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Mameshiba on the Loose is the tale of the adventures of a group of beans with tiny dog faces - yes that's right, BEAN DOGS. Bean dogs that love trivia. The book is illustrated by Jorge Monlongo, with scripts by me.
Super Animal Adventure Squad is about the adventures of the world's most elite team of anthropomorphic secret agents, as they thwart evil scientists, battle pirates and eat lots of cake. It is released on the 6th of October 2011 and is completely drawn and written by me. All of it! There is also a facebook page for it here
If you like Beaver and Steve I am pretty sure you will find these books exceedingly enjoyable, so please check them out! (these links will take you to the amazon UK website, but they are also available from many other retailers and will hopefully be in shops too!)
Please note, the woodcutter is a trained expert. Please do not attempt to simultaneously shrug and swing an axe without an adult present. I know it's only November, but judging from shop windows Christmas is nearly upon us, and I thought I'd get in on the holiday spirit (ie shameless commercialism) by releasing a couple of shirt designs. I'm going to be sending the designs to the printer today, and fingers crosssed they won't take too long, but I have a nasty feeling I've left it too late to ship to anywhere outside the US inside for christmas. Sad face. If this changes I'll let you know, but atleast those of you lucky enough to live in the US will hopefully be able to find the brand new designs in your stockings this year. More details to come next week, but you can have a sneak preview of the designs here. For those outside the US there are still lots of Beaver and Steve presents you can get (and who in their right mind wouldn't want a Beaver and Steve present?). There are plenty of books left still in stock, and there are still a few Beaver and Steve t-shirts available too - just make sure you order before the end of the month to guarantee delivery before the big day. And in case you're thinking to yourself 'but what if I don't look awesome in these shirts?' I have evidence to the contrary, supplied by the wonderful Jen and Clement. My case rests.
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NorthBay Healthcare employees and members of the public answered the call on Monday and Tuesday this week of three moms eager to replenish the blood supply after their children needed special support. Phlebotomy technicians Dana Aleman and Leticia DeGracia, and critical care nurse Elizabeth Gladney all have children who contracted Kawasaki disease in the last two years, and all three needed treatments of intravenous immunoglobulin, a blood product that requires 1,000 donors to make a single dose. Now these NorthBay moms want to give back, so they joined forces with Katie Lydon, clinical manager for Women's and Children's Services and Rowena Vince Cruz, a clinical lab scientist at NorthBay Medical Center to plan this week's events. One hundred and ten units were collected at drives on Monday. Employees were encouraged to visit one of the two Bloodmobiles in the parking lot at NorthBay Medical Center, while the public was encouraged to go to Solano Town Center's parking lot, right across the street, and give a donation. A number of donors said Monday they just saw the signs and pulled over. The effort continued on Tuesday at the VacaValley Health Plaza, where more than 50 had pre-registered for a scheduled appointment. The three moms shared their stories in FYI (Oct. 2 issue) as well as with local media. Part of their mission is also to educate the public about Kawasaki disease, a rare disease that causes inflammation of blood vessels in children, mostly under the age of 5. It starts out looking like the flu, and is impossible to accurately diagnose until Day 5. It can prove fatal or leave a child with permanent coronary artery damage if not caught in time. Fortunately, in all three cases, diagnosis came within the first 10 days.
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER By virtue of the power of sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt by ROBIN T LATAWIECA/K/A ROBIN LATAWIEC to Bank of America, N.A., dated March 25, 2004 and filed for record April 2, 2004 in Deed Book 7349, Page 269, As supplemented by that certain Scriveners Affidavit, filed October 26, 2012 in Deed Book 10723, Page 221, Muscogee County, Georgia records, and securing a Note in the original principal amount of $40,000.00; last transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2004-5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-5 by Assignment, filed for record in Deed Book 10058, Page 160, Muscogee County, Georgia records, there will be sold at a public outcry for cash to the highest bidder before the Courthouse door of Muscogee County, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Wednesday in January, 2013, by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2004-5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-5 as Attorney-in-Fact for ROBIN T LATAWIECA/K/A ROBIN LATAWIEC the following property to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Muscogee County, Georgia, and being known and designated as PART OF LOTS NUMBERED EIGHT (8) and NINE (9), in BLOCK NUMBERED EIGHT (8) of the SHARPE & HORNE SUBDIVISION OF NORTH HIGHLAND PARK, a map or plat of which said subdivision is recorded in Deed Book 1, Page 454, of the records in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, and contained within the following metes and bounds to wit: COMMENCING at an iron on the west side of Third Avenue 188 feet, more or less, south of the southwest corner of the intersection of Third Avenue and Forty-Third Street; thence westerly a distance of 176 feet to an iron; thence South a distance of 42 feet to an iron; thence easterly a distance of 176 feet to an iron on the West side of Third Avenue; thence northerly along the west side of Third Avenue a distance of 42 feet to the point of beginning. The foregoing land is designated as Parcel "8" on that certain map or plat recorded in Plat Book 3, Folio 54, aforesaid records. Situated upon said property is dwelling numbered 4239 Third Avenue, according to the present system of numbering houses in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. This conveyance is hereby made subject to any and all zoning ordinances, restrictions, easements and restrictive covenants of record or in actual existence upon the above described property The above described property is also known as
The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney's fees, if applicable. The property will be sold as the property of the aforesaid grantor subject to the following: all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way, security deeds, or encumbrances of record; all valid zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property or by any inspection of the property; all outstanding taxes, assessments, unpaid bills, charges, and expenses that are a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, the name, address and telephone number of the individual or entity who shall have the full authority to negotiate, amend or modify all terms of the above described mortgage is as follows: Bank of America, N.A. Home Loan Assistance Dept 7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 1-800-669-6650 The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require Bank of America, N.A. to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2004-5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-5 as Attorney-in-Fact for ROBIN T LATAWIECA/K/A ROBIN LATAWIEC SHUPING, MORSE & ROSS, L.L.P. By: S. Andrew Shuping, Jr. 6259 Riverdale Road, Suite 100 Riverdale, GA 30274 770-991-0000 THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Publication dates: 12/04/2012, 12/11/2012, 12/18/2012, 12/25/2012. Pub:Nov.6,13,20&27,2012(2493139)
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Weston Municipal Utilities has been responding to numerous water service freeze-ups this winter. As late as noon on Friday, February 14, the Utility had caught up with the handful of freeze-ups reported for the day. Between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. on Friday another 5 freeze-ups were reported. The freeze-ups have expanded into widespread areas of the service area in the Village of Weston and Village of Rothschild.
