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A software widget is a relatively simple and easy to use software application made for one or more different software platforms. A desk accessory or applet is an example, in contrast with a more complex application such as a spreadsheet or word processor. Widgets are typical examples of transient and auxiliary applications that don't monopolize the user's attention.
Types of widgets[edit]
Because the term, and the coding practice, has been extant since at least the 1980s, it has been applied in a number of contexts.[1]
A GUI widget is part of a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a computer user to control and change the appearance of elements for operating a software application. In this context a widget may refer to a generic GUI element such as a check box, to an instance of that element, or to a customized collection of such elements used for a specific function or application (such as a dialog box for users to customize their computer screen appearances)
Disclosure widgets are specific types of widgets that may be hidden or expanded by computer users.
A desktop widget is a specialized GUI widget intended to run on a computer desktop for computer users to control simple utility functions such as clocks, messaging services, and calendars. A mobile widget is the comparable equivalent for mobile devices (i.e. smart phones).
A metawidget is a widget for controlling the operation of other widgets within a GUI.[2]
A web widget is a portable application installed and executed, typically by non-expert webmasters on HTML-based web pages, to offer site visitors shopping, advertisements, videos, or other simple functionality from third party widget publishers.
A "widget application" is a third party application developed for an online social network platform, with the user interface or the entire application hosted by the network service. Social network companies such as Facebook and Myspace host these applications and provide them underlying platform services (such as display and storage of user-provided photos and other content, profile information about end users and communications features with other users) through special-purpose application programming interfaces.[3][4][5] The term is used fairly loosely, in that many such applications are more complex internally and in operation than the simple applets that are called "widgets" in other contexts. The relationship between platform and developer is mutually beneficial, with the social network offering hardware and software infrastructure, and access to the social network's end user base, and with application publishers ranging from amateur developers to organized companies such as RockYou! and slide.com providing content and features that make the social network services more useful for their members. At present, there is no fee or payment between developers and social network platforms, and attempts to realize revenue from widgets (primarily advertising by the widget applications and sale of electronic commerce goods and services within the widgets) have been relatively unsuccessful.
A Widget toolkit is a set of programming tools that help developers design elements of a user interface.
Widget Engine[edit]
The term widget engine is not to be confused with that of a widget toolkit. Toolkits are used by GUI programmers, who combine several widgets to form a single application. A widget in a toolkit provides a single, low level interaction, and is prepared to communicate with other widgets in the toolkit. On the other hand, widget engines such as desktop widgets and web widgets are intended for end users. Desktop and web widgets are stand-alone, task-oriented applications which can be composed of several related interactions on its own. Each widget serves only a purpose that is usually addressed by the effort of one GUI widget in a full-scale application.
Desktop widgets[edit]
Desktop widgets (commonly just called widgets) are interactive virtual tools that provide single-purpose services such as showing the user the latest news, the current weather, the time, a calendar, a dictionary, a map program, a calculator, desktop notes, photo viewers, or even a language translator, among other things. Examples of widget engines include:
- Dashboard widgets of Apple Macintosh
- Microsoft gadgets in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and in the Windows Live system
- Plasmoids are widgets in Plasma, the workspace for the KDE desktop environment.
- Portlets in Google Desktop
- Yahoo! Widgets
- gdesklets, adesklets, and Screenlets in Linux
- Opera Widgets on all platforms (desktop, mobile TVs, gaming consoles) using the Opera browser's rendering engine.
- Homescreen widgets in Maemo
- Homescreen widgets in Android
Originally, desk accessories were developed to provide a small degree of multitasking, but when real multitasking OSes became available, these were replaced by normal applications.
Widget draft standard[edit]
On 9 November 2006, the Web Application Formats Working Group in W3C released the first public working draft of Widgets 1.0.[6] The intention is to standardise some aspects of widgets. The Opera browser is the first client side widget engine to adopt this draft W3C standard.[7] Apache Wookie (Incubating) is the first server side widget engine to adopt this W3C standard. Wookie is a server that manages widget instances and allows them to be embedded in web applications in addition to being provided for client devices such as Opera.
Mobile widgets[edit]
Most mobile widgets are like desktop widgets, but for a mobile phone. Mobile widgets can maximize screen space use and may be especially useful in placing live data-rich applications on the device idle-screen/home-screen/"phone-top". Several Java ME-based mobile widget engines exist, but the lack of standards-based APIs for Java to control the mobile device home-screen makes it harder for these engines to expose widgets on the phone-top.
Several AJAX-based native widget platforms are also available for mobile devices.
The growing pervasiveness of mobile widgets is easily understood. While widgets are a convenience in the online world, they can be looked at as near-essential in the mobile world. The reason: the mobile device is small and the interface is often challenging. Wading through large amounts of information in a mobile environment is not just a nuisance; it is a near impossibility.
One of the biggest challenges of widget development is writing multiple sets of computer code so that a widget will be compatible with multiple operating systems and types of devices.
Companies considering new mobile widgets should evaluate and then deploy applications according to four criteria: the business model, distribution model, server-side application framework and the run-time environment.
Many solutions are growing for mobile widgets. Among them the BONDI initiative within OMTP is trying to defragment these solution allowing the same widget to be run on different mobile phones allowing secure access to mobile phone capabilities.
Android, of all mobile operating systems, has supported mobile widgets natively since April 30, 2009.
