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WEll, I am an Exec chef, but not in a corporate.
Almost all of my time is spent away from the stoves, if I can work one shift a week on the pass or the line, that is a lot :0
Targets are always hard to meet, and they should be.
Until you have run a kitchen you are not a chef, you are a cook, nothing wrong with that, just the way it is.
Unfortunately the modern world requires chefs to be businesspeople first and craftspeople second. it took me a while to fully understand that cash is not king, cash flow is
You need to understand that financing and cash flow, costings and expenses are much more important than what goes on a plate.
And I hate to say that.
If you want to progress your career you will need the experience of managing kitchen finances. If you read most help wanted adverts these days the position of head chef almost always requires a knowledge of finances and business. Working for a corporate with all their support systems is a good way to gain that experience, even when you decide to go back to freestanding kitchens.
I spent many years as a Corporate Exec. I can't say I see Cash flow as more important than what goes on a plate, although it may seem like that at times. Irrespective of whether you work in a corporate environment or not if you fail to grasp the significance of cost and cash flow then your career at the top will likely be limited. What goes on a plate is equally as important as the bottom line or parameters that your employer sets for you. This will never change in a corporate environment.
I'd suggest not allowing yourself to slip into that mental state where you find that annoying but rather take it as a personal challenge. Even if you don't hit your numbers after a period of time you should be able to show consistency. Once you are comfortable with that talk to your GM and tell him the numbers need to be adjusted based on the numbers you see over time from your unit. Your GM may have more wiggle room on this that you realize. Some times you can negotiate credits to those numbers that will give you some flexibility.
Stick to it. To me it sounds like you are plenty ready for the job but experiencing the same initial challenges that almost every other Chef that moves up through the ranks faces.
Unfortunately, this is what almost every chef is up against on a daily and weekly basis-how to put out the best product possible yet stay within the budgets we have. It's not enough to be a great cook, an awesome trainer, and mentor, a chef needs to have good business skills. Without those you will never move beyond a sous chef level, if even that. While just about every chef I know wishes they had a better food or labor budget, we understand the reality of things and work hard to do the best we can with what we have. To me, that challenge is part of the fun of being a chef and trying to develop a menu that meets both my expectations and standards and the budget that my bosses (owners, or corporate) has set for me.
If the place is doing as well as your posts makes it sound then it sounds like your bosses have probably given you a pretty decent budget. If it was too low my guess is that they would have turned off people by now and you wouldn't consider this place to be "well-off." Since their formula seems to be working (unless there is more information than you have provided) then it seems to me that you need to adjust your perception and figure out a menu mix that meets the expectations of your bosses.
Unfortunately, much of what the chef (or KM) does gets done away from the line. Ask most chefs and they will probably tell you they'd like to spend more time cooking, but the focus of the chef is much more "big picture." The challenges change as you climb the ladder, in the kitchen. It's up to you to decide if you want to advance your career or if you want to remain a line cook.
What do you mean run out? The reason you run out is
1) You are not using your dry goods efficiently.
2) Stuff is in the fridge and freezer
3) Theft
4) Improper pricing
I suggest you come in one night and inventory all product in the kitchen.
Keeping tighter control of your portions might help as well. Like, pre-packaging the perfect portion (portion cups, baggies, etc) for each order can eliminate waste. You cook might be heating up extra garnish for dishes (more veggies, potatoes) then he/she needs for a dish. Those extra beans or asparagus (or whatever) usually end up in the trash. If you throw away the equal of 10 orders a week of asparagus, that might be why you are running low or out of it by sunday night.
Make sure people are using ladles for sauces, for soups, etc. One portion of soup in a 6oz ladle, one sauce is 2oz, or whatever. 4oz turkey for the sandwich, 6oz burgers, all that.
This is a bit of a pain to do, because you have to spend time during prep to portion things, but it ensures consistency and minimal loss of product.
The more volume you do the more critical the portion control. A little bit here and there can add up to a lot by the end of the week.
Just a thought.
I'm just a line cook, but I know a bit about management, and you're always going to get the lowest budget possible. Your boss's job is to look at the finances and figure out how to make the owner/investors as much money as possible, and then you are the guy that puts it into practice and operate the place within the standards they give you. Especially since you are new, they may be trying to see what you are capable of doing with a tight budget. Do you know what the budgets were in the past months/years before you took the job?
