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Find a Crew by Nautycal, the world's largest online marine crew and boat network, has one very important difference from its international rivals - the vigilant customer service pivot point between yachts and their potential crew mates, Kylie Gretener.
The legion of content sailors, some old hands and just as many newcomers to the boating lifestyle, all nominate Kylie's omnipresent guidance and attention to feedback as one of the reasons for their returning to use the service again and again and many multiple times over the past seven years.
Queensland based but global in its scope, Find a Crew has been in operation for six years, revolutionising online marine recruitment. Over 56,000 members from around the world have signed up during that time and on the day of writing this story, there were 780 boats listed with a myriad of positions available and 4,500 members signed in over the past 45 days.
As Kylie explains: 'Find a Crew caters for professional and recreational boating, and for boats of all types and sizes, all associated crew positions from passenger and deckhand to chef, nanny, teacher, watch keeper, navigator, race crew and Captain, and in every country of the world.'
Kylie says she and the Nautycal team have heard hundreds of stories from happy members who have found the dream job or adventure, new friends and opportunities.
'What is inspiring about this industry, is that the people who love it are really out there doing what so many people only dream about. They try life on land for a while, but the sea draws them back time and time again. The internet has really opened up communication to a level where anything is possible for anyone. On Find a Crew, you never know where a few clicks of your mouse will take you next!'
Recent member, Suzanne Newman, who is looking forward to her own Greek Odyssey aboard a breath-taking Formosa 51 in just two weeks' time, says she heard of Find a Crew via a friend's daughter who was in Seattle aboard a boat.
'I registered to check out what it was all about – spy on her if you like. And it ended up being the best decision I ever made. I have always wanted to see the Greek Islands and as it turns out, I will be celebrating my 67th Birthday the day I arrive in Greece!'
No newcomer to sailing, Suzanne has been racing out of Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron for many years, with WAGS and SAGS [Wednesday/Sunday Afternoon Go Sailing]. She began sailing in 1999 with Sailability on the Gold Coast. 'I worked in real estate, so I could get away during the week. I sailed a lot from Manly in Brisbane and Moreton Bay, but no further afield. I crewed on boats including 'Wild West' for two years from RQ, then on 'Zen' as permanent crew for seven and a half years. 'Zen' was sold last year, and 'More Intrigued' adopted those crew. They left for Hammo last week. So I felt like I was deserted.'
In the process of following the exploits of her friend's daughter and what she was doing in Seattle through Find a Crew, Suzanne 'uploaded herself' and got offers the next day!
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'An ex-naval officer in Greece was the first to come through. I was immediately interested, as I lived in the US for 17 years, my late husband was American. His profile very professional and detailed. He's retired, 76 and sailing backwards and forwards between Cyprus and Greece twice year. He was looking for crew. I have lived all over the world and had money saved up, so I thought, why not?'
Suzanne, who says she has always lived 'a spontaneous and interesting life', uploaded more details to her profile and then accepted the offer of the US skipper and owner of a prosaic Formosa 51. 'It looks like a Pirate Ship,' says Suzanne, who has seen photos from all angles and read previous crew reviews of their experiences onboard.
'I just wanted an adventure,' says Suzanne. 'My father always taught me, 'when opportunity comes up, take it!' and that's how he lived. I joined one day and within a week, I had my ticket booked. The owner is so professional. He has kept in touch and sent me updated itineraries, and all the information I need for great preparation, including book recommendations. We have had a lot of communication.'
Suzanne says that when she committed to it, she uploaded comments about how impressed she was by Find a Crew and its facility for thorough communication between parties. 'Kylie saw that and followed up with me. That meant she is actually watching what goes on, which is very comforting.'
Suzanne recommends that people who have an inclination to travel consider crewing. 'Go through the process, be level headed, ask plenty of questions, supply accurate information, update your progress so Kylie can follow it. She is a dynamo!'
Another very satisfied crew member, Scott Fratcher has had several great experiences via Find a Crew. He is currently in France, and took the time to send feedback to Kylie about his impressions. 'About five years we got a job through Find a Crew that lasted a year, then another that was a great gig, and now a third. They have all been good jobs and all pretty easy to get through the interview process.'
