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Heaven Scent
A 600-year-old pharmacy started by Florentine monks is now a trendy global marketer of perfumes and medieval elixirs
- By Mishal Husain
- Photographs by Scott S. Warren
- Smithsonian magazine, February 2008, Subscribe
Among Florence's churches, Santa Maria Novella is often overlooked: it lacks the grandeur of the Duomo and the poignancy of Santa Croce, where Michelangelo and Galileo are entombed. And while its Renaissance frescoes may rival those of San Marco, its location in a seedy neighborhood near the city's main train station keeps it off the radar of many visitors to the City of Lilies.
But as home to one of the world's oldest pharmacies, Santa Maria Novella boasts an attraction no other church in Italy can match. Dominican monks began concocting herbal remedies here in the 13th century, in the time of Giotto and Dante. Today, the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella still sells traditional elixirs, along with more contemporary skin-care products, oils and perfumes.
From the outside, the church offers little sign of the aromatic riches within. But around the corner from its main entrance, an enormous wooden door opens into another world, where the strong, sweet fragrance of flowers and essential oils wafts through the pharmacy's historic rooms. The monks' simple apparatus for distilling flower water rests inside wooden cabinets, flanked by old containers used for lotions and potions, lists of ingredients and even the monks' original recipe ledgers. Merchandise lines the walls of the dimly lit, frescoed rooms—all manner of soaps, sachets and scents, many made according to ancient formulas.
The Dominicans, an order devoted to poverty and charity, first arrived in Florence in 1219, in the last years of Saint Dominic, who would die in Bologna in 1221. His followers took over a church, then called Santa Maria delle Vigne, and began the process of transforming it into a monastery. At the time, the Dominicans were engaged in fierce competition with the Franciscans for the loyalty of medieval Florentines in what would soon become one of Europe's wealthiest and most powerful cities. Their cause was helped by a Verona-born Dominican, later known as Saint Peter the Martyr, who attracted huge crowds to his sermons at Santa Maria Novella, as Santa Maria delle Vigne had come to be known.
By 1381, the Dominicans were operating an infirmary there, with herbal remedies made by the monks themselves. Among the first distillates was rose water, a simple essence prescribed as an antiseptic to clean houses after an outbreak of plague. (It remains on the pharmacy's shelves today, although it's now more likely to be used for perfume or aromatherapy.)
Also among the early creations were tonics reflecting the sensibility of the times: the imaginatively named "Vinegar of the Seven Thieves," for example, was a popular remedy for women suffering from "fainting fits." The vinegar is still available for those in need of a quick pick-me-up. Also available to Florentine ladies was a concoction designed to calm "hysterical women." It, too, is still on the shelves, bearing the innocuous name Santa Maria Novella Water—now recommended for its "antispasmodic properties."
By the late 15th century, Florence was plunged into turmoil, with political attacks on the Medici dynasty spurred by the fiery preaching of the Dominican monk Savonarola—who denounced all vice and exhorted the citizens of Florence to burn their finery in a "bonfire of vanities." The pharmacy's nostrums, however, were mostly medicinal, and the monks quietly labored on. By the mid-16th century, relative calm had returned to the city under the rule of Cosimo de' Medici.
By then the monastery's pharmaceutical activities were being run as a separate business, managed by a layman and, it appears, were profitable. One entry in church records reports a large investment in vases, stoppers and pestles. The operation's manufacture of perfumes was apparently key to winning the allegiance of its most famous customer, Catherine de' Medici.
She had been born in Florence in 1519, and at age 14 famously became the bride of Henry, Duke of Orleans, the future king of France. She proved a legendary figure both for her political intrigues and her love of novelty: she is credited with promoting, in the French Court, innovations ranging from the sidesaddle to the handkerchief—even tobacco. The pharmacy created a new fragrance for her, a perfume that became known as acqua della regina, or "water of the queen." In due course, Catherine's patronage proved the making of the place.
The growth of the business was not welcomed by all; unease among some monks that the sweet smell of success might distract from the Christian pieties led to a temporary shutdown of the production of medicines in the early 1600s. But manufacture resumed in 1612, for a run of two and a half centuries. In 1866 the Italian state confiscated all church property. The move could have been the pharmacy's death knell but for the vision of the last monk to act as its director, Damiano Beni. In a deft move, he handed over control of the enterprise to his layman nephew, who eventually bought it from the state. His descendants remain involved in the business today.
As a secular endeavor, the pharmacy could fully exploit the trends of the times. In the 1700s, it had expanded its product line from distilling medicines and perfumes to manufacturing alcohol. In the 19th century, as alcohol-laden patent medicines and tonics became all the rage in the United States, the pharmacy's liqueur, Alkermes—advertised as a way to "revive weary and lazy spirits"—became a top seller.
Today the pharmacy still occupies its historic quarters, but it has expanded into an international concern, with stores in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. Eight years ago it opened a small factory two miles away, where the monks' ancient techniques have been streamlined, but where much of the manufacturing continues to be done by hand. The factory can turn out 500 bars of soap a day in any one of 25 varieties; each bar is then aged for a month before being chiseled by hand into its final shape.
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I am looking to replace the room fragrance/oilGAROFANO is it available in the USA?
Posted by GABRIELLA STEELE on February 13,2012 | 08:06 AM
Is there a store in New York City - Manhattan or a store that carries your products.
I was given it as a gift and now have run out and am desperate to make a purchase.
Posted by Teresa Sigismondo on December 20,2009 | 05:49 PM
I like very much their shaving products for men. However, the price has doubled in a short 4 years and the packaging is extremely wasteful, which I'd rather not pay for or have to dispose of.
Posted by John Chrighton on October 15,2009 | 03:06 PM
Where can I purchase the pot-pourri (on-line)of the oficina farmauceticadi s maria novella Firenzi???
Posted by anne wynne on September 20,2009 | 09:59 PM
All manner of perfumes, elixirs, lotions and antique preparations a Medici could want! They also make wonderful jams and flavored honeys. On a recent trip I purchased Frutta di Bosco (fruits of the forest)jam, scented wax tablets for my linen drawers and a bottle of Alkermes. Formulated by the friar-chemist Fra Cosimo to offset weary and lazy spirits, alkermes liqueur is also used to flavor the Savoiardi or ladyfingers in a zuppa inglese or English trifle.
