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Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Rowan Engineering offers a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (BME).
This is an exciting time for Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Our new Biomedical Engineering faculty members join an exceptional group of faculty throughout the College of Engineering with established teaching and research experience in the biomedical field. We are pleased to welcome 40 freshmen who make up our inaugural Fall 2014 class.
The New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act, effective July 1, 2013, made Rowan University only the second state public comprehensive research university in New Jersey. Research University status is spurring rapid growth throughout the University and Rowan is committed to quadrupling its funded research dollars over the next 10 years. Biomedical Engineering will be adding students, faculty, and moving into a brand new engineering building with state of the art facilities.
Biomedical Engineering has ample resources to foster translational research with two Rowan medical schools (Cooper Medical School of Rowan University & Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine) and the South Jersey Tech Park, which drives University innovations to the commercialization of products. Further, the proximity of Rowan University to biotechnology companies and research facilities in the state of New Jersey and the Philadelphia and New York metropolitan area presents extensive opportunities for student-faculty collaborations with businesses.
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering is at the intersection of medicine and biology, with the focus on the improvement of heath care systems. Rowan's biomedical engineering program will educate its students to analyze and design innovative solutions, with the goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of patient care. Modeled after the proven hands-on, real world, project-based curriculum of Rowan's existing engineering programs, the BME degree program will prepare students to contribute to health care solutions in an increasingly multidisciplinary environment.
What do Biomedical Engineers Do?
Biomedical engineers work in various areas bridging biology, medicine, and engineering such as stem cell research, tissue engineering, biomaterials, the creation of artificial organs and limbs, medical devices, diagnostics and imaging, nanotechnology, robotic surgery, and the development of therapeutics and carriers to treat arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's, and other diseases.
Program of Study
Our biomedical engineering program provides students with a firm grounding in the traditional engineering disciplines, along with a solid background in the life sciences. Graduates of our program will possess the skills necessary to develop and design health care systems, have the knowledge to pursue further studies in graduate and medical school, and be able to contribute as a practicing engineer in a myriad of other areas. The typical course sequence for our 4-year program can be found here.
Contact Information
For more information about our biomedical engineering program, please contact the Engineering Dean's Office by phone (856-256-5300) or email (email@example.com)


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I am thrilled to be back home in the Southwest where I can utilize my training over the last twelve years to serve YOU!
I grew up in Phoenix, AZ and have always been interested in health. In fact, I chose to read books on therapeutic touch and sports medicine as a soccer player and long distance runner in high school. My grandmother and mother soothed any ailments that my two brothers or I had with natural medicine. They encouraged us to trust the wisdom of our bodies to heal without chemicals.
I received a B.S. in psychology with a focus on community health from Northern Arizona University in 2008. This allowed me to start understanding the connection between mental health and physical health. I attended the University of Oregon for my last semester and furthered my experience in the field of alternative medicine while working with Luke Adler, DOM, L.Ac. for over two years.
I furthered my education while attending Bastyr University, an accredited Naturopathic Medicine school and the first place in the country to offer a Master's in Ayurvedic Sciences. Naturopathic doctors are considered primary care providers in many states and Canada with a broad scope of practice. These experiences throughout my life have ignited me with passion and knowledge around what Natural Healing entails. I am eager to learn more from each and every patient as well as collaborating with other practitioners.
Finally, with an amazing opportunity to study in India at an Ayurvedic college and hospital, I understand on a deeper level how important culture and mind-body medicine is to one's well-being.
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Official: Future of BCAP could impact future of energy crops
The nearly $10 million awarded by the USDA's Farm Service Agency to three energy crop project areas on June 13 will be the only funding distributed through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program this year and it's unclear whether the program will be reauthorized by Congress as part of the next Farm Bill or if legislators will allow it to expire on Sept. 30.
BCAP was created by Congress in the 2008 Farm Bill to assist farmers and land owners in establishing energy crops for bioenergy production and is the only federal program of its kind. If BCAP is not renewed, the risk and costs associated with establishing significant acres of energy crops will likely fall on the shoulders of bioenergy producers—the same producers who are already saddled with enormous amounts of risk and financial burdens associated with first-of-a-kind facilities.
BCAP has provided financial assistance to 11 energy crop project areas in the two years that funding has been available for the program. Todd Atkinson, FSA chief of staff, said that without BCAP's support, he's not sure when bioenergy producers will be able to advance any similar feedstock efforts. "We know the conditions in the private sector in terms of lending, and it's even tougher for first-mover technologies," he said. "We saw that with the corn starch ethanol industry years ago and we see it now with the second-generation industry. That's where public financial assistance has a role. But if that financial assistance doesn't exist, then who has to take on the financing of the crop and working with 100 to 200 producers—teaching them to develop the best standards for the crop, making sure it's done in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way, replacing the crop if it fails? That all probably falls on the end-use facility. And I think we've seen that the end-use facilities have a lot of financial risk as it is, simply getting their technology up and running and getting the capital investments taken care of. The crop part of it would have to be added to that equation."
Although BCAP was established in the 2008 Farm Bill, the program was not put into effect until last year. Congress had initially allocated $432 million for BCAP's fiscal year 2011 budget, but by April 2011, it had reduced that amount to just $112 million, leaving the FSA with less time and fewer dollars to devote to energy crop projects. Of the 40 applications received by the program's May deadline, nine were chosen to participate in the program. Funds had to be awarded by the fiscal year's end on Sept. 30, but the nature of the program also required time to educate farmers and land owners and allow them a window to sign up for participation in the program. As a result, the FSA was only able to distribute $55 million of the year's available funds. Foot dragging in Congress made it impossible for left-over money to be carried into the next fiscal year, so the program had little money to distribute this year and was able to provide funding for two new projects additional funding to one of last year's project areas.
Despite a significantly reduced budget, Atkinson said BCAP has hit its stride and is functioning in the manner it should for those projects that were able to be funded. Last year's awards funded a variety of crops including switchgrass for Abengoa Bioenergy's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Kansas and hybrid poplar for ZeaChem Inc.'s integrated biorefinery in Oregon. Of the nine approved projects, Atkinson said the most successful awardees have been those with previously established farmer/land owner relationships. "If you did not have those relationships with producers, you did not meet your acreage targets," he said. "You need to have these relationships in order to be successful." Atkinson attributes crop grower hesitation to the government's "herky-jerky" funding for the program, adding that growers will be more likely to invest in risky energy crops if they are certain that the federal government will continue to support that industry.
The government's lack of steady commitment to BCAP has also affected end-user participation, according to Atkinson. "One of the impacts of this significantly declining budget is it deters some excellent opportunities from even applying," he said. "They decide it's not worth their while." Atkinson said he's had several conversations with interested companies who decided not to apply for funding after Congress reduced the program's budget, opting instead to wait on the sidelines for long-term signals from legislators.
The Senate Agriculture Committee included mandatory funding for BCAP and other Farm Bill Energy Title programs in its draft, but it's not certain that those provisions will remain in the full Senate version. The House of Representatives has yet to produce its Farm Bill draft but efforts are being made to ensure Energy Title funding is included in the bill. Atkinson said that if the program is allowed to continue, applicants would prefer to have a predictable annual funding level which will allow them to accurately calculate the economics of their projects. Given the length of time required to establish energy crops and the escalating cellulosic biofuel requirements of the renewable fuel standard, he also stressed the need for program funding to be renewed and distributed as quickly as possible. "If these are two- or three-year crops, you can see how much that inaction today pushes this stuff into the future," he said. "A delay of just a few months can miss an entire crop year."


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The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. By offering the largest scholarships in the country, comprehensive counseling and other support services to students from grade 7 to graduate school, the Foundation is dedicated to ensuring high-performing, low-income students have the support necessary to develop their talents and excel educationally.
In addition to its scholarship programs, the Foundation provides grants to organizations like Center for Talent Development for innovative, high-impact initiatives that benefit such students. By doing so, the Cooke Foundation seeks to use its resources to end the Excellence Gap, the disparity between the number of low and high income students who reach the top levels of academic performance. Founded in 2000, the Cooke Foundation has awarded $200 million in scholarships to 2,600 students and over $110 million in grants.
The Young Scholars Program, a selective five-year pre-college scholarship for high-performing middle school students with financial need, is the largest scholarship of its kind in the nation. It provides individualized academic advising, financial support, and a pathway to the foundation's $40,000 per year College Scholarship. The Cooke Foundation assigns each Young Scholar an on-staff educational adviser who works closely with the student and his or her family to guide them and oversee the educational opportunities the Cooke Foundation provides throughout high school. The application period is open from January to March. Visit the Cooke Foundation's Young Scholars page for information on opportunities for students currently in grade 7.
Download and share a Young Scholar flyer.
Participate in an Informational Webinar with Tammie Stewart.
The College Scholarship Program is the largest undergraduate scholarship program available to high- achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend the nation's best four-year colleges and universities. College Scholars receive up to $40,000 per year, college planning support, ongoing advising, and the opportunity to network with the larger Cooke Scholar community. The application period is open from September to November. Visit the Cooke Foundation's College scholars page for information on opportunities for students currently in grade 12.
If you have questions, please contact Tammie Stewart, CTD's community outreach manager. Stewart is happy to advise families and walk them through the application process. E-mail her at email@example.com or call 847/491-7127 to learn more.
With generous financial support from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Center for Talent Development is working collaboratively with select schools in Chicago, Evanston, and other cities throughout the Midwest to meet the needs of high-achieving students with financial need. Students eligible for grant support have the opportunity to participate in above-grade-level testing and CTD summer, weekend, and online programs. Specifically, the grant helps CTD do the following:
You can learn more about the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and our joint efforts to promote excellence and equity in a special edition of CTD's newsletter, Talent.


