The Web Applications Working Group has published a Last Call Working Draft of Custom Elements. This specification describes the method for enabling the author to define and use new types of DOM elements in a document. Comments are welcome through 21 November. Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.

Americans have spoken, and they want their weed legalized. 

A new poll from Gallup has shown that for first time in US history, a clear majority of Americans favor marijuana legalization. 

With a 10% increase from last year, 58% of Americans now want freedom to smoke their pot.

Support for legalization is divided along party lines (no surprise here). 35% of Republicans support it while 65% of Democrats support legalization. The greatest increase of support has come from independents; in 2012 they were 50%, now they are at 62%.

So what do all of these numbers mean for government? The Obama administration made it clear that they wouldn’t challenge the new weed laws of Colorado or Washington. Has the time come to legalize weed?

In other exciting marijuana news…

A Seattle thrift shop has reported that they received a donation of 2.5 pounds of marijuana. The Seattle Police Dept. poked fun at the situation saying:

“Donating to thrift shops is a terrific way to give a second life to your well-loved velcro sneakers, keyboards or flannel zebra jammies. However, thrift stores cannot accept the following items: tires, soiled mattresses, laptops, and large bags of marijuana.” 

Attention Team Study Groups:  Please carefully read the entire memo below.

Soon you will be (or already have) setting up time to meet with your academic advisor to determine your Spring 2014 course schedule.  Below is the list of MATH course sections that are appropriate for your iCubed Team assignment.  You will need the following information to build your schedule (You may want to bring this with you to the meeting with your academic advisor).

Please choose appropriate course level for your declared major AND your current MATH course eligibility (placement test scores and/or C or better in MATH pre-requisite course). Each course requires that you select a lecture section AND one discussion section.

MATH150

Section 01-Lec (3820) MoWe    9:00-9:50am  Administration 101

And choose one:

Section 03-Dis (3822)  Mo 10:00-10:50am    Math & Psychology 106

Section 04-Dis (3823)  We 10:00-10:50am   Math & Psychology 106

MATH155

Section 04-Lec (5093)  TuTh 4:00-5:15pm  Sherman Hall 003

And choose one:

Section 05-Dis (5094)  Tu 5:30-6:20pm   Information Technology 102

Section 06-Dis (5095)  Th 5:30-6:20pm   Public Policy 105

MATH151

Section 01-Lec (3828)    MoWeFr       10:00-10:50am   Sherman Hall 003

And choose one:

Section 02-Dis (3829)   MoWe   11:00-11:50am   Math & Psychology 101

Section 03-Dis (3830)   MoWe   11:00-11:50am   Math Psychology 103

Section 04-Dis (3831)   MoWe   1:00-1:50pm   Sondheim 208

Section 05-Dis (3832)   MoWe   1:00-1:50pm   Sondheim 204

OR

Section 06-Lec (3857)    MoWeFr       1:00-1:50pm   Administration 101

And choose one:

Section 09-Dis (3860) MoFr   10:00-10:50am   Sondheim 202

Section 10-Dis (3861) MoFr   10:00-10:50am   Sondheim 114

OR

Section 11-Lec (3862)   TuTh     5:30-6:45pm Lecture Hall 1

And choose one:

Section 12-Dis (3863) TuTh    4:00-4:50pm   Math & Psychology 104

Section 13-Dis (7585) TuTh    4:00-4:50pm   Sondheim 111

Section 14-Dis (7586) TuTh    7:00-7:50pm   Math & Psychology 101

Section 15-Dis (7587) TuTh    7:00-7:50pm   Math & Psychology 103

MATH152

Section 01-Lec (3864)   MoWeFr    11:00-11:50am   Sherman Hall 003

And choose one:

Section 02-Dis (3865)     MoWe     10:00-10:50am   Sondheim 113

Section 03-Dis (3866)     MoWe     10:00-10:50am   Sondheim 112

Section 04-Dis (3867)     MoWe     9:00-9:50am       Math & Psychology 106

Section 05-Dis (4525)     MoWe     9:00-9:50am       Performing Arts & Humanities 107

OR

Section 06-Lec (3869)   TuTh   1-2:15pm   Administration 101

And choose one:

