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"Five Key Trends Impacting The Future Of Golf" ©Copyright DYG, Inc. 2006 Prepared for: World Golf Foundation October 30 th, 2006
Who We Are What We Do How We Do It A Word About DYG SCAN ® We are, since 1987, a research service specializing in the study of trends in American attitudes, values, beliefs and demographics We help companies apply the trends in America to product development, marketing, communications, planning, H.R. management and dealing with public issues We conduct an annual nationally representative phone survey (n=4,000), focus groups and draw on many secondary sources 3
In 2003, DYG talked about the "Time Crunch."
The Experience Economy Technology Trap of Endless Improvements Conspicuous Activation The Marketplace Trap of Endless Choice The Media Trap of 24-7 Lifestyle Integration Child Centered-ness Time Crunch "Time Crunch" trends haven't left. They've intensified.
The Time Crunch Equation: Lower the Time Commitment … …Raise the Value of Time Investment OR
New trends have emerged as threats - and opportunities - to golf. 1. Connected-ness 2. The New Power Of Women 3. A Winner/Loser Society 4. Child Preparation 5. The Health Imperative
Ending isolation, loneliness, planting roots Key Value: Definition: Being part of a larger web of connections "Connected-ness" Trend #1
Forces behind "Connected-ness": 9/11 New, long-term sense of uncertainty. Aging Boomers 78 Million Baby Boomers starting to empty their nest. Need to create new connection. Rising Twixters & Soloists Two new life stages that are not centered around the home or the nuclear family. Integrated and Mobile Lifestyle Cell-phones/GPS let you plan, meet, connect on- the-fly, allows for more connections to be made – feeding the trend.
Drive for connected-ness is transforming where we live, shop and surf (on-line). Mixed-use centers Life-style malls On-line mega-verse
Threats to golf from "Connected-ness": What if… Fewer people move/retire to golf-centric locations, in favor of more "connected" sites? Golf loses out to more "connected" activities? As diversity of group goes up, agreement on any one activity (including golf) goes down?
Opportunity for golf from "Connected-ness": Grandparents connecting with grandkids via golf They've got the time, money, interest… and even the health
Gen X and Y Trend Leaders: Definition: Shift from Stealth to Overt power – in workplace, marketplace, politics, home, society, culture Key Values: Gender Equality For Women Confidence "The New Power Of Women" Trend #2
Forces accelerating "The New Power Of Women": Education movement Self-esteem movement Long life span allows for delayed marriage New economy needs traditional "female" skills
2000 % 56 2010* % 59 % of Bachelors Degrees conferred to women 1971 % 43 % of Masters Degrees conferred to women * Projection (National Center for Education Statistics) Educational attainment 1981 % 50 2000 % 58 2010* % 60 1971 % 40 1981 % 50
Marketplace impact of "The New Power Of Women": Sphere of influence expanding to encompass autos, homes, financial services 16
Threats to golf from "The New Power Of Women": What if… Women breadwinners set a non-golf leisure agenda at home and for the family? Women business leaders reject/don't embrace golf?
Opportunity for golf from "The New Power Of Women": What if… Golf becomes the sport and leisure activity of choice for women? What could make that happen? Positioning golf in multiple ways (health, environmental cause, social activity)
Definition: Key Values: Personal Responsibility Hard Work Education as Primary Determinant of Success Acceptance of government policies and market forces that embrace "Social Darwinism" "A Winner/Loser Society" Trend #3
Middle-class neighborhoods are getting squeezed out.
A Return to the gilded age ?
Wealthiest 1% have 190 times the median wealth. Source: Wollf 2006 x190
Marketplace impact of "Winner/Loser Society": Size of "Losers" is growing So is the intensity This group will need more comforting
Marketplace impact of "Winner/Loser Society": Size of "Winners" is growing 15% of all U.S. households have an income of $100,000 or more (compared to 2% in 1995) Need more upscale categories Rich Filthy-rich "My-plane's-bigger- than-your- plane"-rich
Threats to golf from "The Winner/Loser Society": What if… The Losers can't afford the cost of golf? The "Exhausted Affluent" don't have time for golf? The new rich gravitate to newer sports/activities?
Opportunity for golf from "The Winner/Loser Society": Mass Affluent see golf as the ultimate de-stress tonic But must make playing as simple & stress-free as possible Uber-golf as the ultimate win More expensive, exclusive, elite Packaged with high-end experiences and/or exotic local
Gen X Trend Leaders: New Definition: A willingness to sacrifice time, energy and money – now for the preparation of our children Key Value: "Once you have a child, your own needs come second" "Child Preparation" Trend #4
How child centered-ness has Morphed. Early '90s Protecting Post 9-11 Preparing Late '90s Pampering
Forces behind Child Preparation: Pampered kids can't compete as effectively Globalization Threatens job security; education as panacea Shifting Demographics Childhood a smaller part of people's longer life Integrated Lifestyle Children seen & heard everywhere; requires new kinds of behavior from them
Marketplace impact of "Child Preparation": Tutoring hits $3.2 Billion a year in America More time & money directed at kids Less time & money directed to parents
Threats to golf from "Child Preparation": What if… Parents siphon their golf resources (time & money) towards their kids? As a result, the parents never develop the golf habit?