Definitely waste is a big part of it. If you've been in business a while and keep track of your menu mix, then you should be able to set fairly accurate par amounts to limit over ordering/prep. Does your menu have items that use a lot of the same ingredients? Or items that can use the trimmings/byproduct of another item? What do you do for staff meal?
Are you using the same venders for as the previous manager? When doing purchasing, sometimes you can save in bulk with nonperishables, but keep in mind that doing this, especially with dry/canned items, it can throw off your budget by spending a lot one week, and much less the next week. I've heard of people who end up really blowing their monthly budget trying to buy canned goods for a year! Not always the best idea, but if you're breaking cases 2x a week, then just buy the whole thing! Does that make sense?
Anyway, if you want to advance your career beyond a cook, and I think you do, you have to learn all this at some point, so why not now?
Again, I don't have the most experience, and you may already know most this, so just ignore it if you do haha.
Food and labor cost need to evaluated pretty much weekly or even daily depending upon your situation.Remember that Soup is your friend as well as Specials on the food cost end ( dont forget to watch out on the theft)! Manage your hours and productivity which has become the biggest thing the big wigs looks at as far as how can we get more money with less labor! Maybe instead of moving down a position you should take your skills to another employer.
I feel for you and I am sure many do here also as the world of financial gains have pushed so many mid level managers to the edge! Good luck, Doug
The Numbers are the key to any good business. Without The Numbers, there is no business.
If you want to move up, there is no other option. It is one of those things that you must accept and stomp through.
Learn it and get good at it. It's okay to hate it, but you've GOT to do it...like closing the kitchen by yourself on a Saturday night...
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The Quest of Kadji(1971)
(The first book in the Kylix series)
A novel by Lin Carter
Zarouk, aging warrior and grandfather to young Kadji, implored the boy to dethrone Prince Yakthodah, vile impostor-heir to the throne of the Dragon Emperor. On Haral, his faithful, black Feridoon pony, and with beautiful, redhaired Thyra at his side, Kadji rode East to vanquish his foe -- knowing full well that if he failed to decapitate Yakthodah, he would be branded coward...and worse!
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AbstractWith increased use of autonomous platforms, including ground robots and drone aircraft, there is much more video and audio feed than has been the case. The commercial / entertainment world has developed a multiplicity of both audio and video formats for use in commercial recorders, players, etc. With cost savings to be realized from using COTS products, it is desirable to leverage the capabilities of the commercial world. These capabilities include the hundreds different digital video/audio formats that have been developed. Some of the video formats (MPEG, AVI, WMV, MOV) and the audio formats (MP3, WAV, AAC) are popular. IAI"s innovative approach is the Agent-based Scalable Virtual Streaming (ABVS) Framework. The ABVS framework is deployed in the context of a SOA architecture. When a new CODEC is added, a new service description is added to the UDDI Repository. The user (software program or human) may request a translation through a Web service interface. Architecturally, ABVS is a hybrid architecture that is an integration of the net-centric SOA Web service architecture with an Agent Framework. Agent types include Wrappers for various CODEC, Translation Request Handlers, among others.
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Just caught a couple of reviews of a neat new device called the VBag that allows you to mount your camera just about anywhere you might want.
The Lure of Expensive Glass
Otherwise known as "pay a fortune for sharpness nobody is really going to see" lure that many, many, of us fall for…
Copyright and Terms of Service
Post pictures on Facebook? If so, you're not alone, millions of us do. That includes me, but I'm rethinking that idea quite seriously.
The use of social media, notably Facebook and Instagram, has become ubiquitous in the daily lives of many people. For many, this is a way of keeping in touch, sharing snapshots, life events, and so much more. For the most part, this is a truly great thing, something I'm grateful to have available. There's a side to this, though, that people who create need to be aware of and that's intellectual property rights and, more importantly, what you're giving up when you do post to one of these services.
For example, here's Facebook's terms of service for intellectual property you upload:
For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
I've emphasized the part of this term that really, really, matters to you. Yes, you've granted Facebook the right to transfer and sub-license your creative work. Better yet, you're doing it royalty free! This is not the first time I've commented on such a subject, the last time was about the Toronto Star and photo competitions getting you to submit photos. Now, some of you might suggest that your privacy settings effect this, but how? It's not spelled out in the terms and just because you might choose to read into that statement, doesn't mean that it would hold up in a legal challenge. You're still sharing the photos and that means you've granted it. Even worse, if a friend shares it, it sticks around after you delete!
