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FoodCycles needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
We're a start-up non-profit urban farm and worm-composting operation in Toronto.
We need a logo that conveys our philosophy of closed-loop systems and waste reuse, as well as the worm composting element of our operation. Our farm will have a strong social justice/ community development/ empowerment piece to it, so if the logo could include both environmental and social themes that would be perfect. Our greenhouses will grow fish, use the fish waste to fertilize vegetables grown in containers using worm compost (also derived from urban organic wastes), and the vegetables will clean the water so it can be reused by the fish again, saving precious water and other resources. We will also grow field crops (diversity is very important to our operation). With this farm, we hope to inspire and build capacity for others to start urban farms both in Toronto and further afield.
- Item 1...FoodCycles
- An Urban Growers' Movement
- Item 1...No hands holding soil and a germinating seed (there are other logos in our area using this image), but hands are definitely ok as a way to represent the human side of our operations
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Day 1 Sunday: Adrenaline park
After breakfast 45 min transfer to Adrenaline park which is in the valley of river Kupa. After meeting our host and a welcome drink we will take safety equipment and after presentation our treiner begin our first rope adventure. In the poligon with rope elements at the height of 12 m we will pass through a variety of tasks through which we exercise motor skills, overcome our fear of heights and train our first skills on rope that we will need in the coming days. Half day activity. We can spend the rest of the day on swimming, paintball, kayaking or trekking (that depends on the first agreement).
Day 2 & 3 Monday & thusday: two days of climbing school
45 min transfer to our beginner vertical wall where we will train free climbing. Place is on bank of river Kupa so we can refresh in river in any time. Our wall is about 20 m height so is perfect for first steps in Free climbing. First day is based on learning about equipment and techniques and the first attempts to climb. Next day we continue with climbing and attempts few tracks on wall. We will ensure all necessary equipment. Close to the place there are a few restaurants where we can have lunch.
Day 4 Wednesday: Zip line
After breakfast transfer 20 min to Zip line polygon. 200 m long with speed of around 50 km/h we will plunge down the wire rope. This alighting is full of adrenaline. We can repeat run few times. This activity is quite short so we will spend the rest of the day on zip line above the river Kupa with lowering in river.
Day 5 Thursday:Extreme canyoning
This tour we will spend in canyon of Devils passage which is just 30 min drive from your accommodation. First we have 45 min of trekking to the canyon from our base camp. The canyon can be pretty dry in summer time so we will use ropes for exploring the canyon. You will see one cave, one 70 m high waterfall and up to 100 m vertical walls in canyon which some of you will meet up close by abseil lowering next day. After the activity we can have lunch in mountain huts restaurant.
Day 6 Friday: Abseil lowering
Transfer to canyon Devils passage, short trekking to 25 m height rock where we will see if you fix fear of height. This is lowering on rope from vertical rock with help of your legs and our treiner (profesional alpinist). For those a little braver we can offer abseil lowering from 80 m vertical rock. This activity is unforgetable for the end of this interesting week. For those who aren't for this activity can replace with swimming in river Kupa or can have a day off.
May 7 - June 11, Sept 3 - October 1: 570 euro
June 11 - September 3: 690 euro
May, June, July, August, September
Prices excludes:
airfare to and from Croatia, sportswear, climbing shoes or sneakers, personal items, lunch pakets and picnics.
|Map Legend
|6 days Adventures on ropes
Lujzinska cesta 36, Delnice, Croatia

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A Look At 15 Years of Top Truck Challenge Suspension SystemsPosted in How To: Suspension Brakes on May 1, 2012
Top Truck Challenge has always been an indicator of what's going on in the wheeling world. The uninitiated would expect that all of the vehicles in Top Truck would be sporting the latest and greatest in suspension technology, but they would be wrong. Why? Well, we wheelers tend to write our own rules. We build our suspensions based on how we wheel, our budgets, or depending on whatever parts we happen to have lying around. Sometimes we don't get it right the first time, so often we have to try again.
Over the years Top Truck suspensions have reflected how our reader's wheel and there have been a wide array of setups. Yes, technology has certainly affected how these suspensions have been built through the years, and many have sported the latest-and-greatest products of the time, but not everyone has jumped on the technology bandwagon. As a matter of fact, some Top Truck competitors have burned the bandwagon to the ground and created their own suspensions using thinking that is far outside the box.
To give you an idea of how varied Top Truck Challenge suspensions have been through the years, we've compiled information on the last 15 years of Top Truck. We've included what types of setups were used each year and a breakdown of what type of suspension the winning rig used. We even included some information on one unique suspension from each year.
It's interesting to see how suspension trends have progressed through the years and which setups have stood the test of time. The take away here is that because suspensions are such an important facet of our rigs the unending pursuit of the perfect suspension system will always be on the mind of us wheelers whether its high-tech or homegrown. Hopefully this story will give you a few ideas.
1997: Leaf Springs Rule
The nitty-gritty: Of the ten competitors, seven of the rigs sported leaf spring suspension setups. Of those, four of the rigs used a single shock absorber at each wheel, but three of the rigs had more than one shock. It's worth noting that one of the rigs used a ¾-elliptic setup with a single shock at each wheel. Two of the rigs had coil springs with single shocks and one, the winning rig, had an adjustable hydraulic setup.
Winning rig: Geby Wager's '86 Jeep not only won the competition, but it won with the most unusual suspension of the bunch. The Jeep's IFS/IRS suspension began life under either a U.S. Military M561 cargo truck or M792 ambulance. It was completely customized and was identical front-to-rear so as to facilitate easy component swaps and replacement. It used a single Fox shock at each corner and a custom air/hydraulic spring setup that was in-cab adjustable for height and spring rate, as well as for maximum travel. The result was a suspension that could be adapted to each event and was even very streetable as we found in the Ride 'n Drive segment of competition.
Worth mentioning: William Shea's Willys replica sported a ¾-elliptic suspension and it scored highest on the ramp travel index portion of competition, but it didn't win the event and it came in Third Place overall.
1998: Air Crashes the Party
The nitty-gritty: Leaf-spring rigs fell to less than half of the field this year, and only four trucks had 'em front and rear. Of those four, two were ¾-elliptic made from modified Wrangler springs. Two of the competing rigs were fitted with coils up front and leaves in the rear (both were Broncos), two had coils all the way around, and two had air suspensions. It's also worth noting that three of the rigs had dual shocks to some degree and two of the rigs had remote-reservoir shocks.
