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Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual to shrubs, generally aromatic
Leaves entire to ± lobed, glabrous to densely hairy; hairs glandular (resin-filled) or T-shaped, hollow
Inflorescence: generally panicle; heads generally discoid or disciform, in racemes or panicles; involucre ovoid to hemispheric, generally concealing flowers; phyllaries in several series, margins scarious; receptacle conic, generally naked
Pistillate flowers 0many; corollas generally < 2 mm
Disk flowers 4many, generally forming fruits, sometimes staminate; corollas < 2 mm, pale yellow; anther tips acute to awl-shaped; style branches flat, fringed or blunt (sometimes simple, tack-shaped in staminate flowers)
Fruit < 2 mm, obovoid or fusiform, ribbed or smooth, glabrous, hairy, or resinous; pappus generally 0 or minute crown
Species in genus: ± 300 species: especially n hemisphere
Etymology: (Greek: Artemis, goddess of the hunt, and noted herbalist, Queen of Anatolia)
Reference: [Keck 1946 Proc Calif Acad Sci (4)25:421468; Shultz 1983 PhD thesis Claremont Graduate School]
Shrub < 9 dm, from woody trunk
Stems white-felty
Leaves (1.5)34 cm, linear to narrowly lanceolate, generally entire, winter-deciduous
Inflorescence 1220 cm, 12 cm wide, leafy; heads generally sessile, 23 per cluster, generally > 5 mm diam, erect; phyllaries elliptic to ovate, outer acute, densely hairy, inner obtuse, membranous, margins scarious
Pistillate flowers 0
Disk flowers 816
Fruit < 1.2 mm, resinous
Chromosomes: 2n=18,36
Ecology: Gravelly soils, meadows, streambanks
Elevation: 16003300 m.
Bioregional distribution: High Cascade Range, s Sierra Nevada Foothills, High Sierra Nevada, Great Basin Floristic Province
Distribution outside California: to Oregon, Nevada
Flowering time: SepOct
Synonyms: A. tridentata subsp. b. (A. Gray) H.M. Hall & Clem
Horticultural information: IRR, SUN, DRN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.


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Argentinian hair: This hair is sourced directly from Argentina and is a soft silky texture. In Argentina you have a lot of Anglo- South Americans so the hair does come with a similar look and feel to Spanish hair. It is still suitable for relaxed textured Afro hair. It is however not suitable for those who have natural Afro hair and want to leave their hair out for partings, even though you can straighten your natural hair to blend with the Argentinian hair, it is more suitable for relaxed textured Afro hair. This hair has a natural shine and luster and reflects sunlight so it has a nice glossy look after styling.
Brazilian hair: This hair has thicker cuticles as some Brazilian people are from Amerindian descent and African descent. So the combination makes the hair strands slightly thicker, making this hair very suitable for Afro hair. It is a bit coarse compared to Argentinian and Peruvian but is still softer and shinier than Indian and Chinese hair. Continue reading "Custom made wefts"
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You may have guessed by the title of this blog that I have a thing for salt. Resting on a little ledge in the kitchen, always within arms reach, are at least three different salt varieties. In the inside pocket of my purse I carry with me a small container that contains a modest amount of both Fleur de Sel and Maldon. In our kitchen salt is the most frequently used ingredient, which is why I'm surprised that it took us until now to make some ourselves.
We grabbed the largest containers we could find, (at our house those just happened to be two growlers) and headed to one of our favorite local beaches. Carrying the growlers down to the beach, we ignored the odd looks from the fellow beach goers that were shot in our direction. Eager to gather our ingredient we headed straight to the water stopping only to catch our breath as the cold bite of the pacific caused a temporary stall in the process.
Soon enough we had the containers filled and we continued our time on the beach searching for shells, skipping rocks and watching the kite surfers rush past us as they soared through the water.
When we arrived home I passed the beach water through several layers of cheese cloth (four, at least) to capture the bits of sand, rogue sea shells and kelp that came with our catch. The water that was left in the pot was perfectly clear.
With the sea water set somewhere between a simmer and a boil it took nearly four hours for us to reach salt. Every so often we would check the process then return to our daily tasks while we continued to wait for the water to vanish and leave behind a finely grained salt that manages to capture the best of sea.
By the time we had salt the boys had gone to bed. My excitement caused rash thinking as for a moment I contemplated waking them to show the end result. Reason took over and I waited until morning to share with them the fruit of our labor.
We ended up with about 1/2 cup of salt after boiling down 2 gallons of ocean. Not a lot considering the time invested in the process but it remains to be well worth it. It has given us even more reason to return to the beach often and there is nothing wrong with that.
As for the salt itself – it's wonderful. We had been enjoying it on our food for weeks before I ended up at a potluck with Mark Bitterman, the author of Salted– a book I adore, and also the owner of The Meadow located in Portland, OR and New York. I had Mark give it a try and he ended up taking home the remaining salt I had brought with me that evening. The next day he sent me a message saying he had a chef try it and the chef "flipped out".
Needless to say my boys are thrilled with their effort. Now we find ourselves busy keeping up with the demand as word has gotten out that they are making salt and people have been wanting to buy. In the meantime we are enjoying this activity that provides plenty of learning opportunities, fun times together, and many trips to the beach. Not to mention, great salt.
I realize it's not Friday but this post was shot with film. Most often I try and post my recent film shots of Fridays. Here are other Film Fridays to peruse at your leisure.
All images were shot using Kodak Portra 400 using a Canon A1 50mm 1.4.
I realize it's not Friday but this post was shot with film. Most often I try and post my recent film shots of Fridays. Here are other Film Fridays to peruse at your leisure.
All images were shot using Kodak Portra 400 using a Canon A1 50mm 1.4.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Elevated offerings: Upgrades will appeal to independent seniors
Address: 612 Rainier Road
Neighborhood: Cherry Hill in the city
Asking: $649,000
Assessment: $434,000
Year Built: 2007
Size: 3,506 finished, 500 unfinished square
Land: 0.128 acres
Agent: Joan Esposito, Roy Wheeler Realty Co., 434-951-5137
Curb Appeal: 8 out of 10
This colonial in the nearly new Cherry Hill development by Johnson Village may be an elder person's dream. Despite three finished floors, it is outfitted so that residents don't ever have to use the stairs; and as built-in elevators don't come cheap, it's priced accordingly.
That isn't the last of the pricy upgrades. While most of the windows in the house have wooden plantation blinds, the seller wants any buyer to know that these combined with the "Silhouette" blinds on three windows cost $9,000. A walk-in hydrotherapeutic tub with a seat that rises and lowers was a $25,000 investment in the master bath.
Height is emphasized as soon as the door opens to the two-story foyer, and throughout the first level, ceilings are nine feet. The paint colors are anything but standard with one bedroom is blue, another almost butter, and the master a paler shade of yellow.
