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If you are employed and you receive expenses or benefits as part of your salary package, your employer will normally have to submit a P11d form to HM Revenue and Customs every year.
You will normally also receive a copy of this form.
Our guide explains what a P11d form is and what information is contained in it.
What is a P11D form?
If you receive any benefits or expenses from your company then your employer will have to tell HMRC about them as you are obliged to pay tax on these perks.
A P11d form contains fourteen categories of expense/benefit and these include:
- Company cars and fuel
- Interest free/low interest loans
- Private medical insurance
- Expense payments including travelling or subsistence
- Living accommodation provided to you and your family
- Qualifying relocation payments made
- Payments your employer makes on your behalf
- Assets that your employer places at your disposal
- Vouchers (for example childcare or nursery vouchers)
Your employer only has to declare these benefits on a P11d form if you have earned £8,500 or more in the previous tax year (including the value of any of these benefits). If you have benefited from company perks and earn under £8,500, your employer must complete a different form: the P9D.
Your employer is obliged by law to work out the cash equivalent of any benefits or expenses you have received and to declare them on a P11D form to HMRC. They will normally also provide you with a copy which you can use to prove your earnings or to help you with your Self Assessment tax return (if you complete one).
While employers are not legally obliged to give you a copy of your P11d form, they do have to tell you what details they included on the form (even if you have subsequently left their employment).
The deadline for returning P11d forms to HMRC is the 6th July following the end of the tax year. So, companies had to report benefits in kind paid to employees in the tax year 2010/11 by 6th July 2011. If employers do miss the deadline or fail to provide P11d forms they can be penalised.


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NL – NETHERLANDS Vocational training centre or organisation (EDU-VET)
ROC West-Brabant is a holding of 8 colleges of vocational education and training in the South of the Netherlands. The ROC aims to be a school for high quality education for all students, irrespective of their age, background or social position. The education and training we offer aims to qualify people for the demands of the labour market, thus enhancing their opportunities for a better position in society; to contribute to people's personal development; to prepare people to function better in a multicultural, diverse and complex society.
ROC WB has about 26 000 students in vocational education and 2 500 staff members; is an active member of the European Forum for VET (EFVET) and cooperates with the European Vocational Training Association (EVTA). The implementation of ECVET has a high priority.
One of their colleges, Markiezaat College, is coordinator of the PILE UP project and therefore responsible for Work Package 1: project management. Furthermore Markiezaat College will actively participate in all the project activities and work packages. As the applicant and coordinating organization Markiezaat College will be the contact point for the participating partners and the national Leonardo Agency and stakeholders. Besides that, Markiezaat College will organize pilot/tests (assessments) in the Netherlands and in the partner countries in cooperation with companies in the chemical sector.
Markiezaat College is a technical College. It has several technical departments, over 2900 students and 185 professionals and teachers. The technical departments comprise e.g.; Process Technology, Mechanical and electrical engineering/construction & maintenance, Mechatronics.
The PILE UP project offers
Markiezaat College
new opportunities on the European labour market and makes it easier to upgrade workers from abroad for the industry in the Netherlands.
The Sächsische Bildungsgesellschaft für Umweltschutz und Chemieberufe Dresden mbH (SBG) is a private educational institution whose core activity is vocational training in the fields of natural science and technical environmental protection. In the framework of its two training networks it cooperates with more than 120 companies, coordinates vocational qualification for them and carries out parts of the practical training by itself. Having the most modern pilot plant in Germany, it offers excellent conditions for the training of operators. The SBG participates in two large projects testing ECVET in the chemical sector (the German DECVET project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and a European ECVET project, funded by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture). Together with partners from several European countries it is going to establish a European training network for the chemical sector (CREDCHEM Network initiative).
The Bulgarian National Agency for Vocational Education and Training (NAVET) is a specialized body to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria for licensing of activities and coordination of the institutions related to vocational guidance, training and education. The management of NAVET are carried out on the basis of tripartite principle. The activities of NAVET are organized in the following main directions:
• Participation in the development of policy documents in the field of vocational education and training and their implementation;
• Development and updating of the basic documents for regulation of vocational education and training system in the country – List of Professions for Vocational Education and Training and State Vocational Standards for acquiring qualification in professions;
• Licensing , control and follow up control of the institutions for vocational training of adults – Centers for Vocational Training;
• Licensing of Centers for Information and Vocational Guidance.
As a centre of expertise, Kenteq has a number of tasks with respect to (vocational) education and the job market that have been laid down in law. Building a qualification structure Kenteq develops and maintains the qualification structure in technology as a cohesive aggregate of qualifications based on core tasks and competencies for the lesson programmes in senior secondary vocational education (MBO). The link between education and work experience is key in this regard. Accrediting companies providing work placement opportunities One of the statutory tasks is the accreditation of companies providing work placement opportunities. The companies must have the desire to train and also have opportunities that fit in with the respective vocational courses. Only accredited work placement companies may offer work placement training. Work placement training is a mandatory part of any vocational course and entails students experience the workplace first-hand. Kenteq's training advisors promote the quality of work placement training. They support the practical trainers of the companies and help companies in properly attuning the wishes of students to the ambitions of the company.
BEMAS is a dynamic non-profit organisation for Maintenance Professionals in Belgium, addressing both maintenance managers in the industry and the suppliers of maintenance services and related products. The mission of Bemas is to help our members to become better in mainting their fysical assets and to create a larger awareness and appreciation for maintenance activities and the responsible maintenance managers, by sharing knowledge on maintenance, production reliability & asset management. In the past 10 years we have grown from 50 to more than 650 members. The most important challenge for maintenance in the comming years will be finding the technical skilled maintenance workers. That is why BEMAS is or has been working in following projects: - partner in the LEONARDO project "Validation of Maintenance Technicians (VOMTE) (SE/05/B/F/PP - 161003) - active member in professional commissions for settting up maintenance technician competence profiles - currently partner in the PILE-UP project "Process Industry LEarning Units Project" - etc...
Wear Management
Wear-Management was founded in 2001. It is based in Switzerland and connected to several national and international networks. Wear-Management is specialized in Industrial Maintenance Procedures and Maintenance / Repair Welding. It is supporting Industrial Maintenance through technical consulting, education and training. As core partner in the frame of PILE UP, Wear-Management is participating actively in realizing all Work Packages and is specifically leading Work Package WP4 - Monitoring & Evaluation which is responsible for the quality control of the project's process, products and results.
