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Code First – You write the entity classes and only the entity classes. You don't use a visual designer. You let the Entity Framework map your classes by convention to database objects and clarify in code those mappings that can't be inferred.
Distributed Entity Model – "Distributed" is the key word: in a DevForce application, the client may have to rely on an intermediary server to reach the database. In DevForce, you program with a single set of entity classes, the classes you wrote, on both the server and client. DevForce handles the coordination and movement of data across tiers and over the network. The client could be Windows Forms, WPF, or Silverlight. The server could run as a Windows Service, in IIS, or in Azure. The network could be a LAN or the web.
Aspect Oriented Programming – Who needs change notification, property validation, change tracking, lazy loading, client-side caching? You do … if you want to query, save, and bind a WinForms or XAML UI directly to your interrelated collections of entities. That takes infrastructure (INotifyPropertyChanged, INotifyDataErrorInfo, etc) that you should not write yourself. Where is that infrastructure hiding when your source code only says: public string Name {get; set;}? It's inside your entity model assembly, after we rewrote it with PostSharp. The infrastructure you need is ready at runtime.
You can read all about DevForce Code First here. There's a six part walkthrough of a WPF sample here. Right now, I want to talk about why I am personally jazzed about the DevForce Code First approach.
Why Code First?
DevForce has long been friendly to Entity Framework. Heretofore, we integrated closely with the Entity Data Model Designer in Visual Studio and relied upon the resultant EDMX file as the basis for generating entity classes with our own T4 template (which you can customize). That approach is still enormously popular and we remain enthusiastic about it.
But I am smitten by our new Code First option. I like Code First because I think it can reduce the friction of developing and maintaining my entity model. Let me show you a Product class I wrote in Code First:
[ProvideEntityAspect] public class Product { public int ProductId { get; set; } public string ProductName { get; set; } public int CategoryId { get; set; } // Foreign key for "Category" public Category Category { get; set; } public Guid SupplierKey { get; set; } // Foreign key for "Supplier" public Supplier Supplier { get; set; } }
Product has six properties: the key (ProductId), a name, two foreign keys (CategoryId, SupplierId) and two "navigation properties" that return related parent entities (Category, Supplier). There's no base class … unless I want one. The only evidence of infrastructure is that peculiar ProvideEntityAspect attribute … to which we will return.
This code is obvious and easy to write. The class conforms to Entity Framework naming conventions so there is no need for explicit mapping with attributes or the fluent API at this point. You're welcome to add explicit mapping as you choose or need to do so. I didn't need to … and I prefer to stick with the conventions.
I hammered out this class as it occurred to me. I didn't fire up the EDM Designer in Visual Studio. I don't have an EDMX file to manage. No partial classes separate the generated code from my custom entity business logic (of which there is none at the moment but it's coming). There are no companion metadata classes for manipulating attributes of generated properties. There is no code generation for Silverlight clients as there is in RIA Services. The entity source code you see is the same source code living in all .NET server and client environments.
I can evolve this class as I go … with or without a pre-existing database. I can add validation attributes when and where I want them. Or I can add Product validation rules separately if I don't want them buried in the entity. I can write DevForce property interceptors to inject behavior when a Product consumer gets or set any of these properties. What begins as little more than a property bag can grow to have as much (or as little) business logic as I think the entity requires … without touching the properties; they remain exactly as you see them.
I can write tests for my added business logic - including tests that exercise the navigations from Product to Category and Supplier – without ever contacting a server or a database.
I'm focused on the Product class and just what it needs to function properly in my business domain. The infrastructure is invisible … although accessible when I want it.
It's not zero friction. But it's as frictionless an approach to entity model development as I've seen. Which means I should be able to move my development forward faster, with higher quality, and a better chance of conveying my intentions clearly to the developer who picks up after I've left the project.
Beyond Entity Framework
At first blush, what I've described … the Product class I've shown … could come straight out of an Entity Framework tutorial. If you add .NET validation attributes to the properties, Entity Framework will perform object validation for you and reject attempts to save invalid entities. These DevForce entities actually are ready-to-go as Entity Framework entities. What value is DevForce adding that's not already in Entity Framework?
DevForce brings two huge advantages:
- DevForce entities are queried and saved in n-tier deployments … such as Silverlight and cloud applications.
- DevForce entities are equipped to participate in Windows Forms, WPF, and Silverlight UIs.
You are welcome to march into the wilderness on your own. Go write and maintain the myriad services that shuffle data into and out of DTOs (Data Transfer Objects). Try that on today's line-of-business application with its hundreds of interrelated entities and see how much time you waste on those subterranean layers while the UI languishes and your customer taps his toes.
If you stay 2-tier and you're pushing entity data into an ASP Web Form, the native Entity Framework entity may be good enough. Your UI controls can translate the validation attributes to JavaScript. You have little use for property change notification. You're web server has line-of-sight to the database and can run EF on its full .NET stack.
That is not good enough for Windows Forms, or WPF, or Silverlight … the preferred client environments for line of business applications. These client technologies favor bi-directional data binding. Their controls listen for the PropertyChanged event to fire when something sets the property of a bound entity object. Many grid controls respond to hints they discover in attributes decorating the entity properties. Many controls can cancel and roll back user changes automatically if the entity supports IEditableObject. They can light up with validation error information when the entity supports IDataErrorInfo or INotifyDataErrorInfo.
In this WPF sample screen shot, the "Supplier" text box is bound to the Product.Supplier.CompanyName property. DevForce navigates from the Product to the Supplier instance in cache. The user entered a value in mixed case ("All Fine Foods has a name that is far too long"). A "get-interceptor" converts the value to uppercase before returning it to the text box. The property validation mechanism immediately applies the property length validation rule and records the rule violation. The binding, which detects that Product implements IDataErrorInfo, displays the validation message.
Developers want their entities to provide this kind of support automatically. They don't want to write it. They don't want to see it. Developers are really tired of writing … or wading through … pages of property definitions such as
public string ProductName { get { return _productName; } set { if (_productName != value) { if (Validate(value)) { _productName = value; RaisePropertyChanged("ProductName"); } } } } private string _productName;
That's all noise and no business value. It should be quieter and simpler:
public string ProductName { get; set; }
Let's push it a bit farther and think about what must be going on inside a property that returns a related entity. Here is how you write the Product's Category property in DevForce Code First:
public Category Category { get; set; }
It is as plain, expressive, and simple as ProductName. We have the same need for validation and notification. We have two additional requirements, neither of them met by Entity Framework: (a) we must have the machinery for retrieving, caching and saving the related Category entity on a remote client and (b) we must plug that machinery into the property's get and set methods at runtime.
The apparent innocence of the ProductName and Category properties is possible thanks to some nifty work behind the curtain.
Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP)
DevForce makes writing properties as simple as shown while endowing them with the capabilities necessary for participation in the .NET client UI technologies. Clearly the "property as shown" cannot be the actual implementation at runtime. Somehow the infrastructure code has to insinuate itself into the property.
