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Note: Single nights may be booked in some situations but are subject to Owner/Manager's discretion. SWEET HOME STAY 2 bedroom/1 bath vacation rental, which can accommodate 4 guests, is part of Arcata Stay Lodging Network of Exceptional Accommodations. It is an early 1950's era free-standing bungalow with a private fenced yard and garden, located 6 blocks north of Arcata Plaza and 3 blocks from Humboldt State University. This vacation rental is appointed in whimsical mid-century vintage style: the floors are hardwood and Marmoleum, retro accessories and artwork collected by the owners enhance the décor, and the kitchen even features a 1946 O'Keefe & Merritt gas range in pristine condition. In the living room, which has a flat screen TV, wicker furniture with a tropical motif, imparts a vacation cottage feeling. The master bedroom is more traditional and has a queen sleigh bed, armoire with large flat-screen TV, a cozy reading area with a sumptuous overstuffed club chair, and mica reading lamps. The second smaller bedroom has a twin bed, desk, portable TV, and table with a reading lamp. There is also a foam futon which can be set up as an additional twin bed. The bathroom features a mint-condition porcelain tub with chrome telephone fixtures and shower conversion. This is an ideal vacation rental for guests who have issues climbing stairs or who seek a fenced yard for child and/or pet safety. From this convenient location, stroll 2 blocks to Wildberries Marketplace, down H Street to Arcata Plaza, or over to the University Gateway.
"Lovely hideaway." The cottage was lovely and beautifully appointed. Our kids and dog enjoyed the fenced yard, and the bed was super comfy. The proximity to Wildberries Market and downtown was great as well. The cottage felt very private, though there was some residual noise from the street at times. We would definitely stay here again!
Arcata is located just 7 miles north of Eureka and less than 40 minutes drive to both southern and northern State and National Redwood Parks, home to the tallest trees in the world. Enjoy majestic redwood groves, miles of pristine coastline, Humboldt Bay, a famous wildlife refuge, and a lively town square in arty, progressive Arcata, which is also home to Humboldt State University. Between scenic Humboldt Bay and forested hills, our town is a popular destination for visitors to the redwoods and is the ideal 'home base' from which to take recreational day trips or attend events on the Arcata Plaza, including the Kinetic Sculpture Race, Oyster Festival, Pastels On The Plaza, North Country Fair, Arts Alive, and Saturday Farmers Market. Within a 15-30 minute drive from Arcata, visit Old Town Eureka's Victorian Heritage District, the Victorian Village of Ferndale, or the quaint fishing village of Trinidad, Trinidad Head, beaches, and Patrick's Point State Park.
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Green Pepper Macro
One of my best photography subject is Macro, I am using Nikon 105mm lens and the HomeMade LightBox for my Macro sessions. In this three shots of the Macro on Green Pepper I am posting a shot of the studio setup i take the shot with my Sony T100, and another two shots of the pepper using Nikon D90 and Nikon 105m lens, best to see it on full size.
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This is a shot of the Inside the pepper..
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of interest need to be analyzed only for the cases and the selected controls rather than for the entire cohort, and this saves time and money.
Experimental studies in humans are the most reliable means of establishing causal associations between exposure to an agent of interest and human health outcomes. Key features of experimental studies are their prospective design, their use of a control group, and their random allocation of exposure to the agent under study. The randomized controlled trial is considered the most informative type of epidemiologic research design for the study of medications, surgical practices, biologic products, vaccines, and preventive interventions. The main drawbacks of randomized controlled trials are their expense, the time needed for completion, and the common practice of systematically excluding many groups of individuals, which limits the conclusions to a relatively small and homogeneous subgroup. Randomized trials are virtually non-existent as a means of determining the health risks of insecticides and solvents.
The relationships that are examined in each type of epidemiologic study are quantified with statistical measures of association. In cohort studies, the measure of association between exposure to the agent of interest and outcome is the relative risk (RR), computed by dividing the risk or rate of developing the disease or condition over the followup period in the exposed group by the risk or rate in the unexposed group. An relative risk greater than 1 suggests that exposed subjects are more likely to develop the outcome than unexposed subjects, that is, it suggests a positive association between exposure to the putative agent and the disease. Conversely, a relative risk of less than 1 indicates that the agent might protect against the occurrence of the disease. A relative risk close to 1 indicates that there is little appreciable difference in risk (rates) and that there is little evidence of an association between the agent and the outcome.
In occupational cohort mortality studies, risk estimates are often standardized for comparison to general population mortality rates (by age, sex, race, time, and cause) because it can be difficult to identify a suitable control group of unexposed workers. The observed number of deaths among workers (from a specific cause, such as lung cancer) is compared with the expected number of deaths in an identified population, such as the general US population, accounting for age, sex, and calendar year. The ratio of observed to expected deaths produces a standardized mortality ratio (SMR). The SMR is usually a good estimator of relative risk; an SMR greater than 1 generally suggests an increased risk of dying in the exposed group. Less common, but identical in calculation, is a standardized incidence ratio (SIR). Incidence is a measure of new cases of a disease; mortality is the number of reported deaths. SIRs are calculated less often than SMRs, because disease incidence, as an end point, is often more difficult than death for investigators to identify and follow up. For disease mortality, death certificates are often used; they are easier to obtain than registry data that would indicate the incidence of a disease.
A proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) study relates the proportions of deaths from a specific cause in a specified time period between exposed and nonexposed subjects. That makes it possible to determine whether there is an excess or deficit of deaths from that cause


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Help with kitchen backsplash
I am remodeling my kitchen and going for a transitional, timeless approach. White cabinets, bianco antico granite countertops, white subway tile backsplash and dark wood floors. I want to do a framed mosiac over my range for some depth and visual interest, but don't want to do anything that will be outdated soon or compete with countertops. I'm planning on using 1 by 1 inch pearl (clear) and sable (brown) colored glass tiles in a 24 by 12 inch frame.
Can anyone offer me advice on a design? I was thinking alternating 3 of the same tiles to try and mimic the subway tile pattern, but seems like a "trick your eye" picture.
Thanks in advance for your help!
ERHOFF - Sorry I can't help you on this, cuz my work is so off-the-wall crazy I just can't comment on your nice and tidy sounding mosaic. Hoping someone else w/help you here, but in the meantime, why doncha do some Googling for mosaic designs. There's tons of designs for inspiration out there.
I feel your pain! I want to do a timeless and transitional look as well- thinking subway glass tile for the whole kitchen or 2x4 subway ceramic and possibly a mosaic area about the sink (there is no window over the sink in our kitchen and that area has a bigger area than above the stove.... These 2 links I am adding from a designer's blog have been most helpful to me... She can sound a little harsh sometimes, but she makes some really good points I think. http://www.mariakillam.com/2011/02/the-hottest-trend-in-backsplash-tile-for-2011-yay-or-nay.html and http://www.mariakillam.com/2009/06/selecting-your-kitchen-or-bath-backsplash-accent-tile-or-not.html
"I always tell my clients that it's the colour and accessories that pull a space together. Unless you are someone who plans on replacing your tiles every 5 years, it's better to keep them neutral as they are so expensive and messy to replace." is the best quote from her.
