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License Sales vs. Subscription
The battle of business models in internet music has the license sales model of Apple iTunes, Amazon and WalMart pitted against the subscription model of Spotify, Rhapsody and MOG. The two different business models represent very different ways of consuming music. Buying and owning a music title is different from being a member in a music club. We use the Simply Seven business model framework to highlight these differences.
If we were to place bets, we would say subscriptions will be the big winner in the end. This is because subscription services with their members-based approach to consuming music have the power to eat into illegal music consumption. We know that this is a very bold statement to make; indeed, digital music has been a graveyard for new ventures. SpiralFrog is just one of the many new businesses with brilliant founders that have failed in the digital music space.
The winner needs to be superior to illegal music consumption
A lot has been written in recent months about Apple vs the European streaming service Spotify. But the two contenders are not just racing against one another. There is a dark horse on the track, too: Illegal streaming and downloads. We all should all be less concerned about which of two paid models will win, but mainly about how successful the two legal models will be in persuading consumers to shift from illegal to paid music. This is a point that Will Page, Chief Economist of the UK licence collection authority PRS makes (link). He is joined by many others, such as Mark Dennis, head of digital sales at Sony in Sweden (link). It is all about beating the dark horse.
To make things even more complicated, next to the two legal horses and the dark horse, there is a grey horse, too. Grooveshark is hugely successful with its advertising based approach. But unlike Pandora and Last.fm, which are sticking to internet radio, Grooveshark offers individual track selection. It has an agreement with EMI but is being attacked by Universal, which means among other things having to live though the misfortunate experience of being pulled from Apple's App Store (this happened in August 2010) because of Universal's pressure.
And digital music is going to get even more unpredictable soon, if Google indeed launches its own music service – perhaps in Q1, 2011. This could be game changing, but it is too early to make any conjectures. Let's get back to Apple and Spotify.
Using the Simply Seven framework
Our minds try to comprehend internet businesses in real world terms. This is one of the main points of Simply Seven. Buying digital music licenses over iTunes is like buying music in a store. We feel like we own the music we buy. If we own it, we want to be able to carry it around and play it everywhere. The key to success with this internet business model is building a seamless and easy-to-use ecosystem based on the idea of ownership consisting of a shop system, content management, players, devices and payment providers.While the sale of MP3s on Amazon and Wal-Mart is significant, the biggest player in this space by far is Apple. 70% of all digital tracks sold in the U.S. are downloaded from iTunes (link). And Apple has been the ecosystem wizard.
By providing devices, the shop as well as the proprietary music format, Apple is covering a lot of ground. Apple has sold over 275 million iPods. But even Apple cannot do it alone. Part of the attractiveness of the iTunes proposition is undoubtedly the vast array of other products out there that plug into this music universe, to sleek Bose players to the iPod connector jack in the BMW Mini. The New York Times counted 2,000 iPod add-ons in 2006, including a python-skin iPod case for $200 (Damon Darlin, "The iPod Ecosystem," The New York Times, 03.02.2006) (link).
Two things that could slow Apple down
There are only two things that can slow Apple down. One is that Apple gets distracted. The major competitive war Apple needs to win now is with its iPhone mobile platform, which is being seriously challenged by Google Android on HTC and other devices. Android powered devices outsold Apple iPhone in Q2 2010. And Microsoft and RIM have not jet given up either. According to The Economist, the number of smart phone related lawsuits rises steadily by 20% per year ("The Great Patent Battle," The Economist, October 23rd, 2010, page 69). This is probably what keeps Apple management awake at night, not the state of the music industry.
The second challenge for Apple is that people actually take up the subscription based business model for music. In Europe, this is happening. Spotify use so far is restricted to the UK, France and some other countries and iTunes sales are still going strong. But people who start to subscribe to Spotify may stop buying as many iTunes tracks as before. If this were true, it would be bad news for the music industry – they want to increase the pie, not decrease it. "We're eating our young," is what an NPD analyst, Russ Crupnick, told a music industry conference (link).
Why Spotify has the power to eat into illegal consumption
In Europe, Spotify is seen as the hero, not the villain. The Spotify team spent two years developing their software and creating a great player. Spotify made a massive bet by spending millions of their own, angel and venture capital money buying legal music licenses and giving them away to jump start free listening and conversion. Their business bet was that the free service would get so huge that a low percentage conversion rate for a premium subscription would eventually create a tipping point and the service would become profitable. Conversion rates indeed seem to be improving from a base of 5 to 6% (link). In Europe, a continent otherwise known for its smug complacency, people are cheering about a set of daring Swedes making huge business bets.