DevForce uses PostSharp and Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) to inject the infrastructure into your classes. It re-writes the compiled model assembly at build time. That ProvideEntityAspect attribute adorning the top of the Product class tells DevForce that Product is a kind of entity and should implement the behaviors that all entities exhibit. DevForce and PostSharp replace the get and set methods of entity properties with code that ties into DevForce infrastructure. The revised Product class inherits from and implements the interfaces that light up the UI controls. It also acquires support for querying, caching, change-tracking, and saving product data. The Product class, after re-write, is an enriched version of the original Product class you wrote. The Product objects that you "new" at runtime are instances of the enriched Product class. When a binding reflects into an instance of Product, it finds the interfaces it's looking for.
Many frameworks, including Entity Framework and NHibernate, use an alternative approach called "dynamic proxies." They leave the original compiled classes alone. Instead, they rely on an external component (e.g., a "Context" or "Session") to encase new and queried entities in a wrapper class that derives from your entity class. This wrapper overrides your entity's properties with implementations that delegate ("proxy") to the framework's infrastructure.
That infrastructure, if expanded appropriately, could do all of the interception, routing, and notification that DevForce does. You'd have to adapt your entity and workflow to play along. All of your entity properties would have to be virtual. You couldn't construct them directly with "new"; in fact, you'd have to be careful always to reference the proxied object. You'd also have to get used to debugging with strange wrapper types, sporting bizarre long names.
We like the AOP approach better. We think most people will find it more natural to work with a class that is fully baked at build time rather than maneuver to consume proxies that are emitted dynamically at runtime.
Could this be magic?
"I don't trust all that magic!'" That's a common early reaction to Code First, AOP (and dynamic proxies). When I rely on Entity Framework naming conventions to map class and property names to tables and columns, how do I know what it did or did not map? When AOP is injecting logic into my classes that I can't see, how do I know what it is doing?
I push the button on my coffee maker and good, hot brown stuff pours into my cup. That's magic to me. The compiler turns my auto-property into two get and set methods with a backing field. That's magic. Then it becomes IL code which becomes machine code which makes the hardware jump. That's magic.
The difference is that coding by convention and AOP are new magic for most of us. We're used to the old magic. We probably never truly understood it; we just stopped worrying about it. Before, when the property code was visible and the entity-data map was in an EDMX file, we felt the visceral comfort of touching the code and displaying the XML if we wanted to. But we rarely wanted to. When we did look, we were as often confused by what we saw as not.
What matters most is good diagnostics and easy debugging. I need a clear explanation when things go wrong and I need to know what to do about it. Fortunately, the Entity Framework mapping error messages are pretty good. I think the AOP debugging experience will feel familiar to you. You breakpoint your custom code exactly as you did before. You step through your code as you did before. You test your code as you did before.
I am keen to know what you think after you've tried it. We're eager to hear your suggestions. IdeaBlade issues DevForce updates every six-to-eight weeks so we can respond quickly.
What about existing databases?
I often hear that Code First is only for "greenfield" development and small database schemas. Perhaps half of our customers (re)build existing applications for existing databases with hundreds of tables some of which have hundreds of columns. Heaven help them.
Such "brownfield" development presents at least three challenges:
- Getting started … because no one wants to write all those entities by hand.
- Evolving the entity model and a production database as requirements change.
- Keeping the model and the database in sync without the assistance of the EDM Designer.
I'm optimistic but less confident in my response to the second and third challenges. I know developers in other communities (NHibernate in particular) have confronted these demons and wrestled them to the ground. They've survived without Database First tooling as far as I can tell. I'm betting they've discovered successful practices we can learn from and adapt.
Code First style entails evolving the model and existing database in small doses, supported by tests. Runtime mapping exceptions are sufficiently informative in the context of small changes; repairing small breaks should be easy. You shouldn't wake up in shocked surprise one morning to find that the model or the database have been massively transformed. That's a disaster for Database First as much as Code First; it indicates far more fundamental flaws in your development process.
A new module may require many new entity types to support its scenarios. The new entity types can be related to other types, new and existing. The new model ultimately translates to new tables and foreign key relationships to new and existing tables. I think I would develop a new module as I would a "greenfield" project with stubbed stand-ins for the existing entities and tables.
It may be wise to preserve this separate model and separate database … forever. But if that's not in the cards, when the new project matures, I'd fold my Code First model into the existing model. I'd script database changes from the generated Code First design database and apply them to the existing database.
I readily admit that I do not have the concrete experience to back up these suggestions. I expect to have more to say on this subject in future posts. One of our customers hired us to help them rebuild their 500 table application in DevForce Code First. I promise to report back on do's and don'ts.
What next?
I'd love to know what you think. Is Code First attractive to you? Do you have pros and cons to share? Would you explore our walkthrough and give me your feedback? Is there something that bothers you about what I've said? Anything you want me to expand upon?
I'm here for you.


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Northern Rail workers will go on strike in a row over jobs and safety.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union backed walkouts by 80 per cent and other forms of industrial action by 90 per cent.
Northern Rail, which runs trains across the north of England, said the dates of the strike are still to be established.
It will then be able to tell customers what services will be affected.
The union said it is in dispute over a number of issues, including the removal of permanent posts and the creation of zero-hour jobs via a contract with a security company, cuts to booking offices and attacks on the role and responsibility of train guards.
The union said Northern Rail had also not given a commitment that there will be no compulsory redundancies beyond the end of its current franchise in February 2016.
Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, said: "RMT has made every effort to win assurances from Northern Rail over jobs, services and safety. However, the company continues to ride roughshod over our efforts.
"We therefore had no option but to ballot all staff for action to force the company to take these issues seriously and the members have now voted decisively for action.
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Depression is
an illness that makes a person feel sad and hopeless much of the time. It's
different from feeling a little sad or down. Depression can be treated with
counseling or medicine, or both.
Healthy thinking also can help
prevent or control depression.
Healthy thinking is a way to help you stay well by changing how you think.
It's based on research that shows that you can change how you think. And how
you think affects how you feel and act.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, can help you know what thoughts of yours—both helpful and not helpful—affect problems or feelings that trouble you. With practice, you can replace negative thoughts that discourage you with accurate thoughts that encourage you.
Working on your own or with a
counselor, you can practice these three steps:
The goal is to have accurate, encouraging thoughts come naturally. It
may take some time to change the way you think. So you will need to practice
healthy thinking every day.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of
therapy that can help change how you think about yourself.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a type
of therapy that can help change how you think about yourself.
You need to see a counselor to do CBT.
You don't need to see a counselor to do CBT.
There are techniques you can learn and practice on your own.
Continue to Why?
Changing the way you think can help you replace
negative thoughts with helpful ones. This can help you cope with depression and
may help keep it from coming back.
Maybe you weren't able to close a sale or get a big project done at work. Or
perhaps a relationship has ended. It's normal to feel down. But you've had
trouble sleeping. You can't enjoy many of your usual activities. And you're
blaming yourself. "I'm a failure at everything," you tell yourself.
The more you think about yourself in a negative way, the harder it is to
feel hopeful. The negative thinking makes you feel bad. And that
can make you feel more depressed, which leads to more bad thoughts about
yourself. It's a cycle that's hard to break.
