a coupling link attached to each leg; the coupling link having a first end and a second end; the first end of the coupling link connected to the lower section of the post; the second end of the coupling link connected to the leg; the lower section of the post being in a first position when the legs are in the open position and a second position when the legs are in the closed position; and the first position of the lower section of the post being closer to the first pivot than the second position of the lower section of the post.
Still other objectives and advantages of the invention are achieved by a method of setting up and collapsing a vertical support on a surface, the methodCategory - peace prize

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan has been named as the 2008 winner of the Niwano Peace Prize for efforts at building peace with justice in the Middle East, especially with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has dedicated the receipt of India's highest international honour, the Gandhi Peace Prize, to "the people of South Africa, to the freedom of Darfur and to Aung Sans Suu Kyi", the Burmese leader held under house arrest - writes Anto Akkara from Thrissur, India, for Ecumenical News International(ENI).