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	Big year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Big Year is an informal competition among North American birders to see who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.
		A big year may done within a single US state, or Canadian province, within the lower 48 continental U.S. states, or within the American Birding Association area (i.e.
		The big year of 1998 was the subject of a popular book of the same name by Mark Obmascik.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_year (401 words)

	Big West Conference - History
		For the past 30 years, eight different schools from six different states have joined the Big West family and represented the conference proudly, but separated the Big West from obtaining its original mission of providing a competitive athletic conference for institutions in the great state of California.
		The Big West’s long tradition of baseball excellence was also highlighted with a conference record 44 Big West baseball players selected in the 2005 Major League Draft, surpassing the previous high of 38 players chosen in 2001.
		Big West track and field ran, jumped, and threw itself into the national scene in 2005 by advancing 29 track and field athletes to the 2005 NCAA Championships, with six Big West athletes finishing in the top-10 in their respective events.
	www.bigwest.org /history (1687 words)

	Towhee.net - 1988 Big Year, San Francisco
		As the year wore on, birders from nearby counties caught the fever.
		The biggest miss of the year was a pair of failed attempts at a pelagic trip, each killed by bad weather.
		The Big Year had uncovered some fine birding spots not known before, turned up birds like the Steller's Jay, Rock Wren, Wrentit and Cooper's Hawk which are unusual breeding species in San Francisco.
	www.towhee.net /bigyear/index.html (1437 words)

	Another Stellar Year For Big West Conference In 2005-06
		The year was highlighted by the Cal State Fullerton baseball team making its 14th trip to the College World Series and the Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team and Cal State Northridge men's soccer team both advancing to the third round (Sweet 16) of the NCAA Championship.
		Big West finished fourth out of 30 conferences in the season-ending Women's Soccer Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), which is an all-time best for the league and continues a trend of improvement, following finishes at No. 14 in 2002, No. 12 in 2003 and No. 10 in 2004.
		Although all three schools were ousted in the NCAA Regionals, the Big West remained one of the top softball conferences in the nation thanks to its strength from top to bottom.
	www.bigwest.org /story.asp?STORY_ID=9436 (1029 words)

	Big 12 Conference - Official Athletic Site
		All-Big 12 teams and All-Big 12 Academic squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons.
		At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards.
		The Big 12 is under the direction of its third commissioner, Kevin L. Weiberg, who took over the reins in December 1998.
	www.big12sports.com /aboutbig12/big12-aboutbig12.html (889 words)

	The Big Year
		The Big Year is an equally entrancing and inspiring audio book, something I find particularly amazing because I began listening knowing little about the protagonists' driving passion.
		It was 1998, a year that each of them, quite independently, decided would be a "Big Year," twelve months dedicated to sighting as many different kinds of birds as possible.
		The tradition of a "Big Year" traces its roots all the way back to Audubon, the Frenchman who evaded serving in Napoleon's army and made his way to fame as a bird watcher in the New World.
	www.roadtripamerica.com /read/The-Big-Year.htm (416 words)

	Celebrating Genghis Khan's Big Year
		Before I traveled to Mongolia last year to report a story on Bronze Age nomads, I'd read about the country's devotion to a man known throughout the rest of the world as the most ruthless and bloodthirsty conqueror in the planet's history.
		This was a big year for the Man of the Millennium.
		This year there was a great deal of publicity surrounding one purported descendant, Tom Robinson, a middle-aged accounting professor at the University of Miami who submitted his DNA to Sykes's Oxford Ancestors company.
	www.archaeology.org /online/features/genghiskhan/index.html (1221 words)

	Big Bear Lake Activities
		Big Bear Lake is home to one of the largest civic performing arts centers in the area.
		Big Bear is proud to boast that it is home to one of a few solar observatories in the world.
		Well, with our 325 or more days of sunshine a year, Big Bear is a perfect place to look at the sun (because it is usually not cloudy).
	www.bigbearlodging.com /activities.html (1243 words)

	NOTRE DAME CHOSEN TO CAPTURE 2006 BIG EAST VOLLEYBALL TITLE :: Louisville's Yartseva Stewart named Preseason Player of ...
		This year, the Bearcats return five starters, including 2005 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Jessie Nevitt (R-So., MB), Noel Olson (Sr., S) and Jenny Custer (Jr., OH/S), all of whom were named to the 2006 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team.
		Andreyko notched the second-highest point total in conference matches a year ago (5.57) and also was named to the preseason all-conference team as a unanimous selection.
		BIG EAST action is slated to begin with four league matchups on Sept. 22.
	www.bigeast.org /sports/w-volley/spec-rel/080906aaa.html (753 words)

