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"And when they ask us what we're doing, you can say, We're remembering...." (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)
Friday, May 30, 2008
In 1975, there was no hotter couple on daytime television than Another World's Steve and Alice. After surviving AW's definitive love triangle of Steve/Alice/Rachel (details here), the newly married couple was finally blissfully happy, even going so far as planning to adopt little ten year old orphan Sally. Alas, it was not to be. While on a business trip to Australia, Steve's plane went down and he was presumed dead. (Which, as we all know, doesn't really mean completely dead, just slightly dead. Not unlike Schrodinger's cat.)
The on-screen cause of Steve's death may have been bad tail winds, but the off-screen reason was an ongoing feud between actor George Reinholt and AW's Headwriter Harding Lemay. While Lemay had many complaints about Reinholt's acting and overall on-set behavior, the biggest bone of contention was their differing takes on Steve Frame's past.
When Reinholt assumed the role, he received no information on Steve's background. So the actor made up his own backstory, deciding that Steve had grown up in working class Pennsylvania and left to make his fortune -- just like Reinholt himself had.
When Lemay took over Headwriting duties at AW, he noticed that Steve had no established background and proceeded to give him one. Lemay decided that Steve had grown up on a farm with multiple brothers and sisters -- just like Lemay had.
When Lemay and Executive Producer Paul Rauch butted heads with Reinholt over the introduction of Willis Frame, one of Steve's many heretofore unmentioned siblings, Reinholt was fired. A few months later, his love-interest, actress Jacqueline Courtney was recast. (For the actors' take on what happened, click here.)
Almost immediately, One Life to Live swept in to hire both actors, creating the characters of star-crossed lovers Tony Lord and Pat Ashley Kendall in the hope that lightening would strike again and the duo would become as big of a sensation in Llanview as they had been in Bay City.
They did not.
Reinholt left OLTL within two years, complaining:
We created the biggest success on daytime on Another World, and Courtney and I saved One Life to Live from going off the air. But they're not grateful. They put me in a dressing room with three other men. They negotiate a contract with me that says they will give me a foot in prime time, but then they turn around and say, No, we'd rather pay you off and let you go. And that's what they've done. So they won't develop me as an artist, so why should I stay there?
Since 1975, several other soaps have attempted to reunite couples who'd been huge on other shows in the hope of mimicking their earlier success.
Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols (Kayla and Patch on DOOL, Katherine and Stefan on GH).
Nancy Lee Grahn and Lane Davies (Julia and Mason on SB, Alexis and Cameron on GH).
Debbie Morgan and Darnell Williams (Angie and Jesse on AMC, Angie and Jacob on The City).
Laura Wright and Paul Anthony Stewart (Ally and Casey on Loving, Cassie and Danny on GL).
None of them were able to duplicate the previous coupling's success. (As always, in the interest of full disclosure, it is very difficult for a single actor associated with a character on one show to make an equally big splash on another show or as another character. Even daytime's biggest names, Genie Francis and Tony Geary couldn't stir up the same passions, separately, as Diana on DOOL or Ceara on AMC, or as Luke's cousin Bill on GH. But the task becomes even more difficult when it's a couple making the attempt.)
There are probably a few more examples I've left off the above list. Do you have a favorite example of Soap Opera Pair Jumpers?
13 comments:
- Esther said...
If they had even halfway tried to write a decent character for Lane on GH, it could have worked. But the writers should be ashamed of themselves. Nancy and Lane still had it -- they just didn't write anything worthy.
- supersage21 said...
Sour grapes much? Could this in any way possible be a subtle take on Ricky Paull Goldin and Beth Ehlers?
- Chris said...
I agree, this is embarrassing. It's clearly a swipe at Ricky Paull Goldin and Beth Ehlers.
OMG, this article is almost as pathetic as GL itself. I have a funny feeling that blubbering aside, neither BE nor RPG are gonna regret going to AMC. It has it's problems to be sure but it's a hundred times better than GL is in it's current state. And over the last two weeks, AMC has been can't-miss TV. They've been doing everything that GL should be doing. They've been reuniting longterm couples, not breaking them up over nothing. They've been bringing back desperately needed older characters that fans miss. They had a gorgeous wedding for a couple that's been in love but apart for twenty years and they were surrounded by over a dozen longtime legacy characters on a big and beautiful set, with real costumes, hair, and makeup, all taped with honest-to-goodness grown-up cameras, not TinkerToys.
- Debbie said...
How spiteful but not surprising. I read it as also a swipe at ABC. Pst....come close and let me whisper.....Ricky Paull Goldin is doing great over on AMC. The fans have taken to him really well...some even feel he's "THE" Jake Martin.
I think Ricky and Beth Ehlers will survive just fine. GL, I'm not so sure about!
- fitz said...
This dig at Ehlers and Goldin is called tacky in my world or bad form in others. GL didn't act as though they liked the pairing, so why does PPG care? They are talented actors who have a great deal to offer - both separately and together.
- petoola said...
Seriously this is pretty sad. I'm not impressed. Too bad they didn't realize Ricky and Beth's value before they left. GL's loss is AMC's gain, that's for sure.
- LizDC said...
This is just classless. And coming from a show that could use some good P.R. at the moment, this is a really bad move.
I don't think you'll have to worry about how Beth Ehlers and Ricky Paull Goldin will do at AMC. They will be just fine.
- Kathy said...
I think CBS and P & G have lost their minds. Why would they even think of an article like this except to slap Ricky and Beth and ABC? They need to truly get over themselves and learn about public relations. What is done is done and Guiding Light is the loser and All My Children is the winner. Ricky is awesome as Jake and I look forward to his scenes everyday. At this point, I wonder if Guiding Light has any fans that are not ticked off?
- Chanda said...
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- chris said...
Wow! I second what everyone else said- we also have no clue as to what they will do with Beth and Ricky at AMC- I trust if they do try to match them on AmC and it misfires,there are plenty of other actors they would do well with on that show...of course we will all be clamoring to see them together!:)...again,GL is the loser here.I swore I would never watch ABC shows but have been impressed with the $ they throw at them over there!Ricky seems to be doing very well.
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Milford native a leader in selling collegiate brands
IMG's George Pyne aims to market on a par with the pros
George Pyne is an unlikely candidate to take the business of college sports to new heights — or depths, depending on your perspective. He grew up in Milford, studied political science at Brown University, then went to work at his family's construction company.
But on his unusual path to becoming president of IMG Sports and Entertainment, Pyne developed a skill that just might enable him to commercialize amateur athletics on a level that rivals the pros: a willingness to challenge the status quo, even when it meant confronting his own father.
"I criticized my dad," Pyne said, recalling that his first task after graduating from Brown in 1989 was to rescue the construction business from massive debt. "I said, 'Dad, you don't think things through. You have no strategy. You don't have a plan.' "
At IMG, Pyne most definitely has a plan. A giant in the world of professional athlete representation and sports marketing, the New York-based company had no collegiate presence when Pyne arrived in 2006. Today, a new division called IMG College — formed by the acquisitions of three other companies — generates more than $500 million in annual revenues.
