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A guest blog today : what a privilege and a treat!~
An exciting new Leadership Course; a book for Church Leaders; a Church leadership Forum; there's plenty here to hone your leadership skills whether you are an ordained vicar or pastor, or a ministry leader in your church paid or voluntary. AND - the possibility of a FREE DOWNLOAD AND 20% off a stay at The Vine for a church leadership Intensive .... read on for more from The Revd Kim Swithinbank, who has over 35 years experience in church leadership!
A young person politely asked me as I expounded on this theme: "What exactly do you mean by that?" If they'd been from my generation, they would have echoed the immortal words of John McEnroe - "You cannot be serious!" Surely if we're doing something for God, it should be excellent. Christians have been known for far too long for being second rate and accepting second best. Whether it is by serving lukewarm, weak coffee in church-issue green or yellow cups and saucers from the 1950's; or by projection and sound systems that have a mind of their own; and operators who put the words of the next verse up for the congregation only after the worship group have already completed the first two lines!
But I am serious. I have used this aphorism over and again as a church leader "If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly!" And I mean it. I used to think it was an original thought of mine; but as we know "there is nothing new under the sun." When my wife found this poster online with the quote attributed to G.K.Chesterton, I was initially miffed. My original thought was not so original after all. But when I calmed down, I thought to myself that if Chesterton had thought it too, and he was pretty bright, then maybe we were both on to something.
This might sound like I'm just trying to be provocative - and in a way, I am. But I firmly believe a leader's job is to provoke, to get people thinking laterally, to create a culture of risk-taking and innovation. And that's the point. It was John Wimber who said that faith was spelt R.I.S.K. But in my experience the church is very risk-averse. Often, because we don't think we can do it well, we don't do it at all. But what if it's vitally important? What if it's a biblical imperative?
The evangelist, Dr Billy Graham, was often criticised for his evangelistic methods. Graciously he would admit that he hadn't perfected the art and that he still had a lot to learn. However he once famously said: "I prefer my way of doing evangelism to your way of not doing it!" If a thing's worth doing, it has to be done, doesn't it? If we wait for perfection, we'll wait forever. Do I mean that we should always do things badly? No! But it's better to start badly than not to start at all.
So why are we so risk-averse in the church?
A negative mindset
We sometimes contrast the US and the UK as 'Can Do' and 'Can't Do' cultures respectively. Having lived and ministered on both sides of the Pond, I would say that's an over-simplification. However I wish I had a fiver for every time I've heard someone in church in the UK say one of the following or something similar:
- "We tried that before and it didn't work."
- "That might have worked in your last church, but I shouldn't try it here."
- "But we've always done it this way."
- "We don't have the people or resources to take that on."
In a culture where we naturally find so many reasons like these for not doing things, we need to counter-balance that tendency by tackling negativity, promoting risk-taking and creating a permission-giving culture. That's a vital part of a leader's role, whether for a whole church or for a ministry within it.
Fear of Failure
At the heart of the negative mindset is our fear of failure. You may know the story (apocryphal? - but often repeated) of the young executive in the early days of the computer industry, who lost the company $10m in a project for which he was responsible. On handing in his resignation letter to his boss, in his sense of shame for the fiasco he had caused, he was surprised to find that his resignation was refused. "We've just spent $10m of the company's money on your education. We're not going to let you apply what you've learnt to the benefit of one of our competitors!" If only we had that attitude to failure. Wanting to learn, develop and get better. Not give up and go home.
Yet fear of failure haunts us. The command "Do not be afraid!" comes 366 times in the Bible, once for each day of the year, including leap years. If we weren't naturally prone to fear, the Bible wouldn't exhort us on the subject. Therefore it will take a conscious effort on the part of the leader to manage the failures that should and will inevitably occur, especially if you adopt as a leadership motto - "If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly".
Part of this fear of failure is a fear of losing face. This applies not just when we are the leader of a project or ministry that fails, but also when we are the overall leader and the buck stops with us. This easily leads either to a controlling culture, where risk is discouraged, or a micro-managing culture, where the hope is to eliminate risk but the effect is to kill entrepreneurial energy. I'll go into this in more detail in the chapter "Delegate; but don't abdicate."
False comparisons
In the age of the mega-church and the many larger churches, it is easier for those of us who find ourselves in smaller settings not to be inspired but rather to be discouraged by the apparent success of others. Or to use our lack of resources or expertise as an excuse for doing nothing. We go to their conferences, whether it is New Wine or HTB, Willow Creek or Saddleback, Spring Harvest or the EMA. But we know we will never do the Alpha Course as well as HTB (wouldn't it just be easier to pay someone's train fare to the nearest big course? No!). And we know our worship will never have that kind of professionalism or musical excellence and that our preaching won't ever be a match for Tim Keller's.
This is where the principle of excellence can lead us astray. Of course, the Lord deserves our best efforts. The problem is when we compare our best efforts in our rural church in Wiltshire, where we now live, with what we were used to in North London or suburban Washington DC, where we lived previously. Excellence means doing the best we can, where we are, and with the resources currently at our disposal.
But if we mistake perfection for excellence, then it becomes a killer of risk-taking and innovation. In fact, the smaller settings and the apparent lack of resources can often lead to a different kind of excellence and be all the more rewarding for it.
However, even if we adopt that definition of excellence, we still need the sense that "If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly."
It may start badly ….
What happens if you do something badly in church? You may just get criticised. The ministry may fail. Or someone might watch you doing it badly and volunteer to help!
That is precisely the point and a deliberate part of the plan. A techie member of the congregation will be driven to distraction by whistling feedback from the sound system, or by the song words coming up too late. They may continue to hide their light under the nearest bushel; but, given the right culture, they may well volunteer to help. Then what started badly doesn't stay that way. But if it hadn't started badly, it might not have started at all.
Or a gifted musician who has helped lead worship in their previous church sees the not-so-good but heartfelt attempts of your current group and knows that they could make all the difference.
Sometimes doing something badly will spur others into active participation.
"If a thing's worth doing …"
A culture of permission-giving
For this to work there has to be a permission-giving culture: permission to have a go: permission to fail: and no condemnation! A leader of a church or of a ministry within a church creates a culture, whether they realise it or not. I've heard of some leaders who call out the tech team and upbraid them for their ineptitude, when the gremlins get in the system or the operator gets get caught up in worship and forgets to change the slide. That only puts others off volunteering as well as demeaning the well-intentioned efforts of those doing their best. But if a leader has their wits about them, they will slip in a notice, thanking the IT team for their dedication but asking for new recruits in this vital element of Sunday worship. A gifted person with a heart to serve will see the need and respond.
Some of us are natural permission-givers. Yet many find this difficult. If that's you, you will have to battle your inner perfectionism and tattoo this aphorism "If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly" on your heart or mind; or at least print it out in bold type and stick it on the noticeboard in your study or office.
