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OCIO innovation: What does it look like?

Innovation. It continues to be a hot topic for all investing categories. OCIO is no different. Nor should it be. At Russell Investments, we live in the tension between fundamental investment principles and an understanding that constant, rigorous innovation helps give our clients the highest likelihood of reaching their goals.

And that should be the focus—the reaching goals part. As in any industry, there’s the great temptation to innovate for the sake of the shiny object—the attention-grabbing differentiator that grabs headlines and wins deals, but that, at the end of the day, may not give institutional investors any meaningful advantage.

We challenge our industry to hold themselves to a high bar—to set the shiny objects aside and to be true fiduciaries, working for the best interests of investors, even when it comes to innovation.

Here are four OCIO innovations that we believe hit that high bar:

  1. Dynamic portfolio management. Investing is largely about taking risks you expect to get paid for. This tradeoff varies over time and across asset classes.  Periodically adjusting the portfolio in response to changes in the expected return-to-risk tradeoff isn’t market timing. It’s smart portfolio management. And now, here we are, nearing what we believe is the end of a legendary bull market. When we ask our clients about their single greatest concern it is this: Which risks do we take to get the returns we need while still protecting ourselves against an inevitable market correction? This is The Question. This is why we believe institutional clients should demand dynamic portfolio management—that moves at the same rate as the market. And they should demand an approach that has the dynamism to manage assets to the liability profile of the investment program.
  2. A total-portfolio perspective.  Optimizing individual asset class silos can lead to a suboptimal portfolio in aggregate. For example, a primary source of excess return for many active fixed-income managers is underweighting Treasuries and overweighting credit. While this approach can be very effective for the specific asset-class silo, it can also mean an unintentional overweight to the equity factor at the total fund level. Why? Because we believe credit is often highly correlated with equity beta, particularly in market extremes. Asset managers that take a total-portfolio perspective can avoid these unintentional exposures and may find their portfolios to be more resilient during the inevitable left-tail events.
  3. A focus on efficient implementation. One basis point of certain savings is always more valuable than one basis point of potential return. With the right capabilities set, skilled portfolio managers can help make those savings more certain with ongoing implementation expertise, including currency management, execution and overlay services, and transition management. This approach can help reduce costs and thus increase the probability that an investment program achieves its objectives.
  4. The human innovation. When it comes to innovation, so much focus is on investable products. But when it comes to the success or failure of your investment program, we believe the relationship between the client and the provider—what we might call the human element—can be just as vital. Although it’s not easy to quantify, don’t underestimate the importance of the human element in the plan’s success. Few investors give their OCIO provider full discretion. So, while portfolio management may be outsourced, major asset allocation decisions may still happen on the inside. This sharing of duties creates a relationship dependency. An innovative provider will take a proactive approach to clients, with actionable market insights that could affect asset allocation decisions.

Innovation can be a good thing, and it must be a constant thing, because when it comes to asset management, every innovative strategy sows the seeds of its own destruction: Every inefficiency that a manager identifies is eventually erased simply by capitalizing on that inefficiency. So then, the best CIO providers—even the ones who win innovation awards—need to constantly strive on your behalf. They need to work as true fiduciaries. They should be in the boat with you, the client. They should be accountable for their decisions. It should be simple to assess their failure or success against their stated goals.

This true fiduciary approach may be the ultimate innovation.


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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Although I might now be a spoiled rich girl, I have not forgotten my roots. (You do notice the tongue stuck firmly in my cheek, right? Whatever else I might do, I tend to take myself lightly.) Tonight I drove a hybrid car for the first time, and I enjoyed it very much.

The part where the engine stops (apparently) running when the car is stopped, however, kept freaking me out. I'm sure I'll get used to this, but my history with cars that die when they stop is not one that involves vehicles functioning well. I used to drive an old VW Rabbit that died whenever you hit the clutch unless you gave it a little gas simultaneously. This made approaching 4-way stops and driving in rush hour traffic especially challenging as I had to pretend that I had three feet. Ah, the good old days. When I leased my first new car, a standard, entry-level Saturn SC2, I thought I was living in the lap of luxury. And I was, for an editorial assistant with student loans and no independent wealth!

I was out on my own tonight, in the new car, because it was Greater St. Louis Sisters in Crime "Get Your (Right) Gun" night at Top Gun Shooting Range in Imperial, Missouri.

I had a great time and learned a lot (though a nice chunk of the material was familiar to me thanks to Lori L. Lake's guest blogging at The Graveyard Shift) but I'll include just the personal injury report for now.

By the end of my time at the range, I was flinching badly with each shot. The instructor assumed it was because of the recoil, and that was partly true. (I'd moved up from a .22 semi-automatic pistol to the same model 9mm that the St. Louis County Police carry.) But mostly it was because the casings kept attacking me.

Several of them landed on my head or on my arm. One somehow got behind both my glasses and safety glasses, and others must have have hit my forehead, because it's streaked with soot. My (formerly favorite) white shirt is a bit charred in front. And, worst of all, two fresh casings went straight down my neckline, burning my chest! I have a couple of painful little blisters to show for this, though they just look like blemishes from afar. The weird thing is that I chose the shirt because it does NOT have a stretched out neckline and fits up above the collarbone, as I prefer. My shooting partner wasn't having the same problem, but the instructor said that the issue was with the gun, not with my stance.

Anyway, it was a GREAT program and I had a wonderful time, malicious casings notwithstanding. And then I got to drive home in the fabulous "new" car, which is especially great because we haven't had to start paying for it yet (with the exception of the check that passed from Geico to the dealership via our checking account).

It wasn't just the shiny hybrid car in the parking lot that probably stood out at the range. I wore khakis and black Danskos, carried a canvas bag that says, "Fall Into A Good Book!" and walked in carrying a latte from Starbucks. (Ah, latte. Is there any more wonderful food on this earth? I think it's better than pizza.) And so we end with a reprisal of the spoiled rich girl image.