Kylie, who speaks German, has also liaised with 74-year old Irmatraud. 'She told me she has found the perfect trip for her, and wanted to thank everybody for the many offers. She wrote: 'My English is not good, but I'm so happy, I found the right Boot. Wolfgang fom Germany had bought a Lagoon 380 and so we will sailing from Spain to Australia in the time from two until three years. It´s my dream trip. Last year I was sailing from Hawaii to Tahiti on the Sailboot and I will see more from the Pacific'. Pretty cool, isn't it?'
Kylie and the Nautycal team have devised through guidelines for prospective crew and boat owners to follow to ensure open and honest exchange of information. 'We have sections devoted to internet safety, lists of suggested questions to ask, passport, visa and insurance prompts and a section for references and testimonials.
'We do our utmost to provide helpful information, but we're not a crew agent but a global online network,' explains Kylie. 'Find a Crew focuses on providing an efficient platform to make new connections and introductions between members, without us getting directly involved in any negotiations. However, members can always email, or call us on any of our over 65 phone locations in 23 countries around the world and we do our best to help.'
According to Kylie, 80% of their business arrives at Find a Crew from word of mouth and referrals. 'When people register with us they reveal how they heard of us. Many members send me an email with their feedback and we are have a testimonials page underway. It's a major part of Find a Crew – the friend of a friend network.'
Justifiably proud of their achievement in just seven years, Kylie says Find a Crew has helped thousands of people to get on the water, find crew for their boats, and introduced the start of many careers, new adventures and friendships.
In the pipeline, Find a Harbour and other sites to link the adventurous with the services and experiences they seek.
'Find a Harbour will be an entirely free service to mariners around the world, providing a worldwide directory assisting with information to establish their next destination. All information is entered and updated by real people, and anyone can contribute,' says Kylie of the new site. 'In the coming years we hope to gain global support from governments, tourism boards and businesses to present their destinations to mariners.'
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It's completely outrageous that the elected officials in the Missouri House & Senate have overruled the will of the people and shown such a blatant disregard for the democratic system.
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I fully understood my vote last November, as I'm certain everyone else who showed up at the polls to speak out against Missouri's shameful reputation as the "Puppy Mill Capital of the Nation" did as well.
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Economies such as China, India, and Brazil are emerging from the global recession with high expectations for growth, presenting global companies with new markets, ongoing access to lower costs, and unprecedented opportunities to broaden their research and development efforts in the coming years. Yet in our third annual McKinsey survey on R&D,1 1. The online survey was in the field from March 1 to March 11, 2011, and received responses from 1,173 executives, represent-ing the full range of regions, industries, functional specialties, tenures, and company sizes. fully one-third of executives around the world say their companies are not doing any R&D work in emerging economies.2 2. We define "emerging economies" as countries and regions experiencing rapid growth and industrialization. This includes countries such as China and India, subregions within those countries (such as Shanghai Municipality), and countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia, among other regions.
Of the two-thirds of respondents whose companies pursue such efforts, the largest shares say their R&D is focused on either global product platforms or local innovation in emerging economies, as opposed to R&D for developed markets only, which respondents say is not a major focus of emerging-market R&D operations. Moreover, companies appear to be aligning their goals, whether it's seeking lower development costs or gaining better access to customer insights, with their specific R&D focus in emerging economies.
That focus seems to matter more than whether or not companies are "high-performing innovators."3 3. Companies that, according to respondents, have had higher rates of organic growth than competitors and realized more than 30 percent of that growth through new products developed in-house. Indeed, there are few notable differences between the goals and practices reported by high performers and others, save one: every respondent among the high performers says his or her company conducts R&D in emerging economies.
Regardless of why companies conduct R&D in emerging economies, respondents broadly agree that the performance of managers for R&D in emerging economies tends to lag behind their counterparts in the developed world, that most decisions about R&D are made centrally, and that their companies struggle to share knowledge effectively.
Four in ten respondents say their companies' R&D budgets will be higher than last year's—the same proportion that said so in our 2010 survey.4 4. For more, see "R&D after the crisis: McKinsey Global Survey results," mckinseyquarterly.com, April 2010. And two-thirds of executives say their companies are spending part of their 2011 R&D budgets in emerging economies, with most focusing on the support of either product platforms sold in global markets, or innovation for products made and sold in local, emerging-economy markets. Fewer than one in ten say the main focus of their company's emerging-economy R&D work is for developed economies.