What kind of culture are you creating in the area where you lead? Does it enhance, embolden and encourage people to step out in faith? Or is it restrictive, protectionist and afraid of failure? If people come to you with an idea, do they expect you to lean towards them saying "Go for it!" or to lean away saying "I'm not sure about that."
The balance of R.I.S.K
Finally in case this sounds too gung-ho, it's important to put in some qualifiers. Faith may be spelt R.I.S.K but that doesn't mean that all risk is good. There is healthy, thought-through risk. And there is foolhardy, unwise risk. The wise leader knows the difference and listens to others to discern that.
Some of the aphorisms in the following chapters are designed to help us to differentiate the two and to judge the element of risk:
- Is this a mainstream activity for us or a lower priority tributary?
- Is the person in front of me a passionate lone ranger or can they gather a team?
- Do they share the values of the church or ministry?
However, we need to know where our own personal danger lies. Are we natural risk-takers who may need to be held back from unwise risks; or are we normally risk-averse? In my experience very few of us in the church are in danger of overdoing risk. As one friend put it to me years ago: "For most of us the problem is not going off the deep end. It's going off the shallow end!"
If we are to reverse the decline of the church in the Western world, we are going to need a generation of leaders who take calculated risks, who don't wait for perfection before getting started, who are not afraid to try and fail, who'd rather do something than nothing, who create a permission-giving culture, who understand that "if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly."
This is the introduction to Kim's new book.


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Oh this time's passing so quickly! Sorry!=)
So how is it going over here? There's been a lot of things happening behind the scenes. I just wanted to show how it happens... the results are not always "just" what they show. How people usually do? -check out the results from the races and blame the losers and cheer for the winners. easy eh? Most of the time there are many unknown facts that should be considered before you cheer or blame..^^' I'm not talking just about me, but also about all the athletes!
Well, there really have been going on something. And in this case there are things like moving, packing, cleaning, racing, training, school, boyfriend, decorating, playing, worrying... eh demanding me just to take a nap! -But I don't have even time fot that!
After my big brother's wedding, it's been all but easy! I have to mention that my first (hopefully not the last) weddingday was memorable and lovely, but also causing very aching feet and also I got a flue! Next weekend after that we had finnish cross-biathlon champs, and it didn't really help my feeling in my body when I HAD to start in the races. Well, luckily I wasn't that bad and we took even the relay gold for Kontiolahti!
So let's count, one week sick and the next week I was kind of resting in Helsinki and then heading to Lahti where I was training with my personal coach! At this part I felt okey, but once again there were IBU-cup roller races coming...
So I think I was kind of healthy one week and of course you're supposed to do a lot of trainings, well due to that and all the other stressy things (like packing, cleaning up for the new address!!!) I started in rollerraces...
Everyone can check out the results, and think oh she's not doig very well... In the big new steap uphill I was nearly dead, and in addition to bad skiing I even shot 2 misses from standing. Somewhere between Otepää trainingraces and that day (5weeks) I had lost over 100seconds compared to my fellow Sarianna. 10seconds behind in Otepää and now we could be nearly counting hours^^D
My nervsystem was tired, so did my muscles, in that case you have no choice to take in some oxygen..^D Well, I skipped the pursuit day and continued my non-athletic lifestyle with packing and stressing. so on... And that means one week total stress with big packs and new address stuff. Luckily we got it finished before the Finnish roller-biathlon champs just during the next weekend! But there were no better way. One day during the previous week I realized I had to calm down and stop worrying about every single thing when I was crying all day along, even in the training...^^/
My new home is now here in the centrum of Joensuu, just a few steps away from university.. I'm living now in a huge 106m2 flat with my little brother and boyfriend. It's only ridiculous that both of them took this moving very calmly, and only I was affected so heavily.
But dont' worry now I'm doing a little bit better! Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to follow the A-team to Obertilliach trainingcamp, nor I have money for Ramsau sportcamp! This year our lovely association put so heavy costs for the camp that none of b-team can't afford it!
That means training days at home... that's a bit heavy for my bright head which loves Austria and the landscapes of Ramsau!
However, There were certainly some things going on here, and that's (hopefully) the reason for the poor races at this point of the season. Luckily I've still three months to go before the season starts.... in SWEDEN!!! o vad jag saknar ditåt!:)
I'll update later, now I head to dancelessons and wait for the coming sportcamp in Vuokatti!

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[photo courtesy of Mike at 50Showsat50 blog – more here]
A road trip to see Wilco — after Monday's Coney Island excellence it seemed like a fine idea, and in the end it was infinitely worth it. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the two-hour ride north in fine company along the banks of the Hudson was quick and pleasant. While Dutchess County Stadium has the same general minor league field construction as Keyspan Park, its setting was a world away from Brooklyn. The vibe in the venue was friendly, relaxed, and without a scene-maker in in sight. The band seemed to understand its surroundings, as their play was deliberate though focused, and Jeff's banter was playful and good-natured. The setlist was similar to Monday's show but with seven different songs out of the 29 played. This show featured two early "rare" numbers — "Far Far Away" (Being There) and "Too Far Apart" (AM), the latter of which I had never before seen Wilco perform live. The show length was again approaching two and a half hours, and at 2:27 is the longest Wilco show I have ever seen.
This recording was made under absolutely ideal conditions. The location of the "section" of tapers was quite close to the stage at approximately 40 feet deep. The stand raised the microphones to an unobstructed fifteen feet, with a straight shot at the huge stacks and minimal crowd noise. The four-microphone rig captured a clear recording of such exquisite detail that we seriously recommend that readers listen to this recording on the best possible speakers available. Do the recording, the band and yourselves justice and don't limit listen to computer speakers or an ipod. Enjoy!
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band was also recorded and will be posted here soon.
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Dutchess County Stadium
Wappingers Falls, NY USA
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40 Feet from the Stage – Dead Center
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[Total Time 2:27:50]
01 [introduction]
02 Wilco (The Song)
03 I'm Always in Love
04 I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
05 Shot in the Arm
06 Bull Black Nova
07 You Are My Face
08 One Wing
09 Side With The Seeds
10 War on War
11 [banter – baseballs]
12 Deeper Down
13 Impossible Germany
14 Far Far Away
15 Too Far Apart
16 Handshake Drugs
17 Can't Stand It
18 Jesus Etc.
19 Sonny Feeling
20 Theologians
21 Hate it Here
22 Walken
23 I'm the Man Who Loves You
24 Hummingbird
25 [encore break]
26 Poor Places
27 Spiders (Kidsmoke)
28 [second encore break]
29 The Late Greats
30 You Never Know
31 Heavy Metal Drummer
32 Hoodoo Voodoo
33 I'm A Wheel
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« Edward Burtynsky »
Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 3:16PM
Anyone who has not experienced the photographic work of Edward Burtynsky needs to do so now. Enjoy this video.
