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Calorie Shifting To Confuse Your Body With Weight Loss – Lose Weight In 17 Days Or Less
Have you ever heard of a quick and easy diet plan? Let me tell you something that can be hard to bear: there is no such thing as a quick and easy diet plan. Having trouble losing all that fat in your […]
Have you ever heard of a quick and easy diet plan? Let me tell you something that can be hard to bear: there is no such thing as a quick and easy diet plan. Having trouble losing all that fat in your abdomen? What if there was a way to lose that really hard-to-burn bagel top or belly fat in just 17 days without those mindless diets that claim to shed the weight quickly and easily?
Forget old school, try new school called calorie shifting
My advice is to stay away from all those low-fat, no-fat, high-protein, etc. diets. They promise everything and offer nothing. Those programs usually cost a lot of money and leave you unsatisfied. Your metabolism will slow down on many of these “diets” and that will cause you to gain more weight if you eat more than you are used to. That means that you will store more fat in your body instead of getting rid of it. A simple technique to shed body weight and lose weight for good is the use of what is called the calorie shifting diet. This way of eating will kick your metabolism into high gear, resulting in the loss of belly fat and those extra pounds.
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Here’s the beauty of this diet: there’s no need to starve or deprive yourself. In fact, in certain cases you will be eating more than you are used to. Before we get into the details, let’s look at a sample plan.
1) Establish a baseline: Let’s say, for example, that you normally consume 1,800 calories a day. Well, for the first month, make sure you eat 1,800 calories so your body gets used to this constant amount.
2) 300 Calorie Increase: For 2 days of the first week, consume an additional 300 calories from your baseline. Example: Monday and Friday consume 2100 calories.
3) Downshift by 400 Calories: For 2 days of the second week, reduce your caloric intake to 1400 calories. Example: Tuesday and Thursday eliminate 400 calories
4) 500 Calorie Upshift: For 2 days of the third week, consume 2,300 calories. Example: Monday and Thursday add up to 500 calories.
5) 500 calorie downshift: For 2 days of week 4, only consume 1300 calories. Example: Tuesday and Friday have 1300 calories.
6) Regulate – Once you have completed 1 month of the calorie shifting diet, go back to your normal 1800 calorie eating habit for at least 2 weeks before trying again.
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The idea is that by constantly changing the number of calories you consume, you force your metabolism to adapt. You will have your body constantly guessing which one will keep the metabolism from slowing down. If you have the same foods constantly, the body will require less energy to process them. So this keeps the metabolism running efficiently. This is important because it is a trick that changes your calorie intake per day by tricking your metabolism into burning more fat. This trick will make sure your metabolism is doing its job all day so you don’t have to worry about being on a diet.
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Will there be unintended consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. Market Exchange?
Although it received most of the publicity as a possible step on the road to patent reform, eBay v. The MercExchange case may have altered the landscape of obtaining permanent injunctions in general, and therefore may have unintended and unforeseen consequences in […]
Although it received most of the publicity as a possible step on the road to patent reform, eBay v. The MercExchange case may have altered the landscape of obtaining permanent injunctions in general, and therefore may have unintended and unforeseen consequences in other areas of the law.
Of the unanimous opinion (Thomas, J.) in eBay v. MercExchange, 126 S.Ct. 1837, 1839; 164 L. Ed. 2d 641, 645-646, 78 USPQ2d 1577 (2006):
In accordance with well-established principles of equity, a plaintiff seeking permanent injunctive relief must satisfy a four-factor test before a court can award such relief. A plaintiff must show: (1) that he has
suffered an irreparable [164 L.Ed. 2d 646] injury; (2) that the remedies available at law, such as money damages, are inadequate to compensate for that damage; (3) that, considering the balance of the difficulties between the plaintiff and the defendant, a remedy in equity is warranted; and (4) that the public interest would not be served by a permanent injunction. See, for example, Weinberger v. Romero-Barceló, 456 US 305, 311-313, 102 S. Ct. 1798, 72 L. Ed. 2d 91 (1982); Amoco Production Co.v. Gambell, 480 US 531, 542, 107 S. Ct. 1396, 94 L. Ed. 2d 542 (1987).
Odetics v. Storage technology, 14 F. Supp. 2d 785, 794 (ED Va 1998), cites Weinberger as follows:
The issuance of injunctions against STK is governed by traditional equitable principles, which require consideration of (i) whether the plaintiff would face irreparable harm if the injunction were not issued, (ii) whether the plaintiff has adequate legal recourse, ( iii) if granting the precautionary measure is in the public interest, and (iv) if the balance of difficulties tips in favor of the plaintiff. See Weinberger
v. Romero-Barceló, 456 US 305, 312, 72 L. Ed. 2d 91, 102 S. Ct. 1798 (1982).
The district court’s decision on eBay, 275 F. Supp. 2d 695 (ED Va 2003), related to this text.
EBay’s brief to the Supreme Court, 2005 US Briefs 130, quotes Weinberger as follows:
This Tribunal could stop there because “equitable remedy is not available in the absence of a showing of irreparable
injury,” Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 US 95, 111 (1983), and “insufficient legal remedies.” Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo, 456 US 305, 312 (1982).
