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[LA Life] Lunchtime Libations at the LACMA
Moving to a new city after college is equal parts exhilarating and exhausting, it's a fresh start for a mature mind and a time and place when one truly comes into their own. The sights, sounds, and even smells surrounding you become synonymous with your new life as you breathe in the sunshine and the nightlife day after day. From live concerts, music festivals, and food trucks to the museums, art galleries and art walks, Los Angeles offers a little bit of everything for the creative spirit. Here we have me, eight years in and a bit stagnant, for lack of a better word. It's not that I don't enjoy what the city has to offer, but live here – or really anywhere – for long enough and you'll begin to take the things that initially made your city so grand for granted. Unique locations like Hollywood and Highland, Venice, and Santa Monica lose their glittering grandeur and you'll begin to curse the overcrowded freeway system instead of being enthralled by the distance from the snow to the sand, or the multitudes of live music venues and museums scattered around each and every nook of town. The arts offer us emotional relief and right now with everything going on politically it's more important than ever that we all support our local galleries and museums.
Art and I have slowly but surely been coming to terms with each other. A self professed audiophile and lover of the arts, some specific fine arts like painting, portraiture, sculpting and drawing have been slow but sure to tickle my fancy in recent years. The more I see that the art world isn't just full of lackluster landscapes and stuffy old people in silly clothing, but enamored scenes, surreal sculptures and peculiar pieces – the more I've come around. It's taken a while to figure out which museums I should visit and which I might want to avoid, but the LACMA has a bit of everything for all, and amazing architecture to boot.
Initially part of the menagerie of museums at Exposition Park that were established in 1910, the LACMA broke off from the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art in 1961 to give proper focus to the fine arts at a separate location and they opened their doors to the public back in 1965. Now celebrating over fifty years of the arts, the LACMA currently sits on twenty sprawling acres of land in the Miracle Mile area and has been a staple of artistic culture in Los Angeles ever since. Boasting a collection of over 130,000 works ranging from ancient art and antiquity to the contemporary art of now, the LACMA stands proudly as the West Coast's largest art museum.
Located on a conjoined lot with the Page Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits, the LACMA complex consists of eight separate buildings and a sprawling green lawn, perfect for picnics. The Ahmanson Building houses the Art of the Pacific, the Rifkind Gallery for German Expressionists, Islamic, Asian and European Art, and Art of the Ancient World which is also hosted in the Hammer Building along with Korean and Chinese Art. The Pavilion for Japanese Art and Art of the Americas buildings need no further introduction while the Broad Contemporary Art Museum boasts paid exhibits, such as the Piacsso and Rivera Exhibition 'Conversations Through Time', an oddly immersive exhibit on the first floor and several areas devoted to contemporary collections.
For the multitudes of art that I find myself enamored by inside the LACMA, there are an equal number of awe inspiring architectural marvels and sculptures scattered around the grounds. One of the most popular is the 'Levitated Mass'on the Fairfax side of the park, and the La Brea Tar Pits make for a fun history lesson, irregardless of your age. Not to mention, the Pavilion for Japanese Art oozes with incredible design that winds and weaves up and into the sky.
Open during the week from 11 to 5pm and weekends from 10 to 7, the LACMA has some fantastic food options. For lunch, there are always a bevvy of food trucks right across the way from the LACMA as well as some wonderful options within walking distance, including The Grove, and the Beverly + Fairfax Area. For a grab-and-go lunch on site, head to the LACMA Cafe, But if you're down to lounge lavishly on the patio and people watch in comfort, then head on down to Roy's and the Stark Bar. Yes, it's a bit on the pricy side – but why not just pop in for a tasty beverage and a few sharable plates? My recommendation is an Urban Light drink with their Yellowtail Crudo, and then thank me later.
For more on the LACMA, head to their socials – or take a leisurely stroll into Los Angeles' magical Miracle Mile area and see the museum for yourself.
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[LA Life] Get Your Culture On With Summer Happenings at The Broad
August 2, 2016 August 2, 2016 Leave a comment
As someone who admittedly understands most other forms of art – the written word, music, architecture, plays, musicals, theater, opera, film and dance – over the sculpted, drawn or painted variety, some of their mystique, culture and history had always escaped me. But, the good news – I'm definitely not beyond reproach and have maintained both an open mind and heart to see what truly moves me. Growing up in the Bay Area, we visited Science Museums, Botanical Gardens and open spaces from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, and all areas in between – but visiting a museum and looking at art was never in the cards.