Web widgets[edit]
Web browsers can also be used as widget engine infrastructures. The web is an environment well suited to distribution of widgets, as it doesn't require explicit interaction from the user to install new code snippets.
Web widgets have unleashed some commercial interest, due their perceived potential as a marketing channel, mainly because they provide interactivity and viral distribution through social networks. The first known web widget, Trivia Blitz, was introduced in 1997. It was a game applet offered by Uproar.com (the leading online game company from 2000 - 2001) that appeared on over 35,000 websites ranging from Geocities personal pages to CNN and Tower Records. When Uproar.com was acquired by Vivendi Universal in 2001, the widget was discontinued.
TV set widgets[edit]
Widgets are also available for TV's.Yahoo! Widget Engine is announced as a component of the next generation TV sets.
Information flow of desktop widgets[edit]
A desktop widget is a small footprint application, which resides on the user's desktop using little desktop space and computer resources, such as HDD and RAM. Its purpose is to provide relevant information to the user in a non-intrusive manner and using few resources. Basically, desktop widgets enable the user to view on demand, encapsulated information from predetermined data sources. Ideally, a desktop widget must present personalized content, based on the user's preferences. It is supposed to provide the most important information that a user requires on a day to day basis. Most of the desktop widgets are available as free downloads from the vendors' Web sites.
- ^ Ralph R. Swick, Mark S. Ackerman (1988). "The X Toolkit: More Bricks for Building User-Interfaces, or, Widgets for Hire". USENIX Winter. pp. 221–228. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Blattner, Glinert, Jorge and Ormsby, 'Metawidgets: towards a theory of multimodal interface design'. Appears in Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1992. COMPSAC '92. Proceedings, Sixteenth Annual International ISBN 0-8186-3000-0.
- ^ Rampell, Catherine (2007-11-03). "Widgets Become Coins of the Social Realm". The Washington Post. p. D01. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ Ustinova, Anastasia (2008-07-23). "Developers compete at Facebook conference". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Facebook Expands Power of Platform Across the Web and Around the World". Facebook. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Widgets 1.0". World Wide Web Consortium.
- ^ "Web Specifications Supported in Opera 9". Opera ASA.
See also[edit]
- Wikipedia Widget - a widget for displaying Wikipedia articles
- Android (operating system)
- Chumby
- Desk Accessory
- GUI widget
- Widget toolkit


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The Popcorn incar thread
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The Popcorn incar thread
How can we get this baby to work in the backseat of our cars, for our kids to watch movies etc etc......do we need it? probably not....would it be fun to get it working, hell yes! So power for the pop, wouldnt be any major concern, could just by any power converter from 12v , any out there would do to meet the specs of the pop. Now LCD screen, thats a bigger concern, i was hoping to find a small LCD TV/Screen on 12v With component or HDMI in, that turned out to be not as easy as i first thought. So any ideas on how to find a suitable monitor 12v for a car system? let your ideas flowwwwwww...... |
(This post was last modified: 10-16-2008 01:27 PM by Gibbo.)
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RE: The Popcorn incar thread
How's about something like this? A little over the top but its a start, 12V and HDMI.
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15.4 is a bit big for the car, but good start.
Sony XEL1 cost a few bob mind. |
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Having converted most of my dvd's to h264 thought this would be a great idea too for all the kids stuff. Haven't looked into it in too much detail but what would be the problem with just using standalone tft monitors very common with in car entertainment systems. Also where were you thinking of storing the unit and remote control of the unit.
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You might need to filter the 12V spikes from the engine. It could create distortion on your audio or LCD. Something like this might work http://www.dnaaudio.com.au/blowout_pages...af210.html
(This post was last modified: 10-16-2008 05:33 PM by Doggen.)
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RE: The Popcorn incar thread
well storing the unit was.....lets put it this way my idea is to build like a briefcase type'o'thing, pocorn in the bottom part and the tv/monitor as the lid.
And to be honest i haven't given this much thought, i jusst wanted see if there where anymore people out there thinking of this, and we could bounce ideas back and forth..... My basic idea is to have pop/tv as a complete portable unit, so its not only for car it could aslo be for boat/caravan/hotel/spaceship.... well you name it. So basically a briefcase type with 220V/12V power system. So a 15" screen would work, but i would rather have a 10" since the popcorn is ~ 10" wide, this would be perfect just to build some sort of hinge system between the screen and pop And as far as HD goes, it's not essential for me, i was jusst thinking about how smooth it would be connecting tv/pop via HDMI (or component). So far i haven't seen any of the smaller screens have any interesting inputs, think composite is the best iv'e seen...and thats about it. (10-16-2008 05:16 PM)eddy123 Wrote: You might need to filter the 12V spikes from the engine. It could create distortion on your audio or LCD. Something like this might work http://www.dnaaudio.com.au/blowout_pages...af210.html Yeah , perfect, haven't given that much of thought, but i remember back in the day (when i was young ...) building some car audio you sometimes got that buzzing sound and stuff from generator etc etc (well those days you were cheap and would never by a product like that, heck that thing would sureley buy you at least 10 Big mac Meals on McDonalds .) |
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I'm planning to start working on an in-car deployment later this month or early next with a PCH B-110 and a VoomPC2 enclosure and automotive power supply. I'm using that combo as a cost effective off-the-shelf solution to avoid fabricating a lot. That way I can focus all of my limited spare time on software development (not using NMT) and having a rolling installed hardware platform in a day tops. And in the spirit of turn-key, I'll probably go with something like a Xenarc MDT-X7000 for the display plus crossovers, amps, caps, speakers, etc.
