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   Okay it's been officially one month since the suregery.
I thought I'd write more often. But this is where I am at this point.
There is much less peripheral pain these days, and I can sleep peacefully at night although putting the arm outside the bed sometimes makes the arm a little sore.
 
I can type pretty proficiently right now. I used a sponge for exercises. Now I am using two of them and a pack of mung beans. My ability to pronate/supinate without pain is getting there but not quite there(I can't put on contacts or open a door until that is normal again).
 
 The biggest problem at this point is I can't write yet mainly because the first four fingers have been significantly impacted and still pretty stiff. I would like to start physical therapy, but that will be in two weeks. I will not be going snowboarding again this season because the thought of another two months of this would not be worth it. I had a pretty bad break mainly because my hand fingers are so stiff I can't perform basic tasks essential to work: shaking hands, writing diagrams, opening doors.
 
In any case, I am progressing slowly but surely. Next step is the campbells soup can gripping and typing like with elbow down not elevated. Some exercises I have also started are: flexing extending each fingers and in between the finger webs.
 
I get to see the doctor in two weeks when the bones are fully healed and start pt. Cheers in the meantime.


Published On: 2/21/2009
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02.11.08
Had my 2wk check-up with the doc this afternoon.  They removed the clunky splint and suchers, as well as took more x-rays.  The x-rays look good and the doc says that the bones are staying in perfect position.  Next week they should be removing the three external pins.  Apparently, this is done with a pliers!  I intend to take video of the procedure to share will everyone
 
They also had me visit with the occupational therapist (OT) to give me a few exercises to work on, as well as fit me with a plastic removable splint.  This thing is tons better then the ace bandage wrapped split that was used after surgery.  It is 1/4 the weight and stops mid forearm and best of all it is removable for doing flexibility exercises.
 
I have more photos and tried to post but sb.com choked on them.  I will try again later.
 
Next appointment is next week Monday and I am looking forward to the removal of these stupid pins.
 
 
02.18.08
3 wks.  Just got back from the doc and PT.  What a relief, they removed the three pins.  They used a needle nose pliers to remove them.  Just a simple grab and twist and they came right out, no pain at all.
 
The report is very good.  The doc said that everything looks perfect and he said that he wasn't trying to brag either.  He said that the fracture was REALLY bad and that there were several bone pieces to put back into place.  He was very pleased with how things were going.
 
I am still in the same 2-piece plastic splint and will be in it for 2-3 more weeks.  I have various PT exercises to do to regain range of motion.  The only activity that I am allowed to do without the splint is typing, which has gotten alot easier.  It is great to be able to type more then two words per minute.
 
Next appointment is in 3 wks.  Sounds like it will be a total of 12wks (April 21st) before all restrictions are removed.  That works for me, since this should have me ready for wakeboarding season.  I have a business trip to Orlando at the end of April and I think I will plan to hit the cable park while I am there.
 
 
03.03.08
It has been 5wks since the surgery and I had another PT appointment today.  Not alot new to share except that things are progressing as expected.  I go back to see the doc in a week for more x-rays.  Hopefully, the report is good and I won't have to wear the plastic splint for everyday activity.  I am looking forward to the go ahead to start more aggressive PT and get range of motion back.  Range a of motion is very limited right now at about 35 degrees down and 25 degrees back.
 
 
03.10.08
6wks since the surgery and saw the doc this afternoon for more x-rays.  The x-rays show that the bone is mostly healed and the doc said that I don't need the plastic splint anymore.  This is great news!  Next is more aggressive PT and strength training.  The next doc appointment is in 5wks and this should be my go ahead to do anything that I want.
 
03.25.08
Ok, its been 8wks since the surgery and I had another PT appointment today.  I have gotten 90% of my range of motion back in all directions and the therapists says that I am doing GREAT! 
 
I experience slight pain when in any extreme position, but this is to be expected.   Just have to work on getting some strength back before WB season starts.  I have the strength of a 3rd grader right now--I am strength training with 3, 4, and 5 lb dumb bells right now


Published On: 2/11/2008
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ショータ日本へ。Shota is leaving for Japan.
今朝ついにショータ&タローさんも日本へ向け出発してしまいました。
続々とみんなカナダから離れていって寂しい時期になってますよ。。。


ショータは今年初めてモービルにチャレンジ。
初めの頃は全然乗れてなかったけど、シーズン最後にはかなり乗りこなしてジャンプ狂になっちゃいました。(笑)
慣れないバックカントリーでの撮影も楽しい事、大変だった事いろいろあったな〜。
久しぶりの日本でリフレッシュしてね!
This morning, Shota and Taro left for Japan.
Everybody is leaving Canada and it makes me sad...
This season, Shota had his first experience with snowmobiling.
When he started riding his sled, he wasn’t good at all but at the end of
the season he became jump crazy. :)
We got so many things done in the unfamiliar back country.
I hope Shota will enjoy and be relaxed in Japan.



シーズン頑張ったスノーモービルを洗車するショータ。
Shota washing his sled.

帰国前にバチッとモミアゲとヒゲをカットしたタローさん。
ハサミ
Taro cut his hair and mustache for Japan.


WBパークセッションWhistler Blackcomb Park Session
ウィスラー・ブラッコムパークで撮影した時の写真達で〜す。カメラ
These photos were taken at Whistler Blackcomb Park.

Bs3ミュートグラブ_タクミ
Back side 3 mute grab - Takumi

ワンフットテールグラブ_タダシ
One foot tail-grab - Tadashi

タカ_Bs7ミュートグラブ
Back side 7 mute-grab - Taka

Fs7テールグラブ_タダシ
Front side 7 tail-grab - Tadashi

アキ&タダシ_バックフリップ
Back flip - Aki&Tadashi
みんな久しぶりのパークでノリノリでした。
わーい
これから何日かに分けてUPしていくんで見てくださいね!


Everybody was so excited to ride the park.
We will keep updating these photos!

WBパークセッションその2Whistler Blackcomb Park Session PART? 2
今日も続いてパークセッションでの写真をUPしま〜す!

初めはロスからセッションに参加したツヨシ君。
Yesterday, we posted some photos. Here are some more.
Tadashi's friend from LA - Tsuyoshi - joined us for the session .

ツヨシ_テールスライド
Tail slide - Tsuyoshi

ツヨシ_Bs1ミュートグラブ トランスファー
Back side 180 mute grab transfer - Tsuyoshi

ジュン_Bs5ミュートグラブ
Back side 5 mute grab - Jun

ジャクソンスライド_ヒロミ
Jackson slide - Hiromi

コウスケ_Bsロデオ7 インディー
Back side rodeo 7 indy - Kosuke

ヒロミ_Fsノーズスライド
Front side nose slide - Hiromi

アキ_Cab9ステイルフィッシュ
Cab 9 stale fish - Aki

アキ_トゥイーク
Tweak - Aki

コウスケ_Bsロデオ7 インディー
Back side rodeo 7 indy - Kosuke

Fs9インディー_コニ
Front side 9 indy - Koni

最後は危機一髪だったコニ。
ひやひや

こんな感じでした!
また写真が集まったら載せていきますね!


