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Multi Activity Technology Camps
Our Multi Activity Technology Camps are for children ages 7 – 13 years. All children will learn the basics. There is a big emphasis on creativity and most children will get to design and make their own T-shirts and Rulers. All children will be introduced to coding, programming and game development. They will also learn to design and create their own computer games including characters, backgrounds and sounds. Children will have fun learning Animation and Robotics. Older children will get to experience 3D Design as well as Coding using a Raspberry Pi. Some children will get to design their own website and everybody will get to do lots of activities in Minecraft.
As well as these fun filled activities, children will also discover how to stay safe online and develop their social and personal skills.
Usually we group children of a similar age together and create a specific programme for them. Below is an example of some of the activities we include. Children can also come to our Computer Camps for a number of summers to develop their skills and also participate in and learn new activities each year.
Camps are for 5 mornings or 5 afternoons
- Mornings are from 10.00am – 12.30pm.
- Afternoons are from 2.30pm – 5.00pm.
- Each child will work on a laptop, iPad, Tablet or Raspberry Pi provided by Techkidz.
- Places are limited and camps usually fill up fast.
- The cost of the camp is €110.00.
- You can pay in full or pay a deposit of €50.
- All deposits are non-refundable.
- For a family booking we offer a €25 discount off the 3rd sibling.
- This year Techkidz will donate €5 from every booking to the Mercy Kids & Teen Appeal. www.mercyfundraising.ie
Please note that activities offered may vary from the examples below.
Ages 7 - 8
- Windows 10
- Paint
- Badge Making
- Ms Word
- Scratch
- Internet
- T-Shirt Making
- Coding
- Animation 2D
- Minecraft
Ages 8 - 9
- Game Development
- T-Shirt Making
- Coding
- Scratch
- Animation
- Word
- Robotics
- Ruler Making
- Minecraft
- Windows 10
Ages 9 - 11
- Ms Word
- Coding
- Raspberry Pi
- Robotics
- Stop Motion Animation
- Minecraft
- T-Shirt Making
- Web Design
- Scratch
- Programming
Ages 11-13
- 3d Design
- VEX Robotics
- Minecraft
- Game Making
- Ms Word
- Powerpoint
- Coding
- Raspberry Pi
- Python
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Hello All,
Summer is almost here!
After a brief hiatus we are planning to start a new series of Diabetes and Tech Meetups at the brand new creative workspace '5pace' (5pace.berlin) in Berlin, Kreuzberg, at Paul-Linke-Ufer 42.
As before, these meetups will bring together the Berlin design and technology community to meet and discuss apps, hardware, analytics and related topics in the diabetes and other parallel health spaces.
The event is planned for Wednesday June 28th.
Speakers for this meetup include:
-Berlin startup xbird.io who are working in predictive analytics for diabetes
-Diabetes Lab pilot-Kevin Röhl will be presenting on the outcomes of an experimental 3-month project that brought T1's and Roche designers together to innovate and ideate on new diabetes products.
-And of course lots of networking around diabetes, health and technology.
please sign up early, and watch your mailbox for announcements soon!

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Assassin's Creed Connor Costume
- Jacket w/ belt & attached hood
- Harness
- Glove
- Gauntlet
- Chaps
- 100% polyester
- Officially licensed
- White and blue hooded jacket w/ attached button up vest
- Attached red belt molded vinyl Assassin's insignia
- Faux leather belt harness w/ adjustable buckle
- Faux leather right handed fingerless glove
- Faux leather left hand gauntlet w/ vinyl insignia and adjustable straps
- Faux leather chaps w/ adjustable ties at thigh
Connor Kenway (aka Ratonhnhaké:ton) was a man born of extremely diverse parentage. His grandfather was the sea-roving Pirate/ Assassin Edward Kenway, who found the Observatory, while his father, Haytham Kenway, betrayed the order to serve the Templars. Connor's mother, Kaniehtí:io, had a brief relationship with Haytham that resulted in a son, Connor, who was raised by his mother's village. Although he didn't join the Assassins until much later in his life, his upbringing instilled in him all the same virtues and morals that would lead to his successful tenure as a master Assassin in the Colonial Brotherhood. He was trained by Achilles, his Mentor, and eventually he saw Achilles as the father he never knew.
Unfortunately Connor's father of choice and father of blood were on two opposite sides in the millennia-old war for the artifacts of Eden. Connor was forced to kill his own father to save the lives and freedoms of thousands in the fledgling United States. This act alone was enough to forever bestow upon Connor Kenway the respect and gratitude of the Assassin Order, as well as the general populace in the 13 colonies.
