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Unique Birthday Party Themes For Kids 21 Unique Birthday Party Themes We Love by Rebecca M Gruber 9/24/13 48 Reactions 86 Shares Print 73 8 4 1 0 If there's one thing we see around here, it's a lot of birthday parties. And while we love a traditional party theme — TV and movie characters, princesses, boats, and planes aplenty — we certainly get excited when something new comes along. Even if you think you've seen it all, we're pretty sure these 21 unique birthday party themes will set your party apart from the others in your child's class. Click through for some new birthday party inspiration! A Mad-Scientist Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 "What's a better way to learn about science than having a mad-scientist party?" says Cris McGrath of Crissy's Crafts. And what little boy wouldn't be mad about a party full of edible treats that look like atom balls, lab rats, brains, frogs, and bacteria culture? This mad-scientist party truly has something for every budding lab rat, including a ton of beakers, test tubes, petri dishes, and lab goggles (not to mention some awesome printables). While this bash might look like it could end in a bang (and not the good kind), the only explosion that occurred at this birthday party was an outburst of fun! Source: Crissy's Crafts 1 / 21 A Retro Manhattan Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caroline Tran, a Los Angeles-based photographer, has traveled the country with her tot in tow and paid tribute to their favorite destination for her little one's soiree. With '60s-era Manhattan all the rage — thanks to the likes of Mad Men — she set out to create a miniaturized version of the Big Apple. Using her father's carpentry talents and the expertise of Grand Soirées and Skybox Event Productions, Caroline crafted her own little piece of NYC in the heart of LA. Click here to see all the precious details! Source: Caroline Tran 2 / 21 A Rainbow and Hearts Celebration What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 When Kim Stoegbauer of The TomKat Studio's daughter Kate turned 6, she wanted a celebration that was all about her two favorite things: rainbows and hearts! "In our house, birthday parties are always a big deal, and our kids love to talk about their party themes well in advance," Kim said. "Kate and I started talking about all of the things she loves; she loves to draw and color, and typically her drawings always include a rainbow and hearts. When I mentioned a rainbow-heart party, she was so excited!" Kim incorporated the theme throughout the outdoor party with sweet treats, including an amazing cake featuring rainbows inside and out, balloons, clever rainbow-colored drinks, and pool-perfect decor. Click here for all the details! Source: The TomKat Studio 3 / 21 Vintage Tricycle Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Retro themes are always popular in terms of kiddie parties. This vintage tricycle birthday party is pure bliss, with a muted color palette and vintage details. Source: Style Me Gorgeous 4 / 21 A Tween-Tastic Instagram-Themed Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Designed for 11-year-old Brynne, the daughter of Anders Ruff designer Adria Ruff, this tween Instagram-themed bash took the famous Instagram icon and made it girlie in shades of pink, lime green, and baby blue. Since Adria wanted to keep the party budget-friendly, she "scoured the dollar stores and clearance racks to gather props," including costume photo props like oversize glasses, mustaches, fake teeth, feather boas, and more. A cute store-bought cake was jazzed up with ribbon, gumballs, and printable Instagram icons, and voilà — you have one enviable, tween-approved Instagram party! Keep clicking for all the details. Source: Anders Ruff 6 / 21 One Year in a Flash First Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baby's first year of life flies by in a flash — and what better way to celebrate a first birthday than to take a look back at the past 12 months? One Year in a Flash was one creative mama's theme for her daughter's first birthday party. Source: Hostess With the Mostess 6 / 21 A Parisian Red-Balloon First Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Becca, the design-minded creator of the cool blog Lavender's Blue, has an international family. So to help celebrate her nephew's first birthday, she left her island home of Grenada and traveled to Beijing to throw a party with a French theme (and one cool Chinese tradition thrown in for good measure). "My sister is a major Francophile. She lived there for a year, fell in love with her husband there, and just returned there for the first time this past spring with Elijah! How appropriate it is that the inspiration for Elijah's first birthday party came from the classic French film The Red Balloon?" Becca says. With an awesome invitation; simple, chic party details; and a heavy dose of whimsy, this party can be described in two words: c'est magnifique! Source: Lavender's Blue 7 / 21 A Wet and Wild Wipeout Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inspired by ABC's Wipeout, this water-obstacle-filled party would make any tot smile. With slippery slides, bouncing balls, and plenty of opportunities for getting wet and wild, this party is perfect for kids looking for a way to keep cool. Source: Brenda Marafioto for Beth and Co. 8 / 21 A Sweet, Sprinkles-Inspired Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Two-year-old Piper Jane has a notorious love of sweets, so her mom — Kirstin Gentry of Kojo Designs — wasn't surprised when she requested "sprinkles" as the theme of her birthday party. "Her sweet tooth is renowned in these parts (second only to her mama's), so a sprinkle party is perfectly suited for her second birthday celebration," Kirstin says. What could have turned into a pretty straightforward party became supercreative in Kirstin's hands. "Sprinkled" accessories, sweet signage, fun and easy activities, and some awesome decor (confetti-filled balloons and yarn pom-pom garlands) are among all the gorgeous details. Click here to see them all. Source: Kojo Designs 9 / 21 A Bold, Brit-Inspired Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keren Precel was inspired to create an ode to England by her 2-year-old client Bennett's room. "Bennett's wallpaper was white and filled with British icons," Keren says. "It was youthful but not babyish or childish, and I decided the whole look of the party would be something similar that would appeal to both children and adults." Not only does this party feature one of the coolest cakes we've ever seen, but also, it's stocked full of savory treats that appeal to kids of all ages — on both sides of the pond. Click here to see how to do a birthday Brit style! Source: Keren Precel Events 11 / 21 A Mod Penguin Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amanda of Australia-based event-planning company Red Wagon Events creates absolutely beautiful, detail-filled parties, and the modern penguin party she dreamed up for her son's second birthday is no exception. Full of creative wintry details, some absolutely outrageous sweets (the three-dimensional igloo cookies are blowing our minds!), clever signage created by Ham & Pea, and the coolest backdrop we've ever seen, this party is penguin perfection. Source: Red Wagon Events 11 / 21 An Old-Fashioned Birthday Bash What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vintage fabrics and illustrations are the inspiration for this simply charming party. A licorice-allsorts-embellished cake, fabric pennants, and charming pom-pom details make this party one of a kind. Source: Graeme Sharkey 12 / 21 Goldilocks and the Three Bears-Themed Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Who's been sleeping in my bed? Storybook-themed birthday parties can be so sweet — but there's nothing sweeter than this Goldilocks and the Three Bears-themed birthday party. Whimsical themed details — like lots of little chairs, a