I would have loved to go camping and fishing but instead I worked Friday, Saturday now working today
Just graduated. Sitting in grad parties currently....then if the rain stops I'm going camping, if not I'm gunna try to find a house and party. Yay.
Stoked to be headed back to this burly mountain for the season and picking my job back up at the infamous Corbets Cabin. Who else is going to be situated in God country for the winter?
My brother and I will be. We will be noticeable by our funky hip hop, loud comments, and overall stoke.
24 hrs til lift service! I haven't had a full season pass here since 11/12... or used this website for that matter
So I moved out of JH in June and was planning on taking a season off to rehab myself, buuuuut this midwest life is killing me! I need to get back out there so Im putting out a feeler for a room/couch/bed/closet/laundry room. Anything would help, even if its for a week or two while I network in person that would be the tits!
I will bring immeasurable amounts of stoke, Im a mean cook, can mount and tune your gear, plus I can clean with the best of em!
How was opening day? Resort said 7 runs open right? Anyone venture off into the rock garden and trees skiers right of AV towards where the Crags filter out?
Pretty weak opening. Only Teewi and AV were running, accessing essentially 2 main runs. Parks and pipe are coming along but nothings totally built yet except some kiddie hits. Only redeeming factors were reunions and seeing friendly faces from last season or the summer, and the relief that the offseason is at its end.
Friday was $6 day and I did not go, but heard it was very crowded as expected. Today, Casper lift opened so there's a few more runs up. Still zero of 10 terrain park areas. Less than ideal weekend, especially when compared to Targhee's successful opening weekend last week.
japanada Anyone venture off into the rock garden and trees skiers right of AV towards where the Crags filter out?
Yea a few side hits over there and safety meeting spots. And we checked out the new Teton lift which looks awesome. Screw the naysayers-- I can't wait for that thing to spin
See any tracks dropping off behind the bathrooms at the top of AV? Im ready to get back out there, hopefully less than a month!
^Seriously! I was just down for four days skiing GTNP and the pass, and it just got deeper every day. Today on the pass was over the shoulders on pretty much every turn, and snowing a little harder each trip back up.
Aenigma ^Seriously! I was just down for four days skiing GTNP and the pass, and it just got deeper every day. Today on the pass was over the shoulders on pretty much every turn, and snowing a little harder each trip back up.
It literally won't stop dumping. I need a full day off but I just can't do it everyday seems to be getting better.
Sorry I left the area when I did, but avy situation freaking hit the tipping point today. Stay safe everybody!
Why did I ever leave!?!? Looks like its shaping up to be another year that central will be 'easily' skiable!
Update... we are now mid winter conditions with a deep, relatively stable base. Light snow on top clear days ahead on the forecast. JHMR and teton pass all skiing well. For example, Alta zero opened today. Big lines like Central and breakneck are getting hit. It's gonna be a big weekend! Be safe out there
In exciting news, street skiing will be included in this year's X Games "Real" series. The Real Ski Street segments will air February 20 on ABC. Each Real Ski video part will debut on XGames.com/RealSki to be judged by a panel of industry experts. A first place cash prize will be awarded to the winner, as well as gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three athletes and their filmers. Fans will also have a chance to view and vote on their favorite video in a tournament-style bracket with the Fan Favorite winning an additional cash prize.
If the snowboard videos of past Real Street competitions are any indicator, we are in store for some banger videos and huge urban spots and tricks.
Clayton Vila shared his excitement with ESPN, saying that, "Being involved in X Games has always been my childhood dream, and it is incredible that I can now fulfill that dream without even setting foot in a traditional halfpipe or slopestyle course. Filming video parts has always been such a driving force in the progression of skiing, but often the people who solely make video parts get overlooked. This event brings a whole new level of legitimacy to our sport, and is an amazing opportunity to show the world how far street skiing has progressed. I am beyond excited to showcase my Real Ski part, and to see what the other amazing athletes have put together."
When western anthropologists first heard reports of witch doctors who could issue deadly curses, they quickly found rational explanations. The families of the cursed often felt there was no point wasting food on the “walking dead”, for example. That’s why many of the cursed would die&colon; simple starvation.
However, other case histories have come to light that defy attempts to explain them. In the 1970s, for example, doctors diagnosed a man with end-stage liver cancer, and told him he had just a few months to live. Though the patient died in the predicted time, an autopsy showed the doctors had been mistaken. There was a tiny tumour, but it had not spread. It seemed the doctors’ prognosis had been a death curse.
Though the mechanism remains a mystery, but at least now this kind of phenomenon has a name. The “nocebo effect” is the lesser-known opposite number of the placebo effect, and describes any case where putting someone in a negative frame of mind has an adverse effect on their health or well-being. Tell people a medical procedure will be extremely painful, for example, and they will experience more pain than if you had kept the bad news to yourself. Similarly, experiences of side effects within the placebo groups of drug trials have shown that a doctor’s warning about the possible side effects of a medicine makes it much more likely that the patient will report experiencing those effects.
This is not just in the mind&colon; it is also about physical effects. The stress created by the nocebo effect can have a long-lasting impact on the heart, for example – perhaps serious enough to cause fatal damage.
The race is on to understand the precise mechanisms behind nocebo. Medical researchers are hoping that such an understanding will help to make the world a less stressful place. “It is a good way to understand anxiety, and to find methods to prevent it,” says Fabrizio Benedetti of the University of Turin, Italy.
