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As you may remember, I asked you last month if you would join me, and thousands of other Ontarians, in calling on the provincial government to ban the hunt of Ontario's snapping turtles. Hundreds of you responded by sending the Minister of Natural Resources (MNR) an email letting him know that our turtles are at risk of disappearing from Ontario and should not be hunted.
I deeply regret to tell you that the Minister of Natural Resources, Michael Gravelle, did not listen to us. His ministry also ignored a petition signed by more than 11,000 people asking that the hunt be stopped.
Ontario Nature, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre released a report, The Road to Extinction: A call to end the snapping turtle hunt, documenting the plight of Ontario's imperilled snapping turtles and also revealing that many snapping turtles have concentrations of PCBs that are unsafe for human consumption.
MNR has disregarded this report.
Snapping turtles are listed on the federal and provincial endangered species list. Yet Ontario permits the legal hunting of up to two snapping turtles a day.
Instead of ending the hunt, MNR has recommended that reporting the number of turtles killed per hunter be mandatory (the recommendation is now posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry).
This is not good enough. In all likelihood, MNR cannot enforce this directive. Besides, mandatory reporting of hunted animals yields notoriously inaccurate data.
Please click this link to the EBR posting and ask MNR to do the right thing and ban the snapping turtle hunt or impose a moratorium until MNR has accurate estimates of population trends on which to base an informed decision.
Thank you so much for sticking with this campaign to protect snapping turtles in Ontario,
John UrquhartConservation Science ManagerTo read more about the opposition to hunting snapping turtles, click here
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You can write a new letter to your MP instantly from http://www.cban.ca/474actionLet your MP know that on June 7th, alfalfa farmers told the House of Commons Agriculture Committee that they support the Bill C-474:"Bill C-474 is the first step in offering some protection in the future for Canadian family farms. Market acceptance must be made part of the evaluation process and incorporated into the Seeds Regulation Act." - Kelvin Einarson, Director and Secretary Treasurer, Manitoba Forage Seed Association Inc.Read a strong collection of quotes here: http://www.cban.ca/content/view/full/803This summer you can take action in your community to support Bill C-474 and alfalfa farmers. MPs need to hear from you this Summer and then again in the Fall, before the final vote on Bill C-474. For information and action options check http://www.cban.ca/474More excerpts from June 7th testimony:"Forage producers support Bill C-474 because we believe it would have the ability to protect the alfalfa industry from the truly dangerous effects of introducing GMO varieties that are not approved by our customers." - Jim Lintott, Chairman, Manitoba Forage Council."The bill is perfect the way it stands. It's a perfect requirement. Why would you produce anything with no market for it?" - Jim Lintott, Chairman, Manitoba Forage Council."…the point is that we have a situation where we have a large corporate entity that does not care about the farmer's ability to market that product. They are moving that product, specifically the Roundup Ready alfalfa, and pushing that thing through regardless of market resistance from the producer and the consumer end." - Jim Lintott, Chairman, Manitoba Forage Council."In closing, it has been said that Bill C-474 will create another layer of "red tape" for seed companies to go through in order to sell seeds in Canada. I feel this is better than creating "red ink" on the producer's bottom line." - Kurt Shmon, President, Imperial Seed Ltd.Lucy Sharratt, CoordinatorCanadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN)Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice431 Gilmour Street, Second FloorOttawa, Ontario, Canada, K2P 0R5Phone: 613 241 2267 ext.6Fax: 613 241 firstname.lastname@example.com
Montreal Urgent Action: Friday June 4 Solidarity with Haiti's FarmersUnion Payasanne, Action SOS Haiti, and the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network call on people in Montreal to gather outside the Haitian Consulate to express solidarity with Haitian peasant groups who are rejecting Monsanto's donation of hybrid corn seeds. Haitian peasant farmers will march Friday June 4 in Haiti and are asking groups around the world to "Struggle Against Monsanto and its associates."DATE: Friday, June 4, 2010TIME: 10:00 AMLOCATION: 1100, Boul. René Lévesque Ouest (corner of René Lévesque and Peel – Station Bonaventure)This is a symbolic action in solidarity. A delegation will deliver a letter to the Haitian consulate in support of the farmers' concerns.Solidarity actions were called for by the Haitian Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) and supported by La Via Campesina. Please see below. (You can also check www.cban.ca/Monsanto and www.viacampesina.org)The current political framework and the processes of economic integration carried out by governments