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Developer.com's Wireless/Mobile Community Celebrates A Winner
The Developer.com Product of the Year 2006 Contest has ended. Last month, readers voted for their favorite products they used to develop with and enjoyed. A Wireless/Mobile section reflects developers' priorities and market trends more distinctive than in the previous year. We see approximately the same main players in there (how surprising)—Java against C/C++ and C#, mobile phones' OS battle, and so forth. But this year, unlike the previous one, you can observe several common trends. The Wireless/Mobile community by far isn't an exception on this tricky way as well...
First off, a look at an alphabetical list of the finalists:
|J2ME™ Wireless Toolkit
|Sun Microsystems Inc.
|Microsoft® Visual Studio™ 2005
|Microsoft Corporation
|NetBeans™ Mobility Pack
|Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME™
|Sybase® PocketBuilder 2.0
|Sybase Inc.
As you can see, Java-based products have occupied 60% of the list. In the era of global communications, enterprise-scaled IDEs and frameworks and significant advance in capacity of mobile phones, such a situation is more than intuitively understandable. The wireless Java install base is still growing rapidly. On the other side, Windows CE-based devices (Pocket PCs or Smartphones) are on the hot spot as well, additionally being pushed forward with Windows Mobile 5.0 OS. According to the latest investigations, many tier-1 and tier-2 companies in different market segments are at the point of replacing their IT infrastructures, and having a part of their recent applications as mobile ones is a big need now. Thus, let me overview the most popular developer tools for mobile programmers.
NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1
Continuing on the Java road, you have a number of choices of IDE to develop with. Just to name a few here, there are Jbuilder/Mobile Studio form Borland, WebSphere Studio Device Developer from IBM, EclipseME, and so forth. Among them, Sun's NetBeans IDE 4.1 and NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1, being open source and free, stand apart from others. Taken together with WTK, this software gives you an implementation of many J2ME developers' dreams, providing you with more development power and efficiency. It is available now for the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, Fedora Core 1
- Sun Java Desktop System 3.0
Again, more details can be found here.
NetBeans Mobility Pack extends the NetBeans IDE to make it much easier to develop and deploy mobile applications based on J2ME. The latest release has many cool enhancements. A big part of it is Visual Mobile Designer. It allows you to create and control GUI behavior visually. You can easily switch between Screen designer, Flow designer, and source code, which is generated for you by the IDE, so you may effectively concentrate on application logic. Besides, third-party emulators can be easily integrated for unit tests.
NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1 has its shortcomings as well; for example, all the visual components are assembled into a single MIDlet class, so reusability of the code isn't as easy a thing as would be desired. But, nevertheless, it does a great job and helps you make J2ME development much more productive.
Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME™
Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME™ provides developers with utilities for creating and deploying MIDP 1.0 and MIDP 2.0 applications on Nokia cell phones. It can be used as a stand-alone product or as an integrated plug-in to Eclipse, Borland JBuilder, and Sun ONE Studio. Like Sun's WTK, this tool appears among the Contest finalists again and again. This is not a big surprise either, because the number of Nokia phones all over the world is quite impressive. Hence, take a look what you can find inside the Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME™ for now.
The new UI Designer for building user interface layouts and tiled layers for games gets your developer's life better. You can sign your classes and application packages using the MIDP 2.0 security model. Application deployment was also improved. Now, you can deploy the programs to the device using Bluetooth technology, including new Symbian devices. Emulator support was enhanced as well, so the phone simulation works much better and is designed to show how applications may appear on J2ME-enabled mobile phones with more reality.
Microsoft® Visual Studio™ 2005
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 was finally released about a month ago. In a mobile application developer's sight, it brings a lot of new exciting facilities and challenges. From now on, Microsoft integrates all development environments into one common IDE, so mobile developers may feel like desktop ones in terms of tools and capabilities.
There are many cool features of the product itself. Here, I mention only those that are important for mobile developers:
- Support for native C++ projects
- MFC and ATL libraries were upgraded to be similar to the latest desktop versions
- Enhancements in .NET CF
- Easier POOM Access
- SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition integration
- Enhancements in device emulator
- Windows Mobile 5.0 support
These are quite a few, but you will find it cool and exciting. Just one of the things in there—the ability of the emulator to run an application compiled for a device—makes it worth being delivered!
Newly added functionality and various changes can, nevertheless, cause some problems in porting your existing applications. But, once done, programing becomes much more pleasant.
Sybase® PocketBuilder 2.0
This is a mobile and wireless RAD tool that allows developers to create mobile applications in hours. With PocketBuilder, you can build Smart Phone/PocketPC applications and synchronize the data between the PocketPC and server databases.
Sybase PocketBuilder 2.0 exposes a wizard-driven programming model as part of its 4GL IDE. You do not need to do any real coding because you have hundreds of handy built-in functions, many ready-to-use components, and drag-and-drop RAD programming.
Key Sybase PocketBuilder 2.0 features and benefits include:
- Patented DataWindow technology: Unparalleled data access, processing, and presentation specifically targeted for mobile devicesall without coding.
- Simplified MobiLink Synchronization: Locally stored data minimizes battery draining connection time, but still allows up-to-the-minute data for mobile users. Wizards designed for the typical programmer but designed by distributed database experts, simplify reliable synchronization. Tight integration with the market leading iAnywhere mobile database ensures reliability and rich enterprise-level functionality for developers and end users.
- Additional Mobile Application Support: Native support for global positioning services (GPS), barcode scanners, Smart Phone platforms, PocketPC devices, printers, and cameras. PocketBuilder 2.0 also provides support for phone short message service (SMS), where the user can quickly and easily add a new dimension of communication and flexibility from the providers' applications, specifically track calls with the call log and access and modify contact information with phone directory support. Example programs cover everything from signature capture to biometric non-repudiation to connecting to 3rd party packages like Tom Tom Navigator. The applications execute on all the PocketPC and Smart Phone platforms including Windows Mobile 5.
