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Saturday, May 7, 2011
Quick California Flow Update
This just in from HQ!� As of early March, we are at 126% of normal for water content/snowpack in California.� This is pretty cool news–especially because it seems we are still looking at a fairly wet and cool spring, conditions which will either add to the solid base, or will preserve all the good stuff [...]
The Human Planet TV Series
Human Planet arrives on DVD and Blu-ray April 26, just two days following the broadcast conclusion. You can also catch Human Planet on the Discovery Channel April 17 and 24 at 8pm. To learn more about Human Planet you can visit the official website at HumanPlanetBlog.com or on the Human Planet Facebook page. function startGallery_65() [...]
UFC 129 has 55,000 seats sold and fans are still clamoring to get in
Tom Wright, the UFC Director of Canadian Operations, revealed Wednesday that a few hundred more seats may be made available for UFC 129 later this week. How many tickets does Canada need? Wow! The crazy Canadian fans blew out 42,000 seats at the Rogers Centre in record time and then quickly scooped up an additional allotment of 13,000. That means the only way to get into the giant baseball/football stadium now is the secondary market.
Seat Geek gave Yahoo! Sports these notes on the current ticket situation:
- Tickets are averaging $336 for the sold out event.
- This is a 25% increase over 128 in Newark which averaged $270.
- The "get in" price for UFC 129 is $111 for tickets in the mezzanine.
- Seats by the cage are going for up to $5,000
The Toronto Globe and Mail says the overall economic impact of UFC 129 in town could be huge. The Toronto Star's Cathal Kelly is on the other side telling fans don't bother. He can't fathom paying $800 to see a fight.
You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Strikeforce Champ Nick Diaz to Face Jeff Lacy in Boxing Debut This Fall
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is following through on his promise to begin a boxing career, as he's reportedly agreed to face former title-holder Jeff Lacy in his debut this fall, according to a press release.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18420/strikeforce-champ-nick-diaz-to-face-jeff-lacy-in-boxing-debut-this-fall/
White vlog: ‘Santa’ Dana grants wishes
Canadians are faithful and creative MMA fans. A few thousand attended a Dana White Q & A yesterday at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. They've learned from experience that if you ask Dana White for something, he may actually give it to you.
Multiple fans asked for a chance to go backstage during the weigh-in. It appeared that 28 of them got back there.
Another fan asked if he could sit next to the Octagon girls during UFC 129 - wish granted. And the most bold fan asked if he could come into the cage following the main event. He told White that he's great at eveything except putting the championship belt on, so the fan asked if he could put the belt on Georges St-Pierre after he beats "James" Shields. Clearly, he's a baseball fan. Jake is the fighter challenging GSP, James is a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. White thought for a second and said yes. He confirmed it later in a short conversation with Joe Rogan (3:25 mark).
White and the crew give us a quick look at Rogers Centre with its configuration for the 55,000 tonight. A reporter, sitting in an SUV with White and owner Lorenzo Fertitta in the bowels of Rogers Centre, was scared to death when the sound in the arena was cranked up. White said it shook the car.
White also jokes while walking around the arena that he hopes no one presses "the button" to open the Rogers Centre roof. The stadium that used to be known as Skydome has a retractable roof. There is a giant four-sided scoreboard with HD screens hanging over the Octagon (8:05 mark)
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/White-vlog-Santa-Dana-grants-wishes?urn=mma-wp1759
Former NHL Enforcer Donald Brashear to Fight at Ringside MMA 11
Donald Brashear will make his MMA debut on June 4 against a relatively unknown heavyweight.According to Nic Landry of RDS, the former NHL enforcer has agreed to face Martin Trempe (0-2) in a heavyweight bout at Ringside MMA 11 in Quebec City. The fight, which will be officially announced at a press conference in Quebec City on Thursday, will mark Brashear's first pro MMA bout.
Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/04/former-nhl-enforcer-donald-brashear-to-fight-at-ringside-mma-11/
Backpacking Camp Shoes
We recently found what we believe might be the ideal camp shoes for backpacking. Until now, we?ve tried all sorts of cheap flipflops, imitation Crocs, etc. They?re light enough that they?re not burdensome in a backpack. And they?re adequate, allowing us to get out of our boots and walk around backcountry campsites without hurting our [...]
