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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #15 on:
June 28, 2010, 02:17 PM »
Quote from: Beachbum on June 26, 2010, 09:28 PM
Interests always shift, even globally, and kiting, both literally and figuratively is just something that changes with the wind.
Yeah, my take on all this is that when all is said and done, kite flying just isn't as interesting to people as it has been in the past.
There were two big WOW periods, for the general public the second built on the first.
In the '70s a lot of people saw a wide variety of kites for the first time. The first big festivals came around and there was the emergence of modern materials like mylar and nylon in production kites.
In the mid '80s to early '90s festivals that got rolling over the previous decade got a boost from "stunt kites". a big WOW. Teams with stacks of kites with tails from this era still make money doing demos at airshows and stuff.
By the end of the '90s a number of generations had gotten their WOW! and while many come back to festivals and bring their kids, it just isn't a new thing in the public consciousness anymore. Just another outdoor event to think about attending.
The jump from "WOW!" to "I Want To Do That!" is a fairly small percentage of the general population. So if less people are wowed these days, less people try it.
There are all kinds of things people do to promote kiting, bring some wow back, etc. All good stuff, but no matter what you do, kiting just isn't as interesting to the masses as it was. Sure kiting has changed over the years, and some of what sport kite flyers do isn't as interesting to civilians as the old trains & tails stuff, but it's mainly the culture that's changed, not kiting.
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #16 on:
June 28, 2010, 05:32 PM »
Quote from: Allen Carter on June 28, 2010, 02:17 PM
In the mid '80s to early '90s festivals that got rolling over the previous decade got a boost from "stunt kites". a big WOW. Teams with stacks of kites with tails from this era still make money doing demos at airshows and stuff.
Yeah, super WOW, as all new s#!t that the 80's produced! Looking back at all the different designs and mind-f**k color schemes it's more like a WTF era....
I'm going to blame the Brits like Andy P, Paul L, Robertshaw, and everyone else involved in Tricky Flickery for killing it by introducing trick flying. We would have been just fine if we stuck with stacking kites and putting on air shows!
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #17 on:
June 28, 2010, 08:37 PM »
Quote from: Allen Carter on June 28, 2010, 02:17 PM
There are all kinds of things people do to promote kiting, bring some wow back, etc. All good stuff, but no matter what you do, kiting just isn't as interesting to the masses as it was. Sure kiting has changed over the years, and some of what sport kite flyers do isn't as interesting to civilians as the old trains & tails stuff, but it's mainly the culture that's changed, not kiting.
With all due respect... Given our current 21st Century issues; economic, environmental, and personal health wise, the idea that kiting is off the radar of the general public may well be correct but it is not because of the public, but the fault of the sports kiting industry.
As evidence I point you to Connor's sudden popularity, over
1,000,000 hits
on his videos! Does no one see this as a million opportunities?? even if you got a take up rate of 1/100 you're still looking at 10,000 new participants, and that was from 'one' display of his skills!?! If a concerted marketing/media effort to alert/educate the GP is not rolled out on the back of this then the fault lies squarely on the industry.
OK If I was the boss of this and I was truly interested in growing the sport and therefore many business bottom lines, this is what I'd do...
Get the major manufacturers together, and get a commitment to create a collaborative re-branding campaign, TBH this would be a golden gig for a good advertising agency, and I bet you could find an up and coming agency to do it almost pro bono publico (for the public good) just so they could put a (biggish) feather in their cap.
Get a
DVD produced, demonstrating the best of the best Kites and Pilots
and give the bl00dy thing away!
Or if you
sell it, price it at $4.95, the whole idea of spending $30 (1/3 the price of a good cheap kite) on a 'how to fly it' reference is a little outdated now don't you think? (Personally I'd be trying to get it included in some kitesurfing magazines, get it stuck on the front cover with a little rubber cement. it worries me when the only mags on the shelf in Australia that have the word 'kite' in their titles don't have one reference anywhere in them that out sport exists, someones dropping the ball big time there)
I'm sure it's been a good little earner for those who did them, but now lets move forward (the newest one must be 5 years old now [Soul Deep's "Trick or Treat" 2006]...) And lets face it, apart from the Micron, there isn't even a currently manufactured kite in the Prism DVD. I think the phrase 'sitting on your hands' comes to mind. I
is fairly up to date, but what other
industry is relying on 5 year old marketing material? That you have to buy??
Next, write something 'positive' about flying kites, in a format that can be easily translated into a 'lifestyle/sport' story, we call it a 'press release' where I come from. These days upwards of 50-80% of what you are reading in the newspapers or watching on the box is provided by this method of information dissemination, may not be good but it's the truth. Include some contact numbers and quotes from pilots
under the age of 30
rolling out of people who thought the good old days of circles and squares with tails were the best, sorry but we're now moving on to a sport/past-time that's
really, really
challenging and
. So maybe we should find some youth representatives!?! Rolling out a portly 50+ Y/O in a tilly hat as a spokesperson, regardless of their experience, is not a good impression to leave on the GP. period. Sorry but that's the truth.
Face it, we (everyone, GP included)
that a kite can go round and round with or without a tail, what they
don't know
is what they can do now! I know there are going to be a few noses out of joint, but TBH I think the reason the old guard is holding onto the 'they don't get it' card is because there aren't many of the old guard that can fly
freestyle, but just because you can't do it, don't spoil it for the rest of us by bitching and moaning about it, This sport requires developing fast motor skills and quick reflexes, this, by it's physiological requirment is a young person's game, pure and simple.
I've demoed it in public and I fear I'm far from being good enough to really showcase what this sport could offer, yet I can tell you, if shown even my average skills on the lines, the GP do get it!
The whole idea that we can assume what the GP gets and doesn't get is just plain arrogance and has no place in this discussion, I think it even boarders on chronic elitism
At the end of the day we are offering to the general public something that improves hand eye coordination, spacial awareness, cardiovascular health, aerobic and anaerobic capacity, a pastime that rewards practice
patience, encourages problem solving in a 4 dimensional way, and teaches greater awareness of environment. All wrapped up in an activity that the output is seen as an expression of oneself. Tell me if you can, whats so hard to sell about this??? If I was in marketing and I was handed a brief of launching this
sport and this was what I was supplied with I'd be over the moon, it's an easy job....
But that's not all, the real hook that we have is that this sport is piggy backing off 2000+ years of free 'feel good factor'. I guess 60% of the humans on this planet alive today have flown a kite at some point in their life and enjoyed it. That is, in marketing terms a potential market place of what, a mere
3.5 billion people plus
So given all of that, which bit of this is difficult??
Oh I nearly forgot... Allan,
kiting has changed
Oh and BTW just to declare my own interests....
I don't actually want it personally to be any more popular than it already is, we're running out of room at my kite park as it is, and any more participants would mean I might have to 'wait my turn'.
Last Edit: June 28, 2010, 08:47 PM by WinterDaze
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #18 on:
June 28, 2010, 09:46 PM »
Every thing you just typed down, is, well, ummmm.....
...though I do like the enthusiasm in the ideas you proposed, but we are talking about kites.
Rounding up major manufacturers would kill the competition that pushes out newer and better designs and turn a major portion of the beginner level kites into a homogenous shade of blah. Beginners also go for aesthetics.
There was and is a major advertisement for kiting with the advent of the Red Bull flight team.
Sport kiting is pretty old, so though we codgers may not attract the hip, young crowd, it should speak volumes that we were once young and were doing this.
There is already a health and wellness ad for the GP with kite surfing, and Prince Harry does it too.
Ironically, the same thing that helps exposure also hurts us, namely Youtube.
