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Atiim Home > Business Blog > OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) > How to Track and Grade OKRs for Improved Execution, From "Measure What Matters" by John Doerr
Gone are the days of MBOs and "set them and forget them". The OKR methodology is designed so that Objectives and their Key Results can be tracked, graded, adapted, and improved upon over time. OKRs should be looked at as an opportunity for continuous improvement in your goal-setting strategy. We learn and improve not merely from experience, but from analyzing and reflecting on prior performance. See how you can improve your execution through tracking and grading.
Measure What Matters
In his New York Times best-seller, "Measure What Matters", author John Doerr, defines OKRs:
- "Objectives and Key Results, or OKRs, are a simple goal-setting system. The Objectives are "What" we want to have accomplished, the Key Results are "How" I'm going to get that done. Objectives, Key Results, What and How."
Let's focus on the "How", the Key Results. Good KRs need to be succinct, measurable, and time-bound. Achievement of each KR assigned to an Objective has to mean the Objective was achieved.
In an OKR environment the "must do" is frequent check-ins, monitoring and tracking performance. OKR software is designed so that progress against OKRs may be updated weekly with results being visible to all. Given a quarterly cadence, performance to KRs should accrue at about 10% per week. If results are lagging the KR is considered to be at risk.
When grading OKRs, there are four potential scenarios:
- If tracking is on pace to achieve the KR it is considered green-lighted, continue as you have been
- Not tracking on pace-yellow lighted, its time to adapt, identify the roadblocks and modify activities accordingly
- OKRs are not static, if the situation dictates, create an additional KR to ensure achievement of the Objective
- If the KR is seriously at risk, perhaps its time to red light the initiative, and drop the KR.
Regardless of the outcome, continuous tracking, grading, adapting, and modifying will provide learnings to be used in subsequent quarters. And continuous improvement in execution is what organizations are seeking.
Do you manage a company or teams (either as a CEO, a senior executive, a middle manager or even a front-line manager)? Do you set and track objectives? Does aligning employee performance to business goals matter, and are you responsible for driving results? If so, please check out a live demo of Atiim OKR & Goals Management Software and we'd love to hear what you think about it. Thank you!


text: WYNN GRCICH: I am running for Hayward School Board in hopes of improving the students' health and environment which leads to success in public education, college or trade school, and job centered adults. Improving the water quality and non-GMO lunches is a good start. Making the cell phone towers safer, or removing the cell towers from campuses will give students a safer environment away from harmful cell phone towers emissions. Currently, our public schools are flooded with massive amounts of powerful wireless microwave radiation and that needs to stop. Cell phone towers emit high-frequency radio waves, or microwaves, that can travel as far as 45 miles over level terrain. The closer the towers are to the classrooms, the greater the danger to our students and teachers. I'd like to see the schools open on Saturdays for English lessons, soccer, other sports, art, dance teams and singing. A movie night on a weekend of inspirational students achievements and documentaries. We need to have funds available for fingerprinting of volunteering adults. I believe we need more community involvement by creating a district-wide Parent's Union, open to the public to join. We want a community voice for everyone in solving what is best for our children to excel towards higher education . Each one of our Hayward students has skills, which can be developed into productive adults for our community. As a successful small business owner, I know what can be done when education provides opportunities, and we need to provide our students with those same opportunities. Please give me your vote on November 8, 2016 -Wynn Grcich for School Board!

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|Viewing: At church on Sunday, March 6, 2016 from 4:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Service: Monday, March 7th at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Iglesia de Dios, 900 Westmore Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Maria S. Palacios of Damascus, MD passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She is the loving mother of Ericka Garcia-Castellon and her husband Agustin of Damascus, MD, Sandra Garcia and her husband Jose Quintanilla of Rockville, MD, Karina Garcia of Frederick, MD and Lubia Garcia of Rockville, MD and the adoring grandmother of Foreman Prudencio, Carlos Batres, Jennifer Castellon, Yessenia Prudencio, Carol Castellon, Luz Prudencio, Ashley Garcia, Richard Prudencio, Katherine Batres, Sandy Batres, Bryan Prudencio, Jayson Garcia, Marbel Prudencio, Ranuel Coleman, Brandon Coleman and Jazlynn Coleman.
Friends may call at Iglesia de Dios, 900 Westmore Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850 on Sunday, March 6, 2016 from 4:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.; where her funeral service will be held on Monday, March 7th at 10:00 a.m.
Her burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park, 12800 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20853.
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AWS Credentials: creation form is not rendered properly during a few seconds due to a check on AWS. May not be noticeable depending on AWS check performance. The solution is to wait for a while
When running both CJOC and CJE on the same Windows instance, in certain circumstances HA can incorrectly prevent the instance from starting. (Running CJOC and CJE on the same instance is not a recommended setup for a production instance)
CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise uninstallation removes JENKINS_HOME on Mac OS.
Cloudbees Jenkins Operations Center uninstallation fails on OpenSuse, because Zypper cannot find the repodata
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If Windows Installer requires an action confirmation by Windows UAT System (e.g. on Windows 7), the UAT Window shows incorrect application name. There is no security impact in this issue.
Update, Delete, Move and Add thumbnails on the credentials page are not displayed properly.
Updating Analytics Reporter produces unresolvable data warnings. These can be safely ignored.