The extended, extreme cold weather has pushed frost depths to between 6 and 7 feet in paved areas where snow has been removed. This is very near the depth of water mains and water service laterals and is the likely cause of the freeze ups that have occurred and would be likely to occur without this action. The ground remains frozen well after the air temperature warms. It may be necessary to keep water running well into spring.
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In 2013, a year deprived of any major international sporting events, drama is set to play a key part in ITV's schedules, with a string of new commissions being revealed to advertisers and agencies.
ITV hopes to make a splash with 60 new commissions
At the broadcaster's annual Upfronts last week (15 November), it was revealed that ITV favourites Downton Abbey and Doc Martin will be joined by the likes of Mr Selfridge, the story of a man with a mission to make shopping as thrilling as sex, and Life of Crime about a risk-taking and impulsive rookie policewoman.
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant was also present with his co-star Olivia Colman to talk about their new drama, Broadchurch, a local detective story about a murder of a boy.
Also included among ITV's more than 60 new commissions for 2013 is The Job Lot, a sitcom set in a West Midlands Job Centre; The Big Reunion, featuring pop acts Atomic Kitten, 5IVE, B*Witched, Liberty X, Honeyz and 911 being re-united for a show; and Splash, a series featuring Olympic Bronze medallist Tom Daley teaching celebrities to dive.
ITV's director of television, Peter Fincham, admitted 2012 had been "a very unusual and challenging year" for the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster, with the BBC commanding viewers with coverage of the Jubilee and Olympics.
He stressed it had been a "very creative year", despite the challenging conditions, before discussing some of the programmes set to air in the new year.
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Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Brian Heid spoke to Carle Place Middle School students recently about Internet safety for teenagers. His presentation included discussions on cyberbullying, social networking, hacking, online predators, sexting, information security and more. Heid, who has prosecuted criminals in Nassau County as part of the technology crime unit, is also a special assistant U.S. attorney who has worked to convict cyber criminals on a federal level.
"The fence line that separates what you do at home and school does not exist for this generation," said Heid. "Anything between two or more people can become public at any time."
Throughout his presentation, Heid provided students with facts and statistics to support his statements. He also cited sources and showed clips of news stories from the recent past as examples of how a seemingly simple situation can evolve into something more serious.
"One of the dangers of cyberbullying is that it can, and often does, turn into face-to-face confrontation," said Heid, who then detailed the repercussions of cyberbullying. Additionally, Heid outlined the rights to privacy that every individual has and how to properly handle a situation in which those rights have been violated. He urged students to confide in a parent or other trustworthy adult about situations that jeopardize someone's integrity and safety.
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Once upon a time there was an American named Tommy (David Duchovny) who moved to Paris as a teen and grew up to be an artist. He married the lovely Coralie (Magali Amadei), with whom he had a lovely son Odell (Harold Cartier). And on Odells 13th birthday, he returned home very, very late to find his wife very, very upset with him. Why is he so late? Tommy, as emotionally shaken as a pet rock, replies that its because hes an American who grew up in Greenwich Village. Quest-ce que vous dites?
Good question. Duchovnys cloyingly mawkish writing/directing debut, House of D, isnt a fairy tale per se, but youll feel like youve been whisked away to the land of make-believe. Before youve had a chance to ponder how and why the gorgeous Coralie not only married but reproduced with the emotionally arrested Tommy, voice-over brings everything back to a picturesque Greenwich Village 1973, when Tommy was but a 13-year-old himself (played by the game Anton Yelchin) attending a private boys school and living with his emotionally fraught mom (Téa Leoni), still devastated by Tommys fathers death. His best friend is the mentally retarded 41-year-old Pappass (Robin Williams, Patch Adamsly chewing scenery), with whom Tommy delivers meat for the neighborhood French butcher. Tommy is a precocious, good-natured kid, distracting his mom from her nightly cries, the kind soul countering Pappass abusive, alcoholic father, and the class smart-aleck, cutting up in French and ethics class, taught by schoolmaster the Rev. Duncan (a marv Frank Langella, who lately approaches Martin Landau levels of polishing script turds into screen diamonds). Pappass and Tommy hide their delivery money in a box buried next to the Womens House of Detentionthe titular House of Dwhere Tommy talks up to African-American inmate Lady (Erykah Badu), who offers him life lessons.
And once everything starts to feel entirely too Jim Carroll on happy pills, an uptown cutie, a stolen bike, and a sedative overdose conspire to send Tommy fleeing to Paris and a contrived ending you see coming and disbelieve once it arrives. The flick isnt horrible, its merely the sort of crowd-pleasing, maudlin nostalgia Americans usually tolerate only from Europeans (Cinema Paradiso, etc.). Its wide-eyed earnestness pushes everything into the unbelievable, and while any skepticism crashes House of Ds heart-sleeve house of cards, dont be surprised if everyone else in the theater treats it like another big, fat Greek bitch.


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BOSTON — Several days after the Boston Marathon bombing, Gov. Deval Patrick received a call in the pre-dawn hours from a top aide telling him that police officers outside the city had just engaged in a ferocious gun battle with the two men suspected of setting the bombs and that one was dead and the other had fled.Within hours, Patrick shut down the region's public transportation system and made an extraordinary request of more than 1 million greater Boston residents:
Much like the modern Boston Marathon, at its beginnings, the fledgling "American Marathon" was a race for the common man.
HOPKINTON – The massive Massachusetts State Police mobile incident command center played a pivotal role in the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev last year.
A robotic submarine looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is expected to finish searching a patch of the Indian Ocean seabed within a week after so far coming up empty, and the search area may be expanded after that, officials said Saturday.
For more Dave Granlund cartoons, visit metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons. For more Boston Marathon information, visit wickedlocal.com/news/boston-marathon.