The big surprise, of course, was that none of these things really stood out, at all. Because, though we on the left love stereotypes at least as much as our friends on the right, gun lovers don't fit into neatly categorized little boxes, either. And there was a clearly marked recycling box right behind the firing stalls for empty ammo boxes.

  1. LOL, I had to read this twice because I had a hard time wrapping my head around the notion that you were off shooting guns after you drove to the range in a hybrid car. You are making my internal sterotypes fight each other in my brain and it's too early in the morning for that. :)

    Good for you on both counts.

  2. Deb, khakis, Danskos, Starbucks latte, hybrid car . . . I really imagined I'd stand right out!

  3. Tony has taken me to a shooting range a few times and I have found I really enjoy it. Speaking of recoil, my favorite is the .30-06 - something about the punch it gives my shoulder makes me feel like I'm *really* shooting a gun.

  4. Jessica, I'd imagine so!! If I ever write a character who shoots one of those, I'll come to you for a detailed description of the experience.

  5. I've had plenty of cars such as the one you mention that died out at every stop as well, so if I ever get to trade in my 1991 Escort for a hybrid, I'm sure the stopping of the engine will freak me out as well. My first car was an '82 Ford LTD (think old school cop car type) that I had to quick shift into neutral at stop signs and rev the engine before popping it bakc into drive (automatic clutch--really weird to drive with two feet!)

    So far my husband hasn't taken me with him to the shooting range, but I think that's just because he's worried I'll beat him! Handguns still kind of freak me out, but they do give one a certain feeling of power that I'm afraid to enjoy too much!

  6. I'd love to learn how to shoot.

  7. New coincidental development: David and I have scheduled a Friday date afternoon, with the boys in daycare. David's first suggestion? He's taking me to the shooting range! Ha!

  8. Guns freak me out. Especially handguns. And I've been having violent dreams and daydreams for the past 24 hours, so I'm thinking that trips to the range are not going to be common in my future. As I watched my bullets rip holes in that piece of paper, I couldn't help thinking about the destruction of precious human tissue. Chilling. Horrifying.

    Still, a really really cool experience.

    Krupskaya, I found it surprisingly - almost disturbingly - affordable, using a range gun and relatively small caliber ammo.

    Liss, it's fun and all, but . . . man, I'd choose a relaxed meal with no pediatric distractions! Or a non-animated movie! But enjoy the range and let me know how it goes!

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Easy home made Mediterranean preserved olives

Easy home made Mediterranean preserved olives
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home made mediterranean preserved olivesUntil few months ago, raw green olives scared me. They were not brined, they were not marinated, they required months in the making and, if something was to go wrong, all work and waiting would be in vain and disappointment levels would reach sky limits. Right? Wrong.

Green (or black) raw olives are today one of my best friends & favorite pantry items. Yes, they do require a bit of brine time, but that is soooo easy to do. Yes, they need marinating, but it is so so easy and fun to help them develop amazing flavors. And yes, there is some waiting time involved, but it IS worth it. We now have many jars full of the best olives in the world, naturally preserved, with no additives or funky ingredients, all for a price next to nothing and little effort on our part.

home made mediterranean preserved olivesMaking our own olives, serving them as part of an antipasto platter at our dinner parties with fresh bread or roasted peppers or using them to flavor meals is so satisfying!

When olive season strikes in your corner of the world, trust me and buy yourself few kilos of green or black raw olives and give this recipe a go. When time will come and when you will be enjoying home made marinated olives in all their wholesome goodness, you’ll thank me.

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Easy home made preserved olives

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  2. To prepare olives, make a simple, straight cut into each one or poke each with a fork. This will allow them to release some of the bitterness and soak flavor faster.
  3. Place all olives in a big pot, cover them with water and place a big, heavy plate in the pot to keep the olives at the bottom, fully submerged.
  4. Leave olives in water for 2 weeks, changing the water every day. (I’ve been changing water every day when back from work. Takes only a minute.)
  6. Sterilize your glass jars and lids first by washing them with warm soapy water and then popping them in the oven at low temp (120C) until completely dry. Allow to cool before handling. (If lids are plastic, do not put them in the oven. Use sterilizing solution.)
  7. When taking them out of the oven, do not touch them on the inside.
  8. Add olives to jars, making sure they are packed as tight as possible. Stuff as many as you can.
  9. To make brine, for every 500ml water, add about 100ml vinegar and 2 TBSP coarse salt. First add salt to a bowl with 3-4 TBSP warm water and stir to dissolve salt. Then add salty water to 500 ml water and 100 ml vinegar and stir to combine.
  10. Pour brine in the jars filled with olives, to the top of the rim, until it begins to overflow – it is key that no air remains in the jar.
  11. Screw the lids on the jars, label them and leave them in a dark cupboard for about 2 months.
  13. Now your olives are ready to take on the flavors of the marinade.
  14. Rinse olives to remove excess salt and vinegar.
  15. Mix marinade ingredients in a bowl.
  16. Add olives to marinade and stir to coat them well.
  17. Place the olives in a closed jar and add more olive oil if needed to coat them. (Do not worry about wasting olive oil. Whatever will be left after eating the olives will make a wonderful addition to salad dressings!)
  18. Place olives in the fridge for 1-2 days. Flavors develop as they sit.
  19. Keeps well for weeks.

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Android malware has increased in prevalence by 400% (June 2010 vs January 2011) which highlights the need for better solutions and policies to help make these devices safer on the network, according to new research published by Juniper Networks.

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Free offers via social media sites, particularly twitter, for free iPads and iPhones are most likely going to be a scam that harnesses the power of desirable devices, aided by the use of URL shortening to hide the final destination of the website. Care must be taken to avoid such scams and clicking on links to avoid virus and spyware infections.

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A new report from cisco, The 2010 Annual Security Report, highlights the changing shift in focus of scammers and cyber-criminals away from Windows-based PCs towards other vulnerable devices, such as smart phone, tablet computers and other mobile devices. It should be required reading for all of those who have an interest in keeping their data safe and secure.

