The Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technologies (OT) in Smart Buildings are essential to make hybrid work safer and better for people and better for the planet. The importance ofcontinues to increase as a growing percentage of consumers rate how "green" organizations are as a factor in whether they want to work for them or buy products from them.
Smart = Sustainable, Simple, and Safe
A key element of environmental sustainability is reducing an organization's carbon footprint, especially in terms of energy consumption in buildings. Smart buildings can support a more sustainable hybrid work experience on campus by efficiently powering IoT and OT devices with Power over Ethernet (PoE) and continuously adapting building environments by automating management of lights, shades, and HVAC based on changing occupancy, weather, and time of year.
Smart building updates like these can have a significant impact on energy consumption and result in significant operational cost savings. Ideally, these benefits are achieved without creating a separate and independent network for smart building management by converging IoT and OT with the enterprise network in a simple, secure manner that provides end-to-end visibility, monitoring, and management from a single pane of glass. Wi-Fi, Zigbee, and BLE enabled environmental sensors can use the same access points to join the enterprise network yet be segmented from corporate traffic to maintain security policies.
Smart buildings are an important part of the future of hybrid work and driving wireless use cases in the coming years. Operational resources like printers, lights, shades, cameras, screens, HVAC, doors, and vending machines will be integrated through converged IT and OT networks, with a building's operational technology interconnected and managed by the IT network.
The most compelling part of this approach are the new levels of automation that will make managing buildings be easier while at the same time driving down operational costs. In fact, by tracking people and their real-world work patterns through artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML), the smart building will learn to manage itself.
Instead of just maintaining a temperature range, reimagine the thermostat. You probably already have a smart home thermostat, programmable and monitored from your smart phone. Imagine a building with thousands of these in workspaces, galleries, and conference rooms. They all interact with other sensors to detect the density of people in rooms and adjust the temperature, airflow, shades, and lighting accordingly.
Smart buildings will also simplify our hybrid work experience. The same IoT capabilities that conserve energy can also be used to make work more frictionless. For example, people can get real-time availability of meeting rooms and other office resources and services through Cisco DNA Spaces. A smart system can "know" when a large group of people is going to meet and turn on the HVAC ten minutes earlier to cool down the room to prepare for the incoming crowd.
With the unknown ebb and surge of the pandemic, there is ongoing work to make hybrid work experience safer. The number of people at a location will need to comply with health guidelines to reduce the risk of contact during outbreaks. And should people exceed room safety capacity, the system can search for a larger available space. Hot desking and room scheduling can become touchless experiences, and space planning and optimization can be automated. A smart building that can track who has used a meeting room can help with contact tracing if there is an incident. It can also assess when a common space needs to be sanitized depending on the count of people who have used the space over time.
This gives organizations a way to help assure safety. The workforce feels more productive when they know their employer has their safety in mind and can demonstrate it in a tangible manner. With so many workers concerned about the safety of "return to office", being able to implement more robust wellbeing measures than a competitor can help increase retention and be an advantage in the hunt for talent. For example, it's possible to use data collected from cameras and sensors to continuously assess the number of workers in a building. Once capacity is reached, the system can send alerts to the "at home" workforce to not come into the building that day before they embark on an arduous commute. Talk about technology saving time, pollution, and frustration.
Smart buildings have the potential for many exciting use cases. Greater flexibility enables the workspace to adapt as the needs change. Greater automation gives more control. More control increases agility to respond. Increased agility leads to a better workforce experience and significant operational cost savings.
To capture this value, however, requires a modern network infrastructure that is software-defined and flexible. It also needs an ecosystem of partners who can figure out new ways to use all the telemetry and data from IoT sensors being collected.
Smart at Scale
So how can Cisco help? Currently, Cisco has ~50% market share of switching and Wi-Fi equipment covering many organizations worldwide. Between access points, controllers, and switches, Cisco represents a significant part of many organizations' infrastructure. And Cisco has the technology-such as DNA Spaces, Universal Power over Ethernet on Catalysts switches with the densest 90Watt PoE in the industry, intelligent cameras and sensors by Meraki, and Smart Building Solutions-to leverage the infrastructure to make buildings smarter on a massive scale.
For example, Cisco top of the linehave environmental sensors built in, so there is no need to duplicate devices in many areas. In secure or high-traffic areas, it may be better to have dedicated motion, environmental, and that automatically send alerts and telemetry to Cisco management consoles such as DNA Center and Meraki Cloud Dashboard. It's all about planning and choice when creating a smart building environment.
To unify the multitude of smart building devices into a coherent platform, IT can run theIoT Gateway as a container application in Cisco Catalyst 9000 switches to interpret and normalize telemetry from all the various endpoints in a smart building ecosystem-IoT sensors, asset tags, occupancy sensors, and environmental tracking devices-feeding the information to DNA Spaces for monitoring and control. This gives both IT and OT teams one central view of building operations.
Cisco partners are developing applications to leverage the data collected in DNA Spaces to provide organizations with greater insight into how their smart building operations work. In fact, DNA Spaces has an entireof applications that organizations can quickly put into operation. To make an analogy, consider that your home network is probably centered around a hub from Google, Apple, or Amazon to make it easier to connect everything in the home, from multiple vendors, and consolidate device management through a single application. Cisco is doing exactly this in support of the hybrid workplace. Rather than developing different silos for each smart building application and device, Cisco is focusing on integration to support use cases experiences. And we've built our technology in a way that provides smart building functionality while protecting Enterprise security and reliability.
Most organizations with a Cisco network don't need to bring in new infrastructure to take advantage of smart building capabilities, the smart infrastructure they need is already in place and just waiting to be put to work.
In the fifth post of this series, we'll look at Reimagining IT for Managing Enterprise Networks.
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To: Cyan Worlds, Whomever it may concern, be they Executives, Historians, or Programmers.
From: (Calum Traveler)
Subject: Dear Cyan – A dream to whomever it may concern.
I write to you today simply to just get my words off of my chest. My only request is that you share this with whomever may still be involved with the URU project, and if you feel that more should hear this, spread it along.
As one who has had to study the history of the in-game Cavern for a while now, I’ve had to re-tell the same events over and over again and at one point things just start to click into place. I’m a simple person, I’ve lived a simple, happy life, relatively free of Strife, part of which I credit to the Myst Series, which I’ve grown up with
I’ve come to see URU as more than just a game- It’s my home. I’ve grown up with this Cavern, and the ages, and everything that is a part of the Myst franchise. And I’ve grown to see the in-story history for what it is and what it can be. And at the moment, I’m seeing nothing but history repeating.