That's not necessarily a big problem, right? After all, Facebook needs to be able to distribute your photos as a part of the actual service. This is true, but transfer or sub-license? Ah, not so much and that leads to services that will print your images for other Facebook users. Do you have the right to prevent? I don't know, it's murky. Did Facebook give them that right? They can and, well, you can't actually stop them. In fact, if a "friend" wants to ensure that they can do this they just need to share your image! Now, that wouldn't be much of a friend, but you see the problem?
Once again, it's been driven home to me that copyright and licensing are real things that photographers, professional or amateur, need to be thinking about. Sure, share basic snapshots, these are not a big deal, so I'm not worried about that. Other types of images, that's different, and now I need to think really long and hard about what gets to stay on Facebook going forward.
Call Me Crazy… A New Project 365 This Year
Back in 2010, I did a successful Project 365 and quite enjoyed it. In fact, I was kind of missing it. So, we're here in a new year and I have a new camera, and so I decided I was going to try this again. For those not in the know, a Project 365 is a photography project where you take at least one photo a day and publish it. You don't have to start this project on January 1 (though I tend to do that); some people start on their birthday, some significant holiday, or just when they happen to decide when to do it. If you do want to undertake one of these projects, here's a few tips:
- Don't try to take a masterpiece every day. If you try to do this, you'll give up and not enjoy the experience and that's a shame. The purpose of this exercise is to grow as a photographer, improve your eye, and have some fun. Don't stress if your shot for the day ends up being a dusty, cob-webbed covered, lightbulb. As an aside, that happened for one of my shots and there's not a lot you can do to make it more interesting.
- Use the web as inspiration. There are a ton of great images online now, an incredible wealth of visual stimulation, so borrow. I don't mean steal the idea, get inspired by them.
- Use reading material or music as inspiration. Try creating an interpretation of a book or song title. Maybe do Aesop's fables or Grimms Fairy Tales as subjects. Hmm… Maybe a good Project 52 that one.
- Family and friends can keep you going. Make sure they see your images, they're much easier to please as an audience and can keep you motivated.
- Shoot early. Doesn't matter what it is, just do it early and so you have something (see point 1 above) and aren't scrambling with 3 minutes to go to midnight.
- Shoot it even if you can't post it immediately. I went on vacation a few times the last time I did this and couldn't always get online to post, but I had the shots ready to go when I finally did.
- Go out on a limb. Shoot yourself or do something fancy with lights. Just get out of the comfort zone.
- Lie down. Amazing things can be seen from the ground. Best way to shoot kids having fun, by the way.
If I think of some more, I'll add them.
At any rate, today is day 6 of my new foray and, in the spirit of my first point above, I think most of my shots have been kind of dull. Day 1 was good, I was prepared for it. Day 6 wasn't too bad, I had an idea. Middle of the week? Hardest stretch for me because of my working hours. This time around, I'm not doing the shots day by day on my website, I'm using Flickr. If you're (morbidly) curious, you can view them in my Flickr 2013 365 Set which is how I intend to organize them for now.
Portraits and Lenses and Bears (oh my!)
Now that I have three lenses for my Nikon D800, I decided it would be fun to try them out in a "portrait" setting. Now, since I didn't have a readily available model that would hold the same pose for a number of shots and lens swaps, I decided to use a trusty articulated teddy bear.
For my, now, annual Niece and Nephew Christmas shoot I had my new camera and my new 24-120mm f/4 Nikkor lens. This lens is a really nice, all-around, lens for travel and fun photography, but it isn't really suited for a portrait lens. Why? It's too slow. The f/4 constant aperture is nice, but it means that the depth of field is larger, the lighting needs to be brighter, and so on. Nevertheless, it's a very good lens and forms the basis of my playing with my new 85mm f/1.8 G and my 105mm f/2.8 G Micro lenses. The observant will note that these two lenses were, in fact, on my Wish List and are now in my hot little hands.