In December, the Sports Business Journal named Pyne the 14th most influential person in sports business. On the list, he trailed only professional league commissioners and team owners, and television network executives.
Pyne, who spoke at Harvard Business School last week, said his vision is to sell college sports "brands" more like their professional counterparts. That has meant venturing beyond old standbys, like signage at stadiums and advertising time on broadcasts, to offer the kinds of marketing packages that sponsors are accustomed to buying from the pro sports industry — complete with sideline passes, tickets that can be used for business networking, and rights to use team logos.
"What we're trying to sell is integrated marketing concepts that connect with a person in a way that's different than just seeing an ad," Pyne said in an interview. "When you can create an emotional connection with someone and influence their behavior, that's far more valuable."
Athletic departments from Boston College to Florida State University have embraced the strategy, and it's easy to understand why. IMG promises schools more money than they have earned in the past and charges nothing for its services.
"It pays for our future," said Diana Sabau, senior associate athletic director for strategic communications at Ohio State University.
This year, IMG will pay Ohio State $9.8 million for radio and television broadcast rights, and licenses to run gameday promotions, hospitality events, and corporate partner programs, among other services. A 10-year deal guarantees $107 million for the university.
IMG earns its money by exceeding the guarantees it makes to athletic departments and keeping the overflows. No revenue stream is too small: For some schools, IMG sells everything from TV broadcast rights to advertising space on stadium parking passes. At certain thresholds, profit-sharing arrangements kick in.
Florida State collects about $6 million per year from its contract with IMG and has added new national sponsors since signing the deal in 2007.
"We had a number of rights holders before IMG came into our world, and we were not where we are now," said Jason Dennard, Florida State's assistant athletic director for marketing. "They've elevated us tremendously. The network they have is just so much better."
IMG College boasts partnerships with 74 Division I colleges, seven conferences, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, giving it heavy clout when approaching prospective sponsors.
BC — whose football, men's basketball, and men's hockey games are broadcast on the IMG Sports Radio Network — benefited last year when IMG signed a national deal with Hyundai, said Jamie DiLoreto, BC's associate athletic director for external operations.
BC, a private college, declined to share financial terms of its arrangement with IMG.
Duke University, another private school, also would not say how much its deal with IMG pays. But Mike Sobb, Duke's associate athletic director for external affairs, said one of the partnership's best features is predictable income — something the athletic department did not enjoy when he was in charge of selling sponsorships for 20 years.
"To have guaranteed revenue coming in, instead of doing it ourselves — it's been great for us," Sobb said.
At most of its partner schools, IMG stations sales and promotional staff on or near campuses to promote integration with the athletic departments they serve. At BC, for instance, an IMG employee has an office in Conte Forum.
Such coziness worries some educators, who fear the infiltration of commercialism is compromising schools' academic missions.
"When schools build expensive athletic facilities and can't afford to build academic facilities, that trade-off from commercialization is a problem," said Nathan Tublitz, a biology professor at the University of Oregon (an IMG client) and cochairman of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, a faculty group.
"There are ethical questions to consider whenever you accept corporate dollars," he said. "Universities are not businesses, in the traditional sense: We don't have customers; we don't have clients. We're places for critical thinking."
But the economic realities of college sports make corporate dollars necessary, said Greg Brown, president of Learfield Communications in Plano, Texas, which occasionally competes with IMG for athletic department contracts.
"Balance is important, in terms of not overcommercializing college sports," Brown said. "But as a practical matter, it is extraordinarily expensive to fund 30 athletic programs. Athletic departments have to find ways to monetize what they do. They don't have much choice."
A study published in January by the Delta Cost Project, a higher education spending watchdog, found that only one-quarter of Division I athletic departments are profitable or even self-sustaining. At most schools, spending on coaches, facilities, travel, and other expenses outpaces revenues. Other studies in recent years have reached similar conclusions.
As Pyne sees it, the business of college sports still lags far behind the pros.
He says overcommercialization is a nonissue right now, though "it'd be a really nice problem to have." If IMG College is successful enough to make it an issue, Pyne won't lose sleep.
"At the end of the day, universities will make those decisions," he said. "We're a service provider."
The reach of IMG College
Generates $500 million in revenues from agreements with 74 Division I colleges, 7 athletic conferences, and the NCAA.
Boston College football, men's basketball, and men's hockey games are broadcast on the IMG Sports Radio Network. Terms not disclosed.
A 10-year deal guarantees Ohio State $107 million for radio and TV broadcast rights and other services.
Since 2007, Florida State has collected about $6 million per year from IMG.
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And Authors United confirms that a group can indeed be less than the sum of its parts when it acts in such a blatantly stupid way. But, like any group of likeminded people bonded together by mutual ignorance, they can persuade the legacy media tools at the NYT and The Bookseller to run their biased propaganda without any counterpoints.
Fails all around.
Their recent letter almost isn't worth fisking. Really. It's so poorly done, such a flimsy, whiny argument, that a child could deconstruct it.
But I didn't have a child available, so I did it.
If you want a refresher on the nonsense, start reading my blog from May 24 to present.
Now let's get to fisking. Lies and hyperbole in bold, my responses in common sense plain font.
Letter to Amazon.com, Inc. board of directors
The letter, with the list of signatories attached, will sent by Federal Express to each of the ten board members of Amazon.com. They are:
(A list of ten names and addresses)
Hmm. I wonder if Douglas Preston would like it if his address was put online.
Is that the point of using snail mail locations rather than email? A bit of the old "we know where to find you" intimidation technique?
Why not also show the board members pictures of their houses via Google Earth? Isn't that how the Facebook trolls do it?
Dear [name],
We are writing to you in your capacity as a director of Amazon.com, Inc. As we all know, Amazon is involved in contract negotiations with several media and publishing companies, including Hachette. About six months ago, to enhance its bargaining position, Amazon began sanctioning Hachette authors' books. These sanctions included refusing preorders, delaying shipping, reducing discounting, and using pop-up windows to cover authors' pages and redirect buyers to non-Hachette books.
Didn't take long for the BS to begin.
This began in January, not six months ago, because Hachette refused to negotiate with Amazon prior to their contract with Amazon expiring.
Amazon has had no contract with Hachette for several months. And yet it still sells Hachette titles, while under no obligation to do so.
Refusing preorders - Why should Amazon sell advanced copies of work when they might not be selling any Hachette titles in the future if an agreement can't be reached?
Delaying shipping - Amazon has said they aren't delaying shipping, they simply aren't stocking Hachette titles. If Hachette wants faster shipping, they should get their titles to Amazon faster.
Reducing discounting - Oh noes! Amazon is selling books for the prices that Hachette sets!
Using pop-up windows - First I've heard of this, and the few minutes I took clicking on Hachette titles on Amazon failed to produce any results. But if it is true, let's look at the big picture:
1. Should Amazon be allowed to do whatever it wants to on its own website? Sell what it wants to, for prices it wants to? Sell ad space if it wants to? Stock what it wants to? Ship how it wants to?