The last photo was Koni. It was a really close call.

We will update some photos again someday...


じゅんです It's Jun

My son - TAITO.

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どーもじゅんです Hello, it’s Jun.
カナダに行く何日か前に産まれた たいと君です
やっとあえましたカナダから帰ってきたらすでに
でかかったっよ
びっくりとりあえず仙台で今
はゆっくりしてまーす。
ではまた。
This is “TAITO”, he was born a few days before I left for Canada.
I was really happy to see him when I came home.
He was already getting big!
I’m having a good time relaxing with my family in Sendai.
See ya.

ハート型。Heart shaped...
この前、久しぶりにスノーモービル行ってきた時にテントウ虫を発見しました。虫眼鏡

『こんな山の上にいるんだなぁー』なんてよ〜く見てみると…
何と背中の模様がハート形!?
何かheartつながりでちょっと嬉しかったな〜!
ラッキー
I saw some ladybugs when I went snowmobiling last time.
I was surprised to see that ladybugs live up in the mountain too. So I looked
closely...
You know what? There were some heart shaped prints on their back?!
I felt a heart connection with the ladybug and that made me happy.
This was my first time to see ladybugs. They must have emerged from
hibernation.


カナダに来て初めて発見。暖かくなって出て来たのかな?
The snow is melting on the lake in hot weather.

暑さで湖の雪も融けてきてます。
There are many wild plants called “Taranome” (Aralia elata). It is the head of the Devil's Club plant.
Deep-fried Taranome is sooooo tasty!


雪がないところで山菜『たらの芽』もいっぱい。天ぷらでいただくとGOOD!

The dead tree looked like an octopus sitting on a rock.

岩の上にちょこんと立っていたタコみたいな枯れ木。

山に上がるまでの途中の雪がなくて険しかったけど、ほのぼのしてて楽しかったです。
でも残念ながら今シーズンのモービルは最後かも…
ちょっとさみしいなぁ〜
プシュー

Most of the snow has melted so the road was steep but we still could have
some fun.

It’s really a pity that it would be the last time for snowmobiling this
season...




Party♪


どもです!ケイジです。
6日は自分の誕生日会を開いてもらいました!
しかもコウスケも7日に帰ってしまうのでみんなでワイワイ飲んでます。
おいしい料理、いい時間をつくってくれたみんなありがとう!
Hello! It’s Keiji.
Everybody held a birthday party for me on 6th!
The party was also for Kosuke who is leaving for Japan tomorrow.
Everybody gathered and drank too much.
Thank you everybody for the nice food and great time!


ビール一気でパーティースタート!           ケイジ
Drinking beer to start. This is Keiji.

エディターのノブ&コウスケ              Yuhoファミリー
Kosuke and Nobu-editor. Yuho's family.
パーティーの途中、近くのゴミ置き場にでっかい熊がいると聞いたのでみんなで見に行ってきました。コウスケの小刻みダッシュかなり速かったな〜。(笑)
『こっちにいるよ〜!』と教えてもらって行ってみると、民家の庭に今まで見た中でとびきりデカい熊を発見!
In the middle of the party, we heard that a big bear was near the house so
we went to see him. Kosuke’s dash was so fast! :)
We heard someone say “It’s this way!” and found the huge bear in our
neighbor’s yard! We were watching the bear from some distance and then a police came with a gun!
His face was serious and we felt the intimidation.




離れたところから見ていると警官が登場。何と手元にはショットガン。
顔はマジだし、威圧感あったな〜。
誕生日にいいもの見れたかも…?
I am lucky to see such a rare
incident on my birthday?



5日はショータの誕生日でした!
ケーキ2
ついに20歳かぁ〜、日本でお祝いしてもらったかな?
おめでとうショータ!

June 5th was Shota’s birthday! He became 20!
Happy birthday Shota! Did you have a nice birthday?

おぉいっ HELLOOO
どうもーくもりエディターのノブです。
今日、コウちゃんがウイスラーより日本へと帰国しました。もう着いたかな
!?
そっ、そういえば〜
冷や汗ときめきショックびっくり怒り 旅行から帰ってくるはずのタダシが帰ってこないびっくり!びっくり
お〜〜〜い!帰ってこ〜い
冷や汗冷や汗冷や汗
It’s Nobu the editor.
Kosuke left for Japan today. I hope he’ll get home safely.
Come to think of it, Tadashi was supposed to be back from his trip by now, but
he’s not.
Helloo Tadashiiii Come baaaaaack!




帰って来たよ〜! I’m back!
帰る日にちを間違って言ってたみたい(笑)
いつもの事じゃん。。。オレ。
旅行は、良いですな〜。やっぱり楽しい〜。
サーフィンもやったしギャンブルもやったし言うこと無いっす。
帰ってきたばっかで明日から日本だ。。。。。。
誰かオレを見かけたら声をかけてな〜〜〜(笑)
2007.06.10 Sunday
I told the wrong return date to everybody.
It often happens. That’s me, Tadashi.
Travel abroad is great! It’s super fun!
I’m so satisfied that I went surfing and gambling.
I’m leaving for Japan tomorrow too...Time goes by way too fast.
Holler when I see you in Japan!


タダシ 日本へ。 Tadashi left for Japan!
どもでーす!フィルマーのケイジです。
昨日タダシがやっと帰ってきたと思ったら、いきなり日本に向けて旅立ってしまいました。なんて忙しい人なんでしょうか…
ひやひや

最近のカナダはず〜っと雨。
あめ
例年と比べてかなり晴れが少ないスね。しかも寒い。。。

最近は編集も始まっているので家から出ない日もあります。
撃沈
となりでエディターのノブ君はプリングルスをもりもり食べてます。
夕飯だそうです。(笑)


近日中にheartTVで、フォトグラファーのdice-k maruさん vs zizo君のケンタッキー対決をUPします!
勝敗はかなりシンプル。フライドチキンをどれだけ食べれるか?!
よい子は真似しないように!おいしく食べましょう。
チョキ

2007.06.11 Monday

Hello, it’s Keiji-filmer.

Yesterday Tadashi came back from his trip to Hawaii and Las Vegas and today he left for Japan to do some Burton and Redbull stuff.

What a busy guy!

Lately, we are having so much rain in Whistler.

It’s unusually cold and not very sunny for this time of year.

We have started to edit our film so some times I don’t leave the house all day.

Nobu is eating Pringles like a bear. Pringles is his dinner today.

In a few days on heartTV, the KFC face off between Dice-K
Maru (photographer) and Zizo (photographer) will be shown!

The rule is very simple. Who can eat the most Kentucky Fried Chicken...

We Do Not recommend attempting this...You should just enjoy KFC!