and transnational capital together make it necessary for us to unify our vision and strengthen our action strategies against this new imperialist attack.The earthquake which occurred in Haiti on the 12th January killed 300 000 people, injured 500 000 others and left thousands of people homeless…35 seconds made 3 million disaster victims. Haiti's vulnerability in the face of natural catastrophes has many causes underlying which are the actions of the colonial and neo-colonial powers, principally Spain, France, United States, as well as the policies of the International Financial Institutions and of transnational corporations and the national groups holding political and economical power.With their deadly gift to the Ministry of Agriculture of 475 tonnes of hybrid seeds, Monsanto and its accomplices are worsening the situation of the Haitian peasantry. This is a new earthquake; together with our national and international friends and the Via Campesina we must struggle against it.That is why, we, Haitian organizations members of the Via Campesina, are calling for a large-scale demonstration and march on June 4th 2010 at the Papay Peasant Movement "Lakay" training centre in Papaye. The primary goal of this mobilization is to "Struggle against Monsanto and its Accomplices in Haiti ". We will begin the demonstration by sowing native varieties of corn and planting trees in order to celebrate World Environment Day and to show once more our commitment to protect Haiti and the whole planet. After that, we will march, accompanied by the rhythm of drums, to Charlemagne Peralte de Hinche to burn Monsant's seeds.We are calling on all peasant organizations and national and international social movements to show their solidarity by participating, directly or indirectly, in this large-scale march against Monsanto. People who are not able to be present in Haiti can organize a solidarity action wherever they are. Those who are able to do so can interview the leaders of la Via Campesina in Haiti by telephone while the march is taking place:Chavannes Jean Baptiste Mouvement Paysans de Papaye et membre du CCI : 509-34 55 15 86Filfrant St. Nare Mouvement Paysans de Papaye (MPP): 509 34 46-23 82Festil Pierre Doudou, Mouvman Peyizan National Kongrè Papay (MPNKP): 509 34 57 37 09Rose Edith Raymonville, Mouvman Peyizan National Kongrè Papay (MPNKP: 509 3669-74 24Rosenel Jean Baptiste, Tet Kole Ti peyizan Ayisyen (TK): 509 37 7 1 86 32Iderle Brenus , Appuie Technique de la Via Campesina de la Caraibe : 509 3427- 5622¡GLOBALIze the STRUGGLE, GLOBALize HOPE!
How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? Food, Inc. filmmakers lift the veil on the food industry for a close and shocking look at the not so savory underbelly of the US food industry, well hidden from everyday consumers.
We're much better off here in Canada – or are we?
Join the Climate Change Action Group of Erin and Credit Valley Conservation for an exposé on the industrialization of our food system and its effect on our environment, health, and economy.
Thursday, May 20 Film starts at 7:00 pm sharp! (doors open at 6:30)Erin Canadian Legion Hall12 Dundas St. East, Erin
FREE admission, plus great prizes and organic popcorn too!Film Sponsored by Treehaven Natural Foods in honour of Helen Lakusta
For more information contact:Liz Armstrong, Climate Change Action Group of Erin 519-833-4676, ext. #1Lisa Brusse, Credit Valley Conservation 905-670-1615 Ext. 444
Urgent Action Alert – Support GM Food Labeling - Take action before May 5, 2010.Tell the Minister of Health that Canada must support the right of countries to label genetically modified (GM) foods. Send a letter instantly from http://www.cban.ca/labelingactionCanada could work to shut down negotiations on GM labeling at the UN Codex meeting next week in Quebec City.May 3-7, governments will negotiate food labeling standards at the UN Codex meeting, including recommendations on GM labeling. The US is trying to stop the negotiations from continuing, and Canada may also try to end the negotiations.Developing countries want support from Codex for their right to label GM foods. The US and Canada want to make sure this doesn't happen because Codex recommendations on GM labeling could protect developing countries from challenges brought through the World Trade Organization.Canada and the US also argue that GM foods are not any different from foods created through conventional methods. This is not supported by science, including Codex's own food safety guidelines!Despite polls that show over 80% of Canadians want mandatory labeling of GM foods, the Canadian government continues to bow to intense pressure from the biotech industry and refuses to label GM foods.Help protect the rights of developing countries to label GM foods! Take action before May 5, 2010 at http://www.cban.ca/labelingactionFor more updates and for information on labeling and Codex see http://www.cban.ca/labelingThis action alert was issued by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, April 29, 2010 www.cban.ca
11:00am- March starting at the Farmer's Market (Lower Water St) Bring instruments, banners, placards, friends and family! 12:00pm- Celebration on the North Commons Food, Speakers, information, entertainment, drum circle, puppets, face painting, guerrilla gardening & goats!
