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img_4693.JPG CLICK ON THE JOINT MUTHER f*ckER

Published On: 5/13/2009
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Were making a muther f*cking movie:
PIECE teaser from David Brocklebank on Vimeo.

Published On: 12/27/2008
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Published On: 9/22/2008
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"Enjoy The Ride...More" is DC’s marketing slogan for their highly anticipated release of snowboards this winter. Last night at 50-50 Brewery in Truckee, CA, PortersTahoe.com and the DC crew – including riders Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biittner, and Lauri Heiskari – all came out with more than just their A-game to kick off this 20th anniversary edition of Mack Dawg’s "Double Decade."

Somewhere between 400 to 500 people joined Porters and DC at the biggest movie premier ever at 50-50 Brewery. There were two screens – inside and outside – showing the next progression in riding with several very well-received segments from not only the DC crew, but riders like Wille Yli-Luoma, Eero Ettala, and the closing part of Jussi Oksanen. The movie also sprinkled in 20 years worth of snowboarding pioneers and ground breaking MDP parts over the years from names like Chris Roach, Nate Cole, Noah Salasnek, JP Walker, and Jeremy Jones (past and present). "Double Decade" truly does give you more by throwing in a great, eclectic mix of music from the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, Devo, David Bowie, Doobie Brothers, and – believe it or not – the Grass Root’s "Let’s Live For Today" for a very soulful and artistic Jussi part.







But that wasn’t all for the day.

Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson from Snow Park Technologies arranged for some of the Porters crew and the DC boys – Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biitner, and first-time golfer Lauri Heiskari – to play a round of golf at Northstar-at-Tahoe earlier in the afternoon. Conditions were ideal. Scores were very competitive in a "best ball", two-man format of 5 teams. In the end, a little home-field advantage – and let’s face it – just plain better skills from Gunny and Walsh propelled them to the win.









Longtime Nor Cal industry veteran and DC sales rep Ron Depp put the evening in perspective this way, "It’s amazing that we could draw such a large crowd with only 5 days advance notice and have so many ex-pros and industry people come out of the woodwork...or the Truckee woods!" Bill Markham, DC Snow Sales Manager, added, "Double Decade is a walk down memory lane that showcases many legends of the 90’s rail brigade. The film also captures how shredding has progressed from backyard rails to big mountain kickers. Couple this with almost 500 kids, beer from 50-50, great support from Porters and DC pro shreds Iikka, Devun, Biittner and Lauri and you got a night you won’t forget....or remember in some cases!"









Judging by how big of a smile Lauri Heiskari had at the end of the night, everyone truly had a great time...and MORE!

http://www.porterstahoe.com

Published On: 9/20/2008
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Porters Lake Tahoe Boat PartyOne of the most beautiful things about Lake Tahoe is well….. the lake and there is no better way to enjoy it then with friends. On Saturday evening the Porters Crew headed out on a three hour tour of the lake on the Tahoe Gal, now you must be thinking a “three hour tour” hmmmm there must have been a few Gilligans and some Professors. Not on this three hour tour as it was the “Love Boat”. For those of you that grew up with the Love Boat know the era and the fashion for the kiddies that have no clue take a look at the pictures in this post and you will see our cruise worthy apparel. Lake Tahoe Boating
North Lake Tahoe Boating

We had a few captains, one that was actually navigating the Tahoe Gal, and another whom is our fearless leader, Chappy. We had ladies in lovely 70’s evening attire with furs coats, heels and gold clutches, we had gentlemen in sweaters and action slacks, I do have to say that Burton's Nor Cal rep Trevor Patterson had on a wonderful mustard yellow sweater, and needless to say there were a few Hawaiian shirts and boat shoes! Michelle Parker who is on the Porters team as well as the K2 skis team and Orage was there with some very stylish Vans boat shoes. The outfits of the evening went to Lars our web guy who showed up with two outfits and Aaron Gaines, our warehouse manager who showed up with three things! Notice how I didn’t say three outfits, take a gander at the pictures below and see if you can figure it out.

Tahoe Gal

The Tahoe Gal crew put on a great party for us, the food was great and bartender was doing it right. Chappy brought his computer so we could have some Love Boat era tunes and once the alcohol started to take effect the grooving dance moves started to pop up. At the end of our three hour tour most of us still had sea legs as we exited the boat but that didn’t stop us from heading to our after party at Lakeside Pizza in Tahoe City, formerly known as Pierce Street. Do not be fooled by the new name as it is also a night club and they are doing it right there. With free keg of CL smooth and beats to make you move there was no stopping the Love Boat crew. A few left early as they did most of their drinking on the boat, others stayed to get their dance on and others stayed even later. Rumor has that the club locked the doors and Chappy and a few ladies stayed and dance until three in the morning.

Lake Tahoe

I do have to say the Porters Crew knows how to party and I think I speak for all of us when I say thanks to Kelly and Chap!



Published On: 6/9/2008
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The JEEP® UNION SQUARE STREET SESSIONS returns to New York City to showcase a diverse and immensely talented field at the 2008 event to be held on Feb. 7, 2008 in Union Square. The athletes will show off their skills on a customized urban rail inspired by Danny Kass and fabricated at the Mountain Creek Resort’s Jib Lab.
 
