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I've had an N70 for 3 years...
...and I think this is the phone I've been waiting for. No slidy/flippy nonsense, looks similar to use. Lovely.
We reviewed Nokia's N78 back in the summer of 2008 and even in the quick turnover world of mobile phones it almost seems a little too soon to be looking at its successor. But here it is, looking leaner, fitter and offering some significant improvements – it's almost as if Nokia just couldn't wait to get it out there. Nokia N79 …
...and I think this is the phone I've been waiting for. No slidy/flippy nonsense, looks similar to use. Lovely.
"It's a different kettle of pixels from the likes of the iPhone or HTC's widescreen touchscreens of course,"
Even the (non-widescreen) Diamond I have has a 640x480 screen, and it's 2.5" across. *Much* sharper than the iPhone or even the Touch HD (which I think has larger dimensions per pixel as well as absolutely).
It also makes telephone calls too!!
Not wishing to seem pedantic, but the N80 came out about 3 YEARS ago. Any successor to the N79 will need a new numbering system!
Nokia does seem to like putting a huge gap between the context-sensitive buttons and the screen, which is what tells you what those buttons actually do.
"Nokia's impressive range of pre- and post-pic adjustments and options are provided in full."
Have they included an option to disable (or change) the JPEG compression quality yet? I've had an N73 since they came out and the picture quality from the camera is piss poor because all photos are compressed to hell with no option to lower the compression ratio of the files.
Dave Oliver, the numbering system generally doesn't say anything about the capabilities of the phone, or what it succeeds. The Nokia N79 is more of a successor to (or replacement for) the N82, NOT the N78, so Nokia hasn't already replaced the N78 (which is still "current"). In other words, the N78 and N79 sit side-by-side, with slightly different specs, much like the N85 and N96.
As someone's already pointed out, the N80 has already been out for years. As a result, any successor could have any number, not just the one along as your article seems to imply.
I've been waiting for a phone to come out to replace my ageing (and sadly dying) Nokia 6230. This could be it.
Have nokia hit a bit of a brick wall with their development or is it to do with cost saving?
Although numbered as an N78 replacement this looks like its kindof supposed to be an N82 replacement as well? yet the only difference appears to be its lost the N82 xenon flash and gained an FM transmitter. Pretty poor effort really.
Page 1 talks about the Back Cover and contains a picture of the front (with keypad), Page 2 then goes on to talk about the keypad etc... but has a picture of the back cover. Come on Reggie, just a little bit of thought required here. If you are going to talk about the keypad, put in a picture so we can see what your talking about without having to navigate pages....
"The trade-off is with internal memory."
It is? They shaved 3mm off the height of the phone by leaving out 20Mb of the internal memory? Amazing.
I'd say that the N79 is the successor of the N73, if anything.
N82 was "photography flasgship", whereas N79 is very much "mass market" like the N73 was.
"It's well worth getting, but if you take the plunge now, keep your fingers crossed that the N80 won't get here too soon."
Why? Would this phone suddenly stop working if its successor were to be released? I think Vista vs. XP thoroughly disproves this line of argument :-)
... just get a second hand N95?
Same resolution camera, has full GPS, can upload photos, can listen to music and radio.
Quote: "... just get a second hand N95? Same resolution camera, has full GPS, can upload photos, can listen to music and radio."
Um you forgot: "is ugly as sin, is the size of a house brick, and weighs about the same"
Wow, Nokia, how retro, thought thanished from the face of the earth. And this new phone looks like it's straight out of the 1990's. Interchangeable cases? Give me a break!
Up next week, the Sinclair smartphone, complete with rubber keypad.
Seriously though, I spoke to someone who got one of these a few weeks back and he says it's not a patch on his old N95. He's telling everyone that if you are offered the choice, go for the older model.
But what is the speed of the OS like?? Not personally bought a Nokia since the piece of turd that was the N73 came out. That was shit slow and chronically unreliable, so is this any better? Need to know before I'm tempted back to Nokia.
When will you become the first to reveal that Nokia is moving fast towards Linux as their main choice of platform.

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OK, both my boys have immune issues and I've read such dramatic things about raw, that I'd like to consider switching them to raw. Allegedly, cats can be more finicky about switching so I guess there's a whole program of mixing ground meat in with wet cat food, etc, but I decided I'd just buy some raw treats to see if the cats would even take to raw. I bought chicken liver (I looked for chicken necks, but didn't find any) and offered everyone a little bit today. I almost had a riot on my hands. :rofl:
I don't know if I'll switch Desi over, but any advice on feeding cats?
Desi's turkey neck went over extremely well, but she already eats carrots & apple pears on her own. She may just have to be happy with turkey necks, yogurt & fruit/veggies.


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Paul L. Schmiedel, 96, of Bisbee, Ariz., formerly of Momence, Ill. and Elmira, N.Y. passed from this life on March 30, 2012. He was born on Sept. 7, 1915 in Ridgway, the youngest son of William H. Schmiedel and Myrtle Anna Moore. He was educated in the Ridgway Public Schools. Following his graduation during the Great Depression he served in the Civil Conservation Corps (CCC). After moving to Arizona he shared his experiences in the CCC in a life history project conducted by Colossal Cave in Tucson, Colossal Cave is a legacy of the CCC and is a National Repository for CCC history. He graduated from Thiel College in Greenville, PA where he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. He then went on to Mt. Airy Seminary in Germantown. Following completion of his studies he entered the Lutheran Ministry serving parishes in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Texas, and New York. Later he worked for the State of New York and at the time of his retirement was Personnel Director for the Elmira Psychiatric Center in Elmira, New York. In 1942 he married the love of his life, Edna S. Burwell of Philadelphia. She predeceased him in June of 1984 after 42 years of marriage. Having grown up in Western Pennsylvania, he had a love of the outdoors. In his retirement he had a vision of restoring a farm in the Chemung Valley, but winter visiting in Arizona introduced other passions. Minerals and rock hounding developed into a consuming hobby. While in Momence, he became active in AARP and in Illinois advocacy for the elderly. Throughout his life he always had a companion dog, especially Siberian Huskies. Automotive technology was another interest particularly the Jordan automobile. He is survived by his daughter, Christine L. Fry and son-in-law Robert E. Fry of Bisbee, Ariz. Also surviving are a cousin, Kathryn Lilja of Dagus Mines, and a niece, Susan Holter, of Libby, Mont. Cremation rites were accorded and a memorial will be held at a later time in Ridgway.


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The Existing Substances Risk Assessment of Nickel was completed in 2008. The straightforward explanation of the goal of this exercise was to determine if the ongoing production and use of nickel in the European Union (EU) causes risks to humans or the environment. The European Union launched the Existing Substances regulation in 2001 to comply with Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93. "Existing" substances were defined as chemical substances in use within the European Community before September 1981 and listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances. Council Regulation (EEC) 793/931 provides a systematic framework for the evaluation of the risks of existing substances to human health and the environment.
The conceptual approach to conducting the environment section of the EU Risk Assessment of Nickel included the following steps (Figure 1):
The EU Risk Assessments for Nickel and Nickel Compounds were developed over the period from 2002 to 2008. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) acted as the Rapporteur in this process, in close collaboration with the international nickel industry. EU Risk Assessment Reports (RARs) for the environment for nickel substances (metallic nickel, nickel carbonate, nickel chloride, nickel nitrate, and nickel sulfate) were submitted in the spring of 2008 after thorough review by the Technical Committee on New and Existing Substances (TCNES), which was comprised of technical representatives from the EU Member States. A final peer review was provided by the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) (see Section Links to Ni EU Risk Assessment Documents). The European Commission's Institute for Health and Consumer Protection published the final Risk Assessment Reports for nickel and nickel compounds in November 2009.