At the moment, many explorers feel that we aren’t retaining crowds like we should, they feel that we aren’t getting the changes necessary to keep the Cavern Alive. At the time of writing, the CavCon meter is at level 3, having come down from 4.
I’m not one of those people who nay-say doom and claim that URU is dying- On the contrary. I see that the cavern still lives and breaths, gaining new life every day. When I see the Cavern- When I see D’ni- I see not a digital world, I see life, waiting to bloom. I see a bird, waiting to spread its wings.
To be fair, I can see where you, at Cyan, are coming from when you’ve done some of your more recent things. You, at your very base, are a company just trying to make even. I can let some things slide with this in mind…But currently there’s one thing- just a suggestion, nothing more- that I would like to address.
I recently saw the movie Footloose, and one of it’s central themes was letting go of what was important- to have the trust that the teens of the town would do what they knew was right. The other theme was Change, and accepting it. As we’ve no doubt seen many times in the past, both of these have shown up in URU’s history.
What I’ve come to talk to you today is something simple, plain, and honest. I don’t mean to be degrading, I don’t mean to be demeaning, I don’t even mean to be cruel. This is just how I feel about things at the moment, and I think you should at least hear what someone whose very life has been tied up to this game at the seams has to say.
I feel like- at the moment- Cyan Worlds is treating the fans of URU like children who do not have the trust they deserve. I feel, like as in the movie I mentioned before, that Cyan Worlds has been trying to keep us from Dancing freely, to have the choices to do what we want to do naturally.
In story, I feel like the DRC have seen this point, having taken Yeesha’s Journey, and having seen even more things than we have seen. In story, you’ve set up the DRC as simply Explorers now, just like the rest of us, only with slightly better access and understanding of things. In story, the DRC have left us on our own, unsupervised beyond a few watchful eyes.
In reality, I feel like we are being kept back- and I know many others feel the same way. Over the years since MOUL1’s closure, we’ve lost fans. Plenty of brilliantly minded, charming, and innovative people have left this community feeling scorned, wronged, and personally attacked by those they looked up to and respected. (I don’t need to mention their names, you know who they are.) It sickens me to see all the others who have remained despite these losses, and have become bitter over it. It saddens me to see those who still cling on to the past, hoping to see things become as they once were, even though that doing such is hurting the community and the desert bird longing to fly that I now see URU as being.
Many feel this way- and the damage, sadly, has already been done. We may never see those who have been wronged return to the game at large, and it makes my gut feel as if a knife has been twisted inside of it at knowing that the games I’ve grown up with have caused such pain and misery. So Cyan, think of me what you will for writing this letter- be it a vengeful traitor, a solemn hypocrite, a crazy inventor, a dreaming child, an insane ranter- but let it be said that I don’t rightly care what anyone thinks of me.
I am writing this letter because I want you to know how I stand on things. Whether my thoughts be wrong or not. This is just how I feel on things. So, I’m just going to get on with it.
Cyan, I dreamed a dream. A dream of a cavern that had no restrictions, a cavern that had an ever changing environment- new ages, new discoveries, constant explorations of things that were thought impossible. And all of it started by a bird being released from its cage by its caring parents.
Metaphor or not, I see these parents holding onto their child for a lifetime too long, and not realizing how much pain it caused their child to be held back by the back of their shirt collar. Make of my ramblings what you will…But I hold onto this dream. A dream of a Christmas Kahlo, a dream of Bahro and explorers dancing together on the rooftops of some unknown part of D’ni, a dream of a life not spent wondering of ‘what-if’s and ‘could-have-been’s.
I dream of a desert bird, flying freely through the air, ignoring even a raging storm’s wind and weather, simply enjoying the feeling of just flying.
I dream that on the day that the cage is truly opened… That the bird can fly free with out harm.
To end this, I think I should quote an old adage…
If you love something, release it, and if it returns, you know it will love you back.
Peace to you, Movers of great things. May good tailwinds follow you in your endeavors.
——–Life Long Explorer, Self-taught Historian, and Patient Dreamer.

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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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MILITARY/PEACE CORPS PERSONNEL AND DEPENDENTS
To view Louisiana Statutes: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
R. S. 32:412F
R. S. 32:420D
The Louisiana driver's license of members of the Armed Forces/Peace Corps and their dependents who serve outside of Louisiana shall remain valid for sixty days after discharge, provided the license was valid upon entrance to service and not expired, suspended, or revoked. The driver's license will be expired/delinquent on the 61st day after discharge. The last license issued and proof of discharge shall be accepted to renew the driver's license.
This provision shall also apply to a Commercial Driver's License (CDL Class A/B/C); however, the license shall only be valid for Class "E" operation when used for nonmilitary purposes and while the licensee is still a full-time member of said armed forces and for not more than sixty days after discharge. At the time the licensee comes in for a renewal, they shall not be charged a delinquent fee. The only test that will be required is the Hazardous Materials test which is required for all CDL holders at renewal if they wish to retain their HazMat endorsement.
NOTE: Louisiana does not recognize any type of "commercial" license issued by the military. If you have a question as to the authenticity or acceptability of a particular license, contact the Help Desk.
All renewal applications requesting driver licenses for Military/Peace Corps personnel and their dependents who are stationed out-of-state or overseas must be sent to the OMV Headquarters for processing. The address is OMV Headquarters, Attn: CDL Help Desk, P.O. Box 64886, Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4886.
OUT OF STATE MILITARY PERSONNEL DEPENDENTS STATIONED IN LOUISIANA (R.S. 32:404C):
- A resident who is the dependent of any person on active duty with the Armed Forces and stationed within Louisiana, but who is domiciled in another state and has in his immediate possession both a valid license issued to him by his home state and a current military dependent identification card shall be exempt from obtaining a Louisiana driver’s license during the period of residency with the supporting member of the Armed Forces while stationed in Louisiana.
- Dependents must comply with the normal renewal procedures of their home state.
MILITARY LICENSE ONLY - FOR AN APPLICANT WHO NEVER HAD/DOES NOT HAVE ANY "STATE" ISSUED DRIVER'S LICENSE -
- Military personnel who possess only a military license and who have never had a state issued license will be exempt from the 14 hour pre-licensing course.
- However, the applicant must complete and pass all required written tests and road skills tests.
