This is my first recorded table jump and land - Notice the kickin' tie? - after this jump I did an indy and another table jump which was a lot smoother. Pretty good for a 31 yo Web Developer from Las Vegas in his second season of boarding....
This is up on Mt Charleston north of Las Vegas NV where we just got 30" this week from a record breaking snow storm that blanked the valley on Wednesday.
Credits for the video footage got to my best buddy Teddy Campos on his iPhone using Cycorder (http://www.youtube.com/atreau2k)
Dec 20th, 2008.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Puppy Needs a new pair of ... well teeth!
I've been trying to save money for my 11 yr old puppy to get her teeth cleaned and fixed and it just hasn't been working out. She is getting to the point of severe halitosis and really needs to get this done. They are going to put her under so they can really get it all cleaned up. The below chipIn widget is for half the procedure so as I see money coming in, i'llbe putting the matched amount away in the safe to make sure we can take care of her by the end of the year. Her birthday is December 11th so this is our belated present to her.
Thanks for all your support, even if it is just to pass this page onto someone who cares. (grin)
Thanks for all your support, even if it is just to pass this page onto someone who cares. (grin)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Google Chases Skype With New Gmail Video Chat and poises to blow them out of the water.
Video chat service Skype has some new competition — Google has just added audio and video chat to Gmail. The new chat tools essentially offer most of the features of Skype, or Apple's iChat, within the standard Gmail interface.I installed this today and it is sweet. I've been told Google has bought and is integrating a video streaming company into thier product line and this is the public taste of that merger.
There's also an installation link at Gmail.com/videochat.
"We think this pretty significant," said Rajen Sheth, senior product manager for Google's enterprise group. "It's something that we see bringing people closer together, especially in a business context."
Sheth said that Google has been using Gmail video chat across its more than 60 offices around the globe. "It actually is something that can help people, especially, in tough times, to save money," he said. "It makes it so you can do face-to-face meetings without travel."
-- Ref:http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Google_Chases_Skype_With_New_Gmail_Video_Chat
Monday, November 10, 2008
5.11 Tactical Series UC3.400 Flashlight Might Be the Last Torch You'll Ever Need
The high-performance Light for Life UC3.400 produces 270 peak lumens in bright mode, 90 lumens in standard mode, and has a 270-lumen tactical strobe. The three LED bulbs on the flashlight are rated for 50,000 hours and never have to be replaced. At about 16 oz., the flashlight weighs approximately half as much as competitors' full-size duty flashlights. - Surefires start at only 65 lumens and you can get a 120 bulb that kills your batteries quick.
The UC3.400 specs state the flashlight is rated for 50,000 recharges, regardless of temperature or storage conditions. Flashlight News does the math, and that comes out to one charge a day for 135 years, which is perfect given the cold, dark days the coming Singularity will bring.
Moe importantly, these stats best typical rechargeable flashlights with ease; current rechargeable flashlights begin to degrade after the first use, are affected by extreme hot and cold, and will last for just 500 to 1,000 charges.
This thing is also nigh indestructable, claims the manufacterer:
Made of a firearm-grade high-strength polymer, the 11.5" UC3.400 casing is fully sealed against the elements. It's abrasion, crack and bend-resistant. The temperature-tolerant ultracapacitors are rated at -40° F to 149° F (-40° C to 65° C). Also, the water-resistant, ruggedly built UC3.400 flashlight features solid-state construction.
-- FULL Story: http://flashlightnews.org/story1762.shtml
-- Pre-order: http://www.511tactical.com/Shop
No I don't get a kickback! (grin)
Obama launches Web site to reach public - Tech-heads take note!
"(CNN) -- Barack Obama had a formidable online presence during his quest for the White House, and he is once again turning to the Internet to communicate with the American public as president-elect."
"President-elect Barack Obama has launched a Web site to chronicle his transition."
-- http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/10/obama.wired/index.html?eref=rss_latest
You may not agree with all his views or even with the man himself, but as I am a tech-head myself I have to be excited about a tech-savy president.
The site looks promising, missing content for now, but has potential.
Let's see where he takes this. I am half temped to apply for a position in his administration.... you know what, I will. Then I'll tell you all about it.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Another Fed rate cut expected today "They" say.
Reporter Jennifer Schonberger talks with SmallCapInvestor.com senior analyst Benson George about the implications of the Fed's rate cut.
Oct. 29 - Wall Street awaited the Federal Reserve's latest attempt to ease the pain of the world's worst financial turmoil in 80 years.
ALLAN ROBINSON
October 29, 2008
The rate-setting arm of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board steps up to the plate today for the second time this month after making an emergency rate cut just three weeks ago.
