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Now that it's been about a million years since my marathon (well, 2 months), I am finally posting a recap of the actual race! I apologize for the lack of pictures, I was too busy running to take any.
Race Morning
Sunday morning my alarm went off at 5:30am. I woke up feeling good, having slept well. This was a great improvement over Friday night's terrible sleep. My mom was picking me up at 7am, so I had lots of time to get ready.
My first order of business was breakfast. I need to eat at least 2 hours before running or I get sick. For shorter morning runs, I generally don't eat anything beforehand. But knowing this was going to be a long one and that it was later than my typical morning run, I made sure to eat. I enjoyed my favorite pre-race breakfast: toast, peanut butter, and a banana. Yum!
My outfit was already laid out, so getting dressed was quick. My running get-up consisted of shorts, a t-shirt, makeshift arm warmers (made from long socks, so that they could be tossed if necessary), and a running jacket.
I put my Garmin on one arm and my stopwatch on the other. My Garmin battery only lasts about 20 miles, so I planned to use my stopwatch to keep track of my overall time. My Garmin was just in case I felt like I needed to keep my pace in check, at which point I could turn it on for a bit.
Next, I pinned my bib to my shorts. This was a first, as I am usually a bib-on-the-shirt type of girl. But I knew that I was likely to be removing or adding layers to my upper body, so shorts were the logical place. It took me a few tries to get it right since the timing chip on the back was bulky.
I was pretty excited that Madison had finally switched to b-tags (on the bib) from d-tags (on the shoe lace) for timing. I am particular about the way my shoes are tied, and tying things into my laces kind of freaks me out.
Finally, I wet my hair in the sink so that I could braid it easily. Taking a shower was out of the question, since my hair takes at least 45min to blow dry when fully wet (I wish that were an exaggeration) and I didn't want to run with a wet head.
At 7, my mom drove up and it was time to go! I put on my sweat pants, grabbed my handheld water bottle and fuel, and headed out the door.
The drive to the capitol, where the race started and ended, was quick. We sat in the car for a few minutes, since it was still early. Finally, it was time for me to head to the start area. It was warmer out than expected, so I decided not to bring a throwaway sweatshirt. I figured I would be fine with just my running jacket, sweatpants, gloves, and headband. I got some hugs, and then I was on my own.
First, I stopped by the porta-potties, because I am one of those people who always has to pee. Luckily it was early and there were no lines!
I wandered around to stay warm. It wasn't too cold and I was dressed well, but I figured just standing would be uncomfortable. The Starbucks near the start was absolutely packed with people hiding from the weather. I feel bad for anyone who actually wanted coffee!
With about 25min to go, I headed back to the bathrooms. This time there were lines, although they were short. I chatted with other runners as we waited and, next thing I knew, I was ready to head to the start line. The timing was perfect, since they had just announced that they were opening the start corral.
This year they checked bibs before allowing anyone to enter, which meant I had to ditch my sweatpants. Luckily, the corral quickly filled up and was quite warm. I lined up near the 4:40 pacers. Based on my training and discussion with my running coach, Angie, this seemed reasonable. I have a tendency to start out too fast, so starting with a group would allow me to keep a steady pace without draining my Garmin.
I chatted with the runners around me, and next thing I knew, the national anthem played and we were off!
Miles 1-13
I wasn't too nervous as we started running, the weather was nice and I was ready to go. About a minute into the race, one of the pacers found some money, which was sweet. People always talk about finding things while running, although it has never happened to me.
The first mile of the course was mostly downhill, which was fine by me. Around mile 1.5, I saw my family for the first time. It was nice to see them, although I wasn't in need of much support at this point (the course goes by my house though, so they popped out to see me).
At mile 2, we entered the arboretum. I run through the arboretum regularly and don't generally enjoy it, although I know the rolling hills are good for me. This time, however, it was painless and I barely remember it. Running with the pace group was so distracting that the miles just flew by. People were telling jokes, the pacers were giving advice, and it just felt like we were out for a run. I ate some shot blocs at some point in there.
We exited the arboretum around mile 5, and enjoyed a nice downhill. I was looking forward to seeing my family at mile 6, because I was ready to get rid of my jacket. We powered up the hill by Edgewood College and my family was waiting at the top. They took my jacket and I switched water bottles.
I don't typically carry water for races, but having a cold had dehydrated me in the weeks before the race. So I really wanted to make sure I had enough fluids. Plus, I was afraid of repeating the mistakes of my last half marathon, where I didn't drink nearly enough and ended up in the ER needing IV fluids (that's a story all of its own and is also the race where I set my current half marathon PR). To feel safe, I carried a hand-held water bottle and my family had my other hand-held. We switched every hour or so, so that I was never low on water.
The route wound by Camp Randall (the UW football stadium) and then out towards the UW hospitals. Around mile 9, we hit Observatory Drive, which was one of the two big hills of the race. The pacers shouted encouragement as we trucked it up the hill, and before I knew it we were overlooking Lake Mendota. The view was beautiful and marked the end of our uphill journey.
We turned off the hill onto the street where I work. As we passed my office, all I could think about was how much more I enjoy running by work than actually going to work!
At this point of the race, I was feeling pretty good. My legs felt fine. The only thing bothering me was my back, which has been a problem for me in recent months. Every time I run, my back starts aching/tightening up within the first mile, despite my attempts to relax.
The next couple miles were down University Ave., one of the main roads crossing the isthmus. I enjoyed this part of the course. It wasn't scenic, but I like seeing the city from different viewpoints. Since University is a big road with many lights, it's not typically great for running – but for the race we had a whole lane to ourselves.
Around mile 12, we turned off University and headed north. My back was really bothering me at this point, and I was grateful to see my family around the halfway point. I grabbed some ibuprofen and switched water bottles. Typically, I avoid ibuprofen when running, because it isn't a healthy combination. On this day, however, I just wanted my back to stop hurting!
I was amazed at how the first half of the race flew by. The context really seemed to change how long each mile felt. In a half-marathon, the miles seem longer because each one is a good portion of the overall distance. This time, each mile seemed much shorter despite the fact that they actually took quite a bit longer!
