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(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) WEST BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts — September 7, 2010 — Equal Exchange, the nation's leading Fair Trade brand, is proud to introduce their new 3.5 oz (100g) Fair Trade chocolate bars: Organic Ecuador Dark Chocolate (65% cocoa content) and Organic Chocolate Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt (55%). These two bars combine the highest quality organic ingredients with Swiss craftsmanship and the assurance they were sourced in the most socially and environmentally responsible manner possible – benefiting chocolate lovers, small-scale farmers, and the Earth itself. These bars are Equal Exchange's eighth and ninth full-size premium chocolate bars and represent the latest expansion of the co-operative's popular 100% organic, 100% Fair Trade chocolate and cocoa product line up.
The Organic Ecuador Dark Chocolate is Equal Exchange's second single-origin bar, following on the heels of last year's successful launch of their Organic Panama Extra Dark (80% cocoa) bar. This chocolaty, silky origin bar is reminiscent of baked brownies fresh out of the pan. The bar's sweet, fudgy richness is balanced by hints of citrus and floral notes. This bar is made with chocolate liquor from a new Equal Exchange partner, the Fortaleza del Valle co-operative in Ecuador, cocoa butter from a co-operative in the Dominican Republic, and fairly traded organic sugar.
The Organic Chocolate Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt bar extends the Equal Exchange chocolate line in another direction by appealing to the growing number of chocolate lovers who enjoy a contrasting sweet/salty sensation. Crunchy caramel bits serve as the perfect complement to mouthwatering sea salt crystals. They work together to bring out the complex flavors of the smooth, fruity chocolate. This unique dark chocolate bar is sure to be a favorite. It is made with cacao from the CONACADO co-operative in the Dominican Republic and the CACVRA co-operative in Peru, and with fairly traded organic sugar from a Paraguayan small-farmer co-operative.
Both bars exemplify Equal Exchange's unparalleled commitment to Fair Trade and small-farmer co-operatives. For example, by weight 97% of the ingredients for the Caramel Sea Salt bar are certified Fair Trade. Even the sugar for the caramel is fairly traded. Amongst the remaining 3% the salt comes from a French co-operative of artisan sea salt producers, Les Salines de Guerande. All told the bar represents the combined efforts of no less than seven co-operatives in six countries on four continents.
The cocoa liquor for the Ecuadoran bar is from Equal Exchange's newest partner, the small farmer co-operative Fortaleza del Valle. They now join the over 40 farmer co-operatives around the world who already partner with Equal Exchange to bring Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate, snacks and bananas to market.
Like nearly all of Equal Exchange's products these bars are available nationwide either directly from Equal Exchange or through distributors, including UNFI. The bars may be ordered by the case (12 bars). Retailers may contact directly the Equal Exchange representative for their region. The wholesale price is $2.50/bar and $30/case. The suggested retail price is $4.25.
The Ecuadoran bar is vegan. Both bars are kosher, gluten-free and soy-free.
About Equal Exchange
A pioneer and U.S. market leader in Fair Trade since 1986, Equal Exchange is an award-winning, full service, nationwide provider of high quality organic coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, healthy snacks and bananas. Their organic, Fair Trade cocoa-based products include nine 3.5 oz bars ranging from 38% to 80% cocoa content, bite-size .16 oz chocolate 'minis', hot cocoa mix, spicy hot cocoa mix, and drinking chocolate.
100% of Equal Exchange products are fairly traded, benefiting more than 40 small farmer co-operatives in 22 countries. In keeping with its Fair Trade mission and belief in economic democracy Equal Exchange is a worker co-operative, owned and governed by its 110 employees. Equal Exchange operates offices, warehouses and/or cafes in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Washington, and Oregon.
Rodney North
Worker-owner & Equal Exchange's Answer Man
Product samples, photos and interviews are available upon request.


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Georgia's ex-president called in for questioning
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian prosecutors on Saturday ordered ex-President Mikhail Saakashvili to be questioned over the 2005 death of his prime minister.
Zurab Zhvania's death at a friend's home was ruled accidental and attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty gas heater. But Zhvania's brother has accused Saakashvili of hiding the truth and called for an investigation.
Saakashvili left Georgia shortly after his second term ended in November and holds a position at Tufts University in the U.S. His spokesman wasn't immediately available for comment.
Georgian prosecutors said they issued a summons to question Saakashvili next week.
Georgia's new prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, has said if he doesn't attend in person, Saakashvili will be placed on a wanted list. Prosecutors also hope to question Saakashvili in connection with a handful of other cases.
Prosecutors have launched a series of investigations against Saakashvili's allies in recent months. Former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili was found guilty of embezzlement and abuse of office in February and sentenced to five years in prison.
Merabishvili, who was the interior minister at the time of Zhvania's death and insisted that prime minister's death was accidental, was questioned earlier this week, prosecutors said.
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili routed Saakashvili's party in parliamentary elections in 2012. He stepped down as prime minister late last year but is believed to remain highly influential even without a formal post. Critics said the charges filed against Merabishvili and other Saakashvili allies amounted to political revenge.
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The University of Rochester has appointed Rev. Dr. C. Denise Yarbrough, a scholar, educator, and leader in the Episcopal Church and greater Rochester religious community, as the new director of religious and spiritual life. Yarbrough will support the University's many faith communities housed at the Interfaith Chapel and will create programming that addresses the spiritual and religious needs of students, faculty, and staff. She assumed the position in August.
"Denise had strong support from many members of the Rochester religious community. She also has decades of experience in interfaith dialogue," said Richard Feldman, dean of the College. "She will be a great supporter of both traditional and emerging religious groups on campus, as well as a strong advocate for interfaith activities."
For the past eight years, Yarbrough has served as the canon for interfaith and ecumenical relations of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. In this role, she serves as chair or member of several committees focused on advancing multi-faith relationships and dialogues. At the University, Yarbrough will support the work of the campus ministries and chaplains and create opportunities for interfaith work and dialogue among. Much of that will occur in the Interfaith Chapel, the physical center of campus religious and spiritual life.
"Rochester's many religious and spiritual communities have been at interfaith dialogue for decades; it is way ahead of the curve," said Yarbrough. "The Interfaith Chapel is a part of that legacy, and has resources to offer that can make it a prominent place of engagement among religious traditions."
Yarbrough also brings more than a decade of teaching experience to the position, having taught courses related to interfaith dialogue, world religions, comparative theology and sexuality/gender issues in religion. She served as a faculty associate and was the director of the Gene Bennett Program for Life Long Learning at the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. As director, she managed the continuing education offerings for clergy, lay leaders, and professionals. At Rochester, Yarbrough also will have a teaching position in the Department of Religion and Classics, an appointment that will help foster the connection between the Chapel and undergraduate curriculum, Feldman said.
"Denise has considerable experience teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate level," said Edward Wierenga, chair of the department. "We are looking forward to her adding some important new courses on interfaith dialogue and other topics to our curriculum."
A native of Teaneck, New Jersey, Yarbrough received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, a juris doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, and earned masters and doctoral degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary.
For more information about the Interfaith Chapel and their upcoming activities, visit them on the web or connect with them on Facebook.


