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Discussion in 'iPad' started by tim100, Nov 2, 2012.
any ipad 3rd gen owners upgrade to the 4? what do you think?
I love it
I did, mainly because I wanted 64gb and my ipad 3 was 32gb. I'd regretted not getting the 64gb iPad 3 for a while now. If I had, I would not have upgraded to the iPad 4.
But now that I have the iPad 4, I love it - it's definitely faster than the 3, wifi seems to go faster too.
yes...stuff loads faster is what i see....
Anyone else
how many think the ipad 5 will have a same design as the ipad mini/iphone 5 but bigger?
It probably will.
I did and I love the 4.
For me the "rental" cost of $140 for 8 months use of my 3rd gen was reasonable, and the updates present in the 4th gen were just what I wanted and fixed a few deficiencies.
Will be adding a Mini to the iPads here at the World HQ for Christmas too.
I did. Safari and web browsing noticeably faster, apps load faster. Switches between apps faster.
I purchased nova 4 a while ago and could not play it on my ipad 3, very slow frame rates!
Now with my ipad 4, im impressed!
everygame is awesome!
I did earlier today (store had lots of big iPads but no minis), the wife will get the 3. (Though she, likely, will get a mini)
Haven't yet unbowed it, waiting till kids go to bed.
I almost made an impulse buy on the first day of pre-ordering, but the launch allocation was sold out.
I'm still tempted, but have "calmed down" a bit regarding my "need" to have the latest version.
I was originally intending to buy an iPad 4 assuming that it was released a year after the iPad 3... But given that it has been released "early", I may just skip a generation and wait for the iPad 5 (which hopefully will have a redesign to make it thinner and give it an IGZO display).
One thing that does still tempt me is that if I do wait another year, the resale value of my iPad 3 will be even lower than it already is now.
i wonder if the ipad will get a redesign next year to look like the mini and iPhone
What changes would that be?
It should.. the hardware is still ahead of the software. No need for more processing power but a thinner, sleeker looking, more battery efficient iPad 5 would sell very well. Okay scrap the battery thing, they'll keep it at 10-12 hours so when they bump up the processing power next time, we won't complain.
the design of the iphone 5 and ipad mini.
i am thinking about waiting to the ipad 5 too.
Yeah, it makes sense. I have the 2 and will probably wait till the 5 comes out before thinking of upgrading.
My iPad 4 is a bit faster & smoother than my 3.
Unless one has an original or iPad 2, I cannot in good faith suggest the 4. It's not enough of an "upgrade" over the 3.
i used to have an iPad 3, which i bought for full price on October 3. apple allowed me to return it and pre-order the iPad 4, which i did. i got the iPad 4 and in all honesty the difference was not very significant. app folders opened up a split second more quickly and web pages loaded maybe 1-2 seconds more quickly. games played exactly the same (Metal Storm) and despite the A6X being twice as fast as the A5X, the A5 on a non-retina display still plays Metal Storm more fluidly. that Retina screen truly is a beast and i still feel that the A6X isn't fully adequate for the Retina. but i digress...that's a topic of discussion for another forum.
i saw that the iPad 3 refurbs substantially dropped in price right when the iPad 4 was announced. the iPad 3/4 64GB LTE that originally was $829 brand new was now $679... talk about a steep price drop ($150). i returned the iPad 4 and bought the iPad 3 version for $679. before i did this though, i thought about what my intentions were with this iPad 3. was i intending to hold onto it for 3 years or am i buying it to use for a year and then flip when the redesigned iPad 5 comes out? most likely it will be the latter. thus i concluded that going with the iPad 3 was the better way to go. an analogy to this situation would be trying to decide to buy a used car or a brand new car if you knew you would be selling it soon. most logical people would buy the used vehicle since after 1 year of ownership it will not have depreciated from the purchase price as much as the brand new one. going back to the iPad, the $679 iPad 3 64GB LTE iPad a year from now when the iPad 5 comes out, will probably have a resale dip to $600. the iPad 4 64GB LTE on the other hand, will likely drop from $829 down to the $679 price that the refurb iPad 3 used to be at due to downward pricing pressure from Apple.com iPad 4 refurbs. in my situation, after doing the simple math, the iPad 3 is the better way to go. however, not everyone's situation is the same as mine as they might not be planning to upgrade to the iPad 5. this scenario also doesn't end up being as extreme if you are comparing base model 16GB wifi models and you throw in Black Friday pricing too. that gap ends up being more narrow and then i might say just go with the iPad 4.
moving onto the other new features of the iPad 4. i have an iPhone 4S and i've owned iPods since 2005 so to be honest i won't miss the Lightning port - i'm too entrenched in 30-pin cables and accessories for the benefits of the new port (reversible) to negate the inconveniences. i have about a dozen 30-pin cables - several throughout the house, car, office, several at the lake house, briefcase, backpack, etc just to name a few. while wifi sync is great, it's not ideal for transferring 15GB of Season 2 of Game of Thrones to my iPad. i know eventually the Lightning cables will be generic, but they're not now and they won't be $0.99 probably for 2 more years. again like i said above, i am thinking about the now and for the next year.
not having a Facetime HD camera in the iPad 3 is OK - it's not like 720p will make my face more attractive. if anything it'll make it uglier lol. my girlfriend has the Mini so i at least get to see her in 720p when we occasionally Facetime which is maybe once every 2 months when i am on a business trip. if i was in a long distance relationship though, then i could see the 720p Facetime HD camera being a must.
so yeah, that's pretty much my reasoning why i went from and iPad 3, to and iPad 4, back to and iPad 3. i'm sure many will disagree with my logic and that's OK - that's why we're consumers...we each have our own opinion
Here's the problem with upgrading to an iPad 4. The problem is you get iOS 6 and iOS 6 is a huge step down.
