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Launching New Startups in Big Corporations

Many industries are being disrupted by new and innovative technologies and many more are awaiting to be disrupted in the next 5-10 years.

This anticipation has obviously resulted in many corporations attempting to create their own innovative products, so as not to be disrupted by a third party technology or a startup. It’s quite common these days to see Telcos, Banks and Insurance companies organizing hackathons, and trying to generate innovative ideas that could be used in their respective industries.

Generating new ideas is the easy part. But as discussed in my previous post, trying to develop totally new products in a corporate setting is very challenging to say the least.

3 Corporate Hurdles that Kill New Initiatives

There are at least three main corporate hurdles for a successful new product incubation within a large corporate setting, these are corporate structure, approval processes and procurement processes. Oftentimes, corporations make a mistake of starting a new product without addressing any of these three pain points. Continue reading

Product Development in Startups vs Corporations

In my previous post I had discussed about how startups start small and evolve into bigger companies and this process of growth brings many challenges with it. In this post, I want to discuss about how Product Development differs between Corporations and Startups.

We all know, how compact the organizational structure of a startup is. And this compactness has many advantages and benefits. As you can see from the picture below, Startups usually consist of couple of teams only, they are usually Dev Team (which normally includes Designers, Testers and UX Professionals), Sales & Marketing usually bundled together and Support Team. I’m not going to discuss the advantages of a small team that has full focus on a particular idea/product. Rather, I will be discussing more on the disadvantages of a big corporation trying to launch a new “startup” within itself.

Corporations can be huge. They could be divided into several Groups (eg; IT), each Group will have multiple Divisions (eg; Digital Technology) in them, and each Division will have multiple Departments (eg; Product Development) in them, and each Dept will have multiple Units (eg; Software Development) in them and some Units might have different Teams (eg; Product Based Teams) in them.

Above structure was an actual organizational structure in one of the corporations in Malaysia.
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Which Social Media Metrics Really Matter

Josue of has asked 55 experts the following question: “If you could measure social media success with only 3 metrics, which 3 would you choose?”

The result is a resounding consensus on the importance of Engagement, followed by Traffic and lastly Conversion. Engagement refers to the level of activity (i.e the comments, likes, retweets, shares etc.) that goes on on the social sites, websites or blogs of that particular brand, product or a campaign. Traffic is obvious, the more traffic the site receives the more awareness and revenue it’s going to generate. And lastly, for most product campaigns, it’s all about the bottom line – revenue. So obviously driving conversions will be the key, be it user registrations or sales.

You can read the individual answers from all 55 experts here. I was honored and humbled to be included in the list too, you can read my response here. Thanks to Josue for the great work!

Jack Ma’s Advice to Entrepreneurs

Summary, with some paraphrasing;

  • Before 20 years old – be a good student, gain experience. This is the time to take risks, fail and learn from your experiences.
  • Before 30 years old – follow somebody, go to small company. Choose a good boss and not chase after a good company. You will learn a lot of things from good boss.
  • Between 30 – 40 years – this is the time to be an entrepreneur and be your own boss.
  • Between 40 – 50 years – do the things that you are good at, don’t try to learn new stuff at this age. Focus on things that you are good at.
  • Between 50 – 60 years – work for the  young people, rely on them, invest in them. Because young people can do better than you.
  • After 60 years old – enjoy the life, spend time with yourself and family.

Jack Ma’s regrets are – that he worked too hard and didn’t spend enough time with his family. And that if he had another chance, he wouldn’t live his life the same.

Bitcoin Use Case: Reward System for Content Promotion

One of the advantages of Bitcoin is in micropayments. It’s very convenient to send small amount of funds to others at nearly zero cost. So much so that the funds that you are sending itself could be near to zero. The same couldn’t be done with other electronic payment systems, say; Paypal. Because the transaction fees for PayPal would be too high to run a profitable micropayment system.

Case Study: The Cointelegraph

The Cointelegraph has done an interesting reward system for its website. They have taken advantage of Bitcoin’s superiority in micropayments, combined it with Twitter’s capability to reach wider audience and came up with a reward system for its users to share their content on Twitter and get paid *tiny* amounts for each retweets.

With today’s price of Bitcoin, TC is basically paying you $0.000002 for every retweet your friends retweet your tweet. That means you tweet TC’s content on your twitter account, and if someone retweets that tweet of yours, you will get paid $0.000002. Continue reading

Motivation, Ability & Attitude

All things being equal, from my observation success or failure of a startup boils down to three main characteristics of its staff: Motivation, Ability & Attitude. This of course, first and foremost applies to the founder, followed by his/her team that supports him/her behind.

  1. Motivation – is the founder motivated to make his startup-idea a success? Is this his own idea that he is passionate about? Or was he put in charge of this startup by someone else (board, investors..)?

    Level of motivation that a founder has for his startup-idea plays a major role in the success of his startup.

  2. Ability – is he capable, both as a leader and a manager? Does he have the expertise in the field that his startup is operating? How is his execution skills? Is he a doer? Does he have the required experience?

    Well-roundedness is the key characteristic of able people – people who get things done. They understand and appreciate the different complexities of running a company. From product development to HR to Operations etc. And they are able to navigate through the many challenges and still get the things done.

  3. Attitude – does he have the right attitude towards the idea, the startup, the way startups normally operate in a chaotic environment, agile methodology, continuous improvement, continuous customer feedback…? Or is he a 9am – 5pm, corporate type of guy?

    Having a right attitude will produce a right behavior and vice versa. (Definition of an attitude: a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.)

    It’s hard to change attitudes, and often times it’s impossible to change settled attitudes. Therefore, it’s absolutely critical to have the right person as the founder from the beginning. Same goes to the hiring of team members. Most hiring managers tend to pay more attention to CV credentials than an attitude of a person, which I think is a big mistake.