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Psychologists have slammed the Abbott government's proposed watering down of race discrimination laws, warning that any changes could damage the mental health of people from different cultural backgrounds by legitimising racism.
Attorney-General George Brandis wants to scrap the section of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it illegal to offend or intimidate someone because of their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
But Australian Psychological Society president Tim Hannan said any weakening of the law could ''inadvertently legitimise'' racist behaviour.
''If the government weakens the legislative protection against racial vilification, it could provide support and justification under the guise of free speech for a broader range of racial vilification,'' he said. ''What becomes permitted by law becomes an argument for acceptable behaviour.''
Associate Professor Hannan said there was ''compelling evidence'' that racial discrimination adversely affects people's mental health and well-being.
''We have to balance the right to free speech with our obligation to protect the vulnerable from racial and ethnic prejudice,'' he said.
Studies have shown people who experience racism have poorer self-esteem, higher levels of psychological distress and conditions such as anxiety and depression.
The latest Mapping Social Cohesion survey by the Scanlon Foundation found 19 per cent of people were discriminated against because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religious beliefs last year - up to its highest level, from 12 per cent in 2012.
Cosima Marriner is a Sun-Herald senior writer


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Average rates for compact cars at U.S. airports are rising—which means it's time to get creative to find savings.
To keep rooms occupied, hotels have slashed prices and launched aggressive promotions. To keep flying, airlines have cut routes and fares (and tacked on fees). And car-rental agencies? They've gone all old-fashioned and raised their prices. Average rates for compact cars at U.S. airports have more than doubled in the past year*—which means it's time to get creative if you want to find savings.
If you've paid close attention to your recent car-rental bills, you've seen that airport-related taxes and fees can add 10 percent or more to the tab. Leaving the airport—and picking up a car at a rental agency in town—can wipe out those charges. Enterprise makes things easier by picking customers up from homes, offices, or hotels for free.
Pluses In addition to the tax savings, off-airport rental rates are often lower.
Minuses You have to actually get to the lot, which could mean a pricey taxi, or a pesky bus or train ride. Also, while airport locations are often open late, many neighborhood lots close around 5 or 6 p.m. Be sure to call ahead or check online.
Best for a Traveler Who... isn't going to need a car the entire time and has planned other transport from the airport anyway.
After paying an annual fee of $50, members get access to everything from Mini Coopers to Ford Escapes for as little as $6 an hour. Zipcar serves more than 60 cities in North America and the U.K.
Pluses If all you want is an afternoon joyride, Zipcar (zipcar.com) lets you rent by the hour. You can make reservations online, cars are all over, and a plastic Zipcard acts as a universal set of keys. Bonus: Insurance and gas are included.
Minuses The annual fee is a deal-breaker unless you use the service a lot (how often depends on the number of hours you use each time).
Best for a Traveler Who... is a Zipcar member at home or who is a frequent visitor to cities with the service.
The country's largest used-car rental outfit has 157 locations, including lots near 38 airports (rentawreck.com). The selection of models is similar to what you'd find at a major agency, with one key difference: The cars typically have from 40,000 to 80,000 miles on them (so they're not, technically, "wrecks").
Pluses You can save as much as 75 percent off what a rental from a traditional agency would cost. We found a Rent-A-Wreck for $28 a day at the lot near Newark Liberty airport; a comparable car from Hertz was $106.
Minuses No one-way rentals, and good weekend promotions from a big agency can often beat Rent-A-Wreck's prices.
Best for a Traveler Who... doesn't drive to impress.
Many dealers do more than just sell cars. In the U.S., about 70 percent of Toyota dealerships and a third of Ford lots rent cars by the day (see toyota.com/rental and ford.com/rentacar for specifics).
Pluses New-car smell! Vehicles rented at a dealership are often brand new or gently used. Rates are decent for what you get; we found prices as low as $36 a day.
Minuses There's no central online reservation system, so you have to contact each dealership individually to scope out availability and rates.
Best for a Traveler Who... is looking for an extended test drive.
* Source: Abrams Consulting Group


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Sidney frustrated by his play on Saturday
Renardo Sidney continues to describe Saturday's open scrimmage with one word: frustrating.
"I was way frustrated," State's sophomore forward said Monday during Mississippi State's media day. "It was a terrible day for me."
After being shown Sidney's first live game action with referees since the California High School state championship game nearly two and a half years ago, Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury is trying to tamper the expectations for State's spotlighted big man.
"Don't expect to too much from him too soon," Stansbury said. "He's got a long way to go. He's got to understand how hard you have to work every day, the toughness this game is played with and it's not going to happen overnight."
The 52-minute scrimmage ended with the former McDonald's All-American struggling to finish with just 10 points.
"Hopefully Saturday maybe that light came on a little bit for him," Stansbury said. "He did get frustrated because he wasn't very productive. As long as he channels that in the right way to make himself better I think it's good."
The 6-foot-10 forward settled for outside jumpers after not getting the ball where Stansbury said Monday his "bread and butter will be at" this season.
"It's up to the point guard and everybody else on the team to keep him motivated and let him know he's going to get the ball on the block," junior guard Dee Bost said. "The main reasons he's floated away is he's not confident with them getting it to him so he pops out. He knows they'll throw it to him when he pops out because he's wide open."
Sidney was seen verbally frustrated toward the referees and teammates on multiple occasions Saturday after being among some physical play and going a few possessions without getting an inside touch.
"It was more a (maturity) thing," Sidney said. "It's not an excuse – I played horrible and have to get into shape."
Sidney, who was on the floor according to the MSU statistics for a combined 33 minutes, would finish the scrimmage on the bench after he appeared to suffer some severe cramping in his left leg.
"Catching cramps for the rest of the game (and) I couldn't catch my breath," said Sidney, who's admitted to be more than his listed weight of 270 pounds. "That's more conditioning and getting more shape. I got to improve on all of that."
Sidney maintained Monday he has done most of his work near the low block in practices and closed scrimmages but flared out beyond the three-point arc because he wasn't getting the ball inside.
"Saturday was my only time that I stepped out," Sidney said. "Like I was saying I was frustrated not getting the ball. The low ball is where I dominate the best. I don't think anybody can stop me in college on the block."
Stansbury stated Monday that he wasn't sure how many minutes Sidney would see in Saturday's exhibition game against NAIA opponent Lindsey Wilson at 2 p.m., because after that game he will be ineligible for competition until the Bulldogs begin its 14-day off campus stretch that starts with another exhibition game in Jackson against Belhaven College before playing in regular season games in the Bahamas, Hawaii and Las Vegas.
"My main objective going into this exhibition is playing Sidney I can promise you," Stansbury said. "We've got nine other games to play before we get him and we got to get some of these other guys right."
One of those guys that will be needed to replace Sidney early in the Bulldogs lineup is sophomore forward Wendell Lewis that looked to thrive inside by totaling 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks Saturday in the open scrimmage.
"Coach talked to me about getting more physical and I'd be playing a little soft – little too finesse," Lewis said. "I'd say 'yeah, that's my game' but I had to change it to get more physical around the basket if I want to play at this level."
The major difference from his freshman year was three alley-oop slam dunks coming from Bost and two of those plays working off effective pick-and-roll chemistry between the two players.
