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User (Experience) Research, Design Research, Usability Research, Market Research...
My near-acceptance of an offer to head up a user research consultancy a couple of years ago resurrected my consideration of whether "user research" is the best term to use to label the offering. The term is still popular (though the word "experience" sometimes lies in the middle), but the word "user" can convey a much narrower scope of the service than is often accurate. As I described in Is 'user' the best word?, that was true when I was Director of User Research at Studio Archetype and Sapient; there, the label did not always communicate that we did more than only research of "users" and "use."
Similarly, I recently had a conversation with an ethnographer who wanted to better understand "user research," thinking it was something she didn't already do. Given that use of ethnographic research methods is a big part of many user research practices, narrow preconceptions about user research apparently exist even within the applied research community.
In short, it is not always clear what label is best to apply to such an offering. It is also not always clear what its ideal scope or focus should be or should become.
Lots of people conduct "usability research," but its methods and approaches have lagged behind major changes that have occurred in the world of computing. In Is Usability Obsolete?, an article published in the May+June 2009 issue of interactions magazine, Katie Minardo Scott argues:
Current usability work is a relic of the 1990's: an artifact of an earlier computer ecosystem, out of step with contemporary computing realities. Usability can no longer keep up with computing: the products are too complex, too pervasive, and too easy to build. And in our absence, users and engineers are beginning to take over the design process. These trends demonstrate the growing gap between usability theory and commercial practice—the "new realities" of computing haven't been truly embraced by the usability community. The trends are, at a minimum, making traditional usability more difficult, if not irrelevant in the new paradigm.
Michael Hawley argues that researchers tend to rely on tried-and-true older methods that are inadequate for understanding consumer behavior in a world increasingly proliferated with social media and other digital channels. Among the techniques Michael recommends using instead is the monitoring of social media for a real-time view of the "customer decision journey." Of course, social media monitoring is already being done by non-UX researchers. However, as Lauren Serota and Dan Rockwell state in An Introduction to Casual Data, and How It's Changing Everything (interactions, March+April 2010):
People are swimming in data like never before. Services like Nike +, Daylum, and Mint allow anyone access to endless aggregations of personal information, thereby increasing self-awareness and shifting perception. Companies also utilize these tools to harvest commentary on Twitter, Facebook, and via customer-service interactions, connecting to the minds of some of their customers more than ever. However, having access to this… 'causal data' doesn't mean that companies/brands, or consumers, for that matter, understand it or have the means to translate it into meaningful direction for business strategy, product development, or design.
While there are a number of firms analyzing the surface value of casual data, there is a need to dig deeper to understand context and higher-level implications. The more connected we become, the more connected our data becomes, and the more we need a structured approach for making sense of it.
The label "design research" is used more and more these days. But when Yahoo! abandoned "user experience research" for "design research" a few years ago, previous efforts (some of which had been mine when I was at Yahoo!) to involve UX researchers in the early stages of product and service ideation and conception were undercut. As described by Yahoo!'s Klaus Kaasgaard (pictured), a guest speaker at a UX management course I taught during the spring of 2008, the new label made people think that the research was only relevant to the later design phase of Yahoo!'s product development process.
Narrow interpretations of the label "user research" at Studio Archetype and Sapient prompted us to expand the label to "user research and experience strategy." Narrow interpretations of the label "design research" at Yahoo! led Klaus to change the label back to "user experience research." But a much more significant change was made at Yahoo! subsequently: a merger of the UX research group and the market research group formed an organization named "Customer Insights."
When I was in a management role at Yahoo!, we discovered that market researchers were encountering some of the same obstacles as our UX researchers—obstacles to being appropriately involved upstream in the process to have a more strategic impact on the company. So UX research began to partner with market research in an effort to attain that involvement. In his presentation at my UX management course, Klaus, then Yahoo!'s VP of Customer Insights, spoke at length about the similarities and differences between the goals and challenges faced by market researchers and UX researchers, and about how important the merger had been to achieving such a strategic role. (See also Klaus's Why Designers Sometimes Make Me Cringe.) In an excellent article in UPA's magazine (Volume 7, Issue 2, 2008), Robin Beers paints a similar portrait of bringing together the market research and user research teams under the umbrella of "Customer Experience Research & Design" at Wells Fargo. (Use of the word "customer" in both cases probably helped as well.)
Is such a coming together of these two disciplines appropriate for every company? No, as implied by eBay's decision to split them up after they attempted to bring them together. There are multiple factors to consider when determining what is best for a particular company. But it is important to understand that great benefit can be achieved when the two work together.