Miles 14-26.2
Miles 12-15 were the least attractive of the course, the road is more industrial and just isn't very exciting. At mile 15, there was an incredibly large St. Bernard watching the race, so that was a nice distraction. Did you know that the largest St. Bernard on record was about 315lbs? If you put two of me on a scale and then added an average weight 7-year-old boy, we would weigh less than that. How do you get a dog that big into the car? What if it tries to sit on your lap?
We turned into Warner Park at about 15.5 miles and I was super excited to see my friend Sarah cheering! It was a great pick-me-up and came at just the right time. As we entered the park, the wind started blowing. It had been calm so far (which was amazing considering the 20mph winds the day before), but there was a half-mile section where there was a strong headwind. This was the only time I was cold during the race!
Once we exited the park into the neighborhoods behind it, we were in the only miles of the course that I am unfamiliar with. I have run on some of the roads in shorter races, but they all look the same to me!
Around mile 17, I needed to pee. I was impressed that I had made it that far, especially since I was hydrating well. Even though it only took me about 30 seconds, it was enough to lose the pace group on the winding roads. Suddenly I went from being in a sizable group to being mostly alone.
Once we hit the next straightaway, I saw the group and caught up. At this point I was starting to feel less than great. My legs felt good, which was nice. My back pain had subsided thanks to the ibuprofen, but it had taken a toll on me. Turns out you run a little differently when your back hurts. It's not noticeable if you watch me, but the slight changes to my gait add up over the miles. Lately this has been coming in the form of side stitches. It frustrates me so much. I like to think that I am in mildly okay shape, what with all the running/strength training/yoga/etc. So it's hard to deal with something that makes me feel like I just started running.
Around mile 18, I was expecting to see my family…but they were not there. The map was not accurate as to the locations of the water stops in that area, so my family ended up a bit farther than I had thought. I almost burst into tears when they weren't there. I had been keeping myself going by reminding myself that I would see them soon.
It's funny, I am usually a lone wolf when it comes to running. Of the more than 1000 miles I ran in 2013, less than 100 were run with other people . I love running alone and can go out for 20 miles by myself and be perfectly happy. So it felt weird to be disappointed by not seeing people! I think it was because I had been anticipating it, whereas on a normal run I expect to be alone.
I was really starting to struggle because my whole rib cage hurt. When I finally saw my family, it marked my final departure from the pace group. I just couldn't keep up because my side hurt and we had reached the final set of larger hills.
At this point, I started having to do some walking, which really pissed me off.
I turned my music on at mile 19 (I am surprised that I made it so long without any, this was the first time I even thought about it), but it didn't really help. It was like I couldn't even hear it. For the next few miles I did a combination of running and walking, while trying everything I could think of to make my side feel better.
I walked, sipped water (which was my go-to cure for stitches when I started running), held my hands over my head, focused on my breathing, and pressed my hand under my ribs where it hurt. None of this helped, in fact all I managed to do was give myself a large bruise where I had been pressing my hand into my side!
These miles were frustrating. There were times the voice in my head said I should just stop trying and walk the rest of the way, since I was doing terribly anyway. Amazingly, despite the fact that I was very down on myself at this point, I never thought of quitting the race. It just seemed like a given that I would finish it somehow.
I did manage to keep myself doing run/walk intervals, which was pretty good considering how much I felt like just walking. This part of the course was the area of Madison where I first started running. On the same streets where I could barely run for 30 seconds just 3.5 years ago, I was now at mile 20 of a marathon.
Although the course wasn't crowded at this point, there were way more runners around me than there had been in the previous miles. This part of the course narrows onto some bike paths, funneling people together.
At mile 21, I saw my family and asked my friend to run with me for a bit. Well run/walk with me, I suppose. It was a nice distraction to have someone talking to me, since it made me think a little less about all the running! I spent most of the time talking about how much I wanted a chocolate milkshake.
Around mile 23.5, I headed out on my own for the last out-and-back along John Nolen. I had been dreading this part of the course, having had some less than enjoyable runs along this road (some including 25mph headwinds that almost blew me into the lake and others including scorching temperatures that made heat radiate visibly off the pavement).
On this particular day, however, I really enjoyed running along the road. At about mile 24, my side suddenly felt totally fine – after an hour of hurting relentlessly, it just went away. I picked up my pace a bit and the music in my headphones finally started helping (shout out to Eminem, who kept me going). At about mile 24.5, I decided that I definitely wanted to do another marathon. I felt good, I was passing people and singing along to my music. Everyone else probably thought I was crazy, because I was even dancing a little.
The final trek back up to the capitol square is a hill. It's not particularly long or steep, but it's no fun at the end of a race.
The mile 26 marker signaled the start of the barricaded road to the finish, around the capitol. The last .2mi was great, there were lots of people cheering and I could see the finish line. As I turned the corner, I began my final sprint to the end.
Next thing I knew, the announcer was calling my name and I was done. I stopped my watch and slowed to a walk. Someone put a medal around my neck. I feel like it was a teenage girl, but it could really have been a middle-aged man for all I know. I got my mylar blanket, which was great because it got chilly as soon as I stopped running. My next stop was the official race photo, where I posed with my medal. As expected, this photo turned out terribly.
Then there was the food! I grabbed some chocolate milk, which I had been really looking forward to. Weirdly, I never actually drank the milk and found it in my fridge about a month later. I did enjoy a chocolate chip cookie, though. They also had ham sandwiches, but that sounded gross.
As I munched on my cookie, I made my way to my family and some friends (thanks Lyn and Matt!) who were at the finish. I made a quick stop to get a print out of my results (4:48:21) and then we headed to the car. My family was starving, so they were ready to get going! On the walk to the parking lot, there were many runners who looked like they were in pain or possibly about to throw up. Luckily, I was walking easily and feeling good.
Once we got to the parking lot, I threw on some warmer clothes and we headed out.
Stay tuned for Part 3 of my race recap, which I promise to write more quickly than I wrote this one. It will be a thrilling piece in which I discuss a variety of topics including: my post-race ice bath, my celebratory meal, the difficulty with which I climbed into the stupidly tall SUV my parents rented, and my overall thoughts on the race!