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Wikileaks could happen to anyone and any business. But access to data is controlled by YOU, and if you follow our top fifteen things to do to keep you and your data safe, you will make it much harder for someone to access your sensitive information.

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25 November 2009

Suspicions about the validity of climate models appears well founded. As data manipulation seems to have occurred, here is a primer on recent occurrences on the issue.

A.J. said...

I think I have commented on similar things before, but here I go again ...

Although I think the blog you posted is a bit conspiracy theory for my liking, regardless of what the "real" (whatever that means) data / models may or may not say, I have always felt we need to do something about these emissions anyhow. It is just inefficient to let all that carbon (and various other emissions) out into the air. I would rather use it to make fuels, materials, etc., than waste it on emissions. And I feel cap-and-trade is a viable option to drive companies towards technology, innovation, and habit-changes that will get us there. Business as usual will not get it done.

Lowdogg said...

I agree completely about the need for good stewardship, but it should be based on real data, and you can make a good case for it without damaging or villifying business or ceding sovereignty to a supergovernmental organization like what is being proposed in Copenhagen.

I also tend to disbelieve the vast conspiracy theories in general, for most issues, but this demonstrates bad science at the very least, and seems also to be based on normal human motives to protect "your kingdom."


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Canadian Clean-Up Order Must be Decided by Environmental Appeal Tribunal, Not Court

Posted by STP Editorial Team on Fri, Nov 22, 2013

By Dr. Ronald Davis

Former directors of Northstar Aerospace Inc. (Northstar) lost their bid to have their appeal of a Ministry of Environment clean-up order heard by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice conducting the insolvency proceeding for Northstar instead of the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (Re Northstar Inc. 2013 ONSC 2719). Groundwater contamination by carcinogenic substances as the result of a spill had been discovered in 1995 at Northstar’s Cambridge, Ontario site and the contamination had spread to surrounding homes. Northstar had been involved in monitoring and remediation activity since that time.

On March 15, 2012, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) issued a Director’s Order that Northstar clean-up the contaminated groundwater and on May 31, another Director’s Order required Northstar to provide more than ten million dollars of financial assurance to the MOE within a week. Northstar entered insolvency proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) on June 14, 2012 and obtained a stay of the MOE orders from the court. Northstar sold all of its assets except the Cambridge property on August 24, 2012 and became bankrupt on that date. After the sale proceeds were distributed to its creditors, it had no funds to conduct the remediation.

The Ontario Minister of the Environment ordered the MOE to assume control of the remediation of the Cambridge site, and it is estimated that the final cost of the clean-up will be approximately fifteen million dollars over ten years. The MOE then issued an order pursuant to the Ontario Environmental Protection Act (EPA) to Northstar’s former directors and officers as “persons who has [sic] or had management and control of the undertaking or property” requiring them to conduct the remediation (Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, ss. 17, 18 & 196). The former directors had been unsuccessful in previous motions seeking an injunction against the MOE to prevent them from issuing the order once the CCAA stay expired (2012 ONSC 6362), and seeking indemnification from a director’s charge created in the CCAA proceeding to indemnify them for liability from their postinsolvency acts as Northstar’s directors (2013 ONSC 1780).

The former directors appealed the Director’s Order requiring them to pay the costs of remediation to the Environmental Review Tribunal and sought a stay of the Order from the Tribunal pending the determination of their appeal, but the request for a stay was denied leaving the former directors responsible for substantial costs pending the determination of their appeal (para. 12). In this motion to the court, the former directors were seeking an order that the court assume jurisdiction over the merits of their appeal, rather than the Environmental Review Tribunal. The former directors argued that since the MOE had filed a claim based on the MOE Director’s Order seeking payment from the Directors’ Charge in the CCAA proceeding, the court should determine the validity of the MOE Director’s Order in order to maintain the single proceeding model for the insolvency process (paras. 23 – 25).

The former directors also argued that the integrity of the CCAA process was protected by constitutional doctrines of federal paramountcy and interjurisdictional immunity. The court rejected these arguments because they relied on the existence of on-going CCAA proceedings for their applicability. In this case the CCAA proceedings were at an end and there was no plan of arrangement that might have contained a compromise of claims against directors in its provisions. Instead, the corporation was bankrupt, the MOE Order was against its former directors and there was no operational conflict between federal legislation and provincial legislation that would require the application of paramountcy. Instead the court held that it was bound by a Supreme Court of Canada decision (R. v. Consolidated Maybrun Mines, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 706), which held that the appeal provisions in the EPA were part of a complete code that excluded the jurisdiction of the courts until an appeal from the Environmental Review Tribunal decision on a matter of law was filed. The court held that the appeal of the MOE Director’s Order was to be adjudicated by the Environmental Review Tribunal.

This case reinforces the need for directors, as persons “having management and control of the undertaking,” to take steps to ensure that spills of pollutants do not occur and that adequate spill response is available to contain the effects of a spill. As well, directors should note that while the CCAA contains provisions permitting a compromise of claims against the directors as part of the larger compromise of claims against the debtor corporation in a plan of arrangement, where the assets are sold and no plan of arrangement is used to distribute the proceeds, the courts may be reluctant to intervene in claims against the directors.

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15 May 2012

When Businesses Get too Large to handle

In today’s day and age all local businesses need, is a little push and some good marketing (either traditional or digital) and they are good to go. However, expansion is always a problem because logistics and warehousing are difficult and expensive. Businesses often have to cut themselves short simply because they cannot afford to operate profitably and lack the necessary funding to order and run an operation on a large scale.

But with the advent of warehouse storage solutions in Dubai, there seems to be a light coming from the far end of the tunnel. Commercial storage companies in Dubai have begun to offer more than just storage. They have begun offering solutions that in the past could only be handled by a large and well-funded company themselves. This has not only propelled the storage industry to new heights here in Dubai, but has also been extremely beneficial for small businesses because it gives them the power to do more.

Small businesses with minimal resources now have the ability to grow and expand with the help of 3PL solutions that do not cost the sky along with the flexibility of utilizing the services that come with them.

