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Who Manages The Managers?

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Dick Pellek

Business/Career Defining Moment

On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Who Manages The Managers? The chronicles and personal stories of the Footloose Forester , up to this point, purposely avoided episodes that were critical of others, accusatory, or those that cast aspersions. Although everyone...

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Rental cars car preparation

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Environmental Disasters

Friday, 30 November 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Environmental Disasters For much of the last 30 years, the issue of the environment has become a political football, with political parties lining up on opposite sides of that football. That is too bad; although the...

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Papua New Guinea Ok Tedi mine gold and copper mine

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The Drunkard Mouse Of Joburg

Monday, 15 October 2012

Dick Pellek

Achievement Business/Career Holidays Travel/Hobbies/Sports Defining Moment

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia C hronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek The Drunkard Mouse of Joburg Thu was keen to visit Kimberly, South Africa, site of the most famous diamond mine in the world. So we arranged to take a vacation in South Africa,...

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South Africa Kimberly diamond mine

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Getting Around In Helicopters

Saturday, 22 September 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road again...! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Getting Around in Helicopters Foresters and other natural resources professionals get around in helicopters more often than most folks. Kind of like a businessman or woman taking a taxi to get to an...

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Viet Nam Venezuela Huey helicopters El Salvador

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Aw, shucks, Ma'am

Friday, 21 September 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek M for Montana Having a railroad pass to travel anywhere in the United States was part of the plan to make a summer adventure in a new state after his sophomore year at Rutgers....

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train travel Montana

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Persona Non Grata

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Persona Non-Grata Every person, at some time or another, lets negative thoughts creep into their consciousness. Usually, the thoughts of negative episodes in life come back again and again over the years. It does not...

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forests and foresrty Trinidad

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On Being A Name Dropper

Monday, 10 September 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career Inspiration Defining Moment

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek On Name Dropping The Footloose Forester has been a practicing iconoclast for most of his adult life. No, make that most of his entire life. As a teenager, he spent plenty of time musing about...

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Kenya Cape Verde embassies

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My First Job

Wednesday, 05 September 2012

Alice Domagalski

Business/Career

Alice Domagalski recalls her first job.

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Business/Career Adult Life

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The role of the union in my career as a Toy Librarian and Kindergarten Teacher

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Jill Sayner

Business/Career

The role of the union in my career as a Toy Librarian and Kindergarten Teacher

Jill first joined a Union in 1977 when she became a Toy Librarian. The Union was the SA Institute of Teachers. As the role of Toy Librarian was a new one, Jill became involved in establishing a workplace Award for Toy Librarians. She later was able to study to become a...

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Education Business/Career Adult Life

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My first job as a Pharmacy Assistant

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Jill Sayner

Business/Career

Jill talks about going back to Clare, South Australia, after her education in Adelaide and working in her first job as a Pharmacy Assistant for 2 years. She then moved back to Adelaide and worked as a Clerical Assistant with Clarksons.

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Firsts Business/Career Adult Life

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The First Time I Met Up With A .......

Wednesday, 08 August 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forestery Dick Pellek The First Time I Met Up With A ….. Many vivid memories are about the first time that the Footloose Forester met a wild or dangerous animal, face to face. Early memories are about small animals caught...

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Legacy Growing up Childhood

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My First Job

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

Bill Corey

Business/Career

Bill spent his early years in Tarlee South Australia and then moved to Adelaide. In this story he recalls life in Adelaide in the early 1930's and especially his first job.

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Growing up Business/Career

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Lumpers And Splitters

Friday, 29 June 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek The Lumpers and the Splitters At the interface of discussions between the generalists and the specialists, there always seems to be an unsettling void regarding the void, itself. Although seldom mentioned as an issue, filling in...

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Jersey tomatoes generalists vs. specialists

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The Role of Technology in Court Reporting and American Courtrooms from 1974 to 2012

Wednesday, 06 June 2012

Diane Mason Gray

Business/Career

The Role of Technology in Court Reporting and American Courtrooms from 1974 to 2012

The only piece of modern technology that was found in the well-equipped trial courtroom of the 1970s was a lighted X‑ray viewbox where an expert or treating physician could display X-rays and explain to the court and jury a party’s injuries and diagnosis. An easel, pad of paper, and MagicMarker™ were...

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Lion Hunters Of The Laikipia Plateau

Friday, 01 June 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Adventures on the Laikipia Plateau Kenya Going up-country in Kenya with a real adventurer was what Footloose Forester hoped all jobs would be like. His friend agreed to the use of his full name and...

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lion hunting Kenya camel milk

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Travels By Train

Monday, 23 April 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Travels By Train On his first travels west of the Rocky Mountains, the Footloose Forester had a premonition that he would never again be as happy as he was in the mountains. Seeing the Rockies...

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Montana Idaho

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Measuring Height Is More Reliable Than Eyeballing

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Dick Pellek

Business/Career

Measuring Height Is More Reliable Than Eyeballing

On the road …again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Trinity Center, California A few memoirs are related almost exclusively to forestry ventures, and some of the very sweetest memories are about the sights, sounds and events when Cal-Pacific Forest Consultants had a contract...

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forests & forestry California

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Scherherazade Disappeared

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Millard Don Carriker

Business/Career

As part of the business of our moving into a “Retirement Condo Community” (It is mid-April 2012 as I write this) we have been taking inventory of the tangible “driftwood” that has piled up on the shores of our lives over the years and disposing of things that were once useful...

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