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Thesis Title [working title]: The Role and Innovative Potential of Community Gardens and Community Supported Agriculture in Wales for Sustainable Transitions
First Supervisor: Dr Mara Miele
Second Supervisor: Professor Paul Milbourne
Reviewer: Dr Christopher Bear
Start Date: October 2012
Completion Date: September 2015
Funding Source: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentship
- MSc in Environment, Politics and Globalisation, King's College London (2011)
- BA in International Relations, Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences (1998)
Memberships / External Activities
- Postgraduate Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (since 2013)
Areas of Research Interest
- Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems
- Social Innovation and Sustainable Transitions
- Alternative Food Geographies
- Community Initiatives for Sustainability
Community food growing projects enjoy increasing interest in many parts of the world. In the UK, including Wales, there was also a rapid grow in their number in the last years. Community gardens has been researched from various aspects, e.g. mainly their benefits, their different representations and meaning as contested spaces for 'right to the city', as places for environmental and social justice, and way of social capital building. Similarly, community supported agriculture (CSA) has seen a scholarly interest as a way of sustainable consumption and has been researched about its benefits, barriers and people's motives for participation.
Various community initiatives have been studied recently as 'social innovation and socially innovative initiatives within or led by communities' (Moulaert et al. 2010) or 'grassroots innovations' evaluated as innovative means of the social economy juxtaposed to the market economy (Seyfang 2009; Smith 2007) that can play important role in transition to more sustainable systems. However, there is little evidence in the literature about the role of community food growing as social innovation and its potential for contributing to food sustainability. On the other hand, the studies about community gardens and CSAs in the North remain geographically limited as they focus predominantly on the same countries, mainly the USA, Canada and Australia, and to less extent the UK, Europe and Japan (Guitart et al. 2012).
In this view, I aim to investigate what is the role and innovative potential of community gardens and CSAs for making change toward more sustainable food systems, and to demonstrate the impact of the community food growing on the food sustainability in a small and less-industrialised economy such as Wales by using the concepts of strategic niche management (SNM), transition management (TM) and multi-level perspective (MLP) as theoretical framework. In addition, I aim to make contribution to the social innovation literature specifically on three aspects: (1) examining the balance between internal and external priorities and goals of the niches, (2) understanding how collective identity, sense of belonging and group cohesion are achieved, and (3) examining the shared and conflicting values between niches and regimes and how these affect the translation of the innovative ideas into mainstream.
Research Aims:
- To investigate how community gardens and CSAs emerge as social innovation niches and sustain themselves, and explain the interaction between the niche and social capital.
- To examine the ways the community food growing projects replicate and their potential for scaling up or translating their initiatives into the mainstream, and to demonstrate how their values and vision influence their diffusion.
- To explore the ways the social innovation niches and community-led movements take place in regional and national decision-making processes and their potential to be part of sustainable food policies.


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November 4, 2005
It was September 15, 1997 at about 3:00 in the afternoon as shifts changed at R.E. Phelon when Hastings Wise stormed in. This former employee was fired about a month before for his temper. Wise shot a security guard to get inside. Once there, he started firing dozens of shots at others.
"In my 14 years of law enforcement, it was my most intense few hours of my career," said Captain Bobby Wilson.
September 15 was also Bobby Wilson's first day as a promoted captain at the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
"I was mad because of what he'd done. This is my county, these are my neighbors and it just made me mad that someone would do something like that," Wilson said.
That afternoon, the captain's new responsibilities were tested.
"It was mass hysteria," Wilson said.
He coordinated the sheriff's department's response.
"You kind of feel helpless. You know you have a mission to do and you want to get in there and save everybody that you can. On the other hand, you got to think if my responders get hurt going in there we're not helping anybody else," Wilson said.
Wise was still inside the building. No one knew exactly where.
At the same time, the panicked plant workers evacuated.
"Tons of people running out screaming he's in there killing people, help us, help us," Wilson said.
They filed into the Aiken High School gym where Sgt. Don Henry watched over them. He remembers the look on many faces.
"Disbelief, still a lot of shock and not really understand why or what happened," Sgt. Henry said.
Back inside the plant, the Aiken County SWAT Team searched for Wise. Later the SLED SWAT team joined them. Sr. Investigator Lynn Ghant was among those inside.
"You don't know what's gonna happen, you don't know where he's at or what you're looking for," Ghant said.
But all went smoothly. The SWAT team found Wise two hours after the shooting, sick to his stomach. He'd swallowed insecticide in a failed suicide attempt. Investigator Ghant rode with Wise to the hospital.
Wise living meant he was able to stand trial for his actions. And now, he faces his punishment of death.
But to Captain Wilson, this is not an ending for anyone involved, it's merely another step.
"Those families are going to feel better that he's got his punishment, but you know the holidays are coming, Christmas and Thanksgiving, mom and dad and brothers and sisters are not going to be there," Wilson said.

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With cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of death in the United States, understanding heart disease and how it can be managed is crucial.
A Cardiac Support Group meets once a month at Rush Hospital to address that and other health concerns. The group is made up of heart patients, their family and friends.
"Unfortunately, we can't cure heart disease. We manage it, though," said Dr. Jennifer Rodriguez, interventional cardiologist at Rush Hospital. "And we think that if patients better understand why they're taking the medications that they're taking, that they'll be more involved in their own care and a little more compliant with their medications and understand exactly why their doctors keep prescribing all these pills that we think will help them live longer happier lives."
Rodriguez spoke this month about the basics of heart disease and why taking the medication is important.
"The goal is to educate patients about risk factors for heart disease, how to control those risk factors. And then of course, for the patients who have heart disease, what to do about it," said Rodriguez, "how to minimize the effect of that disease. And hopefully by understanding the lifestyle changes that they can make and the importance of their medications, they can prevent future heart attacks, strokes, or other processes such as heart failure, that could affect them form here on out."
Rodriguez says patients can and should be involved in taking charge of their own health care.
The Cardiac Support Group meets the second Thursday of the month at
6 p.m. at Rush Hospital's private dining room.
"It's an outreach for them; it's a way to be able to relieve their stress, to have someone to talk to, whereas they may not have that in their home life," said Kellie Stafford, Rush Cardiac Floor Unit coordinator.
To find out more about the Cardiac Support Group, call Rush Hospital at 601-703-1396.