	BIG SHOULDERS 5K SWIM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Big Shoulders swimmers got it right in the teeth this year as a northeasterly wind brought chop to every stroke of the race.
		In general, change was the operative word for Big Shoulders as swimmers adjusted to staggered heats and even the nifty opportunity to run ashore for a 2.5 K split before finishing lap two of the 5 K race.
		Big Shoulders sponsor HumanLabs affixed some strange monitoring device to Boettcher’s head, but his general body feedback one day after the race was, “I feel like I’ve been hit with the Michigan Ave.
	www.bigshoulders.org (2478 words)

	Etude \| Spring 2004 \| The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
		Every year, beginning January 1st, hundreds of bird lovers unite in a contest to spot the most species of birds in a single calendar year.
		In The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession, the top three contenders in the 1998 North American Big Year race around the continental United States and Canada racking up enough expenses, ailments and air miles to prove that competitive birding can also qualify as an extreme sport.
		Obmascik didn’t personally witness any of the 1998 Big Year, but through extensive interviews and visits to many of the birders’; destinations, he manages to bring the action to life.
	etude.uoregon.edu /spring2004/books/bigyear.html (287 words)

	Big 12 Men's Basketball Notes :: An update on the men's basketball action around the Big 12.
		At 4.3, this year marks the best seed average for the six Big 12 teams in the NCAA Tournament in the seven year history of the league.
		The six Big 12 teams in the 2003 NCAA Tournament carry the highest seed average (4.3) in the seven year history of the conference.
		KU won the first two Big 12 titles in 1997 and 1998 with 15-1 records and was the first school to go undefeated in conference play at 16-0 in 2002.
	www.big12sports.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040103aaa.html (2583 words)

	Metroactive Books \| 'The Big Year'
		Their ages, incomes and physical conditions vary wildly, yet still, in the throes of the El Niño year of 1998, with weird weather and flukes of nature thrown in their path, they tarry on.
		The Big Year unfolds in a straightforward manner, skipping back and forth between the men and their often simultaneous quests for rare birds.
		The Big Year accomplishes that delightful feat of educating a reader about a world foreign to most without making her conscious of said education.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/10.20.04/big-year-0443.html (734 words)

	Big Sky Resort, Montana - Media and Press
		As of January 1st, 2006, the resort is 2 inches ahead of the snowiest year ever recorded at Big Sky, 1996-97.
		Over the past 10 years, Big Sky averaged a 35.7 inch base at the Lobo Station at mid-mountain on January 1st, this year that base is a full foot deeper with 48 inches.
		Tough year to be in the snow removal business, great year for Big Sky visitors and locals who love powder skiing.
	www.bigskyresort.com /gen/bs_ch_media_pr_archive_details.asp?ID=297 (197 words)

	Santa Barbara County Big Year
		It’s not every year you get a first county record, especially when there’s another bird as good as a Golden-winged Warbler hanging out in the same place.
		On new year’s eve, I set out to catch Joan Hardie (who led me 337 to 335) by looking for Least Bittern at Laguna Blanca and Mountain Plover at the Santa Maria River mouth.
		Without "Big Year", I probably wound not have visited Ballinger Canyon (almost in Ventura Co) for Scott's Oriole.
	mysite.verizon.net /res0d1yq/bigyear.htm (2636 words)

	The Big Picture: 4 Year Presidential Cycle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		We've discussed this phenomena many times in the past; Note the big failure year for the cycle was 1986, with the correction low postponed to 1987.
		As the table [below] details, there is some truth to this theory as the second year has been the worst of the four-year cycle in over half of the 11 full cycles since 1962, and it is the only one with an average negative return.
		Jun 27, 2006 5:45:00 PM I find the math persuasive: the average Stock market performance during the 2nd year of a Presidential term since WWII is negative (-2.6%); the other 3 years are all substantially positive (5.5%, 19.9%, and 10.8% since 1961).
	bigpicture.typepad.com /comments/2006/06/4_year_presiden.html (1101 words)

	Sports: Big year reaps shot at the really big bucks
		Just getting to this event is big stuff for her, the result of winning her first LPGA Tour event in July.
		Lincicome, who was home-schooled by her parents in Seminole and skipped college to turn pro at 19, won the HSBC Women's Match Play Championship, beating Michelle Wie and Lorena Ochoa, then LPGA Hall of Famer Juli Inkster in the 18-hole final.
		The ADT Championship, which for the past 10 years was for the top 30 money winners, introduced a new formula, with players qualifying through various yearlong criteria.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/11/16/Sports/Big_year_reaps_shot_a.shtml (856 words)

	Amazon.com: The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession (Random House Large Print): Books: Mark Obmascik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In one of the wackiest competitions around, every year hundreds of obsessed bird watchers participate in a contest known as the North American Big Year.
		Hoping to be the one to spot the most species during the course of the year, each birder spends 365 days racing around the continental U.S. and Canada compiling lists of birds, all for the glory of being recognized by the American Birding Association as the Big Year birding champion of North America.
		The Big Year is the story of three birders who undertake a "Big Year" in 1998.
	www.amazon.com /Big-Year-Nature-Obsession-Random/dp/0375432949 (1946 words)

