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Rooms, services Köhlers Krone Dächingen would be glad to host you for a memorable journey in Germany. 17 comfortably furnished rooms are offered by the hotel to guests looking for accommodation in Dächingen. The hotel is happy to have you in the restaurant for a hearty lunch or a romantic dinner. For guests arriving by car parking possibility is available nearby. Fans of actively spent leisure time will also have the chance to play table tennis nearby. The café can be an ideal place for a pleasant evening talk or a meeting. If you have a suitable portable device, you can connect to the Internet via a wireless network (WiFi) available at the hotel. The exact scope of services offered by Köhlers Krone Dächingen (including those for an extra fee) is available on the information sheet below.
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Ever since the year 2000 the Miniatur Wunderland has been steadily growing. Work on our first theme worlds started on December 15th, 2000 and finished on August 16th, 2001. Most currently our theme world Italy was opened on September 28th, 2016. Further theme worlds have been planned until 2028 .
From the very beginning we have kept our construction sites and our workshops open for our visitors. We wanted to make sure that you would always have the chance to watch our model builders and technicians while they were working and see how the landscapes were coming along. Since all your questions have been answered with joy and thoroughly as well, thid way of constructing is possibly not the most economic way. But we believe that you can far better understand and appreciate the amount of work and love that has gone into Miniatur Wunderland. By now we are up to 760,000 working hours and costs of 16 million euros. Until the year 2028 this will probably have amounted to 900,000 working hours and 20 million euros in costs.
Each of our worlds focuses on its own subject and they blend into each other at the borders. In this section you will find all information on the different theme worlds. If you would like to have facts and figures on the entire layout, we have prepared a detailed list here.
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It was one of those mornings, just a miniature disaster away from becoming one of those days. There were a bunch of little things. I accidentally turned-off my alarm and slept later than I wanted to. One boy threw a fit about wanting to wear the previous day's dirty jeans and the other one spilled a full glass of juice on the floor.
Full. Glass. Of juice.
The dishwasher had to be unloaded so I could fill it with the stack of dirty dishes from the previous night. I got an unpleasant e-mail from the web designer who deleted a dozen pages from my site. All this added up to leaving the house late and I "had to" speed so I could still get a good spot in yoga class. As I worked up a good simmer driving down the road, some car pulled up right behind me and tailgated me for a mile, which I really hate. One of the boys turned around to see the car I'm telling to back off and says, "Look Mom, it's a police car!"
Then I got pulled over.
And as I wait there on the side of the side of the road for the officer to bring back my license and a hefty ticket (what I very rightly deserved) thinking, "Ugh, this is THE WORST day EVER," I had a realization: I could bounce back and still have a great day. There was no reason to let circumstances (mostly in my control in the first place) dictate how the rest of my day would go. Furthermore, I decided that I shouldn't let my lousy attitude allow me to make lousy decisions. Like excessive speeding.
The very nice State Patrol officer returned with my license and because I had a clear record and, I kid you not, my kids were buckled safely (seriously? who is not making their children buckle up?), I did not get the ticket I should have gotten. I did miss yoga entirely, but spent the time working-out with a friend instead, so nice a trade. My morning got better and the day that looked pretty rotten was actually pretty great.
All that to say, the kind of day you have is up to you. Your circumstances might require you to try harder to maintain a good attitude, but it's still your choice in the end. So try starting your day with a smile (and some encouraging Bible verses never hurt either, try Isaiah 41:10 or 1 Peter 5:7) and see where that takes you.
Or print this handy and decorative reminder and frame it on your wall. There are lots of choices because I started messing around with PicMonkey while watching Survivor the other night and I before I knew it, there were way more than I intended. Enjoy.
If you want to download, just click on the image you like and follow to the next page. These print best as 8 x 10 photos and if you need help with the printing, just send me an e-mail and I'll do my best to answer your questions.
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Juniper Research finds the number of contactless payments users will grow, but infrastructure challenges persist.
For mobile payment purposes, credit unions should pay attention to WikiLeaks information about CIA spying techniques.
Payments and technology partnerships create new opportunities for credit unions.
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When it comes to consumer money movement, mobile and internet offerings are a must.
By 2018, more than one in four smartphone users in the U.S. will use mobile payments.
Credit unions face critical mobile payment strategy decisions as they are bombarded by a parade of choices.
Despite lingering security concerns, researchers find mobile payments are a viable option for the unbanked.
Eighty-seven percent of security IT execs believe everything is being done to keep apps secure, but only 57% of app users agree.
As retailers begin offering their own payment apps, credit unions must enter the mobile payments game strategically.


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The construction and engineering business requires the management of an immense work load. If you are an owner or hold a managerial position in any such capacity, you know how essential it is to manage your team on construction sites and get them to work to the core of their bones.
Quality, efficiency and a systematic approach is the key and the extensive myriad of operations undergoing in the specific realm of the engineering and construction industry allows no room for an error or discrepancy.
It is essential to keep the escalating supply costs in mind and ensure that your employee base has a sufficient number of labor, technical and non-technical workers, managerial staff and other employees on board to keep the processes and operations flowing smoothly. The manual methods of workforce management are outdated and won't work out, keeping in view the management demand and requisites of the engineering and construction industry.
The industry generates high annual revenue and is a prime contributor to many economies. However, it also involves business costs, in terms of pricey raw material, labor costs and cost of other essential resources. Therefore, this comes as a greater responsibility on part of the management and organizational heads to incorporate better management designs to leverage and optimize the productivity against their expenditures, cost and resource consumption.
To deliver to this particular need of the industry, there is no better choice than to incorporate time and attendance software within the management programs and procedures.
The time and attendance software understands the specific and intricate demands and requirements of the engineering and construction industry. Depending upon the various operational areas and their specific need for workforce management, it allows the management to ensure a smooth and sufficient distribution of workforce to carry out various operations. Moreover, since it is a pricey business involving huge investments and expensive resources, it also suggests a better resource consumption mechanism not only to minimize the business and production, but to generate maximum revenue through the minimal input of expenditures and resources; thus, elevating the profit margins.
Here's how time and attendance software has revolutionized the conventional workforce management in the engineering and construction industry;
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By Lindsey Jones
Texas Rangers Beat Writer
There is a lot of talk these days on what the Rangers should do with Joey Gallo when All-Star and Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre comes off the disabled list in a few weeks. While the easy decision would be to send Gallo down to the minors, considering he is boasting a .190 batting average, the Rangers need to look beyond the below-mediocre average and look at what Gallo has done to help them get back to .500 and how he could potentially help them catch the Astro's for the AL West title.
Lets start out with the obvious, Gallo has the most power of any Ranger player and maybe any player in all of baseball. He leads the Rangers with 12 homeruns so far this season, with Mike Napoli behind him hitting only 8. He is also tied for 5th in all of baseball with those 12 bombs.
Gallo also is tied for the Ranger lead in RBI with Nomar Mazara (26) and is 2nd on the ball club in walks (19), SLG (.537), and OPS (.849).