 
Confirmed athletes include:
 
1.         EDDIE WALL
2.         LUCAS MAGOON
3.         ZACK HALE
4.         MIKE CASANOVA
5.         LOUIE VITO
6.         CHRIS ROTAX
7.         YALE CUSINO
8.         JONAS MICHILOT
9.         JED ANDERSON
10.       AARON BITTNER
11.       PAT MOORE
12.       SKYE GALE
13.       BRANDON REIS
14.       EIKI HELGARSON
15.       ANDREW KAHKONEN
16.       CHARLES REID
17.       SAM HULBERT
18        BODE MERRILL
19.       JEREMY CLOUTIER
 
 
The Jeep brand returns this year as title sponsor after the first year success of the Union Square Street Sessions. Jeep will join supporting sponsors Red Bull, Oakley, Burton, Sunday River Resort, and Mountain Creek Resort to once again bring the event to the streets of Manhattan.
 
 
The 2008 Jeep Union Square Street Sessions and its qualifiers will once again be broadcast on NBC’s Emmy award-winning Jeep World of Adventure Sports on Jan. 12, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. and Feb. 16, 2008, at 5 pm respectively with multiple re-airings on Universal HD.  
 
 
The winter sports celebrations will continue in New York City on Saturday, Feb. 9 with NYC Parks & Recreation’s Winter Jam, an amateur rail jam and winter carnival with music, sledding, snowshoeing, cross country skiing and other winter activities held at the Central Park Bandshell, in coordination with Aura360 and the Olympic Regional Development Authority.


Published On: 1/30/2008
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 Self Portrait - Grouse Mountain
 
Full name:
Gonzalo Tudela (AKA Gonzo)


Equipment:
Canon 1D Mark II N
Canon 1VHS
EF 15mm F2.8 Fisheye
EF 17-40mm F4L
EF 50mm F1.8
EF 70-200mm F2.8L
3x Vivitar 285HV
2003 Skidoo Summit 800

For the kids at home, what do they need to know if they want to become a professional photographer?
Never give up.  This industry is really tough, brutal sometimes, and people will toss you around like yesterday’s garbage.  If you’re not a strong person who will stick to their guns (especially about payment) it’s not the industry for you.  More and more companies are getting free shots out there from the “kid who just bought a digital SLR”, and it’s ruining the industry.
Think of it this way.  You’ve invested x amount of money in camera gear, x amount of time refining your style, x amount of time getting and editing photos, why shouldn’t you be paid fairly for it?  Do they get a paycheck? Do they pay for a dentist? They’re doing work just like you are.  You need to stick to your guns about being paid.  Don’t be the person who degrades the photo industry by giving away photos for free, if not, you’ll be stuck starving on the side of the street while some company has a slick new looking website.

 

Paul Welters - Mount Washington


What are some career high lights for you?
Every time I get out into the backcountry a feeling of Euphoria overcomes me.  The hour or so it usually takes to get to the alpine with the constant “braaaaaaaap” from a sled is actually quite calming.  I rather throw in ear plugs than headphones.

Who do you enjoy working most with?
I think I enjoy shooting the most with one of my best friends Aaron Shapiro.  He reminds me of a Tom Penny for snowboarding.  Basically, whenever I’m out shooting with him, he’s just riding, and you can see it on his face.  Whether he’s in front of a camera on a bluebird day or in front of me doing pow slashes in fog, he’s not out to prove anything, he’s out to have fun.  If you watch his style, you’ll see what I’m talking about.  It’s like he uses the mountain as a skate park, and just destroys it every time.  9 times out of 10, I’ll be ripping around with him and he’ll do something that’ll blow my mind and I’ll say “Give me an hour to go home and get my camera gear so we can shoot that”.


Eman Anderson - Vancouver, BC


What are some the challenges you find working with snowboarding instead of a studio?
My fingers get really cold, and I mean really cold.  That and changing angles is usually a lot tougher than people imagine.  Sometimes you have scale the side of a mountain that could take over an hour just to get a certain viewpoint.  Half a dozen times it doesn’t work out.  One thing I’ve learned is that you want to shoot your wide angle shots 2nd, and your telephotos first.  That way, there are no foot prints around the jumps from you walking around trying to find the right spot.


What are your favourite magazines?
Magazine’s are really a funny thing with me.  I have a subscription to snowboarder, I buy every issue of SBC off the shelves (from a local snowboard shop to support them), and I usually buy some issues of Future, Transworld, and Snowboard Mag when I’m shopping for groceries.  Truth be told, I never really read any of them.  I’m really weird that way, I have over 300 magazines, some dating back to the 90’s, but I’ve maybe read like 10% of them?  I usually use them for the eye candy.  I flip through them a few times and pick out the photos I like.  Remember them, and file the magazines away for a rainy day.
Images speak louder than words in my head, and technique plays a huge part in my mind.  9 times out of 10 when I see a photo I like, whether it’s technically sound or creatively genius, I go straight to the photographer credits to see who it is.  It’s kind of funny; most snowboarders can pick out a rider from their sponsors and their style.  I can pick out some photographers based on their lighting and composition.  There are the seasoned vets who absolutely kill it with every photo like “Yup, that’s a Zapalac photo”.


Myrosha Daley - Hemlock Valley Resort
 
Who do you think are the best photographers from last year?
There are so many that have, and will always stick out in my mind, whether or not they shoot snowboarding is another thing.  Here they are in no particular order:
Ian Ruther, Tim Zimmerman, Jordan Manley, Crispin Canon, Jon Scarth, Danny Zapalac, Andy Wright, Jeff Curtes, Kevin Zacher, Dorothea Lange, Cole Barash, Colin Adair, Blotto, Jess Mooney, Oli Gagnon, Jordana Meilleur, Russel Brown, Dano Pendygrasse, Dice K Maru, Scott Serfas, Ansel Adams, David Lachapelle, Annie Lebovitz, Charles Garcia, Owen, Jimmy Greeley, Jon Kirby.  There are some not mentioned, but that’s because I can’t brain fart them all out at once. 

