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I would have to say:
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed MI
Ralph Lauren Polo
Old Spice
Aqua di Gio - based on it's popularity, not quality
I'm sure I could be talked off a couple of these.....
In sports, people usually have a common sense about how the top 5 players in the certain sport is. basketball has your michael jordans, magic johnsons, ect. baseball has your babe ruths, willie mays' , ect. you get the picture
i know everyone has there own opinion about what the bests are, but by common sense and majority opinion, what are the 5 greatest male fragrances of all time? im specifically looking to see if any recent fragrances make that list, for example a fragrance that im currently obsessing over: L'Instant de Guerlain
I would have to say:
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed MI
Ralph Lauren Polo
Old Spice
Aqua di Gio - based on it's popularity, not quality
I'm sure I could be talked off a couple of these.....
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Chanel pour Monsieur
Ralph Lauren Polo
YSL Kouros
Guerlain Vetiver
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Knize Ten (vintage)
Habit Rouge (vintage)
Songe d'un Bois dEte
Zino Davidoff (vintage)
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Ralph Lauren Polo
YSL Kouros
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Hermes Terre d'Hermes
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed Vintage Tabarome
Habit Rouge
L'Eau de Issey Pour Homme
Zino Davidoff
Le No. 3 Homme
Tiffany for Men
Honorable mention: Baldessarini
In no particular order:
Old Spice
Boucheron PH
Penhaligon's English Fern
Bulgari PH Extreme
Habit Rouge
Cool Water
Eau Sauvage
No particular order:
Habit Rouge EDT, EDP and parfum by Guerlain
Pour Un Homme by Caron
Equipage by Hermes
Derby by Guerlain
Bel Ami by Hermes
also throw in Mlouchoir de Monsieur by Guerlain
"No elegance is possible without it...perfume is a part of you." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Thought completely subjective, this is my opinion not based on my favorites, rather based on overall statistics. In no particular order.
Cool Water
Old Spice
Top 10 it.. add Drakkar Noir, Azzaro pH, CK One and others would be in there for sure.
As for my personal top 5 greatest (keeping it mainstream).. Again in no particular order..
Paul Smith London
Burberry London
If we stick strictly to the classification (male) as per BN directory, and in every way subjective to my own taste:
Yohji Homme
Lyric Man
Dia Man
Rose 31
Fou d'Absinthe
wait im really confused (prollt becuz im so new to this),,when u guys put ralph lauren polo on your lists, which one are u talking about? there are several different colored ones. is there a main one? someone help me out on that
jonny, there is only one Ralph Lauren fragrance named "Polo". The original "Polo".
Yup, what tott said. Sometimes I put "original" in parenthesis though when speaking of it. Definitely their best seller.
EDIT: Lol @ me, misunderstood the OP. Here's my revised list. 3/5 of what i picked are 5 star fragrances to me, and i don't rate stuff 5 stars very often. (Varvatos is 4.5 stars, it'd be 5 if there was ANY consistence in its longevity).
Old Spice - timeless...well its existence; its the "old man" smell immortalized. I'm sure half of us exist because grandpa smelled mighty fine at the town dances...
John Varvatos - the ultimate formal man scent. To me it just oooozes James Bond, suit/tux, with essence o' sex appeal
A*Men (it had to be done...) - Gourmands are the greatest genre of fragrances imo, and nothing says gourmand like A*Men; it really opened the "gates" for ultra-sweet men's fragrances. It has perfect longevity, notes, and a gorgeous bottle.
Fahrenheit - I have tremendous respect for the Dior house for making such a beast. The first time i smelled it, i wanted to rip my nose off because it was so vile! I bought it despite my better judgment a month later and now i understand the hype. Gasoline, extremely moist, deep, rich green cut grass....a melon is being cut in the distance...what's this?! A dirty, masculine leather! Nothing defines Saturday-morning-mowing-lawns-man better than this
Le Male - On the flip side of Fahrenheit, there aren't many male fragrances like Le Male. The opening alone had me hooked instantly but overall, Le Male is on this list for being NON-masculine! From opening to closing, this fragrance seems to be wondering "why does this person have facial hair?!" the heart has something i never thought i'd smell in a man's fragrance: a big, heaping dosage of the "prettiest" floral notes i've ever smelled in a male fragrance. Perhaps Fahrenheit and Le Male aren't so different? While Dior is focusing more on the manly-man kind of smell, Gaultier is making the most feminine thing around; they're alike however, in the sense that they created these two extremes, one deep in the heart of beard growing manland, while the other flirts with femininity.
I wonder if there's a correlation between sales and placement at the counter of a retailer? For example, a lot of the best sellers are what you first see when you walk into my Macy's (AdG, Le Male, Polo has a freaking shrine to it practically)
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Eau Sauvage
Guerlain Vetiver
Givenchy Gentleman
(I think.)
That girl, that bottle, that mattress and me.
right now:
Patou Pour Homme
Patou PH Prive
AO King Fahed
Chanel Bois Des Iles
Chanel Pour Monsieur
I don't even know to what question I'm answering. It wont stop me, though. This list is some kind of combination of my own preferences, more objective view and historical significance.
Like pluran's fine list, mine is also five or so.