The good comes with the bad for Gallo, who leads the Rangers in strikeouts, something he has struggled with in his young career. So far this year he has 57 strikeouts in 157 at-bats (36%), which also leads all of baseball. The key to look at with this stat is how much Gallo has improved over past seasons. In his short stints with the Rangers the previous 2 seasons, Gallo racked up 76 strikeouts in only 133 at-bats (57%) and in the minor leagues those 2 seasons he had 289 strikeouts in 680 at-bats (43%). Gallo seems to have figured something out in 2017 and he isn't a player the Rangers can afford to send back down the minors.
Adrian Beltre is coming off a strained right calf muscle and if I were the rangers, I would put him in the primary DH roll so that they don't risk him reagravating that injury. That would move Shin-Soo Choo into playing the outfield consistently while Carlos Gomez recovers from his hamstring injury.
The Rangers owe it to their fans and to Gallo to see what this kid is capable of doing a full season in the majors. The strikeouts will always come with his power, that is just the kind of player he is. The fact that he has cut down on his strikeouts as much as he has so far this season, there is hope that maybe the game has finally slowed down for the young slugger and he can show us all what he is fully capable of.
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Inside Gamers Online have posted their review of Gran Turismo 4, giving it an 8.8 out of 10.
"Once again, Gran Turismo 4 has redefined the driving genre a fourth consecutive time. Since this is an actual simulator, GT4 doesn't possess the same fun factor found in culturized arcade games like Burnout 3: Takedown or Need For Speed Underground. Even so, GT4 has its own serious problems, but if you're a car enthusiast, a perfectionist, or a type of penny pusher to the point that you'll only buy a game that you can play for months—then by all means, Gran Turismo 4 has features well worth your money and will keep the average gamer busy for months."


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Corona, CA (January 13, 2012) – Christian Craig will miss much of the remaining supercross series to repair a broken wrist. The scaphoid bone (navicular) in his left wrist was fractured at the Southwick National and he had surgery to screw the broken bone. Unfortunately, the bone never healed properly and he will have to have it corrected.
Craig tried riding through the pain at the opener last weekend but it was just too much to deal with. The team hopes to have him back for the last three supercross rounds to start preparing for the outdoor nationals. The Troy Lee Designs/ Lucas Oil/ Honda team is 100% in support of Christian's decision and we will be anxiously awaiting his return.
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Dear Migraine Chick, I am so sorry your migraines are causing so much chaos. I can see guns in the background and considering your animal rights background I can imagine that they signal big problems from migraine pain. I hope that you can find soon, better migraine control and relief from the pain. Migraines do make life difficult, stressful. Carolyn
- October 26, 2008 at 1:59 PM
How did I not notice the donut? One of my favorite foods that I did not eat for months on that stupid gluten free diet that had nothing to do with my migraine spike. Nope, it was hormones. Evil menopause hormones. Now I can eat all the donuts I want. Thanks for the reminder!
- October 27, 2008 at 3:21 AM
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oh sweety, I feel your pain. it just sucks. I'm so under the weather today that I was thinking about you. I can't even call in sickk. I wish that I could send you a hug and tell you it was going to make it better. Love the collage and hope that you are finding some solace in the fact that you are able to express yourself through things like this. Steph
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"Star Trek Beyond" marks a big reunion for actor John Cho, and not just with the cast he's worked with on now three films of the franchise.
Way back in 2002, Cho was in a critically acclaimed indie film called "Better Luck Tomorrow," which was directed by a young up-and-comer named Justin Lin, who would later go on to direct four films in the "Fast & Furious" franchise and now the latest "Star Trek" film.
So how does Cho, who plays helmsman Hikaru Sulu, think his old pal did in his first turn with the venerable series?
"So-so," he deadpans. Silence. Then, "No. It was awesome. We kept sharing these glances. Every once and a while we'd look at each other and it was a 'Can you believe how far we've come?' kind of thing. We started on an independent movie that was financed on credit cards."
Cho says that Lin, a huge fan of "Star Trek," did a "bang-up job" with what he calls a "tall order in front of him."
"It's a tough task, which is to work with a cast that has been established, that has their own dynamic," Cho says. "'Star Trek' movies are tough to begin with because there are so many characters and you have to give something to everyone.
"It's kind of like a very complicated math problem, doing that to begin with," he continues. "But to take it over from a formidable director in J.J. [Abrams], and then to have the 'Star Trek' canon to deal with, the actors and then also be charged to bring in your own sense of action and movement. To bring those elements together in a truncated timeline, it was quite the achievement and I thought he excelled."
amNewYork spoke with Cho, 44, about the film.
With your third run as Sulu, how have you made the character your own?
I don't know. I'm just a dumb actor. I say the lines, I wear makeup and get my hair done by somebody else. Somebody else wrote that character for me. However, I like playing with the humor. There are moments of humor in it. I like that in this iteration we saw some of his private life and that to me gave shape to the stakes of the movie and personalized the stakes. His family was on Yorktown, the base that was being attacked. It gave a different shade to every other action scene ... that for Sulu he was doing all that to get back to his family.
This film splits you guys up. How was it sharing screen time with Zoe Saldana?
It was great hanging out with Zoe Saldana, and it was cool, because usually the crew members are relating to Kirk — we're all relating to Kirk individually. We don't speak much to one another. It was cool to have, just to mix it up, to be relating to Uhura. I thought it brought out some different stuff, just the way that an employee is one way in speaking to the boss and is another in the break room with another employee.
Where would you like to see Sulu go in the future?
Who knows? I'd like to see him achieve more of his dreams and get to have more responsibility professionally. I'd like to see more of his personal life and get more into that. And I'd like for him to have his own existential crisis. It would be interesting to see where that goes.
What dreams do you want to achieve as an actor?
I have really basic, unexciting dreams as an actor. I would like to be in a film version of a Shakespeare play, that would be fun. Then the kid side of me wants to be in a Western. The adult side of me just really wants to increase the complexity of the characters I'm doing. I don't really have a pat answer for you, I just really want to go deep as I can with a role.
What do you have coming up next?
After I finish talking to everybody on planet Earth about "Star Trek," I'm going to do a movie called "Columbus" that I'm really excited about. It's an independent film being produced by the Weitz brothers who I've worked with before. It's a film about two people who are losing their parents in different ways who meet one another in Columbus, Indiana. That, and I have a TV project that I'm producing and acting in and I'm very excited about.
How has being in "Star Trek" changed your life?
It's changed my life in the sense that it has a very unique kind of notoriety and it's very beautiful. "Star Trek" has been around for 50 years so it's a very unique kind of fandom in that there are many generations that have watched it and watched it in many iterations. It's the most diverse fanbase you can think of. ... If you think you know what a Trekker is, you don't know what a Trekker is. They look different. They look like all of us. They're everywhere. It's a privilege and an honor to be associated with something that I feel has been, as far as a pop culture goes, put out a lot of positive energy into the universe. So I just feel like I have friends wherever I go.


