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Back in March of this year when RIM announced the Android player for PlayBook, my first thought was awesome! We were going to get the best of both worlds, we'd be able to run apps from two of the great software platforms out there. When the leaked version made its way to the internet a couple months ago and I had some actual hands on experience my feelings became a little bit more mixed. Being a leaked beta I tried my best to hold off judgment until something was released officially by RIM. The leaked beta was slow and required launching the app player then launching apps within it, not to mention app compatibility was fairly low, but it did show some promise.
Fast forward to DevCon 2011 this past week and the PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta with Android support. Immediately the changes were noticeable. No longer did we need to launch the separate Android player, it was built right into the QNX OS and Android apps would display as regular icons on the home screen. The first thing I did was hit up the forums and start side loading BAR files that other users had converted from Android apps. Some apps such as Kindle worked great, and others, well... not so much.
RIM claims 70% of Android apps should work in the app player, but from my personal experience it seems to be more along the lines of 50%, possibly even less due to some features in certain apps failing to function. Looking over the unsupported Android features listed on the RIM developer site there is still a lot of work to be done on their end. Granted that is still a beta I was hoping for a little more. The positive side to this is that RIM has released a tool that can check an app and specifically pin point which functions/APIs an app is using that are not supported so that the developer can make adjustments and then package up a new release and submit it to AppWorld. During a Q&A session at DevCon RIM did note that while more APIs are on the list to be supported, some will intentionally not be supported, for "business reasons."
Once OS 2.0 is officially released to the public users will then be able to go into AppWorld and download Android apps that have been submitted by the developer and run them seamlessly just like any other app developed for the PlayBook, or at least that is what RIM would like us to think. The more time I spend with the Android player the more I see potential for confusion and a poor user experience. Lets take the User Interface (UI) for example. Currently the most popular choice for developing on the PlayBook is the Adobe Air platform, the screen shot below is a typical settings screen that many will be able to recognize right away. It uses built-in QNX controls (ie buttons, text boxes, sliders etc).
Now lets take a look at a typical Android apps settings screen:
What I'm trying to illustrate here is the inconsistency that users will immediately notice due to UI differences. On top of this apps developed using the NDK using UI elements from QT or Cascades for example will look completely different as well. This creates a fragmented user experience which ultimately diminishes the overall experience of using the PlayBook. To give credit to where it is due Apple does a great job of ensuring a consistent experience for all apps in its store, they have strict user interface guidelines that apps must adhere to in order be be accepted into the App Store. RIM has taken some steps towards some uniformity in aspects such as bezel gestures, swiping down brings up the menu in Android apps, as well as Android notifications using the built in notification system, but is that really enough? Hopefully they have a few more tricks up their sleeves for the future.
Looking at the Android app player from a developer perspective has been another interesting topic of much debate in speaking with other developers. With RIM officially confirming at DevCon that the BlackBerry Java app player is now canceled and current BlackBerry apps will not work on the new BBX platform many developers, including myself, are looking towards the future and trying to decide which road to take for development. Once suggestion that has quite commonly been voiced is the "kill 2 birds with 1 stone" and develop now for Android and then package it up for BlackBerry afterward. This saves development time and costs and allows developers to reach 2 platforms at the same time. We asked RIM about their thoughts on this and their answer seemed somewhat contradictory. Their response was that it would not be as good as an app developed natively for BBX. That made me ask the question to myself "Then why are they even doing the Android player to begin with?," but I'll cover that a little later in this post. Now lets say I was a developer who has currently never supported the BlackBerry platform but I have an Android app, I can reach a whole new audience and maybe make a few extra bucks without much work, great! RIM is looking at this as an opportunity to attract new developers to the platform, their belief is that if Android developers start seeing success on BlackBerry that they will then create native BlackBerry apps. The other side of the coin is that instead of developers who would have originally thought about writing a native version of their apps for BBX will now just port over their Android apps and call it a day, which ultimately it's the consumer that loses out.
So in the end was the Android player the right decision for RIM? Only time will tell. My personal thoughts... This seems to be a short term solution for a long term problem. For years RIM rested on their laurels doing very little to woo new developers or even keep their existing ones happy and it finally caught up with them and the Android solution seems to be more about getting some quick positive publicity rather than solving the real problem. With the release of the PlayBook OS 2.0 we will see an immediate influx of new apps (quality aside), but the long-term problem of attracting developers to the BlackBerry platform is what RIM really should have been focusing on all along. As Kevin said in the DevCon Wrap Up podcast, if RIM could have gone back in time knowing what they know now they probably wouldn't have done the Android app player at all. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
First! Great update. I was wondering if 32GB is going to be the minimum to run everything. I've noticed 16GB is minimal at best...
I think its going to be the tablet that is everything to everyone that will come out ahead. Is that what I want? No, I just want the playbook to do what it was supposed to do from the beginning. That would make me very happy. Right now Im happy enough. The tablet that users can pretend is and android, or qnx or ios or whatever, even if it doesnt do it very well, will be the sausage most grabby-gimee-Iwanitnow customers will buy.
The Android app player on the PlayBook is lame IMO. People are applauding RIM for having done but I'll be damned if I can figure out why. Instead of doing something themselves to go ahead and correct the situation, they adopted Android, and not only that -- they adopted it poorly.
Half the apps you want to use don't work as intended.
Beta or not, RIM won't allow Android to run as it should on the PlayBook and as such they've just hindered their own platform by setting it up for even more ridicule when things don't work as they should.
If I wanted my PlayBook to run Android -- I'd just use my 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab running Gingerbread. Least it has Android Market access, native email and the apps work as intended. Not to mention, you can pick one of those up for cheaper then a PlayBook right now with 3G. Plus, it already has all the apps PlayBook owners are craving.
Not trying to sound negative but really, this is what we've reduced RIM to? Needing to run another OS in order to fulfill demand and use Android as a stop gap? All I want from my PlayBook is what they said were going to be there in the first place -- give me my native email, give me my native BBM. They have games and apps well under way now that they've delivered the SDK.
They showed up to DevCon and showed everyone how friggin cool the Android App Player was yet, never even demoed the things PlayBook owners want the most being the native applications they were promised out the gate.
The Playbook will face the same Android compatibility issues as the Kindle Fire. Amazon didn't even let you touch the Kindle Fire at the launch event.
Chances are that both will launch at the same time --- and the Playbook will have better Android compatibility and more Android apps.
The bad news of the Amazon Kindle Fire will drown out the bad news of the Playbook.
You're forgetting one key thing here -- and as minor as it may seem, it's high up there for some users and can either make or break a product. Hack Factor.
The Kindle Fire WILL be rooted. The Kindle Fire, much like the NOOK Color will do things it was never intended to do and as such it will adopt faster then the PlayBook.