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Falls Church, VA (December 28, 2010) Nexus Systems is pleased to announce that Moore&Associates has chosen NexusPayables as its automated accounts payable solution. The NexusPayables system will be fully integrated with Moore&Associates' existing property management system, MRI Software.
NexusPayables is a web-based electronic purchase-to-payment solution combining PO and invoice management, invoice imaging, and sophisticated workflow-initiated approval routing with line-item budget comparisons, general ledger cost allocations, job cost accounting features, and flexible reporting tools. NexusPayables is in use by companies that require a comprehensive application for the expense management control, visibility, efficiency and cost savings associated with accounts payable automation and best practices.
About Moore&Associates (www.mooreassociates.com)
Moore&Associates is an owner-managed, full-service commercial real estate investment, development and management firm serving affiliated and independent clients. With more than 50 employees, the firm has completed $800 million in capital transactions during the past four years and currently manages 2 million square feet of office properties.
About Nexus Systems, LLC.
Nexus Systems is the leading provider of electronic solutions that automate the traditionally cumbersome paper-intensive purchase to payment process resulting in the reduction of operating costs and faster invoice processing with tighter controls. Nexus Systems' product and services greatly aid financial management by automating and centralizing systems through scanning, electronic workflow, approval routing, and budget controls of PO and invoice management. Nexus' best-in-class solution, NexusPayables, enjoys continued success as a result of its mature in-depth functionality, intuitive interface, user friendly configurations, and overall ease of use for clients.
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ISA World Surfing Games
Updated: Wednesday afternoon, September 19th (Local Time)
SATURDAY 22nd: Rebuilding 2-3' faces. Side-offshore wind developing by mid day.
SWELL: Mix of primary, short period SW windswell (building) and secondary, mid period ESE swell.
WIND: Onshore SW wind first thing, trending W through the morning and side/offshore WNW/NW around mid day and through the afternoon.
Swell/Surf Analysis
Somewhat tricky forecast for Saturday with a stalled frontal boundary currently over the region and low pressure developing over Korea. This low should drift north through the Sea of Japan during the next 24 hours, with a frontal passage by mid day on Saturday (and improving wind as the front passes).
Model guidance has backed off some on the expected SW windswell on Saturday, although we should still see contestable surf build in around knee-waist high through the morning, with some slightly larger sets possible with the incoming tide and peaking swell later morning and afternoon. We'll also continue to see some mid period, but partially to heavily shadowed, ESE swell in the mix.
The best surf looks likely for the later morning through mid afternoon with the incoming tide and wind likely to switch to side/offshore. S/SW wind early morning should shift WNW/NW beyond the passing front in the mid morning to mid day time frame, with WNW to NW wind expected for the afternoon hours.


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The set times have been released for the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which kicks off its encore at the Empire Polo Club in Indio Friday, April 21 and wraps Sunday, April 23.
Radiohead will headline Friday night, Lady Gaga will headline Saturday night and Kendrick Lamar will close out the festival on Sunday.
Here's hoping Radiohead has better luck with the sound than last week.
The biggest change in set times from weekend 1 is that the Mojave Tent stage times are running a little earlier for some acts.
Among the highlights from opening day last weekend were The Lemon Twigs, Francis and the Lights and Phantogram. And if you like Auto-Tuned rap and giant birds, you won't want to miss Travis Scott at the Outdoor Theatre Friday night. Oh, if you want to see Banks, get there early. Her set was overflowing.
Check out all of our Coachella 2017 coverage, including photos of the bands and their fans from last week.
These are the set times for Friday, April 21.
Coachella Stage
2:30-3:10 p.m. RecordSafari
3:30-4:20 p.m. Preservation Hall Jazz Band
4:45-5:35 p.m. Bonobo
6-6:50 p.m. Glass Animals
7:20-8:15 p.m. Father John Misty
8:50-9:50 p.m. The xx
10:35 p.m. Radiohead
Outdoor Theatre
3-3:45 p.m. Stormzy
4:10-5 p.m. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
5:25-6:15 p.m. Mac DeMarco
6:40-7:30 p.m. Oh Wonder
8-8:50 p.m. Phantogram
9:35 p.m. Travis Scott
Mojave Tent
Noon-12:35 p.m. Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis
1-1:40 p.m. Zipper Club
2-2:40 p.m. Joseph
3-3:45 p.m. Tennis
4:05-4:50 p.m. Sampha
5:20-6:10 p.m. Broods
6:35-7:25 p.m. The Avalanches
8-9 p.m. Richie Hawtin
9:30-10:30 p.m. DJ Shadow
10:55-11:45 p.m. Capital Cities
12:10 a.m. D.R.A.M.
Gobi Tent
12:25-1 p.m. Kayves
1:25-2:05 p.m. Klangstof
2:30-3:10 p.m. The Lemon Twigs
3:35-4:20 p.m. Sohn
4:45-5:30 p.m. Raury
5:55-6:45 p.m. Francis and the Lights
7:10-8 p.m. Banks
8:25-9:15 p.m. Jagwar Ma
9:45-10:35 p.m. Little Dragon
11-11:45 p.m. Denzel Curry
12:10 a.m. Sam Gellaitry
Sahara Tent
12:25-1:10 p.m. Andre Power
1:20-2:10 p.m. Strange Club
2:10-3 p.m. Snbrn
3:20-4:10 p.m. Kungs
4:35-5:35 p.m. Big Gigantic
6-6:50 p.m. Crystal Castles
7:15-8:05 p.m. Mac Miller
8:35-9:35 p.m. Steve Angello
10:05-11 p.m. Empire of the Sun
11:35 p.m. Dillon Francis
Noon-1 p.m. Jim Smith
1-1:40 p.m. Tall Juan
2-2:30 p.m. Surfbort
2:50-3:30 p.m. The Paranoyds
3:50-4:30 p.m. Diamante Electrico
4:55-5:35 p.m. Tacocat
6-6:50 p.m. Shannon and the Clams
7:15-8 p.m. The Interrupters
8:30 p.m. Guided by Voices
Yuma Tent
Noon-2 p.m. Rhonda Intl DJs
2-3:30 p.m. Alison Swing
3:30-5 p.m. Nora en Pure
5-6:25 p.m. Floorplan
6:30-7:30 p.m. Bicep
7:35-9:05 p.m. Dixon
9:05-11 p.m. The Martinez Brothers
11 p.m. Loco Dice
More stories, photos from Coachella 2017:
- Photos: What it actually looks like to be at the festival
- Here's how the first Friday at Coachella went down
- Photos of the bands and their fans on Friday, Weekend 1
- Photos of Radiohead from weekend one
- Who wore it best (or worst)? Photos of festival fashion
- Everything you need to know about Saturday, Weekend 1
- Photos of the bands and their fans on Saturday, Weekend 1
- Photos of Lady Gaga from Weekend 1
- Here's what happened Sunday, Weekend 1
- Fans share their best, weirdest memories
- Photos of Kendrick Lamar from Weekend 1
- 17 things to know about opening weekend


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Football & Volleyball Rosters
Posted: 09-13-2012 | Categories: Football, Volleyball, Administrators, Coaches
The Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) would like to remind our member schools about the importance of submitting and bringing team rosters for football and volleyball games so that opponents can use them when reporting results to the media. Please note that all rosters should include first and last names of all team members. The LSWA wants to give recognition where it's due; therefore, please assist them in this matter by bringing/submitting your rosters so that your players can be recognized!
The LSWA appreciates your help with this matter.


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Memorial Day is upon us, which means that summer has unofficially started, we're all happy about a long weekend and most people (including me) will be spending it outside in some way, shape or form in good company with great food and cold drinks. But among all the backyards, barbecuing, boats and beach-going, let's not forget what we're celebrating in the first place. Adding a little red, white and blue into the mix is a good reminder of the meaning behind the holiday–remembering the men and women who have given their lives for our country. Throw in some festive decorations, throw on some red, white or blue and amidst all the fun that makes up Memorial Day Weekend, don't forget to take some time to remember and celebrate our country's fallen soldiers.
To inspire your inner-patriotism, I've rounded up some of this season's best red, white and blue, perfect for any Memorial Day Celebration.


