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Arcteryx Men's Beta AR Jacket
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The Arcteryx Men's Beta AR Jacket. This streamlined, hip-length Arcteryx jacket provides the backcountry minimalist with reliable storm protection and packs away easily. The helmet compatible Drop Hood offers the flexability of a high collar for draft protection and a fast adjust hood. Gender specific patterning provides a superb fit and enhances mobility to help keep you movin'.
FEATURES of the Arcteryx Men's Beta AR Jacket
- Rugged, highly breathable Gore-Tex Pro utilizing light and supple N40r-X ripstop face fabric in main body and reinforced with hardwearing N80p-X in high wear areas
- #5 WaterTight Vislon centre front zipper
- Helmet compatible DropHood
- Two hand pockets, internal laminated pocket with zipper
- WaterTight pit zippers for ventilation
SPECIFICATIONS of the Arcteryx Men's Beta AR Jacket
- Weight: 16.2 oz / 460 g
- Fit: Athletic with e3D, hip length
- N40r-X Gore-Tex Pro
- N80p-X Gore-Tex Pro
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I once got my girlfriend and myself lost on the back side of Elk Mountain in Oklahoma while searching for bison. It was 40 degrees and began raining. I had just purchased the Beta AR jacket and pants for myself and the Stingray jacket for her. So we donned our armor (I gave her the pants) and began hiking down the back side of the mountain, leading us to a two hour bushwhack, boulder crawl. We slid down huge, rough granite boulders and elbowed our way through dense post oaks that seemed to want to tear us to shreds. But the GoreTex Proshell never showed a scratch or let any of the near-freezing rain through. I've taken it skiing many times and used it for bicycle commuting in the rain, and it's never once seemed anything less than durable, rugged, yet supple and light weight: perfect. I lost it over Valentine's day. Now I'm single. But I'll be getting the Theta AR soon so I can be sexy again. Arc'teryx really stands behind their product. They're amazing. You'll never regret a purchase.
When I am hammering in the backcountry It protects me against wind, rain, snow, yet it breathes so you don't sweat up inside and get the chills when you stop for a break.Can't beat Arcteryx for quality & reliability.Exploder
Perfect performance in waterproofing, it's durable and stylish as well. has the impeccable quality ever as the arcteryx tradition. the only issue is the hood is kinda big for my head, but no doubt it's the best jacket.
As everyone else here would agree, this is an awesome jacket and well worth the money spent. Enough said.My only complaint is that the color doesn't quite match what is shown on the pic. Its not a bad color(nightshade) or a total deal breaker, but had I seen the actual color beforehand, I would have picked something else.
I'm the first to admit that Arcteryx isn't cheap - but that's because it isn't cheap! High quality, built to last a lifetime, does what it's intended to do. This is my fourth Arcteryx jacket ( one doesn't fit anymore since I lost weight and the other three are still very much in use), and as long as I can afford it, I'll be a customer for life. When you're 20miles from anything in the wilderness and mother nature decides to get funky, you need to know that you can rely on your gear. This jacket fits the bill - and the medium fits my 5' 10", 176lb frame great with room for layering underneath! Stop thinking about it and just buy it - you won't regret it!
Ordered the Arcteryx Men's Beta AR Jacket and love it! I am a big fan of Arcteryx products anyway. Jacket is very well made and sized as described. I do a lot of hiking and Arcteryx has never let me down. Haven't had a chance to use the jacket yet but, I am sure it will function as advertised. Color (Nightshade) is pretty cool too. Thanks Moosejaw for putting this jacket on sale!
I got this jacket last year and and it is honestly one of the best jacket i have every had. the hood it the best fitting one on any jacket I have ever had. I never get wet when wearing the jacket and it is bombproof. Sleeves are great and cover my long arms, whhich most jackets dont when i extend them forward.
I got this jacket last year and and it is honestly one of the best jacket i have every had. the hood it the best fitting one on any jacket I have ever had. I never get wet when wearing the jacket and it is bombproof. Sleeves are great and cover my long arms, whhich most jackets dont when i extend them forward.
Early on, I learned that your rain jacket is one of the most important pieces of gear in your pack, no matter what you're doing. I have ogled over this particular shell for years. Like 10. I finally decided to take the bath. $500 is an insane amount of money to spend clothes, unless you're Bruce Wayne. But if this jacket is anything, it's worth the price. Lightweight, roomy, trimmed with precision, it fits like a dream. I can't stress it enough, putting this jacket on feels like getting away with something. Forget about getting wet, the Gortex Pro fabric won't let you down. The features of this jacket make other jackets self conscience. Buy with the confidence of Bruce Wayne!
I am 6'3" and 225 lbs. I ordered the XL and the fit is perfect - roomy enough for layering, but not too bulky. Love the cut and fit of Arcteryx! Already had two rain/sleet/snow storms and the jacket held up well! Haven't had it long enough to test durability, but the material seems sturdy yet light.
I've been looking for a new "Bad Weather" jacket for backpacking for some time now. The Arcteryx Beta AR fits beautiful. Even with an additonal fleece or down sweater underneath I have free movement of my arms. That's my complaint regarding many of the other jackets I've tried, so arm room. I also purchased the pants and they fit great. Expensive but worth it if you plan to use them for another 15 years like my last rain suit. Also, lighter and packs smaller than my previous jacket and pants.
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Growing Sales Takes More Than Adding Salespeople
Originally published: 04.01.07 by Jackie Rainwater
It takes a formula, a plan, and ongoing execution.