Right now, the hack factor of the PlayBook is minimal. While you can do certain things with it, it's not as open as the Kindle Fire will be as the Kindle Fires base is Android at the core. Not Android running ontop of QNX.
So, that said -- I respectfully disagree.
Rooting and hacking are fine for those with the inclination. But the typical consumer isn't going to know about those things, or want to go through the hassle of dealing with it.
I'm not saying, don't do it. If you can find a way to make the most out of a piece of equipment you bought, and make it work the best for yourself that you can, more power to you. But saying "it will be rooted" isn't a key feature for big consumer sales, which is what both RIM and Amazon really are looking for.
Yep... Bla1ze has no idea whatsoever what betas, dev previews, smartphones, blackberries and pretty much anything related boils down to... lol. /sarcasm
I am happy we will have Android apps to play with. I wish they would launch all in their own window like native apps. Is the Player good? It is. Is it as good as we wanted? certainly not.
Was it the right thing for RIM? I seriously hope so!
Based on the comment I replied to it really seems like he doesn't. The idea for the end user is for them to not even know that they're using an Android app. It's not going to be extremely easy for the end user right now because it's supposed to be robust for the developers. I'm not going to defend RIM on the Android player since I don't have an opinion on it either way.
But on the subject of Bla1ze, I have to say that, in my opinion, he's probably the frequent contributor on this site with the least credibility as a journalist. I mean, for crying out load, he doesn't even post under his real name which as a regular contributor to a popular blog is unacceptable. He seems to know a thing or two about various products but, hell, so do a lot of people on the forums. Yet, despite that he's a moderator for the forums and a regular contributor here, he can't go very long without innevitably trying to bring BlackBerry users down. I understand that writers can have their own personal opinion and use what they like but when one of them, someone who readers at least expect to respect the brand to which the site takes its name, stirs a whole pot who takes up half the page in the comments, he's doing something wrong.
So that's my rant. I'm now an Android phone user and like it but frequent CrackBerry because I still want to know what's new and also have my PlayBook still. Yet, what I'm greeted with is one of the contributors arguing with the members of the site over a product that he clearly has no interest in.
I use my real name on the various other sites I post at -
Aside from that, I make no bones about calling any company out abt their faults be it Apple, Google and yes, even RIM -- just because it's written on CrackBerry doesn't mean I'll kiss their arse and defend them for things I wish they would have done better.
I love RIM, I'm a Canadian -- I want RIM to succeed but I'm also not blind to their current shortcomings nor will I pretend they don't exist. And looking around, I'm clearly not the only one having these feelings.
If no one else will say what's on their mind -- I will and have been congratulated for doing so on many occassions especially given my "stature" within the BlackBerry community.
The hacking crowd is a limited audience.
Once you root the Kindle Fire and put ASOP on it, there is still a lot of hardware limitations that will limit the experience of the user --- like no camera, no gps, no gyroscope... There are also software limitations like you can't take the Honeycomb netflix app and put it on the Kindle Fire because that the DRM module is basically limited to tegra 2 chipset.
Either way, I stand by my original statements which break down to:
1) Android App Player on PlayBook is Lame.
2) If I wanted to run Android, I'd buy an Android tablet and have it done right.
3) It's pitiful that RIM saw this as a solution to anything.
4) RIM just needs to deliver the native stuff they promised, apps and games are already figuring themselves out now that the tools are avail.
It depends on what is "have it done right"?
What we have right now is repackaging of Android apps by end-users without the source code. Even Amazon has a FAQ out telling developers to recode their android apps to degrade gracefully on the Kindle Fire.
The experience should improve somewhat with that.
Ultimately, it will come down to HTML 5 and Native Apps. I'm pretty sure if they wouldn't be screwing around with trying to get every ecosystem to run on the Playbook, they would have gotten a lot further in their Development efforts, but it is what it is... They are trying to get apps/developers, and I'm not going to complain. I just want them to crush Apple/Google! By the way, why are you always the Negative Nancy about things with RIM?
They aren't going to "crush" Apple nor Google anytime in the near future. RIM just needs to focus on catching up at this point.
Well, the Kindle Fire is ONLY available in the US... so I'm keeping my Playbook and writing Amazon to make an app
You have hit the nail on the head, and I couldn't have said it better. I have been pulling for RIM, have been a BB user for years, and bought the Playbook in June. The ineptitude of the company is simply stunning. They bring out incomplete phones (such as the 9900) that sacrifice core strengths like battery life and wifi calling. They bring out a tablet that is woefully short on key apps, and produce an SDK 6 months AFTER the tablet debut. I broke down and bought an iPhone 4S last week, and while it doesn't do some this as quickly as my BB 9700 did, it does MUCH more and IT WORKS!!! I'm afraid my my 64 gig PB goes next -- that's $699 down the drain! I played with the 7" Galaxy Tab while waiting for my PB at the Sprint store, and it was VERY impressive.
RIM is too far behind the curve. They should seriously consider just porting Ice Cream Sandwich to the Playbook and selling BBM for all platforms. Focus on a consistent user experience, sexy and bulletproof hardware, and long battery life as opposed to razor thin design. Will RIM do this? Probably not.
I didn't want to believe it until this past week, but right now RIM is looking a lot like Nokia did a year ago.
It's a sad day.
I may suggest one way to encourage the port of apps from android to native bb is for app running on android player apps must be free, if developper want to charge for an app it must be native. That way a developper a) may go for the android fist to test acceptance and then make the native app or b) if app is known to be successfull may do the native directly.
Then the majority of people probably just wouldn't bother, unfortunately. I like the thinking, but as a dev (native) I don't think it would work. If I couldn't make money off of it, what's the point of the effort - even the small effort - of porting it at all?
It has been said often enough that on average you make more money developing for Blackberrys than for iOS and Android. It just hasn't been as easy. Most free apps are loaded with adverts so there is something there for porting free dumbed down apps.
The whole point is to silence everyone going on about there being less apps in appworld. No one denies the quality will be dubious. Most native apps are iffy anyway.
Shao and Smiley- I really want to thank you for continuing to support Blackberry and hope that many of the others do too and do develope native apps. I agree with you that that is what is needed. We need alot more like you!!!
I would like to see native Skype, BBM, Kindle, NYTimes, The Economist, among other must have apps a 'professional grade' tablet should have.
Oh, and I would love to have a PB version of the AirVideo app to see media content over wireless. I'm using ORB and the flash stream just doesn't cut it.
These are killer apps that will bring instant revenue to the one who dares to make them.
I expect to see them with the release of the android player. I know most people don't want to here this but the Android Player is needed right now. It's going to open them up to get more developers to take another look at them. By allowing the big guns to save money by repackaging we see more apps arrive more quickly.