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There didn't seem to be a clear dress trend on the red carpet this year. I didn't see one color that stood out more than others, although I did notice and appreciate a handful of lovely ladies in yellow! The night did see a lot of plunging necklines on display. The red carpet always has its fair share of sparkle but there seemed to be even more this year. There was also a number of stunning Hollywood power couples that rocked the red carpet together, so of course I included my favorite duos in addition to my top ten best dressed below!
Emma Stone in Valentino
Natalie Portman in Prada
Tracee Eilis Ross in Zuhair Murad
Hailee Steinfeld in Vera Wang
Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton
Kristen Bell in Jenny Packham
Lily Collins in Zuhair Murad
Millie Bobby Brown in Jenny Packham
Mandy Moore in Naeem Khan
Gina Rodriguez in Naeem Khan
Chrissy Teigen in Marchesa and John Legend in Gucci
Justin Timberlake in Tom Ford and Jessica Biel in Ellie Saab
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively in Versace
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Before I start with this blog post I want to update on whats coming up on the blog. For the past month I've been trying to visit numerous restaurants around town to give a overall look at the culinary culture here in the city of Memphis. Once I get it narrow down to the final restaurants I will start documenting. This will be my first venture into food photography.
Also coming up on the blog will be my first design project that I've been working on since October of last year. It's the the rebranding of Dell along with my thoughts on how Dell can make a come back in the PC world. It took me forever to decide on the logo and theme, but after 6months of refinement I think I finally got it. I am finishing up on touch ups here and there, and it should be ready to post by next month.
Back in the spring of 2012, My friend Anthony and I took a small trip to visit New Orleans for the first time. We went the week right after Mardis Gras, so the whole city seem a bit trashed (lol). New Orleans has its very own distinct culture and architecture. We visited the French Quarter, Magazine street, and tried out numerous Po'boys. On the first day we drove straight to French Quarter and got to visit the shops and restaurants. It was a beautiful day when we arrived, but like all our road trips it started raining the next few days.
Traffic was horrible during the rush hours and its pretty much impossible to find a decent parking space. With its raising building in the background French Quarter seem to be clash between the old and the new. I instantly fell in love with all the architecture, with its vibrant colors and the feel of openness and coziness at the same time. Most of building was built around late 18th century during the period when the Spanish ruled most part of the city.
Many people were here to see the game. There were LSU fans everywhere. Sports is actually a big thing in New Orleans. It was a bit awkward walking around the city with a Memphis Tiger shirt.
Here is the St. Louis Cathedral, its located next to the Jackson Square and across from the Mississippi River. New Orleans just like Memphis is also a city thats "On the River". It was a beautiful sunset by the time we arrived at French Quarter.
Many scenery around the city remind me of the Disney film The Princess and the Frog. The first film that when Pixar's John Lasseter and Ed Catmull took over Disney. It brought back the traditional Hand drawn animation.
This is the Washington Artillery Park right in front of the St. Louis Cathedral.
There was historical monuments almost everywhere we went.
Taking about Disney, the St. Louis Cathedral almost feel like a mini version of Disneyland's Castle. There is a Six Flag in New Orleans, but we didn't have time to visit since were just here for two day.
The Home of Jax was use to be Brewery back in the 60s, but now its just a small shopping mall. But it's nice place to set back and relax and enjoy the view of the mighty Mississippi river. If you are from Memphis, there used to be place called the The Peabody Place which is somewhat similar.
The Mississippi River still server a major transportation route across cities.
Walking through the city reminded me how much the city had recovered from the Hurricane Katrina. When we were driving to long beach the next day we saw areas thats still under recovering from the hurricane.
As sun sets the night life of NOLA comes alive. There so many pubs and restaurants around french quarters. It's friday and people were ready to watch games and get wasted. Saw many fraternity and sorority parties around the block.
There are numerous of these tunnels are they can act of somewhat of a short cut, but after awhile we was lost and had no idea how to navigate back to where we came from.
Jazz and the Blue dominated the speakers and also the street musician. Another similarity between New Orleans and Memphis. Jazz and Blue heritage lives deep in the heritage of New Orleans. I am not much a Jazz fan, but some good blues always sooth the soul.
This was my favorite picture during our trip, it really showed the mood and feel of the streets. I've seen beautiful photos on Flickr of French Quarter, but it's truly an experience to see it in person.
NOLA TILL YO DIE. Bikes and scooters was parked everywhere.
One of many fraternity that we saw, most of the students were from LSU. There are much decoration left over from Mardis Gras, and seem like the folks was still recovering from last week.
There were so many people at night than during the day. It pretty much feels like Beale Street, but ten times bigger.
We ended the first night with some cajun seafood and a nice view from the balcony. There are many decorations left over from Mardis Gras
Before we left for long beach we went back the next day to try out the famous Beignets from Café Du Monde. The line was really long but it was totally worth it at the end. The last time I had beignets was back when I was in China, but the ones from Cafe Du Monde was something else…
This guy was gonna charge people for taking picture of him, which is hilarious cause be barely knows how to play. Numerous artist are there in the morning to sell there art work. Art is big part of new orleans, I think theres a art gallery everywhere we went.
Outside of Cafe Du Monde. Surprising all the worker were asian and also they actually ship beignets all over the world. Just the other I saw them at my local's Whole Foods.
A little history of Cafe Du Monde from Wiki
The French brought coffee with them to the United States as they began to settle along the Mississippi. The French developed the chicory style of coffee during the civil war used at Café du Monde. Chicory adds an almost chocolate flavor to the Café Au Lait. Along with this taste, the Acadians from Nova Scotia brought about other French customs, such as the beignet, to Louisiana in the 17th century. Unlike most doughnuts, beignets are square pieces of dough with no hole in the middle, fried and most often covered with powdered sugar.
Powdered sugar was just everywhere, it almost looked like crack wear house. The coffee they serve with the Beignets goes really with each other.
it's so beautiful
Apparently there's a huge wedding at the St. Louis Cathedral that day.
Here's the bride!
According to Yelp this place serve the best Po-Boy's in town. This place has been around since the 60's and its been name city best numerous times. The place feel like any shops from the 60's, but they do serve some amazing po-boys and gumbo. Seating was a bit limited but they do have spaces in the back.