bed, balloons, bunting, and handmade desserts — make little guests feel right at home at the bear family house! Source: Frog Prince Paperie 13 / 21 A Groovy Vintage Barbie Camping Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maria of Love & Sugar Kisses loves throwing a creative party, so when her daughter decided she wanted a Barbie-camping-themed birthday bash, she didn't go the typical pink route. "I decided to put a fun spin on the theme and went with a '70s vintage vibe. It all started with this great find, a 1971 Barbie Country Camper!" Maria says. Add in some far-out sweets and happening games, and you've got one groovy Barbie party. Source: Love & Sugar Kisses 14 / 21 It's a Produce Party! A Fun, Fruit-Stand-Themed Birthday Bash What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 While most birthday parties are all about cakes, cookies, and candy, this fruit-stand-themed event, thrown by Brandy Rammel of Brandy J Photography for her daughter Jettie Jean's second birthday, proves that healthy sweet stuff can be just as exciting! "We wanted to chose a theme that suited our daughter at this stage in her life, as well as be something fun for other kids," Brandy says. "Jettie is currently obsessed with fruit: it's the one thing she never turns down. So a fruit stand was decided on! We could not have been more pleased with the way it turned out. The guests, especially the little ones, had such a blast 'shopping' and eating from the stand." Add in some vintage decor, fruity cakes, sweets and drinks, and one adorable birthday girl sporting a watermelon dress, and you have the perfect Summer party! Source: Brandy J Photography 15 / 21 A Neon Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Using on-trend neon as a theme, this bash was as beautiful as it was a blast. Source: Modern Kids 16 / 21 A Peter Pan Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 When Rachel Shingleton's son turned 3, she transformed her home into Never Never Land, complete with eye patches, tattoos, pixie dust, and tepee photo stations for the lost boys attending in their best Peter Pan costumes. Source: Pencil Shavings 17 / 21 A DIY Numbers-and-Letters-Themed Birthday Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stationery designer and mom Lisa Wong Jackson of Good on Paper Design didn't have to look far for a party theme for her son's third birthday bash. "Lucas has really been into reading letters and numbers on everything from books to license plates, so I thought the perfect theme for his party would be letters and numbers," Lisa says. Lisa took what could have been a simple idea and ran with it, creating an imaginative, kid-focused event that was full of fun activities, including parachute play, a DIY piñata, and a live band led by Lucas's preschool teacher. Click here to see all the party fun, including Lisa's incredible invitations and homemade crayon favors! Source: Good on Paper Design 18 / 21 A Post Office Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 For the tot who can't wait for the mailman to arrive each day, this first-class post office party is a way to ensure he's signed, sealed, and delivered to his next big day. Source: Allison Kaharick for Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line 19 / 21 A Blabla-Inspired Party What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blabla's adorable stuffed animals and dolls are among our favorite-ever kid finds, so we were instantly enamored when we discovered the Blabla-themed birthday bash thrown for 1-year-old Margot. Margot's mom, Lauren Overton, enlisted the help of her good friend, photographer Lucinda Newby, to plan the pastel-popping party, dotted with Blabla dolls wearing birthday hats! We love the idea of taking a simple, already-on-hand inspiration point and running with it, and we bet you'll agree after you check out this party's cute details. Source: Portraits by Lucinda 20 / 21 La Dolce Vita! Twin Boys' Italian Birthday Celebration What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 If your kids are avid — or aspiring — world travelers, then take note of this gorgeous Italian birthday party. "I think it is safe to say that anyone who has visited Italy would have fallen madly in love with the architecture, food, and people," says Li-Ann Scott of Ham & Pea Design & Paperie, who was inspired by her family's European vacation to throw an Italian bash for her twins' third birthday. "We held the party in our own backyard and tried to re-create a little taste of the Italy we remembered so fondly." With gorgeous sweets, inventive party decor (tomato cans, hanging cookware), and one amazing invitation — Li-Ann is a stationery designer, after all — this sophisticated soiree would be a hit for a birthday child of any age, but 3-year-olds Hamish and Luca were especially enamored with the Ferrari piñata and their amazing matching cakes topped with fondant spaghetti and pizza! Keep clicking for all the bellissima details! Source: Ham & Pea Design & Paperie 21 / 21 73 8 4 1 0 Back to Homepage Read More Food And FunKid PartiesBirthday Parties Food and Fun Choo Choo 2! 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Situated in Positano, this bed & breakfast is close to Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Spiaggia Grande, and Fornillo. Local attractions also include La Gavitella and Church of San Gennaro.
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B&B Le Ghiande provides complimentary wireless Internet access, massage/treatment rooms, a garden, and multilingual staff.
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B&B Le Ghiande features a spa tub, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This Positano bed & breakfast also offers a garden, room service (during limited hours), and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
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Snowball sampling is a method typically used with unknown or rare populations. Members of these populations have not all been previously identified and are more difficult to locate or contact than known populations (Coleman, 1958; Goodman, 1961; Spreen, 1992). Obtaining a sample from such a population typically does not allow for the use of traditional random sampling methodologies requiring that the entire population be known (e.g., the population of students at a university). Instead, methodologies such as snowball sampling employ the presumed social networks that exist between members of a target population to build a sample (Fig. 1). Snowball sampling is more directed and purposeful than many other non-random sampling techniques, such as convenience sampling that focuses only on the most easily identified and reachable members of a population. When carefully conducted, snowball sampling can provide comprehensive (though not generalizable) characterizations of unknown populations.
For a survey of Landsat users in the United States, conducted by the USGS Fort Collins Science Center's Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Branch (PASA), snowball sampling provided a way to identify otherwise unknown users of Landsat imagery. The population of Landsat users in the U.S. can be characterized as "unknown" because there is no list that contains contact information for every user in the U.S. from which to sample. There are many remote sensing, GIS, and other satellite-imagery-related organizations, but none comprise the entire population of users in the U.S. Additionally, there are several imagery providers that retain lists of customers, but again those lists are not exhaustive. Though the results of the survey are not generalizable to the population as a whole, in this case, a non-probability sampling method such as snowball sampling was the only means to gather information on the population. By using a novel approach to sampling and minimizing biases where possible, the result was a very diverse sample from which valuable baseline information was collected and a better understanding of the population was reached.
