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Time to Eliminate the Texas Margins Tax
Posted by Chris Buki on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013, 1:19 PM PERMALINK
Texas is the economic and fiscal envy of much of the nation thanks in large part to its business-friendly tax climate and relatively low tax and regulatory burden. In fact, of the 102 major metropolitan areas in the U.S., only 14 have added jobs on net since the recession began in December 2007. Of those 14, 6 Texas metropolitan areas are in the top 8. However, Texas has one major blemish policy-wise that is preventing the Lone Star State from realizing its full potential: the margins tax.
The margins tax is a burdensome and complicated tax that is levied on employers in the state. Enacted by the legislature in 2006, the margins tax has significantly diminished the competitive advantage that Texas companies have over their out-of-state competitors. Worse, for all the economic harm the margins tax does, it generates relatively little revenue for state government coffers. As the Texas Public Policy Foundation documented in a recent report, the margins has led to higher tax bills and administrative costs that reduce the job-creating capacity of employers across the state.
Fortunately there is recognition of this problem in the legislature, where Senator Craig Estes (R-30) has filed legislation to eliminate the margins tax completely, phasing it out over a 7-10 year period. Senator Estes has been very articulate in explaining why this tax needs to go, describing it as a tax that is "inequitable, costly, and complicated for Texas businesses and has undermined the state's competitive advantage".
With Texas Comptroller Susan Combs projecting surpluses for the current and coming fiscal years, now is the perfect time to do away with the margins tax. Also, with Gov. Bobby Jindal, looking to repeal neighboring Louisiana's personal and corporate income taxes this year, it's imperative that Texas get rid of its onerous margins tax to keep Texas competitive regionally, nationally, and globally.
ATR fully supports Senator Estes's margins tax repeal bill and will be following this issue very closely during the 2013 session of the Texas legislature.
The EU Seeks to Destroy Business Competitiveness
Posted by Anthony McAuliffe on Friday, December 9th, 2016, 5:05 PM PERMALINK
After its decision in August to force Ireland to collect over $14 billion in "unpaid" taxes from Apple, the EU continues its attack on international businesses throughout the continent. The European Commission has vowed to introduce the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), claiming it wants to create a "growth-friendly and fair corporate tax system."
The problem with this proposal is that it will actually hurt growth in many countries that are part of the EU, which is an inherently unfair system. One of the countries that stands to lose the most from the CCCTB is Ireland, which is targeted primarily due to its low and competitive corporate tax rate of 12.5%.
Ireland's pro-growth economy is funded in large part due to corporate tax revenue received from international businesses. Under the CCCTB, portions of that tax revenue would go to other countries, even if the business headquarters is stationed in Ireland. According to estimates from the Economic and Social Research Institute, this change in revenue could reduce Ireland's projected economic growth from 3% to 1.5%. This would be a drastic hit to an economy that has been labeled as one of Europe's most impressive pro-growth models.
Besides drastically hurting growth in countries like Ireland, the CCCTB is also an overreach of EU powers in regards to taxation. Even though each country will technically still be able to decide its own corporate tax rate, the amount of revenue that can be taxed under that rate will be limited. The EU is essentially seeking to manage taxation in an indirect way, which should be an issue of national sovereignty for each individual country. Furthermore, it seeks to impose its idea of what constitutes a "fair" amount of taxation, which again should be decided by individual countries.
Why should this matter? Lower corporate tax rates encourage competitiveness and investment in a country, bringing greater economic growth. Greater growth leads to more jobs, higher incomes, and overall more economic opportunity. Imposing regulations and higher tax rates will only stifle business competitiveness and reduce growth. The CCCTB is definitely not growth friendly.
Businesses outside of Apple are also being hurt by the EU's decision to go after companies who seek competitive tax rates. Companies like Zara, a clothing retailer, are being targeted by the EU for "tax evasion" just like Apple. This is despite the fact that Zara works to ensure that its tax policies comply with international standards.
McDonald's is also being targeted by the EU, but taking into account the issues with Apple, Zara, and others, is taking proactive measures to avoid strict and unfair EU regulations. The fast-food giant announced it will move its non-U.S. tax base to the UK, knowing that the country will soon leave the EU due to Brexit. Many other companies may see this example and begin moving their businesses to the UK as well under the threat of the EU's CCCTB.
While the CCCTB may help the countries that have refused to engage in competitive and pro-growth business practices, those that have taken the step to do so will be hit hard. It is an unfair and anti-growth tax policy that will ultimately lead to lower levels of investment throughout EU member states.
Toomey Targets Dodd-Frank with Reconciliation
Posted by Justin Sykes on Friday, December 9th, 2016, 3:22 PM PERMALINK
This week Senator Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) called on the Senate to begin reforming the Dodd-Frank Act through a legislative procedure known as reconciliation. Senator Toomey's call to rein in Dodd-Frank through reconciliation is a positive step toward protecting taxpayers, consumers, and U.S. businesses from the crushing and burdensome tangle of regulations that is Dodd-Frank.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Senator Toomey stated:
"For too long now we've been putting up with a Dodd-Frank bill that is costing us a lot of economic growth and opportunity. I am hoping our Democratic colleagues will work with us so that we can begin to make the constructive changes that we need. But if not, I think we should use all tools available to get this job done."
One of tools available that Senator Toomey suggested is a process known as reconciliation. By using the reconciliation process, lawmakers could make legislative changes to the Dodd-Frank Act with a simple majority in the Senate. Since Senate Republicans will occupy 52 seats in the Upper Chamber next year, this would allow them to make changes to the law and prevent Senate Democrats from filibustering those efforts.
Senator Toomey has also made it clear one of the first targets of reform will be the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent agency created by the Dodd-Frank Act. Created less than six years ago, the CFPB has developed into a regulatory monster issuing nearly 50 rules at a rate 3.5 times faster than any other government agency.
The CFPB is currently not subject to the Congressional appropriations process, and "their funding makes them completely unaccountable to anyone other than themselves," Senator Toomey said.
His fellow Republican colleagues in the Senate echoed the sentiments expressed by Toomey this week regarding Dodd-Frank reforms. Chairman of the Senate Baking Committee Richard Shelby (R-Alaska) stated Wednesday, "I'd like to repeal the whole thing, period."
Dodd-Frank reforms are also receiving increased attention on the House side as well. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) this year introduced the Financial CHOICE Act to overhaul Dodd-Frank, an effort that will see a reenergized push in 2017 with Republicans controlling both the legislative and executive branches.
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Government Continues its Path of Wasteful Spending
Posted by Marc Dupont on Friday, December 9th, 2016, 10:59 AM PERMALINK
As 2016 finally comes to a close, it's time to review how the Federal government continues to squander taxpayer dollars on various initiatives and programs. Unfortunately for the average American, the list of government waste is long and packed with numerous examples of needless spending projects.
Let's look at one glaring example.
As Senator James Lankford (R-OK) demonstrates in his annual report "Federal Fumbles," the NEH, NEA, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services came together to spend an irresponsible $495,000 on an exhibit titled, "A Sense of Beauty: Medieval Art and the Five Senses" earlier this year. This showcase was planned to include "130 works of art focusing on the senses created from the 12th to 16th centuries", as it sought to provide attendees with a unique sensory glimpse into the medieval era.
