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Yeah that came off as misanthropist... There are so many ski resorts in Japan. Rusutsu like MB said is perfect. You could also stay in Sapporo and ski Kokusai Kiroro or Teine. So many options.

What is it with dictators and terrible, terrible hair?

I have a Macbook pro and ever since I got the hard drive and screen replaced (free) it has been amazing. Also the iPod and iPod shuffle have been amazing as well.

Originally Posted By: TropicalPow MP, I have not been over there for years, your best place for that advice is probably the ski.com.au which has a lot of NZers on. As you know employment at any ski area never pays well. I don't know if you have used that site but a few familiar faces frequent it [ Go Native , Texy etc etc ]. I guess work visa is always the first issue to sort. I knew you were referring to 2012, luckily for you as at this stage they are missing out on winterin NZ, the only snow is man made, a real snow drought. PS, ended up buying a pair of AK JJs, can't wait to try them out

Originally Posted By: TubbyBeaverinho I've a mate that will be very happy at this, he is a staunch Republican and Free Market supporter. He'll be seeing this as the start of a "revolution" against those lefty-liberals and the "socialists in sheep's clothing" that are the Democrats and failing that he'll be able t find one of those pesky Socialists somewhere in this mess! That's the ridiculousness of it all. It doesn't matter if you are a Republican or Democrat. Just simply shutting down the government hurts everyone and takes the maturity level to the 5 year old plugging his ears scream

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/02/earlyshow/saturday/main20076352.shtml The extremely intelligent politicians of Minnesota have recently decided to shut down (suspending 22,000 positions) the government in order to protest a deficit existence. Now here's the kicker....Here's the irony/travesty/hypocrisy: The deficit was left by a Republican governor who called it a "projected deficit" of $5billion. The shut down was initiated by Republicans. I wish I could see humor in this if it wasn't so incredibly harmful to so many people. I don't understand how people can take an al

Originally Posted By: TropicalPow Originally Posted By: MitchPee I'm actually really considering doing a July-Sept in NZ next summer. Does anyone have any wise words for where to get a short job like this and where to stay? Also any good ideas on resorts or if you can be close to BC terrain? Thanks guys Hi MP, bit late with this reply but there you go. I am not sure about what work you were thinking about, but as far as where to stay, I reckon you would enjoy Wanaka the most. It is the closest base to Treble Cone and has a really good group of alpine adventurers living there. Gre

Probably my two favorite Utah beers.

Originally Posted By: iiyamadude Nice one Mitch looks like a lot of snow up there still. Can't really tell what are conditions like? Still tons of snow, skiing top to bottom. The latest I have ever seen.

Season isn't over for another month or so here's a vid:

I remember back in 2010 when nobody knew where Chiisun was

Originally Posted By: Mamabear I love my bike. I am getting more and more brave on it all the time. ...and I thought I had mastered my fear of heights when I had to learn to ride chairlifts.... ummm... NO. Just no. Aw MB you got it, come on, what's the worst that could happen? Oh yeah you could end up in a cast like me .

Looking at this thread again... I really love where I live. Salt Lake City is in one of the most diverse landscapes I have ever seen. Red Rock Desert to the south, Forest and lakes to the north, mountains/forests to the east and west, and a really unique brown-desert landscape to the west as well. I live in a neighborhood amongst college students, families, lesbian partners, new couples. I have Mexican neighbors, black neighbors, white neighbors, etc. I really enjoy the diversity of the city. Even though Salt Lake isn't Los Angeles, it still has enough diversity to get an interestin

I'm so torn. I love the city, but at the same time I love being in desolate areas and not being reminded of how materialist people are. It's a tough debate for me.

I'll read both but I have a strong fear of digitalizing all books. That would be a sad day in humanity.

Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Legal check is pretty much anything without using elbows or hitting from behind. Seems like that is going to change from next season now though because they want to reduce the number of concussions. I'm a Detroit fan (Steve Yzerman was my hero). The avs are my second team (oh how I miss the Detroit/Avs games). However, I respect the Red Wings. All of them except for Brenden Shannahan, that guy was such a little cry baby. I wouldn't be surprised if he slept with a pacifier every night. Otherwise than that Federov was amazing to watch play. Saw him

Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Don't know about that assessment Mitch. What's the first thing we are taught as a hockey player? Keep your head up. Horton broke rule number one coming through the neutral zone with his head down. The hit itself was a clean one... the problem was that it came slightly late (and if Horton hadn't got hurt I don't think we'd even be talking about this... 100% of Horton's injury was a result of having his head down!) If a guy like Rome doesn't go for a hit like that he may be out of a job! That's hockey! In my opinion, there was an equal amount of intent

Originally Posted By: rider69 You can tell by the style of play really. I think Kessler is really hurt. He was a monster until he more than likely ripped is groin. the hit on Mason Raymond was weird I am at odds as to if that is a bad hit. The puck was there and he finished off the hit but considering the body position of the player he maybe shouldve let the player go. Vancouver essentially traded Rome for Horton early in the series. Statistically Horton is about 100x more valuable than Rome. There's no room for complaint about Raymond. It was a late and rightfully penalized hit, but no

I bet it's still better than Japanese breakfast

I'm actually really considering doing a July-Sept in NZ next summer. Does anyone have any wise words for where to get a short job like this and where to stay? Also any good ideas on resorts or if you can be close to BC terrain? Thanks guys

Originally Posted By: Chriselle Who...whe....wha......What just happened? Haha Chris what did you expect? 8-1, 4-0, I'd say Vancouver did well to earn a 5-2 loss. The Garden can't be tampered with. Ever since my birth I have watched the Bruins suck (in the ORIGINAL Garden) and finally they can hang in the Stanley Cup. Going to be a great game 7 and win or lose I'm really happy to see Boston finally get to the cup. Both teams have earned their spot to be there and even though I have lost a lot of respect for many Vancouver players I still honor their position to be there.

Originally Posted By: Black Mountain four penalties in a row for one team in a game 5 of the stanley cup final... I have a feeling that was the first time something like that had happened. Boston is going down buddy! Haha well I haven't seen a team more focused on hitting and less focused on putting the puck in the net, so yeah it makes sense they get four penalties in a row. If Burrows gets to touch the cup I am going to be pissed.

Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Yep, that was a good game... even though the refs tried to steal it for Boston! (eh, norcal?) When the Canucks outhit the other team they usually win... more evidence of that tonight! One more win to go... Vancouver in 6! (see the first post ) Refs tried to steal it for Boston? Uhhh what? That was a pretty well officiated game that could have gone either way. It's pretty obvious Vancouver was the more aggressive team and unfortunately they got a lucky stroke of a goal from Thomas. There is no way Vancouver will win at the garden, it's too "humid

Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver is anyone else thread uber long on the side?? Mitch nailed all the points in which I think lack of gun control has crippled America. Mantas (I think) covered what my answer to Mitch's other point that the guns are mostly illegally owned, in that the fact that they are for sale in the 1st place means that there will be back door sales into the black market simply because of the number of guns that are available. Gun crime still happens in countries where its difficult to own a gun, like the UK, but it is tiny in comparison to the US. The US often has more g