The unsuspecting reader might expect to find a four-factor test for a permanent injunction on page 312 of the Supreme Court case Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelona. The naive reader would be wrong.
Here is some text around page 312 of Weinberger:
*Start text
It goes without saying that a court order is an equitable remedy. “It is not a resource that is presented as of course”, Harrisonville v. W. S. Dickey Clay Mfg. Co., 289 US 334, 337-338 (1933), or “to restrain an act the injurious consequences of which are merely insignificant.” Consolidated Channel Co. [456 U.S. 312] v. Mesa Canal Co., 177 US 296, 302 (1900). An order should be issued only when the intervention of a court of law
equity “is essential to effectively protect property rights against harm that would otherwise be irremediable.” Cavanaugh v. Looney, 248 US 453, 456 (1919). The Court has repeatedly held that the basis for injunctive relief in federal court has always been irreparable harm and the inadequacy of legal remedies. Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp., 422 US 49, 61 (1975); Samson vs. Murray, 415 US 61, 88 (1974); Beacon Theatres, Inc. c. Westover, 359 US 500, 506-507 (1959); Hecht Cov Bowles, supra, at 329.
When plaintiff and defendant bring competing claims for damages, the traditional function of equity has been to achieve a “good fit and reconciliation” between the competing claims, Hecht Co. v. Bowles, supra, at 329. In such cases, the court “balances the convenience of the parties and the possible harm to them as they may be affected by the granting or withholding of the injunction.” Yakusv. United States, 321 US 414, 440 (1944). “The essence of equitable jurisdiction has been the power of
Chancellor make equity and mold each decree to the needs of the particular case. It has been distinguished by flexibility rather than rigidity.” Hecht Co. v. Bowles, supra, at 329.
In the exercise of their sound discretion, the courts of equity must pay special attention to the public consequences when using the extraordinary remedy of injunction. Common Rail v. Pullman Co., 312 US 496, 500 (1941). Thus, the Court has stated that “[the] the granting of an interlocutory injunction by the courts of equity has never been strictly considered a matter of law, even though the plaintiff may otherwise suffer irreparable harm”, and that “when an injunction is requested that will adversely affect to an audience
interest whose impairment, even temporarily, cannot be offset by a bond, the
The court may, in the public interest, withhold relief pending a final determination of the rights of the parties, although the postponement may be burdensome to the court. [456 U.S. 313] plaintiff.” Yakus v. United States, supra, at 440 (footnote omitted). The granting of jurisdiction to enforce a law hardly suggests an absolute duty to do so in any circumstance, and a federal judge serving as chancellor es is not mechanically bound to grant an injunction for every violation of the law TVA v. Hill, 437 US, at 193, Hecht Co. v. Bowles, 321 US, at 329.
*Finish text
As is clear from the text at the bottom of page 312, the injunction at issue in Weinberger was NOT a permanent injunction, but rather a temporary injunction where the final resolution depended on another event. [for example, “[The district court] refused, however, to prohibit Navy operations while the permit application was being considered.”]The equitable balancing issues for a temporary injunction, which are considered before the final issues are resolved, are distinct from those balancing issues for a permanent injunction, which are considered after the case has been decided on the merits Thus, for example, the “public interest” issue discussed on page 312 of Weinberger is the public interest BEFORE a final determination of the rights of the parties, NOT AFTER the final determination, as would be the case in a permanent injunction. [However, one notes that Orin H. Lewis referred to Weinberger as the “landmark permanent injunction case” in 72 Tex. L. Rev. 849; in such view, one considers that the district court disposed of the final issues before the district court, even though the ultimate disposition of the rights [of the Navy] I’d be in another forum.]
The Weinberger case does not list a four-factor test to consider when granting a permanent injunction. In fact, the Weinberger case was not strictly about the granting of a permanent injunction because the final merits had to be resolved in the permit application. The decision in eBay v. MercExchange about the presence of a four-factor test for permanent injunctions may have unintended consequences. In ZEN INVESTMENTS, 2006 US Dist. LEXIS 37171 (decided June 2, 2006), the court noted: “The Third Circuit has not reached agreement #5 on whether a plaintiff must prove irreparable harm to receive a permanent injunction, as opposed to a preliminary injunction which always requires a showing of irreparable harm.” eBay’s decision brings “irreparable damage” right back into the permanent injunction calculation without giving much guidance on how to assess irreparable damage. The immediate impact will be more uncertainty.
