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Release Notes
Highlights - Cascades beta 1
UI structure and layout
Layout in modern mobile UI frameworks is a science. In this release, you will see our take on it. While we only support the most basic layouts (Stack, Dock, Absolute) at the moment, we have an architecture that allows you to create easy to use, scalable UIs. The layouts support features like padding, margins, weights, and sizing policies to make sure your UIs are scalable.
Cascades supports implicit and explicit animations. Implicit animations make it easy for you to build a dynamic and stylish UI, without having to spend too much time fine-tuning animations. You can still fine-tune your animations using the explicit animation APIs.
Core UI
A rich set of UI controls encapsulating built-in design and the smart look of BlackBerry. A mix of simple and generic controls together with powerful, high-level controls such as the ActionBar makes it easier than ever to implement a great application structure using tabs and drill-down navigation.
You can use the WebView component to show HTML 5 content inline with Cascades UI controls. Bring the web to users of your app, while still creating a UI and user experience that's uniquely yours.
Cascades Builder
Cascades Builder extend the QNX Momentics IDE and provides a streamlined, powerful development environment for creating and deploying Cascades applications. You can use the Cascades Builder project wizard and the built-in templates, or create a project based on any of the bundled samples. You can create the application UI declaratively in QML using the QML source editor. In addition to test driving the UI on a device, you can take advantage of the UI preview. The UI preview renders the QML file displayed in your editor.
Cascades Exporter plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
The Cascades Exporter cuts and rescales graphics automatically, which can save designers a lot of time. When exporting a UI design from Photoshop, the plug-in creates a bundle with images and the corresponding layout information. You can import this set of assets as QML and images into Cascades Builder.
Cascades UI framework
All functionality is available as Qt based APIs and declarative components in QML.
Built-in controls
- Activity indicator - An activity indicator is typically used when the amount of time a process takes can't be determined. The activity indicator is available in three different sizes.
- Progress indicator - A progress indicator is typically used when the amount of time a process takes can be determined and the process is long enough to display the remaining time to the user.
- Drop-down menu - A drop-down menu allows users to select an option from a list of options. An option in a drop-down menu can have an optional image and up to two text strings.
- Date and time picker - A date and time picker allows users to select a date and time. You can set different increments for the range of minutes, and you can set minimum and maximum values for the range (values outside the range will be grayed out). If an invalid value is selected, the picker moves back to the nearest valid value.
- Radio group - This control is used to present a list of options where only one option in the list can be selected at a time. Each option in the radio group can have text, a description, and an image.
- Action bar - The action bar is located at the bottom of the screen and can contain actions, tabs, or both. The action bar supports an overflow menu, which is shown from the right, and can be populated with actions. It also supports a sidebar menu, which is shown from the left, and can be populated with tabs. You can define which items you want to display and which menu they should be placed in.
- CrossCut menu - This control is a context-sensitive menu that is displayed when users press and hold an item in your application. The menu contains actions that are relevant for the pressed item, and is shown from the right. You can choose between pinned mode (which just shows the icons for the actions) and fully extracted mode (which lists all actions that are relevant for the pressed item).
- Navigation pane - A navigation pane allows users to navigate between different pages, or screens, in your application. The navigation pane acts as a stack, and you can push screens on to the stack to display them or pop them off of the stack to hide them.
- Foreign window - You can create native QNX windows and render those in a Cascades context. This version support windows that are placed at an absolute position with respect to other Cascades UI components.
- Segmented control - A segmented control is used to filter between different aspects of the content in a view. This basic version supports labels, but not images.
- Button - This control represents a button that users can click. You can choose from three different appearances: a button with a string, a button with an image, and a combination where both an image and a string can be added to the button.
- Check box - You can use a check box to present options where the selection is not exclusive and multiple options may be selected simultaneously.
- Container - A container is typically used as a wrapper for creating a larger layout and also for creating custom controls. Containers support scrolling vertically and horizontally together with rubber band and bounce effects.
- Divider - A divider can be used when you want to divide or separate items visually within a list.
- Label - A label is a simple block of text that is non-selectable. You can change the font color, format, and font style of the label.
- ImageView - This component is used to display images. Images can be scaled using fill method, aspect fit, or aspect fill.
- Slider - A slider is used for setting values within a defined range, allowing users to change values by dragging the slider left and right.
- TextArea - A text area shows both single and multi-line text. The text area can be editable to allow users to type text.
- TextField - A text field is a single, editable line of text, with or without a border.
- Toggle button - A toggle button is used to represent options that have only two states: on or off.
Custom controls
- If you don't find what you're looking for in the set of core UI controls, you can create your own controls by combining (or compositing) existing controls. This gives you unprecedented flexibility when designing your UIs.
Text styling
- You can use the text styling API to customize the look of text-based controls in your apps. Use this API to specify visual properties such as formatting, style, alignment, and size.
Resource management
- The resource management system in Cascades allows for asynchronous loading of .png and .jpg files, as well as loading images from pixel buffers.
- Vertical List - Create an elegant, smooth-scrolling vertical list. Your list can include data from an XML file, a JSON data structure, a SQLite database, or other data sources.
- Horizontal list - Build a list that scrolls horizontally instead of vertically, giving you more flexibility to display your data.
- Standard list item - Use this predefined style for normal items in your list, or extend the style to create your own bold list item designs. You can use core UI controls in your design, or create entirely new components to represent your data.
- Header list item - Take advantage of this predefined style for header items in your list, or use it as a starting point and create a unique header style of your own. Use header items to group list items and make it easy for your users to find the data they need.
Data providing
- In-memory, or array-based - Use traditional methods of data storage and access, like storing your data in an array in memory.
- JSON - Store your data in a JSON data structure for a lightweight representation that's easy to use.
- SQLite - Implement data models that use SQLite to take advantage of relational database capabilities.
- Implicit animations - Let Cascades do the animating for you! Change property values and watch as UI controls are animated automatically. You can also control whether you want implicit animations to occur or not for controls in your apps.
- Explicit animations - Control the parameters of your animations precisely by specifying starting and ending positions, duration, easing curve, and more.
- Fade transition - Change the opacity of controls to emphasize the areas you want in your UI designs.
- Rotate transition - Rotate controls to add the right spin to your apps.
- Scale transition - Alter the sizes of your controls dynamically for a perfect fit every time.
- Translate transition - Move the elements of your app around with responsive and attractive sliding animations.
- Mutable animations - Make changes to your animations on the fly in response to user input or other factors.
- Group animations - Use parallel animations to play multiple animations at the same time, or use sequential animations to play them one after another.
Event system
- You can handle touch events with precision, and keep track of which components in your UI should receive touch events. The Cascades model for touch event propagation gives you the power to control and customize your user interactions.
Layout system
- Absolute layout - Determine the layout of your UI down to the pixel, giving you the power to position your controls with precision.
- Dock layout - Align UI controls in different locations on the screen for lots of flexibility. The controls will stay aligned even if the size or resolution of your UI changes.
- Stack layout - Place your controls side by side, either horizontally or vertically, and use properties like margins, padding, and space quotas for that perfect arrangement.
Cascades platform APIs
- Battery - Detect and respond to changes in battery power level.
- Display - Determine the display size, resolution, ID, name, and aspect ratio of the device.
- LED - Set the blink color, frequency, and duration of the LED.
- Network status - Query the status of network connections and receive notification when the status changes.
- Payment Service - Include the Payment Service library in your app to offer subscriptions, unlock features, or sell any digital good that you've registered on the vendor portal for BlackBerry World.
- Version API - Determine the version of the BlackBerry OS that's installed on the device.
Cascades Builder
Supported platforms - Cascades Builder is integrated into the BlackBerry 10 Native SDK and QNX Momentics IDE, and share the same requirements but with the following deviations:
- Graphics card supporting Open GL 2 or higher is required.
- Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.6 and Mac OS X 10.7 are supported.
- Cascades project creation wizard - Create a new Cascades application project, based on one of the project templates, using the project creation wizard.
- QML file wizard - Create a new QML file, either empty or based on a template, using the QML file creation wizard.
- Cascades application examples - Create a new Cascades project based on one of the bundled example applications.
- QML source editor - Create and edit the QML file using the QML source editor.
- Code assist - Basic context-sensitive code assist that lists QML and JavaScript keywords, QML elements and their properties, handlers, slots, and invokables.
- Syntax highlighting - Simple syntax (lexical) highlighting, with different colors for QML and JavaScript keywords, comments, strings, and other elements.
- Syntax validation - Live detection and underline of syntax errors in QML.
- Code formatter - Reformat your QML code and fix indentation and spacing problems.
- QML templates - Code templates (or code snippets) can be used by invoking the code assist. You can use Tab to switch between the template's different fields and specify values for them. You can also edit or add your own templates from the Preferences menu.
- QML hover help - Move the mouse cursor over a symbol you want to know more about, and a pop-up window appears, giving you a short description.
- Component palette - Drag & drop from a palette of components into the QML source editor.
UI preview:
- See a visual preview of the QML file that you're editing. The preview is instantly updated as the QML is edited.
- Choose between code only, preview only, or split view to see the code and preview at the same time.
- A parse error cue (red/green) in the UI preview indicates when there are problems with parsing the QML (for example, due to errors in the QML code).
- Choose different resolutions to preview for different device form factors or for landscape/portrait orientations.
- Zoom in or out on the UI preview.
- Outline view - The outline view shows the structure of the UI (as a tree representation).
- Properties view - Select a QML component in the source editor and explore and edit its common properties in the properties view, or generate signal handlers.
- QML editing perspective - Open and arrange all relevant editors and views by using the provided QML editing perspective.
- Links to online documentation - Access the Cascades documentation and other online resources available at the developer site from links in the Help menu.
Cascades Exporter plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
Layer export
- Export each layer as an individual image.
- Bundle exported images together with size and layout information in a ZIP file with the .tmz extension.
- Use absolute coordinates or coordinates relative to other groups for layout information [NEW].
- Choose to export only selected layers, or choose to exclude layers when exporting.
- Exporting text layers - Choose to export text layers as text element or to rasterize the text and export it as bitmap.
- Nine-slice - Export nine-sliced images by using visual guidelines to specify the nine-slice coordinates. This can help you preserve detail while using and scaling the image in your Cascades application.
- Rescaling images - Get significantly better results compared to using Photoshop's built-in rescaling feature. The crispness of the graphics is preserved by aligning the vector paths to the pixel grid.
- Import to Cascades Builder - Drag and drop the .tmz asset bundle into the Cascades Builder, and it is imported as images and QML code with the correct layout information.
Known limitations
Cascades UI framework
- Several limitations and issues exist when entering and displaying text in a TextArea or TextField. Hinting text is not properly displayed and TextArea layouts are not synchronized with content layouts, which can create visual artifacts.
- Handling of the virtual keyboard is incomplete, and the display of the virtual keyboard is inconsistent and you can't specify the keyboard context.
- JSON and SQL data access doesn't implement saving, even if the function is available.
- You may experience some performance issues when creating screens with a large number of controls.
Cascades Builder
- The UI preview does not support custom controls in QML or custom elements in C++. Using custom controls or elements might result in a limited preview, or no preview, displayed in the UI preview.
- The QML preview does not work as expected when you open some QML files. You might experience issues with the QML preview, including disabling of the QML preview feature entirely, which could indicate that your hardware configuration is not supported. The QML preview requires a graphics card that supports 3-D acceleration and OpenGL 2.0 support. You might also experience issues if your graphics driver is outdated or obsolete, so it's recommended that you upgrade your graphics driver to try to resolve any issues with the QML preview. You can also disable the QML preview from within the QNX Momentics IDE in the Preferences menu. Also, note that the QML preview is not available if you access the QNX Momentics IDE using Remote Desktop or similar technologies, and you might experience limitations if you're running the IDE in a virtualized environment.
Cascades Exporter
- The Create and export Button control is incomplete, and may not function when using Windows.
Known issues
Cascades UI framework3630712
UIObject.attachedObjects.length returns a value of 0, even if objects have been attached.3628516
The first option of a SegmentedControl is not being selected when the selectedIndex has a value of 0. The first option should be selected by default when the selectedIndex is 0.3623776
A displayDirectionChanged signal is only triggered on the first instance of a display direction change, when it should be triggered on each rotation.3622193
Replacing an ImageView image causes the heap size to grow as if both images are still present. Replacing an ImageView image should delete the previous image and adjust the heap size accordingly.3593375
StandardListItem.imageSource returns an empty string when called, instead of returning the path to the source image.3582296
Scrolling past the top bounds of a scrollable container will cause the entire container area to turn white.3558816
SqlConnection transactions do not function correctly unless a transaction has already been executed. Workaround: Execute a query before starting a transaction.3556268
When using a TabbedPane, the first tabpage is appearing on the ActionBar when showTabsOnActionBar is set to 'false'.3552793
Public headers for WebLoadRequest and WebSettings are missing.3545884
SqlConnection::execute/executeAndWait(Insert Statement) is being executed twice, causing the database to be updated twice with new entries.3542367
Using nested StackLayout layouts may cause overlapping elements.3527827
The first letter of text in a Label can be clipped by the edge of the screen.3523678
Attempting to use NavigationPanes in a TabbedPane does not work correctly. The tabs are not displayed.3515020
Using horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment.Fill on a button in a DockLayout does not fill the width of the screen, and can cause text used in the button to be clipped.3514830
Using horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment.Fill on a button in a StackLayout does not fill the width of the screen with the button.3514817
Using horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment.Fill on a button with varied text lengths in a StackLayout can cause the button to display improperly and not fill the width of the screen.3512901
Using spaceQuota on a button in a StackLayout can cause text to overlap the button.3484797
Inserting and removing items from a QListDataModel can result in an incorrect datamodel size and number of items displayed in the listview.3481382
The attachedChanged signal does not fire when an attached window is destroyed.3469244
onTextChanging registers a change if you change focus to another window, even if no change has occured.3469198
If ActionSet#setTitle is called when the ActionSet menu is visible, the UI is not updated.3467064
SegmentedControl does not update the display when an option has been moved from one control to another. The option remains in the initial control, and is placed in the target control.3428673
The header files for FontStyle, FontWeight, and FontStyleHint do not exist and can cause the following error when you attempt to compile: "error: bb/cascades/FontStyle: No such file or directory".3428166
Using SupportedDisplayOrientation::All can cause application orientation to be unresponsive when the device is rotated.3427602
SegmentedControl::resetSelectedIndex and SegementedControl::resetSelectedOption do not reset the control when used. These are intended to reset the control and select the first option in the list.3427080
An imageSourceChanged signal is not fired when an imageSource is set, or reset.3415323
Animations will appear to stutter or jump if Cascades is idle. Tapping the screen will bring Cascades out of idle and the animation will display correctly.3414323
Adding two ActionItems to a page, then adding that page to a tabbedPane, causes the Action Bar to not be visible to the user.3405801