Most residential and light commercial hvac contractors are intent on growing a large and profitable replacement, add-on, accessory, and IAQ retail business. When first attempting to grow this business, many contractors believe it will be fairly easy and straightforward. "Why, I'll just hire a salesman," I have heard many of them say. It would be wonderful if it were that easy, but unfortunately it is not. A good analogy for growing a successful retail sales department is what is required to build a large service-agreement customer base. Growing and retaining a large service-agreement customer base and then leveraging that customer base for continuing revenues, profits, and referrals requires careful planning followed by the ongoing 100% commitment of everyone involved in the process to successfully execute the plan. Building a successful retail sales and production department requires these same elements if it is to be successful. Adding salespeople in hopes of their producing retail sales of $900,000 to $1.5 million a year simply won't happen without it.
At Peachtree Heating and Air Conditioning, the Atlanta-based retail hvac company I operated from 1990 until 2002, we employed eight residential retail Comfort Consultants (salespeople).
We had a residential service-agreement customer base of over 18,500 and a staff of 65 residential service technicians. About 80% of the sales leads for our Comfort Consultants were generated by our technicians while they were performing maintenance and diagnostic-repair work in the homes of our customers. The balance of our sales leads came as a result of referrals and marketing.
We carefully monitored certain critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to the overall lead-generation and sales process and used this information to effectively manage the sales process and the co-workers involved. See the chart on the next page for KPIs we tracked and our average results during the period of 1990 through 2001.
Peachtree's focus was 100% residential and light-commercial "retail" during that period. Examining the residential KPIs we developed and carefully monitored during that period leads to the following conclusions:
1. In order to sell $1 million in residential retail, a qualified salesperson will need about 518 "raw" (i.e., unqualified) leads. (Assumes the salesperson actually makes calls to 75% of those leads and sells to 51% of those customers with an average sale of $5,047).
2. Installing $1 million of hvac replacement, add-on, accessories, and IAQ will require about 1 1/3 two-man installation crews. (Assumes a two-man crew can install about $750,000/year with each person working an average of 44 hours a week, including seven paid holidays, for 50 weeks a year).
3. On average, three to four technicians should produce 80% of the raw sales leads necessary to support one salesperson selling $1 million in retail business. (Assumes each tech performs 1,000 service calls/year and produces sales leads on 10% to 15% of those service calls).
4. Sufficient marketing and referral programs are necessary to produce the remaining 20% of the raw sales leads needed for the salesperson to achieve $1 million in retail sales.
Hiring a salesperson, no matter how ambitious and skilled they may be, with the expectation of his or her producing $1 million in retail sales without first having the lead generation and production processes in place is simply unrealistic.
Carefully evaluate your company in relation to the KPIs outlined above to determine where you are presently. Then, take the necessary steps to build a viable retail hvac and IAQ retail organization. Simply throwing your hard-earned money towards advertising without such an organization is destined to fail.
Percentage of service and maintenance calls resulting in a technician-generated sales leads 15%
Average number of sales leads issued to each Comfort Consultant (annual) 638
Percentage of sales leads resulting in an in-home sales appointment by a Comfort Consultant 75%
Average sales appointments made by Comfort Consultants (annual) 479
Overall average sales closed rate by Comfort Consultant 51%
*Note: Closed rate for service-agreement customers — 65%
Closed rate for existing non-service-agreement customers — 45%
Closed rate for first-time customers — 32%
*Note: About 68% of all Peachtree's sales were to service-agreement customers.
Average number of sales closed by Comfort Consultant (annual) 245
Average sale closed by Comfort Consultant (expressed in 2006 dollars) $5,047
Average annual sales per Comfort Consultant (expressed 2006 dollars) $1,232,305
Articles by Jackie Rainwater
Managing, Monitoring Sales For Success
By properly managing the sales force, you can be certain that all sales leads are carefully tracked, and promptly pursued— thus bringing more money to the bottom line.
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The Importance Of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Using key performance indicators and financial information is vitally important in operating a successful hvac business. Never overlook the extreme importance of also maintaining the right company culture.
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Great Companies Are Built With Great Internal Communications
Failure to properly communicate with employees (co-workers) on a consistent and timely basis is one of the biggest causes of the inability to achieve growth, profitability, and stability.
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Planning for Growth and Improved Profitability
In order to grow, you must take the steps necessary to properly analyze your current business mix, establish realistic future business mix, growth, and profit goals, and then develop and implement a realistic business plan to help you achieve your goals.
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Proven Ways To Generate Sales Leads
Weather-driven sales certainly are a nice windfall when they happen. However, depending on temperature extremes to grow a viable hvac retail business simply doesn't work for the long haul. In order to grow and prosper, the business must generate sufficient valid sales leads on a year-round basis.
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�Ok so I was watching Best Week Ever this morning and they talked about this website (www.myheritage.com) and baiscally what you do is upload a picture of yourself and it will tell you what celebrity you look like...I remember on mondernbrides we had a thread going about what celebrity you look like and this is kind of just fun...Mine said I have a 70% resemblance to Amy Lee, which I never even thought about. I thought this could be fun to just see what this site says about you! If you are bored like me it's fun just to check it out!! Let me know who it says you look like if you try it!
hahah i was watching the same show and did the same thing.
I used a bunch of pics...�always came out�kirsten dunst first(75%, and yes people have told me that before) than 70% audrey hepbourne, gwen stefani, sandra bullock, angelina jolie. Bizarre but fun!
I got a 70% match to katie holms... I guess i see it... #2 was pam anderson... hum, i dont know..

HaHa! That was hilarious. All these Asian Actresses kept popping up. Totally cracked me up because...I'm Mexican!!
Don't you just love that show, Best Week Ever? That's Brad and I must-have show every weekend! I did the My Heritage thing�too and it came up with Jessica Alba - 73% also Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, Katie Holmes and Britney Spears. Which is weird I didn't think all those celebs looked like eachother - but it's flattering!Great post idea!Nicki
Weird!� The first one I tried I didn't get any matches (guess I am just really unique!).� I tried a different picture and got a 67% match to Sharon Tate, the one killed by the Manson family back in the 60's or 70's.� Creepy...� (And no, I don't see it!)� The third picture I tried was 71% Teri Hatcher.� Guess I kind of see what they mean...� Wish I were as thin as her, though!� :)
I can't remember who the closest match was since I'd never heard of her, but the second closest was Jamie Lynn Spears.� I had never thought about it before, but I guess there's a slight resemblance.