The only thing I really hate is I can't find any low wattage DC-DC power supplies with ignition control. Pretty much everything is rated 60W+ with varying efficiencies - more than 5 times the peak power usage of the B-110 + 2.5 HD. So I'll probably build one later once everything else is done. |
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I like this project and might will consider something similar. I have already a Kenwood DVD player in my car and it has an composite input which I can use. I don't think it is worth to use a higher resolution output from the PCH as the Kenwood screen is already so small. I might need also an IR extender and a learning remote control, as I have also one for the Kenwood. Two RC's in the car is just not convienent.
Beside the noise filter, I recommend to stabilze the input power properly. You could probable use these laptop DC to DC convertors, specially for cars. They might have the noise filters built in. You could also use these DC 13.8V to 220V AC convertors and use the PCH 220V AC adapter but these things also create a lot of heat, so I don't recommend this. If you are going to install the PCH you need some good cooling specially when you are using a HDD which is a must for this project. Due to poor ventilation spot temperatures in cars can go high. Ed |
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Starting to get some of the hardware rounded up and test fitting things. Thought I'd post some pics of the progress. There's a long way to go on the hardware front before even starting to write code. **NOTE** This does not run NMT though it is a PCH B-110 board. I just wish Syabas would be at least a little cooperative in answering some of my questions on their specific hardware differences. But I've had to do way more probing, ohming, and reverse engineering in general than I would have liked.
Picture of the PCH on the right with a 7" Lilliput 629GL LED Backlit LCD screen. The native res on it is 800x480 so it should be good enough for a UI. It has a built-in USB controlled 4-wire resistive touchscreen. It's mounted in a double din enclosure kit from Mechatronics. I had to modify it quite a bit though. Cut down the vga board standoffs, dremel some slots in each side to mount the hard drive carrier tray you see on top, and cut out a window in one side so the PSU would fit. Here's another shot showing it booting with a quick and dirty splash screen that matches my car make, model, year, and color. The splash screen takes 3 seconds to come up. Worst case boot time is about 18 seconds from ignition to ready to play (cold boot only). I think I can trim that down to 8 s till UI is up and running and 10-13 total for music play from internal MP3 or HD radio. Shot of the Vistion HD Radio module. There will be two of them for recording and scanning of other stations for availability, current programming info, and signal strength while listening to one. Here is a shot of the back of the PCH B-110. Stereo will be up converted and multichannel AC3/AAC/DTS/etc will be downconverted to 4.1 with the center channel spread to FL+FR. The downmix stereo pair and surround pair could be used as a 2nd and 3rd audio source for other passengers. The audio routing in the 8634 is pretty configurable. And both volume and phase delay can be controlled per individual output channel. I'll probably use multichannel microphone cable to run down to the amps. I haven't test ran it in-car yet, but I'm hoping there isn't any unexpected noise. The DACs on the B-110 could be better.. but they could be worse too. The PATA hard drive you see will be replaced once the radio is installed in-car with a SATA-2 128GB solid state disk for lower power, less heat, more reliability, and quicker access times. There is also a power control board I'm working on that will mount on stand offs on that shelf right above the HD. It allows schedule wake-ups, extended shutoff times, non-volatile storage of audio source and play position, integration of steering wheel controls, LCD backlight control, and a host of other things. Just ignore the crude dremel work for the PSU cut-out. I'm an impatient fabricator! Here is a shot with the hard drive tray removed showing the LCD control board. I have a 802.11n wireless card on back order for the Mini-PCI slot. And another shot showing the PicoPSU DC-DC Automotive Power-Supply. It's really overkill at 125 watts. I doubt the whole system with both external HD radio modules powered off it too will pull more than 20 watts. But it has plenty of juice, ignition detect and shutoff, deep cycle power drain protection and automatic shutoff, and best of all its 2 inches square! I have a huge laundry list of intended features - most of what is typically included in a car pc - plus many more. But I have limited spare time and likely will not start writing UI code until January. The idea for me is not to have a car pc. I really wanted to set out to build a stock looking head unit with all the features and then some of after market ones but be able to change it whenever I want! I've never found a music player that catalogs things like I want, or integrates some other 'I can't live without it gadget', etc, etc.. Hopefully soon I can. |
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Wow, I have deep respect for people thats goes all in. Can't wait to hear what you have on that laundry list of yours, especially the things you actually manages to implement. A picture of the actually car installment would be appreciated too.
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Aleksandar Denić was born in 1963 in Belgrade where he graduated from Applied Arts Academy department of Film and Set Design at University of Belgrade. Since 1987 his first professional engagement on film as production designer and 1988 on theatre as set designer, he has been working on numerous theatre and film productions all over the world, among the others on Emir Kusturicas Underground. He has received different awards for theatre, film and architecture – among others nomination for Emmy Award 1996. Since 2010 professor for film, TV and stage design at Megatrend University in Belgrade. 2009-2012 President of Applied Artists and Designers Association of Serbia. Co-founder of Serbian Film Commission. Since 2011 member of National Cultural Council of Serbia. Has been working with Frank Castorf on Lady with the Camellias at Theatre de l'Odeon in Paris and Amerika at Schauspielhaus Zürich and quite recently The Duel at Volksbühne Berlin. For more details: aleksandardenic.com.