The dining area– with recessed lighting and hardwood floors like the rest of the house– is a little separated from the open kitchen area and living space. A "morning room" with vaulted ceiling works for more casual dining. Oak cabinets, white appliances, and gold-flecked granite make the kitchen warm; but gold- and brass-toned fixtures in the bathrooms may be a turnoff for buyers more accustomed to the currently popular chrome.
Although it's listed as having four bedrooms, the elevator takes up the better part of one. A window and closet mean it can be counted as a bedroom, but it may be best suited as an office or as an exercise area, as the seller currently uses it.
Although the lot is a postage stamp, the front has been extensively landscaped, and lights in the garden change color after dark. Out back, the lot slopes downward to a wooded area complete with babbling brook. Traffic from Cherry Avenue is still audible, but the yard has a feeling of privacy that not all city homes can claim.
On-street parking appears to be prohibited, so the two-car garage is critical. But should this place lure young parents, one reason might be its location on practically the same tract as Johnson Elementary School.
The L-shaped basement, with wall-mounted bookcases and a full bath, is suitable for a caregiver. Sliding doors open to a brick patio below the main-level deck.
The elevator has a house-line telephone, and the garage, a few steps down from the laundry room, has a vertical lift. A generator means it all works in a power outage, and after last winter, that's a necessity for buyers who depend on specialized equipment for survival.
These upgrades and extra features– reflected in the price– mean that buyers are likely to be well-heeled seniors looking for an independent living situation that still caters to their needs.
Corrections: The entire size of the house was incorrectly reported as 3,125 square feet, and the $9,000 figure for the blinds was, due to an editing error, portrayed as the price of just the three Silhouette blinds. Both errors have been corrected above in this online archived edition.
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Yahoo Hackday 2009
By Yves on Tuesday 12 May 2009, 16:56 - Permalink
We went to the Yahoo Hackday this week end, with a couple of people from the C4DM and the BBC. Apart from a flaky wireless connection on the Saturday, it was a really great event, with lots of interesting talks and interesting hacks.
On the Saturday, we learned about Searchmonkey. I tried to create
a small searchmonkey application during the talk, but eventually got
frustrated. Apparently, Searchmonkey indexes RDFa and eRDF , but
doesn't follow
<link rel="alternate"/> links towards RDF
representations (neither does it try to do content negotiation). So
in order to create a searchmonkey application for BBC Programmes, I needed to either
include RDFa in all the pages (which, hem, was difficult to do in an hour :-) )
or write an XSLT against our RDF/XML representations, which would just be
Wrong, as there are lots of different
ways to serialise the same RDF in an RDF/XML document.
We also learned about the Guardian Open Platform and Data Store, which holds a huge amount of interesting information. The license terms are also really permissive, even allowing commercial uses of this data. I can't even imagine how useful this data would be if it were linked to other open datasets, e.g. DBpedia, Geonames or Eurostat.
I got also a bit confused by YQL, which seems to be really similar to SPARQL, at least in the underlying concept ("a query language for the web"). However, it seems to be backed by lots of interesting data: almost all of Yahoo services, and a few third-party wrappers, e.g. for Last.fm. I wonder how hard it would be to write a SPARQL end-point that would wrap YQL queries?
Finally, on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, we got some time to actually hack :-) Kurt made a nice MySpace hack, which does an artist lookup on MySpace using BOSS and exposes relevant information extracted using the DBTune RDF wrapper, without having to look at an overloaded MySpace page. It uses the Yahoo Media Player to play the audio files this page links to.
At the same time, we got around to try out some of the things that can be built using the linked data we publish at the BBC, especially the segment RDF I announced on the linked data mailing list a couple of weeks ago. We built a small application which, from a place, gives you BBC programmes that feature an artist that is related in some way to that place. For example, Cardiff, Bristol, London or Lancashire. It might be bit slow (and the number of results are limited) as I didn't have time to implement any sort of caching. The application is crawling from DBpedia to BBC Music to BBC Programmes at each request. I just put the (really hacky) code online.
And we actually won the Backstage price with these hacks! :-)
This last hack illustrates to some extent the things we are investigating as part of the BBC use-cases of the NoTube project. Using these rich connections between things (programmes, artists, events, locations, etc.), it begins to be possible to provide data-rich recommendations backed by real stories (and not only "if you like this, you may like that"). I mentioned these issues in the last chapter of my thesis, and will try to follow up on that here!


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Okay, let's talk really disturbed ground. There's a patch of ground just the other side of the local park which until recently played host to a small group of rescued horses. Here they are looking cold during the snows last winter:
They were pretty despondent and unresponsive generally, and despite the entertainment of a sign instructing passersby not to feed them as they were on 'a stricked diet' I think their effect on the land was pretty negative over all (not that I blame them for it). Over the course of about half a year they stripped the ground of all greenery and trampled it to bare dirt.
Yet, a couple of months after they were moved on, have a look:
At this stage you can see:
- Ragwort (the clump of yellow flowers in the top center-right) – apparently toxic to livestock but good for cinnabar moths (who borrow its toxic properties to render themselves inedible too) and other insects. The fact that farmers don't like it may be reflected in its alternative names: 'Stinking Nanny/Ninny/Willy, Staggerwort, Dog Standard, Cankerwort, Stammerwort and Mare's Fart' (Wikipedia). I think it looks pretty, and noticed it growing everywhere over the summer months – it seemed especially fond of roadsides… No known uses that I'm immediately interested in following up.
- Fat Hen (the flower/seed-whitened stalks waving in the center-right foreground) – I'm fairly confident in this identification, but I've been wrong before with this plant. Also known as White Goosefoot, relative of Quinoa and used extensively as a food plant in the past (and currently in Asia and Africa). Expect to see a post about making flour from the seeds later on when they've fully ripened. I've read that in central Europe 'up to 50 per cent of all weed seeds present in the soil are those of fat hen' (The Illustrated Guide to Edible Plants – Dagmar Lánská). Wikipedia provide the intriguing information that '[i]t is one of the more robust and competitive weeds, capable of producing crop losses of up to 13% in corn, 25% in soybeans, and 48% in sugar beets at an average plant distribution' and furthermore that '[i]t is difficult to control with chemical means'. Did I tell you about seed bombs already?
Earlier and elsewhere nearby there was stacks of Yarrow, some Clover and the ubiquitous Plantains and Nettles low over the ground, most of which still remain alongside thistles, pretty white-flowering Bindweed, some tall grasses whose names I don't know, Hogweed (whose tall, seed-laden corpses you can see on the 'horizon' above) and:
- Mugwort, one of my favourite plants to rub between fingers and smell, whose flowers and leaves I've dried and stripped from the stalk to make a powerfully aromatic tea which is supposed to give you lucid dreams (although mine haven't seemed particularly out-of-the-ordinary even after drinking a strong 1,5l pot of the stuff just before bedtime). PFAF warn that it 'should never be used by pregnant women, especially in their first trimester, since it can cause a miscarriage'. First Ways had a nice post on the mischevious personality of the plant recently – clearly one I'll have to keep a close eye on… 10 out of 10 for crazy medicinal applications:- apparently the Chinese use(d) it to successfully correct breech births!
