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Wedding Sign Word - Reception - Skinny Hand - Select Size- STCL1644 - by StudioR12
Say "I do!" to this wedding direction stencil! Create signs, flyers, and more with this skinny hand script reception word stencil. It would be a great addition to a sign, chalk board, or right onto a wall. This stencil comes in variety of sizes for a variety of projects.
STCL1644_1: 5" x 3" (actual cut-out size 4" x 1 3/8")
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New to Stenciling? Check out our tutorial on YouTuBe, "Basic Stenciling Techniques"
Other StudioR12 Stencils You May Like:
- I Love Us - Word Art Stencil - Select Size - STCL1533
- I Love You To the Moon and Back - Word Stencil - Select Size - STCL1215
- Home Is Where Love Resides - Word Stencil - Select Size - STCL1431
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Industry News
Hairdreams, The Doves Announce "Barbie Gets Glamorous" Winners
Hairdreams hair extensions announced the winners of the Glam Your Barbie Campaign that launched in December in The Doves Studio in Santa Monica to help benefit The American Red Cross in Hurricane Sandy recovey efforts. The salon staff glamorized their individual Barbie dolls using Hairdreams hair extensions and outfitted the dolls with their own designs.
The following top three winners were awarded cash prizes from Hairdreams:
1st Place $500: Christopher Dove,2nd Place $250: Chris Rosario,3rd Place $100: Melissa Felix.
"We are very excited to have reached more than half a million stylists and consumers with the Barbie Glam Campaign," explains Christopher Dove. "Besides being a great in-salon competition with great prizes that motivate the stylists it also brings clients into the salon for voting creating increased overall awareness of salon."
Those who voted for their favorite Barbie were also winners. Bonnie Radford in Los Angeles, won a $2,000 Hairdreams makeover at The Doves Studio, Santa Monica.
The auction for the Barbies to benefit The American Red Cross and its recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy continues within the salon through the end of January.

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A 47-year-old Middletown woman pleaded guilty last week to embezzling $349,000 from her employer over nearly a four-year period.
A 47-year-old Middletown woman pleaded guilty last week to embezzling $349,000 from her employer over nearly a four-year period.
Kimberly Y. Drummond is facing a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine and six years of supervised probation, according to the U.S. District Attorney Charles M. Oberly III's office.
Her sentencing is scheduled for April 3 in the U.S. District Court of Delaware.
According to court documents, Drummond stole the money from Discover Financial Services in New Castle, where she worked for nearly 20 years.
Starting sometime in November 2008, Drummond began falsifying entries in Discover's books and records, resulting in the issuance of duplicate checks from Discover Bank. Drummond then deposited those duplicate checks into her personal bank account, which she used to pay her mortgage lender through August of 2012.
The thefts were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, resulting in Drummond entering a guilty plea to one count of embezzlement from a federally-insured financial institution on Dec. 12.
"Yet another breach of trust by someone entrusted to protect financial resources," Oberly said in a statement issued Monday. "These cases will be vigorously prosecuted by this office and appropriate punishment will be sought."