Getting Do Not Disturb, VIP Mail, Facebook integration, a clock app, and Apple Maps is not worth losing the YouTube App, Google Maps w/Street View, and the Home Sharing feature (which is broken in iOS 6) over.
I mainly upgraded to the iPad 4 as I want to gift my iPad 3 to someone. I'm surprised to find that I actually prefer the "warmer" screen I got on the iPad 4, but screens vary on the iPads and this was luck of the draw. It is a little faster but for web browsing which I primarily use it for that isn't a deal breaker. It also charges faster with the lightening connector and the battery seems to last longer (subjective as I haven't timed it). I love my iPad 4, but if I didn't want to give my iPad 3 to a friend's grandson I probably would have been happy to keep it and pass on this upgrade.
There'd be no point in upgrading from 3 to 4. I'd even churn out one more generational use for iPad 2. I think upgrading from iPad 1 to iPad 4 is justifiable, though.
In my case -- I went from no iPad to iPad 4 - and I'm very satisfied with my purchase. I plan on using this thing for at least a good three years before I'd consider upgrading!
Agreed. They are becoming like laptops. No one buys a new laptop every year. Happy with my 3, my gf still has the 1!


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Leafy Pumpkins
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great day!
10 comments:
- Wide Eyed Stamper said...
BEAUTIFUL card Theresa! I love those punkins :) Just put my Gina K order in and chose the Autumn Leaves set as my choice for the free set. Thank you for the great tutorials. I have a lot of practicing to do. :)
Happy Monday Hugs,
- October 3, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Patti J said...
Beautiful card, Theresa! Thanks for sharing how you remedied your 'bubble'. I have a couple of markers that pool every so often. I've never even tried sponging over them. Great idea, and gorgeous outcome! I loved seeing your page in the Scrap and Stamp Arts magazine again this month! I hope you're going to be a regular feature there. Hugs!
- October 3, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- Olga said...
WOW!!!! You blow my mind with your fantastic coloring!!!!! this is absolutely gorgeous
- October 3, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- cindy said...
Love it. Very pretty
- October 3, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- Jana said...
Beautiful! Great coloring and inking
- October 3, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- Colorado Crafter said...
Autumn cards are my favorite to make, also. This one is beautiful!! You totally recovered it from all the problems you pointed out. Thanks, as always for your wonderful tutorials!!
- October 3, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Barb Ghig said...
You really ROCK, Theresa! I can't get over all the little mishaps you were able to overcome...and once again, your card is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
Have a great evening!
- October 3, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Ravengirl said...
This is a gorgeous card! Love your fabulous pumpkins. Thanks for keeping it real!
- October 4, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- Katherine said...
Beautiful card! Thanks for including the mishaps as well. It helps knowing that these things happen to the 'professionals' as well as us amateurs :) It also helps to see how you corrected the problems.
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Asylum in Canada necessary until European Union can guarantee safety for Romanies
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In a statement released the Roma Community Center in Toronto stated that it is very concerned about Canada's recent decision to shut the door on Czech Romanies and Mexican refugees. Immigration Minister Jason Kenny thinks that Roma don't face state-sanctioned persecution in the Czech Republic.
While it may be true that the Czech Republic (or any other countries in Eastern Europe from where Rom flee to the West) does not directly, per government decree, persecute the Rom the Czech Republic does so by proxy in that it allows others to do the dirty work for it..
As a signatory to the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Canada has now taken a decision that both flouts international law and the documented reports of systemic persecution of Roma in Czech Republic. Yet Amnesty International stated in April that Gypsies in the Czech Republic "continue to suffer discrimination at the hands of both public officials and private individuals, including in the areas of housing, education, health care and employment. Not only do they face forced evictions, segregation in education and racially motivated violence, but they have been denied justice when seeking redress for the abuses against them".
And it would appear that Amnesty International forgot the fact that Gypsy children routinely are sent – for their entire school life often – to special schools that once upon a time had the title – roughly translated – and you would find the same schools in many countries of mainland Europe and the same policy as regards to Gypsy children – of "special school for the educational subnormal".
Human Rights Watch reported that since 1989, "Czech authorities have failed to adequately protect Gypsies from the ever-increasing danger of racist attacks. When attacks do occur, Gypsies are often denied equal treatment before the law, a direct violation of both Czech and international law".
Minister Kenney states that claimants from the Czech Republic and Mexico are clogging the system, are preventing "legitimate" claimants from getting in to Canada, and that an overhaul of the system is necessary because it is overburdened. Yet the total number of refugee claimants arriving in Canada has decreased from 45,000 in 2001 to approximately 36,000 in 2008. The total number of refugees accepted annually in Canada has been cut in half, compared to the 1980s. The system isn't working because of inadequate resources. Imposing visas on visitors from these two countries will not increase the number of claimants accepted from totalitarian regimes as the Minister implies, especially when those countries already have visa restrictions in place.
Minister Kenney calls Czech Roma refugee claims fraudulent. When the independent adjudicators of the IRB accepted 85% of their claims during the last 18 months, why did he say this? Neither Canada nor the EU has used this opportunity to criticize the Czech government and shame it into improving the human rights situation of this persecuted minority. This government is saying, "None is too many, we don't want the Gypsies either."
The IRB recently released its own report on conditions of the Romanies in the Czech Republic – yet it has no mandate to issue reports on overall country conditions and has never done so except in the case of the Rom. This is a breach of due process and taints the impartiality of IRB panelists who will be deciding hundreds of still-pending Romani-Gypsy claims.
The real reason, and this is blatantly obvious, for Canada to try to block Gypsy refugees from the Czech Republic (and elsewhere) is none of the reasons given but the very fact that they happen to be Romani, to be Gypsy, in the very same way as Gypsy from the Czech Republic, so years ago, were being turned away from even getting onto planes in Prague, for instance, by British Immigration official stationed there and working with the Czech authorities hand in glove.
