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In 2001, Indiana officials at the Department of Education were taking stock. The schools had an excellent network infrastructure and had installed significant numbers of computers for 1 million public school enrollees. Yet students were spending less than an hour a week on the computer. Why?
Shuttling students to and from computer labs and managing their time there restricted computer use so much that, analysis showed, certain students had access cut to less than 35 minutes a week. It was then that state officials knew each student needed a computer, and Indiana's one-to-one initiative was launched. But how were they to pay for such a huge project that would have cost $100 million a year in software licensing alone?
Open source.
The often-misunderstood technology (thought of as "just free Web 2.0 stuff" by the uniformed) has been the answer in Indiana—and a growing number of school systems across the country—to shrinking school technology budgets and soaring software costs.
Today, more than 100,000 Indiana school kids (in all, 300,000 high schoolers are slated to receive one) have their own $298 computer and monitor with numerous free software applications, and, in turn, schools across the state have secure, reliable, sophisticated server systems thanks to Linux-based open source technology.
In other words, instead of using computers set to run either Microsoft or Apple operating systems, Indiana school children were given desktops running a Linux-based OS (in this case, distribution packages offered by Red Hat, Novell, and Ubuntu) and with preinstalled free open source software (commonly referred to as FOSS), much of it mimicking popular but expensive programming such as the comprehensive office suites offered by major companies.
Did Indiana children mind? "Who cares?" one student quipped to Michael Huffman, special assistant for technology, as he surveyed the one-to-one program's success across the state.
"Is Linux the answer? Obviously we think so," says Huffman, who estimates software costs total only $5 per machine annually. "It's the only model we've come up with that is affordable, repeatable, and sustainable.
"If you look at a lot of other states that have had laptop initiatives, I think there is a real breakdown. And there are a lot of them that aren't continuing. There are schools that have gone out and bought a lot of laptops, but there is no plan for four years down the road. That's why we went with open source," Huffman says.
Indeed, Indiana and other large school systems like San Diego and Atlanta have joined the until-now quiet, albeit multibillion-dollar, revolution in computing. So successful and popular has Linux become that Wired magazine recently dubbed it "the new black." And software development based on open source technology, now representing 10 percent of all development, is expected to soar to 20 percent by 2010, according to industry analysis by Saugatuck Technology, making it a roughly $5.8 billion market in the next three years.
Its popularity is due, in part, to:
Meanwhile, high-profile U.S. companies have raised the status of Linux by basing their entire operations on open source technology with amazing success. These include Amazon (which hosts more than 42 terabytes of data), eBay, and Motorola. Google, for one, has found Linux to be so successful (using open source, the search engine company processes 91 million searches a day and is the fourth-largest database in the world) that on Oct. 31 it rolled out an Everexmade gPC, on sale at Wal-Mart for $200, being touted by the company as a collaboration between the PC maker, the open source community, and Google that will "bring Linux to the masses."
No surprise then that nation's cash-strapped K–12 school systems are also looking for high-tech bargains. According to the Greaves Group's American Digital Schools 2006 report: "Beyond Linux and the well-known Indiana open source initiative, a number of other states and districts are considering open source.…Widespread open source usage will grow eightfold from 2006 to 2011."
One reason open source has been readily adopted by school IT departments is in an effort to improve the nation's 4:1 student-to-computer rate.
"With a 25 percent penetration of computers in the classroom, and home-based access linked strongly to household income, many children are simply blocked from the kinds of rich learning opportunities that modern computers can facilitate," says ed tech guru David Thornburg. "Computers today should be expectations, not options. They should be as commonplace as pencils, pads of paper, or books."
The way we teach the nation's 54 million K–12 students has evolved too, necessitating improved technology in the classroom. Nowadays, Web 2.0 applications such as videoconferencing, classroom management, podcasting, and wikis are common teaching tools that run off the Web, requiring elaborate networking infrastructure support and additional computers.
In the past, Linux was largely relegated to the back office as an operating system, out of sight of most teachers and students. But recent friendlier developments, including a graphical user interface, have made it increasingly viable for schools.
Now it's come out of the closet as districts seek even more innovative ROI solutions.
According to a Compass Intelligence report, spending on IT personnel is anticipated to drop 5 percent a year, to $2.4 billion by 2010. And federal funding of the last protected block grant for technology, Enhancing Education Through Technology, has been steadily chipped away at since 2005.
Today, old computers that would have been tossed out are being "repurposed" and set up either as desktops with a Linux OS (which tends to boot up faster with mature hardware than rival Microsoft) or transformed into "thin clients" (meaning, they are run off software housed on a school system server).
Network servers are being "virtualized" with technology—rapidly being deployed in the education industry—that allows singleapplication servers to simultaneously run UNIX, Microsoft, and Apple.