A selectedIndexChanged signal is not being fired when an option is set, reset, or set by index.3398536
The text assigned to a drop-down option is not updating on the UI when another option is selected. The selectedIndex of the drop-down option is changing, but the text reflected on the UI is not.3373861
Attempting to insert a tabPane by using TabbedPane:Invoking insert(0, tabPane) results in a tabpage that appears empty. Selecting the tabpage will cause the contents to display.3245777
Attempting to add/insert a duplicate RadioGroupOption will cause RadioGroup->optionCount() to increase by 1, but the RadioGroupOption is not added visually to the control.3244920
GroupDataModel::RemoveAt returns true even if attempting to remove the header was unsuccessful.3231101
RadioGroupOption isSelected returns false when an option is selected via the RadioGroup setSelectedOption or setSelectedIndex APIs. RadioGroupOption isSelected should return true when an option is selected.3228577
RadioGroup.SelectedIndexNone returns 'undefined' in QML. The expected return for RadioGroup.SelectedIndexNone is '-1'.3228156
The QML RadioGroup Q_INVOKABLE_at function returns 'undefined' when invoked in QML3223580
Attempting to add/insert a tabPane which is already assigned to an existing TabbedPane results in the ownership remaining with the source TabbedPane.3213907
Attempting to use "QVariantList() << (negative integer)" as a parameter for DataModel::childCount, hasChildren, itemType, data causes the application to crash.3212523
QListDataModel::move triggers DataModel:updatedItem twice, when it should trigger DataModel:updatedItem only once.3207098
Image assets assigned to drop-down options are not being displayed in the drop-down list.3206167
QListDataModel::append() emits an itemAdded signal with incorrect indexPath value.3198300
When you get the file path from xmlDataModel using source(), the file path returned begins with two forward slash characters (//) that should not prepend the path.3193875
The clipContentToBounds property has no effect when it is set from QML, and can cause objects within a Container to be clipped if their size exceeds the bounds of the Container.3193126
QML - scrollMode is not registered in QML for container objects, and will return QMetaProperty::read: Unable to handle unregistered datatype 'bb::cascades::ScrollMode::Type' for property 'QDeclarativeBoundSignalParameters::newScrollMode' if called.3193101
QML - resetScrollMode is not available in QML for container objects.3192970
The bb::Cascades::Paint type is not registered in QML, and will return the following error message if called: QMetaProperty::read: Unable to handle unregistered datatype 'bb::cascades::Paint' for property 'QDeclarativeBoundSignalParameters::background'.3190445
Margins do not function correctly for any controls without a set value. When a control is initialized, or the margin is reset, the getMargin() function will not return a consistent value.3190444
Attempting to quickly stop and re-start an animation returns the following error message: ERROR: Animation: Failed to stop animation.3178884
resetLayout() should reset the container layout to StackLayout by default, instead returns a 'NULL' value.3176692
PreferredSize, PreferredHeight, LeftMargin, RightMargin, MinWidth are not functioning correctly with DateTimePicker.3163347
The titleChanged, valueChanged, and modeChanged signals for DataTimePicker are not being fired correctly, or at all, when subjected to their respective change.3160688
A three second UI lag occurs the first time you change the DateTimePicker's mode to 'DateTime'.3159146
More than one pane can be pushed from the same source pane simultaneously if you tap the control buttons quickly, causing the previous pane to be painted in the background of the current pane.3158040
The resetTopMargin(), resetBottomMargin(), resetLeftMargin(), resetRightMargin() do not trigger signals from topMarginChanged(), bottomMarginChanged(), leftMarginChanged(), rightMarginChanged() respectively for ProgressIndicator.3156065
In QML, the imageTracker.source always returns an empty string value, even if a source has been defined.3150612
Previously painted content can be seen briefly when the virtual keyboard opens.3139275
TextFields with a default sizing in LeftToRight Containers can push some Labels out of view by exceeding the bounds of the Container.3128997
Both setSelected and resetSelected do not update the UI with changes made to drop-down menu items, which can result in an empty drop-down being displayed.3091660
Setting the font color of a label that does not have a font size defined can cause a resizing of the font when two or more labels are present.
The ScalingMethod type is not registered in QML, and can lead to the following error if the onScalingMethodChanged signal handler is invoked: "QMetaProperty::read: Unable to handle unregistered datatype ' bb::cascades::ScalingMethod::Type' for property 'QDeclarativeBoundSignalParameters::scalingMethod".
Some options are still selectable after having their 'Option Enabled' status set to false.2992360
Attempting to call Application::setScene() to pass a setting's root can cause a segmentation fault error to be thrown.2988579
A Control::layoutPropertiesChanged signal is not being fired when resetLayoutProperties() is called, even though the layout properties have been reset in the control.2985208
Inserting a second tabPage by using myTabPane->insert(0,secPage); results in the second tabPage replacing the position of the first tabPage.2983994
Pages cannot be pushed to the NavigationPage more than once, and will display 'Cannot access memory at address 0x0' in the debug window upon multiple attempts.2981253
When a container is disabled, its ChildObjectsEnabled property remains set to true.2981241
A TextField does not render special characters properly.2981175
Tapping a TextField that is disabled/non-editable will still display the virtual keyboard.2981171
The first time a user taps a TextField in a Cascades application, the area above the TextField is painted white until the user forces a re-paint.2981143
The clear control of a default TextField does not clear the text when pressed.2981126
A TextArea field does not scroll up to display all entered characters when the virtual keyboard is displayed.2981125
Tapping on a TextArea after hiding the virtual keyboard does not display the virtual keyboard a second time.
Cascades platform APIs3621151
In the bb::platform::DigitalGoodResponse class, the methods digitalGoodId() and digitalGoodSku() return an empty string value, instead of the digital good ID. The header file states these methods will return the digital good ID if passed in the original request.3606315
On a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device, the customization dialog for configuring digital goods is clipped in TestMode.3606249
Attempting to run a readyRead() signal on a PpsObject containing a large amount of data (/pps/services/wifi/status for example) results in no data being placed in the buffer.3590400
The bb::device::Led::colorChanged() signal is not being fired when the color of an LED is changed while the LED is flashing. The signal is detected when the color of an LED is changed when the LED is not flashing.3558709
Using bb::platform::Homescreen.setWallpaper() to set a .GIF file as wallpaper does not function correctly. The .GIF is not displayed, and the previous wallpaper is removed leaving no wallpaper on the home screen.3527483
Using the Display API, connecting to the signals fired by the primary display stops the ability to receive signals from the secondary display.3558122
NetworkStatus objects will emit a networkConnectedChanged() signal on the registered slot immediately when executing a connect statement. The registered slot should not be called immediately when executing the connect statement.3483069
Attempting to post two notification instances with prompt choices results in neither dialog being displayed. Attempting to post two notification instances without prompt choices displays two dialogs, as expected.
Cascades Builder3665573
When using the Debug Perspective on a Mac, variable information is not appearing in the 'Variables View' after you run a debug on an application.3633870
Attempting to create and package a project with a name length greater than 25 characters will throw the following error: "Packaging failed:1 ... Error: Attribute Application-Name: value exceeds 25 chars", even though the name creation notification states that a project name can be 3 to 126 characters in length.3633843
Adding a 'Container' component to an empty Cascades project will cause the QML editor to notify the user of parsing errors, when no parsing errors exist.
Workaround: Close, then re-open the file.
In Cascades Builder, importing a .TMZ file with a text layer will cause Cascades to crash.3633743
When using the Debug Perspective on a Mac, stepping into the code during a debug can cause the debug session to hang.3629363
The QML wizard does not display the 'Finish' button, or an error message, if you attempt to create a file with a duplicate name in different case (a.qml and A.qml for example). The user is given no indication of the naming conflict, and cannot finish the file creation.3628816
It's not possible to browse for a file in the 'Image Source' text field of the Properties View.
Workaround: Specify the path manually.
