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After many years of traveling the world, we have come to realize that the best backcountry skiing to be found anywhere is right here in the Sierra Nevada. The snowpack is reliable, avalanche danger is relatively predictable, and the terrain is superb. And then there's the snow: deep winter powder and silky spring "corn snow" that's the finest anywhere, snow that's often referred to as "ego snow". Not to mention the long winter programs season – long after the Utah snow junkies have put away their boards in favor of bikes we're still searching for fresh tracks and long runs, climbing the peaks and skiing off them. Backcountry Skills These we divide into Acquiring the Skills, which are our introductory programs that get you out there, show you that winter is actually pretty pleasant in the backcountry. We work to build up your skills set and expand your horizons into the snowy months. Once you are comfortable in the backcountry it is time to start exploring more and venturing onto steeper slopes discovering what you can do through our Applying the Skills courses. Hut Based Trips SMC operates its own backcountry hut at North Lake out of Bishop. It is…
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At 14,495′ Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 states and as such is the goal of many a hiker and mountaineer. A well-maintained trail on the south side takes the vast majority of these people to the top and back. For the more ambitious of us the climbing routes on the peak's east side offer a much more stimulating way up the mountain and here the eastern escarpment of the Sierra is at its most dramatic. Climbers long ago discovered that as well as having a stunning appearance the entire Whitney region sports abundant and excellent quality rock. Whitney's east face is but one of dozens of prominent alpine features in the area. So it's no wonder that the climbing routes on Whitney, and its neighbor to the north, Mt. Russell are well-known and popular objectives to the alpine rock climber. We offer Whitney climbs at any time of year; the rock routes of the East Face and East Buttress are well-known classics and receive quite a bit of attention while the "Mountaineer's Route" is a great way for novices to experience a bit more adventure than they would find on the main trail. In a…
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Peterson is one of many parents who are discussing -- whether in real life or on Twitter -- their skepticism of the vaccine. The vaccine is being distributed as an intranasal spray this week, and will arrive next week in injection form, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, earlier this week.
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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Monday, December 18, 1911: Got up about five o'clock this morning. I milked this morning in entire darkness, but I guess I'll wait until it gets lighter after this. Ruth left about half past six this morning intending to take the early train. Don't know what I'll do without her. Am beginning to miss her already. I consoled myself by going to Watsontown and buying Xmas presents. I got Mater a half doz. tumblers. Ruth a pair of gold collar pins. Besse a gold hat pin and Jimmie a horn to make some noise with. After going over my list of things I bought I found that one of the clerks had cheated herself out of fifteen cents.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
Whew, Grandma had a long day. It doesn't sound like fun to get up at 5 a.m. to milk cows on one of the shortest days of the year.
And, it's kind of cool that Grandma missed her sister Ruth so quickly after she left–or at least wished that her sister was there to help with the work. In so many diary entries, Grandma seemed annoyed or frustrated with her sister; and refers to her as Rufus, her highness, etc. It's been fun to try to decipher the complex relationship between the sisters.
At least Grandma had a fun shopping. I love the line about the clerk cheating herself out of 15 cents. Grandma would have noticed that type of mistake even when she was elderly. She strongly believed that if you watched your pennies that the dollars would take care of themselves. (Actually she probably also worried about the dollars.)
Even when Grandma was very old, if she saw a penny lying on a sidewalk, she would bend down to pick up.
I also always pick up stray pennies whenever I see any—and remember that I learned the importance of every single penny from Grandma. I tell my children that I'm still young because I can still bend and pick pennies up. My children retort that I must be old if I think that a penny still has enough value to make it worthwhile picking up.


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Elephant Head Climber's Log
rtgomez90 - May 21, 2017 12:38 pm Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2017Elephant Head Hike
Hiked it with the wife. Half a day with some fun scrambling.
drainpipe - Mar 28, 2015 5:56 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2015elephant head
took trail 930 past Little Elephant Head. The trail then descends to the quantrell mine trail. At 2.3 miles from the trail head look for cairns for the descent to chino Canyon. Can be hard to find. The trail is extremely steep it descends approx. 500ft in about 1/4 of a mile ,about the same going up. At the ridge you can start to plot the ascent . The route was incredibly well cairned all the way with very little exposure. It was a fun scramble with little danger. We are both over 60 and handled it easily thanks to the cairn building people. The view is incredible at the top unfortunately we had not brought any Elephant tribunes so i left a apology note. A fantastic hike - scramble. Who ever built the cairns i owe you a beer.
bighigaz - Dec 2, 2010 2:21 pm"Just What the Medicine Man Ordered" 5.9+ R/X
December 2005, Seth and I decided to go at Elephant Heads West Gully Mountaineering route. I felt Seth should have the lead since it was his first time in the Gully. This kept the climbing new and took us in to some uncharted - unclimbed territory! Pending a detailed description from Seth, it will suffice to say that we ventured out of the traditional Gully to the RIGHT, and wound up climbing some excellent faces. (Unprotected strenuous 5.9 on in a couple spots, so Seth gets the medal for rope-gun bravery!) Our favorite pitch we refer to as "The Prescription Pitch" which goes at 5.9+ R/X. After difficult to protect, but FUN 5.8+ climbing, slabby commiting face moves at the top with poor protection below make the exit moves something you'll probbably only want to do once. We waypointed belays at several pitches, and if I can ever find them on my computer I'll be posting those with some pictures of the route... We didn't take many, but it will always be a vivid adventure remembered in our minds' eye!