The case of a Gypsy journalist is the prime example who, together with the Gadjo colleague, was on the way to London for an assignment but who was turned away at the airport by British officials who had him pointed out by Czech police as a Gypsy, while his colleague was permitted to continue and the Roma was not permitted to board the plane despite his Gadjo colleague's remonstrations even.
We now appear to see a similar situation in Canada and, I must say, it does not surprise me at all seeing the way that Canada has been going in the last couple of days, not just as far as Gypsies are concerned.
Anyone who waits for the EU to do anything will also wait a very long time indeed. We have seen this in the case of Italy, and elsewhere. The EU says a lot but does nothing, especially not when it comes to matters Gypsy.
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This is another race which has been revived by the club and much needed in our community. Placed on the calendar before many of the spring marathon and half marathons. Perfect for the build up on the training schedule. The event is held at Picard Park in Milton Louisiana.


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Israel, PLO Sign Historic Middle East Peace AccordBy John M. Broder
and Norman Kempster
Los Angeles Times
With a few swift pen strokes Monday, the Middle East was remade.
Under brilliant sunshine on the South Lawn of the White House, representatives of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed a framework agreement for peace and a beaming Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, clasped hands with Yitzak Rabin, the Israeli Prime Minister who once led his country's armed forces in crushing victories over its Arab foes.
The dramatic tableau beneath the gleaming facade of the White House evoked hope for an end to one of history's most cruel conflicts and a beginning to one of its most difficult works of reconciliation.
"We who have fought against you, the Palestinians, we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. Enough," said Rabin, the 71-year-old former general who barely allowed a single smile to cross his face during the emotion-laden, hour-long ceremony.
"The battle for peace," said Arafat, wearing an olive dress uniform and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, "is the most difficult battle of our lives. It deserves our utmost efforts because the land of peace, the land of peace yearns for a just and comprehensive peace."
Both sides recalled the generations of sorrow and bloodshed that preceded the historic ceremony and pledged to press forward with the diplomatic tasks that remain, calling upon the United States and other nations to aid the process of turning the theoretical framework into concrete results for Israel and the Palestinians.
Witnessing the historic ceremony along with leaders of the Clinton administration were former Presidents Carter and Bush, former Secretaries of State James A. Baker III, Cyrus R. Vance, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz and Edmund S. Muskie, and scores of others who had played central roles on the diplomatic road to the agreement.
President Clinton, whose role as host of the ceremony underscored how much both Israel and the PLO are counting on the United States for the next steps, called the signing "an extraordinary act in one of history's defining dramas."
Clinton repeatedly stressed that Monday's accord would not diminish the longstanding American commitment to Israel's security. He pledged American support for enforcing the agreement and marshaling the resources to make it work.
U.S. Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher said that the administration would "spare no effort" in transforming the agreements on paper into reality on the ground.
"We will remain a full partner in the search for peace," Christopher said. "This Israeli-Palestinian agreement cannot be permitted to fail."
Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, who served as an official witness to the signing because of Russia's role as co-sponsor of the ongoing Arab-Israeli peace talks, also promised his nation's support for the accord.
After Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and top PLO political adviser Mahmoud Abbas signed the Declaration of Principles setting out the terms of the Israeli-PLO accord, Rabin reluctantly took Arafat's offered palm in a quick and firm shake.
Rabin then stepped to the microphone and gravely proclaimed that signing the accord was "not so easy."
"Neither for myself as a soldier in Israel's wars, nor for the people of Israel, nor for the Jewish people in the Diaspora who are watching us now with great hope mixed with apprehension," he said.
"It is certainly not easy for the families of the victims of the wars, violence, terror, whose pain will never heal; for the many thousands who defended our lives with their own and have even sacrificed their lives for our own. For them, this ceremony has come too late," Rabin said.
Turning to the Palestinians, Rabin added: "We have no desire for revenge, we harbor no hatred toward you. We, like you, are people --people who want to build a home, to plant a tree, to love, live side by side with you in dignity, in affinity, as human beings, as free men. We are today giving peace a chance and saying to you, saying again to you: `Enough.' Let us pray that a day will come when we all will say farewell to the arms," Rabin said.
As many in the audience swallowed tears, Rabin then quoted the famous passage from Ecclesiastes: "`To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to love and time to hate, a time of war and a time of peace.'"
Speaking in Arabic, the 64-year-old guerrilla, Arafat, who has survived countless brushes with death at the hands of Israelis and dissidents in his own movement, said: "My people are hoping that this agreement which we are signing today marks the beginning of the end of a chapter of pain and suffering which has lasted throughout this century. My people are hoping that this agreement which we are signing today will usher in an age of peace, coexistence and equal rights."
He expressed appreciation for the difficulties that lie ahead in reversing decades of bloodstained politics and timeworn habits of mind.


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Ask for FairtradeMake sure your choice of coffee makes a difference
Developing @askforfairtrade
When I originally set up @askforfairtrade I was thinking of it as a way of people reporting their experience of asking for and getting, or not getting, Fairtrade options in coffee shops etc.
Whilst @askfairtrade has gathered many followers over on Twitter – that aspect of reports hasn't really taken off.
I've not pushed it much – feeling that for now that the very presence of the @askforfairtrade Twitter account is doing good in terms of just reminding people about the importance of choosing a Fairtrade Option… but I would welcome your thoughts on where this micro-campaign project might go next?
>Should @askforfairtrade send out more reminders about reporting where does and doesn't stock Fairtrade – and push to get reports of places failing to stock Fairtrade?