Eau d'Hermes
Mouchoir de Monsieur
Eau Sauvage
I'm not going to let an average mediocre choice of (any) majority (hypothetically speaking), represent my tastes, preferences. expectations and purposes. I love cool water. It's cheap (price) and highly-reliable. Do I think it is the greatest, or even top 5 greatest masculine scent, of all time? Definitely not. Selling-well doesn't exclusively mean it is the greatest-smelling (I assume this is our context), and vice versa, due to costs/prices and other variants.
Thus, I don't think there should be a "designer-only" parameter default here.
The answers you gave are highly subjective (like mine), and you're just "rough -guessing" the statistics of some of those scents. If you're going to set parameters, you should at least first provide actual figures (is this possible if you're not in the relative marketing departments?).
I'm not laughing at your answers, I respect that they are subjective.
If the OP was asking for specific recommendations/suggestions, I'll be sure to tailor my answers to what he/she's seeking. The first post seemed like an invitation of broad opinions, the only condition being it must be "recent".
Edit: OK I think I'm sounding defensive, so don't take what I said too personally.
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Dior Homme
Jaïpur Homme
Creed BDP
Knize Ten
Armani Eau pour Homme
Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet
Well, I've only probably experienced a hundred or so fragrances, so I'll have to pick my top 5 from those. There are many, many others which I've heard rave reviews about (here on BN) which I'm sure might make my top 5, but I've simply no experience with them so I'll stick with what I know;
1) Malle's Vetiver Extraordinaire
2) Creed's Original Vetiver
3) Dior Homme Intense
4) Creed's Royal Scottish Lavender
5) Chanel's Bois de Illes
Limiting myself to fragrances from my own collection:
Objective greatests:
Knize Ten
Creed Green Irish Tweed
YSL Kouros
Ralph Lauren Polo
Dunhill (1934)
Personal favourites:
Creed Royal English Leather
Creed Vetiver 1948
Knize Ten
Ralph Lauren Polo
Hermes Eau d'Hermes
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Patou Pour Homme
Eau Sauvage
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Bel Ami
Dunhill Edition
Eau d'Hermès
Knize Ten
Idole de Lubin
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Terre d'Hermes
Green Irish Tweed
Habit Rouge
Eau Sauvage
Kenzo Homme
Cuir Pleine Fleur
Comme des Garcons 2 Man
Pour Monsieur
Mem's English Leather
Dior's Eau Sauvage
Aramis by Aramis (Estee Lauder)
Habit Rouge Guerlain
Mouchoir de Monsieur Guerlain
Edit: Can't help but think Dior's Jules deserves a mention as well.
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2. Windsor
3. Bois du Portugal
4. Amouage "Homage" [male? ummm.... ]
5. Les Hesperides de la Grande Serre [discontinued]
Eau Sauvage
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Guerlain Vetiver
Dior Homme
Versace L'Homme
Oscar Pour Lui
Ungaro 1 or II
YSL Pour Homme - I know YSL is in heaven for this reason alone
ADP Colognia
Guerlain Vetiver - I don't like it but I can't deny it's greatness
Drakkar Noir
Rochas Man
Must De Cartier
Safari by Ralph Lauren
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My Top 5
1. Dunhill '34
2. Chanel Egoiste
3. Chanel PM
4. Polo
5. DK Men
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Dior Fahrenheit
Creed Acier Aluminium
Paloma Picasso Minotaure
1) Kouros
2) Grey Flannel
3) Givenchy Gentleman
4) Polo
5) Lapidus pour Homme
Le Male
Acqua di Gio
Cool Water
This is not based on personal taste but on sales.
I don't even care about the other 4. Without a moment of reservation I have to add Amouage Reflection Man to the recommendations. Yes, this is completely subjective, but I don't care!
My more objective list would include:
Caron Yatagan
Dior Fahrenheit
RL Polo
Ungaro II
Amouage Gold Men
My entirely subjective list
Amouage Reflection Man
MPG Bois de Turquie
Les Nez Let Me Play the Lion
Amouage Lyric Man
C&S Oxford and Cambridge
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Cool Waters (for popularity alone)
Old Spice
Hm.. I didn't think I'd be able to do this so I acted like a scent newb.. very stealthy. Now that I've thought about it (in no particular order):
L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Extreme
Gucci Pour Homme II
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
Bond no. 9 New Haarlem
Creed Millesime Imperial
I'm sure it will change in no time
New York by Parfums de Nicolai
Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene
Polo by Ralph Lauren
Giorgio Beverly Hills for Men
Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme
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Old Spice
Chanel pour Monsieur
Patou pour homme
Monsieur Carven
V.O Jean Marc Sinan
KL homme-Lagerfeld
Greatness as defined by mass appeal and what I think will stand the test of time...
1.) Old Spice
2.) Aqua di Gio
3.) Green Irish Tweed
4.) 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser ( yeah I know it's classified as unisex...I may be bending the rule)
5.) Knize Ten
If I were a betting man, I'd bet that 4 or 5 of these will be around in 30 years.
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Creed Green Irish Tweed
Bvlgari Pur Homme
YSL Opium
My signature scents:
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WOW,Sean may goes to the Bobcats.
WOW,Sean may goes to the Bobcats.
wait nvmOriginally Posted by Cajun_Hornet
I figured the Bobcats would take Sean May at 13 but I can't see them passing up Granger or Green.
God Bless New Orleans and God Bless Louisiana.