Executives at companies based in either the Asia-Pacific region5 5. Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. or North America are the likeliest to say their companies don't pursue R&D in any emerging economy (Exhibit 1). Strikingly, among companies we define as "high-performing innovators," 100 percent conduct some R&D in emerging economies.
Among respondents whose companies pursue emerging-economy R&D, the largest share of overall development spending remains in-house, followed by spending on collaborative R&D with suppliers (Exhibit 2). Broadly speaking, companies' spending appears aligned with their goals. Companies that focus on local innovation in emerging economies, for example, spend significantly more of their in-house R&D budgets in those economies, and companies focusing on global product platforms spend more of their in-house budget in developed economies.
The reasons given for pursuing emerging-economy R&D depend on the companies' goals. Among respondents who say their companies focus on R&D for global platforms, 44 percent say the reason for conducting R&D in emerging economies is lower costs; among those pursuing innovation for emerging markets, 39 percent cite access to customer insights (Exhibit 3).
Forty percent of respondents say their companies adjust product features to meet the needs of emerging-market consumers, while just 16 percent say their companies develop entirely new products for these customers (Exhibit 4). Companies focusing on R&D for innovation in emerging economies are somewhat more likely to develop new products (24 percent), while respondents at companies headquartered in some of the largest emerging economies—notably India—are likelier still to say they're developing new products for emerging-market consumers. Perhaps this is because the companies originated in these locales with offerings aimed at local markets, and today enjoy privileged access to them.
China and India are the most common regional choices for R&D destinations, respondents indicate, and Shanghai and Beijing are the cities that respondents are most likely to cite as current destinations for R&D investment (Exhibit 5). Still, this survey uncovered no single geographic hot spot for R&D in emerging economies; indeed, one-quarter of executives say their companies put R&D resources in geographies outside the ten leading destinations our survey asked about.6 6. The destinations we selected for the survey are those places ranked among the top ten in both average R&D investment levels over the period 2006–10 and among the top ten in higher-than-average recent growth in R&D investment (determined by comparing 2009–10 growth with 2003–10 average growth).
Retention is the dominant approach to talent management in emerging-economy R&D (cited by 37 percent of respondents), followed by aggressive hiring from top sources such as competitors, universities, or other industries (26 percent).
Nonetheless, executives are, on the whole, not very pleased with the skills of their R&D managers in emerging economies, regardless of those managers' nationalities (Exhibit 6). To be sure, respondents rate their R&D managers in emerging economies higher than managers in developed economies on local knowledge and understanding of their business environment. Yet on all the other management skills the survey asked about—including the two that respondents say matter most, leadership and communication skills—managers in emerging economies are seen to lag, regardless of the company's focus or the nationality of its R&D managers in emerging economies.
Executives at companies focusing on local innovation are more positive about the skills of R&D managers than other respondents—though not by much—and executives at companies headquartered in emerging markets are also more positive than other respondents.
Perhaps because of their local knowledge, companies focusing on local innovation tap more nationals to lead their R&D projects in emerging markets: nearly half of the executives at those companies say nationals manage the majority of company R&D projects, compared with about one-quarter of executives at companies focusing on R&D for global product platforms. Overall, though, just 34 percent of respondents say that nationals manage the majority of their companies' R&D projects in emerging economies. Moreover, respondents don't expect much of an increase over the next few years.
Respondents at companies with annual revenues of less than $1 billion are more likely than respondents at larger companies to say they rely on local R&D managers—perhaps by necessity, given that they have fewer resources and lack the scale necessary to establish extensive global R&D footprints.
Given the broad dissatisfaction with managers in emerging economies, it's unsurprising that most companies take a centralized approach to R&D decision making: 23 percent say their companies' local offices select criteria to evaluate project portfolios, compared with 72 percent who say their central offices decide. Still, companies defer to local knowledge in some circumstances: 49 percent of respondents say decisions about choosing local partnerships are made locally, versus 45 percent who say these choices are determined centrally.
Another area that respondents agree about is the difficulty of knowledge sharing: 64 percent say their companies are no better than "somewhat effective" at it. The most commonly used collaboration tools are relatively old-fashioned, such as frequent telephone and video conferences (65 percent) and travel for face-to-face meetings (62 percent). Respondents at companies that are high-performing innovators are somewhat more likely to use central knowledge databases and global communities of practice to share information, in addition to telephones, video, and travel.