In an October 2008 contribution to Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, Christian Rohrer provides a mapping of a wide range of research methods, some typically thought of as "market research" methods, that can help you to better understand their similarities and differences.
In the November+December 2008 issue of interactions magazine, Liz Sanders provides different insight via her map of "design research." Here is how Liz describes the map's organization:
The design research map is defined and described by two intersecting dimensions. One is defined by approach and the other is defined by mind-set. Approaches to design research have come from a research-led perspective (shown at the bottom of the map) and from a design-led perspective (shown at the top of the map). The research-led perspective has the longest history and has been driven by applied psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and engineers. The design-led perspective, on the other hand, has come into view more recently.
There are two opposing mindsets evident in the practice of design research today. The left side of the map describes a culture characterized by an expert mind-set. Design researchers here are involved with designing FOR people. These design researchers consider themselves to be the experts and they see and refer to people as "subjects", users", "consumers", etc. The right side of the map describes a culture characterized by a participatory mind-set. Design researchers on this side design WITH people. They see the people as the true experts in domains of experience such as living, learning, working, etc. Design researchers who have a participatory mind-set value people as co-creators in the design process. It is difficult for many people to move from the left to the right side of the map (or vice versa) as this shift entails a significant cultural change.
Not only have the design-led perspective and the participatory mind-set been gaining traction, so too has the "gamification" of seemingly everything. Luke Hohmann's advocacy of the use of methods employing collaborative play is one example of this in the world of research (see What is Holding User Experience Back Where You Work? here in UX Magazine for a sense of what one of Luke's "innovation games" is about). MindCanvas's "game-like elicitation" remote research methods are another.
So, what kinds of "user research" should you be offering (or soliciting) these days? What label should be used to reference them? How and with whom should such research be approached? As the world changes, so too is and must at least some of what constitutes this critical offering.
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I find Liz' model some what disturbing.
As if Design ≠ Research. She might describe 'design' as what the dutch call: 'form giving'
In dutchDesign Design=Research
Great overview of design research viewpoints. I'm a firm believer in formative research as an essential part of the design process. Design Research being defined as a designer-led mix of activities performed to gain a deep understanding of the problem space, market landscape, target audience and business needs. Insights gained at this stage are the most critical and valuable drivers for developing effective product/service strategies and informing design decisions.


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Yeap, the only vendor giving performance and feature(minus optimus) parity for Linux is totally a Linux enemy.
Yeah, I disagree with their corporatism, but most companies act like that, doesn't make them enemies to everyone.
For example, I can't know what a Coca Cola contains before drinking it. Wanna bitch about that too? Don't drink if you don't like it like I do. But if you want a good refreshener(assuming it is) you'd have to drink it if there not really another alternative. Too bad, your homemade ones aren't as good. Wishing bad things to Coca Cola won't make them better. You'd have less "inspiration" and they'd end up worse in fact.
I don't agree with violating the GPL, no, I don't agree that preventing them from giving Optimus support or wishing them death will have a totally positive result either though.
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Following The Doctors' Orders
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- Concrete Jungle said...
I am saving that cure receipe! Thank you.
- January 6, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Julie@beingRUBY said...
Hi Tish
Interesting cure for a cold!!! I'll have to wait for winter for that one.. hopefully!!
I wanted to wish you a wonderful new year.. sorry I'm so late to visit but my internet is as fickle as ever!!
Best wishes to you and your family!! ciao xxx Julie - January 6, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- knitpurl said...
Dr. Clergget is right. Where was Le champagne chaud when I was "dieing" of bronchitis last month? Happy Thursday, I'm off to get my workout done for the day. xoxo, C.
- January 6, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Spiral Style said...
I agree with Dr. Clergget. So along those lines, it's a haircut for me today and some retail therapy.
- January 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Jeanne-Aelia Desparmet-Hart said...
Have fun! I am so jealous. I have been to Bliss in NYC a few times and LOVED it. Yes it is very good for EVERYTHING. I came out a little red faced( literally) and so relaxed I wised I lived in the city- it is very to drive home when you feel like Jello... Bonne journee.
- January 6, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Christina @ Fashion's Most Wanted said...
Dear Tish, what a great cure for a cold! I shall give that a go next time.
Have a fabulous time in Paris, you deserve it xx - January 6, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- Deja Pseu said...
Ooh, looking forward to hearing about your Paris day...
I think le docteur has a point though, whether one wears makeup or not. Making the time for a bit of self-indulgent skin or haircare boosts my mood considerably. - January 6, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Jacqueline said...