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Who Here LOVES!!! French Fries??? I DO!!! I crave them at least once a week. Many of you know that buying pre-cut french fries can become expensive…and on top of that you end up stuck with the seasoning or NON seasoning to save money.
To save money and satisfy your flavor cravings try Home Made!!! I absolutely LOVE home made french fries. I pay $4-$6 for a 10 lb bag of potatoes and it lasts me 2 weeks worth of fries for me and my 3 kiddos.
You can use this recipe/instructions for sweet potato fries as well!!! (picture above is of my sweet potato fries yum!
What you will need:
– Potatoes of course! lol (depending on size and servings your making you can use 2 for 1-2 people and 4 for 3-4 people)
– Flour or my favorite Louisiana Fish Fry!
– A medium or Large Cooking Pot
-A deep fryer or another large cooking pot
-Oil (any kind I use peanut oil personally for flavor and health)
– Plastic shopping bag or large mixing bowl
Here's how I make my french fries:
1.) Fill a medium/big pot full of water and set to boil (use pot according to how many fries you will be making BIG pot is for 4-5 people, medium pot is meant for 2-3)
2.) Cut your fries to the size you want (takes a few tries to get the kinds you want so just keep cutting until your satisfied, I like min THINish…so they are crispy like in the picture above.)
3.) Start heating your oil now if you are using a cooking pot, if you have a deep fryer wait till step 4 (depending on your oil be it peanut, vegetable or canola its good to keep the heat on medium/high in cooking pot)
3.) Season your water or Not…then put potatoes into boiling water
4.) Let cook for about 5-10 minutes depending on the amount.
5.) While the potatoes are boiling get your breading mix ready, season your flour with anything you like and mix thoroughly in plastic shopping bag (double bagged) or a large mixing bowl
5.) Check on potatoes constantly by using a fork, if you can insert your fork easily through the potatoes they are done. (do not over boil! you will end up with mashed potatoes lol)
6.) Quickly pull potatoes from heat and then drain hot water, rinse with cold water and drain 3 times
7.) Toss potatoes gently in seasoned or non seasoned flour
8.) Deep Fry until potatoes are floating or until they are crispy to your liking
9.) Scoop fries out and let sit over newspaper or paper towels to let excess oil drain out.
Now Serve them to your family or devour them all by yourself lol Yum!! Hope you enjoyed this recipe!!!


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Could radical innovation be stifled by operational resilience regulation?
29 October 2018
Recently, PwC Partner, Simon Chard, and I were musing on the dynamics between regulation, innovation and operational resilience. Specifically, how much regulation for operational resilience is sensible when we consider both the need to create 'safe services to the public' and commercially imperative innovation.
The financial services regulators recently released a joint discussion paper called "Building the UK financial sector's operational resilience". This paper considers the future regulatory approach to operational resilience – that is, ensuring that customers of critical banking services do not experience unacceptable outages. We don't have to think too hard about why operational resilience is a current priority of the regulators; when banks suffer unacceptable service outages, so do their customers.
Even though not all organisations are subject to regulation, all are subject to scrutiny from someone that matters. Shareholders, non-executive boards, audit committees and the general public have increasingly high expectations that operational resilience is designed into critical processes, so that the services they provide can't fail to unacceptable levels. What does this mean for those of us who design services, processes and systems and run organisations ? What does it mean for those of us who value innovation – especially radical innovation - and commercial risk taking?
I have always tried to build new things with resilience in mind. When you're innovating to deliver something completely new, a sense check needs to happen to determine how much resilience should be 'designed in'. In most cases, there is a need to include it from the outset, but where radical innovation is an opportunity, there may be limitations on the desirable level of resilience created during development.
For example, the head of a major online innovation often called on me to support his message to the Board to build resilience into the development of a multi-million pound platform. This organisation genuinely values operational resilience and considers it a systemic requirement, however in this case, to build in any level of resilience during the early days simply didn't make sense from a cost, design and innovation perspective. For highly innovative projects this isn't an unusual approach. In this case, innovation was a priority and the usual requirement for operational resilience was paused. There were outages, and they were managed. They were painful when they happened, but a risk-decision had been made to enable innovation.
So what's the dilemma here?
Important services must be reliable. As customers that's what we expect, and in some industries lack of reliability isn't just a commercial problem: severe lack of water or energy can impact life safety; severe compromise of financial services can impact economic safety.
But there's always going to be a balance to be struck between innovation and operational resilience. Taking risk is a commercial choice, unless regulation or other forces diminish a leadership's ability to decide to take it. Many believe that true innovation is impossible without risk, and commercially viable risk and innovation opportunities can be restricted by requirements to be 'always operationally resilient'.
As the financial regulators consider the right way forward for the financial services market, I'm keen to know if these thoughts resonate with yours. With or without the additional dimension of regulation, how is the right balance between risk and resilience struck to enable radical innovation where it's desirable?
Feel free to share your thoughts below – whether they are advanced in their formulation, in-progress or off-the-cuff.
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Anticaking effect
Silica from Evonik improves the storage stability of powders
Even after storage and transportation, powders needs to remain pourable without caking. SIPERNAT® specialty silica and AEROSIL® fumed silica ensure good storage time stability and prevent caking. This is known as an anticaking effect and is closely linked to the free flow effect .
Adding AEROSIL® fumed silica makes spice powders storable and easier to dose. Evonik offers AEROSIL® fumed silica types that meet the particular hygiene requirements of the food industry. HACCP certification can be provided if needed.
Adding SIPERNAT® specialty silica protects food emulsifiers against caking. (Left: with SIPERNAT® specialty silica; right: without SIPERNAT® specialty silica.)
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Adding SIPERNAT® specialty silica prevents plastic granulates from caking, so that they pour finely from the bottle (right: caked granulates without SIPERNAT® specialty silica).
SIPERNAT® specialty silica ensures that milk powder remains pourable and prevents caking.
A powder's pourability is crucial to how easily it can be dosed and used (free flow effect). This product property must be guaranteed at all times, even when the powder has been stored for a long time or transported to the customer, for example. Evonik offers a broad portfolio of SIPERNAT® specialty silica and AEROSIL® fumed silica for this purpose. They are highly effective even in small quantities. Even in substances that cake very easily, such as waxes and thermoplastic polymers, the storability is significantly enhanced.
Soft, malleable powder particles can become deformed during storage and cake. Hygroscopic powders absorb moisture and release it again, causing recrystallization.
SIPERNAT® specialty silica and AEROSIL® fumed silica products consist of fine silica agglomerates that envelop the particles of the powder to be treated (known as the host powder) and cause an anticaking effect. The powder particles are prevented from growing together.
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Fine-particle SIPERNAT® specialty silica and AEROSIL® fumed silica products can be incorporated into the host powder simply by mixing. Suitable mixers include plowshare mixers, paddle mixers, and belt mixers.
For malleable, easily deformable powders or granulates, it is particularly important to ensure gentle mixing, so that the silica is not pressed into the surface of the powder particles.
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Basil Seeds - Spicy Globe Ocimum basilicum
- Annual; Plant forms a globe approximately 12 Inches in diameter
- Excellent choice for containers or borders, due to its unique shape
- Prefers full sun exposure
Availability & Turnaround Time
All seeds are shipped year-round, while flower bulbs are shipped on a seasonal basis. Typical turnaround times for in-stock items is between 2 – 5 business days.
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|Zones 2 – 10
|Spring Planted Bulbs & Perennials (March - June):
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Jill Durocher
PRE-EMPT (PRE-eclampsia-Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention and Treatment)
- Published
- October 4th, 2013
- Type
- Staff Publication
- Topic
- Preeclampsia
- Authors
- Bracken, Hillary, von Dadelszen, P., Sawchuck, D., Justus Hofmeyr, G., Magee, L.A., Mathai, M., Tsigas, E.Z., Teela, K.C., Donnay, F
Preeclampsia is associated with an unacceptable burden of death (maternal, fetal and neonatal), disability and health crises throughout the world. However, it is in low and middle income countries (LMICs) that women, their families and their communities bear a disproportionate risk for developing the life-ending, life-threatening, and life-altering complications of preeclampsia; it is believed that over 99% of the estimated 70–80,000 annual maternal and 500,000 annual perinatal preeclampsia-related deaths occur in LMICs.
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Includes: Proximity sensor with 6 ft. cable.
Longer Cable Models and Bulk Sensor Cable is available for any of our sensors. Please give us a call or e-mail us for pricing.
1-60,000 RPM. The P5-11 Proximity Sensor is a rugged industrial 2 wire probe style inductive sensor. It can be used 0.2 inches (5mm) from a 0.5 inch (12mm) metallic target such as a bolt head or shaft locking key.
Features & Specifications
(W= tinned wire leads, P= 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo phone plug termination).
|Operating Distance
|0.2" (5 mm) from 0.5" (12 mm) metallic target
|Speed Range
|Operating Temperature
|-4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C)
|Power required
|5.0 to 24Vdc, 3 mA
|Output Signal
|Namur (DIN 19 234)
|Standard Cable
|10 feet (3 m)
|1.3" (L) x 0.43" (32 x 11 mm)


