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The Weber State University football team ended their season as the Wildcats fell 45–14 to University of Tennessee Chattanooga on Nov. 26 in the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs at Finley Stadium.
Earlier in the week on Nov. 21, tragedy struck the city of Chattanooga when a school bus crashed, killing six children and injuring several others.
In addition to preparing for the game, the Weber State football team offered their support to the victims of the accident.
"Earlier this year, my wife was diagnosed with cancer," Hill said. "We had a team earlier in the year reach out and support us. Playing in Chattanooga this weekend provides our program a great avenue to pay that support forward. I will be the first to donate, and I'm calling on all Wildcat fans to support as well."
A little under $9,000 has been raised thus-far.
"Athletics is a vehicle to bring people together for something bigger than the game, and this is an opportunity for all of us to come together and think about others," Jerry Bovee, Weber State's director of athletics, told Weber State Athletics prior to beginning the fundraiser. "This is an awful tragedy, and we want to do our part to support them."
Donations are still being accepted, and all proceeds will go directly to the families involved in the accident.
This marked the fifth time that Weber State football advanced to the FCS Playoffs in school history, the first time since 2009.
UTC capitalized on five Wildcat turnovers, converting the turnovers into 24 points.
"Chattanooga is a really good football team, and you can't turn the ball over five times against a good team like that," WSU head coach Jay Hill told Weber State Athletics in a post-game interview. "That was the difference in the game. We played well at times. We just had moments that really hurt our momentum."
UTC totaled 383 offensive yards, compared to Weber State's 306, and Chattanooga ran for 229 yards compared to WSU's 69.
Senior quarterback Jadrian Clark threw for 210 yards and one touchdown and was WSU's top rusher with 28 yards. Clark finished third in Weber State history in total offensive yards and fourth in passing yards.
Junior wide receiver Drew Batchelor had eight catches for 79 yards and was the top receiver for WSU on the night. Following Batchelor was junior tight end Andrew Vollert with five catches for 83 yards.
On the defensive side, freshman defensive end Jonah Williams had two sacks, senior Tre'von Johnson and junior Cardon Malan each recording one, totaling a season-high of four sacks.
"This was a really good experience for our team, and I'm proud of what this team has accomplished," Hill told Weber State Athletics. "We have to go back and work harder to get ready to do it next year."
Weber State concluded their season 7–5 overall, 6–2 in the Big Sky Conference.


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Forest Park Medical Center kickback trial ends in convictions for 4 physiciansPrint | Email
The kickback trial involving Forest Park Medical Center owners and physicians ended yesterday with seven defendants receiving convictions and one acquittal, according to a report in the Dallas Business Journal.
Four things to know:
1. The jury found co-administrator Mac Burt guilty in 10 of 11 counts against him. Four physicians were also convicted in the case:
• Douglas Won, MD, was found guilty of one of two counts against him.
• Michael Rimlawi, MD, was convicted in three of four counts against him.
• Shawn Henry, DO, was convicted in three of four counts against him.
• Mike Shaw, MD, was convicted in all four counts against him.
Two other individuals — Jackson Jacob, the owner of companies that Forest Park channeled payments through, and workers compensation insurance consultant Iris Forrest — were also convicted of charges in the case.
2. The trial revolved around a large conspiracy in which the physician-owned hospital received $200 million in "questionable insurance benefits" after compensating physicians for referrals. According to the report, the hospital provided around $40 million in bribes and kickbacks that were described as consulting fees or payment for the physicians to market their practices.
3. The principle founders of Forest Park made plea deals and cooperated with the government.
4. Sentencing has not occurred for the individuals convicted in this case.
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Certain types of moles, atypical (dysplastic nevi) and congenital nevi, as well as having lots of moles, increases your risk of developing melanoma.
Atypical Moles
Atypical moles (also known as dysplastic nevi) do not look like ordinary moles. They may have some or all of the following characteristics:
- Larger than average (5mm-15mm)
- Irregular or indistinct borders
- Color is variable throughout and may be pink, brown and/or black
- Surface may be bumpy or smooth
- May resemble a fried egg, with a raised center of darker
pigmentation surrounded by a flat, lighter area
- Individuals with dysplastic nevi and no personal and family history of melanoma have a risk 7 to 27 times greater of developing melanoma.
- The risk of melanoma increases significantly if there is a personal or family history of melanoma.
When pathologists or dermatologists see an atypical mole, they will often rate the degree of the atypica as mild, moderate or severe.
- There are no specific guidelines for what should be done to a mole based on the degree of atypica
- Because the vast majority of atypical nevi do not turn into melanoma, it is not standard of care to just remove all of them
- Nearly all dermatologists will remove any severe atypical mole (usual with an extra area of normal skin to make certain it is completely recovered)
- Many dermatologists will re-excise (cut) moderately dysplastic moles, while other dermatologists feel that mildly atypical moles do not need to be cut out and will instead opt to watch them
- Close monitoring is very important, and people diagnosed with atypical nevi should examine their skin for new moles or for changes in existing moles
Congenital Nevi
Congenital nevi are moles that are present at birth or that appear in early infancy. They are uncommon and only occur in about 1% to 2% of all newborns.1,2,3
Smaller than 1.5cm diameter
1.5cm to 10cm in diameter
Larger than 10cm in diameter
Greater than 20cm in diameter
The risk of developing a melanoma is directly related to the size of the congenital nevus. Studies that have investigated the risk of a small or medium congenital nevus turning into a melanoma have put the lifetime risk between 0% – 5%.
