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Official OLPC FAQ
From OLPC
How can I buy a laptop?
As a non-profit organization, OLPC is not selling the XO laptops on the retail market nor can we give the laptops away as grants--although we certainly admire the many deserving humanitarian efforts inquiring about the XO. (Keep up the fantastic work!) In order to keep logistics simple and to get laptops in the hands of children in a non-profit manner, we are concentrating on large bulk orders made by governments or non-profit organizations. If you are a government entity or organization interested in purchasing 10,000 or more XO laptops to distribute to children in a non-profit manner, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com
There was a brief Give One Get One program in 2007--for a $399 donation, enabling an XO laptop to be sent to a needy child and you, the donor, also receiving one for yourself. A new progressively more global program is beginning November 17, 2008, and details will be announced on these sites: http://laptop.org, http://amazon.com/xo, and G1G1 2008
Almost all of the tens of thousands of 2007's Give One Get One orders have been filled. Only a few orders with issues remain unfilled, so if you still have not received your laptop, please DO check on the order by emailing email@example.com
If you email about your Give One Get One order, please make sure you get the automated reply soon after. If you do not see this automatically generated email, please check the Bulk or Spam folders in your email program to see if the reply was caught there. As long as you've received this auto-reply, a real live human will get back to you with an answer to your inquiry as soon as possible.
If you participated in the 2007 Give One Get One, thank you!
Will OLPC be offering Give One Get One (G1G1) again?
One Laptop per Child will sell its XO Laptops at Amazon.com/xo starting November 17 for $399 plus shipping and handling. We hope this will become a progressively more global offering over time. For more information and updates on the progress of the new Give1Get1 program, keep an eye on http://laptop.org. It will definitely be talked about on our Community News page, which you can see here and even subscribe to: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/News
There was a brief Give One Get One program in 2007---for a $399 donation, an XO laptop was sent to a needy child and you, the donor, could also receive one for yourself.
Thank you to all those who participated! You helped the start-up of the manufacturing of the XO *and* helped a child in need.
Who do I contact if I have a question about my 2007 Give One Get One order?
Almost all of the tens of thousands of Give One Get One orders have been filled. Only a few orders with issues remain unfilled, so if you still have not received your laptop, please DO check on the order by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Emailing is by far the best way to reach us because of the large number of wonderful volunteers who attend to these emails. We do not have nearly the capacity to answer the phone.
If you email about your Give One Get One order, please make sure you get the automated reply soon after. If you do not see this automatically generated email, please check the Bulk or Spam folders in your email program to see if the reply was caught there. As long as you've received this auto-reply, a real live human will get back to you with an answer to your inquiry as soon as possible.
If you participated in the 2007 Give One Get One, thank you!
For some tax related FAQ's please see farther down in this list, for example here: #Is donating to OLPC, either outright, or by participating in Give One Get One tax deductible?
To get technical help with your XO laptop please email OLPC's volunteer-driven Tech Support line: email@example.com (See next question for many useful XO technical support links.)
If I have a technical question about the XO laptop I received, what can I do?
Some helpful technical links for your XO:
OLPC Support, volunteer-driven: http://support.laptop.org
XO Laptop Manual: http://laptop.org/manual
Technical Support FAQ: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ
XO Troubleshooting Guide: (older) http://laptop.org/start/troubleshooting.shtml
Please understand that since the XO is not a commercially available product, if you need technical help in using it, we strongly encourage you to seek support from friends, family, bloggers and the links provided here. One goal of the G1G1 initiative is to create an informal network of XO laptop users in the developed world who will provide feedback about the technical aspects of the XO and its utility as an educational tool for children. People may also want to participate in the worldwide effort to create open-source educational applications for the XO laptop. (See Contributing content) We urge participants in the G1G1 initiative to think of themselves as members of an international educational movement rather than as "customers."
If you still have questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com The team there, comprised almost entirely of volunteers, has done an amazing job answering questions.
Will these laptops be available for purchase in retail stores?
No, we have no plans for conventional retail sale of the XO at this time. In order to keep logistics simple and to fulfill our mission to get laptops in the hands of children in a non-profit manner, we are concentrating on filling large bulk orders from governments and other non-profit entities.
Please understand that launching the laptop is an ongoing process. Have patience, hopefully the price of laptops will continue to decline in general. Someday the XO laptop may be more widely available at the cost of production: around $180 right now and decreasing over time. Surely it will be noted on our website if the laptop does become commercially available. http://www.laptop.org
Can I or my organization be a recipient of the XO laptop?
One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization which manufactures the XO laptop to sell directly to governments or agencies willing to purchase the XO in bulk and then donate them to a worthy cause. We regret we cannot give the laptops away (we could not afford to do that since we are making no profit), nor do we sell them individually or commercially at this time. Perhaps in the future there may be an application process to be granted an XO laptop, or a way to buy only a few machines, but we are sorry that for now, there is not. If any of the above options someday become available, surely they will be noted on our website at: http://www.laptop.org
Because of the Give One Get One campaign that ran through the end of 2007, we did indeed, through the generous donations of participants, gather funds to manufacture a number of laptops to give away.