They have this special sauce they put on the sandwich to make it more favorable. I ordered the crawfish, but there are numerous other choices.
Here's the end of part one my trip to New Orleans. Part two cover our lonely trip to the long beach and also NOLA's Magazine Street.


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Oh man was this tough. The race was great, the trail was amazing, the people I met were fantastic. My running was blah. This race was a tale of slogging along and no quitting regardless of how much I thought about it. I finished in a time 12:53.03 which was more than an hour off of my goal time. I could tell out of the gate that it could be a long day. There were several factors that probably played into this. One was the 4am start. It is not normal to get up at 2am for a race. Digestion along with other systems are just not ready to fire that early. I knew in my mind this could be the case so I prepped myself for an easy start and felt like I dealt with that aspect fairly well. I think the bigger deal was coming off of the flu a little over a week before. I had been down weight and unable to keep food down during the height of the sickness then it was another several days before I was able to start eating and drinking again normal. Not the ideal way to taper. Long story short, the lingering effects of the flu hung on and really had me worn out for the duration of the race. Food was not digesting well and my energy was really low from the start.
This is, however, a long race and they do not all go well. What I can say is it was really great to run a race like this out in my "back yard." I drove about 40 minutes to get to the start line of this beauty of a race. Tons of green, waterfalls, flowing rivers, technical terrain, and big climbs with views made my low energy and poor digestion a little more tolerable. Watching some of the big competition unfold from the turn around was really great and then meeting some people like Gary Robbins post race who I have corresponded with over social media for years was excellent as well. The aid stations we were well done. Course marking was spot on save for some course vandalism that happened to the front runners. I just cant say enough good things about this event put on by Rainshadow Running . This course was no picnic as you can see from the Strava below, it makes you work for it. Now I just have to decide how hungry I am to have a better race out there or maybe I'll just sleep in and run the 50k on Sunday next year!
For some really excellent pictures from the race check out Glenn Tachiyama's photos of the race.


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We have 500 users who use light to moderate. We are going with 2 WFEand 1 SQL Box. We will be running 64bit. My question, do you thinkhave Quad Quad-core 2.8 Xeons with 32gigs of ram overkill for the SQLbox?
I think for 500 users you're in great shape. That SQL server won't besweating much, but I wouldn't scale it down any. If you've got themoney now, buy it. You'll thank yourself down the road when thingsstart scaling up.
Please let me know if i have a two server one having moss and the other havingsql server which should be more powerful. The MOSS server or the Databaseserver.
In the environment I run, the SQL box is considerably more powerful.The WFEs do a lot of work, but the work seems to be easier than the SQLwork. I wouldn't skimp on either.


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After you listen to about a hundred startup company pitches you start to notice that they all sink or swim on just a few basic points. Given enough time, you don't even need to know what the product is. Instead you just start asking whether or not the entrepreneur has the right answer to a handful of questions that validate just about any startup idea.
This isn't about having a sixth sense about the success or failure of a potential business idea. No one has that, not even the investors sitting across from you pretending like they do. This is about boiling your startup idea down to the few principles that make all the difference in the world. So here they are, in order of importance.
The Problem / Solution Issue
Every great business idea comes down to a solution to a problem. As entrepreneurial visionaries, we sometimes get enamored with our solution at the expense of having a real problem to solve. If you've ever wondered what a solution looks like without a problem, just take a look at anything being sold in a Sharper Image catalogue.
The value of a good product idea is proportionate to the size of the problem it solves. For example, if I tell you I have the cure to cancer I don't even have to tell you what the product is. You inherently know what a massive problem cancer is, so certainly any solution I have must be somewhat interesting.
When you can communicate the severity of the problem to investors, and they nod their head and say "yeah, that's a huge problem, I get it" then you've got an interesting business idea.
When you can communicate that same problem and back up it up with a solution that consumers respond to with "here's my check" then you've actually got a business!
The Sales and Marketing Strategy
Although you may have the solution/problem thing licked, it means nothing without knowing how to bring a customer in the door. Anyone telling you that a product will sell itself should try walking into a grocery store after it's closed. I guarantee when you don't bring people through the door, the products don't sell themselves!
That's why a powerful sales and marketing plan can be even more critical to your business than an initial revenue model. Don't get me wrong, you can't sustain your business forever without revenue. But I'm 100% sure that without any customers you'll never have to worry about your revenue model.
You don't have to have a ten year plan for every type of media you will buy and sales pitch you will perform. You just need to have a basic explanation for how you can cost effectively find customers over the next year or two. Your plan might stink, but not having one is a huge red flag.
Revenue Model
There are many conflicting schools of thought on what it means to have a revenue model for your business. Some people will say that with enough customers you can eventually make the numbers work. Others will say that if you grow quickly enough you can get acquired long before you ever have to worry about making money.
Both schools are rarely right, and the exceptions only prove that there are exceptions. "We're going to sell to Google" isn't a revenue model any more than "I'm going to win the Powerball Lottery" is a full-time career move.
Your revenue model should be simple – someone is willing to pay for what you offer. Whether they pay for it indirectly through advertising or directly through a purchase, there has to be a sustainable and readily identifiable revenue model.
More importantly, it has to be a profit model. I can sell dollar bills for 99 cents and generate tons of revenue, but will certainly guarantee that the company will go bankrupt. The only companies allowed to exist without a profit model are charities and major airlines.
If you Figure all that out, Let's Take a Look at the Product
The last order of business, which may sound bizarre, is the Product Plan itself. That's because if the product doesn't solve a customer's problem that you can make money on, it just doesn't matter what the product is.
In many cases you can test the market for your product against the three previous points by simply doing some basic research. Long before you actually build a product, you can ask customers if they'd buy it. You can start to figure out how difficult and costly it might be to acquire more of them. You can also get a sense for what you could sell your product for and get a basic understanding of whether you could do it profitably.
When you've got answers to all of these questions, then, and only then, it's time to go build a company. Until, then, keeping asking questions and evaluate your startup idea thoroughly.