Well, according to polls, this product was the "runner-up" in this category, beating even MS Visual Studio 2005. If you do need to get powerful and robust product quickly, this tool can serve you pretty well.
And the Winner Is...
J2ME™ Wireless Toolkit 2.3
The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (formerly known as Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) Wireless Toolkit) constantly catches top ranks in Developer Tools Contests during the last few years. Based on J2ME's Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP), its wireless applications are designed to run on cell phones, mainstream personal digital assistants, and other small mobile devices. The toolkit includes an emulator, performance optimization, and tuning tools—in other words, all that developers need to bring efficient, robust, and successful wireless applications to market as soon as possible to be the best among the competitors. The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit can be used as a standalone development environment or with an IDE, such as the NetBeans(TM) Mobility Pack.
The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit includes and adds many developer-friendly features. Some of them are listed below:
- New standard APIs:
- Security and Trust Services API (JSR 177)
- Location API (JSR 179)
- Content Handler API (JSR 211)
- Choice of emulator skins and enhanced screen features
- Create project from Jar and Jad file
- Support for third-party emulators
- Enhanced performance monitoring
- Customization
- Integration with popular integrated development environments (IDEs)
Additional info about the new features of WTK 2.3 are described in more detail in this article. The Sun Java WTK 2.3 adds new capabilities and new APIs while keeping the same excellent quality of the product. The toolkit provides nice flexibility to use it under MS Windows either in standalone mode or with an IDE—for instance, the NetBeans™ Mobility Pack, which will be discussed later on. Thinking about J2ME™-based solutions, it is worth give it a try!
"The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit allows developers to utilize the latest Java APIs for building compelling mobile applications." says Eric Chu, Director, JavaME Platform Marketing. He adds, "By continuing to advance the Wireless Toolkit with the latest innovations, Sun is committed to enabling developers to build and market more appealing services through Java enabled mobile phones."
So, J2ME™ Wireless Toolkit has won the battle again. Our applause goes to the Winner!
About the Author
Alex Gusev started to play with mainframes at the end of the 1980s, using Pascal and REXX, but soon switched to C/C++ and Java on different platforms. When mobile PDAs seriously rose their heads in the IT market, Alex did it too. Now, he works at an international retail software company as a team leader of the Mobile R department, making programmers' lives in the mobile jungles a little bit simpler.
This article was originally published on January 18, 2006


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Charley Reese's Final Column
Charley Reese is retiring. His last column is this one. I know many will miss this southern gentleman.. He had a great run and we are all better off for it. Farewell, Mr. Reese, and thank you.
Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years.
Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.
This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be - read it!! The article below is completely neutral, not anti republican or democrat. Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinal has hit the nail directly on the head.
It's a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering!
545 PEOPLE -- By Charlie Reese
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them..
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.
You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.
You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.
You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.
You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.
I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.
What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits..... The President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.
The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.
If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.
If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red ..
If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan...
If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
There are no insoluble government problems.
Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.
They, and they alone, have the power..
They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses.
Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees...
We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!
Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.
What you do with this article now that you have read it......... Is up to you.
This might be funny if it weren't so true.
Be sure to read all the way to the end:
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table,
At which he's fed.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.
Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts anyway!
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.
Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.
Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.
Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid...
Put these words
Upon his tomb,
Taxes drove me
to my doom...'
When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax..
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids
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And life was hell.
No roads
Kids catch the flu? They often die.
Civil war soldiers mostly died from minor infections
Our taxes have bought us the infrastructure to have a good life.Let's go to Afghanistan together where taxes are very low or none. Tea party types aren't going to like a tax free country near as much as you might think.
My Senator friend says the process of getting elected as you pass up the ladder weeds out the honest and effective. The hate campaign against such people, like against Jimmy Carter, drives away good folks. As we change a few at a time the others box in any errant good guys.
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Tea party types aren't going to like a tax free country
They don't want one.
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The great thing about telling folks exactly what Tea party guys believe is that TR and other extremist media are always wrong. Their ideas are far ranging with only low or no taxes and small gov as common themes. I share some of this with them.
Some wish to eliminate Dept of Ed. and other Depts.
At least a few in Dallas are OK with violent overthrow of our country, including a GOP senate candidate.
Some hold up signs that are deeply racist or offend your intelligence.
like: Get a Brain MORENS!
Sarah -Alaskas hero.
No wait she abandoned all those folks who supported her once she got an offer to advertise DEATH Panels for US$50K a speech.Her opinions seem to be for sale quite reasonable.
Even TR hosts will express any opinion you like for less than that.
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"We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!"
Anyone that believes this nonsense has a chance in hell of changing things for the better is very simpleminded, to say it mildly.
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Getting caught up in the BS is a choice. Watching cable news at night is a choice. Tuning your radio to Talk Radio is a choice. Getting pissed of at taxes is a choice. Being mad a Government, yet desperately new people for Government is a choice. Hating Obama is a choice. The point Im makig is sometime , you have to just relax, and enjoy life, rather than get caught up in the 2-yr election cycle that this country has thrust upon us.
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You must have sailed this weekend
I didnt, my stuff is in the racks til March. BUT, the one sport that gets me fired up more than windsurfing is skiing, and I have a very bullish feeling about this season. Its already raining(bad for wed-thurs)
, and more is forecast. Where in Colorado do you live? Is it snowing?
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Silverton 9300 Feet (4 days/week). Expecting 12 inch of snow today/tonight. Silverton Mountain, Telluride, Crested Butte, Purgatory are all close! La Nina may screw us this far South this year! But - good Baja windsurfing!
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I love Crusty Butt! Do you MTB Durango? I love Colorado, but the Mrs. would have no part of it.
