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4WD and AWD systems explained
If you had any clue, aside from the informing of your extreme bias, you might actually develop some credibility. As it is, you shot it long ago on this topic.
I feel for the original poster. He thought he might actually receive some assistance when he posted on this thread instead of your strongly opinionated blathering. :sick:2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
So, what's YOUR answer/solution/explanation for the situation the Op experienced...?0
You said....
"..Even so, the car should have had traction in the front axle unless the center differential had gone out..."
If we take the Op at his word then the alternate explanation, and the most likely one by far, is that his Subbie had a standard open differential, and if TC was available it was turned off.
Otherwise, like you say, the "car should have.."
Awaiting a better explanation.....0
So I'm the original poster and have reviewed the various replies. And, yes, sometimes I enjoy snarky responses, but in this case, I'm looking for some serious thoughts and info from people more knowledgeable than me. My original purchase material indicates this '05 2.5L basic OB has "full-time AWD" plus a "limited slip REAR differential," but I see no reference to traction control or other features that some of you mention, nor any buttons or switches for same in the car. From some of the Sub websites, I found these demos and comparisons of 4WD vs variations of AWD: http://www.subaru.com/engineering/all-wheel-drive.html, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooQRxlChvMw. Plus, a drawing that shows a center differential and a rear one in the typical Sub AWD system. So, perhaps the videos are of newer models that have additional AWD capacities that mine lacks, but who can confirm this? Also, a Sub mechanic told me "off the record" that the solution to my predicament would have been to open the fuse box under the hood and to put a fuse into the vacant slot marked "FWD." He said that doing so would have turned off the "AWD" and made the car only FWD. So, in my situation, with the front wheels firmly on the ground, they would have pulled the car out because no power would have been sent to the rear wheels. Don't really want to try this, but is this mechanic blowing smoke or legit? Thanks. LRV0
"full-time AWD" "limited slip REAR differential"
That is virtually the same wording that "came" with my '01 R/awd RX300.
Technically speaking you and I both actually do have "full-time AWD".....
A fully open center diff'l will provide equal drive to both front and rear axles just as long as both are encountering roughly equivalent traction loads. But once a single wheel loses traction it will spin freely thereby limiting the torque level that is available to "other" wheels.
For my RX that where TC "steps in", activates and adds artificial traction, via braking, to that slipping wheel. Regretably it also instantly dethrottles the engine.
These days not even Porsche normally uses a mechanical LSD, TC braking only.0
The mechanic was not blowing smoke. The car as a FWD fuse that engages a solenoid in the center differential which should, if working properly, disengage the center diff's clutch pack to send all the power to the front differential only. I think this fuse is available on both the manual and automatic transmissions, but I've only ever looked for it on automatics. This may be an important point because the two transmissions engage different AWD systems.
I think you said your car was a manual transmission? If so, it has the "continuous AWD system," and the default power distribution is 50/50, with the ability to send power up to approximately 90/10 to either axle depending on traction conditions. The center differential has a viscous coupling, which is not the equivalent of an open differential, but instead will transfer more power to the axle with most traction should the other axle be spinning faster.
The automatic transmission employs the "active AWD system," which is a more complex unit in that it uses the input of multiple sensors to the TCU to determine the power distribution front and rear. The default is 90 front, 10 rear.
If you do have a manual transmission, you have one of two things going on. Your fluid(s) may be of a type or age that is allowing the viscous couplings to slip, meaning the power is going to take the path of least resistance, or your viscous couplings are both (center diff and rear diff) worn out. I'm going to vote for the first option as the most likely given the age of the car.
You could test the system's operation by putting the car up on blocks (all four corners) and running some resistance tests on the various tires/axles to see how the car responds. What you should see if it is running properly is all four tires spinning initially, the non-resisted front tire spin when you apply resistance to the opposite front (it doesn't take much resistance to get an open differential to transfer power), and resistance of the tires to stop spinning on the rear axle when you apply resistance to one tire on that axle.
More reading:
AWD System Summaries on LegacyGT.com
I hope that helps you to diagnose your situation, Larry.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
Thanks xwesx. Yours was the most detailed response and best suggestions. Unfortunately, I don't have any means to put the car up on blocks to run the suggested resistance tests. But I could take it to the dealer/shop. Is the age and condition of the fluid in the center VC supposed to be checked with regular servicings? And, first apologizing for being such a car mechanic peasant, exactly how is the VC supposed to send more power to the wheel(s) with the greater traction? If the VC fluid is shot, how does that prevent sending more power to the wheels with greater traction? I don't believe my car has traction control. Nothing in my paper work mentions it and I don't see any button on the dash or console marked as such. I do a lot of fishing and drive on non-paved roads a bit and so want to make sure all the AWD features of this car are working properly and what to do if I ever fall into a similar situation again. Thanks. LRV0
This is a good explanation on the operation of a viscous coupling LSD: Viscous Coupling on How Stuff Works
Now, this says it is in a sealed housing; I am not sure whether that is true or not for the Subaru center differential on the manual transmission. The car calls for GL5 gear oil in both the transmission and the rear differential, and the transmission is housed inside the transaxle, which includes the transmission, center differential, and front differential. I know the front diff and transmission use the same oil and are open to each other in terms of fluid transfer, and I think the center is as well. The VC in the rear axle is open to the fluid within the main housing.
Basically, if the friction qualities of the oil are too low, you'll get excess slippage. When it is on the edge of "good enough," one might notice the slipping through a "chattering" feeling/noise within the car due to it engaging/releasing in quick succession. If this is due to the oil qualities rather than age, one can often simply add friction modifiers to the oil to get it to stop slipping. I think the service interval calls for 50,000 miles or more between fluid changes, and often people let it go much longer than that. The older the fluid, the more thermal breakdown the oil has experienced and the less it is able to deal with high-shear-force situations. In my opinion, even 50,000 miles is a questionably long period of time for the stock fluid, especially if you drive it in conditions that are likely to engage the VC frequently.
For instance, the oil in my Forester, which is a synthetic that calls for 75,000 miles or five year intervals, was obviously well-used in the transmission/center/front diff when I changed it last month. I have 45K on the car now, and installed the oil at 2.5K. I didn't feel bad about changing it, that's for sure! I live in Fairbanks, Alaska, and slippage situations are frequent during the winter months (about half the year, Oct to April). The fluid in the rear differential, in contrast, looked like I had just installed it even though it was the exact same age. On my '10 Forester, the rear is an open differential.