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Invitational To The Forthcoming Events And Current Rankings
1 August 2014
The Melges 24 Class is enjoying a very robust sailing season and in some parts of the world, anxiously waiting for more! Check out the following event info nodes and plan to attend and race all that you can. In particular, be sure to check out the brand new Melges Team Racing event set to take place at the Genova International Boatshow. We will be a grand centerpiece for all to see what incredible style of racing our class delivers!
Team Race Of The Audi tron Sailing Series At The Genoa International Boat Show on October 3-5! – For the first time "Medal Race" finals of the Audi tron Sailing Series Melges 32 in the unprecedented Team Race formula!
What a great opportunity - at the Genoa International Boat Show on 3rd – 5th October! Each team will consist of a Melges 32, a Melges 24 and a Melges 20 boat which will be berthed at the latest exhibition area, in the heart of the Sailing world, dedicated exclusively to the yachts which also includes the unique Audi tron Sailing Series Hospitality. Come and take part – it will be great!
5 Melges 24 boats registered already!
Come to Denmark – Melges 24 Open Danish Nationals in Fredrikshavn on August 22-24 i!
Denmark is calling! The Trophy of the Melges 24 Danish Champion is waiting to be raced for! 23 boats from 6 nations have already signed up. Teams can still make their entry!
The Notice of Race and the invitation can be found here
Make your entry here http://dm2014.melgesclass.dk/
Those already on the list can be seen here.
Melges 24 Season In Italy Will End With The Italian And Swiss Open Championships
Melges 24 Italian Open Championship 2014 will be held in co-operation with Yacht Club Marina degli Aregai and Yacht Club Sanremo on September 4-7, 2014. Lino Favini Cup considered also as Melges 24 Swiss Open Championship 2014 and Italian Melges 24 Series Act 5 will be held by the Associazione Velica Alto Verbano in Luino on the Lake Maggiore on October 10-12, 2014. Notice of Race for both events have been published now. Read more…
DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR ENTRY for the final Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2014 event in Medemblik, Dutch Open Championship 2014 on September 19-21!
9 boats from Germany, Netherland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Ukraine registered so far - see the list of entries
Notice of Race
Make your entry here
2014 Melges 24 US National Championship Reaches 25 Early Entries, 2015 Nationals Venue Announced
The twentieth running of the Melges 24 U.S. National Championship will take place on November 13-16, hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL. Already, twenty-five of the nations' biggest and brightest teams have registered to race. Boats will be arriving from all over the country — Florida, Georgia, Texas, California, Michigan, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin are on the board. Look for the number of entries to soar well above 40! Maybe more!
The destination for the 2015 U.S. Nationals has been selected. On August 7-9, in Cascade Locks, OR the Nationals will take place at the Gorge.
US Melges 24 initial schedule for 2015 - Please save the dates and start planning now. Read more…
Melges 24 schedule for the next season (2014-2015) in Australia – please find the schedule in the file attached
There are many more events to come - MELGES 24 INTERNATIONAL REGATTA SCHEDULE
Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2014 Current Standings + World Ranking Standings
The current standings of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2014 and World Ranking 2014 have been published to the IMCA's website under Ranking results.
The standings of the ESS 2014 have been calculated after four events with 35 races altogether and 5 discards as per Notice of Race. 102 boats have been taking part of the sailing series' events during the season so far.
In PRO division top 3 boats are:
1. ITA840 AUDI - Riccardo Simoneschi - 102 pts
2. CZE704 RODOP ICZ - Martin Trcka - 290 pts
3. ITA735 ALTEA - Andrea Racchelli - 436 pts
In PRO AM division top 3 boats are:
1. ITA636 MARRAKECH EXPRESS - Angelo di Terlizzi - 393 pts
2. GBR694 GILL RACE TEAM - Geoff Carveth - 614 pts
3. HUN209 FGF SAILING TEAM - Rozsnyay Domonkos/Robert Bakoczy - 781 pts
Since this year for the World Ranking the same scoring system will apply as for the ESS. According to this 9 events with 78 races and 13 discards included. 137 boats altogether have been listed in the World Ranking results.
Top 3 boats at the moment are:
1. ITA840 AUDI - Riccardo Simoneschi
2. SUI825 BLU MOON - Flavio Favini/Matteo Ivaldi
3. ITA735 ALTEA - Andrea Racchelli
There will be 5 more events all over the world to complete the Melges 24 World Ranking 2014 - one in Europe, two in North America and two in Australia. Read more….
And the last but not least – for the Worlds 2015 in Middelfart, Denmark we have 14 entries from 7 countries already! See the list of entries and make yours! http://www.melges24worlds15.dk/


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Idol Yuko Oshima didn't only work as the "official" Final Fantasy XIII-2 tester, she also designed outfits for the game.
Above, you can see her original concept art and how Square Enix cleaned it up. Oshima, a member of the popular group ABK48, wore the outfit to the game's promotional launch event at the Bic Camera in Tokyo's Yurakucho.
I believe this is the first time an well-known Japanese idol "worked" as a tester, designed a game costume, and then cosplayed it at the game's launch.
Click through the gallery to see more launch festivities, including Oshima selling FFXIII-2 to the first customer in line.
Ha! I guess she worked as a salesperson for the game, too. Jack-of-all-trades, that Yuko Oshima.
AKB48大島優子さんもDLC衣装で駆けつけた「FINAL FANTASY XIII-2」 [4Gamer]