What started you in photography?
My friend Mike from elementary school bought a Yashica FM SLR and I was fascinated by the split focus screen.  It just boggled my mind on how the damn thing worked.  So, after playing with focus for a solid 4 hours (with no film in there) I forgot about cameras for a good 2 years.  Then one summer I made friends with this crazy Mexican who was in town with his family for a month.  Their parents bought a new camera, and gave me their old one. (a nice wall mart special point and shoot).  I began shooting wall mart film on this point and shoot of me and my friends skating.  That phased out after I ran out of money.  I mean, for a 10 year old kid, $10 a roll with processing wasn’t really worth 24 photos.
So high school came along, and I made friends with a guy named Eric, and one day he showed me his Grandpa’s old camera.  And that’s what did it.  After I picked up that Minolta X-GM with a split focus screen, all I wanted to do was take pictures with it.  So, after a $200 shutter repair to the camera, I borrowed it for about 2 years and made every mistake you could possibly make with an SLR.  I then went back to my friend Mike to get some help and learned a few things, and borrowed his flash for a solid 6 years.  I finally gave the camera back to Eric and went out to buy my very first digital SLR, a Canon 20D.

What was the moment that made you decide that you wanted to take photos of snowboarders as a career choice?
The very first time I sent a photo to Colin Adair.  He was the nicest dude I had ever dealt with, and after I sent him a preview jpg, he asked for the RAW right away.  I sent it to him and kept pressing the refresh button for like 30 minutes until I heard back from him.  I got word they were going to run the shot in the upcoming issue.  But 2 weeks later, I got an email saying it wasn’t going to run, but that he wanted to see more in the future.  It didn’t matter to me that they weren’t going to run it, the only thing that mattered was that someone actually kind of liked a photo of mine.  It became my mission to impress this dude who worked at SBC.
Later on that year I get an invite email to the 24/36, and decided to do it.  When I picked up the roll of film and stuck it in my camera I had decided that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.  I have an extreme obsession over snowboarding and love for photography that this just seemed to be the right thing to do.

What's a perfect working day for you?
Having a Leica rangefinder with 3 rolls of TMAX 3200 in my pocket shredding pow with some close friends.  But I have to go buy a Leica first…

What is a favourite photo of yours that has not been published?  What's the story behind it?
The shot of Myrosha Daley I have here on Mount Seymour.  I just like how everything is in the red/orange hue and you can see the oil tankers in the Burrard Inlet.  It’s one of those things that everything was going wrong that day, and my flash kept mis-firing.  I crossed my fingers and told Myrosha to drop in.

Myrosha Daley - Mount Seymour


What is one of your favourite photos in general?  What's the story behind it?
Probably my favorite photo of all time is a photo done by Dorothea Lange called “White Angel Bread Line”.  It’s a photo taken in 1932 during the depression era near her studio in San Francisco.  There was a wealthy woman known as “White Angel” who set up a breadline to help cope with the 14 million unemployed in the country.  The photo is very simple, yet extremely powerful and has always stuck out in my mind that there are people less fortunate out there, and that I have to live my life to the fullest and be thankful for everything I have and work for.  Here’s a link for the photo: http://www.gtphoto.ca/whiteangel.jpg

Your name is not too common, do you find you get a lot of different reactions from people?
Oh ya.  Tons of people never believe me when I say “Hey, I’m Gonzo”.  They think I’m making up some nick name or trying to avoid telling them my real name.  Sometimes, when I’m really lucky, chicks dig the name.  They think it’s cool and hot, two things I definitely lack.  There is a disadvantage though.  Everyone remembers your name, and it’s hard to remember all the Jons and Nicks out there.  Usually I remember someone by their face, and not their name.

Shout outs?
I hate shout outs.


Aaron Shapiro - Grouse Mountain


Published On: 1/4/2008
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"A Time to Live" is the Project that me and my brother Aaron are going to be shooting starting in Feburary. We are looking for talented riders who love to snowboard and want to be apart of something new and fresh. We are going to be living in our Grandparents pop up camper for about two or three months and shooting where ever we can. We are trying to capture what it really means to be a hardcore snowboarder, to ride for the love of adrenaline and what it really means to truely live. We are open to suggestions and if anybody is interested in being apart of this project, contact me.

Published On: 11/17/2007
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....FOR FREEDOM!!!

 

 “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. –George Orwell

 

The year is 1913, Woodrow Wilson is president, and powerful banking interests, who have been trying for year, finally achieved their long term goal, of silently taking control of the American government.

     The first thing the did to accomplish their take over was convince secretary of state, Flan Denox, to lie to the American people, and tell them that the 16th amendment [Income Tax Amendment] had been legally ratified by the states when it was not. The bankers knew that this tax would ultimately end up in their pockets.

     Because of this fraud the American people were led to believe there was a tax on their labor. Congress and the President ARE completely aware of this fraud and it was cited in a recent court case:

 

“If you… examined [the 16th amendment] carefully, you would find that a sufficient number of states ratified that amendment.” -U.S. District Court Judge, James C. Fox, 2003

 

That very same year [1913] the bankers committed their second, and by far most diabolical fraud ever perpetrated on the American people, by bribing senators to pass the Federal Reserve Act, without the required Constitutional amendment. They did this during Christmas vacation, when many senators where home celebrating Christmas with their families.