Cheaper technology, coupled with FOSS adoption, has freed up money in many districts' tech budgets, allowing them to reinvest in IT training or broader professional development, or to bring even more computers or Internet-connected devices into the classroom.
No question, the recent proliferation of cheap PCs has done a lot to bring Linux to the attention of the mainstream, both in and out of school.
Put on the international radar by Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child initiative for developing nations, inexpensive devices from Lenovo, Dell, and HP join Intel and ASUS in presenting a range of
offerings to schools.
But certain folks in education fields are raising a key issue: Are these computers, which don't easily run the Microsoft OS or applications built to run on Microsoft, actually preparing our students for the workplace in their future?
In fact, Nigeria was most likely wondering the same thing when it decided to overwrite the operating systems of 17,000 Intel Classmate PCs with the Windows XP it had just purchased.
Many see the reason why software giant Microsoft won this battle.
ZdNet's ed tech reporter Christopher Dawson wrote of his interview with Frenchbased open source company Mandriva CEO François Bancilhon: He "reminded me that there are currently 8,000 languages spoken on Earth. If, as predicted, by the end of the century, 6,000 of these will disappear, there will still be 2,000 languages spoken worldwide; Windows is currently available in about 50 languages."
Still open source folks remain convinced that it will be difficult to stem the tide of Linux and other open source solutions. Increasingly savvy and tech-expert students, a mandate for sustainability, and district bottom line considerations requiring innovation in the area of ROI, Linux is increasingly attractive.
And who knows? With Google, Amazon, and other key players setting the stage, perhaps open source is the future for business, as well.
The chubby, happy penguin, known as "Tux" to most in the Linux world, has served as the open source community's mascot since 1996 and was created to celebrate Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds's love of the arctic bird.
Torvalds, of course, is the original author of Linux, and Tux is largely believed to be named after his revolutionary code. Though people assume Tux stands for tuxedo—what you tend to think of when you look at a penguin—the name, in fact, is most likely short for (T)orvalds's (U)NI(X).
In 1991, Torvalds wrote his code—a modification of UNIX, an operating system that's been around since the 1970s—posted it on a computer programming bulletin board, and asked people to contribute to his ideas. "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU)," he wrote.
One has to wonder if he envisioned his casual invitation would lead to such a transformed world. Today, what started out as a computer posting has grown into a feature-rich and varied community. An estimated 6 to 8 million people are using Linux in some form, which is most remarkable in that it's not controlled by one company alone, and free distribution of code is encouraged. In fact, only 2 percent of Torvalds's original programming remains intact.
What Torvalds originally wrote was a kernel, or the precise language within an operating system that controls the computer and tells it what programming to run. From this kernel, entire computer platforms (file and print systems, back-up, application servers, security, databases, etc.) have been written and are constantly being updated. New code (called "patches") is issued every day by hundreds, if not thousands, of programmers through online Linux communities, making Linux extremely reliable and far less vulnerable to hackers.
Before the commercial distribution of Linux you'd have to be something of a UNIX whiz to set up an operating system. Nowadays, access and distribution is made easy through products from more than 300 "distro" companies, such as Red Hat's Fedora, Novell's SUSE, and Ubuntu, which offer free (unsupported) and for-a-subscription-fee (supported) services, managing all updates to your local area network, servers, or desktop.
Indeed, the feature-rich desktop versions, loaded with applications, are largely credited with making Linux what it is today because they are virtually indistinguishable from their costly big-name commercial counterparts—and also boot faster.
But nothing's drawn more attention to Linux than the proliferation of free open source software (FOSS), much of which is available over the Internet or by disk and can be shared.
Most of the free software mimics popular commercial titles (see "OPEN vs. CLOSED"), and for those who are invested in and want to continue to run Microsoft or Apple applications there is software now available that allows you to run a range of commercial applications simultaneously (see www.codeweavers.com).
"Opportunities for student creativity increase in the world of FOSS since there is no financial barrier to installing powerful special software on the off-chance that some students might use it," says David Thornburg, of the Thornburg Center. "My own software mix on my Linux laptop would cost (at educational discounts) more than $500 to replace with commercial titles. Again, the cost savings per machine is significant. Add to this the fact that many of these titles are cross-platform, and can be given to students to take home, and the benefits of FOSS grow even larger."
No question, the Web 2.0 explosion is fueled by open source, which offers "free" or "open" solutions, allowing users to participate in Webbased communities, and hosted services such as social networking sites—RSS feeds, podcasting, and wikis. Linux enthusiasts point to the Internet and, in particular, social networking sites as the place where the next open source revolution will occur.
One popular site in the education arena is Moodle, an open source course management system that competes with Blackboard (which is partially owned by Microsoft), designed to help educators cre ate curriculum and coursework.