Year | Opera | Part |
2014 | Götterdämmerung | Stage design |
2014 | Siegfried | Stage design |
2014 | Die Walküre | Stage design |
2014 | Das Rheingold | Stage design |
2013 | Götterdämmerung | Stage design |
2013 | Siegfried | Stage design |
2013 | Die Walküre | Stage design |
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - If Marshall's Joe Massaquoi wants to dominate at defensive end, he's going to have to dominate in the weight room.
The sooner, the better, as far as Thundering Herd coaches are concerned.
The 6-foot-5, 242-pound redshirt freshman from Alexandria, Va., has been manning one end on the second unit and pretty much getting all of those reps. Ra'Shawde Myers has been on the other side on the second unit most of the spring, being spelled by Armonze Daniel.
But it has been Massaquoi who has been mentioned several times in those unprompted bits of post-practice praise by coach Doc Holliday, and has gotten a lot of attention from his coaches. Sometimes, that can be translated to "chewing out," or other unflattering terms.
Hey, there's an indisputable football law about that: If you're not getting chewed out, then you worry.
"A lot of times with defensive linemen, it takes them a couple of years to develop, and we're trying to force him to develop faster than what you normally do," said defensive ends coach Sean Cronin. "So we've been all over him, and he's a great kid and he's going to get it; we hope it's sooner rather than later."
Massaquoi was signed out of T.C. Williams High School, where he had 20 tackles and four sacks in four games before missing the rest of the season with a minor injury. He "grayshirted," entering the program in the spring of 2012.
By his admission, the college game whizzed around him. It was no surprise he redshirted in the fall.
"It's been good [this spring]. It's way better than last spring, when I first got here," he said. "It felt like everything was going so fast, and it's slowed down a little bit."
He was happy to see Cronin, whom he met during the recruiting process, return to Marshall. Cronin was defensive line coach at Marshall in 2010 before heading to Temple, and returned to MU after head coach Steve Addazio moved on to Boston College.
Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater brought in son-in-law Cronin to handle defensive ends, with returning D-line coach J.C. Price handling the tackles. Price is the only returning defensive coach to stay on that side of the ball, with Todd Hartley shifting to tight ends and all others moving on.
Price and Cronin seem to enjoy that division of duties.
"I've learned a lot from him already," Cronin said. "Sometimes it's good to hear a different perspective on things. Me and J.C. teach the same things; sometimes we teach it slightly different but we're teaching the same things. Maybe they hear it from me and kind of don't get it, he explains it and maybe that resonates.
"It gives us a chance to specialize with the ends and the tackles, but for the most part we're a unit."


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CAMP VIRGIL TATE -- The Rinaldi family has trekked through forests, climbed Appalachian mountain ranges, and crossed Alaskan glaciers.
They are modern explorers known as geocachers.
They have relinquished the primitive navigation tools of yore. Instead of the stars or a compass, geocachers use global positioning systems (GPS) to navigate, find trails and go on high tech treasure hunts.
The activity is like a futuristic scavenger hunt that can span the North American continent.
On Saturday, 200 cachers descended on Camp Virgil Tate just outside of Charleston to embark on a new Civil War Geotrail.
The trail includes 75 caches, disguised as fossils and stumps, sprinkled throughout West Virginia. The caches are located on Civil War era battlefields and monuments such as Charleston's Craik-Patton House.
Organizers released the coordinates of the caches Saturday afternoon.
Participants, clutching GPS tracking devices and iPhones equipped with a geocache app, immediately set out from the camp to find the hidden objects.
If participants complete the trail, they can earn a set of collectible geocaching coins that fit together to form a map of West Virginia.
ExploreWV -- a local geocaching group has spearheaded the push to encourage the activity. The organization launched its first initiative -- the WV Geocoin Challenge -- three years ago. It has since launched two other challenges that track Main Streets and famous haunted locations throughout West Virginia.
"We hate to see people leave the state," said Robin Taylor, program director for ExploreWV. "We use geocache as a tool to educate people about what the state offers."
The activity means many things to its participants.
Geocaching, they say, has fostered friendships, imparted historical lessons and given them a taste for adventure.
North Carolinian Diana Freeman, for example, has come to appreciate West Virginia through geocaching.
Freeman said that she used to have somewhat unflattering ideas about West Virginia, but she has retracted the assumptions as she has found caches and explored the natural beauty of the Mountain State.
She now loves returning to West Virginia and Taylor jokes that Freeman ought to become an honorary citizen of West Virginia.
Freeman initially started to geocache because the game taught her about history. She has followed the Trail of Tears - which tracks the forced relocation of American Indians in the South -- through North Carolina, and she now hopes to learn more about the Civil War through geocaching.


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Gladstone students planting seeds; Photo courtesy of Aviva Community Fund
Gladstone Secondary School has been awarded $50,000 to support the building of a 30-person greenhouse for the school's science and foods programs.
Gladstone's 1,200 students will be the biggest beneficiaries of the new project. While the school currently has a garden and uses some of its produce in its foods program (based in the school cafeteria), the planned greenhouse will greatly increase its vegetable producing capacity. The new greenhouse will provide a many new opportunities for the school's garden club in addition to the school's science and food program curriculum.
The Aviva funds of $50,000 will support the school greenhouse's first phase. For more information on the Gladstone submission go here.
This past weekend over 1800 students from 16 elementary and secondary schools from across Metro Vancouver gave the audience of this Sunday's Vancouver Giants game a huge treat when they broke out in a choreographed flash mob dance that they had been rehearsing for months. The aim of the video is to spread the word of acceptance among students.
