Yesterday Bridget and I ventured down to the Plaza of Nations to see Vancouver’s only outdoor fashion and art market, Portobello West.
A small corner of the Portobello West Fashion and Art Market at the Plaza of Nations in Vancouver.
Canucks New Scoreboard – Big, Real Big!
Photo credit: Jasmin Bollman (Flickr)
The Canucks have just installed a new LED scoreboard at GM Place. It’s the biggest and best resolution in an NHL arena. I can’t wait to see a game live with this new scoreboard.
Highlights include:
- 4 BIG Screens (13.5ft x 24ft)
- 4 Medium Screens (13.5ft x 5.5ft)
- 2 360 degree ribbon screen
- 1 Ring of Fire (Thanks John)
For Sale: 512MB of Laptop RAM (SODIMM) x 2 – $50/each
I upgraded the RAM in my laptop (notebook) last weekend so now I’m left with two sticks of RAM I’d like to sell.
The specs for the notebook RAM are:
- 2 x 512MB PC4200 533-DDR2 – SODIMM
Tired of waiting when switching between programs? Upgrade your laptop’s RAM to 1GB and you’ll see a big improvement.
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Noodle Box Restaurant Now Open!
The Noodle Box, from Victoria, has opened it’s doors in a brand new location on West 4th in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood.
Vancouver Homelessness Awareness Week October 16-22
It’s Homelessness Awareness Week in Vancouver, British Columbia this week. And they’re doing a great job of promoting it on the web, in print, and on the street.
In fact, as I was walking into my Gastown office this morning their were numerous homelessness awareness promoters on the street and in the back alley behind the building. They were a little rough around the edges, but they were definitely committed to their cause – I was aware, as I am daily, that there are too many people without homes in Vancouver.
From Stophomelessness.ca:
Through Homelessness Awareness Week people living in the Greater Vancouver area are invited to learn more about what is causing homelessness; how homelessness affects the health of individuals and society at large; and why working together is the only way we will solve the crisis of homelessness in our community.
There are a number of events throughout the Lower Mainland this week supporting Homelessness Awareness.
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