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I am very happy to announce that Joe Hakim, a member from the South Bay, has just accepted the invitation to join the SFAS Leadership Team as Director of Audio Engineering, a title we'll have to tweak because it simply doesn't convey the depth of his experience and skills. Joe is a great guy and becoming a friend to many of us, which makes our team even more fun!
Here's a brief background on Joe:
"I grew up in a European household, having been raised in Paris, Montreal, and Los Angeles and am fluent in French and English as a consequence. My earliest introduction to music was through my mother who loved classic French and English artists like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf, Englebert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, etc.. My own tastes evolved listening to the great rock and folk artists of the 60s and 70s.
An Electrical Engineer by training, my interest in electronics and audio started at a young age – when I was a teenager, I pestered my mother for weeks until she finally gave in and bought me a Marantz receiver – it had the horizontal gyro tuning wheel. I thought that was the coolest thing ever! After that, I was hooked on audio gear and continued to acquire various components throughout my high school and college days.
From an early age, I've really enjoyed tinkering with and building electronics and though I haven't had much time for that these days, I look forward to being able to do a lot more of it when I retire.
Apart from audio and electronics, I enjoy photography, travel, hiking, and motorcycle riding.
I'm very excited to be joining the great SFAS leadership team and for the opportunity to leverage my engineering background in the pursuit of our mutual passion."

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Locksmiths in Burnley offer a highly demanded service, which generally relates to maintaining and installing the various types of lock systems, from the standard key locks to the complex electronic or biometric locks. The most common types of locksmith professions consist of the emergency, industrial, commercial, and residential, which each of the specific fields requiring different skills and abilities.
Residential work is likely to be the most common of the services provided by a residential locksmith. A domestic property owner looks at personal security and safety as a key reason when it comes to making sure a home is fully secured against a would-be intruder. A locksmith has gained the experience and knowledge to suggest the most effective locks for a properties doors and windows. Beyond the ability to install new locking systems, the locksmith is also able to repair or replace the locks on the older styled properties. Extra services offered by a local locksmiths offer security advice, a key cutting service, installing locks on a garage or similar outbuilding, and installing at-home safes or vaults.
How Do I Choose A Residential Locksmith in Burnley ?
The Locksmithing Business
To keep pace with developments in locks and security systems, the locksmithing business has evolved considerably over the last few decades. In fact, the modern locksmith often considers himself or herself more of a holistic security consultant than just a trades person with specialized set of technical skills. Professional locksmiths today offer services beyond installing and repairing locks including master key systems, buzzer systems, and high security doors.
Demand for Locksmiths
With growing public concern over security and increasing crime rates, demand for locksmithing services may be greater than ever. Nearly all companies outsource security work to locksmiths to ensure the necessary protection is in place before opening its doors for business. Homeowners seek out the help of trustworthy locksmiths to properly install or repair locks and benefit from the peace of mind.
Mobile Locksmith Services
We all know the uses of locks: they provide security for our vehicles, enterprises and houses. But when you lock yourself out of your house, you wish locks didn't exist. In such a situation, you need the services of a good locksmith. The locksmith, however, should be reliable and trustworthy. Given below are some tips that can help you find a good one.
Hire a local locksmith
If you hire a locksmith located far away from your residence, you should be ready to pay a bit more money. The reason is that the service charges will also include the traveling expenses. Generally, the offices of local locksmiths can be visited any time. We suggest that you prefer a local locksmith.
Get referrals
You may ask your friends and family for referrals. If you live in a village or town, you may not find more than a few locksmiths in your area. However, in big towns, you may have a lot more professionals to choose from. This will help you choose the best professional.
Get ready
Looking for a reliable locksmith is not as hard as you may think. However, you should be ready to deal with a crisis. You may want to have a contact list of good professionals in your phone at all times. Alternatively, you can also keep their contact details in a diary.
So, if you have been looking for a good locksmith to meet your needs, we suggest that you don't hire any professional that you may know. Instead, you may want to consider the tips given in this article before making your choice.


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Farnham Castle overlooks the historic town of Farnham on the western border of Surrey.
Playing an important part in the life of the town, the Keep and the Bishop's Palace are popular tourist attractions. Historical associations and nearly continuous occupancy make the Castle one of the most important historical buildings in the south of England.
For 800 years, the Bishops of Winchester used the Castle as a home and administrative centre. Powerful men from the Norman Conquest until the Tudors, the bishops often shaped English politics. Nine were Lord Chancellors. Most of the monarchs of England from King John to Queen Victoria visited or stayed at the castle.
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Commercial Garage Doors
Installing & Repairing Garage Doors in Orlando
As a business owner you know how important every detail and business decision is. The location you choose and the garage door you select to protect it can have an impact that ultimately effects yours business. At Florida Door Solutions we are experts in garage door sales and repair in Orlando and we are here to help select the door that is right for your company. As Ribbon Distributors of Overhead Door, we are able to offer a complete line of rolling doors and sectional products.
Some of the commercial and industrial doors that we provide include the following:
- Rolling Service Doors
- Fire-Rated Rolling Service Doors
- Rolling Grills
- Side-Folding Grills
- Rolling Counter Doors
- Fire-Rated Counter Doors
- Vertical Lift Doors
- Rolling Sheet Doors
- Sectional Doors
- High Speed Doors
- Top Hung Sliding Doors
We use LiftMaster products due to their high performance and our operators range from light to industrial heavy duty. For additional information on our commercial doors, operators and other products see the section below or contact us at (407) 884-5955.
Rolling Service Doors
Overhead Door Corporation's rolling service door product line offers a comprehensive system for commercial and industrial applications and ensures that your project specifications will be met with a working solution and aesthetic appeal. Fabricated of interlocking steel, stainless steel or aluminum curtains in a variety of slat profiles, finishes and options, these doors are designed to be durable and functional.
Fire-Rated Rolling Service Doors
Whenever a fire door is required, these service doors offer superior protection and feature fusible links mounted on both sides of the wall that separate to automatically close the door. Fire Sentinel⢠release devices and FireLite® vision lights are optional features that can be added to provide even more protection. Fire doors can also be customized for conveyor openings and are available insulated and windload rated per FBC.
Rolling Grills
Sometimes referred to as upward-coiling grills, rolling grills provide security by restricting access to an area, but without sacrificing visual appearance, air circulation or light infiltration. Grills are available in aluminum, galvanized steel, or stainless steel curtain with an optional electric operator.
Side-Folding Grills
These grills provide all the benefits of rolling grills, but with the added convenience of short stacking dimensions for space-saving.
Rolling Counter Doors
These particular doors provide an alternative solution for smaller openings in commercial, retail and professional environments. These doors are offered in three different types: metal curtain, wood curtain and integral frame and sill.
Fire-Rated Counters Doors
These doors, designed to expand upward in a fire, allow the guides to be installed flush with the sill. Their compact shape creates an attractive appearance requiring only minimum sideroom. These fire-rated counter doors come in primed galvanized steel or stainless steel.
Rolling Sheet Doors
For locations that require sound and affordable closure, rolling sheet doors are ideal. These door systems are easily installed and their smooth operation ensures the product's long life.
Sectional Doors
Sectional steel doors are customizable for a broad range of applications and are available as insulated and non-insulated. The addition of steel strutting is an option for high-wind reinforcement and hoist operation can be either electrical or by chain.