But with practice,
you can retrain your brain. After all, you weren't born telling yourself
negative things. You learned how to do it. So there's no reason you can't teach
your brain to unlearn it and replace negative thinking with more helpful
Healthy thinking also can help you manage
stress. Stress can increase symptoms of depression. And depression can make your outlook on life negative and daily tasks more stressful. Too much stress can raise your blood pressure
and make your heart work harder, which can increase your risk for a heart
attack. Stress also can weaken your
immune system, which can make you more open to
infection and disease.
Although you can use CBT on your own, it's
important to talk to your doctor or a counselor if you feel that your mood is
getting worse. You may need more help.
Healthy thinking can help you stop negative thoughts
that make depression worse.
Healthy thinking can help you stop negative
thoughts that make depression worse. It also can help you replace those
negative thoughts with more helpful ones.
Healthy thinking can help your health in other
Healthy thinking can lower stress. And less
stress can lower your blood pressure and make your immune system
Continue to How?
The first step is to notice and stop your negative thoughts or "self-talk." Self-talk is what you think and believe about
yourself and your experiences. It's like a running commentary in your head.
Your self-talk may be rational and helpful. Or it may be negative and not
The next step is to ask yourself whether your thoughts are helpful or unhelpful. Does
the evidence support your negative thought? Some of your self-talk may be true.
Or it may be partly true but exaggerated. There are several kinds of irrational
thoughts. Here are a few types to look for:
The next step is to choose a more helpful thought to replace the unhelpful one.
Keeping a journal of your thoughts
is one of the best ways to practice stopping, asking, and choosing your thoughts. It makes you aware of your self-talk. Write down any negative or
unhelpful thoughts you had during the day. If you think you might not remember
at the end of your day, keep a notepad with you so you can write down any
irrational thoughts as they happen. Then write down a helpful message to
correct the unhelpful thought.
If you do this every day, accurate and helpful
thoughts will soon come naturally to you.
But there may
be some truth in some of your negative thoughts. You may have some things you
want to work on. If you didn't perform as well as you would like on something,
write that down. You can work on a plan to correct or improve that area.
If you want, you also could write down what kind of irrational thought
you had. Journal entries might look something like this:
Stop your negative thought
Ask what type of negative thought you had
Choose an accurate, helpful thought
"I'm sad that I don't have
many friends. People must not like me."
Focusing on
"I have some friends, so I know I can make
"I should get married before
I'm 30. If I don't, it means I'm a loser."
"There's no guarantee that I'll meet the
right person by the time I'm 30. If I don't get married by then, I still have
time to find a good relationship."
"I got laid off. I'll never get
another job."
"Our company ran into financial trouble, so
I got laid off. It may take some time to get another job, but I know I
"If I don't get a big raise at
my next review, then it means I have no future with this company."
All or nothing
"I would love to get a big raise. But it
might not be in the company's budget this year."
Which of these thoughts is an example of healthy
This is an example of an irrational thought
called overgeneralizing. You may have had some relationships that didn't last.
But that doesn't mean that you will never meet someone and have a loving
This is an accurate thought. You admit that you
feel bad about something, but you're not blaming yourself. You're taking action
to see if there is anything you can do to improve your chances next time.
How can a daily journal help you have more accurate, rational
A daily journal can
help you be aware of your self-talk and have more helpful thoughts. As soon as
you write down an unhelpful thought, you can write an accurate, encouraging thought to
correct it.
Writing in the journal
every day will help healthy thinking come naturally to you. It takes some
practice. It took a long time for negative thinking to become automatic. So it
may take some time to get used to having accurate, realistic thoughts.
Continue to Where?
Now that you have read this
information, you are ready to practice healthy thinking to help cope with
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"In the end it comes down to confidence in our team," said Dean Barker, skipper and helmsman of ETNZ. "It's hard to believe. It was a long way back from 2-0 down. But the guys stuck with it and they gave us an opportunity that we jumped on. After that we sailed more like we expect to and it feels fantastic to win another event."
It was the first time in America's Cup history that a Russian-flagged boat has reached the final of a Louis Vuitton-sponsored event and her mixed Russian and international crew led by Polish skipper Karol Jablonski came very close to clinching the series.
After the finish, boats crowded around the Kiwi winners and a fire boat sprayed water high in the air as Barker and his crew hosed each other down with champagne from two jeroboams and a methuselah of Moët & Chandon presented on board by Louis Vuitton chairman and CEO Yves Carcelle.
The start for the last race of the day set a new record for race turnarounds. The cut off for competition was 1600 hrs and Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio and his team hustled to setup and signal the start of the last race, less than five minutes after the finish of race three.
A shifty easterly breeze that built slowly in speed provided excellent conditions on a warm, sunny final day of racing. Because there was no wind early, the petit final for third and fourth places was abandoned and the French/German team All4One was confirmed in third place, with Sweden's Artemis fourth.
Final, Race Two: SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team def. Emirates Team New Zealand, 01:22 - ETNZ had the starboard entry advantage but after a long dialup Jablonski claimed the committee end with the Kiwis to leeward in the middle of the line. ETNZ and Barker were bow out as Jablonski carried them all the way out to the port layline. A right-hand shift carried both boats below the mark and an unsuccessful last-minute effort by Barker to punch through to leeward in a flurry of tacks saw the Kiwi boat make a down-speed rounding 20 seconds astern. Synergy sailed away. Rod Dawson, tactician, Synergy:
"It was really satisfying. We wanted the right and Karol did a fantastic job. We felt it was going to shift that way and we controlled the race from that side. The shifts were up to 20 degrees, very tricky conditions"
Final, Race Three: Emirates Team New Zealand def. SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team , 01:05 - ETNZ trailed by 26 seconds at the first mark but crisper, faster gennaker sets and gybes, and a tactical call half way down the first run, pulled the Kiwis within six seconds at the gate. Under pressure, SYNERGY's crew fumbled the gennaker takedown bringing the boat almost to a standstill. Minutes later ETNZ led by 156 metres. At the start, Jablonski had conducted a master class in starting tactics, leveraging a starboard entry and controlling a long dialup that led above the line before taking off at the pin on port, with the Kiwis tucked away 22 metres to leeward. Davies said:
"It was won down the first run for us. The right side was very, very strong. We managed to pull back close and the pass was down the run. He had a bad rounding but I think we were going to be ahead and on the favoured side of the course." Jablonski said: "That's the game of mistakes. We gybed on the first run a little bit too early and TNZ had an edge, that's why we decided to go to the other mark."
Final, Race Four: Emirates Team New Zealand def. SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team, 00:04 - The Kiwi boat prevailed in a muscular tactical battle punctuated by a flurry of protest flags in 14 knots of breeze. After a spirited pre-start the boats split with the Kiwis on starboard before quickly tacking onto port to control. Barker led by seven seconds at the top mark but the Russians overtook on the run, only to be penalised after contact when ETNZ closed up again. The action was furious and the flags frequent on the last run as Synergy fought to land a penalty on their opponent but Barker kept clear and broke through to win by four seconds with the Synergy penalty still outstanding.