"If we can do with textbooks and curriculum what open source did for software development, imagine the education and curriculum we can produce?" muses Paul Nelson, who pioneered Linux use in the classroom through his K12LTSP (the K-12 Linux Terminal Server Project), a group based in Oregon. "That's what the future is."
Indeed, the future is already upon us. Sun Microsystems' spin-off education site Curriki has been pioneering just such a combination of curriculum plus wiki, a direction that's proving a new source of discomfort in publishing circles.
MIT's pioneering and visionary Nicholas Negroponte, with his One Laptop Per Child initiat i ve (selling a $100 drawstring-powered Linux-OS computer replete with cameras) has opened the world not just to inexpensive hardware but to the accessible Linux software as well.
And PCs are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to hardware made with Linux-based engineering or which runs with open source software. For a rundown on different hardware available using open source, see Make's extensive gift guide featuring open source ideas at www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/11/the_open_source_1.html.
With the proliferation of open source software and affordable hardware, it's no surprise Linux is now a $41 billion a year industry, to which Torvalds still holds the trademark. All of this success, however, seems not to have fazed its 38-year-old inventor, who maintains a low profile working at the Linux Foundation near Portland, Oregon.
Said Torvalds in his quest to develop the mascot Tux: "I don't want a macho penguin." Indeed, here's a man who walks the talk.
District: Saugus Union School District
Snapshot: About 11,000 K–6 students; 59 percent white, non-Hispanic; 10.6 percent eligible for free or reduced- rate lunch program
Innovation: Migrating the entire district to open source
In 2004, Saugus Union School District took on one of its most high-profile projects: adopting open source. Though you might assume cost savings was the primary motivation, it was the desire for a flexible system that actually motivated Jim Klein, director of information services and technology at the Santa Clarita—based school district, to switch all 52 systems from Novell NetWare to an open source platform provided by Red Hat.
In four weeks, Klein and his team adopted a system that includes virtual network computing, allowing the IT staff to provide technical support remotely for any Windows, Macintosh, or Linux workstation from any location in the district.
If Klein learned anything from the project, it's to dive in. "The best way to learn and/or refine your skills with Linux is to force yourself to use the solution," he says.
And he has a bit of practical advice: "Pick up your Widows machine (or Mac, if you are so inclined) that is on your desk and move it across the room. Make sure that you do not put a chair in front of it, and that you get up and leave your desk to use it."
Today, Klein says, Saugus boasts a computer network with faster computers. Even the oldest computers are more reliable. And the IT staff is better able to support teacher, staff, and students.
"Our technology was more flexible and capable than ever before," says Klein, who has since become an open source advocate, speaking at conferences around the country. "We were able to turn on a dime when a new opportunity or idea came along."
And, he continues, "We were able to smile when the latest security vulnerability surfaced, knowing that it wouldn't affect our systems."
In the first year alone, Saugus officials estimate that the district was able to save $65,000 in licensing fees by using open source desktop software—namely, OpenOffice, which includes a variety of easy-to-install applications, including software to run spreadsheets, presentations, and word processing.
The district's next focus is on open source Web applications. Presently the district uses online forums for teachers and students, streaming video so students can share video production training. And its latest innovation: a Web-based social networking site, which allows teachers and staff to securely communicate with each other and with the community.
—Melissa Houston
District: Vassalboro Community School
Snapshot: 550 K–8 students; 100 percent white, non-Hispanic; 39 percent students eligible for free or reduced price lunch program
Innovation: Introduced Linux-based thin clients throughout the school, as well as installing an entire thinclient computer lab
Vassalboro Community School, located in Central Maine along the banks of the Kennebec River, had used Linux in the server closet for several years, when David Trask, the school's technology director, decided to conduct an experiment.
"At first I introduced it to the kids, and then set up a small experimental lab," he says. "Later that year I set up a kiosk out in the hallway with some dummy accounts and lots of printed screenshots showing people what they could do with Linux."
Even Trask was surprised by the reaction: "All day long kids and teachers alike stopped by and 'played' with the computer. About two weeks later I put out an e-mail asking for any teachers who would like additional computers in their rooms. I only got a few, but I got the ones I was aiming for."
With interest piqued, Trask was able to transform the school's outmoded computer network by introducing thin-client–style computers from recycled Pentium 2 and Pentium 1 workstations. Once teachers saw how much the kids were writing and publishing in the classroom, they wanted their own mini-labs, which the school created with the help of K12LTSP.
"The effect was just as I predicted: the domino effect," Trask says.
Vassalboro no longer has to pay for software licensing, and that alone saves the school $50,000 a year, most of which is reinvested into the school technology program on new servers. Today, there are three different operating systems—Linux, Apple, and Microsoft—running in the backroom, allowing teachers to use a host of different applications.