Often times, people have different combination of these three. I hope that your founder has the highest scores in all three, namely; high motivation, strong ability and the right attitude in order to achieve a fully connected cycle to run your startup smoothly.

But realistically, it’s difficult to find an individual that has a fully connected cycle. And it’s more difficult to build a team that has the full-cycle as well.

This is not some sort of management theory from MBA books. It’s just my personal observation throughout the years. Being both as an entrepreneur myself and an employee of startups and big corporation. I, now can see these three characteristics that are needed in the founder & the team to get a good idea turn into a successful startup.

What do you think?

Review: Maybank2u Mobile App

Initially I just wanted to provide some feedbacks to @MyMaybank via twitter, but there were simply too many things to tell, so I thought it would be easier to write a blog post about it.

Native mobile apps that are extensions of existing web services are a great way to make your service more accessible and enjoyable for your customers. If done correctly, it can boost your customer satisfaction and increase your customer loyalty.

Today I will be reviewing Maybank’s mobile app for iOS and giving some constructive critique. I hope they will take feedbacks of mine with an open heart and improve their app further, so that it can be a better app for their customers in general.

A big no-no – placing an ad on app startup

m2u_startupOne of the big no-no’s in mobile app usability is to display an ad during the app startup. Because this slows down the process of user reaching to his objective (i.e main screen, where he wants to log into his account) thus increases his frustration. Because that’s what user wants to do, login to his account and do some transaction or check his account balance.

Well, Maybank thought that it would be a good idea to display a banner ad that lasts whole of 8 seconds (see screenshot to the left) until user sees the main screen of the app. These 8 seconds feels like 20 second for the user..

This is a typical problem in big corporations. Where different product managers who are in charge of different products (in this case Maybank Malaysia Open event) within the corporation are always fighting for eye balls and visibility on company’s website, mobile app, newsletters etc.

Suggestion: Get rid of the ad and make the app snappy, let it go straight to the main page. If startup image has to be placed, then it shouldn’t be longer than 1-3 seconds. Continue reading

Knowledge vs Experience

Self-explanatory.. knowledge_vs_experience

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This is what Steve Jobs said in his popular Commencement Address in 2005 at Stanford University regarding “connecting dots“: can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Startups vs Corporations, and what happens in between

Why founders of startups get replaced by the board when the startup starts to grow fast? Why many startups fail to integrate into the parent company after the acquisition? And why big corporations struggle to launch a successful startup from within?

Concept of RPV

RPV stands for Resources, Processes and Valuves.

At the initial stage of a company, all you need are good and reliable people that can get the job done i.e resources. At this stage resources are crucial, if you have a web technology startup and happen to find a great coder and UX developer then you are in luck. On the other hand, if you happen to hire the wrong developer, you will have a tough time launching that MVP (minimum-viable-product) of yours. Similarly, if your lead developer leaves at this stage to a competitor startup, it can greatly affect your product and even your startup as a whole. But this is also the stage where it’s easiest to solve your company’s problems, because most of the problems will be related to resources and usually they can be settled by hiring a new guy or firing an existing employee.

When your startup is at the stage where it has a product or service that is selling like hot cakes, and you start hiring a lot more people to grow both your company and its revenue, that’s where the processes come in. That’s because you want your operations, customer service, support, billing etc to be run efficiently. That’s when you start to setup company wide processes, different processes for different teams and departments, KPIs (key-performance-indicators), SLAs (service-level-agreements), SOPs (standard-operating-procedures) etc. This is the stage when efficiency is most important to the company, because efficiency is directly related to company’s revenues.

rpv startup

The final stage is when a particular startup has become an established corporation. At this stage “company values” are normally setup to guide the employees in their daily work, dealings and most importantly in decision making. Values are guiding principles that dictate how the company is run in all walks of its life. At this stage, while still important, resources won’t be as important as they were at the “resources stage”. Hiring and firing happens quite often. Individual opinions within the company doesn’t really have any weight unless the person is a c-level. Continue reading

Competition is for Losers

Peter Thiel is no stranger to Startup World. He is the co-founder of PayPal and investor in Facebook, Quora, Artsy, PandoDaily, AdRoll, Reddit and many more.

He has an interesting viewpoint when it comes to Startups and how they should be managed, in order to be successful. For the past decade, methodologies like Customer Development and Lean Startup have been popular. The central idea in these methodologies are around customers, and that your idea (hypothesis) must be tested against potential customers in order to be successful, and based on customers’ feedback you should tweak your initial idea (pivot) to achieve a sustainable and repeatable business model that generates revenue.

Peter Thiel is sceptical about these methodologies. He says that customers might not always be right and listening to them to guide your business’ destiny might not be the right approach. He encourages entrepreneurs to start startups that do in order of magnitude better than the existing competitors, rather than doing incremental improvements as the Lean Startup methodology suggests. He also advises entrepreneurs to go for monopoly when starting a startup, doing something that dominates the market i.e avoiding competition and aiming for monopoly. He says “Competition is for losers”.

He also questions the education system in leading Universities that teach Entrepreneurship, he says that currently our education system instills and inculcates in future entrepreneurs to compete and to be a better competitor rather than doing something unique that makes competition irrelevant or difficult for others to compete with your startup.

Personally, what he puts forward is definitely something interesting and somewhat refreshing. It kind of reminds me of Steve Jobs’ beliefs. He was the type of person where he would say “customers do not know what they want.. etc”. But I think Customer Development and Lean Startup Methodologies are not mutually exclusive to what Peter Thiel is suggesting, in fact they can still be used to help reach product-market-fit.

Below is a video of him giving a lecture in Stanford in “Business Strategy and Monopoly Theory” where he expounds on the above mentioned ideas of his:

Note: If you are based in Malaysia, you can order his book from Bookurve with free shipping. I ordered mine already together with Eric Schmidt’s “How Google Works“, should be arriving next week.


