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By Dave Ackermann (The Orchestrator)
(Feature Photo by Kelsie LeRose of BGS)
WVU released the Spring Media Guide and included in the information was a complete Spring Depth Chart. Let's take a look at the starting depth at various positions for the 2017 Mountaineer Football Team.
Most writers might start with the QB position and that's fine, but from my perspective, and much more important, will be the Offensive Line that supports the quarterbacks.
At Center, graduated AP All-American and Remington finalist Tyler Orlosky is now vying for an slot in the NFL. Leading the replacement charge is Hubbard, Ohio's redshirt sophomore Matt Jones, 6'3 and 319 pounds. Jones saw some action at Center last season but will be pushed by Kelby Wickline , 6'4 and 281 pounds; a Juco transfer and son of the OLC Joe Wickline. Also making snaps this spring will be redshirt junior and Tennessee transfer Ray Raulerson, 6'4 and 295 pounds who sat out last year to fulfill NCAA transfer rules.
Ohio recruits are playing a large role in the re-making of the O-Line for 2017 as Right Guard finds redshirt senior Grant Lingafelter, 6'6 and 306 pounds (Chagrin Falls, OH) leading the charge this Spring. With 23 games under his belt, Grant will move into a leadership role this coming season. the other Ohio recruit forming a tandem on the right side this spring is Right Tackle and redshirt sophomore Colton McKivits, 6'7 and 307 pounds (Jacobsburg, OH) with 13 games under his belt. Lingafelter will be pushed by a couple of redshirt freshmen in Chase Behrndt, 6'3 and 307 pounds and Jacob Buccigrossi, 6'3 and 293 pounds out of Pittsburgh, PA. McKivits will get pressure from redshirt freshmen Josh Sills, 6'6 and 307 pounds (Byesville, OH) and redshirt sophomore Rob Dowdy, 6'4 and 299 pounds (Westerville, OH).
On the left side, we find even more maturity and experience in Left Guard and redshirt senior Kyle Bosch 6'5 and 310 pounds who has 26 starts and games played as well as redshirt junior Yodny Cajuste, 6'5 and 306 pounds at Left Tackle with 8 games played and 7 starts before being injured last season. Cajuste has great push from redshirt senior Marcel Lazard, 6'6 and 311 pounds with 26 games played and 12 starts to his experienced credit. Redshirt sophomore Ja'HShaun Seider, 6'2 and 308 pounds (son of former RBC Ja'Juan Seider now at Florida) will also push for time at left tackle. Backing up Bosch at left guard entering the spring are redshirt sophomore Alec Shriner, 6'4 and 306 pounds with 6 games played and redshirt freshman Zach Davis, 6'2 and 300 pounds out of St. Mary;s, WV.
So the least experienced area seems to be at Center, but overall it is a talented if not experienced group in the trenches this coming season. Spring always brings some surprises and changes so Mountaineer fans should be prepared.
Next we will visit the Tight End position as they play with the O-Line in many instances and sets. It is a position that could get more and more usage in a Jake Spavital Offense. The leader in the clubhouse this Spring is redshirt junior and Martinsburg, WV native Trevon Wesco, at 6'3 and 263 pounds (1 reception for 6 yards and 1 TD) with 10 games played under his belt. He is very athletic and strong and could add heavy weaponry to the Mountaineer Offense as he hones his skills this spring. Wesco gets competition from a couple of redshirt freshmen in Matt Bezjak, 6'4 and 234 pounds (Loveland, OH) along with Nate Green, 6'4 and 260 who hails from Wellsburg, WV.
Graduated RB Rushel Shell III (Photo courtesy Kelsie LeRose of BGS)
The next perspective area of strength to visit is the Running Backs. Yes Rushel Shell (113 carries, 514 yards and 5 TD's) is now competing in combines as he tries to make it in the NFL draft, but the cupboard is far from bare as Shell was not even the leading rusher in 2016. That leading rusher was none other than returning senior Justin Crawford, 6'0 and 202 pounds who rushed 163 times for 1,184 yards and scored 4 TD;s. Justin averaged 7.3 yards per carry and 91.9 yards per game in 13 games played last season.
Backing up Crawford on the Spring Depth Chart are two proven performers from the 2016 season in sophomore Kennedy McCoy, 6'0, 201 pounds who rushed 73 times for 472 yards and 4 TD's last season as a true freshman appearing in 13 games. McCoy averaged 6.5 yards per carry. Sophomore Martell Petteway, 5'9 and 208 pounds saw his redshirt burned late last season (due to injuries). Appearing in only 3 games last season the true freshman rushed 49 times for 260 yards for 1 TD. He averaged 86.7 yards per game and 5.3 yards per carry. New recruit Tevin Bush, 5'5 and 168 pounds comes in as a highly touted recruit and fits in nicely in the 4th position on the depth chart. It will remain to be seen if he remains a running back or shifts to a slot receiver. As a Tavon Austin type, he could do both, of course.
Others on the depth chart include redshirt sophomore Brady Watson, 5'6 and 210 pounds (Ridgeley, WV), redshirt freshman Jashawn Banks, 5'10 and 212 pounds and Sophomore Lorenzo Dorr, 5'8 and 196 pounds. None of the latter four, of course, have appeared in a game for the Mountaineers to date.
At Fullback redshirt senior and Huntington, WV native Elijah Wellman, 6'1 and 241 pounds returns to lead the spring depth chart after 9 starts and 38 games played as one of the most experienced players on the roster. Of course, WVU recently lost Michael Ferns, the Michigan transfer (and brother of linebacker Brandon Ferns) to increased study time and concentration needed in his Engineering major. That will create some depth problems as the other depth chart members have little experience with zero games played among them. This is however, a position that is filled by all homegrown WV players this season.
Redshirt freshman Elijah Drummond, 5'11 and 223 pounds (Bridgeport, WV), true freshman Maverick Wolfley, 6'3 245 pounds (Morgantown, WV) and redshirt sophomore Matt Vucelik, 5'11 and 232 pounds (McMechen, WV) wil all vie for time behind Wellman.
Shelton Gibson is off to the NFL (Photo Kelsie LeRose of BGS)
At Wide Receiver, the losses were serious in that leading receiver Dakiel Shorts (63 receptions for 894 yards and 5 TD's) and speedy wide-out Shelton Gibson (43 receptions for 951 yards and 8 TD's) have graduated to opportunities in the NFL. Gibson averaged 22.1 yards per catch and nobody on the roster is even close to that with more than 10 catches. Shorts had the most reliable hands on the team as the possession receiver and many of his receptions were for first downs on third or 4th down.
But all is not lost as Wide Receivers redshirt senior Ka'Raun White, 6'1, 197 pounds (48 receptions for 583 yards and 5 TD's) and junior Javon Durante, 5'11 and 164 pounds (35 receptions for 331 yards and 2 TD's) return as the two next productive receivers, In Fact, White was ranked second with 48 receptions and Durante 4th with his 35 receptions, but both of these receivers are listed at "Z"position. redshirt junior Ricky Rogers, 6'1, 204 pounds is also listed as a "Z" and has played in 4 games, but has no real stats from last season for receiving. Redshirt senior Alex Marenco, 5'9 and 180 pounds along with redshirt freshman Seth Aungst, 6'1 and 208 pounds round out the "Z"WR position depth chart.