Posted by P. Marasco - COSITUTTI.com on October 7,2008 | 10:51 AM
The website is http://www.lafcony.com/ and it gives the locations of all of the stores. The New York ones is located at 285 Lafayette St, zip code: 10012, phone # (212)925-0001 LA is located at 8411 Melrose Place, zip 90069, phone # (323)651-3754 Dallas is 66 Highland Park Village, zip 75205, phone # (214)522-8880. Enjoy!
Posted by Lauren H on October 1,2008 | 02:11 PM
My family is going to Florence in June and I was wondering if there were any tips or directions to this place anyone could give us. From the comments above it seems to be a bit of a hunt. Anyway, just thought I would ask. Jeska, MN
Posted by Jeska Wagner on May 25,2008 | 08:21 AM
I loved this article and am trying to figure out how to find their perfume in the USA. Also, where is the additional information on Catherine de'Medici? Your magazine is always so interesting. Regards,Jan Bealer Bethlehem, PA
Posted by Janis M. Bealer on April 20,2008 | 10:11 PM
I visited the pharmacy in Florence recently and it took me some time to find it, and I felt like I had accomplished a mission. I had read of the pharmacy in Smithsonian and was determined to find it on my visit to Florence. It is in a very unimposing location and required some searching.
Posted by Frances Ann Mosier on April 15,2008 | 12:05 PM
Will you please advise where the NYC store is located for the pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella, re: smithsonian magazine Feb. 2008. Thank you.
Posted by RoseMarie's Tours on April 5,2008 | 11:10 AM
Such a disappointment that no addtional information/photos are actually available, as indicated by the blue line tab, at page 80, in the February, '08 issue. Darn! An avid "Smithsonian" reader from Cedar Falls, Ia Sandy Jo Messingham
Posted by Sandy Jo Messingham on April 2,2008 | 10:50 AM
You can find Santa Maria Novella in Neiman Marcus, NorthPark in Dallas, TX. The number is 214-363-8311. It's wonderful!
Posted by Robin Moody on March 13,2008 | 11:09 PM
The magazine article invites the reader to know more about Caterina de' Medici as a client of the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy by going to this internet page. I can't find any more info, the article seems to be the same. Please help me locate the info. Thanks, Pat
Posted by patricia bellevue on March 9,2008 | 03:05 PM
How do I contact a store in the U.S. via Internet? Thanks, Linda Yule
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
2-Amino-1,9-dihydro-9-((2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl)-6H-purin-6-one | |
Clinical data | |
Trade names | Zovirax |
AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
MedlinePlus | a681045 |
Licence data | US FDA:link |
Pregnancy cat. | B3 (AU) ? (US) |
Legal status | POM (UK) ℞-only (US) |
Routes | Intravenous, oral, topical |
Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | 10–20% (oral) |
Protein binding | 9–33% |
Metabolism | Viral thymidine kinase |
Half-life | 2.2–20 hours |
Excretion | Renal |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 59277-89-3 |
ATC code | J05AB01 D06BB03 S01AD03 |
PubChem | CID 2022 |
DrugBank | DB00787 |
ChemSpider | 1945 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:2453 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL184 |
Synonyms | acycloguanosine |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C8H11N5O3 |
Mol. mass | 225.21 g/mol |
Physical data | |
Melt. point | 256.5 °C (494 °F) |
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Aciclovir (INN) /eɪˈsaɪklɵvɪər/ or acyclovir (USAN, former BAN), chemical name acycloguanosine, abbreviated as ACV,[1] is a guanosine analogue antiviral drug, marketed under trade names such as Cyclovir, Herpex, Acivir, Acivirax, Zovirax, Zoral, Xovir and Imavir [2] . One of the most commonly used antiviral drugs, it is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, as well as in the treatment of varicella zoster (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles).
Aciclovir was seen as the start of a new era in antiviral therapy,[1] as it is extremely selective and low in cytotoxicity. Nucleosides isolated from a Caribbean sponge, Cryptotethya crypta, were the basis for the synthesis of aciclovir.[3][4][5] It was codiscovered by Howard Schaffer following his work with Robert Vince, S. Bittner and S. Gurwara on the adenosine analog acycloadenosine which showed promising antiviral activity.[6] Later, Schaffer joined Burroughs Wellcome and continued the development of aciclovir with pharmacologist Gertrude B. Elion.[7] Vince later went on to invent abacavir, an nRTI drug for HIV patients.[8] Elion was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine, partly for the development of aciclovir. Dr. Richard Whitley, a University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher and pioneer in antiviral therapy, was the first to successfully use the drug in humans.
Mechanism of action[edit]
Aciclovir differs from previous nucleoside analogues in containing only a partial nucleoside structure: the sugar ring is replaced with an open-chain structure. It is selectively converted into acyclo-guanosine monophosphate (acyclo-GMP) by viral Thymidine kinase, which is far more effective (3000 times) in phosphorylation than cellular guanosine kinase. Subsequently, the monophosphate form is further phosphorylated into the active triphosphate form, acyclo-guanosine triphosphate (acyclo-GTP), by cellular kinases. Acyclo-GTP has approximately 100 times greater affinity for viral than cellular polymerase. As a substrate, acyclo-GTP is incorporated into viral DNA, resulting in premature chain termination. Although aciclovir resembles a nucleotide, it has no 3' end. Therefore, after its incorporation into a growing DNA strand, no further nucleotides can be added to this strand. It has also been shown that viral enzymes cannot remove acyclo-GTP from the chain, which results in inhibition of further activity of DNA polymerase. Acyclo-GTP is fairly rapidly metabolised within the cell, possibly by cellular phosphatases.
In sum, aciclovir can be considered a prodrug: it is administered in an inactive (or less active) form and is metabolised into a more active species after administration.
Aciclovir is active against most species in the herpesvirus family. In descending order of activity:[9]
- Herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1)
- Herpes simplex virus type II (HSV-2)
- Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) – least activity
Activity is predominantly against HSV, and to a lesser extent VZV. It is only of limited efficacy against EBV and CMV. It is inactive against latent viruses in nerve ganglia.
Resistance to aciclovir is rare, but is more common in patients on chronic antiviral prophylaxis (transplant recipients, people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome due to HIV infection). Mechanisms of resistance in HSV include deficient viral thymidine kinase; and mutations to viral thymidine kinase and/or DNA polymerase, altering substrate sensitivity.[10] Aciclovir has also shown cross-resistance with valaciclovir and famciclovir.