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Suits Cabinet Width:350mm
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2 x KC30SCD Bins stacked in one cabinet to create a 4 bucket waste and recycling solution. The 2 units can fit within a 720mm cabinet height, allowing a 16mm shelf between units - see dimensioned image.
Waste & organics/food scraps can fit in the top 2 bins, recycling can be separated in the lower 2 bins. 60L total storage, in a 350mm wide cabinet.
*Bench Overhang Clearance - The KC30SCD has been designed with over extension drawer runners which allow for a bench overhang of up to 35mm, allowing the back bucket to come clear independent of the front bucket. If more bench overhang clearance is required, please mount the bin lower in the cabinet. Metal Gauge - 1.0mm zinc treated steel for strength and powder coated for durability.
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AUS Patent No: 2004240179
NOTE: The Hideaway Compact range is designed for residential use and is not recommended for commercial applications. Its use in this application will void the warranty.
Because Hideaway Bins are made in New Zealand, replacement parts are readily available and simple to order. Availability will depend on the age of your unit. Contact us for more information.
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Bring home a magical menagerie and throw a party that you will be talking about for years to come! From garlands to mobiles, this collection of gifts and decorations will add something special.
This season, our inspiration has been the paper and all the ways you can be inventive with this versatile material. This theme has informed a specially selected range of products and books.
Discover the splendour of spring and bring cheer to your friends and family with this selection of little treats. Featuring favourite florals by our Academicians.

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On Nov. 17, Renzie Lamb, a long-time coach, mentor and role model to the College community, passed away.
On Saturday, wrestling traveled to Rochester, New York to take part in the 53rd annual RIT Wrestling Invitational. This year’s tournament featured 16 different teams from across the region.
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On Oct. 29, several members of the faculty sent out a petition calling for the College to adopt the Chicago Statement on Principles of Free Expression, originally released by the University of Chicago in July 2012.
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Tucked away in North Adams, Trail House seems fairly nondescript from the outside with its cottage-esque exterior. But upon entering, I was greeted by fairy lights, Christmas decorations and the sound of laughter.
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The College is currently investigating two instances of vandalism in Paresky that occurred over Thanksgiving Break. On Saturday morning, Nov.
For all of the value that an elite liberal arts college can bring to a remote area, there is an inevitable tension created by the presence of a wealthy institution of higher education like the College in a region that is, on average, neither particularly wealthy nor highly educated. Such an institution can either be an asset to the local community or a focal point of resentment and symbol of division.

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Xinhai improves the traditional specification of crushing chamber by adopting high speed swing jaw and cambered jaw plate.
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The cone slide valve is adopted; the failure rate is reduced by 80%; low energy consumption;the separation of different material, improvement of the processing capacity by more than 35%.
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Apr 18, 2017 The inclined conveyor belt with Watt Drive technology transports the That makes Erzberg the largest iron ore surface mine in central Europe.
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A proposal by the Austrian government to stop participating in the European Union’s fake refugee “redistribution plan” has been rejected as illegal by the EU and by the leader of by the government’s alliance partner.
Reports that Austria had already withdrawn from the program are however incorrect, as Kern himself confirmed this week, telling the Handelsblatt newspaper that they were still examining the legal framework to see if “we will get an exception or a delay.”
He added that he wants to send a formal letter to the EU with his request, and is hoping for a positive response. However, he said, Austria does not want to provoke a legal clash. “We are not agent provocateurs,” he said.
However, an EU Commission spokesman in Brussels has already dismissed the idea, according to Handelsblatt.
“This means that Austria is expected to fulfill its legal obligation,” the spokesman said, adding that “no country could withdraw without consequences,” and that any move in this regard by Austria would be “outside the law.”
Even the SPÖ’s coalition partner, the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), has dismissed the proposal as legally impossible.
“I do not believe this can succeed,” Kern’s deputy, Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) was quoted by Handelsblatt as saying.
“The EU is a legal construct with legal rules that must be followed,” Lopatka said, saying that Kern’s proposal was “legally irrelevant.”
Kern’s proposal is based on the fact that Austria had already received a one-year postponement for participation in the program. This was granted because Austria had already taken in over 130,000 nonwhite invaders pretending to be refugees in 2015 alone.
This year, however, the EU plan is to force Austria to take in another 2,000 refugees moved from their invasion landing spots in Italy and Greece.
Lopatka pointed out that Hungary and Slovakia have already refused to participate in the “relocation program” and that if Austria adopted a similar position, Kern would find himself in the “same boat as with [Prime Minister of Slovakia] Robert Fico and [Hungarian Prime Minister] Victor Orban, and I do not think the Chancellor would feel comfortable there.”


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I don’t know about you, but I used to spend lots of time daydreaming. Ever since I can remember, dreaming or daydreaming was one of the most exquisite pleasures of my life. When I was a child I used to visit my grandmothers during the summer – both of them lived in the countryside – where I would walk along the meadows, sometimes sneaking out to the forest to walk, walk, walk – and dream. I am not sure when it was I became aware of the power of our minds, but because I put more effort towards the pleasant vagaries of the mind rather than the dark ones I somehow realised we can affect the direction of our daydreaming. Of course, the pleasant ones were much nicer than the scary ones.
As an adult I continued my secret pleasure of daydreaming. For example, when I lived in Toronto, the long winters and the cold weather, the often-dark-for-months skies were the perfect invitation to extended times of daydreaming.
For me, daydreaming is associated with two things (apart from the fact that the dreams are mostly extremely pleasant): walking and cafes.
In Toronto, I walked daily from our house on Manning Avenue to the University of Toronto, where I was a student. These walks were unending experiences of adventures within my own mind: often I dreamed about being in a warm exotic place with someone I loved, or about being a famous writer. Sometimes I would dream about now-obscure philosophers from late Antiquity whom I found endlessly fascinating (and still do). I imagined their lives, their love stories, pondered their philosophical concepts.
The weather being the way it is in Toronto, sometimes I would seek refuge in a cafe. Mind you, I would never go to just any café, as I have always sought that je ne sais quoi conducive to dreaming. This usually meant a beautiful cafe with a special ambiance. I would enter, buy a coffee and muffin, sit and dream, and write in my journal. My journal gave me that wonderful pleasure of being with my own thoughts, which did not have to be put in the form of an academic essay or a short story. This was just the simple and supreme pleasure of playing with thoughts and words without having to conform to the expectations of others: lecturers or editors.
