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General Contest Rules
Spoon River Media, LLC d/b/a WCOE-FM, WLOI-AM, HometownNewsNow.com
Except to the extent set forth in the specific rules for a particular contest, these general contest rules will apply to all contests conducted by Spoon River Media, LLC d/b/a WCOE-FM, WLOI-AM, and/or HometownNewsNow.com (the "Station"). To the extent that the specific rules for a particular contest differ from these general contest rules, the specific rules for that particular contest will govern and control the conduct of such contest. A copy of these general contest rules, along with any specific contest rules if/when applicable, are available (i) during regular business hours, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) 8:00am to Noon / 1:00p to 4:30pm, at the Station's studio location at 1700 Lincolnway Place, Suite 5, LaPorte, Indiana 46350 (the "Studio"), and (ii) on the Station's website at https://hometownnewsnow.com/pages/contest-rules. For directions to Studio, or for questions and additional information about Station contests or prizes, call 219-362-6144, extension 201.
Who Can Enter
1. Individuals who are both 18 years of age of older and legal Indiana or Michigan residents on the entry date may enter Station contests ("Entrant(s)"). Only if Station allows individuals younger than 18 years of age to enter contests, in the event a prize is won by any Entrant who is under 18 years of age, such Entrant's parent or legal guardian will be deemed the winner for all purposes hereunder.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following individuals are NOT eligible to enter Station contests, even if such individuals meet the age and residency requirements set forth in Section 1 above:
a. Any employees (i.e., full-time, part-time and/or temporary employees) of the Station, of participating sponsor(s) ("Sponsor(s)"), of any advertising and promotion agencies, and/or of the respective parent entities, subsidiaries, affiliated companies of each;
b. Any immediate family members of such employees, including without limitation current and/or ex-spouses, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, in-laws, and/or steps in any of the foregoing categories; and
c. Any other individual legally residing in the same household (i.e., at the same address) of such employees, including without limitation roommates, housemates, significant others, and partners.
d. Any individual who has participated in and won a prize/contest through Station within the preceding 30 calendar days.
How to Enter/How to Win
4. For particular Contests governed by these general contest rules ("Contest(s)"), the Station will provide the following Contest-specific information as applicable: (i) when to enter the Contest and/or the deadline for entering the Contest (the "Entry Period"); (ii) how to enter the Contest, which may include but will not be limited to one or more of the entry methods described in Sections 5 – 7 below; (iii) the time(s), date(s), location(s) (if applicable), and method(s) for selecting or otherwise determining any qualifier(s), semi-finalist(s), finalist(s) (collectively hereinafter "Qualifier(s)"), winner(s) and/or grand prize winner(s), as applicable; and (iv) a description and approximate value of the prize(s) to be awarded ("Contest Terms").
a. Station will provide such Contest Terms by means of on air announcement(s), website/blog post(s), text message(s), instant message(s), social media network post(s), and on-site/point-of-purchase poster(s), display(s), material(s) and/or handout(s).
b. Any reference to information being "announced" or "as announced" shall mean that Station has or will provide such information by any one or more of the foregoing means, as determined by Station with respect to each Contest.
c. Except if specifically required by these general contest rules, by the specific rules for a particular Contest, or by the context of a certain Contest, Contest Terms may not be announced on the radio.
d. Station is not responsible for the failure of any third party sponsor/location to make Contest Terms available.
5. For Entering/Winning On Air (Listen to Win) Contests
a. For All On Air Contests:
i. WARNING: Due to delays in the online streaming of the Station's broadcast signal, listeners to the online stream may not be able participate in, or may be disadvantaged if participating in, any Contest that requires potential Entrant(s) to listen to Station. Contest participants should not rely on streamed broadcasts.
ii. IMPORTANT: Calls to any Station phone numbers other than the announced phone number, including the Station's main phone number, will not be accepted for the Contest. Station not responsible for calls mistakenly placed to any other number.
1. In the event a caller is disconnected or is found to be ineligible, the next eligible caller that successfully makes it through on the call-in line and completes their call will be a winner.
2. If the Station receives less than the requested number of calls (i.e., only 9 callers when the Station is looking for the 10th caller to win) within a reasonable period of time as determined by Station, Station reserves the right to re-conduct that Contest at a later time or cancel that winning opportunity and not award the associated prize.
b. Designated Caller Entry Contests: To enter, listen for the Station to make an on air announcement, provide instructions, and/or play a sounder specifying when and how to be a designated caller number, the Station Contest phone number and the prize (e.g., "be the 10th caller to 362-0522 to win a pair of tickets to the concert"; "after we play two (2) songs by X Artist in a Row, be the 10th caller at 362-0522 to win a pair of tickets to the concert"; etc…) (the "Cue-to-Call"). Upon hearing the Cue-to-Call, be the designated caller to the Station's Contest phone number to win the announced prize (i.e., a prize, a qualifying prize, etc…) or opportunity (i.e., will be qualified for a chance to win a prize or grand prize, etc…).
c. Song of the Day Contests: To enter, listen for the Station to announce a particular song or combination of songs (the "Song(s)"), the time(s) (or time ranges) and the day(s) when the playing of such Song(s) will be considered a Contest play, and the designated caller number for the chance to win when such Contest play(s) occur (i.e., the 10th caller to the Station when the Song(s) play(s) will win). The Station will start taking calls as soon as the designated Song starts to play, or in the event of a combination of consecutive Songs, as soon as the last song of the required combination starts to play. To be a valid Contest play: (i) the Song(s) must be played in its entirety on the Station (i.e., not a song clip or hook or a portion of a song used in an intro, promotional announcement or advertisement); and (ii) the Song(s) must play at the time(s) (or within the time range(s)) and on the day(s) as announced by Station. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the announcement by Station specifies that only the first play of the Song(s) on a particular day is a Contest play, then after the Song has been played earlier that day, no other play of such Song(s) will be a valid Contest play. Only the Song as performed by the specific artist named in the announcement will qualify as a winning opportunity.
d. Listen for Your Name Contests: For a Contest that requires any one or more selected Entrant(s) to listen for their name to be announced on-air as a potential winner, (i) only the actual person who entered can win (or was deemed to have entered in the case of certain social network Contests or Club Contests) and must be the person who calls in (persons having the same name will be disqualified if not the actual Entrant), and (ii) the selected Entrant must only call the announced station phone number, which call must be received and answered by the Station within the exact period of time announced.
6. For Entering/Winning Online Contests
a. Enter to Win Online Contests: To enter, visit www.967theeagle.com the "Website") (or an alternative website for a particular Contest hereinafter referred to as a "MicroSite"), or the Station's Facebook Fan Page as instructed by Station, follow the links and instructions to enter the Contest, and complete and submit the online entry form during the Entry Period as announced. The online entry form may require for the Entrant to provide certain required contact information, along with any one or more of the following additional requirements: (i) answering survey questions; (ii) correctly answering trivia questions; (iii) making predictions or guesses with respect to certain upcoming events; and/or (iv) submitting Entrant-generated Content (for essay requirements, see Section 8(h)(i) below; for photo requirements, see Section 8(h)(ii) below; and for video requirements, see Section 8(h)(iii) below).
i. Entrants may be provided with an opportunity to opt-in for membership/participation as part of the entry process or, in the alternative, may be required to become a member/participate in clubs of (for example, email clubs, text clubs, and rewards programs) or to receive solicitations from Station and/or its Sponsors.
ii. Some online Contests may allow Entrants to obtain "extra" entries if they "share" their entry with a friend and that friend validly enters that Contest using the link provided by the Entrant, provided that (i) the total number of "extra" entries can be capped at a maximum number of "extra" entries, as announced by Station, and (ii) if that friend previously entered that Contest through a link from another Entrant, his/her attempt to enter the Contest through subsequent shared links may not constitute a "valid" entry (in which case, subsequent Entrants will not get "extra" entries for that particular friend).
