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Q: json_build_object in DQL Does anybody know how to write below query in Symfony/Doctrine?
SELECT json_build_object(
    'type',       'Feature',
    'id',         id,
    'geometry',   ST_AsGeoJSON(geom)::json,
    'properties', json_build_object(
        'name', building_name,
        'type', building_type,
        'area', ST_Area(geom)::numeric(10,2)
        )
    )
FROM geoepom.buildings WHERE id=1;

Query works perfect when I run it with psql or phppgadmin.

A: You definitely should consider using this bundle. I've used it a lot and it allows you to do everything you want with spatial data and Doctrine (and its documentation is great).
BUT, json_build_object is specific to PostGres and so it's not supported in Doctrine (nor in the bundle I mentioned). For this particular case, you should read this in SF doc to create your own implementation through a custom Doctrine Type.
However, if all you want to do is to serialize your object to JSON after retrieving it from the database, you should have a look at the serializer component or JMS Serializer.
Short version would be "Build you model through your entity, query through the ORM, and manage your data exposure through a Serializer".

A: I'm using
https://github.com/jsor/doctrine-postgis
and couldn't do it either

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QB Cleveland McCoy goes airborne for a touchdown against the Bulls.
Although the St. Paul Pioneers made mistakes Saturday against the North Bank Bulls, the result was familiar to Pioneers fans: a win and another shutout.
St. Paul won 33-0 and headed into its first bye week at 3-1 overall, 2-0 in the NEFL.
While the win was impressive, there were times that the Pioneers offense struggled to sustain drives. Time and again, however, the Pioneers defense was up to the challenge. Neither team could muster much until Riza Mahmoud weaved his way through the Bulls punt team to the Bulls' 39 yard line. It was then that running back Isaac Odim took over, gaining 22 of the Pioneers 39 yards on the drive, including a five yard touchdown run.
Still, unlike previous games, including last week's home win against the Rage, the Pioneers offense simply could not get into a rhythm. Despite regularly enjoying good field position, quarterback Cleveland McCoy and the offense often went nowhere.
When asked about the offensive struggles, McCoy said it's hard to iron out the kinks when the team practices only one day a week. He said they will continue working to improve, week by week.
Linebacker Tierre Thompson and DB Terry Jones make the tackle.
One player who didn't struggle was defensive end Ed Smith, who was named defensive player of the game and seemed to live in the Bulls backfield. After a Smith sack of Bulls quarterback Brett Schreiner, the Pioneers passing game found new life. Two perfect McCoy passed to Damien Lolar moved the Pioneers to the Bulls 10. On the very next play, McCoy threw to receiver Justin Miles, who ran in for a touchdown.
On the next Pioneers series, receiver Donte Pettis got in on the action, catching a pass from McCoy and running 17 yards to the Bulls 24. On fourth and 20, seeing no one open, McCoy took off through the Bulls defense and weaved his way to the end zone, leaping over the goal line for the score.
The Pioneers still led 20-0 at halftime.
After halftime, offensive struggles continued as McCoy was sacked and fumbled; the Bulls Joey Hiben recovered at the Pioneers 38 yard line.
Again, the Pioneers' defense proved it was up to the challenge. Defensive lineman Brandon Murdock and Smith stuffed Bulls quarterback Garret Colao at the line of scrimmage.
The Bulls decided to go for it on fourth down. Smith made them regret that decision when he sacked Colao for a loss of eight. After another Pioneers punt, Smith notched another sack. Then, linebacker Billy Quistorff not only intercepted Colao but also ran it in for a touchdown.
Later, after an impressive punt return by Pioneer Lionel Lamarre, tight end Robert Wills made a one-handed grab in the end zone to give the Pioneers what would be their final score of the day.
Pioneers defensive back Brock Keaton was asked how he and the defense continue to dominate.
The team is off for the Memorial Day weekend. Next Saturday, the Pioneers go to Mounds View to take on the Twin Cities Titans. Their next home game at Concordia is Saturday, June 7, against the Minnesota Sting.
St. Paul Pioneers defensive back Jake Lindsey said the defense had one goal Saturday against the Lake Superior Rage: Help the Pioneers offense get into a rhythm.
The Pioneers won 41-0 in the first shutout since beating the North Bank Bulls 30-0 last June 15.
"Every time the defense makes plays it helps the offense. We really wanted to get them going today and get them in a groove. It was really good to see them fired up and our d was able to give them good field position and let them loose," Lindsey said.
It started quickly, when running back Riza Mahmoud ran the opening kickoff to the Pioneers 43 yard line. Fellow running back Isaac Odim wasted no time running rampant on the opposing defense, scoring the first of three touchdowns just a short time later.
The first one came after quarterback Cleveland McCoy and receiver Delane Woods connected for a first down and a Rage penalty took the Pioneers to the Rage four yard line. The second touchdown came on the very next drive, as Odim needed just one play to go 56 yards for the score. John Ostertag's extra point went slightly wide right, leaving the score 13-0 Pioneers halfway through the first quarter.
Then Lindsey made a big play of his own, picking off Rage quarterback Kevin Gregory's floating pass. On their next drive, the Pioneers running game took the ball down to the Rage 14, where slot receiver Joseph Mapson reminded Pioneers fans what he can do.
Joseph Mapson makes an impact.
Mapson played for the Pioneers for a couple years from 2003-2004 and again from 2009-2011, winning the NAFL (North American Football League) Championship Game MVP award in 2009. He has played for the Chippewa Valley Predators for the past two seasons but rejoined the Pioneers this season.
When McCoy handed him the ball at the 14, he jumped over Rage defenders for his first touchdown of 2014.
"I think that was my only option. Someone slipped so I thought I might jump and hoped nobody was behind to hit me from the side," Mapson explained.
Defensive lineman Cliff Gordy was the next Pioneers defender to make a statement. His statement: The Rage weren't going anywhere if he could help it. He sacked Gregory for a loss of 8, which led to another Rage punt.
The Pioneers weren't perfect, though. They made some mistakes, too, such as the bad snap on the ensuing punt. As a result, the Rage started at the Pioneers 17. It didn't matter because defensive back Brock Keaton intercepted Gregory at the one yard line, stopping the Rage's best chance of a score.
Brock Keaton had an interception.
The Pioneers turned it over on downs on the next possession. But, again, it didn't matter, as the defense once more stepped up and continued to help the Pioneers' offense succeed.
On the Rage possession, after Hollis Dukes was taken down by defensive lineman Jeff McGaster for a loss of one, the Rage punted again. This time, it was the Rage's turn for a bad snap. New Pioneer Devin Waters made them pay for it, as he tackled punter Chris Meier on the Rage eight yard line.
Another Odim touchdown, this one from four yards out, followed. After a Rage fumble, Woods got in on the scoring action when McCoy threw him a six yard pass.
All of this happened before halftime, at which point the score was 34-0 Pioneers.
Delane Woods also had a big day.
After halftime, McCoy and Woods connected again – this time 66 yards – making the score 41-0 Pioneers.
According to McCoy, the offense must still work on its production in the second half. After the last touchdown pass to Woods, the Pioneers didn't score again. However, it was more than enough to win the game.
Lindsey said this game was the good team win the Pioneers needed to bounce back from the loss against the Blaze last week. To win this coming Saturday against the Bulls in Cottage Grove, he said the Pioneers need to focus on playing Pioneer football and not worry about the opponent.
Head Coach Mark Heiser agreed.
"Guys were ready [for the game Saturday against the Rage], we were more focused. That's the way we have to play the rest of the year and just remain focused," he said.
Next, the Pioneers go to Cottage Grove to face the North Bank Bulls. Their next home game at Concordia is June 7 against the Minnesota Sting.
Pioneers unveil new television commercial to run on ESPN, NFL Network, other stations in St. Paul viewing area.
The video will begin broadcasting on several Comcast stations, and on the Xfinity home page, beginning Tuesday morning. It will run many times each day for the week of the team's next three home games.
We hope you enjoy it. We also hope you will come out and support us, starting Saturday, May 10, at Sea Foam Stadium. Kickoff is 5 p.m.