From a Simply Seven perspective, it is amazing Spotify, or for that matter anyone else, has gone for a subscription model. Subscription business models are extremely difficult to realise, because people generally don't want to make binding commitments to pay in the future. People will only do this for two reasons: (1) Necessity – think electricity in your home – or (2) Exclusivity – think premium golf club full of business networking opportunities.It will be hard for Spotify to be a utility. There are other ways to acquire music online. If you manage to pull off offering a premium service, however, then you have it made. If you happen to be in a premium subscription segment, it actually makes sense to charge more to build up an aura of exclusivity. Of course, this is relative and depends on the wallet size of your target group. What seems premium to teenagers may not seem terribly expensive for a white-collar employee (do they still exist?).
Up price, don't down price
What Spotify needs to do is make sure its premium service actually is premium. This is what golf clubs do. Premium subscriptions work in this way for diverse digital services like Bloomberg financial information or Blizzard's World of Warcraft game. People subscribe to these services not because they are forced to, but because they feel like they are in a special club and provided with special access to something that excludes others. The members are an important differentiator for any club.
Music as a common experience
Indeed, Spotify is heavily investing in its social networking features like Facebook integration and a music "Inbox" which allows Spotify members to share music. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek was quoted saying (link):"If we can enable sharing of music on the internet, that application is going to be huge. That could be bigger than uploading your photos on the internet. Hundreds of millions of people want to share music with their friends . . . It would be as big if not bigger than what Facebook or Twitter is. Our ambition is to be one of those players that drives that."
Apple considers the Spotify model a serious threat. From the iPhone, they know exactly how great it feels to own a premium service. Apple has responded by launching a social network focused on music called Ping, has invested in a large server farm in North Carolina and has bought Lala, a smaller streaming provider. In fact, there is a cutthroat war going on in the background surrounding Spotify's planned launch in the U.S. with record labels not sure whether they should provide Spotify with U.S. licences and at what price (link). The music labels do not want to risk cannibalizing Apple's sales and do not yet believe the story that Spotify will enlarge the market of legal music consumption.We think Spotify will be able to pull it off. What Spotify changing the experience of music consumption from buying in a shop to being part of a club. In a way, this is a return to the future. Before music could be pressed into records and sold as a product, music was a shared experience. Common people would hear it in a church or create it together in choirs. This is what Spotify is returning to. If they are successful, Spotity will create an experience that may be superior to the experience of owning music, be it legal or illegal downloads.
If Spotify and the other subscription services can pull this off and be successful, it is not about beating Apple. It is about how music will be consumed in the future.


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Welcome the newest member of the family with this classic keepsake set. The cup and rattle are finely crafted from lustrous, nontarnishing pewter so they can be passed down through generations without losing their original polish.
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Perfect your party look in this satin pump from Michael Antonio! The Love Me is trendy and stylish enough for any fashionista.
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Did you know that a certified wood flooring professional can add design elements to your existing wood floor without a major remodel project? If you're looking for a change, a certified professional can alter the look of your existing floor by cutting into it and customizing it with a strip or patterned border, a detailed medallion, or an inlay of stone or another material that enhances your home's décor and style.
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OK, Is JJ wearing a quilt?
Kate Mulgrew looks age & shape appropriate, so that's good.
Sarah Hyland looks cute, fresh.
Not crazy about January in red. I think Aaron's wife looks great. Kate, Octavia and Sarah are also good in my book.ReplyCancel
I'd watch Spacey play Monopoly Man.ReplyCancel
I like Viola's dress. I think most of them who wore red should try a different color.ReplyCancel
Viola needs a new makeup artist and Kevin Spacey looks great but didn't bother to shaveReplyCancel
The color is Viola's dress is so beautiful.
I liked the back of Sarah Hyland's dress more than the front and Octavia is always so classy!ReplyCancel
Octavia FTW. Sarah H runner up.ReplyCancel
I think Viola's dress was stunning that shade of blue is divine. I hope the writing for her new TV show will be worthy of her talents.ReplyCancel
I love Kate Mulgrew. She was my hero as a girl-nerd when I was a kid, watching Voyager and pretending I was her. I'm totally biased…
Aaron's wife usually looks amazing and I am not impressed by her dress. Odd…
Octavia!! <3
I wonder if Sarah H. has problems getting designers to dress her. She looks great here, like someone else said, age-appropriate and fresh. I just wonder because she's in her early twenties and she's just so tiny and young-looking, I wonder if she has trouble with that… Maybe I just need more coffee and stop dribbling my random thoughts out here…ReplyCancel
Eeeep! I forgot about Taryn! The shape of the dress is good and her hair is lovely, but the gold makes her look slightly washed out…and the smoky eye…lay off the black with the gold, it's too heavy!! Still, nice to see her in something not-black and the boobies covered up…ReplyCancel
January Jones either has amazing taste or an amazing stylist. She always looks great at these things. Well…her fashion choices are always great. Very modern with an edge.
