Amazing. Phenomenal. Fantastic! Far better!
For these superlatives, and more! check out this hilarious mashup of the iPad keynote/unveling, condensed into three minutes of hilarity.
http://mashable.com/2010/02/01/condensed-ipad-keynote/
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Strong Demand Doubles Number of Environmental Papers in 18 months
NORTH AMERICAN MILLS GIVEN LIFELINE
“We¹re witnessing a phenomenal shift in the paper industry where sustained and growing green demand is steering paper production towards ecofriendly options, giving a life line to mills and a future for our endangered forests and species ² said Nicole Rycroft, Executive Director of Canopy.
Canopy¹s ecopaper database is the most rigorous North American census of eco paper options available. It tracks the quality of all papers and rates them so that consumers can be informed of the best ecological options.
For Cascades, a Canadian recycled fine paper manufacturer, the development of sustainable products for publishing is an on-going a success. Since 2006, sales of Rolland Enviro100 Book, a 100% post-consumer book paper, have increased an average of 90% every year. ³Focusing on recycled fibre is for us a natural path" said François Bélisle, General Sales Manager, Sales and Marketing for Cascades Specialty Papers. Cascades produces 23 papers that received the highest available rating.
Meanwhile, NewPage Corporation, the largest coated paper manufacturer in
While the newspaper industry has seen a 25% decline in overall newsprint consumption during the past 12-months, the number of ecological newsprint sheets has doubled since 2006 - demonstrating that environmental protection has become a business imperative.
Growth of demand for ecopapers benefits both the economy and the environment, something Canopy had been advocating for the past ten years.
By using less virgin tree fibre for paper production, producers are reducing the carbon footprint of their papers and alleviating some of the pressure on carbon rich forests such as North America¹s Boreal Forest and the endangered species that call it home such as the woodland caribou.
The number of the environmentally rigorous papers suitable for book, magazine and newsprint publishers has gone from 97 to 228 since 2008. In addition, Canopy has expanded the variety of paper types included in the database, which now holds more than 350 of the best eco papers on the market.
The ecopaper database is updated regularly.
Visit the database at: http://canopyplanet.org/EPD/index.php
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About Canopy : Canopy is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to making the conservation of wild places a reality. We work to protect the world's forests, species and climate by collaboratively engaging the business community and public to create a sustainable and innovative supply chain.
Source : Nicole Rycroft, Executive Director, Canopy 778-987-9099
2nd Harvest and Magazine Campaigner
Canopy
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Notebook Magazine Issue #11 Release Party
Notebook Magazine
Issue #11 Release Party
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Doors 8pm
The Haven Social Club www.thehavensocialclub.com
15120 Stony Plain Road
$5 cover
Issue #11 is in stores now. If you haven't already seen it on store shelves or in your mailbox (love you subscribers) it is beautiful. There are going to be hot deals on magazines, a subscription given away as a door prize, music from the Jay Gilday Band and art from 7 of the artists featured in this issue.
artists:
Jenny Keith-Hughes www.jennykeithhughes.com
Denise Lefebvre www.deniselefebvre.com
Theodora Harasymiw www.paintingtheo.ca
Lisa Rezansoff www.lisarez.carbonmade.com
Adriean Koleric www.thinkitem.com
Ricardo Copado
Micheal Holly
music:
The Jay Gilday Band www.myspace.com/jaygilday
Notebook Magazine is a quarterly periodical featuring the work of Edmonton-based artists and writers. The three-year-old magazine has garnered increasing interest from the city’s arts community and its supporters. Notebook strives to create a gallery space in magazine format by documenting independent art shows and collecting work from the portfolios and notebooks of local artists and writers, then publishing it in this full-colour, collective Notebook.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Will the iPad save print? Or be fodder for bad jokes?
Has any product in recent memory been as hyped-up as Apple's new iPad? Apple finally cleared speculation about its "secret tablet" and revealed what many in the print world (newspapers especially) were hoping would be a panacea for publishing woes.