Aciclovir is poorly water soluble and has poor oral bioavailability (15–30%), hence intravenous administration is necessary if high concentrations are required. When orally administered, peak plasma concentration occurs after 1–2 hours. Aciclovir has a high distribution rate; protein binding is reported to range from 9 to 33%.[11] The elimination half-life of aciclovir is approximately 3 hours. It is renally excreted, partly by glomerular filtration and partly by tubular secretion.
The poor oral bioavailability may also be improved by administering valaciclovir, which has an oral bioavailability of about 55%. Valaciclovir is then converted to aciclovir by esterases via hepatic first-pass metabolism.
Clinical use[edit]
Aciclovir is indicated for the treatment of HSV and VZV infections, including:[12]
- Genital herpes simplex (treatment and prophylaxis)
- Herpes simplex labialis (cold sores)
- Herpes zoster (shingles)
- Acute chickenpox in immunocompromised patients
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- Acute mucocutaneous HSV infections in immunocompromised patients
- Herpes simplex keratitis (ocular herpes)
- Herpes simplex blepharitis (not to be mistaken with ocular herpes)
- Prophylaxis against herpesviruses in immunocompromised patients (such as patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy)[13]
It has been claimed that the evidence for the effectiveness of topically applied cream for recurrent labial outbreaks is weak.[14] An earlier review of scientific literature showed there is some effect in reducing the number and duration of lesions if aciclovir is applied at an early stage of an outbreak.[15] However, oral therapy for episodes was found to be inappropriate for most nonimmunocompromised patients based on costs and benefits, presumably in countries where aciclovir is only available on prescription. There is evidence for an oral prophylactic role in preventing recurrences.
Aciclovir trials show that this agent has no role in preventing HIV transmission, but it can help slow HIV disease progression in people not taking anti-retroviral therapy (ART). This finding emphasizes the importance of testing simple, inexpensive non-ART strategies, such as aciclovir and cotrimoxazole, in people with HIV.[16]
Dosage and route[edit]
Aciclovir is commonly marketed as tablets (200 mg, 400 mg, 800 mg and 1 gram),[17] topical cream (5%), intravenous injection (25 mg/mL) and ophthalmic ointment (3%).
- Cream preparations are used primarily for labial herpes simplex.
- The ophthalmic ointment preparation is only used for herpes simplex keratitis.
- The intravenous injection is used when high concentrations of aciclovir are required such as in HSV encephalitis, Acute retinal necrosis, and disseminated zoster disease.[18]
Adverse effects[edit]
Systemic therapy[edit]
Common adverse drug reactions (≥1% of patients) associated with systemic aciclovir therapy (oral or IV) include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or headache. In high doses, hallucinations have been reported. Infrequent adverse effects (0.1–1% of patients) include: agitation, vertigo, confusion, dizziness, oedema, arthralgia, sore throat, constipation, abdominal pain, hair loss, rash and/or weakness. Rare adverse effects (<0.1% of patients) include: coma, seizures, neutropenia, leukopenia, crystalluria, anorexia, fatigue, hepatitis, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and/or anaphylaxis.[12]
Additional common adverse effects, when aciclovir is administered IV, include encephalopathy (1% of patients) and injection site reactions. The injection formulation is alkaline (pH 11), and extravasation may cause local tissue pain and irritation.[12]
Intravenous acyclovir may cause reversible nephrotoxicity in 5% to 10% of patients because of precipitation of acyclovir crystals in kidney. Acyclovir crystalline nephropathy is more common when acyclovir is given as a rapid infusion and in patients with dehydration and preexisting renal impairment. Adequate hydration, a slower rate of infusion, and dosing based on renal function may reduce this risk.[18][19][20]
Topical therapy[edit]
Aciclovir topical cream is commonly associated (≥1% of patients) with: dry or flaking skin or transient stinging/burning sensations. Infrequent adverse effects include erythema or itch.[12] When applied to the eye, aciclovir is commonly associated (≥1% of patients) with transient mild stinging. Infrequently (0.1–1% of patients), ophthalmic aciclovir is associated with superficial punctate keratitis or allergic reactions.[12]
Since cellular DNA can incorporate aciclovir into itself, the drug acts as a chromosome mutagen; therefore it "...should not be used during pregnancy unless the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the foetus..."[21] However, it has not been shown to have any teratogenic or carcinogenic effects and is frequently prescribed for pregnant women, to prevent transmission of HSV to the neonate.[citation needed] The acute toxicity (LD50) of aciclovir when given orally is greater than 1 g/kg, due to its low oral bioavailability.[citation needed] Patients with renal impairment often exhibit elimination half-lives for the drug that are five to six times longer than in those with normal renal function, leading to accumulation of aciclovir in the plasma and the likelihood of development of toxic reactions, such as lethargy, confusion and myoclonus.[22]
Occurrences of the Cotard delusion have been reported as an adverse drug reaction to aciclovir, and about 1% of people who take the drug orally experience some psychiatric side-effects. The symptoms of Cotard's were associated with high serum concentrations of 9-Carboxymethoxymethylguanine (CMMG), the principal metabolite of aciclovir.[23]
Detection in biological fluids[edit]
Aciclovir may be quantitated in plasma or serum to monitor for drug accumulation in patients with renal dysfunction or to confirm a diagnosis of poisoning in acute overdose victims.[22]
See also[edit]
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- ^ Sepčić, K. (2000). "Bioactive Alkylpyridinium Compounds from Marine Sponges". Toxin Reviews 19 (2): 139–160. doi:10.1081/TXR-100100318.
- ^ Laport, M. S.; Santos, O. C.; Muricy, G. (2009). "Marine sponges: Potential sources of new antimicrobial drugs". Current pharmaceutical biotechnology 10 (1): 86–105. PMID 19149592.
- ^ Schaffer, Howard; Robert Vince, S. Bittner, S. Gurwara (1971). "Novel substrate of adenosine deaminase". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 14 (4): 367–369. doi:10.1021/jm00286a024. PMID 5553754.
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Trojans double up Winkler
It took a while, but the Portage Collegiate Trojans hockey team is finally on their first win streak of the season.
