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The Impact of the Interface Design on Web-base Learning: Visual and Navigational Dynamics on Learners' Satisfaction
Ivana Schnitman; Jacqueline Lynn Webb-Dempsey; Terence C. Ahern Ahern
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1037–1043
Recent advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been tremendous. However, the concomitant development of Web-based delivery models has not kept pace and educators know very little about the effects of online delivery....
Topics: Instructional Design, Human Computer Interaction, Learning Outcomes, Information Communication Technologies, Communication


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Colombian coffee icon steps down
Posted by TheShot on 31 May 2006 | Tagged as: Beans, Consumer Trends
Carlos Sanchez, 71, who portrayed Colombia coffee's Juan Valdez for 37 years, recently announced his retirement: BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombian coffee icon steps down.
But with Colombia coffee producers having already invested so much in their brand iconography (not to mention Juan Valdez-branded cafés in the U.S.), the successor to Mr. Sanchez will be announced next month.
This is, of course, far more important than any successor to Pierce Brosnan as the next James Bond.
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Life is often absurd, which explains how I went directly from a refugee camp near the South Sudan border to the Cannes Film Festival.
Variety publisher Brian Gott and I were part of a 10-person team organized by the UN Foundation and UNF's Nothing But Nets anti-malaria campaign to visit Kakuma, a remote area of Kenya. We were there to distribute life-saving mosquito nets, which protect sleeping children from the disease-carrying insects.
I'm pretty sure I was the only person out of 94,000 in the camp who had a tuxedo on hand.
I also suspect I was the only festival-goer who measured every expenditure in terms of malaria: $10 for coffee and croissant (That's one net! That's one life that could be saved!) And I hope I'm the only one in Cannes having bad dreams and bursting into tears while brushing my teeth. (It's possible others had those reactions, but for different reasons.)
It would be easy to make cheap comparisons: Kakuma, serious; Cannes, frivolous. But in fact, it's not so clear-cut. Both areas are filled with people harboring genuine concerns; the difference — and it's a key one — is in the degree of those concerns.
As we traveled around Kakuma, for example, refugees (especially kids) turned into big hams as soon as they saw a camera.
In other words, it's the same as in Cannes!
Our group (spearheaded by UNF's Elizabeth Gore) was told by one camp worker, "These refugees want to contribute, they want to work, but they've been through so much, they live in fear."
The same as in Cannes!
As we drove around in UN vehicles, people lined the dusty streets to peer into the car, wave or applaud, or all three.
Just like Cannes!
We were treated like celebrities, because the refugees know their lives would be even bleaker without orgs like UNF, Nothing But Nets and UNHCR, the agency specializing in refugees.
There are a lot of worthwhile charity functions at Cannes and at home, so why should anyone care about this one? Two reasons:
One, a solution is possible. Since 2006 (when Nothing But Nets was founded), the infant mortality rate from malaria has been nearly halved, but a child still dies every minute in Africa. The disease can be eliminated worldwide by 2015, however.
With that in mind, Nothing But Nets aims to raise $1 million in the next few months, as the rainy season begins. The group, under Chris Helfrich, is halfway to its goal, but time is essential.
Second, unlike victims served by some other charities, these people literally have no hope. Nobody chooses to be a refugee. They can't return to their homeland, careers and normal lives because of circumstances beyond their control. The reason is often violence and war — and the Sudan-South Sudan conflict has increased the number of refugees.
In Kakuma, they live with brutal heat and rain, disease (one-fifth of the camp had malaria last year) and meager rationing of food and water. As one official told us, "Refugees would love to have your problems."
One Ethiopian woman said, "We all have dreams for our children, but when you are a refugee, your dreams are broken."
On our trip, photographer Michael Muller donated his time to record our journey. Residents would ask to be photographed and then laugh with delight as they saw the result.
"A lot of those people feel invisible," Muller said later. "So they want to see that they're alive and they exist."
Again, showbiz folk have those same impulses, but the intensity of those needs is obviously different. And while showbiz dreams are often thwarted, there's always hope.
Kakuma provides a reminder that the entertainment industry has dual mandates: to entertain and to improve.
A makeshift theater in Kakuma was showing "The Expendables." A restaurant — yes, some refugees are enterprising — boasted Britney Spears and J-Lo posters while Janet Jackson songs played. Like humans everywhere, refugees need diversion, they need fun.
The second, more concrete showbiz role is to bring awareness — and funds. God bless Angelina Jolie, who has established a school in Kakuma. But the needs are enormous.
Brian Gott and I will be writing more about Kakuma and Nothing But Nets in our July Philanthropy Issue. Meanwhile, my request to those of you enjoying the perks of being in Cannes or those of you reading about the busy festival scene. Put down those croissants and buy some nets!
After a few days in Kenya, my body was exhausted and my senses overloaded. And I thought, "It will be nice to get to Cannes so I can relax."
To anyone familiar with the frenzy of the fest, though, that's a bizarre concept.
But, as I said earlier, life is often absurd.For more info, go to NothingButNets.net


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UPDATE: Two weeks after this story ran, Canonical revealed that it doesn't expect the first Ubuntu smartphones to ship until Q1 2014. However, the Ubuntu phone code itself is still expected to available in October, and can be installed on compatible devices. Read our new story for details.
Original story follows:
The first Ubuntu phones will be sold to customers in October of this year, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth reportedly told the Wall Street Journal.
This timeline would be slightly ambitious compared to Canonical's previous statements. When unveiling Ubuntu for phones last month, Shuttleworth said he was aiming to get a phone out in the last quarter of 2013 or first quarter of 2014.
October is the very beginning of that timeline, but we're slightly concerned by Canonical's slowness in releasing the phone's open source code. On Jan. 2, Canonical was promising a version of Ubuntu for phones that could be run on a Galaxy Nexus within a few days or weeks. That timeline was revised to "late February," so we're still waiting for that code. The Nexus bits would help developers build apps for the Ubuntu phone OS.
We've sent a request to Canonical's PR team to verify the October shipping date (which would coincide with the release of a new version of Ubuntu on the desktop, based on the operating system's six-month update cycle). Gadget release times often slip, and with 8 months to go until October we wouldn't be surprised to see that happen. Even if Canonical hits the October timeframe, they'll be playing an extreme version of catchup in a market where iOS and Android dominate and BlackBerry and Windows Phone are duking it out for third place.
Ubuntu for phones is meant to run the full Ubuntu desktop operating system underneath, allowing a phone to become a full PC when docked with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. To break into the corporate world, Canonical wants to work with application streaming or virtualization tools to let users access Windows applications from these phone/PCs.
"You can share Windows apps to the phone desktop," Shuttleworth said in a meeting with the Journal, the paper reported.
While no Ubuntu phone code is out, Canonical is taking community input to help design the phone's core applications. You can check out the best designs in our story from earlier today.


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Cos the laws, among states, tend to vary
By death they're now parted
So lawyers get started—
Without equal rights, it gets scary.
Headline: Indiana stage collapse lawsuits could challenge state's rules on gay marriage
It's hard enough to sue for damages after an event like the Indiana stage collapse. An earlier story drew comments about vulture lawyers, greedy survivors, and cold-hearted people all around. But for Beth Urschel, there is insult added to injury; Indiana does not recognize her Hawaiian civil union. What would be a frustrating situation for anyone (the Indiana State Fair has a liability limitation such that their total payouts are capped at a fraction of what victims are currently seeking) will likely turn into a legal nightmare, ending at the Indiana supreme court, at minimum.


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getting the bread into the oven without deflation / surface tension
Hi--Two, two, two questions in one!