Viola Davis should wear that shade of blue every single day because it definitely is her color.
WERK Octavia and Sarah!
And finally Vanessa Williams is a goddess but mama lay off the botox lest you ruin a National Treasure.ReplyCancel
Mah PINKBOOOO is the winnnnnneaaaaah yeah bitch
Wooohooo plus Lotta is back!!!ReplyCancel
Kevin Spacey looks uncomfortable with his "date". Are they friends? Ashley is out, so seems like a strange choice unless they are friends.ReplyCancel
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January: If you're going to wear Prabal Gurung, then you can't have prom hair. I'm not a fan of tomato red on the red carpet, it doesn't 'pop' on screen.
Viola, Kate, Octavia and Vanessa: Well done, ladies. Flattering cut and fabrics, well fitted and age-appropriate.
Michelle: It's fresh and youthful, but not formal enough for the Emmys.
Lauren: You're his wife, not his mother. Dress your age.
Sarah: Taffeta, again? This looks cheap.
Taryn: I actually don't hate this (It's Azzaro). But, the stiff, brash hair downgrades the look.
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Octavia's dress is perfect for a full-figured 44-year-old, but inappropriate for a 25-year-old. Lena wants to stand out by wearing edgy clothes and I like that about her, but the clothes never seem to be properly fitted.
Imagine Lena in a dress like January's. A defined waist would flatter her figure, a fitted bodice would prompt her to stand up straighter, and an interesting skirt shape would prevent it from looking old-fashioned.
@Zach- I'm shocked. I thought I'd heard she was out.ReplyCancel


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The Salomon Sense rocked the trail shoe world when released last year. Designed with ultra-running superstar Kilian Jornet, the Sense is a lightweight racing tool with a life of around 100 miles, not so good for training purposes. For that, there is the Sense Mantra – a cushioned and rugged counterpart to the Sense that shares many of its performance characteristics.
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Once a convent school, the complex has been adapted to contain lecture rooms and galleries, offices, classrooms, and basic design and prototyping facilities. One of the most poetic displays of complexity spans the breadth of the formal, 46-foot-by-30-foot chapel, which SCDA founder Soo K. Chan, Intl. Assoc. AIA, turned into an auditorium. Above visitors' heads, a creased aluminum-mesh skin envelops the chapel's 29.5-foot-tall ceiling, providing visual interest that is simultaneously sculptural, industrial, and abstracted.
The pleated mesh panels fold together like an origami screen. The triangular surfaces dip and rise almost 2 feet, framing historical details such as the restored religious reliefs that ring the upper walls and former altar, and hiding the mechanical, electrical, and audiovisual services.
Chan and his team designed the ceiling using Trimble SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, and other programs. Extensive on-site discussions and adjustments were required to ensure the mesh would fit the existing building like a glove. The screens anchor into a steel portal frame, which is subsequently bolted to concrete ceiling beams. The connectors allow the screens, which are also pinned to each other, to move as the building settles irregularly on its foundation, as it has since its completion in 1929.
The most challenging aspect of building the auditorium, which took 18 months, was the need to accommodate the grid-based framework within walls that were not parallel. All steel framing had to be carefully assembled on-site to ensure that the support structure would not appear off-grid. So the team mounted the framework diagonally to create the illusion that both sides of the room run parallel—"an illusion that everything aligns," says SCDA designer Darren Yio.
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Skip to comments.Upside-down flag at a West Virginia McDonalds raises questions
Posted on 11/09/2012 9:32:58 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
An American flag flown upside-down and at half staff the day after the election at a McDonald's in West Virginia has raised questions and concerns. The flipped flagwhich can be considered a call for help or a sign of distresswas taken down at about 11:30 p.m. at the restaurant along Route 2 in Follansbee, reports WTOV. Karen Mezan, the owner of the local fast-food franchise, told WTOV a mechanical issue caused the mishap. However, before the flag was removed, the station had received hundreds of calls expressing disappointment. Some callers had also questioned the timing of the display as a reaction to the general election results, which saw President Barack Obama handily win re-election over GOP challenger Mitt Romney. Romney won the state of West Virginia.
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The symbolism and the message are completely obvious.
I commend the Patriot for taking a page from the leftist's playbook.
"The only federally permissible reason to fly the American flag upside down is as a signal of distress. This distress is defined as being extreme danger to life and property."