Ironically, the eBay court’s citation of a nonexistent four-factor test resonates with some questionable citation practices in the Weinberger case. For example, the adequacy of Weinberger’s court citations in other cases appearing on page 312 has been questioned by legal scholars. Thus, Douglas Laycock wrote about Weinberger in the Harvard Law Review in 1990 (103 Harv. L. Rev. 687):
The Court said it “has repeatedly held that the basis for injunctive relief in the federal courts has always been irreparable harm and insufficient legal remedies.” He then cited Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp., a contentious case; Samson vs. Murray, a case on preliminary relief and deference to administrative agencies; Beacon Theatres, Inc. c. Westover, a jury trial case; and Hecht Co.v. bowling,
a case that doesn’t even mention the irreparable harm rule. Weinberger himself is about excessive hardship and deference to the military. Each of these cases is cited in a different section of this article; they have almost nothing in common except the phrase “irreparable damage”. Hecht doesn’t even have that; Hecht denied a court order on the grounds that it would be futile. The Court misquoted him in Weinberger. Perhaps the paralegal assumed that any case in which an injunction was denied and discretion was mentioned must have been a case of irreparable injury.
Thus, the cases cited in the Weinberger decision, which was used to justify eBay v. MercExchange does not actually justify the proposition about “repeatedly holding that the basis for injunctive relief is…” Also, there is no list of four enumerated factors in the Weinberger case. Arguably Weinberger c. Romero-Barceló, 456 US 305, 311 (1982) taught that an injunction will not “restrain an act whose detrimental consequences are merely insignificant” (citing Consolidated Canal Co. v. Mesa Canal Co., 177 US 296, 302 (1900 )), an issue quite different from the one faced in eBay v. MercExchange.
While the unanimous decision in eBay is characterized as a limited decision reiterating prior law, it has the potential to create more uncertainty in the area of applying the concept of “irreparable harm” to the calculation of permanent injunctive relief.
Other aspects of the eBay case were discussed in the Los Angeles Times Gets Facts Wrong in Discussion about Supreme Court case, eBay v. MercExchange
Given that Thomas’s opinion cites the still valid 1908 Continental Paper case against the reasoning of the district court’s eBay opinion, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ four-factor analysis in this case could still be valid, and a permanent court order could still be issued. So, ironically, despite all the smoke, MercExchange can still get its permanent injunction and we can almost get “business as usual” on the use of permanent injunctions in patent law, even as greater uncertainty is injected into other areas.
Is Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) the reason for your hair loss?
Even though people have been experiencing baldness and trying to find its causes since the very beginning of modern civilization, new revelations and findings are being made almost every day. Scientists are not only testing and discovering new types of treatment methods […]
Even though people have been experiencing baldness and trying to find its causes since the very beginning of modern civilization, new revelations and findings are being made almost every day. Scientists are not only testing and discovering new types of treatment methods like latest hair transplant techniques but also revealing reasons for male pattern baldness that were mostly unknown before.
For example, consider frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), a type of possibly permanent baldness that was first recognized in the early 1990s, however has been occurring regularly in recent years. Finding out what Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) looks like and the people who are most at risk is arguably the most ideal approach to diagnosing the condition early and avoiding severe damage.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia is one of the few unique types of scarring alopecia, a type of male pattern baldness that occurs when there is an attack of a basic health condition or an external natural factor and crushes the hair follicles, and then replaces them with scar tissue
FFA results in a symmetrical band of baldness across the forehead and sides of the head, making it appear as if the entire hairline is going backwards. This happens because FFA is recognized from different types of scarring alopecia by its distinctive nature and movement.
This usually incorporates a dynamic thinning of the sideburns and the disappearance of the eyebrows. The frontal hairline may appear battered or worn as hair follicles are damaged and replaced with scar tissue. By all accounts, the hair follicles at the edges of the bald region may look red, white, and swollen, and shiny scars may be left behind.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia has been reported from time to time in postmenopausal women who have crossed the age of 50 years. However, many cases have also been found in women who are over 40 years of age. While extremely rare, there have also been a few situations where the condition has occurred in men.
FFA is frequently misdiagnosed and can easily be confused with traction hair loss, which is a considerably more common problem that occurs when tight haircuts, such as ponytails or braids, put extreme pressure on the hair. the hair follicles.
However, frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is considered a much more serious problem, while traction hair loss is considered temporary and can be easily treated with medication. If you or your hair transplant surgeon fail to detect Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) early, then permanent damage to the hair follicles can result. This makes it even more important to visit only the best hair transplant surgeon.
Much research has been done and many studies are still being done on frontal fibrosing alopecia, but the causes behind its occurrence remain basically unknown. Many surgeons offer hair transplant treatments to cure FFA.
The Talented Mrs. Highsmith and Tom Ripley, Part 3
This is the third and final article in my series on Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series. I review the fifth and final of her homicidal psychopath novels (it seems cruel to label such a fascinating charmer in this way) and write some final […]
This is the third and final article in my series on Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series. I review the fifth and final of her homicidal psychopath novels (it seems cruel to label such a fascinating charmer in this way) and write some final thoughts on Ripley’s work. In a separate article, “Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley in the Movies,” I’ve covered film treatments and a screenplay based on Anthony Minghella’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”
ripley under water
In “Underwater Ripley,” the fifth and final Tom Ripley novel by Patricia Highsmith, a dangerous, unsavory and disturbed couple, David and Janice Pritchard, have turned up in Tom’s placid French town. They’re up to no good, investigating Tom’s past, the disappearance of Murchison, whom Tom had murdered in the cellar of his Belle Ombre home. They have been investigating the forgeries of Derwatt’s paintings and Ripley’s association with the late Dickie Greenleaf, the man who inadvertently provided Tom with his wealth and his life of leisure. It’s not easy being Tom Ripley, a man with at least eight or nine homicides in his past.