More good news exists in he "Y, HB" WR position in that junior Gary Jennings, 6'1 and 204 pounds (10 receptions for 165 yards and 2 TD's) leads the pack in Spring and junior David Sills, 6'3 and 201 pounds returns from Juco to line up once again as a WVU wide receiver with experience in the WVU offensive system and adding very valuable depth. Others vying for time at the "Y, HB" position include redshirt freshman Druw Bowen, 6'2 and 215 pounds and Jamicah Hopkins, 6'2 and 205 pounds and a true freshman. Neither of the latter have any game experience as a Mountaineer.
Finally, at the "X" wide receiver position sophomore Marcus Sims, 6'0 and 178 pounds (6 receptions for 95 yards and 1 TD) and 10 games played under his belt leads the pack for Spring. Junior Juco transfer Dominic Maiden, 6'5 and 203 pounds should get some real opportunities this spring. Others vying for time are redshirt freshmen Conner Watts, 5'10 202 pounds (Hurricane, WV) and Mitch Chugunov, 6'0 168 pounds (brother of QB Chris Chugunov).
So the Wide Receiver positions have reasonable experience returning, but in some cases not much experienced depth. Spring will go a long way in determining how positions ultimately shake out.
Skyler Howard has graduated and left his mark on the Mountaineer program. Just last season he was responsible for 3,791 yards and 36 TD's, 10 of them rushing. He had an efficiency rating of 146.62 in 2016. Nobody in WVU QB history had more passion and desire to win than this gun-slinging competitor.
Enter redshirt junior and Florida transfer QB Will Grier, 6'2 and 204 pounds with two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules.It will be about a full season and one-half since Grier lined up to run an offense on game day. He won his first 6 games as either starter or co-starter accumulating 1.038 yards passing on 105 completions in 160 attempts for 10 TD's. Grier threw three interceptions but also rushed for two TD's in those games before being suspended for one year due to testing positive for a banned substance by the NCAA.
He was able to practice with the team during his season sitting out the transfer and should have a very good understanding of Holgorsen's spread offense coming into this Spring. It will still be unclear whether Grier will have to sit out any games to start the 2017 season, but it seems to be unexpected since he sat out the whole year last season on top of the 6 games and bowl game he sat out for Florida that season.
As noted above, Grier will take the field with a relatively solid offensive line, a good stable of running backs and a hoard of big receivers as the majority are all over 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. If he can adequately be protected he could be in for a great year.
Competing with Grier will be redshirt sophomore Chris Chugunov, 6'1, 203 pounds who has appeared in 3 games and was 2-5 for 15 yards, zero TD's and 1 interception. Redshirt freshman Cody Saunders, 6'2 and 209 pounds is the third QB on the spring depth chart and hails from Panama City, FL.
With the exception of Josh Lambert, who left the team after being suspended last season, Special Teams returns in tact with only a couple of exceptions: Shelton Gibson won't be the kickoff return specialist (in a Mountaineer uniform anyway) in 2017 and we will have a new Kick-off Specialist kicking off if Spring depth charts hold into the fall.
Redshirt Senior Mike Molina, 5'7 and 179 pounds returns to handle the place kicking duties after connecting on 15-22 field goals in 2016 with a long of 50 yards. He also was a perfect 51-51 on extra points and was the leading scorer with 96 points scored. While Molina also handled kick-off duties last season, he is listed as #2 entering Spring behind redshirt Freshman John Young, 6'0 and 200 pounds. Young also is listed as the #2 place kicker while redshirt freshman Evan Staley, 6'1 and 184 pounds starts Spring as the #3 place kicking and kick-off specialist.
Redshirt Junior Billy Kinney, 6'4 and 218 pounds returns as the #1 punter this Spring after averaging 41.7 yards on 59 punts last season with a long of 63 yards and 17 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line. Young will serve as the back-up punter this spring. Kinney is the #1 Holder for placekicking, again backed-up by Young.
Redshirt Senior Nick Meadows, 5'11 and 228 pounds returns as the #1 long-snapper this spring with redshirt freshman Kyle Poland, 6'1 and 222 pounds at #2 and redshirt sophomore Rex Sanahara, 6'6 and 224 pounds at #3.
2016 NT Darrien Howard (Photo Credit BGS)
The entire defensive line is gone including NT Darrien Howard, and DE's Noble Nwachukwu and Christian Brown, lost to graduation along with several other starters at key positions.
Lets start with the defensive line where only one player with starts is returning in redshirt sophomore Adam Shuler, 6'4 and 275 pounds who appeared in 13 games but only had one start. Redshirt Senior Jon Lewis, 6'3 and 275 pounds and his 27 games played with no starts also returns and is listed #2 behind Shuler at one DE position. Junior Ezekiel Rose, 6'2 and 266 pounds comes in at #3 while redshirt freshman Jonathan Szymczek, 6'1 and 248 pounds is listed at #4 on that side in the Spring.
Looking at the other side DE position, Sophomore Reese Donahue, 6'4 and 254 is listed as #1 in Spring, probably due to his 12 games played but without a start. Redshirt senior Xavier Pegues, 6'2 and 289 pounds is listed at #2, while redshirt sophomore Stone Wolfley, 6'4 and 248 is listed third and does have a game played under his belt.
At Nose Tackle redshirt junior Jaleel Fields, 6'1 and 304 pounds holds down #1 in the Spring after playing in 4 games with no starts. Junior Jalen Harvey, 6'2 and 340 pounds comes in at #2 while redshirt senior D. J. Carozza 5'10 and 304 pound sets up as #3 on the spring depth chart and neither of the latter 2 have any games played.
While there are some players with many games plated at Defensive End, this might be the youngest starting Defensive Line in some time if the spring depth chart holds and could be the weakest area of the returning defense.
Leading 2016 Tackler Justin Arndt (Photo credit WVUSports.com)
At Linebacker, only Justin Arndt and Sean Walters were lost to graduation with starters redshirt senior Al-Rasheed Benton, 6'0 and 237 pounds returning at MIKE LB and redshirt sophomore David Long, 5'11 and 228 pounds returning at WILL LB. Benton has 39 games played and 14 starts while Long has 13 games played and 10 starts. The #2 MIKE LB for Spring is redshirt senior Hodari Christian, 6'0 and 225 pounds. Christian has appeared in no less than 18 games in his career. Redshirt freshmen Brandon Ferns, 6'2 and 236 pounds coming off a season ending injury returns as #3 at MIKE LB in the spring while redshirt freshmen Logan Timmons, 6'0 and 228 pounds and Luke Williams, 6'0 and 218 pounds come in at #4 and #5 respectively. At WILL LB redshirt freshman Dylan Tonkery, 6'0 and 214 pounds is listed as #2 for spring while Juco recruit Quandarius Quails, 6'0 and 218 pound junior is listed at #3. redshirt sophomore Max Chefren, 6'0 and 215 pounds and redshirt freshman Jonah Campbell, 6'0 and 241 pounds come in at #4 and #5 respectively.