Sirena - Nov 2, 2010 10:57 pm Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2010Elephant Head Hiker's Route
Hiked this gorgeous route with killer views on a winter afternoon and the water in the creek crossings made it all the more beautiful. Full trip log at: http://desertsirena.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/elephant-head/
Sarah Simon - Feb 15, 2009 10:47 am Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2009Hikers Route
I really, really enjoyed this Valentine's Day outing with my husband and parents. From the old mine road, we dropped down into the canyon via the "direct" route, then back up to the saddle. I was the only one to continue on for the entire scramble to the top.
I really think the final little wall move before the last ridge push to the summit is Class 4, no ifs, ands or buts. It was surprisingly vertical and required a bit of concentration. (I can typically scramble Class 3 without even thinking, but this last little wall was not "non-thinking crawling".)
Loved the views from the top and didn't mind the pachyderm pile at the summit.
hans.schenk - Sep 20, 2007 10:50 am Date Climbed: May 6, 2004East Ridge: Hiker's Route
A bit postdated...but a great hike up the east ridge! I agree with the class 3 rating...although a couple of spots were borderline 4th and a little dicey for some of my non-climber friends.
Andinistaloco - Oct 23, 2005 2:16 pmRoute Climbed: West Gully/ Central Rib Date Climbed: October 2005
Classic but sporadic desert mountaineering kind of stuff... class 3-5 scrambling with the odd 5.6 thrown in. Nice exposure, rock's not as terrible as you might think (though pro sometimes is). Roped four pitches, back to crack a few beers before dark. Descent is annoying but brief. Take the wash if you can.
And watch for javelinas!
PeakMule - May 22, 2005 12:45 pmRoute Climbed: Bushwhack hike from Proctor Road to saddle Date Climbed: May 21, 2005
An awfully hot day, but a really worthwhile hike. I came up from the EH bike trail's Proctor Road end and just bushwhacked up the northern slopes to the saddle. From there I followed the cairns to the top. There's a delightful little shrine of elephant figurines in a heap of rocks where the summit register is located; I'll upload a picture.
Josh - Feb 5, 2004 12:47 amRoute Climbed: West Gully + Variation Date Climbed: January 27, 2004
Drove the 4WD road to the base of the West Gully and started up with a chalkbag and my Nike ACGs. Class 4 slabs led to a few 5.easy moves. I decided to take a more interesting (steeper) variation about 2/3 of the way up. The variation turned out to be an exciting refresher course in 5.8-5.9 kitty litter free-soloing! The descent really wasn't that bad.
Mjollnir - Nov 24, 2003 11:55 amRoute Climbed: West Gully Date Climbed: November 22nd 2003
Climbed with Todd Hinrichsen. We aimed to climb the West Gully but strayed off route for awhile. This is a good adventure climb. The descent is rather thorny (wear thick pants if you go).
bighigaz - Dec 22, 2002 2:58 pmRoute Climbed: The West Gully, 5.6 1000' Date Climbed: Dec. 21st, 2002
Wow, what an adventure. Our intention in the morning was not to do a significant amount of climbing, but rather scout out an area for new sport routes on a beautifull wall IN the West Gully... The day turned out much different, as the Gully was too inviting. We only got to the rock at 11:30, and suddenly decided we would climb it. 1000 feet. What the heck were we thinking. We brought our headlamps, (just in case), ate a bag of dry Top Ramen, and took a gallon of water. 6 hours later, after some fun scrambling, and climbing up to 5.8 on marginal pro and loose rock (we got of route on one occasion), we arrived at the summit! Before we left the summit it was dark, and the 2 hours of backcountry scrambling was enough to make me not want to go back... but I probably will! The next time, however, we will take a little more food, and leave quite a bit earlier! 8hrs and 15min car to car... and air and ground search and rescue out looking for two lost climbers!!!! (My parents were a little worried.) Somehow we managed to climb safely, and make it back, extremely hungy and sooooo tired.
Climb On!!!!!
bighigaz - Nov 3, 2002 6:33 pmRoute Climbed: East Saddle/Hikers Route Date Climbed: June 2000
Beautiful view! Where pants!


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Situated more than 1000m above sea level, the ancient site of Termessos, 30km northwest of Antalya, is one of Turkey's prime attractions. Its dramatic setting and well-preserved ruins, tumbling from the summit of the mountain and enclosed within a national park – Güllük Dağ Milli Parkı – merit at least an afternoon of exploration.
Despite its close proximity to Lycia, Termessos was actually a Pisidian city, inhabited by the same warlike tribe who settled in the Anatolian Lakeland, around Isparta and Eğirdir, during the first millennium BC. The city's position, commanding the road from the Mediterranean to the Aegean, enabled Termessians to extract customs dues from traders; a wall across the valley is believed to be the site of their customs post. Later, in 70 BC, Termessos signed a treaty with Rome, under which their independence was preserved – a fact the Termessians proudly expressed by never including the face or name of a Roman emperor on their coinage. The city must have been abandoned quite early, probably after earthquake damage in 243 AD, and has only been surveyed, never excavated.
The site
A thorough exploration of the ancient site can be quite strenuous; steep climbs are necessary to reach many of the key sights. Bring sturdy footwear and lots of water – there's nowhere to buy supplies beyond the park entrance – and time summer visits to avoid the midday sun. After checking the site map at the car park you'll need to climb a good fifteen minutes to reach the first remains of any interest. On the way, you pass a number of well-labelled, though mainly inaccessible, ruins, including the aqueduct and cistern high on the cliff face to the left of the path.
