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Northumberland County Council and Blyth Lifeguards and Swimming club have joined forces to ensure a safe festive period for swimmers.
They want to make everyone aware of the potential dangers of "ad hoc" charity sea dips over the Christmas and New year period.
Many seaside locations, both in Northumberland and beyond, have organised events every year that are well-run, supervised and safe.
However, without proper provision for lifeguards and first aid, organisers could find themselves facing prosecution if there are any untoward incidents, or at the very least their group being prevented from going into the sea.
The county council in conjunction with Blyth Lifeguards and Swimming club have now organised a safe time to dip for any interested group, club or party, or anyone who just wants to join in.
The event will be held Blyth beach on Boxing Day morning between 10am and 11 am and give people the chance to plunge into the sea under the safe supervision of the lifeguards and medics. However extreme sea and weather conditions may mean the dip is postponed.
All groups and individuals will be welcome to come along free of charge, although donations can be made to the Lifeguards club. There will be refreshments and changing facilities available on the day.
Anyone organising a charity dip who wants to come along to Blyth, can contact Parks and Green Spaces Officer Arthur Cranson on 01670 797323 for information and registration.


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Key Stage 2 Reading Raffle
Reading must take priority over all homework. We expect you to read every day at home, whether it be a story, poetry, newspaper, or even a factual book. You all have a reading challenge card – please ensure an adult signs it to confirm when you have read at home. Each time you have a signature, you will receive a raffle ticket from your teacher. There will be a grand draw every Friday in assembly, when your ticket could be drawn out of the box. You could win anything from a pencil, to a bookmark or even a quality book of your choice.

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Top 100 Package Designs of 2011
The Dieline is one of our favorite packaging design blogs. They have released their annual list for Top 100 Package Designs of 2011. The creative talent and packaging innovation always excites us… well anything to do with label printing and flexible packaging really! We have a mega soft spot for wine label printing and anything we can print on our digital label printing presses too – have one look at The Dieline and you'll see what we mean.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Lemonation... and a GIVEAWAY!!!
I don't know if you know this or not... but there's a lot of you out there. My man calls you guys the Lemon Nation. Or as I spell it in my head, "Lemonation." (And side note here- did you guys know that my man not only reads every single word I write... he also reads every comment you leave? He loves you guys as much as I do, and when I mention any of your names he knows exactly who I'm talking about.) You know... I think we could do some big things together if we all got on the same page.
The other day I got an email from Blood Water Mission (the organization I've come to just love) talking about a new campaign they are promoting. (You may remember me talking all about them here, when we hosted a Lemon:AID stand. If you want a real blessing, host a Lemon:AID stand of your very own.) They want to build a dam in Northern Kenya, an area that suffered the worst drought it's had in six decades. The campaign is called "Give a Dam for Africa." (You can totally admit that you laughed just like I did.... and perhaps pictured Rhett Butler talking to Scarlet O'Hara. Or was that just me?)
Anyway, it's going to provide enough water for 3000 people (for a lifetime) when it's done... and there's more of you reading this blog post than that!! They are inviting us to participate by donating $25 (or more) per person, toward the construction. I was laying awake the other night thinking about you guys, (and yes I lay awake and think about my blog sometimes) and while I realize that not everyone who reads LMM is in a financial place to give $25.00, I couldn't help think about what would happen if three thousand of us just up and did it. We could make that dam happen all by our little selves.
And as it happens... today is National Lemonade Day. Who knew? I feel like we need to be passing around yellow and white stripey straws and lemon cupcakes in honor of the day. But... what if we do something else to celebrate? What if we all give $25.00 toward OUR DAM, and what if the fun peeps over at Blood Water Mission give you guys an opportunity to win some great loot in the process?
cherry bomb red. Ya gotta love that.
National Lemonade Day, go ahead and click over here to donate. Either way, you can enter to win this cute hoodie, (in whatever size you'd prefer) fun mug, and some other "undisclosed loot" that Kellie's going to throw into the prize box for ya.
All you've got to do in order to be entered into the drawing, is like Blood Water Mission (here) on Facebook and leave a comment back here, letting us know that you did! Easy peasy.
Let's Give a Dam people!
I'm Lemonade Makin' Mama... and I approve this message. (Bwahahahahaha!)
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What a wonderful charity and, may I add, National Lemonade Day- how are there not Halmark cards for this?? Lemon bars for everyone!ReplyDelete
I just donated on behalf of our babysitter, Kenzie. She has a special place in her heart for Kenya and just returned from a month of working in an orphanage there. We love her and this is just one way to let her know she's in our hearts. Thanks for getting the word out on this great organization!
**And I especially love the "Give A Dam" title - I'm in GA, home to Scarlet and Rhett, so that is close to my heart!
Wow, what a great charity and how stinking cute is that about your husband :) I Liked them on FB - have a blessed week.ReplyDelete
I liked them on FB and donated towards the dam. I am in Canada, so not sure if I am eligible for the giveaway but wanted to participate anyways. Thanks for sharing!!! :)ReplyDelete
This is a great charity. I'm happy to like them and donate.ReplyDelete
I've donated and liked - as above, I'm not sure if I'm eligible for the giveaway as I'm in the UK, but I loved the idea of all of us being a community, internationally, who can come together and make a difference to people without water. How exciting!ReplyDelete
I don't have a Facebook, can I tweet it? Great cause--will definitely donate: )ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes of course Janene! :) Sweet thing, you.Delete
I donated and liked them on facebook. What a great charity! I also love that your husband reads all the comments. He sounds like a great guy!ReplyDelete
I have always loved Blood:Water Mission! Been an avid supporter of them for 10 years! I gotta say, I want that hoodie and I definitely Give a dam for Africa! God Bless!ReplyDelete
A great charity and I've liked them on FB! Your husband is a keeper, for sure. I can't imagine many husbands or partners that read blogs ~ very, very nice!ReplyDelete
I had a magnet from them on my fridge! They had a booth at concert I was attending :) Great charity! I liked them on FBReplyDelete
mandy dot ueda at gmail dot com
Liked! And my friend and I are planning on doing a lemonade stand!ReplyDelete
I liked them on facebook, and I am off to go donate. What a great cause. Sasha, thank you for sharing this here. YOU make a difference every day in my life, I am glad we can all help make a difference in someone else's .ReplyDelete
This is awesome! I love that Jars of Clay does stuff like this! Makes me love them that much more! Thanks for making us aware of this new campaign. I liked the page on FB and our family gives a dam for Africa! :)ReplyDelete
I did like them on Facebook and am considering donating. I'm hoping you could share more of what you have learned about them. I love people doing good in the world and always want to help but you hear so many stories about "the fleecing of America" with all these fakie charities where most of the money is really paying it's non-profit "employees". Do you have any details about the organization like what percentage of the money actually goes toward the project and what percentage pays their employees?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi I just wanted to respond to your question as an employee of Blood:Water Mission. The organization is highly responsible with donor dollars and is very transparent with our financial statements. Here is a link to our financials page so you can see our documents and annual reports. http://www.bloodwatermission.com/about-us/financials-annual-report.phpDelete
Our projects are our highest priority for funding, but some (about 20%) of donor funds are needed to go to administrative costs to run the office and have employees to do the actual fundraising. 20% is very standard among non-profits. I hope that helps! And please email me if you have any other questions! thank you for asking the hard questions to keep us accountable and responsible!