After the EU RARs received approval within Europe, the data sets were discussed at the international level within the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The nickel ecotoxicity data sets used in the EU RARs were accepted at the OECD's SIDS (Screening Level Information Data Set) Initial Assessment Meeting (SIAM 28, October 2008), as was the use of nickel bioavailability models to normalize the nickel ecotoxicity data.
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Mark Mistriner, chair of the Business and Hospitality Division and coordinator of Culinary Arts at Niagara County Community College, has been recognized by the American Culinary Federation as the 2012 Northeast Region Chef Educator of the Year.
Mistriner, a Grand Island resident, received the award during the 2012 ACF Northeast Regional Conference in Niagara Falls last weekend.
"I am honored to have been chosen to represent the Northeast Region as the Chef Educator of the Year," Mistriner said. "As an educator, I truly enjoy watching the students grow and develop from their first day in the kitchen until graduation and beyond. There is nothing more satisfying than knowing that I have in some way helped students to progress toward a successful career."
The 2012 ACF Northeast Region Chef Educator of the Year award pays tribute to an active culinary educator whose knowledge, skills and expertise have given culinary students leadership and guidance for the future. As this year's Northeast Region recipient, Mistriner will vie for the national title against three other candidates at the 2012 ACF National Convention in Orlando, Fla., July 14-17. Candidates will each give a lecture/demonstration before a panel of judges who will decide the winner.
Mistriner holds an associate degree in culinary arts from NCCC, where he has worked since 1994. He began working at the school as a technical assistant in the culinary arts department while attending night school to earn his B.S. in hospitality at Buffalo State College. After earning his bachelor's degree in 1995, he focused on his position at the school and operating his wholesale/retail European pastry shop, The Pastry Table, in Niagara Falls. Mistriner continued his education, earning a master's degree in foundations and teaching from Niagara University in 2002 and was then promoted to chef-instructor and assumed the role of program coordinator at NCCC. In this role, Mistriner was responsible for the department's budget and oversaw curriculum development, among other responsibilities. Since then, he has received several promotions, from assistant professor to his current role as full professor and chair of the College's Business & Hospitality Division.
Mistriner says he is proud to have streamlined all course syllabi at the school, created measurable student learning outcomes and standardized rubrics for all instructors. Enrollment has grown steadily, from 20 culinary students to 200. The school is currently in the midst of a $25 million building project, with the new Niagara Falls Culinary Institute's completion date set for August 2012.
Prior to joining the staff at NCCC, Mistriner worked as executive sous chef at Hyatt Regency Buffalo and as executive chef at Radisson Hotel, Niagara Falls. He is a member and current vice president of ACF of Greater Buffalo New York.


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Gold rose on Friday, rebounding from early lows, as upbeat U.S. nonfarm payrolls data did not alter a view that the Federal Reserve will continue to use bullion-friendly economic stimulus to boost growth.
For the week, bullion was down 0.7 percent for a second consecutive weekly loss.
The metal fell to a one-month low earlier in the session as safe-haven buying dried up after data showed U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November and jobs growth remaining on a steady but slow path.
However, gold buying emerged as the market later focused on downward revisions to the job figures in September and October. A sharp decline in consumer confidence in early December and short-covering by funds also lifted gold prices.
Analysts also said that the encouraging jobs report was not enough to dash hopes of more Fed buyback of assets known as quantitative easing (QE) to ease worries about the fiscal cliff, referring to tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in early next year.
"It's all about QE with these metals and I don't think there is any end of that in 2013," said Matthew Schilling, commodities broker at futures brokerage RJ O'Brien.
Spot gold edged up 0.2 percent at $1,702 an ounce, rebounding from a one-month low of $1,683.79.
U.S. gold futures for December delivery settled up $3.70 an ounce at $1,705.50, with trading volume more than 30 percent below its 30-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed.
The Labor Department said nonfarm employment expanded by 146,000 jobs last month.
"(Today's jobs data) doesn't remove the need for stimulus but might convince the Fed to opt for a smaller program," BK Asset Management managing director Kathy Lien said.
The payrolls data was being closely watched ahead of a policy meeting of the Federal Reserve next week. The Fed is expected to unveil a fresh round of bond purchases to battle a possible recession if the United States fails to resolve the budget crisis is prompting.
Many economists expect the U.S. central bank to announce monthly bond purchases of $45 billion after its policy gathering on Dec. 11-12. This will be on top of its September announcement of $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities until the job market dramatically improves.
Gold ETFs Hit Record Highs
Investors' appetite for physically backed funds held firm, with holdings of gold exchange-traded funds hitting record highs at 76.133 million ounces on Thursday.
However, gold imports from Hong Kong to China, one of the world's top bullion buyers, fell in October to their lowest in ten months, data showed on Friday.
Bullion buyers largely ignored a resurgent dollar which has risen for a third consecutive day and posted a 1.5 percent gain during that time.
Among other precious metals, silver was up 3 cents at $33.01 an ounce. Spot platinum was up 0.8 percent at $1,604.50 an ounce, while spot palladium was up 0.3 percent at $692.30 an ounce.


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Starting today, AT&T customers can now preorder the LG Optimus G for only $199 with 2-year contract. Customers who buy the AT&T LG Optimus G off contract will pay $549, which is a pretty good price for a high-end Android phone with 4G LTE. We are expecting Google to reveal the LG Nexus later this month and I loath carrier contracts, but this might be the only chance for AT&T subscribers to get this device with 4G LTE.
Early reviews of the LG Optimus G have been mostly positive, with the only major complaints being the massive amount of AT&T crapware pre-loaded on the device. AT&T's version only has an 8 megapixel camera, but we know that megapixels don't really matter and camera samples from Sprint's 13 megapixel version have proven this.
I would strongly consider this device if I was currently on AT&T 4G LTE, but I would probably wait till the end of the month to see what Google does with the next Nexus. It is highly likely that we will see an unlocked LG Nexus that is compatible with AT&T's 4G HSPA+ network, and there is always the small chance that we could see a carrier branded version (but I doubt it).
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Two-year-old Omnee Allan's nursery school photos turned out so well her parents ordered prints from the untouched proofs. However, when the photos arrived, Omnee's parents saw her facial birthmark, what appears to be the port wine stain variety, had been airbrushed out. When Omnee's parents complained, the photographer, Luke Joyce, of Little Stars Photography in Devon, Englad, claimed it was an unintentional mix-up with a request from another parent. However, other parents complained their children's eye color had been changed. "There are enough worries about the prejudices she may endure later in life without having to worry about adult male photographers, especially when she's just two years old," says Nikki Allan, Omnee's mom.
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My daughter Chloe was born with a silver dollar-sized, raised hemangioma "strawberry" on her head, right at her hairline. Although I cringed at strangers' reactions, and grew tired of explaining it, it also became part of who she was. It was actually kind of sweet. In the end, though, we elected to have it removed before she started school, because I didn't want the world making her feel there was something wrong with the way she looked. I still feel a little funny about the decision, but I was very happy with the results. But I would have gone ballistic over a photographer automatically assuming the birthmark was something to hide. Aren't kids' little imperfections part of their essence, which is what the pros try to capture in a photo? Today is school photo day, and Chloe's jack-o-lantern smile (she lost a front tooth last week) will be captured in all its glory.