Stansbury commented how the fact his sophomore dunked the basketball instead of trying to causally laying the ball is a major improvement over his lackluster 2009-10 season.
"The biggest thing with him is playing with that toughness, energy level and use what you got." Stansbury said. "He's a got a great body and he has quickness and is the most athletic big man we've got."


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text: Saint Michael's College Liturgical Choir and Ensemble to sing in Troy, Albany and Loudonville, N.Y., January 31, February 1 and February 2 News Home 01.20.14 By: Mark Tarnacki On their annual winter tour, 35 members of the Saint Michael's College Liturgical Ensemble and Singers will offer music for Catholic Mass at two Catholic high schools and two churches as they visit Troy, Albany and Loudonville, N.Y. The group will travel from the college in Burlington, Vermont, one of the top 10 college towns in America. They will be joined by musical director Jerome Monachino '91, Associate Director of Edmundite Campus Ministry for Liturgical Ministry, who directs 11 instrumentalists (four undergrads, seven alumnae) including guitars, keys, two trumpets, trombone, two violins, bass, drums, percussion; and 24 singers (10 adult members, 14 students). The St. Mike's musicians also will be accompanied on their trip by the Rev. Brian J. Cummings, SSE '86, Director of Edmundite Campus Ministry at Saint Michael's. Father Cummings will say Mass at the four locations. "We have been doing these trips every year for 15 years—it is a great experience to take our ministry on the road to meet high school students, alumni and friends of Saint Michael's," Father Cummings said. "It gives our students a deeper sense of mission and of spreading God's Word in song as members of the choir." Fr. Cummings is a member of the Society of St. Edmund www.sse.org , the religious community of priests and brothers that founded Saint Michael's College in 1904. He said this year's appearances at the Catholic high schools nicely coincide with the end of the nationally observed Catholic Schools Week. Schedule of Masses for 2014 tour: Friday, January 31 9 a.m. Mass at Central Catholic High School in Troy, NY 1:45 p.m. Mass at Christians Brothers Academy in Albany, NY Saturday, February 1, 2014 4 p.m. Mass at Mater Christi Church in Albany, NY Sunday, February 2, 2014 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Masses at Christ Our Light Church in Loudonville, NY. A Saint Michael's alumnus, Deacon Dick Thiesen'68, is the Parish Life Director there. The program to be performed by the St. Mike's musical group at all Masses includes several freshly composed tunes by director Monachino, who beyond his duties with the choir is an accomplished jazz performer, composer and recording artist. Program Pieces for Masses on the choir's upcoming tour are: Entrance: Come Lord Jesus (Monachino), a new composition this year. Psalm 24: Who is the King of Glory? (Monachino), a new composition this year. Song for Presentation of the Gifts: The Lord is my Shepherd (Monachino) -- an older composition by the director that features an instrument called an African Balifon Communion: Taste and See (Moore). Recessional: Let the Fire Fall (Misulia) The Saint Michael's Liturgical Choir and Ensemble performs in its own eclectic and popular musical style, using a combination of African, Brazilian, and American Swing flavors to compliment traditional hymn singing. Guided by their mission of inspiring sung prayer, they perform with great enthusiasm. The group was one of the select few choirs invited to perform for Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado, in 1993.


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The big furor today is over PASS's new written Code of Conduct. I'm going to crib unashamedly from Nic Cain's blog post "Mind Your P's and Q's" to get this started, because he's a friend and won't mind (especially with the link), and because it's a busy day, so I'm going to shortcut this.
People are most hotly debating this section of the amusingly-abbreviated CoC:
Similarly, sexual, racist, derogatory, threatening, or other inappropriate language and imagery are not appropriate for any conference venue, including sessions.
The general outrage centers around language. We're DBAs, and many (most) of us adore crude/coarse/vulgar/deeply inappropriate language. I myself am an advanced practitioner of vulgarity.
A few observations and opinions:
A good idea: By and large, nobody really objects to the implementation of a code of conduct, especially in light the TRULY inappropriate and unwanted behavior most of us have witnessed at one point or another at conferences.
But not for me: However, people in general also don't like new rules – any new rules – that apply to them. Especially a clause like this which could easily be read as "don't swear at all while you're at PASS Summit." I'm not at all surprised that there's some fist shaking and flag waving.
I swear: There is offensive language, and there is a time and place for it. I happen to believe that time and place is wherever I and my friends are (and children aren't), so yeah, I'm likely to swear at the PASS Summit. Always have. More on this in a moment.
Still a good idea: I personally don't mind the clause….so far. It's worded vaguely enough, and the punishment isn't absolute. The clause itself is fine, the wording is fine. It's how the rule and punishment are applied that will determine whether I get up in arms or not. If some passerby reports me for saying "shit" at a moderate volume, to a group of friends in a corner of the welcome hall, and I'm banned for life? Yes, I'll get angry. If some jackass calls someone else a "stupid c***" at full volume in the middle of a spotlight session and gets kicked out of the conference? I'll send the PASS board a round of flowers. (Virtual flowers, but still.)
They just wrote it down: What most people fail to realize is that "other inappropriate language" was probably frowned upon before, too…and probably under the same circumstances. All PASS did was to write down the guidelines, which is what we really wanted them to do in the first place. Rant and rail all you want, but this is just PASS setting expectations – which you absolutely have to do for a group this wide and varied – and setting up a formal review and penalty process.
Reiteration: Of course, I'll be the first to jump on the angry bandwagon, should there be a flagrant injustice. In the meantime, I'll act the way I always did, wait, watch, and enjoy my favorite conference.
Happy days,
Jen McCown


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Any software that retrieves and renders web content for users. This may include desktop web browsers, media players, mobile phones, automobile-based personal computers, plug-ins, and other programs—including assistive technologies—that help in retrieving and rendering web content.
In order for web content to be accessible, web content designers must design accessible content, and user agents must be able to deliver that content in an accessible way. The W3C, through its Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), has developed guidelines for both parties. Guidelines for designers include the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and XML Accessibility Guidelines. Guidelines for user agents are the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG). A user agent that conforms to these guidelines will promote accessibility through its own user interface and through other internal facilities, including its ability to communicate with other technologies (especially assistive technologies). Furthermore, all users, not just users with disabilities, are expected to find conforming user agents to be more usable. Below are the twelve user agent accessibility guidelines contained within UAAG 1.0:
- Support input and output device-independence
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Marilyn Conover was a very successful illustrator during the '60s and '70s. About four years ago, when she was 84, I interviewed her over the phone. Her frank, forthright and often intensely negative recollections of her career startled me. In all the interviews I'd conducted to that point (and since) I'd never encountered anything like it. My intention this week is not to cast a pall over a time many of us hold up as the last great era in illustration, but rather to honestly share a different perspective of someone who lived and worked in those times. For better or for worse here is Marilyn Conover; unvarnished, unsentimental, and unapologetic. ~ Leif
MC: I didn't have a baby when I started [in the illustration business] but my husband was never able to take care of us. Before there was that women's lib crap and all that stuff I was - are you married?
LP: I am, yeah. We have two teenage sons.