At SAM LB senior Xavier Preston, 6'2 and 238 pounds, comes back with 32 games played but no starts as the #1 SAM for Spring. Sophomore Adam Hensley, 6'2 and 229 comes in at #2 with 6 games played and no starts. redshirt freshmen Zach Sandwisch, 6'2 and 221 pounds and redshirt sophomore Shea Campbell, 5'11 and 231 pounds figure at #3 and #4.
If your counting, that's 14 Linebackers positioned for Spring with only one new JUCO recruit in the mix.
2016 CB Rasul Douglas (photo credit BGS)
The Corner-backs positions have had the most loss in that Rasul Douglas, Antonio Crawford, Mo Fleming and Nana Kyeremeh are gone and the only Letterman with any starts returning is Senior Elijah Battle, 5'11 and 189 pounds at RCB. Battle has played in 11 games and has 3 starts to his credit. Senior Mike Daniels, 5'11 and 204 pounds, appeared in six games and is listed as #1 LCB entering Spring drills.
The recruiting staff went to the JUCO bank to bolster the corner-backs position and picked up junior Hakeem Bailey, 6.0 and 198 pounds out of Iowa Western CC and he is already listed as #2 LCB followed by two redshirt freshmen in Jake Long, 5'11 and 185 pounds and Jacquez Adams, 5'11 and 164 pounds. Neither of the latter have any game experience. At RCB, redshirt sophomore Jordan Adams, 5'11 and 173 pounds, stacks up at #2 entering spring and has played in 4 games, Redshirt sophomore Sean Mahone, 5;11 and 197 pounds is #3 while redshirt sophomore Kevin Williams, also 5'11 and 197 pounds and with 4 game appearances comes in at #4.
The Safety positions (free safety and bandit) lost Jarod Harper, Jeremy Tyler and Khairi Sharif to graduation but has some real experience (seven Letterman) coming back lead by Free safety, redshirt junior Dravon Askhew-Henry, 6'0 and 195 pounds. Henry has 26 games played and 27 starts. Redshirt senior Shane Commodore is listed as #2 Free Safety and has 18 games played with no starts. Redshirt freshman Osman Kamara, 5'10 and 188 pounds and redshirt sophomore Deamonte Lindsay, 6'1 and 198 pounds and 7 game appearances round out the spring depth chart.
The Bandit position has redshirt junior Toyous Avery, 5'11 and 202 pounds is listed #1 i Spring after playing i 11 games and starting one. Interesting enough though, is that a new recruit, true freshman Derrek Pitts, 6'0 and 173 pounds out of Dunbar, WV finds himself listed at #2 on the spring depth chart. Redshirt freshman Dante Bonamico, 5'8 and 178 pounds and redshirt junior Brandon Rivers, 6'0 and 182 pounds round out the bandits for Spring.
It becomes very obvious that the defense took the biggest hit in lost Letterman, but that the cupboard is nicely lined with some very experienced players. It s also obvious that Gibson used recruiting to bolster some areas with JUCO maturity. Spring will go a long way in determining if the defense is still on course to win championships.
Looking at new recruits and JUCO transfers and who stands out with some opportunities entering Spring, the list includes some very talented players:
- JUCO WR Dominique Maiden, 6'5 and 203 pound JR listed as #2 at X WR
- True Freshman Maverick Wolfley, 6'1 and 252 pounds listed as #3 FB
- True Freshman Tevin Bush, 5'5 and 168 pounds listed as #4 RB
- JUCO DE Ezekiel Rose,6'2 and 266 pound JR listed as #3 L DE
- JUCO LB Quondarius Qualls, 6'0 and 216 pound JR listed as #3 WILL LB
- JUCO CB Hakeem Bailey, 60 and 186'pound JR listed as #2 LCB
- True Freshman Derrek Pitts, 6'0 and 173 pounds listed as #2 Bandit Safety
All of these recruits will obviously have an opportunity to see the field next season, and there are probably more that will enter for Fall with that chance. But the basis for this 2017 season transition is experience and knowledge in the program. The word "REDSHIRT" listed before your class should indicate a healthy recruiting process has occurred and that players have been given solid opportunities to grow. This depth chart for Spring is littered with the word "redshirt" and that is definitely a very good sign of things to come
Watch this space…….


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It was family members who were involved in the visual arts during both of their childhoods that created a love of art in Elaine and Bob Collins as adults. Foothills Art Center was founded in 1968. In the early 70's, as Bob was working with his partners to grow and expand COBE Laboratories into the dialysis market, Elaine started the first of three terms on the board at Foothills Art Center. She ultimately served 18 years.
It is plain to see that the Collins' are art-lovers from the many pieces that hang in their home - some from well-known artists and others from dear friends and family members.
"It's the arts that give people an expression of their inner feelings and enjoyment of the arts are very beneficial to society. I've always believed that," says Elaine.
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"The increase in classes for children, adults, and everyone in between makes Foothills an integral part of our community", says Elaine. "Being able to show our members' works in the same galleries of national exhibitions with wide appeal is very special for our community."
Elaine and Bob Collins are more than members, they are fanatics. They have invested time, resources, and money into Foothills over the years. "Our financial support is very satisfying because we know we are making a difference at Foothills," says Elaine. "You can spread your giving in many different places – and it helps – but it doesn't make a difference and that's how we feel. We want to make a difference and that's the philosophy of our family."
At Foothills Art Center we sincerely appreciate the commitment from members like Elaine and Bob Collins. "Foothills is an integrated arts institution," adds Bob. "Not only does it serve our community, but it uplifts the appreciation of art for us all".
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Convicted Bank Fraudster Thankful to Attendees for Allowing 'Lex Luthor' to Talk to the Justice League/
The contrition of convicted fraudsters* who speak to attendees at the end of each ACFE Global Fraud Conference ranges widely. Some are desperately sorry and others are still rationalizing. Former bank executive James Scalzo, who went to prison for bank loan frauds totaling $1.4 million, seemed to want to convince attendees of the full repentance of his crimes.
"I want you to know that I did it, I'm responsible for it and I own it. It's my mistake," he said, with a catch in his voice, during the Wednesday closing session. "If I can discourage or stop one person from making the same mistake I made, all the pain and suffering would have some sense of giving back and be worth it.
"And I know what you might be thinking: 'It would never be me. I could never go through that. I don't know anybody who would do that.' But I would tell you not too long ago, I sat in those chairs and heard someone tell stories similar to myself and I thought that could never be me."
Between April 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009, while Scalzo was employed as a bank officer at Fox River State Bank in Burlington, Wisconsin, and then Consumer's Credit Union in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, he originated and approved multiple fraudulent loans, according to the Eastern District of Wisconsin U.S. Attorney's Office.
He wrote the fraudulent loans using the names of people — including some of Scalzo's relatives — who weren't qualified to receive the funds or didn't know Scalzo was using their names on loan documents, according to "James Scalzo sentenced to 35-month prison term for bank fraud," by Cary Spivak, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 19, 2013.
Scalzo's victims included an elderly couple whose home he used as collateral for a fraudulent loan by forging the owners' signatures, according to the Journal Sentinel article. The home later went into foreclosure.
