Non-Typical Solutions

Tony is always right on the money.......good luck with your hunt....

And sometimes that pigeon poop really did come from one of Obama's pigeons and it is pretty distinct, but if you want to keep oooing and awwwwwing the Emperors Clothes then you live in the right country to do that....

It ain't even worth talking about.......billionaires gone ballistic while some people would just like a job. I was listening to the NBA Commissioner announce the punishment.....and then take questions from the news reporters. Harlem Globe reporter......Mr. Commissioner does this mean you are going to consider letting more blacks become owners of NBA teams?? That right there is about as racist as it gets.....why not let who ever has the money to pony up buy the team no matter what their race is??? What if we put a quota on how many of each race can be on any given team to make it equal race opportunity? That is what they do with university enrollments right? Why not just go off of individual performance no matter what the race??? Sterling was wrong in what he said.....but they sure don't have a problem with the things that Sharpton spews....... OK.....I am a hypocrite.....I talked about it....

Good story Bill.......and like PackHunter said, if you are riding mules there are stories being made. When I was a teenager my brother took a bunch of us scouts in to McKenna Park there in the Gila wilderness using horses and mules. That trip was a life changer......we borrowed a mule....first mistake......that was not gentle....second mistake and within the first 2 miles we had lost our pack mule and all our groceries for the week along the trail. After we gathered up the mule and salvaged as much of the food as we could we did a "better" pack job on our not so gentle mule and continued on in.......it honestly was one of the funnest trips I have ever been on. Got exposed to my first ever Rainbow group tanning in their nothings along the river there .......riding mules and having a great laugh. After that trip my brother spent a lot of money and time getting together about 4 mules that I would have trusted with my life anywhere. Great memories.......

Interesting read......check out the comment at the very end.......just keep an eye on that one cause it is coming.....remember, spread the wealth.......................... On a crisp morning in late March, an elite group of 100 young philanthropists and heirs to billionaire family fortunes filed into a cozy auditorium at the White House. Their name tags read like a catalog of the country’s wealthiest and most influential clans: Rockefeller, Pritzker, Marriott. They were there for a discreet, invitation-only summit hosted by the Obama administration to find common ground between the public sector and the so-called next-generation philanthropists, many of whom stand to inherit billions in private wealth. “Moon shots!” one administration official said, kicking off the day on an inspirational note to embrace the White House as a partner and catalyst for putting their personal idealism into practice. The well-heeled group seemed receptive. “I think it’s fantastic,” said Patrick Gage, a 19-year-old heir to the multibillion-dollar Carlson hotel and hospitality fortune. “I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Mr. Gage, physically boyish with naturally swooping Bieber bangs, wore a conservative pinstripe suit and a white oxford shirt. His family’s Carlson company, which owns Radisson hotels, Country Inns and Suites, T.G.I. Friday’s and other brands, is an industry leader in enforcing measures to combat trafficking and involuntary prostitution. Patrick Gage, 19, an heir to the Carlson hospitality fortune, at the session “Combating Human Trafficking,” a cause that is important to the company. Credit Perry Bindelglass A freshman at Georgetown University, Mr. Gage was among the presenters at a breakout session, titled “Combating Human Trafficking,” that attracted a notable group of his peers. “The person two seats away from me was a Marriott,“ he said. “And when I told her about trafficking, right away she was like, ‘Uh, yeah, I want to do that.’ ” Justin McAuliffe, a 24-year-old heir to the Hilton hotel fortune, was similarly impressed by the crowd. “Hilton, Marriott and Carlson,” he said. “That is cool.” The daylong conference was organized by Thomas Kalil, a deputy director for technology and innovation in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, with the help of Nexus, a youth organization based in Washington that seeks to “catalyze” the next generation of billionaire philanthropists and other stakeholders. Mr. Kalil moved nimbly among the affluent participants and through the ornate halls of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where the summit was held. “A lot of this is not just, you know, collaborations between the administration and philanthropists,” he said, “but philanthropists finding each other, finding other philanthropists with shared interests.” (Disclosure: Although the event was closed to the media, I was invited by the founders of Nexus, Jonah Wittkamper and Rachel Cohen Gerrol, to report on the conference as a member of the family that started the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company.) Policy experts and donors recognize that there’s no better time than now to empower young philanthropists. Professionals in the field, citing an Accenture report from 2012, estimate that more than $30 trillion in wealth will pass from baby boomers to younger generations by around 2050. At the same time, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy (no relation to this reporter) and the nonprofit consulting group 21/64 have concluded in a recent study on philanthropic giving that heirs are becoming involved in family foundations at an earlier age — specifically in their 20s and 30s — and imprinting them with the social values of their generation. A case in point is Zac Russell, an eloquent 26-year-old whose grandfather made a fortune with the asset management firm Russell Investments and who officially joined the board of the Russell Family Foundation last year. While not an ardent supporter of the Obama administration, he decided to attend the conference to consult, he said, with White House experts on climate change and to discuss grass-roots efforts to improve water quality in Puget Sound, where the foundation is based. “It’s not just seen as some old guy writing checks anymore,” Mr. Russell said. “It’s young people who want to solve real problems.” Sporting scraggy Brooklyn-style facial hair and a loosely fitting suit without a necktie that contrasted with the stately White House surroundings, Mr. Russell spoke with an air of cynicism. “Their head of public affairs contacted me and said, ‘Let’s talk,’ and so we’ll talk,” he said. The conference, which lasted all day and included breaks for lunch and hallway hobnobbing, covered a broad range of topics including “Climate Change,” “Millennial Healthcare” and “Revitalizing Cities.” One topic that seemed to generate intense interest among the wealthy heirs was impact investing, which refers to a socially conscious form of investing that seeks to generate both a social benefit and a meaningful financial return. A morning breakout session on the subject was led by Jonathan Greenblatt, a former entrepreneur from the impact-investing world who now holds the lengthy title of special assistant to the president and director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the Domestic Policy Council. Held in a grand two-story room with mosaic floors and classical marble-fitted walls, it resembled an Ivy League honors seminar, with young investors packed around a table as Mr. Greenblatt instructed them to go out into the world not only to make money, but to do good. It was rhetoric that Liesel Pritzker Simmons, 30, could appreciate. A strong believer in impact investing, Ms. Simmons received a fortune that Forbes magazine estimates at about $500 million, through a lawsuit against her father, Robert Pritzker, and other members of the family after she was left out of the Pritzker inheritance. In 2011, she married Ian Simmons, whose forebears were founders of the Montgomery Ward department store chain, and together they have become a recognizable power couple in philanthropic circles. “We want 100 percent of our assets to be value aligned or impact invested,” Ms. Simmons said. She and her husband recently formed the Blue Haven Initiative, a public-spirited investment office and philanthropic organization. The gravitas she commands as a boldface name, even among this silk-stocking crowd, meant that people wanted her attention as she made her rounds at the conference. “I was a little worried they were going to get a bunch of rich kids in the room and fund-raise for the Democratic Party,” Ms. Simmons said. “But they didn’t.”

