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Freedom Flight - The Origin of Mental Power

Two people have a conversation on a long plane trip from New York to Cairo Egypt. One is an Olympic Silver Medalist; the other is someone that will offer a truly unforgettable story that will take you, along with the medalist, to a new understanding of the origins of mental power. Lanny's new book, inspired by true events and real people, is an unforgettable story of survival and attainment, of becoming and accomplishment, as one man's experiences empower another man's future.

This book contains 14 success principles and the information in this product is not duplicated in our other materials. This is a great introduction to Mental Management and is applicable to absolutely anyone. This book will take away your WHINE. The emotional reaction to the characters and circumstances in this book are life altering. The experiences Jack explains to Lanny and the mentorship that Lanny encounters have been a turning point for many individuals. Our hope is that you will not only read this book for yourself but will take the time to share it with others.

Two people have a conversation on a long plane trip from New York to Cairo Egypt. One is an Olympic Silver Medalist; the other is someone that will offer a truly unforgettable story that will take you, along with the medalist, to a new understanding of the origins of mental power. Lanny's new book, inspired by true events and real people, is an unforgettable story of survival and attainment, of becoming and accomplishment, as one man's experiences empower another man's future.

This book contains 14 success principles and the information in this product is not duplicated in our other materials. This is a great introduction to Mental Management and is applicable to absolutely anyone. This book will take away your WHINE. The emotional reaction to the characters and circumstances in this book are life altering. The experiences Jack explains to Lanny and the mentorship that Lanny encounters have been a turning point for many individuals. Our hope is that you will not only read this book for yourself but will take the time to share it with others.

Chiriqui, Panama.
Geographic Range
Cloud forest and montane forests of Central America. Range from Southern Mexico to Panama.

(Gotch 1981)

Biogeographic Regions:
neotropical (native ).

Habitat
The Quetzal is a relatively inactive bird who lives among lush vegetation, in very moist rainforest zones. They often choose high mountain ranges (4,000-10,00 ft.) that are cool. They live in the trees that form the canopy of the rainforest. Pharomachrus mocino prefers to inhabit decaying trees, stumps, and sometimes old woodpecker hollows. The biosterously loud colors of the quetzal are somewhat camouflaged by their natural habitat in the rainforest.

(Grolier 1996, Grzimek 1972, Skutch 1983)

Terrestrial Biomes:
rainforest .

Physical Description
Size: 14 in. (35cm) from bill to base of tail. Males' magnificent tail can be up to as much as 3ft. (90cm) long. Excluding tail, the length of the quetzal is comparable in size to a Magpie, Grosbeak, or Pigeon.

(Grolier 1996, Grzimek 1972)

Coloration: The most extravagant feature of the male quetzal is its iridescent tail plumes, which can add up to 3 ft. to the birds length. The head, neck, chest, back and wings of the males are a metallic green, while the breast and belly are bright crimson. The male has a distinct tuft of bristly upstanding golden green feathers on top of his head, forming a crestlike structure.

The female quetzal is very similar in color, yet far less conspicuous than males. The head of the female ranges from smoky-gray to bronze tinged with green at the edgings. The breast is sometimes gray or a muted shade of red far less vibrant than the males. Often the brilliant green that the males display is replaced with browns and buff tones in the female.

(Grolier 1996, Middleton and Perrins 1985, Skutch and Stiles 1989, Skutch 1983)

Feet: The feet of the quetzal are very unusual, yet quintessential to the Trogon family. They have olive-gray colored feet with four toes on each foot (two in front and two in back). The first and second toes have been shifted to the rear, while the third and fourth are directed forward. This makes their feet very weak and the first and second toes immovable.

(Birkhead and Brooke 1991, Grzimek 1972, Skutch and Stiles 1989)

Skin: The skin of Pharomachrus mocino is very flimsy, thin and quite easily torn. Because of the fragile skin, feathers fall out excessively while being prepared in museums. Rapid fading of feather colors also make the quetzal a poor species for display.

(Birkhead and Brooke 1991)

Beak: The beak of the quetzal is significant to the name of its order and family; Trogon meaning gnawing in Greek. The quetzal's beak is fairly short although very powerful. The male bird has a yellow beak while the female's is black. Males and females use their small beaks primarily for nesting and gnawing.

(Grzimek 1972, Skutch and Stiles 1989)

Some key physical features:
endothermic ; bilateral symmetry .

Reproduction
Breeding: The breeding season of the quetzal is from March to June. During this time males perform courtship dances, calls and loud singing in order to attract females. The male's call during this season sounds like "very-good very-good." Quetzals are hole-brooders that use their beaks to excavate holes in decaying bark, but they do not fill the brood with nesting materials such as thatch or leaves, they simply deposit their clutches on the bare floor of the chamber. Both male and female quetzals assist in the nest building. These simple nests are usually located 15-45 ft. from ground level, and are about 4-4 1/2 in. (10-11.4cm) in diameter.

Once a pair is established and the two have built a nest together, they mate inside the chamber. The female lays her eggs, usually two, on the floor of the chamber. The eggs are light-blue, globular in shape, and 35x30mm. Parental care is exhibited by both quetzals, during the incubation period of 17-18 days. The pair shares incubation duties, separating the times of day each cares for the clutch. The female broods during the night and midday, while the male broods in early morning and late afternoon. It was throught by native people that the quetzal built two entrances to the chamber so the male would not damage his fabulous plumes during incubation, but this idea has been discarded because male quetzals are often seen with tattered tails during mating season.

(Grolier 1996, Gzimek 1972, Skutch 1983, Skutch and Stiles 1989)

Hatchlings: After about 17-18 days, the quetzals eggs hatch exposing naked hatchlings with closed eyes and a white egg tooth near the tip of the upper mandible. The eyes remained closed for the entire first week after hatching. The hatchlings develop rapidly, and by two weeks they are profusely covered with feathers excluding their heads. The feathers of the young quetzal are very soft and pale in tone. They closely resemble the female in her muted tones of grays and dull greens. The young birds also lack the traces of crimson on

One of the hot air balloons from Freedom Flight Inc. at the summertime concert series near Lake George in St. Cloud, MN.

A true life adventure of an escape from Iran during the civil war when Khomeini overthrew the Shah of Iran. The author gave birth to her daughter on the high holy day of Azar Ashura in Tehran. She was the only American in the hospital. Twenty-one days later the family was evacuated and had to smuggle their daughter out of the country. An intriguing story that brings you feelings of love, sadness, humor, new birth and near death.

A true life adventure of an escape from Iran during the civil war when Khomeini overthrew the Shah of Iran. The author gave birth to her daughter on the high holy day of Azar Ashura in Tehran. She was the only American in the hospital. Twenty-one days later the family was evacuated and had to smuggle their daughter out of the country. An intriguing story that brings you feelings of love, sadness, humor, new birth and near death.