Caps snap losing streak in Kenora
It turns out the Central Plains Capitals AAA Midget team needed the calendar turned to December to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Kids enjoy cup stacking craze
Cup stacking has become a favourite past time for many students in the Portage la Prairie School Division.
Portage hosting AA ringette games
Some of the finest youth ringette players in the province will be in Portage la Prairie on Sunday.
Mustard, Davidson rinks clinch Jr. berths
The Sean Davidson rink felt the nerves in the B-side final at the Central Junior Curling Regionals in St. Claude over the weekend.
Female Caps clipped by Hawks
Two times, the Central Plains Capitals Female AAA midget team has come close this season, but both times, the undefeated Pembina Valley Hawks...
Hockey briefs: Swedlo to Wayway
The Portage Terriers made some more roster moves as they approach the halfway point of their season.
Giving Tuesday launches in Canada
A new initiative launched on Tuesday by the federal government will encourage Canadians not to forget about charities this holiday season.
A difficult choice?
Love It or List It. I'm kinda obsessed with that show. The premise is that a designer and a realtor compete against each other.
CFPD calling for grant applications
The CFPD is calling upon charitable organizations in the RM of Portage la Prairie to apply for their $100,000 Impact Grant.
Manitoba small businesses optimistic: CFIB
As the holiday season approaches, optimism grows in Manitoba's small business sector.
NORAD readies for Santa's flight
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RM1.56m worth of meth pills seized, seven held
5 December 2013
KOTA BARU: Police arrested seven members of a family and seized 62,400 methampetamine pills worth about RM1.56 million from a house in Kampung Pulau Panjang, Pengkalan Chepa here, on Monday.
Villagers raring to vote
4 April 2013
EXCITED: Village folk are confident to go out and vote as their safety is assured
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- Steer clear of sensitive issues, says Raja Nazrin
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- 'Stop dreaming of Putrajaya'
- Internet the way to win votes, says veteran journalist
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- Retract tweet, Pas Youth secretary told
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- Husam told to place writ in a daily
- 'DAP just copying BN's ideas for Gelang Patah'
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3 April 2013
WHEN it comes to scholarships in Malaysia, they generally fall into one of two categories: corporate or government, or collegebased. Corporate or government scholarships are often a student's best bet to study overseas, as many of them cover not only tuition costs, but living, computer and travel expenses as well. At the same time, they encourage their scholars to pursue their degree overseas and those that are for SPM school-leavers cover pre-university programmes.
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INTO FULL SWING: Now that Umno leaders have laid out the issues to be debated, the delegates are set to electrify the floor
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5 December 2013
WHEN winding up debate on the 2014 Supply Bill at the committee stage in Dewan Rakyat, Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said his ministry could train taxi drivers to become tourist guides.
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- BIG WORDS: Simple language can be more effective
- NEPOTISM: This unethical practice must be curbed
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Putrajaya everything a great city should be
11 February 2013
PUTRAJAYA: Working in a big, bustling city has its drawbacks - from the symphony of sounds with cars honking and drivers swearing, to the never ending traffic jams and zero parking.
Council vigilant against dirty 24/7 restaurants
5 December 2013
IPOH: The unhygienic surrounding of restaurants, and mamak eateries in particular, have become a bone of contention for many local councils.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd celebrated its loyal employees in an appreciation ceremony held in Balai Berita last week.
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- Anak Alam bond runs deep
- Art auction to help typhoon victims
- Sponsorship for media
- The allure of Serdang
- Council vigilant against dirty 24/7 restaurants
- Poor hygiene at most eateries
- Cash aid for flood victims
- Selangor maintain supremacy
- Jodie showcases her talent
- Peruvian classics at Qba
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Don't change what's not broken
5 December 2013
NO reason has been given for the new ruling forbidding express bus operators from picking up and dropping off passengers at the Taman Sri Putri bus stand in Jalan Skudai.
Xbox One makes hot debut as console war revs up
6 December 2013
Gamers in more than a dozen countries started snapping up new-generation Xbox One consoles Friday as Microsoft battled Sony to be at the heart of Internet age home entertainment.
- Nadal downs old rival Federer to reach final
- Thai political protests spread outside Bangkok
- Portugal get Sweden in WCup playoffs while France visit Ukraine
- Japan, Russia hold first diplomatic-defence talks
- Iran nuclear deal proves elusive
- Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for Pakistan border killings
- Wenger wants Arsenal to prove their worth
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5 December 2013
SEA GAMES: Hosts desperate to win the mother of all gold medals
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- CRICKET: Taylor's double ton helps NZ to huge total
- GOLF: Gathering of the elite
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- SNOOKER: In fear of Keen Hoo
- WUSHU: Weng Son aims even higher
- SWIMMING: A comfortable target, says coach
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Malaysian pair emerge champs
2 December 2013
MACAU OPEN: Thien How-Wee Kiong upstage Taiwan's top seeds for first big win
FORMULA ONE: Lauda expects Brawn to return
4 December 2013
TIME OUT: Departing Mercedes principal wants to reflect on things
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- CYCLING: Elmi confident of landing a medal
- CYCLING: Anuar rides high on Mount Wuyi
- Jazeman's education continues
- CYCLING: Johor boys stuns national juniors
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Taste of makyong
29 November 2013
Leading ladies of the silver screen, Datin Sofia Jane and Vanidah Imran, are excited about their makyong showcase, writes Dennis Chua
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- Weekend DATE: Sounds of Chaplin's Gold Rush
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- Spell of the horror flick
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Fly in for Penang food trail
5 December 2013
A day-long fly-drive package from KL to Penang has its heritage and food draws, writes Andrew Drummond Law
- TRAVELLER'S TALE: Have a cold sand witch
- Renewed taste of Victory
- SHOWBIZ: More than OK
- CLICK THAT!: Sun, sand and teddy
- Japanese-style Christmas
- SHOWBIZ: MPO tours Vietnam
- Timeshare in 75 countries
- CINEMA: Three stories, one capital
- Kings of the jungle
- Poetic vales of Switzerland
- Rice is the order of the day
- SAVVY TRAVELLER: Season for glitter and sparkle
- Search, book and click
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New meaning to festive charm
4 December 2013
Celebrating its third year here, an accessories brand continues its unique way of telling stories, writes Shuhada Elis
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- Colourful lives under city lights
- Commerce with a conscience
- No stopping Jacky Cheung
- Drawn by paper
- Making traditional beads cool again
- Tried & tested: Blur the lines
- In every shape: That crippling image
- Yarn after yarn
- SHOWBIZ: Cakra Khan show postponed
- Timeless accessories
- SHOWBIZ: Wild about food
- Combing for a good hairbrush More
Building a life with dialysis
3 December 2013
Two young boys strive to live a normal life despite having kidney disease, writes Nadia Badarudin
Changes in the airwaves
2 December 2013
Seasoned broadcaster Kudsia Kahar talks to Rozana Sani about the evolving roles of radio
Arts market with colourful history
1 December 2013
Central Market celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Veteran tour guide Billy Woo Yin Khee enlightens Aneeta Sundararaj about its past
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- Smashing time for charity
- Get a life: Learning to let go and live
- Minors on the catwalk
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- A nation's loss
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Cry of the forest
30 November 2013
Ulu Muda will perish if loggers continue to seize its treasures, writes Zuhaila Sedek-De Booij
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Budget 2014 – big impact on property market?