Investors are betting the Fed will lower the federal funds rate by half of a percentage point to 1 per cent, matching the size of the cut it made earlier this month in a co-ordinated action with other central banks.
"It will signal they are concerned about [the credit crunch] spilling over into the real economy," said Mark Chandler, a fixed-income strategist with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. "They will go to 1 per cent and keep their fingers crossed."
WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS?
Print Edition - Section Front
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More Report on Business Stories
'Disaster' unless Ottawa offers pension relief
Volkswagen's improbable rise sends hedge funds scrambling
New rule on funds relieves pinched insurers
A TENSE QUIET PRECEDES KREMLIN'S BIG MOVE
Rattled markets look to Fed
Go to the Report on Business section
The Fed had been expecting the unemployment rate would rise to a 5.3-per-cent to 5.8-per-cent range, but now the consensus is for 6.8-per-cent unemployment, and that is even probably too low, Mr. Chandler said. "That tells you how fast the real economy is deteriorating."
Nevertheless, some economists say a cut of a quarter of a percentage point is not out of the question, especially if the Fed indicates it is leaning toward a follow-up rate cut.
"I think there would be disappointment if they only followed through with a 25-basis-point cut at this stage," Mr. Chandler said. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)
Credit conditions globally remain extremely tight and U.S. banks would be helped by a rate cut.
Even Canadian banks, which for the most part have avoided the global crisis, are still far from being back to normal despite the rate cuts and other central bank actions.
"All of that is helping the banks and it's greasing the financial wheels, but not much has moved down to the borrowers," said Edward Jong, senior vice-president and fixed-income portfolio manager for Mak Allen & Day Capital Partners Inc., an affiliate of frontierAlt Management Ltd., manager of the frontierAlt Opportunistic Bond Fund.
The yield on five-year Canadian bank bonds is 250 basis points higher than Canadian government bonds and subordinated bank debt is 327 points over government bonds, compared with a normal spread of 30 points at the start of 2007, Mr. Jong said.
"The banks are still disadvantaged. Whatever the central bank is trying to do to foster consumer lending is being negated," he said, referring to the high borrowing costs for the banks.
HOW WILL MARKETS REACT?
So far there are few signs that the actions being taken by the central banks to deal with the credit crisis are having much of an effect in the stock markets.
The VIX, which measures the implied volatility in the S&P 500 options, remains near a record high.
It is critical that confidence is restored to enable banks to make "loans to individuals, companies and each other for that matter," said Clancy Ethans, senior vice-president and chief investment officer for Richardson Partners Financial Ltd., and Andy MacLean, director of private client investing.
The core of the problem remains the U.S. housing crisis, they said in a report to clients. "The housing market must also be addressed through a massive legislative effort that would only be likely with a new administration in the United States," they said.
"We expect that the plan will eventually be successful in stabilizing the current crisis, free up lending through the financial system, and as these efforts take effect, we should see a measure of confidence return to the equity markets," they added.
more details:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081029.RBELL29/TPStory/Business
Oct. 29 - Wall Street awaited the Federal Reserve's latest attempt to ease the pain of the world's worst financial turmoil in 80 years.
ALLAN ROBINSON
October 29, 2008
The rate-setting arm of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board steps up to the plate today for the second time this month after making an emergency rate cut just three weeks ago.
Investors are betting the Fed will lower the federal funds rate by half of a percentage point to 1 per cent, matching the size of the cut it made earlier this month in a co-ordinated action with other central banks.
"It will signal they are concerned about [the credit crunch] spilling over into the real economy," said Mark Chandler, a fixed-income strategist with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. "They will go to 1 per cent and keep their fingers crossed."
WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS?
Print Edition - Section Front
Enlarge Image
More Report on Business Stories
'Disaster' unless Ottawa offers pension relief
Volkswagen's improbable rise sends hedge funds scrambling
New rule on funds relieves pinched insurers
A TENSE QUIET PRECEDES KREMLIN'S BIG MOVE
Rattled markets look to Fed
Go to the Report on Business section
The Fed had been expecting the unemployment rate would rise to a 5.3-per-cent to 5.8-per-cent range, but now the consensus is for 6.8-per-cent unemployment, and that is even probably too low, Mr. Chandler said. "That tells you how fast the real economy is deteriorating."
Nevertheless, some economists say a cut of a quarter of a percentage point is not out of the question, especially if the Fed indicates it is leaning toward a follow-up rate cut.
"I think there would be disappointment if they only followed through with a 25-basis-point cut at this stage," Mr. Chandler said. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)
Credit conditions globally remain extremely tight and U.S. banks would be helped by a rate cut.