Section 09-Dis (3872)    TuTh     10:00-10:50am  Sondheim 208

Section 10-Dis (3873)    TuTh     10:00-10:50am  Sondheim 206

OR

Section 11-Lec (5591)   MoWe 5:30-6:45pm  Lecture Hall 1

And choose one:

Section 12-Dis (5592)   MoWe   4:00-4:50pm   Sondheim 111

Section 13-Dis (5593)   MoWe   4:00-4:50pm   Sondheim 113

Section 14-Dis (5594) MoWe   7:00-7:50pm    Math & Psychology 106

Section 15-Dis (7582) MoWe   7:00-7:50pm  Sondheim 109

Note:  If you are taking a course in the 200 level sequence or above, you will not require permission to add that course.

For questions about this memo or to receive permission to enroll please contact Dr. Tashauna Felix, iCubed Coordinator. Put "iCubed Student - Spring 2014 permission request" in the subject line.  In the email include your name, campus ID #, and the 4 digits numbers for the lecture AND discussion sections for the course you would like to enroll.

Do you revel in experimenting with leading-edge web design but feel conflicted by the formal technical specifications set forth by the W3C?

Have doubts about applying your avant-garde ideas while achieving cross browser support and meeting standards?

Well the Adobe Web Platform Team is ready to convince you otherwise…

If you’ve been following their recent work, you’re already aware of how some of the industry’s most innovative minds are pushing the edges of the Internet to make it a better place. What you might not realize is the impact they’re also having on the standards of HTML and CSS communities as well.

Partnering with other major players such as Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla, the Adobe Web Platform Team is pushing CSS standards on multiple fronts by participating with web standards groups, browser vendors, open source project contributors and content creators. They’ve been actively engaged with the W3C and have made several proposals including CSS Regions, CSS Shapes, and CSS Masking, whilst contributing implementations of said proposals to WebKit, Blink, Gecko, and Internet Explorer.

CSS Regions

Recently, CSS Regions, which bridges the gap between print and digital publishing, made it into the latest official iOS7 Mobile Safari release (along with Canvas Blend Modes, Canvas Paths, and CSS Clip Paths). Developers can now use this feature on websites and webapps targeting those devices, with Android support expected to follow soon. Additionally, CSS Regions works on Chrome, Webkit, an Opera version that uses the Blink engine, and there’s partial implementation for IE10 using an older version of the CSS Regions spec.

CSS Regions lets you control where content appears on your page and what happens when content doesn’t fit inside of its container. It enables designers to dictate the flow of content wherever we want and into any desired shape or size. And because it achieves separation of semantic markup from layout markup, we can use CSS Regions to inject our content into something that resembles a template. This is great for magazine style layouts or strategically folding content, such as advertising, in responsive designs.

CSS Shapes

Another area where Adobe is amping up development, according to Adobe Web Platform engineer, Razvan Caliman, is with CSS Shapes, still under a chrome://flag. This is not to be confused with shapes that are simply accomplished through the application of CSS properties like border-radius or box-shadow as seen in The Shapes of CSS. Such examples only provide the illusion of a shape without any bearing on the actual layout of content on the page. CSS Shapes literally enhances the visual storytelling experience by empowering the designer to wrap content around or within shapes with just a few simple CSS properties.

If you haven’t already seen it, Razvan Caliman’s Alice in Wonderland presentation at CSSconf.eu will absolutely blow your mind.

CSS Masking

Almost lost in the hype of CSS Regions is CSS Clipping and CSS Masking, which will undoubtedly inspire you. These techniques now make possible in the browser, what used to only be achievable with image editing software. Catch some stunningly simple visual effects using a basic linear gradient combined with CSS Masking.

Summary

It’s really an amazing era of web design. With developers all throughout the industry constantly striving to push the envelop, these really are exciting times.

If these sort of advancements fire you up, then you’ll definitely want to pay attention to the news from this week’s HTML5 Developers Conference where the Adobe Web Platform Team and many others will be on hand to show us how they’re reinventing web design as we know it.

Should corporations be allowed to influence web standards? What Adobe innovations are you most excited about? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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