7. For Entering/Winning On-Site /Entry Box Contests
a. For All On-Site/Entry Box Contests:
i. Entries must be deposited in the official entry box by the announced deadline.
ii. Only official entry blanks that are handwritten are eligible (no mechanical reproductions will be accepted).
iii. Official contest entry blanks are only available at the location of the official entry box, while supplies last.
b. On-Site/Entry Box Enter to Win Contests: To enter, visit the designated event and/or location as specified by Station, during the designated Entry Period, obtain an official entry form (available while supplies last), and legibly complete the entry form by hand writing all required information, which may include without limitation, your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, phone number (including area code), and email address, and age. Failure to provide all required information may result in disqualification.
8. With respect to entering/winning certain Contests, as applicable only:
a. The entry process may require Entrants to login to, or to create a free account in the Station's online club (the "Club") by going to the Website, clicking on the link for the Club, and completing and submitting the online registration form with all required information.
i. Members may either be automatically entered in Contests from time to time or be required to complete a specific online entry blank for particular Contests. Limit one (1) membership account per email address and some contests may limit one (1) Contest entry per membership account, as announced.
ii. Members of the Club are entitled to, among other things, receive information from Station and its clients, enter Contests, participate in surveys, and enjoy many other opportunities.
iii. Members are required to provide truthful information when completing Club membership registration form.
iv. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a member, the owner of the registered email account will be deemed the person who submitted the membership.
v. If a Member cancels his/her membership during any Contest in which such Member is entered (or was automatically entered), such Member may no longer be eligible to win a prize in such Contest, at Station's sole discretion.
b. The entry process may require Entrants to login to, or to create, a free account with the third party provider of a software platform used by Station for such Contest(s) ("Software Provider"), by going to the Website, clicking on the Contest entry link, and completing and submitting the online registration form with all required information.
i. Limit one (1) account per email address and some contests may limit one (1) Contest entry per account, as announced.
ii. Software Provider is not a sponsor of such Contests, but Entrants may be required, as part of the entry process, to agree and consent to their terms of service and/or privacy policy, both of which will be available via a link during the entry or account registration process (collectively, the " Software Provider Policies").
iii. While agreement to the Software Provider Policies may be required in order to enter a Contest, the Software Provider Policies are not a part of these Contest rules but are a separate agreement between the Entrant and Software Provider . In the event of any conflict between the Software Provider Policies and Contest rules, Station Contest rules will govern.
iv. Station is not responsible for any error or technical malfunctions associated with the Software Provider site that may affect any entrant's ability to enter, to win, or to be properly considered in this Contest, regardless of the cause. In the event of a malfunction associated with the Software Provider site that Station (in its sole discretion) deems to materially and adversely affect this Contest, Station reserves the right to suspend this contest, terminate this contest without a winner, terminate this contest and select a winner early, provide alternative means of entry or any other changes to these contest rules that Station deems appropriate under the circumstances. Any such changes, terminations or suspensions will be announced on air and/or posted on the Station's website, if applicable.
v. Employees of Software Provider and its affiliates, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible to win in this Contest.
c. The entry process may require Entrants to login to, or to create, a free account with a third party social media network, including without limitation Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram ("Social Media Network(s)").
i. Such Social Media Network site operators are not sponsors, endorsers, and/or administrators of Contests, and are not affiliated with the Station or its Contests in any way. Station cannot control certain factors relating to such Social Media Networks, including, without limitation, errors, cancellation of user accounts, and/or any technical malfunctions that may affect any Entrant's ability to enter, win, view, be advised of, be eligible for or be properly considered in a particular Contest.
ii. By entering a Contest by means of a Social Media Network, you are authorizing Station to access, utilize and/or pre-load to an entry form, applicable portions of your Social Media Network profile information. Entry information provided in Contests through social networking sites is being provided to Station, not the associated Social Media Network site operator.
iii. Station reserves the right, at any time and for any reason or for no reason, to disassociate any person from its Social Media Network page/following by any means then technically available to it (for example, "blocking" a Fan from liking the Station's Facebook page).
iv. Employees of Social Media Network and its affiliates, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible to win in this Contest.
d. Station may elect, but will not be obligated, to post certain information not available to the general or listening public about ongoing Contests on its website, Club member pages, or Social Media pages, and/or to communicate such information via email, SMS text message, or social media posting to a limited group of people (e.g., Facebook fans, Twitter followers, or members of Station's email, internet or texting clubs). Such information may include, without limitation, dates and time ranges when a Contest song or sounder may be played, lists of correct or incorrect answers received, and/or Contest reminders. In such events, no purchase will be required to obtain such information but Station may require that persons eligible to receive such extra information be members of certain Station Clubs or third party Social Network Sites. Station will not be obligated to announce that it is or how it is making such additional information available, unless required by law. While such additional information may increase the chances that a recipient will know when to listen or what the correct or incorrect answers may be (which information may not be available to non-recipients), there will be no advantage in the mode of entry by obtaining (or not obtaining) this additional information (e.g., there will be no advantage in being the 10th caller, etc…).
f. Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to post some or all entry information and/or materials on the Station's website or social networking sites, in whole or in an edited form in Station's discretion, as a "featured" entry. Having your entry posted and/or "featured" does NOT mean that the Entrant has won or is likely to win in that Contest. The decision to post or "feature" any such entries is for entertainment purposes only, and is not part of the winner selection process. Station cannot guarantee that it will be able to view all entries and/or required entry submissions (essays, photos, videos, etc…) submitted from a technical perspective, even if sent in the appropriate formats required. In the event that Station is not able to view any entry or entry materials submitted for any technical reason whatsoever, that entry may be disqualified (without notice to the Entrant) and Station will have no liability or obligation to such Entrant with respect to the disqualified entry.
g. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an Online, Social Media, or Text, the Entrant will the one (1) individual who can demonstrate control over the means by which the Entry was submitted to the Station, as applicable: (i) by logging into an applicable Listener Club, Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram account with the correct user name and password; or (ii) by evidencing ownership of the phone and/or phone number either from which the Entrant's text entry was sent or on which the App is installed and registered to such Entrant.