Yeah...That about explains our situation.
I really would not be surprised.
And I'm sure I would be even less surprised in a few years.
My flag has been flying upside down all week and will continue until I feel like changing it!
Comrade's, you will not express an opinion. The State has decided your opinions for you. You will be of good cheer that handouts are proceeding and will accelerate.
This McDonald owner better be careful, at the very least he will get more than his share of health inspector visits, and an IRS audit. He might get his franchise license revoke suddenly.
Welcome to Amerika!!!
After Tuesday election not only did I start flying my American flag upside down, I started flying the Gasden flag OVER it...
The flag hasn't flown at my house since Obama was originally elected. I was really hoping to get it back out after this election...
Sad day indeed...
I wouldn't get too excited. I used to work for McDonalds when I was a teen, and one of jobs was coming in early cleaning up and raising the flag. I was usually dead tired and half asleep. One day I put up the flag upside down and heard from it pretty fast from the manager. I had some part-time jobs in those days, and that was not one of my favorite ones.
1. A person either understands the reason of this, or they don't.
2. If they don't, they aren't a Conservative.
3. If they aren't a Conservative they have signed on to desecrating the nation itself.
4. They sympathize with the party that burns the flag.
5. They sympathize with the party that refuses to put their hand over their heart during the Pledge of Allegiance.
6. They sympathize with those who denigrate our Founding Fathers.
7. They sympathize with those who seek to toss out capitalism.
8. They sympathize with those who seek to strike down the Amendments of our Constitution that herald our God given rights.
9. They sympathize with those who seek to install Communism here.
So tell you what, if someone feigns heart palpitations over this half-mast upside down flag, so what? Isn't that the words the Left live by these days.
So what?
The very idea that one of these drunken (with Liberal swill) louts could could act as if they respected the very flag their group despises as being as racist as the Dixie flag, is laughable.
There is no depth to which a scoundrel will not stoop to cast dispersions on people who recognize them and their cause for what they are.
Since when did this flag represent anything they now stand for? So where's the beef?
Here, salute this. It's what you have turned this nation into. These are your colors, your cause. Protect it. Our flag is no longer your flag. Salute and defend your new flag. Just don't expect us to.
>>Before the game started, during the performance of the National Anthems of the United States and Canada, the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard accidentally flew the flag of Canada upside down. The Corps apologized for the error and took pains to carry the flag properly prior to Game 3 in Toronto after insisting that they would be honored to do so
I remember the announcement said they "requested the privilege" of carrying the flag again. T shirts showing an upside down US flag and the words "SORRY EH!" were sold in Toronto at the time
I just put that on my SUV too!
upside down flag=my facebook picture
I'd like the leftarded reporters to ask the question - "...Why is Obama at war with the citizens of West Virginia?" And, "Why does Obama think he has the right to put people out of work, and weaken our country's energy supply in the process?"
The Right (which may or may not include the GOP due to lack of balls) should be RELENTLESSLY talking this way. Screw being polite - this is peoples lives these idiots are messing with.
Screw being polite - this is peoples lives these idiots are messing with.
We are way past polite...approaching baseball bat time.
They can do all they want to our flag but this upsets them?...I believe I'm going to be seeing a lot more upside down flags around...a lot more!
This is not new. After the 2008 election numerous freepers were doing the same to flags they flew at their homes. I am not sure how many have kept it like that until now or how many will continue to do so until the 0 is gone but it would be interesting to hear from those that did it back in 2008.
This is Yahoo. They banned me for comments about Dear leader - (I have been unable to find an e-mail service that doesn't saddle you with Yahoo too.) They still banned me even though I pay for e-mail service.
If anyone knows of another e-mail service-that ISN'T connected to Yahoo in any way- please let me know! even though I may have to pay a little for it.
apillar wrote: After Tuesday election not only did I start flying my American flag upside down, I started flying the Gasden flag OVER it...
You only started doing that since Tuesday?
I think it should become a national movement among Freedom-loving patriots.
My Come and Take It flag flies alone at the top of my flag pole now.
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Replacing your roof is "like going to war with your house," says Jeffrey Fick, of Fick Brothers Roofing. You heard it here first: Dust, debris, and noise will invade your life, and your landscaping will likely get a bit, um, trampled.
Storing things in your attic? Those old baseball cards are probably going to be covered in dust by the end of this thing. Think about it. The homestead's helmet, the lid that has protected you, your paint, your plaster, your belongings, and your wiring through rain, snow, wind, and sun, is going to be torn off, completely exposing your ceilings for hours at a time. Once that lid is ripped off, the roofer may discover rotted lumber or a myriad of other problems, adding unpredictability to the situation (as well as mounting costs). No easy walk in the park, this business of replacing your roof.
