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The facts are pretty . The world is heating up. Thats okay if you live in a place that will soon become oceanfront, but its no good if you are involved with anything related to snow. To that end, boarders figured they could get involved with the solutions end of the problem by giving back.So, this week a charity auction called Save our Souls on eBay will give folks the chance to do some early stocking stuffing. Whats being auctioned? Tons of new Replica Breitling watches gear: boots, jackets, and boards. Whos giving? Boarders -- such as Joe Sexton, Simon Chamberlain, and Spencer O Brien -- from the sports agency Infamous Management. Proceeds? All go to the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies in Colorado.To check out the gear, click on the Infamous site above or go to ebay.ca.--Alex Crevar

Team Astana announced this morning that it has resolved the financlial issues that saw Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, and the rest of the team riding the Giro dItalia in jerseys that had most of the logos removed, paving the way for the Replica Breitling watches teams presence at next months Tour de France. The teams sponsors, a coalition of businesses from Kazakhstan, were several million dollars in arrears. Riders hadnt been paid in months, and the UCI was threatening to revoke the teams Pro Tour license before the Tour. This had led to speculation that team manager Johan Bruyneel would be awarded the license and would form a new team with Lance Armstrong and a new sponsor, with 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador leaving for a Spanish team.

Those rumors now appear to be put to rest, meaning Astana could show up for the start of the tour with Armstrong and Contador, both former winners, plus Leipheimer and Andreas Kloden, both former podium finishers. Thats a lot of firepower.—John Replica IWC watches Bradleytwitter: johnwbradleyFull text of the Astana press release:Financial Problems Astana Cycling Team ResolvedAstana Cycling Team has a future again. Manager Johan Bruyneel has reached an agreement with the license holder, the Kazakh Cycling Federation (KCF).It was a fruitful meeting between Manager Johan Bruyneel, the managing company of Olympus SARL and KCF.