MC: Did your wife work during their childhood?
LP: I was fortunate to make enough as an illustrator that she could stay home with the boys until they were ten or eleven years old.
MC: That is heaven. If I could have been able to do that - but I couldn't. The day they were born my husband came up to the hospital and gave me a comprehensive sketch to do. We were working together at that time. I did have a second child but - I mean, it is a devastating thing for a woman to be in that kind of competitive business. It was very competitive and I had to be the best or we sank. To do that and try and be there for your children is an impossibility.
MC: I mean I was there and I did it but I look back with the most painful feeling about all the years I illustrated. Getting into New York and onto Time magazine and all that - it was nightmarish. A woman with no help. We split up after about seventeen years when the children were about twelve and nine and it's not a happy thing for me to talk about and I almost feel sick thinking about all those people.
LP: Wow.
MC: I mean I loved them but... oh, another one (kind of a third rate one, but) Bob Abbett? Have you talked to him?
LP: I actually featured his work not too long ago, yeah.
(below, a 1964 Bob Abbett illustration from Reader's Digest Condensed Books)
MC: Well I don't know that I can add any more, darling. I really don't know that I want to go back anymore. I'm 84 and I've done it. If you have specific questions that I could answer factually, ok, but I don't want to start digging up or talking or reading or writing or anything about it. I really don't.
LP: Sure, I understand. But even so, I really appreciate that you took this time to tell me all of this. That's just great.
MC: Well, bless your heart. Oh! John Gannam! Do you know his work?
(above, 1949 ad art by John Gannam)
LP: Yeah, I've written about John Gannam as well, sure.
MC: Oooh man, he was great! The one's we loved the most were Al Parker and John Gannam - oh, and then Bernie Fuchs - he came along a little later.
(below, 1960 ad art by Bernie Fuchs)
LP: Of course. Now, I have to ask you; was he a big influence on your work? Bernie Fuchs?
MC: to a degree, yes.
LP: What about Bob Peak?
MC: No, if anybody, Bernie Fuchs was everybody's saint. He was about two years younger than I.
(above, 1960s story art by Bernie Fuchs)
LP: When you lived in Westport did you know him personally?
MC: No, at that time in Westport it was a very clique-y group.
Who was the other one... oh, Bob Heindel. You know him? He was another one of that group of Bernie Fuchs' friends.
(below, Robert Heindel story illustration, 1967)
MC: By that time I was single and it was very new for a woman to be doing that type of work, illustration, in the '60s. So I didn't know Fuchs but I'll tell you who I did know... and I don't remember her last name, it was... Gloria something... and she was the wife of one of the artists and I loved her and she worked for me all the time as a model; the wife of one of the Westport artists and I know Bernie Fuchs used her a lot, too. And she used to say to me, "Marilyn every time I go to the library I bump into one of their wives. And every time I go to look through Albert Dorne's reference files one of the wives is there - and when I go to pick up photos from the photographer's, the wives are doing all the work. How the hell do you do it all?" And I said I just did it.
MC: I mean their wives did all that stuff so they [the artists] could stay in their little ivory towers of talent and greatness and self-importance. And the men would all go to lunch together at the different places. I mean they never became as big as Andrew Wyeth or deKooning or any of the great artists - so these people had to keep instilling in themselves how important they were.
LP: Now, did you feel excluded from all that because you were a single woman?
MC: No. Nooo. I didn't feel excluded. We were all just independent illustrators. We were all just too busy working.
Continued tomorrow
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Marilyn Conover Interview; Part 2
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Leif your blog is nothing short of an archival TREASURE. This interview with Marilyn Conover and Peggy knopp is book worthy. We all would've liked to be a fly on the wall in the studio of many of these artists and this lets us see a bit of the reality of the world of illustrators of their era. It really adds so much somehow when viewing their work today. You have a marvelous, magical blog here. Thank you for all your work.ReplyDelete
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Cirrus Resolves Loan Issue, Names New President
Cirrus executives got what they wanted from the city of Grand Forks. N.D., this week -- not only the $950,000 loan they had requested, but also an apology. Last week, city official Doug Christensen raised questions about Cirrus's ability to repay the loan, and William King, vice president for business administration at Cirrus, tried to explain that his concerns arose from a misinterpretation of the company's financial reports. On Monday night, Christensen apologized for how he "conducted the meeting � [and] addressed Mr. King," and the city approved the loan, which will go to buy an autoclave for Cirrus's Grand Forks manufacturing facility. Cirrus also announced this week the appointment of a new president for the company, Patrick Waddick.
Waddick, the company's chief operating officer, will assume the title of president as well, Cirrus said on Tuesday. Dale Klapmeier will retain his role as CEO but said he will "hand over day-to-day responsibility of the business to Pat." Waddick has been with the company since 1988, starting out as an engineer. In his new role, he will have responsibility for daily operations, including sales and service, manufacturing and supply chain, product development and administration.�"There is no more qualified, capable or proven leader to take the enterprise to the next level," Klapmeier said. "With Pat running the daily operation, now I can spend more time with our customers, dedicate more energy to developing exciting new products and play an even larger role in making access to flight a reality for more people around the world."
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- to provide for material needs; earn a living.
- to accomplish a task; be successful or victorious: Our governor went to Washington to appeal for disaster relief and brought home the bacon—$40 million.
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And if people find themselves dissatisfied with how often they turn to fast food, Bacon says to try things like batch cooking.
Instead of just cutting out whole food groups, Bacon says people should pay attention to how food makes them feel.
"Most of the diseases we blame on nutrition are actually diseases of disempowerment," Bacon said.
As a result, Bacon explained, "Al Qaeda has incorporated more Pakistanis into its ranks to fill these vacancies."Al Qaeda's Desperation Could Be India's Nightmare
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Wrap cooked crab legs in bacon, and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.Epic Meal Empire's Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship
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Finished our bacon this morning, and for the future will only have damper and tea.Explorations in Australia
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But honesty don't get you bread or bacon, not in this world!Way of the Lawless
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I got here about the right time of day to save your bacon, anyway.In the Valley
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If there are yellow streaks in the lean of the bacon, it is rusty, and unfit to eat.
If intended for poultry, the slips of bacon should not be thicker than a straw.
- to achieve success
- to provide material support
Word Origin for bacon
early 14c., "meat from the back and sides of a pig" (originally either fresh or cured, but especially cured), from Old French bacon, from Proto-Germanic *bakkon "back meat" (cf. Old High German bahho, Old Dutch baken "bacon"). Slang phrase bring home the bacon first recorded 1908; bacon formerly being the staple meat of the working class.
Biography: Roger Bacon was something of a Renaissance man before there was a Renaissance. Over the course of his long life, his energetic research would lead him to study everything from languages to mathematics to optics. He is most remembered for his insistence on the importance of pursuing fruitful lines of scientific research through experimentation. His writings describe countless experiments; while the majority were probably never performed by him, the profusion alone of experimental ideas is nothing short of astounding. His own laboratory work dealt primarily with alchemy, optics, and mechanics. He was among the first to apply geometric and mathematical principles to problems in optics and the behavior of light, allowing him to make important observations on reflection and refraction. His interest in mechanics led him to describe flying machines and other devices that had not yet been invented. He was the first person in the West to come up with a recipe for gunpowder, and he suggested reforms to the calendar, which would ultimately be implemented hundreds of years later. His novel ways of pursuing knowledge were sometimes viewed with suspicion, resulting at one time in imprisonment; but he bravely resisted all strictures on his intellectual life, even when that meant having to write and work in secret.