The pearl and the brown do sound like the best color choices to still stay "neutral" while adding some design element. I am debating whether to do something like that as well because I like a little flash and the idea of only subway sounds boring to me, even though it can look nice! But then I am reminded from her article that I can get decor and change it as I please unlike tile... I have heard a number of people regret that they did all over mosaics after a few years (what I had wanted to do in the beginning but am now definitely not going to do) but don't know of anyone who has done the mosaic in the area of over the stove/ and or sink only. In pictures that I have seen I have either loved it or hated it (based on the color choice) So obviously whatever you choose you know you will love so that won't be a problem, and you will know whether or not you will still love it in 5 years... If you plan on keeping the house as your forever house you can't go wrong! We may or may not be keeping this house so that part is really weighing on me as to what to do. I would love to add a neutral mosaic large square area over the sink but fear that maybe that will become something of a dated thing to do- but sadly I'm not a psychic so I just don't know! Mosaics have been around and popular for thousands of years though! I just cringe when I think of the pink mosaic tile we had in our bathroom growing up haha, I know it was the "in" thing at the time, but definitely not now, so I don't want that to be me! I probably haven't helped you at all I'm sorry, but just know that there is someone else out there wrestling with the same decisions as you :)
jillianfl: Glad to know I'm not the only one! I decided against the mosaic over the range and decided to use the same subway tiles but place them in a herringbone pattern. It will be framed by a thin sable (brown) glass tile, and then a white chair rail tile for depth. The rest of the backsplash will be white subway brick pattern. I hope it works out!


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ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF MY GIVEAWAY!!!!! The very first signed print edition of Winnemucca [with a 3 BONUS CHAPTER SNEAK PEEK of 13 on Halloween] and a Winnemucca coffee cup goes to….drumroll….. Aimee! YAYYYYY!!! I'll be emailing you Aimee with the details:) Thanks so much for playing the YA Scramble yesterday. So much fun talking setting over at Just Left of Imagination Avenue.
YA SCRAMBLERS! The grand prize winner will be announced tomorrow!
BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL: In honor of my new release of 13 on Halloween on Sept. 20, I am very excited to announce that all my Kindle books will be 99 cents until October:) YAY! And my release day interview will be with the AMAZING Abbi Glines!
And now for a little story about Winnemucca's cover. The photo was taken by my hubby Joe. It is a photo of Highway 33 where we meet Ginny, a seventeen-year-old girl who is just beginning her enchanted road trip to her true self. One foot in front of the other. Her walk will take her to the state prison just outside of town. You see a glimpse of the prison on the right hand side of the cover, complete with barbed wire fences and a guard tower. When Joe went to take the photo, I really wanted a picture of the Avenal State Prison sign too. Because it is there at the sign that Ginny becomes A Child of The Road. After Joe took this photo he drove further up the road and took a few pictures of the sign, when he was swarmed with sheriffs. They asked him what he was doing. I wish I could have heard the convo. In my head it goes something like this: My wife wrote a book and the main character takes an enchanted road trip…Um. Our bad. Note to self: can't take pictures of prisons. The sheriffs were nice enough but deleted a bunch of photos on Joe's camera. I'm super happy that they didn't arrest him and even happier that they didn't delete this photo, one of two I used to make the cover.
And waaalaaa! You have the cover:) No, they're not my legs. But sometimes it's fun to say they are! hee-hee
What lengths have you gone to to get your photos? I'd love to know:)
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Playa Jaco on the Central Pacific of Costa Rica is considered one of the best places in the world for sport fishing of all kinds. Travellers come from all over the world to fish on land or at sea while enjoying the unique beauty of the region. Los Sueños Resort is a beachfront in Jaco Beach, is considered the best resort of Costa Rica and is the destination of choice for those who came to enjoy the incredible fishing.
Half or Full day Fishing may include
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If one of the reasons for many visitors to come to Fishing in Local Water, Los Sueños is definitely the place to be. Los Sueños is 1,100 acres of unsurpassed beauty, surrounded by rainforest, pristine beaches and abundant wildlife. Coupled with this natural beauty are the best facilities, activities and services available everywhere.
It is the Marriott hotel with spa and restaurants open to all hotel guests, a complex of shops and restaurant called Marina Village, an eco- championship golf and a wealth of outdoor activities. For fishing enthusiasts , the main attraction is perhaps the marina of international renown.
From the marina, you can rent from a small cruise ship for a 60-foot yacht for a day of fishing on the most memorable sports you can imagine. Costa Rica Fishing Jaco set records for marlin, yellowfin tuna, sailfish and roosterfish . All are plentiful outside of Jaco Beach. If you prefer to fish near the coast , snapper are a favorite and yields.
All charter boats are operated by experienced bilingual captains and boats know where to fish and how to achieve them are. Everyone in your party is sure to have a great experience, whether fishing for the first or umpteenth time. Sport fishing is a great way to get in the ocean, enjoy the beautiful sunny Costa Rica and spend time with friends.
When you find fish in Costa Rica, Jaco is the ultimate fishing experience, and our ships are part of this experience. With the latest technology, qualified personnel, comfort and luxury amenities, letters Jaco meet every fisherman or fisherman's dream.