Wil Schroter is a serial entrepreneur and fundraising veteran, having founded nine Internet companies in the last 20 years, the last three venture backed. At age 19 he started his first company, Blue Diesel, which merged with what is today inVentiv, a company that now generates over $2 billion per year in billings and has over 13,000 employees globally. Wil is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Fundable.com, a crowdfunding platform for small businesses that allows them to raise capital online. In the past year over $50 million has been committed to startups on Fundable.
Wil has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Association and has also been recognized by the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year program. He is a regular contributor to Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.


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Formen is a grooming company and the world's first and only male cosmetic house specializing in both professional makeup and clinical skincare for men. I was responsible for content creation and the implementation of social media marketing strategies. In addition to creating social content, I also worked on graphic design and PR projects and advertisement spots which were featured in Men's Health UK and Esquire.
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For this campaign, I worked in a small team to develop effective ways which would successfully fund the launch of Formen's new skincare and makeup line. Although I was working as an intern through Ryerson's Fashion Zone, I took on a leadership role and was very hands on with the project from ideation to execution. As the project lead, I wrote the script, created the project plan, discovered and hired talent, created the campaign's graphics and visual layout, and coordinated the actual production shoot. Although I took on a large leadership role, I reported directly to the founder of Formen to ensure that the campaign was inline with his vision for the campaign and the brand. It was working alongside him and the production crew to ensure that the campaign effectively communicated the brand and products.


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Dinner Lab: The Supper Club 2.0/
Undiscovered chefs and adventurous diners alike are enjoying the newest type of supper club: the Dinner Lab. The next generation of pop-up restaurants, Dinner Lab takes aspiring chefs and gives them a chance to create their own menu and test it out on diners. Strangers gather together, usually in an unexpected place like a paper mill or motorcycle dealership, and dine on one-of-a-kind dishes. Literally, the same dish will never be recreated. One of the coolest aspects of Dinner Lab is the constantly changing locations, chefs and themes. Read More


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Julian Dennison Date of Birth: October 26, 2002 Julian Dennison was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, the youngest of four children. He made his debut in the film Shopping (2013) at age 11 and won the New Zealand Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. The auditions for the picture were held at his school, and the role ultimately came down between Dennison and his twin brother, Christian. He followed up this film with a supporting role in Paper Planes (2015) and appeared in a New Zealand commercial against driving under the influence of drugs, which Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok ) directed. A year later, Waititi offered Dennison the lead role in his film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), a role which would ultimately lead to Dennison receiving his second New Zealand Film Award, this time for Best Actor.
Following the film's critical success, Dennison appeared in the romantic-drama Chronesthesia (2016), which premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Ryan Reynolds, who had seen Dennison's performance in Wilderpeople, hand picked him for the role of Russell "Rusty" Collins, also known as Firefist, in the highly anticipated film, Deadpool 2 (2018), sequel to the hit first film, Deadpool (2016). His hobbies include traveling and dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. In an interview for The Edge NZ Julian expressed his ambition of furthering his career in Hollywood and winning two Oscars. Julian says he enjoys living with his family because they keep him grounded. Bio photo: © MIAA/ZDS/wenn.com/KEYSTONE Press
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Nation, we've had a rough seven months.
Superstorm Sandy. Newtown. The Boston Marathon. West, Texas. Moore, Oklahoma.
And there are more tragedies that don't make the national news, or at least not to the same degree. The Mother's Day shooting in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. Other school shootings. Gang violence. Homophobic violence. Massive fires in Southern California. Natural and unnatural disasters.
It's all a bit too much for us to take at times. For many of us, our first reaction is shock and shared grief. It may hit very close to home (for us, my husband's cousin lost their home in Sandy, my in-laws live in Newtown, and we own a home in Southern Oklahoma where we lived just a year ago) or it may just be the shared shock and grief we have when a child, the epitome of innocence and hope and joy, is killed.
For others, our first reaction is to act. How can we help? What can we do? We hear the stories of heroes, the First Responders, the ones who put their own lives in danger to save the lives of others. We hear the stories of teachers who bravely shielded the children in their classroom from bullets or tornadoes. We want to do something that can help and honor those who have given of their lives.
But still, for some, there is a need to say something. A need to speak, a need to put meaning into words. And this is very, very dangerous ground. There was a flurry of activity on Twitter yesterday, much of it deleted today, but the stings of those words are still fresh.
From the right, we hear this is God's will. We hear Scripture spoken as if to say this is part of God's plan. We hear words of judgment and condemnation of those who claim to speak for God.Those words, even if one agrees with them, do NOT bring comfort to those who are mourning, do NOT bring healing to those who are hurting.
From the left, we hear blame. We hear messages about climate change, lack of funds for disaster relief, and poor payment of teachers. We hear words of judgment and condemnation towards those who disagree with them. While one might agree with these opinions, those words do NOT bring comfort to those who are mourning, do NOT bring healing to those who are hurting.
Church, we are called to be different. We are called to be Living Hope. We are called to both action and silence.
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?" John 11:32-37
Perhaps our own response ought to be silence, weeping, and then action. Perhaps words are utterly unnecessary, and even harmful.
*You can give through the One Great Hour of Sharing (Week of Compassion) in your local Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), American Baptist, United Methodist, United Church of Christ, Church of the Brethren, Presbyterian Church USA, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, AME Zion, and Reformed Church in America to help those in Oklahoma with tornado disaster relief.


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Each Visio 2010 MVP Session provides the understanding needed to get started with using Visio 2010 to solve a specific challenge or apply a specific feature or technique.
As more people use Visio 2010+ as their primary diagramming tool, Microsoft has received very positive feedback.
Microsoft also heard from users who recognize that they are still 'just scratching the surface' with what they could be doing with the new features and capabilities in Visio 2010+.
As a result, the Microsoft Visio team collaborated with three prominent Visio MVPs—Scott Helmers, David Parker, and Chris Roth—to create the Visio 2010 MVP Sessions.
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Timber Wolf (Brin Londo) is a superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He comes from the planet Zuun. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #327 (1964) as Lone Wolf.