Speakers include: Gerard Choplin - Via Campesina European Coordination, Members of the National Farmers Union, Local Food Activists For more info: firstname.lastname@example.com Endorsed by: Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, National Farmers Union, Via Campesina, Oxfam, CAF, KAFKA, FAC, ACORN, Food Not Bombs. NSPIRG, The Grainery
Ottawa - Monday, April 19, 7:00-9:00 pmSaint Paul's University Amphitheatre, 223 Main Street, Ottawa (Traduction simultanée sera fournie sur place)
Montréal - Le mardi 20 avril à 19 hPavillon Athanase-David de l'UQAM, local D-R2001430, rue Saint-Denis, (angle Maisonneuve, métro Berri-UQAM)
Toronto - Wednesday, April 21, 7:00-9:00 pmInternational Student Centre (Pendarvis Room), University of Toronto, 33 St. George Street (just north of College)
Food sovereignty, public services, climate justice… All are under threat from a new free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. Haven't heard of it? That's because even though negotiations are halfway finished, the public is being kept in the dark.
Join us to hear three prominent European social justice activists speak about Europe's international trade agenda and raise questions about a free trade and investment agreement with Canada.
Featuring:Gérard Choplin, Via Campesina European Coordination, BelgiumRolv Hanssen, Public Services International, NorwayFrédéric Viale, Attac-France, author of L'horreur européenne, France
This is the biggest, most intrusive free trade agreement Canada has ever considered. It could be nastier than NAFTA or the WTO. Negotiators are in Ottawa April 19 to 23 for what has been called the most important round of the free trade talks. They're finalizing new rules that could affect culture, public services, environmental protection, economic development, water, health care, broadcasting policy, farmers and much more.
Presented by the Trade Justice Network. The Trade Justice Network is comprised of a number of environmental and civil society organizations as well as trade unions that have come together to challenge the scope and process of the Canada European Union free trade negotiations, and to highlight the need for a more sustainable, equitable and socially just international trade regime.
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MPs listen to Canadians ahead of industry on GM Crops
Groups applaud MPs for moving Bill C-474 to Committee for study
For Immediate Release
Ottawa. Thursday, April 15, 2010 – Last night, Parliament passed Private Members Bill C-474 through second reading, in spite of intense pressure from the biotech industry. The Bill, which would require analysis of potential harm to export markets before the sale of new genetically modified (GM) seeds, will now be studied by the House of Commons Agriculture Committee.
"Finally MPs are taking steps to protect farmers from the economic chaos that GM crops can cause," said Terry Boehm, President of the National Farmers Union, "GM contamination has already seriously damaged major export markets for Canadian flax farmers and would threaten the markets for our alfalfa and wheat growers."
The NDP and Bloc Quebecois supports the Bill and last night Liberal Party MPs voted to allow the Bill to go to this next stage. The Conservative Party strongly opposes the Bill, though two B.C. Conservative MPs voted in favour. The Bill was introduced by Alex Atamanenko, NDP Agriculture Critic and MP for B.C. Southern Interior.
"Last night, the majority of MPs listened to Canadians instead of the biotech industry," said Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, "MPs will now have the opportunity to study and debate this Bill. We are witnessing the first substantive debate in Parliament over the negative impacts of GM crops."
The biotech industry lobbied vigorously to stop the upcoming debate at Committee. Yet the strength of public and farmer concern over GM crops was apparent to MPs. Over 9000 thousand letters were sent from constituents in the past month asking MPs to support the Bill. At least 6 MPs were also presented with petitions.
Bill C-474 was supported by the National Farmers Union, which urged Parliamentarians and all Canadians, to support the Bill. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture took a cautious stance in favour of moving the Bill forward, to encourage debate at Committee.
"The current GM flax contamination crisis shows the value of this Bill. And the threat of GM alfalfa has made the Bill an urgent necessity," said Sharratt. Canadian flax export markets closed in October 2009 when GM contamination was detected.
"We will not stand by and watch farmers struggle alone against the corporate juggernaut of biotechnology," said Sharratt, "The time when Canadians are expected to accept GM crops without question, is over."
For more information: Terry Boehm, National Farmers Union, 306 255 2880; Lucy Sharratt, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, 613 241 2267 ext.6.
Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN)
Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice
431 Gilmour Street, Second Floor
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2P 0R5
Phone: 613 241 2267 ext.6
Fax: 613 241 2506
Your actions worked! MPs voted for Bill C-474! (it will now be studied by the Agriculture Committee.)
For more updates and action http://www.cban.ca/474
Donate today http://www.cban.ca/donate


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Having a Ramsar site – it's your development opportunity!
In 2008, the natural floodplains along the Upper Rhine, shared between Germany and France, became the largest Transboundary Ramsar Site so far. On World Wetlands Day 2010, the managers of the site invited their colleagues from the other Transboundary Ramsar Sites for a seminar to exchange know-how and experience (cf. our report). On 6 May, the Mayors of the floodplain communes of Sasbach (Germany) and Marckolsheim (France), together with the NGO "Living Rhine", invited the representatives of local authorities in the floodplain, communal executives, and regional administrations to discuss how best to make use of the international "Ramsar" distinction.