"There is a waterfall in every dream. Cool and crystal clear, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul." (Virginia Alison, author).
For centuries, people have been fascinated by waterfalls. The tumbling white ribbons and misty-silver spray sparkling in the sunlight, the roaring power and the backdrop of mountain scenery captures the imagination in wonderful ways.
Set in glacial mountains, Fiordland, which is one of the wettest places in the world, sports thousands of falls, streaking down the sides of towering mountains and crashing into the sea like herds of wild white horses.
Perhaps the most notable in Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) is Bowen Falls, named for Lady Diamantina Bowen, wife of the fifth Governor of New Zealand (Aotearoa). Bowen Falls is one of the most dramatic and well known waterfalls in the country, dropping 162 metres from a high valley floor. Bowen Falls provides hydro-electric power for the small settlement and hotel.
Stirling Falls is the second-highest of the Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) falls, which cuts a dashing sight as it cascades 155 metres into the fiord. Stirling Falls are an extremely popular attraction with tourists. Local cruises take you literally under the falls – rain coats are provided on board Southern Discoveries Nature Cruises – so you can get a bird's eye view and a good shower to boot!
For even more of a bird's eye view, take a scenic flight or helicopter ride over the mountain ranges. Sutherland Falls, New Zealand's highest waterfall, is a cascading ribbon with a 580 metre drop – that's slightly taller than the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, currently the fifth tallest building in the world.
Depending on the season, the landscape shifts in colour and tone, from sparkling white snow and raging waterways in winter, green and olive through spring and summer to richer copper and gold in autumn. Dozens of tarns, lakes and rivers adorn the landscape, feeding the vast native forests of Fiordland.
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A look at Carbondale's energy-efficiency programming
By John Colson
Sopris Sun Staff Writer
A little more than two weeks ago, Carbondale's elected leaders and three closely-interrelated energy-efficiency consulting companies came up with a list of projects and programs on which to spend the $50,000 the town has set aside for energy programming in 2017.
The three consulting firms — mostly known by their acronyms; CLEER, CORE and GCE — have been working with the town for years to reduce Carbondale's "carbon footprint" by helping local businesses, homeowners and the government itself to upgrade the structures around town by installing solar technology and energy-efficiency technology as a way of helping locals reduce their energy consumption.
CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region), CORE (the Community Office of Resource Efficiency) and GCE (Garfield Clean Energy) all maintain offices in Carbondale, at the Third Street Center.
Among the priorities recommended by CLEER and CORE, and adopted at a Board of Trustees meeting on March 14, was a plan to spend $15,000 of the overall allocation to help low-income residents (and their landlords, where applicable) improve energy efficiency in their homes and apartments.
In addition, according to a program summary contained in the meeting's agenda (available on the town's website), the projects planned over the coming year include:
• Spend $6,000 on programs aimed at continuing to increase the energy efficiency of town-owned buildings and facilities, in order to get the town to "net-zero" energy use;
• Spend $10,000 of town money to accomplish "energy retrofits" in local commercial properties, by "leveraging" the town's money through grants and other funding options;
• Spend $8,000 to "finalize" the community's Climate Action Plan, which has its roots in the town's original Energy & Climate Protection Plan, begun in 2005;
• Spend $3,000 on what is characterized as the community's "climate-friendly transportation," which essentially will be in the form of support for Carbondale Bike Week, using grants to augment the town's contribution and encourage increasing use of bicycles around town.
• Conduct free "energy assessments" for local home buyers, to the tune of $5,000 in town funding and that much again in funding from utilities and from CORE.
The program outline also allocates $3,000 in expenses for "project management" by the CLEER team, bringing the total to $50,000.
In addition, CORE has signed on to continue its role as advisor to Carbondale's Energy Board (known locally as the E-board); look into ways to increase the town's wastewater treatment plant's energy efficiency; conduct research into permits for a small hydroelectric facility on the Nettle Creek Water Plant's outflow facilities; and launch a "community outreach and engagement" effort, known as the High Five initiative, to get more of the Roaring Fork Valley's residents involved and active in the effort to reduce energy consumption and shrink the region's carbon footprint.
What's the diff?
As noted above, CORE, CLEER and GCE have been working with the Town of Carbondale (and other governments) for years to increase energy efficiency and help save local tax revenues and private dollars.
Some have expressed confusion about exactly what difference there is between CORE, CLEER and GCE.
It was CORE that emerged first, in 1994, thanks to an inspiration largely credited to its late executive director, Randy Udall. CORE's original office was in Aspen and its initial mission to assist the region's communities in achieving greater energy independence and reduction of those communities' greenhouse-gas emissions into the atmosphere.
CLEER got its start in 2003, under a different name, as a nonprofit working on transportation related issues, but in 2008 it changed its name and, with GCE, went to work primarily with Garfield County and the six towns located in the county on energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects designed to reduce the towns' dependence on fossil fuels and their emissions of greenhouse gasses. It is CLEER's job, according to program manager Erica Sparhawk (who also serves as a Carbondale trustee) to deliver the services laid out in contracts between CLEER and, say, the Town of Carbondale or other governmental jurisdictions.
But CLEER also works with entities outside the immediate region, such as a nonprofit known as Refuel Colorado, in a continuation of CLEER's initial focus on transportation issues, Sparhawk said, while CORE restricts its work to jurisdictions located strictly within the Roaring Fork Valley.
Both CORE and CLEER have annual revenues and expenses of slightly more than $1 million, and the two share an office in the Third Street Center in Carbondale, in part to avoid stepping on each others' toes, operationally speaking.
"We work very closely with CORE to make sure we are not duplicating," said Sparhawk, who later added, "We acknowledge the overlap (and the resultant confusion in the public mind), and that's one reason we share office space in Carbondale."
Mona Newton, executive director at CORE, acknowledged that there had been some talk about merging parts of the two organizations to reduce the confusion and potential for duplicating efforts, but the idea was abandoned due, in part, to differences in the organizational foundations of the two groups.
Between CORE and CLEER, according to both Sparhawk and Newton, there is a division of duties that includes CORE's responsibility for conducting energy audits for homes and businesses, while CLEER and GCE take care of supporting the installation of energy-efficient technology or other programs intended to increase the efficiency of homes and businesses.
Meanwhile, GCE is in charge of the Energy Navigator program, which involves installation of monitoring equipment (mostly in government and institutional settings) that permits clients to track their energy use and make modifications to reduce the rate of energy consumption in the facilities in question.
Conceding that the organizations are confusingly close in their goals and operations, Sparhawk remarked, "We truly understand the confusion, but there is enough interest in the area of people wanting to reduce energy use and save money and avoid greenhouse-gas emissions … there is enough to keep both entities very busy."
Published in The Sopris Sun on March 23, 2017.
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Cousin of Local People Dies Monday
Millard Earl Petty, 58, of Casper died Monday at the Cheyenne Veterans Hospital. Funeral services are this Thursday afternoon at 2:00 at the Bustard Funeral Home in Casper.
He was a cousin of Mrs. Vivian Hank, Emil Williams and Leonard Williams of Lusk and Mrs. Elma McLean of Lance Creek.
He was born November 3, 1909 to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Petty of the Kirtley community. As a small boy he made his home with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Hill Boyles, at their ranch home north of Van Tassell, where he was reared and schooled in this area.
He served in the army during World War II, and was married May 20, 1948, to Margaret Blahut of Lintz, Austria.
They moved to Casper in 1951 where he worked on various ranches and later became a truck driver. At the time of his illness he was an employee of the City of Casper.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 991 and a member of Mt. Hope Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his widow Margaret and son Millard E. of Casper; two brothers, Cecil of Hanna and Elmer of Conroe, Tex., two step-brothers, James and David Petty and a step-sister Mrs. Verna Moyer and numerous relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Hank, Leonard Williams and Emil Williams will attend the services.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry intends to adjust its communication strategy on Crimea in light of the US's pledge to recognize Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights, the department's spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook in response to a statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
On Saturday, a Sky News reporter suggested that by condemning the annexation of Crimea but recognizing the annexation of the Golan Heights, the US is demonstrating double standards in its policy. Pompeo denied this, claiming that Washington's decision merely recognizes "the reality on the ground and the security situation necessary for the protection of the Israeli state".
"That is why Washington and Brussels are doing everything to prevent the world from finding out the reality in Crimea – otherwise recognition would take place automatically, following the secretary of state's logic. We have all understood and are adjusting our communication strategy. Thank you, Mr. Pompeo," Zakharova wrote.
Many western countries have criticized Trump's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which came under Israel's control at the end of the Six Day War of 1967. Experts have pointed out that the Kremlin could exploit the decision in its attempts to justify Russia's annexation of Crimea.
On 22 March, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Goland Heights.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry responded that Syria "decisively condemns the irresponsible statements of the American President on the occupation of Syria's Golan Heights".
European Council President Donald Tusk said that the EU does not recognize Israel's sovereignty over the territory captured in 1967.
The Golan Heights lie between Israel and Syria. The contested territory is periodically bombarded from Syria, to which Israel responds with retaliatory attacks. The last such incident took place in January 2019.