I think if they really wanted the "player" idea on their tablet, it should be the other way around. Have a say "BBX player" on the Android OS for their tablet. RIM may customize the Android OS heavily to make the UI looks like their current platform, as well as bring their native apps such as email, BBM in a virtualized, transparent and secured platform on top of Android. I'm not a developer myself, so I don't know if it's really possible. Either way, I guess all this is too late...
Not to sound mean or anything but that would be a terrible idea, in my opinion. The QNX operating system is being utilized by RIM for more than just its ability to run apps. Apps are just one part of the end-user experience. The Android OS at its core is a completely different offering than QNX and it is not for this reason that they're putting the Android App Player in OS2. As others have said, it's like a band-aid on RIM's neglected open gash known as app support on their ecosystem. So it might stop the bleeding right now (i.e. the consumer sees more apps on their tablet/future phones) but in the long run it's not bringing new apps to the BlackBerry (or rather, BBX) platform.
My hope is that the scenario where a current android developer ports their app over to get some exposure in a new market, then after finding some success, decides to make a native app is the one we see more of. As a knowledgeable consumer I'd pay more for a full function native app than I would for an android app that has been ported, or I would pay an extra dollar or two to upgrade from a ported app to a native app.
It's interesting to get a developer's take on this. Certainly, only time will tell how this will play out. RIM needs to keep doing their part to encourage developers to make native apps though, I hope they see the android player as a stop-gap temporary measure, and not a lasting feature. I'm not sure how you do that, maybe offer a larger percentage of sales commission to native apps? It sounds like they have someone enthusiastic about fixing this problem, and with any luck he'll be given the tools he needs to get it done.
Android market has over 250000 apps.Even if 5% of Apps gets ported that's close to 13000 apps.
You have to remember that RIM is going to launch QNX phones in first half of 2012.And since they are not supporting old Java apps from BB OS their App world will be bare.I think Android strategy is a short term strategy to address this issue.
But for App quality there is no choice but to go native.If a developer chooses to go Android way more poer to him, but remember he will be competing with those native C++ guys for customer dollars.Once there are choices better apps, better runtime will surface to the top.
I think it's a very very well thought out strategy.I would be worried if tehy supported only one run time.Multiple runtime, let the best apps win.
I'm a die hard blackberry fan but RIM needs to get their act together before its too late...Being a developer I'm one of those guys who says hey "2 birds 1 stone" so now I just purchased a android phone for the first time ever and plan to develop for both platforms instead of just blackberry. but apparently it would not be as good as an app developed natively for BBX. That made me ask the question to myself "Then why are they even doing the Android player to begin with?," RIM has literally just pushed me away to develop for another platform and has expanded my horizons. Hey who knows maybe I enjoy my new android more than my blackberry and switch altogether like many have already done with the new iphone4S.
One thing I do know is I will miss my push email, themes and blinking light powered by bebuzz (cool LED app).
I'm no software developer but, I agree that the UI should be consistent even when running an Android applications. I also think though that adding an Android player is not a bad idea, fact is right now Android OS and iOS are the market leaders, and I think its very hard to compete with both of them being at the top..
Totally agree with Bla1ze. If I wanted android apps, I would've picked up an android tablet.
I was a huge RIM supporter but my patience with them has finally run out. At this point, I feel like RIM is just floundering. Blackberry was once a great platform so it's kind of sad
As for me, I'm tired of seeing apps & functionality we should have existing only in demo form. I'm weary of the delays, missed deadlines, promises of "better things to come."
To each his own, but for me, the writing's on the wall. Time to move on.
I think the "short term solution to a long term problem" is a good summary. It stops the excessive bleeding happening right now, and it may keep them alive. But yes, the future is not with Android apps. The future is with native BBX apps.
The main thing that I would love to be visible on the consumer end is what the app was made with. I don't want to end up getting an app that was made in Android if there is something that does the same job made natively. Over time the best apps, which will mostly be native apps, will end up at the top of the rankings, but in the meantime, we are likely to get flooded with a bunch of crap. Once this sifting happens, devs will be more likely to develop natively to try to get to the top, but in the meantime a lot will just port over garbage and hope to grab a couple hundred bucks for virtually no work.
So whether it will work long term, I'm not sure. I'm inclined to think yes, that more apps - even crappy ones - will translate into more attention to App World and more device sales, which will translate into more native apps as well. But to some extent we'll always have to deal with the lazy developers looking for easy money and the lower-quality apps they port over.
To be frank, I think that this move, strategically, was a small mistake in the short-term, a good decision in the medium-term, and a huge mistake in the long term. Here's why:
Short-term: Small mistake. Had the developers at RIM been working on all of the native tools for the last 9 months instead of trying to get the Android player to work properly, we would have had the new NDK released months ago (rather than having just been released in beta), as well as Cascades and so forth. Obviously, I don't know exactly how much manpower was dedicated to the Android player, but I'd imagine there were more than just a few developers on it. In the end it may have made no difference (maybe they just hired more people to work on it) but really, if you're building a platform, you want to get people on it as quickly as possible.
Medium-term: A good decision. As was pointed out above, when BBX phones launch, there will be no Java support. That means every app that was written with Java needs to be rewritten (or will just never get rewritten), leaving App World relatively dry at launch. By opening up the floor to Android apps, this ensures a good selection of apps to start with while devs are busy porting their old Java apps. Smart.
Long-term: The app ecosystem will ultimately end up fragmented, and the user experience across all devices will lack consistency and hinder peoples' ability to work and communicate effectively. They're undermining their own company by not encouraging developers to build for it natively. Furthermore, Android is throwing out new devices with new versions at a fast pace, so the developers will eventually stop supporting version 2.x for their apps, leaving the BBX platform unable to run them.
In order to ensure success moving forward, RIM needs to stop promoting the Android player as soon as there are a respectable number of good apps available, and start pushing the NDK and BBX-specific tools much harder moving forward.
Oh, and another strategic note... it would have been smarter of RIM to call up Google and say "hey, we're going to let devs sell their Android apps in our store. We'd much rather work with you, let people buy the apps through YOUR store, and in return, have you support all the Google apps (Maps, Gmail, Voice, Skype, etc.) on BlackBerry devices." Because Bing is, and always will be, garbage.
Something tells me that you're not in a position to make any assumptions about what any developers at RIM have been working on for the last 9 months.
You all complain that App World sucks...RIM gives you more apps through Android player and what happens? You all complain more.
Good stuff.
Who's complaining? I was talking business strategy. I love my Berry and Book, I don't care for apps because I like visiting the full websites. Next time read the post you're replying to.
And thanks for the correction, MS does own Skype now, my mistake. I care about maps more in any case.
I have always thought that Android on the Playbook was a very bad strategic idea. RIM should simply forget about doing this, and do whatever it can to encourage developers to do quality BBX/QNX apps. A GOOD email and PIM app...or even just a few to choose from...would go a long way to increasing Playbook acceptance among consumers. We don't need a lot of apps...just a small range of really good ones.