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Medically reviewed on Oct 8, 2018
Cordocentesis — also known as percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS) — is a diagnostic prenatal test in which a sample of the baby's blood is removed from the umbilical cord for testing.
Cordocentesis is usually done after week 18 of pregnancy. The test can be used to detect certain genetic disorders, blood conditions and infections. Cordocentesis can also be used to deliver blood transfusions or medication to a baby through the umbilical cord.
Use of cordocentesis is decreasing. This is because diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, which pose a lower risk of fetal loss, can be used in place of cordocentesis for prenatal diagnosis of disease. However, cordocentesis might be offered if other prenatal tests don't provide enough or sufficiently timely diagnostic information.
Cordocentesis, also known as percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS), is a diagnostic prenatal test. During cordocentesis, an ultrasound transducer is used to show the position of the fetus and umbilical cord on a monitor. Then a fetal blood sample is withdrawn from the umbilical cord for testing.
Why it's done
Cordocentesis is used primarily to detect and treat blood conditions, such as fetal anemia — a low amount of healthy red blood cells in a developing baby.
Cordocentesis is usually done when a diagnosis can't be obtained from amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, ultrasound or other methods. Because cordocentesis carries a higher risk of fetal loss than these other methods your health care provider will only offer the procedure if other options are not available or they won't produce timely results.
In rare situations, cordocentesis might be used to check the shape and number of fetal chromosomes (karyotype analysis). Fetal blood karyotyping can be done within 48 hours, possibly providing results quicker than amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.
Cordocentesis carries potentially serious risks, including:
- Fetal Bleeding. Bleeding from the area where the needle is inserted is the most common complication of cordocentesis. If life-threatening fetal bleeding occurs, your health care provider might recommend replacement of blood products to the fetus.
- Cord hematoma. A collection of fetal blood within the cord might occur during or after a cordocentesis. Most babies don't have symptoms when this occurs. However, a few might develop a low heart rate for a short period of time. If the hematoma is stable, your health care provider will observe the baby. If the hematoma is not stable or if your baby's heart rate doesn't recover, your health care provider will recommend an emergency C-section.
- Slowing of the baby's heart rate. The baby's heart rate might slow temporarily after cordocentesis.
- Infection. Rarely, cordocentesis can lead to a uterine or fetal infection.
- Fetal-maternal bleeding. Fetal blood might enter maternal circulation in about 40 percent of procedures. The amount of bleeding is usually small. This problem is more common when the placenta lies in the front of the uterus.
- Pregnancy loss. Cordocentesis carries a higher risk of fetal loss than other prenatal diagnostic tests, such as chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis. The risk is about 1.4 to 1.9 percent for a fetus that appears normal and is being tested for genetic disorders. However, since many babies are quite ill when the test is done, it's often difficult to determine whether fetal loss is related to the procedure itself or to the baby's health.
Ultimately, the decision to have cordocentesis is up to you. Your health care provider and a genetic professional can help you weigh all the factors in your decision.
How you prepare
If you are about 24 weeks pregnant, you will be asked to avoid eating or drinking after midnight the night before cordocentesis. This is because certain complications caused by the procedure might require an emergency C-section. Ask your health care provider for guidance.
You might want to ask your partner or another close contact to accompany you to the appointment for emotional support or to drive you home afterward.
What you can expect
Before week 24 of pregnancy, cordocentesis is usually done in an outpatient facility or the health care provider's office. After week 24 of pregnancy, cordocentesis is usually done in the hospital. At least one assistant will likely help your health care provider during the procedure.
A sample of your blood will be taken before the procedure for comparison with the fetal blood samples.
During the procedure
About 30 to 60 minutes before the procedure, you might be given antibiotics to reduce the risk of a uterine infection. This is usually done through an intravenous catheter.
When the procedure begins, your health care provider will use ultrasound to determine the baby's exact location in your uterus. You'll lie on your back on an exam table, and your health care provider will apply a special gel to your abdomen. He or she will then use a small device known as an ultrasound transducer to show your baby's position on a monitor.
Next, your health care provider will clean your abdomen with an antiseptic. Sometimes local anesthetic is used to ease discomfort during the procedure, but often it isn't needed.
Guided by ultrasound, your health care provider will insert a thin, hollow needle through your abdominal wall and into your uterus. A small amount of blood from the vein in the umbilical cord will be withdrawn into a syringe, and the needle will be removed.
You'll need to lie still while the needle is inserted and the blood is withdrawn. You might notice a stinging sensation when the needle enters your skin, and you might feel cramping when the needle enters your uterus.
After the procedure
After the blood sample is taken, you might experience cramping or a small amount of discomfort.
Your health care provider will use an ultrasound or an external labor monitor to track your baby's heart rate after the procedure.
When you go home, your health care provider might suggest resting for the remainder of the day. You'll likely be able to resume normal activities the next day. Your health care provider will ask you to contact him or her if you experience signs or symptoms such as vaginal bleeding or fluid leaking.
Meanwhile, the blood sample will be analyzed in a lab. Test results are typically available within days.
Your health care provider or a genetic professional will help you understand the results of your cordocentesis.
If your test results are normal, your health care provider will share with you information regarding follow-up appointments.
If your baby has an infection, your health care provider will help you understand the treatment options. If your baby has severe anemia, he or she might need a blood transfusion through the umbilical cord.
If your test results indicate that your baby has a condition that can't be treated, you might be faced with wrenching decisions — such as whether to continue the pregnancy. Seek support from your health care team, your loved ones and other close contacts during this difficult time.
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It's a light schedule in D-II, but the D-I showdown between No. 2 Hendricken and No. 3 Cranston East makes up for it. Hendricken head coach Keith Croft and Cranston East coach Tom Centore join us for the podcast.
For live updates of Friday's Hendricken-East game, follow William on Twitter @RhodyWill


