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I am going to talk to you about affiliate marketing or what is most commonly know as MLM – Multi Level Marketing.

For those of you who have not heard of MLM it is considered the best way to make money online although I have to say this method has received a lot of stigma over the years namely from those people who never made money from them and quit.

 

The fact is that 70% of people that TRY MLM programs usually quit within 2 months of joining and are usually for the same reasons, that they never made any money.

Truthfully those people were probably told they would make a small fortune in a very short period of time but sadly the person that introduced them was only interested in signing them up and failed to explain how to build a successful business.

 

To build any business successfully will require hard work and should be treated as a full-time job although this is not permanent it is necessary to build a solid foundation in the early days.

Sadly most are not presented with these facts so I guess you cannot blame them for quitting or even giving the MLM opportunities a bad name.

 

There are 3 main reasons to be able to succeed in any MLM program which I am about to share with you and in my opinion are key to success.

 

  • The Right Program - You need to find the right MLM program that is low cost and offers the best compensation plan.
  • The Dream – This has to be one of the most important ingredients because if your dream is big enough you will do whatever it takes to achieve it.
  • Support – You need support with anything that is new especially from those who are already successful and are willing to help you succeed.

 

 

Ok now let’s look at these 3 key reasons in more depth to help put things in perspective.

 

The Right Program

 

Now although there are a lot of MLM programs on the internet it is important that they are an established company, offer an excellent compensation plan, provide tools to help you build your business and have a product that most people want and need.

GDI or Global Domains International are in my opinion the only MLM company that offers all of this and for only $10 a month.

Now one thing you have to realise is that if you want to work online from home and be successful in any business there will be some cost attached to it. Although GDI offers you your own business, product and unlimited income opportunity for only $10 a month plus you can try it for 7 days free.

So lets break it down and see what you get for your hard earned $10 a month.

 

  • Web Hosting
  • Your own domain name
  • 10 email addresses
  • Web site building tool
  • Access to the GDI Forum
  • Tools to promote your business
  • Unlimited income opportunity

 

 

As you can see you get your own website, the tools to build it and can be active online within a few short hours but what’s more incredible is you can earn money too.

 

So who are GDI and how do I make money?

 

Global Domains International, or GDI, was founded in 1999 by Michael Reed, CEO and Alan Ezeir, President who both recognized another opportunity that was largely ignored. The dot com boom that was so popular back in 1995 reached its peak around march of 2000. What Michael Reed and Alan Ezeir wondered was if there were other available extensions that businesses could use as a domain name. They ultimately focused on the domain extension .WS, which belonged to the tiny island nation of Samoa, deep in the South Pacific. They were able to execute a deal with Samoa stating they had to produce 15,000 registered domain .ws extensions in 3 years. Well they accomplished that goal in GDI’s 1st month of business and the rest as they say is history. In the 2002 Special issue of Inc. magazine, Global Domains International placed #37 on the Inc 500 magazine’s “List” of the USA’s 500 fastest growing private companies and #5 in the state of California. If you have come across any .ws adresses on the internet you can rest assured that they have been registered through Global Domains International, as GDI has single handedly captured the market share for the .ws extension. But what really puts the icing on the cake is the amazing business opportunity they have incorporated in to the equation.

 

So now let’s talk about how you earn money.

For every person that you refer to GDI you will earn $1 every month for as long as that person remains a member.

That person that you refer – for every person that they refer to GDI, you will earn $1 every month for as long as that person remains a member. This continues down for 5 levels.

So even if you only refer one person, but that one person referred 50 people, you would earn $1 for each of those 50 people. If those 50 people referred just 1 person each, that’s another $50 per month you’d earn.

Remember though, as I said earlier you only get out of a program what you put into it. You could very easily get someone in your downline that could refer 50 people and that would be great, but you might not, so don’t just rely completely on your downline, especially in the beginning, try to refer a few people.

Let’s look at an example of the sort of income you can earn with GDI.

If you referred 10 people and those 10 people referred just 5 people each, and those 5 people referred 5 people each, and so on for 5 levels. Your monthly income would be $7810.

Sound Good???

Well that’s not all, GDI also offer a weekly bonus scheme of $100 for every 5 people you personally introduce. So for example if 20 people joined your business you would be paid $400 for that week and best of all there is no limit to the amount of people you refer. If you were to do the same every week that would an average of $1600 a month which for a lot of people would replace their job salary.

You may be thinking it sounds too good to be true or how can I refer 10 people, I don’t know 10 people that would be interested in this.

Well its not too good to be true, there are people earning even more than that with GDI.

As far as referring people GDI offer the tools to help with this however as I mentioned previously support in this business is key to your success from those who are already successful.

 

The Dream

 

To be successful you need to have a reason or a dream this could be a few hundred dollars a month to begin with or a new car.

What I have found is that people fear to dream because they don’t believe it will happen. It has amazed me being around this business how quickly people underestimate themselves and what started out as being a dream of making a few hundred dollars a month turned into buying their dream home cash.

This business offers so much its about people helping people and the feeling of knowing you have helped others take back their lives is priceless.

 

 

Support

 

Most people that join MLM programs have little or no experience on how to build a successful business and sadly quit before they even get started.

Having support from those who are already successful in this type business is by far priceless and it amazes me that so many people do not grasp this when inviting people to join.

After all the core of all MLM businesses is helping others to succeed which in turn helps you succeed.

Failing to grasp this simple concept and not put in any effort will surely lead to failure and again these types of people will only end up hopping from one opportunity to another but never finding success.