The snowball sampling process is relatively simple. In the same way that a snowball rolled in the snow will pick up more and more flakes with each turn, snowball sampling is a multi-step process in which more and more people are added to the sample with each step. Typically, the initial step involves identifying a group of individuals who are known members of the population to create a "seed." Often, the seed comprises an existing list (or lists) of members of the population, but these lists tend to be fairly homogeneous, such as the members of a professional organization. For Landsat users, a diverse seed group of confirmed users did not exist, so the first step was defining this group. For large, unidentified populations such as Landsat users, initial contacts can be found in many different ways. For this study, we used a mix of approaches in order to identify a broad variety of users. First, we conducted a Web search for potential professional users of moderate-resolution imagery in the U.S. on a state-by-state basis. The email addresses of potential users were the only contact information collected since the survey was to be conducted online. Second, during the Web search, we recorded the contact information for professional organizations related to remote sensing and GIS. These organizations, ranging from local to national, were then asked to provide their memberships lists (if appropriate) or to send our snowball sampling request for contacts to their members.
Next, we contacted these potential users to confirm their use of moderate-resolution imagery and to elicit the names of up to three other moderate-resolution imagery users. Those who confirmed their use composed the seed for this snowball sampling effort. The contacts provided by the seed produced the first wave of individuals, who in turn were contacted, thus providing the second wave (Fig. 2). The outcome from contacting the second wave produced the third wave, which contributed to the fourth wave, and so on. We concluded the snowball sampling after six waves and contacted the identified users later via email with an invitation to participate in the survey itself.
There are a number of parameters that need to be determined when designing snowball sampling, including:
The primary advantage to snowball sampling is its success in identifying individuals from unknown (and potentially very large) populations beyond any known segments of the population. In the case of the population of Landsat users, a random sample is not a possibility and snowball sampling provided a way to identify users who otherwise might not have been included in the sample. Another advantage is that a sample can be produced quickly and cost-effectively, particularly when it is completed on the Web. For our study, the costs to create the sample consisted of the time spent searching the Web, emailing potential users, and managing the contacts database. Contacting potential users via email also significantly reduced individual response times, as well as the time needed between contacts.
There are several challenges inherent in snowball sampling, foremost being that snowball sampling does not yield a random sample. Thus, the results from a study using a snowball sample are not generalizable to the population under study. However, when a population is unknown and there is little information available about it, snowball sampling can provide a better understanding and more complete characterization of a population. In the case of Landsat users, the few studies that have been conducted focused on only known segments of the population, such as members of professional organizations. One of the goals of this study was to reach as diverse an array of users as possible, including those who may have been excluded from previous studies, and snowball sampling provided a means to do so.
Snowball sampling does not produce a random sample because of the potential biases present in the process. The initial seed may introduce bias at the beginning because the people who make up the seed are typically selected via a convenience sample. Volunteerism bias frequently exists, both in the seed and also in subsequent waves. Masking is also common in at-risk or stigmatized populations (i.e., drug users, people with HIV), where people may not want to reveal that their acquaintances are members of that population, though masking can occur in any population. Additionally, personal network size influences the chances a person will be included in the sample. Members of the population with the largest networks and highest social visibility are more likely to be referred (Biernacki and Waldorf, 1981; Henslin, 1972). Conversely, those with small networks, or isolated individuals, can be omitted from the sample because they are less likely to be mentioned by another member of the population (Van Meter, 1990).
Some of these biases can be minimized, though not entirely removed, by taking a few extra steps suggested in the literature, such as:
The references below provide more in-depth information about snowball sampling. Additional information and references are also available in Appendix A of the Executive Report.
Atkinson, R., and J. Flint. 2001. Accessing hidden and hard-to-reach populations: Snowball research strategies. University of Surrey Social Research Update 33. Accessed on January 2, 2007, at http://sru.soc.surrey.ac.uk/SRU33.html.
Berg, S. 1988. Snowball sampling. Pp. 528-532 in S. Kotz and N.L. Johnson, eds. Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Vol. 8.
Biernacki, P., and D. Waldorf. 1981. Snowball sampling: Problems and techniques of chain referral sampling. Sociological Methods Research 10: 141-163.
Blanken, P., V.M. Hendricks, and N.F.P. Adriaans. 1992. Snowball sampling: Methodological analysis? Pp. 83-100 in V.M. Hendricks, P. Blanken, and N.F.P. Adriaans, eds. Snowball sampling: A pilot study on cocaine use. Rotterdam: IVO.
Coleman, J.S. 1958. Snowball sampling: Problems and techniques of chain referral sampling. Human Organization 17: 28-36.
Faugier, J. and M. Sargeant. 1997. Sampling hard to reach populations. Journal of Advanced Nursing 26: 790-797.
Goodman, L.A. 1961. Snowball sampling. The Annals of Mathematical Statistics 32(1): 148-170.
Henslin, J.M. 1972. Studying deviance in four settings: Research experiences with cabbies, suicide, drug users, and abortionees. Pp. 35-70 in J. Douglas, ed. Research on deviance. New York: Random House.
Lunsford, T.R., and B.R. Lunsford. 1995. The research sample, Part I: Sampling. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 7(3): 105-112. Accessed on January 4, 2007, at http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1995_03_105.asp.
Snijders, T. 1992. Estimation on the basis of snowball samples: How to weight. Bulletin Methodologie Sociologique 36: 59-70.
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Wow. I waited a whole month (with most of the rest of you) only to find out that in the meantime Verizon apparently filled the phone up with a ton of bloatware, added their crap logo to the home button, added an annoying persistent wifi notification, but worst of all, REMOVED the following features:
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I got mine!! woohoo!! activating now!
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Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
Does It Not Seem That Long Ago,
That the S3 was the "Top Dog" on the porch..
Now.. There are CPU's from Qualcomm in the pipe that will make the Note 2, DNA, Nexus 4, OneX + all look like... well.. dare I say, "Mid-Range" powered phones..
These new CPU's from Qualcomm sound like Monsters.. 1,900 mhz for the 600 series and 2,300 mhz for the 800 series.. Man thats some serious juice.. Imagine Overclocking Them...:-)
I think the Samsung Galaxy S4 is out of the running.. Now that Sammy is starting to use their Exynos chips with LTE ( at least in Korea ) and will most likely now bring that SoC to the rest of the Planet as well..