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Nov/30/07 02:27
My last post referred to how good music sounds through headphones with the SRS iWOW iTunes plugin. Well, a large part of that has to do with exactly which headphones I have hooked up to my computer. I've tried a lot of high-end headphones over the last couple of years, including
Shure e4c headphones
(they gave me an ear infection because they irritated my middle ear) and these great
Sony studio monitor headphones.
I used those for monitoring audio on my shoots, and they sound great. Unfortunately, they don't cancel outside noise very well on airplanes.
Bose makes the most popular noise-cancelling headphones, but I think they're the most popular only because Bose has a great marketing department. The sound coming out of those headphones ain't worth $20, let alone the $299 list price for them. They sound muddy and hollow. No thanks!
I read a review of noise-cancelling headphones and found these:
Audio Technica ATH-ANC7 Noise-Cancelling Headphones.
I love them! Audio-Technica is a very high-end company out of Japan that employs a bunch of audiophile freak engineers. Their products are generally made for professional musicians in a studio setting. One of those engineers must have put on a pair of the Bose headphones and thought, "They're charging how much for these pieces of crap?!" and got to work on making noise-cancelling headphones that sound phenomenal!
My only complaint? They're pretty sensitive to interference from cell phones. These headphones seem to be primarily intended for use on planes (they don't filter out high frequencies very well), where cell phones can't be used. The noise cancellation is designed to filter out low-freuquency consistent sounds (like you hear on a plane). I will have to say, though that they make working in my home office, with two girls and a baby girl running around rambunctiously, a much saner environment. I can focus a lot better and keep a train of thought. Sometimes I don't even listen to music through them. I just put them on, turn them on and enjoy the silence.
SRS iWOW for iTunes
Nov/30/07 02:04
A while ago MacUpdate put together a bundle of Mac software. Being a compulsive buyer, I bought it. I can't remember which program got me excited about the bundle, but I came away with a lot of software I'm really enjoying. The program I'm enjoying most, however, is called SRS iWOW for iTunes. It's a sound enhancement plugin for iTunes that makes the laptop speakers on my MacBook Pro sound roughly 6.73 times better than they did before. The plugin also includes presets for listening to headphones or for when your computer is hooked up to your stereo at home. It doesn't work over AirPort Express (damn!) but the effect it has to music playing out of your laptop speakers or headphones still makes it worth the purchase price of $19.99 SO worth it. I think they even have a PC version (like you care!).
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Welcome to the premiere edition of Jeremy's Web Filter. I spend an inordinate amount of time reading articles on the internet. You don't have enough time to do that. So, I thought I'd start sharing all my favorite articles/videos from the week in one big post every Sunday. This should cut down on the number of emails my friends and family get that say "Check this out!" in the subject. And now, for your enjoyment, the links:
Top 10 Thanksgiving Myths
7 Habits of Highly Innovative People
Derren Brown (my favorite magician) teaching us that our brains may not work as well as we thought.
Welcome to the Police State, kids!
You call that health food? Fat-free often means sugar-full.
How to pursue your dreams in the face of naysayers.
What Makes Us Moral
How TV Ruined Three Generations
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I scour the internet for food for my brain every day. I come across all kinds of interesting articles, pictures and videos. I email them to friends and family and many of them enjoy the links, so I've decided to start posting my favorite links from the week every Sunday. They'll cover a broad assortment of topics because my interests are far-reaching, but there will also be common themes because I get obsessed about certain topics. I'll include a little blurb about each link so you won't just be clicking randomly. I hope you enjoy this feature. I think I'm going to enjoy sharing my interests with you. First edition will be this Sunday!
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State of Utah revives plans to allow firing squad executionsAnd that's just for dropping litter in public
Obama pardons 5m illegalsHuge flock of Mexican turkeys now safe and secure ahead of annual Thanksgiving dinner cull
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House GOP sues President for overstepping with ObamaScareThe former Scare-in-the-Community Organiser turned US President is being trawled over hot coals in the DC courts
Bill Cosby Victims Coming Forward at Rate of One Every 15 MinutesAs the number of Bill Cosby assault victims rise, it is now estimated to be at the rate of one victim coming forward every 15 minutes and rising. "Very difficult now to keep track," said a reporter.
Emperor Obama Decrees Amnesty for All AliensBarack I has conferred legitimacy on all aliens in US now and forever. Martians celebrate in New York by tentacle waves and zapping the new World Trade Center.Klingons plan a takeover of Miami Beach.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe dissolves parliamentEarly reports say he sealed up all the doors and windows, and poured in sulfuric acid.
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Dozens of Women Claim Cosby Never Raped ThemAlthough it's taken since 2006 when rape allegations against Cosby first emerged, his PR firm has managed to find MANY women who encountered Cosby but were never raped by him (to their knowledge).
Bill Cosby to Star in New Film With Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan, and Michael RichardsNOT sidelined by being shut down on projects by NBC, Netflix, CBC, and his grandchildren's PTA Christmas Program, Bill Cosby announced his new movie will also include Chris Brown & Lance Armstrong.
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Suh's statistical production fell considerably from his All Pro rookie season on 2010 when he had 10 sacks and 66 tackles. Suh has four sacks and 36 tackles in 14 games last season.
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By H.D.F. on Mar 1, 2012 | Reply
I think with a full off season with the team and he'll be fine. No off season program did not help anybody.
By Roger Jr on Mar 1, 2012 | Reply
Suh you where outstanding last year.this year with a off season you will be the best (number one man)
By mainelion on Mar 2, 2012 | Reply
Suh will come to being a great player upon learning that playing tough is okay and helps the team, but getting mad and losing temper results in penalties and hurts the team.
By Jake on Mar 4, 2012 | Reply
Hopefully this past season served as a wake-up call to Suh. Based on humble nature of these comments, I think he's definitely aware of where he has to improve, whether it's his technique or his approach. Suh is unquestionably one of the most gifted DTs in the league, I'm not sure if all the hype from the fan base and media went to his head or what, but he didn't appear to have the focus he needed in so many key times last season.