Now, if the VC isn't engaging, it doesn't necessarily mean that the VC is bad, it simply means it isn't working with the fluid it has available. Fresh fluid, with, possibly, friction modifiers added, and it is good to go again. If you've never had the oil changed in the car, you might try that first just to see if it helps. It is a terribly easy chore to replace the oil, and takes about 1.5 gallons total (check your owner's manual for transmission and rear diff capacities). You will need a Torx T60 or T70 socket in order to pull the transmission plug (it is a T70, but the T60 works too and is often much easier to come by), and a long-necked funnel is helpful for the transmission fill, while a hand pump for your gear oil bottle is helpful for the rear differential.
If you want an easy way to test whether the system is working well or not, take your car and a friend (in a different vehicle) to some place with sand, and drive out on it. If your AWD system is not working correctly, you're going to get stuck in short order. If you do get stuck, just strap up to the other vehicle and get pulled out.
Finally, your car does not have the "VDC" system in it. You don't have any buttons that toggle traction control. The traction control system in that car is purely mechanical: By default, the power is split 50/50 to front and rear axles. Any change in power split, both between axles and within the rear axle, is reactionary based on the speed at which the drive shafts connected to the VC units are spinning. VDC was not added to the manual transmission cars until 2009. Prior to 2008, it was only available in the "3.0" (H6) Legacy/Outback.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
Viscous Clutches/couplings are generally quite well sealed, heretically sealed since at time they operate with a great deal of internal pressure. Only a professional shop would be able to change out the fluid.
Post about 2002 VC's were so severely derated absent TC you had no real "locking". From what I can find out at Subaru your '05 has a standard open differential with a VC between the 2 "output" shafts. If there is a sustained difference in the speed of those 2 shafts, front/rear, then the VC fluid should stiffen dramatically thereby "locking" the 2 shafts together.
On a 4 wheel dyno the VC in my '00 F/awd RX300 would take about 15 seconds to re-apportion engine torque ~70/30 F/R. The '01 came with TC and VSC thereby making the VC useless and as such it was dropped entirely from the RX330 model.0
"It's not even a debate," says Jim Vurpillat, global marketing director for General Motors Co.'s Cadillac brand. Luxury-car buyers expect all-wheel drive to be available on any serious luxury sedan, he says, which is why Cadillac is offering the technology on its new compact ATS and large XTS sedans, as well as its midsize CTS model.
What is debatable is whether all-wheel drive delivers enough safety and performance benefits for the $2,000 to $3,000 extra charge car makers typically add to the price tag, as well as the mileage penalty that the extra weight of all-wheel-drive hardware still exacts in most cars.
Consumer Reports compared the slick weather performance of a Toyota Corolla to a Land Rover and concluded that the Corolla—with its thin tires and light body—stopped much more quickly in snow than the burly, all-wheel-drive, luxury SUV."
All-Wheel Drive Goes From Novelty to Necessity (Wall St. Journal)0
OK, but how well would an AWD Corolla perform compared to a FWD one? That's the real question.
Articles like that get headlines, though.
Plus AWD is to supposed to help you get through. If you had to get your wife-in-labor to the hospital to deliver your first born in the middle of a snow storm, would you take the Corolla or the Rover?
Answer: your Subaru. It's lighter and brakes better, but still offers AWD.0
K, there's a project for you. Put the fuse in on your Forester and see if you get stuck this winter. :shades:0
That just feels wrong. An idiot light pops up that says "FWD", as if FWD is a defect, so you know how Subaru feels about that.0
"..how well would an AWD Corolla perform.."
Considering it would of necessaty be a F/awd in which the clear majority of the time it would be FWD only......0
Yup, front axle would already be slipping by the time any power was sent aft.0


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Maple Leafs lost because they were gassed in OT
Cody Franson knew the Maple Leafs were in trouble in overtime. He could feel it in his burning legs.
He had been on the ice for more than a minute and a half. His average shift length in the third period had been 44 seconds. When the Boston Bruins scored to eliminate the Leafs, Franson had been on the ice for an excruciating final 104 seconds. One minute longer than usual.
And for his partner, Jake Gardiner, who also played the final 1:44 of Game 7, whose giveaway resulted in Patrice Bergeron's overtime winner, it was 53 seconds more ice time than he was averaging on the night.
All this, in an NHL in which 45-second shifts seem to be the norm.
"We couldn't get off the ice," Franson said. "They kept coming at us … We never really had a clean chance to change.
"When you've been out there for a minute already, your legs start to burn. When you're battling guys like (Milan) Lucic and (Jaromir) Jagr and Bergeron, they're very strong on the puck. You try and muscle them, but it takes a lot out of you, a lot out of your legs. You have no strength."
At that stage in the first overtime period of Game 7, he and Gardiner had nothing left. No push-back. Neither did the Leafs wingers, Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk, whose final shift was longer than a minute, as well.
In the end, it was fresh legs versus worn-out legs. The final shift for Bergeron, who scored the tying and winning goal in Game 7 was just 33 seconds.
It's nice that the Maple Leafs have interest in free agent David Clarkson. But understand this: So do about 20 other NHL teams. Clarkson, the New Jersey winger who wants to stay in the East, can pick and choose where he plays next season. There will be that much demand … James Reimer is a decent NHL goaltender, but he can't be considered great until he learns to control his rebounds better. One of the reasons the Leafs give up so many shots on goal is because his rebound control is sub-par … Of all the strides made by the Maple Leafs this season, the biggest stride wasn't the development of Nazem Kadri. It was the jump Franson made on defence, from mistrusted scratch under both Ron Wilson and Randy Carlyle, to dependable top-four defenceman. People may not remember that he began this season as a healthy scratch in three of the Leafs' first five games and ended up their most dependable defender … If the Leafs can't, or choose not to, sign centre Tyler Bozak, the best free agent to replace him is 30-year-old Stephen Weiss. Weiss missed most of this season with a wrist injury, but before that was consistent and effective year after year with the Florida Panthers … Player agent Wade Arnott will be significant in the Leafs off-season plans, no matter what happens. He represents Bozak, Clarkson and Kessel, who may be worth re-signing long-term after July … Kessel, by the way, despite his oddness, loves playing in Toronto. He likes the hockey buzz, even if he doesn't care to take part in all of it. He's happy to stay a Leaf if they're happy to keep him. That part we don't know yet.
