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Are we asking too much of marketers and the Marketing function?
The implications for Marketing when the company|customer 'relationship' is viewed through SD Logic
I have been reading this deck that has been posted on Slideshare by Wim Rampen. In this presentation Wim is making the case for looking at the business|customer 'relationship' through Service Dominant Logic. In a nutshell SD logic states that service is the fundamental basis of exchange between the company and the customer; products are services in disguise – you go and buy a drill to get access to the service of drilling a hole/s, there is no intrinsic value in the drill itself.
Looking at the business|customer relationship Wim makes the following point (I have modified his language to make certain concepts clearer):
If value for the Customer is dominantly created after the value exchange (buy/sell when goods are transferred from producer to the consumer), ie. IN USE, both the scope and content of MARKETING STRATEGIES SHOULD SHIFT from dominantly focused on creating momentum for value exchange (promotion /selling) to a continuum of interactions aimed at supporting the customer's value creation process.
Do you get it? Wim is asking marketers and the Marketing function to shift from doing what they current do to designing and orchestrating the Customer Experience – across all interactions and touchpoints along the customer's journey from research through to ownership and usage. This is how Wim puts it:
Marketing has to shift "from campaign and communication design to service experience design, end to end.."
Accepting this as the ground, the context, out of which Marketing operates, Wim goes on to spell out the key jobs that marketers and the Marketing function should be doing.
Wim Rampen: The 7 jobs that fall to the Marketing function
1. Understand customers' value creation process (= jobs & desired outcomes) and where in the process customers fail to meet their desired outcomes;
2. Build relationships in communities of people with similar desired outcomes and behaviour;
3. Support customer's value creation process;
4. Design experiences that stimulate engagement through interactions in networks of relationships;
5. Engage employees and partners in supporting customers in their process of value creation;
6. Extract actionable insights from 360-degree feedback to foster innovations and to turn them into value propositions that attract new customers; and
7. Redesign metrics to capture the engagement value for the firm and ensure there is high correlations between these metrics and customers value created.
Is Wim is asking too much of marketers and the Marketing function?
Lets assume that these are the jobs that need to be performed when it comes to the customer|customer relationship. Now the question is do marketers (and the Marketing function) have the required skills to do these jobs? Many of us would say that they do not. Yet, that is not an issue because people who do have the skills can be brought into the Marketing function. Do marketers have the required mindset and attitude? That is debatable – people, as groups, are loathe to let go of their mindset, values and attitudes. Yet, it is doable so let's assume that marketers and the Marketing function can make that shift.
Now we come up with the more interesting question: does the Marketing function have the influence, the clout, to design and orchestrate end to end Customer Experience / "service experience design"? Before you answer this question get present to what is being asked of the Marketing function. The Marketing function is being asked to orchestrate the mindset, metrics and behaviour of all the functions and people in the enterprise: product development, sales, customer services, logistics, finance, human resources, information technology…. Is that realistic? And if that task falls to the Marketing function then why have a CEO or the Board of Directors?
Look into what is so (reality) and you are likely to find that the Marketing function is simply one piece on the corporate chessboard and its mandate / role is limited to using advertising and spin to stimulate demand for the products that the corporation makes and needs to sell. That is all that is expected of the Marketing function. Sit with marketers and you are likely to find that they feel boxed in, limited, by the space that they are given to play in. Only a few Marketing functions control the 4Ps – most only control one P, Promotion. What I am pointing at is the gulf between marketing theory and the reality on the ground.
We are looking at organisational transformation and Marketing cannot lead that
Continue looking into reality and you are likely to find that the Marketing function that has little respect in the Boardroom or within the organisation in many if not the majority of companies. If that is so then how is the Marketing function going to take the lead an, in effect, transform the organisation: product development, sales, customer services, logistics, finance, human resources, IT etc – they all have to play together to provide the kind of end to end service experience that Wim is talking about.
The role of organisational renewal and transformation belongs to the Tops (the CEO and the senior leadership team) and not the Marketing function. Collectively the Tops need to: buy into the services dominant logic way of looking at the business; articulate an inspiring vision of the future and convert this into a blueprint; have the guts to requisition and deploy the right resources to convert that blueprint into reality; roll their sleeves up and help in turning the blueprint into reality; see it through to the end – be committed to the end goal; and be flexible and patient in going around obstacles on the path – there will be many obstacles.
If you are still in doubt over the point that I am making then ponder this: how likely is it that one of the States in the United States is in a position to influence and orchestrate the agenda / priorities / behaviour or all of the States in the United States so as to create harmony across all? Then ask yourself if you did want that kind of harmony – say in the laws that apply – across the States then who is best placed to lead that task? Is it really one of the States? And if it is, which one is best placed, has the most credibility, the most influence, to bring about that kind of change? Then ask yourself how long this process is likely to take?