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In addition to human beings, the surrounding living world is discussed in similar terms. Nature is 'natural capital' or 'green infrastructure' whereas wildlife and habitats are 'asset classes' in an 'ecosystems market'. A Norwegian health trust combined the two, people and nature, in a delightful manner when it described the patients on its waiting list as 'biomass'. Yes, biomass, which is more commonly known as "biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms, most often referring to plants or plant-based materials".
In Finland the language used by politicians is unfortunately not that different. Earlier this month Merja Niilola wrote an article in Yle Uutiset about the complexity of political rhetoric. She interviewed a language expert Vesa Heikkinen, who raised concerns about jargon's effect on democracy. Heikkinen was worried about the possibility that a vague and unclear language might result in overall confusion about what is actually going on in society.
On the other hand, Heikkinen warns about the risk of taking rhetorics too far in the opposite direction. The rising populist movement has introduced us to a new kind of political language, that of pseudo frankness and honesty. As intriguing and fresh as this type of expression might at first seem, in reality it often oversimplifies complex issues.
Yet again, the key seems to be finding the famous middle ground. Using the correct terms when talking about human beings, nature, warfare and killing is crucial not only in order for the public to know what is going on but also for the politicians' themselves. No citizen wants to be represented by an MP who escapes moral responsibility by denying the existence of living things. Also, oversimplifying is effectively undervaluing the public's own intellectual capability and hence, shouldn't be favoured. Let's not talk about bad elite and good poor but please, please let's not talk about biomass or mowing the lawn either.
The risky life of a two-wheeler
Bike thieves have it too easy. Hundreds and hundreds of unguarded bicycle racks offer an all-you-can-eat buffet for these nasty, bike-hungry criminals. Luckily, however, there is a new and simple way to track stolen bikes and control the skunks' appetite.
P.S. On a positive note, it seems that London's famous Boris bikes do not attract criminals. Since the scheme launched about four years ago, just 27 bikes out of a total of 11,000 have been reported stolen. That is an extremely low number, especially if you compare it to the annual 1,200 thefts of public Vélib' bikes in Paris.


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Austin, Texas (PressExposure) May 04, 2009 -- With the Center for Disease Control warning of impending Swine flu deaths in the United States over the next several weeks, California declaring a state of emergency due to recent deaths in the Los Angeles area, President Obama requesting 1.5 billion to enhance capability for disease response and treatment, and Mexico batting down the hatches for a prolonged fight with the bug, average people are becoming increasingly worried about what they should do to prepare for a potential life-threatening pandemic.
"The possibility of a swine flu pandemic, or the outbreak of any infectious disease process, is really not that different from any other threat that we regularly face in life, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, infrastructure disruptions and the like. Simply put, people should be prepared with emergency supplies and survival equipment to weather the storm in the safety of their own home," notes SurvivalOutpost.com co-owner Kevin Baum.
" In fact, there is really no excuse for not being prepared for a potential pandemic, since they give you so much lead time to be prepared and take precautions; indeed, the flu is all the media is talking about right now so you can't claim that you weren't forewarned," says Kevin.
In addition to the basics of personal hygiene and prevention, such as respiratory protection, regular anti-bacterial hand washing, and avoiding crowded places, SurvivalOutpost.com advises that individuals, families and businesses take reasonable precautions to store necessary emergency supplies at home in the rare, but possible, event that the bug becomes so widespread people will want to self-quarantine. Such supplies include nonperishable food storage, hygiene and first aid supplies, and basic survival equipment.
"If you study history, you learn very quickly that pre-industrial societies were much better prepared, at least psychologically, to respond to a massive disease outbreak. They knew it was simply a matter of time before one would hit, and when it did they knew what to do - get out of town if possible, and if not, self-quarantine. Today, people aren't prepared to do either."
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What do on the television actress Mayim Bialik, calculators and back to school have in common?
They're all part of Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc.'s latest back-to-school effort being launched today.
A TI spokeswoman said the goal is to get students excited about STEM (science, technology, math and engineering) subjects.
Bialik is the brand ambassador for TI calculators and the face of a contest starting today and ending Sept. 21. The contest -- "Express Your Selfie" -- calls for students and teachers to submit selfies with their favorite TI calculator to win a set of graphing calculators for his or her class and a video-conference call in class from Bialik. Five runners-up will get other gifts.
"I relied on my TI graphing calculator to gain a deeper understanding of abstract concepts in science and mathematics while earning my neuroscience degrees," said Bialik, who plays a scientist on the TV comedy, The Big Bang Theory, and is a neuroscientist in real life. "Using the 'selfie craze' to capture students' creativity and imagination will hopefully open their eyes to the captivating world of science and mathematics."
Anyone over age 13 can post a selfie with their favorite TI technology on Twitter or Instagram, using the caption, "I make math/science [entrant's phrase] with TI" and the hashtag #tiselfiecontest. The contest rules, awards and selfie submissions can be viewed online.


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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is down over 20% from its record high of $705 per share in September. Dec. 5th alone, the stock was down 6%, primarily based on COR Clearing increasing the margin requirement for Apple's stock from 30% to 60%, which affects some funds that use leverage to trade certain stocks. Many articles have been written about the potential cause of the overall falling out of favor of Apple's stock. Let us focus on each one of these concerns in detail and see if we can weed through the media noise to see what Apple should be a buy or sell at today's prices:
Size of the Company
Even after the decline, Apple's stock at $538 per share still implies the company is worth $500 billion in market capitalization. Apple is the largest market cap company in the world, larger than Exxon (NYSE:XOM) ($400bn), PetroChina (NYSE:PTR) ($250bn), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) ($226bn), General Electric (NYSE:GE) ($222bn), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) ($220bn). That may seem intimidating, however note that Apple also produces over $40-50 billion of net income or profits per year (implying a 10-12x P/E) and has cash of $121 billion on their balance sheet with no debt ($130 cash per share). Excluding the cash on Apple's balance sheet, you would get an adjusted market cap (or enterprise value) of $385 billion.
Another interesting data point to consider, is that part of the story of Apple's growth, is related to the shifting consumer preferences in the past five years away from the incumbent traditional PC makers and traditional phone manufacturers (Microsfot MSFT, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Research in Motion (RIMM)) and toward Apple's popular consumer products that simply just works. The decline in market caps of these incumbent PC and phone manufacturers over the past 5+ years total an astonishing negative $250 billion, which helps somewhat justify Apple's market cap increase of $330 billion during the same period. To be fair, some of this shift in market cap of $250 billion from the incumbent players, should have also gone towards other current winners in the new PC/iPad/smartphone space (ie: Samsung).