 

 

So there you have it an honest opinion on Multi Level Marketing which I hope this article has helped you in your pursuit for financial freedom

 

Donna Fielding is a successful network marketer with GDI. Click the link below to watch a video presentation on the GDI opportunity and the 7 day FREE trial and see if Global Domains International is the right choice for you.

 

www.themoneyprospect.com

(copy and paste into your browser)



Published On: 1/25/2009
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE – SEATTLE, WA (October 20, 2008)-The development of a new digital download player by Ally Distribution will change the way people consume action sports films.  By adding an entirely new dimension to the distribution model, this free download player has the potential to expand the size of the action sports film industry by making a larger selection of videos more accessible to more customers than ever before.  Called the ALLY digitalDOWNLOAD Store, the company wanted to create something that would instill positive change throughout the industry by helping the people behind these films.  Ally president Kelly Dole explains,  "We had become increasingly frustrated with the distribution side of the action sports film industry and decided we wanted to develop something that would help change things for the better."  


The player is an embeddable widget (hosted by a third party), which allows retailer and industry websites alike to offer high-quality, digital downloads similar to iTunes.  The full-length downloadable films are compatible with all platforms and all portable media devices.  Rockies Super-Rep Mike "Gags" Gagliardi remarked, "There are no out-of-pocket costs, no set-up costs, no inventory, and it's free to sign up.  Any person visiting your website has the opportunity to download a full movie for a decent price. My shops just collect a check every month." 


The Ally Player is now available to any retailer, online retailer, sponsor, or individual who would like to offer films for download from their website,  MySpace page, Facebook page, or similar platform.  The Player has 20 current, full-length ski and snowboard videos available for download with new titles being added each week.     


Instead of building a single download website and attempting to drive all web traffic to their own site, Ally figured-out a win-win solution that will soon see hundreds or even thousands of micro-stores playing free teasers and selling video downloads.  The effects of this new distribution model can be expected to increase sales and exposure dramatically for the films, the athletes and the sponsors while reducing the carbon footprint for all involved.


Ally Video and Distribution is headquartered in Seattle, WA as a rider owned and operated entity, specializing in the distribution of action sports films.  For more information on our films, trailers, and latest developments visit www.allyvideo.com and to check out the new video player go to www.allyvideo.com/downloadsfordollars.  


For further info contact Tommy Monette, tommy@allyvideo.com, info@allyvideo.com, phone (206 336 0535)



Published On: 10/21/2008
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There was an earthquake that happened here during my stay here in China. I didn't feel it, but in Sichuan province where the epicenter was located, it measured 7.9 on the Richter scale. It was a huge tragic disaster for the Chinese. Some estimates were as high as 50,000 people dead or missing. The news footage showed entire towns leveled. To make matters worse, the roads were blocked by landslides. Huge boulders came down and crushed tractor trailers like tin cans. It was inspiring to see the people and the government spring into action. Prime Minsister Wen Jia Bao was at the scene, in the rain, within 4 hours. He went from village to village for a week straight trying to reassure survivors, injured, and rescuers alike.  Time after time, he would personally comfort victims.  This is an amazingly stressful situation for the 56 year old leader.  You could feel the compassion in his voice.  President Hu Jin Tao also is doing the same. Literally, he is sitting in the dirt on a  piece of cardboard, holding victims hands and comforting them. The rest of China cued up in lines around the block to donate money for those in need. The whole country rallied to do anything they could to abate the disaster.  One particularly tragic site was a large school that collapsed with all the students inside.  Hundreds of children died and there were sad reminders in the shoes and book bags mixed in with the debris.  Just to put the immense nature of this earthquake would be like relocating the entire state of Wisconsin; providing food shelter and sanitation; and returning them to productive lives.

Published On: 5/23/2008
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The other day as I was minding my own business I got a curious invitation. A colleague asked me if I'd be interested in joining his group for dinner at the Rideau Club that night. So I brushed the hair away from my eyes and gave my beard a scratch (I haven't had a haircut in 2008 or shaved since I was in Whistler) before I said "will they even let me in the door?" It took a while to be convinced, but in the end I decided to accept the invitation. After all it seemed like a reasonable reason to skip yoga class.

It's a good thing I have a tie and jacketThe Rideau Club pre-dates canadian confederation and was established twenty-two months before Ottawa was chosen as the seat of government. The clubs first president was Sir John A. Macdonald who, two years later, became Canada's first prime minister. Those are some pretty lofty credentials for a club so when I was asked, first of all, if I owned a jacket and tie (apparently they won't let you in the door without them) and if I'd be interested in going, I was naturally a bit skeptical that I would even gain entry. Besides, the last time I went to one of these formal parties, I wound up across the desk of the Director of CSIS in Windsor two days later (being interviewed for a job oddly). "This could be interesting" I thought and accepted. It seemed like an opportunity that doesn't present itself too often, and besides I like to slum it every once in a while.

The Rideau Club is obviously quite old. The building where it's located, however, is not. The original building burned down in 1979 so they made a replica of its interior on the top floor of the Sun Life building in downtown Ottawa. In order to get to the club, there's an elevator which services it exclusively (how very elitist). As I got in the elevator, I found it odd that there were only two buttons: one for the lobby and one for the fifteenth floor. Secretly I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a retinal scan machine or some such thing. Nontheless, it was a neat feeling to be in a private elevator to an exclusive club which boasts heads of state as members. I felt like I was going to a Stone Cutters meeting. Maybe I'd get to participate in decisions on world policy, affect the course of human history, and witness historical keggers, beer blasts, beer bashes and steinhoists, followed by the regimented AA meetings. This evening was certainly looking up.