Must have felt strange for Melky Cabrera to be given a World Series ring from a San Francisco Giants team that didn't want him on their post-season roster … Understand this about Tim Leiweke, the much-ballyhooed new head of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment: When he was Dean Lombardi's boss in Los Angeles, he desperately wanted the Kings to sign free agent Ilya Kovalchuk. He pushed hard for it, and although GM Lombardi really didn't want Kovalchuk, he went along with it. In retrospect, I wonder: If the Kings signed Kovalchuk, as Leiweke wanted, do they wind up winning the Stanley Cup? … Vernon Wells has played outfield, second base and third base for the Yankees, and has more home runs (10-9), more RBIs (23-20) and a higher batting average (.286 to .250) than Jose Bautista. And the truth is that after some really tough years, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy … Still can't believe the Yankees are in first place with 34-year-old Wells, 36-year-old Travis Hafner and 36-year-old Lyle Overbay as their 3-4-5 hitters … Truth in numbers. Or not. Kadri had 11 more regular-season points than David Krejci.
This Blue Jays team makes you want to scream. It heads to Yankee Stadium in need of picking up games and loses the first two to the undermanned Yanks. And on Sunday they face CC Sabathia. It's just not happening with this group, this year … Brandon Morrow has three wins for the Jays. In the those wins, the Jays have scored 10, 9 and six runs. He has to be better than this … Just thought of this: Is Don Bosco looking for a new football coach? … A concept I've never quite comprehended: Fun run … I don't know why, but it amuses me that a huge, powerful company such as MLSE pays good money to hire search firms to try and identify general managers for its major league teams. Last time it hired a search firm from the hockey end, the firm identified Ken Holland and Brian Burke as the best choices available. Anybody in the game could have told them that for free. Now, it has paid for someone to tell them that NBA executive of the year, Masai Ujiri, is the best choice to replace Bryan Colangelo. Yep, that must have been difficult to figure out … Maybe the most remarkable statistic in hockey: With Patrick Sharp in the lineup, the Blackhawks had not lost a game in regulation time until Saturday … The other crazy Chicago stat: The Hawks have not allowed a power-play goal in the post-season but have scored one shorthanded. In their first-round defeat, the Vancouver Canucks allowed seven power-play goals.
If you'd never watched hockey before and happened to catch the Penguins-Islanders series, you would think John Tavares, not Sidney Crosby, is the best player in hockey. After Game 2 against Ottawa, you might have changed your mind … What does it say about Rudy Gay that the Memphis Grizzlies traded him away and got better by doing so? Look for the Grizzlies to beat San Antonio and advance to the NBA final against the Miami Heat … Fascinating choice: In a must-win game that didn't turn out to be one, Team USA coach Joe Sacco started junior goalie John Gibson ahead of Ben Bishop at the world championship … Barring any changes, the Leafs will pick 21st in the entry draft. If they want a shot at London's Max Domi, they're going to have to trade up to get him … Can't rememeber a Memorial Cup with the top three players in the draft — Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin — all participating … And I do remember scouts who were convinced Kirk Muller was a better pick than Mario Lemieux, because of Lemieux's less than sterling play in the junior hockey championship … Happy birthday to Archie Manning (64), Kevin Garnett (37), Bill Laimbeer (56), Rick Cerone (59), Vicky Sunohara (43) and London Fletcher (38) …And hey, whatever became of Brian Curran?
The waiting game for Alain Vigneault has begun. And the same may be true with Dave Tippett (pictured).
Both men are still employed as NHL coaches. Both men are considered among the best. But Vigneault's future with the Vancouver Canucks is in doubt and Tippett's contract with the Phoenix Coyotes expires next month.
So the coaching openings in Colorado and Dallas, and maybe in Edmonton, are on hold awaiting moves in the marketplace. Should either Tippett or Vigneault be made available, they, along with Lindy Ruff, become the most likely hirings for teams looking for established coaches. With only two certain openings, and possibly as many as five, should Vigneault and Tippett become available, there is room for a game of coaches musical chairs here.
The number of quality veterans available may also make it more difficult for Marlies' coach Dallas Eakins to make the jump he is so deserving of.
For those keeping track, this is the fourth consecutive year in which Team Canada has failed to win a medal at the world men's hockey championship.
That wouldn't mean much in the big picture, because of what the world championship is, unless you consider this: If you include Olympic performance on non-North American ice, the Canadian history becomes more problematic.
Canada failed to win a medal in Japan in 1998, the first year NHL players were invited to the Winter Games. In Italy in 2006, again a strong Canadian team came away empty-handed from the podium.
They did win gold in North America twice, in Salt Lake and Vancouver … just nothing overseas.
Even in this year's world championship, with a stacked lineup of accomplished NHL forwards, the Canadian team never found its way. Olympic team GM Steve Yzerman and his coach, the soon to be named Mike Babcock, need to discover a way to end this unlikely streak in Sochi in 2014.
Six different countries have won medals in the past four world championships — the Canadian absence from the podium, at worlds and Olympics needs to be rectified.
No one looked the part better than Bryan Colangelo. He dressed well. He carried himself with aplomb. He sounded like a man with a plan, confident, convincing: From the outside, he oozed cool and poise with an I'm-in-charge kind of leadership.
You couldn't help but be impressed with him the first time you met him, the second time, maybe more.
But over time, his Toronto Raptors teams got worse more often than they got better, his soothing words started to sound old and repetitive and mostly unconvincing. His catchphrases began to translate to excuses. This is what happens when you lose in professional sport. You have to sell, even when there isn't much to sell. You have to believe, even when it's hard to believe in your own product.
Colangelo paddled as hard as he could, got more discouraged and more paranoid over time, didn't suffer fools or critics very well, and suddenly the wardrobe didn't matter, the confident walk seemed less important. He was reduced to a Bill Parcells reality: Your record is what your record says it is.
If this is the end of Colangelo as Raptors general manager, and that is expected to become official on Monday, it is a disappointing end. He came with such promise, so well-packaged, so full of answers. Not all that long ago, he seemed so much the right man for the job.