Finally, the whole "people who get" vs. those that "dont" might be a bit misconstrued. It might be better to think of it "Those who want to get it" vs "Those who would rather watch everything on Youtube."
Shoot, I did forget,
has changed
EDIT: Holy crap! I finally found it!
For the quick version skip to 9:50, but overall it's a good episode. Patton's rant starts at 7:10
Last Edit: June 28, 2010, 11:59 PM by Beachbum
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #19 on:
June 29, 2010, 12:59 AM »
Quote from: Beachbum on June 28, 2010, 09:46 PM
Every thing you just typed down, is, well, ummmm.....
...though I do like the enthusiasm in the ideas you proposed, but we are talking about kites.
True. Optional answer 1/ And with that the industry that supports it, designers, manufacturers and retailers included. And I apologise for sound a little passionate, Feel free to tell me to STFU anytime, it didn't take me, 'a dyslexic' anytime at all to knock that out, just a few hours (of
time) and only a few minutes of yours to read it,
and that's only if you want to
Optional answer 2/ Gosh you're right, what was I thinking... it's just kites, who cares about them.... And look at me getting enthusiastic, what was I thinking.
BB, a question... what are you hoping to get out of reading this thread? A conformation of it's demise? Or a glimmer of hope that all is not lost?
Rounding up major manufacturers would kill the competition that pushes out newer and better designs and turn a major portion of the beginner level kites into a homogeneous shade of blah. Beginners also go for aesthetics.
Not to make a single company, just some targeted marketing and promotion, in this case I was thinking another DVD, I know they inspired me, maybe I'm not the only one...
I'm sensing that many smaller boutique manuf. would find it hard to fund a production of a DVD themselves, but by working together with the goal of making something they can all use to help promote the sport might not be a stupid idea.
Many other sports do it that way... Skiing/Snowbording/wakeboarding/skating and even Kite Surfing do it this way. The words you look for are 'Proudly sponsored by'.... and then a
of brands
There was and is a major advertisement for kiting with the advent of the Red Bull flight team.
So we can call that one... and that was by Redbull,
an outsider soft drink company
, who I might add is pretty cutting edge with the sports they chose to support... (I'm yet to see the RedBull lawn bowls team). And to be honest seeing an outside industry using our sport as a vehical to promote their product says something. I see more real estate brochures picturing kites than I see published promotion of the sport.
Sport kiting is pretty old, so though we codgers may not attract the hip, young crowd, it should speak volumes that we were once young and were doing this.
It does, but that's those already doing it, I'm speaking of bringing some new blood in, hey I'm nearly 40 (next month) I think I end up with the old codger badge then
There is already a health and wellness ad for the GP with kite surfing, and Prince Harry does it too.
And with the lawns available to him I can only imagine that his VF entry would be well received, but as you say, he's kite surfing, not freestylin', my point is he probably doesn't even know it's out there.
Ironically, the same thing that helps exposure also hurts us, namely Youtube.
Finally, the whole "people who get" vs. those that "dont" might be a bit misconstrued. It might be better to think of it "Those who want to get it" vs "Those who would rather watch everything on Youtube."
My point exactly, promoting it might just get some of those overweight kids (and adults) off their bums and outside, and maybe, just maybe save a few folk from an early grave
Shoot, I did forget,
has changed...
slowly but surely.
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #20 on:
June 29, 2010, 02:12 AM »
I F'ING swear I'm gonna drop kick this computer.
WTF I can't quote and do all the cool stuff without the text window scrolling up and I can not even see what I am typing. Piece of &%#*ING &%#*!
OK, so second try here. First of all I say Glimmer of hope, and I mean conformation, or ensuring that our sport is going no where in the
good sense
STFU? No way man. I dig your enthusiasm.
As for the How? on the Youtube comment, I mean c'mon, Patton put it out there pretty good, which also leads into the fat (I'm not for being PC, ie "overweight") kids comment. People now have the "Buy it now" equivalent on that website. They get interested, inundate themselves with videos of us flying our asses off, then get over it. Nothing "active" involved.
The whole point is that kiting has always, how do I say this, worked with "active" participation. Like ex-kitehead said, the 80's were all about being part of it. Everything is different now. It's important that we push our hobby, but yet again, there is no amount of money that will make it "Take off" like it did. That's life.
Then there is the DVD comment....I guess it's best to say that you had to be there, at that point of time at least. If you search through my postings I have referenced a 10 year old video when someone has asked how to axel. I totally agree that we need a fresh, new, downloadable, free, media source to keep truckin'. My concern is that we can go too far with a trick intensive vid, and a new flier will go WTF? then go on Youtube, or even the net in general, and look up all the stuff, then get over it.
Finally, as I try to not kick this laptop into the next century. I'm 28. I started a long time ago at the age of 7. I watched the guys fly and they let me handle their very expensive kites. I saw the changes from air show to trick flying and the decrease of fliers and newcomers frequenting the "motherland". In no way was I trapping you WD, but I have seen how well a peer to peer system works versus indirect methods.
EDIT: Aw crap, I forgot to reinstate my "Zen" moment,
Kiting is peer to peer. Keep flying, and acknowledge onlookers and hand them the lines. I am not above giving someone the controls to my main whip. In the end though, I have seen more returns with those who fly a stack, or something with tails than something that can axel.
Last Edit: June 29, 2010, 02:29 AM by Beachbum
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #21 on:
June 29, 2010, 01:37 PM »
Quote from: Beachbum on June 29, 2010, 02:12 AM
In the end though, I have seen more returns with those who fly a stack, or something with tails than something that can axel.
I think it boils down to what the GP understands. They understand circles, figure eights, triangles, etc. They don't understand comete's or yo-fades.
I always wanted to be a procrastinator..........
I just never got around to it.
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #22 on:
June 29, 2010, 02:16 PM »
Quote from: Beachbum on June 29, 2010, 02:12 AM
Piece of &%#*ING &%#*!
Wow, what's the censored word?
OK, this was funnier before the original quote was edited...
I get loads of attention when I'm flying freestyle, I think it just depends on how you go about it. Obviously, if you just smack the kite around in a sloppy mess, most people will not be very impressed, especially if you ad-lib a few "landings" (I'm not saying I don't do this myself, btw!). If you execute a few concise moves, not that quadruple-wrapped inverse fractured comete you can
nail, but something you can do very well every time (even carving a plain old square in the sky is an eye catcher if done well), people will notice. The next step is to make yourself approachable. If you just keep flying with a look of fierce concentration on your face, most folks will just watch quietly for a bit then move on. Would you walk up to a musician and start asking newbie questions in the middle of a tune? No way! Hot dog it for a bit, then land the kite, drop those straps, and acknowledge your little audience with a smile.
Last Edit: June 30, 2010, 12:19 AM by freecheese
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #23 on:
June 29, 2010, 07:33 PM »
Quote from: DWayne on June 29, 2010, 01:37 PM
They don't understand comete's or yo-fades.
Either do I
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #24 on:
June 29, 2010, 07:57 PM »
Thanks for your considered reply and view on this, I notice that this thread has had over 700 reads, I am going to assume that there are quite a few curious folk watching from the sidelines, weather they are interested in the outcome of this discussion on just waiting for a potential verbal blood bath to break out is tricky to ascertain, as there are many eye's but few voices
You bring up some very good points, and I don't deny that the modern world is full of 'other distractions', and that immediate gratification is our biggest hurdle to the growth of this sport, but that doesn't make it impossible, just a lot harder than it was 'in the good old days'.