I happened to see his work a while back while at one of the museums in Sandy Eggo. Mesmerizing. I can't get it out of my head. He has shown us our future in the post-industrial era. Think of his pictures of the Three Rivers Dam and imagine that place being Los Angeles in 50 years.


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Welcome to the Oscar Loeb project, a history of his descendants.
This project is in its infancy and will only grow and get better. Please check in every so often for developments. Right now, there are the following sections:
Background - Born Osias Leibovitz in Romania, changed his name to Oscar Loeb in the U.S. Find out what is known about the man.
The Tree - Oscar Loeb is the root and all of his decendants are listed. There are a lot of incomplete entries so any information you may regarding any of the individuals is much appreciated.
Loeb Links - Other Loeb web sites.
A couple of notes:
- My main motivation for this site is to learn more about my family. Any information you may have about my family is much appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact me!
- I apoplogize for the low tech feel of the site. My main purpose here is to spend time documenting my family, not creating a work of art.
Thanks for coming by!
Last modified May 18, 1997, by Jeremy Eliot Loeb.


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Betrayal is certainly one of the stern taskmasters that not only provides a sharp contrast to happiness, but refines and tempers us. It can lead us to new and precious understandings.
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Some of my readers will find this intelligent short essay from BYU professor of Women's Studies Kristine Frederickson especially relevant and, I hope, uplifting.


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Nehemiah 7:73-9:21 True faith leads to action. The rebuilding of the wall was not simply about brick and mortar but about reestablishing the Lord's sovereignty. Ezra preaches to the returned exiles, marking the outbreak of spiritual revival — public proclamation of Scriptures, feasting, fasting, confession, prayer, worshipful recital of God's ongoing deliverance for Israel, and God's people's humble plea for forgiveness and restoration.
1 Corinthians 9:1-18 Apostle Paul gives up his rights i.e., payment for preaching. "God has given me this sacred trust. My pay is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone."
Psalm 31:12-22 Our hope is in you alone. But the Lord watches over those who fear Him, those who rely on His unfailing love. He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine. We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield
Proverbs 21:11-12 Become wise. God will punish the wicked. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise; if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser. The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; He will bring disaster on them.
Nehemiah 5:14-7:73 With Persian King Artaxerxes permission, Nehemiah, the king's cup-bearer, returns to Jerusalem and leads a team of builders to reconstruct the walls of Jerusalem (devastated by the Babylonians in 586 BC) . Despite much pagan oppositions, this monumental task is completed in 52 days, shocking many enemies. Nehemiah registers the people. Ezra, the high priest, reads the law.
1 Corinthians 8:1-13 It is love that strengthens the church. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn't really know very much. But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.
Psalm 33:1-11 For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything He does. He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth. Let the whole world fear the Lord, and let everyone stand in awe of Him. For when He spoke, the world began! It appeared at His command.
Proverbs 21:8-10 The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road. It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. Evil people desire evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Realize BIG Dreams! Realize the Impossible!
"Don't tell me the sky is the limit. There are footprints on the moon!" (Unknown)
Dream! Aspire! Humanity at its best! 🙂
Property Tax Hike or One Cent Sales Tax?
Dear Friends and Arizona Citizens,
Here's a link to yesterday's front page article Book it: We'll pay more to keep inmates in jail.
"County officials say it's inevitable: either vote to approve the temporary state sales-tax increase May 18 – and raise your taxes – or turn down the measure and your property tax will go up to pay for things the state can't afford, including keeping prisoners locked away." (Andrea Kelly, Arizona Daily Star)
One cent sales tax or property tax hike. The choice is ours. 🙂
The Engaging Leader: Winning with Today's Free Agent Workforce
"People don't quit their jobs, they quit their bosses. Skilled people want to work for winning leaders. Grade A talent wants to work for Grade A leadership. It won't settle for less."
In The Engaging Leader, Dr. Ed Gubman communicates how to draw out employees' enthusiasm and commitment; how to retain and nurture companies' most prized and priceless assets — employees:
Engaging leaders are drivers and builders. Drivers are decisive decision makers; putting results first, stress the bottom line, and crack the whip (maintaining pressure on accountability and come down hard when goals aren't met).
Builders put people and process first. Builders are relationship-oriented. Builders let solutions emerge, take a long-term focus, stay behind the scenes more, and are more positive than critical. (They are, by no means, indecisive. Builders possess goals and visions. They rely on natural consequences vs. immediate consequences by an authority).
Engaging leaders know when to be drivers and when to be builders.
Furthermore, Dr. Gubman states, "Employees (talent) want freedom, control, accountability, and caring."
Freedom — the freedom of expression and the ability to be who you are, not someone you're not.
Control — people enjoy their work when they know what their responsibilities are and have the autonomy to achieve them. They don't want to be micromanaged. Even when what-to-do comes from above, talented employees expect to figure out how to do it themselves.
Accountability — giving someone an assignment and holding him or her responsible for delivering results.
Caring relationships increase people's investments in your workplace. Warm relationships help employees feel connected and will motivate them to work for you — to help you meet your goals. Employees will confide in personal matters if they feel safe. They also want some friends in the workplace.
Tough and tender, a loveable task master, realistic optimist … whatever you call it, the intersection of driving and building behaviors is what engages most people.
Successful leaders learn this in their interactions with people. They become more versatile, expanding their own styles by taking on some behaviors that are unnatural to them at first, but become second nature as followers reinforce them by responding favorably.
The ability to incorporate parts of these seeming opposites, like the skill of reconciling group goals and individual needs, will make you an engaging leader and a long-time, big time winner. (Full Story)
What is self esteem anyway?
While it may be intangible, self-esteem is not invisible. It's easy to spot people who have high self-esteem by their behavior. Chances are, the people you most like being with possess it in abundance. These people are frequently described as "gracious" and "thoughtful," which make them desirable as friends. They love and care for themselves, but they are not arrogant. They have compassion for others, which rise out of their compassion for themselves.
Since a few of us accidentally arrive at a place of healthy self-esteem, these folks may be constantly aware of their own struggles to achieve and their ongoing effort to nurture it. Their curiosity and interest in others lead them to be excellent listeners, another magnetic quality. In addition, they have an elevated sense of personal responsibility; they rarely blame others for their problems or misfortunes. They may have a passionate desire to contribute to society.
Whether they say it or not, those with high self-esteem frequently have a sense of mission in their lives that others lack. Knowing their own worth gives them a profound sense that they are here for some purpose, which, in turn, shows itself in reverence for life.
Forward-thinking, they are aware that all past experiences in their lives have helped to mold their character. Even when their lives have seemed difficult, you'll hear them say, "I wouldn't change a thing." They have a strong aura of integrity and truthfulness about them, but they are truly sensitive to the feelings of others. People with high self-esteem don't have the need to say everything that's on their minds.
