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Defining vision
When planning your Windows Store app, think less about what features you want to include and more about what experience you want to provide your users. If you haven't already, you might want to read Meet Windows Store apps.
We recommend that you follow these steps to plan your Windows Store app.
1. Decide what your app is great at
The most important part of designing a Windows Store app is determining what the app will be great at. For example, say you want to create a photo app. You do some thinking about the reasons users work with, save, and share their photos, and you realize that they want to relive memories, connect with others through the photos, and keep the photos safe. These are the things that you want the app to be great at, and you use these experience goals to guide you through the rest of the design process.
What's your app about? Start with a broad concept and list all of the things that you want to help users do with your app.
For example, suppose you want to build an app that helps people plan their trips. Here are some ideas you might sketch out on the back of a napkin:
- Get maps of all of the places on an itinerary, and take them with you on the trip.
- Find out about special events happening while you're in a city.
- Let travel buddies create separate but shareable lists of must-do activities and must-see attractions.
- Let travel buddies compile all of their photos to share with friends and family.
- Get recommended destinations based on flight prices.
- Find a consolidated list of deals for restaurants, shops, and activities around your destination.
What's your app great at? Take a step back and look at your list of ideas to see if a particular scenario really jumps out at you. Challenge yourself to trim down the list to just a single scenario that you want to focus on. In the process, you might cross off many good ideas, but saying "no" to them is crucial to making a single scenario great.
After you choose a single scenario, decide how you would explain to an average person what your app is great at by writing it down in one sentence. For example:
- My travel app is great at helping friends create itineraries collaboratively for group trips.
- My workout app is great at letting friends track their workout progress and share their achievements with each other.
- My grocery app is great at helping families coordinate their weekly grocery shopping so that they never miss or duplicate a purchase again.
This is your app's "great at" statement, and it can guide many design decisions and tradeoffs that you make as you build your app. Focus on the user scenarios that you want to enable, and be careful not to turn this into a feature list. It should be about what your users will be able to do, as opposed to what your app will be able to do.
Common techniques to help with this step: brainstorming, association diagrams, mind mapping.
2. Decide what user activities to support
A flow is a set of related interactions that your users have with your app to achieve their goals. Every flow should be tightly tied to your "great at" statement, and should help users achieve that single scenario that you want to light up. Great apps have flows that are easy to learn and that require the fewest interactions.
Common techniques to help with this step:
- Outline the flow: What comes first, what comes next?
- Storyboard the flow: How should users move through your UI to complete the flow?
- Prototype: Try out the flow with a quick prototype.
What should users be able to do? For example, the travel app is "great at helping friends collaboratively create itineraries for group trips." Let's list the flows that we want to light up:
- Create a trip with general information.
- Invite friends to join a trip.
- Join a friend's trip.
- See itineraries recommended by other travelers.
- Add destinations and activities to trips.
- Edit and comment on destinations and activities that friends added.
- Share itineraries for friends and families to follow.
3. Decide what features to include
Once you know what your users want and how you can help them get there, you can look at the specific tools in your toolbox. Explore the Windows platform and associate features with your app's needs. Be sure to follow the user experience (UX) guidelines for each feature.
Common techniques:
- Platform research: Find out what features the platform offers and how you can use them.
- Association diagrams: Connect your flows with features.
- Prototype: Exercise the features to ensure that they do what you need.
App contracts Your app can participate in app contracts that enable broad, cross-app, cross-feature user flows.
- Search Let your users quickly search through your app's content from anywhere in the system, including from within other apps. And vice versa.
- Share Let your users share content from your app with other people through other apps, and receive shareable content from other people and apps, too.
- Play To Let your users enjoy audio, video, or images streamed from your app to other devices in their home network.
- File picker and file picker extensions Let your users load and save their files from the local file system, connected storage devices, HomeGroup, or even other apps. You can also provide a file picker extension so that other apps can load your app's content.
For more info, see App contracts and extensions.
Different views, form factors, and hardware configurations Windows 8.1 puts users in charge and your app in the forefront. You want your app UI to shine on any device, using any input mode, in any orientation, in any hardware configuration, and in whatever circumstance the user decides to use it. Learn more about designing for different form factors.
Touch first Windows 8.1 provides a unique and distinctive touch experience that does more than simply emulate mouse functionality.
For example, semantic zoom is a touch-optimized way to navigate through a large set of content. Users can pan or scroll through categories of content, and then zoom into those categories to view more and more detailed information. You can use this to present your content in a more tactile, visual, and informative way than with traditional navigation and layout patterns like tabs.
Of course, you can take advantage of a number of touch interactions, like rotate, pan, swipe, cross-slide, and others. Learn more about touch interaction.
Engaging and fresh Be sure your app feels fresh and engages users with these standard experiences:
- Animations Use our library of animations to make your app feel fast and fluid. Help users understand context changes and tie experiences together with visual transitions. Learn more about animating your UI.
- Toast notifications Let your users know about time-sensitive or personally relevant content through toast notifications and invite them back to your app even when your app is closed. Learn more about tiles, badges, and toast notifications.
- Secondary tiles Promote interesting content and deep links from your app on the Start screen, and let your users launch your app directly into a specific page or view. Learn more about secondary tiles.
- App tiles Provide fresh and relevant updates to entice users back into your app. More about this in the next section. Learn more about app tiles.
- Settings Let your users create the experience they want by saving app settings. Consolidate all of your settings under one roof, and users can configure your app via a common mechanism that they are already familiar with. Learn more about Adding app settings.
- Roaming Create a continuous experience across devices by roaming data that lets people pick up a task right where they left off, and preserves the UX they care most about, regardless of the device they're using. Make it easy for users to use your app everywhere, from their kitchen family PC to their work PC to their personal tablet, by maintaining settings and states with roaming. Learn more about Managing application data and see Guidelines for roaming application data.