For companies contemplating a more global R&D footprint, the perceived differences in skills between R&D managers in emerging economies and developed ones should underscore the importance of not overlooking talent and organizational development at the expense of operational best practices during expansion. In our experience, the best innovators in emerging economies excel at both.
All the companies defined as high-performing innovators in this survey conduct R&D in emerging economies. In addition, a higher proportion of respondents say their companies are seeking growth in emerging markets than actually conduct R&D there. Companies would likely benefit from doing more R&D work in emerging economies.
The high performers otherwise differ little from others, suggesting that companies will benefit most from pursuing the tactics best suited to their goals for emerging-market R&D.
The tendency toward centralized decision making observed in this survey makes sense given the reported differences between R&D managers in emerging and developed economies. However, centralized training to improve those managers' skills would benefit many companies—particularly against the talent-management backdrop of retention and aggressive hiring highlighted in the survey.
The contributors to the development and analysis of this survey include Christie Barrett, a consultant in McKinsey's Detroit office; Peet van Biljon, a consultant in the Washington, DC, office; and Chris Musso, a principal in the Cleveland office.
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Why? Because those teams contacted DLS and put up the money to fund the travel! This isn't rocket science fellas. Try to keep up. (Is there anybody out there who has actually GRADUATED from one of these Texas high schools where football runs the show.....?)Why Washington though? Why Hawaii? Come to Texas. Go to Florida.......... why play weak teams from Washington or Hawaii? The money is defintely here in Texas.
Texas vs DLS, Ohio and the rest of the USA
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Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:21 PM
If you want to argue about money, I bet De La salle and their $9,200 tuition fee help a little bit.DLS is a private school run by the Christian Brothers, who take a vow of poverty. They are a teaching order. Their lay teachers are paid less than their public school counterparts. The assumption that DLS can somehow afford the trip because they are private is laughable. Their football stadium holds only 3,000. Texas posters claim that their stadiums hold 20,000+. How much for a game, $5/head? That makes a $100K payday for a single game - assume split w/ opponent? Either way, they've got much more to play with than DLS. Recent DLS games requiring major travel have been paid for by a] the event (such as the Hawaii Classic, or the Emerald Classic in Seattle this year), or b] ESPN (ECA).Since DLS is the "champion", mythical though it may be, I would consider Texas to be the "challenger". Normally I would consider this to mean that the Teaxas team needs to initiate the game and probably go to them. However, in this case there is another issue. DLS is a private school and should be much more able to afford the costs (travel, etc.) than a Texas public school.
Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:22 PM
Wow, that's impressive. And YOU'RE saying that it's the small private school that has the money to fund a trip to Texas. Looks like you're the ones with all the money. Some might question the priorities though. You ladies will never get it.Waco High's Football Stadium.....
Temple Wildcat Stadium.....(stadium is so high they have the blue warning lights for airplanes on it)
Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:23 PM
read the quote below...Thank you!Stadium size and fan noise does something to do with it. Imagine a 300 member band playing a certain song while you are on offense as loud as they can with the fans yelling as loud as they can 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:25 PM
These steriotypical comments are clearly a shot at us. To my knowledge, there are no Billy Joes, Jethros or Sheriffs on this board. I'm sure there are many who have Cowboy hats, but that's a different story. These comments are uncalled for & disrespectful.
"A team hasn't lost in 12 years, and only 14 times in 25 years, and an entire board of Texans is gonna say they know of X number of Texas teams that would beat DLS."
Message Boards are all about giving ones opinion. Why do you have a problem with that? I don't remember anyone on here saying they "know for a fact", so we are just expressing our opinions.
"oh they don't cut it because they haven't played in Texas". No disrespect towards DLS there right?
That's our story & we're stickin' to it. How is that disrespect?
Well let me remind you that as good a state as Texas is, there is no doubt that California too is one the very best...
No disagreement there.
DLS dominates that state.
Well, the Northern half anyway. Cali doesn't have an state championship do they? From what I understand, Cali breaks it into regions and does not have a Statewide Championship. Correct me if I am wrong.
Now you can argue the best state all you want but it can't really be proven.
The best we can really say is Florida, Texas and California are the three best. I think most would agree with that.
We all agree on that.
I mean could say those Texas state championships mean nothing because none of those teams had to play De La Salle? I could say that.
But you would be wrong.
Since DLS never loses, my point would hold more water.
To you maybe.
But its a dumb thing to say.