Opportunity for golf from "Child Preparation": What if… Golf becomes a critical multi- tasker for parents? Teaching kids key life skills Teaching kids key business/social skills Developing family fitness Giving self some R & R
Sophisticated understanding that health – in all its aspects – is key to a valuable and meaningful life Key Values: Happiness (under changed circumstances) Personal Responsibility Trend #5 New Definition: "The Health Imperative"
Expanded definition of health and well-being: Absence of Illness (Pre 1960s) Pursuit of Wellness Pursuit of Wellness (1970s-early 1990s) BODY Attention to Whole-ness (21 st Century) BODY & SOUL
WHOLE-NESS is a fundamentally new approach (in America) to Health & Happiness that Incorporates all states of being 35
Forces accelerating "The Health Imperative": Valuable Life Goal Requires Health To be active, meaningful, significant Aging Population "Silent" problems now scream for attention Real World Threats Mounting From Terrorism to Avian Flu to National Disasters Pain Of Poor Health Too Great To Ignore Medical costs, emotional cost
Marketplace impact of "The Health Imperative": Significant New & Expanded Health Criteria Used For Shopping Wal-Mart Goes Organic 37
Societal implication of "The Health Imperative": Success and Status Defined by Health Success and Status Defined by Wealth
Threats to golf from "The Health Imperative": What if… Golf isn't seen as active enough? Golf courses are seen as unhealthy Chemicals Pesticides Water hogs
Opportunity for golf from "The Health Imperative": What if… Golf is seen as a health panacea? Doctors' orders. Tee off! HMOs offer discounts if you'll play Studies link regular golfing to better health, less costly insurance Golf goes really green? Organic golf courses? Natural golf courses? Protection against sprawl Multi-purpose courses (farm, park, golf)
Summary Key Trends Impacting Golf 41
Key Trends = Golf Opportunities 1. Connected-ness 2. New Power Of Women 3. Winner/Loser Society 4. Child Preparation 5. The Health Imperative 1. Golf = Grandparenting 2. Golf = Multi-vitamin 3. Golf = Uber-experience 4. Golf = Great skills 5. Golf = Well-ness, Green-ness What if…
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Continuing its new charm offensive, Ryanair has decided to treat us all in celebration of its 30th birthday.
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Pak Pad Gup Nua
|200 Gram, thinly sliced into strips
|Vegetable oil
|45 Milliliter
|10 Gram, finely chopped
|Oyster sauce
|15 Milliliter
|Fish sauce
|15 Milliliter
|1 Teaspoon
|500 Gram, cut into small florets
|Vegetable stock
|75 Milliliter
Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat.
Add the chopped garlic and saute till golden brown.
Add the beef strips and stir-fry for about 10 minutes.
Lower heat and add the sauces and the sugar.
Stir until the sugar has dissolved completely.
Add the broccoli florets and the stock.
Stir briefly, then cover and cook on medium heat till the broccoli is cooked and most of the water has evaporated.
Serve hot, with steamed rice.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 1008 Calories from Fat 629
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 71 g108.9%
Saturated Fat 15.3 g76.6%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 124 mg41.3%
Sodium 1983.7 mg82.7%
Total Carbohydrates 44 g14.8%
Dietary Fiber 13.7 g54.8%
Sugars 14.1 g
Protein 57 g113.6%
Vitamin A 62.4% Vitamin C 748.7%
Calcium 27.2% Iron 44.1%
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To put it simply, Olek is a fiber artist from Poland working in the US. Where her artistry gets more complex is in the ways she showcases it. Agata Oleksiak crochets and uses this medium in art installations,
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Our artists with Society President, Jane Matthews
Jenny Bonner – soprano, Soonki Park - baritone, Laura Scandizzo - soprano
Accompanied by Mikey Curtain
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Society Function 11 October 2015
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Neil Armfield AO is a director of theatre, film and opera. He graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in English in 1977 and was appointed Co-Artistic Director of Nimrod Theatre Company in 1979. After a stint with Adelaide's Lighthouse Theatre he joined the group purchasing Belvoir St Theatre and was first Artistic Director of Company B between 1994.and 2010. He has produced a number of prize-winning productions many of which have travelled internationally, including Diary of a Madman, The Tempest, Cloudstreet and The Secret River. Later in 2015 he will direct King Lear with his long-time collaborator Geoffrey Rush for the STC. His film Holding the Man has premiered this year at a number of Film Festivals. He will become co Director of the Adelaide Festival in 2017.
He has had an extensive career as an Opera Director, beginning with series of Janacek and Britten operas for Opera Austalia, Many productions have been picked up by companies such as the Welsh National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Canadian Opera Company. His Tristan and Isolde for Opera Australia was widely praised. In 2013 he directed OA's first complete Der Ring das Nibelungen, which won Helpmann Awards for Best Opera and Best Director. Neil spoke to the Wagner Society before that production and now returns to speak to us before the revival in Melbourne in November 2016.
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Kyra-2 - Russian Multipurpose civil UAV, developed by RTI "Aerospace".
Unmanned aerial vehicle model Kyra-2 2016 was developed in the year, at the same time, thanks to a fairly broad scope of its application, the unmanned aerial vehicle has been very promising, in particular drone Kaira-2 can be used to perform tasks related to environmental monitoring. Patrolling forests, electrical transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, to monitor the situation and assess the fire damage caused to natural and man-made disasters, to carry out geological surveys to carry out aerial photography and terrain, etc.
Russian multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle model Kyra-2 has a fairly large size of its fuselage, as a consequence, and belongs to a class of heavy UAVs, in particular in its length in 7 meters, the device has a wingspan equal to 20 meters 35 centimeters, which, however, thanks good aerodynamic structure without having any negative effect on the flight performance of the UAV.
The power plant of the long-term unmanned aerial vehicle is represented by one piston engine, which is capable of supporting devices for flight 35 hours, with a maximum speed of the drone is 300 km \ h, and the effective radius of action -. 4 thousand kilometers
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Sprucing and springing is today's theme.Be sure to head over to Gable House Musings blog to follow the chain
I do not really decorate for the seasons but here are a few spring touches.
I love this time of year as the produce department seems to come to life. I have always loved fruits and vegetables but with a recent health scare I have decided to make big changes in my diet and eat only plant based meals. It is more for my need to have the feeling of control,it can only benefit me and my family.