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Ruth L. Bohan, Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland
E. Louis Lankford, Professor, Des Lee Foundation Endowed Professor of Art Education
Ph.D., Florida State University
Kenneth Anderson, Professor
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Yael Even, Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University
Dan Younger, Professor
M.F.A., University of Iowa
Jeanne Morgan Zarucchi, Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University
Marian Amies, Associate Professor
M.F. A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Jennifer McKnight, Associate Professor
M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Phillip E. Robinson, Associate Professor
M.F.A. University of Illinois, Chicago
Gretchen Schisla, Associate Professor
M.F.A., Boston University
Jeffrey L. Sippel, Professor, BFA Coordinator
M.F.A., Arizona State University
Susan Waller, Associate Professor, Art History Coordinator
Ph.D. Northwestern University
Karen Cummings, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Terry L. Suhre, Research Professor, Gallery Director
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Sharon Callner, Associate Teaching Professor
M.F.A., Northern Illinois University
Lucí Mauricio-McMichael, Associate Teaching Professor
M.F.A., Fontbonne University
Maureen Quigley, Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Anuradha Vedagiri, Assistant Professional Practices Professor/Visual Resources Curator
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
The Department of Art and Art History has a diverse faculty actively engaged in the production of art, its historical and critical evaluation, and the training of art educators. The department prides itself on its commitments to high standards of teaching and sound research achievements. Individual faculty have been cited for their teaching excellence. Art history faculty members have written books, articles, and critical reviews and regularly participate in national and international conferences. Studio art faculty exhibit nationally and internationally in group and solo juried and invited exhibitions.
General Information
Degrees and Areas of Concentration
The department offers course work leading toward the Bachelor of Arts in Art History and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art.
Courses included in the B.A. in art history cover the arts of Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, including Native American arts, from ancient times to the present. Courses examine the entire range of human visual expression from painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography to performance and festival arts. In each case the arts are examined within their historical, aesthetic, and cultural contexts.
The B.A. in Art History has the following learning outcomes:
— to write clearly and coherently about works of art and art historical literature;
— to possess the ability to conduct independent research on works of art and visual culture;
— to recognize and be able to apply different methodologies, recognizing that each incorporates a specific valuing system;
— to demonstrate understanding of the ethical issues surrounding cultural property;
— to analyze critically and interpret works of visual art and art historical texts;
— to demonstrate familiarity with and basic knowledge of diverse historical artworks.
The B.F.A. in studio art consists of a foundation art program and an emphasis area in the following: art education, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and general fine arts. UMSL has a transfer agreement with the St. Louis Community College District, which offers a direct credit transfer to upper division BFA courses for students who graduate with an AFA degree from the SLCC.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art, with emphasis in Art Education, Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and General Fine Arts, has the following learning outcomes:
— to develop visual and verbal responses to visual phenomena, and organize perceptions and conceptualizations both rationally and intuitively;
— to become familiar with the major achievements in the history of art and design, including the works and intentions of leading artists and designers in the past and present;
— to develop the capacity to identify and/or solve problems within a variety of physical, technological, social, and cultural contexts;
— to understand and evaluate contemporary thinking about art or design;
— to become familiar with and develop competence in a number of art or design techniques;
— to make valid assessments of quality and effectiveness in design projects and works of art, especially their own.
To support its teaching and research objectives, the department maintains a slide collection of over 110,000 slides and an expanding database of digital images. The collection, which includes examples of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and decorative arts, is under the supervision of a professional visual resource curator, who is available for special assistance to staff and students.
Gallery 210
Gallery 210, located in Building 7, 44 East Drive, offers visual arts programming of regional, national, and international importance. The gallery's exhibitions and related arts programming have enjoyed a long and distinguished history of service to the university and to the St. Louis community. Gallery activities are supervised by a professional gallery director.
Gallery FAB
Located in the Fine Arts Building, Gallery FAB exhibits a range of work by artists of regional and national significance. The exhibitions are coordinated by members of the Studio Art Faculty and complement the teaching emphases of the Fine Arts program.
Gallery Visio
Gallery Visio is located in room 170 Millennium Student Center. It showcases work by students and faculty, and hosts exhibitions that address cultural and contemporary issues.
Several scholarships are available on a competitive basis within the department, including the Art Department/Barbara St Cyr Scholarship, the William T. Isbell Jr. Scholarship, the Aronson Scholarship, the Marie Larkin Scholarship in Art Education, and the Hilda and Roy Bergmann Scholarship for Art. The department also sponsors a variety of internships with local arts institutions, including the Saint Louis Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, and Laumeier Sculpture Park.
Undergraduate Studies
General Education Requirements
Majors in art history must meet the college and university general education requirements. A foreign language is required; French or German is recommended. Art history courses required for the degree may not be taken on a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory (S/U) basis.
Art history courses can be applied toward minors in Anthropology, American Studies, Classical Studies, Philosophy, and Urban Studies, or certificates in Studies in Religions, Women's and Gender Studies, Photographic Studies and African Studies.
Majors in studio art must meet the college and university general education requirements. A foreign language is not required. Studio art courses required for the degree may not be taken on a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. A minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation. Studio art courses do not fulfill the humanities general education requirement.
Degree RequirementsBachelor of Arts in Art History
Art history majors must complete a minimum of 36, but no more than 45, hours in art history with no grade below C. The following four core courses are required:
ART HS 1100, Introduction to Western Art
One course in non-Western art, chosen from 1104, 1105, or 1108 (may be taken concurrently with 1100):
ART HS 1104, Indigenous Arts of North America
ART HS 1105, The Arts of Africa
ART HS 1108, Introduction to the Arts of Asia
ART HS 3395, Sophomore/Junior Seminar: Research in Art History
ART HS 4495, Senior Seminar: Methods of Art History
Students must take a minimum of three lower-division courses, one from each of the following categories:
Ancient and Medieval
ART HS 2211, Art and Archaeology of the Ancient World
ART HS 2212, Greek Art and Archaeology
ART HS 2213, Roman Art and Archaeology
ART HS 2214, Early Christian and Byzantine Art
ART HS 2225, Medieval Art
Early Modern
ART HS 2235, Italian and Northern European Renaissance Art
ART HS 2238, Italian Renaissance Art
ART HS 2240, French Art and Architecture 1500-1715
ART HS 2245, Baroque Art and Architecture
Modern and American
ART HS 2250, Nineteenth Century European Art
ART HS 2255, Modern Art
ART HS 2265, History of Photography
ART HS 2270, American Art to 1876
ART HS 2272, American Art since 1876
ART HS 2279, American Architecture
ART HS 2281, Art Since 1960
Students must take a minimum of three upper division courses. One course must be a 4000-level Topics course. The other two courses must be chosen from two different categories in the following list.
Media in Art History
ART HS 3303, Media and Technique in Art History
ART HS 3350, Studies in Design
ART HS 3360, Photography and Society
ART HS 3385, Studies in Architectural History
Themes in Art History
ART HS 3365, The Artist and the City
ART HS 3374, Philosophy of Art
ART HS 3376, Women and the Visual Arts
ART HS 3391, Selected Themes in Art History
ART HS 3396, The Nude in Art
ART HS 3397, Landscapes Perspectives in Art
ART HS 3398, The Portrait
Topics in Art History
Courses listed as "Topics" at the 4000 level, including but not limited to:
ART HS 4411, Topics in Ancient Art
ART HS 4425, Topics in Medieval Art
ART HS 4435, Topics in Renaissance Art
ART HS 4445, Topics in Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century European Art
ART HS 4455, Topics in Modern Art
ART HS 4475, Topics in American Art
ART HS 4481, Topics in Contemporary Art
ART HS 4490, Special Study
Professional Studies
ART HS 3387, Professional Internship
ART HS 3388, Saint Louis Art Museum Internship
ART HS 3389, Visual Resources Management
ART HS 3394, Art Criticism
ART HS 4393, Art Museum and Gallery Management
ART HS 4492, Museum Studies
Students must also take one course in studio art. Up to nine hours in studio art may be applied toward the B.A. in art history.