お楽しみに!
For you lazy guys who don't want to go click to HEART TV, I put a post here for you to enjoy!






YUHO'S PHOTOS of HEART FILM RIDERS
Here are some random photos from this season of shooting. THANKS to Whistler Blackcomb for their awesome park this season!!!
CHECK out their park at
www.whistlerblackcomb.com.

KONI
KONI
KEIJI

DUBLIN GATE SESSION

TAKA

HIROMI

TAKUMI

TARO AND KEIJI


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働き者 A Hard Worker
どーもーコニシでスー。
今日は普段なら表に出ない、heartfilmsの縁の下の力持ちの1人、
タジマーケーイージーーー!
を紹介します。
なんせ働き者なんです。ほらこの通り。

2007.06.12 Tuesday

Hello, it’s Koni!

Today, we introduce one of the silent forces of heatfilms - KEIJI TAJIMA!!!

He is a really hard worker. See?







ケイジはもともとカナダでスノーモービルやったるでー!と友達3人で乗り込んで来た元ライダーなんですねー。なもんでタマにカメラバッグを降ろしてフリーランする時なんかノリノリでイケイケ。いつも自分の体よりでっかいバッグ背負って滑ってるからストレスたまってるんでしょうねー。
いつのまにか忠専属フィルマーになって16mmまで扱える様になって、ホントに成長したもんだ。。なんてワイが出会ったのはつい最近なんやけどね。エラそうな事言いました。
ケイジの事もっといっぱい書きたいけどもう書けません。おやすみー。

Originally Keiji was a rider and stormed into Canada to do some snowmobiling
with his friends.

When he snowboards without his camera bag, he is really excited
and has so much fun.

I believe that carrying that big, heavy, camera bag (it’s
even bigger than Keiji himself) is much more stressful work than we could
imagine.

He became Tadashi’s filmer since...I don’t know when, but now he can
even use a 16mm camera!

He has grown up...Even though, I got to know him only recently though ...haha.

I would like to write about Keiji more and more but I should stop here.

Good night.




どーもです! What’s up?
フィルマーのタローです。
今回は、ショータの髪型特集です。

2007.06.13 Wednesday

It’s Taro!
Today’s feature is Shota’s hair styles.

At first, he was blond,

最初は金髪に変身!!



and then he went back to black...

でも、また黒に


and then to his famous Helmet hair...which he came and rode the Blackcomb park without a real helmet...
これは、要ヘルメットのパークを滑る時の対策として発案した、ヘルメットヘアー。


then Helmet hair part 2...

その第二弾



and then a Mohawk!!

そして、ついにモヒカン!!


And then he end up with his shaved hair for this season. (Whistler in the back
ground).


シーズン終了と言う事で、ウィスラーをバックに丸坊主。



Shota’s super smile at the airport in Japan.
Good job, Shota!

最後に久しぶりの日本で、スーパー笑顔。  
ショータ、お疲れさんでしたー!!



東京タワーの旅 Tokyo Tower
きのうお台場でBURTNのミーティングがあったんですよ!
なかなかいいミーティングで良かった〜。やっぱり意見を聞いたり言ったりするのは、大切だな〜ってね!!!
んで今日の朝、ショータが東京タワーに行きたいって言い出してよ〜し行くか〜って事に。いい運動になって良かったですよ〜。
帰りぎわに食ったそばもうまかった〜。けっこう今日は、汗だくでした。

2007.06.15 Friday

There was a BURTON meeting at Odaiba, Tokyo!

It was such a productive meeting!

I was reminded that it’s important to listen to everybody’s opinions and also to express my opinions!

This morning, Shota suggested to go to the Tokyo Tower and we all went there.

It was really good exercise.

The Soba (buckwheat noodle) which we ate on our way home was so tasty.

I was super sweaty all day but enjoyed myself! Japan is HOT!!!



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Taro-san loves HEART Films!!!
LOOK CLOSELY BEHIND TARO-SAN. DO YOU SEE THE HEARTS?


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STILL BASTARDS TEASER
Check out Tadashi's Friends in STILL BASTARDS...


zizoちゃ〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜ん!
2007.06.17 Sunday

Ziiiiiizoooooooooo!!!!!



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全く関係ないですが… He has nothing to do with heartfilms though...

インターネットで見つけました。2m以上の大ナマズ!
びっくり
大ナマズを釣りたくてカザフスタンまで遠征してしまう熱い人達です。
持ち上げている人のパンツも半端ないス。
グッド

興味ある人は
More details here! ココ

2007.06.17 Sunday

I found this on the internet.

What he's carrying is a huge cat fish!

It’s over two-meters-long!

There are some people who dedicate their lives to catching huge cat fish so they go to Kazakhstan.

The guy’s underwear indicates his dedication....


おっす! Hey, what’s up?
こんにちは。
あっ、こんばんはか。
編集もいよいよ始まり、時間が逆転してきているエディターのノブです。

ライダー達の画像がほぼアップし、今シーズンのみんなのがんばりに感謝
ときめき
って感じです。

あとは、最高の作品に仕上げていくだけです。良いプレッシャーを感じつつ、

がんばるぞ
パンチ

2007.06.18 Monday

Good afternoon.
Well, good evening actually.

We just started editing and I’m living in a world where day and night are
reversed...It’s Nobu - the editor.
Most of the footage has gone through the editing process and I am thankful for all the riders.
All I can do to finish everyone's great efforts is by creating the best film ever!!!
I’m feeling a good kind of pressure on me and I will do my best!




WILLOW ASACAP
どーも!
久しぶりです!
現在リハビリ中のまぐん
でーすチョキ
WILLOW
からNEW ERA風ASACAP出ましたびっくり

Hello! Long time no see - everybody!
This is Magun still going to rehab.
The new ASACAP hit the streets from WILLOW.
Check this out! This is my all-time favorite and I’m wearing it every
single day so my cap is now super stinky!
Now you go to the shop and get it!!


今1番のお気に入り
るんるんなんで毎日かぶって臭くなっちゃってま〜す唖然
もう店頭並んであるから今すぐチェック
ジョギング

ぎゃ〜〜! Yipes!!!
ガンッ! バンッ!!

夜中の4時になるというのに聞き慣れない物音…
編集していたノブとケイジに緊張が走る…

恐る恐るモップを片手に音がした方へ向かってみると・・・


・・・そこにはぁーー・・・?!!


2007.06.21 Thursday

Bamp! Thud!!

We heard those unfamiliar sounds around 4 am...

Meanwhile Nobu and Keiji were editing in another room and began to feel a bit of apprehension...

With their heart beating and a mop in hand they headed toward the sounds...

There was a...!!!



なんてかわいいラスカルちゃん♪
2本足なんかで立っちゃってキュートです。

でもベランダに置いてあった缶ビールを散らかし、金属の網戸に穴をあけていく悪いヤツ!

