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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Dave Simons: 1954 - 2009
In his career Dave worked with some of the giants of animation and comic books. He was one of the best inkers to work with Gene Colan since Tom Palmer, a fact that Dave was damned happy to hear, especially when that praise came from Gene. He worked with Bob Budiansky on one of the best runs seen on Ghost Rider in the books life, and beyond. He worked with almost anyone you care to mention. His attention to detail and apparent inability to turn in a bad job held him in excellent stead and made him one of the go-to inkers of his generation. His generosity to others was known amongst his peers and there's several inkers and artists who'll happily tell you that Dave helped them along their way and gave them a start in their comic book careers.
Dave was a true visionary who never really got his due amongst the comic book buying public at large. Dave moved from comic books into animation and move through the ranks at a surprising speed into direction and production, along the way he was able to hire people he knew to be out of work and as such was able to provide an income for them. When the animation wound down Dave moved back to New York.
Dave was diagnosed with cancer a few years back and, Dave being Dave, told everyone who'd listen how he'd beaten it stone cold. Sadly that wasn't the truth and he emailed me earlier in the year to tell me some crushing news - the cancer was back, with a vengeance and the doctors had given him anywhere from six months to two years to live. Dave thought this was incorrect and decided to beat them at their own game, but, again Dave being Dave, he never once let on to anyone as to exactly how ill he really was.
Early this year Dave mixed his medication up and fell into a coma that he very nearly didn't recover from. This woke him up to an extent and he began to make moves as to what he was going to do next. He wanted to move out of where he was living and provide a better environment for both himself and his cat, Smokey. Again, Dave was thinking more of Smokey than himself, but Dave's heart was always strong and bigger than most. Ironically it wasn't the cancer that claimed Dave, he'd been fighting an infection that developed into pneumonia. Dave's immune system, already weakened by his constant battles, simply couldn't cope.
My own memories of Dave are varied. I won't post all of them here, as they're very personal at the moment. I contacted Dave in 2004 and interviewed him because I wanted to speak to the guy who made me happy as a lad reading Ghost Rider. Dave warned me that he wrote better than he spoke, but then said he wasn't all that interesting. Sure he wasn't. I later reconnected with him and began to assist him by buying his art and establishing his web-site, which he once said brought him a lot more money than he ever expected. Typical of Dave he never once accepted my offer to do his site out of love and insisted on sending me as many rejected commissions and preliminaries as he could stuff in a package. Working with Bob Shaw, we established the Dave Simons Appeal and it was through the generosity of the comic book community that Dave's last few months were as good as they were. Dave wasn't one to take all of this lying down and kept working on commissions right up to the end. That was Dave. He'd have hated to think that someone had ordered a commission from him and never gotten it. That was typical of Dave and his respect for being such a hard worker carried him through. Says Walter Simonson, "Dave was a good guy, a hard worker, a fine inker, and more than that, he was Inherently Notable! I'm delighted we had a chance to hang out a little at the last NYCC. We swapped sketchbooks, and I very much regret that we won't be able to hang out and do the same thing the next time around. He'll be missed."
I was honoured that Dave not only wanted me to write about him on his site, but also on other sites. Indeed we had just begun working on the story of his life and his last email to me was to pass on a lot of names and suggestions. His energy was infectious and we'd also started working on a project that we'd both developed called Donna Thyme - Dave had done the illos and we'd bashed out the concept together. He wanted a script before the end of June so he could start pencilling.
Our last great battle was with the Wikipedia people. Dave asked me to get him onto that site, being the self-promoter that he was. I did so only to see the entry removed as they deemed Dave not to be 'inherently notable'. That fired me up and, fueled by Dave who watched on with a large sense of amusing, although he exhibited public outrage, we got both the Wiki entry up, with assistance from Michael Netzer, and began the Dave Simons Appreciation Society on Facebook. Dave was so tickled that he began to use the term 'Inherently Notable' in everything that he did, although he'd not admit it.
In my last interview with Dave I asked him what his perfect comic book would have looked like. His reply, "Conan The Barbarian. Figures by John Buscema, backgrounds by Barry Smith, costumes by Steranko and the whole thing inked by Wally Wood. Written by Roy Thomas, of course. Wouldn't that have been great?" Like anything that Dave did the answer was yes...
I'll miss Dave...I'll miss his laughter, his joy, his light and his sheer energy. Nothing got Dave down, even at his lowest moments he never showed it. And I know, I spoke to him at his lowest moments.
As time passes and arrangements are made, details will be posted on this blog. In the meantime, if you have a message that you'd like passed on to Dave's family, or a memory, or a tribute that you'd like to make public then feel free to email me and I'll be sure to get it into the right hands.
For now I'll leave the last words to a person who knew and worked with Dave since the 1970s. Says Gene Colan, "Dave was a young man full of life. I was on the phone with him the night before last. His voice was very weak and he mentioned he might go down to Tennessee and be with his Sister. I strongly encouraged him.
"In all the decades I've known Dave and worked with him, he never complained once. Never...about anything. Even with last year's diagnosis, he remained spirited and helpful to his fellow artists, me among them! Adrienne and I loved Dave's art. He had a thorough understanding of pen and ink. There was a joy in his art that beautifully transferred to the board.
"We're very very sad and will miss Dave deeply. I need to believe in Heaven. Perhaps we get all the art assignments we want, with no deadlines and anything we decide to draw is received with joy and celebration. A 'bullpen' where all we do is clown around and draw what we want. I think Dave would love that!"
31 comments:
- Richard Oh said...
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of this legend, and even sorrier I never got the chance to meet him. My condolences to all his friends and family during this difficult time.
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:16:00 pm
Dave Simons had a harder life than most of us. Without getting too much into his personal business, Dave had the kind of stress for decades in his personal life(compounding of course the stress of trying to make a living as a commercial artist) that would have broken most of us, or at the very least would make a person lay down in a fetal position and just give up. But he never stopped just being a nice guy. The life BS never turned him bitter,amazingly enough. When I think of Dave I always see unfortunately the cigarettes that probably killed him (accelerated by the stress) and that always easy to get shit eating grin that wrapped clear around his head.
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:46:00 pm
Dave was a more than a great inker, he was a wonderful person. I'm amazed at the strength of people who manage to keep on fighting especially when the odds seem against them. Dave will stand as an example of life worth living and worth fighting for.