The King's Road and city walls
The second-century AD King's Road was the main road up to Termessos, close to which the massive lower and upper city walls testify to a substantial defence system. The central part of the city lies beyond the second wall, to the left of the path. Its surviving buildings, formed of square-cut grey stone, are in an excellent state of repair, their walls standing high and retaining their original mouldings. In part, this is due to the inaccessibility of the site; it's hard to imagine even the most desperate forager coming up here to pillage stone.
Gymnasium and theatre
While the first building you come to once you pass through Termessos' mighty walls is the well-preserved gymnasium and bath complex, this is far overshadowed by the nearby theatre. One of the most magnificently situated in Turkey, it's set on the edge of a steep gorge, with a backdrop of staggered mountains. Greek in style, it had seating space for 4200 spectators, and although some seats are missing, it's otherwise in an excellent state of preservation.
The agora, Corinthian temple and odeon
At the far end of the open grassy space of the agora, west of the theatre, a Corinthian temple is approached up a broad flight of steps, with a six-metre-square platform. The smaller theatre or Odeon on the far side of the agora was, according to inscriptions, used for horse and foot races, races in armour, and, more frequently, wrestling. The walls of the building rise to almost 10m, surrounded by four temples. Only one – that of Zeus Solymeus, god of war and guardian of the city of Termessos – is in a decent state of repair.
The necropolis
Uphill from the Odeon, Termessos' necropolis holds an incredible number of sarcophagi dating from the first to the third centuries AD. Most are simple structures on a base, though some more elaborate ones were carved from the living rock, with inscriptions and reliefs.
Tomb of Alcatus
Set in a dramatic mountaintop location, the so-called Tomb of Alcatus is widely accepted as the mausoleum of the general, a pretender to the governorship of Pisidia. The tomb itself is cave-like and undistinguished, but the carvings on its facade are remarkable, particularly one depicting a mounted soldier, with a suit of armour, a helmet, a shield and a sword – the armour of a foot soldier – depicted lower down to the right of the figure.
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Sitting in Starbucks because I have a babysitter for a couple of hours! Out of the house...alone? It's a miracle!
So my last blog post was 6 days before Zach and I were in a major roll over car accident. It still makes me sick to my stomach & gives me major anxiety just when I think about it. Zach was barely 3 months old at the time & I thank the good Lord every day for keeping him so so safe.
So my last blog post was 6 days before Zach and I were in a major roll over car accident. It still makes me sick to my stomach & gives me major anxiety just when I think about it. Zach was barely 3 months old at the time & I thank the good Lord every day for keeping him so so safe.
|My only pictures with him on my first Mother's Day. It's blurry, but I love his lip.
He 'walked' away with not even a scratch. I tell you what people, if you don't make sure your kid is buckled into their carseat like they should be, shame on you! I'm not one to judge, but those carseats are set up the way they are for a VERY good reason, so please please make sure you have that strap tightened down & that chest buckle at armpit level.
|Family picture during his 3 month shoot.
Ok, off my soap box.
|Thinks he's hot stuff now that he can roll over
I got banged up pretty bad and here we are 3 months later & I am STILL going to the chiropractor three times per week and getting a massage once a week. It's tough stuff. My muscles from the base of my skull all the way down to my lower back are so messed up.
|At a friends wedding. Thank goodness for that ring sling!
|Happy 4th of July!!
There are days where I do ok, and then there are days were it's still hard to move, hard to nurse Zach, hard to sit, hard to stand. It just sucks. All because a guy wasn't paying attention and blew threw a stop sign at 55 mph. However, it could have been way worse, and I'm thankful that I can still walk.
|Zach and his future wife, Juliet. They are exactly 4 months apart + 1 day.
I couldn't even drive a vehicle for over 3 weeks. I was scared every time I got in my husband's truck & I still have flashbacks & it brings tears to my eyes all the time. Most people don't know that I'm still having trouble with it all.
|My big boy sitting up!
I try not to let it affect me outwardly, but it's hard. But, I'm trying to get back into the swing of life. Going through something like that sure makes you think about your life long purpose & what you should be doing with your time.
|First encounter with a cow. He got licked up to his armpit...then went back for more. I think he's in love.
On a happier note, Zachary is now 6 months old!! I know, hard to believe! I keep up with Instagram (farmerswife85) but I rarely find time to sit down and update here. He is on the verge of crawling every where. He gets up on his hands and knees and will crawl with his knees but hasn't figured out how to move his hands accordingly yet, so he just face-plants and then gets right back up and does it again. It is sooo exciting to see him figuring out how to do new things & develop in a little boy.
|And this was just yesterday. I call it the face-smash crawl. He doesn't seem to mind his face being in the floor over and over again.
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When it comes to Facebook ads, most marketers I speak to are skeptical about how effective they are. In my experience, those who don't believe in Facebook Ads simply haven't experimented enough.
Over the past five weeks I've been running a Facebook Ad Campaign that has a ~400% ROI for a client in the music industry. Every £200 we spend, we drive £1000 worth of signups.
What I find particularly interesting about this campaign is that there is no way it would have been a success if I had created it via any of Facebook's recommended approaches. To cut a long story short, Facebook do not make it easy for you to run a really effective campaign. You have to experiment and learn what works for you.