Ooooo Tish...... I feel a cold coming on !!!! haha XXXX
- January 6, 2011 at 3:55 PM
- hostess of the humble bungalow said...
A spa day would be my prescritption for wellness...savour and enjoy.
Hot champagne is new to me...chicken soup is my go to remedy! - January 6, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- Sandy aka Doris the Great said...
Thank you. I love what both doctors had to say. Next cold, I'm treating with champagne!
- January 6, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Tish you are my savior! I've been suffering from a cold/flu since the 28th & just can't beat it. Who knew my cure was in my wine fridge?! I"m breaking out the red lipstick & the bubbly pronto. Thanks my dear, you've made my day. Sending you lots of wishes for a healthy, & deliriously happy New Year.
xo xo Deb - January 6, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Karena said...
Tish both are excellent suggestions for the season!!
Especially the Champagne!
Art by Karena - January 6, 2011 at 6:10 PM
- Rubiatonta said...
Mindful maquillage, huh?
I don't think I wear enough to get the benefits, but I think Pseu's right about indulgent skin care... - January 6, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- Hill House Ramblings said...
I agree with Dr. Clergget on all points...and I've never heard of that recipe before. I've written it down for future reference. Happy New Year Tish! Enjoy your time in Paris.
H.H. - January 6, 2011 at 9:16 PM
- Charlotte said...
Yes! And because champagne goes flat so quickly, the rest must be consumed in short order.
- January 6, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Expatwithkids said...
Brilliant. Just last week my cousin was asking me if I had a champagne remedy against colds.
Perfect timing. Thanks.
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expatwithkids - January 7, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- BigLittleWolf said...
I'm going to take my time over my eyeliner and mascara in the morning, and mix myself some champagne and sugar, um, with a dash of jus d'orange.
Good enough?
Bonne année 2011 ! - January 7, 2011 at 1:19 AM
- Belle de Ville said...
Champagne chaud...who knew?
Personally I like a hot toddy to ward off he effects of a cold. It may not actually work on the cold, but it certainly makes me feel better. - January 7, 2011 at 1:45 AM
- mudderbear said...
I like what Dr. Clergget has to say and how he says it. Why else would we women spend so much time with make-up and these routines? It takes a lot of time and I'm not always sure it does very much good for me, but I FEEL like it does and that's the important thing.
- January 7, 2011 at 6:08 AM
- Britta said...
I have another recipe when a cold is announcing: pour 3 l milk into a bath (body temperature) and lie in it a while. Then up to bed! The saying is the same: the milk should draw the toxins out of your body - till now it helped!
And your Doctor is right, of course - I always see doing my make-up as a sort of meditation: the concentration e.g. to draw a wonderful eye-liner line is meditation pure! (no joke) - January 7, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Pearl said...
My favorite cure for a cold includes bourbon--not very French, but incredibly effective! I hope you feel better. And yes, I thoroughly agree that fixing your outsie makes you feel better about your inside... most times.
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Adam Dunn's career to this point is comparable to borderline Hall of Famers.
Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal made a really interesting point in an article posted last night. In questioning Scott Boras for comparing Adrian Beltre to Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt, George Brett and Paul Molitor (a ridiculous comparison, by the way) Rosenthal pointed out that another top free agent does compare favorably to one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
Carl Crawford, through age 28, has put up incredibly similar offensive numbers to none other than Roberto Clemente. It's not a perfect comparison tool, because it only takes into account offense, and obviously Clemente was perhaps the greatest defensive right fielder of all-time. But it's not a bad method for putting a current player's performance in context.
And you can do this with any player in baseball history thanks to baseball-reference.com's "Similarity Score," which uses a formula developed by Bill James to make some pretty accurate comparisons.
Now, the fun part: To whom do members of the Nationals most favorably compare?
Let's start with the man drawing the most attention this offseason, Adam Dunn, who at age 30 has hit 354 homers with a .250 batting average, .381 on-base percentage, .521 slugging percentage and .902Read more »
- JayB - Nov 16, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Oh Stop please Mark….we all know this team still sucks….no need to rub it in like that!
- The Adventurers - Nov 16, 2010 at 4:55 PM
So based on the comparison to Moyer do we sign Lannan to a 23 year contract?
- SilverSpring8 - Nov 16, 2010 at 4:59 PM
How about comparables on Wily Mo Pena and Daniel Cabrera? Sorry, couldn't resist.
- Positively Half St. - Nov 16, 2010 at 5:09 PM
SilverSpring8-OK, I'll do that. Wily Mo Pena's skills as a pitcher were equivalent to Daniel Cabrera's.