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Michael Barone qualifies himself for Linda Douglass' ire by holding Barack Obama accountable for his own words, and those of his Congressional allies, in the ObamaCare debate. Michael analyzes a video posted last May by Verum Serum (also posted at Hot Air) in which the origins of the Trojan horse of a public plan get revealed. He concludes that the primary dishonesty in this debate is the attempt by the White House to scrub its record of supporting single payer:
One video is worth a thousand words (or, as in this column, about 730). The video in question, put together by a group called Verum Serum, shows public statements by three advocates of single-payer (government monopoly) health insurance explaining that a health care bill with a "government option" would move America toward a single-payer government health care system. You may not have heard of the first two, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and professor Jacob Hacker. But you have heard of the third, President Barack Obama.
Schakowsky is a left-wing Democrat from the north side of Chicago and adjacent suburbs and, as chief deputy whip, part of the House Democratic leadership. The video shows her speaking to an enthusiastic group last April. She cites an insurance company spokesman as saying, "A public option will put the private insurance industry out of business and lead to single-payer." The audience cheers. "My single-payer friends," she goes on, "he was right." Later she adds, "This is not a principled fight. This is a fight about strategy for getting there, and I believe we will." …
Speaking of the government option in 2008, he says, "Someone told me this was a Trojan horse for single-payer. Well, it's not a Trojan horse, right? It's just right there. I'm telling you. We're going to get there, over time, slowly, but we'll move away from reliance on employer-based health insurance as we should, but we'll do it in a way that we're not going to frighten people into thinking they're going to lose their private insurance. …"
And what about Obama? The video captures Obama supporting single payer as well as a transition to it, much as the Naked Emperor News video did — the one that drew the ire of Douglass in the first place. Morgen at VS points out that the Obama campaign actually highlighted these passages during the presidential campaign to fight back against arguments that he opposed single-payer health care:
But considering the quote came from a direct (and pro-Obama) source, and that the Obama campaign used it for an official "Fact Check", it seems reasonable to presume that it's accurate. After all, it's entirely consistent with the statements I linked above from other supporters of the President's plan. And it's also consistent with what John Edwards had to say about his healthcare plan during the campaign, which was virtually identical to Obama's plan. However, if the White House would like to refute this, then they should release a full video from the Iowa event.
Also, take note that the point of the "Fact Check" was to refute the claim that Obama "opposes single payer health care". In other words, it's sole purpose was to boost Senator Obama's credibility with PRO single-payer advocates, by repeatedly pointing out that if he was "starting from scratch" he would of course support a single payer system. So in this context, it's even more apparent why this statement from the Iowa town hall was included.
This is, after all, the delicate (and disingenuous) balancing act that ObamaCare proponents have been conducting for a while now. Trying to maintain the support of liberal single payer advocates by secretly assuring them that the public plan is an incremental, and politically necessary, step towards their ultimate goal. All the while proclaiming to the rest of us that the public plan is only intended to provide more "choice" and "competition" in the marketplace. Uh huh.
Why, it's almost as if Obama and the Democrats think Americans are idiots who can't make choices for themselves.


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Nutritional yeast is a source of great mystery for most people. Isn't yeast what makes bread rise? And beer ferment? Yes, but nutritional yeast is quite different. It's non-active yeast that has been grown (usually on glucose or another simple sugar), deactivated by heat, then dried, pasteurized and eventually sold in your neighborhood health food store. You may see it commercially as flakes for a yellowish powder (looks like cornmeal). Some cook with it but it is also popular as a condiment. So what's the hype?
Nutritionally, nutritional yeast (sometimes called "food yeast") offers protein (complete, with essential amino acids) and B-complex vitamins. It's low in fat and sodium and free of sugar, dairy and gluten. So for those with allergies or special diets, nutritional yeast packs a unique flavor with some major dietary benefits. Vegetarians and vegans tend to like nutritional yeast for its protein. B vitamins can help regulate metabolism, but also work to maintain healthy skin, hair and muscle tone. As if the protein and B vitamins aren't enough, nutritional yeast also offers fiber and zinc.
Don't expect nutritional yeast to bear the same yeasty flavor as active or brewer's yeast. Nutritional yeast has a strong flavor that some describe as nutty, creamy or cheesy. Because of its taste, it is a popular cheese substitute for vegans or anyone with diary allergies. Many enjoy nutritional yeast on popcorn and salads, in soups, casseroles, dips, and smoothies. It works well in place of cheese in pasta dishes, potatoes and polenta.
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Moretown Energy Group (MEG) chair Karen Horn presented recommendations from an energy audit of municipal buildings to Moretown Select Board members at their November 1 meeting.
Energy audits of the town clerk's office, fire station and library were completed and include recommendations to reduce energy and utility costs as well as the carbon footprints of the aforementioned buildings.
The recommendations were prepared by Building Energy under contract with
the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) this past
The proposal to implement the energy-efficiency recommendations is organized by building. In the town clerk's office, MEG recommends that the attic and walls be insulated and gaps be sealed, as well as air sealing in the main part of the building.
The total cost of implementing the recommendations in the town clerk's office would be $5,680 with an anticipated energy savings of 36 percent in heating costs.
Among the most significant improvements listed for the fire station are the insulation of the foundation at a cost of $8,500, eave wall sealing and wind wash blocking, entry door adjustment, garage door adjustment and general air sealing.
The total cost of improving energy efficiency would be $16,450 with an anticipated 70 percent savings in heating costs.
At the Moretown library, MEG recommended air sealing the attic, insulating with dense pack cellulose in the slanted ceiling cavity, foam spraying in the basement, general air sealing and further insulating when remodeling. The total cost of the project would be $7,230 and would save plus or minus 70 percent in heating costs.
According to Horn, CVRPC will have some funding from the Federal Department of Energy; currently Moretown is expected to be eligible for approximately $5,000 to assist with weather stripping, insulating and air sealing. Funds will be distributed to member towns on a per capita basis.