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:01:00 pm
- Tim said...
That's really too bad. Like Dave, I am a veteran of the US Coast Guard, and struck up an email accuaintence with him based on that and our mutual love of comics. He will be missed.
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:53:00 pm
I am so very sad to hear this news. I am thankful that I was blessed enough to be able to get a few lovely pieces of Dave's work. He was a favourite of mine from day's gone by and I will always look upon his sketches fondly. He join's a great bullpen in the sky where he'll be able to draw all day and talk all night with his fellow comic creators. God Bless Dave, and rest easy.
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:37:00 pm
- CLIFFORD METH said...
I'm sorry, Danny. I know how hard you worked to help Dave. We're here to help each other get through this thing--whatever it is...and you did. Take solace in that.
- Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:51:00 am
- bimjales said...
I had the good fortune to stay with Dave at his beloved studio on Bethune Street in the Village for
6 weeks while I was studying in Manhatten. I had known Dave from Los Angles where we became friends in the early 90's.
That studio was his world and oh how he loved it. So many memories and such views out the windows.
It should have a placard on the door to his apartment as a memorial to a great artist that worked on many masterpeices within.
I look forward to finding Dave again one day.
Thankyou for this excellent tribute to Dave Simons
- Friday, June 12, 2009 1:44:00 am
- Gerry said...
Having known Dave for 27 years made him more than just another professional associate. He was a great guy. And I loved to make him crack up about something. He had this unique laugh and amiable disposition. I must credit him for paving the way for my entry into the professional realm of comics. He hired me to assist him on backgrounds for the original Ghost Rider series. Since then our careers often meshed as we both worked in some of the same animation studios and comics together. Dave knew a lot about a lot of things. We were never at a loss about any subject matter to gab about. I could never understand why he didn't treat himself better than he did. He owed it to himself. He deserved better. Much better. He will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Dave Simons.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 2:07:00 am
- Jubb3500 said...
Thanks for the kind words about Dave and all the help you've been to him over the last few years, Danny.
I was fortunate enough to know and work with Dave extensively in the animation industry beginning in the later 80's and continuing up to last year.
And whenever I needed an inker for comics work, or presentation or advertising, Dave was the MAN. As an inker, he really was a full collaborator, making my pencils look much better then they were. If the budget was big, he gave it his best. If it was small, he still gave it his best.
And his best was...gorgeous. It felt like I was working with Wally Wood at his peak in the late 50's.
And always with that mischevious grin and that damned cigarette dangling from his mouth.
Dave was unique. Salty, spirited and very "old school", East Coast.
I'll miss him.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 3:11:00 am
- fullbodytransplant said...
He will be sorely missed, and his work will live forever.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 1:17:00 pm
- Joe Jusko said...
I posted this over on THE BEAT but thought it appropriate to post it here, too;
When I was in high school back around 1976 I worked at Black Star Comics on Manhattan's lower east side. There was guy with a buzz cut who would always stop in dressed in his Coast Guard whites, talking about how he wanted to work in comics. He was a really nice guy with a very unique laugh (those who knew him will know what I mean) and we spent a lot of time talking about our mutual desire to break into the industry. Flash forward some years later; I'm up at the Marvel offices and from behind me I heard that unmistakable laugh and spun around to see a guy I had never seen before. The sailor now had jet black wavy hair, an earring and was all decked out in black leather, looking every bit of 1982! It took a few seconds to remind him where we had met and we had a good laugh over the fact that we were both now standing in the Marvel offices! I only ran into Dave sporadically over the years but we always had the memory of that old comic store to bind us. I wish him well on his journey.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 5:11:00 pm
- Rafael Ruiz-Dávila "Fali" said...
Adiós a una de las grandes leyendas del cómic, cada vez quedan menos y los más grandes se van. El mundo del cómic y el arte llorarán esta pérdida durante mucho tiempo.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 7:46:00 pm
This is very sad news. I am going to pull out some of his comics and relive some good memories.
George "The Stooges"
- Friday, June 12, 2009 8:12:00 pm
I only knew Dave through Facebook for several months but he was a deceny guy who replied to any comments/chat.
I was impressed with his Ash/Evil Dead covers and have to admit it wasn't until this point that I'd heard of Dave.
R.I.P. my friend
- Friday, June 12, 2009 8:14:00 pm
Here's to a great artist and a great friend. Let's not leave out his wicked sense of humor.
I feel like a piece of my heart has been torn off.
Dave is a giant and he lives on. We'll see you again!
- Friday, June 12, 2009 8:56:00 pm
- Barbara said...
Dave was the first person I met when I moved to New York. He was a young punker kid with a lot of great energy. His insight and good sense gave me the information I needed to live safely in NYC for many years to come. We only recently reconnected through Face Book. It is wonderful to know that my guardian angel was loved by so many people.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 8:57:00 pm
He was a man, take him for all in all,
I shall not look upon his like again.
You will be missed, Dave. God Bless.
Randy Belaire
- Friday, June 12, 2009 11:34:00 pm
- Borderkingdom said...
Here's to Dave Simons, friend to imagination and creativity, all around good guy, and an inherently notable person (at least in my world), for the last 20+ years.
- Friday, June 12, 2009 11:39:00 pm
I am so sorry to hear about this. He was a very cool guy. On the other hand, I'm also glad that he's no longer suffering (I know he was having some serious health issues). I remember seeing his work when I was growing up in the 1970's and saying to myself, "I wish I could do that". Now I am, and it's because of great artists, illustrators & "dream-makers" like him who have laid out the path before us to inspire the new breed...
Rest In Peace Dave. You will be missed & are very loved. And I know you're carrying that with you now for always...
- Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:12:00 am
- Michael Tierney said...
This is sad news.
Because he was so well respected as a fine inker, one thing that gets overlooked about Dave Simons' artistic talents is that he was also a skilled penciller.
Dave provided the pencils for the majority of the graphic novel Wild Stars: The Book of Circles -- Recalibrated, and the new 25th Edition features brand new artwork by Dave.
Much of the work he'd produced for Wild Stars was absolutely brilliant, with excellent panel arrangement skills that he'd refined from his years of animation storyboarding, and his spotting of the solid blacks gave his illustrations weight and definition that made them spring off the page. He deftly handled challenging scripts that featured a wide cast of characters, constant scene changes, and transitions.