Now you too can don the mantle of Connor and join his quest with this Assassin's Creed Connor Costume. This detailed, officially licensed costume faithfully recreates Connor's look from the third installment of the video game series. There's a white and blue hooded jacket with attached button-up best, along with an attached red faux leather belt harness with adjustable buckle. There are also faux leather gloves (the right side is fingerless), and faux leather chaps with adjustable ties at the thigh. With this costume, you'll be ready to join the fight against the Templars with the rest of your fellow Assassins!
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For starters, the hood's eagle symbol was not attached correctly. The symbol was much further up on the hood than in the picture, thus ruining the iconic "eagles" beak to the hood.
Second, the Assassin Symbol on the red sash was made out of RUBBER. Not even a cheep metal. The symbol was malformed by the time it arrived and barely even symbolized the actual thing. The picture makes it even gleam like metal but this was not the final result.
Finally, the leather given was of poorest expected. The glove in particular was of TERRIBLE quality that when I put my hand in it, it ripped in two.
The only thing that saves this product from a one star is the fact that the basic look of the costume is okay and passable. This can be fixed with a professional tailor in your local town.


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Q. I don't earn enough to pay all my bills. I'll either have to be late or skip payments for credit cards or student loans. Which is worse? — Drowning
A. Missing payments on any debt is a bad thing.
The best option, if at all possible, is to stay current on both, but you say your cash flow situation makes that difficult.
"You're paying higher interest, most likely, on your credit card debt so it makes sense to pay the cards off as quickly as you can," said Beverly Harzog, a consumer credit expert and bestselling author.
She said if you still have good credit, see if you can qualify for a balance transfer card with a zero percent introductory rate. This will give you a chance to make payments without accruing interest for a year or so, she said. (You can learn more about the best balance transfer credit cards in America here.)
But if this isn't an option, call your credit card company and explain the situation and how you'd appreciate lower payments for a bit.
"Most card issuers have 'hardship departments' and they often work with cardholders who can't pay the bills," Harzog said. "You might get lower monthly payments. These programs often last for about a year."
None of this means you should just let the student loan debt slide. Missing payments and being late can affect your credit score in a negative way, Harzog said.
"Call your lender and ask about getting some help," she said. "Many federal student loans have programs that work with you if you can't pay your bill on time. You might be able to get lower payments, for instance, with income-based programs."
Before you fall behind, take a serious look at your budget and cut back any discretionary expenses. Then look to your current savings. While we hate to advise you to put retirement savings on hold, you first need to get a handle on your debt.
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- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, pinch of asafoetda and cumin seeds. Let them crackle. Add chopped onion and saute till it turns translucent.
- Add chopped garlic and ginger. Saute for few seconds.
- Add tomato cubes and saute for 4-5 minutes. Once the tomatoes turns soft, add red chili powder, turmeric powder, ground masala and salt to taste. Saute till oil start to separate from spices.
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In which 'talking points' is defined as any statement made by someone Heraldo didn't vote forPosted: March 7, 2011 Filed under: Moderated By Heraldo 20 Comments
Newman's big head
Let's see how that works in a sentence:
That's strange coming from someone [in this case Eureka City Councilman Mike Newman] who ignored comments from his own constituents… and stuck to his ill-informed talking points.
By comparison, any comment made by Linda Atkins can be described as "orotund magniloquence" or, alternatively, "even bitchier in person."
In which the Qaddafy-Julie Williams thing actually turns out to be one of Heraldo's more insightful analogiesPosted: March 3, 2011 Filed under: Moderated By Heraldo 3 Comments
Ingomar faces lawsuit, darling
It looks like Eureka City Hall and the Exclusive Ingomar Club–housed in the city's famous Carson Mansion–have something else in common besides being a haven for Humboldt County's conservative players.
If Larry Glass shrieked and threw chairs in the Ingomar Club, that would be another commonality.
In which Heraldo fights to end the scourge of participatory democracyPosted: March 2, 2011 Filed under: Moderated By Heraldo 16 Comments
DEVELOPERS: Stop the General Plan Update
For the last several years, the NCHB and their ilk have dominated almost every meeting of the Planning Commission or any other body focused on future development in Humboldt County.
And good peace-loving people everywhere demand an end to unsolicited meeting attendance.