And then there are the intangibles. "Our kids learn how to use a computer…no matter what the OS or application. I use the analogy of driver's ed. quite often," Trask says. "It goes like this: When you took driver's ed., did you learn how to drive a Ford? How about a Chevy? A Toyota? Most people can't remember…why? Because ya' learned how to drive a car…regardless of make, model, or size. Why should computers be any different?"
Vassalboro installed Canonical's Edubuntu, an open source OS designed specifically for education. And one of the school's next goals will be to install Edubuntu's thin-client manager, which will allow the IT staff to control much of the school desktop network remotely.
Trask also says he plans to savor his freedom.
"Eventually, over time, you'll end up like me," he says. "I love my job now…I have my life back…I'm not fighting Windows fires all the time anymore."
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Pennsylvania is a large and productive agricultural state. Many jobs are created in the agricultural industry that help to bring a wide variety of high-quality products to the market at very affordable prices. Unfortunately, too few residents of local communities are aware of farm employment opportunities or willing to take them. Advertisements for farm jobs in local newspapers and job banks go unanswered. Farm jobs have a mostly undeserved reputation in the public's consciousness of being hard, dirty, and low-paying.
True, the work is sometimes physically demanding, exposed to the outdoor environment, and sometimes you get dirty. On the other hand, the pay is usually quite competitive with other entry-level jobs, you're not stuck inside all day, and you may perform a variety of tasks that are not found in other jobs. In the dairy industry, many jobs are very engaging, especially for people who enjoy working with animals.
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In the last 5 to 10 years, immigrants from Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries have discovered the great demand for farm employees in Pennsylvania. They come from places where wage rates are only about one tenth of what they can earn here.
Farmers provide good wages typically ranging from $8 to $12 per hour in Pennsylvania and often including benefits such as housing and health care. Farmers indicate that Hispanic employees tend to be very dependable and hard-working.
In the dairy business it is critically important to have a reliable workforce that shows up to milk the cows on time, this need is met by the Hispanic workforce. Thus the combination of farm employers finding a reliable workforce and employees finding lucrative and satisfying job opportunities is an almost irresistible attraction.
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Kiski Area braces for loaded Section 1-AAA team tournament
Often with a grimace, Kiski Area wrestling coach Chris Heater admits this season's Section 1-AAA team tournament is a gauntlet.
Whether his Cavaliers will come out of Wednesday's tournament at Latrobe better off is, at least in Heater's mind, a bit of an uncertainty.
No matter their finish in the four-team event, the Cavaliers will qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament, which begins Monday. Their place in the section competition will influence their WPIAL seeding. Unfortunately for Kiski Area, the strength of Section 1's top four teams — Kiski Area, Franklin Regional, Latrobe, Hempfield — is unrivaled in Western Pennsylvania, so few bouts will allow the Cavaliers' coaches to breathe easy.
"You are going to come out of this battle-tested, and you are going to come out of this with matches that maybe some other teams from some of the other sections might not see until the quarter- or semifinals," Heater said. "That's what we get right out of the gate. And it's good to be battle-tested, but you can get beat up in the process, too, and then the next week, you're maybe not in shape to go against somebody you should beat."
Franklin Regional, which will wrestle Hempfield in one of the two semifinal-round dual meets, enters the Section 1 team tournament as a heavy favorite. The Panthers (8-1, 5-0), whose only loss came against national prep school powerhouse Wyoming Seminary, are ranked No. 9 nationwide by Intermat Wrestling and No. 8 by Flowrestling. They placed first in the team standings at the celebrated Powerade Christmas Tournament in December and cruised to another team championship at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament.
Kiski Area (13-1, 4-1) finished second behind Franklin Regional in Section 1-AAA subdivision A, as the Panthers beat the Cavaliers, 38-24, earlier this month. Latrobe (8-0, 5-0) took first in subdivision B, and Hempfield (4-1, 4-1) placed second.
The section tournament's semifinal matches begin at 6 p.m. The winners will wrestle for the title at 7:30 p.m., while the losers will determine who takes third.
How Latrobe and Kiski Area match up has been a topic of speculation for several weeks among Westmoreland County wrestling fans. Their performances at the WCCA tournament, though based on individual achievements rather than dual meet-style clashes, suggested their match Wednesday might go down to the wire: Kiski Area took second in the tournament with 187 points, and Latrobe placed third with 186.5.
Hempfield grabbed fifth in the WCCA event with 129.5 points.
"It's a different scenario in a tournament, but you do kind of get a gauge and see what their kids like to do," Heater said. "You get an idea of who you'd like to get against them, which is the same thing they're trying to do against us."