Thoroughly depressed? There is good news: With advances in the roofing industry, there's no time like the present to replace your roof, especially if you've been balking at the pricetag to replace your current slate roof with the same authentic slate.
Slate, the lovely-looking material on many older homes in the Baltimore area, imparts a historic look, but is also expensive. With the variety of shingles on the market, there are plenty of options for replacing your natural slate roof with a material that looks like slate, but costs less.
If your neighborhood has historic requirements, you will likely have to stick with slate, although some communities have approved slate look-alikes. If slate it is, there are high- and low-quality slates. Poor quality slate breaks easily under pressure (such as being walked on by your gutter-cleaning guy) and is readily affected by environmental conditions. In the winter, it can absorb water, freeze, and crack, so aim for the best slate you can fit into your budget, but figure on the job costing $30,000 to $50,000 for an average-sized four-bedroom Colonial, for instance.
Though slate can be cut to any thickness, it varies in color and quality, depending on which quarry it was mined in and the location of that quarry. According to Don Katzenberger of S&K Roofing, a mid-range slate will run about $1,200 a "square" installed (roofing materials are sold by the square, with one square equal to 100 square feet), and depending on quality, slate roofs can last from 60-200 years. However, even with high-quality slate, there is a likelihood of cracking under the weight of a fallen tree branch, or from environmental conditions. Katzenberger says his minimum for slate repairs is $600, so maintenance of slate can be costly.
No community restrictions? This is where your choices really open up.
Traditional "three-tab" asphalt shingles are not expensive, but are falling out of favor, according to Ted Marcopolus, of GAF Materials Corp. Taking their place are fiberglass asphalt shingles, which can mimic the woodshake look, and synthetic designer shingles that look like slate. Composed of an inner core of fiberglass that holds the shingle together, and an outer layer of asphalt that provides waterproofing, these shingles are then covered in colored ceramic mineral granules. The slate-like look of the product is obtained through the combination of the granules, the layering and thickness of the shingle, and the style in which the shingle is cut. Like slate, fiberglass asphalt shingles come in a variety of thicknesses, with the higher-end shingles cut thicker.
GAF Materials Corp., for instance, has a high-end line of fiberglass asphalt shingles that range in cut and color. Their high-end Camelot product has an irregular cut and special shadowing to look like slate, while the Country Mansion is scalloped, offering a choice of looks for your roof.
Another major supplier, CertainTeed Corporation, carries an asphalt shingle line that ranges from their high-end Luxury Shingle to their Traditional Shingle lines. Grand Manor, part of the Luxury Shingle line, costs about $400 per square installed, according to Katzenberger, while Landmark Premium, which is still in the Luxury line and has a "great architectural look," runs about $300 per square, an enormous savings over natural slate. Fiberglass asphalt shingles can also resemble wood.
But one of the newest and hottest products is Symphony, also from CertainTeed. It looks and feels like a thin, lightweight, sturdy piece of plastic, yet resembles slate even more closely than, well, some slate. The result of years of research and testing, it's made of an "innovative composite material," says Tim Seidl, of CertainTeed. To obtain a look as close to slate as possible, the product engineer for Symphony went into quarries and picked out three slates he thought were perfect, and then created the model for Symphony.
"Symphony is a new product but becoming very popular," says Wayne Roland, president of Roland Slate, which is one of the few firms in the area that has completed projects with it. Roland, which does a lot of roofing work on the older housing stock in Baltimore's top neighborhoods, also frequently uses the Tapco Group's Inspire, a green-building-approved product made from recyclable resins, when clients want the look of real slate without the cost.
Symphony carries a 75-year warranty, is light-weight, has extreme storm durability, has high wind-lift resistance, is fire-proof, and won't crack when walked on or hit by falling tree limbs, says Roland. With CertainTeed's "proven track record," Roland sees Symphony as a future market leader, and it has another advantage: It is much lighter than many other types of shingles—225 pounds per square versus 425 pounds for CertainTeed's heretofore popular Grand Manor fiberglass shingle. And that means it can be uesd on newer houses with the less substantial joists that are common to modern construction.
Katzenberger says the cost for putting Symphony on a home is about $750 a square, more than asphalt shingles, yet a considerable cost savings from natural slate for a product that is the closest to resembling slate.
Industry standards for shingles include that they be fireproof, withstand certain wind strengths, and meet tear and nail-withdrawal tests. Many manufacturers have their products certified by Underwriters Laboratories, so keep an eye out for that.