Institute for Sustainable Technologies
Institute for Sustainable Technologies – National Research Institute (ITeE-PIB) is a state-owned research and development institution conducting basic and applied research as well as implementation of advanced technologies in the field of machines manufacturing and maintenance, materials engineering, environmental protection and systems engineering and also vocational education.
ITeE has the highest category in Polish scientific institutions classification. It comes under the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy and has close contacts with the Ministry of National Education. ITeE-PIB is involved in expert activity in the area of economy innovativeness, experiment and manufacturing activity in the field of research devices and special technological devices, in complex scientific, research, development and implementation projects as well as printing and publishing activity addressing scientific subjects.
There is created a symbiosis between research on advanced, high technologies and research on work environment and vocational education. Work Pedagogy of Innovative Economy Centre is an integral part of the Institute and is composed of the Vocational Education Research Department and Continuing Education Department.
Vocational Education Research Department introduced the engineering methods of research as well as system organization obtaining high efficiency, correlation of work pedagogy research, work results with needs, content and quality of vocational education It deals with theoretical and methodological problems of developing an integrated multi-level system of continuing education.
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Holiness is stewardship's goal
If you think stewardship is just a fancy way a parish asks for more in the collection basket, Father Daniel Mahan invites you to think again.
"Stewardship is much more important than money, much more valuable than silver or gold," the priest from Indiana said.
"Holiness is our goal. Stewardship is a practical spirituality that gets us there."
Stewardship calls people to imitate Jesus in his generous self-giving, he added, "and when we do that we become more Christ-like. We grow in holiness."
Father Mahan, executive director of the Center for Catholic Stewardship at Marian University in Indianapolis, offered a vision of stewardship as spirituality in his keynote address at the 2011 Archdiocesan Stewardship Conference. More than 250 people from around the archdiocese and neighboring dioceses attended Feb. 26 at Pax Christi in Eden Prairie.
Everyone's task
To take up "Stewardship as a Way of Life" (the conference theme) and to help build vibrant and engaged parishes and communities, growing in holiness is key, Father Mahan said.
"It's a day-by-day turning away from sin and turning toward Jesus Christ," he said.
An aid in doing this could be opening the Bible and meditating on the readings of the day's Mass. Prayer of that nature has three aims: to be close to the Lord, to be close to the church, and to gain a keen sense of mission, purpose and direction in life.
"It is no accident God has put us here in this place at this time with these people," he said. "Everyone has a role to play in the building up of the kingdom, and nobody else can do it like you are called to."
Support from bishops
The bishops of the United States identified four prime elements of stewardship when they wrote a pastoral letter on the subject, Father Mahan said.
- Gratitude — A steward knows everything is from the Lord, so is grateful. Father Mahan noted, "You cannot be both grateful and unhappy at the same time."
- Responsibility — A steward takes care of God's blessings.
- Generosity — It is very natural to hold on to God's gifts exactly the way God wants us to: loosely.
- To return with increase — As in the Gospel parable of the master who gave money to his servants and returned expecting that they would have grown that investment, there will come a day when each of us will have to render an account to God, Father Mahan said. God will ask: "What did you do with your life? With your time, your talent and your opportunities? What did you do with all that money that passed through your hands?"
Good for the world
Building on the bishops' points, Father Mahan said that when stewardship is taught and learned, people attain a greater sense of living out one's mission in the world.
"Stewardship is about your parish, but it's more," he said. The primary place lay Christians are to witness to their faith, to make a difference, is out beyond the doors of the church, beginning with the family and extending to the workplace, the school, the community and the world.
"Wherever you have influence in the world, you are called to do what cannot be done by anyone else, to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the world," he said.
"Stewardship is not just something good for our parishes," Father Mahan added. "Stewardship is something that will transform the world. Through stewardship, the face of Jesus will shine forth in the world."
Because stewards are the living body and blood of Jesus out in the world, stewardship is a eucharistic spirituality, Father Mahan said.
Having been nourished at the eucharistic table, he said, pointing to the altar in the worship space at Pax Christi, "Take what you have received and be a great steward in your words, deeds and works of mercy."
Archbishop supports stewardship
Archbishop John Nienstedt welcomed attendees at the Archdiocesan Stewardship Conference and led the morning's prayer.
Those who practice stewardship "have a keen sense of what it means to give back to God," he told the gathering.
"A good steward knows that he or she is not the owner, user or exploiter of the resources entrusted to his or her care," but that God's gifts are to "be used in service of all God's children."
All have an innate spiritual desire to give of ourselves, the archbishop noted.
"You are called to be leaven in your home parishes and in your local communities."
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20 November 2017
Hitting the water for the first time this weekend, the 50m/164ft motor yacht VANTOM was revealed by Heesen Yachts.
26 February 2016
More images have been released by Heesen ahead of their launch of the new 70m/229ft motor yacht KOMETA at the Monaco Yacht Show 2016.
4 June 2015
On Saturday April 9th 1988, Heesen launched a revolutionary build that would attract huge crowds to see it hit the water. The launch of 44m/143ft superyacht OCTOPUSSY was such a feat on behalf of her top speed, coming in at a huge 53.17 knots. Today, over 27 years later she has joined the global charter fleet.
29 April 2015
As part of a unique refit process currently in process at Balk shipyard, the 41m/136ft motor yacht 'Seven Sins' will return to global charter fleet with a brand new bow.
26 February 2015
Heesen have released footage of the construction process of their highly-anticipated 70m superyacht "Project Kometa" - their largest build to date, expected for delivery in spring of 2016.
12 January 2015
Renowned Dutch shipyard Heesen Yachts have announced the delivery of the 51.5m/169ft luxury motor yacht 'MySky' (YN 16551).
Sporting a sleek, low profile and arched lines, the 50m/164ft motor yacht INCEPTION was berthed in Nelson's Dockyard Marina, showcasing her unique features and inimitable style.
25 September 2018
Escape to paradise aboard Heesen's 50m/164ft motor yacht INCEPTION, who will be available to charter in hotspots such as Antigua and the Virgin Islands this winter.
19 September 2018
Launched earlier this year, the 51m/167ft motor yacht IRISHA scooped up an award for her interior design at the prestigious World Yachts Trophies in Cannes on Saturday.
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Save up to 25% when you book 10 days chartering 37m/122ft luxury yacht Her Destiny throughout September in West Mediterranean hotspots such as the South of France and Italy.
16 August 2018
The 44m/144ft motor yacht JEMS from Heesen is offering 10 days for the price of seven on charters booked between 18 and 30 August in Mediterranean hotspots such as the South of France and Ibiza.
