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- 7 ounces wonton wrappers (about 1/3 a packet)
- canola oil
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Sail for Gold - 1988 Olympic gold medallist to compete
by Jo Grindley on 16 May 2012
Star class fleet, day 5 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2011 onEdition ©
Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta is being held from 4th to 9th June 2012. Newly crowned Star World Champions Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada with be racing against the 1988 Star class Olympic gold medallist Mike McIntyre at this year's event.
The pull of racing in Weymouth and Portland in the Star class was just too much, that McIntyre is set to return to the Olympic sailing arena to compete, once again, in the Star class. His previous gold medal winning partner Bryn Vaile has been replaced by James Grant from Emsworth, Hampshire for the one-off event.
McIntyre explained his reasons for his unexpected return. 'It's largely nostalgia that has led me to race at this time. I have watched my daughter compete in the 470 at Skandia Sail for Gold over the last couple of years and thought I should be out there myself. This is the last chance I will get to race a Star in an open regatta in the UK so we are going to enjoy every aspect of the event. I have only notched up about 30 minutes in a Star since 1988 and the first race next month will only be my 28th in total, including the seven from Games in Seoul in this class.'
McIntyre and Vaile's preparations for the 1988 Seoul Olympics were quite different preparations of today's generation who are preparing for this summer's Olympics, 'We'd only been campaigning together for 10 months (ahead of the Seoul Olympics) and I'd never sailed a Star previous to that. We were also both working full time and only got to sail every weekend. But we achieved so much in those two days because we had to stay so focussed on what we wanted to get out of each session. It was only when the sailing journalist Stuart Alexander started shouting at us 'Gold! Gold! Gold' from the press boat we knew we'd done it.' Mike commented.
Stuart Alexander recalls that he was the only press guy on the boat, alongside Russian coach and multiple Olympic medallist Valentin Mankin. 'We were on a Korean Naval vessel, the fleet were fairly scattered as Mike secured his win. My overriding memory is of Mark Reynolds saying 'Goddamit – bet he never sails a Star again!'.'
2012 marks the seventh edition of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and the final chance for sailors from all over the world to test themselves on the Olympic waters ahead of this summers Olympic Games. The inaugural event was held in 2006 when 264 boats from 22 nations competed in 13 classes. In 2011 the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta welcomed a record entry of over 1000 sailors. The closing date for 2012 entries is 21st May.
This regatta is the penultimate event in the 2011 – 2012 ISAF World Cup, the annual series of the events for the Olympic and Paralympic classes and will see Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, the official London 2012 Olympic sailing venue, put through its paces ahead of the Games in just two months' time.
For all 10 of the the Olympic classes bar Women's Match Racing, making its Olympic debut at London 2012, this year's Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta comprises a five-day opening series (Monday – Friday) followed by a double point medal race for the top 10 in each class (Saturday). Competitors in the Paralympic classes will have 5 days of fleet racing and no medal race. Medals will be awarded to all Paralympic and Olympic classes after racing on Saturday 9th June.
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My whole family ate at a Rally's restaurant on Halloween night & we all got food poisoning! 5 people in 2 different households were sick! Rally's was the only shared meal that we had within the 72 hour range. I have confirmed reports from the health department that states we had Norovirus & that it came from the same strain. Norovirus is transmitted through feces! We ate food that had been contaminated by another person's feces!!
I have tried to contact corporate over 20 times on this & they keep on telling me that the issue has been escalated to someone who can properly address it & I will receive a call back in 24-48 hours. I have yet to receive any call back! They are avoiding me big time & I am beyond pissed!!
My husband missed 2 days of work due to this & my father spent the weekend in the hospital! He has a $15,000 hospital bill & my disabled parents are now expected to pay almost $10,000 dollars of that back!!!
I have been told that the insurance company will contact me. Which they haven't!
What are my legal options here??
On a side note: I still have a leftover hamburger from the night in question.
you may very well have a claim. i would get an attorney right away to
investigate. good luck
Thank you! I contacted 2 today & I'm waiting for a return call tomorrow.