Thank you so much Kellie! You don't know how much I appreciate your response. It's so hard these days to be a responsible giver when there are so many organizations out there that need help and then you hear that it was just a scam. I hope you understand that I was not trying to offend and just wanted to be accountable as well (only on the giving end). Your organization looks amazing and my kids are wanting to do a Lemon-Aid Stand. Thanks again.Delete
Happy National Lemonade Day to my LMM! My former dance teacher, posts "National _________ Day" EVERY SINGLE DAY, so I should have known about this! What a great cause! By the way, if we are part of Lemon Nation, does this make us Lemonheads? Just wondering! And yes, the red nail polish is rockin' on her!ReplyDelete
what a terrific cause! way to use your web space for good!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Sweet cause! So stoked to be a temporary member or Lemon Nation and team up to help GIVE A DAM!!ReplyDelete
I liked the Blood:Water Mission on Facebook. I had a chance to look over their website and it definitely something I want to get involved in. Thank you for promoting an organization like this!ReplyDelete
What a great cause! I'd be happy to support it. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.ReplyDelete
I liked it on Facebook.ReplyDelete
I liked them on Facebook too. It was neat to find out that this was founded by Jars of Clay!ReplyDelete
Hi there! I liked Blood Water Mission on FB. I heard about them a few years ago when I was at a Jars of Clay concert, but completely forgot their name by time I got home. I can't tell you how excited that we have a nickname now....Lemonation just rolls of the tongue just right. Our family just GAVE A DAM! (hehe)ReplyDelete
I "Liked" Blood Water Mission on FB. What a cute page and a great cause. Super excited about learning more. Have a great one!!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for promoting this on your blog. I liked Blood Water Mission on FB. I just returned for Zambia where we visited three bore holes (water wells) that our church has drilled. I do not have the words to express how it thrills their souls to have clean water. It must be a huge blessing not to have to walk many miles and carry five gallon buckets of water on their heads. Even the little girls carry a baby on their back and a bucket of water on their head. Blessings for what you do.ReplyDelete
I liked Blood: Water Mission because I give a dam :) thanks for spreading the word about such a great cause!ReplyDelete
I gave a dam!!! Thanks for keeping us in the loop.ReplyDelete
Hi friend. Long time, no type on my part. Apparently you've been typing up a storm. I was wondering if I could still Give a dam without being on FB? I know....I am an anti FB'er for several reasons - sanity mostly....Anyway - would love to help how I can! Went ahead and donated!! Mwah and miss you!!! (But now I am caught up!! teee heee)ReplyDelete
Also put it on Instagram. Hopefully we can reach more peeps!!ReplyDelete
I liked them on facbook. What a worthy cause!!ReplyDelete
I liked them on FB. My kids have been wanting to have a lemonade stand. I bet if I tell them about Blood Water Mission, they'd be happy to change their lemonade stand into a lemon:AID stand.ReplyDelete
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Technology: Techniques and Tools
Given that they refer to their "magic" primarily as technology, there should be little surprise that many of the Chosen excel in the Pattern Spheres. Nonetheless, their true expertise lies in the direction of Time, Entropy, and Mind, more or less in that order. Those three Spheres are the only ones for which the Chosen can make do without foci as the Traditions can, until they reach Arete 6.
The Chosen's command of Time is of comparatively recent origin, in more than one sense. The most recent incarnation of their philosophy has only recently managed to translate their understanding of Restoration into a practical tool. Also, the concept of Restoration stems from a belief in an Apostasy. At the very beginnings of the Chosen's origins, the Apostasy they believe in was still in progress and had not been named as such. Thus the Chosen's skill in time must have been either minimal or based on other concepts during this earliest period, perhaps until the Waldenses.
The Chosen's concept of Time has been described by outsiders as a "disjunct recursive" viewpoint, neither truly cyclic nor truly linear. Ideally, time would progress toward greater organization without causing decay or static accretions, at least not on the level of individual lives. In practice, this is obviously not the case. The Chosen describe this "damaged" time as history--the course of events through which things tend to fall away from their original wholeness--and seek to return reality to that wholeness. As a result of this emphasis, the Chosen tend to be more adept at viewing the past than the future, and sometimes startle other mages with their facility for (and vulgar tendency toward) reversing time. The Chosen sometimes point out a paradox inherent in modern Western descriptions of time. An object or being is older than another if it existed prior to the other--yet, while your two-year-old self exists prior to your current self, it can hardly be described as the older. To the Chosen, the latter form of "newness" is the more important.
Many Chosen see themselves, as agents of the Restoration, as being outside of history, and because of this they can sometimes pull off Time effects without foci. When, more commonly, they do use foci, they use a combination of two methods: principles of responsibility and patterns of small electromagnets used to "strain space-time". These two very common foci are dealt with more carefully elsewhere.
The Chosen's practice of Entropy is rather similar; Entropy is the actual damage produced by history. This includes not only physical effects, but the spiritual taint produced by sin, though only a tiny handful of overtly religious techniques exist for dealing with the latter. To the Chosen, there is no fate as such; all things are the result either of chance fluctuations, or much more often are produced by the action of one sentient being or another. Likewise, "real" taint is not a transmissible substance, but the historical connection of responsibility. (Thus the Chosen, despite their religion, are unable to regard vampires as inherently damned--though they are far from being pleased with their normal activities.) Such taints as can be transmitted are not considered to be anything worthy of guilt or embarrassment; they are simply wiped clean as soon as possible to prevent harm, like toxic substances. Usually, any kind of taint is seen as an expression of chaos, or destruction; even accretions of order in inconvenient places are the result of chaotic behavior as to where order is placed. Naturally, the Chosen usually use Entropy to uphold order rather than subvert it.
Chosen can sometimes perform Entropy effects without foci just as they can with Time, for much the same reasons. They also make use of the same tools used to deal with Time. More often, however, Entropy is manipulated either by prayer (for luck/a blessing) or by disciplined activity that leads to precision of action.
Mind is something else again. To the Chosen, the mind is a web of information-relationships that the soul/will builds around itself using language. Because the mind and soul produce behavior, one must discipline the mind to prevent wrong actions. The Chosen put great stock in a "young" mind--that is, one that is open to being changed and relatively free of sinful tendencies. Thus, although Mind is a key Sphere, the Chosen approach it very differently from the other two.
The primary tool for dealing with the mind is, of course, language. The Chosen see written and spoken language very differently from Dreamspeakers--to the Chosen, spoken language is like a mayfly, vibrant and alive for only a moment, but written words live forever. For simple uses of Mind, the Chosen are perfectly capable of simply speaking or writing an effect into existence, depending mostly on the duration. In recent years, the latest incarnation of the Chosen has made great use of computers as "translators" for more complex effects. Occasionally, the Chosen alter their own minds simply by concentrating, with no other focus--their mind, after all, is the closest thing to their own will, the most direct of its tools.