3 August 2018
The 44m/144ft superyacht G3 is lowering her weekly base rate for a charter taking place from 19 to 26 August in Mediterranean hotspots such as the South of France and Corsica.
12 June 2018
The attractive stretch between Sardinia and Naples has an extra glow with a special reduced rate from 40m/130ft motor yacht LIONSHARE in June.
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The 47m/153ft motor yacht ASYA from Heesen is reducing her weekly base rate for charters taking place throughout June in Mediterranean hotspots such as the South of France and Croatia.
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12 April 2018
Attending the MYBA Charter Show in Spain between 23-26 April, the 51m/167ft motor yacht MYSKY will be available to charter in the Mediterranean for the first time this summer.
29 March 2018
The award-winning 37m/122ft superyacht AURELIA is reducing her weekly base rate from €120,000 to €95,000 for charters taking place in Mediterranean hotspots such as Ibiza at the end of May and throughout June.
23 March 2018
The brand new 55m/180ft motor yacht LAURENTIA is the latest addition to the global charter fleet and is available for yachting vacations in Mediterranean hotspots such as the South of France this summer.
30 November 2017
The 44m/144ft luxury yacht KIJO is available for charter in 2018 at iconic events in the French Riviera, such as the Monaco Grand Prix and Cannes Film Festival.
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Charter the 44m/144ft luxury yacht G3 for 10 days in Antigua and the surrounding region over Christmas and the New Year and only pay for seven.
26 October 2017
The 50m/164ft luxury yacht INCEPTION is available for charter in the spectacular cruising grounds of Costa Rica and Panama from 6th January 2018.
18 September 2017
Blessed with an all new profile, the 40m/130ft motor yacht LIONSHARE has recently completed an extensive refit which is certain to impress charter guests.
29 August 2017
The recently refitted 37m/122ft luxury yacht DESTINY is available for late-summer charters in beautiful Mediterranean hotspots such as France and Italy.
1 August 2017
Enjoying an extensive refit less than 2 years ago, the 38m/125ft motor yacht BRIO is now available for charter in the Bahamas for the holidays.
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Recently returning home to Heesen for an exacting refit, the 37m/122ft motor yacht DESTINY has taken on a brand new youthfulness ahead of her summer charter season in the Mediterranean.
21 March 2017
The 47m/153ft superyacht ASYA has now joined the global charter fleet, and will be available in Mediterranean hotspots such as the French Riviera and Corsica from mid-July.
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The 44m/144ft superyacht G3 is currently undergoing an extensive refit in time for her summer charter season when she will be cruising in beautiful Mediterranean destinations such as the French Riviera and Montenegro.
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The 44m/144ft superyacht 'Seven Sins' has lowered her weekly base rate by a huge 40 percent for charters taking place in the Caribbean from 5th to 28th January 2017.
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The 50m/164ft superyacht INCEPTION has dropped more than $100,000 off her high season rate on Caribbean charters taking place between 1st and 15th December, and from 4th January 2017.
24 August 2016
The 40m/130ft Heesen motor yacht LIONSHARE is offering 10 days for the price of 7 on a charter departing from Naples and cruising to either Corsica or Sardinia from September 2nd to 12th.
22 June 2016
After a major 18-month refit, the 41m/134ft motor yacht LADYSHIP is now open for summer charters in beautiful Adriatic locations such as Montenegro and Croatia.
16 June 2016
The 44m/144ft motor yacht 'Seven Sins' has open charter dates in Tahiti and other stunning French Polynesia destinations throughout September and October.
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The 47m/154ft motor yacht SIROCCO is available for charter in Mediterranean destinations such as Greece and Croatia for the remainder of June, and for the whole of August.
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Our total monthly budget for the foreseeable future is only $1650, covering the costs for all four of us.
We've begun a new work among the Antakarana people on the remote, undeveloped island of Nosy Mitsio in northwestern Madagascar. As members of YWAM Madagascar, we're partnering with AIM to lead a team to reach out to the people of Nosy Mitsio. We're all living in the rural village communities of Nosy Mitsio, among the Antakarana people, sharing the abundant life of Jesus with them through indigenous church-planting and sustainable small-scale community development. Because of the uniqueness of this location and ministry, some of our budget costs are higher and some are much lower, and it's all explained in more detail below.
Here's an average breakdown of our current monthly budget:
As you can see, our housing/lodging budget is very low at just $150 (9% of the total) a month. Because we're living in a village on a remote island, our housing is also in the same style and generally same construction as the other houses in the community. Essentially, we're living in a hut with a thatched-roof, all made from local materials. Not only is this incredibly cost-effective, but it helps us better understand and better integrate into the Antakarana community, which should help us better share the Good News of the God who came to live among us as one of us. Our housing budget has allowed us to buy those local materials and provide a good wage to those who have helped us construct our house, to perform occasional maintenance as necessary, as well as purchasing and maintaining solar power equipment so that we can power our communications devices. In addition, the same budget is used for lodging in cheap local hotels when travelling on mainland Madagascar for various team training and organizational needs.
Food, clothes, and basic needs is about $285 a month (17%). Because Nosy Mitsio is an undeveloped island, we also don't have easy access to good nutritional variety. People on Nosy Mitsio eat mostly just rice and seafood and they have no market for food purchases! We have to buy and transport quite a lot of our food from the mainland markets in order to maintain our family's own healthy diets. Because of the rough local environment and the constant walking, we often have to replace or repair our clothes and sandals. And with the salty humid air, so many things in our home constantly corrodes or molds – so this budget helps us to replace items as necessary.
We have $100 (6%) in our budget for communication each month. On a remote island, it's important to maintain contact with the outside world, both for health and safety and also for communication with our sending organizations and our friends, family, and supporters like you. We're relying on solar power and batteries to store electricity for our computer and phones, and we also have a satellite phone we can use in case of emergencies, as Madagascar's cell network doesn't reliably extend to Nosy Mitsio. Much of this budget also goes towards communications while in town, where data over cell networks (the only availability) is quite expensive.
Our transport budget is $80 (5%) a month. Living on a small island means few choices for transport, and so this budget helps cover the costs of boat travel on occasional trips off the island of Nosy Mitsio, and public transport while on mainland Madagascar. A motorized boat has been purchased for use by our team; this transport budget goes towards covering our portion of the fuel and maintenance for the boat. We travel to and from Nosy Mitsio and the mainland about once or twice a month. On the island of Nosy Mitsio itself, our only choice is walking everywhere. When travelling in mainland Madagascar, this budget also pays for travel by the "taxi-brousse" public transport system, where we're literally "rubbing shoulders" with the rest of the Malagasy around us!