Final, Race Five: Emirates Team New Zealand def. SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team, 01:23 - Synergy claimed the committee end on starboard with ETNZ to leeward and immediately tacked away. The Kiwi boat tacked to cover and it was a replay as they went out to the starboard layline with the Russian boat forced to follow. Barker led by 12 seconds after the run and held off Jablonski in a spirited tacking duel up the second weather leg. Synergy's hopes were shattered on the run when their gennaker shredded as they trailed by three boat lengths. Davies said:
"It was a tough one. But we got there in the end. It was a tricky venue and tough competitors. It was tough to win and we're pretty darn proud of it. The turning point was on that final run when their spinnaker blew out! In the end, the team keeps backing itself. It was stressful, but like all of these regattas, you just have to win the last race, and we peaked at the right time. Synergy sailed really well as did all of the top boats. It's been a really close regatta, the closest of these we've had…It's hard to keep people behind us, that's for sure."
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2. SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team
3. All4One
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1. "Restrepo": When Army combat vet and the Denver Post building's former security account manager Donald Blackwell watched this Afghanistan War doc, he gave the film his seal of authenticity. While Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington's powerful doc doesn't require vetting, it's good to know its soldiers' story resonates. Read review of Restrepo and feature.
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3. "Countdown to Zero": If you're reading this on Friday, August 6, then it's the 65th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. If you're catching up to The Five on Monday, August 9th, then it's the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. Curiously, neither of these events figure into Lucy Walker's no-nuke documentary. Yet, watching the harrowing and vividly crated work is a way to begin to move toward a "never again, zero nukes future. The stream of heavy-hitter interviewees makes it clear the situation as it is today, we ignore at our own peril. Read Review of "Countdown to Zero."
4. "Inception": Christopher Nolan's tour de force of cinema tricks and psychoanalytic treats is still holding strong. Read Review of "Inception."
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Like most of us, Jorge Lahens has had several ideas for new products--but, he admits, "I never really did anything with them." Until he hit 30, that is. Tired of spending all his time working for someone else, the electrical engineer decided it was finally time to make a move. So when his brother came up with an idea for a pleasant-smelling tab to attach to pet collars, Lahens jumped on the idea.
From personal experience, the Union City, New Jersey, man had learned that having a "million-dollar idea" is only the first step in getting a product to market. As a new-product marketer myself, I've found that 10 percent of the work involved in developing a successful invention is coming up with a new idea; 40 percent is executing the idea so it will sell; and 50 percent is marketing the product. Lahens' efforts to "get the product right" demonstrate the hard work necessary to create a marketable product.
For Lahens, the process began when he made a simple prototype by soaking a piece of foam rubber in fragrance. This didn't work, however, because the foam rubber released the fragrance too quickly. Since Lahens had seen products made from scented plastics, he called various manufacturers of plastic products he had found in the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (available in most public libraries or on the Internet at http://www.thomasregister.com). He then visited the companies to see if they could turn his idea into a finished product.
Visiting manufacturers is crucial to any inventor's success. "When I met them, people made suggestions to improve or simplify the product, or pointed out potential problems for free--even people who had sounded rushed or angry on the phone," Lahens says.
You might think everything you need to know is on the Internet . . . but talking to potential vendors or suppliers face-to-face gives you tips you can't get any other way. People with 10, 20 or 30 years of experience have faced many problems and know solutions that aren't obvious to beginners. These experts won't necessarily rack their brains for ideas to help you over the phone, but as Lahens found out, they probably will in person.
From his initial phone calls, Lahens learned that to make his product, he needed a special type of plastic bead that holds aromas--but the manufacturers he visited weren't sure where to get it. They suggested he track down companies that make aroma-release products and find out who their suppliers are.
Lahens went back to the Thomas Register and found a marketer of fragrant plastic cards. That company directed him to a injection molder who manufactured the cards, which led in turn to a manufacturer who showed Lahens how to mix plastic and fragrance so aromas are slowly released.
By now, Lahens knew quite a bit about manufacturing the product and was ready to make and test prototypes. Yes, you read that last part correctly: Lahens' first steps were simply to understand the manufacturing process and determine how his model should be made. Most inventors never get their product right because they're in such a big rush to get it to market. But if you take the time to learn everything you can about the process, you won't end up with a poor-performing prototype. Better yet, follow Lahens' lead and you may be able to make your prototype for next to nothing.
Lahens knew if he could make a low-cost mold, he'd be able to make his own prototypes. Thanks to Inventor's Digest magazine, he located Jack Lander, who publishes a series of booklets about prototypes and manufacturing.
To make a low-cost mold, Lahens learned, you start with a piece of wood or plastic in the same shape as the finished product. To make that initial piece, Lahens took a piece of plastic to an engraver. For just $100, the engraver machined a piece of plastic the exact size of the final product.
To make his mold, Lahens simply had to form polyurethane compound around the plastic. Once the compound cured, he cut the molding compound in half, removed the piece of plastic and voila!--he had a prototype mold. He could then make his own prototypes, to be used to test material hardness, colors and aromas. Lahens could never have tested so many variations so inexpensively if he hadn't made the prototypes himself.
Lahens' market research determined his final product: a soft plastic tab available in four variations--pink for baby powder scent, yellow for vanilla, blue for coconut and green for herbal. The product comes in two sizes: one for medium-sized to large pets, and the other for smaller pets. Lahens had compiled research from both his target market (women pet owners, who loved the product) and his distribution channel (several manufacturers' sales representatives who already wanted to carry the product). Armed with all the facts about making his product, Lahens settled on a low-cost manufacturer in Canada.
Lahens didn't spend much of his own money on research. But he did spend a great deal of time learning all he could about manufacturing a product, producing prototypes and researching target customers. That kind of homework puts the odds in your favor.
The biggest lesson Lahens' research taught him? Attitude is everything. "I used to get very excited and anxious when I set up a visit with a manufacturer. Then, when nothing positive was on the horizon, I would feel down," recalls Lahens. "These mood swings interfered with my ability to do my job. I've learned to stay away from either of these extremes, maintaining a more balanced level. It's helped me tremendously."
All new products have ups and downs. Don't let that distract you from plugging away to get your product ready to launch. The moral to Lahens' story? You win by taking the time to do things right. You lose by taking shortcuts in a mad rush to market.
Don Debelak (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a new-business marketing consultant who has introduced new products for more than 20 years. He is the author of Bringing Your Product to Market (John Wiley & Sons, $19.95, 800-225-5945).
Go Clubbing
Inventors' clubs, located nationwide, often have members who know how to make prototypes, write press releases, find manufacturers and get patents. Clubs are listed in The Inventor's Resource Guide, available for $9.95 from the United Inventor's Association, P.O. Box 23447, Rochester, NY 14692, (716) 359-9310.
