Microsoft Expression Blend is a user interface design tool developed and sold by Microsoft for creating graphical interfaces for web and desktop applications that blend the features of these two types of applications.

Expression Blend supports the WPF text engine with advanced OpenType typography and ClearType, vector-based 2D widgets, and 3D widgets with hardware acceleration via DirectX.

Expression Blend was code-named Sparkle, and originally the product was announced as Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer, before it was renamed Expression Blend in December 2006.

On January 24, 2007, Microsoft released the first public Community Technology Preview of Expression Blend as a free download on their web site.

Expression Blend Service Pack 1 was released in November 2007.

Expression Blend requires. NET Framework 3. 0.

Expression Blend and Expression Web are also available as part of the MSDN Premium subscription.

Expression Blend 2. 0 supports developing Microsoft Silverlight browser-based Rich Internet Applications providing animation, vector graphics, interactivity and video playback capabilities.

Expression Blend 3 was released on July 22, 2009, with the whole Microsoft Expression Studio suite at version 3.

Expression Blend 4 Release Candidate released April 26, 2010.

Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone, Preview 2, released May, 2010.

Adds support for Windows Phone 7 projects to Expression Blend 4 Release Candidate.

Expression Blend 4 released June 7, 2010 as part of Expression Studio 4.

Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview was released along with Windows 8 Developer Preview on September 15, 2011.

Expression Blend for Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8 was released on August 15, 2012 alongside the Windows 8 & Visual Studio 2012 RTMs.

The Expression Blend Preview ( which allows this new version of Blend to work with Sketchflow, Silverlight & WPF ) was also released on this date.

The Michael Kelly Award is for " The Fearless Pursuit and Expression of Truth "; the prize is $ 25, 000 for the winner and $ 3, 000 for the 3 ( previously 4 ) runners-up.

* Microsoft Expression Studio ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )

On June 7, 2010, Expression Studio 4 was released.

Expression Studio 4 is a free upgrade version for licensed Expression Studio 3 users, but only for retail copies.

The version of Expression Encoder Pro 4 available as part of Expression Studio in programs like DreamSpark, BizSpark, WebsiteSpark and through MSDN Ultimate does not include royalty incurring codec and standards support for exporting in MP4 format ( H. 264 video and AAC audio ).

With the release of Expression Studio 4, three editions of Expression Studio were introduced: Expression Studio 4 Web Professional ( includes Expression Encoder, Design and Web ), Expression Studio 4 Premium ( adds Blend to the suite ) and Expression Studio 4 Ultimate ( adds SketchFlow ).

Cleanfeed is funded in the current budget, and is moving towards an Expression of Interest for live testing with ISPs in 2008.

REBOL ( ; Relative Expression Based Object Language ) is a cross-platform data exchange language and a multi-paradigm dynamic programming language originally designed by Carl Sassenrath for network communications and distributed computing.

He gave an enthusiastically-received lecture at the 2004 New Interfaces for Musical Expression ( NIME-04 ), held in Hamamatsu, Japan's " City of Musical Instruments ", in June, 2004.

* Use of the Sleeping Beauty Transposon System for Stable Gene Expression in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

* Expression of gratitude for a gift received.

La Rumeur, Rohff, 113, Dosseh, LIM, Lunatic, Dicidens, Lino, Kamelancien, L ' Skadrille, Le 3ème Œil, Black Marché, Carré Rouge, Expression Direkt, are some hardcore rappers known for their rejection of mainstream French rap, while Casey, Rocé, Médine, Youssoupha, Fonky Family, Psy4 De La Rime, Keny Arkana, Mokless, Haroun, Booba, Oxmo Puccino, Sefyu, TLF, Sniper, Arsenik, Dj Azer, Nessbeal, Puissance Nord, Mino, Soprano, L ' Algérino, La Swija, Carpe Diem, represent a mix of hardcore or purist rap and mainstream designs.

He taught at the University of Virginia, where he founded the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression ; UCLA ; Florida State University ; the University of Tennessee ; and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (" Virginia Tech "), where he was affiliated with the Center for the Study of Public Choice ( CSPC ).

The most commonly used procedure for calculating measurement uncertainty is described in the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement ( often referred to as " the GUM ") published by ISO.

Expression of this hairy-like bHLH transcription factor, which represses Neurogenin but is required for Ascl1, is progressively lost from the caudal thalamus but maintained in the prethalamus and in the stripe of rostral thalamic cells.

* CAFE Campaign for Audiovisual Free Expression ( EFF )

Another similar system is the 5-class, physics-based organology, which was presented in 2007 by Steve Mann ( Natural Infaces for Musical Expression, Proceedings of the Conference on Interfaces for Musical Expression, pp. 118 – 23 ), comprises Gaiaphones ( Chordophones, Membranophones, and Idiophones ), Hydraulophones, Aerophones, Plasmaphones, and Quintephones ( electrically and optically produced music ), the names referring to the 5 essences, being earth, water, wind, fire, and the quintessence, thus adding 3 new categories to the Schaeffner taxonomy.

Expression for the eigenfunctions having the energy differences in the denominators

EMP was also the site of the demo and concert program for the first international conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression ( NIME-01 ) and the Pop Conference, an annual gathering of academics, critics, musicians and music buffs.

* New Interfaces for Musical Expression – NIME-01

* Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression () of 1991 is a lengthier document defining freedom of expression in all media except for written books and magazines ( such as radio, television, the Internet, etc.

Expression systems are normally referred to by the host and the DNA source or the delivery mechanism for the genetic material.

Expression of functionally active human epidermal growth factor has been done in C. glutamicum, thus demonstrating a potential for industrial-scale production of human proteins.

In American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression v. Strickland, plaintiffs American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, joined by various publishers, retailers, and web site operators, sued Ohio ’ s Attorney General and Ohio county prosecutors in United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.