I just got an email from Judd, who has been taken hostage by his wife for their 10th wedding anniversary and forced to an undisclosed location in Costa Rica with limited wifi coverage. and that’s why the answer to last week’s puzzle is a couple days late.

Here was Judd’s puzzle:

“Nora has been using my iPad for a while now, and is rather adept at playing games on it. she just recently saw the latest version of ‘infuriated avians’ was available, and asked me to buy it. I made her the following deal; over the next 3 days, she has to play both her mother and me at checkers, in an alternating manner. If she wins twice in a row, then we purchase ‘infuriated avians.’ If not, then no game (and, presumably, pigs take over space or something.)

I am better at playing checkers than my wife, or at least less likely to let Nora win. Should Nora play us mom-dad-mom, or dad-mom-dad if she wants to maximize her chances of winning twice in a row?  How much better than my wife do I have to be at checkers for there to be a difference in strategies?”

And here is his answer, sent via carrier pigeon from the darkest Costa Rican jungles (or, perhaps, a beach):

“The puzzle this week was simple… Nora should play me 2x, as i am the better player, and she wants as many chances to beat me as she can.  she definitely needs to play her mom, my wife, 2nd, the key game — if she loses game 2, then there is no way that she can win two in a row!”

Most entrants pointed out the nice little counter-intuitive nugget: Nora wants to play her dad, the better player, more than she plays her mom. Nice twist, Judd!

This week’s winner, drawn randomly from the many correct entrants is Todd, who adds that, “her best strategy, of course, is to send me another picture as adorable as the one in the column,” at which point Todd would simply buy adorable Nora the disgruntled avians.

Thanks to all who played! For those who didn’t win, use the code GEEKDAD44AF to get $10 off a $50 order at ThinkGeek.

Here’s the slow-motion replay: Download and unpack the software to to the Mac’s applications folder, double-click on it, agree to the licence, and watch it automatically synchronise your files with your online Google Docs folder. Switch that off, and it crashes. Behold:

Google Drive’s known unknown issue

An “unknown issue occurred”, with an error code 487b, and Google Drive insisted on terminating itself. it can’t be that unknown if it has a pretty precise error code.

Uninstalling Google Drive and trying again produces the same result.

This is shabby software. there is a post on a Google product forum about this, with a suggestion from a respondent that you “try creating an empty Google Drive folder and going through the setup wizard again”.

Google Earth works pretty flawlessly on my Mac and that’s a really big complicated piece of code. if Google wants me to try Google Drive then it needs to take the handbrake off and get out of first gear.

On the other hand, I guess it’s my fault for wanting to know what the software was doing and putting a stop to it synchronising my files before I had a chance to put down my coffee. this cloud tech is supposed to be for my convenience, right? Not Google’s. it should ask users what they want to sync, rather than dragoon everyone into bunging all their work into Google Docs, which I’m not a massive fan of. I prefer editing and creating files on my computer, safe from net connection glitches and bandwidth problems.

A colleague said: “I tried to install the app from Chrome. it just would not start the download. Not after many, many, clicks. Worked fine in Firefox though.”

The Dropbox developers must be laughing themselves silly while Google’s know-it-alls shoot themselves in the foot – again. ®

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Do you disagree or agree with El Reg storage veteran Chris Mellor? Fire away on the forum.

Do you like to play online bingo but also want to expand your online gaming experience by branching out to other online games?

Then you’re in luck online gamers, because we’ve rounded up some of the most popular online games currently setting the Internet abuzz – and we’re going to share our top picks with you.

Not only can you play bingo online at a multitude of web sites like the popular onlinebingo.com, but there are literally hundreds of online gaming sites that feature a bevy of other blood-pumping online games that are sure to please.

Today’s online bingo is played the exact the same way that ‘traditional’ bingo is played – but with a lot more twists and turns than the game your grandma used to play. Now, people that like to play online bingo can play several different types of bingo with a lot more variations.

From 90-ball bingo to 75-ball bingo, the ability to play online has given the age-old game a brand new fresh start.

In addition to playing online bingo, online gamers can also play a host of other casino games that are mostly free.

From Keno and video poker to slots and blackjack, gamers that like to play online bingo will be up their eyeballs in online casino games.