1. My breads tend to deflate when I put them into the oven. That is, the transfer itself deflates them. I've tried proofing the loaves on a peel dusted with flour or cornmeal, but by the time I'm done proofing the dough has gotten so much more sticky that it still sticks to the peel. And if I just carefully and quickly lift the loaf with my hands onto the preheated stone, it also deflates. On the other hand, If I use, like, an inch of cornmeal on the peel, the loaves slide easily into the oven but all that extra loose grain scorches during the bake time. Is this all possibly just due to overproofing? Solution, apart from loaf pans?
2. How can I increase surface tension/stretch the loaves harder when shaping them? The dough seems so... flaccid it's hard to stretch. Also, I'm concerned that if I really roll the seam hard I'll end up with a loaf interior that looks like cinnamon swirl bread.
I mean, baking life could be worse--this is my first attempt at sourdough (Hamelman's VT), and it did spring back in the oven, but both are persistent issues for me, season after season.


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Holiday Gift Ideas for Gadget Geeks
What do you get for the music junkie or the photography nerd? Matthew Lynley discusses some holiday ideas on digits. Photo: Nike, Inc.
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Lloyds' branch sale to Co-op falls through
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The planned sale of 631 UK bank branches by Lloyds Banking Group to the Co-op group has fallen through.
The Co-op blamed the continued economic downturn and tougher regulatory environment imposed on banks.
Lloyds said it will now seek to sell the branches as a stand-alone bank through a stock market listing.
It had been hoped that the Co-op's purchase of the branches would create a bigger competitor to the main high street banks.
"I think it is very disappointing. I was really hoping this would happen," Business Secretary Vince Cable said in an interview with the BBC in Brazil.
"We do need more competition and we need more diversity in business lending, and having the Co-op, a mutual, a new player in the small business lending, would have been a big step forward."
Lloyds' chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio agreed.
"We are disappointed that the Co-operative Group is unable to complete this transaction," he said.
The sales of the branches, known as Project Verde, was demanded by European regulators as the price for being bailed out by the UK government during the financial crisis.
The Lloyds statement said: "The Co-operative Group's board has decided that they can no longer proceed with a purchase of the Verde business given their view of the impact of the current economic environment, the worsened outlook for economic growth and the increasing regulatory requirements on the financial services sector in general."
During the summer the branches will be branded as TSB Bank, and the group will operate as a separate business within Lloyds ahead of a sale.
The Co-op's chief executive, Peter Marks, said: "After detailed and thorough consideration of all aspects of the Verde transaction, we have decided, at this time, that it is not in the best interests of our members to proceed with the transaction.
"Against the backdrop of the current economic environment, the worsened outlook for economic growth and the increasing regulatory requirements on the financial services sector in general, the Verde transaction would not currently deliver a suitable return for our members within a reasonable timeframe and with an acceptable level of risk."
The BBC's business editor, Robert Peston, said the Co-op's decision was a blow for the Treasury, which has been backing attempts to create powerful competitors to the UK's big high street banks. He said that the Co-op will now review the future of its banking business.
Labour's shadow financial secretary to the Treasury, Chris Leslie, said "his should serve as yet another warning to George Osborne that his economic plan is failing and he must urgently act to kick-start our flatlining economy".
But Mr Cable said "the Co-op were struggling to raise the necessary capital because the regulatory requirements at the moment are quite demanding for capital for new banks, and I think they just weren't able to achieve that in a way that was commercially acceptable to them"
"But the government can't intervene in the process - it was ultimately a commercial decision for them."
Challenger banks
Lloyds, which is 39%-owned by the government, had a deadline of November 2013 to complete the sale in order to meet European Commission competition rules. But there have been reports over the past few months that the Co-op was going cool on the acquisition.
A flotation is unlikely to be possible until the second half of 2014, which would mean the UK government and Lloyds asking Brussels to extend its late 2013 deadline for the sale.
"I am hoping that the sell-off, which has to happen under European Union rules, will now proceed with another buyer," Mr Cable said.
The Co-op agreed in 2012 to buy the branches.
This involved the potential transfer of 4.6 million customers, including 3.5 million in England and Wales and the remainder in Scotland.
Customers in England and Wales had already received letters telling them of the move and giving them the option to stay with Lloyds. This information is still relevant, as customers of the branches being sold will still become customers of the new TSB Bank.
The aborted takeover would have created Britain's seventh-biggest bank with about 5% of personal current accounts and mortgage market and about 10% of the branch network.
A Treasury spokesman described the Co-op's move as "a commercial matter." However, he stressed that government remained committed to encouraging so-called "Challenger" banks to increase competition on the high street.


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Novus CEO Receives Prestigious International Business Award
Mr. Francois Fraudeau Recognized for Efforts to Advance International Trade
ST. LOUIS (October 13, 2016) – During a special ceremony hosted by the Boeing Institute of International Business in the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University, Novus President and Chief Executive Officer, Francois Fraudeau, was recognized for his contributions to advance international trade in the St. Louis region.
The annual Hussmann International Business Awards Ceremony recognizes both professionals and student scholars who are active in international business and trade. The Globalist Award is given to "an individual who has distinguished himself through a commitment to international business development, demonstrated innovation and leadership in his profession, and contributed to or supported the Boeing Institute of International Business."
As President and CEO of Novus International, a global animal nutrition solutions provider, Fraudeau's influence in the global agriculture economy has widespread and positive impact in achieving the Company's vision: to help feel the world affordable, wholesome food and achieve a higher quality of life. With sales in over 100 countries and growing, Fraudeau encourages the organization to develop globally-relevant products and services, while maintaining attention to the minutest of local details.
"It is an honor and a pleasure to be given The Globalist Award by this admired academic institution," Fraudeau stated. "The Boeing Institute of International Business and the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University are developing a generation of leaders who will ensure success and prosperity in our globalized world."
In addition to Fraudeau's Award, undergraduate student, Miranda Koors, was selected for the Novus Global Business Scholarship. She was selected by a scholarship committee based on her academic, service, and professional achievements. Five additional students received similar scholarships from other sponsors. The ceremony took place on October 12 in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium at Saint Louis University.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in over 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus International's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, CIBENZA® enzyme feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. Stratum Nutrition, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, focuses on human nutrition through specialty and functional ingredients for manufacturers of foods, beverages and dietary supplements (www.stratumnutrition.com).
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Raining here too, John, which puts a damper on our Spring Break for sure.ReplyDelete
Raining here too, John, which puts a damper on our Spring Break for sure.ReplyDelete
We're having a garage sale this month. Plus we'll probably do something for Easter, I'm not sure what yet.ReplyDelete
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We are headed to Myrtle Beach on the 6th for a golf trip that I won!ReplyDelete
This month is both of my kids birthday parties and my boyfriends, so we will be busy doing. a lot of fun things! Just not sure what yet, we don't really plan things, we are last minute kind of people.ReplyDelete
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we always go to my daughters house for Easter and she has a huge egg hunt for the kids!
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We will spend Easter at my Mom's with the whole family enjoying each other's company and good food.ReplyDelete
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In April we are celebrating Easter.ReplyDelete
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We celebrated Easter, I traveled a lot for work and we are celebrating my son's birthday this weekend.ReplyDelete
We have a little getaway planned. Cant wait!!ReplyDelete
I was sick on Easter and in bed all day. Super disappointing as it is my favorite holiday!ReplyDelete
No plans for the rest of April just enjoying time outside.ReplyDelete
Most likely some spring cleaning and a yard sale. Then on to planting a great garden to enjoy all summer!ReplyDelete


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Vancouver Design Week is a week-long collection of events and programming that explore the unique design ecosystem of our city. Join the conversation. Learn and share. Show up and help shape Vancouver's design future.