Dave Simons was massively under-rated as a comics illustrator, a good guy, and a friend.
He will be missed.
Michael Tierney -- Little Rocket Publications
- Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:53:00 am
- Spunky said...
Dave was great and a great talent. He will surly be missed.Condolances to his loved ones.
Richard A. Scott
- Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:11:00 am
I didn't know Dave as well as I would have liked, but I remember him as a nice guy, one of the few nice people I met in the 80s who were associated with Marvel. Dave was a just an unpretentious nice guy who was fun to hang out with or to talk to at parties. Still, I'll miss him.
Steve Ringgenberg
- Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:24:00 am
Dave, we didn't know each other very long, but I'm going to miss seeing you on my facebook and talking with you.I hope you are now pain free and with your other loved ones. We'll all miss you. Sorry, but I just had to say goodbye again
- Saturday, June 13, 2009 4:37:00 pm
- BRIAN POSTMAN said...
even though i met dave about 4-5? years ago,i remember him from the marvel offices in 1982-83,when he was doing ghost rider....he was dressing "punk rock" in those days,and he'd always have that big smile when i saw him up there.i formally met him through gerry acerno about 5 years ago,and worked with him and gerry on a "biker mice" animation storyboard at his loft in the village,and a couple of other things...he was always a friendly guy,never said a bad word about anyone...i'll miss him.....best,brian....
- Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:01:00 pm
- Tom said...
I remember talking to David about a trip I was planning to San Diego and he said "Oh, you're going to the Con" meaning the Comic Book Convention. The comics were not only his vocation, Dave made it a lifestyle. I'll remember him sauntering down the street, hat tilted at a rakish angle - he was an original character in his own mag and he'll be missed.
- Tom Jacoby
- Monday, June 15, 2009 1:35:00 pm
- Revangel said...
Unfortunately I have met Dave Simons just online on Facebook...but he immediately seemed a real friend with his precious suggestions about the american company, market and style in comics industry.
He was a GREAT artist and a REAL special guy.
- Alessandro Borroni
- Tuesday, June 16, 2009 3:45:00 am
- Mark Landgraf said...
I first met Dave in the late 70's while visiting my brother Ken at the 21st Street Studio. I recall walking 'round Greenwich Village with Dave talking comics, swaping life stories & so forth. Dave even took me up to the Sciencetology Headquarters to check it out. I will miss Dave...a Great Artist and Person. Hopefully, we will all met up with Dave again in the Golden Kingdom.
- Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:48:00 am
- HoldyourfireAl said...
Dave Simmons was the inker of Ghost Rider during my favorite run on the series. He also pencilled & inked the one really good issue of Team America. I was fortunate enough to not only witness him getting reaquinted with Ghost Rider penciller, Bob Budiansky at Feburary's NY Comic Con, but I was also able to shake his hand, tell him how much his work had meant to me & I wished him luck in his battle with cancer.
It kinda hit home with me, as my best friend, who is only 41 has cancer as well & now it looks like Dave died of cancer at the same age as my Pops.
Because of Dave, I have started two sections on my site, www.statuemarvels.com...one to honor the great creators who have left us & another to help out creators that are in need.
Thank you, Dave, for some of the best comic book memories of my childhood.
- Monday, June 22, 2009 3:06:00 pm
- Geof Isherwood said...
I met Dave back in '83 when I was starting out. We met in Larry Hama's office, when he was editing the Conan titles, and I wound up inking an issue of Conan the King over Dave. It was fun, with a quirky girl sorceress that I'm sure Dave designed that way. He had a Wally Wood sensibility, but with a humorous element that brought the ultra-serious barbarian title down to earth. I did correspond with him via email the last couple of years, and am sad to hear he didn't make it past this bout with pneumonia. I had an uncle who just died a month ago with the same thing. my wife Sonja is also battling recurrent cancer now, and has the same attitude Dave did, that it will not claim her. There's too much of this big C around, too much stress upon peoples' systems.
I raise my hat to Dave, and hope his example continues to enthuse others in their art and in their relations with others.
- Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:35:00 am
I have to speak about Dave mostly from a purely selfish point of view. In all my years in comics, it was only during my collaboration with Dave on Ghost Rider that I realized--in retrospect--the artistic heights that could be accomplished in comic book art, at least when I was the penciller. Dave threw himself into the work with such spirit and abandon that I couldn't wait to see what he would turn in for the next issue. I learned an awful lot just examining how he interpreted and inked the pencils I gave him. When he left the book, I missed his contribution every day for the rest of my run, and never failed to remind him of that whenever I would see him at the Marvel offices. Recently, I had the good fortune to run into him again after many, many years. It was nice to get reacquainted, and we even had the opportunity to collaborate on an art commission. And we talked about the possibility of doing other work together. I'm glad we were at least able to do that one piece; Dave did a great job on it. Dave was a true professional, a dedicated artist, and I feel lucky to have known him both professionally and personally. And I'm really sorry that he's gone at such a young age, and saddened that, after all those years we lost touch, the time since we reconnected has been cut so short.
- Monday, June 29, 2009 4:55:00 am
Dave was my only brother and he was also my very dear friend. He called me his "baby sister". I adored that.
I visited with him during the last week of April this year. I am grateful for the time that we were able to spend together just enjoying life and having fun in the city. Dave loved NY and knew so much about the history and loved sharing his knowledge. As we strolled around the village he would point out buildings and just start spewing information about what it was and how it had changed from it's original state.
I could go on and on because I have so many stories and memories.
My heart is heavy and the tears fall uncontrollably at times but I am eternally thankful for all of the wonderful people that surrounded Dave. I want to thank each and every one of you for all of the beautiful posts, condolences and comments.
Dave will live forever in my heart and in the hearts of all of the people that knew and loved him. His incredible art is his legacy but beyond that is will be his kind demeanor, generous soul, contagious laugh and infectious spirit.
Rest in peace, Dave. I love you.
Your baby sister.
- Friday, July 03, 2009 12:48:00 am


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|SANT PERE D'ALCÀNTARA, 07760 Ciutadella, ספרד
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It is a 3-storey house and it has 160 m2. It has 3 bedrooms and it is ideal for families with children or groups of friends. There is one room with a double bed, while the others have 2 single beds. There is a fully furnished bathroom with a big bathtub.