TBH I feel like a bit of a d!ckhe@d ranting and raving on like this and I'm sure there's a few folk out there that feel the same way, certainly there has been little enthusiasm for the position I have taken on this. So for now I'm going to step away from this. I have created another topic
and encourage the watchers to take a quick look. Again I think most of you will again think I'm a bit of a DH for even proposing such an idea. But at least it will conclude the points I'm trying to put forward and save you from anymore of my impassioned rants.
For the record, Doom and Gloom are mind sets, and therefore changeable
if you have the desire
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #25 on:
June 29, 2010, 10:01 PM »
I think the general public is beyond hope. Especially here in Ustraaalia. The fields I fly on are 3 cricket pitches and there is usually cricket on in the summer on 2 out of three of them. I have seen young boys of 10 yrs doing bowling practice for 3 hours solid and when they look away across the field at the kite they are told, "don't watch the kite, that's gay"
On another occasion a your cricketer stuck his car in a ditch in the pouring rain. I pulled it out for him. As we were all stood around the lads father approached and asked his son how he got his car out. The son replied, "the kite-weiro helped me"
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #26 on:
June 29, 2010, 11:06 PM »
Maybe I'll throw a little bit of curveball into this one...
If you want to impress a typical "man in the street" non kite flying crowd, stop doing tricks with a dual line. Fly a Rev. Seriously, an adequately proficient Rev flyer is capable of doing more wow-able (sp?) moves in sh!ti-er wind compared to a world class dual line kite flyer in semi-good wind.
For the record, I fly both and enjoy the flippy-floppy dual line stuff more than Revs
Last Edit: June 29, 2010, 11:09 PM by lasapcheong
"One day I'll learn to comete my quad and hover my dual-line for a minute anywhere in the window"
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #27 on:
June 29, 2010, 11:20 PM »
Whoa!! That cannot go unchallenged!
If you are talking the run of the mill, crashes the kite every minute dual line flyer, then I buy it, but world class - not even close!
An adequate Rev flyer has shown his stuff in about 30 seconds of flying. A world class dual line flyer can keep blowing you away with new stuff even after 5 minutes. It's all about ACTION!
Last Edit: June 29, 2010, 11:22 PM by tpatter
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #28 on:
June 29, 2010, 11:31 PM »
Nope, sorry. I disagree.
I was at a festival, Blackheath i think it was sometime in the late 90's and the cream of british trick flyers were there. Tim Benson, Bungle, Richard Marsh, Big Gary, the Mullins boys, and others. All tricking away in one corner of the arena. A father and son walked past with their newly purchased2 line delta and the son asked the father what they were all doing. The father replied, "oh, they're beginners son, that's why they keep crashing"
People just do not get it.
They would rather watch a rev, or something with a long tail or team or pairs than tricks/freestyle.
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Re: Doom & gloom
Reply #29 on:
June 30, 2010, 02:41 AM »
Quote from: lasapcheong on June 29, 2010, 11:06 PM
Maybe I'll throw a little bit of curveball into this one...
If you want to impress a typical "man in the street" non kite flying crowd, stop doing tricks with a dual line. Fly a Rev.
Top quality flamebait there
However, I do agree. I'm not getting into an argument about whether they get it but maybe its just easy to understand what's happening with repeated spin, dive, stop 3" off the floor, likewise anyone can enjoy pretty shapes drawn with a tail.
Remember the first time you saw a comete, did you understand what was going on? I didn't. However there is the dilemma, what looks good for everyone else isn't going to keep the flier entertained.
I fly for my own amusement not anyone else's, so I'll stick to my flippy-floppy stuff.
I think it was ABW who said 'trick flying is like masturbation, satisfying for you but no one else wants to see you do it'
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Using the new Windows Azure 1.3 SDK and the RDP support, you can create your own FTP server in the cloud within less than 30 minutes! Here is a little guide how to do so:
The three major steps are to open the necessary FTP ports to the virtual server, enable RDP on the virtual server and configure the FTP server role on the virtual server.
- Download and install the Windows Azure 1.3 SDK
- Create a new Windows Azure Project in Visual Studio 2010 and add a Role to that project. In fact it doesn't matter what kind of role you add to the project. I started by adding a ASP.NET Web Role.
- In the Solution Explorer, right click on the WebRole and choose Properties
- In the Endpoints tab on the Properties page add a second endpoint that uses the public port 21 (which is the default port for FTP)
- Now right click on the Cloud Project in the Solution Explorer and choose Publish
- In the publishing dialog select the option "Deploy your Windows Azure project to Windows Azure" and select the credentials, the deployment environment and the storage account you want to use for the deployment. Then click on "Configure Remote Desktop connections…"
- Check the option "Enable connections for all roles", select or create a certificate that will be used for the RDP connection and provide a user name and password. This user name and password will grant you administrative rights via remote desktop on the server.
- Close the dialog and publish your Windows Azure project to the cloud.
- After the publishing visit the Windows Azure Management Portal, select the server instance of your Windows Azure project and click on the Remote Desktop Connect button.
You can either open the .rdp file directly or save it to your computer for later use without having to go to the Management Portal again.
- Login to the server with the user name and password you provided in step #7.
Hint: use "\<yourUserNameHere>" to remove domain information for the login
- On the server you first need to remove the binding to port 21 from the IIS default website. Go to: Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, navigate to the only web site in the tree on the left and click on the "Bindings…" link in the Actions pane on the right.
- Remove the binding to port 21.
- Close the bindings window and close the IIS Manager
- Go to: Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager
Navigate to the Web Server (IIS) Role in the tree on the left and click on "Add Role Services" in the right part of the window.
- Select the role service "FTP Publishing Service". This should select the services "FTP Server" and "FTP Management Console" automatically, too. If not, select all three manually.
If necessary, add required role services pointed out by the wizard.
- Click "Next" and then "Install".
- Go to: Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager
This tool is used to manage FTP on the server.
- Expand the tree on the left to the "Default FTP Site", right click the Default site and
- Start the FTP Default Site
When the IIS6 Manager asks you if it should start the FTP Publishing Service, click "Yes".
- To check if your FTP server is working, open a Command Shell (either on the server or on your local machine) and connect to your server. Use the same credentials for the FTP connection as for the RDP login.
You can find the address of your FTP server in the title bar of the RDP window.
- For using passive FTP functionality you need to open up more FTP related ports.
- When the cloud fabric decides to shut down your server, reboot it or move it to another physical machine, all changes you made via RDP are lost!
You might solve this by creating startup scripts or upload a pre-configured server image.
- When your server is restarted or moved all locally stored files are deleted, too. So you need to store the FTP uploads somewhere persistently.


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Few men and even fewer women make it to the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at major corporations. Although there are fewer female CEOs than males (only 13 of America's largest 500 companies were run by women in 2009), the route to the top is not much different.
Unfortunately, it can get lonely at the top for female executives. According to a study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, women account for just 2% of top executive positions such as president, chairperson and CEO. The study also showed women made up only 6% of lower-level executive positions such as chief financial officer (CFO) and vice president.
According to Catalyst, a women's research group, the number of women in executive roles at Fortune 500 companies has risen. In 1999, women held 12% of corporate officer positions. In 2008, the number had risen to 15.7%. It may not be a dramatic rise, but progress has been made. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi once said, "The glass ceiling will go away when women help other women break through that ceiling." To find out how these women made it to the top of the pack, we'll look at 10 businesswomen who accomplished this great feat and see what they have in common.
