September 2008


General29 Sep 2008 07:30 pm

OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Monday - Transworld News
OTCPicks.com s Daily Small Cap and Microcap Newsletter presents a range of the hottest small cap stocks on trading on the OTC and OTCBB markets. In addition to our Newsletters, OTCPicks.com is quickly becoming the premier community destination for

Top skiing day trips from Long Island - Newsday
Nothing says winter fun than waking up, seeing a snow report and jumping in the car for an afternoon of skiing or riding. Of course, you can’t do that on Long Island , unless you like 40-foot runs on the hills in public parks or you’re playing a

Firm finds niche marketing to youths - Burlington Free Press
In an episode of The Simpsons, Marge asks her kids if she s cool. No, Bart and Lisa answer. Good. I m glad. And that s what makes me cool, not caring, right? asks Marge. No. Whether The Simpsons are cool or even

General28 Sep 2008 09:30 pm

Sunday’s child - Idaho Statesman
“Hi, my name is Nick. I like to play soccer, football and basketball. I also like to play frisbee golf. Some other things I like to do are fishing, biking, camping and really any other outdoor activity. “I am really into mechanics, and I love to work

My life on the boards - Guardian Unlimited
I’d always loved the idea of snowboarding. I’d seen it done on television. Skiing too. It looked like a lot of fun. But as far as I was concerned, winter sports, like disasters and horrible crimes, were something that only happened to other people

Outdoors briefs: Blue Mountain Wildlife holds open house Oct. 4 - Tri-City Herald
PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Wildlife in Pendleton will have its 11th annual Fall Open House from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 4. Live hawks, eagles, owls and falcons will be on display, and there will be falconry demonstrations as well as tours of the

Ski & Snowboard - Sierra Sun
Shuttling guests through a maze of rough work roads in the bustling Martis Camp development, Northstar-At-Tahoe and Martis Camp brought club members and guests to the base of Northstar s Lookout Mountain Saturday to view the new runs and base area

Dolphins notebook: Guard McChesney inspired by brother, who drowned - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
When the Dolphins signed McChesney off the Jets ‘ practice squad Wednesday, they basically acquired two players in one. McChesney’s younger brother, Nick, 22, was a snowboard instructor on a ranch in Aspen, Colo., but he drowned on June 29. Matt

Win a week s skiing for two in Italy, as guests of Neilson Ski - Times Online
Tremendous: a restored canal. When first opened in 1794, it was 37 miles long. Gradually, decay took its toll, until commercial traffic finally ceased in 1949; by 1991, however, the majority of it had been reopened. Sadly, there s insufficient time

Disrupting the Snowboard Industry - Digital CAD
Snowboarding has been around for more than 40 years, and has become hugely popular over the last 10 to 15 years. After a few initial designs that came and went, the industry standardized on a snowboard featuring two edges and often built with

General27 Sep 2008 02:30 am

Trees: the latest hazard for skiers - Times Online
WATCH OUT! The latest hazard for skiers in North America are tree wells , according to Where To Ski And Snowboard 2009. Tree wells are unstable hollows that form around tree bases when low branches prevent snow from filling in . OFF TRACK

General25 Sep 2008 03:30 am

Wings’ Alums to visit Aspen for charity game - Ann Arbor News Blog
The Detroit Red Wings’ Alumni Association has a strong tie to the State of Colorado thanks to the Rocky Mountain Pond Hockey tournament in Vail, CO, and the Alums are making a return visit to Colorado to help raise money for hockey in Aspen, as the

Skateboarders make noise over ban on backyard half-pipe ramps - Salt Lake Tribune
Dew Tour fans itching to “annihilate” kick-flips in their backyards may have to sit on their skateboards and chill. Same goes for cyclists, snowboarders and Rollerbladers who seek haven at homemade half-pipes across the Salt Lake Valley. On Aug. 7, a

Calendar girls pose to benefit cancer patients - Seattle Post Intelligencer
BEV THOMPSON, OWNER of Eastside Harley-Davidson, lives on Lake Sammamish and has a thing for pink flamingos. She also has a thing about helping breast cancer patients. So does Federal Way’s Barbara Purdom, a breast cancer survivor who volunteers with

Skateboards catch an innovation wave - Los Angeles Times
A 4-foot longboard that you propel on the streets with a 5 1/2-foot, rubber-tipped wooden pole. Surf or go snowboarding on the street with the Big Stick, Carveboard, Flowboard and Wave. September 22, 2008 With innovative board sports growing — think