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Searchers found the husband and wife lying dead in a remote area of western Palm Beach County several days after they failed to return to their Dade County home.
Someone had killed John Hardeman, 27, with a shotgun blast to the face.
About 400 feet away in the densely wooded game reserve investigators found his 25-year-old wife`s body. Three bullets had pierced Gail Hardeman`s head, neck and heart.
The 5-year-old tale of guns, robbery and murder has finally found its way to a courtroom.
Oddly enough the two brothers accused of killing the couple joined in the January 1981 search at their mother`s suggestion.
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Those statements will be the centerpiece of the state`s case against Cleo LeCroy, 22, during the next few days of trial. If convicted of murder, Cleo could be executed.
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Austin, Texas was unusually warm and humid for October and there was a dense fog on race morning. The worst of the fog was on the lake and the buoys were not even visible. The swim was delayed then eventually cancelled. The race moved to a time trial start with one pro starting every 30 seconds. I was number 10 and started 4:00 back of the first athlete. Matt Hanson was :60 in front of me and Chris Lieferman was :30 in front of me. I caught Matt Hanson about 11 miles into the ride then caught Chris Lieferman about 30 miles into the ride. Chris was able to stay with me for the remainder of the ride and we eventually picked up Joe Gambles as well. I was impressed with Chris's riding. I was misdirected by a volunteer right before T2, and so I came in just behind Chris and Joe, but we were all close. I made a small error in not wearing socks on the bike (for the duathlon) so my T2 was a bit slow. I was pacing the run with my HR just like coach Jesse prescribed. I was in the virtual lead of the race for a few miles but Chris Lieferman was gradually pulling away from me, and Michael Raelert was starting to catch me. I kept to the plan and kept my HR low until the last lap of the run and then let it loose. I had a negative split run and ended up posting a run 1 sec faster than Michael Raelert. Chris proved to be too fast for me and easily won the race. Matt Hanson was fast on my heels and posted the only sub 1:15 run with a smokin' 1;11. I was happy to place 2nd on the day, and finally win some prize money. The cancelled swim actually hurt me on the day. as the swim is typically a strength. This was yet again, just another step in the right direction for the season goal of Ironman Arizona.
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There were only 3 weeks between Austin and Arizona and I did this exact same double in 2012. This time however, I was totally smashed after Austin 70.3. It took me way longer to recover then I caught a cold from kids 10 days before the race. I thought I was going to be totally unaffected but it turned into a nasty chest cough the day before the race. My only major concerns going into the race revolved around my lack of run volume. I've raced plenty of Ironmans in my life so this was nothing new, but this was definitely my lowest run volume going into an Ironman. My longest run was 16 miles and I had one day were I did a 9 mile run in the morning and an 8 mile run in the afternoon for a total of 17 miles. Despite not having the run volume my race specific intensities were going well so I was happy with the quality of my running.
The swim was probably the warmest in Ironman Arizona (November) history. It was still wetsuit legal but upper 60's felt great. I started all the way on the left side of the swim and took it out hard and had clear water. After about 5 min solo, I noticed a large group to my left and merged with them. I sat in the group for a while until I noticed there was at least 1 swimmer off the front. I went to the front of the group and tried to close the gap but it was too much. I actually felt pretty terrible at this point in the swim, and slowed my pace considerably trying to let someone else do the work. Nobody came around (until Philip Graeves just before the finish). I led most of the front pack out of the water only because I wanted to minimize time to the swimmers in front. My chest cough was rough getting out of the water as it hurt to take a deep breath, but I was more focused on quick shallow breathing.
Once on my bike, I quickly went to the front of the race. Cameron Wurf passed me quickly but then I spent most of the ride in second place. I had two guys riding behind me for most of the ride until they fell off the pace at the start of the third lap when Lionel Sanders passed me for second place. My power on the bike was low, I was struggling to hold power that is normally quite easy for me. I focused instead on being efficient, using my watts to my advantage and staying as aerodynamic as possible. I had my lowest power ever at Ironman Arizona with an AP of 257 watts and an NP of 262 watts. I also had my fastest time with a 4:11 bike split. Link to my Training Peaks File here: http://tpks.ws/snJ1t This should tell you something about the conditions on the day. I was very happy to get off the bike and start running. I kept my run HR and pace very controlled. I quickly passed Cameron Wurf to put myself in 2nd place behind Lionel Sanders. It was only a few miles later that Brent McMahon passed me and I was back in third. My nutrition was totally dialed. I took one Glukos gummy every mile along with on course electrolyte drink. I did have to make a porta-potty stop about mile 10, at the TriSports aid station under the bridge. It was great to have Seton Claggett (CEO of TriSports) timing my potty break and shouting words of encouragement as I emptied my bowels. After the relief, I didn't have any cramping and felt well fueled for the marathon. . I was however starting to struggle to hold my pace and HR right about 13-14 miles into the run. My pace gradually slowed as I struggled to keep my HR reasonably high. I was soon in survival mode to get to the finish line...one mile at a time. I was close to breaking the 8 hour mark, but my pace at the end of the marathon was just a little too slow.
Bike File: http://tpks.ws/snJ1t
Run File:http://tpks.ws/7bdqy
I was nowhere near Lionel Sanders who went on to break an Ironman World Record and Brent McMahon who finished in 7:50. I crossed the line in third with an 8:02:30 for my fastest time of my career. I was a couple of minutes up on 4th, but very happy to cross the finish line on the podium at an Ironman. This is my 5th time racing Ironman Arizona and I have 5 podium finishes, 3x3rd place finishes and 2x 2nd place finishes. Each year I have posted a faster time and I am still yet to win the race. I am at least making strides in the right direction. This was a great finish to 2016 and a great way to commence 2017. I am sitting in a solid spot with Ironman Kona Qualifying Rankings and look forward to taking a journey back to the Big Island in 2017 (after some more solid racing in 2017). I am super thankful to be healthy and back racing. Cheers to family, health, and passionately pursuing what you love.
