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Only 32 miles long and 12 miles wide this incredibly beautiful sub-tropical island rises to almost 6000 feet at its highest point.
Lush green unspoiled countryside, terraced farms and vineyards vie with the spectacular mountains, pine forests, waterfalls and craggy cliffs. Flora in abundance – hydrangeas, orchids, hibiscus, no wonder Madeira is called the Floating Garden.
Dining out
In the evenings life continues apace. There are hundreds of restaurants from the first class to the family business where service excels. Lots of island dishes, in particular the fresh Atlantic fish, are delicious, do sample the 'espetada' – beef cooked over a fire of laurel and served on a skewer.
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Or at least of our personal experience of these islands! We can advise you on hotels, fly/drive, eating out, sports, walking, night life, we have the answers to most questions and can find the ones we don't have.
Things to do
There are 600 miles of walks, some are quite challenging and walking shoes would prove useful. Watersports abound (subject to weather) with scuba diving, deep sea fishing and dinghy sailing. Sea bathing is quite safe and there are Lidos on the outskirts of Funchal. It is useful to know that the north coast is 2° - 3° cooler.
Car hire
A hired car gives you so much freedom and adds an extra dimension to any holiday, but particularly in Madeira as some of the greatest pleasures are to be found in the countryside. We would be delighted to quote you prices, including baby seats if required.
Local best buys: Embroidery, tapestry, Madeira wines, wickerwork, shoes, leather goods, flowers.
What to do on your Madeira holiday
We have known Madeira for over 30 years, so if there is something you need…
Many people don't realise how much Madeira has to offer for all age groups, whether it is sporting activities including golf, cultural, nature or just relaxing in a superb spa, the island will have something for you.
To give you just a hint - below are just some of the many things to do in Madeira. If you have a special interest not covered here, you can either contact us using the enquiry form on this site or telephone us on 01425 480400, we would be happy to help.
Walking and hiking in Madeira
There are 600 miles of walks, many alongside the Levadas, these are water courses running around the mountains and through forests and valleys and were built by the first settlers to carry water to inaccessible farmland. Today they are on of the islands greatest attractions providing stunning walks some of which are quite challenging, walking shoes would definitely prove useful.
Along these irrigation channels you will come across fauna and flora hardly found elsewhere in the world. Bird life includes the long toed pigeon (Columba Trocaz), Zino's petrel (Pterodroma Madeira), the Maderia Firecrest (Regulus Ignicapillus Madeirensis) and the Madeira Chaffinch. Trees and shrubs, many of which are unique to the island, are too numerous to mention here. But if nature is what interests you we can arrange for a guided tour alternatively you can stroll some of the less challenging walks and levadas on your own.
Beautiful Gardens in Madeira
As one would expect of an island referred to as the Floating Garden of the Atlantic, Madeira has many exotic gardens that can be visited, here we list a few, there are many more, lesser known, gardens that we can provide information on.
The Botanical Gardens, Quinta do Bom Sucesso – have more than 2,000 exotic plants from all over the world and is now also considered a centre of science in the struggle to protect endangered plant species. On the outskirts of Funchal the Botanical Gardens are well worth a visit whether you are an enthusiast or just enjoy nature at its best. Open daily from 9am to 6pm
Palheiro Gardens – next to the Palhiero Golf course and the Casa do Palheiro hotel these gardens have lovely panoramic views, spacious lawns and lakes and some of the rarest and most valuable exotic plants in the world. About 15 minutes from Funchal and open Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30 pm.
Monte Palace Tropical Garden – located in Quinta Monte Palace, which belongs to the José Berardo Foundation, these gardens have 100,00 species of plants from all over the world as well as native plants, orchids, and oriental garden and koi fish. Just outside Funchal, Monte can be reached by bus, taxi or cable car.
Orchid Garden - Jardim Orquídea. This garden has more than 50,000 plants and its orchid jungle is one of a kind in Europe. They also research and develop new orchids and have bottled baby orchids that you can purchase and bring home as hand luggage. Located close to the Botanical Gardens open everyday 9.30am to 6pm.
There are many other gardens well worth a visit in Madeira, the sheer variety and lovely locations make it an experience not just for the keen gardener but as a delightful holiday experience. More information is available from our office or from our excellent and knowledgeable representative on the island.
Beaches in Madeira
Contrary to popular belief Madeira does have beaches, admittedly they are mostly smooth basalt pebble beaches, but they do give you access to the clear waters around the island.
Calheta Beach in Calheta on the south west coast is a man-made golden sand beach. Also in this area are the pebble beaches of Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar these are popular with surfers.
Around Funchal are some of the pebble beaches referred to above, but if you are out and about on the island you will find other beaches with the dark grey sand that you find in places like the Canary Islands.
Seixal is a pretty little town on the north coast and there is a small dark sand beach call Praia da Laje here which also has two natural swimming pools, in the same area is the dark sand Jamaica's Beach.
São Vicente and Ponta Delgada, again in the north, are popular with windsurfers and there are other water based sports facilities in this area, this popularity has led to swimming and sunbathing facilities being added at Ponta Delgada and the breakwater there has resulted in a beach in the small bay.
Madeira may not be the beach destination of Europe but it does have enough for pleasant days out by the sea.
Water sports in Madeira
Water sports abound, naturally subject to weather, with scuba diving, deep sea fishing and sailing (dinghies) windsurfing, waterskiing, canoeing and more. Sea bathing is quite safe and there is a Lido on the outskirts of Funchal.
Fishing - Madeira is winning international fame as a first class destination for deep water sea fishing. It is one the best locations in the world to fish for blue marlin of over 500 kg, thanks to abundance of tuna and tuna like species in these deep waters.
Diving - Beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean lies a fantastic underwater garden. Diving in Madeira is a unique experience.
Jet Ski and Water Ski - Jet skiing and water skiing are fine ways to enjoy the sea and the Madeira coast, which unfurls itself in green folds around the water's edge.
Surf and Windsurfing - If it's adrenaline you're after, then the Madeira coast is the place Jardim do Mar, Paul do Mar and Sao Vicente all offer excellent surfing, with waves able to stir even the stout-hearted. Windsurfing conditions are also very good. Ten years ago a native of Madeira won the world championship!
It is useful to know that the north coast is 2°-3° cooler.