The next "tier" of Spheres--Life, Correspondence, and Spirit--have some metaphysical importance to the Chosen, but not so much as the first three. Moreover, none of them have been developed so far as the previous Spheres, for different reasons. In theory, the Chosen could discard their foci for these Spheres at Arete 6, but they cannot make do without them prior to that point.
Verbena and the Chosen baffle each other in regard to Life, which they each supposedly revere, but on which they have very different viewpoints. The key to understanding the difficulty is that the Chosen's reverence would be more accurately described as being for lives--that is, for each individual existence. Therefore they consider death (at least for sentient beings) to be opposed to life and very nearly an abomination. For the same reason, their manipulation of life is deeply tinged with the notion of "mind over matter"; each person has, or should have, mastery over the actions and ultimately even the form of their own body. Many of their biological techniques are based on deliberately disrupting internal balance in order to make changes easier; the most commonly used form of this is to damage cells slightly to provoke healing, which is in part a process of rejuvenation. In a rejuvenated state, tissues are much more susceptible to body-altering chemicals (like the ones that originally cause organs to take shape). Some Chosen have observed or proposed that an individual who develops sufficient mastery of such techniques may alter his or her body to the degree that it both remains in a state of change-readiness and learns to produce such chemicals on its own. (In other words, the mage ceases to need foci for Life.)
The Chosen's understanding of Correspondence bears relationships to both correspondence-point and connection theories of space, as well as differences from both. To them, space is not only real, but sufficiently "solid" that it can be taken apart and reassembled. An area from which space has been removed collapses to its original dimensionlessness, from which the prepared mage can escape to any other area. In the absence of any deliberate reconstruction, space then returns spontaneously to its original state. Such manipulations are done using the aforementioned electromagnetic arrays. However, the Perceptive have found navigation through dimensionless non-space to be difficult and not a great deal of use for many other effects. They have therefore fallen back on ideas related to older connection theories; according to the so-called "principles of responsibility", the things a person creates are a part of her, especially her thoughts. No distinction is made between the originals and copies, so long as the copies are sufficiently exact. A Progenitor, for instance, might get an unpleasant surprise on transferring Chosen brain patterns to a clone; if he altered them first, however, they would eventually be more his creation than hers, and the danger of finding her in control of the clone would abate. It has been suggested that eventually Perceptive skilled at spatial manipulation might find themselves as much outside of place as history and thus no longer need electromagnets to slip out of it.
In a relatively similar fashion, the Chosen have proven able to remove themselves from the physical plane and enter other worlds. Physically, the Chosen view the Gauntlet as a gap in space of such a nature that there is no connection between the physical and spiritual realms. In their most recent reappearance, Restorationists have come to use the concept of "alternate dimensions" as a metaphor for the spiritual world and eventually to hybridize a Tradition-like viewpoint with that of Dimensional Science. Perhaps as a result, they see no obvious connection between the methods of traveling between worlds and the nature of those worlds' inhabitants. On the relatively rare occasions when they deal with spirits, the Perceptive use a combination of religious exhortation not unlike that of the Chorus and (in recent times) "quintronic circuitry" devices--that is, circuitry that semiconducts free Quintessence (such as a spirit's Power) rather than electricity.
Throughout their histories, the Chosen's study of Spirit has been severely hampered by their perspective regarding spiritual realities. Their entire rationale for being is based on the notion that God has quite deliberately cut off most interaction between the spiritual and physical realms, though there has always been considerable disagreement over the purpose and intended duration. (Some Traditionalists have stated this as "Restorationism neither opposes nor abets the Gauntlet; it simply assumes it.") With some few exceptions, the Chosen have tended to prohibit techniques that interact with spirits, especially summoning or binding them; many Chosen fear spirits and avoid even "mundane" associations with them. For one to have spirit allies of any sort, even angels, is rare indeed, and familiars even rarer despite their obvious benefits.
The final tier of Spheres, Matter, Forces, and Prime, are not of great importance to the Chosen but are relatively easy to work with (Prime the least so) because of their relative "solidity", and thus have become fairly well developed. However, they are not considered to have any direct connection to the mind and are thus harder to manipulate in certain respects; Chosen characters cannot discard foci at all using these Spheres (or if you consider this too harsh, must discard them last).
The Chosen think of Matter primarily as a variety of "objects" without direct connection to each other. Perhaps as a result, there are still several conflicting, though not quite contradictory, theories on how to deal with material objects, each deriving from a different train of thought. One suggests that underlying structure is unimportant; the only important thing is the qualities detectable by the senses. Objects are viewed as being entirely solid on a microscopic scale, without any substructure below what the eye can detect (some say with a microscope, others unaided). Adherents of this point of view typically make use of machines that produce unusual varieties of energy to alter the form or sever and move qualities. The other concept is that structure is real and important, permitting manipulation by shifting parts of the structure in high energy states so that they cause the rest of the object to change with them. This point of view is analogous to the common views on Life, and many of its adherents seek to produce material objects that grow and change as if they were alive, if only to create a desired structure. Most of these use physical tools of various common and uncommon sorts (and in some cases are trying to produce true nanotechnology). A compromise point of view is in the process of developing, holding that substructure is real but usually homogeneous and thus unimportant; where it is not homogeneous, the latter tools are used to manipulate it.
Forces are barely, if at all, considered to be Patterns in themselves. More often than not, Forces are events, things that happen to a Pattern of Life or Matter. These Events are what tie material objects into the universal system of things. As a result, even the most knowledgeable of the Chosen in this field never really produce "energy fields" unconnected to matter, though some have appeared to do so by using energy to fix matter (such as air) in place. Like Matter, the manipulation of Events is usually accomplished through various devices, tending more toward the Technocratic than the Etherish.
Of all the Spheres, the Chosen's interpretation of Prime baffles Traditionalists the most. The Chosen have taken the apparently unprecedented step of throwing out "raw Quintessence" entirely, and regard "free Quintessence" merely as a variety of exotic forms of energy (and thus more a happening than a thing), often generically referred to as "Fuel". They argue that a structure simply is or is not, rather than being "composed" of some substance-that-isn't-a-substance. If Quintessence were a substance, after all, it too would be a structure and would have to be composed of something else. Moreover, in order to make up everything, it would need to have all properties, including contradictory ones, and would thus cancel itself out. Chosen who are knowledgeable about Prime argue that the very concept of substance is without meaning; all is structure or form. Creation ex nihilo is taken quite literally; the world is composed of nothing at all. Several concepts are used to explain this idea; the most common is that "being" is actually a function of relatedness; if one structure cannot interact with any others, then it cannot be perceived and is thus not actually existent. Other attempts at explanation have included the idea of cancellation--that the act of creation puts the universe very deliberately out of balance, so that a thing is no longer negated by its opposite; and the idea of continual change--if a "something" never remains a particular thing for any amount of time at all, it is not really anything in particular; thus creation consists of halting its change in state.
In order to manipulate an object's state of being or nonbeing, the Chosen usually make use of both the previously-mentioned electromagnetic arrays (as if pulling an object from a literal nowhere) _and_ prayer, as creation requires the will of God to take place. (In fact, virtually any kind of creation requires prayer, whether it involves Prime or not.) The manipulation of Fuel is simpler, involving the "quintronic" circuitry discussed in regard to Spirit; this is usually composed of an alloy of silver and silicon.