So, in your opinion which device(s) will be receiving these All Mighty Cpu's ? - 01-08-2013, 04:03 AM #2
Re: Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
If I had to guess I would say the next line of HTC phones, and motorola razr series will be most likely running these new super mobile chips. Maybe even the next nexus phone.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Android Central Forums - 01-08-2013, 04:11 AM #3
Re: Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
Qualcomm hasn't actually said too much about the new cores (Krait 300 and Krait 400) or what architecture level improvements are made over the Krait in the current S4s.
An increase in clock speed is nice if all other factors are equal but you should understand that you can "buy" an increase in clock rate during the design process with a much deeper pipeline. It's a tradeoff and it's not always a wise thing to do - if you knew hypothetically that the programs being executed would consist mostly of completely unpredictable branches a longer pipeline and higher clock speed dramatically *hurt* performance because in a simple architecture once a branch is mispredicted the entire pipeline must be flushed and restarted this time executing the correct branch and subsequent instructions. In the very old days the branch prediction (particularly in student-designed, FPGA-synthesized, project microprocessors) was as simple as if branch backward, presume taken, if branch forward, presume not taken. Of course things are much more sophisticated now then the prediction rate is very good, but not so good that the insanely long, GPU-length pipelines become useful (or even pipelines of the length of Pentium 4's various incarnations).
Anyway, where I'm going with this is don't read anything into clock speed. It really is just one relatively small factor in the over all performance of a CPU. If they detailed their architecture a bit more on top of estimating clock speeds, then we could get more excited about it.
Mobile is looking really interesting though.
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Re: Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
I wonder what HTC will do this year. Last year I think they messed up big time not using the s4 on their One X. They could have had a more streamlined device instead of a one X and a one xl. They also wouldn't need a one x+. This year they could go with either Tegra 4 or Qualcomm's newest offerings. They both have their advantages over one another, Qualcomm being overall better while Tegra 4 being better for games. Either way I'd bet Samsung's processor will be the best in the business like it was for the past 3 years (hummingbird beat snapdragon, exynos beat snapdragon s3 and tegra 2,and exynos quad beat s4). Just my opinion but I hope Samsung makes the next nexus phone for that reason alone.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD - 01-11-2013, 12:13 PM #5
Re: Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
Pretty sure architecturally they are the same. Maturing the manufacturing process is probably the sole reason for the clockspeed increase.
I was with you until your last line. Compare one quad-core with another and the Exynos quad doesn't stand a chance next to the S4 Pro. While I'm sure the new Exynos will be good, so are ALL the other chips that have been talked about. We're to the point where software matters more than hardware. All of the hardware is capable of handily making a phone or tablet UI smooth and stutterfree. But what to do with all the extra horsepower? Real time hardware level HDR is one thing, and Tegrazone is another. I really hope Samsung does something similar, because their chips are plenty fast. And they are in a TON of phones. Same with Qualcomm now, too.Forum Rules & Guidelines -- CLICK HERE - 01-11-2013, 05:44 PM #6
Re: Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
I was comparing the Exynos Quad and the dual core S4 since they were from the same "generation. " The s4 pro is a whole 6 Months newer. That hardly fair. I agree software is more important now. This is the first year where the hardware and software are both there for android (quad cores and project butter ftw) and that's great. But the new big.LITTLE processor seems to be just the type of improvement we need in mobile hardware. Comparable hardware with great battery is great. Now all we need is possible software optimizations from Google (if possible).
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD - 01-12-2013, 03:03 AM #7
Re: Qualcomm's New 600 & 800 Series Quad-Core CPU's Which Phones Get Them ?
They're not architecturally identical (S4 Pro's Krait vs 300/400 anyway), at very least the rules for which instructions can be executed out of order with which other instructions have changed and the pipeline depth has changed. The cache has likely changed in some way or another (optimal set associativity and size usually changes at least a little with the new process anyway) but that's a guess.
Unfortunately, I've seen very little other than that, even a block diagram.
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Since the krait core isn't as powerful, does it give better battery life? Like compared to Samsung's Exynos 5 Dual or the new Tegra 4 chip.
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That makes sense then. I was under the assumption that a krait processor was easier to make at the time then an a15 since Qualcomm was the only one who made an a15 processor when it first released (if you remember both nvidia and Samsung went with quad core a9's instead).
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If*' THE DAILY KEVIIW, MpJIBAT, APEH.Jj, 1821 The Daily Review ANP Numh County Reritw ¦Otrm «ioB oaanvaB tm* tetmrartutn nfovium tmgHm g. atltMi. rwMli>>r I crrica* >. .. ituiidirHt ft Ha H»Ui rttrwi. rranpon «-r*..« Buiiain*. okMrMr atrmat. RoaktrUU OMtr* '•Mir* M«IMta«. « U*te •*¦¦ aMBpMM4 •^ICIAL NRWaHAf^ll ro> iMoryofiitwl ciliii» ar tfrfpon I VKWlrAI-KH n. lnmrpi.rN|.-n ¦ . ,|r> .« i-.-dn'hu ¦• •; .. IAl. .t«iv\ai \l KB I >f NuMtt f.itue 'o> palflio^ilMfi ..