DEAR AMY: I am wondering if you have some advice for me regarding a co-worker and my upcoming wedding. She and I worked together for a year and now work in the same place but in different grade levels. There was a time last year when this co-worker's spouse berated me via email and phone call when the co-worker's child received points off on an assignment (we work in a school). Other situations here and there occurred over the year, but we ended the year civilly. The co-worker and I have an OK relationship at work. Later on this year I will be getting married. The news spread fast and the co-worker has made hints about being at the wedding. It also came up that the co-worker had unfriended me on a social media site and then "refriended" me after finding out that I was inviting some of my other co-workers. I know that seems kind of silly but it still bothered me. My fiance stated that it's no big deal if we invite this person. He says let's just celebrate our big day. The spouse would be included on the invitation, which makes me kind of cringe. I don't know what to do. I don't want to upset the co-worker and strain the relationship. It's also hard because other team members will be in attendance. Should I include this co-worker? Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill?
DEAR TORN: First of all, there are no "rules" for whom you must invite to your wedding. The idea is that this incredibly special day should be reserved only for those nearest and dearest.
However -- and this is a big however -- weddings don't always work that way. You end up being pressured into inviting your dad's bowling buddies or your Aunt Sue's second husband's youngest daughter's boyfriend.
If you think NOT including this co-worker would cause personal problems, work problems, tension or guilt for you after the fact, and if you can afford to host her and her spouse -- in the name of "rising above it," you should invite them. However, if you visualize yourself at your wedding and the thought of seeing her and her spouse there gives you hives, definitely do not. If it were me, I would not invite her -- and prepare myself for some blowback.
DEAR AMY: I pointedly did NOT invite a co-worker to my wedding, but she showed up anyway. She came as a guest of another co-worker she conned into taking her. Since the invitations were mailed to the invitees and "guest," she persuaded the co-worker to take her along. She showed up and flaunted the fact that she was able to thwart our attempts not to invite her, drank too much and was out of control. The co-worker who brought her was asked to take her home, but outside of a police escort, this was not going to happen. Needless to say, I found another job and quit. My message is don't invite any co-workers, unless they are part of the wedding. Oh, and hire a bouncer.
DEAR AMY: I have to take issue with your response to "Confused," the letter writer who received a thank-you note for the wrong wedding gift and felt compelled to correct the error. In my opinion, this reeks of materialism and unnecessary self-aggrandizement. Why embarrass a new bride over such pettiness? The fact that a nice thank-you note was sent should have been sufficient, both in terms of etiquette and satisfaction that the attendee's gift was received and appreciated.
DEAR ENOUGH: I agree that the marrying couple has done (almost) everything right. But the reason to discreetly correct someone is because not only one note was incorrect -- at least two "thank yous" (and possibly more) went to the wrong recipients.
After this simple "heads-up," no other action is necessary -- the couple should not be expected to write and send another note.
Martin St. Louis of the Rangers skates with the puck during warm-ups prior to an NHL game against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 28, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Derek Leung
“This is a day that is special to me, obviously, and to have my dad (Normand) and my sister (Isabelle) here I think it helps the grieving process,” St. Louis said.
“The guys have been great. Everybody’s been so supportive and I’m really thankful for the quality people we have in here and the people that reached out to me and stuff. I didn’t expect anything less. You want to be upbeat. It’s got to be a positive vibe.”
“I know it was emotional the other day, but you’ve got to play this game with emotion. I’m looking for nothing short of a lot of emotion....We're going to need that.”
Penny Bright says she's not backing down from her decade long battle with the Auckland Council, even as it moves to sell her home to recover her unpaid rates.
Proceeds from the sale of her Kingsland cottage will be used to recover $34,000 in unpaid rates and penalties, as well as $20,000 in court costs.
But the activist is not backing down, she has refused to pay her rates since 2007 because she doesn't think the Council is transparent enough about how it spends ratepayers' money.
"I'm consistent, persistent, and I'm an absolutely determined anti-corruption whistleblower who's making a stand for the transparency that we are lawfully entitled to," she told RadioLive.
"What am I doing that is wrong? I am demanding my lawful rights as a citizen. I am entitled to democracy services, democracy services include transparency and where exactly rates monies are being spent," she said.
"There are billions of dollars, we don't know where they are going because the books are still not open. I'm not budging until they are."
In 2010, Ms Bright received a good citizens award from a council community group for her efforts in seeking transparency from the council over rates - and she thinks she deserves another.
"I should be getting another good citizens award and what am I doing, I'm being threatened with the sale of my house. How the hell does that work?"
The Council says Ms Bright has declined a meeting to resolve the matter, and it has now asked the High Court to commence the sale process.
"Taking enforcement action to recover unpaid rates is the last resort and happens very rarely," Auckland Council's Acting Group Chief Financial Officer Matthew Walker said.
"While we would prefer not to have reached this point, the council needs to be fair to the thousands of Aucklanders who do pay their rates or have a payment plan in place."
Ms Bright is calling for the public to support her in her battle, saying that it is not just for herself but on behalf of all citizens.
"If we were the least corrupt country in the world don't you think the books would be open and we'd know exactly where public money was being spent on consultants and contractors?" she asked.