Why would I expect a Texas team have to prove itself in California? They don't. I can speak to personal experience, and in my personal experience the Texas all stars came to California boasting about how they were gonna teach California a "texas football lesson" (samething Louisiana, Southern Cal, and Hawaii said to DLS by the way) and then they got whipped. Each year they promised to come back the following year with their best and they lost again. Finally you guys made some changes and allowed your "best" to show up and you still lost two out of three.
Since I don't know anything about that, I'll let others comment on that.
That plus I saw Shore play this year and the DLS line would blow them off the ball.
I doubt you guys really know that much about DLS.
We'll never know.
Its the coach guys. Thats it, its that simple.
You may have seen me mention the respect I had for the Coach in my previous post.
Enough for now. None of you know how Texas would do against DLS, nor do I know how DLS would do against Texas.
You guys are sport fans right? You'de think you'de want to learn about this legendary team instead of just dismissing them. You are missing something special.
That's you'd, not you'de. Cali needs better schoolin'. I can only speak for myself here. I have never seen DLS on TV or in person. I'm not obsessed with them like you are.
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Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:29 PM
I go to one right now, and grew up with the team, so have hundreds of other posters on this site.(Is there anybody out there who has actually GRADUATED from one of these Texas high schools where football runs the show.....?)
Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:30 PM
Here's the quote out the Shreveport times... "Coming into the game, on film they didn't look like anything special. It looked like they were playing rinky-dink teams," Eagles quarterback Denny Rodney Duron said. "But they make teams look rinky-dink. They're the best I've ever played. They kicked our tail in every level of the game. They're a great football team."Go look at the yardage dude....ECA did hold their own. There wasn't even a big lead until late in the game.
You must be joking. DLS dominated the game, save the brief 3-point lead that ECA took off a muffed punt return at the beginning of the game. It was over by halftime. ESPN commentators at halftime raving at how DLS is driving ECA linemen (much bigger linemen, have you) 5 yards off the LOS. DLS leads by 24 through most of 4th qtr, and takes a knee for final 2 minutes of game at ECA 1 yd line, otherwise score would have been 34-10. ECA held their own? You must have been watching the ECA-Lonview game, where ECA led thru 3 Qtrs.ECA wasn't even at their peak and still held their own against DLS.
Longview played in Louisiana with Louisiana officials. That is the only reason ECA led the game.
"We didn't always adjust to (Louisiana) Federation rules," said Collins. One of the differences is a team in Texas can return an intercepted pass on a two-point conversion for two points. Lobo linebacker Robert Henson intercepted a two-point pass attempt by Evangel and ran it back for the apparent score.
Longview still beat Evangel by a larger margin than DLS did if you want to play that card.
Wow, they had already played Longview. Hmmm, but he thinks that DLS is better? ECA held their own? Should inform their QB - he seems to think that they got their tail kicked.
Do you guys just make this stuff up?
Please, do tell me more about how Texas big stadiums will defeat DLS. Spare me the rhetoric (look it up kids). EVERY WEEK that DLS plays is the biggest game of the lives of the kids that they play. You guys are really beginning to bore me.
Posted 08 March 2004 - 06:31 PM
Also, you keep commenting on Longview. Might I remind you, the Lobos lost in the first round of the playoofs in texas. They are still a great team, but no where near many teams in Texas.
Edited by viking4life, 08 March 2004 - 06:42 PM.
Posted 08 March 2004 - 07:09 PM
AHHHHH...., That would explain it. You should go back to watching Varsity Blues - you're too young to even understand that there is a world outside of Texas.I go to one right now, and grew up with the team, so have hundreds of other posters on this site.(Is there anybody out there who has actually GRADUATED from one of these Texas high schools where football runs the show.....?)
Technically this is a high quality site. More bells & whistles than I've seen anywhere. Compliments to the moderator. I'll look for the day when there are actual adults posting here.
You have your fun kids. Yes, the world does revolve around Texas - at least in your mind.
Good night.
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Posted 08 March 2004 - 07:17 PM
Sad to admit it but this is trueAlso, you keep commenting on Longview. Might I remind you, the Lobos lost in the first round of the playoofs in texas. They are still a great team, but no where near many teams in Texas.
Posted 08 March 2004 - 07:44 PM
First of all, if ESPN wanted to get the feel of a real HS game, they should come to Texas.Attendance at the ECA game was 8,000, due to ESPN requirements to play at a local JuCo rather than at Cal Berkeley where they could have drawn much more.