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When CJOC is enforcing the Role Based Access Control authorization strategy on client masters, the Groups detail screens on client masters will include two "Inherited from Jenkins" sections. The top-most section refers to the current master (which is a "Jenkins" but should be referred to as the connected master name shown in the breadcrumb bar) and the lowest "Inherited from Jenkins" section refers to CJOC (which is a "Jenkins"). The visual display of the information is less confusing when the masters have been organized using folders on CJOC as then the two "Inherited from Jenkins" sections are visually separated by the folders
When CJOC is enforcing the Roled Based Access Control authorization strategy on client masters, the first time a new client master is connected to CJOC, the move/copy/promote operation will not allow remote operations (the browse bar will only show local items). The workaround is to disconnect and re-connect the client master.
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The database trace logs would contain an exception (Column "lease" not found). This does not affect production use.
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Larry has been a marketing expert for over 20 years. He started Orlando Design and Strategic Marketing in 1995 and became part of IMS in 2008.
Larry has managed over 50 properties and over 100 marketing clients while building business for our clients and serving their needs with broadcast media, web, print, and direct marketing.
Larry has overseen all IMS client digital marketing activities including:
- Strategic Marketing Plans including; discovery, strategic & tactical development, execution, measurement and course correction.
- Built a web department that designs, produces, hosts, & markets 75 sites annually
- Overseeing web marketing activities including; SEO/SEM, PPC, Social Media, Blogs, Podcasts, Analytics
- Managed daily business operations including; marketing, HR, training, finance, project management, etc.
He graduated from University of Detroit with a Bachelors in Business with concentration in Marketing. He also graduated from the College for Creative Studies with a Bachelors in Art Direction. There he won the senior internship position at W.B. Donor.
Larry also earned his Real estate license and has been involved with; investment property valuation, acquisition, property rehab, compliance with city building department processes, marketing, tenanting, lease/LC's, management & collections, evictions & sales.
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Blink and you've missed it. On Friday evening the Metropolitan Opera revived Jonathan Miller's stylish and moving production of Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress," with James Levine conducting a cast led by a radiant Paul Appleby in the lead role. This coming Saturday afternoon it will once again pack up Peter J. Davison's handsome sets and stash them away alongside Judy Levin's spectacular 1920s costumes in a storage room marked with a sign that reads: Neglect Until Further Notice.
According to an interview posted on the Met's website, "The Rake's Progress" is dear to Mr. Levine's heart. Then why is this only the second time he has brought it back since 1997, when Mr. Miller's delightful production first took the stage at the Met? And why only for three performances? The opera is no hard sell. The whip-smart libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman tells of Tom Rakewell, an impressionable young man who jilts his fiancée for get-rich-quick promises made by the sinister Nick Shadow, who instead leads Tom down a road of debauchery and bankruptcy before revealing himself to be the Devil. The story is based on a 1735 series of engravings by William Hogarth, and Stravinsky's score has the etched-in-acid precision of that medium as well as classical mastery of line and proportion.
On Friday, it took a few numbers for things to click between the orchestra and the singers. But once they did, the result was sparkling music laced with a delicious dose of acerbic deviancy.
Mr. Appleby was in spectacular form as Tom. Floppy-limbed and animated by idle nervous energy, he was every inch the "shuttle-headed lad" described in the libretto. His roomy, relaxed tenor was a source of unalloyed pleasure, especially in crescendos in which it bloomed without any hint of strain or steel. If this performance is any indication, his turn next season as Belmonte in Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio" will be one to watch.
Gerald Finley was suave and assured as Tom's nemesis, Nick, singing with an unfailingly elegant baritone. That elegance sometimes got in the way of menace, and there were moments when the drama seemed to call for a darker-hued voice.
The soprano Layla Claire was sweet-toned and nimble as Anne Trulove, growing in both vocal stature and pathos throughout the evening. Her aria "No Word From Tom" showcased the kaleidoscopic colors of her top notes but also exposed the underdeveloped power of her lower range. The appealing bass Brindley Sherratt made an authoritative Met debut as Anne's father, Trulove.
Stephanie Blythe was deliciously funny — even if her voice has lost some of its characteristic depth and polish — as Baba the Turk, the bearded lady who can make cardinals swoon and entices Tom into a cynical marriage. Vocally she risked being upstaged by Margaret Lattimore, who brought an auburn glow to the part of Mother Goose. The Met chorus did splendid work, especially in the heartbreaking asylum scene in which Tom, by then insane, is reunited with Anne. It's about as spellbinding a moment as any in opera.


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Buttermilk boule
November 17, 2009
Mr. Onepot considers buttermilk unspeakably vile. You should see how he gags when he walks into the kitchen to see me chugging it straight from the bottle in front of the open fridge!
…Ok, perhaps I should apologize for imprinting that image onto your visual cortex. Let's start over. Obviously, buttermilk is delicious. But, even if you're of the school of thought that considers it to be a no-good, very-bad dairy abomination when consumed in its unadulterated form, surely you've tried baking with it? Something like this, perhaps:
- 1/2 cup warm water (30 seconds in the microwave will do the trick)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 2 cups white flour + 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- Combine the honey, water, and yeast; let them get all warm and bubbly for 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and knead until it's all combined.
- Let your dough rest for ~45 minutes in a warm place. Punch it down and return it to its resting spot for another 30 minutes or so.
- Shape your loaf into a jolly boule. Don't forget to oil/butter the top.
- Bake for ~50 minutes on 400F, on wax paper or in a greased baking pan.
- Meet pure happiness:
Oh, and you probably shouldn't tell your sister that you'll bring her half a loaf of bread the next day… because if she doesn't know about it, how is she going to miss it? Just sayin'.
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Google has once again come before its I/O event to deliver the developer preview of the next version of Android, Android O. It is available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C, Pixel and Pixel XL.