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Recently I clean-installed Mountain Lion on all my machines and since Java 6 does not receive security updates anymore, I installed Java 7.
PMS cannot find Java 7 on Mountain Lion.
It starts and displays the message that Java 6 is needed and if i want to download it.
The setup was the following:
Fresh 10.8.3 install, Java 7 from Oracle, then PMS 1.81
From terminal, running java -version correctly reports:
java version "1.7.0_21"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_21-b12)
I also tried with the 1.90.0 snapshot build, according to the problem reporting guidelines.
Same result.
Please note that i am trying to find a solution to this for the past ten days with too much googling but with no success.
Thanks in advance,


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We woke up pretty early on Sunday because we had the 9AM-1PM shift at the House of Live Phish. It was a beautiful morning and we were amazed to see that most of the mud had dried out a bit to form a sticky clay. The HoLP was running pretty smoothly - the most common question people had was "how do I get my CD out?" because iMacs don't have a button on the drawer. In case anyone reading this was there during those times, I was the narc walking around the tent with a clipboard making sure you didn't hang out forever on the computers. The job wasn't really in my nature, but someone had to do it, and it did get Ann and I VIP access so NO COMPLAINTS.
After our shift, we checked out the commons a little bit since it was finally dry enough to walk around there. It had gotten hot during our 4 hours in the air conditioned tent. We went back to our tent, cooked up a little lunch and got ready for the last Phish show ever. We went back to the venue, and I grabbed a couple beers at the beer garden (mostly for the souvenir cups and the blackberries in the Long Trail Blackberry Wheat). Nice selection of beer - Long Trail, Harpoon, Magic Hat (and of course, Bud).
For the first set, we picked out a spot way back on the lawn and just chilled out. Mike's Groove was a nice opener, although Hydrogen could have been a little tighter (but then again, I don't think Trey's nailed this song for YEARS). I actually enjoyed Anything But Me in for the first time in my life - the slow slightly down tune fit my mood nicely. I was thrilled that they did the whistling at the end of Reba - it was fitting to play the old school version at the final show. Chalkdust had a decent jam, and during Wolfman's Trey had several interjections explaining the song - Fishman is the Wolfman's brother, Liz is a real person, etc. The band then brought their moms on stage, then the brought out Paluska and Trey and Mike did a grinding dance on each side of him. Following this was a Trey/Mike duet/duel, again illustrating musically some of the tensions involved with this breakup.
Following the set, we made haste to our campsite and put on a bunch of warm clothes for the final two sets of Phish EVER. We went back to the venue and got a little closer than we had been first set, dead center. Then we felt it. A couple of drops of rain. I looked to the west and saw a dark cloud. Ann and I could sense it was getting close to showtime, but I made the decision that we needed our raincoats. So I hiked back to camp. As soon as I got there, I hear the bass noodling that can only mean one thing - DWD. I grabbed the coats and stumbled through the ruts and mud back to the venue as quickly as possible. I got back to the area where we were watching the show, and I couldn't see Ann. Everyone was standing watching the show and the house lights were off. During DWD I stumbled through the crowd, goose-stepping around tarps and toes and creening my neck looking for her. I wasn't worried about Ann, but I was worried be apart for the SECOND TO LAST Phish set ever. I took a break from my search to listen to the start of Wading in the Velvet Sea. Page started to sing and then he broke down in tears, and Trey had to take over for him. I think for everyone there, this was by far the saddest moment of the show, and probably the most memorable. It was so heartbreaking and beautiful and astonishing to think that after all of these years the band still cares about each other that much.
Thankfully Ann saw me during Wading, and called out to me as soon as the song ended. Reunited, we hugged and started bouncing around to Glide, and I was hoping the show would end with a ton of old school favorites. Glide of course contains the lyric "we're glad glad glad that you're alive." After the song, Trey talked about how much the fans meant to the band, and then each of the band members chimed in with their own thank yous - except Page, who was still overcome with emotion. Then after the all look around at each other as if they are going to burst into tears, Trey announces that they are going to blow off some steam, and they kick into a very rocking SOAMelt. The jam was hard, fast, disjointed and excellent, IMHO. Kuroda was at the absolutely top of his game on the lights during this jam. The Ghost that followed was a bit of a let down after the great SOAMelt, but this was a good set.
During set break I could see in all the faces around me that we were all coming to the end of a long journey together. Rather than the typical celebratory atmosphere that surrounds a festival show, with everyone wondering what will be next, people seemed almost content to let the set break go on forever - because if they didn't start the third set, then we would always have more Phish in our future.
But the house lights dimmed, and I heard the opening riff of Fast Enough for You and immediately got a lump in my throat. My favorite slow Phish song, the one I had put on every mix tape I ever made for a girl in high school (who the hell knows why - it's not exactly a happy song). "If time were only part of the equation..." Ann and I looked at each other, started to weep than put our arms around each other and swayed to the beat. It occurred to me for a second that I must look like one of those people I used to make fun of at my early Phish shows - and then it occurred to me that I had a hell of a lot to learn about life back then.
A fun Seven Below followed, with Trey yelling "Seven Below!" to the beat in the latter part of the jam. Then Simple...the whole crowd was singing along and having a blast. The conspiracy theorist in me noted that they didn't sing the "We've got bebop" line (the line that everyone always said corresponded to Trey). The jam dissolved into Piper which in turn had a kick ass jam into the hilarious Bruno and Dickie Scotland improvs. The Wilson that followed featured the loudest crowd chant I have ever heard, with some of it probably a little hostile towards Trey. Me, I just had fun screaming my ass off. After Wilson was a sublime Slave, not perfectly executed, but impeccably placed. The band then left the stage.
I truly had no idea what they would play for an encore when they came back out. But when I heard the opening notes of The Curtain, I knew it was perfect (and I knew it would be "With"), and I felt like it was written for me:
As he saw his life run away from him
Thousands ran along
Chanting words from a song
"Please me have no regrets"
"Please me have no regrets"
Came from the baby's mouth
We follow the lines going South
Trey, Mike, Page and Fish - I have no regrets. Thank you for an amazing 10 years.


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Phil Lesh & Friends,
Sunday, 02/12/2006
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Set 1: Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower, Up On Cripple Creek > They Love Each Other -> Cold Rain and Snow Jam -> Loose Lucy, Buckets of Rain, All Along the Watchtower
Set 2: St. Stephen > What Sin Replaces Love > Cryptical Envelopment -> Dark Star[1] -> The Other One[2] -> Dark Star[3] > Eyes of the World > Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad, Gimme Shelter
Encore: Wolfman's Brother, In the Midnight Hour[4]
[1] First verse; Larry Campbell on violin.
[2] Larry Campbell on violin.
[3] Second verse.
[4] Danny Clinch on harmonica.
Notes: Trey sat in for the whole show in place of Barry Sless. This show took place on the tail end of The Blizzard of 2006. "In the Midnight Hour" featured Danny Clinch on harmonica.
Musicians: Phil Lesh, Jeff Sipe, Larry Campbell, Rob Barraco, Joan Osborne, Trey Anastasio (Guest)