In the proposal addressed to the town, MEG committee members recommend "completing energy saving recommendations for the town offices first using funding that will be available from the regional commission as a starting point. It is likely that patrons of the library could fund raise to complete recommendations related to the building. We have not approached them about that yet."
It continues, "MEG committee members also recommend tracking the savings realized in heat and electricity costs from improvements that are made in one building and then setting aside that amount of money to invest in subsequent weatherization or energy efficiency efforts. In that way, the investment could be used multiple times to make improvement in municipal facilities."


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A WEIR in West Oxfordshire is believed to be one of the last in the world to use ancient techniques of managing river flow.
The weir at Northmoor Lock, near Farmoor, is set to continue operating as a full-span paddle and rymer weir after the Environment Agency (EA) agreed to upgrade materials.
It follows a campaign opposing the agency's plans to spend an estimated £2.5m to change the 115-year-old weir to a modern motorised system.
Northmoor Weir Campaign member Mike Hill, who lives in nearby Eaton, said he is delighted with the decision.
He said: "It's been quite a privilege to work with the EA to come to this solution together as a community and organisation to find a solution that retains the history.
"It means lock keepers can still use the manual skills that have been used there for years rather than just press a button.
"We've looked around the world and we're pretty confident it's a rarity – there doesn't seem to be another full-span paddle and rymer weir from what we've seen.
"Using paddle and rymers is an ancient way of controlling the river and it looks like we are able to keep some heritage in the area."
Paddle and rymer weirs are operated by placing large wooden posts – the rymers – into the bottom of the river.
To control the water flow, paddles of different heights are placed against the rymers.
Of the 44 weirs on the River Thames, nine were worked by paddle and rymer but five have now been updated.
Northmoor Lock is the last paddle and rymer weir that spans the full width of the Thames.
The EA proposed in 2011 to replace the weir, which has been manned by professional lock staff since 1896, with motorised gates.
Officials said its condition could have long-term health issues for lock keepers operating the weirs.
But campaigners claimed it would be a waste of money and remove a much-loved element of local history.
The EA made a u-turn and instead upgraded the equipment three months ago, using lighter and more durable fibreglass paddles and rymers. It said it is now safer and easier to operate.
It was not able to say how much the upgrade cost.
Northmoor Parish Council chairman Graham Shelton said: "This happened because we made a fuss. Had we not done so then we would now have a modern piece of kit and lost a piece of technology that dates back to the 1700s and has been in continuous use in Northmoor for more than a century.
"It's a fantastic tourist attraction and it ensures that we have a lock keeper at Northmoor operating it by hand."
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A RUNNY nose, sneezing, watery eyes and headaches are all the symptoms of the common cold and much more aggressive flu.
The thing that sets the two apart is the exhaustion, aches and longer length of the flu.
As winter and the sick season approach, there are five tips health professionals are promoting.
Warwick Hospital infection control practitioner Robyn Cameron said hygiene was important.
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"It doesn't matter how fit or healthy you are, you can still catch influenza and, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, annual vaccination against the flu can help defend against it."
John Duggan Chemist pharmacy manager and naturopath Matthew Date said when the solo battle against the virus became too much, there were over-the-counter options available.
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FFA, Prosper report to ELC Board
Visitors brought a lot of positive news about the Estherville Lincoln Central School District at the ELC Board meeting Monday night.
Taylor Greig, Lauren Newgard and Sarah Lambert reported on the FFA annual convention they attended in Louisville, Ky. During the three-day convention, they and other FFA members from ELC heard from keynote speaker Rick Pitino, Louisville Cardinals head basketball coach. They also went to the Louisville Slugger baseball bat factory and the Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby. They also heard from motivational speaker and paralympic skier Josh Sundquist, and on their return stopped at The Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
The board next heard from Shawn Olsen and Britney Rosburg of the Prosper program.
Olsen said ELC was approached 12 years ago to be one of seven Iowa Prosper schools.
Iowa State University trained many facilitators for the Strengthening Families program, a subsidiary of Prosper which dovetails with DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) for fifth graders, and is offered to every sixth grader. No longer funded by ISU, Olsen said Prosper is now self-sustained through local support.
Rosburg said 20 families took part in the most recent Strengthening Families program with in turn dovetails with the All Stars program for seventh-graders.
Starting the end of February, parents and children will spend two hours a week for seven weeks working together in Prosper which shows kids how to set goals and deal with peer pressure and bullying.
Olsen said ELC one year had 30 percent participation – far above the 10 percent national average. He said he would like to see the program get back to that level.
Rosburg said Prosper has a varied demographic mix of students and parents, and Olsen said a strong youth who goes through the Prosper program will make a stronger, more positive influence on other kids.
Olsen said Prosper is free and Rosburg thanked local supporters for helping it continue.
Olsen said a typical meeting starts with a breakout session in which parents and children meet separately with facilitators for an hour then meet together for a second hour of skill building. He said every dollar spent on Prospers eventually helps society save over $9.


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South Korea To Build 'Invisible' Skyscraper
South Korea is hoping to draw crowds to see a planned new skyscraper in Seoul. In truth though, they might not be able to see the Tower Infinity. Today's last word in business is: Invisible Tower.
This is awesome - if it works. Because this high-tech structure - we're told - can be made to disappear. The building will feature what's called cloaking technology with cameras and LED screens involved. The cameras will point at whatever is behind the building and then project those images onto hundreds of computer panels covering the building's facade.
MONTAGNE: So it will create the illusion that no skyscraper is blocking the view.
INSKEEP: Hmm.
MONTAGNE: Hmm.
MONTAGNE: The building will be the world's sixth largest. But designers are calling it the Anti-Tower. Instead of going for a height record, they've been showcasing Korean technology.