Golf in Madeira
The mild climate makes Madeira ideal for golf. The Madeira Golf and Country Club at Santo da Serra, 15 miles from Funchal, has hosted the Madeira Open part of the PGA European Tour, since 1993. In 2007 it was held in March as soon as dates are confirmed for 2008 we will post more information here. A second continuous 18 hole course is available at the stunningly beautiful Palheiro Golf.
Santo da Serra Golf
Redesigned in 1991 by Robert Trent Jones into a 27 hole golf course, this is in a spectacular landscape. The Machico and the Desertas courses are usually the ones played on the Madeira Island Open these are nicely challenging for the golfer but also blend well with the natural environment. With four optional Tees at each hole the player can choose the difficulty from a relaxed game or a more challenging test.
Golf stars, many of them Ryder's Cup players, are witness to the excellent quality of Santo da Serra's fairways and greens. Semi-roughs and roughs provide evidence of the meticulous care given to the courses conditions.
Only 20 minutes from Funchal Santo da Serra has a newly renovated Club House with restaurant and bar and a terrace with views to the practice area which has two putting greens, chipping green, bunker practice and driving range.
Naturally there is a pro shop and buggies and trolleys are provided.
Palheiro Golf
Palheiro Golf is situated in the hills to the east of Funchal near the Quinta do Palheiro gardens and the Casa do Palheiro hotel, it has fantastic views of the sea and Funchal Bay. An 18 hole par 72 course designed by Cabell Robinson with two holes replaced in 2003 it skillfully winds around the Palheiro Estate which is famous for its Pine Forests and lush vegetation. With regular tournaments and challenges this is a popular course with visitors to the island including many international players who attend the Madeira Open.
Facilities include a six hole Academy Course for all levels, a chipping green with bunkers, putting green, warm up driving range, practice nets, PGA professional and team, club and buggy and hand trolley hire and a fully equipped Pro shop. What more could you want? Oh yes, the Clubhouse, it is stylish with a superb restaurant run by the Relais & Chateaux, Casa do Palheiro hotel.
For guests wishing to do a two centre Porto Santo the sister island with its 9 km sand beach also has a 27 hole course designed by Seve Ballesteros. For more information on this do please contact us.
Spas in Madeira
Due to the very high quality of hotels on offer there is a good range of Spas on the island. Each hotel spa has its own theme and range of therapies many of which we have mentioned in more detail on the relevant hotel page. Many of our staff have visited and some have been fortunate enough to try the Spas too, do take advantage of their personal experience and knowledge.
Madeira Wine visits
Madeira Wine – there are many wineries that you can visit and taste the surprising range of Madeira wines and of course there is the wine festival each year. This year it is from 31 Aug to 2 September.
Cultural and Architectural Interest
There are 23 museums covering Art, Photography, the history of the island, Madeira wine, a toy museum and much more – we can give you more information on these. The range of Churches and interesting buildings abound.


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FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A good night's sleep when you're pregnant may help keep your blood pressure levels normal, new research suggests.
Pregnant women who got less than six hours of nightly sleep during early pregnancy had systolic blood pressure readings in their last trimester that were nearly 4 mm/Hg higher than women who slept nine hours nightly, the study found. And women who got less than five hours of sleep increased their odds of developing preeclampsia -- a serious pregnancy complication related to high blood pressure -- more than ninefold.
On the other hand, getting too much sleep could also be a problem: women who reported sleeping more than 10 hours a night in their first trimester had more than a twofold increase in the risk of developing preeclampsia, according to the study published in the October issue of the journal Sleep.
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Is Getaround Lost?
Getaround is a great idea. That's what makes it so painful that the current experience leaves so much to be desired. I expect a lot more from Getaround, especially considering they just raised $13.9M in funding last year.
Recently, I referred a friend of mine to Getaround. She has a relatively new model car she drives only occasionally and it's at a great location in San Francisco. It's nearly perfect for Getaround.
Unfortunately, Getaround has not been perfect for her.
To participate in Getaround Instant, which lets a renter access a car without having to meet the owner for a key exchange, some specially installed electronics are required. Unfortunately these electronics don't work well inside my friend's parking garage, which Getaround discovered only after trying to install them.
To work around this, the company proposed attaching a lockbox to her car. They asked my friend to measure the size of her car key "down to the millimeter!" Instead they should have offered to have someone go meet her to measure the key.
Once she did send them the measurements, they found out their lockbox wasn't big enough. They had to call a meeting to discuss options. Over the course of this process (which has lasted more than a month), there has been at least one time where the company has not gotten back to her for a week. So add poor communication to an already bad experience.
My friend did have one successful rental. Someone rented her car for a weekend and it worked out great. But to cap things off, while she was out for an hour and a half, more recently someone else tried to rent her car. There was no advance notice, and because the Getaround Instant still isn't in place, there's no way for the person to rent the car. That's an entire weekend rental lost. My friend wants to rent her car out but can't.
I love the concept of Getaround and I'm excited that big name investors like Marissa Mayer and Menlo Ventures have the vision and foresight to invest in a company with such incredible potential to disrupt the future of transportation. I just hope the company can get its act together when it comes to turning that vision into reality.
The Quantified Self: Big Data Isn't A Substitute for Self-Motivation
I read Danny Sullivan's post on the Quantified Self and Big Data with great interest. His terrific article is entitled How my body rejected activity trackers and the 'quantified self'.
As someone fascinated by the intersection of Big Data in our business and personal lives, I am fascinated by others' experiences with the application of Big Data in their own lives. I especially liked Danny's comment about the importance of "little data," data that can come from wrist-based tools for tracking daily activities.
For me, motivation does not come from data. Motivation comes from personal desire. Back in my grade school days I was that kid whose mom always asked the school to put at the front of the water-fountain line so I wouldn't be dehydrated. I lagged at the back of the pack during cross-country runs. Never did I imagine I would be able to run marathons or complete an Ironman, both of which I have been fortunate to do.
Motivation comes from the support of friends, from competition, from interest, from need, or from the desire to please or help others.
Motivation comes from many areas but most importantly it comes from you.
When it comes to finishing an Ironman or for finishing anything for that matter–a college degree, a blog post, or the incorporation documents to start your own company–the most important factor in motivating is you.