Highsmith frequently jumps right into her narrative and hero’s dilemma, without preamble or wasting time in her hard-hitting, plot-driven, character-focused style. As always, the wife Eloísa is either away (in Morocco) or indifferent to what she is sweating. She knows her husband is a risky job, but he provides her with exactly what she needs, a showcase for her frivolous lifestyle. Tom doesn’t work for a living, but he certainly works hard to avoid detection.
Pritchard, full of innuendos and threats, follows Tom and his wife to Morocco where Tom gives him a good beating. Throughout the book, readers, knowing Tom as a frequent killer, realize that the Pritchards are skating on very thin ice in pursuing him. Often their solution to such problems has been homicidal rather than social. He is not the kind of man you fool around with. The creepy odd couple, like vultures, fight and fight, a couple straight out of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”.
Pritchard, a persistently obsessed avenger, procures a boat and a helper and begins methodically scouring the nearby rivers and canals in search of Murchison’s missing body. Every day he goes out fighting for long hours while Tom is grappling with what to do about this busybody. When a headless corpse turns up, the plot thickens.
This is a perfectly argued book. Highsmith keeps you wondering how Tom will finally deal with the Pritchards, because you know he’ll do whatever he has to, including murder, to survive.
Ripley – In Brief
Looking back at the five-novel canon of Highsmith Ripley’s novels, we see in Tom Ripley a man who fascinates us, but not a man we can admire or envy for his dubious sense of morality and criminality. He lives a life of leisure, he loves working in his garden, he is an amateur painter, he loves his beautiful house, Belle Ombre, in the French countryside.
He adores his beautiful, independent, wealthy wife, Heloise, who is completely hedonistic and so into herself that she turns a blind eye to her husband’s misdeeds. Her role is like that of Tony Soprano’s wife, except Tony’s wife is brave, more inquisitive, and more involved, while Heloise is passive.
Tom is a murderer, an impostor, a thief, but still to the reader he is an engaging and captivating character creation. He loves fine art, particularly Derwatt’s work, because his income is derived in part from the sale of forgeries of Derwatt’s work. He loves expensive clothes and fine wines and foods. Unfortunately, he can never get rid of the bloodstains of a victim named Murchison whom he had murdered in Belle Ombre’s cellar.
Tom is educated, cultivated, self-taught, a man who appreciates the finer things in life, but is he really civilized? At least eight people died by his hand (it’s hard to keep up with his body count), and he drove at least one more to suicide, Bernard Tufts, the forger. He may have indirectly driven a second person, teenager Frank Pierson, to suicide by not giving him more advice. He has a killer instinct and a taste for killing that he believes in his cultivated way of life. Perhaps he is analogous to Hitler’s love for Wagner or Wagner’s admiration for Hitler?
Tom lacks a conscience, any sense of morality. He sometimes seems able to block out dangerous situations that his friends or even his wife find themselves in. In Book Five he doesn’t even think about the tragedy of his bosom friend Frank in Book Four.
Survival instincts are very strong in Tom. His own level of self-preservation and selfishness often gets the upper hand. He exhibits a great deal of callousness. He is a risk taker who often skates very close to detection and discovery, but it is almost always Tom against the world, cunning, brutal and violent at times, Tom, above all others. He the last man standing if necessary, but he never killed a woman.
Highsmith loved the amorality of her creation, her creature, and she endowed him with a sense of empowerment and the ability to escape capture and walk free. She wanted him to be as free as a bird. I think he was her response to a society that she found brutalizing, hypocritical and immoral. Perhaps Tom was her defiant response to what she saw as the immorality and callousness of the world.
Perhaps she broke rules that Highsmith herself hardly believed in. Through him, she could live her own cultured life and mock a society that she was not willing to be a member of. She became very fond of her cultured creation, because he was a rebel, a fearless rule breaker, a homicidal monster in a world that might be monstrous in her eyes.
But writing about bad guys is fun, and it was fun for her to have a creation that did what she wanted, what she shouldn’t have done, and yet got away with it because it belonged in her fictional world and she could make it up. own rules for that world.
Highsmith died in 1995, but even now, Tom may still be alive, unpunished, living by his own rules, tending his garden and occasionally beating up a person or two who get in his way.
Cyprus Property – Should You Rent Or Buy?
It may seem absurd to suggest that there could be clear advantages to renting property in Cyprus over buying, but that may be the case in certain circumstances. The writer has always been quick to expound on the benefits of owning property […]
It may seem absurd to suggest that there could be clear advantages to renting property in Cyprus over buying, but that may be the case in certain circumstances. The writer has always been quick to expound on the benefits of owning property in Cyprus, especially in relation to holiday villas or apartments in Cyprus. However, a growing argument in favor of long-term rentals in Cyprus, particularly by retired couples and even some families as well. The good news for them is that there is no shortage of all kinds of properties available for rent throughout the island, including the main resorts. However, the question most readers will be asking is whether there is any advantage to paying rent over buying a property in Cyprus with a conventional mortgage.