The bonus you receive for hanging out with these folks is that in their presence you feel safe and accepted just as you are. In fact, when you leave them you may find that you like yourself a bit more. (Full Story)
Hiring Dynamic, Creative, Caring, Ethical Managers!
Here's an organization to die for — managers who empower employees! Love to meet this person some day!
Fair, not nice. Managers must make tough decisions. Managers require vision and integrity — the courage to do the right thing. The best working environments are those where employees are treated fairly. Employees know what is expected and know the consequences of their actions; both good and bad. No favorites, no double standards. Managers are leaders. Managers aren't friends. Find friendships outside of the workplace.
Hire people who are smarter than you. Smart employees will help you succeed. They will make you look good. Establish the objectives and let them do their jobs. Don't micromanage. Don't be jealous. Don't hold them back. Listen to their ideas. Your employees may know more than you.
Take calculated risks. Risk taking is part of management. "No decision" is a decision. "No decision" will frustrate employees. You will lose respect. Do your homework. Trust your gut. It's usually right.
Never fire anyone when angry. Anger is a strong emotion. Emotion obstructs rational thinking. A cool head leads to logical thought — the right time for decision making.
Create a team of mentors. Find people who are capable of helping; willing to help you succeed. Mentors watch out for your interests. They understand your goals.
Encourage disagreements, discussions, and debates. "Two heads are better than one." Go with the best solution, not always your solution; otherwise, you may be out of a job.
Know how to manage different personalities. Learn how to communicate with your employees. Different people react differently to discussions; some you can be direct with, others require more tact. Personality profiles can help match a person to a specific job.
Clear expectations. Clearly communicate employee's responsibilities and manager's expectations. Perceptions vary. Success begins with everyone on the same page.
Know the desired outcome of the resolution. What is the best possible solution? Be rational. With the desired outcome in mind, determine the necessary steps to reach the goal.
Confront bad issues immediately. Bad situations don't go away. They only get worse. Immediately talk to the offender. Communicate, "This cannot happen again."
Praise in public. Punish in private. Humans are emotional, not rational. Save face.
Say "Thank You." Your success is dependent on your team members' success. Say "thank you" and sincerely appreciate their hard work. They are your support structure. Without them, you may not survive. Saying "thank you" is one of the easiest and most appreciated actions. (Full Story)
Philanthropy: The Difference Between Enabling and Empowerment
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. (Chinese Proverb)
Over the years, billions of dollars in aid have poured from the developed to developing nations. Yet 80 percent of our world's population live on less than $10 per day.
Perhaps one answer to this complicated issue may lie in enabling — temporary relief — not empowerment.
Temporary reliefs are handouts. They're necessary, especially in life or death situations. Basic needs — shelter, food, and water — must be met before improving lives. Once immediate needs are met, however, should additional donations continue to simply feed and clothe its recipients?
Are such acts of "kindness" empowering the people or are handouts in the name of "donations" degrading creative minds and resilient spirits into beggars and dependents?
In The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back, the Salwens sold their house and gave away $800,000 to the Hunger Project in Ghana; to equip and empower its people to take back their lives and become self-sufficient:
We go back into the villages of Ghana [where my family and I invested our funds], and this time the chief hands us a list of things they have accomplished. 'Look what we've done.' They are proud of their own activities. Oh, this is good. [Empower, not enable]. We are making progress.
The Salwens asked five questions before committing to their work in Ghana:
- Will our work empower or be a Band-Aid?
- Do we respect the culture? Do we have enough humility to see our new partners/recipients as equals?
- Are those partners fully engaged in designing the project?
- Are we doing this work for the same reasons as our partners, the folks we're trying to help? Do we have a different agenda?
- Are we committed for the long haul? Change does not happen overnight.
Steep learning curve, for me, anyway. But each of us can make a small difference. Lots of small differences will result in change!
If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito. (Anita Roddick)
To enable or to empower … THAT is the question. 🙂
How to Lower Property Taxes
If home prices fell 27 percent from the 2006 peak to the end of 2008 (S&P/Case Shiller Index), why are we seeing 12 percent increase in tax revenue for municipalities?
Why aren't homeowners getting breaks from property taxes?
Human nature, perhaps. What government worker wants to take a pay cut, especially when their source of revenue is property tax? I certainly wouldn't. Would you?
The tables turn, however, when we're on the other side of the fence. CNN Money.com informs what homeowners can do to appeal property assessments in any year:
- Check the accuracy of your official property record, available online or in the assessor's office. Factual errors aren't uncommon. For example, if your house has three bedrooms rather than four, your taxes can get lowered immediately.
- Gather info on comparable homes using real estate sites or contact your realtor. Look for homes within a mile of your address that sold within two months of the municipality's assessment date (usually Jan. 1).
- Informally discuss findings with the assessor. If meetings go nowhere (with so many angry taxpayers, there's no guarantee we may even get a meeting), appeal ASAP. If you can't get a date until after taxes are due, pay up; get a refund after winning.
- If you lose, get a property tax attorney. Ask for contingency. Avoid hourly fees of $150 to $400. Most demand half of your first year's tax savings. If you win, those savings should accrue for years to come.
Bottom line, time, research, and perseverance just might yield desired results. 🙂
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|Crystal structure of a class 2 D-xylose isomerase from the human intestinal tract microbe Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
|Byeong-Gu Han1,+, Seoung Min Bong1,+, Jea-Won Cho1,2, Myoung-Dong Kim2, Seung Jun Kim3 and Byung Il Lee1,*
|1Biomolecular Function Research Branch, Division of Convergence Technology, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi 410-769, Korea, 2Department of Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Kangwon 200-701, Korea, 3Medical Proteomics Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-333, Korea. *Correspondence: email@example.com +These authors contributed equally to this work.
|The human intestinal microbe Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron has an extensive starch utilization system and multiple genes that are involved in starch binding and utilization. We determined the structure of a xylose isomerase (XI) of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which belongs to the class 2 XIs. Although the overall structures of XIs from different organisms were highly similar to each other, some large deviations were found in the class 1 and class 2 XIs; the long N-terminal extension of class 2 XIs made additional contact with the adjacent subunit of XI, and the C-terminal small α helical domain of XIs exhibited distinguishable structural features between the class 1 and class 2 XIs. However, the structures around the metal and substrate binding site were also almost identical regardless of the XI classes, suggesting common enzymological properties between the class 1 and class 2 XIs.


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Monday, January 22, 2018
Still Heading Towards Civil War
And I'm virtually certain many republicans would happily damage America if it inflicted sufficient pain on Democrats. Indeed, that's at least part of what the election of Trump was. Perhaps Trump hasn't actually damaged all of America as much as might've been expected, but prior to his election, I definitely got the feeling that a lot of Trump voters supported him believing that it was quite likely he was going to be like Samson and pull the entire temple that is America down, but it was worth it because it would damage Democrats and the elite.