Philosophy: Confusion and Caveats
The Metaphysic Duality?
A number of Tradition mages have expressed puzzlement over which, if any, of the three forces of Dynamism, Stasis, and Entropy, the Chosen are associated with. That the Chosen oppose Entropy with all their strength is without doubt, but they seem baffled by attempts to explain the meaning of the other two. They do not appear to acknowledge Dynamism at all, like a majority of the Technocracy, yet their actions are not particularly consistent with pure devotion to Stasis. In particular they are in strong opposition to hierarchial power structures, and while they jealously guard their own rules from violation and refuse to alter them, they insist that no further rules ought to be made beyond these (speaking of a distinction between "divine" and "human" regulations), and display an extreme degree of independence and sometimes social deviance almost worthy of the Cult of Ecstasy.
The nature of the problem appears to lie in the Chosen's teaching on Prime. By removing "substance" from their philosophy, they have disallowed the most tangible aspect of Dynamism, the underlying formless stuff of reality. Without this element, Dynamism becomes barely recognizable as a separate force, so that the Chosen easily merge it with Stasis, producing a simpler dichotomy of Order/Chaos, Creation/Destruction, Good/Evil. Thus the apparent inconsistency in their teachings and behavior. They believe, in essence, that while the creative force they consider to be at the heart of all sentient beings is not itself orderly, that it _produces_ order, or it would not be a creative force. Tradition mages who eventually come to realize this differ in their reactions; some have seen this as a desirable reconciliation, but others have been alarmed. At least one Dreamspeaker has gone pale at the thought and wondered aloud if "the Weaver has finally discovered how to bind the Wyld".
The Chosen themselves continue to find Tradition ideas on the subject baffling, with predictable effect. Several Chosen "techniques" have proven all but induplicable by Tradition mages. Certain kinds of Wyld spirits have been presented to Chosen as proof, only to be completely invisible to them; others (such as trickster spirits) have been seen as demons. On the one hand, many Chosen have an apparent affinity for Weaver-spirits and a moderately high Banality; yet rumor has it that at least once a Stasis-spirit has tried to possess (and Clarify) one of the Chosen only to find her indigestible.


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Board meeting Agenda for March 14, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Call to Order
Previous Meeting Minutes - Christine KG6JFO & Bonnie KC6PSZ
New Business
-Next general meeting topic for April11, 2015?
-Future meeting topics
Unfinished Business
-By-Law board review
-Working towards 501(c)3 non-profit orginazation
-Discuss membership proposals from last year, should they be taken to the membership for approval or changed? They were never take to the membership last year and are not valid until they approve them.
1) Newly Licensed Operators: At the end of 2013 & early 2014, the board decided that someone who just earned their first license would receive a free membership for the calendar year in which they were licensed.
2) New Members Joining partially though the year: The board decided at the March 8, 2014 meeting that New Members joining partially though the year would recieve prorated dues at $5 USD off per quarter. The following quarters and fees were approved: $20 USD February, March, April; $15 USD May, June, July; $10 USD August, September, October; $5 USD November, December.
-Sending out a mailer to promote the club **Reforming the committee** (Put on hold, until other tasks are completed)
Comments, Suggestions
General Meeting Agenda for March 14, 2015 at 7PM
Welcome – Brandon KJ6NEF, Vice President
Introductions – self introductions of members and visitors
Club Business –
Previous meeting minutes – Christine KG6JFO
Treasure Report – Bonnie KC6PSZ
Membership - Bonnie KC6PSZ
Brandon KJ6NEF - Announcements from other clubs
Any other business or announcements from the membership?
-By-Law progress - Review them and make any comments/suggestions changes, if none then voting will take place at the next meeting.
-Voting: (if board decides to keep them) Membership fee changes from borad last year that were never presented to the membership.
Dr. Carol Milazzo KP4MD - Presentation on Arecibo Observatory (Radio Telescope)
Next meeting is April 11, 2014
Comments, suggestions or topics you would like covered


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In the last adventure, I mentioned the previous fishing trip where I was at the stern and referenced engine issues. Not one to leave people hanging, I felt I should get the story out there. Not to mention I don't want a rift between Mud and I, especially since he has that sweet new to him vessel.
The previous few days, Yoop's nephew from the UP was down visiting. His name is Fidge. Great kid, loves the outdoors and anything to do with it. And boy can he spin a tale. I think he comes on it naturally. He will make a great fisherman, just on his story telling alone. During his stay, we had gone shore fishing a few times, got a couple bites, skeeter bites that is. He was looking forward to a trip out onto the water, instead of from the sidelines.
The day was July 4th. I worked a 12 hour shift ending at 5am, went home and was meet at the door by Fidge. Its been a few years, well a a lot of years since I was a young teen, but since when do they get up at 4 in the morning, without a lot of poking, prodding and being tossed out of bed? Anyway he meet me at the door stating he could not sleep. I put away my work things and we loaded up the fishing gear and set off on our way.
I am not a morning person, never have been, likely never will be. I hear sun rises are spectacular but so is my nice comfy bed. I think that is why god created sunsets, for normal people to enjoy his wonderful work. Moving on, we stopped at a local fishing spot, referred to as the wishing well. The sunrise was pretty nice, but again no where near as nice as my bed would have been at this point. I snapped this shot:
After we put out some careless fools fire from the previous night, we continued on to baseops to meet Mud. Unlike me, Mud is a morning person. One of those that make the average normal person sick. He gets up at about 3am every work day to head off to work. I supposed if I had to get up I would, but thank god I don't. Mud was waiting for us boat and trailer loaded up behind the Mud Machine. Quick over view showed we needed some more gas mix for the boat motor. Unfortunately, 6am is not the time I do my best math, and the only mix we had was for a two gallon can… not the one gallon the boat has. So, I deferred to Mud and turns out he ain't so great at math that early in the morning either.
We got 'er done, hit the gas pump on the way and made it to the lake. A short line to launch went quick and in no time we were on the water. Back to the old electric pushing us out to lake, and the outboard not starting. I pulled the motor's cord a few times and then the cord locked up. Remember me not being a morning person? I am also not that great of a wrench turner. So we are floating on the lake, with a Nimrod trying to figure out why a motor, that he doesn't really know how it works, its not working. A few minutes later I put us back at the launch, and jumped in the water so Mud could take a gander.
For some reason, a round plastic piece that spins as another round piece turns with the pull cord, wasn't turning. Hence the cord wouldn't come out. Mud played with it for a few and it all started spinning again and she fired up. Sorry to get all technical with the descriptions of the pieces, but its the only way I knew how to describe it. I should note, unlike Muds failure to open the gas line, my problem was of no known cause by me. At least that is the story I am sticking to.
Back in service, we started back to the place I caught several fish, many years ago. The outboard was running good but I think our oil mix was a wee bit off for the gas, as it gave us a nice bug clearing smoke, but at least it had enough oil, and not too little.