I tried out that site a couple of weeks ago. I got pretty suspicious when all my friends claimed to look 70% like Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, or Eva Longoria, so I put it to the test.��I used different pictures of myself with my head in different positions. Each time it only matched me based on my head position. The one picture I had with glasses said I was a 90% match to Ghandi. I also got one that said I looked 80% like Eva Longoria, but I am the palest redhead you've ever met and our facial features aren't at all similar. (This was during my spring break, I was bored...)
That website is f-u-n!� I came up first as Drew Barrymore, then Angelina Jolie.� I love that everyone seems to get Angelina Jolie, I think they just do it to boost our self-esteem.�I also got a dude once, some random actor that I've never seen before.� I'll committ to Drew Barrymore.�
My FH showed me this web site a while back. When I uploaded one of my photos I came out as a match for Condoleeza Rice! Check out my profile, it's hilarious!!
I'm glad everyone is having fun with it! I know it's not the most accurate thing in the world but it is something light to laugh about. Sounds like we have some HOT celebrity look alikes on this site �haha
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Maya you are a dead ringer.�
I haven't done this yet and I probably never will, but it sounds like fun.
Mine says no matches found?? hmm. well that sucked
sometimes if you try a different picture it will work...I know the first time I tried it I cut a picture and it couldn't find a face...not really sure why that is but if try a different picture it might work.
Not bad! I got 72% for both Rene Russo and Alicia Silverstone (which was not a surprise b/c in college a friend came across a photo of Alicia in a mag that looked scarily like one I had of me on my desk! I think it's mostly just face shape and the bangs).
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Oracle Customer: General Dynamics
Location: Falls Church, VA, United States
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Employees: 91,000
Annual Revenue: Over $5 Billion
Oracle Customer: General Dynamics
Location: Falls Church, VA, United States
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Employees: 91,000
Annual Revenue: Over $5 Billion
General Dynamics is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments, and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and mission-critical information systems and technology. As one of General Dynamics' 13 business units, General Dynamics Information Technology (IT) provides IT, systems engineering, professional services, and simulation and training to customers in the defense, federal civilian government, health, homeland security, intelligence, state and local government, and commercial sectors.
As a leading systems integrator, General Dynamics IT manages thousands of complex programs for its government customers. However, it lacked a single platform for planning, financial management, and budgeting across its divisions—resulting in an inability to compare accurate, consistent forecast data against actual performance or to quickly update project plans to meet required timelines and budgets.
To help address these challenges, the company turned to Oracle, implementing a full suite of Oracle Hyperion enterprise performance management (EPM) applications.
"With Oracle's enterprise performance management suite, we have been able to accelerate our month-end close and rate adjustment processes, while putting timely, accurate financial data into our managers' hands more quickly—enabling us to better track actuals against budgets and adjust accordingly for improved government-project performance." – John Monczewski, Director of Business Intelligence, General Dynamics Information Technology
Prior to the EPM initiative, General Dynamics IT faced a number of pain points within its planning and management processes, for which is used a mix of Oracle Hyperion and Cognos applications, in addition to numerous Excel spreadsheets. Inconsistent integration of its planning processes and tools had limited what-if and scenario analysis. Limited detailed and total company-level reporting made it very difficult for users to view and analyze data, and make timely decisions based on that data.
"We had data quality issues throughout our disparate reporting systems and our teams spent too much time gathering data and not enough time on delivering value-added analysis, which is important to the planning process for our complex government programs," said John Monczewski, director of business intelligence, General Dynamics Information Technology.
General Dynamics IT knew it needed to establish a standard process across the business and leverage a single tool to manage this new process. It wanted to establish an enterprise view of planning and reporting data across the business unit and deliver accurate, complete, and timely reporting on planning and actual information. Finally, it needed a flexible platform that could quickly incorporate additions or changes to business structures and reporting hierarchies.
The company implemented a full suite of Oracle Hyperion solutions—including Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting, and Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management—rolling it out to approximately 500 users across the business unit. General Dynamics IT also deployed Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to approximately 200 management users.
General Dynamics integrates data from multiple enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems—including Oracle E-Business Suite—Oracle's PeopleSoft Human Resources, and various business development applications into its EPM system. It refreshes much of its data weekly, providing more accurate, timely information to its planning users, who manage finances and give program managers critical information on project performance.
"The benefits from a departmental management perspective are significant," Monczewski said. "Our department heads can look at budgets versus actuals in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. They can view employees' time entries to see how they are mapping against departmental goals. And, we have been able to significantly improve sales forecasting accuracy."
Monczewski continued: "The key thing is the speed of the information. Before it used to take two weeks after our monthly close to compile the data across our numerous systems to examine budget versus actuals. Now we can do it in one day."
With a single source of data in its Oracle Hyperion applications, General Dynamics IT's managers have improved visibility into program performance, so they can make corrective changes if necessary. The system has also provided a platform to easily add future functionality to address business demands and integrate acquisitions more quickly.
In addition, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition offers user-friendly dashboards that provide guided analysis to relevant information and enable managers to drill down from high-level metrics to transaction-level detail.
As a contractor serving the Federal government, General Dynamics IT must submit government forward pricing (predetermined delivery price) rates—essentially, its billing rates—each year for the following year. It is critical that the company develop these rates and can prove how it develops them. From a compliance perspective, the company must be able to trace actuals on a monthly basis to make sure it is in line with what it originally proposed—across thousands of projects.
With Oracle Hyperion Planning, General Dynamics IT can develop these rates much more quickly and accurately than it could previously with its Excel-based processes. When the organization closes its monthly books, it can release its planning and budgeting reports the very next day. If there is a rate fluctuation, General Dynamics IT can immediately examine it and adjust as needed. In addition, because the application is online and refreshed regularly, the company can ensure that its rate data is auditable.