Winning rig: Heath Biggs' Scorpion MK1 won the event and it did it on one of the most unusual suspensions we had seen to date. As a matter of fact, even by today's standards it's pretty unusual and complex. The main body section of the chassis cradled the engine, transmission, and transfer case. It was mated to front and rear pivoting sections, which in turn were linked together by an Articulation Equalization System (AES) that ran through the main body and distributed the forces equally to all wheels. The axles were welded to the pivoting sections and one of the benefits was axlewrap prevention. The suspension also included Bilstein remote-reservoir shocks and adjustable 12-inch Firestone airbags. The Scorpion was a flex monster, but interestingly it was beat out on the 30-degree RTI ramp by a CJ-5 with a leaf spring front and ¾-elliptic rear suspension.
Worth mentioning: The other air suspension-equipped rig to compete, Mike Niebuhr's Quagmyr Chevy, featured 7-inch airbags up front with a pair of adjustable Rancho shocks at each wheel and a custom three-link, cantilever/rocker arm setup out back with 12-inch airbags and dual adjustable Rancho shocks at each wheel. Niebuhr took Third Place overall.
1999: The Year of the Elliptic Spring
The nitty-gritty: Leaf-spring suspensions continued to hold their ground with four competing rigs using them. Of the others, two used a leaf spring/¼-elliptic setup, two used coil springs, and two used a coil/leaf setup. Interestingly, there were no dual shocks or remote-reservoir shocks used on any of the rigs this year.
Winning rig: Grady McLeod's '48 Willys took top honors and it arguably featured the most creative suspension setup. Up front, it had Jeep Wagoneer springs mounted on top of the axles and a single Rancho shock per side, but out back it featured a custom four-link ¼-elliptic setup with airbag assist and a pair of Rancho shocks. The ¼-elliptic packs were anchored to the rear axlehousing via custom swivel mounts. The judges were very impressed by McLeod's engineering and it helped the rig win the Engineering portion of competition.
Worth mentioning: Kevin Myers' Toyota FJ40 sported a suspension that included ¾-elliptic leaf springs front and rear. It won the RTI portion of competition, but had to settle for an Eighth Place finish overall.
2000: Coilovers Make an Appearance
The nitty-gritty: The new millennium brought with it coilovers, and two of the rigs sported suspensions consisting of a four-link/coilover setup. One rig had a leaf-spring/¼-elliptic setup, but all the other seven competing rigs were leaf-sprung. Dual shocks and remote-reservoir shocks also made an appearance this year on two rigs.
Winning rig: Sam Patton's winning CJ-7 sported a relatively simple leaf-spring suspension setup. It used Superlift 2.5-inch-lift springs mounted over the axle along with Currie shackles and dual Old Man Emu XTR remote-reservoir shocks up front and singles in the rear. A Sam's Offroad traction bar helped to keep the rear axle planted. The CJ-7 took Second Place in the RTI portion of competition, earning a score of 943 on our 30-degree ramp.
Worth mentioning: The Jeep XJ of Josh Pariseau sported a front leaf-spring suspension consisting of Skyjacker spring packs and single Skyjacker shocks. The rear suspension consisted of Avalanche Engineering ¼-elliptic springs and Skyjacker shocks. The suspension was not only competent off-road, but on-road as well. Pariseau drove the rig to Top Truck from his home in Vermont.
2001: Simplicity Wins
The nitty-gritty: Air suspensions were absent again this year. Leaf springs dominated yet again with half of the field using them, but the remainder of the setups was an eclectic mix. Two rigs used a coil/leaf setup, one used a coilover/leaf setup, one used a leaf/¼-elliptic setup, and one used IFS. Only one rig had remote-reservoir shocks and only two rigs had dual shocks at one end or the other.
Winning rig: There was nothing high tech going on in regards to the suspension under Brian Waddell's '72 Chevy Suburban, but it worked. Up front, the rig had a pair of 8-inch-lift Skyjacker springs on Offroad Design shackles and a duo of Rancho shocks. In the rear were a pair of 6-inch-lift Skyjacker springs in conjunction with a shackle flip and a pair of Rancho shocks. The rig earned the highest RTI score on the first day and never looked back.
Worth mentioning: The '82 Jimmy driven by Stephen Watson, sported a four-link front suspension with remote-reservoir, dual-rate coilovers and custom extended rear leaf springs with 2.5-inch King shocks. The result was a suspension with 16 inches of wheel travel.
2002: Coilover Invasion
The nitty-gritty: This year saw a major shift in the suspension systems of the competing vehicles. With only three rigs sporting leaf-spring suspensions, they were no longer the majority. Coilovers were attached to 40 percent of the rigs. Two rigs had coil-spring suspensions and one had a coilover/coil suspension. One rig had dual shocks and reservoir shocks were beginning to become more commonplace.
Winning rig: John Reynolds dominated the event in his tube-frame '73 Ford Bronco. The suspension consisted of a front and rear reverse four-link system with 14-inch-travel King coilover shocks. A rear Currie Antirock sway bar was located in the aft end. Interestingly, the rig didn't wow anyone during the RTI portion of competition earning a Seventh Place finish. The suspension had no recorded failures during Top Truck.
Worth mentioning: One of the rigs rolling on a custom all-coil spring suspension was the '86 Toyota pickup belonging to Jesse Haines and it earned an impressive 900 points on our 30-degree RTI ramp. It used a four-link setup both front and rear with Ford Bronco coils in the front and Grand Cherokee coils in the rear. A single Rancho shock was bolted at each corner.
2003: Leaf Spring Invasion
The nitty-gritty: Ninety percent of the competing rigs in this year's event had leaf springs on at least one end. Interestingly, only two vehicles had dual shocks. The one rig that didn't have leaves was fitted with a custom coil/air setup.
Winning rig: Like Waddell in '01, Toby Harrell came to TTC and won it in a fullsize rig with a leaf spring suspension. His '75 Blazer used 6-inch-lift leaf springs up front that were relocated forward an inch. In the rear, 63-inch-long leaf springs from a '98 Chevy were relocated three inches rearward, and mounted with a shackle flip. This suspension was the very essence of durability and it contributed to the fact that Harrell was the only competitor to complete the Tank Trap.
Worth mentioning: One of the most unusual suspension setups was found under one of the most unusual rigs. The custom rig belonged to Terry Deleeuw and it was fitted, front and rear, with a four-link, coil spring suspension with an airbag (two 'bags in the rear) positioned in the center of the axle. Instead of a track bar, a hinged pivot was used that ran from the middle of the axle to the frame. The suspension worked great and allowed him to annihilate the Mini Rubicon and do very well in the high-speed Obstacle Course.