In which Heraldo's intellectual deficit refuses to be overshadowed by his poor grammarPosted: February 28, 2011 Filed under: Moderated By Heraldo 14 Comments
Yes, master
Developer overlord Rob Arkley wants the long-overdue GPU stopped until every elected seat is filled with a butt that will do his bidding — much like the City of Eureka.
He had me at butts that do his bidding.
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Tap into your tap
HSU students promote tap water over bottled water.
And bong water over both of those.
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Keep it up
Need to learn how to pick up the ladies? Make more money? Maintain an erection?
Throw in a bit about the meaning of life and I think all the bases are covered.
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Westsiders host movie fundraiser Saturday
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Jenny has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Missouri State University Alumni Association. The award recognizes Jenny's extraordinary achievements in her personal and professional endeavors, as well as her loyalty to the university and outstanding contributions to society. She
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Ashley Murphy, MBA '10
Ashley has accepted the position of director, corporate development at the Make A Wish Foundation. Previously, Ashley worked as a business development manager at the American Heart Association; as the director, client development for Transplant Connect; and as a marketing
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As America's biggest ski area Park City now serves America's biggest clientele, forcing the mountain to look to innovative business solutions under its new Vail Resorts management. In a revolutionary move in the ski industry the area will begin to charge skiers and snowboarders by the pound for their lift tickets. "It only makes sense," a spokesperson said, "the bigger the person, the more we need to haul up the mountain."
Gravity is a skier's best friend, but a chairlift's worst nightmare. "Larger riders cost us more money everyday, as they cause more damage to jumps, dent rails and take up more space. The move will really help to keep our infrastructure in tip-top shape, as well as encourage guests to stop bringing their lunches and libations from home," the spokesperson continued.
Body image activists have already denounced the move, yet remain outspoken against Totally Trevor and the Pork Frat crew, who have already begun to petition the ski area to be renamed "Pork City." Rates have not been officially set, but are believed to be between $.50 and $1 per pound.


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The ALOHA WORKSHOP at SKEA is going fine!
The hotel KING KAM -- that I was staying at -- had to be evacuated at 11 pm on Thursday evening -- due to the tsunami from Japan earthquake.
I went to higher ground with Kathleen Alexander and her husband Tom to stay at a friend's house on the Makau.
It was a stressful evening...with sirens and phone calls.
Thankfully...we are all safe.
Kona coast received damage from 1-2 foot surge. It's amazing to see how much destruction that can cause!
The hotel lobby had 1 foot of water...and destroyed restaurant, pool, and first floor lobby.
The workshop continued yesterday . We were all happy to be together....but tired and worried.
At the end of the day-- it was fun... and good camaraderie and sisterhood!
I am so thankful for my students!
Wow.... I will never forget this workshop.
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Email exchanges between Apple and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently revealed the tech giant's plans to initiate itself in the healthcare world, which many believe will result in new products that will make the lives of primary care doctors easier and could improve doctor-patient relationships.
Further reading: Is outsourcing the key to solving physician burnout?
"Apple has been enormously successful with its technology and brand power among consumers, so Apple's entry into the healthcare industry is at least beneficial in raising consumer awareness of exciting health and wellness solutions and raising the standards in user experience design," says Harry Wang, senior research director at Parks Associates, a consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. "Apple has bigger ambition beyond this influence, of course."
Apple's plans apparently hint at the development of three regulated medical products—an app to diagnose Parkinson's disease and two cardiac devices—as well as other technical advancements to further get involved in the industry.
Tamara St. Claire, chief innovation officer for Commercial Healthcare at Xerox, notes Apple's involvement in healthcare very directly shows what many have known for some time: The lines between technology and healthcare are becoming increasingly blurred.
"They aren't musing about getting into healthcare—they already are in healthcare," she tells Medical Economics. "The ResearchKit (an open source framework introduced by Apple that enables your iOS app to become a powerful tool for medical research) and the app-store on their own allow others to create and distribute FDA-approved and non-FDA-approved health applications."
Hot topic: 7 tips to protect patient data from visual hacking
Physicians today are overwhelmed with requests from patients on whether they should be downloading apps, or which specific apps to download. Apple becoming even more involved in healthcare, therefore, could really move the needle in digital health and healthcare delivery.
"Digital health is incredibly fragmented, so Apple could be what the industry needs," St. Claire says. "It could distinguish itself from the herd and stand out because of its proven ability to create ubiquity."