First, the 24-120mm shot at 85mm with an aperture of f/4:
Compare the above to the 85mm f/1.8 shot at f/1.8:
Now compare with the 85mm f/1.8 shot at f/4:
Now, the 24-120mm shot at 105mm with an aperture of f/4:
Compare that with the 105mm f/2.8 shot at f/3 (the 105mm Micro's maximum aperture depends on the focus distance. In this case, I was closer than 10 feet, so f/2.8 wasn't available):
Now, the 105mm at f/4:
Now, for a slightly more useful side-by-side comparison of the above 85mm shots:
Unfortunately, I had a slight movement in the camera body when lens switching and the zoom focal length isn't exact on 85mm (there's some variance that the camera can report). At any rate, you can see the depth of field and bokeh characteristics of f/4 versus f/1.8 is dramatic. You can also see that the two lenses, at the same aperture of f/4 are pretty similar, but if you look closely at the bokeh circles, the 85mm lens is much nicer, as the 24-120mm has some fairly sharp halos in comparison, especially when scaled down as these shots are.
It's pretty clear, to me at least, that the 85mm and 105mm prime lenses are going to produce nicer portrait shots. Perhaps I should be looking at the AF DC-Nikkor 135mm f/2D too…


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RocketRoute Fuel is an app that can be used through mobile, iOS, Android or desktop, enabling a user to check prices, directly order and pay for fuel.
Simply register with the free service, check prices at an airport, then order the fuel by registering your payment details. Show your fuel release on the app. Fuel and Go. Payment is only automatically taken once you have fuelled.
If you hold an account with Air BP, simply enter your account number in the app's prompt. We will populate your aircraft and Air BP card details automatically.
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No, you register your preferred payment method through the app. No need to show your card at the airport. You will get a fuel release confirmation email instead. Show this to the operator upon fuelling. Fuel and go. We will only process your payment once you have fuelled.
Fuel requests through RocketRoute Fuel will be processed promptly. You can make requests once you have landed at the airport, as well as pre-plan for any upcoming flights.
RocketRoute Fuel currently supports Air BP locations. Further airports will be available shortly. Available airports will appear on the app automatically.
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Once you request fuel through the RocketRoute Fuel app, a fuel release is promptly created by our team and sent to the operator at an airport, with the time and date you require fuel. This is kept on file until you arrive and have fuelled. Thus ensuring an airport knows when you're coming, or if you've already arrived.
Check your emails for the copy of your fuel release confirmation you would have received when ordering through RocketRoute Fuel.
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RocketRoute is a company providing aviation innovation through new technologies that simplify the complexities of flight planning, and now fuel purchasing for private pilots, owners, operators and flight departments. Founded in 2010, RocketRoute's mission is to make flight planning easy and straightforward for all.
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To paraphrase an old poster: Today is the first day of the rest of your training. It doesn't matter where you started or how far you've come. Today is the day. Your training didn't start 6 weeks ago. Your training started the last time you hit the road. John "the Penguin" Bingham Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire
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Snowshoeing at Emmons Creek
Two weekends ago we had to resort to winter hiking due to a heat wave that melted much of our snow. Luckily, another blizzard blew through the area so this past weekend we were able to snowshoe again. We ventured out to Emmons Creek Fishery Area near Waupaca, Wisconsin. The 1500 acres host a nice hiking loop that includes a section of the Ice Age Trail. The path travels over Emmons Creek and through the hardwood forest. Visiting the area in winter is especially rewarding because you can really see the rolling hills through the bare trees.


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Hello Everyone!
Who doesn't like to receive flowers? How about a gorgeous posies Bouquet? Flowers don't always have to be the real ones you know 😉 I know I would love to receive some 💗🎕
Today my card features FB Stamps Posies Stamp set that SOLD out really fast when they were just released. Well the good new is that they are now back in stock again! YAY!
Take a closer look at these pretties. I just love how this card came together!
All I did was a little bit of masking on the base layer of the card and then just cut out one of the flowers and popped it up with some foam in the center of the bouquet. Colored the images in with my Zigs and stamped the sentiment along the edge of the pitcher... and voila!
So pretty 😍
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All goals, Full Match, Full Highlights, Highlights Extended, score and goals: Southampton 1-1 Hapoel Beer Sheva – Highlights & Full Match (Europa League)
Southampton's European adventure came to an end on a bitterly disappointing night at St Mary's, as they drew 1-1 with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Maor Buzaglo's late strike ensured that it would be the Israeli side that advanced into the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League, joining Group K winners Sparta Praha in the last 32.