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Miller's Canticle, set in a Catholic monastery in post-apocalyptic Utah, remains one of the most important examples of religious science fiction.

This list contains 34,420 citations from literature (primarily science fiction and fantasy novels and stories) referring to actual churches, religions and tribes. This list is intended for literary research only. This is not a source of information about religion.

Which source material has been indexed?
This database is not comprehensive in that all works of science fiction have not been indexed. But this may be thought of as a sampling. Much of the literature currently indexed was chosen simply because it was available at the local library. Additionally, certain non-arbitrary collections of literature have been indexed:

  • Hugo Award-winning novels (100% complete)
  • Nebula Award-winning novels (100% complete)
  • Locus Award-winning s.f. novels (100% complete)
  • Locus Award-winning dark fantasy/horror novels (100% complete)
  •'s "25 Best sf/f novels of the century" (100% complete)
  • Sidewise Award-winning novels (100% complete); Sidewise nominated novels (68%)
  • All stories in The Modern Classics of Science Fiction (Dozois) and The Norton Book of Science Fiction (Le Guin)
  • Campbell Award-winning books (100% of 1st place winners and 89% of 2nd and 3rd place winners have been indexed)
  • Star Trek: Voyager novels (92% complete); DS9 novels (88%); TNG novels (73%); New Frontier novels (100%)
  • World Fantasy Award-winning novels (85% complete)
  • Tiptree Award winners (65% complete)
  • Locus Award-winning fantasy novels (63% complete)
  • Philip K. Dick Award-winning novels (45% complete)
  • X-Men novels (44% complete)
  • Over 350 other novels and anthologies

At the close of 2000, 69 different novels have won the Hugo or Nebula award (some won both). 26 novels have won the Campbell Award. (A total of 84 books have won Campbell awards if one counts 2nd and 3rd place Campbell awards in addition to 1st place.) 20 novels have won the Philip K. Dick award. A total of 133 awards have been given for the Nebula or Hugo best novel, the 1st place Campbell award, or the Philip K. Dick award. These 133 awards have gone to 110 distinct books (many have won multiple awards).

Note that only Engish-language works have been indexed. The "Works Indexed" page lists all novels and stories indexed for the database.

As the list below indicates, certain religious groups are mentioned in science fiction more often than others. For instance, Catholicism, Judaism and Islam, and of course Christianity in general, are frequently mentioned religious groups. Many English-language science fiction novels feature in-depth literary exploration or detailed depictions of real-life religious cultures. Nearly always this is done within the Western Judeo-Christian-Muslim tradition, most often with Catholicism. In addition to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the two religions which round out the "Big Five"--Hinduism and Buddhism--are mentioned frequently, but almost always briefly and in passing. These patterns are not surprising and reflect the background of most English-language authors. Other contemporary religions, including Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Jainism, and the Baha'i faith, are referred to very rarely.

The primary factors determining which religious groups are referred to most often are:

  1. the religious affiliation of authors (There are more Catholic SF/F writers than Protestant, which is one of the reasons there are more references to Catholicism than Protestantism.)

  2. which religions have many adherents (Islam is mentioned frequently in futuristic literature, because many non-Muslim writers envision Muslims as a distinct and important people far into the future.)

  3. which religions are interesting and culturally distinctive (Many SF/F writers mention Latter-day Saints specifically, but few mention Presbyterians.)

It may also be mentioned that time travel and alternative history stories are more likely to contain references to Catholicism than any other religion because the Catholic Church was the dominant institution during many of the key periods of historical, intellectual and technological development in Western history, and most SF/F writers are from a Western background. After the European Enlightenment period and the Protestant Reformation the link between church and state was much weaker in the West. Accordingly, religion features less prominently in most time travel and alternative history stories after that period.

Once again, this list is intended for literary research. Many references to religious groups within science fiction and fantasy literature are positive or neutral. But many references are negative. This is not necessarily a reflection of the religious groups, but of the nature of the writers and of mainstream literature. The science fiction field naturally attracts many writers with alternative viewpoints. The percentage of writers from groups which are statistical minorities in the U.S., such as atheists, Jews, agnostics, Catholics, etc., is far higher than in the general population. As with other genres, culturally dominant groups and institutions are far more likely candidates for criticism within literature than minority groups.

The religious groups which are portrayed most negatively in science fiction (based on the number and degree of negative references, starting with the most negatively portrayed) are: the Ku Klux Klan, Nazis, Communists, televangelists, Thugees (Kali worshippers), Christian Fundamentalists, Shi'ite/Muslim fundamentalists, and Baptists.

Certain archetypes or stereotypes are commonly found among religious characters in mainstream science fiction. There is the academically and philosophically talented Catholic priest who surprises those around him with his open-minded, self-effacing manner. While there is an abundance of priests and nuns among science fiction characters, practicing lay Catholics are rarely used. Protestantism is all too frequently represented by a hate-mongering or greedy conservative preacher who is more caricature than character. The speech, ideas, and characteristics of these Protestant preachers (often Baptist or Baptist-like) usually seem drawn from televangelists. Evangelical televangelists have become "stock villains" in science fiction, especially since the end of the Cold War. Latter-day Saints use a lay ministry, so there are no Latter-day Saint preacher characters. Latter-day Saint characters in science fiction are frequently soldiers, law enforcement officials, engineers, or political leaders, and are usually characterized as pious, prayerful, and family-oriented, but rather insular.

There doesn't seem to be a stereotypical character type for Jews or Muslims. The Islamic world as a whole is often portrayed as an enemy nation in historical, near-future science fiction and thrillers, and Islam is frequently written as an important and thriving religious culture long into the future. But individual Muslim characters fill a variety of roles, as scientists, businessmen, allies or conquerors. In their religiosity, Muslim and Jewish characters range from devout believers to non-practicing non-believers.