Customer Experience Design: it's not about the process it's about the human being
The problem with Customer Experience is the Designers
Is the engineering / six sigma way of thinking and approaching the business world the right one for designing and orchestrating customer experiences? Walk into many business, take a look at who is involved in Customer Experience efforts and the way that they are going about it and the answer is YES. I am not in agreement with this view, this approach. I wrote a post (The Problem with Customer Experience is the Designers) some time ago. The one change I would make, today, is to say that the issues is not limited to the designers – it also includes their masters, the people who commission the work of the designers.
Customer Experience design is so much more than process design
In this post I simply want to get us present to the fact that the process lens (and thus process design / redesign) whilst useful can be misleading when it comes to getting a rounded grip on Customer Experience. Designing great customer experiences means getting to grips with the fullness of our humanity. I can talk about this (and it will show up as abstract) or I can point you towards what I am thinking by using an example. Lets take look at my tea drinking experience.
How you can change the Customer Experience without changing the process
This is the mug that I normally use:
Why do I use it? I use this mug because it is just right. The main differentiator is the size/design of the handle – I can easily slide three fingers into the handle and the mould into the handle, a good fit. There is the functional component of ease, the tactical component of fit between the handle and my fingers AND there is the emotional component. There are two strands to the emotional component. The first arises out of the tactile – how holding the mug 'feels' in my hands. The second strand arises from memory – this mug was given to me as a Christmas gift, by colleagues, at a previous employer.
Can I change my tea drinking experience without changing any elements of the tea making-serving-drinking experience? Yes, I can. I can do it simply by changing the container I use.
Here is another mug that I use:
At a functional and tactile level this mug is poor in comparison to the previous mug. Yet I do use this mug and I am attached to it. Why? This mug was made/decorated by my daughter and presented to me with a big hug and kiss on my right cheek. It was her gift for Fathers Day and it says "No 1 Cuddly Bear". Every time I see and use this mug I am not just drinking tea, I am in fact present to and immersed in the love of my daughter. So here we have a transformation of my experience simply by changing the mug.
Lets take a look at a different 'mug' and what impact this has on me and my tea drinking experience:
Notice that this 'mug' is not a mug, it has no handles, it is more accurately described as a bowl. I first came across this when I married into the French – at breakfast my tea was presented to me in a bowl just like this one.
Drinking tea from a bowl instead of a mug completely alters my tea drinking experience. When I use this bowl I am totally present to the sensations of holding the bowl, lifting the bowl, drinking/tasting the tea. Why? Because, the bowl requires me to hold it with both of my hands. When I am holding the bowl with both of my hands I cannot be mindlessly drinking tea (not being present to the tea drinking experience) whilst using the computer – it simply does not lend itself to that. Furthermore, the simple act of holding the bowl with two hands to cusp the bowl creates, for me, a more 'intimate' tea drinking experience. I use this bowl when I want to bring myself back to the real world – to be mindful of my physical experience, to really be present to and appreciate the tea experience in its fullest dimensions.
Finally, lets take a look at this last 'mug':
My wife loves pretty stuff and this is the what she uses to serve tea when we have guests with us. This 'mug' is neither a mug nor a cup or a bowl. Yet, it is a little like all three and as a result it provides with a different experience. First of all, when I see this 'mug' memories of family and friends rush into my mind along with pleasant feelings. Second, this 'mug' is too big for the handle and so a certain presence is required: it is not possible to drink tea mindlessly – I have to be present to what I am holding. Third, I like the look of this 'mug' – the design, the colours, the simplicity of the pattern. As a result, I enjoy drinking tea that much more. Finally, I cannot ever drink tea from this 'mug' without thinking of my mother-in-law (who loves pretty objects) and thinking how much my wife is like my mother-in-law and yet does not realise it! This brings a chuckle to my lips and smile into my heart.
Points to reflect upon when you are looking to improve / design the Customer Experience
I hope that I have shown up that just focussing upon and improving the process is not enough when it comes to designing / orchestrating the customer experience. You need to look broader and understand how human beings experience stuff.
Human beings see, hear, touch, walk, smell and taste. What does this mean for your Customer Experience design? How can you use the right sensory cues? How can you involve customers more so that they are more fully present and thus in the experience? Or how can you distract your customers so that they are not present to 'unpleasant' experiences?
We, human beings, think and they remember – the bring both of these qualities to the experience. How can you evoke the right thoughts, the right memories so as to elevate the customer experience? What do you need to do to avoid evoking unpleasant memories?
Human beings are social by design and one of main facets of social is speaking and listening. What implications does that have for your Customer Experience design? Should people be present or not in the Customer Experience? If they should be present then how many, what kinds of people? What kind of social conversations and exchanges are the right ones? And so forth.