We spent the next eight or so hours fishing and fishing and fishing. I was having a decent day, catching some nice Crappie, sunfish, and gills on a small jog and grub. All the while, Mud and Fidge were using the old stand by hook, worm and bobber. They were catching fish, and a lot of them. I would guess they caught around 100 sunfish and gills. Biggest being about 6 inches, smallest well smallest was about the size of the leaf worms they were using, 2-3 inches. The rest were in between those sizes
Overall the weather was great. While I would have rather been sleeping, it wasn't that bad. Spent time with some nice dudes on a nice day catching some nice fish, enjoying the nice holiday. It was nice. Only issue happened about mid day. We were fishing a point, in a rather wide channel, when two old coots can putsing up. Instead of utilizing the 150 to 200 feet of open water BEHIND us, they felt it proper to cut IN FRONT of us. Going no less than three feet from Mud and Fidge's bobber's they went in the 30 feet of water between us and shore. Later at the launch we noticed some red,white and blue PBR cans in their hands, but I don't think the beer had anything to do with it. I think they were just naturally the way there are.
Oh and Fidge acting like an elephant in the bow of the boat. I thought for sure his goal was to put us in the lake. But he did not and all was good.
After the day, we returned to baseops, and I promptly fell asleep. It was a nice marathon 30 hour day, but if I was gonna make it home after the fireworks, I had to get some precious shut eye. Fidge had a good time, as far as I could tell Mud enjoyed himself. It was nice.


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The Mortal Kombat web-series has hit its seventh episode, and it's coming along well, if a bit disjointed.
The show is a series of brief origin stories, rather than a coherent plot-line. Each character gets about 15-25 minutes of story (1-2 episodes), and each one is a bit of a tragedy. Of course, that's part of the Mortal Kombat canon. Each member of Earth's fighting team is there because of some messed up event in their past, and while not all of them are spot on from the original video game stories, they're certainly closer than the 1995 film (the sound track for which I still listen to regularly).
Mortal Kombat Legacy seems to have the right production values. It's no 'big Hollywood', of course, but it's got primetime television level effects, and they suit just fine. I'm particularly impressed with the backdrops. Lots of green-screens, but it all feels right, and the sheer variety of scenery needed for all these stories was likely one of their biggest challenges.
Also impressive is the number of recognizable faces in the episodes. Most of them are from popular Sci-fi television shows. Ian Anthony Dale (The Event) is here as Scorpion, Ryan Robbins (Sanctuary) plays Raiden, Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) is Stryker, and Jerri Ryan (Star Trek Voyager) is Sonya Blade.
Some episodes are a little slow, the Jonny Cage story in particular, but mostly the pace is well kept, and the story stays interesting. There are also some basic plot and production errors (like showing Sonya with a dirty face after she's been unconscious in a hospital for a week – those are some very inattentive nurses), but these few minor flaws only even show because the rest of the production values are so high compared to other such rapid-fire shows.
I'm looking forward to seeing where the show goes next, and judging from the YouTube views, the level of viewership might even be enough to warrant a cable show based on the Mortal Kombat canon.
The entire series is currently being produced by Machinima, and is available for free on their website, through YouTube. The next episode, the second half of Scorpion's story, will be released next week.


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Addressing mediapersons here Mr Balaram said 300 wagons were being repaired a month last year and the target for this year had been fixed at 600 wagons a month.
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But aha! I caught it this year. I don't remember how I caught it, but I did. So today I have what every busy person on the face of this planet wishes for: an extra hour in the day. Wouldn't we all be so much more productive if we just had that extra hour? I would be a better housekeeper, I would finish all the projects I've started, I would write the next great American novel, I would work out, I would give myself a pedicure, iron shirts, get my PhD. We all spend so much time running from this to that and back again. There are 27 fires that must be put out rightnoworelse. It seems the more time we spend organizing and scheduling, the more we have to do. I read countless articles about "penciling in" free time, or down time, or time with your kids, or me time. The very premise of that is a ridiculous notion if you think about it very long, but sadly, in a lot of our lives it's necessary. So we all long for that elusive extra hour. That golden Neverland where things get finished and our hair looks good. Well, today's the day, folks. By some calculus of agrarian time math, we get an extra hour. What will you do with yours?
What am I doing with this extra hour in my day? Well, pretty much what I would do on any typical Saturday night: write a blog post, eat some Cheetos, work on a knitting project, hang out with the Chief Lou, and listen to my monkeys snore. It's a crazy, madcap life I live.


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"You must want to enough. Enough to take all the rejections, enough to pay the price of disappointment and discouragement while you are learning. Like any other artist you must learn your craft—then you can add all the genius you like." Phyllis A. Whitney
13 April 2011
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I know that, at one point or another, we all have to deal with our fears. Right now, mine is "fear of querying super-amazing agents because they'll probably say no" (my 'faith in yourself' post will have to wait for another time). And as I was bemoaning my fears in tweet form, a fantastic author sent me this link that I believe would benefit all of us, regardless of where we are in our journey. Please enjoy, and if you have a chance, tweet her or leave her a comment.
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- Chris Phillips said...
Good luck with your queries!
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You don't have to worry about super-amazing agents actually saying no! Most of them have gone to a "no response" policy ;o)
- April 13, 2011 at 10:17 PM
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LMAO Phoenix! I guess you're right. So what am I afraid of, never hearing from them? Bah. GThat happens all the time.
Chris, thanks for the encouragement. I'm almost done with my synopsis, which I'm hoping our dear Phoenix will rip to shreds and explain how I did it wrong, lol. And then I'll revisit my query since I don't even remember what it says, and begin the process again. Woo. Hoo. :D
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I just read a post on this at Mother. Write. (Repeat). and it was great. Hang in there. We are all plagued by this. But you aren't going to get hit by lightning if you aren't standing out in the rain, right?
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Ariel Schrag didn't have your typical high-school experience — far from it. Instead of deflecting and absorbing the emotional upheavals that come with being a teenager, she decided to transform her crushes, revelations, heartbreaks, and humiliations into an epic four-book graphic memoir.
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Schrag struck the right balance. With a loose-limbed, exuberant artistic style set off by somber, inky swaths of black, and alternately giddy and OMG-kill-me-now dialogue, Awkward portrays ninth grade as a vertiginous time of high highs and low lows. She self-published the comic and sold it at the start of her sophomore year. And — for a while at least — she became a minor celebrity. "People were so into it," she says. "It felt really cool that people knew who I was."
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The emotional content was by far the most fraught, as well. Though Schrag had set herself a long timeline for finishing the project — age 30 — that didn't lessen the pain of the material. She says, "The one girlfriend whose life I was really writing about, I showed her a version [of Likewise] before I published it so that she could veto anything. And she was understandably really upset about a lot of parts. It was really difficult to know that I was causing her pain — not even just by revealing stuff, but by dredging up stuff from the past. It was drawn in such a way as I'm the victim and she's the perpetrator of my pain."
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When she was younger, Schrag says she believed that she might be able to just work as a biology teacher and "do comics on the side." "I naively thought there would be enough time for that, and that's just not the way [being a teacher] works," she says. "You don't just kind of show up in class, talk about biology, and leave."
