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Like other RV manufacturers, recreational park trailer builders have been hard hit by the recession, with unit shipments being roughly half of what they were in 2006, when a record number of 10,100 shipments were recorded.
"I think the market is starting to improve. We've seen some movement in the marketplace. And a few manufactures even report having a small backlog, which is something that we haven't experienced in the past year," Bill Garpow, executive director of the Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association (RPTIA) in Newnan, Ga., told RV Business.
But manufacturers remain cautious about the economy, and generally don't see the recreational park trailer or "park model" industry to rebound until the nation's banks are in better financial shape.
"As I talk to my contemporaries, I'm hearing the same from everyone, that it's really tough out there. And what business is out there is really tough to get," said Tim Howard, president and CEO of the Breckenridge Division of Damon Corp., a Thor Industries Inc. company in Nappanee, Ind.
Like most manufacturers, Breckenridge has had to dramatically scale back its work force to remain viable during the current economic downturn. "We're in very good shape," Howard said. "Our balance sheet continues to be very strong. We have virtually no debt."
But as a manufacturer, he said, it has been "heartbreaking" to have to let staff go because of the economic downturn. "You have an emotional bond to quality people and an investment in quality people," Howard said, adding that Breckenridge has just over half as many employees as it did a few years ago, when the park model industry was experiencing record sales.
But even though all segments of the RV industry have been particularly hard hit by the current recession, Howard and other park model manufacturers and industry officials believe the park model industry still has a long ways to go to reach its full potential.
"I've always said this market is in its infancy, and I still do, especially given the trend from a transient to permanent camper," said John Soard, a longtime park model industry executive who spent 20 years with Breckenridge and Middlebury, Ind.-based Woodland Park before becoming general manager of Nappanee, Ind.-based Fairmont Park Trailers in 2005.
Indeed, Soard and other park model manufacturers believe consumer interest in "destination camping" will continue to increase, and as it does so will demand for park models.
Soard, in fact, noted that many of the leading RV manufacturers are now building towable trailers up to the 400-square foot limit precisely because they believe consumer interest in destination camping is growing. "Each one of these major RV manufacturers has a destination travel trailer that's intended to be parked, not towed," Soard said.
Garpow, for his part, noted that park models remain one of the most profitable investments campground owners can make, a point that was underscored by Atkinson of KOA. Park model rentals typically generate two or three times as much revenue as a typical RV site, plus they stay rented for longer periods of time throughout the year. "Park models not only generate more revenue, but they do it for longer periods of time than a typical RV site," Garpow said, adding that campground owners often generate enough income from their park models to pay them off in three years or less.
Garpow also noted that the Obama administration's efforts to increase CAFÉ standards could further increase demand for park models. "One way to increase fuel economy is to produce lighter vehicles as well as vehicles with smaller engines, the net effect of which is to reduce the vehicle's towing capacity. But as towing capacities are reduced, it's going to be harder for consumers to find vehicles that can tow the biggest trailers, and that could lead to increased demand for park models or for destination camping."
As a result, he said, many consumers may find it easier to purchase park models that are professional installed on permanent campsites than large travel trailers or fifth wheels that require a tow vehicle. This is precisely what happened when CAFÉ standards were increased in the late 1970s and 80s. In fact, the resulting reduction in vehicle towing capacities helped foster the birth of the park model industry.
Garpow also noted that many of the nation's campgrounds have yet to open their doors to park models, either for rentals or sales, and that represents a significant growth opportunity for park model manufacturers.
Many campground operators say they are pleased with the return of investment on park models, including Jeff Gordon of Raintree RV Park in Rockport, Texas, which sits along the Gulf Coast roughly 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi. In addition to 80 RV sites, Gordon also offers one cabin, two fifth wheels and four park models for rent.
"We're actually going to phase out the fifth wheels and just go with park models," Gordon said, adding, "All of our requests are for park models. They're nicer accommodations, and that's what people want in this area."
Coincidentally, Gordon had to interrupt his interview with RV Business to answer questions from a woman who called on another line to reserve one of his park models. He said he's also had some people change their vacation plans to coincide with days when he has park models available.
Such is the demand for park model accommodations, which is why campgrounds and RV parks continue to invest in these units, even during the current recession.
"Roughly 25-30% of the nation's private campgrounds offer park models as rental units, and the numbers are growing," said Garpow of RPTIA.
Mike Atkinson, facilities development manager for Billings, Mont.-based Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), said his company's park models, which it markets as Kamping Lodges, have the highest occupancy rate of any category of rental accommodation in the KOA system. He said KOA parks had taken deliver of 163 park models as of early June.
