Banff & Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada – The Ski Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine Tri-area Lift Ticket includes unlimited use of all lifts at Ski Norquay, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise; one free Friday Night Skiing at Ski Norquay (January through April 2007); direct to lift access at some areas; and free shuttles from area hotels. Prices start at $198 for three out of four days (Canadian dollars, plus tax).
Get Outdoors – New Top 10 Lift Ticket Deals – Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog
Category: health & fitness
photos – New Year’s 2006 – Warren
Update: Warren posted a flickr set with MORE photos like these: New Years Eve 2006.
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Warren takes great photos.
Saskatoon had record snow this Fall. Aaron Reynolds decided to flood the lake in front of their Emma Lake cabin to make a smooth hockey rink. Warren captured this image:
See 69 of Warren’s photos from the fun fest that was the New Year’s weekend 2006 at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan.
Or check out Warren’s photos from LAST New Year’s weekend (2005).
I had a great time, as always. It was good to catch-up with many of my Saskatchewan friends.
Happy 2007!
New Year’s resolution
Get more exercise.
book – the skeptical environmentalist
Wow.
This is one polarizing book.
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World by Bjørn Lomborg.
It’s far too dense, scientific and … long for me to read. So I’ll save time and leap straight to the review.
I like it. I like the author. Some of the graphs are incontestable.
Lomborg concludes:
“… children born today — in both the industrialized world and developing countries — will live longer and be healthier, they will get more food, a better education, a higher standard of living, more leisure time and far more possibilities — without the global environment being destroyed.
And that is a beautiful world.”
Things are not good. But they are still improving.
The world may still end. But there is no evidence it will.
Thanks Bjørn.
Bjørn Lomborg – official website
The Skeptical Environmentalist – Wikipedia
Merry Christmas to friends and family
Happy Holidays !!
Trust you are getting a change, a rest, some exercise. (A gift or two that you actually wanted.)
Year end update.
More of the same for me. I continue to focus on as few things as possible: gymnastics, hiking, fitness, travel, the internet.
2006 started with a family reunion in Mazatlán, travels through that country to Belize and Guatemala.
I made four different trips through the States this year. Still a love / hate relationship with the USA.
My new part-time work as a talent scout for Cirque du Soleil has taught me a lot. In fact I founded a gymnastics blog with a focus on other acrobatics sports including diving, sport acrobatics, circus, martial arts, X sports and more. It’s amazing what gymnasts can do.
My hiking website is doing great, as well. Certainly the best resource on the internet for those looking for the “best hike”.
I’ve been avidly following the wild, lawless internet where millionaires are literally made (and crushed) overnight. The future will be amazing. I am very optimistic My ruminations on the web (and other nonsense) I post on this, my personal blog.
That’s it.
Gone to Saskatoon for a catch-up with old friends over New Years. Then off to Australia in early January for a series of gymnastics conferences. Finally, some hiking in Tasmania.
And I’m waiting on Cirque for 2007 assignments. That is my highest priority right now.
: )
Greenpeace says Apple not “green”
UPDATE:
One guy with a computer and a blog can make change.
See the reference to Canada below? You can thank RickMcCharles.com for getting that added.
The error was certainly not Apple’s, I was assured by Apple.
I insisted on a free laptop for "pain and suffering" the error caused me. Will let you know when it arrives.
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I love the hilarious Apple spoof site posted by Greenpeace at GreenMyApple.com.
Apple is still not feeling the love:
Environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday issued the first quarterly update on the technology industry’s performance on environmental issues. While the group recognized many companies are improving Apple does not appear to be among them — Apple remains in last place.
“We were surprised they were in last place again,” Zeina Alhajj, campaign coordinator for Greenpeace, told Macworld. “We are hoping that by the next ranking they will be the biggest mover.”
The report ranks the 14 top manufacturers of personal computers and cell phones. …
Representatives from Apple were not immediately available for comment. …
Nokia continues to hold the top spot in the ranking for both its chemicals policy as well as disposal of electronic waste.
Apple gets low score in Greenpeace e-waste report
My own experience backs up the Greenpeace claim.
I’m trying to recycle two Apple laptops. Though Apple says they offer a program in Canada here, here and here, when I phoned their recycling partner (888-638-2761), I was informed the Apple recycling program has not come to Canada.
When directed to the recycling partner web page, there is no mention of Canada.
In the USA I could pay US$30 to ship up to 60lbs of Apple product to be properly recycled.
I emailed Apple (irecycle @apple.com) to inquire. I asked they correct the wrong information on their web pages if the program is not running in Canada. No response yet.
Perhaps the local recycling program here in Calgary is just as good, I’m not sure.
Still. Apple is usually as good as their word. They do not make mistakes on web pages.
What’s up Apple?
video – ski Sunshine
After every major gymnastics meet in Calgary, some of the gymnastics types head for the hills.
Happily this year the snow fell early and conditions were great at Sunshine.
I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed skiing this much. I was feeling very comfortable and confident. (No crashes yet this season.)
To see a short video clip click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Who was it that dislocated his shoulder on gainer back layout?
Ebola killing gorillas
Personally I am more worried about Ebola than global warming.
The Ebola virus is marching steadily across western and central Africa, wiping out more than 90 percent of the gorillas in its path and threatening the species with extinction, a new study says. …
The virus is named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near where the first known outbreak occurred in 1976.
Ebola is moving at a rate of around 31 miles (50 kilometers) per year in western and central Africa, experts say. Most of the area’s remaining gorillas live within about 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the current outbreak.
“[Ebola] has already swept through two of the largest gorilla reserves and three or four of the smaller ones,” said study team member Peter Walsh of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.
“The outlook is pretty bleak.”
Ebola Killing Thousands of Gorillas, Study Says
traineo – fitness and weight loss community
I think this site will be a success.
Motivation, Support and Accountability are the keys to achieving a weight loss and fitness goal. Our mission is to create the most effective weight loss and fitness community on the web by combining the latest software technology with sound information and services from the world’s leading health and fitness experts.
Americans driving less for the first time in 25yrs
Americans have been driving further — 40% more than 25 years ago — and using more gasoline in bigger, more powerful cars and other light duty vehicles.
But higher gasoline prices have had a significant impact. The rate of growth in gasoline demand slowed sharply from its 1.6% per year pace (1990-2004) to 0.3% in 2005, and continued to grow slowly in 2006, at 1.0%.
And for the first time in 25 years, motorists’ average mileage went down. Overall, though, according to the CERA report, improved automotive efficiencies and one of the lowest fuel tax rates among Western countries have kept gasoline and oil’s share of average U.S. household budgets at 3.8% in 2006, slightly above the 1960s’ 3.4% to 3.6% level despite rising world oil prices.
Gasoline and the American People: A CERA Special Report
Higher gas prices have helped motivate. Maybe we should raise fuel tax (to pay for my bicycle trails). All in favour?
