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A site for solving at least some of your technical problems...
A site for solving at least some of your technical problems...
I use VirtualBox and had a problem with copying files between my host (main computer on which you boot your computer) and the guests (virtual computer that you run on your host).
The fact is that it is all explained right here:
There are a few steps as follow.
Install the Virtual Box Tools (called Guest Additions) on your guest; these tools allow your guest to communicate with the host to allow files to be written in a directory on the host.
To install those, it should be as easy as using the Install Guest Additions... menu option (under Devices). That auto-mounts an .iso and autoexec's whatever needs to be done. However, it does not always work right. For example, if you already have a CDROM in your virtual machine, it won't be able to load another CD in there. Might have to reboot to remove the existing CD and get the additions CD inserted with that menu option.
Also, the autorun.sh script may fail. In that case use df to find your CD path and look into it. Just try to run the autorun.sh by hand or whatever installation command with whatever package there is on the CD. For Solaris I ran the following:
pkgadd /media/VBOXADDITIONS-<version>/VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg
Installing the additional features has not been working right with the menu. It seems that the menu option assumes that you are running X11 when I generally don't want to install the whole X11 for a tiny super simple server. So this requires you to do the installation manually.
In Ubuntu 14.04, I ended up having to install the additions from the Ubuntu servers with apt-get:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
This installs the ISO that you can then mount with:
sudo mount /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso /media/cdrom
Before running the installation script, you may need to install some kernel tools (you'd think that the script can do it, and maybe it does, but that won't hurt much):
sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
Now you can install the actual additions by running one of the scripts. Which one is mainly determine by the operating system you're running. For Linux:
sudo sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
That will take care of all the necessary installations so you can create shared folders.
Create a shared folder (or several...) where you place your data that can be transferred both ways (unless you make the shared folder read only or give it an owner / group such that you cannot write to the directory!?)
To do that, use the menu entry "Shared Folders ..." from the Devices menu. There you should be able to create the shared folders without too much trouble. That should also work when you tweak the settings of your guest.
Once you have these two things, you are ready to mount the partition. The mount instruction changes depending on the guest you are running. Note that this is specific to the guest, not the other way around. That is, you can mount the host directory on the guest. Got it? If your main computer runs Linux and your guest is Windows, then you add a drive with:
net use x: \\vboxsvr\sharename
from your Windows virtual computer.
Similarly, from your Guest Linux, use mount as in:
mount -t vboxsf [-o OPTIONS] sharename mountpoint
The Solaris mount command is the same, only it uses -F instead of -t:
mount -F vboxsf [-o OPTIONS] sharename mountpoint
Note that all those features, installing the the Virtual Box Additions, creating a shared folder, mounting, are availabe via the command line. I just did not try those but if you need to script all of that, it's possible.
At least in version 14.04 of Ubuntu, the guest additions place the mount.vboxsf in a new place. This causes problems when trying to mount a shared folder. You will have to fix the soft link found in /usr/lib to the new location:
sudo rm /usr/lib/VBoxGuestAdditions sudo ln -s /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.3.10/lib/VBoxGuestAdditions /usr/lib/VBoxGuestAdditions
The mount may not be the old thing that has problems, but that's what many people bump into.
Common error when the mount fails:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /mnt/path,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so
Source: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60921
Assuming you create a directory on your host (main computer) named /mnt/solaris and you mounted that as /mnt/host on your Solaris guest, you can copy files with:
# On the host cp ~/my-file.txt /mnt/solaris # On the guest cp ~/this-other-file.txt /mnt/host
Here I show how to copy from the host to the guest, and from the guest to the host. The copy works both ways as long as you create a read/write shared folder.
Note that by default a directory such as /mnt/solaris is likely going to be read-only for most users. You probably will want to use a directory under your home directory or change the owner/group of the /nmt/solaris directory.
The /mnt/host on the guest system has no bearing on the permission to read or write files. It is just a mount point.
While running, a shared folder name cannot really be changed. You may create it, then mount it, and then it is pretty much like a read-only information.
I tried to even delete all the shared folders, re-creating a new one, and then rebooting, the wrong path is still used!
To fix such problems, turn off your virtual box, enter the settings, click on Shared Folder (last option at this time) and fix your shared folders there. Once done, reboot your virtual box and all should work like a charm.
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The former University of Miami football player-turned trial lawyer Jim Ferraro has finished building a massive 27,000-square-foot estate on Martha's Vineyard, and his neighbors aren't too pleased, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Martha's Vineyard is known for its discretion, but Ferraro, who earned his fortune by bringing lawsuits against pharmaceutical makers, chemical companies and asbestos companies, reportedly likes to live large.
The estate, in West Chop, cost around $27 million to build, and has 61 rooms in five buildings. It's one of the largest estates on the island and has hosted up to 50 of Ferraro's friends and family at once.
In order to pacify some of his neighbors, Ferraro presented plans of the house at zoning boards meeting and let residents vote on which one they liked the most. Even so, neighbors now call Ferraro's compound the "Taj Mahal."
Ferraro spends time on the compound with his three children and said he hopes to pass it down in the family someday.
Talk about a family fortune.