I went out and bought a juicer this morning. I have always been one to eat my veggies and fruit but with all my recent reading I felt it would be a way to get the vegetables I do not eat but know they hold so many cancer fighting nutrients into me. I enjoy cooking and do not feel the need to follow recipes...I guess it isn't the same with juicing. My first attempt made 8 cups and it tasted like what fresh cut grass smells like! I did drink it all but I am sure a recipe will make it much more enjoyable...fingers crossed.
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Tuesday's display chain is back!
I was so delighted to see Misi of 1890 Gable House musings is back! Perfect timing as I have been neglecting my blog and feeling like I would like to get back to it.
I love seeing every ones post and strongly encourage other bloggers to join in on the fun. Today's theme is Lion and the Lamb...lion being cat.
I just love sheep so this was a great theme in my eyes! A wonderful artist from Washington sculps these sheep from porcelain and then adds the wool. I wish I remembered his name...I can not make out the signature but I buy them at Homestead Primitives in Fitchburg Ma.
I love this picture I picked up at Country Plus in Hopkinton MA.
I love how it looks next to my collection of Putz sheep.
This picture hangs in my kitchen. I have it so long but still love it. It makes me think of the 23rd Psalm.
I love this little pin a friend gave me for Christmas. I keep it propt up to enjoy it even when I am not wearing him. I lost my old cat a bit back so this is the only one I had to contribute. I love a sleeping cat and this one is perfect for me as I hate a cat box!
This was fun and has me looking forward to Thursday to find out next weeks theme. Please link over to Gable house ( just click on the name) see the comments to follow the chain. Thanks Misi
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However, concern is mounting that opposition to the 295p-a-share bid, led by major shareholder Brascan and Wharf founder Paul Reichmann, could yet scupper the deal, leaving the owner of the 83 acres of Docklands estate as a public company.
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The Stargate is an intergalactic gateway developed by an ancient civilization that links planets from other solar systems to ours. With the departure of General Jack O'Neill, Stargate Command enters a new era in Season Nine. His long-time friend and mentor, General Hank Landry, has been called back from retirement to replace him as the new head of Stargate Command, ready to lead the SG-1 team to fight a new enemy, the 'Ori' and their ambassadors the 'Prior'. Contains all 20 episodes of series nine.
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Marketing is a boundless playground and you can drive yourself nuts trying every flavor of the moment. So you need to narrow your focus. After nearly 8 years of testing I can tell you the only 2 things that matter are answering these 2 questions:
1: How can we do a better job converting first-time buyers?
2: What caused a first-time buyer to place their first order?
These are the only 2 questions that matter. Period.
The 1st question requires a telescope mindset. We're looking at a big data set and picking up patterns. You will find a lot of valuable data in your Google Analytics.
The 2nd question requires a microscope mindset. It doesn't matter if your site generates 2 or 45 first-time purchases in a month. What matters is if you specifically understand why transaction ID #4566 occurred. It's really important we talk to these brave first-time buyers. They have taken a leap of faith on you and we need to understand what switch happened in their mind that caused them to make that leap. There are many forces that push the 'almost' shopper to quit, and it's our job to understand how transaction ID #4566 overcome those opposing forces to place their first order.
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Caesar's Entertainment (the casino) noticed something peculiar: Majority of first-time visitors to their properties didn't return. There are a number of reasons why a customer may not return but a big one is their first visit experience. If the customer has an experience they like, it greatly increases their chances of becoming a regular (thus making Caesar's Entertainment a lot of money). In the casino business a bad experience is when a first-time visitor loses more than they expect. Since Caesar's knows the distribution of winning/losing for each type of game they know when the first time visitor is on the losing tail of the distribution (bad experience). This raises a flag in their monitoring system. It's important to note that most casinos would do nothing for this customer. But at Caesar's when this event is triggered a manager walks to the customer and asks hows they are doing. The customer says they are having a terrible time and the manager apologizes and offers her a free dinner, a hotel room or a limo ride (for example). To study bottom line impact of this strategy Caesar's will make the offer to only 50% of first-time visitors who are losing heavily. This allows them to compute the difference. And not surprisingly, that small shift in first visit experience greatly increases customer lifetime value.
This exact same strategy can be applied to your ecommerce store.
… because it allows for an infinite number of interesting business models. My friend Mike Johnson pointed me to something new. Scott Keyes is the Scott behind scottscheapflights.com. Scott's Cheap Flights is a subscription service that sends out email alerts to subscribers on international flight deals. It's basically a human powered flight price alert system. But what makes it stand out (for me) is their personality:
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PowerPoint 2010: Paste Linking
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by AJ George. Recently I was asked if it was possible to paste link an image into PowerPoint so that if the original image is ever updated, the image in PowerPoint would automatically reflect the change.
Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010
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Before I start with any of my actual predictions, let me throw in an overall prediction that the year is going to start off slow for most people, but by the end of the year, we will all be thinking: "Wow, 2010 was a crazy year!" For example, Harold Jarche tells us 2010: Year of the CM.
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The Big Question for December is: What did you learn about learning in 2010? We are going to continue a tradition in the Big Question.
PowerPoint 2010: Animating a Venn Diagram
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by AJ George. A typical Venn diagram has two or more related topics. To depict the similarities and differences of these topics, you might create a diagram like the example below.
PowerPoint 2010: Changing the Default Theme
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by AJ George. I have an update to last week's article on creating new color palettes. I had been asked if there was a way to change the default color palette and I had reported back that there was not. Well, I nerded out a bit and realized that there actually is a way to do this.
PowerPoint 2010: Inserting YouTubeVideos
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In the latest version (2010), uploading videos from the web is easier than ever. Unfortunately I don't think it's quite right yet, as many of the new, fancy video formatting options included with PowerPoint 2010 will not work on embedded YouTube videos. by AJ George.
PowerPoint 2010: Working with Audio
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Adding audio to a PowerPoint 2010 slide is simple. by AJ George. All you need to do is choose Insert > Audio and then open the audio clip. However, However, when it comes to adjusting the audio, the option you might be looking for can be difficult to find. In a perfect world, you would be able to make adjustments to an audio clip by either right-clicking a slide's sound icon, or by using the Audio Tools.