Every month we pay about $230 (14%) to a "Team Dues" account to be used by the team we're leading. Each of the other team members also pays the same amount. This fund goes towards all of our activities and expenses as a team, including: expenses for team ministry projects to the local people, safety/emergency equipment, learning materials to be used by the team, occasional retreats/meetings that we take as a team for debriefing, and any other team equipment and resources for our ministry as a team.
We have $190.00 (12%) set aside monthly for our Health/Emergency account. International insurance is currently not feasible due to the very high cost and the difficulty of approving treatment at overseas facilities. We believe having our own savings account for medical expenses (including emergencies) is more effective for us to receive treatment in country (which is much cheaper) when available, and to be med-evac'd to another country for emergency higher-risk procedures. Neighboring African countries and islands (such as South Africa and Réunion) have a high quality of medical care but at significantly lower costs than America and we'll be using them for any more serious medical conditions that might occur (such as when David was born). We already have a good medical/emergency savings account that we've already built up and we plan to continue this fund throughout our years in Madagascar.
All in all, you can see that our general living expenses in Madagascar are quite low, especially compared to those same expenses in other countries. Part of the reason is because of the much lower economy here, but the other reason is because of our lifestyle choices. Our goal throughout the years of our work in Madagascar is to live at or very near the same level as the people we're living among and working with, whether urban or rural – living as they live, with or without electricity or running water or any of the other things we often take for granted as Americans. Jesus was born and lived his life as an average Jew, certainly not a wealthy one. He spoke the local Jewish language and was part of the Jewish culture and community, and through that ministered to the entire world and brought the Kingdom of God to earth. We believe we should also have the same general lifestyle as those we're working for and with, together for the Kingdom of God. For this stage of our work, that means living for years in a village on a remote island with no access to running water, no access to constant electricity, and very limited communications. We're taking some precautions for health and safety concerns that are a little different than the general lifestyle of the island's inhabitants (such as purified water, a nutritious diet and solar-powered communications), but other than those few things, we'll truly be living as the Antakarana people live and in their villages with them.
Another consistent expense in our budget is savings for plane tickets / furlough (21% or $350 a month). To travel round-trip between the US and Madagascar can cost around $3000 a person; very expensive because Madagascar is mostly undeveloped and is not a popular destination. So, although this portion is one of the most expensive, it's necessary so that we can accumulate enough to pay for the extra cost of travel. That way we can visit home every 2 1/2 years or so and maintain contact with our families, friends, churches, and supporters like you!
We also have regular expenses to pay for our residency visas in Madagascar (6% or $100 a month). This is unfortunately a necessity for us as foreigners to live and do ministry in Madagascar. As a developing country, Madagascar is constantly changing their procedures and fees for foreigners (like us) to live and work in Madagascar. This can make the process very frustrating and it means the actual costs fluctuate all the time. However, as we budget this much every month to go towards our visas in Madagascar, it's usually enough to cover the direct and the associated costs for us to submit and process our paperwork and thus be approved by the Madagascar government.
Finally, one more thing that you can see in our budget is labeled "Malagasy Ministry." We know that in order to do our work we'll have to rely on financial contributions we receive from our supporters. But, rather than being receivers only, we want to also be constant givers, and not only of our time and efforts, but our finances as well. Therefore, at least 10% of our budget (or ~$165) each month will be set aside to support the efforts of Malagasy people who are devoting their lives to ministering to their neighbors and fellow countrymen. Most Malagasy people, including Christian workers, have no international connections and their national economy is poor enough that they can rarely receive financial support in-country. So, we're doing what we can to help individual Malagasy people follow the call of God to minister in their own country.
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Ouch. Seems like our speculation hit a sore spot last week, as nearly everyone's ready to take up arms in defense of their opinion on the matter of clone characters. Hardest hit? Luigi, who was both righteously defended for not being a clone of Mario, and then simultaneously insulted for even the possibility of his wielding the Poltergust vacuum in Brawl. If you haven't yet joined in on speculating about Super Smash Bros. Brawl with us, there hasn't been any more fiery time to enter the fray. Check out just a few of this past week's comments here:
SmileyStorm: "Luigi isnt a clone he is like a look a like. a vast majority of his attacks arnt cloned exept for his special moves minus one. he is in a different weight class than mario and all of his A moves are different. Vaccume Luigi is a dumb idea, thats like putting FLUD on mario and calling him a reworked character."
notpuffteamsalt: "Vacuum luigi is really something I'd like to see. It's really something people have to consider. They want regular luigi, but why have that if it's just going to be a green mario??"
Mr.Hero624: "I hate it when people consider Luigi to be a clone of Mario in Melee. The two characters where nothing alike, and anyone who argues that they were, obviously hasn't played with them. Sure on the superficial side, their moves look similar, but they are very very differnt."
Dalex777: " How about Prof. E Gadd. his moves would include the vacuum and f.l.u.d.d. instead of having mario with f.l.u.d.d. and luigi with the vacuum. that would solve everyones problem."
Dalex777 gets the gold this time &#Array; because rather than just agree or disagree, he suggested an alternative that helps keep the speculation going in a new direction. This edition's Reader's Choice goes to everyone's favorite spook-hunting sidekick:
Professor E. Gadd
First Appearance: Luigi's Mansion, GameCube, 2001
Most Recent Appearance: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Nintendo DS, 2005
Wearing ridiculous glasses, speaking total gibberish and having an unhealthy fascination with ghosts, Professor Elvin Gadd is one of the most memorable Mushroom Kingdom characters to have been introduced in recent years. We first met the kooky mad scientist in the GameCube launch title Luigi's Mansion, where he equipped Mario's scaredy-cat of a brother with his vacuum backpack, the Poltergust 3000, as well as the portable vid-screen device, the Game Boy Horror. Gadd's a mastermind of Gaddgets, we come to find out, and his gizmos have shown up since in Super Mario Sunshine (he invented Mario's FLUDD waterpack and Bowser Jr.'s Magic Paintbrush) and the Mario & Luigi role-playing games (where he's known to brew exquisite cups of Koopa coffee). Would he work in Smash? He could certainly be original, basing all of his attacks on different inventions and machines &#Array; he wouldn't even have to fight on foot if he didn't want to, since he could easily be presented piloting some kind of Smash Mech mobile suit created just for the game. More likely, though, would be an appearance by Gadd as an assist trophy. He makes perfect sense in that capacity, appearing briefly on screen and using the Poltergust or the FLUDD for some quick attack. Let's hope for at least that, and for a sound clip of his impeded speech &#Array; yaboo yaboo!