Scalzo transferred funds from the loans by cashier's check or wire to his personal accounts. He applied some of the loan funds against earlier loans to conceal the $1.4 million fraud. Scalzo served 27 months of his 35-month sentence.
From the Mailroom to Executive Suites
In 1989, a helpful Kenosha, Wisconsin, banking executive pulled Scalzo out of the bank's mailroom and placed him in a management training program. He worked his way up the ladder to the commercial lending department.
"I lived beyond my means, and I lost my respect for money," Scalzo said. "I would equate it to somebody in the medical profession who deals frequently with death and maybe becomes immune to it."
Scalzo said he wanted an eventual avenue out of banking, so he began to pursue investment real estate on the side. He and his partners would buy properties to rehab and flip, but they then had a cash flow problem, and the market began to crater. "So, I panicked and made a loan that I benefited from," Scalzo said. "Wrong, horrible, disgusting indiscretion. And I used my aunt and uncle's home as collateral because I didn't have the credit authority to give myself or my partners an unsecured loan." The jig was up when mortgage paperwork showed up at his aunt and uncle's address. They turned him into the U.S. attorney's office for fraud.
"I appreciate what you folks do for a living," Scalzo said. "When I saw the [ACFE conference] website and I saw 'Where Heroes Unite,' I thought these people invited Lex Luthor to give a speech to the Justice League!
"You are heroes. You provide a valuable service, a line of defense, something that hopefully deters people — such as myself — from committing financial crime," Scalzo said. "I applaud you and respect you."
* The ACFE does not compensate convicted fraudsters.


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Dear Friends, Fans and Family:
After eight wonderfully fruitful years spent teaching together at Sacramento State University, we've relocated this summer and are new residents of Greeley, Colorado, where Kerry will be directing the top vocal jazz ensembles and teaching jazz classes at the University of Northern Colorado this fall!
We are now officially up and running again out of our new home recording studio, and while Kerry takes UNC by storm, I'll also be teaching jazz voice as an adjunct faculty member at Metropolitan State University in Denver. Metro State will be launching its brand new Bachelor of Music in Jazz and American Improvised Music Performance Concentration degree program this fall.
Aside from relocating to begin our new teaching jobs here, Kerry and I spent a good part of this summer mixing and mastering our new forthcoming Vertical Voices album, along with our dear friends, alto Jennifer Barnes and bass Greg Jasperse. Our debut CD as a vocal quartet will be released in January 2014, coinciding with our headlining performance at the JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference in Dallas, TX on Saturday, January 11 at 8 pm. We are very excited at the opportunity to perform music from our new album in front of such a highly respected, prime time audience!!
After having sung with the UNC jazz faculty rhythm section for our recent "accidental" opening performance for Take 6 at the Greeley Jazz Festival last spring, Dana Landry (piano), Erik Applegate (bass), Steve Kovalcheck (guitar) and Jim White (drums) have generously agreed to accompany us again at our JEN 2014 performance this January. We are very excited be able to call these incredible musicians and educators our friendly new neighbors, along with the very talented and capable faculty and staff members. WHAT A WELCOME IT'S BEEN!!
Many, many thanks to our excellent musical communities in both Sacramento and Greeley for your support in our transition into this brand new chapter in our lives.
More updates to follow as new and exciting things begin to unfold.. Stay tuned!!


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Once I realized the magnitude to which these negative thoughts, patterns and feelings were affecting my life and my health, I started to see how these same patterns existed in others, in particular my brother. His struggle with health, anxiety and depression has been a mirror into my own life, thoughts, feelings and actions along with my own pain and suffering. I began to see how his mindset and actions were digging him deeper and deeper into despair and suffering. I began to desperately try to get him to see what I was so clearly seeing and I begged him to make changes but he stubbornly resisted and discounted my findings and recommendations from the knowledge I was acquiring from my studies as well as from my own self development.
This opened up a whole new can of stress for me as i felt responsible for his well-being.
Through tough self-work, I realized that feeling responsible for him was a pattern I learned at a very young, being the oldest in a single-parent household, and I began to dig deeper and release myself from the burden of being responsible for someone else's happiness.
This has been one of my most freeing lessons in life!
Not wanting to head down the same destructive path as my brother, I learned very quickly that I had to change the way I treated myself, how I treated my body and also the way I approached life.
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Throughout his career, Ernest Martin Hennings was constantly inspired by the people he lived with among the Taos pueblo and in his work he sought to capture this reverence he held for the Native American culture and their way of life among a rapidly changing environment. "He portrayed them as introspective, dignified individuals, regal in demeanor and bearing, with a suggestion of stoicism and sadness as they faced an uncertain future. He often chose as his subject groups of blanketed Indians passing through the woods on horseback. These lines of riders suggest the eternal procession of life in New Mexico--a procession in which Taos Indians have participated for centuries." (P.J. Broder, Taos: A Painter's Dream, Boston, Massachusetts, 1980, p. 253)
As an artist, Hennings was meticulous and precise. As a carefully refined work on canvas, Hennings put considerable effort into even a smaller format work such as In the Foothills, demonstrating his mastery of color, fluid form, and an overall rich and painterly surface. The spectacular landscape and lifestyle of the Southwest inspired Hennings' work for over thirty years. "The paintings of E. Martin Hennings are glowing tapestries that celebrate the pageantry and beauty of the people and landscape of northern New Mexico. In them the land itself--the canyons, mountains, streams, and forests--suggests the color and romance of a Renaissance weaving. Against this richly hued background, the Indian people of Taos Pueblo, the Spanish-American people of the neighboring mountain villages, and the Anglos living and working in New Mexico are the protagonists of a historic tableau. Hennings looked upon the rivers, forests, and high desert of Taos and the people of the Pueblo and villages as an endless source of artistic inspiration, a treasury of visual pleasures." (Taos: A Painter's Dream, p. 253)
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Click tracks have been an issue among musicians, producers and sound engineers quite controversial!
Should the songs be accurate as Math?
Are click tracks killing the music organics?
Do only really overproduced artists use them? Or, are they just like vegetables – really useful, healthy and important but totally bland?
If you're new to this, a click track is an electronic metronome helping artists to keep time while recording their instruments. The click track lines up with the timing grid in your recording software. It helps you see very clearly if the musicians are playing on time.
Recording to a click track can be very helpful! It will help a lot the producer on the post-production editing and overdubbing. If you need to adjust the timing, a click track helps locate where the notes aren't aligning together on the grid. Click tracks can rescue you from having to spend more time and money on re-recording tracks if you make a lot of mistakes.
Having said that, recording to a click track can seriously kill the mood and natural feeling on that "word" attack time. Nothing in life, art or music is perfect, so small deviations in tempo shouldn't really cause you too much grief, or do they?
If you have good musicians who practice, listen to each other and generally make amazing music together, you won't be relying on a click track to fix up timing mistakes later on! 🙂
Vocals can be painful to record to a click track and we see that sometimes so much is lost in inexperienced singers, like the natural release of that word that guides you beyond the precise and correct tempo, however we find even more loss while recording to a click track on guitars and drums.
As said, small deviations in tempo are natural to the human ear and feels good so many times. Sometimes while recording drums and guitars, we found the lack of natural feeling, enjoying that riff or splash attack entering on the wrong timing, which is so tiny, but feels so good to listen to.