No device, however savvy, whether it be a stand-alone mobile device or the latest app for your iPhone, can motivate you. These devices and applications can supply you with the data you need to gauge your progress, to measure yourself, or to see how you compare with others, as in the case of services like Strava.
All that data can be input into your personal motivation toolkit. Amidst all the numbers, the calorie counts, the heart rate measurements and the other numeric fanciness, it is easy to lose track of what really drives motivation.
When it comes to motivating, the only mobile device we really need to worry about is that ancient, often fickle, and frequently self-doubt inducing yet remarkably effective one we already have–our own brain.
David Feinleib is the author of Big Data Demystified and producer of The Big Data Landscape.
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Mashable predicted that Responsive Web Design would be 2013's trend for many websites. On the other hand, community-based approaches, or shall we say "social networking", has become the main focus of many sites, business or otherwise, to attract viewers into their online pages. Facebook is on the verge of re-designing their main user page, their News Feeds, to be exact, to be more adept when being accessed via smartphones or tablets. So what's your move for your own online presence?
Online Communities
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even social blogs like Tumblr have made it all too clear that making audiences involved and appreciated will attract others via referral or curiosity. Social networking has become an essential when one is considering to be prominently known in the World Wide Web, whether you're just tweeting, posting an Instagram photo of your food, looking for online opponents or team-ups for a round of poker or WoW, or wanting to know why someone blogged about flying kites. Even if you're into popular activities like online gaming, fashion or sports, the mere fact that the trend is overpopulated with "expert" websites means having followers involved interactively in your website may just give you an edge above the competition. Take online gaming leader partypoker for example. Their website has adapted a community-centric approach, relying on their users' trust towards them, providing them with secure playing environments as well as up-to-date information about poker competitions, poker players and other related information. The poker site not only makes itself available through social media channels, it also makes sure that it provides easy access client support online, making it more approachable and interactive, thus attracting more users.
Responsive Web Design
Going back to social media giant Facebook, the new upcoming change has been headlined as "Goodbye Clutter. Hello bright, beautiful stories." While still maintaining its community-based social networking forte, it has been under development to make the interface uniform in any type of viewing platform, whether you're using a laptop, your iPhone or iPad, or any of your chosen Android gadget. Other than focusing on a uniform, streamlined look, it is also re-emphasizing the design to focus on the user's actions, and not just what they did on Facebook. As defined by Ethan Marcotte in his article in AListApart.com, "Responsive web design (RWD) is a web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience—easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices (from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones)."
It may sound overwhelming but mind you, despite Facebook being a trendsetter in the internet game, it was not the first one to transition to RWD despite being forerunners of community-based approaches. Time, Harvard University, Mashable and even quaint small business like Tattly have already transitioned to RWD making access smoother whatever gadget you're using. Then again, such mentioned approaches are still up to you and will depend on factors that you consider important in getting attention from internet users. Research more and then decide. It's your call.
Being Ousted As Founding CEO Is A Rite Of Passage
I'm introducing a new feature of my blog called "Dear VCDave." I advise many entrepreneurs and each week I receive a number of practical, real-world questions. These are day to day operating issues, from "The investors are replacing me as CEO, what's your advice?" to "My co-founder is moving to another city to be with his fiancee, what's the best way to handle?"
While I've traditionally shared the answers to these questions with those asking them directly in emails and phone calls, a number of entrepreneurs have asked that I share these questions and answers in a format others can learn from — here they are.
DEAR VCDAVE: My investors are replacing me as CEO. What's your input on that?
– Ousted CEO
Congratulations! Consider it a rite of passage. If it makes you feel better, many great entrepreneurs have been ousted as CEO–Steve Jobs, for one. Getting fired sucks. It's even more painful when it's your baby, a company you created from nothing.
It's natural to question yourself and wonder what the investors thought was missing, regardless of what they say. Maybe they thought you couldn't raise money. Or that you weren't scaling with the company's growth. Perhaps they want to bring in someone of their own. Or they just have bad judgment.
You could, of course, fight your investors on the decision (see: Yahoo). You might win, but you'd better have some other investors lined up. More likely, you and they will destroy the company and they'll end up keeping what's left.
You'll have time for soul-searching later. It's probably a mix of many factors, some having to do with you, some having to do with the investors, others having to do with the situation. Don't let it get to you. Stay focused. Focus on keeping the business running. Sort out your equity and near-term compensation. Figure out your go-forward relationship with the company. Be helpful with the new CEO on-boarding process.
What You Can Learn From Apple's Insanely Great Customer Service
As regular readers of this blog will know, I've been on a customer service tear lately. That's because we've been scaling up customers at Speechpad at a record rate and interacting with a lot of them in the process. I'd read Delivering Happiness by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, but our recent growth rate has given me a new found appreciation — and involvement in — delivering great customer service.
This weekend I did the unthinkable and dunked my iPhone in water. Not a few drops of water but a full on bath. In other words, I needed a new phone. My first stop was verizonwireless.com. I know — what was I thinking? I reached a customer service rep on the web site who duly had me log into the web site to figure out that my next upgrade date was January of 2013. I inquired about other options and the rep suggested I buy one of their cheapest feature phones. A no-go.
I had heard and read good things about Apple store service so I headed over to the downtown San Francisco store to see what they could do. From the greeting at the door, to the service check-in, to my new phone, my total in-store time was under 40 minutes.
Most memorable for me was the Genius Bar. What a great concept – turning the idea of service into a bar with stools, a long counter, and service techs taking the place of bartenders. But first I was walked up the stairs to an Apple rep who checked me in for an appointment that would take place 10 minutes later. There's something awesome about finding out you have to make an appointment and then having that appointment be 10 minutes later.
I browsed the web and time flew by — about 15 minutes later a tech arrived to take a look at my phone. He returned a few minutes later and told me the replacement cost: $149. I was overjoyed. No shipping, no return process, no paperwork, just a few checkboxes and a signature on an iPad and voila: a new iPhone.
The toughest part was getting it registered on the Verizon network. Even the Apple Genius couldn't get that part to work until he consulted with someone else who showed a way to work around the Verizon registration system! Go figure.
And of course there was the wireless credit card swipe that let me pay right at the Genius table.