Second of all, if 8,000 max is all ESPN wants in their HS football games, I guess they will NEVER come to Texas.
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I am interested about the type of offense and defense that they run and the types of plays and or stunts.
What are the current team's states. Height, weight, or 40 speed? Are there any films of them out on the web?
Now I can see the banter on both sides and I can say, the record is impressive. There is no doubt about that. I can also say that considering most all stars, a 2A state champ I feel could beat the 5A all stars simply because they work as a team.
What I am saying is tell us more about the team, records speak loudly, but I take National Rankings and such the same as I do with the Tooth Fairy. My (Cowboy Hat) is off to the team for what they have achieved.
I think that instead of playing allstars in any bracket that it should be the Champion in the class that would match that of the school there in cali. But all is moot in the point that it will not happen this year, so I just say good luck to them, may their streak continue.
I still think we could take you though.
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First of all, I have only seen DLS play one game and it was the ECA game on ESPN last year.
Here is what I think. And please read my entire comment before jumping to any judgement.
DLS is a very well coached, very disiciplined football team that has done something no other football team in the US has before them. DLS has many talented football players that will play D1 football across the country. DLS has a great tradition in the making, and they obviously have some fantastic fans.
Texas has some very well coached football teams that play very disciplined ball as well. Texas has great football players that play D1 ball across the country every year too. Texas is rich in tradition when it comes to friday night, and we have great fans too.
Here is the difference.
Texas highschool football and California highschool football are two completley different animals. The coaches, the players, the fans, and the traditions, are pretty much the same, but the systems cannot compare. Simply put, if DLS had to play 16 games in a season with 6 of those games being against the best of the best in any given year across the entire state of California, there is a good chance they would not enjoy the streak that they currently hold. In Texas a team that goes undefeated in regular season [10 games] has to advance 5 or 6 more times to be crowned champion, and with the enormous amount of talent across the state, to do this for 12 years in a row would be next to impossible. As a matter of fact only two teams in the history of Texas football have managed to do it 4 years in a row.
What I am trying to say is this. I can say without a shadow of doubt in my heart, that DLS would not hold that streak if their school were sitting in Dallas or Houston instead of Northern California, simply because of our playoff system. That does not mean that DLS could not beat several Texas football teams, it simply is the reason I think the "streak" doesn't hold the validity in Texas that it holds in California.
Now for the match-up head to head.
I think if DLS had to play a top level Texas Public Highschool team using NCAA rules and referees in a neutral site ie: Mile High in Denver, that DLS would have their hands full. I think DLS would play a great game, and they might even win in a SINGLE head to head competition, but if DLS had to play the top 100 Texas teams over the next 10 years in the same fashion they would be lucky to win half of them.
I for one would pay 100 bucks for the ticket to Mile High and I promise you that we could sell out the stadium, if De La Salle were to accept a challenge from any Texas highschool team to play the game, but I don't see them willing to take a chance as long as their streak is in tact. And that isn't braggin, that is just the truth.
Good luck to DLS in 2004, but at the risk of sounding bold, "your little streak don't mean nuttin to us red-neck dumbass backwood Texas boys...we don't wear sandles on the football field like them fairies out in San Fransisco.."
Posted 10 March 2004 - 12:16 PM
Good luck to DLS in 2004, but at the risk of sounding bold, "your little streak don't mean nuttin to us red-neck dumbass backwood Texas boys...we don't wear sandles on the football field like them fairies out in San Fransisco.."
HERE, HERE Well said. My hat is off to ya pardner. I will leave it at that as you cannot add to perfection.
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Unlike pipe organs, Bob Campbell is low maintenance.
When he sings in the choir at Christ Episcopal Church, in Bradenton, he stands in the back so no one will notice him. In the summer, when St. Martha's Catholic Church calls him to fix a bent pipe, he makes sure he arrives exactly on time and as early as possible.
"Because," Campbell says, "it would be a shame to air condition a big, old church when no one is inside."
Campbell, 66, has spent more than half his life fixing and tuning Sarasota church organs. He's used to working by himself in holy, silent spaces. He's efficient and sensible, straightforward and polite.
"It's a good occupation," Campbell says of the job. "It's a good feeling to have a problem and to be able to sort it out."