Now, when it comes to the different kinds of online bingo games there are to play, gamers can play for free or join a bingo room with a specific dollar figure such as a $1 dollar high roller room, a 25¢ quarter room or even a 10¢ dime room.

In the U.S. players mostly play 75-Ball Bingo where players play one or more cards with 25 squares all arranged on a 5×5 grid while players in the UK and other countries mostly play 90-ball bingo with the only difference being the cards themselves.

90-Ball Bingo cards have nine vertical columns and three rows and not every square contains a number. Only five numbers are printed in each row and there is not a free space like on a 75-ball bingo card that U.S. players have come to know and love.

Of course, online bingo has a multitude of different patterns that never existed years ago, such as ‘Cross, Diamond, four Corners or eight States’. Players must complete the desired pattern in order to win.

Now, let’s move on to some other exciting online games that online bingo players may be interested in.

Over at popular gaming web sites like pogo or shockwave, online gamers can play solitaire, spades, gin, free cell, pinochle, or bridge.

If it’s ‘old-school’ classics or board games you like, then you’ll be pleased to know that family favorites like Connect 4, Yahtzee, Scrabble and Monopoly await you at these very same web sites.

Now, if it’s role playing games (RPG) or Apple apps that you are after, then you might want to try one of the newer games out like 2029 Online, Quantum Legacy or Sherwood Dungeon.

No matter which realm of online games you prefer, you’re guaranteed to find something that interests you with today’s increasingly swift technology producing excellent online games on a daily basis.

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Wholesaling is definitely more advantageous compared to retailing, especially when it comes to candle making supplies. Wholesaling generally guarantee buyers that they will have sufficient supplies such as wax, wicks, molds and fragrances to make a number of candles. while with retailing on the other hand, supplies are just enough to make a few. moreover, consumers typically get good charge-offs for buying candle making supplies in bigger amount that is a far much better value than buying in smaller amounts.

Home candle making is now regarded a popular creative activity. so there is an increased demand for wholesale candle-making supply shops. many shops provide large quantities of supplies among professional, neophyte candle makers and buyers that just make candles for fun. Candle-making supply shops offer consumers the opportunity to leaf through their inventory and the pleasure find the appropriate waxes, molds, and scents that are suitable for their own needs. Consumers with a set mind of their needed supplies can easily purchase through the internet. Wholesale candle-making supply dealers online give great deals on their products. Suppliers online may offer a more extensive assortment and selection of supplies compared to physical stores with no online access. Several wholesale candle-making supply stores on the internet even offer free shipping on large quantities, consequently making it an even better business deal to buy supplies in masses.

A lot of candle-making supply shops offer good discounts to buyers that purchase bulks of supplies.for instance, a pound of candle wax may be bought for $5, but three pounds may only cost $10. same goes for the other supplies like wicks or molds.

One more great profit of buying wholesale is that candle makers can produce more candles in a specific period of time. rather than only making a few candles, stopping and buying more supplies, candle makers can yield more candles with no immediate shortage of resources.

Saturday is National Record Store Day.

Twenty years ago, such a day would have been as necessary as National Grocery Day. Or National Drugstore Day.

People just went to record stores — to pick up the latest CD or LP from their favorite band. To see what was new in the bins on Tuesday. Or just to hang out.

Unlike grocery stores or drugstores, though, record stores were community hubs. Places where like-minded fans of classic rock (or hardcore punk, or free jazz, or techno, or early ’50s R&B, or ’80s hip-hop) could talk, swap favorites and ask the guy at the counter what he was spinning.

Record stores were much more than stores. as were bookstores and video stores.

These places were gathering spots that turned fans on to the newest, the latest, the greatest, the most obscure. They helped shaped generations of pop-culture consumers into fans.

Which makes the decline of these brick-and-mortar institutions more than just a consumer story. Technology has redefined what it means to be a fan — through megastores such as Amazon, download sites, easy access to imports and “in the cloud” sites like Spotify.

Anyone anywhere has access to almost anything at the click of a mouse. in many ways, it’s easier than ever to find a like-minded fan community, especially for those with niche interests.

But has something more than the corner store been lost in the process?

Cleveland graphic-arts firm owner and musician David James, an avid consumer of music and movies, says the answer isn’t black-and-white.

“Access to anything is good and bad,” says the former devotee of (now-closed) Cleveland record stores such as Chris’ Warped Records in Lakewood (where he worked) and Record Revolution and Wax Stacks in Parma.