18 October 2013
CHANGES ON THE HORIZON: All eyes are on next Friday's Budget 2014 announcement, which many predict will have a big impact on the property industry
- COVER STORY: Speeding towards high growth
- Race to build tallest building intensifies
- Iskandar goes on regional tour
- Revisiting Cyberjaya
- COVER STORY: Malaysian properties take on the world
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- How will MRT impact the property market?
- BNM's status quo on property curbs divides opinions
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IJM expects 60% take-up for Seri Riana
18 October 2013
POSITIVE SALES: IJM Land Bhd is all set to launch Phase 2 of Seria Riana Residence in Wangsa Maju with expected take-up rate of 60 per cent within the first four months from its launch date.
- IJM expects 60% take-up for Seri Riana
- Auckland's Hopetoun Residences 55% sold out within days
- Dyson's latest hand dryer makes less noise
- Canadian developer surprised by strong demand among Malaysians
- Property news: Tropicana to build new township in Kajang
- Property news: All abuzz about Auckland's latest premier address
- Hotel trades in Asia up 145% y-o-y
- PAM-Lafarge contest focuses on affordable housing
- WCSC showcases liveable cities
- 'Give PR status to MM2H applicants'
Asian REITs outperformed Asian equities, says APREA
21 December 2012
TOP PERFORMERS: Most Asian REIT markets achieved higher returns, lower risk and superior risk-adjusted performance than their respective stock markets, especially since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), according to a recent report by the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA), which was authored by Professor Graeme Newell, University of Western Sydney.
- 'Southeast Asia office leasing to see upturn in 2H 2013'
- Deadline: December 21, 2012
- Supply crunch in industrial property
- Should I or should I not refinance?
- FOCUS: Bringing back the wow @ W Singapore
- FOCUS: 'Undertaking' to nowhere
- "Verbal valuations should stop"
- London draws in the £££
- Forfeiting land of abandoned projects
Justice for Distressed Bank Borrowers
18 October 2013
EQUAL FIGHT: Desperate housing loan borrowers may have recourse to the courts via a fund to be established for such purpose
- Advisory: Impact of max 10-year refinancing tenure
- Solving the affordable housing issue
- Buying overseas property for the first time
- Are we being short-changed by our system?
- Advisory: The RPGT 'myth': Can increase in RPGT result in lower house prices?
- 'Hypnotised to borrow to own a home'
- Time to set up Tenancy Act
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Flash forward architectural photography
18 October 2013
Spaces in time: Robert Whitworth introduces his brand of urban "Time Lapse" photography accompanied by video recordings taken from a bird's eye view of cities in Asia that track the vivid momentum and trace the pulse of these cities
- Tracking "Time Lapse"
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INTERIOR: Urban retreat on 'fifth heaven'
21 March 2013
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Judi Greenwald is the Vice President for Technology and Innovation at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. She oversees the analysis and promotion of innovation in the major sectors that contribute to climate change, including transportation, electric power, and buildings. Ms. Greenwald focuses on technology, business, state, regional, and federal innovation. She served on the Resource Panel for the northeast Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the California Market Advisory Committee, and as a policy advisor to the Western Climate Initiative and the Midwest Greenhouse Gas Accord Advisory Group. She previously served as the Vice President for Innovative Solutions at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, C2ES's predecessor organization.
Ms. Greenwald has nearly 30 years of experience working on energy and environmental policy. Prior to coming to the Pew Center, she worked as a consultant, focusing on innovative approaches to solving environmental problems, including climate change. She also served as a senior advisor on the White House Climate Change Task Force. As a member of the professional staff of the U.S. Congress Energy and Commerce Committee, she worked on the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, the 1992 Energy Policy Act, and a number of other energy and environmental statutes. She was also a Congressional Fellow with then-Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd, an environmental scientist with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and an environmental engineer and policy analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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An American friend in Oklahoma sent me this interesting news. As a non-American I can't vouch for its accuracy but some of it certainly would apply here in Ottawa:
There will be no Nativity Scene in Washington this year!
The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity Scene in the United States' Capital this Christmas season.
This isn't for any religious reason. They simply have not been able to find Three Wise Men in the Nation's Capitol.
A search for a Virgin continues.
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On Fox News radio acumen of friends that come first thing's first -- -- with the New York Yankees in their remarkable run over the last four weeks -- now in contention.
For the last while courts but who even knows -- the top wildcard -- the way they're playing however.
I'm finally getting on finally understanding what -- -- there was saying all along at 43 years old he's retiring when I watch his first step.
I -- this guy came back from injury better than ever why would he possibly -- -- nobody -- He's got the body of -- 21 year old why's he doing it.
All of you watch him against Boston.
If -- watched him in the second half in early August especially you see some cracks in the armor and you see help boldly actually could be.
And here it is let him go Joseph choices and try to get this -- to get one more year.
After watching him last night especially especially in or early August I know he is not the same player.
The one thing I would say for the Yankees if they knew ahead of time that this would be his last year don't you think it would held -- to Soriano who had an incredible forty plus year -- last year.
Watching Peyton Manning kick off the season with the Denver Broncos against the mighty Baltimore Ravens seeing how -- he is I'm getting the sense is bronco team is not only -- to go to the Super -- They're built almost going to feed my projection will be sitting here about three months.