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I grew up on a small dairy farm in Central Minnesota. I now live in North Dakota and have children of my own and enjoy building toys and furniture for them. I have designed and made many farm toys for the kids and this is the combine toy I came up with. The auger swings and the heads on the front are interchangable. The bean head rolls well on carpeting. My son loves the toy. The combine in the pictures was made from red oak harvested from my parents farm in Minnesota. I just recently spent a lot of hours creating a book with patterns others can use to make theses toys. You can see more about the book at this link. just build stuff combine
-- Kurtis, North Dakota, http://justbuildstuff.com
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#1 posted 07-23-2012 06:18 AM
Welcome to LJ!! I like it, but it screams for green and yellow paint ;-)
BTW, I grew up on a small dairy farm in south western Idaho.
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#2 posted 07-23-2012 03:51 PM
Nice job ! Good to see an alternative to the endless line of plastic toys.
-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""
#3 posted 07-24-2012 12:33 AM
Thanks for the positive comments. TopamaxSurvivor I agree that sooner or later I am going to have to learn how to paint. MonteCristo, real wood toys beat plastic disposable toys any day.
-- Kurtis, North Dakota, http://justbuildstuff.com
#4 posted 07-24-2012 12:42 AM
If the paint job isn't perfect, it will still be OK and look like the real thing on the farm. ;-)
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#5 posted 07-24-2012 07:17 PM
thats pretty cool!
-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch
#6 posted 06-04-2015 12:32 PM
Nice job, Your work is beautiful.
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Hotel guests cannot live on a comfortable bed alone, so we've given our popular coffee shop menus a tasty makeover to ensure that guests get an even better food experience to add to a great night's sleep!
Earlier this year, we launched a new updated and modernised menu in the coffee shops at 15 City Lodges around the country, giving guests access to an exciting new range of both hot and cold light meals.
Introduced in 2008, the coffee shop concept has proved extremely successful within the City Lodge brand, but it was time to re-look at the menu offerings, also focusing on standardisation and consistency of product and service.
We researched both local and international trends and looked at the statistics of what types of meals our guests preferred," said Tony Balabanoff, an operations director at the City Lodge group. The group also owns and operates the Courtyard Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge brands, but coffee shops don't operate within these other three brands.
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The new menu has a strong selection of salads, gourmet open sandwiches, filled wraps, gourmet baguettes, and scrumptious paninis. From a variety of eight tasty hot meals, hotel management creates a daily menu of six delicious meals. This selection changes every six months, ranging from beef lasagne, to sweet and sour chicken with noodles, to a butter chicken curry. Yum!
To top off the new menu experience are five sweet and tempting desserts ranging from an apple crumble to a malva pudding, and the ever popular New York baked cheesecake.
The guest feedback we've had on the new menus has been great and the staff are loving the positive guest reaction. Presentation is an important part of the overall experience and we are proud of what our kitchen teams are producing," added Balabanoff.


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Before I explain the meal and in particular, how I grilled it from raw, on high, without torching it, just a bit of blog admin.
The other day I explained that I had decided to revive the Free the Animal Facebook Page. That's gone well and I'm generally limiting posts to the general evolutionary diet, fitness, health realm. At the request of a reader, I've also created a separate page to serve as an outlet for my, uh, unbounded energy: The Daily Fucktard. Take a look and follow along if you like. A good amount of stuff I post is from fans who alert me to stupid shit. As you might imagine, endless supply. I'm having fun with it.
Here's the story of my Char-Broil TRU Infrared Urban Gas Grill. A few years back I purchased one of these and was very happy with it. I basically cook everything on high, because you can't get a flame up, but you can get some flame that quickly dissipates.
But there was a design flaw. The surface was pretty impossible to clean, and what was worse was that is was in about a dozen pieces and if they came apart, nightmare.
From 30 total pieces to four
The top section for each half was 14 pieces of stainless steel, assembled via tabs & slots. Recently I was at one of the box stores and saw that they had redesigned it. Replaced those 14 pieces with a single cast iron grill surface and in addition, redesigned the single-piece lower section with larger holes and corrugation—in order to channel away the melted fat to reduce flame ups.
So I went online and found that they had the parts as a retrofit, so basically a new grill that works better than ever. Highly recommended.
Here's one of the reasons why. I'm sure that everyone has had the experience of BBQd chicken that's burnt to a crisp on the outside; cold, pink, raw and crunchy on the inside. So for years, the conventional way was to bake the chicken first for the dual-purpose of getting the inside cooked, as well as melting away some of the fat so as to reduce flame up.
So Friday I did a flex test. Cooked completely raw chicken on high the whole time.
Made some mashed potatoes too, and reduced 1/2 gallon of Kitchen Basics Unsalted Chicken Stock to this much, for 4 servings:
Deep chicken gravy
Do use the unsalted. If you don't, that much of a reduction will make it quite salty.
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Our friend Julie brought a nice salad with cheese and pecans, dressed with a home made honey dijon.
She also brought dessert, which was fresh watermelon, cubed and tossed in salt and lime juice.
Last night I fired up the Sous Vide Supreme. I'll show you what went down with that soon.


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Miami.com recently reported that St. Louis chain Pi Pizzeria (pictured) is set to open in South Beach soon, featuring an indoor/outdoor space with U-shaped bar and a menu of thin-crust, deep-dish and gluten-free options.
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Skip to comments.New York tells Con Edison to prepare in case Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant shuts down
Posted on 11/30/2012 12:21:33 PM PST by SeekAndFind
New York energy regulators told power companies in New York City to develop plans to keep the lights on in the Big Apple in case the giant Indian Point nuclear power plant, which supplies about a quarter of the city's electricity, is forced to shut down.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants the two reactors at Indian Point shut when their operating licenses expire in 2013 and 2015 in part because the nuclear plant is located in the New York metropolitan area, home to some 19 million people.
The governor has said even the most unlikely possibility of an accident is too much in the heavily populated area.
U.S. power company Entergy Corp, which owns Indian Point, says, however, the plant is safe, and the company is seeking to extend the reactors' licenses for another 20 years.
The 2,063-megawatt (MW) Indian Point plant is about 40 miles north of Manhattan along the Hudson River.
"Entergy and its employees continuously demonstrate the plants are safely operated, and is committed to safely operating this important facility for many more years to come," Entergy spokesman Jerry Nappi told Reuters Wednesday in an email.