The risk for giant nevi (also known as garment nevi) which cover major areas of the head or body is less clear. Historically, some studies reported a very high lifetime risk (up to 50%). Recently, larger studies have placed the lifetime risk at closer to 10% – 12%.Learn how to do a self skin examinationLearn more about mapping your moles
Lots of Moles
This is defined as having 50 or more small, normal moles, or five or more normal moles of at least 5 millimeters (almost 1/4 inch) in diameter.
- If you have 51-100 moles you are at 3.7 times the risk of developing melanoma than the general population. This is because melanoma often arises in existing moles, so having numerous moles increases the risk.
- If you have more than 100 moles, you are at 7.6 times the risk of developing melanoma than the general population.
Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome
Dysplastic nevus syndrome (DNS) also called atypical nevus syndrome (ANS), is when a person develops many more moles than the general population. These syndromes may be acquired or inherited. In the acquired syndrome, there is no family history, in the inherited syndrome, a person comes from a family where others have had this condition.
The condition is defined as:
- Having greater than 50 moles
- At least some of the moles have atypical features, such as irregular borders, colors, etc.
- Having less than 50 moles but at least 5 atypical moles
- People with acquired DNS (who do not have a family history of melanoma) have an increased risk of developing melanoma.
- People with inherited DNS and a family history of melanoma, defined as having more than two first-degree family members (a parent, sibling, or child) have FAMM (Familial Multiple Mole and Melanoma).
- People with FAMM have a very high risk of melanoma, up to 100% by age 80.
1. Walton RG, Jacobs AH, Cox AJ. Pigmented Lesions in Newborn Infants. Br J Dermatol.1976;95:389-396.
2. Gross BD, Forman D, Ansell PE et al. The Prevalence and Characteristics of Congenital Pigmented Lesions in Newborn Babies in Oxford. Pediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 1990;4:448-457.
3. Rivers JK, Frederiksen PC, Dibdin C. A Prevalence Survey of Dermatoes in the Australian Neonate. J Am Acad Dermatol.1990;23:77-81.


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Last night I had a bad dream. Not just a bad dream…a nightmare.
It isn't too often that I can remember my dreams, but this one stuck with me like a piece of Velcro (I have been shopping for school supplies, can you tell?).
In this dream I had volunteered to be the club sponsor for a small group Chorus type activity. So yes, I guess I was like Mr. Schuester in Glee. Joy. My motivation behind this was surely the goal of making myself "indispensable" at my school so they simply must keep me next year. :]
Unfortunately, the group was OUT OF CONTROL. Like, full-out fighting. I very much pride myself on not losing my temper, but I was actually yelling at the kids. And they wouldn't stop! So the whole dream essentially consisted of kids yelling, me yelling, and the decibel level continually reaching new heights.
|That's dream Abby losing her mind.
The dream ended as we were going to a performance and I felt 110% overwhelmed. What a nasty, yucky dream.
Classroom management is not my strong point and I'm always working to improve it. This dream hit a little too close to my real teaching fears—I definitely did not like it. Hopefully it wasn't a prophetic dream…
What is your teaching "nightmare"? And how are you working on it? I'm working on classroom management by reading all of these great teaching blogs, observing master teachers, and asking tons of questions. My goal is to be great at classroom management in the next couple years (although I know I'll always be able to learn and grow).
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Product Manager - Media Product & Engineering at Leaf Group
Leaf Group is a diversified Internet company that builds platforms to enable communities of creators to reach dedicated audiences in the ever-growing lifestyle categories.
We are seeking a critical-thinking, entrepreneurial, and well-organized Product Manager to work in the Media division of Leaf Group at our Santa Monica office. You will help define the product roadmap and lead the tactical execution in areas of our media properties and the in-house tools developed to efficiently manage them.
We create amazing experiences that celebrate the best of home design, fitness & wellness, and technology. We want people with an intense curiosity, a commitment to high quality service, who embrace the fun of the journey. Come help us disrupt and transform the digital media and art world!
A big vision calls for a big job. As we grow, our need for a Product Manager grows with us.
You'll Report To: Director of Product, Media
A typical day as a Product Manager might include:
- Translating business needs into delivery of product requirements that clearly state the goals of the product and giving an in-depth explanation of the desired functionality.
- Creating or managing delivery of wireframes for pages and/or features to illustrate concepts.
- Working with the engineering team to scope and prioritize the projects/features, and leading them to completion.
- Working with the design team to develop effective and elegant UI solutions.
- Leading sprint planning and daily stand-ups.
- Managing communications around product launches that include partners and key – stakeholders.
- Working with QA/Engineering team to ensure any glitches are correctly reported and prioritized.
- Communicating with other product managers in the team to ensure cross team features are implemented accurately and on time.
- Monitoring site metrics and user actions.
- Communicating with other product managers to ensure newly released features are added to documentation.
- Giving demos for new features to stakeholders and internal teams.
- Staying abreast of competition and innovation within the space and using the knowledge to inform requirements and new product features.
You'll be successful if you're highly organized and possess strong project management skills.