But the real champion in the photo: the incredible forest of red-brown Dock*, gone so conspicuously to seed. Thanks to Emily Porter who tipped me off to the potential of the seed as flour without having to bother with separating the chaff (a nearly impossible feat so far as I could make out):
I once ground them up, including most of the chaff, and mixed them with regular flour to make biscuits. They had a great taste, reminiscent of buckwheat, which makes [sense] being that they are in the buckwheat family. And you know what? I don't think it really hurts if you eat the chaff. It's just extra fiber, not much different from oat bran muffins or the psyllium husk that is in all those products to make you "regular". (link)
I found harvesting really easy – just grab hold at the bottom of a stem and pull your hand up, cupping the plant matter (and any unsuspecting insects or arachnids) in the palm as you go, then dump into a reasonably sound plastic bag. After drying them in a shallow tin, allowing said creepy crawlers to escape, I decided to try mixing the seeds/chaff in with other flours to make bread. First I gave my digestive system a head start by attacking them with a mortar & pestle:
(Processing left-to-right with spare stalks, grass seeds, misc. etc deposited in the top blue bowl. The small pyramid-shaped rust-red seeds impacted quite heavily on the mortar, but gradually pulverised into a whitish meal. I didn't get too obssessive about mashing every last one.) Then I threw slightly more than a cupful of the resulting gruel into the bread machine, along with 1 cup ryeflour and 2 cups regular white flour and the usual amounts of sugar, salt, oil, yeast and warm water, plus some sunflower seeds for texture. I had to add more flour to get the right consistency – a lot of air went in with the dock seed cup. Here's the result, three hours later (I know, I know – I got the slaves to make it for me. I'll learn how to bake it myself eventually, promise!):
H reliably confirmed that it did have the same kind of flavour and texture as buckwheat (I'd never knowingly tried it before). Initially I was worried that it was going to have the same bitterness as the rest of the plant (the raw seeds have quite a tang to them too), but in the end I liked the taste – sort of mellow, dark & heavy, combining well with the rye and adding a nice chewy/crunchiness to get the molars and jaw muscles working. I don't know how much nutrition my body took from it (probably more than from the white flour†), but it seemed to 'sit' nicely, leaving me feeling full and, yes, coming out quite comfortably at the other end too.
So. Get friendly with these weeds! They'll be among your first allies when the concrete and tarmac begins to break up (or after you tear it up yourself), and if you can find a home in the 'waste' land where they grow and thrive, then there's nowhere you can't live!‡
* – Pretty sure I identified it correctly as the broad-leaved variety, but I haven't seen any toxicity warnings for the seeds of any of the other common varieties, and they can probably be used in the same way.
† – 'Be Kind to Your Grains…And Your Grains Will Be Kind To You':
Even orthodox nutritionists now recognize that white flour is an empty food, supplying calories for energy but none of the bodybuilding materials that abound in the germ and the bran of whole grains.
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The 19th-century stone mansion for sale on Elkton's Main Street offers an impressive list of features: numerous bedrooms and baths, as well as six fireplaces. But there's much more: a fully appointed wedding chapel filled with decades of memories — and even some reservations for next Valentine's Day.
Owners Frank and Barbara Smith hope a buyer will retain the chapel, the last remnant of the bustling marriage business that once defined this town on Maryland's northern border. But they also realize that the site, across the street from the Cecil County courthouse, would be a prime location for lawyers' offices.
"I am so worried we will lose this tradition, but we have to sell," said Barbara Smith, a lifelong Elkton resident, who at 80 is ready to forsake weddings. "We are the only one left, in a historic building with a historic sign out front, and our painting hangs in the Annapolis State House. We hope to find someone interested in keeping the building as a chapel."
Frank Smith, Barbara's husband of 15 years, handles the arrangements now, but he too is ready to retire. He has officiated at more than 6,000 weddings, including one when the ring bearer, a 180-pound Great Dane, stood on its hind legs, placed its front paws on his shoulders and licked his face as he led the couple through their vows.
The Smiths are asking $350,000 for the four-story building and will toss in all wedding accoutrements, even down to the dainty lace curtains with rosebud tie-backs and the overflowing silk flower arrangements.
"We will leave whatever the buyer wants: definitely the pews, altar, seasonal decorations," he said. "They could be open for business the day they settle."
About 15 chapels, including one in the back of a barbershop, once lined Main Street, and a platoon of ministers staffed them. The lack of requirements — no waiting period, no blood tests and no witnesses — drew celebrities and ordinary folks alike.
The famous brides and grooms include actors Cornel Wilde and Joan Fontaine, songstress Billie Holiday, John and Martha Mitchell of Watergate notoriety, evangelist and sometime presidential candidate Pat Robertson, and baseball legend Willie Mays. There's even an unconfirmed report of Babe Ruth's nuptials.
And the town's distinction spread through movies such as the Oscar-winning "Philadelphia Story," in which James Stewart beseeched Katherine Hepburn to run away with him to Elkton.
But business has waned considerably over the years.
Last week, Elaine Dunn and Michael Christopher wed in the same small chapel her mother and grandmother chose for their weddings. All three brides walked down a sweeping staircase from a spacious second-story dressing room and into the parlor that is Elkton's last wedding chapel.
As grandmother Ada Allison, who wed on Dec. 9, 1960, and mother Susan Pennock waited for the bride, they reminisced.
"Martha Raye got married here in the morning, and I followed right after her," said Allison, 96, referring to the comedian popular in the 1950s. "I don't know how long she kept her husband, but I was married 29 years."
For Pennock, a widow after 37 years of marriage, the day was bittersweet and her first time back to the chapel on Elkton's Main Street since her own wedding in 1971.
"It hasn't changed much," she said.
Sometime early last century, the then-owners of 142 East Main converted a room into a chapel with pews and an oak altar that remain today. Even when Maryland enacted a two-day waiting period between license and ceremony, elopers still chose Elkton, and it remained, in the pre-Vegas era, the marriage mecca of the East Coast.
Barbara Smith purchased the building in 1975, and Frank joined her in the business when they, too, eloped — to Santa Barbara, Calif.
"We survived and so did Colonial Jewelers and Edward's Tuxedos," Frank Smith said. "That's about it. Now we have law offices, tattoo parlors and bail bondsmen. If we close, that's the end of the wedding business."