アライグマじゃなくて熊だったら確実に2人は終わってたかな!?
たらーっ

Wow!! What a sweet raccoon!

He stood on two feet and it was so cute.

But he messed up our beer cans on our balcony and broke a metal wire
screen!

If he was a bear we may have been dead by now!?

Whew!






NOBU'S MIND IS SUCKED INTO THE EDITING BUBBLE!!!

ヒドいですな〜〜〜〜〜(笑) Freaking...
三人こんなんなっちゃいましたよ。
ちょっと、ちょっと、こんなにヒドくなるまでエディティングやる。
オレだったらビアボングで一発気合いを入れるな〜。
分かった!明日は、あれで気合いを入れよう!
ほんじゃお楽しみに〜〜〜〜!

2007.06.23 Saturday

The three editors faces have begun to turn...

Hey hey, we shouldn’t keep editing non stop...our faces are beginning to change!

If I were you I would drink a beer with a beer bong to get a grip.

OK, let’s do it tomorrow!!

You’ll see!


いや〜酔っぱらった〜! We got tanked!
やりましたよ〜。
でも気合い入れたつもりが酒にやられちゃいました(笑)
やっぱりね〜お酒の力はスゴイ!
みなさ〜ん飲んだら車を運転しない方がいいですよ〜。
おまわりさんにガッツリ請求されるからね。
てなことでオレは、酒にやられてヘロヘロになっちゃいました〜。
(気合いの入れ方しっぱいです。)

チャンチャン!!
2007.06.25 Monday

We did what we said we would do...
I supposed to get super tanked but I couldn’t hold my liquor!!!
Don’t play down alcohol and you must not drive after drinking.
You will be fined a lot of money!
The beer got me. This way to get tanked was not a really good idea...



誰だ〜〜?!Who’s there?!
コン・コン・コンッ!


いつも来客など来ないドアからノックの音がっ!!

編集していたタロー、ノブ、ケイジに緊張が走る…

恐る恐るそのドアを開けてみるとみると・・・


・・・そこにはぁーー・・・?!!

2007.06.26 Tuesday
Knock knock knock!!
Someone was knocking on our door!!
We didn’t expect any visitors today...
Taro, Nobu and Keiji were editing then we froze...
We open the door very slowly...
There was...




どーもー
たかでーす。いきなりウィスラー来ちゃいました。
とりあえずハートメンバーとミーティング。
パソコンの多さとみんなのじみな作業にびっくりです。

Hello!! This is Taka!! A sudden visit to Whistler to ride CAMP OF CHAMPIONS new pro camp!!! -www.campofchampions.com
Anyway, We had a quick meeting with the Heart members and I was surprised by the number of PCs and editor’s that were working so hard!



いまパソコン講習中。 次からブログに書き込み出来るかな、、、?
Now I’m in a lesson. I should be able to write a blog next time...

たまには…Once in a while...
どもです!ケイジです。

たまに家から出ないとマズいんで、今日は忠とフォトグラファーのZIZO君と一緒にスケートしてきました!
グッド

駐車場の中にあるので雨の心配なくて調子いいです。

忠はお気に入りの新しいデッキで楽しそうに滑ってました。

いい汗かけて気持ちよかった〜。


この時期はスノーボードはもちろん、スケート、マウンテンバイク、クライミングなどなど体を動かす遊びが盛りだくさん。
天気がもう少しスカッと晴れたら最高なのにな〜!

2007.06.29 Friday
Hello this is Keiji.
We should leave the house once in a while so today I went skateboarding with Tadashi and Zizo.
The skateboard park is underground in a parking lot in Creekside so it’s nice that we don’t need to worry about the weather.
Tadashi looked happy to skateboard on his favorite new deck.
We had a good time and worked up a sweat.

This time of the year, we can have fun snowboarding, skateboarding,
mountain biking, rock-climbing and more.
It’s so nice and even nicer if we could have little more sunshine.



最近コットンツリーから飛びまくっている綿。空に舞ってる時は雪みたいです。


This cotton looks like it’s snowing.





Published On: 11/15/2007
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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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Wanna get fit? Then you need the Wii Fit:

By the way, the Wii Fit is real, the voice over isn't for those who got confused.



Published On: 8/22/2007
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May is my favorite month  not necessarily because it's my birthday, but I just like it best, that's all... May also happens to be birthday month...so here are several note-worthy days of the month...(I hope I remember them correctly...)
 
MAY
      13---Mother's Day
      15---Honors Evening (?) (I thought it was on the 29th...maybe not)
      19---S's birthday
  27---K's birthday, my birthday
      29---D's birthday
      30---Last day of school; trip to McCormick's Creek
 
... I'm turning 14
 
... ... ...I'm old!
 
... but that doesn't mean you're not older
 
After filming for over 4 hours this Sunday, our SS project is almost done...but it's still a little bumpy...P and I are gonna have to work some more to get it in good shape before the due date: this FRIDAY! ack!
 
Oh, and before I logoff to listen to Evanescence...EVANESCENCE DOES NOT SUCK! I know, some of you might not think it sucks, but still dislike it...oh well...that is most unfortunate, because me likes them very much...I can relate to all their songs so well, it's kinda scary...
 
Then there are the people who say they don't like Evanescence, yet listen to My Immortal, and Bring Me To Life nonstop  Hmm...
 
Well, that's all folks, goodnight, and don't let the bed bugs bite (no flamethrowers, please) *logs off, goes to Youtube, finds a recording of my Immortal, hops on the exercise bike, and starts biking*


Published On: 5/1/2007
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My Blog: this is funny
By: kitkat92


Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the first one, "Heaven's getting pretty close to full today, and I've been asked to admit only people who have had particularly horrible deaths. So what's your story?"

So the first man replies: "Well, for a while I've suspected my wife has been cheating on me, so today I came home early to try to catch her red-handed. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could tell something was wrong, but all my searching around didn't reveal where this other guy could have been hiding. Finally, I went out to the balcony, and sure enough, there was this man hanging off the railing, 25 floors above ground! By now I was really mad, so I started beating on him and kicking him, but wouldn't you know it, he wouldn't fall off. So finally I went back into my apartment and got a hammer and starting hammering on his fingers. Of course, he couldn't stand that for long, so he let go and fell -- but even after 25 stories, he fell into the bushes, stunned but okay. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran into the kitchen, grabbed the fridge and threw it over the edge where it landed on him, killing him instantly. But all the stress and anger got to me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the balcony."

"That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man in.

The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being full, and again asks for his story.

"It's been a very strange day. You see, I live on the 26th floor of my apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises out on my balcony. Well, this morning I must have slipped or something, because I fell over the edge. But I got lucky, and caught the railing of the balcony on the floor below me. I knew I couldn't hang on for very long, when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure I was saved, when he started beating on me and kicking me. I held on the best I could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a hammer and started pounding on my hands. Finally I just let go, but again I got lucky and fell into the bushes below, stunned but all right. Just when I was thinking I was going to be okay, this refrigerator comes falling out of the sky and crushes me instantly, and now I'm here."