Once I moved to Los Angeles and fully grasped how much culture was oozing out of the concrete jungle of our city, I started to get the itch for new and different types of art. The LACMA, the Getty and the Getty Villa are all so unique in what they offer. I'm a little biased because I was at the LACMA for the Tim Burton exhibit, but that was ghoulishly fantastic. I find myself constantly drooling over the Grecian Architecture and landscaping of the Getty Villa, while the Gardens of the Getty are something entirely special to behold. But the irony, was that I didn't fall in love with art in Los Angeles. I fell in love while I was in the South, in the depths of Arkansas on a work trip. I'd done some remedial research before the flight and discovered the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art – a beautiful museum tucked deep into the town of Bentonville. Beyond the stunning architectural design, this was the first time I was truly moved by Norman Rockwell's canvases and Andy Warhol's paintings. Once I planted myself back in Los Angeles, I had a new outlook on the artistic endeavors around the city and as well as a new willingness to explore every niche genre of it.
Ever since word got out last year that a new modern and contemporary art museum would be placed smack dab in the center of Downtown Los Angeles, I was intrigued at what they would have to offer Then, when the architectural design for the venue finally went up – I was absolutely enthralled. So when I finally had the chance to visit The Broad with Danny this past weekend for their Nonobject(ive) Summer Happenings, I was over the moon excited and absolutely jumped at the chance.
The Broad, Los Angeles' newest museum, opened just last September to fill some contemporary art chasm that vast amounts of local and street art couldn't. Founded and funded by the esteemed Eli and Edythe Broad, the 120,000 square foot venue was immaculately designed by the combined brainpower of Renfro, Diller Scofidio and Gensler, and boasts over 2,000 prominent paintings and pieces of art distributed between it's two floors of gallery space. But when their Summer Happenings swing into bloom, the outdoor courtyard becomes transfixed into an open air concert venue with stunning acoustics against the textured exterior of the building while the insides are engaged in spoken word and performance art while attendees ebb and flow through the first special exhibition at The Broad, Cindy Sherman's Imitation of Life. Though some of the performances this past weekend were a tad lacking – Sky Ferria's DJ Set, I'm looking at you – it was a wonderful reason for my first visit.
Though I did enjoy bits and pieces of the museum, there was a large portion that felt like a multimedia smorgasborg and sensory overload. Swimming through troves of hipsters sipping on the latest fads and latest drinks, it was hard to actually get some breathing room regardless of if you were in the middle of the crowd during one of the many performance pieces or simply observing a piece of art. As expected, the pop art from Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol colored me moved; but more than that, I also discovered new art and artists that I appreciated.
I found the emotive work of Jean-Michel Basquiat to be pulling at my heart strings, and I fell in love with the work of Takashi Murakami – both Of Chinese Lions, Peonies, Skulls, And Fountains as well as the detailed, grand and inspiring In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow (above). Standing 82′ in length, I could've spent an entire day analyzing the vibrant colors and intricacies within it. And who doesn't adore neon, or vibrant, shiny, gigantically fake balloon animals – so, those were cool too, I guess.
The great thing about art, is it's all subjective – the real question is: are you moved enough to feel – something, anything? Maybe, just maybe, certain forms of art just aren't my thing, maybe I need to go back on a day where I can move like molasses between rooms, taking ten, fifteen minutes to digest the art…or maybe I just wasn't high enough; either, or. Whichever. The good news is that I'll keep digesting the world around my like I'm at a buffet, and eventually – I'll have my just desserts.
If you're interested in getting attending the Nonobject(ive) Summer Happenings, you have two chances left! Tickets for the penultimate event on 8/20 with Rostam and Sparkle Vision are available here. The final showing lands on September 24th with Sophie and Vessel, tickets go on sale August 15th. Or, if you'd like a more laidback and relaxed visit, visit online and reserve your spot. Admission is free to the general public unless there's a special event, but that wait list is legendary.
For more about The Broad Museum and their contemporary collection of art, head to their site and socials –
[LA Life] Squad Out for LA's Free Museum Day on 1/30 + 1/31
Though the holidays are considered one of the most magical times of the year, the end of January holds a special treat for anyone in the Southern California region. On the last Saturday in January, some of the best museums from around the county will be opening their doors and waiving the fees and I guarantee you'll find a museum in each nook of the city that tickle's your fancy, as well as your brain.