Some key takeaways:
- Personalized service, using my name
- A great environment that turned something usually dreaded (customer service) on its ear by converting it into a luxury experience — going to a bar
- Immediate exchange
- Low friction – no paperwork (just some electronic forms)
- An apology that things were "taking so long" (e.g. a whopping five minutes) when dealing with the Verizon registration issue
All in all, an insanely great customer service experience.
The Magic Of Immediate Customer Service
When it comes to customer service, there's nothing quite like delivering an immediate response.
Google optimizes the delivery of search results down to the last millisecond. That's because fast web sites delight people. They like it when web pages appear quickly, when sites are snappy and responsive. People love it when they order something on Amazon and they get the package on-time, as promised, two days later. The same holds true for customer service in every business.
When it comes to Speechpad, nothing makes me happier than a happy customer. Companies spend a lot of time putting CRM systems in place and hiring and training customer support people. Yet there remains nothing quite so magical as getting back to a customer immediately.
Not the next day; not in a few hours; right away. Granted, we can't always respond to customers immediately, but we try to get back to them immediately as often as possible. At Speechpad, customers have questions about uploading very large files, about pricing, about 24 hour turnaround. We try to address many of these questions through our web site and our FAQ.
Yet there's nothing customers like quite so much as knowing there's someone on the other end of their email or phone call who cares about getting their transcription done on time. As self-serve as our web site is, customers like to know, especially when they first start working with us, that we're dedicated to delivering great transcriptions.
And nothing makes me happier when it comes to customer service than responding to their inquiries immediately. There is something magical about immediate customer service. That means when an inquiry comes in, we respond right away.
Even in a hyper-connected world where dozens of new tweets appear every minute, getting back to people right away–truly right away–remains magical. There's simply no substitute for that level of immediacy and responsiveness, whether it's during the business day or on a night or weekend.
Highly responsive customer service not only shows you're responsive, it gives customers a positive feeling about your company. It differentiates you from the competition.
So when it comes to customer service, think about response times. Don't let emails sit in the queue until you have the perfect answer. Don't send an automated message. Send a personal reply and do it right away. Immediacy matters.
How Bad Customer Service Can Kill Your Business And What To Do About It
I was speaking with a Speechpad customer yesterday–let's call him John–who said, "I was just so happy to get a response. Some of the companies I contact I don't even hear back from." This customer does two to three weekly webcasts. He wanted to get them transcribed so they would be searchable and indexable in Google.
John told me that he's tried a number of different transcription services. Sometimes he'll submit a transcription and never hear back! Imagine it–a customer ready and willing to buy, a customer with a budget who never gets a response.
Our goal is to respond to customers within minutes after they contact us. Sometimes it takes us a few hours. But we make it a goal to respond very quickly. Responsiveness differentiates Speechpad from other companies in the industry.
In contrast, this morning I was on the phone with Garmin customer service. A few weeks ago my Garmin 500 bike GPS stopped working. I called Garmin and they set me up for a replacement. The Garmin rep on the phone told me that they would ship out a new unit to me right after they received the one I was sending in.
Sometimes customer service people just want to give you good news since they know you're having a bad experience. Any good news. The problem with this approach is that it sets a high expectation. And in this case, Garmin failed to deliver on that expectation. I had to call today because I still hadn't received the replacement unit even though Garmin received my GPS on April 23 — over two and a half weeks ago.
When it comes to customer service, the best approach is to tell people the truth. Can't give them a discount? Tell them that. Don't come up with excuses, just tell them the truth. Don't set expectations you can't deliver on–set expectations you can beat.
Bad customer service can kill an otherwise great product. Great customer service is part of the Whole Product Experience: everything that encompasses your product, from the product itself, to how that product is marketed and sold, and the service that goes with it.
Delivering great customer service increases customer loyalty, which in turn generates new business through referrals as those happy customers tell their friends and colleagues what a great experience they had with your company.
Great customer service can also help overcome early issues with a product. If a file upload fails or a web site doesn't work with a particular browser version, customer service can go a long way toward addressing those issues. And customers love getting fast replies. It shows that you're on it, you're with it, and that your company takes their business seriously. Plus, they're used to getting such slow replies from other companies that fast responses really wow them.
Customer service impacts how people perceive your product and company, and ultimately has a huge impact on whether they recommend your company to other people. Don't just think about the product — think about how you'll deliver it as part of the Whole Product Experience.
Should You Ever Fire A Customer?
Sometimes, you have to fire a customer. When you're in the business of making customers happy, it's a very difficult realization to come to. It's painful, but there is a certain satisfaction in bracing yourself for the decision and being able to say "no."
At Speechpad, demand for our transcription services is growing faster than during any previous quarter in the company's history. We're scaling our workforce as fast as possible, while keeping quality high and prices low. We have a choice about which work to take, and which not to.
Transcription for video is by far the fastest growing segment of our business. It's what has put Speechpad into hyper-growth mode. People get videos transcribed so that that video can be searchable, indexable, and discoverable. High-speed Internet and the ability to upload hundreds of megs of files, or to share them with us via Dropbox, Google Drive, and other file sharing services has made dealing with large video files a non-issue.
And people love video. It's one of the most compelling ways to engage – just look at the excitement around services like Socialcam and Viddy. But to make that video relevant and accessible, it needs to be available in text form. That's where Speechpad comes in.
In working with one particular customer, we realized we were doing a ton of extra work for the customer and that ultimately we weren't profitable. We were losing money on the work we were doing for this customer. Although we're highly focused on revenue growth, as a boot-strapped company, we take profitability very seriously. It's OK to lose money on a large customer if we're in the "startup" phase of a new vertical or new service, but at steady state, we should be profitable. We realized that simply wasn't the case. And the time we were investing in that customer was causing us to spend less time on areas that are bigger and can scale faster.
It was tough deciding to stop working with this customer especially because we could see that other companies were able to meet this customer's needs. They could do it and we couldn't. It is a tough, tough reality to face, but an incredibly valuable one. When put in the context of our other opportunities, not doing the unprofitable work and instead focusing on scaling our profitable work made a ton of sense. It was agonizing making the decision. But it was a relief once we made it.
It's painful, frustrating, and disappointing to fire a customer. But sometimes you've got to do it. Ultimately, the customer will be more successful and so will you.