     And that is how the unconstitutional Federal Reserve Act came into being. They were very clever, and understood that who ever issued the money for America controlled the government.

 

“Give me control of a nations money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” -Mayer Rothschild, Private Banker

 

President Wilson, who signed the Federal Reserve Act later said in regret:

“I’m a most unhappy man; I have unwittingly ruined my country a great industrial nation is now controlled by a system of credit. We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinions and duress of a small group of dominant men.” -Woodrow Wilson, 1919

 

How did America transform from being a truly free country with a servant government where our individual rights are protected by our Constitution, to being a country that talked about being free but really wasn’t?

     The change started when the Federal Reserve came into existence, and America adopted one of the major planks of the Communist Manifesto by creating for America this central bank.

     The very same people that back the Federal Reserve System also back the graduated income tax, a second plank from the Communist Manifesto.

     And now our Congress so dominated by the banks, is helping them entrap people even further by passing new Bankruptcy Laws making it more difficult for the people to declare bankruptcy and get a fresh start.

 

“Who controls money controls the world.” -Henry Kissinger, Council of Foreign Relations

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*President Bush has signed executive orders give him sole authority to impose martial law and suspending Habeas Corpus. This gives him dictatorial power over the people without any checks or balances.

 

*The government can jail you for life without charges, without trial, and without a lawyer.

 

*Because of globalization the U.S. must accept other nations’ laws. Under the CAFTA treaty the sale of vitamins and supplements will be illegal.

 

*Executive Order# 10999: Allows the government to take over all modes of transportation.

 

*Executive Order# 11000: Allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision.

 

* Executive Order# 11921: Provides that the president can declare a state of emergency that is not defined and Congress cannot review the action for six months.

 

*Senate Bill# 1873: Allows the government to vaccinate you with untested vaccines against your will.

 

*The FDA says: Americans do not have a right to know which foods are genetically modified.

 

*Congressman Sensenbrenner’s Bill (HR1528): Requires you to spy on you neighbors including wearing a wire. Refusal would be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence of at least two years.

 

*The government claims the power to seize all financial interments: gold, silver, and everything else if they deem an emergence exists. –treasury department letter, Aug. 12, 2005

 

*There are 190 countries in the world; American has bases in 130 them.

 

The Patriot Act permits:

*Secret FBI and police searches of your home and office.

*Secret government wiretaps on you phone, computer and/or internet activity.

*Secret investigations of your bank record, credit cards and other financial records.

*Secret investigations of your library and book activities.

*Secret examinations of your metical, travel and business records.

*The freezing of funds and assets without prior notice or appeal.

*The creation of secret watch lists that ban those named from air and other travel.

 

“The Constitution is just a goddamn piece of paper.” -George W. Bush, Nov. 2005, Capitol Hill Blue

 

During the 1990’s President Clinton monitored millions of private phone calls placed by U.S. citizens. He did this under a secret program code named: Echelon. The wide spread use of wire tapping Americans during the Clinton administration proves that this practice was not started because of 9/11 but is standard procedure.

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The new legislation for the national ID card is in and takes three to for pages to describe. It will be connected to our driver’s licenses and Social security numbers. A physical ID such as finger prints or retinal print will be on it.

This law known as the Real ID Act takes effect in May 2008. Anyone with out a card will not be permitted to board an air plain, Amtrak train, open a bank account, or enter a federal building.

The bill mandates that all drivers’ licenses contain “common readable technology. A radio frequency identification (RFID) chip will be used.

 

 

“It is time to wake up America. Those ID cards are NOT about defeating terrorism, they are all about controlling the American people.” -Aaron Russo

 

The latest technology for identifying people when they make purchases is the implantable chip that can be directly imbedded into human flesh. Its tiny glass capsule is about the size if a grain if rice. It contains an RFID computer chip with a coiled antenna.

Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and others have expressed great interest in being able to more closely monitor the American people. And one way to do that would be to determine who buys what and where they take these things.

     Radio frequency can travel through walls, wood, the things we normally rely on to protect our privacy. For example your backpack, your pocket, anything you’re wearing or carrying.

     They were talking about having reader devices in every airport, on every bus, every train, on every port and every dock.

     One of the most worrisome applications of RFID is proposals to put in cash. Meaning that you’d be able to track every bank note, where it has been, who it has been issued to, and create an essence an audit trail that would essentially take away the anonymity of cash, that we enjoy today.

     The ATM machine itself, as the money came through the roller device, would be reading each number. And it would know who you are; of course you identify yourself at banks or ATMs. And the ATM would tag the number, and transfer the possession name from, say Bank of America to Joe Jones.

     Once every thing you do is tied down to a single number, and there is no longer the option to pay with cash, then all it takes to render you a non citizen is to simply turn you chip off. Then you won’t be able to participate in ant function in society, including buy food.  

     Through the implementation of the Federal Reserve System, the American citizen has gone from being a private individual who had real money, and gold in possession that was private, to a citizen who has no privacy because all money is now being digitized. They can deduct however amount of money they want out of your digits when ever they want, and they can trace you when ever they want. You’ll be at there mercy. God forbid we allow this to happen in America

    

“This is outrageous! I mean your talking about the government looking over your shoulder at absolutely everything you do, every purchase you make, every place you go, every company you interact with, would be recorded back to potentially the government.” -Katherine Albrecht, author of “Spy Chips”

 

Have we become so controlled and ignorant about our rights, that big institution and big governments can do whatever they want with us even with out our approval?