The feature roster for Android O stands quite strong and does reflect some of what little we've been hearing from back channel sources.
- Background operations get a tighter leash to prevent data usage run-ups and battery sapping. They're categorized into background services, location updates and implicit [system-side] broadcasts.
- App notifications can now be given notification channel toggles for users to subscribe to different categories of alerts. You can hold down on a notification on a news app, in practice, and change which topics or geographies you want to hear news about.
- Developers can now play with autofill APIs at the system-level to create third-party form Autofill apps.
- Picture-in-Picture viewing is now supported with fine selection of aspect ratio, size and interactions.
- Apps can take advantage of an overlay window for prompts instead of a system alert window.
- Multi-display support is also baked-in.
- Font in XML is fully supported.
- Adaptive icons now exist across the system from launcher to settings. OEMs that craft their own button interface can choose to implement animations below a shaped mask.
- DCI-P3, along with other wide color gamuts can now be seen in apps.
- The Bluetooth LDAC and aptX codecs, among other audio codecs, are now supported.
- Wi-Fi Aware will allow users to connect between devices without needing an internet access point.
- ConnectionService APIs will bridge third-party calling apps with the system to display activity in interfaces such as Android Auto.
- AAudio API for Pro Audio is the first API that allows data to be written and read in streams, upping the quality and lowering latency.
- Apps using WebView operations will open them as a process separate from the app by default. However, a new diagnostic API will let any WebView crashes and errors report as from the app.
Other features we've been hearing about, like Google Assistant integration into an enhanced text highlight tool, may have to come when more work has been done and server links get implemented. They may not come at all. It is early stages, after all.
We'll be tackling more user-accessible features that may impact your use flow in further coverage throughout the next days on Pocketnow. For now, you can hit the source link to flash the files to your eligible device — the Android Beta Program will be skipping out on Developer Preview 1.
Four previews are in the pipeline. The second one is expected around mid-May (Google I/O 2017's timeframe). APIs and the official SDK will come with Preview 3 in mid-June. Preview 4 comes shortly before August and a final release is expected in Q3. Android Nougat followed the same general timeline and launched in late August of last year.


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I sometimes wonder why I'm an early Mac adopter. It's fun, I guess. Digging into Mac OS X back when it was still a beta preview was a blast. Thought I was familiar and comfortable with Unix, Mac OS X brought much to the table that was better, but altogether different.
Not long after OS X hit the streets so did a wealth (or trail) of thick books that promised to teach you everything you wanted to know about Apple's new candy colored Aqua operating system—candy coated on the outside, nuts and bolts you could touch and feel (at your peril) on the inside.
That scenario was made for instructive books on OS X. Here's the five best from my personal shelf.
Mac OSX: The Missing Manual – David Pogue
How many manuals and books has this guy written? He's a longtime Mac user and afficiando and his books show that experience.
This O'Reilly Press book has nearly 670 pages of all the information that should have been included in your Mac's box. But wasn't.
The flimsy Mac manual is enough to get you started out using a Mac and not much more. The Missing Manual tells you there's plenty under the hood of Apple's candy-coated OS. As you'd expect, there's the standard instruction on the Mac OS X desktop—Folders, Windows, Organization, the Dock, the Toolbar.
And, Pogue goes into sufficient detail on how to use a Mac (including a brief touch on Mac Classic—Windows users buy Macs, too) that Apple truly missed giving you a Manual. part 3 covers the basic components of Mac OS X, including all the FREE applications, from Address Book, AppleScript to the iLife applications, to System Preferences and the Utilities folder.
Pogue is a writer and a Mac user, so you're not getting a book that's for geeks or techno-dudes. This is the Manual for the rest of us. If you could only buy one book to give you the skinny on Mac OS X, make it The Missing Manual. Negatives? A few.
There's just so much material that's worthwhile in this book that it's daunting; almost like a research book. Less than $21 at Amazon.
Mac OS X Killer Tips – Scott Kelby
If you could only afford two books, make sure to include Killer Tips. There's not one Mac book around that offers such a digestible view of our favorite OS.
Over 300 pages make Killer Tips a substantial book (despite the many photographs of OS X and the larger print) but it delivers Mac information much differently that Pogue's Missing Manual. Killer Tips has a killer design. Each page has two tips, one on top, one on the bottom.
The tips also carry a screenshot of the Mac OS X feature being uncovered. That makes it an easy read. Don't be fooled by the size. The Table of Contents is 13 pages long and well organized with descriptive titles. There's not much to complain about.
I've been an OS X user from the beginning and I can always find something I didn't know or forgot that I knew. Less than $20 from Amazon.
Before moving on to the 3rd of 5 books on Mac OS X that grace my bookshelf, let me point out that I'm not getting a commission and not pushing you toward Amazon. More than half of the books I buy come from Amazon because they're just so darned good.
The rest come from Borders with a few from the nearby Apple Store.
# 3 on my list of 5 Killer Books for Mac OS X is from SAMS, written by John Ray and William C. Ray. Read on…
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Mac OS X Maximum Security – John Ray and William C. Ray
You knew there had to be a geeks book in there somewhere, right? This is a good one and has helped me through a number of sticky situations.
We run the web site on Mac OS X Server (Panther) using a PowerMac G5 (in humbler beginnings it was Server running on an iMac; this is better). That means things like Apache, PHP, Perl, MySQL, Domain Names, email, and much more.
That also means "security" problems. Well, potential problems, anyway. Maximum Security did and does an excellent job getting into some guts of security issues with Mac OS X and Server that a competent user can understand.