Limited market share increase upside
Samsung and Apple currently dominate the smartphone industry in terms of market share with 27% and 18%, respectively. Note however, if looking at market share within all of handsets globally including both smartphone and basic feature phones, Apple's market share is only at 7% and Samsung is at 21% (note, Apple only makes smartphones). Smartphone is currently only at 40% of total handsets globally and is projected to grow to 55% of total handsets in 2013 (annual growth of 47% versus only 5% for total handsets). Because the overall smartphone pie is getting bigger (growing at 47%) as consumers continue to upgrade from basic feature phones, even if Apple maintains their 18% market share of smartphones, they should grow along with the overall smartphone industry at the 47% annual growth rate. Another interesting point is to note the potential of selling smartphones in China. China OEMs (Tier I and Other) such as Huawei, Xiaomi, ZTE, etc. currently capturing 30% of smartphone market share. If Apple eventually launches an iPhone compatible with China Mobile's home-grown network (currently iPhone only available with China Unicom and China Telecom), there could be tremendous upside to Apple's units sold and market share increase.
No longer a growth company
Some people have expressed concerns that Apple is no longer a growth company and therefore should not deserve a growth company valuation. If you look at Net Income annual growth trends, it has slowed down from 85% in 2011, to 61% in 2012, to a projected 23.4% in 2013. However, if you look at the valuation table from above, at today's price levels, Apple is only trading at 2012 P/E of 12.2x, or 9.3x adjusted for cash. This is arguably very cheap for a stock that is still projected to grow 23.4% in 2013 (PEG ratio, or price-to-earnings-growth is only 0.5x, where any PEG ratio below 1.0x is considered cheap).
Gross margin concerns
Apple currently enjoys gross margins of +40%, the highest margins in the industry (As of 3Q12, Samsung is 37% and Nokia is 22%). In the past 4 quarters, gross margins have come down from 44.8% in Q12012 to 40.2% in Q42012. Some also are concerned with iPad mini's gross margin, given it has been priced aggressively at $329. However, based on numerous tech community teardowns of the component costs of the iPad mini, gross margins are expected to be around 40-42% for the iPad mini. Note, iPhone 5 gross margins are projected at 55%, and iPhone as a product category comprise 54.3% of Apple's 2013E sales.
Nevertheless, let's make some down-side scenario assumptions to see how much declining gross margins would affect Apple's 2013E EPS. If we assume two downside adjustments of a) revenue growth missed by 5% (22.5% vs. 27.5% projected) and gross margin miss by 5% (37.5% vs. 42.3% projected), we still arrive at 2013 net income of over $42 billion, or an implied 2013 P/E of 12.1x.
Dependence on iPhone sales
As mentioned above, iPhone sales comprise of 54.3% of Apple's sales (iPad 22%, PC 12%, Music 5.3%, iPod 2.6%, Software 2.1%, and Peripheral 1.7%). iPhone unit sales are projected to increase 35% in 2012-2013, based on the latest iPhone 5 product launch. This may initially seem as an aggressive assumption, however remember that iPhone sales increased 69% in 2011-2012, based only on a iPhone 4S product launch at that time (iPhone 4S launched October 2011), which was only an upgrade to the previous iPhone 4. iPhone 5 is an entirely revamped new product launch (granted not 100% revolutionary) and iPhone 5 will be available in 100 countries this time, compared to 70 countries that the iPhone 4S was eventually available in. Average per quarter, Apple would need to see 41mm iPhone units per quarter, and specifically analysts are expecting 46mm iPhones for upcoming quarter. However, note 5mm iPhone 5 units were sold in the first 3 day weekend (not counting existing iPhone 4S sales), and Samsung sold 56mm smartphones in their latest quarter. The availability of iPhone 5 due to capacity constraints have been reported by several analysts to be improving dramatically (lead times down to 2-3 days versus 3-4 weeks at launch).
Finally, remember that Apple had their largest entire product line launch this year, and besides the iPhone, they launched new Macs, iPads, iPods, peripherals as well. The unit sales for the other segments (although not as important as the iPhone), may prove to be conservative.
Other Considerations
This article attempts to only dive further into the quantitative concerns. Note that there are also numerous qualitative/technical trading issues that investors may need to consider as well (hedge funds recognizing gains on Apple at year end before tax increase, margin increase at COR Clearing from 30% to 60% puts pressure on any leveraged buyers, no more Steve Jobs premium given to the stock, what will be the next new major breakthrough product (ie: Apple TV), Samsung/HTC lawsuits, etc.).
From a fundamental value-driven perspective at least, Apple does seem to be trading at extremely cheap valuation levels, trading at only 9.9x 2013E P/E, $130 per share of cash on hand (cash adjusted 2013 P/E would be only 7.5x). Demand for Apple's entire product line seems to remain strong (given analysts' recent channel checks), and Apple's ecosystem of Apps/iTunes/iCloud/iBook/etc. helps to lock-in customers and add a "recurring" element to their revenue streams. The entire market seems to be against Apple these days, but if you remain calm, avoid all the noise, and focus on the fundamentals, Apple does appear to be a great value play.
Disclosure: I am long (AAPL). I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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CPM vs CNM?
I know what these definitions mean, but I'm curious what are some of the big differences in training and experience with a CNM vs. a CPM?
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A CPM is an independent practitioner who is certified by the NARM. NARM requires (amongst other things) training in and out of hospital setting. The NARM certification includes verification of knowledge and skills, there is a written exam and a skills assessment.
A CNM has completed nursing school and a program of study accredited by the ACNM. Some states require a Master's degree for a CNM to practice. It can take between 3-6 years to become a CNM.
I think what it comes down to is what your state laws are, and if you are looking for health insurance reimbursement, what your insurance will cover as well.
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I'll just ditto Christine :) My midwife is a cpm
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For my state (when I still lived in USA) a CNM had to complete 4 years of regular nursing school, work 1 year in L&D (not catching any babies) and then she could qualify for the 1 year program for Midwifery. The program only accepted 12 students per year and it was a year long and did not require a Masters.
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Cyclist Tim Bridgman: My wife and I began epic trip together, now I'm finishing it alone
Tim Bridgman and wife Sharon were fulfilling their dream of a round-the-world cycling trip when she was killed on the road. He tells Genevieve Roberts why he felt compelled to carry on the journey.
Tim Bridgman is sitting in a cafe at Huaraz in central Peru. He is 23,050 miles into a round-the-world cycle, and has another 12,000 miles to travel north to Alaska. It's a journey that he started with his wife Sharon, but will complete alone. On April 26, 2014, after pedalling thousands of miles through Europe and Africa, she was killed on the road in Bolivia.
Tim (41) went to school with Sharon but they only became friends in their early 20s, getting together as a couple a few years later. They married when Tim was 30 and Sharon 28. "We've been to 42 different countries together," Tim says.
"When I first got to know Sharon, she'd just come back from Gambia, and was working at a school for the visually impaired in Exeter."
In 2007, the couple were training for a marathon when Sharon slipped a disc in her back, and was unable to walk for seven months.
"I didn't think she'd ever be able to ride again," Tim remembers. "She had injections in her spine and she overcame it, even with impact sports like dancing.