- Anonymous - Nov 16, 2010 at 5:32 PM
This is telling and amusing. My take aways are: – Dunn will get more money than the Nats are willing to throw at him. – Zim is a mediocre 3B when taking offense into the picture, probably not a real #3 hitter more of a #5 hitter – Pudge is one of the greatest catchers of all time and we are lucky to have him – Willingham = Werth WOW, well we better sign him to an extension now or we will not be able to afford him when he becomes a free agent – Nyjer…the fact that I had to look up everyone besides Tike Redman, he needs to be DFA'd now! – Livo is a steady guy – Marquis with the exception of his period pitching through an injury early this season, is also a steady guy – Lannan = Tony Armas Jr, see my Nyjer comment! Mlbtraderumors has him as a non-tender candidate and I pray that Rizzo does that he is not a major league caliber pitcher, just a Nats caliber pitcher.
- Jim Bowden - Nov 16, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Something's wrong with the way this Similarity Score is calculated. When I put in Ian Desmond, Derek Jeter is supposed to pop out. But he's not on the list. Just this buch of stiffs. I've never heard of any of them!1.Ben Petrick (948) 2.Cliff Pennington (941) 3.Orlando Miller (934) 4.Leo Norris (930) 5.Tom Wilson (930) 6.Alcides Escobar (922) 7.Roxey Roach (922) 8.Andy Cohen (921) 9.Dell Darling (920) 10.Mike Aviles (920) Fix this, Mark!
- Anonymous - Nov 16, 2010 at 6:26 PM
But we are improving. And we have hope and reason to hope. And we aren't the Redskins and Wizards. That ain't bad. If we make modest, incremental progress each year, the Nats and Caps will be the toast of DC.
- Anonymous - Nov 16, 2010 at 6:31 PM
@ Jim BowdenHillarious love it! Although if Desmond were as good as Escobar or Aviles I would accept him as a legit offensive shortstop unfortunately he has miles to go to get to that level!
- K.D. - Nov 16, 2010 at 6:32 PM
A couple of notes, I cannot ignore defense and Zim is one of the best along with Pudge who still rates among the top catchers at 38 years and holding. Also, can't wait to see Willingham healthy and back in the lineup with or without Adam.
- NatinBeantown - Nov 16, 2010 at 6:55 PM
To have Pudge be offensively equivelent to that group while also one of the best defensive catchers in history is absolutely astounding. One of the top 5 catchers in history? Top 3? Best ever? I sincerely hope he retires a Nat.
- Paul - Nov 16, 2010 at 7:12 PM
Anon 12:09"- Zim is a mediocre 3B when taking offense into the picture, probably not a real #3 hitter more of a #5 hitter"Yikes. The guy won the Silver Slugger (to clairify, that award is given to the person who is the best hitter at his position) each of last two years and he compares well to virtually every other 3 hole hitter in baseball. Over the last two years his OPS has been nearly .900! So he isn't Albert Pujols, but who is?What else do we need to see from him for him to get away from this 'mediocre' tab?
- Todd Boss - Nov 16, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Anyone who thinks Zimmerman is a "mediocre" hitter needs to go study his baseball-reference.com page. Or look at this page:http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2010-batting-leaders.shtmlWhere you'll find that last year, in somewhat of an off year for Zimmerman, he was in the league top ten in every one of these major offensive categories; AVG, OBP, Slugging, OPS, OPS+, WPA and WAR. All while providing gold glove caliber defense. You want to tell me who else in the league can do that? its a short list. If Zimmerman played for a contender he'd be a perennial MVP candidate.Dunn may end up accumulating numbers equivalent to a hall of famer, but to me he isn't. One all star appearance, zero top 20 MVP votes in his career. To me a Hall of Fame player transcends the game. Its not just about hitting 600 homers; its about leading your team to victory. At some point Dunn may consider this legacy and try to play for a winner so he does accumulate the accolades required of greatness. (coincidentally, replace "Adam Dunn" with "Bert Blyleven" in the previous paragraph and the argument still holds. Career mediocre pitcher who gets so much revisionist history HoF support that he'll easily be the worst player inducted if/when he gets the call).
- Anonymous - Nov 16, 2010 at 8:23 PM
I personally think that Bert Blyleven is a HoFer, real or imagined. He'll get his due and soon I hope. JTinSC
- Anonymous - Nov 16, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Can someone point me to the last winning team Ryan Zimmerman was a part of? Sure doesn't look it's ever happened while he's been in the majors.If you're going to knock Dunn, you have to knock Zimm for not being a 'winner' either.