Additional hours in art history, up to the maximum of 45, may be completed with electives at the 2000 level or above.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Candidates for the B.F.A. degree must complete a Foundation Art Program (which is largely satisfied by the A.F.A. degree) and an emphasis area in one of the following: art education, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking or general fine arts. Studio art majors are required to take 75 hours in studio art (this includes 30 hours in the foundation art program) and 15 hours in Art History. The final 30 hours must be completed in residence at UMSL. Graduating students must also pass a faculty portfolio review.
Advanced Placement in Studio Art Classes: Studio Art Majors who have professional Graphic Design or Photographic experience may wish to submit a portfolio to a committee of studio art faculty. Depending on the nature and the quality of the student's portfolio, they may be able to obtain exemptions from selected lower level studio art courses. Students applying for these exemptions must submit their portfolios prior to the first day of class of their first semester in the BFA Program. Students will be notified in writing if an exemption is granted. Students informed of these waivers will be advised of their requirements in the studio art major. All decisions of the portfolio reviews are final.
Foundation Art Program
The following courses are required for the Foundation Art Program:
ST ART 1140, Drawing I
ST ART 1141, Drawing II
ST ART 1142, Figure Drawing I
ST ART 1150, Design I
ST ART 1151, Design II
ST ART 2240, Drawing III or 1143, Figure Drawing II*
ST ART 1030, Ceramics 1, or 1132, Sculpture 1 or 2251, Design III
9 hours of Studio Art Electives
*Those planning an emphasis in drawing or painting must take ST ART 1142.
Students must complete 45 hours in one of the following emphasis areas:
ST ART 2240, Drawing III
ST ART 2241, Drawing IV
ST ART 2242, Figure Drawing III
ST ART 2243, Figure Drawing IV
ST ART 2250, Composition or Studio Elective
ST ART 3340, Advanced Problems in Drawing I
ST ART 3341, Advanced Problems in Drawing II
ST ART 4495/4496, Senior Studio Seminar (6 hours)
6 hours of Painting or Printmaking
12 hours of Studio Art Electives
Graphic Design
ST ART 1210, Graphic Design I
ST ART 1220, Graphic Design II
ST ART 2210, Typography
ST ART 2212, Image Making for Graphic Design
ST ART 2220, Computer Design I
ST ART 2221, Computer Design II
ST ART 3310, Graphic Design III
ST ART 3311, Graphic Design IV
ST ART 3383, Advanced Problems in Graphic Design I
ST ART 3384, Advanced Problems in Graphic Design II
ST ART 4497, Senior Seminar in Graphic Design I
ST ART 4498, Senior Seminar in Graphic Design II
9 hours of Graphic Design Electives
ST ART 1180, Painting I
ST ART 1181, Painting II
ST ART 2250, Composition or Studio Art Elective
ST ART 2280, Painting III
ST ART 2281, Painting IV
ST ART 3380, Advanced Problems in Painting I
ST ART 3381, Advanced Problems in Painting II
ST ART 4495/4496, Senior Studio Seminar (6 hours)
6 hours from the following list:
ST ART 2240, Drawing III
ST ART 2241, Drawing IV
ST ART 2242, Figure Drawing III
ST ART 2243, Figure Drawing IV
12 hours of Studio Art Electives
ST ART 1060, Photography I
ST ART 2160, Photography II
ST ART 2250, Composition or Photography Elective
ST ART 2263, Digital Color Process
ST ART 2265, Commercial Applications in Photography I
ST ART 2267, The Constructed Photograph
ST ART 3260, Photography III
ST ART 3391, Advanced Problems in Photography I
ST ART 3392, Advanced Problems in Photography II
ST ART 4490/4491, Senior Studio Seminar (6 hours)
6 hours of Studio Art Electives
6 hours of Photography electives
ST ART 1170, Printmaking I
ST ART 2241, Drawing IV
ST ART 2243, Figure Drawing IV
ST ART 2250, Composition or Studio Art Elective
ST ART 2271, Printmaking II
ST ART 2274, Printmaking and Relief
ST ART 3370, Advanced Problems in Printmaking I
ST ART 3371, Advanced Problems in Printmaking II
ST ART 4495/4496, Senior Studio Seminar (6 hours)
6 hours from the following list:
ST ART 1173, Printmaking: Screen Printing I
ST ART 2272, Printmaking: Lithography I
ST ART 2273, Printmaking: Etching
ST ART 2277, Printmaking: Photolithography
ST ART 3372, Advanced Lithography
9 hours of Studio Art Electives, including one course in photography
General Fine Arts
30 hours of studio art electives must be taken at the 2000 level or above.
The following courses are required:
ST ART 2250, Composition or Studio Art Elective
ST ART 4495/4496, Senior Studio Seminar (6 hours)
Select 6 hours from the following:
ST ART 3340, Advanced Problems in Drawing I and
ST ART 3341, Advanced Problems in Drawing II or
ST ART 3370, Advanced Problems in Printmaking I and
ST ART 3371, Advanced Problems in Printmaking II or
ST ART 3380, Advanced Problems in Painting I and
ST ART 3381, Advanced Problems in Painting II or
ST ART 3391, Advanced Problems in Photography I and
ST ART 3392, Advanced Problems in Photography II
Students must complete 15 hours of Art History, with at least 9 hours taken in residence at UMSL.
Students choosing a double major in two studio art emphasis areas must complete all the requirements for each emphasis area. If the double major includes Graphic Design, students must take four semesters of Senior Studio Seminar. This includes ST ART 4490, ST ART 4491, ST ART 4495, ST ART 4496, ST ART 4497, and ST ART 4498.
Art Education
An art education emphasis leading toward K-12 Art teacher certification is available. Students choosing this option must complete degree requirements for the B.F.A. The General Education Requirements (G.E.R.) of the College of Education as well as the College of Fine Arts and Communication must be fulfilled. A foreign language is not required.
Students will take a specialized program of Foundation Art (30 hours) that includes courses required for certification to teach art. They will also take studio art electives, including a minimum of three courses in one of the studio emphasis areas: drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, or printmaking. A minimum of 50 credit hours must be completed in studio art. Students must also complete 15 hours of art history. Major area courses, including studio art, art history, art education, teacher education, and secondary education, must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.5; no grade lower than a C is acceptable.
I . Foundation Art for Art Education
(10 courses; 30 hours if taken at UMSL):
ST ART 1030, Ceramics I
ST ART 1133, Introduction to Fibers and Textiles
ST ART 1140, Drawing
ST ART 1141, Drawing II
ST ART 1142, Figure Drawing I
ST ART 2240, Drawing III
ST ART 1143, Figure Drawing II
ST ART 1150, Design I
ST ART 1151, Design II
ST ART 1170, Printmaking I
ST ART 1173, Printmaking: Screen Printing I
ST ART 1180, Painting I
II. Studio Art for Art Education (7 courses; 21 hours if taken at UMSL):
ST ART 1061, Intro to Digital Photography
ST ART 2220, Computer Design I
ST ART 1132, Sculpture I
6 hours of Studio Art Electives
In addition, students must complete at least three courses in one of the following areas: drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, or printmaking.
III. Professional Preparation for Art Education
Required art education, Level II and III teacher education, and secondary education courses must be taken in residence at UMSL. Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education program of the College of Education. Students should check with the Office of Teacher Education for the most complete and current admission information.