INSKEEP: And that's the business news on MORNING EDITION from NPR News, coming to you invisibly over the airwaves. I'm Steve Inskeep.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Yasiel Puig faces a $12 million lawsuit
My dad saw this news last night and called me this morning about an exclusive story that Univision is reporting. A man in Cuba is suing Yasiel Puig for accusing him falsely to the Political Cuban Police. Puig is facing a $12 million lawsuit out of a Miami federal court.
Lawyer Avelino Gonzalez explains to Univision that they are suing Puig because Miguel Angel Corbacho Daudinot, his client, was accused in Cuba of human trafficking from Puig and because of that, he was sentenced to jail for 7 years.
Daudinot is a Dominican Republic resident.
This lawyer did a similar lawsuit last year against Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds. That case is still ongoing.
Univision asked Puig and the Dodgers for a interview and they said "no comment".
My Cuban born father thinks Daudinot is most likely upset at Puig because of promises he might have gave him when he left.
Click here for the Univision story and video.
5 comments:
- Chad Moriyama said...
Can you explain to me how this guy can sue Yasiel Puig and Aroldis Chapman if he was convicted?
Seems a bit like a murderer suing a witness that saw him murdering.
Was he exonerated later or something? I don't get how this works.
- July 19, 2013 at 9:00 AM
- Chad Moriyama said...
Apparently this is a human rights civil case?
- July 19, 2013 at 9:12 AM
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I worked on a case arising out of Mexico while I was clerking for a law firm in Arizona. All I can say is our ideas of justice and the judicial process do not exactly resonate down there. I can only imagine what crazy legal system is going on in Cuba.
But yes, you cannot sustain a claim for defamation if you are in fact guilty of the crime accused of. I was thinking the exact same thing as I read this Chad.
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That's the funny thing about the World Series. We spend the entirety of a long season trying to win it, and then we do win it, and then it's over. And then it's suddenly back to business as usual, trying to do the things that will make it possible for us to win it again.
We acquired righty Burke Badenhop from the Brewers. Basically, he's a workhorse in the bullpen, so he'll add some nice depth and dependability, especially down the stretch. So far, we've shown interest in Corey Hart and Carlos Beltran, and supposedly we're keeping an open mind as far as alternative options behind the plate are concerned. Pedroia won an incredibly well-deserved Heart and Hustle Award.
In other news, the B's beat the Canes, 4-1, and Rangers, 2-1. We also lost to the Blues, 3-2, in a shootout but beat the Canes again yesterday, 3-2. The Pats dropped a nailbiter to the Panthers, 24-20.


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Occupy Oakland Protesters Forcibly Dispersed by Police Tear Gas
Police fired tear gas at least five times Tuesday night into a crowd of several hundred protesters backing the Occupy movement who unsuccessfully tried to retake an encampment outside Oakland City Hall that officers had cleared away more than 12 hours earlier.
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My crazy path promoted me into a Mercedes class
Yeah.., all ya'll can see is the back of my jersey
Blowin' in the wind, goin' back to Jersey
Off to Brooklyn, left you back in Jersey
I was doin' a buck 90 like a throwback jersey
Shame on a Nigga, take it back to Dirty
Run, game on a nigga, I'll be back in thirty
Seconds, got the world's greatest record
And that money I'mma spend it like your greatest record
This Division, all the ladies respect it
Disrespect it and the eighty'll check it
It ain't hard to see how ya'll ignorin' the steel
Niggas that I clap, lookin' for me still
Til they look like they came out of George Foreman grill
Thoughts are stolen on Free, must be on them crills
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Horrors relived: Wood Grill murder trial begins
"He just kept beating him, and beating him, and beating him," she said through tears, "and I just kept yelling, 'Stop! That's my husband!'"
Such was the painful recollection of Sandra Godsey, in Albemarle Circuit Court yesterday–- the only living witness to the brutal murder of her husband William, after they were both assaulted leaving the Wood Grill Buffet on 29 North, where Sandra was ending her shift as the night manager in the early morning hours of April 12, 2007.
Two years later, former Wood Grill employee Roderick McDowell stands trial for that crime in which two men wearing all black clothing, ski masks, and sunglasses jumped the couple at approximately 1:30am, when Sandra was leaving with just over $1,000 in proceeds from that night to be deposited in the bank.
"I just threw the money at the one guy and said, 'Here, this is what you want!'" she recalled.
While the first man reportedly ran toward his car, the other man continued to bludgeon William Godsey over the head with a baseball bat. So forceful were the blows that the bat eventually broke as Sandra ran over to block the blows to her husband. After an attempt to stab the man with a six-inch shard that had broken off failed, she did the only thing that she thought would make her assailant leave.
"Something just told me," she says, "to lie on the ground and play dead."
Twelve days later, William Godsey passed away from a pulmonary embolism, the result of his sedentary state while recuperating in the hospital, according to the state medical examiner.
Despite the horrifically vivid nature of her recollections, Godsey could not say yesterday whether Roderick McDowell could have been the murderer, as the only identifying feature of the culprit was the skin on his cheek left exposed between the sunglasses and the ski mask, which Godsey testified looked red and had originally told police seemed like it belonged to someone "white or Hispanic." McDowell is African-American.
The two-day trial continues today, beginning at 9:30am. The eight-woman, four-man jury is expected to render a verdict this afternoon.
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Why did they arrest this guy --based on what evidence ? Her description doesn't sound like the reason.
I'm thinking his prior employment to Wood Grill would be a factor especially if there was tension between the two during his tenure there.
There's a formula to crimes like these and it doesn't take much police work to get their guy once enough info is gathered. People talking is most likely what landed this fine character back on the county docket.


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A large granite outcrop located in Mt Kooyoora, Central Victoria.
The bushranger, Captain Melville is believed to have used the area as a hideout [1]
Facilities include walking tracks, lookouts, a campground and a picnic ground with a shelter and toilets. [1]
1. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Caves
Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.