h. For any Contest that requires Entrants to submit materials such as an essay, a photograph, or a video (together with any entry form and the content included, depicted, and/or captured in such essay, photograph, or video, the "Entry Materials"), Entrant must be eighteen (18) years of age or older, exclusively own, or have obtained a license from the copyright holder to, the submitted Entry Materials (i.e., Entry Materials cannot be "owned" in any way by any other person or company without obtaining his/her express consent to enter this contest and allow Station to use the photo as contemplated in the contest rules). Entry Materials must not contain or convey any content that the Station determines, at its sole discretion, subjectively or otherwise, (i) to be indecent, profane, obscene, explicitly sexual, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, libelous, or hateful, (ii) to be racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive or objectionable, (iii) to encourage unlawful behavior, (iv) to infringe upon the brand names, trade-marks, trade names, logos, or any other intellectual property that may belong to a third party, or (v) to disclose any detailed personal, physical, contact, or otherwise confidential information that may belong to a third party. The foregoing is not intended to require Station to disqualify Entrants who, in Station's sole discretion, appear to be innocently wearing clothing or are in areas that just happen to contain third party logos or marks. Further, Station may, but is not obligated to pixilate/cover any trademarks/servicemarks and/or copyrighted materials in Station's sole discretion. Station will not be required to make the same determination based on the foregoing for every photo and may treat all Entry Materials, at its sole discretion, even if the problematic Entry Materials are similar. Further:
i. For any Contest specifically requiring for Entrants to submit an essay as part of the entry process, essay should not exceed the designated number of words as indicated by the Station; provided, however, that essays submitted with more than the designated number of words will not be disqualified (except to the extent that the online entry mode limits number of words/characters), but the Station will only be obligated to read and consider up to the designated number of words. Essays need not be truthful. Station will not verify the truthfulness of the information submitted in each entry; provided, however, that failure to satisfy (or suggestion that you fail to satisfy) the entry eligibility requirements or other contest rules applicable to this contest can result in disqualification of the Entrant from becoming the Grand Prize Winner, in Station's sole discretion. Station reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to edit an Entrant's essay in any manner that it chooses at Station's sole discretion.
ii. For any Contest specifically requiring for Entrants to submit a photograph as part of the entry process, the terms "Photograph", "Photo", and/or "Image" may be used interchangeably, and may include, but will not limited to the inclusion of, any image that may be produced by an analog or digital camera, an optical image scanner (or simply, "scanner"), a "screen dump," "screen capture," "screenshot," or "screengrab," and/or the digital manipulation of one or multiple photographs achieved by the use of image editing software. Photo must be uploaded in either the ".jpeg" or ".jpg" file format (no other formats will be accepted). ONLY THE ENTRANT MAY BE VISIBLE IN THE PHOTO. NO OTHER PERSON MAY BE DEPICTED IN SUCH PHOTO no matter how far away or obscure; provided, however, that Station reserves the right to accept Photos that have parts of other people visible that Station deems at its sole discretion is not material to the Photo and such persons are completely indistinguishable (e.g., a leg or finger). Further Station's decision in this matter is final and not appealable and Station is not obligated to treat every Photo identically (e.g., Station may decide that in one photo a leg is not material, but that a leg is in another photo). Any Photo with any other person(s) depicted in it will be ineligible and disqualified, except as otherwise permitted in this subsection.
iii. For any Contest specifically requiring for Entrants to submit a video as part of Entry process, ONLY THE ENTRANT MAY BE CAPTURED IN THE VIDEO. NO OTHER PERSON'S IMAGE, VOICE OR TALENT CAN BE CAPTURED IN THE VIDEO (no matter how far away, obscure, or otherwise). Any video with any other person(s) or more than one person captured in it will be ineligible, and will be disqualified.
i. For any Contest that requires Entrant to make (or Tweet) a Social Media Network post with a unique hashtag, and Station's handle if applicable, merely posting with the correct hashtag, and Station's handle if applicable, does not constitute a valid entry. Station reserves the right to exclude any Twitter post from Contest entry if such post or an entrant fails to comply in any manner with these and all other applicable Contest requirements and rules.
j. For any Contest requiring that Entrants and/or Qualifiers be present at a Station event in order to continue participation in a Contest, Entrants hereby agree to strictly follow all instructions and directions given by the Station staff at the event and understand that any intentional failure to comply with the Station's instruction, process, procedures or Contest rules at the event may result in immediate disqualification in Station's sole discretion. If check-in or registration at the event is required by Station, you must check in, or in some cases be in line to check in, by a certain announced time. Eligibility to participate in the Contest event may require that at check-in each timely arrived participant complete, sign one or more liability release agreement(s, provide his/her social security number, provide evidence of a valid government issued photo identification (i.e., driver's license, passport, or military ID), and/or other specific requirements announced. Failure to do any of the foregoing at check-in if required will result in automatic disqualification. In the event that any Contest associated event or any Grand Prize Event needs to be rescheduled for any reason, such postponement will be announced on air and on the Station's website. It is the sole responsibility of each Entrant/Qualifier to check the website and/or listen on-air for cancellation and/or rescheduling information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Station may (but is not obligated to) send a written, email or telephonic notice to Entrants/Qualifiers regarding any necessary rescheduling of any Grand Prize Event with the rescheduled date/time but in no event will Station or Sponsors have any liability or responsibility for any Entrant's/Qualifier's failure to receive the message for any reason. In no event will Station or Sponsors have any liability or responsibility for any potential Entrant's, Entrant's or Qualifier's inability to attend any event on the rescheduled date (and no alternative opportunities will be offered).
k. For any Contest that involves voting, regardless of the extent to which voting determines the Qualifier(s), winner(s), and/or grand prize winner(s): (i) except as otherwise announced, voting is for entertainment purposes only and will not be the determining factor in selecting winners, but may at Station's sole discretion be taken into consideration as one of many factors considered by Station in determining the winner; (ii) Contest eligibility requirements, including without limitation age and residency requirements, are not applicable to determining whether or not a person may vote in a Contest; (iii) Station may, but will not be obligated to, post online the "in process" tally of online and/or texting votes, in intervals determined from time to time by Station for each Contest as Station sees fit, in which case(s) such posting(s) may be discontinued at any time, will not be real-time, may not be relied upon by Entrants or voters, is solely for entertainment/excitement purposes and is not binding upon Station; and (iv) in the event of text voting, Station reserves the right at any time to end text voting prior to the announced closing date for text voting, for any reason or for no reason, by providing at least twenty-four (24) hour notice on Station's website that such text voting will end early.
i. Use of robotic, mechanical or other forms of pre-programmed internet, texting or phone call visit, voting or entry methods is NOT prohibited.
ii. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Station reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to implement entry/voting processes from time to time that may frustrate or prohibit automated entry or voting (including, without limitation, CAPTCHA, requiring Club membership log ins or Contest/voting registrations, advance email address verification procedures, limiting the number of entries/votes/web hits accepted/counted after a maximum number within a specified period of time as established by Station, which numerical/time limits Station may decide not to disclose, and/or prohibit any further entries, votes or web traffic from a particular IP address during a particular Contest, period of time or permanently.
iii. Before or during any Contest, Station reserves the right to install and access cookies, alone or along with other methods, to track web site traffic, entry and/or voting frequency, and/or to detect or prohibit automated methods of voting, entry or website visits.
9. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions applicable to Contest entry, including without limitation submitting an incomplete or fraudulent entry, and/or failing to complete the entry process, will result in such Entry being disqualified from such Contest. Any individual(s) that is found to be, or suspected of, tampering with a Contest in any way, including without limitation by making a fraudulent entry, by engaging in any "deal-making" with or between other Contest participants or third parties, by creating a public hazard, by cheating, by engaging in improper or illegal activity, by causing interference with or the destruction of property and/or utilized public safety resources will be disqualified from participating and/or winning any prize(s), as applicable, and may be banned from any future participation in any Contest as determined by Station at its sole discretion and on a case-by-case basis.