( nriier* of Baakraptr < in titol>-lci Coun mt llnitfd SUtwi foi rh innaft-in Dlmrlci nt N..» Tork Publlah«d DaUy E:xe«pt Sunday rrt at th«- foat Omci- >t Pr»ev<irt. M T m nr^ond claw m. —¦>tt»r, an4ri \ri of »l«-et .IT» oor ~wfkl" XAtta tixtapi thoM' tbe tew ragttrda am harmful TtM unpn>t«ctMl birda are.tjie Eng- liab aparnnr, aurlinc. crow, bawii, •nowy owl. gr^t gray owl, great bom- ad owl. groat blue heron, bittorn, crow blackbird and klngflshor. Redwing blackbirrlfl niay also be kill¬ ed, but tba law la very particular aa to when thla may be done. They may be moiealed only when they are caught daatroying acme crop during '.he montha of June. July, August and Saptamber and tben only by the owner or ocoupant of the land on which the Crop la being grown. It la a misdemeanor to rob o." dewtro., blrd'a n(!Sts cxoept for tho:«r tnlnnera which have Just boon mentioned. Oh for the Joys of a balmy air! Spring! W« can't diepute her! Brining tho days of extra work. For our friend commuter. Up betimes as th« morning breaks. Ready then to laboi. Using plenty of boq^wed tools From tha next door neighbor. R.-idiohes afid lettuce seeds. Tucked away In the soil, (Making a meal for neighbor's bcno, Causing some extra toll, Uushlnfc down for the 8; 16. Working the Ilve long day, Who-1 Buck io see if the ^Jroutlets green ever robs a bird's nest Is liable to n j Have really como to stay. mmcAL Tones mm r lUDrroflH '' 'Tomorrow's Conethrta Fl^knlln RIkcr. with Rlchanl flaga- man at the piano, will give « song red* tal In Aeolian Hall tomorrow at 8:1^. A aong recital by T>ouiac Htallinga will be given In AeolUin Hail tomprrow at ]K>0 Sabatlnl. violinist, gives ii recital in the Town Hall tomorrow nt 8:15. At thc Lexington Theatre, the It*llnn opera "Norma" will be aung by the Italian Opera Company und«r the iHio tlon of Maestro Mugnone. Tho PhHadel]»hla Orchestra. Ix>opota Stowkowskl, conductor, will pn'TsAnt Tschalkowsky program In Cariicgif HaU tomorrow at 8:15 yoai la «ariuw- two -»^t» nna of from $10 to flOU. k WHY NOT BIDEWALKSr Tha aad accident on Ful toiT avonue, Hempatead, Saturday ovenlng ftga^n calla attention to the lamentable need) of aldewalks In this Tillage. Mad there been sidewalks along Fulton avenue, one home would not now be mourning tho lo»* of a wife and mother of two young children, and another home would not be sadilcncc? by the f.ict th.it a husband ancl fulher are unil<:-r arrest charKud with manslnugtitcr. It can be said without fear of con¬ tradiction that, hnd there existed aldf walks along this street, as there shoul' be, the walking party would not have been In the road and the accident would not have occurre<l. Thc same condition exists In South Franklin streei, where there are no sldew.ilks. There It is a common sight to see men, women and children walking on the pavement In the middle of the road, whicft la cleun and hard, rather than In the mud or dust of the path alongHlde the road. This la perfectly natural to expect. Fortunately there have been no ser¬ ious accidents in that section, but they aro almost sure tn como sooner or later. That thc iicopk' do not walk In the road from choice Is evident from the fact thnt you see none of them in thc road where thoro are fairly good Hlclowulk':!. Why any community should furniah better accommodatlona for ita horses and Its automobiles than for its hu- Mian beings Is a conundrum that has not been explained, except by thc fact that no villago government hfts given tho matter tlic thought and attention It deserves, or hus had thc tomeilty to compcrl the construction of sidewalks. The village law glvea village boards power over tho construcvlon of side- wa,lks and prescrlb«>s how it shall bo done. It Is time all villages which uro not properly aidowalkod tako steps to have them constructed. And cinder or gravel paths that arc muddy in the spring and dualy and uneven in the summer timo do not constitute side¬ walks in tbis day and ago! NEW8P.4P1ER WOKK Bxtractn From Addresr, to Class Ir. Joumklism at Stato Normal College. Albany, by Oeorgc W. Franklin. A greater asset than knowing how t( write Is knowing what to write. Use your imagination but do not abuse It. There is a gulf between Sensible roasoiilng and rampant hy¬ steria. Being able lo give a toui-h of coloi Is not a liability, but It la deadly t- net what you think Is a touch of colo mixed with daubs of "yellow paint." Develop the faculty to concentrate and improve your memory. Thc re porter who must depend upon his pai and pencil for everything ho sees or hears will have a rough road to tiavel Capabilily, courago and characlcr must .stand out a.s arc lamps to lead the way. If we arc to tako :i place niriong tho.'ie who have made the newspaper a potent force in the big day s work. Thore who iinint beautiful word-pic tures are not tho.<jc who make Iho newt papur. They mny help. But lho-< who make it the foe to that whkh 1: wrong and thc champion to that whlcl. Is right are the meu who keep theii feet on thc ground. Spending hours in the blaxlng sun, Spending the dollars too, Hauntli-*i.the yard with bated breath. Watching the plants como through, Then for the day when the lettuce leaves. Are large enough to eat. Nothing in al) this wide world. Can ever taste bo sweet. AW QUT rUELING! | "Freepfirt Elka Burn Mortgage With Gnat Hurrah"-'-Freeport. merous that it would be exceeilingly dif¬ flcult to count them, thc wood Ixlongs to the while oak group. Thc white ixik group liuludes true white oak, swamp, bur cow. post, ove.-- cup, and ches.nut <xik. The rt-d oak group includes true rwl <>ak,,yi Uuw, or black, Hcarlet, Spanish, Ti^xaii. black jack, wator, willow, and laurel oak. FARMER8 SPEND .Ml (II oHfifiiBS iinawii msaaim When a product haa no market vahie for food, medicine, or other use in this country it is earprMnr to ftnd it rep- reMnting an export value at nMire tban »2,CH>0<K(« a year. With an eetabtiehed market extending back more than bait a century. OitoKng is auch a product. American medical authorities have never recog- I. nUed it aa having curative value, but vT fof more than a huodreU years its rooL haa been highly esteoiiied in China; and tbe 1919 shipments of J82,000 pounds sold at from $3 to $23 a pound. American gii\m>ng was taken to Cliina Uy early traders, and formed the prtn- climl part of thc cargo taken by tbo first American ship that vlaltcd China. This ship, the Kniprcss of China, soiled froni Now York for tho Celestial Empire on" Februar;*;, £2. 1T84. T)e- i-reaae in tho available quantity of wild ginseng haa led many Anierlran farm- ers and gardeners to undertake the doniestic culture of ginseng, and tho United States Deiiarlnunt of Agricul¬ ture ha« isHUcd a new bulletin. Farm¬ ers' Bulletin Xo. 1)8-1. outlining the liest methods of c^ulture. Thc depart¬ ment previously issued Farmers' Bulle¬ tin No. 73lj on dlseascH of the ginseng plant. Cin.icng culluri- is a long und i»re- ^¦arlous pioo<sK. r('<iHiring si.x years from .seed to marketable root, with the moat parti<'ular caie during the entire A big coal .strike in ii^nglatid. " Thc men arc bound to light! Sev(?r.il million quit their job, Ain't that an anthra-slghf.? THEY'RE ALI. TII.NT WAY "Independent Milk Dfaler Hemp.steud. it woukl he Imiioasibic to t«'II you precisely how to write a story. A suggestion would bu, get the essontialf and put them together in underpt.md able Knglish. If you have a substuii titil vocabulary do "ot draw on it loo often. Use Anplo-Saxoii word;* nnd omit I.