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In a Q & A piece about the PBS documentary "Black in Latin America" Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explains that it was more difficult to drum up interest and support in developing this series than he had encountered in previous partnerships with PBS. No matter what one's personal evaluation of the quality of the series or opinions about the man who spearheaded it, I think we should be extremely grateful that the topic has received a bigger spotlight than it ever has before.
Given my interest (nee obsession?) with the topic I'm humbly offering my own reactions to the series. I want to be sure to display my gratitude for the execution of this project by highlighting what was done well as well as offering constructive criticism or just observations about other directions that could have been taken.
The basics covered in each episode fit with what I had learned over the years. In perusing comments in reaction to the series (for example, here) it is clear that "Black in Latin America" was packed with information and ideas that were new to a significant portion of the viewership. As an introductory tool, then, I would have to say that it is a nice start.
Since I have spent some time learning and thinking about the African diaspora in Latin America I found myself wishing that the series had gone a little deeper. I realize that the series needs to be palatable to a diverse audience but I think there could have been ways to provide more nuance without creating a conceptual or content overload for viewers.
Suggestions for "Black in America, Part Deux"
I couldn't help but come up with a wish list for what I would've liked to have seen in the episodes on Hispaniola, Cuba, Brazil and Mexico & Peru. This list also serves as recommendations for any future extensions of this project.
On that note, obviously the first suggestion is that there be a Part II, a Part III, and more after that until we've covered each country! Did you notice that not a single Central American country was included? What about the Garifuna in countries like Guatemala and Honduras and the afroantillanos in Costa Rica and Panama? I'm clearly biased, but I truly believe that the analytical opportunities are particuclarly ripe in Panama because it has two relatively large black ethnic groups (afroantillanos and negros coloniales, though some will say they are becoming less distinct over time).
I know there's an infinite list of what else the series could have explored and hard choices had to be made, but here's the rest of my laundry list of recommendations for future documentary projects on Afro-Latin Americans:
- PLEASE let the participants speak for themselves. Use subtitles instead of voiceovers.
- Provide context for viewers by emphasizing that Afro-Latino populations are not only found in the countries profiled. Spend some time talking about why Afro-Latino populations share or do not share certain characteristics.
- Clearly define what "Latin America" is both geographically and conceptually. There is nothing black-and-white about this and Haiti lies squarely in the gray area from my point of view.
- Compare and contrast the concepts of race and nationality, how these interact with class distinctions, and their relationship to each other as understood in Latin America and the Caribbean versus the United States. It's different and, like so many things with relationships, "it's complicated." (Whoa, all of a sudden I'm writing an essay prompt…)
- I would LOVE to have seen the interviewer be (a) someone who could communicate with participants in their native languages and (b) effectually be less of an observer and more of a participant. How much more could this project have been enriched with greater participation on the production side from bilingual, bicultural scholars who are experts on the region? *swoons*

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Voyage across the Arctic Circle via the Svalbard Archipelago and north-east Greenland
Natural splendour, bountiful wildlife and a pioneering spirit all coalesce in the High Arctic, a region once reserved for only the hardiest of travellers but now open to anyone with a real yearning for adventure. Starting out from the isolated Spitsbergen outpost of Longyearbyen, this expedition heads down through the Arctic Circle, taking in the islands of the Svalbard Archipelago, the north-east coast of Greenland and the journey over the Denmark Strait to Iceland. Following in the proverbial wake of explorers past, you'll be treated to stunning sceneries of vast glacial walls, sprawling fjord systems and icebergs the size of skyscrapers. Time spent on the ship will include educational presentations on tales of polar exploration and seabird identification, while there'll be plenty of opportunities for spotting the region's famed wildlife during Zodiac excursions. This voyage across the Arctic Circle allows travellers to experience three different countries of the Arctic in a relatively short space of time.
- Start
- Oslo, Norway
- Finish
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Destinations
- Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Style
- Peregrine
- Theme
- Polar, Wildlife
- Code
- Physical rating
- Trip rating
- 1 review
- Ages
- Min 8
- Group size
- Min 1, Max 176
Why you'll love this trip
Seek out unforgettable polar bears sightings while roaming the hunting grounds of this ruler of the Arctic.
Discover the history of Greenland with explorations of the ruins of ancient Thule settlements and learn about life in Ittoqqortoormiit.
Experience how this incredible environment is ever-changing while cruising through freshly birthed icebergs in Scoresbysund.
Kayaking on crisp, clear Arctic waters is a unique and intimate way of exploring this amazing region and just one of the incredible optional activities on offer.
Is this trip right for you?
As you'd expect, temperatures in the Arctic are very cold. A warm parka will be provided along with waterproof boots and unlimited hot drinks. Please see the 'Packing' section of the Essential Trip Information for details on what you will need to bring with you.
Weather depending, you will be making regular excursions in a Zodiac boat to explore the local area and look for wildlife. It can get very cold and wet on the Zodiac, so make sure you are dressed appropriately and that you keep your camera safe and dry. Sturdy sea legs are needed as you make wet and dry landings from the boat, and on steep terrain, snow and other uneven surfaces. Some ships have a lot of stairs, so please hold on to the handrails if seas are rough.
The weather plays a pivotal part in this adventure and although there's an itinerary in place, there are no guarantees that you'll be able to do everything that is planned for. A level of flexibility and openness to embracing the unexpected are important in expedition travel, especially to such a remote area.
This trip takes places during the time of year that Spitsbergen enjoys 24-hour daylight. Just one of the benefits of this is that incredible wildlife can be seen at any time of the day – be prepared to be woken at any time so as to not miss out on exciting animal sightings.
Polar bears are one of the most incredible and appealing animals on the planet, but they are also powerful predators with little fear of humans. Therefore it's necessary to be aware of the guidelines surrounding any contact with Polar bears. Follow your leader's instructions and do not stray from your group – your leader carries equipment to protect you.
Ocean Adventurer
This sturdy expedition ship was built in 1975 and underwent an $8 million refurbishment in 2017 which included new engines and refurbished cabins...
World Explorer
Newly built in 2018 and designed specifically with polar cruising in mind, the beautiful World Explorer is one of our newest ships.
Meals IncludedThere are no meals included on this day.
Special InformationAn arrival transfer is not included today, so please make your own way to the joining hotel.
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Dinner
In 1906, His Serene Highness Prince Albert I of
Monaco visited Lilliehöök Glacier to conduct scientific investigations. His great-great-grandson, HSH Albert II, visited the glacier a hundred years later as part of a scientific investigation, this time to further our understanding of the arctic clam, a species that lives for more than a century. The growth rings of a single clam's shell contain evidence of the chemicals encountered by the clam. Scientists can determine the variations of the water's temperature and pollutant content by studying the shell.
Eighteen hundred people inhabit the administrative capital of Svalbard, which is situated on the shore of Isfjorden. The settlement was founded in 1905 by John Munroe Longyear, the majority owner of the Arctic Coal Company of Boston.
HSH Prince Albert I of Monaco, a pioneer of oceanography, led an expedition to Svalbard in 1906. His team used sophisticated photographic techniques to understand the shape and position of several glacier fronts. Monaco Glacier honors the expedition, the prince and the principality over which he reigned.
The most southerly fjord in Svalbard offers some of the most spectacular scenery, with dramatic calving glaciers, drifting pack ice and majestic peaks (the highest of which are often shrouded in mist). A Polish research station has operated on the northern shore of Hornsund since 1957. Part of Sør-Spitsbergen National Park, this pristine area is rich in wildlife—reindeer, arctic fox and polar bears can often be spotted hunting for food, while ringed seals bask on the fast ice.The following Optional Activities are available to participate in, on some or all of the departures of this itinerary. These must be booked in advance (additional costs apply) and space is limited.