KOA, like other campgrounds, furnishes its park models with beds, linens and kitchen utensils. "Our numbers show that the customers who are coming to our campgrounds want lodging that has amenities," Atkinson said. "They want a bathroom. They want a comfortable bed. And they don't want to pack their car with everything. They don't want the labor."
Park operators often invest in park models so that they can have rental units available for people who don't have their own RV. Many park operators also take it a step further and form their own park model dealerships. This way, they can potentially make a profit on the sale of the park model in addition to generating ongoing revenue from the campsites they lease to park model owners.
Some parks also set up rental pools using the park models they have sold at their parks. This way, the owners can make money on their park models when they're not using them.
While park models have long been a rental option of choice for Winter Texans, Gordon of Raintree RV Park said boating enthusiasts also like to rent them as well. "We're on the coast, so we get a lot of people from San Antonio, Austin and Houston and the surrounding areas," Gordon said. "But if they're pulling their own boat down, they can't pull a camper, too."
Park models are also ideally suited for campgrounds in popular tourist destinations that want to broaden their business base to compete with hotels and motels.
Crater Lake RV Resort in Fort Klamath, Ore., purchased three park models in 2006 and installed a fourth one this year. "They are our most requested cabin," said resort owner Babe Hamilton, whose park also features 14 RV sites. "They're just a nice looking cabin with the wood siding. They all have their own gas barbecue on the deck, and they're right on the creek. It's a very nice setting."
Some private park owners are also finding that park models can be used for more than guest accommodations.
At the River's Edge at Deer Park in Heber, Utah, which is close to the Deer Valley and Park City ski resorts, Cavco park models are being used not only as guest accommodations, but as seasonal employee housing for during the winter months, said resort owner John Kenworthy.
"We're continuing to expand the lodging part of our business," Kenworthy said, adding that his park models remain are in high demand.
Garpow and Linda Profaizer, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), are scheduled to discuss the merits of investing in park models on Sept. 15 during the 41st annual Pennsylvania RV and Campground Show in Hershey, Pa. The show features the largest park model expo in the country.


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Spice Mix
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 1 1 1/2-inch piece cinnamon stick
- 1 whole star anise
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom seeds (from 2 whole green cardamom pods)
- 1 teaspoon fleur de sel or coarse kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
Curry Paste
- 10 small dried red chiles (such as chiles de árbol), stemmed
- 25 long fresh cilantro stems
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 1 1/2-inch piece fresh galangal or peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped or grated lemongrass
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 long mild yellow chile (such as banana chile)
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 1-pound pieces beef shank (each about 2 inches thick)
- 6 cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 25 long fresh cilantro stems
- 1 1/2 cup fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
- 1/3 cup palm sugar
- 2 4-inch-long bottoms of lemongrass stalks
- 1/4 cup fresh tangerine or tangelo juice
- 1/3 cup salted roasted peanuts, crushed, plus
- 1/3 cup whole salted roasted peanuts for garnish
- 3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 3 tablespoons coconut cream
Recipe Preparation
For Spice Mix
Combine first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add cold water to cover, then drain. Place spices in large wok or skillet. Dry-roast over medium-low heat until dry and fragrant, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes. Transfer mixture to spice grinder. Add salt and mace; grind to fine powder. DO AHEAD Spice mix can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
For curry paste
Place chiles in small bowl; add cold water to cover. Let soak 30 minutes. Drain, reserving soaking liquid.
Combine cilantro stems, onion, garlic, galangal, and lemongrass in large wok or skillet. Dry-roast over medium heat until slightly charred and fragrant, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add 3/4 cup water. Cover wok and cook until galangal is tender, about 35 minutes; cool in wok.
Scrape galangal mixture into processor. Add drained red chiles. Blend, adding enough reserved chile soaking liquid by tablespoonfuls to form smooth paste. Stir in spice mix. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 week ahead. Transfer to bowl, cover, and chill.
For beef
Preheat oven to 350°F. Char yellow chile directly over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag 10 minutes. Peel, seed, and slice chile.
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Add to pot; sear until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer beef to plate. Add coconut milk, cilantro stems, fish sauce, palm sugar, and lemongrass to same pot. Return beef to pot and bring to simmer. Cover and place pot in oven. Braise beef until tender enough to pull away from bone, about 2 1/2 hours. Transfer beef to plate and cool. Strain braising liquid from pot into bowl. Thinly slice meat.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add curry paste. Stir until heated and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups reserved braising liquid and bring to boil. Add roasted chile, tangerine juice, and crushed peanuts, then beef. Simmer until sauce coats beef, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Transfer beef curry to shallow bowl. Garnish with whole peanuts and cilantro leaves. Drizzle with coconut cream.