PowerPoint 2010: Converting Presentations to Movies
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PowerPoint 2010 has a new feature allowing presentations to quickly and easily be saved directly to.wmv (Windows Media Video) format. Open the presentation within PowerPoint 2010. When you use PowerPoint 2010 to Save As a.wmv file, all of your transitions and animations stay in tact. by AJ George. In previous versions of PowerPoint, converting presentations to movies could be a bit of a laborious task.
eLearning: In Fonts We Trust
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by AJ George There is no denying that the most important thing about eLearning is solid content. But could you be inadvertently making your content harder to read and understand by using the wrong fonts? Is good font selection really important?
PowerPoint 2010: Working With Guides
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by AJ George. For some PowerPoint projects you may find that you would like to line up elements in a certain way and that having guides on the slide would be useful.
Top 10 e-Learning Blog posts for 2010
News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 12/26/2010 Top 10 e-Learning Blog posts for 2010 Getting new ideas and tips concerning e-Learning is important to me. Based on my favorite e-Learning blogs I created the following list with my Top 10 e-Learning blog posts for 2010. > Which is your favorite e-Learning blog post for 2010? Susan Nash December 27, 2010 5:14 PM Christoforos Online said.
Webinars In May 2010
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Note: I'll be presenting on how to design graphics that impact learning on May 18th Post from: The eLearning Coach Webinars In May 2010. There are lots of great webinars happening in May. This is your chance to learn something new, ask questions and contribute to the ongoing conversation.
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May 2010. Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010 Instructional design is not only seen as a core competency for learning and development/training specialists, but it's a huge industry, too. A Defense of the LMS (and a case for the future of Social Learning) - Social Enterprise Blog , May 12, 2010 For some time now, I've seen a growing negativity toward LMS solutions by a pretty wide group folks in our space. LMS Resources - aLearning , May 8, 2010 I know, I know.
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is up - Adventures in Corporate Education , April 18, 2009 Facilitating a twitter chat - Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning , March 9, 2010 To get Twitter you gotta Tweet! In a recent conversation, I was asked what I thought about twitter as a learning tool. Over the course of the past few years I've moved from saying "I don't get it" – to feeling like it's a good addition to my Learning Tool Set.
PowerPoint 2010: Creating a Spinning Animation
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by AJ George. Have you ever tried to use PowerPoint to create a spinning animation (such as the ticking hands of a clock)? If so, you may have gotten frustrated and quit because the most logical animation to use--the spin animation--spins objects from their center axes.
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Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? — Eliot. That's a pertinent question that we need to ask ourselves.
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Over the last two weeks I've introduced PowerPoint 2010's Shape Union and Shape Subtract tools. by AJ George. Now I'd like to give a quick example of how you could incorporate this into your eLearning projects made with PowerPoint.
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2010 and beyond. Instructional Design has come a long way. From 'training', which was merely considered a passive function in an organization, the emphasis has now shifted towards making learning and talent development an integral part of corporate culture.
Formal Learning All the Way.Baby
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There has been a lot of talk about formal vs. informal learning in the educational blogosphere and when it comes right down to it, formal learning is the most effective. Here's why. Recently, I was touring a nuclear power plant training facility and had a chance to see the room where operators are trained. It is an EXACT replica of the actual operations room in the real plant right down to the same ambient sounds.
PowerPoint 2007 & 2010: How to Turn an Image Into An Animated Puzzle
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
by AJ George A recent question in the Microsoft Office forums inquired about the process of animating a picture in PowerPoint so that it came onto the slide piece by piece--like a puzzle.
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In January 2010, over 75,000,000 people visited Twitter.com representing 1,100% growth over January 2009. The January 2010 sales surpassed December 2009 sales of 19.1 Estimated number of iPads sold as of April 11, 2010 821,000. Here are some more random Web 2.0
Open Source eLearning Tools
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Open Source LMS Other Open Source LMS Solutions - eLearning 24-7 , April 14, 2010 Open Source life, LMSs beyond Moodle - Learning Rocks , December 18, 2008 Open Source LMS - eLearning Technology , December 10, 2009 The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS! Upside Learning Blog , April 29, 2010 The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools.
Top Game Lists from Others: Best and Worst
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Here is the list of top ten most disappointing games of 2010 found at Wired. site check out 5 Worst Video Games of 2010. What are the best and worst of 2010? So its the time of year to talk about best and worst. So, from the video game perspective, here are some ideas. Worst. Over at a Yahoo! Here is a list of top ten video game awards from msnbc. Here is a list from CNBC. Let me know what you think. Content Guide Games video games
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by AJ George You may not realize it but PowerPoint is lowering the quality of the images in your presentations. By default, PowerPoint is set to compress the images in your files. In
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So we thought it would be interesting to look back upon the Upside Learning blog for some of the most popular and noteworthy posts of 2010. Here are Upside Learning's Top 50 eLearning Posts of 2010. Top 100 Tools For Learning 2010 – C4LPT Survey.
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Here is my answer to the second of a series of questions from a graduate student about serious games/immersive learning environments. The question is What have been the barriers to widespread adoption of Serious Games/Immersive Learning Simulations?
PowerPoint 2010: Audio Won't Trim? Compress It!
I Came, I Saw, I Learned
All you have to do is this: In PowerPoint 2010, select File > Info. by AJ George. Have you ever been frustrated by an inability to trim audio in PowerPoint? Let's say you followed my instructions on how to play two songs sequentially in your PowerPoint presentation. The first track was 2 minutes long, but you trimmed it down to 15 seconds and set it to play across slides.
30 Top Online Resources For Instructional Designers To Keep Up With
Upside Learning
ID is an interesting domain to be involved in. On the one hand, you are continuously learning about different work environments as you are called upon to resolve different performance issues. On the other hand, your understanding of the domain, and your role in it, changes over time.