We at The Box for example offer inventory management and fulfillment, courier Import/Export and Mailbox services, Concierge services and even Third-party brokerage (Customs and Clearance). Our warehouse storage solutions offer pallet racking for quicker access and better space management helping you store more and do more.
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11 May 2012

Neat and Tidy Saves Space

Fed up of all the extra clothes, the unnecessary furniture in your living space? Well, the weekend is coming up and you will have some spare time; so why not utilize that time in doing something productive instead?

You could begin by cleaning up and tidying up your apartment and then sit down in one corner and decide what simply needs to go. Begin with your old clothes, clothes that you probably have not worn for years but are just there, lying in your wardrobe. Pile them up in the centre of your bedroom and only then will you realize how much space has been saved in your wardrobe. This is especially helpful for those who keep complaining, that they do not have enough space in their wardrobes for more clothes and accessories. It’s fairly simple, all you have to do is choose and you can save on some much needed space.

Removing unnecessary furniture or changing the position or placement of the same is a great idea to give your apartment a fresh look and make more living space. You could either subtract or move that big old couch within the hall or simply sell it off and buy a smaller one; giving your hall a better look that’s more spacious than ever before.

Of course if you would like to hold on to that couch and keep it someplace safe for some time;  along with your clothes, instead of give them away to a charity. You could always contact us at The Box and we will provide you with movers in Dubai and self-storagefor the same. Self-storage in Dubai at The Box hosts units of different sizes; from small, medium and large helping you pick up only what you need.
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Stand up for girls and women

Quote from Desmond TutuI just saw this Tweet quoting Desmond Tutu: “Boys, it is when you stand up for girls and women that you measure up as a man.” How brilliant. How true. All my life I have been lucky enough to be supported by men who have not been scared, worried or intimidated by the idea that women and girls in their lives might “do better” than them: whether winning at sport, earning more money or holding more senior positions.

The important thing for them was supporting everyone, irrespective of gender, to fulfil their potential and ambitions.

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My Dad with grand-daughter Louise

When I was born it was still the age of the “ideal”, gender role based family in which mother was homemaker and child carer and father was breadwinner and head. My Dad made sure that, from a young age, I understood that this was not an inevitable outcome just because I was a girl and that I could be anything I wanted to be; or at least I could try to be anything I wanted to be. Better to try and not quite make it than not to try at all. It may take a bit of a fight, but there were no real reasons why girls couldn’t do what boys did if they wanted too. If I wanted to be an engineer, a pilot, the Lord (or in my case Lady) Chief Justice, a specialist surgeon or the Prime Minister there was no reason why not if I had the ability. There was one exception – the church. As I said in an earlier post, the misogyny of the church was something my Dad really wanted his church going female friends and relatives to fight. They never did.

I have been married twice (widowed once). In the “traditional” sense I supported both my husbands. Even when they were working I earned significantly more than they did. But what did it matter. We were running a household that needed managing, we had children that needed care, love, food and shelter. It was our joint responsibility to provide it as best we could and all the activities, tasks, roles were equally valid and important.

First husband, Andy with daughter Katie

My first husband, a Cambridge graduate, was a good dad and, apart from breast feeding, he was just as able and willing to provide child care as I was. Mothers don’t love their kids more than fathers do. Fathers who understand the value of raising their children don’t feel demeaned by becoming stay at home dads. But even today in the UK, mums and dads who “reverse roles” can still be criticised by the wider society; working mums in particular get a bad press and together with single mums are apparently responsible for nearly all the evils of society. But they aren’t! This portrayal is more a slight to fathers than it is to mothers. Does society really believe that fathers are so insignificant in the lives of their children? Of course not.

My first husband was ill. He suffered from a recurring brain tumour. It slowly changed his personality and eventually I had more in common with a single mum with three kids than a married mum with two kids.

Second husband, Tony

I met my second husband at work just before my first became very ill in late 2000 and he provided the practical and emotional support I needed. Eventually he took redundancy and became a full time housekeeper, childminder and carer supporting me and my family and also relieving the load on my much relied upon parents. He didn’t earn anything; he gave up his home and trusted me to support him. If anyone ever tries to put a price on that or to say it is a lesser job than being the bread winner they have no idea. It is priceless. It saved my mental health, my physical health and gave me time with my children and dying husband I couldn’t have before. It is also possible that by supporting me to continue working he saved our house and prevented us from sliding into debt or welfare dependency. Caring is another of those roles traditionally assigned to women, but men are also excellent carers and, I believe, those who take on family and caring responsibilities are liberated from the constraining mindset of the traditional view of masculinity.

Men aren’t undermined by empowered women. Empowered women mean they have more choice; we all have more choice. It is not, in the current jargon, a zero-sum game. Men who stand up for and support women through equal access to education and opportunity, like my Dad, or through taking on household and caring roles like my husbands or in any other way empower themselves and demonstrate loud and clear that they have enough strength and self confidence to stand tall on their own feet without restricting the roles and opportunities available to women. They say that there is a woman behind every successful man; in my case I’ve had three wonderful men standing up for me.

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Issues with motivation in training and life

 Josh Leeger asked a question about my thoughts on motivation following a post of mine below. I decided to transfer my answer to a new post in the hopes that it can lead to more discussion and more meditations on it from me as well. So, my thoughts on motivation:

Motivation is something that Im increasingly pessimistic about (and I didnt mean that in an ironic sense). I can only speak for me and my experiences here, but, heres some points Ive noticed in my studies of martial arts:

1 – Even a motivated, dedicated person will have different levels of motivation over his lifetime. I can cite myself in this category. With kids, wife, stress, money problems, injuries all sorts of things conspire together to stand in the way of a good training schedule. I cant practice as much now as I would like to or did when I was younger. I go through cycles where I train more and when I train less.

2 – Im not even sure you can teach or inspire motivation. Ive seen hundreds of people that would talk the talk, but never got around to walking the walk. And walking the walk long term is what is needed in gongfu – skill acquired through hard work over time. As much as Ive personally tried to push and lead people to try more and to drive themselves harder, it doesnt seem to do much. I think I can set an example, I think I can occasionally get like minded people, but Im just increasingly pessimistic about creating a motivated individual from one who is not.