It is the latest (and biggest) choreographed dance organized by Vancouver School Board (VSB) staff and students. Last year's video garnered 60,000 views and the year before (the first year of the flash mob) has racked up 1,200,000 views.
Techology is rapidly changing how children learn in classrooms. Image sourced from ruthcatchen.wordpress.com.
"That's it class – you'll find the notes and the PowerPoint on the S-Drive and a version on Moodle, there is also some relevant info on my edublog".
It was a Social Studies 10 class and the topic was "Exploring Twentieth Century Canada". The teacher's personal "edublog" included additional references, access to YouTube videos, and archived material on lessons for that class to date.
It was at that point that I realised how much the delivery of learning has changed, and how fast. Student access to a teacher guided world of information has revolutionised how, when and where kids are learning now.
Not in the future – now.
Britannia Secondary students came out on top in the Junior Achievement of British Columbia CIBC Student Company of the Year competition. They created the student company "Raincouver" to market umbrellas to the weather weary citizens of East Van.
For a second year in a row, Britannia Secondary came out on top in the Junior Achievement of British Columbia CIBC Student Company of the Year competition. Students at Britannia worked hard to create the student company "Raincouver" to market umbrellas to the weather weary citizens of East Van.
After designing a special logo, producing, marketing and selling the umbrellas, Raincouver walked away with a $1,300 profit. They decided to give back $500 to local charities CLICK and A Loving Spoonfull.
The school's company involved 30 students in grades 10 through 12 and volunteer advisors James Atherton from Great West Life, Paula Garcia from CIBC and sponsor teachers Lee Nipp and Ksena Tatomir from Britannia.
Raincouver won because they reached all their goals, selling out their entire product lines of 250 umbrellas and achieving an ROI of 102% for their shareholders.
International Development Week (February 5-11) is an annual campaign that highlights the work of Canada's development community. This year's theme is "We Make a Difference," with a special emphasis on "Empowering Women and Girls." The goal is to inspire Canadians of all ages to act on local and global issues of social justice. The Government of Canada provides funding for this initiative through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
The Active Community Education with a focus on Service program (ACES) is dedicated to proving that it's never too early to start contributing to global change. Students in grades 7 to 9 are making a difference in the empowerment of women and girls: in Zambia, by raising funds to support a school where girls receive primary education; and in their own school, where their hard work inspires their peers to become young leaders in social change.
Vancouver, BC - A formal announcement will be made on Tuesday, September 13 about a new partnership between one of Vancouver's premier educational theatre companies and the Vancouver School Board.
The event will feature information about the launch of Green Thumb Theatre's new capital fundraising campaign and their plan to repair and inhabit one of Vancouver's most treasured heritage building, the Carleton School House.
The School House was ranked first on Heritage Vancouver's list of Top 10 Endangered Sites in the city. The new partnership is a symbol of how heritage advocates, arts organizations and educational institutions can come together in an effective and mutually beneficial partnership.
The announcement will include speeches from VSB Chair Patti Bacchus, Green Thumb Theatre Artistic Director Patrick McDonald and Heritage Vancouver President Donald Luxton among others.
Following the announcement, there will be a media availability to individually interview speakers.
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Enough kvetching at your kitchen table, says Vancouver advocacy group VAN BC. If you want to see your community change for the better, it's up to you.
The group is inviting Vancouverites to a Sunday conference intended to give people the strategies they need for making concrete changes at a local level.
VAN BC (Vancouver Alliance Network Because we Care), a citizen group fresh from its fight to prevent the VSB from closing a list of public schools, is calling its day-long conference "Where Change Happens".
"The event will focus on developing strategies which empower people within their community to take an active role in ecological, economic, and social events, while endeavouring to think globally but act locally," say organizers. VAN BC cites particular interest in finding ways to support vulnerable women and families, recent immigrants, urban Aboriginals, and special needs children.
Scheduled speakers for the conference include MP Libby Davies, MLA Jenny Kwan, city councillor David Cadman, and former BC premier Mike Harcourt.
Ackerman cycled 3000 kilometres across BC last summer, listening to what people had to say about public education.
You just have to open up any paper to read about what a mess public education is in British Columbia. Kids are failing, right? Parents are angry, right? The government is to blame, right?
Not so fast, says 30-year-old Tulani Ackerman. The Prince Rupert School District high school teacher cycled 3000 kilometres around the province last summer, stopping regularly to listen to what locals had to say about BC's education system.
Throughout her one-woman public consultation, Ackerman definitely heard about the bad and the ugly of education - but she also heard about the good.
"I was inspired by New Denver's school because of the food and flower garden that the students have taken full responsibility and pride in," said Ackerman in an August speech to BC parliament. "I was inspired by the long lasting and meaningful relationships built in South Slocan at Mount Sentinel School between teachers, parents and students. It encouraged me immensely to see a community work as a team for the betterment of their children."
Under Falcon's proposed system, exceptional teachers would receive cash bonuses. (Flickr photo by 'rick')
This week, BC Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon caused a stir in the education community by announcing that, should he become premier, he would support a merit-based pay system for British Columbia's teachers. Falcon said that he would explore ways to measure exceptional and innovative teaching practices, then bestow cash bonuses on those who use these methods to boost student performance.
Wrong-way Corrigan, of US football fame, has nothing on Margaret MacDiarmid.