Not only has this exhibit failed to open promptly (it was planned for fall of this year), there exists an entirely separate 85-day exhibition relating to the same topic that will feature before 2016 is over.
This is a perfect example of wasteful spending for a number of reasons.
To start, Congress has a huge overspending problem to focus on and taxpayer dollars should not be funding such a frivolous project that will have a minimal impact on their daily lives. Secondly, generating private donations to pay for it shouldn't be a difficult feat to accomplish if there's enough public interest. Lastly, even if this kind of spending could be justified, having three different agencies splashing taxpayer dollars on the exhibit would be extraordinarily wasteful; especially when one agency doing so would suffice.
Funding the arts may be an important element of the American tradition; but, when faced with an impending budgetary crisis that endangers the wellbeing of future Americans, funding an exhibit that highlights the smells of a historical period hundreds of years in the past should most certainly not be a priority of the Federal government. Although the cost of the program only totals to $495,000, this is just one of many different spending projects that will cumulatively seek to waste millions (or billions) of hard-working Americans' tax dollars.
President-Elect Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he seeks to curtail the "…tremendous waste, fraud, and abuse" that is present within government. Given the ever-increasing list of wasteful government programs that are enacted each year, this is hopefully not an empty promise.
A 2-2 FCC is a Loss for the Trump Administration and Republicans
Posted by Katie McAuliffe on Thursday, December 8th, 2016, 2:47 PM PERMALINK
Our previous article pointed out Wheeler's bad behavior and his likelihood of staying on the FCC, but the primary point is that a Rosenworcel re-nomination deadlocks the FCC and delays forward progress.
Without Rosenworcel's re-nomination there is still hope for a 1-2 FCC.
Chairman Wheeler does not get to negotiate with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over who will be on the FCC. Playing into Wheeler's game where he will step down "if it helps Rosenworcel get renominated" means Wheeler is still deciding the outcome.
If commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel is re-nominated and confirmed before president-elect Trump takes office the FCC will definitely sit at a 2-2 dead lock. This split slows down the ability of the new Commission to pursue its deregulatory vision.
This is a real midnight move to control the Internet. If Rosenworcel is re-nominated, the best Trump and the Republicans can hope for is a 2-2 FCC. The worst is a 3-2 democrat controlled FCC.
A Republican majority FCC is still possible sooner rather than later as long as Rosenworcel is not re-nominated.
If Rosenworcel returns to the Commission now, the next most likely scenario is that the new Republican nominated to the FCC will be held up until July when Commissioner MignonClyburn's term ends.
If Republicans don't nominate their new pick as a pair, it will be easy for the "clicktivist" left to turn the nomination into a circus. The next nominee will be framed as the decider of the future of the Internet.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cannot let this go through. This is no time to be negotiating with Harry Reid and Obama as they walk out the door.
No midnight nominations.
President Trump should have both a Democrat and a Republican spot open for nominations when he takes office.
ATR Praises Nomination of Okla. Attorney General Scott Pruitt to Lead EPA
Posted by ATR on Thursday, December 8th, 2016, 11:09 AM PERMALINK
ATR President Grover Norquist issued the following statement today in praise of President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
"Americans for Tax Reform supports Donald Trump's nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA. Pruitt will ensure American taxpayers and businesses are no longer subject to abusive EPA overreach and unconstitutional regulatory diktats."
"Under President Obama the EPA is a political agency which uses arbitrary permitting delays, litigation, and red tape as a federal road block to economic investment and job creation. Since 2009 the EPA has published nearly 4,000 new rules and regulations that threaten millions of American's livelihoods and the prosperity of our country.
"As Attorney General of Oklahoma, Mr. Pruitt has been a champion of the rule of law, the free market, and limited government. He has worked to protect American taxpayers and businesses from an out-of-control EPA and an ever increasing regulatory burden.
"I know Mr. Pruitt will continue this great work as head of the EPA, and ATR looks forward to working with him and President-elect Trump to begin undoing the economic damage of the EPA under President Obama."
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Uber Drivers Earn Significantly More Than Classic Taxi Drivers
Posted by Laurens ten Cate on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016, 2:23 PM PERMALINK
Economists Jonathan V. Hall and Alan B. Krueger recently released an updated version of their 2015 paper, An Analysis of the Labor Market for Uber's Driver-Partners in the United States. They updated the work with additional data obtained in 2015.
Especially interesting is the renewed finding that even though the cost of using Uber as a consumer has gone down, the hourly earnings of Uber drivers have stayed the same.
The paper analyzes various driver characteristics such as hours worked, demographics, reasons for partnering with the Uber platform, and hourly earnings.
For instance, in Boston the average hourly earnings are $20.86, in New York $23.69 and in San Francisco $23.87.
Some luminaries on the Left have aggressively criticized independent contractors and the sharing economy. Hillary Clinton said she: "will crack down on bosses that exploit employees by misclassifying them as contractors or even steal their wages." Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said: "I am not a great fan of Uber—you can quote me on that."
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that taxi drivers only earn on average $13.00 an hour working for classic taxi companies.
Enemies of the sharing economy will say that this $7.00 an hour difference doesn't matter because some taxi drivers don't have to pay for gasoline, vehicle maintenance and depreciation. However, they conveniently forget the fact that ridesharing drivers are independent contractors who submit 1040s and Schedule Cs to the IRS, on which they can deduct expenses made during business operations. Such as, you guessed it, expenses for gasoline, vehicle maintenance and depreciation.
Hall and Krueger use figures calculated annually by the AAA to estimate per hour driver expenses. For a full time driver with insurance and registration in a sedan this averages to $4.29, all deductible of course.
In the short summary of the paper, Hall and Krueger shy away from mentioning that expenses incurred when driving on a ridesharing platform are deductible. In the full report they do mention this, saying: "Note also that drivers may partially offset their costs by deducting work-related expenses from their income for tax purposes, including depreciation or leasing fees, gasoline, maintenance, insurance, mobile device and data fees, and license and registration fees."
Another huge reason for people to partner with ridesharing platforms is flexibility, the ability to set your own hour's week-to-week. This is again confirmed by the report: "In any given week, well more than half (65 percent) of driver-partners drive 25 percent more, or 25 percent less, than the amount they drove in the previous week."
The report also notes that 53 percent of the people that are uberX Driver-Partners only work 1 to 15 hours a week and another 30 percent only 16 to 34 hours a week. Of the remaining 17 percent, 12 percent works 35 to 49 hours and 5 percent works 50 hours or more.
Just because politicians beholden to entrenched interests prefer people to punch a clock every day and cough up union dues (which end up as campaign donations) should not mean that the hardworking people of the America are worse off.
The research shows it again and again: the sharing economy makes everyone better off. Let's stop this absurd movement back to the 1930s.
easy to make more money in an unsafe environment with very little regualtions and less expense! so maybe we should go back to the 1930's
Meddling FCC Doesn't Want You to Have Free Mobile Data
Posted by Andreas Hellmann on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016, 10:19 AM PERMALINK
In an op-ed from December 6th, 2016 Katie McAuliffe, Executive Director of Digital Liberty & Federal Affairs Manager at Americans for Tax Reform, states that a meddling FCC doesn't want you to have free mobile data.
"The FCC is more concerned with protecting its own limited worldview than with what is good for consumers.