Once again, Peter had to concede that that sounded like a pretty horrible death.

The third man came to the front of the line, and again Peter explained that heaven was full and asked for his story.

"Picture this," says the third man, "I'm hiding inside a refrigerator..."

teen twist     http://teentwist.com/Fun/jokes.html



Published On: 3/30/2007
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So today was kinda like a few this week-I get up, start getting my gear ready and then I check the snow report.  3cms and only -8 is good enough for me to head up.  So I head into town, grab a juice and drop off some pics and hit the ski hill road.  There are literally less then 12 cars in the parking lot when I get there and its like 10:30-this is so sweet!  Drop off my bag, grab a $20 lift ticket (mon, tues and Wed for the next month is $20 adult and $10 kids-so sick) and hit the T-bar for a quick burner through the park.  Probably rode my first rail on that run-that stuff is for kids-haha!
Back at the top I decide, heck I'm going far left today to check out the steeps and trees over there.  Hmm once again my lack of local knowledge should have been going beep beep beep as the tracks became less and less and I went in with the few "adventurous" ones that were over here.  At this point I know what I can ride and what I can't and I'm in some good steep trees.  But ahead you can see that the hill "fades/drops" away-ah damn!  I knew I was in the mix here.  Unstrap, walk in a little further to scope the situation and sure enough, way past the "easy out" and not far enough to the next non-cliff band.  So on that note, I put my head down and began the march back up and out of this one-one of the first times I've had to turn around, but this was not happening with out more knowledge of the lines that I couldn't even see today.  Oh well I need the exercise.
Once back at Holy Smoke I was strapping in after a quick, "un pack my boots of snow" sessoin.   As my current luck would have it I broke a binding strap and then an "unbreakable" Burton boot lace-holy crap!  A little luck and a whole lot of patience later I was strapped in and got back to a chair.  To the truck I headed, adjusted my binders and grabbed my old boots (no fancy ass lace systems) and headed back up for a few more runs, but was smart enough to go home early.
Today was a day that I think the mountain wanted me to stay home,




Published On: 2/13/2007
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So crazy sports doctor diagnosis on the whole knee pain dealio.....   

Patellofemoral Syndrome - A good case of broke knee, literally. some crazy problem where my knee cap
doesnt line up with my femur so it causes pain when my knees are bent or being bent over and over...
aka when sitting, biking, snowboarding, rock climibng, or doing anything else remotely fun or normal.

PLUS - Possible small miniscus tear (what i was worried was the main problem , luckily it isnt cause
its a surgery issue to fix)

stupid knees....

To Do list from doctor :

1. Get x rays
2. get two knees braces  (at 130 bucks a pop.... f*ck man)
3. wear knee braces when doing anything remotely sports like or hard on knees....
4. go to physio and do exercises every day twice a day for eternity....

Thus is life.....




Published On: 1/31/2007
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One evening, I asked my eldest daughter how her homework was coming along. "Terrible," she said, "I have to read the Odyssey. Of what relevance is a story about some Greek who was supposed to have lived thousands of years ago to me today?" I picked up her copy of the Immortal Bard's epic poem and fondly remembered when I had read it as a high school freshman more than 30 years earlier. But while I had always enjoyed mythology, my daughter was no fan of Hellenic legend. In an attempt to motivate her with this assignment, I told her, "Sherri, although I didn't know it at the time, this book showed me how to set a world record and gave me a new lease on life. If you'd read it with an open mind, it just might do you some of the good it did me." To prove my claim, I told her the story of my odyssey.

When I entered New Trier in 1963, I was well aware of its reputation as the "Harvard of High Schools" because of its lofty academic standards and the achievements of its students. Many considered the school's crown jewel to be its English Department. Incoming freshman cut their teeth on the Odyssey, and my love of mythology made this assignment one of my more enjoyable school tasks.

But we were taught more than the Homeric account of Odysseus' return to Ithaca from Troy. In every myth lay some grains of truth. Some of those facts I verified in my Ancient World History class. I read of Heinrich Schliemann's excavations in Asia Minor during the late Nineteenth Century where several "Troys" were unearthed. I was also taught that the men who destroyed those cities were the ancestors of the people who established the Greek civilization. Odysseus personified those men. When Rome conquered Greece, the story of the clever Greek gained a wider audience and he became better known by his Latin name, Ulysses.

I read other books in English and studied other peoples in history, but I never forgot the Odyssey. What made it unforgettable to me was the drive that compelled Ulysses to overcome insurmountable obstacles on a ten- year voyage home after fighting a decade-long war. Was his compulsion fictional like the poem or was Homer aware of some force that explained this extraordinary drive? I didn't know but hoped that one day I would find the answer to my question.

New Trier not only taxed the minds of its students but their bodies as well. Physical education exposed pupils to a variety of sports and other physical endeavors. I enjoyed gym because I had always been athletically inclined and had established a daily physical fitness program consisting of five calisthenic exercises. After eight months I had become quite proficient in the push-up.

Students were tested annually in five physical fitness tests, one of which was the push-up. Since my personal best was 200, I felt confident that I could break the school record. When tested, however, I performed only 123 push-ups, four shy of a new standard. The classmate who counted my total sensed my disappointment and suggested that I lighten up because I had just proved that push-ups were as simple as one, two, three. Outwardly, I smiled at his joke but inwardly I had become a push-up perfectionist and felt that I had failed.

Solace was found in the words of Jascha Heifetz, the concert violinist, who said, "There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it." In an effort to be able to perform calisthenic totals close to my personal bests anytime, I established daily minimum repetitions for all of my exercises and began to increase those minimums.

Late that fall and the following winter, I tried out for and earned positions on both of New Trier's Freshman and Sophomore Gymnastic Squads. During a January practice, a member of the varsity team told me that he didn't believe my push-up total and challenged me to perform 100. Picking up the gauntlet, I made a believer out of him. Successfully meeting this challenge energized me. Still flush with victory and feeling especially "good" during my workout the next day, I performed 222 push-ups. Twenty-four hours later, I still felt "good" and shattered my performance of the day before by ticking off 333 push-ups. Two weeks later, the "good" feeling returned and I executed 444.

I owed my January push-up records to Heifetz's maxim of raising standards. Every day I performed at least one more push-up than the day before. I was like a mountain climber, using these minimums as "base camps" from which I could launch new push-up heights when feeling "good." But the greatest result of my three new personal bests was the breaking of a psychological barrier. Until that time, I was convinced that records could only be broken by small increments. By more than doubling my personal record in less than three weeks, I knew that I didn't have to settle for being merely good at the push-up, I could be great.