A growing number of retired couples are selling their homes and moving to Cyprus to take advantage of the island’s mild climate and more relaxed lifestyle. These upwardly mobile retirees do not want to be tied down by the burden of home ownership in Cyprus and prefer to rent. They have calculated that the interest on the money from the sale of their UK properties is enough to cover the rental of a property in Cyprus. They then have the freedom to move from one place to another with ease, without any of the hassles involved in buying and selling property. Also, should they have to return to the UK for whatever reason, they would still have the benefit of their cash assets in the bank.
Other older couples have chosen the Cyprus property rental option to avoid things like inheritance tax and the possibility of having their property assets liquidated by the UK government. This is often the case in case they need to go to nursing or care homes later in life. Either giving your property assets to your children or selling them outright puts them out of reach of the Treasury. The other advantage seen in such an arrangement is the pleasure of seeing their children benefit from their inheritance while the parents are still alive. Since Cyprus and the UK have reciprocal tax and pension agreements, these couples can even pay their pensions directly into a Cyprus bank account.
In the case of holiday rental properties in Cyprus, it does not make any sense to rent such a house or villa because the rent would be based on the holiday market. The cost of renting these properties on a weekly basis would be astronomical and totally unfeasible for anyone considering a long term lease. For example, people who are moving to Cyprus or who want to spend the whole winter there. Many holiday property owners in Cyprus are willing to negotiate realistic rates for long-term rentals, especially during the winter season. The price difference between vacation rentals and long-term property rentals is huge, to put it mildly. Long-term rental in Cyprus is always a cheaper option because the market is self-regulated by the average salary which, in turn, determines the actual affordability of rentals.
The ironic twist is that many Cyprus properties earning long-term rentals are often on the same street as identical homes earning four times the amount of vacation rentals. So if you fancy living in a luxury apartment in Cyprus or even a villa with your own private pool, a long-term rental might be just what you need. With the Cyprus real estate boom continuing unabated, there is a wide range of properties available for long-term rental and there is no shortage of willing tenants either. A good proportion of these Cyprus properties will be owned by former land owners because that is how developers pay them, with houses instead of cash. So if you like the idea of a house in the sun but don’t want to buy, perhaps you should consider renting a property in Cyprus.
10 key steps to turn your mobile app idea into reality
Many people and companies are coming up with new mobile app ideas to succeed in their field. They want to reach a new audience or better serve their existing customers. However, people are relatively unaware of the steps or process involved in […]
Many people and companies are coming up with new mobile app ideas to succeed in their field. They want to reach a new audience or better serve their existing customers. However, people are relatively unaware of the steps or process involved in turning a mobile app idea into reality. Due to the lack of capacity and information between startups and established companies, most of them do not know how to shape the app idea.
I have helped several companies to create their mobile application. These are the 10 key steps that I have followed in my 6 years of experience. I believe my list can help anyone in any industry bring their mobile app idea to life.
Step 1 – Write Your Feature List
Conceptualize your idea start by taking some notes. Before you do anything, you should write whatever comes to mind. Writing the list of features on a piece of paper helps you focus on your idea and expand on it. I recommend writing your idea several times and in many ways. This list will also come in handy when discussing with your co-founders, designers, investors, or developers; everyone will ask for it. Please note that you must have them sign an NDA before sharing your feature list. Your feature list should be clean and easy to understand. Also make sure it has popular and unique features, which will play a big role in the success of your product.
Step 2: Do the market research
After writing your strong list of features, you want to conduct market research to find the competition, trends, and market needs. Make sure there are no similar apps on the market. If there are, find out their reviews, ratings, comments and what is missing from them. Add features in your app that make it unique and more attractive to the audience. After doing some market research, you need to update your list of features.
Step 3: Identify the users/audience
It is very important to find out who would use your app and who would be the audience for your product. Your users belong to a particular industry, gender, region, age group, existing customers, income group, profession, or any other group. Once you identify some demographics about your audience, you can find out what people prefer or like from these demographics. Knowing your audience helps you redesign your app and the features it contains to serve them. Your entire project revolves around user engagement. You can also conduct focus group studies to find out what your audience might like or dislike. Your audience will decide the success of your product, and this information from the focus study can go a long way in defining the success of the product.
Step 4: Identify the monetization strategy
Earning money is the greatest reward and energizes your idea. You can earn money from your app idea in various ways: subscription fee, in-app purchase, in-app ads, user data, sponsorship. You want to know which one works for your app, audience, and market. Launching a paid app doesn’t work these days, but you can make the app free with the in-app purchase option to get more features. In-app ads are also losing their shine these days due to user experience. Having user data is becoming a great monetization technique as you can use it to earn indirect money. You can find sponsorship for the app; this works for an app with a social mission. It is important that you select 1 or 2 techniques that will give you a good return on investment.