Top 35 Articles on eLearning Strategy
Tony Karrer
I've been recently working on lots of eLearning strategy consulting engagements and one of my colleagues asked me to provide a set of resources around this topic. I went back and looked at what I had written before on eLearning Strategy and saw that I had said at the time: I've spent several hours this morning trying to find good resources on eLearning Strategy development and particularly looking for examples to use in this post. I've really been striking out.
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Mizuno Yoro Craft MP-5 Irons
Mizuno Yoro MP-5 Irons - Behold a completely insane set of Mizuno MP-5's custom crafted by Mizuno Japan Yoro Dept, these are spec'd to the brim with a ton of options.
If your not familiar with the Yoro program basically its a selection of custom options that go beyond what most golf equipment manufactures offer, hand ground by the same fine people who make the Tour players irons and influence the R&D process. Ready to see more? Follow the jump...
Hows this sole grind? Ever seen it before? Years back there was a limited set made for friends of Mizuno in Hokkaido Japan and TSG aquired one of them, this is the same sole grind we call Hokkaido grind, Mizuno doesn't officially call it that but TSG does and boy do we love it, best sole grind for steep descending players without a doubt and it was replicated beautifully on these MP-5's.
Twilight Finish - I'm sure you notice this also, it's a plating or can be considered like a Dark Chrome popular with the hard core enthusiests as its durable, dark, and just looks really good on iron and wedge heads.
The offset or in this case known as FP (face progression) has been reduced/increased meaning there is 0.5mm less offset than the original MP-5. For many blade players the less offset the better.
The top line and toe are boxed off a bit with the toe being sharper and the top line being straighter, this gives the player a more focus oriented appearance at address, it also makes the back face look more edgy and angular.
Mizuno offers custom stamping options for certain models, the MP-5 only has 3 options and we went for a version that offered 4 characters of custom letters or a word and decided to leave it blank, these MP-5's actually dont say MP-5 anywhere on the head.
As you can see below custom grinds have a big influence on the way the shape of the irons face appears, less curved and rounded in the top line, box toe with a very high and sharp peak.
The twilight finish looks mirror from some angles or completely black from others.
We custom ordered the words "Grain Flow Forged" to be removed from the neck and had them shaft these up at D3/D4 with Modus 125 Stiff shafts which are awesome for those who want a tight workable dispersion that is low, stronger players love the feel and performance of these, I like to think of them as an X100 had a baby with an NS950 to make the Modus 125 Tour.
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Interested in owning a set? please inquire with [email protected] stating what model you want and what options you had in mind, another good way to see more good examples is to type Yoro in the TSG blog search bar.
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cheshirealan : November 9, 2015 at 2:39 pm
Agh!!!!!!!! Just bought standard MP-5 and I would have loved this grind. Next time :)
What's not to love here? Even standard mp 5s look pretty good, so I am starting to dribble just thinking of some the options! Maybe a modus and then just a bit of stamping and grinding…. OF course, i would still struggle to hit the damn things but how good would they look?
Just An Average Golfer Consider the MP-55 with custom finish & grind options for more forgiveness.


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'Big Brother Over The Top' Spoilers: Who Was Voted Out Tonight & Who Won HoH| October 19, 2016 at 11:05 PM EDT
Time to find out which of this week's three nominees on Big Brother Over The Top will be voted out and whether the HGs can break the streak of America's Nominee becoming that week's evicted target.
Danielle and Shane are most likely about to see their showmance split up with Neeley unlike to draw away even a single vote including America's. Though if America does go in the direction I expect we could get a live tie-breaker later tonight.


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The Wasps prop, who had been out of international rugby for a year after undergoing a third back operation, came off the bench for the injured Andrew Sheridan and barged over the line with seven minutes remaining.
England were woeful at times but managed to avoid the ignominy of losing eight successive games.
However, for a long time it looked as if that would be the case.
Fly-half Butch James and winger Akona Ndungane opened up an 18-6 lead for the Springboks just two minutes into the second half.
But England managed a bungled second-half try for Mark Cueto before Vickery saved the day.
Andy Goode, on as a replacement for the injured Charlie Hodgson, landed the vital conversion.
The two sides meet again at Twickenham next weekend, but Hodgson and Sheridan are immediate doubts after both limped off with knee injuries.
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In here, I am under the assumption that Finn reaches Marcie's cave the Memory of a Memory way, not the Heat Signature way. It'll all make sense later; promise. Also remember...
Burning Low was a FANFIC!
BladeGuy9: Thanks! :D
Colizuma: Indeed. Marceline's restraint will be brought up full force in later chapters, too.
ilikeKorn: I've never heard of that group...
Furrylover-to-da-max: The agreement? Oh you'll see...you'll see. Or maybe not, I dunno. Yes I can tell that you enjoy references. It would have been disastrous, especially after the morning's incident. I honestly adore when Finn and Marceline talk about times that aren't the present; they're either planning a future together or reflecting on their lost loves together. Either way, the experience strengthens their relationship. I hope you have a nice whatever too! XD
Hejin57: The questions will never end...hahahaha! :D
Shadown478: Good question; the episode with pregnant Lady never happened. It screwed up my plot too much. Also, Finn needs a girl who's into adventuring and music. Someone he can really spend time with...someone who has time to spend with him.
Ashagon: Thank you!
DH88: Always nice ta hear :)
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The Dwelling Insanity: I wish my friends would call me something besides my actual name...
Ashagon: Um, that would be a spoiler for a while down the road. Like past 30 chapters far.
Neverthrive: That be the truth. More action will show up, as will drama, but for the most part, this is very much a sappy romance chick flick. Sorry for that reference, I recently reread Now And Forever (sheesh, talk about author screw-ups! I must've found I dunno how many mistakes...) and am flipping out over doing a sequel. This isn't REALLY a sappy romance chick flick; I can't go without a sprinkling of action! Ash? Die in a hole? That dishonors the poor hole!