Competition means that if a new idea rises to the surface and is better than the previous thought, minds can change, business models can adjust, and products can adapt – that is innovation. But protecting specific competitors and a specific view of the future locks us into where we are now – that is stagnation.
If the FCC were really concerned with consumers, then they would allow the market to test ideas and business models. Not attack plans to give consumers free data. Free data plans are also called zero-rated plans because customers don't have to pay out of their data bucket for the month. Therefore customers pay zero dollars and zero data, hence zero rates."
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Nine Dodd-Frank Regulations Congress can Repeal under CRA in 2017
Posted by Johnathan Sargent on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016, 9:32 AM PERMALINK
With less than 50 days left, the Obama administration is pushing through as many regulations as possible. Fortunately, President-elect Trump and a unified Republican Congress have a powerful tool to repeal many of these last minute regulations. This tool, known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA), empowers Congress to review newly issued regulations and repeal them through the passage of a joint resolution.
The issuing of numerous, burdensome regulations is a cornerstone of the Obama administration. This year alone, the administration has issued an average of 2.2 rules per day. These regulations have led to billions of dollars in costs for Americans and small businesses.
Congress cannot repeal a majority of the Obama administration's regulations under CRA, but it can undo the most recent ones. Under the CRA, Congress has 60 legislative days to disapprove the regulation, meaning that once the 115th Congress takes office in January certain last minute regulations enacted by the Obama administration can be undone.
What about two of the biggest parts of President Obama's regulatory legacy, Dodd-Frank and Obamacare? While most of these regulations have already been implemented and must be repealed through Congressional legislation, certain Dodd-Frank regulations have been issued that fall under the 60-day window for CRA. A recent study published by the American Action Forum (AAF), highlights nine costly Dodd-Frank regulations that fall within this 60-day window.
Here are the nine regulations that could be repealed under CRA:
Cost (in millions)
Paperwork Hours
Disclosure of Payments by Extraction Issuers
Standards for Clearing Agencies
Data from Swap Data Repositories
Dissemination of Swap Information
Recordkeeping for Orderly Liquidation
Verification of Swap Transactions
Amendments to Swap Data Recordkeeping
Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps
Capital Requirements for Swap Entities
$1.7 billion in costs
Large Conservative Groups to Congress: No Lame Duck Internet Sales Tax
Posted by Andreas Hellmann on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, 4:15 PM PERMALINK
In a letter from December 6th to all Members of Congress large conservative groups including Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Prosperity, Heritage Action for America and FreedomWorks ask members of Congress to not address the issue of collecting internet sales taxes during this current lame duck session. "The issue is contentious, and previous attempts to do so have raised important questions that have yet to be resolved. Pushing through a bill in the lame duck would allow little time for debate or discussion of these complicated issues and we respectfully request that you refrain from doing so."
Currently, the Supreme Court's 1992 Quill decision establishes the framework for collecting such taxes. Fundamentally, it requires nexus, or the seller's physical presence within a state, before that state may collect a sales tax from the seller. Yet, as e-commerce and internet sales have expanded, brick and mortar stores have been pressuring Congress to establish a new framework for collecting sales taxes from online out-of-state sellers. Unfortunately, previous attempts to do so generated serious Constitutional questions about the scope and reach of state tax authorities, as well as concerns about the administrative burdens created by the new tax collection schemes.
Read the letter here
This proposal, plus the MFA, and others are terrible for small business:
1) In 2004, 82% of all ecommerce was Big Box + Amazon. Now it is **88%** and growing. Amazon is collecting sales tax in 32 states due to its distribution centers. So this tax — the compliance of which will be overwhelming — is focused on the remaining and dwindling 12% of ecommerce, which are small businesses who have innovated hybrid (ecommerce plus physical) business models to survive. Big Box + Amazon would love to squeeze a few more % points out of small business.
2) The National Retail Federation, its lobbyists, and sales tax states like our state (who cannot manage their finances) have convinced a GOP Congress that an even higher tax burden put on the middle and working class will somehow benefit them. Again, just 12% of ecommerce is left to tax. Thus the states' estimates of how this will be a financial boon to states' finances are vastly overestimated.
3) As with other taxes and more government regulation, this will put innovative small businesses out of business, and create a new vast governmental compliance infrastructure (accountants, lawyers, and the snake-oil tax software lobby) that is currently salivating at the prospect. Only the largest companies -- the 88% -- will be able to comply to it.
4) Further, and something Congress has ***completely missed***, it is a *gift* to **Canadian and Mexican companies** who will not have to comply and collect sales taxes for 9,600 juridictions.. They can just ship to the US under NAFTA. No sales tax collection, no compliance, no problem. So why not create a subsidiary in Canada?
Like-kind Exchanges Should Be Preserved as Part of Any Tax Reform Plan
Posted by Alexander Hendrie on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, 2:00 PM PERMALINK
Next year, tax reform will be on the agenda and Congress must consider whether to repeal, preserve, or expand many sections of the tax code. One provision that should be preserved or expanded is section 1031 "like-kind exchanges." This section of the code compliments the goals of tax reform by allowing taxpayers important investment flexibility that encourages stronger economic growth.
Like-kind exchanges allow taxpayers to defer paying taxes on certain types of assets when they use those earnings to invest in another, similar asset. This can be done again and again, provided the transaction involves a similar type of property. It has existed in the tax code for more than 100 years and is used on assets such as real estate, machinery for farming and mining, and equipment such as trucks and cars. Because an investor doesn't have to pay tax until they cash out, section 1031 eliminates a potential barrier to investment, which in turn promotes the more efficient allocation of capital resources.
Rather than face repeal, like-kind exchanges should serve as a model for the taxation of all investments and should be retained in any overhaul of the tax code as a complementary provision to full business expensing. The provision has no place being categorized as a "pay-for" to buy lower rates and repeal would move the code toward higher taxes on investment, which in turn hurts economic growth and reduces income.
Like-Kind Exchanges Compliment the Goals of Pro-Growth Tax Reform: The tax code should encourage the efficient allocation of resources by taxing at the point of consumption. Under this system, investment would be treated neutrally (and efficiently) so that decisions would be made based on economic benefit. When measured against this goal, section 1031 is a necessary and complimentary part of a pro-growth tax system.
The House GOP "Better Way" tax reform blueprint takes many steps in moving the code toward this goal. For instance, the blueprint replaces the convoluted system of depreciation with immediate, full business expensing of all tangible assets (such as equipment) and intangible assets (such as intellectual property), but not land. This allows business owners to make decisions based on the merits of the transaction, not because of government induced tax barriers. In turn, this means a more efficient allocation of resources.
A move toward full expensing of assets will streamline business activity by allowing the efficient purchase of new assets and Section 1031 should be considered complimentary to this goal. 1031 allows less productive assets to be replaced with more productive assets, and therefore eliminates any lock-in effect that would otherwise discourage business activity. This is especially important for land assets that are excluded by the blueprint, which in many cases represents a significant portion of many properties. Because of the exclusion of land, repeal of like-kind exchanges – even with full expensing – may have the effect of impeding otherwise productive transactions.