How great was an open question. The summer before, I read the Guinness Book of World Records. I found that the book listed records for two of my exercises, sit-ups and chin-ups, but not push-ups. I did, however, have an inkling of what that record was. Several years before while watching the TV show "People are Funny," one of the guests was the world push-up champion who had set a standard of 3,000. I set my sights at exceeding that number and dreamed of my name in the Guinness Book. By the spring, my daily workouts consumed so much of my time that I decided not to go out for the track and field team as a pole vaulter. But my sacrifice of this sport was not in vain. I kept raising the base number of push-ups I performed daily and waited for days when I felt "good" to set new records. By the end of my freshman year, my personal best stood at 2,002 push-ups.

On a day in late July, I executed 3,003 push-ups. But my dream for inclusion in the Guinness Book was dashed. After mentioning my achievement to a friend, he informed me that a Marine had performed 5,000 push-ups. So it was back to completing at least one more push-up than the day before. More than a year passed before the "good" feeling returned. In late August 1965, I performed 4,004 push-ups. The "good" feeling returned four days later and I executed 5,005. Barring some new revelation, I was the world's unofficial push-up champion. Now it was time to put it all together, a record-breaking effort in front of witnesses to make it official.

I decided to go for it during the physical fitness tests administered at school. The year before, I performed 1,000 push-ups, the most I could squeeze into a gym period. This time, I had obtained permission to sign out of a last period study hall and finish the test after school.

On October 5, 1965, I reported to the gym for my junior year push-up test. As I stretched out on a mat, I felt a bit apprehensive. Up until that time, all of my personal best efforts hadn't been planned but rather took place on days that I felt "good." I asked myself, "Can I make this day 'good'?"

After three hours of continuous exercise, my fears had proven groundless. I passed my personal best of 5,005 push-ups and felt so "good" that only the sky was the limit. However, at 5,900, the test administrator informed me that he would stop the exam when I reached my pre-test target of 6,006. For the next fifty push-ups, I pleaded with him to let me continue. But as the responsible adult in charge, he wanted to be sure that I wasn't doing something physically damaging to myself without knowing it. If I didn't stop, he'd sit on me to ensure test termination.

After performing my 6,006th push-up, I stopped and received a round of applause from an audience of about twenty students. The test administrator announced that he was reporting my feat to the newspapers and that any future record-breaking effort by me would have to be monitored by a medical doctor. When I arrived home, dinner had already been served so I ate alone. While dining, I thought about what I had just accomplished.

I had succeeded beyond my wildest expectations. Deep in my heart, I knew that every drop of sweat, every hour of training, and every personal sacrifice I had made to achieve this record had been worth it. I was on top of the world and I liked the view. As Christmas grew near, I began planning to break my own record. After all, I had been stopped when I knew I could do more. Push-ups had become an obsession. Heifetz was right, even though my standard was now the best in the world, it wasn't enough. I felt that I had to surpass it.

To achieve that new standard, I'd need a "good" day, witnesses, and medical supervision. But my quest to discover the limit for my favorite exercise was never realized. Sixty-nine days after breaking the world push-up record, I broke something else, my neck, during a gymnastics practice and was permanently paralyzed.

As I lay in my hospital bed, I looked toward the future and saw only darkness. The body I had worked so long and hard to develop now failed to respond to my commands and imprisoned me. I worried that I would never be able to work or take care of myself and would be a burden on my family. Fears that I might die were replaced by the dread that I would live.

But while my body was shattered, my spirit, although badly bruised, was still intact. I decided to fight back and redirected the effort that had made me a champion toward the arduous task I hoped would lead to my physical independence.

During my rehabilitation, I harkened back to my quest for the push-up record when the going got rough. Knowing that I was capable of achieving what other people considered impossible, I did all that was asked of me and more. I lived in a world of three colors. Black represented the things I couldn't do, white the activities I could. Between these two tones were many shades of gray. I concentrated on this tint and through trial and error discovered what was truly light and dark. While doing so, I brightened my world to an extent that surprised my doctors, nurses, therapists, and me.

When I saw my name in the 1968 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, my spirit was buoyed and I worked even harder. When the next edition came out two years later, my situation had greatly improved and I was attending the University of Illinois.

In 1973, I graduated, married, and continued my education. Two years later, I began a career as a federal civil servant. Shortly after, I was informed that my record had been broken. I wrote to Guinness for confirmation and my letter was forwarded to Robert Knecht, a professional acrobat. He answered my letter by stating that he had trained for eight years to perform 7,026 consecutive push-ups. "My hat is off to you," he wrote, "Your record was a tough one to beat."

Sherri interrupted and said that while my story was interesting, I hadn't told her how reading the Odyssey helped me set my record or gave me a new lease on life. I responded by asking her what question did I ask myself as a high school freshman. When she answered, "what motivated Ulysses," I told her of a book I had read several years earlier, The Ulysses Factor by J.R.L. Anderson. It was the author's premise that "There is some factor in man, some form of special adaptation which prompts a few individuals to exploits which, however purposeless that they may seem, are of value to the survival of the race." Anderson had found that the grain of truth to the Odyssey was that Homer knew that in the soul of man there is a factor driving him to firsthand discovery. Although this factor is present in all humans, it is highly developed in only a few. In times of trouble, those few lead themselves and others to safety.

Homer personified this factor in the character of Ulysses. The hero of the Odyssey wasn't driven around the Mediterranean by the whim of the gods alone. He drove himself. Once committed to the fight, there was no stopping him. Even though he was eager to return home, he had to know what was across the sea, over a range of hills, and beyond the horizon. History proved Homer correct. Conquerors and explorers who followed were also driven by this force that compelled them to unveil the unknown.

After all the seas were crossed and the land was explored, men invented new challenges to satisfy this compulsion. Some explored the polar regions, climbed mountains, and sailed across the oceans alone in small boats. Others were athletes who prepared their bodies and minds to new extremes.

I was such an athlete. At first all I wanted to do was to improve my physical condition. As my fitness program continued, I discovered that I had a propensity for the push-up. I didn't know what my physical limit for this exercise was, but I simply had to find out.

While seeking that limit, I surpassed all who had come before me. A catastrophic injury put an end to my quest, and I was never able to find my limit. Disappointed, I nevertheless was consoled by the fact that I am one of the few who objectively knows that he'd done something better than it's ever been done before. For ten years and four months no one performed more push-ups than I had.

Eventually, my record would have been broken no matter how many push-ups I would have done. I was touched by the Ulysses factor but Robert was too. Someone will always be waiting in the wings who has trained harder, longer, and wants the record more.