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Oh -- I am Ruth! That's me! What are watching right now?
When there's no sci-fi, I stoop to supernatural crap fantasy sometimes. I enjoy Merlin, and even watch The Secret Circle and Once Upon a Time. But I still can't stomach the ones that take themselves seriously, as if supernatural stuff and demons are real. Perhaps I make an invalid distinction, but some programs seem like silly fluff to me ( I used to love The Middle Man), while others pretend to represent reality.
Yeah I used to watch Merlin too, but mainly because at the time I had only 3 channels and when it came on it was the only thing worth watching. Not that its bad, I just normally wouldn't have bothered. I am a big fan of the Arthurian legends, but after so many variations and changes to the stories I have to choose what I watch carefully. There was a four-hour made for TV movie once called Merlin I think, I liked that one a lot.
Ruth, what sci-fi do you like?
I have been tired of late from exercising regularly and watching my 3 boys non-stop with no help (my wife works overseas), so every night I try to unwind a little, usually by watching some fantasy stuff. I recently started watching the Harry Potter movies again from the beginning, well, from the second one anyway. I am halfway through The Order of the Phoenix as of tonight.
Next up, LOTR trilogy! And I can't wait for the new Hobbit movie. I'm glad there will be Christians boycotting the film, more seats for me, and if they don't like something, that means it is probably something good anyway.
I love Harry Potter! I've some the movies many times.
Yes -- the Hobbit movie. Are you a member of the Lord of the Rings Atheists?
I'm a member of the group -- I posted about the Hobbit movie -- spookiness again!
Yes I know, you might recall that I joined and posted the discussion topic "What is your Patronus?" You asked me why I chose the ram, and I wrote a fairly long response, but no replies. :-(
Ohhhh! Hah, well that was right before I was going to bed, so maybe I was just delusional with exhaustion. Sorry! :-)
Also hello, look at my avatar!
Ok, I am now a member! Thanks Steph!
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Mojang's February Mojam amasses $517,489 for charity
Mojang has revealed that its February Mojam raised $517,489 for charity.
Mojam headlines
Mojang's second Mojam marathon ends with 9 new games, get them now
Mojang's second development marathon has now ended. The charity event has produced nine new games available in the Mojam Humble Bundle from today until March 2nd.
Mojang's Mojam 2013 starts tomorrow
Mojam 2013 has been announced, and like last year, Mojang will develop a title based on submissions. This year, the monies will benefit Block by Block and the EFF


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Join Us This Sunday!
Sunday School begins at 9:45 AM. Our worship service begins at 11:00 AM. You can view other Sunday events (like our fellowship hour and congregational luncheons) by viewing our event calendar. We look forward to seeing you soon!
First Baptist Church is located at 223 Bull Street in Savannah's Historic District. The sanctuary faces Chippewa Square at the corner of Bull Street and McDonough Street.
The educational building is behind the sanctuary at the corner of Whitaker Street and W. McDonough Street. The church offices are at 102 W. McDonough Street.
Finding a parking space can be difficult, but don't give up. Generally, parking is available around the squares and nearby streets. There are also some parking lots that are available to us on Sundays:
Church Parking Lot (Hull St. between Barnard and Whitaker)
Law Office Lot (SE corner of Whitaker and W. McDonough)
Curtis Lewis' Law Office on Oglethorpe Ave. (Park on the north side of Oglethorpe Lane)
Parking Garage (SE corner of Liberty and Whitaker)
Civic Center (free parking when no event is scheduled)
Lot behind Board of Education
City Streets
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Lua scripting
Lua is supported as a scripting language in all Wikimedia Foundation sites (since March 2013), via the Scribunto extension. Lua modules are maintained in the Module: namespace; you can see recent changes to Lua modules in English Wikipedia, for example. See also the tutorial and the reference manual.
Lua scripting
Support for Lua as a scripting language for MediaWiki end-users
Templates and ParserFunctions were introduced to allow end users of MediaWiki to replicate content easily and build tools using basic logic, effectively turning wikitext into a limited programming language.
However, complex templates have caused performance issues and bottlenecks.
This project aims to make it possible for MediaWiki end-users to use a proper scripting language that will be more powerful and efficient than ad-hoc ParserFunctions-based logic.
See also Scripting, Extension:Scribunto.
The example of Lua's use in World of Warcraft (WoW) is promising; even novices without any programming experience were able to make large changes to their graphical experiences by quickly learning some Lua.