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Knowing more about your fellow club members
Aug 30, 2018
Rotary Blue Badge criteria require a vocation presentation from each member, here is your chance to give a brief (elevator pitch) re-introduction to the club on your vocation(s) or what gets you up each day.
Please contact Gerard Simon if you want to participate. firstname.lastname@example.com or 346-274-7909
Cecile is preparing a Business Directory so be sure you are listed correctly. She sent an email 8/22/2018 with a pre-look. Let her know if you are changes. firstname.lastname@example.com or 713-670-6357
Aug 31, 2018 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
9.11.01 Survivor
Sep 06, 2018
When the first plane hit on 9/11, Billy was on the 85th floor of One World Trade Center working as a commodity options trader for SMW Trading Company. Despite twice thinking he would die that day, he made it out of the building, helping others along the way. His survival story has been retold numerous times in books, magazines, on radio and TV, and online. In addition, Billy has spoken about his 9/11 experience to numerous gatherings, including church groups, student bodies, rotary clubs, and other private and public groups.
Billy is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Rice University. He began his career as a financial advisor in Houston in 1996. In 2000, Billy and his wife Tobey moved to New York City where he became a Coffee options trader on the New York Board of Trade. After the birth of their first child in 2003, Tobey and Billy returned home to Houston, and Billy went to work for his father in the oil and gas business. He has since moved on to pursue other endeavors, including the redevelopment of the old Palace Lanes on Bellaire Boulevard.
In his spare time, Billy coaches his daughter's soccer and softball teams, serves on the Owls Fan Experience Committee at Rice University, and is the Harris County coordinator for the organization named CoCoRaHS (pronounced KO-ko-rozz), a grassroots volunteer network of weather observers that provides weather data for natural resource, education, and research applications. You can find him tweeting about the weather regularly.
Billy and Tobey live in West University Place where they are raising three children – Isabella, Luke, and Lexie.
Sep 11, 2018 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Strategies for Flood Mitigation
Sep 13, 2018
Christof Spieler, PE, LEED AP is Vice President and Director of Planning at Huitt-Zollars, working on land use, transportation, and open space planning. He is currently serving as project manager of the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation consortium, a group of experts in hydrology, ecology, and urban planning that are working to assist decision makers and the public to address flooding in the Houston region. He teaches in Architecture and Engineering at Rice University, served on the board of Houston METRO from 2010 to 2018, and has contributed to national APTA and NACTO standards. Spieler holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Rice.
District Governor - District 5890
Sep 20, 2018
Sep 22, 2018 - Sep 24, 2018
Sep 22, 2018 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate.
We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!
Sep 24, 2018 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
What is your Story?
Join us for a unique social day, sharing your favorite childhood games experiences, photos, trophies, or bring your game. Let's remember our fun days with a happy hour and a very healthy snack or dinner.
Where: On the Kirb, Organic Eatery and Sports Bar
5004 Kirby Dr.
Visit the website for menu and location
When: Monday September 24 at 5:30 pm -8:00 pm
Hosts: Margarita & Judy
Questions/Registration: Margarita at 281-857-1315 & Judy at 713-666-5780
Eva Hung (Taiwan) and Enea Citterio (Italy)
Sep 27, 2018
Oct 06, 2018 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Oct 09, 2018 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Post Harvey and forward plans - Harris County Water
Oct 11, 2018
Java Pura Coffee Roasters
Oct 18, 2018
Oct 18, 2018 7:00 AM – 7:25 AM
Hi everyone:
Please join our first Community Service Committe meeting 2018-2019.
If you are, you were or want to support our Committee, please join us.
Red Badge members, please attend, so you can comply with your Blue Badge list
We need new ideas and SUPPORT.
If you are already part of a community program, please bring your new ideas and how we can support you.
Some of you have already shared your great ideas: i.e. Joe Rivers, David LaFevre, John Collier and Essi Kwabi.
HIRING: I also have some openings, with great salary, bonus, vacations, Holidays and overtime.
1.- Community Service Co-Chair- This is an Executive position, in which includes stocks and extra bonus. Back me up to run the show! Help with making announcements, posting programs in Clubrunner, presenting checks, etc.
2.- Clubrunner Story Writers and Photographers- Write stories in clubrunner with photos of the programs, and volunteering events. (2 positions).
3.- West U Fellows- Willing to share their experiences and input of how we can enhance Rotary Club of West U's position in the Community.
Important Note: members of the West U Rotary Foundation are welcome. We need your comments too!
If you are interested and cannot make it, please send me an email at email@example.com or at 281-857-1315.
Margarita E. Hernandez
Community Service Committee Chair
Oct 20, 2018 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate.
We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!
Oct 22, 2018 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Oct 24, 2018 5:15 PM
The Rotary Club of West U will be holding a World Polio Day Celebration at Pico's on October 24, 2018 starting at 5:15 PM Live Stream (where we will hear from some of the World's Top Polio Eradication Experts and from Rotary's leaders - from the live World Polio Day event in Philadelphia) followed by dinner (on your own). Each attendee is asked to bring a donation of $1 or more to The Rotary Foundation's PolioPlus Fund, Or better still - donations of $100 or more will be matched by the Rotary Club of West U Foundation. All donations will be matched $2 to $1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (for a total donation of 6X your donation of $100+).
This event is limited to 30 people! so contact me soon (by email to firstname.lastname@example.com) to reserve your spot.
Please join me on October 24 to Make History by doing your part to eradicate just the second disease ever!
Oct 24, 2018 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Time: 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 PM
Where: Pizza Motus
6119 Edloe St. West University Place, TX 77005
Join us for our Halloween Costume party at Will's wonderful Pizza Restaurant. You do not have to wear a costume to participate, just come and have fun. BYOB.
If you are atending the World Polio Day Celebration at Picos, come and join us after the presentation.
Let's enjoy a good time with our fellows.
Event Chairs: Carmen Flores email@example.com (713) 562-3985 and Pam Dibbern email@example.com.
You can register during our meetings and here.
Thank You.
Introduction of UAHT and Awareness of Human Trafficking
Oct 25, 2018
Nate Arneson serves as the Community Liaison at United Against Human Trafficking. He primarily works to support the coordination of the Houston Rescue & Restore Coalition, expand Community Engagement Initiatives, support outreach events, and implement demand-reduction programs. This is Nate's first year living in Houston, Tx. Prior to living in Houston, Nate and his Wife lived in Guatemala as Peace Corps volunteers working with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education to improve the overall health of rural communities living without vital resources.
Oct 25, 2018 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
This is an opportunity to see the mobile Hair Salon of Have Shears Will Travel to further learn what this wonderful non-profit is doing in the Greater Houston Area by providing haircuts and grooming to hundreds of people every month.
On Oct. 25,2018 the RV will be at Sobriety Matters, 513 Thornton from 9am.. Thornton is just 20 minutes away, straight north on Shepard. We can easily carpool from Picos after club meeting.
The RV is small but the atmoshere is BIG. Visit a few minutes with the stylists and you will immediately feel how they give back dignity to those who life needs are so great.