Here's an example to put this into perspective. This month I ran two identical Page Like Ads as an experiment. The only variable was the bid type. One had the bid type set to oCPM (optimised cost per thousand impressions) for reach, the other was set to oCPM for clicks.
The first ad received a cost-per-like of $29.89, the other $1.20.
Imagine you had only ran the first ad? You'd come away thinking that it was going to cost you $3k to get 100 likes! What a waste of our budget – let's stick to posting cat memes!
What's really interesting about this is that nowhere on the Facebook Ad platform do they tell you that if you want likes that you should optimise for clicks. In fact, they suggest you optimise for likes – which, weirdly don't perform as effectively as optimising for clicks!
Understanding what works with Facebook Ads
I'm not going to explain what does and doesn't work, because, of course, it depends on a variety of variables. But I will explain what's helped me, in the hope that it might inspire you to think about what you could test.
Scrap the Facebook Ad Manager
If you're serious about Facebook advertising, stop promoting your posts on the page, and stop using the Facebook Ad Manager. These tools are extremely limited, and in my opinion often guide you down the wrong path.
I highly recommend using Qwaya, which to my knowledge is probably the most comprehensive Ad management tool specifically designed for Facebook Advertising that won't break the bank.
Failing that, use the power editor. These tools not only offer you a wider selection of powerful ways to promote objects on Facebook, but they also speed up the setup process and enable you to do clever things with segmenting your ads and tracking what works.
Use the conversion pixel
Facebook's conversion pixel is not just about being able to track conversions better from Facebook, it's also about optimising for them. One of the bid types that Facebook offers via it's power editor is 'oCPM for conversions' which algorithimically optimises your budget to drive more conversions.
I have tried this and it did appear to work, but I personally prefer using an oCPM for clicks bid type, and then just segmenting my ads to work out which demographic segments convert best, and then optimising for more of that traffic.
Segment, segment, segment!
When I speak to friends who are heavy Facebook advertisers, one thing that is always quite amusing to hear is how massively the results for similar demographic targets can vary.
"18-19 year old males in Canada converted at 5%, but 20-21 year old males in Canada didn't convert at all"!
Depending on budget, I try to segment each ad by gender, country, and age blocks of 3-5 years. You can then use the campaign reports to identify whether it's worth segmenting by interests or other variables that you've chosen to target by.
Use mobile ads for app advertising or page likes
Mobile advertising on Facebook is currently one of the most cost-effective paid options for driving page likes. It's also incredibly effective for driving mobile app awareness and downloads, for obvious reasons.
About a month ago, I wrote a post on Social Media Today suggesting what lies ahead for mobile & tablet advertising, particularly on Facebook and Google's advertising platforms. In a nutshell, as marketers understand the platforms better, and app creators like Conduit and Mobile Roadie begin to integrate app advertising more heavily into their packages, bids will continue to go up and up – so now's definitely the time to be making the most of the low costs of advertising on mobile.
Vary image, URL, and video posts
I generally stick to promoting really fascinating photos or URLs when promoting page posts on Facebook. My rule of thumb is, if I post an image and it gets an unusually high amount of engagement naturally and includes a call-to-action link, then it's probably worth promoting. That way, you're not promoting annoying crap in people's news feeds.
URLs tend to work best for driving traffic, so if the goal is driving conversions it's usually a safe bet to use them. When promoting external websites, I recommend changing your landing page's open graph image once every 2-3 campaigns, to prevent ad blindness.
Mix your ads up, try a combination of videos, photos, and URLs to see what works for you.
Sponsored stories vs. promoted posts vs. ads vs…
The best combination of ad types is highly dependent on your goals. From my experience, promoted posts are best for engagement & traffic, standard Facebook Ads are good for reach, and sponsored stories are good for increasing the effectiveness of either.
One thing I will add is that these ads all compliment each other. As your story or object gets more engagement, it will perform better on all metrics. So while standard Facebook Ads may suck for traffic, if they can drive a bunch of likes and comments which improve the effectiveness of your promoted post and sponsored story, then it can be worth running them for that reason alone.
Use Facebook Exchange retargeting
I have to admit, I'm still experimenting with Facebook Exchange retargeting and have seen very mixed results so far, but overall I've been quite impressed.
For MusicLawContracts.com, a side project of mine, I saw a 39% conversion rate from people who had not purchased but then been retargeted to on Facebook. A friend of mine in the gambling niche also sent me a screenshot showing a 50% conversion rate from his Facebook Exchange advertising!
I recommend giving Perfect Audience a try, as they also offer a $60 free trial budget to test whether it will work for you.
Final thoughts
From my personal experiences, I can say that Facebook Ads do work if you're willing to put in some effort. Sure, not every niche lends itself to them, but I think it's naïve to jump to the conclusion that they only work for consumer-facing brands, or brands in exciting industries. Those assumptions are, in many ways, self-defeating.
The next time you read a 'Facebook Ads Suck' blog post, consider – did they just give up too early? Did they have the wrong strategy?
When it comes to Facebook advertising, I highly recommend building a small network of people who are also experimenting that you can share insights with and get feedback from.
If you have any questions or would like to share data / experiences, I'd be more than happy to jump on Skype. Drop me an email or tweet at: @MarcusATaylor or marcus (at) ventureharbour (dot) com.
