Thursday 3 June 2010

Super Mario World 2

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The Marketing Magic Behind the Wizarding World of Harry Potter


After three years of waiting, fans of Harry Potter will finally be able to experience the magic through Universal’s newest attraction – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The June 18th Grand Opening couldn’t come any sooner as last year attendance at Universal Studios was down roughly 10%. According to a report by AECOM, a theme park attendance estimator, only 4.6 million people visited Universal’s Island of Adventure and 5.5 million passed through the gates at the adjacent Universal Studios. Universal is hoping to capitalize on the 400 million copies of J.K. Rowling’s seven Harry Potter books and six movies that have already pulled in $5.4 billion at the box office (Part 1 of the movie finale is scheduled to hit theaters on November 19th, 2010 and the series will conclude July 15th 2011).

Universal has done an excellent job of marketing the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction. First, they leveraged the excitement surrounding the release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book by announcing plans for the theme park on May 31, 2007 – three weeks before “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” hit the shelves. Throughout the construction of the attraction Universal created anticipation by keeping an aura of secrecy and only released bits of information to tease fans. Now only weeks away, Universal is wrapping up a huge marketing campaign that has seen the Wizarding World of Harry Potter featured on everything from the cover of Entertainment Weekly to The Celebrity Apprentice. On June 6th at 7pm EST, NBC will be broadcasting a special 30 minute sneak peek behind the Harry Potter theme park attraction.

With so much hype and fan excitement swirling around the grand opening, the first several weeks will be crucial for the long term success. Say what you will about Harry Potter fans (I am one of them) but they/we are a very loyal group with high expectations. Fans young and old are anticipating that first taste of Butterbeer, the thrill of being chosen by a magic want at Ollivanders and the opportunity to ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Fan sites such as www.mugglenet.com and www.the-leaky-cauldron.org are filled with fans waiting to share their experiences with others – will the word of mouth be positive?

It has been unseen whether the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will live up to expectations but I know I will be in line later this summer to experience it firsthand.
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Friday 28 May 2010

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Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (Bengali: খুলনা প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Khulna Prokoushol O Projukti Bishshobiddalôe) or KUET, formerly known as BIT, Khulna, is one of the best Engineering Universities in Bangladesh. About two thousand students are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and science courses in this institute. The faculty constitutes of teachers counting over 150. The University has continued to expand with the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence, teachers dormitory, engineering section building etc
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Khulna University of Engineering & Technology Campus is situated at Fulbarigate, 11 km north from the Khulna city and by the side of the Khulna-Jessore highway.


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The university campus extends over an area of 101 acres. Tastefully laid out with beautiful plantation and with buildings of various nature and stature, clean and wide roads the campus presents a spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty. The university is a fully residential one providing attractive campus life. It has several essential amenities for community living including mosque, medical center, shopping center, bank, post office, auditorium, playing fields etc. History

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), started functioning from September 2003, is one of the five engineering universities of Bangladesh having an objective of achieving excellence in higher education, research and development in engineering and technology. This university was established as Khulna Engineering College in 1974, the college was later converted to a degree awarding autonomous institution called Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Khulna in July 1986 through an ordinance (No. XXI, 1986) of Government of Bangladesh. With a view to providing more opportunity and autonomy for the improvement in the quality of higher education and research in engineering and technology, the Institute was upgraded and renamed as Khulna University of Engineering and Technology in September 2003 under the “Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Act, 2003”.

The university is financed by the Government through the University Grants Commission. The university is an autonomous statutory organization of the Government of Bangladesh functioning within the “Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Act, 2003”. There are various statutory bodies like Syndicate, Academic Council, Finance Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Commfor Advance studies and Research, different Academic Committees etc. for policy and decision making on different aspects of the university under the frame work of the Act.

At present there are 132 faculty members, 143 postgraduate students and 1744 undergraduate students of which 15 foreign students. KUET offers B. Sc. (Engineering) degree in undergraduate program as well as M. Sc. (Engineering), M.Phil. & Ph.D degree in postgraduate program.

There are several national and international research projects running in KUET. Among them in the Department of Civil Engineering European Commission (EC) funded four projects are running now successfully.

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