Published:Monday, February 24, 2014

Updated:Monday, February 24, 2014 17:02

Paige Walker, Staff Photographer

Byron Fair, a senior interdiciplinary studies major of Paragould, prepares to squat 500 lbs. at the Intramural Weightlifting Competition at the Red Wolf Center on Thursday. He won the overall competition with a combine total of 825 pounds.

Paige Walker, Staff Photographer

Dalton Darrell, a sophomore excercise science major of Heber Springs, squats 345 lbs. at the Intramural Weightlifting competition in the Red Wolf Center on Thursday night. He won his weight division with a total of 640 pounds.

Senior Byron Fair earned the title ASUs Strongest Man Thursday when he pressed, lifted and squatted a combined total of 835 pounds. in the first Red WOLF center weightlifting competition.

Fair, an interdisciplinary studies major of Paragould and ROTC student, was carried to victory by his superior squat lift of 500 pounds.

I know my squat was good, Fair said.

The event combined one competition in squats with two competitions in bench-pressing, with competitors highest scores in each category added together to form his or her final weight score.

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BARCELONA: Samsung unveiled Monday its new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone armed with a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart rate sensor to defend its place as the world's industry leader.

Taking centre stage on the opening day of the world's biggest mobile fair in Barcelona, Spain, the South Korean giant simultaneously revealed a connected bracelet for health-concerned customers.

Samsung made about 30 percent of all smartphones sold in the world last year, nearly twice the share of archrival Apple, which traditionally skips the annual World Mobile Congress.

But Samsung, which announced its new devices on the sidelines of the February 24-27 event, is nevertheless scrambling for new revenue sources as competition in mature markets intensifies.

In a struggle to stand out from the competition, including a rising challenge from China, Samsung showed off the Galaxy S5 with a light sensor on the back that gives a heart rate reading when the user touches it with his or her fingertip.

Though the case is plastic, as with earlier versions of the Galaxy series of smartphones, it is water and dust-proof, and has a leathery feel on the back.

The smartphone boasts a full high definition 5.1-inch screen, a 16-megapixel camera and, catching up with Apple, the home button doubles up as a fingerprint reader to unlock the device or to secure documents.

The phone has an extreme battery-saving mode that turns the display black-and-white and retains just six key applications.

To improve connections, it can combine a wifi signal and a mobile signal.

"With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going back to basics to focus on delivering the capabilities that matter most to our consumers," said Samsung mobile division chief J.K. Shin, who presented the device in an event that featured a musical prelude by a live orchestra.

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BARCELONA: Samsung has unveiled its new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone armed with a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart rate sensor to defend its place as the world's industry leader.

Taking centre stage on the opening day of the world's biggest mobile fair in Barcelona, Spain, the South Korean giant simultaneously revealed a connected bracelet for health-concerned customers.

Samsung made about 30 percent of all smartphones sold in the world last year, nearly twice the share of rival Apple, which traditionally skips the annual World Mobile Congress.

But Samsung, which announced its new devices on the sidelines of the February 24-27 event, is nevertheless scrambling for new revenue sources as competition in mature markets intensifies.

In a struggle to stand out from the competition, including a rising challenge from China, Samsung showed off the Galaxy S5 with a light sensor on the back that gives a heart rate reading when the user touches it with his or her fingertip.

Though the case is plastic, as with earlier versions of the Galaxy series of smartphones, it is water and dust-proof, and has a leathery feel on the back.

The smartphone boasts a full high definition 5.1-inch screen, a 16-megapixel camera and, catching up with Apple, the home button doubles up as a fingerprint reader to unlock the device or to secure documents.

The phone has an extreme battery-saving mode that turns the display black-and-white and retains just six key applications.

To improve connections, it can combine a wifi signal and a mobile signal.

"With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going back to basics to focus on delivering the capabilities that matter most to our consumers," said Samsung mobile division chief J.K. Shin, who presented the device in an event that featured a musical prelude by a live orchestra.

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February 25, 2014

President and CEO Head of IT and Mobile and Communication Division at Sansung Electronics JK Shin presents a smartphone Galaxy S5 during a press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, yesterday. AFP/Relaxnews pic, February 25, 2014.Samsung unveiled yesterday its new flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone armed with a fingerprint scanner and a built-in heart rate sensor to defend its place as the world's industry leader.

Taking the limelight on the opening day of the world's biggest mobile fair in Barcelona, Spain, the South Korean giant simultaneously revealed a connected bracelet for health-concerned customers.

Samsung made about 30% of all smartphones sold in the world last year, nearly twice the share of archrival Apple, which traditionally skips the annual World Mobile Congress.

But Samsung, which announced its new devices on the sidelines of the February 24-27 event, is nevertheless scrambling for new revenue sources as competition in mature markets intensifies.

In a struggle to stand out from the competition, including a rising challenge from China, Samsung showed off the Galaxy S5 with a light sensor on the back that gives a heart rate reading when the user touches it with his or her fingertip.

Though the case is plastic, as with earlier versions of the Galaxy series of smartphones, it is water and dust proof, and has a leathery feel on the back.

The smartphone boasts a full high definition 5.1-inch screen and, catching up with Apple, the home button doubles up as a fingerprint reader to unlock the device or manage applications.

For people familiar with the desperation of a dying smartphone battery, the phone has an extreme battery-saving mode that turns the display black-and-white and retains just six key applications to keep the device going longer on the last remnants of its charge.

Global smartphone sales surged 42.3% to 968 million units last year, according to industry research group Gartner Inc.

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BANGKOK (Feb 25): Indonesian stocks fell for a second session on Tuesday amid profit-taking in shares such as Kalbe Farma, while Thai stocks trimmed gains with Thai Airways losing ground ahead of earnings.

Jakarta's Composite Index ended down 1 percent at 4,577.29, its lowest close since Feb. 18, extending Monday losses and further coming off a five-month high hit last week.

Kalbe Farma shares eased 1.7 percent after last week's rally as a strong rupiah eased concerns over the company's U.S. dollar cost. Shares of Alam Sutera Realty, among companies that benefit from the rising rupiah, retreated.

The rupiah weakened on Tuesday on dollar demand from importers while offshore funds took profits on the best-performing Asian currency so far this year.

The Thai SET index finished up 0.2 percent, climbing almost 1 percent at one point as bargain hunting emerged in battered politically-sensitive shares such as Advanced Info Service and Shin Corp.

Shares of national carrier Thai Airways dropped 1.5 percent on caution about its fourth quarter results

Somboon Advance Technology eased 1.8 percent as late payments to farmers in the government's rice scheme and an expected widespread drought weighed on the farm machinery market and domestic tractor sales, brokers said.

Stocks in Singapore and the Philippines slipped into negative territory after late selling while Malaysia edged slightly higher, with shares of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd closing nearly flat.

CIMB, Malaysia's second-largest bank, posted a 4.6 percent drop in net profit for the quarter ended December. The report came after market close.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS Change on day Market Current Prev Close Pct Move TR SE Asia Index* 395.18 395.26 -0.02 Singapore 3103.62 3105.84 -0.07 Kuala Lumpur 1833.75 1828.68 +0.28 Bangkok 1303.88 1301.38 +0.19 Jakarta 4577.29 4623.57 -1.00 Manila 6295.55 6296.32 -0.01 Ho Chi Minh 586.20 576.58 +1.67

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