2004: The Year of Dual Shocks
The nitty-gritty: Over half the field sported dual shocks at either both ends or one end. Forty percent of the rigs had leaf springs this year, but coils were on three of the rigs. One rig used a leaf/coil setup, one used air bags, and one used coilovers.
Winning rig: Brad Austin's '91 Jeep Wrangler had 4-inch-lift Superlift Chevy truck-application leaf springs up front with Pro Comp shocks and a custom three-link rear suspension with coil springs and dual Pro Comp shocks. The suspension never suffered any failures throughout the week of competition.
Worth mentioning: Robb Rutledge's '77 Toyota FJ45 had a custom suspension front and rear. Both ends were four-link, but the front used F-150 coils and the rear used Ranger coils. The result was reliable throughout competition and it also helped him gather a win in the Ride and Drive segment of the event.
2005: Leaves Rally, But Coilovers Win
The nitty-gritty: Reservoir shocks were found on two of the vehicles this year, while dual shocks were found on three rigs. Once again, leaf springs dominated competitor's suspensions, claiming half the field. The remainder consisted of two rigs with coil springs, one rig on coilovers, one rig using a coilover/coil setup, and one using a leaf/air system.
Winning rig: Jerry Duffy's '81 Jeep CJ-8 featured a hodge-podge of custom and off-the-shelf parts. The front suspension was a Currie Johnny-Jointed three-link with 14-inch-travel King remote-reservoir coilover shocks and Eibach springs, a Currie Antirock sway bar, and limiting straps. The rear suspension consisted of a triangulated four-link with spherical rod ends, Alcan elliptical springs, King 14-inch-travel remote-reservoir shocks, and limiting straps.
Winning rig: Brad Austin's '91 Jeep Wrangler had 4-inch-lift Superlift Chevy truck-application leaf springs up front with Pro Comp shocks and a custom three-link rear suspension with coil springs and dual Pro Comp shocks. The suspension never suffered any failures throughout the week of competition.
2006: Reservoir Shocks Everywhere
The nitty-gritty: The most noteworthy thing about this year's group is that over half of the suspensions were fitted with reservoir shocks of some variety. Coilovers were in the majority this year, fitted onto 40 percent of the rigs. Two of the rigs had leaf-spring suspensions, one had a coilover/¼-elliptic setup, one had air shocks, one had a coil/coilover setup, and one relied completely on coils.
Winning rig: Brent Burton's '97 Jeep TJ used a four-link system with 16-inch-travel Sway-A-Way coilovers at both ends. Limiting straps were used to make sure the suspension didn't overextend. There were no recorded problems with the suspension during competition. The suspension was versatile, helping to carry the rig to wins in the wildly different Frame Twister, Mud Pit, and Mini Rubicon.
Worth mentioning: Sporting a tube chassis from the cab rearward, Brad Pellet's '02 Dodge Ram featured a custom rear suspension including a four-link setup with Tractor Supply weld-in eyelets at each link end. The upper links measured 1.75 inches in diameter and the lower links measured 2 inches in diameter. The system also included Sway-A-Way RaceRunner coilover shocks. Up front, the rig had Skyjacker coil springs, Pro Comp 3-inch spring spacers, Doetsch Tech shocks, and a four-link system using 1.75-inch-diameter upper links and 1.50-inch-diameter lower links with Tractor Supply weld-in eyelets.
2007: Hydraulic Bumpstops Come on Strong
The nitty-gritty: Only two rigs sported leaf-spring suspensions this year. Four of the rigs sported coilovers and four sported coil-spring suspensions. Interestingly, four of the rigs had reservoir shocks and only one was fitted with dual shocks. Also notable this year was that of the ten competing rigs three were fitted with then-newfangled hydraulic bumpstops.
Winning rig: Matt Thorsen's '00 Jeep TJ was fitted with a simple, yet high-tech suspension and even though the rig suffered a number of failures in Tank Trap, the suspension worked flawlessly. At both ends was a four-link system with dual-rate Sway-A-Way RaceRunner coilover shocks and extended hydraulic bumpstops.
Worth mentioning: Forty percent of the rigs this year had a simple coil-spring suspension. One of those was the '89 Chevy K3500 pickup belonging to Rick Johnson. Simple, yet functional, it used a three-link arrangement front and rear with coil springs and remote-reservoir shocks. Limiting straps kept the suspension from overextending. Johnson came in last, but it was torque converter issues and not suspension issues that put him there.
2008: Suspension Chaos
The nitty-gritty: There were nine vehicles in this year's competition and they sported an eclectic mix of suspension systems. For the first time there wasn't any one type that held the majority. Two rigs sported a coilover suspension, two were on leaves, two were on coils, one was semi-elliptical, one had a coil/leaf arrangement, and one had air shocks. Hydraulic bumpstops were fitted onto two of the rigs and two were fitted with reservoir shocks.
Winning rigs: This year we had a tie between Jeremy Naeger and Clayton Kraatz. Both had four-link setups, but Naeger's '03 Avalanche buggy used 16-inch-travel King triple-rate coilovers, hydraulic bumpstops, and limiting straps.
While Kraatz's 2006 Evolution Warthog sported 26-inch-travel Knight Stalker shocks with limiting straps. Both of these vehicles suffered damage in the Tank Trap but none of it was related to the suspension system.
2009: Invasion of the Hydraulic Bumpstop
The nitty-gritty: The big news this year was that 70 percent of the competing rigs had hydraulic bumpstops at one end or both ends of their rigs. Also noteworthy this year was that coilover-equipped rigs were in the majority again and half the field relied on them. One rig had air shocks, one had a leaf/coilover arrangement, one relied on nitro shocks, and two had coil springs.
Winning rig: One of the most unusual facets of the suspension under TTC '09 winner David Green's homemade tube buggy was the fact it used aluminum links for the four-link bars at each end of the rig. The uppers were made from 6061 and the lowers from 7075 and each was fitted with Evolution Engineering spherical rod ends. The suspension included a set of King 16-inch-travel remote-reservoir coilovers, limiting straps, and up front, a pair of King hydraulic bumpstops. The rig suffered no suspension failures during competition.