Finally: process mapping and process design are easy in comparison to Customer Experience design. Incidentally, process mapping disguised as customer experience mapping is still process mapping. It only becomes customer experience mapping when you get access to the inner domain where experience resides and look at a lot more than the sequence of steps that the customer has to execute.


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Species: | Human |
Age: | 9 (1973 anime) 10 (1979 & 2005 anime) |
Height: | 141 cm |
Hair color: | Brown (1973 anime and 1979 anime) Black (Manga and 2005 anime) |
Skin color: | Fair |
Birthdate: | 8 May (Taurus) |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Habitat: | Tokyo |
Family & friends | |
Parents: | Ms. Minamoto (mother) Yoshio Minamoto (father) |
Grandpa/Grandma: | Shizuka's grandfather |
Brothers & Sisters: | None |
Relatives: | Kazu (cousin) |
Married: | Nobi Nobita |
Children: | Nobisuke Nobi (future son) |
Pet: | Peeko (canary bird) Pero |
Friends: | Nobita Doraemon Gian Suneo Dekisugi, etc. |
Nick name: | Shizu-chan |
Talent & personality | |
Talent: | Piano, Studying |
Personality: | Kind, Sweet, Friendly, Gentle, Helpful, Hardworking |
Interest: | Bathing, Cooking, Eating sweet potatoes, Baking |
Hate: | Frogs Nobita peeking in her bathroom while she is bathing |
Fear: | Frogs |
Favorite food: | Sweet potatoes |
Favorite color: | Pink |
Dream: | To become an air hostess or teacher Finding her dream man |
Background infomation | |
First appeared: | All the Way From a Future World (manga) |
Japanese Seiyū: | Masako Ebisu (1973) Michiko Nomura (1979~March, 2005) Sakuma Rei (2000) Yumi Kakazu (2005~) |
English VA: | Cassandra Lee Morris |
Vietnamese VA: | Ngọc Châu |
Other language cast: | Parul Bhatnagar (Hindi cast) Anika Hossain (Bengali cast; most episodes) Maffia Choudhury (Bengali cast; 2 episodes) Shiarpha Reuannak (Thai cast) |
Shizuka's appearance has changed little over the years of the Doraemon franchise, she is thin, has a light skin color, black eyes and her hair is usually dark in color and tied up in short pigtails. In the 1973 anime, Shizuka is short, has dark brown hair, and in the episodes she appeared in, wore a short, pink dress with a white stripe, white socks, and red buckle shoes.
During the first few seasons of the 1979 anime, Shizuka had more of a cartoonish-look to her, with oval shaped eyes like in the later episodes of the anime, and has mild-colored skin. Shizuka's brown hair was carried over in the 1979 anime (though it became light brown, while in the 2005 anime, Shizuka has black hair like most of the other characters.) and her appearance was mostly the same as before, except she is a little taller, (as an adult she had her hair tied in a bun) and some of the episodes had her wearing different colored shoes. Also, in many episodes, wore outfits other than her pink dress (for example, a red dress, or a white shirt with a brown skirt and beige sweater) while the rest of the characters wore their normal clothes.
In the 2005 anime, Shizuka's height was shortened and her hair was changed to black to match the artwork in the manga, and mostly wore a pink shirt and a dark blue skirt, in some episodes she would wear a dress. In the recent movies, Shizuka has brown eyes. Overall, Shizuka's appearance has remained mostly the same over the years.
Shizuka-chan (静香ちゃん) is a smart and kind neighborhood girl. She is unlike Nobita: being quick and very good at studying. Shizuka takes several baths in a day due to it being her passion.
She cares for weaker people and neglected dolls. She wishes to be a nurse or an air-hostess when she grows up. Both jobs reflect her kind nature.
Shizuka loves her dolls a lot, to the extent that she loves them more than her own friends. In one episode, Doraemon, Nobita and Shizuka put her dolls in Nobita's race cars and started racing. Nobita's car crashed and the doll fell out, making Shizuka hate him temporarily and throw things at him.
She is also known for taking piano lessons so she can refuse to hang out with Nobita, which she hates because she likes the violin better. Her true passions are sweet potatoes and the violin, in which her playing is as atrocious as Gian's singing.
Shizuka has a split personality. There are scenes that show her sleeping and eating at the same time, stealing her mom's lipstick for her to play with, swallowing an opal, and slipping over a banana peel. Also, in the episode "Magical Girl Shizu-chan", she stayed outside late, so her mother locked her outside.
Shizuka's mother is a kind woman. She has a prized opal that costs 5,000 yen. Shizuka's father appeared in only a few episodes, so not much is known about him. Shizuka's mother is shown in a few episodes telling Shizuka to have a bath or eat or go to her piano lessons. She also has a cousin called Kazu who lives in Hokkaido.