A fair compromise? Could be. But, at the same time, suggesting E. Gadd suggests another new direction. Most fans offering their picks for possible new Smash Brothers have gone back to Nintendo's roots, focusing on characters and franchises that have been around since the 8-bit era, or even before. It's only natural, as Smash Bros. is a game built on a foundation of nostalgia &#Array; and it's hard to be nostalgic for games and characters that aren't yet very old. But what about the rookies? Nintendo's debuted plenty of new stars and series in just the last six years, since Melee came out. Is there a place for characters from Nintendo's new, fresh franchises?
Dr. Lobe
First Appearance: Big Brain Academy, Nintendo DS, 2006
Most Recent Appearance: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, Wii, 2007
E. Gadd's a professor, so why not start here with a fellow professional? The Ph.D.-holding Dr. Lobe resembles nothing so much as a living blob of sentient earwax, clad in glasses and mortarboard, and having just the faintest of Mario-esque moustaches. He administers the Big Brain Academy, an institution of higher learning that accepts applications for new students through, now, both the DS and Wii &#Array; and before you scroll down to post your latest insightful "Smash It Up is teh moronz!!11" comment relating to this suggestion, consider the current state of Nintendo's business. Dr. Lobe may not make the greatest fighter, but it's likely that the company would want to represent its new wave of expanded audience, mass appealing Touch Generations games with some kind of character, stage or item. The brain training games in particular have become hugely popular in Japan. Could some inspiration be drawn from these titles and brought into the Brawl? Or will the good doctor end up staying as nothing more than one of the many collectible Stickers?
First Appearance: Advance Wars, Game Boy Advance, 2001
Most Recent Appearance: Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Nintendo DS, 2005
Nintendo's "Wars" series has been providing players with strategy combat action since the 8-bit era &#Array; in Japan. Here in America, the series was passed over for localization until just six years ago, when Advance Wars arrived on the GBA in the fall of 2001. With it came a fresh-faced young commanding officer named Andy, the default leader for players leaping into the war of Orange Star. Andy's a capable CO, if a bit forgetful at first. But as you progress through the campaigns of Advance Wars, his abilities and leadership grow. He gains the power to call upon his mechanical prowess and execute a Hyper Repair of all of his units at once, and later the further ability to Upgrade those units with additional effectiveness in battle. How would an army commander work in a game more suited to common foot soldiers? It would be interesting to see, but he could certainly build a moveset based on military weapons and high explosives, even calling in a full-on air strike as his Final Smash. And wouldn't you love the chance to drive a tank onto a Smash Bros. battlefield? We've seen weirder at this point, so nothing's out of the question any more.
First Appearance: Golden Sun, Game Boy Advance, 2001
Most Recent Appearance: Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Game Boy Advance, 2003
An adept of the element of earth, Isaac of the land of Weyard is the protagonist and hero of Golden Sun. That game, along with its sequel, The Lost Age, represent one of Nintendo's best, current "what's happening next?" franchises, as rumors continue to circulate about whether or not the series will see any further installments. Fans have even gone so far as to create online hoaxes pointing to a third edition, in hopes of generating renewed interest &#Array; could a Brawl appearance by a popular series character serve the same purpose? Isaac looks like just another young warrior with a sword, but gamers who've played through both GS titles know he holds much more potential than just wielding a bladed weapon &#Array; he's a master of psynergy, a kind of magic that allows him to command natural life, plants and the ground itself. Characters exist in the lineup already who base their fighting style on fire, water and wind &#Array; a Brawler of tremors, quakes and overgrown foliage would be unique to see. Also a possibility? Felix, a fellow adept of earth who took over the role of primary leader in The Lost Age.
The Elite Beat Agents
First Appearance: Elite Beat Agents, Nintendo DS, 2006
Most Recent Appearance: Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, Nintendo DS, 2007
Motivation! Inspiration! Song sensations! The Elite Beat Agents are a special operative force of undercover government spies whose job is it to offer you encouragement in the midst of a crisis. These wacky Men in Black heroes are the Americanized version of the Ouendan male cheerleaders from the game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, which was being imported at such a huge rate that Nintendo of America had to take notice and adapt the concept for our audience. Their game was critically acclaimed when it arrived last year, even garnering our DS Game of the Year award for 2006 &#Array; so could that popularity bring them into the world of Smash? It should, because the Agents are Nintendo's most natural and fitting characters to serve as an Assist to a fighting fighter. That's their normal function &#Array; they show up in the background and cheer on whoever's having trouble in their own game, so why not do the same here? If you're fairing poorly in battle, you could summon the Agents' assist trophy and have them arrive to clap, dance and motivate you &#Array; perhaps boosting your offensive and defensive capabilities for a short time. Brilliant!
Captain Olimar
First Appearance: Pikmin, GameCube, 2001
Most Recent Appearance: Pikmin 2, GameCube, 2004
We've saved the best for last. By far one of the most likely and most requested recent year heroes is Olimar, Captain of Hocotate Freight, star of the Pikmin games. The first Pikmin title arrived on store shelves the very same day as Super Smash Bros. Melee back in 2001, and it was a shame it didn't come a little earlier &#Array; Smash fans have seen the potential in this shortstack spaceman now for years. Olimar doesn't do much fighting himself, of course. He's more the player's means of interaction with the legions of Pikmin plant warriors &#Array; using his whistle to get their attention, plucking them out of the ground, throwing them into battle. Any appearance by Olimar in Smash Bros would have to see him relying heavily on Pikmin for back-up, and that's fine with us. What's interesting, though, is that in the wake of the Pokemon Trainer announcement there's really two different ways Olimar could be realized. The first is battling directly himself, and using Pikmin for support while right in the middle of the action. The other, like the Pokemon Trainer, would see Olimar himself standing on the sidelines and just directing swarms of Pikmin characters in combat &#Array; high-jumping Yellows, poisonous Whites, plump and burly Purples. Like the fans have realized since 2001, there's a ton of potential with Olimar &#Array; and he's got to be a near guarantee to appear. A trophy of him did make the cut back in Melee, too, which adds even more to his likelihood. Let's cross our fingers for the Captain.
Can you beat the comment total from last week? Will you be just as fired up in debating Andy and Isaac as you were in defending the noncloneness of the Man in Green? We'll find out when you make known your opinion by leaving your comments below with the "Add Comment" feature, or by visiting our Smash Bros. message board. The most creative and interesting comments &#Array; and, by the way, those that help keep the speculation flowing &#Array; will make the cut for the upcoming sixth installment edition of Smash It Up!. Keep it up!