Not only talking about -- -- the top seed.
In the playoffs but about fifteen in one.
-- that throughout the year they got a budget cagey veterans -- still have a lot of football left some great coaches I think -- the right mix go to C approval until up until the ravens that.
They just -- up close and personal the game of the week no doubt about it Green -- against San Francisco.
He -- which keep the Green Day not San Francisco we know San -- will be.
When the class of the and FC however.
In Green Bay you have a team that watched the offseason they read and react defense on any ability to adjust to come back pretty and it's -- -- 49ers and I -- they look like not even a playoff team.
Yet they have the best quarterback in the league.
See if they were able to make -- tactical adjustments to stopped happening.
It is read and react boss be an op fans in this effort Cisco office -- I'll put some wrinkles and but basically -- -- team with a little bit more talent.
And a lot more drive coming back if Green -- wants to win is gonna go through separate Cisco because again I have to go to hot weather do it or the semi hot weather San Francisco.
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Bullying Could Have Contributed to High School Teen's Suicide – KLAS
1 Oct
HENDERSON, Nev. — The death of a 15-year-old has shaken a local high school. The Coronado High School sophomore — allegedly a victim of bullying – took his own life.
The Clark County School District says James Robinson killed himself on Wednesday. Now, Henderson Police are taking the lead into the possibility the teen was bullied. Robinson was involved in track and field and played in the school band last year.
The mood was somber at Coronado High School Friday. It has a been a rough week in Cougar country.
A group that helps kids who are being bullied — for whatever reason — says school districts need to be more focused on the problem.
"We are still not seeing comprehensive anti-bullying policies in school districts, not only to include lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender youth, but for any case of bullying," Mel Goodwin said. He is with Gay Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada and meets weekly with targeted teens.
The center provides a safe outlet for kids who may encounter bullying at school or through the Internet.
"It's a place they can go to if they ever feel they are unsafe or if they are being bullied," Goodwin said.
Family therapist Claudia Schwarz says she's seen more bullying cases recently.
"Parents make the mistake as kids get older that they need less communication, less monitoring, and that's so not the case. Not that they need more as little children, they need as much or more," she said.
Suggestions she has for parents is to keep computers out of a bedrooms and to monitor the child's social life.
"Monitoring their Facebook, MySpace, their phone, their text messages. I don't care if you've got a 16-year-old kid who thinks they will be out of their house soon. You need to pay attention to what's going on," Schwarz said.
If a kid starts to withdraw from family or social events, it could be a sign something is wrong and they may need some support from a parent or adult.
Counselors on campus were available for students and staff at Coronado to help them through this difficult time.
Henderson Police are now heading the investigation with the Clark County School District Police to see if bullying may have led to to the teen's untimely death.


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Teen of the Week winner builds broadcast journalism program, impressive resume
MURRAY, Ky. — To say Hannah Boone, Murray High School senior, and the school's broadcast journalism program are one and the same isn't accurate. That would leave out other students who, because of Boone's drive, have had a better opportunity to study the field in high school.
But to say Boone took the program to new levels and made it part of her legacy is dead on, according to her teachers.
"I am losing one of my most talented broadcast journalism (students)," said Sherry Purdom, journalism teacher. Purdom, the spokeswoman for the Murray Independent School District, signed on to start and advise Murray High's broadcast journalism program three years ago.
"Hannah enrolled in the class and we each had no idea the journey that awaited us," Purdom said. "(She) has grown and accelerated this program to new exceptional heights resulting in a monthly news show, as well as the numerous personal opportunities afforded to her talent."
Boone's work led her to anchor Murray State University's "Round About U" program and helped her land scholarships at several conferences, all while keeping up a 3.5 grade-point average.
"Right off the bat I really enjoyed it," Boone said about the journalism program. "I've learned so much about it and there's so much more to learn."
What she's learned, and accomplished, is worth Teen of the Week honors.
Boone, daughter of Howard and Rhonda Boone, is the Murray State University Teen of the Week. Each Monday, the Sun features a different MSU Teen of the Week selected from nominees submitted by high school guidance counselors throughout western Kentucky and southern Illinois. In May, a Teen of the Year will be chosen from the weekly winners, earning a $5,000 scholarship to Murray State. Teen of the Week is part of the Sun's Newspapers in Education program.
Boone's passion and work ethic isn't singularly focused. She dedicated herself to the school cheerleading team, serving as co-captain the past three years. A member of Key Club and Y-Club for four years, Boone is also the speech team co-captain. For the past two years she has served as yearbook co-editor, and she was president of her class as a junior.
Nothing, however, matches her passion for anchoring and creating television news programs.
Boone created and anchored "Teachers Love to Cook" for the WMHS-TV 13 Tiger Stripes News Team. While a sophomore, the Student Television Network selected her in an essay contest to attend a four-day production training conference in Kansas City, Mo. As a junior, Boone attended an STN Conference in Orlando, Fla., where she won a scholarship by beating out 54 other students in a challenge to write an original 55-second broadcast story in 45 minutes.
Even while dreaming of being the next Meredith Vieira on the "Today Show," Boone balances her time in school and in organizations with part-time jobs, formerly at Pagliai's Pizza and now at the Cheri Theater.
"I am constantly amazed at Hannah's ability juggling all of her school responsibilities," Purdom said.
Murray State University and Western Kentucky University are two universities Boone is considering attending to study journalism.
A spotlight awaits, wherever she goes from here.
Contact Adam Shull, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8653.


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Anyone else notice? It's like his twin XD
Anyone else notice? It's like his twin XD
yep andrew ryan hates jews lol
LOL, kinda.
Did that reporter say his name was Jack?!
Not just "Jack", but it sounded like he said "Jack RANDY"!
Remove a D, move a Y and you've got RYAN!!
This explains it...
BioShock is based on true events
Well, both men had ideas for innovation. Walt had visions of visual entertainment and a theme park that would dwarf all others that competed with it. Andrew had Rapture...and that speaks for itself.
is man not intitled to mikymouse
My mom walked in on me looking at a picture of Andrew Ryan and she was like "Is that Walt Disney?"
I think if anything,Ryan's B2 portrait looks more like Walt
I encountered this recently on a trip to Disneyland. In the big giant main courtyard, there's a bronze statue of Walt and Mickey Mouse. I freaked out, thinking it was Ryan before my brain caught up. It didn't help that he was wearing the exact same style of suit...