Nobi Nobita
She loves Nobita more than any of her friends, but she gets angry when he looks at her bathing. She is actually in love with him, but she doesn't show him very often. She will marry him in the future, and their child's name will be Nobisuke Nobi.
Takeshi Gouda
Shizuka and Gian are friends, but Shizuka gets worried when Gian invites her to his music concerts along with her other friends.
Suneo Honekawa
Suneo and Shizuka are good friends. He invites Shizuka, Nobita, Gian, and sometimes Doraemon to his house and tries to ask them to come with him at trip (in which Nobita rarely gets a chance to come with them).
Shizuka often invites Doraemon and Nobita to taste the cakes and cookies she makes. Sometimes she asks Doraemon to borrow his gadgets, which he happily agrees to do so.
Hidetoshi Dekisugi
Dekisugi is a good friend of Shizuka. Shizuka often form a study group (in some terms, a study 'couple') with Dekisugi when she has problems with her homework. She occasionally invites Dekisugi as well as Nobita over to her house to taste her home-made baked desserts. She also goes with him to the library, sometimes. However, she never calls him by his first name.
- Whenever she is described or dresses up as a bird, she is always a swan, which represents her beauty.
- Shizuka resembles Yumeko from Ninja Hattori-kun and Miyoko from Kiteretsu. She also shares several traits with Oona and Molly from Bubble Guppies.
- In the original manga, Shizuka had black hair, but in the 1973 and 1979 anime, her hair was brown, her hair was changed back to black in the 2005 anime.
- She loves Nobita, and he loves her, too.
- Shizuka (しずか, シズカ?) is a Japanese word meaning "quiet" or "calm" (静か?). It is also a Japanese given name. Though the name is unisex, it is mostly used by females.
- Her counterpart in Mirror World is tomboyish and rude. Coincidentally, Shizuka in the English dub is somewhat tomboyish.
- In Stand by Me Doraemon the grown up Dekisugi said that he proposed to Shizuka, but she refused since Dekisugi can do on his own (since being too perfect), so she marries Nobita instead, who saves her in a snowstorm
- In the early episodes of the 1979 anime, Shizuka addresses Nobita as "Nobita-kun" instead of "Nobita-san"
- According to a side material , her parents named her "Shizuka" because they want her to grow up and be a proper lady.
- In the American English manga, Shizuka's name isn't changed, but in the English anime dub, her name is changed to Sue.
- In a test where the American kids watched the original Japanese dub of Doraemon, Shizuka's personality wasn't too good for American kids to understand, so they had to alter her personality slightly, making her personality slightly more tomboyish and took out her love for bathing, but still being a kind-natured girl.
- In the Hindi dub, Shizuka is voiced by Parul Bhatnagar.
- In the Thai dub, Shizuka refers Gian by his nickname, like the rest of her friends.
- It is revealed that her full name in the English dub is Sue Morris.
- Interestingly, in the English dub, she shares the same last name as her voice actor, Cassandra Lee Morris.


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While construction continues at Disney California Adventure, the park will be offering alternative entertainment to the 'Pixar Play!' parade which went on hiatus late last year. Using elements from the parade, parkgoers will have the opportunity instead to watch mini-shows. Initially titled 'Pixar Pop-Ups,' the Disneyland Resort has announced that the first mini-show will be titled 'The Incredibles: Heroes in Training' and will begin performances on January 14.
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Disneyland Previews 'ElecTRONica' Nighttime Entertainment at Disney California Adventure
The Disney Parks official blog has posted concept art and a brief description of the goings-on at the 'ElecTRONica' nighttime entertainment spectacle at Disney California adventure as first revealed here on Stitch Kingdom.
Set to take place Friday – Sunday nights beginning October 8, the spectacular transforms the Hollywood Backlot area to TRON city (with a touch of the parallel real world). The event will also take place nightly during Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks.
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Duffy the Disney Bear Preview for Disneyland Annual Passholders to Take Place September 19
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There will be two sessions available, approximately 45 minutes long, with one at 11:30 am PT and one at 2 pm PT. The presentations will be held at Stage 17 at Disney California Adventure. Any type of recording device is explicitly prohibited from entering the venue. Cellphones will be allowed but they must be turned off and stored away.
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Disney's California Food & Wine Festival will celebrate its sixth anniversary in 2011 with six weeks of culinary experiences for guests of all ages, April 29-June 12 at Disney California Adventure park and select locations across the Disneyland Resort.
Chefs, winemakers and guest speakers will focus on cultures, tastes and traditions with hundreds of tantalizing demonstrations, along with outstanding wine and spirits seminars. Guests will also feast on delicious food, wine and beer available throughout Disney California Adventure park.