We regret to say there is no application process to receive these laptops. They are simply being donated to the governments of a few of the poorest countries on earth: Haiti, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Mongolia. If you were interested in the XO's going to a specific school in one of these countries, it would be best for you to lobby the government of that country to that effect. We regret we do not have the personnel to assist you with this lobbying.
Industrialized countries are by no means excluded. Government or non-profit large purchase inquiries should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The answer to many other questions you might have can be found on our FAQ here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Official_OLPC_FAQ
How will the laptop computers be marketed?
Our policy at the moment is to sell the laptops directly to governments or non-profit endeavors willing to order in volume. Developing countries are the most actively engaged with OLPC but we have not excluded wealthier nations, states or cities. We certainly understand that there are underprivileged children in all corners of the globe; indeed, all children are deserving. The idea in the long run is to have one laptop per child (the concept) everywhere!
It is up to the relevant officials of a government entity or organization to contact us by e-mailing email@example.com to start a dialogue. The participating governments or organizations will then distribute the XO laptops in a non-profit manner to their schools or participants. (The link below shows which countries are in what stages of negotiation.) You are welcome to lobby any government or organization you wish on behalf of our XO laptop or simply the concept of one laptop per child. We regret we cannot assist you in this lobbying, but we appreciate the efforts of those who share our vision.
Bulk orders will get the manufacturing process rolling and drive the price down. Please have patience: the launch and distribution of the XO laptop is a process. We hope that our efforts, along with market forces in general, will contribute to affordable laptops being widely available in the near future so that everyone may benefit.
We receive many inquiries from worthwhile causes and lone individuals from around the world, doing amazing and noble humanitarian work. We applaud all these efforts and regret we cannot fully collaborate or donate laptops at this time. Hopefully, the government of the region you are interested, or a non-profit working in the area may be purchasing the laptops. Again, feel free to lobby.
To see which countries are involved, go to:
To see a map of these countries:
Why do children in developing nations need laptop computers?
The Founder and Chairman of One Laptop per Child, Nicholas Negroponte, thinks of the XO laptop as not merely a piece of equipment, but as an educational opportunity. Laptop computers can be a window and a tool — a window into the world and a tool with which to think. Computers are a wonderful way for all children to learn through independent interaction and exploration.
Why are these laptops going to children in developing nations when there are needy children in the U.S.?
In the U.S., the average expenditure for education is $7,500 dollars per child. In developing countries, the average expenditure is typically less than $300 dollars per child. One Laptop per Child is initially focused on where the need is most urgent.
However, wealthier nations and organizations are most certainly not excluded. A number of U.S. states and cities have approached OLPC and expressed interest in the program. It is up to the relevant officials of a government entity or organization to contact us by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com to start a dialogue. The participating governments or organizations will then distribute the XO laptops in a non-profit manner to their schools or participants. You are welcome to lobby any government or organization you wish on behalf of our XO laptop or simply the concept of one laptop per child. We regret we cannot assist you in this lobbying, but we appreciate the efforts of those who share our vision.
Please see also #How will the laptop computers be marketed?.
Why not a desktop computer, or even better, a recycled desktop machine?
While desktops are cheaper, mobility is important, especially with regard to taking the computer home at night. Children in the developing world need the newest technology, especially rugged hardware and innovative software.
Why is it important for each child to have a computer? What's wrong with community access computer centers?
One does not think of community pencils — kids have their own. They are tools with which to think, sufficiently inexpensive to be used for work and play, drawing, writing, and mathematics. A computer can be the same, but far more powerful. Furthermore, there are many reasons it is important for a child to own something, like a football, doll, or book, not the least of which being that these belongings will be well maintained through love and care.
What is the laptop called and what can it do?
It is an amazing machine, designed for children, called XO. It is quite rugged, GNU/Linux based, has 3 USB ports, gets the internet wirelessly, has a built in camera, a sunlight readable screen, and many other interesting features. It runs on very little power and there will be peripherals that will allow the laptop to run on solar or human power for regions off-grid. (These peripherals will be available to governments buying them in bulk, not to individuals who participated in Give One Get One. We have no plans to sell the peripherals commercially.) We regret we do not have time to answer technical questions or lists of questions about the XO's specs; our engineers are too busy perfecting the XO.
Please browse pages of information about the XO's specs here: http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/
Or check out the Technical Support FAQ: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ
Can the XO connect to the internet?
Yes, the XO comes with wifi compatible networking capabilities. If there is an open access point within range, you can click on it to connect. If you have a password for a WEP access point, you can connect to that as well. If a wired Ethernet connection to the internet is desired, a "USB to Ethernet adapter" must be purchased. These are commonly available in the electronics retail market. The XO does not have an internal modem and cannot connect to a telephone line for dial-up internet access.
Our Connectivity Quick Start Guide will answer most questions about Internet Connectivity.
Give1Get1 donors were able to activate their T-Mobile offer after their XO was confirmed received until June 2007. This offer has expired.
Can I load Microsoft Windows or my own software onto the XO laptop?
At this exact moment in time, no, but possibly in the near future.
OLPC maintains a firm and unequivocal commitment to open source software. Having an open system is fundamental to OLPC's mission, please see: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Core_principles/lang-en
Any software developed by or for OLPC is released under GPL v2. The open source community remains a critical success factor in the one laptop per child mission.
