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...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...I’m following the discussion of RESTful Web description in general, and WADL in particular, with both difficulty and interest (see Dare, Patrick and Joe’s thoughts for a nice contrast)....
...The Playground
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...ESDI
Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ESDI is a college of higher education in design, linked to the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Founded in 1963, it is the oldest design college in Brazil and in Latin America.
...AIGA
Official Description
[Source: aiga.org]
AIGA, the professional association for design, is the oldest and largest membership association for design professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of designing. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...Q: What inspired you to set up your blog/site? We started a blog because we wanted to have a place where trends and fashion from the runway and on celebrities can easily be understood and translated into down to earth, youthful street fashion. Back when we first started, there were a lot less fashion blogs. It has also given us an excuse to go window-shopping around the internet!Q. So why did you decide to do a blog instead of a site?We originally wanted to do a general teenage site, but we realised we wouldn't have enough time to do a complete website, (not to mention that we are html-challenged and not teenagers anymore). So we decided to focus only on our main passion- fashion and beauty (obviously). And also since blogs are more user-friendly and easy to setup, we decided on a blog instead of a website.Q. How did you come up with your name?We wanted to the name of our site to be catchy and actually mean something. Back then, we were in love with Chanel's classic elegant style, (and still are!) and decided to name our site from a phrase out of a Coco Chanel quote: 'I don't do fashion, I am fashion.'Q: What challenges have you faced in regard to establishing and maintaining the site?Our greatest challenge in establishing our site was in ...
I think some of 'em are fly! The 70's had the best music and the best gear!
...Style.com makes spring shopping easy by bringing you all of the hottest styles early! Check out their awesome and highly covetable Spring Style Guide HERE and be prepared to drool! Unfortunately for us workin’ gals, Style.com’s Spring Style Guide features some of the best designers like D&G, Diane von Furstenburg and even super cute boutique pieces from Petit-Bateau and Les Garconnes. While most of these bags and dresses cost as much as your car payment or mortgage, LeFashionista has these same great designer styles at a fraction of the high-end price! Check out this must-have list courtesy of Style.com and stock up on these goods at LeFashionista: 1) Bright Graphic Jackets Kahri Pop Rock Jacket $304.00 2) Knit Dresses
Monday, January 07, 2008
Is it possible to overdo a detox? After reading about several punishing New Year regimes, I am beginning to think so, 5am boot camp workouts and cabbage soup diets notwithstanding.
The holidays provide the perfect excuse for another glass of wine or indeed another chocolate truffle. With equal gusto New Near's day brings the inevitable resolutions, detox diets, and impossible exercise regimes. Yet perhaps a more creative approach achieves better results.
Last year a friend cut out television for a month and met her current boyfriend at a tai chi class. Less ER and more walking crane also proved good for her waistline. I chose eating out as my detox last year and enjoyed it more than I had expected. I used the money saved for a spa retreat.
This year I have decided to detox from detoxing. Instead of doing without, I will focus on what I would like to be doing more of, seeing friends, looking to Vogue for guidance on a spa trip, wearing more colour, regular massages at Zen Health in Notting Hill, hair trims at John Frieda, pedicures and manicures at Heidi Klein, and maybe learning how to bake bread - clearly not a low carb year ahead.
Emily Zak is the Executive Retail Edit...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I was thousands of miles away from London on Boxing Day but I can imagine the excitement in the air. For many, shopping is a great pleasure, and indeed finding something beautiful is deeply satisfying. But is sale shopping fun?
Far from a second rate experience, a good sale satisfies a basic urge to use our finely tuned hunting skills to hone in on a cashmere sweater or herringbone sofa for a fraction of the price. Yet is elbowing your way through the crowd to Balenciaga or Givenchy, worth the trouble?
To reap the full benefits of a sale, you are better off getting there first, and this is difficult if you are not willing to camp outside days before. I have sworn not to be seduced by a Giambattista Valli dress three sizes too big, or a pair of Christian Louboutin snakeskin courts a half size too small.