High-Speed Doors
To meet your project needs, we offer the high-performance standards of high-speed doors with energy efficiency, quiet operation, dirt particle isolation and a reliable reset feature following impact.
Motor Operators
Our LiftMaster motor operators provide strong, durable solutions for the high frequency of use in commercial applications.
Trolley Operators
These operators are mainly used for standard lift sectional doors and are available in a range of light, medium or industrial heavy-duty.
Jackshaft Operators
Also available in light, medium or industrial heavy-duty, these operators are designed for use on rolling grills, shutters and rolling doors, and some can even be used on industrial sectional doors with high or vertical lift.
Hoist Operators
Hoist operators are available in medium, industrial and heavy industrial-duty. They are designed for use on rolling doors and grills as well as industrial sectional doors with high or vertical lift.
Fire Door Release Devices
"LiftMaster® release devices control the closure of a rolling fire door, counter fire door, fire shutter or track door in an emergency situation." These devices prevent the spread of fire and smoke by providing a time-delayed release of fire door or shutter upon receiving a signal from a smoke detector, central alarm station or upon loss of power.
Traffic Doors
Traffic doors allow for efficient, two-way movement through a space by swinging in both directions, opening easily by a mere push, and automatically closing after an individual passes through.
Specialty Industrial Doors
Four-Fold door systems offer durability and low maintenance while providing high-speed operation. These doors come in standard sizes but can also be customized for certain applications. The door panels fold completely clear of their opening and have the ability to meet stringent codes. Great for fire stations, parking garages, sally ports etc.
Vertical Lift Doors
Vertical lift doors are well suited for heavy-duty applications with limited side room and can be fabricated with sections of up to 100 feet or more in width and almost any height. The doors operate using counterweights with either an overhead or floor mounted drive unit. In the case of a power outage, a manual disconnect will allow the doors to be operated manually.
Top-Hung Sliding Doors
Top-hung sliding door systems are used in applications that require a sturdy and long lasting solution. They are available in manual, power-operated and bottom rolling versions
Florida Door Solutions offers safe, durable loading dock equipment and accessories through Pentalift and McGuire. These products provide smooth and timely loading capabilities.
Dock Levelers
Dock levelers safely bridge the gap between a vehicle and the loading dock, by compensating for variations in truck bed height.
Pit Levelers â Whether mechanical or hydraulic, pit levelers are configured in nearly every length, width and capacity.
Edge-of-Dock Levelers â Edge-of-dock levelers are ideal for those areas with limited space or for those needing an economical solution.
Dock Bumpers
Dock bumpers are composed of laminated and molded rubber in a wide variety of shapes and sizes to meet your needs
Dock Seals and Shelters
Dock seals and shelters keep the elements outside; thus, reducing utility costs.
Dock seals
Dock seals are padded frames outlining door openings that form a seal when the trailer makes contact with the pad.
Truck Restraint Devices
Truck restraint devices bolt the ICC bar of a truck to the dock to ensure safety by preventing separation or collapse while loading and unloading goods. These devices are available as either hydraulic or mechanical.
Scissor Lifts
For use in situations with no docks and con go from ground level to truck level to load and unload.


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Starting in November, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will begin offering full kosher dining as part of its regular food service plan, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. The new kosher kitchen will be part of the ongoing renovations of the Chadbourne dining hall (which is to be renamed Rheta's, in honor of former FSD Rheta McCutchin), which will also feature Asian selections, a Mongolian grill and trraditional favorites like pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salads. There are an estimated
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Eyewear and Optical Services
Whether you need complete eyeglasses, eyeglass frames or eyeglass lenses, Corneal Consultants of Colorado is committed to providing the best quality eyewear with personal care and service at affordable prices.
We invite you to visit our optics shop, County Line Optical, located in the lobby of our building at 8381 SouthPark Lane. Here, board certified opticians provide professional guidance to help patients select eyewear best suited to their individual lifestyle and daily activities. We carry a full line of designer frames and offer a wide selection of lenses including bifocal, progressive, and transition. We can also recommend specialized lens tints and coatings.
At County Line Optical, our goal is to provide the highest level of service and attention to detail. As frame stylists, we strive to make frame selection an easy and enjoyable process. For more information, please stop by or contact us:
County Line Optical
Phone: (303) 730-8024
Located in the lobby of Corneal Consultants of Colorado
Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Closed weekends & major holidays
Insurance and payments
County Line Optical accepts many insurance plans including Medicare, Secure Horizons, and VSP (Vision Service Plan). Please be sure to ask us about Medicare and Secure Horizons benefits for post-cataract patients.
County Line Optical also accepts payment by cash, check, MasterCard, Visa and Discover.
Eyeglasses purchased at County Line Optical may be eligible for reimbursement through individual family flexible spending and/or health savings accounts. Check with you plan for more information.
About Eyeglass Lenses
Lens Styles:
- Single Vision: Single, or monovision lenses, correct vision at one distance. For example, single vision lenses can help with far distances required for driving; intermediate distances to see a computer screen; or close distances for reading.
- Progressive Lenses: Progressive lenses are prescribed for presbyopic patients who wish to see far, near and everywhere in between without the distracting lines found in ordinary bifocal or trifocal lenses.
- Flat Top Bifocals: Flat top bifocals are lenses that are split into two segments - one for seeing at a distance, and one for seeing up close. They are prescribed for those patients who want to see both far and near without having to change or remove their eyeglasses.
- Executive Bifocals: Executive bifocals are similar to flat top bifocals, only the spilt lenses have a line extending the entire width of the lens. This type of lens may be useful for patients who have a need for a very wide reading field-of-vision, although a wide field of vision may also be obtained with certain Flat Top Bifocals.
- Trifocals: Trifocal lenses have three distinct segments - one for seeing far distances; one for seeing intermediate distances; and one for seeing near objects.
- Specialty and Occupational: Specialty and occupational lenses are used for work or recreation and include computer eyewear or sports eyewear, among others.
Eyeglass Lens Materials:
- Plastic lenses: Plastic, or CR-39, is the lens material most often used in standard eyeglasses. Plastic is lightweight, provides high optical quality, and offers protection from ultraviolet light. Plastic lenses are somewhat prone to scratching, so they must be cleaned often and properly cared for. Plastic lenses can be tinted to almost any color.
- High-Index Plastic: High index plastic is a premium lens material that is a thinner, lighter weight plastic. This lens provides excellent optical quality, ultraviolet protection, scratch resistance, and can be lightly tinted to any color.
- Polycarbonate: Polycarbonate is a premium lens material that is the lightest and most impact resistant available. It provides excellent optical quality, a thinner lens, ultraviolet protection, scratch resistance, and can be tinted to any color.
- Glass: Glass is a basic lens material that provides superior optics and scratch resistance. Unfortunately glass lenses have a number of limitations, including inferior impact resistance, thickness and heavy weight.
Eyeglass Lens Options:
- Photochromatic Lenses: Photochromatic lenses adjust their color according to light conditions. They darken outdoors and lighten indoors. Photochromatic lenses come in gray, brown, and green tints with optional scratch and ultraviolet protection.
- Anti-Reflective Coatings: Anti-reflective lens coatings are special clear lens coatings applied to lenses to reduce glare and enhance visual clarity. The coatings have three main advantages:
- They improve vision by reducing glare from bright sunlight during the day and oncoming headlights at night.
- They reduce eye fatigue by eliminating ghost images, making vision more comfortable.