Can you direct me to the coat room?Once I arrived I was disappointed to discover that no one referred to themselves as numbers that were sequentially assigned in the order in which they joined. Once again the Simpsons had let me down. The coat room, however, did not. That thing was the size of my living room and dining room combined plus within it was the men's room which was equipped with shoe polishers and other gizmos that were cool and useless.

The view from the various windows in the club was quite spectacular. It was a great vantage point to see Parliament Hill, the Ottawa River, random high-rise living rooms (it gave me a bit of a voyeuristic feeling) and off in the distance, the Gatineau hills where my home resort, Mont Cascades, can be found (oh I miss the winter already). In spite of the majestic view, however, there seemed to be something missing. I realised what it was when reached into my breast pocket to adjust my hanky which I made out of a Spanky's Whistler trail map. It was the mountains that were missing. Having just been in British Columbia not two weeks before, I had grown accustomed to seeing large mountainous objects in the horizon; clearly these are missing in Ontario. In the time I spent in B.C. and Alberta, I had stopped noticing the giant masses of rock, earth and snow all around me. I was de-sensitized to their majesty and this thought disappointed me. It made me realise two things:

  1. Never take what you have for granted. You'll miss it when its gone. This seems to be something that I have to be reminded of every once in a while and I'm now reminding all of you.
  2. You can take the snowboarder off the mountain, but you can't take the mountain out of the snowboarder. I thought using a trail map as a hanky was a nice touch. None of my companions seemed at all surprised when they realised what I had done. A dirtbag in fancy clothes is still a dirtbag.

So if you ever get a chance to go to the Rideau Club, I highly recommend it. It's steeped in history and is a good place to take stock of who you are and what you have. Speaking of what you have, all you dwellers of the mountains out there, raise your glasses to them, they are precious indeed.

Keep Shreddin' the GNAR!



Published On: 5/5/2008
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My Blog: WAR
By: Savinglives101


I was watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy over the weekend on TNT and it got me thinking. I absolutely love the style of war depicted in the movie. I love my rifles and pistols, but there's nothing like hand to hand combat, where you get to look the guy your gonna kill, in the eyes. But what happened to fighting for a King (president in our case). Fighting for a country that you are a part of, and love.
 
I myself have served in the armed forces. My expereince was far less then perect, but a memorable one. And in all reality, if we were attacked my some foreign forces, I would go back before the draft would start. In fact, I've thought about going back anyways to get my helicopter ratings and build some time.
 
These days, everyone wants something for nothing. And our way of life has unfortunately made us PUSSIES! And it pisses me off.
 
If war was to come to our home turf, would you put your life on the line to protect your lands?
 
 


Published On: 4/9/2008
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(Saint-Sauveur, April 5, 2008) – Mont-Tremblant native Charles Reid has won the 2008 Empire 

Shakedown grand finale, presented this Saturday at Mont Saint-Sauveur.  In addition to honours, the 17 

year old snowboarder also won himself $15 000 in prize money.  

 

Empire Shakedown is one of the premium snowboarding events in the world - classed in the top five by 

the snowboarding industry.  This year’s competition also had two other Quebecois boarders climb onto the 

podium, namely Sébastien Toutant, a 15 year old boarder from Lanaudière, and Sherbrook’s Antonin 

Chamberland.  Chamberland was in fact one of only two amateur snowboarders to take part in the finals, 

the other being Saint-Sauveur’s Matt Kulisek.   

 

In total, 35 professional and 3 amateur snowboarders participated in the event; the finals saw the 15 best 

athletes retained for a showdown.   

 

‘I’m very excited to have won, it was a fantastic day, and the conditions were ideal for snowboarding – we 

could have even competed in fleece and t-shirts!  I think the moves I really succeeded with, the front side 

1080 and the back side 270 were what won me the competition.  I don’t really know what to do with the 

$15 000 prize money, but for the moment, its going to the bank.  One thing is certain; I will be ready for 

Shakedown 2009.’  explained an elated Reid.  

 

Empire Shakedown is a unique competition among competitions, requiring that athletes master two 

different snowboarding disciplines (the AMP booter jump, followed by the rail) in a jam format (unique to 

the Shakedown).   

 

Additionally, during the VANS Skateboarding half-time show and competition, Thomas Parent won top 

honours and a money prize of $2 000. 

 

An estimated 20 000 people have been present for the competition which has taken place over the past 

two days.  ‘The level of competition is very high and the boarders have been extremely creative; some 

jumps we’ve never even seen before.   The ambiance was incredible, especially today with the beautiful 

weather we’re experiencing’ commented Brendan O’Dowd, President of DIZZLE Productions Inc, and one 

of the Empire Shakedown’s organizers.   



Top 3 Runs:


1st Charles Reid 

- Jump: Front side 1080 

- Double Kink rail: back side 270 lip on the kink rail


2nd Sebastien Toutant: 

-Jump: Backside 1080 double cork 

-Double Kink rail: gap to back lip


3rd Antonin Chamberland 

- Jump: Front side 900 

- Down rail: Front side 270





Published On: 4/6/2008
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obama.jpg gnarcore.com is not or does not claim to be highly political in any way. Although it may be an underlying interest in many of our lives, lets face it we either just don't care or plain don't have the want to find the time. That being said we wouldn'd be human if we didn't notice how much of a mess the Bush's have made of the world. I've been hearing a lot lately about democratic Senator Barack Obama and the kind of change he plans on instilling in America. It sounds good. That and it'd be cool to see a black guy running that country. i mean why not right?...what a kick in the pants to all those rich southern white guys who've been running the show for years. Well that and you know, the promise of hope for a dwindling nation.

