Heavy first snow covers Beijing two months earlier than last year, with officials saying they have artificially increased snowfall to ease a lingering drought in the region.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/Heavy first snow covers Beijing two months earlier than last year, with officials... more
Lion + Tiger = LIGER! Freckles was rescued from a failed backyard sanctuary in mississippi Dec 2008. 16 year old Freckles is one of the oldest Ligers around but she is one of the most recent arrivals to Big Cat Rescue. At the time of her rescue we could see a big hole in her jowl, and feared that it would lead to her demise, but she was in such bad shape that we just couldn't risk knocking her out to get a better look. Being a cranky old cat, she wasn't about to let us get a good look any other way either. She was given antibiotics in case it was just an injury, but now that she has become more calm in her new setting we can see that the problem stems from several broken teeth. Caged cats will often break off their teeth trying to chew their way out of their prison cells and when she was left behind to die in Mississippi she probably did just that.
The dental work was completed on Freckles without any problems and she as made a full recovery. Let's hope that the dental as taken away her pain and she will have no more problems in the future.Lion + Tiger = LIGER! Freckles was rescued from a failed backyard sanctuary in... more
Chinese meteorologists for years sought to make rain by injecting special chemicals into clouds and now they just covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds!
Seasons greetings from The Hawk Show Dot TV. Live Wednesday nights @ 9pm PST/ 12 EST on www.TheHawkShow.tvSeasons greetings from The Hawk Show Dot TV. Live Wednesday nights @ 9pm PST/ 12 EST... more
Donner Summit, CA, (October 7, 2009) - Boreal’s snowmaking efforts are about to break yet another record. Boreal is scheduled to turn on the Castle Peak Quad lift for the earliest season opener in the resorts history this Friday, October 9th. First record was set at Boreal on October 11, 2000. Boreal’s opening will also mark the first and only resort to open in California for the 2009/10 winter season.Donner Summit, CA, (October 7, 2009) - Boreal’s snowmaking efforts are about to... more
Now, you don’t have to wait for winter to see snowflakes. You can now create as many paper snowflakes as you can to have a good and enjoyable experience while immersing yourself with the snowflakes that you’ve just made. It’s an ideal craft for Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, or any celebrations particularly for Christmas Day.Now, you don’t have to wait for winter to see snowflakes. You can now create as many... more
A tale of a girl and her magical tree whose petals gave her the feeling of winter in the spring for one week only---but it really gave her so much more than that. Really sweet, short, well-written piece that will make you smile and think about your fondest memories. Sort of reminded me of the famous book "The Giving Tree."A tale of a girl and her magical tree whose petals gave her the feeling of winter in... more
This is an insane point of view video from a skier caught in an avalanche. Lucky he was with some experience guides otherwise he would've kicked it.
Scary to even watchThis is an insane point of view video from a skier caught in an avalanche. Lucky he... more
TIGERS: Majestic, powerful, beautiful, ENDANGERED! September 27th 2009 is International Tiger Day. Started by the Phoenix Fund, a Russian non-governmental organization in 2000, the celebration of all things TIGER is now an annual city holiday in Vladivostock with 300+ participants!
To help celebrate International Tiger Day 2009, Big Cat Rescue is discounting their tour price by 10% from Sept 27th - Oct 3rd, to anyone who mentions the words "tiger conservation" or "international tiger day". Also for all orders of $50 or more in our online pro store, customers will receive a free plush tiger!TIGERS: Majestic, powerful, beautiful, ENDANGERED! September 27th 2009 is... more
Tasha Reid supports the Empowerment Camp Visit www.TashaReid.com and click on contact us if you are looking for a speaker or a host.Tasha Reid supports the Empowerment Camp Visit www.TashaReid.com and click on contact... more
As a skier I often wonder how many people really care about the Climate. I share lifts with some, hike with others, camp in snow-caves just to get first tracks with the veterans. It's easy to get caught up in the moment. To not care what happens as long as there is snow. But what happens when there isn't any? It's good to see the Industry catching on but is it too late?
Will there always be snow in this world we've shaped...?As a skier I often wonder how many people really care about the Climate. I share lifts... more
Xcorps Action Sports Show #28.)"WINTER X"-seg.4- Crystal Fambrini hosts this special winter edition show which takes the X viewer from southern California to a snowboard/ski event in Switzerland, to Nepal and the top of the world- Mt. Everest and to Antarctica's tallest peak Mt.Vinson.
The show opens with cool new Tooth and Nail records band Underoath rolling out the tunes to hot host Crystal in a blizzard at the local Mtn.High resort. Looking cool she opens a segment from Europe in Verbier Switzerland where pro snowboarders and skiers tear it up in an event called the Carlsberg High Five, which stands for BIG fun! Great music here from Suburban NoiZe records band the CottonMouth Kings.