I know for certain that our founding fathers would resist to the death what is happening in America today. And I for one will not accept a national ID card. And if nobody accepts a national ID card, and nobody can board a plain without one, then let the airlines go bankrupt. And if you can’t open an account in a big national bank, then open one in a small local bank. And if we can’t walk into a federal building, I’d personally consider that a blessing.

Don’t allow these institutions to dictate to us how we conduct our lives. This is America, and we have free choice! We the people have the power not the government. The government gets its power from us, not the other way around.

Think of all the men and women that died in all our wars fighting for freedom, not Federal Reserve bankers. Do you think they sacrificed their lives so America could get chipped like a dog, so we can all have homing devices inside us? NO! This ID card is the last step before they implant us, and that is precisely the reason no one should accept one.

And you know what they’re going to do? They’re going to call in the propaganda machine, the media, and try to sell this RFID chip as if it was in everybody’s best interest.

 

“We shall have a world government whether or not we like it. The only question is whether the world government will be achieved by conquest or consent.” -Paul Warburg, architect of the Federal Reserve System, 1950

 

The central bankers of the world are working together to create a one world government. A global police sinister was the only thing George Orwell ever wrote about. Where every person on the planet Earth will have an RFID chip implant, where the bankers and the governments have access to every transaction you make.

A chip in every in everybody would be the universal monitory system, because there would be no escape from it.

Most people don’t have a clue that these unelected private bankers, actually control the governments of the world. They have actually financed and profited from ever war since World War I, without concern for humanity. The war in Iraq is an attempt by the Federal Reserve and their partner the Bank of England to control the middle east, and make it part of the new world order.

 

“Military men are just dumb stupid animals, to be used as pawn in foreign policies.” -Henry Kissinger

 

     The war on terrorism is the war on your freedom.

 

“The bankers own take it away from them but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough money to buy it back again. However, take away the power to create money, and all great fortunes like mine will disappear and ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in.

But if you wish to remain slaves of the bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money.” - Sir Josiah Stamp, former director of the Bank of England

 

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years.

     It would have been impossible for us to develop our plans for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But now the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march toward a world government. The supra national sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto determination, practiced in past centuries.” 

-David Rockefeller, private banker, council on foreign relations, June 1991

 

“The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.” -Felix Frankfuter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

 

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” -Henry Ford

 

     Now that you do understand what happened in 1913, and how it is leading to world government, the future depends on you. Will you choose freedom or slavery? Stop living in fear of your government. Government is the servant. We are the masters.

So what are you going to do about it? Join together in civil disobedience. Be willing to take part in nationwide strikes, boycotts, and marches on Washington. Force Congress to use their power to shut down the Federal Reserve. Government has authority to issue money, without paying interest to the bankers. This will take away the power to control our government from the bankers. Only vote for candidates who have signed an affidavit to shut down the Federal Reserve System and stop world government.

If you are in the military or law enforcement, remember you swore an oath to defend the American Constitution. You didn’t swear an oath to promote world government. Honor your Oath.

DONOT accept the national ID card, even if it’s your drivers’ license. We must demand that the American peoples gold be audited, and make certain that it has not been stolen. This asset must be returned to the American people.

Abolish computer voting in the state where you live. Stop being a good Democrat, stop being a good Republican, start being good Americans.

And when the media starts telling you that the country will fall apart if this is done, don’t be fooled. This is just the Federal Reserve trying to save itself. Squash it!

 

“I like the old idea, where you could do what you thought you could do and what you wanted to do as long as you didn’t hurt anyone.”

 -Ron Paul

 

If you believe in civil disobedience and wish to organize with millions of Americans in this battle for liberty, please sign up at freedomtofascism.com, and if you choose not to help, report to Central Services immediately and we will have you fitted for an RFID chip… for you own safety, of course.

 

”We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
-Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776

 Uninted we stand, Divided we fall.

www.ronpaul2008.com

 

www.wethepeoplefoundation.org

 Source:

America: from freedom to fascism (DVD)
 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

 



Published On: 11/10/2007
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The GLC Presents

"IF LOOKS COULD KILL"

NOVEMBER 9th
At The CCB (Cinnamon Bar & Grill) In The Hilton Hotel Whistler B.C.

Show up early and have some drinks with the crew and get ready for a Night of drunken debauchery. No Tickets necessary, entry is free and loads of prizes to be given away.

Featured Riders:
Aaron Shapiro
Andrew Jackson
Nick Antle
Tyler Weed
Paul Welters
Barry Hartman
Tim Barker
Sean Colley
Jon Rusk
Andrew Rusk
Aaron "P-Nut" Johnson
Nate
Warren Williams
Lucas Ouellette
Ryan Malloy

And Friends....

Sponsors: Ripzone, Noble, and Essa




Published On: 10/31/2007
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DRAPER SKATE CONTEST RESULTS


Technique would like to thank all of you for coming out to the first Annual Draper Skate
Contest, hosted by Technique. Below are the results for all three divisions. Skater’s were
judged on difficulty, style, use of all skate park obstacles and consistency. Skate’s were
scored by four judges, the score was then determined on a over all average.
Congratulations to the winners!


