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Science of Sleep - Lessons of Royce

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (From Royce's Footnotes) I have had the fruitful opportunity to receive a lecture on the technicalities of sleep, sponsored by my company, Tropicana Corporation Berhad. The speaker is also known as a sleep doctor, or sleep specialist, which can also be your GP or Ear, Nose & Throat specialist. There is also the American Board of Sleep Medicine - http://absm.org/  to understand a collective of Sleep scholars. R.E.M - Rapid Eye Movement There are 5 stages of REM sleep and we begin our sleep by entering heavier, uninterrupted sleep at the start and progress into longer alternating intervals of light REM sleep and Deep (Non-REM sleep). TOOLS OF THE TRADE (PSG) http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/polysomnogram EEG   (electroencephalogram) to measure and record  brain  wave activity EMG  (electromyogram) to record muscle activity such as face  twitches ,  teeth  grinding, and leg movements; i...

Malaysia Magazine& TV Research and Insights

*Media Planning Guide Malaysia 2014 2011-2013 Market Share by Publishers Blu Inc Media - 40% Group Majalah Karangkraf 23% Nanyang Press 12.8% Catcha Publishing 7% Astro Digital Publications 6% Others- 11.2% Magazine Ad Revenue FY 2013 Top Gear - RM 3,776,794 In Trend - RM 2,329,800 Feminine - RM10,898,100 Glam - RM 7,279,644 Marie Claire - RM4,881,359 Her World - RM 4,121,049 Female - RM 11,077,689 Nu You - RM 11,907783 Cleo - RM 7,001367 Harper's Bazaar Malaysia - RM 6,478,530 Juice - RM 3,398,900 Nona - RM 5,539,900 Mingguan Wanita - RM16,548,500 The Peak- Top TV Stations by percentage of audience share Astro - 45% TV3 - 24% 9TV - 8% 8TV - 6% TV2 - 6% NTV7 - 5%

List Top 5 Malaysian Media in 2013/2014

Total 4.8 Million Copies Circulation breakdown by language 44.7% - Bahasa 28.6% -English 26.7% Chinese Top 5 List of Communication Media Channels By Circulation Sales in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. source: ABC Malaysia Top 5 English Newspapers The Sun - ( 304,727) The Star / The Sunday Star (289,362 / 292,225) New Straits Times/New Sunday Times (115,570 / 132,187) The Borneo Post (89,573) New Sabah Times  (21,251) The Edge (20,720) Top 5 Chinese Newspapers Sin Chew Daily ( 461,597) China Press   ( 244,059 ) Guang Ming    (113,378 ) See Hua Daily   (95,325 ) Oriental Daily   (89,623 ) Top 5 Malay Newspapers  Harian Metro / Metro Ahad  (385,554 / 403,652 ) Utusan Malaysia / Mingguan Malaysia   (191,302 / 378,646 ) Kosmo/Kosmo Ahad                          (203,072 / 207,584 ) Berita Harian / Berita M...

How to write a Media Plan

Taken from Wikipedia Components of a media plan Define the marketing problem. Where is the business coming from and where is the potential for increased business? Does the ad need to reach everybody or only a select group of consumers? How often is the product used? How much product loyalty exists? Translate the marketing requirements into media objectives. Must the ad reach people in a wide area? Then mass media, like newspaper and radio, might work. If the target market is a select group in a defined geographic area, then direct mail could be best. Define a media solution by formulating media strategies. For example, the rule of thumb is that a print ad must run three times before it gets noticed. Radio advertising is most effective when run at certain times of the day or around certain programs, depending on what market is being reached. Advertising media includes Television ( TVC, television commercial) Radio Newspapers Magazines (consumer and trade) Outdoor bil...

The Evolving Urban City: Thriving Kuala Lumpur

The Evolving Urban Form: Kuala Lumpur A very well researched and presented article written by Wendell Cox 01/12/2013 It has very comprehensive graphs on the growth of Kuala Lumpur city, particularly useful for property investors that are seeking to understand geographical influences in property buying. I am currently writing an article for Mah Sing which aims to explain their purpose behind developments in the outer suburbs or outskirts of Greater KL. Finally moving towards a nation with progressive planning, I am glad that the fabled Wawasan 2020 may have achieved its influence in the minds of Malaysians.

BEING YOUR OWN BOSS. SELF EMPLOYED, SELF TORTURE.

Well here's the reality businesses on average 90% fail within the first 2 years means that, you have to start 10 businesses and only 1 will be successful i didnt make this up, u can search the stats yourself being a boss is not easy especially if u start the company urself there is always Production / Management / Sales;  three big essential foundation for a business If the business were say, Website Design Agency like mine = Production is the designer's expertise, they must be able to produce anything the business needs. Management needs to take care of all admin, documentation and staff + budgets Sales would be the advertising, marketing and customer service + Feedback usually a company needs these 3 experts as the directors to function. Unless you are capable of doing all 1:18am Royce Tan In order to be capable of doing all, you need to have the experience. meaning t...

Baba Belle's Bitching Cookies

Baba Belle's Bitching COOKIES! Then the cookies got ur bosses' face . and before u eat it, u scold the boss. Then bite his face off. so it will help relieve stress. ..after that, the weed oil will cheer u up better than anti-depressants n medicine u can design, the Cookies -  My Frenemy Cookie (2 faced cookie),  My Evil Boss Cookie (big n ugly),  My Evil Ex (sprinkle broken hearts),  The Beetch (honey cookie),  The S-Hole (donut cookie), Each one represents someone u hate and u can eat them up.. so Fun, million dollar Idea!