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Linux Backup Tools
Linux backup tools, A good plan b (backup) is essential in order to have the ability to recover from human errors, RAID or disk failure or File system corruption. A dependable backup tool is not a luxury, everyone needs to have one. But that doesn't mean you need to spend a fortune.
Here some of my favorites Linux Backup Tools
fwbackups is a feature-rich user backup program that allows you to backup your documents anytime, anywhere, this is, by far, the easiest of all the Linux backup tool. It is cross platform, has a user-friendly interface, and can do single backups or recurring scheduled backups. The fwbackups tool allows you to do backups either locally or remotely in tar, tar.gz, tar.bZ, or rsync format.
You can back up an entire computer or a single file. Unlike many backup utilities, fwbackups is easy to install because it will most likely be found in your distribution's repository.
Bacula is a set of Open Source, computer programs that permit you to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula is relatively easy to use and very efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. In technical terms, it is an Open Source, network based backup program.
Rsync is one of the most widely used Linux backup solutions. With rsync, you can do flexible incremental backups, either locally or remotely. Rsync can update whole directory trees and file systems; preserve links, ownerships, permissions, and privileges; use rsh, ssh, or direct sockets for connection; and support anonymous connections. Rsync is a command-line tool, one of the biggest pluses of using a command-line tool is that you can create simple scripts to use, in conjunction with cron, to create automated backups. For this, rsync is perfect.
Mondo Rescue is a GPL disaster recovery solution. It supports Linux and FreeBSD. It's packaged for multiple distributions (Fedora, RHEL, openSuSE, SLES, Mandriva, Mageia, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo).
It supports tapes, disks, network and CD/DVD as backup media, multiple filesystems, LVM, software and hardware Raid. Mondorescue is one of those tools you have around for disaster recovery because one of its strengths is backing up an entire installation, supports LVM 1/2, RAID, ext2, ext3, ext4, JFS, XFS, ReiserFS, and VFAT. Mondo is used by large companies.
Amanda allows an administrator to set up a single backup server and back up multiple hosts to it. It's robust, reliable, and flexible. Amanda uses native Linux dump and/or tar to facilitate the backup process. One nice feature is that Amanda can use Samba to back up Windows clients to the same Amanda server. It's important to note that with Amanda, there are separate applications for server and client. For the server, only Amanda is needed. For the client, the Amanda-client application must be installed.
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Our staff comes from a wide variety of backgrounds but they all have one thing in common - they are the best in their respective fields. With years of experience, accreditation from the world's most respected outdoor organizations and a passion for sharing remarkable experiences with you - our guides are constantly setting the standard in the outdoor industry for delivering safe, challenging and memorable adventures for all of our guests.
Alex grew up all over the west but calls Summit County, Colorado home. He is an avid skier and rock climber spending amble hours in Eldo Canyon, the Tetons and other areas around the US. In the winter he works for Brekenridge ski patrol part time along with Irwin Guides. Currently he is a Colorado wilderness EMT-B, American Avalanche Institute Level III certified and started down the AMGA Ski Guide Program.
Steve is a fully certified AMGA/IFMGA licensed mountain guide. This is the highest level of international guiding certification in the world and is held by only a handful of American guides. Steve has lived in the Gunnison Valley since 1995, but is a frequent traveller climbing, skiing and guiding all over the world. Steve is an EMT, AIARE Level 1 & 2 avalanche course leader, has been a forecaster and the Executive Director for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center, worked for the Crested Butte Professional Ski Patrol and is currently helping to train the next generation of AMGA mountain guides. Steve is a Mammut sponsored athlete and the Global Guide Director for Irwin Guides. Check out his website at www.stevebanksmountainguide.com. Specialties: Rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, cat skiing, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, winter mountaineering, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and avalanche education.
Jeff is an IFMGA mountain guide who splits his time between Crested Butte, CO & Chamonix, France. He's waging an ongoing battle with the French language but does pretty well in Norwegian. You can find him in Norway every April ski touring on the fjords. He's the former Colorado head coach for Nordic Skiing and North American Ski Mountaineering Champion. Jeff's favorite hobbies include playing silly games with his daughter, eating good food, & clipping bolts on steep limestone.
Mike started guiding skiing in 2001 in Silverton, Colorado. In 2003 he started heli guiding in Valdez, Alaska where he became snow safety director for Valdez Heli Camps. Mike has guided heli-ski trips in Alaska off the Knik Glacier, in the Tordrillo Mountains, and the College Fjord on a boat assisted heli trip, skiing three of the highest peaks in the Chugach Mountains. In 2012 Mike started guiding and currently guides for SEABA Heli in Haines, AK. He also guides heli-skiing in Iceland for Eleven and Chile for Valle Nevado. Pre heli season Mike instructs avalanche courses for the Silverton Avalanche School as well as serves on the school's board of directors. He is a professional member of the American Avalanche Association, a guide member of US Heli-Ski association, he has his level 3 AIARE certification, Wilderness First Responder medical certification, and AIARE instructor training course level 1. At his home in Silverton Mike's wife Sallie teaches second and third grade and he has two daughters Kate and Betsy. Specialty: Cat skiing
Jake is all over the place … Jake has been guiding in Washington State since 2006, returning to his home state to combine passion and profession after first summiting Mount Rainier on his 15th birthday. In the Spring/early Summer he makes his pilgrimage to the Alaska Range to guide his favorite trip on Mount McKinley, teaching climbers how to live and climb on North America's highest peak. In the winter Jake heads south to guide the volcanoes of Mexico and Ecuador before heading to South America's highest peak, Argentina's Aconcagua. When not guiding globally, Jake calls Crested Butte home and shares his wealth of experience and skills with Irwin Guides' guests. Jake's favorite aspect of guiding is sharing his love of the high places and teaching others how to access the view. Specialties: cat skiing, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, winter mountaineering, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and avalanche education
Alan has worked as a full time mountain guide rock and ice climbing, back country skiing, mountain biking, teaching avalanche safety courses and guiding internationally since 1992. He has been a certified American Mountain Guide Association Ski Mountaineering Guide since 1992. Alan worked as a helicopter ski guide in Valdez Alaska in the mid 90's and has also guided helicopter skiing in Iceland and Chile. He and his family lived in France 2012-2014 guiding and playing in the Eleven property in the Alps. Alan has been a weather and avalanche forecaster for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. He is also a certified Wilderness First Responder and has an extensive background on the Crested Butte Ski Patrol and Search and Rescue. He currently holds the title of Global Activities Director and Senior Guide for Eleven and Irwin Guides. Specialties: Rock climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, mountaineering, hiking, cat skiing
Reed graduated from Central Michigan University and moved immediately west in 2002. While in college, Reed fell in love with traveling to new mountain ranges like the LaSals, the Appalachians, and the Porcupines. Reed loves sharing his passion and experience with others through backpacking, rock climbing, canyoneering, mountain biking, running rivers, and backcountry skiing. He has worked in various elements of outdoor industry, such as admin and guide staff, since 2000 including Central Michigan University's Outdoor Program, Outward Bound, Trailhead Wilderness School, Adaptive Sports Center, and Rim Tours. Reed Joined Irwin Guides in 2009. He is a certified Level 1 Mountain Bike Instructor and guide through the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) and it working toward furthering his certifications in the guiding world. Specialties: Mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, rafting and stand up paddle boarding
My name is John Bocchino, and I go by John or Bo. I am a fly fishing guide, and I live on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies, in Gunnison. I have been in the Gunnison Valley since 2006, when I came to work for one of the top resorts in the valley. I managed the fly shop and guide service there for five seasons and guided for eight seasons, prior to starting up my own fly fishing outfitting business and working for myself for a couple of years. I joined Irwin Guides in 2015. Fly fishing is my passion, and I spend as much time on the water as possible. This part of the Rocky Mountains is home to some of the best trout rivers in the country, and there are countless opportunities to fly fish on a variety of water in the area. I am a member and past president of our local Trout Unlimited (TU) chapter in Gunnison, the Gunnison Angling Society. I am a life member of TU, and fully support the TU mission to conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Prior to pursuing a career in the fly fishing industry, I spent 25 years in telecommunications, information technology, engineering and consulting. My business experience is extensive and has varied over the years. I worked for multi-national corporations with operations around the globe. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel around the US, Canada, Europe, and Hong Kong and China.
An accomplished skier and climber, Tim has refined his mountain savvy by guiding rock and alpine climbs, high altitude expeditions, and ski descents throughout the continental U.S., Alaska, Canada, South America, Europe and Africa. He's been guiding for over twenty years and enjoys guiding guests of all ages and abilities on outings that range from introductory lessons to extended technical expeditions. Tim's infectious enthusiasm for sharing unique experiences in remarkable settings is matched only by his interest in learning and sharing techniques to mitigate the risks involved in exploring mountains. Having achieved the highest level of certification in each of the three American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) disciplines (Rock, Alpine and Ski), he is a fully licensed International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA) guide. He brings a wealth of experience and broad perspective to Irwin as a veteran of over 20 high altitude expeditions, former Public Avalanche Forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), and Instructor Trainer for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE). His knack for teaching, methodical approach to customizing each trip to meet the goals of his teams, and ability to inspire the confidence that helps people reach their full potential in the mountains all keep his guests coming back for more adventures. Partners regularly return with stories of Tim smiling when most people wouldn't while breaking trail with a strong wind in his face, navigating through a whiteout or finishing a pitch in the rain. Specialties: Ski mountaineering, backcountry skiing, cat skiing, rock climbing, alpine climbing, ice climbing, winter mountaineering, high altitude expeditions, avalanche education, whitewater kayaking instruction
Dave joined the IG team in 2014 and brings with him a variety of skills and experience. He has been working in the outdoor industry since 1998. He has guided all over the American west and throughout Europe. He has worked as the Director for well established outdoor programs in both Colorado and in Germany. He has also worked with the Adaptive Sports Center based here in Crested Butte. He holds a variety of certifications including AIARE Level 2; Level 4 ACA Kayak/Swiftwater instructor; ACA Level 3 SUP; AMGA Single Pitch Climbing Instructor, and he has taken his first AMGA Ski Guide Course. When he's not guiding for IG he teaches for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). He loves sharing the outdoors with his clients.
Sydney grew up in southwestern Colorado, where she learned to ski at the age of 3. Since then she has been addicted! After earning her BS in Health and Exercise Science, Sydney moved to Crested Butte with her husband, Rob in the summer of '08. You will often find her mountain biking, kayaking, or at the local Cross-Fit gym or the Alpineer, where she works part-time. Sydney holds a Wilderness First Responder and AIARE Avalanche 1 and 2 certifications. She is also a formidable athlete – winning the Crested Butte Telemark Extreme Championships in 2010 and 2011, as well as the Subaru Freeride Series event in 2014. Sydney is excited to share her passion for skiing and be part of the Irwin Guides team. Speciality: Cat skiing
Dan has been guiding professionally since 1996 throughout Colorado, the American West, and beyond. Before coming to Irwin Guides he guided rock climbing, mountaineering, skiing, ice climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, and winter activities for such organizations as Outward Bound, Colorado Mountain College, & Western State College. Dan has done extensive international traveling & guiding and has mountaineering and rock climbing experience from such places as Yosemite, Alaska, Peru, New Zealand, and Australia. Dan is fluent in Spanish, has been a member of the NPS rescue team on Mount McKinley, worked as a technical rigger for Primal Quest adventure races, is a WFR and holds his AIARE Level 2 Avalanche Certificate
Colleen moved to Crested Butte in the spring of 1994. She started fly fishing in 2000 and has been "hooked" ever since. Colleen has been guiding fly fishing for the last 8 years around the Gunnison Valley. She has volunteered her time to help guide disabled veterans and their family members fly fishing in Summit County. Fly fishing is her number one passion in the summer, when not guiding fishing you could probably find her floating the Gunnison River, wading the Taylor River, or adventuring to one of Gunnison County's many high alpine lakes to catch native Cutthroats. In the summer of 2014, she was the winning guide for the Crested Butte Caddis Cup. She is a graduate of Western State Colorado University located in Gunnison with a degree in Recreation: Outdoor Leadership and Business. Colleen has been instructing skiing and helping with instructor training at the Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte for the last 17 seasons. As a member of the Education Staff for PSIA Rocky Mountain she helps to educate and certify Adaptive Alpine Skiing instructors from the Rocky Mountain Region. Colleen is a presenter at the Adaptive National Academy and helps educate adaptive instructors for across the country. You may also see her bartending at the Scarps Ridge Lodge in the evenings.
Casey grew up skiing and climbing all over NY, VT, and NH and now calls Colorado Springs home. After completing a degree in Adventure Recreation and Education in VT, he made his way out west to pursue work in the outdoor education and guiding industry. Casey has been guiding all over the US on rock, ice, and skis since 2007 and currently splits his time working for Irwin and other guides services, and with the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs as Dir. of Adv. Programs. Casey is pursuing full AMGA/IFMGA certification and is an Assistant Rock Guide, Apprentice Alpine and Ski Guide, and a Certified Single Pitch Instructor. He is also AIARE Level 3 certified and a professional member of the American Avalanche Association. He skis almost year round, but when the snow melts away, you'll often find him guiding on rock and on class V whitewater around Colorado.
Ian is a professional mountain guide from Australia, and is our big mountain specialist, who has been living in Crested Butte for the past 20+ years. Primarily an alpine climber, Ian has climbed all over the world from Scotland to Chile, Canada to New Zealand…including numerous expeditions to 8,000 meter peaks in the Himalaya & Karakorum. Here in Colorado, Ian has climbed all the 14ers (30 of them via technical routes), and would be happy to throw you a rope and point the way to the summit. In winters, apart from ice and alpine climbing, Ian has skied or snowboarded over 100 days a season in the backcountry for the past 20 years. He knows and loves our Elk Mountains and will be happy to share that love with you.
Ian is a Colorado native who has been playing in mountains all his life. After learning what true powder skiing was while captaining the University of Utah Nordic Ski Team in Salt Lake City, Ian decided to retire from ski racing around groomed gerbil loops and become an avalanche professional and mountain guide. Ian comes to Irwin Guides with extensive backcountry experience across the Western United States as well as the Canadian Rockies, Alaska, Norway, and Iceland. He has been guiding since 2001. Ian has guided several trips on Denali in Alaska for Mountain Trip International and has worked for Telluride Helitrax. Ian is an AMGA Certified Ski Guide and is pursuing IFMGA certification in Rock and Alpine disciplines. Ian holds AIARE Level III avalanche certification and forecasts for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center and is a Professional Member of the American Avalanche Association. Ian also guides fly fishing trips for Irwin Guides here in Crested Butte, and for several outfitters in central Idaho. Specialties: Fly fishing, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, back packing, mountaineering, rafting, cat skiing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, winter mountaineering, cross country skiing, snow shoeing and avalanche education