Worth mentioning: Similar to Pellett's Ram in '06, Doug Kahlstrom's '70 Dodge Power Wagon was modified from the cab rearward and featured a four-link rear suspension with 16-inch-travel coilovers. However, instead of fixed bumpstops, the Power Wagon had hydraulic bumpstops. Up front, the truck had a spring-over conversion with Deaver leaf springs and a single shock at each wheel. Aside from a little suspension hop in the Tow Test, the suspension performed perfectly. The truck earned Kahlstrom a Fifth Place finish overall and contributed to winning the Driving Elegant award.
2010: Leaves in the Minority
The nitty-gritty: For the first time, leaf-spring suspensions were only found under one vehicle and they were only in the rear of the rig (the front had coilovers). Speaking of coilovers, they were found under three rigs. The rest of the rigs were a fascinating study in configurations. Two of the rigs relied on air shocks, one had coil springs, two had a coilover/air shock setup, and one had a strut/coil setup.
Winning rigs: TTC had separate truck and buggy classes this year. The winning vehicle in the Truck Class was the '75 GMC pickup truck belonging to Jason Gray. This vehicle was fitted with a triangulated four-link, FOA coilovers, and pneumatic bumpstops up front. Out back, things were a bit different with a double-triangulated four-link and FOA air shocks.
The Buggy Class-winning vehicle was the '09 Sigma machine belonging to Mike Karwath (above). It used a triangulated four-link with 18-inch-travel Fox air shocks front and rear. Neither of these rigs suffered any suspension-related failures.
Worth mentioning: P.J Hale's '48 Willys pickup had a three-link at each end, but up front he used ORI struts and in the rear he used Tuff Country coil springs with Ford shocks. This suspension helped him earn a strong finish overall, but it did break a spherical rod end on one of the rear lower link bars in the Mini Rubicon.
2011: Unusual Suspensions Win It All
The nitty-gritty: The popular coilover suspension returned this year under 40 percent of the rigs. Leaf-spring suspensions reappeared under two of the rigs. One rig had struts, one relied on air shocks, one had a leaf/coil setup, and one had a leaf/air configuration. Hydraulic bumpstops were fitted onto four of the rigs.
Winning rigs: Separate truck and buggy classes returned this year. The winning vehicle in the Truck Class was the '49 Willys owned by Steven Montpas. It used a unique suspension he called a "double-leaf." It was a variation on the "buggy springover" suspension and used two full opposing leaf packs that are joined at the front by a shackle and at the rear by a radius arm. This was supplemented by a three-link up front with Tuff Country shocks and a four-link out back, also with Tuff Country shocks.
The custom Chevy buggy belonging to Alex Sanders won the Buggy Class and it had a unique "grader ball" front suspension. Essentially a triangulated single-link similar to a torque tube, the grader-ball utilized a trailer-style ball and mount that was sourced from a road grader and welded to a frame crossmember, and a coupler that's welded shut so it can't separate from the ball. The coupler attaches to the axles via a solid V-link, both ends of which are welded directly to the axletube. A pair of coil springs, a panhard bar, and 25-inch-travel homemade shocks rounded out the front suspension. Out back, the rig used leaf springs and another pair of those homemade 25-inch-travel-shocks.
Worth mentioning: The first top-finishing rig that wasn't on coilovers belonged to Jeff Wood. His '66 Kaiser/Jeep CJ-5 had a custom coil suspension that was nothing fancy but worked well. Up front it had a three-link system with Rancho shocks and a '70 Wagoneer sway bar with custom end links. Out back was a four-link system with Rancho shocks. All of the link ends were fitted with polyurethane bushings. It wasn't a flex monster, but it helped to carry him to a Fourth Place finish overall.
Worth mentioning: The '94 Chevy S-10 of Tim Dallner had a four-link suspension fitted with Currie Johnny Joints at each end. No coilovers here though. He used ORI struts that offered 16 inches of travel. The suspension flexed its way through the Mini Rubicon to earn Dallner the win in that event and a Second Place overall finish in the Truck Class. FW


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ALBANY, N.Y. — While you might think viewing avian wildlife as a languid pastime for nature geeks, 48 million Americans reported they watch birds according to a 2006 survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
And 42 percent of those travel more than a mile from home to bird-watch, visiting both private and public lands, and spending almost $7 billion in food and lodging during birding trips in 2006. Which is why tourism officials in Lake Placid, N.Y. and the Adirondacks' "High Peaks" region are promoting the area as a birding destination.
The area has what naturalist and guide Ed Kanze calls "a marvelous mix of rich, wild habitats teeming with birds" and a "wonderful juxtaposition of wild nature and civilized comforts — an ability to get up early and get out in an incredible place, and then retreat to a fine restaurant or lodge for all the comforts."
Wide swaths of boreal forest in the High Peaks attract wildlife species that don't usually visit more deciduous areas in adjacent regions.
"In much of New York state wood-warblers, among the prettiest of North American birds, are transients except for a few species," Kanze says. "In this part of the Adirondacks, a high proportion of them linger and breed."
Walking through the Bloomingdale Bog, an old rail bed converted to a hiking-biking-snowmobile path, Kanze hears the songs of various warblers and we catch a glimpse of a yellow-rumped warbler in a nearby tree.
"So much of birding consists of listening, and that's another feature we specialize in here," Kanze says. "It's quiet. You can hear the orchestra in all its glory and pick out the individual musicians."
We're greeted by a group of young gray jays. Larger and more curious than their cousin blue jays, these birds will fly to your hand if they think you have food for them. I can't fool them though. One comes close enough to make sure my hand is empty, then rejoins the others playing in an open space between wooded areas.
"You can always tell when you're looking at a gray jay," Kanze says. "They're the only birds that will drop off a branch, spread their wings straight out and soar, and then flap them before landing."
Kanze, a licensed guide who owns the Adirondack Nature Company with his wife, Debbie, leads birding hikes for several hotels including the High Peaks resort, the Lake Placid Lodge, the Mirror Lake Inn and White Pine Camp.
As we walk along the path waving away the mosquitoes and black flies, Kanze discusses not only birds but the history of the old Delaware & Hudson line, the spring azure butterflies that flit along our feet and the swamp laurel blooming in the bog.
While spring and early summer are best to hear bird songs and to see the largest number of species, other times of the year make good bird-watching as well. During fall and early spring walks you can spot lesser seen migrant species, and in winter, the cold, snowy Adirondacks serve as the balmy south for far northern breeding birds such crossbills and evening grosbeaks, Kanze says.
One of the less observed woodpeckers, due to its fondness for nesting in burned out areas, is the black-backed woodpecker. On a tip from two other bird-watchers in the area, Kanze and I travel to a stand of dead trees near Moose Pond, to find the elusive bird.