“In the ’80s, when I was a teenager, I never had much money to spend, so I’d go to a store and look closely at 20 or 30 records before buying. I’d imagine what they’d sound like, ask people in the store how they’d describe it,” he says.

“There was an incredible amount of imagination in that process. It forced more consideration and creativity on the part of the consumer — and more appreciation of the music.”

Now, James is still an avid music consumer — but not necessarily a buyer.

“Spotify makes buying redundant. It’s like having the whole iTunes store in a click. You don’t even have to download files — you just move them around in the cloud,” he says.

And if you fear losing the human connection, you can share the titles you’re listening to by linking to Facebook and seeing what your friends are spinning online.

But it’s not just the ease of finding music online that impresses James. he also has found a new community. in his case, other fans of early ’80s minimalist electronica.

“Yeah, it’s pretty micro-niche,” he says with a laugh. “There’s definitely a different sense of community online [than in record stores], but it’s still a community. Things just change.”

Music fan Steven Peffer also gets the appeal of micro-niche music — but he’s trying out the concept in a different format: a real, physical store.

Earlier this month, Peffer did the almost unthinkable: he opened a record store in 2012. as in, RECORDS, big vinyl discs.

But as retro as this may seem, Peffer’s reasons behind his new Hausfrau Record Shop on West 65th Street are forward-looking.

“It may seem like a bad time to open something because everyone’s going online and record stores are not doing well, but I want to do something different,” he says. “I wanted to keep it tiny, as simple as possible, with very specialized interests.

“I want to have a small store that is carefully curated, not filled with tons and tons of stuff. We have just vinyl — new and used — underground and punk rock, reggae and dub, and jazz.”

Peffer chose to go with just vinyl because of what he sees as its newness — at least for generations raised on virtual shopping, where you never actually own anything beyond sound files on a MP3 player.

“People younger than me — I’m 34 — never actually went to record stores. It can be a cool new experience for them, just picking up and holding something; I’ve already seen it a lot in the store,” he says.

“You’ll see people flipping through stacks and stacks of stuff, and they end up taking a chance on something they wouldn’t have checked out before because of how it looks, or from a recommendation I give them. ‘If you liked this, you might like . . .’ People seem to like that human recommendation.”

You are what you download

 The honchos at movie-rental giant Netflix agree.

Last week, the company announced a new initiative to improve the recommendation system used by their 23 million streaming download customers.

“We want to know you as well as a friend,” says Joris Evers, Netflix director of corporate communications.

A friend who really knows what you like.

“Streaming is something very different than going to a traditional video store and walking down aisles for comedy or drama, browsing till something jumps out at you,” explains Evers.

Instead, Netflix tailors its recommendations by relying on data that users provide on their profiles, plus information about past rentals — including whether you stopped watching a streaming video and never resumed it and the speed at which you go through rentals — and ratings you give to movies. (The system is not as refined for Netflix’s mail-only customers, as less data is available.)

“Eighty percent of our employees are engineers, and a good portion of them are mathematicians working on improving our algorithm system so it can be more personal,” Evers says.

That’s a lot of work to re-create the human touch of a knowledgeable store clerk. but with video stores almost completely extinct, it’s a useful goal — for Netflix and for viewers.

“Netflix is not necessarily about the newest movies,” explains Evers. “It’s more about discovering things that would appeal to you . . similar to the bookstore you used to go to, and the clerk knows your name and he says, ‘You just read this, you’re gonna really like this title.’ ”

That human touch is exactly what Visible Voice bookstore owner Dave Ferrante is still selling at his cozy Tremont shop — an advantage he sees for any brick-and-mortar store.

“The greatest strength we offer anybody in a store is discovery,” he says.

“Online, you’ve got to know what you want, and if you only have an inkling, you have to rely on some program set up by Amazon. Instead, you can come into a store and stumble onto something.”

But even Ferrante admits that big-box and online stores have some advantages.

“They can be more nimble and move a lot faster,” he says. “And they can beat me on convenience and price, though they’re not all that deeply discounted. . . . That’s why we don’t try to compete.”

Instead, he’s also taking a more tightly focused approach to his store.

“We stay away from the Top 20 books and try to focus on six or seven genres and build really deep in that area.”