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Following the release of new GDP estimates, nominal GDP for FY18/19 increased and the structure of the economy has changed. In October 2019, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) released new GDP estimates, updating the base year for estimating economic activity to 2016/17 from 2009/10. ... Exibir mais + As a result, nominal GDP for FY18/19 was revised upwards from USh 109,945 billion to USh 128,499 billion. Furthermore, the share of industry in GDP has increased from about 20 percent to almost 30 percent. At the same time, there has been a drop in the share of services from about 58 percent to 46 percent. Manufacturing has doubled its share from about 8 percent to over 16 percent of GDP, whilst information and communications (IC) has fallen from 12 percent to just under 2 percent of GDP. Real GDP grew by 6.5 percent in FY18/19, maintaining the rebound in economic activity over the last two years. This has been driven by strong levels of domestic consumption and sustained levels of public and private investment. Net FDI inflows shot up to 5.1 percent of GDP in FY18/19 from 3 percent of GDP the previous year. The construction sector continues to grow at double-digit levels. There has been a jump in manufacturing growth supported by recent expansions in the sector, including investments in new factories. Agriculture was boosted by another decent harvest and a strong rebound in fisheries. Levels of GDP growth of about 6 percent and above are expected over the medium-term, driven by consumption spending, intensified private and public investments in infrastructure for industrialization, electricity transmission, and preparation for oil extraction. Still, this growth is not high enough for Uganda's lower middle-income status and poverty reduction ambitions. Exibir menos -
Report 145988 FEB 01, 2020
Munavu,Michael Mutemi; De Andrade Falcao,Natasha; Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina; Kerschbaumer,Florentin Philipp; Stucka,Tihomir; Walker,Richard Ancrum; Sundaram,Ramya; Yoshida,Nobuo; Sebudde,Rachel K.; Masaki,Takaaki Disclosed
The World Bank's analysis of cross-country data on human capital indicates that Uganda is underinvesting in the future productivity of its citizens. ... Exibir mais + A child born in Uganda today will onlybe 38 percent as productive when she grows up as she could be if she enjoyed complete education and full health. Uganda is ranked among the countries in the lowest quartile of the Human Capital Index (HCI) distribution, with an index slightly lower than the average for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region, and below what would be predicted by its income level. Uganda's low ranking in the HCI is mainly due to the country's low education outcomes. A child born today in Uganda is expected to complete only 7 years of education by age 18, compared to a regional average of 8.1. Because of the low levels of learning achievement in Uganda, this is only equivalent to 4.5 years of learning, with 2.5 years considered as "lost" due to poor quality of education (as shown by thequality-adjusted years of schooling component of the HCI). Uganda's score on this componentis the lowest amongst the comparator countries and below the SSA average. Exibir menos -
Documento de Trabalho 137222 MAY 29, 2019
Walker,Richard Ancrum; Stucka,Tihomir; Ezzine,Mourad; Vasiliev,Kirill; Sebudde,Rachel K.; Juzon,Joanna Dorota; Bagarukayo,Diana Rita Nantaba Sekaggya; Chugunov,Dmitry; De Andrade Falcao,Natasha Disclosed
Real GDP growth rebounded strongly to 6.1 percent in FY17/18, from 3.9 percent the previous year. The rebound was largely driven by a pick-up in investments and exports, and on the back of strengthened credit to the private sector and good weather. ... Exibir mais + Consequently, services, particularly information and communications, sustained strong growth, and food crop production recovered. Inper capita terms, however, this rebound translates into a 3.1 percent growth rate, because of the rapidly growing population. Moreover, the heavy reliance on rain-fed and subsistence agriculture drives the volatility in economic growth at the margin, with spillover effects on exportearnings, and a considerable impact on the poor's income. Despite the rebound in economic growth in FY17/18, fiscal revenues stagnated, while the expenditure mix deteriorated further, with excessive current spending and under-execution in capital spending. Current spending exceeded last year's outcome by a striking 1.4 percent of GDP and was above the budgeted amount by 32 percent. At the same time, the larger current spending was not used to finance investments in human capital.Therefore, one of the government's priorities should be to rein in current spending and thereby keep public debt under control. Meanwhile, capital spending was 0.6 percent of GDP lower compared to the year before and fell short of the budgeted amount by 60 percent. Compared to peers, capital spending in Uganda stood at 4.4 percent of GDP in FY17/18, which is less than half the size ofRwanda's capital outlays at 10.3 percent of GDP, and only 60 percent of Kenya's at 7 percent of GDP. Combined with deficiencies in the 'quality at entry' of projects, cost escalations, and poor quality of some completed projects, this under-spending is constraining Uganda's ambitions for rapid growth and socio-economic transformation. Therefore, concerted efforts are required to improve public investment management. Exibir menos -
Documento de Trabalho 132140 NOV 01, 2018
Walker,Richard Ancrum; Stucka,Tihomir; Mikulcak,Friederike; Sebudde,Rachel K. Disclosed
Uganda's fiscal policy has remained mainly expenditure driven, with domestic revenue continuing to lag. This has resulted in a widening financing gap. ... Exibir mais + In the 10-year period to 2017, the total valueof public expenditure increased from 15 percent of GDP to more than 20 percent. During this time, the tax-to-GDP ratio grew by an average annual rate of 0.2 percentage points, with the value of collected revenues increasing from 10 to 13.8 percent of GDP over the same period. By 2016, the value of Uganda's collected per capita revenues stood at US$ 211 of PPP adjusted to 2011 international dollars. This covered 66 percent of general government expenditures, with the remainder covered by loans and grants. The gap between revenues and expenditures could continue to increase into the future, with the expenditure increasing to meet the need to develop thestock of physical infrastructure and to raise the quality and quantity of social services to meet the needs of Uganda's rapidly expanding population. Exibir menos -
Documento de Trabalho 126184 MAY 01, 2018
Sebudde,Rachel K.; Kajubi,Moses Misach; Stucka,Tihomir; Mawejje,Joseph; Walker,Richard Ancrum Disclosed
Following decades of sustained economic growth during which Uganda made dramatic progresstowards poverty reduction, the country has recently experienced a period of economic growthslow down. ... Exibir mais + To return to higher rates of economic growth and poverty reduction, the Government mustaddress fundamental constraints. Facing a range of internal and external shocks, Uganda's economy has grown at the average annual rate of 4.5 percent over the past five years, far lower than the historical average of about 7.8 percent. The recent deceleration in growth affected all sectors of the economy. With these lower growth rates, combined with other external shocks to the households, the remarkable progress that Uganda had made towards reducing poverty since 1992 has been reversed. In the period from 1992 to 2013, the national poverty rate declined from 56 percent to 19.7 percent. Since then, it has rebounded, increasing to a preliminary 27 percent. For Uganda to again achieve higher rates of economic growth and poverty reduction, it must address two fundamental factors: its low levels of productivity and the vulnerability if its people to poverty. Exibir menos -
Documento de Trabalho 121848 DEC 01, 2017
Sebudde,Rachel K.; Wodon,Quentin T.; Mawejje,Joseph Disclosed