He may never be a 10-sack/yr. player, but he's a monster who should have a big impact on every game whether it's eating up double teams or penetrating into the backfield. He disappeared in too many games last season with the amount of talent and strength he has.
By Matt on Mar 4, 2012 | Reply
One thing people need to realize about Suh is that he was double and even triple-teamed throughout the year. Yes, his stats went down, but when you become almost the sole focus of opposing offensive lines and get two or three guys blocking you constantly, your stats will go down. The truth is, he's so unbelievably good that he gets that much attention from offensive lines, which is why we saw Avril's and Vanden Bosch's sack numbers go up this year. The amount of attention Suh gets opens it up for the other Lions D-lineman.
The only thing Suh needs serious improvement in is keeping his emotions in check on the field.
By matt moran on Mar 6, 2012 | Reply
SUH to me is one of the best 10 dt's in the game to me. He has to control the temper a little more and not use his anger to explode off the line and use different moves to get by double teams. Instead of stomping players, as for him destroying qbs im all about it its football a man sport the nfl needs to lay off about that. i mean the helmet to helmet calls ok reasonable but because he takes delhome and throws him 15 yards back like come on. i think as long as he stays healthy and stops stomping on people he'll be ok and the lions with his help and with cliff avril they'll make the play offs again in the 2012 season
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i ment use his anger to explode off the line n not use his anger to stomp people


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Is there a better time to be Lafayette, La.? That's a rhetorical question. There is not. As you read this on Wednesday, April 25, or thereafter, I'm on vacation — my annual "stay-cation" devoted to doing virtually nothing but Festival International de Louisiane. I'm hoping for mild, dry weather — knock on wood. But if it's hot and steamy and the heavens open up, I don't give a damn. It's Festival week.
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Festival has exploded to the margins of downtown, to multiple stages and satellite events over five days, attracting an estimated 350,000 visitors from all over the world and underscoring the Hub City's burgeoning "Cool Town" status.
But it didn't happen by accident. Farsighted leaders in Lafayette quickly realized the economic benefit, not to mention the cultural cache, FIL brings to our city. Local government began underwriting Festival with — in terms of Lafayette Consolidated Government's overall annual budget of roughly $540 million — a mere pittance that has stood at $72,000 annually for nearly a decade now. Seventy-two grand. But that investment accounts for nearly 20 percent of the budget of the nonprofit organization that spends a year planning the Festival and five days executing it to perfection. FIL does wonders on a dime. It feeds many with but a few loaves and fishes. OK, that was way over the top and possibly sacrilegious, but you get the point.
What does LCG get in return for that investment? An economic impact study on FIL conducted a few years ago estimated that Festival has a $22 million impact on the local economy. That's a stellar return on investment by even the silkiest Wall Street standards, and it generates nearly $1 million in tax revenue for our schools, our police officers and firefighters, our roads and bridges, and for the salaries of our City-Parish Council, some members of which annually maneuver to cut funding to one of the very things that make Lafayette so spectacularly cool and livable.
I've failed to mention one of the best things about Festival: It's free. Let's keep it that way. Buy a pin. Buy the merch. And the next time your rep on the council utters an ignorant syllable about cutting LCG's financial commitment to Festival, let him have it. — Walter Pierce
Cover Photo by: Phillip Gould
The Rumor FIL
Fuzzy math and wishful thinking bring Paul Simon, others to Festival time and time again.
By Dominick Cross
Remember the time Paul Simon jumped on stage at Festival International and rocked an impromptu guitar solo during a Duhks' performance?
How about when the Dave Matthews Band was secretly added to the 2009 Festival lineup and joined Carencro's Marc Broussard for a spontaneous set?
So you don't remember? Neither do I. That's because, well, neither happened.
Year after year, the heart of the Hub City oozes with world-renowned musicians at multiple Festival International stages, delivering cosmic performances you'll likely never see anywhere else. But that hasn't stopped the Rumor FIL from returning annually to our beloved Festival, bringing with it an ambitious list of rock and pop stars like Simon, Matthews, Carlos Santana, Lenny Kravitz and more, whose rumored celebrity cameos are all the buzz — and, as rumors often go, rarely turn out true.
"There have been so many rumors. Every year there's been something," says Festival International Executive Director Dana Baker.
One reason for the rumors is that there are some major music festivals in the region all going on this time of year. The Houston International Festival is April 21-22 and 28-29, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is April 27-29 and May 3-6. Throw in the fact that Festival is under way now and, well, you get the picture.
Rumors are also started by the fact that FIL musicians sometimes end up on tour with celebrity bands or rising stars. Case in point: Two members of The Duhks, a Canadian folk group and Festival favorite, joined Zac Brown's tour after last year's Fest. And then there are the connections our local musicians have made over the years, e.g., Sonny Landreth, who has played with Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and Vince Gill.
"And actually, a lot of musicians come here who you wouldn't know walking down the street — they're not the ones the paparazzi follows — you know what I mean?" Baker explains.
Paul Simon's rumored appearances have been recurring for years thanks to Simon's ties to local musician/composer Dickie Landry and the fact that Simon is said to have a house somewhere in Acadiana (also a rumor).
"I always hear Paul Simon — another one I'd love to make happen," Baker says.
But the best explanation Baker gives for the rumors, the theory that gives us Festival-goers the utmost hope, is "because it's possible," she explains.
Look no further than a few years ago, when Bonnie Raitt, said to be in town during Festival, ignited the crowd by joining Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen on stage. Baker also recalls a sighting of one of the members of Pink Floyd.
So all it really takes is some fuzzy math, multiplied by some wishful thinking, to bring the Festival rumors back time and time again. And with FIL recently taking the About.com title of "Best World Music Festival," we may be in for even more celebrity non-sightings than in years past.
"The rumor I heard this year was The Black Keys. I've heard that probably since December," Baker says of this year's scuttlebutt. "I'm not sure what's going on with that, but I've heard it a lot. I think somebody even started the rumor that Jimi Hendrix was going to come, and with that whole hologram thing, he could." Side note: Baker's Festival hologram choice would be Bob Marley for his "world festival feel." My pick: A local musician who has crossed over. Think Clifton Chenier, Canray Fontenot, Dennis McGee.