2. If a retailer isn't behaving like the supplier wants it to behave, should the supplier fight for better terms? Leave? Negotiate in good faith? Capitulate?
For some reason, Authors United believes that publishers have the right to tell Amazon, Bezos, and the board of directors, how to run their store.
Now, the US has a history of third parties trying to intimidate retailers. But at least the mob did it effectively. Authors United seems to be using the intimidation tool of shame.
Shame doesn't work. I know this for a fact, because I've repeatedly shamed Authors United signatories to stop their nonsense, and they haven't.
But I'll keep trying. And I won't have to try very hard. Seriously, read on, it gets extremely humiliating.
These sanctions have driven down Hachette authors' sales at Amazon.com by at least 50 percent and in some cases as much as 90 percent. These sales drops are occurring across the board: in hardcovers, paperbacks, and e-books.
Sanctions? AU called it a "boycott" before, apparently because not one of the many great, wise, prestigious, bestselling, award-winning authors who signed the last letter knew the correct definition of "boycott".
What is a sanction?
Trade sanctions are trade penalties imposed by a country or group of countries on another country or group of countries. Typically the sanctions take the form of import tariffs (duties), licensing or other administrative regulations.
Oops. They don't know what a "sanction" is, either. Amazon isn't a country, last I checked. And they aren't enforcing tariffs.
What Amazon is doing, as I've mentioned before, is engaging in the nefarious act of capitalism. Capitalism often involves negotiation.
Is Douglas Preston imposing a sanction on Hachette during contract negotiations when he holds out for more money? Is he boycotting Penguin Random House because he signed with Hachette? Does he think he's fooling anyone by misappropriating fear words while engaging in an emotional appeal fallacy?
And why isn't my shaming making him stop? Do I have to post his address?
Because of Amazon's immense market share and its proprietary Kindle platform, other retailers have not made up the difference. Several thousand Hachette authors have watched their readership decline, or, in the case of new authors, have seen their books sink out of sight without finding an adequate readership. These men and women are deeply concerned about what this means for their future careers.
Which is why we, Authors United, are writing to our publisher, Hachette, urging them to come to an agreement with Amazon.
Oh, wait...
We urge you to review our names at the bottom of this letter. No group of authors as diverse or prominent as this has ever come together before in support of a single cause.
Except, you know, for that petition Howey and Konrath did, with eight times as many signatures.
We are literary novelists and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists; thriller writers and debut and midlist authors. We are science fiction and travel writers; historians and newspaper reporters; textbook authors and biographers and mystery writers. We have written many of your children's favorite stories. Collectively, we have sold billions of books. Amazon's tactics have caused us profound anguish and outrage.
This is a business negotiation. If you're serious about making Amazon do your bidding, don't sell your billions of books on Amazon, and maybe Amazon will be threatened by that and cave.
Otherwise, you're repeatedly stating how powerful you are, then not using any of that power as leverage. Way to influence. Way to show how much you care about this issue.
Translation: Way to cop out.
Russell Grandinetti of Amazon has stated that the company was "forced to take this step because Hachette refused to come to the table." He has also claimed that "authors are the only leverage we have." As one of the world's largest corporations, Amazon was not "forced" to do anything.
And no one is currently forcing Amazon to continue to sell any Hachette titles. Because Amazon and Hachette currently have no contract.
But Amazon is still selling them.
This is an obvious fact. We all have choices. Amazon chose to involve 2,500 Hachette authors and their books. It could end these sanctions tomorrow while continuing to negotiate. Amazon is undermining the ability of authors to support their families, pay their mortgages, and provide for their kids' college educations. We'd like to emphasize that most of us are not Hachette authors, and our concern is founded on principle, rather than self-interest.
So now Amazon owes authors a living?
I'm amazed by the permeating sense of entitlement in this letter. These authors believe the system owes them. And I say this as someone who was at the mercy of legacy publishers for a decade. I know what it's like to have my dreams, hopes, and finances screwed by the whims of a giant corporation.
But here's the thing: I signed those one-sided, unconscionable publishing contracts. I went into them willingly. And when something better came along, I got the hell out.
Authors United, your gripe isn't with Amazon. You didn't sign a deal with Amazon. You can self-publish with Amazon right now and get preorders and fast shipping and price your books as you wish.
Your problem should be with Hachette. Hachette, who wants to keep ebook prices high, even as you lament Amazon's lack of discounting. Hachette, who cares more about its part of the paper distribution oligopoly than it does about its authors. Hachette, who you HAVEN'T CONTACTED YET.
We find it hard to believe that all members of the Amazon board approve of these actions. We would like to ask you a question: Do you as an Amazon director approve of this policy of sanctioning books?
Do you, Authors United, approve with the policy of encouraging straw men?
The straw man fallacy is brought up a lot on the Internet. You'd think that all of those smart Authors United signatories with their assloads of awards would know what it means.
A straw man is a common type of argument and is an informal fallacy based on the misrepresentation of an opponent's argument. To be successful, a straw man argument requires that the audience be ignorant or uninformed of the original argument.
Amazon isn't sanctioning books. This is a misrepresentation of what is happening, and it requires ignorance for people to believe it. Classic strawman. I know that, and I don't have a single Pulitzer.
Efforts to impede or block the sale of books have a long and ugly history. Would you, personally, want to be associated with this? We feel strongly that such actions have no place in a common commercial dispute. Amazon has other negotiating tools at its disposal; it does not need to inflict harm on the very authors who helped it become one of the largest retailers in the world.
More appeals to emotion. More strawmen.
Amazon doesn't have an armada surrounding Hachette's warehouse, preventing it from selling titles. There is no flotilla blockade preventing Hachette's books from reaching readers. Their books are available elsewhere... including on Amazon.
Repeat after me: It's not a boycott, it's not a sanction, it's all fallacious, it's not a boycott, it's not a sanction, it's all fallacious...
Our position has been consistent. We have made a great effort not to take sides.
A great effort that includes not contacting Hachette. Ever. Because that's the real definition of how you don't take sides, by petitioning one side and not the other.
And they've sold billions of books. Really.
And really, see how shame doesn't stop stupidity?
But, to be fair, Authors United and I are using shame differently.
Authors United is trying to use shame to control Amazon. It's ineffective, and embarrassing, and transparent, and has no facts or logic to back it up.
I'm using shame to inform people about this issue. The Authors United signatories won't listen to me (though it would be a step in the right direction if they actually began to read the nonsense they signed). But other writers, and readers, who want to know the real core of this issue (since the legacy media won't tell them) can read about it here. Backed up with facts and logic.
We are not against Amazon. We appreciate that Amazon sells half the books in the United States. But Amazon has repeatedly tried to dismiss us as "rich" bestselling authors who are advocating higher ebook prices—a false and unfair characterization, as most of us are in fact midlist authors struggling to make a living.