They concluded that the "Ramsar logo" should henceforth distinguish the particular quality of their wetland ecosystem and the services it offers to the local population and the numerous visitors from nearby and further away. Based on the Europarc Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas, and with the financial support from an EU Interreg project, their main activities will focus on the restoration and reconnection of oxbow arms with the main branches of the Rhine, on the development of public awareness (through guided tours, establishment of nature discovery trails, information days, etc.) and by developing a fully-fledged economy based on wetland services, including products from organic farms in the floodplain and the elaboration of "Ramsar" tourism facilities, including holidays on the farm, hotels in trees, bicycle trails and others.
The Mayors and representatives of a dozen municipalities embarked on an ambitious programme to make the "Ramsar" distinction better known, by using it as a marketing brand with the aim of becoming an ecological quality label for well managed local economies based on the wetland ecosystem (cf. the summaries of the interactive day in French and German). Hopefully an exercise that inspires many other Ramsar Site management authorities.
Marc Boissaye, responsible for discovery trails development of the environmental education organisation Ariena.org explains
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Figuring Out the Doha Round
AbstractThe global economic and financial crisis has awakened protectionist sentiments around the world, and policymakers have failed to actively seek trade liberalization. In light of this, some have proposed abandoning the Doha Round and starting over with a new agenda. Figuring Out the Doha Round argues that this is far from the time to drop the Doha Round and that it is now more important than ever to sustain political support for the rules-based multilateral trade system. This important new study recommends modest increments in market access commitments by G-20 countries beyond tariff and subsidy cuts in agriculture and nonagricultural market access (NAMA), and policy reforms in customs procedures and related areas that slash red tape and cut transactions costs for exporting and importing goods and services. With additional effort by the G-20 countries, WTO countries can put together a Doha package that is both ambitious and balanced between the interests of developed and developing countries. The study finds that following these recommendations can lead to a world GDP gain of almost $300 billion a year.
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What became of the actors and actresses who were awarded with an Oscar for their very first film?
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Hannah, Interpretation Manager (no, that's not me in the photo, it's the Oviraptor!)
With less than two weeks of Age of the Dinosaur to go we're starting to reflect on a 'dinosaur-tastic' summer.
We've been evaluating the exhibitions since day one, and we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has contributed. Your feedback helps us to find out what you like and, just as importantly, what you don't like. This will help both us and the Natural History Museum to improve what we do for future exhibitions, ensuring that we are responding to our visitors.
So, what do you like best? Unsurprisingly the animatronic dinosaurs are the stars of the show (though we do know that you would have liked explanatory labels beside these). You've been thrilled by how lifelike these moving dinosaurs are, and how the realistic sound effects and alarming shaking floor contributed to this. You've also given Discover Dinosaurs a big thumbs-up, with the 'Dino Dig' being particularly popular, as it gives you the chance to get really hands-on as palaeontologists. Lots of praise for our Dino Demonstrators too, for their enthusiasm, knowledge and skill in making the subject so much fun for visitors of all ages.
It seems you've been learning a lot from the exhibitions too. Many of you expressed surprise that scientists now know that some dinosaurs had feathers and the birds that we see around today are their distant relations. You've also enjoyed finding out that dinosaur fossils have been found in Northern Ireland and that there are more different types of dinosaur than you once thought, particularly as new dinosaurs are being discovered all the time. And, isn't it strange that the biggest dinosaur (Argentinosaurus, who weighed in at a massive 100 tons) was a relatively gentle plant-eater rather than a fearsome meat-eater?
Here are just a few of the great comments from our visitors. Thanks again everyone!
The interactive exhibits were really good. I saw as many adults as children playing with them!
I liked the bit about the sand where you had to dig up the fossils because you could learn some new things
I learnt that all dinosaurs lived on the earth, thought they lived in the sea as well
We liked the set-up and movements of the animals. To see the children's faces light up when viewing the exhibition was a treat.
Dinosaurs have been discovered in Northern Ireland (my son wanted to know if there was a Northern Ireland dinosaur!)
I learned how much food the dinosaurs ate in one day – a lot more than me!
Yes, I learnt the names of some dinosaurs and that dinosaur poo looks very similar to Labrador poo!
I lost count of the names of new dinosaurs I saw
Dinosaurs had feathers! Pigs, goats and horses lived millions of years before man did
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The five most important games on 2014 Miami Hurricanes schedule
- 2:39 pm Thursday, July 31st, 2014 by Matt Porter
The Hurricanes begin fall practice Aug. 5 on campus in Coral Gables. Every day this week, we'll take a look at five items of note.
Today's post looks at the five games that could make or break Miami's 2014 season. [More]
Baseball: Canes to face Georgia Tech in ACC tourney opener, pitching matchups set
- 7:38 pm Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 by Matt Porter
Top-seeded Miami (40-15) will face ninth-seeded Georgia Tech (33-24) at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Hurricanes' ACC baseball tournament opener. UM will send left-hander Andrew Suarez to face the Yellow Jackets, who advanced by beating eight-seeded Wake Forest 5-3 in Tuesday's play-in round.