He definitely does, it's been brought up before. Maybe Ken Levine is a fan of Walt Disney? They both created the ultimate place for fun and freedom.
Ryan looks like Disney and Sinclair looks like Desi Arnaz.
some people walso think Ryan looks like Vincent Price..just saying
If This IS True, Andrew Ryan Must Also Be John Cho.....
"Wow Journey To The Surface Must Be Modeled AfterIt's A Small World"Brilliant!!!
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Actually, the concept for Journey came from Pirates of the Caribbean.. (Hey, you've been on one, you pretty much can figure out what the rest of them are like without riding...) However, there is a direct reference to Disney, to be found within Ryan Amusements.. the name is the dead give away... anyone know what it is??
Hint: It was incorporated into a ride that can currently be experienced at Disney World, Florida...
Bingo. The "Kitchen of Tommorow" exhibit can be found by melting the ice, which is blocking a doorway in the "Hall of the Future". The Kitchen of Tommorow was one of Walt Disney's first forary's into audio animatronics at the Worlds Fair in ..(crap.. I lost my reference page), Which was later added to the Carousel of Progress.
Actually Disney didn't build attractions himself, he had other people do it for him, so once again, the mantle of creator goes to Ryan, and the operator goes back to Fiddle.
Poor Fiddle, stuck in the middle.
Not to mention Ryan wanted a nightmare hellworld, and Disney had more "fluffy" ideas.
'Lol!!' is appropriate for this thread.
You're an idiot.
gg try again laterOriginally Posted by Gamesradar
I say that because Fiddle is the Disney, not Ryan. Fiddle had the dream of a fun animatronic show (like Disney), and Fiddle had the knowhow and expertise to bring it to life (like Disney). Ryan is simply the producer, and the fact that he took control of the whole thing doesn't really bespeak a Disney sort of persona, rather than, say, a Bill Gates type of persona.
I'd say he's a bit more like Clark Gable. He was supposed to look like the male ideal of the time; angular and heroic.


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Alright, this was going to be a different post entirely, but it looks like I'll have to just save that for another day. Because, as I was killing time by perusing Digg's upcoming entertainment section, I spotted this article sitting at the top: Web Designer Battles Hollywood Cookie Cutting
It didn't sound particularly interesting, but since it had an astounding 389 diggs, and a suspiciously low 0 comments, my curiosity got the better of me and I had to see what was going on.
Upon clicking through I immediately went to see who was digging this submission, because 1) it's basically just a screenplay pitch, and 2) 389 diggs is an assload for something in upcoming.
Well, by the time I clicked to see who was digging the story, it had jumped up again, and was now sitting at 390. But, as you can see from the screenshot, the people (or person) doing all the digging aren't exactly the type you'd expect to be browsing around in upcoming looking for interesting stuff.
In fact, the majority of the accounts look a lot like this:
No avatar, just joined, and has dugg a total of one story.
So, I'm left wondering whether this might just be on its way to the record for most diggs without hitting the front page. Since I started writing this, the total has already made its way up to 460, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down. Also, the submission hasn't even cracked 10 hours. I'm anxious to see where it's at after 24 and if it continues to climb.
It's hard to imagine this could possibly be promoted on the number of diggs alone, but it is definitely one of the more impressive spam attempts I've seen in a long time.
UPDATE: The submission appears to have capped out at 510 diggs and has now been officially buried.


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As a sort of addendum to Jason Bennet's post about client expectations from cloud services, I wanted to mention the PlayStation Network. PSN has been down for six days now, the last update mentioning only that Sony doesn't "have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time."
There are differences between Amazon Web Services and PSN, of course, the primary being that AWS is a paid service. However, the initial MSRP of the PlayStation 3 was $600, an extremely high price for a console. One of the features on the box, and a feature that continues to be noted on the home page of the PlayStation, is access to the PlayStation Network. So regardless of the lack of subsciption fee for PlayStation Network, there is a client expectation that they have paid a premium for the physical product with the understanding of 24/7/365 access to the free service.
Unfortunately, Sony's handling of this disaster has only exacerbated the problem. On April 20th, Sony took down the PlayStation Network. Their initial statement said, in toto, "We're aware certain functions of PlayStation Network are down. We will report back here as soon as we can with more information. Thank you for your patience." The next day they said they were "investigating the cause of the Network outage." The day after that they mentioned an "external intrusion," and said they took down the network themselves, back on the 20th. Many of their customers and game journalists understood "external intrusion" to mean the hacker group "Anonymous" who had recently gone after Sony. After the hacker group vehemently denied responsibility, Sony didn't mention it again. Officials at Sony have said they don't know if customer account data, including credit card numbers, have been compromised. Their blog includes only 3-4 line updates once a day, where they mention things like "Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system" with no estimated date or time for when something that sounds so monumental might be finished. There has been no explanation as to why this is happening. Rumors have swirled, none of which Sony has directly addressed. Games that depend on PSN for full functionality aren't getting sold. Products available for sale ONLY through PSN are obviously not getting sold either. Many of these titles are the lifeblood of indie game companies.
Compare this to XBox Live troubles 2 years ago after Christmas - Microsoft's Major Nelson stated the exact nature of the cause (Christmas rush led to a huge usage spike), possible work-arounds, estimates, and at the end of it, customers got a free XBox Live Arcade game and 1 month of free service. The whole busines was soon forgotten.
It's highly unlikely that will be the case with Sony. In all, their network disaster has turned into a credibility disaster, and the repercussions are bound to affect not just Sony, but many companies in the PlayStation environment. Sony has blogs, twitter feeds, facebook pages, and none of those are being used to communicate anything meaningful to their customers. The lesson here is a simple one - don't just have a plan for disaster prevention, have a plan for disaster recovery that includes customer communication and marketing. Because day six of the outage of your 24/7/365 network is too late to come up with a plan.
Update: Since I posted this initially, Sony has admitted that user accounts were compromised. Again, this is six days after the initial breach. User IDs, passwords, and credit card information are all at risk.