Repealing Section 1031 is Economically Destructive: One key part of pro-growth tax reform is repealing preferential, distortive business credits and deductions – or "loopholes" as the left refers to them – in exchange for lowering marginal rates on corporations and small businesses as part of a net tax cut. The rationale is that it broadens the base of taxpayers, allows lower rates across the board than would otherwise be possible, and ensures the most efficient allocation of capital possible through the neutral treatment of businesses.
While this principle should be part of any tax plan, like-kind exchanges have no place in this conversation. 1031 grants important flexibility for a taxpayer to make the most economically efficient investment decisions in a way that benefits – not hinder economic growth and efficiency. If Section 1031 were to be repealed it would create a lock in effect that would discourage certain types of otherwise productive transactions. Conversely, this would result in less productive deployment of capital in the economy which would hurt economic growth and capital while raising little revenue.
Because of this lock-in effect, repeal could cost the U.S. economy as much as $13.1 billion in lost GDP year after year, according to a study conducted by Ernst and Young. This GDP loss would also result in investment falling by $7 billion every year and would reduce income by an estimated $1.4 billion.
Like-Kind Exchanges should be a Model for All Capital Gains: Ideally, all income derived as a "capital gain" should be exempt from taxation. This tax hits income that has already been subjected to income taxes and has been reinvested to help create jobs, grow wages, and increase economic growth. Naturally, this double taxation impedes the ability to invest and foster stronger economic growth.
Capital gains taxes should be reduced – or better yet, repealed – and preserving and expanding section 1031 should be part of this effort.
Under like-kind exchange rules, you only have a gain when you decide to cash out. The gain is the difference between the final sale amount and the original purchase, and is embedded over the years in the business. In effect, it becomes due when the business activity effectively ends.
There's no reason this cannot work for other capital gains. If you buy a stock for $100 and sell it for $150, you should be able to plow that $150 into new stock purchases without having to pay tax along the way.
This would also have the added effects of promoting tax simplicity and economic efficiency. Investors would no longer have to report each and every stock and mutual fund transaction on their taxes every year, simplifying tax filing for millions of Americans. It also would make all capital markets--for everything--more efficient.
Every time the government takes money out of the pool of capital investment, capital grows more slowly and we're all poorer than we otherwise would be. The key to wealth creation is to leave capital--untouched by government--free to grow for as long as possible.
Some have proposed repealing or limiting section 1031 as a way to make incremental progress towards taxing all capital gains as ordinary income. Instead of moving in this direction, we should be expanding the scope of like-kind exchanges as part of ending double taxation, promoting tax simplicity, and encouraging investment.


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Buy American Provisions Update (November 12, 2003)
The House and Senate completed their negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal year 2004, (HR 1588) on November 6. The House approved the conference report on November 7th by a vote of 362 to 40. The Senate approved the report on November 12th by a vote of 95 to 3. The bill now goes to the President for his signature and enactment into law.
The Buy America provisions as initially proposed in HR 1588 have been substantially changed—primarily due to efforts of multiple defense trade associations, including significant efforts by the member of NDIA, the Administration, and various foreign nations—including the European Union. What remains in the final version of the bill are several provisions that provide the foundations for Congress and industry to review the basic concerns intended in the original legislation.
The following is a brief summary of what remains in the bill. Anything contained in the original bill or other revisions not mentioned below, has been deleted:
Section 811: This makes anything in the entire Buy American section inapplicable if it is found to be inconsistent with U.S. obligations under current or future trade agreements.
Section 812: Requires DOD to assess US defense industrial base capabilities, but limits the assessment to currently existing data available to DOD, requirement for contractors or sub-contractors to provide data.
Section 813: Requires the identification of essential items, but limits DOD to the use of existing information currently provided to DOD.
Section 814: Establishes a Defense Industrial Base Capabilities Fund, but adds no funding. To be used for the purposes of enhancing or reconstituting U.S. industrial capabilities to produce military essential items.
Section 821: Requires DOD to keep a list of unreliable foreign sources, as of the date of enactment of the bill, of defense items, and may not purchase anything from any country on the list. An unreliable source would be a foreign country that has restricted the provision or sale of military goods or services to the U.S. due to U.S. counter-terrorism or military operations. The Secretary of Defense could remove a country from the list if it is in the interest of national security.
Section 822: Incentive program for major defense items contractors that use U.S. machine tools. DOD to provide consideration in source selection for any contractor agreeing to purchase and use U.S. machine tools and other capital equipment for use on the major defense program.
Section 823: Requires DOD to publish in the Federal Register information concerning the U.S. machine tool incentive program.
Section 824: Requires DOD to study the adequacy of the industrial base to meet defense requirements for Beryllium.
Section 826: Provides exceptions to the Berry Amendment for contingency operations and other urgent situations.
Section 827: Excludes from the Berry Amendment the procurement of waste and byproducts of cotton and wool fiber for use in the production of propellants and explosives.
Section 828: Provides an additional exemption from the Buy American restrictions for ball and roller bearings contained in systems and components supplied by our allies.
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Mets Weekly on SNY
Rumor has it that the bloggeriffic final Mets Weekly will air Nov. 4th, 11:30 AM. I did my interview today, and I was more nervous than I thought I would be. But I tried to throw out some funnies, express my love for our team, and rock out some Mets quotes like only my crazy photographic memory can. Watch out for the expressive girl with the highlighted curls who gestures a lot.
Also, look out for 2 other adorable bloggers, Mets Grrl and Anthony from Hot Foot! (Anthony's on the left at the beginning of my last post.)
After cameraman Max adjusted the camera to suit my height, I asked him "Is that the lowest you've ever had to make the camera?" His hilarious response? "Oh, no! We shoot a lot of kids."
Lordy I hope I don't make a fool of myself on SNY!
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Mark Stanganelli, 45, gets plenty of love and support from his parents, but it doesn't make losing his job of 15 years easy to take.
"No one should have to experience this, especially our special guys," said Beverly Stanganelli, Mark's mother.
In June, Mark Stanganelli received a letter of termination from the Greater Lawrence Education Collaborative, the agency that placed and supervised Mark at the Wyndham Hotel in Andover.
The Wyndham Hotel had no involvement in the hiring or firing of Stanganelli. The Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative placed him there as part of an on-site program.
His job polishing silver had been eliminated and GLEC wrote, "The setting was no longer an appropriate option."
After NewsCenter 5 first reported the story this summer, there was an outpouring of sympathy, including phone calls, letters, and job offers.
"I think people identified with Mark and the need to be fair and treat him as if he was dispensable," said Beverly Stanganelli.
"How could this happen to Mark?" said his father, Jerry Stanganelli.
In response, the state's Department of Developmental Services stepped in and allowed Mark to continue working at the hotel while he was evaluated for other jobs there.
"There were several jobs he could do with assistance from a job coach," said Beverly Stanganelli.
But just weeks later, the family was told by the state and an outside evaluator that Mark could not stay on.
One reason? No one filed the necessary waiver necessary to pay the sub-minimum wage of $12 dollars a week Mark had received for 15 years.
His parents have always said it's not about the size of Mark's paycheck, but the dignity of doing a day's work in a hotel where he's beloved.
"They had been without that waiver for 12 years, and if Mark were to go back they would have to apply, and they would not do that. They also wouldn't give him a job coach," said Beverly Stanganelli.
"It came down to the fact they really didn't want him to be there to begin with," he said Jerry Stangenelli.
Now the Stanganellis are reluctantly considering other options for Mark, including adult day-care programs.