Named after France's Bastille Day (the 14th of July), in honor of the arctic expeditions of His Serene Highness Prince Albert I of Monaco, this massive glacier is actually two smaller glaciers merged into one. Situated in Krossfjord, a bay on the northwest coast of Spitsbergen, the glacier is teeming with wildlife. Nesting atop the towering bird cliffs are purple sandpipers, common eiders, barnacle geese, arctic tern and Brünnich's guillemots (thick-billed murres). Bearded and ringed seals also frequent the waters here.
KAYAKING – Our kayaking adventures are the best way to feel at one with the sea. Taken in small groups of maximum 16 people, multiple times per voyage, kayaking adventures are only conducted during calm weather conditions. Kayaking is open to all levels of experience, however kayaking in the polar waters is not suitable for novice kayakers. Beginners interested in kayaking should first take an introductory course prior to the voyage which includes how to do a wet exit. In addition regardless of your experience, we recommend you take part in some kayaking practise prior to the voyage to ensure that you are comfortable on the water in the icy conditions.
INCLUDED OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES offered on some or all departures of this itinerary
HIKING - Hiking is a great way to appreciate the immense windswept landscapes of the Arctic. The tundra comes alive during the brief arctic summer, with bursts of color from shrubs and plants that eke out a living in this polar environment. You'll find each hike is different - exploring communities, shorelines or glaciated landscapes, often on the lookout for wildlife. Hiking participation is optional and your Expedition Team will advise you of what levels of activity you can expect prior to each excursion.
Meals Included
- Breakfast (4)
- Lunch (4)
- Dinner (4)
Meals Included
- Breakfast (2)
- Lunch (2)
- Dinner (2)
The Red Fjord, or Rødefjord, is named for the colorful sandstone located on its western side. The stone has been "stained" red by hematite, creating an oddity in this part of Greenland.
Revered by many as the most beautiful fjord system in the world, Scoresby Sund is definitely the longest and largest. The sound was named after William Scoresby Jr., a whaler, scientist and man of the cloth, who was famed for mapping more than 400 miles (640 km) of Greenland's coastline.
This is often the best location for getting close to muskoxen. The peninsula is also home to wheatears and snow buntings, and you may spot rock ptarmigans or great northern divers while at sea.
Encounter some of the most stunning icebergs before hiking across Denmark Island, which offers stupendous views of Scoresby Sund and Fønfjord below.
Meals Included
- Breakfast (4)
- Lunch (4)
- Dinner (4)
Meals Included
- Breakfast (2)
- Lunch (2)
- Dinner (2)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Special InformationA departure transfer is not included to the airport.
Meals14 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 13 dinners
TransportShip, Zodiac, Plane
AccommodationHotel (1 night), Expedition cruise ship (13 nights)
Dates & availability
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Important notes
Arctic and Antarctic bookings have an increased deposit requirement of 20 per cent of the full voyage cost (before any discount). The balance is due 120 days before departure.
If a booking is cancelled 120 days or more before departure - the cancellation fee is the full loss of the deposit paid.
If a booking is cancelled between 119 days and departure - the cancellation fee is 100 per cent of the total price of the voyage.
Other fees may apply for air tickets and other arrangements booked in conjunction with a polar voyage.
Kayaking is available to book on all Arctic voyages (except the North Pole). This must be booked prior to departure and incurs an additional cost. Spaces are limited so please enquire at time of booking. To participate in kayaking, previous, recent experience is essential. In addition, there are other included optional activities offered on some voyages such as snow shoeing and hiking. These activities do not need to be booked in advance and no additional cost applies.
Your voyage is operated by our sister company, Quark Expeditions. All accommodation and transfer arrangements as listed in the itinerary are also operated by Quark Expeditions or their local representatives.
Strict luggage limits apply. Please see Essential Trip Information for details.
Essential trip information
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BOSTON – ACT Teleconferencing Services, a Colorado-based provider of audio, web, and video conferencing services to companies in the United States and abroad, will pay $40,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The lawsuit, filed today in federal court in Boston, charged that ACT Teleconferencing violated federal law when it refused to extend the leave of a disabled employee for one month and then fired her.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Civil Action No. (1:11-cv-10941), ACT Teleconferencing refused to accommodate the disabilities of Paige Sprince, a longtime Massachusetts employee who had been seriously injured in an automobile accident on her way to work in February 2009, by refusing to extend her leave of absence for one month. Instead, it terminated Sprince right after she had received clearance from her doctor to return to work in one month.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans With Disabilities Act, which requires employers to attempt to make reasonable accommodations for employees' disabilities as long as this poses no undue hardship. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
In addition to the monetary payment to Sprince, the consent decree resolving the complaint prohibits ACT Teleconferencing from further discriminating based on disability; and requires the company to revise and re-issue a written ADA non-discrimination policy, provide four hours of training to all supervisors in Massachusetts and all human resources employees, and post a notice concerning the settlement.
"Leaves of absence are often appropriate accommodations and opportunities to fulfill the ADA's requirements," said Markus L. Penzel, senior trial attorney for the EEOC. "The EEOC will continue to take swift action to ensure that employers meet their obligations to observe federal anti-discrimination laws."
Elizabeth Grossman, regional attorney for the EEOC's New York District Office, added, "This case is a reminder that companies have a continuing obligation to work with their employees to find a fair and legal solution to disability challenges. We commend ACT Teleconferencing for working with us to resolve this matter quickly and amicably."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Jody Bennett of Mentcle, Pa., whose coffin-burgling of a Game Boy back in December managed to get the gaming handheld described - for purposes of criminal charges and possibly the first time ever - as a "venerated object," got two months of probation for his ugly deed. He's still going to jail, but on unrelated charges.
Bennett, 37 [pictured] pleaded guilt to institutional vandalism and theft on Thursday, in connection with the theft of a Game Boy, a Game Boy Light and three games from the casket of Bradley David-McCombs Jr., who died in a car accident on Christmas Day. Charges of "abuse of a corpse" and "intentional desecration of a venerated object" were dropped.
For that, Bennett got two years' probation, but don't worry, he's still headed to the slammer. Bennett got 30 days to six months in jail on separate drunken driving and drug possession charges.
Bennett told David-McCombs' family that he felt "horrible for what I did and I apologize."
Bradley David-McCombs Jr., 17, died when his sport utility vehicle flipped over on Christmas morning. Bennett stole the items at a viewing held at a local funeral parlor. Bennett knew the family of the boy. His aunt had described him as "just messed up."
The incident took place in Montgomery Township, Pa., which is about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Western Pa. man guilty of theft from boy's casket gets jail time, not for theft but for DUI [The (Greenfield, Pa.) Daily Reporter. Bennett mugshot via.]


text: Two scientists have rendered amazing pictures using datafiles from the human genome project. They assigned different colors to the DNA and rendered images showing interesting patterns and strange structures of our chromosomes. It might be a groundbreaking new idea for displaying and maybe better understanding our genes. Anyways, with it's fascinating pictures it is a beautiful mix of science and art.


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Thanks, but be careful, some folks around these parts object to you using the "c-word" in public.Kalvinator wrote:Yeah, I just thought I'd do something constructive.
ALSO: Expect some pictures of Fat Bill II when I finally think I've improved it. To clarify; the rather chunky feel was by design, as I did want it to feel like a compressed plane, but aside from that there are some areas that I think need cleaning up.


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I'm curious whether Mathematica could help me in software development or not. Do you use it for that, and for what? For instance, do you use it to analyze algorithms, or to do something else?
I will probably buy myself a (student) license, but I'm not completely sure (if it isn't good for software development, I might still use of it for math, of course).


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Jason Sonski: MarcUS For Change keeps Dixon McInerney's spirit alive
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I never got to meet Marcus Dixon McInerney.