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After a rocky initial few years, Silverlight's become quite the tool for creating rich internet applications, not to mention Windows Phone 7 applications. It does this by bringing the power of .NET directly into the web browser, via a plug-in. This brings one huge advantage: Silverlight, at its core, is a client application. That's right, despite being delivered over the web, Silverlight apps are built very similarly to a client application. There's no special tricks keeping track of state, requests from the user can be handled by event handlers, and all that good stuff. It's much easier to make a well- designed application because you don't have to constantly worry about reinstantiating objects. This also means you are freed from the anti-pattern design of ASP.NET. So, what's the best way to make maintainable and reusable code in Silverlight? MVVM.
The usual response to inquiries about MVVM is, "Yeah, I've heard about it," with the "What IS it?" being implied. This is partly because MVVM hasn't been well publicized, and that's partly because it hasn't really been standardized. So the simplest answer one can give to the question of "What is MVVM" is that it is a design pattern. I'm not going to diverge off onto what design patterns are, except to say that (as Captain Barbossa might say) it's more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual "rules." However, MVVM is more than a design pattern, it is really the design pattern to use in Silverlight. The reason for this is straightforward - it takes advantage of the unique relationship that Silverlight has between the Presentation Layer and the UI Layer. Silverlight may be a client app dev tool, but that doesn't make it a WinForms app dev tool. I learned this distinction. WinForms design patterns don't take advantage of that unique UI layer, but MVVM does.
MVVM describes the relationship between the Model, View, and the ViewModel. The Model and the View are pretty easy to understand. The Model is your collection of domain objects, and your business logic. The View is where you display your Model, listing domain objects, and listing their attributes. The ViewModel is the real meat of the MVVM model, and is the reason that MVVM is so necessary to a Silverlight project of any complexity. Again, this isn't official, and it isn't standardized really (again, guidelines), but at its core the ViewModel is where you hold the databinding logic that connects your View to your Model's data. Now, this is relatively unique as far as Presentation layers go. Usually, if databinding is to happen, it can't happen in the Presentation layer because the Presentation layer is too far removed from the UI. So what ends up happening is either the Presentation layer and the UI are smashed together, or the databinding happens all in real time and debugging becomes a pain. However, Silverlight's UI has built in hooks to allow for databinding to another object. This entirely changes how the UI relates to the Presentation Layer, because now the Presentation Layer can basically be anything. In fact, if you wanted, you could connect the UI directly to the Model.
So why the ViewModel? Why MVVM and not just ... MV? Because, as you can imagine, the model is meant to contain ONLY business logic. And if all you were doing, ever, was displaying the attributes of your object, then that could work, as you'd have no presentation logic. For relatively simple Silverlight apps, that could work just fine, more than likely. That raises questions though - what happens when an artist wants to work on the view? What happens when you want to test the UI? What happens if you want one view to show data from multiple domain objects?
This is where the ViewModel comes in. It provides the databinding layer for your UI to connect to. And in this databinding layer you can pull from multiple domain objects, you can sort lists, page lists, split things up and combine things together for display on the view. And the best part? You can even display dummy data for design time. That's right! Now your designer won't have to just try to build something and wonder if that's going to look right. All he has to do is connect to the ViewModel, and dummy data shows up. Now the designer has something to design against, instead of just guessing. And he doesn't need to know any of the logic, because the ViewModel takes care of all that, and if something changes, he's not totally screwed because everything is loosely coupled. Trust me, on a project of any complexity (and even simple ones!) if you bind directly to the model you will eventually regret it. And then you'll have to make a ViewModel for just one View, and then your code is inconsistent and everything is ruined forever.
Like MVC and MVP, the slowest part of design patterns like MVVM is learning them. And like MVC and MVP, once you've learned MVVM, it is significantly faster than attempting to do it the anti-pattern way. Also, trust me on this one, it's signifcantly faster than pretending that Silverlight is old WinForms tech. (That gets you nowhere, slow.) Not only are these design patterns faster to develop against than just smashing code wherever you can, but they're more modular, they're more maintainable, they're easier (and quicker) to design against, and there's generally a lot less of going back and forth over the same code trying to figure out why it breaks every time you make a change. (Again, hard lesson on that one.) This means more time focused on adding new features, and less time trying to track down hard to fathom bugs. Also, there is a nice separation of interests in the code, which lets people figure out where things are faster. Combined with templating in Silverlight, this makes application development very quick.
So MVVM works well for rapid development - once you've learned it. But it's very much worth learning. On a side note, what about rapid development with RIA? Well, that's another post. But yes, it does work with RIA.
So, hey, builtin stuff, yeah. That's most likely coming in Silverlight 5. There is a good reason that MVVM hasn't yet been built into Silverlight - it isn't that old, in all honesty, and it's still being developed, even in terms of theory. And more so, if Microsoft does include a solution, it has to be a solution that appeals to almost everyone. So it's taking a little bit to get to that point.
So in the meanwhile, there are various MVVM frameworks that have been built. The only one I've used so far is MVVM Light, developed primarily by Laurent Bugnion of Galasoft. Now he designed this framework with "Blendability" in mind. That is to say, working with designers who are using Blend is the foremost concern. He readily admits that if you are looking primarily for testability, or have other concerns, MVVM Light might not work out for you. There's also Caliburn and MVVM Foundation. Also, as mentioned earlier, MVVM isn't just Silverlight, it's also WPF. In fact, almost all the frameworks mentioned above support both Silverlight and WPF applications. So really, by learning MVVM you're getting a twofer on app skills. So hopefully, if someone out there is wondering why MVVM is useful, this has helped answer that question. Now you're wondering, hey, heavy on the "why", light on the "how", right? Well, that would quadruple this article, so I'll just post some links to others who have already written about it. Dan Wahlin, Shawn Wildermuth, and for WPF focused, Josh Smith.
Questions and comments welcome below.
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Ok I got my RPM sample in the mail yesterday. Loved the cap color (dayglow orange). I'm glad there isn't too much Chocomine in this (im a human cocoa detector due to allergies).
Took 4 caps
Energy: woa I'm pretty tolerant to caffeine but this felt more like when Ephedrine/caffeine 1st starts to kick in (not the peak effect).
Pumps: I usually get a great pump already so I didn't notice any extra pump
Strength: Hmmm leg day I added another 10lbs to my last set of ATG squats but thats pretty much in keeping with how my leg days have been for the past month or so. I would have to use this for a month to really see if it helps
I wont take any tomorrow (shoulders) because I really want to try 6caps (the rest of my sample) for Arm day


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