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Tuesday, May 7: Star Wars on the Mind of Traders
Chris Dieterich looks at key stocks to watch on Tuesday, including Disney and Electronic Arts, who are teaming up to produce Star Wars videogames. Photo: Getty Images.
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During the shocking meltdown of Brazil's football team during the semi-final of the World Cup, the crowd broke into a crude and sustained chant directed at shell-shocked President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff. The chant, roughly translated, was ''Hey Dilma, go f--- yourself'', plus another suggestion which I'll omit. The President is on a first-name basis with her country. Her website is Dilma.com.
That was as close to a demonstration as there was within the confines of the cup, given that the Brazilian government spent, officially, $1 billion on security. This did nothing to protect the emotional security of the nation, which was shattered by the end of the tournament. Rousseff, who enjoyed tremendous popularity in the polls after her election in 2010, is now struggling to avoid defeat in the October presidential election. It would have completed the nightmare for Brazil had its great rival Argentina won the cup, which it almost did.
Brazilians are in a mood for revenge. The government spent more than $10 billion on the World Cup, including six brand new stadiums, while failing to curb structural corruption, persistent inflation and wealth inequality. Rousseff may become a symbolic scapegoat.
But the structural flaws revealed in the Brazilian football team, and Brazil itself, are not as deep as the structural flaw in the world's greatest opiate – football.
Football has a problem and the 2014 World Cup exposed the flaw at its heart. If we remove the remarkable 7-1 demolition of Brazil by Germany in the first semi-final, a scoreline which, by its very freakishness, points to the biggest problem with the game, only six goals were scored in the other six major finals. Six goals in six games. Three of the seven quarter-finals, semi-finals and final ended in scoreless draws. Two remained scoreless after 30 minutes of extra time and had to be resolved by penalty kicks.
Result-by-penalties is a crap-shoot which does no justice to a team which has won the territorial and skill battle. Football gives disproportionate reward to negativity.
Players diving in the penalty box, or feigning injury, or waving imaginary yellow cards, or battering their opponents then theatrically falling to the ground in pain, are other faces of negativity that need to be surgically removed from the game.
The cup final itself was saved from result-by-penalties only by a very late goal by Germany, deep into extra time of another scoreless game. This prevented the 2014 World Cup from setting a dubious record of five games decided by penalties.
Germany saved the tournament in a number of ways. It scored by far the highest number of goals, 18, and played attacking football. As the world media – and the Brazilian public – remained fixated on Brazil's glorious footballing past coupled with its advantage as host nation, there was a general failure to notice that it is not Brazil which has been the most formidable team in World Cup competition for the past 60 years. It is Germany.
Of the 20 World Cups held, Brazil has appeared in all 20 while Germany has appeared in 18. Brazil won its first world cup in 1950 when Germany was barred from the competition.
Even with this disadvantage, Germany has qualified for all 18 World Cups for which it was eligible and then reached the quarter-finals a remarkable 16 times (Brazil 15 times). Even more remarkably, Germany has reached the semi-finals 13 times (Brazil 11) and the final eight times (Brazil seven). Germany has been the top-scoring team for the past three World Cups, and top-scorer in four of the past seven cups (Brazil once).
Germany's goal explosion in the semi-final also saved this World Cup from being one of the most goal-deprived in history. As it was, the average number of goals per match was a modest 2.67, fewer than in 12 previous cups, and pale compared with the peak in 1954, when an average of 5.4 goals were scored.
Football has built its march on the growth of the global middle class but the attention span of young men is drifting. Last year, the video game Grand Theft Auto V became the entertainment product to gross $1 billion in sales fastest. It took just three days. Video games, with their manic attention spans and inter-connectivity, now dwarf the movie industry and exceed all forms of entertainment in terms of revenue.
This is the big growth engine of the future, and it is fast. Football needs to retool to try and keep pace.
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It does a good job of demonstrating the damned motto was put on for religious reasons (present day claims to the contrary notwithstanding), covering the initial inception on our coinage, the controversy when Theodore Roosevelt tried to remove it from some coins in 1907, the addition to paper currency in the 1950s (starting with Series 1957 silver certificates), and the brouhaha when people couldn't find it stamped into the edge of the presidential dollars. It got moved to the face of the coin, but "E Pluribus Unum" and the mint and date got left on the edge.
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Great! If we need a motto how about "Respect Earth, it's our only home."
E Pluribus Unum works fine.
...and contradictory religions are not the way to get there!
And you can't get there by having one of them hijack the government. Our founding fathers understood this. They'd be disgusted with the jackasses pushing "America is a Christian Nation and if you don't like it leave."
Or as Blue Man Group said in their PSA / music vidlet:
"Please note, however, that in the event of continued inaction in the face of global warming, your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device. Also, please take a moment to locate this planet's emergency exits. As you can see, there aren't any."
On another "ha ha only serious" note, there's also "Save the Earth. It's our only source of chocolate."
Well I should hope the three of us can agree that the motto should not be In God We Trust.
I agree Steve - they should remove "in god we trust"
We should also remove the "under god" in the pledge which was a knee jerk reaction to the evil, GODLESS Communist
Without a doubt.
Alas the last such effort failed... which doesn't make me too optimistic about this one. If anything this one is even more important, I want this crap off my money.
The earth as our only source of chocolate! I like, I like, I like!!!!!
As to IGWT:
Will a majority of the US Supreme Court or any lower appellate court find the courage to confront America's christian bullies?
I fear they won't.
When one of Reagan's writers devised the slogan "Trust but Verify", I realized I'd learned the importance of verification 35 years earlier while working in my dad's "mom, pop and kids grocery store" and dealing with deliverymen. On random days we counted the items they delivered and placed on shelves. One day my dad found a bread deliveryman billing the store for more loaves than he had delivered. My dad said he wouldn't report the deliveryman but would require him to allow time to count the loaves before shelving them.
If the Court can't find the courage, suppose we add to the IGWT slogan something like "Verification Lacking".
I think the most likely scenario is that they will reject the case on some sort of argument based on standing. That's been happening to us a lot; apparently they sense the weakness of the religious right's arguments but sympathize with them anyway.
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By Kelli B. Grant
The whole point of the Consumer Electronics Show is to look ahead to the new tech that manufacturers think you'll want to buy this year. Now, a newly launched crowdfunding site is hoping to attract early adopters who want to buy into cutting-edge tech before it hits shelves.
Christie Street, which launched in early December, styles itself as a Kickstarter alternative for physical products only. Site employees vet innovators who have a product they want to produce; then site users buy in to help the product make it to market, securing their own early-bird order in the process. (A spokeswoman says product prices on the site are typically less than consumers can expect to pay later, when they are available at retail.)