Vancouver Design Week is a week-long collection of events and programming that explore the unique design ecosystem of our city. Join the conversation. Learn and share. Show up and help shape Vancouver's design future.
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5:00 PM at Vancouver City Hall
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[Award] This inaugural event recognizes and celebrates excellence in architecture and urban design in Vancouver.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at AIBC Gallery
[Exhibit] Studio work produced in a collaboration between the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the UBC First Nations House of Learning. Projects explore the concept of "Research Centre" development in one of four institutional variants: centre, museum, archive, or memorial.
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7:00 PM - 11:00 PM at Vancouver Special
[Talk] LECTURE /PARTY / DJ / BEER. P4A aims to provide an ongoing forum for Vancouver's architects + designers to get together. This special edition P4A for Vancouver Design Week will be bigger and better than ever.
[Workshop] How do you create a product, service or solution that is innovative, and that everyone wants? The most creative and successful entrepreneurs and business leaders use design thinking. Taught by Marica Rizzo and Alexis Young, the workshop will also feature local experts to help you craft your solutions.
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM at Spring.is Event Hall
[Workshop] This roundtable is a discussion between designers of all kinds to build a design story for Vancouver. What kind of design community do you want to work in?
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Contemporary Art Gallery
[Course] The CAG is working with James Langdon to offer a three day workshop exploring narrative approaches to design, a series of connected exercises subjecting a collection of found materials to various manual and conceptual processes.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Harbour Centre
[Talk] Dr. Markus Moos of the University of Waterloo will speak about Millennials' values, preferences and priorities. Their attitudes could affect your work, commute, home and community — now and in the future.
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[Talk] A new monthly forum for practitioners to come together for candid conversations about practice (/praxis) - from the pragmatic to the inspirational. Speakers: Darryl Condon from HCMA, Michael Green of MGA, and a possible third perspective from Perkins+Will (tbc).
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Hughes Condon Marler Arch
With social sustainability in mind, HCMA threw their first Architects' Block Party in 2013 to strengthen connections + build community in the industry. By inviting others to play in their sand box, they hope to break down real and perceived barriers to community building. Now they're opening their doors to fellow creatives as part of VDW. Join our rooftop patio party overlooking Granville Island to see where the connections lie.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Contemporary Art Gallery
[Course] The CAG is working with James Langdon to offer a three day workshop exploring narrative approaches to design, a series of connected exercises subjecting a collection of found materials to various manual and conceptual processes.
[Jam] JAM I / IDEA CHARRETTE + PROTOTYPE-MAKING: Part 1 of a two-phase Jam about how small interactive urban intervention designs can change our lives. The primary focus will be the endangerment of Vancouver's cultural spaces for creatives, and works that respond to the need for showcasing and sustaining spaces that provide us with content that can transform our lives.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
[Talk] Gil Penalosa will speak to the question of whether Metro Vancouver maintain its "Livability Credibility" for the next 30 years.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at VFS - 88 E Pender St.
[Talk] Join, Rob Leadley of Measure Co. and Rachel & Travis Gertz from Louder Than Ten in a session discovering what works for a happy business and happy life.
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Museum of Vancouver
[Exhibit] From jumpsuits to evening gowns, this exhibition will feature rare examples of haute couture and Vancouver-made clothing and accessories that reflect how WWII changed society. Runs every day through the rest of VDW.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Perkins+Will Canada Architects
[Talk] Join us for our September Social, a free event for socializing and hearing about our upcoming schedule and changes to the International Living Futures Institute.
6:30 PM at VOGUE THEATRE
[Talk] Since Pecha Kucha is part of the first annual Vancouver Design Week, we are assembling a diverse roster of local designers to speak about their experiences, philosophies, inspirations, stories or anything else that is in their head.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Contemporary Art Gallery
[Course] The CAG is working with James Langdon to offer a three day workshop exploring narrative approaches to design, a series of connected exercises subjecting a collection of found materials to various manual and conceptual processes.
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8:30 PM - 10:00 AM at SFU Woodward's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.
[Talk] What role does process have in creative endeavours? How does creativity inform process? A thought-provoking look at the common threads that tie together works such as Union Gospel, Bridge, Ought Apartment, The Western Front, and Good Bye Work. To follow with audience discussion about architecture and civic space.
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM at World Art Centre In SFU Woodwards
[Workshop] Join corporate leaders and visionaries in a day-long session to uncover storytelling techniques that harness your passion and purpose. Make new connections to the leaders in the community, practice innovation tactics, and walk away with the story you've been trying to tell.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at lululemon athletica
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[Workshop] This cross-disciplinary Innovation Challenge is a forum for innovation, collaboration and inspiration. Part design challenge and part social experiment, this unique workshop will mix designers, design-thinkers and armchair innovators to explore the interaction of design methodologies employed across disciplines.
[Exhibit] Peep Show is the inaugural event for a collective of designers and makers promoting new design and creative conversations. Through the concept of 'Transparency', we bring education, design rationale, and the creative process to the surface as a way to question and provoke the current modes of consumption. Peep Show will feature work created by the collective members and other creatives in the community.
8:00 PM - 11:30 PM at Museum of Vancouver
[Talk] Join 30+ designers for conversations about their work, and why they choose to do what they do in Vancouver. Why I Design aims the spotlight on the process of invention. Ask designers how they do what they do, and why Vancouver inspires them to keep doing it.
[Exhibit] Maker Series is partnering with MakerLabs, a local makerspace, to feature the design processes of several local designers, makers and artists. The exhibition is happening alongside A Pop Up Affair Presents: Peep Show. Join us for this exciting social event, get a first look at the exhibit and meet Vancouver's designers and makers.
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Various Locations
[Tours] Vancouver's most creative homeowners, architects, builders and designers open their doors for the first Vancouver Modern Home Tour.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Various Locations
[Tours] The Cultural Landscape Foundation, in collaboration with the Vancouver Landscape Collective, brings a unique opportunity to experience beautiful exclusive works by Cornelia Oberlander, Paul Sangha and Hapa Collaborative.
10:00 AM at AIBC - 100-440 Cambie St.
[Tour] Take a stroll down Water Street and follow in the footsteps of pioneers, loggers, gold diggers, merchants and crooks. Hear the whistle of the famous Gastown Steam Clock and take a walk through Blood Alley. Learn how Vancouver has preserved the most historic part of our city, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Main Street Brewing
[Sampling] Join Evoke International Design Principals; David Nicolay and Robert Edmonds and MSB Owner, Nigel Pike @ Main Street Brewery to converse about collaboration, branding and multidisciplinary design while sampling one or 3 of MSB's libations.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 500-1706 West 1st Ave
[Open Studio] Bocci is a contemporary design and manufacturing studio specializing in high end lighting, furniture, and electrical components. We will be opening our doors for light refreshments, studio tours, and glass blowing demonstrations. Take elevator to 5th floor.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 143 West 3rd Ave
[Open Studio] Demonstration of recent Signals Design, Illustration and Interactive projects. We will have copies of the Signals-designed Wayward Arts magazine issue to give away.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 1395 Odlum Drive
[Open Studio] Campos Leckie Studio
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 7 East 7th Ave
[Open Studio] We'll show people our space and talk about the importance of diversity and place in the city for doing digital work. We're on the corner of Ontario and 7th.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 1564 West 6th Avenue
[Open Studio] We're an architecture and design research studio focusing on cultural, educational, and residential projects. Our current and past work will be on display.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 196 Kingsway
[Open Studio] Various possible activities and exhibits: 3D Printing Workshop, building a giant Jenga set, and laser cutting custom pendants.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 304-175 East Broadway
[Open Studio] DJA is a small design studio focused on highly-detailed contemporary projects. Visit our new space to see working models and drawings of past and current projects. Refreshments will be served.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 200-291 E 2nd Ave
[Open Studio] We are a Landscape Architecture studio with a focus on the design of public space. We'll have examples of our project work and drawings to view, as well as model building activities for children to design their own playground.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 1777 West 3rd Avenue
[Open Studio] PFS Studio is an urban design, planning, and landscape architecture firm. Recent public open space projects will be displayed in physical models and slideshows with brief presentations by the designers. Snacks, too.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 401-134 Abbott Street
[Open Studio] Architecture office, in process work - will have wine and munchies. Buzz for entry.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 1220 Homer St.