>Should @askforfairtrade take a softer approach – just sending out occaisional reminders about the importance of Fairtrade, and sharing Fairtrade related news?
or should it head in a different direction entirely?
Big Brands Going Fairtrade
Fairtrade Fortnight has just finished in the UK – and it's been an eventful few weeks.
One of the biggest bits of news to come out was that Cadbury, one of the main UK chocolate companies, is switching it's Dairy Milk range of Fairtrade Certified chocolate by the end of the year – tripling the sales of Fairtrade Certified cocoa from Ghana.
The switch – fantastic news for the Farmers who benefit – was bound to re-ignite discussions over whether big-brands using the Fairtrade mark strengthens or weakens the Fairtrade system. Ready for that debate – The Fairtrade Foundation and Cadbury have been running a blog to host discussions and share updates as Cadbury move towards fully certified Fairtrade Dairy Milk chocolate by Autumn 2009.
Check out the debate on the blog over here…
Fairtrade Decaff
There has been some interesting discussion over on the Ask For Fairtrade twitter stream about getting hold of Fairtrade Decaff coffee when you're out and about.
If you ask for a Decaff option at many Fairtrade chains then you can be told "it's one or the other" as easyrew found.
A few @askforfairtrade twitter followers have suggested suppliers of Fairtrade Decaff – but what's your experience? How easy is to get hold of a cup of decaff Fairtrade when you are out and about? And where are the Fairtrade coffee shops with the best selection of Fairtrade options?
Ethics of Coffee (Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics Lecture)
By chance I just came across a fantastic 30 minute lecture recording from a seminar at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
If you want to get more insights into how Fairtrade certification affects the value chain of coffee production, and to hear both positive and critical perspectives on how Fairtrade is working on the ground, then it's well worth a listen.
If you've only got five minutes (rather than the full thirty) to share, then the first section of the lecture provides a great history of Fairtrade and explains in detail the Fairtrade difference.
Listen Here (Ethics of Coffee lecture – MP3)
Should we Twollo/auto-follow people talking about coffee on Twitter?
To help get @askforfairtrade started I've done a few manual searches on Twitter and have started following people talking about Fairtrade.
But part of the goal of @askforfairtrade (alongside checking who is and who isn't sticking to their promises to offer Fairtrade coffee) is to encourage people who may not have instinctively thought about choosing a Fairtrade option to ask for it.
So seeing Zarah's mention of Twollo, a Twitter service which will auto-follow people with particular interests on Twitter, I'm wondering whether @askforfairtrade should be set up to auto-follow people talking about tea or coffee? Or is auto-following by the @askforfairtrade campaigning twitter account too invasive?
If we were to use auto-following, then what key phrases or interests should we auto-follow? A search for Coffee on twitter turns up far to many results… so we might want to narrow down to phrases that might indicate someone is heading out to buy coffee.
- Do you think auto-following has a place in the @askforfairtrade campaigning experiment?
- If so, what phrases could we / should we use to determine who gets auto-followed?
I'll look at any responses here in the next week or so and will look at whether or not to try an auto-follow…
Fairtrade Flock Up
Zarah Patriana, who has already blogged about the @askforfairtrade experiment, has just set up a Fairtrade 'Flock Up' for Twitter.
Flock Up provides a way to find other twitter users with shared interests, in this case, Fairtrade. Take a look and perhaps if you've been tweeting about Fairtrade you might add yourself…
Ask for Fairtrade
I set up the @askforfairtrade Twitter account a couple of weeks ago, and after some positive feedback about the idea – I thought it was time to develop it a little further and explore more how Twitter can be used in creative campaigning.
So, I've set up the @askforfairtrade blog here, and over the coming weeks I'll be exploring different ways that the campaign might develop.
I also realized that whilst I could see all the messages that might get tweeted @askforfairtrade, these weren't visible outside Twitter search, so – over on the right-hand side of this site you can keep track of a regularly updated feed of the latest reports of coffee shops serving, or not serving, their Fairtrade options. If you tweet a report starting with '@askforfairtrade' it should turn up here within a few minutes.
(Check out the about page for more background to this project…)


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CRESTVIEW � Main Street Crestview Association Christmas parade organizers, working with Police Chief Tony Taylor, are taking steps to keep the event moving and lessen confusion that previously surrounded disbanding.
CRESTVIEW � Main Street Crestview Association Christmas parade organizers, working with Police Chief Tony Taylor, are taking steps to keep the event moving.
Taylor had suggested that organizers have a pre-parade mandatory meeting of float and truck drivers, group marching units in blocks, and designating multiple dispersal areas off Wilson Street.
Main Street volunteer Cal Zethmayr said the event has experienced periodic halts when units would stop at the reviewing stand, then a block later, unload riders by Badcock & More furniture, causing units behind them to halt.
The Tuesday evening meeting will help clarify new rules, Zethmayr said. Those include forbidding amplified sound that isn't Christmas music. Last year, a religious organization had a rider with a bullhorn shouting fire-and-brimstone messages that many parade goers found inappropriate.
"Some good came out of the preacher that screamed last year," Zethmayr said.
North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club members will provide communications, escorting each block of 25 units and reporting their progress, Zethmayr said. Each block will be sent to a pre-assigned separate disbanding area after the parade to avoid confusion and traffic jams. Supporters will then know where to wait to help dismantle floats.
Organizers have met with CSX railroad representatives, who had agreed to stage trains beyond Crestview to assure none crossed Main Street between 5:45 and 7:30 p.m. on parade night.
Finally, Zethmayr said, the Main Street Crestview Association will strictly enforce the "one Santa" rule. The only float that will include the jolly old elf is the association's, which traditionally concludes the parade.
"After all, there's only one Santa Claus," Zethmayr said.
Want to go?