Before getting all the way through Maximum Security, I'd configured Apache, MySQL, .htaccess, the Mac IP firewall, set up a different version of PHP (Marc Liyanage's version is tops), and much more.
The other books are good for learning about Mac OS X, Maximum Security is what make sure you learn ALL you need to know to have a secure system.
Mac OS X Book – Panther Edition – Robin Williams (co-author John tollett)
Why such a great comedian is doing Mac OS X books, I'll never know. Just kidding. Robin Williams (the writer, also a woman) has a bunch of Mac books under his belt, and this one from Peachpit Press (courtesy of Amazon) is spongeworthy, too.
There's nearly 800 pages of goodies here, most of it a little less technical than The Missing Manual but, as with all these books, nearly everything gets covered.
Williams devotes more space setting up and using Mac's built-in applications, and devotes sufficient space to getting into the Unix-guts of OS X, but not so much as to scare the newbie.
As you'd suspect with a book aimed at the less-than-technical Mac users, there's extra pages on network setup, printer sharing, a lengthy glossary, and an answer key. There's specially marked sections for new users and beginners.
Williams also devotes plenty of space to setting up, formatting documents of all kinds. Yes, if you don't know how to setup you Mac for the Internet, she covers that, too. In painstaking detail because it's pretty darned easy on the Mac.
For those just getting started or new to the Mac or Mac OS X, Williams' book makes a good purchase and a great gift. About $21 at Amazon (see a trend here?)
The final book on my list is one from the QuickStart line. I have a number of books in this series. They're better than the manuals included with Macs but aimed at basics. I have the Final Cut Pro book, the AppleScript book, and a good one on XHTML (with the exception of some Javascript, our site is XHTML 1.0 transitional compliant).
Mac OSX Panther Visual QuickStart Guide – Maria Langer
This is the only book on the list that's less than $20. Maria's book gets you into Mac OS X very quickly. Not too quickly and not too deeply.
Once you've gone through cover to cover you'll appreciate two things much better: 1) how nicely the book leads you from major topic to major topic, 2) how good Mac OS X really is compared to anything else.
Langer's vocabulary is aimed more at the newbie than any of the other books, including Killer Tips.
Competing for this coveted #5 spot on my list of 5 Killer Books for Mac OS X are some very good ones which, unfortunately, are aimed at more technical usage. They're getting mentioned here as Honorable Mentions because they're necessary books once you go beyond the basics.
Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks – Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman
Yes, Mac OS X is based on the BSD (Unix) subsystem and the Mach kernel. So it's Unix. But not all Unix systems are exactly alike and Apple's is no different. It's different. This book does a nice job of comparing Apple's version with others, particularly the whereabouts of certain files.
There's also a companion book called Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther. If there's much difference between the books, I couldn't figure them out by standing in Borders.
Books To Forget About
Yes, there's a few. The Dummies and Idiots books don't bring much to the table and cost nearly as much as the best book, The Missing Manual. The so-called "Teach Yourself…" books are written for middle school students, it seems, and your money is better spent elsewhere.
I ordered a book from Borders months ago on Mac OS X Server. That hasn't seen the light of day. Yet.
The books I used most? The Missing Manual. Killer Tips. Maximum Security. In that order.
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This is a wonderful story, full of magic, adventure, and, yes, love. Beyond the unique plot, what really shined for me as a reader were the characters. Gauri is an unconventional, strong warrior-princess, who has had to fight her whole life for what she has wanted. Vikram is a sensitive, funny prince whose happy-go-lucky persona hides a depth of feeling. On the surface, they have nothing in common and yet they are thrown together as partners in a life and death competition from which only one will ever return. One of the books that I just could not stop reading. Unpredictable right to the end, I highly recommend this novel.
In A Crown of Wishes, Gauri must learn to trust the Fox Prince of a neighboring kingdom and work together with him in order to win the Tournament of Wishes, of which the prize is a wish. What intrigued me: I'd read her other book, The Star-Touched Queen and really enjoyed her writing style Action-filled world building Right from the beginning, the action starts. I think it's about half a page in and the main female is already plotting ways to blind someone? Although it's a fast paced book, it never fails to accurately set the scene. The author has a talent for describing things without getting bogged down in flowery words. She also builds an intriguing world with its own mythology and fairy tales that almost leave you with more questions than answers. Also, even though it's technically a sequel to The Star-Touched Queen, it has the depth to be a standalone. Likable Characters The book switches between the point of view of both Gauri and Vikram, and thankfully the characters are both snarky and full of wit which makes reading both POVs a pleasure. I also really enjoyed the romance aspect, which is a rare thing in YA books. It's developed very naturally and never feels forced, nor does it overshadow the main plot. A Crown of Wishes is a fast paced fantasy with delightful world building and a badass female lead that captivated me from page one. Overall, do I recommend? YES, this is one I almost binged in just a few sittings because I had such a hard time putting it down
A book lover's dream, a love letter to stories and everything they are to our souls. The language is lush, Gauri and Vikram are winsome characters that long to be remembered (and will be), and the Otherworld is a candyland of whimsy and danger. This book turns our world into magic, and reminds you that everything you want is within reach, for good or ill. A crown of stars for this story, a new favorite!
