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Hasselblad announces distinctly RX100-esque 'Stellar' compact
Hasselblad has unveiled a rather familiar-looking compact camera - the Stellar. The very RX100-esque compact offers the same 28-100mm equivalent Zeiss-branded zoom and 20MP 1"-type sensor as the Sony, but comes with a substantial hand-grip made from a choice of exotic materials and, we suspect, a significantly higher price tag.
|The Hasselblad Stellar will be available with a choice of hand grips.
The company has set up a dedicated website for the camera - due to ship this month - on which you can select your favorite grip material from a list of seven. This appears to be the only aspect of the camera that isn't simply badge-engineered.
The Stellar is the second product to stem from the company's collaboration with Sony, following the announcement of the NEX-7-based Hasselblad Lunar at Photokina 2012.
|The camera's specifications exactly match those of Sony's DSC-RX100
The collaboration is also due to include 'products for the DSLR segment' (which could easily mean a camera based on Sony's 'SLT' semi-transparent mirror technology). Oddly the Stellar appears to be based on the existing RX100 model, rather than the recently-announced RX100 M2.
Hasselblad was bought-out by private equity group Ventizz in 2011, which is attempting to derive increased value from the brand.
it is hard for people to admit that German products are the best but face the fact,its pure German and it is one hell of a Camera and anything else they make
But remember, they don't have to sell very many to turn a profit since the margins are so big. Get several thousand people around the world who want a RX-100, for whom paying an extra $1000 for some luxury "style" and an exclusive brand name is chump change, and Hasselblad are in the clear with this to the tune of several million in profit
It's a far less risky strategy than investing the R&D to develop a camera themselves.
"SERVER ERROR" says for looking for more comments on this topic... i guess dpreview don't want anymore comments about this camera. Dpreview should learned something about this product that their readers are not as they think they are. If dpreview is really that serious about reviewing anything, they should think twice about it first before publishing anything. Commenters on this camera are about 95% are on negative side about this camera.. does anyone or two of dpreview staff have any idea of what their readers will think about this camera before before publishing it? Nope.. not even one i guess.
I really don't understand why everybody keep trashing HB - They created an admirable camera, pocketable albeit its large sensor and bright lens, which no Japanese maker can dream of achieving. The only problem is the pointless, ugly grip. Oh yes, and they may want to consider BSI sensor and tilting screen, but one can't ask for everything...
I hope you mean this in sarcasm
Here are some hard facts and features of the grip that people may have overlooked.
1. It looks like wood but its actually a space age nano tech based material that cloaks to the background.
2. It blends (cameleon) with the color of your outfit --- cool for fashonable uppies who match colors.
3. Dynamicals molds to your palm when you grip it, an advances Dr. Scholls for you palm.
4. The two rivets on the grip are actually micro laser beams that help focus assist that can do a mind meld and focus on command.
5. They are the next generation of cameras on US pedator drones.
6. If you are old fashioned you can turn off the cameleon feature and take it to a service center where you have the choice of 250 different grips.
The grip change is part of the scheduled maintenenace for the first 1 year or within 100 shutter actuations
Note that this is not a camera but rather a fashion statment so the engineers do not expeect to have more that 10 sutter actualtion in its life time.
Its ART
I'm surprised this was not thought of before. They look like the Packmeyers that I used to put on my pistols; made gun handling very comfortable and offered a more steady control when shooting. I wonder if it enhances one's comfort, control, and aim. I'm not sure I would put holes in my cameras. Packmeyers always fit perfectly on a pistol without damaging the firearm.
It doesn't even look like its been done particularly well. I checked the date for April 1st tbh.
Its a lump of materiel screwed into the side of the camera, for the price they are likely to ask they could at least have put a bit effort into the design.
Here,s a challenge: "FOOLS GALLERY"
1/ If you spot one of these adornments around the neck of someone in public, .. capture the shot
2/ Post it on DPR and other sites.
3/ Imbed a LAUGH rating counter 1 -- 10
4/ Send the results to HusselPlunder
5/ The winner will be sent the "Top Fool Spotter's" certificate
I would like to say that we can shame it out of the market, However, Fools are very thick skinned and very Vain!
Have fun with it.
If I spot a FOOL in Australia, I'll sell them the Sydney Harbor Bridge and offer to put an Exotic Wood Handrail on it.
Sydney Harbor Bridge $100Million, Wooden handle with an "H" on it $700Million. Sounds about right?
I know this sounds terrible, but I can't wait to see what they come out with next. I'm never had so much fun, or read so many funny posts in my life.
If you made a toilet brush with a teak wood handle and stainless steel wire it would probably last longer too.
This camera just looks weird. Mixing wood with plastic not a good look. If Hasselblad REALLY want to branch out and increase their profit margins, they should start thinking about putting those handles in other places too. Hey how about a broomstick. A $5 broom could be worth $700 with that hand grip on it.
I'm going to get a couple of those wooden beauties for my car doors.
But it comes in Wenge (http://www.hasselblad-stellar.com/media/27939/wenge-front.jpg) It will match my living room furniture!
The recent offerings these are significant only due to the fact that Hasselblad has taken the Barnum and Bailey philosophy that a sucker is born every minute. Hasselblad seems to have lost their past and have become a 'me too' company and is certainly lost the status they once had.
Japanese people noted for buying very expensive items such as rolex watches, they are the customers for this fugly and tasteless style of this kind of camera, the more expensive the more they like it. So don't be so critical to this camera.. there are still a large part of customers of this acute (cute) kind of camera on that part of our planet.
If I had one of these people would ask me if I built the hand grip in my garage. I mean just look at the huge DIY screws. High end?? NOT.
I agree. They could have at least sculpted the grip perfectly to the body, or something more than simply plaster a hunk of "exotic" wood to the body.
I am posting a second time, as I always do after an initial post to ensure my first reaction was not "knee jerk"....please see my first post.
I was thinking of a really good April Fool's camera parody after reading about the Lunar and the Vario but alas, pathetic reality trumps fiction. Again.
Brilliant. An RX100 that won't fit in your pocket!