But in the greater scheme of things, it really doesn't matter who can do the most push-ups. What is important is what I derived from the quest. I discovered and cultivated the virtues of discipline, sacrifice, and perseverance within me while pursuing a dream. Shortly after achieving that dream, I found myself engulfed in a nightmare. But the survival component of the Ulysses factor, that leads people to safety in times of trouble, came to my rescue. Had I known in advance that I was going to break my neck, I couldn't have prepared myself better for the demanding task of rehabilitation than to train for the world push-up record. I strove, sought, and found, but unlike Tennyson's Ulysses, my quest yielded me the fortitude I needed to rehabilitate myself to complete independence. My story inspired Sherri to the extent that she read the Odyssey with enough comprehension to pass her English teacher's test. Should her little sister Katie need similar inspiration when she is assigned to read the Odyssey, I'll repeat my story. While it's too early to know whether my daughters will set any records, I hope that they'll give their best efforts to those things that are truly important to them and find within themselves the strength to persevere.

During my life, I have fought many battles, winning some while losing others. After a loss, I still remember the moment when I stood on top of the world. That one act proved to me what I was capable of if I set my mind, body, and spirit to it. It has fortified me to go on fighting battles. The experience has stood me in good stead, because the very essence of the independent life I fought so hard to regain is struggle. The founder of the modern Olympic movement, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, equated those contests to life when he said, "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle." My greatest hope is that during my final battle I will be able to look back on my life and know in my heart that I struggled well.

Published On: 1/25/2007
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What is dryland snowboard training?
 
Well, dryland snowboard training is a medium that allows for the progression of your ability to be accelerated at a greater rate compared to just going down the mountain.
 
 
HOW
 
By using exercises, and equipment that allows you to mimic  the moves you would perform out on the mountain (or hill) we can increase your familiarity, your skill level, and fitness level which will allow you to get better faster.  If you watched the worlds the other weekend, guys are throwing down 1260s like nothing. By 2010 in vancouver there will be guys (or girls) throwing down 1440s. snowboarding is (in our minds) the fasted progessive sport. now to even qualifiy for olympics you have to do back to back 10s. 
 
Olympics..... I just want to board man..
 
You may now be thinking what if i don't want to goto the olympics, well our program was first developed for a beginner who has never went down snow in their lives. we created exercises that would work on the basic skills that one would need. ie balance, posture, carving, jumping etc.
 
if you have had the chance to look at our profile, you will see that our program has 3 phases  beginner, intermediate and advanced. with those being broken down into smaller more specific categories.
 
What have we done?
 
We have put on workshops at the Deerhurst Resort (voted #1 resort in 2004)
We have Workshops scheduled at Fanshawe College for boarders aged 6-10,11-14,15-20
 We have workshops schedualed at Ingersoll Highschool for students who are going on a trip to Stowe,Vermont. which was are accomopanying them.
as well as numerous private lessons with people of all ages.
 
 
You can look for this type of program on the internet, or around your town but we can garentee that 1) there is no program like ours out there yet... (obviously someone will punk the idea as soon as people realized how stellar it is) 2) that if you do our program you will see results fast.
 
Where?
 
We are located in London, ON Canada. but we have the ability to email our programs to you and can keep in contact through email, msn, or phone. we also offer group rates and as well individual private lessons.
 
Contact info
if you have any questions pleas feel free to get a hold of us.
 
facebook: Ake Dem iks
snowboard.colonies.com: AKeDeMiKs
 
 
 
 


Published On: 1/24/2007
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19th of january..
 
Where shall I begin! My first day at work went perfectly! I loved the staff, the costumers where awsome and the working hours suits me perfectly! But!!??
When I had quit for the day I was supposed to go to the gym.. you know to keep my body rocking;) I jumped up on my bike and I was on my way.. bang!! my brakes where broken and I bumped into a lamp!you know the big one´s next to the road! and of course I bumped into it with my cheek first! at first I didn´t feel a thing, but when I came to the hospital I could feel my cheekbone cracking a bit!
oh no! (my first reaction)
The doctor examined me and told me that I had a few cracks in my cheekbone, and that I´ll be swollen for a couple of days, and that the only food I should eat should be = babyfood,soup and so on..
I can´t eat chocolate!(my second reaction)
 
Well, he also told me that it probably will heal just fine and that it will be like it was before when the swullingness disapears..
I sure hope so:S.... my biggest concern now is that I want be able to exercise and I really can´t eat properly:S I definitly don´t wanna lose weight, I don´t think it´s good looking to be too thin! 
 
have a nice day you all! and remember don´t bike without brakes! It not only hurts to crash, your a danger in the traffic!!(( that felt good, I´m not only getting peoples pitty but I also make a very good moral point;) ))
 


Published On: 1/19/2007
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1. What time did you go to bed last night? I think around 12:30
2. What is your favorite day of the week? Fridays
3. What company do you work for? Victoria Secrets
4. What is your job title? Cashier/Utility clerk
5. Do you like your job? I like the people I work with, I LOVE my job
6. If you could choose one person in the world to look like, who would it be? idk
7. What is your Moms Name? jamie
8. What is your Best Friends Name? courtney and lisa
9. How often do you see them?  almost everyday 10. Do you think that you are attractive? yes
11. Are you slim / athletic / chubby / fat? athletic, I guess.
12. What is your favorite food? Fruit
13. How many times do you exercise each week? idk
14. What is your natural hair color? blonde
15. What color are your eyes? drk blue 16. What color is your skin? White but i tan
17. How many brothers and sisters do you have? none
18. What are their names?
19. Do you get along with them all?
20. Where were you born? Chicago
21. How many schools have you been to? Well, idk
22. Ever expelled and what for? No
23. Any plans for the Christmas New Year period? That's about a year away.
24. What is your New Years resolution going to be? I don't know.
25. Do you think that you will stick to it? I sure hope so.
26. Ever known anyone who has been in jail? Yeah
27. What were they convicted of? Stuff
28. Have you ever been in the overnight lock-up? No
29. What Did you get for breakfast today? cereal
30. What is your all time favorite movie? KIDS
31. All time favorite book? None
32. What is a movie that you watch over and over again? Jackass 2
33. What is your favorite band/singer? have lots
34. Who do you think is the sexiest persons in the world? scot with 1 t
35. What 3 characteristics do you hate the most? Ignorance,  and immaturity.cant think of a 3rd one
36. Do you hate anyone? yes
37. Who is it and what did they do? hard 2 explain
38. If you could change your name what would you change it to? I wouldn't
39. What are you having for dinner tonight? pizza
40. Are you the main cooker in your household? Ha, no.
41. What is your favorite thing to cook? Nothing
42. How many pets do you have and what are their names? 1, mickey
43. Have you ever been bitten by a dog? no
44. Has your Mom ever done anything embarrassing? Yes
45. Prefer to be a girl or a boy? Girl
46. Ever kissed or have sex with someone of the same sex? No
47. Did you enjoy it and would you do it again? 
50. Who is the one person you love the most in the world?   My mom and dad.
51. Do you want children? Maybe
52. How many? Two
53. Have you picked out names? yes
54. Are you engaged? No
55. Do you see yourself getting engaged anytime soon?  no.
56. Do you want to pick your own engagement ring? No, I'd rather the guy doing.  W
57. How much would you be willing to spend on an engagement ring? I don't know
58. What is your favorite season? Fall
59. Favorite day of the year? My birthday.
60. What do you think would be the ideal age to be? I'm pretty sure it's going to be 21
61. Ever had sex with someone much older then you? No
62. How much older where they?
64. Ever stolen anything? no
65. Ever been caught stealing? From my brother, yes



Published On: 1/13/2007
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Here's a selection of some recent entries on our blog at GraysOnTrays.com.