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The spicy and tangy aroma of clove oranges fills the air in my home every winter with this lovely scent of the season. My mother began the tradition when my brother and I were children. We would sit at the kitchen island in front of a pile of bright, fresh oranges and a bowl of cloves with Christmas carols playing over the stereo. The activity is fun, simple and a wonderful tradition for the family to enjoy.
The secret to making a clove orange is to not hold back! Use as many cloves as you want and create fanciful decorations on the orange's surface. No design is too simple or too ornate. Our oranges sport snowflakes, nativity stars, christmas trees, stripes, checkered patterns and circles. You know you have done it correctly if your thumbs are red, pricked and sore by the end of the activity. (Tip: you may want to give younger children rubber kitchen gloves or a thimble to insulate their thumbs).
We always display our creations in a fancy bowl or upon a cake stand or holiday plate in rooms throughout the home. You may not want to put the oranges on delicate surfaces, such as wood or even plastic, because the oranges may ooze a little. A large bowl of clove oranges graces the dining room cabinet, and every meal we are reminded of the reason for the season and our cherished time spent together this time of year.
Oranges have a special meaning in my family; I have fond memories of my dad sharing his orange slices with me, and they always appeared in our stockings come Christmas morning. Now that we are living in Hawaii, in a balmy 84 degree paradise surrounded by sunshine and beaches, it is too easy to forget the calendar and seasons. It is the little things like this that remind us of our family traditions back home in snowy Chicago and cold Houston.


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WESHTATA, Libya - Libyan rebel forces massed for an attack on one of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi's last bastions Sunday night, as their effort to negotiate the surrender of the desert town of Bani Walid broke down.
"From my side, negotiations are finished," the rebels' chief negotiator, Abdullah Kanshil, told reporters at the site of earlier roadside talks with tribal elders from the town. "They said they don't want to talk, they are threatening everyone who moves. They are putting snipers on high-rise buildings and inside olive groves. They have a big fire force."
The town of 60,000 people, 104 miles southeast of Tripoli, has no electricity, water or fresh food and is desperately short of medical supplies, officials said. Rebels had offered to bring in ambulances, doctors and supplies, but they insisted their fighters had to enter the town at the same time, a condition tribal elders did not accept.
Col. Ahmed Bani, spokesman for Libya's new Defense Ministry, told al-Jazeera on Sunday night the town would be "liberated" in hours but added that he hoped people in Bani Walid would rise up to greet anti-Gadhafi forces, as happened in Tripoli.
In the capital, the rebels' Transitional National Council announced plans to integrate 3,000 rebel fighters into the police force and find training and civilian jobs for others.
That move may partly be a reflection of the fact that many members of the Gadhafi-era police force have yet to respond to an appeal to return to work, apparently fearing retribution. But mainly it is an attempt to find roles for many excited young men with guns who could otherwise destabilize the country.
"They will give up their weapons," said interim Interior Minister Ahmad Darat. "It's just a matter of time and organization."
At the same time, though, the fighting is not over. In the town of Tarhouna outside Tripoli, fighters in pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine guns, left a military camp for Bani Walid on Sunday morning ready for battle.
"We're going into the red fire. If we die, we die," they sang, as they paused by the side of the road. Then, a little more optimistically, they continued: "No clashes, no tanks, we'll beat them by saying the name of God."
Fighters approached Bani Walid from Tripoli and Misrata, to the northeast, and were camped about 10 miles outside the town. The advance had met little resistance, with the Misrata group overrunning two abandoned military camps.
The rebels had extended a surrender deadline more than once, their caution driven by military, as well as political, concerns.
The people of Bani Walid have a reputation of being heavily armed, and a forced entry could cost many lives. In addition, many of the anti-Gadhafi fighters are members of the Warfala tribe that dominates Bani Walid, and some have relatives there.
Commanders say there are convincing reports that Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam fled the town Saturday after attending the funeral of his younger brother Khamis, a military commander who was ambushed and killed on his way to Bani Walid last month. But Kanshil said he believed two other sons, as well as former government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim, were still there.
Members of the Transitional National Council have said Gadhafi may have passed through Bani Walid since fleeing Tripoli last month. While his whereabouts remain unknown, most people here think it unlikely that Gadhafi is in his hometown of Sirte.
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The retirement of UNC Pembroke's Assistant Police Chief and Captain Larry McNeill signals the end of an era of campus law enforcement that spanned 35 years.
"I've worked for four chancellors," said Capt. McNeill. "When I started, the school was small enough that I used to know almost every student on a first-name basis."
Capt. McNeill, who was responsible for day-to-day operations of UNCP's Police Department, retired December 31 with a total of 40 years in law enforcement. A one-year term as president of the Robeson County Executive Law Enforcement Association will keep him in the game at least through 2008.
"I will keep my certification, and if needed, I'll be around," he said.
The long-time fixture of campus law enforcement was also re-elected recently to his 5th term as a Pembroke town councilman. His explanation for a successful career in law enforcement should be heeded by any person considering putting on the uniform.
"It's not about the shiny badge or the uniform," Capt. McNeill said. "You have to love it, and you have to want to help people."
A native of the Lowes community near Pembroke, McNeill was attracted to law enforcement at an early age.
"I became interested in law enforcement in high school," he said. "I started hanging around the Pembroke Police Department and the officers."
That landed Capt. McNeill a part-time job on the town's police force that became a full-time job before landing a job at the University.
The assistant chief has seen many changes in campus law enforcement. When he started, University police were classified as "company police" and worked under the North Carolina Attorney General.
"Better training of police has been one of the biggest changes I've seen," Capt. McNeill said. "We go by the book these days."
Growth of the University is another big change. He was one of four officers on campus in the early 1970s and would pull the night shift alone.
Today, there are 13 sworn officers on campus and approximately 100 video cameras keeping an eye on things.
"I feel like I'm leaving a great University and a great department," Capt. McNeill said. "From Chancellor Meadors on down, there are a lot of people who care about students safety and support our department.
"Making students feel safe on campus and maintaining mutual trust is the most important thing," he said.
The one thing Capt. McNeill feels best about?
"Football," he said without hesitation. "I'm glad I got to see the excitement that football has brought to campus before I retired."
What got him through a career that included some long nights and bad weather was "faith and family," he said.
"I thank God for my wife Glenda, who always supported me," Capt. McNeill said. "I have four great children too in Matt, Nicole, Fallon and Julian."