- User tiles Make your app more personal to your users by loading their user tile image, or let the users set content from your app as their personal tile throughout Windows.
Device capabilities Be sure your app takes full advantage of the capabilities of today's devices.
- Proximity gestures Let your users connect devices, by physically tapping them together, to light up experiences where you expect multiple users to be physically nearby (multiplayer games). Learn more about proximity and tapping.
- Cameras and external storage devices Connect your users to their built-in or plugged-in cameras for chatting and conferencing, recording vlogs, taking profile pics, documenting the world around them, or whatever activity your app is great at. Learn more about Accessing content on removable storage.
- Accelerometers and other sensors Devices come with a number of sensors nowadays. Your app can dim or brighten the display based on ambient light, or reflow the UI if the user rotates the display, or react to any physical movement. Learn more about sensors.
- Geolocation Use geolocation information from standard web data or from geolocation sensors to help your users get around, find their position on a map, or get notices about nearby people, activities, and destinations. Learn more about geolocation.
Let's consider the travel app example again. To be great at helping friends collaboratively create itineraries for group trips, you could use some of these features, just to name a few:
- Share: Users share upcoming trips and their itineraries to multiple social networks to share the pre-trip excitement with their friends and families.
- Search: Users search for and find activities or destinations from others' shared or public itineraries that they can include in their own trips.
- Notifications: Users are notified when travel companions update their itineraries.
- Settings: Users configure the app to their preference, like which trip should bring up notifications or which social groups are allowed to search the users' itineraries.
- Semantic zoom: Users navigate through the timeline of their itinerary and zoom in to see greater details of the long list of activities they've planned.
- User tiles: Users choose the picture they want to appear when they share their trip with friends.
As you can see, Windows 8.1 helps you create new, engaging experiences that will delight your users. For more ideas, explore Developing Windows Store apps.
4. Decide how to monetize your app
You have a lot of options for earning money from your app. If you decide to use in-app ads or sales, you'll want to design your UI to support that. For more information, see Plan for monetization.
5. Design the UX for your app
This is about getting the basics right. Now that you know what your app is great at, and you've figured out the flows that you want to support, you can start to think about the fundamentals of user experience (UX) design.
How should you organize UI content? Most app content can be organized into some form of groupings or hierarchies. What you choose as the top-level grouping of your content should match the focus of your "great at" statement.
To use the travel app as an example, there are multiple ways to group itineraries. If the focus of the app were about discovering interesting destinations, then you might group them based on interest, like adventure, fun in the sun, or romantic getaways. However, because the focus of the app is planning trips with friends, it makes more sense to organize itineraries based on social circles, like family, friends, or work.
Choosing how you want to group your content helps you decide what pages or views you need in your app. The project templates available in Microsoft Visual Studio offer the common app layout patterns that will suit most content needs. See Navigation design and Templates to speed up your app development for more info.
How should you present UI content? Once you've decided how to organize your UI, you can define UX goals that specify how your UI gets built and presented to your user. In any scenario, you want to make sure that your user is unblocked as fast as possible, so they that can continue using and enjoying your app. To do this, decide what parts of your UI need to be presented first, and make sure that those parts are complete before you spend time building the non-critical parts.
Using the travel app as an example, after the app starts, the user will probably want to find a specific trip itinerary first. To present this info as fast as possible, you should show the list of trips first, using best practices for a fast and responsive ListView control. After showing the trips list, you could start loading other features, like a news feed of their friends' trips. For UX best practices and recommendations, see Windows Store app UI, start to finish.
What UI surfaces and commands do you need? Review the flows that you identified earlier. For each flow, create a rough outline of the steps users take.
Let's look at the "Share itineraries for friends and families to follow" flow. We'll assume that the user has created a trip already. Sharing a trip itinerary could require these steps:
- The user opens the app and sees a list of trips she created.
- The user taps on the trip she wants to share.
- The details of the trip appear on screen.
- The user accesses some UI to initiate sharing.
- The user selects or enters the email address or name of the friend she wants to share the trip with.
- The user accesses some UI to finalize sharing.
- Your app updates the trip details with the list of people she has shared her trip with.
During this process, you begin to see what UI you need to create and the extra details you need to figure out (like drafting a standard email boilerplate for friends who aren't using your app yet). You can also start eliminating extra steps. Perhaps the user doesn't actually need to see the details of the trip before sharing, for example. The cleaner the flow, the easier to use.
For more details on how to use different surfaces, take a look at Commanding design for Windows Store apps.
What should the flow feel like? Once you have defined the steps your user will take, you can turn that flow into performance goals. For more info, see Plan for performance.
How should you organize commands? Use your outline of the flow steps to identify potential commands that you need to design for. Then think about where those commands should live in your app.
- Always try to use the content. Whenever possible, let users directly manipulate the content on the app's canvas, rather than adding commands that act on the content. For example, in the travel app, let users rearrange their itinerary by dragging and dropping activities in a list on the canvas, rather than selecting the activity and using Up or Down command buttons.
If you can't use the content, place commands on one of these UI surfaces:
- In the app bar: You should put most commands on the app bar, which is usually hidden until the users bring it up.
- On the app's canvas itself: If the user is on a page or view that has a single purpose, you can provide commands for that purpose directly on the canvas. There should be very few of these commands.
- In a context menu: You can use context menus for clipboard actions (such as cut, copy, and paste), or for commands that apply to content that cannot be selected (like adding a push pin to a location on a map).
Decide how to lay out your app in each view. Windows 8.1 supports landscape and portrait orientations and supports resizing apps to any width, from full-screen down to a minimum width. You want your app to look and work great at any size, on any screen, in either orientation. This means you need to plan the layout of your UI elements for different sizes and views. When you do this, your app UI changes fluidly to meet your user's needs and preferences.