Step 5: Create a Rough Sketch/Wire Frame
You may not have done it before or you may not know how to do it. However, the rough sketch or wireframe helps you define the concept and refine your product requirements. You can draw a rough sketch with paper and pencil, while a wire frame can be created with online tools. When you start sketching/wireframe, you can further refine your app idea and feature list. Also, this helps you decide the correct navigation of the application. You don’t need technical skills for this step, but you do need to have a common sense understanding of how navigation works. Their wireframes along with their list of features will create very good specifications for you to build the mobile app.
Step 6 – Approach local mobile app developers and get estimates
Once you have your first version of the feature list and framework, you’ll want to start identifying vendors that can build your mobile app in a high-quality, cost-effective way. You need to search for local providers and some global providers and contact them. Once you have shortlisted 5-6 good vendors, ask them to sign the NDA and send them the details of the project. A good provider should check your details and ask you a lot of questions. You need to make sure you answer them in detail so that your idea is fully communicated. A good provider should also be able to give you some suggestions to improve your idea. You should get proposals from multiple vendors, with time and cost for development, and compare them. You should ask vendors about past performance, process, price, time, testimonial, and their enthusiasm to work for you. Finally, you should be able to select a provider and start working with it.
Step 7: Complete the UI/UX
Once you’ve selected the company, you need to work with them to create the UI/UX for the app. You must first have them create the detailed wireframe of the application so that you can visualize every screen, function, and flow of the application. After review, you can decide to add or remove features. Once the wireframe is complete, you want them to create the visual layout of the app. You should give the color, theme, fonts, and visual appeal of your idea. This step will give you a near final picture of what your mobile app would look like and how it would flow. After completion, have your vendor re-evaluate the development plan, time, and cost. If the first time/cost estimate has increased, get more funds or remove some of the features. You want to pay the right value to your mobile app developer.
Step 8: Develop and test the app
Have your app developer start building the app for you. They should be able to send you the (ongoing) app every week and you should be able to test it and give them feedback. It is very important that you QA the app as it is being developed, as this helps you control quality, cost, and schedule, and whether the mobile app needs some tweaking. You can also involve your friends in the tests. If you come up with new feature sets during development, discuss them with your app developer and get a time and cost estimate. If it fits your budget, do it right away. If not, wait for the next phase.
Step 9: Launch the app and market it
Once you are satisfied with the app, launch it on the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store. You also need to start marketing the app. Get advice from app marketing experts. You can also do self-marketing. Start on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as this is an easy way to spread the word about the app. You should also reach out to journalists and bloggers who might be interested in your app and write about it. A press release about free or paid sites can be very helpful. If you have more in your budget, you can hire a PR or app marketing company.
Step 10: Gather market feedback and prepare for the next phase
After the first launch and commercialization, you can collect user data, market response, and demand. If you receive a good response, you can plan the next phase of the application. Repeat steps 1 through 9 for the next phase. This time, you should be able to do it much faster and more efficiently. If the app is not well received in the market, find out what is hindering growth and have a plan of action.
OFS Labor Day Weekend
I know I have at least one partner in the business who thinks I’m crazy, but if you live your life like a fast and furious roller coaster, give this ride a try. While planning to visit to write about the Sonoma […]
I know I have at least one partner in the business who thinks I’m crazy, but if you live your life like a fast and furious roller coaster, give this ride a try.
While planning to visit to write about the Sonoma County Wine Weekend that took place over Labor Day, I came across a couple of other events that kept our interest; being my wife and me. In 2007 we were able to visit the formal opening event of the Sausalito Arts Festival before venturing out to Mendocino for the rest of the holiday weekend. So knowing how much fun the art festival had, I included it in the planning for this year.
Lo and behold, I was enjoying reading Saveur magazine and noticed an article for the Inaugural Edition of Slow Food Nation which is taking place, among other things, in SFO during the same Labor Day weekend.
Should I dare to risk and try to do all three? Is the Pope Catholic? Let’s see, hop on a plane to SFO on Friday in time for lunch and settle into our Argonaut Hotel. While this Kimpton hotel has a great location, it’s still on Fisherman’s Wharf and that’s a good or bad thing, depending on a lot of factors (think crowds would be #1).
Enjoy an early dinner if you’re coming from the East Coast due to the time difference, and sit back and think about all you’ll see and do in the days ahead.
Saturday morning is time for a light breakfast (nothing to drink on an empty stomach) and rent a car near the hotel. It’s still early days, but the journey over the magical Golden Gate Bridge and into Sonoma is the one time when speed doesn’t matter.
Sonoma Showcase starts at 11am and we stop right after the first race. What a way to start the day with The Bubble Lounge right at the start of the Mac Murray Vineyard grounds. Eat and drink (in moderation) and enjoy the Steel Chef competition and other cooking demonstrations. It’s time to grab your souvenir wine glass ($150 per person souvenir for this event) and head back to Fisherman’s Wharf by mid-afternoon. We miss all the lunches and dinners and really miss the auction on Sunday, but life in the fast lane has few vacancies.
