Buck Knives sharpen their design.
Buck Knives has added the lightweight Model 288 Catapult to their product line. The Catapult features Buck's patent-pending L.E.A.P. mechanism which enables a smooth, safe ambidextrous one-hand blade opening action. A sliding safety lock prevents accidental blade deployment. Other features include: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * 2-3/4"...

Life in the Putty-Knife Factory!
I Stage Setting THE INTENTION IN THIS PAPER IS TO USE "PUBLIC CHOICE" AS A LENS through which to think about a range of more general questions in the analysis of intellectual/academic activity. There are several rather different ways of approaching this task; in this...

California's collapse: California's woes--high taxes, costly energy, burdensome regulations, and more--are all symptoms of government run amok.
Buck Knives celebrated its century mark in 2002. Its legendary blades have devoted fans worldwide and have been favorites of generations of outdoorsmen. In January 2003, CEO and president C.J. Buck regretfully announced that the company would be moving from its longtime California home in El Cajon, near San...

On the cutting edge.
Only members of a circus knife-throwing act are more obsessed with superior blades than chefs. Ask professional restaurant cooks what they cannot do without and nearly all will reply it's their collection of knives. Most chefs protect their knives and won't let anyone else in the kitchen go near...

San Onofre's Motto: "whoops!" (North America).
US -- The pipes at California's aging San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station suffer from embrittlement and rust. The electrical wiring is suspect and has failed explosively twice in 2001. On February 6, 2001, an explosion and fire caused one plant's turbine to lose all lubrication and spin to a...

Mood music.
My sister was sunburned from our trip to the Gulf. In different ways, we all were - my father on his arms and neck, my mother on her arms and face, me on my back, mostly - but my sister, Lucy, had rented an air mattress on the last day...

Swiss Army knife to be made in China?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the Swiss Army knife celebrates its 120th birthday, a cloud of uncertainty looms over some 950 staff at its Victorinox production centre in Schwyz, following the news that the contract to produce the next batch of knives may have to be offered to companies...

Explorer's essentials: Nick Middleton, author, geographer and extreme-ophile.
1 Billingham small canvas rucksack. Many prefer something in nylon that's probably more waterproof, but Billingham makes the sturdiest bags I've found. * Info: www.billingham.co.uk 2 Leica M6 camera. For a rugged go-anywhere, survive-anything camera of the highest quality, nothing beats the M6. ...

Manual labor nourishes soul.
Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard I SPENT A recent Saturday night like no other Saturday night I've ever spent. I bucked hay with a friend. The experience reminded me of how little physical labor I do these days - keyboard work doesn't...

No foolin': Bears in the air and digital pocket knives.
Byline: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard April Fools Day or not, the following outdoor news items are true; I kid you not: A pair of bald eagles in northern Wisconsin's sprawling Chippewa Flowage are `mad as hell' because someone's been sleeping in...