Super Models
When Lahens needed prototype assistance, he turned to an "inventor friendly" prototype engineer, Jack Lander. Lander sells an array of books on making prototypes and manufacturing products, and also owns a prototype-making service you can use (though he encourages working on your own prototype yourself). For a copy of Lander's Catalog for Inventors, write to him at The Inventor's Bookstore, 37 Seneca Rd., Danbury, CT 06811-4422 or call (800) 214-2833.
Read This
Magazines to help in your quest:
- Inventor's Digest (bi-monthly; $22/year) is full of ads from companies catering to inventors. Contact Inventor's Digest, 310 Franklin St., #24, Boston, MA 02110, (800) 838-8808.
- Job Shop Technology (quarterly; $20/year), a magazine for inventors and companies seeking to outsource production, is an excellent source of manufacturers who work on a contract basis. It also features ads from companies that do virtual prototyping, as well as helpful articles on manufacturing and design techniques. Contact Job Shop Technology, 16 Waterbury Rd., Prospect, CT 06712, (203) 758-4474.
In The Beginning
The first laptop computer was Radio Shack's TRS-80 model 100, introduced back in 1983, before the age of the personal computer.
The TRS-80 looked like an oversized calculator with a keyboard. It had up to 32KB of RAM, a 40-character, 8-line liquid crystal display, and a built-in modem. None other than Bill Gates wrote the software code for the TRS-80; it was the last software he wrote himself.
The TRS-80 is still used by newspaper reporters, who find it an easy way to write stories on the road and send them back over phone lines to their papers, as the TRS-80 doesn't require an Internet connection.
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Former Royal Ballet Principal and Strictly Come Dancing judge Darcey Bussell will give audiences around the world glimpses behind the scenes as the live presenter of Royal Ballet cinema relays for the remainder of the 2013/14 Season. Darcey will present upcoming cinema relays of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and The Winter's Tale.
Cinema relays see our performances relayed to over 1,100 cinemas in 29 countries around the world. As well as the performance being beamed live from Covent Garden, the events also feature interval films exploring the making of the ballet. Darcey will interview key cast and production team members on the night.
Darcey danced with The Royal Ballet from 1988 to 2007 and was made a Principal aged just 20 in 1989. She performed the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker on a number of occasions, as well as many other iconic roles such as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Giselle in Giselle.
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But I want to point out two things.
1) I don't think every point there is equally valid, and didn't even before I realized who wrote it. (I'm not convinced there's any "characteristic WLS look," for instance.) Nor do I think the post as a whole proves anything. I do think, however, that there are a lot of points worth considering there, and some investigative journalist really ought to consider them to the point of finding actual proof one way or another.
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After a long summer in the hayfield, it's tempting to simply back haying equipment into the shed for the winter without giving it a second thought. However, conducting a thorough end-of-season inspection and writing down maintenance needs while they are still top of mind can be time well spent.
That's the advice of Dean Morrell, product marketing manager for Hesston by Massey Ferguson hay products and 35-year-veteran of the quality hay business.
"A full end-of-season visual inspection helps ensure you're well prepared to complete needed repair and maintenance projects during winter downtime," says Morrell. "Months down the road it can be hard to remember that noise you wanted to check out before next season. By writing it down, you have a big head start on maintenance that will leave your equipment in top condition, ready for another productive season." Good machine care, with proper maintenance and repair not only helps ensure proper operation and long life, it helps maintain resale value, Morrell points out.
A clean machine simplifies fall maintenance and inspection. It also helps minimize rust which can start where dirt and moisture collect on a machine.
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- Grease all lift-system wear points.
- For self-propelled machines, be sure to change engine oil and filters.
- Replace or blowout all air filters, including the cab air filter.
- Check all belts for checking and signs of wear. Inspect tires for wear that might require tire replacement. Inflate to the required air pressure.
- Check and blow dirt and debris from radiators. On machines with "smart" reversing fans such as the VVCoolTM system found on Hesston WR Series self-propelled windrowers, radiator screens already should be clean and free of dirt and hay.
- Sweep or use air pressure to remove dirt, dust and hay debris. Aggressive washing should be avoided to reduce the opportunity for rust.
- Grease all grease zerks on wear points.
- Change hydraulic-system filters.
- After changing hydraulic filters, run the machine to purge air from the system and reduce the opportunity for condensation to form during the winter.
- Check gearbox fluid levels and change as recommended in the operator's manual.
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- Oil chains before placing in storage.
- On round balers, inspect belts for checking and other wear. Loosen belt tensioners so they are not sitting under full tension through the winter.
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Calling Wendel Patrick multi-talented is an understatement. The 39-year-old Baltimore resident usually has a Fender Rhodes keyboard, two turntables, effects processors and a microphone for beat boxing and vocal percussion at his shows.
When Patrick bumped into Erik Spangler (aka: DJ Dubble8) after a closing performance at last year's Artscape, they talked about creating an improv-based hip-hop series. Last November, they created the Baltimore Boom Bap Society, which now performs monthly shows around the city.
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Worst pet peeve? People who don't use turn signals. It takes almost no effort.
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Favorite musical instrument? The piano.
Your worst habit? I'm a Haribo gummy bear fiend.
Trend that has exceeded its natural lifespan? Auto-Tune.
What's on your iPod? Everything. Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Keith Jarrett, Big Daddy Kane, Mahler, Peter Tosh.
Your all-time favorite hip-hop album? Probably [Eric B. and Rakim's] "Paid In Full," but that's really difficult!
Last great book you read? "The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace
Food you hate? Avocado!
Favorite place to get a drink? The Windup Space.
Who inspires you to make music? Music is very personal to me. I write what I feel, so I guess anyone or anything that makes me feel ... enough.
TV shows you can't get enough of? I got rid of my TVs two years ago because I had had enough.
Favorite/least favorite fashion statement? Favorite: Wearing what's comfortable. Least favorite: skinny jeans
Best advice you ever got? Figure out what you love doing the most and make that your job.
Favorite thing about Baltimore? It's a truly vibrant, supportive artist community.


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A successful career woman is under the gun to find a husband. Katrina (Faralyna Idris) is a successful woman but has an overbearing mother, Puan Kamariah (Maria Tunku Sabri), who gives Katrina a deadline to find a husband or she will have to marry Haris (Anding Indrawani), the son of a friend. Determined to find a man on her own terms, Katrina enlists the help of her friend, Shai (Janna Nick), and Miss Pooja (Susan Lankester), the owner of a matchmaking agency. Katrina goes on a dating spree that brings her face-to-face with 14 potential suitors, including the young prodigy entrepreneur Aman (Harris Idola Kecil); the poet Azman (Anas Ridzuan); the thief Ehsan (Dafi Ismail Sabri); the Korean architect and model Park (Kim Jin Sung); the animal abuser Karim (Aidil Aziz); and the "camwhore" Kamil (Amar Baharin). Could Katrina's Mr. Right be one of these men? "And the Nominees Are" is a 2013 Malaysian web series.
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Hi everyone, new Vegan here!
My name is Joanne, I'm 24 and from Nottinghamshire, England. I have been Vegan for 2 months after being Vegetarian for 8 years, and I am loving it :D
Despite lack of Vegan food in my area the transition has been easier than I thought and I feel a lot healthier and happier for it.