You could of course remove the grip and fit one of Richard Franiec's tasteful and beautifully made ones instead...
no big deal. Sony badge their lens as Zeiss already.
so no one can have a genuine product.
either you get a third-party lens,
or you get a third-party lens with a third-party grip.
hope there will be Sony-Zeiss-Hassy-Walmart version
with a third-party strap at the price of
Sony - Zeiss - Hassy - Walmart = Franklin
Sony Zeiss lenses are not Stellar quality by any stroke of the imagination!
Sony are just as big a con group as HusselPlunder.
I remember Sony marketing announcing a few years back that they are out to take on Canon & Nikon in the Pro market.
Putting a label on crap sends a "Fool Warning" to Pros.
I was at a news conference recently in Australia just after our change of leadership. 300+ Pro photographers, Nikon?Canon, ...NOT ONE SONY TO BE SEEN! What dose that tell us?
Whats the best about that camera are the comments about it :-)
Absolutely hilarious!
In all the gloom of today, joblessness, hopelessness, frustration, anger over corruption by politicians, greediness, aimlessness by the millions at least we have Hasselblad to make us laugh.
Never mind, if the camera is not for you.
i'm sory but you are wrong.
This is an intelligent move by hasselblad.
This camera is not for you.
Is for people who precisely want not to be confused whit any of us.
People that wants everebody see that they can pay a lot more without any reason.
Is Marketing.
And also hasselblad wins because everyone is talking about the brand.
(excuse my english i live in a remote country)
I understand your point, but last I checked, business was about making money. I can't see enough people, with or without money, supporting Hassy's bid to slip into the market rebadging and adding grips to cameras. If they don't get it right, this bad move will solidify their exit from the camera world.
i know i exagerated a little
the point is that the worst mistake we can make is think that corporations are stupid. They can make mistakes, but for sure they studied very well their moves: they want to make money. We as consumers must be smart too, and think what is the real utility of what we buy,
I have a good solution:
A web site should be established containing a list of NAMES of those shallow sods that have been stupid enough to be conned into making the purchase of any RE-Badged Stellar priced fashion accessory. (I don't class them as cameras)
The HusselBlunder Lunatic has a BODY ONLY price of $8,300 in Australia !!!
For those that aren't aware: "IT'S JUST A SONY NEX-7"
I'm told that it also just ships with the very ordinary Re-Named SONY/SUNY Kit lens!
And the HasselBlunder Stellar is, ... Wait for it! :
"IT'S JUST A SONY RX-100" priced at USD$3200 !!!!!!!!
Now, "Off you go, it's time to take your Yellow pills"
I think you're onto something here - I don't think that revealing their identity would be appropriate (or interesting). Rather, I would suggest sightings, complete with photographs of these "partnerships" in the wild. Something similar to what birders do.there's a website called people of Walmart along similar lines.
Why are you all surprised to see a new grip on a Sony when Prof. Dr. Griepentrog is a member of the board?
Some have compared this to Leica's rebadged Panasonics.
The thing is, Leica used that partnership as life support while developing its own digital cameras (starting with the M8). It contributed directly to the design of the Panasonic cameras it rebadged.
And Panasonic used/uses the Leica name on its lenses as a way to gain some respectability in the market. The current rebadged Panasonics appear to be more or less an afterthought beside a range of products designed and made by Leica.
I suppose it's possible that Hasselblad is using this initiative as a similar kind of "life support," but I don't see any evidence of it. What I see instead is a company that is now simply a brand, in the business of rebadging off-the-shelf cameras that it has not helped design. That its sole contribution appears to be a grossly overpriced grip of dubious tastefulness just adds insult to injury. And I don't see Sony getting the same kind of benefit Panasonic did.
Yes, and Leica had/has a dealership and service network for service and support. I still wish Leica didn't pretend that they were Leica cameras. Just say co-developed with Panasonic. And, yes, now there are many true Leica digital models M variants, X series, S camera.
I can only say this:
Hasselblad, what are you doing? Please staph!
I wonder what the market is for selling a wooden handle and a H is to RX100 owners as an add on? A Hassy on the cheap.
What would of been more useful is a lens hood system and flip up magnifier for the screen. That would make a degree of sense.
This nonsense stands a good chance of lowering the profile of their MF gear.
I can hardly believe this.
Embarrasing for Sony too.
Looks like some people actually bought the Lunar ;-0:
Today lot's of companies in the pro camera business get the technology from Japan or buy the whole camera / lens from there and just change the brand, why shouldn't they, though Japanese labor costs are the highest among the world (including wages and social security payments, at 22.0 euros per hour compared to 17.8 euros in the US and 20 euros on average in the EU) they are more efficient, innovative and in terms of durability out of competition. Hasselblad has already partnerships with Fujifilm and Fujinon producing bodies and lenses for them. I'm just surprised the move to Sony but i bet the reason is because of it's taller sensor compared to the Fujifilm X Pro 1
By the way, the latest Zeiss Touit lenses are also Made in Japan, made by Fujinon.
You are fully correct but that is not the point.
The point is that a company which once belonged to the top notch camera manufacturers lowers itself to using a standard pretty low end consumer camera. All Hassy does is rebrand it with an a Hassleblad logo and a wooden handgrip and then resell the 100% same Sony RX 100 for over 3000 dollars....
You have missed the topic argument.
Yes! re-badging takes place in all market sectors and the retail price reflects this.
However, what we are talking about here is sticking a Ferrari badge on a Dewoo paint it red and put a price tag of $600,000 on it.
Then they lie & cheat the public.
It should be mandatory that a Consumer Warning Tag should be clearly attached to these Husselblunders:
And for the really stupid: "Do not eat!"
Wow. Only three untouched rainforest had to be plundered to get these rare woods.
Put me down for ten!
"Eh sure... why not?" (Moe the Bar Tender accent)
"If they price it lower than Sony RX100, I'll buy one."
I cannot believe what Hasselblad has become.
What would Victor Hasselblad say about all of this? An inventor, entrepreneur and a gentleman. Shame on them!
Looks comfy. But.... and I admit I wasn't expecting quite the similarity...it also looks almost exactly like a more and more familiar RX100!
The "Stevie Wonder" model by Hassy.
*includes exclusive Hassleblad iron-on transfer for your t-shirt!!!