So there are a substantial number of people on both sides who are willing to sustain damage and pain if only it hurts the other side more. That's really not a good situation, especially if it festers for decades. Someday, the Left and the Right of the United States will be just like the Palestinians and the Jews, forever at each others' throats and forever killing each other with no possible solution.
Have a nice day!
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- Clovis e Adri said...
I guess that, contrary to Israel-Palestine, in America it is unlikely you will have one side so much weaker than the other.
That makes a difference because, like in the old days of cold war, mutually assured destruction keeps it from getting too hot.
- January 22, 2018 at 5:03 PM
- Bret said...
That's a good point. Would that mean more of a series of coups? Or a single coup where the controlling party really puts their boot on the throat of the opposition?
Maybe neither of those, but it's not terribly healthy in any case.
- January 22, 2018 at 7:49 PM
- Clovis e Adri said...
As yourself pointed out in my other post, coups tend to not happen too easily in a place so heavily armed as the US. You will find plenty of guns among Blue America too.
Your institutions have been pretty solid against coups for the last 200+ years, I don't think that will change too soon.
More likely, you will suffer ever more the damage that comes from one administration making its main objective to undo the policies of the last one - it makes for a schizofrenic society. Up to now, the damages have been internal, but all the Russia thing shows it can easily grow to hinder US standing in the world at the long run...
- January 23, 2018 at 6:14 AM


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Most young jazz rhythm-section players come to New York to study, keeping their eye on the main chance. A few lucky ones hit the jackpot with one of the few regularly touring bands. But the overwhelming majority struggle to keep afloat, and their names might not be singled out for 5 or 10 years or, in some cases, ever.
There is, however, a small tradition of Cuban drummers who hit New York like asteroids -- powerhouses who are expert writers and readers of music, who can teach it and who spur on everyone around them.
Dafnis Prieto, from Santa Clara, Cuba, is the newest one.
Mr. Prieto, a soft-faced 27-year-old with the small, compact build of a soccer forward, came more than two years ago with a work visa from playing American festivals with the American saxophonist Jane Bunnett's group. He quickly became a major force connecting Afro-Cuban roots, the mainstream jazz tradition of the last 40 years and the avant-garde.
''What I really like is that I get to play in different styles,'' Mr. Prieto said. ''Now, since maybe three years ago, Latin music is really developing something from the inside. It's an intuitional change.''
His story reflects something about how the jazz bandleaders' grapevine operates, and about the power of Cuban drummers in jazz since Chano Pozo changed the music irrevocably in 1947 when he came to New York to work with Dizzy Gillespie's Afro-Cuban jazz orchestra.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Prieto's timing was perfect. By the late 90's, Latin jazz was ready to leap ahead. Among musicians there was an upsurge of interest in all things Latin-American, and young bandleaders from Cuba, Puerto Rico and elsewhere, arriving in New York, created a new, learned synthesis of indigenous song forms and all kinds of jazz.
Since his arrival, Mr. Prieto has played in 15 different groups. In some of these he's been a substitute, and in about half he has become a first-call member. It is not unprecedented for a musician to work so widely, but it just doesn't usually happen so quickly and with such fertile music as a result.
The essence of Mr. Prieto's style is his collation of various Afro-Cuban percussion sounds -- from old religious music to modern music -- within one set of trap drums. His playing is infernally complicated, and infernally precise; the blizzard of accents he throws into any pattern have their place as surely as pixels in a computer image.
One of his first jobs after arriving in New York was with Henry Threadgill's band Zooid. It was a natural fit: Mr. Threadgill, one of the most famous names of the jazz avant-garde, writes meticulously accented music. Since then, Mr. Prieto has worked with Claudia Acuña's band, playing mixtures of straight-ahead jazz and traditional South American rhythms like the Venezuelan joropo and the Argentine chacarera.
He has played in Eddie Palmieri's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, making its dance-band makeup more densely percussive. He has performed and recorded with the pianists Andrew Hill and D. D. Jackson, the bassist John Benítez, the trumpeters Brian Lynch and Roy Hargrove, the saxophonists Steve Coleman and the vibraphonist Dave Samuels.
And he has become a moving part in a new crop of Latin-jazz bands that have been regularly featured at the Jazz Gallery, which has become an important new jazz space in Lower Manhattan over the last two years.
Mr. Prieto lives in the northern part of Washington Heights, at the intersection of Dominican and Eastern European neighborhoods. His building, managed by a Cuban landlord, is a little enclave of Cuban intellectuals -- a few musicians, some computer programmers, products of Cuba's state universities and the old educational system, which funneled Cuban students to Moscow. His wife, the dancer Judith Sánchez Ruíz, has worked with him, most recently in a Threadgill performance at Aaron Davis Hall at City College last October.
Mr. Prieto is specific when he speaks about music, pointing to this drummer, that record, that rhythmic structure. When he talks about learning music in Cuba, he uses the word ''information'' a lot, as in ''We didn't have that kind of information.''
A creole, he grew up in a black neighborhood in Santa Clara, a small town about 150 miles from Havana; his father is an elevator mechanic and his mother an accountant at a factory that makes equipment for sugar-cane manufacturing plants. His earliest exposure to music came from the conga players who would practice for the annual carnival in the street outside his house. (''There was a lot of rumba and fighting,'' he recalled.)
He played guitar and percussion, learning traditional son and rumba more formally from age 7 at a community school. He studied classical percussion for four years at a local conservatory before moving to Havana, where he attended the National School of Music, continuing classical studies and beginning to play jazz on the side.
Before leaving school, he was already playing in European jazz festivals. But his exposure to American jazz was spotty. He had studied Elvin Jones's drumming on John Coltrane's album ''A Love Supreme'' and had a fascination, as so many young Cuban musicians do, with the technically fearsome work of the saxophonist Michael Brecker and the drummer Steve Gadd.
In 1996 he was deeply imprinted by a visit to Cuba by the American jazz saxophonist Steve Coleman, who traveled there for a recording project, but also worked with Cuban musicians in other ways. ''With Steve,'' Mr. Prieto recalls, ''more than playing in his band, I did research. I looked at South Indian music; we did a trio project about the sun, moon and the Earth; and we did a thing about yin and yang.'' Mr. Coleman's music is dense, hard, polyrhythmic, scientific; Mr. Prieto, who has an empirical cast of mind, responded enthusiastically.
Mr. Prieto knew that America, and specifically New York, was his destiny, but didn't feel ready to come -- even when he finally came. He approached it in stages. In Cuba, He worked with Jane Bunnett, the Canadian saxophonist; they had first met in Paris, when Mr. Prieto was playing with the pianist Carlos Maza. Later, he joined Ms. Bunnett's band, Spirits of Havana, touring international jazz festivals.