They Are
|Title, Company
|Time Period
|Angela Braly
|Director, President, CEO, WellPoint
|2007 - Present
|Carly Fiorina
|CEO, Hewlett-Packard
|1999 - 2005
|Andrea Jung
|Chairman, CEO, Avon Products
|1999 - Present
|Sallie Krawcheck
|CEO, Citigroup Global Wealth Management Division
|2007 - 2008
|Ann Mulcahy
|Chairman, CEO, Xerox
|2001 - 2010
|Indra Nooyi
|Chairman, CEO, PepsiCo.
|2006 - Present
|Irene Rosenfeld
|CEO, Kraft Foods
|2006 - Present
|Martha Stewart
|Chairman, President, CEO, Martha Stewart Omnimedia
|1997 - 2003
|Margaret Whitman
|President, CEO, eBay President, CEO, Hewlett-Packard
|1998 - 2008
2011 - Present
|Oprah Winfrey
|CEO, HARPO Productions, Inc.
|1986 - Present
Among these powerful executives is one doctor, one lawyer, two entrepreneurs and several globally-acclaimed professionals. So what traits allowed these women to climb all the way up the corporate ladder? Read on to find out.
These Women are Very Well-Educated
The first common thread these women share is a college education. Every executive on the list obtained an undergraduate degree from a four-year college. Six of the executives went on to complete post-undergraduate education. Our list includes four executives with MBAs and two executives with graduate degrees in management.
- Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld obtained her MBA and a doctoral degree in marketing and statistics from Cornell University.
- Angela Braly, CEO of WellPoint, earned her Juris Doctor (JD) from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
- eBay's Meg Whitman earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Princeton and went on to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Citigroup's Sallie Krawcheck earned an MBA from Columbia University.
- Both Indra Nooyi and Carly Fiorina earned graduate degrees in management from MIT.
They Reinforced Their Education with Varied Experience
A strong educational background can serve as a good foundation for executive leadership, but education must be reinforced with experience. Each executive on our list served in multiple capacities within her firm or industry before making it to the role of chief executive officer.
Starting at the Bottom of the Ladder
Anne Mulcahy joined Xerox in 1976, as a field representative, and staged a progressive climb to the executive suite. In 1992, she became vice president of human resources, and in 1997 she became chief staffing officer. Mulcahy served as corporate senior vice president before she was selected as the CEO in 2001.
Moving into Roles with Higher Responsibility
Carly Fiorina spent the bulk of her career at AT&T (NYSE:T) before assuming the high-profile position of CEO at Hewlett-Packard. She began her career at AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee. After 16 years, she was appointed president of the consumer products business at Lucent Technologies, an AT&T spinoff. In 1999, Fiorina left Lucent to return to Hewlett-Packard, a company that once employed her as a temporary worker. This time, she joined HP in the role of CEO. She reigned atop Fortune's list of the "50 Most Powerful Women in American Business" from 1998-2004.
Mastering a Line of Business
Before joining Avon, Andrea Jung served in several roles involving women's apparel and cosmetics. She worked as senior vice president at high-end retailer I. Magnin for four years before moving to Neiman Marcus in 1991 as executive vice president. Jung joined Avon in 1994 as president of the Avon U.S. Product Marketing Group. She was then promoted to president and chief operating officer (COO) prior to becoming CEO in 1999.
Finding a Big Break
Perhaps the most publicly chronicled climb was that of news anchor turned media mogul Oprah Winfrey. In 1973, Winfrey started as a local news anchor in Nashville, Tennessee. She transitioned into hosting a Baltimore talk show five years later. Winfrey's big break came in 1984 when she became host of "AM Chicago." Less than two years later, the show was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The show has been the No. 1 talk show in the U.S. for 22 consecutive seasons. Winfrey serves as chairman and CEO of HARPO Productions.
They have Business and Finance Knowledge
Business and finance knowledge is a cornerstone of success for any CEO. Most of the top female CEOs gained this knowledge long before moving to the helm of their respective companies.
From CEO to CFO
Indra Nooyi served as PepsiCo's CFO before being named CEO in 2006. As CFO, Nooyi was credited with leading several of PepsiCo's restructuring efforts including the initial public offering (IPO) of Pepsi Bottling Group and the separation of Pepsi's restaurants, now known as YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM), from PepsiCo.
Stockbroker Turned Homemaking Mogul
Martha Stewart was actually a stockbroker for six years before she turned to entrepreneurship after leaving the brokerage firm of Monness, Horstman, Williams and Sidel. Coincidentally, Stewart was convicted and sentenced to prison after lying to authorities regarding her involvement in an insider trading scandal. Since her release from prison, Stewart successfully re-emerged as an author and television show host.
An Equity Analyst Goes for Broke
Sally Krawcheck spent just over a year in her final role as CEO of Citigroup's wealth management business, but only after serving in several financial management roles within the firm. Citigroup recruited her in 2002 to take over as CEO of the firm's brokerage unit, Smith Barney. In 2004, she became Citigroup's CFO. After three years as the top financial manager, she returned to brokerage as the CEO of Citigroup's Global Wealth Management division. Prior to joining Citigroup, Krawcheck was an equity analyst and rose to CEO of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., a Wall Street research firm.
They Got on the Path to Success and Kept on Walking
Aspiring executives should look for leadership roles, such as managing a division or a product line. Management experience shows willingness to accept increasing responsibility and can foster leadership skills. Only two members of our list, Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman, assumed chief executive roles as the result of an external hiring decision. Since many officers are hired from within, it is extremely important to keep moving up. Oprah Winfrey was quoted as saying, "Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work."
The Bottom Line
Our female executives have shown us that the road to the executive suite can be a long one paved with education, experience and knowledge. Aspiring female executives should seek progressive responsibility, hone their communication skills and be mindful that gaps in representation and compensation are being tackled. As Andrea Jung said, "Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."


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American Institute of Professional Geologists
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The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has begun posting some of the groundwater data collected on Oahu and neighbor islands to the state's web site (http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/cwrm/data/monitor.htm). This data could be an invaluable resource for AIPG members performing local and/or regional hydrologeologic assessments or other types environmental studies in Hawaii.
The Commission on Water Resource Management's Survey Branch is responsible for collecting basic hydrologic data and conducting water availability and sustainable yield analyses statewide. The information provided in the DLNR webpage highlights some of the Commission's monitoring activities. If you want more information, please call or email Kevin Gooding, CPG at (808) 587-0265 or email@example.com.
Hawaii Section Officers
Robert Chenet
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Honolulu, HI 96825
Work: (808) 840-2065
Fax: (808) 839-0339
Bylaws of the
1.1 Organization
1.1.1 Name. The name of this organization shall be the Hawaii Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (the Section).
1.1.2 Status. This Section was established accordance with the Bylaws of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (the Institute). It is a self-governing component of the Institute, a not-for-profit membership corporation organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii.
1.1.3 Territory. The territory within which this Section is authorized to represent and act for and on behalf of the Institute, within the Bylaws and policies of the Institute, is prescribed by the Institute and consists of the state of Hawaii. The territory of the section may be expanded or decreased by action of the Institute.
1.2 Purposes
The purpose of this Section shall be to further the purposes of the Institute within the territory assigned to it. In. furtherance of its purpose as a component of the Institute, this Section shall have the following additional purposes not inconsistent with those of the Institute:
to represent the members of the Institute assigned to this Section through the Section's delegate on the Advisory Board of the Institute;
to encourage nonmember geologists within the territory of this Section to obtain the qualifications for and to apply for membership in, or affiliation with, the Institute;
to assist in the selection and screening of applicants for membership or affiliation in accordance with the Bylaws, policies, procedures and directives of the Institute;
to monitor and influence legislation and regulation affecting the professional activities of geologists within the territory of this Section, in accordance with the legislative and regulatory goals and objectives of the Institute and the Institute's Policy on Advocacy;
to promote the professional awareness and technical skills of geo1ogists, the interchange of ideas and the cohesion and fellowship of the profession through professional and educational meetings.
to provide liaison between the members of this Section and the local geological community, the state comprising its territory, and the public;
to enhance the image, reputation and awareness of the profession and the Institute through the dissemination of information to governments, schools, civic organizations, and the general public; and
to assist and support the work of the Institute.