Recently, Premier Campbell reinstated MacDiarmid as BC's education minister, after her newly-appointed predecessor George Abbott dropped out of cabinet to run for the Liberal leadership. While this farcical situation plays out, MacDiarmid, perceived as one of the most arrogant and out-of-touch education ministers this province has ever seen, is once again fronting for the BC Liberals' education agenda. No sooner had she returned as education minister than she was quoting the report that Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland gave to the VSB earlier this year, as evidence that the board had adequate resources to meet its needs. (If one has any doubt that the Campbell government punishes its critics and rewards its faithful, note that in the most recent cabinet shuffle, Ms. Wenezenki-Yolland landed the plum job of associate deputy minister overseeing the Environmental Assessment Office in Victoria.)


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Explore the national parks of western USA including the Grand Canyon
Explore the national parks of western USA including the Grand Canyon
Another way to get off the asphalt is by renting a mountain bike from the Cyclery at Furnace Creek Ranch. Cycling is allowed on all established paved and dirt roads, but never on trails. Ask at the visitors center for recommended routes.
Whimsical Scotty's Castle is 3000ft above sea level and noticeably cooler than the valley floor. Walter E Scott, alias 'Death Valley Scotty', was the quintessential tall-tale teller who captivated people with his stories of gold.
Above-par cowboy cooking happens at this ranch house, which gets Old West flair from a rustic fireplace and rickety wooden chairs and tables. Many of the mostly meaty mains are made with local ingredients, such as mesquite honey, prickly pear and piñons.
Experience the beauty of the largest national park in the contiguous United States, Death Valley! On this tour you'll see many other desert highlights including Furnace Creek, Devil's Golf Course, Badwater and Zabriskie Point.
Borax Museum is great for finding out what all the fuss about borax was about. It also has a great collection of pioneer-era stagecoaches and wagons out back.
Views of the Panamint Mountains are stellar from this formal dining room with a dress code (no shorts or T-shirts, jeans ok), where the menu draws inspiration from continental, southwestern and Mexican cuisine. Afternoon tea in the lobby lounge and Sunday brunch are longstanding hoity-toity affairs. The nicest place for sunset cocktails is the outdoor patio.
The mysterious Racetrack Playa is a 28-mile trip south of Ubehebe Crater, via a tire-shredding dirt road that requires 4WD. From the natural 'grandstand,' you can observe large rocks that appear to have moved on their own across this mud flat, making long, faint tracks in the sunbaked surface. Scientific theories abound, but nothing has been proven.
For novelty's sake you can play a round at the world's lowest-elevation golf course (18 holes, par 70), redesigned by Perry Dye in 1997. It's also been certified by the Audubon society as a Cooperative Sanctuary for its environment-friendly management; see http://acspgolf.auduboninternational.org for details.
If you don't have a 4WD but would like to explore the park's backcountry, you can rent a Jeep from this outfit, provided you're over 25 years old, have a valid driver's license, credit card and proof of insurance. The office is next to the Furnace Creek Inn.
This huge spring-fed pool is kept at a steady 84°F (29°C) and cleaned with a nifty flow-through system that uses minimal chloride. It's primarily for Furnace Creek Ranch guests, but a limited number of passes are available to visitors ($5).
In early or mid-November, Furnace Creek hosts this historical encampment, featuring cowboy poetry, campfire sing-alongs, a gold-panning contest and a Western art show. Show up early to watch the pioneer wagons come thunderin' in.
Four miles west of Beatty, NV, Rhyolite ghost town recounts the hurly-burly, boom-and-bust story of so many Western gold-rush mining towns. Don't overlook the 1906 'bottle house' or the skeletal remains of a three-story bank.


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01-27-2010, 01:29 PMAfrica is a big continent!
I find it somewhat dismaying to see comments and questions regarding Africa limited to South Africa, North Africa and maybe the odd safari in Kenya. With nearly 50 countries, the most diverse geography on the planet,andliterally thousands of languages and cultures, Africa is rich, diverse and constantly surprising. I have made more than 25 trips to Africa, mainly in West Africa, and each trip has been fascinating, eye-opening, and engaging at a level I have never experienced elsewhere in the world. While there are indeed areas in Africa that suffer from unrest, crime, corruption and bad government, much the same couldbe said ofmany parts of America -- and the rest ofthe world, for that matter. Justdon't go there. Insteadenjoy the extraordinary kindness and generosity of most Africans, marvel at the vast open-air markets, sit in the WATO bar in Accra and watch Africa lowing around you while drinking a cold Star beer.Asyet, thankfully, the place isn't overrun with all-inclusives, which means you can stay in independent hotels and negotiate with locals to visitreal communities and see cultures that have so much to teach us. Not a lot of 5-star accommodations, but plenty of great hotels that are clean and comfortable. And if you get really adventurous, there are small guesthouses and modest innsnearly everywhere. Gambia is a good start -- there is a pretty well-developed tourist infrastructure -- and everyone loves Ghana, perhaps the most dynamic and stable nation in West Africa. But let's move our thinking beyond SouthAfrica and experience the adventure anddiversity of this complex, exciting and welcoming continent.
Re: Africa is a big continent!
you make some very good points, jandon. however, the website that sponsors this community forum is luxury-based travel. You validate that many accommodations you mention are not in that category. Looking at the accessibility to most African nations [from the US/EU, where the majority of LL customers reside] it's no wonder we don't travel there often. Flights are very costly from most non-African nations (witht eh exception of "popular" destinations like Morocco, Egypt and South Africa.