This is not a bad strategic decision. Any developer who wants to use the power of the NDK will. It's as simple as that.
Also, anyone suggesting that RIM should have used Google's App Store is a tool and should stop commenting. The apps have to be repackaged and have to pass QA to ensure that they work properly on the PlayBook. Would this be the case if users were simply allowed to download whatever they wanted from Google's store?
Seriously, I don't see it as an either/or issue at all. RIM has released some awesome tools (Cascade) to encourage developers to create sweet native apps for BBX, and in the meantime they can make up the deficit of apps by making some Android apps available for BBX as well.
I believe with time the android player will improve, just as the OS is improving. In the end, consumers want loads of apps and it will take too long to just continue begging developers to take the extra time to create separate apps for BBX, when right now they can do both.
There is no doubt that the ability to access android apps, even if its just 30% of the android marketplace, that's a big plus for RIM. Its also a good way to get android developers to take a second look at BBX.
My only concern now is the time. RIM is way too slow with innovation. The only thing encouraging me still is their new acquisitions.
I don't know why we're even having this conversation....it's like RIM is flailing around in the dark. Can't RIM hire folks who have experience at virtualization engines ? This is not new technology, its been around for years.
I can buy that it might not work for all Android apps and some work-arounds might be needed. I also understand that native apps will always be better. But this has been under development for almost year, why RIM is projecting this "lost in the woods" messaging at this point is beyond me. Certainly they must be better than this ?
"Releasing" a leaked version, then a Beta version...WTF ? Just get it done already !
I do not understand the hysteria over Droid apps. I used the HTC Thunderbolt for several months while waiting for the new OS7 devices and found that the over whelming majority of apps do not work. It is so bad that it has become a game trying to find out which ones work with which phones. I have been mystified why Droid and Apple do not attract whiners like BlackBerry does. I keep imagining RIM employees setting in there offices shaking there heads wondering what they did to deserve this and how to get some of these whiners to go pick on someone else for a while. Have my new 9850 it is as fast as my Thunderbolt with the same problem of accidental touches. Wish someone could fix that. Oh, wait, RIM did and the whiners killed it. When you kill off all of RIM what will you do then?
If I have the app, I don't care about the settings menu. I think for the most part, Android has succeeded even though they have fragmented operating systems, UI customizations across all manufacturers, and etc. The average consumer just won't care as long as they can access the app. The developers will make native apps if the demand on the devices grows and just replace the converted app in App World later.
Consumers are accustomed to getting iterations of software, so this is a great first step and they shouldn't delay it just to make tweaks they still don't know the consumer cares about.
From reading this it maybe fair to say that RIM is soon dead. So much confusing. It took 6 month to launch the Playbook after announcing it. Now it is another 6 month or more to wait for it to function properly. 1 year later and still no spell check or predictive text. So October is soon ending and still no meaningful news about moving the Playbook forward. I can't even get the damn piece of crap sold yet. I hate to say but Its sad because the potential is right there. RIM's board just can't see its time to get rid of the two jackasses at the top and save the company.
I've been pleased to test the droid runtime as I could try apps like RDP pro, to preview what others apps or embedded OS features can do in the (hopefully near) future.
I guess it was mandatory for the press and buzz circus, it may have attractiveness for developers that don't even consider before developing apps for QNX, it may plug the holes for a while ...
But I sincerely hope that it will not (as it seems it has) consume RIM's dev team time forever.
The myth of the "I-can-do-whatever" device should be burned. If I want droid, I buy droid.
RIM's got a brand new and promising OS, they must stick to it and impose their brand ... ASAP.
So, to answer the question: Build, please ...
I think that , at first , RIM should've targeted all the App Market Developers . Not the App Market itself . The Devs with the most apps , or the Devs with the most popular apps , and sent them all these Dev Kits , PB's , software , hardware and whatever else they would need , plus Support . Even throw some ideas at them for apps or games and let them run with it . Like they said , this short term solution may be good or bad , but I don't see it as the future of BBX . . . At all . . .
Move in parallel with both! ... Porting options and native builds ... I believe that is what RIM is doing! ... why choose one OR the other?
The key is virtualization. The android player does that, the Citrix receiver does that, eventually VMWare and other virtualization companies will do the same. The key is choice. I run a mac with VMWare fusion and Citrix to access Windoze and other server based apps. The playbook is a multitask giant. My friends once they see the playbook in action are impressed. The iPad sucked, the iPhone sucked when they first launched and didn't even have cut and paste, even the first windows 7 phone didn't have cut and paste. Remember when the iPhone first came out and no one could even register the phone to use, or how about MobileMe...disaster, how about the antenna issue with the iPhone4? Man people have short memories! Yes Apple and Google have been quick to market but are they in fact that much better? Try doing anything well on the internet without flash support. why does one have to modify their behavior because someone else says so. Over time the tech and software will evolve. The more options you have the better. The BB is absolutely the best messaging device and best communicating device on the market. Evolution to an new platform takes some time. In this case just a little to slow.
Stop moaning and groaning and just enjoy...
Kevin, why are you fixating on minor UI differences between PB and Android apps? Who is really going to be bothered that a checkbox or slider looks different inside of an app? Maybe its just me, but if I were out looking for a tablet, I would be more interested in the one that supports multiple platforms. Why would I want to purchase some no-name android tablet (who really cares what the brand of an android tab is) when I can get something more classy that will support Android in its own unique platform? This could help RIM improve its chance of survival when MS enters the game.
Most Android devs won't write native apps for BBX, because they write their apps in Java which isn' t available on BBX.
BB devs can now transition to the most popular smartphone platform if their apps don't rely on RIM's APIs since Java will only be supported on Android.
It's RIM's responsability to ensure that the UI looks consistent for apps running through the player. They've done a bad job so far.
And in order to attract more devs, RIM needs to provide more APIs and more features to BBX. The Playbook is behind in terms of security API, doesn't offer a BBM API and let anyone browse the source code of apps...
found this on a rim related article from earlier this year.....well worth a read:
Hamranhansenhansen (http://www.mondaynote.com/2011/03/27/rim-the-inmates-have-taken-over-the...)
Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:08 am | Permalink
> One thought, however, on the bits about Android apps
> running slower by comparison. That may be true, but
> I'm not sure we can assume that just yet. Android apps
> even on *Android* devices run in a VM.
Yes, which is why they run so badly on Android as well. I think the comparison here is between VM apps and native apps, vis a vis RIM's announcement that they will have Android apps at launch, but their native C/C++ SDK doesn't ship until later.
Right now, iOS has a native C/C++/Objective-C advantage all to itself. Apple's mobiles are the only mobiles that are open to C developers. Every other mobile walls its C development off just for the device maker. Native development enables Apple to have lower RAM (cheaper devices), longer battery life, and a much broader range of much more powerful apps. Especially in games, which are all written in C++. That is an outrageous advantage over other mobile platforms.