Those areas at Visible Voice include graphic novels, music, movies, poetry and modern fiction.

Ferrante also keeps customers coming in with weekly readings, small concerts and even wine tastings.

“We’re really trying to offer people a different type of experience — something you can’t find online.”

But there’s no arguing that sometimes you can find things online you won’t find in a local store.

Log on to Amazon and look past its Top 20 best sellers to the chatboards and reviews that follow most titles. if you know what you’re looking for — say, new Norwegian fiction — you’ll discover a hard-core international community of readers interested in the same, often obscure, topics. again, a different kind of community, but a community nonetheless.

Amazon and other online sellers also offer devoted fans another advantage: easy access to imported titles. in an era when top authors include Scandinavians Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo — and shows such as “Downton Abbey” from the U.K. and Denmark’s version of “The Killing” (“Forbrydelsen”) generate big buzz — that’s not such a small bonus.

Take best-selling Norwegian mystery author Nesbo, whose new book, “Phantom,” came out in Britain in March but won’t hit American shelves till October. for $44, fans easily can go online and purchase the hard-cover title from Amazon.co.uk and have it at their door in six to 10 days, instead of waiting more than half a year to see what’s new with Detective Harry Hole.

Dedicated “Downton Abbey” fans were also able to get a early look at the second season of the Edwardian soap by purchasing DVDs of episodes that aired months earlier in the U.K. from Amazon.

And these are just a few examples of thousands of book, CD and DVD titles American consumers can purchase from abroad. (Note: European DVDs are Region 2 and will play on many computers but not American DVD players. Kindle books cannot be purchased internationally.)

The once-lengthy process of having a book- or record-store employee track down an import has been accomplished without leaving the house. and you can even find equally ardent international fans to discuss your purchase once you’ve read or watched it.

The ease of access to rarities and imports is one reason Parma bass player and self-described “junk-culture aficionado” Tony Erba has increasingly turned online in pursuit of collectible records, movies and wrestling memorabilia. he used to frequent (mostly closed) stores such as Vidstar in Cleveland Heights, Record Revolution in Parma and B-Ware Books & Video in Lakewood.

“In the past, you had the thrill of the chase,” he explains. “You’d get the word from someone that they had a great find and make the drive to the store. . . . The thrill aspect of hunting through bins and getting an awesome record or movie for cheap can’t be replaced.”

Today, Erba still goes to conventions such as Cinema Wasteland, a B-flick and retro horror fest, flea markets and local shops when he has time. He’s looking forward to checking out the new Hausfrau Record Shop in the Gordon Square Arts District.

“But my days of obsessively going to the record store every week are over . . . simply for the fact that those stores no longer exist. and that’s a shame. but the thing is, people get busy and can’t travel or devote as much time to treasure hunts anymore. and if someone is interested in something off the beaten path, if it becomes out of reach, they’ll start to lose interest,” Erba says.

“In a way, it’s almost better now. Accessibility has become much easier. on the Internet, you can find everything at the click of a finger — even the comradeship of like-minded weirdos.”

Everyone can recall the old days of the Sega Genesis with its hit character Sonic the Hedgehog. It was a fun game to play and a favourite to many. Sonic however is not only available for the old Sega console system, but available for many other game systems including the Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation and more. you can even find Sonic Online Games available on the Internet and actually play Sonic online.

New and advanced Sonic games no longer look like what they use to, they are now built three dimensional with amazing graphics and bright vibrant colours with fantastic sound effects. Sonic games are very affordable to purchase and are worth investing because of the countless hours of play time that they offer. you can enjoy the game with your children, explore the adventure and the speedy story line that is offered in the game with all its fun and glory. with Sonic you can play countless amounts of hours. As soon as you beat a level in the game, you are challenged to play again to see if you can beat the level with more accomplishments.

Some of the more popular games include Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Knuckles, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic and Knuckles plus many more. with the advancements of technology and the Internet, you can now play Sonic online that have been produced by designers that are very similar to the original and just as fun but with a lot more variety and game modes available, more than ever before After so many years of its original launch, there are millions of fans and players around the world that still enjoy playing Sonic. How can you not adore a cute, clever and yet tough character with wonderful graphics and game play.