The Stamford High graduate had a big smile and a welcoming presence that made people quickly like him and want to be around him. Reading about him and listening to people talk about his personality can make anybody wish they had the chance to shake hands with the young man.
For Rose McInerney and her family, all they have now are the great memories of Marcus. The former football player, who went on to West Point, died at the age of 22 in September 2012 when he accidentally shot himself in the head after thinking that his pistol was empty.
The McInerney family will celebrate Marcus' life on Oct. 5 with the inaugural MarcUS For Change 5K race at Cove Island Park in Stamford. The event will include food, prizes and music. All the proceeds will go to the Stamford Public Education Foundation, which has provided mentoring and other services to students throughout Stamford.
"It started out not about us," Rose said regarding the family helping to organize the run. "With the first anniversary of his death just passing, it was a saving grace. It helped us keep our focus and was a great way to pool our energy into something positive. It's a wonderful feeling for us."
Rose, her husband, Barry, and all three of the McInerney daughters -- Erin, Lauren and Kelly -- have helped with the foundation and the road race.
"It's been a perfect way for each of the kids to do something," said Rose, who splits time working in Stamford and Chicago with her husband. "It helps to heal and contributing in some way is really good."
The McInerney family never wants people to forget the way Marcus overcame many obstacles in his life, many with the help of the McInerney family, which is why they started the MarcUS For Change foundation. The foundation helps Stamford students in need of academic, mentoring, and social support.
Marcus never knew his birth mother. When he was in the seventh grade, his father left him to fend for himself. He stayed with different friends until he became friends with Lauren. Rose and Barry were so impressed with Marcus that they adopted him when he was 17.
"Before Marcus came into our lives, we never realized just how many at-risk kids there are," said Rose, a former high school teacher. "We want to help with fundraising and increasing awareness. There are real pockets of kids that missed out on getting a leg up or that extra push to help them succeed."
A perfect way to honor Marcus' memory is to combine athletics with supporting local youth programs. The first event was a football camp in August -- "The Marcus Dixon McInerney football camp" -- that took place at Stamford High's Boyle Stadium and featured more than 100 young players. Rose was quick to point out the support given by Stamford football coach Jamar Greene and other organizations.
`We wanted to help great organizations that help instead of competing with them," Rose said. "We heard so many great things about the Stamford Public Education Foundation, so we decided a joint project would be great. We want to help organizations doing good things to do them even better."
SPEF has always wanted to organize a road race to help raise money and awareness for their mentoring program, so the partnership for the MarcUS For Change 5K was a perfect fit.
"The McInerney family is remarkable," said SPEF Executive Director Susan Rigano. "They are turning a tragic situation into a positive. Marcus was able to flourish with the help of people that supported him, and that's what we are trying to do with our mentoring program."
The SPEF mentoring program started four years ago with 46 students in grades 6-10 throughout Stamford and is expected to reach nearly 250 this year, according to Rigano.
"School is the great equalizer for all of us," Rose said. "You can shoot for the stars.
"Marcus had to overcome so many obstacles. We just want to reach as many students as possible. Athletics is very key for many students and Marcus lived in the gym. We have our sights set on having these two events every year."
Thankfully, Marcus' story and the determination he showed will continue to be shared with students.
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A look ahead
GREENWICH (8 a.m.): ONS Foundation 5K. Visit www.ONS-Foundation.org.
DANBURY (9 a.m.): The Candace Lee Williams 5K Run to Remember. Visit www.friendsofcandace.com.
STAMFORD (10 a.m.): MarcUS For Change 5K. Visit www.marcusforchange.org.
BRIDGEPORT (9 a.m.): Coastal Lighthouse Run 5K. Visit www.coastallighthouserun.weebly.com.
RIDGEFIELD (8:30 a.m.): 37th Annual Ridgefield Pamby Motors Half Marathon. Visit www.wolfpitrunningclub.org.


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Lincoln is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1754 and was previously called Concord/Lexington/Weston. It can be found in Middlesex county and is a part of the Southern registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 16 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln 01773. On the attached map, Lincoln is shown as 26 in Middlesex county.
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Protect Against Advanced Evasion Techniques
The network security paradigm is currently shifting toward a new reality as advanced hacking methods become more prevalent and harder to detect. An example of such a method is advanced evasion techniques (AETs). Although evasions have been documented extensively in the last fifteen years, security vendors have systematically ignored the significance of evasions. Some vendors have even downplayed the threat posed by evasions as being purely theoretical. Yet this debate misses the bigger issue: the risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization on multiple protocol layers.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel rolled out Coleto Creek, an update of its Cave Creek co-processor aiming to drive the company's x86 CPUs deeper into communications systems.
Coleto Creek is made in the same 32nm process as Cave Creek, which was launched in February 2012, but gets significantly higher performance marks. That's due in part to "beefier accelerators" in the chip and the fact it is paired with Intel's latest Xeon server processor, the E5-2600v2, which sports enhanced security and virtualization features.
To hit maximum performance numbers requires using two Xeons and four Coleto chips each consuming 17-20 W max. The chip aims to handle a variety of jobs including "applications, control and data plane traffic and to some extent signal processing with a simpler tools suite and engineering providing faster time-to-market," said Steve Price, general manager of Intel's communications infrastructure division, speaking in in a conference call.
"Coleto Creek is hardly revolutionary, but it matches or betters the performance of Cavium's Nitrox III chips, so Intel now has a competitive security accelerator," said Bob Wheeler, a principal analyst for networking at The Linley Group (Mountain View, Calif.).
Intel said the chip does not use any acceleration logic for regular expressions, popular in other network processors. Instead it relies on the x86 for such jobs, but Intel does plan advances with its AVX instruction set, use of caches and external memory to enhance reg ex performance in future offerings.
Avantech, Adlink, Dell, Emerson, Radisys, and Silicon will join Intel in making boards using Colteo Creek. Intel said the design wins for Cave Creek were twice what Intel had forecast, however it would not share sales figures for the chips now used in cloud, enterprise and storage systems.
Meanwhile Intel is still working on a Xeon accelerator geared for signal processing, targeting use in base stations. Prototype designs using FPGAs are now in market trials at China Mobile, which is using a server data center as a so-called cloud radio access network.
"We are looking at how to create synergy from big cells serving thousands of users to small cells in metro areas of public networks," said Price.
— Rick Merritt, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief, EE Times


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Still Life with a Rib of Beef, 1739
Signed and dated, right center: chardin / 1739
Oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. (41 x 34 cm)
R. T. Miller, Jr. Fund, 1945
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Modest in scale and muted in palette, Chardin's still lifes of kitchen utensils and foodstuffs presented a naturalistic alternative to the more decorative Rococo aesthetic that prevailed in the early to mid eighteenth century.
During the late 1720s and 1730s, Chardin painted a series of about thirty modest, small-scale still lifes of kitchen utensils and foodstuffs, in both horizontal and vertical formats. The compositions draw from a limited repertoire of everyday objects, and adduce no superfluous details or anecdotal references. They focus instead on the simple forms of the objects, the nature of their materials, and variable reflections of light. In the development of these works, Chardin's style gradually became more fluid and painterly, less minutely detailed than in his earlier still lifes.