10. By entering a Contest, Entrants understand that Station staff may choose to comment on, mock, poke fun at, and/or mimic any Entrant's entry and/or performance. Entrants waive any right to make any claim against Station or any Contest sponsors with respect to any comments, disparaging or otherwise, made regarding such Entrant and/or his/her entry, entry materials, performance, voice, appearance, participation and/or any other information provided or disclosed to Station during the course of a Contest. Further, Entrant acknowledges and agrees that all entries and/or entry materials become the property of the Station and will not be acknowledged or returned.
11. Depending upon the type of Contest, the means of entry, and the entry information provided/required, Station may contact Entrant(s), Qualifier(s), winner(s), and/or grand prize winner(s) by phone, by email, by text message, by direct message or public post on social media network, and/or in person, as applicable. Station will only be required to leave one voicemail message, send one email, send one text message, send one direct message on social media, and/or make one public posting on social media. Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to attempt to contact any Entrant(s), Qualifier(s), winner(s), and/or grand prize winner(s) more than once, at its sole discretion, and will not be required to attempt to contact Entrant(s), Qualifier(s), winner(s), and/or grand prize winner(s) an equal number of times or in the same manner.
12. Station will be the sole arbiter in all matters relating to the Contest, including without limitation, Contest entries and in the interpretation of Contest rules. All decisions by Station will be final and may not be appealed. Entry into Contests constitutes agreement by Entrants to abide by these rules, as well as any other rules established by Station.
13. Prize(s) will be released to winners only. Prizes will not be mailed, unless otherwise determined by the Station, at its sole discretion. All prizes awarded must be picked up at the Station's Studio during normal business hours (as described above), unless otherwise specifically directed by Station. Prizes not claimed within thirty (30) business days of being advised by Station that the prize is available for pick-up, or in the case of a time sensitive prize within its period of usability if shorter than 30 business days, will be considered forfeited without notice to the winner, and will become property of Station. Such prize may be disposed of at the discretion of Station Management.
14. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, stated on air, or published online, no potential winner of any Contest will be entitled to receive any prize until the Station has verified such potential winner's Contest eligibility and compliance with the Contest rules and until such potential winner has completed and submitted all documents required by Station. In order to receive any prize, a Winners may be required to present a valid government issued photo ID, to provide a valid social security number, and/or to provide or complete and sign any other documents required by the Station, including without limitation, one or more liability release agreements relieving the Station, its parent and affiliates and their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents, Contest sponsors and others from any and all liability with respect to the Entrant's participation in the Contest and the receipt and/or use of the prize. Any person who refuses to present a valid government issued photo ID, to provide a valid social security number, and/or to provide or complete and sign any other documents required by the Station by the deadline required by Station will forfeit any and all prizes. Station reserves the right to examine identification and may reasonably choose to accept or deny awarding the prize based on the identification presented.
15. In the event that any Entrant(s), Qualifier(s), winner(s) and/or grand prize winner(s), as applicable, is disqualified from a Contest for any reason permitted by the applicable Contest rules at any point in time (before or after a winner is determined): (i) Station and/or Sponsor(s) will in no way be obligated to notify any such individual(s) of such disqualification or forfeiture, (ii) Station will NOT be obligated to select an alternative Qualifier, winner, and/or grand prize winner, as applicable, and may instead elect to retain any associated prize(s) as its own property and/or dispose of any such prize(s) in any way it sees fit outside of, or within, the scope of the Contest.
16. Unless otherwise specified, the following terms and restrictions may apply generally to prizes awarded in Contests:
a. Any prize involving travel, including without limitation prizes consisting in whole or in part of overnight accommodations and/or travel by air, rail, ship, or motor coach, will be based upon availability and subject to additional terms and restrictions imposed by Station, Contest sponsors, and/or other agents participating in the Contest and/or fulfillment of the prize, including without limitation blackout dates, peak period restrictions, expiration dates, and/or additional age restrictions imposed upon the winner and/or the winner's guest(s). These restrictions are not subject to negotiation. Winner's guests may be required to sign one or more liability release agreements before being authorized by Station or its sponsor to be allowed to participate as winner's guest on a trip. In addition, such winners and guest(s) are required to travel on the same itinerary, to which changes may not be made once booked, and are solely responsible for obtaining any international travel documents, visas or passports that may be required. Reservations are non-transferable and once booked and confirmed may not be rescheduled. Overnight accommodations will consist only of standard double occupancy accommodations, and winner will be solely responsible for all ground transportation, for the purchase of any items of a purely personal nature, for the payment of any incidental expenses, and for the payment of any taxes, charges, and/or fees. Winners may be required to provide a valid credit card to check into the hotel and to cover incidental expenses. Air travel will consist only of round trip coach air transportation to/from a commercial airport in/near the destination city from/to a commercial airport in the greater metropolitan area in which the Station is located, and the winner will be solely responsible for all ground transportation and for the pre-payment of any applicable taxes or airport, baggage, or government fees or charges.
b. Any prize that consists of an opportunity to meet with, participate in an activity with, interview or have similar interaction with any celebrity (other than employees of Station) is contingent upon the celebrity appearing for such activity/event, which is beyond the Station's control. Station is not responsible if a winner and/or his/her guests are unable to meet such celebrity or participate in the associated activity if the celebrity determines this is not allowable for any reason or fails to appear/participate for any reason, including without limitation any illness, act of god, scheduling conflict or any other reason, Station is not responsible for such portion of the prize, which has no monetary value, and no alternate prize will be awarded and the event/activity will not be rescheduled. In the event that Station elects, at its sole discretion, to attempt to reschedule any such event/activity or offer an alternative prize, Station will have no obligation whatsoever to offer any other alternate prize if such attempt to reschedule or other offer is not accepted by or utilized by winner for any reason whatsoever.
c. Any prize that is awarded in the form of a gift certificate or gift card, the use and/or redemption of such certificate or card may be subject to additional terms and restrictions, including without limitation expiration date, specific locations at which such certificate or card may be redeemed, may be based on availability and may include black-out periods, restrictions or excluded items (i.e., tax, tips, alcoholic beverage, or goods from a particular manufacturer). Gift certificates are only redeemable at the locations for which they are specified.
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The authors also post results up to K=10 in the supplementary material, which show Druze/Bedouin/Basque-centered component. It is actually possible to push the analysis higher than K=7 without such problem components appearing, by retaining non-closely related individuals (using --genome in PLINK and then iteratively removing individuals from pairs with PI_HAT greater than some value).
- light yellow "North East Asian"
- orange "South East Asian"
- brown "Neo African" or "Sub_Saharan", as there are no African hunter-gatherers
- dark blue "North European", as there is no split of east/west Europe at this level
- middle blue "West Asian"
- light blue "Southwest Asian"
- green "South Asian", but anchored on Sindhi, a population from Pakistan, due to the lack of more southern populations from India
- C has a concentration in the Turkic Nogays
- The presence of D this far west is very surprising, again in the Nogays. This haplogroup has a relic distribution, with particular concentrations in Tibet, Mongolia, Japan, and Andaman Islanders. In all likelihood its presence here is linked to the Nogays' eastern origin
- E and its subclades occurs at a very low frequency here
- G2a has a clear West Caucasus (both north and south) concentration
- I seems to have a mainly West Caucasus distribution as well; this is a common European haplogroup; it has quite elevated frequencies among the Andis and Kara Nogays. It would be interesting to discover some historical correlate for the presence of I in Kara Nogays but not Kuban Nogays and in Andis but not in most of the NE Caucasus
- J1 has the expected Northeast Caucasus nexus. This haplogroup is bimodal, with a mode in Arabians and a secondary mode in NE Caucasus. Note the paucity of J1e-P58, the reverse of the situation of Arabians; I've noted before the likely association of the P58 clade with Semitic languages.