	SYRACUSE'S SWITENKO NAMED BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR :: 2006 BIG EAST Softball Awards Announced
		The 2006 BIG EAST Softball Championship returns to the Belleville Softball Complex in South Bend, Ind. for the second straight year.
		Bishop earns 2006 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year honors after a stellar season in which the junior led the league in three pitching categories during conference play.
		Bishop was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week a total of four times, including the final three weeks of the season.
	www.bigeast.org /sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/051006aac.html (819 words)

	Big Bear Vacation Ideas - Big Bear Lake Boat Rentals, Skiing, Camping and other Activities
		Big Bear Lake is Southern California's year round, premier vacation destination.
		With over 300 days of glorious sunshine a year, a pristine lake and fresh alpine air, it's a wonderful environment to play in.
		Big Bear Lake community also offers some of the best shopping and dining around.
	www.bigbear.com /activities (280 words)

	Howe 1996 California Big Year
		We did not plan on doing a big year; in fact, I was out of the country the first ten days of January.
		It is not inconceivable that someone else would decide to do a big year in the future during another "good year," and have more time to put into it than we did (Dad works full time and I am a graduate student).
		I believe the Texas big year record is in the 480s, and if we had gone great guns from the beginning, I estimate that we would have netted ten to fifteen more birds.
	www.stanford.edu /~kendric/birds/MiscLists/CaBig96.html (1259 words)

	Online NewsHour: Conversation: 'The Big Year' -- April 12, 2004
		Bird watching, perceived by many as a gentle hobby, is actually a competitive sport for some who seek to see as many different species of birds in a single year as possible.
		MARK OBMASCIK: He was working 60, 70, 80 hours a week, he was traveling 100,000 miles a year, and when it came time for him to retire, his wife was ready for the two of them to hang out.
		It was all hand to mouth, and Greg actually ended the year as a financial wreck.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june04/bird_04-12.html (1440 words)

	Big Ten Conference - Official Athletic Site
		The Big Ten will send seven teams to bowl games, including a pair of BCS berths for Ohio State and Michigan, with the Buckeyes battling Florida for the national championship.
		Read more about the Big Ten's bowl lineup along with notes on a banner year for Big Ten football that includes more national awards, All-Americans and Academic All-Americans than any other conference.
		The quiet leader talks with the Big Ten about what makes this Illini team fun to watch, his steps to fill his duties as team captain and explains what life is like without Dee Brown.
	bigten.cstv.com (303 words)

	Big Apple Circus - About - Brief History
		For the second straight year, a Big Apple Circus contingent marched in the Toys 'R' Us parade in Times Square; for the third year running, in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; and for the fourth consecutive year, in the Columbus Day parade, when a performing group of Clown Doctors ambled up Fifth Avenue.
		In its 15th anniversary year, the Big Apple Circus Clown Care (SM) adds a 15th hospital to its national roster of pediatric facilities: the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
		The Big Apple Circus Clown Care (SM) program celebrates ten years of bringing joy and magic to the bedsides of hospitalized children with a benefit birthday bash at the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom.
	www.bigapplecircus.org /About/BriefHistory/?year=ShowAll (3426 words)

	Boulder County Big Year: Introduction
		In a regular big year, after all, one culls through the big block of Canada Geese to try to single out that lone Greater White-fronted Goose.
		In a well-planned regular big year, one has a very good sense for what to expect.
		Even before the year has begun, one can guess with an error of only 3—4% what the final tally is going to be.
	www.geocities.com /boulderbigyear/main.htm (622 words)

	Big Cat Rescue
		The Animal Protection Institute completed a one year investigation into the cause of so many exotic animals being abandoned by going undercover into the homes of those who promote exotic animals as pets.
		New slide shows See a year of Big Cat Rescue in Action click HERE We have a lot of great slideshows and articles such as Evolution of Thought.
		The Big Cat Picture is a 60 minute glimpse into the world of the great cats living at Big Cat Rescue.
	www.bigcatrescue.org (1032 words)

	Fedotenko Needs Big Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		For the second consecutive year the hero of Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup finals barely saw any preseason action following offseason hip surgery.
		He has been held out of any contact work this year, not playing in any of the intrasquad scrimmages or exhibition games.
		Though the left wing has been participating in practice, he has seen no game action since the Lightning were eliminated from the playoffs.
	www.tbo.com /sports/lightning/MGBUETVVQSE.html (543 words)

	Big Dada Official Site
		As his Eski-AKA suggests, winter is a good time of year for Wiley, and he certainly hasn't slowed down for the party season.
		As Wiley said earlier this year, he wants to make a grime album that he's proud of, and we think he's done just that and then some.
		All the details are here, but in short the best pitch wins £1000 prize money to make the video, which will hopefully wing its way onto TV screens in the summer.
	bigdada.com (279 words)

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