Jews are the most diversely portrayed religious minority in science fiction. This can be attributed partially to the disproportionately large number of Jews (mostly non-practicing) who have written award-winning science fiction and used Jews as main characters. Also, because of the predominance of anti-Semitism in Western culture in the past the Holocaust, mainstream writers are particularly careful to avoid stereotyping this ethnic/religious group. Another factor which has contributed to the more balanced (and more frequent) portrayal of Jews in science fiction is the prominence of Jews in the scientific and other academic professions.

Some comments about methodology
An important distinction about this database is that indexes references to "religions" and not to "religion." This means the references are to groups of people, and not references to general religious topics. This database does not index literary references to topics such as "God", "love", "tolerance", "faith", "epistemology", "salvation", etc. It does contain references to "Catholic", "Islam", "Judaism", "Amish", "Hopi", etc.

Nearly all fiction (and certainly most science fiction and fantasy) addresses some of the same universal human themes that religion addresses. A significant proportion of science fiction novels which have won Hugo, Nebula or Campbell awards are primarily religious in theme, with scientific or futuristic issues absent or secondary. (Examples include: A Case of Conscience by James Blish; A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein; Way Station by Clifford D. Simak; Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny; To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer; Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre; The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke; Hyperion by Dan Simmons; Doomsday Book by Connie Willis; Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick; The Alteration by Kingsley Amis; The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer. On Wings of Song by Disch. Some of these are primarily about abstract religious themes; some are about religions and churches as social institutions, and their history, future, or interaction with society and change. Some are about both. It is amazing how many Hugo-, Nebula, and Campbell-winning science fiction novels have Catholic institutions, clergy, and terminology mentioned on nearly every page.)

All works of literature are influenced by the religious beliefs and culture of the author. But it would be impossible, for example, to include in this list any novel written by a Christian author which contains a generic Christian theme, such as redemption or forgiveness, but does not mention Christianity by name. To attempt to catalogue religious references in general would be an enormous task. It would also be very subjective.

Indexing references to religious groups can be done more quickly and objectively, primarily by searching the literature for all proper names of religious groups. We have also included references to religious groups which do not include the group's name, by staying alert for associated words and phrases such as "imam", "rabbi", "rector", "nun", "rosary", "church", "fire temple", "Bible", "Luther", "Moses", "Siddhartha", "Jesus", etc.

It is easier to identify references to religious groups by their proper name than by associated words. If a religious group has been mentioned by name in a book or story that we have indexed, it is almost certainly included in this database in association with that book or story. Where there are multiple references, we may not index every reference, but the database will mention that this is the case, and will often include page numbers for additional references. Where there are multiple references within a single work to smaller, sectarian groups (which are less frequently written about), we may include more text from such references in the database.

Some religious groups referenced by this index are fictional and exist only within literature, such as Poul Anderson's "Avantism", Orson Scott Card's "Speakers for the Dead", or Dan Simmons' "Church of the Shrike". Nearly all science fiction and fantasy authors have created their own religious groups within their fiction, usually complete with doctrine, practice, and organizational guidelines. Often these new religious groups are developed in great detail, as with Katherine Kurtz's Deryni, Piers Anthony's extensive "Tarot" system and the "Holy Order of Vision", Octavia Butler's "EarthSeed", Walter Jon Williams' "Church of the Apostles of Elohim and the Nazarene", David Brin's "Gaianism" or Bohnhoff's "Meri". Occasionally these literary creations have served as the inspiration for real-world organizations, such as the real-world, tax-exempt Church of All Worlds, named after the religion created by Robert Heinlein in Stranger in a Strange Land, Discordianism from Shea's Illuminatus, various Klingon and other Star Trek clubs, and L. Ron Hubbard's well-known Scientology. However, purely fictional religious groups are not the focus of this list, and not every fictional religious group mentioned in the works referenced has been added to this list.

Distinct religions and philosophies of alien races are also usually invented in science fiction tales which prominently feature aliens, but references to these are usually not in the database unless they specify statistical estimates. Interestingly, alien races described in depth in science fiction nearly always have a distinctive religion, but they are rarely described as having more than one. "One religion per species" seems to be the rather un-Earthlike rule, although there are exceptions.

Along with references to religious groups, cultural references in other select areas have been indexed, in categories such as "television", "movies", "literature", and "music." Thus, this database can tell you, for example, which science fiction novels mention actor Robert Redford. (Elliot S. Maggin's Superman: Last Son of Krypton; George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards; Crystal Wood's Cut Him Out in Little Stars; Connie Willis's "At the Rialto"; Paul J. McAuley's Fairyland; Michael Bishop's No Enemy But Time.) This practice wasn't initiated with the earliest works indexed. More information about non-religious/ethnic topics indexed is available here.

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Note that groups marked with an asterisk (*) are purely fictional.

