Category Archives: Places

Vancouver Community Gardens – Fun with Fusion Tables

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Stefan

At Google Earth Outreach in Vancouver #geoyvr learning about geo apis. Here is a fun and quick example of data available public through the City of Vancouver on the locations of community gardens. If you know of any more or … Continue reading →

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Egypt: the rising tide of youth, technology, democracy

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Stefan

EDIT Jan 27 11pm : Egypt’s youth at forefront of ‘people power’ movement – Globe and Mail It could only be a matter of time before the ability to communicate rapidly and freely without censorship caused a revolution. Tunisia, Egypt … Continue reading →

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Tracking the Oil Spill: Interactive Map

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Stefan

The New York Times has published an interactive map that shows the growth of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It shows the estimated minimum and maximums of oil output since the spill started. Click on the link … Continue reading →

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Vancouver History a city of change – 124 years old today

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Stefan

  Excited Musician on Gassy-Jack Statue in Gastown North Shore and West Van from Spanish Banks     Downtown Core from Burrard Inlet Today we celebrate Vancouver's 124th Birthday. To draw attention to how much change Vancouver has undergone in … Continue reading →

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The Family Movement

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Stefan

Jack Collins speaking about life before PLAN from Stefan Lorimer on Vimeo. Jack Collins one of the original founders of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network speaks about the conditions that created the need for change. Speaking with conviction and emotion he … Continue reading →

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Make your own light show

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Stefan

  Concept Sketch via VectorialVancouver.com If you havn't already seen Vectorial Elevation, then you must be outside of Vancouver. This is something that you have to try. English Bay has a set of 20 massive spotlights pointing into the sky. … Continue reading →

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French Fry Thief

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Stefan

Larus Pilferous Description: about a foot and a half tall, grey speckled feather colouring, prominent nose, eyes on the side of the head, nervous fidget whenever food is around, often makes some crazy noises for no apparent reason, will flea … Continue reading →

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With Glowing Hearts

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Stefan

With Glowing Hearts from Andrew Lavigne on Vimeo. According the Andrew Lavigne With Glowing Hearts is… a film about a revolution, one of social change and a precedent-setting shift in media representation. Vancouver sets the stage for our story about … Continue reading →

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Fresh and Local

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Stefan

  As you may tell from the title of this blog, I'm a fan of things Vancouver. I like learning about them, discovering hidden gems in the ciy's history, seeing old city maps, and sharing them with others. Which is why on … Continue reading →

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Centralized solar generation in Sahara for EU

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Stefan

When power generation for cities is considered, it is very seldom that such a discussion ends with “created locally”. The plans for the Sahara desert to become the largest solar production region in the world to meet the demand for … Continue reading →

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