Thinking about it now, I acquired the habit of dreaming and writing in cafes when I lived in Paris, when I was so utterly seduced by that most beautiful of all cities. I had learned there the beautiful art of solitude and writing in a cafe. The French waiters were extremely understanding of my habit and sometimes would ask me about my dreaming and writing and would nod with understanding. It was, in fact, in Paris that I dreamed about studying at a North American University and, about a year or so later I was in Toronto studying at the University of Toronto. In turn, in Toronto, at least some years later, I began dreaming about travelling through southern countries around the world (not an unusual dream for a northerner). Sure enough, some years later I did just that.
It has only recently occurred to me that I do not daydream anymore, or if I do it is not often and not with the same intensity and pleasure. I realise my daydreaming dropped off when I began to meditate daily. Though this was not a conscious decision but rather a natural, if unexpected, outcome.
I also notice that since I have been meditating (it is now about 20 years), I have become more present. My walks now are less about dreamy desires and more about what is beautiful around me. I love Australian trees and birds, and the unusual flowers. I love living by the sea and observing how the colours of the water change, especially on warm days, how high and low tides create little lagoons. And I love to listen to the sound of the ocean.
So I dream less about what is not present in my life now and where I would like to be, and I am more focused on the pleasure of being where I am now. This could be the meditation, as I mentioned, or it could be the fact that I have fulfilled many of my desires and taken a great pleasure in doing so, even if some of this ‘fulfilment’ was extremely turbulent – I also dreamed about that.
Is there a connection between daydreaming and meditation? I think there is. I think that both are ways of connecting with ourselves, of acknowledging our desires, of looking within.
But if daydreaming is a free-flowing stream of images and desires, meditation connects us to something within us even deeper than that. It is another and, dare I say it, more profound dimension of our being that transforms us and takes beyond the limitations of what we know about ourselves. It may even take us to the most exciting questions: What is beyond my desires? What is beyond me?
I still walk a lot, I still carry my journal everywhere, I still spend time drinking coffees in beautiful cafes conducive to my writing. Except that now I ask myself different questions and I write about different things.
I have even begun to believe that perhaps it does not matter whether I become a famous writer or not, as long as I write about the things that are hidden deep within my soul – because I believe that depth is the same for everyone. I hope that we can walk this path together and that some of you would like to read what I write.
I do believe that day dreaming & meditating are linked. As a child I was always in trouble for day dreaming… Now, looking back, those moments of day dream were definitely my childhood method of meditation
I agree, Sumitra. I was the same but it really was a spontaneous meditation technique was it not? And children are so good at it 🙂
Loved your article.♡ Only recently I found a cafe near my house where I feel warm and cozy and able to really concentrate. I agree so much that we need to focus on the present but I actually find it really hard. Beyond coffee shops and daydreaming I think that it is important to stay in touch with people who help you stay focused on what is really important. You are one of those friends for me. So thank you for reminding me to cherish each moment and to continue daydreaming XO
First my apologies I had some problems with my password and did not know I had comments. What you said it;s so beautiful and true. I find staying present difficult too – walking and being with nature helps me. But you are such a wonderful person and so very much a people’s person that staying connected with you is a real upliftment for me 🙂

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Manchester has passed the ‘painful milestone’ of recording over 1,000 Covid-related deaths ahead of the anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown.
The city council says that while ‘united in our grief’ Mancunians would honour those that have died by working together and ‘playing their part’ to beat the virus.
Manchester’s Central Library will be lit up on March 23 as part of a national day of reflection proposed by charity Marie Curie for those who have died during the pandemic.
A minute’s silence will be held at midday, with people also encouraged to create a ‘beacon of remembrance’ by shining phones, lights and candles into the sky at 8pm.
Councillor Bev Craig, executive member for adult health and wellbeing at Manchester council, told a meeting of the executive on Wednesday : “Almost one year on from the first lockdown we mark the painful milestone that 1,000 Mancunians have now died after contracting Covid-19.
“The specific number is not the important thing, the important thing is the loss of life and the Mancunians lost to this awful disease.
“Our hearts are with every single person who has lost someone close to them, and those who have been impacted by the virus themselves.
“Today we are united in our grief, but in remembering those we have lost, we share the spirit to keep going."
Commemorative trees and plaques could be installed in cemeteries, though council also has its eye on creating a more permanent memorial in the future.
Coun Craig added: “We all recognise [the day of reflection] is a useful moment for now, but we of course aren’t out of the woods in terms of Covid.
“We haven’t reached the end of the pandemic, but once we reach it we really want to work with Manchester people to hear ideas from residents and their suggestions on how we can remember everything that’s happened over the pandemic.”
The meeting heard that around 161,000 residents have received one of the Covid vaccines, while 6,000 have had their second jab. More than 2,500 people have also volunteered at vaccination sites.
Vaccine uptake is said to be improving amongst harder to reach communities including people from more diverse ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and the homeless.
Coun Craig said: “By working together and playing our part we will get through this.
"Surely this is the best way of honouring those that we have lost over the last year, to strive to do everything we can to beat this virus as soon as possible.”


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News Release: Illegality Of The Confirmation Of Some Ministers By The Nigerian Senate
(Constitutionality And Effects Of The Senate’s Refusal To Comply With Section 14 Of The 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic Of Nigeria)
In pursuant to Section 147 (2) of 1999 Constitution which states thus:
Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of the Federation shall, if the nomination of any person to such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, purportedly screened and confirmed 38 names out of 39 names of certain individuals that were sent to the senate by the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan GCON.
The events and circumstances that came to play before, during and aftermath of the above mentioned act of the senate have made it imperative to point out an apparent breach of our sacred constitution and its consequential effect of the wittingly and unwittingly acts or omissions of the acting President and the Senate which has in effect rendered the desired and laudable exercise aimed at injecting new blood and life to the governance of Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as snatching the nation from the strong jaw of the so called cabal in our polity null and void.
Without much ado, the Section 147 (2) of the Constitution mentioned above rested and is subject to the strict adherence to Section 14 (3) of the Constitution, as Section 147 (3) states thus:
Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:
It is therefore pertinent to remind ourselves that the provision of Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution which provides thus;
The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no pre-dominance of persons from a few States or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or in any of its agencies.
It is submitted that the opening of the above Section 14 , subsection 3 which is under reference spelt out the two (2) fundamentals and strong pillars the country political colours should be based, which are democracy and social justice as the Section 14 provides that:
14. (1) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a State based on the principles of democracy and social justice.