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Los Suenos is the perfect place to come to …Costa Rica Fishing Jaco. Regardless of how others choose to spend the day, every day here is full of possibilities. With a lot of sports, opportunities to see rare wildlife and hiking the beautiful rainy or oceanfront forests, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
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Whitley Castle is a large and uniquely shaped Roman fort (Castra) near Alston, Cumbria, England which the Romans called Epiacum.[1] Whereas Roman forts are normally "playing card shaped" (rectangular with rounded corners) Whitley Castle is lozenge-shaped to fit the available site. In addition, it has the most complex defensive earthworks of any known Roman fort, with multiple banks and ditches outside the usual stone ramparts. The fort may have been sited to control and protect lead mining in the area as well as to support the border defences of Hadrian's Wall.[2]
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Whitley Castle is situated about 1,000 feet (300 metres) above sea level in the Pennine hills on the border of Cumbria and Northumberland. It lies to the west of the modern A689 road beside the Pennine Way long-distance footpath.[3] It is one of the most isolated Roman sites in Britain, which may help to explain both why it remains largely unexcavated (in 2012), and why so much of it has survived. The site is a lozenge-shaped spur of high ground on Castle Nook hill farm[4] under permanent pasture. The remains lie under the grass, and are most clearly seen in aerial photographs.[5] The Roman fort itself covers about 4 acres; outside it is a system of concentric defensive ditches.[2]
Whitley Castle is about 15 miles (24 kilometres) south of Hadrian's Wall, and 20 miles (32 kilometres) north of the main Roman road which ran between Carlisle (to the northwest) and York (to the southeast).[6]
The fort may have been sited to exert control over the area near Alston and its lead mines, as well as to provide support for Hadrian's Wall.[2][1]
Epiacum was built early in the 2nd century AD. It was at least partly demolished and rebuilt around 200 AD. The fort was modified or wholly rebuilt about 300 AD. It appears to have been preceded by an Iron Age fort, followed by a Roman camp before the permanent fort was constructed. In the 3rd century the fort was manned by the 2nd Cohort of Nervians, auxiliary soldiers from the lower Rhine, named after the Roman Emperor Nerva.[2][6]
Inscriptions on some of the altars found at Epiacum provide evidence of the Roman army units garrisoning the fort. The first, "DEO HERCVLI C VITELLIVS ATTICIANVS > LEG VI V P F" ("To the god Hercules, Gaius Vitellius Atticanus, Centurion of the Sixth Legion, Victorious, Loyal and Faithful, (erected this).") names a regular army legion, which was based at York and would not have permanently manned a fort. Most likely Atticanus was seconded to Epiacum to train the fort's auxiliary soldiers. The second, "DEO APOLLINI G...IVS ... ...COH II NER ..." ("To the god Apollo, Gaius Julius Marcius, [commander] of the Second Cohort of Nervians, [fulfilled his vow]."), names an auxiliary cohort that manned the fort early in the 3rd century; it and two other inscriptions also naming the 2nd Nervians date to 213-221 AD.[1][7]
Epiacum is in some ways a typical Roman fort: inside the wall are straight roads which cross, a headquarters building, the commandant's house, a set of barrack blocks for the cohort of auxiliary soldiers, and granaries to store food. Also as usual, there is a bath house and a temple (dedicated by the auxiliary soldiers to the Emperor Caracalla) outside the wall.[2] There is an altar dedicated by the 6th Legion to Hercules, and an altar to Mithras.[6]
But Epiacum has two unique features. Firstly, the fort's military engineers modified the usual rectangular plan to suit the available site: it is distorted into a lozenge or parallelogram; the internal features of the fort are similarly distorted. Secondly, the wall is surrounded by four steep defensive ditches and banks around the hill spur, and seven such ramparts across the uphill side of the spur.[2][6]
The fort was surveyed and described by R.G. Collingwood in his Archaeology of Roman Britain, 1930.[8]
A survey in 2009 showed a Roman village or "Vicus" to the north and west of the fort. Artefacts found include coins, pottery, glass and objects made of jet, as well as stone altars (dedicated to Hercules, Apollo, Minerva and the emperor Septimius Severus)[1] and inscribed stones.[9]
In 2012, the University of Durham carried out a geophysics survey as part of an English Heritage project.[10]
In the absence of a full excavation, archaeologists have exploited the diggings of moles to uncover Roman artefacts by sifting earth thrown up by the animals in their molehills. Finds include fragments of Samian ware (Roman table pottery); rim fragments of serving bowls and earthenware pots; a bead made of jet; some iron nails; and a tap head made of bronze, shaped like a dolphin.[4]
The Roman name for the fort, Epiacum, is given in Ptolemy's Geography as the first town in the area of the Brigantes tribe of northeastern England. It may perhaps be a form of "epi acumen" meaning "surrounding the point", which could describe the lozenge-shaped spur on which the fort lies.[1]


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The Gomez Family. Married for 39 years and have enjoyed our vacation home for the last 14 years. Memories will never be forgotten.
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Register to contact | To protect privacy, contact info has been removed from this post. Register to see the original with contact info. Can you believe 30 years have passed since we actually thought that our parents were clueless? My how things have changed! 30 years of living has given us more in common and more to share. It's time for fun, fond memories, warmth and hugs. Let's celebrate! When: Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Where: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago-Northwest Cost: $80.00 per person Dinner 495 Airport Road Elgin, IL 60123-9356 Cost: $20.00 per person Breakfast Phone (847) 488-XXXX Fax (847) 488-XXXX http://www.*****/**** The saved block of rooms is under: Streamwood H.S. Reunion Pay monthly or all at once. We will track your payments and give you e-mail updates. NO REFUNDS after 5/30/2011. Paid in full due by May 30th, 2011. Ticket prices go up June 1st , to $100 . Mail payments to: Gail Hinson-Gutekanst at * 4460 Heron Drive * Lake In The Hills, Il 60156 * Make checks payable to: SHS CLASS of 1981 Other Details: Cocktail/Meet & Greet: 4:30 - 6:30 Appetizers & Open Bar /includes Beer, Wine & Soda Dinner & Dancing In Ballroom: 6:30 – 12am Choice of Prime Rib or Lemon Chicken /Cash Bar rest of evening Music - Dancing - Photography Booth - Bennigins is attached to the hotel and will be open for us until 2am. Optional late morning private breakfast buffet available to all at $20 each from 9am to 12pm. We welcome updates you may have on teachers & fellow Alumni. Send info & photos from Jr. High and High School for the photo show. Send them to: *****@comcast.net Note: Please extend this invitation information to all fellow classmates who would have graduated with us in '81 but did not for a variety of reasons. (moved, or went for GED, or military etc.) Tell them they are wanted &welcome. We have limited address information, so if you know someone like this, update them and us! Your reunion committee members are all available to answer questions through Facebook. Thank you! Vicki Bergeron-Downs, Cindy Malinowski-Matsie, Debi Nelson, Debbie FioRito-Werst, Donna Bruscato-Evers, Gail Hinson-Gutekanst, Jennifer Piecko-Anaya, Nanette Doyle-Graunke, Shannon Kelly-Reiskis CUT & RETURN THIS PORTION: Payments to: Gail Hinson-Gutekanst @ 4460 Heron Drive, Lake In The Hill, IL 60156 Send address information or changes for you or friends or teachers as well as photos to *****@comcast.net We happily accept financial donations towards this event. We will honor corporate & private sponsors for our event. We are also building a directory of business cards to be given to all Alumni upon check in. Cost to be in business directory is $20 per card. Must receive your business card by MARCH 1st, 2011. _____ Yes attending dinner & making monthly payments ____ Yes attending dinner & here is my payment in full _____ # Prime Rib _____ # Lemon Chicken ______ # Attending breakfast _____ I will not be attending, my address info is correct, my email info is correct. (If not, update on back side please) # Dinner tickets needed ______ x $80 + # Breakfast tickets needed ______ x $20 = Total due: $_____________ Business Sponsorship & Business Card Directory: ______ Yes include my business card in the directory for $20 per business card . Amount enclosed $________ ______ Yes, my business would like to donate $_______ in sponsorship of the event and Alumni Scholarship. Posted: 05/06/2011 |
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Capt. Craig Moreau extinguished an 18-wheeler tire fire on Jan. 6 on Texas 71, near Austin. Moreau said the fire was in danger of spreading to the entire truck and the tiny extinguisher from the cab was out of juice.