After the break the Winter X show continues with more action from Europe and some words from the participants. Then it's back to So. Cal where Crystal introduces an amazing segment about Mtn. climber Tom Whitaker-the first amputee to scale the worlds tallest peak. Great documentary shots here by cameraman Jeff Rhodes. Matching music by 5 one 51 bpm.com See what climber Tom Whitaker thinks the great advantage losing a leg gave him.
The next winter X segment drops down to the worlds coldest continent Antarctica where Xcorps filmmaker Brad Grant takes his cameras on a subzero hike to the top of Mt. Vinson. See what it looks like from a point on this earth few see and what it takes to get there. Music by Maverick records band Deftones doing their haunting song "Minerva".
Xcorps Action Sports Show #12.)"LUGE" seg.4- Xcorps cameras were the only ones rolling at a grassroots guerilla style gravity sports event we call The Barrett Junction Shootout featuring downhill luge, stand up skate board, inline speed skate and gravity bike racing held at Barrett Junction near San Diego California.
Firestorms raged as gravity riders from around the world zipped on leathers, checked trucks and let it go at the IGSA sanctioned event organized by rider Frank Waterhouse who broke the course record on the closed stretch of highway not far from the Mexican border.
Xcorps host Bob Woodard opens the show from San Diego riding the Speed Skater street luge equipped with the new SkateBrake. Not bad for a first run Bob! Our cameras were as committed as all those who showed up at the event amid warnings that out of control firestorms burned on all sides. Lots of big smoke and fire shots here as well as a dedication to all the victims of the biggest fire in San Diego history. See the shots from space!
Papa Roach and Lo-Tel pump the action with X and Gravity Games winners like Rat Sult and the ever-loved Kludy pushing 60mph down the hair pinned and cliff edged coarse which offered no room for error. See riders in their best speed tucks and a sick head over heels wipeout by gravity bike rider Noah Rutherford who lives to tell the Xcorps cameras all about it. Yes we slo-mo the magic moments for our viewing audience. Noah split the bikes rims and will recover.
Inline speedskaters Dave Lambert and downhill champ George Merkert talk about their realm of the event and invite other skaters to go for speed while Donald Orlando shows off his 84mm 6 wheel skates he got up to 58mph! Nice. After that Xcorps guest host and gravity champ Rat Sult talks to the fiercest female competitor in the league Stacy Allen from Oklahoma and asks her how she got into the sport. Music from the Rolling Stones and Dr. Dre back the piece.
After the break speed board legend Kludy talks to the camera about the effects of big winds on course speed. Frank Homemade Waterhouse wraps the shootout with his thoughts, more race action and some powerful shots taken from space of the fires that surrounded the event closing all exit roads. Many camped the night in a fire ring!
Bob Woodard takes another luge run and opens for Xcorps host Jason Lazo who is in Detroit hanging with the So Cal band NHOI-Never Heard Of It- who are playing Saint Andrews Hall in the rock city. Jason talks with the band about their tour and proceeds to blow the place up! See the show for the fun details. Remember you saw this band first on Xcorps!
After that Jason intros a new video from our friends at Rive video promotions featuring music from Relapse Records band UNSANE. WARNING-fierce face grinding bone breaking skate wipeouts here. Wear your bloody helmit!
The show wraps with more skate punishment from Rive along with host Bob Woodard promising more action and music from the corps next week. Additional music by the Deftones and Drowning Pool. See The Action Hear The Music Join The Xcorps!
Check your bearings and wear leathers!
Xcorps #46.) SNOWBIKE-2 seg.2- This winter X show features team XC returning to the So Cal mountains riding mini foot snowboards at Mountain High and snowbikes ripping down the slopes at Big Bear in a suicide race called the Kamikaze Downhill!
A follow up to Snowbike-1 this Xcorps episode includes more exclusive footage of 15 athlete riders on high performance BMX and mountain bike frames converted for high speed snow racing!
Xcorps on camera reporter Jason Lazo opens from the beach at San Clemente Ca less than 2 hours drive from the Big Bear ski resort. Jason thros to the X Guru Eric Ducharme who is hanging with snowbike conversion kit inventor Matt Hanson who demonstrates how to convert any bike into a snowbike! If you can ride a bicycle you can handle the black diamonds as demonstrated by BMX rider Brian Bubba Smith who starts things off with a Rodeo Can and a smooth long Tail whip! Sweet!
Next the X cams jump a few mountains north to Mountain High Resort where team rider Steve Caprio first time demos another product introduced on Xcorps – Snowmadz – mini snowboards for the feet! Check out Steves hilarious 1st run down the mountain pumped by SubNoiZe band (hed)p.e. doing “Born To Ride”!
Then its back to Bear Mountain with Bubba and the Gang of 15 on the edge of control! Great snowbike action shots here with sun and snow and new music-our specialty on XC! Stay tuned as Bubba drops some sound bytes on what he thinks of his ride with skis and the next bike he plans to convert!