(2) It is hereby, accordingly, declared that:
(a) sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority;
(b) the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government: and
(c) the participation by the people in their government shall be ensured in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
(3) The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few State or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or in any of its agencies.
(4) The composition of the Government of a State, a local government council, or any of the agencies of such Government or council, and the conduct of the affairs of the Government or council or such agencies shall be carried out in such manner as to recognise the diversity of the people within its area of authority and the need to promote a sense of belonging and loyalty among all the people of the Federation
It is now almost elementary that various descriptions of the ideology of democracy envisage the importance of Constitution as the grund norm for the proper governance in any state.
Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary in page 85 of its Eight Edition, Leslie Rutherford and Sheila Bone define Constitution as “…those laws, institutions and customs which combine to create a system of government to which the community regulated by those laws accedes…The written document embodying these laws…”,
While the study of constitutional law is the learning of all rules which directly or indirectly affect the distribution or exercise of sovereign power. So much of the law as relates to the designation and form of the legislature, the rights and functions of the several parts of the legislative body, the construction, office and jurisdiction of the courts of justice.
In as much as a lawyer that respect and take into consideration of time tested judicial interpretation of which I was almost convinced with the argument that this provision dwells in the realm of unenforceable provisions of our Constitution as it is contained in Chapter II (Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy) of the Constitution.
I however equally reasoned and therefore submit that the drafter of our Constitution understood the reason for compliance with the principle of Federal Character when in Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution, the grund norm provides for the establishment of the Federal Character Commission and shouldered it with enormous responsibilities which are sombre and enforceable.
Section 9 of the particular Part even extends the principles of Federal Character to the compositions of the Board of Directors of every Stated owned enterprises.
If the principle of Federal Character could be so important to the drafter of our constitution in management at state level, how much more of Federal level, especially in the appointment of people heading the affairs of Federal Ministries. This principle is cardinal in our constitutional democracy and the Senate cannot just waive same.
It is therefore with shock, disbelieve and alarm that one watch the Senate’s President, David Mark waiving aside and slaughter a very fundamental aspect of our constitution at the alter of sheer political permutations and exigencies by overruling his distinguished colleague from Plateau State, Senator Gogwin when the Senator requested that the provision of Section 14 be adhered to.
Whereas the Section 1 of the Same Constitution states:
(1) This Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(2) The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall not be governed, nor shall any persons or group of persons take control of the Government of Nigeria or any part thereof, except in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
(3) If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
With the foregoing and without any fear of contradiction from any quarters, I submit that the purported Senate’s confirmation of the nominees affected in the circumstances is an act in breach of the provisions of our Constitution and it is therefore illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.
Kayode Ajulo, Esq.,
Chairman, Egalitarian Mission Africa.
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News Release: The Message, Not Gadaffi
(ARG) has watched with keen interest series of response to comments credited to Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi on the unity of Nigeria in the last few days. Gaddafi initially called for the break-up of Nigeria into two, along religious lines, to guarantee peaceful coexistence which attracted his condemnation as a “madman” by Senate President David Mark while the Federal Government recalled the Nigerian Ambassador to Libya for “consultations.”
The Libyan leader thereafter fired another shot at Nigeria by saying that the country should be broken into many states along ethnic lines.
While we believe that it is undiplomatic for the president of any country to be openly calling for the dismemberment of another country, the truth remains that not many sane Nigerians would agree with Senator Mark that Gaddafi has lost his thinking faculty for making such statements, given what we have shown of ourselves to the world over the years, and, especially, in the recent past.
It is a shame to the Nigerian leadership that it has even now taken Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, a small country we were trying to pull out of the brink a few years back, to be initiating peace moves between Libya and Nigeria, the one-time romantic ‘giant of Africa.’
The first question any rational mind would ask is why a Gaddafi has chosen to call for the balkanization of Nigeria and not Ghana or South Africa. The answer is simple! The Nigerian leadership, over the years, have behaved in the most irresponsible manner in tackling the national question in the country. We have pretended and believed in our own lie that we are a united country to the point that the few attempts to even have a semblance of discussion among the constituent parts of the country has always seen the issue of nationality question being listed as a ’no-go area’ whereas a nation is a daily dialogue.
Yet, the largely incompetent and corrupt leadership has failed to guarantee national prosperity and happiness which would have made the differences among our peoples to be secondary if our resources have been used to develop the enabling environment to engage the energies of the people. To compound the woes, it has also failed to allow the practice of true federalism which is a sine qua non for national harmony in a multi-ethnic state like Nigeria.
The resultant effect is that the attendant wants and deprivations have turned the people into regular instruments of carnage in the elite manipulation of their basest instincts. This explains the almost daily carnage that takes place in parts of the country. This ritual of killings with tonnes of corpses we regularly donate for entertainment on global television would ordinarily make a perceptive outsider to conclude that we are enemy tribes.
The challenge before Nigeria today is that we must critically look into the issues that have turned us into a worry for the world. We must work at solving our problems by forging a true nationhood built on true federalism and use our vast resources to banish poverty in Nigeria so as to guarantee national harmony and end the ritual of wanton killings that has become part of our reality.
If we do not do this, we would continue to have ‘consultants’ like the American Intelligence Unit and Muamar Gaddafi who would be telling us their projections and what should happen to us.
National Publicity Secretary,
Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG.
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News Release: Communique Of The Afenifere Caucus Meeting Of Thursday, April 1st, 2010.
The Afenifere at its caucus meeting on Thursday, April 1, 2010 chaired by the National Leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, examined the state of the nation, and observed that while it wholeheartedly welcomes the emergence of the former Vice President, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan as the acting President, it has been rather disappointed that its expectations of a quick break with the lethargic past to usher in a new era of purposeful people – centered governance, has not been met. For example:
(i) The presidential advisory body, apart from its being too unwieldy to be effective, consists largely of the same recycled personalities who have contributed to the ruination of the nation. They are not the sort of people that Nigeria needs now, to drive a new regime of progressive change.
(ii) In the same token, the process of constituting a new federal cabinet has been subjected to so much lobbying by individuals and surrendered to the dictates of party overlords, while their confirmation process in the Senate has been so much of a charade that the new team can only be seen as Jonathan’s intention to continue with business as before.