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The house is located in the old city of Ciutadella, so it is close to everything you might need during your holiday. The area is lovely and it is near the harbour. We recommend s stroll through Carrer Marina or Passeig Moll, where you can stop to a little terrace for dinner or just for a cocktail. The area of the harbour it is a must if you visit Menorca.
This house with a rustic and romantic style will make you feel at home. Her you will be able to experience Menorca and have an unforgettable vacation!
NOTE: The rental of this property is based on the Spanish Law on Urban Leases (29/1994, 24th November). According this law the property is available for seasonal renting. However, the contract does not offer any tourist service. It is only for the use and enjoyment of the property.
Restaurants: 50 m
Supermarket: 100 m
Pharmacy: 200 m
Sailing club: 300 m
Sand beach (Ciutadella): 1 km
Harbour: 2 km
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Dear Anna,
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The house is great. You have enough room, beautiful pool and everything is clean. Two minor issues: 1. The owner can only speak Spanish, so that can be difficult. 2. The bed in one of the rooms was clearly at the end of his life.
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We had a great vacation.
Absolutely perfect stay. The apartment and location were brilliant , close to the beach and near to amenities. The owners were lovely. And the chalet/villa was lovely. Would highly recommend it!
one word description: AWESOME!
Beautiful house in a beautiful, quiet surrounding.
a lot of privacy and a perfect porch next to the pool.
very friendly people!
...aside from german neighboors, which complain about noise of beeping birds and some music, it was just a perfect vacation!
location is close to highway - 15 min to beach.
Only things missing: cooler, guitar and music amp
absolutely recommendable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice house with lots of space, well equipped kitchen and lovely garden. Walking-distance to the lively center of Valldemossa.
- הבטחת איכות מקומות הלינה
- כל מארח מאושר טלפונית
- תשלום מאובטח


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Between January 1995 and October 2010, while the Internet was insinuating itself into every corner of daily life, cellphones were transforming into indispensable techo-tools, and O.J. Simpson was looking for the real killers, the Bay Area sports landscape was a nearly barren wasteland when it comes to what matters most: championships.
Check it out now. After 16 years during which the only championships were won by the San Jose Earthquakes, the Bay Area is experiencing a boom the likes of which it has rarely known. On the heels of the Giants' second World Series triumph in three years, the 49ers are headed for the Super Bowl. On Jan. 1, Stanford won its first Rose Bowl since 1972. The A's were the surprise story in baseball last season. Even the Warriors are good.
"It's a golden age," said veteran sports executive Andy Dolich, who has worked for the A's, Warriors and 49ers.
It could be built to last. Both the 49ers and Giants are led by 25-year-old wunderkinds, Colin Kaepernick and Buster Posey. The A's and Warriors have that up-and-comer look. Are we embarking on an age more golden than any other in Bay Area sporting history? And, after 16 lost years, how did we get here all of a sudden?
Predicting the fortunes of any team in any sport is risky business. But some who have observed and experienced Bay Area boom times insist there is a common denominator: pride, with a side of envy. One or two teams set a standard, and others scramble to match it.
"I think there is an infectious quality," said Dave Newhouse, Bay Area native, longtime columnist for the Oakland Tribune and sports talk-show host for five years on KNBR AM-680. "It's a very competitive area. Think of all the teams the Bay Area has. I think they do feed off each other."
"I have a bias," said Dolich, a marketing whiz with the A's from 1980 to 1995, "but I think the Giants were pushed by the A's during all the great years we had, not just winning, but reaching into the community, doing things right."
Tony La Russa managed the A's during most of Dolich's tenure with the organization.
"There's no doubt in my mind that it's real," La Russa said. "That's why I never begrudged success by the other franchises whatever the sport. Selfishly, it creates a different vibe in the area. It creates a healthy kind of edge and you want to be a part of it."
And so we see it happening now.
In fact, we are seeing something more, a trans-bay, cross-sport support group. Ted Griggs, president of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, cites the budding relationship between the Giants and the 49ers, highlighted in the fall by coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Alex Smith.
"After the Giants won the World Series, you had Harbaugh and Smith come out for the parade. You saw Smith wear a Giants cap, and the Giants start wearing 49ers caps," Griggs said. "I think there is something to one business looking across the street and saying, 'Those guys are doing well. We better step up our game.'"
Both Stanford (now ably coached by David Shaw) and the 49ers stepped up their game by hiring Harbaugh. San Jose State football became relevant again under coach Mike MacIntyre -- since departed for the head coaching job at Colorado. The Warriors are finally gaining traction in the third season of the Joe Lacob-Peter Guber ownership. The Sharks have made the playoffs seven straight years and are off to a 5-0 start this year. It's still difficult to explain how the A's won the American League West title in the fall.
More easily explained is the impact winning teams have on their home turf.
"There are people who derisively call sports the toy department," Griggs said. "I really think it's part of the fabric of life, connective tissue. You see people talking about the 49ers and Giants in shopping centers, restaurants, bars. It starts to build on itself."
"Sport is the vanishing front porch and town square of America," Dolich said. "It's the location to which people from all parts of the community, of all colors and economic backgrounds, can cheer as one or feel let down as one and maybe commiserate as one."
This isn't the first golden age Bay Area fans have cheered as one. In one respect, it doesn't compare to those that preceded it, according to KRON sports anchor and KNBR radio host Gary Radnich.
"I would say there were bigger stars then," Radnich said, harking back to the old days. "I think each (current) team has one guy, maybe. If it's the Giants, I'd say Posey. The A's, Beane. The 49ers, Kaepernick. I'm talking about breakout stars."
Another area in which it falls short (for now): It isn't as decorated.
From 1971 to 1977, the A's won three straight World Series titles, the Raiders won a Super Bowl, the Warriors stunned the NBA by winning the 1974-75 title, and Stanford won two Rose Bowls.
"The glory years," Newhouse said. "Also included in there, Jim Plunkett won the Bay Area's first Heisman Trophy. The Oakland Coliseum (complex) was known as the House of Champions."
Another convergence occurred from 1988 to 1990, when the 49ers won back-to-back Super Bowls, the A's appeared in three straight World Series, the Giants won their first National League pennant in 27 years, and the two local major league teams met in the earthquake-interrupted 1989 Fall Classic, with the A's winning in four games.