If you're into Contemporary Art head over to the MOCA or the latest museum – The Broad in downtown Los Angeles, for photography – the Annenberg Space for Photography has you covered, get a close up with a dinosaur at the California Academy of Sciences or the La Brea Tar Pits, marvel over Greco-Roman art and architecture at the Getty Villa in Malibu or the beauty of botanicals at the Descanso Gardens in Pasadena.
Even with the eight years that I've lived in the city of angels, I haven't had the opportunity to frequent the museums as much as I would like. So far, I can cross only a handful off of the list but believe me when I say these are all on my bucket list. As of now, I've visited each Getty location and was lucky enough to see Tim Burton's exhibit at the LACMA a few years back, plus the California Science Museum, the Descanso Gardens and the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Available Day Adventures
The museums below are all available for free admission on January 30th – so round up the troops, call up the squad and get the gang together; this is one Winter treat you won't want to miss out on!
Autry Museum of the American West
California African American Museum
California Science Center
Craft & Folk Art Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Getty Center
Hammer Museum
Japanese American Museum
Laguna Art Museum
La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Los Angeles County Museum of Art [LACMA]
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles [MOCA]
Museum of Latin American Art
The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Sunnylands
USC Pacific Asia Museum
William S. Hart Museum
The following museums are closed on Saturdays, but will be offering up a free Sunday to any still itching for an excursion on 1/31:
Museum of Tolerance
Zimmer Children's Museum
Now, be warned – all of Los Angeles is going to be out and about that weekend, and the museums are bound to get a little packed. So if you're a stickler on a time crunch or a tad claustrophobic, never fear – there are plenty of museums and local gardens that offer up a free day a month!
The Arboretum – Free the 3rd Tuesday of Every Month
Descanso Gardens – Free the 3rd Tuesday of Every Month
The Huntington Botanical Gardens – The First Thursday of Every Month
Getty Villa – Admission is always free, Parking is on a Pay Basis
For a glance at the Free Museum and Garden days with more detail – the So Cal Museum's website set up this handy grid:
For more details, visit the official website for So Cal's Free Museum Day!
Which venue strikes your fancy? Let me know in the comments below! 🙂
[Get Free] Los Angeles Museums Offer Up Free Admission On January 31st
I don't know about the rest of you, but FREE is one of my favorite F words. Get free, be free, freedom…and then – there are the free things in life that make our already glorious lives that much sweeter. For the last few seasons, I've shared my assorted adventures gallivanting through some of the most gorgeous gardens, arboretums and parks on the West Coast. in search of the perfect picnic plot, a summertime reading nook or simply a splendid location for an afternoon stroll. From Southern California through Utah and Colorado, Northern California into Oregon, Washington and Canada – I've loved them all, and I'm still on the hunt for more. With the Getty, Getty Villa, Huntington Gardens and UC Berkeley's Botanical Garden – though the main attraction truly is the astounding grounds they all reside on, the museums that each facility boasts is creme of the crop, top notch and has international acclaim.
At the end of the month, some of the best museums in the Los Angeles area are pairing up the local Metro to celebrate a decade of free education at the "Museum Free-For-All". On January 31st (and, for some, February 1st), assorted museums are slashing their admission prices so the general public can ogle for free. Any specialty ticketed exhibitions are except from the offer and regular parking does apply, but that's a small fee to fork over for an amazing, mind opening day. Participating museums are as follows – and if the museum is offering a Sunday admission, it's noted.
Chinese American Museum
Craft Folk & Art Museum
The Getty Villa (Timed Tickets Required)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
Museum of Tolerance (Sunday, Feb 1)
Santa Monica Museum of Art
The Torrance Art Museum
Zimmer Children's Museum (Sunday, Feb 1)
Whether you're a science nut, a nature nerd or an art afficianado – there's absolutely something for everyone, and a perfect excuse to get your family, friends and favorites together for a wonderful weekend at the museum. After rummaging through the list, I realized that I've only been 20% of the museums – most likely, I'll be running around between the California Museum of Sciences, the Annenberg Space for Photography and hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in the Getty Villa one more time too. I love learning, I love expanding my center of knowledge and I love doing it with the people nearest and dearest to me. If you can't make it out that weekend, don't sweat it – there are loads of museums and gardens that offer spotted free admission once a month.
What are your favorite museums? Do you have any tricks of the trade for free admission? Let everyone know in the comments below!