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Westport sets Veterans Day program Sunday
Veterans Day ceremonies will take place in Westport at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in the Town Hall auditorium, 110 Myrtle Ave.
Organizations slated to participate in the ceremonies include the Westport Police Department Honor Guard, the Joseph J. Clinton Post 399 Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ladies Auxiliary Post 399 and the August Mathias Post 63 American Legion, according to Westport Veterans Council President William Vornkahl.
A concert by the Westport Community Band, conducted by Susan Schaefer, will start at 1:30 p.m.
"Veterans Day is a time to recognize and thank the men and women of our armed forces," First Selectman Gordon Joseloff said in a statement. "I invite all residents to join me in honoring our veterans."


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RCP: "Stop Spending": CNBC's Santelli Warns Liesman "November 2nd Is The Day" from RCP Video on Vimeo.
At least one person on CNBC knows what he's talking about. When questioned about the taxes and the deficit, Rick Santelli preaches the truth.
"Stop Spending! Stop Spending! Stop Spending!"
And that's what I've been saying for months. It's the spending that's going to destroy this nation. Simply put, we need to live within our means. In case you don't remember Rick, he was the infamous Wall Street man who gave the "Tea Party" rant on CNBC. If you haven't seen the latest video, please check it out.


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Phone Call Arbitrage Is All Fun And Games (And Profit) Until AT&T Hits You With A $2 Million Lawsuit
from the so-much-for-that-plan dept
It turns out that some of the regulations allow for excessively high termination fees for rural carriers in Iowa. So, all FuturePhone needed to do was either own or partner with one of these carriers to get all or a piece of the termination fee money -- and then route the calls over much cheaper VoIP lines to international destinations. That way, the users get a "free" (or just long distance) call, FuturePhone provides a service lots of people use at a relatively low cost... and AT&T foots the bill by paying the huge termination fees which were supposed to help develop more telco services in Iowa. For every phone call that went over FuturePhone's lines, they made much more money in termination fees than they spent in the costs to send the call overseas. Except, of course, AT&T didn't like that so much -- and is crying foul. Apparently, the bill they needed to pay the telco that FuturePhone was using jumped from about $2,000 a month to about $2 million a month -- and they're suing, claiming that it's fraud, noting that since the calls didn't really terminate in Iowa, they shouldn't be billed for the fees. FuturePhone has already discontinued the service and, if it received any money at all, is probably spending it on lawyers.
No matter what happens, this demonstrates the continued problems with these attempts to build up the Universal Service Fee, or other taxes designed to provide more telco services to rural places. They're almost always misused in a way that ends up in some telco's pocket -- rather than actually being invested in telco service improvements. Of course, AT&T has been the beneficiary of many of these regulations in the past -- but it brings out the legal guns when such a plan takes money out of its pocket instead of putting it in.