Collectively, the four teams possess a who's who of PIAA standouts. Franklin Regional features five returning state placewinners, including two champions, as well as freshman phenom 113-pounder Spencer Lee, who is regarded as the best wrestler in the country at his weight class. Latrobe's lineup includes returning state champ Luke Pletcher, now a 120-pounder, and Zack Zavatsky, a 182-pounder who placed third in the PIAA at 160 last season. Hempfield has returning state champ Sam Krivus, who won a title at 120 and now competes at 132. And heavyweight Shane Kuhn, who placed third in the PIAA last season, leads the way for Kiski Area.
After almost a month away from the team, coach Chuck Tursky has returned to lead the Cavaliers. Tursky, who underwent surgery in mid-December, trusted Heater, a longtime assistant, with control of the program while he recovered from his procedure.
"I'm loving life," Tursky said. "I'm just glad to be back, and I'm feeling better — recovering every day and just enjoying everything I do."
Bill West is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at email@example.com or via Twitter @BWest_Trib.


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In an age where telescopes are built via international collaborations, countries work together to send missions to the planets or the International Space Station, and scientists collaborate across time zones and cultural boundaries via the internet, astronomy is truly a global enterprise. The Astronomy Department encourages its majors to seek out learning opportunities abroad and will strive to provide support to accommodate a summer, semester, or academic year, abroad.
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For Rob Hefley, a 60-year-old professor at Pittsburg State University, it was the second destructive twister he had survived. Hefley said he was at friend's home in Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011, when a massive EF5 tornado destroyed most of the town and killed more than 150 people.
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The Data Preservation Alliance for the Social Sciences (Data-PASS) is a voluntary partnership of organizations created to archive, catalog and preserve data used for social science research. Examples of social science data include: opinion polls; voting records; surveys on family growth and income; social network data; government statistics and indices; and GIS data measuring human activity.
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Members of the Data-PASS partnership include:
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Stephen Howard, BITC Chief Executive, said: "The Workwell benchmark represents a new chapter for CSR reporting and the low average scores are not unexpected at this first stage of development. We are encouraged by the examples of leadership highlighted through this process, and by the commitment shown by a third of FTSE 100 companies, who proactively took part in the survey.
"We introduced our Corporate Responsibility Index2 10 years ago and have seen how organisations have built their confidence in reporting key environmental and societal benefits through sustainability reports. Now we are encouraging organisations to use data effectively to demonstrate responsible people management and drive business performance improvements. The survey for the 2014 Workwell benchmark will be launched in September this year and we will work closely with organisations to help them develop their reporting practices."
The highest scoring Workwell indicators were Diversity and Inclusion (at 50 per cent of total marks) and Health and Safety (at 44 per cent), showing how compliance drives measurement and reporting. Manufacturing and Mining industry sectors scored highest in the Health and Safety reporting indicator, achieving 75 per cent and 67 per cent respectively and reflecting the importance of this area for their business.
The lowest scoring area was in the provision of Better Specialist Support – which includes provision for mental health support – where the average score was only nine per cent. This raises concerns about organisational resilience as employees face high levels of stress in the current economic climate and the associated costs continue to rise3.
It is likely that companies have more policies and programmes in operation than they currently report externally but trends, intelligence or learnings from these initiatives are not being put in the public domain. For example, research4 shows that 85 per cent of UK companies offer an Employee Assistance Programme as part of their support but the benchmark score for the provision of Employee Assistance Programmes only scored six per cent.
Irwin Lee, Managing Director of Procter & Gamble UK and Chair of the Workwell Leadership Group, said: "This is a critical first step towards open reporting on employee engagement and wellbeing, and comes at a really important time. Now more than ever our businesses need to demonstrate their resilience and this means people must be at the centre of both business and organisational strategy. We expect to see significant benefits for individuals and our overall businesses from this important work to consolidate and formalise public reporting of wellbeing and engagement levels in our organisations."
Dr Paul Litchfield, Chief Medical Officer for BT Group and chair of the Workwell Steering Group, said: "Reporting publicly against the Workwell model gives companies the opportunity to demonstrate that they are taking a sustainable approach to the management of their people. We are delighted that BT has been identified as a leader but we see this as a starting point from which we intend to improve. We have established a simple evidence based framework to foster workplace wellbeing and we underpin that with metrics to show the impact of what we do on business performance. By publishing this data we hope to demonstrate our progress in creating a culture that facilitates growth even in times of austerity."
BITC's Workwell benchmark was developed in response to research showing a positive link between strong people management and organisational performance, with FTSE 100 companies that have robust arrangements for reporting on employee engagement and wellbeing outperforming the rest of the FTSE 100 by 10 per cent5. The benchmark also responded to investor demands for a standardised measurement of employee management that could inform their investment decisions6.
