Page 38 - Field Notes News Today

Edition online. >> it was a big deal, because its a disappointment for us to have the surprise spoiled, and i think for a lot of our customers, too. they really want to know the next edition is, but part of them really doesnt. and i think that they appreciate the theatrical nature of the product launch. >> after all of this time, jim and erin still love the creative process. and much to the delight of their customers and staff, field notes is still finding ways to raise the bar. >> we have a bac...

>> no doubt, we will. >> good to see you both. who doesnt love a surprise? i know i personally love them. and the owners of a notebook company discovered the surprise of impacting their customers. part of the thrill for them is also figuring out how to keep the latest surprise a secret from their anxiously awaiting fan base. if we made it easy for the word to get out, the word would get out, so we dont make it easy for the word to get out. >> every year, fours tim times year, this chicago-ba...

Secrecy. everyones told to be careful about what they put in the trash. and youd be hard-pressed to find any designs laying around. >> we had one printer who had a company-wide meeting to say like, were working field notes now and they do these limited editions and if anybody spills the beans, you know, youre gone. >> die-hard customers have been known to hunt for clues. a visit to headquarters is a chance for people to buy more notebooks and look out for any signs of what design is coming next....

>> and all the while, excitement is building for release of the companys newest limits edition designs of their vintage style notebooks. >> everybody loves a surprise and everybody loves being part of the secret of the surprise. >> this tradition started about a decade ago, when the owners realized they wanted to spice things up around the company. >> it would be easy to make a couple of products and keep making those products and selling them, but coming from a design firm background, we always...

>> they were all restrictively endorsed travelers checks, all stamped for deposit only. deposited them in the bank, paid taxes on them. the prosecution had four different witnesses, all who of them testified that restrictively endorsed travelers checks done need to be declared. >> what struck me about the prosecutions case was how complex it was. people had to understand the arcane ins and outs of bringing travelers checks into the country and latitudes and longitudes on public lands. and i thin...

To a bank and put it in travelers checks. >> they were all strictly endorsed travelers cash, all stamped for deposit only, deposited them in the bank, paid taxes on them. the prosecution had four different witnesses, all who of them testified that all travelers checks do not need to be declared. >> what struck me about the prosecutions case was how complex it was. people had to understand the arcane ins and outs of bringing travelers checks into the country and latitudes and longitudes on public...

They always have. and when i carry bundles of cash on the plane. we went to the bank and put them in travelers checks. >> they were all stamped for deposit only, deposited in bank, pay taxes on them. the prosecution had four witnesses. all of them testified that restrictively endorsed travelers checks dont need to be declared. >> what struck me was how complex it was. people had to understand the arcane ins and outs of bringing travelers checks into the country. and latitudes and longitudes on p...

>> when the prosecution rested, i felt we had put on the evidence that we had. we had their own pictures of them taking these fossils, we had their own field notes of them collecting these fossils, we had given it 100% of our effort to show what they did. >> as the defense proceeded to present many fewer witnesses, to say, look, its not that complicated, we were collecting fossils, we thought we would permission to be there. in this case, we werent where you thought we were, in this case you wer...

that its krun f time? and were digging deeper into ron pauls writings and finding -- sexual harassment victims. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." were here in the new cnn election center counting down to the final few days and hours before the first contest of 2012. the new iowa poll out today reenforcing mitt romneys place at the top of the pack, running neck and neck with ron paul. it drives home the bombshell findings of our poll this week, sh showing rick santorum has...

A battle to save our national herita heritage. we have to do everything we can. >> for the latest information on the oil spill, including video, field notes from msnbc correspondents and an interactive timeline, you can logon to oilspill.msnbc.com. we hope to see more of your reports from the gulf. tennis reports being made at wimbledon and the longest match taking place between raged for ten hours over two days before play resumed just about an hour ago. ishner gave "today" show an exclusive ...