You will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement and pictures are not allowed unless permission is given by the recipient of the grooming. Please remember, these people are usually at a low point in life and are struggling to make themselves better.
Sign up and join us for a small outing, just a few minutes of your day.
Cecile Schutter and Margarita Hernandez
Oct 27, 2018 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Oct 27, 2018 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
West U City Manager - State of the City
Nov 01, 2018
Chris Peifer was named City Manager of West University Place in November 2015.
Chris's experience is both extensive and varied, having served as City Manager, Assistant City Manager and Public Works Director at West U, and Deputy City Manager in League City. Prior to his positions in Administration, he directed the Public Works Departments in League City and was the Assistant Director in Sugar Land. His public service is even more varied with experience in public works, finance/accounting (including contracting with various regulatory agencies under the Department of Treasury during the banking crisis, related to deregulation), economic and community development, finance, real estate and construction. In West U, his major focus areas include fiscal strength and process improvement, as well as strategic resource and infrastructure development.
Chris attended Albright College in Reading PA, where he earned his bachelors of Science degree. In the course of his career, he has supplemented his collegiate education with courses varying from public works to public administration, obtaining certifications in the Public Information Act, the Texas Open Meetings Act, and the Public Investment Fund Act. He is also a Certified Emergency Program Manager.
Throughout his career, Chris has been highly involved in municipal professional associations, including serving as a Board Member for the Texas Municipal Utility Association. He is a member of the International and Texas City Manager Associations, the American Public Works Association, the American Water Works Association, the Texas Water Utilities Association and a host of other municipally oriented associations.
Chris will retire from the City this coming January.
Nov 03, 2018 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Nov 05, 2018 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Nov 07, 2018 - Nov 09, 2018
Java Pura Coffee Roasters
Nov 08, 2018
Richard Colt – a 25-year veteran of the coffee business – founded Java Pura in 2008 with his old fraternity brother and friend Fielding Cocke. Colt marched into Houston's coffee fray in 1993 when he started Texas Java Company – a catering business that he owned and operated while working fulltime in residential real estate. The trajectory of his career changed in 2007 when he happened upon a master roaster who had settled in Houston after spending two years working in the coffee industry in Ethiopia. A few months later Fielding threw his full support into the business. Along with Fielding's enthusiasm came the company's moniker. "I could never remember those three words in order," he says of the Texas Java Company's name. "I remember seeing the word 'pura' while on a trip through Indonesia and put the two together: Java Pura – the pure essence of coffee. We later learned that in Indonesian 'pura' translates roughly to 'temple' or 'shrine.' Seems appropriate."
Java Pura is a Houston-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2008. Java Pura sources the finest green coffee beans from around the world and roasts them locally to create the freshest coffee possible. Many Java Pura coffees are Fair Trade, organic and in some cases come directly to Java Pura from limited production farms for exclusive use.
A major component of Java Pura's mission is to educate the consumer, not only about fair trade and direct relations practices, but also the immense amount of work that goes into a fine cup of coffee – from sourcing to picking, exporting, delivering, roasting, packaging and delivery. Approximately 400 hours has gone into the coffee before it hits U.S. shores. By the time Java Pura is done, Houstonians will never take an after dinner cup of coffee for granted again.
Java Pura is located at 5250 Gulfton Street #4G. For more information please call 713-523-5282 or visit online at www.javapura.com.
Nov 10, 2018 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate.
We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!
Nov 13, 2018 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Nov 14, 2018 - Nov 16, 2018
What is with this thing called Cryptocurrency
Nov 15, 2018
Adam W. Richard is the Head of Distribution at Entoro Capital. He is co-founder & partner of Sutton Stone, founder of the Houston Bitcoin Meetup, co-founder of the Houston Ethereum Meetup, and previously co-founded and was CEO of Volt markets (Boost VC, Plug & Play, and Creative Destruction Labs alumnus), and was co-founder and CTO of Metal Networks, Inc. (Surge Accelerator alumnus). Adam has been a CTO, CPO, software project manager, start-up adviser/mentor, brand strategist, web developer, UX & UI designer, graphic designer, photographer & cinematographer.
Nov 22, 2018
Nov 26, 2018 - Nov 27, 2018
One of the Greatest Texas Rangers since 1981
Nov 29, 2018
Dec 01, 2018 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com
Light refreshments provided for this family friendly event.
GoBag contents: flip flops, travel size hygiene items, sweatshirt, sweatpants,
Donate at GoBAG donation
A community wide service project of Rotary District 5890 Task Force on Ending
Dec 04, 2018 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
West U Rotary's Holiday Party
You and your guest are cordially invited to an evening of fun at our annual Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 4th
at Maggiano's
2019 Post Oak Blvd.
from 7:00 to 11:00 PM
Dinner $50.00 per person
Cash Bar
Caroling led by Suzanne Diecks, Raffle for surprise gifts, Guitarist
Share the holiday cheer by bringing an unwrapped gift for a boy or girl.
Register on Club Runner or give checks to Jim Waters, our treasurer. Sign up sheets will be at meetings,
but don't delay. Only 80 seats are available, and you don't want to miss this party!
Courts: How they operate and the roles under the Constitution
Dec 06, 2018
Michael Landrum is presiding Judge in the 113th Civil District Court, in Harris County. He has held this bench since his appointment by Governor Rick Perry in May, 2013.
Michael is a native Houstonian. He grew up in the Spring Branch area and attended Memorial High School. He received his B.A. from The University of St. Thomas and a law degree from the University of Texas.
Michael Landrum holds specialist certifications in the fields of Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Before being sworn in as judge, Landrum dedicated his legal career to representing businesses and business people in matters involving a wide variety of transactional, litigation and appellate matters.
In addition to his official duties, Landrum teaches a class about American courts at Houston Baptist University, serves as judicial liaison to the Houston Young Lawyers Association, lectures in continuing legal education programs, judges student mock trial and moot court competitions, and is active in Houston Bar Association activities.
Dec 08, 2018 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Dec 08, 2018 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate.
We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!
Dec 11, 2018 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Dec 13, 2018
Danny Kahalley, Director of Admissions at Saint Thomas' Episcopal School, has
fifteen years of experience in education administration and has worked for
numerous schools and colleges in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas at the primary,
secondary, undergraduate, and graduate level. He has his bachelor's degree from
Rhodes College and master's degree from the University of Alabama. His
daughters, Lydia and Islay, both attend private schools in Houston, and wife, Lisa,
is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Psychology.
Dec 15, 2018 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Big Thanks to Carmen Flores and Irene Sadkowsky who helped by calling recipients too!!!
Emergency Aid Coalition is helping one more time families (mostly Spanish speakers) who were badly affected during Harvey and did not receive any FEMA help. About 122 families living in their Mobile Homes were badly affected and did not receive any federal help and EAC was able to help by giving away gift cards for gas and food. This time, EAC will help them again for the Holidays.
DATE: THIS Saturday December 15, 2018
HOURS: 8:00 A.M. - 10 AM and 10:00 AM - 12:00 P.M.
WHERE: 825 Gulf Bank Rd. Houston, Texas 77037 Trailer Park "Rosewood"
VOLUNTEERS: You do not need to speak Spanish to support, but if you do, please come and enjoy a short conversation with the recipients. Spouses/Friends/Significant Others are Welcome!!!