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Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF-Austin, and iSEC Partners for a special gathering to celebrate digital freedom! Learn, discuss, and network with online civil liberties supporters and meet the people behind the world's leading digital rights organizations. Raise a glass with us and discover what's next in free expression, digital privacy, and protecting the future of innovation.
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Saint Paul - Governor Tim Pawlenty today appointed David Metzen as Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Metzen replaces Susan Heegaard who left the agency for a position with the Bush Foundation. Metzen begins his new position on Thursday, March 26.
Metzen, 67, is a past two-term member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents and was Chair of the Board of Regents from 2003-05. He served the South St. Paul School District as superintendent from 1982-2000 and was previously an elementary school teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent specializing in curriculum in the district.
"Dave Metzen has a passion for education and the leadership skills to challenge our higher education system to reform and improve," Governor Pawlenty said.
Metzen graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1964. He later earned a master's degree and a doctorate in educational administration from the University. In addition to his education roles, he served as Executive Director of the Dodge Nature Center from 2001-2004, works as a leadership consultant, and has served on several non-profit boards.
"Minnesota has a world-class higher education system," said Metzen. "Our challenge is to help more Minnesotans achieve the promise of higher education while enhancing the performance of our higher education institutions. I look forward to helping Governor Pawlenty further his vision for higher education and working with our partners around Minnesota."
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is a cabinet-level state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to postsecondary education. The agency serves as the state's clearinghouse for data, research and analysis on postsecondary enrollment, financial aid, finance and trends.
The Minnesota State Grant program, which is administered by the agency, is a need-based tuition assistance program for Minnesota students. The agency also oversees tuition reciprocity programs, a student loan program, Minnesota's 529 college savings program, licensing and an early awareness outreach initiative for youth. Through collaboration with systems and institutions, the agency assists in the development of the state's education technology infrastructure and library programs.
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Surnames By Town
Southern Italy
What's New
About Me
Imagines Maiorum
Ancient Roman families would display portraits of their ancestors-
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- in their homes, so that their memory would not be forgotten. With this web site I hope to help preseve the memory of my ancestors and many others from the Italian region of Campania with written portraits that illustrate their lives in brief.
Central to this site is the town and surname library, currently containing information on over 1000 surnames and over 50,000 individuals from Agropoli, Atripalda, Monte San Giacomo and Padula. For many individuals all that is know is a date of birth or death. For others, I have been able to outline thier lives in some detail.
In the future, I will be adding sections on general topics concerning Southern Italy such as Art, History, Gastronomy. I will also be adding additional towns, famlies, and individuals to the libray, and updating existing names as additional information becomes available.
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Dolce Gelateria's Spaghetti Gelato is not What You Think it Is
Your daily dose of something sweet.
In an effort to distinguish itself from the myriad gelato places in New York City, Dolce Gelateria on Seventh Avenue South (fka L'Arte del Gelato) is now serving Spaghetti Gelato ($5.95). And contrary to what I expected, spaghetti gelato is not created from a specially made batch of gelato. It's simply Dolce's standard vanilla gelato that's been pushed through a potato press so it resembles a small dish of spaghetti.
Dolce's spaghetti gelato is available with two different toppings: "marinara sauce" (strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry), or "vodka sauce" (mangos and peaches—no alcohol). You also get a side order of "meatballs," a small scoop of any of the 40 flavors of gelato and sorbet they have. I went with the marinara and meatballs (a small scoop of hazelnut).
The spaghetti gelato is slightly lighter than Dolce's standard because of additional air incorporated during the pressing process. Other than that it's the same as standard in a fun new form. The sauce was excellent—not too sweet and very fresh. If there's a problem with this sundae it's that Dolce's vanilla bean gelato pales in comparison to its other flavors, like that hazelnut. Though it has black specks of vanilla bean, we found the flavor slightly off.


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| 6.6°C Belfast
Judy Garland's blue pinafore she wore in The Wizard of Oz has sold for 480,000 dollars (£301,000).
US auction house Julien's Auctions said the gingham dress fetched the highest price of any item during a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia in Beverly Hills, California, which attracted bids from around the world.
Steve McQueen's racing jacket sold for 50,000 dollars (£31,000), as did a purple skirt worn by Marilyn Monroe while filming River of No Return in Canada.
Julie Andrews' Sound of Music dress brought 38,400 dollars (£24,000).
Sunglasses worn by Jean Reno in Leon went for 8,320 dollars (£5,233), while Johnny Depp's shades fetched 3,250 dollars (£2,044).
Bidders also snapped up pieces of royal wedding cakes.
Prince William and Kate Middleton's cake sold for 7,500 dollars (£4,717) while Prince Charles and Princess Diana's cake sold for 1,375 dollars (£864).


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Today, more than half of all PhDs in the life sciences are awarded to women, compared to a measly 13 percent bestowed upon women in 1970. However, women still lag far behind men in full professorships and tenure track positions in math-intensive fields. Despite claims that this disparity is due to discrimination against women in the processes of publication, grant review, interviewing, and hiring, a review in PNAS last week, written by Stephen Ceci and Wendy Williams of Cornell University, finds that there is actually little evidence for sex discrimination in these areas, and concludes that women's underrepresentation stems from other causes.
Is it harder for women to publish?
Getting research published is a must for scientists, and is essential for getting hired and moving up the ranks in all scientific professions. Critics have claimed that men have an advantage in the reviewing and publishing processes, and that this bias may account for the dearth of females in tenured positions. However, after reviewing several studies in this area, Ceci and Williams conclude that this just doesn't seem to be the case. Studies of publication rates in Nature Neuroscience, Cortex, and Journal of Biogeography, among others, found no evidence of sex discrimination.
When men and women with similar resources are compared, there is no evidence for publication differences between the sexes. However, there are some factors that affect women at a disproportionately high rate and may cause biases in the publication process.