What You Have:
- 3+ years of significant product management experience in the digital space, ideally on platform/application type products.
- Extensive experience in defining and documenting product requirements.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and initiative; must establish credibility within teams as a knowledgeable, effective contributor.
- Proven track record as a product manager - complete life cycles of winning products in a technical environment.
- Working knowledge of the product development stages and process with a focus on Agile, and the technologies involved in web and application development
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Not afraid to wear multiple hats - no job being too small or too large.
- We're casual and informal but we work hard and work responsibly. A pleasant and supportive demeanor goes a long way.
Who We Are:
We create experiences that celebrate the best of art, design, and technology. We want smart, curious people committed to putting people first, having fun while they work, a commitment to high quality service to make things better and a desire for constant growth. We work in a fun, hard-working collaborative environment that is diverse, adventurous, and open-minded. Check us out here: https://www.leafgroup.com/brands/
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- BuiltIn LA's 2019 Best Companies to Work For in Los Angeles
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- Winner of the 2017 Best Company for Diversity award Comparably
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- MyPlate is the 2018 winner of the Webby Award for Best Design
- Cool office environment and culture
- Discounted gym memberships
- Paid-to-play vacation rewards
- Discretionary unlimited vacation time
- Employee discounts for Saatchi Art, Society6, and Deny Designs
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
Leaf Group, Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings are welcome and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state, federal, or local law. It is the intent of the Company to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local legislation concerning equal opportunity in employment.
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This mildly spiced kimchi can be made hotter by adding more ground chiles. It will get more sour with time; if it becomes too sour to enjoy on its own, use it to make Kimchi Stew.
- 4Servings
- 1/2 cup kosher or coarse sea salt
- 1 small head napa cabbage (11/2 lb.), halved and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 9 chiles de arbol or Thai bird chiles
- 1 medium daikon radish, julienned (4 oz.)
- 6 green onions, cut into 1/2-inch lengths
- 2 Tbs. unseasoned rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
- 2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
- 1 tsp. sugar
1. Stir salt into 2½ cups water in large nonreactive bowl. Add cabbage, and stir to coat leaves well. Let stand 5 hours, or overnight, stirring occasionally. Drain.
2. Grind chiles in coffee grinder until powdered (it's OK if there are some larger bits).
3. Transfer cabbage to clean bowl, and add 1½ Tbs. ground chiles, radish, green onions, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and sugar. Toss with hands (wearing rubber gloves) to coat. Transfer to clean 1-quart canning jar, packing cabbage tightly. Seal with lid. Let stand 2 to 3 days at room temperature, turning upside down occasionally to coat cabbage with pickling liquid. Store in fridge up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Information
- Calories: 19
- Carbohydrate Content: 3 g
- Fat Content: 0.5 g
- Fiber Content: 0.5 g
- Protein Content: 1 g
- Sodium Content: 217 mg
- Sugar Content: 1 g


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Afterwards, we decided to introduce our son to a bunch of different classic rock albums, to see if he'd have a similar reaction. Here are the photographic results from our unscientific (but very fun) study.
Bruce Springsteen - Born To RunSeamus is clearly picturing himself speeding down the highway in a classic American automobile, with wind flowing through those future locks, which should be coming in any day now...
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 4
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward SpiralJust some pleasant dinner music to accompany that avocado...*
*This is a joke. We did not really play Nine Inch Nails for our son. That would be f-ed up.


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At Hunter College our academic programs cover a wide range of fields. Where students are able to pursue their passion and build a well-rounded foundation. Intellectually exciting and rigorous, these programs lead to degrees in bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of fine arts or bachelor of music, as well as 15 dual bachelor's/master's programs that prepare students for their future education and careers.
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Hunter College combines state-the-art facilities, active educators, and a diverse student body to provide a learning experience unlike any other. On campus, Hunter students take advantage of our ever-expanding facilities. Take a look at some of what Hunter has to offer!
The true cogs behind Hunter's classroom experience, our faculty members, are exceptional mentors, advisors, lecturers, and seminar leaders. These extraordinary men and women manage to remain actively engaged in their fields, earning prestigious grants, leading academic journals and playing major roles in cutting-edge research, while still dedicating the time and energy needed to educate the next generation of professionals.
Since our faculty, both full-time and part-time, will play such a major role in the shaping of your education at Hunter, and become your first points of contact for your work outside out halls, we thought you would like to see some of the impressive things they have been doing!
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Yesterday, I took a little break from editing my literature review (kind of). Part of my previous literature searches have explored research methods involved in looking at how effective training is and how we know training is successful. So as part of my literature review, I am going to discuss this but I decided that I needed to do a little work on this before I began…
To begin the search, I really had to start off quite generalist and do some digging on what research methods are actually out there. Particularly, I needed to find out general information on how training can be researched and measured in terms of its effectiveness. I was able to find quite a few articles on what researchers have done to assess training and how they have gone about designing a study for this purpose. So I have decided to share some of my findings with you today!