Virgil van Dijk set alive hopes of a dramatic late turnaround with an equaliser in added time, but Saints could not force the second goal they needed at that point.
Puel had named a strong side for the winner-takes-all clash, making just three changes from his last Premier League team, with 19-year-old Josh Sims being handed a European debut.
There was an interesting dynamic to the match, with a clean sheet enough to see Saints through, yet it was they who were the more willing to commit men forward in the early stages, while Be'er Sheva looked to break on the counter.
The hosts carved out an opportunity within the first two minutes, as Nathan Redmond swung in a corner, with Charlie Austin out-jumping his man, but heading straight at keeper David Goresh, who also showed a safe pair of hands when Cédric's cross flicked off the head of captain Shir Tzedek and diverted goalwards.
When Be'er Sheva did break, they looked a threat, only for their final ball to let them down on occasions.
There was a confidence about the visitors, though, and they did create an excellent chance in the 19th minute, as a neat move ended with the ball falling to Buzaglo in space at the far post, but he fired his angled effort over when he should have done better.
Back at the other end, Redmond went close when he checked onto his right foot 20 yards out in the 36th minute, but his curling effort towards the far corner was palmed away by a diving Goresh.
From the resulting corner, Austin headed just wide at the back post, but Saints' top scorer landed heavily on his shoulder and was unable to continue, with Shane Long being sent on in his place.
The half ended with a pair of bookings for Be'er Sheva, as John Ogu was cautioned for pulling back Oriol Romeu, before Miguel Vitor was shown a yellow for a late tackle on Long.
There was no breakthrough, though, as the sides went into the interval with the game delicately poised at 0-0.
Ryan Bertrand saw yellow shortly after the restart, for a foul on Buzaglo, before Maya Yoshida blocked well from Ben Sahar, after the ball spun favourably to the Be'er Sheva striker in the area.
Saints came close to the breakthrough in the 52nd minute, as Ryan Bertrand's deep free-kick was flicked on by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, into the path of Virgil van Dijk, but Ogu was able to stick a leg out and divert his strike behind.
Puel made his first change shortly before the hour mark, as Dušan Tadić, fitted with a sleek mask to protect the nose he broke on international duty last month, replaced Sims.
Within minutes of his arrival, Tadić cut onto his left foot in the area and sent a shot towards the far corner that took a deflection before being headed away from inside the six-yard box by Ben Bitton.
It looked like the deadlock had been broken in the 68th minute, as van Dijk rose to meet Bertrand's corner from close range, but his excellent leap could only get him high enough to be able to flick the ball just past the far post.
Saints appeared to be edging closer to a goalless draw that would see them through, but disaster struck in the 79th minute, as the ball broke to Buzaglo on the edge of the area and he fired a low, precise strike into the far bottom corner to put Be'er Sheva in front and send the 1,522 visiting fans wild.
The goal left Saints needing to score twice in the closing stages, and Puel quickly made a change, sending James Ward-Prowse on in place of Højbjerg.
They got one back in the early stages of added time, as the ball fell to van Dijk in the area, and his low shot deflected past Goresh.
Moments later, they came so close to completing an incredible comeback, but Maya Yoshida's header from Ward-Prowse's cross just wide of the post.
A few inches the other side, and Saints would have been celebrating the most wonderful of wins, but it was sadly not to be the case.


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The Amateur Radio Transmitting Society is Louisville's oldest ham radio club, founded in 1927.
The Amateur Radio Transmitting Society is Louisville's oldest ham radio club, founded in 1927.
ARTS is not a "Contest Club" a "Repeater Club" or a "DX Club". We are not a special interest Club at all. We do, however, invite amateurs strongly interested in the different aspects of Ham Radio to join ARTS and promote their special interests. We welcome all amateurs from the newest technician to the most seasoned extra class. We encourage membership in ARRL, ARES, and RACES, and acknowledge the amateur radio operator's responsibility to the public by providing emergency communications, encouraging members to improve their communication and technical skills, and by fostering international good will.