[Open Studio] A candy factory in its former life, the building now houses our studio, where we specialize in architectural, interior, urban, and industrial design. We're driven by sustainability, innovation, and design excellence. The tour of our space will include some history, some info about our office today, and a glimpse of our design practice. Light refreshments will be served.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 784 Powell Street
[Open Studio] Burnkit is a design agency. Come see our studio, work and process in action. Plus we'll have a few beers in the fridge. Buzz for entry.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 490-1000 Parker St
[Open Studio] We'll explain of how nature is the new trend in interior design, accompanied by the presentation of the many cool and surprising forms it can take. 4th floor in 1000 Parker, call 604-418-9217 for access.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at Unit 260-49 Dunlevy Avenue
[Open Studio] Special VDW pre launch and sneak peak at Vancouver's next big thing in condo living. Buzz 260 for entry.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 1120 East Georgia Street
[Open Studio] A multi-disciplinary studio with a wide array of projects on the go. Members of our team will be getting their hands dirty working on the final stages of a sculpture project. Visitors will get a tour of the studio, a glimpse into our process, and a refreshment or two for their trouble.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 715 East Hastings Street
[Open Studio] Short studio tour and discussion of recent work. Q&A to follow.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 303-375 W 5th Ave
[Open Studio] Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. offers professional services in architecture and interior design. Hapa Collaborative offers professional services in landscape architecture and urban design. Architectural models and drawings will be on display, and visitors can see actual working spaces and collaborative areas of both firms. Refreshments provided. Buzz 3303 for entry.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 210-12 Water St
[Open Studio] OpenRoad is a web design and development consultancy working across physical and digital spaces to create connected, user-centred experiences for global brands and organizations. Meet members of our strategy, UX, creative, and development teams, and enjoy catering from the amazing Winner Winner (yes, it's chicken dinner) as well as a selection of local beers and wines.Enter from courtyard; buzz 210 for entry.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 100-399 Railway St
[Open Studio] Sample Sale with non alcoholic drinks provided, live fitness demos in our jeans to show the performance of denim!
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 729 Gore Avenue, 2nd Floor
[Open Studio] OOCO is a collaborative design studio and brand. We develop products and experiences across multiple disciplines, and will be exhibiting our works as well as other OOCOllaborators while meeting our fellow Vancouverites. Product and film premier with campaign launch to follow exhibition. Right next door to The Pie Shoppe, enter via the double doors on Gore avenue, first door on the right upstairs.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 936 Clark Drive
[Open Studio] Shrapnel Design specializes in presentation design and high quality, small run custom manufacturing.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 1443 E Pender St
[Open Studio] Aloe Designs is a Vancouver landscape design group that creates fresh outdoor living spaces—cultivating sustainable communities one patio, balcony, backyard, rooftop, and container garden at a time. Come check out our unique space and learn more about our process, practice, and perspectives. Plus well have a few beers on ice!
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 326 West Cordova Street
[Open Studio] WE ARE AN ORIGINAL AND FEARLESS DIGITAL CREATIVE AGENCY THAT HAS BEEN BUILDING HARDWORKING CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS SINCE 2010. BUZZ FOR ENTRY.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at 63 East Cordova
[Open Studio] MGA's work focuses on meaningful and sustainable change in building through innovation in building sciences and design. With projects around the world and a team of 25 designers and architects, we are vested in helping build healthier communities through architecture, interiors, landscape, and urban design.
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at 257 East 7th Ave
[Open Studio] Make Creative has a 1000 square-foot gallery at the front of our studio. We'll be hosting Vancouver Biennale artist collective, File de Peixe.
[Workshop] In this workshop, you'll learn how digital fabrication tools like laser cutters and 3D printers work together to make almost anything. We'll create a collaborative geometric sculpture inspired by George Hart. Workshop participants will also get a tour of MakerLabs and a personalized laser cut memento.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio
[Workshop] A contemporary design inspired workshop for kids + parents to design, build and customize a space all in one sitting. Join us in a workshop that draws directly from MAAStudio's design and Collage Collage lesson plans to make a dream space that only you + your child could imagine.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Railway St at Princess AVe
[Workshop] JAM 2 / PRODUCTION + INSTALL - Part two of a two-phase Jam about how small interactive urban intervention designs can change our lives.
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Railway Street between Dunlevy & Jackosn
[Party] VDW in collaboration with Hawkers Market re-designs the "block party". Take your taste buds for a walk as you continue along your VDW Open Studio and Sampling adventure.
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM at Espiritu Design Studio at the Chinatown Mall
[Party] Join us for a casual evening social hosted at Espiritu Design Studio with refreshments to celebrate VDW! The event is an opportunity to share in creative conversation; perhaps you'll find your next collaboration!
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[Exhibit] An exhibition of student work from the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM at The Sparrows at Olympic Village
[Tour] Led by the former Senior Urban Designer for the City of Vancouver Scot Hein, this 2.5 hour tour will visit seminal completed developments that have contributed to Vancouver's reputation as a "laboratory for urbanism". The tour will convene at the Olympic Village main plaza ("The Birds") and then proceed to sites in Chinatown, Gastown including Woodwards, the new convention centre, Coal Harbour, the architecturally significant west end towers of Richard Henriquez (Presidio/Eugenia/Sylvia), Mole Hill, Yaletown and the north shore of False Creek/Roundhouse neighbourhood. BYOBike
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at UBC Student Union Building
[Tour] A walking tour of leading architecture at University of British Columbia. In partnership with the Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) and six prominent Vancouver architecture and design firms, this tour explores several notable arts, sciences, and sport facilities. A designer from each firm will be speaking about the design process, goals, and challenges of the site.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Various Locations
[Tours] The Cultural Landscape Foundation, in collaboration with the Vancouver Landscape Collective, brings a unique opportunity to experience beautiful exclusive works by Cornelia Oberlander, Paul Sangha and Hapa Collaborative.
8:00 PM - Midnight at CBC Studios
[Exhibit] Designers and guests mingle during this dazzling display of amazing tablescapes, sampling gourmet treats paired with delicious Absolut Elyx craft cocktails, wine and beer. Special live entertainment, custom cocktail bars, and reverie.
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11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at CBC Studios
[Exhibit] Design enthusiasts and fans of IDSwest have a singular opportunity to come and experience Monogram Dinner by Design, admire the tablescapes, spot their next personal inspiration and enjoy an inspiring atmosphere.
6:30 PM - 1:00 AM at CBC Studios
[Exhibit] Cocktails are followed by an elegant seated VIP dinner for 150 guests with all drinks included. Each courses is perfectly paired by a wine and fine musical accompaniment.