Then stop signing with publishers. Hachette has failed you. Hire a lawyer and go solo.
And we have not made any statements whatsoever on book pricing.
If I join Greenpeace, is there an obvious understanding that I care about the planet and want to save endangered species, even if I never made a statement about saving whales?
And, just to be nit-picky, Authors United made a statement on book pricing just a few paragraphs previously when they accused Amazon of reducing discounting.
Even if I hated Amazon and spent my vacations happily gripping my socks for Hachette execs, I wouldn't sign a letter this sloppy. It's embarrassing.
Our point is simple: we believe it is unacceptable for Amazon to impede or block the sale of books as a negotiating tactic.
Amazon has every right to refuse to sell consumer goods in response to a pricing disagreement with a wholesaler.
Uh... wha?
So it is unacceptable for Amazon to use negotiating tactics such as impeding book sales, but Amazon has every right to refuse to sell consumer goods as a negotiating tactic?
Did I even need to fisk this? Authors United just fisked themselves.
Jesus, did any signatory ACTUALLY READ THIS?
We all appreciate discounted razor blades and cheaper shoes. But books are not consumer goods.
Books are not consumer goods.
Hmm. Kinda makes me wonder why publishers print the prices on the cover.
Books cannot be written more cheaply, nor can authors be outsourced to China.
Books can't be written cheaply? I believe I wrote my first nine novels for free. And since leaving my publishers, every book I've written is for free. I don't get an advance.
As for outsourcing, I don't believe I'm owed a living, or that what I do is particularly important.
I'm not curing cancer. I'm not even saving whales.
In fact, I'm a damn lucky son of a bitch who gets to make a living doing what I love, which is more than most people can say.
Books are not toasters or televisions. Each book is the unique, quirky creation of a lonely, intense, and often expensive struggle on the part of a single individual, a person whose living depends on that book finding readers. This is the process Amazon is obstructing.
We, at Authors United, are better than people working in China. We're better than people who make toasters and televisions.
We're special snowflakes, unique and quirky, and the lonely, intense struggle we endure for the sake of ART is much more difficult than coal mining or waitressing or mechanical engineering or brain surgery or conservationism or rocket science.
If I ever reach this level of self-importance, I want someone to slap the shit out of me.
Seriously. Slap me until I shit all over myself. It would be less embarrassing than agreeing with the above Authors United paragraph.
When all you have to do to humiliate someone is hold up a mirror, it's time to stop making public statements.
There has been much talk on the Internet about how traditional publishers like Hachette are "dinosaurs" defending a moribund business model. There have been claims that Amazon is leading the way to a new publishing paradigm, one that that pays authors higher royalties, allows anyone to publish, and cuts out the elitist gatekeepers. We agree that Amazon has spurred important innovations in publishing, including a wonderful self-publishing model that has given many new writers a voice.
Hey, we found something to agree on!
But what these commentators and Amazon itself may not realize is that traditional publishing houses perform a vital role in our society.
So did outhouses. Then that pesky tech upstart, indoor plumbing, came along.
Publishers provide venture capital for ideas. They advance money to authors, giving them the time and freedom to write their books. This system is especially important for nonfiction writers, who must quit their jobs to travel, research and write.
Those poor bastards! Forced to quit their jobs so instead they can travel, research, and write! Someone pass the Kleenex!
How does this hardship compare to working on a factory assembly line, making discount razor blades?
Without an advance, for example, many aspiring writers would never be able to leave their jobs to write their first books.
(Headdesk) Seriously, by a show of hands, how many of you left your job to write your first book?
No one? You mean (gasp!) you were working on your first book while also holding down a job? And keeping your family happy? And you didn't complain, because you were doing what you loved?
Thousands of times every year, publishers take a chance on unknown authors and advance them money solely on the basis of an idea. By assuming the risk, publishers expect—and receive—a financial return. What will Amazon replace this process with?
Hint: Amazon already did. It's called KDP. It's when authors write their books for free, and then sell them. While keeping all the rights and the majority of the monies earned.
This model is working for tens of thousands of authors.
How, in the Amazon model, will a young author get funding to pursue a promising idea?
By, um, working and earning money? Like 99.99% of writers did?
Thank goodness you clarified earlier that you aren't entitled, rich, bestselling authors, because without that disclaimer everyone reading this would certainly be thinking that you are.
And what about the role of editors and copy editors, who ensure that what ultimately ends up on the shelf is both worthy and accurate?
This! Because there can be no editing without editors, and the only editors that exist work at publishing houses.
Just like the only books worthy to exist are on bookstore shelves.
You know, except for the 1.5 million ebooks I sold.
So other than the fact that anyone can hire an editor, and that bookstore shelf space is no longer required for an author to make money, it was a good point.*
*That's sarcasm. It wasn't a good point.
We are certain that you, as an Amazon board member, prize books and freedom of expression as much as we do. Since its founding, Amazon has been a highly regarded and progressive brand. But if this is how Amazon continues to treat the literary community, how long will the company's fine reputation last? We appeal to you, with hope and goodwill, to exercise your governance and put an end to the sanctioning of books, which are the very foundation of our culture and democracy.
Cue the Star Spangled Banner, unfurl the flags, throw the ticker tape, and let's all hope Konrath doesn't fisk this and reveal how stupid we're being. In public, no less.
[Each one of us listed below has read, approved, and signed this letter]
Then each of you should be deeply, grossly, unabashedly ashamed.
Nate Hoffelder at The Digital Reader makes some points that I missed, including the misquoting of Russ Grandinetti.
Hugh Howey takes NYT "journalist" David Streitfeld rightfully to task.
Jen Rasmussen has a hilarious, spot-on take,
Addendum Deux:
There are more obvious points I missed, that are being brought up in the comments here and on Passive Voice. I'm repeating them to make sure they're read.
Dazrin sez: No comment on the "will sent by Federal Express" in the first line? You would think a thousand professional authors would catch that.
Joe sez: Maybe they expected their editors to catch it.
Barbara Morgenroth sez: "And what about the role of editors and copy editors, who ensure that what ultimately ends up on the shelf is both worthy and accurate?"
Stated in a missive that is both unworthy and inaccurate.
Joe sez: I wonder if there were any editors that signed this. If so, let this be a cautionary tale for writers seeking editing help.
Marc Cabot sez: Mr. Konrath, if you will print a nice copy of this fisking and FedEx it to each of the board members of Amazon - whom Mr. Preston has kindly provided addresses for - I will compensate you for the FedEx charges.
Joe sez: Thanks, Marc. I could probably "sent by Federal Express" without needing compensation. But I don't think I need to bother the board. If they're on the board, they're smart, and no doubt already aware of all this.
Uncle Jo sez: Wait, this is the big event all the blowhards were yammering about? A stern letter? Yet another publicity push?
Joe sez: Yeah. On September 4 Publishers Weekly quoted Douglas Preston:
"we are forced to move on to our next initiative"
No one blames you for this bold, rash, unprecidented move, Mr. Preston. I just hope it doesn't escalate to you ringing Jeff Bezos's doorbell in the middle of the night and then running away. Or--even worse--placing a flaming bag of dog poo on the porch before you bolt.