The first three products available for sale include a backpack with built-in battery for on-the-go charging ($169), decorative Bluetooth headsets ($49) and — the most talked-about — the $169 Doorbot. When someone rings the doorbell, the door-mounted video system sends a live feed to a smartphone or tablet, so you can see who's at the door. Buyers will also have the option to upgrade to a version that allows for the door to be remotely unlocked (price TBD). Safety expert Steve Kardian, a retired New York City police officer, says it's a smart idea, assuming buyers actually use it. Most security measure like that go unarmed, he says: "People get an alarm in their house, and then it's a nice warm day and they leave the doors open."
Shoppers using crowdfunding sites do take on some risk, says Jack Vonder Heide, president of consulting firm Technology Briefing Centers. Some products don't make it to market — others do only after long delays, at which point the gadget may not be competitive on price or features. In the meantime, your money may be tied up, he says. A Christie Street spokeswoman says the company holds funds collected in escrow, doling them out to the manufacturing companies as they hit set milestones. Companies are required to give users their money back if the product isn't shipping within six months of its listed ship date.
Senior consumer reporter and "Deal of Day" columnist Kelli B. Grant travels to Las Vegas to find the best, the worst, and the most hyped gadgets at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Join her as she roams the exhibit floor for three days, with dispatches here and on Twitter @kelligrant.


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|This is the article on the article on chapter 611 of the manga. For the article on chapter 154 of the manga, head to Arrival…!!.
"Arrival" (到着, Tōchaku) is chapter 611 of the original Naruto manga.
As the Tailed Beast Ball bearing down upon the Ten-Tails, Madara and Obito have the beast simply flick the ball back at Gyūki, leaving Naruto's shadow clone, and Kakashi open for an attack. After the clone successfully pushes Kakashi out of the way, Obito reflects on how much Naruto was like himself before the Ten-Tails' attack disperses the shadow clone and sends Gyūki flying. With the Tailed Beast Mode and B's full transformation at their limits, Kurama and Gyūki tell Naruto and B to buy them some time while they generate more chakra to use. As the opposition notices this, and his team-mates already somewhat incapacitated, Naruto prepares to create more shadow clones which Madara chides him for, calling him incompetent. Kakashi also echoes these sentiments and Obito goes on to explain to Naruto that no matter how much he multiplied something, its nature would never change. He goes on to lament that all shinobi were powerless and that one day, they would all end up like he did. This causes Naruto to lash out at Obito once again stating his dream to become Hokage which leads Obito to tell him that he would make him the Hokage inside the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and as the Ten-Tails prepared to fire a Tailed Beast Ball, asked that Naruto vanish together with this world. As the ball fires, the shinobi are shocked to realise that the beast had missed. Just then, from above, Ino, Hinata, Hiashi and a few others arrive and it is revealed that Ino was able to shift the blast after taking control of Obito for a split second. Immediately, several Aburame use the Insect Jamming Technique, and a group of Kirigakure-nin shroud the battlefield in mist to stop them from being sensed. Shortly after this, the entire Allied Shinobi Forces arrive at the battlefield, causing the Sensing Water Sphere at headquarters to distort. The Ten-Tails swipes one of its tails to clear the mist, and several shinobi use Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique to cancel the blast. Naruto announces that they were no longer a disorderly crowd before announcing a new technique — the "Allied Shinobi Forces Technique" — which is the strongest technique that ever existed in the shinobi world and that it could win against the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
- In the last panel of this chapter, B is depicted wearing an Allied Shinobi Forces' forehead protector instead of his Kumogakure's forehead protector. This wasn't corrected in the tankōbon version. Also, the left sleeve of Might Guy's jumpsuit is missing. However, the left sleeve is added in the tankōbon version.


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I don't normally use Airplay but have been in my study room with the stereo set up. I'm not sure if this is an Apple bug or a Madsonic bug.
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Dear World
Ever hear the one about the mad old lady who saved Paris from a gang of evil, oil-grabbing corporate bods? No? That's because Jerry Herman's 'Dear World', which premiered on Broadway in 1969, has never played in Europe. There's a reason for this absence: the book is a shambles.
'Dear World' is billed as a 'fable' but that's a get-out clause; a loose term for a show too lost to be labelled. The setting is post-war Paris and the musical hints at the importance of individual gumption over deadening conformity. But the structure is too shaky to allow the sub-themes to sing.
Despite these flaws, director Gillian Lynne has lent a sophisticated sheen to this messy show. The quirky set, assured singing and witty choreography are all top class. The music is decent too, with Herman's bolshy melodies just about making up for his lacklustre lyrics.
Broadway legend Betty Buckley is ferociously powerful as the mad-hatter, Countess Aurelia, although her voice occasionally batters us in this modest space. She's also a little too straight-laced for this bonkers role. It is with the show's one moving (rather than mental) number, 'And I Was Beautiful', that Buckley's voice finally wraps around us. Miriam Gillinson
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Archaeology, Incan & Wari Archaeology in Peru by Jessica Van Herstraeten
A few months ago, I departed for what was to be an unforgettable adventure. It was for me quite challenging since I had no idea what to expect. I had never been anywhere like Peru before and I had never worked as a volunteer. After a 20 hour journey, I arrived in Cusco where Jorge, our fantastic Peruvian guide, was waiting for us outside the airport with a very big smile. After a visit to the hostel, Jorge took us to the market to eat chicken and taste some Inca Cola. In the evening Jorge made us try the traditional coca tea which is fantastic; I actually brought many bags to the UK!
After a good nights sleep, we visited some amazing archaeological sites, especially Sacsayhuaman, which was probably my favourite one with Machu Picchu. We went down a massive slide, where children would have played hundreds of years ago, and talked a lot about Pachamama and the offerings that could be made. It was amazing to learn about such a different culture. During our first few days we enjoyed the city of Cusco, spending time in the markets and visiting incredible places. We had our special Pizza nights when we felt like eating in and our dinners out most of the time, discovering Peruvian cuisine.
The second part of our journey was to be spent in Huyro. On the way, we visited places like Pisac which had some fascinating terraces. We also went to feed some Alpacas and I even got to ride one! Even the bus journey was fun! We sang and laughed all the way, listening to music and stopping at different places to try different fruits and ice-creams.
When we arrived in Huyro, we were welcomed straight away by the other volunteers. Establo, where we lived, was much more like I expected. It was very simple, but I would not have changed anything in it. It made me learn a lot about myself and how to enjoy the simple things in life. We only had electricity at night but even then we did not really need it and I soon learnt to enjoy cold showers in the morning and evenings. I actually still take cold showers here sometimes back in the UK, where I have the choice.
We spent the first morning in Huyro with local children in a school who were very sweet and so happy to see us. We then came back to have lunch and the food was absolutely amazing. When I thought I would lose weight coming to Peru I was very very wrong! Issa, the cook, prepares the best food I have ever tasted! I would never forget the taste of her fine cuisine, made of all the fresh vegetable and chickens from Establo!
Thereafter we spent our days helping in Establo and outside in other different sites. We also had a lot of fun using machetes to cut down trees in order to clear places for archaeologists. We found foundations of buildings that had not been since for hundreds of years and we learnt so much about the amazing civilisation of the Incas.