I'll settle for a stencil and a can of spray paint - think versatility.
OMG, that's impossibly ugly!
How could they release those pictures of a product destined to never ever see the public?
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Hiring for baby is a great way to have access to the must-have items you only need for a short time, like a bassinet, or if you want to try before you buy, like a motorised baby swing-seat. It's also particularly handy to hire baby equipment if you have guests to stay who have a child, or you're going on holiday and want to avoid the hassle of travelling with the entire contents of your baby's room!
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Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Research Group Registry
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|Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Research Group Registry
- Clinical activity following biologic and immunomodulatory therapy [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2002
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Observations of children with IBD often suggest a more severe course than that found in adults. Explanations for this are unclear, especially since children are less likely to engage in some behaviors (e.g., smoking) that may have a deleterious effect on disease course as noted in adults. In many ways children are a better "experimental model" of IBD because they don't have as many confounding medical factors as adults. Both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are believed to result from a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors (1). Recently, the gene CARD15/NOD2 on chromosome 16 has been identified in approximately 25% of Caucasian patients with Crohn's disease and is felt to be a significant predisposing factor to the development of fibrostenosing disease (2). Additionally, seropositivity for perinuclear antinuclear cytoplasmic factor (pANCA) has been demonstrated much more frequently in patients with ulcerative colitis than in those with Crohn's disease, while anti-Saccharomyces antibody (ASCA) is more common in the latter population (3). The importance of these serological abnormalities is not clear, though some data suggest an influence on the development of complications.
Our hypothesis is that phenotypic, genotypic and serologic characteristics may provide prognostic information on response to therapy and course in children with IBD. This type of prognostic information is particularly important as newer therapies are developed.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Month to 16 Years (Child)
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Definite diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, indeterminate colitis
- Age up to 16 years and zero days at time of diagnosis
- Informed consent/assent from parent/guardian and patient
- Ability to be available for regular follow-up visits
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of IBD greater than 1 month prior to presentation to participating center
- Age greater than 16 years and zero days
- Inability to be available for regular follow-up visits
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00833170
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|Principal Investigator:
|Jeffrey S. Hyams, M.D.
|Connecticut Children's Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Jeffrey Hyams, MD, Study Principal Investigator, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00833170 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 28, 2009
|Last Updated:
|February 3, 2015
Keywords provided by Jeffrey Hyams, MD, Connecticut Children's Medical Center:
pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
multiple site study
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Intestinal Diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
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Virginia's two five-star commits, Quin Blanding and Andrew Brown, went head to head on Friday night in what was a big weekend for Cavalier targets, as Blanding's Bayside squad traveled to Chesapeake to face Oscar Smith in the first round of the VHSL 6A South Playoffs.
The two friends did not meet on the gridiron in the regular season and took different paths to reach this game. Brown and Oscar Smith have been simply dominant, after opening up the season with a big win over a great Lake Taylor team on national television. On offense, the Tigers have lit up the scoreboard, throwing the ball all over the field and leaving opposing secondaries struggling to find answers. On defense, Brown has led a stiff defensive line that has dominated the opposition and given up very few points all year long. Smith entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in its region and following a 35-0 win over the Marlins looks like co-favorites, along with fellow undefeated squad Ocean Lakes, to make it to the State Championship in Charlottesville in December.
Blanding and Bayside had a much harder time getting into the postseason. Early in the season, the Marlins' defense kept them in games when their offense seemed to be finding their way. After losing their starting quarterback and five-star running back Taquan Mizzell to graduation as well as their coach to retirement, there was a lot of "new" at Bayside this season. The Marlins were able to shake off a rough start and rally to make the post-season, mostly on the back of the future Cavalier safety. Blanding got more and more carries on the offensive end via a Wildcat package and it helped them string together some late-season wins, finish 6-4, and qualify for the playoffs.
In the end, it wasn't really a fair fight on Friday night. Oscar Smith rolled to the shutout victory and advanced to the next round. Both Blanding and Brown played well in the game, but for the former, his high school career is over. Blanding and Bayside's run to the playoffs is to be commended, considering the amount of youth they have on their roster. The Marlins made the playoffs in all four of Blanding's high school seasons, not a small accomplishment considering the high level of competition in the region.
Because of Virginia's on-field struggles this season, many have speculated as to the status of UVa's two five star commits. It is difficult for any team to have that type of success with high-end talent in the same recruiting class, and UVa is one of only two schools, along with Alabama, to have two top ten players nationally committed for the 2014 cycle. With UVa dropping seven straight games and heading into this weekend's matchup with Miami at 2-8, it is understandable that people could think that could cause these two blue-chippers to reconsider their futures.
But after the game, both Blanding and Brown were quick to put an end to any speculation. The UVa commits told CavsCorner that they are both totally on board with the Cavaliers and are excited to start their college careers. That is great news for head coach Mike London, who was in attendance Friday night with assistants Vincent Brown and Chip West.
Next up, Brown and the Tigers will host Grassfield in the second round. Oscar Smith blew out Grassfield 42-0 back in October and will again be the heavy favorites to move on and get one step closer to the state title game.
That game was certainly not the only big one this weekend for UVa targets in the 757, as four-star wide receiver Jamil Kamara and Bishop Sullivan Catholic capped a dream season on Saturday night, beating Potomac 50-44 to win the VISAA Division II State Championship.
The Crusaders finished the season a perfect 12-0, winning the title for the first time in school history. Kamara was as great in the final game as he was all season. The talented playmaker caught three touchdowns, of 26, 53 and 33 yards, and had well over 100 yards in the victory. With the game tied at 44-44, Kamara made a huge catch that kept his team's drive alive and led to the game-winning score late.
It was an epic season and a thrilling championship win for the Crusaders. All season long, their offense was tough to stop, as Kamara formed a strong tandem with quarterback Blake LaRussa. The Crusaders' quarterback totaled 53 passing touchdowns and 3,794 yards in an impressive campaign, and came up huge in the final contest, throwing for 233 yards and scoring five total touchdowns. Kamara had a big hand in that success. Although he missed one game with an injury, the senior wideout still caught 70 passes for 1,400 yards and 24 touchdowns. Kamara began his high school career at Princess Anne, and transferred to raise his game and play at a higher level. That move paid off, and now he is a state champion.