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[Talk] Exclusive to Vancouver Design Week, Denim & Steel presents a new forum for showcasing local creative works kicks off. Join local makers working in digital and material design to see new works and to hear the story behind what motivated their creations.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Inform Contract
[Party] Come out to play for a Design Week cocktail party at Inform Contract. We have an installation of the new Flos String light by Michael Anastassiades and a bar stocked with Aperol Spritz.
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM at Porsche Centre Vancouver
[Exhibit] A night supporting cancer prevention, featuring a live auction of fashion art. Ten beautiful dresses (works of art!) will be auctioned off in support of cancer prevention research. Canada's Queen of Punk, singer/songwriter and cancer survivor, Bif Naked, will perform a live set.
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7:00 PM at SFU Woodwards, Room 4390
[Screenings] Join us for an evening at SFU Woodward's for screenings of interviews and cultural films created by field school participants, featuring the design community's emerging and established designers, architects, and thinkers from Italy and The Netherlands.
[Exhibit] A curated selection of products designed and crafted by local talent. Celebrate the richness of local design in an evening of shopping and refreshment.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Museum of Vancouver
[Talk] The 2014/2015 Built City @MOV series kicks off with a talk that showcases the potential of design to effect significant change in personal and public space.
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[Talk] This second installation of AfB will feature Chris Sharples, founding principal of SHoP Architects and SHoP Construction (NYC); and Sean Pearson Director of RUF Project (Vancouver) talking about frameworks for translating between Fantasty and Fabrication, while leveraging the values of both.
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM at Exhibit Halls B2, B3 & C, Vancouver Convention Centre West
[Party] IDSwest kicks off its 10th year with a design party on the exposition floor! Dress to impress and enjoy the sophisticated atmosphere while exploring the exhibits and features. Presented by Cosentino.
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Room 291, 2nd Floor, North Building
[Talk] Join Emily Carr University of Art + Design for an opportunity to learn about current faculty research as part of Vancouver Design Week! Featured talks include: Dynamic Media in Publication Design with Celeste Martin, Digital Cartography, Web Mapping and Geographic Data:The New Frontiers of Communication Design with Christopher Hethrington and CloTHING(s) as conversation with Helene Day Fraser.
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM at Vancouver Convention Centre West - Exhibit Halls B2, B3 & C
[Exhibit] Coast Modern showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies. The relaxed journey takes us across three generations of Modernist Architecture in the Pacific North West, followed by director Q&A.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Alfie Italia
[Party] An evening to celebrate fashion, interior and independent design in our community and the businesses that support these designers.
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM at Vancouver Convention Centre West - Exhibit Halls B2, B3 & C
[Workshop] Generating new ideas is easy, it's developing truly original breakthrough ideas that's hard. THNK co-founder Lee Feldman, former CCO at global digital design agency Blast Radius shares tried-and-true methods for overcoming common blockers, forming new connections and where to look for signs and weak signals in this hands-on and entertaining 90 minutes co-presented by Creative Mornings Vancouver.
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM at Unit 604, Chloi HQ
[Tour] Join this workshop and walking tour led by Working Format and Vancouver Neon for an evening of exploration and conversation, delving into the history and craft of neon signage and sign-making in Vancouver's entertainment district.
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[Tour] This architectural walking tour features three extraordinary developments of varying scale and nature. With special guest speakers at each location, and refreshments of beer, wine, and cheese.
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM at 231 Union St.
[Party] Join us for a drink to celebrate the launch of The Emerald Collection.
1:00 PM at Vancouver Convention Centre West - Exhibit Halls B2, B3 & C
[Talk] Sarah will help you tackle your next project by sharing her tips and tricks so you are prepared and inspired. An award-winning designer, Sarah is known for jaw-dropping transformations that turn ordinary spaces into magazine-worthy rooms with an incredible wow factor.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Vancouver Convention Centre West - Exhibit Halls B2, B3 & C
[Talk] Celebrity designer Amanda Forrest takes you on a tour of her recent travels to some of the most historical, inspirational and personality-filled cities in the south. Learn how to incorporate southern hospitality and charm into your home to create warm, inviting, and luxurious rooms that feel like they were curated over time.
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Vancouver Convention Centre West - Exhibit Halls B2, B3 & C
[Exhibit] Western Canada's annual premiere residential design show featuring 250 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media.
Vancouver Design Week's inaugural event was May 2014, the organizing team is targeting 2016 for the next event.
Vancouver Design Week is happening all around Vancouver. A full event calendar and maps will become available as events and locations are confirmed. Sign up for our newsletter to hear when the event roster is announced.
Vancouver Design Week is composed of a wide range of events and happenings. Some require registration and some don't; some are free and some aren't. Registration and ticketing are managed by their individual hosts/organizers, so be sure to confirm details before heading out.
Like the week's make-up, there are a diversity of ways to get involved - host a tour, submit an event, become a supporting partner, volunteer, or make a donation (VDW works under a not-for-profit model).
But most importantly, show up, speak up and stand out! Exchange perspectives with (other) designers, try new things, ask questions, share your thoughts and be a part of the conversation!
VDW invites local designers, design organizations, and design thinkers to challenge and expand the Vancouver design conversation. If you're a part of the Vancouver design scene and are interested in creating a design-related event, our call for submissions is now open and has further details.
If you don't have any programming to propose, but want to share your space - your studio, your workshop, your cafe/
We hoped you'd ask.
Vancouver Design Week is a not-for-profit social enterprise. Created by a passionate team of volunteers from across design disciplines - with advisory and core committees composed of some of the city's most renowned design institutions, entrepreneurs, educators, thinkers, and makers - Vancouver Design Week has been willed into being by a shared belief that design is imperative to improving the quality and potential of our city.
Help us make this vision a reality by showing up, speaking up, and standing out.
Vancouver. Edge city. A territory on the geographic and cultural periphery. A place where people come to escape the confines of convention and a place with a unique aptitude for freethinking, incubating and instigating.
The results: creation of global phenomena - Occupy, Greenpeace, and 'Vancouverism'; pioneering of West Coast Modernism; and home to a long list of world-class designers and innovators. And yet... "although some of the world's greatest designers live/work in Vancouver they are (here at home) unknown, undervalued and disconnected from one another" [Jane Cox, Cause+Affect] - limiting our potential for agency as both a culture and a city.
Vancouver Design Week is an opportunity to redress this.
Vancouver Design Week is city-wide platform, invitation and call to action - to celebrate established and emergent design talent; to spotlight broad spectrum design innovation; to cross-pollenate and empower designers and design-thinkers across disciplines, and to leverage the potential of design for transformative agency and holistic capital, in Vancouver, and beyond.
This inaugural Vancouver Design Week not only established an important event in (Metro) Vancouver but the opportunity to initiate a broader Pacific North West dialog - towards catalyzing an even more transformative Vancouver design culture.
Jennifer is an Intern Architect at DIALOG, passionate about leveraging lateral thinking and empowering design agency. She is also a SALA mentor and guest critic; Advocacy Committee co-Chair at the local Chapter of Architecture Canada, founding Board member of the Laboratory of Housing Alternatives (LoHA), and a retired thai boxing champion.
Todd is an interaction designer and co-founder of Denim & Steel Interactive. Informed by his background in the humanities, he strives to bring a humane sensibility to the cool edge of digital technology. Outside of work, Todd explores the urban landscape through the dual lenses of cycling and coffee.
A coastal creative from Vancouver to Halifax, Harry is a communication designer and brand strategist at PUBLIC. Harry believes in fostering creativity through conversation and collaboration.