"With our Oracle Hyperion applications, we have been able to accelerate the pace for developing forward-pricing rates. This is critical. As a government contractor, if you do not have rates, the impact across the business would be significant," Monczewski said. "We give people time to react, analyze information, and write better commentary to support rate changes. We can now meet our submission deadlines consistently—which enables us to bill more quickly."
In addition to supporting General Dynamics IT's four divisions, Monczewski's group supports eight other General Dynamics business units that have implemented planning solutions.
"We do not have a corporatewide mandate to use Oracle. However, we do work with divisions across the enterprise to demonstrate the value of Oracle Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management to assist people in understanding how these applications can help address their business challenges," Monczewski said.
The successful implementation of the Oracle EPM application suite at multiple General Dynamics business units has created the opportunity to form a Business Intelligence Collaborative (BIC) across the entire company. The realized benefits from the company's initial implementations—including the one at General Dynamics IT—have laid a strong foundation for working with other business units that seek to address similar business issues.
Prior to General Dynamics IT's implementation, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems—a sister business unit—had conducted a large scale Oracle Hyperion implementation. It had run a rigorous selection process, ultimately selecting Oracle's enterprise performance management and business intelligence tools based on performance and advanced functionality.
"A key criterion was Oracle's ability to handle complex allocation logic as a replacement for our Cognos application," Monczewski said.
General Dynamics IT started its implementation in 2007, deploying Oracle Hyperion Planning in 2008. Then it deployed the rest of the Hyperion applications to support financial statements. The company used Oracle Database to build the entire infrastructure to pull in actuals and create the required business logic. In 2009, the company implemented Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to generate all budget/management reports, rate reports, and financial reports.
General Dynamics IT used Oracle User Productivity Kit and worked with Oracle University to develop training materials on the new applications.
Oracle Partner
General Dynamics worked with Peloton, an Oracle Platinum Partner, on the implementation of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and critical enhancements to the Hyperion solutions.
"We work with Peloton based on their in-depth knowledge and experience with Oracle Hyperion and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. It serves as a trusted partner, providing consistently great people to support the success of our implementations," Monczewski said.
The Business Intelligence Collaborative and Peloton have partnered to run robust change management and training programs. This effort includes establishing a comprehensive communication strategy at the start of each initiative that includes all stakeholder groups.


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"Predictably, the ending of his international career did not end the argument about Pietersen's merits, as an army of informed commentators and Piers Morgan weighed in to defend or attack him."
- The Guardian's Andrew Anthony
Restrict them to less than 150 and I am happy
"I can't promise anyone success but I can promise them a trip to the moon." - John King
RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
Broad better not bowl the last over. He is not a good death bowler. Bowls both sides of the wicket and generally just bangs it in half way down. Wright should bowl the last one AFAIC. At least you can set a field to him, as he runs in, keeps it simple and tries to bowl yorkers.
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So England to chase 163 then.
20 minutes ago I thought 150 was a bit stiff. I'll take anything close to that.
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In the late 50's and early '60's in New York City, my husband Adolph's work was 2-dimensional. Well, not completely. He was applying oil paints to giant canvasses with a palette knife, thick dollops of bright color that captured the energy and excitement of big city life. Finally he gave up the canvas and the oils for wax, then bronze, and then settled on clay.
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The race for the living room just got a little bit more intense.
On Tuesday Google unveiled its Chromecast device, a dongle that promises to make streaming Internet video to your TV a cinch. And at about 35 bucks a pop, it's significantly cheaper than the Apple TV with its AirPlay feature, which prices at about $100.
(Read more: Google gets deeper into hardware with new tablet, TV gadget)
But just because it's cheaper doesn't mean it's going to be a threat to Apple—at least not right away, analysts say.
"It doesn't make Apple suddenly shake in their boots," said James McQuivey, a principal analyst at the Forrester research firm. "If you are someone who has iPad, an iPhone or an Apple laptop, this isn't something you are going to buy. But there are hundreds of millions of people who don't, so it's a way to get people to try Google's platform and to get people who are already using the platform to like it even more."
Chromecast plugs into a television's HDMI port to connect to the Wi-Fi network. The user can then stream content from a phone, tablet or computer and watch it on a larger screen.
Unlike Apple TV, the Chromecast can be used with Android devices as well as iOS devices as long as they are accessing the streaming device via a Google platform, like the Chrome browser. Chromecast still doesn't support every service, but does support some of the key ones including YouTube, Netflix and Pandora.
"It's almost like Google said 'let's go cheaper and make it easier and make it potentially more expansive,' so that you don't have to have an Android phone or tablet to do it," McQuivey said. "Suddenly Google's ecosystem comes to benefit them in a big way. It was a smart move on their part and a recognition on their part that every attempt they have made at TV has failed."
By making it affordable, easy and open, Google is essentially aiming to make every TV a smart TV.
But it's not likely that the Chromecast will impact Apple's TV business right away because loyal Apple users simply won't find that much added value if they are already committed to Apple's ecosystem, said Carolina Milanesi, a vice president of research in Gartner's consumer devices team.
However, because the device is so cheap and there is still a large market that is not devoted to Apple's ecosystem, Google's new streaming device may be a way to attract fringe users of both platforms, Milanesi said.
"This is more about the ecosystem play, giving people access to Google's platform at a throw away price," Milanesi said. "It's the lowest cost part that people can buy that gets them into the Google ecosystem, and long term that's where I see the danger being. The question is going to be how else is Apple going to attack the living room."
While there is a lot of speculation that Apple will roll out a television set, Mianesi said she envisions something slightly different.