Margarita E. Hernandez
Dec 15, 2018 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Dec 19, 2018 4:00 PM
Shellpoint Home - fun meeting
Dec 20, 2018
Dec 24, 2018 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018 - Dec 28, 2018
The Blue Zones
Jan 03, 2019
Jan 08, 2019 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Jan 08, 2019 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Come and check out the necklace that will be raffled at the E.S.S.I. (Empower. Stand. Serve. Impact) human trafficking awareness gala, the Iconic Happy Diamonds Pendant White Gold with 1 moving diamond, valued at $1910, and many other beautiful jewelries at our sponsor Chopard's boutique! Proceeds from the raffle, kickoff party, and gala go to United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT). The kickoff party is free and occurs at Chopard's boutique on Tuesday, January 8. The gala is on Friday, January 18 at the St. Regis hotel (www.essi-event.org).
Looking forward to seeing you!
Jan 09, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hope to see you at Christians Tailgaters on Kirby for our Monthly Aspiring Professionals of the West U Rotary Happy Hour! The standing plan is:
See you there!
Jan 09, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hope to see you at Christians Tailgaters on Kirby for our Monthly Aspiring Professionals of the West U Rotary Happy Hour! The standing plan is:
See you there!
Blind Endeavors
Jan 10, 2019
Specialist Steven C. Baskis successfully completed Infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia in 2007 and went on to deploy with the U.S. Army's distinguished 4th Infantry Division, a unit that crossed the Normandy beaches in World War II. While serving as a Personal Security Specialist in 2008, Baskis was severely wounded by an improvised explosive device during military operations in Baghdad, Iraq. May 13th, 2008 marked the day in which Baskis lost his sight and suffered multiple shrapnel injuries to the head, neck, arms and legs which resulted in significant blood loss, hearing loss, loss of smell and nerve damage to left arm. Steve explains how this traumatic experience has forever changed his sight and vision. "I may have lost my physical ability to see, but I have a new vision, a new perspective to guide me through life and all of it's amazing challenges.
After war and debilitating injuries, Steve has gone on to climb 2 of the 7 tallest mountains in the world which include Mount Elbrus in Europe and Kilimanjaro in Africa. A documentary titled "High Ground", captures Steve and 11 veterans' amazing journey to climb a 20,000 foot Himalayan peak, Lobuche, which sits in the shadow of Mount Everest. Another documentary Steve had the opportunity to be featured in is "On Me". The film follows five completely blind veterans down a stretch of white water river rapids in Montana. Baskis has found a love for adventure and physical challenge. Actively pursuing half marathons, a half ironman, cycling nearly 800 miles from the capital of Canada to the capital of The United States, snow skiing down cold mountains in Colorado and white water kayaking 226 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, are just a few of Steve's thrilling adventures.
"I now want to give back to the people who have helped me, through my foundation called Blind Endeavors", Steve says. The Blind Endeavors Foundation's main purpose centers around educating, conducting research and making more people aware of what is possible, no matter the level of adversity faced.
Jan 12, 2019 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jan 13, 2019 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 18, 2019 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Empower. Stand. Serve. Impact Fundraising gala benefiting United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT)
Join us for a fun-filled evening that includes dinner reception, silent and live auctions, survivor testimonials, keynote speaker, music entertainment, award ceremony, and raffle!
RSVP at https://www.essi-event.org/
Jan 19, 2019 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate.
We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!
Jan 19, 2019 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jan 20, 2019 1:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Jan 21, 2019 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join us as we start to form the new West U Rotary Communication Commitee!
Our goal is to more effectively coordinate and facilitate the club's internal and external communications strategies in order to increase efficiency, member engagement, recruitment and retention, and to facilitate the Club's activities in the community; and to more fully exploit the potential of multiple communications channels, including, but not limited to, the internet, e-mail, social media, print, and elsewhere, through messaging targeted to the normal audiences of each platform.
Please help us figure out what this means, and how we can best make it happen!
Jan 22, 2019 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
West U Rotary Visiting YMCA
When: January 22, 2018
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Where: YMCA. Lobby.
7101 Stella Link
Houston, TX 77025
We are excited to have you and show you the wonderful work you support in the community. As a group we will walk over to Pershing Middle School and observe the Teen program that Rotary supports, Club Mid. If time allows we'd love to take everyone interested to one of our apartment Outreach sites too. By Jon Kidwell.
This is a great opportunity to know about the projects we support at the Y. Club Mid is very important for our community and this would be a very nice experience. I am very happy we are visiting the Y! Just before we finish with the visit, we will be presenting the grant.
Please contact me if you are planning to attend. No need for registration online, just send me an email o give me a call.
Margarita E. Hernandez
World's Fastest Reader
Jan 24, 2019
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Jan 28, 2019 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Yellowstone Schools
Jan 31, 2019
Ryan Dolibois is currently the Executive Director and Superintendent for Yellowstone Schools—a unique school model in the heart of Houston's Third Ward. Founded in 2002, the campus now includes Yellowstone Academy, a private Christian school for students in preK-4th grade, and Yellowstone College Prep, a public charter school growing to serve students in 5th through 12thgrade. This public/private co-location is the first of its kind in the state of Texas. This year, Yellowstone is serving nearly 600 students and alumni from Houston's inner-city.
Ryan's twenty-year background in education includes teaching, fundraising, strategic planning, and executive leadership in both public and private schools in Houston. He began his career as a Teach for America corps member, where he was named first year Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas. For a decade, he then helped lead the growth of YES Prep Public Schools, a Houston charter school system. During his time as YES Prep's VP of Advancement, he helped the organization raise over $80 million as it grew from a single school with 350 students to a school system serving thousands of students across the city. Ryan is a graduate of the College of William and Mary. He and his wife, Kim, have three children.
Feb 03, 2019 5:00 PM
Super Bowl Party
Sunday February 3, 2019
5:00 PM til game over
Camden McGowen Station Apartments
Community Room on 3rd floor
2727 Travis Street, Houston 77006
Parking at 2811 Travis at Midtown Park
Park and walk over to Apartment complex
BYOB & F: Bring your favorite drinks and pot luck dinner.
Questions or help:
Leslie Cauffman, 713-494-1811
Jack Wallace, 713-705-8661
Innovating for Global Health
Feb 07, 2019
Sharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine in Gastroenterology, and Vice President at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. In her current role, she oversees Baylor's global programs and affiliations, as well as The Baylor Global Innovation Center which seeks to develop innovative approaches to global health challenges.
An advanced gastrointestinal endoscopist by training, Dr. Anandasabapathy's research focus involves the development and validation of novel technologies for the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal cancer. She has been Principal Investigator on several grants funded by the National Cancer Institute (NIH), and has lead multiple international clinical trials focused on the endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal, and gastric cancer. These trials are currently being conducted in the United States, Africa, China, and Honduras. In addition, she and her group are involved in several projects which seek to develop innovative technological approaches to addressing cancer and other chronic diseases in low-resource areas worldwide. These involve the development of remote medical technologies such as augmented (and virtual) reality-based platforms for surgical or endoscopic training, cell phone apps, and portable, battery-operated technologies for medical management in low-resource environments. These partnerships involve close collaborations with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), USAID, multiple US and international universities, NGOS, foreign governments, and Foundations. A recent innovation, Emergency Smart Pod (https://www.bcm.edu/global-initiatives/innovation-center/emergency-smart-pod a mobile, lower- cost shipping-container unit for the management of Ebola and other emergencies, was awarded funding by USAID and The Paul G. Allen Funding and presented at both the World Health Organization and The White House Office of Science and Technology.
