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Reform on Women Bishops vote (Anglican Mainstream)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:29:06 GMT

Revd Paul Dawson July 8, 2008 Reform predicts Synod vote will "further rouse the ‘sleeping giant’ of evangelical Anglicanism" Reform members who took part in the Synod debates are very disappointed that no legal provision has been made for those who cannot in conscience receive oversight from a female bishop. We note that the opinions of four out [...]

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Term of the day – Womenomics. (MSDN Blogs)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:14:43 GMT

I heard this term being used in a session with Paul Dawson at Conchango today. After a little bit hunting around the term appears to have come from the Economist ( who’d have thought !) a little snapshot is also given by the daily mail. I am always a little skeptical of terms and trends such as these. Creating new buzzwords is a great way to generate PR. That said, the underlying facts...

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BBC goes DeepZoom (MSDN Blogs)

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:14:00 GMT

My pal Paul Dawson tipped me off to a project between the BBC, Conchango and Microsoft that involves the beeb using our DeepZoom technology for the BBC One Big Weekend . Part of Radio 1's strategy is to give a fully interactive experience for its listeners and one way to do this around the Radio 1 Big Weekend event is through the provision of hundreds of photos. Using Silverlight and...

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'Real World Usability' Chinwag Live event (currybetdotnet)

martin.belam@currybet.net — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:13:48 GMT

On Tuesday night I went to the latest Chinwag Live event, a panel discussion about ' Real World Usability ', held underneath the Slug & Lettuce on Wardour Street . The panel for the event featured Andy Budd, Paul Dawson, Udy Ravid, Niqui Merret and Bryan Rieger, and it was chaired by Giles Colborne. Andy Budd and Paul Rieger were the most vocal of the panelists. Andy's philosophy...

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The commercial potential of DeepZoom (MSDN Blogs)

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:10:28 GMT

[use your mouse of the + and - signs top left to zoom in on the Paul Smith logo on the handkerchief. you'll get the full effect] My friend Paul Dawson from Conchango delivered a great session at MIX08 recently where he talked about end to end experiences and gave a great insight in to Virgin Galactic along the way. As I thought about how DeepZoom is going to change the web I remembered...

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T5 art (MSDN Blogs)

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:44:46 GMT

Nice find from Paul Dawson - with Heathrow Terminal 5 opening last week some of the internal artwork has been shown. Some of the best stuff is tucked away from economy travellers though including pieces like this one. Stunning. At The Times tells us today BA has spent £60 million developing six lounges in Terminal 5, with a large chunk of this spent on commissioned art installations,...

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The Best Viral Video of the year? (MSDN Blogs)

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:44:14 GMT

I sent this around to a number of friends on email last night - it's a brilliant viral video from Transport for London . I wish they'd spend as much time getting the District Line running! How is your awareness? Pretty good? Click play above and find out and then go to Paul Dawson's blog for the insight behind this. Oh and as Annemarie reminded me, the message behind this video is actually...

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Planes, toilets and wanting it (Usable Interfaces)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:21:38 GMT

The User Experience ‘track’ at Mix included some of the world's most enlighted thinkers on creating business value from powerful user experiences. Alongside Conchango’s very own Paul Dawson, were Experience Matter’s Lou Carbone (author of Clued In which I discussed here) and Dan Roam. Aside from a broad consensus about the importance of actively managing [...]

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Double-Dipping Does Transfer Bacteria: George Was Wrong! (Docuticker)

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:37:31 GMT

Double-Dipping Does Transfer Bacteria: George Was Wrong! (PDF; 232 KB) Source: Clemson University, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition To analyze the true effect of double-dipping, Clemson University's Dr. Paul Dawson and his Creative Inquiry Team (Testing Variables of Foods, Films, Antimicrobials and Surfaces Affecting Transfer and/or Survival of Bacteria) conducted an experiment...

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Survivor Swaps (Alea)

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:49:06 GMT

Paper [free access] by Kevin Dowd, David Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns and Paul Dawson A survivor swap is an agreement to exchange cash flows in the future based on the outcome of at least one survivor index. This article discusses the possible uses of survivor swaps as instruments for managing, hedging, and trading [...]

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Conferences - MIX UK (MSDN Blogs)

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:22:40 GMT

Aside from MIX (the MIX) conference the next biggest is MIX UK - 11 & 12 September 2007 The crew over there have setup a MIX UK blog ( feed ) Some confirmed speakers: Andy Hood , Creative Development Director, AKQA Beau Ambur , CEO of Metaliq Inc Paul Dawson , Head of Interactive Media, Conchango ( ANGUS NOTE : Paul Dawson rocks as a presenter, he presented in a Windows...

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Is the “Five-Second Rule” a Myth? (Freakonomics)

Mon, 14 May 2007 13:45:28 GMT

Harold McGee, also known as the New York Times’ “Curious Cook,” has an article about a new paper from a Clemson University research group led by Paul Dawson on the validity of the “five-second rule” — the old adage that if you drop food on the floor but pick it up within five seconds, it's okay to [...]

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Paul Dawson jailed for assault (York Press)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:15:05 GMT

Local news EDITOR'S CHOICEGET OUR NEWS BY E-MAILMost Viewed12345678910 | <<Paul Dawson jailed for assaultBy A BOYFRIEND who half-throttled his girlfriend, head-butted her and kicked her when she wanted to go on a girls' day out has been jailed for 12 months.Paul Andrew Dawson, 19, stopped his 17-year-old lover leaving her house in South Bank, York, early on September 27,...

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