Still Life with a Rib of Beef embodies perfectly the subtle, understated nature of these profoundly simple pictures. The muted, almost monochromatic palette is offset by the red flesh of the hanging meat and the white napkin draped over the table edge at left. Several of the objects represented in the painting--the copper cauldron and the earthenware jug, the long-handled skimmer--appear in other, similar compositions by the artist. 1
There are several versions known of Still Life with a Rib of Beef; indeed, many of Chardin's kitchen still lifes from the 1730s exist in multiple autograph versions (i.e., copies made by the artist himself). 2 Chardin was evidently a slow and painstaking craftsman, keen on achieving the precise harmonies of light and texture that distinguish his work. The artist's contemporaries observed that his paintings resulted from a long, evolutionary process of meditation, decision, and revision, and collectors often became impatient waiting for the completion of their paintings. Chardin's decision to repeat certain compositions--sometimes incorporating very minor adjustments or alterations--took advantage of the effort invested in attaining a successful formula, and also efficiently handled the growing demand for his works. 3
A version of the Oberlin composition in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, signed and dated 1730 and thus among Chardin's earliest dated still lifes of kitchen utensils, is generally accepted as the primary version of this work. 4 The Oberlin painting is regarded as an autograph replica of the Bordeaux painting, in which the somewhat hesitant brushwork and distracting highlights of the earlier version have been better resolved, and the overall execution is much neater and tighter. 5 The Bordeaux Still Life with a Rib of Beef was probably originally paired with the Still Life with Ray and Basket of Onions, dated 1731, now in The North Carolina Museum of Art. The latter painting exists in as many as nine versions; none, however, have been specifically linked to the painting at Oberlin.
M. E. Wieseman
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was born in Paris on 2 November 1699, son of the master cabinetmaker Jean Chardin. He was the pupil of the history painters Pierre-Jacques Cazes (1676-1754) and Noël-Nicolas Coypel (1690-1734). Chardin was accepted into the Académie de Saint-Luc as a painter of still lifes in 1724, and became a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture in 1728. He was elected a council member of the latter in 1743 and served as treasurer from 1755 to 1775. In 1733, Chardin began painting genre scenes in addition to still lifes. His charming small canvases, depicting modest scenes of one or two figures, and the humble, everyday objects of middle-class life, were in the tradition of the Dutch cabinet pictures of the preceding century that enjoyed such popularity among French collectors at this time. Characterized by a simplicity and directness of vision, and a complete avoidance of sentimentality and affectation, Chardin's work represents a naturalistic tendency in French eighteenth-century painting that existed alongside the more fashionable and flamboyant Rococo. His technical mastery achieved great depth of tone through the use of a loaded brush and a subtle use of scumbled color. Failing eyesight forced Chardin to turn to the medium of pastels towards the end of his life. He died in his apartment at the Louvre, in Paris, on 6 December 1779. Among Chardin's pupils was Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
General References
Wildenstein, Georges. Chardin. Zurich, 1963. Translated and completed by Daniel Wildenstein. Oxford, Glasgow, and Zurich, 1969.
Rosenberg, Pierre. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Chardin. Paris, 1983.
Conisbee, Philip. Chardin. Oxford, 1986.
Private collection, England
With Galerie Gimpel, Paris
Collection John W. Simpson, New York (purchased in 1905)
With M. Knoedler and Co., New York, from whom purchased in 1945
Oberlin, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1945. Exhibition of Still Life Paintings, 17th to 19th Centuries. March. Unnumbered cat.
New York, Arnold Seligman-Helft Galleries, 1947. French Still Life Paintings from Chardin to Cézanne. 22 October - 29 November. Cat. no. 15.
New York, M. Knoedler & Company, Inc., 1954. Paintings and Drawings from Five Centuries: Collection Allen Memorial Art Museum. 3 - 21 February. Cat. no. 51.
Buffalo, N.Y., Albright Art Gallery, 1954. Painter's Painters. 16 April - 2 June. Cat. no. 14.
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1954. French 18th Century Painters. 5 October - 2 November (also shown at Wildenstein Galleries, New York). Cat. no. 4.
Kansas City, Mo., Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, 1956. The Century of Mozart. 15 January - 4 March. Cat. no. 11.
Kenwood, London County Council, 1962. An American University Collection: Works of Art from the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio. 3 May - 30 October. Cat. no. 18.
Rochester, N.Y., Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 1964-65. In Focus--A Look at Realism in Art. 28 December - 31 January. Cat. no. 16.
Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1965. Chardin: his Paintings and his Engravers. 23 April - 17 May. Ex-catalogue.
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1966. Treasures from the Allen Memorial Art Museum. 21 July - 11 September. No cat.
South Bend, Ind., University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, 1972. Eighteenth Century France--A Study of Its Art and Civilization. 12 March - 15 May. Cat. no. 19.
Tôkyô, The National Museum of Western Art, 1976. Masterpieces of World Art from American Museums. 11 September - 17 October (exhibition organized by the United States Museum Exchange Subcommittee of CULCON, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan; also shown at the Kyôto National Museum). Cat. no. 37.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975-76. Extended loan for exhibition with permanent collection. 9 April 1975 - 22 December 1976. No cat.
Paris, Galeries Nationales d'Exposition du Grand Palais, 1979. Chardin 1699-1779. 29 January - 30 April (also shown at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). Ex-catalogue. Not shown in Paris.
Stechow, Wolfgang. "Notes on an Exhibition of Still Life Paintings from the 17th to the 19th Century." Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 2, no. 1 (March 1945), p. 12.
Martin, Kurt. "Notes on a Still Life Painting by Chardin." Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 9, no. 1 (Fall 1951), pp. 17-23.
Devree, Howard. In New York Times, 21 November 1954, Arts section, p. 8.
The Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum Bulletin 1, no. 1 (1956), p. 13, no. 11.
Martin, Kurt. "Bemerkungen zu zwei Kopien nach Stilleben von J. B. S. Chardin." In Festschrift Kurt Bauch. Munich, 1957, p. 243 n. 9.
Gimpel, René. Diary of an Art Dealer. New York, 1966, p. 300.
Stechow, Wolfgang. Catalogue of European and American Paintings and Sculpture in the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. Oberlin, 1967, pp. 32-33, fig. 82.
Rosenberg, Pierre. In Chardin 1699-1779. Exh. cat., Galeries Nationales d'Exposition du Grand Palais, Paris, 1979, pp. 160-61, under no. 35.
Rosenberg, Pierre. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Chardin. Paris, 1983, p. 80, no. 52A.
Mittler, Gene A. Art in Focus. Peoria, Ill., 1986, pp. 272-73.
Conisbee, Philip. Chardin. Oxford, 1986, p. 91.
Technical Data
The canvas was lined and the original tacking margins removed prior to the painting's acquisition by the museum. In 1955 the canvas was relined onto a linen support using wax-resin adhesive, mounted on an ICA-type spring stretcher, and the back of the canvas was coated with an aluminum paint. The ground is moderately thick, and composed of two layers: the lower dark red and the upper light grey. The paint is applied as a thick paste, with thicker impasto touches in highlights and details, and little or no use of glazes. The painting is generally in good condition, with minor abrasions and retouching in the background area and the dark edge of the table in the foreground, and some flattening of the paint layer caused by relining.
1. Pierre Rosenberg, in Chardin 1699-1779 (exh. cat., Galeries Nationales d'Exposition du Grand Palais, Paris, 1979), esp. pp. 67-69. Comparable works include Still Life with a Leg of Lamb, 1730 (oil on canvas, 40 x 32.5 cm, Houston, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation); The Fast-day Meal and The Meat-day Meal, 1731 (both oil on copper, 33 x 41 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, invs. 3204 and 3205); and Still Life with a Haunch of Meat, 1732 (oil on canvas, 42 x 34 cm, Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, inv. 236). See Pierre Rosenberg, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Chardin (Paris, 1983), nos. 51, 54, 55, and 61, respectively.