I pray you aren't forced to go to those extremes.
Hugh Howey sez: In this latest letter to board members, he says that Amazon could employ some negotiation tool that does not impact authors. I'd love to hear his ideas. Or at least one idea. How can Amazon hurt Hachette without hurting its authors?
Joe sez: Well, if Amazon wanted to escalate, they could send a letter to Hachette's board of directors. Wait... that would be silly and serve no purpose. Well, maybe they could find out where the board members live, then ring their doorbells in the middle of the night...
William Ockham sez: I hate to give writing advice to these folks, but using "sanction" in this context is a terrible strategic move. The word is essentially its own antonym. It could mean "endorse" or "penalize". Moreover, it carries a connotation of the subject (Amazon) having official authority over the object (Hachette titles). The assistants of the letter's addressees are busy people and you wouldn't want to generate confusion on their part when they read your letter.
Also, avoid using absolutes like "no group of authors as diverse or prominent as this has ever come together before in support of a single cause". This just encourages people to think about other literary causes that likely generated more widespread support. For example, hundreds of writers signed petitions supporting Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, including Jean-Paul Sartre, Graham Greene, W. H. Auden, Arthur Miller, John Updike, Truman Capote, and Kurt Vonnegut. Are you folks really more prominent than those guys? Seriously?
Timothy Wilhoit sez: "Since its founding, Amazon has been a highly regarded and progressive brand," it says. "But if this is how Amazon continues to treat the literary community, how long will the company's fine reputation last?"
Classic concern trolling. I really feel their concern for Amazon's fine reputation.
Joe sez: The carrot and the stick. They used the appeal to fear, and the appeal to patriotism, why not the appeal to flattery as well?
Meryl Yourish sez: That's not how Boards of Directors work. A CEO has to screw up really badly for any BOD to take action against them.
This is really just another empty piece of symbolism that will fool people who don't understand business practices.
That would include most of the authors of Authors United.
Joe sez: This letter isn't for the BOD. It's for the media. To the extent the public cares, those who really do will seek out more info and find blogs like mine and those I've linked to.
Do you know if you sound out the word "guillotine" really slowly it sounds exactly like the word "gullible"?
It was much easier to be gullible without Google.
David sez: I'm still waiting for the letter that begins,
"Dear Amazon, we know that Hachette's agreement with you expired months ago, and we'd like to say thanks for continuing to sell our books on your site despite the lack of a distribution agreement. In doing so, you've allowed our income flow to continue…"
Not holding my breath.
Joe sez: Me, neither. We live in a culture that prays for rain, then bitches when their shoes get muddy. How about:
"Thank you for stopping alongside the road and giving me your spare tire to replace my flat, but you gave me a sucky temp spare and now I can only drive under the speed limit."
Evie Love sez: I mean, they just told Amazon that they NEED them and will starve to death without them. I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure that's exactly the opposite of what you're supposed to do while negotiating...
Joe sez: The law of unintended consequences runs strong in this group.
S. Elliot Brandis sez: Sales of your books are down because your publisher has failed to negotiate a contract with their biggest retailer.
Do you:
a) Talk to your publisher to find out what they're doing to resolve the conflict. Their business dealings are having an adverse effect on your career, and you're keen to know what they're doing to improve the situation.
b) Talk to your people (lawyer, agent, etc) to find out what alternative options you have, should your publisher be unable to resolve the conflict in a timely matter.
c) Write a series of rambling, self-important open letters complaining about the retailer, because… well, why not? Something about Chinese razor blades?
Joe sez: Think about if you're on the debate team, and you're chosen to defend an untenable position, one that is so stupid that there's no way you can possibly win.
Then imagine your future liveilhood depends on you winning the debate and convincing others.
In the case of midlisters, this situation will sting, a lot. But they have some options. This will force them to self-pub sooner than they would have otherwise, but survivor instinct will kick in and eventually they'll free themselves from their publishing oppressors and start reaping the benefits of keeping their own rights, controlling pricing, etc.
In the case of the Richie Rich authors, they're hemorrhaging unfathomable amounts of money. Even if they self-pub, they won't make the same amounts once B&N folds and the Big 5 vanish. Granted, going from 15 mil a year to only 4 mil doesn't qualify as a tragedy, but they aren't giving that up without a fight. Even though the fight, so far, has been alternately cringe-worthy and hilarious.
Mike Coville sez: The bottom line AU is not getting is that Amazon is not obligated by law to sell any book. There is no law that forces Amazon to discount, allow pre-orders or maintain advance stock in a warehouse. Amazon did all those things to benefit Amazon's customers. If Amazon determines that someone is acting against what they want to provide their customers (i.e. over pricing ebooks) they have the legal right to stop providing those perks.
Selling your book on Amazon is not a right, it is a privilege!
Joe sez: This is a point that isn't brought up enough. At least this time there were no accusations of Amazon being a monopoly and using predatory pricing.
The DOJ doesn't EVER go after companies for being tough competitors, or for fighting to keep consumer prices low. Via an email train, some famous authors were wondering if Authors United's next move would be to bring a suit against Amazon. I don't think that's likely. If anything, if the DOJ start seriously poking around the history of publishing, they'd see ample evidence of a price-fixing cartel--the Big 6--that hurt both consumers and writers (via unconscionable contracts). If someone went after Amazon in this way, so much dirty laundry would come out in discovery that reader and writer class action suits would explode.
William Ockham sez: This letter will make a great case study in a Media Relations class. Call it "Start with every possible advantage and squander them all with an exercise in public bellybutton lint-picking".
Could this letter be any more self-absorbed? Did anyone spend 30 minutes finding out who these people are? That "publishers are venture capitalists" may work on your NYC friends, but there are real VCs on the Amazon board. Good luck with them. And there are several current and former tech execs on the board. Do you really think your neo-Luddism will play well with them? Whatever you think of Jamie Gorelick, she will know about the ebook antitrust suit, so ignoring it won't help you.
But my fondest hope would be for John Seely Brown to write back to you. I am sure he has better things to do, but that would be fun. Because you aren't expecting any response. This is all just a cathartic exercise for you. It gives you a feeling of empowerment to "do something", even if that something is an embarrassing display of ignorance. But the board of directors of Amazon is made up of real people who have worked hard to get where they are. They would make my list of favorite people, but they aren't idiots.
Joe sez: Any veteran of schoolyard Nerf football knows the Hail Mary Pass, where as a last ditch effort to score before the bell ends recess, you just chuck the ball and hope your team catches it.
Sometimes this last-ditch effort scores a touchdown.
Sometimes it results in an interception.
Not knowing who the board members are, how they got there, and what their likely reaction will be, can result in an interception.
Dustin sez: And I have to say, as an actual PHYSICAL production worker, that there is little that could piss me off more than their remarks regarding blue collar labor. I try not to take it personal but their elitism, their belief that their million-dollar contracts and high class living standard makes them better than someone who works in a job that is, very likely, destroying their body for a paycheck makes it pretty hard not to start to hate them.
