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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/opinion/05tue3.html?src=recg
Every day, a bat eats much of its body weight in insects, many of
them harmful to crops. A group of scientists led by Thomas Kunz at Boston
University calculated how much more money cotton farmers in one region of Texas
would spend on pesticides if bats weren’t present.... mehr

Brad <<Brad>>
writes:
Team Raven is pleased to announce the release of Whoosh!Wheels 2.0
for aluminum airfoil base tubes. Following in the footsteps of our original
version of this popular product, Whoosh!Wheels 2.0 are updated for the 2011
flying season.
We started selling our original Whoosh!Wheels 1.0 in 2003, and we’ve... mehr

Ryan Voight and Paul Voight at <<flyhigh>>
writes:
(The "ingredients list")500-300 ft:1) Identify L.Z. , choose target
2) MAKE A PLAN! Decide pattern you intend to utilize
3) Monitor wind direction via multiple indicators
4) Scan for obstacles, hazards, slope, power lines, people, etc
5) Continuously check for other... mehr

http://ozreport.com/15.016#0Campbell Bowen has them on his Litespeed 5. I just saw Lauren Tjaden spend most
of the afternoon putting them on her Litespeed. She ran into one problem after
another getting them to fit. Getting them to fit on the outside of the VG
bracket was one of the many difficulties. Campbell has them on the inside. mehr

The winds were forecasted to be out of the south southeast,
meeting requirement number one.

The lift was looking good:

The height of the lift was high:

And cloud base was high, but below the height of the lift, indicating cu's:

And, like when Jonny and
Dustin went there was an approaching cold front that was actually a lot
closer than the... mehr

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Climate-Change-Book.html
Climate Change: Science and Solutions for AustraliaThis publication provides the latest scientific knowledge on a series of climate
change topics relevant to Australia and the world. It draws on peer-reviewed
literature contributed to by thousands of researchers. Available as a free
eBook. mehr

Mark Dowsett <<mark>>
writes:
Another GroupOn....Sold Out!
...in half the time. We were tempted on increasing the limit but figured this
will keep us busy for most of the year and we need to leave some time to
actually teach the existing students we have and convert these new leads to
certified pilots!... mehr

http://www.facebook.com/AtoutVents
Atout Vent and Cloud Base Foundation are happy to announce that
they will be working together in order to raise funds for kids in needs during
Fly Morocco 2011. mehr

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNGmDaHu5vY&hd=1
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The open distance contest before the pre-Worlds at Forbes in
December 2011
There will be an open distance cross country contest at Forbes
before the pre-Worlds. It will start December 28th, 2011 and run through the 3rd
of January, 2011. Three days will count. I'll let you know the rules when they
are available. I assume that it will be... mehr

International economics - the price of heading to Australia for the
pre-Worlds and Worlds
International economics - the price of heading to Australia for
the pre-Worlds and Worlds

http://www.smh.com.au/business/unstoppable-dollar-on-course-for-us105-20110327-1cbyc.html
A ROCKETING Australian dollar could hit close to .05 next
month, with... mehr

Kari Castle <<kari>>
writes:
2011 Ghana Paragliding Festival: http://www.ghanaparagliding.com/index.html
I'm teaming up with a special group of international tandem pilots along with the Cloudbase Foundation to support this event. We will be flying the local children in the village tandem. They would most likely never have an... mehr

It's been wet and windy here in central Florida with widespread
destruction and power outages. We were on our built in 5 KW generator for four
hours this morning. The Wi-Fi was down at the Quest club house with the power
out. Tim Ettridge went over to Sun 'n Fun (no Sun or Fun today) where there was
carnage. Jim Lee and his Phoenix emerged... mehr

This is the last day of our yearly March fund raiser. Scare and I wish to thank
all those of you who have contributed and subscribed to the Oz Report this month
and this year (as well as all those who have supported us in the past). We know
that there are lots of good causes in the world and lots of demands for payment
for services... mehr

I spoke with Matt Taber at the Wills Wing Demo Days last week. I
had thought that Matt's school was one that didn't need additional marketing, as
he already had a billboard on interstate 75 near Atlanta. But he told me that he
used Groupon twice and that he was making good money from the training hill and
tandem package that he sold at a... mehr

We have a good feeling about the town of Richfield, Utah, because
last September we stopped there after driving north from Casa Grande after the
Santa Cruz Flats Race, when our diesel fuel line developed a crack and leaked
diesel all over the engine and the driveway of the Days Inn. We left two days
later with our new to us 2008 Dodge RAM... mehr

Mary Ellen Fennessey <<Derby60>> sends:
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/business/29cotton.html
“There’s a lot more money to be made in cotton right now,” said
Ramon Vela, a farmer here in the Texas Panhandle, as he stood in a field where
he grew wheat last year, its stubble now plowed under to make way for cotton.
Around the first week of May, Mr. Vela, 37, will... mehr