- Todd Boss - Nov 16, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Zimmerman is the Nationals property, and will be for 6 years beyond his debut, at which point he may ask himself the same question that i posed; If he goes to play for Boston or NY and put up similiar numbers, he goes from being a very good player to an NVP candidate. Don't believe me? Go look at Mark Teixeira's numbers in the 3 seasons preceding his NY signing. He had better numbers across the board in 07 and 08. Suddenly in 2009 he's 2nd in mvp, gets a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and is named to the all star team. Yeah; its not a coincidence.The difference between Zimmerman and Dunn is that Dunn took FA money to come to a known last place team. Perhaps he didn't have a single other offer and he did what he had to do. But (for sake of argument) imagine if he gets a 5-year offer to play in Baltimore, where the short porch in RF almost guarantees him 600 homers for his career. What would that tell you about the player and his aspirations to greatness? If he re-signs w/ Washington at least he's trying to "build something."
- N. Cognito - Nov 16, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Anybody who knocks an athlete for being on bad teams loses all credibility in their postings.
- Another_Sam - Nov 16, 2010 at 11:38 PM
The mention of Camilo Pascual is a nice touch. I liked reading once again the names of Pascual, Lemon, and Killebrew. Three of the biggest names to ever take the field in this town, and three of the most prominent in my childhood memories. Thank you, Mark. I'm ready for spring.
- JayB - Nov 17, 2010 at 12:03 AM
Uggla is gone to ATL…..lots of moves by Fish…I think Nats are going to do the sloppy seconds approach yet again….whatever is left in Feb and March……Perez types yet again.
- NatBiscuit - Nov 17, 2010 at 2:40 AM
Good Grief. Ugla is a one year rental. The Nats would have had to give up Espinosa to get him. Good non trade!!!
- JayB - Nov 17, 2010 at 10:13 AM
I agree that that is a bad trade….My point is the the Fish and other teams are going hard to effect there plan…..Nats plan for the winter is going nowhere at all….why because that is the plan…as it has been for each prior year…..sit back and wait for whatever is cheap and left over in March. Am I wrong this year….I hope so…..am I wrong about the past…no
- Anonymous8 - Nov 17, 2010 at 2:55 PM
The only way you make a trade like that is to get an extension built-in before you do it like the Phillies did with Halladay. Most rentals never work out except the Cliff Lee deal(s).Wonder how that Oswalt deal will look after next season if Happ has a big year in Houston!
- Anonymous8 - Nov 17, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Speaking of 2nd basemen, Espinosa hit for a cycle!http://www.nationalsdailynews.com/columnists/post.cfm?blog=hendo&id=751&story=danny-espinosa-logs-a-rare-cycle-in-pr-ball&s=rss
- TeamH14 - Nov 17, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Sign Adam Dunn. He's still our best option offensively and will improve some defensively.


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Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which Tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If shes ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The Hunger Games Release Date
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February 17, 2014
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Natalie Dormer has never been a woman who has trouble going for it. Shes done nudity, corsets and all sorts of general weirdness; so, it probably shouldnt come as a shock to anyone that shes willing to cut her hair for a role. In this case, she was apparently willing to shave her head, or at least half of it for both parts of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
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January 20, 2014
David O. Russell Compares Jennifer Lawrence's Hunger Games Contract To Slavery
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January 14, 2014
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Cookie plays Cookiness Evereat, and he and his friends must face the challenges of the Hungry Games, which include pestering monkeys, food-centric puzzles, and lessons in finding patterns. The tributes have to stop and think. And it's tricky. Or as Cookie puts in his signature clunky vernacular, "Boy, being strong heroine of an entire franchise hard work!"
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November 18, 2013
Which Key Role Did Catching Fire Recast After The Hunger Games?
The cat may have been hired for its excellent hissing abilities, but it looked nothing like the Buttercup described in the book, as a "hideous-looking cat" with a coat either the color of rotting squash or a buttercup flower, depending on who you asked. Katniss's younger sister Prim loves Buttercup, and Katniss can't stand him; believe it or not the cat plays a pretty significant role in the third book
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November 13, 2013
Operation Kino 139: The Future Of Marvel And Of Dumb Hunger Games Merchandising
This week we're processing both the weekend performance of Thor: The Dark World and Marvel Studio's giant deal with Netflix to talk about the future of Marvel comics, and how in the coming years pretty much everything Disney makes will all be linked together.