"It just breaks your heart. He still wakes up every morning at 6 a.m. and he comes to our room. We tell him there's no work today and that he can go back to bed. And he says he has to go to work. They're waiting for him. This happens every morning," said Beverly Stanganelli.
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#168117 - 05/07/07 01:46 PM Bird-derived words and phrases
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The mascot of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta is the stormy petrel. How they chose the mascot is quoted from their website:
"Oglethorpe University's mascot is the Stormy Petrel, affectionately called "Petey" by our students. It is said that the stormy petrel is the inspiration for Oglethorpe's motto: Nescit Cedere, translated as "He does not know how to give up."
Why a Stormy Petrel?
A stormy petrel is a seabird, commonly found on the Eastern seaboard, and known for flying low to the ocean to look for food. Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, Oglethorpe University's president from 1915-1943, chose the Stormy Petrel as the school's mascot. According to legend, James Oglethorpe was inspired by the courage of the small, gutsy bird as it dove in and out of the crashing ocean waves as he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1732."
#168121 - 05/07/07 10:26 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: Dermman]
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Registered: 12/18/06
Posts: 956
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
Another Sea bird of note was the Albatross
At length did cross an Albatross,
Thorough the fog it came ;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Albatross was seen as an omen of Good luck to some seafarers.
Woe betide anyone who dares shoot them with a crossbow.
#168122 - 05/08/07 03:12 AM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: olly]
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Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
[From Yiddish kibitsen, from German kiebitzen (to look on at cards),
from Kiebitz (busybody, literally pewit or lapwing, a shorebird with
a bad reputation as a meddler).]
Kibits, from Yiddish kibitzen and German Kiebitz, survived in out daily language as kissebissen, a word often heard when we were growing up and quarrelled about nothing worthwhile and were told not do so.
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn: laughing gull, blackcap,
pewit gull, Larus ridibundus]
2: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
[syn: lapwing, green plover, peewit]
3: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North
America [syn: pewee, peewee, peewit, wood pewee, Contopus
virens]We have a wetlands-bird called kievit.
are medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae, which also includes the plovers and dotterels. A lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover.
The definitions about the bird are not very clear, exept for that they refer to a little shore-side or wading bird. Many are classified under pewit or lapwing.
#168323 - 05/19/07 01:48 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: Dermman]
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Posts: 1
The term bird brain is particularly inappropriate. The idea that birds' brains are primitive was based on studies of their structure, which differs substantially from mammalian brains. More recent studies based on function show that bird brains are very efficient and process information in very different ways from ours. It seems clear that evolution wouldn't favor a big brained bird, nor would an inefficient brain permit navigating a woodlot at high speed. You can't survive 250 million years an be dull witted. When an if our species exists as long as the birds have then maybe we can "crow" about our intelligence.
#168328 - 05/19/07 05:43 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: Dermman]
Registered: 11/12/06
Posts: 74
Loc: Sandy, Utah
Other interesting terms associated with birds:
quail - to lose courage; become cowed or fearful.
grouse - to complain, typically with sustained grumbling.
hawk - (n) one who preys on his fellow men (as a swindler)
(v) to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; to clear the throat noisily.
(v) to advertise or peddle (goods) in the street by shouting.
snipe - to shoot from a hidden position at individuals of an enemy force.
#168329 - 05/19/07 05:46 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: GAC]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Yes , I fully agree with you on this. We say "chicken brain" and I find that very inapproprite too. For I had three small sized chickens and found them very clever and reasonable.
(I don't know how many millions of years the chickens did, but that does not count in my opinion about them)
#168333 - 05/19/07 06:46 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: BranShea]
Registered: 05/25/02
Posts: 1529
Loc: Aladamnbama the most watered s...
I see.
But let me see if I understand...
You said that you found chickens to be "reasonable".
Do you find bugs "reasonable"? How about fish? Are they reasonable? How about themilum? Do you find me reasonable?
I find you sometimes reasonable, so come BranShea, about chickens and bugs and fish, let us reason together, viz. they all have brains the size of a BB.
Edited by themilum (05/19/07 06:50 PM)
#168356 - 05/21/07 02:46 AM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: themilum]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/06
Posts: 5295
Loc: Netherlands, the Hague
Reason. Hmm? Tell me first then, please, what does BB stand for?
Bumble Bee ? Brigitte Bardot?
Oh!!!! I found it! Now you are in for big trouble. Talking about my chickens in association with THIS:
Main Entry: 1BB
Pronunciation: 'bE-(")bE
Function: noun
1 : a shot pellet 0.18 inch in diameter for use in a shotgun cartridge
2 : a shot pellet 0.175 inch in diameter for use in an air gun
I'm afraid I'll have to erase you from your own little list of "reasonable"now. I hate to do this, but
Oh , well they were just chickens. And they had little brains
enough to know that they had a good chicken life and become very old. (there's few chickens who can tell that story)
Edited by BranShea (05/21/07 05:43 AM)
#168389 - 05/22/07 04:14 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: BranShea]
Registered: 05/17/05
Posts: 456
Loc: SE US
Well, nothing to add really, other than an uncanny urge to make a cameo in this thread [?].
Edited by Aramis (05/23/07 01:31 PM)_________________________
#168391 - 05/22/07 05:01 PM Re: Bird-derived words and phrases [Re: Aramis]
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Posts: 6511
Loc: lower upstate New York
Originally Posted By: AramisWell, nothing to add really, other than an uncanny need to make a cameo in this thread [?].
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Apple Balsamic Roasted Sweet Potatoes
I know that all the rage right now is pumpkin, and I am 110% behind the seasonal movement, but if you've shorted a circuit on it already I give you something not orange. Hooray!
Well, if you make this with yams, then technically it'd be orange – but these are sweet potatoes, not yams.
Big difference.
Or not. Probably just to some potato-snob. But to us everyday sallies – Potato, pototoe. They're both fall favorites and sweet – but I seemed to find that sweet potatoes developed a better outter crunch from roasting, like regular ol' potatoes, and that yams were left a little more on the soft side of things.
Fall is in full swing, and here in Seattle the rains have finally started. After 87 days of no measurable rain – I know in Seattle of all places – the rains have begun and its time to break out the warm and cozy everything. Hello fuzzy red slippers, over sized sweatshirts and fifteen blankets on the bed, much to the chagrin of my life long cuddle buddy and Huck.
Well – this is is the food equivalent of fifteen warm and cozy blankets on the bed. Or the draw of a tennis ball under a dining room table – it's hard to resist and you must have it.
For this incredibly simple and bound to be fall tradition, start with two large sweet potatoes.
With a peeler, remove the skins and dice the sweet potatoes into large cubes. Toss them into a large bowl and toss with a ⅓ cup of this…
Star Fine Foods is coming out with a new line of balsamic glazes that are a perfect compliment to just about anything under the sun – from savory dishes to even desserts. *gasp* I know, right? My balsamic-spidey senses just tingle every time I come near this stuff. Or better yet just cut to the chase and hand me a straw.
On top of that add 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper, ½ tsp rosemary, ¼ tsp thyme, 2 cloves of garlic minced and salt and pepper to taste. Using a spatula, mix the whole lot around until all the potatoes are covered and sexy.