Video and Motion studio founded by Jevan Crittenden and Nate Slaco, and based in Vancouver BC.
Urban Planner KrisZtina is passionate about transformative spaces and the intersections between design and the public. She is a coordinating force within public space designs that enliven and invigorate our city.
Shelley Craig holds degrees in Environmental Studies (Architecture) and Architecture, and is a recipient of the Bernard Webb Scholarship.
Jane Cox, the Executive Director of FUEL and Co-founder of Cause+Affect and PechaKucha Vancouver, is a creative catalyst and strategist helping "good" businesses and organizations define their culture and grow their communities. She loves her nature/urban/mother/career woman lifestyle.
Tylor is a creative technologist and co-founder at Denim & Steel. An engineer by training, he designs unique software for a people-focused future.
Zach is a Canadian Texan hybrid who has been designing in Vancouver since 2009. He loves people, tacos, and making. He's proud to have helped start Vancouver's first Tool Library and Trade School Vancouver. Zach is passionate about serving the underserved and engaging problems and social issues with sustainable creative solutions.
Nadia is a strategist and digital producer, with 10 years experience in marketing and production. She has developed and implemented socially-driven media campaigns for Fortune 50 brands and has been the acting Director of Marketing for (RED) and THNK School for Creative Leadership.
Kourosh is a sustainability consultant and educator with over 11 years of experience in both academia and practice. Having been trained in architecture and interdisciplinary design, he has been involved in various design and research projects in both academia and practice.
Carling is a designer at Cause+Affect, having worked with a variety of clients ranging from multinationals to small independent gems. While her passion lies in brand and print, she is equally skilled in digital and scribbling.
Jessica is a community development and communications professional with a background in Urban and Regional Planning. Based in her community development experience, she has designed multi-staged community engagement processes to reach the broadest cross section of the public, using online and face-to-face touchpoints.
Alvina is an Event Designer & Producer. Creating experiences that you cannot wait to tell somebody about is what she is constantly dreaming up. She does this by making you look twice...at what was previously ordinary - big and complex into simple and gorgeous. Travel, her next delicious taste bud explosion and design fuel her quiet revolution of events that wow.
Sarah Bjornson is a long-time DIALOG team member who has grown from an Intern Architect into a registered Architect. She has contributed to numerous projects including University of Calgary Student Residences, Little Flower Academy, Chilliwack High School and the Waterstone Pier.
Part of the mission of Vancouver Design Week is to inspire a shift in perception and value(s) to collectively leverage the potential of design as a catalyst for transformative change!
"Design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. It influences the outcome of almost everything we do, often without our being aware it has done so… Yet despite its power, design is frequently treated as if it didn't matter by being trivialized, misunderstood (and undervalued)…"Alice Rawsthorn, Design Critic, global edition of the New York Times
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed its the only thing that ever has."Margaret Mead
Vancouver Design Week was created by the design community as a platform for elevating the design, capital, and potential of our city. Donations of any size help get us further towards this collective goal and will be acknowledged by name in VDW web and print materials.
The community is an ecosystem, and each within it has a different capacity to support and catalyze change - and like in nature, all levels are important and help strengthen the whole. Community support will be acknowledged by name and logo in VDW web and print materials.
For those leading the community in catalyzing potentials for transformative change. Support will be acknowledged in a way that reflects the incredible value of each unique action leader.
A huge thank to all of the following who have been early supporters - because of you Vancouver Design Week is possible!


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Epson announced the brand new Artisan line of All-In-One Inkjet printers last week. The "flagship" line features the Artisan 800 and Artisan 700 printers; both are small in size but big on options, including Wi-Fi, Ultra Hi-Definition Claria ink, auto photo correction, fast printing speeds, and stand-alone copy/print/scan capabilities.
The Artisan 800 is considered the premium printer in the line and boasts 4800 dpi resolution. Options only on the 800 include fax, automatic document feeder, and a large 3.5-inch LCD.
The Artisan 700 is smaller and less expensive with a resolution of 2400 dpi and a 2.5-inch LCD. But like the 800, it can be used via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, prints borderless photos, and switches between plain and photo paper at a push of a button.
Both printers feature six-color Ultra Hi-Definition Claria individual ink tanks and Epson's MicroPiezo print head with DX5 technology as well as fast printing speeds. The printers clock in at 10 seconds per 4 x 6 print, 50 seconds per 8 x 10 print, and they can pump out 38 pages per minute.
The Artisan models with be available in September 2008. The retail value of the Artisan 800 is $299.99; the Artisan 700 is priced at $199.99.
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The Ultimate Guide (of Five Things) for New IE9 users Who Fear Change
DISCLAIMER: I don't work for the IE Team. I don't have any magic internal knowledge that wasn't found on Wikipedia or a public bathroom wall. Any errors here are mine and any speculation here is likely nonsense. If you quote me in a news article and say something like "Microsoft's Principal Program Manager Scott Hanselman sez all your base are belong to IE9" then you're a dork, because there's like 5,000 of us PMs. We're like cockroaches. Don't imply a product or company or unit has a single PM.
I run all the browsers. Is it because I'm a techie? Because I'm a shill? Mostly because I honestly can't decide. I run IE8 for intranet sites because it's compatible, I run Firefox because I have a bunch of nice add-ins I like, I run Chrome because it's fast, I run Safari...ok, I don't run Safari...I run Opera in case I might miss something cool that those wonderful Norwegians might have thrown in when I wasn't looking.
I run the latest version of everything. I want to see the new features and I want to see what old features get removed or hidden.
I installed IE9 Beta today and noticed that a lot of stuff was removed. I saw this great graph from Jane Kim on the IE team on their blog today show what features folks use in the browser. While I find the high end numbers a little suspect (seriously, who are these 29% of people who aren't clicking the back button? Grandma?) the point is that once you really dig into the telemetry, after the basics, folks just aren't using all the bells and whistles. Why not just get those bells and whistles out of the way?
IE9 Beta's interface is extremely minimal, it seems. Check these shots of IE9b, Opera 10.61, Chrome 7.0.517.5dev, Firefox 4.1b6, and Safari 5.0.2, all with their default settings.
Looks like all the browsers are starting to get out of the way of the web and include less crap. There's interesting "pairings" in the interfaces, like the back button in IE9 and FF4.1, the colored button in Firefox and Opera, the settings gear in IE9 and Safari, and the refresh button in all browsers. There's only so many ways these metaphors can be presented, right? At least we all agreed on address bars and tabs. ;)
A number of long time IE8 users have emailed me and said "looks like a good start, but x feature is gone."
The Ultimate Guide to New IE9 users Who Fear Change
...taken directly from emails or comments I personally got on launch day.
1 - "Does it render text blurry for you? It does for me."
It renders different, for sure. When IE9 renders in it's, well, IE9 mode, it's using DirectWrite to render the text. This means the text rendered is not only potentially hardware-accelerated, but it also means we get (directly from MSDN):
- A device-independent text layout system that improves text readability in documents and in UI.
- High-quality, sub-pixel, ClearType text rendering that can use GDI, Direct2D, or application-specific rendering technology.
- Hardware-accelerated text, when used with Direct2D.
- Support for multi-format text.
- Support for the advanced typography features of OpenType fonts.
- Support for the layout and rendering of text in all supported languages.
- GDI-compatible layout and rendering.
But when you render using IE8 compatibility mode, you're using the regular GDI rendering that you're probably used to.
OK, so what, right? Well, if you've got some CSS, as I do on my podcast site http://hanselminutes.com/ for example, that says "8pt" that means I have asked for an 8pt font. Not pixels, points. That's a typography thing, not a Windows thing.