- The extreme concentration of J2 in Chechens and Ingush are probably associated with low variance. Apart from these atypical populations, a substantial presence of this haplogroup can be found in the NW/S Caucasus in different populations and in the form of different subclades.
- The new LT mystery clade has its usual low-frequency wide distribution
- N occurs in Nogays as expected, and, like C, also in the NW Caucasus. This probably also represents an eastern influence, probably associated not only with the Nogays but also with various Tatar influences on the Caucasus.
- Q occurs widely in the NW Caucasus but only in 1 Nogay. Perhaps this is more of a Tatar marker, although a finer-scale resolution of this haplogroup is really necessary.
- R1a-related lineages occur less frequently here among eastern Slavs, a main reason for the disconnect between the Eastern European plain and the Caucasus. There does, however, appear to be good diversity here, with the presence of R1a*, R1a1-M198*, Note again how the Iranic Ossetians (both North and South) have almost no R1a1 compared to both their NW Caucasian and S Caucasian neighbors, again, suggesting that this may not have been an important Alan or steppe Iranian lineage, at least during the late antique time horizon. The occurrence of R1a1f-M458 may represent Slavic influence in the NW Caucasus.
- R1b-related lineages seem ubuiquitous in the Caucasus. R-M73 occurs substantially in Kara Nogays and Balkars, an apparent link with Central Asia where this haplogroup occurs frequently.
Mol Biol Evol (2011) doi: 10.1093/molbev/msr221
The Caucasus as an asymmetric semipermeable barrier to ancient human migrations
Bayazit Yunusbayev et al.
The Caucasus, inhabited by modern humans since the Early Upper Paleolithic and known for its linguistic diversity, is considered to be important for understanding human dispersals and genetic diversity in Eurasia. We report a synthesis of autosomal, Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in populations from all major subregions and linguistic phyla of the area. Autosomal genome variation in the Caucasus reveals significant genetic uniformity among its ethnically and linguistically diverse populations, and is consistent with predominantly Near/Middle Eastern origin of the Caucasians, with minor external impacts. In contrast to autosomal and mtDNA variation, signals of regional Y chromosome founder effects distinguish the eastern from western North Caucasians. Genetic discontinuity between the North Caucasus and the East European Plain contrasts with continuity through Anatolia and the Balkans, suggesting major routes of ancient gene flows and admixture.

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Ah, such beautiful blues and greens!ReplyDelete
Hi Rosa,ReplyDelete
Stunning pictures, specially the ones with rocks and water effects.
Cheers and hope you have a great weekend,
amazing photography :)hope you had a wonderful summer:)ReplyDelete
J'adore la 3ème photos ! Elle est très belle !ReplyDelete
Très bonne soirée en ce vendredi,
Bisous, Doria
Gorgeous blues!ReplyDelete
Lovely! It's still quite warm here, so the water looks so appealing.ReplyDelete
Oh that is gorgeous blue ... Lovely photographs and also that beautiful clear water.ReplyDelete
ah Rosa J'e aime tus potos.ReplyDelete
Love the colors of these pictures Rosa, you are the best:))
Lovely as always. The water in the last photo looks amazingly real. Great shot Rosa.ReplyDelete
Hi Rosa,ReplyDelete
Just let me say, I love seeing the world through your lens. These images are mesmerizing.
Thank you so much for sharing...
It looks like it was a fabulous getaway!ReplyDelete
Les couleurs sont fabuleuses! "Pointues"... je ne sais comment l'exprimer! C'est beau!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos, I'd love a peaceful day by the lake!ReplyDelete
Stunning pictures as always!ReplyDelete
Really pleasing to the eyes. You are a great photographer, my friend!ReplyDelete
I love your airy shots. Great pictures!ReplyDelete
...Fantastic blog !ReplyDelete
Love how crystal clear and blue that water is. Looks like fun.ReplyDelete
If possible one of my favorite photo essays of yours~ReplyDelete
Oh, Rosa, these photos are too lovely! Now I'm homesick for summer all over again. :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures, Rose.. feel like I myself go there.. This is what I really need, going to the water. We live in Midwest of US - no beach around .. :(ReplyDelete
These images make me want to go for a swim! Beautiful captures yet again Rosa!ReplyDelete
Beautiful lakeside photos, Rosa! I love the shot that you did through the waters.ReplyDelete
Love the pictures of people frolicking! To be honest that's not what I usually think of when I think of Switzerland :)ReplyDelete
Very Nice !!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3:25 PM, September 07, 2013
such a beautiful blue,we can never have enough of your beautiful photography....gorgeous and terrific clicks as always :-)ReplyDelete
beautifully captured... it is so much fun out there.ReplyDelete
Wonderful pics! Especially the crystalline water!ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful and fun looking place!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful place, Rosa. I am sure you are having a gorgeous time.ReplyDelete
Tu sembles avoir passé du bon temps:)ReplyDelete
Stunning! Love all the photos esp the one of the pebbles/rocks in water.. It's a beautiful picture.. worth framing! And your pictures make me wanna be there!ReplyDelete
gorgeous love the one with the pebblesReplyDelete
Fotos preciosas Rosa lindo color del mar y rocas son buenas tomas,hugs,hugs.ReplyDelete
Magnifique! Ca donne envie de plonger dedans!ReplyDelete
great shots - love the rocks, especially.ReplyDelete
Omg,, how blue is the water. Wanna go for dip. The picture with stones, girl, that's stunning.ReplyDelete
that water is gorgeous! i'm not often tempted to dive into lakes, oceans, ponds, and the like, but i wouldn't be able to resist!ReplyDelete
Ah ces scintillements sur les eaux du lac, c'est vraiment magnifiquement rendu. Bravo.ReplyDelete
Amazingly clear water, Rosa. Love these photos of happy times.ReplyDelete
Absolutely lovely, Rosa! I especially love that photo looking down into the water.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I'd love to paddle in that water :)ReplyDelete
I need a vacation. Dreaming about the ocean. Forth picture is just amazing!ReplyDelete
Très bonne soirée en ce lundi,ReplyDelete
Bisous, Doria
Beautiful. I'm shivering here and could use some warming sunshine.ReplyDelete
Wonderful photos. Spending time at a beautiful lake no matter where is so much fun. When you have wonderful mountains in the background it makes it all the much nicer.ReplyDelete
Lovely Day! I love the rocks under water.ReplyDelete
I always love your photos so much!ReplyDelete
These are stunning pictures. I like when you share them with us.ReplyDelete
When I see these gorgeous pictures I feel a bit nostalgic and miss Switzerland.ReplyDelete
Love the picture portraying the stones underneath the water,so beautiful!