As a result of a number of internal and external shocks, Uganda's economy is currently growing at the lowest rate recorded over the past two decades. ... Exibir mais + Therefore, current policy is focused on the management of these impacts so that they do not exacerbate macroeconomic instability and on measures to stimulate the economy to increase growth. The Government's investment push is intended to address binding constraints on growth, with the most significant of these constraints being Uganda's huge infrastructure deficit. The first part of this Ninth Uganda Economic Update presents an assessment of the current state of the economy, while the second part addresses a specific theme related to Uganda's development challenges and the manner in which these may be addressed. This focusses on how the management of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) can support Uganda's investment push by facilitating access to private sector financing, by managing the risks intrinsic in these arrangements, and by maximizing the economic and social value of these partnerships. This can only be achieved if the government is committed to building the appropriate set of frameworks to create a conducive environment for private investments and to adopting robust project identification, screening, procurement and contract management processes. Exibir menos -
Documento de Trabalho 117760 JUL 01, 2017
Sebudde,Rachel K.; Shukla,Shyamala; Goffe,Valeriya; Sterwart,Fiona; Mawejje,Joseph; Olobo,Christopher; Okumu,Ibrahim; Kilimani,Nick Disclosed
The negative GDP growth rate recorded in the first quarter of FY 2016/17 is indicative of the recent difficulties that Uganda has faced in achieving the rates of growth required to enable the country to fulfill its aspirations. ... Exibir mais + In the period from the 1990s to 2010, Uganda achieved average annual rates of economic growth of around seven percent, far higher than many peers. The sustained growth was the result of macroeconomic stability, post-conflict rebound, and market and institutional reforms which transformed Uganda from a failed state to one of the fastest growing economies in the world. However, the average annual growth in the five-year period to FY 2015/16 has decelerated to 4.5 percent. In sharp contrast to the earlier period, this is significantly lower than the average rate recorded by low income countries in the same period. The decline since 2011 is partly related to the increasingly volatile external environment and partly to domestic policy slippages. Policy frameworks held up well during the 2016 election cycle, but serious strains related to the impact of the drought on agriculture and of the civil strife in South Sudan are now materializing. It is important to ensure that the fiscal impact of these shocks does not transmit into macro policy slippages, with past experiences showing how damaging such slippagescan be to growth. In order to return to the levels of economic growth recorded in the immediate post-reform era, it is vitally necessary to address binding constraints and to transform the economy to facilitate the achievement of higher levels of productivity through diversification into a more resilient range of economic activities. As with previous editions of this update, the eighth Uganda Economic Update provides an analysis of the current state of the economy, while also focusing on a particular subject of significance. In this update, the focus is on the state ofthe financial system, with an analysis of the means by which this system can be leveraged to accelerate growth and development through higher levels of financial inclusion. A well-functioning financial sector enables financial institutions to provide affordable credit and other financial services to a greater proportion of the population. This encourages the emergence of new businesses and facilitates the growth of existing businesses. At the household level, it enables tosmooth the patterns of consumption, to invest in human capital development, and to accumulate physical and other assets. Together or individually, all of these outcomes play a significant role in the achievement of higher levels of economic growth and shared prosperity. Exibir menos -
Documento de Trabalho 112621 JAN 01, 2017
Sebudde,Rachel K.; Goffe,Valeriya; Daka,Dorothy; Safavian,Mehnaz S. Inglês Disclosed
This is the fourth edition of the Uganda Economic Update series. As with previous editions, this update first provides information related to the current state of the economy before focusing on a particular subject of importance. ... Exibir mais + The special focus of this issue concerns how pensions can reduce vulnerabilities at both individual and macroeconomic levels. The Ugandan economy has continued the process of recovery, growing by 5.9 percent during the first half of FY2013 and FY2014 amidst droughts, disruptions related to civil unrest in South Sudan, and aid cuts. Eight consecutive quarters of positive growth since the slump in FY2011 and FY2012 confirm that the economy has returned on the strong growth path and may reach a rate of growth of 6.0 percent per annum in FY2013 and FY2014. The positive outlook is subject to risks, key among which will be those emanating from its fiscal management regime due to continuous low revenue collection and reduction of aid to Uganda; increased spending pressures in the advent of the 2016 elections, and accelerating public investments amidst gaps in public investment efficiency. In addition, given its recently increased dependency on the South Sudan market for its exports, the protracted crisis in South Sudan could have severe consequences to the Ugandan economy. In that context, a coherent policy of social protection, including for the elderly, can promote social transformation and accelerate economic development. An effective social protection system is needed to protect vulnerable groups from negative shocks such as loss of employment, death of bread winner, or bad weather. Achieving the vision of a transformed Uganda means addressing vulnerabilities at both individual and at country levels. Uganda is already taking steps to start building an effective pension system, but challenges remain in ensuring transparent and proper governance of the pension funds; achieving efficiency objectives, building up the institutional capacity, and managing the fiscal pressures due to expenses to existing pensions and the new public pension scheme at the same time. Well designed and managed pension systems can contribute significantly to the country's ongoing transformation. Exibir menos -
Atualizações e modelagem econômicas 88683 JUN 01, 2014
Sebudde, Rachel K.; Stewart, Fiona; Eberhard, Andreas; Morisset, Jacques; Dall'Olio, Andrea Mario; Borg, Asger H.; Coll-Black, Sarah; Magezi, Barbara; Kibirige, Moses; Bronchi, Chiara; Nguessa Nganou, Jean-Pascal Disclosed
This is the third edition of the Uganda Economic Update series. The first part of this update provides a general overview on the state of Uganda's economy. ... Exibir mais + Then the second part offers an examination of an economic topic of special interest and high relevance for the country, looking at how to improve service delivery by district governments. In 2013 Uganda managed to sustain macroeconomic stability and contain a short-lived uptick in inflation caused by fluctuations in regional food prices. This demonstrates the ability of the country's authorities to formulate and implement sound macroeconomic policies, and lays the foundation for continued achievement of economic growth rates in the range of 6-7 percent. The implementation of the large public infrastructure projects planned for the next several years should also contribute to growth. However, it will be as important as ever to keep budget deficits under control and to make sure that increased focus on infrastructure does not slow down progress in social outcomes. While healthy and educated population is critical for achieving Vision 2040, findings from the recent Service Delivery Indicators initiative launched by the World Bank show that the quality of Uganda's social services still lags behind the quality of its macroeconomic policies. This update proposes a set of reforms to improve value-for-money in service delivery, as well as contain the costs of local public administration. Exibir menos -
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Bordbar Trolley Equipment - Shelf for Nespresso Capsules
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My daughter is a really enthusiastic Minecraft fan. She plays the sport on her iPod and on the Xbox. Along with enjoying the game, she also reads the gamer books, plays with Minecraft papercraft kits, and even has a few of the plastic action figures. Lately, she started gathering Minecraft t-shirts, yes we purchase them within the boys' section, and commenced begging for a cardboard Creeper head and a foam sword. After trying at the Creeper head online and within the retailer, I realized that I might quickly and simply make this for her for a lot less than the craft sold for on the store. Beneath, I've created a quick how-to that can assist you create your individual Minecraft Creeper cardboard head.