- <marktraceur> hashar, sumanah, also Minetest (http://minetest.net) has recently implemented a similar system, though it mods the server more than the client, from what I've seen it's driving people to learn Lua so they can add in their ideas, something not possible with C++
- <hashar> sumanah: the secret of WoW is that they managed to expose an API which is very easy to understand
- <YuviPanda> hashar: heard of Celestia? It's a planaterium software of sorts. Uses Lua for scripting. When I was in 9th grade, me and (also!) everyone around were able to learn and use it without much of a problem at all.
Open tasksEdit
- Product tasks
- Where are the lists of templates that need to be converted? Help wikis gather those lists, and link to them on this page. For instance, English Wikipedia lists its Lua requests here. Or help create those lists by using parsercountfunction.py to find wikitext templates that currently parse slowly and thus would be worth converting to Lua.
- Improve the "getting started" part of the Lua reference manual in response to novice developers' requests.
- Spread the word about available reference material (such as that linked to in the blog post).
- Extension:Scribunto - MediaWiki extension page for this tool
- Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual - Documentation for Lua as available in MediaWiki.
- User requirements: notes
- Status updates
- Tutorial on using Lua for MediaWiki templates
- Planning documents:
- Software design document: Explanation of why Tim's preferred language is Lua
- /Benchmarking
- Release management plan: Lua scripting/Release management
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Anakapalli town is part of the Greater Visakhapatnam in the coastal district of Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. The town is famous for its jaggery and ranks second in the country in terms of imports and exports. Other than being an important business centre, the town is also home to many Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Christian places of worship.
Places to Stay
For options, one will have to consider Visakhapatnam. Some of the budget hotels which are worth a try are Haritha Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 950), Dwaraka Inn Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 1,000) Morya Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 600) and Sonar Bangla Bengali Guest House (Tariff – Rs. 600) and others.
The official language of the area is Telugu. English is also understood.
The major events of the city are Holi, Ganesh Chathurthi and Diwali.
Places of Interest
Some of the places of interest in the area are Sri Sri Nookambika Temple, the Andhra Baptist Church and the ruins of a Buddhist temple known as Bojjannakonda. Many other old Buddhist temples can be found in the area too.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is the Visakhapatnam Airport at a meager distance of 26 km.
The closest railway stations are the Anakapalle Railway Station, Kasimkota Railway Station and the Thadi Railway Station. Vishakapatnam Railway Junction is the major railway station at a distance of 33 km from Anakapalle.
Both state-run as well as private bus operators operate in the area. Private operators include HKB Tours and Travels and Kesineni Travels. Book your tickets in advance and avail of your bus ticket discount coupon, especially given during festive seasons


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At first mention, the idea of a sauceless, cheeseless pizza doesn't seem too enticing, so if it makes you feel better, you can call these flatbreads or something else. I'm happy thinking of them as pizzas where the focus is all dough and toppings. (In case you're new here, I LOVE dough.)
These are both Smitten Kitchen recipes I made last weekend with my friend Allie. The zucchini pizza I first made last summer, but this time used ricotta instead of goat cheese. And a recent LA Times article reminded me I had never tried the potato pizza I saw on Smitten Kitchen two summers ago.
Both are great summer pizzas, in my mind. Light and fresh tasting. (I know, carbs on carbs, how is potato pizza light? But the potatoes are sliced thinly and there's not sauce and cheese to weigh it down further.) The two pizzas with a side salad make a perfect evening-on-the-porch meal.
I won't post the full recipes since I didn't make any significant changes, except as mentioned, this time I used ricotta instead
of goat cheese. For the potato pizza don't be shy with the sea salt and cracked pepper. For both, I used Trader Joe's dough, then cooked the pizzas individually in a 500-degree oven on a preheated pizza stone until the toppings were cooked and the crust turned golden brown.
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The Orleans County Public Defender's Office also fields hundreds of calls from the general public, friends, family of current clients, and local magistrates regarding the defense of the indigent client in Orleans County.
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On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 9,Virginia's political scandal deepens with demands for the lieutenant governor to step down, Iran marks 40 years since the Islamic Revolution, and excavating for Rome's subway yields ancient discoveries. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
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Photo by Taylor Weidman, courtesy of Global Oneness Project
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, pulling the observer into purposeful messages.
Most often, newspaper and magazine readers take a quick glance at photos and their captions. With this YES! lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not).
Step 1: What do you notice? (before the facts)
Ask your students to make sense of the photograph by trusting their instincts of observation and inference. In doing so, the image offers possibilities and interpretations beyond a typical reading where the reader glances at a photograph to reinforce its title or caption. Do not introduce any facts, captions, or other written words. In response to the question, "What do you notice?" you may hear: pile of large stones, field, blue skies, fluffy clouds, wooden boards, stick.
Step 2: What are you wondering?