I guess we can trade Magloire for the 16th pick now if Granger is there.Originally Posted by West Coast Hornet
Toranto make luck out and get Granger or green at 16. then again they would probably draft Brandon Bass or someone else.
AKA St. David
WOW! they got another tar heel. can't believe green and granger are both still on the board!!
no they would draft for us at 16, i garuntee it...
wow, toronto may get green or granger at 16... thats amazing...
id give 1000 points if somebody guessed that
Originally Posted by CP3Originally Posted by Lebron James
I am not knocking UNC, but CLT seems to be drafting for homers. Hell, even Gil and Gerry seem to think that CLT is drafting for marketing purposes. These guys know that market well. Damn, what are those guys doing?
Time for some football!!!
Bobcats will market May/Felton like crazy.
BTW, bad pick for Charlotte at 13. I know that May is a local but Green or Granger would've been a steal at 13. May definitely qualifies as a reach.
At this rate the Bulls might draft Green or Granger NEXT YEAR.
Agree. Bad draft for the Bobcats.Originally Posted by West Coast Hornet
The Bobcats should just rename themselves the CLT Tar Heels. I probably shouldn't say this, but they are acting like a bunch of hillbillies out there.
Originally Posted by NYKF Hornet
I agree with you. Keep Mags and forget about center. Point guard is going to be a strenghth. Thats two of the hardest positions to fill. Great job Bristow in NOT trading Mags.
Bob Johnson: The new AA redneck!!Originally Posted by West Coast Hornet
what does new jersey do?
they have vince carter, jefferson, and kid... they dont exactly need granger or green, but they would use mags?? where do they go? anyody? email that to gerry (my e mail isnt working)
I think everyones mock drafts are all ruined.
Granger must have only had a good workout with us, man, is he falling.
Another horrible pick. What are these GM's thinking?
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Whether you've recently adopted a dog or you're considering it, one of the most important health decisions you'll make is whether to spay or neuter your new pet.
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Neutering provides major health benefits.
Besides preventing unwanted litters, neutering your male pup prevents testicular cancer and significantly reduces the chance of certain prostate problems as he ages.
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Every year, millions of dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized or suffer as strays. You wouldn't want your beloved pooch to be responsible for creating yet another unplanned litter, would you?
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Wow, I'm impressed! Very well written and thorough. I totally agree with you :)
Good points Chokey, my Vet gave me the same information about my golden retriever. Do not neuter before 1 year of age. He also said that it was important to wait because their growth plates need to finish developing. My female is spayed, she went into heat right after we rescued her at 9 mos. old- that was a surprise. We waited until that was over. My male is just 1 year and I don't think that I will neuter him. My first male died of osteosarcoma at ten years old.
My dog is intact (un-neutered), just thought I'd share...
Here's another myth floating around: not all dogs get testicle cancer nor mammary cancer if left intact. It depends on genetics and diet. Also what the ASPCA neglects to say, altering your dog under 1 year old causes pituitary problems, higher risk of illness and urinary/bowl incontinence when older. When you neuter or spay, try to have it done when he/she is a year old, when they are sexually developed. It's safer for your pet. Spaying/neutering doesn't always effect a dogs energy and temperament: I've had a rescue dog neutered and he was a complete sweetheart and I had another rescue dog who was neutered and he was extremely aggressive (we loved him anyway).
As for my un-neutered dog, I'm keeping him intact because he behaves wonderfully, is healthy and good temperament so I'm planning on breeding him. He's a purebred I purchased from a highly regarded show dog breeder with great lines, soundness and conformation. However, I'll put it this way - if you don't plan on breeding your dog or if you can't be a responsible owner (have your dog in a safe, fenced yard, leashed when walked etc.), then neuter/spay is best, but if you can be a responsible owner then keep your dog intact if you want. To be a responsible dog owner doesn't mean spaying/neutering is mandatory and keeping an intact dog is irresponsible etc. Neutering/spaying does not effect the dogs lifespan, altered dogs don't live longer, it's genetics that play that role. I've had several dogs, all of whom lived a very long time :)
I have had every dog that owned neutered. I got it done early in their lives. They were all the friendly energetic happy dogs. They all lived past 15 years old and had very few health issues.
I have had every dog that owned neutered. I got it done early in their lives. They were all the friendly energetic happy dogs. They all lived past 15 years old and had very few health issues.
For years I have worked with not only dog and cat adoption agencies, but also with non-profits that focus on spay and neuter assistance programs. My faith in humanity often rests on how I see the general population perceive their role in caring for their pets and for each other. And to that point, I can honestly say that I have witnessed the vast majority of opinions, on the necessity of spaying and neutering, incrementally improving over the last 20 years as more and more educate themselves on the subject. It is wonderful! However, every person that considers taking on the responsibility of a pet needs to do their research on the importance of this subject. We must keep progressing the spay and neuter movement forward, adding more and more people to the cause everyday!
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Always neuter your pets. Cats or dogs. Get it done as early as possible. The changes you speak of are more in your minds than the animal's. I have had both sexes of cats and dogs and I have never seen a negative difference. If the pet gets fat it is because you feed it the wrong food or too much. Use age appropriate food like Blue Buffalo all natural no by products or grains. It cost more but you save it in vet bills later on. I worked at the ASPCA in the 70's and the horrors I witnessed I will not ever forget. DO NOT LET YOUR ANIMAL BREED OR BUY FROM PUPPY FARMS..THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GREAT LOVING ANIMALS WAITING FOR A HOME. ADOPT!!!!!