Xcorps Action Sports Show #46.) "SNOWBIKE-2"- seg.5. The X CAMS return to the slopes for another exclusive look at a new sport featured on this Xcorps episode 46 called SNOWBIKE-2. Jason Lazo hosts the show from San Clemente Ca and thros to the winter action at So Cals Big Bear Resort just 2 hours from the beach!
If you can ride any type of bicycle you can roll any ski slope like a pro using a simple conversion kit that replaces the bike wheels with skis and your peddles for a foot peg! BMX-Mountain Bikes-ANY bike can roll the Mtn!
Brand NEW music from SUBURBAN NOIZE records band (hed) p.e. featuring the hard driving tune RENEGADE off the fresh New World Orphans CD! Check out the XCORPS episode #46 SNOWBIKE-2 show open ripping to this drivin tune!
New music videos from RIVE fit the speed snowbike X shots. So Cal brothers MXPX from Tooth and Nails records lash their whip with the anti-war video Contention. Nice job.
Check out Bubba-XGuRu Eric Ducharme and 12 other riders shredding Big Bear Mountain on a bluebird day about 2 hours out of San Diego Ca and then ask your self how many shows on TV have you seen SNOWBIKES on!
Also on this upcoming episode Jason talks with San Clemente chick Jennifer Hunter a member of BOB-an acronym for Bitches On Boards! These girls know how to have fun with their boards! Check out their action in this show.
Xcorps Action Sports Show #44.)"PADDLEBOARD"-seg.5- Xcorps cams zoom in on another cool niche sport born of the surfing world with a close up look at the water sport of open ocean PADDLEBOARDING featuring lone watermen stroking boards from Californias Catalina Island to the mainland-Manhattan Beach California- a distance of 32 miles!
Jason Lazo hosts this next Xcorps show, sponsored by PIPES CAFÉ and HAWAIIMANA NUTRITION, reporting from locations in Hawaii and California. Along with the California paddle boarders Jason talks to big wave tow in surfers Garrett McNamara and Keilli Mamala in Oahus North Shore. Great big wave video here featuring the two in action in Hawaii and Teahoopu Tahiti. Dont miss this action!
The Xcorps shot on the beach in Cardiff Reef Ca. included here some of the 100 paddle boarders who made the epic 32 mile journey from the island of Catalina to the California mainland. Jason talked with 3 top 20-seated athletes, George Plsek, Brian Szymanski and Tim Fischer about the challenges and triumphs of the event. A good look here of the actual paddleboards used by the participants along with great video footage shot by videographer Dan Dixon on his jet ski during the race.
Paddle boarding events began with Tom Blake back in 1928 who raced a 120-pound board the 32 miles from Catalina to the mainland in just under 6 hours. In the early 1950s surfboard shapers Dale Velzy, Greg Knoll and Hobie Alter introduced a new era to the sport staging the legendary races between California city and county lifeguards. Dangerous conditions cancel the Catalina race for 20 years before Gibby Gibson and Buddy Bohn revive it with a field of 10 paddlers in 1982. Buddy and Gibby have helped keep the sport alive from 1982-2006.
Qualifying for the Catalina Classic Marathon Paddleboard Race race is NOT easy with each participant having to do at least one other grueling long distance paddle beforehand.
Xcorps Action Sports Show #39.)"SPEED"seg.1 -- Another all American horsepower episode this one called SPEED with Xcorps cameras rolling at The Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway Utah for SPEEDWEEK with the fastest cars on the planet going for land speed records!
X man and guest host Rat Sult rolled the full size X motor coach north from San Diego to Utah's
western edge exiting at the historic and beautifully vast Bonneville salt speed track, which extends for more than 30 miles- dead flat and ready for speed! The 'Speed Week' event is sanctioned and organized by the SCTA-Southern California Timing Association- and is held every year at the Utah state park, near Wendover Utah on US-80, where an elite group of worldwide motor sports speed enthusiasts meet to go for the records in their custom machines.
The show opens with some scenic road shots and a look at the RIVE provided band The Clay People hammering their high octane song 'Supersonic Overdrive' in their cool retro 60s video. Nice fit with those dancing girls! XC host Jason Lazo's new show theme song carries the action into segment one with Rat driving his mega coach on the salt and land speed record holder Mike Nish driving the Royal Purple streamliner car full tilt on the flats!
After the break Rat checks out the salt track and heads for the starting line where high horse vehicles in all classes from top fuel dragsters to classic street muscle to modified trucks and street bikes lining up for take off! See the full speed runs and hear the actual official times read over the radio sets. Suburban Noize band Dirtball rolls right with the action including a high speed out of control hood losing spin across the tricky salt crystal track. Check out a classic 1970 Plymouth Super Bird ready for takeoff and a '71 Camero doing a spin out at over 250MPH launching the car end over end into the desert air! Close ups of the wrecked rig here too!