They've made it painfully obvious they think we're peons and barbarians at the gate, so I'm done feeling an ounce of sympathy for the decline of their way of life. We tried to be nice. We offered advice. Now it's time to move on and step over their corpses when their careers die. I won't miss them.
Joe sez: I worked as a waiter, in retail sales (I was the guy in Sears taking baby pics), as a construction worker, for a few factories, telemarketing, and several other low paying blue collar (and white collar) jobs. Working a double shift on Mother's Day at Red Lobster was on par with brick laying in 100 degree heat and being on the line at an English Muffin factory at 4am--they were all hard, thankless jobs that didn't pay enough.
I don't understand elitism. I busted my ass to make a living, busted my ass to get published, continue to bust my ass to write and sell books, and I consider myself fortunate. Straining over sentence structure or plotting in a WIP, or facing a pub deadline, is a thousand times better and easier than cleaning a grease trap at Burger King.
Having your publisher fight with Amazon is the very definition of a First World Problem. I've worked very hard for my entire adult life, and I understand how lucky I am.
Eric Welch sez: I'm curious as to how the AU organization actually works. Have they incorporated? Do they meet or communicate to discuss the next course of action? How much unanimity is there really? I have a suspicion that they may not be as united as some of them would like to appear.
Joe sez: After reading the letter a few times, I don't see how anyone with half a brain would sign it.
My face would be so red right now if I had. Really. I've made mistakes before, and wanted to just disappear, and I can't imaging the AU authors feeling any less humiliated to be associated with this drivel.
Unless they didn't read carefully.
We've all signed things we didn't read. Every time we click a User Agreement, we're just trusting it's the same old gobbeldy-goop.
Preston has repeatedly said that this is about Amazon hurting authors. Who would be for authors being harmed? I mean, if you were asked to sign a petition to help stop the spread of dihydrogen monoxide, which kills thousands of people per year and is found in acid rain as well as every every lake, river, and ocean, you might sign it without thinking too much.
I hope that was the case here. The signatories saw Hachette authors being hurt, and signed something to protest that.
It doesn't matter that the letter is nonsense, or that they're backing the wrong team. It just feels good to do something. Especially when your name is among so many prominent, award-winning, bestselling authors.
These bestselling authors have no agenda, because they said they don't. They just want to help the poor little struggling midlisters out.
It doesn't matter that they never helped out midlisters before, by petitioning publishers to give better royalties, or petitioning bookstores who actually do boycott authors.
This isn't about rich, entitled authors advocating high priced ebooks, even though they are supporting Hachette, which is probably delaying negotiations by demanding to control ebook prices.
This isn't about protecting the status quo paper oligopoly.
It's all about the little guy.
And if my argument sucked this poorly, and I couldn't win based on facts, that's what I'd try to do, too. To sway public opinion with sentiment and hope to effect change before anyone looked too closely.
Good luck with that.
BTW-Authors United, do you see what I did with my addendums? I took smart things that other people said, and used them to make my own argument stronger. They caught things I missed. You had over 1000 signatories. Why the hell didn't you do that?
Monday, September 15, 2014
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The African American Accountability Alliance hosted the first candidate forum of the Gainesville election season Monday.
All six of the mayoral candidates and two of the three District 4 candidates attended.
The biomass plant, a potential downtown hotel and conference center and transportation issues were among the topics covered.
Former city commissioners and current mayoral candidates Ed Braddy and Scherwin Henry also criticized incumbent Mayor Craig Lowe over the way that the city hired Lowe's former campaign manager as a mayoral assistant outside a competitive process.
Braddy described it as a "disgraceful act by the mayor." When Lowe said all hiring regulations were followed as required, Henry questioned if the job was advertised and interviews conducted. Lowe said those steps were not necessary because the job is categorized as a temporary position.
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Braddy arrived about two hours into the forum after attending a campaign event. The former two-term commissioner targeted Lowe on issues such as bus rapid transit, Gainesville Regional Utilities rates and the mayoral assistant. He said the city's planned rapid transit system would not serve east Gainesville adequately. Braddy also argued that the biomass plant now under construction would bring "skyrocketing" electric rates and Lowe was "callous and indifferent" to the impact.
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The former chair of the Gainesville-Alachua County Airport Authority Board and a member of the city Plan Board, Johnson called for more transparency in government and better access to public records. He said he would seek to undo the city's current policy on records, which makes each employee the custodian of their own records instead of the clerk. He said development of a hotel-conference center needs to be "market driven." Johnson said he supported the biomass plant when it was approved but now it could be Gainesville's "fiscal cliff."
Craig Lowe
A former two-term commissioner seeking a second term as mayor, Lowe pointed to economic development gains over the past few years with the arrival of Silver Airways, Mindtree and the Prioria Robotics expansion. He frequently spoke in favor of developing a bus rapid transit system — and including it in any future transportation sales tax referendum — to see through the vision of the Plan East Gainesville document and increase transportation options.
Lowe said commissioners were justified in moving cautiously on the hotel-conference center.
"If we do it right it will be a great asset; if we don't do it right it will be a huge white elephant in the middle of downtown," he said.
He acknowledged that the city's projections when approving the biomass contract have not come to pass. One step to cushion against rate hikes Lowe supported was lowering the transfer of revenues from GRU to general government by the amount the biomass plant generates in property tax revenues.
Donald Shepherd
Shepherd criticized the City Commission for the biomass plant and the increase it will bring to electric rates. He also said commissioners were not open to taking public feedback into account in the decision-making process.
"Your taxpayer voice isn't going to make one difference to them," he said.
Mark Venzke
On biomass, Venzke, who ran for City Commission in 2012, said, "What appeared to be a good idea morphed into a monster." He called for the city to pursue the renegotiation of the contract to lower its costs.
On the potential of a transportation sales tax referendum that would include roads and transit, Venzke said he would support letting the voters decide if they are willing to pay an extra tax for those projects.
District 4
Mac McEachern
McEachern, who served on the City Commission in the 1980s, focused much of his criticism on GRU, the biomass plant and the city's decision to build up a fund of more than $20 million on current electric customer fuel charges to offset the future rate impact of the biomass plant.
He said the City Commission is not open to public feedback, and city government is not forthcoming with information about GRU.
McEachern spoke against a transportation sales tax and said any hotel-conference center should also be driven by the private sector.
Randy Wells
An incumbent seeking a second term, Wells said the shuttered Gainesville Correctional Institution could become a community asset if the city acquires it for its long-planned homeless shelter and assistance center, while expanding the plan to include job training and a social services hub.
Wells said he believed the city and the current County Commission could bring a "balanced" approach to a transportation sales tax that includes transit and roads.
On biomass, Wells said he believed that the development of a local renewable energy source and local jobs reflected community values.
The African American Accountability alliance endorsed Henry in the mayor's race and Wells for District 4.