Besides his town council duties, Capt. McNeill is very active in the Pembroke community. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Lumber River Council of Governments and U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre's Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. He is also a rotating deacon of the Berea Baptist Church in Pembroke.
"Above all, I will continue to be a strong supporter of the University in our community," he said.


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Nato Protest
It was a Sunny May Day on the day that I went to Grant Park to protest NATO. Police and the media were making a big deal of things and warning people not to go downtown because of the gridlock that would inevitably occur due to the protest and the transport of the NATO conference members. While people were warned away, it did strike me as funny as I walked through the Loop and saw almost nothing open. I will grant that the protest that I attended was on a Sunday and many places in the Loop don't open but this was like a ghost town. There was one business that I saw open as I walked to the park from where I parked my bike (I parked my bike outside the Loop in the event that things did get bad so I wouldn't have to worry about it). The one open business was a Starbucks and it was doing a bang up business with everyone. While there were many issues people had (and many protests), the focus of the protest that I attended was one of peace. There was going to be a ceremony at the end of the march in which many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan were going to "return" their medals. As a veteran of the first Gulf War, I agree very strongly with this and I wanted to go to stand in solidarity with them.
While I am a veteran of the Navy who served during the first Gulf War, I am also a pacifist. So why does a pacifist join the Navy (or the military in general? I can't speak for all pacifists but I joined in order to help myself pay for college. I joined during peace time (even though we were at the end of the Cold War) and from what I could see, it didn't look like we were going to see any action. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, I hoped that things could be worked out peacefully and I was very disappointed when the fighting started. I was on an LPD, an auxiliary ship with no offensive weapons but carried Marines and their landing craft so they could make an amphibious landing if it was necessary. While our mission was to stand off the coast threateningly, we did not do a landing. That does not mean that we didn't have any casualties or have to deal with a constant threat level. In any case, we made it through and I finished my service in 1992 at a time when it seemed that we were reducing our military size. This, I thought, was a very good thing. I am proud of my service but I think that our military has become too active. I have been somewhat active in the anti-war movement for many years. I have been to many protests although I have only been arrested once. Getting arrested has never been a goal for me for any of the protests that I have attended although after having it happened, I am not afraid to risk it. I do let friends and family know that there is a risk that I may be arrested so if they don't hear from me to start looking.
The protest was to start at Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park. When I arrived (just before 10 am when events were to start), there was a line of media trucks parked at the curb and a bunch of people ready for the event. There were some police there but it wasn't overwhelming. The veterans were, for the most part, gathered as a group across the street from the music shell. The schedule of events had two hours of music (including Tom Morello from Rage against the Machine as The Nighwatchman) followed by a series of speakers and then the march at the end of which there would be a ceremony where the veterans would introduce themselves, explain why they were there, and why they were giving up their medals. It was supposed to be very peaceful if dissident in it's view point. There were some black bloc anarchists there so it was obvious to me that there was going to be some conflict although I was going to try to avoid that if possible.
The program started and it was pretty nice even if they did have sound issues in the beginning. The musicians played a variety of styles although it was all basically protest music. Because of the sound issues, a few of the musicians did their songs via mic check (using the crowd as their microphone) and Tom Morello took it one step further and joined the veterans (who had joined the crowd). After the musicians came the speakers and there were many speakers. There were many issues addressed but it all essentially came down to the idea that the money spent on military actions by NATO and their individual countries could be spent better elsewhere. Along the same lines is the same idea that because so much money is spent on the military, the powers that be feel obligated to use it much more often than is actually necessary (If your only tool is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail). And collateral damage is much more than those people that are injured and killed in an actual battle setting.
The speakers ended and the people lined up for the march. For the most part, this was fine but the black bloc wanted to try to make a rush at McCormick Place where the conference was being held so they made a push to get to the front but they were kept back. From where I was walking, things stayed pretty peaceful for the journey to the end of the march. I heard later that there were a few clashes between the black bloc and the police who were lining the route but I didn't see it. The march ended about 1/2 a mile from McCormick Place and the veterans did their thing. To me, it was very moving. It reminded me of videos I have seen of the Viet Nam protest in 1971 in which the VVAW (including future Sen. John Kerry) gave their medals back on the steps of Congress. At the end, they did ask people to leave peacefully which most people were happy to do. There was, however, the black bloc group that might have numbered 100 people that shouted "NATO is east" after the police gave us the option of leaving to the west or the south. These people were kids, probably late teens to mid-20s for the most part, who were simply looking for trouble and wanted to be contrary. While I don't fault the police for their actions against these people (for the most part), I have to wonder what the black bloc would have done if they hadn't faced any resistance.
My journey home was uneventful although it was a long walk back to my bike. It would have been possible to take the el back to the Loop but when I left my house I decided to pack light and didn't bring anything with me in the event that things would have gone bad and I would have been arrested. I didn't want to risk losing my money and I didn't think there was a point to having my ID on me because when I did get arrested and I did have my ID, the police still got my name wrong (I was named Kenneth Gary Grice). I did joke with my friends later that it might have been better to have been arrested because the police station that they brought the arrestees to was within walking distance of my house. At the end of the day, I was tired, sunburned, and gratified that I was able to go out and stand with people who believe like I do that war is not the answer.


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Martyn Williams believes that Wales have nothing to lose as they take on South Africa and New Zealand in a daunting summer schedule.
Wales round off their season with a showdown against the Springboks in Cardiff and a two-Test series against the All Blacks, with head coach Warren Gatland taking no prisoners in his quest to expose his young squad to the toughest challenges available in the world game.
Williams has been rested for the Tests with a view to next year's Rugby World Cup but he has tipped his rival for the No.7 jersey, 21-year-old Sam Warburton, to benefit greatly from a meeting with All Black skipper Richie McCaw.
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"They're champing at the bit, the younger boys who are going," he said. "There's still a lot of experience in there, the backbone will still be Lions players who toured last year. They'll throw in a few youngsters as well who'll get their first big games against the Tri-Nations. It'll just add to the depth of our squad come November."
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
I join the advisory of Appcelerator
For those of you that know Ben Sabrin, JBoss' employee #1, Ben has also decided to come out of the retirement/professional gambling to work there as head of sales and business development. The company is headed by Jeff Haynie, someone I had got to know from the Atlanta entrepreneur community and who was an early contributor to JBoss in the 2001-2002 timeframe.
Jeff and colleagues have been doing the consulting thing for a while and have realized that the state of the tools to build RIA on top of SOA is still in flux. To speed up their own development they have developed a collection of AJAX widgets that send messages to server side libraries over JSON and map calls back to Java, Ruby, Python, PHP or .NET.