"She never seemed to let anything stop her."
And so, after a long, slow recovery, when Tim confided in Sharon his dream to cycle the world, they set about taking on the 30,000-mile challenge. They went on a three-week test run in 2010 and cycled the length of Vietnam.
"We had no conversation skills in Vietnamese but were being invited into people's homes, communicating with pidgin English and sign language," Tim says.
After planning a route starting and ending in the Arctic Circle, they gave up their jobs as a carpenter and manager of a drug project in May 2012, and set off on June 4 with their bikes.
Their journey started in Nordkapp in Norway.
"There was 24 hours of sunlight," Tim remembers.
"Quite often, we'd be riding at midnight, and it would feel like the hour before sunset on a summer's evening."
They travelled down through Scandinavia and eastern Europe, into Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt.
"We experienced nothing but kindness. Between Alexandria and Cairo, a guy showed us pictures of first him, and then his mum, in full burkha, firing an AK-47 into the air.
"We learnt it was for a wedding, a sign of celebration. That night we camped in the bush, and we'd heard lots of beeping of horns, so when we heard gunfire we knew there was a wedding close by. It was nice to understand the context."
They continued to travel south through east Africa. "The hardest place was Ethiopia," Tim remembers. "We were stoned by kids constantly."
They cycled on to Cape Aghulus in South Africa, a trip of 15,939 miles. From there, they flew to Buenos Aires and travelled from the southern tip of Argentina into Bolivia.
"The longer we spent together, the stronger we got," Tim says.
"We were so attuned to what each other needed. We were always within sight of each other - I'd only go ahead if I wanted to take pictures of Sharon coming up a pass.
"We helped each other out when we were tired. If there was a problem, we'd talk about it and would come to a compromise. We moulded into the cycling lifestyle with ease, it became comfortable for us. If Sharon was low, she's close to her family and would miss them - I'd pick her up and she'd do the same for me."
But, on April 26, 2014, cycling on an empty road in south west Bolivia, Sharon's journey ended. The only car they'd seen on the road that day knocked her down. She died.
Tim writes in his blog of his trip back to England, still in shock over Sharon's death.
Sitting in the airport, boarding pass in hand, expecting her to appear and take it off him at any moment in exasperation - as she always does - to stop him folding the corners - as he always does.
"So many people see the little things as faults, but they're the gems that make us who we are," he says.
Tim soon realised that he had to complete the ride in memory of Sharon.
"Before I even left Bolivia, I knew I had to return. I have the most incredible friends and family.
"I'd been cycling for two years, in a different environment, and within days I was on a plane home. It was so unexpected, so hard for me to comprehend.
"For me to come to terms with it, I knew I had to come back. If I gave up, then what was the point of starting it when I've lost her? And cycling around the world, you see what people don't have."
After 10 months at home, he returned to Bolivia, and to the site where Sharon died, aged 38.
"It doesn't make sense," he says. "We cycled across four-lane roads into Istanbul, roads with the highest concentration of lions. But it was on a road so quiet.
"In Bolivia, if a road wears out they just plough another one next to it, and there were three parallel roads.
"It was the only car to go down the road in the six hours we were on it.
"It is hard to know why it happened. Especially to someone who would give so much to others."
He is conscious of Sharon every day on the road.
"We had our little routines," he remembers. "Sharon would put the kettle on while I pitched the tent. I miss sharing stuff. When I'm in nature, I don't feel alone, because I'm surrounded by so much.
"But when I see an incredible sunset, it makes it more incredible to know it was shared. And to know I've shared those moments with Sharon will always be special."
He says his blog is now a way to share those "snippets" with those he cares for.
"When I'm sweating up a hill and round a corner to see a snow-capped mountain, or I'm cycling along and a giraffe pops out.
"That's what it's about, sharing experiences, sharing everything."
On his 100th blog post, he shared photos of incredible, towering clouds, funnelling up to the sky that they saw on their ride together.
He has the support of his and Sharon's family (including his seven-year-old niece, who has just completed a charity bike ride to raise funds for Shelterbox in Sharon's memory) and his friends, a succession of whom are visiting to join him for parts of the journey.
"Our dreams start as children," he says. "Cycles round the block, picnics, they inspire us later in life. Sharon was incredible at seeing into the future: she'd see Mount Everest and want to climb it, not for the summit but for the journey."
And as he pedals on, in memory of his wife's motivation, he approaches the ride a day at a time.
"Regret is a wasteful emotion," he says.
"I remember, when we were setting off, there was a map on the wall for our leaving do, and I didn't want to show people the route because it looked so massive.
"But it's just a series of days to take, step by step."
- Tim Bridgman blogs at north2northcycletour.wordpress.com justgiving.com/north2north cycletour
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Italian translation for Zenphoto 1.4.7
I've updated the italian translation for Zenphoto version 1.4.7. It has been merged in GitHub Zenphoto repository and will be soon included in official releases of the CMS. In the mean time you can download it from here.
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thumbsZoom updated to version 1.0.1.
This is a compatibility update. Since many things have changed in Zenphoto, from version 1.4.5 on, the previous version of thumbsZoom is not working properly anymore in ajax mode. It's possible to use this version of the plugin with Zenphoto 1.4.5.* and 1.4.6.*.
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Italian translation for Graphene Theme
I've updated the italian translation for the WordPress theme Graphene, version 1.8.2. It will be included soon in official releases of the theme. In the mean time you can download it from here.
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Marie Murphy: Former showgirl who became pianist for pop star Ruby Murray
Marie Murphy - better known in her heyday as showgirl Marie Cunningham - has died at the age of 81.
Marie began her career as a dancer on the Big Bill Campbell Rocky Mountain Rhythm when she was only 15.
Campbell was impressed by her style when Marie was a junior support act to his show at the old Empire Theatre in Belfast and he persuaded her parents to let her join him to tour all over the UK for four years.
"Mother played the piano and the accordion and appeared on the old Light Programme of BBC radio with Big Bill who was an international star," recalls Marie's daughter Kathleen.
"Eventually she came back home and became a favourite in shows at the Opera House and the old Empire Theatre."
In her time Marie was one of the most versatile entertainers around, with a passion for showbusiness. She met and fell for tenor Frank Murphy when they were on the same bill at the Empire and they married in 1956 and were together for 47 years until his death in 2003.
Marie was the late pop star Ruby Murray's pianist and they toured many European countries together especially after Ruby had a Number 1 hit with Softly Softly.
When they were in Rhodesia the then leader Ian Smith invited Marie and Ruby for afternoon tea and they treated him to a verse or two of Softly Softly.
When Ruby died 16 years ago Marie played Softly Softly at her memorial service.
Marie is survived by daughters Clare, Kathleen and Sarah, son Frank, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Salesforce1, Samsung Gear 2
I expanded the Salesforce S1 Design System to scale to Samsung's Gear 2 smart watch offering as part of Salesforce's Wear Developers Pack.