Selecting the 'Properties' view with multiple QML components selected will display the properties of the QML component at the current caret location. Attempting to view the Properties of multiple QML components should result in a blank Properties view.3613963
Invoking code assist after 'background: Color' does not display the 'Color' context property. The user should be shown options (Red, Green, and Yellow), but nothing is displayed.
Workaround: Type R/G/Y after 'Color'.
Including a period (.) or a space in the project name will cause a binary error when you attempt to build the project as a simulator debug. A warning is not provided in the file creation wizard.3608228
On a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device, attempting to debug a Cascades application over Wi-Fi can result in a timeout error which stops the debug session.3601213
Attempting to open a Cascades project in a VMware virtual environment can cause the IDE to crash unexpectedly.3596131
Invoking code assist after 'propertyBinding = SystemDefaults.TextStyles' returns a 'Null Pointer Exception' error instead of displaying the static properties of SystemDefaults.TextStyles.3596004
Invoking code assist after 'TextStyleDefinition' does not display 'onBaseChanged' as an option in the property list.3560257
Temporary preview files (.preview######qml.qml) are included in the .bar file during packaging.3560254
Temporary preview files (.preview######qml.qml) are included in the .ts translation files.3212426
When using Cascades Builder on Windows XP, overwriting or replacing an image in Cascades is not reflected in the design canvas.3160891
In Windows 7 (64-bit), the NVIDIA graphics card driver v191.25 does not support design mode in the QML editing perspective. Workaround: Install the latest drivers from the NVIDIA website.3147605
Attempting to use code assist for the first time in a project can cause code assist to function incorrectly, or not at all.
Workaround: Save, close, and re-open the project.
Attempting to display the values of Cascades specific objects in variable view or watch expression view during a debug does not display the values.
Cascades Exporter plug-in for Adobe Photoshop3547445
In Photoshop, in the rescaling dialog box, including a space in the scaling value ("2 4" for example) returns a 'Problem Null' error instead of informing the user that special characters are an invalid input parameter.3540237
[MAC] When working on two or more projects, attempting to undock one of the projects from the design window will cause Photoshop to crash.3225698
When exporting a .TMZ file that has a BB10 or Playbook button included, the .TMZ preview only displays a preview of the button. Also, if multiple buttons are added, the preview only shows the last button that was added to the file.3216416
When using the 9-slice tool in Photoshop, dragging the left guide over the right guide can result in errors with the positioning and errors with values returned by the 9-slice tool. Also, if you delete the layer being sliced and only display the background layer, sections of the 9-slice tool can still be seen.3200157
When exporting any file type from Photoshop, the 'Cancel' button cannot be clicked, and the operation cannot be stopped.3199307
Importing a BB10 or Playbook button with no specified text into Cascades causes the 'Text Property' to default to 'Null', when no 'Text Property' should be declared.
Workaround: Delete the 'Null' entry from the 'Text Property' field.
Using the 9-slice tool in Photoshop can cause window margins to decrease in size unexpectedly.


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In-car Google Local Search Google continues to push Maps to new platforms and venues. I see this type of market penetration as a way to achieve monopoly status ala the iPod.
Segmenting Local Mobile Search
Good article from Gerg Sterling at SearchEngineLand categorizing and documenting the fragmented nature of local mobile search. As he points out, what he calls "mobile Internet is really four separate silos that will eventually blend to varying degrees."
At this point the only players in all the silos are Google, MSN & Yahoo. With the Telcos, Ask, Local.com, Jingle and others participating in one or two categories. He points out that "we can expect to see increasing integration of the types of functionality that are currently largely separated — the blending of voice interfaces, text and WAP and, potentially, applications that come preloaded on phones (e.g., Google Maps on the iPhone)."
Handheld shootout! Google Maps vs. Windows Live Search reviews two Local Mobile Apps mentioned in Greg's article and concludes that "I'm not a big fan of Microsoft's search offerings, but this one beats Google's hands down. It almost makes me forget the raw coolness of Google Maps on the iPhone. Almost."Local Links of Interest by Mike Blumenthal

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Employees at a giant debt collection company in St. Cloud "robo-signed" thousands of collection documents without verifying their accuracy, allowing false and deceptive lawsuits to be filed across the country against consumers who didn't owe money, the Minnesota attorney general charged Monday.
The state lawsuit against Midland Funding LLC, one of the nation's largest debt collection firms, is the first enforcement action in the country against a debt collector for robo-signing, Attorney General Lori Swanson said.
Midland workers admitted signing up to 400 affidavits a day without reading them or verifying whether a debt was owed, according to the lawsuit. Often, the debts were 10 or more years old, known as "zombie debt," that Midland had purchased for cents on the dollar from credit card companies and other businesses, Swanson said.
"This company has a history of targeting people and assuming they owe them money until the citizen can show they don't owe the money," said Swanson, appearing at a capitol press conference with five Minnesotans who had been subjected to the practice.
Midland declined to answer questions about the allegations, but said in a statement that it takes the allegations seriously.
The practice of robo-signing has been widely condemned in foreclosure cases, resulting in crackdowns in several states. Swanson said her office is investigating a half dozen other collections firms in Minnesota for robo-signing.
"It really flips the process on its head because a debt collector or a debt buyer shouldn't be targeting anybody for payment of a bill unless they substantiate that a person actually owes the money," Swanson said.
In its statement, Midland said it changed collection practices in 2009 after a class-action lawsuit with similar allegations was filed in Ohio. Last month, Midland's publicly traded parent, Encore Capital Group Inc. of San Diego, announced it had tentatively agreed to settle that case for up to $5.7 million.
Midland is one of the state's biggest filers of lawsuits, with 15,000 cases in Minnesota alone since 2008. Across the country, the debt collector filed 245,000 consumer lawsuits in 2009, Swanson said. The company also has offices in Arizona, Texas and India.
The Star Tribune reported last June that Midland had obtained $30 million in judgments against debtors in Minnesota from 2005 through 2009, the most of any collection firm. The revelation was part of the newspaper's investigative series entitled, "Hounded," which revealed the aggressive tactics used by debt collectors.
Encore and Midland are part of the booming debt-buying industry, which purchases electronic databases of billions of dollars of old, charged-off consumer debt from credit card companies, banks, telecommunications firms and others.
Debt buyers receive just one line of data on each debtor, including the name, an address and the amount, Deputy Attorney General Nate Brennaman said. When purchasing debts, Midland and other companies do not purchase underlying charge slips and contracts to prove money is owed, according to the lawsuit.
A 'derogatory statement'
Daniel Fischer of Brooklyn Park said he discovered he had been a victim of Midland's tactics a year ago, when his credit card company reduced his credit limit because of a "derogatory statement" in his credit report. It turned out that Midland had sued him five years earlier, obtained a judgment for $1,155 and was ready to garnish his paycheck or other assets.
But Fischer didn't owe anyone money, and the order to appear in court to prove his innocence was sent to an address where had hadn't lived for 23 years. Only after he contacted the attorney general's office did Midland's law firm, Messerli & Kramer of Minneapolis, drop the case, he said.
That pattern was repeated with Barbara Thies of Eagan, who kept getting dunned for an obligation she had paid before it was due in 2001. Thies said she repeatedly sent the canceled check to Midland, but had to go to court anyway. There, confronted with the evidence in person, the Messerli firm dropped the case in 2007, she said.
But that didn't repair her credit. Later, her auto and home insurers raised her rates because her credit rating had dropped, she said. She does not believe the company simply made a mistake.
"I think they are predatory," Thies said of Midland. "This is a choice. They clearly know they are doing this. This isn't an error in judgment. I think this is a business model."
The state lawsuit includes partial transcripts of interviews with three Midland employees who signed collection affidavits, including Elizabeth Ann Neu of St. Cloud.
"Did you ever read the affidavit all the way through?" an attorney asked her.