Microsoft is developing a version of its XP operating system that will be able to run on the XO laptop. OLPC will continue to develop its Linux-based OS and distribute it on all its XO laptops. Future distributions may include both open and proprietary software; however, the choice of what to use will remain the child's and the default will remain open source.
For more detail, see here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/MS_FAQ
Can I print from the XO?
For the first shipment of XOs from December 2007, there is no built-in Printer Support. The XO Community has created the instructions below for G1G1 donors:
Documents can be saved to a USB drive or SD card and printed from another computer. Click on the general steps for saving a document here:
How do I get upgrades for the operating system of my XO?
OLPC provides OS upgrades on a regular basis. You can get the upgrade directly from us, or possibly from a local country server or school server. For more details please see here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ#Software_Update.2C_Restore_to_Factory_Default
Can I load flash on the XO?
As of September 2008, the Browse activity includes the open source Gnash plug-in that has some compatibility with the .swf Flash file format. The Adobe Flash proprietary plug-in itself is not officially supported but you can install it.
Can I load java on the XO?
This is NOT officially supported. See Java and RestrictedFormats#Sun_Java.
What can a $1,000 laptop computer do that the XO Laptop cannot?
The XO laptop is a computer built for learning and designed specifically with children in mind. Because of this, the features deemed most valuable for its purposes are as good (and in many cases, better) than comparable features on a $1000 laptop. For instance, the XO's screen can be viewed as clearly as a newspaper in broad daylight, and the wireless range of the XO is several times farther than your average laptop. It's also more rugged, resilient and power efficient than most other laptops on the market. While other features, such as power and speed, cannot compare to a $1000 machine, they are excellent for the XO's $200 price point and meet the necessary requirements for learning.
What comes with a Give One Get One order? Can I get the solar panel or hand crank?
Participants in Give One Get One should have received one XO laptop, the battery, and a US/Canadian electrical power cord. At this time, none of the peripherals, such as the solar panel or hand crank are for sale by OLPC. However, some online vendors do offer solar power solutions such as http://xoexplosion.com. (Off-grid power solutions will be available for the bulk orders made by governments and organizations in the future.)
Check here for news about peripherals for the XO:
Can I get replacement parts for my XO laptop?
Unfortunately, replacement parts such as keyboards, batteries and power cords are not available directly from OLPC at this time, but we hope to get a program running to take care of these needs in Spring 2008. Please check back then at the Support FAQ at: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ
Specifically this question: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_FAQ#How_do_I_obtain_replacement_parts.2C_e.g._batteries_and_chargers.3F_Repair.3F
If am a skilled technical person or content developer and want to help the project, what can I do?
If you are thinking of offering your help - thank you! Please explore the olpc wiki for collaboration possibilities. You can find project suggestions and projects under development for the XO laptop. The following links may be of particular interest:
Home page: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Home
Getting involved with OLPC: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Getting_involved_in_OLPC
Software projects under development or completed: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Software_projects
Guidelines for developing activities: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines
Our test runner and test result reporting tool, Tinderbox: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tinderbox
Ideas about contributing content: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributing_content
There is a process for serious Developer applicants to go through to be reviewed to receive a test machine. Please fill out the application thoroughly, including all the contact information asked for and follow the directions carefully about where to email.
May we work with OLPC on a research project or collaborative venture?
We are very grateful for your offer, but need to concentrate on the launch of the laptop and regret we do not have the human resources available to collaborate in the many creative ways that are suggested. Feel free to lobby your government officials or other organizations who may be able to purchase a large bulk order of XO laptops. They may email firstname.lastname@example.com to start a dialogue with OLPC.
If you are a vendor, marketer, manufacturer, importer, wholesaler or distributor, we have filed your company information and will get back to you if we need your services. Thank you.
Please see this question for collaboration possibilities as well:
One Laptop per Child's main website is: http://www.laptop.org/
OLPC's wiki is at: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Home
May we fundraise on behalf of OLPC?
Thank you very much for your very kind thoughts of fundraising! We truly appreciate it.
Because we are such a small team and are entirely concentrated on launching the laptop, we regret we have no personnel to monitor, assist or collaborate in such endeavors. Nor do we have any printed material we can send you, but you are welcome to print out pages for yourself from our website: http://www.laptop.org and http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Home
Please remember that all materials must be reproduced with proper attribution and none of the information, images or other content can be use for commercial purposes or for your personal benefit.
There are some pictures you may use here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pictures
There are some presentations here, scroll down to where it says Slides, posters and materials: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_roadshows
There is a growing archive of presentations(slides & video) as well at http://download.laptop.org/content
If the idea you have proposed raises funds for us, we are very grateful!
Checks for simple donations, *not* related to receiving any computers, can be sent to:
One Laptop per Child Foundation
PO Box 425087
Cambridge, MA 02142
It is also possible to give directly with a credit card through the link here on our website, *not* related to receiving any computers:
At this time, any donations made in the above manner cannot be designated to a specific school or country.
If I have a question about content, or want to contribute to it, what should I do?
Please direct your well summarized email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Or visit this web page: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributing_content
The content team will get back to you if they are able to collaborate. Otherwise, they thank you very much for the idea and will keep your email on file.
Can someone from OLPC come speak with us or participate in our event?