In Canada in 1999, working with Ms. Bunnett, he decided to use the visa that he had already secured to play a few tour dates in America and headed nervously for New York. He has the necessary work permit; to extend his stay, he has applied for residency.
''The kind of music I was doing there in Cuba,'' Mr. Prieto explained, ''was sort of on the side of jazz -- avant-garde Latin music -- and I didn't see myself in Cuba doing that for long. The only guys I saw playing that kind of music were the ones who were already playing with me, so there was nowhere to go."
When Mr. Prieto got to town, he immediately got the job with Mr. Threadgill, and then the circle widened. Brian Lynch, the trumpeter, had met Mr. Prieto at Stanford University in 1998, where Mr. Prieto had gone to attend a jazz-percussion master class via an arts grant. When Mr. Lynch saw him again, he immediately asked him to join his band.
''He brings the intelligence level up,'' Mr. Lynch said. ''He knows form, and he remembers things. He'll be swinging, he'll be in the clave rhythm, but he'll make these little shifts with it -- just a little spurt, where there's an impossibly complex rhythm, but it's all precise. From that, I can go and skitter off into my own direction.''
Eddie Palmieri, the great bandleader of the salsa era and a long-time agent of change in Latin music, heard about Mr. Prieto from the Puerto Rican drummer Paoli Mejias. ''He's extraordinary,'' Mr. Palmieri said. ''A rhythmic stimulus. He comprehends the two most incredibly difficult rhythmic genres -- being Cuban and being an extremely talented jazz drummer.'' Before hiring Mr. Prieto, Mr. Palmieri rarely included a trap-set drummer in his orchestra; his band was generally a conjunto, or a standard Latin dance-band lineup. With Mr. Prieto, he has felt free to experiment.
Among younger players, the drummer has found a close circle of collaborators. Nearly all of them -- horn players, bassists, drummers, pianists -- are bandleaders, and they use Mr. Prieto as a matter of course. Through them, the connection between jazz and Latin is no longer a tenuous linking of formal elements, the borrowing of a scale or a stiffly delineated rhythm. In Mr. Prieto's own music, rearranged danzons jostle against experiments in meter and harmony; his music switches between smoothly cushioned rhythms and spiky ones.
Dale Fitzgerald, who runs the Jazz Gallery, the six-year-old nonprofit performance space on Hudson Street in the South Village, has encouraged the new Latin jazz by booking bands in their nascent stages; he also created an atmosphere in which the musicians like to come and see one another's gigs.
He was the first to book Mr. Prieto's own group, last March, and has just received grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs to commission new works and performances from six of the composers who appear there regularly. Mr. Prieto will be one, and will perform with his own ensemble at the club, at 290 Hudson Street, from May 23 to 25. (He will also play there on Feb. 1, in Peter Apfelbaum's group; on Feb. 2 with Ron Blake and on Feb. 15 with Yosvany Terry.)
''I'm learning the tradition of American drumming -- Max Roach, Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins,'' Mr. Prieto said. ''I didn't have much information about them when I was in Cuba. Also, now, the thing is to go wider. I've started doing arrangements of my own songs, and I'm not just thinking about my own position. I'm trying to be part of the whole picture.''Continue reading the main story


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Hello my friends!
Nice to talk to all of you again!
Todays blog is going to be about my Blogger goals of 2018 (This Blogpost is also part of entering "The Bloggers` Retreat" competition!)
I really thought a lot of my goals and as you guys now I did a New Years Resolution list (Last Post- If you want to read more about it click *here*) however that topic is a little bit tricky at least for me! As a blogger for fun, I really enjoy writing (obviously!)
So, you can see that I do like writing and preparing content for you guys not only on that blog but also on my Instagram page, where I am showing you some little bits and bobs of my life (What I am wearing, where I am and what I am eating… and so on)
But when it comes to that one question of my Blogger goals I am not quite sure! Since there are some things I want to achieve until the end of 2018! (OMG its quite strange thinking of the end of 2018 when we are literally at the start of the new year!)
I can tell you for sure, that thinking of all the things I want to do on my Blog as well as for my Blog was quite simple as well as a bit tricky!
One point that is quite important for me is that I really hope that my Blog will improve in any way it can, not only of getting a better structure, a stable Posts per month and comments as well as gaining more readers which would be cool too.
But the most important point (for me) is, still having fun with creating content for you guys and for myself! That's the reason why I would love to take part of that competition to learn and get to know myself, my Blog as well as the big old and exciting Blogger world!
Nowadays its quite hard to focus on all the things that are important for someone so for me its important to focus on all the things that are significant to me, so my Blog is important for me as well as having fun producing all my content here but also on my Instagram account (if you want to check it out its veronica_pinguin).
Tell my, what are your goals for 2018?
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Keroro is shocked by the news of rising price of gunpla.
Thanks to ottbot for the picture. ^^
Read from Gunota few days ago that prices of gunpla might increase very soon. >.<
ITmedia News reports Bandai is looking into a mark-up on the price of Gunpla. According to the news, the reason for this is a steep rise in the cost of materials as a result of high oil prices. When the change in pricing might occur, exactly what merchandise it will affect, and how much it will be is not known. Bandai's PR department is quoted as saying, "The details haven't been decided but there is a change in merchandise specifications which has added cost to new parts & booklets for Gunpla and we will be repricing."
A week ago, <a href=" http://d.hatena.ne.jp/type97/20080220#p4
" target="_blank">Aoi Model Shop, a blog said to be run by an employee in a hobby shop on the outskirts of Akihabara, claimed there would be a 10-20% increase in HGUC and MG kit prices beginning around May. Oil prices were cited as the reason. Furthermore, the site said it looked as though old merchandise would also be marked up as it was reissued. As with the official news, it was said there were details yet to be settled.
Me better stock up on MGs before the rise come. >.<


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text: Thought I'd write a positive success story post about how it can improve and what I've done to help my daughters soiling/constipation. She's 4.5 years old and has been on movicol roughly since 2. Her brother is 3 and has never had any issues, ever. She started withholding after she was potty trained and in turn this lead to constipation and what I think was a stretched bowel. Cue numerous episodes over the years of having some weeks completely clean and then most other weeks dirty pants every 1-2 hours. I tried changing her diet (she's always been very good with fruit and veg) changing her drinks, her poo habits, the way I go about things, disimpacting, everything. She's been on 1 movicol sachet a day maintenance for a year now and it stuck at that. Recently I was at my wits end and decided to try two new (and slightly obvious) tactics. 1) cut out dairy from her diet whilst keeping the calories, and 2) triple her fluid intake. Now while she did drink, she's more of a sipper and would happily go all day only drinking 100-200mls. I believe this was a major contributing factor. Last week I sat her down and said she will have a cup (150/180mls) of anything she wants at breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and tea times. And she did! She was sensible and chose things like diluted squash, fruit juice, soya milkshakes, smoothie, but she did drink and my god it's made a hell of a difference. She's averaging 800-1100mls per day now. I think the lack of proper dairy has helped too, she's having soya most things and doesn't seem to notice or care. She has now been days and days going for a poo (or two!) properly per day, of her own accord, no soiling, peeing more and her appetite and temperament has improved. So please try these things before seeking any more medical help!! I also tried to be very positive and laid back about it all whilst keeping a close eye on everything without seeming to. Hope this helps someone!