Anyone who read "The Star-Touched Queen" by Roshani Chokshi, whether they liked it or not, must read the sequel before they can truly judge the series. "A Crown of Wishes" completes the tale of a world in juxtaposition to the surreal Otherworld. While "The Star-Touched Queen" may have left some readers wanting more, others may have been confused by the entire Otherworld storyline. Unlike Maya, Gauri doesn't belong in the Otherworld but both are driven by the same desire to attain their "better" lives (because everything is better than what we have, right?). When Gauri is offered the opportunity to pursue a wish by her enemy, Vikram, she views it as she does everything else in her life: something to confront or run from. Vikram, however, views the opportunity as something that will give him all he desires. Both soon discover what immortality truly is and the risks they are both willing to take to be granted a wish. Unlike "The Star-Touched Queen", "A Crown of Wishes" returns to the "real world" and explains the actions of the Otherworld in both books as each discovers their true person and desires. I love this book and devoured it quickly in constant hope Gauri would be granted her wish since her dear sister Maya had been taken from her when she was young, just as everything else seemed to be. Chokshi helps the reader understand the journey of a true wish granted which many nowadays regard simply as "anything I want" but truly lack the imagination to explain the immortality of a true wish. My opinion is solely my own, but I do want to thank Goodreads, St. Martin's Press and Roshani Chokshi for an Advance copy of such an amazing book. Thank you Roshani for stating in the acknowledgements the uniqueness of writing a sequel. While I may not have experience in writing, I do have experience in "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" mixed in with "cesspits of despair." Thank you for sharing your story.
I enjoyed the star touched queen so much I had to get this book love the way you tell the story with impact with vision in to the world's I can almost see them as I read loved it
This confirms it. I will read anything Roshani Chokshi writes. I've done it with Vonnegut & Patricia Briggs. When a writer can sweep me up into their universe and keep me there until the very last page, I am their reader for life. The fact that she's done it not once, but twice? I'm in forever. A fabulous journey of myth and magic in a world that is based on stories I've never seen or felt before. Yet, it doesn't feel stale and ancient like something plucked from a history book and thrust onto the page for "worldbuilding." This is a story that is alive with characters and magic and a world of wonder beyond conceiving. It's beautiful and breathtaking, and I envy all of you that get to read it for the first time.
"He'd built his life on wanting the impossible – true power, recognition, a future – and now magic had found him when he'd stopped looking." I bought myself a copy of Roshani Chokshi's The Star Touched Queen last year, and immediately dove in. While the book started off absolutely brilliantly, in the middle, the writing and the magic fused to become a very vague thing which had me not loving it as much as I hoped I would. I wasn't sure if I would read A Crown of Wishes but Roshani with her One Line Wednesdays, all the bloggers saying it was amazing and also, THE COVER THAT IS TOO GORGEOUS FOR WORDS convinced me to put it on my Wish list, and then the LOVELY folks at Macmillan sent me a review copy! *sends happy hugs* Truth be told, I'M SO SO SAD that this book is over because I LOVED EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT, and now I'm going to miss Gauri and Vikram SO much. This book was BRILLIANT. I loved everything in it and everything it offered me. Let me break it down for you: 1. ROSHANI'S WRITING: If NOTHING else will make you believe in Magic, Roshani Chokshi's writing style will. The way she crafts her words together, her descriptions about things both ordinary and extraordinary and just her general ability to bring everything alive on a page is unparalleled. I had at least four moments where I just sat back after a particularly well done scene and just MARVELLED AT THIS LADY'S SHEER TALENT. 2. GAURI AND VIKRAM: I loved these two characters together, but even more than that, I LOVED THEM INDIVUDIALLY TOO. The fact that this story was told from both their points of view, and showed us how they thought, their dreams, hopes and desires separately and then slowly, how they wanted the other was EVERYTHING I was looking for. I loved that there was no real distinction between general male and female roles. At no point was Gauri the weaker one or vice versa, and that the two of them needed each other equally. Their power, their wit and their courage was equally matched, which is just what all fantasies, contemporaries and real relationships need to be. 3. THE BANTER: Honestly, BEST. BANTER. EVER. I LOVED it. They were these two firecrackers being set off by and it was hilarious and filled with chemistry and made their relationship so much better. My heart exploded into feels in the last chapter of the book in the Ujjain gardens because AWWWWW. Seriously, best relationship development I've seen in a while. 4. THE PLOT: The plot is only second-best to the magical writing and perfect characters in this book, but that doesn't mean it wasn't GREAT anyway. I can't describe it without spoiling the magical journey that Roshani's journey will take you on, but suffice it to say that IT IS A VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED BOOK. Undeniably magical and witty, A Crown of Wishes is a book shaped masterpiece.
A Crown of Wishes or affectionately known as ACOW was everything and more that could be imagined as a spin-off companion novel to Roshani Chokshi's debut novel, The Star-Touched Queen. A year ago, I immersed myself into the Otherworld that Chokshi created. And now, I gladly and eagerly return to this world, but a whole new part of it. Chokshi continues to amaze the senses with her descriptions and vivid imagery of the worlds that Gauri and Vikram have to traverse. For all those who love TSTQ, this story is just as enrapturing and the world is some how even more magical than TSTQ. We get to see the Night Bazaar learn of even more magical celestial beings that are of the Otherworld. Not only is the scenery magical, but the plot and characters are as well. We get a little slice of remembrance from the first book as soon as we meet Gauri but she is not as we remembered in the first story. Life in Bharata has shaped her and now she is no innocent spring chicken. But she is soon required to pair up with Vikram prince of Ujijain in a tournament where they compete to earn themselves a Wish. And this wish does not have any stipulations like those pesky rules of magic. They can wish for anything their heart desires, of course needing to keep inmind that wishes do not always take shape in exactly they way you expect.An example given is that a wish for rain to slake a field's thirst could actually be such a downpour that the lands flood and wipe out a village. Nonetheless, Vikram and Gauri must complete their two tasks to win the tournament and earn their wishes as well as figure out a way to also both get out of Alaka. The plot goes in many different directions that are positively magical and right up Chokshi's alley. As for the question if there is any visibility of any beloved characters from TSTQ? Well, I think i'll leave that for you to discover yourself. If you loved TSTQ in any way shape or form, than this is most definitely the book for you. BUt be warned, it will make you seriously want to reread TSTQ as well.