FTSE 100 organisations were scored by Towers Watson against BITC's Workwell criteria, with a total of 25 indicators used across the five areas of BITC's Workwell Model: Better Work; Better Relationships; Better Specialist Support; Better Physical and Psychological Health; and Working Well.
One third of FTSE 100 companies self completed the questionnaire, scoring on average twice as highly as those who had their surveys completed by Towers Watson on their behalf. EDF Energy, who is not in the FTSE 100 but are members of the BITC Workwell Steering Group, completed the benchmark voluntarily and was also identified as a leader. Companies with strong CSR reports were found to score more highly on the benchmark. Lower scoring industry sectors tended to have diverse international workforces with fewer consistent metrics.
Summary of average scores by industry sector:
Manufacturing – 33 per cent
Pharma, Biotech & Medical Equipment – 26%
Real Estate Investment & Services – 25%
Financial Services and Retail – 24%
FMCG (Food, Beverage, Tobacco) – 23%
Media – 22%
Oil & Gas (Producers and support Services) and Utilities – 21%
Travel & Leisure – 19%
Mining – 16%
Services (including Business, Outsourced) – 15%
Engineering (Manufacturing & related) – 14%
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Organizers of Grimsby And Cleethorpes Scooter Scene are hopeful that the guitarist will be able to break the world record.
Kaiser Chiefs rocker Andrew White has signed up to take part in an attempt to break the world record for the largest ever scooter rally. The British guitarist will join more than 540 other riders to cross the length of the Humber Bridge in Kingston Upon Hull, England next month.
White's attendance has been confirmed by organizers of the Grimsby And Cleethorpes Scooter Scene, with committee member Jake Parker telling Grimsby.co.uk, "To have Andrew White riding his scooter over the Humber Bridge... will be amazing. We were absolutely stunned when we found out he was coming... It would be absolutely brilliant for the town if we broke the world record."
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After Ben Forta blogged his experiences with his new Treo 650 last week, I thought I'd share my thoughts, as well, and in general, how the Treo 650 measures up to the T-Mobile Sidekick II.
I spent about 4 hours yesterday migrating my data from my Sidekick and configuring my Treo. I have pretty complex PIM requirements, and I'm happy to report that I think I've achieved them all:
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The only real data issue that I've experienced so far is that Mac Address Book entries don't map very well to Palm's concept of a contact. Most of the important data seems to be there in one form or another, but it isn't as pretty and well organized as I would have liked. I've synchronized data across a lot of devices and a lot of platforms over the years, and I've always been amazed by how difficult it seems to be to migrate such basic and simple data across clients. The good news is that iCal seems to be very compatible with Palm's calendar and task applications. As far as I can tell, appointments, reminders, and tasks synchronized perfectly.
In general, I think I really like the Treo. The keyboard is much smaller than the Sidekick's (the Sidekick II has the best keyboard on a mobile device that I've ever used), but it is still pretty usable. I'm making fewer mistakes as I get accustomed to it, and my speed is steadily increasing.
All the applications seem to be configurable to the extent that I need them to be, and I haven't run into any brick walls as of yet. The only issue I'm struggling with is how to universally configure sound settings. I was woken up very early this morning by people on the east coast IMing me even though I thought I had the phone configured to be completely quiet. I never had that issue with the Sidekick because all the applications are well integrated and consistent, and seem to observe universal sound profiles better than Palm applications do. Hopefully I'll get it figured out and sleep better tonight.
I can still navigate my Sidekick much faster than I can my Treo. Hopefully it's just a question of getting accustomed to the Treo, but I could get to any point within any application on my Sidekick with no more than two keystrokes. On the Treo, I find myself scrolling through more menus, and occasionally even wanting to reach for the stylus (a habit I will have to completely break eventually).
I'm very happy with the Treo's data service. That's actually one of the biggest problems with the Sidekick. The T-Mobile data service has performed so poorly for me that I found I could not depend on it for anything critical. I've only been using the Treo for a couple of days, but so far, I've found the data service to be faster and far more reliable.
I think I like the form factor of my Sidekick better as a PDA and a messaging device, but I like the Treo's form factor better as a phone. I tend to use phones more for their data services and messaging capabilities than for talking, so hopefully I'll adapt to the Treo's form factor and find it as comfortable to use as the Sidekick over time.
That's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more to post as I gain more experience with the Treo, travel a bit, and use other features like the camera. In the meantime, any Sidekick and/or Treo users out there who wish to comment? If not, what other PDAs/smart phones are people using these days?