3 – And honestly, our culture is progressively not promoting self-motivation. Many believe its preferable to go to a group aerobics, yoga or crossfit type class than it is to learn the lessons of forging oneself, the lessons of dedication and self-discovery one can obtain are left by the wayside though, in that case. Being led by the collar is not the same as boldly going forward under ones own power. But then again, gaining spiritual, meaningful internal insight is not something that society is promoting or putting value on these days.

4 – I personally predominantly teach adults, not young kids in a wrestling program, or zit-faced teenagers at army boot camp. I cant really force them to do anything. I remember trying to get my students to work towards certain goals over a 3 month period. Although they were all self-dictated goals, they had 3 months, they were concrete and obtainable only one person out of about half a dozen got anywhere close to completing their goals. Disappointing, but instructive to me as well about the level of peoples motivation. Heck, I cant even make people come to class on a consistent, regular basis and that is something that I think should be the bare minimum necessary.

5 – My innate nature is to just tell people to suck it up and get to it. When I was a kid if you had to do your chores, you had to. It wouldnt matter to my Grandpa if I didnt feel like chopping wood today, either I did it or I didnt do anything else until I did. Whining is generally the name of the game these days. Whether its I was tired, to I had something else to do, to I hurt my little thumb and cant practice, to the slightly more honest I just didnt feel like it – Its apparently easier to whine about it than to dig in and do it.

6 – Another cultural reason, many people, in an effort to preserve their own sense of responsibility and prevent damage to their ego, would always prefer to place the blame and responsibility on someone else, rather than themselves. You hurt yourself, you sue someone else. You didnt learn that in school, you blame the teacher and the school. Youre fat, you blame society and the man. Its always easier for people to feel good about themselves by shifting all this onto something or someone else.

Theres probably a lot more to this. Ive got to get back to the kids now though. More later.

And I would love to hear other thoughts on this!

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  1. maija says:

    I started teaching a few years back and have found the same thing, about myself, and definitely about students.
    Apparently ‘work’ is a 4 letter word.
    I suspect there is little point in trying to change individual behavior … however I am always fascinated at what actually does change people, physically or mentally. Perhaps if I studied the I Ching more it might become more clear? ….or then again perhaps not 🙂

  2. george says:

    That is the thing for me as well. I still believe that the study of martial arts CAN have a positive impact on people physically, mentally, socially, and psychologically. But that certainly does require that initial spark of desire, and that is something that is hard to force in externally. I’ve definitely seen people progress greatly in their lives and the study of traditional martial arts definitely was a driving force in their improvement. I know its helped me.

    And, welcome to the blog Maija!

  3. jleeger says:

    I agree, it’s a tough issue. I deal with it in my clients all the time as a trainer. I’ve read some research that says that you can improve motivation by creating environments that are more focused on the individual’s own stage in the learning process, and rewards improvements from their level of ability (as opposed to rewarding improvements from the perspective of how everyone – including top students – is doing).

    I’m very interested in this topic, though. I do agree with all of the points you’ve listed. There’s also the person’s past experience with whatever is being taught (or that “type” of thing), which can influence their motivational levels. So multifaceted, that maybe it isn’t worth spending time worrying about…hahaha.

  4. george says:

    In regards to rewarding each individual at their stage in the learning process, yeah. I’m not sure how you do that in your personal training business, but in martial arts I think the most common answer to that is either if you are working with small groups of individuals that all start and progress at the same rate, or if you divide the groups according to ability – the belt method of course being famous for this. Actually, although we don’t really have belts in the Chinese martial arts often, I still don’t see it as a bad thing. It does provide incentive and reward for each student, as well as giving them a clear idea of where they are along the learning continuum and what is required of them at each stage.

    Do you, Josh, have an example of what you meant when you brought up a person’s past experiences affecting them? I’m curious.

  5. maija says:

    I have benefited greatly, I believe, in other areas of my life from training martial arts, not least because it is a very useful life lesson to be bad at something, work hard, and then get better and better at it. I think it’s good to suck, but many people don’t seem like having that pointed out to them. Just as important is that faith/inspiration that keeps you at it, and then the positive feedback you get when you improve.
    Creative thinking, tenacity, focus ..the list of benefits goes on.
    BUT …you have to put in the work. There is no way around it, And you’ll suck …alot. AND, particularly in the arts we choose to study you ain’t even going to end up looking like the model of beauty so many aspire to!
    So all in all it’s a small pond we swim in. I’m tending toward just being happy with the small group I teach and my small group of training friends.
    Of course, perhaps some reverse psychology could be the key …. “No I’m sorry, you can’t come to class, you’re just not up to it/ it’s too secret/ it’s too difficult for you”! You can see where those old tales of the student sitting for days outside the master’s house came from …:-)

  6. jleeger says:

    I agree Maija, you have to create a lot of encouragement in your teaching sometimes, just to keep people motivated…that leads to my answer to your question George.

    I think that something as “general” as a person’s past experiences with not being good at something (anything, or, many things) can cause them to stop trying sooner than someone else who had a more supportive experience in the past when they were bad at something. It can even be that the person wasn’t actually bad at it, but perceived themselves as somehow inadequate…

    I definitely tend to shy away from things that I feel like I’m not good at, or not as good as the other people who are doing it are. Unless, of course, the other person/people are very supportive and are able to “tone down” their skill to help me avoid my own frustration with my ability level at it…

    I think you’re right, George. The belt system can help a lot with this. As long as the teacher is careful, and watches out for older students who might abuse their rank, or newer students who might feel inadequate because of their level.

    You don’t need to “cater” to everyone, but at the same time, you do…hahaha. I find this question of motivation especially important nowadays. Aside from having emotional “baggage,” most people have so many demands on their time (constructed or actual) that it’s hard to prioritize at times…

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Boston Celtics Trade Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City Thunder

Wow… I guess old Perk’ was gonna be too expensive next year, so the Celts figured they better get some getting while the getting was good. Already thin at Center with injuries to Shaq and JO, the Boston Celtics bit the bullet and cleared out roster and cap space with several trades today, Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.