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The SoCal Network Assemblies of God is one of approximately fifty-six geographical and non-geographical language districts, including Hispanic, Portuguese, German, and Korean, that comprise the General Council of the Assemblies of God (USA), a Pentecostal denomination with over 66 million worldwide and nearly three million in the United States. Organizationally, SoCal Network offices occupy a middle position between the denomination's national offices, located in Springfield, Missouri, and the approximately 13,000 local Assemblies of God churches in the United States.
The SoCal Network, formed in 1919 and currently headquartered in Irvine, California, includes:
- An area encompassing San Simeon, Fresno, and Bishop, south to the Mexican border
- Over 440 churches, approximately 120,000 members and adherents, and over 1,400 credentialed ministers
- Three executive officers
- Nineteen Executive Presbyters
- Functional Network Ministries that specialize in support ministries of the local church.
The SoCal Network also owns and operates:
- Vanguard University of Southern California and graduate school in Costa Mesa (formerly Southern California College)
- Nine Teen Challenge centers
- Teen Challenge Ministry Institute for the training and development of inner-city workers
- Pinecrest Christian Conference Center, a 162-acre camp conference facility in the San Bernardino mountains, near Blue Jay


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Video: Drunken driver crashing into oncoming car captured on dashboard cam of Pelham cruiser
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Berger won't join crowded US Senate primary in NC
Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 11:18 p.m.
RALEIGH (AP) — After months of exploring the idea with Republicans in Washington and in North Carolina, state Senate leader Phil Berger said Monday that he would not seek the U.S. Senate seat that Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan wants to keep next year.
Berger, the chamber's leader since 2011, said he felt like he would have been a credible candidate in seeking the Republican nomination but felt like it's not the right time for him to enter such a campaign. He said he wants to see through pending state policy reforms in the General Assembly on taxes, public education and Medicaid.
"I've looked at all of the things that we've started in the state legislature and the Senate — where we are with some things," he said. "There's still work to be done."
Berger, an Eden attorney first elected to the state Senate in 2000, would have entered an already crowded field for next May's GOP primary, led in prominence by House Speaker Thom Tillis. Others include Baptist church leader the Rev. Mark Harris of Charlotte, Cary obstetrician Dr. Greg Brannon, and family nurse practitioner Heather Grant of Wilkes County.
Berger considered the idea for months but put off an announcement planned for the end of July because he was still undecided. He said he spoke to several Republicans with Washington connections about getting in. Some wanted him to run, while others didn't want to get involved in the primary horse race, he said. Berger said those Washington voices didn't play into his decision.
Hagan, now in her first term, is seeking re-election. Flipping Hagan's seat for Republicans is considered a key element for the GOP to take back a majority in the U.S. Senate in November 2014. Now, should Republicans retain the General Assembly, the 61-year-old Berger is poised to become the legislature's most influential member.
"For me, the essential questions have always been: Where can my efforts have the most positive and lasting impact on the lives of everyday North Carolinians?" Berger said in a news release. He added: "Ultimately, the answer to those questions remains: in the state Senate." He will seek re-election to his state Senate seat.
Berger's decision leaves potentially two others considering entry into the GOP field: state Sen. Pete Brunstetter of Forsyth County and Jim Cain, a Raleigh attorney and former U.S. ambassador. Both Brunstetter and Cain said last week they were undecided. Brunstetter said he examined the race after Berger asked him to do so. Berger described his discussion as a more casual mention of Brunstetter's interest.
A winning campaign in November 2014 is likely to require a candidate to raise at least $10 million and benefit from millions of dollars more in third-party spending. Berger had shown himself to be an adept fundraiser for fellow Senate Republicans.
A television ad by Berger that began running two weeks ago stoked the fire about Berger's future because it singled out Hagan and President Obama. The commercial alleged the pair opposed a new state law backed by Republicans that required photo identification for people voting in person in North Carolina.
Hagan has raised questions about the law, which makes dozens of other changes that many critics say will raise barriers for those already registered to vote.
Berger used his announcement Monday to criticize Hagan's U.S. Senate record, while the state Democratic Party pointed to other new laws approved by the legislature in reaction to his decision.
"Berger passed on the Senate race after realizing that he would have to defend his wildly unpopular legislative record," party spokesman Ben Ray said.
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Serial-killer characters - long used as chum for feeding voracious story-line beasts such as "Law & Order," "CSI," "Criminal Minds," "Bones," "NCIS" and "The Mentalist" - have emerged as hot new stars of crime dramas for networks looking to "grab people by the shoulders and force them to watch," as NBC programming honcho Jennifer Salke put it.
Problem is, there's now such a crush of serial-killer dramas, it's hard to get noticed.
In addition to Showtime's preexisting "Dexter," there's Fox's newly added "The Following," BBC America's "Ripper Street," NBC's coming "Hannibal," CW's coming "Cult," A&E's "Bates Motel," and one or two others we're probably forgetting in the crush.
FX thinks it has the answer: a border-hopping serial killer.
The NewsCorp cable network has ordered "The Bridge," which is based on a Scandinavian series about a serial killer working on both sides of the Danish/Swedish border.
For FX, the show will be geographically adjusted and the killer will split his time between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico.
Diane Kruger ("Inglourious Basterds") plays Detective Sonya Cross, who, naturally, has an undiagnosed disorder on the autism spectrum. Demian Bichir ("Weeds") is the family-man homicide investigator for the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, who's one of the last good men in a corrupt and apathetic police force outgunned by powerful drug cartels.
The pilot's been penned by two vets of CBS's "Cold Case": Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid.
"For years, networks having been trying [to] develop a drama series set on the U.S.-Mexican border without any success," FX President John Landgraf said in Tuesday's announcement.
"I'm thrilled to say that Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid have become the first to crack that creative code, and they have done so magnificently," he continued modestly. "There have been great films set in that world - 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Lone Star' come to mind - but never a great TV series. This one is special."
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Jenni Rivera's reality series will debut its third season on NBCUniversal's mun2 network in April, just several months after the performer died.
New episodes of "I Love Jenni" will include footage shot in the weeks before she was killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico; subsequent episodes will show her grieving family, including Rivera's children - Chiquis, Jacqui, Michael, Jenicka and Johnny - and her sister Rosie.
The Long Beach, Calif.-born Mexican superstar died in December while working on the reality series, just days after word got out that ABC had signed her to star in a sitcom.
One week before the third-season launch, mun2 will air a one-hour tribute to the singer, which will feature her celebrity pals, including "The Voice's" Carson Daly and "Extra's" Mario Lopez.
The network is part of Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal.
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The United States has already had a stab at making an Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton bioflick, resulting in the hash that was Lifetime's Lindsay Lohan "comeback" vehicle, "Liz & Dick."
Now, the Brits will show us how it's done.
BBC Four has announced plans to produce a flick called "Burton and Taylor" that will star Helena Bonham Carter as Liz and Dominic West as Burton.
This movie will zoom in on the twice-married/twice-divorced couple's 1983 restaging of Noel Coward's "Private Lives," which marked the first time the mercurial couple co-starred on stage; the ill-fated run lasted 63 performances.
"Private Lives" tells the story of a man and woman who have divorced and married others when they discover they're honeymooning with their respective spouses in adjacent rooms of a hotel.
When "Private Lives" was staged, New York magazine described the play as an "almost acto proof confection." But then it would have to be, with Norma Shearer having starred in the 1931 feature film adaptation with Robert Montgomery.


text: I think it will be very useful to add the possibility to show the "url of the filled form page" into the emails received from the admin. In this way every web site showing services and products will know about which product and service the client is asking about. I need this functions for http://www.hotelintransilvania.com/ and many other blogs, and probably many other wordpress users too.