For more info, see Choosing a layout, Guidelines for window sizes and scaling to screens, and Guidelines for resizing windows to tall and narrow layouts.
See Design and create a Windows Store app, start to finish for a tutorial on UI design and implementation.
6. Make a good first impression
Think about what you want users to think, feel, or do when they first launch your app. Refer back to your "great at" statement. Even though you won't get a chance to personally tell your users what your app is great at, you can convey the message to them when you make your first impression. Take advantage of these:
Tile & notifications The tile is the face of your app. Among the many other apps on a user's Start screen, what will make the user want to launch your app? Be sure your tile highlights your app's brand and shows what the app is great at. Make use of tile notifications so that your app will always feel fresh and relevant, bringing the user back to your app again and again.
Splash screen The splash screen should load as fast as possible, and remain on the screen only as long as you need to initialize your app state. What you show on the splash screen should express your app's personality.
First launch Before users sign up for your service, log in to their account, or add their own content, what will they see? Try to demonstrate the value of your app before asking users for information. Consider showing sample content that people can play around with to understand the purpose of your app before you ask them to commit.
Home page The home page is where you bring users each time they launch your app. The content here should have a clear focus and immediately showcase what your app is tailored for. Make this page great at one thing and trust that people will explore the rest of your app. Solve for distractions on the landing page, not discoverability.
7. Prototype and validate your design
Before you get too far into actual development, you should validate your design or prototype against guidelines, user impressions, and requirements to avoid having to rework it later. Each feature has a set of user experience guidelines to help you polish your app, and a set of store requirements that you must meet to sell your app in the Windows Store. You can use the Windows App Certification Kit to test for technical compliance with store requirements. You can also use the performance tools in Visual Studio to make sure you're giving your users a great experience in every scenario.
Use the Detailed UX guidelines for Windows Store apps to keep you focused on important features. Use the Visual Studio performance tools for Windows Store apps using JavaScript or the Visual Studio performance tools for Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic to analyze the performance of each of your app's scenarios.
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This is my family:
It was several years ago, and I was in the kitchen, telling my eldest daughter and my then-teenaged son about the person who was taking over as publisher at The Daily Star.
"The guy's also a professional ventriloquist," I said about my new boss. "He's even got his own dummy."
"Well, Dad," said my young son, pausing for effect, "he's about to get another one."
I knew who he meant, the rotten kid. My daughter, meanwhile, sank slowly to the floor, convulsed in laughter.
That publisher came and went, and now works for one of The Daily Star's sister newspapers in Massachusetts. My son, meanwhile, is still proud of that put-down of his old man.
Biting humor having always been the weapon of choice in our family, I was proud of him, too.
I suspect I'll be even prouder today when I see him in his cap and gown during graduation ceremonies at the State University College at Oneonta.
I know there are those who look upon young people getting a college education as something to be taken for granted. I don't happen to share that opinion, and I'm pretty sure about what word my immigrant grandparents would have used regarding all four of the kids in our family having degrees.
The "ch" isn't pronounced like "nachos" in Spanish. It's more of a guttural clearing of your throat midway through this marvelous Yiddish word that roughly translates to "my son, the doctor." More accurately, it means the pride a parent or grandparent feels about the accomplishments of a child or grandchild.
There is no higher praise to a child _ of any age _ than "you give me nachus."
Through the years here, I have inflicted tales of my offspring upon an unsuspecting readership, and for that, I sincerely apologize. No matter how sweet a person you might be, deep down you know that there is nothing more boring than other people's children ... or grandchildren.
Trapped by even casual acquaintances into looking at baby pictures that evoke your frozen smile, you repeatedly nod your head, sincerely faking interest in the rapturous retelling of the tyke's latest exploits during his bath.
It's even worse when it comes to the accomplishments of your pals' older offspring. That's because it takes you longer to escape. If it's not the kid making the dean's list, it's her six-figure job with great benefits.
Thus, is there a question more fraught with peril than: "So, how's the family?"
Given all that, it's a continual surprise to me when, years later, folks bring up columns I've written about my progeny. Rather than seeing me and taking off like rocketing pheasants, they ask about that eldest daughter we put on a bus for a West Coast college 12 years ago while the whole family _ especially old Dad here _ couldn't control our tears.
Given her propensity at the time for minor collisions with parked vehicles while steering the family car, I expressed relief at the end of the column that while we would miss her terribly … at least she wasn't driving the bus.
As it turns out, after graduating summa cum laude, she actually helps support herself … by driving a school bus. In a few weeks, she'll have her master's degree in English.
Folks also bring up the column I wrote about daughter No. 2, who loved softball with a burning passion that lasted … about a year after she got to college. She got her degree in Theater, and for years has organized and performed in the most successful weekly open mic in New York City.
I don't know that I've ever written about daughter No. 3, but she got her degree in History last year by way of supporting herself through scuba diving school, trips to foreign places that scared the original hair color out of her mother and father, and an admirable amount of hard work inside and outside of the classroom.
And today, our youngest kid graduates, completing the set. Despite that crack about me being a dummy, I've somehow grown rather fond of the lad. He's never given us a lick of trouble, and he's leaving college with a black belt in karate, a nice girlfriend, several good buddies and a degree in Mass Communications.
Don't let that degree title fool you. He's into video editing and wants no part of newspaper work. Like his sisters _ and for that matter, his mother, who owns two college degrees _ he's a lot smarter than I am, and whatever career he will be pursuing will be far more worthwhile than his father's.
Four kids _ four graduates. If I didn't get big-time nachus from that, I really would be a dummy.
Sam Pollak is the editor of The Daily Star. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at (607) 432-1000, ext. 208. His columns can be found at www.thedailystar.com/sampollak.

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A Park City restaurant has been seized by the State of Kansas for not paying more than $50,000 in state income sales taxes, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Revenue said Wednesday.
State agents were removing items from El Azteca Restaurant, 1540 E 61st Street North, Wednesday afternoon.