Source: http://www.hikingcamping.com/blog/2011/03/backpacking-camp-shoes/
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Roxy Genius LS T-Shirt ? Deep Ultramarine
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Striding Into 2011
If you followed our blog last year, we thank you. We also apologize. What we expected would be only a short break beginning last fall has ended up being a four-month hiatus. We won?t burden you with a mundane, tediously long explanation for our absence from the blogosphere. Broadcasting the minutiae of our personal life [...]
Source: http://www.hikingcamping.com/blog/2011/01/striding-into-2011/
Jon Jones Explains Injury, Why He Isn't a 'Swagger Jacker'
As part of the UFC's 'Super 7' presentation last week in Toronto, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones discussed why he was forced to pull out of the Rashad Evans fight, his relationship with Evans, why he isn't a "swagger jacker" and his take on fighting Fedor Emelianenko.
Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/03/jon-jones-explains-injury-why-he-isnt-a-swagger-jacker/
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Jones-Evans soap opera done for now: Davis in for injured ‘Bones’
Rashad Evans can't catch a break. The former UFC light heavyweight champ turned to the only option he thought he had by agreeing to fight teammate Jon Jones for the title. Now Jones is out with an injury and the UFC has slotted in Phil Davis.
The Canadian Press' Neil Davidson first reported the change.
The verbal sparring on the Internet, through blog and radio interviews, was getting pretty intense between Jones and Evans. Evans called Jones childish at one point. Jones later responded by suggesting he dominated the veteran at times during training camps.
For Evans, this is a huge blow. He loses another immediate shot at the title and gets a tough bout in Davis. The former Penn State has only fought six times with the promotion and a win over Evans� could launch him into the title chase. Evans has everything to lose in this fight rumored to be going down at UFC 133 in Philadelphia.
Evans also has to deal with the awkward scenario of possibly rejoining his team in Albuquerque. He decided to leave Jackson's Submission Fighting and allow Jones to work with the team there. Now that it's Davis on the docket, will he return?
John Morgan from MMAjunkie reports that Jones is still recovering from a right hand ligament injury he suffered during his win over Rua and that he faces a "long recovery."
Scuba Diver Girls Night Dive Hanging Gardens PNG
Scuba Diver Girls head out with Walindi Plantation Resort http://www.walindi.com/ to do a night dive at a site very close to the resort called Hanging Gardens. The site was so beautiful at night with tons of life! This is a must do dive if visiting PNG. Night Diving is fun everywhere!! Click to browse the [...]
Exclusive pictures from UFC 129 title fights
Check out the second half of the UFC 129 pictures from Tracy Lee. See the eye poke that Jake Shields gave, Mark Hominick's head-matoma, and the push-ups Jose Aldo and Hominick did to celebrate. Take a look at Georges St-Pierre's form in his striking. It's so consistent that I thought I had uploaded duplicates of photos.
Fight Day Live: UFC 129 Pre-Show with Yahoo! Sports and Heavy
Yahoo! Sports and Heavy.com will host Fight Day Live, a preview show for UFC 129, a record-breaking pay-per-view event at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Join us starting at 6 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. PT on Saturday. Look for Yahoo's own Kevin Iole and Dave Meltzer, Heavy's Matt Brown and MMA Junkie's John Morgan to be joined by UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez and featherweight contender Chad Mendes.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
2011 Triple Crown art sneak peek
Kauai based (Kiwi) artist Troy Carney has been confirmed by Vans as the artist for the 2011 Triple Crown of Surfing. Below is Troy’s painting for the event(s) titled "Po’i N� Nalu" (oil on 12k white gold and 23k yellow gold on a 30 layer hand cut bas-relief on wood). Click here to read Troy [...]
Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/2011-van-triple-crown-art-sneak-peek/
Striding Into 2011
If you followed our blog last year, we thank you. We also apologize. What we expected would be only a short break beginning last fall has ended up being a four-month hiatus. We won?t burden you with a mundane, tediously long explanation for our absence from the blogosphere. Broadcasting the minutiae of our personal life [...]