Beautiful pictures Rosa...I love the rocks in the water...could not take my eyes off it...ReplyDelete
Have a lovely week ahead :D
Gorgeous pics Rosa. Like Juliana, I too loved the rocks in the water pic.ReplyDelete
Je te souhaite une très belle après-midi en ce mardi,ReplyDelete
Bisous, Doria
Je reviens des Alpes du Sud aujourd'hui et de très beaux lacs aussi! Merci pour ces clichés plein de lumière et de fraîcheur :)ReplyDelete
Its like, every time you click, a piece of paradise came out of your camera :)ReplyDelete
How do you create such beautiful effect on your pictures? What are you made of?!
Stunning images, Rosa. Yearning for a swim!!ReplyDelete
qu'est ce que ça fait du bien de voir le soleil depuis mon ordi! pfff il fait un temps tout grisouillou chez moi!ReplyDelete
Wow Rosa what colours! Love the blues and the greens and the sunshine on the waters :-) I find your photographs really inspiring :-)ReplyDelete
I really need to take a trip to Switzerland, the scenery looks amazing!ReplyDelete
Hi Rosa, very spectacular picture. Beautiful scene.ReplyDelete
Best regards.
I'm madly in love with the water picture! I want to frame it and put it in my house... :)ReplyDelete
Amazing pictures! I like this part of you that captures real life in such a beautiful way.ReplyDelete
Rosa, your work is always awe-inspiring. I am mesmerized by the 4th picture in this post. Love it!ReplyDelete
Wow I love these pictures. You have such an amazing talent.ReplyDelete
Ah, these gorgeous photos evoke wonderful memories for me!ReplyDelete
Although, the second photo of the boy jumping off those rocks made me uneasy. But I'm a mother of two, so it's only natural, I suppose.
I love the vivid colour of the photos!ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos! Love them all! Great job!ReplyDelete
Gosh I miss summer! Great job in capturing different aspects from a very intimate view of the rocks to the wide and broader look of the ocean. Well done Rosa!ReplyDelete
I have been looking through all the posts I have missed - the photographs and the blue here just floored me!!! and the rainbow on the stones.ReplyDelete


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- Xiaodong Liu, Ph.D.
- Principle Investigator, X-Laboratory
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
- Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Biomedical Engineering
- M.S., Tsinghua University, Biomedical Engineering
- B.S., Zhejiang University, Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation
Research interests
- Sensory Neuroscience (Vision and Taste)
- Membrane Excitability (Ion Channels)
- Transmembrane Signaling (Physical and Chemical Cues)
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Sources of Grants
This page provides references and links to information on where grants might be obtained.
Grantwriting provides references to books and articles on preparing successful grant applications.
- a few resources are listed on both pages, as they are links to portals with both tips and resources.
- listing a source does not constitute endorsement of that source
Grant Resources
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant Applicants -- Are you interested in applying for an IMLS grant (IMLS is the federal agency that administers grants to libraries and museums across the USA)? The links on this page will help you find the right grant for your institution, and introduce you to the process of applying so you can properly prepare for your application. The 2012 Guide to Programs and Opportunities (PDF, 473 KB) also provides a general overview of all IMLS grant programs.
Grants.gov - Find Grant Opportunities - All discretionary grants offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies can be found on Grants.gov.
ALA Library Fact Sheet 24 - Library Fund Raising: A Selected Annotated Bibliography -- see Grants and Grantwriting section
Budgets & Funding on WebJunction
eCivis: Improving Grants Performance Used in numerous municipalities to manage grants.
Foundation Center Cooperating Collections. Locations of free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.
Grant Funding Sources at ProgrammingLibrarian.org by Chris Watkins, Chicago-based consultant specializing in nonprofit fundraising
Grants entries on the ALA Washington Office's District Dispatch Blog - Federal grants programs
Kepler, Ann. The ALA Book of Library Grant Money. Chicago, Ill.: American Library Association, 2012.
MacKellar, Pamela H. Writing Successful Technology Grant Proposals: A LITA Guide. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2012.
Library Fundraising – List of books at WorldCat.org which may be available at your nearby library; search book titles by zip code
Lists of Grant Programs
Flanders, Julie. "Grant Writing on the Web: Resources for Finding and Securing Funding." College and Research Libraries News Vol. 71, no. 9 (October 2010): 472-479.
Grants, a page of ongoing grants available for all types of libraries (public, school, etc), plus other resources, prepared by ALA's Washington Office
Grants for libraries and other educational institutions and community organizations; tips for grantwriters -- List of links compiled by the ALA Library staff at Delicious.com
Library Grants Blog, maintained by school librarians Stephanie K. Gerding and Pamela H. MacKellar
The Library Grants Center - Salem Press
LibraryWorks - Grants & Funding
Philanthropy News Digest publishes RFPs and notices of awards as a free service for grant-making organizations and nonprofits.
ProgrammingLibrarian.org website by ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO) provides two sorts of a continuously updated list, Library Awards and Grants by Deadline and Library Awards and Grants by Date Added
Packard, Victoria Lynn. "Tools for Grant Searching." In Smallwood, Carol, ed. The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times (Chicago: ALA, 2011).
Individual Grant Programs
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Libraries
We the People Bookshelf Grants -- The We the People Bookshelf is a set of classic books for young readers from Kindergarten through high school.
More opportunities can be found at the list of Grant-Making Foundations at Yahoo! - Philanthropy Organizations
Grants Specifically for Schools, School Libraries
Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund -- Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to replace or supplement books, media and/or library equipment in the school library setting. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions or need assistance with your application.
Funding page at eSchool News: Technology News for Today's K-20 Educator, with sections for Grants and Funding (tips and advice), and Education Grants with deadlines as well as Education Grants - Ongoing.
Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation -- The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the communities we serve through support of public education, community improvement projects and home safety initiatives.
Lowe's Toolbox for Education -- This grant program provides parent groups with financial tools to help improve their children's schools. Grant awards of up to $5,000 support school improvement projects at public schools nationwide.
NEA (National Education Association) Foundation - Grants to Educators
Teachers Network - Teacher Grants: Recommended Links (to grant programs)
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It's difficult to find a country performer who has moved from her country roots to international fame more successfully than Dolly Parton. Her autobiographical single "Coat of Many Colors" reveals the poverty of growing up one of 12 children on a rundown farm in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. At the age of 12, she was appearing on Knoxville television; at 13, she was recording on a small label and appearing on the Grand Ole Opry. Her 1967 hit "Dumb Blonde" (which she's not) caught Porter Wagoner's ear, and he hired Parton to appear on his television show, where their duet numbers became famous. By the time her song "Joshua" reached number one in 1970, Parton's fame had overshadowed her boss' and she struck out on her own. During the mid-'70s, she established herself as a country superstar, and crossed over into the pop mainstream in the early '80s when she smoothed out the rough edges in her music and began singing pop as well as country. At the same time, she also began appearing in movies, most notably the hit 9 to 5. Over the ensuing decades, Parton maintained mainstream stardom, balancing records and stage shows with film, books, and other multimedia projects, alongside charitable activities. When country radio turned away from veterans, she started to regularly record albums that reconnected with her bluegrass and country roots, while still occasionally returning to country-pop, as on 2022's Run, Rose, Run. Throughout it all, her core songbook -- including such classics as "Coat of Many Colors," "Jolene," "Kentucky Gambler" and "I Will Always Love You" -- maintained its power, attracting new generations of listeners.