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After a recent update, the Blue Sky Cellar at Disney California Adventure re-opened today and we got a first look before the park opened at some of the new and exciting attractions coming to the Disneyland Resort within the next couple of years and here's what we have learned of the upcoming additions:
Ariel's Undersea Adventure – This attraction, which is slated to open in 2011 is also coming to the Magic Kingdom in 2012. Boarding what looks at first to be a clammobile from the Nemo & Friends attraction at Epcot (the vehicles here are simply called clamshells), guests actually enter the doorless vehicles from the sides (as the vehicle will be perpendicular to the guest at loading). A vehicle identified as Triton's Chariot will be able to directly support a wheelchair. In the loading area will be a mural telling the story of The Little Mermaid and measuring in at an amazing 86 foot length and 12 foot height.
On display is a layout of the attraction at 1:96 scale and maps out all of the defined areas of the attraction. After boarding the vehicle (Scene 1): the guest will travel to see Scuttle and Sebastion (Scene 2); descend (Scene 3) into Ariel's Grotto (Scene 4) where the guest will encounter an audio animatronic of Ariel holding a chest in her lap and a figure of a dancing couple as she sings 'Part of Your World.' According to the plans on display, Ariel will be capable of almost 30 separate functions including full control of her pupils (as well as blinking) and full mouth movement. Guests will then continue on to journey under the sea which includes new effects to enhance the sensation (Scene 5); Travel to Ursula's Lair (Scene 6); ascend (Scene 7) to the 'Kiss the Girl' scene (Scene 8); journey on to Love's First Kiss (Scene 9); and finally live Happily Ever After (Scene 10) before unloading (Scene 11).
Interestingly enough, the attraction's ride system and vehicles are being constructed in Japan.
Goofy's Sky School – A redo of Mulholland Madness and also expected to open in 2011, Goofy's Sky School is based on the classic 'how to' cartoons featuring every one's favorite talking dog. Although it looks like the billboards will remain (but re-themed), the facades will all be lowered to ground level, opening the attraction up. Guests will enter the queue through a 'control tower' designed to fit in with the early seaside attraction theming of Paradise Pier. The vehicles will also remain the same but will receive a paint and decal makeover as well as a hood ornament of sorts.
Red Car Trolley – Probably one of the more highly anticipated new attractions of the park makeover is the addition of the Red Car vehicle system for moving around the park. At a height of 10'4″ and approximate length of 26′, the 'butterfly-wing' grilled cars are reminiscent of their inspiration from the 1920s and 30s. They are battery powered despite the presence of overhead wires which exist only for show. As they are shown, the cars will seat 20 guests as well as one guest with a wheelchair/ECV in addition to the vehicle operator. There are four stops connecting Buena Vista Street with Hollywood (where tracks have already been embedded into the streets). A map shows proposed wig wag locations for the system: Buena Vista, Carthay Circle and Tower/Bugs. As a sidebar, concept art reveals that the vehicles (or perhaps specially designed ones) can serve as entertainment vehicles as the Omnibus has at Magic Kingdom for example.
Photo Gallery: 'World of Color' Blue Carpet Premiere and Show at Disneyland Resort
In an event fitting only for a spectacle such as the new World of Color at Disney California Adventure, Disneyland pulled out all the stops, inviting celebrities, media and lucky members of the viewing public to dine at a visual feast. On the scene to report for us was Kelly Noble, a first-time contributor for Stitch Kingdom.
A-Listers such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy came out to show their support along with their contemporaries which included comedic actor Jason Segel (who write and starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and is currently doing the same for The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever),Twilight star Peter Facinelli, Vanessa Hudgens, the kids from ABC's Modern Family (along with Rico's sister, actress Raini Rodriguez), Jamie Lee Curtis, John Stamos, Wayne Brady, Jodi Benson (known for being the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Barbie in Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3), Geena Davis and Teri Hatcher, just to name but a few. Even former Bachelor Jake Pavelka walked the blue carpet with Vienna Girardi in tow.
Disney legends and celebrities strolled the great blue way too. On hand to celebrate was prolific composer and Disney legend Richard Sherman, Disney CEO and President Robert Iger and Disney Parks and Resorts President Tom Staggs.
After the jump is our extensive photo gallery of the preparation of the event as well as the blue carpet experience. We do recommend you use the PicLens link to view it as a complete slideshow, but feel free to browse the photos individually
First Look: Disneyland Annual Passholder Exclusive Trading Pin
The Disneyland Resort has offered up this first look at the annual passholder exclusive pin honoring the opening season for its World of Color water show spectacular at Disney California Adventure.
The limited release pin is available only at select retail locations within the Disney California Adventure park including P.T. Flea Market and retails for $7.95. Annual Pass must be presented during time of purchase.
Disneyland Details 'World of Color' FASTPASS, Merchandise and Dining Opportunities
With anticipation and excitement building for the June 11 premiere of the nighttime spectacular "World of Color" in Disney's California Adventure park, several options are in place for guests who want to maximize their day of fun at the park and make plans to enjoy the show that night.