^tlu dcrlvutlv.^.<*. Havo you muHtuches? Oh yoa, off and JOKE noticed Albin j F^lKhting weeda ikcui>I<-s alxiut 30 I i»er copi of all tlu' timi' a fanner I sjieiids In cultivation of crcp-s. ac-cord- I lug to experta in thc I'nlted Slates De- I partment oi Agriculture, v.ho recenlly Fined"— , have been conducting a weed aurvey. i Sjiccia! attention haa liccii Kivcn to the best methods of ccjinnici ing sonic ot tho worst weeds, and the following pu))- Johnson's j llcatlona on their eradication tM- control may Ik' obtained by writing to thc de¬ partment. I ¦ Farmer.s' buUctiii.s: (IU). Wild Onion: ".Stillman Alimony I'"ixcd at $7,500— • OGO, Weeds in Oeneral; S3;!. Wild Oatw N. Y. Showing the cost of a seiiemtc in Hard yprinK-\VlK'at Area; 94o, Ber- peace. muda Oraas; 1101,»(jildcr; 1 llili, I'oiaon Ivy and I'oison .Sumac; 1002. Canada ThiHtle. Uepartment circulars. 108. Chicory: ISO (fl coiits a copy), Ilawkwecda or Paint Brushes. . Dei)artnu'nl hullotins: i")]l (10 cents). Farm l'ra<iice iii the Cultivation of pnHTSs. Tlic market also is limited to TI.ME TO KII.I. WEEDS auch an extent that it is estimated 700 acres would furnish a continuous sup¬ ply of all that Is neoilcd. In the mid¬ dle of the last century exports to China were dprht times what the.v were In )!)]!!. Thc price at thut time averajfjed 94 cents u pound, in 1919 it averaged *7.2!» iHr iwiind. ^ K.VI.SING THE FIGHT KATES Aa.scmldymen at Albany, Have cauaed an awful boiler. By saying marriage llcen.sc.s, Will coat another dollar. SO.MEBODY PEEKED From tliu Newa:---".X. secret bnllot j Cotton. ["J^'os^cuat with Chrlatie and Johnaon j in addition !•) t,hes' the fo!!o\\iiiK votinu one way and .Miller, Max<ai, an<l , nuiltigi-a|»hed leaflcta on special wcodi; I'earsall voting another. ; niay be , obtain.',! hy wriling direct t« : l-"oratre (^roi* InvcHtlKations, Bureau o.' There must have been knot hole in i I'iant Industry, United Statea IJcpart- tho Board. Every good newspaper worker is an Idealist. If there .are ailliiigs which offer more rnoni'y, remember that money in the last analysis ia not every¬ thing. When the time comes to pa.ss out rewards for good nnd faithful ser¬ vice thc conscientiouH new.spaper worker will not be overlooked. Do not think it ia iioc(>S!.',iiy to obtain a poaition on a big impcr. Vou wil! get more intimate knowledge of clctjiila in a small oHicc. Some of llic best men In the worlc have atarted in a sriiail town, and aome who havo started in the big towns have been lost. In tbo small establishment you will start at a proper level. DEVOTION TO DUTY To those Slateis of Bt. Joseph who, unmindful of themselves, gave that deVoUoh" to duty which saved many litlle lives from the schoOl Hre ut Hempsteud la due tho admiration of tbo whole community. To less courageous folk, in a tlmo when Uro was licking tho very room whore many of tho children were, there Would havo como tho call for self- preaervutioii. To a kas disciplined folk there might easily have been a badly carried oiit reacuo of thc Utile lad.s intrusted ti The newspaper hati its place in the world the sumo as tho church and tlie school. Tho absence of the church would mean a crumbling of our morals, tho elimination of tho schools would Injure our visi(jn and the ausiiciision of the newspajier would Ik^ like stopping TRY IT ON YOI R KIO GRANDE PIANO "Fate of Obregon Hin^as on IT., S. Uecngnition"—.Mexico ("ity. Washinar- lon. Yen and If wp do not recognize Ohio it looks as though hia own mother | f<*ckle ment of Agriculture. Washington, IJ. C: Chemical AVeed Killers; K^diia- tion of Nut Grass; AVild Carrol; i'rab- Orass; Killing l)::ndcI;oii.s in Lawns; Sheei) .Surrcl; Chickweed ih Lawns; Kradication of: Quack Oiass; AViid r.lorjilng Glory, or Bind-Wer-d; Horioy- a Weed; l*eienninl .Sow will never recognize him. Thistle. PKECOOLING PRESERVES FOOD IN TRANSIT During: 1920 th.- specialiats of the Bu¬ reau of Markets. United States Uepart¬ ment of Agriculture, carried on liivea- tisfations In handling apples and pears in the course of harvestiiiK. packing, and transpoitin*;. and the determina¬ tion of the staire of niajurity at which they should be picked, also inveatiga- tlons to delermino the factor.s responsi¬ ble for the decay and detcrinratioii in shipments of tlicao fruita from Um Pacific Northwest. A atudx- of the methiids of prccooling and refrigerating rulif.jrni.T. oraiiKcs was undrrtal-cn in coop<Mation with the Cahfortila I'Yuit Growers' Hvchange. C. A. FULTON UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER Teleplinno .S37 FVeeport FREBPORT. N. T. 51 West Merrick Road "Fear Knight Bill Will Become Law" ' |flwJ»l^lHeiM>fl®55fliS&>a>a«lnl^^ -Albany-. Gee, on to\i of this Daylight ; jgl ,"^_-^. . _ . - * thing too, saving too! II.XIIY M)N RHYMES "Itevenue I'lumes Far From McWliin- ncj'"—Babylon. Little Tom Horner Hat in the corner, Kating political pie. lie put ill his thumb. To look for a nluin. But ll'.e darn thing was as elusive as a guinea pig's tail. C. H. J. SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE BODIES A New Car For the Price of a Body RED AND WHITE OAK WOOD DISTINGUISHED BY PORES i Now is tiie limo to liave your old car trauHfonnod iiUo a snappy uiT-'io-dale Model. Special and cxclu.sivc designs of Bodies, Radiatora, Tops ^| and Fenders. jll ] Get our prices befoi^c placing your order. A posl card Will 1, bring our Representative to give'you an estimate. a| I ALBERT H. COLLINS | I CUKTISS AVIATION FIELD GARDEN CITY 11 \i ( Formerly of Locomobile Co.) 's I Mf the dynamos in a lighting r>lant. In Ith the churcli wc have Insjilr.ition. in the school education and In tlu^ newspaper illumination. A\'liilc oak wood has smaller pores In its siimnieiwood tliuii red oak, and fuel is now uaed b,\' the Forest The newspaper must ris! oil^ a fuun- ation of truth and Its wati hword mu!»t be accuracy. Its courage shoul<l not be Influoiieefd by the cash register and tho personal should not amother princi¬ ple. A newspaper 1« a liumaa agency and Its standing ia determined by thc men and women employed in the I-.jc;^.! and editorial rooms. .soul of tlie Pri.ducls Laborat.oi-y, Madison, Wi.';.. which is under the suiicrvlsion of the Forest Scrvi<e, United Statea Depait¬ ment of .