Wang notes that primary care doctors' focus is not about technology but how to adapt their practices in the current environment where payment models shift to value-based care.


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Mondrian Hotel Residences 1100 West Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Mondrian Hotel Residences is a condo hotel featuring 342 Bayfront residences offered completely finished and furnished. Rent when not in use though the exclusive hotel rental program.
The visionary style of designer Marcel Wanders is apparent from the moment you pull into the porte-cochere: guests walk through a grand entryway appointed with custom-designed furniture, lighting and accent pieces, evoking Wanders' design homage of "Sleeping Beauty's Castle". Upon entering the soaring lobby, the floor-to-ceiling windows offer stunning views of Biscayne Bay. Immediately the eye is drawn to the masterpiece of the room–an iconic, signature "floating staircase." Black and gold patterned furnishings and oversized brass bell shaped lights add a touch of whimsy and welcome guests to sit and socialize or enjoy the view.
Neighborhood: Miami Beach Real Estate
Operator: Morgans Group
Interior Design: Marcel Wanders
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Unit mix: Studios, 1 Bedroom and 2 Bedroom units
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shape of the long run average total cost curve
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How can the extent to which the presence of economies and diseconomies of scale in an industry help account for the size and the number of firms in that industry? That is, if economies of scale are quite extensive in a particular industry, would you expect a large number of relatively small firms or a small number of relatively large firms operating within that industry? What if diseconomies of scale set in at a relatively small output level?
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Economy of scale describes the shape of the long run average total cost curve. If LRATC rises proportionately less than output, the firm is said to have economies of scale. The LRATC slopes downward. In other words, each additional unit of output costs it less than the prior one. In this case, the ...
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Selling Gemstones and Coloured Diamonds, Final Thoughts
In the last section of the gemstone guide, we took a look at Certificates and Gem Reports. If you've had a chance to read all the previous sections of the gemstone guide, well done! We conclude this series of posts with my final thoughts on getting down to the nitty gritty of selling coloured gemstones and fancy coloured diamonds.
All of the information on gemstones and information on coloured diamonds is worthless without sales. To sell coloured gemstones and diamonds, it is important to be mindful of the customer's needs, the value points of the stone, and the overall relationship. Below are a few points to consider as you sell jewellery with colour.
How to Fit a Stone to a Budget
The first thing I would try to ascertain in any sale is a gemstone budget and a preference to any colour or size when working out how to sell gemstones in your jewellery. Once this has been established you can find a stone for your customer.
Unlike 'white' diamonds, coloured gemstones have a wide variety of price points for every size from small stones to larger gems. There are also more possibilities for substituting different parameters, such as origin, treatment, colour and even stone type. Thus, fitting a coloured stone to a budget can be an easier prospect than it may seem. This could be a top selling point from you the seller to the consumer.1. Adjust the colour saturation
A Fancy Vivid is much more expensive than a Fancy, but the difference to a consumer's eyes may not be worth the difference in price. Colour variations may mean much more to a gemologist than to the final recipient of the stone. Colour enhanced by the setting can boost a weak stone by several colour shades, making it much more affordable.
2. Monitor secondary tones
The undertones can make the stone more attractive to the buyer for reasons completely unrelated to value. Indifference to undertones can also help one move a reluctant client to a more affordable range with no loss of honour. Here a very pretty brownish pink diamond can shave thousands off the price of a piece of jewellery.
3. Offer different stones of the same hue.
A champagne diamond is much more expensive than a champagne tourmaline, while preserving the look of the piece for the client. When colour is more important than the trade name of the stone in question, it can be quite simple to make a match between budget and stone. Tell the customer it's up to them if they want to let anyone in on the secret of using a slightly cheaper type of stone as the naked eye would never be able to discern the difference.
4. Same stone, slightly different size.
While the customer may not appreciate the difference between a 6 or 7mm stone the price difference between a stone below and over one carat is huge. Check with your customer what they value and where they are prepared to compromise. A clever setting of the stone can also make the stone look slightly bigger too. Other landmark sizes for coloured stones are as follows: 1ct, 3cts, 5cts, 7cts, 9cts, 10ct, 15cts, 20cts and over 25cts.
Are your customer's expectations realistic?
Sometimes your customer might have an idea of something that doesn't exist. Maybe they got the idea that 5ct pink diamonds grow on trees, or that Kashmir Sapphires are as cheap and available as Ceylon Sapphires. They might think a stone worth thousands actually should cost hundreds. Always keep your customer's expectation firmly on the ground when selling jewellery with gemstones and coloured diamonds.