I've come on here to find nice food and chat to like minded people on the forums, so I am looking forward to chatting to you all and stuffing my face with lots of tasey food!
Hi Joanne.
It's really good to hear that you are enjoying your new healthy lifestyle. There are plenty of delicious recipes here, waiting to be eaten. If you have come to find nice food and talk to like minded people, I assure you, you have come to the right place.
Hi Joanne...I have been vegetarian for about as long as you and am on day 10 as a vegan! I found it foreign to add soya milk to my tea..but am too adjusting well...but my family thinks I am crazy!!!!


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With several Republican state legislatures considering proposals to divide up their electoral votes, would it surprise you that both parties have proposed similar things in the past and have now flipped their positions entirely out of political convenience? In Colorado, for example, the Democrats tried to do the same thing in 2004 when it would have helped them defeat Bush. And the Republican governor was up in arms about it:
There's a transparently partisan movement afoot in Colorado to distribute our Electoral College votes proportionately. The goal? To give John Kerry a four-vote Electoral College boost, putting him ahead of President Bush in a close election.
And in Virginia, some Democrats were trying as recently as last year to do the same thing. And the sponsor of that bill is as transparent as the Republicans about only doing it to help their parties politically:
Delegate Vivan Watts (D), who sponsored or co-sponsored a number of bills over the years — including one in 2012 — that would divide Virginia's electoral votes by Congressional district, told TPM that Virginia's longtime status as a solid red state played a role in her earlier support."I'm age 72 so I spent a lot of years in the wilderness and the last time the state had gone Democratic [before 2008] was following the assassination of John F. Kennedy," Watts said. "I thought back in those days about how we were just totally ignored."
Watts says she has since changed her position "180 degres" in response to the post-2010 round of redistricting, which solidified Republican control of the state's Congressional delegation. Had Carrico's bill gone into effect last year with that map in place, Mitt Romney would have won nine electoral votes to President Obama's four, even as he lost the state popular vote.
"I certainly don't want the situation this bill would represent in which the Congressional vote would run counter to the popular vote," she said.
But that is always a possibility if the votes are divided up by congressional district (it's also always likely because of the electoral college, but it becomes much more likely if the votes are divided up by congressional district. My position, at least, is consistent — all such proposals should be eliminated, including the electoral college. Every single vote should count exactly the same and the popular vote should determine the winner.


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Reality Check, America.
I've found myself pointing all of this out for days and I'm saddened by the low or complete lack of understanding that most people have about what the "government shut down" is spurred by; what it affects; what it actually meant, means, and will mean; and how absolutely unnecessary it all was and is.
I've got some things to say. I always do. If you knew, dear reader, just how many draft posts I have not put out there on my website you would see JUST HOW MUCH I have to say. But, I tend to write and then read it later and decide not to go there. I'll be going there with this one.
And I'll also be going there with this one.
On September 30th the White House sent this out:
If the United States government shuts down tonight and our economy takes a hit, it will be because House Republicans let it happen.
Right now, there's a bill sitting in the House that funds the government for a few more weeks. It doesn't demand the repeal or delay of the health care law, or deny women access to birth control, or include any other failed, partisan proposals. It funds the government. That's it. And if Republican leadership allowed a simple yes or no vote on this bill — like the Senate has — it would get enough support from members of both parties to pass.
Instead, the government that these Republicans were elected to fund will close down and that will hurt our economy. Americans across the country won't be allowed to show up for work. Paychecks could be delayed, meaning some folks will have to cut back on groceries or maybe even not pay a few bills. Businesses will have fewer customers. Veterans won't get services they rely on — and it will put benefits for seniors at risk.
Even though they've already voted over 40 times to defund or delay the health care law, this group of Republicans in Congress is so obsessed with the idea of sabotaging Obamacare that they're willing to take the economy hostage to do it.
Take a look at how this shutdown will affect millions of Americans — and then make sure you share it so other folks know, too.
President Obama has said time and time again that he's willing to work with folks on both sides of the aisle to grow our economy and even improve the health care law. But using the threat of government shutdown or defaulting on the bills our country owes is reckless and irresponsible.
In fact, shutting down the government won't stop Obamacare. The Health Insurance Marketplace will still open for business starting tomorrow, without delay.
Washington needs to stop manufacturing crises and focus on the issues that matter: creating jobs and building a strong middle class. Taking our economy over the cliff just to score political points isn't fair to the millions of Americans who show up every day to work and do their jobs. It's time for Congress to do its job.
Make sure you know exactly who this shutdown is directly affecting and then pass it on.
David Simas
Deputy Senior Advisor
The White House
P.S. — You'll still be able to sign up for affordable health insurance on HealthCare.gov starting tomorrow, shutdown or no shutdown.


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After treatment, it's common to worry that every ache and pain is linked to the cancer. You'll also still be getting used to what now feels normal. This makes it harder to know what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
Always let your doctor or nurse know if you have:
- any new or unusual symptoms that don't go away
- symptoms or side effects that don't improve over time
- symptoms similar to ones you had when you were first diagnosed
- general symptoms, for example losing weight, going off your food or feeling more tired than usual, for no obvious reasons.
Remember that you can get in touch with your cancer doctor or nurse in between appointments. They can reassure you or explain if your symptoms are likely to be linked to your treatment. They can also do some tests if needed.
You may not always be able to speak to your cancer team when you need to. It may help to contact the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 00 00 and talk to one of our cancer support specialists
You may feel you don't want to be a nuisance by mentioning symptoms you think seem minor. But by not mentioning them you'll continue to worry, so it's always better to get them checked. Knowing the side effects of any ongoing treatment and any possible late treatment effects can help.
There may be certain symptoms linked with your type of cancer coming back. You can ask your doctor or nurse about these. This may help you to know what to look out for and stop you worrying unnecessarily.
Checking yourself for symptoms can be a good way of noticing a cancer that comes back. However, for some people, checking themselves can become their main focus and take up most of their time. This is unhelpful and can cause them to worry more and feel very anxious. Focusing on other aspects of well-being may be more helpful.


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As January draws to a close, many people realize their New Year's resolutions are falling by the wayside. Why is this such a common experience?
David DeSteno is the author of the forthcoming book The Truth About Trust. In a recent column, he points out that you cannot really "trust" yourself to implement your goals. He outlines his research demonstrating that goals we set for the future are often linked to emotions present when we set new objectives. He adds that as these emotions fade, so does our drive to accomplish the original goal.
For example, at New Years you might feel overweight and want to be thinner so you resolve to have a salad at future dinners. Then, as time passes, your enthusiasm for salad fades. Even if you are successfully eating salads during the first week of January, at the start of week 2, potential distractions may arise. As you get closer to that fast food restaurant on your drive home from work, your desire for that cheeseburger grows. This distraction threatens to circumvent your ultimate goal of weight loss.
Most alarmingly, DeSteno asserts that, not only will we break these promises we make to ourselves, but we will then create a story that justifies our actions and, subsequently, forget about our failure. Why? Because we don't want to believe that we are untrustworthy.