Jeannine Koranda, the department's spokeswoman, told KAKE News agents with the Department of Revenue and the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control seized the business at 10 a.m. Tuesday. She said business owner owes the state $50,285.53 in retail sales taxes.
When the state seizes a business, Koranda said, it takes possession of all bank accounts, on-site cash, business inventory and personal property. Those items are then sold at auction in attempt to recover the money owed.
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Koranda said business seizures only occur as a last resort after all attempts to recover the money, such as setting up a payment plan, fail.


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When it comes to NFC adoption, RIM has been among the leaders in Canada with the inclusion of NFC in BlackBerry smartphones and various agreements with partners. What some folks may not know though, is the fact that RIM has been developing a system designed to securely manage credentials on SIM cards installed in all types of mobile devices, including BlackBerry smartphones, Android devices, and Windows phones.
As announced today, EnStream LP, a joint venture of Bell Mobility Inc., Rogers Wireless Partnership and TELUS Communications Company named RIM's Secure Element Manager Solution as the answer to power NFC mobile payments in Canada.
Using the security provided by the RIM network and infrastructure will make it easy on financial institutions as they will now only have to take care of one gateway to handle all transactions across carriers and mobile platforms. Something that will go a long way for even further widespread NFC adoption in Canada. If you're looking for the full details, the press release can be found below.
"RIM is very pleased to play a key role in this Canadian mobile payments solution," said Andrew MacLeod, Managing Director for Canada at RIM. "Working with EnStream, we're delivering a service that will enable speed, security and convenience in mobile, contactless payment. RIM's SEM solution will help deliver mobile payments and other NFC services to all carriers across all handset platforms that support NFC technology in Canada."
RIM's Secure Element Manager Solution to Power NFC Mobile Payments in Canada
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 22, 2012) - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that it has been selected by EnStream LP, a joint venture of Bell Mobility Inc., Rogers Wireless Partnership and TELUS Communications Company, to provide its Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution to manage credentials on wireless handsets in Canada that support Near Field Communication (NFC) services. NFC is the technology that can make secure, convenient and contactless mobile payments a reality for Canadian wireless handset users.
RIM's SEM solution is designed to securely manage credentials on SIM (subscriber identity module) cards installed in all types of mobile devices, including BlackBerry® smartphones, Android™ devices, and Windows phones. "We selected RIM for their long-standing relationships with mobile operators and financial institutions, and their track record of operating a secure network for connected services," said Almis Ledas, Chief Operating Officer of EnStream. "By adopting the secure GSMA Global Platform standard and using SEM infrastructure hosted and operated by RIM, consumers and financial institutions can have full confidence in financial credentials enabled through EnStream."
"More than 1 in 4 smartphones shipped worldwide in 2013 is expected to include NFC technology," said senior practice director Jeff Orr of market intelligence firm ABI Research. "With an additional 5 million NFC-enabled smartphones shipping to Canada next year and upwards of 65 million over the next 5 years, consumers will increasingly turn to mobile payments instead of a separate debit or credit card."
"RIM is very pleased to play a key role in this Canadian mobile payments solution," said Andrew MacLeod, Managing Director for Canada at RIM. "Working with EnStream, we're delivering a service that will enable speed, security and convenience in mobile, contactless payment. RIM's SEM solution will help deliver mobile payments and other NFC services to all carriers across all handset platforms that support NFC technology in Canada."
Through the infrastructure that RIM's SEM solution provides, financial institutions in Canada will have a single gateway allowing them to support any customer with an NFC-enabled smartphone that wants to enable a "mobile wallet" application. RIM's SEM solution provides the infrastructure that will securely manage information credentials for NFC payments, which can be used by any financial institution, carrier, or smartphone.
"For banks and for Canadian consumers, RIM's SEM solution is designed to make payment with your smartphone both seamless and secure. Whether you're filling your gas tank, picking up a coffee, or buying groceries, making a purchase will be as simple as tapping your smartphone," added MacLeod.
RIM has been recognized as a leader in providing mobile payments for some time with BlackBerry smartphones becoming one of the first smartphones to be certified for SIM-secure NFC payments using MasterCard PayPass®, and are also approved for use with Visa® payWave. More recently, RIM announced the ability to use NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones to replace access badges for buildings with secure entry requirements.
Currently, a range of BlackBerry® 7 smartphones, including the BlackBerry® Bold™ series and select BlackBerry® Curve™ smartphones, are NFC-enabled.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ:RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When used herein, words such as "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "intend," "believe", and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by RIM in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that RIM believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Many factors could cause RIM's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those described in the "Risk Factors" section of RIM's Annual Information Form, which is included in its Annual Report on Form 40-F (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on RIM's forward-looking statements. RIM has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any third party products or services.
lnichols Oct 22, 2012 at 8:36 am
Unfortunately T-Mobile US went with ISIS, and I still don't have NFC on my T-Mo 9900. I'm hoping the ISIS is an Epic fail and US carriers look to RIM too. Awesome to see that RIM is doing this not just for BB devices, but the others too. I think we are starting to see how RIM will deal with reductions in BIS fees, offset them with new services on there Secure Network!
MoolahMitch Oct 22, 2012 at 8:43 am
What OS are you using as I have had NFC on my Bold 9900 for quite awhile now?
lnichols Oct 22, 2012 at 10:43 am
184.108.40.2064 (998). Haven't been shown an updated one via the desktop manager. When I check for OTA too it says it is up to date. Are you on T-Mobile USA? They have not allowed it and I don't like going with hybrid OS route.
El_Ray Oct 22, 2012 at 11:13 am
I have the same version running on my 9900 with T-Mobile USA as well and have the same issue. I called and talked to them and they don't have a date when this will be available or when the next update release will be witch really sucks. I don't think they are bad carriers but they really need to step it up.
lnichols Oct 22, 2012 at 11:16 am
The sad thing is my kids 9360 got NFC with the 7.1 update. It really is frustrating as this is T-Mobile specifically blocking NFC from the 9900.