2014 Miami Hurricanes schedule: Arkansas State, FAMU game times announced
- 2:23 pm Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 by Matt Porter
The Hurricanes' football calendar for September is nearly complete.
The ACC announced Tuesday game times and TV info for a slew of early-season games, including two involving Miami.
ACC Tournament preview: Can balanced Virginia knock off star-studded Duke?
- 2:04 pm Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 by Matt Porter
Note: we discuss UM's ACC Tournament prospects and break down the Hurricanes-Hokies first-round matchup over here. Join us there after reading this tourney preview.
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With the addition of Syracuse and Pitt, the ACC was expected to be a bit crowded at the top this year.
Few expected Virginia to be looking down at the rest. The Cavaliers (25-6, 16-2 ACC) won their first regular-season league title in 33 years March 1 by knocking off Syracuse in Charlottesville. Can they keep the magic going, or will Duke or North Carolina assert themselves? Can Syracuse make a splash in its first run through the league? Can Pitt strengthen its case for the big dance?
Here's a breakdown of what to expect in Greensboro:
National Signing Day 2014: ACC team-by-team class reviews
- 3:47 pm Monday, February 3rd, 2014 by Matt Porter
Heading into signing day, the teams in the ACC have put together a fairly impressive haul.
It isn't the SEC, which boasts nine of the top 15 recruiting classes, but the ACC ranks second among the power conferences with five of the top 25 national classes.
No surprise that national champion Florida State landed the top class in the conference (fifth overall), but did anyone expect Virginia to have as many five-star recruits (two) as the Seminoles? Or North Carolina to put together a top-20 group? Miami and Clemson, along with Virginia Tech, are expected to come away with a slew of quality players.
Signing day is still two days away, so these rankings are not final — and we could see a late surprise or two. That said, let's take stock of how each ACC team looks heading into Wednesday.
Chat with Coach L: Jim Larranaga previews Duke, assesses 2014 season, tussles with Siri
- 3:50 pm Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 by Matt Porter
In advance of Wednesday's big game with Duke, Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga talked about his 2013 team vs. 2014 team, his team's development, last year's Duke game, how freshmen have taken over the college game and also had a tussle with Siri.
Miami's chances of winning the ACC Coastal: slim, not impossible
- 5:46 pm Friday, November 22nd, 2013 by Matt Porter
Since Miami joined the ACC in 2004, it has not made it to the league championship game, which this year is Dec. 7 in Charlotte. Miami doesn't have much of a shot to get there, but just so we're all clear, here's what must happen:
Wednesday notes: Phillip Dorsett doubtful for Virginia, UM recruiting class moves up, Stephen Morris healthy?
- 2:13 pm Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 by Matt Porter
Junior wide receiver Phillip Dorsett hasn't made enough progress in his return from a partially torn MCL to make coach Al Golden believe he'll be ready for Saturday's game.
"I do not, no, right now," Golden said Wednesday, when asked if he thinks Dorsett will return against Virginia (noon, ESPNU). Dorsett has missed four games after injuring his knee Oct. 17 against North Carolina.
"He's doubtful," Golden said. "Stranger things have happened, but I do not foresee it."
Plenty of Hurricanes banged up for Tuesday's practice
- 11:27 am Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 by Matt Porter
CORAL GABLES — Several Hurricanes are in various states of repair heading into the final two games of the regular season.
Notebook: Duke loss knocks Miami Hurricanes from poll, injury updates, Virginia depth chart
- 12:21 pm Sunday, November 17th, 2013 by Matt Porter
updated Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9:58 p.m.
In three weeks, the Hurricanes fell from No. 7 in the Associated Press top 25 to the land of the unranked.


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The paramotor to get is the Flat Top. Flat Top paramotors have the very best safety, durability, reliability and performance to weight ratio. Nothing else even remotely compares to a Flat Top and experienced pilots can explain in detail why that is. What is a paramotor? The paramotor is the motor that goes on your back that pushes you and provides the power to fly a paraglider. The paraglider is an efficiency parachute which is the wing you actually fly. The paramotor just pushes you. The paramotor design however is the #1 factor in your safety as there is a huge life & death difference between a Flat Top paramotor and all others. It is such a huge factor that if you can't afford a Flat Top paramotor. Do not even get into this sport. Here are a few of the most important reasons why:
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The Flat Top paramotor is the ONLY unit on the market with all the latest up to date safety features. It is the only paramotor to have all the WPPGA recommendations for paramotor safety and a whole lot more.