I often justify new purchases to my husband - or anyone who will listen - by listing a tally of the money I have saved. "It is virtually free," I might say with a glassy look about the eye. Yet maybe the key to successful sale shopping is to love it despite the ticket price.
Emily Zak is the Executive Retail Editor of Vogue
...Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 21 was officially the most depressing day of the year. According to psychologists, Christmas debt, bleak weather, and failed resolutions converge to leave us feeling low.
In light of this rather grim outlook for the New Year, I went in search of things to brighten my mood. Spring holiday notwithstanding, top on my list is a consultation with the Nose and Founder of Miller Harris, Lyn Harris, to create a bespoke fragrance.
Few and far between, being a Nose implies an extraordinary sensitivity to scent. I check my breath as I arrive. Customisation provides the ultimate spoiling factor and wearing a bespoke perfume is evocative, profoundly personal, and puts you in a league with Royalty.
The process starts with spending the day with Lyn Harris and testing individual base notes from a library of raw materials. With Lyn's expertise, you can capture a mood, or even nostalgic elements of your past. Lyn created a fragrance for the iconic Jane Birken that smells of sea air and sun dried linen.
To complete the experience, I choose to have the bottle engraved with my wedding anniversary. Signature scent in tow, 2008 is looking positively cheerful.
For a range of bespoke...
Learn how to use the GL2DW extension to prepare your GoLive sites for migration to Dreamweaver.
...Two days ago i found SnuzNLuz alarm clock on Neatorama and decided that now it’s time to share some of my links about time-showing devices i had stacked at my Del.icio.us. So, here you go – these are the ones that caught my attention throughout the last year and up till now:
SnuzNLuz alarm clock
The SnuzNLuz uses the very complex psychological phenomemon known as ‘HATRED’. Basically it’s human nature to wish harm upon your enemies. Similarly, it’s human nature not to give your enemies gobs of cash so that they can grow big and dominate the world with their totally wrong, stupid and invalid point of view. ThinkGeek realized that. That’s why everytime you hit the snooze button, the SnuzNLuz will donate a specified amount of your real money to a non-profit you hate. The problem of sleeping in is solved.
R...
Here’s what happens when you don’t clear your cache after many hours of flickr’ing:
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How to clear your cache
The microsoft certification is for those individuals who want to distinquish themselves from other IT professionals. The mcse certification, microsoft certified systems engineer will create a strong and secure future in designing and implementing infrastructures for businesses. Those interested in geting a quick certification, a ccnp boot camp is what you need. The mcdba certification is only for those interested in database administration. For individuals in search of security training, microsoft is offering special courses for this year. For a
Yesterday, when i couldn’t take it any more, i finally had a wonderful encounter with the my ISP’s tech support, and got to find out what sits on the other end of the phone (i hate phones in general, and talking on the phone is a big pain for me, so that was a pretty heroic effort on my side) . The problem is that, apparently, i have a “not very good provider” (translation : shite) – it blocks everything which is not HTTP, even http://ftp. It also blocks the access to javascript files. It’s very nice to be designing a site and not being able to have access to javascript files online – meaning, half of the site would just not work for you, you won’t be able to modify anything directly from admin panel and so on. Even my yahoo mail doesn’t want to function. The reason is – javascript blocking.
ISA Server can block cross site scripting by inspecting the HTTP requests and identifying commands and tags that are common in server responses but are not common in client requests. For example, you can expect a server to run a command in response to a client request. However, that same command ...
Today is the birthday of Klaus Nomi, one of my favorite artists. Klaus Nomi had an outstanding vocal range and was a pioneer of the new wave/gothic movement. He was a German singer, living in New York city, where he was discovered, and became a sensation instantaneously. Klaus Nomi was one of the most bizarre characters of the 80’s. He had a very original look, wearing white makeup and black-and-white triangular space tuxedo. There was a total concept built around him, where he was an alien from the Nomi race. He sang both new wave and also performed operetic arias, due to his amazing vocal range. People were mystified by him because of his authenticity and secluded way of life.