If you email OLPC and do not receive an additional email from us other than the automated reply within a few weeks, then we regret we will be unable to attend or participate. We are sorry that, for now, our staff is simply too small to be able to attend all the interesting events to which we are invited, as much as we would like to.
Good luck with your event and we do thank you very much for thinking of us!
May I (or my group or institution) visit your office?
Unfortunately, no, we are not set up for public visits.
Who is the manufacturer of the XO laptop computer?
Quanta Computer Inc. of Taiwan is the original design manufacturer (ODM) of the XO laptop. Quanta is the world's largest laptop manufacturer and makes laptops for Apple, HP, Dell among many others. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) makes the chip that is put in the XO laptop.
How is it possible to get the cost of the laptop so low?
First, by dramatically lowering the cost of the display. The first-generation computer will have a novel, dual-mode display that represents improvements to the LCD displays commonly found in inexpensive DVD players. Second, we have also worked to get the fat out of our software systems. In other words, our laptop computers operate more efficiently. The XO's operating system is based on a free and open source version of GNU/Linux. Third, One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization that is not obligated to any investors. Finally, One Laptop per Child uses large scale orders to minimize marketing and distribution costs and to bulk order components to drive prices down.
Why is the laptop over $100?
$100 is our target price and "The $100 Laptop" is a nickname. Currently, the XO's cost around $180 to make. The manufacturer (Quanta) makes a small profit of a few dollars since they are a commercial business. However, One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization and will not make any profit on the laptop. The price fluctuates depending on the cost of materials and the occasional addition or subtraction of a feature. We expect the price to fall with mass production, hopefully reaching $100 within the next few years.
How do I make a donation? Can a donation be made for a specific country or school?
Donating over the internet: Simple monetary contributions of any dollar amount in which you do *not* receive any XO laptops may be made here: http://laptopfoundation.org/en/participate/ Please see where it says "Amount to donate" and insert in the box next to it the amount you desire to donate securely through Google.
If you wanted to Simply Give in $200 increments, signifying one laptop per $200, also *not* receiving any XO laptops, please go to the link below and click on "Donate now": http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/give-a-laptop.php
Donating by snail-mail: Outright contributions by check or money order in which you will *not* recieve any XO laptops may be mailed to:
OLPC Foundation
P.O. Box 425087
Cambridge Massachusetts, 02142
We regret, to keep our logistics simple, any donations made by the above methods cannot be designated to a specific school or country. The laptops will go to recipients in one of these countries: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Countries
For large bulk purchases, in which you may donate the laptops to a designated country or organization, please email email@example.com to start a dialogue with OLPC.
The first Give One Get One campaign ended December 31st, 2007. We *will* be offering Give One Get One again, hopefully later this year, so stay tuned!
We are a 501(c)(3) organization and our EIN# is 20-5471780.
Are you a non-profit and do you have a Federal Tax ID number?
One Laptop per Child Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization and our EIN# is: 20-5471780 If you make a donation and your company has a matching gift program, please see if they would be willing to match your gift to us. Thank you!
Do you accept group or corporate donations?
Yes, please see the questions directly above this one about how to donate. To donate stock, please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Is donating to OLPC, either outright, or by participating in Give One Get One tax deductible?
The OLPC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and our EIN# is 20-5471780. As such, financial contributions may be deductible for federal income tax purposes. If you gave a straight donation, the entire amount should be deductible. Please consult with your financial advisor to determine the full extent of all tax deductibility.
Note that for Give One Get One, only half ($200) of the donation is generally tax deductible, because you are receiving one of the laptops. The XO laptop is a material item considered "goods" and therefore cannot be deducted.
We apologize that OLPC is not currently registered as a non-profit outside of the USA.
To donate your XO laptop back to OLPC, details are directly below.
What if I participated in Give One Get One and would like to donate my laptop back to OLPC?
We thank you for your generous thought of donating back your XO laptop. Click Here for details.
If I have donated money to OLPC prior to the Give One Get One program, can I get an XO now?
We regret not. We sincerely thank you for your previous donation. Due to limited availability, we are only providing XO laptops to the general public who participated during the Give One Get One program, which ran from November 12th through December 31st, 2007. We will hopefully have the Give One Get One program again in 2008, so stay tuned!
Do you accept donations of stock?
Yes. Please instruct your broker to transfer stock to the OLPC Foundation through our broker, AG Edwards. DTC Clearing #0201. For the Benefit Of (FBO): OLPC Foundation; Account 70038685. For more details and to receive the appropriate acknowledgment from the OLPC Foundation, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Are there volunteer opportunities with OLPC?
We appreciate the generous offer of your time! Please see these links for ideas about volunteering:
Also check out this Frequently Asked Question: #If am a skilled technical person or content developer and want to help the project, what can I do?.
Feel free to email email@example.com as well. Thank you!
Is it possible to intern at OLPC?
Please check this link: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Internships
Does OLPC have any job openings?
Please check this career page link and apply as instructed there: http://www.laptop.org/en/jobs.shtml
Is the laptop environmentally friendly?
It may be the "greenest" laptop in existence. We hope to make it even "greener" as it evolves. See here for details: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Environmental_Impact
Who is behind these XO laptop computers?