- They enhance appearance by reducing reflections on the lens surface.
- Polarized Lenses: Polarized lenses are used in sunglasses to reduce bright sunlight glare and provide superior outdoor contrast. They have less than half the glare of regular tinted lenses and include scratch resistant coating and ultraviolet protection.
- Lens Tinting: Lens tinting is an available option that can be applied to many lens materials in an array of colors. Lens tinting can reduce glare or can be used to enhance appearance.
- Mirror Coating: A mirror coating is applied to sunglasses to add extra protection from sun glare and make the lens look like a mirror. Mirror coatings are offered in many colors.


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Zenefits on Wednesday launched an iPhone application designed to give employees on-demand access to their benefits, flexible spending and salary data.
The app provides access to a repository of healthcare benefits and policy details, time-off requests with approval workflow and hour tracking, real-time balance access for flexible spending accounts, historic pay stub information, and a digital employee directory. Zenefits says additional functions are planned for release this year, and an Android OS version of the app is scheduled for the fall. Employees of companies that use Zenefits can download and access the app immediately.
The Zenefits mobile app is targeted at small business owners, whom the company says are estimated to spend 25-35% of their business day managing such HR needs. Arisa Amano, Zenefits vice-president of product, says that putting mobile access to such information in the hands of employees will help improve benefits education on an individual level as well.
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"The moment when you need your summary of benefits most is when you're walking into your doctor's office or the pharmacy, not when you're in the middle of your work day," Amano says. "The Zenefits mobile app lets people see if a procedure is covered, confirm their commuter benefits balance while riding a train, or request time off when making plans with friends and family."
Zenefits Director of Product Itai Turbahn says that connecting employees more closely with their benefits information can improve retention and recruitment, "which is critical to growing their business." Digitizing paper workflow and approval for things like time-off requests can allow employees to maximize the use of their benefits, while reviewing their coverage and balance information helps them make more informed personal decisions, improving both productivity and work-life balance.
"People use their mobile devices for virtually everything both at work and at home," Turbahn says. "Many of our users are not in front of a computer all day; they are helping customers."
If employees have greater individual access to their benefits information and greater connection to one another, where does that leave benefit advisers? Turbahn believes the reduction in "inbound requests" gives them more time that can potentially be devoted to benefits education, policy navigation, or other one-on-one conversations.
"Zenefits streamlines administrative work and can eliminate thousands of hours of paperwork so that HR and benefits teams can focus on helping their organization grow, not busy work," he says. "The mobile app will not add any extra work for advisors, and for many employees it will increase engagement."
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About the company
Novus - dynamically developing company which works in the market of St.-Petersburg since 1995. Company Novus offers you set of various collections of a ceramic tile, a mosaic and ceramic granite from the classical variants checked up by time to products of new and fashionable design. Existing in the market more than ten years, we have proved as reliable, business partners and have adjusted close cooperation with in the lead foreign factories.
For years of existence in the market of a ceramic tile in the company there was a rallied collective of vigorous, young and skilled employees. The warehouse areas, offices have extended. Courageous projects have successfully been introduced in a life, new schemes are developed and work with foreign and home producers is adjusted. However company Novus achievements is only a launching pad for its further growth. The high potential of the personnel, progressive methods of sales and high level of service allow to submit all new and new tops. The basic reference point of company Novus and stimulus for new achievements - satisfaction of interests of our clients, development of their business.
We consider success of clients also as our success that is why in the work we are guided by following principles:
- We ALWAYS aspire to the highest quality of services rendered by us.
- We ALWAYS are fair before the to our clients.
- We NEVER incur obviously impracticable obligations.
Novus is a wide assortment of a ceramic tile and confidential relations with clients.
Company mission: To be on a wave, it is necessary to advance time. To be fashionable means to be new. We advance new ideas of use of a ceramic tile in design of interiors and we aspire to give to the consumers all the best. Our sight is directed in the future and it is a sight of professionals.Company Novus exists for those to whom important faultless embodiment of idea of creation of an interior of the future, innovative and stylish design.
Employees We give a great attention to vocational training and development of employees. Our collective is an alloy of experience and a youth, professionalism and desire to reach objects in view. Thanks to it, the company is ready to incur responsibility for the decision of the challenges, with confidence guaranteeing their performance is exact in time and with the highest quality.
Our managers regularly visit the largest world exhibitions of a ceramic industry:
- CERSAIE (Bologna, Italy).
- CEVISAMA (Valencia, Spain).
- MOSBUILD (Moscow, Russia).
We watch for world know-how in "the know-how" of a ceramic tile and modern lines in design of interiors and ex-terriers.
Logistics Thanks to the adjusted cooperation with the transport companies, we offer the clients various variants of delivery of the ordered materials from Europe: a car, the railway, the sea container. Delivery terms: from 14 calendar days. Possessing own warehouse, we are ready to offer additional service of time storage of the delivered materials, and also their delivery to object small parties.
The basic directions of activity of company Novus:
Retail of a ceramic tile, sanitary technicians and furniture for bathrooms in salon Novus to the address: VO, 5 line, д. 34. On the area of 500 sq. m interiors of leading European factories-manufacturers of a ceramic tile are presented. Interiors are added by modern collections sanitary technicians and furniture for bathrooms. At your service skilled managers, the professional designer of an interior, it is sharp, delivery.
Company Novus already has successful experience and continues to develop ways of fruitful cooperation with the architectural masterful and design studio conducting designing as for private inhabited interiors (apartment, studio, cottages), and large building objects (trading complexes, business centres, motor shows, hotels, sports complexes, the food-processing industry enterprises).
Since 2003, company Novus actively develops a direction of wholesale deliveries of a ceramic tile, ceramic granite, a mosaic and professional building mixes on large objects of civil and industrial building under the special prices. The company acts as the supplier of a unique tile for carrying out of restoration works of many historical objects of St.-Petersburg, and also for building of large motor shows, elite business centres, hotels and other city objects. In view of the high requirements shown by customers to quality of furnish of premises, we offer deliveries of materials of leaders European (Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal) manufacturers.
Company Novus actively develops a direction distribution finishing materials, a ceramic tile and the accompanying goods. Having solid experience in the given segment of the market, own warehouse areas, the adjusted mechanism of work with foreign and home producers of finishing materials and a ceramic tile, the competent, qualified structure of managers and experts we suggest you to become the partner sew the companies.
Media about us
2011 Ceramic World
Interview with the general director of salon Novus Vadim Karin: The aesthetic evolution of ceramic in Russia.


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Faculty Focus
The Center for Healthy Communities brings academic and community partners together to work to improve the health and well-being of our communities. The UNCW CHHS faculty offer a wide variety of expertise and research interests. Examples of projects have included evaluation, assessment, trainings, workforce development, and applied scholarship and learning opportunities. A list of UNCW CHHS faculty scholarly and research interest can be found here.
Community Health Assessments
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, a community health assessment is the "systematic collection, assembly, analysis, and dissemination of information about the health of the community". The community health assessment is used to identify factors that affect the health of the population and determine the availability of resources within the community to adequately address these factors. It serves as the foundation for improving and promoting the health of community members. Also, the community health assessments are required as part of the local health department accreditation process.
UNCW faculty have worked with local health departments to provide data collection, data analysis, report drafting, and consultation for the community health assessments in counties in Southeastern North Carolina. The health department is provided with a draft of the community health assessment report. UNCW faculty then continues to provide their expertise until the report is finalized by the health departments.