1.3 Powers
1.3.1 Powers Granted. Within the territory assigned to it by the Institute, and in furtherance of the purposes of the Institute and this Section, this Section sha1l have all the powers and authority necessary to carry out its functions, within the limitations established by the Institute. In particular, this Section shall have the following powers:
subject to the approval of the Institute, to adopt and amend these bylaws to govern its organization and affairs;
to propose dues for the members and adjuncts assigned to it by the Institute;
to determine its governance and organizational structure, and to elect the officers and appoint the committees to carry out the purposes of this Section;
to raise funds and make expenditures within the budgets and fiscal criteria approved and established by the Institute, which funds shall at all times, however, remain the property of the Institute under the management of this Section; and
to establish subsidiary districts and chapters to operate within the territory and under the supervision of this Section.
1.3.2 Limitations. This Section shall take no. action which shall contravene any Bylaw, policy, procedure or directive of the Institute. In particular, this Section shall have no power to do any of the following:
to bind or make statements on behalf of the Institute;
to incur any liability or financial obligation in excess of the assets in the custody of the Section;
to own any real property;
to approve or deny admission to membership in the Institute, or to impose any form of discipline upon a member of the Institute; or
to establish or maintain any category or class of membership or affiliation other than those permitted by the Institute.
1.4 Seal
The Seal of the Hawaii Section is reproduced below. The design conforms with the policy set out in The Professional Geologist, March 1997, p. 18.
2.1 Section Composition
This Section shall be comprised of all Members and Adjuncts of the Institute, in such categories or classes as have been established by the Institute, who maintain residency or their principal places of business within the territory of this Section.
2.2 Rights and Privileges of Members and Adjuncts
Members and Adjuncts shall have all the rights and privileges in this Section as are afforded to them by the Bylaws of the Institute. The Section President, President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer must be Certified Professional Geologists.
3.1 Annual Meeting
3.1.1 Notice. This Section shall hold an annual membership meeting during the month of November or December in each year at a location determined by the Section Executive Committee. The date of the annual meeting or any other meeting of this Section shall not conflict with the published date of the Annual Meeting of the Institute, written notice of the date, time, and location of such meeting shall be provided to each Member and Adjunct of this section not 1ess than 60 days in advance of the meeting. Such notice may be contained in a regular or specia1 publication of this Section.
3.1.2 Business. The business at the annual meeting shall include the announcement. or the election of Section officers as provided in these Bylaws; the de1ivery of this Section's annual report, and any other business which may properly come before the meeting.
3.2 Other Meetings
Other meetings of this Section may be called at any time by the President or by the Section Executive Committee, upon 10 days notice. Notice may be provided by publication of a schedule of meeting dates in a regular publication of this Section or by e-mail notice.
3.3 Conduct of Meetings
3.3.1 Quorum. A quorum at any meeting of this Section shall be 10 percent of the Members, but in no event shall a quorum be less than 3 Members.
3.3.2 Voting and Decisions. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws, all questions, elections and decisions shall be decided by a majority of those voting. No voting by proxy shall be permitted.
3.3.3 Ballots. Any election or question that may be decided at a meeting of this Section may, at the discretion of the Section Executive Committee, be decided by a ballot.
3.3.4 Parliamentary Authority. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the most recent edition or revision of Robert's Ru1es of Order, to the extent that such rules are practicab1e and are not superseded by these By1aws or by other rules or procedures of the Institute or adopted by the Section Executive Committee.
4.1 Management of the Section
4.1.1 Section Executive Committee. The business and affairs of this Section shall be managed and operated by or under the direction of the Section Executive Committee composed of the following, who shall be the voting members of the Section Executive Committee: the President, , the President-Elect, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Newsletter Editor and three Advisory Members. The President and President-elect shall be Certified Professional Geologists. Additional members may include one or more Chapter Delegates, as may be determined by the Section Executive Committee from time to time. The President and Advisor of each Student Chapter may be non-voting members of the Section Executive Committee.
4.1.2 Meetings. The Section Executive Committee shall meet at least once each year, at a time and location determined by it. Meetings may be held by conference telephone call or via e-mail. Decisions may be made by e-mail votes (see section 4.1.3), where a meeting is impractical. Decisions made by conference call or e-mail meeting shall be confirmed by written concurrence (including e-mail) by those participating in the meeting when a conventional meeting is impractical. Minutes of meetings and decisions of the Executive Committee shall be kept, and all actions shall be reported to the membership in a regular publication of this Section.
4.1.3 E-mail Votes: The Section Executive Committee may vote by e-mail provided that every voting member of the Section Executive Committee casts a vote (for, against, or abstain). The failure of any voting member of the Section Executive Committee to cast a vote will automatically require further discussion of the question being voted on. If requested by a voting member of the Section Executive Committee, this discussion must occur during a face-to-face meeting of a majority of members of the Section Executive Committee.
4.2 Officers
4.2.l Officers. The Officers of this Section shall consist of the following and such additional officers as may be designated by the Section Executive Committee.
the President;
the President-Elect; and
the Secretary / Treasurer..
Any two or more offices, except the office of President and President-Elect, may be held by a single person.
4.2.2 Terms of Office. Terms of office of the officers shall be one year. All terms shall begin on January 1.
4.2.3 Limitations on Terms. The President and President-Elect will be limited to one year in the same office. The other officers except the Newsletter Editor will be limited to two consecutive years in the same office. The Newsletter Editor may serve as many consecutive terms as the Newsletter Editor is willing to serve and is elected to serve. The prohibition on consecutive service does not prevent repeat service following a minimum one- year period. For example, a former Section President can again serve as President following at least one year during which the former President was either not a voting member of the Section Executive Committee or served in another capacity. Similarly, an Advisory Member who has served for two years could serve as Secretary in the following year and then serve again as an Advisory Member.
4.2.4 Removal of Officers. Any officer may be removed by a vote of the majority of the members of the Section Executive Committee for failure to perform with such diligence as is required by the office, or by action of the Institute in accordance with Institute Bylaws.
4.2.5 Vacancies. A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled by the President-Elect Other vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the Section Executive Committee, except where the Institute has appointed an officer or director to succeed one who has been removed by the Institute.
4.3 Nomination and Election of Officers
4.3.1 Nominating Committee. The President shall appoint the members of the Nominating Committee. Normally, the Nominating Committee will be chaired by the President-Elect and will consist of the President-Elect, the President, and one or more Past Presidents as needed.
4.3.2 Report of the Nominating Committee. No later than September 15th, the Nominating Committee shall submit to the section President the names of one or more candidates, who are qualified and willing to serve, for each office.
4.3.3 Write-In Candidates. Provision shall be made on the ballots for additional candidates for each office.
4.3.4 Election of Officers. Election shall be by a ballot. The ballot shall be sent to Members no later than October 15th. Election shall be by a plurality of all qualified ballots cast. In order to be counted, ballots must be received by the Section Secretary or President-Elect no later than November 15th.
4.4 Duties and Responsibilities of Officers
4.4.1 President. The President shall preside at all meetings of this Section and of its Executive Committee, and shall perform the duties customary to the office. The President shall be the official spokesperson for this Section and shall execute all documents and official correspondence of this Section as are appropriate. The President shall appoint the Chairmen of all committees of this Section. The President and/or Committee Chairmen shall appoint the members of the committees. The President shall be responsible for carrying out all of the policies and directives of the Section Executive Committee, except where such responsibility is specifically assigned to another officer.