The fourth of 12 children, Parton was born and raised in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, just next to the Smoky Mountains National Forest. Parton's family struggled to survive throughout her childhood, and she was often ridiculed for her poverty, yet music soothed their worries. Though her farming father did not play, her half-Cherokee mother played guitar and her grandfather, Rev. Jake Owens, was a fiddler and songwriter (his "Singing His Praise" was recorded by Kitty Wells). When she was seven, her uncle Bill Owens gave her a guitar, and within three years, she became a regular on WIVK Knoxville's The Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour. Over the next two years, her career steadily flourished, and in 1959 she made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry; the following year, she recorded her first single, "Puppy Love," for Goldband.
When she was 14 years old, Parton signed to Mercury Records, but her 1962 debut for the label, "It's Sure Gonna Hurt," was a bomb, and the label immediately dropped her. Over the next five years, she shopped for a new contract and did indeed record a number of songs, which were later reissued on budget-line records. She continued to attend high school, playing snare drum in the marching band. After she graduated, she moved to Nashville, where she stayed with Bill Owens. Both songwriters pitched songs across Nashville with no success, and Parton began singing on demos. Early in 1965, both Parton and Owens finally found work when Fred Foster signed them to his publishing house, Combine Music; Foster subsequently signed her to Monument Records. Parton's first records for Monument were marketed to pop audiences, and her second record, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," nearly made the charts. In 1966, Bill Phillips took two of Parton's and Owens' songs -- "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" and "The Company You Keep" -- to the Top Ten, setting the stage for Parton's breakthrough single "Dumb Blonde." Released early in 1967, the record climbed to number 24, followed shortly afterward by the number 17 "Something Fishy."
The two hit Monument singles attracted the attention of country star Porter Wagoner, who was looking to hire a new female singer for his syndicated television show. Parton accepted the offer and began appearing on the show on September 5, 1967. Initially, Wagoner's audience was slow to warm to Parton and chanted for Norma Jean, the singer she replaced, but with Wagoner's assistance, she was soon accepted. Wagoner also convinced his label, RCA, to sign Parton. Since female performers were not particularly popular in the late '60s, the label decided to protect their investment by releasing her first single as a duet with Wagoner. "The Last Thing on My Mind" reached the country Top Ten early in 1968, launching a six-year streak of virtually uninterrupted Top Ten singles. Parton's first solo single, "Just Because I'm a Woman," was released in the summer of 1968 and was a moderate hit, reaching number 17. For the remainder of the decade, none of her solo efforts -- even "In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)," which would later become a standard -- were as successful as her duets. The duo was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1968 by the Country Music Association, but Parton's solo records were continually ignored. Wagoner and Parton were both frustrated by her lack of solo success, Porter because he had a significant financial stake in her future; as of 1969, he was her co-producer and owned nearly half of the publishing company Owepar.
In 1970, Porter had her sing Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)," a gimmick that worked. The record shot to number three on the charts, followed closely by her first number one single, "Joshua." For the next two years, she had a number of solo hits -- including her signature song "Coat of Many Colors" (number four, 1971) -- in addition to her duets. Though she had successful singles, none of them were blockbusters until "Jolene" reached number one in early 1974. Parton stopped traveling with Wagoner after its release, but continued to appear on television and sing duets with him until 1976.
Once she left Wagoner, Parton's records became more eclectic and diverse, ranging from the ballad "I Will Always Love You" (number one, 1974) and the racy "The Bargain Store" (number one, 1975) to the crossover pop of "Here You Come Again" (number one, 1977) and the disco experiment of "Baby I'm Burning" (number 25 pop, 1978). From 1974 to 1980, she consistently charted in the country Top Ten, with no less than eight singles reaching number one. Parton had her own syndicated television show, Dolly, in 1976, and by the next year had gained the right to produce her own albums, which immediately resulted in diverse efforts like 1977's New Harvest...First Gathering. In addition to her own hits during the late '70s, many artists, from Rose Maddox and Kitty Wells to Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt, covered her songs, and her siblings Randy and Stella received recording contracts of their own.
Though she was quite popular, Parton became a genuine superstar in 1977, when the Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil song "Here You Come Again" became a huge crossover hit, reaching number three on the pop charts, spending five weeks at the top of the country charts, and going gold. Its accompanying album went platinum and the follow-up, Heartbreaker, went gold. Soon she was on the cover of country and mainstream publications alike. With the new financial windfall, a lawsuit against Wagoner -- he had received a significant portion of her royalties -- ensued. By the time it was settled, she regained her copyrights while Wagoner was given a nominal fee and the studio the duo shared. In the wake of the lawsuit, a delayed duet album, Making Plans, appeared in 1980; its title track hit number two on the country charts.
Parton's commercial success continued to grow during 1980, as she had three number one hits in a row: the Donna Summer-written "Starting Over Again," "Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)," and "9 to 5." The latter was the theme song to Parton's acting debut, 9 to 5. Also starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the movie became a huge success, establishing Parton as a movie star. The song became her first number one pop single as well. 9 to 5 gave Parton's career momentum that lasted throughout the early '80s. She began appearing in more films, including the Burt Reynolds musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and the Sylvester Stallone comedy Rhinestone (1984). Parton's singles continued to appear consistently in the country Top Ten: between 1981 and 1985, she had 12 Top Ten hits and half of those were number one singles. Parton continued to make inroads on the pop charts as well with a re-recorded version of "I Will Always Love You" from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas scraping the Top 50 and her Kenny Rogers duet "Islands in the Stream" (which was written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb) spending two weeks at number one.
However, by 1985 many old-time fans felt that Parton was spending too much time courting the mainstream. Most of her albums were dominated by the adult contemporary pop of songs like "Islands in the Stream," and it had been years since she had sung straightforward country. She also continued to explore new business and entertainment ventures such as her Dollywood theme park, which opened in 1985. Despite these misgivings, she had continued to chart well until 1986, when none of her singles reached the Top Ten. RCA Records didn't renew her contract after it expired that year, and she signed with Columbia in 1987.
Before she released her Columbia debut, Parton joined forces with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris to record the rootsy Trio album. Trio became a huge hit, earning both critical and popular acclaim, selling over a million copies, and peaking at number six on the pop charts; it also spawned three Top Ten country singles: "To Know Him Is to Love Him," "Telling Me Lies," and "Those Memories of You." Following the success of the album, she had a weekly variety television show, Dolly, on ABC that lasted only one season. Trio also provided a perfect launching pad for her first Columbia album, 1989's White Limozeen, which produced two number one hits in "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" and "Yellow Roses."
Though it looked like Parton's career had been revived, it was actually just a brief revival before contemporary country came along in the early '90s and pushed all veteran artists out of the charts. Parton had a number one duet with Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years," in 1991, but after that single, she slowly crept out of the Top Ten and later the Top 40. Parton was one of the most outspoken critics of radio's treatment of older stars. While her sales had declined, she didn't disappear. Parton remained an iconic figure in country music, appearing in films (the 1991 TV movie Wild Texas Wind, 1992's Straight Talk), selling out concerts, and releasing a series of acclaimed albums -- including 1993's Honky Tonk Angels, a collaboration with Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn -- that all sold respectably. Furthermore, "I Will Always Love You" was covered in 1992 by Whitney Houston, who took it to number one on the pop charts; the single spent 14 weeks at number one, becoming the biggest pop hit of the rock & roll era (it was unseated four years later by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day").