As an Executive Coach I am interested in the results of DeSteno's research because so much of what I do involves setting goals with clients to achieve metric outcomes. DeSteno's findings underscore how important it is to add interim steps to ensure that those goals are realized. One effective tool is to remind a client, or for a client to self-manage and remind him or herself, of the emotional enthusiasm they felt when they initially set their goal. Emotions fade as time passes, so the ability to reignite their present day apathy into their former passion, increases the chances of successful goal completion.
Here are a few other coaching tips to optimize successful goal completion:
- Visualize the future and why your goal will help you in the long run.
- Make it fun! If you are going to the gym, bring music you like.
- Utilize task management systems and apps so they help you stay connected to your goals.
- Set smaller, manageable goals every day that serve as stepping stones to your ultimate or what I call "BIG" goals. Breaking up a big project into smaller pieces makes it less intimidating and allows you to retain your initial optimism.
- Enlist a friend or family member to hold you accountable.
Let me know if you have other ideas for achieving goals that have worked for you!
Warm regards,
Joe Siegler


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The Harwood Union Softball team has recorded six straight wins to begin the 2009 campaign. On Thursday, April 30, the Highlanders traveled to Morrisville to defeat the Lady Wolves of People's Academy, 7-1.
In the first inning, Mariah Liberty opened the game with a bang, as she smashed a shot to centerfield, resulting in a triple. She scored on a ground out by Hannah Lovely. Liberty again led off the third inning. This time she ripped a double to right-center. She scored on a single by Randi Lowe.
In the fifth frame, Liberty came to the plate and laced a single to the left side. She scored on a smashing double by Lovely. In the sixth inning, Chelsea Delphia provided the fireworks as she crushed a triple to left-center. Morgan Lamson was put in to pinch run and was knocked home by Kim Martin's single up the middle.
Harwood had runners on second and third when Hanna Martini was called upon to pinch-hit. Martini proceeded to lay down a drag bunt that hugged the first base line and left the Peoples' pitcher with no play to make. Harwood added their final runs in the seventh as a result of errors.
Senior Ashley Sweet was dominant as she struck out five and yielded only four hits on her way to her third victory of the season. Harwood's top sluggers of the day were Liberty with three hits, while Lovely and Lowe each recorded two.
On Friday, May 1, Harwood hosted the Oxbow Olympians in an unusual weekday double header.
In the opener, Coach Fred LaRock handed the ball to sophomore Morgan Lamson. Lamson seized the opportunity and shut the door on Oxbow. She struck out five, allowed only two weak hits and a walk as she faced only 24 batters en route to a 5-0 shut out and her second victory of the season.
In the third inning with two out, Mariah Liberty hit a double down the left field line. Randi Lowe followed with a single to right and then stole second. Ashley Sweet was walked to load the bases and Hannah Lovely singled to left scoring Liberty. Brittany Hoare was walked to force in Lowe for the second run of the frame.
Harwood rallied in the fifth, when Sweet walked and a pitch hit Lovely. Both runners scored when Hoare singled to left and the fielder then misplayed the ball.
Harwood's final run came in the sixth when Lamson helped her own cause by bunting her way to first. A sacrifice bunt by Jess Jones moved Lamson to second. Sam Winters then replaced Lamson at second. Winters scored on a ground out/throwing error by the Oxbow first baseman.
In the nightcap, the ball went to senior hurler Ashley Sweet. Harwood checked out mentally in the first inning as Oxbow scored four times on two hits and four errors. Sweet, following Lamson's lead then slammed the door shut on Oxbow, allowing just five base runners the rest of the game en route to her fourth victory, by a score of 9-5.
Harwood got a run back in the third when freshman Anna Benard drew a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a passed ball. Benard scored on an infield ground out by Sweet.
The Highlanders offense really kicked in the fourth, when Brittany Hoare led things off with a walk and steal of second. She went to third on a passed ball, where Chelsea Delphia promptly knocked her home with a single to left. Jess Jones was walked and Kim Martin pinch ran for Delphia. Sam Winters was sent to the plate to lay down a bunt and it was a beauty to load the bases. Sarah Danaher singled to center to plate Martin. Randi Lowe laced a single to left sending Jones in to score. Sweet poked a hit behind short to score Winters. Hoare came to bat a second time in the inning, knocking home Danaher with a hit to left and Lowe was thrown out at the plate on a very close play.
Harwood added to their lead in the seventh, as Hoare walked and Delphia got on by an error. A sacrifice bunt by Megan Audet left the runners at second and third. Danaher singled to drive in Hoare. Mariah Liberty singled to left plating Delphia and when the fielder misplayed the ball, Danaher sprinted home and Liberty took second.
The Harwood Union Highlanders traveled to local rival U32 on Tuesday, May 5, for a game played in the cold misty rain.
The Lady Highlanders kept the unbeaten streak alive with a 10-3 victory over the host Raiders.
Ashley Sweet twirled a gem holding the opposition to just one hit and four free passes, picking up her fifth victory.
Harwood brought their bats as well banging out a dozen hits. With the help of U32's poor defense, the Highlanders piled the runs on in the second and seventh innings.
The first big blow came when Randi Lowe stroked a triple to deep left, scoring two of Harwood's four runs in that frame. In the seventh, the wheels came off for U32 as Harwood had five singles and took advantage of four errors to send five runs across the plate.
Mariah Liberty found her groove as she had three hits and an RBI. Lowe ended up with two hits. Brittany Hoare added a pair of hits as well. Harwood ran wild on the base paths, stealing seven times. Hoare and Sam Winters each picked up a pair.
Harwood travels to Vergennes on Thursday, May 7, and hosts Lamoille on Saturday, May 9, in a possible playoff preview.


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Purcell Keeling likes keeping it 'simply' real photo by Ashley Nash
For close to 30 years, Purcell Keeling, owner of the Simply Wholesome Restaurant has catered good feelings for his patrons.
Having always been business-oriented, Keeling initiated his career with a position in sales: providing local high schools and colleges with athletic equipment. Accordingly, it wasn't long before he came across the opportunity to bring his true dream to life. Offered the purchase of a nutrition center, Keeling accepted and from there his vision began to flourish. Successfully maintaining the balancing-act of both ventures (equipment sales and nutrition), he desired an expansion. In 1984, this desire inspired the transport to Simply Wholesome's very first location (across the street from the current address of 4508 W. Slauson Avenue). Two years later, the vigorous enterprise became Keeling's main focus when he sold the primary nutrition center and consolidated.
For eight years, Simply Wholesome catered to the area providing great food and atmosphere. This resulted in overwhelming patronage as well as a sense of unity throughout. However, an unsightly force would permeate the city of Los Angeles. The uprising, best known as the Rodney King Uprising, sparked racial tension and destructive activity throughout the city. As windows were broken and buildings burned down, word got around to avoid the center, which Simply Wholesome was situated in the middle of. Neighboring businesses reaped the benefits of this concern yet; this same regard was not reciprocated entirely. As a result, when it came time to renew his lease, Keeling experienced prejudice fueled by the uprising.