4.4.2. President-Elect. The President-Elect shall be responsible for the preparation of the budget for the ensuing fiscal year and shall undertake special projects requested by the President and report periodically thereon. The President-Elect may serve as the Teller for the election of Section officers.
4.4.3 Secretary. The Secretary shall perform the duties customary to the office, those assigned by these Bylaws or by the Section Executive Committee, and those required of a Section Secretary by the Institute. The Secretary shall keep, maintain, and have custody of the Bylaws, official documents, and correspondence of this Section and the minutes and records of the meetings, and decisions of this Section and of the Section Executive Committee. The Secretary shall be responsible for giving all notices required by these Bylaws.
4.4.4 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform the duties customary to the office, those assigned by these Bylaws or by the Section Executive Committee, and those required of a Section Treasurer by the Institute. All Section financial resources are the property of the Institute, which are placed in the custody and under the management of the Section Treasurer under the ultimate authority of the Institute Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep an accurate accounting of all Section financial transactions and account balances, and shall insure that all funds received are properly deposited and disbursements properly made from the Section's accounts. The Treasurer shall be responsible for preparing and submitting the annual financial statements and reports of this Section, and such other financial reports as may be required by the Executive Committee or the Institute.
5.1 General Provisions
5.1.1 Institute-Required Standing Committees. The Section Executive committee shall establish the following standing committees as required by the Institute:
Screening Committee
Nominating Committee
Legislation and Regulation, (known in the Hawaii Section as the Legislative Affairs (or Leg/Reg) Committee
5.1.2 Appointments. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws or in the resolution of the Section Executive Committee establishing a committee, the President shall appoint, and shall have the power to remove, the Chairman and members of all Section committees. Committee Chairmen may also appoint members of their committees.
5.1.3 Extent and Limitations of Authority. All committees shall be subject to the directions and instructions of the Section Executive Committee. No committee, nor the chairman or any member of any committee, shall have any authority to make or set policy, to issue any official statements on behalf of this Section, or to act for or bind this Section in any other way, without the express authorization of the Section Executive Committee.
5.1.4 Reports. Each and every committee of this Section shall file a written report with the Section Executive Committee not less than once each year, a copy of which shall be kept with the minutes of the Section Executive Committee.
5.2 Section Screening Committee
5.2.1 Composition. The Section Screening Committee shall consist of a Chairman, appointed annually by the Section President, and at least two other assigned members selected by the Chairman with the consent of the Section President. The members of the Screening Committee must be Certified Professional Geologists.
5.2.2 Duties and Responsibilities. The Section Screening Committee's function is to assist the Institute in evaluating the qualifications and credentials of applicants for Certified Professional Geologist in the Institute and other duties as assigned by the Instiute.
5.2.3 Confidentiality. The Chairman and each member of the Screening Committee shall preserve all applications, references, and inquiry material in strict confidence, and shall not disclose such information except as authorized by the Institute. Files relating to the qualifications of an applicant shall be kept by the Chairman until the final recommendation of the Screening Committee has been made, whereupon the application and all supporting data shall be forwarded to Institute Headquarters, and shall not be retained by the Screening Committee or this Section. Applications upon which action has not been completed by the end of the term of office of the Chairman will be transmitted to the succeeding Chairman.
5.3 Nominating Committee: see section 4.3 of these Bylaws.
5.4 Legislative Affairs Committee (Legislation and Regulation Committee). The Legislative Affairs Committee shall monitor proposed legislation introduced into the Hawaii General Assembly to determine whether such legislation affects the practice of geology or would benefit from geological input. Where action is deemed appropriate, the recommended action will be sent to the Section Executive Committee for review and approval. Similarly, the Legislative Affairs Committee shall be responsible for monitoring and/or reviewing any existing or proposed law, ordinance, rule, regulation, etc. promulgated by any governmental body or regulatory agency within the State of Hawaii affecting the practice of geology or which would benefit from geological input and recommend appropriate actions to the Section Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee shall work closely with the Section's Lobbyist, or other lobbyists in furthering the legislative and governmental goals of the Section.
5.5 Membership. The Membership Committee shall seek out and encourage applications from potential members of the Section and the Institute at all membership levels.
5.6 Other Committees
5.6.1 Establishment. The Section Executive Committee shall establish committees for this Section, as may be appropriate, to perform functions comparable to those of committees of the Institute, to maintain liaison with such Institute committees, and to assist in carrying out the purposes and objectives of the Institute and this section. The name, size, duration, and responsibilities of each Section committee shall be determined by the Section Executive Committee; shall be recorded in the minutes of its proceedings and the records of this Section; and shall be reviewed and kept current by the Section Executive Committee on an annual basis.
5.6.2 Term of Existence. The Section Executive Committee may discharge and dissolve any committee at any time, except those committees required by the Institute. Every committee, other than the standing committees specified herein, shall automatically be discharged following completion of its work and the submission of its report, recommendations or findings. The Secretary shall record such discharge in the minutes of the Section Executive Committee and remove the committee from the list of Section Committees.
5.6.3 Special Committees. The President may establish and appoint any ad hoc or special committee as may be needed for special projects and functions of the Section. Such action shall be reported to the Section Executive Committee and recorded in the minutes thereof. Unless extended or renewed by affirmative action of the Section Executive Committee, each such committee shall complete its work within, and shall automatically be discharged at the conclusion of, the term of office of the President.
6.l Establishment
The Section Executive Committee may subdivide its territory into two or more chapters. The Section Executive Committee may establish, alter, or dissolve subsidiary chapters.
6.2 Chapter Organization and Operations
Chapters shall be organized by the Section Executive Committee in accordance with the Institute Bylaws and policies. This Section shall remain responsible to the Institute for the conduct of all of the activities and affairs of such districts and chapters, and for all reports and other responsibilities required by the Institute.
6.3 Student Chapters
Student Chapters that have been authorized by the Institute shall be Chapters of the Section. The President and Advisor of each Student Chapter may be non-voting members of the Section Executive Committee.
7.1 Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of this Section shall coincide with the Institute's fiscal year.
7.2 Section Funds and Property
7.2.1 Property of Institute. The Institute is a single, unified organization, and all property and funds held by a Section are the property and funds of the Institute, entrusted to the Section for its use and benefit in accordance with the purposes of the Institute. Upon dissolution of this Section, or otherwise upon the demand of the Institute, this Section shall transfer all funds and property held by it to the Institute, or as directed by the Institute. This Section shall not permit any lien or encumbrance to be placed on any of the funds or property held by this Section, without the express prior approval of the Institute Executive Committee.
7.2.2 Section Accounts. All funds of this Section shall be deposited and maintained in accounts in a financial institution designated by the Section Executive Committee and approved by or meeting standards established by the Institute Treasurer, and shall be in the name "American Institute of Professional Geologists - Hawaii Section" The Section Treasurer and the Section President shall be authorized signatories on all such accounts. It shall be the responsibility of the Section Treasurer to obtain all necessary signatures and authorizations required to open and maintain such accounts, and to provide the depository with the Institute tax identification numbers and other data.
7.2.3 Section Property. This Section shall hold no real property of any nature, nor any interest in any real property. All personal property of this Section, other than expendables and inventories such as office supplies, shall be held in the name of the American Institute of Professional Geologists - Hawaii Section. This Section shall not acquire any property which would create a financial burden upon the Institute. Any expenditure for property in excess of $100.00 shall be subject to the approval of the Section Executive Committee.