My favourite day was probably when Dan, our Projects Abroad supervisor, made us dig the trenches for drainage! I was not looking forward to it at first as I used to hate getting dirty, but it turned out to be very good fun and we all laughed and were very happy to help. We just thought of it as a spa treatment. In the evenings we spent our time visiting the town, sampling the local cuisine and hosting quizzes around the fire.
The people in Establo were the kindest people I have ever met and not only taught me some Spanish but also taught me a lot about happiness. All the people in Huyro seem to help each others. For example, one day when we were driving to town we stopped to help some neighbours packing coffee into bags. The people in Establo became like a family after only a few days. I had Jorge, who is by far the sweetest man in Cusco! He taught us so much about the Inca culture and the places we visited. I had Doctor Americo to bring me Aloe Vera for my sunburns and Mummy Issa to cook us the most amazing meals!! Hulan James who was the cutest kid I have ever seen and who taught me the most Spanish (ombrearania! Caro...)! Then Uncle Dan to make us laugh and the Chicas Pincantes to make me laugh even more!
My trip to Peru allowed me to visit one of the most beautiful and breathtaking places in the world and 6 months later I am still talking about how amazing this experience was! I am already planning on returning to Peru in the next few years. It was a trip that I will never forget and I recommend it to anyone who likes to have fun, be helpful, eat great food, meet lovely people, and is looking for new experiences!
Jessica Van Herstraeten
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on: Islam Challenges Our Ability to Make Distinctions, by Kersten Knipp
I wonder if this author has mentioned the Mu'tazila theology in his book. This method - and only this in my opinion - can lead Muslims out of the labyrinth they are entrapped in. If Weidner mentiones Mu'tazilism 'in extenso', it makes the book worth buying.
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The hour of our death
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This remarkable book—the fruit of almost two decades of study—traces in compelling fashion the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day. A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a virtual redefinition of human nature.
Starting at the very foundations of Western culture, the eminent historian Phillipe Aričs shows how, from Graeco-Roman times through the first ten centuries of the Common Era, death was too common to be frightening; each life was quietly subordinated to the community, which paid its respects and then moved on. Aričs identifies the first major shift in attitude with the turn of the eleventh century when a sense of individuality began to rise and with it, profound consequences: death no longer meant merely the weakening of community, but rather the destruction of self. Hence the growing fear of the afterlife, new conceptions of the Last Judgment, and the first attempts (by Masses and other rituals) to guarantee a better life in the next world. In the 1500s attention shifted from the demise of the self to that of the loved one (as family supplants community), and by the nineteenth century death comes to be viewed as simply a staging post toward reunion in the hereafter. Finally, Aričs shows why death has become such an unendurable truth in our own century—how it has been nearly banished from our daily lives—and points out what may be done to "re-tame" this secret terror.
The richness of Aričs's source material and investigative work is breathtaking. While exploring everything from churches, religious rituals, and graveyards (with their often macabre headstones and monuments), to wills and testaments, love letters, literature, paintings, diaries, town plans, crime and sanitation reports, and grave robbing complaints, Aries ranges across Europe to Russia on the one hand and to England and America on the other. As he sorts out the tangled mysteries of our accumulated terrors and beliefs, we come to understand the history—indeed the pathology—of our intellectual and psychological tensions in the face of death.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Ben Stahl's Ben-Hur
When the movie Ben-Hur premiered in S.F. in 1960, my wife and I had dinner and went to see the movie opening night.
That was a big deal for us in those days, for a young couple with little money. We must have saved quite a while for that one extravagant evening, and I probably sacrificed more than a little when purchasing art supplies, for a while.
Enough nostalgia... the result was not only a special evening, but a very nice hard bound book that featured photos and a total of six reproductions of the Ben Stahl illustrations for the movie.
This was after Stahl evolved into his more fine arts technique. I am only guessing, but I think perhaps those that are critical of Stahl's work are referring to paintings like these that are less refined or slick, like many of the '40s and '50s illustrations tended to be.
Stahl was more interested in mood and subjectivity than objective accuracy and slick literal renderings.
He obviously leaned, tilted and even distorted some of his figures to convey high energy and action.
I would bet he was not a fan of Bob Peak's avant-garde color combinations or probably wasn't that impressed with the 60's innovative directions that illustration took. Interestingly, I could find no mention of him in the 1959 Illustrator's Annual show, which is when he did the illustrations for Ben-Hur.
From what I have read, he was a salty, opinionated character that was well liked by some who saw his abundant talent and appreciated his sense of humor and his bluntness, but also fostered those that were critical of his work. I think some of his illos are very powerful. I personally prefer a brighter pallet, but I do like his willingness to allow his brush strokes to be aggressive and very prominent. His style was very personal and transcended photography, which might be why he didn't fade away completely during the 50's, like so many very competent illustrators did.
* Many thanks to Tom Watson for sharing his personal recollections and insightful analysis on the today's subject.
* the scan of the Ben-Hur movie poster is courtesy of Heritage Auctions, all the other scans today are courtesy of Tom Watson.
* My Ben Stahl Flickr set
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Thank you for these wonderful recollections, and the historical perspective on the evolution of Stahl's technique. The personal memories, far from mere nostalgia, give added strength to the context of your insights, Mr. Watson. Again, thanks for bringing these pictures to life, and adding to the wealth of this incredible blog and indispensable resource.ReplyDelete
I've never seen these. They're incredible!!! Thank you so much for posting these!!!!ReplyDelete
My parents had the soundtrack album or something that had these illustrations in them. I remember studying the brush work, cloth folds, and lighting. I don't paint like that myself but it's impressive. Thanks for bringing back some memories and showcasing this art.ReplyDelete
- Rich1:46 PM
That monolithic Ben-Hur film poster had always struck me as very appropriate to this monumental movie.ReplyDelete
"He obviously leaned, tilted and even distorted some of his figures to convey high energy and action."
I read this text below the Golgotha illustration: before, looking at the picture, I had said to myself: "Wow! That looks El Greco-like."
I did not know he had done the BenHur poster. That's an icon.ReplyDelete
I have not sought out alot of info on him, but
has everyone read the chapter on Stahl in Concept and Composition by Fritz Henning?
Ben Stahl is really a national treasure. What I found interesting was how closely he drew from historic classics for these illustrations. In particular, his crucifiction is uncanny in resemblance to one of the stages in Rembrandt's crucifiction etching ("http://www.awakentoprayer.org/CRUX.JPEG")ReplyDelete
Thanks for another great, and inspiring, post.
I'm not sure if Stahl did the actual Ben-Hur poster. He did the six paintings in today's post, two of which were a part of this particular version of the poster I found at Heritage Auctions. Also, I'm very curious to see this Stahl chapter in that book you mentioned!
- Rob C.11:02 PM
Interesting that there's no painting illustrating the gay relationship between Ben-Hur and Messala either on the poster or in the film book.ReplyDelete
- Charlie Allen3:13 PM
As said before, I've never been a fan of Ben Stahl. I'm still not. But....have to admit, the guy would take on difficult subjects and those epic historical portayals....almost fearlessly! He seemed to revel in such assignments.....light years away from my type of work and thinking. He was definitely an important illustrator in our time. Thanks, Leif.....a good post.ReplyDelete
- Rich4:35 PM
TI brings in subjects Light Years away from each other...ReplyDelete
As apart as things may be: They somehow stay and stick together.