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January 5, 2006
Mayor Deke Copenhaver tries to build teamwork with the Augusta commission with plans for a retreat, a retreat that may be the key to breaking the gridlock on the commission.
Today Mayor Copenhaver finalized plans for that commission Retreat. You'll remember commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to have one.
It will be held next Thursday in Augusta at the old Government building.
Mayor Copenhaver is calling it a team building exercise.
He says leaders from the university of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government will be on hand to help commissioners talk through some of their differences.
Right now, Copenhaver says several commissioners are not even speaking to each other.
He is hoping that the retreat will ease some of the racial tension and prevent future gridlock on key decisions like we saw on Tuesday.
"I think it will be a good opportunity to clear the air and really start to bring the commission together as a unit and I think you will see the commission function better in the following Tuesday's meeting," Deke Copenhaver said.
The clerk of commission says the last time commissioners had a retreat was in 1997 when former City Administrator George Kolb organized one.
Andy cheek did tell me that in the past, many commissioners have not shown up.
And as far as cost... No word yet on exactly how much this retreat will cost taxpayers.


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I'm trying to get subtitles to work for about an hour, but I'm giving up now and hope someone can help me. (I really feel stupid, normally I'm pretty tech-savvy but this transconding stuff is kinda confusing)
I have an .avi file and the subs as .srt, named exactly the same, in the same folder. When opening the matching TRANSCODE folder on my BR-player, I see one file called [No Encoding] {External Subtitles}, but there are none. Second file is one starting with [tsmuxer] but I can't play that one. Those are all. I already tried installing AviSynth because "AviSynth/MEncoder" had been disabled and added the VSFilter.dll (was some solution I found at google). Also tried disabling ASS/ASA subtitles - no changes. I also tried to get subs to some .mkv files last week, they didn't work as well (but weren't that important so I didn't try further) so I guess it's not just the .avi file.
Specs: Win 7 64bit, 16GB RAM, i5 3570k and PS3 Media Server 1.72.0, streaming to an YAMAHA BR-player, MEncoder is on top of the list.


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Easter rebirth abounds
Published: Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 9:31 p.m.
Easter is here, and with it the season of rebirth.
After a particularly long and cold winter, spring has arrived.
And Easter, as it does each year, reminds us that life returns.
This is a particularly momentous Easter as it falls on the fourth anniversary of the deadly explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon.
That human tragedy began an ecological disaster that saw millions of barrels of oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico, destroying wildlife and fouling water and beaches.
We can only guess at the full extent of the damage, which could still be unfolding.
Still, it is impossible to look at where we are now compared to four years ago without appreciating the incredible progress that has been made in cleaning up the oil and restoring our coast to its pre-spill state.
That work continues, of course. But our resilient Gulf and the wide range of life within it are constant reminders that nature has an incredible capacity for healing and rebirth.
That lesson is particularly meaningful on Easter, when Christians celebrate the rising from the dead of Jesus Christ.
It is the most important day of the Christian calendar, a day that summarizes the Christian faith and symbolizes what many hope will be their own spiritual rebirth.
And the signs of rebirth are everywhere.
Trees that lost their leaves for the harsh winter have begun to turn green again.
The bitter wind and cold that has plagued anglers for months seems to have let up — possibly for the last time before next winter.
The crawfish that burrow underground to escape the cold water have come out of hiding, many of them to be scooped up out of the water, boiled to perfection and served on tables surrounded by friends and family members.
Spring is also particularly meaningful here, where so many of us live, work, hunt and fish on the water or in the woods, close to nature's blessings, which we have in such rich supply.
Have a happy Easter.
Spend important time with your loved ones, celebrating this most significant of holy days.
Take time to appreciate the signs of spring and rebirth, and spend some time today giving thanks for the incredible blessings we enjoy.
Embrace this season of rebirth. It is indeed a most special time.
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Eliminated by Argentina's Guillermo Canas in the first phase, Roger will try to bounce back this week at the second Masters Series of the season. Having won the tournament in 2005 and 2006, Roger will try to capture the title in Florida a third consecutive time.
Not having to compete in the first round, Roger will meet the winner of the match between America's Sam Querrey and Russia's Igor Andreev. Should he go on to the next round, Spain's Nicolas Almagro (ATP 34) and France's Richard Gasquet (ATP 16) could be up after that. Tommy Haas (ATP 9) or Spain's Tommy Robredo (ATP 6) are possible opponents in the following rounds and towards the end Roger could cross paths with Nikolay Davydenko (ATP 4) or Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic (ATP 7).
Roger's early defeat and Rafael Nadal's victory in Indian Wells only had a relatively small influence on the world rankings. The Spaniard moved up to Roger by 770 points, but still lies 2960 points behind him. Andy Roddick occupies the third rank at a fair distance.
you are great
Good luck in your frist match, I hope you get your third title of the year next weekend.
You will meet Sam Querrey in the second round. This match is scheduled on TV, I am happy to see you playing at 8:00 in the morning. Good luck.....Roger.
Your match begin in Miami. I looking foward to see your match! We support to you!
Wish you all the best for Miami. Stay alert in your first match against Sam Querry. Dont let the match slip away, stay focused and determined. I have full confidence in you but still I will be very nervous tomorrow.
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To all my friends still at @htc - just quit. leave now. it's tough to do, but you'll be so much happier, I swear.
— eric L (@ericlin) May 20, 2013
To all my friends still at @htc - just quit. leave now. it's tough to do, but you'll be so much happier, I swear.
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quote: Compare Google's IO vs Apple announcement of the next iteration of iOS. It shows that Apple doesn't get it that they needed something to improve upon iOS instead of flattening it's look.
quote: Google's Android development shows that they are not sitting back on their laurels and actually making it better.
quote: At least, Android owners have a whole slew of "innovative" things coming soon.
quote: Really how can spout such speculative nonsense presented as fact and expect to be taken seriously?
quote: Perhaps the 'slew of innovative things' will be just for the those running the latest version 4 of Android, Jelly Bean, which has been out for nearly a year now and is only on a laughable 28% of Android devices. Android OS development seems to miss a crucial step, step one is add a feature to the OS but then step two, the missing step, is actually load the OS on devices that people actually use.
quote: (waiting for the incoming retort about apple's profit or some other crap no one cares about)
quote: John Kirk John R. Kirk is a recovering attorney. He has also worked as a financial advisor and a business coach. His love affair with computing started with his purchase of the original Mac in 1985 . His primary interest is the field of personal computing (which includes phones, tablets, notebooks and desktops) and his primary focus is on long-term business strategies: What makes a company unique; How do those unique qualities aid or inhibit the success of the company; and why don't (or can't) other companies adopt the successful attributes of their competitors? - See more at: http://techpinions.com/androids-market-share-is-li...