Now this.
"We're pretty big on the best of the best," Dolich said. "You better play big or go home."
Contact Gary Peterson at 925-952-5053. Follow him at Twitter.com/garyscribe.


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Has America learned a lesson about consumption?
posted at 3:30 pm on November 28, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
Stephen Roach believes that the painful economic contraction we're about to experience will remind Americans of some basic truths about consumption. In today's New York Times, Roach says that the period between the last recession and now has been marked by the unique phenomenon of assets-based consumption. We need a return to income-based consumption, and the transition is going to sting:
Consumers are now abandoning the asset-dependent spending and saving strategies they embraced during the bubbles of the past dozen years and moving back to more prudent income-based lifestyles.
This is a painful but necessary adjustment. Since the mid-1990s, vigorous growth in American consumption has consistently outstripped subpar gains in household income. This led to a steady decline in personal saving. As a share of disposable income, the personal saving rate fell from 5.7 percent in early 1995 to nearly zero from 2005 to 2007.
In the days of frothy asset markets, American consumers had no compunction about squandering their savings and spending beyond their incomes. Appreciation of assets — equity portfolios and, especially, homes — was widely thought to be more than sufficient to make up the difference. But with most asset bubbles bursting, America's 77 million baby boomers are suddenly facing a savings-short retirement.
Worse, millions of homeowners used their residences as collateral to take out home equity loans. According to Federal Reserve calculations, net equity extractions from United States homes rose from about 3 percent of disposable personal income in 2000 to nearly 9 percent in 2006. This newfound source of purchasing power was a key prop to the American consumption binge.
As a result, household debt hit a record 133 percent of disposable personal income by the end of 2007 — an enormous leap from average debt loads of 90 percent just a decade earlier.
All of this begins with the artificial escalation of home values that began in the 1990s. Without those increases far outstripping inflation, consumers would not have had the equity to leverage for more spending. They would not have created a demand for even more debt, which fed on itself in a vicious cycle as government policies created profit on almost any kind of mortgage for short-term lenders.
The entire precipice was built on sand, and it's now turning into quicksand. For some, the lesson will come too late. For the rest of us, it's a lesson we need to learn for good. Many of us have heard the advice our parents and grandparents learned in hard economic times: Don't spend beyond your means. Many in the previous couple of generations had a well-deserved skepticism about credit, and they've been proven right yet again.
While we're at it, Congress could use an instruction or two in income-based spending, rather than asset-based spending. We've been mortgaging the next several generations in order to pay for our own pet programs for the last several decades. Maybe it's time to stop doing that as well.
Here's a question to ponder: The economy of the 1980s — which its critics like to chide for its excesses — turned out to be a lot more rational than the economy of the 1990s and 2000s, didn't it?
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Exhibitions & EventsClasses
Nature and Narratives in Japanese Art: Masterworks from the Detroit Institute of Arts
Saturday, February 23, 2013 |2:00 PM
Nature and Narratives in Japanese Art
Masterworks from the Detroit Institute of Arts
Masako Watanabe
Former Senior Research Associate, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saturday, February 23; 2 p.m.
Held in the Marvin & Betty Danto Lecture Hall
Masako Watanabe's lecture will discuss select works in the DIA collection, especially those reflecting sensitivity to nature, and will focus on the screen of the Tale of Genji, which illustrates Japan's favorite classical tale.
The lecture is free with museum admission (no reservation required). Visit www.dia.org/aiaf for more information.
Questions: Contact Rachael Goodwin at 313-833-4025 or email@example.com.
Sponsored by Asian and Islamic Art Forum
Image Credit: Unknown artist, Japan; Scene from"The Tale of Genji": From the Chapter "The Maiden" (detail), 1650/1700; ink, colors, and gold on paper. City of Detroit Purchase. DIA no. 27.541


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"hey i heard you won the lottery Jerry is that true." "Yeah its true." "swear to god?" "swear to godith.
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Advice to Young Girls
Advice to Young Girls
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Champion Tennis Player
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My Parents' Support
The Only Good Thing About Communism
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The "Scandal" of Being Gay
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Navratilova vs. Evert
Model Athlete and Gay Woman
Impact of the Press
Advice to Young Girls
The Gay Athlete
Feminist? Duh.
Equal Prize Money and Equal Time
Big Arms, Big Deal
Martina's Biography
Athletic Upbringing:"On the weekends, we would go either for a walk, or a hike, or swim in the river, or even go cross-country skiing in the winter. I rode my bike around town everywhere or I ran to the tennis or to school. I was always running or walking very fast."
Grandma On The Court:Martina's grandmother was a ranked player in Czechoslovakia.
Train, Run, Tram, Run:With no car, getting to tennis practice with no small feat. She had to "run to the train station with my tennis gear and my school gear…get on another train all the way to Prague...then go on a tram…then a bus…then walk, play tennis, and reverse. So I was in great shape just to get to the tennis court."
Domestically Skill or Challenged:"Domestically skilled surprisingly enough."
Martina Navratilova is a tennis legend. Born and raised in Communist Czechoslovakia, she defected to the United States at 18 years old, leaving her family behind in order to pursue her career without the bounds of the government's restrictions on when and where she was allowed to play. Once in the States, Navratilova was faced with the media's negative reaction to her outspoken, confident nature, as well as the complexities of being a gay woman, which meant losing sponsorships.
Still, Navratilova dominated. Arguably the best tennis player to ever step on the court, she amassed an unmatched number of professional records over the course of a career that spanned an amazing four decades. She has won 59 Grand Slam crowns, a record 9 Wimbledon singles champions. As she says, "The ball doesn't know how old I am," so even when Navratilova retired in 1994, she continued to play doubles until 2006. She was 50 years old.
As one of the first openly gay sports figures, Navratilova has been a vocal advocate for equal rights and a strong supporter of many charities benefitting the LGBT community. She has received numerous awards from many of the most influential organizations within the LGBT community.


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Digital camera lens buying guide
Updated November 2015
What lens should I buy for my digital camera?
Once you've bought a new interchangeable lens camera - either a digital SLR or one of the new breed of interchangeable lens compacts typified by Micro Four Thirds - you'll inevitably start thinking of adding an extra lens or two to your arsenal. This is the first step to realizing the flexibility of a system camera, but with the bewildering variety of options available on the market, you could be forgiven for wondering just why you left behind the relative simplicity of a compact camera.