Disclaimer: NO.
Chapter 8: The Suitors
After skipping out on the end of the party, Finn and Marceline headed to the vampire's house.
"We alone?" Finn asked as they went inside. Marceline closed the door.
"Ugh, finally, some private time!" he groaned as he sank onto the couch (he swore the thing was made of concrete).
"Finally," Marceline agreed with a fanged grin. Finn gulped at the way she was looking at him.
Then she was straddling him, her legs folded on either side of him as she planted herself firmly in his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her forehead against his.
"You," she said, "are about to discover why you don't keep a vampire away from her boyfriend," Finn barely had time to register what she was saying before her lips crashed onto his.
He realized that this felt amazing—and not just because of the hungry way she was attacking his lips with hers. She was kissing him, not the other way around. He squelched any lingering fear, any residual doubt, and returned the kiss with so much force that Marceline's grip on him momentarily slackened. Finn let his mouth open completely and finally, finally, felt her tongue slide in. It was hesitant at first, probing his mouth, but slowly grew more confident. Finn rose up and fought back against the intruder, tightening his grip on Marceline's waist. Somehow, they ended up lying on the floor, with Finn on top of his vampire girlfriend. He wanted so, so badly to go farther, but knew better. It was just the hormones talking. He did, however, summon the courage to move his lips from Marceline's and trail them down her neck. She whimpered, and he returned his attention to her mouth. Her cool hands slid under his shirt, just to where they could brush against his waist, but went no farther in either direction. Both of them were exercising extreme restraint. Finn didn't know how much longer he would be able to hold back his instincts, but he didn't want to be the one to break off this passion. One of them had to, though, so it was with reluctance that he sat back, resting his weight on her thighs. He had to take a moment to get his breath back, to calm his pounding heart. He felt like he was going to explode with the waves of emotion crashing through him.
"What's wrong, Finn?" Marceline sounded puzzled and breathless.
"I..." Finn swallowed hard. "I don't want us to lose control and do something we'll regret," realization flashed in her eyes.
"Oh! Yeah, it was pretty tough to hold back," she smiled sheepishly, "so I'm not going to oppose your decision," Finn sighed happily with the relief and stood, reaching down to help Marceline up.
"Thanks for understanding," he said softly.
"Thanks for realizing," was her reply. "Let's not do that again for a while."
"'Kay," Finn agreed, still just a bit dazed.
"Wanna watch a movie?"
"Which one?"
"Well, we didn't exactly get to see Heat Signature 7..."
"What! You stole it from the treehouse?"
"Love how you assume I didn't have it to begin with," Marceline stuck out her tongue, "but yeah, I stole it."
"Hey! Stealing is wrong!"
"You're adorable," Marceline chuckled. They curled up on the couch together, Finn sitting normally and Marceline curled on the couch beside him, her head on his shoulder. Finn was surprised that she wasn't floating, but grateful. He loved it when she was actually grounded. She looked human to him then, and it made him feel better about himself. Like he wasn't alone. She warmed at his touch, too, and that made him smile. Her heartbeat was audible, but only just as it pounded louder with their closeness. Finn knew that his was beating rapidly in his chest. Just the sight of the vampire could set him ablaze with strange feelings.
I guess my heart beats for you, Finn.
Well Finn's heart beat for her, that was a fact. It sped up when she was around, slowed when she wasn't, and stopped completely when she touched him, if just for a moment. He was drawn to her inexplicably; what was it about the vampire that fascinated him so? He knew the answer, he did, but it was too wondrous to truly grasp, because he was drawn to the entirety of her being.
"Finn, you zoned again."
"Cram it!"
When Finn woke up on Marceline's couch, he realized that he was stiff all over.
That's what I get for sleeping on a pile of rocks.
He was about to sit up, for he was on his back, but realized that Marceline was snoozing soundly atop him, smiling peacefully in her sleep. Finn carefully slid one hand around and rested it around her waist, which caused the vampire to sigh softly and snuggle into him. Finn grinned. He hadn't realized that he could elicit any reaction from an unconscious Marceline, and the understanding that a simple arm around her waist was so comforting to the vampire that she just had to snuggle into something made Finn feel quite pleased with himself—smug, even.
Marceline yawned, showing off her fangs, and blinked open her eyes.
"Hey," she slurred.
"Afternoon," he greeted. Marceline smiled.
"Evening," she corrected, and Finn realized that the sun was indeed setting.
"Ah crap! Jake's gonna be flipping!" Finn tried to sit up, but the vampire refused to budge. "Marcie!" he whined. "I want to stay, I do, but Jake—"
"Has his own girlfriend," Marceline said firmly. "I'm sure they'll be fine without you for one night..."
"Marceline! I don't want Jake to forbid me from coming over here!"
"Okay..." she moved, and the comfortable warmth that shouldn't have been warmth, the light pressure...they were suddenly gone. Finn nearly whimpered, but bit his lip.
"I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Always," she kissed his cheek before floating up to her room. Finn sighed heavily and headed out, using one of the rowboats she had put there for him.
I wish I could just live with Marceline. Whoa wait, where did that come from! We just started dating! No way are we ready for that step! I mean, I'd love living with her, but we're not ready. All we're really ready for is kissing. And cuddling. But nothing more. No stripping, he blushed at the very thought (not to mention memory) of his girlfriend without clothes, no living together, no nothing. If we stay together for a few years...I dunno. I guess it depends on what Marcie wants, he tied the boat to a dock built by somebody who had owed the vampire a favor and started walking, then running. I mean, I like having a say in things, but I really don't want to boss her around like Ash did. Man I hate that guy...I just wish I knew what he did to Marceline so I could hate him for an even better reason.
I just hope I never become like him.