"Rumors add a little interest, but people like to come regardless of the rumors," says Baker. "I'll tell you that we don't start the rumors. We're like, 'What's going on? Who's saying that?' We're very clear about not ever putting out information that some band is going to come.
"We're confident enough in the bands that we book that people are going to love them," Baker continues. "Would it be cool if Prince showed up? Yeah, sure, but it's insulting to the people that we do book. But the thing is, people believe [rumors] also because we're cool enough that of course we'd attract them."
And that's no rumor.
Holy COW, it's a COLT
This year AT&T brought in a COLT for Festival, but that's not the reason your cell phone calls should go through.
With expectations of a huge turnout for this year's Festival International running high — the "Best World Music Festival" accolade has gotta pull record crowds in — you'd expect AT&T to be a little nervous about its service. Not so. The company is confident this year's experience will be much better than last year's.
"We know people complained a lot," says AT&T Louisiana spokeswoman Sue Sperry. "But customers are going to notice a much better experience."
For this year's Fest, the company decided to forgo the two Cell on Wheels units, or COWs, used last year and instead place a single "supercharged" Cell on Light Truck, or COLT, behind the downtown parking garage near Parc Sans Souci. But that's not the game-changer. What's got Sperry and her AT&T co-workers so confident for Festival 2012 is the $1 billion the company spent in the last couple of years on its Louisiana network. During last year's festival, AT&T was in the midst of that infrastructure work; the Festival service was downright pathetic.
Let's face it, Fest-goers are data hogs, but Sperry says since last year's event the company has doubled capacity, essentially adding "more lanes" to its highway. "We have doubled the amount of calls and data we can handle in Lafayette, [and] we also have added 4G to the network in Lafayette," she says. "We didn't have any issues during the Mardi Gras parades, except for a city contractor who cut a cable in the middle of the parade route. ... Again, we still need to see just how many people will be at the festival, which will play a big part on the capacity."
The COLT was put in place last week "to supplement a network we have vastly improved," Sperry explains. A T1 line, or a high-performance fiber optic telephone line, was delivered Friday to connect it to the network. Connections were scheduled to be completed Monday, with the COLT on air by late Monday afternoon. "Twelve radios providing 1st thru 4th carrier and 24 T1s will be used at this event," Sperry continues. "What does this mean to festival-goers? Not much, except we are maximizing the ability of the COLT to provide supplemental service."
Given the expectation for record crowds, we asked AT&T's Sperry for a few tips. Here's some info and advice on how to avoid being a data hog:
• Cell sites have a limitation on how much traffic they can handle at once. In a highly congested area where people are shooting video and Facebooking on their smartphones, upload and download times can be delayed. "Wait until you are out of a highly congested area to send your photos and videos," Sperry suggests.
• Text message to connect with your friends and family members if your calls are blocked, an indication the tower is congested and a two-way connection can't be completed at that time.
• To save battery life, turn off WiFi if you are not using it. "When you have WiFi on, your device is continually looking for a connection," Sperry says. "That drains battery life."
• Make sure your phone is fully charged before heading out to the festival. And, of course, advises Sperry, always save some battery life in the event of an emergency. — Leslie Turk
You Take the LIME and the Music Nuts, Shake Them All About...
By Dominick Cross
It won't be on the main stage, but that doesn't make the Louisiana International Music Expo less of a cool deal during Festival International de Louisiane.
Set for Friday, April 27, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Blue Moon, 215 E. Convent St., LIME is geared for local musicians and it will also be a showcase with selected bands performing.
So it only makes sense that with music being the major cultural export of Louisiana — as well as the state's main cultural attraction — to have an event such as LIME.
It comes down to a networking opportunity for local musicians in a mixer style event to share their music with prominent music presenters and talent buyers from Louisiana, across the country and around the world.
"It's an opportunity for local musicians to meet presenters from other festivals," says Apiyo Obala, marketing coordinator at Festival. Obala says the Moon's environment allows local, unsigned musicians to meet and talk with festival presenters in a casual atmosphere. "It's a perfect fit because it's a musical expo, and the Blue Moon is really well-known for the types of performances they have there."
LIME came about as a response to an increased effort by the office of then-Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism's appeal to institutions state-wide to look for new and innovative ways to boost Louisiana's cultural economy.
LIME forms a network between artists and presenters, but it also aligns with the state of Louisiana's efforts to increase economic wealth of Louisiana by creating jobs and futures.
LIME is directly responsible for booking Louisiana musicians at Lincoln Center Music Festival (Washington, D.C.), World Music Institute (New York), Marabi Productions/Musiques-Metisses Festival (France), Citifolk Festival (Dayton, Ohio), Blues Passion Festival (France), Lake Eden Arts Festival (North Carolina), Red River Revel Music Festival (Louisiana), Festivals Acadiens de Caraquet (New Brunswick), Rhythm & Roots Festival (Rhode Island), Savannah World Music Festival (Georgia), Montreal Jazz Festival (Canada) and others.
The expo, presented by the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, is free for Acadiana-area musicians, bands and presenters, and $5 for the general public. All genres are invited, including blues, Cajun, zydeco, Louisiana Roots Rock, folk, Swamp Pop, jazz/swing, singer/songwriter, Gospel, and children's music.
It's Called a Biergarten. And It's Awesome
There's always something new and innovative going on with Festival. This year that includes finding ways to quench the inquisitive thirst of festival-goers.
Take beer, for instance. Specifically, the beers of the La. Craft Biergarten. It's part of the Louisiana Experience that Festival started last year.
"For fans of fine brews, we have six different breweries and 16 different beers," says Festival's Obala. "And these are all Louisiana breweries and these are all craft beers."
The breweries are Abita Brewing Co., Covington Brewhouse, Parish Brewing, Bayou Teche Brewing, NOLA Brewing and Tin Roof Brewing.
"And the really cool thing — in addition to it being a craft beer — if you're not a beer aficionado, you can try and sample all these different beers," Obala says.
Obala says the brew masters are scheduled to talk about their products.
"I found it very enlightening to hear them," she says. "They talk about not just the process, but different flavors. So you're getting an understanding of what it is that you're drinking. It's just an enhanced part of the craft Biergarten."