On Tuesday, the state's energy regulator, New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC), directed New York City power company Consolidated Edison Inc to work with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop a contingency plan to address the needs that would arise in the event Indian Point shuts down.
NYPA is a state-owned power generator that supplies electricity to government customers in New York City, including schools, hospitals, government buildings, subways and commuter trains.
"We will comply with the Commission's directive to work with the New York Power Authority to develop a contingency plan addressing the needs that would arise in the event of an Indian Point shutdown,"
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.chicagotribune.com ...
LOL Where are all the green a$$holes going to get their power?
Hey Andrew, maybe you should ease up on the Anti-Fracking mumbo jumbo on the western side of the state.
Drinking birds!
Thousands of hyper scale drinking birds generating 'free' power each time they bob up/down!
With only a few minor technical problems to solve 'free' power day and night!
Vermont tried to shut down Vermont Yankee, but failed.
"Get ready to freeze in the dark, New York voters, when the idiot environazi/Rat cabal that you sent to Albany and DC arbitrarily shuts down almost 30% of your electrical capacity. Elections have consequences, dopes."
They'll blame the rate increases on greedy corporations and Republicans. This plant is about 15 miles NE of me, never had a problem with it. There are however some hysterical types over in NY who live near it and think it's going to blow up or something, and that it's causing cancer.
New Yuckers.......you can live in the dark.
Your analysis is excellent. But facts make no difference to True Believers. Using its successful tool of incrementalism, the hard Left (which counts Cuomo as a member) will create a power shortage, increase prices astronomically and get away with blaming it on "Republican greed and obstructionism." Just wait and watch.
The nukes in general are the safest power plants because of all the redundant safeguards. They are built for overkill. Fukishima OTOH disregarded recommended & required GE bulletins. Fukishima and Chernobyl are the exceptions because they didn't follow protocol.
Cuomo actually has a moment of sanity. I never thought that I would see the day.
This is a dangerous situation and they need to shut that nuclear power plant down immediately, not wait for two years. another storm, earthquake, freak accident, global warming and NY will be toast, literally. and cuomo will be responsible. he knew it was dangerous and he let it continue anyway.
Obama is blocking coal genrated power plants and shutting them down.
I believe that this is a winnning plan for the Democrats. Supoort them on this. Build windmills (watch the fun)
The big question is this — WHAT DO THEY REPLACE INDIAN POINT WITH ?
Well, silly, the smart liberals have some double secret alternative energy supply they've been waiting to spring on their globe. Algore only needs global energy taxes and a carbon trading scheme to fund his alternative energy invention.
I'm sure the socialists will fix any shortages they cause. : (
Same here in CT. I have friend who live within a few miles of Millstone and doesn't care. However some people think it will turn into a mushroom cloud any second now.
I once swam off a beach withing sight of Millstone. Strangely, no effects or three eyed fish spotted.
Is there even a possibility of a 9.2 earthquake at Indian Point?
Yes. http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~sykes/pages/EqCatNYC-Phil.html
It will happen. Someday. It has happened in the past. The Ramapo fault is active, just had minor trembler in mid-November.
This is the situation, with a single change in Federal law, the Indian Point Plant will not gain reapproval, all that is needed is a change in one regulation regarding fault lines:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission only considers the threat of earthquakes or terrorism during initial licensing hearings and does not revisit the issue during relicensing.
ConEd cut corners building the plant, specifically cut corners in earthquake resistance superstructures. To save a buck. Back in the design phase in 1960's.
>> Meanwhile Shoreham lies gathering moss and rust..
A craphole project wrought with break-n-patch construction activity.
Oh, but Maine is so much smarter.
They didn't fail, and now we have among the most expensive power rates in the US.
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Motivated by concern for the health of American troops, members of Congress have proposed solving a hypothetical military problem with a real medical mistake. Their provision to allow the military to approve use of drugs and devices, bypassing the pros at the Food and Drug Administration, would open a loophole in federal drug-approval laws that practically invites unintended consequences. It could even backfire, by turning the service members it's meant to protect into unwilling test subjects for unapproved products.
The provision, tucked into a massive defense bill, is designed to address a worry that the Pentagon might not be able to get quick access to needed drugs or medical devices. Supporters cite an example: freeze-dried plasma, which is used to treat battlefield injuries. It's easily portable, making it possible to bring into combat conditions. The Pentagon currently gets its plasma from a French company, but would prefer to buy domestically. The French company also provides the plasma in glass bottles, while the military would rather buy it in lighter blood bags. An American manufacturer that meets the Pentagon's criteria has been slow to win FDA approval.
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Could unwarranted delays hypothetically still happen? Perhaps. But in evaluating this legislation, hypothetical scenarios cut both ways. If Congress creates this loophole, it's reasonable to expect drug makers to want to use it, and to lobby the Pentagon to approve drugs of unproven safety or effectiveness. As one former Air Force officer put it to STAT News, the Globe's sister news organization, "How do we want to perceive our troops — as lions or guinea pigs?" It would take an exceptional crisis to justify bypassing the FDA's expertise, and the Pentagon and its Congressional allies just haven't demonstrated the need.


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By Jess Bidgood
Mar. 9, 2011
BOSTON — The media world is reeling after news of NPR CEO Vivian Schiller's hasty exit from her post.
|NPR CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday. (AP)
Schiller's resignation, announced this morning, follows Tuesday's news that NPR development executive Ron Schiller was secretly video-taped by conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe, making disparaging comments about the Tea Party and the Republican party. It also comes against a backdrop of Congressional debate over whether to continue to provide funds to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR and PBS member stations across the country (including WGBH).
In January, NPR's senior vice president for news, Ellen Weiss, stepped down on the heels of a review saying she had mishandled the dismissal of NPR news analyst Juan Williams, who was fired from NPR last fall after making comments NPR said were disrespectful to Muslims on FOX News.
Whew. You got all that?
We asked several media experts to join us on The Emily Rooney Show to give us their take on this chain of events. Jay Rosen, professor of journalism at NYU; Al Thompkins, a senior faculty member at the Poynter Institute; and TIME media writer James Poniewozik offered their analysis.
On Schiller's Tenure At NPR
Al Tompkins:
"She brought some great things to the NPR. I would say the single best thing that she brought was a real awareness of multimedia. The online site, the interactivity of NPR is so much better than it was when she got there two years ago. I mean, it's really dramatic. And she would have to be credited with bringing that awareness and that wonderful delivery online."