Sonic games can be challenging, but not challenging to the point where you want to give up from playing the game completely. its at a level that is fun to play for the family and enjoyable for children and older adults. you will find yourself playing the game four hours at end and not even realize how much time you have spent playing it.

As an individual performer, this may be Johnny’s greatest gift to the wrestling world.

Before he created “People Power,” Johnny Ace became the inventor of the Cutter, a wrestling move best described as a three-quarter facelock bulldog.

Johnny called it the Ace Crusher, and he could use it from multiple positions such as the center of the ring, the apron, the second rope or after a flapjack.

The Cutter would later become associated with Diamond Dallas Page, who called it the Diamond Cutter.

Over the years, many wrestlers have adopted the cutter and tweaked it to their likings.

Matt and Jeff Hardy use a 180-degree spinning cutter, known as the Twist of Fate.

The Dudley Boyz used a high flapjack-cutter combination, known as the Dudley Death Drop or the 3D for short.

And of course, Randy Orton uses a jumping cutter, known as the RKO.

But none of these moves would have existed without the original Cutter, the Ace Crusher.

A car logo is a symbol or text that represents the identity of a particular type of car. Today, the car market is flooded with different brands and models. Car logos will help you to distinguish one brand from another. Logos serve as unique visual marks of identity of a company. they help companies gain product recognition in the world market. In general, logos reflect the individuality of the company. Logos should be simple and thoughtfully designed to appeal the target customer. as cars are speed lovers? vehicles, their logo should have a strong virile look.

Commonly, three types of car logos are used – symbol logo, text logo, and combination logo. In symbol logos, special designs or symbols are used to represent the brand. Popular car companies like Citroen, Ferrari, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Renault, Porsche, Subaru, and Koenigsegg have symbols for their logos. these symbols have ingrained deep into people?s mind all over the world. In text logos, the initials or the names of the companies are written in a particular style. Text logos are used by many famous car companies such as Fiat, Mazda, Toyota, Ford, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Combination logo is a blend of symbols and texts. they place symbols and text in juxtaposition to make memorable logos. Popular car brands like Alfa Romeo, Audi, Maserati, Skoda, Lamborghini, Panoz, Cizeta, Lotus, Rover, and BMW make effective use of symbol-text combinations.

Car logos come in different shapes, sizes and colors. Car logo stickers are used as fundraisers for clubs, schools, or teams. Today, car logos appear even on t-shirts, caps, bags and other accessories. A gift item printed with car logos can make a great gift to any speed lover.

Of all the reasons to build a gaming-oriented desktop computer yourself rather than buy one from a manufacturer, the best of them might just be the control it gives you over your money. sure, big companies may get bulk discounts that they can pass on to you, but you’re still stuck with the components they want you to have—or a limited selection if they let you choose some yourself—and uncertain upgradability. If you decide later that you want a faster processor, a more powerful video card, or more storage, you might find upgrading too much of a hassle to bother with.

Build your own computer and you don’t have that problem. You get exactly the parts you want and can afford, and can sleep easy knowing that as technology evolves and hardware changes, you can make an easy swap-out yourself so you can always stay current. Plus, once you get into the build cycle, you’ll never spend more money than you need to: just replace this piece of hardware with a new one and you have a new computer—for a fraction of what you may have to pay a major manufacturer.

Over the last six months or so, we’ve run a series of stories showing you how to build a gaming desktop of your own, regardless of your budget. We’ve explored the psychology of parts selection, shown you how to put the pieces together, and even explained how targeted upgrades can make all the difference in the games you play and how well. All of that remains good, basic advice for how you should approach your own purchases when you’re looking to build a computer, and we wanted to round those stories up here so you can find, with just a click or two, the information you need to get started.

That said, technology moves pretty fast, and not all the choices we made the first time around are ones we’d make today. So along with each of the stories below, you’ll find our updated hardware and pricing (obtained from Newegg.com, and accurate as of the date of publication, or based on the advertised list price if that’s not available) recommendations, along with staying true (or as true as possible) to the previous stories’ attempts to improve on earlier configurations in the series. when you’re making your own computer, what you have is often as important as what you buy—especially when you need to stay within a budget. but even if that’s the case, it’s still always possible to take advantage of the best the current world of DIY offers you. Happy building!—Next: The $500 Gaming PC >

Review of Ski Movies at the Festivals This Fall

As Autumn kicks in and the temperatures plummet across the Northern Hemisphere, there is a growing surge in the number of film festivals and weekend events dedicated to ski movies and snowboarding movies. a typical example would be the line up of one of the snow film festivals which rolls over the weekend of November 19 and 20, in a Cinema complex in lower Manhattan, about as far away from the slopes as you can get. These events have a very clear commercial purpose; to add “stoke” to the pre season hunger of snow deprived skiers and whip up the feeding (aka buying and booking) frenzy so beloved of this marketer’s dream of an industry.