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November 12, 2013
Are Hunger Games Theme Parks On Their Way?
There are makeup and nail polish lines and Subway sandwich tie-ins and an entire fake magazine dedicated to its fancy clothes. So of course The Hunger Games was going to wind up with a theme park, no matter how cringingly out-of-step with the book's messages that might actually be
by Katey Rich
November 8, 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Poised To Break The November Box Office Record
Lionsgate and Summit knew that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire would be a huge hit-- that's why they shelled out more than twice the budget of the original film for the upcoming sequel. But will it have a hard time being as big as its predecessor?. Deadline got their hands on the earliest tracking numbers for Katniss's next adventure, and if all goes well, Catching Fire would easily break the record for the biggest-ever November opening
by Katey Rich
October 31, 2013
Thor, Katniss, And The Minions Are The Year's Most Popular Movie-Related Halloween Costumes
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by Kristy Puchko
October 30, 2013
Here's Why Catching Fire Looks So Much Better Than The Hunger Games
Where did all that money go? Well, like I said, a lot of it you can see on the screen-- director Francis Lawrence was able to shoot in both Georgia and Hawaii, while Hunger Games director Gary Ross was limited to just North Carolina, and he added five days to the production schedule. Another $10 million went to boosting the effects budget, which is why Katniss and Peeta's flaming Capitol outfits look so much better this time
by Katey Rich
October 30, 2013
Catching Fire's Final Trailer Reveals The New Arena At Last
It's taken until less than a month before the film opens, but we're finally getting a look at the inside of the arena for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and that one reveal has suddenly made the sequel look like the must-see it ought to be
by Katey Rich
October 28, 2013
The Starving Games Trailer Is Exactly The Lame Hunger Games Parody You Expected
The trailer actually give away what I assume is the entire movie. Then again, its basically just the original Hunger Games with, but with bad jokes. Then, at the end of the clip, Friedberg and Seltzer cram in more jokes to capitalize on such pop-culture touchstones as Tim Tebow, The Lord of the Rings, Angry Birds, Avatar and, of course, The Avengers.
by Sean O'Connell
October 8, 2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Set Photos Reveal A Battle Location
If you haven't read The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, these shots from the set of the movie version probably don't make much sense to you-- how does an old mill fit into this futuristic world in which kids fight each other in an arena? Fans of the book aren't exactly going to look at that building and immediately know where it fits in, but it's not hard to guess that, at some point in the battle for the future of Panem, Katniss Everdeen and other freedom fighters wind up paying a visit to this dilapidated spot
by Katey Rich
October 7, 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Reveals IMAX Effects And Insane Ticket Sales (Already!)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire doesn't open in theaters until November 22, but based on what we're seeing today, it might be the only movie anybody is talking about between now and then. The excitement is all over the place
by Katey Rich
October 2, 2013
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Adds American Horror Story Actress
How Rabes character will fit into the world of Panem will be detailed below, which will offer spoilers for Catching Fire and Mockingjay. So, if you havent read the books and dont want anything spoiled, considered yourself warned...
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September 17, 2013
Julianne Moore Confirmed As President Coin In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
In The Hunger Games and soon in Catching Fire, Donald Sutherland has created an indelible portrait of evil power as President Snow, the leader of a government so cruel that it keeps its people in check by sending children to fight to the death in the Hunger Games. But it's time for another person to take on a position of power and challenge Snow, so naturally that person is
Julianne Moore?
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Adds 90210 Veteran As Messalla
You may not recognize Ross unless you're a fan of the new 90210, on which he played Charlie Selby for nine episodes, or caught him as Kevin in Jeff Who Lives At Home, the kid whom Jason Segel's nutty character befriends thanks to what he believes is a sign from the universe. He's also Diana Ross's son, if you're into that kind of thing
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Has Found Finnick's Annie
Lionsgate, according to a release, revealed that Australian actress Stef Dawson has been selected to play Cresta in the two-part Mockingjay adaptation, which will be directed by Francis Lawrence. Cresta is the District 4 victor from the 70th Hunger Games.
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Strengths: Excellent powder blush and lip glosses; some good makeup removers; praiseworthy powder foundation; an impressive mascara.
Weaknesses: Blatantly dishonest claims; several products contain irritating ingredients, including volatile fragrance chemicals; no products for managing acne or skin discolorations; jar packaging; disappointing foundation primers.
