 purchase order, and waits for the EDI 997 acknowledgment once again.
This ensures that you don't lose out on even a single order, because you would not like to let out a precious customer as you never know they might have possibly given you even a million dollar profit! The best thing about these 850 purchase orders is their ease of integration with an ERP bases system. Furthermore, they help you in tracking down the accounts of all the transactions and verifying the summary, without actually checking your order database. Thus, on account of their reliability, robustness as well as flexibility offered to the vendors, these 850 purchase orders are gaining widespread popularity, and they are a key component of an EDI system. Above all, these 850 purchase orders make it possible for the customer to send out multiple purchase requests successively or within a short interval of time, not to mention their efficiency and fool-proof order handling nature.
Channel Integration is one of Top Companies which specialize in this field. Channel Integration uses State of the Art EDI multi Channel Integration System which integrates, your Amazon, eBay, E-commerce web store fronts with your ERP or Back end Systems and your suppliers in order to transact Sales orders and Purchases orders electronically.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Skate 3: Mr JM4N's Skate Challenge Episode 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts_plXmrw98&hl=en
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Customize YouTube Channel - Professional Custom YouTube Background
To customize YouTube channel means to graphically change the default background. They allow users to go into their channel to upload a custom YouTube background by clicking on My Channel -- Themes & Colors -- Show Advanced Options -- Background Image -- Browse.
You can then take a graphic file that has been saved on your computer and upload it to YouTube. Make sure that the file is no bigger than 256K -- and is in the.jpeg or.gif file extension.
The YouTube layout dimensions are dependent upon your screen resolution. However, you should start out with 1250 by 1250 pixels and decrease in increments of 25 pixels. Save file and then upload it. See how your YouTube channel looks. Repeat steps until you find a satisfactory fit.
Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Fireworks are the two different graphics programs that can be used to build the YouTube background. If you are new to these programs, there is a little bit of a learning curve, however there are video tutorials on the internet that can teach you how to use these programs. Just do a search in Google and you will find a multitude of tutorials.
You can also hire people that specialize in building custom YouTube backgrounds. They can be found on elance, e-guru, warrior forum, etc.
Having a custom YouTube channel is significant if you want to stand out in the social media arena. Whether your involved with internet marketing or just trying to make friends, a unique graphic design on your channel will add an element of attractiveness.
Just one little piece of advice if you decide to go the route of hiring someone instead of building a custom YouTube page yourself. Make sure you are not limiting your ideas or beliefs to what can be done. Whatever you want on your YouTube background is what you should ask for. Don't be afraid to be very detailed and specific in your design. If they are not able to meet your needs, then find another graphic designer. There are many professional graphic designers that have built hundreds of YouTube backgrounds and are happy to find more work.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Watch Sports on the Internet With ESPN360
If you do not necessarily want to buy the full Dish Network sports package, or you have basic cable and cannot afford more, or you just are one of those people still in the Dark Ages of TV with only an antenna and you still want to watch sports, that is what ESPN360.com provides. ESPN360 allows you to watch sports on the internet that you otherwise not might be able to watch. Even if you have every sports channel possible on DirecTV or Dish Network (they have more sports than anyone as they are satellite providers), you will still be able to catch a few sporting events exclusively on ESPN360 and nowhere else.
These days, a lot of internet users want to watch sports on the internet for whatever reason. Of course it helps if you have a fast connection, but fast connections are common these days. Most readers of this article will be able to watch ESPN360, provided their internet company provides it. The list of providers will continue to grow, I am sure, as it is becoming quite the popular place to watch sports on the internet in general and to watch soccer internet matches exclusively, for one.
As for the ESPN360 schedule of live events, on the day I am writing this (Thursday, October 9) I see 15 live events scheduled to show. Some events like college football, UEFA Champions League matches, NFL games, etc. will be shown live on TV and on ESPN360. For the soccer lovers who do not have the dough to be able to get all the soccer channels on satellite TV, ESPN360 includes Serie A, the Dutch league, Chinese league, U.S. soccer and other soccer matches that you will not see on any channel in the U.S. So for the soccer fanatics like me, it is fantastic to be able to watch soccer on the internet with ESPN360. They even show some futsal and beach soccer when they have tournaments.