We hear it long before we see it, a faint tapping on wood that starts and accelerates like a sewing machine.
"I think we're hearing him work on the nest from within the tree," Kanze says.
We're looking for a perfectly round hole in a tree, and I find one, but there's no activity. Kanze finds another empty one as well, but then toward the top of the same tree he discovers a fresh hole.
"Look at how perfectly beveled that hole is so they don't injure their wings when they go in," he says in awe. "It's just as if a carpenter drilled it with power tools."
"Pish, pish, pish, pish." Kanze starts making a noise. It's a technique bird-watchers use to draw birds out of hiding, sort of like hunters calling turkeys. "Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't," he says shrugging.
It worked earlier in the day with the gray jays, but several types of warblers stayed under cover.
The black-backed woodpecker doesn't want to miss a thing though, and sticks his head out of the hole. He's got a bright yellow cap and a mustache that extends back toward the nape of his neck. Looking at us straight on, it seems as if he's laughing at us. We watch him pop in and out of the hole for several minutes until we can no longer hold up our binoculars.
After a few minutes of rest and mosquito swatting, Kanze tried the call of a barred owl to coax the woodpecker out again. "Who-who–wha-hoo, who-who–wha-hoo," he calls in a tempo that sounds like "Who cooks for you?"
The woodpecker ignores him but an owl answers back.
"Who-who — wha-hoo," calls Kanze "There he is."
I can't see it.
"See that tree that goes to the right a little then turns left?"
"See those reddish leaves?"
"Yes, I see the leaves."
"Look just above them."
"I still don't see it," I say.
Then it blinked. Two black round eyes surrounded by saucers of white and brown feathers.
It turns, it poses. It turns back and blinks again.
Black flies are attacking my head like the black-backed woodpecker pecking at the tree, but I can't take my eyes off this magnificent owl.
After several seconds the large bird shrugs, then raises his wing tips and flaps away.
Wear lightweight long-sleeved shirts and long pants, a hat and comfortable walking shoes.
Spraying your hat with insect repellent will go a long way toward keeping the bugs away from your face and ears.
Bring along binoculars, a rain poncho and insect repellent.
A guidebook is helpful, especially if you don't have a guide. Naturalist and guide Ed Kanze recommends Peterson field guides because, he finds, their description of bird calls are the most helpful.
The High Peaks Resort is offering a special birding weekend Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. The package includes one night's accommodations, a full day of guided bird-watching, breakfast, a boxed lunch and a High Peaks birding kit. Price is $244 per person, double occupancy. Birding enthusiasts can also contact the hotel about arranging other dates. Call 518-523-4411 or 800-755-5598 for reservations. For more information on the High Peaks Resort go to www.highpeaksresort.com.
Ed Kanze is an author, conservation historian and licensed and insured nature guide. He offers full- and partial-day hikes in the Tri-Lakes (Placid, Saranac, Tupper) and Keene Valley region. Partial-day hikes, which allow him to "say goodbye to my kids in the morning and see them for dinner at night" cost $375. Full-day hikes with extreme early departures, late returns or both, cost $550, plus mileage if outside the Tri-Lakes and Keene Valley. Contact him at 518-891-3632 or by email at email@example.com.


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MACON, Ga. (September 26, 2011) – Posting two shutouts and leading ETSU to its first four-game unbeaten streak of the season, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Coulter (Dublin, Ireland) has been named Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
The Bucs had two difficult games this past week after breaking back into Soccer America's top-25, and they needed every ounce of effort Coulter put forth to come out 1-0-1. The sophomore transfer from the University of San Diego combined for nine saves in 200 minutes of play, while posting his conference-leading fifth and sixth shutouts of the year.
With his exceptional week, Coulter continues to lead the A-Sun in four statistical categories; shutouts (6), shutouts per game (0.75), save percentage (.857) and goals against average (0.71). Coulter's remarkable save percentage and goals against average also ranks him 16th and 31st, respectively, in the NCAA.
On Tuesday, the Buccaneers hosted a hot Virginia Tech team that had won three of its last four games, including a victory of then-No. 1 North Carolina, while averaging just under two goals per contest. The Bucs managed just one goal in the match, but Coulter stepped up for ETSU. The Irish native made two saves off 10 shots faced to keep the Hokies off the scoreboard and notch the Bucs' sixth victory of the season.
Newly ranked No. 25/23 Furman marched into Summers-Taylor Stadium on Sunday afternoon as winners of seven in a row. Through its seven-game winning streak, the Paladins averaged a startling 2.29 goals per game, but Coulter, again, was a match for Furman's attack. He made seven saves through a full 110 minutes of action to record his sixth shutout.
Coulter has now received A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors twice this season, with his other selection coming the week of September 6.
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The new version of Google Play Books for Android has a new feature that reads books to users on its own. The feature is titled, obviously, "read aloud," and works with most books without the need for the book to come with a "read aloud" enabled feature.
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Consumer Reports thinks that, for the time being, you're better off sticking with Windows 7 and waiting on Windows 8. The consumer ratings publication provides pros and (mostly) cons of Windows operating systems, and ultimately comes to the conclusion that updating to Windows 8 is not worth the upgrade at its current state. Windows 8 has received mostly lackluster reviews from technology internet sites. Most of them being flummoxed as to what went into the decision-making at Microsoft. Still, according to Microsoft, Windows 8 is selling faster than when Windows 7 launched; but there's a question as to where these numbers came from. Here's an excerpt:
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Microsoft is not shy about patting itself on the back. Here's the 2012 highlight reel that it put together, showcasing company milestones like Halo 4, Kinect, and their re-imagining Surface tablet.
There's no question that it's been a momentous year at Microsoft. The company introduced the world to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, announced its family of Surface PCs, showcased a new version of Microsoft Office and released "Halo 4," keeping up a steady rhythm of advancements across its most popular products for individuals and businesses throughout the year. - Microsoft
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GameStop's Indie Game Challenge is taking a hiatus, and won't be a part of DICE 2013 according to a rep from the company.
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Canapes au Camembert (Camembert Tartlet Shells)
Canapés au camembert are the perfect palate teasers. They have a flaky, buttery shell and are covered with a camembert sauce mornay, which is béchamel and some cheese. The key to a good homogenous spread is a ripe, gooey, aged cheese. The addition of mustard and a hint of red chili pepper make it slightly piquant.
