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...irrational hatred of perfectly good pop music, and a penchant for clothes made out of recycled detritus.But, as with any movement, the splinter groups within the Granola faction are endless and rife with variation. I offer the following sub-groupings of our neo-hippie brethren, along with corresponding Body Odor Warning Levels (aka BOWLs):The Hiking “Nature is My Temple” Granola:If you find yourself unable to resist calling someone “really outdoorsy,” the person you’re describing probably falls into this category. Unless the person...
...Bush's scheduled visit to the Southwest raising anew the issue of the porous border and with Congress planning to take up several bills in December to address the problem, the Minutemen's timing, at least, is deft. But vigilantism is a risky business, particularly when it carries an odor of race baiting. The more the tension builds, say the Minutemen's critics, the greater the risk that violence, avoided in Phoenix, could break out. "The Minutemen are getting stronger precisely because Bush and Congress are addressing immigration," says Tamar Jacoby, an immigration expert at the Manhattan Institute...
...profit without losing its soul,” Chouinard writes. This prophet of responsible capitalism promises to explain how he broke the rules and won.And the lessons are there. For instance, Chouinard stresses the importance of constant innovation, and he relates how Patagonia adroitly switched its underwear material from odor-retaining polypropylene to washable polyester to stay ahead of the competition. He emphasizes the importance of quality in an era of cheap mass production. And he shows that his company, at least, can treat both its employees and the environment with respect.The future founders, chairmen, and chief executive officers here...
Goin' Coconuts Inventor: Greg Haggquist, Traptek Availability: January 2006, shirts and shorts, $150 each To Learn More: cannondale.com Cannondale's upcoming Carbon LE line of cycling wear is cut from a new kind of cloth: moisture-wicking, odor-absorbing, UV-ray-protective polyester. What makes it so? Carbon from coconuts. The husks are heated to 1,600°F; the activated carbon (also found in water and air filters) is infused into yarns that make up the material. The carbon particles, kept activated by a patented process, create a porous surface that traps nasty smells and harmful rays and causes...
...coach Cary Bayer, 52. He performs in the guise of the 4,000-year-old Wise Guy Swami, who offers the audience proverbs and jokes in an Indian accent ("Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, give him a lifetime of body odor"). Bayer, who wrote sketch comedy years ago and studied meditation with an Indian guru, found in his late 40s that he could crack up people at parties with his swami witticisms. He took a chance on open-mike nights near his two homes, in Woodstock, N.Y., and Hillsboro Beach...