Some of our activities include providing communications for local public service events, participating in the ARRL's annual Field Day on the 4th full weekend in June, and holding monthly meetings with informative and interesting topics. See the Club Events page and Club Calendar to learn what events the club currently has planned.
Up Coming 2017 Events
2017 A.R.T.S. Dayton Bus Trip
for May 20, 2017 HAMVention.
Hamvention's new home at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center.
The Club has rented a handicap accessible 55 passenger bus this year, it is being set up to for 50 seats and 3 wheelchair accessible passengers.
The cost is $37.00 via PayPal or $35.00 by Check/Cash paid to the Club.
Go to the Dayton Bus Trip Page for more information and to pay via paypal.
PayPal link is working, but if you wish to pay using an alternative method, then provide payment directly to the Treasurer by mailing it to PO Box 7391, Louisville, KY 40257, or you can bring it to the next regular meeting.
39 seats have been sold as of May12th, 2017.
All are welcomed to come join the fun.
General Club Meetings are scheduled on the 2nd Friday of every month at 7:30 PM, and are held at the McMahan Fire Department, 4318 Taylorsville Road in Louisville, KY. All are welcome to attend, you do not have to be a member to come to an ARTS meeting. Every regular meeting includes an interesting program and free refreshments.
Club Sponsored Weekly Nets
There are several weekly ARTS Club nets we sponsor, 2 Meter Retiree, 2 Meter Club and a 2 Meter SSB. The purpose of these nets is primarily for amateurs to get to know one another better and by providing a forum for the exchange of information. These nets are open to all amateurs; you DO NOT have to be a member to check in.
Download the Wednesday 2 Meter Retiree Club Net Control Script.
Download the Thursday Night Club Net Control Script.
Download the Thursday Night 2 Meter SSB Net Control Script.
The weekly Retiree Net of the ARTS club is held every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. EDT / EST on our W4CN Club Repeater; 147.180 MHz + 600 KHz offset PL 79.7.
Net Control Operator List
May 17 K4QFE Bill
May 24 K4QFE Bill
May 31 K4QFE Bill
June 7 K4QFE Bill
The weekly Club Net of the ARTS club is held every Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. EDT / EST on our W4CN Club Repeater; 147.180 MHz + 600 KHz offset PL 79.7.
Net Control Operator List
May 18 KF4EFI Alan
May 25 KM4IX Linda
June 1 W4DFR Dave
June 8 KC4ZMZ Bill
The weekly 2 Meter SSB (USB) net of the ARTS club is held every Thursday night at 9:05 p.m. EDT / EST on 144.205 MHz USB.
Net Control Operator
May 18 KF4EFI Alan
May 25 KM4IX Linda
June 1 KF4EFI Alan
June 8 KC4ZMZ Bill
Amateur License Testing
Amateur Radio License testing is available one or more weeks each month the Louisville, Ky area at multiple locations. Check the License Testing page for dates, times and locations.


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Monday, April 25, 2016Filed under: birthdays, Filed under: carson, Filed under: family and children, Filed under: party decor, Filed under: party inspiration, Filed under: party planning, Filed under: summer
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This looks like it's going to be awesome! I love the flamingos!ReplyDelete
OMG what a fun theme!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with! My birthday is in July and I had the same fun/delimas you had!ReplyDeleteReplies
the good/bad of summer bdays!Delete
Did you see the flamingo sheets at Target??? It's a must have for you!ReplyDelete
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YES!!!! i need those for carson's big girl roomDelete
I love all the colors!ReplyDelete
Love love love this theme!! I know you're doing to do it right!ReplyDeleteReplies
i sure hope so!!!!Delete
I know it was a few years ago and this is a long shot, but did save any decor from your oh toodles party that you were looking to sell? I'm planning one for June and loved your set-up! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
This is adorable! If I had a girl, this would totally be her birthday theme! But I have a little boy and am struggling for birthday ideas to celebrate his upcoming first birthday. I cannot wait to see how her party turns out. I'm sure it will be adorable - you're so good at decorating and planning and all that jazz :)ReplyDeleteReplies
what about whales or a fun golf theme or summer sports/baseball??? you can totally come up with something festive and fun!!Delete
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After experiencing several years of working with authors in a variety of genres—those we published and many more we passed on—we recognize a consistent theme borne from an outdated view of the publishing process and, at times, a misconception about what is expected from an author and what is the role of a publisher.