I would have liked to have seen RIM focus on making PlayBook the best HTML5 platform they can make and the best native C/C++ platform they can make. Make the HTML5 platform as iOS-like as possible (they are already using Apple WebKit as their browser engine) so that iPhone/iPad Web apps just work. And make it as easy as possible to port an iOS native C/C++/Objective-C app to PlayBook.
Right now, iOS developers have nowhere to port to. RIM is saying "Android developers, port to PlayBook" even though Android apps are VM apps. They should be saying "iOS developers, port to PlayBook". They should be betting the whole PlayBook on that. Right now, iOS developers are spoiled by 3 things: native C, a limited range of highly compatible devices for deployment and testing, and a great end-to-end developer program with built-in remuneration. Nobody else has been willing to provide even 1 of those 3 things to iOS developers. RIM is uniquely positioned to provide all 3, if that had been their priority.
But like Steve Jobs said, RIM doesn't know what they are doing as far as being a computer maker and offering a software platform. They are building a device independent of thinking of it as a development platform and hoping developers will sort it all out. With Apple, as much as the iOS SDK shipped a year after the first device, the SDK actually preceded the device. Developers inside Apple used that SDK to make the built-in iPhone apps that shipped with the first device. iOS was built as an app platform, which is why 3rd party developers lost their minds when they saw it and wanted to develop for it. It's a phone where the T9 keypad has been replaced with app icons!
I think the next important event in PlayBook's life will be when the native SDK ships. If it is awesome, PlayBook may be around in 5 years. If the native SDK sucks, put a fork in it.
I read the article amazing couldnt agree more. the facts the charts and numbers tell the truth. blackberry was always a step ahead they have to convert now!
Honestly I'd rather RIM solve the problem with the Appworld's lack of support for international customers as I can't purchase anything due to the currency problem. I see no point in having the QNX platform if I can't purchase the Android apps as well. This has been a known problem for a while but it doesn't look like a solution is coming soon with the way it's been going.


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Save The River's winter raffle is a hand carved, hand painted Wood Duck decoy generously donated by Glenn Sweet. Glenn Sweet is a 3rd generation Alexandria Bay waterfowl carver. He has been carving for over 40 years and carved his first decoy at the young age of 10. Glenn has carved this Wood Duck from white cedar and applied acrylic paint to give it vibrant color. When not out on the River he can be found working in his decoy shop, Thousand Islands Decoy Company in Alexandria Bay. Thank you Glenn!
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More members of the broad coalition of local officials, landowners, environmental groups and small business owners today urged the federal government to take advantage of the greatest opportunity of our lifetime to save the St. Lawrence River and a Great Lake and adopt Plan 2014.
Lee Willbanks, Executive Director of Save The River and Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper, said, "The dire consequences of our current outdated water levels plan are clear. Continuing with the status quo will continue damaging our environment and our environment. The river communities need this. Our economic vitality is directly linked to our environment and both will prosper with the implementation of Plan 2014. We finally have a real chance to leave a healthy, vital and thriving St. Lawrence River to the generations that follow. Decades of data, knowledge and collaboration went into this and I am proud to stand here today to urge our federal officials to take action and pass Plan 2014."
Senator Joe Griffo said, "I've heard from the local small business community and I share their concerns with the current state of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Plan 2014 will allow for natural variations in water flows while controlling extremes. These water levels will be beneficial to our region, especially those businesses who rely on a thriving tourism industry. After decades under the current failing water level management plan, it's time to bring a modern approach."
Tony Collins,President of Clarkson University and Co-Chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council said, "The North Country community and the diverse coalition urging U.S. adoption of a modern lake management plan recognize that the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario are among New York State and our nation's most valuable natural resources. Under Plan 2014, the Great Lakes' ecosystem will exceptionally serve commerce, recreation and coastal watershed stewardship alike. Plan 2014 represents the way decisions should be made through broad public participation, robust scientific consultation and meaningful alignment of long-term economic and environmental interests." Collins has also been nominated by President Obama to serve on the Advisory Board of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Jefferson County Legislator Phil Reed said, "The Jefferson County residents I represent along the St. Lawrence River overwhelming support Plan 2014. After the many conversations with my constituents and studying the options for the future, I'm confident that Plan 2014 is the right path for our area. It is a sound economic and environmentally friendly solution to the problems caused by the current plan. The Federal Government should move swiftly to adopt Plan 2014."
Jefferson County Legislator Michael J. Docteur said: "As the only county in New York with shoreline on both Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, Jefferson County is in a unique position to comment on Plan 2014. The river and lake are what make our area unique and beautiful, as well as economically viable. So the fact that the last 60 years have seen the loss of 60,000 acres of wetlands and 70% of our native Northern Pike population, makes it all too clear that we must replace the old water levels plan with one that restores the Lake and River. Plan 2014 will help to heal what has declined over the last 60 years and we cannot wait any longer to enact it.
Clayton Mayor Norma Zimmer said, "The current plan is broken. We must take action on Plan 2014. The plan we have now is not just damaging the St. Lawrence River, it's also taking a toll on properties and small businesses that rely on a healthy river and lake. Plan 2014 will restore the River, improve the boating, and improve the fishing in our waterfront communities. We need the federal government to approve the Plan immediately."
Clayton Town Supervisor Justin Taylor said, "I've seen first-hand the change brought on by the current water level management plan, and I know we can't continue this way. As a representative of a River Town whose residents and businesses are tied to the St. Lawrence River, I support Plan 2014 because it will bring a healthier River, a healthier tourism industry and healthier overall economy. We have waited too long. I call on the federal government to act swiftly to adopt Plan 2014."
Alexandria Town Supervisor Dale Hunneyman said, "I support Plan 2014 and call on the Department of State to approve this plan as soon as possible. Our communities depend on the river and lake for our economy. By improving our ecosystems, we will see an increase in waterfowl, fish, and animals. Larger populations of these species would support fishing and hunting in our area—and support businesses who work with these sportsmen."
Jeff Garnsey, a local Fishing Guide, said, "The St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario are suffering because of a management system that is stifling ecosystems and natural habitats. And when those ecosystems suffer, so do small businesses like mine that depend on healthy hunting, fishing and birding opportunities to draw sportsmen and women to this area. Plan 2014 is a common sense solution decades in the making. It's time to implement this and help restore the health of the lake and river while helping our local economies."
A broad coalition of local officials, landowners, environmental groups and small business owners today urged the federal government to take advantage of the greatest opportunity of our lifetime to save the St. Lawrence River and a Great Lake and adopt Plan 2014. Plan 2014 is a modern water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River watershed that will work with nature while preventing extreme high and low water levels. It will restore 64,000 acres of wetlands, boost hydropower production and increase the resilience of hundreds of miles of shoreline in the U.S. and Canada. Plan 2014 has broad-based, bipartisan support and is the result of decades of extensive research and outreach that balances the interests of property owners, conservationists, community members, business leaders and sportsmen with the needs of the environment. It was developed collaboratively with scientists, experts, and through local input.