Why Repinning Makes People Happy
If you go on Pinterest, you'll discover that people love repinning. According to one study, some 80% of pins are repins. Pinterest makes some very subtle and smart use of gaming dynamics, the same kind of dynamics that have made games from Zynga and sites like Facebook addictive and popular. Here are some key lessons to apply to your own products:
1. Repinning is easy. Repinning is incredibly low friction. You click, choose a category, and you're done. When you're dealing with a lazy user whose alternative is spending time watching TV – which requires no action other than clicking a remote from time to time, repinning is about as easy as it gets. Humans are lazy. Make things easy for them.
2. Repinning provides a dopamine kick. Dopamine, as I've written about previously, drives a lot of human action. It's core to the reward system of the brain. When people repin, they get a little hit of dopamine, a little rush from the feeling of accomplishment. It's the same feeling they get when they click on coins to collect them in Zynga games. Build the click click-reward dynamic into your own products. It's simple but highly effective.
3. Repinning makes something yours. Once you repin something, it's no longer a repin – it becomes your pin. It's yours. Your pin gets repinned. People like having things of their own.
4. Repinning is self-reenforcing. You get an email saying who and how many people have repinned your (re-)pin, causing a dopamine rush. There's a certain, subtle fulfillment in getting larger number of repins. When other people repin your pin, it provides validation. To make your own product self re-enforcing, give people validation and let them know when they've been validated.
5. By collecting pins, people share their aspirations. Pinning and repinning provide a form of self-identification and a way to share things that are aspirational: places you want to visit, homes you'd like to live in, styles you'd like to emulate, and so on. The Facebook timeline shows people who we were and are. Pinterest shows people who we aspire to be.
How Instagram Beat The Other Photo Sharing Apps
Picplz and Path are the ones you've heard of. But there are dozens more you haven't heard of. How did Instagram beat them out?
Back in September of 2010 I wrote 10 Ways To Apply Game Mechanics To Non Game Services. Instagram did just that. In addition to a great user interface, lightning fast filters, and Facebook (and other social networks) integration, Instagram got the game mechanics right.
The Instagram Popular Photos tab turned taking photos into a contest for the Instagram community. It built on the fun aspects of filters, the social aspects of sharing and liking, by adding a friendly form of competition. People wanted to see their photos appear on the Popular tab, and while the number of Likes a photo received wasn't the only factor that caused a photo to appear there, it was a big one.
There are many more reasons Instagram grew to 30M users in just over a year and a half–but one of the biggest is it's smart use game mechanics. After all, what user doesn't want to be Popular?
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder and ESPN personality Samantha Steele were engaged two weeks ago, on Monday the couple got married in a Wisconsin courtroom. Ponder, 27, and Steele, 27, were married by Court Commissioner Stephen Dunlap. It was an impressive display of the hurry up offense, considering the two began dating a little over two months ago. Steele will likely be on television a bunch in the upcoming weeks with Bowl Season starting. Ponder and the Vikings are still clinging to NFC playoff hopes.
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Sean Avery has brought spark, a little bit of offense and more discipline than most are used to seeing him have since returning to the New York Rangers earlier this month. Now Avery is tweeting about another present he would be giving Rangers fans telling everyone that he is in the process of bringing Henrik Lundqvist to twitter.
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Feds Baked Fraud Right Into the Pigford Pie
Fraud was not a bug but a deliberate feature of the staggeringly expensive looting spree known as the Pigford Pigout, by which any black person could collect $50,000 of reparations by claiming to be a farmer who was discriminated against by the federal government. On Document Dump Friday, the feds released a report entitled "Civil Rights: Additional Actions in Pigford II Claims Process Could Reduce Risk of Improper Determinations" (PDF). Dig deep enough through the bureaucratic B.S. and you will find this nugget of sincerity:
[…blah blah blah] by the terms of the settlement agreement, most claims must be evaluated based solely on the information submitted by the claimants and, as a result, the adjudicator of these claims has no way of independently verifying that information.
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"By terms of the settlement agreement" shows the fraud is baked right in. This is a feature, not a bug.
"most claims must be evaluated based solely on the information submitted by the claimants" means that a majority of claims are judged based only on statements by the person who stands to collect a $50,000 check.
"adjudicator of these claims has no way of independently verifying that information" means that there's no way for the person judging the claim to check for fraud.
Criminals are running the government; unsurprisingly, they rig the system to make it as easy as possible for their constituents — i.e., other criminals — to loot the public treasury. There are two kinds of people under a liberal government: dishonest parasites and the honest taxpaying suckers they prey on.
Not being black is no reason not to climb aboard the Pigford gravy train. The brazen vote-buying program has been opened up to women and Hispanics.
It's not free money. At $50,000 a vote, Democrats will be expecting looters to turn out even for the midterms.
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Date: 1910 ca.
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
Date: 1928 ca.
Description: The John MacDonald Tavern, built about 1852 about 2 miles west of Delafield, also known as the half-way house between Milwaukee and Madison.
Description: Zion Episcopal Church.
Date: 1963-04-29
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Date: 1851
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Date: 1906 ca.
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Date: 1915 ca.
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Date: 1894 ca.
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Date: 1908 ca.
Description: Lake and bridge road. Building in background.
Date: 1905 ca.
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Date: 1920 ca.
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Description: Nashotah Mission, cloister about 1915-20(?) Four people gathered in entrance.
Date: 1927 ca.
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Date: 1870
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Description: Nagowicka Roller Mills and mill race on river. Ducks entering water.
Date: 1930 ca.
Description: Front entrance detail of the Vanderpool farmhouse.
Date: 1913 ca.
Description: Ice House Bay and the lake. Man and dog standing on dock, man in canoe in water next to dock. Building on shore in background.
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by The Graduate I think that part of the reason that our family was never really considered true homeschoolers by some of our peers is because we had money. My dad is a brilliant businessman, and his success certainly did drive a wedge between us and our peers, and we were always viewed as different. It is true that we did the same things to save money that other homeschool families did, but we did them as our hobbies, not out of necessity. We never struggled with making the mortgage or worried about our cars breaking down. … [Read more...]