[Oh, Snap] Arlington Botanical Gardens
August 12, 2013 September 26, 2013 Leave a comment
Whether you're a country cat or a city kitty, one thing's for sure – Los Angeles has a little bit of something to offer for every type of adventurous personality out there. For the best in shopping and people watching head out to Venice Beach or the Fairfax District, Hollywood boasts some of the trendiest tourist traps around and Downtown LA is home to Chinatown and the Fashion District – perfect for ballers on a budget. To boot, there are also tons of museums for all ages and minds – the Natural History Museum downtown is perfect for any science and history buffs, near the La Brea Tar Pits you'll find the LACMA, the Architecture + Design Museum, the Craft + Folk Art Museum and the Peterson Automotive Museum, last but definitely not least are the Getty and it's sister museum – the Getty Villa – which I had a chance to finally visit last January. A handful of the museums require some sort of paid admission (or a "donation") to enter – thankfully, some like minded and fabulous people have compiled a list of 'Free Museum Days' in and around LA county; genius!
Beyond the museums that the city of angels has to offer, there are amazing places to take leisurely strolls, discover street art and take in the nature – urban and authentic – that graces our city. One of the craziest things about the vegetation in LA (and I learned this thanks to a nasty bout of allergies a few years ago): most of the trees, plants and flowers in LA aren't indigenous to the area – chances are they've been imported from South America, Australia or a Mediterranean style climate. Flowering trees like the African Tulip and Sweet Acacia are native to Africa but found scattered throughout the city; other trees, like the Olive Tree, were imported from Italy. There are a few fantastic botanical gardens scattered around the city, but when there's so much free stuff to enjoy – why bother paying?!
This past Saturday, my boyfriend and I were craving an outdoors-ey adventure and had contemplated going to the Getty or Huntington Gardens over in Pasadena. The more we researched, the more we realized how many free things were truly at our fingertips so we shifted our sights to the Arlington Gardens – the hours are more flexible, parking is easy and – yeah, it's free! From the second we walked in, we knew we'd be making our way back at a later date with books and bottles of wine in tow. The park is open from dawn until dusk and has literally dozens of park benches, tables and chairs for people to set up and soak in the environment in. Each and every direction we turned showed us something new to take in and appreciate. According to the signage there are roughly 35 different areas of plants, flowers and vegetation and it changes throughout the seasons. The grounds are maintained by Better and Kicker McKenney and they do an absolutely fabulous job of keeping them gorgeous. Without further ado – here are some of my favorite snaps from the weekend – if you're ever in the Pasadena area make sure you plan a visit here!
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"Why does the cell appear to be shooting itself in the foot?" asked Andres Kriete of Drexel Bioengineering Dept. All through the conference, I heard people puzzle that our bodies seem to miss opportunities to save themselves from aging, or worse, that they seem to be pouring gasoline on the fire. Invariably, researchers sought to reconcile what they were seeing with their faith that the body really is evolved to protect itself as best it can. Everything that looks on its face like a suicide mechanism is re-interpreted to have some hidden benefit.
I was invited to the conference as an advocate of programmed aging, the only one in the room. I found everyone to be more than polite–listening with an open mind and eagerly engaging with me. I spoke on a subject that I find exciting, and which has seen an explosion of results in recent months: the possibility that aging is controlled by a biological clock based on epigenetic programming.
Experts in diverse fields, hailing from La Jolla to Poland were represented, and I made several new friends, while renewing acquaintance with Siegfried Hekimi, whose lab I visited four years ago. I woke up this morning visited by a muse, and penned this before I got out of bed.
The standard culprit (as always) is blamed.
We scratch our heads, we wonder what went wrong.
"Respect the body's wisdom" is our creed.
But we question not their motives nor their essence.
The body's good intent we must abide.
And whisper not the phrase "cell suicide".
Though on our own demise she is hell-bent.
The Free Radical Theory of aging has it all backwards, says Siegfried Hekimi. ROS are not a cause of the oxidative damage that accumulates with age, but rather a signal that turns on the body's protection against that damage. In his McGill laboratory, worm life span has been increased almost twofold by exposing them to a strong pro-oxidant chemical. In biology experiments, it is called "paraquat", but the Vietnamese knew it as Agent Orange. Of course, large doses of paraquat poison the worms, and their lives are shortened. But a range of low doses is beneficial. This result comports with genetic experiments. The all-time record for long-lived, genetically altered worms is a worm that lacks the ubiquinone gene, so that its energy metabolism is completely disrupted and it is unprotected from ROS.