7.2.4 Expenditures. Funds of this Section shall be disbursed by the Treasurer by check written on this Section's accounts. Unless specifically approved by the Institute Executive Committee, no expenditure may be made or debt or obligation incurred which exceeds the assets held by this Section. Unless specifically approved by the Section Executive Committee, no expenditure may be made or debt or obligation incurred which is in excess of the amounts budgeted therefore.
7.2.5 Institute Tax Exemption. This Section shall comply with all requirements necessary to maintain the Institute's tax exemption as a professional organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and any similar state or local tax exemptions; shall maintain and produce all records required for the proper reporting by the Institute; and shall not engage in any activity, or collect or disburse any funds which would threaten the tax-exempt status of the Institute or subject the Institute to any fines, penalties, or levies by taxing authorities.
7.2.6 Reporting. All financial transactions, including receipts, expenditures, and fund balances, shall be reported to the Institute at such times and in the form and manner required by the Institute.
7.3 Section Dues, Assessments, and Fundraising
7.3.1 Annual Dues. The annual dues of this Section for each category of its membership shall be proposed by the Section Executive Committee. This Section shall notify the Institute of the proposed amount of this Section's annual dues before October 1. Changes in Section dues rates must be approved by the Institute Executive Committee.
7.3.2 Collection of Dues. Section dues shall be collected and remitted to this Section by the Institute as provided in the Institute Bylaws, in accordance with Institute procedures.
7.3.3 Fundraising Activities. All fundraising activities of this Section are subject to the prior approval of the Institute Executive Committee.
8.1 Approval by Institute
These Bylaws are subject to the initial approval of the Institute Executive Committee, as evidenced by the signature of an authorized Institute officer appearing hereon. These Bylaws may not be amended or altered in any manner that will bring them into conflict with the Bylaws, policies, procedures, or directives of the Institute. Any amendment of these Bylaws shall be subject to the approval of the Institute Executive Committee. The date of each such amendment, and the Institute Executive Committee's approval thereof, shall be recorded herein.
8.2 Amendments
8.2.1 Amendments at Meetings of the Voting Members. Subject to the subsequent approval of the Institute Executive Committee, these Bylaws may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Voting Members of this Section, being Certified Professional Geologists, Registered Geologists, and Members of the Institute, present and eligible to vote thereon at any meeting of this Section.
8.2.2 Amendments by Ballot. Subject to the subsequent approval of the Institute Executive Committee, these Bylaws may be amended by majority vote of the Voting Members by mail or electronic ballot.
8.2.3 Submission, Approval and Notice of Amendments. All amendments submitted for approval by the Voting Membership of this Section:
shall have been approved by the Section Executive Committee, or set forth in a written petition signed by at least a quorum of the Members of this Section; or
shall have been the subject of not less than 60 days notice to the voting membership containing the proposed amendment or description thereof.
8.2.4 Amendments by Executive Committee. These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the entire Section Executive Committee where (1) the amendments do not substantially affect the rights, privileges, and obligations of the membership of this Section, or (2) such amendments have been recommended (but not required) by the Institute, upon 30 days notice to the membership describing the proposed amendments. All amendments are subject to approval by the Institute Executive Committee.
8.2.5 Amendments Required by the Institute. These Bylaws shall be amended by the Section Executive Committee as necessary to comply with (1) changes in Institute Bylaws, policies or procedures, (2) a directive from the Institute requiring such amendment, or (3) any laws, regulations, or legal decisions affecting the Institute. Notice of the amendment or amendments shall be given to the membership of this Section as soon as practicable after they have been approved by the Institute Executive Committee. Any directive of the Institute requiring amendment of these Bylaws shall have the same force and effect as an amendment, and shall supersede and take precedence over any provisions of these Bylaws which are in conflict or are inconsistent therewith.
- This Section was originally established under the name Hawaii Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists.
- The formation of this Section was formally approved by the Institute.
- These Bylaws were initially adopted on May 22, 2004, pursuant to a membership meeting of the Hawaii Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists.
- These Bylaws were approved by the Institute for conformity and consistency with Institute Bylaws, policies and procedures on May 22, 2004 and signed by David M. Abbott, Jr., Institute Secretary, a copy of which is attached hereto.
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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Taxing issue resolved, but alderman still angryBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 17. 2014 11:24PM
As department heads go, Bob Gagne, the Assessors Board chairman,is one of the more helpful and easygoing guys at City Hall. So it was a surprise a couple weeks ago to find him in the cross-hairs of Ward 12 Alderman Keith Hirschmann. "I don't like the way you're treating people," he told Gagne at the last aldermen's meeting.
The "people" he was referring to were Normand and Priscilla Robidoux, an elderly couple in his ward who have been fighting City Hall since the assessing office denied them an elderly exemption on their property tax bill last year. The couple had been granted the exemption from 2007 until 2012, but were denied it in 2013 after Gagne undertook a review and determined that the kind of trust the couple had placed the property in made it ineligible for the exemption.
The couple hired a lawyer and sued the city. The Board of Tax and Land Appeals ruled in the couple's favor earlier this year. The city appealed, and last week the board again sided with the couple.
Without attempting to parse the intricacies of trust and estate law, the court agreed with the Robidouxs' attorney that they were still the rightful owners of the property and deserving of the exemption, even if the home was in an irrevocable trust.
Gagne won't be appealing the ruling to the state Supreme Court. In a letter to the board last week he wrote: "We consider this case 'closed' and will process the taxpayer's refund, with interest."
At the same time, he noted that the appeals board "denied the taxpayer's request for costs and attorney fees."
Gagne told me that his office will review some of its decisions in light of the ruling, but he didn't think it would have major financial consequences.
"In general terms, it's probably not going to have a huge impact because this particular trust has some features in it that you don't see other trusts use," he said.
Hirschmann, for his part, said the fight with the couple should have never begun in the first place, and had cost them $5,000 in legal fees.
"He was wrong," Hirschmann said of Gagne. "And he cost the city some money and the taxpayer some money."
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Assistant Superintendent Dave Ryan no longer has to worry about putting his Hooksett home on the market - or having to reapply for his job.
The school board on Monday resoundingly rejected a motion to repost the position, after the board voted last month to end its short-lived policy of requiring top school administrators to take up residence in Manchester.
The motion to repost the position was made by school board member Deb Gagnon Langton. "There were a number of individuals who did not put in applications because of that clause," she said. "This is just to be fair to all of our employees."
Having the city's highest paid employees live in the city has long been a priority for Mayor Ted Gatsas, and while he said he didn't think the job should be reposted, he made his displeasure with Ryan known.
"I can tell you, I won't be voting for your contract," he told Ryan. "It's not that you're not doing a good job, but I believe strongly in residency, and when you take a position, you keep it."
Only board members Langton and Art Beaudry voted to repost the job.
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For years, school board members have talked of getting rid of the reviled "portables" on school campuses. Set up as stop-gap measures to meet the district's space needs, the portables have become seemingly permanent fixtures at many schools.
Well, the school board finally gave itself a deadline for ditching the portables. The board passed a motion Monday calling for the elimination of all portables by the summer of 2017.
Of course, it will be another matter where the district finds the money to build approximately 27,760 square feet of brick-and-mortar classrooms - that's the amount of space offered by the district's 18 portables.
Just how limited the district's new construction budget is, was underscored the same evening when Mayor Gatsas told the board that it was time to part ways with state-owned Stark House on North River Road.
A year ago, Gatsas and school officials were eager to get their hands on the facility for use as an alternative education center for troubled students. The state agreed to lease the center to the district for a token sum.
"At first blush, it looked like it was going to work, but it was too costly when we had facilities in there," Gatsas told the board, referring to the district's building experts. "We're not going to use it for the foreseeable future. The state was good enough to give it to us. I think we need to give it back to them because they want it."