"Stories are boundless and infinite, ever-changing and elusive[....] They are the truest treasure and therefore my dearest possessions." So confides a character in Roshani Chokshi's sophomore novel before urging, "Give me a tale worth telling." In A Crown of Wishes, Chokshi has done exactly that. This story is sweet and multi-layered, a companion that surpasses its predecessor. Even if The Star-Touched Queen wasn't for you, this book is worth your time! As soon as we met fierce, no-nonsense grown-up Gauri in the latter half of The Star-Touched Queen, I was dying to tear into her story. I am not at all disappointed. This is a longing, loving story of heroes, tender romance, and figuring out who you really are and what mark you want to leave on the world. Chokshi's writing is just the right amount gorgeous. Her sentences conjure lush, illuminated scenes of the Otherworld around you like she did in her debut, but her style and vision are greatly refined here. I didn't find myself lost or disoriented when following the setting or action like I occasionally did in The Star-Touched Queen. Instead, I was pulled effortlessly through this book by the winning cast, intriguing plot, and heartwarming entwining of so many tales into one. Gauri and Vikram are characters I want to hug. Each of them is phenomenally written, but together, they shine even more. Gauri is stubborn, loyal, and guarded, always burdened by worry that she won't be able to protect the people she loves and guilt that she has failed far too many of them. Vikram's wit and inventiveness mask his worry that he will never be given the chance to fulfill his potential. They both recognize and own their flaws, growing by accepting and learning to live with their shortcomings, not shoving them into the past and forgetting them. They also fill the pages of this book with some of the best banter I've read in a long time and an aching, adorable, wistful romance. They aren't the only ones here with a story worth telling. Their quest is epic, filled with page-turning twists, engrossing developments, and plenty of action. But they also weave through so many other tales of wishing, regret, and redemption. A Crown of Wishes is not only a compelling story about myths, magic, and monsters of all varieties. It feels whole in a special way, with its own pulse and life: a book about choosing to write your own story, and not just live it.
Stunning. A must read for fans of YA fantasy (as is her debut, THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN). The mythological world that Chokshi shares with the reader is lush, vibrant, and richly-developed. It's a treasure.
A beastly princess and a fox-like prince, their kingdoms on the edge of war, become the most unexpected of teams when offered the opportunity to compete in the Tournament of Wishes. Together they enter the Otherworld to compete against humans and immortals, for the opportunity to win one wish. If they win, they each win a wish, but only one will return home, while the other is bound to the Otherworld for the remainder of their life. If I'm being completely honest, I think I would have liked this better if I hadn't read The Star-Touched Queen first, and so recently. Because it was freakin' amazing. Like, definitely the best YA I've read this year. Maybe the best YA I've read ever. EVER. And when the first thing you've written is one of the best things in the whole entire world, how do you best that? Sometimes, you don't. Sometimes, your second shot is second best. But that's still pretty damn great. The thing I loved about The Star-Touched Queen was the sense of magic and whimsy, the gorgeous purple prose. The words were magic and so was the story. A Crown of Wishes simply didn't have that same Alice in Wonderland feel to me. There was magic, but it was darker and more shadowy than whimsical. And I missed the purple prose. It was kind of like switching from cotton candy to coffee. I love cotton candy and I love coffee. But if you're expecting cotton candy and you're handed coffee instead? Yeah. From the first page, I loved Vikram. Gauri I knew a little bit from The Star-Touched Queen, but I expected to like her more than I did initially. She grew on me. And Aasha…I know this is supposed to be the last book in this world, but I feel like she could have had more of her own story. Crossing my fingers and hoping Miss Chokshi one day finds herself compelled to write a story for Aasha. There is so much more I want to know about her, and I want so much for her. So, probably unfairly, the hangover from The Star-Touched Queen has rubbed a little of the shine off a book I would normally find perfectly wonderful. Because it really and truly is. Roshani Chokshi knows how to write, there is no doubt about that. I would and will buy anything and everything she writes. Her characters are everything, her world-building is phenomenal, and her imagination for story-telling is just…dare I say…incomparable? So hangover or no, A Crown of Wishes is worth your time. You need not read The Star-Touched Queen first, but I highly, highly recommend you read both. Just be prepared for a markedly different tone. P.S. OMG that cover thought, right?!?!? Note: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley. I pride myself on writing fair and honest reviews.