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The Montreal, from Boston, arrived off our harbor on Sunday last, at day break.—Her ensign was noticed to be half-mast, and various conjectures began to circulate through the town, when William Richards, Esq., H.H.M.'s Commissioner to the U. States and Europe, whose arrival has been so long and anxiously awaited, landed and proceeded directly to the palace, where he immediately made known to their Majesties the melancholy news of the death of his fellow Commissioner, Mr. T. Haalilio, who died at sea on the 3d Dec. ult. The sad intelligence soon spread over the place; the flags of the men of war, merchant vessels, the consulates, batteries and other places, were immediately lowered to half-mast as a general expression of sympathy at the nation's loss. Great hopes had been entertained both among Hawaiians and foreigners, of the good results that would ensue to the kingdom from the addition to its councils of one of so intelligent a mind, stored as it was with the fruits of observant travel, and the advantages derived from long and familiar intercourse in the best circles of Europe and the United States. A numerous band of personal friends to whom the had been endeared from his earliest intercourse by his sincerity of manners and peculiarly affectionate deportment, were earnestly looking to welcome him home. But above all, their Majesties, his intimate friends, the Governors, the other high chiefs and his widowed mother were awaiting his arrival with an earnestness of hope that the deepest affections of the heart can alone produce. The last tidings from his had been those of health. He was then soon to embark, and his speedy arrival to the shores and friends he loved so well, was anticipated without a doubt. So unexpected a termination of his existence, after having escaped the dangers of long and trying journies and voyagings, while as it were, on the very eve of again treading his native land, brings with it more than common anguish. It is not for us to lift the veil and expose the scene which ensued at the palace upon the communication of the tidings. The whole court were there assembled. Those who had been suddenly deprived of their choicest hope when on the eve of its full indulgence, can alone estimate the bereavement.
It is satisfactory to know that every attention affection or sympathy could suggest, was afforded the deceased. Previous to our own departure from the United States, we were a witness to the deep interest and respect which Mr. Haalilio received in the refined society of Boston. But our already crowded columns will not allow us further to dilate. From Mr. Richards he received in all stages of his journey the most unremitting care, and towards the close of his life he was ever at his bed-side. Our readers will be able to glean from the brief memoir which follows this, prepared by Mr. R. some further insight into his life and untimely end. We say untimely, but man seeeth not as God seeeth.
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Almost 60 percent of attacks within the financial services industry are carried out by insiders advertently or inadvertently, according to a 2017 report by IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index.
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There is much anxiety in the news today about the threat posed by radicals, especially radical Islamists. The book "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky is blamed for discord, with the charge that it has been used by revolutionaries around the globe to change or overthrow existing governments. Radicals are generally thought to be suspicious trouble makers. It's a bum rap.
Historically radical doesn't necessarily mean bad. The word simply means favoring fundamental change. Galileo, Copernicus and Christopher Columbus had radical ideas that changed the world for the better. Consider these radical revolutionaries: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry. They had radical ideas like "no taxation without representation" and a government founded on the authority of "we the people" instead of Jesus Christ, which was the norm in Europe at the time.
These radical revolutionaries dared to fight a war against an empire that had its own official Christian national religion, and dared to challenge the fundamental values of that empire. Recognizing that religion in government had led to countless cruel religious wars, crusades, inquisitions, pogroms, witch burnings, and repression of science, they had the nerve, when they prevailed, to officially exclude religion from government in the interest of protecting citizens' freedom. They left "God", "Jesus" and "Christianity" completely out of their new United States Constitution and its Amendments.
They also had the courage, despite opposition from some churches, to explicitly codify separation of state and church in the First Amendment. They made freedom from government established religion the first right in our Bill of Rights.
Today the religious right ignores separation of state and church in favor of "religious freedom". Traditionally "religious freedom" referred to the second right in the Bill of Rights, the free exercise of religion, but the religious right goes much further. Their version of religious freedom requires that public officials and private businesses be given the right to impose their religious values on others, and discriminate against those who don't share them.
Political candidates pander to evangelicals for votes, arguing that, in a democracy, the majority rules. This ignores the fact that our radical founders gave us a "constitutional" democracy with civil rights. The Bill of Rights is intended to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. That's what a right it. The majority can't take it away. A lynch mob is majority rule.
Today the United States is the big empire in the world, and we have largely forgotten our radical revolutionary roots. We take our freedom for granted, and ignore the sound and hard won government principles that preserve it. Conservative politicians rant against government as an evil monster, forgetting that in this country, the government is "we the people". If the text of the Bill of Rights were put to a popular vote today, without being identified as our Bill of Rights, conservatives would probably reject it as just too radical.Today religious people talk about their "God given rights" and ignore the Constitution as unnecessary. They cite the Declaration of Independence, where it says all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights," as proof, as if this was scripture. But those words were written by those same radical founders of our government, with Thomas Jefferson writing the first draft. The rights we enjoy in the U.S. Today came from those radicals, not from a God. They are the foundation of our freedom, and they're enforced by our government, not a God, when the Supreme Court sees fit to do so.
So is there really any such thing as "God given rights"? Good luck finding anything about human rights in the Bible. Nothing there comes close to our Bill of Rights, because we are all God's creations, subjects of the divine King, and He can do whatever He wants with us. The Book of Job makes that crystal clear. There is no bill of rights in the Bible protecting us. Instead the Bible gives us commandments demanding faith and obedience. Displease God and you burn forever.
Religious folks like to give their God credit for our freedom, but the truth is we owe all the comfort and security we enjoy living in a "free country" to those radicals and their Bill of Rights.
(Photo credit: Signing of the Declaration of Independence; http://digitalcollections.nypl.org)
Chris Allen served as co-director of the Utah Chapter of American Atheists for 12 years then co-led Utah Atheists / Salt Lake Valley Atheists for eight more. As an activist he fought city council prayer, graduation prayer, state crosses on public land, religious tax exemption, and intrusions of religion into public schools. He initiated five law suits, wrote guest editorials, appeared on TV and radio, served on a legislative committee, and wrote a successful opposing argument in the Utah voters guide. He is a retired software engineer with an MSEE degree from Rice University.
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No clue. I'll toss out 89, just for fun. Have you measured?
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Just for fun, anyone care to guess how many feet of Senecio rowleyanus (aka 'string of pearls) is here?
No clue. I'll toss out 89, just for fun. Have you measured?
149 ft.
I will also pitch in for a 100 ft.
208 ft would be my best guess.
Do I get a prize if I am even close? O.K., how about 64.5 feet.
Unfortunately, the thought of measuring the strands didn't occur to me until I was almost through coiling it up. This is an OLD picture from about 4yrs ago
If I recall correctly I did some coiling of the strands shortly after that.
Since that time the plant was allowed to grow and "do its thing". In any event, the strands at this present time were almost 6ft long (bit under 2m). I estimate that there is probably well over 110ft (33m +) of plant there now. All of this rooted in a pot approximately 1 inch deep x 3 inches wide x 4 inches long hidden in the basket.