Dr. Richard Pond, from the Department of Psychology and Dr. Kristin Bolton, from the CHHS School of Social Work, analyzed data and wrote the report for the 2016 Onslow County Community Health Assessment. This community health assessment was unique in that it was a collaboration between the local health department and the local hospital, so both entities requirements had to be fulfilled. Based on her experience working with Onslow County, Dr. Bolton said, "Completing the Onslow County Community Health Assessment was a great experience. We had the opportunity to work with the public health department and hospital on creating a product that met both of their needs. I enjoyed learning about the strengths and disparities within the Onslow community and look forward to learning about the approach the public health department takes to improve the health of their community."
Dr. Sarah Lawson and Dr. Susan Sinclair, both from the CHHS School of Nursing, conducted Community Health Assessments in Southeastern North Carolina counties of New Hanover and Brunswick, in 2015.
For more information about academic/community partnerships or if you have ideas for a project, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com


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- The need of more provinces for Federation or Division?
- Shouldn't Punjab government be held responsible for the deaths due to consumption of poisonous cough syrup in Punjab?
- Is Delimitation without census alone in Karachi is fair with the people of Karachi?
- Extremist Religious Groups in Pakistan Justifies: "Attack on Malala Yousuf Zai is a Reaction of Drone-attacks"
- In Quaid's Pakistan Independence is a Responsibility not a Privilege: Are you ready to play your part?
- Do you think that the recent statement of Mr. Altaf Hussain is an eye opener for the Pakistani Nation?
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Communication & Media Cell; San Antonio | San Antonio Chapter organized a program on the need of new provinces in Pakistan. The purpose of this program was to address the necessity for creation of new administrative units in the country. Program was attended by Central Organizer of MQM USA Junaid Fahmi, Joint Organizer Mohammed Arshad Hussain and former MQM Senator Babar Ghauri along with large number of local Pakistani community. Present on the occasion were Chapter Incharge Izhar Ahmed, Committee members and workers of San Antonio Chapter.
Addressing the audience, Babar Ghauri said that status quo forces in Pakistan are working on minus Altaf Hussain formula which is not acceptable to the people of Pakistan. He further said that people who are calling Mr. Altaf Hussain as traitor are actually the real enemies of Pakistan. Mr. Hussain has proved in testing times that his is the real patriot who wants progressive, liberal and prosper Pakistan. Central Organizer, Junaid Fahmi while addressing the audience said that Mohajirs are being victimized with an agenda to eliminate the only liberal force of Pakistan. He said that MQM has all alone raised the strong voice against the activities of Taliban and Al Qaida in Pakistan and we will never surrender to these extremist forces.
Joint Organizer Mohammed Arshad Hussain stated that creation of new provinces will be the first step towards achieving success, peace and prosperity within the nation. Since independence, Pakistan's population has been grown exponentially, the current demographics has caused mismanagement amongst existing structure. Hence, in order to better manage the administration, creation of new provinces is the need of the hour. He further said that creation of new province in Sindh is the demand of population living in Urban Sindh.
Chapter Incharge Izhar Ahmed, congratulates the audience on the land slide victory of MQM in Karachi By-election. He said that people of Karachi have shown complete faith and confidence on the leadership and policies of Mr. Altaf Hussain. He said that Karachi needs immediate attention from federal and provincial government and creation of Urban Sindh province will further strengthen Pakistan.


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No wonder Facebook is the biggest social network as of today with over a billion of users across the world, and Facebook is getting smarter and smarter day by day, it get updates around in every month, Facebook updates security and privacy for user's profile, one of the privacy feature added by Facebook lately is to hide your friend list even from your friends. If you hide your friend list then your friend will be able to see mutual friends only, also if someone hides their friend list same thing applies to you.
sometimes you may need to check someone's hidden friend list because you are looking for someone but not able to find them, maybe they are friend with your friend but you can't see hidden friend list because your friend's friend list is set to private.
So if you want to see someone's hidden friend list then you need to perform a Graph Search of Facebook, if you and target profile has at least 1 friend in common then Graph Search will help you to find hidden friends of target profile, does it sound Complex? Not to worry here is a Google Chrome Extension which does perform the Graph search for you.
Uncover / See Hidden Friend List of your friend on Facebook
To reveal Someone's private friend list on Facebook, you need to follow these steps-
1. Go to this Link and Add Facebook Friend Mapper Extension to your Google Chrome Browser.
2. After adding this Extension, reload the Facebook and you will get a new tab on Facebook profile of your friend named "Reveal Friends"
3 . All you need to do is Click on Reveal Friends and it will start scanning for their private friend list, it may take time depending on how long their friend list is.
4. After scanning it will show you the Facebook IDs of all their friends in a pop-up window like this-
Now you can go through their friend list and look for the friend you are searching for, it does not show their name in search result so you have to guess that friend by looking at Facebook IDs.
Also Read –
- How to See Hidden Photos of Someone on Facebook
- How to disable Seen feature from Facebook chat
- How to Find Facebook Profile Using Phone Number
Note that this is Google Chrome extension so you need to have google chrome installed, also you and target profile must have at least 1 friend in common i,e 1 mutual friend requires for this extension to work.
How Facebook Friend Mapper Extension Works? OR See Hidden Friend List Manually
As mentioned above this extension perform a Graph Search on Facebook by taking your friends' Facebook ID and one of your Mutual Friend's Facebook ID as –
with both user's ID insert them to single URL which looks like –
With this search it shows you, common friends of them, it may result in few friends, after getting one or more friend by this search, again it performs a graph search between Friend's Facebook ID and the new found Facebook IDs, it goes many time and results in the list of private friends of your friend.
Manually it is hard to perform above task so to automate this process a script is written in the form of Google chrome extension.
Update:- As if now the Google Chrome extension has been removed from the Chrome Webstore, I am looking for other ways to see hidden friends and will update once I get any new method.
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CAPS Capsule. Volume 5, Number 1.
Walz, Garry, Ed.; And Others
Published 3 times yearly by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services, CAPS Capsule acquaints the reader with recent projects, meetings, publications and materials which are of interest to those in the helping professions. This issue introduces several new publications offered by CAPS under the name, "The Counselor's S x-Pack." Included in this group are: (1) Communique, a monthly newsletter; (2) Impact, a quarterly magazine for innovation and change in counseling; (3) Access, a successor to IPSI; (4) Special Papers, a series of comprehensive review papers on current interest topics; (5) The Little Annual, a yearly publication describing problem areas and what the counselor can do about them; and CAPS Capsule. Also included in this issue is an article on"Counselor Survival" by Garry Walz; a response by LeRoy Cavnar, State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education, Denver, to a previous article on "The New Professionalism;" briefly noted research findings of general audience interest; and listings of materials from other sources. (CJ)
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Counseling, Newsletters, Publications, Pupil Personnel Services, Resource Materials, Student Personnel Services
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WRFI Instructors
Our instructors are some of the best in the field. Attorneys, professors, writers, teachers, research scientists, they all combine teaching experience and an intimate knowledge of course subject matter with the leadership and backcountry skills necessary to provide our students with safe, high-quality learning experiences in wilderness settings. They are also fun, dynamic, and passionate about education and the wilderness they use as classrooms. Our students tell us all the time that our instructors are as important to their WRFI experience as the landscape and the content.