On Schiller's Exit
Jay Rosen:
"I think it was an act of cowardice by the board of NPR. I think they don't recognize that the people who did this to them want NPR destroyed, just as they want to destroy the rest of the mainstream news media. And that they are going to invite more surreptitious attacks and tricks like this. And that they failed to stand up for a visionary leader at a dangerous time in their history.
"People within NPR, devoted as they are to professional detachment and what I call the view from nowhere, fail to understand that they actually have political enemies in this culture. And they just allowed their political enemies to win. And that's why I think it's a dark day for NPR."
Al Tompkins:
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"The fact of the matter is this: NPR relies principally on donations from the public and good will of the public, and anything that gets in the way of that is troublesome. NPR is fighting to keep federal funding... and if (Schiller) is battling for her name, it makes it more difficult for the larger organization to do the work that it needs to do.
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Since the conclusion of CTO's 2017 Annual Meeting, Wintergreen has undertaken several proactive steps in an attempt to work with CTO's management, both publicly and privately, to maximize the value of CTO's shares for the benefit of all shareholders. Wintergreen's efforts have repeatedly been thwarted by CTO's management and Board. In fact, CTO's latest proxy filing has attempted to distract shareholders from the core issues regarding the company's future, performance and its egregious proposal for executive pay and bonuses. We are greatly disappointed that the Board has elected to focus on rhetoric rather than real solutions and actions that are in the best interest of all shareholders.
Wintergreen's intentions are forthright and the majority of shareholder-friendly changes that the Company has made since 2011 were proposed and supported by Wintergreen.
In June 2017, representatives of the Company and Wintergreen met privately in New York where Wintergreen and CTO discussed the inappropriate tenor of CTO's proxy campaign leading up to the 2017 Annual Meeting. Wintergreen demanded that CTO review and correct statements that it had made about Wintergreen, and the Company agreed to continue discussions regarding this request. Wintergreen also asked the Company to take several immediate steps to help narrow the discount between net asset value and share price. As a result, CTO finally began publishing a NAV estimate in its quarterly presentations, which helps to highlight the material gap between the share price and NAV. Unfortunately, other steps that Wintergreen suggested, such as accelerating the share repurchase program, or tendering for stock, when shares are trading at a material discount to NAV, have not been enacted by CTO to a degree that is acceptable to Wintergreen. In fact, in Q4 2017, the Company effectively abandoned the repurchase program due to a modest rise in stock price, while the material discount to NAV remained.
Following that June 2017 meeting, Laura Franklin, the recently appointed chairman of the Company's board of directors, and Wintergreen's Liz Cohernour, exchanged several emails and jointly drafted a press release that would be issued by both firms. An email from Laura Franklin on August 19, 2017 stated "You will note the statement from John in the third paragraph is the one we agreed on from the July 24th version.", which was in reference to this quote (emphasis added): "John Albright, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, added "I personally regret and apologize to Wintergreen and our other shareholders for the tone of the recent proxy contest. We recognize the positive impact that Wintergreen's actions have had for the Company and we look forward to working together constructively for the betterment of all CTO shareholders."
CTO then reversed course and reneged on the release of the press release. It was only at this point that Wintergreen felt compelled to submit the Wintergreen Proposal to maximize value for all shareholders and to nominate three director candidates, for consideration at the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting. Wintergreen tried to work with the Company, but CTO rebuffed our efforts which we believe has led to this proxy context.
Throughout the 2017 proxy solicitation and leading up to the 2018 annual meeting, CTO repeatedly stated that the Company was interested in "having the Company repurchase, at an appropriate price, all or a significant portion of the CTO shares held by the Fund and the other investment vehicles managed by Wintergreen Advisers."
Early in 2018, in an effort to eliminate the need for another expensive proxy contest, Wintergreen reached out to CTO to request that the Company make a written offer in response to CTO's repeated written statements on the topic. Representatives of CTO made an initial below market offer, to which representatives of Wintergreen responded with a counter-offer that represented the average of CTO's stated NAV range, and CTO failed to continue any negotiations. Instead, CTO chose to use Wintergreen's good faith efforts to work with the Company against Wintergreen. We believe CTO's recent investor presentation dated April 9, 2018 mischaracterizes these conversations, and that the presentation is misleading at best and flat out untruthful and deceptive at worst.
There are clear and valid reasons why Wintergreen has submitted its shareholder proposal for CTO to evaluate all options to reduce the discount between share price and NAV to maximize value for shareholders, and nominated director candidates. CTO's latest proxy omits the Company's intention to convert the Company to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), but the Company made clear in its 2017 Annual Report and Investor Letter (note 1) that they are working toward a REIT conversion. In the letter, CTO states:
"As discussed over the years, we have been studying the benefits of converting to a REIT…our Company should be ready for this potential conversion by the end of 2019….Obviously, if you want to know what the actual tax consequences…would be to you – contact your tax advisor." (note 2)
Wintergreen is concerned that a REIT conversion at the end of 2019 could have significant negative tax consequences for all shareholders of CTO. CTO would face significant hurdles to an effective REIT conversion, including recent changes in the Federal Tax Code, which reduce the corporate tax rate to 21%, and the rising interest rate environment. When these macro factors are combined with the Company's small size and the impact that the proposed potential large increases in executive compensation and equity issuance would have on the income that the company has to distribute, it raises serious questions about the benefits of a REIT conversion.
Wintergreen believes its proposal would benefit all shareholders by reducing the discount between NAV and share price by evaluating all options for the Company. CTO said in its proxy statement that it has benefited from the increased interest in the Daytona real estate market, which confirms our stance that there is no better time to evaluate all options for the Company. The fact that CTO refuses to support our shareholder-friendly proposal, and indicates that if passed, it will take steps to minimize the potential distraction to management while it is being implemented (note 3), raises serious concerns about the true interests of the Board.
CTO's current Board has failed to make a good faith effort to work with Wintergreen. If CTO had simply worked with its 27.8% beneficial owner to grant it non-control representation on the Board, there would be no need for a proxy contest or the associated expenses. Wintergreen, as the largest investor in the company, would then have the ability to work with management and Board constructively for the benefit of all shareholders, just as we have done with numerous other portfolio companies, some of which are many times larger than CTO.