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First, some nominally good news: the President of Yemen says he'll step down within 30 days. He apparently hasn't promised to stop shooting protesters, but we can hope that will end once he steps down.
He will hopefully join the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt in the category of 'leaders who left power having killed too many of their own people, but thankfully before killing any more.' All three of these nations brought criticism to the United States, as people suddenly noticed that the US has been supporting decades-old dictatorial regimes; there were calls for Obama to show some nebulous sort of 'leadership, dutifully upset both sides of the blogosphere by acting wih finesse and reason, supporting Democratic-leaning movements without ushering in chaos.
The other three countries? Iran, Libya, and Syria. Iran was really ahead of the curb – after all, they put down their own attempt at democratic protests brutally enough to discourage any future oppositions leaders, and when they saw oppositions rise up against US supported regimes, they publicly supported them while quietly detaining potential troublemakers in their own country.
Libya's case is well known – Gaddafi is proving that if you have no concern for international opinion and your allies all see human rights as a neo-colonial scheme, you can get away with anything. Now Syria seems to be taking the same route.
The common theme? Countries that depend heavily on the US for aid and support skate on thinner ice than countries that fit into the loose matrix of 'anti-imperialism', countries like Venezuela, Iran, Zimbabwe, and tacit support from China and Russia. In addition to indicating some behind-the-scenes US involvement in these regime changes, this trend also suggests a strengthened 'pariah support group', where leaders like al-Bashir and Bashar al-Asad no longer have to worry about being totally isolated, because nothing will dissuade the champions of 'national sovereignty' from defending them. As China and Russia grow in influence, we can expect a strengthening of national sovereignty doctrines and a rolling back of human rights expectations that have developed in the last two decades.
What does this say for US foreign policy? While publicly it might all be smiles and handshakes, we already understand China to be our biggest rivals as well as our most important partners. But to a large extent the US has created this situation for itself, pushing countries like Iran or Venezuela out of our circle of potential friends because they failed to accept the Washington consensus, or whatever outrageous reason we decided Iran belonged on the Axis of Evil. Obama has thus far avoided making the same mistakes, but it will take some time to make up for the errors of the last eight years. Until then, much of the world's population will be subject to tyranny disguised as anti-imperialism.


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- Creative
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- Fine Art
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- Music Production
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I started the Class today because I found the subject interesting. I am new to skillshare and was introduced to it through the urge I have to start a blog. I am trying to find inspiration through knowledge. I hope I could get some feedback from anyone out there.
At the moment I am 100% useless with photoshop/+ illustrator but I recently used Pixelmator in a photography workshop I go to. I have the mindset that there is nothing I cannot learn and achieve!
This is my first task - completed!


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Those of you who have been patient enough to be checking back to see how progress is going on the new website and the blog deserve an explanation about what is happening.
Due to an excess of work and looming deadlines, I've been caught between devoting time to the workshop and to development of the new website and the blog. Jobs in the workshop are well in hand (and must take priority), but by September my contracted work will be complete, and I'll then be turning my attention to fun jobs in the workshop, and lots more writing and design work. With good luck and sensible management, this should result in lots more articles and the publication of a stack of designs I have sitting in the wings waiting for finishing touches. Yes, I know you may have heard me say such things before, but I really am ploughing through the work at the moment, and I have for many months now had a moratorium on taking on any new building/repair work.
Tomorrow I'll post some photos of recent work, and a list of current jobs. One particularly interesting project is the building of a sixteen-sided mast for a large sailing dinghy. This mast is unusual in that it is not only hollow, but the wall thickness tapers as the mast tapers, so the wall-thickness as a percentage of mast diameter remains constant. Another interesting feature of this mast is that it incorporates an 'in-mast' hinge - sort of like a tabernacle without a tabernacle (see Woodenboat Magazine #237 for the idea)
I'm just beginning to come to grips with some of the complexities of the website program and associated plug-ins, so there will be gradual (but accelerating) addition of content and pages. Further down the track will come video tutorials on some interesting stuff.
Facebook and Twitter have me somewhat stumped at the moment, but that will improve with time - especially after workshop commitments are complete.


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At Steeles Paint & Décor Centre in Woodbridge, we make it a point to keep on top of the innovative products that are introduced into the contractor and do-it-yourself markets. Every now and then something new and technologically advanced comes into the market that makes us sit up and take notice!
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Introduced in late 2017, and aimed primarily at the commercial coatings market, Ultra Spec® SCUFF-X™ is a revolutionary, single component paint that's low in VOC's and resists scuffing before it starts. Built for professionals, it is engineered with cutting-edge protection against wear and marking.
But does it live up to all the hype?
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1. Responsible Gaming
1.1. You may, at your discretion, choose to exclude yourself from playing any games on our website, for a minimum period of 7 days or 6 months or indefinitely. In order to block your access to the games, you need to send an email to the following email address firstname.lastname@example.com indicating the following particulars "self-exclusion" or set this up by yourself in your Members Lounge in the "My Limits" area.
1.2. When setting up your Team Partner or Player account, you may also choose to impose a ceiling on the maximum stake you want to make in relation to a game. Should you exceed the maximum stake at any time, then your account will automatically be blocked and access to our games will be denied. You may also opt to set a time limit per session, which can be set up by contacting customer support.
1.3. Should you opt for self-exclusion in the manners described above, then you will not be able to reverse this position for at least 7 days. After this period, you will be able to send an email to the aforementioned email address in order to re-activate your access to our games and/or your account.
2. Social Responsibility
The following information regarding social responsibility can be found on the Lopoca webpage.
Do you play too much?
Gaming can be both entertaining and profitable. But you can't always win. Losing is a part of the game and you have to be prepared for it. Therefore you should play responsibly, and not risk money that you can't afford to lose. Gaming can also be addictive and make you lose perspective of time and money. We at Lopoca Gaming Ltd. want all your gaming experiences to be as positive as possible, even if you lose. Therefore we work hard to help you control your own gaming.
We help you set the limits!
We want to give you the opportunity to set your own gaming limits, budgets, and boundaries. That's why we are working with the Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4), which certifies Internet gaming sites just for this purpose. Together we provide you with tools to prevent unhealthy gaming behaviour and enable you to play responsibly.
Do you need to cool off?
We can also help you take a cooling off period (7 days) or block the service for six months. If you think you may have a problem, we can give you advice on where to turn for professional help.
Are you worried about your children?