Korres is a Greek cosmetics line, and if memory serves, we believe this is the first line from that country we've ever reviewed, and given how long we've been reviewing products, that's saying something! The line was started by a husband and wife team, George Korres (a pharmacist) and his wife Lena. They wanted to build a product line based on the principles of homeopathy, a form of alternative medicine involving the administration of various herbal tinctures. As the story goes, the products concocted in the couple's Athens pharmacy became a hit with the locals and within a few years the Korres skin-care and makeup product line was created—its concept being to take a natural approach. Now, where have we heard that before, h-m-m-m-m, let me think, oh yeah, EVERYWHERE!
Homeopathy is a specific style of alternative medicine that is far more a mystery than science because very little research exists proving its efficacy. Plus, none of the studies have been duplicated, and one study alone proves nothing. Anecdotally, there are followers who strongly believe in this method of healing. The theory behind these treatments assumes that you can treat disease with minute amounts of watered down substances that are meant to cause effects similar to the disease's symptoms. You then build up an immunity to these effects, and then to the disease, much the way you would with an inoculation. Even if this were the case, however, skin care in general is unrelated to a disease state.
In terms of "natural," Korres formulas are indeed packed with plant extracts, a veritable cornucopia of plants that make it sound more like you're wandering in an arboretum than looking at a skin-care product. As attractive and natural as the ingredient list appears, there is no research whether or not these combinations have any impact on improving the appearance of your skin. Alternative medicine is certainly an option, but without more evidence you are spending a lot of money hoping you will get results. Cleaning skin, exfoliating, reducing skin discolorations, protecting skin from the sun, reducing acne, and giving skin the substances it has lost as a result of sun damage is not alternative, it is mainstream knowledge, and the ingredients that do these things can be natural or synthetic.
If anything, what you end up getting from many Korres products are ordinary formulations with a mix of questionable exotic and ordinary plant extracts. While Korres boasts of not using synthetic ingredients in their products, they actually use quite a few, making lots of their products about as natural as polyester. They also include plant extracts that are problematic for skin. What is it with these companies, claiming that their products are all natural and claiming that they exclude all the "evil" synthetic ingredients other companies use, but then they turn right around and include those synthetic ingredients that they claimed were bad for your skin?!
There also are other problems with Korres products that are just foolish and speak to the lack of science on any level in the formularies (e.g., jar packaging that won't keep the plant extracts stable and below-par sunscreens—we mean really limited sun protection, which is just dangerous). All of the salespeople we encountered at Sephora (the primary sales location for Korres products in the United States) echoed the same sales pitch, that Korres is as natural as picking an apple from a tree; but we wouldn't sit down and eat these as a snack, that's for sure.
Overall the Korres skin-care options leave much to be desired, especially if you're trying to avoid irritating ingredients or are struggling with acne, rosacea, or skin discolorations. Some of the sun protection products are sketchy due to their below-standard SPF ratings (so much for homeopathy and alternative medicine being good for skin; this is bad medicine from any perspective). However, Korres did hit several home runs with their makeup, and the price point isn't unreasonable.
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Major Section: PROGRAMMING
The macro mbe
(``must be equal'') can be used in function definitions in
order to cause evaluation to use alternate code to that provided for the
logic. An example is given below. However, the use of mbe
can lead to
non-terminating computations. See defexec, perhaps after reading the present
documentation, for a way to guarantee termination (at least theoretically).
In the ACL2 logic, (mbe :exec exec-code :logic logic-code)
; the value of exec-code
is ignored. However, in raw Lisp
it is the other way around: this form macroexpands simply to exec-code
ACL2's guard verification mechanism ensures that the raw Lisp code is
only evaluated when appropriate, since the guard proof obligations generated
for this call of mbe
are (equal exec-code logic-code)
together with
the proof obligations from exec-code
. See verify-guards and, for general
discussion of guards, see guard.
The form (mbe :exec exec-code :logic logic-code)
expands in the logic to
the function call (
logic-code exec-code)
. The guard for
(must-be-equal logic exec)
is (equal logic exec)
. We recommend that
you use mbe
instead of must-be-equal
because the use of keywords
eliminates errors caused by unintentially reversing the order of arguments.
The :exec
and the :logic
code in an mbe
call must have the same
return type; for example, one cannot return (
* *)
while the
other returns just a single value. Also, the :exec
code may not itself
contain any calls of mbe
(or must-be-equal
Also see mbt, which stands for ``must be true.'' You may find it more
natural to use mbt
for certain applications, as described in its
. Suppose that you want to define
factorial in the usual recursive manner, as follows.