WHAT:Mandatory meeting for drivers or adult representatives of Crestview Christmas Parade units
WHEN:7 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE:Warriors Hall, Whitehurst Municipal Building, Stillwell Boulevard and Industrial Drive
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


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The 'Reclaimed Wood Dog House' from Williams-Sonoma works to keep your dog safe without harming the environment. The dog house was handcrafted using reclaimed redwood. All of this is supported by a fir and redwood frame. Redwood was used because of its natural rot resistance which keeps the dog house safe from the elements.
Despite the wood construction, the dog house will keep your pooch completely dry. The shelter is completely watertight so that you never have to worry about leaks. This is emphasized by the planked wood roof which ensures your pet doesn't get exposed to even the most extreme weather.
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As a professional working in business transformation and organizational change, I have had a number of roles: business analyst, project manager, security manager and architect. As an Enterprise Architect, I take responsibility in helping all involved in understanding their role in realizing the desired business outcome. As an active instructor and consulting Architect, I look forward to your feedback and hearing about your organizational challenges. In working with the Open Group, I also look forward to build a strong community of capability-based thinkers and help make transformation straight-forward.
Two Things you Need to Know About Enterprise Architecture
1. Are you looking at Enterprise Architecture as a Function or Strategy?
2. What is the difference and why does it matter?
Many medium to large organizations have "architects" and a large majority of them are found in departments that provide the organization's information and communication technology (IT and ICT). These organizations have a department/group called Enterprise Architecture (EA) that is supposed to help the organization bring about complex changes in IT and in more cases, to those that are consuming IT.
The function of being able to plan and deliver change to an ever-changing ecosystem is essential for any organization. Some organizations have done well to establish the function of the EA group, it is visible throughout the IT organization and involved throughout the change lifecycle. The function is known, people are assigned roles, the work products produced are defined and processes to deliver the defined changes are well understood. Few organizations have achieved this level of functional maturity, but even for those that have, this is often not enough.
EA should also be seen as a strategy, a mindset that can provide insights into important business decisions; in this respect EA is a management tool set. In this context, EA is abstract; it is a philosophy that can provide needed insights to support the goals, objectives and "gut feel" for senior leaders.
In brief – certainly not exhaustive – there are some important notes to remember when looking at EA as a strategy.
1. As a strategy, EA is not performed only by Enterprise Architects. Many roles and people across the organization can provide valuable perspectives and insights. Through its tool sets and ability to have both a broad and detailed view, EA can unite these perspectives and identify commonality in the natural conflict of an organization.
2. EA does not have ownership, (management is accountable) and therefore does not make business decisions. EA can inform decision makers of what they need to consider. Questions asked require more than "yes" and "no" answers and EA can provide insight into what will make the desired outcome successful and thereby reduce risk and increase viability of success. Whatever the decision, EA must find ways to make the desired outcome successful.
3. EA does not define an organization's purpose. EA must understand the organization's identity, mission and culture and provide its findings with these considerations and is therefore tailored for an organization.
Keep in mind that not all organizations will call this work "Enterprise Architecture" (some call it Business Alignment) there are organizations that are asking the right questions and applying EA as a strategy successfully and make timely and good business decisions. The label of "EA" is not important but the application and acceptance of it is.
Why does this matter?
It is important to know the challenges faced by an organization, is it with decision making, alignment and communication to its parts or with execution. Those that have had careers in IT and have worked their way to an architect position have a good depth of IT knowledge and can help in the delivery of EA as a function for IT. The common obstacles that they face is being able to convince IT management of their approach and the roles that they should play in the delivery of IT solutions; this requires a good understanding of EA as a strategy which requires leadership support to be successful.
Those that are looking to create, improve or adopt Enterprise Architecture should remember:
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." – Sun Tzu
You can make incremental changes to an existing EA function to make marginal improvements, this requires a good understanding of the function of EA. To reap the big rewards of being efficient, effective and having strong organizational alignment, EA as a strategy is essential. The key to its successful adoption is knowing what to communicate to management and decision makers.
I look forward to your comments and feedback, let's have a conversation.
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Draft Day: What We Can Learn About Strategic Planning and Architecture
In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner plays the role of Sonny Weaver, the GM of the Cleveland Browns. After his father and legendary coach of the team passes away, the Browns are in a rebuild and desperate to put together a team that its fans can support and win on the field. Early on, the team owner threatens to fire Sonny unless he is able to make a big splash in the upcoming draft of new players. His coaching staff and new head coach have their own requirements for a defensive tackle and running back; two key players desired by the team are expected to be drafted in the first round. Sonny also has his own agenda, he wants to see a team that he has put together win. It is also clear to Sonny that if he does not make a big trade and take the first overall pick and draft the highly decorated quarterback, Bo, he will be fired.
We see this dilemma unfold constantly in our work and personal lives. We have some stakeholders that have a certain need and also have a solution of how to achieve it but the expected solution will not meet the needs of others. At times we are a stakeholder, and at other times we may be the owner of the decision… what are we supposed to do?
As the movie continues, we learn more about the stories, motives and backgrounds of those involved. Sonny knows that GMs of other teams would not hesitate to offload their garbage on an unsuspecting team and he makes several executive decisions along the way. This movie does a great job of showing that Sonny is unwilling to sacrifice any requirement and demonstrates exceptional strategic and architecture skills. Instead of eliminating the non-conforming requirement, he keeps them all at top of mind and pleads with all involved to let him do his job and to follow through with their actions after the draft is completed. He uses his opposable mind[1] to transcend the conflict to create a win-win situation for all involved:
- Create a winning team without sacrificing the future of the franchise
- Satisfy the owner in making a big splash
- Satisfy his coaching team
- Realize the team he has built
- Reward those players with heart and true desire to win
Lessons We Can Learn
When dealing with any transformation, any single individual can prevent its success. The status quo is not acceptable to anyone yet not everyone will agree on what needs to be done. A committee approach would not work in this context; decisions need to be made quickly and agility is required to obtain and process new information. If we waited for consensus or majority, the time to make the decision will have expired.