Moose has been with the Eleven staff since April of 2012. He grew up skiing all over the East coast as a competitive junior racer attending Stratton Mtn. School. He has skied most of Colorado, Canada, Mt. Hood, the Alps and the Andes. His family has always been outdoor oriented and he moved to the Gunnison Valley in 1996 to pursue adventures in the surrounding area. Skiing powder, fishing, wingshooting, and big game hunting are his passions. Most of the Summer finds him on the Gunnison River in the oarsman seat of his dory guiding happy fishermen. With 15+ years of guiding experience on the local rivers, lakes and mountains he has extensive knowledge of the area but is always looking for more! In his role with Eleven he strives to enhance guest experiences on and off the water. Always one to lend a hand, you'll find that he wears a number of different hats in his role as Director of Fishing Operations. Generally, he is based in Crested Butte, but Moose often travels to other Eleven locations in search of outdoor adventure and hungry fish!
Peter grew up in the flatlands of the suburbs of Chicago. Upon laying eyes on the Colorado Rockies in 2007, he knew that this was the place to be. After finishing his degree in Recreation and Tourism at Colorado State, he relocated to Crested Butte and hasn't looked back. He discovered his passion for climbing during his years at Colorado State and is now determined to share it with as many people as possible through guiding and instructing. Peter has begun his professional guiding track with the American Mountain Guide Association and looks forward to applying that knowledge with his clients. He is proud to work beside some of the best, most professional guides in the business. Aside from guiding Peter helped co-found the local climbers coalition representing the Gunnison Valley, working with representatives from the local public land agencies to ensure protection and sustainability of the local climbing areas. When not climbing at the local crags around Crested Butte, he can be found exploring his favorite climbing areas around the Western desert.
Dan moved to the Crested Butte area in 2010 to pursue a degree in biology from WSCU. After a brief skibaticle, he is back at school and happy to be guiding all things water for Irwin Guides whenever he can. Born and raised in Boulder Colorado, Dan started fly fishing when he was around 12 and it has remained a fundamental aspect of his life ever since. Dan also competed in a variety of whitewater kayaking disciplines throughout high school, and continued to coach after he graduated in 2009. On one of his rare days off you can likely find him fishing deep in the Cochetopa Hills, surfing at the whitewater park in Gunnison or rafting some of the local whitewater.
Ross grew up in Australia and learned to ski as a teenager. He has been living and skiing in the US for almost 20 years now, with a never ending passion for skiing and ski teaching. Ross is currently a member of the PSIA National Nordic/Telemark Team, which is a team of the best Nordic/Telemark educators in the country. He has been the Head Judge of the US National Telemark Free Skiing Championships for the last ten years. Ross is also an Avalanche Level 1, AIARE certified Instructor and avid backcountry skier. Whether it is hiking in the Anthracites of Crested Butte, a skin track in the backyard of the Ryounkaku Lodge in Hokkaido Japan or a heli lift in Valdez, Alaska. As long as the snow is deep and the friendships are good, Ross is happy. In the summer Ross keeps his ski legs in shape by guiding folks on the amazing single track mountain bike trails that surround Crested Butte. Specialties: Mountain biking, hiking, cat skiing, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and avalanche education
Will graduated from Prescott College with a degree in Wilderness Leadership in 2008. Throughout his academic and field based studies, he found a passion for guiding and traveling to wild and adventurous places. Will developed his technical ski mountaineering skills in the Chugach Range of Alaska and on Mount Shasta in California. Rock and ice climbing has been his passion since high school and he's since led routes in Keen Valley NY, North Conway NH, Yosemite Valley, Red Rocks NV and Joshua Tree. Will has also guided multi-day alpine climbing trips in the North Cascades of Washington. For the past two years Will has made his home in Crested Butte pursuing the mountain life and his guiding career through working for the Adaptive Sports Center; guiding people with different abilities in rock/ice climbing, skiing and mountain travel. Will is continuing his development by starting his professional guide path through the American Mountain Guide Association. He is currently a certified AMGA Single Pitch Instructor and Wilderness First Responder.
Megan Paden moved to Crested Butte in 1995 after earning a degree in Exercise Physiology from KU. During her first winter working as a ski instructor, she immediately became hooked on the adventurous mountain lifestyle and decided to make Crested Butte her home. She has spent the last 18 years employed within the ski industry and exploring the surrounding mountains with her husband, 2 boys and variety of four legged friends. Megan has worked with the Crested Butte Professional Ski Patrol for the last 12 years, holding credentials as a Colorado Blaster in Charge, Emergency Medical Technician and Avalanche Level 1 and 2 certifications. She has been a member of the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse snow safety team for 3 years, worked as a guide with the previous Irwin Lodge and returned to Irwin to guide since it's reopening. When the seasons change, Megan stays busy running a garden design business and balancing free time between her family, horses and kayak. She feels lucky to work in the mountains and enjoys sharing the experience with others. She looks forward to another abundant Irwin winter. Specialty: Cat skiing
Karin enjoys sharing her love of the backcountry with others. The mountains are an amazing classroom, and Karin has spent the vast majority of her life learning, growing, and being humbled in the mountain environment. She began working professionally in the mountains in 2002 and has spent the last 15 years as an outdoor educator, instructor, technical guide, ski patroller and avalanche forecaster. Karin also dedicated over a decade of this to working as an instructor, course director and staff trainer for Outward Bound schools across western North America in addition to her guiding. She is currently trained by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) in the Ski and Alpine disciplines and is AMGA certified as a rock climbing guide. Active full-time since 2006 in the avalanche industry, Karin is trained to a Professional Level 2 standard and is an AIARE Course Leader. She also has a love of mountain biking and is certified as a Level 1 instructor through the BICP. No matter how you want to travel through the mountains, Karin would love to spend a day with you whether climbing rock, making beautiful powder turns or shredding the single track.
Chris first found his love for the outdoors in the mountains of southern Arizona. After graduating from the University of Arizona, Chris wanted to share his passion for climbing with others as a guide. Five years later, after guiding and recreating in Alaska, New Zealand, and Colorado, Chris is excited to be in Crested Butte as a Winter Intern with Irwin Guides. Chris is certified as a Single Pitch Instructor and Wilderness First Responder. He is excited about gaining further guiding education for both climbing and skiing through the American Mountain Guides Association. Although the outdoors command a large part of Chris's life, he also enjoys art, music, and laughing.
Snow Safety Director and Risk Manager has been an outdoor professional since 1992 when he arrived in Crested Butte with his focus on guiding and education. He began with Outward Bound in 1994 and has lead mountaineering, river, sea kayaking, and canyon courses in Colorado, Utah, Mexico, and Alaska. Billy was a forecaster for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center for 10 years. He worked for 10-years on the Crested Butte Professional Ski Patrol and previously worked as a Snowcat ski guide for Irwin Lodge. He is a certified level 3 Avalanche Practitioner, a certified AIARE Avalanche Instructor and teaches avalanche courses locally and for the Silverton Avalanche School. Billy is a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and teaches wilderness medicine for the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. During the off seasons Billy may be found Heli-ski guiding for our operation in Iceland, playing in the Elk Mountains, kayaking through the Grand Canyon, and travelling the globe. Specialties: Rock climbing, backpacking, hiking, mountaineering, cat skiing
Evan, originally from Jackson Hole WY, gained his ski skills from participation in the Jackson Hole Ski Club starting at the age of 7. He has since traded the skinny skis and groomers for fatter planks and powder. His skills extend beyond skiing though and he is well known in the whitewater kayaking community for many first descents on rivers in Peru, Madagascar, and Siberia. When he's not skiing or paddling he can be found on his mountain bike logging long rides around the Crested Butte area where he now lives and works. Evan has started his guide training path with the AMGA, is a certified EMT-B and AIARE Level I Avalanche Instructor. Specialties: Mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, cat skiing, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, cross country sking, snowshoeing and avalanche education
Donny is solely focused on sharing human-powered skiing. His primary passion is guiding, which he does, as a AMGA-certified Ski Guide, in both the northern hemisphere as well as in Chile, where he has spent every "summer" since 2004. Colorado has been his home since 1993 and the West Elk Mountains are one of his favorite ski destinations. Donny has appeared in the ski films Solitaire and Valhalla by Sweetgrass Productions and is a regular contributor to multiple ski industry publications. In 2013 he was nominated as Avalanche Instructor of the Year at the Outdoor Retailer Show and has presented at the Snowsports Industry Association show about the importance of responsible backcountry travel. He is an ambassador for the Winter Wildlands Alliance. Donny is an AIARE Level III Avalanche Forecaster and Level I Course Instructor; he was an examiner for PSIA and a heli-ski guide earlier in his career. He is sponsored by Dynafit, Zeal Optics, Skratch Labs and Backcountry Access. You can follow his adventures on his personal website www.independent-descents.com.
Tom moved to Colorado in 2000 after living in Missoula Montana for four years. He has been climbing his entire life which led him to a passion for living in the mountains skiing and ski mountaineering. He has been working as an Irwin cat guide since 2008, and for Crested Butte ski patrol since 2004. In 2009 he worked and lived in the French Alps for a season working as a patroller, and has developed a passion for skiing in Europe. He has spent four seasons in the Alaska range working for the National Park Service as a volunteer for Search and Rescue, and is aspiring to work on Denali as a climbing ranger. He is also a member of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Search and rescue team, and an EMT-B. Specialties: Rock climbing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, cat skiing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, and mountain biking.
Crested Butte finally pulled Amy away from the Michigan "city girl" lifestyle in 1999. She received her BA in Exercise physiology and joined the Western State Rescue Team. She has led sea kayaking, mountaineering, backcountry snowboarding, ice and rock climbing trips. She has since left the valley on occasion to guide sea kayaking in Mexico, as well as ice climbing, sea kayaking, and mountaineering expeditions in Alaska. Currently Amy splits her time between the waves and mountains. Teaching outdoor education in California, with her downright love for adventure here in Crested Butte. Specialties: rock climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, mountaineering, hiking, stand up paddleboarding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing
In 2005, after returning from Costa Rica with less than $100 to her name, and living poor and homeless in Gunnison for a few weeks, Ashley returned to her home town and got a job working oilfield construction. She has had jobs operating heavy equipment ever since, including plowing parking lots for CBMR and driving the snow cat to deliver food to the two restaurants on the mountain. Ashley started working as a cat driver for Irwin Guides in 2011. Ashley spends her summer months working as a river guide on the Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho and on the Colorado river in Grand Canyon.
Juniper is a Colorado native who moved to the Crested Butte area in 2008. In 2013 Juniper joined the Eleven team as a snowcat operator and has never looked back. Being in the backcountry and assisting guests in enjoying the Irwin terrain as much as her, truly makes for a rewarding career. When Juniper isn't working for Eleven she can be found enjoying time with her friends snowboarding, wheeling, wake boarding, summiting Gunnison County's countless peaks, and participating in many of Crested Butte's community events with her Bully Basset Dog, Mickey in tow. Juniper's contagious smile and love for life is an amazing addition to the Eleven family and we're happy to have her.
Peace grew up right here in Crested Butte, when her family moved back and settled into the valley in 1996. She's been a fan of skiing since she was just a wee one, starting off in a carrier on her father's back at just 6 months. Combining her love for snow and travel, Peace has started on a new adventure of chasing winter, spending her "summers" down in New Zealand as a groomer at Mt. Hutt Skifield and returning to Crested Butte to work for Irwin Guides as a snowcat driver and as a snowmaker and groomer for Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Peace has also been a member of the Crested Butte Fire Department since 2004, as both a wildland & structural firefighter and EMT-B.
Martin spent most of his summers just over Schofield pass, in the old ghost town and mountains of Crystal. Growing up backpacking in the Maroon Bells and Elk Range, gave him a love for the outdoors. He continued his passion in 98' by moving to Boulder for climbing and a NOLS semester in the Wind River Range. He continued onto CMC in Steamboat Springs, to obtain his EMT and education while guiding backpacking and canoe trips in the Boundary Waters and Rocky Mountains. Jumping the pond to the Big Island in 2001, he found new passions; sailing, surfing and spearfishing. Martin made this a full time job sailing as a deckhand in the South Pacific. After refurbishing his own sailboat, he spent the next 5 years sailing the west coast of the US, Mexico, Central America, South America and Galapagos. He has logged over 20,000 nautical miles, holds a 50 ton captain's license and has worked on various yachts and sailboats in the islands of the South Pacific and Pacific Northwest. He enjoyed working with a wide variety of clientele from all over the world and providing them with the best experience possible. In 2009, Martin attended Le cordon Bleu and then went on to work in Spain, Switzerland, and India, absorbing as much food culture as possible. He brought it back to Colorado in 2012, opened a food truck and catering company in Fort Collins CO where he found two more passions, his wife, Chelsea, and black lab, Reba. They sold everything in 2014, moved to the other end of Schofield Pass and have settled in the mountains of Crested Butte. Specalties: sailing, white water rafting, climbing, backpacking, culinary, and of course, skiing
Cait has been working for Irwin Backcountry Guides since November 2014. Cait was born and raised in Reno, NV. Her passion for the mountains and outdoors brought her to Crested Butte, CO. When Cait isn't creating a once in a lifetime outdoor hospitality experience for our clients, you will find her gardening, rock climbing and hiking with her dog Beam. She hopes to learn how to fly fish this summer. Winter activities Cait is passionate about include snowmobiling, snowboarding and split boarding. After working in the restaurant industry for many years Cait decided to switch it up and work in the beautiful outdoors doing what she is passionate about
Since Neil picked up a bike in 2010, his passion for the sport and eagerness to explore has been a common theme. Neil is an avid adventure cyclist, tackling routes such as the Colorado Trail, Arizona Trail, Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and many others. There is something about living off your bike, traveling to unknown places, all on dirt roads and singletrack that Neil loves. When he is not out in the backcountry he is riding dirt or snow locally here in Crested Butte. Neil loves taking photos with his Sony a6500, watching the Chicago White Sox with a good IPA in hand, and has watched the complete series of The Office too many times to count.
Jeff is a Colorado native whose passion for the outdoors has been evident since birth. He has been a winter sports enthusiast since a young age; active in snowboarding, splitboarding, backcountry touring and XC skiing. Jeff migrated to Crested Butte in 2018 from Breckenridge where he spent 15 years working in the outdoor action sports industry in various retail and rental management roles. Jeff's love for outdoor adventure is what prompted him to join the Irwin Guides team. The appeal of the serene mountain landscapes and exploring the vast trail networks on his bike was an integral part of his decision to relocate to Crested Butte. When he is not managing equipment and retail needs for Irwin Guides you will find him mountain biking, exploring the surrounding mountains, SUPing the local rivers or doing just about anything outside with Luna Bean, his Alaskan Husky.
Cody is life long outdoor enthusiast whose love for cycling brought him to Crested Butte in the 2014. His passions are mountain biking, skiing, building trails, gardening and promoting the stoke. Cody joined the IG team with a strong background in sales and several years worth of local Crested Butte knowledge. He enjoys exploring the Gunnison Valley on bike and learning about its rich local history. He was awarded "Trail Keeper of the Year Award for 2017." When not booking epic adventures for our guests you can find Cody exploring the high country with his friends or at our local CBMBA dig days helping maintain and create the best trail network in the world!
Travis is the General Manager at Irwin Guides and has been working in guide & ski area operations for over 15 years. He has adventured, instructed, and guided throughout North America, Alaska, E. Africa, the Andes, and the Alps. He is a certified W-EMT, holds a Level 2 Avalanche certification, and attended school for both Wilderness Leadership and International Business. When he's not manning double monitors at our headquarters in Crested Butte, he enjoys split-board mountaineering, ice climbing, and cruising single track.