Replacing your roof may be like going to war with your home, but once the dust has settled and the noise of metal ladders, pounding hammers, and power tools has subsided, you'll eventually end up the winner. All the inconvenience will pay off with a long-lasting, terrific-looking new roof.


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34% of U.K. smartphone owners will "very likely" or "likely" purchase more products from their mobile devices if they access 4G wireless networking technology, which is significantly faster than the more common 3G, finds a survey of 2,000 U.K. online shoppers from eDigitalResearch and U.K. e-retail association Interactive Media in Retail Group.
39% of smartphone owners have already used their mobile devices to make purchases, a number that is likely to increase with the introduction of more 4G networks later in the year, eDigitalResearch and IMRG say.
While adoption of 4G technology in the U.K. remains relatively low—just 14% of smartphones have 4G capabilities, the survey finds—4G users on average are much more engaged with mobile technology than their 3G smartphone owner counterparts, the survey says.
77% of 4G users have accessed the Internet from their 4G-enabled devices while shopping, compared to 53% of 3G smartphone owners, the survey says. 62% of 4G users have used a bar code scanner to see if they could get a product cheaper elsewhere, compared to just 20% of 3G smartphone owners.
With the imminent release of more 4G services across the U.K., the survey results signal to retailers the importance of strengthening their mobile strategy, from a well-rounded mobile commerce site to an interactive store experience, eDigitalResearch and IMRG say.
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Tonight, we attended the 'Treaty of Waitangi Night Show' at the Waitangi grounds. It was thoroughly enjoyable and worth every penny (not that it was expensive). The show was put together to illustrate Maori history, the uniqueness of the land and the coming together of the two cultures, Maori and European.
On the bus journey to Waitangi the guide asked for three 'volunteers' to be 'Chiefs'. Well, I volunteered to be a 'Chief' (a little, or rather completely out of character I know) but mainly because the young girl who had booked our places for tonight's show had suggested that if we got an opportunity to be a chief for the evening, to take it. She said it would be well worth it - an experience never forgotten. So with that in mind, I put my hand up and got selected as a chief along with two other gents elsewhere on the bus.
With his 'three chiefs' sorted, the guide continued to explain the welcoming ceremony. Apparently, it was the Chiefs duty to lead the others to the carved Maori Meeting House where the Maori Warriors would be waiting. He explained how historically when visitors approached the shores, the Maoris had no idea of their intentions so would rapidly approach, spear in hand displaying a full on war-ritual demonstrating their strength, agility and warrior prowess in order to assess the potential threat of the new arrival. The warrior would then throw an object down to the ground between him and the visitor and then prepare for bloody battle.
He went on to explain that upon our arrival, it was up to us (as chiefs) to show our intentions as friendly and not hostile. To do this we would have to step forward, take the object from the ground and stand with it in the very spot it was placed. He stressed how important it was not to take a step backwards as this was a sign of weakness and even more importantly, not to break eye contact with the warrior as this would show complete disrespect for their culture, thus commencing the battle.
I walked at the front with the guide and the other two chiefs across the Treaty grounds. We turned the corner and there was the beautifully carved Maori Meeting House in the distance surrounded by warriors. One immediately screamed and came running over with his spear. I'd already started to regret putting my hand up and just stood there frozen solid. The guide turned to me and spoke gently into my ear, 'Right, as long as you do as I said on the bus you'll be fine. Remember, take the object, stand your ground and above all - don't break eye-contact'. The warrior came screaming over in my direction as if he was about to put an axe through me, flailing his spear around, striking out with it, jumping around and screaming at me ferociously. He backed off a little and then threw a large green leaf down on to the ground. He looked straight back up at me, screamed viciously one last time then just glared in to my eyes - right in. I was petrified, and stood there frozen until I heard a whisper to my right, 'Pick it up. Pick up the leaf!' It was the guide. I slowly moved a couple of steps forward to where the leaf was and honestly, if the warrior had moved or screamed at that point, I think I'd have just passed out. I picked up the leaf and just stood there. Perfectly still. In the last 30 seconds I'd become good at that. It felt like an eternity but we probably only stood for just under 10 seconds in complete silence maintaining eye contact before the warrior finally lifted his left leg, screamed again and struck his knee before skipping back to the house. It was quite an experience.
I let out a sigh of relief while the other two chiefs got the same treatment. We then walked over to the house, removed our shoes at the door before being welcomed in by the enchanting singing of the Maori women. The other two chiefs and I were seated at the front, followed by the rest of the party. In turn, the three of us were formally welcomed in to the house by getting up out of our seat, walking over to each of the Maori chiefs and sharing a hand shake, 'Kia-Ora' and a 'Hongi' (touch of noses).