A former Navy man, Campbell learned the trade when he was stationed in Charleston, S.C. He liked to tinker, and he was good at fixing cars, so when a friend asked if he'd be willing to look at an organ in a tiny Lutheran church, he said, "Sure, why not?"
It was an Austin organ, manufactured by one of the oldest-and-largest, pipe-organ companies in the country. Campbell, who took a year-and-a-half of classes at Florida Southern College, in Lakeland, before joining the U.S. Navy, was well versed in electronics and a natural mechanic. He was perfect for the job.
When he got out of the service seven years later, he decided to pursue the career full-time, and when he returned to Bradenton in the 1980s, he was one of the only mechanics in Sarasota who could service the complicated and old-fashioned instruments.
"Tuning 'em is real easy," says Campbell, who can name the make and year of almost every organ in Sarasota and Manatee counties. "If you have average hearing, you can tune an organ."
The majority of his repair work entails replacing old leather parts and repairing pitted magnetic and electrical contacts inside the keyboard. Most of the organs he works on date back farther than 1985 and have mechanical switching.
"If I can convince a church to convert to electrical switching, I will," Campbell says. "It's much more reliable, unless there's lightning. Lightning is a bugaboo for electronics."
He keeps a daily record of every church he visits in his BlackBerry. The database is long and complicated and includes the addresses and contact information for more than 400 churches up and down the state, including First United Methodist Church, on Pineapple Avenue; St. Boniface Church, on Siesta Key; First Presbyterian Church, on Oak Street; First Baptist Church, on Main Street; and Church of the Redeemer, on Palm Avenue.
Up until 10 years ago, Campbell, who grew up on a dairy farm in East Manatee County, was logging 50,000 miles a year servicing churches from Key West to Pensacola, but these days he works less and mainly sticks to local churches. He's got an apprentice now, a firefighter from Clearwater, who he hopes will take over the business in the next few years.
"I no longer go around rustling up the bushes for work," says Campbell, whose favorite organ is in a tiny chapel inside a Naples retirement community.
Ironically, Campbell never learned to play the instrument — not even "Chopsticks."
"These are mechanic's hands," he snickers. "I decided in my life I'm OK with letting other people play."
• Pipe-organ stops control the airflow blowing through the pipes. Pulling out a stop will increase volume, pitch and timbre.
• The expression "pulling out all the stops" stems from the act of pulling out all the stops in a pipe organ.
• Pipe organs used to operate via a system of cumbersome levers running from the keys and pedals up to the pipes. This style of organ has since been revived as a tracker-action-style organ. St. Martha's Catholic Church in downtown Sarasota has one.
• The pipe organ's continuous supply of wind allows it to sustain notes for as long as a key is held, unlike a piano or harpsichord.
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Danubius Hotel Regents Park, part of the largest hotel group in Central Europe Danubius Hotel Group, welcomes you at the heart of the capital in Central London. Overlooking Regents Park and Lord's Cricket ground the hotel is just a short tube ride from the West End and all London attractions.The hotel is an ideal location for business and leisure guests.
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Happy New Year from the Sampson Community Theatre! We wish you health and happiness throughout 2013.
As we look back at our 2012 season, we have our actors, directors, commercial sponsors, Patron Sponsors and those who attended our shows to thank for a successful year as we presented "Come Blow Your Horn", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", "Disney's Winnie The Pooh", The Carol Burnett show", "Nuncrackers" and "A Christmas Carol" as well as our annual Summer Theater Workshop which was well attended and from which you will see actors in future productions.
The first show of our new season will be the musical "Hairspray" which features a large number of teenagers and a handful of older folks singing and dancing to beat the band. You will be impressed with the enthusiasm and energy of the cast, and since it is such a popular show, we plan on presenting 10 shows. "Hairspray" opened on Broadway in 2002 winning eighty Tony Awards as it ran for six years before closing after 2,642 performances. "Hairspray" is being sponsored by Kosterman Chiropractic Clinic and also has obtained a Grassroots Grant from the Sampson Arts Council. This show will open at 8 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 31.
Our 2013 Patron Sponsor tickets are now available and may be purchased from any Board Member. We have an ambitious array of shows planned for the coming year and a Patron Sponsor ticket gives you two admissions to every show we produce plus you get your name or business listed in every program. Call 592-8653 or 214-2444 for further info.