1) Crumple zone – Just like your car is mandated to have crumple zone to absorb impact in a crash the Flat Top paramotor has the very best crumple zone of any paramotor in the world. It has 16-18 inches of aluminum that has to crush before your butt hits the ground. Most paramotors out there have ZERO. In fact with most paramotors YOU are the crumple zone. The first thing to hit the ground is YOU and the entire weight of the paramotor and all the thrust it is producing bashes down on top of you. Lists of deaths and broken backs have happened because of a lack of crumple zone on other units. In paragliding pretty much 100% of paragliding harnesses have thick foam padding or airbags under your spine to help absorb impact. In this sport you are pretty much guaranteed to end up on your butt really hard at some point and without crumple zone or spin protection it really doesn't take much to injure or break your back. ZERO people have ever died on Flat Top paramotors to date. Lists of people have walked away from worse crashes on Flat Top paramotors than have broken their backs & died on other brands that don't have that impact protection. Because a certified paraglider only comes down at about 20 feet per second even in a full stall, which is like jumping off a garage roof, 16-18 inches of crumple zone can easily make a life & death difference. If you jump off a garage roof and land flat on your butt, you are almost for sure going to break your back or even died. If you have 16-18 inches of crumple zone under you the odds of even being injured are very very small. Crumple zone is your life. Don't even think about getting a paramotor that doesn't have that impact protection under your spine.
On the left is a Flat Top sitting flat on the ground. In flight though it is reclined to the rear increasing the 16 inches of crumple zone to 18 inches. Since when you are hanging from the paraglider you are slightly reclined you can really see the incredible amount of crumple zone under your spine. The second picture is a Flat Top that was stalled into the ground on a 19sm uncertified acro glider. 19sm!!! That's almost HALF the size of a normal wing. The pilot walked away completely uninjured after using every single inch of the crumple zone. So figure if you fly a normal size paraglider it will descend at a much slower rate than a 19sm uncertified acro glider. A very long list of people have stories out there of how their Flat Top saved their life. Now look at the pictures of all the supposedly competing units. The seat board is the lowest part of the unit. Your butt is the first thing to hit the ground and the entire weight of the paramotor and all the thrust it is producing actually smashes down on top of you. The Flat Top absorbs the impact where on other units it is YOU that absorbs the impact of both you and the unit and the thrust it is producing. Crashing a Flat Top is about like crashing a Mercedes Benz at 25-30 mph. Other units would be like crashing a car at the same speed but instead of being inside the crumple zone you are instead strapped to the bumper and YOU are the crumple zone for the vehicle. Take the Parajet Rotron for example. It weighs 104 lbs and puts out about 200 lbs of thrust like the 54 lb Flat Top Ninja does. Very often in a crash you misjudged the arc of a turn so to close to gab faster you would be full throttle at the time of impact. That means with the Parajet over 304 lbs will bash you into the ground and your body will take the entire impact of not just your body hitting the ground but then 304 lbs of paramotor and the thrust it is producing bashing down on top of you. Without any crumple zone at all your body will take that entire impact. It doesn't take much of an impact at all with that design to break your back or kill you. Crumple zone is your life. It is almost a 100% guarantee in this sport that at some point you will smack into the ground pretty hard. The best pilot in the world, SUPERDELL, has over 11,000 flights. He has totaled over a dozen Flat Top paramotors. He has never been injured. Obviously we are not suggesting it is impossible to get injured on a Flat Top as you can obviously die doing anything. It is about stacking the odds in your favor and the difference between 18 inches of crumple zone and ZERO crumple zone can very very easily make a life & death difference. Do NOT get into this sport if you don't get a unit with crumple zone. Just like driving a car if you drive long enough you will at some point be in an accident. Without crumple zone in your car your odds of getting seriously injured or killed goes up by such a huge margin they actually mandated that ALL cars have crumple zones and seat belts. It has saved millions of lives. The Flat Top has saved countless lives as well from the same blatantly obvious and logical safety design.