Brin gained his super powers from experiments conducted on the fictional element Zuunium by his father, Dr. Mar Londo. Originally, Timber Wolf was superhumanly fast and agile, but when the serum changed him into a wolf-like lycanthrope he gained claws, enhanced senses, the ability to heal quickly from injuries, and superhuman strength. As a byproduct of his wolfen form, he is often prone to outbursts of savage fury.
The background it's from a wall paper website. The artist, who remains unknown to me, did a great job coming up with a futuristic forest version. Perfect for Timber Wolf.
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Vadodara city Congress unit president Narendra Ravat on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for resigning from Vadodara Lok Sabha seat and deciding to retain the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat alleging he "cheated" the people of the area.
Talking to reporters, Ravat said "Modi and BJP leaders from Gujarat have cheated the people of Vadodara. They had sought votes saying that they were going to elect the country's prime minister and it will be pride of the six crore people of Gujarat".
Trusting them, the people of Vadodara elected Modi with a historic lead of 5.70 lakh of votes but this only resulted in disappointment among the people, Ravat said.
"Why did Modi not announce that Varanasi seat would be retained and Vadodara would be vacated, if elected from both Lok Sabha seats beforepolling took place in Vadodara on April 30? In that case, Modi could have lost Vadodara seat," Ravat said. He reminded that Modi had a "habit" of "cheating people" and that he had promised to make Vadodara city a "Shanghai" which he had failed to do.
BJP president Rajnath Singh had already hinted at Modi retaining Varanasi seat before polling took place on May 12 and so it amounted to "cheating" the people of Vadodara, Ravat said.


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She was no emissary to the obscure
She also said, "There was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor or too dangerous, the president couldn't go, so send the first lady, and that's where we went."
We analyzed Clinton's international travel based on recently released White House schedules, interviews with traveling companions and scholars, as well as news reports from those trips. We found that Clinton went to many places that were large, wealthy and safe. We documented travel to 82 countries, and the top 10 list looks like an itinerary any travel agent could sell.
Our analysis showed that when Hillary Clinton traveled without her husband during the eight years she was first lady, she spent the most days in these countries:
Morocco 7
Austria 6
India 6
Italy 6
Switzerland 6
Turkey 6
Czech Republic 5
Egypt 5
Israel 5
Poland 5
They may not be the top NATO allies, but we can't consider any of these countries to meet the trifecta of small, poor and dangerous. Yes, she did go to places like Iceland (pretty small), Eritrea (poor) and Bosnia (arguably dangerous at the time she visited). But her travel itinerary is hardly a tour of the world's most obscure countries. Rather, her travels tended to emphasize stable allies of the United States, many of which are quite populous.
To view our interactive map of Clinton's foreign trips as first lady, click here.
When she traveled with President Clinton, her schedule may have been a little more glamorous, with more time spent in France, England and Russia. But her solo itinerary was no tour of tiny, dangerous places. So we find her statement to be Barely True.
Editor's note: This statement was rated Barely True when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to Mostly False.


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Yesterday's LCCA Picnic at Hotel Helix was a great success. There was no official count, but at least sixty people showed up to enjoy the afternoon with their friends and neighbors. We were also honored to have Councilmembers Kwame Brown, Jack Evans, Phil Mendelsen, and Carol Schwartz stop by.
I have a few photos of the event. Sorry I didn't get more - I was too busy drinking beer and mingling with friends.
Monday, June 09, 2008
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ANC 2F Wrap-Up
There was a decent crowd, despite the monsoon outside. Have fun!
A quorum of 3 is present. The small quorum is because of the resignation of several of the commissioners. Present are: Chris Dyer, Charles Reed, Mike Benardo
- Joe Freeman, Director of Operations to Tender Loving Care. They have been acquired by Amedisys. Located at 1212 New York Avenue.
- I announced the LCCA June Newsletter, and the change of venue for the June Picnic from Pepco Park to Hotel Helix.
Crime Report
Officer Caron
- Spike in violence - mostly focused in 5D area. Issues are starting over informal craps games. Vice is working on catching them in-the-act. Be on the lookout for this kind of behavior.
- Mike Benardo asked about issues behind Shiloh Baptist around 3am. Officer Caron will be looking into it.
- A citizen asked about about all the buses and motorcades. It's related to the Israeli Prime Minister, and the presidential candidates being in the area.
- Mike Grady asked about the inagural ball security zones, which will be an upcoming concern during election year. You'll need ID to make sure you lived on a block.
- I asked about the home invasions. A guy was caught last week in Adams Morgan; he broke into a house occupied by two former Marines. Could be one of the culprits. No other major trends there.
Committee on Crime & Public
- Chairman Reed will be meeting with Councilmember Mendelson to allow ANCs to be considered victims for the purposes of allocution, as a matter of law.
EOM Report
Abbey Peterson
- Dumpster at 14th & P will be getting tickets for its nastiness.
- Helen Kramer has been working with EOM and Mike Smith on a prostitution house.
- Commisioner Dyer looked into the parking and right turn restrictions on K Street. He talked with the MPD Prostitution unit, and they still make arresets around there, and don't want to give up that tool.
DDOT Report
Chris Ziemann
- A public meeting open house has been scheduled for how the 15th Street reconfiguration should go. Thursday, June 19th, 6-8pm, at the 15th St. Presbyterian Church (15th & R)
- Chairman Reed raised a question about the re-paving of Kingman Street, which needs to be done after the re-work of Q Street. DDOT has said it's not on the schedule for at least two years, despite the fact that DDOT is currently doing major work there. Chairman Reed would like to see it re-paved entirely, rather than just patched.
- I asked about Smart Bike rack on Rhode Island, which is in total disarray. Chris says the program should be going by the end of the month.
ABRA Matters
- Izalco Voluntary Agreement - Moved and seconded to approve the voluntary agreement. Some minor non-material issues were resolved. Motion carried.
- CulinAerie was deferred until next meeting, at their request.
- Toscana West and Geisha are requested the ABC for substantial changes to their license. Since they're in the business district, and having heard no complaints from any residents about their operations, the ANC chose not to act.
- Vegas Lounge - Negotiations are under way with them, with Cooper Lewis condominiums as a party, for a voluntary agreement. Chairman Reed is confidant one will be reached, and should be presented at the next meeting.