Dinner may just be room service for most of this evening. Some of us were smart enough to visit the Farmer’s Market on the pier early this morning, so instead of another big dinner, their charcuterie, cheese, some of the famous SFO sourdough bread, and a nice 60-pound bottle of Pinot Noir degrees and some US Open tennis at night.
Sunday brings more glorious weather and what an idea. The car rental place was closed early so I still had the rental. This is a GREAT IDEA. After coffee, I had my wife move into the garage where the car is stored overnight (the parking fee is about the same as the cost of rent, but it’s a holiday, right?) Slow Food Nation is on display. My timing couldn’t be better. It’s early (think East Coast folks) and we’re out on the streets of San Francisco around 7am on a Sunday. Nobody else is. You can really do u-turns at this time of day. We only see the assembly in the civic center because they are still closed. We drove up to Coit Tower and found parking spaces! Drive through Little Italy and find another parking space for some of that mighty coffee and pastries to die for…
All this with enough time to recover the rent, the shower and the taxi until the opening of Slow Food Nation near the Fort Mason Center. First year for the event, so that’s fine and fun, but it’s not an option. Why worry? We walked back to our hotel and came across Ghiradelli Square and had lunch at McCormick & Kuleto’s. Good karma is definitely working this day. We later went out for oysters and found out that the famous Scomas do NOT allow food in the bar after 3pm, too bad someone will take my money but not them.
Nice dinner on the Embarcadero and home for more wine and tennis before our last day, the actual Labor Day. Prearranged online, I had our ferry passes and Sausalito Art Fair tickets in hand and boarded the first special ferry out of SFO. What a walk around the harbor going straight past a famous prison (they all give me hives) and being dropped off at a pier that has a direct entrance to the festival. Almost like the red carpet treatment at the Academy Awards.
Once again I am totally impressed with the art festival. Tons of artists and their best works on display along with enough food and drink to make the day great indeed. Let’s go back to Fisherman’s Wharf and we’re even crazy enough to venture onto Pier 39 and find safe harbor at a wine tasting bar. Heaven again.
Sad to say, but all we have time to do is prepare for our last meal of the trip, but what I won’t like since we’re in San Francisco. Tonight, to surprise us, we took a taxi back to North Beach and Columbus Ave and to a place I saw when we had coffee and sweets the day before. The restaurant is one of millions catering to locals and the prices match. A good bottle of Chianti, an app and a copy of magical Italian dishes make this trip the best.
Limo back to the airport somewhat dark and a full day of travel back home. Am I happy I crammed all of this into one weekend? I hope I can say in writing that the overall answer is a very positive YES. Deep down, please listen to that tune that always seems to be playing in my head… We may never pass this way again…
Product Manager – What does your business card say about you?
So here’s a minor issue that could have real meaning for all product managers: what do you put on your business card? Yes, yes, I know we live in the age of Facebook and LinkedIn, but business cards are still what we […]
So here’s a minor issue that could have real meaning for all product managers: what do you put on your business card? Yes, yes, I know we live in the age of Facebook and LinkedIn, but business cards are still what we exchange when we meet people face to face. What this means is that business cards are still important. What’s on your business card?
At this point in my career, I must have had no fewer than 20 different business cards. Every once in a while I see a collection of them piled up at the bottom of a drawer somewhere and I have to smile when I realize how much my description of myself and what I do has changed over time.
I will never forget when I had my first chance to sign up for business cards. This was it, he had made the big time. Despite being a humble software engineer, he was finally going to have a “grown-up” way of communicating to others how important he was. As with all large companies, most of the business card format was preset. However, I was given free rein to add my job title just below my name. Hmmm what to put? The first time I walked out the door I put what the company told me to in the corporate directory: “Software Engineer IV” or whatever.
Turns out this was a big mistake. Aside from the people who worked for my company, no one else in the real world knew what an IV software engineer was! He would receive polite smiles and then the card would quickly disappear into someone’s pocket to probably be thrown away when it was time to do the laundry.
A few business card iterations later, I started getting smarter. By this time I had moved into the world of product management, so I changed my job title to “Product Manager”. This was much better. I don’t think many people knew what a product manager was or did, but they sure thought they knew what a manager did, and upon receiving my card, they put me in as a mid-level manager and left it at that.
Promotions came over time, and even though I wasn’t a VP or CIO yet, I became a senior product manager. The next time around, I updated the business card title to read “Senior Product Manager.” This seemed to earn me a little more respect when I handed over the card. Again, I don’t think many people knew what I did; however, they seemed to believe that he was now in the upper echelons of mid-level managers.
I still found that since people didn’t really know what a product manager does, they struggled to pigeonhole me based on my title. The catch here is that if people can’t quickly figure out where you fit on the responsibility totem, they’ll end up not even bothering to try. I felt that one more evolution was required. I ended up dropping the “Product” and today my business card simply says “Senior Manager”.
Although less descriptive, I have found this title to be very useful at trade shows and when meeting with vendors. No, they don’t really seem to know what I do for the company yet; however, they can easily figure out that a “Senior Manager” is someone who must be very important. This means that they treat me like someone important because they have no reason not to.