\K;ricuUure. to separate thi; woo<l of the one group from that of the other. Over no Hpecies of native oaka as¬ sume the proportions of trees, and about 2."i are us^d for lumber. After tho oakK aro eut Into lumber there is no nicaixs hnown lo tlie Forest Lalnira- tory by which th<'y cun be Identilled a.-? to exact species. By exaininatiuii oT the wood alone, however. It has bocn found easy lo separate the oaks | MORTGAGE LOANS HOMES PREFERRED * QUICK ANSWERS LOW CHARGES Long Island Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Co. 375 FULTON STREET, JAMAICA SIXTH FLOOR The editorial puffc is 11 their care and u li.>aa of; ncwapnjior. Tho soundest advico on bito two grouirn—white and rwl. For, life resulling. i questions of internntloniil and national most purposes, fortunately. It Is noi^ That all of the children were taken I e"*^"" ^"y'' '"^ Prliited-h, ediu.rlal j m^essary to classify the... further^ , to be emlKidicd later in public A ready but not absolutel.v reliable harnilcHsly from showed a renmrkable form. thu blading school ,^^,,^,,." lumiy of which have gone down means of dlslinguisliiiig thc white oak devotion to the jnto hi.story. Evei-y beginner hniies to from thc duty irniv)«ed on the Slaters and a cool lioi'omc nn editor. Use your liraiiis but headcdnesjs under hIicsh lliat was com- "'¦\''''" '"" ufcuaed of brainstorm. mendable. j .j.^ ^^,^^^ ^^^^^^ things, think of good " I thinga. Tf you are suspicious you wiil OBEY TIIE Li\W '""'* uPon every man and woinan ns ". , , , ,,, '. , ., ;'lad or as having nn ulterior motive. The laws of tlu' State rega.xl the we ahould not Infer thut public officers "wild" birds OA wards and tit»t them are corrupt, for were we to baae a oon- M BUCh. fflvlhg protoc'iidn to the good elusion on the law of average tlie pub- ... , .. , , 1. _ . ,."... .!..-," i "'^ offlcial would nol auffer. No high birds aild taking it away from thoee- , ,,i I grade newspaper worker will luie sua- wbUb our lawmakers jhave thought pipjon as an Incentive for that which f * to be hostilu to tho interesta of all ho may write, no matter whi'thcr the I article relates to the most piomincat thf people. j niaa or the most obacure man "The biw is not perfect, but its in¬ tention is of the best. The "game" birds must take their chancee In their with lawabtdlng hunters, but community. BOY SCOtTt^ ADOPT BABE .», ... .,^" ... . . Bellmore, April 4.—The Boy «cout» the VIUJ. birds no one may luirm at.,<rf UeTimor<- arc having a baaiar and danc^'. In' Fireman's Hall on April IG for the purpose of raising funds for their beby, iaeiy adojited by them. The babe's fnth«r was killed in the any time. Tho St-Jite throws its protecting arm cloaely alt»ut theae friends of uurs und (1(<-lares that aiivoac who kills a robin war and the Boy ScouU voted to ¦hall be Ilal . of $60 ifor the •"'' educate the child. The act aild $2j iii'jie luc each addlt Mrd. And in ths aanie tpgvae to ImoMi^H I.v not able to aupport it, 'y tho Boy Scouta ckme III thrtr valuable aid. red oak Is the color of lhe ; wood. lU-tl oaks uaiially. but not al-! ways, have a dlstingliishintf reddish j tinge, eapeclally near Iho knots. The ¦ wo<mI of the whiti' tuiKs generally is u j grayish brown, but (K-i-asloiiully a rod- j dish tinge Is found In the luinl>er. For ¦ accurate lileptitieation It Is necessary: to examine the jaires t>f tlie wotnl. , These are fou'nd as liny holes on a I snuHithly cut liiid surface, Tho largest pores aro viaillle to the nuked eye. The pores aro not of uniform shtc through¬ out euch groVth glng. but arc consid-1 iiably larger In the w(»od formed in i the spring, dtvrc-aslng in size rather j abruptly towanl thc, summerwood. { To determine whether p pltxe of oakl liclongs to the white or the red oaki] group, tha end of the pi|^ Is cut smoothly with a shari> ^nife across ¦oveiat growth rings uf average width- With the aid of t,he hand lens tho •mall i»or«« In the dead summerwooil; ore examinoil. It the pores 'in tblsj IMirt of the growth ring are plainly' vlflble as minute, rounded oiHnfng.-i, anil ape not so u^owded but that "th^y 1 readily l«> counted, the wood bt-i-1 ,s i() tbe red oak group. If the! , JU les m the suromervrood are very I small, somewhat angular, and so nu-' FREE SERVICE It means a lot to the captain of the home— Of course she wants to get out nowadays— Of course she knows thc value of time saving— VACUUM CLEANERS, WASHING MACHINES, And NQW-^ She knows we will put *em in and look after 'em for a whole year— That's our— FREE SERVICE Time Payments—loo! ¦" "* UTTLEFIELD-ALGER ELECTRIC CO. RiXXVILLE CEHTRE.!. I. SSS MERRICK |10.%1>. • - VKLXPrntttfi Utt ft. C Trustees M. A. O'Leary, Ex-Chuirman of the Masa. Dem. Committee; M. L. Baker, Pre.s. Re^'al Silver Mfg. Co.; Don W. Garieton, Vice Pre.s. and Trea.s., Midway Paci¬ fic Oil; H. R. Coshnear, Pres. Co.shnear and Coinpany; D. J. McCoy, Vice Pres. King Tobacco Company. May we ask you if, with thi.s brief outline of the objects and plan.s of the company, we may not have the further pleasure of giving you more intimate de¬ tails of one of the mo.st brilliant opportunities it has ever been your privilege to enjoy. It only take.s a minute for you to act, and it will long remi^in one of the brighte.st moments, we are .sure, of your career. Merely write your namo and addre.s.s on the fol¬ lowing coupon, and mail it to the address hereon, and you will feel just as we feel, that the Continental Trust means not only proflt, but big profit to every ;J person who participates with us in this model, if not fully lo88 proof method of investment. COUPON COSHNEAR & COMPAnV, INC. MALLEY BLDG., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Gentlcimen: Kindly furnish me further information about the Continental Trust of Connesticut, without any obligation upon my part. Name j....,."... AAireet , City.' .* .::._..