The star receiver is the biggest remaining target for the Cavaliers' 2014 recruiting class. Long considered the runaway favorite for Kamara, UVa has some stiff competition now. He has taken official visits to Michigan State and Wisconsin already, and is planning trips to Pittsburgh and South Carolina before wrapping up the process and announcing at the U.S. Army All-American game in January. Before that, Kamara will also participate in the Chesapeake Bowl, and plans to make a trip back to Charlottesville as well. UVa is hoping that the four-star playmakers' long-term friendships with future Cavaliers like Blanding, Brown, and especially Corwin Cutler will pay off, and help lead him to Charlottesville. The Wahoos certainly need an injection of talent on the offensive end and the late addition of Kamara will be big for whomever is under center for London's team next year.
Away from the Commonwealth, another UVa commit had a huge night on Friday.
One couldn't have scripted a better senior season for running back commit Jordan Ellis. Carrying the load for Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga., Ellis led the Lions to the postseason following a disappointing 4-6 season a year ago. Peachtree Ridge features several other future college players and plays in the highest classification of Georgia's high school football system. That makes the future Cavalier's success even more impressive.
In their playoff opener, Ellis came up huge in a 59-20 blowout victory over Lassiter. In a game that was back and forth early, Ellis put up quite a the first half, helping the Lions get out to a 38-20 halftime lead. The future Virginia running back rushed for four touchdowns on 250 yards in the first two quarters alone. His third touchdown run of the night was his longest, going for 78 yards. Ellis finished the game with 23 carries for 262 yards and six touchdowns, and only played until midway through the third quarter, when Peachtree Ridge inserted its backups. Those six touchdowns set a school record, breaking Ellis' previous mark of five scores.
For a player with a two-star rating, Ellis has certainly turned some heads in his senior season and may be one of the nation's most underrated running backs. For the year, Ellis is near 1,500 yards rushing and has more than 25 touchdowns in just 11 games. Next up, Peachtree Ridge will travel to Dacula in the next round of the daunting Class-AAAAAA Georgia playoffs. Although UVa already has some talented players at the running back position, Wahoo fans should be excited about what Ellis will bring to Charlottesville in the fall. But the ride isn't over yet for the Peachtree Ridge star.


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AU Hosts Feminist Art History Conference
Four years ago, when Art History Professor Helen Langa and the Art Department's manager of visual resources, Kathe Albrecht, were part of the team that developed the first annual Feminist Art History Conference to explore the legacy of two pioneering feminist art historians, Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard, professors emerita of art history at AU, they "wanted to gather people from around the area, maybe the country, to share papers on feminist art history," says Albrecht. "Programs around the country emphasize feminism in the study of art history, and we thought a conference would fill a need or be of interest. We started that first year thinking, hopefully we'll have a handful of speakers, maybe a handful of people in the audience, and it turned out that the first year we had 120 participants coming from around the country." Conference attendance has grown each year since then.
This year, 180 people came from all over the world. Over 12 percent of conference pre- registrants were international and hailed from eight different countries. The selection committee, which was made up of professors in the art history program, reviewed over 150 papers to select the 68 speakers, portioning them into 16 topical sessions. "Feminist art history is being studied in every subfield," says Professor Juliet Bellow, a member of the selection committee. "We had papers that spanned a chronological range from the medieval period up through the present."
Presenters ranged from graduate students to mid- and senior-level scholars, which included over 20 percent international representation. While the experience of the speakers varied, their level of scholarship was uniformly high. "When you think about the Renaissance, you think, well, everybody's written about it. That's just not the case," Albrecht says. "There's still a lot to be done in every period of art history, and a good art historian will figure out what the new and important questions are and will try to find out the answers."
The conference offered an invaluable opportunity for students to network with established scholars and see the kind of careers they could pursue. "Great conversations occur over lunch or over a glass of wine at the reception," says Albrecht. "I've had people ask about connecting with speakers they've met at past conferences."
Bellow required that her undergraduate students in her introduction to methodology in art history course attend the conference. "I told them I thought this would be really important to see—the kinds of ways art historians are putting these approaches into practice today," she says. "In class, we'll talk about their perceptions about the range of different papers and what that tells them about the relationship of feminist art history from its inception in the 1970s through the present."
Program sessions were held on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. On Sunday, a corollary event was held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Conference attendees were allowed free entry into the museum and to the American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s exhibition, as well as access to a talk by Eleanor Heartney, Nancy Princenthal, Helaine Posner, and Sue Scott on their new book, The Reckoning: Women Artists of the New Millennium.


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One of the biggest takeaways from Judge Esther Salas' recent opinion in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp., et al was that in the absence of formal Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules on data security practices, companies should consider the settlements and advisory opinions from prior FTC enforcement actions for guidance. Accordingly, we have compiled a list of three major practices cited in recent data security enforcement actions, along with the best practices that companies should consider implementing.
Non-conforming privacy policy
The most frequent reason companies face FTC enforcement action continues to be a general failure to conform data security practices to data security policies — a practice the FTC has repeatedly argued is deceptive. Two of the most prominent FTC's actions relating non-conforming privacy policies have involved Google.
- In U.S. v. Google, Inc., the FTC filed a complaint alleging that Google's practice of adding cookies within Apple's Safari browser, even after a user specifically opted against cookies, was deceptive in light of Google's representations in its Advertising Cookie Opt-Out Plug-in page.
- Google was again challenged by the FTC in In re Google, Inc. for its unauthorized reuse of e-mail users' personal information on its social network, Google Buzz. Google's posted privacy policy had included language stating, "When you sign up for a particular service that requires registration, we ask you to provide personal information. If we use this information in a manner different than the purpose for which it was collected, then we will ask for your consent prior to such use." Their failure to follow their stated policy led to the FTC enforcement action.
Best Practice:Review all privacy and security policies with a keen eye towards what is promised and what is delivered. While failing to provide a certain data security measures may or may not be seen as unfair by the FTC, claiming that your company provides a level of security that it does not can be considered deceptive.