"No," replied Neu.
Neu, reached by phone, said she left the company a year and a half ago. She declined to comment further.
It was not clear how many false lawsuits allegedly have been filed based on robo-signed documents, Swanson said. Her lawsuit seeks to halt the practice and have financial penalties imposed of $25,000 per violation under state and federal debt collection laws.
In a statement, Midland's corporate parent said 95 percent of consumers ignore letters sent by the company, and the court system is often the only remaining option. The Messerli firm, which is not named in the lawsuit, said it was not aware of the specific allegations against its client.
Swanson said consumers who don't respond to mailed legal notices often don't realize that debt collectors can easily obtain a default judgment. Some consumers subjected to Midland's tactics said they wondered if the phone calls and mailings were a scam. Most consumers don't have attorneys to represent them in such cases, Swanson noted.
The Minnesota lawsuit was submitted to a federal court in Ohio, where the class-action settlement awaits a judge's approval. Brennaman, the deputy attorney general, said the judge had ordered that no other lawsuits be filed while the class-action case was pending, so Minnesota is seeking a "clarification" to assure that its enforcement case can proceed separately.
After that formality, Brennaman said the suit would be filed in Ramsey County District Court.
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The San Francisco Examiner has a good story on today's 100th anniversary of the signing of the Raker Act, federal legislation that allowed San Francisco to build a dam in Hetch Hetchy Valley, a campaign championed most fervently at the time by the Examiner's then-Publisher William Randolph Hearst.
The article was a good roundup of issues related to the Raker Act, and it included ongoing efforts by the group Restore Hetch Hetchy to try to tear down the dam, but there was a key aspect of the Raker Act that the Examiner left out, one that has been championed by the Bay Guardian over the years.
The Raker Act specifically called for San Francisco to directly distribute the water and electricity generated by the O'Shaughnessy Dam to its residents and for their benefit. The city does so with the water, through the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, but Pacific Gas & Electric used its power and connections to take control of the electricity and keep it, corrupting the political system for nearly a century in the process.
"The result: San Francisco has paid through the nose to PG&E for its power and the city loses about $30 million a year in profits it would get from a public system," journalist J.B. Neilands wrote in the March 27, 1969 issue of the Bay Guardian, the first of dozens of stories we've written on the topic, spanning many unsuccessful public power campaigns, each one dominated by millions of dollars in PG&E spending.
Section 6 of the Raker Act says that the city "is prohibited from ever selling or letting to any corporation or individual, except a municipality or municipal water district or irrigation district, the right to sell or sublet the water or the electric energy" generated by the dam.
That long-standing violation could become an issue that threatens San Francisco's control over its main source of clean water and power if Save Hetch Hetchy gains traction in the courts with a lawsuit that it is pledging to file.
While PG&E doesn't wield the same strong influence that it once did at City Hall, thanks partly to years of aggressive overreach that soured many local officials on the powerful utility, it does still retain close ties to former Mayor Willie Brown (an attorney who has been on retainer with PG&E for years) and current Mayor Ed Lee, who has sabotaged the latest half-step toward public power, CleanPowerSF.


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Upon becoming aware of the increasing late night assaults on women in her neighborhood, Reid felt inclined to help. In 2004, she, along with co-founder Consuelo Ruybal, started the non-profit organization RightRides.
"We started it seven years ago in direct response to women walking home by themselves. I felt like I had to do something," Reid said. She began by using her own car and offering free late-night rides home. She and Ruybal soon bought a cell phone to use as a dispatch phone, and thus RightRides was born.
Others soon began to volunteer their time and their cars to help with the RightRides program. Within their first year, RightRides drove more than 200 people safely home in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn and the Lower East Side and East Village in Manhattan.
In May 2006, RightRides entered a partnership with Zipcar, which provided the organization with three cars. Since then, Zipcar provides the organization with an average of six cars per week.
RightRides offers its services on Friday and Saturday nights from 11:59 p.m. until 3 a.m.
On weekends, RightRides receives an average of 30 to 50 calls for transportation home. Currently they service 45 neighborhoods across four boroughs.
"We want to expand all the way through Manhattan and further into the outer neighborhoods of Queens and the Bronx," Reid said.
The only way to expand though, is if there are more volunteers. "We need volunteers to make it happen," said Reid. "We're always looking for volunteers."
These volunteers create driving teams of a driver and a navigator during their shifts. Driving teams are made up of two women or one man and one woman.
Volunteers need to pass a driving test, have a criminal background check, and meet other qualifications. Reid noted that all of the volunteers are safe and have met all the volunteer requirements.
RightRides is not a taxi service. "We do not take ride requests in advance," Reid said, "We give women and LGBTQ members a ride home. We are a community-based service to stop sexual assault."
Unfortunately, Reid has not seen a decrease in sexual assault. "Sexual assault is up 30 percent," she said. "It's an under-reported crime, so a 30 percent increase is nowhere near the real number."
"Even though I would love for there to be no need for RightRides, women and members of the LGBTQ community are still targeted for assault, so we are needed," she said.
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Sean Danielsen, guitarist and vocalist of Santa Clarita alternative rock group Smile Empty Soul, is going to try and pull rock music out of its slump with the band's Civil Unrest Tour.
"Rock is in a bad way," Danielsen said in a recent interview. "I don't know what the future holds. I always loved rock because it was so human and raw and emotional, but a lot of that humanness and the emotional raw angst isn't there anymore. When you listen to a lot of modern rock radio, it's very Pro Tools, Auto Tuned and very dehumanized. I don't know what the problem is. Maybe rock could use a bit of human feel to it."
Danielsen along with drummer Jake Kilmer and bassist Ryan Martin are scheduled to perform May 20 at the Glass House in Pomona as part of the Civil Unrest Tour with Wayne Static of Static X, Dope, Society 1 and Thira.
The group is touring in support of its sixth album "Chemicals," which was released in October.
"Our fans definitely love the record," Danielsen said. "We're happy with the way it turned out. It was an overwhelming success based on the response of fans and critics. You couldn't ask for better reception."
The group's latest single "Chemicals" has cracked the top 50 charts.
The group started off playing the Los Angeles club scene in 1998 and turned professional in 2003 with their first self-titled record, Danielsen said.
"In 2002 was the time period when we were shopping around for a record deal. To see the changes taking place from 2002 until now… it's crazy," Danielsen said.
Changes have included the group controlling its own music, tours and what single goes to radio as well as smaller details like album artwork, Danielsen said.
"With change, there's always pros and cons," Danielsen said. "I can't say I like it better then or now. It's very cool because we're in charge of our own destiny. At the same time, the music industry used to be flourishing. You used to make better money. These days it's very hard to get by as a musician."
In 2003, Danielsen said the group's debut album sold more than 700,000 copies "and to do that nowadays in rock is completely impossible.
"I mean, to sell 50,000 or 100,000 in rock is an extreme success. They give plaques away now for (lower) album sales. No one is going gold," he added.
The band's main way of making money is touring.
"If we didn't tour, we wouldn't be able to survive and do music in a professional way," Danielsen said. "The only way we survive is we run a small operation. We run it very efficiently and have a small team. We have a very precise way to do things. If we didn't do them like that, we wouldn't be able to survive. It takes the road, it takes the merch sales. It takes every piece of the pie."


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Together Liberia created teams to train Liberian students and professionals in storytelling, photography, media ethics, multimedia and web design. Over the course of nearly three months the US team leadership tested different approaches to training, making adjustments throughout the summer, building a knowledge base of best practices for future projects while benefiting current participants and trainers. Participants were trained and produced stories that were published in the local and international media.
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Brothers and sisters.
Fellow Ugandans. Thank you all for coming to this very important Ugandan Forum.