These days, sports fans want more and more options for watching sports. I know as I am one myself. When I miss a game or can't find it anywhere else I'm often able to go to ESPN360 online and catch it. One of the best features is they save most every game shown on ESPN360 for you to come and watch it later. You just have to search on their convenient list for the game you want to see, even after it has already ended. That is the beauty of watching TV online and that is why I think it will happen more and more in the future.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
What Matters - Why Mid-Terms Matter: A Political Round Table
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRG37PNo2hI&hl=en
Saturday, October 9, 2010
The De-Ranker (Halo 3 Machinima)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNh8B12KjX0&hl=en
Friday, October 8, 2010
Avoid Channel Management Worst Practices
Channel management is a great way for companies to enjoy exponentially more profitable businesses through channel partners. Establishing strong business relationships with these partners or affiliates who sell the products and services of a parent company are critical elements for better performance and productivity, and ultimately success. A lot of the best practices in this strategy are widely known and practiced, but worst practices are often overlooked. It is advisable to become familiarized with the worst practices in managing channels in order to get a clearer picture of what to avoid.
Channel Management Worst Practices
• "One-and-Done" Mentality - Having this kind of mentality with lead management, order capture and service is unfavorable. Usually, once the management system has finally been launched, managers, directors and other higher-ups of high-tech manufacturers in various industries known for cut throat pricing become lax and feel relieved that they can settle back into old routines. This means that things will go on as before despite the fact that there is now system in place that cost substantial amount of financial investment. The people who were once so involved and passionate about it are focusing on new projects. The management system of the channels will not change or evolve for the better.
• Losing Touch with Sales - Manufacturers who achieved initial success with their strategies take their high-performing managers, directors and VPs, turn them into problem-solvers and then long-term business process owners. An unfortunate situation that continues to take place in various companies is when an effective director focuses all of his or her energies on making the management system of channels perfect. He or she most likely worked diligently with necessary tasks such as system integration and collaboration with IT managers to work out the kinks. The problem with this scenario is that the marketing director was so focused on organizing the system that sales were neglected.
• Lack of Integration Expertise - Struggling vendors tend to exaggerate or overstate their ability to handle integration during recruitment. There are manufacturers that simply rely on the references the vendors provide them without conducting a thorough review of their references and background.
• Vendors that Wait for the M & A - Predictably, there will be more than forty different mergers and acquisitions all throughout the enterprise software. Three of these will particularly realign overall CRM and channel management. It is important to be wary of vendors who are waiting for M & A. It is imperative that a manufacturer stays away from vendors that have experiences of battling with investors and boards, rapid turnover at the top and trading below cash. Keep an eye out for vendors that can thrive even if they are integrated into another company. Such positive qualities to watch out for are a large and profitable customer base, process-centered applications, strong cash position and established sales and channel organizations.
• Ignoring W2 - It is vital that the combination of streamlined manual processes and their automation for ease of sales must echo on the W2s of the salespersons who rely on them.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
NBA2K11 - Visiting President Obama Easter Egg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejP2asgY2Bg&hl=en
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Runescape Gods Exposed - Episode 1 (machinima)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc6XUr4kG3A&hl=en
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Anger Management - 3 Methods To Try
Anger can really eat at you if you let it. Of course, being a level headed person in control of their rage is often easier said than done. Who hasn't blown their top on occasion?
Here are three areas you can focus on in controlling your anger:
1) Calming (breathe)
Anger can affect you emotionally and physically. One of the first effects of anger is a quickening of your breathing. What is key here is to concentrate on slowing that breathing down. Take deep breaths (2 seconds in, 2 seconds out) and try and calm yourself physically. This will lead to you being calm emotionally as well.