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Democrats Navigate Around Obama's Unpopularity
Democrats are girding for a tough slog in the midterm congressional elections by cranking up their fundraising and voter turnout programs, but there is only so much they can do about one of the biggest political problems their candidates have to cope with: President Barack Obama's sagging approval ratings.
A president's popularity among voters can have a powerful effect on midterm elections, and this year, Democrats have the misfortune of seeing most of their most competitive House and Senate battles being fought in regions where Mr. Obama is particularly unpopular.
A state-by-state Gallup analysis of Mr. Obama's job approval rating for 2013 found that in five of the most competitive states—Alaska, Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia and Montana—the share of people approving of Mr. Obama's job performance was below 40%. Republicans need to pick up six seats to win the Senate majority.
Rep. Steve Israel (D.,N.Y.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, acknowledged in an interview with the Wall Street Journal Thursday that the president's approval levels were lacking but that "our job is to build an infrastructure that can minimize the difficult climate and maximize a more favorable climate."
The best thing the party's House and Senate campaign strategists figure they can do is raise a boatload of money and rev up their political organization in the battleground districts and states. This year, both House and Senate campaign committees have invested far more money– and moved much earlier than in past years–to set up programs to identify and mobilize supporters there.
They are hoping to head off a historic political problem for the Democratic Party: In off-year elections, there is often a big dropoff in turnout by young people, members of minority groups and other key parts of the Democratic base. Mr. Obama, speaking Thursday night at a Democratic fundraiser in Florida, alluded to that problem.
"During presidential elections, young people vote, women are more likely to vote, blacks, Hispanics more likely to vote," Mr. Obama said. "But in midterms we get clobbered — either because we don't think it's important or we've become so discouraged about what's happening in Washington that we think it's not worth our while."
Despite his unpopularity in key states, Mr. Obama has been able to lend a big hand to his party with his vast fundraising prowess through such events.
But in other ways, most Democrats in tough races are coping by finding avenues–in campaign ads, votes in Congress and other tactics–to keep their distance from Mr. Obama and the health-care law. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D., La.) bluntly touted her efforts to "fix" the health-care law in her first re-election ad. When the House voted recently on legislation to postpone a key element of the bill– the mandate that most individuals hold health insurance–27 Democrats voted for the bill. That's five more Democrats than voted for an identical bill when it came to a vote in July 2013, and included several facing competitive elections.
Rep. Rick Nolan (D.,Minn.), a freshman who faces a potentially tough re-election fight, said he switched from opposing the delay to supporting it because of the major problems in the rollout of the law starting in October. Having been criticized in ads by the conservative Americans for Prosperity for supporting the health-care law, now he is being criticized by another conservative group, the Congressional Leadership Fund, for what it called an "election year conversion."
The mixed message Democrats are sending about the president and the health law runs a risk of its own–of undercutting voters' enthusiasm and motivation to go to the polls.
"Republicans are energized to oppose Obama and to oppose Obamacare," said Democratic pollster Geoff Garin. "But Democrats are less energized. That has more to do with the economy than with the ACA."
But between now and election day, Democratic candidates have almost as little power to change the economy as they do to change the president's approval ratings.
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Catherine Devine, 22, reads instant messages on her laptop screen at her home in Kings Park, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. Devine had her first brush with an online bully in seventh grade, before she'd even ventured onto the Internet. A new Associated Press-MTV poll of youth in their teens and early 20s finds that most of them _ 56 percent _ have been the target of some type of online taunting, harassment or bullying, a significant increase over just two years ago. (AP Photo/Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke)


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KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Two women from Maine and one from Rollinsford, New Hampshire have been arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in Kittery.
Police say officers working undercover contacted the women online and arranged meetings at a Kittery hotel.
The three agreed to meet with an undercover police officer and allegedly solicited sex.
All three were charged with engaging in prostitution.
They were identified as 34-year-old Amy Boutin of Biddeford; 30-year-old Nedra Levasseur of South Portland; and 26-year-old Ryanne McCann of Rollinsford, N.H. The two Maine women are also facing drug charges for allegedly being in possession of prescription drugs.
Interim Police Chief Ted Short says the sting was meant to send a message that prostitution will not be tolerated in town.
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Summit County government is tearing down the building that once housed Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Dillon Valley to make way for a future affordable-housing development, officials announced last week.
The structure, which the county purchased in October, was in disrepair and would have required maintenance and monitoring to ensure it did not become an eyesore or unauthorized living space, according to a statement from the county.
"The county's housing strategy has been to take advantage of the current real estate prices to acquire land with the potential for future public projects, including potential public-private partnerships regarding workforce housing," County Commissioner Dan Gibbs stated in an email. "The Dillon Valley parcel was one such opportunity that we believe could benefit the public in the years to come."
The property was purchased Oct. 3 with funding dedicated for affordable housing.
Demolition of the church is set to begin within a few weeks.
The Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church is now located in a new building in Silverthorne.
The Summit Board of County Commissioners decided to tear down the old church after evaluations revealed it was in need of repairs and contaminated with asbestos, "making its rental to other organizations or its use for county programs concerning," the release stated.
The county will follow proper asbestos abatement procedures during the demolition and materials not contaminated will be recycled. The site will also be revegetated, according to the county statement.
Although the property will eventually be used for additional workforce housing, county officials say they currently have no immediate plans for the long-term development of the site.
"As opportunities arise and plans are developed they will be shared with the community as part of the county's typical community development and planning processes," the release stated.
Our Lady of Peace is now offering services out of a newly constructed building at the north end of Silverthorne,
The Dillon Valley church was constructed in 1974, but church leaders always considered it to be their temporary home.
Our Lady of Peace deacon Chuck Lamar told the Summit Daily the old building was a, "very simple structure," saying it was "not conducive to celebrating the sacraments."
Summit Daily sports editor Janice Kurbjun contributed to the reporting of this story.