You can serve them as appetizers, as a first course accompanied with a salad or bake in a large tart pan and serve it as a main course for a light lunch.
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Director of Production David Sahadi knows all about the planning that takes place in the months, weeks and days leading up to a WrestleMania event. Sahadi was employed with World Wrestling Entertainment from 1992 until 2003, when he left the company citing that he was burned out. "I had reached a point in my life where this world of pretense and superficiality lost its appeal. My soul needed to embark on a journey of discovery. My spirit longed for adventure. I was determined to find the true joy of life."
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"It was a big deal doing promotional videos for WrestleMania IX, because it was my first," Sahadi recalled. "I produced the promotional spots that featured the return of Hulk Hogan, as well as the opening 3D computer animation for that event.
"Since I was a post-production guy, I rarely attended a WrestleMania event. Except for the times I did promotional pieces with Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Nicholas Turturro, Lawrence Taylor and Mike Tyson.
"I was there for those since I worked with them in the spots leading up to WrestleMania and it was my job to produce them the day of the event."
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"Each year I was with WWE, WrestleMania just grew in scope and scale. Vince [McMahon] completely makes WrestleMania his and the company's total focus, it's priority number one.
"They really kick into high gear around January time, with the build up to the Royal Rumble. Vince McMahon and his creative team begin thinking about the next WrestleMania the day after they do that year's WrestleMania event.
"They plan angles and mega-matches way in advance and slowly build to them throughout the year; it's a brilliant strategy."
Sahadi worked as WWE's Creative Director of On-air Promotions, overseeing many of the PPV opening videos which have become so iconic to many professional wrestling fans.
While working for WWE his responsibility was to write, direct and produce the promotional spots and commercials for events throughout the year, with WrestleMania the event he had to give most of his focus to.
"Promotional teasers were normally produced six months in advance, they were quite vague. Obviously, as we got closer, the pieces became longer, more detailed and took on a significantly greater emotion.
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As the 1990s moved on, WWE started to become more creative in regards to producing their opening PPV videos. Sahadi's job was to introduce a more creative edge to the videos; he introduced some unconventional aspects that wrestling openings had not seen before.
Sahadi, whose father, Lou Sahadi, was the editor of Wrestling World magazine, wanted to develop his creativity and the opening promo videos gave him that chance, allowing him to use a lot of creative freedom in the videos he created.
"Vince taught me a very important lesson my first day on the job. He said, 'What we do here is all about one thing: emotion.' I'll never forget that.
"He was talking about the wrestling business in general. I applied that theory to whatever I produced. Whether a promo or an opening makes one laugh, or think, or feel, that's what I try to do. I strive to evoke emotion out of the viewer.
Looking back on the videos that he produced for WrestleMania down the years, Sahadi believes one of his favourites and the promo that is probably most remembered in his WWE career, is the opening for WrestleMania XV. The video featured legends such as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon talking about their careers.
"The vision came to me late one night after a conversation with my dear friend, the late Freddie Blassie. I put the shoot together and gathered the talent without ever letting Vince know what I was doing. The day of the shoot, I got a call saying Vince was livid that I was shooting a spot with old-timers in this era of attitude and new, younger superstars.
"He didn't believe the concept fit the new image of attitude the WWF was promoting at the time. A week later, when Vince saw the finished spot for the first time, he broke down and cried. It touched him that deeply.
"His reaction also touched me. It didn't matter what anyone else might think of that spot. The simple fact that I touched Vince emotionally meant the world to me.
"I felt I did him proud."
"Sometimes I will be inspired by an image I see on TV, a line I hear in a song or some random thought that pops in my head while I'm hiking or driving.
"Most directors do storyboards. Mine are in my head. I'm a very visceral person; I need to feel it. When I write a spot, I have visuals in my head. I'm very good at visualization.
"I need to walk around the location. That's when I get inspiration for certain shots that I might not have initially boarded. Photos of a location aren't enough for me. I have to be standing there, walking the location, open to whatever is calling, whatever images are begging to come out.
"I always wanted my WrestleMania openings to feel epic, larger than life, as if no other event, not even the Super Bowl compared."
Darren Wood is a freelance journalist in the United Kingdom, working for various publications including SLAM! Wrestling, Fighting Spirit Magazine and The Wrestling Press.


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Robin's passion for storytelling and travel are evident in all her books, especially the Sisterchicks novels, and she has received thousands of letters from readers around the world who have come to know Christ through her writing. She sees this as her dream come true. Her novels are traveling to foreign lands and her characters are doing what she always longed to do; telling people about God's love.
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Tales for Tots Tuesday: 50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch
I love that there are books labeled as "Classic Munsch" for indeed, Robert Munsch's books are just that – classic!
50 Below Zero is a good example of this. It's written in a manner that is perfect for storytelling. You can't help but get into it and sound out a silly "zzzzz-zzzzz-zzzzz-zzzzz-zzzzz" to show that Jason is sleeping or say an overly dramatic "craaaazy" as you'd imagine the little boy doing.
Jason is a little boy who is repeatedly wakened throughout the night by unusual noises. He gets out of bed to discover the noise was caused by his sleep-walking father who has gotten himself into some amusing predicaments. Each time, Jason wakes up his father who jumps up and runs around three times before heading back to bed.
When Jason finds his father outside in the freezing cold, he comes up with very creative solutions to get his dad back inside and to prevent any further "episodes".
Each page has some repetition that little kids get right into. There's also the perfect amount of silliness that will most certainly invoke laughter as will Michael Martchenko's illustrations.
I'd highly recommend picking up a copy of 50 Below Zero and any other Robert Munsch book for that matter. Munsch books lend themselves well to being read aloud and they make it a really enjoyable experience for both children and adults.
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This bombilla (filter-straw) is hand-crafted from stainless steel. It will not rust, flake, or peel. The end of the filter is designed for scraping out gourds. It is used to filter the yerba mate from the gourd, providing a direct herbal infusion with the mate.
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Drinking mate is a symbol of hospitality. As the mate gourd is passed around, a sense of connection emerges. The first step of the ceremony is the preparation of the gourd.Typically, the host, prepares mate for a friend or a group of friends. The host drinks the first serving, testing the waters to ensure that only a smooth running mate is shared.Then the gourd is refilled with water and passed counter-clockwise with the bombilla (straw-filter) facing the recipient. Each person drinks the entire gourd: "you share the vessel, not the liquid." The recipient of the gourd has as much time as needed to finish the serving. After the last few sips of the mate are gone, the gourd is returned to the host, and refilled, following around the circle until the ceremony is complete.