The International Joint Commission (IJC) – a joint U.S. – Canada task force – referred the plan to the federal governments in June, calling it "the preferred option for regulating water levels and flows of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River," and concluding that "…Plan 2014 should be implemented as soon as possible." It is currently awaiting approval under an inter-agency review in the United States.
Under the current management plan, the water levels of Lake Ontario and the flows of the St. Lawrence River are regulated by the Moses Saunders Dam under a joint U.S. – Canada agreement that is more than 50-years-old. The current plan was developed before modern science gave us a full understanding of the lake's fragile ecosystem. We now know that the old system of management is slowly killing the lake and river.
Maintaining the status quo leaves coastal areas more vulnerable to powerful storms like Superstorm Sandy and Tropical Storm Irene, and threatens a variety of industries and one of New York's most valuable natural resources. These industries rely on a healthy lake and river, clean water and accessible shipping routes.
The following local governments have passed resolutions in support of Plan 2014:
Congressman Bill Owens said, "Plan 2014 is a pragmatic solution for the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. It balances the environment and the economy, and is based in hard science. It's time to implement Plan 2014 and prevent the irreparable damage that will occur if we don't act."
Congresswoman-elect Elise Stefanik said, "Throughout my campaign for Congress I was an advocate for Plan 2014 and intend to continue that support as your next Representative in Congress. Congressman Owens has provided key leadership on this issue while in Congress and I intend to follow in his footsteps and urge local and state governments to articulate specific steps to assist shoreline communities and property owners along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The economy of the Great Lakes region and throughout the North Country depends on a healthy and vibrant ecosystem. I believe Plan 2014 will help protect our natural resources throughout our region while addressing the concerns of communities throughout the shoreline. Plan 2014 is a reasonable, balanced solution to the issues confronting the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River basin. I stand ready to work with you to achieve these goals."
Resolutions in support of Plan 2014 have recently been passed by St. Lawrence County, New York, Gananoque, Ontario, and Mallorytown, Ontario.
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Local governments continue to pass resolutions in support of Plan 2014.
15 River communities from the U.S. and Canada have now gone on record supporting this modern water levels plan.
Communities previously passing resolutions are:
Save The River applauds Ontario for taking action to protect communities from invasive species through prevention, early detection, rapid response and eradication of invasive species in the province.
Yesterday, Ontario re-introduced the proposed Invasive Species Act, 2014 which, if passed, will protect the province's natural environment from invasive species and the significant social, environmental and economic costs they pose for Ontarians.
The act, if passed, will:
Preventing the spread of invasive species supports the government's economic plan for Ontario.
"Invasive species pose a significant risk to our natural environment and our economy. This legislation would make Ontario a national leader in invasive species prevention and management. Working with our key partners, our proposed Invasive Species Act will serve as a critical tool in our collective fight against the growing threat of invasive species in Ontario."
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Save The River sent a letter urging Saint Lawrence Seaway Administrator Sutton to join her federal peers at U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Environmental Protection Agency and support Plan 2014.
Save The River has been encouraged by Administrator Sutton's statements about the value she places on the environment. With the International Joint Commission's referral of Plan 2014, the time is right to combine words and action. This one policy change could restore more than sixty thousand acres of wetlands in the Lake and River, without economic harm to the Seaway's bottom line.
Earlier this summer the International Joint Commission (IJC), which oversees regulation of water levels, referred Plan 2014 to the federal governments in the United States and Canada.
While the Seaway has not issued a position on Plan 2014, its parent agency, the US Department of Transportation voiced opposition to the Plan in a 2013 comment letter. In contrast, Administrator Sutton has spoken out publicly in favor of the environment. In an August 2013 interview with the Watertown Daily Times she stated: "We have a mandate and a mission to keep the Seaway moving safely and efficiently, but we also have a responsibility to do that in an environmentally sound way."
Administrator Sutton deserves respect. As an elected official she fought hard for environmental policies that balanced commerce and the environment. Save The River wants to work with her to achieve that balance on the River. An environmentally responsible Seaway can and should support this plan.
Plan 2014 will replace over 50 years of water level management that has significantly altered the environment of the Lake and River and dramatically reduced habitat diversity. Plan 2014 will directly benefit migrating and nesting waterfowl, key wetland habitats, and beaches and dunes, which provide outdoor recreation, flood control, and water filtration services.
Prior to the IJC's referral, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Environmental Protection Agency wrote letters in support of the plan.
In his letter to Administrator Sutton, Mr. Willbanks explains why the Seaway must go on the record and put the weight of the organization behind its speedy approval. With the letter, Save The River included twelve recently passed municipal resolutions from communities along the St. Lawrence River supporting Plan 2014 and over 15,000 expressions of citizen support for the science-based approach to water level management.
We can no longer claim that we don't understand the effects of our outdated water levels plan – we have the data and knowledge we need to restore the Lake and River. Now, we just need the wisdom and will to leave a healthy, vital and thriving River to the generations that follow. The IJC has done their part – now our federal officials must do theirs and implement Plan 2014 immediately.
Lake Ontario is currently slightly below its long-term average level for this time of year. The level on October 22 was 74.57 m (244.65 ft), 2 cm (0.8 in) below average. This is well within Lake Ontario's 1.22 m (4 ft) range, being 80 cm (31.5 in) below the lake's upper limit, and 42 cm (16.5 in) above the lake's lower limit. The level at Lake St. Lawrence, just upstream of the Moses-Saunders powerhouse, was about 42 cm (16.5 in) below average. Downstream, the level at Lake St. Louis was 25 cm (9.8 in) above average; at Montreal Harbour, the level was 32 cm (12.6 in) above average.
The Board, in conjunction with its staff, continues to monitor the system. Outflow changes are posted to the ISLRBC Facebook page and its website at http://ijc.org/en_/islrbc under the Maps & Data tab, Lake Ontario outflow changes.
St. Lawrence Seaway and UNIFOR agree to binding arbitration, avoid strike.
Cornwall, Ontario (November 2, 2014) – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced that it agreed with UNIFOR on Sunday evening to refer certain important issues to binding arbitration. UNIFOR represents the Corporation's 460 unionized employees.
This agreement also suspends the right to strike or lockout until March 31, 2018.


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Danielle Crook, the ex-Starbucks marketer, has been appointed as director of marketing for Europe at Netflix.
Danielle Crook: to join Netflix
Crook revealed she was leaving her position as vice-president for marketing at the coffee brand in October last year, to relocate to the United States with her partner.
In her new role, Crook confirmed she will be based at Netflix's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, starting in mid-March.