"World of Color" will be presented twice nightly throughout the Disneyland Resort "Summer Nightastic!" season, June 11 through Aug. 29 (except June 16-17 when Disney's California Adventure will be closed for Grad Nights). Guests will stand during the shows – at 9 and 10:15 p.m. – and they may bring strollers into the viewing area.
To see the show, guests will obtain a special FASTPASS for "World of Color" or they can select from several Dining and Picnic packages that include reserved viewing.
The FASTPASS for "World of Color" will be available each morning at the Grizzly River Run FASTPASS terminals. Guests can insert their park tickets into the terminal to obtain a FASTPASS ticket for the show, and they will be assigned a specific show time. As with other FASTPASS attractions, a limited number of passes are available for "World of Color." When all of the day's "World of Color" FASTPASS allotment has been distributed, Grizzly River Run terminals will convert back to distributing the Grizzly River Run FASTPASS tickets.
Guests arriving before park opening to line up for the "World of Color" FASTPASS may park in the Pumba parking lot on Disney Way and, beginning at 7 a.m., gather at the Main Entrance to Disney's California Adventure. When Disney's California Adventure opens to the public, guests lined up for FASTPASS will be walked into the park and over to the FASTPASS terminals.
In addition to the FASTPASS for "World of Color," a selection of specially themed dining package options, which include reserved viewing, are available.
New Logo for California Adventure Theme Park Has Some Scratching Their Heads
Yesterday, Disney Parks revealed the new logo for its California Adventure theme park at the Disneyland Resort, which is famously undergoing some physical transformations as well.
Guests probably didn't need it, but Disney helped point out a 'name change' as well. What once read as Disney's (possessive), now reads as Disney. According to the comments on the blog as well as other places, guests are crying foul.


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I have a friend whose Yorkshire terrier is allergic to chicken. It gives him seizures. She had to put him on a special food that doesn't have any kind of chicken products in it. She has to get this food that has what they call "alternate proteins," like duck and lamb. She has to be really careful if she and her husband have chicken for supper because Boo-Boo loves chicken and will get into it if they don't watch him closely.
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boxing gymSubmitted by jsmith (not verified) on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 4:34pm.
Boxing takes more mental and physical dexterity than you can imagine. Following up on the previous comment. The discipline and commitment it takes to box is amazing. And it does give kids another avenue to persue instead of gangs and drugs or violence. »
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Voice Candy 1.1
Voice Candy 1.1 has just been released, and it brings voice memo management to this very clever little voice altering program. We blogged about it when it was first released, and it looks like it has just gotten better with this .1 release. Also added in this free update is the ability to listen to the voice effects as they are applied in real time (though you shouldn't use the internal mic and speakers to do this. Can you say feedback?).
Voice Candy is $12.95 and there is a 15 day demo available.
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Microsoft (MSFT - Get Report) has shuffled a number of high-ranking executives and formed a new group to coordinate Internet search- and ad-related research.
The moves illustrate Microsoft's increasing emphasis on catching up with Google (GOOG), which leads the search business by a wide margin, and second-place Yahoo! (YHOO - Get Report).
Satya Nadella, who leads the Microsoft Dynamics line of business software, will head the search and ad platform group. Having one person lead research-and-development efforts in search and advertising is a key object of the realignment, Microsoft said.
Google has a bit more than 48% of the search market, Yahoo! about 26% and Microsoft roughly 12%, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings.
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Jaisalmer: A Pakistani intruder was Tuesday arrested by the Border Security Force from Kishangarh locality of this Rajasthan district.
According to a BSF spokesman, the Pakistani national has been identified as Javad Ashraf. He is under interrogation.
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The BSF personnel had yesterday shot dead a Pakistani intruder near the Indo-Pak border in Samba district.


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Michigan Could Be Next State to Decriminalize Marijuana
Michigan could be one of the next states to decriminalize marijuana statewide.
Michigan could be one of the next states to decriminalize marijuana statewide.
Even though they're paying a hell of a lot less on average than one Michigan city that comes to mind... Detroit is having some major problems with water. 'The Daily Show' decided to shed some light on the situation and discovered that the poor aren't the only ones not paying the water bill.
A Michigan medical marijuana patient who pleaded guilty last week for possession of pot brownies has died. Reports indicate that former Kent County correctional officer Timothy Bernhardt died Sunday morning, just weeks away from his sentencing hearing.
If you are planning to travel with marijuana edibles this holiday season, you should know that the cops are still busting people for "baked" goods.
A couple days off for these two bands resulted in this awesome cover, and one of the best birthdays I've ever had! I was invited to attend this recording at Metro 37 Studios in Rochester Hills a couple years ago, and would like to revisit it with you since Sean Danielsen from Smile Empty Soul is performing acoustically at The Machine Shop tonight!