For example, women are more likely to work at teaching-intensive colleges and therefore lack the time and resources to produce frequent and high-quality research for publication. When the type of institution, the scientist's funding, the teaching load, and the research assistance are taken into account, there is no difference in publication rates for men and women. It seems that the critical factor isn't sex, but instead access to resources, an area in which women may lag behind men.
Are women at a disadvantage when applying for grants?
Another commonly-cited issue is that it is harder for female scientists to get funding for their work than it is for male scientists. Some studies, such as a very influential 1997 Nature publication by Wenneras and Wold, have found that grant review panels are more likely to fund males over females. This study found that women needed to be "2.5 times more productive" than men to be funded by the Swedish Medical Research Council in 1995.
However, this study has been challenged based on methodological and conceptual issues, and further studies have mostly been unable to replicate this level of bias. In fact, where biases have been found, advantages often go to the women; a 1996 study of females funded by a UK panel found they have published just 11.2 papers on average, while the funded males had published an average of 13.8 papers. Large scale analyses of grant review in the past 30 years at NSF, NIH, the US Department of Agriculture, and the Australian Research Council have not found any evidence of sex discrimination.
Research does suggest that, before the 1980s, it was more difficult females to get grants than it was for males. However, most research agrees that the playing field has evened out in terms of funding in the last few decades.
Does hiring occur without regard to gender?
Finally, Ceci and Williams examined the interviewing and hiring process at research institutions. A very famous 1999 study distributed mock CVs to 238 psychologists who were reviewing possible hires for assistant professor and tenure track positions. For the assistant professor job, the reviewers tended to rate CVs with male names more highly than identical CVs with female names (although this effect disappeared for the tenure track job). This finding, as well as similar results in other studies, suggested to many that females may be at a disadvantage when applying for some scientific positions.
However, since 2000, there is little evidence that females face more hurdles than men in the hiring process. In fact, some studies have shown that women get interviewed and are offered tenure-track jobs at a slightly higher rate than males. What is evident, however, is that females tend to make different choices than men when applying for and accepting jobs. Here, Ceci and Williams argue, is where much of the scientific gender gap arises.
About 80 percent of both male and female graduate students believe that working full-time is "important" or "extremely important." However, nearly a third of women believe that working part-time for a period is "important" or "somewhat important," compared to just 9 percent of men. In the UK, females are almost twice as likely as men to work part-time for at least some length of time. So, while females have similar aspirations as men, they seem to make different choices when it comes to employment.
Asking different questions
Instead of debating whether women are being discriminated against in publication, grant review, and hiring, Ceci and Williams argue that we should concentrate on more current causes of female underrepresentation in the sciences. The important question to address now is whether women on the academic track are making personal choices that promote happiness and satisfaction, or whether their careers are constrained by biology and societal obligations.
The authors suggest that there are three main contributors to this underrepresentation: career preferences, family choices, and ability differences. Women tend to chose careers in which they are "helping people," such as working at teaching-intensive institutions, at a greater rate than men do. Additionally, fertility and lifestyle choices affect women's careers at a disproportionately high rate when compared to men. In terms of ability differences, far fewer women than men appear in the top one percent of standardized math results, such as SAT and GRE scores. The authors cite this last fact without venturing into the complicated reasons behind the phenomenon, except for stating that it is "potentially influenced by both socialization and biology."
So, women in scientific fields—especially math-intensive ones—seem to be at a disadvantage due both to free choices and various constraints. According to the authors, however, discrimination in publication, grant review, and hiring do not seem to be among those constraints.
As a start, Ceci and Williams suggest exposing young women to successful role models in science and math-intensive fields and giving them more information about career opportunities. Furthermore, they advocate changing the tenure system slightly so that there are fewer disincentives for women to have families and children. As a model, the authors cite UC Berkeley's "Family Edge" program, which provides child care and urges reviewers to ignore family-related gaps in employment and productivity.
While more work clearly needs to be done on clarifying the causes of women's underrepresentation in the sciences (especially in math-intensive fields) the review strongly suggests that discrimination isn't the cause, and that we need to "redirect our energies" toward more pertinent questions.
PNAS, 2010. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014871108 (About DOIs).
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"AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL ALL-STARS" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
"Nikos Papadopoulos" (TV-PG, L)
THE ALL-STARS HEAD TO GREECE - The women find out they are headed abroad to Greece and given the opportunity to collaborate with designer Michael Cinco on what could potentially be their final runway gown. At a photo shoot, one of the models is conflicted when they are asked to pose in underwear. Andr� Leon Tally and Nigel Barker join guest judge photographer Nikos Papadopoulos and Tyra Banks on the judges' panel for the elimination (#1709).


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Brrrr! While we hate to admit it, it's that time of year again – time for hats!!! From headbands to furs, today on the fourth floor we've amalgamated some of our favourite pieces for the fall season. (Psst..click the link below each hat for where to buy info.)
Ever since Kate Moss rocked that gold turban at the MET ball, we've been a little obsessed. Not to mention, it's great for the days when dry shampoo won't do the trick. 😉 We found a few knit versions online at ASOS that we're itching to order.
The classic toque is always a cozy go-to. Worn rolled up or slouched back, it's easy to throw on and run out the door.
Headbands give us that retro early-90s vibe – and we love it.
A warm, luxe statement piece, a fur hat adds a little oomph to any outfit.
For a different aesthetic, felt and velour hats make us feel like a really on-trend Carmen Sandiego. Bonus points because you can rock 'em all year long.


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(NNPA) - A 2009 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that Black teens and young adults are more prone to violence than their White counterparts. Despite that alarming fact, mentoring and counseling groups like the District-based Evolutionary Elders continue to inspire African-American youth to excel personally and professionally.
Co-founder and author, Eugene Williams, Sr., said the organization fights the odds, by maintaining a positive outlook about the future of Black youth.