Class, College, and Courtship: Why the next generation of Quiverfull will probably be poorer than their parents
Jessa Duggar's Happily Ever After
by Melissa cross posted from her blog Permission To LiveSo Jessa Duggar is officially courting and seeing the headlines on news sites and the links people were sharing made me feel nauseous. Reading the articles where they are portrayed as a young couple making a quaint and cute (albeit different) choice when it comes to romance. And then reading the comments where clueless person after clueless person gushes admiration for the "values" and praises … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Dateable Girls Know How To Shut Up
by Justin Lookadoo, author of 'R U Dateable?' from Buzz Feed - Texas School Hosts Speaker Who Encourages Girls to 'Shut Up' to be 'Dateable' and from the Dallas Observer - Richardson High Schoolers Learned Today That "Dateable Girls Know How to Shut Up" "You're a girl. Be proud of all that means. You are soft, you are gentle, you are a woman. Don't try to be a guy. Guys like you because you are different from them. So let your girly-ness soar." … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Sincere Repentance?
by Doug Phillips of Vision Forum - True Repentance But repentance must be sincere. It must spring from "godly sorrow." Too often "repentance" is the experience of offering a half-hearted and self-serving apology to God and man, mixed with large amounts of blame-shifting, pride, and a desire to be done with the whole matter so you don't ever have to deal with it again. It is the "I have said I am sorry on my terms and in my way, and there is nothing more I need to do, so if that is not good enough for you, then you are the one in sin" attitude. … [Read more...]
Vision Forum Ministries Closing
by Suzanne Calulu cross posted from her blog True Love Doesn't RapeToday it was announced on Vision Forum Ministries site that in light of the Doug Phillips scandal that the ministry would be locking the doors and shuttering the building. They are completely shutting down. Here's what they've posted on the Vision Forum Ministries site. … [Read more...]
How Doug Phillips Wreaked Havoc On My Family
by Libby Anne cross posted from her blog Love Joy Feminism and Homeschoolers AnonymousMy parents homeschooled me K-12, and during those years they fell under the influence of several Christian leaders who spread toxic dogma and find their following within the Christian homeschool movement. My parents never followed Gothard, but they did follow both Michael Pearl and Doug Phillips. I've … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Under State Authority?
by Cindy from Get Along Home - You Want a Christian Nation? Christian public school parents, your children are not under your authority. If you think they are, try walking into their classrooms unannounced and directing them to do jumping-jacks all the way out the door to the car. Not only would you be escorted from the premises for disrupting class, your child herself would look at you as if you were insane, and then she would disobey you. Instead, she'd look to her teacher to get her out of this crazy situation. … [Read more...]
"We All Sin:" A 15 Step Path to Forgiveness for Doug Phillips
by Heather Doney cross posted from her blog Becoming WorldlyThe Doug Phillips affair scandal has rocked and shocked the Quiverfull and Christian Patriarchy world the past few days, so I figured I'd address one angle that to my knowledge hasn't been covered in depth yet: the path that Doug Phillips will try to take to "restoration" and "forgiveness." It usually seems to take about 15 steps. But first, some background: … [Read more...]
Fascinating Womanhood Review: The Male Ego
by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The Dragons I'm halfway tempted to have today's post be nothing but a collection of choice quotes from this chapter, because they almost entirely speak for themselves. However, like most of what Helen's says, it's all grounded in (unfortunately) common stereotypes about gender, so they are worth discussing. The chapter is titled "Masculine Pride," and I had a hard time identifying anything in it that I could agree with or tolerate. Beginning with this: … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Distinctly Feminine Fashion?
by Stacy McDonald of Ladies Against Feminism and Your Sacred Calling - Why We Wear Skirts... We have been so desensitized by our feministic culture that it's difficult to recognize the signs of our indoctrination. Check out Three Signs that Christians have been Desensitized by Feminism to see what I mean. Dressing modestly, but in a distinctly feminine fashion, is my daughter's and my way of living out the biblical principles we believe to be true and embracing who God has made us as women. … [Read more...]


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Ubuntu can be booted from a disk image(via Wubi), BeOS Personal is booted from a disk image by default, too. So my question is: Is it possible to use grub4dos(or standard grub or any other bootloaders) to boot a raw disk image of Windows XP (the file system is ntfs) which is created by dd? If it's possible, How to?
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I initially thought it was not possible, since although the you could get the boot-loader to read NTOSLDR from the image, XP has no loopback support for loading itself further from the image. In Windows 7, support was added to load itself from VHD images.
However, a thread over at boot-land.net describes a utility BOOT_IMG.exe which seems to do something along the lines of what you are asking for. Caveat emptor; I have not tried this myself.


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What do you keep in your RamBox?
Im hoping this is the right area...
But what does everyone store in their RamBox?
Now that winter is fast approaching (in Canada), it got me thinking as to what kind of emergency gear I can put in my truck. I plan on purchasing a road side emergency kit and keeping it in the RamBox. So what does everyone else use theirs for?
I keep my emergency kit in the top glove box in my cab... just in case... however, in my drivers side box I keep an ice scraper/snow brush and an umbrella... on the passenger side, the safe side when pulled over to the side of the road, I keep a small shovel, some tie downs, a small heavy knit blanket (for changing tires if needed) and a folding tire lug wrench and basic tool kit... you know, just in case I come across a Ferd that needs some help... I'm planning on getting a solar battery charger in the near future for those winter days that can hurt a battery...
Depending on the time of the year, bellow's what I currently roll on --
Two cordless drills, small supply of hand tools, battery jump box, a basketball, bath towels, a change of clothes & shoes, several sized ratchet straps, first aid kit, recovery strap & hitch, small detailing supplies, microfiber towels, safety flares, quart of 5W20, cable ties, portable air compressor, disposable camera.... and I think that's about it.
Oh and, good thread!
Awesome ideas!
I think I will definitely add the blanket, jumpers, socket set (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en) and a few other goodies listed.
I think as of this moment all I have is some Kevlar Hi-flex Gloves, 2 pairs of leather roper gloves (1 Insulated) and straps.
I was thinking of adding a few 1ft long pieces of 2x4 for use with a jack, for ground stability
I keep all samples, catalogs and other items that I need for my oilfield sales job in there...
Towing strap, hitch, jumper cables, and a small tool kit. I'll probably add more stuff, but I need to get some dividers first.
I want to wire up a 3000w inverter in mine...winter project.
To power what...?