In this guide we'll lead you step-by-step through the process of understanding the different kinds of lenses, and choosing the right one for your needs.
How are lenses named?
Looking at the lens pages on manufacturers' websites can be a little intimidating for a new user. Lens names often include long lists of letters and numbers, which certainly sound impressive but can also be thoroughly confusing to the newcomer. Luckily you can safely ignore most of them to start off with, and concentrate mainly on just a few things:
- Focal length - defines the lens's angle of view
- Aperture - describes how much light the lens gathers
- Image Stabilization - some lenses include optical stabilization units to counteract the blurring effects of hand shake
- Format - describes the sensor size the lens is designed to work with.
- Lens mount - determines whether the lens will physically fit your camera
We'll look into each of these in more detail below.
Focal Length
The first number used to describe a lens is its focal length; in combination with the camera's sensor size, this defines the angle of view covered by the lens, with smaller numbers indicating a wider angle. Zoom lenses are named using two numbers which indicate the extremes of the range, for example 18-55mm for a typical kit zoom lens. Fixed focal length lenses which don't zoom (also widely known as 'primes') just have a single number (e.g. 50mm).
Here, we can see this lens' key specifications expressed in terms of its focal length span ('zoom range) which is 18-35mm, and its minimum aperture range, which is F3.5 at 18mm, and F4.5 at 35mm.
Other information here is specific to the manufacturer. 'AF-S', describes the type of autofocus motor, 'ED' means Nikon has used Extra Low Dispersion glass in the lens design, and 'G' denotes automatic aperture selection (rather than mechanical in earlier lenses).
The image below shows how the field of view varies with focal length on a camera with the most common sensor size, APS-C (as used by Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony). The conversion table shows how these relate to two other standard sensor sizes, namely 'full-frame' which is the same size as a 35mm film negative, and Four Thirds which is used by Olympus and Panasonic (see our DSLR Buying Guide for more information about sensor sizes).
For the sake of convenient comparison, lenses are often referred to by their '35mm equivalent' focal length, for example a 18-55mm kit lens may be described as a 28-90mm equivalent. It's important to understand that this means simply that an 18-55mm lens on APS-C covers the same angle of view as a 28-90mm does on a 35mm camera, not that the focal length of a lens changes on different formats.
|Lens type
35mm 'full-frame'
|Four Thirds
|Ultra wide angle
|24mm and wider
|16mm and wider
|12mm and wider
|Wide angle
|Standard (Normal)
|80mm and longer
|55mm and longer
|42mm and longer
The aperture of a lens is the second major parameter used in its specification, and describes how much light it is capable of gathering (see our glossary for more detail). Apertures can be expressed in several different ways, with F4, f/4, 1:4 all meaning the same thing. A smaller number means the lens has a larger maximum aperture and therefore gathers more light; an F2.8 lens collects twice as much light as an F4, for example.
A lens with a larger maximum aperture allows you to shoot in lower light, and (for example) take pictures indoors without using flash. Larger apertures also give decreased depth of field (i.e. how much of the picture in front of and behind the focus point appears sharp), which is an important aspect of creative photography.
|A large aperture such as F2.8 gives a shallow depth of field, allowing the isolation of one element in a picture
|Large aperture lenses also allow you to shoot indoors without having to resort to flash
Image Stabilization
Image stabilization has become widespread across camera systems over the past few years, but the various manufacturers implement it in different ways. Pentax and Olympus incorporate it into the camera body, whereas Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic and Samsung use systems built into the lens. Sony (slightly confusingly) uses in-body 'Super Steady Shot' for its Alpha SLT cameras, but in-lens 'Optical Steady Shot' for its Nex system cameras. Image stabilization is especially useful with telephoto lenses, so is worth bearing in mind when comparing the available options.
Image stabilization systems reduce the blur caused by camera shake, allowing sharp pictures to be taken even in low light or at long focal lengths.
If you own a camera that doesn't have stabilization built into the body, you'll probably want to consider buying stabilized lenses, especially telephotos.
The various manufacturers all call lens-based optical image stabilization by different names, with corresponding initials in the lens names, so here's what you need to look out for when buying:
- Canon - Image Stabilization (IS)
- Fujifilm, Panasonic and Samsung - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Nikon - Vibration Reduction (VR)
- Sony (NEX system) - Optical Steady Shot (OSS)
- Sigma - Optical Stabilization (OS)
- Tamron - Vibration Control (VC)
Format Coverage
Most affordable SLRs and mirrorless cameras use APS-C sensors, which are approximately 24mm x 16mm in size, or less than half the size of the old 35mm film negative (Nikon calls these cameras 'DX format'). However high end Canon, Nikon and Sony cameras sport so-called 'full frame' sensors, which means purely that they are about the same size as a 35mm negative, i.e. 24mm x 36mm (Canon's older high speed professional cameras used an intermediate sensor size, called APS-H, which provided a 1.3X crop). Panasonic and Olympus, meanwhile, use the slightly smaller Four Thirds sensor format in their interchangeable lens cameras.
All of the major manufacturers (aside of course from Olympus and Panasonic) now make a range of lenses specifically optimized for APS-C cameras, and these generally provide the best choice for general-purpose and wide angle zooms in particular. Lenses designed for full frame will also work just fine on APS-C cameras. However APS-C lenses won't work properly on full-frame cameras, and in the case of Canon, it's physically impossible to attach an APS-C-optimised EF-S lens to a full-frame camera. This is something worth bearing in mind if you are thinking of upgrading to a full frame system in the near future.
The manufacturers label their APS-C format SLR lenses as follows:
- Canon - EF-S
- Nikon - DX
- Pentax - DA
- Sony - DT
- Sigma - DC
- Tamron - Di II
- Tokina - DX
Sigma and Tamron also have specific designations for their lenses for mirrorless cameras - 'DN' and 'Di III' respectively. At the time of writing, Tokina doesn't make any lenses of this type.
Lens Mounts
Each camera maker uses its own proprietary lens mount, meaning that lenses can't be swapped across brands; a Canon lens won't fit on a Nikon body, for example, and you'll cause damage to lens and camera if you try. There are a couple of exceptions - Olympus and Panasonic both use the Four Thirds mount for DSLRs, and the Micro Four Thirds mount for their mirrorless interchangeable lens compacts (ILCs). Samsung's now-obsolescent SLRs were essentially re-badged Pentax KAF-mount models, however the company is now concentrating on its NX ILC series.