Klaus Nomi died in 1983, he was one of the first artists who died of AIDS. Sadly, when he was dying in the hospital, no one came to say good bye to him, because they were afraid of this disease.
Had he be around today, he would probably be performing gothic music with an operetic flavour.
Here are 2 videos of Klaus Nomi:
The Nomi Song
The Cold Song – from Purcell’s “King Arthur”
Found these a couple of days ago, very interesting
It’s a book from NYPL digital gallery – The punishments of China : illustrated by twenty-two engravings : with explanations in English and French, dated 1804. Here are some pictures, please go to the original site for more.
Torturing the fingers
Punishment of the wooden collar
Punishment of the swing
Twisting a man’s ears
A malefactor in cage
Burning a man’s eyes with lime
...Q: How did you two meet?BG: We are both from Hong Kong and we met in high school during mandarin class and have been good friends ever since. We have bonded over shopping, community service and as the co-editors of our high school magazine. And of course there is I am Fashion. We also love to spend hours on the phone talking and overanalyzing about every little detail of our lives.Q: Since you two live in different cities (Chicago/London) most of the year, how do you stay in contact and coordinate for the blog?BG: By spending gmailing each other a LOT everyday.Q: Do you both work in the fashion industry?HG: No, we are both still students in college. In fact, we're both majoring in finance and economics related subjects that have nothing to do with fashion. :)Has the success of this blog made you change your career directions at all? Will you be continuing in fashion journalism in the future or going to work in other professions?HG: Nope. We love fashion but as you can tell from our writing, we don't have much potential of becoming journalist!BG: I have to admit, blogging has made me consider a career in the fashion industry (not neccesarily fashion journalism, as HG correctly points out we obviously do not have the talent). I have even spent 2 summers working within it to ...
SS 2005Unfortunately we did not save a version of our original layout. But basically, it was the same one as this Behind the Fashion Scene's layout: the minimalist default setting blogger provided with purple font and this creamy/yellow background. It was... definitely minamalistic.FW 2005Nine months later we finally got our act together and created our first layout not provided by blogger with the tech and photoshop help of our friend T.SS 2006And that was the start of our biannual layout updating tradition.FW 2006By FW 2006, we fin...
Readers/PressIf you have any more questions for us not covered in this page or anything you want to let us know, simply shoot us an email at iamfashion AT gmail.com!Link RequestsWe'd love to exchange links with fellow fashion bloggers on our Links Page. Just send us an email at the same address with the heading "Link Request" and we will add you to our list. We usually update every month or so due to time constraint (and also we do get quite a few requests), so please do give us some time!Companies/PR FirmsPlease send any information to the above email. As for press kits and samples, please also email us for our mailing address. We'd love to work with the companies and PR firms to share with readers products that we love. However, we cannot guarantee that a particular product will appear on our site.Acknowledgments (so don't sue us)We use quite a lot of images in our blog, so we would like to acknowledge that the photos obviously do not belong to us and we want to thank the sites sourced at the bottom of each post.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
...FreeFormDesk by C. Perriand (c. 1960)
January 10, 2008. “Soft as the thighs of a woman,” is how Charlotte Perriand described the rubbed finish of her FreeForm desk. Perriand’s lovingly crafted pine desk will be one of eight desks produced between 1940 and 1985 by American and French designers to go on show at the Sebastian + Barquet London gallery from January 15 through March 14 ...
...Twenty years into his celebrated career, book-cover designer Chip Kidd pauses to take inventory.
...With the premiere of 27 Dresses starring Katherine Heigl this weekend it only seems fitting to focus our attention to the ever popular topic - the bridesmaid dress. What used to be a fashion eye soar, in recent years has...
...Fold Category List plugin for wordpress updated to support WP 2.3+, but retains support for previous versions
...I've just started working with CRM4 plugins.
And I've got a couple of questions.
1. SdkTypeProxy seems to support the "standard" entities and their standard properties. But is there a way to work with custom properties and entities without reverting to using DynamicEntity? Otherwise I may have to write myself a "converter".