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Anger over new charges at A la Ronde in Exmouth
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A La Ronde. Ref exe 6578-06-15AW. Picture: Alex Walton
Furious visitors have vowed to stay away after charges were introduced to use the grounds at the National Trust's unique A la Ronde.
People used to be free to roam the grounds and enter the tearooms, although there has always been a charge for visiting the 18th century, 16-sided house.
Adults now must pay £8.40 to walk the grounds and enter the house, with a child paying £4.20, a family £21, one adult and up to three children £12.60 and a group adult £7.10 for group bookings of 15 people or more.
However, the National Trust has defended the move and said the money would be used to maintain the property.
A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, was shocked when faced with charges during a recent visit to the grounds - and said the charges were 'unacceptable'.
The 63-year-old Salterton Road resident told the Journal: "I consider A la Ronde to be Exmouth's crown jewel. I hadn't been to the property since last summer.
"I paid the charge with my friends from Topsham, as I didn't want to make a fuss in front of them. After they had gone, I complained.
"The charges have backfired, as one person will talk to 20 others and it will have an impact on the National Trust.
"The experience has left a bitter taste in my mouth. The National Trust has got you in a difficult position because they know the English don't like to complain.
"I was considering becoming a National Trust member, but not anymore.
"The charges are unacceptable. I have travelled all over the world and haven't experienced anything like this. Who would want to pay more than £8 for the same thing they have seen 20 times before?"
Exmouth resident Delia Pemberton has urged the National Trust to reconsider.
She said: "We're happy to pay to look around the house, but we don't want to do that every time.
"Quite often we like to pop up for lunch or afternoon tea, to enjoy a nice meal and the lovely view, and look at the exhibitions of local art. We never leave without spending money in the café or shop, so why turn our business away?
"I really think the National Trust urgently needs to reconsider this policy, to take local people into account before their visitor numbers and revenue go through the floor. A la Ronde isn't a big property with a national draw – the National Trust needs locals like us to bring in visitors, and we just won't be doing that if it costs £8 a time."
Denise Higgins posted on the A la Ronde Facebook page that she would never visit the property again because of the charges.
But David Ford, National Trust general manager for South and East Devon properties, defended the move.
Mr Ford said: "As a charity, the National Trust is committed to the care and upkeep of A la Ronde. Conserving such a beautiful spot, including the grounds, garden and the house itself, all have a cost.
"Every penny of the vital funds contributed by visitors to A la Ronde, through their membership, or the entry charge, goes towards the upkeep of the house, grounds and our wider conservation work to support nature at A la Ronde, for everyone to enjoy."