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"Casablanca" may be 70 years old this year, but audiences never tire of playing it again.
The 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund, the star-crossed lovers torn apart and brought together by wartime intrigue, remains in the estimation of many the perfect Hollywood film, and to mark seven decades of a beautiful friendship with its fans, the film is being released in a lavish three-disc Anniversary Edition filled with extras and goodies for the "Casablanca" aficionado.
PopcornBiz asked Stephen Bogart – the son of Bogie and his other great partner onscreen, but more significantly in life, Lauren Bacall – to share his memories of his father's relationship with his most widely beloved film.
What goes through your mind every time you get a chance to watch 'Casablanca' again?
I've seen it like five or six times – how many times can you watch a movie? But lately the big change is seeing it on the big screen – and I can't wait to see the Blu-Ray also; I mean, it's going to be fantastic – but seeing it on the big screen, seeing it enhanced with everything that Warner Brothers has done to it just makes it so much better. It's really amazing. It's really a different movie and it's really great.
Do you have a sense of where this film sat in your father's estimation, considering the amazing filmography that he had?
My father was all about the writing. His friends were writers. If you notice his movies, you know how many Bogart quotes in how many different movies you can see. That's all about the writing. So I think that this would be up there with 'Maltese Falcon,' 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' 'The African Queen,' 'The Caine Mutiny' and 'To Have and Have Not,' of course – all of the ones that have that incredible writing it. So I think that obviously it has to be in the top five, simply because that's one of the reasons that this film's so sustainable among many of the films that he's done. But I don't know that it'd be number one. I wish I could've asked him, but he died too soon.
Did he continue to have a close relationship with Ingrid Bergman or the director Michael Curtiz or any of his costars from the film?
Not that I know of. My father, he was a chess player and he was sailor, so those were fairly lonely kind of pursuits, very singular pursuits and there were certain people that he'd go out on the boat with and certain people that he continued to be friends with, the John Hustons, [Frank] Sinatra, people like that, so I don't know – especially by the time that I came around, which was ten or 12 years later. I'm sure that he had a respect for Ingrid. They were never lovers or anything like that, but also there were some people who used to say that he and Ingrid didn't get along at all and that's not true at all. I talk to my friend Isabella Rossellini [Bergman's daughter] a lot about that, and that's really not how it was. They just had tremendous respect for each other and were great actors. They were just different people. He was still friends with Peter Lorre and people like that.
This character for many people embodies their vision of Humphrey Bogart. In what ways do you think your father was like Rick, and in what ways he was not at all like Rick?
I think he probably was a lot like Rick. He was a fun guy, respected women. He had a quick wit, but I don't think he was a brooder. I think a lot of the embodiment of the character was what he was like. I think he was more like Rick than not Rick. Give it all up for a woman? Yeah, sure. He respected women, and so I think that he was probably more like Rick than not.
Do you have a sense of which film meant the most to him in his long career?
No. You look at 'Maltese Falcon,' when he first teamed up with Huston. You look at 'High Sierra,' which put him on the map. You look at 'Have and Have Not,' which of course was the genesis of his relationship with my mom – and where I came from, so that's my favorite. If it weren't for that I probably wouldn't be around. 'African Queen' again with Huston. I know he had a big spot in his heart for 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' because he wasn't the star of the film and he didn't know whether he should do it. He went to his agent, Sam Jaffe, and Jaffe said, 'Look, your best friend John Huston is going to do it and he wants you to do it and you should do it.' And of course: Oscar for Huston. Oscar for Walter Huston. So I think that the Huston films were very dear to his heart. He loved working with John, and John was brilliant.
They need to reinvent another word to go beyond "icon" for your father's place in the pantheon of Hollywood actors. What does it mean for you that his artistry has stood the test time, and is arguably as popular now as it ever was?
I'm very proud. It's an amazing phenomenon. You watch Humphrey Bogart movies and your eye immediately gets drawn to him unlike almost anyone else. You look at him and it's Boom! There is he is. He just stands out. It's so gratifying that someone who cared so much about acting, so much of what he did and respected actors and acting so much to be held in such high esteem. He was never one to say 'Oh, I'm great and forget about everyone else,' because he knew that it was his costars. You look at the great movies, but you look at the great costars that he was with, just phenomenal, from Leslie Howard in 'Petrified Forest' all the way through. Edward G. Robinson and Peter Lorre and my mother and Ingrid Bergman. Just time after time he was with – Katie Hepburn! – phenomenal actors and phenomenal costars. So I think the most important thing is that he would not have taken it all upon himself to say, 'Wow, aren't I great?' He really recognized how much talent he had around him.
How much fun is it to watch the movies he made with your mother and watch the chemistry that they captured forever on film like that?
Well, I have to tell you, she's my mother and so I don't really look at it that way. I try to turn away a little bit, but it's great. Look, they were one of the two or three top romances of the 20th century, but I don't really look at it that way and see the smoldering-ness and that sort of stuff. People say, 'Wow, your mother was really hot.' I go, 'No – that's my mom. You can't say that.'
Is there another actor's performance in 'Casablanca' that you really get a kick out of?
I think everybody. I think that Paul Henreid is great. I think Sydney Greenstreet was fantastic. Everybody did so fantastically in the movie that how can I say? It's tough.
You didn't get nearly enough time with your dad, but what's the most important thing that you did learn from him?