Taking a look at the line up for this particular weekend of 2010, gives a pretty wide ranging view of the skiing world and its sub cultures today. not only are the current crop of major and minor ski movies showcased, but on show too are ski resort reviews; whether overt or implicit. No self respecting ski resort wants to miss out on their slice of this winter’s customer pie, by not raising their heads and being seen by the hordes of excited, snow hungry audiences of the ski movies on display. And so, many are featured, from locations around the globe. However, beneath the visibly commercial surface, lies a tremendous swell of creativity

Looking at the weekend’s playlist for a randomly chosen festival of snowsports films, gives a clear picture of how the skier or boarder can suck in an adrenaline shot of their choice, while allowing numerous opportunities for cross fertilization of ideas between the various camps. I’ve attempted to pick out a few of the titles and give a flavour of the variety offered by the first seven titles on this 1 playlist.

Like a Lion: a documentary feature film about Tanner Hall who some consider the supremely controversial and most competitive skier of the noughties. The film does try to pull on your heart strings a bit with his story of overcoming adversity and tragedy; eventually finding his self confidence and tasting triumph. you are able to follow the high-risk, ankle snapping life of this ESPN X-Games Gold medalist seven times over.

F*ck It: Snowboarders are a strange bunch and this film is about those who refuse to give in to common sense and in the face of adverse snow and “uncertain” death, their catch all solution for everything is.. F’ it. a very fit bunch and yet another gnarly sub culture within the sport.

Stance: Stance tries to highlight (or possibly exploit), the growing wave of hardcore woman snowboarders, who are reaching levels formerly denied by acceptance of stereotypes.

At Equilibrium: It’s good to see the cousins from eastern Europe standing up and producing their own snowboard documentaries. Following on the heels of the Polish and Romanian flavours of the last couple of years we see the passion of groups raising the profile of snowboarding in Bulgaria. I bet that wasn’t the first place you thought about for snowboarding holidays and yet this movie demonstrates how a passion can create growth in the most unpromising locations, if the culture is right.

Hello World: This is a movie that tries to deliver some original cinema and showcase the top levels of technical freestyle snowboarding. Yet another little niche within the snowboarding culture.

The Way I see It: much hyped, promoted and trailered, the latest BIG extravaganza is a project out of all proportion to the other ski movies this year and it’s quite refreshing in a way to see it so low down the running list of the NYC festival. However that shouldn’t detract from an amazing example of what is achievable with the latest technology in cinematography, which, used creatively, gives some fresh perspective on this sport,

Swift silent Deep: new movements in any culture need an original band of “nutters” who can step outside the mainstream and are immune to the disapproval and condescension of the masses. Swift silent Deep attempts to tell the tale of the Teton’s most infamous secret ski sub culture, the Jackson Hole Air Force, revealing their seminal effect on the evolution of extreme skiing. It’s a fine example of a group of outsiders and misfits, eventually steering the course of a significant proportion of those individuals who would consider themselves part of the mainstream of western culture.

And, there’s more! Titles at this particular festival are pretty representative of the fare on offer around North America at present and to a lesser extent in the UK. Women in skiing, adventure boarders, back country telemarketers, big mountain and remote committing adventure skiing are all represented by this seasons offerings with titles like: Powder and Rails; Eye Trip; Transitions; Revolver, In Color; Witness the Sickness;Light the Wick; The Storming; Work it out; nowhere; Todcast the Movie; Hooked; say My Name; Right Brain Left Brain; The Saturday Night Ride and a classic throwback, “The Blizzard of Aaaaghs”. Taken together these ski movies represent a very wide spectrum of the thinking underlying the games skiers play. The richness and variety of the snowboarding movies alongside the skiing films shows how quickly the snow board phenomenon has matured into an equal partner. May the two cultures continue to inspire each other.