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'General Hospital' News: Ryan Carnes In New Short Film – Shares Photo From Set Of 'The Golden Year'
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By James Knight	 Last updated Feb 24, 2016
"General Hospital" Ryan Carnes [Dr. Lucas Jones] has been busy making the short film "The Golden Year." The actor recently shared a photo from the set on Instagram.
In the pic Carnes, who portrays a character named Red, is standing with the film's writer/director Salvador Paskowitz – who seems to be giving Ryan a bit of direction! Ryan is dressed in a white t-shirt and toque – and is sporting about a bit of a beard. Looks like one or two days growth. He certainly doesn't resemble the clean-cut Lucas Jones!
The caption on the photo is, "So proud and excited to be a part of this brilliant short film from writer/director @salpaskowitz and @2handsproductions. Can't wait for everybody to see it!"
"The Golden Year" description sounds very interesting, so "GH" fans should be excited about seeing it! The synopsis of the movie reads, "A couple who met in high school whose roots run deep and intertwine decide to take a detour in their relationship. And are amazed to find the key they were looking for was held by their other half. 'The Golden Year' is about the ruts that we make for ourselves and the ruts that we take on from those we love."
Ryan Carnes's cast mates include Johnny Dowers [Detective Tim Cooper, "The Bridge," Bianca A. Santos [Lexi Rivera, "The Fosters" and Josh Daugherty [Peisser, "Day Break"]. There is no date set for the short film's release just yet but Soap Opera Spy will keep you updated.
While "General Hospital" fans enjoy the short films and movies our favorite actors and actresses make, we're always glad to see them return to the small screen! Now we are anxiously awaiting Lucas Jones and Brad Cooper's [Parry Shen] wedding now that Brad has found some legal loophole that allows him to extricate himself from his marriage to Rosalie [Linda Elena Tovar].
So proud and excited to be a part of this brilliant short film from writer/director @salpaskowitz and @2handsproductions. Can't wait for everybody to see it! 🎥
A photo posted by Ryan Carnes 🌎 (@ryancarnes1) on Feb 16, 2016 at 3:45pm PST
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Enjoy some wonderful tales of life in Owd Skem with Mrs Jenny Swift, formerly of Wallcroft St, Old Skem.
Jenny is seen here on a pensioners day out regaling her friends with amusing monologues.
Jenny, also formerly of Victoria Court in Clayton Street and the Birch Green Care home, is sadly no longer with us. However, we hope to use some of her verses and that of other Skem poets in an audio CD which we hope to release soon.


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Qualcomm further escalated its legal battle with Apple on Thursday, filing a new patent infringement lawsuit and seeking to have imports of some iPhones and iPads banned from the country.
In a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday, the dominant communications chip maker said Apple was violating six of its patents that cover key mobile technologies. But none of the six are part of wireless industry standards required for mobile phones to communicate, Qualcomm said. Apple stopped its manufacturers from paying Qualcomm royalties on iPhones and iPads with mobile chips in April.
In a separate action to be filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday, Qualcomm says all iPhones and iPads that contain competing mobile communications chips should be barred from the country. About half of all iPhones now contain wireless modem chips made by Intel (intc). Qualcomm said it could take up to 18 months for the ITC to act on its complaint, so upcoming new iPhones expected in the fall wouldn't be blocked.
The moves follow Apple's lawsuit in January charging that Qualcomm was abusing its dominant position to charge excessive royalties. The lawsuit, and similar actions by regulators around the world, challenges Qualcomm's core business practice of calculating its royalties as a percentage of the value of an entire phone, not just on the value of the mobile chip components. The threat has pushed Qualcomm (qcom) stock down 16% so far this year.
Qualcomm carefully selected the six patents to demonstrate that its intellectual property extends beyond the technologies included in industry standards, where its rights to charge royalties are somewhat constrained.
Apple repeated its stance that it had tried to negotiate before suing and that Qualcomm is abusing its position.
Among the six patents are processes used by smartphones to save battery life while communicating and to implement a technology called carrier aggregation that combines different spectrum channels to increase data speeds. U.S. carriers are moving to quickly deploy carrier aggregation to help customers reach gigabit-per-second download speeds.
All six patents were granted between 2013 and 2017, a period not covered by Qualcomm's prior agreements with Apple's (aapl) iPhone manufacturers, the company said.
"They're neither standards nor licensed," Rosenberg explained.