Did you know that snowboarding can be good for your brain? OK, so we cheated a little; new research suggests that aerobic exercise is what does the trick. But if you ride fast, or do hiking to earn your turns, doesn't that count?

Some people are skilled riders. Others go beyond that and can teach others how to ride.

Finally, if you can't get to the slopes right now, don't despair. Learn to appreciate spring snow.

Published On: 12/31/2006
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alright, im back from my stay on da riggs with matt. It was definitly a rough time out der i tell yah. Have you ever tried to sleep on the floor of a truck? not very comfy. da only time id get exercise was when i was runnin behind da truck on the dirt roads...Im sure you all know about matts little accident on da way home. He was gettin' pretty excited about da snow and bein back in whistler when on da duffy lake road he crooked slid his truck on a guard rail. I was ridin up front when it happened. (that would be lucky number 4 with me in da truck)...i think im ok now tho, so i should be checkin back soon with some pics from da riggs....enjoy da snow everyone...

tim


Published On: 11/22/2006
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Whistler Mountain set to open this Saturday, November 18  

A massive winter storm that has blanketed Whistler resort since Thursday night in 75 centimeters or 30 inches of snow, has precipitated the announcement that the resort will open earlier than expected. Whistler Mountain will open for the season this Saturday, November 18 from 8:30am to 3pm. Blackcomb Mountain will open as planned on Thursday, November 23.

Weather forecasters are predicting that this is only the beginning of a period of snowy, stormy weather over the next several days in the resort. Environment Canada's forecast calls for snow throughout the week. Bestskiweather.com is also reporting an active weather pattern for Whistler well into late November.

Whistler Mountain will open on Saturday with access from the Whistler Village base. The Whistler Village Gondola, the Emerald Express and the Big Red Express are all scheduled to open. The resort's new fleet of grooming machines will be hard at work this week preparing the slopes for skiers and riders. Guests should be aware that early season conditions will exist off-piste and so extreme caution should be exercised when venturing beyond the ropes.



"There has been huge anticipation in the resort for weeks as opening day has drawn closer," says Stuart Rempel, Whistler Blackcomb's senior vice president of marketing and sales. "With the unveiling of our brand new Symphony Express high speed quad in the back bowls of Whistler Mountain, this season's excitement level is through the roof. We're thrilled that we can open the mountain early for everyone to get up there and get in some turns." The Symphony Express grand opening is scheduled for December 16. 

Skiers and riders eager to keep an eye on Whistler Blackcomb as the storm continues, can stay up to date by checking out web cams and operational updates at whistlerblackcomb.com. The snow phone will also be updated daily and can be reached by calling 604-687-7507 (Vancouver) or 604-932-4211 (Whistler).



Published On: 11/16/2006
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a ton of quotes i had to giggle at:
 
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film!

42.7% of all statistics are made up on the sp

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

I intend to live forever -- so far, so good.
 
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
 
Drive carefully, 90% of people are accidents

If you can't fix it with duck tape you have'nt used enough

Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult.

Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway.

Body By Nautilus; Brain By Mattel.

The only reason that I talk to myself is because that I'm the only one whose answers I accept.

None of us are virgins, life has screwed us all
 
Consciousness- that annoying time between naps


Published On: 9/26/2006
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My Journal: more toughts
By: powderdazed


So for breakfast today I had licorice.
And then for lunch I had chips.
Thus far, getting fat is ridiculously awesome.
Now all I have to do is decide whether to find me a disgustingly huge man
when I go out partying tonight, or whether it's time to consider celibacy.

Hmmm....celibacy... 
I actually hate trying to be healthy.
Despite that though, I try so hard to buy things (....yeah okay, I get my
mom to buy things) that are good for me; fruit, granola, blah blah blah.
And then I proceed to eat popcorn and bagels all day. Don't look at me,
I'm hideous!
I also try and exercise....and by exercise, I mean convincing myself that
the walk from my house to the bus stop is actually half a kilometer (ie.
half a block).
So anyways, today while I was sitting at work eating stale French Fries
that I bought approximately two and a half weeks ago, I decided that I'm
not going to try and take care of myself at all anymore. That's right: I'm
going to let myself become morbidly obese.

So now that I've decided to become a heffer, I think that it's time to start..
uh, broadening my dating pool.
I mean, the only thing better than sitting
on the couch with one bucket of chicken is sitting on the couch with
an equally massive man and three buckets of chicken.
Maybe I'll start making eyes at the "fluffy" guys at the bar *nods*

And it'll be cool, because everyone knows that fat guys are nicer. Unless,
of course, he's one of those fat men who was born big boned, and
therefore angry at the world. And regularily shakes his fist at the open sky
(which is always a good indicator of an angry person).
Or....maybe he used to be hot, but then he like broke his leg at football
practice and had to join the chess club, making him angry at the world
as well as a little depressed.
OR! Maybe he was a fat kid who joined the football team to lose weight,
and then just as he was about to reach his Goal Weight and get his
picture put up on Jenny Craig's Wall of Success Stories he got blindsided
and broke his leg, joined the chess club, and killed four of his fellow students.
Ooh, a badass *rubs face in thought*


....
I really need to find some money and leave my house immediately.
My brain is going to give out.


Published On: 9/4/2006
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No more pain killers... unless I'm ready to chop off my knee.
I am supposed to be going to physical therapy, but..... yeah right.  I've had enough of that sh*t.  The hospital that my doctor works in is a children's hospital and the therapist he wants me to see is in that hospital.  These therapists work primarily with patients under the age of ten and when they get to me, they forget that I am 16.  They talk to me like a baby.  Then I tried going to a place that worked mostly with adults.  It turns out those adults are all over the age of 80.  In comparison, I am a baby and they always make sure to treat me that way.
However, I have accumulated a pile of exercise instructions over the years and plan to do it myself at home.  I start slow and then push it and go slow again and then push even harder.
Watch out pow days... here I come... I hope.


Published On: 8/17/2006
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sounds soo serious eh ... nahhh f*ck that! but honestly wheres all the skaters at ??? that is skaters older than 19 !? im mean c'mon ! just cuz ya'll got cars now doesnt mean you dont need to skate ... face it your gettin fat ... get some exercise and come skate with me!!!!  
 
Love life....
 
p.s. anyone wanna go traveling ??? i wanna meet someone chill who just wants to leave! head west working vacation style... none of this saving and planning shi*t lets jet and figure it out on the way!? whos in !?


Published On: 8/13/2006
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