I would love to neuter my dog but his previous owners had me sign a contract which states if at any time they decide to breed him they can thus if I get him fixed will be held accountable and he's a mixed breed and I've come to love him so much that when I acquire my first home and I want some of his puppies and unlike some pet owners I keeping the entire family together. I have other pets who've had babies and currently taking care of all of them and giving just one away is not an option.


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It means that any motorist or motorcyclist using the pass is committing a criminal offence and could face serious legal consequences.
The inspector went through hundreds of pages of documents ranging from maps of 1822, guide books of the 1880s, and photographs of motorbikes using the pass in the 1920s.
The Lake District National Park Authority has also announced that thanks to around £55,000 of Government funding invested in repairs following the 2009 floods, the pass is probably in better condition than it has been for hundreds of years.
"The storms of November 2009 badly damaged both sides of the pass, especially the western side where the track effectively became a river, and most of the surface ended up on the main road," said National Park Countryside Access Adviser Nick Thorne.
"We were able to obtain significant funding under the Paths for the Public Project, funded by Defra, the Rural Development Programme for England, and Cumbria County Council. And we have now completely rebuilt the worst affected areas in three stages with the work being carried out by our own staff, the National Trust, and a local contractor."
THE Bassenthwaite Ospreys have moved home to live in marshes nearer to Bassenthwaite Lake.
After successfully nesting at their treetop summer home at Dodd Wood since 2008, the pair decided it was time for a change and have been gradually building a new nest since returning from their wintering grounds in West Africa.
Fortunately, the new site is visible from the Dodd Wood viewpoint so visitors can still enjoy watching the birds of prey this season.
Ospreys are normally faithful to successful nest sites, so the move was a bit of a shock for staff at the Lake District Osprey Project (LDOP). This is only the second time staff have seen the ospreys change nest in the project's 11-year history.
Nathan Fox of the RSPB's Lake District Osprey Project, said: 'It has been an interesting and exciting start to the season, with the birds deciding to move. We have been working closely with local landowners and farmers to make sure that the birds are fully protected and therefore have a good chance of raising their chicks."


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The city's Navy Yard, a massive military powerhouse where battleships were born until the Cold War put it on ice, is celebrating a milestone that seemed a stretch when the Navy shipped out 17 years ago.
Once the nation's first shipyard -- its origins date to 1776 -- the sprawling property is now home to 130 companies and 10,000 employees in industries as varied as fashion, pharmaceuticals, colleges and cupcakes.
"There was a lot of uncertainty early on," said John Grady, president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. "People weren't sure what we were going to do to replace this engine of activity that was there."
Last week, The Navy Yard marked its 10,000-employee milestone and unveiled an update to its 2004 master plan that is forecasting 1,000 apartments, more parks and open space, more new construction and continued adaptive reuse of Navy-era industrial buildings.
About $130 million in publicly funded infrastructure improvements at The Navy Yard has spurred more than $700 million in private investment. About $30 million in city wage taxes and $47 million in state income and sales taxes were generated last year.
Companies calling The Navy Yard home include Urban Outfitters and Tasty Baking Co., while several universities offer classes and other schools collaborate with private companies on green energy research.
About one-third of the 130 businesses get some form of tax break but are in exchange required to make a certain amount of capital investments or increase employment.
The 2013 master plan update estimates that more than 30,000 people will work at The Navy Yard at its peak, possibly in 15 to 20 years, with private investments of $3 billion.
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, creators of the original and revised strategic plans, envision new and rehabbed commercial, industrial and residential buildings eventually extending to the waterfront with a complement of surrounding parks and canals.
"Any good master plan has to change as circumstances change," Stern said, "and in this case, it's wonderful to work with a plan that is in many ways a victim of its own success."
The end of the Cold War spelled the end of the shipyard, and by 1996 the Navy had packed its bags. Roughly 7,000 civilian jobs were lost.
After the Navy transferred ownership of about 1,100 acres to the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., the public-private partnership began floating ideas for the site's future. Four years later, a roadmap was unveiled to guide growth of what essentially is a city within a city at the southern end of Broad Street.
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, the property's military title, was renamed The Navy Yard for its new life as the urban antidote to the cloistered office parks in the suburbs.
"We started at a time when the suburban business park was kind of the model," Grady said, "but of course what we've seen is a shift back to cities."
Like a college campus, the layout is conducive to workers venturing out of their offices. Shared park-like green spaces are hallmarks of the site, as are commissaries and cafeterias that are open to everyone, not just employees of the building where they're located.
The model has proven particularly appealing to businesses from outside the city: Nearly two-thirds of the 130 businesses at The Navy Yard are new to Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter said.
"The momentum ... only has accelerated throughout the recent recession," he said. The area has added 60 companies and 2,500 employees since 2008.
Adding to the urban environment in the next several years will be 1,000 apartment units in a cluster of existing and new buildings, along with grocery shopping and other neighborhood necessities. A sleek 170-room hotel is under construction and development is expanding up to the Delaware River.
A desired piece of the puzzle that may be toughest to achieve, however, is extending a subway line to the Navy Yard. Those who don't drive to work must catch a city bus or a shuttle from downtown for the five-mile trip.