Art Education certification candidates must complete the following courses:
Level I: Exploring Education as a Profession
TCH ED 2209, Foundations of Teaching and American Schools
TCH ED 2212, Introduction to Learners and Learning
Level II: Analyzing the Nature and Process of Education
TCH ED 3310, Introduction to Instructional Methods
TCH ED 3312, Psychology of Teaching and Learning
TCH ED 3313, Psychology of the Exceptional Child
TCH ED 4391, Teaching Reading in Secondary School Content Areas
TCH ED 3315, Literacy, Learning, and Instruction
ART ED 3328, Art Education: Theory to Practice (same as SEC ED 3328)
ART ED 4260, Art Museum as Teaching Resource
Level III: Synthesizing Theory and Practice in Education
ART ED 4273, Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Art (same as SEC ED 4273)
SEC ED 4496, Student Teaching in Elementary Art
SEC ED 4497, Student Teaching in Secondary Art
SEC ED 4989, Secondary Education Professional Internship
Minor in Art History
A minor in art history requires the completion of at least 18 hours in art history courses. Students must take ART HS 1100 and at least one course in non-Western art. They must also take at least 2 courses at the 3000 level or above. A maximum of 3 hours of internship can be applied toward a minor in art history. The GPA for the courses for the minor must be 2.0 or better. Nine of the 18 hours must be taken in residence at UMSL. All courses in the minor must receive a grade of C or above.
Minor in Studio Art
Students who wish to minor in studio art must take a minimum of 18 hours with a grade point average of 2.0 or better. Six hours must be taken at the 2000 level or above, in residence at UMSL. The requirements for the minor are as follows:
ST ART 1140, Drawing I
ST ART 1141, Drawing II
ST ART 1150, Design I
and two consecutive courses (6 hours) in any single area to be selected from the following (students should be aware that courses are not always available in all areas):
Printmaking (any one subfield)
Graphic Design
Advanced Drawing
plus a studio art elective: one three-hour course.
Photographic Studies Certificate
UMSL students, graduates, and post-baccalaureate candidates may obtain a certificate in photographic studies by coordinating courses in and related to photography. To be eligible for the certificate, undergraduates must complete a degree in a chosen major field. A faculty member of the Interdisciplinary Photographic Studies Committee will act as adviser to all students and will consult with the faculty adviser in the student's major to plan appropriate credits.
The following courses are required:
ST ART 1060, Photography I
ST ART 2160, Photography II
ART HS 2265, History of Photography
ST ART 3260, Photography III, or INTDSC 3390, Independent Studies in Photographic Studies
ART HS 3360, Photography and Society
Students must also take at least one 3-hour course selected from the following departmental offerings.
ART HS 1100, Introduction to Western Art
ST ART 2262, Color Photography I
ST ART 2263, Digital Photography
ST ART 2264, Non-Silver Photography
ST ART 2268, Video Art I
ST ART 2277, Printmaking: Photolithography
ST ART 3260, Photography III
ST ART 3263, Digital Color Portfolio
ST ART 3363, Color Photography
ST ART 3364, Video Art II
ART HS 3374, Philosophy of Art
ST ART 3390, Special Studies
ST ART 3391, Advanced Problems in Photography I
ST ART 3392, Advanced Problems in Photography II
BIOL 4784, Techniques in Electron Microscopy
COMM 1050, Introduction to Mass Media
COMM 1070, Introduction to Cinema
COMM 2210, Television Production
ENGL 3140/COMM 3214, News Writing
ENGL 3150, Feature Writing
INTDSC 3390, Independent Studies in Photographic Studies
PSYCH 2213, Principles of Perception
Career Outlook
Study in art history broadens and enriches a general education, offering insight into the visual, architectural, and cultural artifacts left by earlier, as well as modern, civilizations. Art history graduates have found career opportunities in teaching, museums, galleries, libraries, historical societies, sales and auction houses, historic preservation, and arts administration.
Students with degrees in studio art find careers in teaching, advertising, public relations, graphic design, illustration, film and video production, arts administration, art restoration, product and industrial design, framing, and commercial photography.
Art education has been identified by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as an area of critical need. With over 300 art teachers in the greater St. Louis region alone, there is a demand for art teachers statewide each year.


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Unity Photo Inspiration
The rich and beautiful colors in this week's Unity photo challenge. As soon as I saw it I thought of the beautiful pattern paper that I had in my collection. I am so happy with the way this card came out. I think it would even make a beautiful wedding card!
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Stamp set from an online store
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Designer Series paper from a local craft store
Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Sequins
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This probably isn't a priority for Kirix and I recognise it's a relatively boring thing to have to worry about, but I would like to push for some progress on this; wxWidgets should be encouraging development of accessible apps. I would be happy to contribute some or all of a bounty, and perhaps others would like to join in with either coding or funding.
What should we be adding to wxAUI to make it keyboard-friendly? Here are some thoughts:
- When you click on a tab in a wxAuiNotebook, it should get the focus (marked by a dotted rectangle), and left and right arrow keys should navigate through the tabs. Tab should go to the first control in the page (presumably).
- There should be a key combination for showing the Window list in a wxAuiNotebook, or at least a programmatic way of showing it so the application can supply an accelerator.
- There should be a way of cycling through panes. A pane can be shown as active using wxAUI_MGR_ALLOW_ACTIVE_PANE, which is a good start, since then some key combination could be assigned to going to the next available pane. Or maybe there should be a pane menu mirroring the wxAuiNotebook window menu. I don't know if tab should be used for cycling through panes - perhaps some other key combination. The ability to cycle through panes programmatic would at least allow the application to decide how the keyboard should be used to do this.
- There should be a way of docking/undocking panes via the keyboard. This could be supplied by the application, of course, but it would be nice to have support built-in.
- Maybe there could a context menu in each toolbar with a list of commands. However, navigating between toolbars would be tricky unless a toolbar could be marked as 'active': perhaps the gripper could change colour.
- There are other functions that might be harder to support via the keyboard, such as moving tabs between notebooks and resizing panes, but if the API is there to support these things (for example unsplitting a notebook, which currently can't be done programmatically in wxAUI) then the app can do the rest.
Although not wxAUI-specific, another idea is to have a pane or dialog that shows the app's window structure in a tree, so the user can quickly call up this window, navigate through the tree via the keyboard, and then press return to go to the desired pane. wxAUI could present the app with functions for adding a wxAuiManager's panes and tabs to this navigator dialog. Windows that are not currently visible can also be present in the navigator, e.g. a command to invoke the Preferences dialog. (In fact the whole dynamic application and document structure could be reflected in the navigator, but this is getting off-topic.)
It would be helpful to find examples of how pane navigation is done in other apps, but I haven't found anything yet - Visual C++ 2005 doesn't appear to allow keyboard navigation of its tabs, let alone the panes.
Any thoughts very welcome. Pity we don't have another GSoC coming up soon...


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Dr. James C. Metts Jr.'s wife, Paula, wrote Chatham County a check for $126,000 two weeks after her husband resigned as county coroner on Dec. 14.
The funds were to go toward resolving the "accounting discrepancies" discovered during an internal county audit of the coroner's department, according to a letter from Metts' son, local attorney James C. Metts III, that accompanied the check. The check signed by Paula Metts was from a joint checking account shared with the now former coroner.
The letter to County Attorney Jon Hart also stated the total amount in dispute was understood to be $141,000 and the county could expect an additional $15,000 within two weeks.
Auditors cited at least $141,000 in expenses as "questionable" - including payments for a secretary that Metts did not have - although additional funds of almost $100,000 for secretary reimbursement could not be verified due to a lack of documentation, according to the draft audit report.
Hart said the county has not decided what to do with the check, since the possible legal ramifications of accepting it have to be discussed. The GBI is currently investigating the matter at the county's request.