When designing for a small form factor such as a smart watch you have to be careful to not over complicate its functionality. I paired down interactions and features so a select few were easily accessible and glanceable. Google does a great job of outlining this philosophy for Android Wear.
In this example I simplified our complex S1 design system to two simple primary features. Viewing the user's meetings and viewing the user's tasks for the day. The goal is to empower the user; not get in their way.
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classes: first year
First year students at Ferris State start out taking design classes. We say, "Why wait?" Students initially learn about design by studying the design principles and elements. Two design classes, a drawing class, some computer software classes and a design survey class are taken when you're just getting your college legs. They're fun but they're also a lot of work. Don't let anyone tell you differently!
Oh, some general education classes have to be taken. Did you seriously think you'd get out of them? Just because we have our students start in design doesn't mean that you don't start taking classes in communication, English, and sciences.
- Design 1
- First class of a two part section where students begin to learn the fundamentals of design such as the design elements and principles. Download a PDF of the supply list for this class.
- Computers in Visual Media
- Working in the Mac Lab provided, students learn the Adobe Programs such as lllustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
- Drawing for Media Application
- Learn some basic drawing skills and how to use perspective and shading in your work. Download a PDF of the supply list for this class.
- Design 2
- A second part to the Design 1 class. Projects include things like cutting things out with exacto knives, how to simplify illustrations and working with craft.
- Digital Illustration and Layout Design
- Continue to develop your type and file management skills while learning more about all those software programs. Intermediate page layout for print and web will also be taught.
- Design Survey
- Learn the history of graphic design. This class takes you back to the beginning where you can find out who does what now.


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Julie Mertus' highly acclaimed text continues to be the only completely up-to-date comprehensive yet succinct guide to the United Nations human rights system.
Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. The United Nations and Human Rights examines these recent initiatives within the broader context of human rights practice, including the promotion of individual rights, management of international conflict and the advancement of agendas of social movements.
The fully revised and updated second edition not only provides a complete guide to the development, structure and procedures within the UN human rights system, but also reflects the vital changes that have occurred within the UN system, devoting considerable attention to expanding the range of issues discussed, including:
A superb addition to any human rights syllabus, this book maintains its position as essential reading for students and practitioners of human rights, international relations and international law.


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Re: Nancy C. [WHITLOCK] and Thomas C. NUNLEE in 1880, 1900 ???
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Hugh Adams 4/15/08
There have been so many times over the years I have just stood up and yelled, "Hallelujah!!!" and then sat back down grinning from ear to ear and savoring the moment wishing I could just talk to my new found kinfolk for a few minutes so I could tell them I love them and they aren't forgotten at all.....
It's that I just climbed into the lap of that Grandpa I never got to meet and got a great big hug kind of feeling.
Oh yes, it's definetly about the feeling and the love and the joy and the being more whole!!!
Would you believe cousin Jane hasn't been home all day so she still doesn't know that you and Liz found her Grandpa Augustus' parents?? Here I am chomping at the bits to savor the moment with her and she's not home !!!
Again, I am just so grateful for what you gave cousin Jane:
it's a life altering moment for she and her siblings.


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Guy Edwards
Guy Edwards is a Research Fellow at the Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University, where he manages a research project on the politics of climate change in Latin America. Along with co-author, Professor Timmons Roberts, he is currently writing a book on Latin American leadership on climate change for MIT Press. He has also written various academic papers, policy briefs and op-eds for a number of different publications. As co-founder of Intercambio Climático and formerly co-editor of the website, Guy has worked closely with the Latin American Platform on Climate and the Latin American office of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network. He has also worked for the Overseas Development Institute, the consultancy River Path Associates and as the resident manager of the Huaorani Ecolodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Website URL: http://twitter.com/guyedwards
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 14:19
Can Latin America Blaze a Trail to Paris?
Written by Mónica Araya and Guy Edwards
This year marks a watershed for Latin America as governments decide what they are willing to contribute to a new climate agreement in Paris this December. This is not just a question of offers to tackle climate change - how governments define their plans will determine the level of political buy-in from citizens, civil society, and businesses. The implementation of ambitious and solid contributions is more likely if constituencies consider them beneficial, credible, and legitimate.
This year marks a watershed for Latin America as governments decide what they are willing to contribute to a new climate agreement in Paris this December. This is not just a question of offers to tackle climate change - how governments define their plans will determine the level of political buy-in from citizens, civil society, and businesses. The implementation of ambitious and solid contributions is more likely if constituencies consider them beneficial, credible, and legitimate.
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Friday, 24 January 2014 11:57
Can Chile balance growth and climate action?
By Alison Kirsch and Guy Edwards Chile is at a crossroads. Copper prices are falling, the gap between energy supply and demand is widening. Chile faces a difficult balancing act to maintain its strong economic growth and the energy this requires, while ensuring progress on its climate, environmental and clean energy goals. In this whirlwind of domestic change, Chile has the opportunity to reaffirm its position as a global leader on climate change.
Monday, 09 December 2013 11:59
How can Peru make next year's climate summit a success?
As delegates begin to reflect on the limited success of the UN Climate Change negotiations in Warsaw which ended last week, eyes are now turning optimistically to Peru as the incoming president of COP20 in 2014.
Thursday, 21 November 2013 05:11
Latin America can be a bridge builder on climate change
Thursday, 14 November 2013 14:25
A new EU/Latin America and the Caribbean coalition for climate change
A new coalition between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) could be just the ticket to rejuvenate the UN climate change negotiations as they enter their third decade next week in Warsaw. This bi-regional partnership can serve as a vehicle to build momentum towards a fair, robust and ambitious agreement. All EU and LAC countries have expressed their will to adopt a new agreement by 2015, and surveys have repeatedly shown that their citizens are very concerned about climate impacts.
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Thursday, 14 November 2013 14:18
Ecuador's climate ambition faces test post Yasuní
By Guy Edwards and Keith Madden This year Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa terminated the Yasuní-ITT Initiative following the lack of international support. Ecuador proposed to keep 846 million barrels of "oil in the soil" under the Yasuní national park in exchange for compensation from the international community.
Published in Biodiversity
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Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:09
Chinese loan for oil refinery clashes with Costa Rica's climate policies
A recent visit to Costa Rica by Chinese President Xi Jinping has led to a mounting backlash against a proposed oil refinery, which undermines Costa Rica's target of becoming carbon neutral by 2021.
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Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:29
Think tanks in Latin America have major role to play on climate change
By Guy Edwards and Susanna Mage Key Points
- 23 out of 79 (29%) think tanks from Latin America identified in the University Of Pennsylvania study have programs, projects or publications (PPPs) relating to climate change.
- Brazil has the highest total number of think tanks (7) with PPPs on climate change. Mexico (4) and Argentina (3) follow.
- Latin American think tanks can play a vital role in building a new narrative for climate action and ensuring its place on political agendas, party manifestos and government policy.