Awesome, gorgeous art. Thanks for all your work collecting these pictures. I love this blog :)ReplyDelete
Wonderful works--the last one is so powerful.ReplyDelete
- Wes10:21 PM
"Ben Stahl loved women."ReplyDelete
Although I'm not crazy about his "muddy" style, I have to agree with this statement and that these are brilliant examples of that love. The swell of the breast of the girl in the pink coat, the healthy and strong flat stomachs of the girls in "Strange Reunion" and "Bitter Sand" (why is this girls so pale though? – wouldn't she be a deep swarthiness?), the incredible thighs of "The Lady . . . " , the delicate knees and beautiful face of the circus girl, all attest to his incredible appreciation of what makes women so beautiful to men. His art proves the validity of the "objectification" of women. They are worth it . . .
Another fantastic posting. thanks
- Rob C11:22 AM
I think Wes could do with taking a cold bath, he seems to be getting a little over-heated.ReplyDelete


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During a meeting of the Wapakoneta City Schools Board of Education Tuesday, Carrie Knoch was unanimously approved for the position as assistant principal at Wapakoneta Elementary School.
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This is my sandbox. Being a sandbox, everything you see here is a work in progress. However, my intention should be pretty clear from the content.
But if my intention isn't clear, here's what I propose:
- Unification of the v4L and DVB wikis
- avoid duplication of effort (inter-duplication), more efficient
- one stop shop
- more user friendly, more inviting, and hopefully spawn more interest
- (I also have a good idea in mind about a linuxtv website face-lift/redesign ... and it would be easy to bring about a common branding to both the website and wiki ... but first things first -- the wiki)
Things that would have to be accounted for:
- User Accounts / Log-ons
- Exporting article History and discussions -- would want to preserve as much as possible
- Duplicate article names i.e. Hauppauge on v4l and Hauppauge on DVB (actually, I don't think that this would be too difficult a problem -- i.e. just apply a v4l tag on duplicates before moving then over and then merge the two articles later)
- time and assistance to perform the merge
Features to incorporate into the "new" wiki
- more info (beyond supported devices -- spawns interest in new projects?)
- unified look and feel and "branding" (e.g. "wikitables" in the wiki articles; graphic for website and wiki (I have, what I believe to be, a good idea in mind already)
- new features like:
- sortable tables,
- a news section on the front page (for quick dissemenation of latest v4l-dvb kernel updates/patches etc, important m/l discussions, new hardware spotted announcements, newly supported hardware announcements)
- start using "this article is a stub", "this article needs expanding" blah blah blah type headers (just like on Wikipedia and elsewhere)
Some things about the wiki that I feel are now needed
- Active co-ordination / oversight ... the wiki's are slowly reaching critical mass ... need a dedicated team to check that new submissions are correct or placed in right place and are "up to par/standards"
- perhaps a mailing list regarding the wiki ? -- it would help with decision making
- Formalize entries
- this includes proper article naming .... more then slightly pedantic, but necessary (think libraries -- they don't just throw things on shelves)
- reduce/clean out "first person" commentary and questions in articles
- Reduce subject fragmentation (i.e. where a single subject matter is needlessly broken into multiple articles)-- common problem
- Reduce (intra-) duplication (i.e. where multiple articles conveying the same thing have been created) -- common problem --> all the USB articles were an example of this insanity
- lots and lots of updating
And now, without any further adu, here's a preliminary mockup I have put together of a unified wiki:
- you'll currently find a lot of placeholder text (i.e "Applications to watch TV * TV Viewing * TV Recording"), but that's all it is -- I've simply kept the v4l links there for placement purposes and as reminders of stuff needing attention if things are to be merged... the final draft would of course remove such items and be more clean
- some of the layout is not clean...I just ran out of patience with futzing about with tables etc and just want to present the idea/proposal...this can all be cleaned up and become more presentable later on
Wiki Main Page:
Welcome to the LinuxTV Wiki !
This wiki is intended to become an authoritative source of information regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources under Linux -- i.e. the subject matters covered under the LinuxTV umbrella/framework. The basic plan is to aggregate information about: available hardware; how v4l or dvb work; software used with the hardware and so forth.
Like all other wikis, the LinuxTV wiki relies upon the contributions of its users. Hence, it will only be as useful as we make it! So we encourage you to share your knowledge and help with the task of turning this site into a repository of knowledge. Your input (whether it be by providing a set of instructions for how to get a certain device working; a minor improvement to an existing article; or an explanation for some complex concept) will be highly appreciated.
-- The LinuxTV WikiTeam [People behind V4L]
User Sign up /Login Subpage:
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Before you jump in and make your contribution, please first familiarize yourself with the layout of the site. Doing so will help you to place your information in the right location. As the wiki grows, it takes an increasing amount of effort and discipline to keep it from quickly turning into a tangled mess. So it's up to each of us to make sure the information submitted is easy for everybody to find and access.
If you make a contibution and later find that your submission has been edited or moved to another area of the wiki, please don't feel offended. Everyone understands and appreciates the time and efforts you took, but bear in mind that a factual and well-organized resource for everyone interested in analog or digital TV is the ultimate aim of the LinuxTV wiki.
Submitters should also know that, to keep the information contained in the wiki free, all contributions are automatically licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL. If you wish, you may specify in each case that your contribution is dual-licensed under the MIT License. Please do not reproduce or submit copyrighted works without obtaining the express consent of the owner or its agent.
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Now enjoy and have fun! -- The LinuxTV WikiTeam [People behind V4L]
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Hardware & Components Page:
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Sub pages:
Analog Devices
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Video via PCI Express
Video via USB
Video via PC104
Graphics cards with TV Tuner and/or Capture facilities
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DVB Pre-configured Systems and Set Top Hardware
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Icons wanted:
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On the fourth day of WWDC, Rene, Seth, and I went full out at Moscone Center, talking with developers (you'll see the video soon), meeting up with Mark Gurman and some other bloggers, and joining AgileBits, Ecamm, Jake Behrens, and Merlin Mann for dinner.
I don't have very many stories in between photos this time around, so I'm just going to embed them all here for you to scroll through and enjoy!
Day four
There was a really cool table made out of iPads in the Moscone Center that featured a scrolling grid of app icons. Every time an icon blinked, it represented a sale, and when an app caused a ripple, it represented a hundred sales. With all the blinking and ripples that was going on, this table ultimately represented lots and lots of cash!
At the end of the day, Rene, Seth, and I headed for dinner with AgileBits, Ecamm, Jake Behrens, and Merlin Mann at Anzu in the hotel Nikko.
At the end of dinner. Seth finally had an opportunity to meet Merlin Mann and let him know that... he looked nice today.
The meeting started out appropriate and normal.
Then things started getting a little weird...
...then just got strait up awkward.
Day five
Friday was our last day and Seth was the first of us to head home. Before saying our goodbyes, we went out for breakfast at La Boulange Bakery.
After a day of blogging and running errands like checking out of the hotel, returning MiFi's and eating lunch, it was time to drop off Rene at the airport and say goodbye.
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