In general, decisions made by a team that is able to transcend conflict are more informed than any single decision maker, but when agility and quick action is required, do we have the trust and confidence to let someone else take the lead?
By answering "No", we will not embrace change and realize a better outcome but a blanket "Yes" does not guarantee success either. The person taking the reins needs to show that they can act unselfishly and for the best interest of all involved, they also need skin in the game and have something to lose if the desired outcome is not achieved. Our trust is not a commodity that can be easily given but we should also not hold it back when we do not necessarily agree with the cause and effect in achieving our goals.
[1] See Roger Martin's book, The Opposable Mind
Confusing Performance and Outcome Hinders the Application of Enterprise Architecture
Most postings on online forums such as LinkedIn focus on defining Enterprise Architecture (EA). Even a broad consensus among those that practice it consume is at its best, a difficult proposition. Those promoting their own points of view in an attempt to clarify EA inevitably result in creating further contention, confusion and prevent those that may benefit from such insights offered by EA; a true lose-lose outcome to the practitioner and consumer.
This phenomena is not unique to EA, we see this manifest itself in the natural politics of the organization. What's good for the greater Enterprise may be at odds with individual groups and leaders within the Enterprise and those with the ability or clout are able to steer more resources to their own objectives. An outcome is the result of the business decisions made by or organization's management. Senior management – the "Chiefs" of the organization – provides the organization's priorities and insights to achieve the strategic intent but line of business management are responsible for executing the organizational investments that improve performance of the enterprise's capabilities that results in the outcome.
Therefore, an outcome reflects the shared vision of management and performance is a measure of the organization's outputs. From personal experiences, a source of confusion stems from the outcome of the line of business versus the greater organization. As an example, an organization wants to increase its online sales by 40% (outcome) and it will do so by increasing traffic to its website by 50%. Its strategy is to launch new social media campaigns that are expected to fully account for the increased. The lines of business involved include marketing, sales, IT operations and IT security. The marketing team may over-achieve their performance and increase traffic by 100% but if IT security is unaware of this activity they may interpret the increased traffic as an attack and prevent the access of the organization's message and sales. IT operations may be unable to cope with the increase in traffic and transactions leaving many visitors disappointed as they are unable to complete their activities. For sales that are made, the organization needs to have the inventory to meet this demand within the expected time of the customer. Therefore, the performance of all of these groups needs to achieve a minimal level in order for the organization's outcome – increase online sales by 40% – is realized.
As the example above illustrates, an organization needs to understand what outcome is achievable and what constraints need to be overcome. It would not be rational for the organization to invest 50% of future online sales to achieve the desired outcome or to have such an expectation without a market/industry study to determine if the market would support this increase, how competitors would respond and so on. The ability to realize the desired outcome is dependent on the organization's understanding of both the industry and its own ecosystem. An industry position that would be beneficial to the organization may have much greater obstacles to overcome than the benefits of the position; think about the challenges for a low-cost bare bones widget maker transforming into an innovative, leading-edge provider of widgets. Likewise, what is easier for the organization to move towards may not be successful in the marketplace.
When creating an organizational position in industry, senior management will require the expertise of those who have strong knowledge of the industry and also insight into the constraints of the organization. Correspondingly, intimate knowledge of an organizational function does not qualify the person to know what position the organization should take in the industry. The application of Enterprise Architecture needs to be made to the context of the organization and the challenge it faces: do we have a consensus on the outcome and only then can we determine the performance that we need to achieve.
Avoid Poor Project Outcomes
I created this slideshare to articulate 5 of the most common pitfalls I have seen that sink even the best conceived of projects.
Is your organization aligned to tackle a major initiative?
We all want to do the right thing… but what exactly is "the right thing?"
The answer is certainly not absolute, it will differ by perspective and viewpoint. What may appear to be "right" to our group, may not help the greater organization and vice versa. In such case, what do we do?
We first need to understand what is preventing the alignment and understand the benefits to be realized if we are aligned. I created this slideshare to illustrate the importance of alignment for an initiative that impacts multiple areas in the organization and why alignment is critical before we consider options to tackle our obstacles.
Architecture Requirements… Now Defined
What are architecture requirements?
I am pleased to announce that the Open Group has recently published a paper entitled: TOGAF®, an Open Group Standard, and Enterprise Architecture Requirements. This paper has been authored by QRS Architects Jason Uppal and yours truly.
Architecture requirements are fundamental in driving and creating architecture work products. While there may be commonality in understanding the concept of architecture requirements, their practical application, relationship to other requirements and driving of architecture work can be further elaborated.
Here is the abstract for this paper:
The understanding of requirements has been one of the most contentious issues between IT and Business. To resolve this conflict, many disciplines have emerged but progress to resolve this conflict has been minimal. Our view is that the root cause of this conflict has been two-fold:
2. Clear accountability of the outcome
The Business often expresses requirements as characteristics of the solution rather than characteristics of the problem, and when they build a system based on the provided requirements, the system often fails to address the organization's business opportunities. Re-definition and rework further increases time and cost to the project and to the dismay of everyone involved, the results get marked as one more failed IT project.
In this paper, we are separating the notion of requirements into two perspectives. For each perspective we have defined roles, responsibilities, and how requirements are elicited, analyzed, communicated, and tested. Most importantly, accountability for the completeness and accuracy is explicitly defined. To ensure clear communication, we have provided a set of architecture requirements for a major Business Transformation program.
We would like to thank the Open Group and their process of review and rigor in publishing this paper and we look forward to playing a role in evolving the next generation of the TOGAF® specification.