O. K. ! Amey guessed closest so he wins the prize! By the way, what is the prize?
Oh, not fair, Pavel. You mean you didn't measure it exactly? What a slick way of getting out of awarding the prize !!!!!!!!!!! LOL ....(whatever that is).
Siggggh! After all the trouble I had to go through borrowing her 'mirror on the wall' from Snow White's stepmother.( Yes, she's alive and well here in Malaysia.)


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When I was in Sweden beginning of June I received information that my passport had arrived at the Swedish Embassy in Bern. As it would take a few day before it arrived the Consulate of Sweden in Zurich it was no stress really.
The week after I came back from Sweden I had a lot of work to do and no time either to pickup the passport.
Anyhow the day came and it was a wonderful day with approx. 30°C when I left with the train to Zürich Stadelhofen train station which is close to Lake Zürich and maybe 200 meter away from the Consulate.
As it was really warm outside with no wind or any cooling effect at all It was nice when coming inside the consulate which is laying really beautiful on a green inner yard.
It was quite forward to get the new documents. Only hand over the old one for destruction and then sign that you have received the new once, of course pay some handling fee😉. All in all it took 10 minutes and cost me CHF 17.
When I had received my documents I took a short stroll down to the Lake of Zürich which is 100 meter away from the Consulate.
When I was down there I took some pictures as you can see in the post.
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May 24, 2008 in Agents, Beach Properties, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Hot Property, Real Estate News, Sag Harbor, Southampton | Tags: euro vs dollar, foreigners buying ny real estate, hamptons euro, hamptons real estate | by Michael Daly | 1 comment
The story:
Foreign buyers snap up U.S. real estate
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY
My take:
Are there foreigners out there buying? Of course there are – there always have been! Foreigners are also leary about buying in this market because of all the negative publicity. No one wants to buy in a sinking market.
And while people like to lament that "eveyone's a real estate agent", I find that "everyone's a writer" (including some ex-real estate agents). With the ease of publishing today, anyone can write a story and, using the right buzzwords, get it picked up. It's amazing to me how many non-relevent stories get picked up by my Google Alerts where writers insert the work Hamptons in there, just to get the piece picked up by SEO.
That's why, in my opinion, so many of these dramatic, "the world is ending" and Foreigners Gone Wild for US Real Estate" stories get picked up. Editors and publishers are looking for eyeballs and writers who deliver that get kudos -the integrity of our media has gone down the toilet, just like a lot of other things in the digital world.
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I feel that the end is insight, so I've been extra motivated recently and I've been trying to write every chance that I get. I finally thought up and ending for part two! I have a long term plan and an ending for the entire story, but I really wanted the last chapter in part two to leave an impact. Some of my original ideas were pretty terrible. (For example: he faints.) But think the new ending is quite cool!
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The exorcists agreed to let me temporarily stay with Sis on the condition that I didn't go to school. I also had to go to headquarters every day in case someone from the organization showed up. Sis was dead against it and threatened to tell the organization about the time Nina's brother did the other that (which completely freaked him out, but Akito convinced her to let me go in for observation. It was in case my super awesome exorcist powers decided to surface without warning. Sebastian had important exorcist business that he had to attend to, so he assigned Hugo and Nina's brother to watch me. They made me sit in a cage and took photos of me pretending to be in agony to prove they were conducting proper experiments. Apparently they were a great hit back at the main branch. Sebastian kept calling to congratulate them and I had to scream in the background. On nights when I wasn't there, they made Kurt or Laurence substitute. They were also supposed to constantly observe me and write about my progress, but Nina's brother spent most of the time trying to convince me to turn on my sister, while Hugo wouldn't stop telling me about his ex-girlfriend.
"One moment she was talking about living together, and then the next month she was packing her bags for Russia," said Hugo. "I just don't understand how anyone can be so cold."
"When did you guys break-up?" I asked.
"About three years ago," he said.
I asked if they could teach me any cool new moves (I would need a bunch of them as a super exorcist) but they just stared at me blankly and mumbled that they weren't allowed to teach new recruits. But then an hour later I caught them teaching Tyson and Laurence fire charms in the garden.
Both of them continued to believe that I was some sort of monster, so I hit the books in the library along with my friends to prove them wrong. Katie wasn't seriously injured so they let her out of the hospital after a few days, but I was told that Annie would take longer to recover. I hadn't seen her since the night the fox monster attacked.
"No, no, not this one either," said Laurence as he flipped through the encyclopaedia of 100 Cute But Deadly Monsters. He turned to a page with a picture of a rhinoceros monster and held the picture up to my face like he was comparing us. "No," he said before sighing and putting the book down.
"Hey, check this out Mikey," said Kurt as he held up a picture of a puffer fish monster for me to see. "I think I found a picture of you!"
"Kurt," hissed Nina. "You shouldn't say that."
Kurt ignored her and instead held up a picture of a two-headed beetle monster. "And look, I found your mother."
I wanted to say a smart comeback, but I was too busy trying to prove that I was human. I furrowed my brow and looked back to my book on exorcist abnormalities with a passion. There were cases of abnormal spiritual power amongst young exorcists, but so far nothing about exorcists undergoing amazing transformations that could be mistaken as turning into a monster. Maybe I was the first case. Maybe they would even write a book about me.
"No, no, no, not here either," muttered Laurence as he turned the pages of his giant textbook.
Katie was also helping out, but she and Nina were sitting on either side of the room like they were trying to stay as far away from each other as possible. Apparently the table wasn't far enough for Nina, so she was sitting on the floor with her back leaning up against a bookshelf. Nina and Katie were cousins, but all they did was fight. I'd never seen them get along well, but it seemed like the atmosphere between them had become worse recently.
Tyson was also called in to help, but he complained that he had an assignment to finish. Although when I walked past his room he was just playing games on his computer.
"Ha!" Laughed Kurt as he held up a picture of a toad. "Just imagine if you really looked like this?"
"I don't think it would suit Michael at all," said Katie. I thought she was going to say something nice before she said, "I think it looks more like Nina."
Nina immediately slammed her book shut. She frowned and I was certain that she was about to unleash a tidal wave of insults towards Katie, but she just sat there silently fuming. I shuddered and turned back to my research. I closed my book and stood up to get another one, when a textbook suddenly went sailing over my head and hit the bookshelf behind Katie.
What followed was a violent book war between Nina and Katie with us in the middle. It went on for about ten minutes and Laurence and I had to hide under the table. Kurt on the other hand just took it as an excuse to throw books around, and he occasionally threw a book or two at both girls when he thought they wouldn't notice.