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Bonanza | |
Also known as | Ponderosa |
Genre | Western |
Created by | David Dortort |
Starring | Lorne Greene Pernell Roberts (Seasons 1-6) Dan Blocker (Seasons 1-13) Michael Landon Victor Sen Yung Guy Williams (Season 5) David Canary (Seasons 9-11; 14) Mitch Vogel (Seasons 12-14) Ray Teal (Seasons 2-13) Bing Russell (Seasons 3-14) Tim Matheson (Season 14) Lou Fritzell |
Theme music composer | Ray Evans Jay Livingston |
Opening theme | "Bonanza" |
Composer(s) | David Rose Walter Scharf Harry Sukman Fred Steiner (12.21) William Lava |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 14 |
No. of episodes | 430 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | David Dortort Mark Roberts |
Producer(s) | Fred Hamilton |
Running time | 49 minutes |
Production company(s) | NBC |
Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Picture format | NTSC |
Audio format | Mono |
Original run | September 12, 1959 | – January 16, 1973
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Bonanza | |
Also known as | Ponderosa |
Genre | Western |
Created by | David Dortort |
Starring | Lorne Greene Pernell Roberts (Seasons 1-6) Dan Blocker (Seasons 1-13) Michael Landon Victor Sen Yung Guy Williams (Season 5) David Canary (Seasons 9-11; 14) Mitch Vogel (Seasons 12-14) Ray Teal (Seasons 2-13) Bing Russell (Seasons 3-14) Tim Matheson (Season 14) Lou Fritzell |
Theme music composer | Ray Evans Jay Livingston |
Opening theme | "Bonanza" |
Composer(s) | David Rose Walter Scharf Harry Sukman Fred Steiner (12.21) William Lava |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 14 |
No. of episodes | 430 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | David Dortort Mark Roberts |
Producer(s) | Fred Hamilton |
Running time | 49 minutes |
Production company(s) | NBC |
Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Picture format | NTSC |
Audio format | Mono |
Original run | September 12, 1959 | – January 16, 1973
Bonanza is an NBC-produced western television series that ran on the NBC network from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series (behind Gunsmoke) and still continues to air in syndication, The show centers around the Cartwright family, who live in the area near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The show stars Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, and David Canary. The show's title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of ore,[1] and commonly refers to The Comstock Lode. In 2002, Bonanza was ranked No. 43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.[2]
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The show chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene). He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts) who built the ranch house; the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, "Hoss" (Dan Blocker); and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe" (Michael Landon). Via exposition (Bonanza, "Rose For Lotta", premiere, 9/12/59) and flashback episodes, each wife was accorded a different ethnicity: English (Bonanza, "Elizabeth My Love"; episode #65) Swedish (Bonanza, "Inger My Love", episode #95) and French Creole (Bonanza, "Marie My Love", episode #120) respectively. The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing (Victor Sen Yung). Greene, Roberts, Blocker, and Landon were billed equally. The opening credits would alternate the order among the four stars.
The family lived on a 600,000+ acre ranch (over one thousand square-miles) called the Ponderosa on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada.[3] The vast size of the Cartwrights' land was quietly revised to "half a million acres" on Lorne Greene's 1964 song, "Saga of the Ponderosa." The ranch name refers to the Ponderosa Pine, common in the West. The nearest town to the Ponderosa was Virginia City, where the Cartwrights would go to converse with Sheriff Roy Coffee (played by veteran actor Ray Teal), or his deputy Clem Foster (Bing Russell).
Bonanza was considered an atypical western for its time, as the core of the storylines dealt less about the range but more with Ben and his three dissimilar sons, how they cared for one another, their neighbors, and just causes. "You always saw stories about family on comedies or on an anthology, but Bonanza was the first series that was week-to-week about a family and the troubles it went through. Bonanza was a period drama that attempted to confront contemporary social issues. That was very difficult to do on television. Most shows that tried to do it failed because the sponsors didn't like it, and the networks were nervous about getting letters", explains Stephen Battaglio, a senior editor for TV Guide magazine (Paulette Cohn, "Bonanza: TV Trailblazer", American Profile Magazine, p. 12, June 5, 2009).
Episodes ranged from high drama ("Bushwacked", episode #392, 1971; "Shanklin", episode #409, 1972) to broad comedy ("Hoss and the Leprechauns", episode #146, 1964; "Caution, Bunny Crossing", episode #358, 1969) and addressed such meaty issues as the environment ("Different Pines, Same Wind", episode #304, 1968), substance abuse ("The Hidden Enemy", episode #424, 1972), domestic violence ("First Love", episode #427, 1972), anti-war sentiment ("The Weary Willies", episode #364, 1970), and illegitimate births ("Love Child", episode #370, 1970; "Rock-A-Bye Hoss", episode #393, 1971). The series sought to illustrate the cruelty of bigotry against: Asians ("The Fear Merchants", episode #27, 1960; "The Lonely Man", episode #404, 1971), African-Americans ("Enter Thomas Bowers", episode #164, 1964; "The Wish", episode #326, 1968; "Child", episode #305, 1969), Native Americans ("The Underdog", episode #180, 1964; "Terror at 2:00", episode #384, 1970), Jews, ("Look to the Stars", episode #90, 1962); the disabled ("Tommy", episode #249, 1966) and "little people" ("It's A Small World", episode #347, 1968).
Originally, the Cartwrights tended to be depicted as put-off by outsiders. Lorne Greene, however, objected to this, pointing out that as the area's largest timber and livestock producer, the family should be less clannish. The producers agreed with this observation and changed the Cartwrights to be more amiable.
Though not familiar stars in 1959, the cast quickly became favorites of the first television generation.
Canadian-born Lorne Greene starred as family patriarch Ben Cartwright. Early in the show's history, Ben Cartwright recalls each of his late wives in flashback episodes. A standard practice with most westerns was to introduce some romance but avoid matrimony. Few media cowboys (save Roy Rogers and Fess Parker's Daniel Boone) had on-screen wives. Any time one of the Cartwrights seriously courted a woman, she died from a malady, was slain, or left with someone else.