When a page like mind asks for font-size: 8pt that converts to a 10.667 pixel font size. If you're using GDI (IE8) rendering that will round up to a nice round 11 pixels, and it'll look exactly as if I'd said font-size: 11px. Which I didn't. But, it'll snap to a pixel, right?
However, if I start to scale a page with that GDI rendered font from 100% up to larger sizes using the Ctrl-Plus hotkey, check out what happens with my text. It's breaking and wrapping differently at each zoomed text size. Those rounding errors are catching up with me.
With DirectWrite though, I get smooth transformations all the way up and down. If I ask for 8pt, I'll get 10.667px "exactly" in the sense of "you asked for it."
It's subtle, but it gives the designer more control. If you really feel strongly about it, ask for font sizes that will snap to pixels at small sizes. I'm noticing only at really small font sizes, myself.
This kind of more accurate font rendering is coming though, so get ready. It's in Firefox's betas, and Chrome's nightlies. I'm sure that someone from the IE9 team who actually knows what they are talking about will do a post on this with WAY more detail soon. Before then, here's some text for you to stare at. Note the CSS change in the 3rd shot that makes the fonts "clearer."
IE9 running in 8 document mode:
IE9 running in 9 document mode:
IMPORTANT: IE9 running in 9 document mode but with the font-size changed to 11px:
Firefox 4 Beta 6:
2 - "My bookmark bar is gone and I'm freaking out. I get that Microsoft is making it simpler, but stop moving my cheese."
You can right click in any of the 'whitespace' (it's actually transparent) and get your precious Favorites Bar and/or Command bar back.
Personally, since I DO use bookmarklets (see my links?) but I also like minimalism, I have decided against showing the Favorites bar ("bookmarks bar") and am clicking the little Star/Favorites button. My stuff is still there, it's just one more click away. Your call.
3 - "I'm using to selecting Print from the File Menu but the whole Menu Bar is gone."
If you click the Gear icon, you'll find most interesting stuff that you'd want is duplicated in there.
See that Print is the first thing? Also, if you're used to Hotkeys, as I am, know that the Menu Bar is actually there, hidden until you use a key, like Alt-F:
4- "Pinned site features are great when you want them - but...[I want to] prevent IE9 from creating a pinned site every time you drag the icon into a folder"
Right now in IE9b, if you start dragging from the "favicon.ico" (that's the websites little icon in the upper left there) you'll get a pinned site and an icon like this mid-drag, and a pinned site when you drop.
However, if you already have shift down before you start the drag, you'll get a regular internet shortcut that is NOT a pinned site.
5 - "I can't find the Quick Tabs feature and I think I'm going to die."
You could remove "Quick Tabs" and insert just about any feature out there that folks get attached to. Most of the obscure stuff that no one uses (refer back to the chart above, 1.1% guy) is still buried in the settings but turned off. In the case of Quick Tabs, I think Aero Peek is a cooler feature.
If you really want Quick Tabs back, go to the Settings (Gear) menu, then Internet Options, General, Tab Settings, and turn it back on. Ctrl-Q is the hotkey. This is an IE7 feature, so don't get all excited. It'll get you this:
But forget about it because you already know that Aero Peek gives you this by just hovering over the Taskbar Icon. And, remember that these peek thumbnails are live. That means videos, animations, everything keeps running and you can see it in the thumbnail.
Enjoy, and I hope this helped you find your cheese.
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Book ahead for five-star restaurants or enjoy everything from bratwurst and German beer to sashimi, tapas and Moroccan tagines at the alfresco bistros, brasseries and gourmet delis lining the 'Broadie' strip. Don your best outfit for dinner and a show at a world-class 24-hour casino or book front-row seats to see your favourite sporting team or performer at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.


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Welcome to our website. After visiting here, we hope you will join us Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM for a family worship service of Holy Communion.
Come and visit and we'll do our best to make you feel welcome and at home. Church-going experience is not required -- just a desire for community and spiritual fellowship.
We are a smaller congregation and our office is staffed three days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Our phone number is 360-275-8450. When you call, you may get an answering machine. Please leave a message, as we check our messages often and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
"There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;and there are varieties of service, but the sameLord. . .to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
St. Hugh is a Total Common Ministry Congregation of the Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in Western Washington. The worship and practice of the Episcopal Church is centered in the Sacraments and the Sacrament of Holy Communion (Eucharist) is our primary form of worship.
Like most Episcopal churches, we're a family-sized congregation. However, unlike traditional Episcopal churches, our clergy are locally trained, side by side with other leaders called by the congregation to serve.
In Total Common Ministry, we "unpack the one man band," the hierarchical model of ministry. We believe that we are gathered to be a ministering community, rather than a community gathered around a minister. This transformative model, rooted in our Baptismal Covenant, stresses that every member of the body has been given gifts, and has been called to serve God and community in a particular way.
Of our six regular preachers, four are members of the congregation who are not ordained but who have been licensed by the Bishop to serve in this way, and two are ordained priests. Having many preachers means that we have a rich variety of voices and perspectives in the pulpit.
We have five ordained clergy, both active and retired, and another four in the Diocesan process that can lead to ordination. Having many clergy members is an outward and visible sign of the importance of the sacraments in our worship.
"Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one ofthe least of these who are members of myfamily, you did it to me." Matthew 25:40
None of our members or clergy receives a salary from St. Hugh, which means we have more resources to help in outreach to the larger community. Our outreach ministries cover a wide range of community needs. If you desire to serve, you will find many opportunities here.
"Will you strive for justice and peaceamong all people, and respectthe dignity of every human being?" Baptismal Covenant, The Book of Common Prayer
We are a progressive, inclusive, and forward-looking congregation. We are committed to welcome and include ALL people in our life and worship.
We are sensitive to issues of peace and justice in the world. We dedicate one service a month to special prayers with this focus.
Our outreach ministries reflect an emphasis on the theology and practice of social justice issues.
Our various group studies are wide-ranging, open-minded, and often challenging.
We also know how to have fun.
An article by the Rev. Jennifer Pratt, TCM priest at St. Hugh (ret.) -- read in a new page, or download in PDF format
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Rhino 4 SR Service Release 9 (03/09/2011)
The only corner blend cases currently handled are those that involve vertices with exactly 3 edges, all of which have been filleted.
The RequestedTolerance option specifies the maximum distance the rebuilt curves can deviate from the originals. If you do not provide enough control points, the rebuilt curves may deviate more than Requested Tolerance from the originals. The maximum deviation from the original curves is indicated at the command line and marked on the curve in the viewport.
The MaxPointCount option lets you specify the maximum number of control points per curve used to reuild.
By default, you can slide three controls along each curve to influence how AltRebuild distributes control points. Use the Quarters option to display two more controls. The controls at the end of the curves can be used to shorten the resulting curves.
G-Infinity Blending technology is the first to provide designers with the tools to interactively adjust the shape of the blends while maintaining continuity beyond G2.
Universal Deformation Technology (UDT).
This proprietary new technology lets you deform curves, surfaces, meshes, and solids while maintaining the integrity of the object.
These features are likely to lock up, crash, and create very dense surfaces. Most of these problems are due to the very rough interfaces.
We're just getting started adding this technology to Rhino. Some prototypes are included in the following commands:
Features that use UDT:
If only one section curve is placed, the entire rails are used for the surface regardless of the command line setting for this. Rails must be matched in degree and structure. Copies work well. Section curves are allowed to have differing structures - the surfaace takes the complexity of the most complex one.
This option generates simpler surfaces in cases when the curves are perfectly set up. The surface inherits the structure of the input curves.