Michael Kobor of UBritColumbia shared my enthusiasm for the epigenetic clock. He cited recent work of Steve Horvath, demonstrating a set of epigenetic changes that are characteristic of the aging human. Some of his own work documents the influence of childhood deprivation on epigenetics that affect health, psychology and longevity much later.
And in preparing my own presentation, I un-learned something that I been taught long ago. DNA is supposed to be the same in every cell in our body (except for a small number of random mutations). But a recent paper actually samples tissue from different organs and finds big differences. Could it be that the body is re-configuring its own DNA, as well as epigenetics, when differentiating? If this is real, it implies an ability we didn't know cells possess.
Alan Cohen (from the home team at University of Sherbrooke) told me that he was in touch with Vaupel, whose work I wrote about back in January. Vaupel had just published a paper comparing the aging patterns of 48 different animals and plants, mostly animals. Some age gradually, some hardly age at all until the end, and they all die suddenly. Some age "backwards" in that they become less and less likely to die as time goes on. Alan told me that Vaupel and his group at Max Planck Inst have been expanding this list, drawing a more representative sample of 10,000 species, and there is a great deal more "non-aging" than anyone expected.
Van Deursen was there to explain and update his work. The rumor is that there are at least five companies around the world working on drugs that will remove senescent cells without harming other cells, and that these drugs show promise for treating all the major diseases of old age.
There are many studies comparing NSAIDs for preventing heart disease, cancer and stroke. There's no clear winner, and it may be that the best NSAID depends on you as an individual. Certainly if you have stomach problems with one, you should switch to a different one. Otherwise, you might mix them up. You can find these studies in PubMed by searching on NSAID, ibuprofen, cancer, heart disease, (in different combinations). I don't want to recommend one study over another.
This is the theory of hormesis. Should I start smoking a cigarette per day?
Don't smoke – just add a little Agent Orange to your morning coffee.
I just found your blog, but I wanted to ask you this. Have you had any luck over the past year or so with Product B? Any idea what the active ingredient is, or perhaps do they somehow work together somehow?
Many of the ingredients I think can be likely bought from a Chinese or East Asian grocery store at a fraction of the price, although admittedly Product B does not appear to be very expensive either.
Product B is created by Isagenix with consultation from Sierra Sciences. Isagenix sends samples of various herbs and supplements to Sierra, and Sierra uses cell cultures to see if they turn on telomerase. To protect their trade secrets, they send the samples to Sierra labeled only by a code, so that Sierra doesn't know what they are testing.
Bill Andrews, head of Sierra Sciences, has told me that some of the ingredients that Sierra has tested for Isagenix are 50x more effective than cycloastragenol, which is said to be the active ingredient in TA-65. Remember that this is the result of a test in cell cultures, and says nothing about how well the product is absorbed from the stomach into the blood and thence into the cell. The ordering in the list of Product B ingredients is based on bioavailability rather than potency in the cell tests. The number one ingredient is silymarin=milk thistle extract, which is known to be poorly absorbed. Andrews has also suggested to me that the most potent ingredients are the LAST ingredients, included in smaller quantities in order to hedge the unknown factor of bioavailability and actual effectiveness in the body.
As of last summer, Product B is available in a new formulation called Isagenesis, with a new changed ingredients list. The ingredients in the old version of Product B is here. I think the old version is still available from retailers.
A context for this discussion is that there are probably no telomerase products on the market today that are strong enough to make much difference. Based on all I have read, I believe that no product now available can regrow telomeres as fast as they are lost in the course of normal human aging. Of course, we are all hoping that this may change.
There is a recent interview with Michael Fossel on Singularity "Michael Fossel on Singularity 1 on 1: Compassion is the reason to reverse aging!" – where he is discussing about telomerase therapy o reset the DNA expression and he is touching this subject as well.
He says that probably TA-65 is just about 5% as it needs to be a telomerase activator to be effective.
I hope his research moves soon into human trials and hopefully will be effective! Might not be the perfect solution to slow/stop/reverse aging, but sure could be a step forward.
Carnosine and possibly C60 bucky balls are potential hopefuls. How effectively does the body absorb L Carnosine?
It's likely that TA65, Product B, and similar products then are useless.


Denver skier Nic Obleski charges off a drop in Horseshoe Bowl at Breckenridge on Jan. 13. The 17-year-old has been training with the Team Breckenridge big-mountain program for four seasons and plans to compete in seven events across the U.S. this winter.