First of all, I found out that there are many types of research methods and these can be split into either quantitative or qualitative methods. Now for me, my work will include both, but I wanted to gain an idea of what type of methods were being used in training first of all to help me gain an understanding of how I might go about carrying out this part of my research. During my search, I also found that all research methods have some kind of flaws. No matter what research method you use, there will always be drawbacks to that design… but there will also be advantages to using it too. The one thing that I discovered (with the help of Robert, one of my supervisors) is that I will be using a multi-method approach which takes these weakness into consideration. Now if you are not too sure what that is then I can explain it for you…
Basically, I will be carrying out both quantitative and qualitative research within my study, which is great (numbers and words woo-hoo!). I will be doing smaller studies which can either stand independently or be combined together as a whole to make one larger study (if these are researching the same questions). More importantly, this will allow triangulation of results. That means, if the results of each smaller data collection suggest the same thing about the research questions, then these could be used to increase validation of results and also cross-verify that the results are travelling in the same direction. Now normally, researchers use the multi-method approach to overcome weaknesses in their individual research methods and use others to compensate for these weaknesses and this is technically what I will be doing to justify what methods I use. What is more important is that researchers need to be aware of what these weaknesses are and also what the benefits of different research methods are to help determine which approach and method might be most useful.
So at the moment, some of the research that I have explored includes the following methods:
|Singular case study design
|Researchers can gain detailed data in a short length of time which means that it will not take as long to collect.
|Researchers cannot generalise their findings outside of that case study or research setting. This also means that comparison cannot be made between organisations either.
There may be issues with non-compliance. If an organisation refuses to answer questions, are you going to challenge that?
There will also be people who cannot take part, and this could cause a bias in the sample. Who is to say that results from one set of people (who have opted to take part) are not the same or different to those who are not?
Using one source of data can cause measurement error and also method bias if there is no other organisation considered.
|Multiple case study design
|You can highlight organisation differences.
|You still need to take organisation differences and influences into account when explaining data results.
This also only gives the perspective of the organisations on that certain aspect of research, and no other views.
|Semi-structured interview
|Researchers can control the conversation and direct it to help answer the questions presented. This allows the conversation to flow.
|These is the likelihood of the participant giving some irrelevant information to what is necessary and often this cannot be controlled.
|Unstructured interview
|This encourages a detailed discussion on a cetin topic so more data can be collected.
|Again, irrelevant information might be given and the researcher will be unable to control this for the duration of the conversation.
|Focus group
|It encourages interaction between participants, hopefully forming a verification of stories that they tell.
Themes can be explored collectively and views might be shared amongst participants. They do share some characteristics anyway.
Participants can also question each other on the views expressed, and challenge these opinions if appropriate. Often, this can be done without the need of the researcher.
|You do need to take into account group member demographics (age, gender etc) and external variables that could influence data collection.
These is a chance of group members influencing individuals and also some individuals not taking as much as others.
This method requires a facilitator to maintain control and keep participants on track.
|Questionnaire (quantitative survey method)
|It is quite simplistic to administer and collect a lot of data quickly. Some can even be carried out online and the link sent via email or other ways of communication to read more people.
|Using a self-report method means that some people might just lie, or not tell the truth in what they are answering. They may not understand what they are being asked to assess (like the concept) or even what the questions mean.
You may be able to identify a cause-effect relationship but this does not mean that you can explain why the relationship has developed.
|Pre and post intervention assessment
|If the assessment uses standardised tools then this can increase validity.
You can see if the training has influenced the participant directly if all other variables are controlled for.
|You need to ensure that any results are a direct consequence of the intervention, and not influences by other variables.
You might need a control group to compare those who took part in training and those who did not.
|Evaluation of intervention throughout
| You can capture processes happening as they occur.
The quality and success of an intervention can be highlighted throughout.
|You need to ensure that the evaluation takes place before, during and after so that it has been measured throughout and can identify changes in evaluation results.
As you can see, each method has its advantages and disadvantages so it is the duty of the researcher to identify these and design their own methodology to suite the research questions at hand. Methods must be justified and exemplified, highlighting reasons behind the choices made.
I also found out that research methods are determined by the philosophical viewpoint that the researcher adheres to. I have only read one book on this so far, so I can explain a little about it now. But I am sure as I progress in my research I will devote a whole blog post this topic. The topic is called the Philosophy of Science and it aims to explain what qualifies as science and questions the reliability of scientific evidence in determining what research methods might be most appropriate. This in turn determines how 'scientists' explore concepts and phenomena.
In a book called 'Research Methods: the basics'* I read about the four positions that researchers can take in terms of how they are exploring social phenomena. I explain these four below using some direct quotes form the text to help:
- Positivism – 'scientific investigation is based on acceptance that the world around us is real, and that we can find out about these realities. Knowledge is derived using scientific method and based on sensory experience gained through experiments or comparative analysis. It aims to develop a true description of any chosen aspect of the world regardless of what people think. Knowledge is then built up in scientific fashion. Science builds on what is already known.' (p.21)
This philosophical position uses measures that are highly organised, measurable and are based on approaches taken form science researching behaviours in the natural world. It can often mean quantitative data being used to explore phenomena.
- Relativism (interpretivism / idealism / constructivism) – 'the view of the world around us is based on the mind. We can only experience things through our perceptions which then influence our preconceptions, beliefs and values. We are not neutral observers but part of society. The researcher is not observing the phenomena from outside the system, but it is inextricably bound into the human situation that he/she is studying. As well as concentrating on the search for constants in human behaviour which highlights the repetitive, predictable and invariant aspect of society, the researcher does not ignore what is subjective, individual and creative – facts and values cannot be separated. The researcher encounters a world already interpreted and his/her job is to reveal this according to the meanings created by humans rather than discover the universal law. Therefore there can be more than one perspective and interpretation of a phenomenon.' (p.21-22)
This philosophical position uses measures such as qualitative data, unstructured interviews and participant observations. It aims to explore the many interpretations of the phenomena and is not restricted to quantitative data.