2. Given that IPlugin has a single Execute method. And inside that I have to handle checking for entit type, mode, etc. Why does a user have to MANUALLY pick the options for it when installing, or why do I have to write an installer? Surely a "Register" method, or an "AllowedConfigurations" collection would have simplified this? I'm the one who knows what the plugin should handle, and if it should be async, etc. Why let someone else mess with that later?
...Well, after a year of working with CRM 3.0, and some not too infrequent arguments with Microsoft about the vagaries of its internal workings, I finally decided to get my CRM Certification in the week or so before Christmas.
I managed it, but it wasn't easy. Firstly, I wanted to go with Pearson instead of Prometric, but I was told Pearson were out of the picture. The Prometric site died when I tried to book a second exam. Repeatedly. Plus there were only 5 days over 4 centres that exams could be sat, and the nearest was over 35 minutes away, instead of the 8 minute walk to the nearest Pearson centre.
Turned out Pearson was still available until December 31, so I cancelled my Prometric exam, sucked up the risk of not having the free resit offer (which DID NOT say it was Prometric only until after you requested a voucher number). And rebooked MB2-421 and MB2-422 with Pearson. Which was always was a breeze.
Then I sat those and passed. so I booked MB2-498 for a few days later. Fortunately in between times I rechecked my certification planner (which I hadn't done in several months) before the exam, and found the requirements had changed, and I needed to sit MB2-498 instead. So I cancelled and rebooked the correct exam. Which I also passed, so I am now ...
The other umpteen parts of the series are here in the Table of Contents. A large part of building a composite application is "wiring" the pieces together. You're wiring views to presenters, commands to menus, and security rules to elements of the screen. Since you're trying to make this work faster, you make a lot of this work declarative in nature. Great. Now let's talk about how you do that wiring. You can use some attributes, xml configuration, or use some sort of in code registry. All of that declarative wiring configuration is the "story" of your application. To understand what the application is doing and has, you have to know and understand the entire story. My feeling is that you need to minimize the surface area of the wiring configuration. As much as possible, I want the wiring information centralized into the smallest area of the code as possible. As a negative example, take the idea of using declarative attributes. It's easy to write them, but where's the important information now? Everywhere.&n...
I hope you'll let me tell you a story today--one whose meaning has largely been hidden from us but is now coming into focus. It's an important story that contains profound insight into the heart and soul of design.LIVING IN EGYPTLet's start with the Jewish people who are living in and enslaved by the Egyptians. You may remember that the nation of Israel found themselves in Egypt after Abraham's grandson, Jacob (also called Israel) migrated to Egypt during a time of famine. Jacob's long lost son, Joseph, ruled over Egypt through some amazing circumstances at the time of the famine. Joseph's family and brothers settled in Egypt and numbered in the hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) by the time Moses came along to deliver them. There's a lot of important detail during the Jews' time in Israel, but it's important to know that they were basically slaves by the end of their time in Egypt. The Pharaoh was concerned with their growing population and influence, so he made it very difficult for them. I think that despite being slaves, the communal life of the Jewish people at this time must have been rich. You're probably familiar with the plagues, their deliverance from Egypt, crossing the Red Sea in supernatural fashion and heading for the Promised Land.WANDERING THE WILDERNES...
Soviet animation was in a way unique. There were lots of extremely weird cartoons which, i think, left a heavy impact on the psyche of the growing generation. Take “Hedgehog in the Fog“, for example – there’s no single way of interpreting of this creation. Apparently, it won the “â„–1 Animated film of all the time” at “All time animation best 150″ in Japan.
Anyway, this week i remembered that when i was a child, i used to like and was even scared by a particular cartoon – Caliph Stork (Kalif Storch) – the animation from 1968, based on the fairy tale by the German writer Wilhelm Hauff. I rewatched it and i still think it’s a great, weird, creepy and very artistic animation with a bit of Bosch / Escher vibe.
Now here’s a weirdness to be proud of.
Here are the videos in 2 parts, with English subtitles.
Part 1
Part 2