"You're such a shit exorcist that can't do anything!" Cried Katie as she pelted a book at Nina's head. "You're a waste of space that wouldn't be able to find anything in these books even if your life depended on it!"
"What do you know!" Yelled Nina. "At least I actually study instead of wasting my time on stupid hairstyles."
"You wouldn't be able to kill a monster even if it begged you!" Cried Katie.
"All your clothes look cheap!" Screamed Nina.
"Your little sister has more spiritual power than you!"
"I hope the bleach makes your hair fall out!"
"If I'm ugly, but I can still get a boyfriend, then what are you?" Said Katie, and it made Nina the angriest that I'd ever seen her.
The battle only came to a close when Nina's brother (thinking that I had turned into a monster and begun devouring the library) ran into check. By then Nina had whipped out a fire charm and he had to pry it out of her hand to stop her from setting the library on fire.
"What the hell are you doing!" Yelled Nina's brother. "Are you trying to kill us all? What would the organization say if they saw my sister acting like this?"
"You're supposed to be my brother!" Shrieked Nina. "Why do you always take her side? She's vain, cruel, and obviously trying to make my life miserable!"
"Vain or not she's still your," he paused for a moment as though searching for words. "Special cousin, and things haven't always been easy for Katie, so I expect you of all people to show a little more compassion!"
"That still doesn't give her the right to be a complete and utter bitch towards me!"
"Enough! What would father say if he saw you acting like this?"
"It's not fair!" Yelled Nina. She screwed up her fists, kicked the table, and then stormed out of the library.
Her brother exhaled and turned to Katie. "Katie-" he said before she cut him off.
"Don't you dare lecture me," she said. "What gives you the right to tell me what to do!" She threw the book she was holding on the floor, and then stormed out of the room.
"Katie! Katie wait!" He yelled and ran after her. "You three clean this up!" He yelled at us from over his shoulder as he dashed out the door.
"Ow," said Laurence as he buried his head in his hands. "How come whenever Katie and Nina get into a fight, we're always left to clean up the pieces?"
"Story of my life!" Yelled Tyson from his room down the hall.
I later found Nina sitting on the stairs to the back veranda. She was furiously skimming through a textbook with enough force to rip out the pages. Being the kind guy I am, I sat there and patted her on the back. Everyone was trying to stay out of Nina and Katie's feud, but I was trying to get on the good side of someone since the organization turned against me. Katie was pretty scary, so I decided to take Nina's side.
"I don't get it," she muttered. "Why does everyone always defend her? It's been like this since we were children. Everyone in the family feels sorry for her because her family is poor and her father died a few years ago, but that's no excuse for her to treat me like crap."
"It's okay, just let it all out," I said.
"When we were in middle school she couldn't afford textbooks, so she used to borrow mine and graffiti all the pages. The teachers didn't believe me and accused me of lying."
"I know," I said. "Life can be so hard."
I could sympathise with how Nina felt because Isaac was also trying to turn everyone against me.
Luckily for me Isaac's lack of social skills finally paid off in my favour when everyone refused to take his side. He tried holding a secret meeting with the others in the attic that evening, but whoever installed the sound proofing at headquarters must have done a terrible job because I could hear everything from the library.
"Hey do you think he can hear us?" Said the muffled voice of Laurence from above me.
"No way," said Tyson. "Isaac asked for the most secret part of our secret headquarters, and there ain't no place more secret than here, right Katie?"
I felt like banging on the ceiling with a broom, but part of me wanted to know what Isaac was thinking, so I remained silent and listened.
"Akito's too optimistic," said Isaac. "Some of you guys might not have seen it, but I was there. That thing wasn't Michael. It wasn't even human. I could fe- I knew deep down that it was an uncontrollable monster that would destroy anything and everything in its path. It's only a matter of time before that thing destroys us as well. We have to act now before it's too late."
"But Aki-" said Laurence before Isaac cut him off.
"Forget Akito and the organisation, we can convince them later," said Isaac. "It's better to go against Akito now and get into trouble, then to let that thing go unchecked."
"I don't know Isaac," said Tyson. "I mean the guy spent the last few months living and training with us, we can't just exorcise him like he's some raccoon monster or something."
"Yeah!" Said Laurence. "What if he really is a super exorcist?"
"There's no such thing as a super exorcist!" Snapped Isaac.
"I agree with Tyson. Michael knows plenty of charms, so can't he just exorcise himself?" Asked Kurt. Tyson must have shot him a stern look because Kurt quickly said, "or whatever Tyson wants to do."
"Okay, let's have a vote," said Tyson. "All in favour of going against Akito and doing what Isaac says raise your hand."
There was a moment of silence and I anxiously waited below them to see if my friends would turn on me, but the silence was interrupted by Isaac shouting, "you're all a bunch of idiots!"
Akito and the organization may have thought that I was some sort of monster, but most of my friends seemed to be on my side. Katie and Kurt didn't look convinced that I was a super exorcist, but both of them were close to Tyson so they followed his lead.
After the meeting Isaac spent most of his time at school and didn't come home until dark. Eventually Akito became frustrated and forced him to remain at headquarters to help with the repairs, but our relationship didn't improve.
Every time Isaac and I made eye contact he would either ignore me or duck into a nearby room. I eventually mustered up enough courage to peek through his bedroom door, only to find Isaac furiously writing out lightning charms like there was no tomorrow. I thought his behaviour was a little excessive, but I told myself to be patient and wait for the whole thing to blow over. I was certain that once Akito and my sister discovered Grampa's super exorcist stash, Isaac would definitely come back begging to be my friend again.
As much as I hated to acknowledge it, I had considered the possibility that I could be a monster.
For half a minute.
Isaac had some supernatural exorcist ability to detect monsters, but my super exorcist powers were probably just sending his sensors off. There was no way that I could possibly be a monster. Sebastian and his minions were just jealous that I was obviously way more awesome than them. They just didn't want to admit that my grandfather was a genius, and they were trying to dispose of me by faking that I was a monster.
But I wasn't going to take it.
I was going to fight back!
I was going to let my sister handle everything while I shouted words of encouragement from behind her!
To be continued......
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I have spent so much time on the road recently that I almost forgot that I ride mountain bikes too. In fact I ride them quite well and have fun doing so. I loaded up my 2010 Vassago Optimus today along with the first Chupacabra in existence that the really cool people at Vassago sent me to build, ride and give my opinion on.
So here goes.