The Company's ongoing reference of current directors Howard Serkin and Thomas Warlow as Wintergreen directors, is misleading. Wintergreen has not voted for these board members in years and has never had a business or personal relationship with either person. Additionally, the appointment of Chris Haga, as an "investor representative" is preposterous to us. His firm has been a trader in CTO's stock since its initial investment and currently holds less than half of what it owned six years ago.
The three Wintergreen nominees, Liz Cohernour, Evan Ho, and David Winters will ensure that the Company evaluates all options for maximizing value. Wintergreen's actions have accrued to the benefit of all shareholders for over 12 years. Unlike CEO John Albright, who sold every share awarded to him last year under the company's already generous equity plan, Wintergreen remains a long term investor; Wintergreen has not sold a single share.
We believe employees that are eligible for CTO's equity incentive plan should have identified metrics and performance criteria. These criteria should be reviewed in light of market conditions and shareholder returns, and compared against similarly sized and structured entities in the same sector. CTO changes its cash compensation criteria year after year, arbitrarily cherry picks a peer group (in our view, to suit its own needs), and changes the compensation advisory firm for unknown reasons. We believe the proposed equity bonus plan (as provided to investors as Appendix B to the CTO 2018 Proxy Statement) is even more problematic, demanding no disclosed criteria for performance and providing that (emphasis added):
"the [Compensation] Committee may from time to time issue unrestricted Shares to Grantees, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine." (note 4)
It is interesting to note that the forty pages in the 2018 CTO Proxy Statement describing the Election of Directors (pages 14-54) gives no indication of the potential hefty raise that would be allowed to award themselves. From our perspective, it is egregious for a board to hide in the fine print their request for authority to increase their own compensation four- to five-times higher to as much as $300,000 per year. We believe the Board is seeking approval for massive pay increases before a potential conversion to a REIT, which the CTO states it "should be ready for…by the end of 2019." (note 5)
Wintergreen's directors will work to ensure that management and Board compensation at CTO is fairly constructed with true metrics. We find the removal (and, in our view, lack of proper disclosure) of these metrics in the 2018 proxy to be a further example of the disregard for shareholder value with the current Board. As long-term shareholders may recall, it was only recently that the Company's compensation committee issued an excessive quantity of shares to CEO John Albright, in violation of plan maximums that resulted in the Company losing the tax benefit of the plan and forcing Mr. Albright to return excess shares. It was only in 2014 where the Company added 240,000 shares to the Equity Incentive plan, which was planned to last through plan expiration in 2020, but instead only have less than 4,000 shares remaining. CTO has a demonstrated history of rapidly expending approved shares.
We believe the current structure of CTO's executive compensation plan does not properly align executive pay with shareholder returns. The current compensation structure awards management both for the sale of low basis land in a bull market, and again for closing the same land sales. For example, according to the Company's proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 12, 2018, 40% of the available cash incentive payout will be determined based on land transaction activity, which will be allocated 10% to the entrance into new land sale contracts and 30% will be allocated to actual gross proceeds received upon the closing of the same land sale. As a result, for one single land transaction, management will be rewarded for entering into the contract and for the closing of the sale. Wintergreen believes that a properly designed compensation plan would compel management to work expeditiously to narrow the discount between NAV and the Company's share price – this would ensure that management's compensation was properly aligned with shareholder returns.
The Company appears to acknowledge the shortcoming of their compensation plan design by stating (emphasis added):
"While land transactions under contract is a key step in the process of monetizing our portfolio of undeveloped land, this metric is weighted only 10% in recognition of the fact that little to no benefit has been realized by the Company or its shareholders simply as a result of a new contract having been signed." (note 6)
Wintergreen believes that if a factor has little or no realized benefit for shareholders, it should be removed as a factor for bonus criteria. We believe that shareholders have the right to expect an executive compensation policy that is transparent, accountable and aligned with our best interests.
CTO's continued refusal to meaningfully address the real issues at CTO – compensation with flawed bonus factors and no appropriate metrics, the REIT conversion, and the continued material discount to NAV - raise red flags for all shareholders. Furthermore, shareholders should be asking why the company is paying for overpriced advisors with the mandate of protecting management and the incumbent Board.
Now is the time to seriously evaluate all options to maximize value for the Company, and Wintergreen's proposal and candidates will do exactly that – as the largest shareholder, our interests are directly aligned with all shareholders.
Please visit http://www.EnhanceCTO.com regularly for the latest information about this proxy solicitation.
If you have any questions, please call Morrow Sodali LLC at
(203) 658‐9400 or toll-free at 800‐662‐5200.
|Liz Cohernour
|David Winters
|Chief Operating Officer
|Chief Executive Officer
|Wintergreen Advisers, LLC
|Wintergreen Advisers, LLC
In accordance with Rule 14a-12(a)(1)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the following persons are, or may be deemed to be, participants in any such proxy solicitation: Wintergreen Partners Fund, LP, Wintergreen Partners Offshore Master Fund, Ltd., Wintergreen Advisers, LLC, David J. Winters, Elizabeth N. Cohernour and Evan H. Ho. Certain of the participants hold direct or indirect interests in securities of the Company as follows: Wintergreen Partners Fund, LP beneficially owns 294,100 shares of common stock, Wintergreen Partners Offshore Master Fund, Ltd. beneficially owns 26,641 shares common stock, Wintergreen Advisers, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 1,553,075 shares of common stock, David J. Winters, Wintergreen Advisers, LLC's principal, may be deemed to beneficially own 1,553,075 shares of common stock. Additionally, each of David J. Winters, Elizabeth N. Cohernour and Evan H. Ho has an interest in being nominated and elected as a director of the Company. Additional information regarding the participants' ownership of Shares will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials filed with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the participants.
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Note 1 - 2017 CTO Annual Report and Letter, Pages 4 and 5
Note 2 - 2017 CTO Annual Report and Letter, Page 5
Note 3 - "control the cost of professional advisors, the distraction to management, and the potential disruption to transactions under contract." CTO 2018 Proxy, page 69
Note 4 - 2018 CTO Proxy Statement, Page 86, item 9
Note 5 - 2017 CTO Annual Report and Letter, Page 5
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