Monitoring vulnerability reports
Failing to actively monitor security vulnerability reports from third-party researchers, academics or other members of the public, known as external vulnerability reports, is also likely to trigger FTC enforcement action. Even more than just having a mechanism for receiving vulnerability reports, the FTC is concerned with how the vulnerability reports are monitored and addressed. In a recent case, In re Fandango, the FTC alleged that Fandango failed to properly acknowledge a message from a third party researcher about a potential security vulnerability. Instead, the researcher's message was mistaken for a customer service issue and ignored. Thus, even though Fandango received a vulnerability report, it lacked a mechanism for reviewing these reports which led to consumer harm.
Best Practice: Create and monitor external security vulnerability reporting channels so that third party data security professionals and others can notify your company of potential issues. Additionally, create a protocol by which information received from vulnerability reports can be transmitted to the appropriate employees. As in the Fandango case, it is not enough to have vulnerability reports channeled only through customer service, particularly for large companies with many employees and departments.
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A woman who set up a charity to warn children about the dangers of taking drugs in the wake of her daughter's death said she will use the tragic story of a teenager who died earlier this month as a warning to others.
Joe Preston, of Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, died from a suspected ecstasy overdose after a night out in Leeds. His family said they hoped people would read about the 17-year-old and learn lessons.
Now his story will be shared with teenagers in schools across West Yorkshire as campaigner Pat Bleau continues her work to raise awareness.
Mrs Bleau, 59, was recognised for her tireless campaigning following the death in 1997 of 16-year-old Chantelle, who died after sniffing lighter fluid while babysitting, in the New Year Honours list and awarded an MBE which she will collect today at Buckingham Palace.
Mrs Bleau, of Horton Bank Top, set up the Chantelle Bleau Memorial Fund to educate children about the dangers of legal and illegal highs. She said: "We started by doing that, but now we talk about all drugs – ecstasy, cocaine, heroin, and other things as well such as bullying."
At the beginning of March, the fund had a campaign week where it delivered 70 lessons to children across West Yorkshire. Usually it delivers about three classes a week and also supports teachers.
Mrs Bleau said showing children a video of her daughter helped to drive home the message about the dangers of drugs.
"People respond to Chantelle when they see her singing on a video. She's a real person and I'm on the video with her and they can see that," she said.
The foster carer also intends to share the story of Joe in a similar way.
Mrs Bleau said she was moved by his story and intends to use it to demonstrate how drugs can affect anyone. The fund also teaches teenagers what to do if they are with somebody who has taken drugs and becomes ill and advises them how to help friends' address drug addiction.


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There is no doubt in my mind that Michael Jordan was the most talented individual to ever play in the NBA, there's no contest. MJ was a superstar, a monster, a hero, a living miracle, a model for how the game should be played.
I just wanted to establish that before I say this, something which I am aware I have said before.
This sudden outburst is prompted by the Reggie statue Thread, but I didn't want to hijack that so here goes:
Without the great teams that surrounded Michael Jordan, he would have never won all his championships, it's a TEAM Sport. No one individual can win games, they can aid, but they can't win over seventy games in a season by themselves. I think that this is very evident in Jordans first 5/6 seasons with the Bulls.
I will go in a slight compromise and say that with the exception of Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and Ron Harper ( at times), none of the others would be of super star caliber or shine as bright without Jordan, but on the other hand MJ wouldn't have shined as bright without them either.
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Commonwealth Games medallist Henry Weir says the sky's the limit for Wimbledon Hockey Club this season.
The Dons are embarking upon their second term in the Premier Division of the NOW:Pensions National Hockey League after promotion in 2012/13.
Weir is full of confidence ahead of the new campaign following his bronze medal with England in Glasgow, alongside Wimbledon team-mates Phil Roper, Alastair Brogdon and Michael Hoare.
He said: "The top four was a dream target last year after getting promoted, but this year it's very realistic.
"It helps that all four of us played well at the Commonwealths, but the rest of the squad is also in great shape.
"The vision for Wimbledon Hockey Club is to be the best side in London, and to be consistently in the top three teams in the country.
"With the players and coaches we have in place we are perfectly capable of doing that."
England claimed a dramatic bronze with a 4-2 shoot-out win over New Zealand.
The side will hope it marks a turning point after coming fourth in the past two Commonwealth Games and two World Cups.
"The Games were fantastic, I definitely didn't expect them to be as good as they were," said Weir.
"The experience of the athlete's village was the highlight for me; it was so exciting being around all the other athletes.
"I definitely haven't got used to the bronze yet – it's all still very fresh and I'm over the moon. I'm just trying to get back into my normal routine now."
Weir is taking a hard-earned month away from hockey, after an intense summer at the World Cup and the Games with England.
It is the longest time that he and his fellow Wimbledon internationals will have off before the Rio Olympics, but Weir is desperate to get going again.
"I'm absolutely raring to go to be honest. It's really important we start well this year," he said. "Last season we were new in the league and it took us a few games to start getting results.
"We don't have that excuse anymore and there's no room to drop points if we want to get into the top four and qualify for Europe.
"For club hockey Europe is the biggest stage, but we are focusing on winning in the league and getting a play-off spot so we can start to get experience of playing in those huge games."
The Dons kick-off their season on September 13 with a London derby, away to rivals Hampstead & Westminster.


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My mother is 72 and was just diagnosed with CF. She has been battling bronchitis and pneumonia all this last fall and into the winter. What is prognosis?
I cannot give you a prognosis, but can make a few general comments. First, diagnosis at 72 years old suggests relatively mild CF disease. With the diagnosis made, appropriate treatment becomes much more likely than without a correct diagnosis. Improved and continued good health will also almost certainly be better accomplished by a certified CF center team than by a non-CF doctor, so I would suggest that she seek attention at the nearest certified CF adult care center, which can be found at the http://www.cff.org/ website.
I wish you and her the best of luck.
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Before you can use the game for a lil rest and relaxation, you have to spend some time getting your child familiar with flash cards. I have a few different sets that I switch up, but my girl loves the alphabet set from Right Start ($6) and the Eric Carle ($15) animal/alphabet set.