With much reflection, he decided upon seeking ownership of the current lot. "It was as if the blinders were removed. This location shone so bright from where I was. I gained an even greater understanding of the importance of ownership," Keeling stated. In 1995, the motivated owner relocated and thrived. Continuing to provide opportunities for the 'different' teens and young adults of the area, among other acts, Keeling preserved his reputation. "I employ kids that other people wouldn't hire, and they do a great job. That's one of the many positives of owning your own place."
Setting him apart even further, Keeling takes pride in the healthy food provided while also embracing the African heritage-inspired décor, music and feel of home apparent within the location. While in consequence, Keeling has experienced ridicule along with the pressure of doing 150% (as a black male, business owner), he still feels inspired and as if he made the right decision. "I knew I made the right decision when I could do what I wanted to do. Owning my own business and owning the property…having full control…being my own boss…that makes me happy." Serving as a role model for upcoming African-American entrepreneurs, Keeling stresses his feelings of freedom. "As Blacks we don't go after ownership as often as we should…maybe because it's more expensive, but it pays off in the long run."
Keeling has enjoyed the fruits of his labor in addition to the many visits from former employees that he helped along the way. Knowing he made such an impact on their lives as well as on that of the community, his appreciation and diligence are unquestionably evident. However, it was in his childhood that the Los Angeles native learned the real meaning of hard work. As a member of the third family to move into the city of Inglewood, listening to both conversations (from Blacks and Whites) regarding tension and relocation, Keeling remained motivated, unaffected by the dynamics of his surroundings.
Attending Morningside High School, Keeling began to fine-tune his gift of long distance running. Blessed with the opportunity to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, he joined the track team. With a degree in economics and sociology, he began teaching in the schools he attended as a child. Now a divorced father of two young ladies, Keeling has gained an appreciation for staying true to who he is and following the path of his career. "I believe what I've created here has touched all kinds of people and it's a good feeling…to see people having a good time, chillin' in my house."
In accordance with his 'Tree of Life' logo, Keeling encourages youth and others to believe in themselves reach for the stars and grab all the fruit that life has to offer…whatever that may be." The grateful, prosperous business owner recently celebrated his daughter's graduation from college. May his life and those that he touches continue to be simply wholesome.


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Northeast zone civil society groups join forces
Northeast zone civil society groups join forces
KUNDUZ (Pajhwok): Civil society activists from northeastern zone encompassing Takhar, Badakhshan, Baghlan and Kunduz provinces on Thursday announced forming a coalition to jointly deal with challenges.
Inayatullah Khaliq, director of the newly formed grouping, said they held a meeting to set up the network with the aim to jointly highlight problems in the north-east zone and share then with relevant institutions.
"For the first time, we are taking the initiative to build a new network in the zone as we have security, corruption and other challenges," he said.
Saifuddin Saees, who spoke on behalf of civil society organizations from Badakhshan province, said the coalition was aimed at creating coordination among the activists in dealing with challenges of the zone.
"It is useful to have a network with the goal to achieve peace and security," said Saees.
Kunduz governor Asadullah Omarkhel said civil society activists served as a bridge between the people and the government.
"Civil society activists have been making their efforts day and night to reduce problems and ensure peace, security, good governance," Omarkhel said.
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In an opinion piece for Bloomberg this week, former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold lamented the demise of the physical newspaper and wondered if the solution might be in a payment system for news content.
That message certainly will resonate with TinyPass, a 12-month-old startup that's created a new way for news organizations to make money without erecting pesky paywalls. A few online publishers, including Seattleite and DJ Booth, are already giving it a shot.
We caught up with TinyPass co-founder Will Coghlan, who relocated to Seattle 10 months ago and is currently based out of the Founder's Co-op offices in South Lake Union, to find out more about how they plan to help publishers cash in on their content.
Explain what you do so our parents can understand it: "TinyPass makes it easy for anyone to charge for access to their online content."
Inspiration hit us when: "We learned that The New York Times reportedly spent $25 million to build their very basic, very leaky paywall. We knew we could build a better toolset that any publisher, large or small, could use to set up a smarter paid-content plan with no upfront cost. It's no secret that ads alone just don't pay the bills for most digital media publishers, so paid-content is really the only alternative."
VC, Angel or Bootstrap: "Angel. TinyPass closed a significant — more than $500,000 angel round — in the Fall of 2011, and will be seeking a Series A round in the spring of 2012."
Our 'secret sauce' is: "1) A startup with a real business model and real revenue from the very first user. 2) Technology that offers both convenience and measurable cost-saving to our clients. 3) A product that is better for both our publisher partners and their audience. TinyPass isn't just a publisher-friendly API, it's also the easiest way for anyone to pay for access to online content, whether you're talking about a $1 day-pass to a news site, a $4.99 album download, or a $200 bundle of industry reports."
The smartest move we've made so far: "Moving quickly to stay ahead of the curve. We believe that the market for paid digital content, with music, apps, and virtual goods representing the initial wave, is gaining traction and that there is an opportunity for media companies to begin to experiment with paid content models as a way to supplement their digital advertising revenues. In five years, the idea of paying for content on the web will be commonplace. That means there will be much more competition among service providers in this space. But right now, most online publishers are still only dipping a pinky toe into the paid-content space. The results of the paid content movement so far have been almost universally positive, so it's an industry ready for explosive growth."
The biggest mistake we've made so far: "At first we had a tendency to build features that performed really well but didn't look as good as they should. Over the past few months we've made lots of consumer-facing improvements and TinyPass now looks as good as it performs."
Would you rather have Gates, Jobs, Zuckerberg or Bezos in your corner: "Bezos. He understands the value of digital content, he's constantly innovating, he's relentlessly competitive, and he doesn't give anything away for free."
Our world domination strategy starts when: "Publishers realize that not only is our platform feature rich and easy to use, it's also purpose-built to minimize the fees they're charged by online payment processors like PayPal. Not only does TinyPass eliminate the heavy-lifting involved with setting up a paid-content plan, we actually save publishers money when they use our platform."
Rivals should fear us because: "We put our clients and their customers first, always. Every feature we build starts with the questions, "How does this make life easier for our clients," and "How does this make transactions more seamless for their audience."
We are truly unique because: "We're the only paid-content platform that offers publishers the ability to charge for access in whatever way makes sense for their unique content and their unique audience. Whether you have a WordPress blog with a niche following, or a news site with millions of readers, you can use TinyPass to charge for access to your content in whatever way you think will work best."
The biggest hurdle we've overcome is: "Convincing publishers that there are alternatives to a traditional paywall. We've learned that publishers will get more overall value from their digital media if they're more creative with their approach to paid-content, but many think their only option is a paywall that locks everyone out unless they're willing to pay a high price on a recurring basis."
What's the one piece of advice you'd give to other entrepreneurs just starting out: "Pain is the biggest motivating factor when it comes to adopting new technologies. For our clients, it's the pain of decreasing advertising revenue, and the hassle and expense of building and implementing their own paid-content plan. So find some pain, build a clever way to make it go away, and you can't lose."