This paper also supports our advanced training programs to help architects and the business transformation community work together to realize desired business outcomes.
Avoid this TOGAF Implementation Pitfall
This has been one of my most well-received presentations on slideshare and LinkedIn. From my experience as a trainer and consultant, organizations often confuse the ideal process flow with their existing work flows and in an attempt to be compliant, ditch their internal methodologies and replace them with the framework du jour based on a strategic directive and then find out that the framework is not complete to describe how the work needs to be done. I have seen this happen with PCI DSS and also with TOGAF; we must understand that these specifications describe what needs to be considered, the actual work flows implement the described considerations and qualities.
Free Book Download: Business Transformation Made Straight-Forward
Along with Jason and Stewart, I am pleased to share this book that we published in December 2013. This is a comprehensive book that discusses the role of architecture and capability-based thinking in helping an organization transform. Transformation is very disruptive and there are more than a single approach to make it successful. This book highlights considerations that need to be made from senior management to the operational staff of the organization. In addition, tools and guidelines are provided to show how the work is done.
Download the book from the link on the last slide. No forms to complete, a straight-forward download.
A Key Element Missed by Many Training Programs
This is a slideshare presentation that I created to highlight the importance of establishing a clear understanding of the learning objectives and outcomes. From the experience of hundreds of training programs, I have seen successes and a fair share of missed opportunities. From the failed programs, a key them emerged: These programs lacked a clear understanding of the learning objectives and outcomes.


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I first started this blog due to "popular demand" for me to to share my cooking and quilting results in blog form as it was easier for friends and people who know me to see what I'm up to, especially compared to just an image hosting site. Now I blog because I enjoy sharing what I do and hope that I do in some way inspire people to try new things out as well.
Sunday, 31 December 2017
NYE Mystery SAL: Part 8
Now for that next part - what will it bring? Bet it's more green! Or is it...?
You can find part 8 here
On all social media sites the tag to use is: #nyemysterysal lets make the world see what we are up to!
See you in 3 hours (or so if you need more time to stitch this part) and have fun!
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Brake Technology
Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)
A system that prevents the wheels from locking while braking hard, or on slippery surfaces, to retain steering control. This allows the driver to steer away from a potential accident which may otherwise occur with locked wheels and the vehicle out of control.
When the brake pedal is depressed, the wheels can lock before the vehicle comes to a stop (skid). In such an event, the manoeuvrability of the vehicle is reduced or totally lost if the front wheels are locked (The vehicle will travel in the direction its mass weight takes it irrespective of the position of the steering wheel). Likewise the directional stability of the vehicle is compromised if the rear wheels are locked (The unrestrained mass weight of the rear of the vehicle will try to cause rotational movement, i.e.- a spin).
Honda ABS is a fully integrated part of the braking system and can not be added on. It is situated between the brake master cylinder and wheel brakes and is passive under normal braking.
Each wheel hub has multi segment rotor, or disc, which turns at the same speed as the road wheel. Each rotor has a stationary pickup sensor which converts wheel speed into electrical impulses. The impulses from each wheel are fed into a central computer. The central computer compares the wheel speeds against each other, and the de-acceleration rate.
The main braking system is equipped with a "Modulator." The modulator can control the amount of braking force applied to each wheel brake when called upon by the ABS central computer. Under normal braking the ABS has no influence on the brakes, and in no circumstances can it operate below 10kmh.
Under braking, where one or more wheel slows down faster than the others, about to lock, this is detected by the central computer. The computer tells the modulator to adjust the braking force to that wheel, so that it will not lock. This communication between wheel - central computer - modulator occurs many times a second. On each occasion an adjustment can occur until the "offending" wheel assumes the same braking speed as the other wheels, ensuring optimal braking performance. As these adjustments are carried out "kickback" or "pulsing" will be felt at the brake pedal.
Electronic Brake Distributiont (EBD)
Electronic Brake Distribution utilises part of a vehicle's ABS system to adjust the braking force between the front/rear and left/right wheels dependent on tyre grip. EBD offers greater braking stability under all braking conditions and does not require ABS to be activated to operate.
EBD uses the anti-lock components including wheel rotors and pick up sensors, central computer, and the modulator.
Under all forward braking conditions, vehicle weight is transferred towards the front. This weight transfer reduces the load on the rear wheels, which in turn increases the likelihood of rear wheel lockup. Under these conditions EBD (via the ABS modulator) controls the amount of braking force applied to each rear brake to optimise braking efficiency.
Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
Honda's Emergency Brake Assist helps the driver apply full braking pressure in an accident avoidance situation. To do so, a microprocessor analyses and "learns" the driver's normal braking habits - monitoring both the rate of pressure applied and the total pressure that the driver normally applies to the brake system.
If sudden braking occurs, Emergency Brake Assist activates the VSA pump and brings the brake system pressure high enough to cause the vehicle to make a full stop in the shortest distance possible. The braking assist is only activated when the microprocessor detects that certain brake pedal speed or pressure thresholds are reached.
Emergency Brake Assist assists the driver in obtaining full braking performance in an emergency. The Emergency Brake Assist system deactivates when the driver releases pressure on the brake pedal.


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A Call to Take Shelter After Shooting in Fort Hood
At least four people are dead after a shooting on Fort Hood military post in Texas on Wednesday, according to local reports. This video captures an announcement to "seek shelter immediately." (Photo/Video: Fiona Oshana)
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Here is the thing, okay? Coming into a feminist conversation with, "Have you considered that sometimes women acquire free drinks at bars?" is like walking into graduate school during Philosophy finals and saying, "Have you considered that the color blue that I see may not be the color blue that you see?"