They quickly assembled the composite applications in their consulting jobs. No need to redeploy anything on the server-side during development since this is purely web browser based. As developers they liked the mock-object/message approach and resulting separation of server and client teams.
Their client saw in 6 mo results they initially projected would take a year and a half. Our friends saw goodness out of this and decided to build a product.
They also decided to go open source, full open source. The client widgets and the server libraries, across runtimes, are distributed under the GPL and can be found here.
But this is a crowded space is probably the first thought that crossed your mind. So what sets these guys apart?
1- First of all, 100% Open Source. No one else in the space is 100% OSS. Oh sure, everyone is a little open source, and everyone talks a good talk as a result. Take Adobe. The truth is that you can't get anything done with the OSS bits unless you pay a bunch of money for proprietary products. Bait and switch, or ramp-up, is how this business model is known. It is not 100% open source, by definition of bait and switch. Laszlo, as another example for those familiar with the company and the project, again gains and suffers from the schizophrenia of having 2 different competing products.
2- Client Side Open Standards for RIA: compared to Adobe, where Flex is its own proprietary environment and language, Appcelerator widgets are AJAX, DHTML, speak JSON and support open client web-browser standards.
3- Multiple runtime support for SOA: Appcelerator architecture is message based, multiple back end implementation are supported. JBoss and Spring are supported. If you do Rails, it is supported as well. PHP, .NET and Python are all supported via native libraries. You get the picture, web-services can be written in any language, that is the promise of SOA.
4- Message based methodology: With this architecture there is an "agile" methodology bonus as described above in that client and server are truly separated at development time. You don't need to deploy something on the server each time you test your interface. Where you need to cycle wars in java, you use mock objects in the browser development. No throw-away code. What uses the mock messages with is the code you will use once you switch mock objects to live objects.
And finally, what sets them apart, at least for me, is that they are friends and a group of my favorite peoples. So let's go, I will be helping with as much visibility as I can bring them, mainly PR and this blog. They will need visibility. I am helping with messaging a bit, I am helping with the business model a bit but really all I do is listen to them and what they do and then repeat to them what they told me. This advisory thing is easy when the people in front of you know what they are doing. I will also help Nolan, the co-founder and their technologist focused on their Open Source effort and coach him as he launches his project in OSS. Nolan is a smart and driven technologist, typically the kind that succeeds in Open Source.
Some people are quick to point out that RIA frameworks are a dime a dozen. I view the crowdedness as proof positive there is no clear winner. Now that SOA has been adopted to various degrees, people are looking for ways to quickly build RIA for SOA. The timing is right for another attempt at RIA on SOA. And they are doing it right with portable clients, portable servers, message based methodology and 100% OSS.
15 comments:
- Bill Pyne said...
Congratulations Marc. It sounds like you've done your homework on the product and are excited about it. Just don't shirk your blogging responsibilities: I get a lot of amusement in your (collective "your") posts.
- December 12, 2007 at 10:09:00 AM PST
Really exciting Marc, wish you all the best for your new endeavour.
- December 12, 2007 at 10:14:00 AM PST
- oogifu said...
And with you on board, the project will also get more visibility.
Proof #1: I'll test Appcelerator on a project tomorrow ;-)
- December 12, 2007 at 12:37:00 PM PST
- Bill said...
Yeah, i really like the idea of stateless servers too. Read this awhile back:
And this appcelerator stuff fits right in with these thoughts.
- December 12, 2007 at 2:52:00 PM PST
- Marcf said...
Yes, I hope it brings some visibility. It is fun working with the press again. I missed that a little bit. Blogging is a different business. Some I knew from the past. Some were new. It is fun being treated like you are someone. That's also nice. I go around mumbling something along the lines of "SOA has been berry berry good to me!" and nod approvingly. I laugh.
- December 12, 2007 at 8:38:00 PM PST
- Wayt said...
I take it this means you have run out of mountains to ski! It's good to see a big winner and a natural leader get back in the game again. Admit it: it's addictive, and you miss the high.
- December 12, 2007 at 9:15:00 PM PST
- douglas dooley said...
I don't get the the attraction to a non-runtime, but understand this is a potential stepping stone toward a more integrated platform...ultimately if this gives u an office, the market, industry, whatever is better off 4 it...
But I would suggets u use your well-earned credibility for initiatives that challenge more than Adobe, and go affter Mule, Iona, Cape Clear, and the rest of the SOA crowd who think that an app server was a terrible thing to waste on your talents...
If u really want to make this SOA thing stick, it will be beyond the development end, and more 4 deployment where BEA is making people think they r relevant again...
btw, appcelerator.org is slow...please fix that with your re-newed interest...
- December 12, 2007 at 9:32:00 PM PST
- Anil Saldhana said...
Do what you do best.. Glad that you got into the groove again. :)
- December 12, 2007 at 9:36:00 PM PST
- Marcf said...
run out of mountains to ski? Are you kidding me? This season is going to be big. Next stop: VAIL!
- December 13, 2007 at 12:03:00 AM PST
- GrOG said...
Congrats, Marc! Glad to see you back in the fray.
- December 14, 2007 at 12:59:00 PM PST
- Jean-Luc said...
Good for you, I knew you couldn't play those games forever!
No FLA for XMAS for us this year, just NYC.
Hope to see you again next year!
Regards from Shanghai,
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- December 17, 2007 at 4:25:00 PM PST
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- December 17, 2007 at 4:25:00 PM PST
Congrats, great moves!
I have recently adopted the concept of "crowdsourcing" in my vocabulary and was wondering if you saw Appcelerator apps taking off in that space?
I also wanted to bring to your attentiion two of my most favorite technologies, in hopes that Appcelerator can "talk" their language.
That would be Grails and the HyperCard language HyperTalk.
For the latter I can envision the "on" HTML attribute supporting something in the lines of openCard, openStack, and so forth. I can also see interesting crowdsourcing development with embedded "cards" that live across hosts but driven by applications using the "div" tag and the "http" service built into Appcelerator.
I hope this doesn't sound too crazy?
- January 10, 2008 at 4:59:00 PM PST
- trevor said...
Hi, my name is Trevor and i am with Appcelerator. I read your article and am pleased to see that you have known about Appcelerator from the start and that you are an open source guy. Appcelerator would be obliged to send you a t-shirt and wrist band. It would be great if you could send me you mailing address and i will make sure that you get you apparel.
Thank you from Trevor and Appcelerator
- January 6, 2009 at 7:24:00 PM PST


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