Great! Good luck Tim
I am sorry that yur family has suffered so much, and that the suffering has been increased by the frustration of corporate indifference. Be sure to preserve the hamburger and do not under any circumstances give the burger to Rally's or their insurer. You need to contact an injury victim!s lawyer as soon as possible.Ask a similar question
Thank you for your comment. I called 2 different personal injury attorneys today. It was towards the end of the day, so I will be expecting a call back tomorrow. That hamburger will not go anywhere. :-) I know that is my only saving grace in this case. I naively thought that this would be handled in a timely manner. The longer it goes the more ideas I come up with. Do you think it would be wise to talk to the news station or to put an ad in my local newspaper looking for other people who got sick that night?
There is no statute that that prohibits you from looking for other potential witnesses.
It is against an insurance companies nature to vulontarily do the right thing. You should consult with a good personal injury attorney who can evaluate the facts and advise you regarding your rights.
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I realize that now! I naively thought that they would!
I agree with the other attorneys. You may very well have a claim. MAKE SURE THAT YOU PRESERVE THE FOOD. You will need an attorney to get the full value of this claim. The insurance company will not pay you what you are owed. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact our office at 1-800-636-0808. Our attorneys have over 75 years of experience. Visit us at www.billhurst.com. We have recently posted an article on food poisoning cases that you might find interesting. Please see the article.Ask a similar question
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University of Northern Iowa Business School honored with $10,000 check.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Kum & Go, one of the nation's leading convenience store chains, crowned the University of Northern Iowa as the winner of the 2009 Krause Challenge investment competition.
UNIBusiness students from the Studies in Portfolio Management class were congratulated personally by Kum & Go founder and chairman W.A. Krause, who also presented them with a $10,000 award in honor of the 10 years the challenge has run.
The Krause Challenge began in 1998 when W.A. Krause provided a one-time gift of $400,000, which was divided equally among the University of Northern Iowa, Drake University, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa to create a program for finance students to personally experience stock market fluctuations and portfolio management. Every school competes to deliver the highest return on their portfolio and for the title of Krause Challenge winner, according to the c-store retailer.
Each year, the finance class or club at all universities learn about the stock market, review individual company stocks and then invest the program money into the stock market. The Krause Challenge is an ongoing program, which allows classes to re-invest the money from year to year. The only guideline is that 10 percent of the total portfolio has to be invested in Iowa-based companies.
"During a year with unstable and unreliable markets, [the] students at all four schools were presented with a great learning opportunity as they were exposed to investing and the stock market," said Kum & Go President and CEO Kyle J. Krause. "Congratulations to UNI for weathering the storm."
UNIBusiness Dean Farzad Moussavi called the Krause Challenge program the "perfect gift" in that it is ongoing, provides meaningful experience and asks students to give effort in return. "Regardless of who wins each year, all of the students who participate benefit from the experience," Moussavi said.
"I am honored and amazed to see how the Krause Challenge was embraced by the four schools. When we started the Krause Challenge, we had no idea how much it would impact the universities' finance programs," stated W.A. Krause. "The Krause Challenge is now one of, if not the premiere finance class at all participating universities. We're thrilled to see so many students learning and growing through the program."
The $10,000 UNI award will go toward supporting the Carl Schweser Financial Analysis review program in the university's College of Business Administration.
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The Scarecrow is an impaled man looking for a brain. They attack by hopping around with the large stake pierced through their bodies.
Their first appearance was in the Wizard of Oz-themed Forbidden Library in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Other enemies that appear in that area are the Tin Man and the Lion, also references to Frank Baum's story.
The Scarecrow is also likely a reference to Vlad Ţepeş Dracula, also known as Vlad "The Impaler", who was known for impaling his enemies on large stakes and leaving them out in the open to frighten people.
The living Scarecrow encountered Dorothy in a field in the Munchkin Country while she was on her way to Emerald City. He told her about how he at first scared the crows away before an older one realized he was a straw man, causing the other crows to start eating the corn. The old crow then told him of the importance of having brains.
The "mindless" Scarecrow joined Dorothy in the hope that The Wizard would give him a brain.