Steep powder is one thing. Chutes are another. But how does a big-mountain skier go from staying grounded to hucking off 35-foot cliffs? One word: progression.
Bryant breaks down the cliff progression at Breckenridge. Buckle up — you're in for a wild ride.
One of the first (and best) practice venues for aspiring big-mountain riders is Contest Bowl, the southern face of the wide-open bowl directly above Colorado SuperChair. It's filled with bushes and small trees that get buried with windblown snow — and become near-perfect training jumps. They range in size from barely there to 15 feet, Bryant said, and all end in relatively short run-outs on slopes ranging from 25 to 35 degrees.
Accessed from the T-Bar lift, Horseshoe Bowl is Contest Bowl's bigger, badder brother. It's home to larger rock drops (15-10 feet) and other features, including several drops surrounded by trees, rocks and nasty rollers. Once you're comfortable simply being in the air, Bryant suggests heading to the far east side of the bowl for practice with run-outs and landings on tight, gladed slopes.
When Breckenridge expanded to Peak 6 in December 2013, it gave skiers direct lift access to some of the gnarliest terrain on the Tenmile Range. The Six Senses — a series of hike-to cliffs and chutes south of Kensho SuperChair between Peak 6 and Peak 7 — is Breck's Holy Grail for aspiring big-mountain riders, Bryant said. Slopes there range from 25 to nearly 45 degrees, with dozens of line options, ranging from large to XXL. Like most terrain at Breck, the runs are short and sweet, but it's an exhilarating ride from the top of a wind-blown ridge to the lower basin. The venue is home to the annual GoPro Big Mountain Challenge, a March event that drew 170 youth freeskiers from across the country last season and returns this season in late March.
When Clay Bryant told Nic Obleski to steer clear of a mogul beneath the deceptively small drop in Horseshoe Bowl, I'm pretty sure the 17-year-old skier from Denver heard him. I'm just not sure if he considered it before dropping.
"Just watch out for the mogul on the landing," Bryant told Obleski, his protégé and a four-year member of the Team Breckenridge freeski program. Dubbed Hawks Freeride after director and former pro Chris Hawks, the program covers the gamut of freeriding — superpipe, slopestyle and big mountain — and boasts roughly 60 athletes this season. They range in age from 7 years old to 18 and older, but most share one thing in common: a fanatical love of freeskiing and snowboarding.
These days, the Team Breck freeride program is split almost evenly between big-mountain riders and slope or pipe riders — a far cry from the early glory days of slope and pipe in the mid-2000s.
On a chairlift ride earlier in the day — Bryant, Hawks and Obleski sessioned Contest Bowl off of 6-Chair before heading to T-Bar and Horseshoe Bowl — I asked Obleski the same question: Why big-mountain skiing?
Over the past four seasons, Obleski has made the trip from Denver to Breckenridge almost every weekend to train with Hawks and Team Breck. He got his first taste of big-mountain skiing as a 12-year-old, when he was taking advanced ski school classes and competed in the resort-sponsored freeride competition in Contest Bowl. He took fourth place and was hooked immediately.
Ever since that first contest, Obleski has been going bigger and faster and harder every season, moving from the small, windblown trees and bushes in Contest Bowl to the legitimate double black diamond terrain on Peak 6. Bryant has been his coach since then, and the two spend most weekends simply riding around Breck, tracking from one spot to the other in search of drops, cliffs, rocks, bushes — anything that looks fun, no man-made features required.
Around the same time Obleski fell head over heels for big mountain, the sport started growing at an unprecedented rate. It began with the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association, an organization co-founded by local legend Shane McConky to oversee big-mountain events and contests across the globe. In true McConky fashion, the program had very little structure — and that was the point. Today, youth events through the association and pro-level Freeride World Tour events are judged on overall impression like slope and pipe, but the venues are wildly variable, and the format is more of an all-day jam than a one-and-done format. That makes it tricky for spectators, but more laid-back and relaxed for competitors, Bryant and Hawks said.
In late January, Obleski and a handful of fellow Team Breck skiers head to Crested Butte for the first contest of the season hosted by the association. All told, Obleski plans to compete in five regional events and two national events, including the GoPro Big Mountain Challenge on Peak 6 in March. He's currently working on style, like spinning 360s off anything and everything, along with more opaque skills, like skiing aggressively.