(iii)The same rhetoric about renewing the war on corruption, usually delivered by every new President, is being delivered by Jonathan, but the emptiness of that rhetoric is shown by the fact that it is still the most guilty ones who are driving the engine of government under our Acting President.
(iv) The on-going haphazard amendments to the constitution by the National Assembly, particularly on electoral reform, do not do justice to the long-standing and overwhelming demand of the Nigerian people for a wholesale review of the 1999 Constitution. Even some of the few amendments that have been made are retrogressive in nature and only reinforce the people’s perception of government as one that remains tolerant of corruption.
(v) We note that the repeating ethnic crisis in Jos has now taken up the character of a planned genocide against a section of the people especially with the controversial role the army is being accused of playing in the process. We urge the Acting President to demonstrate statesmanship by taking a close look at the army’s involvement and deal seriously with the culprits.
(vi) We notice with trepidation the current attempts being made by some foreign nations, assisted by some local media, to promote Ibrahim Babangida to succeed to the nation’s presidency in 2011. We urge the Acting President to nip in the bud, this insulting interference in the affairs of our nation. No sensible nation will allow foreign nations to choose its President, or even interfere in any way with its presidential selection process. Nigeria should resist the new pro-Babangida lobby with all the tact and diplomacy it can command.
Sen. (Dr) Femi Okurounmu Pa Reuben Fasoranti
Secretary General Afenifere Leader
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Great late work by Jug and Sonny – recorded as one of those excellent concerts thrown by Baltimore's famous Left Bank Jazz Society. The format is simple – with both soloists up front, and a crack rhythm section that includes Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, and Billy Higgins – and the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Lovely work from guitarist Marcos Amorim – light, lyrical, and filled with gentle dips and turns – a really great blend of Brazilian and American acoustic sensibilities! The music's not exactly jazz, yet has plenty of jazzy inflections – and the overall sound is warm and laidback ... (Brazil) read moreCD
One of the best psych treasures on late 60s Mainstream Records – a sunny, fuzzy album that's beyond compare! The Art Of Loving have a mixed male/female vocal style at their head – a sound that's somewhere in the Mamas & Papas mode, but a bit more stripped down – and crafted ... (Rock) read moreCD
Jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby has always had one of the most unusual sounds around – and even though it might sound a bit crazy at first, her mix of harp playing with tight jazzy backing is always a winning combination. This early album has Ms Ashby playing with a groovy little combo that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print. Booklet has light wear.)
Clarice & Sergio Assad —
Reliquia ... CD Adventure Music, 2016. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Really lovely sounds from the father/daughter team of Clarice and Sergio Assad – a pair who would already be great as a musical duo, even without a family connection! Sergio plays acoustic guitar throughout – with a fullness of sound, but also the lighter, lyrical sensibility that ... (Brazil) read moreCD
A beautiful live set from 1972 – and a very unique album from Roy Ayers' Polydor years! The album originally was never issued in the US – clearly done for a hipper European market at the time – and it's got more of a jazz vibe than some of Roy's other work on Polydor, with sounds ... (Soul) read moreCD
A nice one from Badu – one with a depth of feeling and genuine soulful vibes that live up to its title, despite the fact that she records for one of the world's biggest media conglomerates! It's all about the vibe here. Erykah rolls her syllables, scats and emotes feelings more than an ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Gato Barbieri —
Bolivia ... CD Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ...
Soaring, searing sounds from the young Gato Barbieri – one of his classic albums for the Flying Dutchman label, and very much in the vein of his first few for Impulse Records! The Latin element isn't as strongly stated in the music as you might guess from the title, but the inspiration is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Gato Barbieri —
El Gato ... CD Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ...
A great summation of the Gato Barbieri recordings for the Flying Dutchman label – and a set that includes a key new composition too! Some of the record features older Barbieri tracks for Flying Dutchman, but the highlight here is the extended 13-minute suite, "El Gato" – a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
An excellent set from the great Gato Barbieri – one of the gems from his earlier years on record, and an album that's very much in the best spirit of his sides for Impulse in the early 70s! There' definitely some Latin currents in the rhythm – not as strongly stated as on his Latin ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
Gato Barbieri —
Yesterdays ... CD Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ...
A beautiful record from Gato Barbieri – almost a return to more traditional forms, but still graced with the searching, burning quality that made most of his early 70s sides so great! The tracks are all long and exploratory – and have Gato blowing with that tremendous tenor tone – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
The only album ever by The Barrino Brothers – a stellar early 70s harmony group, and one who could sing with the best of the east coast scene of the time! The whole set's got a feel that's very much in the best mode of groups like The Modulations, Soul Generation, and even The O'Jays – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Although Archie Bell & The Drells had recorded earlier with Gamble & Huff on Atlantic, this is their first album for the team's own label – and it's a killer! In a way, Archie and group were sort of responsible for getting Gamble & Huff their own famous imprint in the first place ... (Soul) read moreCD
Unusual work from the great George Benson – a wonderful session that was recorded by CTI during George's classic years for the label – but issued only briefly a number of years later, and slightly lost amongst the rest of his catalog! The material's great, though – and has George ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Part of the CTI 50th Anniversary Special Collection!)
Really beautiful work from legendary jazz composer/musician Karl Berger – a set that's maybe more "serious" than some of his early material, and definitely fits the "music with" title of the set! Berger's playing piano here with a string sextet – bass, violin, two ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A massive meeting of vibes and percussion – and easily one of the best albums we've ever heard from Karl Berger! The proceedings here are very open and improvised, yet also have a rhythmic pulse too – that quality you'd definitely expect from Blackwell, which brings in structure even ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The classic first solo album by Big L – with bedrock DITC production by Buckwild, Showbiz and Lord Finesse – perfectly framing the rhymes by Harlem's finest. Big L didn't leave a huge wealth of recordings before he was taking away from the world, but he started out strong, and this ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Big Star firing on all cylinders as a trio soon after Chris Bell split, in a surprisingly great sounding live recording – raw and unvarnished in the best, most authentic kind of way – and doing a terrific job of bringing then underappreciated/now classic songs to what sounds like a ... (Rock) read moreCD
(CD comes with a bonus download code for an unissued interview with Alex Chilton & Andy Hummel.)