Netflix's content and marketing teams are based in Beverly Hills and the engineers are located in the Bay Area of San Francisco, but Netflix has satelitte offices in European cities including Amsterdam.
It is expected Crook will be required to spend one week a month in Europe overseeing marketing in markets including UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Her role will focus on the rapid expansion of Netflix throughout Europe into countries including France.
Crook joined Starbucks in October 2012 from Vodafone, reporting to Michelle Gass, president of Starbucks EMEA and relocated to Amsterdam. In her first five months at the coffee retailer, she was responsible for reorganising the EMEA marketing and category team.
Danielle Crook said: "Netflix is an incredibly forward-thinking company with a brilliant culture and I am very much looking forward to joining this company at such an exciting time."
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The location in the financial district is incredible. The rooms are great and the baths are lovely. The amenities and service were highly praised. It exudes an aura of calm, and offers hand-carved wood ceilings, stone walls, and excellent restaurants One of the best in Bogotá.
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- Place was dead - Don't have a/c - Wide range of cable tv channels
- Internet costs 30usd a day - Large shower - Well stocked mini bar
- Service was poor - Ipads in the room - Wooden fooring
- Close to all the museums and parks - Spacious rooms - Well maintained property
- Breakfast was excellent - Staff were friendly - Room was large
Conveniently situated near the commercial centre of Bogotá, this five-star hotel is close to the Coliseo Cubierto El Campin and National University of Colombia.
Renovated in 2007, the hotel perfectly combines traditional tendencies from Spanish and French architecture with the latest technology.
All 58 rooms come with a hair dryer, dual phone lines with voicemail capability, satellite/cable TV, radio, safe and a stereo system.
Dining facilities include a restaurant with international cuisine and an extensive wine list and a coffee shop/café.
The property offers four meeting room with the capacity from four to 200 people. They are equipped with the modern technology and offer wireless internet, plasma TVs, fax and laptop rentals.
Leisure facilities include a fitness centre with the latest cardio, weight-lifting and daily training equipment and a massage room.
Year renovated 2012. Number of rooms 58.
The property is perfectly located in the main financial area of Bogotá, and is close to the Av. Chile Shopping Center, Nemesio Camacho Stadium.
It is just in 400m from the city centre and in 3km from Central Train Station.
Distance to:
- City Center - 500 m
- Airport Eldorado International - 14.2km
- Train Station Central Station - 3.1km
- Underground station: Tercer Milenio - 900 m, Museo del Oro - 900 m
Non-smoking rooms are proposed in the hotel, likewise the rooms for people with certain disabilities.
The stylish property offers Superior Rooms, Junior Suites, Grand Suites and Casa Medina Suites.
The Casa Medina Suites come with a kitchen and dining room, well stocked mini-bar and daily selection of local and international newspapers.
All bathrooms come with luxurious essential oil bath amenities by Lotto.
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The continental breakfast is provided daily from 6.30am till 11am.
The terrace serves authentic local and original international cuisine.
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Old Bogota (La Candelaria)1.8kmBarrio La Candelaria, Bogota
Biblioteca Nacional1.9kmCalle 24 5-60, Bogota
Anapoima1.9kmCundinamarca, Bogota
Museo de Arte Colonial1.9kmCarrera 6 No. 9-77, Bogota
Maloka2.0kmCarrera 68D No. 40A-51, Bogota
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Palacio de Narino110 mCarrera 7 con Calle 10, Bogota
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Plaza de Bolivar370 mBetween Carreras 7 and 8 at Calle 10, Bogota
The House of the Flower Pot390 mAC 7 , Cl 10 corner, Bogota
Carlos Rodriguez410 mPlaza Bolivar, Bogota
Botero Museum540 mCalle 11 No. 4-41, Bogota
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The first woman deputy to serve on the King George County Sheriff's Department force was killed last Sunday in a fatal car crash. Sharon B. Zwicker, 54, of 11217 Pine Hill Rd. was declared dead at the accident scene after her 2000 Saturn station wagon collided with a 2005 Nissan Altima at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 301 and Route 623 in King George.
According to King George Sheriff Steve Dempsey, Zwicker was a master deputy and a school resource officer.
Getting ready for start of school year
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School open houses for next week
King George schools are readying for the start of the new school year which begins on Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day.
The division is in the midst of a busy nine days of in-service training for teachers and other staff which began this week on Monday, Aug. 20, with two days of orientation devoted to teachers new to the King George division.
Three fire calls on the same block kept crews busy
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A series of three fires that burned on Gambo Creek Road off Owens Drive in Dahlgren have investigators looking for a cause.
The first 911 call for a fire was received at 8:56pm on Thursday, August 9. According to Captain Steven T. Lynd, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for the King George County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, the first of eight fire units arrived at 9:08pm and found that a wooded area behind several homes was burning.
According to Lynd, no structures were endangered and there were no injuries. Firefighters cleared the scene at 10:39pm.
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VSP Investigates Fatal Crash King George County
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A King George resident is dead following a two vehicle crash on Route 301 at the intersection of Route 623 in King George County.
At 2:48 p.m., Aug. 19, 2012, Virginia State Police responded to the crash scene after the driver of a 2000 Saturn station wagon failed to yield the right-of-way at a stop sign and was struck by the driver of a 2005 Nissan Altima. The impact caused the Saturn to overturn before coming to rest.
The Saturn was traveling westbound on Route 623 and the Nissan was traveling northbound on Route 301 at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Saturn, who was wearing her safety belt, died at the scene. The female driver and a male passenger in the Nissan both suffered minor injuries and were assessed at the scene by emergency medical technicians. They were also wearing their safety belts.
A summer of cookbooks
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The summer of 2012 has produced a number of beautiful, exciting cookbooks which The Journal has been privileged to receive in hopes of a good review. The five cookbooks are all worth reviews, their themes and recipes could keep many readers busy perusing them for the next several months. The series of reviews which follows is done with the anticipation that many of our readers will want to obtain these books and enjoy the recipes.
First on the list, of course, is the Fields to Tables cookbook produced as a fund raiser for the King George Farmers Market. If you haven't purchased your copy, stop at the Market this Saturday and get yours. They book is only $10. It is no secret that area cooks are some of the best around and the recipes in this cookbook give you some reason to know why this is so.
To make the book reflect the local growing seasons, the book is separated into Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and All Seasons. Starting in the spring you will find recipes for greens and early fruits such as Deb Chappell's Spinach and Strawberry Salad.
If you have more young spring peas than you know what to do with, Cindy Sexton's Artichoke and Green Pea salad will fill the bill.
Come summer you can make fresh Blueberry Syrup for your French toast or try the Fruit Pizza, by Jessica Taylor, which looks especially good. Whoever thought a crust would be made of almond flour, chopped dates, pecans and apple juice? Certainly not this writer.