- Postmodernism – 'challenges key issues such as meanings, knowledge and truth which has opened up new perspectives and ideas about the essence of research. It denounces the meta-narratives (all-embracing theories) of the modern movement as a product of the Enlightenment, and insists on links between knowledge and power. In fact, there is no universal knowledge or truth. Science is just a construct and only one of many types of knowledge that are all subjects of continual renovation and change.' (p.22)
This philosophical position questions what we understand to be knowledge and suggests that science is made up of knowledge that can constantly change. Therefore, results can change and science can be challenged.
- Critical realism – 'a reaction to the postmodernist challenge to traditional science which threatens a descent into chaos and powerlessness because of lack of possibility of agreement on truths and reality. It has been labelled Critical Reality based on Critical Reasoning. Critical reasoning recognises that there is natural order in social events and discourse but claims that this order cannot be detected by merely observing a pattern of events. The underlying order must be discovered by interpretation while doing theoretical and practical work in the social sciences. Concepts and theories about social events are developed on the basis of their observable effects and interpreted in a way that they can be acted upon, even if this interpretation gets revised and grows.' (p.22-23)
Much research is based on this. We hypothesis about phenomena, we the test it and we then interpret this to make sense of what is happening. This is not set and it can be re-tested, which is key aspect of current research in terms of theory development and developing evidence in support of this.
So there you have it! My day of research methods and philosophy was filled with things that I did not know. But now I know. I am now aware that philosophy can influence the decisions of researchers and their methodologies and I also understand I will need to do this on a larger scale for my own research. I also understand that each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, but that researchers often use multiple methods in order to account for the weakness in some and make up of these in advantages of others.
* Walliman, N. (2011). Research Methods the basics. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge


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Getting our work done was an alphabet soup nightmare.
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Then, in 1984, Apple adopted Xerox PARC's WIMP — window, icon, menu, pointer — and took us a galactic leap forward away from those horrifying command lines of DOS, and into a world of graphical user interfaces.
Apple's Lisa. (Source: Guidebook Gallery)
We were converted. And a decade later, when we could touch the Palm Pilot instead of dragging a mouse, we were even more impressed. But today, our love for the digital interface has gotten out-of-control.
It's become the answer to every design problem.
How do you make a better car? Slap an interface in it.
Speedometer in BMW's Mini Cooper. (Source: BMW)
Who doesn't want Twitter functionality inside their speedometer? (Source: CNET)
How do you make a better refrigerator? Slap an interface on it.
"Upgrade your life" with a better refrigerator door. (Source: Samsung)
Love to check my tweets when getting some water from the fridge. (Source: Samsung)
How do you make a better hotel lobby? Slap an interface in it.
(Source: IDEO)
A giant touchscreen with news and weather is exactly what's missing from my hotel stay. (Source: IDEO)
Creative minds in technology should focus on solving problems. Not just make interfaces.
As Donald Norman said in 1990, "The real problem with the interface is that it is an interface. Interfaces get in the way. I don't want to focus my energies on an interface. I want to focus on the job…I don't want to think of myself as using a computer, I want to think of myself as doing my job."
It's time for us to move beyond screen-based thinking. Because when we think in screens, we design based upon a model that is inherently unnatural, inhumane, and has diminishing returns. It requires a great deal of talent, money and time to make these systems somewhat usable, and after all that effort, the software can sadly, only truly improve with a major overhaul.
There is a better path: No UI. A design methodology that aims to produce a radically simple technological future without digital interfaces. Following three simple principles, we can design smarter, more useful systems that make our lives better.
Principle 1: Eliminate interfaces to embrace natural processes.
Several car companies have recently created smartphone apps that allow drivers to unlock their car doors. Generally, the unlocking feature plays out like this:
- A driver approaches her car.
- Takes her smartphone out of her purse.
- Turns her phone on.
- Slides to unlock her phone.
- Enters her passcode into her phone.
- Swipes through a sea of icons, trying to find the app.
- Taps the desired app icon.
- Waits for the app to load.
- Looks at the app, and tries figure out (or remember) how it works.
- Makes a best guess about which menu item to hit to unlock doors and taps that item.
- Taps a button to unlock the doors.
- The car doors unlock.
- She opens her car door.
Thirteen steps later, she can enter her car.
The app forces the driver to use her phone. She has to learn a new interface. And the experience is designed around the flow of the computer, not the flow of a person.
If we eliminate the UI, we're left with only three, natural steps:
- A driver approaches her car.
- The car doors unlock.
- She opens her car door.
Anything beyond these three steps should be frowned upon.
Seem crazy? Well, this was solved by Mercedes-Benz in 1999. Please watch the first 22 seconds of this incredibly smart (but rather unsexy) demonstration:
(Source: YouTube)
Thanks "Chris."
By reframing design constraints from the resolution of the iPhone to our natural course of actions, Mercedes created an incredibly intuitive, and wonderfully elegant car entry. The car senses that the key is nearby, and the door opens without any extra work.