2. In addition to the painting at Bordeaux noted below, there is a signed but not dated version of the Oberlin painting in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, Calif. (oil on canvas, 40 x 31.5 cm), with the pendant of a Still Life with a Ray and Chicken; and an inferior version, signed "Jamin" and dated 1743, at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. (oil on canvas, 40.5 x 32.5 cm). Several other versions or copies are listed by Pierre Rosenberg in Chardin 1699-1779 (exh. cat., Galeries Nationales d'Exposition du Grand Palais, Paris, 1979), pp. 160-61, under no. 35. See also idem, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Chardin (Paris, 1983), pp. 79-80, under no. 52.
3. See Philip Conisbee, Chardin (Oxford, 1986), pp. 84-85.
4. Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 32.5 cm, Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, no. 86; see Chardin 1699-1779 (exh. cat., Paris, Galeries Nationales d'Exposition du Grand Palais, 1979), pp. 160-61, no. 35.
5. 1731, oil on canvas, 40.6 x 32 cm, Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, inv. 63.29.1. See Pierre Rosenberg, in Chardin 1699-1779 (exh. cat, Grand Palais, Paris, 1979) pp. 161-63, no. 36; and Philip Conisbee, Chardin (Oxford, 1986), p. 91.


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Is there a way for SAG to save face?
Negotiations between the actors guild and the majors resume this morning after a three-day recess. The sides return to the bargaining table amid pervasive uncertainty as to whether they can bridge the significant gaps between them and close a deal in the next four weeks.
SAG's current feature-primetime deal expires June 30, but SAG's leaders, after talking tough for more than a year, still haven't taken the final step of seeking a strike authorization — which requires 75% support.
SAG's fellow thesp union, AFTRA, cut a primetime deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers last month. Given the assertive stances by SAG national exec director Doug Allen and president Alan Rosenberg and their animosity toward AFTRA, it's unlikely that SAG leaders will accept a carbon copy of the AFTRA pact.
"SAG's in a tough spot," notes Howard Fabrick of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, who's negotiated past deals with SAG. "I feel like the tide is running against them with AFTRA having made their deal now. A lot of their working members in TV were hurt by the WGA strike, so the leadership may not be able to get the support that would be required in a strike authorization vote."
Today's negotiations will be the 22nd session between SAG and the majors at AMPTP headquarters in Encino. It's the fourth session since rival union AFTRA completed its primetime deal with the AMPTP, leaving the question of how much of that deal can serve as a template for SAG.
Allen and Rosenberg still haven't weighed in on the merits of the AFTRA deal, which covers about 10 primetime shows. AFTRA ditched its tradition of jointly negotiating the primetime contract with SAG in March following a bitter jurisdictional dispute between the unions.
Rosenberg told members a week ago that key differences remained on seven key issues including clip consent, DVD residuals, force majeure, new-media jurisdiction, product integration, middle-class actor coverage and residuals on made-for-Internet productions. The hike in DVD residuals remains a nonstarter for the companies, given their rock-hard resistance to any give on the issue to any of the guilds.
So that leaves several other issues as the most likely areas in which companies might be able to concede enough for SAG leaders to be able to claim a significant advance and ask its members to endorse a deal:
Middle-class actors. AFTRA scored a hike in the major role minimum for a half-hour show, now $4,080, to $4,321 effective July 1 and $4,606 by 2010; SAG might be able to make other gains.
Clips consent. AFTRA was able to get the AMPTP to budge somewhat on the issue of clips distributed online, with actors retaining their consent rights at the time they're hired on a project, while the sides agreed to develop a mechanism for actor consent on library product; SAG may be able to hammer out more specific language.
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New-media jurisdiction. AFTRA was able to include a provision that gives it jurisdiction when a performer is "covered," meaning that the thesp meets a requirement of having performed covered work previously. SAG's asking that it cover all new-media projects rather than accept the AMPTP's proposal that SAG accept the same budgetary thresholds as the DGA and the WGA.
Product integration. AFTRA didn't advance; SAG's asking for language that gives thesps veto power over having to pitch products within features and TV series. It's possible that language could be worked out that would offer actors the ability to opt out of specific instances — such as already having a deal to endorse a competing product.


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Bombers Men's Lacrosse Team: A Band of Brothers
For the Bombers men's lacrosse team, it's about more than just the sport.
by Khrista Trerotola '07
Wes Patterson, a gray-haired, tall, and confident member of the Tuscarora Nation — part of New York State's Iroquois Confederacy — crafted my first lacrosse stick. It was a single piece of cut wood, shaped like a cane, and threaded with leader, gut, and rawhide. As a boy, Mr. Patterson told me, before he could play on the lacrosse team he'd had to select a hickory limb; cut, steam, bend, and shape the limb; then string a net himself.
Growing up in a suburb right outside of Buffalo, New York, not too far from the Tuscarora Reservation where the largest producer of wooden lacrosse sticks — Tuskewe Krafts — is located, I was lucky enough to learn the sport and its culture firsthand.
In my 12 years as a player, which included four years on IC's women's varsity team, I've experienced numerous changes — in rules, equipment, styles of play, and methods of coaching. Along with these changes have come the sport's increasing popularity, at least in some regions of the United States.
One thing that hasn't changed — in fact, has become stronger — is the brother- and sisterhood of those who play or are fans of the sport. This might have something to do with the sport's rich history, from its beginnings centuries ago as a game of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, consisting of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations.
As a member of the IC women's team, I've experienced this strong bond with lacrosse enthusiasts, teammates, alumnae, and our families. Current and past players of the men's team know that bond well, too.
The Ithaca varsity men's lacrosse team has been creating a legacy on South Hill for nearly a half century — and is looking to carry on this legacy for centuries to come.
What started as an intramural program in 1946 and eventually became the varsity team in 1967 has become a national phenomenon. Ithaca lacrosse has featured some of the most elite players in Division III. For these current and former Bombers, Ithaca lacrosse also represents many of their closest friendships and fondest memories of life on South Hill, and it passes through generations of alumni.
"Part of what makes the program so great," says program alumnus Brian Weil '05, "is the camaraderie of the team, which I think is reflected by the fact that the alumni who used to play still follow the team and come back when they can to show their support. That goes a long way in establishing the culture of a program, where you feel as though you are a part of something that lasts longer than just the four years you spent at IC."
The families of past and current players become "IC lacrosse alumni," too — or maybe it's that the players become part of one another's families. "Everyone's family has been so nice and supportive," says Matt Hammes '07, now assistant coach for the team. "Not only do your teammates become lifelong friends, but some of their families do, too." A potluck that spreads across multiple card tables greets players and families after almost every game, rain or shine. "It's a joy to go to the tailgates," Hammes says. "There are parents of alumni who come back even when their sons aren't in town." He's not exaggerating: When this year's team went on its run in the NCAA men's lacrosse Division III playoffs, plenty of alumni — and alumni family — were in the stands.
Logan Bobzien '08, Mike Nowak '08, iBrandon Rose '08, and their six classmates on the 35-man team wanted nothing more for their senior lacrosse season than to "make it to Boston" — the location of this year's NCAA men's lacrosse Division III finals, held over Memorial Day weekend. After clinching both the 2008 Empire 8 Conference champions title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for winning the conference playoffs, Ithaca beat Williams College 17-10 to advance to the NCAA quarter-finals. The team then faced Western New England College, winning 13-12 in overtime. Then, just one game short of the finals, Ithaca lost in the semi-finals to archrivals SUNY Cortland. The Bombers finished the season 17–3 overall, and 7–1 in the Empire 8.
In 2007 the Bombers made an appearance in the NCAA tournament on a wild card, losing in the quarterfinal round to Gettysburg College. Ithaca was also crowned conference champion and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA in 2002; and in 2004, 2005, and 2006 the team was seeded first in the conference playoffs but failed to obtain the NCAA bid. Claiming both the conference title and the playoff bid was a first-time achievement for this year's team — an extra big deal for the seniors.