If you pick CPlane, you will be prompted to enter Named CPlane to use. The command will search for a named cplane in the following locations: document's named cplane list, active viewport titles, standard (world) cplane definitions.
If you pick View, you will be prompted to enter Named View to use. The command will search for a named view in the following locations: document's named view list, active viewport titles, standard (world) view definitions.
None of the registered plug-ins load when a user with limited rights launches Rhino. A user with Administrator rights has to run Rhino once to register plug-ins. This is fixed.
Using Alt+arrow keys to nudge did not work in shaded mode. This is fixed.


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Following yesterday's announcement that My Luminaries were the early bird winners for this year's Emerging Talent Competition (which closes on 25th January), we caught up with the band's singer, James Ewers.
Hi James. Presumably you're quite pleased to have won a slot at Glastonbury 2010?
Of course! We're absolutely over the moon! Its the greatest festival in the world, and we realise how lucky we are to be playing. Every band in the world wants to play Glastonbury.
What made you enter the competition?
Leila (keyboards) had seen it advertised on the Glastonbury site and repeatedly reminded me to apply before Xmas so we wouldn't miss the early bird deadline. I'm embarrassed to say that I was in no real rush to apply, because I've never won anything, and My Luminaries haven't had much in the way of luck….so, thanks Leila, your persistence paid off!! There's a lesson to be learnt there.
Have you been to Glastonbury before?
I actually played on the main stage in 2002, as part of an act to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. I was playing guitar for Cameron Saul, a songwriter who was running the Mulberry 'bottletop' campaign at the time. I fluffed up on the first few chords and was about to stop in shame, when Michael Eavis walked on to show his endorsement for Cameron, and the crowd went crazy! So luckily I had the chance to start the song again and it was OK. There were 50,000 people watching us, as they were there to see Rolf Harris who was on afterwards. I'll never forget the hand-written sign in the crowd "ROLF…THE BABY'S YOURS!!"
Other Glastonbury highlights include skanking to The Specials and Madness, seeing Neil Young, Springsteen, and I have to mention an all time lowlight – and something I'm really not proud of – taking an excessive amount of herbal highs and paying the price for the next 2 days. Though the medical team were extremely friendly and professional, I feel bad for wasting their precious time and towels.
Also unlike any other festival I've been to, Glastonbury really has a certain communal family spirit, which in these times is easy to assume doesn't exist. You see mothers and fathers carrying their babies, groups of friends in full fancy dress, and on such a scale its totally unique and magical.
Your prize is a slot at the Queen's Head on Thursday. Excited?
Very. Sam (drummer) and I went to Glastonbury last year, and Sam as always turned to me and said "We'll be playing here next year mate". I think we were watching Status Quo at the time. They seem to install that sort of hope in people! The Queen's Head stage always has a great combination of new and more revered artists, and of the newer ones, a lot seem to go on to bigger things. So we're excited to be a part of that.
We've been on the circuit for nearly 6 years now, and we'd gone into the new decade having just parted from our third manager, and realised that we couldn't afford to put out our album and single the way we'd planned and felt it deserved. The initial reaction to our album had been disappointing to say the least. When I got the call saying that we had been selected to play from several hundred bands, I literally said to the man on the end of the phone, "Do you realise what you've done for us?! You're like an angel from above!!" I think he found that a little weird!
What can folks expect if they come and see you?
We're gonna be having the time of our lives, I can guarantee that. It may be the only festival we play this year and may be the only time we ever play Glastonbury, so we'll make sure we relax, just do what we do best and make it worthwhile. We're definitely better suited to big occasions, and we always rise to them. If you look carefully, you might see me turn to Sam and mouth "We're here mate"!
Of course, you're also still in the main Emerging Talent Competition, with a chance of winning a main stage slot at the Festival. How do you rate your chances now?
I presume our chances must be fair, and we're open to every possible opportunity, but we realise how fortunate we are to have won this slot already. There are thousands of other great bands out there who deserve a shot, and we won't grumble if we don't get selected. We'll be there anyway.
Finally, what else have My Luminaries got planned for 2010?
We're touring end of Jan/early February, releasing 'Parasol', the first single from our album 'Order From The Chaos' in March. And the album will be available to buy online from early February. Its actually available now from our myspace, free, but not for much longer, so hurry. Hopefully more festivals, more tours, more people at the front singing our songs back to us. You can't ask for more than that. See you there!!
For more information on My Luminaries, head over to www.myspace.com/myluminaries
For more information on entering the 2010 Emerging Talent Competition, click here


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THE housing market may be heading for a double dip as mortgage lending slumped, while thousands of people who bought a home at the peak of the market could remain trapped in negative equity until 2014.
Figures from the Bank of England showed that mortgage advances last month dropped to their fourth lowest level since records began, once redemption and repayments were taken into account.
Lending levels showed little sign of picking up, with only 48,722 home loans approved in the UK for house purchase during the month, up only slightly on June's figure and consistent with house price falls.
Andrew Goodwin, senior economic advisor to the Ernst and Young ITEM Club, said: ''The figures provide further confirmation that the housing market is heading for a double dip, with net mortgage lending pretty much flat and the number of mortgage approvals remaining very low.
''These figures tend to be well correlated with prices and they point to falling prices over the second half of this year, particularly now that the supply shortages of the early part of the year have eased.'' Nationwide reported a 0.5 per cent price fall during July, while Halifax reported falls for four of the first seven months of the year.
Mortgage lending has remained subdued.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently revised down its forecast for net lending during this year to £12bn, compared with its previous prediction of £15bn.
The housing market is being held back by caution among potential buyers, as people worry about the state of the economy.
Data from the National Housing Federation added to the gloomy outlook for the housing market, which has failed to produce its traditional summer bounce.
David Orr, the federation's chief executive, said: "For those who bought at the peak of the housing boom, there is a strong possibility they will have to wait another four years before their home is worth what they paid for it."
House prices are expected to continue their downward trend, but economists are divided over how far values will fall.
Mr Goodwin thinks prices will decrease by three per cent to five per cent in the coming 12 months, before the market stabilises in the middle of next year, as the previously seen shortage of properties reasserts itself, offering some support to the market.
But Paul Diggle, property economist at Capital Economics, is more pessimistic, expecting prices to end the year five per cent lower than they started the year, with further falls of ten per cent likely in 2011 and 2012.


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Today, Microsoft has released some new Yammer statistics, which shows that the enterprise social network has surpassed 7 million registered users, which at the time of acquisition last year it had only 5 million registered users.
Microsoft also said that the sales for the year 2012 tripled to that of 2011, and highlighted that the fourth quarter sales in 2012 were up by four times than the previous year. Microsoft added that the number of paid registered users on Yammer shot up 165 percent in 2012, and has added nearly 290 new paying customers in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Yammer is one of the best tools for collaboration and widely used for private communication within organizations or a team. Microsoft has announced that it is going to integrate Yammer with Office this summer. That is, Microsoft's SkyDrive Pro and Office Web Apps technologies will be tightly integrated into Yammer, and will be made available by summer 2013.
Starting next week, Microsoft will be making available Yammer/SharePoint products and services at new price points. Those offerings will be:
- Yammer Basic Standalone: Free
- Yammer Enterprise Standalone: $3 per user/per month
- SharePoint Online (Plan 1) + Yammer Enterprise: $4 per user/per month
- SharePoint Online (Plan 2) + Yammer Enterprise: $8 per user/per month
- Office 365 E Plans 1-4 + Yammer Enterprise: $8 – $24 per user/per month