Source: http://www.hikingcamping.com/blog/2011/01/striding-into-2011/
UFC 129 media cat fight: Toronto Star writer not happy with dot-com MMA media
If media folks could simply duke it out, wouldn't this be a better world? Instead we use our pens, keyboards and mouths to rip and critique each other. Why not, right? We do it to the athletes, so why not crush each other?
The Toronto Star threw a few haymakers at anonymous MMA media members by calling out the behavior of some of those covering yesterday's UFC 129 press conference:
As for the media, well, the UFC certainly attracts an interesting group of "journalists". Sure, the so-called "mainstream" media was out in force, but so too were a ton of those Dot.com media outlets. You know the ones ... they interview Georges St. Pierre and then ask for his autograph.
Steve Buffery wasn't a huge fan of the delivery from some in attendance.
The mixed martial arts media do not hide the fact that they're huge fans of the sport they cover. One guy actually took the microphone and proceeded to tell Dana White how great his organization is and how intelligent the fighters all are. I can't remember if he actually asked a question.
One media lady stood by the podium taking pictures of pictures. Of course, my good buddy, Toronto Sun photographer Jack (The Scamp) Boland, then took pictures of her taking pictures.
Buffery has a point. Some of us in the MMA media are a bit too fanboy-ish at times.
That said, we could also bore you death with horror stories about members of his "mainstream" media.
I'll never forget the media center at Super Bowl 32 in San Diego. The pizza machine went on the fritz and several media members waiting in line for their FREE food, had a conniption. The pizza girl actually fled the scene crying. Nice job fellas. That was the beginning of the end for the freeloading media expecting lavish spreads at sporting event. Now many venues charge the media for pregame meals.
Don't let the mainstream media dudes fool you. There are just as many unprofessional, butt-kissing hacks running around TV, newspapers and radio stations as they are in the MMA media. Just look for the self-aggrandizing media folks on Twitter who like to update you on their latest healthy meal or even better, their� travel woes. That's a good start.
You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.
Surf Artist - Leandro Silva
Introducing Brazilian surf artist Leandro Silva. Leandro is a self-taught artist based in Rio de Janeiro. He says; "I have struggled to gain traction in the market for art, often by not being famous, many doors are closed before my work is even considered". Let's help change that! If you like Leandro's work share it with your friends and get Leandro the recognition he deserves…
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Image below: Kelly Slater with one of Leandro Silva's paintings at the Billabong Pro at Santa Catarina, Brazil…
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Image below: Kelly Slater with one of Leandro Silva's paintings at the Billabong Pro at Santa Catarina, Brazil…
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Action and lifestyle photos by Jim Russi
Introducing a new photo exhibit on COTW by photographer Jim Russi. Featuring surfing, action & wave photos from the north shore of Hawaii, mixed with stunning water photography, art and lifestyle shots celebrating the feminine form and women's surfing. Jim has served as Senior Staff Photographer for all the major U.S. surf magazines, and in addition to his editorial work, he has collaborated closely on numerous advertising campaigns for Swell and has worked on Roxy ad campaigns for over a decade now. Well, well worth checking out his portfolio! Enjoy…
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What you need to know from this week on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
Team dos Santos has the momentum from last week's win. Who will win the next fight? Will Brock Lesnar misuse more colloquialisms? Who paints his toenails? Read on for spoilers and a recap this week's episode.
Lollygagging of the week: After the loss, Lesnar is disappointed in the work ethic of his team, making me think that Lesnar learned his coaching style from:
You know what that makes you? Lollygaggers.
Fight announcement of the week: Team dos Santos has this week's pick, so he picks Ramsey Nijem to take on Lesnar's Charlie Rader, who Lesnar called out for lollygagging.
J. Crew model of the week: Nijem has painted toe nails and loves Glee, which give his teammates a reason to make fun of him."Everyone makes fun of me for watching Glee, but those kids are talented," Nijem says. No argument here.
Like a two-year-old, he takes his clothes off at the drop of a hat. He likes to joke around with his teammates, which may be a ruse to throw his opponents off. Perhaps, or perhaps not.