The granite blocks under the theater's marquee may be purchased as an honorarium, a memorial or to advertise your business. The blocks are cemented into the sidewalk and should be there into the next century or more. Contact us by calling 592-8653 and leave us a message for more information.
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"Hairspray," directed by Angela Martin. Rehearsals ongoing. Sponsored by Kosterman Chiropractic Clinic and a Grassroots Grant from the Sampson Arts Council. Performances: Jan. 31, Feb. 1-3 and 7-10, 2013. A patron sponsored event.
2013 Season
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Hairspray: Feb. 1-3 and Feb. 8-10
Crimes of the Heart: Oct. 4-6 and Oct. 11-13
Oklahoma: Aug. 23-25 and Aug. 30-Sept. 1
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The Wizard of Oz: June 20-23 and June 27-30
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It's a Wonderful Life: Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15
Thoughts until next week:
• Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; It depends solely on what you think.
• Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of men of old; Try to seek what they sought.
• Always yearn to learn something useful.


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a remark made to something said that is typical or falls under Murphy's Law. "The ONE day I call in sick at work, and the fucking boss, who happens to leave work early... sees me at the strip joint...go figure!!!"
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A statement that something doesn't make much sense. It's a shortened form of the concept "try to figure that one out." Mr. Wong: Yes, Wong very racist. Don't like black. Don't like Jew either. But black and Jew love Chinese food. Go figure.
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A saying used when something happens that you might have expected, but you have absolutely nothing original or intelligent to say. Generally used by idiots with IQs below 85, who just want to hear them selves talk, and build thier own unfounded egos. Hey, Something happened like I thought it might....Go figure huh huh huh huh..Go figure right? huh huh man i'm the coolest..go figure,,huh huh


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While thinking about what I wanted to write a post about (as I do with every post because I don't just 'wham bam thank you ma'am' anything) it occurred to me at a random moment (as with most things) what the topic at hand would be: inspiration. On a sidenote: I find that most brilliant ideas come while doing the most monotonous things like sitting on a toilet. Imagine a toilet couch. Better yet, a toilet chaise. I'd be full of ideas! I've noticed that lately, especially, I've been surrounded by things that have been opening my eyes with even more wonder.
This particular apple tasted like an Asian pear, and supposedly has more vitamin C than an orange! There's a little juicy plum to tag along.
It's a very comforting and awakening recipe, as the ginger has a bold presence. Just pouring a cup of it makes me feel better, like wrapping up in a Swayter. Luckily, Balthazar's spilled their secret for this precious recipe.
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The motorcycle alternator is a good one to use in wind turbines. It is usually 12V, has strong permanent magnets and robustly built. You can find them in discarded motorcycle engines in junkyards or bike repair shops. remove everything except the crankshaft and the housing. keep the alternator. The other side is where you connect to a turbine.I was able to find unused bike allternators which says 50w. I am not sure if this is 50 watts and if so, at 12v, it should produce 4 amps at around 2000 rpm. It is out of the engine and therefore I have to fabricate the shaft to the magnet rotor. I will post pix as soon as I can take pix of the alt.The problem is spinning at 2000 rpm with enough torque. Less RPM means less voltage and current produced. For more torque, widen the radius of the vertical turbine.At any rate, the wires can be replaced with leaner wires but longer to get voltage. Of course current will drop.There are 3 more from whom I got it for P500.BK
Take note, the alt has 6 poles with heavy wires (high current). The pole enclosed in plastic is high voltage for the CDI.The pole-sensor outside is to trigger the spark. We do not need the last 2. Just the 6 poles. It can be rewound to fit a purpose. The rotor on the left has a powerful magnet.A shaft will have to be fabricated to hold the rotor. the housing of the shaft will hold the stator.Any one interested in the remaining 3 units, text me ASAP. Madali mawala mga ganito. P500 each. Hinde tindahan but a supplier that I have been dealing with matagal na. They buy stuff from close out sales, closed factories or dealers. Brand new sila. Good to experiment with in making a windpower electric generator. Dito ako sa BF Homes, Pque.BK 0922 281 0680
This is interesting!!kaso di naman malakas ang hangin samin at wala ring river samin..
pang honda yan ah, kagandahan nito madali makabili ng regulator, ang mahirap lang ay yung pag fabricate ng shafting para sa magneto tapered kasi yung butas nyanBTWP500 kasama na po ba yung magneto?
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