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightEdit
There are two Scarecrow sprites in Symphony of the Night, one impaled through the stomach and the other from groin to mouth. They attack by bouncing around the screen, although only the body deals damage and only it can be damaged, the stake itself is completely harmless.
Scarecrows are large and relatively fast, and since the player will almost always fight them along with fast-moving Schmoos, it's not uncommon to take damage from one that suddenly enters the screen while the player is jumping.
They are unaffected by the Stopwatch.
Castlevania: Harmony of DissonanceEdit
Similar as their appearance in the previous game, Scarecrows attack by hopping around and inflicting damage upon touching the corpse, the only difference being their sprites appear to be more gory this time around, with blood gushing out all over their bodies. The poles that skewer them are also different, seemingly being made of metal, and apparently being a segment of a fence.
They are less dangerous this time around, however, as the long reach of Juste's whip will take them out easily in one hit.
Castlevania: Order of EcclesiaEdit
Scarecrows are only encountered in the Tymeo Mountains, especially in areas with steep slopes where the terrain is uneven, rendering their movement a bit unpredictable; or along the caves below the mountains, where bats abound. They can usually be dealt with in just one hit from most weapons, and a high leveled Shanoa may take them out by dashing through them with the aid of the Rapidus Fio glyph.
As usual, they attack by hopping around and the player will only get hurt if touching the corpse.
Enemy DataEdit
|Enemy Data: Scarecrow
|Name - Game
|Impaled man looking for brains.(...)
| Level: 27
Exp: 1,000
| Drop: Javelin, Muramasa
| Forbidden Library
| Weak: Fire
Level: 13
Exp: 47
| Common Drop: $5
Rare Drop: Gauntlets
| Castle B: Luminous Cavern
|Quite a threat, if he only had a brain.
| Strong: Dark
Weak: Slash, Flame, Light
Exp: 26
Skill Pt: 1
Atk: 30
| Tymeo Mountains
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|Item Data: Scarecrow
|Name - Game
|Type / Users
|Attributes / Consume
|Statistics / Sell
|Throwing spear [use]
| Projectile
| Attrib: Cut
| Buy: $800 (later) Find: Anti Chapel
Drop: Bone Halberd, Scarecrow, Spectral Sword, Spear Guard, Winged Guard
|A blood-thirsty sword
| 2 Handed Weapon (Katana)
| Attrib: Curse
| ATT -5, DEF -4; increases as blood is absorbed
| Drop: Scarecrow and Vandal Sword
| Effect: Slow Swing at first, Slash Flurry when leveled up; Continuous Dark Metamorphosis effect;
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Cheerfully Contrary…
ds · November 15, 2015 · Freethinkers
Could the Paris Attack be Another False Flag?
Must we accept Holland's Account – Ginned up in the first 30 minutes after hos escape from the Stadium? I suspect that this latest Paris attack may not have anything to do with Syrian refugees smuggling in AK47s. If the Syrians are looking to integrate somehow and get a regular job, why in the world would they want to start shooting up Paris? The constraints upon firearms possession and particularly upon AK 47 weapons of war such in France
If the aim of this false flag is to generate fear and to justify French bombing runs in Syria, I can see a justification for this narrative. While the Hebbdo Affair generated anger against Arabs it disapated very quickly and thoughful Frenchmen were once again asking "pourquoi?" about Holland's adventurous foreign policy. Remember that France has never accepted their loss of Syria and Lebanon after having cleverly absconded with them after the collapse of the Ottomans.
False Flags A-Go-Go, Again and Again. We create ISIS, bomb the crap out them, then create another false flag (9/11, Sandy Hook, Boston Bombing, VA shooting, Oregon Shooting, etc.) then Obombya-all comes out for more stricter gun laws and mass surveillance of all. Freedoms and Civil Rights be damned.
Problem, Reaction Solution. the Hegelian Dialect in action. Wake up all. We are at war with our government who wants to destroy all we hold dear and our children will bear the results of what stand up to, or stand down, to what has happened to this country. We are now 19 TRILLION dollars in debt and live in a police state of mass surveillance where our President declares sole authority to assassinate anyone he chooses, even Americans by executive order alone.