Abkhazian (5 recs.)
Abyssinian (3 recs.)
Accadians (3 recs.)
Adventist (5 recs.)
African Traditional Religion (25 recs.)
Afro-Brazilian religions (4 recs.)
Agnostic (35 recs.)
Ahmadiyya (7 recs.)
Ainu (3 recs.)
Alawi (3 recs.)
Albanian (7 recs.)
Albanian Orthodox (3 recs.)
Albigensianism (8 recs.)
Alcoholics Anonymous (8 recs.)
Aleut (12 recs.)
Algonquin (5 recs.)
American Catholics (2 recs.)
American Civil Liberties Union (17 recs.)
American Nazi Party (2 recs.)
Americanism (13 recs.)
Amidism (8 recs.)
Amish (27 recs.)
Anabaptist (2 recs.)
Anasazi (19 recs.)
ancestor veneration (18 recs.)
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Ancient and Mystical Order of the Rosae Crucis
Andamanese (9 recs.)
Anglican (67 recs.)
Animal Rights (32 recs.)
animism (12 recs.)
Anthroposophical Society
anti-Semitism (25 recs.)
Apache (35 recs.)
Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
Aquarian (2 recs.)
Arab (206 recs.)
Arapaho (9 recs.)
Arawak (3 recs.)
Arianism (14 recs.)
Arikara (2 recs.)
Aristotelian (47 recs.)
Arizona (154 recs.)
Armenian (43 recs.)
Armenian Apostolic Church (4 recs.)
Arthurian (96 recs.)
artificial intelligence (408 recs.)
Aryan (42 recs.)
Aryan Brotherhood
Ashanti (8 recs.)
Ashkenazi Judaism (2 recs.)
Assassins (5 recs.)
Assemblies of God (6 recs.)
Assyrian (22 recs.)
astrology (93 recs.)
Atheism (128 recs.)
Atlantean (75 recs.)
attendance - regular (4 recs.)
Aum Shinrikyo (9 recs.)
Australian Aborigines (49 recs.)
Avar (2 recs.)
Azanian (4 recs.)
Azerbaijani (14 recs.)
Aztec (64 recs.)

Ba'ku* (10 recs.)
Baal (11 recs.)
Baba Ram Das (4 recs.)
Babylonian (99 recs.)
Bactrians (4 recs.)
Baghdadi Jews
Bahai Faith (19 recs.)
Bajoran* (83 recs.)
Balinese (13 recs.)
Bambara (2 recs.)
Bantu (7 recs.)
Banyas (2 recs.)
Baptist (146 recs.)
Baptist - black denominations (4 recs.)
Basque (16 recs.)
Batswana (2 recs.)
Bedouin (33 recs.)
Bengali (15 recs.)
Berber (4 recs.)
Bizango (6 recs.)
black militants (16 recs.)
Black Muslims (9 recs.)
Blackfoot (7 recs.)
Boer (13 recs.)
Bogomil (2 recs.)
Brahman (28 recs.)
Branch Davidians (10 recs.)
Buddhism (387 recs.)
Burmese (15 recs.)
Bushido/Samurai (70 recs.)
Bushmen of the Kalahari (San) (15 recs.)

Cajun (34 recs.)
Calvary Chapel
Calvinist (20 recs.)
Cambodian (22 recs.)
Campus Crusade for Christ (2 recs.)
Canaanite (6 recs.)
Canadian & Latin American Native Americans (5 recs.)
Cao Dai (2 recs.)
cargo cults (10 recs.)
Carib (11 recs.)
Carpatho-Rusyns (2 recs.)
Carthaginian (17 recs.)
Catalan (4 recs.)
Cathar (7 recs.)
Catholic (1176 recs.)
Catholic - Augustinian
Catholic - Benedictine (9 recs.)
Catholic - Bohemian parishes
Catholic - born-again (4 recs.)
Catholic - Capuchin (2 recs.)
Catholic - Carmelite (6 recs.)
Catholic - Carthusian (3 recs.)
Catholic - Chaldean Rites
Catholic - Cistercian (12 recs.)
Catholic - Dominican (14 recs.)
Catholic - Franciscan (15 recs.)
Catholic - Friends of God
Catholic - Greek Catholic (2 recs.)
Catholic - Gregorian (4 recs.)
Catholic - Jesuit (81 recs.)
Catholic - Knights of Columbus
Catholic - other (5 recs.)
Catholic - Pentecostal
Catholic - Syro-Malankara
Catholic - Trappist (10 recs.)
Catholic - Uniate (2 recs.)
Celt (79 recs.)
Celtic Christian
centaur (25 recs.)
cetacean (129 recs.)
Chaldean (6 recs.)
Charismatic movement (7 recs.)
Cherokee (55 recs.)
Cheyenne (47 recs.)
Chickasaw (7 recs.)
children (7 recs.)
chiliasm (4 recs.)
Chinese (567 recs.)
Chinese traditional religion (34 recs.)
Chippewa/Ojibwa (18 recs.)
Choctaw (11 recs.)
Christian Coalition
Christian Fundamentalist (127 recs.)
Christian Identity Movement (9 recs.)
Christian Science (42 recs.)
Christianity (2131 recs.)
Christianity - alternative (11 recs.)
Christianity - Aquinas (21 recs.)
Christianity - attend regularly
Christianity - born-again (35 recs.)
Christianity - Christmas (596 recs.)
Christianity - nondenominational (2 recs.)
Christianity - Old Testament (235 recs.)
Chukchi (4 recs.)
Church of All Worlds (3 recs.)
Church of God (2 recs.)
Church of God in Christ
Church of God With Signs Following (Snake Handlers) (2 recs.)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (995 recs.)
Church of Scotland (2 recs.)
Church of Sweden (2 recs.)
Church of the Blood of the Lamb
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HSBC Doubles Salaries to Beat Clampdown on Big Bonuses

Seems regulation can't prevent basic human nature...

(Guardian) HSBC doubles salaries to beat clampdown on big bonuses

16 November 2010

Bank aims to circumvent European rules deferring bonuses and in a move that risks inflaming row about executive pay in the City

HSBC plans to double the basic pay of hundreds of its top investment bankers in a move that risks inflaming the row about City pay. Amid growing opposition to large cash awards, from the government, regulators and the public, the banking group will significantly increase the percentage of the total payout that its senior investment bankers receive as salary, and reduce the bonus component. New Europe-wide rules, which are likely to be finalised next month, will defer the payment of bonuses and reduce the percentage paid in cash. As the pay increases are handed out by HSBC to staff across the world, especially those in London, New York and Hong Kong, Goldman Sachs is preparing to name 100 or so new partners, who will immediately be propelled into top-earning status at the Wall Street firm.