I'm afraid that I might start taking Marceline for granted...and forget that she's a real person, someone to be treasured above the world. I...ah, if only relationships were as easy as adventures!
Finn tuned out his own thoughts and just ran, listening to his feet as they pounded against the ground. Before too long, he reached the treehouse.
"Jake!" he panted, exploding into the bedroom and awakening his brother. "I'm sorry man! I...we fell asleep watching a movie and...I just..."
"Take it easy, Finn! I thought you were just spending the night there," Finn groaned and fell face first onto his bed.
"I should've."
"Take it easy," Jake sat beside him and patted his back. "I needed to talk to you anyhow. You see...Finn, ya gotta sit up to see," the human obliged. Jake stretched his arm into fifteen tiers. "Relationships have tiers, and this is the specialized system I'm gonna use for you and Marcie. Most people would use other tier orders, but you'n Marcie're different. Tier one," he pointed, "is hugging. Tier two is smooching. Tier three, which you're at, is cuddling. Tier four is using tongue when you smooch," Finn turned bright red. "You hit tier four?" Jake shouted. Finn nodded, and his brother attempted to maintain dignity. "Okay then. Tier five is when you guys go out on a real date."
"So...I gotta take Marceline on a date? Sounds easy enough," Finn shrugged.
"No, Finn! Dates are nice, with dinners and dresses and dancing! Not wolves," Finn scowled.
"Big oh. Tier six is when you two start spending extended amounts of time with each other, like spending a few days at the other's house. Tier seven is the hardest one; your first major break-up or almost break-up fight."
"What! We gotta fight?"
"Oh yeah. Every fight you survive brings you closer. Lady and I got past it easy. Tier eight is when you make up after the fight. Tier nine is when you guys start getting more confident, and get a little more touchy-feely'n stuff," Finn's face flushed red. Tier ten will be when you say 'I love you' for the first time, and tier eleven will be when she says it back. Tier twelve is when you propose successfully, thirteen is when you have doubts, and fourteen is when you get hitched."
"What about tier fifteen?" Finn pointed.
"You stay away from there!" Jake shouted.
"Sorry Finn. Tier fifteen is when you guys finally, you know, do it," Finn blushed again.
"Now if you just stick to my tiers, you and Marcie should have a happy and healthy relationship."
"Which tier are you and Lady on?" Finn asked curiously.
"Well we're a little different Finn..." Jake blushed. "Only tiers left for us are the three marriage ones," Finn's faintly lingering blush darkened again. "Which reminds me..." Jake pulled out a box and handed it to Finn. "You think it's okay? I really wanna propose to Lady."
"Really? That's great dude!" Finn exclaimed as he opened the box. The ring was gold, with a heart-shaped diamond. When Finn picked it up, the words "I Love You" shimmered in cursive on the band. "It'll be great."
"Thanks man," Jake carefully placed the ring back into the box. "But you know that I'm gonna move out when we get married, right?"
"Finn, when I get married, I wanna have a few little pupsters to raise. I think I'd like to do that with Lady in our own home, not here with you and BMO."
"Oh..." Finn frowned. "I...guess I never thought about you moving out before."
"It'll be fine. Who knows, maybe you and Marcie'll be ready to live together!"
"Why wasn't that a tier?"
"Because that's something that nobody can predict," Jake shrugged. "Now we'd better get to bed. Night, Finn."
When Finn awoke, the first thing he noticed was an uncomfortable emptiness all around him. He had grown quite accustomed to spending the nights with Marceline at his side, and it hurt his heart to realize that she wasn't here now.
"Good morning, Finn!" Jake grinned and put a plate of eggs on Finn's stomach. The human moved the food down to his lap and sat up.
"Jake...? What's going on?"
"Heheh...what do ya mean, buddy?" the dog offered a weak shoulder punch.
"You never make me breakfast in bed."
"Just...trying to be nice."
"Um...okay," Finn shrugged and took a bite of eggs.
"I can't take it anymore! PB's dad announced that she's up for marriage, and suitors are traveling from all corners of Ooo to see her!"
"So?" Finn kept chewing.
"She wants you to be her personal guard to keep away the Ice King!" Finn spat out his eggs.
"What! No way! Marcie and I just started dating, we gotta spend time together! When's this all start?"
"What!" Finn shouted, throwing his plate at the wall. "I was gonna take Marceline out on a date today!"
"Orders, dude. What can ya do?"
"Disobey?" Finn asked hopefully.
"Finn, we're heroes. We have to listen to princesses."
"Ugh, fine...but I got some terms."
"Marceline gets to see me whenever, I get to help you make your final decision, and when this junk's all over, I get the whole castle to myself, to do whatever I want."
"Bubblegum, if you don't agree, then I'll have to refuse."
"Okay fine!"
"Yeah! Thanks PB!" Finn hugged her briefly. "Jake, go tell Marcie!" the previously unnoticed dog ran from the bedroom.
"Thank you for doing this, Finn," Bubblegum smiled, holding a pink clipboard to her chest.
"Yeah, whatevs," Finn shrugged, picking up his own (blue) clipboard. "Let's see your first suitor!" a poorly disguised Ice King walked in. "Wha—Ice King! Get outta here!" he fled in terror. "Okay. Who's next?"
"Um...the Lord of the Marsh," a duck waddled in.
"No," Finn said immediately. "He looks suspicious. Next!"
They went through endless suitors before Marceline showed up.
"Marcie!" Finn dropped his clipboard and hugged her tightly.
"Okay, okay! I get it, ya missed me!" she laughed. "Now let go of me!" he obliged and picked up his clipboard again. "Where're we at on the list?"
"Um...Night Prince," a young man with skin and lips the color of the night sky, white eyes, and night-colored robes that twinkled as though they held tiny stars entered. A hood was over his head, but he lowered it to reveal a mane of black hair. Bubblegum looked very starstruck.