Latest Headlines - Alpine Zone
ALBANY, New York — As the warm summer months begin to “trail” off, the Capital Region will gear up for the return of the longest-running consumer snow and travel show, the 47th annual Times Union Ski & Snowboard Expo, November 7 9. The expo

Barbara Kay: Who are the real ideologues? - Nationalpost.com
It was just the teeniest bit naughty of the Post last Saturday to accompany a story about the 25th anniversary of REAL Women of Canada ( Muffins and family values ) with a picture of a 1950-era homemaker in an apron, smiling seraphically at her

General24 Sep 2008 03:30 am

Skateboards catch an innovation wave - Los Angeles Times
A 4-foot longboard that you propel on the streets with a 5 1/2-foot, rubber-tipped wooden pole. Surf or go snowboarding on the street with the Big Stick, Carveboard, Flowboard and Wave. September 22, 2008 With innovative board sports growing — think

Tehama County CattleWomen’s Corner - Red Bluff Daily News
Rochelle Borror is the 2008 Tehama County Beef Ambassador, and a recent graduate of Red Bluff High School. She was a four-year member of the high school swim and ski team. She qualified for the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard

Quebec’s Stoneham Ski Resort Carves Out New Superpipe :: First Tracks - QCT Online
Excavation work has started on the permanent halfpipe structure at Stoneham Mountain Resort. Workers have begun drilling and blasting at the ski resort north of Quebec City in order to create a natural, eight foot-deep bowl in the rock to construct a

Isiah Thomas - Newsday
A former NBA player, Isiah Thomas is now coach and general manager of the New York Knicks. Show more Lou Martinez worked the corner of another trainer’s fighter Saturday night on a pro boxing card at PGA National Resort and Spa. The Ballroom

Latest Headlines - Alpine Zone
ALBANY, New York — As the warm summer months begin to “trail” off, the Capital Region will gear up for the return of the longest-running consumer snow and travel show, the 47th annual Times Union Ski & Snowboard Expo, November 7 9. The expo

Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops donate to Villanova’s Fall Festival - PR Inside
- For the fourth time in five years, Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops have donated proceeds from the sales of The North Face Denali jackets, hoodies, bags and t-shirts, along with Burton and Ride hoodies and sweatshirts to Villanova Universities

Burton Snowboards Is King of the Hill - US News and World Report
In the 1980s and early ’90s, snowboarding was a sport of renegades. Skiers protested as young, etiquette-lacking adrenaline junkies with neon hair and baggy pants went bombing down the slopes with lawless abandon, sliding across picnic tables. Soon

General20 Sep 2008 01:30 pm

Skateboards catch an innovation wave - Los Angeles Times
A 4-foot longboard that you propel on the streets with a 5 1/2-foot, rubber-tipped wooden pole. Surf or go snowboarding on the street with the Big Stick, Carveboard, Flowboard and Wave. September 22, 2008 With innovative board sports growing — think

Deseret News KSL News Ski/Snowboard School registration in October - Deseret News
As sure as there will be snow this winter, so, too, will there be a Deseret News/KSL News Radio Ski/Snowboard School. The first class will be Nov. 22. Registration will start Oct. 6. Once again, skiers will go to Alta and snowboarders will go to

South Shore film company releases new snowboard movie, ‘Knock On Wood’ - Tahoe Daily Tribune
Chris Bartkowski sails across a road gap in First Tracks Productions newest release, Knock On Wood. Carrie Reiter Just as skiers and snowboarders have started wondering what weather the winter will bring, Knock on Wood is available at

Highmark Opens Steamboat Springs’ First Luxury All-Suite Hotel - Forbes
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Steamboat Springs’ first “ultra” luxury, all-suite hotel, the Highmark Steamboat Springs, with its official opening today has launched a level of service, amenities and product that is unparalleled

General17 Sep 2008 07:30 pm

Ritrievi Named Vice President, Foundation for U.S. Ski and Snowboard - Forbes
PARK CITY, Utah, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) President and CEO Bill Marolt has named Chris Ritrievi, a highly-experienced collegiate sports management and fundraising executive, to head the U.S. Ski

Local athletes named to U.S. snowboard team - Aspen Daily News
Two Aspenites and a Basaltine have made the 37-athlete U.S. Snowboarding roster for this upcoming winter season. The all-star group includes X Games halfpipe gold medalist Gretchen Bleiler and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist in parallel giant slalom

General16 Sep 2008 02:30 am

Japanese ski resorts attract B.C. entrepreneurs - Vancouver Sun
This buzz has “Australasian” skiers and investors in Japan scouting to discover the next up-and-coming Niseko. Many are gravitating toward Hakuba, a resort which hosted the Nagano Olympics. “Bookings for next winter are probably at least double what