Not exactly the end, but definitely the demise of a more churchlike option. Just across the street, the less expensive courthouse nuptials will go on. Janice Potts, deputy clerk of the courts for nearly 30 years, registered 100 marriages in November, personally performing about 75 of them. There were 83 weddings at the courthouse on Valentine's Day, twice the number at the chapel.
"I guess we will pick up their business," Potts said. "The Smiths are good friends of mine. It is sad when any business closes."
The courthouse's $60 fees have hurt business, too, the Smiths said. Rent for the chapel is $75 and the wedding is another $125, and then there's the cost for photos. Still, some, like the Christophers, want the atmosphere and tradition.
"We are country folks, not into that big formal stuff," said the new Mrs. Christopher. "But we wanted something more than the courthouse, and my grandmother wanted us married here. And this is the anniversary of the day we met 17 years ago."
The length of their courtship is not the record. Frank Smith officiated at one wedding where they couple had known each other 47 years and arrived at the ceremony with a great-grandchild.
Marriage is declining nationwide, according to a recent Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. census data. In 1960, when Allison wed her second husband, 72 percent of all adults were married. That figure has fallen to 51 percent today and appears to be on a steady decline, researchers said.
The Smiths used to conduct about 750 weddings a year, with many 20-wedding Saturdays. Now they average about 10 a month. "Boomers had fewer children, and they are waiting later and later to marry," Frank Smith said.
Elaine and Michael Christopher are 43 and 54, respectively. All her grandmother wanted for Christmas was their wedding in the Elkton chapel.
"She usually gets what she wants," said Elaine Christopher.
They are nowhere near the oldest couple to come to the chapel. That goes to a 96-year-old groom and his 92-year-old bride, who drove to Elkton twice from Winchester, Va. — once for the license and then for the wedding.
The Smiths have no computer and no way to keep track of who is still wed. He works at a wicker desk about six hours a day, mostly answering phones. After 6,000 weddings, he said, he usually knows which will last.
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And the Smiths have never canceled a wedding for weather or illness.
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A wedding takes about 15 minutes, and Smith delivers the words with deep sincerity.
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They still have business, often from couples wanting to renew their vows in the place where they first voiced them. Last Valentine's Day, 42 couples wed, the last at 9:30 p.m., and 15 chose this past Nov. 11 (11-11-11). Eight have scheduled 2012 Valentine's Day nuptials, even though it falls on a Tuesday. Smith has received inquiries about 1-12-12, and if he is still in business, he figures 12-12-12 will be a busy day. And a few hours after the Christophers left for a family reception, he officiated at an evening wedding.
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According to the survey, 41% of Americans now characterize North Korea an immediate threat to the United States, an all-time high for that measure.
"If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wanted to get the attention of the American public, his strategy is starting to work," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "The 41% who now consider North Korea an immediate threat to the United States is up 13 percentage points in less than a month."
Another 41% say that North Korea is a long-term threat to the U.S and 16% say the isolated regime is not a threat.
North Korea has issued a catalog of alarming threats against the South and the U.S. in the past several weeks, sharpening its rhetoric after the U.N. Security Council imposed stricter sanctions for Pyongyang's latest underground nuclear test, which took place in February. The strong words have put the region on edge.
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Suppose you hire a photographer to shoot photos of your products. You order prints and pay the bill. But the first time you use the photos in a brochure, you get a letter from the photographer's attorney saying you have no right to use the images; you must stop or answer for it in court. What's going on?
"The photographer has the copyright," explains Portland, Oregon, attorney Leonard DuBoff, author of numerous books on copyright law for small business. "The mere fact that your business commissioned them doesn't give you the right to use them." Unless you have a contract with the photographer that gives you the right to publish the photos, doing so might cost extra--and the more often you want to use them, the more it'll cost you.
Or suppose you see a photo you like in a photographer's studio and decide to buy it. What you've bought is that particular print, DuBoff says, which you may display in your office or home. But buying it doesn't give you the right to put the image in your ads, use it as an illustration in your brochure or upload it to your Web site. If you do, the photographer can sue you for copyright infringement.
The same goes for artwork, graphic designs, music, written works and software. The federal Copyright Act of 1976 governs the duplication, distribution, display and performance of creative works. Under this law, the person who creates the work owns the copyright and has legal control over its use unless a signed contract states otherwise. That's good news if your business creates material for use by other businesses. You have the right to decide just what uses of the material you'll allow and to reserve the right to use the material later for your own purposes. But if your business buys or commissions creative works, it could be bad news if you haven't planned ahead.
The major exception is "work for hire," which is created by employees in the course of their employment with you. In cases of work-for-hire, the copyright belongs to the employer unless a contract specifies otherwise. Under limited circumstances, work produced by an independent contractor counts as work-for-hire but only if that's stated in the contract.
Since the writer, photographer or graphic designer you hire is not usually your employee, be sure you bargain upfront for the rights you're buying. Otherwise, you risk never getting to use what you paid for. Sign a written agreement specifying which rights are transferred, such as unlimited rights to publish. Even unlimited rights, however, don't give you the copyright, so the creator could later include the work in a published collection without your permission and keep any profits generated. If you want the copyright, which gives you total ownership, you must get it in the contract.
A Case In Point
Consider a case decided in 1995 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. A national magazine developed a relationship with a freelance artist in which the artist would submit paintings on a regular basis and, nearly every month, one of his paintings would appear in the magazine. This went on for 10 years. At first, the editors would describe how they wanted to illustrate a particular article, but over time, they allowed the artist to submit whatever he wanted to paint because his style so suited the publication. There was no contract signed in advance, but each check had a statement stamped on the back that said by signing, the artist was acknowledging payment in full and assigned all rights, title and interest in the item (which was then described) to the magazine. In later years, the checks specifically stated that by endorsing the check, the artist was agreeing that the painting was work-for-hire and that the publisher owned all rights, including the copyright.
After the artist's death in 1984, his widow obtained rights to his artwork, had posters and fine art reproductions made, and made $23 million from their sale. The publisher filed suit, hoping to be declared sole owner of the copyright of all the artist's paintings that had appeared in the magazine. When the publisher then started selling reproductions of the artwork that had appeared in the magazine, the widow countersued for copyright infringement.
The case wound through the courts for five years. The publisher argued that the statements on all the checks effectively transferred ownership of the copyrights. The court disagreed concerning all the checks that did not use the word "copyright." Perhaps, the court noted, the artist intended only a one-time transfer of rights. The case was decided in favor of the widow, allowing her to keep the copyright on 100 paintings, plus the millions of dollars to be made from the sale of reproductions. The publisher could have avoided the lawsuit if it had entered into a written agreement with the artist when commissioning the works and made sure the agreement stated that the copyright was transferred.