Molly Barth
I grew in San Francisco, and although the sun was nice, the mountains were too far away. In 2006, I moved to Seattle to pursue my Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science at the University of Washington and spent my weekends running a ski school at Snoqualmie Pass. After graduating, I took two years off to ski and hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. I then moved to Missoula to work on Master's in forest ecology at the University of Montana. My research has been focused on the effect of fire suppression on tree spatial patterns in Yosemite; essentially, I like studying big trees in big mountains. I lived in Bozeman and worked on a forest restoration project for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition in 2013, which got me really excited about spending another summer in the Yellowstone area. I'm fairly convinced Missoula is the best place on the planet to take advantage of all the perks of being a Missoulian. Climbing, skiing, trail running, and bluegrass shows keep me pretty busy. My favorite adventure partner is my dog Isabel, who you will always find running or skiing alongside me.
Adam Beh
Adam earned his Ph.D. from Colorado State University's Natural Resource Department in Human Resources of Natural Resources. He has an M.S. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, also from CSU, and a B.S. in Behavioral Science from Grand Valley State University. Although much of Adam's recent experience is in Kenya, his interest in human/nature relations has extended to campus sustainability efforts at CSU and in national parks, Peace Corps experience in Africa and on the CSU campus, park rangering in Golden Gate State Park, and being a backcountry trail maintenance leader at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. After a year of teaching in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University, Adam recently accepted a job in South Sudan as the Wildlife Conservation Society's Community Conservation and Livlihoods Coordintor where he directs all of the socio-economic research and community-based conservation activities in the Boma-Jonglei landscape. Like several other WRFI instructors, Adam has a knack for languages and speaks English, Kiswahili, Hausa, and French. Adam's interest in and experience with human's interaction with the landscape makes him a perfect instructor on the Wild Rockies Summer Semester.
Meagan Binkley
It's always a delight at WRFI when our alumni become instructors. Meagan was a student on WRFI's Baja Peninsula: Coastal Ecology and Culture before finishing her master's degree at the University of Tennessee in 2008. She joined Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations for the first time in 2008 and has now taught it twice. She is also an instructor on Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures. Meagan brings a lot to a WRFI course including academic knowledge and experience in restoration, agriculture, and conservation biology. She is also a Wilderness EMT and has worked for various outdoor education groups. One of our favorite things about Meagan is that she conducted her master's thesis research at Dollywood, Tennessee, where she worked towards the restoration of the American Chestnut through plant breeding, molecular research, and tree planting.
Casey Brown
Casey has been a great addition to the WRFI instructor pool, joining WRFI in the summer of 2009. She has a BA in environmental studies and conservation biology from Prescott College and has worked extensively in the field of environmental and outdoor education. Casey earned her master's degree in the spring of 2010 from Colorado State University in Wildlife Ecology. Her thesis work, conducted largely in Grand Teton National Park, made her a perfect candidate for kicking off WRFI's summer semester course in the Yellowstone to Yukon ecoregion. Casey will begin work on her PhD in biology in the fall of 2011 at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Her reserach will focus on resilience and adaptation of wildlife to anthropogenic disturbances such as roads and climate change. From serving as a mountaineering instructor with Outward Bound to working as an ecological consultant, Casey's wide array of experiences inspire students and add depth to her teaching. Casey teaches on our Wild Rockies Summer Semester.
Patrick Burke
Pat Burke began instructing for WRFI in the summer of 2007 and brings a unique combination of education and experience to each course he teaches. Pat began his education with a B.A. in Philosophy from UC-San Diego, and continued with a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Montana. He then attained an M.S. in Forest Ecology at the University of Montana and is currently working towards an M.A. in Philosophy, also at UM. He has worked as a restoration ecologist on projects around the west including superfund sites, mine reclamation sites, national park natural disaster sites, and highway revegetation projects. He is also the author and co-author of numerous publications. Pat's ability to review science while maintaining an ethical awareness allows him to fulfill WRFI's mission of teaching critical thinking about social and environmental issues. Pat teaches Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone, Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures, and Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations.
Ashley Burry-Trice
Ashley joins WRFI with a range of experience working in the outdoors. She has a BS in Environmental Studies from Prescott College and is finishing an MS from the University of Montana focusing on water conservation issues and watershed health in the intermountain region. Her love for the western landscapes has brought her to work and play in many beautiful areas. Some of her experience includes working as a field instructor for Outward Bound, managing a watershed non-profit in central Oregon, and working as a scientist and field technician and educator. Ashley spends her time fishing and playing on the river, running, skiing, and climbing. Ashley teaches the Wild Rockies Summer Semester.
Natalie Dawson
Natalie hails from Detroit, Michigan but fell in love with Alaska and has been living, working, and exploring in its mountains, forests, fjords, and seashores for the last decade. She lives in Anchorage Alaska where she teaches classes at Alaska Pacific University, works as a biologist on various wildlife projects throughout the state, coaches a cross country ski team to pass the long winter months, and escapes to the desert every year for the chance to spend some time drying off in canyon country. She earned her Bachelor's degree in biology and environmental science from Central Michigan University, taught at Idaho State University, and earned her PhD in biology from the University of New Mexico where she studied weasels on the islands of the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. She loves every opportunity to teach outside, and is very excited to have the opportunity to be an instructor for WRFI. Natalie teaches Alaskan Rainforest:Ecology and Policy of the Tongass and Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures for WRFI.
Chelsea Feeney
Chelsea is a geologist and is passionate about our dynamic earth. She grew up at the foot of the folded Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia and her interests in geology deepened while living in New Zealand. She graduated with a B.S. in Geology from Virginia Tech then moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue various positions in science, including geologist for the Oregon Department of Transportation, leading high school students on the Pacific Northwest Trail and instructing elementary students at a small outdoor school in the North Cascades. She earned her M.S. in Geology at the University of Montana where she taught geology labs and summer field camp. She worked on the National Geothermal Data System for the Virginia Geological Survey and served as a Geologist-in-the-Park volunteer in Yellowstone National Park. Overall, it was her teaching experiences that reinforced her desire to pursue field instruction. Chelsea's travels tend to take her to volcanically active areas such as New Zealand, Iceland, Costa Rica, Alaska, and much of the Western United States. She currently works from home for Mountain Press Publishing Company as a cartographer and geology editor for the "Roadside Geology" guide book series. Chelsea has taught on Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons and Cultures, Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations, and Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone. Chelsea is currently taking time off from field instruction since starting a family, but plans to continue instructing in the future. Chelsea lives in Moscow, Idaho with her daughter and husband, a fellow geologist.
Matthew Frank
Matthew first arrived in Montana more than 10 years ago by bicycle, and upon moving here he became an environmental journalist. Now, in instructing WRFI's Cycle the Rockies course, he's back in the saddle and teaching what he often reports on – energy and climate change. A longtime reporter for the Missoula Independent, Matthew's work has won several awards, including, in 2012, a first-place prize from the Society of Environmental Journalists and selection as a fellow for Knight Science Journalism at MIT's Energy and Climate Boot Camp. He currently works in the University of Montana's School of Journalism directing a project that delivers science news to papers and radio stations in rural, and especially Native American, communities across the state. He holds an M.S. in environmental studies from the University of Montana and a B.A. from Allegheny College.