After you've heard your students' first observations, you may hear a peppering of questions: What is in between those boards? How heavy are the stones? Is that an animal in the background? This is a good time to reveal the photo's caption and other information about the photo. Watch how the conversation shifts from what they believe to be true to discerning the facts about the photo.
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"Most herding families depend almost entirely on the meat and dairy from their animals for sustenance. Here, large stones are being used to press excess liquid out of curd." Photo by Taylor Weidman, award-winning documentary photographer and co-founder of the Vanishing Cultures Project.
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Mongolia's nomads subsist on the meat and milk of goats, camels, and other livestock. They rely on drying techniques to preserve dairy products, which help sustain them through bitter winters. Curds, made from curdled milk, can be shaped and decorated, or pressed. Pressed curds are sliced and dried outdoors to make a rich, nutritious snack that lasts indefinitely. They are better sucked than bit because of their hardness.
Mongolia sits atop some of the world's richest deposits of gold, copper, and coal. Today's nomads often push their children out to cities for school or mining jobs. Nomads who remain on the steppes or Mongolian plains must adjust to herding in a landscape changed by mining and development.
In 2010, over eight million of Mongolia's livestock were killed due to record-cold temperatures, forcing entire families to move to the capital city of Ulaanbaatar because their food source was gone. Almost three-quarters of the city's inhabitants live in camps of "gers" (yurts), traditional round homes adapted for a nomadic lifestyle. Inside the yurts, wood-and-coal-burning fires keep occupants warm against the average winter temperature of -13 degrees Fahrenheit. The city is blanketed with unsafe levels of smog most of the year from these yurt camps.
Despite opportunities available in growing cities, one-third of Mongolia still relies on a herding lifestyle for sustenance. Many see Mongolia's nomads and their traditional foods, such as curds, as a way to maintain the country's heritage in a changing economic landscape.
Additional Resources:
VIEW:: Photo essay "Mongolia's Nomads"
EXPLORE:: The Vanishing Cultures Project
READ:: "Climate Change in Mongolia," the New York Times
Step 3: What next?
1. Milk from nomads' sheep, goats, and camels is a large part of the traditional Mongolian diet. What foods make up most of your diet? Could you imagine eating just these foods for most of the year?
2. Taking care of livestock herds is a full-time job for nomadic families. Do you help take care of any animals—or want an animal to be responsible for? How would life be different if you had a whole herd to watch every day?
3. Nomads who have lost their herds often move to cities to find a job. They tend to live together in crowded ger (yurt) villages within a city, rather than in established neighborhoods or districts. What challenges and changes do you think nomads face when they move to the city? Likewise, what challenges and changes does a city and its local citizens encounter from their new neighbors? What would be the hardest change if you moved from the country to the city, or vice versa?
4. It is becoming increasingly more difficult for children of nomads to follow their parents' traditional lifestyle. Do you hope to have the same job as your parents? Do you plan to stay in your hometown after high school or college? Or, does another part of the country or world appeal to you? Why?


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What does "STC" stand for?
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Why does my card list "STC" on it?
The CCO Service Truck Crane Operator certification (STC) is a subcategory of the Telescopic Boom—Fixed Cab certification (TSS) and was developed for operators who use these smaller machines. Since crane operators holding TSS certification are also certified to run service truck cranes by virtue of already being certified in TSS, all TSS-certified operators also have STC listed on their cards when first certified or at recertification.
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TELEVISION AND THE ELECTION (May, 1953)
The new medium played an important part in the recent presidential campaign. How did it compare with radio, newspapers and magazines as a source of information?
by Angus Campbell, Gerald Gurin and Warren E. Miller
THE PRESIDENTIAL campaign of 1952 was the first in which television played a major part. How much did this new medium influence the election? No one really knows, because no specific studies were made to measure the impact of TV on the thinking of the electorate. But we do know something about how television compared with the other media of information in bringing the campaign to the public, and what groups in the population were most exposed to, or affected by, the television campaign.
As part of a two-year study of political behavior financed by the Carnegie Corporation, the Survey Research Center of the University of Michigan last fall made an intensive analysis of the factors affecting the decision of citizens to vote. In the course of this we asked a sample of the U. S. population in November a few questions about the media (newspapers, radio, television and magazines) through which they had "paid attention to the campaign" and requested them to say which they considered had been most important to them. Our sample, 1,714 citizens of voting age, was selected in such a way that there is only one chance in 20 that its representation of the country at large is in error by more than four percentage points. Its representation of specific regions of the country or of classes of the population is subject to a somewhat larger margin of error.