All beer and no food can make one, well, sort of tipsy. Not to worry, provisions will be in order and on site, too, in the form of a couple of food trucks, as well the Jefferson Street Pub, presenters of the Biergarten.
"Viva la Waffle and Bon Repas started the Lafayette food truck revolution," says Obala. "It's kind of their marketing thing because there haven't been many food trucks in Lafayette, anyway. But it's huge all over the rest of the U.S." There's even a Food Truck Wars segment on the Food Network, she says. "Some of the best food you can have."
Obala says the food trucks catered the festival's pin premiere event and basically wowed the crowd.
By the way, the Biergarten will be set up in the parking lot next to Jefferson Street Pub at 500 Jefferson St.
"A Biergarten is literally an outdoor garden where you drink beer," says Obala, who couldn't help but laugh at the thought of it. Opening night for the Biergarten is Thursday.
"We're going to have some local musicians perform," she says. Sean Bruce, Taylor Verrett and Bridgett Gary are set to play. "That's going to be a really great performance."
Obala says the Biergarten is the latest chapter in the Louisiana Experience book. Last year, the focus was on Louisiana seafood and, of course, music.
"We did a lot of cooking demonstrations with local restaurants, and they all served a variety of different things," she says. "So this year we're introducing craft beer, but we'll still have our cooking demonstrations."
Also known as the Cooking Demonstration Walkabout, food demos will take place Friday at the Accidental Chef, 406 Garfield St., with area restaurants taking turns.
Et Cetera
One of the many wonderful things about Festival is the way it changes the face of downtown Lafayette — literally the sight, sound, scent and texture.
Lafayette becomes an open-air market place of global music, costume and of course cuisine as downtown transforms from a busy Southern downtown into an incredible world music festival.
It's a metamorphosis that is really cool to watch as stages go up and areas for booths and the like are marked off here and there on streets, parking lots and parks. By Wednesday around noon, the excitement is palpable. Come Wednesday night, Festival is on and the excellent vibe continues through Sunday.
That said, there are a couple of Festival events that may sometimes go unnoticed as you scurry from one stage to another, perhaps stopping only long enough to indulge in some food and drink, or to purchase art or cultural crafts along the way.
And these are the music, film and theater events Festival offers through local businesses, arts organizations or UL Lafayette. They fall under a Special Events category. (Note: Some special events are special enough to warrant a cover charge.)
At the Blue Moon, 215 E. Convent St., you'll find Rhythms & Roots, where local and international bands come together in a context of "celebrating the musical bridge between cultures," says Obala. "Basically it's a performance with the two of them where they'll hear different styles and see some really great music happening on stage before their own eyes."
Festival wraps up Sunday, as does Rhythms & Roots with a gospel brunch featuring The Mercy Brothers. Later, it's Festival's Appreciation Party with Vagabond Swing and Slavic Soul Party and others.
In the film category, Soiree de Cinema began Monday at Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., and French Press, 214 E. Vermilion St., and continues through Saturday.
"It's all these really great French films," says Obala. "One of our artists, Lindigo, is subject of one of our films," she adds, referring to the documentary Creole Cousins — A Portrait of Lindigo in Brazil, set for a Saturday screening at The French Press. "[Lindigo] is going to be having a documentary crew following them," notes Obala. "They're from Reunion Island and this is their first time in the United States."
NOV 28 Columnist James Gill writes about an irritant for AG Buddy Caldwell in this post. Caldwell's upset about a "technicality" that turns out to be the US Constitution, Gill says.
NOV 28 Bill Cassidy says the story about his possible double-dipping from taxpayers is a "non-issue," the ABC News politics blog reports here. The story, broken by bloggers Lamar White Jr. and Jason Brad Berry earlier this week, is probably an issue for some taxpayers.
NOV 28 Blogger Tom Aswell writes about the next step for the 6th Congressional race. Former Gov. and ex-con Edwin Edwards plans to take some shots at opponent Garret Graves by pointing out that Graves is buddies with Bobby Jindal.
NOV 28 Gov. Bobby Jindal has much to be thankful for this week, the Picayune reports here. Specifically, he moved up in the latest GOP presidential poll - to 2 percent. Whoopie!
NOV 28 Blogger Ian McGibboney responds to a troll-like poster who had a problem with his most recent post about the Saints. Since people are rioting in Ferguson, Ian shouldn't talk about football, this individual opined. It's possible to care about more than one thing, Ian counters.
NOV 28 Yet again, we're hearing about budget cuts that are necessary because of a big budget hole, this editorial in the American Press says. This raises some questions, the paper says, such as: Why does this keep happening? And how can this be so when we're being told our economy is doing great?
NOV 28 Blogger Jason Brad Berry, arguably the only guy in Louisiana who is truly paying attention to the BP claims process, has a little something to say about a Picayune story on the audit reports. He wants to know if the reporter has ESP, or just wrote her story based on a press release. He also has links to the documents she wrote about - so you can judge for yourself.
NOV 28 The publishers of the Forward Now blog post this disclaimer about their social media accounts. They don't monitor who "likes" their articles, the publishers say, and they aren't trying to manipulate Facebook likes. Say what?
NOV 26 Jim Brown, like many of us Louisiana voters, seems fed up with out of town know-it-alls trying to tell us what to do. Bill Cassidy can't make it through the day without flying someone in to "tell us political retards" how to vote, he says.
NOV 26 Zach Kopplin, who we came to know and love when he was a Louisiana high school student lobbying for the continued inclusion of science stuff in science class, pens this post in The Atlantic about a "textbook" available for social studies instruction in Texas that discusses how Moses contributed to the Constitution. (Oy! Texas rednecks love Jews. Who knew?)
NOV 26 Blogger Tom Aswell is writing about the behavior of the two finalists in the 6th Congressional District race: Edwin Edwards and Garret Graves. Edwards has come out swinging, but Graves' campaign seems bent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, Tom says.


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"All too often, a buisness stakes a claim to a common term based solely on romantic corporate mythmaking," writes Ben Zimmer in the New York Times (5/2/10). Keds, for instance, claimed to be "the first shoes called sneakers," that the term was coined by its ad agency in 1917. In fact, the term "sneakers had been sneaking around since at least 1887," when the Boston Journal of Education reported that schoolboys were calling their tennis shoes "sneakers."