The evening then continued with a very powerful visual performance telling of the history and culture of the Maoris with particular emphasis on the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
It was excellently presented and the performances were very powerful. The singing and the music was out of this world. It was very educational too and tied in perfectly with what we'd discovered earlier in historic Russell. I'd love to write more about this as it's fascinating but I just do not have the time. If you are interested though, click 'here' for a pretty good starting point.
The night ended superbly. After the performance and our enthusiastic applause, the guide spoke a few words giving his thanks and kindly invited us to go and meet the cast for ten minutes (photo's permitted). As it was very dark in there most of the shots taken haven't turned out very well, though I've managed to upload a few that were reasonable.
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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Won't Fix
Affects Version/s: 2.1.4, 2.2
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: Web Services
Testing Instructions:
Edit the /webservice/simpletest/testwebservice.php file:
1- set to true all protocols.
2- set to true all functions.
3- Run the unit tests twice in the Moodle admin.
Affected Branches:MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
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There are many issues with the web service unit tests that I fixed in https://github.com/mouneyrac/local_wstesting/blob/master/simpletest/testwebservice.php
From memory the fixes are:
- REST server does not accept object parameters. I casted all object into array.
- some parameters name were incorrect. XML-RPC and SOAP were bypassing wrong name, only looking at the order. By REST was failing.
- Some functions were creating trash data and failed on second run.
- one of the new Moodle 2.2 web service function test is new: core_enrol_get_enrolled_users
Fixing in for 2.2 will be easy (it's about copying the file). Backporting in 2.1/2.0 is just a bit more work. After copying the file, take care about putting back the old moodle_enrol_get_enrolled_users instead core_enrol_get_enrolled_users, and also remove the possibility to test REST server (REST-JSON server only available in 2.2).
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Hi Rosie, I assign it to you for peer-review. To run the REST tests, you need to cherry-pick http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-30126
Note I tested with 2.1 and HEAD (2.2 == HEAD). To test REST in 2.1 you have to cherry pick first the REST JSON server: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-29279. There is a little conflict to fix but it's easy, it's just deleting the "HEAD" conflict code.
For the peer-review you don't need to list all the unit test code issues. I wanted to get rid of this 'dev testing' file (move it in my personal github rep), but it was refused during integration because it is good to have something to test in core. Moreover, I don't know yet what the situation is with unit test. Do we go with PHPUnit soon? I don't feel it right to spend much time with this file specially about its coding performance.
However the interest of these unit tests are to prove that the different protocol are not broken. If all tests go green then valid the peer-review/integration.
Thank you.
Hi Jerome,
The unit test is pass in all 3 branches.
However, here are some feedback (master branch) for this issue:
- line 214, 1114: will $groupids ever not empty?
- line 614 - exception with missing language string {testdatausersalreadyexist)
#line 831 - $searchusers = $DB->get_records_list('user', 'username', array($user1->username, $user1->username)). Should the second array value come from $user2->username?)
#line 872 - can't you just reuse $searchusers from line 831?
- line 1037 - $searchusers should only returning 1 user. $user = $searchusers
I didn't look deeply for 2.1 version, as you suggested that it is unnecessary to do.
Thanks Rosie, 1) was a mistake that appeared during a code merging, I moved it few lines below as I wanted to do Submitting for integration.
MDL-31609 (Web Service Test Client only contains the deprecated moodle_* functions.) related to this in any way?
Hi Luis, the web service test client is another issue. When the web service test client will be fixed (if it is not removed) I suppose it will be an automatic one.
I've applied this locally to 21, 22 and master. Then I've enabled all protocols and functions in testwebservice.php and also have activated everything within Moodle (protocols, services, user token, functions...).
Then I've executed the tests for /webservice and got:
- 21_STABLE: 1/1 test cases complete: 492 passes, 2 fails and 0 exceptions.
- 22_STABLE: 1/1 test cases complete: 218 passes, 2 fails and 3 exceptions.
- master: 1/1 test cases complete: 218 passes, 2 fails and 3 exceptions.
Are those the expected results? It surprised me a lot to see that 21_STABLE had far more tests than 22_STABLE/master.
Also, note that I had to reinstall one time my 22_STABLE dev server because the first execution ended deleting my admin user in the site, not sure why (perhaps I enabled AMF, not sure).
Please, confirm if that's the expected behavior with the patch applied. And I will integrate / reject accordingly to that.
TIA and ciao
In my opinion these "unit tests" are clunky and they should be removed from Moodle. Since we have demo clients, they are less useful. I still run them time to time but I always been doubtful about anyone else running them.