Jeff Gailus
Jeff first came to WRFI in 2006 as WRFI's Recruitment and Development Coordinator. Providing much-needed guidance and creative flair, Jeff, amongst other things, recreated the WRFI website into the one you see today. Now an instructor, Jeff brings intimate knowledge of transboundary issues on our Wild Rockies Summer Semester.Jeff is the founder of Bristlecone Communications, a full-service communications consultancy. A widely published writer, Jeff has been honored with several awards, including Story of the Year from the Associated Collgiate Press, numerous nominations for magazine feature writing at the western Canadian and national levels, and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for his book about the mythical Great Plains grizzly bear.
Adam Hermans
As a doctoral student at the University of Colorado- Boulder, Adam focuses on environmental philosophy and is particularly interested in what makes a wild animal wild. His other academic interests include novel ecosystems, re-wilding, resilience, the ethics of conservation and restoration, urban ecology, wild food, and the human environment. Adam is also a filmmaker. His films span six continents and, so far, have screened in eleven festivals across eight countries. In Spring of 2012, his work was featured in the "1000 Days at the Space for Life" biodiversity exhibition in Montreal. When not filming or studying, Adam enjoys foraging, exploring, and canoeing through ice flows, just as the ice gets soft. WRFI is thrilled for Adam to contribute his varied experience and expertise to our courses. Adam teaches Environmental Ethics: Global Climate Change and Visions for a Sustainable Future.
Ben Irey
Ben Irey graduated from the University of Montana's College of Forestry and Conservation in 2000, with a degree in Resource Conservation and a minor in Wilderness Studies. He spent the following decade working for the U.S. Forest Service as a Wilderness ranger in the Absoroka-Beartooth, Bob Marshall, Rattlesnake and Welcome Creek Wilderness areas of Montana. In 2009, he returned to the College of Forestry and Conservation to work on a master's degree exploring the role of ecosystem services in National Forest management. When not working for WRFI, he works as an environmental social scientist at the Ecosystem Research Group. He has taught field courses for the Wilderness Institute and hosted Wilderness interns during his summers with the Forest Service. He is a founding member of the traveling Bentgrass Poetry Troupe, putting on readings and workshops in rural Montana communities. Ben teaches Montana Afoot and Afloat.
Ben Johnson
Ben grew exploring Montana's Bitterroot Valley, and although currently claims home and residence in Kelly Wyoming, considers Western Montana to be one of the best places on Earth. Undergraduate studies in humanities (Fort Lewis College) and graduate studies in science education, as well as environment and natural resources (Teton Science Schools and the University of Wyoming) provide Ben with a unique skill set covering many disciplines. He currently instructs the Montana Afoot and Afloat course. When he is not teaching for WRFI or for the Teton Science Schools, he is most often found climbing and skiing the peaks of the Tetons, exploring canyons of the desert southwest, returning to his favorite places in the Bitterroot mountains, pedaling a bicycle, or chasing beautiful light through the lens of a camera.
Danny Margoles
Danny earned his Master's in Geography from the University of Minnesota. His studies brought him to the mountains of Montana, examining the effects of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on high elevation ecosystems. Danny has worked on research projects throughout the West studying climate change and wildfire and spent some amazing summers working and instructing with the Southwest Conservation Corps. Danny has recently lived and worked at two Zen Centers in California gardening, pruning apple trees, and enjoying living in community. Danny earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota in Geography and Anthropology. You will likely find Danny with his hands in the dirt or boots on his feet.
Peter Metcalf
Peter moved to Montana from the great state of Oregon 12 years ago to guide backpacking trips in and around the Bob Marshall Wilderness for a summer and never looked back. His love for wild places later led him to work as a whitewater river guide, first in Alaska and then in Montana and Idaho. For the last two years he was the operations manager for Idaho's largest commercial outfitter and taught natural history interpretation techniques to guides. He's also coached high school track and cross country and refereed high school basketball. Prior to joining WRFI, Peter taught college field courses in Montana and Central America on such topics as Wilderness conservation, sustainable development and conservation biology. He is currently a PhD student in the College of Forestry at the University of Montana where his research focuses on the human dimensions of ecological restoration and wildlife management. He earned an MS in environmental studies from the University of Montana and a B.A. in English from Whitworth University. When he's not researching, teaching or writing about the American West, he enjoys running, telemark skiing, fly fishing, hunting, birding, reading and following the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
Nancy Moore
Nancy earned her Master's of Environmental Studies degree at the University of Montana in 2012, where she focused on Environmental Writing and taught undergraduate courses exploring the nexus among community, environment, and writing. Originally from Ohio, Nancy has been drawn to the mountains ever since college when she led backpacking, climbing, and canoeing excursions for Ohio University's Outdoor Pursuits Program. After college, Nancy lived and worked in Chilean Patagonia for four years, coordinating an environmental and English education program for a small non-profit organization and steeping herself in the remote mountain culture. An avid gardener herself, Nancy has 2 years' experience managing the Montana Healthy Food and Communities initiative at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, a program aimed at increasing locally-grown food in schools, hospitals, and other institutions. Most of the year you can find Nancy in Futaleufú, Chile, working part-time for the bilingual environmental publication, Patagon Journal, teaching yoga, and running a backpacker's hostel with her partner and their 3 legged dog.
Dave Morris
Dave graduated from Evergreen State College with a degree in Environmental Studies, then earned his M.S. in Environmental Studies at the University of Montana. Dave has instructed and guided for many outdoor education programs since 1990. He has traveled and taught in South and Central America, Nepal, Africa, Alaska, New Zealand, and Canada. Dave loves teaching at the college level and offers WRFI students a wealth of knowledge about resource issues, environmental education, and ecology. He is currently seeking a PhD in Forestry and Conservation at the Univerity of Montana. When not otherwise occupied Dave is often found skiing, mountain biking, taking photos, or reading High Country News. Dave began teaching for WRFI in 2001. He has taught Alaskan Rainforest, Baja Peninsula, Continental Divide, Colorado Plateau, and Montana Afoot and Afloat. He has initiated and instructed two more courses: Conservation & Community in the Yellowstone to Yukon Region and Cycle the Rockies. Dave has served on the WRFI Board since 2004.
Katie Nelson
At St. Lawrence University, Katie earned a bachelor degree in Global Studies--examining development and globalization through the lenses of culture, economics, and the environment. During three undergraduate study abroad experiences, she learned firsthand the value of experiential education. Having explored critical environmental issues during those studies abroad, Katie went on to investigate similar controversies brewing in the American West. Working as a wilderness ranger, environmental educator, and on wildlife studies in California, Texas, Alberta, Oklahoma, and Montana, she endeavors to find common ground among disparate stakeholders. Through her Master's in Environmental Studies at the University of Montana, Katie worked with the National Park Service on climate change adaptation issues in designated wilderness. She directed the University of Montana's Forum for Living with Appropriate Technology and volunteered as a UNICEF observer at the UN Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa. She continues to write about wilderness, climate change, and natural history in an effort to build relationships between people and between people and the land. As part of Katie's position as WRFI's Field Education Coordaintor she teaches WRFI's spring, summer and fall semesters as well as the Environmental Ethics course.