Onto a aluminum foil lined baking sheet drizzled with garlic olive oil, pour the whole lot out and place in a 375 degree preheated oven. Roast for 15 minutes, turn potatoes with a spatula and roast for another 15 until they are fork tender and golden brown.
If you're feeling extra sassy – take it up another notch with a sprinkling of goat cheese, dried cranberries and wait for it…walnuts. The soft, the crunchy, the tangy, the sweet – are your balsamic-spidey senses tingling, too? Yeah…I thought so.
Apple Balsamic Roasted Sweet Potato with Goat Cheese and Cranberries
And it has walnuts, too.
Yield: 4
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Total Time: 40 Minutes
2 large sweet potatoes, cubed
⅓ cup Apple Balsamic Glaze
½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
½ tsp Rosemary
¼ tsp Thyme
2 cloves Garlic, minced
Salt and Pepper to Taste
4 tbsp Garlic Olive Oil
¼ cup Chopped Walnuts
⅓ cup Dried Cranberries
¼ cup Crumbled Goat Cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Using a peeler, peel the skin off two large sweet potatoes. Cut into cubes. Place in large bowl. Toss with ⅓ cup Apple Balsamic Glaze, red pepper flakes, rosemary, thyme, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Throughly coat sweet potatoes with ingredients.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Drizzle baking sheet and aluminum with garlic olive oil. Pour all sweet potatoes onto the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Gently remove baking sheet from oven, turn potatoes, and return to oven for 15 more minutes or until the sweet potatoes are fork tender.
Place in serving dish. Garnish with chopped walnuts, cranberries and goat cheese. Serve while warm and devour.
*Fine Print* Star Fine Foods has generously sent me the new Glaze line to test out and create a recipe. I give you this. I am being monetarily compensated for the recipe – but all opinions are my own. This stuff rocks!
17 Responses to "Apple Balsamic Roasted Sweet Potatoes"
This looks delicious! I love the goat cheese + Cranberry combo!
O.M.Goodness!!! These look absolutely DIVINE!!! What an incredible combination of delicious savory goodness!!!
I love how this dish covers all of my favorite food groups – sweet, sour, creamy, crunchy & colorful. I'm beyond excited that fall is finally here!
This is getting made for Thanksgiving! Love the goat cheese cranberry combo!
So lovely and cosy and autumnal. Love it!
Love the mix of red pepper flakes and balsamic! Looks delish!
Love all of the flavors!
If you hadn't said these were sweet potatoes, I'd never have guessed outside of the actual picture of them in raw form!
I smell something delicious in here. Looks very cozy and I always have sweet potato – roasted or steamed. This looks very comforting.
Yum yum yum! Love the cranberry and goat cheese in this!
loving all the flavors of this and you know i'm digging that star fine foods glaze!! i want the garlic olive oil we used when i was there!! so good
Since most of the food groups are represented (cheese, potatoes, fruit,) these are a totally legit dinner, right?
These look Ahhhh-Mazing!! (said just like Penny on Happy Endings)
That looks amazing and I'm in love with Huck, wish my Lab Sarah would fetch things
I wasn't able to find the apple balsamic glaze.. Could you describe what it tastes like? Trying to create my own!
I have scoured every store in my area for this glaze and have come up empty handed. I would love to try to make my own but don't even know where to start.
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The problems in our nation are created by man. Never in the history of the United States has there been a group of people who are above the law that can rise to power like the Bush family.
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The Gulf war led by pappa-Bush and Freedom Iraq war led by "Bush Jr." When you read the bible story of King David and his son, King Solomon, they were both successful because they were close to God.
Our national security failed, New York's twin towers were attacked while under both no. 41 and no. 43 U.S. Presidents.
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Supreme Court Judge Sandra Day O'Conner said "Bush versus Gore was a mistake, on a 5-4 vote stop to recount Florida, the decisive state.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said why does the United States send their sons and daughters to be killed?
The United States had more war fatalities then all other coalition forces.
A "stumbling block," for those who fall should be a lesson for our nation. Read Romans 11:12, Now if their fall is for riches for the world and their failure riches the gentiles. Read Mark 34:36, What will a man profit if he gains the whole world and looses his soul? The Bush family always blames Muslim leader "Alqueda."
Rhetoric versus Reality, who is in control in closing U.S. Embassies? My opinion the U.S.A. fears "Alqueda," why? Pappa Bush, Gulf War should have never stirred up those brotherhood Muslims over oil.


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Welcome to the world of MIDlets. A MIDlet is a Java application that conforms to the specifications set out by the Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP).
As you might guess from the specification names, MIDlets are targeted at mobile devices that provide some level of network connectivity. The devices that will run MIDlets also have several common attributes: limited screen size, memory and processing power. The specifications are designed to address these considerations. Typical devices include cellular phones and pagers.
This article will focus on the installation and configuration of the CLDC and MIDP software. We will also write a simple MIDlet and learn the steps required for previewing the MIDlet in a mobile device emulator.
The CLDC defines a specification for a Java virtual machine and a set of core libraries. The CLDC is essentially a slimmed down version of the Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) designed for devices with limited memory and resources.
A configuration (for example, CLDC) is designed to run with what is known as a Profile. The MID Profile is a specification that provides a core set of libraries for writing Java applications targeted for mobile devices. A profile defines the libraries that are used by developers to write applications for a specific device or for range of devices. For example, MIDP defines classes for creating user interfaces (textboxes, forms, etc), handling user input, and communicating over a network with HTTP.
Before you can write a MIDlet, you need to download the required software: the Java Developer's Kit (JDK), Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP).
You may also choose to download the J2ME specification. This download includes the MIDP API. A great reference once you begin development of MIDlets.
Java Developers Kit
The JDK has default directories for installing the files. If you choose to install to a directory other than the default, you will need to write this down, as we will use this path as we progress through this installation.
If you install JDK version 1.3, and choose the default paths, the JDK will be installed into the directory:
Are you curious about why you need the JDK? Neither the CLDC nor
MIDP include the Java compiler (
javac.exe) as part of
their respective installation. Obviously, without the ability to
compile you Java code, you won't get very far.
Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC)
Extract the zip file that you download onto your hard-drive. I recommend the path
c:\j2me. Here is what the directory structure will
look if you extract the files to the path
Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
Once again, extract the zip file to your hard drive. Use the same directory as above: c:\j2me. You will now have a directory structure that should look similar to this:
Updating the PATH
The PATH environment variable is used by Windows to locate executable programs. We need to update the PATH to point to the location of the Java compiler, as well as directories for the CLDC and MIDP programs.
Update the PATH for JDK
Windows 2000 or Windows NT
- From the Control Panel choose System
- Click Environment (or Advanced/Environment)
- Find the PATH entry and at the end, add the location of the
/bindirectory in your JDK install path. Assuming you installed version 1.3 of the JDK, and selected the default installation path, you would add the following to the end of the path:
For Windows 98 or Windows 95
Windows includes a program called the System Configuration Editor. This program is a quick and easy way to update configuration files including:
autoexec.bat. To start the editor from within Windows:
- Click the Start button
- Select Run
- Enter sysedit in the dialog box
- Click Ok
Find your way to the
autoexec.batdialog box. Assuming you installed version 1.3 of the JDK, and selected the default installation path, enter the following:
If there is not an entry for PATH add this line:
If there is an entry for PATH, find the end of the entry and add:
Update the PATH for CLDC
You will also need to update your PATH environment variable to point to the directory where the CLDC executable files are located (the K Virtual Machine and class file preverifier).