The first noteworthy fact is that the public went out of its way to watch the campaign on television. Only about 40 per cent of the homes in the U. S. have television sets, but some 53 per cent of the population saw TV programs on the campaign—a reflection of "television visiting." On the other hand, the campaign news and material in newspapers, magazines and on the radio did not reach all of their respective audiences: more than 80 per cent of the population take daily newspapers and have radios and more than 60 per cent regularly read magazines, but in each case the number following the campaign in these media was smaller than the total audience [see top table at the right].
There are several points of interest in the geographical picture given by this table. The relatively poor showing of radio in the Northeast indicates that television is supplanting radio in that region. In the South radio leads all other media because that predominantly rural region has relatively few TV sets and a smaller proportion of newspaper readership than other parts of the country.
WHEN PEOPLE were asked which medium had given them the most information about the campaign, the impact of television became even more striking [see middle table at right]. In the nation as a whole television, though available to only a minority of the people, led the other media in the number of persons who rated it most informative. Of those who actually watched the campaign on TV (nearly all of whom were exposed to other media), 59 per cent considered television their most important information source. In contrast, among those who followed the campaign in newspapers, which takes in 79 per cent of the population, only 28 per cent rated newspapers as the medium from which they got most of their information. Again there were marked regional differences: the Northeast relied most heavily on television, the South on radio, and the Midwest and West were almost identical in pattern, with television in the lead.
To what sections of the population did television appeal most? The situation is summarized in the table at the top of the next page, which breaks down the responses into population categories. To begin with, the ability to buy a set obviously is an important selective factor: the proportion of people who followed the campaign on television was much smaller in the lowest income group (under $3,000) than in the higher-income groups. (We know that ownership of sets rises with income.) In general the attraction, or availability, of television was highest in metropolitan areas and among the better paid groups—professional and business men, white-collar workers and skilled workers. The rural, low-income and unskilled groups relied mainly on radio. But it seems certain that among these people also television will supplant radio as TV sets, and broadcasting stations, become available to them. Where income and facilities allow, people of all groups tend to turn from radio to television.
When it comes to newspaper and magazine reading, the differences among the occupational and income groups are not so wide. But there are substantial differences according to education: the better educated people were, the more they read about the campaign. And by the same token, the less they valued television as the source of information. The income factor masks this, as well-educated people are more likely to have high incomes and therefore to own television sets. When we separated education from income status, however, we found that people with college degrees or some college education rated television markedly lower than did those with less schooling. This is shown in the table at the bottom of the next page.
Among people in the higher-income groups, who can afford television sets, the campaign on TV seems to have made a significantly greater impact on those with only a grammar or high school education than on college people. It got its highest rating from people with an income of $5,000 or more who never went to high school. A third of the college group considered TV the most important single source of information on the campaign, but reading played a pro- -portionately larger part in their information-getting than it did for those with less education. This simply bears out the truism that higher education tends to create active rather than passive habits of obtaining information.
Television as a campaign medium has made its main inroads into radio. On the whole the newspapers and magazines so far seem to have held their ground, for their importance was rated as high in the Northeast, where TV sets are most common, as in other regions. But as television expands its coverage and develops techniques for appealing to the various kinds of audiences, it will undoubtedly offer more and more competition for the attention of the voters.
AS TO HOW television affected the voting itself, we have no clear evidence. Those who rated television their most important source of information voted for Eisenhower in about the same proportion as those who relied mainly on radio or newspapers [see bottom table above]. Magazine readers were considerably more Republican. Stevenson did somewhat better among the television devotees than among those who preferred radio or newspapers, but these differences may not be very significant, as geographical and other factors also entered into the situation.
We cannot tell from our studies whether television had a distinctive im-pact on voters. It may be that television, radio and the newspapers were all equally partisan (or nonpartisan) in covering the campaign and thus had similar effects on their followers. On the other hand, it is also possible that television did have a more potent effect on the individuals who viewed the campaign, but that the degree of its influence is concealed by selective factors which were not controlled in our analysis. To measure the comparative effects of the various media it will be necessary to track down these other factors and make allowances for them.
In the 1956 election there will be an opportunity to analyze the effects specifically and precisely, and it is to be hoped that such studies will be undertaken. By then television probably will have expanded its coverage of the nation so greatly that the sociological pattern of its audience, and of the other media audiences, will be substantially different from what it was in the 1952 campaign. The direction of these changes will itself be revealing as to the nature of television's impact.
Another word of caution should be added. The 1952 data apply only to the audiences for political broadcasting and reporting. It cannot be assumed that the same pattern of media preferences would be found in other areas of information or entertainment.


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Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: n-Space
Publisher: Activision
Release: October 13, 2013
Skylanders: Swap Force on 3DS is a very different game than the versions available for living room consoles.