(See the original article here)

Also see Did HSBC Help Madoff?Is the Crisis Over if Bankers Get a £10.1m Bonus?Are You Insane If You Don’t Own Gold? and The Risk Gene: Can You Become a City Banker?

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Wits Business School MBA Bursaries for Africa

Scholarships for Africans » Education Scholarships » Academic Scholarships

Wits Business School (WBS), a leading producer of strategic thinkers in Africa, is proud to announce five bursaries, covering tuition fees, with a total value of R525 000.

The course is intended to empower individuals to contribute to both their organisations and the economy.

Future business leaders are encouraged to apply for this bursary to benefit from WBS's ability to produce global business leaders in Africa, creating an African prosperity.

Successful applicants need to demonstrate strong leadership qualities, hail from a financially disadvantaged background and boast an impressive academic record, and must have sat the GMAT test with an acceptable result. An excellent work track record is also imperative.

Many other bursary opportunities are also available for studies at WBS and interested parties are encouraged to contact the Bursary Scholarship Office.

Deadline: 16 March. Eligible applicants will begin the 14-month MBA studies on 22 April..

Contact: Zimasa Koyana, Email:Zimasa.Koyana [at] wits.ac.za. Tel: +27 11 717 3624.

For more information and application material, visit: Wits Business School MBA Bursaries for Africa Website

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Polis doesn’t support ColoradoCare

Polis doesn’t support ColoradoCare

DENVER—Last night at a town hall, Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., said he doesn’t support or oppose ColoradoCare, a single-payer ballot initiative. According to the Fort Collins Coloradoan Polis said he, like all voting Coloradans, needs to weigh the proposal carefully. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, to the applause of the National Federation of Independent Business and other ColoradoCare opponents, earlier this year came out against the proposal for its job-killing properties.

Advancing Colorado Executive Director Jonathan Lockwood released the following statement:

“Even liberal politicians are running away from this government takeover because they know it is a death sentence. ColoradoCare will hurt the state’s economy and hurt communities, ration our health care and put unelected bureaucrats in charge of our lives. This is not the partisan, special interest fight that ColoradoCare has tried to paint it.”

ColoradoCare will raise income taxes by $25 billion a year. If passed the single-payer plan will need to be approved by the federal government. ColoradoCare supporters are aiming for the single-payer system to be financed by Coloradans but will be open to criminal aliens and out-of-state residents.

ColoradoCare’s campaign, which has been exposed for deceptive practices, said Sen. Michael Bennet and Hillary Clinton will need to take a position on it, and discussed with a reporter that the proposal would in return be an effort to turn out votes for the senator.

Advancing Colorado, has received recognition in national and state media, spearheaded the opposition coalition to the measure, is the leading voice against the proposal and ran a digital ad campaign called, “ColoradoCare is a killer.”


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Gamescom 2016 round-up - 1C Publishing

Gamescom 2016 round-up - 1C Company

When I made my gamescom appointment with 1C Publishing, I was told to “bring some time”. And for good reason, as the Russian company’s portfolio of upcoming adventure games (or at least “adventure-like” in some cases) is enormous. During a short briefing, PR manager Jan Olejník told me that 1C extensively searched for promising independent projects, and met with developers from all over the world to sign their games. After asking me which titles I’d like to learn more about, Jan showed me several trailers and gameplay videos, quickly summarizing each project. Afterwards I left for the demo area to find out which of the discussed games were playable. I also had the opportunity to chat with two of the development teams. The following round-up includes the many games I researched at the booth of 1C Publishing.

Through the Woods

Developed by Norwegian studio Antagonist, Through the Woods is heavily inspired by Norse mythology and the legends of Ragnarök in particular. The game is a third-person horror adventure set in an eerie forest in Norway, telling the story of a mother searching for her son who’s been kidnapped by a mysterious elder man called “Old Erik”. From the beginning we know that the heroine is re-telling these events to someone, but at this point we don’t know who that person is.

I had the chance for a quick chat with writer, sound designer, and composer Dan Wakefield. Afterwards, I was able to get my hands on the demo for several minutes. Citing gameplay similarities to Amnesia, the Norwegian developer also brought up a connection with Gone Home. During the exploration of the woods, searching for clues to the missing son, there are lots of documents to be found that reveal the history of Old Erik and the game’s island setting. Before the demo started, Dan told me that Through the Woods does not focus on jump scares, but rather that “the haunting atmosphere is the key to the experience. We have captured the feeling of the forest as we saw it as children, with all the fear and mystery that comes from roaming through it alone.”

As I put on headphones and started playing, I realized that Dan’s words were a spot-on introduction. Walking through the nocturnal forest, a variety of details made this dark place come to life. Sounds of a thunderstorm, fluttering leaves on huge trees, bushes blowing in the wind, ominous shadows (that vanished as suddenly as they appeared) and unidentifiable noises culminated in an oppressive feeling of impending doom. I had no doubt that something was out there to get me, and whatever it was, I was entirely alone with it.

Armed only with a flashlight, I first entered a few wood cabins to read documents, and I encountered some Norse rune stones that served as save points. As I arrived at an old abandoned village, I ventured into one of the buildings. My anxiety reached a new level when the door shut behind me suddenly. Hearing menacing noises once more, I couldn’t see anyone except for the playable character. Yet I felt an enormous urge to get out of there and just run as far as I could. Once I managed to escape, I started running indeed. It didn’t take long before I spotted a huge troll that slowly started moving into my direction. Being chased by the very unpleasant creature I just ran, ran, ran, and was kind of relieved that I had to leave for my next appointment before I ended up as the troll’s dinner.