Are you worried about your children having access to this site? If, you as an adult, share your computer with under-aged persons, always make sure that access to usernames, passwords, and banking details is prevented. If you need additional help you can always e-mail us at email@example.com.
It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to open an account and/or to gamble with Lopoca. The company reserves the right to request proof of age from any customer and may suspend an account until adequate verification is received.
Are you worried about your friends?
Are you worried that a close friend or relative might have a gambling problem? Please contact our support department. They can help set both you and the person you are worried about on the right track.
Independent organisations
Here you will find the contact information to organisations that can help gamblers, people with a gambling addiction, and their family and friends.
In respect to user protection and responsible gaming, Lopoca offers the below options:
You can find on our website responsible gaming rules, as well as information and links to other websites/organization websites specializing in gaming addictions.
The below are set by each user and are part of Lopoca's responsible gaming policy:
(a) You can set a limit on the amount you may wager within a specified period of time;
(b) You can set a session time limit by contacting customer support;
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Dear staff and students
Many of us use social media for personal purposes but you will find that only a few use it to market their professional skills, teach and/or disseminate their research output. If social media is fully embraced for professional use, it can improve our institutional online visibility by driving user traffic to the Makerere University domain (mak.ac.ug).
Increased online visibility, is likely to result into more research and industrial collaborations between Makerere and other institutions.
How do I contribute to improving online visibility?
Each college within the University has an official social media page (Facebook and twitter) https://www.mak.ac.ug/about-makerere/social-networks which is managed by the college PR and Web administrator. Most of these pages are actively followed by current and prospective students plus the public and are key portals that can be used to draw attention to our institutional websites if links to research projects hosted on the mak.ac.ug domain are posted on these official social media sites. Please contact your college web administrator for advice on how to use the college social media sites to increase your departmental research e-visibility. DICTS also developed templates for staff websites which if populated by all staff,play a key role in improving institutional e-visibility. Please visit https://staff.mak.ac.ug/ to create your staff website.
Isn't social media mostly a wastage of my time?
You are wrong! Many academics in higher educational institutions across the world are starting to embrace social media as a tool for research dissemination and teaching. Please click the link below for guidance on usage of social media for University research, teaching and impact activities.
What guides the use of social media within the University?
The Makerere University social media policy gives guidelines to be followed by all ( staff and students) who intend to use social media for institutional purposes and this policy can be found on page 28 of the Makerere University ICT Policy (2016-2021) by clicking the link below.
Please note that the Makerere University social media policy is in line with the Gov. of Uganda social media policy https://www.nita.go.ug/publication/government-uganda-social-media-guide
and the two can't be read in isolation. Its important that you read both policies for guidance on best usage of social media for personal and institutional purposes. It is equally important that users are aware of several ICT usage policies in the Gov. of Uganda ICT policy Framework since ICT policies in all Government agencies are aligned to the overall objectives of the National ICT policy Framework.
DICTS will continue to sensitize users on all ICT policies of the University in order to promote adherence to the same and as a result improve ICT service delivery within the institution. Please feel free to get in touch with us via the DICTS twitter handle @DICTSMakerere for support and advise on ICT areas that require improvement.
Kindest Regards, Mugabi Samuel
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softerra admin (even older versions) slow down, if you have a lot of configured LDAP-Servers (~20) and if the Softerra user profile grows.
It seems like it is caching the schema data of all ldap servers and as if this file cache really slows down the tool, if the cache grows.
Because when exporting the server config, closing softerra, deleting everything in c:\users\....LDAP Administrator x\, restarting softerra, reimporting the server configuration, its fast again for a short time, until a few days later (when probably the schema cache has regrown again).
Also: There seems to be a background function that insists on loading the schema first, every time you open an LDAP server.
This seems to happen once the first time you open an ldapserver after having softerra started.
If the cache file has grown large and if you have a lot of configured ldap servers, this schema preloading takes forever (30-60 seconds). Most of the time I don't need to look in the schema, so it is loading the schema without need, requiring me to wait until it lets me search for entries.
Features I'd highly be interested:
- Please rework the global schema file cache handling, such that the cache doesn't slow down opening entries, when the cache grows large
- Please create an global option to flush the schema cache files (so I don't have to delete the whole profile files)
- Please create an option on each ldap server configuration to disable schema caching completely for this server
- Please create an option to disable schema preloading on each ldap server configuration, when first opening this ldap server (I am fine to load the schema (and wait for it) later on when I actually need to look inside the schema). I don't want to wait for the schema loading, when opening any ldap server
- When displaying the "Loading schema..." info box, please add some progress information like > loading entry "89", in progress... <
- please load the schema completely in the background, without forcing me to wait
- dont actively load the schema, when opening the "Schema viewer...", just load schema from cache first and display a button "Reload schema from server"
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Please be aware that the download update files will no longer work for the products listed below and all support is being withdrawn from them due to their age and the difficulty in sourcing replacement components.
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We are pleased to announce that we have changed our company name from The IMC Group Limited to Hanwell Solutions Ltd.
Please be aware that although our web address and emails have changed (www.hanwell.com), you can still contact us via the usual telephone number 01462 688070 and postal address. VAT and company registration numbers also remain unchanged.
We thank you for your positive response to this change and look forward to an exciting new chapter together.
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Please be informed that the Horizon meters listed in this PDF are over 10 years old and are now becoming problematic to support; therefore a decision has been make to cease support for these models.
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The IMC Group has announced its acquisition of Horizon Global Holdings Ltd and its trading subsidiary Horizon Global Electronics Ltd (Horizon), as a strategic and important part of its continued development and growth strategy. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Horizon designs, manufactures and distributes high quality satellite, cable and terrestrial signal strength meters in a high growth market, and first came to prominence as developers of the HDSM satellite meter for use in the UK by BSkyB installers. It now has repair and service centres in the UK, Germany, USA and India.
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During dining etiquette sessions, people often ask, "With which fork do I begin eating?" This comes as no surprise, considering that forks in a formal table setting can number as many as three, and on rare occasions four, and can appear on the left of the plate, on the right, and sometimes even at the top of the plate, depending on just how formal the event really is. With this many forks, and this many potential locations, choosing the appropriate fork can, at times, become overwhelming.
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If you see a fork placed at the top of a plate (this is more typical in a semi-formal situation when dessert is pre-set), know that it will be the final fork used for your dessert course.
If you run out of forks, do not despair: your waiter or waitress will bring the appropriate fork to you with any remaining courses, or, in a simpler case, your meal may be finished.
With so many forks from which to choose, it is easy to lose your confidence – but understanding the mechanics behind a place-setting can certainly ease your mind when trying to comport yourself at the table.
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Every year millions of people have the unfortunate experience of having an attractive offer get derailed by a poor, unenthusiastic or bad reference that comes up at the wrong time. Some allow themselves to give up at this point.
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