A number of third party manufacturers, most notably Sigma, Tamron and Tokina, also make lenses in a number of different mounts to fit the multiple camera brands. The table below lists the currently available lens mounts.
|EF-S lenses are designed for APS-C DSLRs and cannot be used on cameras with larger sensors. However all EF lenses can be used on APS-C DSLRs.
All EF and EF-S lenses can also be used on the EOS M via Canon's own adapter, which maintains autofocus and image stabilization functions.
|Fujifilm's long-discontinued line of SLRs used the Nikon F mount. Its X-system mirrorless cameras use the entirely different XF mount.
|Nikon's entry-level DSLRs will not autofocus with many older lenses which don't have a built-in AF motor.
Nikon makes an adapter to fit F-mount lenses to its 1 System mirrorless cameras, but again only lenses with built-in motors will autofocus.
|Olympus / Panasonic
Four Thirds
|Micro Four Thirds
|Four Thirds SLR lenses can be fitted to Micro Four Thirds cameras via an adapter, but autofocus may not function well, if at all.
|Some of Pentax's latest lenses with built-in autofocus motors will not autofocus on older DSLR bodies that lack the contacts to power the AF motor.
|Pentax K-mount DSLR lenses can be used on NX cameras via an adapter.
|Only Sigma makes lenses to fit its SA-series cameras
|Alpha (A)
|Alpha mount lenses can be used on NEX E-mount cameras via an adapter. Autofocus is dependent upon the lens type and the adapter used; with the original LA-EA1 adapter only lenses with built-in focus motors (SAM and SSD) will work, whereas all lenses will autofocus on the LA-EA2.
The new generation of interchangeable lens compacts all offer a degree of compatibility with the respective manufacturer's SLR mount via lens adapters, but in general performance is compromised to some extent - in particular autofocus is often slow and hesitant.
Zoom vs. Prime
Zoom lenses have become almost ubiquitous over the past few years, and at first sight buying a lens which is restricted to a single angle of view might seem pointless. But prime lenses still have some very real advantages; compared to zooms they tend to be smaller and lighter, have faster maximum apertures, and give sharper images. These factors make them extremely useful for specific purposes, for example low light shooting where a large maximum aperture is advantageous.
Fixed focal length 'prime' lenses are often much smaller and lighter than zooms covering the same angle of view. This is Pentax's 15mm F4 lens alongside a typical wideangle zoom, the Tokina 12-24mm F4 - the size advantage is obvious.
Some popular lens types
Standard Zoom
A standard zoom is a general-purpose lens that covers a range of focal lengths from wideangle to moderate telephoto. The most obvious example is the kit lens that comes with the camera (generally an 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 for APS-C), but this can be upgraded to something with slightly more range and better optical quality, or with a fast F2.8 maximum aperture.
|Most manufacturers offer general-purpose upgrades to their kit lenses with expanded zoom ranges suitable for a wide range of subjects, such as this Sony 16-105mm.
Typical lenses: 16-85mm F3.5-5.6, 17-55mm F2.8
Telephoto Zoom
Often the second lens that photographers buy, the telephoto zoom effectively allows you to get closer to your subject, and is therefore useful for photographing such things as sports, wildlife, or children running around playing.
|Telephoto zooms such as this Nikon 55-200mm allow you to zoom in on your subject.
Typical lenses: 55-200mm F4.5-5.6, 75-300mm F4-5.6.
Superzooms are all-in-one lenses which cover a full range of focal lengths from a moderate wideangle to long telephoto. They combine in one package the range of the kit zoom that came with the camera, plus that of a telephoto zoom, and therefore make perfect general purpose travel lenses. The technical image quality is often not quite as good as two separate lenses, but for many users this is more than made up for by the convenience.
|Superzoom lenses such as the Tamron 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 encompass a wide range focal lengths from wideangle to telephoto.
Typical lenses: 18-200mm F3.5-5.6, 18-250mm F3.5-6.3
Wideangle Zoom
The wideangle zoom extends the angle of view out beyond that captured with the kit zoom, allowing you to capture broad sweeping vistas. It's therefore a popular choice for landscapes, architecture, and interior shots.
|Wide zooms such as the Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 let you fit more in the frame.
Typical lenses: 10-24mm F3.5-5.6, 12-24mm F4
Macro Lens
'Macro' is used to describe a lens with extreme close-focusing ability, which allows you to take photographs of small objects such as insects or flowers. Some zoom lenses use 'macro' in their name to indicate closer-than-usual focusing ability, but true macro lenses tend to have fixed focal lengths. In general, the longer the focal length, the further away you can be from your subject. (Nikon calls these lenses 'Micro' instead.)
|Macro lenses like the Olympus 50mm F2 allow you to shoot closeups in fine detail.
Typical lenses: 60mm F2.8 Macro, 100mm F2.8 Macro
Fast Prime Lens
Fast prime lenses come in all focal lengths, from wide angle to ultra-telephoto, but what they share in common is the ability to capture a lot of light in a relatively small, discreet package with high optical quality. Once an endangered species, this class of lens has seen a resurgence in recent years, and undoubtedly the most popular is the 50mm F1.8, or the more expensive 50mm F1.4. On a camera with an APS-C sensor this makes for a short telephoto perspective, ideal for snapping pictures of friends and family using natural light.
Fast prime lenses such as this Canon 50mm F1.8 allow you to shoot indoors in natural light without having to use flash.
Pancake Lenses
The word 'pancake' is used to describe slimline lenses that are designed to make a camera as compact as possible. These have enjoyed a resurgence recently as a natural companion for Interchangeable Lens Compact cameras, but are also available for SLRs (most notably from Pentax and more recently Canon).
|Three slimline 'pancake' lenses, from Olympus, Samsung and Pentax.
Other lens features
There are a few other aspects of build and operation which you may wish to consider when buying a lens.