Grady estimated it could cost $350 million to extend the subway and add a couple of station stops inside the yard. It's not on the immediate horizon but it is a goal, he said.
The Navy Yard hasn't abandoned its industrial roots. Aker Philadelphia Shipyard makes commercial tanker ships, several other companies manufacture shipbuilding-related products and the Navy has research and engineering facilities on site as well as some mothballed ships.
The newest tenant is pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. About 1,300 employees will be relocating from a downtown office tower to an $80 million, 208,000-square-foot building by the end of this month.
The move allowed the company to custom-make an energy-efficient, eco-friendly building with modern collaborative workspaces and an open floor plan, and the location is much closer to the airport, said Glaxo project manager Ray Milora.
"Everyone really is excited to be down here," he said. "We were in a very traditional, standard, beige, American office space. ... It's amazing how everything changes by taking down walls and being able to see people."
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October 24, 2013
Spin the wheel, win a prize. Except in this case the "prize" could be gonorrhea, or AIDS.
That's part of the concept behind the teen maze: you don't know what consequences your actions will have, but the point of the program is to show what the consequences can be for teenagers who have sex, do drugs or make bad decisions like drinking and driving.
The maze, setup in the Callaway Conference Center at West Georgia Technical College, allows students to choose their path through various life choices and consequences including pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, underage drinking, drug use, going through the judicial system with possible jail time, or even death. With a mock emergency room, court and funeral set up, students get to see where some of their drug-related choices may send them.
At sexual encounters, students draw a piece of paper that gives them what "choice" they made - whether to have sex and whether to use protection. The decision will send them to another unit, like the STD wheel or pregnancy area, to see the consequences.
Students may be faced with real photos of sexually transmitted diseases, or have to wear a pregnancy belly filled with rice. For students that make good decisions – by luck of the draw – they ultimately end up at graduation, complete with a ceremony. Students who didn't make the right life choices are faced with possible outcomes like child rearing, death or jail.
Those aren't exaggerations, but a wake-up call for the students who go through the maze to see what some of their peers may already have faced. According to District 4 Public Health, in 2011, the rate of teen pregnancies for girls 15-17 in Troup County per 1,000 was 34.8 percent, while teen births for ages 15 to 19 per 1,000 had a rate of 54.1 percent and STDs for the same age group was a rate of 44.2 percent, all much higher than the state averages.
"We just got a phone call from someone freaking out because their child is interested in sex at 13," said Jane Gannon with the Troup County Health Department, who has organized the maze the past several years. "There's a whole group of new people each year" to experience the maze.
New this year are a domestic violence area and a new wreck scene designed by police Lt. Del Armstrong to highlight the consequences of drinking and driving, said Jan Edwards, administrative manager of the Troup County Health Department. Teens also get to try a course where they put on impairment goggles and drive a golf cart to simulate driving under the influence.
Gannon said the maze is a huge collaboration of local organizations. It is funded through grants from United Way, the city of LaGrange, Walmart Distribution Center and Junior Service League. Also, it receives assistance with volunteer placement from Junior Service League, and Walmart Distribution volunteered employees to work on the project.
A preview night for parents to see the maze is Tuesday and begins at 5 p.m. at Callaway Conference Center. The teen maze will host students from local high schools on Wednesday and Oct. 31.


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A teen pregnancy prevention group's social media suggestion to give condoms as stocking stuffers has some community members upset about the message those posts send to Gaston County teens.
Gaston Youth Connected created its Teen Action Council Facebook page in 2011. Posts range from encouraging teens to talk about sex with their parents to posting information about sexually transmitted diseases. Some in the community say a few of the most recent posts are too extreme and encourage teens to have sex.
The council posted this on its Facebook page Dec. 19: "Christmas is six days away. Need stocking stuffers?" It then suggested giving condoms and listed an array of options such as "flavored" and "textured."
The next day's post read: "Need to stock up on condoms or birth control over the holiday break? Visit the Teen Wellness Center to re-supply!"
Gaston Youth Connected staff members operate the Facebook page, said Elizabeth Finley, director of strategic communications for the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina.
APPCNC formed Gaston Youth Connected after the group earned a five-year, $5.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010 to reduce teen pregnancy rates in Gaston County.
Youthful tone?
The page tries to reach youth by writing in a way that relates to teens, Finley said. Gaston Youth Connected Teen Action Council's Facebook page has 95 likes, a relatively small number of fans for any Facebook page.
"They do that in a tone that is sort of by youth, for youth. And I can understand how some adults may not appreciate that," Finley said. "When we did our parents' survey last year in 2011, more than 90 percent of parents thought it was very important for their teens to understand where they can get pregnancy services in the community."
Facebook posts aren't effective if they include every piece of information about a topic.
"Those posts are part of a series that include a little bit of information," Finley said. "This is all about broader teen pregnancy prevention strategies. We've got education prevention events going on. This is just one teeny, little strategy that is part of a broader push in the community."
Gaston Youth Connected's Facebook messages are not targeted toward younger teens since children younger than 13 aren't supposed to have Facebook accounts, Finley said.
Kevin Kellough, pastor of New Testament Church of the Firstborn, said those posts send teens the wrong message.