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Quick Catch Up
The July heat is coming on us and things are being discussed more around North Bay Village. I haven't posted in a bit so I thought I would do a bit of a catch up on the major topics.
July 1 at 7:30 PM there is a public presentation of the Kimley-Horne conecptual design for pedestrian plazas at the foot of the bridge leading to Miami Beach. For $110,000, Kimley-Horne made drawings of what a connection for the Bay Walk not yet planned and certainly not yet constructed might add on to make sure it connects between the east side and the north side of Treasure Island. That should be interesting.
July 2 the Food Trucks will be back. 5 PM to 10 PM at the lot next to Shuckers.
Shuckers is scheduled to reopen so we'll have a place in the neighborhood again to eat at. I'm happy they're back. The date is not yet firm but it's expected this month.
July 8 the commission meets again where the rumor is that they will consider a dog park, making it part of a deal with the school board to lease park space on the Treasure Island School Grounds.
There will be a special commission meeting on July 29 to consider the budget for Fiscal Year 2015, which starts on October 1.
The Boards - Missing in Action
One of my constant concerns has been the disdain and the neglect that the village manager and Mayor Kreps have for the boards. They barely look at the board chairpeople during the commission reports. Rollason and Kreps have by action and attitude communicated clearly to the boards that they have no interest in anything they might have to say. Rollason at the Mayor's direction dismantled the Youth Services and Education Board, followed by the dissolution of the Business Board. No one has set any goals or made requests of the boards, for years they didn't bother appointing members for most of them.
This is not a surprise in any real sense. Our mayor has a pathological dislike of any input other than compliments and has sadly reduced herself to only allowing paid compliments whenever possible. The village manager likes to sit and announce what he might could do at some point in the future but has delivered on really nothing.
This month at the commission meeting, nobody even bothered to show from the boards to report. Why should they? The mayor sits doodling happy faces on her agenda, the manager doesn't respond to requests and the rest of the commission just goes to their happy place, never asking a question or suggesting a topic.
There is one board that is statutorily required - Planning & Zoning. Before you can get a variance, it has to be heard by Planning & Zoning. This week, the village manager found an innovative way to undermine even that. Here's how it went.
A new member of the P&Z board, William Webb, has a potential conflict with a variance that was scheduled to be heard this month. The attorney's advice is that he should recuse himself and that's sensible. However, the Village Manager, Frank Rollason, never reviewed the agenda or identified the conflict first. He should have discussed the matter with Mr. Webb. He didn't.
The board convened with only three members present, enough for a quorum under normal circumstances. The applicant flew in from Minneapolis specifically for the hearing. And there was none. The attorney had to explain the circumstances and without the third member, the board could not hear the item.
In the meantime, the applicant had to fly back to Minneapolis, without knowing his variance status, and it must come before the board again in the future. There is not enough time to meet and get in on the July agenda, and August is the month that the commission will probably take off for some undeserved rest, so we either have to have a special commission meeting for a routine request or the applicant must wait until September.
But wait, there's more. Without consulting with the board, the village manager who has no authority over the boards and no legal right to make this decision, told the village planner not to bother showing up. So even if they had heard the item, the village manager summarily decided that it was his place to act as planner rather than have the real planner there. In a well run city, this would never have happened and with a responsible commission, if it did, the manager would be held accountable.
But no, not here. The commission sits on the dais staring out into space while our mayor simply whimpers about light and positivity.
In a stunning victory for the asshat drivers of Florida, the Supreme Court of our Peninsula declared that the municipal ordinances treating red light violations as coding violations were not valid.
The legislature had already fixed this in 2010 by permitting use under Uniform Traffic Codes, but the red light runners were all butt hurt that they got caught and want their money back.
Plus a bunch of cheap suited lawyers saw a chance to squeeze a bit of coin so they too joined in this landmark civil rights struggle.
Still the municipalities have the right and in my view, the obligation, to use red light cameras because you're supposed to come to a full stop.
My guess is that in North Bay Village, we won't have the intestinal fortitude to do it though. Protecting pedestrians and bicyclists who tend to be kids and old people from asshats driving Suburban Assualt Vehicles through the red lights while texting? Are you kidding?
For the Herald story click here.
The Road To Hell Is Paved With What?
Last night was the commission meeting in our sweatbox new chambers at the 1666 Building. It was well attended by the commissioners, only a 20% absentee rate. Mayor Kreps decided to blow it off to attend a Leadership Seminar where she is apparently a remedial student since lesson one of leadership is you have to show up. But for for second time in six months, Mrs. Kreps found herself otherwise engaged.
I didn't stay for the whole meeting. Unlike Mrs. Kreps, I'm not paid to be there so I figure an hour and a half was enough. Long enough to sit through the commission reports anyway.
Jorge Gonzalez and Eddie Lim expounded on their detailed conversations with residents and their close observations of the North Bay Village situation. Ha, ha, just kidding. They talked about swell trips paid for by others and an upcoming lobbying bonanza.
Jorge Gonzalez spoke about his recent expense paid trip to Turkey to share his expertise on Rising Seas and how they will affect island communities. Gonzalez did not share this previously unknown expertise with the commission or citizens because he forgot the equipment. But he totally will next month. He promised. I hope that this engagement with the Turks works out for him. Last time it didn't work so well and scored him an ethics rebuke.
In fairness, Gonzalez did mention that seawalls are eligible for financing under the PACE program, a benefit not listed in the Florida Pace Home Page but I'm sure he has thoroughly checked it out. Gonzalez also said lots of positive things are happening - Food Trucks, Shuckers is reopening and developers are making money. So people should shut up about the parks, sidewalks, parking, flooding because, hey, some people are making money.
Eddie Lim spoke for a bit and reminded his fellow commissioners that this year the largest convention of municipal lobbyists will be meeting at the Westin Diplomat August 14 - 16 and he urged his fellow commissioners to show up for the hosted appetizers and bars and some schooling.
Speaking of schooling, Mrs. Kreps' best friend at Treasure Island Elementary School kicked our summer program off the school grounds because it was inconvenient for her. The summer program will be held in the 1666 office building lobby. Seriously, you can't make this stuff up.
Then things got serious. The Village Manager acknowledged how dank and awful the Tot Lot is and said that there is a plan to make a plan. We are sinking even more money into Vogel Park because the previous money wasn't enough and it needs new grass, new shade, and other things in addition to the new seawall. He also said that there will be a plan to make a plan for a dog park.
So lots of plans to make a plan but even the metaplans don't have dates or goals which means they are really just intentions.
There are some fixed dates:
June 24 a Tuesday, Kimley-Horne will show us their $105,000 plan to plan a crosswalk at the bridge to Miami Beach. That's money we spent instead of fixing the Tot Lot.
July 17, a Thursday, there is another Budget Hearing.
July 29, the village will announce how much they are raising our taxes.
So nothing got done last night. But there are good intentions. They told us so.
Lim Kreps Respond To The Barry University Takedown Of Their Administration.
In the Sun Post Weekly's follow up on the Barry University survey, Mayor Kreps and Vice Mayor Lim were apparently surprised by the survey's findings. Here's Eddie Lim:
"Corruption within and self interests in public offices is at its peak," Lim read word for word from the report. He snorted "What the hell are they talking about?"
And Mayor Kreps first went to her default position - blame me:
"You may have a couple of residents , who maybe in the room right now, that would tell you that we are corrupt and we are not transparent," said Kreps.
Then Mayor Kreps goes on to say:
"We don't have a vision, we are wasting money, we are not using our brains," She laughs after reenacting the type of typical criticism she hears a lot as mayor.
But you see that's wrong in her view because:
"We brought in a professional village manager."