"I've played lacrosse at Ithaca for two years," says Rose. "I played at two other colleges before this, and none of those teams was like Ithaca's. I want [us to] be known as the class that led Ithaca's most successful season. The level of heart, desire, and chemistry on this team is so high. And the support of the parents and alumni is incredible."
This year's team didn't make it to that final game in Boston, but plenty of those fans, including most of the seniors, traveled to Boston to watch the championships.
That's what lacrosse players do. We may lose, but we pick ourselves up and go out to the field to watch good lacrosse games and learn from them. We can't just turn on the TV and hope to find a lacrosse game to watch, as baseball or football fans do. This, perhaps, is another reason the culture is unique.
Of course, a successful team and program, aren't made just of great players, but of great coaches, too. Jeff Long — who was a three-time all-American lacrosse player at the U.S. Naval Academy — has coached the Bombers for 21 years and was named Empire 8 Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006, and 2008.
"Coach Long deserves a lot of credit for bringing in so many talented players," says Weil. "The team is made up of guys from all over the place, which says a lot about how lacrosse has spread to different parts of the country, but also about Coach Long, since he's been on the ball about recruiting players from areas that aren't traditional lacrosse "hotbeds." The hotbeds are located along the East Coast, particularly Long Island and the Baltimore area.
Rose enjoyed much about playing lacrosse at Ithaca, including the team spirit of the players' parents and the way Long gives his athletes free rein to experiment. Long explains his coaching philosophy thus: "We try to keep it simple and build on the fundamentals. We like to give the kids creativity and options, and watch each individual and the team grow from there."
In leadership and decision making, Long says, he "lets the seniors run the show," allowing them the freedom to decide what's important to them. "We've got good captains and upperclassman," he says. "It's about them and the legacy they leave behind. I get to come back — I never graduate! — so I give them the responsibilities."
In the world of Division III lacrosse, the Bombers are well respected, but Long, unlike most coaches, never checks the pre- and during-season team rankings. "I don't really think about what others think about us," he says. "I hope they would say Ithaca lacrosse has class and passion, [and that we are] respectful and good representatives of the school."
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Its nice to read things about my grandfather and how he affected ppl in the sport even after he has passed, thank you for your kind words
Felicia, Your grandfather was an amazing man and was very influential in my development as a lacrosse player--and now I realize, influential in my development as a person, as lacrosse had played a major role in my life through college. I was lucky enough to attend a few of his 5-day summer lacrosse camps and even practice a couple times with the University of Buffalo Club team when he was coaching and I was in high school. The best to your family and to keeping the spirit and tradition of the sport alive!
as a proud Ithaca college grad(73) and former member of the Bomber Lacrosse team I can truly say that the best times that I had at Ithaca were with my fellow Lacrosse players! years later my former teammates continue to be my good friends I look forward to meeting up with them in the future! to continue our legacy! I would like to give a big shout out to our now retired coach Walley Ware who continues to make an effortto stay in touch! and keep our special group of friends! togeter! john Mackintosh Tosh 73
I have always been proud to call Jeff Long my Naval Academy classmate and friend, but never more so than after reading this article. Ithaca College should be even more proud of what this fine man has done for your college and the young men he has coached along the way...one of whom is my son, Joe, albeit only for one year.
I grew to truly love the game of lacrosse watching Longman play at Navy. He was a wonderful teammate. That he is still the all-time leading scorer in Naval Academy history after almost 40 years speaks volumes about just how great a player he was. However,the fact that he had over twice as many assists as he did goals, is a testament to HOW he played the game...totally unselfish. This reflects in how he coaches and his teams play today.
The Blue Bombers are truly blessed to have a Hall of Famer not only as their lacrosse coach, but as an outstanding representative for the university and role model for all its coaches.


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pharmaceutical, biofuel and chemical production, today announced that it
has been named as a finalist for the CPhI Pharma Awards in the "Best
Innovation in Process Development" category. The award ceremony will
take place on October 22, 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany as part of the
annual CPhI Worldwide exhibition, which is expected to attract around
30,000 visitors from the pharmaceutical industry.
Codexis has been selected as a finalist following its development of the
first industrially-viable biocatalysts for sulfide oxidation and
Baeyer-Villiger type monooxygenations (BVMO enzymes). These optimized
enzymes can be used for improved methods to manufacture chiral
sulfoxides, which are important molecules for the pharmaceutical
industry. Codexis has used these new enzymes to develop innovative
biocatalytic processes for the production of esomeprazole and
armodafinil that overcome the shortcomings of traditional manufacturing,
including the ability to provide consistently high enantiometric purity
and minimal sulfone impurity. The enzyme and API manufacturing processes
are currently being scaled up for commercial supply.
"We are very pleased to be named a finalist for the CPhI 2013 Pharma
Awards," said John Nicols, President and CEO of Codexis. "Biocatalysis
can offer faster, more efficient, cost-effective and greener
manufacturing routes for many pharmaceutical products and we look
forward to presenting our sulfide oxidation and BVMO enzyme technologies
to the final judging panel at CPhI in Frankfurt during this
well-respected industry event."
Codexis' BVMO enzymes are now commercially available as a screening kit
that process chemists can use to explore new biocatalytic oxidation
processes, which can then be readily scaled up as needed.
Codexis will be exhibiting in Hall 3.1, Booth A53 at the CPhI Worldwide
About Codexis, Inc.
Codexis, Inc. engineers enzymes for pharmaceutical, biofuel and chemical
production. Codexis' proven technology enables scale-up and
implementation of biocatalytic solutions to meet customer needs for
rapid, cost-effective and sustainable process development – from
research to manufacturing. For more information, see www.codexis.com.
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Springsnails Threatened by Las Vegas Water Grab
LAS VEGAS— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to protect four springsnail species under the Endangered Species Act. The snails are threatened by a proposed 306-mile pipeline that would carry up to 57 billion gallons of groundwater annually from Nevada's Great Basin to Las Vegas. The plan could cause the water table in rural Nevada to drop more than 200 feet, drying up the springs that support the snails and countless other species.
"Scientists say this scheme to feed urban sprawl in Las Vegas could drive these springsnails to extinction," said Rob Mrowka, a Center ecologist. "The Southern Nevada Water Authority's water grab threatens hundreds of species of native wildlife, and important water supplies for rural residents and future generations."
In 2010 the Center and allies petitioned for protection for the Lake Valley springsnail, hardy springsnail, flag springsnail and bifid duct springsnail under the Endangered Species Act. The Service determined that the springsnails "may warrant" protection as endangered species but has failed to make a final determination within 12 months, as required.
Springsnails improve water quality by consuming decaying matter and algae and are an important food source for fish, birds and amphibians. Because the snails depend on consistent groundwater flow, any reduction in flow has an immediate impact on their survival.
"Endangered Species Act protection is the only hope for saving these springsnails, which are a unique part of Nevada's natural heritage," said Mrowka. "Saving them would also save habitat for many other plants and animals in the Great Basin."
The final "environmental impact statement" for the pipeline found that up to 305 springs, 112 miles of streams, 8,000 acres of wetlands and 191,506 acres of shrubland wildlife habitat are threatened by the proposal. Pumping could result in a drop in the land surface of more than five feet over 525 square miles, as well as the generation of 34,742 tons of windblown dust per year due to the death of vegetation. The pipeline threatens five national wildlife refuges, two national parks, four state wildlife areas and seven state parks. It is expected to have irreversible effects on agriculture, ranching and rural economies in Nevada and Utah.
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On the eve of the iPhone 4 launch, Motorola and Verizon announced their next Android phone, the Droid X. With an impressive list of specs and some pretty hardware, the Droid X could be the best iPhone competitor yet. Here's a look at how the iPhone 4 and Droid X compare.