Just the other week we bombed, then strafed the fleeing victims (nurses, doctors, patients) from a Doctors Without Borders with our U.S. taxpayer funded Apache helicopters….the President of the U.S. was "sorry". The crime of DWB was they criticized the U.S. war machine, so retaliation had to be carried out.
The U.S. has been at war with other countries 93% of the time since 1776. We invaded Iraq, who had Zero WMD's, yet 1.4 million innocents in Iraq, Afghansitan, Syria, Libya, etc. have died with our tax payer funded military. When will we say enough?
And are U.S. borders are opening em masse as well, just not one reporting on it so it must not be happening
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What is a fact beyond all doubt is that we share an ancestor with every other species of animal and plant on the planet. We know this because some genes are recognizably the same genes in all living creatures, including animals, plants and bacteria. And, above all, the genetic code itself — the dictionary by which all genes are translated — is the same across all living creatures that have ever been looked at. We are all cousins. Your family tree includes not just obvious cousins like chimpanzees and monkeys but also mice, buffaloes, iguanas, wallabies, snails, dandelions, golden eagles, mushrooms, whales, wombats and bacteria. All are our cousins. Every last one of them. Isn't that a far more wonderful thought than any myth? And the most wonderful thing of all is that we know for certain it is literally true...
The whole world is made of incredibly tiny things, much too small to be visible to the naked eye — and yet none of the myths or so-called holy books that some people, even now, think were given to us by an all-knowing god, mentions them at all! In fact, when you look at those myths and stories, you can see that they don't contain any of the knowledge that science has patiently worked out. They don't tell us how big or how old the universe is; they don't tell us how to treat cancer; they don't explain gravity or the internal combustion engine; they don't tell us about germs, or anesthetics. In fact, unsurprisingly, the stories in holy books don't contain any more information about the world than was known to the primitive peoples who first started telling them! If these 'holy books' really were written, or dictated, or inspired, by all-knowing gods, don't you think it's odd that those gods said nothing about any of these important and useful things? -Richard Dawkins
Prayer seems to me a cry of weakness, and an attempt to avoid, by trickery, the rules of the game as laid down. I do not choose to admit weakness. I accept the challenge of responsibility. Life, as it is, does not frighten me, since I have made my peace with the universe as I find it, and bow to its laws… It seems to me that organized creeds are collections of words around a wish. I feel no need for such.
I know that nothing is destructible; things merely change forms. When the consciousness we know as life ceases, I know that I shall still be part and parcel of the world. I was a part before the sun rolled into shape and burst forth in the glory of change. I was, when the earth was hurled out from its fiery rim. I shall return with the earth to Father Sun, and still exist in substance when the sun has lost its fire, and disintegrated into infinity to perhaps become a part of the whirling rubble of space. Why fear? The stuff of my being is matter, ever changing, ever moving, but never lost; so what need of denominations and creeds to deny myself the comfort of all my fellow men? -Zora Neale Hurston
An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated. ~Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Founder
In the history of the world, the number of times a supernatural anything has been proven true is zero. Every god, ghost, spirit, devil, possession, and miracle ever claimed true is a lie. No exceptions. The number of times an atheistic (godless) argument has been proven wrong by a theistic argument is zero... In contrast, every time a theist-versus-atheist argument has been settled, an atheistic argument has won. This does not mean science is antireligion; it just means (or rather, strongly implies) religion is wrong... I challenge anyone to find any scientifically valid testable proof of anything supernatural, ever. If you can prove it, even once, I'll quit my job. I'm not nervous, as it has never been done in history, because it's ALL a lie. ~David Silverman, President
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The geographic location plays an important role in the social, economic, and political life of Georgia. Historically, Georgia was considered to be a transit territory connecting Europe and Asia. South Caucasus is one of the shortest routes between Central Asia and Europe, and is very convenient for international shipping. Georgia with its strategic location creates natural logistic bridge between Caucasus and Central Asia.