Small children. Somehow they keep getting out. :LOL:
Slings, tow rope, jumper cables ratchet straps on one side.
Other side has a selection of basic electrical parts that I use when I happen to get a service call when I'm driving the grocery getter
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Great show with great music!Not every show you see has the perfect music in the perfect situation at the perfect moment. This show does, and it sets the mood perfectly. The story is fun, sad, entertaining, heartbreaking, and funny. Like most shows do, this one tries to wrap things up at the end, but it felt incomplete. Maybe they were going for the "leaving you wanting more" feeling. It's the only downside to this show, and ...Read more
One of the Best Dramas I've ever seen if not my favorite.Seriously, everything from the music to the characters' stories to the acting was really well done. There's never a dull moment, there's plenty of tears and laughs along the way that are spaced out nicely.
A lovely drama beautifully pieced together about friendship and love.Chic flick.
Although a little cliche for being able to read her thoughts....
... the beauty was not knowing who your soul mate is even if you share mutual feelings for one another
There are moments you laugh and moments you go *awwww*
Another great kdrama.I was kind of hesitant on starting this one because my cousin described it to me as kind of weird, but good. I wasn't sure what I was going to get myself into, but I figured if she loved it so much why not. I am so glad I did. There were definitely some weird moments, but I couldn't help but love this drama and the majority of it's character. It's such a cute show, I just wish it had ended a ...Read more


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James Bornemeier, a New York City-based writing and editing consultant and former journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Philadelphia Inquirer, presents the broad history of the Foundation's efforts to address addiction to drugs (as distinct from addiction to alcohol) in this chapter of the Anthology. Bornemeier, as the author of a similar wide-ranging review of the Foundation's efforts to curb smoking in an earlier Anthology, is well suited to write this chapter. He found that although there are some similarities between the Foundation's grantmaking in tobacco and drug addiction, its work to curb drug addiction lacked the long-term strategic focus and impact that characterized its tobacco work. Bornemeier concludes the chapter by exploring the reasons why the one (tobacco) was effective and the other (drug addiction) was less so.
In this chapter of the Anthology, Bornemeier writes that he has, "provided a snapshot of the major Foundation drug-addiction programs and an assessment of their overall impact. Having made more than 1,300 grants addressing drug addiction, in whole or in part, the Foundation has surely been a giant, but how in the coming years will its effectiveness be judged?"
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Turner Hall Restaurant is open again
A renovated Turner Hall Restaurant has reopened, after being closed for more than two years.
It reopened about a week ago. BMO Harris Bradley Center officials had said in August that the center would reopen the restaurant, which is across the street from the sports arena in Turner Hall, at 1034 N. 4th St. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Packers fans: Are you suited for reality TV?
Reality TV fans may be getting a dose of Wisconsin culture soon with a show focused on Wisconsin's faithful football fans. Apparently producers from the Style Network were in Green Bay on Friday looking for the most vivacious Cheeseheads to cast for a pilot to be filmed by the end of the year.
Packers wives are currently featured in "The Better Half" on WLUK-TV (Channel 11) in five Wisconsin TV markets, but the NBCUniversal-owned Style Network would bring Packer pride to a cable TV audience on the heels of shows like "Jerseylicious" and "Big Rich Texas." »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Boston Camerata recreates 'A Medieval Christmas' for Early Music Now
History has left us very few clues about what Christmas celebrations looked and sounded like in the Middle Ages.
For the musicians of the Boston Camerata, presented by Early Music Now at the St. Joseph Chapel Saturday, the lack of information inspired a melding of musicology and creativity in the creation of "A Medieval Christmas." »Read Full Article


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- At the end of the day, parents still want to be parents. Boardingware allows them to be more involved with their child's activity.
- Parents can sleep better at night knowing what their children are up to.
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- Get other Staff members using the system without any expensive training.
- Apply for leave from anything with a web browser.
- Intuitive software, no learning required.
- Save the hassle of having to do the same sign out every week.
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- Stay on track, by having your parents involved in your day-to-day activities.
- Reduce arguments with mum and dad, everything is recorded and secured so nothing is missed out.
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The two-year cycle. The Death-Knell. Inevitable demise.
Every other month, we see various anibloggers along the blogosphere announcing the predestined demise of anime blogging (the latest being Rabbitpoets and the most infamous being Scamp). With the advent of social media like Twitter and facebook, it seems like fans who usually flock to blogs for their anime fix have found new ways to amuse themselves. Twitter in particular has been a big hit as discussions and debate rage on in limited form months after the subject matter has concluded. Still, to proclaim that this is the end of anime blogging seems a tad premature. A quick look into blog aggregators like AnimeNano will show that there is still an abundance of blogs to cater to many a fan's fetish. New blogs pop in out and every other day. And with the summer holidays coming along, there is no doubt that there will be a minor boom hitting the blogosphere as lonely fans take refuge in the anime blogging community.
But nothing is ever certain based on perception. This is why I took it upon myself to conduct a little survey and investigation to get a first hand look into the state of aniblogging in 2011. With three years of experience writing detailed reports with supporting data, I'd like to think that I have the facilities to conduct this ambitious project. This research takes data in many forms, including a highly detailed quantitative analysis and interviews with well-established bloggers, prolific fans/commentors and anime forumites, as well as a statistical monthly breakdown of anime post efficiency from 2004 to 2011 (a highly sophisticated S.W.O.T. analysis and breakdown of data in conjunction with parts of the world were also assessed). Juggling this data has been quite a huge task in itself so I acquired the help of the rest of the SJ writers to format it properly. With the obscene amount of graphs and charts, I had to place them in spoilers in order to have this post be remotely readable. Hell, I even made this wide post template for the sole purpose of giving us more room to work with.
As you all know, I'm pretty into aesthetics and flash, so you can definitely expect some sexy graphs and charts to justify the data. We all know how boring long-winded reports and graphs can be, even for interesting subjects like anime and blogging. This is why I hope to add my own brand of flair to this otherwise bland subject. I really hope that you read fully and discuss my research, since this has taken me months of soul-sucking research during my summer holidays to conduct. This is a highly controversial subject matter and due to its very opinionated nature, I advise discretion, and I wish for you to discuss my findings in the comment section in a civilized manner. With this, I am confident that once and for all, we will finally have a sound understanding on anime blogging's footing in this modern age.