And in case you've already ruled out the Droid X as your next smartphone, we've also got a comparison of the iPhone 4 vs. the other top smartphones on every network.
Operating System
As we said in our previous comparison, it's a remarkably even fight between iOS4 (in the iPhone 4) and Google Android (in the Droid X) operating systems. Both feature multitasking and extensive app stores, although the iPhone still has a much larger selection with over 200,000 apps to Android's 70,000. The Droid X runs Android 2.1, which will presumably be upgraded to the latest 2.2 version in the near future. It also features the Motoblur 2 skin for Android, which is exclusive to Motorola. There is still a significant amount of debate over whether Motoblur actually improves the functionality of the Android interface. But in comparing the iPhone 4 and Droid X, the question of OSes simply comes down to personal preference.
IN PICTURES: Apple's iCandy
At first glance, it would seem the Droid X easily has the better display. It has a 4.3-inch multitouch screen compared to the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen. However, the iPhone also has the "Retina Display" technology, which gives it significantly higher resolution. Apple uses IPS technology in the iPhone, which means it performs better in sunlight and bright areas than most other phones.
Ultimately, this comparison is another matter of taste: Would you prefer text and images displayed bigger because the screen is larger or sharper because the screen is higher resolution?
Sorry, but there's not a clear winner here either. Both phones use a 1GHz chip, which is pretty fast for smartphones these days. The chips are not identical, though, so there may be some small differences in performance. So far, users of both phones have expressed excitement over how snappy and responsive the phones seem to be.
The iPhone 4 is available on the AT&T network, which is notorious for dropped calls and poor iPhone traffic management in metropolitan areas. The Droid X, on the other hand, is coming to the Verizon network, which has proven far more reliable with smartphone traffic. The new iPhone has a specialized antenna system built into the frame of the phone. Early reports indicate that the redesigned antenna helps reception on the AT&T network, but it remains to be seen how well AT&T handles the increased load of iPhone 4 traffic, regardless of reception quality.
Also keep in mind that AT&T instituted a 2GB data cap on smartphones, while Verizon still has unlimited data plans. It may not remain that way for long, though; Verizon is rumored to be considering data caps in the near future.
The Droid X easily wins in this category. The $200 iPhone 4 comes with 16GB of storage, while the $200 Droid X comes with 8GB of storage built-in along with a 16GB memory card included, bringing the total to 24GB of storage. There is a 32GB version of the iPhone for $300, and the Droid X users can buy a 32GB memory card to increase storage.
Wireless Connectivity
These phones are quite similar in connectivity options. They both have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G connections. However, the Droid X does have an advantage because it can rebroadcast wireless signals. That means it can use its own 3G connection to broadcast a Wi-Fi hotspot that other Wi-Fi capable devices can use.
While the Droid X has a higher megapixel camera, 8MP to the iPhone's 5MP, the iPhone is the clear winner here for one reason: it has a front-facing camera. The Droid X only has one camera on the back, whereas the iPhone's second, front-facing camera allows it to do video chat. Apple's FaceTime technology is also open to other developers to use, so FaceTime chat may start appearing on other devices, but only if they have front-facing cameras.
Both the iPhone 4 and the Droid X can shoot high-definition video (720p resolution) with their rear-facing cameras.
Flash Compatibility
This isn't even a contest. The iPhone 4 is not compatible with Flash, the technology that powers most of the video, animation and interactive elements on the Internet. The Droid X is not yet compatible, but the Android 2.2 update coming soon will make it compatible with Flash.
Battery Life
The iPhone 4 has one of the most impressive battery life specs in the smartphone industry. Apple says the new iPhone can get 7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video, 40 hours of music and 300 hours of standby. While real-world use rarely matches up with manufacturer estimates, it's still an impressive set of numbers.
Verizon and Motorola have yet to release official battery life estimates for the Droid X, but they have said it will have battery life comparable to the original Motorola DROID. The Droid X battery is larger than the original, but the processor is also faster, meaning it can use up more power faster. Early tests indicate the Droid X battery does perform as good or slightly better than the original DROID's, which is definitely good but might not be good enough to match the iPhone 4.
Size and Weight
Apple said the iPhone 4 is the thinnest smartphone in the world, during the unveiling. While that may be true, photos of the iPhone 4 and Droid X together show that the difference is minuscule. The official size and weight of the Droid X has not been revealed so a genuine comparison is difficult.
However, one physical feature is easy to compare: The Droid X hump. At the top of the phone, the Droid X has a raised portion nearly twice as thick as the rest of the phone. While it may bother some people, the whole phone is thin enough that it will likely be a non-issue.
TV Connection
Both the iPhone 4 and the Droid X can connect directly to a TV, but the Droid X has the advantage because it can connect via HDMI cable. The iPhone 4 simply connects via AV cables.
There are many other features that might seem minor but could help sway potential buyers one way of the other. Both phones have GPS functionality, but only the Droid X has a built-in FM radio. Both phones have noise canceling microphones, but the Droid X has a third microphone for better sound quality when shooting video. And finally, both phones have critically acclaimed onscreen keyboards for typing, but the Droid X also includes the new Swype functionality. Swype allows for faster typing on touchscreens by sliding a finger from letter to letter instead of tapping individual keys.
It should not be surprising that Verizon priced the Droid X to compete with the iPhone 4. Both phones are $200 with a 2-year contract, although the Droid X requires a mail-in rebate. The iPhone 4 also comes in a 32GB version that sells for $300 on contract.
- iPhone 4's First Users Report Reception, Color Problems
- Motorola 'Droid X' Available on Verizon on July 15
- Critics Fall in Love with iPhone 4
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OPINION – by Warwick Rasnussen – Deputy Editor – Manawatu Standard. 01/03/2012
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"fringe conspiracy theory thinking does Mr Crow no favours. And if he seriously thinks that the council plotted against him, he's got to be kidding."
It caused plenty of reaction when it first arrived in town, but it will leave with barely a whimper.
In 2005 when it first came to Palmerston North, and every subsequent return, the Boobs on Bikes parade and Erotica Expo it promoted raised the hackles of people who thought it was filth, degrading to women and downright inappropriate.
It was hard to gauge whether the anger towards organiser Steve Crow's activities was more aimed at the parade or the expo. He also had his share of supporters, who used the defence of "if you don't like it, don't look at it".
Now that Mr Crow has announced that the expo and parade will no longer be in Palmerston North, you'd think that would be the end of it and both sides would move on.
Clearly, it had a lot of impact in the first few years, but the shock value and free publicity that Mr Crow and his events had simply wore off.
Marketed as something a bit risque, it ended up being something of a sad fizzer.
It had done its dash and once the money and the punters started to dwindle, it would have been an easy commercial decision for Mr Crow to make.
That didn't stop him taking a pot shot at the city council, claiming that they should be "embarrassed and ashamed of themselves" in an online rant.
The verbal spray was because Mr Crow believed there was some kind of deliberate plan by the council to put on a number of other events the same weekend as the expo, just to make sure his event didn't succeed.
He failed to consider that Palmerston North is actually a city where things happen and, during summer especially, there are plenty of events on when the weekend rolls around.
That fringe conspiracy theory thinking does Mr Crow no favours.
And if he seriously thinks that the council plotted against him, he's got to be kidding.
Events run their course and just because you turn up year after year doesn't mean you should expect the same result each time.
While many would be glad to see the back of the Boobs on Bike parade and associated Erotica Expo, the same can't be said for the Lift Off Levin balloon festival….


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SKF will launch three rail solutions that further the reduction of energy use at this year's InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, the first from the SKF BeyondZero portfolio for the railway industry
Gothenburg, 23 September 2014: SKF will be showing rail customers how its solutions further the reduction of energy use at this year's InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, September 23-26. A selection of SKFs current railway offers will be featured, including the first BeyondZero solutions for the sector: the SKF Low Frication Railway Bearing Seal, the SKF Low Weight Railway End Cap and SKF railway wheelset bearing remanufacturing services.