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In the critically-acclaimed movie To Kill a Mockingbird, attorney Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck, who won both a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for his work in the movie) decides to defend a black man (Brock Peters) charged with raping a poor white woman.
The bigoted townspeople would rather lynch the accused than try him, and they make life hell for the lawyer, his daughter, Scout (Mary Badham, who received an Academy Award nomination), and his son Jem (Philip Alford).
While Atticus tries the case, his inquisitive children learn a hard and unforgettable lesson in justice, morality, and prejudice, part of which requires overcoming their fear of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall).
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Attack On Iran Could Result In Attacks Here
The New York Times reports today that, "American officials who have assessed the likely Iranian responses to any attack by Israel on its nuclear program believe that Iran would retaliate by launching missiles on Israel and terrorist-style attacks on United States civilian and military personnel overseas."
Just what Americans and Israelis need. According to the front page piece, Israelis might have to endure a missile onslaught from Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon, while we could see car bombs exploding in our cities and our troops coming under renewed terror attacks in Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East.
An increase in car bombs set off against civilian targets in world capitals would also be possible. And Iran would almost certainly smuggle high-powered explosives across its border into Afghanistan, where they could be planted along roadways and set off by surrogate forces to kill and maim American and NATO troops — much as it did in Iraq during the peak of violence there.
Nonetheless, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), AIPAC has decided to make the Lieberman-Graham-Casey resolution — which would ban containment of Iran in favor of attacking its nuclear sites — the centerpiece of its upcoming Washington conference (which starts on Sunday with a speech by President Obama). JTA reports that the "resolution, which now has 35 signatories, is expected to top the agenda of items that AIPAC activists will take with them to Capitol Hill on March 6, the conference's last day."
There has been some speculation that AIPAC's inability to attract more than 35 co-sponsors on the resolution is a sign of weakness. I doubt it. I think it wants to start with a low number and then, following its conference, trumpet the spike in sponsorship from 35 to 80 or 90.
The resolution is, as I've noted before, an unprecedented infringement on President Obama's power to pursue diplomacy rather than war. Although it's only a resolution, it is expected that its sponsors will convert it into binding legislative language later. After all, once a senator has endorsed the non-binding version, how does he or she bail when the lobby re-introduces it as a mandate?
Just to recap:
According to its sponsors, the resolution rejects "any United States policy that would rely on efforts to contain a nuclear weapons-capable Iran; and urges the President to reaffirm the unacceptability of an Iran with nuclear weapons-capability and oppose any policy that would rely on containment as an option in response to the Iranian nuclear threat."
The sponsors made its intent clear: "All options must be on the table when it comes to Iran — except for one, and that is containment." Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said that "the consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran cannot be 'contained' like the threat of the Soviet Union" — or China, or North Korea, or Pakistan.
The senators are telling the president that if Iran develops a "nuclear weapons capability," we must go to war.
The good news is that it is now beginning to look like President Obama has no intention of going to war with Iran, nor of letting Israel bomb first and drag us in later. And there is also some significant Congressional pushback on the idea.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, favors the diplomatic route with Iran and opposes the resolution, saying that "I really believe that negotiations should proceed without any resolutions from us right now. This is a very sensitive time. Candidly, I think diplomacy should have an opportunity to work without getting involved in political discussions about a resolution."
And in the House, a conservative Republican, Walter Jones of North Carolina, and a liberal Democrat, Keith Ellison of Minnesota, also have written a letter to the President urging that he reject the AIPAC approach in favor of negotiation (they are seeking co-signers).
The letter concludes:
A military strike against Iran could lead to a regional war in the Middle East and attacks against U.S. interests. Even worse, such a strike would likely compel Iran to abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, eject international inspectors, and rapidly pursue a nuclear deterrent.
Top military and civilian leaders have repeatedly issued warnings about the consequences of a military strike on Iran. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta cautioned that the United States "could possibly be the target of retaliation from Iran, sinking our ships, striking our military bases," and that "would not only involve many lives, but I think could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret."
Former Israeli Mossad chief Meir Dagan made a similar prediction when he said that attacking Iran "would mean regional war, and in that case you would have given Iran the best possible reason to continue the nuclear program."
Retired General Anthony Zinni said, "If you follow this all the way down, eventually I'm putting boots on the ground somewhere. And, like I tell my friends, if you like Iraq and Afghanistan, you'll love Iran."
To avoid war, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, called for the United States to utilize "any channel that's open" for engagement with Iran, noting, "Even in the darkest days of the Cold War, we had links to the Soviet Union."
We strongly encourage your Administration to pursue bilateral and multilateral engagement with Iran. While we acknowledge that progress will be difficult, we believe that robust, sustained diplomacy is the best option to resolve our serious concerns about Iran's nuclear program, and to prevent a costly war that would be devastating for the United States and our allies in the region.
Those who ask what they can do to prevent another horrific Middle Eastern war should ask their senators not to cosponsor the Lieberman-Casey-Graham resolution and ask their representatives to sign the Jones-Ellison letter.
Obviously, these efforts are uphill battles. Having worked on Capitol Hill for 20 years, I can tell you that saying no to the lobby is a very difficult proposition. Unless the legislator has a totally safe seat, the lobby will make the legislator and his or her staffs miserable until they sign. They are forced to ask themselves: Is it really worth it to defy a lobby that can make my life so miserable and maybe even prevent my re-election? The answer is usually no.
A better question a legislator can ask himself is whether it is worth losing American lives in an unnecessary war because a president is constrained from utilizing diplomacy to prevent it? Is it worth it to even consider another Iraq when we are just wrapping the first one up? Is it worth it to get into another war without knowing how it will end or how much it will cost? And if it is, how many American lives is it worth?
Similarly, I would ask how many Israeli lives is a strike on Iran worth. Given that no one knows if Iran is actually pursuing a nuclear weapon, with the U.S. intelligence community clearly of the belief that it isn't, why would Israeli leaders even consider attacking Iran when an attack would rain missiles down on Haifa, Tel Aviv and more? How many kids would die in a move that would evoke the old adage "we destroyed the village in order to save it?"
As for us:
Last night on the Washington metro, I saw a young man, maybe just out of his teens, with a prosthesis below one knee. I wanted to thank him for his military service, but I wasn't sure he actually was a veteran. He might have been in a car accident. The only indication was his camouflage shorts.
I asked, "Were you in the war?"
He said that he was: Afghanistan. We talked a little, and I thanked him for his service to our country.