Which is totally true. She brought in Dennis Kelly and he stayed about a year before she fired him. Then he sued the village for $80.000. Then she replaced him with Frank Rollason who has never been a city manager and it shows.
So she pushed for, accepted, praised the survey and (excuse me while I shout) NEVER READ IT.
Seriously, she and her crew NEVER READ THE SURVEY.
She concludes the discussion with this gem. Kreps says she will never be led out in handcuffs unless "somebody sets me up." Paranoid much?
It seems the voices in her head, the same ones that praise her constantly and punish her unfairly, are issuing her new warnings, so loud she lets them leak out.
If you want to read the survey, click here and go to page 17. Hell, I'll just put the whole page up at the bottom of this post. But you have to read the Sun Post article at this link Miami Sun Post Village Mayors Respond to Survey Criticism.
Here's Page 17 from the Barry Report:
Lacking transparent government spending and fair budget allocation both are serious issues in NBV. Corruption within and self interests in public offices is at its peak. Budget costs are lost due to mismanaged activities.
No transparent system has been executed, which make it clear that where and when the monies are going to be spent and which department has received how much amount and how much development has been taken place, encourages future mismanagement.
There is a lack of sincere leaders at NBV. They make campaign promises to the community and attain their votes, but afterwards any sound communication efforts between them and residents ceases.
Lack of agreement amongst leaders of the community and no strong sense of unity take the public's interests away from them and thus hampers the development and the business activities in the area.
People on the Board are fighting with each other for power. Almost no good and democratic leadership exists in NBV.
There, the lowest level of communication between management of the Village and residents exists that is not enough to highlight serious issues of the public they serve. Money allocated to spend for developing and improving infrastructure is all gone wasted due to current and previous poor decisions.
North Bay Village Police IT Manager Arrested for Aggravated Assault
Update: All charges relating to this incident were dropped on July 3, 2014.
Early Friday morning, Johnny Saavedra, the Police Dept IT Manager, was arrested and charged with Felony Aggravated Assault during a traffic incident. It's not yet known if the Village has responded. This is the same IT manager who set the phone system to illegally record all phone calls to and from the village administration, an act that has not had any repercussions so we may see the same lack of action this time. For the full story on the phone monitoring, click here.
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Monday, Monday, Can't Trust That Day
If you have been reading this blog, you'll know that last month our commission agreed to spend $52,000 for a design from Kimley-Horne, friends of our mayor Mrs. Kreps. The design is conceptual (won't be built) for two pedestrian access plazas on the north and south sides of the bridge to Miami Beach to connect the Baywalk (no plans to build it.) It will run under the bridge where there is about 4' clearance at high tide. When the point was made that the same money could be used to repair the litter box masquerading as The Tot Lot on Treasure Island, Mayor Kreps replied that "we have to think of the future." and then she voted to throw away the money.
Note the High Water Mark
In the meantime, even the mailboxes are rotting out. Here's the one from East Treasure Drive. Want to bet that since no one walks the streets, no one has even reported it to the post office?
Mrs. Kreps is right to think of the future because her present is so awful We need to think positive thoughts about the day she is our former mayor.
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Illinois Reigns: Sheppard Tops Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury/
Illinois Reigns: Sheppard Tops Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury
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FAIRBURY, IL— July 29, 2017— The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series and the team at Fairbury American Legion Speedway made history on Saturday night during the 28th annual Prairie Dirt Classic as the highest paying race to ever take place in the state of Illinois with a $30,000 payout. Brandon Sheppard wheeled his way to victory on Saturday night ultimately breaking a three-year winless streak for Illinois-drivers at the event.
The two-day show saw 65 of the nation's best Dirt Late Model drivers compete on the Fairbury, Ill stage. The standing room only crowd nearlytripled the size of the all-American city as fans traveled from far and wide to experience one of the most anticipated Dirt Late Model events of the year.
The 28th annual Prairie Dirt Classic did not disappoint as the semi-banked quarter-mile dirt oval produced multiple lanes of racing every time cars hit the track. The 100-lap feature event was no exception, as three different drivers took command of the lead during the race including Shane Clanton, Ryan Unzicker, and eventual winner, Brandon Sheppard.
"This car is awesome every night we take it out of the box," said Sheppard on his 11th win with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. "I have to thank my crew Dan, Austin, Joel, Mark, little Brian, everyone at Keyser Manufacturing, Durham Racing Engines they all keep this thing going night in and night out. I have to also thank my Dad and my Grandpa. I wouldn't have a racing career if it wasn't for them."
Sheppard led 69 laps of the 100-lap event, taking total control over the lead on lap 40. He was even able to defend his lead after three restarts.
Several cars juggled positions behind the Rocket1 often battling four-wide for the final two podium positions including Unzicker, Clanton, Devin Moran, Jason Feger, Chris Simpson, Brian Shirley, and Mike Marlar.
The fight for second and third came down to the last lap as Unzicker passed Moran on lap 99 to finish second in the 29-car feature.
"I tell you what, this feels freaking awesome running second to these guys," said Unzicker. "It feels like I'm winning a million."
Earlier in the day during the redraw, Unzicker was explaining to Series Announcer, Rick Eshelman, that he would be satisfied with a top-five finish because he had not made the show the past three years he entered into the Prairie Dirt Classic.
"This thing ran great tonight," said Unzicker. "I was just thankful to be up there and running with these guys. Our car was pretty decent but these guys are damn good. It was a hell of a racetrack and it was 'falsy'.
Devin Moran finished two spots shy of sweeping the weekend. On Friday, Moran turned the fastest lap during qualifying with a 12.627-second lap. The Rookie of the Year Contender then went on to lead every lap of the first of four Showdown Features to claim the win, ultimately placing him in the redraw for the 100-lap main event. Moran's luck continued on Saturday as he pulled the no. one wrench from the Craftsman tool box putting him on the pole for his first time at the Prairie Dirt Classic.
Moran was passed on the first lap by Clanton who started directly behind him in third. Clanton led the first 23-laps of the 100-lap feature before getting passed by relentless track-regular, Unzicker. Within the first six-laps Moran had fallen outside of the top-five but the long-distance race granted him time to find his way back to the front of the pack.
"I wasn't quite patient enough," said Moran. "I kind of blew the deck out of it there at the end but congrats to [Sheppard and his crew] they've been on their own speed level this year and we are still just trying to play catch up. We got close there tonight but we just fell back too far early in the race and that just killed us. It's our first time at FALS so we will definitely take a third-place finish."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series heads to Wisconsin for the toughest stretch of the season: five races in five days. The Wisconsin swing with kickoff at Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway on Aug. 1 before heading to Shawano Speedway on Aug. 2. The swing will conclude with the highest-paying Outlaw event of the season, the $50,000-to-win USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway on Aug. 3-5.
Fairbury American Legion Speedway Results:
Craftsman Club Feature: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 24- Ryan Unzicker[2]; 3. 9- Devin Moran[1]; 4. 25F- Jason Feger[5]; 5. 3s- Brian Shirley[10]; 6. 39- Tim McCreadie[7]; 7. 32- Chris Simpson[15]; 8. 25- Shane Clanton[3]; 9. 157- Mike Marlar[8]; 10. 32P- Bobby Pierce[6]; 11. 20- Jimmy Owens[12]; 12. 14m- Morgan Bagley[29]; 13. 99j- Frank Heckenast Jr[19]; 14. 28- Dennis Erb Jr[14]; 15. 7- Rick Eckert[17]; 16. 44- Chris Madden[11]; 17. B12- Kevin Weaver[26]; 18. 5- Don O'Neal[27]; 19. 83- Scott Bull[25]; 20. 18- Eric Wells[24]; 21. 91- Tyler Erb[23]; 22. 6K- Michael Kloos[13]; 23. 1*- Chub Frank[28]; 24. 30- Mike Glasscock[22]; 25. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr[21]; 26. 42- Mckay Wenger[9]; 27. 22- Chris Ferguson[16]; 28. 4- Cody Mahoney[18]; 29. 14- Darrell Lanigan[20]
For complete results from the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series event at Fayette County Speedway visit the results page.