Krstic is a Center, but not at Perkins’ level. Jeff Green was originally picked fifth in the 2007 NBA draft, the pick the Celtics traded to get all-time 3 Point Champion and “He Got Game” impresario Ray Allen. Mr. Jeff has been scoring a solid 15 points with more than five rebounds a game for OKC, so he’s solid. Knocks against him are that he’s not much of a rebound presence and can’t hit the three with any consistency. This is a Boston Celtics trade that will be talked about for a long time, I’m sure.

In separate deals, Luke Harangody and Semih Erden were both traded for 2nd round picks, and Marquis Daniels was sold off for cash.

So it was a big day for Boston and Senor Danny. There was no flinching going on. The Celtics now have roster space to pick up released veterans, and cap space to go after the new wave of free agents that are becoming available in the near future.

So long Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson, we enjoyed your play here with the Boston Celtics and wish you luck, except against the Celtics.

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Breaking News: The Boston Celtics Beat the Los Angeles Lakers to take 3-2 NBA Finals Lead heading into Game 6 in Los Angeles. Nate Robinson was big once again coming off the bench and Paul Pierce was huge, matching Kobe Bryant almost point for point, as Kobe did almost the entire offensive production for the Lakers.

LA staged a furious comeback, and kept it close late, but Boston kept hitting big shots and free throws, and closed it out in the end.

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Rajon Rondo 18 5 8
Tony Allen 4 1 0
Glen Davis 0 3 1
Rasheed Wallace 5 4 0
Nate Robinson 4 0 4
Totals 92 35 21

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Pau Gasol 12 12 0
Andrew Bynam 6 1 0
Ron Artest 7 2 2
Derek Fisher 9 4 2
Lamar Odom 8 8 2
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But it sounds like that could change tomorrow when the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds its very first hearing on renewing the law.

The hearing's title? ESEA Reauthorization: The Importance of World-Class K-12 Education for our Economic Success. Sounds like they're starting out with an "economic competitiveness/job creation strategy," which makes sense from a messaging standpoint, given that in survey after survey, the public says it wants Congress to focus on jobs.

But the topic doesn't give us much of a hint on where the committee stands on the key questions going into reauthorization, including how to measure student learning, gauge teacher effectiveness, and turn around low-performing schools.

On the four-man witness list? Some are usual suspects:

*John Castellan, the president of the Business Roundtable in Washington

*Dennis Van Roekel, the president, National Education Association in Washington

And some are not:

*Andreas Schleicher, the head of the Indicators and Analysis Division, Education Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development in Paris, France

*Charles Butt, the chairman and CEO of H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas

Interestingly, there's no one from the Obama administration, which is expected to put out some sort of ESEA blueprint soon.

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Comic 1036 - Investigate Hope's study

Posted on 20th May 2018, 12:03 AM in Hope
Investigate Hope's study

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Morgenstern 20th May 2018, 12:03 AM edit delete
While Caius explains the tunnels and the monster to Jury, you have your bug examine the books on Hope's bookshelf. There's a lot of books on biblical imagery and interpretation, especially regarding the rapture, the end times, the apocalypse, that sort of thing.

...There's also a lot of books on group psychology, swaying public masses, the formation of insular cultures, and fostering oppressed martyr mentalities in sub-groups. There's a few books on acquiring and managing income (more specifically, inspirational speaking for profit, fleecing people, and the best ways to avoid paying taxes). There's one book on being a pickup artist.

You check the safe. It's... definitely a safe. Metal, heavy, and with a digital lock.

You also check the painting on the wall. It's not quite like the others--it looks newer, and by a different artist than the previous paintings. You think this one might be modern, rather than a copy of older art. It depicts a man being carried by angels toward heaven.

On closer examination, the man in the painting bares a strong resemblance to Hope. ...At least in the face. He's much more fit in the painting than he is in real life.

You have your bug cling to the underside of the chair, hiding it away for the moment.

Cyanic 20th May 2018, 12:17 AM edit delete reply
If possible, can we shape the bug so that it's flat enough to go through the cracks of the safe? Just to see what's inside, like, not really turning it into liquid, just making it really flat, sliding it into a crack and into the safe, then growing an eye on the other side

Also we should check on the hummer retrieval team
still Cyanic 20th May 2018, 12:19 AM edit delete reply
tho if the safe thing takes too much time/effort, let's not
Cuttlefish 20th May 2018, 4:29 AM edit delete reply
We could make an egg and force that through, maybe, but I doubt there would be enough light inside to sense much.
T41 20th May 2018, 12:22 AM edit delete reply
Yeesh! With this information it seems Red Eyed Prophet had extremely little chance of being anything other than what he ended up as.
Skullrama 20th May 2018, 12:45 AM edit delete reply
Yeah, let's see how Lumpy and the gang are doing.
zelly_fangirl 20th May 2018, 1:48 AM edit delete reply
hide the bug behind the bookshelf while we check in with the crew about hummer detail. there may be secrets back there.
Cyanic 20th May 2018, 1:54 AM edit delete reply
1977 20th May 2018, 2:31 AM edit delete reply
With the safe I would just say we pick it up on the way out.
It seems to just standing on the ground not built into the wall, so Caius or Michelle should be able to simply carry it out.