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Hi all,
I am having issues playing and/or copying a 36gig .m2ts file to my ps3 from my Ubuntu 12.10 64bit desktop.
I can see the particular file listed under the video section of my ps3. I try playing it, and I get an error. I select "options" and look at "Information", the file does not show how big it is, and it shows up as a Mpeg-4 36MB.
My preference would be to place a copy of the file directly into my PS3, and play it from there.


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Farewell, Neva Jane
Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:55 a.m.
On Nov. 18, Neva Langley Fickling earned her well-deserved angel's wings. Those of us who were fortunate enough to know her will miss her smiling face at our high school class reunions. She never changed. She was always the same outgoing, smiling, caring, compassionate Neva Jane.
The honor of having been Miss America of 1953 did not change her. She never forgot her friends and extended family.
Heaven is surely rejoicing with the arrival of this wonderful lady. Rest in peace, dear friend. Your pain is gone, but your memory will live forever.
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MAKING A SPLASH – The Lions Winter Tailgate, held prior to tip-off of Thursday's Pirate boys' basketball game against Win-E-Mac at Crookston High School, sought to raise money for the splash park initiative. In the photo, splash park proponent Ann Longtin and Noon Day Lions Club member Garrett Borowicz man the free-will offering table while people wait in line for pulled-pork sandwiches and loaded baked potatoes.
Individuals or groups wishing to contribute time, talent or funds to the proposed splash park are encouraged to contact Tiffani Broden, Crookston Splash Park Development Manager at 218-280-3454.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — A friendship and more began during the big, big, winter of '52 at Sugar Bowl as Peg, the new roommate, slid on the snow path into her winter accommodations ...
Peg and Ted Lewis
Peg was born in Philadelphia, Pa. and lived on the Main Line in Villanova. Her father was a stock broker. Peg went to school in Radnor, Pa., then moved to Upper Montclair, NJ to live with her aunt and uncle (her mother having died of breast cancer) while her dad went back into the service with the Army Air Corps. At the end of World War II, her father announced they were moving to California. In 1946 they packed up and drove across the country to live in Oakland Hills. Peg graduated from Piedmont High School and attended University of California, Berkeley.
Ted was born in Seattle, Wash. where his dad was stationed in the Navy at Bremerton, having graduated from Annapolis. Ted went to different schools and lived in England where his dad worked for Elizabeth Arden, who was married to Ted's great uncle at the time. Ted moved from the East Coast in 1941 when his dad was stationed at the Naval Net Depot in Tiburon, Calif. Ted graduated from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley in 1942, then started college at University of Nevada, Reno. In December he enlisted in the Army and entered the ski troops with the 10th Mountain Division.
The big winter of '52
Ted was working at Donner Ski Ranch as a lift operator when Peg arrived for a ski weekend. He was the first person she met at the Greyhound bus depot. That night they danced in the lodge and struck up a friendship. She put in an application at Sugar Bowl, went back home and about 10 days later was hired by Sugar Bowl. Peg met Liz and their other roommate Holly while sliding down (yes down, the snow was that deep) into the front door of the "Green House," the name of their cabin. Peg and Liz were waitresses in the main dining room and would rush out between shifts to ski.
Ted would ski in on snow piled as high as the phone lines. Dates consisted of going to the Chateau at Sugar Bowl, dancing, and drinking grasshoppers. If they had a day off, Ted and Peg would take in a movie in Reno then walk by the court house, where he would try to drag her in to get married. They were married at Zephyr Cove on Aug. 10, 1952, eloping after a night at Cal Neva seeing Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse.
They lived in Marin County, Calif. for their first six years of marriage; Ted had a tire service business in San Rafael. Daughters Sue and Linda were born in Marin General Hospital. They always wanted to go back to Tahoe, though, so in 1958 they bought a lot in the Highlands and had a house built. Ted operated a Richfield gas station in Kings Beach with a lousy location. He started out with partner Norm Wilson, and bought Norm's share out and tried to make a go of it. In 1964 he learned the Shell Station in Tahoe City was for sale, so that was their way "out!" Peg was a stay-at-home mom until 1967 when she applied for a job at Alpine Meadows and became a ticket seller and was promoted to the ski school booth, working there until 1980. She worked as a bookkeeper at Tom Foolery in Tahoe City, then secretary for Tahoe Termite Control until 1991. Ted sold the Shell in 1977, then worked next door at the Chevron Station for another 10 years.
Liz and Jean Jacques Legras
Liz was born in Alturas, Calif. and grew up in Nevada City. Her dad was a forest ranger and her mom was a school teacher. She spent summers camping at Kings Beach with her family, where her dad patrolled the Tahoe Basin managing cattle ranchers and sheep herders. Winters were spent skiing in the Sierra. She attend college at Wood Berry Junior College in Los Angeles and later moved to New York. After World War II she took a leave of absence from her job in New York City's Cornell Hospital Oral Surgery Department. Returning to her family home in Nevada City, she was able to get a job at Sugar Bowl and ski.
Jean Jacques was born in Megeve, France. His parents owned a small mountain restaurant in Haute Savoir. After World War II, he was drafted into the French Mountain Troops since he was an excellent skier. His sister Nina had lived in Switzerland during the war with her husband and daughter. They immigrated to the United States and through their connection, Jean Jacques came to the U.S. through Ellis Island, Chicago and finally San Francisco not speaking a word of English and $800 in debt. He worked as a gardener and attended English language and citizenship classes. While in San Francisco, a friend took him to Sugar Bowl. Jean Jacques couldn't believe there was snow in California. On a pair of borrowed skis, he impressed the ski school director and was hired on the spot for the season.
Winter work and courting
Liz was a waitress at Sugar Bowl knicknamed "Tizzy Liz." when she met ski instructor Jean Jacques. Jean Jacques and Liz skied during the day and danced at the employee bar dance hall. The girl's adventures (Liz, Holly and Peg) included walking the train tracks, hugging the tunnel walls if a train came through. Jean Jacques and Liz did not date until she returned from Jackson Hole, Wyo. where she worked the following summer. Jean Jacques had a summer job in the Bay Area. They wrote to each other and he visited the family in Nevada City. He proposed May 1952 and they married Dec. 7, 1952 in Nevada City's Episcopal church. They moved to San Francisco where their daughter Michelle was born, but wanted to return to Tahoe. Jean Jacques got a job in Squaw Valley with Wayne Poulsen at the Papoose ski area. They purchased an original log cabin in Pineland subdivision and their two sons, Jean Pierre and Jean Claude were born at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee. Peg, Holly and Liz remained friends, spending summers with all the kids at Meeks Bay or Sand Harbor. Liz and Jean Jacques' home was the vacation spot for the Bay Area and European family. Summers, with extra tents in the backyard, ping pong ball tables and dinners with crawdads were a tradition. Jean Jacques was hired by Bert Anderson, who built rustic cabin-style cedar homes. They remained life-long friends after Bert's retirement. Jean Jacques continued to build family homes with large decks for summer parties and a commercial building in Tahoe City. He continued to teach skiing and was part of the first group hired at Alpine Meadows in 1961. He later became Alpine Meadows Ski School Director, and managed the race department. Liz worked at Swigard's Hardware, and various gift shops in Tahoe City after her children were grown.
The foursome will celebrate their lifelong friendship and 60th wedding anniversaries this month.