I think the most important thing that I learned from him is that you have to treat everyone the same, treat everyone right and do unto others they way that they do unto you, and you have to not take yourself too seriously. You just have to keep going, do what you do and go onto the next thing and be humble. I think that's what he was. I think treating people right is really what I got from him. Everybody. Nobody is better than anyone else. Some people are luckier. Some people are more fortunate to be able to do certain things, but nobody is better. It's just the luck of the draw.
From what I've read, your father seemed to have a particularly sharp wit that you don't see in many of his roles. Do you remember him being sharply funny?
There was of course the story of the lobster on the boat. I bought this play skunk that was in a little wooden cage and I was going to Catalina Island. I'd gone out to Catalina and I'd caught some crabs and I put them in the bottom of the cage and I lowered the cage into the water and I go to sleep. The next day I get up and pull up the cage and there's a half lobster. The lobster tail was gone. My dad said, 'Oh, the fish ate the lobster tail.' I was so proud that I caught the lobster. Well, of course later on I realized that lobsters swim backwards and so he wouldn't have gotten in headfirst, so obviously they ate the lobster tail and made me think that I had caught the lobster.
What's your personal favorite among your father's movies?
I thought that 'Treasure' was just phenomenal. I love 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' but I also love 'The Desperate Hours.' I thought that was great. It's so tough to pick, but for me I think 'Treasure' was the one because it embodied his relationship with Huston. It got Walter an Oscar. It got John an Oscar and it was just kind of a giving thing, which was very important to him.


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DEPARTMENT: Patient Access Services VMT
WORK SCHEDULE: Days/Evenings (Shift Hours range between, 6:00AM – 11:00PM; with weekend rotation)
WORK TYPE: Part Time (.70 FTE)
The Patient Access Representative facilitates a welcome and easy access to the facility and is responsible for establishing an encounter for any patient who meets the guidelines for hospital service. Responsible for the coordination and completion of all patient demographic and financial information as required by third party insurers and regulatory agencies. Provides front line office support for various hospital departments. Maintains a close working relationship with nursing staff, ancillary department staff and the medical staff to ensure a seamless patient transition between registration and clinical providers. Work in conjunction with other Revenue Cycle Department personnel to ensure that all established policies/procedures are maintained. The position requires critical thinking skills, ability to work in high-stress situations, professional appearance, behavior, good communication skills, dependability, flexibility and teamwork. The Revenue Cycle PAR will be cross trained within various areas of Patient Access for the Northeast (Admissions, Outpatient Registration areas, Emergency Department, Urgent Care).
The Patient Access Representative will perform duties to support the goals and objectives of the Geisinger Health System and provide the highest level of quality patient care and patient satisfaction.
Works under the direction of the Patient Access Supervisor.
Emergency Department discharge reports need to be reviewed for Post ED appointments to be scheduled for PCP or specialty clinics per the Emergency Department Physician's order. Patient Access Representatives are to schedule at time of discharge. The discharge summary is also reviewed for an Orthopedic referral that may be required, these are faxed directly to the orthopedic department they will schedule their own appointments for post ED patients.
Performs front line office duties to support the clinical department to include reviewing/transcribing orders, reviewing referrals, and authorizations.
Demonstrates competence in oral, written and electronic communication skills.
Must be able to make responsible sound and accurate decisions.
Must maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrates intermediate typing, keyboard, and internet navigation skills.
Demonstrates intermediate office skills.
Demonstrates ability to work independently, set priorities, multi-task and provide problem resolution.
Demonstrates competence in customer service skills.
Must be assertive. Show initiative in confirming patient demographics, health insurance information and collections at the time of the encounter.
Must be able to work day, evening, night, holiday and week-end rotation hours.
Demonstrates friendliness and compassion toward patients in Patient Access areas.
High School Diploma or GED required. Associates Degree preferred.
Minimum of one (1) year experience in patient hospital registration, billing or collections preferred.
Successfully completes Revenue Cycle Training Program.
Work is typically performed in a hospital/emergency/outpatient/urgent care setting which may require repetitive visits to numerous patient care locations to complete bedside registrations.
May require extended periods of time where you will be standing or walking. You must be able to push, pull or lift up to 20 lbs.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. * Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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Pastwa (West Prussia)
Pastwa, West Prussia, a part of the congregation located at Jerczewo, a subsidiary of Heubuden. In 1854 Jerczewo built a church in Pastwa and in 1899 united with the Frisian congregation of Tragheimerweide. Pastwa later changed its name to Gutsch and then to Zandersfelde.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 336.
|Ernst Crous
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Crous, Ernst. "Pastwa (West Prussia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Sep 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pastwa_(West_Prussia)&oldid=144552.
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Crous, Ernst. (1959). Pastwa (West Prussia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 September 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pastwa_(West_Prussia)&oldid=144552.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 122-123. All rights reserved.
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"So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted." — Candidate Barack Obama,
San Francisco Chronicle interview,
January 17, 2008
"Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." — Candidate Barack Obama, Same interview as above
"We're going to have to cap the emission of greenhouse gasses. That means that power plants are going to have to adjust how they generate power … but a lot of us who can afford it are going to have to pay more per unit of electricity, and that means we're going to have to change our light bulbs, we're going to have to shut the lights off in our houses." — Candidate Barack Obama, Iowa PBS interview, November 9, 2007
Electricity rates are indeed set to skyrocket, as Barack Obama predicted back in 2008, while he was still a freshman Senator and ambitiously aspiring to White House occupancy. The Obama administration's new Environmental Protection Agency regulations on coal-fired electrical power generation, if allowed to go into effect, will mean that even a lot of us who can't afford it will "have to pay more per unit of electricity." But the pain will be much more severe than merely having to change our light bulbs.