The first thing I noticed when I unboxed the Chupa was the beefy chainstay bridge and chainstays. The welds are all clean and rather industrial looking - I like that. It is definitely an aluminum bike, no questions about that. A couple of additional frame notes are it has a built in chain guide mount at the bottom bracket and replaceable horizontal drops. Not having been briefed on the target market for this bike, I am thinking it may be more for the all-mountain crowd. there seems to be decent clearance for biggish tires and a rather beefy headtube/downtube junction for a long travel fork (I have no specs on it so I don't know yet what Vassago recommends).
After building with a fairly high-end set of components: Thomson seatpost and stem, Easton Monkeylite bars, White Bros Rock Solid carbon fork, Formula Oro Puro Brakes, Middleburn crank, DT Swiss/Stans wheelset, Chris King headset and of course WTB tires and saddle and Ergon Grips, I loaded up and headed to the trails at Warriors Path State Park. II have ridden hundreds of miles there and knew it would be a good place to see what the Chupa would do. I also took my Optimus along to compare the two.
I hopped on the Chupa first and rode around the parking lot some to make sure I tightened everything (you never know) and then headed into the bush. The first thing I noticed was that this was definitely an aluminum frame. It felt solid, not that harsh but a different feel than my Optimus or the steel framed Jabberwocky, both of which I have plenty of saddle time on. The Chupa climbs like a monkey with it's tail on fire. The beefy chainstays allow all of your energy to go to the dirt where it belongs. I felt like every pedal stroke was moving me somewhere and the bike had a nice quiet (gosh I love singlespeeds) and solid feel.I got into some fast, twisty turns and the handling seemed to be typical Vassago. Forget the myth that 29er's can't turn well. Poorly designed 29er's can't turn well. Vassago's turn superb. I was railing corners like normal and had all confidence in stuffing a bike that I have only ridden a mile into a corner at speed.
Bumpy, root infested corners pushed the Chupa's handling to the limit. It didn't perform badly, just different than my Optimus. It's not a fair comparison really - apples to oranges. Still I had a lot of confidence based on my experience with Vassago bikes added to the secure, stable ride the Chupa was feeding me.
Rock gardens were no problem as were the many short and steep climbs at Warriors. The Chupa handled them equally well (unlike my legs that had 73 miles of mountains from the previous day and my gearing of 34X17 really caused me to grunt especially going up to the top of Ridgetop). The final trail at Warriors is Magic Carpet Ride. It goes down and has fast and twisty corners. The Chupa really shined here. It turns probably a little better than any of the other Vassagos I have ridden.
I didn't have time for serious, all-day miles so I can't comment on long ride comfort but my initial impression is that this is a fun bike and would be great built up with a 100mm or better fork and maybe a 1X9 drivetrain for some mo-betta serious trail riding and maybe even some dual slalom.
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Biloela Rugby League To Host Intrust Super game in June
RUGBY LEAGUE: Biloela rugby league fans will be filled with excitement after the recent announcement of an Intrust Super Cup heading their way.
The Central Queensland Capras are scheduled to take on Souths Logan Magpies on June 15 at the Rainbow St sporting fields.
Biloela Panthers Rugby League Football Club secretary Chloe Stevens said it would be a big day of league for the club and rugby fans.
"It is going to be awesome to have an Intrust Super game here. There was one played here several years ago and the community really got behind it," Stevens said.
"Each year some games are offered to a club in the Rockhampton district and we were lucky enough to get one."
There will be five games played on the day for league fans to enjoy, with the schedule still to be finalised.
The Rockhampton local senior rugby league competition will start with the women's game between Yeppoon and Woorabinda from 1pm.
The under-20s play at 2.30pm between Biloela Panthers and Yeppoon, then the Biloela Reggies go up against Yeppoon Reggies at 4pm.
The draw card game of the day between the Capras and Magpies will be played at 5pm, followed by Biloela A-grade against Yeppoon at 7pm.
While it's only early day of planning, Stevens said the club was looking forward to the big day of league action.
"We are working on prices and costs for entry for the day and the juniors are looking forward to the Intrust game because it's a chance to watch some elite players," she said.
"A lot of players come from the country to make up these high-level teams and Peter Rogers from Biloela might get selected for the Capras squad.
"There will be music and some entertainment after the games and we want to make it a family fun day for everyone to enjoy."
Stevens is also working hard at gaining interest from businesses keen to sponsor the event.


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Recognition award guidelines
The following is applicable to classified and wage staff. The purpose of the recognition award is to:
- encourage excellence in university service;
- recognize and reward individual achievements and contributions; and
- recognize and reward team achievements or contributions.
When you recognize employees effectively, you reinforce the actions and behaviors you most want to see those employees repeat. Recognizing employee accomplishments and efforts is just one tool available to managers in engaging, developing, and retaining good employees. These guidelines provide details on formal award options and informal ways to provide recognition.
Formal recognition awards are intended to encourage and reward the accomplishments and contributions of employees in ways separate from the performance appraisal process, the Employee Suggestion Program (ESP), or any other university-sponsored recognition program. Rather than recognizing overall performance, recognition awards acknowledge one or more specific instances of exemplary performance. They reward employees who demonstrate behaviors and values of the organization (customer service, teamwork, problem-solving, safety, productivity, etc.) and contribute to the goals and objectives of the organization or department. Receipt of a recognition award in this program does not preclude the same employee from receiving honorary recognition or an increase based on performance (when authorized by the Governor and General Assembly) when criteria for such recognition are otherwise met.
Recognition awards should not be used in place of paying overtime or compensatory time, and they are not meant to replace other traditional methods of recognition, but rather to increase supervisors' options in rewarding and reinforcing employee excellence. The formal awards also are not intended to recognize the length of an employee's service or to be used as a "holiday or birthday bonus." There are cost-free methods for recognizing those kinds of events (see section entitled "Additional No/Low-Cost Recognition Ideas").
Non-monetary (non-cash) awards are not permitted, regardless of source of funds. Non-monetary awards include any non-refundable gift (e.g., tangible gift items, such as prints, season tickets, gift baskets, etc.) or gift certificate.
Recognition awards
Monetary and leave awards can be given, as described below, for various levels of accomplishments or contributions. Eligible employees include all classified employees with current performance evaluation ratings of "Fair Performer" or better and no active written notices; wage (hourly or student) employees are eligible as described below.
Total recognition awards of all types covered by these guidelines cannot exceed $2,000 in a fiscal year and/or five days of leave per calendar year per classified employee or $1,000 per fiscal year per each wage employee.
- Where monetary (cash) awards are permitted, any university fund source may be used to pay for a recognition award. Sponsored research (ledger 5) funds may be used as a source for payment if the payment is directly related to work on a grant or contract and the sponsor allows recognition payments. Lump-sum payments are normally included in a single check with regular pay. Supplemental tax rates apply. However, the employee also has the option of putting the lump-sum payment into an account with the VCU Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) program or the Commonwealth of Virginia's Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP).