Why Selling Coloured Stones Helps Profitability
Including coloured stones when selling jewellery is an excellent way to preserve and improve profitability.
There are four main ways coloured gemstones boost one's bottom line:
1. Buying Opportunities
Colourless stones, for all their prevalence, are considered rare occasion items by the general market. Engagements, weddings, and anniversaries are the dominant themes. Even jewellery lovers regard them as limited items, and they are worn more predominantly by women than men.
Coloured stones, on the other hand, are popular with both genders. Furthermore, they are not bound by romantic connotations to be limited occasion items. Jewellery can be dressed up or down depending on the mood of the person wearing it. As all occasion items that can be freely exchanged between genders and age groups, coloured stones provide consumers with more buying opportunities giving you more ideas on how to sell jewellery.
As we have mentioned above, many coloured stones have cultural annotations. As birthstones, symbols of friendship and health enhancers, they provide a broader market for sales. Experienced marketers will find many reasons to show potential clients trays of coloured stones where a traditional diamond piece simply wouldn't do. The more you find out about your customer the easier it will be to pick and suggest a certain meaning or tradition that surrounds a particular coloured stone.
2. Variety
Coloured stones provide infinite variety for the consumer. They can be matched to outfits, serve as accent pieces, or simply be sold in multiple shade of the same favoured pattern.
Unfortunately for this industry, there is no 'De Beers' pumping in millions of dollars into marketing coloured stones, although Gemfields is attempting to take this slot. There are pluses and minuses to this situation that create opportunities on the one hand and difficulties on the other.
The principle opportunities are that coloured stones cannot be priced (specifically) and therefore are not easily comparable. This gives you an opportunity to make selling coloured stones a more profitable element of your business and a more unique experience for the customer. The downside is that because no one is spending millions of pounds marketing them, you have to become educated and motivated into selling them yourself.
3. Done well, it is very worthwhile.
The variations in colour also provide opportunities for sales, especially for those clients who like to have "all" of a given style. The stones can become collectors' items or conversation pieces. Creative types will rise to the occasion.
4. High Value Pieces
Carat by carat, rare coloured stones command exceptional prices. Moving only a few pieces each year can provide good income as a primary revenue stream or as a supplemental income stream. At the higher end of the market, the upper limits remain undefined and margins are quite healthy for those who can match the perfect stone to an eager client.
5. Investment Opportunity
As more people seek to diversify their investment portfolios, gemstones as an investment, has become a reason for people to buy. Whist we do not say that all gestones will make their buyers money, there is a category of rare stones that will increase in value over time. Do not offer your customer 'investment diamonds' as this will probably make them run a mile.
Thank you for taking the time to read this guide. I hope it has helped you better understand the world of precious coloured gemstones and fancy coloured diamonds and given you more a better of how to sell jewellery with colour and confidence.
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Minideck Preview: Boy Toy's Sophomore Year
by Seppel
We've been bad.
One whole week without any news updates. And barely any porn on the front page! It's time to fix that!
Today we'll take a look at the
Male Minideck from Welcome Freshmen!
In the Male Minideck,
Boy Toy's Sophomore Year
, your deck focuses on dealing your opponents a swift orgasm!
Take Dr. Zigfeld, for example:
No, really,
take him as soon as he enters the scene,
for 2 pleasure.
And your opponent can't avoid that 2 pleasure, either. When you have an esteemed voice, a strong knowledge of history, and a huge raptor cock, he's irresistible!
You'll see a lot of direct pleasure going on!
Campus Darkroom is a
card. Havens give you additional resources, and they sometimes give you extra skills.
you start a turn with 10 AP,
but with Campus Darkroom, you'll get 1 extra AP on each of your turns. A 1 AP bonus is standard on many Havens.
What isn't standard is Campus Darkroom's special skill -- if any player has 5 or less stamina, you can
exhaust Campus Darkroom
(turn it on its side; that's what the EX symbol means)
, to
give that player 1 pleasure!
At the beginning of your turn, after you refill to 10 AP plus AP and GP from your Havens, you can spend 1 AP to
refresh everything you control in the scene
(turn everything face up like it originally was -- exhausting cards is a rule designed to make it so you can only use certain skills once per turn)
In a nutshell,
if you can get an opponent down to 5 stamina, you're 5 turns away from winning the game!