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The most damaging testimony yet against consulting engineering companies in Quebec emerged at the Charbonneau Inquiry in Montreal last week. The commission is investigating corruption in the province's construction industry.
According to media reports, Michel Lalonde, president of Génius Conseil (formerly Groupe Séguin) told the inquiry on Thursday, January 23 that between 2004 and 2009 he had been the "spokesperson" and coordinator for a group of engineering firms who colluded to allow a cut of the monies from contracts to be contributed to the local political party Union Montreal. He said that engineering companies were expected to donate 3% of any contracts they received to the party.
Lalonde said his own firm was involved in these transactions and was once asked to pay $100,000 to Union Montreal. He delivered the money in cash in installments, passing it to the party fundraisers to the party's head office on Saint-Jacques Street.
A CBC article of January 23 said that Lalonde, who apparently delivered his testimony calmly, even smiling sometimes, noted that Lalonde "insisted the cash his firm collected through this process was never pocketed, but always turned over to municipal political parties...."
In an article written by Michelle Lalonde in the Montreal Gazette on January 25, André Rainville, executive director of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), representing professional engineers in Quebec, said he was "shocked" by Lalonde's testimony. "The majority of engineers exercise their profession with honesty, integrity and ethics," said Rainville. "It is still an honourable profession and if certain people have sullied its reputation, we want to do everything we can to correct that."
He said that the number of complaints being made to the OIQ have escalated from around 80 to 90 a year to 400 to 500 a year since 2009, when allegations about corruption in the construction industry first came to a head and a police anti-corruption squad known as "Operation Hammer" had been formed.
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One of the first things I did when I came to Las Vegas was to read up on the area's history. I boned up on the gloriously rowdy history of Las Vegas, from the conflicts that the Spaniards had with the local natives, to the assimilation of Jewish families who migrated in on the Santa Fe Trail, to the intrusion of those who came in on the railroad that landed about a mile east of the original settlement. I learned that this town has Spanish, Mexican, European and American roots that created both an embattled and a diverse people.
The shock and sorrow spread throughout my beloved Mora County like a tsunami this week. John Harrington, our dear friend and neighbor to many, was tragically killed while riding his bicycle on N.M. 105 on Monday.
A service will be held for him at 2 p.m. today (Friday) at the Pendaries Community Center. John, 49, was bicycling westbound on the road two or three miles east of Pendaries at about 5:30 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Calvin Postoak — a Fort Worth, Texas, man who lives part-time in Pendaries — struck him.
In September 1874, five years after the arrival of the Sisters of Loretto, an order of Italian Jesuits from Naples came to Las Vegas and established a private school for boys.
"If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell."
— Gen. Phillip H. Sheridan
The Battle of Glorieta was not called the Gettysburg of the West because of the large number of casualties. It was compared to the Battle of Gettysburg because it just may have determined the outcome of the Civil War.
Had the Confederates from Texas reached California, they would have had an entire coastline of blockade-free ports and all the gold they needed to finance their army.
My favorite dance — there can be no doubt — is the Elevator Dance. It has no steps. And the second favorite, a bit more complicated, is the Y- Dance. The idea here is to escort an attractive woman to the middle of the dance floor, put your arms around her and ... Y Dance?
Any attempt at fancy footwork on my part might lead to an appearance on Dancing to the Stares, as my tripping would be more fantastic than light.
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America is a leader on the world stage. Sometimes. Other times, we just won't budge.
Here are three issues we refuse to address, even though we give plenty of lip-service to each:
1. We fool ourselves into thinking that because we have the greatest health care system for those who can afford it, we must have the greatest health care — even though thousands upon thousands of people regularly fall through the cracks.
"Prominent resident beaten to death."
"Prominent" was the word that stood out to me reading this headline in the April 6 edition of the Las Vegas Optic. The second jolt was a photo of Sherry Anne Clancy, a woman I knew.
An organized system of formal education in New Mexico was non-existent until the late 1800s. In fact, when Gov. Albino Pérez proposed a tax levy in 1837 to help fund a system of public education, he was more than just rebuffed — he was beheaded.
"History is a great teacher. Now everyone knows that the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it. By raising the living standards of millions, labor miraculously created a market for industry and lifted the whole nation to undreamed of levels of production. Those who attack labor forget these simple truths, but history remembers them."
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Trinidad Martinez, mentioned in this space a while back, took on ethnographic research for a linguistics class he took a few years ago when Prof. Carol Scates chaired the Highlands University English Department.
A native of nearby Peñasco, Martinez came up with an impressive list of words which we Spanish speakers in northern New Mexico have adopted. Surely, anyone familiar with the Spanish language has come across any number of words that we've somehow made fit.
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Portsmouth Portsmouth Abbey School
285 Corys Ln
Portsmouth, RI, 02871
(401)683-2000(Roman Catholic)361 students | Gr. 9-12
East Greenwich Rocky Hill School
530 Ives Road
East Greenwich, RI, 02818
(401)884-9070267 students | Gr. NS-12
WarwickBishop Hendricken High School
2615 Warwick Avenue
Warwick, RI, 02889
(401)739-3450952 students | Gr. 9-12
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ProvidenceLincoln School
301 Butler Ave
Providence, RI, 02906
(401)331-9696322 students | Gr. NS-12
All-girls (Friends)
CumberlandMercymount Country Day School
35 Wrentham Rd
Cumberland, RI, 02864
(401)333-5919(Roman Catholic)383 students | Gr. NS-8
ProvidenceMoses Brown School
250 Lloyd Ave
Providence, RI, 02906
(401)831-7373Special Program Emphasis (Friends)755 students | Gr. PK-12
BarringtonSt. Andrew's School
63 Federal Rd
Barrington, RI, 02806
(401)246-1230Special Program Emphasis (Episcopal)215 students | Gr. 3-12
NewportSt. George's School
P.O. Box 1910
Newport, RI, 02840
(401)847-7565(Episcopal)370 students | Gr. 9-12
WakefieldThe Prout School
4640 Tower Hill Rd
Wakefield, RI, 02879
(401)789-9262(Roman Catholic)624 students | Gr. 9-12
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Splashtop 2.0 Does UMTS and Touchscreen
The Linux-based instant-on operating system for fast access to the Web and chat adds more functions in version 2.0.
Splashtop's maker DeviceVM makes sure that its quick launch system contained in BIOS and adopted by main board producers has new support for touchscreens and UMTS in its newest release. As announced at the CES in Las Vegas, DeviceVM is also partnering with Lenovo, which is already using the system, implemented as Lenovo QuickStart in its new Ideapad S10-3t device, a netbook with touchscreen.
Splashtop has the advantage of launching in just a few seconds an Internet access environment over DSL, Wi-Fi and now UMTS. Version 2.0 provides a new startscreen that combines users' favorite Web applications, which next to mail and the usual social websites can include Skype and Music Player, among others.
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