I absolutely loved The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi, so I was thrilled to find out she was releasing a companion novel about Gauri, Maya's little sister. While A Crown of Wishes is a companion to TSTQ, Chokshi's signature style (I compare it to the imagery of the movie What Dreams May Come) is. Gauri, like Maya, is a princess of Bharata. But for me, where Maya was rounded edges and sweetness, Gauri is all hard edges, sharp tongue, and sass (meaning I loved her instantly). I mean, barely a page into her story, she says she hates being told to smile. So of course I would love her. The story follows Gauri and Vikram, who just happens to be a prince from a major enemy of Bharata. But, when you're invited to a tournament where the prize is a wish? You would probably team up with an enemy, too. Vikram receives an invitation to the tournament, and decides that he wants Gauri to compete alongside him, and that he'll give her the chance to take her rightful place on the throne of her kingdom should they win. There were many beautiful lines in this book (see below for some of my favorites), but the setting, characters, and story outshines them all. Chokshi once again weaves myth together with a deft understanding of human nature and desire to create a story everyone can find a home in—because wouldn't everyone like to win a wish? Of course we know that winning a wish would never prove easy—for every thing gained, isn't there always a corresponding cost or compromise we must somehow make? But the beauty of the telling of the story, told from three (yes three, but I'm not spoiling anything) points of view, is that Gauri and Vikram gain more than anything a wish could ever provide—self-knowledge, acceptance, and inner strength. Both go into the tournament with their own insecurities, and both leave forever changed in many ways. When you combine Chokshi's attention to detail in setting, faithfulness to and weaving of myths, and uncanny ability to write characters who transcend her stories, A Crown of Wishes is a perfect follow-up/companion to The Star-Touched Queen, and a beautiful read besides. Wanna check it out on audio? Here's an excerpt! And now, my favorite lines: They told me they'd keep my death quick if I'd only smile for them one more time. I hated being told to smile. You see, a story is not just a thing told to a child before sleep. A story is control. Trusting magic was like trying to harness a thunderstorm. My voice was one of the only things I could control—when to unleash it, when to tamp it down like a burning ember, when to grow it in secret. True strength sometimes demanded unstitching everything you know. Sometimes the greatest power comes not from that which we do, but that which we do not.
***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog*** A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi Book Two of The Star-Touched Queen series Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Rating: 4 stars Source: eARC from NetGalley Summary (from Goodreads): Gauri, the princess of Bharata, has been taken as a prisoner of war by her kingdom's enemies. Faced with a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose. Hope unexpectedly comes in the form of Vikram, the cunning prince of a neighboring land and her sworn enemy kingdom. Unsatisfied with becoming a mere puppet king, Vikram offers Gauri a chance to win back her kingdom in exchange for her battle prowess. Together, they'll have to set aside their differences and team up to win the Tournament of Wishes—a competition held in a mythical city where the Lord of Wealth promises a wish to the victor. Reaching the tournament is just the beginning. Once they arrive, danger takes on new shapes: poisonous courtesans and mischievous story birds, a feast of fears and twisted fairy revels. Every which way they turn new trials will test their wit and strength. But what Gauri and Vikram will soon discover is that there's nothing more dangerous than what they most desire. What I Liked: Last year, I read The Star-Touched Queen and while I enjoyed it overall, I didn't love it like most people did. It was a wonderful story, but I wanted the hero to be less one-dimensional, and I wanted the romance to be more direct and present. I am extremely pleased with A Crown of Wishes because it has everything I liked in The Star-Touched Queen - AND the issues I had with The Star-Touched Queen are not present in this book. I liked A Crown of Wishes more than The Star-Touched Queen, and I think it is better than its predecessor. Vikram has always known that he will inherit the throne of Ujijaiin but he will only ever be a puppet Emperor. The council has never treated him like a full-blood prince - given that he was adopted by the Emperor. When Vikram is invited to play in the Tournament of Wishes, he does not refuse. He must find a partner, and that leads him to Gauri. Gauri, princess of Bharata, has been a prisoner for months. When the prince of an enemy kingdom offers freedom in exchange for her being his partner in a deadly and magical game, she accepts, hoping to kill him and be rid of him quickly. But they discover that they needed each other more than they realized, if they want to make it out of the Tournament alive, and win. The prize is a wish for any victor, and both Vikram and Gauri have desires born of their cruel pasts. But desires are dangerous, just as dangerous as secrets. One thing that I was extremely excited to discover is that this book is written in dual POV - we get Gauri's first-person POV, and Vikram's third-person POV. I complained about how I thought Amar felt so one-dimensional, in The Star-Touched Queen. Well, that problem was very, very fixed in this book, given the second POV (Vikram's). I'll start with Vikram, since the story starts with Vikram. I would argue that this book is just as much Vikram's as it is Gauri's - she does not hold the spotlight. Vikram is the Fox Prince, an eighteen-year-old prince who is clever and very intelligent. Read the rest of my review on my blog, The Eater of Books! - eaterofbooks DOT blogspot DOT com :)
Original Review Link: http://asdreamsaremade.com/2017/03/book-tuesday-release-day-a-crown-of-wishes/#more-4132 Oh how I loved this story! Such a beautiful companion to The Star-Touched Queen. Guari is princess of Bharata, but lacks any power due to her evil brother, Skanda. Much like her, Vikram is a prince only in name due to a corrupt council. When the two of them meet, they are offered a chance to play in the tournament of wishes, hopefully winning and gaining their wishes. But wishes aren't everything they appear to be and magic often has a way of twisting reality. Will they both leave the tournament unscathed or will they lose everything? This story focusses on Maya's sister, Guari. I loved Guari in the last book and loved her even more in this one. Vikram was a fantastic match for her. In fact, I think he was my favorite character. He was so smart, yet witty and charming. I loved their interactions–both with each other and the other magical inhabitants of Alara. I loved Aasha. What a great addition to this story. I'm almost hoping we get a follow-up with her for the next book! The prose and writing was lush and vivid as only Roshani is capable of doing. The complex characters kept me turning the pages while the plot moved a long nicely. The ending was thoroughly enjoyable and completely appropriate to each character. Loved it! Honestly, if you've already read The Star-Touched Queen and loved it, this is already sold to you. If you haven't, go read both right now. They'll take you on a wonderful, magical adventure with fleshed out characters and new worlds yet to be explored. Isn't that what every reader longs for in a book?