The transport infrastructure in Ajara is a critical part of the country's logistic infrastructure. Huge amount of cargo is imported and exported via Batumi Sea Port and Batumi-Istanbul Highway.
Passenger turnover indicators by means of transport in 2011-2015 (thousand passengers)
In recent years, the economic development of south Caucasus contributed to dynamic growth of cargo flow via road routes. The existence of an adequate transit infrastructure in Ajara is critical for the further development of transit corridor as it will help to draw additional transit cargo towards Georgia.
Road networks and highways connect Ajara region to the rest of Georgia and neighboring countries: Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
- Senaki-Poti-Sarpi (46.5 km) - route to Turkey
- Batumi-Akhalkalaki-Akhaltsikhe (117 km) - route to Azerbaijan and Armenia
- Kobuleti-Sarpi highway (59 km) - route to Turkey (Under construction; will be completed in 2015)
The role of suburban and long-distance passenger's transfer is very important and essential for Ajara. The road transport is well-developed, especially in mountainous parts of region, because mostly it is the only way of transportation there.
Renewed Batumi International Airport was opened in 2007 by TAV Airports Holding. Airport has direct connection with 5 countries on 8 different destinations. Besides domestic flight (Batumi-Tbilisi), the airport serves regular international flights operated by Georgian Airways, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Sibir S 7, Belavia, Iraqi Airlines: Batumi-Istanbul, Batumi-Kiev, Batumi-Minsk, Batumi-Moscow, Batumi – Baghdad, Batumi – Erbil, Batumi – Sulaymaniyah, Batumi - Tbilisi. During summer season, airport serves additional international flights: Batumi-Tel-Aviv, Batumi – Warsaw.
Makhinjauri and Kobuleti railway stations were built and modernized in 2006. Makhinjauri railway station serves around 560 000 passengers annually.
Train passengers are transported within the country. Ajara is a tourism region. Considering the fact that the biggest share of foreign visitors are from Armenia, the Georgian Railway appointed seasonal Erevan-Makhinjauri train, which started in 2007.
Batumi Railway Cargo Terminal and Station
Georgia is a part of Europe-Caucasus-Asia transit corridor (TRACECA) and represents an alternative route for strategic cargo movement from the Caspian Sea to Europe and vice versa. The length of the main railway from Choloki to Batumi is 34 km and the railway development of the stations is 35.7 km.
Batumi Sea port is distinguished with its geostrategic and natural advantages:
- The port is located in a deep water bay enabling to accept high tonnage vessels
- It is not necessary to pass a channel to enter the port
- The port is well protected from coast
Batumi Sea Port is connected to the countries of Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as Ukraine and Turkey via roads and railroad network.
Batumi Sea Port as a transport link serves the eastern part of the Black Sea basin, enabling to reload 94% of freight passing through TRACECA route and to carry dry cargo trough the mentioned corridor from the countries located in south.
Batumi Sea Port is also used as main transit for oil recycling industry of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
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Re: What sort of information would a UCD person suggest analysts collect?
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- Jeff,
I don't think you can do effective requirements gathering without a
UCD person either leading, or being an integral part of, the site
visit team.
At my company, which makes analytical instrumentation used by
chemists and biologists, I and the other user experience person give
a half-day course to teams that are going to be doing site visits. We
talk about how to make good observations, how to interview, and how
to record information effectively. We also get them thinking about
UCD deliverables that will be generated: personas, workflow breakdown
and environment profile so that they will collect information that
contributes to these. Ideally, one of us will be with the team, but
if that isn't possible, at least they are primed to collect useful
It helps that management is really behind this. There are a lot more
projects at the company than 2 of us can handle, but increasingly
teams are approaching us to get our help at an early stage, and the
course has been well received.