Before I prop my legs up and take a break on the couch, I lay the cards out on the carpet. Then I'll say to her, "Can you bring me the hippo?" and she hurriedly walks over to the blue hippo card, picks it up and delivers it to me so I can place it in my pile. She gets giddy as I cheer her for her accomplishments while I revive.


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Dunedin commission okays controversial $800,000 donation for arts
DUNEDIN -- A controversial $800,000 donation package that City Manager Rob DiSpirito says will enhance taxpayers' quality of life by generating revenue through increased tourism received the green light from city commissioners Thursday.
In a 4-1 vote, elected leaders directed staff to draft letters committing $500,000 to the Dunedin Fine Art Center and $200,000 to the Dunedin Historical Museum. There was confusion Thursday night, but City Attorney Tom Trask said Friday that the vote will also steer $100,000 toward the city-owned Blatchley House at Weaver Park.
The money will help each organization fund expansion projects that officials say will draw in both outside visitors and residents, who rated Dunedin's arts, history and culture as the top reasons they visit or live here. Officials say this will put the city on par to compete with the entertainment offerings of neighboring cities.
Increased tourism equals increased revenues for city roads, police and fire service, buildings and other infrastructure, DiSpirito said.
But first, city staff will spend the coming months figuring out how to pay for the donations. …Full Story


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USC wide receiver Marqise Lee did not attend Monday's practice at Howard Jones Field, so his sprained left knee remained questionable as the Trojans face a short week with a game at Oregon State on Friday.
USC coach Ed Orgeron said Lee's status had not changed. The wide receiver is scheduled to see a doctor today. Whether Lee plays could determine the Trojans' fate at Corvallis because of their lack of experienced wide receivers.
The Trojans' other starter at wide receiver, Nelson Agholor, also did not attend the practice because he is recovering from a sprained ankle.
Orgeron held a light workout because of the assorted injury issues.
"I want them to be ready to go on Friday, so I chose not to come out in pads today, and have a very light week," he said.
Defensive end Morgan Breslin (hip), cornerback Anthony Brown (knee) and tight end Randall Telfer (knee) are officially out for the Oregon State game. Orgeron said tight end Xavier Grimble (ankle), right tackle Kevin Graf (ankle), safety Su'a Cravens (groin) and tight end Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick (knee) are nd questionable.
Graf's status was murky because Orgeron later said he was out.
"Right now, he's out," Orgeron said of the senior.
Simulated crowd
With so many penalties, espescially along the offensive line at Notre Dame, Orgeron piped in music during Monday's workout. He said he might change the road trip routine because of the effect of Notre Dame's crowd and the loud atmosphere at Oregon State.
"We're going to address it," he said. "Maybe the crowd affected us, maybe it didn't but I'm going to do a better job as a head coach of assimilating some of that in practice."
Calhoun picks ASU
Linebacker Derik Calhoun, who decommitted from USC, announced he would attend Arizona State. Calhoun was rated as one of USC's better prospects and the Trojans are expected to continuing recruiting him especially after a new coach is hired but he was considered a critical loss because USC could be short on linebackers next season.
Flournoy's moment
Wide receiver De'von Flournoy, who is a senior, caught a career-best 31-yard reception against Utah at the Coliseum last weekend. He was just glad to be on the field.
"That was a first," Flournoy said. "It felt great not to be elbowing the guy next to me. I took it all in for once."
Increasing line
The Trojans are now five-point underdogs at Oregon State. The line opened at two points, but USC has won only once at Reser Stadium since 1997.
Cal kickoff set
USC's game at California on Nov. 9 will kick off at noon and be televised by the Fox Network.


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Ajahn. Chah wrote:AC: That's fine. Whatever suits you, whatever you feel comfortable with and helps you fix your mind, focus on that.
It's like this: in teaching meditation, if we get attached to the ideals and take the guidelines too literally, it can be difficult to understand. When doing a standard meditation, such as anapanasati, first we should make the determination that right now, we are going to do this practice, and we take anapanasati as our foundation. We turn our attention to only focusing on the breath, at three points, as it passes through the nostrils, the chest, and the abdomen. When the air enters, it first passes the nose, then through the chest, then to the end point of the abdomen. As it leaves the body, the beginning is the abdomen, the middle is the chest, and the end is the nose.
We merely note it. This is a way to start controlling the mind, tying awareness to these points at the beginning, middle, and end of the inhalations and exhalations.
Before we begin, we should sit and let the mind relax first. It's similar to doing something like sewing on a machine. When we are learning to use the sewing machine, first we just sit in front of the machine to get familiar with it and feel comfortable. Here, we just sit and breathe. Not fixing awareness on anything, we merely take note that we are breathing. We take note of whether the breath is relaxed or not and how long or short it is. Having noticed this, then we begin focusing on the inhalation and exhalation at the three points.
We practice like this until we become skilled in it and it is going smoothly. Then the next stage is to focus awareness only on the sensation of the breath at the tip of the nose or the upper lip. At this point we aren't concerned with whether the breath is long or short, but only focus on the sensation of entering and exiting.
salaatti wrote:How long should this "body-scan" last and how thoroughly this should be done?
Ajahn Brahm wrote:When you focus on the breath, you focus on the experience of the breath happening now. You experience `that which tells you what the breath is doing', whether it is going in or out or in between. Some teachers say to watch the breath at the tip of the nose, some say to watch it at the abdomen and some say to move it here and then move it there. I have found through experience that it does not matter where you watch the breath. In fact it is best not to locate the breath anywhere! If you locate the breath at the tip of your nose then it becomes nose awareness, not breath awareness, and if you locate it at your abdomen then it becomes abdomen awareness. Just ask yourself the question right now, "Am I breathing in or am I breathing out?" How do you know? There! That experience which tells you what the breath is doing, that is what you focus on in breath meditation. Let go of concern about where this experience is located; just focus on the experience itself.
"I have found through experience that it does not matter where you watch the breath. In fact it is best not to locate the breath anywhere!"
"We practice like this until we become skilled in it and it is going smoothly. Then the next stage is to focus awareness only on the sensation of the breath at the tip of the nose or the upper lip."