"Please, call me Night," he said in a deep voice, his smile barely visible.
"Okay..." she replied in a small voice.
"Tell us about yourself," Finn said, noticing his friend's clear interest. "Why do you want to marry Princess Bubblegum?"
"Well I hail from the distant Night Kingdom, where all is dark. I was engaged to our rival kingdom's heir, Day Princess, but my father permitted me to seek out my wife elsewhere. I had seen the lovely Princess Bubblegum before, but only from afar. When I heard she was to be wed, I knew the opportunity was too good to pass up."
"Hm..." Finn frowned. "What can you offer the Candy Kingdom should you be made its king?"
"Alas, I have no treasure or skills, only the love in my heart and the hearts of my people," he replied gently.
"Okay that's cool and all, but what can you offer to the future queen?" Marceline pressed, examining her nails. "After all, she needs someone with good morals," there was a hidden barb in that, aimed towards Bubblegum. Finn sensed it, and saw the princess stiffen.
"I can only offer her my love for all our lives," Night smiled. "And, of course, my hound's firstborn, should the poor dog ever find her significant other," Bubblegum's eyes filled with stars.
"Pretty fancy cloak ya got there," Marceline noticed.
"Oh this? These are simply my everyday clothes. They contain real stars," Bubblegum shook away her stupor.
"B-but that should be—!"
"Impossible?" Night cut her off and chuckled, causing her to blush. "Never question what is real, my dear, simply accept."
"Okay, time's up, bye-bye," Marceline shoved him out. "Do we have a winner?"
"He was the last one, so we'd better," Finn said. "We had fifty-three suitors, and twenty-eight of those were the Ice King," Finn examined his clipboard.
"Night Prince," Bubblegum said immediately. "No question."
"Um...okay. That was easy," Finn said. "But keep on your toes, PB...something's off about that guy."
"Thanks Finn," she hugged him briefly. Once, he would have been doing cartwheels, but now...
"And our agreement...?"
"Of course. The castle will be all—"
"Keep the kitchen staff around, please, and Peppermint Butler. I like him, and I think he'd look cool carrying out trays of food," Bubblegum blinked.
"Of course, Finn."
"And can we raid your closet?"
"Thanks!" he waved as a very confused princess left.
"Finn, what's going on?" Marceline asked warily.
"I'm taking you on a date," he replied. "But it'll be a cool date. Promise," he smiled and she groaned.
"Why do I get the feeling I'm gonna regret this?"
"You won't!"
"Well...okay..." she said hesitantly.
"Great!" Finn beamed. "Raid PB's closet and meet me in the ballroom in ten!" he sped off.
Gotta make this a cool date!
He ran through the castle until he found a small round table and two chairs.
"Yo! Candy people!" two candy people appeared out of nowhere. "Can you help me carry this stuff to the ballroom?" each person picked up a chair, and Finn took the table. Together, they waddled to the ballroom. Finn set everything up and tossed a black tablecloth over the table, plus black cushions on the chairs. He then placed two wineglasses out, along with red cloth napkins and some silverware before running into the kitchens. "Fix up some red wine, apples, super rare steak, and strawberry ice cream for dessert!" he ordered. "Please!" he threw in before running into a restroom to change into the traditional suit and tie he had packed—not to mention take a bathroom break.
When he returned to stand by the table, he only had to wait about a minute for Marceline to appear.
She had found a red satin halter-top gown that cascaded around her ankles as she floated towards him. Her feet, Finn noticed, were bare. No jewelry, no makeup, but she didn't need it.
"Hey there, beautiful, he said softly as she reached him.
"You're one to talk," she fiddled with his red tie, turning it in her fingers. "You look quite handsome in that suit," Finn blushed. "Rather, more handsome than normal," the vampire winked, and Finn laughed.
"Whatevs. Let's do this biz!" they sat down, and Peppermint Butler handed them two wineglasses.
"Red wine? You remembered!" Marceline exclaimed. Finn smiled and took a sip. It was...good. It made him feel...older. More mature.
"'Course I did," he smiled, and was surprised when Marceline sipped her drink. "I can eat and drink, Finn...it just doesn't satisfy my hunger, my thirst."
"So...I honestly have never been on a real date before...one that actually involved dinner. I've been on movie dates, I guess—one of which with you—but those never turned up anything good. I guess you'd call this my first 'real' date," she blushed.
"Okay. Cool," Finn smiled. "Only 'real' date I've ever been on is ours."
"Oh yeah."
"Well let's not make a habit of it," she smirked. I mean, it's fun, just not my thing."
"Mine either, honestly," Finn admitted. "I just think this is something we should do," and he honestly did—it wasn't just Jake's stupid tiers talking. The tiers actually hadn't even appeared in Finn's mind.
"Sure," Marceline shrugged as Peppermint Butler brought out two apples, sliced. Marceline slowly began to drain the red from each of her pieces while Finn methodically popped his in his mouth. They had barely finished when the steak came out. Marceline shot Finn an incredulous look and began to cut it, sucking out blood from each piece. Then, before they had time to speak, the ice cream came out. When all was done, both parties were stuffed. Marceline toyed nonchalantly with her napkin.
"So Marceline..." Finn smiled.
"What?" she asked warily. He stood and held out his hand, just as music began to play.
"Would you like to dance?"
"Finn...I don't dance," she sighed.
"Just this once?" he gave her his best puppy eyes.
"Ugh, fine," she threw the napkin down dramatically onto the table and took his hand. He grinned and pulled her to her feet, his arms automatically going around her waist. "I hope you know how to dance, hero," she said softly as her arms slid about his neck, "'cause I don't."
"So we'll figure it out," he decided.
And so one dance turned into two, into three, into five, and neither of them wanted to leave. Eventually, they curled up together on the floor, Finn with one arm behind his head and one arm around Marceline, who was using him as her pillow.
Because they didn't want the moment to end.


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