- Governments in Latin America could do a better job at ensuring the inclusion of think tanks and other organizations in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of climate policies and related debates.
- A report focusing on the details of these PPPs would make an important contribution to allow fellow think tanks, researchers, donors, government and NGOs to compare research findings and to locate potential partners on climate change.
- Organizations that conduct work on climate change but do not explicitly state the link on their websites may consider updating the descriptions of these programs and be more explicit about any PPPs relevant to climate change.
Published in Civil Society
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Wednesday, 05 June 2013 08:46
Latin American Civil Society Organizations back Peru's bid to host COP20
Monday, 22 April 2013 10:35
350.org presents Do the Math - The Movie
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Episode 007: When the Prototype is a Fail
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May 19, 2017
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|Okay, welcome to episode seven of The Crux of It. Episode seven actually ended up becoming two episodes so, here's part one. I'm Mahtab Rezai, I'm the Principal & CEO of Crux Collaborative. We are a user experience consulting firm specializing in regulated industries. Today I am joined by my friend, my former colleague, and current client, Larisa- who is the Manager of Web User Experience at Portico Benefit Services. Thank you for joining me. Hello.
|Hello, Mahtab.
|So, we're gonna be talking about something that is not often talked about, and something that is a big fear of client and project teams alike, which is what happens when you create a prototype of a concept, you get into a ulab to test it, and the test goes terribly. So, sounds like fun, doesn't it?
|It does.
|It's great, yeah.
|It's what we live for.
|Yeah, so let's get into it. So, first of all: First, and foremost, I want to say that fear that it might go poorly is not a good reason to not do user research.
|Absolutely, that is why we do it. I think there's folks out there that sort of have this utopian idea that you're going to the lab to prove everything is perfect, and, if that were the case, we wouldn't do it.
|Yeah why would you do that? Maybe if you needed endless amounts of validation.
|But the whole point of user research is to find the things that aren't working.
|Exactly, and sometimes they're little things.
|And sometimes they're huge things.
|And they are almost always some things that you didn't see coming.
|Yes, and I think people, before they get into an actual research study, think I'm being a little hyperbolic, or that I'm exaggerating when I say "every single time I learn something". But honestly, every single time I learn something.
|Absolutely. Again, it's why we do it.
|Yes, yes, good point, it's why we do it. So, when we think about, particularly about design step user research, a design step study where you have an idea, you create a prototype of it and you test it. Those are not meant to be a moment to prove or disprove. They are absolutely meant to improve. So, if you're trying to use it for a political reason, if you're trying to use it to win a turf war with somebody else, or to say "This idea was stupid", or see it works- a design step study is not the place to do that.
|Especially in regulated industries, a lot of times it's not like, I think sometimes in other industries or other types of user experiences, there's sort of like this endless supply of candidate users, right? If you're just talking about moms of kids under five who might shop at Target, that's a very different audience than: retirees of this one union who have this one pension, who need to be able to understand how to get their distributions. Or, this type of surgeon implanting this very specific type of medical device or, a patient who has a specific condition who needs that. So I think in regulated industries and in the type of work we do, you don't have an endless supply of audience people to pull from, it's a limited set. So you also have to be really thoughtful, about when and how you're asking them for their opinion, and their time. And, the teams are even more limited.
|And the team's time.
|Right, and as a team member, you can only see the same thing so many times before you sort of become immune to it, and I think that sort of fatigue can exhaust your attention, maybe?
|And your ability to solve new problems in creative or collaborative ways because you've just kind of ... It's like having you're nose pushed up against the glass too far and you can't see what's going on anymore.
|Yeah, and I think it can result in people just throwing their hands up and being like "This is just broken".
|Yep. We're just gonna have to hope some people manage that part for us.
|Yeah. How well does that hope go?
|That hope usually results in, in our case, a more expensive recovery of some sort or, a phone call or, you know, it's much less self service then ...
|Yeah, than you'd want it to be, yeah.
|You pay for that somewhere.
|That's what I was just gonna say, you don't get away from paying for it.
|You absolutely do pay for it, it's just depending on whether you're paying for it during the design process-
|Or whether the call center pays for it.
|Exactly, you're passing the buck somewhere in the system.
|By not doing the right stuff up front.
|That's such a key point.
|It's funny cause the right stuff up front is actually really easy to do.
|And much cheaper in the long run.
|Much cheaper in the long run.
|I don't know why, why? I think we've been doing this for over 20 years, and it's still a conversation we're having.
|But yet it seems like the most obvious thing in the world, to me.
|Yes, me too, to me too. All right so, another thing, because I think you have a really interesting perspective, we both do, in that we've both had prototypes that have come out of testing with really minimal changes, and we have had prototypes that… yeah Larisa just made an explosion motion with her hand. Yeah, I was gonna say "crash and burn", just FAIL significantly, publicly, profoundly, throughout the course of the study.
So, what are some themes, or things that we're thinking about when, let's talk about like when it just all seems to be going super well. What about that?
|I think it's just the skeptic in me that, when it comes out of the lab going super well, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Like, there must be something, there must of ... We didn't get all the right users, or we missed a scenario or, there's gotta be some environmental thing that we aren't looking for ...
|Because I'm always worried that there's something else out there that we didn't see, but I think it's just because I'm constantly looking for the improvement, and I don't think that I think you're ever not improving something.
|Sure, sure, and have you had a scenario where it tested really well and then the other shoe dropped, or is that just more like a fear that doesn't pan out?
|I think you're probably right, it's probably a fear that doesn't pan out. If it's happening I'm not aware of it, so it's not a huge problem.
|No that's been my experience as well, every now and then it's all magic and it works and there's just this like "really?"
|Too good to be true.
|Yeah, but then it turns out, yeah-
|We actually do know what we're doing and-
|On occasion, on occasion.
|Things improve through the process if you let the process take it's motion.
|And so what are the things that have contributed to those ones where everything pans out?
|Early and often collaboration, whether it's with your team or your users. I think that there are a lot of ways to get concepts and things in front of your users, even just in parts, early on. Some people would call them more guerrilla tactics but, I've never seen them backfire on me.
|And I'm sure that happens but, even if you just take a part of a concept and get it out there and talk with some people about it or show them or, whatever the process is, that pans out to your benefit later.
|Absolutely, absolutely. Showing something in concept I think is always valuable.
Another thing I think that really helps is helping the team have the right context for what happens during research, because if you have a team that's not familiar with design step research and they think that they're just gonna go in and come out of the day patting themselves on the back- then they have a miserable day and they are in the back room trying to defend their decisions and saying things like: "Oh we didn't know this!" or "This isn't the case!", and all sorts of excuses and reasons and, I think, somebody just shared this quote with me recently and they said: "You can't defend your ideas and learn at the same time. You're either in defense mode or you're in learning mode". And I think you want the team to be in learning mode. So the degree to which you can say to people: "We're gonna go in, we're gonna find things that aren't working, and we're all gonna work together to figure out how to fix them".