Rootbrian Oct 23, 2012 at 2:06 am
Have you tried the latest offered from another carrier? I think the block wouldn't apply or work then.
Rootbrian Oct 23, 2012 at 2:05 am
Update to a later release from another carrier. Then, NFC should work.
Rootbrian Oct 23, 2012 at 2:04 am
Time to update to another carrier's OS 7.1 which is later than t-mobile's.
blackberryto Oct 22, 2012 at 9:15 am
I believe you are confusing the issues. RIM has also signed up with ISIS as far as I am aware and so I assume that to the extent NFC has been included on phones it would include a Secure Element chip compliant with the ISIS system. The question is whether ISIS has employed a Secure Element manager system akin to what is being employed by the Canadian carriers as described in this press release. I am not sure that is the case, in which case it would seem there is opportunity here for RIM with carriers around the world. Alot of articles have talked about the reason why mobile payments have not taken off, and I think the answer is not that complicated - all the pieces are not yet in place. Once they are, mobile payments will become the standard, and I think RIM has brought another piece to the table, in much the same way as they made mobile email communication a standard not just by giving people the communication devices, but also by giving companies and mobile operators a way to manage that communication.
Camfella Oct 22, 2012 at 9:07 am
An interesting piece on topic:
Puz_zled Oct 22, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Here's an interesting portion of the CTV article on the big RIM win in this crucial space. Looks like the other fruit company's phones are being left further and further behind.....
"Newer BlackBerry smartphones, including the latest models in stores, have the ability to make mobile payments as do some phones using the Android operating system. The new iPhone 5, however does not have Near Field Communication short-range wireless technology to link to credit card information.
EnStream chief operating officer Almis Ledas said the company will have to wait until the next model of iPhone, likely due sometime next year, before it will be able to consider supporting encrypted payments on an Apple device.
"We intend to support the global platform standard for handset connectivity and if the iPhone has a Near Field Communication capability we'll support it -- if it doesn't, there's not much we can do about it," Ledas said.
In the meantime, Rogers (TSX:RCI.B) and CIBC already have announced they will launch Canada's first mobile payments system later this year, giving Canadians the ability to pay with their credit card using a smartphone."
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/rim-enstream-deal-to-enable-mobile-wallet...
metz9444 Oct 22, 2012 at 9:20 am
Can someone explain in simple terms what someone in Canada can do now with the 9900 in terms of NFC? Can I use it as my debit card? credit card?
I see a lot of talk about plans for this and that, but what can I literally sign up for today? I really like the potential of my NFC feature but I have never had to turn it on. I am sure there are others here who would like to know. Perhaps someone that is in the know for NFC in Canada can write something.
dentynefire Oct 22, 2012 at 9:45 am
Basically we can share contact info. If you buy NFC tags online you can make your own tags to automate phone actions. CrackBerry has some threads on this.
Assuming that reports about banks and carriers working on NFC payment solutions are correct, you should soon be able to go to the bank and ask them to send your credit card to your Blackberry.
Regarding other use cases, google "NFC tag task idea's for all" to find the thread about how people have been using their NFC Blackberry since a year ago.
LiLAzNNewB Oct 22, 2012 at 9:21 am
Good news for RIM :)
sk8er_tor Oct 22, 2012 at 9:50 am
Great news for RIM. Not just in NFC potential but shows you the power of the NOC for other things - cars for example as discussed previously.
neteng1000 Oct 22, 2012 at 10:18 am
Momentum is building folks. Hang on to your hats!
artlane3 Oct 22, 2012 at 11:30 am
No word on Debit transactions on BB yet. My low interest Visa can't be upgraded to do NFC. They say I need a hign interest card. Interac has a system out but looks like I'll not be using NFC on BB.
Rootbrian Oct 23, 2012 at 2:10 am
You'll have to wait until your bank decides to incorporate that feature once your card gets re-issued following the expiry date. My low rate visa now has NFC and chip use.
Just to throw ideas around, here's what we in Asia *are* already doing with our proprietary contactless payment system for the past 15+ years:
One single credit-sized contactless smart card can do the following (we want the new BB10 device to do these too):
1. Already using contactless payment system for transportation (buses, subway, underground, ferry, railway, even car parking lots).
2. Fast food and restaurant payment. (McDonalds, KFC, other fast food outlets).
3. Make grocery payments, with automatic customer participation bonus reward schemes. (Groceries, convenience stores, even retail stores).
4. Say goodbye to your key: use this same contactless card system can be used for entry into apartments, club houses, fitness centers, etc.
5. You can link a Bank auto-pay to automatically top-up this contactless smart card (it is basically a debit card system).
6. Citibank has a credit card that also include this contactless smart card, so literally this one contactless smart card can pay for anything; you can almost live without your wallet with you!
[We can actually tape this Citibank credit card + contactless smart card to the bank of a BlackBerry 9900 for a DIY solution to smart card payment!!)
Note: We are writing this in hopes of BB10 leveraging its early NFC lead; this posting is not trying to elevate the perceived lifestyle in Asia or North America in any way.
Rootbrian Oct 23, 2012 at 2:13 am
But you don't have to keep re-posting it each and every single time. It's almost like... Spam.
If anyone can help to advise an ideal CrackBerry Forum for posting this NFC idea (see above), would appreciate it !
For the record, I did look in the CrackBerry Forums but could not find an appropriate Forum for this.
Bold 9900 Forum ?
BB10 Forum ?
GO RIM GO CANADA!! why go else where eh, RIM is known for security! I can't wait to pay stuff on with my cell phone!
GO RIM GO CANADA!! why go else where eh, RIM is known for security! I can't wait to pay stuff on with my cell phone!