RESULTS FOR BEGGINER:
1.Dillon Gunther
2.Trayson Bowers
3.Joe Sandmire
4.Ted Poulson
5.McCabe Jensen
6.Maurice Vanditter
7.Austin Woodward
8.Kyle Kenner
9.Colt Nelson
10.Jaden Jorgensen
11.Jimmy Mcmahon
12.Tyson Black
13.Pablo Rasales
14.Mac Siripong
15.Garret Wooley
16.Rylee Johnson
17.Hasting Madsen
18.Michael Mortensen
19.Carson Hoch
20.Jenner Allen
21.Canyon Macey
22.Conner Parsons
23.Shawn Eddlemon
24.Isiah Sanchez
25.Nathan Martinez
26.Alec Hewitt
27.Devin Baldwin
28.Nolan Hernandez
29.Sebastian Lawerence
30.Brighton Marquis
31.Mike Ruschton
32.Kacey Hebdon
33.Kade Hernandez
34.Jake Morgan
35.Logan Guenther
36.Landon Cloes
37.Dustin Black
38.Mike Black
39.Lane Jensen
40.Joseph Cannan
41.Devun Black
42.Brayden Martinez


INTERMEDIATE CONTEST RESULTS:
1.Nick Meyer
2.Misael Cano
3.Conlin Hooley
4.Ben Mcqueen
5.Chase S.
6.Oton Nhuw
7.Dewey Palmer
8.Scott Kenner
9.Brandon Hobush
10.Cash Banditson
11.Tyler Turley
12.Joe Chamberlin
13.Sean Winskowski
14.Mac Siripong
15.Mitchell Schultz
16.Rennie Mcgregor
17.Jake Romero
18.Evan Ellison
19.Kyle Kenner
20.Austin Comstock
21.Colto Kynaston
22.Brad West
23.Aaron Jacques
24.Mario Cdebaca
25.AJ Gomez
26.Nick Mcneal
27.Kenny Hicks
28.Dalton Parker
29.Bronson Harwell
30.Colton Erickson
31.Cody Cornia
32.Kevin Muniz
33.Vini Marquez
34.Cody Sherer
35.Garret Bell
36.Curtis Wooldrige
37.Carson Darkman
38.Maxwell Schultz
39.Nick Swatzke


EXPERT RESULTS:
1.Zack Silver (Quicksilver)
2.Kevin Fedderston
3.Morgan Hartwell
4.Colin Brophy
5.Alex Whipp (Worm)
6.Beau Davis
7.Holland Redd
8.Jason Gianchetta (Cheese)
9.Zach Hippo
10.Danny Souk
11.Aaron Gailey
12.Colton Brown


BEST TRICK WINNER:
1.ZACK HIPPO
2.Zack Silver (Quicksilver)
3.Beau Davis



Published On: 5/21/2007
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Practice round - 7:00
Qualifying 7 -9
Finals 9-10
10- Afterparty


1st place, Aaron Johnson.
2nd place, Jesse Delgrosse.

Best Trick to Brian Mclatchy with a backside 270 lip.

     

Thanks for tuning into the feed.



Tag you photos or videos event602 for them to show up in the 3rd Annual Locals Longhorn railjam Gallery.


Published On: 5/1/2007
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Male riders
Brian Mclatchy
Matt Belzile
Warren Williams
Craig Beaulieu
Andrew Burns
Andrew Geeves
Andrew Jackson
Aaron Johnson
Jesse Delgrosse
Ben Bilocq
Logan Short
Justin Van Der Poelan

Female riders
Molly Milligan
Johnny
Ginele


Build day #1, April 26th.
Ryan and Steve from Longhorn setting up stair case # 1  so Brad can weld up the rail.


Brad welding up rail #1, April 27th.


Brad and Eric having issues  with the welder, working into the wee hours of the night.


Brad and Eric lining it up.


After a fouth day of building the setup is almost complete.

Come out to the Horn Tuesday May 1st.

Photo by Russell Brown.

Who do you think will win? Warren Williams is defending his title.


Published On: 4/30/2007
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April 18 | 1PM-4PM | PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM REGISTRATION | TELUS Whistler Conference Centre

The Pro Photo Forum offers emerging action sport photographers the chance to learn from the legends. The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival has teamed up with wheelsandsax.com, the online source for action sports photography, and Dakine to bring you an educational seminar unlike any other. A panel of renowned photographers from the surf, skate, snowboard, ski and mountain bike industries will discuss getting started in the industry, the business of photography and the technical side of shooting action sports. Panelists include Eric Berger, Aaron Chang, Mattias Fredrikkson, Paul Morrison, and Kevin Zacher. Preregister online through the Festival’s estore.

http://www.whistler2007.com/



Published On: 4/18/2007
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My Journal: i hate snowmobiles
By: matt.s


my sled broke down the last time i was out and we had to tow it like 30 km s or something. it was interesting check out this little clip
 www.aaronleyland.com/clips/deadsled.mov


Published On: 3/22/2007
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PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY

WHISTLER’S WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL

 

Action Sport/Lifestyle Competition Features World’s Best Shooters in Showdown for $10,000 Purse

 

Whistler is gearing up for a clash of the titans, when five of the world’s best lifestyle and action sports photographers compete in the tenth annual Pro Photographer Showdown at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 18 2007.
 
 
 The five selected photographers will be flown to Whistler for a gala presentation on April 18, 2007, lured by the bright lights of the Festival, the industry’s preeminent celebration of action and lifestyle photography and a $10,000 prize purse.
 
 At the Pro Photographer Showdown, the most dynamic moments in action sports are captured and mounted, trophy-style, for an appreciative 2000-strong crowd in a series of self-curated 9 minute multimedia presentations.
 
The “Best of Show” designation conferred at the renowned photography expose will see the winner join an alumni that includes Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger and Aaron Chang, who will judge the Showdown alongside Whistler’s “King of Light” Paul Morrison, and long-time host of the Pro Photographer Search, writer and creative mastermind Leslie Anthony.
 