The XO laptop computer has been developed by One Laptop per Child, a non-profit organization founded by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte and a team of educators, developers and technologists dedicated to educating children with the goal of eradicating poverty. One Laptop Per Child is based on principles expressed by MIT Media Lab Professor Seymour Papert in the 1960s, and later elaborated upon by Alan Kay, and complemented by the principles articulated by Nicholas Negroponte in his book, Being Digital. Partner corporations including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Brightstar, eBay, Google, Marvell, News Corporation, Nortel, Quanta, Chi Mei Group, Red Hat, and SES Astra are involved in this initiative.
I am a journalist. Who do I contact to do a story about One Laptop per Child?
Please send a concise email to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call Jackie Lustig at (781) 487-4664. This is the office that handles OLPC's press and it is the only way to get an interview from a spokesperson of OLPC for your media outlet.
If you must mention a hard deadline in your email, please do so.
Can you send me pamphlets or other printed material?
We do not have any printed material to distribute, information about our organization is online. One Laptop per Child's official website is at: http://www.laptop.org/
Are there news updates I can follow about OLPC?
Official periodic news updates from the OLPC Team can be found at: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/News
Or you can even subscribe to the OLPC community news mailing list by clicking on http://lists.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/community-news


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I like your grungy background texture. Now, let's make these mountains !
Hi all,
I'm starting a new WIP with the Ring of Kryll (obvious name is obvious ), mainly to test out a new mountains set but who knows where it will go? Size is 14" x 14" for now and I just did the land shape and added base textures for now (as usual, both size and textures might change over the workflow )
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I like your grungy background texture. Now, let's make these mountains !
Mountains are made, I have to build the ranges now - well I'm currently doing it
Mountains added...
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Cool mountains.
Quick question, do you make them by hand and then scan, or entirely on computer?
Good luck on this,
My Finished Maps | My Deviant Art
Current WIP - Arcantis, the lake city (dead )
Lite Challenge winners: Junjul's Treasure | Bargon's Harbor | The Amazonas
Thanks It's hand-drawn then scanned.
Do you ever sleep ?
Sometimes I do
Max, I really like your work. Are you available for hire on projects?
Yes I am. Just drop me your e-mail if you want to talk about it since you can not private messaging until you reach at least 5 posts
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Tanzania, once endowed with abundant land is under threat following the influx of people in the name of investors wanting a huge chunk of land for mining, large scale farming, hunting and all the things one could possibly earn out of the said land.
Several people have lost their ancestral land, properties and their livelihood in various places such as Loliondo, Njedengwa, Meatu, Kilosa and Ihefu, Nzega and Geita among other areas to pave way for someone in the name of an investor.
This was consensus during a recent a workshop conducted by the Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) in collaboration with Tanzania Natural resource Forum (TNRF) and International Institute for Environment and Development (IEED)...
A researcher on land issues at the Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), Dr. Prosper Ngowi unveiled findings over a research he conducted over land vis a vis investment to the effect that economic liberalization, the land law reforms and a renewed focus on formalization of land ownership appear to intensify existing land disputes.
He says the situation has led to more land disputes between investors and existing land holders.
"The land laws are complex with cumbersome procedures and similar criticisms have been leveled against some of the new laws for natural resources such as the Forest Act 2002," he says.
According to Ngowi, the existing land issues have come with several problems one being failure to compensate the previous land owners, or the pollution emanating from industries releasing wastes.
"There are people who have been coming to the country saying they are large scale farmers who have come to ensure there is food security, but we should ask our self as to whose security these people are talking about," says Ngowi.
He says large scale farmers may come to the country and end up farming food that can exported to other countries to feed people and cattle.
" Can that create food security in our country," he querries.
Ngowi calls upon the need for the country to come up with new laws that will make land more profitable in the country unlike the current trend where it only benefits the selected few.
Another point raised in the findings of the research is over the several investors coming to engage in mining while paying for the Environment Impact Assessment a situation he says tends to compromise the quality of the work as it is more likely they will ensure it is conducted in their favour.
A consultant with the International Institute for Environment Development Alais Morindat raises concern over the pace at which people are grabbing land saying it makes him wonder over whether it is the end of the world where each person must grab what he can get to go with to the other world.
"Land is a historical injustice. It is a life and death issue. We keep giving all the land to investors what will happen to the millions who are yet to come, What does the future hold for our children,' he queries.
REPOA's advisor Melisa Makwarimba cautions over compensation saying it may seem ideal but one ought to think of the descendants whom she says may find themselves with no place to call home.
"There is an assumption that there is a relatively abundance of land in the country. This is a misconception. There is no recognition of grazing land as a separate category. This is a serious issue as Tanzania has millions of cattle in need of an area," says Makwarimba.
Her statement is echoed by HAKIARDHI Executive Director Yefred Muyenzi who faults the whole idea of compensation as bad as not only does it come untimely and unfairly, but there are some other things such as ways of livelihood which can never be compensated.
Indeed, the ancestral graves, farms where people used to conduct rituals and other traditional issues are something that people have failed to consider when they evict people.
REPOA's Executive Director Professor Samuel Wangwe says more often what is termed as security of one means the insecurity of other, referring to the current terminology where investors are given land in the name of improving food security.
"We keep saying we have a big chunk of land where is it anyway? People are being displaced quietly where we are releasing them to," queries Professor Wangwe.