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Graphic artist/designer and street art icon Shepard Fairey was once like all of us, soley interested in getting his kicks on a hand rail or launch ramp or running around with his friends f*cking shi*t up. Some where along the lines you can't help but notice what is happening in your own country and feel the need to effect change in your own way. Shepard's is a fan of aesthetics, he enjoys the quality and look of a poster above all but as he was quoted as saying here he's big fan of when a piece can send a message as well as being visually stimulating "I don't think the artist has a job to comment on politics but my favorite art has something provocative about it and communication that has a point of view." I couldn't agree more.

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Shepard signing prints "I believe with great conviction that Barack Obama should be the next President. I have been paying close attention to him since the Democratic convention in 2004. I feel that he is more a statesman than a politician. He was against the war when it was an unpopular position (and Hillary was for the war at that time), Obama is for energy and environmental conservation. He is for healthcare reform. Check him out for yourself www.barackobama.com. Proceeds from this print go to produce prints for a large statewide poster campaign. Thanks".-Shepard

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look in the background of this photo..Shepard strikes again.

"change is gunna come" -stevie wonder

Click here for: The full story about the reasoning behind the campaign and a Q&A from Shapard by Jeff Beer of creativity-online.com



Published On: 2/3/2008
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THE NORTH FACE AND MOUNTAIN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF “THE NORTH FACE MASTERS” 2008 BIG MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDING TOUR 

Snowbird, Utah, and Alyeska, Alaska, to host long awaited big mountain snowboard competition


Salt Lake City, Utah January 10, 2008—Enthusiastically expanding competition opportunities in the sport of big mountain snowboarding, The North Face and Mountain Sports International (MSI) proudly unveil The North Face Masters, a two-stop tour designed to cater to the motivation, talent and skill of world-class big mountain snowboarders. 

“Open big mountain competition is very exciting to the development of the sport,” said world-renowned rider and The North Face athlete, Johan Olofsson.  “With the simplicity of a starting line, mixed terrain, and a finish line, what each snowboarder opts to go for during their runs will be the result of creativity, skill, and risk.” 

The North Face Masters features a $45,000 cash prize purse and an opportunity for big mountain snowboarders to pit themselves against athlete and mountain alike. 

The North Face Masters kicks off at Snowbird, Utah, February 8-11, where competitors can look forward to the notoriously challenging Little Cottonwood Canyon terrain littered with chutes, cliff drops, and the legendary lake-effect Utah powder. The North Face will award male and female champions of The North Face Masters, Snowbird, the chance to continue their winning streak at The North Face Masters tour in Alaska.  Airfare, lodging, and entry to The North Face Masters, Alyeska, AK, will also be awarded to the male and female winners of these other big mountain competitions: 
·        Nissan Mammoth Quest (Jan 14 -17, 2008)   
·        Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom (February 8-10, 2008) 

Stop number two will bring competitors to the epic venue of Alyeska Resort, Alaska, April 2-6, to push their limits against the Chugach Range’s palette of jaw-dropping steeps, couloirs, and wide-open Alaskan faces.  Adding even more incentive, final round athletes of the Alyeska event will be rewarded with a heli-drop at the start of the Finals, courtesy of Chugach Powder Guides, where they will compete in the final run on an area of Alyeska Resort  named “Big League,” a section of the mountain not open to the public until 2010. 

“With the creation of The North Face Masters, the riders who live and breathe this aspect of snowboarding finally have a stage on which to show off their skills and creativity,” said Jason Ford, Group Publisher for Future US, home of Future Snowboarding magazine, The North Face Masters media partner.  “It’s been a long time since the U.S. has taken a good look at the big mountain side of the sport, so this is a huge opportunity for the riders, as well as the spectators!” 

With the induction of the The North Face Masters 2008 comes the gathering of the big mountain snowboarding tribe from all over the world. All male and female snowboarding competitors over the age of 18 are welcomed to participate. 

“Today's riders are redefining what is possible—they're taking the tricks and skills learned in the terrain parks to the big mountain environment,” said Joe Flannery, Vice President of Marketing for The North Face. “As a company that was born in the mountains, we're excited to see today’s brightest snowboarding stars with a venue that celebrates what they do.” 

Fans of big mountain snowboarding can also catch complete same-day live coverage of the Semi-Final and Final rounds on the event website, where there are also videos, photos, athlete profiles, detailed event schedules, registration information and more.   

Please visit www.thenorthface.com/masters 
Online-only registration for The North Face Masters is NOW OPEN!


Published On: 1/16/2008
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2007 Burton Canadian Open Snowboarding Championships Cancelled

BURLINGTON, VT (November 14, 2007) – Burton Snowboards and CODA’s Canada Olympic Park today announced that they have decided to cancel the upcoming Canadian Open Snowboarding Championships due to recent above-freezing temperatures. After careful consideration, all parties agreed that current snow conditions prevent the construction of world-class halfpipe and slopestyle venues, which are required for a Burton Open Snowboarding Championship event.  
 
“Our first goal with any Global Open Series event is to provide riders with the best halfpipe and slopestyle competitions possible,” said Burton Events Director Liam Griffin. “Of course, we’re disappointed that we can’t hold the Canadian Open this year. But we’re also very happy about the excitement this new edition to the Burton Global Open Series generated – both from riders and sponsors. Support from the resort, the industry, the athletes and everybody involved has been huge since we started working on the event.”
 