2) Protection From The Prop – Lists of people have been seriously injured when they were chopped up in their own prop. Recently a guy who bought a Titanium Ultra paramotor lost use of his entire arm when he lost control of the unit on the ground just warming it up. Because there was nothing to prevent him from going through the netting into the prop it turned into a catastrophic injury. Another gentleman fell on launch with a Blackhawk, it smashed him face first and since he put his hands out to catch himself when his hands slid above his head the Blackhawk chopped off 3 of his fingers. Another lost 2 fingers on a Blackhawk. Yet another was chopped up in a Fly Products Gold 130. The list goes on and on but not for Flat Top. ZERO pilots have ever been chopped up in their Flat Top to date as the Flat Top has the strongest cage & netting on the market. It is literally upwards of 100 times stronger than other units. Yes 100 times!!! Where other units take as little as 2-3 lbs of pressure to flex the cage & netting into the prop the Flat Top cage & netting is so strong it can literally support upwards of 200 lbs or more. Each line of netting on the Flat Top cage is 400 lb strength kevlar. The kevlar is then riveted to the extremely strong cage. A cage piece is only so strong on it's own. You can actually bend a bicycle rim with one hand but put spokes in it and you can take it over a 10 ft jump. The kevlar netting on the Flat Top works like spokes in a bicycle wheel dramatically increasing the strength but without really increasing the weight. Then the way the kevlar pulls against the solid frame you end up with 8000 lb strength of kevlar adding drastically to the strength of the cage. Not only does it make a huge difference in safety keeping you out of the prop but it makes a world of difference in durability in keeping the cage out of the prop as well. Slip & fall with other units and you are often $2500 or more in damage after the cage flexes back into the prop and the whole unit explodes. With a Flat Top it is extremely rare to get a "cage strike" as it takes an incredible amount of force to crush the Flat Top cage. There have been so many injuries on other units it is absolutely critical to have the safety of the Flat Top or you are at a high level of risk for all the same old injuries that happen over and over and over on other units.
3) Face plant protection – The comfort bars on the Flat Top do a lot more than just provide the most comfortable flights by holding the harness open so it isn't squishing you the whole time you fly. Face plant protection is one of those jobs. By having longer rounded comfort bars out in front of you they will catch the entire weight of the paramotor and all the thrust it is producing from bashing you face first into the ground. The low center of gravity of the Flat Top also helps keep you off your face. With most units they have a very high center of gravity and nothing in front of you to catch all that weight if you fall. Running around with weight on your back with a motor pushing you one way and a wing pulling you another way you are going to fall down now and then. With other paramotors full of gas with a reserve you might have over 90 lbs sitting up high on your back. Then add 150+ lbs of thrust and that's 240 lbs that lands on the back of your head and possibly while running as fast as you can go. One guy is now quadriplegic after his non Flat Top bashed his face into the ground so hard it snapped his neck. Many others have been seriously injured in this manner as well. Not only does the Flat Top catch the weight but it has rounded comfort bars that also slide across the ground safely if you fall at higher speeds instead of sticking into the ground and slapping the motor even harder down on top of you. The Flat Top comfort bars also cradle you inside your crumple zone & roll cage. Where some units have only one single bar sticking forward that has caused many broken ribs the Flat Top comfort bars cradle your entire side from armpit to hip more like a car seat. That spreads the impact area over a much larger portion of your body than a single thin tube extending forward. The Flat Top comfort bars are also fixed in place and do not flop up and down. Bars that flop up and down eliminate all crumple zone from a unit as they just allow the harness and your body to contact the ground without any resistance. The fixed bars of the Flat Top, especially with the wider weight shift kit, provide the very best weight shift on the market giving the pilot far more control. The farther you lean to the side the more your weight effects the wing. Both the height and width of the hang points of the Flat Top are at the specified distances to stay within certifications of certified paragliders. It is hart to fathom but sadly true that many units out there don't even have things as basic as certified height hang points. That means all the stall and spin resistance built into a certified glider is completely eliminated because the hang point is higher than the glider was designed for. There is really no excuse at all for any paramotor today to not have certified height and width hang points. Both the standard harness and the weight shift kit harness on the Flat Top have both certified height and width hang points so that any Flat Top can be used with any certified glider and the glider will stay within those certified specifications.
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The 2011 Flat Top Ninja is the shiznit!! It is only 54 lbs but has crazy insane power that matches the climb rate of the EVO, SUPER and Rotron!!! The Ninja is 11 lbs lighter than the Flat Top SUPER, 14 lbs lighter than the Flat Top EVO and 35 lbs LIGHTER than our Parajet Rotron but with a similar climb rate!!!!
The 2011 Flat Top Ninja with the new Vittorazi Moster engine is the biggest advancement in the history of paramotors since the Flat Top Paramotors themself. The second we started testing these paramotors we immediately hushed all information on it until we could confirm it's reliability because we instantly knew it would make all other paramotors obsolete. Not only has it passed our extreme reliability tests but it has set an all new benchmark for fiddle free flying without maintainence. We didn't even tighten the belt on this unit until hour 31!!! These units will even come with our special tuning ready to go so you don't even have to TUNE IT!! Just put gas in it and go fly!!!
Power to weight ratio on paramotors are absolutely owned by the Flat Top Ninja and on top of that the new Vittorazi Moster engine is incredibly smooth with so little torque steer one can easily do full power climb outs in a straight line with no input on the controls. Quiet is also owned by the Ninja paramotors. Silent and deadly to all competitors makes the Ninja nametag fit to perfection. The only thing we didn't find to exceed all other paramotors was the fuel economy where it only matched that of the Flat Top 200. The new 2011 Flat Top Ninja paramotors are without question the new standard all other paramotors will be judged by in the years to come.