Or we could try if we are able to build a pool of blood underneath it to simply 'port it out.
The bloodpool then turns into a bug and goes out of there to leave no evidence.
Blue_Elite 20th May 2018, 3:53 AM edit delete reply
Check on status of hummer retrieval mission and work on building more Lumpy golems in the meantime (if there's anytime).
I'm really starting to like the idea of sending in a nigh-indestructible golem to rescue Grizwald (or act as a distraction while the rest of us rescue him). If we can deal with the monster, having an armor golem get all of Hope's attention would be great in preventing us from being televised and then identified as criminals by Hope.
On that note, we should see if there's a television broadcasting room somewhere like a security room that we can hack. Otherwise, the one type of weapon I would like to get is an EMP bomb to disable those television cameras.
Cyanic 20th May 2018, 10:40 AM edit delete reply
I like this golem plan
Nayru9572 20th May 2018, 4:45 AM edit delete reply
Can we have the bug make an egg there? Might be useful if we see Hope sneaking into his office but our bug is outside.
PurpleKetchup 20th May 2018, 5:02 AM edit delete reply
Caius may also want to confirm the kidnapping - I don't remember if he did so far.

Might want to make an egg hidden somewhere in Hope's study. Redundancy is key to proper infiltration.
Blue_Elite 20th May 2018, 5:15 AM edit delete reply
Michelle returns. "Jury said she's down. She can't bring in a strike team or nothin', but if Hope's really kidnapped a homeless guy Jury don't give a damn about the paperwork. We call her, she'll be there. We got 'til Sunday, right? And today's... uh..."
We are trying to allow Jury to bring in said strike team. If they can catch Thale flat-footed, he might hide the monster and the feds might provide enough of a distraction for us to run in, get Grizwald to safety, and get out.
On that note, Jury will probably need video evidence; meaning we'll need to send in the camera bot/golem. If at the same time we could put a tracker on Thale's monster, we might we able to trace it back to a monster base Thale owns if he does run away with it. It would work out in our favor on multiple levels.
fellow 20th May 2018, 6:33 AM edit delete reply
Keep in mind, if we take jury, we can't use magic or anything that looks like we got it via magic.
PurpleKetchup 20th May 2018, 7:03 AM edit delete reply
I was more thinking of using her intervention as a diversion to do our shenanigans. As a federal agent tipped off by a known source, she might have enough leverage to get a warrant.
Depending how far down the crazy rabbit hole Hope is, he will either comply (and she would extract Grizwald) or not (then we infiltrate and retrieve Grizwald ourselves).
Jury wouldn't get to see anything.


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Comic 291 - Get off the counter

Posted on 28th Aug 2017, 3:22 PM in Unfathomable Hate
Get off the counter

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You fight through the pain, at least long enough to give yourself a painkiller effect. As it starts to kick in you roll off of the counter and onto the floor.

You try to squeeze at the tiger woman's head, or force her into the electric door, using your bandages. However, she manages to resist with some effort. Though bandages under your control seem stronger than normal bandages, they are still just bandages. Before she manages to get the bandages ripped from her face, you start getting to your feet, and throw one of the volatile chemical vials at the shield generator. You then grab one of the acid vials, and throw it at the woman.

She shreds your bandages, ripping the pieces from her face just in time to throw her arms up, screaming as the vial breaks across her arms. The acid starts to eat into her flesh, smoking rising from her forearms. The shield generator makes a loud, awful popping noise. There's another loud sound, and a flash of light, from the hallway. The pressure, the heavy pounding in your chest increases. You can barely bring yourself to move.

Your needles are still scattered all over the floor. You start commanding them at the woman. She does her best to fight them off, snatching them out of the air and throwing them at the floor, stomping them out with incredible speed... but eventually, she's overwhelmed. You manage to stick her. You feel your blood fighting through the radioactivity, working its way toward control. With her last few seconds, she reaches down and picks your gun up off the floor.

She puts the barrel against her chin and pulls the trigger. Her body hits the floor. She dies before you fully gain control of her.

You take a moment to try and block your body's adrenaline. Your chest continues to hurt, your heart pounding... not fast, per se, but hard. You start leaning into the counter for support as you start to feel intense pain in other parts of your body, even through your numbing effect. The pain makes it difficult to focus on, but you try to contact Dr. Finch, and explain... well, at least a rough version of what's going on. Cutting off your adrenaline supplies doesn't seem to be helping.

"Oh my... my my my, maybe the problem isn't too much epinephrine. There's a condition called polyglandular Addison’s--it's rare, but its victims can't produce adrenaline when they're meant to. The body still activates the stress response, but there's no increase in blood pressure or sugar or or or a number of other things. Being on level may affect the body like a subdued version of polyglandular Addison’s, in which case the answer is more adrenaline, not less."

It sounds like a shot in the dark, but blocking the adrenaline off didn't seem to help. You start trying to put it in reverse, forcing your body to produce more epinephrine. You can hear the shield generator crackling, shaking, as if something inside it is trying to burst.

It takes some time, and you end up increasing your own painkiller dosage by a substantial amount before the end, but you finally start to ease up the pounding in your chest.

AlphaDragon 28th Aug 2017, 4:02 PM edit delete reply
Evacuate room and check on Fuse. In that order.
WalkerOfSorrow 28th Aug 2017, 4:06 PM edit delete reply
Agreed. Being anywhere near that generator is a bad thing.
PurpleKetchup 28th Aug 2017, 4:06 PM edit delete reply
Thank Finch for the diagnosis.

Check Fuse's surroundings while rushing out.
Enough bad surprises for the day.
Mochi 28th Aug 2017, 4:07 PM edit delete reply
we need to help fuse first and foremost. that sounded like another improvised flashbang. fight through, grab our gun, and make sure he doesn't get himself killed.

the shield generator sounds like it's about to blow, and being in the room when it does doesn't seem smart. so, back to the fucking hallway of death we go.
Xylas_Incarnum 28th Aug 2017, 4:10 PM edit delete reply
This is why I hate Zealots.
worthless 28th Aug 2017, 4:23 PM edit delete reply
yea they are so centered on their own cause and are so close minded that they cant see the full picture or any picture except the one put in their head by their "GOD" I really don't like most forms of religion
The Collector 28th Aug 2017, 4:18 PM edit delete reply
Grab her mask, also maybe Fuse could use an assist.
Baron11704 20th Dec 2017, 3:50 AM edit delete reply
Oh shoot the level. We forgot about the level. Uh oh.