Levi Old
Levi grew up along the James River in coastal Virginia. Experiencing the wild nature of this once prolific estuary provided the foundations for his passions in natural history. At the age of nineteen, he ventured to Missoula, Montana, for the start of a new journey. Upon arrival, he was quickly immersed into the lifestyle, culture, and studies that occur at the convergence of the Clark Fork, Bitterroot, and Blackfoot Rivers. After being nestled in the Valley for four years, Levi embarked upon work in expeditionary education and ecology up and down the western coasts from Alaska to Argentina. This also included several winters of exploration in the wilds of the Chihuahuan Desert and Florida's "river of grass." Levi has instructed for the Outward Bound School, The National Outdoor Leadership School and other organizations. Levi received a M.S. Botany, Field Naturalist Program from the University of Vermont where he collaborated with Trout Unlimited to create a streambank restoration plan and stewardship group for Oregon's Fall River watershed. When not in the backcountry, Levi enjoys gardening, baking, and taking photographs. He teaches WRFI's Wild Rockies Summer Semester and Montana Afoot and Afloat.
Shawn Olson
Shawn Olson hails from the Pacific Northwest, where she received a BA in Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College. Since then, she's roved the West, spending several seasons as an environmental educator in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains and as a wilderness therapy guide in the deserts of south-central Utah. She is currently enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Colorado, where she studies the politics and ideological polarizations that lead to conflicts over public lands in the American West, specifically relating to renewable energy development. Shawn is the co-author of two books: Defending Wild Washington: A Citizen's Action Guide (Mountaineers Books, 2004) and Community and Copper in a Wild Land (Wrangell Mountains Center & National Park Service, 2005). Shawn teaches the Wild Rockies Summer Semester.
Joshua Porter
Joshua joined WRFI in the fall of 2008. Joshua received a B.S. in Environmental Science and a B.A. in Wilderness Studies from the Evergreen State College, and earned an M.S. in Ecological Teaching and Learning through the Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University. Joshua's work has alternated between field biology, service based conservation education, wilderness leadership, and guiding, with most of that work located in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. He recently developed and directed a land stewardship program in Vermont and is involved in community-based folk education projects that explore human relationships to place and story. Joshua teaches Montana Afoot & Afloat and the Wild Rockies Summer Semester.
Daisy Purdy
As a southwestern transplant hailing from the east coast, Daisy has served as an Ethnic Studies, Sociology, and Native American Studies educator at Northern Arizona University since 2008. Daisy's research interests focus on Contemporary Indigenous Human Rights and Environmental Justice. She attended the University of New Hampshire and University of California in Santa Cruz and was awarded degrees in Cultural Anthropology with minors in Psychology and American Studies prior to completing her M.Ed and Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Political Science at Northern Arizona University. Upon completion, she intends to utilize her fancy new title to implement decolonial pedagogies on a global scale. When not confined to the walls of an institutional classroom, Purdy serves as a field instructor for secondary and tertiary students and pursues international travel. She has held an amphibious position with WRFI since 2013 serving in both land-based and water-based instructional capacities.
Kirsten Rudestam
Kirsten Rudestam spent her adolescence running up the creek-beds and climbing the sage-brush trails within California's Los Padres mountains. She has since worked and traveled in India, Guatemala, Canada and the American West as an environmental educator, naturalist
Dan Spencer
Dan teaches in the Environmental Studies program at the University of Montana where he focuses on issues of globalization, Latin America, community participation in ecological restoration, and environmental ethics and theology. Dan's undergraduate degree is in geology from Carleton College, which also included three summers teaching geology field camp in the Tobacco Root Mountains of southwest Montana, and three summers working and climbing in Glacier Park. He has graduate degrees in theology and ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York, and spent 10 years teaching in a Religion and Philosophy Program at Drake University in Iowa before moving to Montana just in time for the fires of 2000. Dan grew up on the West Coast and in Colorado, and spent most of his adult life trying to find a way to get back to the West from Minnesota, New York and Iowa. He's been teaching at the University of Montana since 2002, and now that he's back in Montana, he hopes to never move again. He lives with his partner, Pat Burke, and Pat's two kids, in Missoula.
Craig Stafford
Craig currently works as an adjunct professor for the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Montana. His current teaching responsibilities include freshwater ecology, lake ecology, and Montana wildlife. Craig's research focuses on freshwater biology, particularly the movement of mercury through aquatic food webs. He earned his B.S. in biology at the University of Michigan. After completing his M.S. in zoology at the University of Maine, Craig received his Ph.D. in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Montana. Craig teaches Restoration Ecology and Montana Afoot & Afloat.
Bethany Applegate
Bethany is WRFI's Outreach Manager as well as an instructor. Charged with letting the world know about WRFI, Bethany can be found on college campuses across the country meeting with students, professors, and advisors. When not travelling for WRFI, she is in Missoula at WRFI Central, designing marketing plans, organizing fundraisers, and trying to figure out ways to get back into the field. After years of instructing for WRFI, she is excited to continue with the organization from a new standpoint. Bethany graduated from Colorado College in 2000 with a degree in environmental history, and completed her Master's degree from the University of Montana's environmental studies program in May 2005. She currently is an adjunct professor at the University of Montana in both the environmental studies department and the Davidson Honors College. She's thrilled to have instructed Alaskan Rainforest: Ecology and Policy of the Tongass, Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures, Restoration Ecology and Montana Afoot & Afloat.
Brandt Welborn
Brandt has instructed WRFI courses since 2004, including: Alaskan Rainforest: Ecology & Policy of the Tongass, Boundary Waters: Wilderness Land & Lakes, Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures, Montana Afoot & Afloat: Human/Land Relations, and Wild Rockies Summer Semester. He assisted on Baja Peninsula: Coastal Ecology & Culture and served on WRFI's Safety Committee. Raised in Minnesota and Colorado's high country, Brandt devoted many years to alpine skiing before pursuing his interests in law and environmental ethics. He holds a BA in philosophy, a Juris Doctorate, and taught philosophy at Colorado Mountain College from 1999 to 2008. Brandt travels extensively and enjoys wildness study and recreation. He is currently taking time off from full-time field education while pursuing a career transition but plans to continue instructing for WRFI down the road.


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The Alchemist's Lair
Thoughts on writing, language, life as a freelancer,
and what comes to mind.
and what comes to mind.
Episode 2 in this mini-series about filling your editorial calendar with value.
Last week we covered the benefits of developing an editorial calendar and sticking to it.
Now it's time to figure the types of content that will drive traffic and leads to your business.
That's the ultimate goal of inbound marketing: make people come to you spontaneously (i.e. via their online activities) rather than "on call" (i.e. in response to ads and promotions).
To describe this stranger-to-customer transformation, marketers often refer to funnels.
For content marketing I'd rather call it a roadmap - 'cause the best content strategies are about building relationships rather than "pushing through".
Whether you're into kitchen or travel metaphors, the concept is the same: content marketing is a step-by-step process with different checkpoints. At each stage, it's up to your ideal client to decide if they should stay or go.
It's a bit like dating, you know.
You don't invite her home to meet your folks on the first night out.
Your editorial calendar must reflect this, and include different types of content for the different stages of your relationship with your ideal client.
Step 1: From stranger to visitor
You know she's out there, but you never met. At this stage, focus on free and shareable content to generate traffic and get noticed. Blog posts, podcasts, visual content and micro-content are great options. Aim at content that addresses her typical questions and pain points. Focus on being helpful and relevant.
Step 2: From visitor to lead
Once a stranger, now a visitor - but you still don't know who she is. To start a relationship, you need to make a personal contact first. That's where gated content steps in.