Look at a city like Dakar--departure taxes as high (or higher) than UK airports--the highest per diem expense in all of Africa.
Zimbabwe, host of the best side of Vic Falls, had NO currency (only rand and dollars) and many similar issues of political instability, and prevalence of malaria, yellow fever (requiring expensive innoculations/prophylaxsis for tourists)
Safaris in Botswana are typically twice the price of those in SA. We chose to stay on the SA side of the border for that reason.
We are looking forward to going to Mkuze Falls (oops, that's SA) next year--perhaps even Vic Falls--all via Joburg because of flights and schedules.
Would I like to go to Kenya? Sure! Can we afford or get theer easily--maybe not. I would find the idea of a down and dirty real trek thru the wilds of Gabon, but I'm not sure I want to risk my health or make extraordinary effort to get there. Do I want to go to Accra for a week or so? Probably not--I'd for a few days on the way to somewhere, but the connections to other parts of Africa are not very good.
I've been to Morocco--they can have it--UGH.
I'm off to Egypt this week (third trip for me--first for spouse)
Will I go back to SA?/ YEP--bet your booties. Lots to see and great people.
Please tell us more about your trips instead of dissing how we travel. I would personally really like to know more about your experiences. Maybe you can give LL some ideas about new properties and destinations we can get our chops into! Thanks--I think we'd all benefit!"wherever you go, there you are"
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01-28-2010, 02:55 PMRe: Africa is a big continent!
jandon, are you a luxury link traveler? I ask the question because I have taken the time to review the other postings you have made in this community. The content of your other postings appear to deal with a totally different type of travel experience. Certainly, there is nothing wrong with what appeals to you but it is by no means a reason to criticize or question the destinations or interests of those of us who prefer to travel at the level and to the places offered by luxury link.
I must agree with those points made by kyshel.
Remember, jandon, when shopping, once can go to Walmart or Nieman Marcus....just a matter of comfort level and the financial ability to feel at home.
Looking forward to you sharing your wealth of travel knowledge with us.
Re: Africa is a big continent!
kapper, I recalled a prior posting jandon had shared with the community regarding an enjoyable LL package to Italy:
jandon...I would gladly entertain bidding on packages to other countries in Africa, some of which you mentioned...if only they were offered by our friends here at LL. Although, I haven't visited the continent as frequently as yourself, I have enjoyed four safaris in Kenya and Tanzania....for which I am appreciative.- Ω -
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01-28-2010, 08:36 PMRe: Africa is a big continent!
Whoa. I seem to have unintentionally raised some hackles here. I have indeed travelled with LL, and I love my 5-stars. One of my favourite places in the world is the Nisbet Planatation on Nevis. I'm not quite sure how my comments have been construed as "dissing" anyone's travel syles. Surely there is a place on a travel site like this to suggest some destinations and accommodation outside of the LL box? The fact is that there are many very luxurious hotels in The Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, etc. if that's what you are looking for. My intention was to simply remind other travellers that this is a magnificent continent too often overlooked by travellers.
Re: Africa is a big continent!
Jandon--happy to read your reply and really would like to know about luxury options.. And I DO hope you'll recommend some to LL--please! You've done the groundwork already...
"wherever you go, there you are"
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01-30-2010, 10:23 AMRe: Africa is a big continent!
This is probably my last posting here, but I did want to respond to kyshel's request. As I mentioned, though the smllest country on the contient, The Gambia, long a winter destination for northern Europeans (and especially the Englsh since it is a former British colony), has the best-developed tourist infrastructure in West Africa. Though it only has about 60 miles of Atlantic beach frontage, most of it is lovely golden sand still relatively uncrowded. While it is true that it can be expensive to fly to Africa, I can fly scheduled airlines from Vancouver to Banjul (a good alternative to Dakar) via Brussels for $2,500. That figure can be trimmed considerably if you use one of the charter airlines flying out of Gatwick. (The Gambia Experience, which can also book hotels in a variety of packages, is the largest and most established.)
Once there, transport to hotels is easy and reasonably inexpensive. There are several distinct tourist areas, and, generally speaking, the farther south the newer the development. While most of the hotels are right on the beach, one of my favourites is the Coconut Residence, a beautifully designed smaller hotel just across from their sister condo development, which is located on the water. I've had some of the best meals I've eaten in Africa at the CR. Just south on a nice stretch of beach is the venerable Karaiba Lodge, sprawling over acres of beautiful tropical gardens. Whilethe rooms were always OK, they now claim to have refurbished them to "5-star standards."
Since I was in The Gambia last (five years ago), there has been considerable new hotel construction. Though I haven't seen it, I understand the intimate Ngala Lodge, in an old colonial mansion, is lovely. Since it isperched on cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, there is not direct beach access, however. Farther south is the brand new Sheraton Gambia Hotel, which issupposed to be very nicely designed and setting new standards for comfort. There are magnificent, largely undeveloped beaches all the way to thesouther border with Senegal.And while there are magnificent beaches and lodges insouthern Senegal, called the Casamance region, there is also a simmering separatist movement that occasionally erupts in violence. I would not recommend going there at this time.