Set in locations around Boomtown – home of Flynn, the swelled-headed pilot who helps guide the Skylanders on their adventures – its story centres around not the evildoings of usual nemesis Kaos but instead a new villain named Count Moneybone. He kidnaps Flynn's friend Cali, creating all the reason required to head out and pound some minions.
If you've played any other Skylanders games you probably know the stories within these games are mostly perfunctory. You'll laugh a little, get bored, and press A to skip through the rest of the dialogue.
The reason kids (and often their parents) play these games is to collect and muck around with a bunch of cool plastic figures that can be teleported into the game via a physical portal-like game pad.
And that's the first problem with this version of the game.
Before we get started, you should know this version of Swap Force supports the same Skylanders figures as the console games of the same name. Which basically means all of them. Close to 200, in total.
But a big part of these toys' appeal is how you use them.
Kids get a serious kick out of physically picking up the toys and placing them on the portal. It's what drives my daughter to switch characters even when there's no prescribed need within the game.
And that's something you don't get to do enough of in the 3DS version.
The way players switch Skylanders here is simply by touching the lower screen and selecting the one they want. Unlike the console editions, they're all stored within the game.
The only time you use the portal is when you want to port a new Skylander into the game or transfer the experience points you've earned back to the physical figurine for use in other editions. If you don't have any other Skylanders games you may well end up using the portal only once for each figure you own.
Worse, you can't use the portal whenever you like – as you can in the console games – but instead only when you encounter a virtual portal within the game, which basically means only when you're in Boomtown, the level hub.
Kids don't even get the satisfaction of physically swapping the top and bottom halves of the new Swap Force characters while playing (something you can read all about in our review of the console edition). Instead, they just tap an arrow on the 3DS's touch screen to scroll through available upper and lower parts.
When you do have opportunity and reason to use the portal it's not particularly fun. The 3DS portal employs an infrared eye to communicate with Nintendo's handheld, which means you need to hold your console very close and keep it very still to establish and maintain a connection. I received loss of signal messages frequently, and even when I didn't I found it took an annoyingly long time to for my Skylanders to be ported in.
Simply put, using the toys and portal in the 3DS edition of Swap Force offers almost none of the gratification that comes with the living room versions, where you can change Skylanders on a whim whenever you like simply by yanking your current plastic figure off the portal and plopping a new one down in its place.
About the only advantage playing on 3DS is that you can try using guest Skylanders received via Streetpass. But they don't level up and you can only use them for a single mission.
And inferior toy interactions aren't the only letdown.
The action is little more than a rough shadow of what kids experience in the living room editions.
Players lead their Skylanders through linear environments composed of forests and caves and the like, hopping between platforms and keeping a watchful eye for gated areas that can be unlocked by characters of the proper element or conveyance type.
The missions are a lot shorter – around only 15 minutes each as opposed to the hour-long quests in the console versions – and Moneybone's minions are even less cunning than those employed by Kaos, which is saying something (they basically just charge at you until destroyed).
What's more, there's no opportunity for co-op play, which is a big part of what makes the console editions so much fun. Skylanders is unquestionably best enjoyed as a local social gaming experience.
A sloppy camera, meanwhile, adds frustration to the proceedings. Players rarely have a good handle on distances involved in jumps to swinging platforms or teleports through 3D mazes or any of the other dangerous maneuvers frequently required. Expect plenty of aggravating deaths.
And there's a lack of depth in players' range of objectives. Secondary goals are more or less limited to finding chests and accessing all of the elemental gates and movement zones in each level. Unless you're interested in doing speed runs — which unlock after finishing a level once — there's just not much reason to replay previously completed areas.
What might have bugged me most, though, is that the Skylanders themselves follow a dull evolutionary path. They still gain experience, but you have no control over how they grow. You're simply told that your Skylander has received a health or damage upgrade, or maybe a new attack. It's a lot less compelling than the player-customized skill sets Skylanders take on in the living room games.
Diminished though it may be, the 3DS edition of Skylanders: Swap Force still has its place.
Most young super-fans won't be nearly as fussy as I've been here. They'll simply be glad they can keep playing when they leave the house or after mum and dad tell them to go to bed.
And for kids whose families don't own living room hardware it may be the only way to keep from feeling left out of the game that all their friends are playing. Don't underestimate how important this might be — pretty much all the kids my daughter hangs out with play Skylanders games to one degree or another and inevitably talk about them at recess.
That said, older players and casual fans can safely skip this one without worrying about missing much.


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But even more delightful is how Bingham lavishes us with classic 50's Polynesian decorative motifs: black lacquered furniture, Bonsai tree table ornament, cane and wicker contempo chair, Tiki mask on a driftwood-patterned wall, Aztec-inspired decorative wall tiles, all set against a stark, white background...Lordy, I'm practically swooning! And don't get me started on Bingham's bolder-than-bold colour scheme: blood-red drop shadows, for gosh sakes!