"It puts a most affirming attitude that sex is going to be had. Have all you want. But we have everything you need to have all the sex you want. There's no talk of discouragement. There's no talk of morality," Kellough said. "The point is not about not having sex. The point is not having children because they cost money. So children are not equated as lives. They are equated as dollars and cents. So every which way you turn around, it is supporting the idea and the fluidity of sex among young people. And the church can never take a stance like that. And for the pastors that are on there, they've caved in to society."
Abstinence and ammunition
Some in the faith community expressed concerns about what kind of programs and education the Gaston Youth Connected project would use when the group first came to Gaston County in 2010. For Kellough, the recent Facebook posts reflect what faith leaders feared would happen.
"It's not that I think they're too racy. I just think that they're exactly what they are," Kellough said. "They don't have to apologize for where they stand, but it's like they expect me to apologize. And I won't."
Gaston Youth Connected's past posts have included talk about abstinence. The group posted about abstinence 11 times on its Facebook page since it was created, with 10 of those posts mentioning abstinence as the only 100 percent effective way to prevent pregnancy, STDs and HIV. The group last mentioned abstinence in a post Sept. 10.
Anyone who has specific questions about why the group posts what it does can talk to a staff member, Finley said. People can also comment on the group's Facebook page.
Finley acknowledged having posts mentioning condoms and birth control reaffirms the beliefs of those who doubt the organization's intentions.
"It does give them ammunition. We have to do our job in an effective way. We don't post things to get some kind of rise out of people," Finley said. "We know that there are always going to be folks in the community that disagree with things we do in the community. We do think what we're doing reflects what the majority of parents in the community say they want for their teens."
You can reach reporter Amanda Memrick at 704-869-1839 or follow @AmandaMemrick on Twitter.
Facebook feedback
Area residents had mixed reactions to the social media messages, according to the posts on The Gazette's Facebook wall. Here's what people had to say:
Diane Luna Wilson: "It's encouraging or telling your teens, 'Here, go have sex.' This is stupid! Why on earth would you encourage teenagers to have sex knowing full well that it doesn't matter if they use protection or not. They could get pregnant, they still could get STDs. Nothing is certain but the word 'no,' not until I'm married.
MiKi Leonard Whitlock: "I don't think trying to be cool or whatever is the approach adults should take with kids having sex. It should be dealt with in a matter of fact, adult way. If you are going to participate in adult activities you should do it in an adult and responsible way. And be ready to deal with the consequences of your behavior."
Dana Glenn: "Those posts are just being realistic. Young people need that sort of information. They don't get it at any Gaston County school and if they don't get it at home, well, we might just be calling them 'mom' or 'dad' years before they are ready for that huge responsibility. Keep up the good work."
Rebekah Suzanne Sutton: "Let's face it. Teens have sex whether you want to admit it or not. And in my eyes it's better to be safe than sorry. I would rather my child see this post and know they can receive free protection and go get it, than use nothing at all, and risk having a child at a young age. This is just another resource of help for teens in Gastonia, and a way to prevent teenage pregnancy. Keep up the good work, and continue to inform the teens of Gaston County."


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This tutorial does not explain AOP, so if your new to the idea of AOP then please check out JavaWorld's series of articles to get you started.
What this tutorial will do is to try to walk you through a simple example on how you can write, define and weave in an aspect into your application.
Download the latest release and unzip it into the relevant location. This tutorial is based on the 2.0 version of AspectWerkz but works equally with 1.0 final.
The latest distribution can be found here.
After installation you need to set the
ASPECTWERKZ_HOME environment variable to point to the installation directory. This is because quite a few of the scripts use this to find the required libraries. How this variable is set depends on you OS. Since I'm using Linux I've amended my
.bashrc file, windows users could do this by using the control panel.
The Test Application
Now we've installed aspectwerkz, we need a test application into which to weave our aspects. As is the tradition, I'm going to use the standard HelloWorld application.
This is simply a standard Java application, and can be compiled with
javac -d target HelloWorld.java
Writing the Aspect
Next we need to develop the aspect which will contain the code to be weaved into our HelloWorld class. In this example I'm going to output a statement before and after the greet method is called.
Notice the signature of the aspect methods. They need to take this
JoinPoint argument otherwise the AspectWerkz weaver won't be able to identify the method when the aspect is weaved in, (and can leave you scratching your head as to why the weaving isn't working!).
(Note: for 2.0, specific optimizations can be applied by using the StaticJoinPoint interface or no interface at all. Please refer to the AspectWerkz 2.0 documentation)
To compile this aspect class you'll need to include the
aspectwerkz-0.10.jar in the classpath, i.e.
For AspectWerkz 1.0 final:
Defining the Aspect
At this point we have the test application and the actual aspect code, but we still need to tell AspectWerkz where to insert the aspect methods (pointcuts), and which aspect method to actual insert (advice).
Specifying pointcuts and advice can be done using either of (or a mixture of), the following methods.
Using an XML definition file
The XML definition file is just that, an XML file which specifies the pointcuts and advice using XML syntax. Here's one that will weave our MyAspect class into our HelloWorld program (
Most of this should be pretty straight forward, the main part being the aspect tag. Whilst I'm not going to explain every bit of this definition file, (I'll leave that up to the official documentation), I will explain a few important points.