(Read More: Why Apple is still the king of design and innovation )
It doesn't make sense for Apple to roll out a television set in the traditional sense because of how large the TV market is, but the company will reinvent the way consumers think about television with some sort of new screen experience, she said.
"I think there will be a phase that will come where Apple's TV box will mutate into something else," she said. "I think we are expecting more to come from Apple that will take that TV business to a different level—some hardware related to a screen that is more of an entertainment device."
One possibility is reinventing the Mac to function as a cross between of a computing device and a screen for viewing where users could share content subscriptions.
Google and Apple both have recently made big pushes to expand their content offerings and Chromecast is another means for Google to cash in on media purchases by bringing the Google Play store to the television set. But the device also helps ensure that Google's prized YouTube network makes it to the living room in a way that Google wants to deliver it, Milanesi said.
(Read More: Apple Announces iTunes Radio )
"We have to remember YouTube is a Google platform, and with this multiscreen environment, Google wants to make sure it's part of our bigger screen experience as well, in a way they want to deliver it, Milanesi said. "Yes, you can do it through Xbox and Apple TV, but this way you are making every TV out there smart. You are accelerating that and putting YouTube on a larger screen in households that are embracing that ecosystem."
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As part of celebrating the 10th anniversary of IMEX Frankfurt, which just wrapped up May 24, IMEX Group commissioned an industry study called "The Power of 10," the first results of which were released during the show.
Led by Fast Future Research—and building on that company's ongoing Convention 2020 project—the new study involved interviewing leaders and observers from across the meetings industry about the major influences on the meetings industry in the next 10 years and how meeting professionals should think about the evolution of their jobs. The project also involved a global survey that drew 765 respondents.
Those respondents said that, in the next 10 years:
What will shape the meetings industry most is:
1. Economic uncertainty (71 percent)
2. Better, cheaper technological alternatives to live events (49 percent)
3. Faster, shorter business cycles (47 percent)
4. Political/economic influence of Asia (46 percent)
The meetings industry's priority should be:
1. Increasing the level and quality of strategic thinking and long-term planning (55 percent)
2. Positioning the industry as an engine of economic development (53 percent)
3. Proving the long-term, broader impact of meetings, such as how they help grow local knowledge-based economies (52 percent)
"Several findings really grabbed my attention," says Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Group. "For example, 55 percent of the respondents believe the biggest priority for the industry is to increase strategic thinking and long-term planning. This is higher than I would have expected, but pleasing, as it is important for the industry to be working in a strategic way."
The 10 Challenges
Researchers analyzed the interviews and survey results and, considering the broad range of factors expected to drive changes in the industry, they imagined four future scenarios for the next decade. Each unfolds from how long-term strategy is balanced with short-term tasks, and how slow and steady change is balanced with rapid and transformational change. Considering all of that, the researchers identified 10 challenges for the meetings industry to tackle in the next 10 years in order to survive and continue to be "a critical engine of economic development."
The 10 challenges are:
1. Evolving a distinctive industry persona—Business events must be distinct from travel and tourism.
2. Establishing universal economic impact models—Legacy won't get you funding anymore; stakeholders need proof of economic benefits.
3. Proving relevance and value— Show that meetings are not the (economic) problem, but rather part of the solution.
4. Thinking and acting strategically—Get out of panic mode, anticipate coming challenges, and design appropriate responses.
5. Nurturing agility and flexibility—Venues need to be open-minded about their meeting spaces and public spaces.
6. Personalizing and deepening the learning experience—Don't forget adult-learning principles, and engage with your audience year-round.
7. Experimenting with business models and revenue streams—Think of events as launch pads for continual revenue generation.
8. Adopting value-chain thinking—Foster collaboration among all stakeholders, suppliers, and planners.
9. Acquiring, retaining, and developing talent and embracing diversity—Meetings industry careers must be seen as stimulating and rewarding to attract the next generation.
10. Developing tomorrow's leaders and managers—Leaders in the next decade will be successful through innovation and experimentation.
Six Reports on the Way
Six sub-reports will be released, beginning later this year, with the idea that the full findings will help the industry act on the results. These reports will be:
1. The Big Picture: Reflections on Past and Future Factors
2. What will the Future Event Experience Look Like?
3. Maximizing Learning and Value: The Role of Knowledge Management, Technology, and Social Media
4. Event Ownership: Fresh Perspectives and Event Economics
5. Beyond Tourism: Evolution of the Industry Value Chain
6. Shaping the Future: Grand Challenges and Winning Scenarios
For now, you can get a free download of the IMEX Power of 10 Executive Summary from the IMEX Web site.
Fast Future's researchers conducted interviews with more than 100 leaders and observers from across the industry. The research explores both the internal mechanics of the meetings industry itself and the full range of business sectors it serves. The interviews, together with other research, a student essay competition, and results of a global survey, were analyzed to produce the final Power of 10 report. The project's founding sponsors are IMEX's strategic partner, the German Convention Bureau; the show's venue, Messe Frankfurt; its ground handler, CPO Hanser; and the Frankfurt Tourist Office.


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December 9, 1969
Royal Albert Hall
Main Event(s)
Johnny Famechon vs. Pete Gonzalez
Joe Bugner vs. Charley Polite
Undercard Fight(s)
John Stracey vs. Bryn Lewis
Dave Proud vs. Alan Cooke (changed to Mohamed Ellah)
Freddie Warren (changed to Tommy Glencross) vs. Roger Howes
Johnny Clark vs. Jackie Burke
Bunny Sterling vs. Dick Duffy
Dave Shade sparring with Jack Forster
Great image from the Stadium Club in England. Sparring session while dinner guests look on.
Some pics of Bunny Sterling, one of my favourite middles from the 70s
That site has a lot of good pictures of the BRitish fighters from around that era...lots of Conteh, Buchanan, Minter, Finnegan brothers and some Stracey, Hope and Walter McGowan as well.