A massively jamming LP of funky jazz – recorded in 70s Rio by British bank robber Ronnie Biggs! Ronnie's story – including his fugitive status in Brazil – was the inspiration for the tracks on the set – and although he was the producer of the set and tells a bit of his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Tripped out funky soul from the great Edwin Birdsong – a rare indie album released between his years at Polydor and Philly International! The set's got a wilder sound than any of his other work – kind of a righteous funk set for the dancefloor – recorded with lots of weird ... (Soul) read moreCD
A great album of funky dancefloor tunes! Originally issued in 1978, and clearly for the New York dancefloor crowd – the record takes the earlier work of funk group The Blackbyrds, and remixes the tracks slightly to pump up the groove a bit for the dancers. While the approach might not sound ... (Soul) read moreCD
Proof that the genius of Art Blakey never falters! This obscure gem was recorded in the mid 80s – but rarely saw proper issue until the time of this CD – and it features Blakey leading a hip group of young lions with all the care and confidence of some of his best Jazz Messenger sides ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Art Blakey's first true moments of genius! This transitional version of the Jazz Messengers included two parts – Lee Morgan and Bobby Timmons – of the holy Morgan/Shorter/Timmons trilogy, and it's also got the added bonus of Benny Golson on tenor, who was at the height of his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Killer work by Art Blakey from the last years of his life – and proof that the drummer still had an amazing ear for the best young talent in jazz! The session's got Art working with (then) up-and-comers Steve Davis on trombone, Brian Lynch on trumpet, Geoff Keezer on piano, and Javon Jackson ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A killer album – one of Art Blakey's best non-Blue Note sides, and a blinding set of hard-driving jazz that well earns its title! The group is one of Blakey's pre-Timmons/Morgan/Shorter ones – with Jackie McLean on alto, Bill Hardman on trumpet, Spanky DeBrest on bass, and Sam Dockery ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Angular Monk meets hard-driving Art Blakey – in a session that's quite unique, and which has gone onto become one of the best-remembered Atlantic jazz sessions of the late 50s! The album features Blakey in that key non-Blue Note year of 1957 – a time when he was working with a variety ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Classic late 50's material by the Jazz Messengers, released back to back on one nicely priced CD! The album Hard Bop is virtually an introduction to the genre from which it takes its name, and it features beautifully raw stuff from Blakey's group that included Jackie McLean, Bill Hardman, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Blue Note All Stars (Akinmusire/Glasper/Hodge/Loue —
Our Point Of View ... CD Blue Note, 2017. New Copy 2CD ...
A brilliant update of the older Blue Note All-Stars concept – a set that features a tremendous lineup of the contemporary talents who've helped shape the new sound of the label in recent years – including trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, keyboardist Robert Glasper, bassist Derrick Hodge, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The Thin White Duke turns to the east – and gets a whole new sound with help from Brian Eno! The album is an amazing departure from some of David Bowie's previous work – a set that's sparer, more spacious, and which is often instrumental – quite a statement, given Bowie's ... (Rock) read moreCD
A brilliant soul album! That's right, we said SOUL album! Bowie was at the height of his Ziggy Stardust fame when this one was recorded – a drastic left-turn in styles, forged during a point in his American tour when he could take a break, head to Philly, plug in at the Sigma Sound Studios, ... (Rock) read moreCD
That's the middle finger of David Boykin on the front cover – bidding a bold farewell to the year of 2016 – with a record that offers up some of the most soul-nourishing sounds we've ever heard from the reedman! The album's got a sharper, almost funkier sound than some of Boykin's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most spiritual albums we've ever heard from reedman David Boykin – a beautiful batch of long, flowing tunes that have tremendous modal energy and a very cohesive feel! We've always loved Boykin, right from the start – but here he's showing an even deeper sense of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great lost performance from David Boykin's Expanse group – one of the boldest forces in Chicago underground jazz a few years back! The lineup here is great – with Boykin on tenor, Nicole Mitchell on flute, Josh Abrams on bass, James Baker on piano, and Myron Cherry on drums – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Comes in an LP style sleeve.)
David Boykin Expanse —
Solar Suite ... CD Sonic Healing Ministries, 2006. New Copy ...
A set recorded many years back by Chicago spiritualist David Boykin – but one that's finally getting its debut on record, as part of the ever-evolving rich tapestry of sounds that Boykin's been giving us since the 90s! The set here captures David at a key moment – when he was maybe ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Seminal sounds from cornet player Bobby Bradford – a date recorded in the UK in the early 70s, but with all the free-thinking and imaginative energy as his best sessions in LA! The group pits Bobby's horn against three young modernists – Trevor Watts on alto and soprano sax, Kent ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Two of the most important talents to emerge in avant jazz in the 70s – working here together in a really groundbreaking performance! Both saxophonist Anthony Braxton and guitarist Derek Bailey were already making some huge waves in their respective scenes of Chicago and London – but in ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A killer debut from Brick – the start of a massive run at the end of the 70s, a time when the group was easily one of the biggest acts to come out of the up-and-coming Atlanta scene! Like some other Atlanta acts of the time, Brick had a way of fusing older funky soul on a tighter modern ... (Soul) read moreCD
A beautiful turn in direction from the legendary jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater – a return to some of the soul-based modes she used in the 70s, but served up here as a tribute to Memphis soul of an earlier generation! The set was recorded in that fine southern city, at the Royal Studios ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann —
More Nipples ... CD Unheard Music Series/FMP, Early 70s. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Lost work from early in the career of Peter Brotzmann – rare 1969 recordings that were done at the same time as his legendary Nipples album! The work here crackles with the same sort of fire as that famous LP – the kind of hard-blown, late 60s European work that really puts the "fr ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Excellent recording produced in Chicago in 1994 by Brotzmann and Drake, with help from jazz journalist John Corbett. Brotzmann plays a host of reed instruments – including tarogato, e-flat clarinet, alto, and tenor – and Drake plays his trademark frame drum, plus tablas and a regular ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Signs ... CD Okka Disk, 2004. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A companion to the Images disc, recorded at the same time, this set likewise features the international 10 piece featuring Joe McPhee, Jeb Bishop, Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, Mars Williams, Peter Brotzmann, Fred Londberg-Holm, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake running through three ... (Jazz) read moreCD
D An inspiring set from pianist Donald Brown– working here in a group that features some especially nice work from Gary Bartz and Eddie Henderson! Bartz plays soprano and alto sax, Henderson trumpet and flugelhorn – and both players fill the album with soulful colors and well-spun ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the stranger James Brown albums from the 60s! The record is one of the only vocal albums he cut for the Smash label – and it was issued during a time when James was strangely contracted to two labels – King and Smash. His dual contract situation was that he couldn't record any ... (Soul) read moreCD
Dennis Budimir —
Creeper ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ...