It's not Northern Ugandan Forum. I have never heard of any country in the world called Northern Uganda.
I don't know where that is. Maybe some somebody could tell me. Anybody who knows where a country called Northern Uganda is please raise your hand and let me know.
Thank you.
So it's very important to lay the ground work from the get go. There is no such thing as Northern Uganda. We have a Uganda problem.
Part of the reason why it's lasted for such a long time [28 years] is because we've allowed it to be cast in our minds as a Northern Ugandan problem.
Just by agreeing to that terminology alone; it means that we have also contributed towards prolonging of this tragedy.
I come from a media background. So obviously words are very important for me. When you hear terms like IDPs (Internally Displaced People's Camps). An IDP could be a place where you go to spend the night if you've missed your bus. [The word is a euphemism for concentration camps].
Internally Displaced. As if those individuals had a choice; as if they displaced themselves intentionally to live non those camps for 23 years.
How do you willingly go to live in a facility where you know that the assured outcome is death? From lack of sustenance; lack of food; lack of hydration; lack of medical facilities.
So let's stop the nonsense. You know sometimes honesty is good. We've traveled from all over the world to come here. So why are we still pretending?
Let's abandon these terminologies of nonsense. Let's deal with the issues head on and recognize it for what it is.
The tragedy is not only because of the vicious and brutal Lord's Resistance Army [LRA]. If we accept that it means we are not being honest. We all know that.
Even the government officials that are here today. They know that not to be true; they know that the Ugandan government and military is also a problem.
So why don't we recognize that; why don't we accept that and be sometimes about that. Honesty is good sometimes. It allows us to deal with issues head on and move forward.
Let's be honest. This video we just saw right now [a precursor to Invisible Children's propaganda KONY2012]. It would be difficult to recognize who made that video. An outside organization or the Ugandan government. Let's be honest. Come on. How can you show us a video that is celebrating the Ugandan military as if it's not a part and parcel of this tragedy?
That's not being honest. Does somebody agree with me or not? That's not being honest.
Let's be honest. When you have a tragedy such as the Ugandan situation let's recognize that the LRA has contributed massively to this calamity as has the Ugandan government by maintaining those camps for such a long time; when everybody knew what the outcome of maintaining people in those kind of living conditions, what the outcome would be.
Who can deny that? So, that's why people like Olara Otunnu [Former United Nations Under-Secretary General and leader of Uganda People's Congress political party] have a good point when he says that 'You know the outcome of those kind of living conditions and you allow it to persist for 23 years' --- can blame somebody then for believing that that was a calculated policy? Of course not; I would not blame somebody for believing that.
Let's be honest. The Ugandan problem is not very peculiar to Uganda after all. In fact it's not even a Ugandan problem. Forget about Northern Uganda. It's not even a Ugandan problem. It's a problem of lack of accountable leadership in Africa. It's not unique to Uganda only.
Where, rather than building institutions of governance and leadership, we substitute it with one-man or one- party rule.
Let's be honest. It's a question of illegitimacy of government. And when a government feels that it is not legitimate it survives by any means necessary.
There is no question of is there rule of law when government itself is in essence unlawful.
We talk about issues of transparency. Very good. I like the honorable minister's honesty [Ugandan minister David Wakikona had spoken of transparency in handling funds for rehabilitation of war-torn zone; last year, three years after Wakikona spoke, millions of dollars in such funds were embezzled from Ugandan prime minister Amama Mbabazi's office].
By bringing up the issue of transparency the honorable minister recognizes that there has been a problem nun terms off embezzlement and corruption.
We all know this. We read the Uganda papers. Even the government newspaper [The New Vision] talks about corruption and embezzlement. So its good that the honorable Minister spoke about transparency.
And I hope this transparency results into concrete measures; such as for example having a website like the Federal government does in this country to show how the stimulus money is being spent.
So that we can see how the $600 million [for reconstruction in Uganda] is going to be spent. So that one day no government official is going to come forward and tell us that the money is finished; when nothing has been accomplished.
So by having a website that clearly marks how this money is being spent, where it's going, we can monitor it in real time, just like it's done in this country.
The remarks were delivered at the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA meeting in Chicago; 2009)
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Pope convinced of peace in 2013 despite world woes
Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday he is convinced that peace will prevail in 2013, despite the inequality, terrorism and "unregulated financial capitalism" that afflict the world today.
Benedict celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to mark the church's world day of peace. His target audience was in the front pews: diplomats accredited to the Holy See, who next week will attend the pope's annual address about the plight of the world's poor and its war-torn regions.
In his homily, Benedict said that despite today's terrorism, criminality and the inequality between rich and poor, he is convinced the "numerous works of peace, of which the world is rich, are testimony to the innate vocation of humanity to peace."
He cited "unregulated financial capitalism" as evidence of an "egotistical and individualistic mentality" that is rife in the world.
Later, Benedict appeared at his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square to wish the crowds below a Happy New Year.
Nearby, a man scaled the scaffolding along the colonnade surrounding the square and draped a banner calling on Benedict to "Stop Terrorism." After a few hours of police negotiations, he came down and was escorted away.
The protest didn't appear to cause the pope any disturbance.


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Opinion: RIP, Big Labor?
Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on the AFL-CIO's decision to expand its membership. Photo credit: Associated Press.
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PHOENIXVILLE - The community united in the fight against cancer last weekend during the 2012 Relay for Life of Phoenixville.
Held at Valley Forge Christian College, participants raised $80,392. The fundraising goal for this year is $102,000 and money will still be collected until August.
Event coordinators and participants were really excited about final fundraising numbers and were proud of all of the hard work that was involved with this year's event.
'Even though our event is over, our fight against cancer continues,' said event chairwoman Jennifer Epps during the closing ceremonies on Sunday.
Lou Lumi, who battled throat cancer twice, also shared some words about Relay, thanking the event chairpeople and executive committee for their dedication.
'They made this an event we will remember for some time,' Lumi said.
He noted that each person has their different reasons for participating in Relay including remembering family members who have fought cancer, caregivers showing their solidarity, or celebrating cancer survivors or being cancer free.
'Reflect on the power of the luminaria and the meaning of Relay,' he said.
Many parts of Relay can be emotional and moving including the luminaria ceremony and the survivor and caregiver laps.
One of these moments took place during the closing ceremonies which brought some to tears.
A friend of the Lumi family, Shelly McIntyre, talked about how she lost her mother to cancer and was recently going through a box full of her mother's Relay for Life medals.
'I wanted to pass a medal on to Lou, who will be able to celebrate many years of Relay for Life,' McIntyre said.
After the medal was presented to Lumi, Epps pointed out that this camaraderie and moment is one of the reasons why people participate in Relay.
Christa Wisneski has been participating in Relay for Life of Phoenixville since the event started nine years ago.
Wisneski said she lost her grandfather to cancer and a few years ago her next-door neighbor died of cancer.
Wisneski's team, Wing's Walkers, won the best decorated campsite contest. The team used a patriotic theme of red, white and blue.
'Since the Relay theme is Celebrating More Birthdays and Holidays, we had a patriotic theme for Memorial Day and Fourth of July to remember those we lost to cancer and people who fought for our country.'
This is the second time her team has won the campsite decorating contest, she said.
Epps said Valley Forge Christian College is a good location for the Relay, especially for the luminaria ceremony.
'It's so peaceful, especially with the trees,' Epps said. 'It's like a religious experience. It's very calming for people.'
Just as many people spent time setting up for the Relay, many stayed behind to help fold chairs and perform other tear-down tasks.
Epps said she was very appreciative of National Honor Society students from Phoenixville Area High School who helped with the set-up for the Relay.
Money raised at Relay for Life benefits American Cancer Society programs including Road to Recovery and Look Good Feel Better.
