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This weekend while taking a clinic at Loveland, I ran across a smokin deal on a new pair of K2 Work Stinx – I’ve been wanting a wider ski (although K2 considers the Work Stinx an all mountain ski) and with a 91mm waist, these guys really seemed to fit the bill.  They are all mounted up with a pair of Targa G3 bindings (although i think i may change this to a set of BD 02 Bindings) and since this post sat in the draft folder so long, i’ve actually had a chance to ski them.  it was not really the softest of conditions at A-Basin, but the skis performed wonderfully.  Turns were snappy and fun – i can’t wait to ski them in some real pow.  now if it will just snow sometime this winter…  what is the deal?

things i’ve used recently: tar -zxvf file.tar.gz

mysql -u username -p password database_name < filename.sql

http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/129/How+can+I+Backup+and+Restore+a+MySQL+database%3F

You’ve configured open_basedir correctly to allow access to /usr/share/pear but to call the file correctly you can either call DB.php using the absolute path

/usr/share/pear/DB.php

or if you want to just use DB.php you will also need to modify include_path to use

/usr/share/pear

You can just include, include_path to the vhost where you added open_basedir. Something like

php_admin_value include_path “/usr/share/pear”

then run

/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/websrvmng –reconfigure-vhost –vhost-name=domain.com
Here are step by step instructions, on how to add an include path for your (dv) Dedicated Virtual 3.5 Extreme.

http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/514/(dv)+HOWTO%3A+Enable+PEAR%7B47%7DSet+open_basedir+and+include_path.

Also, you may need to modify your php.ini file.

Configuring the php.ini file on a DV requires the following.

1. Access to an SSH client.
(http://kb.mediatemple.net/article.php?id=016)
2. Basic knowledge of SSH commands
(http://kb.mediatemple.net/article.php?id=247)
3. And the root password.  Root access can easily be enabled using our Root Access and Developer Tools function in the Admin Section of the AccountCenter.

The most common parameters changed in the php.ini file are:

safe_mode
register_globals
max_upload_filesize
post_max_size
max_execution_time

Use the following command at the command prompt to start editing:

vi /etc/php.ini

If you are looking for a specific parameter and would like to go
straight there, type the following:

vi +/parameter /etc/php.ini

example: vi +/safe_mode /etc/php.ini

For more information on using the vi command, review kb article

http://kb.mediatemple.net/article.php?id=247

Mary got me some Tele lessons for my birthday and I am super stoked.  I’ve been teleing for a few years now and feel like i am fairly adept at making it down the mountain, but also feel that over the past few seasons, my skills have plateaued.  I am hoping that some professional help will get me bumped up to that next level or at least get me headed that way.  So with fresh snow on the ground, I get to head up to Loveland tomorrow and hopefully be shown how much I don’t know.  Expect a full report in the evening.

it’s finally starting to snow around here again.  the forecast calls for snow in the mountains tonight, all day tomorrow and even a little on sunday.  i am taking a tele lesson at loveland on sunday – so i am a happy camper.

had a great day skiing at Eldora today – it was unseasonably warm (in the 40′s) and crowded, but the sun soften snow made tele’ turns pretty fun – next weekend I am going to take a Tele lesson at Loveland (i need someone to help curb a few of the bad habits i’ve developed over the past several years). I can’t wait to see the hopeful improvement (and ski loveland’s bowls after the clinic)

today was one of those great days we get around here sometimes.  Holden and I went skiing, got a few runs in, then did our customary picnic in the back of the truck (the type where holden eats so much i am amazed (1 PB&J, 1 Yogurt tube, 1 string cheese, part of my banana, part of my apple, some trail mix, chocolate milk, apple juice, goldfish, animal crackers, and a cookie to top it all off)).  We made our way home and had good discussions about Rocket Boots (holden’s going to make rocket boots for a job – even rocket boots for dogs and cats, cause “they can’t fly without them”) and how hot it was.  We changed into shorts when we got home, I went for a short bike ride, we had friends over for dinner…

skiing, shorts, and a bike ride (not to mention rocket boots) all in the same day?  only in CO.

http://www.adobecards.com/

This animation by Adobe is pretty much going to knock your socks off.

this kid is an amazing skiier – half a binding or not…

and some more

I am crazy interested in avalanches right now. Not in the, let’s go into the woods and try to set one off kind of way, more along the lines of how to know if certain terrain is prone to sluffing or not. I really want to take an avalance I class this winter, and may try to make that happen. In browsing the interwebs tonight and searching for avalanches, i ran across this…might need to track the actual video down.

The Fine Line