A group of wanna-be rocket scientists in Michigan are planning to launch a porta-potty into space in order to raise awareness for rocketry. The organization is called "The Throne Thrusters," which sounds like group of sickos traveling around having group sex in bathroom stalls across America, but they insist the humor is all for the good of science.
The Michigan Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would increase gas taxes over the next four years to raise more than $1 billion annually to fix the state's deteriorating roads and bridges.
Michigan police are investigating how a bag of marijuana got into the diaper of a 1-year-old girl. Reports from The Detroit Free Press indicate that authorities were called to a Battle Creek day care earlier this week after a member of the staff discovered a sack of weed while changing the baby's diaper.
Killer shrimp have invaded Michigan, which could mean certain death for anyone not at least an inch tall and does not reside on dry land. Yet, while there are not many people running around the state small enough to succumb to the terroristic wrath of these crustaceans, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has decided to outlaw them anyway.
It's an unofficial holiday weekend this weekend in Michigan as hunter's gear up to do some killing. This year is a little different compared to year's past due to the national ammo shortage.
Never has a free throw in an exhibition game meant so much.
Now, even the most destitute bastard in Flint can be a homeowner. A recent report from The Detroit Free Press indicates there is a house currently on the market that can be purchased for under $200.


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'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader' Critic Reviews
MovieWeb: 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes: 163 reviews
Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)42There's a businesslike, barrel-ahead determination to the proceedings, as if the players (and, in the bigger picture, the producers) were ticking off items on an agenda: three volumes down, four to go if Walden Media commits to the whole shebang.Full Review » 4 years ago
Andrew Pulver Guardian [UK] (Top Critic)60So vivid are many of Lewis's tableaux that you are barely given time to linger before being whisked on to the next.Full Review » 4 years ago
Claudia Puig USA Today (Top Critic)50It's serviceable, but certainly not much fun.Full Review » 4 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)75It's great to be back in Narnia.Full Review » 4 years ago
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)50Full Review » 3 years ago
Nick Pinkerton Village Voice (Top Critic)It's good to see the spirit of English craftsmanship alive, even if applied to ephemeral effects.Full Review » 4 years ago
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News (Top Critic)60A decent family adventure, perfectly suited to a cold Saturday morning -- and likely to be forgotten by Sunday.Full Review » 4 years ago
Amy Biancolli Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)63The visual splendor is still there, in moderate amounts.Full Review » 4 years ago
Nancy Churnin Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)80Despite some rejiggering of the book's plot, it's a film that should please Narnia fans and, if it does well, may lead to the return of Eustace in the next installment, The Silver Chair. Here's hoping.Full Review » 4 years ago
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post (Top Critic)75Not quite a must-see, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is nonetheless a sturdy outing with many of the charms that have become franchise trademarks.Full Review » 4 years ago
Glenn Kenny MSN Movies (Top Critic)40This picture... mostly plays like a perfunctory cross between watered-down iterations of The Wind in the Willows and any Pirates of the Caribbean movie...Full Review » 4 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)75This is a rip-snorting adventure fantasy for families, especially the younger members who are not insistent on continuity.Full Review » 4 years ago
Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader (Top Critic)The beguiling creature design -- from minotaur to dragon, sea serpent to one-footed dwarf -- and 3D effects heighten the illusion of a storybook coming alive.Full Review » 4 years ago
Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)63Unfortunately, between its ripsnorting beginning and moving finale, Apted's film sails into the doldrums.Full Review » 4 years ago
Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)75What kid hasn't dreamed of being a queen or king in another world?Full Review » 4 years ago
Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)42The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is still very much a "Narnia" movie. In other words, it's filled with fantastical creatures, bloodless battles, quasi-mystical undercurrents and an unfortunate helping of hooey.Full Review » 4 years ago
Kerry Lengel Arizona Republic (Top Critic)60The best thing about the film is neither the top-notch CGI nor the shallow moral lessons but the performance of Will Poulter as Lucy and Edmund's insufferable cousin Eustace Scrubb.Full Review » 4 years ago
Justin Chang Variety (Top Critic)This f/x-heavy third adaptation of the Christian-themed fantasy series feels routine and risk-averse in every respect, as if investment anxiety had fatally hobbled its sense of wonder.Full Review » 4 years ago
Kyle Smith New York Post (Top Critic)75Apted brings back a sense of the old-fashioned fun of the low-tech 1960s myths-and-monsters matinees, when no roiling sea ever failed to harbor a giant serpent -- and men stood in the bows of ships facing peril with chins of iron.Full Review » 4 years ago
Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)75A worthy challenger to the far more popular Harry Potter pictures.Full Review » 4 years ago
Bruce Demara Toronto Star (Top Critic)50Discerning young people aren't likely to find Dawn Treader very challenging or engaging and the accompanying adults are certain to find it pretty bland fare...Full Review » 4 years ago
Eric D. Snider Film.com (Top Critic)59Where the others aimed for greatness and missed, this one aims for middle-of-the-road and basically hits it.Full Review » 4 years ago
Rick Groen Globe and Mail (Top Critic)50Could be an optical illusion, but it seems that a flat, dull movie shot in 3-D just looks flatter and duller.Full Review » 4 years ago
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com (Top Critic)This retelling of "Dawn Treader" is relentlessly goal-oriented -- our heroes must collect seven swords, and free a bunch of people imprisoned in mysterious green mist -- in a way Lewis' book simply isn't.Full Review » 4 years ago
John Swansburg Slate (Top Critic)Its attempts to overcome the story's episodic nature are clumsy, its effects only intermittently special, and its dufflepuds not nearly funny enough.Full Review » 4 years ago
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My theory is a negotiated dealSubmitted by Commonsensenotc... on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 7:40pm.
