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Road Salting and Environment
What is road salting? It is a traffic initiative done during and after a storm that involves the spreading of magnesium, sodium or calcium chloride salts on roads to melt ice and improve the grip of car tires on the
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What does Business process improvement (Continuous improvement) look like?
Organizations require efficient processes to enhance productivity and increase their output. Process improvement is a critical aspect of the development and growth of an organization because it helps to solve the challenges limiting the body from developing. Process improvement involves
Read moreDisseminators of information must adapt to the culture of the consumer
We definitely pushed ourselves on this first day but all was good. The second day took us through Marial to the Tucker Flat Trailhead in order to head up the West Fork of Mule Creek. I came across a blog article
Read moreWild Rogue Loop
My backpacking companion had a few weeks off at the beginning of May and I’m still retired until June so we searched for a challenging early season backpacking trip. Looking for a loop with good temps, flowers and minimal bugs
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The North Olympic Coast
I entered into the planning for this year’s backpacking trip with friends with some trepidation. They wanted to do a coastal trip and we have always talked about venturing into the Olympic peninsula so why not put together a 5 day
Read moreThe Great Potential of SAP HANA
The experiment with integrating SAP HANA into teaching and research here at Missouri S&T is paying off. Last week I observed our Business and Information Technology, BIT, students presenting their ERP Simulation projects to a team from Deloitte SAP Service Line. What caught my eye
Read moreGreat Possibilities for my New CIO Role
I just finished up a visit to Western Washington University where I will be the Interim CIO for a year starting June 20th. I pleased to say that I am very excited about the prospects for the job and the university. Once I
Read moreIntroducing our New Aussie, Brook
At the end of my Timberline to Cascade Locksbackpacking segment I was crushed by the news that my beloved dog, Abby, had died unexpectedly. Abby was 12+ and not able to backpack with me any longer, but losing
Read moreHelping to Launch MacHub
I’m finished backpacking for a while so I have some time before I jump back into the IT world of higher education. This gives me the opportunity to volunteer full-time in support of a worthy non-profit that is
Read moreI Lost to the Lost Coast
Ready for the Lost Coast I headed into my Lost Coast Trail backpacking trip confident that I would accomplish my goal to hike from Mattole Trailhead to Shelter Cove
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