Georgia-born Pernell Roberts played eldest son Adam, an architectural engineer with a university education. Adam built the impressive ranch house ("The Philip Diedesheimer Story", Oct. 31, 1959; "Bonanza: The Return", NBC TV, April 21, 1993). Roberts disdained the assembly-line mindset of serial television, and fought with series writers regarding Adam's lack of independence. Despite the show's success, Roberts departed the series following the 1964–65 season (after 202 episodes) and returned to theater. Attempts to replace him with a Cartwright cousin (Guy Williams) and Little Joe's maternal half-brother (Barry Coe) were unsuccessful ("Bonanza: Scenery of the Ponderosa: Candy Canaday").
Dan Blocker was six foot four and roughly three hundred pounds when chosen to play the gentle middle son Eric, also known as Hoss. The nickname was used as a nod to the character's ample girth,[4] an endearing term for "big and friendly", used by his Swedish mother (& uncle, Gunnar),[5] or a rib to his humiliating, failed attempt to break a horse ("Ponderosa", episode No. 1, PAX TV 2001). In the Bonanza flashback (Bonanza, "Journey Remembered"; episode #142, NBC-TV, 1964), his mother Inger names him Eric after her father. To satisfy young Adam, Inger and Ben agree to try the nickname Hoss and "see which one sticks". " Inger says of "hoss", "In the mountain country, that is the name for a big, friendly man."
In May 1972, Blocker died suddenly from a post-operative pulmonary embolism following surgery to remove a failing gall bladder. The producers felt nobody else could continue the role. It was the first time a TV show's producers chose to kill off a major male character (though it was done twice previously with female leads- in 1956 on Make Room For Daddy, and again in 1963 with The Real McCoys). It was not until the movie, Bonanza: The Next Generation (Syndicated, 1988), that it was explained that Hoss had drowned attempting to save a woman's life.
Michael Landon began to develop his skills in writing and directing Bonanza episodes, starting with "The Gamble." Most of the episodes Landon wrote and directed were dramas, including the 1972 two hour, "Forever", which was recognized by TV guide as being one of televisions best specials (November 1993). According to David Dortort, Landon grew difficult during the last five seasons the show ran. ("Bonanza" four DVD set biography notes, Bear Family Records). Landon appeared in all but fourteen Bonanza episodes for its run, a total of 416 episodes.
In the episodes "First Born" (1962) and "Marie, My Love" (1963), viewers learn of Little Joe's older half-brother Clay Stafford, born to his French Creole mother Marie. According to Lorne Greene's song "Saga of the Ponderosa" ("Bonanza" four CD set biography notes/song, Bear Family Records, 1964), Marie's first husband was "Big Joe" Collins, who dies saving Ben's life. Ben travels to Marie to break the sad news, and the two bond. After Ben marries Marie, they choose to honor "Big Joe" by calling their son "Little Joe". Whether to Stafford or Collins, Marie Cartwright was previously married.
In 1967, David Canary joined the cast as "Candy" Canaday, a plucky Army brat turned cowboy ("Sense of Duty", episode 271, September 24, 1967), who became the Cartwrights' confidant, ranch foreman, and timber vessel captain. Dortort was impressed by Canary's talent, but the character vanished in September 1970, after Canary had a contract dispute. He would return two seasons later after co-star Dan Blocker's death, reportedly having been approached by Landon.
Chinese American actor Victor Sen Yung played the Cartwrights' happy-go-lucky cook, whose blood pressure rose when the family came late for dinner. Cast here as the faithful domestic, the comedy relief character had little to do beyond chores. He once used martial arts to assail a towering family foe (Bonanza, "Stage Door Johnnies", 7/28/68). Though often referenced, Hop Sing only appeared in an average of seven to eight shows each season. As a semi-regular cast member, Yung was only paid per episode. After 14 years, Yung was widely known, but financially struggling. The Hop Sing character was central in only two episodes: "Mark Of Guilt" (#316) and "The Lonely Man" (#404).
Absent Canary in mid 1970, the writers sought a fresh outlet for Ben's fatherly advice, and so a teen boy was introduced. Fourteen-year-old Mitch Vogel joined the series as Jamie Hunter, the orphan son of a roving rainmaker, in the 363rd episode, "A Matter of Faith" (aired September 20, 1970). Ben adopted Jamie in a 1971 episode.
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Initially, Bonanza aired on Saturday evenings opposite Perry Mason. However, Bonanza's ratings were dismal and the show was soon targeted for cancellation. However, NBC kept it because Bonanza was one of the first series to be filmed and broadcast in color, including scenes of picturesque Lake Tahoe Nevada. NBC's corporate parent, Radio Corporation of America (RCA), used the show to spur sales of RCA-manufactured color television sets (RCA was also the primary sponsor of the series during its first two seasons).
NBC moved Bonanza to Sundays at 9:00 pm Eastern with new sponsor Chevrolet (replacing The Dinah Shore Chevy Show). The new time slot caused Bonanza to soar in the ratings, and it eventually reached number one by 1964, an honor it would keep until 1967. By 1970, Bonanza was the first series to appear in the Top Five list for nine consecutive seasons (a record that would stand for many years) and thus established itself as the single biggest hit television series of the 1960s. Bonanza remained high on the Nielsen ratings until 1971, when it finally fell out of the Top Ten.
From the third season on, the Cartwrights and nearly every other recurring character on the show wore the same clothing in almost every episode. The reason for this is twofold: it made duplication of wardrobe easier for stunt doubles (Hal Burton, Bob Miles, Bill Clark, Lyle Heisler, Ray Mazy) and it cut the cost of refilming action shots (such as riding clips in-between scenes), as previously shot stock footage could be reused. Below is a survey of costumes employed:
In 1968, Blocker began wearing a toupee on the series, as he was approaching 40 and losing hair. He joined the ranks of his fellow co-stars Roberts and Greene, both of whom began the series with hairpieces (Greene wore his modest frontal piece in private life too, whereas Roberts preferred not wearing his, even to rehearsals/blocking). Landon was the only original cast member who was wig-free throughout the series, as even Sen Yung wore an attached queue.
Bonanza also featured a memorable theme song by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was orchestrated by David Rose and arranged by Billy May for the television series.
The Bonanza theme, emulating galloping horses, is one of the best known pieces of made-for-television music, opening with a burning map of the ranch and four saddlebound Cartwrights. Variations of the theme were used for twelve seasons of the series. Although there were two official sets of lyrics (some country singers, avoiding royalties, mostly substituted the copyright renditions with their own words), the series simply used an instrumental theme. Three of the cast members bellowed-out the original lyrics, sans music, at the close of the pilot (Pernell Roberts, the sole professional singer of the quartet, abstained and untethered the horse reins). Before the pilot aired (on September 12, 1959), the song sequence, deemed too campy, was edited out of the scene and instead the Cartwrights headed back to the ranch whooping and howling. In a 1964 song, the Livingston-Evans lyrics were revised by Lorne Greene with a more familial emphasis, "on this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name, fortune smiled the day we filed the Ponderosa claim" ("Bonanza", Bear Family Box set, Disc #2). In 1968, a slightly revamped horn and percussion-heavy arrangement of the original score introduced the series- which was used until 1970. A new theme song, called "The Big Bonanza" was written in 1970 by episode scorer David Rose, and was used from 1970–1972. Action-shot pictorials of the cast replaced the galloping trio. Finally, a faster rendition of the original music returned for the 14th and final season, along with action shots of the cast.