When specifying the
pointcut the name can be any label you like, it's only used to bind the
advice. The expression should be any valid expression occording to the Join point selection pattern language however you MUST make sure that the full package+class name is included in the pattern. If this isn't done, or if the pattern is slightly wrong, AspectWerkz won't be able to correctly identify the greet method.
In the
advice tag, the
name attribute should be the name of the method in the aspect class, (specified in the
aspect tag), which you wish to insert at the specific joinpoint. Type is set to
after, or
around, depending on where exactly you wish to inser the method in relation to the joinpoint.
bind-to specifies the name of the
pointcut to which this
advice will be bound.
This example identifies the
HelloWorld.greet() method and assigns it the pointcut label
greetMethod. It then inserts the
MyAspect.beforeGreeting method just before
greet is called, and
MyAspect.afterGreeting just after the
greet method returns.
Using Annotations
Annotations provide a way to add metadata to the actual aspect class, rather than specifying it in a seperate definition file. Aspect annotations are defined using JavaDoc style comments a complete list of which is available here. Using annotations, our aspect class would look as follows:
After adding annotations you need to run a special AspectWerkz tool. This is done after compiling your aspect class files, (i.e. after running
javac). The tool, known as the
AnnotationC compiler, can be invoked as follows, passing in the source directory (
.), and the class directory (
For AspectWerkz 1.0 final:
More information on the
AnnotationC compiler can be found here.
Although using annotations means you don't have to write all aspect details in XML, you do still have to create a tiny XML 'stub' which tells the AspectWerkz runtime system which Java classes it should load and treat as aspects. An example of this is show below:
Weaving in and running the Aspect
There are basically two ways to actually weave the code together, one called online weaving performs the weaving as the classes are loaded into the JVM. The other is offline weaving, and is done before the code is actually run.
Using online weaving
When using online weaving you need to decide which JVM your going to use. This is because the hook which allows AspectWerkz to weave the classes together on the fly, is different in Sun HotSpot (where JDI/HotSwap is used), as apposed to BEA JRockit (where a PreProcessor is used). The default is setup to use Sun JDK 1.4.2, however if you want to use JRockit, simply edit the
bin/aspectwerkz file (
aspectwerkz.bat on windows), locate the "Sample Usage for JRockit" line and uncomment the command. Of course, remember to comment out the existing Java command above it.
Using JRockit is the preferred choice since it will not only perform much better (no need to run in debug mode, which using HotSwap, e.g. Sun and IBM, requires) and be more stable, but will also work on JDK 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5.
Performing the weaving is then just a matter of using the
aspectwerkz command line tool to run
java with the relevant classes, pointing it to the definition file, (even if using annotations you still need the 'stub' definition file), i.e.
This produces the expected output:
Using offline weaving
With offline weaving, the test applications classes are modified on the disk with the aspect calls. That is to say offline weaving amends your actual class definition, (as opposed to online weaving which doesn't modify any classes). To perform offline weaving, you use the
aspectwerkz command line tool with the
-offline option, as follows:
The last option on the command (
target) tells AspectWerkz where your classfiles are and is very important that you type in correctly, else nothing will get weaved into your target classes and you will wonder why nothing is happening.
Running the aspect is then just a matter of invoking your main class, although you still need some of the AspectWerkz jar's on your classpath, and you still need to provide an XML definition file:
For AspectWerkz 1.0 final:
Note: Windows users need to replace the ":" path separator by a ";"
This produces the expected output:
Now we have learned how to:
- write a simple aspect in pure Java
- define the aspect using annotations and XML
- weave the aspect into your application using online and offline mode
- run it
Want more?
Then read the next tutorial Hijacking Hello World or the online documentation
Want to use AOP in your appplication server?
Then start by reading this dev2dev article on how to enable AOP in WebLogic Server (the concepts are generic an works for any application server).
This tutorial is based on a tutorial written by David Maddison (with modifications and enhancements by jboner jboner)
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I may be missing something very obvious, but why is it necessary to use the 'directory' name at the end of the offline weaving command? While trying out a slightly modified version of your non-annotated example, I find that if I run the $ASPECTWERKZ_HOME/bin/aspectwerkz command twice to weave into (a) my application program (e.g. HelloWorld in this example) and then (b) into the Aspect Code (e.g. MyAspect in this example), the before and after advices do not seem to work. However, if I supply the directory name under which the aforementioned two files exist, then the advices works as expected. Is this a correct observation? Is there any other way to deal with it?
The last directory in the offline command line is the dir where the classes you want to weave resides. This is different from the classpath dir(s), since those will not be weaved only used as lib. You must always provide this dir where you want your recursive weaving to start, '.' is just fine as well.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/codehaus/aspectwerkz/definition/AspectC
what's the matter, when i do the last line?
Hi Jonas and Alexandre,
I'm trying to do your HelloWorld example and the output is slightly different from the output I expected :
before greeting...
after greeting...
Hello World!
Could you explain why I can't have the expected order for the messages.
Here are some informations about the JVM :
java version "1.4.1_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_04-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_04-b01, mixed mode)
I'm using version 2.0-RC1 of AspectWerkz.
Hope it helps, but if you need more informations, let me know
Thanks in advance for your help
Jonas and Alexandre,
I found the mistake I did : I was using the file HelloWorld.java from the second tutorial instead of the first :S
I apologize for this pollution
A minor issue: after copy&pasting the hello world example, the compiler (rightfully) complains that greet() does not return a String.
public String greet()Unknown macro: { System.out.println("Hello World!"); }
$ASPECTWERKZ_HOME is set to C:\Program Files\Aspectwerkz\aspectwerkz-2.0.RC1.