Hayler 9th in snowboard cross World Cup - West Online
Australia’s Damon Hayler has finished in ninth place in the opening round of the snowboard cross World Cup in Argentina after a tweaked knee in the round of 32 ruined his chances of a podium result. The 2006 Winter Olympian had finished in second

PR team on slippery slope to success - Edinburgh News
THE umbrella organisation for snowsports in the UK has appointed public relations specialists based in the Capital to raise awareness of the sports. Weber Shandwick has been appointed by Snowsport GB to drum up national support for the winter’s

Blokes on the slopes - News.com.au
AFTER a three-hour discussion on why navel fluff is always blue, and a series of painful nipple tweaks, we finally get around to the crucial subject: women. More specifically, could three single guys on a ski trip to Perisher pull off a weekend of

Juggling team brings anti-gravity show to ArtSplash - Sioux City Journal
Take a guy who is six feet, five inches tall with a shaved head, three earrings in one ear, and the word “juggle” tattooed on the inside of his lip. Add a comic sidekick who can juggle a snowboard and three clubs at the same time. What do you have

Video: Oakley Launches First Signature Women’s Apparel Series - Forbes
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Oakley, Inc. today announced the launch of the Gretchen Bleiler Signature Series Collection, a women’s line of technical outerwear, lifestyle apparel and accessories available this fall from Olympic

Maverick design firm takes holistic approach - Boston Herald
Boston Herald Business Reporter Jennifer Heldt Powell writes the Small Business Matters column every Friday in the Herald. A s a small business, you have a brand - whether or not you think much about it. You probably don t have the worldwide

Sport Chalet Locks Exclusive Sponsorship with USC - MSN MoneyCentral
LOS ANGELES , Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sport Chalet, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPCHA, SPCHB), one of the nation’s premier sporting goods retailers, is pleased to announce today that it has secured an exclusive three-year sponsorship deal with the

Mid-Days with Brad Moore - blog - Kbsradio.ca
Even though the Youth Employment Program is wrapping up for another year, there are still places to look for work. It was such a beautiful day today in Nelson; I decided to go for a walk down Baker Street. While I was strollin I heard the sound of a

General15 Sep 2008 04:30 am

Maverick design firm takes holistic approach - Boston Herald
Boston Herald Business Reporter Jennifer Heldt Powell writes the Small Business Matters column every Friday in the Herald. A s a small business, you have a brand - whether or not you think much about it. You probably don t have the worldwide

Boston Herald Small Business Matters column: Maverick design firm - TradingMarkets.com
You probably don’t have the worldwide recognition of Coca-Cola or Apple but your brand is just as important to your bottom line. It’s how you communicate who you are and what you offer. It’s a way of defining yourself and connecting with customers. A

Youth Task Force working to keep kids on the right track - Tahoe Daily Tribune
Reyes, right, sets the pace for a four-mile run to condition the teens for the boxing program. The group meets twice a week to go running. Jorge Orozco Sr., left, and Police Chief Terry Daniels take notes during a meeting of Safe Choices, which is

General12 Sep 2008 02:30 pm

SGA PICKS NEW VICE PRESIDENT - Hofstra Chronicle
The Student Government Association, in its first senate meeting, chose a new vice president: Jared Berry. Berry, a junior music education major, was nominated along with Akeem Mellis, to replace Carlos Cruz, who transferred to American University. “I

Web site connects adventure seeking women - Independent Florida Alligator
Courtney Crow, who graduated with a degree in photojournalism from UF, launched ExplorerGirls.com to connect women worldwide with a common interest in sports, adventure and travel. Crow created the idea when she wondered why more women weren’t in the

Blokes on the slopes - News.com.au
AFTER a three-hour discussion on why navel fluff is always blue, and a series of painful nipple tweaks, we finally get around to the crucial subject: women. More specifically, could three single guys on a ski trip to Perisher pull off a weekend of

The Swatch TTR 6Star Air & Style Munich 2008 cancelled - Surfers Village
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 11 September, 2008 : - - The Swatch TTR 6Star Air & Style Munich 08, originally scheduled for the 29th November, 2008 in the Olympic Stadium Munich, will not be taking place. The decision was made today by the

K2 Sports optimistic about upcoming winter - Seattle Times
Tim Petrick, vice president of global sales at K2 Sports, stands at the company’s headquarters in the Sodo District with some of the new products the company is putting out for this winter. Moving the offices from Vashon Island made the company more

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