SuperionMaximus Oct 22, 2012 at 9:01 pm
RIM needs to build up the NFC patent portfolio and get contracts like this the world over.
Another area RIM needs to really push NFC adoption and solutions is through QNX to automakers as NFC is the answer to pairing your phone with your car. Right now every automaker is different and NFC offers a dead simple solution that could really lead to hands free usage in cars explode.
Great news for RIM and they are certainly in a position to be a leader in this field
Rootbrian Oct 23, 2012 at 2:14 am
This is awesome. Can't wait to use my blackberry as a spare NFC access key for the building I live in.


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Question by Beth-WeightMaven 15491 · Feb 27, 2012 at 02:19 AM · paleo-summitleptininflammationobesitycircadian-cycle
What: The Paleo Summit (see also this post)
Who: Dr. Jack Kruse MD – Neurosurgeon
Topic: Leptin Circadian Cycles. Dr. Kruse uncovers how leptin resistance lies at the root of inflammation, obesity, and chronic disease. He also shares how he lost 133 pounds in a single year by correcting the "biological mismatches" that were once prevalent in his life..
What did you think of the Quilt's presentation?
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Answer by Kurt Harris MD 809 · Mar 08, 2012 at 05:21 AM
Reading the discussion of Kruse's emissions here reminds me of nothing so much as Being There by Jerzy Kosinski.
People apparently will take anything seriously, to the point where the more incoherent and implausible it sounds, the more profound it appears to them.
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Answer by The Loon 8583 · Feb 27, 2012 at 03:19 PM
I thought it was great! The quilt always sounds better than he reads. He couldn't help getting more complex than he had intended to be, so I don't know how it works for people who haven't heard him before. If I have time I'll go back and listen again.
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He could not make it simpler, he just seems incapable of doing so. If he can't handle something as simple as explaining why Phelps goes through 18000 cals/day without "thermal coefficients" (hint -- thermal coefficients aren't the same as temperature) there's little hope.
Michael Phelps burns a lot of calories because he spends a lot of time in the water so his body expends a lot of fuel to keep his temperature up. He's not uncoupled from his metabolism or whatever.
Answer by raydawg 25220 · Feb 27, 2012 at 01:13 PM
Awesome presentation. He goes over interesting stuff around circadian rhythms, light exposure, inflammation, leptin, cholesterol.
Best quote ever: "Every bit of conventional wisdom I learned in medical school, I now do the opposite."
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Answer by Nance 437 · Feb 27, 2012 at 05:07 PM
I've read criticisms of Dr Kruse here and elsewhere for communicating in doctor-speak, acronymns, etc. In this talk, I thought he went out of his way to speak in general terms. There were times I wished he went into more substance for deeper precision but I realize others might not have wanted him to so you can't please everyone.
I agree with his comment that we've "come to the mean" by ensuring that as many individuals survive as possible. I think I disagree with his conclusion that doing so has slowed our evolution; I think it's just as likely we've sped it up because people with many genetic variations have reproduced. Some of those have definitely perpetuated weaknesses that wouldn't have survived "in the wild" but others allowed superior traits to survive despite accompanying weaknesses (think Stephen Hawking.)
I came to attention when Dr Kruse spoke about uncoupling proteins because all my life the guys around me were walking "blast furnaces" while my skin was cool. I was always cold when others were warm despite my obesity.
Hmm. You know, I think my uncoupling proteins were "broken." I'm happy to report that 10 months of quality nutrition have helped and while I'm still not close to radiating heat I'm definitely less cool than in the past.
I'll be willing to read more on his thoughts.
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Answer by Dragonfly 33135 · Feb 27, 2012 at 03:40 PM
I admit, I was skeptical of his ability to communicate before listening to his presentation.
He was very clear & sounded right on to me.
I wish he had explained his throwaway line about "using his mind to change his DNA" better than he did--it puts some people off, unnecessarily, I think!
Too bad his writing style isn't as clear. Hopefully he will hire a really good editor for his book!
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Answer by Beth-WeightMaven 15491 · Feb 27, 2012 at 02:20 PM
I will be interested to hear Evelyn's take on this presentation, but I found it fairly compelling. His take on leptin is, to this lay person, more satisfying than provided elsewhere (like over on Robb Wolf's blog, where supposedly increased leptin levels leads to leptin resistance).
I will let Dr. K and Stephan Guyenet duke it out in a steel cage over which is primary here (leptin or reward systems). Myself, I don't think it's an either/or, and it certainly seems that a similar paleo-ish diet addresses both ... by both reducing inflammation and reward compared to SAD.
He speaks far less "creatively" than he writes. That said, I'm sure many folks may ding him for using the sloppy "change your thought, change your DNA" when what it sounds like he means is "think about things differently, take a different path from conventional wisdom and change your diet and your environment, and you will affect the expression of your DNA in a healthful way."
But if you weren't going to listen to this presentation because of his writing style, I'd encourage you to reconsider. I'm looking forward to other folks' take!
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Here is Evelyn's take http://carbsanity.blogspot.com/2012/02/live-blogging-from-paleo-summit-iii.html#moreMore when I have time to listen to it.
Answer by JoeBranca at paleoplusone.com 1457 · Feb 27, 2012 at 08:19 PM
Thinking out loud here on some meta issues... I personally appreciate the obvious ambition to weave together epistemic problems and dietary / biochemistry problems. Because he's obviously doing a lot of thinking about thinking, it makes sense that he has a bit of an artful approach to communication on the blog and elsewhere. "Art" (ideas conveyed in a non literal structure?) is the most natural way we deal with our world, so the slow stiching of the quilt pieces, just its form, can be a great catalyst for others to think through, to think laterally, to approach old problems in fresh ways. Thinking more clearly, becoming better 'artists', doing better self analysis / self experimentation, etc. That's certainly one of my life goals, at least as important as being free of ND into the later years.