Otherwise you can give me the error messages and reject this issue. I'll fix the errors.
I'm modifying the way to test the other issue depend of this one, so they can be closed.
Yeah, they are "clunky" (whatever it means, lol).
But we need some programatic (automated) way to verify they are working ok, and those unit tests are the ones "near" to be able to fulfill that requirement.
Surely in the future, we'll need some sort of proper automated installation + generation + run and test all the protocols/services/functions in a safe environment. And that sounds like something to be done asap once we define out new phpunit-based testing framework.
But, in the mean time, we need current tests being executed, covering as much as possible, and passing.
So, if with some little changes, we can incorporate them to the CI tests, the better.
I'm re-executing them now to report here the current errors I'm getting....
For all the executions I've:
- edited the testwebservice.php, setting one admin-user token, enabled all the protocols and all the functions.
- set debug developer and enable display errors.
- the site is one mysql installed site with 1 restored course. Nothing else.
master (yay passed with new site, was not yesterday):
1/1 test cases complete: 483 passes, 0 fails and 0 exceptions.
22_STABLE (better than yesterday against existing site too, but the numbers changed between 1st and 2nd executions):
1/1 test cases complete: 208 passes, 0 fails and 1 exceptions.
1/1 test cases complete: 125 passes, 0 fails and 1 exceptions.
Exception: webservice/simpletest/testwebservice.php / ▶ webservice_test / ▶ testRun
Unexpected exception of type [Zend_XmlRpc_Client_FaultException] with message [Invalid parameter value detected | DEBUG INFO: users => Invalid parameter value detected: timezone => Invalid parameter value detected: Invalid external api parameter: the value is "98", the server was expecting "timezone" type] in [/Users/stronk7/git_moodle/integration/lib/zend/Zend/XmlRpc/Client.php line 370]
21_STABLE: Numbers also changed between executions
1/1 test cases complete: 208 passes, 0 fails and 1 exceptions.
1/1 test cases complete: 145 passes, 0 fails and 1 exceptions.
(same exception than the one above)
Shame today errors are different from yesterday ones, grrr.
Oki, so I'm going to reopen this to see if we can stabilize them somehow. Not looking for perfection, but at least constant results between runs and 100% passing. Also, ideally any missing function should be added if possible.
For your consideration, feel free to comment/discuss/share... ciao
Where did you get this '98' value? What is the function failing? I supposed it was moodle_user_update_users but it is set to 99 and the unit test works passes.
I check 98, was the value before the patch. I think you tested without the patch
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Oh, Jerome, the master branch is now conflicting like crazy because this has not been rebased with last weekly, where
MDL-31710 cleanup happened.
Going to try the stable ones...
22_STABLE applies ok, but once the token and all the protocols and functions have been enabled I get:
Exception: webservice/simpletest/testwebservice.php / ▶ webservice_test / ▶ testRun
Unexpected exception of type [moodle_exception] with message [Exception with missing
language string {testdatacustomfieldsalreadyexist} from language file {error}] in
line 619]
line 135 of /webservice/simpletest/testwebservice.php: call to webservice_test->moodle_user_create_users()
line ... of ...
1/1 test cases complete: 61 passes, 0 fails and 1 exceptions.
Fixed in 2.1. Three branches have been rebased. Submitting for integration.
Note that they all are different commit are they all have different code now.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Hoho, I just applied the master branch here, then enabled all the protocols and functions, and set the token to the admin's one.
And the admin user (id=2) has been deleted from the database completely and no test is passing anymore (as far as all them look in the user table for id=2, the current user I'm logged as).
Perhaps we should finally move this to won't fix and try the phpunit alternative that already offers one 100% isolated environment for execution and other facilities?
Uhm.. I'm going to keep this open for further discussion. Moving to phpunit will mean that we lose the 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 tests.... so I've divided feelings...
If I were you I'll integrate it as this version is better that the current one However I agree that we should stop working on it and go to phpunit as it's the new test framework for Moodle.
Resubmitting to see if you prefer to keep the current badly broken or this one which is way better (the issue you are mentioning are anyway in the current one )
After talking with Eloy we decided that we will not fix this "clunky" unit test file. The reason being that we are moving to PHPunit in 2.3 and we will "port" these tests to PHPunit. I will move the "best" working version of these simpletests to https://github.com/mouneyrac/local_wstesting
I will keep this local plugin simpletest working till we have the PHPunit web service replacement ready. I'll also write a Moodledocs soon for the ws unit test development roadmap. I'll mention the doc url here one it exists.
Thanks Eloy and Rosie, even thought we didn't integrate these changes I appreciated your help and efforts