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What's the lesson? "When you're contracting to create a logo, software, etc., make sure you find out what you're paying for," DuBoff says. "In exchange for your money, what do you get? Can you replicate the design on your stationery?" He notes that each creative field has its own conventions. Photographers, for instance, usually retain their negatives. Graphic designers typically charge an override fee when they provide or arrange printing. Writers generally offer "first rights" to an article or text, reserving the right to sell reprint rights later. A contract, though, supersedes these conventions. Decide what rights you want, and find out what it will cost to get them. Some tips:
- The artist may have a standard contract with terms acceptable to you. Otherwise, agree on the major points and have an attorney draft a contract.
- Anticipate the uses you might have for the creative material. For instance, are you likely to want to use photos repeatedly without obtaining permission from the photographer each time? Negotiate for unlimited rights. Rights for one-time use, however, may be all you need, and they cost less. Usually a photographer who is doing a photo shoot specifically for your company will agree to grant you unlimited rights but may ask for more money.
- Specify in the contract where disputes will be handled--especially if the person lives in another state or country.
- If you get into a dispute, who will pay the lawyers' fees? Agreeing that the loser pays the attorneys' fees for both sides can discourage frivolous lawsuits.
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DAY TWO | Your morning begins with a leftover blueberry muffin and a cup of coffee in the Monaco's art deco-flavored lobby. You make a short trek to Pier 52 and you're on a ferry to Bainbridge Island, the endpoint of a 30-minute cruise that provides cracking views of Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. Bainbridge has everything a small island should: great bookstore (Eagle Harbor), superb café (Blackbird Bakery) and addictive ice cream (Mora Iced Creamery). You rent a bike and spend the morning zipping around, settling finally at a spot on the bay, where you lick your blueberry cone and watch the sailboats skitter by.
Back on the mainland you see that it's past noon, so you're glad you scored a meatloaf to go at the island's Fork & Spoon sandwich shop. From here, local tour guide Evergreen Escapes is taking you to Woodinville, a wine-country town 20 minutes from Seattle. The tour starts at JM Cellars, whose secluded grounds invite you to recline as you tipple. Next up is Hollywood Hill Vineyards, owned by a former Microsoft exec who grows excellent pinot noir grapes. The tour concludes at DeLille Cellars, where you nurse a fine syrah as the sun dips behind the trees. On the ride back to Seattle, the bottles you've bought clink, as if toasting themselves.
A little woozy, you take a cab to the swish, centrally located Hotel 1000, the second hotel of your stay. The modern, unflaggingly plush 1000 boasts exceptional views of the city and surrounding mountains, which you'll survey while plotting ways to improve your handicap on the hotel's virtual golf game. First, however, a rest is in order. You teeter across your wood-paneled room and sink gratefully into a deep snooze.
Before heading out for the night, you try the golf only to discover you're as much of a hack digitally as you are in the real world. You hope to swing a touch more ably at the storied Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, a quick cab ride away in the smart waterfront district of Belltown. Lucky for you, New Orleans piano great Dr. John is playing a set. They call him the Night Tripper, but even in the early evening Dr. John shines, belting out a stream of jazz-blues-zydeco classics, ratcheting up the heat in the room while barely breaking a sweat.
As you step outside, the Doctor remains stuck in your head—"Got my money and my honey, and I'm out on the stand to play"—and you find yourself doing little foot shuffles as you stroll through Belltown toward dinner.
The narrow, candlelit eatery Spur calls itself a gastropub, but the food is more adventurous than that word suggests. The duck pastrami that you order, at least, is more gastro than pub. Also, the bartenders have mastered the art of pairing cocktails with food—you try the pear rum swizzle with Dungeness crab salad, and still have room for a portion of potato chip ice cream with beer foam (really).
Finally, endowed with a fresh respect for flash-fried spuds, you take a taxi back to Hotel 1000, head up to your room and commence the long process of digestion.
What a wonderful article! Well written and captures the true essence of the Emerald City. Last month we embarked on a one-day "down to earth" tour of Seattle that included the famous Farmers Market, the flagship Starbucks on Pike Street, the Seattle Monorail, the nostalgic Space Needle, and the scenic Bainbridge Island Ferry. I highly recommend the Boeing Factory tour, a short drive from Seattle in Everett. On this tour you will experience the excitement of watching the 787 production assembly line, certainly a thrill. Maybe you will catch a glimpse of United's new 787 fleet.
You are a very good writer and capture the mood of this city so well :-)
I already live here but you made me want to want to visit for a holiday ;-)
Having lived in the Seattle area for a few years now, I agree with what a lot of this little article has to say. Great photograph too. There's one small problem and it's in the blurp underneath the title. As wonderful as Seattle is, it's just like Anchorage – while being the largest city, it's not the capital of the state. Washington state's capital is Olympia. :)
@Rachel – It says "capital of cool" not the actual capital. Easy mistake. Gave me a laugh.


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Charlie Allen's Odds and Ends
I trust you're not completely fed up with these diverse examples from the old file. I'll persist with the pot-pourri unless I hear 'no mas' from your end. First, I found one more Time cover, a bit earlier in years, but at least a strong painterly quality. In fact, looks like they gave printed credit to a 'fine artist', Henry Koerner, on the cover. Gross discrimination....credits were never offered for the far better artists I've already posted to you.
Second, will send along a strange Barron Storey, clipped from 'Flying' magazine. It's very inventive....the direction he and other late stars were going when the whole thing collapsed. Then followed by a vast wasteland of TV and digital screens!
We live in strange times. The past, my era of illustration, and that of the east, is gone, ignored, almost shunned, by today's digital youngsters. What a shame...and how shallow can a culture be!
Forwarding three more oddities from the old file. The two Pendleton ads I liked....and was told by someone later on they were done by an S.F. illustrator. Late 70's I believe.
The Cousteau Arco ad I also liked. Very strong....can't read the signature, but nicely done.
That's about it for today.
Cheers.... Chas.
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Thank you so much for these posts Mr.Allen!! Keep them coming!ReplyDelete
p.s. I believe from the looks of the signature that the last AD ( The ARCO AD) was done by Mark English. I've never seen this before so it is an awesome find !
I recognized this instantly as a Mark English illustration. I was a huge fan of his when I was at Art Center College of Design in the late 70s. It's even signed with the classic Mark English signature.ReplyDelete
A nice variety of clips. I subscribed to Flying & Cycle magazines when Barron Storey was doing art for them just for his art.ReplyDelete
I too thought it was by Mark English. I have admired his work since I figured out what illustration was in the early 80's. Even got to have breakfast with him at ICON 3 in Philadelphia. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Didn't Henry Koerner also do work for Fortune Magazine?ReplyDelete
I dig the Cousteau piece. Thank for sharing it.
Charlie, the Cousteau illo is definitely Mark English.ReplyDelete
I also clipped it, and then lost it while moving.. good to see it once again, it's one of his finer illos.