- LOST- I OPPORTUNITIES? *' You probably realize that you have allowed many opportunities to slip by you in the course of a life time. You know that many of these opportunities if seized at ths right moment would perchance have made you independent for life. Others would at least have brought you lucrativ(e return. Yesterday c*n never be recalled. The opportuni¬ ties passed are gone forever. The money you have NOT made is like water over ; ;¦' the falls. ; j ; Today You Must Think of the 11 Golden Future Before You You must think of the possibilities of the morrow You mu.st lay your foundation so that your future shall be secure beyond doubt. The Continental Trust of Connecticut under authorization of a declaration of tru.st, offers one of the biggest and soundest opportunities you have ever had laid before you. H is no vain speculation or gambling chance. It is not based on the future of any ONE branch of commerce or industry. You do not place all your eggs in one basket. Its holdings are and will be widely distributed among the fields of business, commerce and industry. It's investments will be wisely chosen ))y men of rare skill and experience in the fields of business and finance. They will have better opportunity to .study (he most intimate details of every project before one dol¬ lar of the Continental Tru.st's money, your money, is placed v;ith them. May we not direct your attention to the iiersoniiel of this organization, and ask you if such men do not command your Confidence, respect and trust. Advisory Board of Trustees H. B. McDowell, President General Efficiency Davices, Inc.; Hon. Jacob Caplan, Judge City Court, New Haven, Conn,; Jerome A, MyersrvNat, Director, Constitutional League of America; A.'tJ. Muhlhauser, Chairman Industrial Relations Com.; K. S. Crosman, Chairman Publicity Com. National Teachers' Associa¬ tion; Hon. E. Eugene Culver, Director Middletown National Bank; A. H. 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MADRE Articles
Iraqi Women Say No to US Occupation, No to Islamist Violence: Will US Progressives Stand with Them?
Posted on: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building, Iraq, Middle East
Since the US bombing of Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush Administration has resurrected the hackneyed colonial notion that its military intervention is intended to save Muslim women from their oppressive societies. As Laura Bush said, "The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women." Few Middle Eastern women believe her: the line is really intended for people in the US.
In Iraq, women know that despite all of George Bush's talk of women's rights and democracy, the US does not want genuine democracy in Iraq. After all, if it were up to the majority of Iraqis, how many would have endorsed the country's US–brokered oil law, which puts Iraq's most valuable resource at the disposal of US–based corporations? How many Iraqis would have opted for huge, permanent US military bases in their country—whose sole purpose is to enable more US military intervention in the region? Throughout the Middle East—and indeed, around the world—the US has preferred to support authoritarian leaders who systematically violate women's rights. That's because women's rights are an integral part of democratic rights, and democratic rights are a threat to US control of the region.
The fact that the US has used women's rights as a rallying point for its wars in the Middle East is sometimes used to fuel the claim that women's rights are "foreign" to the region and a tool of "Western domination." We hear that claim from conservatives in Muslim countries who oppose women's rights. We also hear it from some US progressives who believe that condemning US intervention in Iraq requires defending any group that opposes the US, regardless of that group's own human rights record. But human rights are not an either/or proposition. The US occupation is illegal and unjust—and so is violence against Iraqi women.
So how do we address Islamist violence against women without endorsing the racist idea that gender-based violence in Iraq somehow derives from Islam? We start by recognizing that in the US, discussions of gender–based violence in the Middle East occur in a climate of hostility towards Islam and Muslim countries. We have all heard platitudes about the plight of Muslim women that are little more than racist diatribes used to justify US intervention in their countries. That's why strategies against gender–based violence in the Middle East need to also combat the violence of US foreign policy, confront "Islamophobia" in the US, and recognize the ways that sexism and racism have been conscripted into the US "war on terror."
Understanding the links between opposing violence against Iraqi women and opposing violence by the US can help address the concern of people who worry that advocating Middle Eastern women's rights imposes "Western values" on Muslim countries. Here, a fear of condoning "cultural imperialism" leads people to be silent about violence against women. But silence is not a defensible response to grave human rights abuses. Nor is silence necessary to avoid charges of cultural imperialism, for there is nothing inherently "Western" about women's rights.
Women in the Middle East have a centuries–long history of political struggle, popular organizing, jurisprudence, and scholarship aimed at securing rights within their societies. As Iraqi author and activist Haifa Zangana says, "The main misconception is to perceive Iraqi women as silent, powerless victims in a male–controlled society in urgent need of 'liberation.' This image fits conveniently into the big picture of the Iraqi people being passive victims who would welcome the occupation of their country. The reality is different."
The assumption that women's rights are a "Western" concern is not only inaccurate, but also overblown. After all, the intellectual foundations of civilization—writing, mathematics, and science—are "Eastern." Are these pursuits therefore "foreign" and inappropriate in "the West?" Human rights, feminism, literature, and science are all aspects of our common human heritage. We should be suspicious whenever one is said to belong—or not belong—to a given people, especially when that designation is used to deny people their rights. The imagined community of "the West" has no monopoly on democracy, women's rights, or any other "values" that the US purports to be "bringing" to Iraq.
Right–wing intellectuals like to talk about a "clash of civilizations" dividing the United States from the Middle East. But the real clash is not between "Western" democracies and "Eastern" theocracies; it is between those who uphold the full range of human rights—including women's right to a life free of violence—and those who pursue economic and political power for a privileged few at the expense of the world's majority. In this clash, no one is predestined to be on one side or the other by virtue of her culture, religion, or nationality. We choose our position and our actions based on our principles. Those of us who choose to stand in defense of human rights in Iraq should seek out and listen to progressive Iraqis, including the thousands of Iraqi women who are struggling for women's rights within their country and for their country's right to freedom from US domination.
By Yifat Susskind, MADRE Communications Director
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