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Friday, May 29, 2009
Rev. Paul Jones "I Won't Complain"
Rev. Paul Jones (1960-1990) was the founding Pastor of New Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, TX. Rev. Jones was a dynamic preacher and singer whose life was cut short at the youthful age of 30 when he was murdered at his home in the Houston area in 1990. Also, Rev. Paul Jones is a lot of time credited with writing this song but Bishop William C. Abney originally wrote, "I won't complain".
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25 comments:
- Jo Lena Johnson said...
Dear Church Enthusiast. Thank you so much for your blog. I truly appreciate your showing the videos for "I Won't Complain" with the proper credit going to Bishop Abney, as well as placing the urls for the videos. I'm completing a book on 21st Century Christianity and thanks to the information you shared, I have some even richer content. I didn't realize that Rev Paul Jones had died under those circumstances either so, thanks again, and please keep up the great works! Blessings and God Speed to you, Jo Lena Johnson.
- January 30, 2010 at 6:18 PM
The orginal called I can't complain was written by a white country gospel singer back in the 70's. The first gospel rendition of the song was recorded by James Lenox of Chicago in 1982 (called God has been so good to me). Rev Jones and Bishop Abney popularized and took the song to a great level. All of the versions are awesome. It is just a great song.
- August 21, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Barb said...
I concur with Anonymous, a white country gospel singer and pastor indeed wrote I Won't Complain. His name is Bishop Don Johnson from Memphis. He is still living, though up in years now.
- February 3, 2012 at 8:21 AM
The gentleman who wrote "I can't complain" was the Rev Don Johnson from Memphis TN. Sadly Br Johnson passed away this past Tuesday. Br Johnson wrote many songs however "I can't complain" will always be my favorite.
- April 19, 2012 at 7:56 AM
- Mark McCool said...
I've noticed that many attribute the writing of this song to the late Rev Paul Jones, but in truth, he was not the author of the song "I Won't Complain". Rather, this great gospel song was actually written in 1974 by the late Rev. Don Johnson from Nashville, Tennesse, an ALJC pastor. The correct title to the song is actually "I Can't Complain", but has been changed over time. Very few words have been changed to the Rev. Johnson's song for the version, " I Won't Complain". Please go to You Tube to view Rev. Don Johnson himself singing this beautiful original song, "I Can't Complain" @ http://youtu.be/p4ZH2YAB77c
- July 17, 2012 at 11:23 AM
- friend of yours... said...
I was just introduced to the song,
"I Won't Complain".. when looking up the composer, some gave the credit to Rev. johnson, some to V. Micheal Mckay and yet others to Bishop William C. Abney...
I do believe Bishop Abney to be the true writer.
Whoever wrote it, I'm just thankful for the song!
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- September 8, 2014 at 12:43 PM
I grew up in the 1970's in Canada with Rev Don Johnson from Memphis, TN coming to our church and singing a song he wrote, "I Can't Complain". It was one our favorites. Everyone who has been around Rev. Johnson and the songs he has written knows the song originated through his burden and anointing, and it would be wrong to accredit it to others who deceitfully lay claim to it.
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- November 8, 2015 at 10:29 AM
Rev. Paul Jones stole this song and was being sued by the original author at the time of his death in 1990. The original songwriter was Rev. Don Johnson, an ALJC Pastor from Memphis Tennessee. It was written and copyrighted in 1974. Anyone else claiming authorship is a fraud. It has been adopted by the black church as a hymn and many think that one of theirs wrote it but such is not true. It is a beautiful song and should be enjoyed by all but true authorship should be noted.
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But these lovers are more apt to throw a hip than be called hippie. And it's not just a 60s' love-in; some are in their 70s, too.
"The Boynton Beach Club" is for those golden oldies who have paid their dues in life and love, and are still looking for a record club to call their own.
Some bring their newfound flames forget-me-nots; some just … forget.
But whatever the status or style of the boys and babes of "Boynton Beach," there's no doubt that love stories — no matter the age — always need a crutch in a cache.
Or, to paraphrase Erich Segal, the BBCers all love the 3 Bs — beach; early-bird special; and the bossa nova.
Florence Seidelman has the steps down, stepping up for boomers and beyond in her first film as producer, now playing at area Ritz theaters.
As a filmmaker, the Abington abecedarian didn't know her A's from her C's before taking on her first screenplay. So, like so many a novice in the know, she headed to the source of all stories: her local Barnes & Noble.
That, she says of her noble ambition, is where she learned how to write, reading a book on making a movie 101.
Movie 102 was to show it to her daughter, Hollywood hotshot director Susan Seidelman.
And now, as "Boynton Beach" kicks sand in the faces of those who think life stops when the Social Security check arrives, check this out: Seidelman is 75, and already thinking of her next movie.