District 4 candidate Alfredo Espinosa was absent.


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The economic recovery made itself felt during February, with Southwest Florida's jobless rate falling more than a half-percentage point to 7.2 percent.
Sarasota County showed the biggest decline: a full percentage point, but both Manatee and Charlotte counties shared in the good news, data released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity showed.
The February report came after a January where the region's jobless rate hardly budged but a month also marked by word that there had been 64,000 more Floridians employed than economists first thought.
The drop in the unemployment rate was much larger in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties than that seen across Florida, though the statewide figures are seasonally adjusted — a statistical process to smooth out the effects of factors like agricultural production and consumer consumption.
Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in February, down 0.2 percentage points from a revised 7.9 percent in January. But last month's rate was a full 1.3 percentage points from a year ago.
"Today's employment data shows that Florida has taken another step down the long road to recovery," said Sean Snaith, an economist with the University of Central Florida who said that the Sunshine State is on track to outpace the nation in the recovery for the first time this year.
"We are already seeing that transition here, with Florida inching ahead of the nation."
Southwest Florida gained 4,400 jobs over the year, led by professional and business services, which accounted for 2,500 of those jobs, the DEO reported.
Compared with other metro areas in Florida, the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota area's 8.5 percent annual job growth rate in this white-collar arena was the third highest in the state, behind only Palm Coast and Port St. Lucie on Florida east coast.
The business services category is a grab-bag of jobs that includes information technology, accounting, architectural design and legal positions.
"These are largely white-collar type," Snaith said. "This is the sector that we believe is going to get back to pre-recession levels sooner than any other."
The candidate pool for those types of jobs — many of which require very specific skills and experience levels — is getting tight, said Ryan Skubis, who oversees Florida operations for Robert Half International from the staffing firm's St. Petersburg office.
While the overall unemployment rate remains higher than 7 percent in Florida, the measure for some of these skilled white-collar positions can be as low as 3 percent. "We are seeing candidates starting to get multiple offers in the last two-three months," Skubis said.
While Robert Half scouts for hard-to-fill skill sets, Adecco Staffing fills rank-and-file administrative and industrial positions.
"Sarasota, for us, is thriving," said Jennifer Kochilaris, an Adecco regional vice president who oversees the company's southwestern and southeastern Florida offices from Cattlemen Road in Sarasota. "We are starting to see more and more jobs come through our doors, more customers reaching out to us."
One worker who just leveraged herself into a new position is Sonia Savage, who helps would-be solar electric and solar hot water customers pick out a system at Solar Direct in South Manatee County.
Savage was unemployed when she got hired a month ago, but only for a few weeks.
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Also nudging this region's jobless rate lower has been a recovering real estate market, both in existing homes and new construction.
As with other high-skilled jobs, the region's home builders — who filed 25 percent more permits last year — are having difficulty finding workers licensed in masonry or block construction, framing, drywall, plumbing and electrical work.
There were 48,000 new construction jobs nationally during February.
The DEO reported Friday that 128,100 jobs have been added in Florida during the past year. Officially, there were 729,000 total jobless Floridians in February, out of a work force of 9,427,000.
But even with the state's economy improving, that does not necessarily mean people laid off in the past few years are finding work, said Snaith, the UCF economist.
The state's "labor-force participation rate" — the percentage of working-age Floridians with a job or looking for one — has remained at roughly 60 percent since last year, Snaith noted.
"As the labor-force participation rate rises, further declines in the unemployment rate become more difficult and will require more robust job growth," he said.
Sarasota County posted a jobless rate of 7.2 percent last month, down from 8.2 percent in January.
Manatee's rate was 7.3 percent, down from 7.7 percent during the prior month, while Charlotte's was 7.4 percent, down from 8.1 percent.
That still represented 27,000 people who are officially unemployed in the region out of a work force of 371,733.
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The economic recovery made itself felt during February, with Southwest Florida's jobless rate falling more than a half-percentage point to 7.2 percent.


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Top 6 Most Fuel-Efficient Tailgaters for This Football Season
With gridirons around the country opening for business, we huddled up and figured out the six most fuel-efficient tailgaters for this football season. Why focus on fuel economy? Because that's what car shoppers want these days. Sure, you can still get 12 miles per gallon in a Suburban if you insist, but more and more football fans would rather enjoy the best possible fuel economy, even when they're going tailgating. So check out these six candidates for the job. They have all the features that tailgaters are used to, with one exception: They won't guzzle fuel like their owners guzzle pregame libations in the parking lot.
Audi Q7 TDI (28 mpg)
The upscale Q7 crossover may seem a little hoity-toity for football duty, but think about how much money people spend on high-end pickups these days, right? Starting at about $53,000, which is barely more than a Ford F-150 SuperCrew Platinum costs, the all-wheel-drive Q7 TDI packs a turbodiesel V6 that returns 19 mpg city and a remarkable 28 mpg highway. As for its tailgating bona fides, the Q7 comes standard with three rows of seats, and its power lift gate is bound to impress passers-by.
Chevrolet Equinox 2.4 (32 mpg)
The reasonably priced, family-friendly Equinox is one of our favorite vehicles from GM. It's got a palatial back seat, so fans of all sizes can cruise to the game in comfort. Then there's the 31 cu ft of cargo space behind those rear seats, more than enough to accommodate your tailgating supplies. But here's the kicker: Despite all that versatility, the front-wheel-drive 4-cylinder Equinox racks up a sedan-like 32 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel-efficient tailgater on our list.
Dodge Journey V6 (25 mpg)
When the Journey first came out in 2009, we bemoaned its el cheapo interior and lackluster performance -- but how times have changed. Thanks to a comprehensive overhaul, the affordable Journey now has one of the nicer interiors in its class, including the excellent 8.4-inch uConnect touchscreen with its iPad-like icons. And under the hood, there's an available 3.6-liter V6 that cranks out 290 horsepower and still manages up to 25 mpg on the highway. Gameday highlights include a Chill Zone refrigerated glovebox, numerous storage compartments and three rows of seats.
Ford Flex (25 mpg)
Matching the smaller Journey at up to 25 mpg highway, the funkadelic Flex is an easy choice if you can stretch your budget beyond the Dodge. With three rows of adult-friendly seats plus an available power hatch, the Flex is a tailgater's dream, and there's also a kickin' Sony sound system to get the party started. Oh, and get this: The Flex can be outfitted with a rear console box that doubles as a refrigerator. So if you run out of room in the cooler, just throw a few cold ones in the console box, and the Flex will keep them that way.
Ram 1500 V6 (25+ mpg)
With all the excellent trucks to choose from, why'd we go with the Ram? Simple: the RamBox storage system is perhaps the ultimate tailgating feature, and fuel economy is excellent thanks to two appealing V6 options. Let's talk about the RamBox system first. It gives you a lockable clamshell lid on each side of the bed that flips up to reveal a huge hollow storage space. There's drainage built in, so you can even throw ice in there and have dual mobile coolers for the party. As for what's under the hood, the base gas-powered V6 returns up to 25 mpg highway. That's not all -- the new Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is about to drop, and Chrysler promises more than 25 mpg from that model's turbodiesel V6.