Damn link doesn't seem to be working when i clicked on it to check and is just taking me to the homepage, but just type in the names if interested
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Ernie Roderick said "he's really just a slapper, I'll beat him in the re-match," it never happened of course. Ernie Roderick was 1 of 'only' 4 fighters that took Armstrong to task (15 rnds), during Henry's 3 World title reign. Roderick was a 1st class beautiful boxer and along with Ted kid Lewis & Jackie Berg is Britain's finest welterweight...
Great work as always, many thanks.
I saw 'Sibbo' about 12 months ago at an amateur card down the road at Loughborough Town Hall. He gave out the awards at the end of the night. He was a few pounds over his old fighting weight but he always did like his food and a beer. Looked happy and healthy though and still looked like he could break you in half with that left hook of his.Originally Posted by kikibalt
from an above picture - I know the guys here at the CBZ have no trouble recognizing just how good some of these great old fighters were...Dave Shade sparring with Jack Forster
Jack Forster a noted British MW - McAvoy stated "he was the hardest fight I ever had," yet Forster barely broke the British top 10, little own any memorable worth...
there must have been some tremendous fighters over the years to have grace the squared circle!
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George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award
To recognize contributions to understanding condensed matter and non-linear physics through shock compression. This award is to be presented biennially in odd-numbered years and consists of a cash award of $5,000, a plaque citing the accomplishments of the recipient, and an allowance for travel to the meeting at which it is to be presented.
Establishment & Support
The award was established in 1987 by the friends of the Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter Physics. The award was renamed the George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award in 2007.
Rules & Eligibility
All members of the scientific community are eligible for nomination. A single award will normally be given to no more than one individual and will be presented at the biennial Topical Group Conference. Nominations are active for three consecutive reviews.
Nomination & Selection Process
Serving a diverse and inclusive community of physicists worldwide is a primary goal for APS. Nominations of qualified women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and scientists from outside the United States are especially encouraged.
The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2015 prize is July 1, 2014. The nomination package must include:
To complete a nomination click here for the electronic submission form. All files should be uploaded in PDF format. Letters can be signed electronically (for example, using an embedded facsimile) or physically. In the latter case, they should be digitally scanned. Filenames should include the name of the nominee.
For updating an existing nomination, please click the link above and log into the form using the email address and password you used to create your nominator account.
Selection Committee Members: Jon Eggert, Chair
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2013 George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award Recipient:
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LONDON (AP) - Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.
The tweet, which said that there had been two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama was injured, came after hackers made repeated attempts to steal the passwords of AP journalists.
The AP said Tuesday that its Twitter account had been suspended following a hack and said it was working to correct the issue.
The cyberattack is the latest in a string targeting international media organizations.
The tweet put out by hackers briefly sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average sharply lower.
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Should Some Majors Cost Less Than Others?
A report thrown together by a Florida task force on education has proposed that more in-demand and higher paid majors (science, engineering, math, and tech) should pay less for tuition than the less in-demand majors (art, history, English, etc.).
You can read the whole proposal here, and marvel at the delightfully cheesy stock photography included for no reason.
Now before anyone in the comments turns this into a science vs. humanities spitting contest, please remember that we are not anti-science. Far from it. We're not anti-anything, other than really bad ideas. And this is one of those really bad ideas.
Now, loyal readers will remember that I've used this blog to object to the misguided good intentions of a Florida educational task force once before. This post is going to read a bit like that one again. Once again, the state has a problem, in this case, not enough people entering fields that really boost the state's economy. Once again, a short-sighted solution doesn't seem to take into account the way people actually think.
The proposal would institute a tuition freeze for the fields the Florida government decided are the most valuable. So while studio art degrees go up and up year after year, engineering degrees would stay where they are. "Most valuable" here means "will lead to jobs that make the most money." This is valuable to the state, of course, because higher earners will pay more in taxes.
Now before you claim there's some sort of anti-right brain bias, know that the task force chair suggested Florida State could theoretically lobby to freeze the tuition for creative writing and film as well, since there's been some success getting people into the entertainment industry so far. So if your school has celebrity alumni, than congratulations, you can pay less for taking the same classes they did.
The proposal seems to operate on this assumption: if certain degrees are cheaper, more people will get those degrees. But this makes no sense. These degrees are for higher paying jobs. If a higher salary for life doesn't convince someone to work in a certain field, why would paying slightly less for four years make any difference at all? (more…)


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What we are going to do is setup a bootable clone of your startup partition on another backup partition.
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History of the Bauhaus Archive
The Bauhaus Archive was founded in Darmstadt in 1960 by Hans Maria Wingler, in order to give a new home to the material legacy of the Bauhaus which had been strewn all over the world after 1933. With the support of Walter Gropius and other members of the Bauhaus, the Bauhaus Archive started building up a collection in 1961 in the Ernst-Ludwig-Haus on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt. Work began rapidly with the production of many exhibitions and catalogues. In 1968, the Bauhaus Archive substantially contributed to the exhibition "50 Jahre Bauhaus" ("50 years Bauhaus") which attracted wide international interest. The collection had by now grown so much that the idea of a museum building was born, for which Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus, developed plans. The project to build the museum in Darmstadt failed, however the Land Berlin declared its readiness to take on the Bauhaus Archive, providing financial means together with a building plot for the museum.
In 1971, the institution moved to Berlin, with a first address in the Schloßstraße in Charlottenburg. The collection was growing rapidly and was presented in theme exhibitions. In 1976, the cornerstone for the new museum was laid, an event which attracted, once again, Bauhaus members from all over the world. The building was finished in 1978 and the museum moved in the following year.