"The Buddha never mentioned nostril, or body in any way outside of relaxing. Most times when you have instructions on meditation, they tell you to put your attention on one particular place in your body. But the Buddha, if he thought that was important, he would have said it very specifically. If you put your attention on one particular place in your body, you have the tendency to really focus very hard at that one place. But the Buddha did say you understand when you breathe in long and when you breathe out long, or short. So it's just knowing the breath, not focusing on the breath, but seeing the breath clearly."
salaatti wrote:...now I'm confused
salaatti wrote:Is there different results from doing one one-pointed concentration and meditation described by Ajahn Brahm and Vimalaramsi?
In Anapanasati and Satipatthana sutta it is recommended to establish remembrance (sati) near the mouth (parimukhaṃ), in the region between mouth and nostrils:
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Scioscia: Controversial call was 'strange play'
ANAHEIM -- When Angels manager Mike Scioscia met with the media after Thursday night's game against the A's, he hadn't seen a replay of the ninth inning's controversial obstruction call.
But Scioscia reviewed the tape before Friday's game and said "it was a strange play, there's no doubt about it."
As the leadoff hitter in the ninth inning of a 3-3 game, Erick Aybar bounced a high chopper off the plate and down the first-base line, where pitcher Dan Otero and first baseman Brandon Moss both rushed to field the ball. Otero gloved the ball before Aybar collided with him on the infield grass.
Aybar made a late swerve toward the field -- away from Moss on the first-base line but toward Otero in fair ground -- and plate umpire Greg Gibson called obstruction on Moss, awarding Aybar first base.
"If it's a step later, you could have called interference on Erick for interfering with a fielder," Scioscia said. "If it was a step earlier, it's probably a clean play because Moss could get out of the way and Erick would have a path to run."
Oakland manager Bob Melvin argued the call before notifying the umpires the A's were playing the game under protest. The A's withdrew their protest after determining "the call in question was a judgment call and not worthy of pursuing further," the club said in a statement Friday.
"It's just a judgment call," Scioscia said. "There was a lot happening when everyone converged."
The Angels scored the winning run in the 10th inning, lifting them to a 4-3 win and a two-game lead in the American League West.
Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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California cities appear likely to retain the power to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, over the objections of medical pot advocates who argue such restrictions undermine the state law allowing the use of cannabis for medical reasons.
During a hearing Tuesday in San Francisco, the California Supreme Court appeared inclined to allow cities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in a case that has sweeping ramifications for local governments across the state and in the Bay Area, where dozens of cities have enacted dispensary bans.
The dispensaries argue local governments cannot ban what California law allows, but the Supreme Court appeared unready to embrace that position.
Most of the justices were openly skeptical of the arguments of a dispensary that challenged Riverside's right to ban medical pot providers. The justices appeared particularly troubled that the 1996 voter-approved law allowing medical marijuana use, and later legislative revisions, did not expressly bar local governments from banning dispensaries.
The state law "says nothing about immunity from local (regulations) or prohibitions," observed Justice Goodwin Liu.
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye indicated that the medical marijuana law does not trump local governments' right to control land uses through zoning laws and other regulations.
"The core of this case to me is really land-use regulation," she told David Nick, the lawyer for the Riverside dispensary.
The case involves the Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center, which more than two years ago sued to block Riverside's dispensary ban. The Supreme Court agreed to review a 2011 appeals court ruling that upheld the city's ban.
Riverside, backed by groups such as the League of California Cities, argues that local governments have strong rights to regulate land uses, particularly an unusual use such as a medical marijuana dispensary. At least 180 California cities have some form of ban, including about three dozen in Northern California, most recently the East Bay cities of Antioch and Pittsburg.
But medical marijuana advocates argue that the bans conflict with the intent of the state law, which was to allow widespread access to medical cannabis for patients with prescriptions, such as those suffering from cancer or AIDS.
Several justices expressed concern that the city bans might undercut that intent. Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, in particular, pressed Riverside's lawyer on that issue.
"If all counties throughout the state ban it ... the purpose (of the state law) is thwarted," she said at one point.
Overall, however, the justices' questioning suggested they are in the cities' corner.
"The Legislature knows how to say 'thou shalt not ban dispensaries,' " Justice Ming Chin said. "They didn't say that."
The court has 90 days to rule.
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236. Follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz.


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Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminars (MASSS)
The Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminar series is a forum for undergraduates to present talks on topics of general interest in mathematics and statistics.
- Weekly seminars are typically held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays in room 2517 in the Noyce Science Center during the academic year.
- Seminars are open to everyone in the Grinnell College community. College members can view an event calendar in GrinnellShare on the Science Division site (login required).
- Each seminar is typically a talk of forty to sixty minutes, including questions from the audience.
- The faculty sponsor and organizer of the Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminar series is currently Professor Chris French .
Academic Opportunities
Summer Courses
Undergraduate Summer School in Mathematics
- Park City Mathematics Institute Summer Program, run by the Institute for Advanced Study, conducts a themed program every summer which includes an introductory and advanced undergraduate summer school. Additionally, they list future programs.
- George Washington University hosts a Summer Program for Women in Mathematics for women who are completing their third year.
- Carleton College hosts the Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates for women completing their first or second year.
Summer Courses for Students Entering Graduate School
- Nebraska IMMERSE IMMERSE is an intensive course for recent graduates who will begin graduate programs in the fall.
- Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) is a program "with the goal of strengthening the ability of women students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences, with particular inclusion of women from minority groups."
Summer Internship Links
- The National Security Agency has a variety of internships each summer.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - A list of REUs funded by the NSF Department of Mathematical Sciences.
- The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has a list of REUs that may not be included in the NSF list above.
- The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) also provides a list of research opportunities for undergraduates.
- Research on Industrial Projects for Students, run by UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, organizes undergraduates into teams to work on problems from industry. RIPS takes place in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts the interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). There are excellent opportunities in applied mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Double majors with physics, biological sciences, biochemistry, or chemistry might find these project especially intriguing.
- German Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS7).
- Rutgers hosts a family of REUs with one program open to international students.
- The AMS maintains this list of internship or co-op opportunities.
- The American Statistical Association also maintains a list of internships.
- SIAM maintains this list of internships.