The inaugural Burton Canadian Open was scheduled to take place from December 3-9, 2007 at CODA’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Staff there were also disappointed that this world-class event is unable to go forward this year.  "Unfortunately Mother Nature has not been cooperating with us the last few weeks, to allow us the necessary seven to 10 days of freezing temperatures to ensure the best possible conditions for the athletes," said Jim Younker, acting president, CODA.  "The future of this event here in Calgary is very exciting, and a great addition to our international sports calendar that we host here at Canada Olympic Park."
 
Top riders from over ten different countries were confirmed to compete, including current Burton Global Open Series point leaders Mason Aguirre (USA) and Elizabeth Beerman (USA) as well as four of the top five current Swatch Ticket To Ride Tour male and female current point leaders.   
 
Seasoned pros like Louie Vito (USA), Jussi Oksanen (FIN), Andy Finch (USA), Scotty Lago (USA), Kelly Clark (USA) and Jamie Anderson (USA) all had committed to compete at the event.  Canadians Leanne Pelosi, Dustin Craven, Crispin Lipscomb, TJ Schneider, Brad Martin, Sarah Conrad were also very much looking forward to the first Burton Global Open competition on their home turf.
 
With the cancellation of the Canadian Open, the Burton European Open (BEO) is now the next event in the Burton Global Open Series. Taking place in LAAX, Switzerland from January 11-18, the European Open offers riders a generous prize purse of US $125,000, important points towards the male and female 2008 Burton Global Open Series Championship titles and points towards the Swatch TTR (Ticket to Ride) World Tour Ranking.
 
For more information on the Burton Global Open Series, head to
opensnowboarding.com.
 
Media Contact:
Janice Callado
Burton Snowboards
janicec@burton.com
(949) 789-1841
 
About the Burton Global Open Series
The Burton Global Open Series events are the pinnacle snowboarding events of the season. Founded by Jake Burton, the Opens have grown from grassroots events to global spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and riders from around the world. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders’ needs over the years. With events held in Europe, Japan, the United States, New Zealand and Australia, the Opens set the standard for snowboarding events around the globe. For more information, visit opensnowboarding.com

About the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour
The Burton Global Open Series is part of the Swatch Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour (TTR), the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns a TTR World Champion at the US Open. For more information on the Swatch TTR World Tour, visit www.ttrworldtour http://www.ttrworldtour/



Published On: 11/14/2007
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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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My Blog: ZEITGEIST
By: yo_redneck89


What does Christianity, 9/11, & the Federal Reserve have in common? 
 
 
 

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"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."
-Jimi Hendrix

 "The Christian religion is a parody on the warship of the sun, in which they put a man called Christ in the place of the sun, and pay him the adoration originally payed to the sun."
 - Thomas Paine

 

"They must find it difficult....those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than the truth as authority."
-G. Massey, Egyptologist

 

"Religion can never reform mankind, because religion is slavery."
-Robert G. Ingersoll, 1833-1899

 

"There is something behind the throne greater than the king himself."
-Sir William Pit, House of Lords, 1770

 

"The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes."
-Benjaman Dislaeli, English Statesman, 1844

 

"The real truth of the matter is that a finacial element in the large centers has owned the government since the days of Andrew Jackson."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S President, 1933

 

"If you want to remain slaves of the bankers and pay for the costs of your own slavery, let them continue to create and control the nation's credit." -Josiah Stamp, 1880-1941  

 

"Power Corrupts; Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely." -Lord Acton, English Historian, 1834-1902

 

I belive that the banking institutions are more dangerous than standing armies.... If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of currency.... The banks and corporations that will grow up arownd them will dprive the people of their property until their children wakeup homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
-Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826
 

 

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Published On: 10/23/2007
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My Journal: Brickyard Baybee
By: Jesgirl


The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indiana's capital city in the spring of 1909. Financed by four local businessmen, Carl Fisher, James Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby, it was planned as a year-round testing facility for the fast-growing automobile industry in Indiana. Occasional race meets would be presented at the track, featuring those very same manufacturers racing their products against each other. Spectators, it was reasoned, would be sufficiently impressed as to want to head downtown quickly to the showrooms for a closer look at one of these new-fangled contraptions.
 
 


Four turns, each banked at nine degrees and 12 minutes and measuring exactly 440 yards from entrance to exit, were linked together by a pair of long straights and, at the north and south ends of the property, by a pair of short straights to form a rectangular-shaped 2 ½ mile track as dictated by the confines of the available land.

With the original surface of crushed rock and tar proving to be disastrous at the opening motorcycle and automobile racing events in August of 1909, 3,200,000 paving bricks were imported by rail from the western part of the state in the fall, laid on their sides in a bed of sand and fixed with mortar, this inspiring the nickname "The Brickyard".

Poor attendance at a trio of three-day meets on the revamped surface in 1910 caused the owners to rethink their plans and focus instead on a single event for 1911. They envisioned it as an event of gigantic proportions offering a huge purse. On May 30 - Memorial Day - a grueling 500-Mile race paying $14,250 to win took place, enjoying instant success and attracting universal recognition…and making history as the inaugural Indianapolis 500.

With the exception of an additional program of racing on a single day in September 1916, no race other than the Indianapolis 500 was to be held at the Speedway until a tremendously successful NASCAR stock car event, the Brickyard 400, debuted in 1994. The 500 was suspended during America's involvement in the two world wars, 1917-1918 and 1942-1945, but held in all other years.