Tom Bellman
User Experience Architect
MDS Sciex
(905) 660-9006 ext. 2700
--- In email@example.com, "Jeff Patton" <jpatton@a...>
> I suspect others doing some variation of user centered design mighthave run
> into this: There's one UCD person on the project, and 4 or 5analysts. The
> analysts rush out and interview lots of users and record lots ofbusiness
> processes. They talk directly to the users who tell them what thenew
> software should look like. They bring back all this informationand dump
> into a document labeled "requirements." "Requirements" are thenhanded to
> the UCD person who's asked to "do that voodoo that you do." Sadly,there's
> not enough in the requirements about the users and why they'redoing what
> they do. And worse than that, if the document was actuallypublished with
> the title of "requirements", there's implicit commitments forfunctionality
> in it that may or may not be appropriate.at user
> In short strokes, there's not enough information to do a good job
> centered design. And there's commitments to specific designsolutions
> already made that can't easily be backed away from.the
> Is it just me that's seen this, or has it happened to you as well?
> Assuming you can't change the ratio of analysts to UCD people, and
> analysts are on their way out the door, can you suggest whatinformation
> you'd like them to gather? [Keep it quick, they have their laptopspacked
> and they're headed for the airport...]information they
> Seriously, I'd like to help coach analysts on the sort of
> should collect that would be most valuable to a downstream designsolution.
> Assume they don't understand or have time to understand much aboutUCD. Any
> advice and experience others might have would be valuable.usability/
> Thanks in advance.
> -Jeff
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> Jeff Patton
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> OOPSLA Tutorial: www.oopsla.org/2004/ShowEvent.do?id=105
> Agile usability news group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/agile-
> "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."
MessageJon - understood.Had similar experiences - dire consequences. They're the main reason I'm always having those stand up meetings, constantly verifying and validating.For that mention of "chaos", I was thinking about systematic change in systems.Over the years, I identified several for UIs, architecture, user-interaction and source code.From playing around, I got a straight forward generic notation and model to explain change.Wondering if any of you did or came across such generic "change models" and "notations".-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Meads [mailto:jon@...]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:36 AM
To: email@example.com
Subject: RE: [agile-usability] Research on users reaction to changes in an interfaceChris,I wouldn't take the chaos relationship any further than what I said - small changes can have major affects. As for user expectation, here's a real story.The engineers were designing a small text-based, command language UI for managing the recovery CD for a computer system. The objective was to allow the user to just reinstall the operating system without reformatting the target drive but with the option to reformat the entire drive. The UI looked perfect to me - made sense, was straightforward and was simple. My expectations were that the user would just follow along naturally and would be successful. I was so sure of it that I came close to recommending that we skip the usability testing and save some money. But that wasn't the professional thing to do.During usability testing, 3 out of 4 users failed and ended up reformatting the entire drive. The problem was that my expectations were unrealistic. I was familiar with the need for a CD to take a few seconds to spin up - seemed like waiting just a bit was perfectly natural and I expected the users to do that. They were unfamiliar with the use of the CD and expected it to be immediately accessible just like a floppy drive would be. When they got the DOS response of not being able to read the CD, they immediately went back and took the other option thinking they had done something wrong.The moral of the story is that you can't rely on your expectations of what users will do. Your expectations may be right 90% of the time but, just as you wouldn't trust a computer that was right 90% of the time, you don't want to rely on your expectations of what people will do unless there is no other option. It makes sense to study users to understand possible design options and then to test your design to see how right you are.Cheers,jon-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Pehura [mailto:chris@...]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:54 AM
To: email@example.com
Subject: RE: [agile-usability] Research on users reaction to changes in an interfaceMy experience with UI changes is user expectation. If the user expects to click a button, change the button to a field, they will click on the field until they unlearn to click. If users are used to doing something when they see a red block on the screen, change that color to blue, they will wait to see red until they unlearn to wait. Even if you tell users which changes are made and where, users still has to unlearn and relearn on their own.I've also found that users navigate an interface in a very specific way in sync with their "physical navigation". Minor changes in UI will affect navigation both on the screen and in the "physical environment". Things are used in ways never intended for reasons previously unknown.I've found it much faster to make a change, see what happens, than to figure out all of that navigation stuff..Also, this mention of chaos. Is it being used to mean "unpredictability", or is it being used in the scientific sense?In science, if usability is chaotic, then there are patterns in the changes in usability.(order in chaos).Any models come to mind?I did chaos experiments with analog computers and motors. Not sure if that stuff is mappable to software though.-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Meads [mailto:jon@...]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:21 AM