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-Daring Tribal Noir fabric
-cognac genuine leather accent
-adjustable/detachable strap included
The Abbey Tote was created for teachers, but can function as a work tote or overnight bag for anyone!
-measures 15"(w)x 18"(h)
-simple magnetic snap closure
-2- 24" long leather handles
-lined with your choice of inside fabric, 2 inside slip pockets, hard cardboard bottom.
-no tassel included
Free 2 Fly Mission Statement:
At Project: Free 2 Fly, we believe that women can find purpose and value within our community, whether transitioning out of homelessness, or completing rehab for life-controlling issues, or overcoming the past. We SUPPORT, NURTURE, and EMPOWER women. We teach them the skill of sewing, invest in them through mentorship and counseling, build strong foundations for sustainable success and so much more...
SUPPORT. We support women by teaching them the skill of sewing. Our products are handmade by the women in our program- and the profits are given back to them. They are able to financially contribute to their families while working on short-term and long-term goals that will change the course of their future.
NURTURE. We nurture women by connecting them to mentors who not only teach them how to sew, but also invest in them. Working together, we establish goals for the future and take action. In addition, we connect them to resources such as personal, career and financial counseling.
EMPOWER. We empower women by equipping them with the realization that they can be successful. Upon exiting our program, women have the foundations and tools needed for long-term success and sustainability in the workforce and community.
We partner with other organizations in our community to serve the women in our program by utilizing them as referral agencies. Our current partners include:
FREE2FLY PROGRAM from Imago Photography on Vimeo.
Serving women from all walks of life and being a resource to enrich their lives is our main desire. We seek to walk with women in our community down the new path they desire and encourage them along the way. We want them to ultimately know that they are valuable to our community and their families.


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(16 June 2010) At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the final preparations for the launch of the German Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) are under way. The launch is scheduled for Monday 21 June 2010, 04:14 CEST. In this webcast, TanDEM-X Project Manager Manfred Zink, from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Microwaves and Radar Institute, explains the different applications and scientific benefits of the mission.
TanDEM-X will fly in close formation with its sister satellite, TerraSAR-X, which has been in orbit since 2007. This formation flying will allow the acquisition of simultaneous radar images of Earth from different angles.
Over the next three years, the satellite duo TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X will capture the entire land surface of Earth in 3D and provide data for a unique digital elevation model. Dr Zink explains the different applications of digital elevation models and their scientific benefits in the webcast.


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Alexandre Pato has joined Corinthians from AC Milan in a €15 million deal, the Club World Cup champions have revealed on their official website.
The Brazil international has penned a four-year deal with Timao, and he will wear the No. 7 shirt at his new side.
The €15m paid to the Rossoneri buys all of the attacker in economical terms, but Pato has negotiated 40 per cent of his rights for future sale in exchange for not being given a signing-on fee.
"I wish to say to goodbye, but above all to thank many people. From the president [Silvio Berlusconi] to the many people of Milan with whom I worked in these unforgettable years at the club," he said.
"I am going to Corinthians in Brazil for the chance to play more frequently. I will not, however, easily forget Milan. I am and always will be tied to the shirt, its colours and all the Rossoneri fans.
"Above all this message goes out to them, at this time, both my thoughts and my greatest thanks."
The former Internacional forward made 150 appearances for Milan since his arrival at San Siro in 2007, and he scored 63 goals in the process.
The 23-year-old was one of two Brazilians looking for a route out of the Serie A side in the January transfer window, though Robinho is yet to find a club willing to take him under their wing.
Pato has suffered an injury-strewn career at the Italian club and the Corinthians' move could allow him a fresh start, with World Cup 2014 less than 18 months from kicking off in Brazil.