Many authors try their hand at self-publishing—only to realize the shortcomings of limited (or no) distribution, and the need for marketing a title so it stands out from the crowded field. Many then attempt a shift to traditional publishers—for what they believe will be broader access to institutional book buyers and a global platform for potential sales. While the benefits of traditional publishing do indeed exist, what many authors miss is that even the field for published authors is exceedingly crowded, and all those institutional book buyers will still require evangelizing in order to make a commitment to carry your title.
An important aside here is these entities (libraries, book stores, etc.) will not market a title or an author to their base of customers (whether it be through in-store or online awareness campaigns). Through the trade-based efforts of a publisher, they may be enticed to try out a small amount of a work and see if it sells. For bricks and mortar stores, titles have a short shelf life to make their case. For online stores, they merely service demand.
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It also helps to have a likable personality and great, not just good, communications skills (i.e., an ability to engage the public and compel media attention).
If this sounds daunting, that's because it is. Not every author boasts tens of thousands of Facebook likes and Twitter followers, secures radio interviews, is seen on television, or even commands ticketed author events at major book stores around the country.
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - Suspended Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson could stand trial in December in a Texas court on a felony charge that he injured his son while disciplining him with a thin tree branch, a judge said on Wednesday.
Peterson, 29, was indicted in September on a charge that he caused negligent or excessive injury to his 4-year-old son in May, one of several recent domestic violence cases that have marred the National Football League's reputation this year.
Judge Kelly Case set a tentative trial date of Dec. 1 in Montgomery County court, but prosecutors have asked that the judge be replaced. A hearing on that motion is set for Nov. 4.
Rusty Hardin, Peterson's attorney, sought a trial date as early as mid-November, telling the judge Peterson cannot resume playing until the matter is resolved.
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Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon objected to Hardin's request, saying that incarcerated defendants get priority for expedited trial.
Peterson wore a gray suit and black tie and was accompanied by family for his first court appearance since the indictment. He did not approach the bench or address the court.
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IT outsourcing contract values have hit their lowest in five years as fears over the stability of the Euro restrain European business spending.
Research on the first half of 2012, carried out by the Information Services Group (ISG), revealed the amount spent on outsourcing in the UK was down 12% to €5.7bn, compared with the same period the year before. The UK started the year badly according to ISG's previous report.
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In Europe the total value of IT outsourcing contracts was down 26% compared with last year, its lowest point in five years. Business process outsourcing (BPO) fell 23%.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kurt Busch calls them charismatic. They are that, and more.
They are individually competitive, demanding and blunt, which are all virtues in a team sport of applied selfishness. Collectively, they form one compelling and potentially combustible collection of skills and personalities.
But Stewart-Haas Racing's house of characters is not necessarily a house of cards. Time and maturity have primed the moment, Busch said, for a grand chemistry experiment between co-owner/driver Tony Stewart, 42; Kevin Harvick, 38; Busch, 35; and Danica Patrick, 31. This, he said, is going to work.
"We have four cars here, and we all have our own identities with our own teams," Busch said. "We can all be in this situation now with what we've all been through, as far as our age and just the experiences that we've been through on the track and off the track.
"I think 10 years ago this wouldn't have worked."
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They contested the Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year award -- won by Harvick -- and became rancorous rivals, winners at NASCAR's highest level almost simultaneously. Harvick missed few chances to skewer Busch, the 2004 Sprint Cup champion, concocting derisive nicknames and opining in 2006 that he wished he had "whupped" him.
But years, fatherhood, and the experiences of starting and then shuttering a NASCAR team appear to have beveled some of the jagged edges off Harvick. He appears legitimately giddy about the prospect of starting anew at SHR after an emotional and sometimes contentious end to his 15-year career at Richard Childress Racing.
The reconstitution of Busch led him to SHR, as well. He left Team Penske after their ill-matched relationship eroded by the end of 2011, slogged his way back to a power team after spending two seasons with less-resourced teams. He divorced, then entered into a serious relationship in which he has become a father figure to a young boy.
Qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup with one-car Furniture Row Racing last year provided an avenue back to a Sprint Cup megateam, albeit one that struggled in 2013.