The theme song has been recorded by numerous artists in a diverse variety of styles. The first recorded and released version was an instrumental by Marty Gold, on his 1960 album Swingin' West. This was followed by the February, 1960 single by Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra, which included vocals. Morrow's version also appeared on his 1960 album Double Impact which featured several other then-recent television themes. In December, 1960, another vocal version was issued only in the United Kingdom by Johnny Gregory and his Orchestra and Chorus released on the Fontana label. All aforementioned vocal versions, including the television pilot, used lyrics written by Livingston and Evans contained in the first published sheet music for the song, though not all the lyrics were sung. A Bonanza soundtrack album released in late 1961 included a version by David Rose; Rose also had a 1960 single and included the theme on his 1961 album Exodus in a different mix. The biggest hit version is a guitar instrumental by Al Caiola, which reached number 19 on Billboard in 1961. Other versions were released by Billy Vaughn, Valjean, Lorne Greene, and Nelson Riddle.
Country singer Johnny Cash was first to record a full length vocal version of the theme song. He and Johnny Western discarded the original Livingston and Evans lyrics, and wrote new ones. The song first saw release by September, 1962 as a single. Sometime after June, 1963, it was released as a track on his sixteenth album: Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. This version was later covered by Faron Young for his 1963 album Aims at the West. Singer Ralf Paulsen recorded a German-language version of the song in 1963, released in mid-June, 1963 on Capitol Records in the United States. His German version (lyrics attributed to "Nicolas") was sung in the same style and mood in which Cash had recorded it, and was fairly close in translation.
Bad Manners did a ska version of the song, as did the Hurtin' Buckaroos. Michael Richards, as Stanley Spadowski, sang a bit of the theme song while being held hostage by Channel 8's news goons in UHF (he did not know the words to the song he was originally supposed to sing, "Helter Skelter"). Michael Feinstein was the last to record the song in 2002 on his Songs of Evans and Livingston tribute CD. The Little House on the Prairie theme (also by Rose), was heard first in a 1971 episode of Bonanza. The overture for The High Chaparral composed by Harry Sukman can be heard briefly at the start of the 1966 episode "Four Sisters from Boston".
The opening scene for the first season was shot at Lake Hemet, a reservoir in the San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, and later moved to Lake Tahoe. During the first season extra horses were rented from the Idyllwild Stables in Idyllwild, also in the San Jacinto Mountains. The first Virginia City set was used on the show until 1970 and was located on a backlot at Paramount and featured in episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel, Mannix, and The Brady Bunch. In the 1970 premiere episode of the twelfth season entitled "The Night Virginia City Died", Deputy Clem Foster's pyromaniac fiancée levels the town in a series of fires. (Chosen, in part, as a real 1875 fire destroyed three-quarters of Virginia City.) This allowed for a switch to the less expensive Warner studios from September 1970 through January 1973. The script was initially written for the departing David Canary's Candy. It is rare, in that both actors Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee) and Bing Russell (Deputy Clem Foster) appear together.
The program's Nevada set, the Ponderosa Ranch house, was recreated in Incline Village, Nevada, in 1967, and remained a tourist attraction until its sale in September 2004.
Bonanza is uniquely known for having addressed racism, not typically covered on American television during the time period, from a compassionate, humanitarian point-of-view.
Bigotry, and specifically anti-semitism, was the subject of the episode "Look to the Stars" (Season 3, Episode 26; original air date March 18, 1962). A bigoted school teacher (oblivious to his prejudice) routinely expels minority students. When he expels the brilliant Jewish student Albert Michaelson, a scientific genius whose experiments on the streets of Virginia City often cause commotion, Ben Cartwright steps in and confronts Norton on his bigotry. Ashamed, the school teacher vows to reform.[6] A coda to the episode reveals that Michaelson went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics.
In the episode "Enter Thomas Bowers" (Season 5, Episode 30; original air date April 26, 1964), the Cartwright family helps the opera singer Bowers, an African American freedman, after he encounters prejudice while in Virginia City to perform. Bowers winds up arrested as a fugitive slave. At the beginning of the episode, Adam is shown to be outraged at the Supreme Court's Dredd Scott v. Sandford decision (placing the time as 1857), which he discusses with his father. According to David Dortort, sponsor General Motors was anxious about the episode. As producer, Dortort ensured that the episode re-aired during the summer rerun seasons, though two TV stations in the South refused to air it.[7]
In the The Wish episode, directed by Michael Landon, Hoss protects an African American former slave's family when confronted with racism after the American Civil War. In The Fear Merchants episode, discrimination against Chinese immigrants who attempt to assimilate in American society is addressed.[8][9]
Bonanza has had a highly profitable merchandising history. Currently, Bonanza Ventures, Inc. grants merchandising and licensing rights worldwide. The original series has spawned: several successful novelty western/folk albums from 1962–1965; three dozen Dell and Gold Key comic books from 1962 through 1970; Jim Beam Whiskey Ponderosa Ranch decanters 1964–1966; a series of "Big-Little" books from 1966–1969; Revel Bonanza model character sets from 1966–1968; a chain of Bonanza and Ponderosa steakhouses from 1963–present; the Lake Tahoe-based "Ponderosa" theme park from 1967–2004; a line of American Character action figures in 1966–1967; Aladdin lunch buckets and thermos bottles in 1966–1968; View Master slide sets from 1965–1973; Ponderosa tin cups from 1967–2004; a series of Hamilton collector plates in 1989–1990; and most recently, Breyer Fiftieth Anniversary Ponderosa Stable sets, with horses and Cartwright figures in 2009–2011. Six Bonanza novels have been published: Bonanza: One Man With Courage by Thomas Thompson (1966); The Ponderosa Spirit by Stephen Calder (1988); The Ponderosa Empire by Stephen Calder (1991); Bonanza: High Steel Hazard by Stephen Calder (1993); Bonanza: Felling of the Sons by Monette B. Reinhold (2005), and Bonanza: Mystic Fire by Monette B. Reinhard (2009). Bonanza Gold (2003–2009), a quarterly magazine, featured detailed information about the show, including interviews with guest actors and other production personnel, articles about historical events and people depicted in the series, fan club information, and fan fiction. The first two seasons are available on DVD, as well as several non-successive public-domain episodes (sans original theme music). The prequel series, The Ponderosa (see above), is also available on DVD.
