While we were getting buried under reams of wadded up wrapping paper, the tow crews were working Pe’ahi like crazy.
[Link via Surfermag.com]
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December 2009
Tagged Great Whites in Australia are now set up to automatically send text messages to lifeguards and emergency personnel, according to a story in The Daily Mail.
As the man-eating predators approach shallower waters, the signal they emit will be picked up by a satellite receiver. Minutes later, a text message or email is sent out to scientists, wildlife officials and lifeguards. . . The tracking system set up around Perth in Western Australia is revolutionary because it will track the sharks in ‘real time’, said Rory McAuley a senior scientist with the West Australian Department of Fisheries.
Hopefully, they’re just remove one link for the communication chain and allow surfers to sign up for the messages themselves.
[Link: The Daily Mail]
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The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is calling the 4Star 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open ” the largest event on Asian soil this season.” We’re not exactly sure what that means, but for snowboarders who aren’t on the hunt for a spot on the US Olympic halfpipe team the $25,000 prize purse and up to 500 Swatch TTR ranking points are probably worth a trip to China on the January 9-10, 2010.
For the official release, follow the jump.
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With all the domain mistakes we’ve made over the years we’d be the last ones to poke fun at someone forgetting to renew their domain names. That said, it appears that Bryce Kanights and the crew at Skatedaily.net are apparently having some issues with Network Solutions. Here’s what Bryce says:
Yeah, the domain registration had expired without a notice. A bit odd, but, the site should be up and online within the hour. Fingers crossed.
We know the feeling. It’s always funny to see what the domain registrars put up when a site is down. But a skier for Skatedaily.net?
[Link: Skatedaily.net]
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We were so stoked to see Noah Salasnek on Power & Rails, that we didn’t even realize there was a part two. And here it is.
[Link: VBS TV]
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Skateistan, the organization that teaches Afghan young people through skateboarding has open its first skateboard park and school on Tuesday December 29, 2009, according to a story in The National Post.
“Skateistan” started two years ago in a dried-up fountain in the heart of the Afghan capital, when two Australians with three skateboards started teaching a small group of fascinated kids. . . Now dozens of boys and girls from across all social classes can mix in a giant indoor park that looks like a cross between a military hangar and an urban hangout, festooned with the names of fashionable skating brands that have sponsored the park.
It is amazing what can be done with some skateboards and a dream. For more on the story click here.
[Link: National Post]
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Aspen still draws the celebrities for Christmas. If it’s not Charlie Sheen getting arrested for allegedly swinging a knife around the house, it’s country singer LeAnn Rimes snowboarding with her boyfriend Eddie Cibrian, according to JustJared.com.
Eddie, 36, and LeAnn, 27, are spending more time together out in public after a divorce settlement was reached with LeAnn’s ex-husband, Dean Sheremet. The divorce will officially occur as of June 19, 2010.
That is so good to hear. . . Snowboarding needs more rich divorcees.
[Link: JustJared.com]
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A 9-year-old boy who was snowboarding at his grandparents house near Black River Falls, Wisconsin died after riding into the path of an oncoming car.
Jackson County sheriff’s officials say the boy was snowboarding Saturday afternoon on the property of his grandparents, who he was visiting for the holidays. According to preliminary reports, the boy slid onto a highway and was struck by a passing van.
Our thoughts are with the boys family.
[Update from The LaCrosse Tribune: The man driving the van, Jarred Mortenson, 19, of Tayor, Wisconsin, has been arrested “for driving a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a controlled substance,” the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said.]
[Link: Chicago Tribune]
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The week between Christmas and New Year’s has always been a slow one in action sports. But this year it’s even slower thanks to forced non-paid vacations. We know employees of Oakley, DC, Podium, and Spy are all getting some “time off” this week. No, no, no. It’s not a pay cut, for some it’s an unpaid holiday for others just a forced vacation.
Have you been asked to take this week off? If you have, please tell us about it in the comments.
Happy Furlough!
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According to a story in The Globe And Mail Intrawest missed a $524 million payment to lenders due on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 and are currently in “continuing negotiations with the lenders.”
“Intrawest continues to be in active dialogue with our lenders regarding refinancing a term loan,” chief executive officer Bill Jensen said in a statement. . . Mr. Jensen said Intrawest’s customers at its resorts and property developments as well as Olympic organizers shouldn’t expect any changes, regardless of the negotiations on the loan payment and restructuring. . . “It is business as usual for Intrawest and we are providing our customers and homeowners with the memorable experiences that they have come to expect when they visit our resorts, and will continue to do so regardless of the outcome of these discussions,” he said.
Well, let’s hope it’s not exactly business as usual.
[Link: The Globe and Mail]
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