That's good design thinking. After all, especially when designing around common tasks, the best interface is no interface.
Another example.
A few companies, including Google, have built smartphone apps that allow customers to pay merchants using NFC. Here's the flow:
- A shopper enters a store.
- Orders a sandwich.
- Takes his smartphone out of his pocket.
- Turns his phone on.
- Slides to unlock.
- Enters his passcode into the phone.
- Swipes through a sea of icons, trying to find the Google Wallet app.
- Taps the desired app icon.
- Waits for the app to load.
- Looks at the app, and tries figure out (or remember) how it works.
- Makes a best guess about which menu item to hit to to reveal his credit cards linked to Google Wallet. In this case, "payment types."
- Swipes to find the credit card his would like to use.
- Taps that desired credit card.
- Finds the NFC receiver near the cash register.
- Taps his smartphone to the NFC receiver to pay.
- Sits down and eats his sandwich.
If we eliminate the UI, we're again left with only three, natural steps:
- A shopper enters a store.
- Orders a sandwich.
- Sits down and eats his sandwich.
Asking for an item to a person behind a register is a natural interaction. And that's all it takes to pay with Auto Tab in Pay with Square. Start at 2:08:
(Source: YouTube)
Auto Tab in Pay with Square does require some UI to get started. But by using location awareness behind-the-scenes, the customer doesn't have to deal with UI, and can simply pursue his natural course of actions.
As Jack Dorsey of Square explains above, "NFC is another thing you have to do. It's another action you have to take. And it's not the most human action to wave a device around another device and wait for a beep. It just doesn't feel right."
Principle 2: Leverage computers instead of catering to them.
No UI is about machines helping us, instead of us adapting for computers.
With UI, we are faced with counterintuitive interaction methods that are tailored to the needs of a computer. We are forced to navigate complex databases to obtain simple information. We are required to memorize countless passwords with rules like one capital letter, two numbers and a punctuation mark. And most importantly, we're constantly pulled away from the stuff we actually want to be doing.
A Windows 2000 password requirement. (Source: Microsoft)
By embracing No UI, the design focuses on your needs. There's no interface for the sake of interface. Instead, computers are catered to you.
Your car door unlocks when you walk up to it. Your TV turns on to the channel you want to watch. Your alarm clock sets itself, and even wakes you up at the right REM moment.
Even your car lets you know when something is wrong:
(Source: YouTube)
When we let go of screen-based thinking, we design purely to the needs of a person. Afterall, good experience design isn't about good screens, it's about good experiences.
Principle 3: Create a system that adapts for people.
I know, you're great.
You're a unique, amazingly complex individual, filled with your own interests and desires.
So building a great UI for you is hard. It takes open-minded leaders, great research, deep insights…let's put it this way: it's challenging.
So why are companies spending millions of dollars simply to make inherently unnatural interfaces feel somewhat natural for you? And even more puzzling, why do they continue to do so, when UI often has a diminishing rate of return?
Think back to when you first signed up for Gmail. Once you discovered innovative features like conversation view, you were hugely rewarded. But over time, the rate of returns have diminished. The interface has become stale.
Sadly, the obvious way for Google to give you another leap forward is to have its designers and engineers spend an incredible amount of time and effort to redesign. And when they do, you will be faced with the pain of learning how to interact with the new interface; some things will work better for you, and some things will be worse for you.
Alternatively, No UI systems focus on you. These systems aren't bound by the constraints of screens, but instead are able to organically and rapidly grow to fit your needs.
For example, let's talk about Trunk Club.
It's a fashion startup.
They think of themselves as a service, not a software company or an app-maker. That's an important mind set which is lost on many startups today. It means they serve people, not screens.
And I guess if we're going to talk about Trunk Club, I've got to mention a few of their peers: Bombfell, Unscruff, Swag of the Month and ManPacks.
After you sign up for Trunk Club, you have an introductory conversation with a stylist. Then, they send your first trunk of clothes. What you like, you keep. What you don't like, you send back. Based on your returns and what you keep, Trunk Club learns more and more about you, giving you better and better results each time.
Diminishing rate of return over time? Nay, increasing returns.
Without a bulky UI, it's easier to become more and more relevant. For fashion, the best interface is no interface.
Another company focused on adapting to your needs is Nest.
When I first saw Nest, I thought they had just slapped an interface on a thermometer and called it "innovation."
As time passes, the need to use Nest's UI diminishes. (Source: YouTube)
But there's something special about the Nest thermostat: it doesn't want to have a UI.
Nest studies you. It tracks when you wake up. What temperatures you prefer over the course of the day. Nest works hard to eliminate the need for its own UI by learning about you.
Haven't I heard this before?
The foundation for No UI has been laid by countless other members of the design community.
In 1988, Mark Weiser of Xerox PARC coined "ubiquitous computing." In 1995, this was part of his abstract on Calm Technology:
"The impact of technology will increase ten-fold as it is imbedded in the fabric of everyday life. As technology becomes more imbedded and invisible, it calms our lives by removing annoyances while keeping us connected with what is truly important."
In 1998, Donald Norman wrote "The Invisible Computer." From the publisher:
"…Norman shows why the computer is so difficult to use and why this complexity is fundamental to its nature. The only answer, says Norman, is to start over again, to develop information appliances that fit people's needs and lives."