It could very well be that the role of the brain and its patterns of reasoning will become more important than it already has in the ancestral health movement or whatever you want to call it. Because of the inherent interdisciplinary nature of the movement, like with any interdisciplinary movement, there needs to be more exploration into useful, descriptive models to demonstrate cause and effect on any given overlapping topic. Imagine an organized arena for instance to get the neuro surgeon's perspective, the physicist's perspective, the biochemist's perspective, and the anthropological perspective on the same thing. I think Dr Kruse might implicitly be pushing more for something like this (and the symposiums sort of stab in that direction as well)? He and some others seem to be a few steps ahead so its hard to know.
For instance he alludes to gut intuition at one point in the interview; it would be wonderful to see more of that spelled out and explored from across disciplines, coherent theories proposed from competent disciplinarians, what this means for the ancestral movement, if and what are formal models of information evaluation. Or perhaps it already has been worked out from several angles and needs to be further dispelled in the public arena.
What I'm sensing is we can't just try to think logically about the things related to health, but also our role of thinking itself and how the health related matters fold back on that. I'm wondering if situation theory (google Barwise and Perry's work) may be helpful in working this stuff out.
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or put the art back into discovery and exploration. it's a worthy topic.. see this post:http://openanthcoop.ning.com/profiles/blogs/scientific-discovery-and
and why there has been especially in the ancestral health movement pendelum swings on actionable dietary guidelines.I intend to look more into this for myself, with whatever scrutiny I can muster from my vantage point.
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Answer by Eric 12 22700 · Feb 28, 2012 at 07:33 AM
Excellent. I love how he covered biologically appropriate. Also the vagus nerve.
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Answer by Jeff 1 16830 · Mar 04, 2012 at 12:32 AM
I find myself defending him here more than I probably need to, but I've gotta say that time and time again as I wade through the scientific literature I find sources and explanations for many of his assertions....
I've posted a lengthy list of references about leptin and thermogenesis on here, today I've come across this paper that includes a section about cold temps. I'm not saying this paragraph answers everything, but in response to people who say his blogs spout unbacked claims, there are at least solid connections to be made between leptin and cold temps.
It has been shown that cold exposure reduces circulating leptin levels and leptin expression,19,28,70 – 72 suggesting that leptin may participate in the adaptive mechanism triggered by variations in external temperature. Trayhurn and co-workers28,73 hypothesized that the inhibitory effect of low temperature on leptin results from an increase in the adrenergic tone induced by exposure to cold temperatures,which would in turn act through the b3-adrenoceptor (b3-AR) present in adipose tissue, inducing a reduction in the expression of leptin mRNA. It has been reported that this was the case for mice19 and rats.28 Hardie et al70 also found that acute cold exposure decreased the level of circulating leptin in lean Zucker rats. However, it appears that this is not so for other rodents, such as the Djungarian hamster.21 For animals living in areas with large seasonal temperature variations, a decrease in serum leptin may represent an adaptive mechanism for maximising the size of fat deposits when environment temperature is low. Trayhurn et al28 showed that the leptin mRNA observed in brown adipose tissue was further reduced on cold exposure, paralleling the response observed in mouse white adipose tissue. These authors postulated that these findings may suggest the existence of a feedback loop between the hypothalamus and BAT, that would result in an inhibition of leptin gene expression when the sympathetic system is activated. Interestingly, Trayhurn et al28 reported contrasting results to those reported by Moinat et al,19 who showed no change in leptin expression in the white adipose tissue of rats which were acutely cold-exposed.
19 Moinat M, Deng C, Muzzin P, Assimocopoulos-Jeannet F, Seydoux, J, Dulloo AG, Giacobino JP. Modulation of obese gene expression in rat brown and white adipose tissues. FEBS Lett 1995; 373: 131 – 134.
28 Trayhurn P, Duncan JS, Rayner DV. Acute cold-induced suppres- sion of ob (obese) gene expression in white adipose tissue of mice; mediation by the sympathetic system. Biochem J 1995; 311: 729 – 733.
70 Hardie LJ, Rayner DV, Holmes S, Trayhurn P. Circulating leptin levels are modulated by fasting, cold exposure and insulin administration in lean but Zucker (fa=fa) rats as measured by ELISA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1996; 223: 660 – 665.
71 MacDougald OA, Hwang CS, Fan H, Lane MD. Regulated expres- sion of the obese gene product (leptin) in white adipose tissue and 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1995; 92: 9034 – 9037.
72 Peino R, Pineiro V, Gualillo O, Menendez C, Brenlla J, Casabiell X, Dieguez C, Casanueva FF. Cold exposure inhibits leptin secretion in vitro by a direct and non-specific action on adipose tissue. Eur J Endocrinol 2000; 142: 195 – 199.
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From Staff Reports
Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana — A listing of meetings and events of interest from throughout Navarro County.
Dec. 11
Navarro Regional Hospital will hold a Diabetes Prevention Workshop once monthly for people with pre-diabetes or at risk for diabetes. These classes will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. The Diabetes Self-Management Comprehensive Program is an ongoing class for patients diagnosed with diabetes. Please call (903) 654-4556 for further information or to register for either of these classes.
The Corsicana Emergency Corps., located at 416 South 12th Street in Corsicana, will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 7 p.m. The general public is invited to attend. Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. For further information, please call (903) 872-5072.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1009 will meet at 7 p.m. at the Sirloin Stockade, 2508 W. Seventh Ave, Corsicana. Membership is open to U.S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) in the Republic of Vietnam between Feb, 28, 1961 and May 7,1975, or in ANY duty location between Aug. 5, 1964 and May 7,1975. The veteran must submit a copy of his/her DD Form 214 along with the application and dues. Members and guest are invited to come early and eat and visit prior to the meeting.