The Gambia exists because of the River Gambia, which the British wanted as a means of shipping slaves and goods from the interior of West Africa. The river is lined with mangrove swamps, and the backwater canals, called bolongs, provide wonderful fishing. Trips up the river can also be arranged through almost all hotels, or directly at the bridge that leads to Banjul. (Though the capital, this sleepy little city doesn't have much to recommend it other than it is the terminal for the ferry that takes you to the north bank and onto Dakar). Another new resort that is getting raves is the Mandina Lodge. Described by the Lodon Times as the "best eco-lodge in the world," this luxury property is right on the river and offers all kind of opportunities to experience a bit of the interior.
The Gambia is a kind of mini-Africa withnice hotels. Outside of the rim oftourst development on the coast, life goes on as usual. There are wonderful open-air markets in downtown Banjul, and Serrekunda, the main populationn area, is fascinating and as lively(but more manageable) than any Afrcan city. You can access all of this easily with local cabs (yellow and cheaper) or tourist taxis, which are green.Organized tours are always available through the hotels.
Banjul is also a great jumping-off point for othre destinations in West Africa. From Banjul, Slok Air (I know the name doesn't inspire much confidence, but they have been flying successfully for several years now,something of an achievement on this route) flies to Dakar, Freetown, Monrovia, Accra, Conakry, Abidjan, Accra and Bamako.
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Tuesday, Robinson was named the Big Ten Conference player of the year, becoming the first Husker to earn the award.
The senior outside hitter, who was also a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten first team, received the honor after taking the conference by storm in her only season at Nebraska after transferring from Tennessee. Robinson led the league in kills per set (4.69) and points per set (5.41) in Big Ten play while recording a .349 attack percentage, an uncharacteristically high mark for an outside hitter.
It marks the second time Robinson has received a conference's player of the year award. She was named the 2011 Southeastern Conference player of the year as a sophomore at Tennessee, but she said Tuesday this award carries the added shine of coming after a dominant year in one of the nation's top volleyball leagues.
"I didn't really believe I could play in the Big Ten," Robinson said. "It's extra special to have the season that I did with my time. It proves I could play with anybody."
Robinson was one of three Huskers who received All-Big Ten honors Tuesday. Freshman outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen joined Robinson on the first team. The Papillion-La Vista South product led all Big Ten freshmen with 3.52 kills per set and produced 10 double-doubles.
"It's great for her," Robinson said. "She really did a great job filling some big shoes this year. Our whole team helped in getting those awards."
Junior setter Mary Pollmiller, who also played her first year at NU after transferring from Tennessee, was named honorable mention all-conference.
Robinson said Nebraska's three honorees are eyeing bigger postseason team goals, starting with the NCAA tournament, which begins this weekend. The Huskers, the tournament's No. 8 overall seed, could play every match in Lincoln until the national semifinals in Seattle. NU opens tournament play with Fairfield on Friday, with a possible rematch with Oregon in Saturday's second round. The Ducks knocked Nebraska out of last year's tournament in the regional final.
It will be the first NCAA tournament match for the team's eight freshmen, and Robinson and Pollmiller never advanced past the tournament's second round at Tennessee.
"There's definitely a lot that I want to achieve and our team wants to achieve," Robinson said. "Right now, my focus is on the tournament and advancing this weekend.
"I think we have a good seeding," she said. "I don't think any of the teams we're going to face are going to be easy, and that's good. You don't want to have a walk-through and then face the No. 1 team in the country. It'll be a challenge to get through every one of the games."
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The list of All-Big Ten honorees, individual award winners and sportsmanship award honorees:
All-Big Ten team
JOCELYNN BIRKS, So., OH, ILL
Jennifer Cross, Sr., MB, MICH
LAUREN WICINSKI, Sr., OH, MSU
TORI DIXON, Sr., MH, MINN
ASHLEY WITTMAN, Sr., OH, MINN
KELSEY ROBINSON, Sr., OH, NEB
Kadie Rolfzen, Fr., OH, NEB
Stephanie Holthus, Sr., OH, NU
DEJA McCLENDON, Sr., OH, PSU
Micha Hancock, Jr., S, PSU
KATIE SLAY, Sr., MB, PSU
ARIEL SCOTT, Sr., OH, PSU
Val Nichol, Jr., OH/S, PUR
Lauren Carlini, Fr., S., WIS
Honorable mention
Liz McMahon, Jr., OPP, ILL
Alexis Mathews, Sr., MB, MSU
Kori Moster, Jr., LIB, MSU
Mary Pollmiller, Jr., S, NEB
Kaitlyn Leary, Sr., OH, OSU
Carly Cramer, Sr., LIB, PUR
All-freshman team
Abby Cole, RS, MICH
Chloe Reinig, OH, MSU
Hannah Tapp, MB, MINN
Taylor Sandbothe, MB, OSU
Haleigh Nelson, MB, WIS
Unanimous selections in CAPS
Player of the year
Kelsey Robinson, NEB
Defensive player of the year
Kori Moster, MSU
Setter of the year
Micha Hancock, PSU
Freshman of the year
Lauren Carlini, WIS
Coach of the year (coaches and media)
Russ Rose, PSU
Sportsmanship Award honorees
Courtney Abrahamovich, ILL
Jade Henderson, IND
Alli O'Deen, IOWA
Brittany Lee, MICH
Kristen Kelsay, MSU
Daly Santana, MINN
Morgan Broekhuis, NEB
Katie Dutchman, NU
Andrea Kacsits, OSU
Maggie Harding, PSU
Katie Griffin, PUR
Annemarie Hickey, WIS