One of the coolest albums ever from guitarist Dennis Budimir – a player who worked on countless sessions for other artists, but hardly ever got time in the spotlight in a setting like this! The album's nice and dynamic, and has Budimir playing with a great mix of tones – sometimes a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the biggest releases of the 70s from the underground dancefloor team of Patrick Adams and Greg Carmichael – a duo best known for their cutting-edge work on their own P&P label – but who still sound equally great here on a much bigger label! As with the P&P grooves, the ... (Soul) read moreCD
One of the most hard-hitting sessions ever recorded for the Bethlehem label – and a rare date for the imprint by the team of trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Pepper Adams! The style here is similar to work the pair recorded for Riverside and Blue Note at the same time – razor-sharp ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great one from The Byrds – who deliver an iconic mix of breezy country rock and folk harmonies, over songs that range from laidback to soaring! The Byrds seemed to always be in a state of flux, line-up wise, and that actually seems to bring out a pretty great mix of styles on their best ... (Rock) read moreCD
Wonderful work from a group who are equally great on the funky tip, and on the mellow side of the spectrum – a small southern combo from the mid 70s, but one with a feel that's a lot more like some late 60s funky 45s! The funky cuts are almost all originals here – handled by Earl with ... (Soul) read moreCD
Michael Carvin —
Camel ... CD Steeplechase (Netherlands), 1975. New Copy ...
A real gem of an album – the kind of spiritual 70s soul jazzer that we never tire of putting on the turntable! Drummer Michael Carvin heads a great group that features Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet, Sonny Fortune on alto and soprano, and Ron Burton on piano – and the ensemble grooves in ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wickedly fuzzy funk! Jimmy Castor recorded in a lot of different styles during the 70s – but the one he used on this album is still his best! The record's a non-stop guitar-heavy batch of classic funk tracks – and it features the storming break track "It's Just Begun", the ... (Soul) read moreCD
A totally great collection of work from French guitarist Philip Catherine – a very unusual player on the European jazz scene of the 70s, and one with a style that's quite different than most of his American contemporaries! Catherine works in electric modes often, but usually with kind of an ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A legendary early set from percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett – and a really sublime blend of spiritual jazz and Latin rhythms! Mora's percussion is definitely at the core – but the set also features wonderful contributions from Vincent Bowens on tenor and soprano sax, Jerome LeDuff ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A sweet little take on the TV theme world of the 60s – served up by Brit maestro Frank Chacksfield at a level that's maybe a little bit more groovy than some of his other records from the time! Frank's still working with a very full orchestra, but the songs themselves have an inherently cool ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
A wonderful collection of work – one that not only features all the albums by this legendary soul group, but also solo projects by each member, and a host of rare bonus tracks too! The individual albums come in small LP-styled sleeves – and include Give Me Just A Little More Time, In ... (Soul) read moreCD
Chakachas ... CD Avco/Music On Vinyl (UK), 1972. New Copy ...
The coolest, funkiest, and most soulful set ever issued by Chakachas – a record that's way different than most of their Latin-based music – with a strong American funk vibe all the way through! There's still lots of percussion in the mix, but it's often used in ways that echo more of a ... (Soul) read moreCD
Sublime soul from Change – an Italian combo who got some great American help on their early 80s for Warner Brothers! The Change groove is totally great – a stripped-down blend of beats, bass, and keyboards that was head and shoulders above much of the clunkier 80s soul of the time ... (Soul) read moreCD
A massive set from the legendary Chic – and a set that has the dancefloor combo coming down perfectly throughout! Riffing Nile Rodgers guitars really make the tunes cook – as does the superb production – and although the record played plenty in discos and radios of the mainstream ... (Soul) read moreCD
Never-issued material from a cool Ohio group from the 60s – a group whose family tree leads to later fame in groups that include The James Gang and Raspberries – but who come across here with the youthful look you'd expect from the cover! The sound is garage rock maybe inflected by a ... (Rock) read moreCD
Neo-classic hip hop of the highest caliber, courtesy Pro Era collective MC and producer Chuck Strangers in his solo debut! As much as we always have and always will love dusty soul and jazz sample hip hop, it takes real finesse these days to work in that realm without sounding self-consciously ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
American jazzmen, playing in Paris – and working in the sort of all-star jam session mode you'd know from the Jazz At The Philharmonic recordings of the 50s! The format here is similar – some key players, in modes that run from swing to bop to more modern jazz – all brought ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A surprisingly dark, smoky set of tunes from Rosemary Clooney – a rare set for Reprise, and her last new LP to appear until the late 70s! Rosemary cuts a number of well known numbers here, which is not a surprise, but the number of searingly bleak tunes here does make it a bit of a jolt ... (Vocalists) read moreCD


Stretching the native Droid APIs for IBM i
As I dive deeper into creating Android applications, I’m finding that most applications to date are geared toward home users versus business users—games, utilities, music players and entertainment. That has led me to think of how the IBM i community could approach this limited-real-estate device with applications that have business purposes. I have many ideas in the queue, and one of them is to find a way to easily deploy applications to the Droid.
The traditional approach of developing client-side applications, whether Droid or desktop, is to create hard-coded screen definitions occupied with data by making requests to the server, maybe using SQL, and then the client determines where to put the received data. This is many times necessary on the Droid for applications that have a lot of graphics or specialty UI components. But what if the UI components needed by an application consist only of text fields, buttons, labels, dropdowns, lists of data, etc.? If we can determine a pattern of needed UI components, we can start developing more generic client code and start moving more processing, like controller logic and screen definition, back to the server.
This article introduces my latest small-scale open-source project called DynaDroid4i. DynaDroid4i is a small, generic program that runs on the Droid device and has a fairly simple premise. It aims to accomplish three tasks:
- Communicate with IBM i to receive the next screen definition
- Dynamically render the screen definition to the client device using the native UI components
- Act on UI component events (i.e., button press) and send that event and corresponding screen field data back to the server for processing
Really, in the end, the goal is to have little hard-coded functionality on the device and instead have the server side tell the client what to do. This means we can have a very generic code base on the device that doesn't need to be redeployed each time there’s an application change. Instead you’d only need to redeploy when you wanted to add new types of UI features (i.e., add GoogleMaps as a UI feature or provide the capability to turn on the collection of GPS coordinates remotely).
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