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International NGO Releases Survey Findings on Women's Political Standing in Morocco
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the Institute for Women's Policy Research present data as part of SWMENA project
RABAT—A national survey on attitudes towards the political, economic, social and legal status of women in Morocco released today by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that while women's political and civic participation is low, there is relatively high support for gender quotas on behalf of both sexes. The survey, however, indicated that men are much less supportive than women of the Family Law or Moudawana.
The survey was conducted as part of IFES' Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa (SWMENA) project, which seeks to propel the efforts of local nonprofits working to improve the standing of women in the MENA region. The first phase of the project is to acquire scientific survey data in three countries- Lebanon, Morocco, and Yemen- to accurately identify and properly address the areas of greatest need for women. The second phase of the project is to deliver the data to local nonprofit advocacy groups or individuals who focus on women's issues and train them to use the information to better advance their goals. The survey findings and training to effectively use them were presented to local groups on June 21 and 22 in Rabat. Participants included representatives from NGOs and Ministries, as well as academics and parliamentarians.
Survey results indicate that women's participation in the municipal elections in June 2009 was lower than men's. Indeed, 45% of surveyed women report having cast a vote in the June 2009 municipal elections versus a higher proportion of men (57%) who voted in these elections. This means that the majority of Moroccan women (54%) did not participate in the June 2009 municipal elections and that there is a gender gap in voter participation in Morocco.
The survey also found that there is a relatively high support for the system of gender quotas that is currently adopted in Parliament. Support is slightly higher among women with seven in 10 women in favor versus six in 10 men. Over a third of men are opposed to the system of gender quotas compared with only 17% of women. The survey, however, indicated that knowledge of gender quotas remains significantly low among ordinary Moroccan citizens at large.
When asked if they would voluntarily vote for a woman candidate in parliamentary elections if the gender quota was not used in Morocco, women showed more willingness to vote for woman candidates while men gave only conditional support: seven in 10 women said yes, they would vote for a woman candidate if the system of gender quotas was not in place versus only four in 10 men. Thirteen percent of men said no, they would not vote for a woman candidate if the system of gender quotas was not in place. None of the women respondents said no.
Asked about their opinions towards the Family Law (Moudawana), women showed much higher support for the law than men (85% vs. 59%). Most men who oppose the Moudawana believe the law negatively impacts them, exaggerates the spouse's demands, and is opposed to their religious beliefs. The top two reasons women gave for their dissatisfaction with the law involve their disappointment with the practice and enforcement of the Family Law and the feeling that its slow implementation does not do enough for the rights of women.
Of related interest when considering both political as well as economic activities of women, thirty percent of women report that they are limited in their ability to leave the house without permission. Restricted movement is greater for young women (44% of 18-24 year olds) than older women (18% of those age 55 and older), as well as for women who do not work for pay (31%) compared to women who do work for pay (15%). Meanwhile, although relatively fewer women work for pay (10%) compared to men (69%), the wages paid to women and men are virtually the same.
Other data reveals opinions on highly salient issues including violence against women, women's financial freedom, social autonomy, and access to healthcare.
At the end of the workshop, the participants issued numerous recommendations that included: creation of targeted public awareness campaigns to inform women about new or existing laws, especially in areas where there may be a language barrier; urging women's advocacy NGOs to use media as a tool to reach out to women; and working towards reforming education policy to be more inclusive and feasible in order to combat illiteracy. Additional recommendations will be included in the comprehensive country report which will be issued later this year.
The findings are disaggregated by gender, age and education levels in order to better understand the population. Topic briefs summarizing the Morocco survey findings are located at www.swmena.org in both English and French.
John Lawrence, Manager, Communications and Advocacy, IFES
jlawrence@ifes.org 202-262-0025
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is the world's premiere election assistance organization, providing countries with technical advice and tools to run democratic elections.
Gender equality & women's empowerment
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News and Updates Feature Uniting to End Violence Against Women in Elections in the Pacific Islands Preventing violence against women in elections in the Pacific Islands: 16 Days of Activism December 9, 2022
Election Snapshot Elections in Tunisia: 2022 Parliamentary Elections IFES provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ahead of Tunisia's 2022 parliamentary elections. December 9, 2022