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@KathyS....Today is my mare's birthday, she's 10.
I went out, fully intending to give her a bath, brush out her mane and tail and, take pictures. I told you, months ago, I would post some.
Well, best laid plans.....haltered her, led her from the barn, over to the wash area and, proceeded to spray her down... starting slow, at the feet, working my way up.
Got her tail washed.... her body wet down....started on the neck/mane. It was a no go.
This horse hates her face getting wet, she's so tall, it's hard to wash the neck and mane....ended up, her running circles around me, like she was longing.
I know....but, with her, I pick my battles, she's a great horse, wouldn't hurt a fly, was super easy to back, the trainer just hopped on, by the end of 3 months, he was working cows with her, not professionally, of course, it was part of the training...... trainer says, she doesn't have a mean bone in her body..... so, being difficult to wash the mane, I don't see as a biggie.
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What is the 'Pareto Principle'
The Pareto principle is a principle, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, that specifies an unequal relationship between inputs and outputs. The principle states that 20% of the invested input is responsible for 80% of the results obtained. Put another way, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes; this is also referred to as the "Pareto rule" or the "80/20 rule. This principle serves as a general reminder that the relationship between inputs and outputs is not balanced.
Pareto first noticed this while cultivating a vegetable garden. Twenty percent of his bean plants provided for eighty percent of the harvest of beans. Ergo twenty percent of his cultivating efforts accounted for eighty percent of the yield. Our focus today will be about how this relates to healing the mind. I can hear you ask, "whats wrong with my mind, does it need healing". I would say that only you can answer that. Ask yourself if you are completely happy and at peace all of the time. And yes, it is possible to be! The only question is do you want to be, for many people mumble these words to themselves but few say them loud and mean them.
What is healing the mind. Healing the mind consist of removing the blocks to ones realization of complete peace and joy. In this view one is simply returned to his natural state, for it is completely unnatural to be in any other state. One may have learned to be comfortable with his unnatural state but this is just a substitute. So, you want Peace, you do not have it now, how does one remove all of the veils of confusion and distortion in order to realize it.
The chains of bad habits of thinking are to light to feel until they appear to be too heavy to be broken.
We are working with out thought system now. For it is our thoughts alone that create our world. To attempt to present this idea I will use a thought from Willie Shake-a-spear. He wrote "There is neither right or wrong only thinking makes it so". I would like to expand that idea in this way. Picture a beautiful mountain full of fall colors in the trees. Now picture a mountain of garbage. These two pictures are the same only our thinking separates them.
How is this idea relate to healing the mind? Once one comes to see that all of the images are the same, he may look at the possibility of turning inward to purify his thoughts. When I say purify I mean to throw out all of the ones that do not bring peace. Discard all thoughts of grievances with others or oneself. Ultimately stop all judgement of situations and circumstances. Make no decisions and have no opinions. Full stop! I call it a return to zero everything.
Seek not to change the world but seek to change your mind about the world and all of the world changes with it.
This is done within the mind and not in the world. Sure we will have to decide on clothes to wear and what to eat if we choose to. Having no opinion just means to stop and listen to the mind. Where does this opinion, this mental stance come from, who taught it to me and why is it meaningful for me to hold onto it.
How does the Pareto principle relate to these thoughts. Most of us spend ninety-nine percent of our time chasing things out in the world that we believe will make us happy. If one really cares to look at it – it doesn't work. Happiness is a state of mind and is not circumstance dependent. It does not depend on what is going on in the world but arises from within a corrected thought system. Am I saying that everyone should spend twenty percent of their efforts on cultivating his thought system and eighty percent on whatever else takes up the time of life? I'm saying that the yield of that twenty percent focus will give back eighty percent of the Peace, Happiness and Joy that we seek.


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Roya Ayman, Ph.D.
Research Interests
Roya Ayman received her Ph.D. in Cross-Cultural Organizational Social Psychology from the University of Utah. As a faculty member of the I-O program she supervises an average of 14 theses and dissertation projects a year. She has presented 53 papers in professional journals and has published 20 papers and chapters. She was a member of a team developing a forty-hour training program and manual for the National Fire Department. Recently she co-edited a book on Leadership Theory and Research: Perspectives and Directions.
Ayman also has been involved in consulting projects with a variety of organizations and areas such as mental health, educational, and industry (e.g., Bell, Ameritech, Walgreens, Carson Pirie, General Electric, General Motor, Segram).
As a consultant she has engaged in diagnoses and assessments of organizations' employees' attitude and behavior in areas of leadership effectiveness, morale, absenteeism, turnover, and stress. She has also done Management Development, Group Problem Solving, Group Development, and Diversity training. She has completed projects on the effect of work-family conflict on work performance and she has developed an evaluation program of telecommuting intervention as an organizational re-engineering to reduce work-family conflict.
Research & Major Accomplishments
Roya Ayman is working with a 10-country and 13-scholar team of researchers this team is known as project 3535 on work family interface.
Objectives of the study were:
1) to achieve a comprehensive understanding of W-F conflict, its antecedents, and its outcomes,
2) to test and extend current theory on the W-F interface in an international context,
3) to provide guidance to individuals, organizations, and policy makers regarding how to best alleviate the negative consequences of W-F conflict.
It includes researchers from Illinois Institute of Technology, USA; University of Guelph, Canada; Koç University, Turkey; University of Haifa, Israel, Monash University, Australia; Soochow University, Taiwan; University of Surabaya, Indonesia; Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China; New Delhi Institute of Management, New Delhi, India; EADA Business School, Spain; St Mary's College IN, USA; Portland State University, USA. The website of the project is: www.workfamilyconflict.ca.
Selected Publications
Ayman, R. (2004). Culture and leadership. In Charles Spielberger (chief editor), Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. (Vol.2. pp. 507-519). San Diego, CA, USA: Elsevier Ltd
Ayman, R. (2002). Contingency Model of leadership effectiveness. In Linda L. Neider, and Chester, A. Schriesheim (eds.) Leadership (pp.197-228). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Ayman, R. (1993). Leadership perception: The role of gender and culture. In M. M. Chemers and R. Ayman (Eds.), Leadership theory and research: Perspectives and directions (pp. 137 166). New York: Academic Press.
Ayman, R. & Adams, S. J. (2012). Contingencies, Context, Situation, and Leadership. In Day, D., & Antonakis, J. (Eds.). The Nature of Leadership (pp.218-255). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Ayman, R., Adams, S., Hartman, E. & Fisher, B. (2003). Leadership development in higher education,. In S. Murphy & R. Riggio (pp. 201-222) . The future of leadership development. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Ayman, R. & Antani, A. (2008). Social Support and Work Family Conflict. In K. Korabik, D. Leroy, D. L. Whitehead (Eds). Handbook of Work and Family (pp. 287-304). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Publishing.
Ayman, R., & Chemers, M. M. (1983). The relationship of supervisory behavior ratings to work group effectiveness and subordinate satisfaction among Iranian managers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 68, 338 341.