“Holy crap – that was intense!” were the first words I said to Dan after stripping off the headphones. “The game is not about combat,” he told me when I asked him about action elements, adding that with several horrific creatures present, “sneaking and avoiding being spotted is the way to go.” I can’t comment much about the gameplay or judge the overall quality of the main story, but I was gripped by the demo’s atmosphere and excellent sound design. The last time a forest made me feel this uneasy was when I watched Lars von Trier’s notorious horror drama Antichrist.

Through the Woods is currently aiming for a Windows release in October, so if you like the idea of a moody, psychological adventure centered on Norse mythology, you might not want to miss this one.

The side-scrolling puzzle adventure Haimrik was another playable title at 1C’s demo area. Developed by Colombian studio Below the Game, this unusual project stars a young scribe named Haimrik, who lives in a medieval world with sorcerers and dragons. When Haimrik discovers a magic book, he learns how to bring words to life and uses his new power to fight an evil king and his henchmen. After briefly playing the game for myself, I also got the opportunity to meet with two members of the development team and dig a little deeper.

Haimrik presents a 2D sepia-toned world, giving the game a unique look. As I soon found out, though, the puzzle design is every bit as distinctive. The floor beneath Haimrik consists of words, and whenever you stand still on top of a particular word, you cause its associated action. A very simple example is stepping on top of the word “door”, which results in the appearance of a door. As the door is closed, you’ll need to find a way of opening it. So in this example you’ll have to step on the word “key” to materialize the word. Another example is stepping on the word “fire”. You’ll get burned, and somehow need to put out the fire. The easiest choice seemed to be stepping on the word “rain”. However, as Carlos Rocha (CEO/game design) told me, there are other options, too. Comparable to traditional inventory puzzles, he explained that it is just as possible to combine two words that create an object to suffocate the fire.

The demo used rather straightforward examples of the game’s mechanics to introduce the overall concept, but Carlos told me that “the game is challenging. Not in a way that it’s unplayable for most people. However, it challenges your brain to think about how to solve the puzzles in a very creative way.” This also means the protagonist might die several times before you learn how to overcome a tricky obstacle. Later in the game, Haimrik will be joined by a sidekick named Masamba. While I did not see the lioness myself, I was told that “Masamba will protect Haimrik from harm... when she’s not trying to eat him.” In fact, Masamba will have a crucial impact on gameplay at various points, as “basically you hop on top of her and are able to fight other guardian animals from the other Word Warriors, like the dragon or a polar bear made of ice.”

Haimrik does involve some combat, but this too is at least partially related to the power of words. If a soldier tries to kill you, for instance, you can activate words such as “sword” or “spear” to grab the particular weapon. You can’t rely totally on words for protection, however. Carlos underlined this in saying that “the player actually has to fight; we give him options like an attack button, a dash forward and backwards to increase movement and options, and throwing your weapon at your enemies, with enemies being stronger as the game progresses."

The black-humored game contains several elements of over-the-top violence. As blood is portrayed in its actual color, the sepia backgrounds repeatedly get splattered in red. “The gory part and dark humor comes from influences like (The Simpsons’) Itchy & Scratchy, for instance, or Happy Tree Friends,” Below the Game’s Diana Garcia (legal and human resources) told me that “the dark humor is a very significant signature in our work.” Asked for other influences, Diana pointed out a strong interest in European history and literature, including George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, the latter “particularly because of the violence and sudden twists in the story that engage the player.”

While it certainly isn’t a traditional adventure by any means, Haimrik is one of the titles I saw at gamescom that stood out for its unique and clever approach to gameplay. Though I only played the demo for a short time, it was more than enough to leave an excellent impression on me. Let’s hope the final product does justice to its potential when the game releases for PC and PS4 sometime in 2017.

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Alicia Ma started selling Vegemite on Taobao – China’s biggest online marketplace – a year ago.

The 34-year-old Sydneysider, who is a stay-at-home mum, thought she might be able to earn some pocket money selling Australian products into China, but the business venture has been tougher than she thought. So far, she has only managed to sell 100 jars of the savoury spread.

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Other products such as infant formula are easier to sell, but the bigger problem is competition. Ms Ma, who was born in Beijing and moved to Sydney nine years ago, says there are too many Chinese Australians opening stores on Taobao, which is run by the soon-to-be listed e-commerce giant Alibaba. “Students and stay-at-home mums, they are all doing it," she said.

Indeed, Ms Ma is one of an estimated 7 million sellers on the website, which was created by Jack Ma (no relation to Alicia), a decade ago and has come to dominate online shopping in China, with around 800 million product listings.

Mr Ma set up Alibaba in his Hangzhou apartment, an hour’s train trip from Shanghai, in 1999. At the time, it was an online listings service, connecting Chinese manufacturers to potential customers. But four years later, he launched Taobao, revolutionising China’s online retail market. He followed Taobao with Tmall, which allows global brands such as Nike and Gap to sell direct to consumers, and in 2012, total sales on the two retail sites were 1.1 trillion yuan ($189 billion), more than Amazon and eBay combined.

Now Alibaba is preparing for an initial public offering in the United States, with a filing expected any day. Analysts estimate the IPO will value the group at between $US136 billion ($147 billion) and $US245 billion, according to Bloomberg. At the top of that range it would be bigger than Amazon and Facebook and behind only Google in the rankings of the most valuable internet companies in the world.

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The group has momentum. According to quarterly results announced last month by Yahoo, which owns a 24 per cent stake in the company, Alibaba’s revenue growth and profit margin are at record levels. Sales grew by 66 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year ago to more than $US3 billion, and operating income more than doubled to $US1.64 billion, which Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter said was “materially better than our expectations".

Alibaba also created the world’s biggest online payments system, Alipay, which it controversially sold to a vehicle controlled by Mr Ma in 2010. The sale of the fast-growing business angered Yahoo, which at the time was sitting on a 40 per cent stake in Alibaba and believed it had lost control of one of its most valuable businesses.