Remember that mogul Bryant was talking about? Obleski did — and chose to air straight over it. Just seconds after Bryant told him the landing was clear, the soon-to-be high school graduate straight-lined into the takeoff and launched some 45 or 50 feet downhill, far past the jump and into the soft, windblown powder beneath.
And maybe that's why big-mountain riding is winning more and more converts every day. It's "skiing in its purest form," Bryant said, and although there are dozens of Olympic hopefuls training just down the hill in the terrain park, Obleski would rather test his mettle against the worst — or best — Mother Nature can throw at him.
"I enjoy it because you're not skiing the same jumps and rails all day," Bryant said.
This story originally published in the Summit Daily in January 2017. It appeared in the Explore Summit Spring 2018 magazine.


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Research what it takes to pursue a career in international trade. Read on to learn more about career options along with education requirements and salary expectations. Schools offering International Business degrees can also be found in these popular choices.
What Careers Are Available in International Trade?
International trade is expanding everyday, and several types of professionals are needed to make global trading work. From the expert in marketing to the attorney who knows international law and the pros in shipping who keep track of what's coming and going. Marketers plan, stage, and initiate campaigns to promote trade, products or services. International lawyers keep themselves abreast of international finance law and trade agreements between nations. Shipping specialists take care of the logistics pertaining to the movement of goods across borders and across oceans. It takes a team effort, because international trade is a huge business with huge risks but the payoff can be just as vast.
International trade produces jobs at all levels, be they in shipping, manufacturing or business management. The table below offers an overview of some specific career paths: marketing director, international trade lawyer and shipping specialist (logistician).
What Are Some Career Paths in International Trade?
The process of importing and exporting goods is very complex and involves a lot of different kinds of work. If you are interested in the field, you might find a career in manufacturing, selling goods overseas, trade services, trade assistance or regulation.
The manufacturing industry comprises working at companies that produce exports or buy imports. A large-scale manufacturer or agricultural producer might employ you as a business manager to strategize and develop relationships with companies abroad. You could also work as a marketing director for these companies, responsible for researching and properly targeting foreign markets.
Companies that offer trade services encompass a huge variety of positions. You might work at a shipping company and assist in transporting products back and forth between different nations. Other services exporters and importers need are in finance, law and insurance. With a legal background, you could help a company navigate international law and trade regulations.
If you are interested in working for the government, you can also find a career in either trade assistance or trade regulation. The U.S. government encourages some kinds of trade for economic reasons and discourages others for security reasons. A couple of the organizations that deal with trade assistance are the International Trade Association and the Foreign Agricultural Service; the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and Customs & Border Protection regulate trade.
What Kind of Skills Will I Need to Work in International Trade?
Because jobs in international trade encompass many different types of work, you will need different skills and educational backgrounds depending on what positions you are aiming for. Still, any job you get will require sensitivity towards different cultures and basic knowledge of international regulations.
If you'd like to work on the business side of the international trade field, it might be helpful to get an MBA, particularly from a school that offers a specialization in international affairs. Finding a job as a manager in an international firm will require the kinds of interpersonal, analytic and economic skills that business schools can teach. You could also work on developing market research skills because a large component of exporting and importing goods is having a strong knowledge of foreign markets.
If you are interested in working as an international attorney, you will need a law degree and thorough familiarity with international law and trade regulations. Meanwhile, to become a shipping specialist or logistics manager, you might only need practical experience.
What Is the Future of Jobs in International Trade?
In general, jobs in exporting and importing goods tend to have better pay than jobs not related to trade. As the world economy continues to globalize, there will continue to be a demand for managers and service providers to aid in business expansion. Due to increasing computerization, however, some jobs, such as those in shipping or logistics, might decline.
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Ovi launches today. I thought I'd give it a go on a N95. I downloaded via the Download! app and it told me the download was a massive 2984Kb… best use WiFi then!
After downloading and starting the install (v1.05 (212)) I got "Item Open Failed" but the install continued. At the end I got "Please reboot your device after installation"… This is very unusual and for a moment I thought I was using windows!
I rebooted the phone and started Ovi only to get "SecureWidgetUI System Error (-1)" and the app crashing. Nokia best fix this fast otherwise they are in for a huge PR nightmare. I wonder why the app is so large. Maybe it contains some kind of runtime or maybe lots of graphics. Either way, it seems very large for what's just an ovi storefront.