The insurgency had been going on for many years and accomplished very little. It was humorous when Obama and Clinton tried to explain our intervention as necessary because "he was killing protesters." "Protesters" don't show up forty-eight hours after the news breaks armed with Dushka 12.7mm heavy machine guns and UB-32 rocket launchers. My theory is that the insurgents promised reduced royalties for X number of years in return for air and C3 support to end the stalemate....or possibly Kadhaffi was about to pull a Chavez on them, and they decided to take pre-emptive action by beefing up the insurgency. »
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Personnel Clearances:
Questions for the Record Regarding Security Clearance Reform
GAO-08-965R: Published: Jul 14, 2008. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2008.
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On May 22, 2008, we testified before the Congressional subcommittee at a hearing on Security Clearance Reform. This letter responds to three questions for the record. (1) Has GAO noted any efforts in the Joint Reform Team report to address the quality of investigative and adjudicative work and if not, can GAO suggest some steps that might be taken? (2) Since the Department of Defense (DOD) was put on GAO's high-risk list, GAO has been recommending DOD develop methods to better forecast long-term funding needs for the clearance process. What are GAO's thoughts on the steps taken by the Defense Security Service (DSS), including its use of a refined web-based survey, to better forecast its workload? (3) What suggestions does GAO have for the Joint Reform Team and Congress as we move forward with plans to reform the security clearance process?
(1) At the request of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, we recently initiated an engagement assessing the Joint Reform Team's plans to reform the security clearance process. In this review, we will assess whether the Joint Reform Team's plan and its ongoing efforts address the key factors discussed at the hearing on May 22, 2008, one of which is building more quality and quality monitoring throughout the clearance process. In a separate engagement initiated under the authority of the Comptroller General, we are evaluating both the quality and timeliness of the Department of Defense's (DOD) personnel security clearances. To evaluate quality in this engagement, we are surveying DOD adjudicators--who review clearance investigation files to determine clearance eligibility--and evaluating clearance adjudication files. When we complete this engagement, we will be available to provide a briefing about our findings to Congress and Congressional staff on request. (2) In our February 2008 report on DOD's personnel security program for industry, we reported that DOD's procedures for projecting its long-term funding needs for industry personnel security clearances are evolving. While conducting the audit work for this report, DOD officials explained to us that the Defense Security Service (DSS) is responsible for conducting an annual survey of contractors performing classified work for the government. In this survey, DSS asks contractors to estimate their future clearance investigation needs for industry personnel. The survey results are used to forecast estimates of the future investigation workload and budget requirements. In its efforts to improve the accuracy of these estimates, DSS has made several recent changes. In 2006, for example, DSS made its annual survey accessible through the Internet. In addition, DSS has begun to use its field staff to actively encourage industry representatives to complete the voluntary survey. According to a DSS official, these two changes increased the response rate of surveyed facilities from historical lows of between 10 and 15 percent in previous years to a 70 percent response rate in 2007, representing 86 percent of industry personnel with a clearance in fiscal year 2007. Improvements in the survey response rate may help DOD to improve its forecasts of long-term funding needs for the industry personnel security program. Improvements to DOD's long-term funding forecasts would help enable it to implement the recommendation we made in our February 2008 report to add additional out-years of projected funding information to its annual report to Congress on the personnel security clearance program for industry. (3) Past experience has shown that Congress has every reason to remain vigilant and continue its oversight of this high-risk area. The Joint Reform Team's initial efforts to develop a new governmentwide security clearance process represent a positive step toward addressing past impediments and managing security reform efforts. However, continued oversight will help ensure that the momentum of these initial reform efforts continues, particularly as the upcoming change in administration takes place. Much remains to be done to improve the security clearance process governmentwide, and GAO stands ready to assist Congress in its continued oversight of this high-risk area.
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