Although the additions of Harvick and Patrick were all part of a long-range SHR growth strategy -- which includes a massive shop expansion outside of Charlotte -- Busch's arrival was more of a surprise pregnancy, conceived by co-owner Gene Haas and delivered while Stewart was recuperating from a racing accident in August.
Busch's arrival could have been a complication, considering his past with Harvick, but the pair had begun to disarm last season. Furniture Row's technical alliance with RCR had made Harvick and Busch teammates by extension, and, by their accounts, it worked. Harvick predicts it will work at SHR as the team expands to a fourth program.
"I've worked with Kurt, and obviously I know what he brings to the table as a driver and from the information standpoint; he is very good with the cars and understanding what is going on," Harvick said. "The commitment that everyone has made, especially from the financial standpoint, to make sure we eliminate some of those bumps in the road has been fairly obvious with the short amount of time, and the way things have transpired has taken a lot of those bumps out of the road.
"Obviously, there are still going to be bumps in the road and there's still going to be a transition, but everything is pretty new from a competition standpoint, from cars to people to things that are going on, so … I don't know that adding a fourth team would have been any different from what they would have done last year to this year, knowing they changed some stuff from the competition standpoint. They probably would have had to change [for] three [cars] anyway, so it was probably easier [adding a fourth team] starting from scratch."
Underlying the professional relationship of SHR's lineup is a series of interconnecting personal ones, with the junior member of the team interwoven through them all.
Stewart was Patrick's role model as a young open-wheel driver and sought counsel from him before switching to NASCAR and ultimately his team as a Cup rookie full time beginning last season.
She befriended Busch in her first season in the Nationwide Series as he drove his brother Kyle's race car part time. And Patrick became fast friends with Harvick and his wife, DeLana.
The four-driver SHR lineup is reminiscent of the roguish band including Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti with which Patrick enjoyed her best statistical IndyCar seasons with Andretti Autosport in the late 2000s.
"I know all of them pretty well on their own, so I feel like we're going to have a lot of fun," Patrick said. "I feel like everybody is going to have their opinions, but I feel like there's a lot of respect in the camp, and I think it's going to lead to progress, to be honest."
Respect for Stewart, who has transcended a once-in-a-generational, multiregimen racing career to become a major stakeholder in the business of motorsport, was central in each of his new teammates' decision to join his team. There was the sense among his brood at a recent test session at Daytona International Speedway that the hard-edged three-time Sprint Cup champion -- in 2011 the first to win as a driver/owner since Alan Kulwicki in 1992 -- had put them in the right place at the right time.
"Danica came up to me and there's a hug and we just start B.S.-ing," Busch said of seeing Patrick at the test. "It's where the friendship was when I saw her at the banquet. And, with Harvick and I, we are so much further ahead because we had that relationship at RCR and Furniture Row last year. And, with Tony, seeing him in the hospital, seeing him in the house recovering, spending time with him at the track when he wasn't racing, I got to learn a whole different Tony versus the competitor Tony I had always gone up against. So, the timeline has worked out really well with the friendship side."
At some point in any season, teammates will find themselves in a room either glowering at each other or simply simmering.
Additionally, SHR has questions to answer after an unfulfilling 2013 season, and Stewart has already declared that the team should win "a lot of races" and that anything less than having him, Busch and Harvick in the Chase would be a disappointment.
The question is always how any group responds. That Stewart is highly respected, highly successful and high-strung -- although his outbursts in recent years mostly have been limited to throwing helmets at Matt Kenseth -- might actually mitigate friction or better channel it as a creative force.
Predictions of contentious debriefs and team meetings might amuse outsiders. Harvick said, well … they amuse the team, too.
"I think people who don't have opinions and don't want to voice their opinions are not constructive and don't help our race team go forward," Harvick said. "Four valuable opinions, obviously, can be taken from our competition guys, whether it's an engineer or crew chief, who can help point our ship in the right direction with that information.
"You look at [Hendrick Motorsports'] Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"You've got to be able to make four teams work to be able to compete with those guys, and those are four of the biggest names in the sport, so certainly we can figure out how to make our people work. We've all worked together before in some way, shape or form, so we just kind of laugh at all those opinions.
"We will have our own opinions, but they have to be taken -- and they will be taken. Everyone knows who they're dealing with and they know we will speak our minds, so they don't have to worry about not getting an answer."
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