To: email@example.com
Subject: RE: [agile-usability] Research on users reaction to changes in an interfaceTom Landauer has suggested that usability is Chaotic, small changes can have major affects. I have seen this myself with some UIs although, for most, small, non-functional changes have had minimal or no affect.But it really takes usability testing to verify the affect a change has on a user. The problem is that, for users, changes to a GUI are not pixel changes but changes in the gestalt of the UI and how it affects users' perceptions and cognition. We normally can make a good guess as to what affect a change will have but we can also be surprised on occasion.Cheers,jon-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren Berry [mailto:laurenb@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:58 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: [agile-usability] Research on users reaction to changes in an interfaceHi,Does anyone know of any research done on users reactions to changes in the GUI?Im looking for things such as- whats the time taken to re-learn a subtle change/medium change/ substantial change.- If you change the UI to improve the usability - how long before the customer is comfortable in the new system.- If you improve the usability - is the user happier with the better UI once they have learned it - or does the cost of learning outweigh the benefits of changeOf course, Im sure these questions have a variety of answers depending on the users...Any pointers to work done most appreciated,Cheers,Lauren.
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Modeling and Analysis
Transient CO2 leakage and injection in wellbore-reservoir systems for geologic carbon sequestration†
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DOI: 10.1002/ghg.41
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Paul McGinley hopes Tiger Woods is fit for Ryder Cup
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European captain Paul McGinley has echoed the sentiments of USA counterpart Tom Watson in hoping that Tiger Woods will be fit for the Ryder Cup.
World No 1 Woods will not compete in next week's Masters after undergoing surgery on a back injury, which will keep him out of action for "several weeks" for rest and rehabilitation.
McGinley will be at Augusta as a television pundit and he admits he would like to see Woods line-up for America at Gleneagles in September, even if it means his opponents are stronger as a result.
"Tiger's good for golf, so the sooner he gets back playing, the better," said McGinley.
"Of course I'd like him to play at Gleneagles, and it will be a better Ryder Cup with him there. Tiger's one of the world's greatest players and the Ryder Cup is golf's greatest event.
"Right now, I can only wish him the best of luck. Having had eight surgeries myself, I understand what he must be going through, though the back obviously is a more complex area than the knee."
At present, Woods is lying well down in 44th position on the USA Team points table having slipped a further three spots after not contesting last week's Valero Texas Open.
However, if Woods does not qualify automatically, and he is fit, he is almost assured of being afforded one of Watson's three 'wildcard' picks.
"I just hope he's healthy enough to be able to play," said the American captain.
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It looks like just about everyone is into training this time of year. The Euro Cup (what happened to Italy?), State of Origin footy, the Olympics and of course the great race: Le Tour. This event always unleashes a tsunami of colour on to the streets so it gets almost impossible to find a free cafe seat on the weekend with all the a-little-too-heavy-on-the-lycra cyclists moving in great herds. You feel left out if you're not hitting the pavement at dawn perched precariously on a piece of $5000 carbon fibre.
I thought I was way ahead of the peloton this year having bought, a few months back, the brilliant Proform Tour de France training bike. I've been puffing away each morning completing stage after gruelling stage, convinced the phone will ring any moment with someone from Cycling Australia saying, ''Cadel's come a cropper, you're up!'' But no phone call and after watching the first few stages I realised that my course might be on a different scale. Sure, I've finished the Liege to Theux stage, but it only took me an hour or so and I couldn't see my name on the winners' list.
So, anyway, I am in training for a marathon of sorts. You might remember my project for 2012: buy a baby pig, raise it on acorns and then a mid-winter's slaughter for jamon production. Well, the time has come, and unfortunately what you don't realise with these blind ambitions is that you might get attached to your quarry. Kevin, as he is called due to the timing of his arrival, which coincided with the exit of another Kevin, is quite personable, with loads of character, a bit of a lad who can't be kept behind any sort of fence, and now weighs in at a tidy 80 kilograms. Not bad for his sprightly seven months; at this rate he would be 150 kilograms before he reached his second birthday. I've run out of acorns and patience, so it's off to the abattoir this weekend if I can find a way of getting him on to a trailer.