The discussion goes on and on until one of the participants decides to suggest one key point, and that is calling upon our government to halt from giving out our land.
Indeed, perhaps it is about time we stopped the exercise to give out our land as we check and balance on how we are fairing. Indeed, we may say we have abundance land but we ought to remember that our population is moving at a supersonic pace. Giving out all the land will mean being too selfish to remember those planning to come as children of Tanzania.
One piece of our advice to our leaders and TIC: Stop telling people that we have enough land because we will end up having disputes like those we experience in Loliondo, Meatu, Kilombero, Kilosa and Njedengwa to mention but a few.
If we had so much land we wouldn't have been witnessing people brandishing machetes to each other because of a small piece of land. And as Professor Wangwe says, not all the land is good land least we forget that there must be water and good infrastructure to compliment it. We have no more land to give to investors: We have given enough.


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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appears in the 2012 horror movie Mama, and the scifi movie Oblivion with Tom Cruise.
Played a Danish villan in the award winning Norwegian movie Headhunters(Hovedjægerne), the movie won an empire award for best thriller, beating Oscar winners Skyfall and Argo.
Being from Denmark, Nikolaj speaks with a Danish accent in real-life: the upper-class English accent that he adopts when playing Jaime Lannister is not his neutral speaking voice, but a conscious part of his performance.
Nikolaj commented on the journey that Jaime goes through with Brienne of Tarth in Season 3:
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Nikolaj also said what first went through his mind when he found out that Jaime would lose his right hand (in Season 3's "Walk of Punishment"):
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- Nikolaj Coster Waldau's entry at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Game Of Thrones: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau On The Hand Jaime Was Dealt, Access Hollywood interview, April 16th, 2013
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I have decided to stop worrying about the price and make this book to my satisfaction. Many changes in store, this is a good book with strong images but more time for me in the woodshed I hope will make it very special. New possible changes can be seen here; http://george-elsasser.blogspot.com/2012/06/still-dummy.html
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Book will be hardcover and certainly longer maybe larger (unsure on exact size) wish there were more options here like say 9.5Hx11W. We will see, great design flexibility here, just limited in sizes. A 10x10 would be nice 12x12 would kill the intimacy I am shooting for.
So if I never find a publisher for a real book this will be a limited edition book signed and numbered sold off my website. That said I will try to get a handle on the e-book thing in case any body would like this dummy in that form. This dummy may be a collector item one day or not. I'm getting a ton of interest in the project so I am excited. Selling the book (even a dummy) for cost is silly so that has changed. Thanks for visiting, I hope the book was interesting.
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Although I started it in 2009 and am mostly very satisfied with it this is still a dummy book (a mock up) I am still playing with it's design it is available at my cost should you choose to purchase. Blurb will not allow a public view without a price in the box so it is for sale. If purchased note I used the lustre paper in my personal copy.
So here is the deal: As I work in Blurb it is an opportunity to work in a few different ways.
1- I can work with my images in creative ways for myself and others so they can enjoy them in book form online or purchase their own copy. In this manor I can still work with sequencing, sizing and 2 page relationships and underlying stories and so on but that is not pushing the boundaries of the contemporary photo book for progressive publishers today.
2- So here also is an excellent opportunity to work through ideas of the book as a visual vehicle (quite unlike walls) that offers many opportunities, with the intention being to find a real world publisher. Photo books have come a long way in the last 10-15 yrs.
for more on this see: http://george-elsasser.blogspot.com/2012/06/look3.html
I am having trouble making my books as affordable as possible which is very hard in POD even being happy to sell at cost they are not inexpensive. I want to stretch all my creative options which generally will make the books larger, hardback and more expensive. It is a work in progress, but at least, you can see the books as I go along here online. In addition to this book there are a couple of others I have been working on so we will see "its a journey not a destination." A painting is never done the artist just finds a nice place to stop.
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The fort helped protect Norfolk during the War of 1812. In the Civil War, Confederate forces seized the fort and used its magazine to supply the CSS Virginia (Merrimack) during its battle with the USS Monitor. In 1862 the fort was recaptured by the Union Army and used as a prison. Later it was an ordnance depot for the Navy. In 1923 the fort was occupied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which still owns Fort Norfolk. The Norfolk Historical Society began making restorations to the fort in 1991.
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So, I've been bringing Beau to my boyfriend's house a couple times and it is blatantly apparent that he has separation anxiety. I've been bringing him because Michael has dogs and a fenced backyard - two things Beau doesn't have. He gets to play with dogs over there and doesn't have to be on a leash or hooked up to anything. It's not ideal because the other dog (a husky) humps him.... almost constantly. One of the other dogs is little, and it plays good. We keep the husky hooked up while Beau is there so that Beau can play with it on his own terms and not be humped the whole time, and he can get away from the husky.
The problem doesn't arise until we try to go into the house and leave him outside to play. (After we made sure all the dogs got along good, and there wasn't any way for him to get out, etc). When we tried to go inside, Beau thought he was supposed to come inside too..... Which he can't at Michael's family's house, sadly. (Which is why we only go to visit) Beau went crazy trying to get into the house with us, busted through the door several times and ran into and through the house. Then when we finally got him back outside, he whined/whimpered, clawed, jumped, chewed, gnawed on the door to the point that I was a nervous wreck thinking he was going to hurt himself or break their door down and come running in the house again and knock one of the kids down!