The Pendleton ads are by David Grove, a S.F. illustrator, who was hot in the 1970s' and 80s'. He did a whole series of Pendleton ads, and they were outstanding.. strong dramatic light and shadow effects on most. Maybe, one of the last big fashion illustration campaigns for magazines.
It seems that even fashion illustration has virtually disappeared from advertising. No wonder the fine art market in recent years, is bulging with talent.
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- Charlie Allen5:12 PM
OK....Mark English. My eyes and recognition values are not too sharp these days. M. English can almost do no wrong. He was just amazing, and it's too bad he didn't arrive on the scene a bit earlier. Tom, thanks for the ID on the Pendleton ads. Oddly, I have never heard of David Grove....and it's astounding, considering his abilities, that he didn't do more work in this area and even in the east. Again, thanks to all for the education.ReplyDelete
those are great! I love english and storey! It's cool to see any of Storey's early illustration work. English gave a pretty amazing life drawing/illustration demo at my school Academy Art SF. I'm more familiar with the David grove stuff that uses the lift off technique similar to Fuchs. I remember some instructor mentioning some controversy about who developed or popularized that technique.ReplyDelete
So happy to see this Mark English again. Delicious piece. I've had it in my files since art school and he's one of my favorites for the subtlety of his tone and the strong graphic elements he used. David Grove also was a favorite. Saw one of his originals in the offices at Disney once. Maybe Bernie Fuchs started the lift off technique and Grove took it to a different place.ReplyDelete
- Howard Chaykin5:19 PM
The second Pendleton ad is definitely by David Grove, whose CAPTAIN BLOOD and OUTSIDERS stuff puts him in rarefied territory.ReplyDelete
However, I believe the first Pendleton piece is by HOWARD ROGERS, who did terrific work on the SIGNET editions of the CHARLIE CHAN novels.
"It's very inventive....the direction he and other late stars were going when the whole thing collapsed. Then followed by a vast wasteland of TV and digital screens!ReplyDelete
We live in strange times. The past, my era of illustration, and that of the east, is gone, ignored, almost shunned, by today's digital youngsters..."
don't despair Charlie. Baron Storey's influence is very strong today and far from over. in the 80s and 90s he was a huge influence on comic artists such as Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave McKean and Kent Williams. you can see his ideas still reflected in the work of a younger generation of illustrators such as Andrea Wicklund and Sterling Hundley.
You'll find Mark English's signature on the home page of his website:ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:02 PM
The two ads referred to as SF illustrator are by the legendary and sadly late David Grove. The top one is of an early period of his carrier where the lift of technique typical of his work is not yet introduced.ReplyDelete


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the Christian community, not for the sake of an individual.
The Gospel of John today is a teaching on the Spirit as well. When Jesus
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the forgiveness of sins.
Thus in our Christian communities we must seek to listen to one another
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of the Holy Spirit in order to know, love and serve Jesus Christ. We are
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another in Jesus Christ.
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McGregor Metalworking Companies, Springfield, OH, has hired Cynthia Porter as corporate director of quality, responsible for the quality programs at each of the firm's five manufacturing facilities. Porter has been a lead auditor and trainer in TS 16949 and ISO 14001, and is lean-certified. McGregor Metalworking is a contract manufacturer offering metal stamping, machining, robotic welding and other services.
Thermadyne Industries, Inc., St. Louis, MO, a manufacturer of metal cutting and welding equipment, named George Dunning vice president of engineering. He'll manage the firm's global engineering teams from its office in Denton, TX. The company also added three new people to its marketing and sales team. Tony Coco becomes director of channel marketing and national accounts, responsible for marketing all of the firm's products throughout the Americas. Bill Wehrman will support Coco and be responsible for defining and directing the firm's marketing and communication strategy for the Americas, including web presence and social media. Vickie Marshall will work for Wehrman and be responsible for visual design, layout and usability of web-based products, including the firm's social-networking activities.
The Dieffenbacher Group, a German manufacturer of presses and press lines, automation equipment and tooling, named Roger Kautz director of marketing and communications. The company organizes its marketing department as an independent company, and plans to offer its services—market planning, media and public-relations expertise and customer-relationship management—to other companies in the capital-good industry.
Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, GA, named Gil Madrid vice president for global safety, and David St-Hilaire senior director, North American safety. The executives will lead the firm's global expansion and product innovation priorities, and finalize integration of the Jackson Safety brand as part of its expanded portfolio of welding-safety, head-to-toe PPE and work-zone safety products.
MultiCam, Dallas, TX, named Scott Mullis North American sales manager. The firm manufactures CNC router, laser, plasma, waterjet, and knife cutting machines.
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Up in Court for Insulting Islam
In April 2012, Fazil Say posted several comments on Twitter in which he ridiculed Islam. One tweet asked whether a particular call to prayer, which lasted only 22 seconds, was cut short so that the muezzin could get to his lover or a bottle of booze. Another questioned if heaven, where – according to some interpretations of Islam – wine flows and virgins await the faithful, was a brothel or a bar.
State prosecutors in Istanbul began their investigations when a citizen reported the matter to the police. In early June, they charged the 42-year-old pianist and composer with denigrating religious values. A prosecutor claimed Say's tweets could lead to a "collapse of public order".
His trial started on Thursday, 18 October. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison. However, even if he is convicted, it is unlikely that he will be sent to prison, as most sentences under two years are normally suspended in Turkey. Nevertheless, he would have a criminal record.
A known critic of the Erdogan government
For many Turks, Say is more than just a musician; he is the country's leading classical composer and an internationally celebrated concert pianist. He is also a severe critic of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's conservative Islamic government. An atheist, Say has said that having devout Muslims in government is a catastrophe for Turkey. He has often spoken about the fact that he has considered emigrating.
The musician, who spent eight years studying in Düsseldorf and Berlin and has given concerts around the world, is also dismissive of the conservatives in Anatolia who vote for Erdogan. A few years ago, Say caused public outrage when he dismissed Arabesque music, which is hugely popular among many Turks, as an expression of a form of proletarianism of which he is ashamed.
For this reason, it is safe to say that Say will not receive much support from the government. Nevertheless, he is not without allies: many intellectuals have come out in support of him. Nearly 8,000 people have added their names to an online petition backing Say, who served as a cultural ambassador for the EU and has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of France and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
Potential damage to Turkey's image
Say has rejected the charges brought against him, pointing out that although the tweets were actually re-tweets of messages written by others, he is the only one facing criminal charges. Even observers who are generally critical of Say's actions have called the court case a scandal. The concern is that it could damage Turkey's international reputation.
This concern comes at a time when Turkey is already under fire in this respect. In its most recent report, the European Union – which Turkey seeks to join – said it had "serious concerns" about Ankara's approach to freedom of expression. The government in Ankara has rejected this criticism.
Judges and prosecutors in Turkey tend to interpret the law very strictly, often ranking freedom of expression behind the interests of state security or the punishment of verbal attacks on social harmony. Whether that will be the case for Fazil Say remains to be seen.