2) Pause and Review
Anger is often caused by changes in regular routine or unforeseen events. When things get disrupted, getting angry is often a very easy reaction to have. The key to remember in these situations is that things change. Life does not always follow a straight and even path. When you get one of the proverbial curve balls and you feel like losing your cool, stop and take stock of the situation. Once you give things some thought, the situation is usually not as bad or serious as you originally anticipated.
Taking time to think the situation through can also help you consider other alternatives you would probably never have considered in your rage. Realize that anger has a way of shutting your mind off from rationalizing, which is hardly ever a good thing.
3) Channel your Anger with Exercise
Make your anger work FOR you, instead of working against you by creating physical ailments like elevated blood pressure. Exercise is an excellent example of how to channel the physical and mental aggression you have towards a healthy activity. The options you have for exercise are plentiful, and you don't need a gym membership to get started. A simple walk around your neighborhood or at your local park each day or every other day is a good start.
Remember to make your exercise a regular event; you'll need to keep it up as it will help you release your feelings of anger in a positive way. You will typically not make your best decisions in a state of anger. Feelings like this will often keep you from determining alternatives to the situation that caused your anger in the first place.
You have options - use the tips mentioned in this article as a starting point. Seek further help if you still have trouble. You can control your anger if you work at it. It is up to you to get started.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Skate 3: Glak Attack Episode 3 by GlakGaming ft. Jason Lee as Coach Frank (Skate 3) Sports
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuU3P_8YYxY&hl=en
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Calcium-Channel Blockers For Hypertension
All hypertensive patients who are undergoing an anti-hypertensive treatment agree on one goal - and that is to lower their high blood pressure. One of the controversial medications is the calcium-channel blockers.
Calcium-channel blockers, or sometimes referred to as calcium blockers, have been around lately in the field of anti-hypertensive drugs. Debates recently have stirred the efficiency of this product due to risk reasons. But just how effective really are calcium-channel blockers?
This drug takes its name from its working effect of soothing the blood vessels muscles and reducing the pumping power of the heart. These results in continuous and no restricted flow of blood thereby lowering the blood pressure. Some forms of calcium-channel blockers like diltiazem and verapamil are examples of these drugs that slow the rate of the heart.
Calcium-channel blockers can be used as a stand alone treatment or in combination with other anti-hypertensive agents like diuretics. Calcium-channel blockers work very well with African American hypertension patients, elder patients, and people who have hard time decreasing their sodium consumption. Patients with angina or a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat may also find calcium blockers to be beneficial. These drugs also improve condition of people with coronary artery disease.
Potential side effects are triggered by calcium-channel blockers and among these are:
* Slow heart rate
* Constipation
Advances in medicine and recent studies however challenge the potency of calcium-channel blockers as relief medication to hypertension. Its popularity among the other drugs and its apparently low number of side effects did not escape calcium blockers from these controversies.
In the United States, it is estimated that about six million Americans dose with calcium blockers as medication. Scientists came up recently with articles stating that these drugs are indicative of higher risks towards heart attack. It even worsens angina and develops irregular heartbeat or arrhythmias according to the article. These claims were supported by a publication in 1995 called the Top Ten Medical Advances.
Studies printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association and in Circulation say that not all of the calcium-channel blockers available commercially are alike. Furthermore, it said that this agent contains what is called nifedipine which turned out to be risking factor of most heart attack cases.
The effect of nifedipine is unfavorable. Instead of reversing the rise of blood pressure, it may even promote hypertension. This is so, according to scientists, because calcium-channel blockers' ability to reduce blood pressure may cause sudden impact to body. In this state, the body overreacts and heightens the production of adrenaline which ultimately results in heart rate speeding up.
These speculations however remain to be proven. The absence of evidence that hook the dreadful effects of nifedipine and calcium-channel blockers and the limitation of nifedipine presence have led manufacturers to come up with an updated formulation of these drugs that are tagged as longer-acting and gentler agents.
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