Today marks a new challenge day over at Jaded Blossom! This months challenge theme is Easter!!
I decided to make this cute jelly bean treat!
I used Jaded Blossom's Mini Tag Dies 2, Scallop Slider & Topper Die, Eggcellent and 3x4 clear bags.
The adorable bunny is from SVG Cutting Files!
OMG this is too cute! Love that bunny face!
This is adorable! The bunny is so cute with the PK eyes and I love the colors!
I love this little bunny! Super cute!


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Mulatu Astatke – King of Ethio-Jazz
By Allston Mitchell, September 15, 2011
Mulatu Astatke - photo by Redheadwalking
Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethiopian Jazz, is finally hitting the big time with two recent CDs. In 2009 he recorded "Inspiration Information" with the Heliocentrics and a year later his own "Mulatu Steps Ahead" with members of Either/Orchestra.
Mulatu Astatke had been on the fringes of the limelight for over 50 years until he finally got the recognition he deserved following from the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film, Broken Flowers, which featured seven of his songs, including one performed by Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever.
Ethiopia, the UK and the USA
Born in Ethiopia in Jimma and originally destined for a career in engineering, Mulatu Astatke ended up studying music at Lindisfarne College in Wales, Trinity College of Music in England and Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. While in England he made his way on the London scene meeting up with Tubby Hayes, Frank Holder and Joe Harriott and the stints in New York and Boston widened his horizons and he started to combine western jazz with his own Ethiopian sound. Towards the end of the 1960s he went back to Ethiopia with a whole new Ethio Jazz sound. He took the Addis Ababa scene by storm.
Mulatu Astatke quickly became the leading light of Ethiopia's musical scene. His Ethio-jazz sound was perfected in the "Swinging Addis" era in the 60s and 70s, successfully combining western jazz and funk with traditional Ethiopian folk songs.
Astatke became a soloist and a bandleader playing the vibraphone, congas and keyboards. He was a great innovator – and still is. Working with various artists in a variety of countries, arranging and playing on recordings by Mahmoud Ahmed, and even appearing as a special guest with Duke Ellington and his band during a tour of Ethiopia in 1973.
Inspiration Information
In 2009 he surprised everybody, he came out with Inspiration Information in collaboration with the Heliocentrics, the UK jazz, funk, psychedelic and avant-garde collective. The CD is the third in Strut's 'Inspiration Information' studio collaboration series which this time coupled Mulatu Astatke, with the The Heliocentrics. It was a great hit not only with jazz lovers but with the world music crowd too. This album features select covers from Astatke's landmark 1970s albums and 45s released on the Ethiopian Amha imprint and later compiled on the "Ethiopiques" series, as well as original songs written by the Heliocentrics and arranged by Astatke.
Inspiration Information on Strut (2009)
Inspiration Information is part psychedelic jazz with some hints of funk and rock, a perfect fusion of a variety of musical cultures. This is traditional jazz with a touch of hip hop. The music has been described as a mix of Sun Ra, James Brown and Fela Kuti – with some truly impressive drumming and piano. The end result is a perfect mix of old time Astatke with the experimental touches of the Heliocentrics. Some songs think nothing of jumping from ethnic folk singing to heavy funk – the first track 'Masenqo' begins with some beautiful vocals by Yezina Negash then follows up with some funky jazz piano by Oliver Parfitt which is followed by Mesafnit Negash on the Masenqo (a single stringed lute played with a bow). It works beautifully. A big favourite with just about everyone is the track "Live from Tigre Lounge" which can only be described as Afro psychedelic funk.
Mulatu Steps Ahead
Following immediately on from his album with the Heliocentrics, Mulatu Astatke last year came out with his own Mulatu Steps Ahead, recorded with members of the American 10-piece jazz band the Either/Orchestra in Boston which also features some guest musicians from Ethiopia and England (Yezina and Mesafnit Negash and Byron Wallen, for example). There were also contributions from members of The Heliocentrics and some of the UK's leading jazz and African players during the final sessions in London in November 2009.
Mulatu Steps Ahead on Strut (2010)
There are fewer funk and psychedelic touches here (compared to 'Inspiration Information'), this is smoother, more deliberate jazz but still unquantifiable. Keep your ears open for some fantastic horn arrangements – as on "Green Africa". The track "Assosa" adapts traditional music from the Assosa tribes in North-Western Ethiopia and "Mulatu's Mood" re-works a Mulatu jazz fusion composition from the early 90s into a new swinging Afro highlife arrangement. "I wanted to use West African styles within this version and try new ways of using the beautiful sound of the kora", explained Astatke.
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics on Youtube – Cha Cha
Inspiration Information and Mulatu Steps Ahead, are two adventures into experimental western jazz coupled with the ethnic sounds of Ethiopian jazz and they have both been a huge success. Mulatu Astatke is a mere 67 years old and still experimenting and pushing back the frontiers. He could be forgiven for resting on his laurels but hopefully that is the furthest thing from his mind.


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The Merchant: Soko's Gwendolyn Floyd Helps African Artisans Leverage Basic Mobile Tech
With Soko, African designers can sell their wares across the world, using only simple feature phones. One of the startup's cofounders discusses the challenges facing this ambitious operation.
By M. Cecelia Bittner 2 minute Read
Gwendolyn Floyd
Many of today's mobile entrepreneurs are thinking about adapting to the newest technology and building the next hottest app, but some great innovators, like Facebook and Soko, are going back to the basics and thinking about how to leverage "old" technology. Soko is a San Francisco-based e-commerce startup (relaunching this week after a redesign) that allows African artisans to sell their work around the world without a computer, a bank account, full Internet access–or even reliable electricity. All they need is a basic feature phone.
An artist in Nairobi can use Soko's platform to create a vendor profile using only her feature phone. She can use basic SMS text entry forms to upload personalized images of herself and her work, as well as product details. This information is then turned into metadata that is automatically uploaded to the Soko website, creating a virtual storefront with the entire world as her potential clientele.
Here's what you can learn from Gwendolyn Floyd, one of the women behind this ambitious project:
Soko's business model uses the latest tech on the consumer-facing side with the most basic tech on the supply side. For example, a necklace made by an African woman who lives without power or regular Internet access can be sold to a woman in Seattle who can view the necklace on her iPad, share its details with her social networks, and buy it using her credit card. What is the one thing you wish existed that would help you bridge that gap?
Soko has coordinated existing infrastructures in innovative ways to revolutionize international trade. Our scalability, however, is tied to pervasive mobile penetration and literacy and accessible banking solutions such as mobile money. Anywhere you go in the world, the former is increasingly present. However, mobile money is just starting to explode across emerging economies. This is wonderful and a boon to our social enterprise, but we do wish we could already service all of the communities of creatives and artisans that reach out to us and would like to get onboard that do not have access (yet) to accessible banking solutions.
What has been the biggest challenge you've faced by using basic mobile phones, rather than smartphones, as the fundamental connection between local African businesses and a global market?
The biggest challenge is that Soko is committed to developing a long-term entrepreneurial growth trajectory for artisans and SMS has inherent limitations. Soko actually provides access to our platform via feature phones as well as smartphones. Soko's social recruitment and mentorship model ensures that even with a simple feature phone using SMS, artisans will be able to create and manage personal online storefronts. We have designed our platform to be a radically accessible e-commerce and trade portal. However, we have found that once Soko artisans earn some profit from sales they are enthusiastic to invest in (or borrow from Kiva, our micro finance partner) a smartphone that supports entrepreneurial capacity building. We see Soko's SMS driven e-commerce tools as a gateway technology toward the adoption of Soko's smartphone enterprise tools.
One major mobile trend is that brands, like Facebook, are looking at feature phones and how to connect with third-world populations, whose digital influence and presence will only continue to grow. Are there other mobile shifts Soko foresees and is planning for in the future?
Yes! The rapid growth and expansion of accessible mobile banking services across the developing world, as well as a market for and adoption of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) mobile enterprise tools, or SMS-driven and low-cost tech solutions that support business practices.
You can follow Soko at: @Shop_Soko
[Images: Soko Instagram]
Cecelia Bittner is a journalist, gardener, and graduate of NYU's Studio 20 program. She produced Fast Company's "Mobilizing" series, which aims to build a network of millennial women who are using mobile to innovate in their fields


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Q: Whats the meaning of A obj = new A(new B);? Approach 1
AppMain.java
A obja = new A(new B());

RandomClass.java
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Approach 2
AppMain.java
B objb = new B();
A obja = new A(objb);

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Is approach1 and approach2 same?

A: With one minor difference, the two approaches are the same (except you would need new A(new B()) instead of new A(new B) in the first approach). The difference is that in the second approach you end up with a separate reference (the variable objb) to the B object that is supplied to the A constructor.

A: new B is a compiler error. Approach 1 therefore fails, approach 2 does not - they are not the same.
If you intended that to be new B() but you were a little careless in posting the question - then these are entirely the same. new B() means: Make a new B object, and this expression then evaluates to a reference that points at this newly made object. With new A(new B()) you then pass a copy of this reference to the A constructor. With B objb = ... you assign a copy of this reference to a local variable, and then invoke the A constructor, handing a copy of this reference to it.
That boils down to the exact same thing, in other words.