Showing posts with label why. Show all posts
Showing posts with label why. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Grounds for Sculpture Why Havent You Been There
Grounds for Sculpture Why Havent You Been There
I had thought quite a few times over the past two years about visiting the grounds with our rowdy crew, but something about it made me nervous. Maybe the pictures on the website looked a bit too peaceful, like there was a respectful hush cast over the place that we would immediately destroy upon arrival. I know that I have brought my boys into a glass factory and all, but sculptures out in the open with no barriers or cranky guards to scare them straight seemed like a recipe for family discord.
I am so grateful that we decided to throw caution to the wind and visit this past weekend. There was absolutely nothing precious about the Grounds for Sculpture. The whole place was child-friendly without being childish. From the guard at the gate who gave us a friendly run down of the daily events, to Patricia in the Visitors Center who helped us pick out the right membership for our family, there was a welcoming, down to earth beauty that infused the grounds.
We spent hours there even though it was January and at times the wind seemed to pass through our warm layers.
There were other visitors, but it seemed we had the whole place to ourselves.
All of the works of art are labeled with green or red tags depending on whether visitors may touch them or not. This was an easy system for our boys to embrace, and in no time they were running up to a sculpture, looking for the tag, and then announcing to us if they had permission to experience the art.
We had a warm, delicious lunch at the Peacock Cafe (Wes approved heartily of the chicken pot pie), and then we watched the ice sculpting that was taking place at various places around the grounds.
A bit of hopscotch around the water elements, and we were ready to head home.
I know we will be going back throughout the winter. I will be watching the weather religiously looking for those 50 degree days, now designated for the Grounds of Sculpture. Even better, I know that it will be stunning in the spring, summer, and fall as well.
We love to travel, but we love our home at the Jersey Shore as well. It is always exciting when you find a new favorite spot in your own backyard.
Now go.
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Saturday, September 2, 2017
Still a virtual reality skeptic Here’s why you shouldn’t be
Still a virtual reality skeptic Here’s why you shouldn’t be
The original PlayStation console, launched when I was the managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment for Europe, shook the gaming world. The 3D environment was unfamiliar to gamers, and some in the industry at large were initially reluctant to adopt such a new technology. But with time, 3D gaming became the standard of video games, and 2D games began to be considered rigid and archaic. Consumers purchased PlayStation at record rates, buying 100 million units, and blew out its Nintendo and Sega Saturn competition.
As VR becomes a force in the gaming world (and other sectors), with Google and Facebookmaking enthusiastic pushes in its innovation, I can�t help but draw the evident parallels between the emergence of 3D-console gaming and quasi-nascent VR. Though some remainskeptical about VR and its likelihood of widespread use, it will become a widely adopted technology that can in turn drive adoption of other technologies, just like 3D-gaming technology did.
Like 3D gaming catalyzed the million-plus purchases of PlayStation � and later Xbox and other 3D-optimized consoles � VR can play a significant role in incentivizing consumers to upgrade their mobile devices and/or operating systems. Specifically, VR�s capabilities can entice consumers to update their smartphones, the same way 3D gaming incentivized consumers to update their gaming consoles.
It�s no secret that Google�s mobile devices have plateaued in their upgrade appeal. In May 2016, just 35.6 percent of Android devices were running Android 5.0 to 5.1 Lollipop, which was released in 2014. What�s more, only 7.5 percent of Android devices are running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the latest version of the operating system.
Despite, or maybe because of, these disappointing metrics, Google is rolling out the Android N, its next phone and tablet operating system. VR has the potential to drive adoption rates of Android N, and Google is tapping into this potential with the recent announcement of Daydream�s mobile capabilities in the Google I/O keynote. VR could even be the forcing function for users to adopt 4K smartphones, which I believe is the future of mobile technology.
Along with leveraging VR capabilities to help with Android adoption rates, VR can also be an important factor in convincing people to choose Android over the iPhone in the first place. Although there are rumors that Apple is covertly investing in a VR View-Master headset thatmay work with the iPhone, we�re not really sure, and it�s unlikely consumers will actively hold out for this.
The �build it and they will come� pattern has established itself in many technology cycles.
With that said, companies like Googleshouldn�t jump the gun in assuming that all consumers will want to upgrade immediately because of VR.VR is still perceived by many consumers as an impressive technology once removed. The pattern of new technology on the macro level starts like clothing in a fashion runway show � exciting to admire but separate from the flow of everyday life. Using 3D gaming as a fitting model, any new technology field matures by being brought to market first as a fringe item observed by the masses and used solely by the die-hard tech enthusiasts, and then it builds into something more.