One final note, with my obtuse title, the first question I get asked is “what do you do for a living?” This is a decisive question. If I identify myself as a Product Manager, this will cause me to be classified as a low-level worker bee because no one really knows what a Product Manager does. In countless encounters like this, I’ve honed my response to respond with a quick “I make problems go away.” In most cases, this leads to quiet respect and no further probing questions.
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A beautifully decorated verandah patio, or roof terrace, in today’s environment, the garden and outdoors are an essential extension of our homes. Balancing the five essential elements of earth, fire, water, air, and ether and interacting with nature along with some unique ideas not only makes our home vibrate with life, but also brings the healing sensation of nature to our senses.
Lovingly detailed arches, artfully hand-carved with floral and leaf motifs, enhance the view of the mountains at the lodge where we gather in the summer for holistic rejuvenation of the spirit. Barn doors with earthy Tuscan vibes in the kitchen and the old Indian gate that hugs the entrance to the garden, the outdoor patio renovation adds a new dimension to the home setting. The kitchen windows facing the mountains are accented with custom arches, the patina has seeped deep into the wood over time, the carvings are reminiscent of Mediterranean architecture, what an exciting time sunset or sunrise is.
Patio design with rustic decor ideas is earthy and stunning as it blends in with nature. The carved jali panels are strategically placed so that the morning sun filters through and casts beautiful shadows on the walls. Potted plants are lush and neat. The music of the water falling behind the granite sculpture of Buddha is so peaceful and zen. The state-of-the-art stainless steel barbecue and oven with the stone walls that have vines growing everywhere is like cooking in a natural habitat but with modern luxuries.
The extra-long console table in dark teal with carved sunburst serves as storage for your cookware and linens. Seating is comfortable with plush armchairs and an exotic antique brass door coffee table with camels gives it the wow factor. Designed with earthy elegance, the verandah leads out onto nature’s acreage, where we see a massive black granite elephant with its trumpet in the air, a beautiful symbol of good luck and strength.
Subdued tones with an earthy touch, antique cabinets with burnished patinas and vintage carvings serve wonderfully as coat closets in cold weather. A relaxing and homey atmosphere, the fireplace mantel made of antique architectural beams gives the veranda an old-world cottage feel. Rustic, healing and softly sensual woods enchant your soul.
2007 Chery Fulwin
Although you don’t usually hear much about sports cars made in China, the 2007 Chery Fulwin may change that. Although the car is still just a concept car, it may very well be the car that brings China into the reality of […]
Although you don’t usually hear much about sports cars made in China, the 2007 Chery Fulwin may change that. Although the car is still just a concept car, it may very well be the car that brings China into the reality of sports car production. This car is very light, only weighing around 2650 pounds. Combine that with a good 1.6L engine that makes 100 pound-feet of torque and you have a car that’s definitely going to be pretty fast. The new Chery Fulwin is very different from the boxy cars of the past and now features some smoother curves and a new design that is much more modern than before.
The 2007 Chery Fulwin was recently shown at the Beijing Motor Show and was definitely a hit. In fact, it was claimed that it was actually one of the most attractive vehicles on display at this show. The Fulwin name actually translates to “wind cloud” and it definitely looks like the car could go like the wind. It combines very marked lines with slight curves that give it a very striking appearance. The Chery company wants this car to be produced, and it is even possible that in the future they will give low-cost cars, such as KIA, a chance.
With a sporty look and two-door design, it’s no wonder the 2007 Chery Fulwin made such an impact at the Beijing Motor Show. It’s definitely a great looking car and Chery hopes to start producing the sports car sometime in 2008. One of the best things about this vehicle is its low price. While you get a sporty look and drive with this car, it’s not too expensive and is great for the younger generation who want a sports car without the hefty price tag.
Although other Chery designs in the past have not taken the design concepts to this level, it is a breath of fresh air to look at the 2007 Chery Fulwin. The car looks very stylish and the front end of the car looks light and fast. As you look towards the rear of the vehicle, it becomes slightly wider and has thicker lines, which can be a bit unusual for this type of car; however, it definitely works with the overall look. Some thought the rear of the car looked a bit heavy; however, the design of the fog lights and rear brake lights help break up the look to make it look stylish.
Chery is definitely one of the leading automakers in China, and its new concept car, the 2007 Chery Fulwin, definitely made an impact last year. This company has been around for quite some time, and their other car models have definitely proven successful in the past. In the future they hope to produce the new Fulwin as it appears to have been a great success. Chery hopes not only to enter the Australian market, but also wants to enter the US auto market. With a car like the Fulwin, it’s definitely possible that they could enter these markets in the near future. The Chery Fulwin offers an elegant and attractive design that is especially liked by young people, as well as excellent technology.
If you’re looking for a nice and affordable sports car for years to come, you might want to consider the 2007 Chery Fulwin. It will be in production soon and this cool new car will be available for purchase. Since it’s made in China, you can likely get the car for a much better price than you’d pay for many American-made sports cars. So if you want something that’s affordable but looks great, the Fulwin is a car to keep an eye on.