Ayman, R. & Hartman, E. (2010). Laying the Foundation: Creating a Sustainable Culture and Shift in Business Paradigms. In Nasrin R. Khalili (ed), Practical Sustainability: From grounded theory to emerging strategies, third chapter (pp.57-79). Palgrave McMillian: NY
Ayman, R. & Korabik, K. (2010). Leadership: Why gender and culture matter. American Psychologist. American Psychologist, 65, ( 3), 157–170.
Ayman, R. Korabik, K. & Morris, S. (2009). Is transformational leadership always perceived as effective? Men subordinates' devaluation of women transformational leaders. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39(4), 852-879.
Ayman, R., Mead, A. D., Bassari, A., & Huang, J. (2011). Implicit Leadership in Iran: Differences between leader and boss and gender. In P. Case, G. Edwards, D. Jepson, & P. Simpson (editors), Worldly Leadership - Alternative Wisdoms for a Complex World. Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Publishers Ltd.
Ayman-Nolley, S. & Ayman, R. (2005). Children's implicit theory of leadership. In J. R. Meindl and Brigit Schyns (Eds), Implicit Leadership Theories: Essays and Explorations, a volume in the Leadership Horizons Series (pp. 189-233), Greenwich, CT, USA: Information Age Publishing.
Becker, J., Ayman, R., & Korabik, K. (2002). Discrepancies in self/subordinates' perception of leadership behavior; Leader's gender, Organizational context, and leader's self-monitoring. Group & Organizational Management: An International Journal, 27, 222-224.
Burris, K., Ayman, R. Che, Y., Min, H. (Jan 2014). Asian Americans' and Caucasians' Implicit Leadership Theories: Asian Stereotypes, Transformational, and Authentic Leadership, Journal of Asian American Psychology, 4, 258-266.
Korabik, K., Lero, D., & Ayman, R. (2003). A Micro-Macro Level Approach to Cross-Cultural Work-Family Research. International Journal of Cross-cultural Management, 3 (3), 289-303.
Liu, L. Ayman, R. & Ayman- Nolley, S. (2011). Children's Image of leadership in China. In P. Case, G. Edwards, D. Jepson, & P. Simpson (editors), Worldly Leadership - Alternative Wisdoms for a Complex World. Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Publishers Ltd.
Porter, S. & Ayman, R. (2010). Work flexibility as a mediator of the relationship between work-family conflict and intention to quit. Journal of Management & Organization, 16, 411-424.


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My name is Genesis Hansen. I'm a librarian. I'm interested in all things related to libraries, plus productivity, user experience, usability, management, leadership, and so on.
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Michael R.
Lesson Details
Michael teaches
- Teaches students:
- Ages 5+ and special needs
- Teaching since:
- 2013
I moved to Las Vegas in August to pursue a doctorate of music in guitar performance. I'm also teaching at UNLV part time, and want to expand my teaching into the local community. I've been teaching for many years now, at universities, music stores and private in-home lessons like I'm offering on this site.
I aim to give my students the skills to pursue whatever they would like on the guitar. I'm a professional classical guitarist, but I got my start playing rock and roll and am comfortable teaching a variety of genres if the student wants to learn a specific style. I feel I am a great teacher for total beginners as well, I make sure the student has a rounded approach and avoids developing bad habits.
Guitar InstructorAug 2017 - Present
Currently teaching guitar at UNLV part time while working on my doctorate of music there.
Guitar InstructorAug 2016 - Aug 2017
Taught guitar and ukulele at Salem Music Academy in Winston-Salem NC.
Guitar InstructorFeb 2015 - Aug 2017
Taught guitar at Separk Music Company in Lewisville, NC.
Graduate AssistantAug 2015 - May 2017
I taught guitar at UNC School of the Arts while completing my Master of Music degree there.
Master of Music in guitar performanceAug 2015 - May 2017
Bachelor of Music in guitar performanceAug 2009 - Dec 2013
Suzuki Guitar Book 1Dec 2012
I have been trained in Suzuki guitar, and am registered to officially teach Suzuki through book 1.
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Blog Archives
Fixed cost business model vs Time & Material model
A Fixed cost business model is viable for projects with well defined requirements and timelines. Especially when the scope of work is clear and development team can prepare feature list based on client requirements.
Whereas in Time & Material model, Project scope and requirements is not precisely defined and it changes dynamically during implementation phase.
Total project cost in Fixed cost business model is determined immediately after requirement is shared whereas project cost in time & material model is determined by amount of time and resources expended and the effort hours.
Fixed cost projects mostly gets executed within the decided time-frame whereas time & material project needs to be divided into phases in order decide phase-wise deliveries and to decide which features will be executed in which phase.
Project Development phase for fixed cost project includes
- Requirement Gathering & Analysis
- Proposal for cost and time estimation
- Approval from client
- System design & Development
- Project sign-off and maintenance
Project Development phase for time & material project includes
- Requirement Gathering & Analysis
- Identifying scope and suggesting to client to divide into phases
- Providing estimation and hourly rates to client including schedules of phase 1
- System design & Development and analyzing and planning for phase 2
- Execution of phase 1 and development of phase 2 and next phases
The commitment and engagement for fixed cost business model will be predefined and any addition or changes in the requirement will involve re-negotiation whereas commitment and engagement for time & material model will be at-least more than 5-6 months.


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We hope you will visit us, join us in worship and fellowship and consider becoming a member.
In addition to worship, we have various discussion, activity, entertainment and dining groups.
Our annual Mission trips could take you to Africa or Central America. Who knows where the Mission trip may be next year.
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Early Results of a Helmetless-Tackling Intervention to Decrease Head Impacts in Football Players
Swartz EE, Broglio SP, Cook SB, Cantu RC, Ferrara MS, Guskiewicz KM, Myers JL. J Athl Train. 2015; ahead of print
Take Home Message: Helmetless-tackling training reduces head impacts in collegiate football players.
High school and college football athletes can experience more than 1000 head impacts in a single season. Multiple head impacts have been associated with brain injuries such as concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The researchers performed a randomized clinical trial to determine if a helmetless-tackling behavioral intervention could reduce the number of head impacts among athletes in a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football program. The authors enrolled 50 football players with 2 years of eligibility in this 2-year (2014-2015 seasons) prospective randomized controlled study. The athletes were stratified by position (offense versus defense) and randomized into intervention (25 athletes) or control (25 athletes) groups. Prior to the first preseason practice the athletes received an xPatch head impact sensor and were fitted with a new Riddell Revolution Speed helmet. Before each football practice/game the xPatch was affixed to the participant's skin over the mastoid process. The authors recorded participation in a game or practice as 1 athlete-exposure. The athletes within the intervention group participated in a 5-minute drill without helmets or shoulder pads. These drills involved multiple supervised repetition of executing proper tackling into an upright pad or teammate holding a padded shied at 50-75% effort. The athletes within the control group were separated from the intervention group and performed a placebo drill, which consisted of noncontact football skills. These drills occurred twice a week during the preseason (3-weeks) and once a week within the competitive season (16 weeks). Frequency, location, peak linear acceleration, rotational acceleration, and duration of all head impacts at or above the threshold of 10g were recorded by the xPatch. The authors presented in this paper the results from the first season. The authors found that the helmetless-tackling intervention resulted in athletes having 28% and 30% less head impacts and impacts per athlete-exposure by the end of the season; respectively (intervention ~14 impacts per athletic-exposure, control group ~10 impacts/exposure).