It's been six months since we last chatted and her film — ultimately, with a script by daughter Susan and Shelly Gitlow — was about to premiere in Boynton Beach and all over South Florida. "We go all over giving out flyers," says Seidelman of the early bird not so much getting the worm as hooking theater owners with her movie moxie.
Hit or miss? It hits home: "When a close friend of mine died, her husband was in terrible shape," recalls Seidelman of the film's inspiration.
Joining a bereavement club, he eventually came out of his shellshocked shell. But, Seidelman cautions, this is not his story, "and it's not about his wife. They inspired the film. The film is dedicated to her" — as well as another friend — "but is not about her."
What it is about is going on when life goes under; it's on familiar turf. Indeed, if the shooting location looks familiar, well, it is the second version of a "Miami Vice" lifestyle to open this month — albeit its drug of choice is Viagra, and the men are more tubby than Tubbs.
While there are Jewish aspects to the script — Oscar contender Len Cariou is seen wearing a yarmulke at his wife's funeral — it is more catholic in tone, making the universal statement of what happens when a loved one dies and the universe seems to stop.
If anyone seems unstoppable, it's Seidelman, who went to college and earned dual master's degrees at a time when others her age were no longer seen as school belles.
"I'm having fun, and my friends are having the time of their lives," relates Seidelman of the septuagenarian screen savers, many of whom she used as film extras.
Extra? Read all about it! "BBC" played in one theater in South Florida for some 20 weeks; in Boynton Beach for four months.
Sexagenarians and the city? "We opened in 10 theaters, and it [grossed] $10,000 in each," says Seidelman, sounding more like a Variety scribe than a woman scribbling recipes at home for the ladies who lunch.
"I'm running around like a kid!"
Who's kidding who, she'll acknowledge; not everyone at the age of the BBC members is as healthy and happy and sexually active. But life does go on after tragedy.
Her "BBC" isn't broadcasting sap, nor is it making grave statements; it's just contributing clear-sighted perspectives with an older cast to die for. "I hope the vitality transcends the screenplay," says Seidelman, whose longtime husband Michael is producer-in-charge of moral support.
The film certainly has its transcendent moments, inspiring others to create real bereavement clubs after seeing this reel one. Adria Light is one of the inspired, a Seidelman friend taking action in Atlantic City, where the film also has opened; the city's Jewish Family and Children's Service is an agency considering starting such a group.
How does Seidelman sandwich it all in? Whereas six months ago, she wryly came up with one type of sandwich she'd like named after her at the local Boynton Beach deli, Seidelman has gone more continental since. Given the film's universal statements, she thinks her sandwich should also contain more cosmopolitan condiments.
"I'd like it to be on panini, representing the Italian, with some goat cheese for the French. Sun-dried tomatoes, Italian again, some sprouts … and call it 'the International.' " What are the Jews — chopped liver? "And a spread of chopped liver," she adds. "There, that sounds good!"
As tasty a morsel as would be served by members of "The Boynton Beach Club" as it caters to the busy lives of its bereaved boomers.
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The passion of the Cristol?
No, tequila, it appears. And the champagne and caviar nightmares that plague pell-mell Mel continue as he repents for his DUI of "Driving Under Idiocy."
What women want — and all Jews, too — is real contrition for the anti-Semitic rants that read as if from a bad script. Then again, there is hope that the "secret" police report that was uncovered has been misinterpreted, and that "F*** the Jews" really refers to Gibson's cry of "Find the Jews" in the hope that a good Jewish lawyer would help him out of this mess.
But "Movie Mania" may be naive. After all, Mad Mel doesn't need help finding Jews; he knows where they are — they're his target practice.
In a statement released after he went to a mikveh — okay, so, it wasn't a mikveh — Gibson noted: "Please know from my heart that I am not an anti-Semite. I am not a bigot."
And you ain't exactly Braveheart anymore either, bud.
(Excuse me … my cell phone. … It's Mel again. … One apology, two apologies — what's this, the sequel? What? Dinner at your place? Who'll be there? The Steins … the Goldbergs … the Cohens … the Rabbinical Council of America? Let me think about it.)
Anyway … as for his earlier arresting comment that "The Jews are responsible for … wars in the world," well: Mel, Mel, Mel … how glib. Everyone in Hollywood knows that that was Tom Cruise's movie.
Jay Leno kibitzed the other night that Gibson's anti-Semitic slurs probably put the kibosh on his next film: "Fiddler on the Roof."
Not far from the truth. On the one hand, Leno was joking; on the other hand, ABC did cancel its agreement with Gibson that he helm a new mini-series.
On the Holocaust.
Where does this stuff come from?
But not all is lost for the road worrier on this big bump in his careening career. Rumor has it there's a great script circulating out there that Gibson would be perfect for.
It's title?
"Foxman's Revenge."