At this stage, focus on attractive content - something that's both eye-pleasing and actionable. Ebooks, checklists, email courses, newsletters, ... the choice is up to you.
Remember though: for your ideal client, disclosing her email address is a matter of trust.
Don't jeopardise your chances with sloppy copy&paste content.
Step 3: From lead to prospect
This is the dreaded MOFU stage - the middle of the funnel (or roadmap). Here, the focus is on establishing your business credibility with focused, in-depth content. This will strengthen your brand image, and show your unique skills and talents.
Step 4: From prospect to customer
Now it's time for you to ask her out (i.e. to work with you). As your content-channeled relationship grew, you got to know her. You know what her pain points and needs are - and you know your services or products can help her achieve her goals.
Inspire action with added-value content such as product demos, welcome kits, and free consultations.
Step 5: From customer to happy customer
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Horace Carpentier, a 26 year old graduate of Columbia University's Law School with political aspirations, incorporated the city of Oakland in 1854.
Moses Chase, captain of the sailing ship Capital sailed from Boston in search of gold in 1849-50 and leased 640 acres of today's Oakland that he called "Clinton" from Vincente Peralta. He never found gold.
Vincente Peralta's father, Don Luis Maria Peralta, was granted the "contra costa," or "bay across," which included Oakland, in exchange for many years of military service under the Spanish crown. The youngest child of 17, Vincente inherited the land that is now Oakland.
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This summer our friend decided to raise chickens. She has ten chickens that we have visited many times watching them grow from fuzzy chicks to egg laying age. On our latest visit we donned our hunter's orange and headed across the field. Along the way we came across a den hole with what looked like skunk poop around it. We found the chickens outside their coop in the pen. After a noise greeting we headed inside to see some of the eggs they have begun laying. To our surprise there were 2 light blue eggs. Pretty soon we hope to be getting our eggs from these chickens.
A Favorite Fieldtrip (8/19/2010)
Now I don't think of this as a fieldtrip, or even as something special or unusual, but it is a fieldtrip since we leave the property of the child care. The way the children act, to them it is something special. All I have to say is "I need eggs" or "Let's go to Julie's", or "Anyone want to see the chickens?" and the children run for their shoes, the door and even Julie's house.
Now this is a walk we make almost weekly for the organic eggs I use in cooking and baking. We have seen these hens grow from the littlest chicks, worried when one got caught and hurt by the local fox (still wonder how she escaped), and even know some of their names.
I love the fact that I get to get these organic eggs, so fresh, and from a source I know. I love just as much that the children in my care are exposed to this experience in such a hands on way. It isn't just one trip and done. It's become part of our daily life. We've also learned about different kinds of hens, the life cycle, their needs, sounds, actions, and that fresh eggs are really good with very yellow yokes. Yes, those are light blue eggs in there. Julie has 4 different breeds of layers, so the egg colors are different. So isn't the size.
I feel truly blessed to live where I do and be able to offer the experiences of this environment to the children in my care.
Next week we need to walk up in the afternoon, so Julie will let the chickens out to free range while we visit. That's really fun.


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Essential Buddhist Teachings Program Series: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness – Developing Awareness – Live Stream
January 12 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm PST| $30 – $108
PLEASE NOTE: This is the LIVESTREAM registration page. To register to attend the event in person, visit this link.
This five-daylong series may be attended in full or in part. You can join the series at any point; each day is a standalone program. You must register for each class separately. These five programs combine to create a deeper understanding of the Buddha's key teachings and emphasizes learning how to apply mindfulness and wisdom practices in our lives. In each daylong, there will be guided meditations, lectures, discussion, and inquiry. This series will start January 12, 2018, and end February 9, 2018, if you choose to attend all five daylong programs.
Program Titles:
- 1 – Four Foundations of Mindfulness – January 12
In this first program, we will explore the Buddha's key teaching on mindfulness practice – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Participants will learn various mindfulness meditations that cultivate awareness of body, heart, mind and the nature of experience. This essential teaching on mindfulness allows one to develop awareness, clarity, insight, understanding and a non-reactive attention that is a support for peace and well being
- 2 – Four Noble Truths – January 19
- 3 – The Boundless Heart – January 26
- 4 – Eightfold Path-Part A – February 2
- 5 – Eightfold Path-Part B – February 9
Follow the links to register for each livestream class separately.
This program will offer insights and practices for care providers to improve their patient care. By developing their own mindfulness practices, care providers are able to bring greater awareness and less distraction to those they care for. The tools and techniques offered during this day may be shared with patients and clients, as well as be used by professionals to reduce work place stress. By developing an awareness of body, heart, mind and the nature of experience, care providers will gain tools for strengthening clarity, insight, understanding and a non-reactive attention that is a support for both personal and patient well-being.
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. Continuing Education (CE) credit available for in-person attendance only.


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When Shahrukh licked Aamir's feet
Gullu Gupshup | May 13, 2008 19:36 IST
Taking a break from the shooting of Ghajini because of an injury, Aamir Khan [Images] is spending the days relaxing with his mother Zeenat, son Junaid and daughter Ira in the cool hill station of Panchgani, while 'Shahrukh licks his feet.'
Yes, it may come as a start for those reading this story, or the latest entry on Aamir's blog.
'Now, before you jump to any conclusions let me add that Shahrukh [Images] is the name of our dog," Aamir clarifies on his blog. 'And before you jump to any further conclusions let me add that I had nothing to do with naming him. In fact, Shahrukh is the dog of the caretakers of our house. When I bought this house it came with the caretakers and their dog! Apparently, Shah Rukh [Images] (the actor) was shooting for a commercial in this house a few years ago, and that very day the caretakers bought a pup..., and named him Shahrukh. What are the chances of me buying a house which comes with a dog called Shahrukh!!!'
He goes on to write, 'Well Shahrukh is once again begging for my attention, so let me get back to him. He is smelling too much, I think he needs a bath. "Heel boy, heel."'
After Amitabh Bachchan took on SRK in his blog, one wonders if blogging is the new ground for star wars!


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If you look at THIS list, you'd see plenty of YA books that will hit shelves this month. But I am absolutely sorry, there is just one -ONE- book I cannot wait to get. I am currently reading my ARC and ughhhhhh it is just TOO INTENSE you guys! Cannot wait to add it up to my ever growing collection!
(Can someone gift me the first UK ARC of Nevernight? And your BEA Illuminae ARC? Pretty please?)
I am currently halfway through Gemina and guyyyyyys, my heart is so ready to explode. So if I die, blame Jay Kristoff and Amie Kauffman! Here is my Illuminae review and here is the Nevernight PH Tour Intro I am hosting!
Thank you Harper Voyager UK and St. Martin's Press for the Nevernight ARCs and Penguin Random House for the Illuminae and Gemina ARCs!
What titles are you looking forward to getting this month?


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Legionella is a bacterium that flourishes in pipes and tanks for potable water. And it may be found in all kinds of installations. Only its concentration is different. In only a few days the number of bacteria may grow to a distinctly hazardous level for the consumers of the installation. Maintenance, temperature and the structure of the installation may be crucial aspects for its growth.
The Legionella bacterium may cause the legionary disease, which is a serious form of pneumonia, often with a concomitant effect on other vital organs. The disease may cause death or invalidity. A quick doctor's call is vital, as medicine against ordinary pneumonia has no effect.