"We don't want to be bothered with defeatist attitudes," Williams, 68, said.
"Our goal is to work with mentors, counselors and organizations who have not given up on our children," the Clinton, Md., resident said.
Evolutionary Elders seeks to heal social ills that plague African-American young men and women by bridging generational gaps. Members close these gaps by using education and positive reinforcement to reach Black youth.
"We came together to forge this concept--soon-to-become-movement--because we were really upset at some of the things we saw in families and also in schools," Williams said.
Williams established Evolutionary Elders in spring 2010 with his long-time friend Wetzel Witten, a 67-year-old community organizer from Washington, D.C.
The two men bring together men and women, who were born in the 1930s and 1940s, grew up in the 1950s and became social revolutionaries in the 1960s to mentor and counsel young people and their families. These elders forfeit vacations in Miami to "liberate and elevate the thinking and actions" of Black youth.
"We are an African people, and Negritude represents our attitude," Witten said. "Therefore, we will never be senior citizens because senior citizens retire, Evolutionary Elders inspire."
Members inspire by venturing into schools, recreation centers and churches across the D.C. area with a two-pronged mission: to work with parents, guardians and educators to improve education (academics and athletics) and to teach Black youth about their history and respect for their elders.
"Whether anybody accepts it or not, our schools and families are in crisis and our children are caught up in this," Williams said.
"As we see it, if something is not done soon, we will see our schools dissolve and become worse off than they are now."
Now 10 members strong, counselors include an eclectic mix of Ph.D. holders and activists; mathematicians and wordsmiths; athletes and musicians--each of whom share their knowledge with young mentees.
Mary H. Johnson, a member of Evolutionary Elders, said psychological counseling warrants as much attention as academic tutoring.
"The highest compliment I have received since I began working with EE came from a student who was asked, 'Why do you go to the math center so often?' Do you know what he said in response to that? 'Because Dr. Johnson makes me feel like I'm somebody,'" Johnson said.
Johnson holds an Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from University of Maryland College Park and is married to Williams. The two founded Academic Resources Unlimited (ARU) in 2008. ARU is a non-profit that provides tutorial and communication services to high school students and educators.
Johnson said because many of the organization's mentees receive little encouragement at home, it is incumbent on the mentors to remind them of their worth.
"Our children fight so hard to feel accepted," Johnson said. "Sometimes all it takes is for them to meet someone who says, 'You can do it!'"
Ed Brown, creator of YouTube's social commentary program The Ed Brown Show, echoed Johnson's sentiment.
"Environment affects development," Brown said. "Some of these kids have no one who cares whether or not they succeed."
Brown's program covers topics ranging from politics to education, and featured guests include university presidents and local lawmakers.
He said the elders' experience is their greatest asset.
"A child might pay more attention to someone who is much older," Brown said. "An elder brings knowledge that other people don't have. So when an elder says, 'Study hard,' they listen."\\
Williams and Witten said several students have changed their behavior since coming under their tutelage.
"We mentored a 15-year-old boy, a very smart kid, who sold drugs. He told me, 'I never thought about the consequences.' So, I decided to give him a job designing our books," Williams said. "Now, he tells me he's staying out of trouble. On top of that, the work he produces for us is outstanding."
Evolutionary Elders collaborates with non-profit group Wise Educators.com and the Success and Learning Math Center in Upper Marlboro, Md., to provide quality tutoring and counseling services to their mentees.
Williams said, "We don't want volunteers looking to benefit from the name, Evolutionary Elders. They must have a history of doing good things and want to continue to do that work."


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Richie Hart
- Career Highlights
- Former department head, Jazz Studies Department, Western Connecticut State University
- Leader of the Richie Hart Quartet
- Member of the Lonnie Smith Trio
- Performances with George Benson, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Charles Earland, Tal Farlow, Milt Hinton, Etta Jones, Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Houston Person, Ben Riley, Lonnie Smith, Grady Tate, and many others
- Guitarist on recordings Remembering Wes, Blue Nights, Just a Matter of Time, Funk Reaction, When the Night is Right, Momentum, Afrodesia, Timeless, Blues in the Alley, Greasy Street, Quiet Conversations, Old School New School, High Fly Baby, My Romance, and Blue Nights
- President, Hohenberger Music
- Education
- B.M.Ed., Berklee College of Music
- M.A.T., Lehman College
In Their Own Words
"Teaching is what helps to perpetuate music. I teach students exactly the way classical musicians have been taught for the past 400 years or so: by learning pieces of music. Discipline is very important—you have to put the work in. As students learn a piece of music, they learn the techniques, tools, and skills needed to play that piece."
"My philosophy is that you first study the masters, then evolve into your own style. It's a multistage process of learning the vocabulary and what the masters did with it. The next part is to dig inside themselves and find out how to create their own sounds through the vocabulary of jazz—not to try to reinvent the vocabulary, but use it to invent new things."
"Because jazz music is played primarily by ear, I train students' ears to hear the vocabulary at a higher level, then learn to read. It's exactly the way human beings learn language: they learn how to speak first, and then learn how to read and write. I'd been teaching this way for years, before I heard about the Suzuki method, which uses the same approach to teach music to young children."
"In the Wes Montgomery Ensemble, I stress the importance of listening and communicating. I want them to play as a cohesive band—to play with individuality, but not as individuals. And that involves the ability to listen, react, and respond to each other spontaneously on a very high level. The first week starts out with everybody playing their own stuff. I can always hear when they're not listening, so I'll stop them and ask, did you hear what that drummer just did? They stop and they listen, and start paying more attention. It's not something that happens overnight, but by the end of the semester they become one with each other: they start hearing what each other does, they know each other's strengths and weaknesses, and they work together as a team."
"I'm a very open teacher; I don't hide anything. My students know that when they ask me a question, I'll always give them a straight answer. They in return are very straightforward with me, and that helps me gauge more easily how things are going with my students."