We've been through this twice. The first time was almost traumatizing for both of us, because we're always together. The second time was better, only because when he busted through the door that day (Mind you, this is the third or fourth time he's busted through their door and flew into the house), I took him back out, made him sit on the steps, and calmly told him "Stay" then I stood up, took a step back, and closed the door. After a minute or two, he went to play with the dogs, and he spent most of the time that day playing with only a little time by the door wanting inside.
Am I doing anything wrong? My mom is horrified that I'm leaving him in the backyard and he's not allowed inside. (Also - this is for maybe a max of 4-5 hours, and I'm constantly peeking out windows to check on them, and going out to play) Is there anything I can do to help Beau with his seperation anxiety? It's not only at Michael's that he does this kind of stuff. If I go up stairs at my house and leave him downstairs behind the baby gate, he'll whimper and gnaw on the gate until I come back, or try to jump it if I don't come back fast enough. Or if I'm outside and he can see me, he'll jump at the door or windows so bad my mom has to either tell me to come inside or put Beau in the kennel for fear he'll break the windows. And he does the same thing with our doors at home (chewing, scratching, etc) when we leave - we don't have the problem with him busting inside because he's an inside dog because we don't have a fence. But I've hooked him up outside a couple times to his tolley thing and he'll jump at the door if someone isn't out there with him. I know goldens are family dogs, but he needs some dog time too.
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Sorry, but I have to agree with your mom--he's an indoor dog, he needs to be inside. I'd be afraid that he's going to develop bad habits outside and worse case scenario, get stolen or jump the fence in search of people. My 3 aren't outside unless I'm with them.
Have you considered crate training?
Separation anxiety is very real and it means your dog is suffering when he goes through this. I would suggest you address the anxiey issue by seeking advice from a professional. Tying your dog to a trolley to keep him from bursting through a door due to anxiety is not going to solve the problem. The longer it is allowed to go on the more of a problem it will become and will probably show up in other places as well. Even though this sounded like a good idea for you to leave your dog in the yard with the other dogs it seems like your dog's anxiety suggests you might need to look into another plan.
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I have no financial means to seek help from a professional, unless they want to talk to me for free, but I'm willing to take advice from anyone who's got any ideas.
The only reason he's not use to being outside right now is because he's never had the opportunity to be outside without a leash. I don't see him having a fenced in yard to play in as anything but an opportunity for him to grow. When I move out of my parent's house, I hope to have a fenced in backyard where Beau can play outside, or even just lay outside on the patio, without being crazy to get back inside with me. I don't want him to be suffering when he is away from me, outside or not. And for the trolley thingy - it's not to keep him from jumping on the door. Its just a trolly that lets him go all around the backyard since we don't have a fence. I hate that he has to be hooked up to something in order to go outside. When I mentioned him being outside hooked to the trolley, I meant if we hook him up to go potty, he'll go potty, sniff around, then come jump on the door. The trolley doesn't keep him from doing that.
As far as crate training - he is crate trained and will stay in it for a good amount of time (while I'm around), but I would not leave him locked in his kennel while I was gone - for his own safety, because I'd be afraid he'd chew on the metal or get his teeth stuck or hurt his paws trying to dig out.
Many Goldens that have access to fenced in yards...dont like to spend time out there without their humans....they are more human focused than many other breeds...
If you are afraid that he will destroy his crate (break his teeth hurt his paws) while you are gone then he is not crate trained...
Start there....
Slowly over time building up his endurance....crate him...step outside for a few minutes...come back where he can see you...DONT immediately let him out...mill around a bit...toss a cookie into his crate...mill around a bit more - If he is calm... then let him out.
Rinse and repeat - building up more and more time while you are away.
Please remember that every time he has a bad experience being away from you...you are writing his history.
Overcoming his history of bad experiences is going to be MUCH more difficult then preventing the writing in the first place...
Plus he is learning that if her preservers, that with his brute strength he can knock down doors!
IMHO this is a very dangerous thing for any dog to learn.....
ESPECIALLY if you plan to have a fenced in yard someday. You are effectively letting him learn and perfect his technique of how to break down gates and escape.
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No offense intended, but he is crate trained to the point that I want him to be. I have no intentions of ever leaving him in a kennel while I'm gone. He is not a destructive dog, I'm not worried about him getting into anything while I'm gone, and he's never hurt himself while I'm gone. He's not the type of separation anxiety that destroys the house and hurts himself while I'm gone.
If I'm GONE from the house, and he knows that I am gone - to school, shopping, etc - he just lays down until I get home. The problem doesn't arise until I try to seperate myself from him while I'm physically still around. I do not want a dog that has to be up my butt to be happy. It isn't healthy. He should want to play outside in the backyard. Even when I'm outside with him, he just walks beside me. It takes so much coaxing to get him to go do anything that's not around me. I can't leave the house for any extended period of time because my family starts calling me telling me my dog looks depressed and I need to come home.
I want Beau to be able to be HAPPY even when he's away from me.
If you don't want a dog that needs to be stuck to you all the time, you may not have the right kind of dog. I have my second Golden and my limited experience with my own dogs shows exactly the behavior you don't want. My first Golden was clingy, my second one is worse. I can't go to the bathroom alone. He goes grocery shopping with me in good weather. He NEEDS to be with me. The only place he is happy other than with me is doggy day care.