Keds wasn't even the first advertiser to call its shoes sneakers — the Jordan Marsh department store was using the term in its ads "starting in the summer of 1889." When this came to light, Keds backed off its claim, but it is not alone in its brand mythmaking. Cracker Jack famously claimed a salesman came up with the name in 1824, but "crackerjack was already in wide circulation to refer to fast horses, skillful baseball players or anything of superior quality."
Hershey's meanwhile doesn't claim to have invented the name "Kisses," but suggests it may have had something to do with "the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process." The truth, according to blogger Samira Kawash, is that when Hershey's Kisses were first introduced in 1907, "a candy 'kiss' was just another name for a small, bite-size candy." The lesson is clear: "When a company is trying to make its product iconic … it doesn't hurt to inject a pleasant etymological tidbit, no matter how easy it is to disprove."


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When the temperatures drop from their sweaty heights and the warm hues of fall foliage emerge, the driving experience changes — it's time for windows-down scenic cruising. Bring along the appropriate warm garb (plus a few other essentials) and you'll have mastered the fall drive.
The smell of leaves and exhaust
Kit: Fall Driving Essentials
Rediscover your sunroof
Tested: Whispbar Rack System
During a month of hauling kayaks atop a Volvo XC90, the Whispbar proved truly innovative and escaped many of the pitfalls found in other carrying racks.
Squid Vest not included
Sartorial Safety: Office-Friendly Motorcycle Gear
The office dress code can be a challenge for a motorcycle enthusiast; riding the elevator in an unzipped kangaroo skin onesie doesn't score too many points with the boss. Thankfully, there's some excellent motorcycle gear out there that provides the protection you need without sacrificing any of your executive flair.
Talk Shop: Icon Motorsports
Catering to a group of riders that had historically ignored protective gear completely, Icon Motorsports created its own market and developed one hell of a loyal base by literally saving their customers' skin. Thirteen years after their inception, the Portland-based company is still kicking ass, pumping out both no-compromise protective gear and some tire-shredding bikes.
Petrolhead Playthings
Small Wheels, Big Thrills: 10 Best Automotive Toys
Kids love cars and trucks and things that go — get 'em hooked early and they'll be motorheads for life. Whether you want to start small with miniature die-cast models, build patience with tedious model-building or see how well your offspring hoon, there's a car toy out there that'll fit the bill. We've rounded up ten awesome — and classic — car toys that you'd be proud to bestow upon your kid and that he or she will be more than happy to
crash pilot.
Old Man Winter Anti-Venom
Snow Go: 10 Best Winter Driving Products
You welcome winter driving like you welcome a root canal without novocaine. It's just something you're going to have to deal with, and most of the time it won't be pretty. And though you certainly can't control the guy who thinks his 4×4 means he can drive like the abominable idiot, you can at least ready yourself for most situations on the cold, heartless road. As the Boy Scout motto says, "Be prepared". That's a wise way to approach winter's worst, one reflected by this kit of essentials.
Gifts for the Rubber Burner
12 Guys of Christmas: The Driver
Drivers can be a picky bunch. It's likely that fuzzy dice and sheepskin seat covers won't cut it this (or any) year, so take some direction from us this holiday season. Car or motorcycle guys tend to appreciate things that enhance the experience or provide a bit of insight into the hobby/obsession. And you have no excuse to be stingy. He's given you rides in his vintage roadster, and he even bought you some driving gloves for your Camry SE in hopes of steering you toward a more legitimate ride someday. It's time you ponied up for something he'll appreciate. Of course, you can still stuff his stocking with a box of synthetic 5W30.
Toss out the petrified bearclaw, will ya?
Kit: 10 Items for Every Glovebox
Like a shoebox filled with letters from your old girlfriend (you don't still have that, do you?), no one wants to open your car's glove compartment. What on earth could be in there — a non-functioning drugstore flashlight, insurance cards from 2009, a Spandau Ballet CD, perhaps some ketchup packets? Good god. We don't even know you. Clean out your filthy glovebox, ditch the garbage and start stocking it with these ten essentials.
Make like Stirling Moss
Kit: Summer Driving
It's hard to believe how different a hot commute in hair-pulling traffic can be from a balmy mid-afternoon drive on an open road in the countryside — both in the same car. Nothing brings back the freedom of summer like a great drive, and unless you're cursed with a 36-month lease of a kiddie-hauler that now smells like sour milk, it's high time you planned just such a trip. Now it's time to get you equipped.
Inflatable peace of mind
Hail Protector
Better than your run-of-the-mill car cover, the Hail Protector inflates in minutes to provide your car with the ultimate protection from hail — even stuff the size of softballs. It's powered by AC outlet, AA batteries or via the cigarette lighter in your car. Plus, you can activate it with a remote control from the comfort of your home, after which you can watch the seventh plague drop from the skies with peace of mind.
Million Dollar Baby (maker)
Design Spotlight: Chase Car Inc. Porsche Panamera Turbo Camera Car
Though most movies don't cause the viewer to think about camera angles, lighting or color tone, there are some (Star Trek, Eagle Eye, Fast & Furious) with sequences and scenes that leave you wondering "How the hell did they shoot that?" This is how the hell: Chase Car Inc. We had a chance to check out their matte-black, modded out Porsche Panamera Turbo, replete with a full camera crane. Needless to say, we smiled for the camera.