Follow the same steps as outlined above to add to the PATH:
Update the PATH for MIDP
One last time, update your PATH environment to reference the directory where the MIDP executable file is located; this is the cellular phone emulator for testing your MIDlets.
Follow the same steps as outlined above to add to the PATH:
Update/Insert the CLASSPATH Environment Variable
CLASSPATH tells the Java compiler where to search for classes that are not part of the Java (JDK) platform itself. In our case, we need to update CLASSPATH to refer to the MIDP classes. You will also need to have a reference to the current directory ("
.") as part
of the CLASSPATH.
Follow the same steps as outlined for the PATH, to update the
CLASSPATH=C:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes;. -- notice the
." at the end to represent the current working
Insert the SCREEN_DEPTH Environment Variable
MIDP includes a mobile device emulator to test your MIDlets. The emulator can run in color or various shades of black and white. To specify the number of colors, you can add the environment variable named SCREEN_DEPTH. For example:
You can add this variable to the environment as you did with the PATH and CLASSPATH variable.
|SCREEN_DEPTH values and colors:
|Number of colors
The PATH should now look something like the following (not including any entries that may already be a part of your path):
PATH=c:\jdk1.3\bin; c:\j2me\j2me_cldc\bin;c:\j2me\midp-fcs\bin;
You can check to see what the PATH variable contains by going to a command (DOS) prompt and entering:
set PATH
If you look in Windows Explorer, the directory hierarchy should now include:
Before writing a MIDlet, let's verify that all the software was installed correctly.
preverify and press enter. You should see a screen that looks similar to the following:
midp and press enter. You should see a window pop up that looks like the image below:
java -version and press enter. A screen like the following should appear:
Here are a few things to look for if any of these steps fails:
Make sure each program is installed correctly. Use Windows
Explorer to find the program causing the problem. For example, locate
the program midp.exe. For my installation this in the directory:
C:\j2me\midp-fcs\bin. Double click the program and it
should start. If you cannot locate the file, or it doesn't run, you
may need to uninstall and reinstall the application.
If it runs but fails when called from the command line, you know that something is incorrect in PATH. Remember, the PATH variable tells Windows where to located executable files.
Verify the directory paths in the PATH environment variable are correct. Once again, using Windows Explorer, locate the directory of the executable as shown above, and look in the "Address" inside Explorer (see below). This is the full directory path to the program. You can copy and paste this directory into the PATH variable.
Let's write a very simple MIDlet that will create a textbox with a message. We'll also add a command button to exit the MIDlet.
Writing the Java Source Code
Create a new directory to hold your MIDlet, for example,
Within this directory create directory called
firstMIDlet. Using any text editor, create a file called
simpleMIDlet.java and type in the Java source code shown
below. Save the file in the directory
c:\midlets\firstMIDlet (or whatever path you choose). The
full path to the MIDlet source file should now be something like
import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
public class simpleMIDlet extends MIDlet implements CommandListener
private Display display; // Reference to Display object for this MIDlet
private TextBox tbxMain; // Textbox to display a message
private Command cmdExit; // Button to exit the MIDlet
// MIDlet constructor
public simpleMIDlet()
display = Display.getDisplay(this);
cmdExit = new Command("Exit", Command.SCREEN, 1);
tbxMain = new TextBox("Simple MIDlet", "Welcome ", 50, 0);
// Called by application manager to start the MIDlet.
public void startApp()
// A required method
public void pauseApp()
{ }
// A required method
public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional)
{ }
// Check to see if Exit command was selected
public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable s)
if (c == cmdExit)
At this point, don't worry about what each line of code is doing. Focus instead on the development cycle. In a future article we will cover all the code, from top to bottom.
Compile and Preverify
Now you must compile the java source file and preverify the resulting class file.
What is preverification?
Checking the integrity of class files is not a trivial operation. On the standard Java Virtual Machine (J2SE) the verifier code takes a minimum of 50 kilobytes, not including heap space requirements and processing time. To reduce the system requirements, and spread the work load, class file verification has been broken into two steps. One step done during development (as shown above) and one on the device itself.
Compile the Source Code
Go to a command prompt. Change to the project directory where you saved the file. Compile the program by giving a command like
javac -bootclasspath c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes simpleMIDlet.java
The option
-bootclasspath c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes
specifies were to locate the Java bootstrap (startup) class files. We
must point to the midp classes otherwise the JDK classes will be
The file firstMIDlet.class will be created (by default, in the same
directory as the Java source file) after successfully compiling
Preverify the class file
preverify -classpath
c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes;. -d . firstMIDlet
The option
-classpath c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes;.
specifies where to locate the class files for preverification. This
includes the MIDP classes that are needed as part of the verification
process (specified by
c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes) and your
class file, which is located in the current directory (specified by
The option
-d . informs the preverifier where to put
the verified class files. The "
." specifies the current
directory, the same location as the original class file.
Note: The preceding preverify command line options will overwrite the original class file with a new, preverified class file. You may want to separate class files into two directories, those created by compiling, and those created by preverifying. Class files that are not preverified cannot be loaded by the application manager.
We are now ready to run the MIDlet inside the mobile device emulator. While still at the command prompt, enter
midp firstMIDlet
You should see the following output.
There it is, your first MIDlet. Once you've been through the
development of one MIDlet, the process doesn't change much. I like to
put all the steps (compile, preverify, etc.) into a DOS batch
file. Then I can run a single program to accomplish all the steps. For
example, here is a simple batch (
cc.bat) file that I used
to create and test this MIDlet.
javac -bootclasspath c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes firstMIDLet.java
preverify -classpath c:\j2me\midp-fcs\classes;. -d . firstMIDlet
midp firstMIDlet
pause command will wait for a keypress before
executing the next command. If you have an error in your Java source
file, you can press Control-C to exit the batch file, skipping the
preverification and launching of the MIDlet.
With the exception of the software requirements -- installing CLDC and MIDP -- creating a MIDlet is really no different than writing any standard Java application. The CLDC provides a slimmed down version of the J2SE, while MIDP provides specific libraries for developing mobile device applications.
In the next article, we will look into packaging multiple MIDlets using a Java archive file (jar) and Java application descriptor file (jad). We'll also show an example MIDlet that uses Java Packages, and we'll discuss how this affects the jar and jad files. We'll also show you how to upload and preview your MIDlet(s) from a web server.
John W. Muchow is an expert Java Developer and Trainer specializing in J2ME.
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The missiles recently moved to North Korea's east coast aren't believed capable of carrying nuclear warheads and may not even be armed,but Pyongyang has warned foreign diplomats to have evacuation plans ready. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
North Korea told foreign embassies Friday that it will not be able to guarantee their safety "in the event of conflict" from April 10, the U.K. said in a statement.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow was in close contact with the United States, China, South Korea and Japan over a North Korean request to consider the possibility of evacuating embassies, Russian news agencies reported.
"The proposal was made to the embassies in Pyongyang, and we are trying to clarify the situation," Interfax quoted Lavrov as saying during a visit to Uzbekistan. "We are in close contact with our Chinese partners as well as the Americans, the South Koreans and the Japanese."