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I have pro v184.108.40.206 and can't seem to get the two letter commands to work. For example, I can type <linerectangle> and hit enter and I am correctly prompted for the first corner location.
If I type <re> my command is ignored and the command prompt repeats itself.
Must be something simple I am doing wrong. Caps lock is off and I am using WinXP Pro SP2.


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President's Office
Hiram E. Chodosh became president of Claremont McKenna College on July 1, 2013. He is CMC's fifth president, and joined the College having already achieved distinction as an educator, an academic administrator, a legal scholar, and an internationally recognized advocate of judicial reform around the world. Read his full biography.
President Chodosh reviews the College's goals and achievements during the 2013-2014 academic year in his Sketch of 2013-14 Priorities and Accomplishments.


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Gemalto is excited about new Mobile Capabilities in WebLogic 12c release 12.1.2
By Ayalla Goldschmidt on Jul 17, 2013
Gemalto is the leader in making digital interactions secure and easy. It enables its clients to offer trusted and convenient digital services to billions of individuals.
People worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain and work – anytime, anywhere – in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.
Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services, identity protection, payment security, authenticated online services, cloud computing access, modern transportation, M2M communication, eHealthcare and eGovernment services.
Gemalto's telecommunication business unit is using multiple versions of WebLogic: 10.3.1, 10.3.2, and 10.3.4. They use WebLogic for their web-based applications, business logic, JMS, and web services. High availability is a significant requirement for Gemalto as they have strict SLA contracts with their customers demanding up to five nines availability during production. So clustering is very important. They are also excited about the new mobile capabilities in WebLogic 12c release 12.1.2. See the short video to hear their story and join the Cloud Application Foundation 12c launch event to learn more about mobile capabilities in WebLogic 12.1.2


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The internet is in a snit today over a tweet sent by fashion house Kenneth Cole that used the current civil unrest in Egypt (and the #Cairo hashtag) to advertise its new collection. Kenneth Cole is worse than Mubarak! [Updated]
Update: Cole has issued an apology and since deleted the tweet.


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So far I have absolutely little to no trouble with PS3 Media Server compared to often hours of trouble shooting with TVersity, however I am having an issue playing back an XVID 1.0.1 Encoded file. I get a Data not supported message when I copy it over to my PS3 and streaming it I get the same thing. Haven't had any issues with any later XVID builds and the audio is standard MP3. Any ideas? Thx in advance. Also does the file does not show up in the ##Transcoded## folder either.
Edit- Made another folder and moved the file in there, forced the transcode from that folder and it worked. Just seems odd that i'd need to transcode only XVID 1.0.1 while other builds work fine.


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It's not unusual to see Oak Ridge Police Chief Jim Akagi reading to children at the Oak Ridge Preschool. It's not unusual to see the chief speaking at an organizational meeting. It's not even unusual to see him writing tickets in front of Oak Ridge High School.
It is, however, unusual to see him chase down a fleeing suspect.
But, that's what he did on Monday evening.
Akagi first had to pull his unmarked vehicle onto the side of the road to keep from getting into a possible crash when a speeding vehicle came up behind his vehicle on Tusculum Drive at Tulsa Road.
That's what started the chase.
The chief tried to get the Ford Explorer to pull over, but it continued, going into the Scarboro neighborhood when it turned onto Wilberforce Avenue. The vehicle then turned onto South Dillard Avenue, to South Benedict Avenue and then onto Spelman Avenue, where the driver and passenger got out and ran.
The chief said the Explorer often traveled over the center line and was speeding while residents were walking in the neighborhood.
"I observed some of these subjects flee the traffic lane near the intersection of South Dillard and South Benedict avenues, seemingly in fear," the chief wrote in reports.
Akagi took off after one of the men, while other officers, who had by then arrived, took off after the other.
The chief "tackled" 22-year-old Justin Miguel Harris, 691 Robertsville Road, while other officers tackled 26-year-old Landon Da'Vall Thomas, 277 East Drive.
Akagi reported Harris resisted being handcuffed and "struggled violently" to free his hand. Officer Roy Heinz helped the chief secure Harris in cuffs.
Thomas was charged with reckless driving, resisting arrest and evading arrest, while Harris was charged with resisting arrest and evading arrest.
Both men have been arrested several times in Oak Ridge. Thomas was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distribution of crack cocaine in 2006. He was released from federal custody about a year ago.
Harris is being held in the Anderson County jail under a $7,300 bond, while Thomas was released after posting a $7,500 bond on Tuesday morning.
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This undated photo provided by the FBI shows , Kenneth Conley one of two inmates who escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Chicago Police Sgt. Michael Lazarro says their disappearance was discovered at about 8:45 Tuesday morning. Lazarro says the pair used a rope or bed sheets to climb from the building. (AP Photo/FBI,HONS