- HR-57 - The voluntary agreement was accepted by ABRA.
- Single Sales Ban - Is Logan Circle in favor of the single sales ban? Chairman Reed asked the matter to be deferred until the next meeting, when more commissioners would be present.
- Stoney's - Their sidewalk cafe is probably illegal, there have been serious allegations of illegal construction, and there have been reports of patrons drinking beer on the curb outside of the establishment. Chairman Reed will be investigating, and will speak with the owner. Expect to see this coming up again soon.
CDC Report
- Everything on the consent calendar was approved.
New Business
- Dustin Cole was appointed as delgate to SMD 2F05.
- Morrison Clark hearing - The BZA denied the re-hearing, but did re-consider the motion. They passed it again, and Chairman Reed feels they failed to consider all the issues raised; he wants the ANC to agree to another request for re-consideration. Chairman Reed also feels that the level of proof required of the ANCs by the BZA is inappropriate for the type of organization an ANC is. Chairman Reed moved; Commisioner Dyer seconded; passed unanimously.
- Stephen Calcott from HPRB stopped by. He is the primary project reviewer for the Logan Circle neighborhood. Chairman Reed chided him for his mis-speaking that HPRB recommends that applicatants seek input from the ANC, as the ANC act requires the HPRB to seek input from the ANCs. Mr. Calcott agreed, but noted that the laws for HPRB and the ANC are somewhat contradictory, thus leading to some confusion there. In general, all sides agreed that the relationship between the ANC and HPRB is a very good one.
- Zip Car - Ellice Pérez from ZipCar was on hand. Chairman Reed noted that, when the ANC advised DDOT to approve their application for public space at 14th and Corcoran, that they would provide screening of the lot from the street, via vegetation or some other means, to help make what is otherwise just a nasty parking lot more beautiful. This hasn't been done. Ms. Pérez noted that, after speaking with Casey Trees, the original plan to plant trees was abandoned, as the site is an old gas station with some serious environmental problems. Chairman Reed suggested they hire a landscape architect, and offered to provide some names. Also, Chairman Reed noted that the church across the street was hoping to use some of their parking spaces on Sundays, but it was explained that that is infeasible due to how ZipCar works. Also, Chairman Reed noted that the issue of parking was likely going to cause pressure to have their public space street permits revoked, and Commissioner Dyer made an impassioned argument against that idea.
- Vacant Wading Pool - The wading pool at 11th & R has been a hazard for quite some time. The ANC voted to send a letter to Clark Ray at the Department of Parks & Recreation requesting that it be removed.
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Is Minimalism For You? 4 Ways To Know If You're Ready To Simplify Your Life/
When I write I like to refer to simple living as a journey, rather than a destination. And like most things in life that are worth anything, it doesn't happen overnight. I haven't arrived at a "destination simplicity" yet, have you? But I have been pursuing this lifestyle for the past few years, at varying degrees of intensity, and in that time, I've learned to recognize the signs that I (or someone else) need to slow down.
Simple living is different for each person, but if any of these signs ring true of your life, it may be time to slow down. Trust me, you'll be happy you did.
1. You're Constantly Stressed Out:
This is probably the number one reason people choose to slow down. Stress has a veritable laundry list of side effects on your body (fatigue, muscle pain, headaches, poor food choices...), mind (anxiety, depression, insomnia...) and heart (worry, social withdraw, distrust...) so obviously, eliminating stress is a good thing.
Try analyzing your priorities. If you're stressed out, chances are you're probably overcommitted or dealing with something outside your control. If it's the first, cut some things out. Saying no is a healthy habit. If it's the latter, remember that it's just that- out of your control. (Obviously, this is much easier said than done. But keeping it as a goal is a great place to start).
2. You're Sick Of Clutter:
One of the main goals of simple living is to turn your focus away from "stuff". People take it to various extremes, but in some way or another, all minimalists try to pare down their belongings.
There are other types of clutter too- not just the physical "stuff" that piles up in our coat closets and junk drawers. More about that in a second.
3. You're Tired Of Spending $$ On Things You Don't Use:
My husband and I have been SO guilty of this. We'd buy something to fill a space on our wall, or because we thought we "needed" it, but really, it ended up sitting in a corner or- gasp!- not even making it out of the box. Not only is this poor management of our money, but it's consumerism at its finest- and the opposite of living intentionally.
Since slowing down, we're able to ask ourselves if we truly need something, or if it's just another dust collector.
4. Your Mind And Heart Needs A Detox:
Remember the non-physical clutter I mentioned before? It happens in your mind and heart and is maybe the most dangerous kind of clutter.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that minimalism will solve the deeper desires of your heart- it can't do that. But I am saying that minimizing your priorities, things and stress can lead to a heart that's much less worried and a mind that has learned to appreciate the small things. It leads to greater contentment- that I can promise you.


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Run Xaml / c# (like Silverlight) applications inside, without plug-in
The use of xaml and c# both sides (client and server) was a good way ... remember Silverlight ;-).
Can't you do something similar, essential for enterprises ?
You have to be a leader not just a follower as the abandon of SilveLight seems to be the sign.
Microsoft Edge is focused on web standard, interoperable technologies. The Universal Windows Platform is the successor for Silverlight (XAML/C#) and can easily be deployed without the need for a browser.
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Juan Marco commented
Xamarin should take care of iOS and Droid and of course Windows team will take care of Windows Store. The only piece is web, and there is another bigger vote asking for this here:
Should take care of web via WebAssembly or transpiled .NET. Should be announced at //build!!!
Now that you bought Xamarin to run XAML apps across different mobiles, extend it also to run in browser and have real universal apps.
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In fact, there are 22,775 votes across 7 suggestions according to this report: http://blog.developers.win/2016/01/weekly-vote-report-for-friday-january-29-2016/
It should include this vote, too, which would put it close to 25,000.
Some Idiot commented
@Anonymous, there are actually quite a few votes that total in the tens of thousands in this matter. I am sure MSFT will get it right in the next year or so. They had better. :P
Universal Windows Platform should run in browser. I hope MS is running some analytics and realize nobody is using Universal Windows Platform or Metro applications from windows store. Neither companies or developers are investing in windows store applications. Windows mobile is such a failure also that MS have to invent a way to run android applications in windows 10 mobile because nobody is developing apps for windows mobile.