Thomas Seibert
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Weekend Shenanigans ... Kylie Jenner gives birth, and the 'Eagles' big win
The weekend is over but waves of gossip have spilled over in the start of the new week. From the long awaited Super Bowl finals, to the surprise birth of Kylie Jenner's baby, we have the highlights in this week's Weekend Shenanigans.
Keeping up with the Kardashians 2.0: Private Pregnancy
Thought it was hard keeping up with the Kardashians? Imagine when they add the Jenners to the mix. Kylie Jenner welcomed her first child, a baby girl on February 1, and released the news over the weekend. Fan were shocked, as while there had been rumours, the pregnancy was never confirmed by the Jenner or Kardashian camps. She apologised to her fans, noting that she wanted to keep her pregnancy private.
Super Bowl
Philadelphia Eagles soared over the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl, and many were ecstatic about the victory. But the Super Bowl saw as much touchdowns and fumbles off the field as it did on. Here's our behind the scenes line up:
Pink Parade
Rock star Pink took to the mic giving her beautiful rendition of the United States' national anthem, in spite of having the flu. It was described as the only part of the Super Bowl worth watching, as far as performances go.
Justin Timberlake as Prince
Justin Timberlake's half-time show had a dedication to Prince, and while he and a few of his fans were pleased with the performance, many took to social media to express displeasure. Talks of bringing back Bruno Mars and Beyoncé were recommended, Well.. *womp womp womp*
Kevin Hart's victory bomb
Did Kevin Hart pull a 'Kanye to Taylor Swift' move on the Super Bowl's winning team post game? Yes, he did! Chalk it up to excitement but the actor/comedian could not contain his joy for his hometown team's win, and he attempted to crash or 'victory bomb' the players. He was met by security who rained on his parade and an argument ensued between the two. Next time, Hart, give the Eagles their time to fly.


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Exploring Comets
Why Study Comets?
Comets are fascinating bodies that have both thrilled and terrified people through the generations. The phenomena of comets are spectacular, but what they are essential treasure troves that can tell us about the early formation of the solar system.
As the solar system formed, tiny fractions survived and are now observed as asteroids and comets, the only bodies still in existence that preserved solid materials involved in the solar system's formation over 4.567 billion years ago.
The Origin of Comets:
Comets are thought to have come from the Oort cloud believed to lay roughly 50,000 AU from the Sun. The Oort cloud is believed to be comprised of two separate regions: a spherical outer Oort cloud and a disc-shaped inner Oort cloud, or Hills cloud. Objects in the Oort cloud are largely composed of ices such as water, ammonia and methane. Astronomers believe that the matter comprising the Port cloud formed closer to the Sun, and was scattered far out into space by the gravitational effects of the giant planets early in the Solar System's evolution.
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As comets approach the Sun they develop enormous tails of luminous material that extend for millions of kilometers from the head, away from the Sun. When far from the Sun, the nucleus is very cold and its material is frozen solid within the nucleus. In this state comets are sometimes referred to as a "dirty iceberg" or "dirty snowball," since about half of their material is ice. When a comet approaches within a few Astronomical Units (1 AU equals approximately 150 million kilometers) of the Sun, the surface of the nucleus begins to warm, and volatile material on the comet evaporates. The evaporating gases carry small grains with them, forming the comet's coma of gas and dust.
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Safety of Vehicles with 3rd Row Seats
Suvsafety.info is being phased out as a website. This is the article on third row seating:
Safety Comparison of Vehicles with 3rd Row Seats
The trend for families is to buy vehicles than can seat more than 5 passengers. Most of these vehicles have three rows of seating, but not all of them are equal in terms of safety. Many larger vehicles lack important crash test results and some have a relatively high risk of rollover. Not many vehicles with three rows of seating have side curtain airbags for all rows; even fewer deploy them when a rollover is detected. An equally important new safety feature is stability control, which is proving to help drivers avoid crashes in these larger vehicles that often have inferior handling compared to passenger cars. Don't assume the largest, heaviest vehicles are safest. According to IIHS death statistics, once a vehicle is over 4000 pounds, additional weight does not significantly reduce the risk of fatalities in a multi-vehicle crash. Most large sport utility vehicles do not get top ratings in the NHTSA and IIHS frontal crash tests and many others have no crash test results.
Rear impacts can be dangerous to third row passengers. Fortunately, severe rear-end impacts are relatively uncommon. Only around 5% to 7% of fatalities occur in rear-enders. The main risk is to heavy adults who might cause the vehicle seat back to fail in a serious crash. This risk is even greater if the adults don't have head restraints and shoulder belts. If you will regularly carry adults in a third row, insist on features like head restraints and 3-point lap/shoulder seatbelts in ALL rear seating positions. Lap-only belts are not safe for adults or children in boosters, in any type of crash. On the other hand, kids in harnessed child seats or high back boosters are at much less risk in a third row. They are much lighter, and less likely to load the vehicle seat back mechanism to failure. The shell of their restraints should also provide some protection from intrusion as well as adequate head restraint to prevent whiplash injuries. Even safer, a child restraint with a 5-point harness can reduce the risk of ejection. For a child using an appropriate restraint, the center of the third row is usually a safer choice than an outside seat in the second row. Some vehicles lack shoulder belts in the rear center position, so a child using a booster could not be seated there. In these cases, if permitted by the vehicle owner's manual, a child restraint with a 5-point harness can usually be installed with just a lap belt, though a top-tether is always recommended for additional safety. Finally, vehicles with well over a foot of space between the 3rd row seat and rear hatch may have an advantage over those with just a few inches separating passengers from the rear of the vehicle.
Please research carefully if safety is a main concern in your choice of a vehicle for your family. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for people aged 4 to 33 years, exceeding most other causes combined. Each year in the United States, more than 1.5 million children under age 16 are occupants in motor vehicle crashes, resulting in more than 1,700 fatalities and 240,000 non-fatal injuries. Please, protect your family with a safe vehicle, be sure to properly restrain all passengers and always drive unimpaired with your full attention on the road. These few easy choices significantly reduce the chance of death or serious injury on the roads.
The requirements for safe vehicles with three rows of seating are very tough, but also very straightforward.
1) Must be an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK. This ensures GOOD ratings in all the IIHS results as well as electronic stability control. Some vehicles only offer stability control as an option, so consumers must be sure to include this option or a trim package with this option. Consider models that also tout a rollover safety package that integrates the stability control and airbag system when a rollover is detected.
2) Must have 5-stars in all the NHTSA crash test ratings
3) Must have at least 4-stars in the NHTSA rollover rating
4) Must have side curtain airbags for ALL rows of seating, including the third row. Consider models that tout individual side impact sensors for all three rows of seating.