- Recognition leave (REC) can be granted as described below for classified employees, separately or in combination with monetary awards; wage employees are not eligible for leave or paid time off. Recognition leave expires within 12 months of the date it is awarded. Any active unused recognition leave is paid to the employee upon separation or transfer to another state agency and is subject to income tax withholding.
Spot Awards recognize excellent work on a project, task or activity including outstanding support of day-to-day assigned business activities. They are intended to acknowledge and demonstrate immediate and spontaneous appreciation for the contributions of individuals. Spot awards are small to moderate in value. Examples include, but are not limited to:
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Because Spot Awards are intended as more immediate forms of recognition, they can be processed each pay period, following the same deadlines as used for PAFs (see the payroll schedule for more information). They require only supervisor and Dean/Department Head approval; HR approval is not required. Spot Award forms can be found by on the forms section of this site.
Exceptional Recognition Acknowledgement affirms an employee's outstanding accomplishments or achievements. In order for a classified employee to receive the highest level performance rating on an annual performance review, an Exceptional Recognition Acknowledgement form must be on file (search VCU HR forms search).
If desired, departments may provide monetary or leave awards to coincide with the acknowledgement of exceptional performance. Awards of up to $2,000 per fiscal year and/or 5 days of leave per calendar year may be awarded. (Wage employees may be awarded up to $1,000 per fiscal year and are ineligible for leave.) Awards may be used to recognize individuals' major achievements and/or contributions that significantly impact departmental operations or to acknowledge sustained or outstanding achievement that is above and beyond day-to-day job requirements.
Other forms of recognition (monetary and non-monetary) not covered by the provisions of these guidelines include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Service Awards for VCU and the VCU Health System
- State Employee Suggestion Program (ESP)
- Retiree recognition
- Departmental or holiday recognitions that are open to all employees
- Events for volunteers for activities, such as the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC)
- President's Awards for Staff and Administrative and Professional Faculty
- Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME)
- Finance and Administration Division Customer Service Awards
- Provost and Academic Affairs Division Customer Service Awards
- Dorris Douglas Budd Award (DDB)
The monetary value of these awards, if any, is not included in the $2,000 per-fiscal-year monetary award cap. However, many of these other forms of university recognition will result in taxable income to the employee. Contact the VCU Controller's Office (828-0388) or Payroll Office (828-0740) about the inclusion or exclusion of any payment or gift as taxable income and the tax withholding implications (approximately 38.4%).
Additional no/low-cost recognition ideas
- Say "thank you" for a job well done or present a certificate or handwritten thank-you card that can be displayed in the work area.
- Recognize faculty and staff colleagues who help each other, a customer or coworker by completing a quick and easy online recognition form on the HR website. Words of appreciation will be posted for recipients and others in the VCU community to read.
- Send an email "thank you" to the employee with a copy to the team.
- Post a "thank you" on department bulletin board, newsletter or web site.
- Suggest a personal "thank you" from senior management.
- Invite the senior manager to attend a staff meeting when recognizing employees for their achievements.
- Include the employee in a special project or target him/her for a premium assignment.
- Provide more opportunities for specialized training and professional development.
- Assign a mentor from an area in which the employee is interested in learning.
- Periodically remind employees of the importance of their job and how their efforts relate to the mission of the university and their department/unit/area.
- Encourage the use of "flex time" (work days outside of the normal 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule) or telecommuting, where appropriate.
- Encourage employees to participate in service projects and social activities; i.e., Heart Walk, charity golf tournaments, food drives; after-work concerts, basketball games or other activities.
- Provide time for a breakfast or lunch with staff bringing in prepared food.
- Celebrate staff birthdays or special events (i.e., weddings, births, adoptions) with a card, cake, or other recognition.
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Being a Copywriter – Growing a Thick SkinJanuary 17th 2012 Sally Ormond copywriter, copywriting tips, freelance copywriter
This post originally appeared on my other blog freelancecopywritersblog. For any of you considering entering the world of copywriting, it is something you have to read:
If you're thinking about becoming a copywriter, there's one thing you must get – a very thick skin.
Over the years mine has thickened to rival any Rhino – that doesn't conjure a particularly attractive image, but it is a necessity when you write for a living.
I've been in business as a freelance copywriter since 2007. I'm pretty good at what I do, in fact I would go so far as to say I'm an expert in my field – that's why companies from all over the world come to me when they need help with their marketing copy.
The process is fairly simple:
- The client makes contact
- I ask for a full brief on which to base a quote
- They say 'yes please'
- I write the copy
- They review it
- Everyone's happy
OK, in an ideal world it would work that way. But frequently there's a few extra steps added between 5 and 6.
You will soon discover that, no matter how experienced you are, clients will criticise your copy. I will admit that when I first started out this was, at times, hard to take. After all, I'd spent hours pouring over concepts to come up with the finished article.
Some won't like the approach you've taken, others will tell you how they would write it – even though you're the professional they've hired to do the work.
But the one thing you have to remember is that the criticism isn't directed at you personally.
Copywriting is a very collaborative process. Sometimes you'll hit it right first time and there'll be no amendments to be done. Other times there may be a few tweaks needed and the key is to talk to your client, discuss their ideas and together produce a revised version.
Just like art, writing is very subjective – what you know is right may not be so obvious to your client.
So what do you do when they change your copy?
First, take a deep breath. Then review what they've said, make any change requests that are valid and then take the time to explain why you wrote the copy in the way you did. Show them the elements within the copy and how they work together. Be confident and stand up for what you believe to be right (without causing an unpleasant scene) and if you know what they are asking you to do is wrong, tell them – nicely.
They'll have far more respect for you if you take the time to explain a concept than if you say "OK, if that's how you want it written" knowing full well it won't achieve the results they're looking for.
At the end of the day, believe in yourself and your abilities but leave your ego at the door. Plus it also helps to keep sound bites to hand from clients who were happy with your work so in moments of self doubt you can remind yourself how good you are.
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Great article. No words are so true. If you are going to be a writer you need to be able to take constructive criticism from anyone who reads your work. Think of it as a learning process and don't take it to heart. Keep up the good work!
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The new iPhone X R X S and X S Max has all buzzed. But at first glance, the X R and XS look very similar in almost every way. So, what's the difference? It comes down to the "Liquid Retina" LCD screen of the XR against the "Super Retina" OLED display of the XS. How do they compare and why does it matter which new iPhone is pre-ordered?
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