- The American Statistical Association
Off-Campus Study
Budapest Semester in Mathematics
The Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program operates on the College International Campus of the Technical University of Budapest, located near the historic city center of Budapest, a city of two million and the nation's capital. Hungary has a long tradition of excellence in mathematics education, and the Budapest Semester provides students of mathematics a unique opportunity to study under the tutelage of eminent Hungarian scholar-teachers from Eotvos University and the Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. More than 40 Grinnell College students have participated in this program since 1985.
All courses are taught in English in small groups and comprise a wide selection in mathematics, along with non-mathematical options including European History, Film and Drama, and three levels of Hungarian language. Students take three or four math courses and two intercultural courses including intensive Hungarian. Housing options include either a homestay or renting a furnished apartment shared with other program participants. The cost of living is very low, and students normally find the extensive cultural life of Budapest, including music and theatre as well as restaurant meals, to be easily affordable. Budapest is well situated for travel throughout Eastern and Central Europe and students are encouraged to avail themselves of the reasonable fares and opportunity to travel throughout Hungary and neighboring countries.
More information is available at the Budapest Semester in Mathematics program website.
A full list of off-campus study options is available through the Off-Campus Study office.
Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships
The Pamela Ferguson Endowed Prize in Mathematics
Pamela Ferguson was appointed president of Grinnell College in 1991 and served in that position until 1997. After stepping down from the presidency, she continued to teach as a professor of mathematics. In 2003, she was appointed the Breid-McFarland Professor of Science. Though she is best remembered at Grinnell College as a former president, Pam Ferguson has been described as a lover of mathematics. She published over forty papers in her area of group theory, most appearing in the highly regarded Journal of Algebra. Her work was strongly connected to the classification of finite simple groups, one of the landmark results of twentieth-century mathematics. The endowment supporting this prize was established by her husband, D. Roger Ferguson.
The goal of this merit prize is to recognize and encourage mathematical potential among students of both genders, particularly among women, who are traditionally under-represented in the discipline.
Up to two prizes will be awarded annually to the mathematics or statistics majors entering their senior year who are judged by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics to have demonstrated the greatest achievement and promise, as measured by such criteria as performance in mathematics or statistics courses (particularly upper-level courses), independent research projects, posters and other presentations, publications, competitions, etc.
Recipient list for the Pamela Ferguson Endowed Prize in Mathematics
Linn Smith Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
Larned Linn Smith (known as Linn Smith) was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on October 17, 1899, to Effie and Elias E. Smith. He graduated from Sioux City High School in June, 1916, and was accepted to Grinnell College, which he attended from 1916 to 1920. At Grinnell, Linn Smith was a scholarship holder and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a major in mathematics and a minor in physics. Debate was a strong interest of his both at Grinnell and in high school. At Grinnell, he was Secretary of the Debating Union and tied for second in the Hill Contest in Extemporaneous Speaking. He was also on the staff of the 1920 Cyclone (Grinnell College's yearbook) and a sergeant in Grinnell College's Student's Army Training Corps. Particularly remarkable is the fact that Linn Smith published a mathematics paper while still an undergraduate. "A Construction of the Regular Polygon of Seventeen Sides" appeared in the July-September, 1920, issue of the American Mathematical Monthly (volume 27, pages 322-323).
After Grinnell, Linn Smith went to Harvard University on a Charles Elliott Perkins scholarship for graduate study in mathematics. However, he completed only one year of graduate study; his untimely death on August 9, 1921, cut short a promising career. He was spending the summer of 1921 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, watching over the two young sons on Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burling. Edward Burling Jr. recalls him as "an unusually attractive young man." He also remembers the day: "Linn was swimming around the boat ... Suddenly I noticed that Linn was no longer in sight. ... I called out in terror." The official cause of death was listed as heart failure, not drowning. A sister, Genevieve (Mrs. Radford Dove), recalls "those hot August days" at the time of their brother's "enormous funeral and lines of flower cars, reporters, etc."
The Linn Smith Prize for Excellence in Mathematics was first awarded in 1924, although the original name of the award was the "Linn Smith Scholarship for Excellency in Mathematical Study." College records indicate that the prize was established by an anonymous gift of $1000, but Edward Burling Jr. remembers his father making the gift: "Dad would whip off another anonymous gift to Grinnell at the drop of a hat." A much larger contribution from Mr. Burling went for Burling Library.
Recipient list for the Linn Smith 1920 Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
The Robert N. Noyce Senior Student Award
Robert Norton Noyce, scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur, was born on December 12, 1927, in Burlington, Iowa. He received a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Grinnell College in 1949 and a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953. On April 25, 1960, Dr. Noyce was granted a patent for his invention of a "Semiconductor Device-and-Lead Structure" -- an integrated circuit. This discovery made the microchip possible and launched the modern electronics revolution. For his scientific achievements he received the National Medal of Science from President Carter in 1980, the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan in 1987, and the Charles Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineering in 1990. Grinnell College's computer center was named in his honor in 1984.
Dr. Noyce was co-founder and president of Intel Corporation. In 1988, he was appointed chief executive of Sematech, a consortium linking government and private electronic manufacturers. He also served for many years as a trustee of Grinnell College and as chair of the Board of Trustees. Robert N. Noyce died on June 3, 1990, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 62.
The Robert N. Noyce Senior Student Award was presented to the senior student who, in the judgment of the Selection Committee, made the greatest contribution to the use of computer-based technology while a Grinnell student. It recognized not only individual accomplishment, but the breadth and depth of the student's contribution. Beginning in 1984, the Noyce Award was given annually at first, then irregularly. In 2002, the fund supporting this award was diverted to the development of technology-related curricular projects at the College.
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Maybe it was the presence of all those costumed superheroes.
Lots of people who went to Comic-Con took the trolley, but Metropolitan Transit System officials said there were no reported security problems related to convention-goers who rode the rails.
Zip. Zero. Zilch.
"Ridership was up; trouble was nonexistent," MTS spokesman Rob Schupp said Wednesday.
The annual celebration of pop-culture creators and enthusiasts ended Sunday after a four-day run (plus a preview night) at the San Diego Convention Center.
Schupp said an estimated 192,597 people rode the trolleys during Comic-Con, an increase of nearly 4 percent from last year. Special trains were added.


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