In 1999, Kevin Ashton gave a talk about "The Internet of Things." His words:
"If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things—using data they gathered without any help from us—we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste, loss and cost."
Today, we finally have the technology to achieve a lot of these goals.
This past year, Amber Case talked about Weiser-inspired location awareness.
There's a lot we can achieve with some of our basic tools today.
Let's keep talking.
Oh, there's so much more to say:
Watch the Cooper Parlor. After this essay exploded on Twitter, Cooper hosted a No UI event with special guest, design legend Donald Norman.
Listen to "The best interface is no interface" at SXSW. Thanks for reading this essay, tweeting about it, and generously pressuring SXSW to accept this talk. Thanks to you, I will be speaking about "The best interface is no interface" at SXSW 2013.
Discuss on Branch. Join the conversation on Branch about the world of No UI.
Follow the No UI Tumblr. I'm collecting more case studies, more examples and articles about the technology that can help us eliminate the interface on Tumblr. Get inspired at nointerface.tumblr.com
Comment below. Where do you see No UI opportunities?
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Special thanks: to everyone at Cooper and all those who have helped, particularly Stefan Klocek, Chris Noessel, Doug LeMoine and Meghan Gordon.
Corrections: the original version of this article referred to "Pay with Square" as "Pay by Square", incorrectly stated the published date of "The Invisible Computer" and cited Adam Greenfield.


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What happened to Ellie? Her mother Maya and her father had done nothing wrong, but nevertheless they find their teenage girl taking drugs and offering herself randomly to the boys around her. At a certain point, the parents' helplessness leads them to take drastic measures: they send their daughter away to live with a good friend. However, what was intended as a means to give them all room to breathe again and to start anew, ends in even worse chaos.
Narrating the story from two points of view at different times is certainly a good way to increase the anticipation of what might come and to keep the audience reading on to find out what happened to the girl. Yet, I would have liked some more creativity. It is all too obvious what Ellie does and which big event changes everything. Too many apparent hints take away a lot of suspense and when I finally reached the relevant pages, I was rather disappointed since I had hoped to be surprised and not just to see my expectations fulfilled. What I liked, however, was the way the mother's and daughter's development was paralleled. Telling both their stories and struggles and having them run into the abyss and repeating each other's mistakes had some interest. All in all, the idea was quite good but I had expected more from the description.


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Many women are having a Brazilian Butt Lift in NYC, driven by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea, and others who have publicized their assets on social media. This procedure uses your own fat for butt enhancement in lieu of artificial implants and provides attractive, natural-looking outcomes.
As in the case of any plastic surgery procedure, physical fitness is an important criterion for BBL and patients need to get clearance from their physician before they undergo the surgery. This is to ensure that underlying medical conditions do not lead to complications. Take irregular heartbeat, for instance. The RealSelf discussion forum has women who have this condition wanting to know if they can undergo BBL. One patient said that she has been really looking forward to getting abdominal liposuction and BBL, but has irregular heart/slow beats, and often, fluttering feelings in her heart. Though her cardiologist had not found anything, she is still worried about having a heart attack while under anesthesia. Her question is "Should this stop me from getting my procedures done?"
Expert surgeons say that regardless of the operation one is considering, the first thing to do is to get medical clearance from the cardiologist. Many irregular heart rhythms can be safely managed when all parties involved communicate well and have a plan. If you have had the appropriate workup by a cardiologist and have been cleared, surgery can be undertaken. In this case, one experienced surgeon says that the patient has the option is to have the operation under local anesthesia. The surgeon explains that he has performed many body contouring procedures with patients under local anesthesia and wide awake. He has an anesthesiologist in the room so that there is a physician who is dedicated to monitor the patient's heart situation continuously. At the same time, the patient is not asleep or under general anesthesia or even IV sedation. He advises patients considering BBL to check with their surgeon if he or she offers this option.
Rather than using synthetic butt implants to add volume, Brazilian butt surgery uses your own fat to create a perky and prominent look. The procedure involves liposuction to remove the fat from specific donor sites (such as the stomach, hips and thighs) and injecting the fat into the buttocks at the right depth and areas to achieve the desired outcome. In leading NYC plastic surgery practices, surgeons perform fat extraction using minimally-invasive modalities such as ultrasound-assisted Vaser hi def liposuction device.
Brazilian butt surgery in NYC is a highly rewarding procedure that provides long-term results. When it comes to your safety and optimal results, choosing the right New York City plastic surgeon is critical. BBL requires comprehensive training and experience in fat transfer techniques as well as a professionally trained eye for aesthetic detail. So do some careful research before choosing your plastic surgeon because all practitioners may not have received this specialized training.


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1 qt. of tomato juice (also homemade, but store bought will work)
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1/2-1 pkg. of frozen spinach (amount depends on how you like spinach, start with less then add more if needed)
pasta- I use penne, but you can experiment- only use as much pasta as you can eat at the first serving, otherwise it swells up and gets mushy
you may also need to add more tomato juice depending on how much juice you want
In a large pot, mix together tomatoes, tomato juice, and spices. Let these cook for awhile so the spices can cook. After the soup mixture has come to a boil you can add the pasta and allow to cook to desired consistency. Or you can precook the pasta and add when you feel the soup has cooked long enough. I have made this soup several times and I do not use a recipe. If you find a better way, or mistakes, please let me know since I am doing this out of my head.