Metts, as well as his son and wife, referred comments to Savannah attorney Tom Withers, who could not be reached for comment Monday.
Metts' appointed replacement, Dr. Bill Wessinger, was discussed during a special called Chatham County Board of Elections meeting Monday. Chairman Joseph Steffen Jr. said he wanted to clarify the length of Wessinger's appointment due to some confusion in the community regarding the matter.
Hart, who attended the meeting, said Georgia law states that the appointee will remain coroner until after his replacement is selected during the next general election, which would be in November 2014.
Wessigner, who was sworn into office four days after Metts' resignation, said on Monday that he enjoys the part-time job and he will likely run for the election when that time comes.
Prior to his departure, Metts, 81, had served as coroner since 1973 and was last re-elected in November 2012.


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Nursing Home Administrator, Executive Director NHA – Travel
Executive Director/Nursing Home Administrator (ED/NHA), Travel Position
Exciting Travel Opportunity
Competitive Weekly Pay with Direct Deposit
Health Insurance
Referral Bonuses Available
To lead and direct the overall operations of the facility in accordance with customer needs, government regulations and Company policies, with focus on maintaining excellent care for the residents/patients while achieving the facility's business objectives. Serve as a mentor to guide and support all other assigned facilities.
You are a natural born leader with a passion for ensuring comprehensive, person-centered care, which is why you excel as an Executive Director/Nursing Home Administrator (ED/NHA). In addition, you like the idea of making an immediate and positive impact, enjoy travel and exploring opportunities in a variety of settings and locations.
During this interim assignment, you will foster the kind of creative thinking, problem solving and accountability that will ensure that every patient gets the best service and care possible. You will be empowered to make the critical decisions that will ensure the success of your facility, from quality outcomes to excellent survey results to compassionate care and efficient business strategies. You will enjoy access to cutting edge tools and technologies that are among the most advanced in the post-acute healthcare industry, technologies that will allow you to understand, in real time, where your facility is doing well and where more attention is required. You'll have direct insight into critical performance indicators that will enable you to work smarter and more efficiently while building a top talent team and enforcing an integrity-focused culture at your facility. (Must be a Licensed Administrator and currently licensed by the State). In return for your exceptional service, we take care of your travel (nationwide or statewide), housing and per diem requirements, and Medical, Dental benefits are available at no cost.
360 Healthcare Staffing recognizes that you are one of a kind. With us, you'll find a boutique firm that provides all the perks of a larger company while maintaining a close, professional relationship with you. We are committed to helping you find unique and fulfilling travel and interim work experiences. With a wide variety of positions and work locations plus personalized attention throughout your employment, you can be confident that 360 Healthcare Staffing will help you find your perfect match.
- Bachelors Degree
- Currently licensed as Nursing Home Administrator in state of practice
- Completion of the company EDIT Program and/or prior experience as an Executive Director
- Experience in performance management and effective leadership
- Ability to travel, including overnight stays
- Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance
360 Healthcare Staffing is committed to providing excellent career options to our healthcare professionals while cultivating the highest standards of quality patient care. 360 Healthcare Staffing provides travel, local contract, per-diem and direct placement services across the country. 360 Healthcare Staffing is passionate about making each placement the right fit.? As part of a family of healthcare companies that provides quality services nationwide, 360 Healthcare Staffing is dedicated to making a difference in-patient care by bringing together the most qualified healthcare professionals with the nation?s premier healthcare providers.? At 360 Healthcare Staffing we want you to be proud of who you are, what you do, and the difference you make every day.
- Competitive compensation
- Exciting nationwide travel opportunities
- Rewarding work assignments
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- Weekly Pay with Direct Deposit
- Licensure and Continuing Education reimbursement
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- New traveler mentoring program
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- Free housing and travel coordination
If you are unavailable and know a qualified ED/NHA who is available, please refer them to 360 Healthcare Staffing and ask us about referral bonuses!
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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Six months after I spoke with Rich Milgram, founder and CEO of the career site Beyond.com, I checked back in with him to see whether his prognosis for an economic recovery had changed. Milgram said last summer that recovery would come—but very slowly. In our recent conversation, he stood by his original assessment but added that the recovery will include some additional bumps along the way for IT professionals.
"The characterization of this economic recovery as jobless is not inaccurate," Milgram said. "Jobs have been the laggard. But there are certainly more opportunities than there were six months ago."
According to outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the pace of downsizing slowed for most industries in 2010, but the technology industry—including computers, electronics, and telecommunications—fared better than most. About 46,825 technology jobs were cut in 2010, a 73 percent decrease from the 174,629 technology jobs cut in 2009. Job losses across all industries declined about 59 percent in 2010. Job losses declined sharply in the last half of 2010. As a historical note, tech job cuts represented 8.8 percent of the total job cuts in 2010. In 2001, at the height of the dot.com bust, technology job cuts represented 36 percent of job cuts.
Although the pace of job cuts is slowing, the job market still needs to catch up. Milgram said that many companies moved through a predictable cycle from slashing budgets through employee cuts to hiring lower-level IT employees.
"Now companies are in a sort of middle phase, where they're willing to spend a bit more to get employees who can more adequately do what the business requires," he said. "But companies certainly aren't hiring just for the sake of hiring. They're looking to grow—but extremely thoughtfully. There needs to be demonstrated ROI with every hire."
Companies have a relatively easy time justifying hiring IT professionals who can plan and implement hardware solutions, for example.
"If hardware specialists can demonstrate that they bring assets to the table, they can help their companies save money and produce more," Milgram said. "That's a much cleaner decision point. Talented hardware and infrastructure people provide cost benefits to companies."
Software specialists can also provide critical benefits if they can bring a combination of business value—knowledge of the company's core business processes—and technical skills. In addition, Milgram pointed to content and social media data analysis as areas with promising job prospects. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, mobile technology will be a strong area of growth within the technology sector, particularly with the proliferation of smart phones and tablet PCs.
"In all industries, content and social media are extremely relevant to any company," Milgram said. Content delivered through mobile applications will continue to be a big focal point for any business.
"Every company needs to think about a mobile strategy," Milgram said. "But you don't have to go out with too much—just start to test the waters by building that first app."
About 700,000 people have downloaded the Beyond.com mobile application. Although people think about email, the Internet, and mobile applications as different things, he said that IT pros looking for job opportunities should view these as simply different vantage points for content use.
Milgram reiterated his observation from six months ago that as technology becomes easier to use and manage, the IT industry will experience downward pressure on IT-related jobs and compensation.
"We'll likely continue to see people paying less for consultants now than they did in 2000," he said. "As the technology industry evolves, it's easier to keep salaries at a certain level. We might be seeing more hiring, but we won't see a big bounce-back in salaries."
Salary challenges notwithstanding, technology jobs are expected to increase not only in the next year but throughout the next decade, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. In particular, technologists with skills in network and data communications analysis will be in demand. Despite the decline in job cuts, finding a job will continue to be a challenge, and IT pros need to maintain a balance between specialization and general job skills.
One sure way to open more doors is to network. We at Windows IT Pro and our sister publications at Penton Media are producing a conference next month that will help you sharpen your skills in developing and deploying mobile applications, planning and implementing cloud computing strategies, and deploying virtualization solutions. Check it out at http://www.theconversationbeginshere.com/.


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Nursing Salary Projections for 2011
Are you earning what you deserve?