All of these products and services display SKFs commitment to reducing energy use in the railway industry. Rail has always been a 'green' mode of transport, but these solutions from SKFs BeyondZero portfolio take environmental performance a step further. These SKF BeyondZero solutions are designed to help reduce CO2 emissions, preserve limited resources and protect the environment from the use and spread of toxic substances.
The three SKF BeyondZero portfolio products are:
SKF Low Friction Railway Bearing Seal
Based on extensive research and development, the SKF Low Friction Railway Bearing Seal used with the SKF CTBU (Compact Tapered Roller Bearing Unit) will reduce frictional moment and wear. When compared with SKF CTBUs equipped with the previous generation of seals this new generation seal reduces bearing friction torque by 13%. This represents a significant reduction in friction leading to lower power losses and a reduction in the energy used by trains.
SKF Low Weight Railway End Cap
By optimizing the geometry of a previous generation end cap, SKF engineers have reduced its weight by up to 37%. The result is the SKF Low Weight Railway End Cap – a railway bearing end cap that weighs just 3,76 kg. Its optimized design, featuring a water tight end cap to prevent water ingress, boosts rail fleet energy efficiency and reduces environmental impact.
SKF Railway Wheelset Bearing Remanufacturing services
Bearings remanufactured or reconditioned by SKF offer up to 55% cost savings compared to new bearings. SKF railway wheelset bearing remanufacturing services are performed by SKF on a variety of railway bearing unit types according to SKF specifications. Remanufactured bearings from SKF offer comparable performance to new bearings but at a significantly lower cost.
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smashley necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for a site wide / company logo for WorldTV.com.
This site will shortly launch a high profile 2nd generation web video application.
The application allows a user to 'Create Your Own TV Channel™', pulling in videos clips from different websites such as YouTube, Metacafe, Break.com etc. The videos play back at your own personal URL, and in full screen.
We are looking for a logo to go with this new service.
Create Your Own TV Channel™
Desired Color Scheme:
See description
Desired Style:
Cutting edge, web 3.0, 3D or vector based. Should work well with the application screenshot listed in the description
Accepted File Formats:
Illustrator or 3D formats (as per description)
If you visit the site right now, you will see a logo designed in the program Poser several years ago. The new logo can either
a) Update or 'be influenced by' this logo, or
b) Be completely new.
(Unfortunately we lost the source files for the current logo a long time ago.)
We want something that will ideally sit just as well on a dark background as a light background, something that will also work well as a TV channel 'bug' - the little logo you see at the bottom right of a TV screen (e.g. MTV), and look good on company letterhead and documents.
If you are a 3D modeller and your design wins and has been built in a 3D program, we will offer a $100 bonus. This is so we can more easily animate it for TV style effects later. NB - THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.
We are open to all initial ideas, and will endeavour to provide honest and practical feedback throughout the feedback process. We appreciate good design, and will tend to be more direct in our responses than perhaps some other contests.
We ask that you base the logo on the text 'WorldTV' with the strapline 'Create Your Own TV Channel'
Colors are up to you initially, but the logo should look good alongside the screenshot at http://www.worldtv.com/images/sitep…enshot.jpg . This screenshot will also give you a rough idea of where we are design-wise at the moment. We want to 'flesh out' this design later but it is a starting point.
We will aim to provide feedback once per day but this may stretch to once every 2 days on occasion.
We are always looking for good designers, we manage 20 sites, so this is also a good opportunity in general to show us what you're made of. From our last contest 4-5 weeks back we have granted $500 bonus work.
Thanks for looking - we are excited to see your stuff!
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Wimbledon, the sacred summertime rite celebrating the best and brightest of the tennis world, is once again upon us. But an ominous shadow darkens the crisp white shorts of the world's oldest tennis tournament, a stain that threatens to compromise the very integrity of not only tennis and sports competitions in general, but of civilization itself: women making too much noise when they hit the ball. Yes, the tournament with a history that has spanned nearly 150 years is about to be ruined by loud ladies. Nice going, jerks.
At least that's according to Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club, the organization behind Wimbledon. After Belarusian Victoria Azarenka hollered for a second and a half at 95 decibels during a match, he told the Telegraph that he'd like to see less grunting, that it was putting viewers off, that reducing the amount of grunting would be "helpful," and blaming grunting on a problem with education. Grunting's like poverty in that way, I suppose. You're raised without resources, without education, and what can you do but shout while you hit a tennis ball at Wimbledon?
Ritchie's ideas aren't new; for the better part of a decade, sports journalists and tennis officials have annually celebrated the traditional Lamentation O' The Lady Grunts. Let's examine a shortlist of women-grunting-during-tennis-related freakouts:
2001: Monica Seles, the Grandmatron of the Grunt, is lauded for her on court antics. The tennis world's love affair with the grunt, however, is short lived.
2005: "Why do women tennis stars grunt?" asked the BBC. Alan Mills comments that the grunting situation has reached Threat Level Midnight, but he lamented that he was powerless to stop the "noise pollution," comparing Maria Sharapova's on-court acoustics to an airplane landing.
2006: Maria Sharapova announces to a rapt audience that she will continue to grunt. In response, former tennis player John Newcombe said that her grunting was illegal.
2008: A 9-year-old Australian girl is banned from playing tennis for grunting too loudly
2009: More hand-wringing over grunting at the French Open.
2010: An article about Michelle Larcherde de Brito refers to her "screech" as "annoying," calling her time in the tournament the "high cathedral." Serena Williams, who defeated her, is lauded for being "quiet as a church mouse." Like a good girl!
Now that we've established that no one likes it when women make sounds, let's examine why, exactly, the ladygrunt is so offensive. What's been danced around for years, and what Ritchie can't seem to say is this: he's uncomfortable with tennis grunting because it's ladies doing it, and it's just too sexy. British monocle-foggingly, tea cup-droppingly, pants-adjustingly sexy.
Too damn bad.
Grunting may be distracting; as a spectator listening to Maria Sharapova hollering and carrying on during a match may cause wincing and unclean thoughts, but a true fan of the sport would want to see tennis played at the highest level it can be played. If grunting helps female athletes play their best (and research suggests that it does), then why should we restrict them? We've lauded male athletes for similar aural outbursts despite the fact that I'm sure some women find them distracting. But this isn't restricted to the tennis court. If you've ever spent any time in your gym's weight room, you'll know it's full of men making sounds like they're either screwing or pooing. This is accepted behavior. This is expected behavior. These are the sounds one makes when one exerts oneself. If I made sounds like that while doing bicep curls, I'd get the side eye and a carefully worded lecture from the gym's manager (and maybe a few people's phone numbers).
Long story short: Sports and physical activity encourage men to be vocal and women to be silent.
For the sake of argument, let's say that women grunting is indeed too distracting. Okay, let's eliminate the distracting elements of tennis! But while we're at it, let's streamline other sports too. Know what else is distracting? Baseball players adjusting their balls all the time. The NBA's collective horrible taste in tattoos. Ugly goalie helmets in hockey. The South American soccer hair situation (why the pageboys and sweatbands?! Are there no barbers south of the Tropic of Cancer?) Football pants. Percy Harvin's forearms. Corporate logos splashed all over every single golf tournament. Engine noises during NASCAR races. Giant horse dongs during the Kentucky Derby. All very distracting.
Of course, none of those changes will be implemented in any of these sports, nor should they be. The discomfort of the fans shouldn't determine the rules of play. Ian Ritchie and all the other complainers should suck it up and accept that sometimes women make noise, just as I was forced to accept Joakim Noah's hair.