A Grim Scenario
If Congress doesn't act to rein in the EPA's all-out war on coal, we will all be paying much higher electrical rates — and higher prices for just about everything else, since virtually everything we eat, drink, wear, and use requires energy for production and transportation. Thousands of coal-mining jobs are on the chopping block, of course, but hundreds of thousands of other jobs spread across all sectors of our economy are on the same chopping block. For businesses that are struggling to remain viable in this ongoing recession, energy costs are critical and even a slight uptick in rates can be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
The billions of dollars in compliance costs that the Environmental Protection Agency is mandating for coal-fired electrical plants will be that straw for many businesses, as those costs get passed on. Dozens of power plants, however, are simply shutting down; the costs of compliance are simply too high. So, another pain we may soon experience is an increase in rolling brownouts and blackouts.
In July 2011, Georgia Power Company announced that it would be closing three coal-fired power plants over the next two years, due to the EPA's new regulations.
"Georgia gets more than half its energy from coal, and Georgia Power gets 60 percent or more from coal," noted Benita Dodd, vice president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. "So this is going to become a very expensive venture for Georgia ratepayers." Georgia electricity customers will be socked by a formidable one-two economic punch, Dodd explained. "The closures are going to hurt ratepayers now, but the regulations are going to hurt when they're implemented," Dodd said. "These regulations are indefensible, they're unnecessary, and they're incredibly expensive."
The same grim scenario is rolling out across much of the nation. "The impact of these EPA rules will be felt most severely in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, which together account for more than a fourth of all U.S. manufacturing," writes Paul Driessen, in his 2001 report, The EPA's Unrelenting Power Grab, published by the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. "These states," notes Driessen "rely on coal to generate 65-92% of their electricity, which keeps costs down for hundreds of companies that remain competitive nationally and internationally primarily because they can utilize energy-intensive industrial boilers, furnaces and electrical machinery, to boost their productivity per worker-hour: 6.9 to 9.4 cents per kilowatt-hour in those six states, versus 11 to 17 cents per kWh in states that generate 1-30% of their electricity with coal."
In December 2011, the Associated Press reported that "32 mostly coal-fired power plants in a dozen states will be forced to shut down and an additional 36 might have to close because of new federal air pollution regulations." The AP also published a list of the plants that would be shuttered. However, that list quickly became obsolete; as utilities crunched the numbers and surveyed the costs, more began throwing in the towel.
Politics in Play
Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, condemned EPA's attack on coal in unsparing terms. "It's hard to imagine that the Obama EPA is announcing a massive energy tax today on Americans at a time when they are already reeling from skyrocketing gas prices," Inhofe stated. "So much for President Obama's claims to be for an 'all-of-the-above' approach — these regulations are designed specifically to kill coal in American electricity generation, which will significantly raise energy prices on American families. This plan is the most devastating installment of the Obama administration's war on affordable energy: it achieves their cap-and-trade agenda through regulation instead of legislation."
The regulations to which Inhofe, Driessen, Dodd, and other critics are referring is actually a series of three EPA policy edicts unleashed by the Obama administration that include a huge array of complex mandates. They are:
• The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which requires 27 states to reduce power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants in Eastern states in an effort supposedly to improve ozone and fine particulate air quality in other downwind states. Under CSAPR, EPA set new limits on SO2 and NOx emissions for each state beginning in 2012. The limits tighten in some states in 2014.
• Utility MACT, which requires stringent new standards for removing mercury and other hazardous wastes.
• Policies to regulate coal combustion residuals (CCR) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and to regulate cooling water intake under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act.
• Carbon dioxide regulations requiring new coal plants to produce no more than 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt of electricity.
The first three policies outlined above are aimed at killing off existing coal-fired plants; the fourth policy, on CO2, aims at killing new coal-fired plants before they can be born.
A study released in September 2011 by National Economic Research Associates, Inc. (NERA) paints a very harrowing picture of the impact of the EPA rules on existing coal plants. The study concluded:
Over the period from 2012 to 2020, about 183,000 jobs per year are predicted to be lost on net.... The cumulative effects mean that over the period from 2012 to 2020, about 1.65 million job-years of employment would be lost. U.S. GDP would be reduced by $29 billion each year on average over this period, with a cumulative loss from 2012 to 2020 of $190 billion (2010$). U.S. disposable personal income would be reduced by $34 billion each year on average over this period, with a cumulative loss from 2012 to 2020 of $222 billion (2010$).
And those are conservative estimates; the NERA economists note that they do not consider several other variables that would likely drive the total costs and losses higher.
Those figures also do not include the costs that the EPA's CO2 rules will impose on future energy production.
This being an election year, and with energy prices being a major campaign issue, it is not surprising that the Obama administration is trying to portray the onerous new regulations as moderate, sensible, and flexible. "Today we're taking a common-sense step to reduce pollution in our air, protect the planet for our children, and move us into a new era of American energy," said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson in her March 27 statement announcing the CO2 mandates. "We're putting in place a standard that relies on the use of clean, American made technology to tackle a challenge that we can't leave to our kids and grandkids."