In the fall of 1972, NBC moved Bonanza to Tuesday nights opposite the All In The Family spinoff show, Maude. The scheduling change, as well as Dan Blocker's death several months earlier, resulted in plunging ratings for the show. David Canary returned to his former role of Candy (to offset Hoss's absence), and a new character named Griff King (played by Tim Matheson) was added to lure younger viewers. Griff, in prison for nearly killing his abusive stepfather, was paroled into Ben's custody and got a job as a ranch hand. Several episodes were built around his character, one that Matheson never had a chance to fully develop before the show's abrupt cancellation in November 1972 (with last episode airing January 16, 1973). Many fans felt that the Hoss character was essential, as he was a nurturing, empathetic soul who rounded out the all-male cast.
For 14 years, the Cartwrights were the premier western family on American television and have been immensely popular on cable networks such as TV Land, ION (formerly PAX), Family Channel, and the Hallmark Channel. The series currently airs on Me-TV, TV Land and My Family TV.
Bonanza was revived for three made-for-television movies featuring the Cartwrights' offspring: Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988), Bonanza: The Return (1993), and Bonanza: Under Attack (1995). Michael Landon, Jr., played Little Joe's son Benji while Gillian Greene, Lorne Greene's daughter, played a love interest. In the second movie, airing on NBC, a one-hour retrospective was done to introduce the drama. It was hosted by both Michael Landon, Jr., and Dirk Blocker. According to the magazine TV Guide, NBC told Blocker he was too old to play the Hoss scion, but gave him the role of an unrelated newspaper reporter. Clips of his appearance were heavily used in advertisements promoting the "second generation" theme, perhaps misleading audiences to believe that Blocker was playing Hoss's heir. Hoss's son Josh was born out of wedlock, as it is explained that Hoss drowned without knowing his fiancėe was pregnant. Such a storyline might have been problematic in the original series. (The Big Valley, however, had a major character in Heath, who was presented as illegitimate. The Gunsmoke movies of the early 1990s employed a similar theme when Marshal Matt Dillon learned he had sired Michael Learned's daughter in a short-lived romance. The initial story was first introduced in 1973, when depiction of fornication courted protests, so CBS insisted their hero Matt have the encounter when he had amnesia.)
In 2001, there was an attempt to revive the Bonanza concept with a prequel, Ponderosa, with a pilot directed by Simon Wincer and filmed in Australia. Covering the time when the Cartwrights first arrived at the Ponderosa, when Adam was a teenager and Joe a little boy, the series lasted 20 episodes and featured less gunfire and brawling than the original. Bonanza creator David Dortort approved PAX TV (now Ion TV)'s decision to hire Beth Sullivan, a producer from Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, which some believe gave the series more depth as well as a softer edge. The Hop Sing character is depicted not only as a cook but also a family counselor and herbal healer.
The last few episodes of Bonanza Season One and the first episodes of Season Two have fallen into the public domain. These episodes have been released by many different companies in different configurations and usually with substandard picture and sound quality, and by legal necessity with the copyright protected Evans-Livingston theme song replaced with generic western music.
In 1973, NBC sold the rights to the series, along with the rest of its pre-1973 library, to National Telefilm Associates, which changed its name to Republic Pictures in 1986. Republic would become part of the Spelling Entertainment organization in 1994 through Worldvision Enterprises. Select episodes ("The Best of Bonanza") were officially released in North America in 2003 on DVD through then-Republic video licensee Artisan Entertainment (which was later purchased by Lionsgate Home Entertainment). Republic (through CBS Television Distribution, which holds the television side of Republic's holdings) still retains the syndication distribution rights to the series. CBS Home Entertainment (under Paramount Home Video) is the official home video rights distributor at present.
CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount) has released the first two seasons on DVD in Region 1. Both seasons have been released in two-volume sets. Season 3, volumes 1 & 2 will be released on July 17, 2012.Season 4, volumes 1 & 2 will be released on October 2, 2012.[10][11]
In Region 2, AL!VE AG released the first seven seasons on DVD in Germany between 2008-2010. These releases are now out of print as AL!VE has lost the rights. In 2011, StudioCanal acquired the rights to the series and have begun re-releasing it on DVD, thus far the first four seasons have been re-released.[12][13] Season 3 released on April 19, 2012,[14] followed by season 4 on June 21, 2012.[15] Studiocanal has information about release of season 6 - October 18, 2012 and season 7 - November 1, 2012. And a box including seasons 1-7 will be released on December 6, 2012. During 2013 they plan to release seasons 8-14.
Episodes of the series have also been officially released on DVD in France and the United Kingdom.
Bonanza "the official first season" was released in Scandinavia during 2010. The first season is released in 4 volumes. The first two volumes were released on October 20, 2010, and the last two volumes on April 27, 2011. More seasons are scheduled to be released during 2013 and 2014.
Region 1
DVD name | Ep # | Release date |
The Official 1st Season, Vol. 1 | 16 | September 15, 2009[16] |
The Official 1st Season, Vol. 2 | 16 | September 15, 2009 |
The Official 2nd Season, Vol. 1 | 18 | December 7, 2010[17] |
The Official 2nd Season, Vol. 2 | 16 | October 11, 2011[18] |
The Official 3rd Season, Vol. 1 | 18 | July 17, 2012 |
The Official 3rd Season, Vol. 2 | 16 | July 17, 2012 |
The Official 4th Season, Vol. 1 | 18 | October 2, 2012 |
The Official 4th Season, Vol. 2 | 16 | October 2, 2012 |
Region 2
Season | Release dates | |
Germany | Scandinavia | |
Season 1 | December 8, 2012 | December 20, 2010 April 27, 2011 |
Season 2 | February 16, 2012 | |
Season 3 | April 19, 2012 | |
Season 4 | June 21, 2012 | |
Season 5 | August 23, 2012 | |
Season 6 | October 18, 2012 | |
Season 7 | November 1, 2012 | |
Seasons 1-7 | December 6, 2012 |
A feminist appreciation and critique of the series, as well as a Native American perspective, form a major portion of the 2006 novel Who Have the Power" by Mary Sheeran. The story begins in what resembles the theme park of the Ponderosa Ranch and implies that the chores for the ranch house were done by several Native American women from tribes who had roamed that very ranch. The ignoring of major contributions of women to history is also a major theme of Sheeran's novel.
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Prices paid by consumers for new vehicles were unchanged in 2000, following a 0.3-percent decrease in 1999.
The Consumer Price Index for motor vehicles last increased in 1996, when it rose 1.8 percent. In 1997, prices of new vehicles fell by 0.9 percent—the first decline since 1971. Following that decrease, prices were steady in 1998.
These data are from the BLS Consumer Price Index program. For additional information on consumer price changes, see "Consumer inflation higher in 2000," by Todd Wilson, Monthly Labor Review, April 2001. Annual percent changes are December-to-December changes.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, No change in new vehicle prices in 2000 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/june/wk1/art05.htm (visited March 05, 2015).