Throughout its ten year history, the Pro Photographer Showdown has featured stunning photography from renowned surf photographers Aaron Chang, Jason Childs, Jeff Divine and Warren Bolster; skateboard gurus J. Grant Brittain and Jon Humphries; acclaimed mountain bike photographer Sterling Lorence; ski & snowboard legends Kevin Zacher, Eric Berger, Paul Morrison, Blake Jorgenson, Mark Gallup, Scott Markewitz, Dave Heath, Vianney Tisseau and Mattias Fredriksson, among others.
 
 
The five finalists are:
 
Peter Taras – San Clemente based Taras comes by his boho-creative blood legitimately. His grandfather was a revolutionist photographer who fought the reds and was hung by Stalin.  Having worked as Photo Editor for Transworld Surf Magazine since he was 24 means Taras spends more time in the editing suite than out shooting, and his brain is full of shot-lists still to be captured.   
 

Endre Løvaas – This 36 year old Norwegian says he has no plans to quit his day job as Marketing Manager and Senior Photographer at Fri Flyt, Norway’s biggest ski and snowboard mag to focus solely on photography.   He’s shot with Matchstick Productions and produced images that have been published all over the world.

 

Nick Hamilton– He’s got the mongrel accent of a half Finnish, half British, half American guy, with multiple seasons in the French Alps under his belt. Currently photo editor at TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine, the 29 year old shutter-veteran edited British snowboard mag White Lines before moving to Cardiff, SoCal to take up his current role. There, he earned TransWord a Henry R Luce Cover of the Year special citation. And still can’t surf worth a damn.

 

Jeff Curtes – Boulder-based Curtes is the Principal Photographer for Burton Snowboards, and has been tripping around the world shooting for Burton since his big break in 1994. He has a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a single credit in photojournalism from the Agricultural Journalism department and a stash of childhood memories of snowboarding with his brother Joe in the backwoods of the Wisconsin countryside.
 
 
 Jody Morris – He spent a 10 year stint as senior photographer for Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and has freelanced for almost every major skateboard magazine in the world, as well as Men’s Fitness, Transworld Snowboarding and shooting a host of skateboarding's most iconic and influential ad campaigns, such as DC Shoes, Etnies, Adio Footwear, Quicksilver, Nixon, World Industries, Dakine, and Tony Hawk Inc.
 
 
For more info on the finalists check out: http://www.whistler2007.com/2007/photo/
 
And enter for your chance to win a trip to the festival:

 



Published On: 3/13/2007
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i hve a story or two for yall. i write them myself so ya they may be a bit wierd

My Stories

There once was a boy named Aaron. He was a great person. One day he met this girl. Her name was Miranda. Now Aaron was only 14 but he loved her not only because she was pretty but because she was a wonderful young lady. He would talk to her every day. Then one day he started hearing things about her that weren’t good. So the next day Aaron asked Miranda about it and she said they went true. Now Aaron believed her on this because he loved her a lot. But one day he met this guy named jack and had told him about the things that he had heard about him. Well jack and Aaron started talking and Aaron found out the truth about Miranda. So the next time Aaron talked to Miranda he told her that they were over. She told him not to do that and that she loved him more than anything in the world. He told her to leave him alone until he was ready to speak to her again. So she didn’t talk to him for a long period of time. Finally he started talking to her. Now Miranda wasn’t home so Aaron was talking to her cousin Sam. Now Sam was trying to be Miranda and Aaron asked about her. Sam told him that she wasn’t Miranda and that Miranda was in that hospital. Aaron was shocked and asked Sam what had happened to her. Sam told Aaron of how Miranda had cut her wrist and was bleeding really bad. Aaron was in tears by now and telling Sam that he didn’t mean to hurt her. Sam told him that Miranda would be fine. Aaron had a bad feeling about that and told Sam to let Miranda know that he loved her greatly. A few days passed and Miranda died in that hospital. Sam told Aaron the bad news a few days after it happened. No one else knew about the bad news but Aaron. The next day jack asked Sam where Miranda was she told him that Miranda had died in the hospital a few days ago. He asked her why she hadn’t told him about it before and she said to him "how would you feel if your cousin died in the hospital". He said "I feel bad enough because she was my girl friend". Sam looked at him in a strange way and said "when did you take her back". He looked back at her and said "you didn’t know about that I thought Miranda told you". Sam shook her head and said "well she has been in the hospital a few days and she hasn’t spoken much". A few days later Aaron comes by and asks Sam how she is doing. She said she was ok and that she felt really bad about Miranda’s death. Aaron looked at the ground and said nothing. Sam looked at him and said "it’s not all your fault you know". He looked at her and said "what do you mean she cut her wrist because of me". Sam looked at him and said "you’re not the whole blame for this she just had too much on her mind at one time". The next day jack came by and asked Sam if she was ok and she said "I’m ok I guess". He took her hand and kissed it then he said "I'm sure you will be fine". Sam looked him in the eyes and said "I don’t know how to feel right now". He looked at her and smiled. He told her that it would be ok and that Miranda is watching her and would want her to be happy. With tears in her eyes she walked away. The next day Sam met up with jess. Jess had come by to see how Miranda was doing. Sam hadn’t told jess anything about the death so she had no idea what was going on. Jess knew Miranda very well and loved her dearly. Well jess asked Sam how Miranda was doing and sam's eyes filled with tears. Jess asked her what was wrong and Sam told her that Miranda had died in the hospital. Jess turned away from Sam because she didn’t want Sam to see her cry. Sam took jess’ hand and said "don’t worry I know how you feel". Jess asked Sam why Miranda did it. Sam said she didn’t know but to ask Aaron or jack they might know. So jess went to see Aaron first. She talked to Aaron for about an hour. The told her of how he cared dearly about Miranda. Jess just looked at him and said nothing. Aaron looked at her and said ‘jess I'm sorry for what happened ok I didn’t mean for her to do that to herself". She just looked at him and then began to cry. A few days passed and when Sam went to see jess she found her on Miranda’s bedroom floor with a not that said "I love you Miranda and I will die for you too". Sam left the room and forgot about all of it for the rest of her life as long as she lived.