Right now, VR is in that observational stage necessary to the cycle that I witnessed for 3D gaming while at Sony. Concrete consumer uses cases are the next step to promote adoption and integration into everyday life as the collective becomes accustomed to entirely immersive VR experiences.
Another key factor in the technology integration cycle is the innovating parties. Currently, tech giants like Google and Facebook have made the biggest bets on VR, and much of the news about the emerging technology circulates around these two behemoths. As VR ripens, other creators will establish their products and uses for VR.
This �build it and they will come� pattern has established itself in many technology cycles; if we make VR an ecosystem attractive to developers, the industry will thrive on its own. In the months and years following PlayStation�s reveal, Sony discovered that though it could develop hardware and games exclusively in-house, independent video game designers were just as important, and a healthy competition between the two stimulated further innovation and creativity.
Facebook and Google�s vision of VR, and VR�s most known applications, are heavily consumer and gaming focused. However, enterprise VR is becoming an important vertical that will only continue to grow in relevance, rather than remain untapped. Enterprise VR/AR is already a prosperous alcove, with innovator Meta boasting 1,000 enterprise organizations among its clientele.
Outside of gaming, enterprise VR/AR will help individuals and organizations find immediate value in the technology. As opposed to seeing VR/AR as a separate entity, VCs largely view it as solving problems in existing sectors. Qualcomm Ventures� managing director Jason Ball says �AR/VR is the new UX/UI for everything, but it will take time.� The funding environment is focused on Solve for X, with VR/AR as capabilities that can enhance the solution. To me, this means that enterprise/industrial use cases are where the money is/will be invested.
Much like we�ve seen 3D capabilities unfold, VR will make room for third-party organizations to find their niche, whether that be consumer-facing or siloed to the enterprise. Powered by innovation, companies large and small will carve out their own space and offerings within the technology to make its applications broader.
VR has great potential even beyond consumer-facing services, and will be implemented in all types of industries. Though it�s currently admired at a distance by most consumers and organizations, the cycle of technology tells us that adoption is not far off.
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Why World Market Traders Are Switching To Binary Betting From Their Favoured Positions
Recently, however a new way to beat market volatility has appeared, for those traders who prefer spread-betting strategies in particular; specifically, binary trading offers solutions for protecting your account which were previously missing. Why is this new strategy working? A number of solid reasons make binary trading a desirable option to previously preferred strategies; in particular:
• Binary bets / Binary options take some of the pressure out of market volatility. They offer more predictable and sound money management, with financial fixed odds. Placing ones bet with prior agreed fixed profits, depending upon a win or lose result, means that the trader knows exactly how much their winnings or losses will be at the outset of the binary bet placement.
• Flexibility of systems. Binary betting can be applied to all of the major world indices over time periods preferred by the trader. So a binary bet can be placed for a single day, a week or longer with indices such as the: FTSE 100, Dow Jones, Hang Seng, Australian Index, amongst some of the European and Far Eastern platforms.
• Binary betting can become either a simple alternative or an additional strategy to narrow the risk-return ratio, bringing increased consistency of earnings to your investment portfolio and greater peace of mind.
• Forget complex derivatives or unpredictable commodities; the trader no longer needs a thorough investigation of the companies or obscure mechanisms he is considering investing in. A basic knowledge, with a modest stake can bring greater returns on your binary bet, if your knowledge of the instruments used is sound and your instincts are correct.
• For those of you traditionally using strategies such as spread-betting or futures, you will know that in theory you are open to unlimited losses, hence your need for the stoploss. The problem with this, of course, is that in volatile, or even fairly moderately moving market, if your stop is hit, thats the end of your trade, with a loss, whilst with your binary bet / trade it does not matter where the market moves up or down during the day as it is only interested in where the market finishes. This simplifies the variables involved and increases your odds.
• Over-all, Binary bets / Binary options is allow you trade per point like spread-betting and futures but without the higher risk as mentioned before.
• The greater your experience as a trader, the more you will bring to your results with binary trading. Skills such as patience and clarity of focus are bringing returns of up to 98% for some traders working alongside the more dependable brokers.
• Brokers offering the binary bet to traders also can offer complementary tools and support to develop your knowledge and skills to boost your profits over the longer term as you expand your portfolio. Check out a revolutionary new trading support system which will transform how you bet the World Markets, Forex and / or Commodities available at Elm Trader.
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