Jackson concluded her statement with the incredible assertion that "EPA does not project additional cost for industry to comply with this standard."
Environmental extremists have greeted all of the EPA's attacks on coal, and especially its CO2 regulations, with jubilation because they believe (the administration's current rhetoric notwithstanding) these will prove to be lethal blows to coal, the ultimate villain d'jour of those who identify themselves as "greens." Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune is overjoyed that the EPA's CO2 rule would make it "nearly impossible to build a new coal plant," apparently agreeing (for once) with the American Public Power Association, which claims the new mandate will "kill coal going forward."
"EPA's action will effectively ban the construction of new coal-fired power plants," says Dr. Bonner Cohen, senior policy analyst with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. He explains why that is:
Under the rule, no new power plant will be allowed to emit more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt of electricity produced. On average, U.S. coal plants emit 1,768 pounds of CO2 per megawatt of electricity. The rule requires future plants to use as yet non-existent carbon capture and control technologies to cut their emissions to the new standard. With no technology available to bring down CO2 emissions to the new standard, EPA, in the name of combating climate change, is effectively telling the coal industry, which produces 55 percent of our nation's electricity, that its days are numbered.
The "All-of-the-Above" Lie
Striking his best moderate-sensible-flexible pose, President Obama stated, in his February 23, 2012 Miami speech on energy, that "we've got to have a sustained, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy. Yes, oil and gas, but also wind and solar and nuclear and biofuels, and more."
Whether the President's omission of coal in that equation was intentional or a Freudian slip, it is clear that his administration does indeed have coal in the crosshairs — and it is firing one shot after another into its intended victim. That is a terrible crime because it is killing our economy as well as killing some of our best prospects for moving toward energy independence, prosperity, and fuller employment.
In our March 19, 2012 cover story, "Coal: The Rock That Burns," Ed Hiserodt provides a detailed report on the enormous current and potential benefits that our massive coal deposits offer, noting that the United States "is considered by many geologists as the 'Saudi Arabia' of coal." He writes:
The Energy Information Agency reports the United States has a Demonstrated Reserve Base of 496 billion short tons of coal, of which 272 billion tons are considered recoverable with current technology. With U.S. usage at 1.1 billion tons per year, we have about 250 years' supply at the present rate of consumption. But as with other energy resources — though we use millions of tons of coal — reserves rise each year as new coal seams are located.
Coal, Hiserodt points out, "provides life-saving and life-enhancing energy for America." It is, he notes, "a resource that is proven and available. We should be very thankful for this energy miracle that provides us comfort, improves our health, and gives us more years to enjoy the blessings of life."
However, the Obama administration seems to be packed with activists who are pathologically obsessed with obstructing our ability to utilize this "miracle rock." At the same time, the EPA radicals are also throwing roadblocks in the way of our access to, and use of, oil, natural gas, uranium, and every other viable form of energy.


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I agree to an extent that a players 3rd year can be their breakout year, but I would lean more towards saying that the 3rd year is when they start playing consistent footy in a team, they have cemented their spot and are pumping out a consistent 85 – 100 per game.
It is around the 5th, 6th and 7th + years that players will really go BANG and turn in to super-premiums eg Ablett, Swan, Montagna, Bartel and Boyd and will start to average 110 + per game.
Lets take a look at those 5 players…
(yr) (av)
1st 36.9
2nd 68
3rd 68.3
4th 76
5th 77
6th 98.5
7th 111.7
1st 30
2nd 52.6
3rd 65.2
4th 101.9
5th 101.5
6th 102.5
7th 119.1
1st 28
2nd 45.5
3rd 54
4th 71
5th 80.8
6th 95.7
7th 87.5
8th 115.8
1st 49.2
2nd 49.8
3rd 92.9
4th 82.7
5th 98.2
6th 114.4
7th 113.2
1st 28
2nd 56.7
3rd 54.1
4th 82.5
5th 96.6
6th 91.9
7th 103.8
8th 115.1
Now there are always anomalies like Barlow last year and Selwood but there are a host of other players who go bang between their 5 – 8th years, I thought that this article could be a good point of discussion to analyse players who are following this trend and about to explode. What made me think of this was a discussion in a previous post about Shaun Higgins which got me thinking that EVENTUALLY he will become a premium… hopefully!!
One problem about trying to predict the next 'Swanny' is the awkward price range that the potential super-premium will be in. If you look at the stats above you can see that all 5 players pretty much averaged between 90 – 100 before they made the leap to averaging 110 +
Anyway, start throwing some stats and players around…


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Russian Barbie Valeria Lukyanova – 10 Best Facebook Pictures
Valeria Lukyanova, the Russian Barbie, has gone to painstaking lengths to make herself the human equivalent of the beloved children's toy. Whether or not the Kremlin is involved in this idea has yet to be discovered.
According to some, the American benchmark for a woman's physical appearance is the Barbie Doll. Whether you agree with that or not is up to you but leave it to the Russians to try and be the first to actually achieve such a lofty and seemingly unrealistic goal. We might have beaten them to space, but they are gonna kill us in the "women that look like plastic dolls" category. Thank God JFK isn't alive to see it happen.
The Russian Barbie is beautiful, in her own way, and all of her Facebook photos hammer home that point. We can't sit and stare at them all (well, we could, but our thoughts soon creep into places we don't like to visit) but we thought it best to just pick the hottest Facebook pictures of Valeria Lukyanova and post them for all to enjoy.
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