The end.

There once was a girl named miranda. She was a very nice young lady. There was this guy she liked very much. His name was aaron. Now miranda cared a lot for aaron but she didn’t knw how to show it. One day this guy named jack had come along and asked her out. Now not thinking of what aaron would say she went out with him. At this time she was with jack and with aaron. Well one day the two guys meet and they find out what miranda was doing and get pissed off at her. She then trys to explain and neither of them would listen to her so she leaves them to think of wha they want to do. She waits a few days before she decides to even talk to them. The night miranda supposed to talk to the guys she didn’t because she was afraid to face them. Tht same night miranda gets into a huge fight with her brother and he ends up stabbing her in the side. Now miranda cant even move and is bleeding terribly by now. So she asks her cousin sam to get on under her name on her computer and tell evey one what had happened to her. At first no one belives what sam says and ignores her. So mirandas brother gets on and tells them everything that happened with his brother and miranda. They feel so bad for miranda after they find out what happedn to her. They ask what they can do for her and he says "I don’t know you will have to ask either her or sam about that one". He then leaves the roomm and sam gets back on. They all ask her if ther is anything that they can do for her. Sam said that they would have to ask miranda. So a few days later when miranda came on everyone asks he wht they can do for her. She says there is nothing they could do for her. Aaron tlks to her and asks if she is ok and she says no. he then asks her whats up. So she tells him everything that happened to her. So he told her that it would be ok and that she wasn’t going to get hurt anymore. So she lifted the side fo her shirt up and he just looked at her and said nothing. She looked back at him. Then she looked away. He lifted her chin so she was looking at him. He looked into her eyes and then he lightly kissed her. She just stood there and looked at him he let go of her chin and started to walk away. She grabbed his arm and pulled him back twards her. She said "aaron don’t worry ill be ok". He looked at her and said "hun are you sure your goin to be ok". She looked at him then at the stitches on her side. He then took a look at her side and told her that if her brother ever touched her again he would either kill him or just seriously pound her brothers head in. she looked at him and kind of smiled a little at him. He looked back at her and smiled. The following day she seen jack. He asked her if they were still together and she said "I was meaning to talk to you about that". He looked at her and asked her wht she meant about it. She then told him that she couldn’t see him anymore. He walked away from her. A few weeks later jack told miranda he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life. Now aaron was still in a mood with her and had already found someone else. She told him she didn’t knw. So a few days passed and miranda had went to see jack and talk to him but before she left jack rand the doorbell. Mirandawas so supprised to see him there. He handed her a little box and got down on one knee. He then said to her "will you marry me". Mirandas eyes filled with tears and she said yes. He was so happy that he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. When he put her down she said "jack hun I’m still too young for that". He smiled and said I knw that’s not what I brought you here for. She looked at him in a stange way and asked for what then. He told her to turn around and she would see. She turned around to see eminem standing right there. She let out a loud scream and then hugged jack and kissed him they lived happily ever after.

The end

 



Published On: 3/12/2007
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Yay! On thursday Aaron, Kirby and I went sledding up brandywine. The visability was super limited and it was freaken windy-very exciting!
Aaron let me rip around on it for a good while..ahh so fast and powerful -love it.
Love you Shaps!
 


Published On: 3/9/2007
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URBAN RAIL JAM MISSION CRESCENDOES IN TORONTO
 

 TRIP FOR WHISTLER UP FOR GRABS:

SATURDAY MARCH 3, DUNDAS SQUARE
 

 February 27, 2007 – Whistler, BC – After stompeding into the heart of Calgary on Saturday 17, then grinding out in downtown Montreal on Saturday 24, the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour is about to take it to the rails in downtown Toronto on March 3.

 Old Spice has joined forces with Whistler’s biggest festival to bring the mountain to the masses with the cross-country launch of the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour.

From 3:30 until 8:30pm on Saturday 3 March, Dundas Square is the scene of the showdown, where the “steeze” of the big mountain meets the streetscape of Toronto’s Dundas Square.

 Trucked-in snow, a custom-constructed rail, and the best pro snowboarders will create the ultimate show as riders compete for the top prize – a cash purse to be peer-judged.

The tour will culminate with the Old Spice Snowboarding Classic in Whistler at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 13-22 2007.

 Visitors to the Toronto chapter of the tour can take the Old Spice Experience Training from 3:30pm, and earn a chance to WIN the ultimate snowboarding trip for two to Whistler, BC during the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival. 

 Participating pro-riders include Geoff Brown, Andrew Skelhorn, Andrew Rusk, Jonathon Rusk, Morgan Parker, Nick Harlos, Brad Gauley, Corey Gallon, Aaron Shapiro, Jeremy Cloutier, Kyle Lutes, Ryan Caesar, Mikey Walker, Tom Derry, Steve Powling, Ryan Helstern, Brody P, Kevin Konnings, Matt Konnings, and Zach Stone.

For more information on the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour visit

 



Published On: 3/2/2007
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