Jose Fermoso | NursingLink
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Licensed practical and vocational nurses are needed in all types of healthcare environments, including hospitals and residential facilities. The former constitutes about 25% of all vocational nurse jobs in the U.S. Other types of facilities include community care facilities for the elderly, outpatient care centers, and government agencies
Employment for this type of nursing has grown faster than the national average. The best job opportunities are in nursing care facilities and home healthcare services, with the overall number of jobs growing to nearly 1 million by the end of next year (2011). Just like other nursing jobs, the biggest demand for licensed practical and vocational nurses stems from the growth of the elderly population and the shift of after-surgery patient care from hospitals to nursing care facilities. In addition, the U.S. Labor Department says one of the biggest reasons for growth is the fact many of these types of nurses are exiting the workforce, leaving many highly needed jobs open.
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Median annual wages of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses were $39,530 by end of last year. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses are: Employment services ($44,690); Nursing care facilities ($40,580); Home health care services ($39,510); General medical and surgical hospitals ($38,080); and offices of physicians ($35,020).
Mean Hourly Wage: $19.66
Mean Annual Wage: $40,900
Mean Annual Wage for 2011: $41,900
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2011 IFT Food Expo Proved Fulfilling
Despite fewer visitors, IFT's June show in New Orleans satisfied attendees and exhibitors.
Judging by the comments from exhibitors and attendees plus the general look of things, the 2011 Institute of Food Technologists' (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo satisfied the hunger, both practical and intellectual, of more than 15,000 attendees.
That's the same number that attended the previous New Orleans show, in 2008, and remains below the 20,000 or so who attend the Chicago shows. But the mood at this year's June 11-14 meeting and show seemed more upbeat than the 2008 New Orleans show.
Kicking off the affair was keynoter Michael Specter, New Yorker staff writer, journalist and author of "Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives." "I've covered wars and natural disasters, but I've never covered anything as controversial as food," he said
He and a food industry panel provided a provocative discussion on consumer mistrust of food science and what the industry can do to change that image.
Anti-science attitudes are dangerous, Specter said, noting a wide-ranging mistrust of genetically modified foods. "Environmental issues exist with genetically modified food," he acknowledged. "There are political and philosophical issues. [But] there isn't a health issue. There's never been a single person becoming sick from eating a genetically engineered food."
Consumers need to understand and accept that all scientific progress comes with attendant risks. It's up to organizations and individuals to evaluate that risk and make a decision about whether to accept specific scientific and technological innovations, according to Specter.
"Unfortunately society has become increasingly risk averse," he said. "More and more, we have come to embrace precautionary principles, which suggest we should not engage in any sort of activity unless we have mapped out all possible risks. Such an approach makes it impossible for society to advance and progress; with this attitude, there would have been no X-rays, no antibiotics, no green revolution," Specter said.
But this is the food industry, and it has a responsibility to be precautionary, especially now that food companies are embracing new science such as nanotechnology.
Specter cited the example of raw milk as a product that consumers may perceive to be "natural" and beneficial while in reality "it's deadly," he said. "One of the things we don't teach about risk is the risk of not doing things," he said. "If we don't pasteurize milk, there is a risk that 23,000 kids will die."
Speaking to the crowd of food technologists, Specter noted scientists tend to rely on a logical presentation of data without recognizing the importance of addressing the beliefs and emotions that consumers associate with a technology.
"You can't just say, 'look at the data,'" Specter said. "Instead, the food industry needs to do a better job of communication -- using tools that include the Internet and social media. Go out and educate. Fight on the internet. People want to believe that things are simple. They're not. You need to remember that progress is why we are here."
"In 30 years in this business, I've never seen more anxiety," offered Linda Eatherton, director of global food & nutrition at public relations agency Ketchum. She was one of three food industry representatives who joined Specter for a panel discussion after his talk.
"I don't think we do a good enough job of being on the offensive," said panelist Mary Wagner, senior vice president of global R&D and quality at Starbucks Coffee Co. "We have to find a venue to do that and to do that together [as an industry]."
The food industry needs to do a better job of "storytelling," contended panelist Martin Cole, chief of CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, an Australian research institute. "We need to need make the issues real and personal."
In other presentations during the expo, officials from the White House, USDA and IFT discussed the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, as well as their visual representation, MyPlate, which was publicized just before the show.
Other recent news events discussed were the German E. coli outbreak and the possibility of radiation in food from Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown … as well as more typical food technology subjects such as sodium reduction, obesity, nanotechnology and sustainable agriculture.
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BISMARCK, N.D. - Sonia S. Cowen, Ph.D., has been named Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the North Dakota University System. Dr. Cowen starts her job at NDUS on Nov. 12, replacing Dr. Michel Hillman, who has been serving in the position on a temporary contract.
"Dr. Cowen has an excellent reputation for helping to build programs," said NDUS Interim Chancellor Larry C. Skogen. "We are excited that she is willing to come to North Dakota and contribute her expertise as we fine tune the Pathways to Student Success plan."
Skogen said he made an interim appointment because it will allow the next Chancellor to pick his/her own Vice Chancellor in 2015.
"Meanwhile, we are determined to make progress in the Board's direction to enhance the quality of education in our state, so it was important to move expeditiously to fill this position with someone who can help us accomplish our goals," said Skogen, who officially begins his duties as Interim NDUS Chancellor on Nov. 1. "In her last two positions, Dr. Cowen was specially invited to assist with ground-floor academic programming, and she did an outstanding job. I worked with her in the past, and I am confident she is the right person for this time in our history and for what we plan to achieve."
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An early goal from defender Sebastien Bassong put Norwich ahead and when Anthony Pilkington slotted home a second after 37 minutes Hughton's side appeared on course for a comfortable win.
But after conceding a goal on the stroke of half-time to Craig Gardner, the Canaries had to fight for much of the second half to deny Sunderland a share of the spoils.
Matthew Kilgallon missed the best of Sunderland's second-half efforts while Gardner rattled a post and saw another shot cleared off the line.
Whilst Norwich extended their unbeaten league run to eight games, Sunderland have won just two of their last 22 Premier League fixtures and O'Neill is under no illusion that his side are scrapping for survival.
''Until you get the requisite number of points on the board I don't think that you can ever think anything else,'' he said.
''You need the points, it really is as simple as that. We haven't at the minute got enough points on the board and we have to rectify that.
''Our position in the league at the minute, with a couple of teams all tight together, would suggest just that (we are in a fight).
''It is a battle for us and we have to pull through - it was a battle last year and so from that viewpoint I'm hoping the experience they have got will stand them in good stead this season.''
O'Neill bemoaned his side's performance in the first half but reckons the turnaround in the second half should give the team confidence going forward, although talismanic striker Steven Fletcher could be missing through injury having been brought off with a knock at half-time.
''To dominate the way we did in the second half is encouraging, there is no doubt about that,'' he said.
''I said to the players at the end that if we perform like we did in the second half we will be fine, we are certainly not good enough to gift goals to teams and be able to turn that around, the top sides are able to do that but we are certainly not a top side.''
Norwich manager Chris Hughton felt his players felt the strain of playing three matches in the space of a week as they struggled to contain Sunderland during the second half.
Hughton named the same 10 outfield players for the two draws against Everton and Southampton as he did for the win over Sunderland and reckons fatigue could have started to take its toll.
''I thought we were excellent in the first half and it is difficult to sustain that over 90 minutes, particularly with it being the third game in a week,'' he said.
''We haven't made any changes to the team so to sustain that for 90 minutes is tough and of course their goal gave them the lift they needed.
''It was a real tough shift in that second half so testament to the players, there were saves that needed to be made and bodies that needed to be in front of some balls and they did that.''
Hughton played down Norwich's current run of form, which has seen them remain unbeaten since October 6 and beat the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal.
''It is always nice but the only stats, the really enjoyable ones, are the ones at the end of the season,'' he said.
''But what it does say is that we are in good form for the moment and we are a confident team and it is wonderful for them (the players) because they deserve it.''