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The grrrl rock and relationship-gone-bad lyrics of Liz Phair and the acoustic, orchestral tunes of Aimee Mann exist on opposite ends of the female singer-songwriter spectrum. But on her new album, Portland, OR, songstress Mirah gracefully bridges the two!
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Frugal or Too Far?--veinglory
Monday, June 16, 2008
A lot of small presses cater to niche markets. Their sales are measured in hundreds not thousands. They have to keep down costs; I get that. But I still think there is a saving too far. For example: not paying for cover art. Oh dear, yes I am going on about this again. But I have been given some very nice cover art of the years, and I expect that the people who made it were properly compensated--as they should be.
Notice this from Vanilla Heart: 1) Hidden Passages cover, 2) totally free photo stock. (This and another example noticed by a sharp-eyed Absolute Write forum member)
It's a nice photo, does it matter that it is free? I guess it's a matter of opinion. My opinion is that the editors should be paid, in money. Also the photographer, the cover designer, the interior designer and everyone who contributes to the work. It fits into my issue with offering 'publication', and nothing else, as a prize. Even when amateurs are recruited by large presses, such as the Harlequin "real men" covers--those that got the job, got paid for it at the standard rate. The only people who might not get paid for the first few years (or longer) might be the owners, that's the down side of being the boss.
Now this amount may not be high, but it should be reasonably proportional. I don't really know but would estimate a cover artist might get paid about 1% of what a book normally makes with that press (Writer's Exchange thinks 10% but I reckon that's a bit steep). In the case of many small presses that would often be less than a dollar, but stock photos can be had for that amount. Or perhaps I have it wring and the 'free' photos are used under license but a fair amount is paid to the photographer when the book starts earning? Because that would be a gracious approach to respecting the artist but living within the companies means.
I also recognise the dangers of paying, but not very much. I think that is because it blurs the amateur/professional boundary to be paid, but at an effectively below-minimum-wage level. Back in the days when I thought it was a good idea to run a zine (OMG what a disaster) I offered a token honorarium. The end result was that I got panned for paying small amounts (around $5) whilst the 99% of zines that don't pay at all escaped criticism. The zine closed at a distinct pecuniary loss and I retired to the sideline to live out the maxim 'those who can't do, blog'.
Perhaps that 'low pay' backlash is why presses that can't really afford pro rates prefer to offer "fame" rather than a pittance. But it really shouldn't be that way. After all artists and writers set their own rates, and work at their own level. With the small press that sometimes means working for small change. And yes, some choose to offer their work for free, maybe I should respect that too. I can't know for sure that they didn't have this kind of exploitation in mind.
I know plenty of people don't agree with me on this, but I think that a professional product should be a collaboration of professionals. Amateur is amateur, professional is professional, but mixing the two hardly seems fair to those put in the non-paying category. Yes, no? Throw me a reality check here. As a former stock photographer I am hardly unbiased.


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Testing is where the magic happens
At North Kiteboarding, we have an array of specialists that make up a Team responsible for the creation and evolution of our innovative and high quality products. So when it came to testing this year, we took everyone to Cape Town. Flying in from all over the globe -Maui, Germany, Sri Lanka, Brazil, New Caledonia, UK – the key players met to make a plan of action for the next 10 days of testing.
Cape Town is a great destination for testing thanks to its reliable and variable conditions. Days often start with light winds, ideal for testing the lower end performance of kites, those bigger sizes and efficiency of our boards. In the afternoon the 'tablecloth' can be seen covering the iconic Table Mountain, from where the Cape Doctor delivers the much loved, and strong South Easterly winds. These conditions are exciting yet tough, but ultimately they are optimal. We really need to push our kites and boards to their boundaries, and it is here that we develop them to retain high performance characteristics, even on their limits.
At North Kiteboarding we rely on customer and rider feedback in order to reach our goal of giving every rider what they want. It is because of this value, that we put a lot of emphasis on the design team working intensively with a handful of Team Riders. Sky Solbach (Rider) and Ken Winner (Kite-Designer), and Tom Court (Rider) and Ralf Groesl (Kite-Designer) are perfect examples of how these longstanding relationships and open lines of communication between the duos, have had a huge impact on the products of today.
Sky and Ken focused the wave riding and foil test days, choosing a variety of spots along the coastline to test all aspects of the wave riding products. Meanwhile, Tom and Ralf headed up the freestyle, wakestyle, freeride and big air disciplines, where they were joined by Aaron Hadlow, Tom Hebert, Reno Romeu, Craig Cunningham, and Colleen Carroll, collectively more feedback helps to further refine products.
Other than developing existing products - often one of the biggest challenges as it is hard to improve on already high performing gear – it is motivating to see innovation brought to life. For 2015, the Vegas concept changed, a specific wakestyle bar was brought to market, we introduced Hadlow's 6 line setup with extra trim options, new materials were sourced and implemented into our products and the POP Boot evolved and continued to be successful. Now if I was to tell you that these products were tested, tuned, tweaked and finalised in Cape Town last year, can you imagine how excited we are for next years gear!?
It's hard to not go into too much detail as I don't want to spoil the surprise for you, but for those 10 days of testing it was inspiring to see visionaries, great minds and talented riders come together, to pour knowledge and passion into the same thing; now that really is True Kiteboarding.
Sri Lanka FreeRide - Tom Court
Since my trip to South Africa at the beginning of the year (video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7H7WH... ) and I recovered from my broken rib after the redbull king of the air event, my year has been busy! A surf trip to Morocco and a few trips just for filming with http://ripslix.co.uk/ had made me hungry for some good kite kiteboarding...
I though that it was time to re-visit one of the best freestyle locations that I have been in the last few years. Getting an invitation from Fabio at http://www.srilankakite.com/ to go and stay and ride for a few weeks, I took the opportunity and flew out of the UK.
Whilst I was there, we also did some advance kite clinic's alongside Fabio Ingrosso and explored some of the hundreds of flat water spots that exist in that area of Sri Lanka. It is as great place to kite if you are looking for a freestyle playground with flat water and strong winds, and what an amazing country!
Film/Edit: Tom Court
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Provincial Directory: The Anglican Church of Korea
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Geographical Area: | 99,260 Sq Km |
Population: | 22,400,000 |
From the time the Right Reverend John C Corfe arrived in Korea in 1890 until 1965, the Diocese of Korea had English Bishops. In 1993 the Archbishop of Canterbury installed the newly elected Primate and handed jurisdiction to him, making the Anglican Church of Korea a Province of the Anglican Communion. There are four religious communities in the country as well as an Anglican University.
Primate:The Most Revd Paul Kim
Provincial Secretary: The Revd Abraham Kim
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