Asphalt was first applied to the rougher portions of the track in 1936, and by 1941 all but the greater part of the mainstraight had become blacktop. The remainder of the bricks were finally covered over in the fall of 1961. Most of the original paving bricks are still in place underneath the modern asphalt surface, with only the famous "yard of bricks" still exposed at the start/finish line as a nostalgic reminder of the past.

The track has changed ownership only twice. With Carl Fisher heavily involved in the development of Miami Beach and Jim Allison's nearby engineering company growing rapidly, the foursome sold IMS in 1927 to a group headed up by WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker. Rickenbacker had actually driven in several 500s before he ever knew how to fly. One of Rickenbacker's first actions was to install an 18-hole golf course on the grounds in 1929, now known as Brickyard Crossing and home of a Senior PGA Tour golf tournament, the Brickyard Crossing Championship, in September.

Allowed to fall into a terrible state of disrepair as a result of four years of neglect during WWII, the Speedway was purchased in 1945 by Terre Haute, Indiana, businessman Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr. He immediately embarked on a phenomenal rejuvenation program that began the transformation of the facility into what it is today. Hulman passed away in October 1977, but to this day members of his family perpetuate the traditions of the Speedway - now encompassing 559 acres - while continuing to transform it beyond the wildest imaginations of its founders.

The Hulman-George family continues to own and operate the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Mari Hulman George serving as Chairman of the Board and Anton "Tony" George serving as President and Chief Executive Officer.
 
 
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/


Published On: 5/23/2007
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Tonight, Live from Los Angeles …

 
CALIFORNIA is hosting the republicans at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library....hmmm...should be interesting..."The canidates are well aware that California is going to play a significant role in determining the Republican White House nominee."
 
The important issues in this debate tonight will and, SHOULD BE, global warming, the environment, energy conservation....these issues are not as important in the other states where the canidates will be competing...so be sure to Check out tonights California Debate if you keen on learning about WHICH of the REPUBLICAN canidates have the ECO-EDGE! 
 
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Published On: 5/3/2007
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Yes...the mile was cancelled, yet again...*sigh* this is so pointless...who knows, maybe we won't even take it after all...Mr. Martin was out on a field trip with the advanced gym people, so we were stuck with the sub...and he didn't want to put the sub in charge of the mile and injuries, so he postponed it...instead we payed handball, which is a game that I find kinda annoying...I can't play in the field cuz it's too insane, so I stay as goalee...which comes with it's own risks...ex: getting hit in the face; nearly broke my glasses...THAT is why I want to get contacts...also, it's hard to run with glasses...P.S. I still wonder if the president's fitness test counts towards this grading period, because I misses the shuttle run, wall sit, and V stretch...AKA the ones that I can actually PASS...aww man...
 
Once again, my dear mother is home, and boy, my life is sucking again...*sigh* not like it's ever not-sucky, but now it's worse than usual...apparently, no more RS (for the hundredth time)...her motives remain unknown...I think she's just really close-minded...*sigh* I mean, she wont let me leave the frickin' house because of my brother, she's hesitant to let me hang out with my friends, and now I can't even talk to my friends online...I think she want me to be a hermit or something... -.- *sigh* yet when SHE was in college, it was all about staying up all night drinking, hanging out with friends, etc etc etc...*SIGH* wtf?! I really wish my parents would stop associating me with what they do, I mean SERIOUSLY, I'm not a C student, or a whore, or a party-girl, or a math-geek, or a prep, etc etc like they are/were, so why the heck are they making assumptions based on THEIR behavior?! So stupid
 
Yet again, I am inspired to leave this family...*sigh* they are just SOOO good at making me miserable...well, ANYWAYS, ending the topic of my infuriating family...(yes, they are annoying...) I took the Language Arts NWEA...I went up by 7 points...yay
 
... ... ... well, cya *stalks off, muttering about how annoying her family can be*
 
P.S.S. Read Eragon and Eldest! Sooo good...and read the third book when it comes out


Published On: 4/13/2007
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Nothing interesting lately...
 
Did pretty bad on the math NWEA...*sigh* my score stayed EXACTLY the same...and I feel stupid now cuz everyone else got a higher score than me...*sniffle* Oh well...but if we had had the test two weeks from now, I would've gotten a better score...cuz on the NWEA, I had a LOT of questions about sines, cosines, and tangents...and it's ALL in the next chapter...then I really should review my algebra...I swear, I've forgotten EVERYTHING I've learned last year...not good, considering that I'll be doing algebraII next year...*sigh* gotta go better, rawr!
 
Even MORE NWEAs in english...we have it tomorrow AND monday...gosh...I better do good in these...I did pretty bad last time...
 
President's challenge in gym...I dunno how the heck I'm supposed to make up for the tests I missed yesterday (cuz of math NWEA)...and then tomorrow, I have to run the MILE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg, I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this *keeps repeating* *calms down after a while* I can't do this, I can't do this *or not...* *okay, done* I mean, I can run one mile, probably, but it'll take me at least 15 mins...and we need to get it in under 10 and a half mins...then I'm gonna see all the super athletes run past me, without a care in the world...meanwhile, I'm puffing and wheezing, trying to get my legs to keep moving...what a way to end the week...... ... ...*SIGH* yes...I know...I sigh a lot...can't help it...
 
I'm gonna go now and take a nice long nap...maybe when I get up, it'll be friday evening already...
 
P.S. Don't sleep for a REALLY long time...it makes you feel so weird...like you're not in your own body...I've done this twice before...it's REALLY weird...I could wiggle my fingers, but I could hardly tell they were mine...I could talk, but I didn't know it was me talking...so it's like drugs kids, DON'T DO IT...
 