The autofocus system used by a lens can have a large impact on its focusing performance, particularly in terms of noise and speed. The focus motor can be positioned either in the camera body or in the lens, and in-lens focus motors come in a variety of types with different characteristics. Here's an overview of the most important types:
- Screw drive lenses don't have an internal motor, and instead are driven from the camera body via a mechanical coupling, which tends to be fast but comparatively noisy. Many older Nikon, Pentax and Sony lenses use this approach, although all three companies are now moving towards in-lens motors. Entry-level Nikon bodies don't have built-in motors, and so can't autofocus with this type of lens.
- Micromotor drives use conventional DC motors to drive the focus group via a gear train. These tend to be found in cheaper lenses from the camera manufacturers and in many lenses from third party manufacturers (particularly Tamron and Tokina). AF performance is highly variable - at worst slow and noisy, at best reasonably fast and quiet.
- Linear Stepper motors have become common in lenses designed for mirrorless cameras, as they can offer fast and silent autofocus during movie recording. Canon has also made a couple of SLR lenses using this technology.
- Ultrasonic-type motors are very popular in SLR lenses, with the main attraction of being near-silent in operation. They come in two main flavors; the cheaper micro-type has similar characteristics to micromotors, while the more expensive ring-type has a number of advantages. In general, they are fast, silent, and enable full-time manual override of autofocus (see also below). Unfortunately not all of the manufacturers like to make the distinction between the two types clear in their marketing materials.
As usual, each company has a different name for its ultrasonic motors, and uses the corresponding initials in the lens name.
- Canon - Ultrasonic Motor (USM)
- Nikon - Silent Wave Motor (AF-S)
- Olympus - Supersonic Wave Drive (SWD)
- Pentax - Supersonic Drive Motor (SDM)
- Sigma - Hypersonic Motor (HSM)
- Sony - Supersonic Wave Motor (SSM)
- Tamron - Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD) and Piezo Drive (PZD) - ring-tye and micro-type respectively
- Tokina - Silent Drive Module (SD-M)
Electronic manual focus ('focus by wire')
Most SLR lenses have manual focus rings that move the focus group using a direct mechanical coupling. In contrast most mirrorless cameras employ a 'focus by wire' system, which uses the built-in motor for manual focusing. At its best this offers highly responsive, accurate manual focusing while keeping the lens size to a minimum.
Manual Focus Override
On most cameras and lenses there is a switch to change between autofocus and manual focus, and turning the focus ring when in auto mode can potentially damage the motor or gearing. Some lenses, however, employ a clutch mechanism that allows the photographer to tweak focus manually at any time without risking damage. In general this is limited to the more expensive ultrasonic-type lenses, but Pentax deserves credit here, as almost all of its current range has this feature (which the company calls 'Quick Shift' manual focus).
Most mirrorless camera systems also allow manual focus override, but rather than using a switch on the lens barrel, this is generally enabled by a menu setting on the camera.
Manual Focus Lenses
A few companies still make high quality manual focus-only lenses, even in this era of autofocus. These tend to be fixed focal-length lenses with metal barrels and premium optics. The principal names to look out for here are Carl Zeiss and Voigtlander. Certain specialist optics from the major manufacturers are also manual focus only, including Canon and Nikon's tilt and shift lenses.
Build Quality and Weathersealing
As a general rule, the more expensive a lens is, the better built it is likely to be. The kit lenses that come with cameras tend to rather lightweight and plastic in construction; spend a bit more and you can get something more durable. Some lenses incorporate environmental sealed against dust and water; in general this tends to be towards the top end of the price spectrum, but Pentax and Olympus in particular offer a decent range of mid-priced sealed lenses (Pentax even makes weather resistant 'WR' versions of its kit lenses to go with its top-end K5 series DSLRs).
Special mention must also be made of Pentax's 'Limited' range of primes, which hark back to old fashioned manual focus lenses, with finely engineered and beautifully finished aluminium barrel construction.
System addict...
One last word. When choosing a camera system to invest in, it's important to appreciate that the lens has just as great an impact on the image quality as the camera. Lenses tend to last longer than cameras too, becoming obsolete less quickly than bodies, so it can be worth spending a little bit extra to get the quality or flexibility you really want. Most of the major players have broadly similar lens options (and there are plenty of third-party alternatives for those that don't), but inevitably each has its relative strengths and weaknesses.
If you have a specific application that needs specialized lenses (or other accessories) it's worth doing some research before committing to one system or another; dpreview's lens reviews and user forums are an excellent place to start. Oh, and once bitten by the lens buying bug, many enthusiasts find it hard to stop; you have been warned...
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We spotted this i3 a few days ago under the I-80 overpass in Emeryville, California – there's a BMW dealer only a few miles away, so it may have been out for a test drive or a shakedown cruise.
BMW says it put the car in showrooms earlier this month. Pricing looks like this: $41,350 for the basic electric car; $45,200 for the car with the range extender. I'd spend the extra $3,850 and get the car that won't be limited to a range of 80 to 100 miles, which is all you'll get with the base car.
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Is there any evidence/statistics if CCD is seasonal? Does it occur more at certain times of the year or not?
Is there any evidence/statistics if CCD is seasonal? Does it occur more at certain times of the year or not?
So, no one knows the answer to this question?
No one even knows what CCD is.
I have had colonies die during the summer and into the fall. Was that CCD? Not sure. WAs it high mites and nosema and viruses? Could have been. But, I have had high nosema spore counts in colonies which survive quite well from the samplking season, summer, and thru the winter.
So, the answer isn't black and white. Sorry. Others may disagree.
Mark Berninghausen
Watch the BBC movie "Where have the honey bees gone". It describes a few theories about a pesdicide
and that CCD happens more during the dormant period of the bees (I am guessing that means winter)
Could be. But, if what I experienced when my colony count went from 732 down to 100 over a 9 month period was CCD, then it occurs not only in winter, but during the summer and fall too.
When Hackenberg experienced what came to be called CCD, it happened in September/October.
Mark Berninghausen
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
It is important to keep in mind that CCD isn't a disease... it is a set of symptoms.
It is like asking if headaches are seasonal.... sometimes they can be triggered by seasons like from the warm dry air in your home in the winter. But warm dry air isn't what causes all headaches...
We don't know what cases CCD; it is likely that many things can cause it, what caused it in one beekeeper's hives may not be what cased it in another's.
At this point it is starting to be just a label that gets thrown around willy-nilly.
Always question Conventional Wisdom.
lot of different theories
The more I read the more I am convinced it is a combination of Imidacloprid and Nosma
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