So first up, we will look at adoption rates of anime blogs in the past few years:
That about covers it for the analytical stuff. It was a bit TL;DR but it's better to hit every point objectively and in detail, rather than to forego it completely. This isn't the end of this post however, since below we will hear the final thoughts and conclusions of myself as well as my Sekijitsu colleagues. We all have very differing views on the subject matter so it is highly likely that we will cater to every demographic and viewpoint out there. Hit the jump to read up on our thoughts.


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O'Reilly: Losing your religion and voice
On Jan. 8, 1962, President John F. Kennedy wrote a letter expressing condolences on the death of James Cardinal Gibbons.
Kennedy, who rarely discussed his Catholicism, did so while describing the cardinal:
"He nobly expresses the essential traditions of my church in the United States ... the deep sympathy for the plight of the working man and of minorities, the steady concern for the betterment of society and mankind ..."
Thus, it was somewhat startling to see JFK's daughter, Caroline, invoke her father's name and describe herself as a "Catholic woman" when espousing a passionate defense of abortion rights at the Democratic National Convention.
President Kennedy never publicly commented on abortion and, indeed, his brother, Teddy, was ardently anti-abortion when he began his political career. Of course, that changed over time as Sen. Kennedy evolved into a liberal lion and enthusiastically entered the abortion-rights den.
Caroline Kennedy has to know that the Catholic Church condemns abortion. It is a mortal sin in the eyes of the institution. There is no debate on that.
So for her to describe herself as a Catholic woman in the context of promoting "reproductive rights" is a direct insult to her religion.
Why would she do that?
Other Catholic politicians like Mario Cuomo say they don't personally believe in abortion but respect the legal process that allows it. Not Caroline Kennedy — she openly told the world that she is an abortion crusader and the stated belief of her church be damned.
A Gallup poll says 24 percent of practicing Catholics believe abortion is morally acceptable. At first glance, that's hard to fathom but not when you analyze the landscape.
After Caroline Kennedy's speech, not one American Catholic leader publicly criticized her. There was complete silence from the archbishops.
Given a huge opportunity to explain why all life should be considered sacred, and why she is misguided — to say the least — the clerics passed. Call it the silence of the lambs.
It was obvious at the Democratic convention that President Obama and the Democratic Party are extremely bullish on "reproductive rights" and are using the issue to promote a fabricated "war on women" by the Republican Party. In response, the GOP has little to offer. It fears being branded "anti-woman."
But theologians don't have to run for office or curry favor with any group. They supposedly have a moral obligation to define their beliefs and stand up for what they consider God's will.
Abortion eliminates life. That's what the procedure does. Human DNA is present upon conception.
If the Catholic Church believes that abortion is against what God intended, then it should be just as adamant about stating its case as Caroline Kennedy is about stating hers.
It is not.
Bill O'Reilly is a veteran news anchor, host of Fox News show "The O'Reilly Factor," and author of the book "Who's Looking Out for You."
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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OverviewFeng Wei is a character first introduced in Tekken 5 and returns for Tekken 6. He is also slated to appear in the upcoming installment Tekken Tag Tournament 2. He is a Chinese Kenpo master. As a disciple of the "God Fist" style, by 20, Feng was the top student in his dojo. He killed his master because he scolded him for fighting outside the school. Feng enters The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 to retrieve the "Secrets of God Fist" scrolls, which were stolen by the Mishimas Tekken 5 Tekken 5 artwork for Feng WeiFeng Wei was raised as a disciple of a legendary Kenpo master (he was so skilled he was known as "Shinken", or "God Fist"). By the time he was 20, Feng was the best student the school had ever seen, but when Feng's master confronted Feng about fighting outside the dojo, Feng killed him. Feng, seeking the "God Fist" scrolls, which were stolen by the Mishima family, entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 in order to find them.During his pursuits of the scrolls previous to The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, fellow Tekken 5 newcomer Asuka Kazama's father's dojo was destroyed (and he was badly injured in the process) by Feng, who was searching for the scrolls. Asuka entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 seeking revenge on Feng. Lei Wulong also entered the tournament looking for Feng, with intentions of arresting him for destroying Asuka's father's dojo and various similar crimes.In his ending, he defeats Jinpachi Mishima. As Jinpachi dissolves into dust, he notices a glowing scroll on the ground. He looks at it and notices that it is titled "Secret Principles of the Dragon Fist". Feng opens it. The scroll continues to glow. A dragon comes out of it, and a closeup of one of its eyes is shown as the scene changes. A lot of rock formations are shown next to a body of water. Feng strikes one of the rock formations with one of his palms, and the rock formation breaks. Feng is then seen standing with his palm extended. As the camera zooms in, Feng opens his eyes, revealing dragon-like pupils. Tekken 6Feng Wei was successful in finding the stolen scrolls during The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. However, upon opening up Tekken 6 wallpaper for Feng Wei the scroll, it merely stated "Destroyer of all styles, the one true ultimate style, it transcends the power of The Dragon God, which exceeds all human ability". Confused by the contents of the scroll, Feng hears news of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6, and decides to enter, in search of answers.In Feng's ending, it is shown that he is approachin a gigantic volcano. As a boulder is about to hit him he responds with a punch, destroying the boulder.TriviaFeng's name is written in Chinese as 馮 威(Feng Wei). 威 means "impressive strength", while 馮 has no specific meaning, and was created solely as a surname.Feng's fighting style means "God fist styled Chinese fist laws" in English.Feng Wei practiced Ken-Po. Feng Wei is also wanted by Lei Wulong for his crimes in Japan.Feng's wrist/forearm rings are utilized by one of the fighters in the movie Kung Fu Hustle. The fighting style there is called "Hung Ga" and it is what the fighting style of Earthbenders in the Last Airbender (Avatar in the original cartoon) is based on.He can be customized to look like Guan Yu from Dynasty Warriors.In Tekken 5, the announcer pronounces Feng's name as "Fang".When his master was still alive, Feng was at the top of his class. In Wang Jinrei's "Story" mode in Tekken 5, Feng is encountered at Stage 7. After Wang defeats him, he tells Feng that he only needs to practice, and in response, Feng bows his head as Wang leaves.