Conditions for activities and exhibitions were now greatly enhanced. Comprehensive shows can be organised in parallel to the permanent collection, which occupies the larger part of the exhibition space. These have been devoted to the central Bauhaus artistsWassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Johannes Itten, Georg Muche or Herbert Bayer, to the Bauhaus architects (Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Hannes Meyer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) and to the specific Bauhaus workshops (pottery, metal, photography, and advertising). 1993 saw a large exhibition on the work of Henry van de Velde. Guest shows (i.e. 1988 in the Bauhaus in Dessau, or 1995 in Tokyo) lead to a better knowledge of the Bauhaus beyond the "homestead"; likewise, important exhibitions (i.e. 1983 the presentation of the Busch-Reisinger-Museum of Harvard University Art Museums, or 1987 the School of Design in Ulm) came to Berlin. The Bauhaus Archive is now not only treating historical themes from the Bauhaus context, but also actual questions concerning contemporary architecture and design.


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RIMS guidelines on chapters taking policy positions can be found here.
Long Term Extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
The last extension of TRIA, passed in 2007, is set to expire on December 31, 2014. RIMS strongly supports a long term extension of the program. TRIA is a federal reinsurance program that allows consumers to purchase adequate terrorism coverage at affordable rates. The inability to secure terrorism coverage could have devastating effects on the economy as businesses would be unable to secure adequate financing without adequate coverage.
RIMS testimony to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (Feb. 25, 2014) can be found here.
RIMS Executive Report "Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: The Commercial Consumer's Perspective" can be downloaded here.
Comments to FIO on TRIA (Sept. 16, 2013) can be found here.
RIMS testimony on this issue in an October 2012 hearing can be found here.
Legislation to Penalize Domestic Insurers with Offshore Affiliates
RIMS longstanding policy opposes efforts to penalize domestic insurers with foreign affiliates by imposing limits on the tax deductibility of reinsurance premiums ceded by domestic insurers to their affiliates. On August 12, 2011 both Rep. Neal and Senator Robert Menendez introduced legislation which would impose a penalty and tax on reinsurance that a foreign-owned U.S. insurance firm buys from an offshore affiliate. Earlier this year, the Obama Administration, as part of its 2012 fiscal year budget, proposed a similar onerous tax. Neither H.R. 3157 or S.1693 has seen any movement in this Congress. RIMS is on record in opposition to all these initiatives. RIMS is a member of the Coalition For Competitive Insurance Rates (CCIR), which opposes this legislation and the Administration's proposal.
For a more in depth summary of this issue, please see the 2011 RIMS on the Hill issue brief here.
The CLAIM Act
RIMS supports legislation originally introduced in 2013 that would allow for multi-state licensing of claims adjusters. We believe that this legislation would promote a more efficient approach to the interstate adjusting of claims.
RIMS official policy position on this issue can be found here.
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers
This legislation would allow for the multi-state licensing of insurance producers. RIMS supports this legislation as it would help streamline the insurance purchasing process and allow for greater competition in the marketplace.
RIMS official position on this issue can be found here.
Liability Risk Retention Act Modernization
RIMS fully supports efforts to modernize the Liability Risk Retention Act, such as the Risk Retention Act Modernization Act of 2011, H.R. 2126, introduced in the 112th Congress by Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT). This legislation would allow Risk Retention Groups (RRGs) and Risk Purchasing Groups (RPGs) to increase insurance coverage options to include commercial property. Currently, risk retention groups may provide generaly liability coverage, except for workers compensation, to business entities. For more information on H.R. 2126, please visit the RIMS Legislative Action Center.
For a more in depth summary of the issue, please see the 2011 RIMS on the Hill issue brief here.
Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act of 2011-Passed by Congress in 2012
The legislation, H.R. 1063, known as the "Stengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act" was amended into H.R. 1845 and passed both the House and Senate in December, 2012. After H.R. 1063 was introduced, it was referred to two different House committees, the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. For more information on H.R. 1845, please visit the RIMS Legislative Action Center.
For a more in depth summary of this issue, please see a RIMS summary of H.R. 1845 here.
RIMS Comments to CMS on this issue can be found here.
For RIMS full position statement on this issue click here.
Extension of National Flood Insurance Program-Passed by Congress in 2012
Legislation was signed into law on June 29, 2012 that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program for five years. The legislation also includes a number of reforms that would address solvency concerns by increasing participation in the program. RIMS had consistently maintained its support for the program's extension.
For more details on the extension, please see the 2012 RIMS on the Hill issue brief here.


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I have paid for a post office box for my home and business in Alexandria for close to 30 years. I never had a problem getting my mail and packages delivered to me in the way the USPS says on its website is safe, secure and convenient, and it should make the USPS money.
About three months ago, I noticed I was missing mail; it was packages and mail with my street address on them. For years, this mail was placed in my post office box, but no longer. Now the Alexandria mail is sorted in Ohatchee, and workers will not forward this mail to Alexandria for delivery to a post office box. According to the person in Ohatchee, I must get a mailbox for delivery at the site of my physical address. Why, then, do I pay for a post office box? Doesn't it cost money for the USPS to deliver mail?
I've discovered that UPS and Federal Express will deliver some packages to your local post office for delivery by the postal service. But here's another problem, since some companies will not accept post office box numbers as valid addresses, so they drop the package at the post office, with your street address, only for the USPS to send it back, undeliverable, with no physical mail box at address.
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," but apparently the inability to move mail from the Ohatchee Post Office to the Alexandria Post Office can bring down the whole system. If you pay extra for a post office box, ask yourself what you're missing that was in the mail.
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CorranFalco (Daniel Westbrook)
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Id like to nominate TrooperPX (David Ramsay) for CO. I know his work personally (as I live in the same town as him) and besides seeing his multiple kits get approved here, I have also seen him do well in our 3rd seat clan position in the Mandalorian Mercs.
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I would second that nomination
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Daniel, Chris. I thank you for putting someone's name in , but David is not eligible to run. He does not have a year of active service with the base yet.
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forceflaw wrote:
I have talked to the legion consul and told them there wear a number of people under one year who have an intrest they are talking about it to see what they can do.