In 1994, Parton published her autobiography, My Life and Other Unfinished Business. Treasures, her 1996 album, was a highly praised collection of unusual covers, ranging from Merle Haggard to Neil Young. Hungry Again followed in 1998, and early the following year she reunited with Ronstadt and Harris for a second Trio collection in addition to releasing the solo The Grass Is Blue. A rootsy effort, it was well-received and prompted the release of more recordings like it on Little Sparrow in 2001 and Halos & Horns in 2002. The patriotic For God and Country appeared in 2003 and was followed by the CD and DVD Live and Well a year later. Those Were the Days, from 2005, found Parton covering her favorite pop songs from the '60s and '70s. Backwoods Barbie, Parton's first mainstream country album in nearly 20 years, arrived on her own Dolly Records imprint in 2008. Live from London followed in 2009. An album of all Parton-written material, Better Day, appeared from Dolly Records in 2011, the 41st studio release of her long career. Three years later, Blue Smoke was released, appearing first in Australia and New Zealand in January, then in other territories, including America, in May.
In 2015, Parton's classic song "Coat of Many Colors" was adapted into a made-for-TV movie, which featured Alyvia Alyn Lind as the young Dolly Parton and Jennifer Nettles (from the group Sugarland) as her mother. Parton was a producer on the film, which became a major success, and a Christmas-themed sequel was put into production for the 2016 holiday season. In the summer of 2016, Parton announced that she was headlining a 60-date North American concert tour, her most extensive run of shows in 25 years. The jaunt was being billed as the Pure & Simple Tour, and not coincidentally, she also revealed she was releasing a new album in August 2016, a set of ten original love songs also called Pure & Simple.
In October 2017, Parton released her first children's album, I Believe in You; the album debuted at 20 on Billboard's Country charts. A year later, she returned with the soundtrack to Dumplin', a comedy where her music plays a pivotal role. On the soundtrack, Parton collaborated with Linda Perry on three songs, while duetting with Sia, Elle King, Mavis Staples, and Miranda Lambert on new tunes and a handful of her classics. In 2019, Parton was the subject of a popular podcast series produced by Jad Abumrad, host of NPR's Radiolab. Titled Dolly Parton's America, it explored her uniting influence within American culture from a variety of different angles. The following year she released the single "When Life Gets Good Again," produced and co-written by Kent Wells. A response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the song arrived on the heels of her ten-week web series Goodnight with Dolly, in which she read bedtime stories culled from her non-profit children's literacy book club Imagination Library. Along with the single, Parton donated one-million dollars to Vanderbilt Medical Center to help aid in coronavirus vaccination research. Later in 2020, she released her third holiday-themed album, the Grammy-nominated A Holly Dolly Christmas, which featured an eclectic array of guests including Jimmy Fallon, Michael Bublé, and Miley Cyrus.
Dolly Parton teamed up with crime novelist James Patterson to author Run, Rose, Run, a thriller about an aspiring singer/songwriter on the lam. Parton released a companion album of the same name in March 2022, a record that featured duets with Ben Haggard and Joe Nichols. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & David Vinopal


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Author: Debbie McGowan
Language: English
Published: 12th January, 2023
Publisher: Beaten Track
Edition: 1
ISBN: Paperback: 9781786455765
eBook: 9781786455772
Length: 71,400 words (approx.)
Category: Fiction
Genre: Romance and Relationships, Contemporary Fiction, Paranormal, Slice of Life
Series: Hiding Behind The Couch
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About the Book:Mysterious happenings are mounting up for Josh, Sean and their estranged alumni.
Despite two decades of friendship and their grand plans to open a private psychotherapy centre, neither man confides in the other. That is, until news reaches them both, via different avenues, that their experiences are but part of a bizarre cluster of unexplained phenomena, for which there is only one common denominator.
Whether real or the product of overwrought imaginations, they must lay to rest the spectre of a once-beloved friend…or admit defeat and crawl back under the safe, weighty stones of the jobs and relationships they've left behind.
Alumni: Resolutions is part two of a two-part story; the first part (which should be read first) is Alumni: Reverberations. Also available in one volume under the title Reverberations.
About the Author:
Debbie McGowan is an award-winning author of contemporary fiction that celebrates life, love and relationships in all their diversity. Since the publication in 2004 of her debut novel, Champagne – based on a stage show co-written and co-produced with her husband – she has published around fifty further works. She is the author of two ongoing series: Hiding Behind The Couch (a literary 'soap opera' centring on the lives of nine long-term friends) and Checking Him Out (LGBTQ romance)... Read More
Other Publications by Debbie McGowan:
- Meredith's Dagger
- Play On...
- The Great Pretendo
- Seasons of Love
- The Great Village Bun Fight
- Never Too Late
- So Long, Little Black Diamonds
- Of The Bauble
- Take A Chance Anthology: A Collection of Gay Romance for New Adults
- And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
- Love Unlocked
- Cherry Pop Valentine
- Coming Up
- Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday Anthology
- Sugar and Sawdust
- Champagne
- Double Six
- No Dice
- Time to Go (in Story Salon Big Book of Stories)
Checking Him Out (Series)
- Checking Him Out (Checking Him Out #1)
- Checking Him Out For The Holidays (Checking Him Out Novella)
- Hiding Out (Checking Him Out / HBTC Novella)
- Taking Him On (Checking Him Out #2)
- Checking In (Checking Him Out #3)
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- The Making Of Us (Checking Him Out #4)
Gray Fisher (Series)
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- Distractions (Gray Fisher #3 / HBTC Spin-Off)
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- Ruminations (HBTC Novel)
- Class-A (HBTC Short Story)
- Hiding Behind The Couch (HBTC #1)
- No Time Like The Present (HBTC #2)
- The Harder They Fall (HBTC #3)
- Crying in the Rain (HBTC Novel)
- First Christmas (HBTC Novella)
- In The Stars Part I: Capricorn-Gemini (HBTC #4)
- Hiding Behind The Couch Box Set One (HBTC Box Set)
- Breaking Waves (HBTC Novella)
- In The Stars Part II: Cancer-Sagittarius (HBTC #5)
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- To Be Sure (HBTC Novella)
- Hiding Behind The Couch Novellas & Short Stories (HBTC Box Set)
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- Gray Fisher Trilogy (HBTC Spin-Off)
- Perfect Tenor (HBTC Novella)
- Reverberations (HBTC Novel)
- Alumni: Reverberations (HBTC Novel)
- Alumni: Resolutions (HBTC Novel)
Seeds of Tyrone (Series)
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Steering Stabilizers
What does a steering stabilizer do? Steering stabilizer systems are specifically engineered to improved handling characteristics and improve wheel vibration - which can lead to suspension component failure.
Steering stabilizers are shocks that help absorb the jar and bump to your steering system. This action results in increased vehicle control under all driving conditions by reducing steering shimmy and driver fatigue. A stabilizer will also help improve tire wear and even provide better control in blowout conditions. Single stabilizers are ideal for 4WD and 2WD trucks, SUV's, vans, motorhomes and for use with tires up to 35". Dual setups are recommended for the aggressive off-roader and for large, oversized tires.