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This blog post is about a psychic ability that we ALL have, just maybe, we haven't all 'tapped' into it yet: The power of Automatic Writing!
I want to introduce you to the concept of 'Automatic Writing,' and if the concept is new to you to see if I can tempt you to try and utilise it for your own health purposes!
What is Automatic Writing?
Automatic writing is actually seen as a Psychic skill – to 'write automatically' you need to be in a certain level of trance where you are recipient to 1. Messages from spiritual entities or 2. communication from YOUR own soul self/higher self.
When in this state, the words simply pour onto the page without any interference from the ego or logical mind. The flow can be uninterrupted and seamless. You can find yourself writing out quite profound and deep things that have never entered your logical head before!
Because this is done in a trance-like state, the conscious or ego-self is temporarily suspended so I find I have no 'intent' on what I will write – my hand and pen simply channel information for me to later reflect on. I find that the words and sentences often flow so fast my hand cramps up, I find it impossible to write neatly during an automatic writing session!
What is the health benefit of Automatic Writing?
Automatic writing has the benefit of connecting you to a higher source of information, whether that information comes from yourself (subconscious or superconscious self) or from higher entities (God, The Source, Spirit Guides) the result is the same – there can be a sense of enlightenment gained from this and a sense of clarity surrounding whatever has been the topic of the writing session.
This enlightenment and sense of clarity is healing – it enables you to return to daily existence with a clear mindset, and a feeling of being anchored to your own truth…If the writing session has been about a certain decision or choice you must take, the revealed conclusion can help you take the necessary steps confidently without the veil of doubt pestering and bothering you.
How to do it?
I can only use my own experiences here…Automatic writing is something I've used since childhood without knowing it. As a child I would pour out my soul into journals and subsequently find a clearer path through doing that. However, since my awakening Automatic Writing has become something that feels 'energetically' different to me since it will often follow a session of deep meditation and unlike my childhood preparatory sessions, I find myself writing words and phrases that don't usually belong in the normal domain of my logical mind. These words and sentences often resonate deeply into the very core of my being, teaching and leading me.
So I would recommend meditating for about 20 minutes with piece of music that helps you transcend your normal bodily and mental distractions. Then, when coming round, before rousing yourself properly (I know when I am still in trance because I feel dizzy and I am very uncoordinated, plus my eyes become very wide and round when opened) grab a pen and notebook that you only use for these post-mediation sessions and start writing. Keep the meditation music on.
You can just write down any word that comes into your head, even if it's a crazy as 'porridge'! Just trust those single words, they may ultimately join into phrases. Or you may see a picture or image, write that image down. And when you feel a word, phrase or another image 'pushed' into your mind, honour it and write it down. Nothing appears there as a coincidence. Trust that your higher self is communicating with you and that the communication will only improve the more you honour it.
Here are some beautiful insights that were given to me during an automatic writing session exploring one aspect of my "Soul Purpose", you won't be surprised to see that part of my (eternal) soul purpose involves communication – WRITING and WORDs (my favourite – over many life times – things!):
Throughout the history of our physical embodiments, communication (writing, words!) has been a way to connect us, as souls, to one another. Words are a bridge from soul to soul that cross the physical embodiment – the barrier to remembering who and what we are.
Communication helps us connect. When we connect, we remember (who we are).
Communication fosters empathy, empathy fosters love. When we love, we remember what we are.
Communication fosters connection, when we connect we become One, and part of the Oneness. Then we remember who and what we are.
Communication is a act of sharing. When we share we cease to be separate but united as One. We are part of the Oneness, the Source: This is what we all are. This is ALL we are!
So, let me know how you go!
Thanks for stopping by! Who'd have thought three years ago when I set up Nurse Naomi that I'd go from blogging about Germs to psychic abilities relevant to Soul health!? What a journey of unlearning it has been, and I'm eternally grateful to you for reading and sharing it because you are helping my express and fulfil my raison d'être – my Soul Purpose… Please drop in to see me on Facebook, as I love to meet readers there. And if you are super keen to hear more, why not sign up for email blog updates?


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Abseil Fundraise
When Joe Weston received an unusual Christmas gift last year, he decided to make the most of it and raise money for a good cause. That gift was an abseil. But not just any abseil; he would be walking down the old Express Lift Tower in Northampton with the National Abseil Centre.
A small matter of 127m (412 feet) tall, this structure dominates the Northampton skyline, and was, so to speak, right up Joe's street! Even if it did give his mother the collywobbles just thinking about it! Joe chose Lighthouse Trust as his good cause, and with only a couple of weeks to fundraise, he set about the task of getting sponsors.
Joe stepped off the edge of the tower with nothing but 127m of air separating him from the ground below. Though slightly apprehensive, Joe negotiated the drop with the usual calm attitude he adopts with these kinds of tasks – not much seems to phase him – and he landed safely 6 minutes later, having shot some spectacular video of Northampton through the camera attached to his helmet.
Those 6 minutes raised nearly £350 for the work of Lighthouse, enabling the Trust to carry on its valuable work in reaching the young people of Northampton's schools with the message of Gods love. Well done Joe! Talk is already turning to what comes next: somebody has mentioned a parachute jump. They had better talk to his mum first!


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