A statement from the U.K. Foreign Office said its embassy "received a communication from the North Korean government this morning saying that the North Korean government would be unable to guarantee the safety of embassies and international organizations in the country in the event of conflict from April 10th."
Experts say a ground war with North Korea would be devastating, with 700,000 North Korean soldiers aiming thousands of rockets and artillery at South Korea. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.
"No decisions have been taken, and we have no immediate plans to withdraw our embassy," the U.K. said in a later statement.
The significance of April 10 was unclear. However, the North told South Korean companies that operate factories in the Kaesong industrial zone to complete pulling out by April 10, Ok Sung-suk, vice president of an association that represents them, said on Thursday, according to Reuters.
The missiles aren't capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, however they do have a range of about 2000 miles which means they are within reach of South Korea. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told NBC's Andrea Mitchell on Friday that North Korea's actions were "part of an escalating pattern of hot rhetoric."
"We've seen this sort of pattern in the past," she said. "What seems to be somewhat different is the level of the rhetoric and the pace of provocation."
Speaking at "Women in the World," a summit on women's rights in New York, Rice said North Korea was isolating itself further by creating situations that were leading to maximum international sanctions.
"The reality is, North Korea says it wants security, says it's wants economic development," she said. "I think what would be much wiser for Kim Jung Un as he assesses how to lead his country is to step back and to heed what has been the call of President Obama and other world leaders and to choose the path of peace."
She added, "Obviously thus far, he seems to be pushing the envelope."
On Thursday, the State Department said the United States had to take necessary defensive steps in light of North Korea's escalating threats.
But it also emphasized that it could "change course" if the North stopped issuing threats.
"The moves that we have been making are designed to ensure and to reassure the American people and our allies that we can defend the United States, that we will and that we can defend our allies," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
"It was the ratcheting up of tensions on the DPRK [the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea's official name] side that caused us to need to shore up our own defense posture," she said.
Nuland added that while the U.S. took North Korea's "bellicose threats" seriously, the situation on the Korean Peninsula "does not need to get hotter."
Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland discusses the increase of aggressive rhetoric that is being expressed on a regular basis by the North Korean government.
"We can change course here if the DPRK will begin to come back into compliance with its international obligations, will begin to cool things down, take a pause," she added.
Ambassador Rice also underscored that de-escalation of a nuclear threat was the primary goal of the U.S. government.
"The United States is ready to do what it takes to defend ourselves and defend our allies in the region should that be necessary," she said. "Our aim remains though that there to be a de-escalation of these tensions and ideally addressing the nuclear threat through the nuclear table."
Rice called on China, which shares a border with North Korea, to press Kim more.
"China can do more. It is implementing the sanctions that we negotiated and pass. But clearly with the border that they have, with the economic relationship they have, they can do more," she said, "But you can tell by the nature of their statements, the nature of their actions, they are very much of the view that Kim Jung Un has gone too far … The reality is, we're united. Kim Jung Un and North Korea are increasingly isolated, including from China."
A U.S. intelligence officer said Thursday that North Korea was moving a medium-range missile to a site in the east of the country. The official declined to say where the Musudan missile was headed, but the North has used a site near the Russian border on the coast for its missile tests in the past.
Citing intelligence sources, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Friday that a second intermediate-range missile had been hidden on the east coast of North Korea.
NBC News' Elizabeth Chuck, Catherine Chomiak, and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Full North Korea coverage from NBC News
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Producers of this big network hit are scrambling right now because one of their underage stars is pregnant
. Write her off? Hide it? All being discussed right now.
The one that fought for custody.ReplyCancel
Shoot. I took time to look it up to be sure Alex was underage.ReplyCancel
Alex – thought her older sister got court OK to look after her instead if the money grubbin mothah.
And I wanna know who the sperm doner is, since she's underage.ReplyCancel
The mother also starved her and wanted her dressing like a trampReplyCancel
How old is she..? Obviously she is keeping her baby. Damn it now I've got papa don't preach stuck in my head.ReplyCancel
Why not make it part of some story lines? Unless they are protecting the sperm doner (one of their own?) and want to pretend she's not preggers.ReplyCancel
Is abortion now totally passe?
All I can say is that is what happened most of the time when I was in high school and if I had been so unlucky that would have been Option #1. That said this should be a one time only learn from your one time mistake option.
Then suddenly it was cool to keep the baby even go out and get pregnant on purpose. I live in a town that has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and always has been in the top 10 list for quite a while now. Well if you think living on mother's allowance is the high life, go to it.ReplyCancel
Winter is 16.ReplyCancel
Ooh Sincerely that is another potential issue depending on who the father is. If he was underage too no biggy.ReplyCancel
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Wowza, maybe it's the glasses or the big boobs but I thought she was older.ReplyCancel
I've heard twice recently that the little Alex character from Modern family is the opposite of the character she plays. A wild young thing that is not well supervised by her parents. Oh boy, if I can just remember both places that I heard or read that.ReplyCancel
Well she obviously likes to ride bare back.ReplyCancel
@KMS. Snap!
And now she'll be riding for 2.ReplyCancel
Yeah, could be juicy! (-:
Or not. )-:
What a shame, I wonder what she will do?ReplyCancel
Papa I know you're going to be upset. Cause I was always your little girl. But you should know by now I'm not a baby…ReplyCancel
I just hope Al Bundy isn't the father.ReplyCancel
Well if the show is called Modern Family the pregnant teenage daughter who goes through the full pregnancy and keeps the baby can't get anymore Modern, might as well work with it.ReplyCancel
@Brian: Depends on the state. 16 is legal in the majority of the US.ReplyCancel
I think there's an age discrepancy clause in there. I think you can be 16, but the other person can't be more than 3 yrs older or something. Even still, she could get it.ReplyCancel
@Sean Bello: No. 16 is AOC with no restrictions besides parent, guardian, teacher. 16 can screw 70 in most states.
The exceptions are usually 13 or 14 to the AOC w/ a 3 or 4 year window, and is there for peers (kids in high school together).
Search Age of Constent US on wikipedia, and it will take you to a page that has all of them explained.ReplyCancel
P.S. Interesting one I saw in the news a month or 2 ago. One state has it that a teacher can't screw a former student until they are 21, or it is a crime.ReplyCancel
Write the pregnancy IN and let Cam and Mitch raise the baby! (I kid, I kid!)ReplyCancel
That's absolutely awful. There's some hot teachers out there now.ReplyCancel
My god son was born to a 16 year old mother. He is now grown, highly intelligent and well adjusted. This is not the end of the world. And if the father is a teen boyfriend this is barely even gossip.ReplyCancel
Birth mothers don't "move on with their life" they live with the pain of relinquishment their whole life. There's no forgetting and the pain doesn't go away, it just changes. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.ReplyCancel
my last year teaching I was the guy's HS track coach. I was all of 27, looking 24, working out around HS guys, some as old as 19.
One student asked me one summer after I quit teaching why I never hooked up with him because he could tell I found him attractive and he was rather aggressive and persistent with trying (he was 19 and while he was very good looking and we had a lot in common, the age and the teacher thing freaked me out).
I told him that as much as I might like him, I liked my job and my conscious more. He was not thrilled with that answer.ReplyCancel
Lilly no!!!!ReplyCancel