Tesla Model S (90 mpg equivalent)
We said the Equinox had the best fuel economy on this list, but the Model S is in a whole different category, because it doesn't need fuel at all. Fully electric, the 4-door Tesla charges up just like your cell phone, and then it's good for up to 265 miles until the next charge. That's only if you get the top-of-the-line Performance model, of course, which will run you six figures. If you've got the dough, there's nothing like a 3-row electric sedan that teleports to 60 miles per hour in just 4.4 seconds. Yes, we said three rows. Just like an old Mercedes wagon, the Model S has rear-facing jump seats underneath its hatchback lift gate, so you can leave those folding chairs at home and party from your Tesla's trunk.
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Chicken head what?
Youtube aficionados may have already seen this video. Once the giggles die down, consider the mechanism that makes this possible! (The chicken makes a loud noise at the end, which thoroughly frightened my coworkers. Just a warning if you're not wearing headphones.)
Hummingbirds are also good at keeping their heads very still while they flap their wings furiously:
The purpose of this, for the chicken, is to keep the her wits about her - i.e. make sure she knows which way is up, and where potential threats are in relation to her. To do it, the chicken has to have sensory information flooding into her brain, telling her how her body is moving.
The technique - which you could generally call "tracking" but is also pretty much the same thing as "dead reckoning" (or is it ded reckoning?) - is utilized by aircraft and some car navigation systems. (I love it when "high tech" turns up in Nature.) The chicken's body communicates its movements so well with her head, that she can almost instantaneously compensate for her movement of the lower body, and keep her head stationary in relation to her environment. To do this, her body has to have some fixed point, some center, and determine how far her bum has moved away it, then move her head an equal but opposite distance from it. Once again this requires very rapid communication, and then action, on the part of her body.
This is also an interesting lesson in relativity. Her head is definitely not moving in relation to the background; we can clearly see that it remains at the same coordinates. But in relation to her own body, her head is moving. When her body is dropped down low, her neck stretches out, moving her head further away from her heart. When her body is lifted up, her neck shrinks down, moving her head closer to her heart. Her head moves an equal distance, but in the opposite direction, to the rest of her. She is compensating for the motion of her body, in order to keep the orientation of her head and her environment the same.
You also see bull riders trying to do this - keep your head steady while your lower body moves. (Not that I'm advocating this sport or the music in this video):
There are devices that can do this for moving vehicles, for use when GPS systems can't get a signal from the parent satellite. These Inertial Measurement Units utilize dead reckoning to determine the vehicle's location based on a fixed point. Based on the last location point gathered from the satellite, the car can keep track of how far you've gone (how fast and how long), and how you've turned the steering wheel, to figure out where you should be.
While such a device might seem pretty unsophisticated in a car navigation system ("It figured out that we took two right turns? Big deal.), it can be much more important in aircraft. With the open sky as your highway, it would be easy think you were heading in a straight line, but find out too late that you were one degree off and were now many miles from your target. Kind of like when you're putting up a shelf and decide not to use a level, then realize it's lopsided a little too late.
That's not to say that IMUs are perfect, or better than GPS systems. In fact, even very advanced ones suffer from the fact that minor miscalculations can end up in very large mistakes (so your plane still might end up hundreds of miles from your destination). Their biggest advantage is that they can be analog, or don't rely on satellites service to operate. And chickens hate it when they can't get service.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Chicken Head Tracking
Chicken head what?
Posted by Agent Utah at 2/05/2010 12:23:00 PM
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Where do mechanical or spring-balanced systems like a steady-cam (or other open loop systems) fit into the picture?ReplyDelete
Open loop systems rely on damping. In effect, they filter out the bumps rather than counteracting them. Shock absorbers on most cars work that way, although at least one company (Bose) has developed some pretty impressive active feedback damping systems. You can see a side by side comparison of active and passive suspensions here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Wvibgvyt4
Here is an important question what sensory data does a chicken use? Would she still be able to keep balanced if her head was covered so she wouldn't be able to see?ReplyDelete


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Ireland v South Africa, November 10
Springboks fight back to beat Ireland
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South Africa's Ruan Pienaar dives over to score the only try of the match against Ireland
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Ireland's hopes of humbling South Africa were picked apart in a one-sided second half at Aviva Stadium as the Springboks came back to win 16-12.
Jonathan Sexton kicked four penalties as the Irish seized the 12-3 interval lead their dominance deserved, only for the Springboks to ignite their power game. Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar crossed for the night's only try in the 45th minute and Pat Lambie kicked 11 points as South Africa, who started as strong favourites, took control.
Jamie Heaslip captained Ireland for the first time and Richardt Strauss, who last month qualified for the injury-hit Irish on residency grounds, made his debut at hooker opposite cousin Adriaan, while Simon Zebo won his second cap at full-back. Zebo passed an early test under the high ball and moments later Gordon D'Arcy launched an intelligent counter-attack that ended with a poor chip kick from Keith Earls.
Just 10 minutes into the game and South Africa had conceded four cheap penalties, two of which were sent between the uprights by Jonathan Sexton. It was an encouraging start by muscular Ireland, who were having few problems dealing with the Springboks' route one approach.
Earls knocked on just as he was sent through a gap by Sexton and the fly-half then took time to climb to his feet after halting a bulldozing run by JP Pietersen.
Pat Lambie and Sexton exchanged penalties but Ireland were still playing most of the rugby, showing invention as they worked their way downfield. D'Arcy was thriving in the absence of Brian O'Driscoll as he welcomed the responsibility of being the senior figure in Ireland's midfield.
Repeatedly tested under the high ball, Tommy Bowe had impressed while lock Mike McCarthy and the Irish back row of Heaslip, Peter O'Mahony and Chris Henry were making their presence felt.
South Africa's composure crumbled as first Willem Alberts kneed Sexton in the ribs and then Pietersen was sent to the sin bin for using the shoulder while tackling Henry early. Another three points from Sexton punished the Springboks' indiscipline as Ireland opened a 12-3 lead they fully deserved.
The home side's superiority in broken play and out wide was evident, but they also looked happy to mix it with the bigger South African pack. Sexton missed his first penalty of the evening and the half finished with Springbok scrum-half Ruan Pienaar falling short from long range.
But South Africa were finally coming alive and almost crossed through hooker Adriaan Strauss at a line-out drive in a passage of play that saw Heaslip sin-binned for standing offside.
Scenting blood, the Springboks went for the jugular and were rewarded when Ruan Pienaar darted over from close range with Lambie converting.
The landscape of the match now look radically different with rejuvenated South Africa just two points behind. Captain Jean de Villiers bulldozed through D'Arcy and Earls as referee Wayne Barnes offered Lambie another shot at goal which he took.
Ireland desperately chased the late score that would nudge them back into the lead, but were strangled out of the game by the canny Springboks.
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