He responded, "There is no need to thank me, sir. I didn't have a bad war, except for this. It still hurts some, but I've only had it a month."
I was awe-struck (as I invariably am) by the heroism of these soldiers. But most of all, I felt determined to do whatever I can to prevent another Middle East war. I can't see how anything we can possibly achieve in Iran through war, rather than diplomacy, is worth a brave kid's leg. Let alone his life.


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Earlier today Paul prematurely sought to "revisit" Dartmouth's Indian wars through the superb articles in the new issue of the Dartmouth Review. The new issue of the Review, however, prompted Dartmouth's version of the Two Minute Hate today — transformed via the magic of doublethink into a "rally for civility." Joe Malchow reports here and has compiled his Indian war dispatches here.
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Although we're all about Microsoft's ecosystem around these parts, we're not going to pass on a good deal especially if you have a specific need. Box (box.com) cloud storage, akin to Dropbox, SkyDrive and SugarSync, is a cloud based syncing and storage service.
They usually offer 5GB of space for free but have a special running where you get bumped up to 25GB (new customers only).
What makes Box a compelling option is of course their Windows support--they have a full desktop sync client and Windows 8 RT app in addition to sporting an official app for Windows Phone 7.x and 8 (suck on that, Dropbox). The app is quite good and similar to the SkyDrive experience.
In case you are wondering why Box is better than say Dropbox, the site SmalNetBuilder did a nice comparison, noting that Box is better geared for enterprise users:
"Box is a far more complete solution that offers features like content management, online workspaces geared for collaboration, task management, granular user and group permissions, admin account transfers and a built-in editor. High level features, custom options for embedding files into a website, Google Apps integration and administrative controls allow Box users to create and manage a complete work space environment."
Last we checked (though we could be wrong), a 25GB account with Box would run you $9.99 a month as opposed to this free offer. Even if you don't have an immediate usage for it, it may be worth signing up if you haven't already to lock this deal in.
To download the Windows Phone client, just head here to the Store.
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The Elusive Green-Backed Scapegoat (Careful! He has horns.)
You are to blame for wallstreet's problems, and you're going to pay for it.
In the wake of a market meltdown, everyone's talking about how bad it is. Silly thing, though, few people actually have any relevant domain knowledge. Even sillier, people respond in the worst possible way: they stop spending money.
Stock pricing often has little to do with a company's balance sheet, the piece of paper that describes how good the company is at making money. In practice, most companies are over-priced based on speculation and emotion. (I love Apple! Their products are neat! Oo, Altria! What a cool name! I should buy some of it! [ed: Altria trades under MO, formally Philip Morris, the cancer-purveyors.])
But then the market starts heading south: people look at the balance sheets, start to have lukewarm feelings towards their beloved, and then — oh my god — it's overvalued. Those golden parachute-loving bear fuckers! Sell! Sell! Sell!
I digress. Let's talk about how this is your fault.
When the market has a correction, people flip out. With me-too attitudes, people sell their securities, move money in-between banks for FDIC protection (with a lot of hand-waving means that your deposits are protected up to $100,000 courtesy of the government), and then, worst of all, stop spending money.
In America, the vast majority are waged or salaried, and in most cases, regardless of how the market performs, take home the same pay every two weeks. While IRAs and 401ks might be going for a wild ride (which it will do through market cycles anyway), most people's working budget remains somewhat steady. (Aren't fixed-rate mortgages and rent contracts nice?)
However, fueled by media speculation and fear, consumers are completely reactionary. They hear "The Dow dropped 100 points on the day" (I wonder what percentage of Americans actually know what the Dow is) and think "OMG WTF the economy is hosed! I'm not going to have any money!"
Yes, you are. But, you're not going to act like it and your not spending money is compounding the problem. When the markets' revenues are down, it's because companies aren't making money. And they aren't making money because you're not spending money.
And as the economy crumbles, and we "need" billions — possibly trillions — of dollars in the form of a "bail out" (the terms somehow absolves certain responsible parties of responsibility) you know who pays for it? You. In the form of a loan, written by your country, to another.*
Stop trading and stop freaking out. Act as if nothing has happened; because to you, in the short term, nothing did.
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After seeing over 260 boats built in three years, the Lagoon 400 (launched in 2009) has found a new lease of life through Nauta Design's work on the boat's interior fittings. Suggestions received from owners have enabled Lagoon to produce a boat that is even more welcoming, with a greater level of comfort, and resolutely modern: the result is the Lagoon 400 S2, a nod to its famous predecessors, the Lagoon 410 S2 and 380 S2.
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Jason Babin was bear hunting in Cold Bay, Alaska, when the Eagles began full-team OTAs last week, as previously reported. But Babin said Wednesday he'd intended to be back at NovaCare in time for the start of the optional workouts; bad weather pinned him down in a remote spot, where he and a hunting guide had to extend their stay several days.
"When the weather blows in, you don't have a lot of options," Babin said after arriving for his first OTA session, on a humid morning in sprinkling rain. "There were times when the tent bent in so hard, the tent was in our sleeping bags. There was snow drifting over."
Babin said he was upset he missed last week's action, though coaches didn't seem upset. "I don't miss stuff. I'm not late," he said.
Babin went to Alaska to hunt brown bear. Saw some, didn't end up shooting any, he said. "Didn't see the one I wanted," he said.
So what'd he do, mostly?
"Survived," he said. "You've got to pack in your food, which are freeze-dried meals. You got to hike up a glacier with snowshoes to get your water. You gotta boil it. If you fall through and get wet while out hiking, no one's gonna come dry you off with a towel. You've got to survive on your wits ... Some of the most extreme climates in the U.S."
After OTAs are over and before training camp, Babin has another adventure planned, he said. He wants to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Babin doesn't think he'll get gored.
"Bulls can't turn the corner on cobblestone. As long as you're on the inside, you're going to be all right,' he said. "I broke the tape down like game film."
Defensive tackle Mike Patterson, still recovering from surgery to untangle blood vessels in his brain, worked off to the side Wednesday with safety Colt Anderson, who is rehabbing his ACL.
Patterson said it would be up to Eagles coach Andy Reid to say whether Patterson will be ready for training camp in two months, but he said: "I have a feeling we'll be ready to go. It'll be exciting and we'll see what happens."
Patterson said the scary brain episode hasn't changed his thinking about football.
"I still have the same fire in my stomach...I still have the same excitement. Every time I go out on the field I get excited," he said.


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