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I really don't know where to begin with this blog post — there is just so much goodness being delivered in the latest BlackBerry® 10 WebWorks™ SDK release!
We have to start with a huge shout-out to the BlackBerry WebWorks dev team for some truly remarkable work preparing for this blockbuster. I have been with RIM® for just over 10 years — been there, done that, thought I had seen it all. But I can honestly say that the energy, passion, and dedication to make BlackBerry 10 truly astonishing is unmatched by anything that has come before.
And the passion is company-wide. Don't take my word for it — this from one of the devs on the BlackBerry WebWorks team:
But back to what you came here for: the low-down on what this release of BlackBerry WebWorks has to offer. Hope you already have your coffee ready (or perhaps adult beverage of choice).
It would be remiss not to lead with the news that the first portion of PIM integration is now supported! With this release, you can create, find, modify, and delete Contacts in your address book. Just like the native application, you can get information on news related to your contact, as well as what instant messaging and social networks you are connected with them on. It's everything you need to interact with the user's social graph. Of course, be sure to add the new permissions to your config.xml so the user can opt in, and ensure you elegantly handle it if the user does not allow you access to their PIM data.
var name = new blackberry.pim.contacts.ContactName(); name.familyName = "Wallis"; name.givenName = "Ken"; var contact = blackberry.pim.contacts.create({ "displayName": "Ken Wallis", "name": name }); contact.save(onSaveSuccess, onSaveError);
Drafted a close second (certainly a case could be made for this being selected number 1) is the first stage of support for the BBM Social Platform. In this release, you can register your application with BBM, interact with the user's profile, be notified of changes to user or friend's profiles (that also have your app installed), and allow the user to invite friends to download your application. Again, there is a new permission that you will need to include to allow your app to connect:
blackberry.bbm.platform.self.setStatus("busy", "Building BlackBerry 10, DND!", function (accepted) { if(accepted) { // User allowed the change } else { // User denied the change } });
BlackBerry Flow is all about leveraging existing functionality – both system and third-party provided – to accomplish tasks in a consistent way, but without having to jump between applications. You can embed what you need from others inside your own application experience, and cards are what drive this experience. Think of a card as a screen that gets layered on top of your application that provides some common functionality to the user. When the user is finished interacting with the card, it animates off the stack of screens and returns any relevant data back to you. The Invocation Framework (which we introduced in a previous release of BlackBerry WebWorks) orchestrates all of this underneath the covers, so you can launch cards using invoke. With this release of BlackBerry WebWorks, you can leverage system and third-party developed cards inside your BlackBerry WebWorks application. You can also implement a card inside your BlackBerry WebWorks application and provide it for use by others! Check out the Invoked namespace in the API Reference for more details on creating your own card.
As indicated, raw invoke functionality can be used to launch cards. However, cards can be accessed in a number of other ways as well:
- A couple of cards provided by the system are the File picker and Camera cards. File picker allows you to provide the user with UI to select a file from the filesystem, and you will get the path back. The Camera Card allows the user to capture pictures or video, and again you get the path back. We felt that these cards might get a lot of use, and are a little more complex to interact with directly using invoke, so we have wrapped an API around them. Check out the blackberry.invoke.card namespace.
- You can also leverage the File picker and Camera cards using the new support for Media Capture in the browser – just include the capture attribute on an field. If you specify "camera" or "camcorder", you will get the Camera card; otherwise specifying anything else will invoke the File picker. Note that an input field with capture type "microphone" is currently not supported.
<input type="file" accept="image/*" capture="camera">
In the last major release, we provided the built-in Context Menu with standard system options. This context menu is displayed when the user long presses on an item in your application. In this release, you now have the ability to customize the menu for different contexts in your application. You can remove items from the list, and even provide your own menu items for a given context (such as Image, link, and so on). In future releases, we are looking at ways to allow you to define your own custom context in your application content.
Context Menu
User experience is a prime focus for BlackBerry 10. The user should feel at home no matter where they are, and be able to customize their device for accessibility reasons as well. For example, the user can set a language, as well as a region used for formatting of dates, and so on. Font size can also be adjusted for preference or for accessibility reasons. Applications should strive to adhere to these preferences as well, so with this release, we have provided APIs and events that will allow you to know what the language, region, font, and font size are as defined in the global settings. You can adjust your applications accordingly to have a seamless experience.
An oft-requested feature is to be able to lock your application in a specific orientation. Good news — you can do it now. Check out our documentation on the config.xml file to find out how.
In order to improve memory overhead and load times, the underlying web rendering engine no longer loads the Adobe® Flash® plug-in be default. If you need to support Flash rendering in your application, you can enable it by adding the following feature element to your config.xml (note that this will be application wide, and will be ignored if found inside an <access> element):
<feature id="enable-flash">
If you are building a multi-page application, and even on application initial load, you may notice flickers on page transitions if your pages have any background color other than white. We have introduced the ability to specify in config.xml what your page color is, and we will use this to display between page loads to hide the flicker. Give it a try.
<feature id="blackberry.app"> <param name="backgroundColor" value="0xffffff" /> </feature>
Be sure to check out the API Reference to get the low down on everything our Web Platform can offer to build not just web applications, but integrated web apps showcasing everything that makes BlackBerry 10 unique and powerful. And if you haven't already, download the tools and get started — there is no better time!


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Throwback TV Clip Of The Week: Lauryn Hill Gets Booed At 13 Years Old (Live At The Apollo. Back In 1987)
Lauryn Hill gets booed while performing on stage at the Apollo Theater (13 years old at the time).
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