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text: by Donovan Wheeler photos by Caitlin Fogle Prologue The best stories always start with a breakup. You can see that in Jack Gibson's eyes when he talks about it. You can hear it when his voice trails off as his thoughts drift to what once was. And you can sense …Read More »


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Honorable Rudy M. Matanane
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Rudy Manibusan Matanane was first elected as Mayor on November 7, 2013. When he first set foot in the office and realized that he is the "MAYOR", he was overwhelmed with emotions and very honored that the people gave him that trust that is greatly needed to lead the beautiful village of Yigo. Mayor Matanane is committed to bring Yigo to the next level.
His first agenda, one of many plans for Yigo, was to work with the Chamorro Land Trust (CLT) to obtained property to construct a Community Park. To this day, he is hopeful that the CLT will finalize documents and ground breaking will take place.
He acquired the GHURA 506 park from DPR and renovated the basketball court. He also obtained a grant for a skate park and basketball park in Agafa Gumas. He continues to work with the proper agencies to fulfill his wish list for the residents.
Among his work and accomplishments, he requested assistance from DPW to clear the ponding basin at Marianas Terrace of over-grown vegetation; established the Yigo Night Market and the first Yigo Citrus Festival. He also had all the fire hydrants cleared and painted for more visibility; organized the send-off dinner for the National Guard's deployment and a wave off at the entrance of the gym and as well as their home coming. He continues to work diligently with the proper authorities to better serve the community. He fulfilled his promise to the residents of Gil Baza with the connection of the waterline.
He is very passionate about the students and faculties at Simon Sanchez High School. He continues to push forward in hopes that our Attorney General will have a change of heart for the sake of the students' safety and for the environment they have to face every day when they go to school. With hard work and lots of prayers, he is hopeful a new school will become a reality in the near future.
He has been serving the community from Yigo to Umatac, long before he became Mayor. If you know Rudy well enough, you know he is determined and will get the job done. He does this out of the norm, but you bet your bottom dollar he will deliver.
He retired from Andersen Air force Base (AAFB) in 2007, after 33 years of service. He also worked for Payless Supermarkets as the Compliance Officer and then worked under Governor Calvo-Tenorio administration for two years.
He was born and raised in Tamuning and moved to Yigo where he has been residing for the last 44 years. He is the son of the late +Vicente (Ben Kones) Quintanilla and Ana Adriano Manibusan Matanane. His siblings are: Terry M. and Wayne Rivers and Anita M. and Larry Brown.
He is married to Rosita (Rosie) Ogo Quitugua. His children are: Rudy & Laura (Xander, Isabella), Karl & Prisilla (Christian, Kali Lauren, Rayvan), Wayne (Calla), Shane (Aziel, Talia), Joetta & Jerome (Haane, Matua), Joshua & Kim (EJ, Gabe, Isiah, Noel, IsaBella), and Mathew & Pascale (Xavier).
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All week a question has been gnawing at me.
All week a question has been gnawing at me.
As Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith has barnstormed the region in support of his book "Who Stole The American Dream?," I have watched audiences nod in agreement as he carefully documented exactly how badly the middle class has been beaten down economically and politically over the past four decades.
We're all aware of the millions of people who lost their homes due to subprime mortgages, lost their life savings to the banking meltdown that ushered in the Great Recession in 2008. We see the millions of Americans who remain unemployed or underemployed, the wage stagnation and loss of benefits for workers who have managed to hold on to their jobs, the inferiority of the 401(k) as a retirement savings vehicle when compared to our parents and grandparents' company-supported pensions, the enormous debt our children now incur in order to go to college, the multitrillion-dollar national debt we have left to future generations. We all have friends and family members who have been economically damaged in recent years. Smith's message rings true. We know it in our guts.
I have followed with interest the progress of The New Hampshire Rebellion, a 185-mile walk that stepped off in Dixville Notch on Jan. 11 and concluded Friday in Nashua with a celebration of the legacy of Doris "Granny D" Haddock, who walked across the country at the age of 88 to protest what she called "the corrupting bonds of big money in our election campaigns."
The New Hampshire Rebellion was led by Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, who argues persuasively that before we can address any of the other challenges facing our country we need to address the systemic corruption of our political system because that is the root of all our other problems. Lessig tells his audiences that our campaign finance system is a form of legal corruption caused by politicians' constant need to raise funds from wealthy individuals and organizations. He cites studies that show congressmen and women today spend 30 to 70 percent of their time actively soliciting funds, which means most of their time is spent catering to the needs of the rich and powerful who have thousands of dollars to donate. Big money has drowned out the voices of ordinary citizens, he argues. And as I listen to Lessig I know, in my gut, that he is also right.
What's gnawing at me is this: If things are so bad, if we are being taken advantage of economically and ignored politically, why aren't we more angry about it?
All across the globe we see thousands of people taking to the streets, putting their lives on the line to protest political corruption and economic injustice. In America, with the exception of the brief flash of passion exhibited during the original tea party uprisings in 2010 and the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011, we quietly accept the injustices and go about our daily lives.
When 20 children and six teachers were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December 2012, the nation collectively sobbed in outrage and vowed to do something about it. The president tried to rally Congress and the nation to reform our gun laws. But when the NRA shouted back louder and more aggressively, Congress, the president and the people backed down and nothing changed. Nothing. Once the majority saw it would have a fight on its hands with the NRA and its passionate supporters, we simply gave up.
Between the end of World War II and the mid-1970s, ordinary Americans won major gains in civil rights, voting rights, worker rights, women's rights, consumer rights. We cleaned up rivers that were so polluted they caught fire; we passed regulations to clean our air and drinking water. What was it that led college students to risk their lives as Freedom Riders in support of desegregation and in opposition to the suppression of black voters? What was it that led strikers to put everything on the line for workplace safety and better wages?
As a nation have we become too weary to fight back against injustice?
When I interviewed Hedrick Smith he referenced a quote from Frederick Douglass, the man born a slave who taught himself to read and write, escaped to freedom in the North and became one of the leading abolitionists and statesmen of the Lincoln era.
"Power concedes nothing without demand," Douglass wrote in 1857. "It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress."
If we have not yet reached our threshold of "injustice and wrong," then things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better. Does that make you mad enough to begin fighting back?
Howard Altschiller is executive editor of Seacoast Media Group.