That's great, but 25 stamina is far away from 5 stmaina! Dr. Zigfeld only takes away 2 directly, and even if he swings in for 4 pleasure
(a Furre that enters bed and makes it to the opponent gives pleasure equal to its
PE [Pleasuring Experience -- the four numbers below the stamina heart icon], so Dr. Zigfeld would give 4 pleasure)
, that only brings your opponent down to 19 stamina!
You're going to need to do something rough to your opponent.
You're going to have to play risky.
You're going to have to be downright
(pronounced peer-ick)
pushes everyone closer to the
game. It's the ultimate card that says, "Screw strategy; let's fuck!"
Be very careful with this card.
pyrrhic victory
is a victory considered to have set you back more than you gained by achieving the victory. If your opponent is at 10 stamina and you're at 12 stamina,
playing Pyrrhic Thrust will make you both orgasm!
The game will be a draw. And if there's a third opponent still around with 15 stamina, you've just made him win the game!
However, if you have 13 stamina, and all three of your opponents have 12 stamina,
Pyrrhic Thrust
is just enough to bring all three of your opponents to orgasm.
Make sure you have at least 13 stamina remaining before you play Pyrrhic Thrust.
Got it? Good!
We'll explore another minideck tomorrow!
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13 comments:
on Aug 20th, 2013 @ 06:40 AM
Interesting. I just tore apart all the decks to put them into my collection honestly, but each seems to have some strategy already planned out.
on Aug 17th, 2013 @ 07:31 PM
I can't wait for the next minideck preview :D
on Aug 17th, 2013 @ 02:33 PM
I have these mini-decks, but have yet to really have a close look at them. It's nice to know how they're intended to work!
on Aug 16th, 2013 @ 10:40 PM
Ohhh my pyrrhic thrust...that's a hell of a card.
on Aug 16th, 2013 @ 03:08 AM
Really dig the art on all three of these cards. Dat Campus Darkroom tho!
on Aug 16th, 2013 @ 02:34 AM
Well... be a player with premature ejaculation shouldn't seems so bad after all ;)
I am impatient to discover this "mini" deck
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 06:44 PM
Pyrrhic thrust looks like an incredible finishing card.. gotta work on a male deck now.
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 06:38 PM
Pyrric thrust looks painful. So does the card's effect. Wouldn't mind having one in my deck, though.
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 06:29 PM
that campus darkroom, was a pain i was almost knocked out of the team match if it wasnt for my teammate saveing my ass lols
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 06:28 PM
Wow the art on Campus Darkroom is sexy as fuck
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 05:53 PM
Thank you seppel it all looks great
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 04:37 PM
@sinclaim: I'll get to female cards next time. :)
on Aug 15th, 2013 @ 04:31 PM
Those are awesome cards but I prefer the female and other kin ones better
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Unsatisfactory customer service is not a new phenomenon. Everyone has experienced less than satisfying customer experience. The barista who got the order wrong to the sales representative who provided incorrect information on a purchase not only causes inconvenience on a personal note but tends to disrupt the systems in place that would usually have kept the process smooth. This raises the question of whether these systems and processes are effective and garners optimum results.
More often than not, customer service failure occurs because of disconnection within departments and this is typically preventable. As a customer, a disorganized approach equals loss of credibility for the company and this can be a potential loss to the business.
The ability to provide good customer experience requires support between three crucial departments: sales, marketing and customer service. Due to complex structures, larger organizations often struggle to achieve this. The key to overcoming this is by reducing any uncertainty between the departments by establishing clear and unified goals, roles and effective communication.
Step 1: Evaluate Existing Processes
Assessing key weaknesses is the best way to begin establishing rules for improvement. This Step helps capture a holistic viewpoint of the systems and processes in place and evaluate its ability to effectively meet and even surpass customer's expectations. A helpful method of identifying these gaps and providing an effective way of tackling them is by using a GRID survey. It provides a comprehensive evaluation of a team's performance when working between departments. In fact, the GRID survey not only helps gauge the discrepancies but it helps identify the areas where improvement is required.
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The use of the above steps as a framework will allow departments to function seamlessly. This in turn will result in a smoother and more satisfying experience for customers.


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Sounds like a great book! I look forward to reading it.
I also recommend "When Helping Hurts" - http://www.whenhelpinghurts.org/
Thanks Jason - could not agree more.
Another great book is David Livermore's "Leading with Cultural Intelligence." I'm reading this one for a course right now.
This book is a must read for those going to Nicaragua. Great stories about so many of our friends there.