A Crown of Wishes has everything that I loved about The Star-Touched Queen, plus so much more. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I love this book even more than I loved The Star-Touched Queen—which I didn't even think was possible. Gauri is a powerhouse leading lady, and Vikram utterly oozes with charm. I'm definitely adding these two to my list of top OTPs because together, they were magic. The writing in this phenomenal book—both the dialogue and the prose—are truly dazzling; I simply could not get enough of it. I clung onto every moment, phrase, and word—wanting nothing more than to continue being fully immersed in this indescribably fantastic world that Roshani has created. With not a single dull moment in sight, the wondrous beauty and sparkling humor in A Crown of Wishes left me absolutely breathless. Roshani's natural wit and snark shined through, and I adored every second of it. From the inside and out, this book is just utter perfection. I'm incredibly impressed with how much Roshani has grown as a writer since her bestselling The Star-Touched Queen, and I will be waiting with bated breath to see what she has in store for us in the future.
pooled ink Reviews: Once again I am enthralled by Roshani's artistic and eloquent writing style. Her prose continues to impress me. She has a very lovely and vivid way of describing the worlds in her books that just draws me in and holds me captive as I follow heroes, villains, tricksters, and monsters, as they navigate their way through magical obstacles and hidden truths. A story full of magic, discovery, and dark trials, A CROWN OF WISHES is indeed that, a prince and a princess chasing after their deepest desires even when they didn't quite know them their selves. It is an exquisite companion to THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN. NOTE: While often listed as the second book in the Star-Touched Queen duology, both books are technically stand-alones. For although they are written in the same world with familiar characters they each feature a different set of main characters as well as their own unique plots. That being said I'd still likely recommend reading The Star-Touched Queen first. *Read my FULL review on my Wordpress blog: Pooled Ink
Despite his intelligence and ambition Vikram, known as the Fox Prince, is destined to become a puppet ruler in Ujijain. Betrayed by her brother, Gauri the "Jewel of Bharata" awaits her execution in a Ujijain prison. With nothing left to lose and everything to gain, this pair of would-be monarchs forge an uneasy partnership to travel to Alaka, the kingdom of desire, and compete in the Tournament of Wishes. The Tournament happens every hundred years and is hosted by Kubera, the Lord of Treasures with his consort, Lady Kauveri. Kubera promises a wish to anyone who wins the competition but winning a magical tournament is not always a simple victory. After traveling across dangerous worlds and meeting mythical foes and allies, Gauri and Vikram will have to confront the shapes of their own desires and fears if they hope to survive long enough to win in A Crown of Wishes (2017) by Roshani Chokshi. Chokshi revisits the world of her debut novel in this standalone novel following Gauri, Maya's younger sister, after Maya's departure from Bharata in The Star-Touched Queen. This novel alternates between Gauri's first person narration and third person narration from Vikram's point of view. A third character also plays an important part in the narrative but you'll have to meet her on your own. Gauri is a lethal and calculating heroine who negotiates her femininity and perceived weaknesses as easily as swords and battle strategies. Although she is haunted by Maya's absence and fearful of the magic that took her sister, Gauri is determined to move past her fears and doubts in order to survive and make Bharata everything she knows it can become. Vikram is a perfect contrast to Gauri with measured cunning tempered by his introspection and optimism. Unlike Gauri, Vikram is desperate to find magic in his life as a validation for his ambitions and potential. It's only in discovering the realities of magic--and the cost--that he begins to realize it will take more than wishes and wonder for him to prove himself. Lush language and vivid imagery in a fantasy world populated with figures and settings from Hindu mythology work well with the story's interplay between magic and legend. All of the characters grasp for freedom and autonomy as they grapple with what power and choice really mean. A Crown of Wishes is a novel about fierce want, unmet potential, magic, forged alliances, and the power of story. Careful plotting, multiple viewpoints, high-stakes action, and a slow burn relationship between Gauri and Vikram make this heady fantasy completely engrossing. Highly recommended. Possible Pairings: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst, Caraval by Stephanie Garber, The Shadow Behind the Stars by Rebecca Hahn, A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston, Grave Mercy by R. L. LaFevers, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld, And I Darken by Kiersten White
I am painfully in love with TSTQ, so I knew I would do nearly anything to get my greedy hands on Crown. And when I got it, it was a matter of walking the fine line between devouring and saving. I love love loved Gauri and Vikram. She's stubborn and he's charming and they're adorable. The banter between them is top notch. I was laughing and swooning and gripping the book in exasperation. It's quite a roller coaster. As always, the story is fantastical and the prose is lyrical. I want to roll around in Roshani's words and never come out. There is one particular scene that had me grinning like a fool and I had to read it about 8 times before I could continue. With this book, Roshani has cemented her place on my auto-buy list. I can't even wait to see what she comes up with next. **Huge thanks to St. Martin's Griffin for providing the arc free of charge**


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Peters, G., Sacker, D. & Seruga, J. (2015). A comparative analysis of MOOC - Australia's position in the international education market. 1-10. Australia: University of South Australia.
Tertiary education is one of the most important industries in Australia and a crucial source of income for its universities. Therefore, any new form of tertiary education that may have impact on Australian universities should be closely watched for implications on their business models. In the past decade, MOOC-Massive Open Online Courses have emerged with the promise to offer world class education accessible anywhere and anytime for free or at very reasonable costs. MOOC not only provide opportunities for lifelong learning, they are also designed to enrich, compliment and even (partly) substitute classic tertiary education. Hence, it is of crucial importance how and where Australia takes its stand in this rapidly evolving market. In this paper, Australia's international position as a provider of MOOC is analysed and compared, in particular to Germany and the US.
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