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You can teach him a settle command and "got to mat" command, but keep in mind, goldens are people oriented, they want to be with their people.
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The burden is that he acts nuts when he can't be with me, and there are times when he can't be. A couple examples:
He's not allowed in the kitchen anymore because its the only solution we can find to keep him from counter surfing. I need him to be able to stay in the living room while I cook. This is for his safety (as well as my sanity) because the last straw was when he tried to eat french fries out of a deep fryer on the counter WHILE THEY WERE COOKING.
Another - if I have to go upstairs for any reason - to help my memaw, to use the bathroom, to get something from my room, to clean my room, to get laundry, etc - he gnaws on the gate at the bottom of the stairs, whines, and eventually tries to jump it (where he might hurt himself, and if he does - it causes a fight with my memaw's dog that lives upstairs (Lori). I don't know if yall have stopped a dog fight on the stairs, but its slightly terrifying.)
If Beau is hooked up to his trolley in the backyard and I have to go do anything - check the mail, talk to a neighbor, etc - that is out of his reach, he goes nuts. I have to put his harness and his collar on because if he pulls just right in either one, he'll get out of it. Or if someone else in my family appears and is out of his reach, he'll do the same thing - like, if my dad comes home from work or someone drops my sister off after school.
The situation at Michael's house is a burden because I have two options: go to my boyfriends and leave Beau at home, and have my family calling me constantly telling me to come home that my dog is depressed and needs me. Or take him with me (Which I WANT to do, to let him play, and have him with me) and let him play in the backyard, but he's not welcome inside.
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(a) In this section, "associated equipment" includes only items or classes of associated equipment that the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation after deciding that the application of the requirements of this section to those items or classes of associated equipment is reasonable and in furtherance of this chapter.
(b) If a recreational vessel or associated equipment has left the place of manufacture and the recreational vessel manufacturer discovers or acquires information that the manufacturer decides, in the exercise of reasonable and prudent judgment, indicates that a recreational vessel or associated equipment subject to an applicable regulation prescribed under section 4302 of this title either fails to comply with the regulation, or contains a defect that creates a substantial risk of personal injury to the public, the manufacturer shall provide notification of the defect or failure of compliance as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section within a reasonable time after the manufacturer has discovered the defect.
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(A) by first class mail or by certified mail to the first purchaser for other than resale, except that the requirement for notification of the first purchaser shall be satisfied if the recreational vessel manufacturer exercises reasonable diligence in establishing and maintaining a list of those purchasers and their current addresses, and sends the required notice to each person on that list at the address appearing on the list.
(2) The notification required by subsection (b) of this section is required to be given only for a defect or failure of compliance discovered by the recreational vessel manufacturer within a reasonable time after the manufacturer has discovered the defect or failure, except that the manufacturer's duty of notification under paragraph (1)(A) and (B) of this subsection applies only to a defect or failure of compliance discovered by the manufacturer within one of the following appropriate periods:
(A) if a recreational vessel or associated equipment required by regulation to have a date of certification affixed, 10 years from the date of certification.
(d) The notification required by subsection (b) of this section shall contain a clear description of the defect or failure to comply, an evaluation of the hazard reasonably related to the defect or failure, a statement of the measures to correct the defect or failure, and an undertaking by the recreational vessel manufacturer to take those measures only at the manufacturer's cost and expense.
(e) Each recreational vessel manufacturer shall provide the Secretary with a copy of all notices, bulletins, and other communications to dealers and distributors of that manufacturer, and to purchasers of recreational vessels or associated equipment of that manufacturer, about a defect related to safety in the recreational vessels or associated equipment, and any failure to comply with the regulation or order applicable to the recreational vessels or associated equipment. The Secretary may publish or otherwise disclose to the public information in the notices or other information the Secretary has that the Secretary considers will assist in carrying out this chapter. However, the Secretary may disclose any information that contains or relates to a trade secret only if the Secretary decides that the information is necessary to carry out this chapter.
(f) If, through testing, inspection, investigation, or examination of reports, the Secretary decides that a recreational vessel or associated equipment to which this chapter applies contains a defect related to safety or fails to comply with an applicable regulation prescribed under this chapter and notification under this chapter is appropriate, the Secretary shall notify the recreational vessel manufacturer of the defect or failure. The notice shall contain the findings of the Secretary and shall include a synopsis of the information on which they are based. The manufacturer may then provide the notification required by this chapter to the persons designated in this chapter or dispute the Secretary's decision. If disputed, the Secretary shall provide the manufacturer with an opportunity to present views and establish that there is no such defect or failure. When the Secretary considers it to be in the public interest, the Secretary may publish notice of the proceeding in the Federal Register and provide interested persons, including the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, with an opportunity to comment. If, after presentation by the manufacturer, the Secretary decides that the recreational vessel or associated equipment contains a defect related to safety or fails to comply with an applicable regulation, the Secretary may direct the manufacturer to provide the notifications specified in this chapter.
(g) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including the establishment of procedures that require dealers and distributors to assist manufacturers in obtaining information required by this section. A regulation prescribed under this subsection does not relieve a manufacturer of any obligation imposed by this section.
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