Information from The Phoenix, www.phoenixvillenews.com
Relay Results Total raised as of Sunday, May 13: $80,392
Top Fundraising Teams: 1st place - Kurt's Krew - $7,093
2nd place - Wings Walkers - $6,882
3rd place - Classmates for a Cure - $6,577
Top Fundraising Individuals: 1st place - Curin Romich - $3,673
2nd place - Denise Wisneski - $2,618
3rd place - Ann Wilhelm - $2,475
Best Decorated Campsites: 1st place - Wing's Walkers
Honorable Mentions: Kimberton Dental and Winding River Walkers
Most Spirited Team Award: Lobby's Leprechauns
Luminaria decoration contest winner: Tom Garman of Classmates for a Cure


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Pot is not an opiate. I will, however, explain to you what it is in modern-day society in the United States. Pot is something white teenagers smoke, all white burn-out hippies, and blacks of all ages. The idea that you're saying that the OSS intentionally introduced it into the ghetto is just ASKING one of these damn affirmitive action black people to show up and start talking about how I oppressed him. Fun facts about racism : 1. Next time you see a White Panther, ask him to name one place in Africa that isn't on the northern seaboard or South Africa. Laugh at him as he begins to repeat himself nervously. 2. Slaves in the South were treated very well, all things considered, in comparison to other slaves of the world, they lived in resorts on the estate they worked on. 3. Ask one black action agent to explain to you what Socialism, Communism, or Capitalism is. His reply will be, ' They is oppressin' me meng. ' 4. Where as anti-white and 'rap' and 'culture' is an artistic expression, if I express my thoughts that they're a detrimental effect on any modern society they currently live in, that's just racism; but it's okay for them to rap about how they'll rape my wife and have sex with my kids - That's after they ' shoot ten police and smoke a J '. I think pot is fine. I quit smoking pot when I was a teenager. You're supposed to move on.. If you legalize pot, it will be a sweeping effect of lazy, lethargic, and useless people. Not really because they're lazy people, but because the fact that pot is openly available for them to smoke. I do not think pot is a problem, but if it were legalize, anti-hate and pro-peace mentalities would flood the United States. Social and racial tension would meltdown and we would actually perhaps be able to function as a country. But, at the same time, it would plunge us into a nearly into an economic slump that would more than likely slowly recover over the course of 10 years. But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. You know what they say about the US.. ' Divided we stand, United we crawl. ' And there's really no more honesty past that phrase. -- - N. Kearnon ' We hang the petty thieves, but we promote the great ones to public office. ' "Agent 86" <spamspamspam at spam.spam> wrote in message news:Xns93CB8471EAE04spamspamspamspamspam at bedoper.com... > Rense.com > Marijuana - The GateWay Drug > By Sheryl Jackson > moonfyre1 at earthlink.net > 8-2-3 > In order to view Marijuana from the perspective of the NWO, one must see > it for the herb that it is. Understanding a little of the history of > Marijuana is at best convoluted and filled with misunderstanding. So one > must see how the government sees it. > > Marijuana was, like all other drugs, included in the blanket of crime > after the laws against drugs that were instituted in l921. At that time > marijuana was used by most people for relaxing and puttering around the > garden > Studies done in the seventies around the world showed that marijuana was > not an opiate as previously thought and was able to contain pain at a > tolerable level, and even found to be beneficial for those who had open > heart surgery. The patient was able to relax and breathe deeper > facilitating six months of recovery in about six weeks. > People in England were studied and marijuana was found to be beneficial > for those with high blood pressure and an intolerance of the potassium > depleting drugs prescribed by conventional medicine. Studies in Russia > further illustrated the remarkable healing properties of marijuana for > those who had cancer surgery because it allowed people to use less of the > more addictive drugs and still have good recovery. > Sweden found that marijuana was a comfort to the terminally ill, > depleting pain and allowing the patients to remain conscious and in > communication with their families rather than being blotto and dying > without being conscious. > All of these studies showed a win/win situation for the patients. > Up until l849, in America, any one farming 40 or more acres was expected > to grow hemp for ropes for the government. In fact they were supposed to > grow five acres of hemp for the government. > The Iceman found in l997 in the Swiss-Italian Alps of Europe was found to > be wearing hemp clothing that had survived 7000 years of ice. Marked and > tattooed the Iceman is now believed to have been a Holy man or Shaman > because among the many things he carried with him was pharmaceutical > quality marijuana in a pouch among the many herbs he carried. This was > astounding in itself, but the clothing is the oldest ever found and was > woven hemp. > The OSS of WWII brought marijuana to this country and specifically made > it available to blacks in the ghettoes because of the perceived addictive > qualities. One thing that Olde J. Edgar Hoover, wanted to do, was > subjugate the Black man from pursuing White Wymyn. Now it is known that > the addictive qualities are non-existent. > > After the OSS and the making of the Silly Movie REEFER MADNESS, the > public in this country had no real knowledge of what marijuana was. So > many myths and misconceptions were rampant among the population. > Flash forward to Vietnam. During 'Nam, the American soldier discovered > the joys of smoking marijuana and stress relief, and like all good boys > they brought back what they found the most of - Herpes and marijuana. > Many of the returning vets I talked to said that they had purchased it > over the counter packaged like cigarettes. And most of the returning vets > had a good experience with it. And they brought home the seeds of some of > the finest marijuana grown on the planet. > They gave it to the Flower Children of the Sixties and seventies. But my > speculation is that the Powers That Be gave it to the Hippies to weaken > their Peace and Love agenda. And it became so mainstream that one could > actually sit and smoke in public, especially in the cities of California. > The weather of California was perfectly suited to growing year round. The > forests of California became growing "rooms" and much of it was grown > illicitly on federal forest land. > The Golden Triangle was in Northern California where it is still grown > illegally on federal land, because of the confiscation of life and > property to the growers. Life in prison and property snatched and sold > for fighting the GREAT War on Drugs. Humboldt County is known around the > world for its very high THC content and it is prohibitively expensive, so > most people do not purchase it. The very wealthy can afford it like most > of the other things of quality that are produced by the world markets. > Most marijuana in this country is rather low-grade and cheaply sold > having been grown in Mexico by farmers who are trying to relieve their > poverty and misfortune. And they are apparently being helped by the > Mexican Army that loads it on trucks and sends it North. > Today, the present Administration of the Four Horsemen and Cadaverous > Cabinet are all really into calling Marijuana the Gateway drug and trying > to eliminate it from public consumption. Most people laugh at the > propaganda, but I have given great thought to this and I have to agree. > Those who try marijuana and do not like it will try harder and more > addictive drugs to get "high". Marijuana does not provide one with > oblivion like alcohol, heroin or even Cocaine. It is not a hallucinogen > like mushrooms, peyote and mescaline. It is a quiet and unobtrusive > "high" that does create apathy in the user. > THC is now well recorded for its use as a pain and nausea reliever for > those who have to have chemo therapy for cancer and other horrifying > diagnoses. And this is the reason that the New World Order does not want > it available to the masses. If people found out how really effective it > is against the hideous side effects of manmade chemotherapy, people would > stop BUYING AND USING the outrageously priced pharmaceuticals that the > Korporate Klaw charges for this minimal comfort from their labs. > > The travesty of law is that alcohol is the only drug that is readily > available to the American public. Alcohol is also the drive to hell. > Alcohol is the only INSTANT disinhibitor on the planet. It is the ONLY > DRUG that will make you think of taking off your clothes and bedding > strangers after only consuming three drinks in an hour and a half. > Alcohol has been used by men to "loosen" wymyn for sex for centuries. It > has been an instant disinhibitor causing moral decay since it was first > discovered and became widely accepted in the Euro-Asian cultures for > several thousand