Hughton also hailed the first 45 minutes as the best for the Canaries since he took charge at Carrow Road during the summer.
When asked if it was the best display he had witnessed so far he said: ''Arguably, yes.
''I thought the ball retention for Pilky's (Pilkington's) goal was excellent, if it was perhaps one of the other sides they would be showing it quite a few times - I thought it was a really good performance.''


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What has dissuaded me from considering hammock camping is the potential for banana back; just about every picture on the net shows one. I didn't want to have to rely on sleeping in just the right spot, at just the right angle in order to maybe get a "semi-flat" sleep. It just wouldn't work for me.
Hence my curiosity being invigorated by the BRB Hammock. It's a suspension design with a truly flat sleep. I would make one using the very detailed DIY articles, but my laziness abounds.
But since I am new to even the idea of hammock camping, I don't know what I would need in order to have a fully operational hammock, complete with weather protection, the first time I try a hang. In short, the last thing I would want is to unpack my new gear, get it outside, just to find out that I need "x" in order to properly test it.
It's obvious that I would need the hammock. The bug net is also key, especially during the spring/summer. The suspension system and straps. I believe that all of the preceding is included with the BRB, including the strap setup to allow for knotless hanging.
A Tarp.
But that is all I can come up with, because I don't know the nuances of the BRB system in order to know what else I might need.
I would buy the BRB and the JRB 11x10 tarp, but I'm sure that lines (for the tarp), etc are also necessary, but I'm not sure. What else might I need? I'm not looking for anything other than a base system to get me going. I'll add those frills later.
I have read that keeping warm can be a problem for hammock camping, and have noticed that there are various quilts available. That said, I plan on doing most of my camping here in Kentucky, and possibly in surrounding states, and plan to do most of that camping when the weather is firmly in the "warm - hot" section of any given weather scale. When does using a quilt become "necessary" in order to avoid unpleasant hangs due to being cold? I'm sure that this is a very relative question, but a range is all I'm looking for.
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21 February 2011
London: Arrived!
Readers know that two weeks ago Tracing the Tribe was at RootsTech. I generally keep my small roll-on stocked with essentials (camera battery and cellphone chargers, computer bag, vitamins, etc.). Everything usually works very well, except .....
Arrived at the Albuquerque airport Sunday morning, noticed my cellphone battery was low, opened the bag for the charger, and found one. However, it was the charger for my old Israeli cellphone and had likely been lurking in the case since our November move. My second thought was perhaps the correct charger was in the checked bag,
Just in case, I called my husband to see if it was somewhere in the house. He checked all the usual places it might have been used. Wasn't in the kitchen or the office. That gave me some hope for the checked suitcase, until he said, "Here it is, in the living room!"
A reasonably smooth flight from Houston landed at 6.50am - an ungodly hour. Note to travellers flying into Heathrow for the first time: Be prepared to walk MILES - this airport gets bigger every year - to get to border control and baggage claim. Electric carts never looked so good. Got through the formalities and found the car service driver, Raj.
I mentioned to him that I needed a charger. Mind you, this is at 7.30am. He found a neighborhood market that sells such things on the way into town, saying it would be much less expensive than in Kensington High Street near my hotel. He took the phone in and came back with the charger at a cost of only a few pounds. He also obtained a sim card and topped it without my having to even get out of the car. What a great guy!
Kept trying to imagine a New York City taxi or car service driver providing the same level of customer care. That image escaped me.
Later in the day, I ventured out on the high street, looking for a pay-as-you-go phone to use this week and when I return in May for the Society of Genealogists' Centenary Conference. I also checked the charger price in a shop near the hotel and it was much more expensive than at the little neighborhood store..
Found a nearby branch of one of the major UK mobile phone companies and found another great guy - Kupresh - who explained all the possible options, made some excellent practical suggestions, programmed the phone, made sure everything was working perfectly and, in general, went far out of his way with kindness and good humor to help this very jet lagged traveler. My little bag also contained a broadband USB to avoid a very expensive hotel connection.
Moral of this story: Before each trip, carefully check your roll-on for the correct chargers, cables, connectors and plugs. Today it was simple to make things right; it might have been much more expensive and/or difficult to do the same in another location.
I'm connected to the world tonight via phone and internet, thanks to two very helpful people who went far beyond the call of duty. By the way, both men knew about the "Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE" event this week.
A very good start to my London visit.
Tomorrow - in some spare time - I'll be visiting several Persian markets in the area to bring back some ingredients rare in New Mexico. Tracing the Tribe's readers familiar with Los Angeles' Westwood area with its numerous Persian shops would feel right at home on Kensington High Street with its restaurants, supermarkets and bakeries.
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The details of that proposal were posted to the IETF mailing list on 28 February and included an independent evaluation of VP8 (referred to as M28182) as part of the process. That information is currently under consideration. The working group did ask, in January, for further information regarding "potential restrictions which might prohibit the progressing of their technology into an MPEG standard" – with the agreement on VP8 with the MPEG LA, the response should be that there are now no restrictions on VP8.
MPEG-LA, led by its patent troll CEO, has been lobbing threats towards On2, the company behind Theora and VP8 Google bought, for almost 13 years now. Even though On2 repeatedly asked for the MPEG-LA to put its money where its mouth is, it never actually did so. Still, the threats kept on coming, so much so that the MPEG-LA even started asking for possible patent contributions to a VP8 licensing pool.
No wonder, then, that the announcement of an agreement between Google and the MPEG-LA comes as a surprise - it's a massive about-face for an organisation with such a long history of patent threats. While an agreement between the two is reason enough to be surprised, an even bigger surprise lies within the agreement press release: not only does Google get a license to use VP8 itself, but also a license for the next generation of VPx, as well as the ability to sublicense to all users, whether they use Google products or third party VP8 products.
Why is this surprising? Well, because this means that VP8 is a hell of lot safer and more free from possible legal repercussions than H.264 itself. What many H.264 proponents do not understand, either wilfully or out of sheer ignorance, is that those H.264 licenses embedded in Windows, OS X, iOS, your 'professional' camera, and so on, do not cover commercial use. If you shoot a video with your camera in H.264, upload it to YouTube, and get some income from advertisements, you're in violation of the H.264 license (and the MPEG-LA made it clear they had no qualms about going after individual users). The extension the MPEG-LA announced (under pressure from VP8 and WebM) changed nothing about that serious legal limitation.
This makes it clear that Google won big time with this agreement, since the restriction on commercial use does not seem to apply to VP8; there's no mention of it in the press release, and the proposal mentioned above affirms it, so it's pretty safe to assume that VP8 is now far safer and better protected than H.264. This agreement is the MPEG-LA running, tail between its legs, because even after 13 years of patent threats and asking for patent contributions, they knew they didn't have a leg to stand on. If the MPEG-LA had gained access to patents that VP8 violated, they would never have ceded their position this easily and this substantially.
Still, the MPEG-LA's 'fear, uncertainty, and doubt' did work, and it's only prudent that the MPEG (which is entirely unrelated to the MPEG-LA!) wants to make absolutely sure that there's no legal uncertainty regarding a possible 'mandatory-to-implement' video standard. This is the reason Google signed an agreement with the MPEG-LA, and the MPEG-LA's position was so weak they had to give up everything.
It was already pretty telling that the MPEG-LA never filed any lawsuit regarding On2's technologies and never pointed to any patents On2 supposedly violated, even after 13 years of threats. Just as many of us suspected, the MPEG-LA engaged in nothing but 'fear, uncertainty, and doubt'; empty bluster from a patent troll CEO.
Google called the MPEG-LA's bluff, and won.


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