The council will not act on this till after the nomination process is over... giving last minute people a chance to weigh in.
If and when the time goes by the proper procedure is for the COG to contact the BCO... then the BXO to verify they are indeed not interested in running. If it is stated that neither members are interested... then it goes to council...
Per the charter as it is right now, we can assign a member to take on the position or dissolve the base outright into the surrounding bases or the Outer Rim. If we were to go with members who had less than a year experience... it would require a majority vote by council to "overlook/ waive" that requirement for the position.
With that out of the way... let me offer some advice if you will allow me.
If and when no member steps up... the currant BCO has offered to take the positions one more time. My recommendation is to switch our your BXO once you have a member with a full year in who is interested in the job. Train them... then step down as BCO. Its a good way to train a new BCO under the circumstances.
Just my 2 cents...
Bob Kohn
At this point I think this would be are best bet since are current XO said they would not be seeking another term. As long as Tim would be willing to just take one more year.
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I would like to nominate Patrick Delieto for Base Commanding Officer.
I know he is very passionate and involved with the Rebel Legion and have trooped with him several times, plus he is always encouraging on these boards
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:23 am
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And as Bob said, it's always great to take someone who is very interesting in command positions and get them in the fold so to say with support positions.
I started years ago as an Event Coordinator with the NER, which led to the similar position here under Mary Alice as NJ Regional Captain. The more I got involved, the more I learned about things in both groups and it definately helped prepare me when I was asked to move to the XO position in the NER. I did that for a few years and that in turn definately made it easy for me to step up into the CO position of the NER when the time came.
I think we have several members here that would do a great job stepping up as a CO, and hopefully one of those who are nominated would like to give it a try. But we also have lots of new members like Jarred and Tom who are ready to go and I think they would also do good starting off this new year as say a Regional Captain, XO or some other support staff position which would help ease the eventual transition to a BCO. You guys already have some involvement with the Bases and Temples and stuff so you do have some groundwork laid already.
I can definately say as much as you love these groups and being involved, until you are actually working in a command staff capacity you will never realize how much work it can be. It can still remain fun, but you have to understand there is actually a LOT of work to do when you take on one of these positions. And with Echo Base there is a ton of territory as we cover what equates to three or four 501st Garrisons. So starting off in a smaller role is suggested as it takes a good year or two being a regular member before you get a full understanding of all the things that go on here.
We are majorly recognized fan groups that not only work with local and national charities, but LFL itself as well as multi-million dollar companies. With the history and groundwork laid by those who came before us, it's necessary to take the roles seriously and keep the level of professionalism to the high standard that has been set - yet still encourage fun and recruitment.
And believe me (and I'm sure Tim feels the same way), we would never let it go so far as to have to dissolve the base, lol, one of us would do whatever it takes to make sure that didn't happen
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I'm here to serve in any capacity I can. I understand the responsibilities. Others have been very supportive, and I want to keep that interest moving forward through recruiting and public exposure. While I have been in the RL for less than a year, I have been involved in the costuming community for over twenty.
I'm here when you need me.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:37 pm
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Navajo Bro wrote:
I would like to nominate Patrick Delieto for Base Commanding Officer.
I know he is very passionate and involved with the Rebel Legion and have trooped with him several times, plus he is always encouraging on these boards
2nd I have also trooped with him seemed like a great guy and a hard working troop member. He is active on the forum and would be great if he is willing to step up.
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Thanks for the nomination Tim. I would accept the position if offered. I run a company which allows me a ton of flex time, thus the reasons I make it to almost all of the local troops. I'll support who ever is elected. I just reached out and met with the area manager for Make a Wish, we should be getting some great troops coming up in the near future.
If no one is decided, do we have to vote the chancellor emergency powers? Isn't this how the empire started? (joking)
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:17 pm
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Truthfully, Tom you are a great trooper - reminiscent of myself when I joined the legion "bright eyed and ready to go". I would strongly suggest to you to stay on as the RC for NYC and LI. Jarred, if it is in the cards for you stay in as TM of Blumfruit Temple.
Echo is a large territory which means opportunity abounds - the base has the possibility to add two new costume detachments. Greater NY Sector may have another RC to balance out the events in that territory. We have events in Southern NJ and Delaware - we need members to go to them so we need PR. We need a website for the base to showcase to our communities who we are, so we will need members to go about that project. There is so much to do.
Everyone is focused on BCO and the post has some importance , but really its the positions under the BCO that really make the base work.
In my tenue, as many have seen I have added positions to the command staff, because we need them. I have no experience with Conventions, there are members that do - so I established the Base Convention Liaison post. The sole purpose of these members is to make sure Echo Base - Rebel Legion has a place at the con (table) etc. etc.
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Thanks for the nomination Bro! It would be an honor to serve Echo Base. I hope I get the oppertunity. But I also of course will support who is elected.
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I agree that Patrick would be good in the Base CO position.
I was asked by a few people to run for Echo Base CO, but I honestly feel I can do more good as the Commander of the Hawkbats and the Detachment XO of Starfighter Command.
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Pat are you accepting the nomination for CO?
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Yes, I hope I get the oppertunity
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It is refreshing to see so many new members show an interest in command and that a veteran was able to step up for the position in a time of need. Thanks Patrick!
The charter is an ever-changing document that is meant to protect us as a club, and at times can seem restrictive. The LAC will be reviewing that part of the charter that discusses the minimum amount of time in order to serve as a commander, to at least put something in there that allows us to waive the rule a bit easier for the future.
To the younger members of the base that saw this as an exciting opportunity... only to have a rule stop them it does not need to stop you at all! You are members of one of the largest and oldest bases in the entire RL... with tons of history. I highly recommend working with your (soon to be) BCO and see what there is in a command position that you can take on to help the base.
I also want to thank everyone as a whole for stepping up their game at a moments notice. It's a hard thankless job... make sure to thank your commanders from time to time.
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