When you let them know that's what's going to happen instead of something that might happen if things go poorly no, that's exactly what should happen, as you've said earlier on "that's why we do it".
|Exactly, it's not personal.
|It's never personal.
|And you have to detach yourself from that in order to improve.
|Yeah, a lot of times for more traditional research there's this idea- and it makes sense, when you think of how research originated, that it was someone validating something. But we're not doing FDA drug trials here, we are literally trying to figure out if a particular aspect of an interface is working. So this idea that was more prevalent in traditional research where you had one person design it, and another person to test it, to validate it- that doesn't necessarily hold true when it comes to that -and in fact I think it's such an integral part of the process to have the person, or people, who are the design team as part of the research team as well.
|Totally agree. Having been on both sides of the glass, I can't imagine not being on both sides of the glass. I sort of actually have a hard time understanding - I know there are organizations who have research groups and you kind of do your work in your design and you throw that over to the research group and then you just take the report they give you and make those changes. I can't imagine not being a part of the process. It's enlightening, and it inspires my creativity.
|Yeah, yeah it's such a key part. I also think it keeps you engaged particularly as a member of an in-house team. As a consultant I, from project to project to project they're completely different, areas, topics, industries, vertical - I mean they're just all over the place. But when you work for a single organization and you have for a number of years, so, the inspiration and the variety I think comes from the different parts of the process.
|If you just had your portion where it comes here and you put this one bolt on, and then it moves down the assembly line.
|That's not a way to stay engaged.
|Particularly as a user experience professional.
|And it gives you the ability to constantly improve and evolve. To constantly hone your ability to have empathy for the people that you're building for, because you just are constantly building this idea of who they are and what they need and how they behave and ...
|At the end of the day by the time you're done getting something up to a point where it's testable, you're not objective anymore and now you need to see somebody else do it but -
|You're sort of also building that trove of insights.
Okay that was the end of part one of my conversation with Larisa. Thank you for listening, you can find us on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and on cruxcollaborative.com/thecruxofit. Bye.
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Note. This guide will not work without movement speed quintessences. I have tried it many a time and it just lacks effectiveness.
The reason for this is by getting all the movement speed masteries out of defense and utility combined with movement speed quintessences will put you at just above 410 movement speed with just level 1 boots. This level of speed combined with burnout putting you just south of 500 movement speed and red buff (later frozen mallet) makes for amazing ganking power.
With this guide you will be diving people under their towers and ganking like there is no tommorow.
Step 1 - The Jungle
Its best if you can find a team mate whos willing to burn down blue with you after the pull. Just smite to finish it off. Make sure they don't take your imps after the fact. This will allow for a much smoother jungle since they changed it so that only the last hitter gets xp off jungle mobs.
Can't find someone to help you wear it down? No trouble. Just blow a health pot and turn on burnout to mowem down. Your team will wait for ganks I suppose.
Move on through to wolves, wraiths, golems, then red buff. Red buff is important since Shyvana has no slows or crowd control to speak of.
Step 2 - The Gank
At this point look for a likely target to gank. Your most attractive targets will be topside or mid since you're in the area already. If you have to take the extra time to run bot lane no worries. Thats why we have the Runic Affinity mastery.
If you do not have any targets. Instruct your team to back off their lanes somewhat and see if any of the enemy team pushes forward. Meanwhile make another path through your jungle or if their team lacks a jungler you can start on theirs!
Do not start burning out till you notice them break into an escape pattern. There is no sense in using it until the jig is up especially since burnout can be extended by auto attacking your intended target and is a huge portion of your early game damage. Her damage is significant enough that if your team is any good at all you should have the target down before it reaches the tower. If you had no choice but to go in a little early and shes not as far up lane as you'd like its no problem if your team is willing to follow you in. Shyvana is tanky enough to take a few tower shots. Especially with heal.
There is no better time to bait the enemy than when they think they can take you with them under their tower only to find you cast heal then used burnout to escape certain death.
Step 3 - The Carry
At this point you've killed a few people and are sporting some gold. To replace your red buff dependancy build phage. After you have it you can start giving your buffs away to your team mates. This will make for much stronger lanes and continued ganking potential.
Whats great is by skipping the extra gold to buy mercury treads (the most expensive boots in the game I believe) you are able to maintain early game power.
The Frozen Mallet upgrade just gaurentees what phage was likely to give you anyhow while at the same time stacking with the extreme tankiness provided by Shyvana's ultimate passive. By this point you are diving people on their towers and making it look easy.
Follow up with Madreds (all the damage you need. 8% max health off in an AOE radius when you twin bite during a transformation) and you turn into a nightmare in team fights as well as 1 on 1. or 3 on 1 for that matter.
I rarely get much further than Madreds before they surrender but if you make it that far you start beefing up by immediately building Chainmail and Negatron cloak. These items are great by themselves and will make you impossible tough when stacked with the rest of this build.
Step - 4 When they try to counter you
Many a wise team has tried warding against my Shyvana and to that I say this "ORACLES ORACLES ORACLES!"
You are the teams tank and thus you are supposed to support with items like this. You are jungling so you get to pick when and where to move in and you are extremely tanky which makes you losing your investment highly unlikely.
On top of that it puts a huge glowing target on your head which keeps your team mates safe just by making you a more attractive kill.
You know it has to be demoralizing for a lane to start warding only to find Shyvana comes in and drops their investment with one of her own.
Just move in. Drop their ward. Then leave immediately to take care of other lanes or the jungle. This will give them time to drop their gaurd while at the same time giving lane dominance to your team because the enemy thinks you may be nearby.
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This weekend I got to revisit the college days - dancing, beers, french fries, good laughs, and no responsibilities. A break from all the work on the house was a relief and a reunion with old college buddies was long overdue. Granted I saw most of them at the wedding, but Zach and I didn't get near enough time to catch up. If only they all lived in Grand Rapids!
We headed out to a few of our old stopping grounds in Saugatuck - Wally's and The Annex.
It was nice to dress up after a long day of wearing my sweaty work clothes.
Looking forward to another great weekend coming up... celebrating Anna's birthday in Kalamazoo!
It's these little parties, adventures, and meet-ups that have made my summer.
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Jobs and Eisner feuding over "Toy Story" sequel
Pixar Chairman Steve Jobs is at odds with Disney Chairman Michael Eisner over a business matter that could prevent the production of another Toy Story sequel, the Los Angeles Times reported today.
At issue, said the newspaper, is a clause in the two companies' deal that requires Pixar to deliver three more original films by 2005. Sequels don't count as part of the deal, the Times said, noting that Jobs has asked Eisner to waive the no-sequel clause but that Eisner has refused.
Jobs told the Times: "The next three films are spoken for…. We wanted to make Toy Story 3, but in the current deal it's not going to happen."
Eisner declined to comment, but Disney animation chief Tom Schumacher told the Times: "The reality is everyone would like to make Toy Story 3. Pixar has one set of business issues they want to fulfill and we have another."