5) Head restraints and 3-point seatbelts for all seating positions.
Only a very few models will meet these criteria, so please shop carefully!
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Re: Safety of Vehicles with 3rd Row Seats
For 2008, the models that meet the criteria in the original post are:
Honda Odyssey
Kia Sedona
Hyndai Entourage
Acura MDX
Ford Taurus X
Honda Pilot
Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Veracruz
Volvo XC90
Overall, these models should all be among the safest vehicles on the road today. Since no rear crash testing is done to determine the actual safety of passengers, it is impossible to say which of these models would protect third row passengers best in a rear-ender. Please note that the IIHS rear crash protection rating is NOT an actual vehicle crash test. It is only a rating of the performance of how effective the vehicle seat and head restraint may be to reduce whiplash-type injuries. These ratings are done on a test sled at "typical" settings for recline and height and may not apply to all seats or trim levels in a vehicle. Therefore, the IIHS Rear crash protection ratings cannot be used to compare actual crashworthiness of vehicles struck from the rear.
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We have a '98 Expedition... and I doubt if it meets any of that criteria. I do know it does not have side air bags. The 3rd row seat is very low, with no headrests and the middle seat is only a lapbelt. We do use our 3rd row every day too, two of our daughters sit back there.
I really wish we could get a newer safer vehicle.
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If your children are appropriately restrained in a 5-point harness or high back booster that provides head restraint, they should be quite safe in typical crashes from the rear. It would primarly be teenagers and adults at the greatest risk in a seat like you describe.
For most vehicles, side impacts are of a much greater concern to a passenger seated on the struck side. Side impacts tend to be more common, more severe and much more fatal to properly restrained passengers. Even side curtain airbags don't always extend low enough to help protect kids, so a child seat with side impact protection features could be a benefit, also.
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Great and very timely post, as we are currently loooking for a SUV to replace our van, and the third row is essential to us, so THANKS!
I was pleased to see that both the Santa Fe and the Vera Cruz made the list, we LOVE the vera cruz, and all its other safety features, but of course, the santa fe is a more affordable option, so its good to know that it also is fairly safe. Thanks!!
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Note that the list applies only to 2008 models. Models from previous years may vary in features and crash test results. The Santa Fe wasn't always top rated. Kia/Hyundai have done a tremendous job on improving crash test results in recent years.
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So...it is safer to have my boys in the 3rd row of my kia sedona verses the captain's chair? If I have adults/kids out of boosters in my van they should go in the captian's chairs in the second row? Is that right?
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Doesn't the saturn outlook/gmc acadia also meet those requirements?
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One of the reasons we purchased our MDX was due to safety, glad we did.
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If you are concerned with the adults possibly loading the third row seat back to failure or not having adequate head restraint, then by all means have the adults in the second row and kids in the third row.
The center of the second row is probably the safest choice for a single passenger, but not significantly so. I would also say the center of the third row is probably a bit safer than outboard in the second row. Outboard seats, second or third row are next.
That said, I have no qualms with my kids being outboard in the second and third row, because I know they are all properly restrained in a very safe vehicle.
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If you regularly have adults in your vehicle, or kids out of boosters/restraints, then it seems that it may be more prudent to put the kids in seats in the rear b/c of the extra protection a seat affords them. As Darren was saying, it also depends on whether or not you have shoulder belts and head restraints in the 3rd row. If not, then they should definitely be in the captains chairs.
In our minivan, our children ride in the captain's chairs full time and we put extra passengers in the rear b/c it is rare for us to actually use the rear for anyone else except other children. If we had to make a long trip with other adults, we'd probably put the kids in the 3rd row.
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Re: Safety of Vehicles with 3rd Row Seats
The rate of serious, accident-related injuries for children in minivans is only half that of those in passenger cars, with SUVs a close second.
Anyone have an opinion on what they really mean here?
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While they represent opposite ends of the spectrum in size, small cars and sport-utility vehicles pose the highest risk of death in a collision. In a study of 2004 accident data, the NHTSA found that the highest incidence of fatality was in compact cars, followed by compact pickups, then midsize SUVs.
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Wonder how my 2005 Ford Explorer rates. We rarely ever use the 3rd row seat. I know we have side airbags in the front and second row but not sure about the third. Ashley sits behind the passenger seat in her SnugRide now, soon to be in her Britax Boulevard once we get it installed this weeked.
Also wondering about my Saab and wonder if it's considered compact or full size. It seems kinda in the middle to me. Is a 4-door but is a "sport sedan" with a slightly smaller backseat than most full size sedans. It's the 9-3. hmJessica(DD1 6/8/07.DD2 12/27/10)
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Historically, SUVs have had a big disadvantage in rollover injuries and crashes compared to cars and minivans. This disadvantage is greatly reduced with most of today's car-based SUVs that are equipped with stability control.
Many of today's hybrid crossover SUVs that are based on car platforms are quite safe. That is part of the reason our website www.suvsafety.info is being phased out; it is no longer very relevant compared to when it was introduced about 5 years ago. Back then, safe crossovers were just appearing on the market. Rollover prone truck-based models with dreadful handling, mediocre crash test results and few advanced safety features still dominated the SUV market.
Fortunately, most of those death mobiles are no longer being made;-) Even the truck based models that may not be as crashworthy are usually now equipped with stability control and side curtain airbags with rollover protection. That offsets their inferior handling and high centers of gravity to some extent.
In terms of safety, I'd be happy with many of today's crossover SUVs as a daily driver. I just wish the fuel economy was better.
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where do you find whether your SUV meets these standards? that is what is so confusing.
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Criteria #2 and #3:
Criteria #4 and #5 are found in your vehicle owner's manual and/or by visual inspection of the vehicle. Also, the NHTSA web site (http://www.safercar.gov/) will provide some or all of this info when you look up your vehicle on their web site.
There is one other web site, http://www.informedforlife.org/ which takes the IIHS and NHTSA ratings combined with other factors and uses an algorithm to come up with a safety rating for your vehicle. The one thing you need to watch for on this site is if there aren't a complete set of ratings available for a vehicle, they will assume "average" for the result, which may not actually be the case. So, the site is best for vehicles with complete test results both from IIHS and NHTSA.
The unfortunate thing here is, your Mercedes R-class has not been tested by either the IIHS or the NHTSA. It doesn't look like Euro NCAP has any results either.
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Thank you so much! I usually don't have adults or kids without seats in my van...if I do the adult sits int he passenger seat next to the driver.
Good to know. thank you.
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The driver of this rally-prepped Evo is sliding off the road and halfway into a ditch. How does he keep his car from flying into all of the nice, hard trees? He plants his foot to the floor.
This was at the weekend's Rally Rzeszow in Poland, but its lesson applies anywhere: never lift.
Impressive as it is, do you think it's a contender for the Save of the Year?
(Hat tip to R3d Baron!)