Gawker talks about why so many publishers are disappointed. True, the higher you hope, the harder you fall. But we need to remember that this is just the early days of the technology. It's bound to grow exponentially in the coming months and years, so print needs to focus on delivering stellar content, as always.http://gawker.com/5458343/print-medias-big-tablet-letdown
Related links:
http://gizmodo.com/5458292/apple-ipad-everything-you-need-to-know?skyline=true&s=i&autoplay=true
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad/
I remember seeing this hilarious MADtv skit years ago (ha!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK2drIylnDw
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
filling Station submission deadlines 2010
Submit to filling Station!
Submission Deadlines 2010
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Issue 48: February 1 2010
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Issue 50: June 1 2010
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Submission Deadlines 2010
filling Station is currently accepting submissions for our 2010 issues. Submissions are accepted at any time. However, to minimize contributor waiting time, please note deadlines pertaining to our production schedule:
Issue 48: February 1 2010
Issue 49: April 1 2010
Issue 50: June 1 2010
Submission Guidelines
filling Station strongly encourages all submissions to be provided in a Word document and emailed to the corresponding editor. filling Station does not accept submissions that are racist, misogynist and/or homophobic. Include a brief bio, your mailing address, and email address in your cover letter.
Fiction Editor Jani Krulc: fiction.fs@gmail.com (up to 3 pieces of short or experimental fiction)
Poetry Editor Helen Hajnoczky: poetry.fs@gmail.com (up to 6 poems)
Non-Fiction Editors Jocelyn Grosse & James Dangerous: nonfiction.fs@gmail.com (reviews! interviews! etc)
Visual Editor Debbie-Lee Miszaniec: fineart.fs@gmail.com
Visual submissions can be emailed to fineart.fs@gmail.com in low (or emailable) resolution. High resolution files of minimum 300 dpi may be requested, and can be sent on CD or using Yousendit.com. Our magazine publishes in black and white.
Notes:
filling Station is published 3 times annually. Please allow up to four months for reply. Successful contributors receive a free subscription to filling Station. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Unsuccessful submissions will receive notice as long as email address is included. Unaccepted manuscripts received by post will be recycled.
Questions? Email Managing Editor Laurie Fuhr at meditor.fs@gmail.com
Subscribe today! Email subscribe.fs@gmail.com Receive $5 off subscriptions until March 1 2010!
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Friday, January 22, 2010
The Pleasures of the Text Made Tangible, by Robert Bringhurst
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
6:30pm - 8:30pm
9-323, Robbins Health Learning Centre (109 St and 104 Ave), MacEwan
University
Grant MacEwan University’s Design Studies program is proud to
Announce The Pleasures of the Text Made Tangible, a public lecture by Robert Bringhurst.
Bringhurst is the author of The Elements of Typographic Style, a book that Hermann Zapf called “the typographers bible." Come show your support for the MacEwan Design Program and gain insight and knowledge from the author of such an influential and inspiring work. Robert Bringhurst was born in Los Angeles on October 16, 1946, and spent his years growing up in the border provinces and states between Western Canada and the United States. He acquired a BA from Indiana University in 1973 and an MFA from the creative writing program at UBC in 1975, where he later taught. Bringhurst collaborated with West Coast artist Bill Reid on a book of Raven Myths, and Bringhurst later wrote a book about Reid's sculpture. Bringhurst is known not only as a poet but also in the fields of typography, linguistics, art history and Native studies. He received the Macmillan Prize for Poetry in 1975 and currently resides in Vancouver.
6:30pm - 8:30pm
9-323, Robbins Health Learning Centre (109 St and 104 Ave), MacEwan
University
Grant MacEwan University’s Design Studies program is proud to
Announce The Pleasures of the Text Made Tangible, a public lecture by Robert Bringhurst.
Bringhurst is the author of The Elements of Typographic Style, a book that Hermann Zapf called “the typographers bible." Come show your support for the MacEwan Design Program and gain insight and knowledge from the author of such an influential and inspiring work. Robert Bringhurst was born in Los Angeles on October 16, 1946, and spent his years growing up in the border provinces and states between Western Canada and the United States. He acquired a BA from Indiana University in 1973 and an MFA from the creative writing program at UBC in 1975, where he later taught. Bringhurst collaborated with West Coast artist Bill Reid on a book of Raven Myths, and Bringhurst later wrote a book about Reid's sculpture. Bringhurst is known not only as a poet but also in the fields of typography, linguistics, art history and Native studies. He received the Macmillan Prize for Poetry in 1975 and currently resides in Vancouver.
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