From Harriet J's (aka Fugitivus) "A Few Things To Stop Doing When You Find a Feminist Blog" under the heading "Well, That's Really Interesting, But Have You Perhaps Considered The Status Quo? Just My Two Cents". Which is 9 parts swearing and ALL parts awesome.
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Heroes of Newerth (S2 Games)
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Halloween is almost here. And this morning we'll try to find the meaning behind your dreams and your nightmares. Do you have a dream that repeats over and over? Is it possible to control your dreams? Do you have trouble remembering them at all?
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A couple of years ago, my sisters and I planned a President's Day weekend get-together in San Francisco. We picked that spot for a couple of reasons. First: well, duh! it's San Francisco. Second, there's a vacation property there we have 'points' for. Third, it's somewhat between where the SoCal middle sister lives, and us Washingtonians. And because we come from the same genetic pool, were raised by the same parents, have been accused by more than one spouse of over-planning everything, we had our plane tickets bought before Christmas that year.
But in January, our older younger brother (meaning the older of our two little brothers), died. Many families, I've learned before and since, have a sibling like this brother, who was a troubled little boy, a troubled teen, and a troubled man, before he walked out of our family's collective life a decade before his death. But, no matter what the issues, when he died, we flew down to Southern California (where he'd made his living and his homeless life) to find out what we could about him. It was a long hard week together, that my siblings and I had, laying our brother to rest. I remember the moment the Friday of that week when, via some things we found in his few belongings, the realization hit that our brother had been gay. Andrew was gay. Of course! Of course he was. It was like a whole lot of pieces of a puzzle fell into place with that one piece of information. And a sweeping sadness hit that he hadn't felt he could tell us that. I know why he couldn't tell me. I know what I was like in my early twenties--all judgment and certainty, and not, I'm ashamed to say, very full of grace toward the least of these.
Anyway, it was a hard week. There was a whole lot of anger to face from those our brother had worked with all those years. People he'd told about his family. They wondered why we'd rejected him, wondered why we didn't help him when he was homeless. They didn't have the whole story any more than we did. That was our brother--a life so full of secrets we'll never never them all. By the end of that week, after putting on the memorial service, my sisters and I lay in our beds in a hotel near the airport, and collectively said, "No offense, but I don't want to see you again in two weeks!" We'd had enough of each other. More than enough. We'd snarled at each other--more than once--and needed to retreat to our own lives, breathe the air of our own lives in order to clear our heads from the garbage (I'm sorry to admit this) that was my brother's.
So now, two years later, we are going to San Francisco. The tickets bought, the plans made...my middle sister, the Dump, emailed today to remind us to bring our tee-shirts. Oh yes, our tee-shirts. See, several years ago, we bought these tee-shirts in order to surprise Mom when we took her to the beach for her birthday. Here we are, wearing them at our cabin on Whidbey Island. I'm in the sunglasses, and my shirt says says, "I'm the big sister," and has a picture of a girl shopping. The Dump's says, "I'm the middle sister" and hers has a girl sunbathing, which is the most farfetched thing imaginable for her! And RE's says, "I'm the little sister," and has a picture of a little girl in a stroller. Anyway, the Dump always wants us to take our tee-shirts when we go anywhere together, because, as she puts it, it's so 'nerdy and dorky,' two things she delights in being, whereas I try to avoid.
I'm looking forward to it, looking forward to time with my sisters, to being in the city, to seeing the show 'Wicked', to all sorts of things I don't even know yet. But I have to tell you, I'm NOT looking forward to wearing that dang tee-shirt! But because I'm the big sister, I'll set a good example and DO it!


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Fomento Ganesh Utsav : A festival of togetherness
The Ganesh Utsav has a special place in the calendar of every Fomento family member. Six years ago, the senior management of the company decided to integrate the personal joy of every family member into the greater experience of enjoying the festival as one big family along with the local communities.
Spread over two phases of one week each - the pre festival and post-festival week, Fomento Resources organises several events mainly in schools as well as other locations. The pre chaturthi programmes began on Aug 23 and carries on till Aug 30. The activities encompass educational, vocational exercises and include friendly competitions such as the culinary competition for the local mahila mandal (women's group).
Since most of the events will be held in schools and many students will be expected to participate, Fomento Resources has used the opportunity to address typical areas of concern and importance to students such as exam related stress and other problems. A talk on facing the exam challenge and a students counselling session are expected to be big draws.
A spelling bee competition along the lines of its more illustrious American counterpart will be held for students of class eight to class ten of the Somnath High School - Savargal.
The pre festival programme includes two talks, one on diabetic care and the other on the benefits of organic food. For the first time, a lecture on how to manage waste or garbage at home will be delivered. The alliance believes that segregation of waste and its scientific waste treatment at village homes will help greatly in reducing waste volumes. It has started deploying its waste management initiatives in towns and villages.
The pre chaturthi programmes held in Curchorem, Sacorda, Savordem, Panchwadi, Shigao, Savargal, Maina and Nhavalim across Goa will conclude on Aug 31 2010.
The action shifts to the Cuddegal Mines after a period of ten days, where under a grand pandal, reverence to Lord Ganesha will be performed in conjunction with a festive carnival. Drums, dance competitions, music shows, an orchestra and a regular feature at every Ganesh festival – the highly anticipated skit by the alliance employees. The festivities will draw to a close after the prize distribution ceremony with fireworks and a grand immersion ceremony as the finale.
Chairman - Auduth Timblo, who first encouraged members of the Fomento family to start the first Ganesh Utsav celebrations in 2004, said in the September 2009 issue of Touching Lives, the chronicle of the alliance which details its involvement with the communities in its operational locations: "The successful organisation of this festival has further strengthened one of our core beliefs - Human enterprise, capital and resources make a beautiful environment and for years, we have managed to nurture and fuel this environment, living upto the Fomento credo "Where people are our environment"