National Active/Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1191 will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grand Buffet in Ennis. Members and guests are welcome. Dist. 3 representative Bernie Owens will install chapter officers and provide related comments. Bring canned goods for distribution to "Helping Hands" in Ennis. For information in Corsicana call (903) 874-3092; in Ennis call (214) 949-6197; Waxahachie call (469) 939-8102; or Midlothian call (972) 268-5793.
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas will hold an Interview Tips Workshop at 2:30 p.m. Workforce Solutions is located at 720 N. Beaton. For more information call (903) 874-8276.
Dec. 12
The Flower Committee at Kinsloe House will present their contribution program called "Wrap It Up." It's time to make your reservation to join us for a fun time. Mark your calendar soon as no reservation can be made after noon on Monday, Dec. 10. The house is all dressed up for the holidays and we hope you will enjoy a joyous occasion. Dress is Christmas casual! The committee members are Sandra Curtis, Judith Steely, Joan Summitt, Arlene Stewart, Linda Cross, Terri Orn, Barbara Erwin, Rita Edens, and Pam Dunn. Kay Hable is the chairman. We will be looking for you!
James Blair Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Kinsloe House. The Christmas Program will be presented by the Sam Houston Elementary School Bell Choir. Hostesses for the event will be Beth Chapman and Mary Lou McKie.
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, 720 N. Beaton, will hold a workshop titled "How to Avoid Messing up an Online Application." It will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information call (903) 874-8276.
Dec. 13
Twilight Home will hold "Can the Van," a food drive to benefit the Navarro County Food Pantry. Between now and Dec. 13, you're invited to come by Twilight at 3001 W. Fourth Ave. and drop off canned or non-perishable food items, which will be delivered to the Food Pantry Dec. 13. For more information call (903) 872-2521.
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, 720 N. Beaton, will hold a Basic PC Skills workshop from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.
Dec. 14
The Corsicana Newcomers' Club will hold its Christmas meeting at 11 a.m. at the Kinsloe House. Zanada Schoppert will entertain the group with a medley of holiday favorites. This is the perfect way to celebrate the Holidays with friends old and new! Representatives from our charities will be on hand to receive our donations to their organizations. Call Marge Oslick at (903) 872-3508 for more information and confirmed reservations.
The Navarro County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 9:45 a.m. at Northwest Apartments Community Center, 1360 Northwest Ave. The program will be Christmas music presented by a quartet composed of Bernie Thompson, Larry Talbert, Peggy Smith and Lucy Waterman. All former school employees are invited to attend.
Navarro Regional Hospital's Senior Circle will hold a Potluck Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the hospital classrooms. To make reservations, contact Connie Beal at (903) 654-6982.
Corsicana High School A Cappella Choir will perform at Corsicana National Bank and Trust, 321 N. 15th St. at 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Center presents an Arts and Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will feature jewelry, children's storybooks, hats, purses, scarves, decorative T-shirts, clothing, canned goods, and much more. There will be food and drinks available. The MLK Center is located at 1114 E. Sixth Ave., please contact E. Burrell at (903) 874-2821 for an application or more information.
A Frost High School Variety show, complete with bell choir, magic act and dancing and singing, will take place at 7 p.m. at the Frost Auditorium. The cost is $10 for adults, and $5 for anyone younger than 18 years. Following the show will be refreshments provided by the Collin Street Bakery. The money raised from the event will go towards a school trip to New York City next summer.
Dec. 17
The newly organized Silver Dems will meet at 5 p.m. at the Navarro Democratic Party HQ at 416A W. Third Street (1 blk W of Court House). We will be socializing and munching from plates that you bring so be generous with the sweet treats and wear your best smile. We will soon be approving by-laws and electing officers and committees so your leadership skills will be needed. Come and join the party! The group's main purpose is to discuss and protect issues important to folks over 50 years young and educate ourselves on benefits from the government and civilian organizations that are available and earned by senior citizens and veterans.
Navarro Regional Hospital's Senior Circle Club will take a day trip to the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. Travelers will leave the hospital at 9 a.m. To reserve your seat, call Connie Beal at (903) 654-6892.
The Emhouse Community Center will have a Christmas meeting at 6 p.m. Please bring a dish and a $5 gift to be exchanged. Please come, we missed you all for the November meeting.
Corsicana Art League will hold Dec meeting at The Italian Village at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to join us. Dinner on your own. Come, bring a friend. For more info call Deb at (903) 519-9082.
Dec. 18
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, 720 N. Beaton, will hold a Resume Preparation Workshop at 2:30 p.m. For more information call (903) 874-8276.
Dec. 19
Navarro Regional Hospital's Senior Circle Club will have a Lunch Bunch meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the I-45 Collin Street Bakery.
Kinsloe House will hold a program at 12 noon hosted by the publicity committee and featuring Bella Voce. This versatile singing group is comprised of Janet Martin, Cathy Kjellsen and Joanna Fritz. The group has performed at the Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival and Martin's Music Hall, among other venues. Kinsloe House is proud to host the group as the featured performers for this luncheon, and members are urged to make their reservations early, as this is sure to be a popular program. Please make reservations by calling Kinsloe House at (903) 874-5791 by noon Dec. 17. The publicity committee is headed by Cecelia Alexander and members are Marianne Anderson, Marsha Banks, Jenna Hall, Mellie Howard, Gelene Simpson and Christine Williams.
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, 720 N. Beaton, will hold a Job Club meeting at 10 a.m. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.
Dec. 20
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, 720 N. Beaton, will hold a WorkInTexas.com Workshop from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call (903) 874-8276.
Jan. 5
Mary Peterson Child Care Center will hold a concert and reception at 7:30 p.m. at The Cook Center. The purpose of the concert is to raise funds for a new facility to be constructed for Mary Peterson Child Care Center. This awareness event is themed "Bridge to the Future — Mary Peterson Child Care Center."


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