years. In some ancient countries where the water was > bad, wine was drunk instead of water. > During WWII, the people of Europe gave beer to their children because of > a shortage of milk and wet nurses. Europe still does not have the problem > of Criminal activity that American alcohol has caused. > > Alcohol is being made by the same people who make the Toxic cigarettes, > FrankenFoods and sodas that we are supposed to consume every day. One > must review this with a critical mind, so that one can figure that the > toxins are also being added to alcohol. Most beer has formaldehyde in it > to bypass the "greening" or aging process. Wines are filled with sulfites > and sulfides to keep it from going bad. In the olde days, one had to > consume the entire bottle in a day or two because there were no > preservatives added. > Marijuana is not contributing to crime like alcohol does and for the NWO > this is not a good thing. Crime is the biggest industry in this country > besides the sale of Arms. Crime and arms are the most important two > contributors to the American economy that we have. > Arms sold to the world and the American population. Alcohol keeps the > insurance companies happy denying claims with unregulated premiums to the > American consumer. Without alcohol, there would be less violent crimes > less often. This was proven true during the seventies in the Scandinavian > countries of Denmark, Sweden and Holland. These countries are known for > their tolerance of Hash and marijuana. Once it was legalized there the > crimes went down because it was no longer necessary to go around a > criminal element to acquire it. > Soon several states in America lowered their crime rates by making it > legal. Both Oregon and Alaska allowed people to grow four plants for > their own consumption. That was ultimately reversed to accommodate the > economy of those states by making it a HUGE fine if caught. But the cops > did not confiscate the stash, they just wrote out a ticket. > Today marijuana is still consumed at a very high rate in this country. > Because people like that NOT OUT OF CONTROL HIGH that marijuana provides. > Those who love to smoke marijuana are seldom bothered with other drug > consumption unless it is a beer or wine that tastes especially good when > one is "high" on grass. > So marijuana can be called the Gateway Drug because if you seek oblivion > for yourself, you will not enjoy marijuana. It will make you relax and go > to sleep. Which is all most people want. > It is for sure that no one ever picked up a "joint", or a drink or packed > their noses with cocaine to become drug addicts or alcoholics. People do > drugs to feel better, or to feel happy or to go to sleep. Those are the > three reasons that people do drugs.. > Alcohol is the drug of choice for most people because it is legal. But > one must ask why is it so readily available when this is known to be true > in law enforcement circles around the world? The only answer I have is: > it causes crime. Crime sells security systems, bigger, better > construction for the wealthy, keeps emergency rooms full and busy, keeps > police and fireman employed. And gives doKtors and lawyers reasons to get > up in the morning and go to work. It readily fills the prisons with new > criminals daily. This makes us have to build more and more prisons. > However, there are more people in prison for drug trafficking than for > theft, because the repeat offender is plea bargained and back on the > streets drinking his bottle of courage before going out to maraud, > pillage and plunder innocent people. > In short, marijuana cannot be controlled because anyone can grow it, and > it does not contribute to crime. Therefore it will NOT be legal as long > as the present administration is in office. But then as BabyBush said > prior to taking office, "I stopped my dirty habits seven years ago." This > was a reference to his nosecandy habits. But I seriously doubt if he has > stopped drinking. Now he has access to pharmaceutical cocaine. One of his > perks? And how about all of those vacations that he takes for a month at > a time? No one in his position has ever taken off for more than a week, > without tremendous press coverage. Rehab? > One must figure that this is a personal crusade for the WhiteMen running > Washington, because when they tried marijuana and inhaled, they did not > get obliterated like they do when they drink themselves stupid. > So I say, prohibition now. > > > http://www.rense.com/general39/refer.htm > > -- > Can I borrow a feeling? > http://www.mp3.com/gortician > > Bass for your anus: > http://www.mp3.com/manticore > http://www.mp3.com/meterversusyard > http://www.mp3.com/highc > http://www.mp3.com/measurerecs. > > "[The artwork of Andrew Penland] is REAL...what I mean by "real" is that > it made NEW THOUGHTS occur in my head, which would have never otherwise > occurred." --Full Force Frank > -- - N. Kearnon ' We hang the petty thieves, but we promote the great ones to public office. ' "Counteragent 86" <spamspamspam at spam.spam> wrote in message news:Xns93CC6415336F1spamspamspamspamspam at bedoper.com... > Charlie Wilkes <charlie_wilkes at easynews.com> wrote in > news:djlpivk5ip0q8959a6nd9qmm2kr3je8kj8 at 4ax.com: > > > On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 17:49:58 GMT, Agent 86 <spamspamspam at spam.spam> > > wrote: > > > >>Studies done in the seventies around the world showed that marijuana > was > >>not an opiate as previously thought > > > > I don't believe it. I want to see more information about these > > studies and where exactly "around the world" they were done. > > > > Charlie > > > > Pot is not an opiate, no matter how ignorant you may be. > > -- > Can I borrow a feeling? > http://www.mp3.com/gortician > > Bass for your anus: > http://www.mp3.com/manticore > http://www.mp3.com/meterversusyard > http://www.mp3.com/highc > http://www.mp3.com/measurerecs. > > "[The artwork of Andrew Penland] is REAL...what I mean by "real" is that > it made NEW THOUGHTS occur in my head, which would have never otherwise > occurred." --Full Force Frank >


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Remains of vet missing since 1980 found
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RENO — Sheriff's deputies in northern Nevada are investigating the suspected murder of a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran whose remains were found last summer in a septic tank near the historic Comstock mining town of Virginia City nearly 34 years after he disappeared.
Investigators traced the partial serial number on a medallion found with the skeletal remains to ultimately identify George Benson Webster, who was 32 when his mother reported the Sun Valley auto mechanic missing in 1980, detectives said Thursday. His mother has since died.
Washoe County Undersheriff Tim Kuzanek said authorities received a tip in 1986 that Webster might have been killed and his body dumped in a septic tank in south Reno, but it didn't pan out at the time.
"Years of intense investigation yielded no concrete evidence as to his whereabouts. Recently that all changed," he told reporters at a news conference at sheriff's headquarters.
The remains were badly degraded but forensic scientists at the University of North Texas were able to determine that he apparently died from a blow to the head, Kuzanek said.
Detectives are now trying to find anyone who knew him or another man of interest who's also dead, Calvin "Cowboy" Green, who knew Webster in Sun Valley, just north of Reno, Kuzanek said.
"At this point, there are a lot of unanswered questions," Kuzanek said in appealing for help from the public. "There is really no piece of information that is too small in this case. Anything should not be considered insignificant."
The remains surfaced in August when a crew emptied the septic tank in the yard of a home in the Virginia Highlands on the western edge of Virginia City, about 20 miles southeast of Reno.
"We knew from the beginning it was a homicide since no body ends up accidentally in a septic tank," Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro said.
With the lead from the medallion, they were able to find a relative who provided a DNA sample to confirm Webster's identity, he said.
Webster served in the Navy. In addition to the Vietnam Service medal and National Defense Service medal, he received two Bronze Stars for heroism and acts of merit or meritorious service in a combat zone, Antinoro said. He was an avid outdoorsman, gunsmith, knife-maker and member of the Mountain Man Society, a group dedicated to the preservation of the ways of the American pioneers, Antinoro said.
Detectives have never found a beige, 1972 Dodge four-door station wagon that Webster owned at the time of his disappearance. Kuzanek declined to identify Green as a suspect in the case, but said "we are not ruling out anyone."
"We continue to develop leads," Kuzanek said. "A 34-year-old case can be very challenging to investigate, but we will continue to work this case as though it happened yesterday."
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Washoe County sheriff's office at 775-328-3320.or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.


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