Sorry to anyone who finds this an ordeal. It's life, I guess, if you happen to be a farm animal, so I hope to do him proud and make some really good ham and stuff out of him.
With so much bacon and pork fat around the corner, I thought that like any athlete before the big game, I should catch up with my medico to see whether I'm up to the task ahead. Which also coincides with the government encouraging blokes of my age to see their doctor for a check-up. Two birds, one stone. After the consultation and various tests, I'm happy to report that all is OK. Magnificent, I think Dr Voon scribbled on his little pad. I picture this grand old ship, sailing gracefully towards the horizon, in absolute peak form. All the gauges of health that can be gleaned by little more than a sphygmomanometer and a blood test pointed towards a healthy individual.
One part of the pig that gains unusually consistent and loving centimetres in cookbooks is the belly. I have no doubt mentioned this delicious part many times so you probably don't need another. But what the hell, it's a new fiscal year and - so far at least - we haven't become this post-carbon-tax tribe roaming the streets like some Stephen King-esque vision, raiding the solar-panel-clad homes of carbon-neutral dwellers in a society gone mad as Tony would have us believe.
One thing most food scribes agree on is that you need to have the belly skinned - so you can cook the cracking separately - and also the meat should spend some time in a salt/sugar cure. After which it is slowcooked and then set in the fridge before use.
My most recent stash of books includes Heston Blumenthal at Home - the kind of book that every cook seems required to do these days, like the winner of The Voice will have to spend time in a mall. I tend not to get much out of this genre, but this book is pretty good. He weaves some kitchen trickery into the recipes, although nothing like the Fat Duck book. It's all do-able and gets you thinking about different ways of coming at home favourites. Blumenthal's belly recipe has no sugar and a fairly strong brine so needs a soaking afterwards to tone down the salt. The belly is also braised rather than baked, with the braising liquid then reduced to a sauce. I've played around with it a bit, but the idea remains true. And it makes a particularly fine pork belly.
1.5kg pork belly, skin removed (get the butcher to do this), as lean as possible
1 quantity brine (see below)
1kg chicken wings, chopped and roasted to a nice colour
1 large onion, diced
2 carrots diced
1 leek chopped
1 cup dry white wine
olive oil, salt and pepper
Submerge the pork in brine and chill for 24 hours, remove and soak in a few changes of clean water.
Cook the vegetables in oil until caramelised, deglaze with wine, reduce a little and place in the bottom of a baking pan that the belly will snugly fit. Add the chicken wings, lay the brined belly on top and cover with water. Cover and bake at 70C for 18 hours.
Remove and at this point you can chill the belly until needed. Strain and defat the stock. Keep 200ml and reduce the rest to a thickish sauce, season.
If using the skin as crackling - and you've come this far so what the hey - cover its scored surface with salt for a day or two if possible. Wash off and cook covered in duck fat for five hours, remove and cut into serving pieces. Chill. To cook have the oven set to flat our and bake until crispy, it should puff up and be extremely satisfying. The crackling is a little input from Fergus Henderson.
To serve, while the sauce is warming, lay the belly section cut for service in a deep pan and enough reserved stock to almost cover keeping the top, as in the bit that would have had skin on, dry. Use extra water if needed. Heat through on a very gentle heat. Remove and heat an oiled pan to smoking, and put in the belly, dry side down, to caramelise. Serve with the sauce, crackling and mash.
1 star anise
15 coriander seeds
6 juniperberries
12 black peppercorns
zest of an orange and a lemon
2 sprigs rosemary
½ bunch thyme
1 bay leaf
2 cloves garlic
250g salt
1 litre water
Dry roast the coriander and anise, and once fragrant grind with pepper and juniper. Add everything else beside salt and water and tie up in some muslin. Bring half the water to a simmer and add the bag of spices. Turn off the heat and let it steep for 20 minutes. Add the rest of the water and cool completely.
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