Flat Top 120!! At 47 lbs with 130 lbs of thrust and boasting the lowest noise level on the market, even quieter than the all electric Flat Top paramotors; the new 120 makes for an incredible unit. The lightweight and more moderate thrust makes it a great unit to learn on. Also since all Flat Top power plants fit on the exact same frame you could start with a 120 and then when you are ready for crazy power or tandem flight you could just add a larger power plant without having to purchase a whole new unit. Upgradeable!!! Once again brilliant innovation from the Flat Top Paramotors crew. Great price, great performance and as always unmatched Flat Top safety & durability.
There are 304 reasons the Flat Top Paramotors are the best paramotors on the market. 304! I'm sure there are many more but this was just a quick list I came up with off the top of my head: http://u-turnusa.com/articles/304-reasons-to-buy-a-flat-top-ppg/
If you don't have time to read all 304 here are some of the major reasons the top pilots in the US all fly Flat Top Paramotors. Safety is huge, with the kevlar netting it offers the maximum protection to keep you out of the prop. Numerous people have been chopped up on other brands of paramotors after getting into their own prop. The Flat Top paramotors are currently the only units on the market to really address that safety issue affectively. With the strongest but lightest cage design and kevlar netting that doesn't stretch you won't end up in the hospital missing a hand from a simple fall or forward launch. Next is the crumple zone on the Flat Top. With 16 inches of crumple zone under the pilots tush, it is designed to safety absorb even a full stall into the ground. One of the great things about certified paragliders is that even in a stall they only fall about 20 feet per second. That's about like jumping from a one story house roof. If you were to land on your butt without protection you would very likely be injured or killed just as many have on other brands of paramotors. With the Flat Top Paramotors though, imagine jumping off a house roof but landing on an aluminum lawn chair. The Flat Top Paramotors crush to absorb the impact. Zero serious injuries or deaths have ever occured on a Flat Top and it certianly isn't for a lack of trying. We all do stupid stuff from time to time and it is really nice to know your equipment is designed to save your butt. Literally.
Durability is huge. Pretty much every other unit on the market will self destruct if you fall down. Most units take as little as 2-3 lbs of pressure to flex the cage & netting into the prop so when you fall down the cage flexes back into the prop and the whole thing explodes on top of you. The Flat Top Paramotors are incredibly strong. You can see from the videos that you can fall down and do all sorts of crazy things on the Flat Top and still be ready to fly. It is no fun to take a minor slip and have it cost you a boat-load of time and money. To date only 1 prop strike has ever been reported on a Flat Top. That is 1 total for all Flat Top Paramotors on the market and only after being attached to an outdated trike design that flipped over in a crash. With units other than the Flat Top the average is that in your first year of learning to fly you will get prop strikes 2-3 times. That is a ton of money in parts and lots of time not flying while waiting to repair your unit. The Flat Top Paramotors are over 100 times stronger than many other units and it makes a huge difference.
Performance bows to Flat Top Paramotors. They are by far the most powerful unit on the market while also being the quietest and lightest in it's class. You can see from the thrust tests and noise test done by our competitors that the Flat Top Paramotors are the best. Now since that test where it tied for second quietest we have actually improved the thrust while reducing the noise so it is now officially the quietest paramotor on the market and even farther ahead than everything else in power. Plus with our new Flat Top Evo… lol, the power of Flat Top Paramotors are so far beyond anything else it makes all competitors look like child's toys.
Facts are facts and very easy to verify. Many people claim many things so feel free to verify any of this. With a simple thrust tester you can compare actual thrust, with an inexpensive Db meter you can prove noise levels. An easy way to check durability is with the motor off you put one hand on the prop and one hand on the netting on a paramotor and try to flex them together. The harder they are the bring together the less likely the unit is to self destruct when you fall down. You can see from pictures and video the Flat Top Paramotors will hold your entire bodyweight on the netting. The bottom line is the Flat Top is the best designed and engineered unit on the market.
|Thrust tester, altitude and conditions are all different so the actual numbers are not what are as important as they will change depending on the different variables but the comparison between the units is what is most useful. The Flat Top configuration is completely beyond anything else on the market offering by far the most power AND the least noise as you can see from Table 2. This level of excellence is not easy to achieve, the Flat Top Paramotors are the most advanced paramotors in the world today.
|This test was conducted by our competitors with a Db meter and using a thrust tester to ensure all units were putting out equal thrust to give the most fair and equal comparison to all units. Equals for equals the Flat Top is the quietest unit in it's class. The only unit that was 1 Db quieter put out only 98 lbs of thrust at full throttle as you can see from Table 1. We offer that powerplant as well but only for pilots weighing under 140 lbs as it doesn't have an acceptable level of thrust for larger pilots.


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