Tough to beat a good packin mule that will do it all......they are great animals......plus a daughter that will ride is just icing on the whole program. That is way cool.....

Can't say enough about my significant other....she is always right on top of things. Congrats on the new 1911

Predator....that is what I am trying to get somebody to say.......we had to join because..............I am hoping that is the case and makes a lot of sense if that is the case.

Really curios and waiting to hear from somebody that can enlighten us on why some of these hunting organizations jumped in with the wolf program? What is the twist we don't understand? I know we have members of some of these organizations that frequent this site. Maybe we are working off of bad information?

It is truly one of those things you have to see in person....pictures just don't do it justice.......

We were out coyote calling one wintery day a couple of years back......had a larger than life predator coming in when we noticed the collar. Not wanting to end up in prison we abandoned the spot, got up and just watched as the wolf watched us. We attempted to scare the wolf off by jumping up and down and yelling at it.......it was not even fazed. Just stood there glaring at us like we were idiots...........the wolf was not afraid of us what so ever.......

Kidso, I hate to say it but this is only the beginning of the wolf encounters and the range will not be controlled......despite what the wolf people say. I really don't have a problem with the wolf idea as long as it becomes a part of the regular hunting draw along with all other big game animals.......

We have been AIMS testing this past couple of weeks, our schools get rated according to how our students perform. They are considering attaching teacher pay to test scores. Now due to Common Core that test is going to be changed beginning next year I believe. Part of the testing rules is no electronic devices as a students test may be "invalidated" if it is discovered that they have one, so as a safe procedure we just have students give us all personal devices before we start testing. So here is the test question for the CWT community to see if you are up to date on students, teachers and the economy. This is a multiple choice question, read the information below and then make your selection. There are 22 students in the classroom who come from all sorts of economic backgrounds and upbringing. Some of them come from broken homes, some of them have well to do parents and some of them live in poverty. Of the 22, 14 of them are involved in some sort of extra curricular activity, sports, drama, band. Cell phones are allowed on campus but are to be turned off at all times. Of the school population 45% have had their phones taken away at one point or the other during the school year because they were texting or talking on their cell phone during class time. Of the cell phones pictured below, which phone actually belongs to a teacher? This is not a timed test, if you cannot finish this test in the given time period you will be given additional time to finish the test but it must be finished by the end of the day. Be very specific with your answer or your attempt at this test will be invalidated The first person with the correct answer will win one of my elk antler ornaments.

I would say be ready to hit the ground when it lets up......good luck out there wish I was having the same problem.....

Reminds me of some of my Mom's old pictures with the bulb flash.....every once in a while she somehow would get a double picture, I think it was because she forgot to wind the film.......would love to see a good picture of whatever that is.....

You have spoilt that kid for sure......that is awesome.....

Those are some good ones Patrick......

So is the stand then of the Arizona Elk Society that the reintroduction and spread of the wolf is a good thing??? Are we just that misinformed as to what the wolf is eventually going to do to the elk herds?? I kinda thought we were past the starting point.......I am obviously pretty ignorant.....

You would think that a small questionnaire to the general hunting public would be a gesture towards hunters that they are at least being asked what they think about this program. Maybe there is support among the hunting ranks?? Seems like there is plenty of evidence in other states to the north of us that shows how out of control this can and will get........

Now that is funny............

Snap, From your post: “A state simply does not have the power to allow a ‘take’ on federal lands,” the governor wrote. To me this is exactly what this whole BLM land grab is about as well......Feds trying to put a squish on any use of federal land and tie the hands of the state as to what can and can't be done on federal land despite any previous agreements or laws. Pretty soon, we will not be allowed where the wolf roams in order to protect the wolf.....

Seems to be a growing trend..... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/22/republicans-warn-blm-eyeing-land-grab-along-texas-oklahoma-border/

I can't believe you really want somebody that will actually work under those conditions :D ...I need work up here in Snowflake this summer so if you have any connections up here....I can comply with all of the above mentioned......good luck getting some help.

I think Hopper does a great job of explaining it...... http://www.tunesbaby.com/yt/?x=tlWZZSD4irM