There was speculation this week, perhaps in a bid to boost the allure of the imminent float, that Alibaba was in talks to regain a stake in Alipay.

Mr Ma, who is now among the top 200 richest people in the world, made some key decisions when he set up Taobao, which underpinned its rapid growth. All basic services on the site are free, as the company makes its money from charging sellers for advertising and special services such as web design.

The site has an independent verification service to boost confidence and Alipay takes payments upfront, putting the money into an escrow account, which means sellers know they will be paid. The result is Alibaba now dominates online shopping in China, with a share estimated at around 80 per cent.

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However, Alibaba is facing strong competition. Its biggest rival is Tencent Holdings, creator of the popular messaging application WeChat, which recently bought into, China’s second biggest e-commerce company.

Alibaba, too, has been on a buying spree, picking up a 16.5 per cent stake in China’s version of YouTube, Youku Tudou, this week.

Another challenge is controlling the number of counterfeit goods sold on its websites. Alibaba says it has removed more than 100 million listings and helped with legal cases against fake goods suppliers. But it is an ongoing battle.

According to Australian company Jabiru Aircraft, there may also have been fake transactions on the site. In September last year, Taobao received lots of publicity for its first online aircraft auction.

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He argues that deterrents are not only ineffective and expensive but actually “generate more illegality”. Money would be better spent in addressing the push and pull factors that encourage migration at source. Until the root causes are addressed, the migrants will keep coming.

In the final section of his book, Andersson takes time to explain the situation facing migrants who make it to Ceuta and Melilla. In providing insight into the life they lead in controlled camps with limited freedoms, he seeks to create empathy from the reader with those stranded on the border.

The argument is clearly stated and well-researched. It calls into question the relevance of an industry that, as 2014 showed, has failed to contain the flow of migration to Europe. The multi-sited ethnographic research model employed to follow transnational patterns enables Andersson to follow the migrants, drawing out the workings of the industry in the process. This provides a rich tapestry of oral testimony that not only makes the reading experience more enjoyable and human, but underpins an emotional and compelling argument.

More discussion about the role of African government interactions with the industry would add value as would a look in more detail at the smugglers who are a hidden part of the process. But that might need another book and ultimately these are minor quibbles that should not detract from what is an excellent account.

In short, Andersson argues for a dismantling of the “illegal industry” and for the reader to see and understand migration for what it is, nothing more than people on the move. I would highly recommend this debut book. It is accessible to readers with a general interest in the subject but still offers plenty for those at the policy level to consider. In offering a challenge to conventional thinking it delivers an argument that is politically powerful.

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Welcome to the Anger Management Specialist Certified Members directory.

Balbastro, Catherine Sitja y, AM-C

Catherine Sitja y Balbastro has been a certified member of AIHCP in the Anger Management Counseling Program since September 1st, 2015 and is certified until September 1st, 2019. Her services can...
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Old 04-10-2007, 09:48 AM   #79
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Re: The internal 'how to' thread... let's hope

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Well, not entirely kind of goes to show just how easy it is to annoy people, even when you are not trying to. I personally admire the way you came into these discussions, spoke your peace about the "attitidues" you percieved, and then got on to discussing the topics. You have contributed substance, not just sniping about "attitudes". Very positive over all.

And yet, without even meaning to, you just ticked someone off...can you see just a little bit then why Mike and company decided to just not worry about ticking people off...since they
Exclamationknew it would happen anyway? Not saying I agree with that perspective...just that I understand it a little.
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Old 11-13-2007, 02:10 PM   #13
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Red face Re: This Weekend in West Virginia

[quote=Mark Murray;193858]Hmm ... I probably won't get you any answers that you'll like.

Roppokai method. Got just one iota above zilch about Roppokai methods. This was my first intro into them and I got about as much insight as a blind and deaf man in Tokyo during rush hour trying to find another American.

1) Break Balance
2) Relax
3) Enter
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You did great, just need some more exposure.

As for me being a great guy, you bribed me with ribs and beer, of course I'm going to be nice

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Re: Need to get Mats

Yes that does help. Thx everyone.

Larry I'm not sure but I was at Capital 5 years ago. The past year I trained at the Ki Society and the mat there is very soft. So when I stepped on the mat at Capital recently I immediately felt the difference. I don't remember it being that hard before unless I was just used to it. It's also poss. they replaced the old one. Anyways I got used to it very quickly. Since I'm decrepid I get my feet down a lot quicker:-)

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Friday Institute: A Common Core Resource

I want to share with you two very helpful, quite extensive Common Core Math resources that are available from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University.

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The first resource is an interactive map of all of the Common Core Content Standards organized into 18 learning trajectories or progressions http://www.turnonccmath.net/index.php?p=map. For example, “Length, Area, and Volume “ is one of the trajectories. This trajectory runs all the way from length measure in grades K, 1, 2; through area and perimeter in grades 3 and 4; volume and conversions in grades 4 and 5; and finally, area and volume of geometric shapes and solids in grade 6 through 8.

This learning trajectory essentially provides modules for each of length, area, and volume, where students have similar, but more sophisticated experiences, with the measurement of each of these attributes. Where there are apparent gaps in the progression of the standards, additional bridging standards have been included along with descriptors for each standard.

This is a powerful resource providing a strongly research-based addition to the other available common core resources. I hope you’ll take a look.

A second resource offered through the Friday Institute is a series of free online courses called the Mathematics Learning Trajectories Series–one course for each of the learning trajectories https://tocc.mooc-ed.org/course. The first of these courses began the first week of July and runs for eight weeks. Jere Confrey and Alan Maloney, two well-known researchers in mathematics education are the faculty for the course. You can apparently enroll at any time. I enrolled after the first week of the course and easily got caught up. Once again, I hope you’ll take a look.

Let me know what you think about these resources.