The HelloWorld.java MyAspect.java and aop.xml files are in $ASPECTWERKZ_HOME, and the HelloWorld.class and MyAspect.class files are in $ASPECTWERKZ_HOME/testAOP.
However, when I attempt to weave offline, I continuously get the error: "The system cannot find the path specified." What is the correct syntax for the weave?
Syntax fine. Problem was with my JAVA_HOME environment variable being set to:
Line #14 in aspectwerkz.bat sets the JAVA_COMMAND variable (if none exists) to:
Which then equals:
Which produced the error. This would not have been a problem, if I'd already had a need to have the JAVA_COMMAND variable. However, Aspectwerkz needs the variable, and line #14 sets it (incorrectly, in this case) automatically if it doesn't exist. Correcting JAVA_HOME only compounds the problem unless you delete JAVA_COMMAND first, before running the program again.
To remove the JAVA_COMMAND variable, enter the following command (w/no value):
set JAVA_COMMAND=
Looking forward to playing with this some more!
There is a minor typo in the HelloWorld class:
public String greet()Unknown macro: { System.out.println("Hello World!"); }
should be:
public void greet()
The arguments to ...AnnotationC must specify the -src and -classes options:
java org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.annotation.AnnotationC -src . -classes target
Hi Jonas and Alexandre,
I can't understand clearly according to your tutorial .The jboss tutorial is very good,But jboss aop doesn't support well on standalone aop.I use your AspectWerkz,but I fail to execute successfully on the simple sample HelloWorld.I feel very ??,do you think so?May be doesn't test your example code:
package testAOP;
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String args[])Unknown macro: { HelloWorld world = new HelloWorld(); world.greet(); }
public String greet()Unknown macro: { System.out.println("Hello World!"); }
greet() must return a String,How do you commit such code on the tutorial.??????????
package testAOP;
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String args[])Unknown macro: { HelloWorld world = new HelloWorld(); world.greet(); }
public String greet()Unknown macro: { System.out.println("Hello World!"); }
ist NOT compilable
Hi , this is anil , I have been using the jdk1.3.1 as the jdk version and tried to process out the HelloWorld example i.e given by you and found the error while executing the program the below error was generated when it was executed:
%ASPECTWERKZ_HOME%/bin/aspectwerkz -Daspectwerkz.de
finition.file=aop.xml -cp . HelloWorld
HotSwap not supported by this java version, using bootclasspath: ._boot
D:\jdk1.3.1_15\jre\bin\java -Xbootclasspath/p:"._boot;D:\anil\aw_2_0_2\lib\aspe
ctwerkz-core-2.0.RC2.jar" -Daspectwerkz.home="D:\anil\aw_2_0_2" -Daspectwerkz.de
finition.file=aop.xml -cp ".;D:\anil\aw_2_0_2\bin;;D:\anil\aw_2_0_2\lib\aspectw
il\aw_2_0_2\lib\trove-1.0.2.jar;D:\anil\aw_2_0_2\lib\jrexx-1.1.1.jar;." HelloWor
AspectWerkz - INFO - Pre-processor org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.transform.AspectWerk
zPreProcessor loaded and initialized
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: HelloWorld (wrong name: com/HelloWorld)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:488)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:10
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:243)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:51)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:190)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:183)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:294)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:288)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:250)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:310)
Exception in thread "main"
please Rectify
Is your version 2.0 broken? I continuously get this NoClassDefFoundError ??? Any ideas why? Please let me know....the error is posted below and so is the command I am using, my paths are right and everything, p.s., I am using the sun jdk that comes with BEA. - This of course is when I try and run this online....
C:\>C:\DownloadedTools\aspectwerkz-2.0\bin\aspectwerkz.bat -Daspectwerkz.definit
ion.file=C:\Workspaces\Edmunds_EAR_Workspace\JUnitFramework\aop.xml -cp target "
c:\bea\jdk142_05\jre\bin\java -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,suspend=y,address=93
00,server=y -Xdebug -Xbootclasspath/p:"C:\DownloadedTools\aspectwerkz-2.0\lib\as
pectwerkz-core-2.0.jar" -Daspectwerkz.home="C:\DownloadedTools\aspectwerkz-2.0"
\aop.xml -cp "C:\Program Files\Altova\xmlspy\XMLSpyInterface.jar;C:\DownloadedT
C:\DownloadedTools\aspectwerkz-2.0\lib\jrexx-1.1.1.jar;target" C:\Workspaces\Edm
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: C:\Workspaces\Edmunds_EAR_Workspace\JUnitFramewo
Exception in thread "main"
I´m having the same problem, while trying to use offline weaving (java -cp $ASPECTWERKZ_HOME/lib/aspectwerkz-2.0.jar;target -Daspectwerkz.definition.file=aop.xml testAOP.HelloWorld):
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: testAOP/HelloWorld
I´m using Aspectwerkz-2.0.
Please, anyone help me. My e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks a lot.
Hi Boner,
How about trying to solve the problem above, reported by Merli? It is a big problem when someone try to learn something new and the basic tutorial is wrong, is not it????


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