This is a significant study because it demonstrates that within 1 season a new helmetless-training technique can decrease head impacts by 28%. This suggests that this novel 5-minute helmetless-tackling intervention can improve tackling behavior and reduce head impacts during play. The authors suggest that helmetless tackling may eliminate the false sense of security that a player may feel while wearing a helmet. Practicing tackling techniques without the helmet and pads may be counterintuitive; however, medical professionals should weigh the risks to the benefits. Contact sports and repeated head impacts have been associated with concussions and chronictraumatic encephalopathy; therefore, behavior modification with 5 minutes of helmetless-tackling drills may be helpful to the athletes' health long-term. Future research is necessary to determine if helmetless-training programs are effective for different performance levels (Divisions II & III, high school, youth). Furthermore, it needs to be determined if these benefits will persist and how often these skills need to be practiced to avoid a return to poor tackling behaviors. In the meantime, football teams should consider this brief helmetless-tackling training program as a possible option for their team.
Questions for Discussion: Are you a proponent of the 5 minutes helmetless-tackling drills? Do you think helmetless tackling will result in other benefits such as decreases in other injuries?
Written by: Jane McDevitt, PhD
Reviewed by: Jeff Driban
Related Posts:
Cognitive Effect of One Season of Head Impacts Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Neurophysiological Impairments Relate to Head Impacts
Concussion Rates Differ Depending on Amount of Equipment and Type of Practice Helmet to Helmet II: Full Data Set Show Helmet Type Does Not Reduce Risk of Concussion in High School Football
Riddell Revolution Helmet and Concussion Risk Reduction?Swartz EE, Broglio SP, Cook SB, Cantu RC, Ferrara MS, Guskiewicz KM, & Myers JL (2015). Early Results of a Helmetless-Tackling Intervention to Decrease Head Impacts in Football Players. Journal of Athletic Training PMID: 26651278
Helmet to Helmet: Type of Helmet Does Not Reduce Risk of Concussion in High School Football
Helmet to Helmet: Type of Helmet Does Not Reduce Risk of Concussion in High School Football


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Official trailer for Clarkson, Hammond and May's The Grand Tour TV show
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Jugding from the trailer, it looks like it's business as usual, with an array of high-adrenaline supercars being drifted and blasted across exotic locations around the globe.
They've got their hands on the holy trinity of the LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 on track; there are tanks firing live rounds; Jeremy Clarkson driving an Alfa Romeo 4C in a safari suit - and more.
The new Amazon Prime Video streaming show will be released in weekly instalments every Friday this autumn; this is contrary to usual online shows, many of which are released in season batches, allowing for binge watching.
Every episode will be based in a studio tent in a different location around the world and it's reported that the gang are filming the first show from California in late September 2016.
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If you're looking for mouth-watering pizza the Naples way you can find it right here in New Jersey at Undici Restaurant.
The best pizza in all of Italia is alla Napoletana, which is rare in NJ. The authentic Naples style pizza calls for a demanding recipe and a difficult cooking process.
Two years ago, Undici owner Victor Rallo opened up his restaurant with the intention of recreating traditional Naples pizza, the best pizza in the world. Unsure on how he was going to do this, he partnered with Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana to help put pizza alla Napoletana in NJ.
Mangieri had become world famous for being one of the best pizza makers in the country and Undici Restaurant had the chance to work with him before his move from New York City to San Francisco. The first step? A wood only burning oven to create la pizza Napoletana.
"You can't make, in my opinion, the same flavor with coal or with gas," says Mangieri. "There's nothing beautiful about it. The heat from a coal oven is not gentle. It's very dry, it's very overpowering. "
With a pizza oven that runs solely on wood, the two pizza experts hunkered down to create the best pizza of New Jersey. Two weeks and 500 pizzas later, they succeeded. The sought after pizza Napoletana finally came to New Jersey, topped off with the famous Undici sauce and bufala mozzarella.
"The pizza is now authentic, using all Italian ingredients," said Rallo. "Our customers are going crazy over it."
Customers and critics alike keep coming back to Undici for the best pizza in NJ, pizza Napoletana. The New York Times said the pizza is "terrific" and "you can hardly go wrong with combinations like arugula, grape tomatoes, mozzarella, and more that prosciutto."
The Asbury Park Press raved that Undici's la pizza Napoletana can satisfy even the harshest pizza critics of NJ.
"If you have not had one,come in and try one," said Rallo. "It goes perfectly with a glass of Italian red wine."
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|Arugula e Prosciutto: bufala mozzarella, Pecorino-Romano, grape tomato, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, arugula, and Prosciutto di Parm
|Filetti: San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh tomato,
shaved onion, fresh basil, peperoncini and extra virgin olive oil
|Margherita: bufala mozzarella, Pecorino-Romano, fresh tomato, fresh basil, peperoncini and extra virgin olive oil
|Originale: San Marzano tomato sauce, bufala mozzarella, fresh basil,
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- A woman shared a photo on Instagram explaining her journey to loving her body.
- She also explained how her husband has been supportive and loving during that journey.
- The photo and caption seemed to resonate with many who are on or have been on the same path.
It's not always easy to be kind to ourselves, but one Instagram user is going viral for sharing how a healthy relationship can influence a positive view on your own body.
Instagram user who goes by Jazzy shared an adorable photo of herself in a flowery bikini holding hands with her husband on the beach. She captioned it with an inspirational note about learning to love her body as it is.
"I don't have a flat stomach, I jiggle when I walk, hell if I run up the stairs to fast my body claps," she wrote. "But now I see I do have the 'perfect' body!"
Jazzy said that she's learned to see what her "born fit" husband sees in her body and began to love herself for all of the reasons that he does and more.
"Every roll, every curve and every stretch mark is put on me just perfect to make both of us happy," she wrote. "I love my body and I finally see why he does too!"
Here's her post in full:
Over the years this man has loved every curve, every roll, and every stretch mark on my body. I never understood why! How could he love something that isn't 'perfect'? How could a man who was 'born fit' love someone like me! I don't have a flat stomach, I jiggle when I walk, hell if I run up the stairs to fast my body claps (lmao)!! But now I see I do have the 'perfect' body!! Every roll, every curve and every stretch mark is put on me just perfect to make both of us happy!!! I love my body and I finally see why he does too!!
Her inspirational message resonated with commenters who shared their own struggles of coming to love their bodies.
"This post made me so happy and gave me hope," one user wrote. "I know that there is someone who will love me no matter my size, but sometimes it doesnt seem that way. So thank you for sharing this!"
"I also have a very fit husband, and I've always been very insecure about it," another said. "Especially when meeting all of his fitness friends for the first time. I feel like they expect someone equally as fit as him, so I'd always worry about it. I know he loves me and my curves, and I'm slowly accepting myself for all that I am! Thanks for the wise words!"
Jazzy's message is a good reminder that relationships become easier when you learn to love yourself first.