Ted Siefer is the City Hall reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. He may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @tbsreporter.


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You can use a profiler to perform remote profiling on the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 to discover choke point in server-side performance. This section describes how to configure these profilers for use with Sun Java System Web Server 7.0:
HPROF is a simple profiler agent shipped with the Java 2 SDK. It is a dynamically linked library that interacts with the JavaTM Virtual Machine Profiler Interface (JVMPI) and writes out profiling information either to a file or to a socket in ASCII or binary format. This information can be further processed by a profiler front-end tool such as HAT.
HPROF can present CPU usage, heap allocation statistics, and monitor contention profiles. In addition, it can also report complete heap dumps and states of all of the monitors and threads in the Java virtual machine. For more details on the HPROF profiler, see the JDK documentation at:
Once HPROF is installed, its libraries are loaded into the server process.
You can configure Sun Java System Web Server 7.0
Access the Admin Console.
Click the Edit Java Settings tab in the home page.
The JVM General Settings screen appears.
Click Profilers.
Click New.
The Create JVM Profiler popup appears.
Type the Name and select the JVM Profiler option to enable the profiler. Leave the Class Path and Native Library Path fields blank.
Click New to configure the JVM options.
Click OK.
Edit the server.xml file as appropriate
<! --hprof options --> <profiler name="hprof" enabled="true" <jvm-options> -Xrunhprof:file=log.txt,options </jvm-options> </profiler>
Do not use the -Xrs flag.
Here is an example of options you can use:
The file option is important because it determines where the stack dump is written in step 6.
The syntax of HPROF options is as follows:
-Xrunhprof[:help]|[:option=value,option2=value2, ...]
Using help lists options that can be passed to HPROF. The output is as follows:
Hprof usage: -Xrunhprof[:help]|[:<option>=<value>, ...] Option Name and Value Description Default heap=dump|sites|all heap profiling allcpu=samples|old CPU usage offformat=a|b ascii or binary output afile=<file> write data to file java.hprof(.txt for ascii) net=<host>:<port> send data over a socket write to filedepth=<size> stack trace depth 4cutoff=<value> output cutoff point 0.0001lineno=y|n line number in traces? ythread=y|n thread in traces? ndoe=y|n dump on exit? y
Change the PRODUCT_BIN assignment in the /install_dir/instance_dir/bin/startserv file from:
PRODUCT_BIN=webservd-wdog to PRODUCT_BIN=webservd
Start the server by running the startserv script.
As the server runs in the foreground, the command prompt returns only after the server has been stopped.
Find the process ID of the server process in another window or terminal.
% ps -ef | grep webservd
This command lists two webservd processes. Look at the PPID (parent process ID) column and identify which of the two processes is the parent process and which is the child process. Note the PID (process ID) of the child process ID.
Send a SIGQUIT signal (signal 3) to the child process:
% kill -QUIT child_PID
Run the stopserv script from another window to stop the Web Server.
% ./stopserv
Stopping the server writes an HPROF stack dump to the file you specified using the file HPROF option. For general information about using a stack dump, see Generating a Stack Trace for Debugging.
Information about Optimizeit is available at:
Once Optimizeit is installed, its libraries are loaded into the server process.
To enable remote profiling with Optimizeit, do one of the following:
Go to the Common Tasks page in the Admin Console, click the Edit Java Settings tab, click the Profiler link, and edit the following fields before selecting OK:
Profiler: Enable
Classpath: Optimizeit_dir/lib/optit.jar
Native Lib Path: Optimizeit_dir/lib
JVM Option: For each of these options, type the option in the JVM Option field, select Add, then check its box in the JVM Options list:
Enable remote profiling by editing server.xml file
<!-- Optimizeit options --> <profiler classpath="Optimizeit_dir/lib/optit.jar" nativelibrarypath="Optimizeit_dir/lib" enabled="true"> <jvm-options> -DOPTIT_HOME=Optimizeit_dir -Xboundthreads -Xrunoii -Xbootclasspath/a:Optimizeit_dir/lib/oibcp.jar </jvm-options> </profiler>
In addition, you might need to set the following in your server.policy file:
grant codeBase "file:Optimizeit_dir/lib/optit.jar" { permission java.security.AllPermission; };
For more information about the server.policy file, see The server.policy File.
When the server starts up with this configuration, you can attach the profiler.
If any of the configuration options are missing or incorrect, the profiler might experience problems that affect the performance of the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0.


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The Mandibulata or mandibulates is a clade of arthropods that comprises the extant subphyla Myriapoda (millipedes and others), Crustacea and Hexapoda (insects and others). Mandibulata is currently believed to be the sister group of the clade Arachnomorpha, which comprises the rest of arthropods (Chelicerata+Trilobita). The mandibulates constitute the largest and most varied arthropod group.
The name Mandibulata refers to the mandibles or jaws, which are the characterizing feature of its member arthropods.


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Last month, Kingston Technology announced the release of a high-performance, low-latency 800MHz DDR2 fully-buffered dual-inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs). This memory kit should look familiar to our readers as we showed you the prototype heat sink last year at the Intel Developer Forum. These modules were built to run on the Intel 5400 chipset, which is the chipset used on the Intel Skulltrail platform. We first spotted the super fast Intel Skulltrail platform at IDF last year and finally got one to benchmark on our test bench in February of this year. The performance numbers of the system were stellar, but it did and still does have a weakness and that would be the memory picked for the system. Intel went with FB-DIMMs on the D5400XS workstation motherboard and while the board was one of the first to support quad channel memory the press kits were sent out with dual channel memory kits. This actually impacted performance, but at the time 800MHz FB-DIMM memory kits were still in development and very expensive. If that wasn't bad enough, FB-DIMM memory kits run very hot since they have a controller IC on each module. Early adopters of the platform didn't have too many memory choices when it came to this expensive enthusiast platform, but where there is demand, a product will arise.
Kingston Technology has been developing FB-DIMM memory kits from day one, so it was no shocker when they announced a HyperX part that was unlike any other module on the market. Kingston used a single U-shaped heat pipe to cool the FB-DIMMs' controller IC. To help transfer the heat away from the heat pipe they then employed a set of nine cooling fins dissipate the intense heat from the controller IC.
Each module has the SPD timings set to 5-5-5-18 with 1.8V on bootup, but the timings may be tightened to 4-4-4-12 with a voltage increase (2.0V). Increasing the voltage on FB-DIMM modules used to be something only dare devils would do, but since the Kingston HyperX FB-DIMMs use an improved heat sink it can now be done safely. For those that want to push the limits with low latency timings we were able to reach 3-4-3-12 timings with full stability with 2.1V. At these voltages you will want to make sure the memory modules have a fan blowing across them!
The Intel D5400XS motherboard has four memory channels that can handle up to 16Gbytes in four fully buffered DIMMs (FBDIMM). FBDIMMs provide better signal integrity but with slightly more latency and are required in most server environments and high-end workstations. In theory, they can provide improved bandwidth over their non-buffered counterparts.
The Kingston 800MHz HyperX FB-DIMMs are significantly taller than standard FB-DIMM memory modules. This can be seen in the above image as the module in front is a standard Samsung 800MHz FB-DIMM memory module with a traditional heat spreader. The Kingston 800MHz HyperX FB-DIMMs are taller and thanks to the innovative cooling system, they can be used together without blocking airflow to the other memory modules cooling fins.
We were curious what memory IC's were under the heat spreader, so we pulled off the clips and found Elpida branded memory chips with the part number E5108AJBG.
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