Even Canadian banks, which for the most part have avoided the global crisis, are still far from being back to normal despite the rate cuts and other central bank actions.
"All of that is helping the banks and it's greasing the financial wheels, but not much has moved down to the borrowers," said Edward Jong, senior vice-president and fixed-income portfolio manager for Mak Allen & Day Capital Partners Inc., an affiliate of frontierAlt Management Ltd., manager of the frontierAlt Opportunistic Bond Fund.
The yield on five-year Canadian bank bonds is 250 basis points higher than Canadian government bonds and subordinated bank debt is 327 points over government bonds, compared with a normal spread of 30 points at the start of 2007, Mr. Jong said.
"The banks are still disadvantaged. Whatever the central bank is trying to do to foster consumer lending is being negated," he said, referring to the high borrowing costs for the banks.
HOW WILL MARKETS REACT?
So far there are few signs that the actions being taken by the central banks to deal with the credit crisis are having much of an effect in the stock markets.
The VIX, which measures the implied volatility in the S&P 500 options, remains near a record high.
It is critical that confidence is restored to enable banks to make "loans to individuals, companies and each other for that matter," said Clancy Ethans, senior vice-president and chief investment officer for Richardson Partners Financial Ltd., and Andy MacLean, director of private client investing.
The core of the problem remains the U.S. housing crisis, they said in a report to clients. "The housing market must also be addressed through a massive legislative effort that would only be likely with a new administration in the United States," they said.
"We expect that the plan will eventually be successful in stabilizing the current crisis, free up lending through the financial system, and as these efforts take effect, we should see a measure of confidence return to the equity markets," they added.
more details:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081029.RBELL29/TPStory/Business
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
New from Google. Drunk Dialing [read "Gmailing"] protection.
This has to be one of the best ideas I've seen since they put software on your phone to prevent drunk dialing on your cell phone.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6088879-7.html
New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regret
Monday, October 06, 2008 6:25 PM
Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night email to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together. Gmail can't always prevent you from sending messages you might later regret, but today we're launching a new Labs feature I wrote called Mail Goggles which may help.
When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to send that late night Friday email. And what better way to check than by making you solve a few simple math problems after you click send to verify you're in the right state of mind?
By default, Mail Goggles is only active late night on the weekend as that is the time you're most likely to need it. Once enabled, you can adjust when it's active in the General settings.
Hopefully Mail Goggles will prevent many of you out there from sending messages you wish you hadn't. Like that late night memo -- I mean mission statement -- to the entire firm.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Time to get wet ...
Looks like Las Vegas Ski resort is now selling it's season Tickets.. Gotta get me some snow.
Thursday September 25 2008
RIDE IT
Enjoy the freedom of riding and skiing this season with your 2008–2009 Season Pass.
Purchase your Season Pass and you can RIDE IT as many days as you want… with only one purchase.
LVSSR passholders get 20% off lift tickets at any sister resort including: Boreal Mountain Resort, Soda Springs Winter Resort, Park City Mountain Resort, Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, Killington and Pico Resorts in Vermont.
Preseason pricing will end on November 10th, 2008.
Purchase online at skilasvegas.com
Or
Purchase at one of these easy locations:
Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort City Office
7501 Tule Springs Road, Suite #110, 702–645–2754 / Fax 645–3391
Pharmacy Boardshop
8450 W. Sahara Ave. #109, 702–229–4755
Your favorite brands, everyday.
McGhies Ski, Bike & Board
4035 S. Fort Apache, 702–252–8077
Don’t miss McGhies Tent Sale. Oct 31st – Nov. 2nd.
REI
2220 Village Walk Drive #150, 702–896–7111
New location opening soon!
PRESEASON PASS PRICING
(until November 10th)
Student (12 & under) $180.00
Proof of age is required
Youth (13 to 18) $220.00
Proof of age is required
College $350.00
Proof of enrollment is required
Military $400.00
Currnet Military ID required
Senior $350.00
60 & up
Adult Weekday Only $460.00
Adult Full Season $500.00
GET IT
Pick up your pass card during the preseason starting next week at our Las Vegas office. Open Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Or
Beginning opening day you can pick up your season pass at Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort.
Identification and applicable documents (military ID, proof of enrollment) are required in order to process and pick up your season pass.
Under 18? A parent or guardian signature is required on the liability release form.
We welcome your feedback. Email us at ridenski@lvssr.com
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I want an iPhone
The App Store is coming soon. And when it's here, you'll find applications in every category, from games to business, education to entertainment, finance to health and fitness, productivity to social networking. These applications have been designed to take advantage of iPhone technologies such as Multi-Touch, the accelerometer, wireless, and GPS. And some are even free. You'll download them wirelessly and be able to use them right away.
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