12 gifts for the lead foot
The 12 Guys of Christmas: The Driver
To find gifts for those men who consider driving simply a way to get from point A to point B, head to the nearest Brookstone. For those impassioned drivers you know — the ones who have 5W-30 running through their veins, love talking about tire aspect ratios and own some kind of driving/riding apparel (which…
Flow Rida
BMW AirFlow 2 Helmet
The ventilation found in most motorcycle helmets these days is about as cooling as having an asthmatic wheeze on you. Try to tame the tail of the dragon on a hot day, and you'll soon learn how mom's limp veggies feel before they land on the Thanksgiving Day table. To keep you cool, dry, safe…
Bass Pro
Low Innovations: In-Depth with Mercedes-Benz FrontBass
It doesn't feel like that long ago when adding aftermarket amplifiers, separates, and elephantine subwoofers (remember the Bazooka?) seemed like the right thing to do to your car. We've come a long way since then; and when we checked in with the families and friends at the office, not one could even recall the last…
Pin a Tail on Your Donkey
Dinoot Modular Camping Trailers
Unless you're fastpacking, any trip involving more than two people (kids, especially) maxes out vehicle cubic space before you run out of things you need to bring. Dinoot Modular Camping Trailers ($789+) let you take everything on your list, plus everything on your wife's list, too. With modular, build-as-you-go setup, each trailer is customizable to…
Silence on the lam
Yakima Whispbar
The new Yakima Whispbar ($450+) aims to change the way the world looks at rooftop luggage and gear loading, and listens to it too. A former Rolls Royce aircraft engineer obsessed with aerodynamics partnered with the University of Canterbury and Industrial Research Ltd, to invest thousands of R&D hours to develop a roof rack system….
Let the Good Times Roll
Deus x Makr Tool Roll
The Deus x Makr Tool Roll is what happens when you combine the leather-crafting talents of Florida's Makr Carry Goods with Australia's legendary motorcycling company Deus Ex Machina. The resulting limited-edition love child has a nostalgic look and a pragmatic usefulness any motorcyclist would love. Individually hand crafted and constructed from #10 cotton duck Martexin…
Pull it real good
Yakima RackandRoll Trailer
When it comes time to take the toys outside to play, transportation becomes key unless your driveway conveniently happens to adjoin a slope, starting line or body of water. Adding another option to the pantheon of roof, hitch and rear mounted options, the lightweight Yakima RackandRoll Trailer ($2,150) makes hauling gear a breeze by removing…
Curved for your pleasure
Motion Simulation TL1
Admit it. If your wife/girlfriend was cool enough to let you put a hulking driving simulator in your living room, you wouldn't hesitate for a nano-second. Well, if you do ever get the green light (good luck), behold the bank draining option that is the Motion Simulation TL1 Driving Simulator ($18,600). Built in collaboration with…
Who needs drain plugs?
Rugged Ridge Power Top for Jeep Wrangler
Topless cruising in a Jeep Wrangler is a rite of passage for off road enthusiasts, serving as the perfect combination of man, machine and Mother Nature. Getting caught out in the bush when the she changes her mind and things get wet just plain sucks, drain plugs or not. Rugged Ridge and its Georgia based…
Summer's portable penthouse
Tepui Roof Top Tents
Now that summer's just around the bend, it's time to start thinking about making the most of your weekends again. But, if your idea of car camping is heading for the nearest KOA with a Honda Civic jammed full of Sports Authority clearance rack tents, it might just be time to rethink your strategy. Instead,…
Paranoid Android
Parrot Asteroid Receiver
In-car telematics are a losing proposition. As many features as brands tout it seems like it's hardly 6 months before your $3000 navigation and audio system are outdated. If you're like most American's and own your vehicle anywhere close to the average of a decade then forget about it — you're lucky to even have…
Dos Caminos
Tenere Motorcycle Expedition Tent
With enough room for you, a companion and your ride, the Tenere Expedition Tent ($399) is easily one of the best motorcycle adventure tent solutions we've come across. Developed by the minimalist two-wheeled trekkers at Redverz, the Tenere offers designs specific to motorcycle expeditions. Consisting of two vestibules along with a separate inner-tent, the main…
Rolling Stone
Vossen VVS-CV3 Monoblock Wheels
Looking for a pair of sinister wheels for your sinister ride? Well, even if you aren't, you'll still appreciate the work that goes into a set of Vossen Wheels. With over 25 years of experience, Vossen's measured approach of design and engineering has created a portfolio of some of the best looking wheels we've ever…
WARN Corldess PullzAll Handheld Winch
The worst thing about a vehicle-mounted winch is its lack of versatility. Sure, it'll get you out of your oh-too-brave off-road shenanigans, but come home, cabin, or other winch-duties it's tough to rely on a one-trick pony. Recognizing the challenge, the Warn Pullzall Handheld Winch ($499) provides cordless 1,000-lb load pulling capabilities. Two included rechargeable…
Lighten your load
Malone HandiRack Inflatable Roof Rack
So your Ford F-150 is in the shop and you're forced to take your diminutive Toyota Yaris to Home Depot to pick up some 2x4s. That ain't gonna work. You can pay to rent one of their vans to bring back a small supply, or you can simply bring along your Malone HandiRack inflatable roof…
Checking your 6 while looking at 12
Reevu MSX1 Rearview Motorcycle Helmet
"The bike goes where your head goes." Or so go sage words of instruction from the motorcycle lessons you took ages ago. The problem is, that when you're checking what's behind, you risk throwing off your balance. The Reevu MSX1 $350 helmet takes neck-craning out of the picture. Using a passive glass-free mirror system, the…
For your two-wheeled trip to Hoth
Roof Boxer V8 Motorcycle Helmet
Looking like you just disembarked a Rebel Snowspeeder instead of your Ducati Monster 796, the Roof Boxer V8 Motorcycle Helmet is Star Wars pilot cool and full to the brim with high-end doo-dads. Moldable and washable inner lining and cheek pads, 180 degree chinbar rotation, free-moving visor (regardless of chinbar position) and multiple air intakes…
Nice Rack
SeaSucker Auto Bike Mounts
If you're not a serious biker, the idea of marring your whip with a typical bike rack for occasional trips might make you cringe. On the other hand, SeaSucker Auto Bike Mounts ($150-$630) use powerful vacuum cups with built-in pumps to stick to your vehicle's surfaces. Developed initially for diving applications, the automotive racks have…
Living it up at the Tenthouse
Eezi-Awn T-Top Roof Tent
For the past 25 years, Eezi-Awn has been constructing roof tents in South Africa. Their tents are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, vibration, and abuse on high impact overland journeys. Stocked here in the US by Equipt Expedition Outfitters based in Salt Lake City, the roof tents instantly converts your otherwise unoccupied roof into…