I hope MS realizes there is lot of potential in creating LOBs applications in browsers using XAML/C# and that developers and companies WANT to invest on that as this an other threads show.
A ubiquitous .NET client application development model offering would make this (unfortunately denied) vote possible. Vote here: http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/10027638-create-a-ubiquitous-net-client-application-develo
Seriously curious why this vote has not been closed down, when it is basically asking for the same thing. Inconsistent, much?
+1000 to open the mind to interoperability :
we need to have pure web to support current Html/JS pages and pure .net app development in a same environment to interoperate transparently.
strange ... what is the ".net" extension for ?
Bret Little commented
+1 for "Microsoft Edge is focused on web standard, interoperable technologies"
php commented
>Microsoft Edge is focused on web standard
What web standard ????
Flash and Pdf ???? and not Silverlight ???
Isn't Xaml + c# interoperable with Windows ?
+ With Silverlight we can interoperate with Html Pages in the same context of a Web Browser : Can you do this with UWP ?
With Silverlight the end-user has not to change from a window to another ...
And what about interoperate between Windows Platforms : W7, W8 and W10 ? Can you do this with UWP ? "Universal" ???
Silverlight .. Win RT ... UWP ... and after that ?
How long before Microsoft will shift its strategy for UWP ?
2016 : "Our strategy with UWP has shifted"
2017 : After the crash of our Edge Strategy we encourage to develop for our new WebKit Browser "YesMen" that support all the Chrome and Firefox standards ...
And Universal is not universal, even for the Windows Plarform !
With Silverlight we could continue to support a same application over Windows 10 and Windows 7, 8 ... what can we do with UWP in our enterprise ? Nothing !
Philippe commented
... UWP is not a solution, until we can use it on the web, without the need of the store nightmare and local installations.
Philippe commented
UWP is not a solution, Silverlight was THE solution until Edge arrived.
The use of xaml and c# both sides (client and server) was a good way ... remember Silverlight ;-).
Can't you do something similar, essential for enterprises ?
You have to be a leader not just a follower as the abandon of SilveLight seems to be the sign.
Why to use Edge if there is no advantage to use it ?
For pure Html/Javascript we can use Chrome or Firefox or anything else ... perhaps better than Edge in the future.
Xaml / c# can be this advantage for early adoption of Edge in enterprises.
Do you guys even understand your own technology? UWP is NOT the successor to Silverlight! Silverlight was meant and intended to be a C-R-O-S-S P-L-A-T-F-O-R-M runtime for .NET applications, which just so happened to be hosted in a browser. You cannot simply say that UWP is the successor when it cannot even run on a Mac!! Furthermore, this vote is asking you to help R-E-I-N-V-E-N-T a web-standard, interoperable technology that supports MSFT's .NET ecosystem. Otherwise, the cataclysmic developer divide that YOU are helping to foster and perpetuate only widens -- which ultimately hurts YOU!!!
Seriously. Which intern posted this thoughtless and obviously ignorant refusal? This clearly shows the Edge team is a pack of #unnovative, paycheck-dancing followers and simply do not have the heart for innovation.
I leave with this: in this thread (which at one point had SIXTEEN THOUSAND VOTES!!!), MSFT tells all 16,000 votes to start building apps for HTML5 instead:
So which is it? UWP or HTML5? Again, do you guys even understand your own company and technologies? You just don't get it it. You should be building a technology that UNIFIES the schism in the .NET developer ecosystem, not separates if further. By providing two paths to build applications, you are causing confusion and wasting your resources! This ends up not only being expensive for the developers (and companies) who loyally follow you, but for the shareholders that invest in your cause -- this WILL hurt your bottom line and the golden handcuffs that bind you to them, team. Very sad precedent.
Btw, does anyone actually read the vote? It's to R-E-I-N-V-E-N-T way of providing the functionality that Silverlight provided with the new Edge browser (and other Microsoft technologies).
@Brandon, if you have used non-web technologies to create an application/system, and then tried to use web technologies, you will most undoubtedly know the difference. The ask here is to provide an IDE experience where C#/Xaml is used to create the applications, and then from there the application artifacts are created so that they can be run in a browser (and viewed/experienced anywhere). Technically, this is not an Edge technology specifically (per se), but the Edge team should most certainly be aware of it and assisting where needed -- as well as accounting for the .NET framework as a first-class citizen of its development experience.
Also, Brandon, we all know about CSS: http://bit.ly/1NAxEps
As for coupling markup to layout, there are Styles in Xaml that are quite nice and robust, and work much better than CSS. Have you tried them? Also, have you seen the new Xaml layout in Windows 10? Very responsive-friendly. It should be, as Windows 10 is meant to be viewed on many different devices.
I would also like to challenge you on my "silly" argument about div's. It's not an "element" ... it's a "div" ... conceptually it's an "element" but you wouldn't know it by looking at it. The point here is that it is not tied to any one thing, which is just a sliver of confusion experienced when dealing with a paradigm that is not congruent/consistent like Native/Xaml/.NET/Java.
Brandon Paddock commented
@Michael Desmond -
On the #WinDev slack, XAML developers are always complaining about things that are trivial to do in modern HTML/CSS. Your complaint about "div" is kind of silly. It's basically the "element" tag. Layout is controlled via CSS, which is actually a huge advantage over XAML. Doing a responsive layout in XAML is a real PITA, or completely impossible. In HTML/CSS, you can have a <div class="message-list"> where .message-list is a grid at >768px width, and a vertical listview at 768 or less. The lack of proper stylesheet support in XAML, and the tight coupling of markup to layout, is a huge weakness. It's weird to see someone tout that as an advantage when it clearly isn't.
Brandon Paddock commented
Why would you want to do this with a proprietary non-web technology in the browser, when you can do the same thing with standards-based web technologies?
Please do. Awesome idea.
@Tiago: How do you run ClickOnce on an iOS/Android/Mac/Linux? Clueless C#/WPF/Silverlight developers want to know. ;)


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