I know I keep saying this was supposed to be a week of just one image per day, but I couldn't resist showing the signature "Bingham Babe" from an accompanying spot. Just look at that white gold hair, those luscious red lips, those Hollywood starlet eyes... all framed in a setting of classic 50's textures and colours. Heaven, I tell you.
I've said this before, but I often wonder if two of my favourite comic artists, Steve Ditko and Jim Steranko, didn't both look at Bingham's work and borrow liberally from his style. Whenever I see one of Bingham's detective pieces, I am reminded of aspects of both those other two artists' work.
You really need to see this artwork at full size so you can drink the whole thing in. Take a look in my James R. Bingham Flickr set and prepare to be transported.
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- Anonymous1:31 PM
The "Wow Factor" you coined, Leif.ReplyDelete
I love it.
So many grown-up and worn-out elder people in my immediate surroundings just have lost that "WOW" ability, the capability to encounter things in a way to leave you almost speechless. Speechless to the extent of an unarticulate "WOW"!
I'd wish for them that they might still be amazed, in spite of their odd, eh, their old, worn out age, to still be capable of such an amazement, astonishment, stupefaction, which you, ever young, can bestow on us.
Leif, I totally agree you are on the right track with Bingham being an influence on Steranko. Over the yearsReplyDelete
Steranko produced some really powerful noir graphic novels and in looking at your Flicker collection of Bingham's work in that genre, its all too clear Steranko drank from this particular well. As for Ditko,
obviously there's are similar touches in the uses of geometric designs and heavy shadowing, but not much more. Ditko's extremism is way beyond anything here.
Hey Rich, my answer to your comment is simply "WOW". I hope blood red shadows and provocative light golden hair beauties return the "WOW" factor to these "worn out old people" you referred to. They must not be retired illustrators like myself, because virtually all retired illustrators and designers that I know, have very active "WOW" buttons.ReplyDelete
The interiors in many 50's illos were a reflection of the abstract movement that became very chic at that time. Those geometric lines also made a nice design contrast to the figures, as Leif pointed out. Selecting the right props could be as important as selecting the right models. I think it all helps enhance the "WOW" factor.
Tom Watson
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Tom I believe you, what you say about those "very active WOW buttons" in the illustrator community and of course in many others.ReplyDelete
I may have overstressed a little with the "worn out" expression, because dullness is not confined to elder people.
It must have been the WOW stress by looking at this Bingham picture, where I was happy to find the desk below here; to rest my jaw upon.
Meanwhile I'm able to retract it again, the speechlessness has gone, and I would just say in general: the more inwardly young people have succeeded to remain, the more WOW buttons remain active.
I hear ya Rich. I think it's great that young, old and in between are still "WOWed" by these cool 50's illustrations. Hey, powerful impact is timeless, and these illustrations, as out of date as they are, are actually new and fresh to many.ReplyDelete
I always enjoy your comments Rich, and keep that "WOW" button close by.
Tom ;-)
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Please remember these are copyrighted images from the Curtis Publishing Company.ReplyDelete
Thanks for pointing that out, anonymous. As an illustrator myself, copyright issues are of tremendous importance to me. To that end, all the scans I present are lo res and identified in my Flickr archives for their source publication, artist responsible, and original publication date. Our purpose here is to inspire and educate, not to infringe or profit from this material... and I am as diligent as possible to make sure others who visit understand how important it is to treat these images with respect for the copyright holder.ReplyDelete
Wow indeed...I am a late learner but keenly studying illustration for a graphic novel I'm working on. It's set in the world of film and I have a true master to refer to. The man was truly superhuman in his artistic skill.ReplyDelete


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"It is 100 percent safe and impossible to fall from the bridge," Peter Reinle, the media representative for the Titlis Engelberg resort told CNN.
The Cliff Walk has usurped Salbit Bridge, also located in Switzerland, as Europe's highest suspension bridge.
The route to the new bridge is a superlative journey in itself, passing through a 140-meter underground tunnel. Construction took four months and cost 1.5 million Swiss francs (US$1.6 million).
The Cliff Walk is the latest addition to the attractions at Engelberg, which include spectacular ski and snowboard runs, a glacier cave, a glacier park and the first revolving cable car in the world.
Reinle said that approximately 500 people had crossed the bridge since it opened to visitors on Friday, and that "most of the visitors had been impressed."
Wasserfallstrasse 108, 6390 Engelberg, Switzerland; +41 41 639 50 50; www.titlis.ch
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