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BlackBerry 10 Needs These Apps to Keep Up With the Competition
BlackBerry 10 Research In Motion latest BlackBerry operating system, launches with a pair of new phones later this week.
In the meantime, RIM has spent a lot of time trying to woo developers into building some top-level apps for the platform. After all, what is a smartphone without apps like Instagram or Spotify?
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins recently told German newspaper Die Welt that he expects the BlackBerry World app store to have about 70,000 apps when the new BlackBerry 10 launches.
But in order to compete with Apple and Google, which basically dominate the smartphone ecosystem, BlackBerry is going to need a stable of apps that are basically considered "mission critical" today. It's also going to need something to give it an edge over Windows Phone 8 Microsoft entry into the smartphone ecosystem.
Here's a quick breakdown of the actual developers RIM is going to need to woo in order to ensure that BlackBerry 10 is competitive with the iPhone, Android and other smartphones:
Snapchat. Snapchat, while on the newer side of the spectrum, is growing very quickly and is very popular among teens. It's one of the top apps on the Apple App Store and has remained in the top section of the store for some time now. If RIM wants teens and younger adults to pick up a new BlackBerry, it's going to need Snapchat.
Instagram. There's a reason Facebook paid $1 billion for the photo-sharing application. The app has more than 90 million users checking into the app at least once a month, making it one of the most-popular (if not the most popular) photo apps in the entire smartphone ecosystem.
Spotify, or another music-streaming application like Rdio. Basically, RIM needs an app that can fetch music from the Internet and play it on demand. Radio apps like Pandora are popular, but a more direct music-playing app is basically a necessity for smartphones today.
Evernote. At its heart, the BlackBerry aims to be one of the best phones for business and productivity. And when it comes to taking notes, Evernote is among the best apps for doing so. Evernote automatically synchronizes notes across multiple platforms — like tablets, computers and phones. For a phone that has productivity at its core, Evernote will be a necessity.
Skype. If RIM wants the phone to continue to gain international traction, it's going to need a voice-over-IP app like Skype. It's already one of the most popular online calling and messaging services, and even though BlackBerry Messenger is a favorite among users, it's still going to need Skype.
Netflix. If you aren't using your BlackBerry for work, you're going to want to use it for other kinds of entertainment. Netflix, and other streaming applications, should be at the top of the list when it comes to apps BlackBerry should woo. RIM did unveil a number of music and video partners for its storefront today, but it's still going to need the huge libraries that Netflix and other apps have.
Google Maps. As the Apple Maps fiasco showed, Google Maps is still second-to-none when it comes to maps applications. We shouldn't expect BlackBerry to be able to pull out a mapping application that can beat Google Maps any time soon.
Games. The BlackBerry has never really been a "gaming" phone, but given that many of the top apps on the Apple App Store — like "Temple Run 2″ and "Ruzzle" — are usually games, there's obviously a ton of interest there. It's tougher to woo smaller shops like "Temple Run 2′s" Imangi Studios over to lesser-known platforms, so RIM will have to step up its game.
A decent browser. The Google Chrome app is one of the top apps on the Apple App Store, for good reason — it's one of the smoothest browsing experiences. If BlackBerry's baked-in browser doesn't make the cut, it's going to need a separate browser like Chrome or Opera.
There are, of course, the usual suspects: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare. RIM has already confirmed that these apps are coming to BlackBerry 10.
There are also Yelp and other larger, more popular apps that are basically mission-critical. But given the sheer size of these apps and the overlap with the user base, they are likely already on the way.
Related:BlackBerry Jumps Into Super Bowl Ad Fray
Related: Who Will Snap Up The New BlackBerry 10?


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Fundraiser to aid children's home
Published: Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 9:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 9:00 p.m.
Celebrate the Child, a benefit for the MacDonell Children's Home in Houma, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Houma Municipal Auditorium.
MacDonell provides a haven for children escaping abuse or neglect. Tickets cost $50 per person. For information, call 868-8362 or visit www.macdonellchildren.org.
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PARKERSBURG - St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church has withstood the test of time.
The church was built in the late 1860s and was finished and dedicated in 1870. Since the church was first built its physical structure has remained unchanged for the most part, but the parish has learned to grow and change with the times.
And with its age, comes a rich history.
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The sanctuary of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 532 Market St. (Photo by Emily Balser)
Before the mid-1800s, the local Catholic population was small. It wasn't until 1845 that Catholics, mainly Irish, started coming to the area, increasing the need for a Catholic church.
By 1845, a significant number of Catholics started arriving in Parkersburg, said Roger Nedeff, church historian.
"And that's because of three public works projects," he said.
The first project was the Northwestern Turnpike, known today as U.S. 50. The second was the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, today W.Va. 47, which ran from Staunton, Va., to Parkersburg.
The last project was bringing the B&O Railroad through the area.
"All three of these projects employed a large force of mostly Irish immigrants," he said. "So the Catholic population started increasing."
With the influx of Catholic residents, it was decided that there were enough here to build a church.
The first church that was built, however, isn't the church that stands today. The first church was a small brick church built in the same location on Market Street.
"The Catholic population kept increasing because of the railroad and then the Civil War happened and Parkersburg really boomed during the Civil War," he said. "This was a stopping point for troops."
The present church construction began after the Civil War in 1865, but because of a shortage of materials, wasn't able to be completed for another five years. Along with the actual church building, a house for the priest was also built next to it and is still used today.
The church may be most notable for its architecture and the murals on the walls of the sanctuary. The architecture was designed by Patrick Keely, a prominent Irish-Catholic architect from New York, and the murals, known for their three-dimensional effects, were done by Daniel Muller, who worked closely with Keely on many church projects.
"Back then there wasn't a lot of education, so what the Catholic Church tried to do was decorate their walls with paintings to try to explain Bible stories," he said.
The five center murals depict scenes from the life of Christ. One mural shows the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven. Another mural shows St. Francis Xavier at his death on the Island of Sancian in the Japanese Sea.
Other paintings are of the 12 apostles and other religious emblems.
What makes the church unique is that it serves many different Catholics, Nedeff said. In many cities there will be a different church for Irish-Catholics, Polish-Catholics, Italian-Catholics and others. At St. Francis Xavier, the different ethnicities attend one church as more immigrants from around the world began coming to the area.
"The parish became a real melting pot," he said.
Another unique part of St. Francis Xavier is that it has remained a downtown church. Nedeff said it was originally built in its location because it was close to the part of town where most of the Irish-Catholic residents lived, but now most people don't live downtown.
"We never fled to the suburbs like a lot of other churches," he said. "We've always had a unique mission to the downtown."
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Nedeff said being added to the register is basically an honorary designation given to structures that are 50 years or older, have architectural significance and have significance to the lives of the people, events, activities or developments of an area.
St. Francis Xavier was the first church building in Wood County to be placed on the register, Nedeff said.
In the late 1990s, the church purchased additional property on Market Street which now houses its parish center where the church has offices, educational rooms and a dining hall that, among other things, serves as a soup kitchen for those in need.
Mary Frances Byrd, who recently celebrated her 91st birthday, has been a member of St. Francis Xavier since she was born and comes from a long line of descendants who have attended the church from the very beginning.
"There's nothing different about the church," Byrd said. "That makes it soothing; comfortable."
She explained that it remains just the same as it was when she was a child, except for one part - speaking Latin. Catholic Mass used to be spoken in Latin until around the early 1960s.
Byrd's family has always been part of the church since her great-grandfather began attending it and is the location that her parents were married, as well as she and her husband were married. Many of her family members were baptized in the church as well.
Byrd still attends church every Sunday and sometimes Monday and Friday and still carries her Catholic faith with her in all she does.
"To me, no matter what happens, God is in charge," she said.


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Flood warning remains in effect until 5:33 p.m. Saturday in Monroe and Ontario counties for Honeoye Creek near Honeoye Falls.
Residential flooding begins along Route 65 and along Rittenhouse Drive and Creekside Drive in Honeoye Falls and Factory Hollow Road in West Bloomfield, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
At 6 a.m. the stage was 5 feet and falling in Honeoye Creek. The flood stage is 4.5 feet.Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advises to never drive your car through flooded roadways. The water may be deeper than it appears.
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