Cameo of the week: Brock Lesnar brings in UFC Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes to work with his fighters on wrestling. Now, far be it from me to question Lesnar, but he is a former wrestler with pretty strong bona fides, and so he brought it another wrestler ... ? I love wrestling as much as anybody, but wouldn't it make sense to bring in a coach to shore up weaknesses? Nonetheless, Brock's team loves working with Hughes, a legendary welterweight.
As both teams talk about this fight, they're absolutely sure that the other team is underestimating the other. Both teams think that their fighter's advantage will be wrestling. Hmmm.
Misuse of the word disgrace of the week: Lesnar tells Rader that if he doesn't win, it's a disgrace because Nijem paints his toenails. I'd like to see Lesnar call Chuck Liddell a disgrace.
Fight of the week: Ramsey Nijem (Team dos Santos) vs. Charlie Rader (Team Lesnar)
Round One: Nijem starts by driving Rader into the fence in a clinch. They continue to pummel for much of the round until Nijem throws an inadvertent knee to Rader's crotch. Once broken apart, Nijem dives in for another takedown attempt. Though he has trouble getting it, he does inflict damage with knees and short strikes. He finally puts Rader on his back after tons of work. Rader springs back to his feet, but Nijem brings him back to the ground and stays in control for the rest of the round.
Round Two: This time, Nijem has no problem getting the takedown. He takes Rader's back and controls him at the beginning of the round, throwing short strikes until he can flatten Rader out and apply a rear-naked choke. Rader didn't put up much of a fight, and tapped to give Nijem the win.
After the fight, Lesnar said that he was worried from the start of the fight, when he saw the look in Nijem's eyes. He also says that Rader quit, an idea that Dana White backed up.
Quote of the week: "I don't even care. These guys don't want to even be here." -- Brock Lesnar
Lesnar clearly doesn't know how to handle fighters who don't have the same drive as he has. He rips them for choking and not caring. It's going to be a long season if Lesnar and his fighters don't get on the same page.
John Makdessi Threw Spinning Backfist Out of Instinct
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TORONTO -- MMA Fighting spoke to UFC lightweight John Makdessi about the spinning backfist he used to knockout Kyle Watson at UFC 129, his previous relationship with Watson and the success of the TriStar gym.Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/01/john-makdessi-threw-spinning-backfist-out-of-instinct/
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Black Label At United
This Saturday, April 30th, Black Label is doing a demo and signing at United Boardshop in Anaheim, CA with a special premier part by United?s own Javan Campello.
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/04/29/black-label-at-united/
UFC Plans Events for Sept. 24 in Denver, Oct. 8 in Houston with UFC Fan Expo
A recently-announced matchup between welterweights Matt Hughes and Diego Sanchez is expected to be featured on a September 24 UFC event in Denver, Colorado.The UFC will also return to Houston, Texas on October 8 with an event and UFC Fan Expo.
Ellenberger opens Spike UFC 129 telecast with a knockout of Pierson
Jake Ellenberger sent a huge message to the rest of the UFC welterweight division by destroying Sean Pierson in just over two and a half minutes. Ellenberger quieted the pro-Canadian crowd with a thunderous left hook. The punch landed just over Pierson's right eye and forced him to lock up. A native of Scarborough, Ontario, Pierson fell helplessly to the floor where he was saved by referee Herb Dean at the 2:42 mark of the first in the first Spike television fight at UFC 129 in Toronto.
Ellenberger (25-5, 4-1 UFC)� showed some moxie by taking this fight on just 17 days notice. Brian Foster had to back out after a brain issue was discovered during a prefight scan by the Ontario Athletic Commission.
The American rolled the dice against Pierson, a solid MMA veteran, and it paid off. He's now won four straight and is knocking on the door for a fight against a top 10 UFC welterweight. His only loss with the promotion came in his debut against Carlos Condit. That was a very close decision. Ellenberger beat the snot out of Condit in the first, but faded a bit late and lost a split decision at Ultimate Fight Night 19.
UFC 129 has produced a highlight reel of finishes. Five of the six fights have ended in nasty fashion. Ivan Menjivar and John Makdessi scored KO or TKO finishes while Jason MacDonald and Pablo Garza landed submissions.
Daniel �ynes in Delta Charlie Three
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Daniel �ynes collects some solid skateboarding in his part from Delta Charlie Three. Found at MPORA among other skateboarding videos.
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