(defun fact (n) (if (zp n) 1 (* n (fact (1- n)))))But perhaps you want to be able to execute calls of
on large
arguments that cause stack overflows, perhaps during proofs. (This isn't a
particularly realistic example, but it should serve.) So, instead you can
define this tail-recursive version of factorial:
(defun fact1 (n acc) (declare (xargs :guard (and (integerp n) (>= n 0) (integerp acc)))) (if (zp n) acc (fact1 (1- n) (* n acc))))We are now ready to define
using mbe
. Our intention is that
logically, fact
is as shown in the first definition above, but that
should be executed by calling fact1
. Notice that we defer
guard verification, since we are not ready to prove the correspondence
between fact1
and fact
(defun fact (n) (declare (xargs :guard (and (integerp n) (>= n 0)) :verify-guards nil)) (mbe :exec (fact1 n 1) :logic (if (zp n) 1 (* n (fact (1- n))))))Next, we prove the necessary correspondence lemmas. Notice the inclusion of a standard book to help with the arithmetic reasoning.
(include-book "books/arithmetic/top-with-meta")We may now do guard verification for(defthm fact1-fact (implies (integerp acc) (equal (fact1 n acc) (* acc (fact n)))))
, which will allow the execution
of the raw Lisp fact
function, where the above mbe
call expands
simply to (fact1 n 1)
(verify-guards fact)Now that guards have been verified, a trace of function calls illustrates that the evaluation of calls of
is passed to evaluation of calls of
. The outermost call below is of the logical function stored for
the definition of fact
; all the others are of actual raw Common Lisp
ACL2 !>(trace$ fact fact1) NIL ACL2 !>(fact 3) 1> (ACL2_*1*_ACL2::FACT 3) 2> (FACT 3) 3> (FACT1 3 1) 4> (FACT1 2 3) 5> (FACT1 1 6) 6> (FACT1 0 6) <6 (FACT1 6) <5 (FACT1 6) <4 (FACT1 6) <3 (FACT1 6) <2 (FACT 6) <1 (ACL2_*1*_ACL2::FACT 6) 6 ACL2 !>
You may occasionally get warnings when you compile functions defined using
. (For commands that invoke the compiler, see comp and
see certify-book.) These can be inhibited by using an ignorable
form. Here is a simple but illustrative example. Note that
the declarations can optionally be separated into two declare
(defun foo (x y) (declare (ignorable x) (xargs :guard (equal x y))) (mbe :logic x :exec y))
Finally, we observe that when the body of a function contains a term of the
form (mbe :exec exec-code :logic logic-code)
, the user is very unlikely
to see any logical difference than if this were replaced by logic-code
ACL2 takes various steps to ensure this. For example, the proof obligations
generated for admitting a function treat the above mbe
term simply as
. Function expansion, :use
rules, and generation of constraints for
functional instantiation also treat the above mbe
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Just this morning I finished Francisco Goldman's "Say Her Name," an autobiographical novel about the death of his young wife, the writer Aura Estrada. The book has won many accolades, and is included on this year's American Library Association Notable Books List.
The basic story is that Goldman was an established writer in his early 50s when he fell in love with and in 2005 married the emerging Mexican writer, Aura Estrada, who was in her mid 20s. Just short of their second anniversary, she died following a swimming accident on a beach in Mexico.
Goldman casts the story of their courtship and marriage, her death, and his life since then, in sections that move in time and in place. It has the sense of how one would expect such a story to be told, with one memory providing a nudge that reminds the author of something else that seems unrelated and yet highlights or foreshadows what will come. This backing and forthing continues until finally at the end of the book, Goldman describes what happened on the beach that day and just after.
I was interested in why Goldman chose to tell this story in a novel instead of as a memoir. What he said in an interview in the Paris review, "I have never liked the memoir form because I tend to think that memory fictionalizes anyway. Once you claim that you are writing a narrative purely from memory you are already in the realm of fiction."
What a perfect book for book groups--there is the marital relationship made more interesting with the difference in their ages, the intense relationship between Aura and her mother, the striving of Aura as a writer with a dream of success, her balancing of Mexico and America, and of course the exploration of grief and loss. I doubt I'm the only reader who takes a little too much interest in what writers are like, and so book groups can add the added incentive of looking into these closets and cupboards.
I'm reflecting on my own internal score for this book--Goldman writes so well, well enough that this tribute to Aura is worthy of her, and I sensed that he was honest about himself, even when being honest meant revealing things that I didn't much like. Thinking a little more about it, I see that this book grew on me in a way that I admire. I wasn't instantly pulled in, but Goldman managed to make me want to know more, to continue to read about Aura, and to fathom and face his loss.
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