P.S.S. And ESPECIALLY don't do it before a friend's birthday party...so embarassing...*sigh*
 
On the world of Runescape:
Back to training in pest control...a VERY good idea...not only do you get xp while playing, you also get xp for winning...
Bought a dragon longsword for the sake of having one... ... ...what? I've always wanted one...it's gonna be my prize once I get 60 attack...
I still don't get why people waste so much money on full rune...but I guess I wouldn't understand cuz I don't do a lot of fighting...and even in mini games, i usually mage...


Published On: 4/12/2007
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Today we had the presidents pretest. I took the harder version, as I did know all the names by memory...I think I got them all right, but who knows...
 
When I got to school, I started freaking out because I thought we would have to do the mile today...ugh...and I can't run...I can SPRING, but no long-distance running for me...I just can't do it :P
 
Luckily, only Ms. Wever's class was doing it today so I was spared for one more day...so here I am now, dreading the fact that it's almost tomorrow...and that in 8 hours i'll be running...
 
So we have to do 3 laps in 8 and a half minutes...at my best, it took me 2 mins and 40 seconds to do one lap...and that's when I was RUNNING already...so I'm estimating that it would take me 3-3.5 mins to powerwalk it...not bad. Well, whatever. I'll try to get under 10 minutes just for the sake of it...although who knows whether i'll make it or not...RAWR.
 
Who here likes cake? *looks around to see if anyone raises their hand*
 
... That sounded completely random...but baking is one of the things that I enjoy doing (not that I don't enjoy other things as well, but baking is special...)And I made my first ever white-cake (no, i'm not racist! lol) tonight...sounds silly, but it's true. I've mainly avoided white cake cuz it doesn't look as good as yellow and chocolate cake when cooked. But I ran out of yellow cake mix, so I had to use the white mix...
 
Normally, I only bake late in the afternoon, but I had to do it today because SOMEHOW, a whole bunch of eggs from the grocery store broke (well, cracked...) and we had to use em up fast. I used 3 of them and my mom turned the rest into a giant omelette...So now I'm going to have omelette and cake for breakfast...GREAT... (I mean, they're both good, but only when eaten SEPARATELY...)
 
Oh, and I messed up my geometry test... ... ... *sniff* That was so dumb, it's not even funny...I would've gotten a frickin' perfect score if I had copied the problem down right...Ugh!
 
Cuz Ms. Moon forgot to insert the figure into the test, she had to put it up on the board. I thought I had copied it down right...apparently not. I miscopied ONE measurement and threw the rest of my calculation off...and that was -4... doesn't sound like much, but because it's only out of 38, every point counts...I'm so mad! Now I can only get a max of 95% when I could've gotten an easy A+ for once...Grr...
 
Well, I'm gonna go now...I need my "beauty sleep", you know...Not really...I don't go to sleep until past 12...Anyway, I'll go to sleep by 12 tonight just so i'm relaxed for the mile...
 
Buenas noches...wish me luck (now more than ever!), por favor y muchas gracias
 
 


Published On: 3/26/2007
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My Blog: Taco Bell
By: cetra70


After our church service, we had lunch at Taco Bell. I think I ate 4 tacos...2 soft, 2 crunchy...and they were good...Except that now I'm starting to regret it cuz my stomach is going berserk...but that might be because of the ice cream we bought at Jiffy Treet. Jiffy Treet has really good ice cream (slushies, etc, etc), so next time you pass by it, go try some...
 
After that, we went home and I went to the computer straight away...So here I am now, typing this...procrastinating...NOT GOOD...bad habit! MUST BREAK!
 
Well, you can't blame me for not wanting to learn all 42 presidents...but I've had some progress: I mememorized the first 8 in one minute :D Woot!
 
Okay, gotta get back to studying the presidents...cya!
 
My list of memorized presidents:
 
1) George Washington
2) John Adams
3) Thomas Jefferson
4) James Madison
5) James Monroe
6) John Quincy Adams
7) Andrew Jackson
8) Martin Van Buren
9) William Henry Harrison
10) John Tyler
11) James Polk
12) Zachary Taylor
13) Millard Fillmore
14) Franklin Pierce
15) James Buchanan
16) Abraham Lincoln
17) Andrew Johnson
18) Ulysses Grant
19) Rutherford Hayes
20) James Garfield
21) Chester Arthur
22) Grover Cleveland
23) Banjamin Harrison
24) Grover Cleveland
25) William McKinley
26) Theodore Roosevelt
27) Howard Taft
28) Woodrow Wilson
29) Warren Harding
30) Calvin Coolidge
31) Herbert Hoover
32) Franklin Roosevelt
33) Harry Truman
34) Dwight Eisenhower
35) John Kennedy
36) Lyndon Johnson
37) Richard Nixon
38) Gerald Ford
39) Jimmy Carter
40) Ronald Reagan
41) George H.W. Bush
42) Bill Clinton
43) George W. Bush
 
YAY! I did it! :D That---was---so---annoying! RAWR! Wish me luck on the pre-test...


Published On: 3/25/2007
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Ski Utah Seeks Epic Photos of the Greatest Snow on Earth®

Fantastic Prize Packages Offered to Ski Utah Photo Contest Winners

SALT LAKE CITY – Ski Utah is looking for the season's best action and winter imagery. An annual tradition, this year's contest promises to be bigger and better than ever with top notch prizes from Ski Utah sponsors and members. Many of the photos received in the contest will also be considered for publication in Ski Utah's 2007-08 Winter Vacation Planner, on SkiUtah.com, and in other printed marketing and sales materials.

Professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to submit their best Utah powder shots, scenic, action or lifestyle photos for a chance to win great prizes and garner exposure.

“Featuring exceptional photography in Ski Utah collateral is essential for us to convey the Greatest Snow on Earth® and to entice skiers and snowboarders to visit our 13 world-class resorts. The Photo Contest is also a fun and creative way to include locals and visitors in our marketing efforts by inviting them to submit their photography,” said Nathan Rafferty president of Ski Utah.

Last year, more than 500 entries were submitted to the Photo Contest.

 

Ski Utah’s Web Producer Tim Roberts commented, "Every year the Ski Utah Photo Contest receives more entries and better images. A considerable amount of thought and work is involved in choosing the winner. We love sifting through the images, a process that helps keep us excited for next ski season during the long, hot summer."

 

The deadline to submit images is April 30, 2007. Some of the best storms often hit in April, so keep those cameras ready. For contest details, visit http://www.skiutah.com/photocontest/

 

The following is a list of prizes Ski Utah has assembled for contest winners:

Grand Prize
Five-night Utah winter vacation for two:

  • Roundtrip airfare for two to Salt Lake City on Delta Air Lines (domestic only)
  • Five nights lodging for two
  • Four days skiing/snowboarding for two
  • $200 Hertz voucher
  • $500 gift certificate towards the purchase of a Canon digital SLR camera redeemable at Pictureline or pictureline.com

Package must be used during the 07/08 ski season and requested dates are subject to availability.

First Prize

  • Rossignol Skis
  • $300 gift certificate towards the purchase of any Canon product through Pictureline or pictureline.com

Second Prize

  • Ski Utah gift package including Smith goggles, DaKine pack, Eider winter apparel, etc...
  • $200 gift certificate towards the purchase of any Canon product through Pictureline or pictureline.com

Honorable Mentions (4)

  • Ski Utah T-shirt and ball cap
  • $50 Pictureline gift certificate

New Category this year: Perfect Powder Shot
Canon Powershot with all weather case (value $400)



Published On: 3/21/2007
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So today, we had student appreciation day. We played a couple basketball contests (which I obviously did NOT participate in...cuz I suck as basketball...yup) and a couple people won free Tri-North T-shirts...yup.
 
Well, anyway, Mr. Eckerle hosted the event and it was pretty fun...except that I couldn't sit with my friends cuz I was there before all of them (I had gym first period). But the last part of the contests was knockout---teachers only.
 
Mr. Grifa won against Mr. Ashba (science-teacher-in-training). Mr. Burch was actually nice enough to let Mrs. Mood shoot her basket first...lol. But it makes me sad cuz she still got out...Aww...poor Mrs. Mood...(she was my Home Ec teacher...and you should all know that Home Ec is/was my FAVORITEST FAVORITE class ever!) But gosh darn it, I wanted to see Mr. Burch beat Mr. Eckerle...but Mr. Burch took off his lucky tie and didn't even make it to the final round.
 
After watching the teachers run around, trying to out-shoot each other, we had Mr. Childers introduce Ms. Indiana. (Yes, we actually had Ms. Indiana at the Tri-North gym) I must tell you that Mr. Childers actually said, "Our great BREAST..." LMAO!!! Ahahahahaha! And she was just standing there, looking at him...while everyone else was cracking up in their seats.
 
So all students sat there as she talked about making the right choices. Some of the things she said were:
 
"Who here has a boyfriend?"
 
(I just sat there for half a second and started laughing...lol...that was pathetic behavior, but I was thinking about what my friends would say if they were there beside me...)
(Actually, it was pretty quick and it was hard to see who did and who didn't raise their hand...or maybe I was just too busy laughing...hehe)
 
Then she told us about how she was the president of the National Junior Honor Society and how her boyfriend (the treasurer), felt pressured to pressure HER to kiss during a field trip bus ride. She never said if she wanted to or not, but I think, she just said "no" because they were in the very front of the bus and they would get so busted.
 
After that, she sang some opera songs for us. During the second one, she actually called Dan up and strated singing to him...everyone was giggling...yup. Then she gave him a hug, he went back to his seat, and she finished her song. Then she sang a country song for us...which was fun also :) Then, when she was asking questions, Dan raised his hand and he walked right up to where she was standing, holding the microphone, and PROPOSED to her...ahaha XD The whole day, all teachers were congratulating him on his engagement...ahaha...and Ms. Moon even put this on the agenda board, "Plan Dan's Wedding"
 
Thus the event closed and we were back to having class again. And me, having gym, had to stand there for 10 minutes, waiting for the place to clear out. We STILL had gym, so we had to dress (even though there were only 24 minutes of class) and do whatever. He made us run a lap. Ugh. We had to get it in 2 mins. 30 seconds; I got it in 2 mins. 40 seconds...RAWR! Then we got dressed...such a waste of time...But the problem was that I can't run today...So the rest of the school day I was writhing in pain (cramps...ugh).
 
Okay, I'm gonna go now and lie around for a lil while...so, see ya when I do :)


Published On: 3/21/2007
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Woodrow Wilson, Former President of the United States, in a Presidential Address in 1913 said:  "They have rights, who are willing to fight for them."  If you are unwilling to defend your Country and your rights then it is my belief that you deserve neither.  Those unwilling to shed their blood in defense of this nation shall be the cause of its downfall. 


Published On: 3/8/2007
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