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Comic 68 - Crawl into the vent

Posted on 26th Jul 2017, 1:38 PM in The Hospital
Crawl into the vent

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You grab some clean towels, placing them in front of the vent as you crawl into it. You hope that this will be enough to mask your scent as you climb down the vent, straight down, to the floor below.

You pop out in a restroom.

3litt0 26th Jul 2017, 1:49 PM edit delete reply
Loot. And you should probably take a dump while your here.
5007-574in3d 26th Jul 2017, 2:03 PM edit delete reply
Get a good look in the mirror. It's the first one you've found all night.


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Tuesday, 3 November 2009

electro is actually cake

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Boys Noize's sophomore album Power is, yeah, not mind-blowingly great. It's a careful extension of the arid electro his debut Oi Oi Oi had people trading hickies over.

With all the attention Mr Noize, aka Alexander Ridha, received over the past two years the pressure to set the bar higher might've given him some sleepless nights. So he's gone the other way and produced an album that is, overall, less edgy.

The best example is the track 'Nerve' lacking a hard kick drum. Instead Ridha has used the synthline like a violin. This creates rising and falling tempo in all the right places. It fucks my life.

'Rozz Box' does the industrial electro thing as Oi Oi Oi was renowned for, 'Gax' is whimsical and catchy, 'Kontact Me' is like a modern horror movie theme song and 'Transmission' needs a few listens because it's got this annoying synthline that, eventually, makes you realise how clever this Boy(s) really is.

Boys Noize - Jeffer (Modeselektor Remix)

Modeselektor have got the right idea. They turned this little slut of a track into upbeat, hippity-hoppity electro with a minimal glaze over the top. Yeah, it's like peach-glazed Savarin cake.

Boys Noize - Heart Attack (MMMatthias Edit)

The original is like a shoegazey lullaby. MMMatthias takes it to a place i think the electro genre is already heading - toward lo-fi, damp, ruminating dance music.

Boys Noize - Kontact Me (MMMatthias Edit)

This is a lightly edited version of the original and would be great for a party playlist because it's shelf life will probably be about four minutes. But it's still worth listening to because it's like ripped stockings. A bit wow until you rock up to work in them.

Grab your copy of Power right here.

Anonymous said...

i like your posts because the pictures always feature boobies

Omar said...

Yeah, if my posts bomb out at least i've something to fall back on.

Glad to see i bombed out this time :)

Anonymous said...

Bomb the BOOBIES!

Omar said...

Boobies are the bomb?


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Intrepid Jazz Project

Contemporary, yet timeless acoustical jazz, featuring St. John  and Joey Whitney on saxophone, Tim Grant on bass, and Ed Gallagher on guitar.

Fee: No Admission Charge

Concert Time: 7pm

Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

Weather updates can be found on our Facebook page
Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council


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The strategy will change depending on which kind of project you are working, yet do not make errors – you really need a strategy through which your site (or your client’s) will buy and sell in the cell space. Whatever site you have designed – mostly static (and perhaps even the Internet is really static sites? ), A news web page with changing content or interactive web application – best to procedure the matter thoroughly, carefully seeing on your cell site when it comes to user comfort.

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Take, for instance , the site Hyundai. If you load in a computer’s desktop browser, the first thing you’ll see – it’s big, bold pictures that trigger emotional connection with company vehicles. In addition to that, you will see the organization make selection, callouts to information about the numerous benefits of running a car Hyundai, search the site and links to social media. Now down load on a cellphone and you’ll view a cut-down variation of the internet site. However , the main features remain here: a relatively large photography of the latest models, that are followed by a few more (optimized designed for mobile format) images of machines. In the mobile variant, you will not look at any complicated navigation and callouts. The creators chose to „sharpen“ their mobile residence site under the terms of the organization purpose of the organization, which is to build an emotional connection to your car with the help of a catchy method.

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6. Nesting in one column generally works best

If you think maybe about design, the structure into a single steering column pays off ideal. It not only helps to manage the limited space of a small screen, but likewise permits convenient scaling among different gadgets and turning from panorama to face mode. Making use of the methods of „responsive“ web design you may make a lot of made-up site for the desktop audio systems and pereverstat it into one column. New Basecamp Portable Site is a superb example of that.

7. Up and down hierarchy: think in terms of multi level

On your web page a lot of information to become presented within a mobile formatting? A good way to plan content within a simple and digestible form — is a multi-level navigation with drop-down menu. You can deepen the single-column structure is normally one step, it will let you invest significant portions of the content inside the unfolding segments and the user – to open the articles that curiosity him, and hide the other parts. See how it truly is implemented on the website Major League Baseball. On top of the web page there is a switch that says „Team. inches When you click on the page it expands to exhibit a straight list of the 30 clubs in a single steering column.

8. Go to „click-through“

Inside the mobile Net all relationship takes place through contact with a finger instead of mouse clicks. This kind of creates a totally different dynamic or in other words of comfort. Turning to the typical design just for mobile, you will have to go through all of the „clickable“ elements – backlinks, buttons, food selection, etc . — And create them „click-through“! At the time, as determined on the desktop Internet, „locked up“ for the purpose of links with small , even very small active (clickable) areas, it takes a mobile phone version of this larger plus more massive switches that can be conveniently pressed considering the thumb. Additionally , there is no condition induced mouse. In most cases, when in the personal pc version of something going on when you approach the mouse (for case, the appearance of the drop-down menu), when viewing the webpage via cellular happens when the 1st time you press the button. After the second click on the cell site is the same as that after the first click on the desktop. This could cause irritation to the users of cellphones, so you need to process all the states caused mouse to suit their needs.

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Much like any job, you will need to test out your site towards the greatest possible number of mobile phones. Not having the devices, you need to be smart to discover a way to provide a precise test per of them. This may require a mixture of: install a software program development set for the desired platform (for example, iPhone SDK and Android SDK ) As well as take advantage of readily available web simulator for the consideration of other cellular platforms. I hope this article to some extent increased your understanding before you take the engineering of a fresh mobile web page. Feel free to leave your advice when the comments that you think will probably be useful for creating a mobile internet site.

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