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365-090 Dying Tulip
My pink tulip is crisp and dry now but still retaining its colour.
365-089 Another Wet Day
No way I am going out to take any photographs today. It's wet, windy and only 6 degrees - and it's almost May!
365-088 Swainby Beck
Having spent what was a miserable day indoors we stopped off in the village of Swainby for a quick snap. I felt that it needed livening up a bit with a mixture of Photoshop treatment.
365-087 Diving In
Taken at the Harrogate Flower Show. Felt that it needed the Topaz Simplify Cartoon treatment.
365-086 Rock Patterns
Spent the day in Scarborough with the U3A on a fossil hunt. Great idea old fossils hunting for even older fossils. I preferred looking for colourful patterns in the rocks.
365-085 Goggle Eyed
Found at the back of the Co-op.
365-084 Eileen
Eileen asked me if I could take a publicity photograph of her. She was pleased with the result and it's my picture for today.
365-083 Muscari
Not the normal blue variety.
365-082 Honesty Flowers
365-081 Scooting Home
Another day of heavy showers. It started to pour down and the kids quickly jumped off the swinging tyre and were gone. The three in the background were heading for home as quickly as possible.
365-080 Moth Orchid
365-079 A Fishy Image
Thursday was so wet that I resorted to photographing a couple of fish which the previous owners of our house had stuck to the bathroom tiles. In the computer they managed to swim into a glassy aquarium.
365-078 Through the Window
Spotted while sitting in a cafe having lunch today.
365-077 Across the Tees
On my 6 weekly visit to the chiropractor today so a chance to take a picture looking across the River Tees to the student accommodation. D70 converted to infra-red. Decided this looked best sepia toned.
365-076 Backdrop Artist
I was asked to take a picture of the artist who paints the backdrops for the (very) amdram panto at our town hall. It's all part of the town's jubilee celebrations and a long story!
365-075 Pink with a touch of green
Having picked the tulip yesterday I feel that I should make the most of it.
365-074 Pastel Tulip
365-073 View over Rosedale
We went to see a photographic exhibition near Scarborough and on the way home took the scenic route across the North York Moors. I could kid you there was still snow up there (in fact there was still some on the side of the roads) but this is with the infra-red converted D70.
365-072 Tulip and Forget-me-nots
Found in the garden this morning after the rain had stopped.
365-071 Ready for the Garden
Spotted this display outside one of the flower shops in town.
365-070 Stokesley Churchyard
At last I managed to measure the white balance properly for my Infra-red converted D70. Then I had a fun half hour looking for suitable images. This was processed using the Channel Swap method.
365-069 Only for Dogs
365-068 Bee Hotel
Still not feeling up to much so more photography indoors. Just waiting for the weather to warm up so we can put our Christmas present out in the garden.
365-067 Vitamin C Top Up
A complete contrast to yesterday but just what I need.
365-066 Down Feather
I found this little feather on the garden path this morning.
365-065 Eggs on Sticks
First time out of the house since Sunday but I just had to go and do some shopping for the Easter weekend.
365-064 Cyclamen
The longed for rain has arrived and how it's needed - even here in the North East. The ground is like
dust. At least it's freshened up the greenery even if we have got cold northerly winds.
365-062 Hellebore
Stuck indoor nursing a humdinger of a cold (feels like flu!). Just popped into the garden to photograph the last of the hellebores. Then playing around with a mixture of Topaz and Photoshop effects.
365-061 No Queues Here
We needed to fill up today and were pleased to find that there were no queues at this petrol station.