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Hockey Canada names Julien coach, Doan GM of men's Olympic team
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CALGARY, Alberta — Claude Julien was named coach of Canada's men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and Shane Doan was named general manager.
Doan and Julien replace St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong and Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, who vacated their positions on the national team when the NHL pulled out of an agreement to send its players to the Olympics last month.
"We are excited to announce our experienced management group and coaching staff that will lead Canada's men's Olympic team at the 2022 Olympics," Tom Renney, chief executive officer of Hockey Canada, said in a statement.
Julien has a 667-445-162 coaching record in 1,274 regular-season NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins. He won a Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011.
Julien was fired last February from his second stint coaching the Canadiens.
Doan, the Arizona Coyotes' hockey development officer, was assistant GM of the Canadian team that won gold at least year's world championships. As a player, he represented Canada at six world championships — winning gold three times — and competed at the Turin Olympics in 2006.
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Digitizer to repair your cracked, smashed, or broken screen. Comes with iPhone opening tools and adhesive.
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Should you buy the Samsung Galaxy S10+?
The year 2019 is likely to be a watershed one for smartphone makers, with foldable phones and 5G technology entering the market, offering the chance for firms to set new standards.
For Samsung, it is also likely to be a pivotal year as it must respond to the contrasting fortunes of its two biggest rivals — Huawei's upward trajectory, and Apple's apparent downward curve.
Now 10 years old, the Galaxy S line has matured into one with a real identity, and that has been honed again in the S10+. The big, bright screen at the heart of modern Galaxy phones is here again in the form of a 6.4-inch Quad HD+ Amoled display, but this year there's the addition of dual "hole-punch" cameras, dropped into the screen.
Samsung calls the technology its Infinity-O display, and it enables less of the screen to be broken up by a notch needed to house the camera sensors.
The result is a front panel on the S10+ that is almost completely uninterrupted screen, one that makes viewing photos and video a great experience. It is also striking to simply look at, and helps the phone stand out from many of its rivals.
Elsewhere, the S10+ is wrapped in a smart combination of metal and glass, curved at its edges and comfortable to hold as a result — the device is also surprisingly light in the hand.
On the back, the triple rear-camera system is neatly arranged at the top of the panel, while further down is another new technology — Wireless PowerShare: wireless charging which allows the S10+ to charge other smartphones held up to it back-to-back, including non-Samsung devices.
This is Samsung's new One UI, which is far easier to use on a large screen device such as this, replacing a screen filled with interaction points with more concise navigation options — many of which are strategically placed at the bottom of the screen and easy to reach when using the phone one-handed.
Elsewhere, both biometric sensors — the in-screen fingerprint and the facial recognition scanner in the front-facing cameras — are lightning fast to use as unlock methods.
For photography, too, the cameras are among the best on the market. A new ultrawide lens among the rear sensors allows for a greater field of view in images, which works nicely with the extra screen space on offer.
However, all this experience is rightly accompanied by the nagging feeling that a lot of what the S10 offers is already being replicated on previous Galaxy devices — particularly the S9 and Note9 from last year.
The Infinity-O Display as taken one of Samsung's biggest strengths — its screens — and enhanced then through the hole-punch camera that sits in the display.
This screen is well backed up by powerful cameras and an interface that is a pleasure to use.
Though it is not an essential upgrade for anyone with either an S9 or Note9 because the general performance increases are incremental at best, for everyone else this is the best Android phone you can buy right now.


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The Stephanie Inn can accommodate up to ten people (including the couple to be wed). If you are planning a larger wedding, our sister property the Surfsand Resort, offers full wedding services including an oceanfront ballroom, private flowering gardens and beach ceremonies.
Take a look at our Oregon Coast wedding packages and our Oregon Coast elopement packages.
On your wedding night, fresh rose petals are placed on your bed sheets and bubble bath is placed by your Jacuzzi for two. Enjoy a 1 p.m. check out time on the day of your departure.
Upgrade to a second or third floor oceanfront room for an additional $100.00 per night or a suite for an additional $200.00 per night.
Upgrade to a second or third floor oceanfront room for an additional $100.00 per night or a suite for an additional $200.00 per night. You may add a professional photographer for an additional fee.
Included with your stay is our gourmet chef's breakfast buffet every morning, our Northwest Wine & Beer Gathering each afternoon and our Stephanie Inn Good Nightcap evening cordials in the library.
Dinner service is available by reservation in the Stephanie Inn Dining room.