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Inventor of Dynamite Initiated Nobel Prizes in 1895

It is reported that eight years earlier (1888) Nobel had seen a premature obituary of himself in a French newspaper. In it Nobel's invention, dynamite, was condemned. After reading his own obituary, he vowed to try to leave an improved legacy to the world.

Four High Sierra Huts, One with Ghosts

There are four such huts built and maintained by volunteers: Bensen, built in 1949; Peter Grubb built in 1938-9; Ludlow built in 1958; and Bradley (Pole Creek) re-built in 1998.

Bensen Hut

Management Guru Leaves Behind Rich Legacy

Concepts
Here are some of the concepts Drucker put into words, which are the stepping stones for ideas:
--People are the key to any organization. Leaders who consider people a cost rather than a resource are in trouble.

1950 Thanksgiving Flood onTruckee River

The National Weather Service outlook for the winter of 2005-2006 calls for average precipitation and warmer than normal temperatures in the western United States.

What is the 'Culture' at 6,000 Feet?

Many things, of course, but among them is to identify six common dimensions of any established human community.

Yoga—Part I of II

Or perhaps you will just wear out earlier in the day than last year or the year before. These lurking signals say it's time for you to try a yoga class.

PLACES: Freel Peak, the Big One at 10,881 ft.

We reached the top of Oneidas Street in South Lake Tahoe, and the sky was beginning to clear and show slices of blue. From the Oneidas trailhead at 8,000 feet it is about seven miles and 2,800 feet of climbing to reach Freel Peak.

Realtor Juju

Sometimes realtors, as well as contractors and bankers, like to use average prices because it stokes higher prices and many of these folks get paid on a commission (% of sales price) basis. But median price more accurately reflects the market place. For example, the Sacramento Bee reported on October 19 that the median price for houses in Placer County was $494,500 in September.

California Dreaming: New Ski Resort--Maybe

"It's a marvelous area," says Tazuk, principle and guiding spirit of the project. "Dyer Mountain is the most northern mountain in the Sierra Nevada and it can provide a great diversity of runs. Dyer's summit offers superb views of Mount Lassen and Lake Almanor. It can be world-class skiing."

Questioning and Listening to Persuade

Effective questioning is not a manipulative technique to bend others-potential customers or your people--to your way of thinking. Rather, such questioning is (should be) an honest attempt to find out what's on another person's mind. If you find out, you are much more able to shape your thoughts and proposals to fit the actual situation...and move toward agreement.

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