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From video for social media and storytelling to digital graphic art skills and game development concepts, we provide an overview and guidance sessions focused on learning how to gain the proficiency necessary to enjoy these disciplines. This is a great session for students to understand the world of digital media and what is involved in producing quality content for others to enjoy.


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Image Line, maker of the world famous software FL Studio, has built a reputation for itself by making software that just works. It does what it's supposed to do, even under the most grueling conditions, whether on a high-end workstation with loads of memory and GHz to spare or a measly portable laptop with a consumer-grade processor and limited memory. The compressors and Multiband Compressor included in FL Studio are already wicked plug-ins, giving you oomph where you need it and height and headspace where you expect it. So, when I first heard that the company finally created a flagship mastering maximizer called Maximus, I had to check it out for myself.
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From the start, it fits right in with FL Studio, with a similarly gorgeous UI design, spectral displays and lightshows to go along with your booming tracks (in celebrated FL Studio tradition). Don't let the delicious eye-candy fool you, though. There is a lot happening behind those finely crafted lights and waveforms. I tested it on a few different tracks, from drums, to vocals and even violin strings, with superb results. It is far more useful than just a maximizer alone, as it is also a limiter, noise gate, expander, ducker and de-esser. Don't feel intimidated if you are not a FL Studio user. Maximus is also a VST plug-in and can work in most other DAWs in real-time. I hooked a synthesizer and watched it crispen up the performance instantly. So whether you are using it for post production on individual sound effects for a short film, or as a final mix-down compressor for a guitar or drum track, you'll find that it's pretty versatile.
It has three independent (Low, Mid, High) frequency bands and four Compressors/limiter: One per (LMG) band, plus a Master wideband compressor/limiter. I recommend downloading the Demo and testing it out on your own tracks. I was happy with the results, particularly on drum tracks and sequences. While not a complete home-run on strings and vocals, it was able to add a bit more life and overhead. It works miracles on guitar and bass tracks. One really cool feature lets you turn on and off the various lines, floor and ceiling markers, to get a fuller idea of what is happening to your audio, right before your eyes.
Maximus comes with a ton of useful presets/starting points to get you going in the right direction from the start, which gives it extra points in my book. It's nice fiddling with knobs and learning all the science behind sound, but there are those among us who also want to have crisp and rich – sounding tracks without too high a learning curve. It helps to eventually understand what each knob is doing, to help you heighten your own senses and understand the delicate art of mastering and compression.
Ultimately, this is a great choice for a mastering plug-in for any studio, whether post production or music. In the war over mainstream audio, any ammo you can pack that can help you fight against other peoples' badly mastered audio is good rationing. Give Maximus a shot! Original from StudioDaily


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