In addition to her primary appointment at Baylor, Dr. Anandasabapathy also holds an adjunct appointment in Bioengineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She holds a B.A. in English literature from Yale University and an M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and her gastroenterology fellowship at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY.
Crowne Plaza Houston, 8686 Kirby Drive, Houston, Tx
Feb 09, 2019 5:30 PM
Feb 12, 2019 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM
West U Seniors Pancake Breakfast.
This is a great community event for our Club each year!
When: Tuesday February 12, 2019.
Time: 6:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Breakfast Volunteers: cooking, serving and cleaning.
Setting Up Volunteers: Monday February 11 at 5:30 pm
Where: City of West University Place, Seniors Services 6104 Auden St.
West University Place, Texas 77005
Please contact Co-Chairs George Adams at email@example.com and Irene Sadkowski at email@example.com
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Feb 13, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hope to see you at Christians Tailgaters on Kirby for our Monthly Aspiring Professionals of the West U Rotary Happy Hour! The standing plan is:
See you there!
Fraud Prevention and Detection
Feb 14, 2019
Fraud Prevention and Detection makes the business owner aware of internal and external fraud, corruption, asset misappropriation and financial fraud. We will also discuss the Fraud Triangle which are the components that lead to fraud. Steps to Prevention and Detection, (1) communication, (2) checks and balances, (3) follow through. Being aware of how and why fraud is committed can save the business ten's if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fiduciary Fraud - Black's Law Dictionary defines fiduciary as, "a person who is required to act for the benefit of another person on all matters within the scope of their relationship; one who owes to another the duties of good faith, trust, confidence and candor; one who must exercise a high standard of care in managing another's money or property." The presentation will (1) identify various contexts in which a fiduciary duty exists, (2) determine how the actions and inactions of a fiduciary can cause a breach of fiduciary duty, (3) recognize how breaches often lead to fraud, losses and damages, (4) recognize that civil breach of fiduciary duty claims can prove invaluable in preparing a criminal theft or embezzlement case. J. Richard Claywell, CPA, ABV, ASA, CBA, CVA, CM&AA, MAFF, CFD, ABAR firstname.lastname@example.com 281 488-7531
Feb 14, 2019 - Feb 16, 2019
Feb 16, 2019 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate.
We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!
Feb 21, 2019 - Feb 23, 2019
Shriner's Hospital
Feb 21, 2019
Lisa is the Director of Development for Shriner's Hospital for Children in Galveston and has been an advancement professional in higher education, healthcare, community service and the arts for 30 years. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego (Ah-swee-Go) and LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY.
Lisa enjoys a long history in Rotary - Her father Richard was a Rotarian, her family hosted numerous exchange students and she too was a Rotary exchange student to Cape Town, South Africa. Lisa was a member of the Cortland Rotary Club, co-chaired the youth exchange committee and subsequently served as club president in 2001. She is now a member of the Galveston Rotary Club. She moved to Texas nearly three years ago to join her brothers who have settled in Galveston.
Lisa is here today to share the powerful story of Shriner's Hospital for Children and their mission of "Love to the Rescue!"
Feb 21, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Dear Fellows:
You are welcome to join me and other Community Service Committee members to visit Connetc Community. Connect Community is a collaboration of best-in-class organizations that builds healthy neighborhoods in Sharpstown/Gulfton by partnering with residents to advance their educational, economic, physical, and spiritual wellbeing and improve outcomes for every person, every step of the way.
When: Thursday February 21- 9:00-10:00
Where: at Connect Community
6700 Bellaire Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77074
Please contact me directly if you can come or sign me.
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Oregon Pinot Noir is renowned as some of the best Pinot Noir in the world. For winemaker Emery Risdall, a lifelong winemaking dream is coming true. Under Emery's direction, Risdall Ranch Winery produces wines of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer, all from four blocks of estate-grown grapes.
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Neighborhood - Near the City
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North Willamette Valley winery tour
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Getting In
Schools & Colleges
- College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
- College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
- College of Business & Economics
- College of Education
About the College of Education
"21st Century Professional Educators: Catalysts for Learning and Leading"
The College of Education is a learning centered organization that prepares a variety of educators and human services professionals and supports their continuing professional development. Building on our Historically Black College and University (HBCU) legacy of exemplary teaching and scholarship as well as effective public service, we offer degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Regardless of academic program, College of Education faculty immerse candidates in rich authentic experiences in the formal classroom and external to the classroom where they enhance their knowledge, skills, and dispositions as educational leaders. Consequently, graduates from the College of Education are catalysts for learning and leading in diverse contexts who engage in collaborative practice with key stakeholders from local to global communities.
Points of Pride
Largest HBCU
N.C. A&T is the largest public HBCU in the nation
N.C. A&T is the No. 1 producer of engineering degrees on the undergraduate level awarded to African Americans.
Admired CEO
Chancellor Harold Martin Sr. is named among the Triad's Most Admired CEOs by the Triad Business Journal.
Academic Excellence
The university's Center for Academic Studies in Identify Science is the first and only National Intelligence Science and Technology CASIS in the United States.
Higher Research Activity
N.C. A&T is classified as an R2: Doctoral University of Higher Research Activity by the prestigious Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Teaching / Research
N.C. A&T is the highest-ranked public school for combining research and teaching by the Wall Street Journal.
Engineering Professor and Student
N.C. A&T is an inaugural and pioneering tenant of the innovative Union Square Partnership for healthcare training.
2016 MEAC Champs
N.C. A&T Women's Basketball team are the 2016 MEAC Champions
Bowl Champs
Aggies win 2015 Inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl and Black National Championship.
Tarik Cohen
Running back Tarik Cohen broke the university and MEAC record becoming the MEAC all-time leading rusher.
Hall of Fame
The 1968 Aggies football team was inducted into the N.C. A&T Sports Hall of Fame as the first A&T team to win a black college national championship.
Aggie Track & Field
Three track & field athletes are named to the NCAA All-Academic team for excellence in their events and in the classroom; maintaining a minimum 3.25 GPA.
Kim Terrell-Kearney
Former professional bowler Kim Terrell-Kearney named N.C. A&T bowling coach
Track & Field Ranking
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ranked A&T men's track and field team among the top-25 in program history.
Gail Wiggins
JOMC Professor Gail Wiggins selected as the NABJ Educator of the Year
PALO! Lyceum Series
The Band PALO! performed at N.C. A&T for the Lyceum Series
CD - Jazz Preeminence
A&T Theatre arts performs first production of "Radio Golf" by African American playwright August Wilson.
The Theatre Program at A&T was the first accredited Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at an HBCU in North Carolina; second in the nation.
Black Nativity performances
The Theatre Arts Program is nationally ranked by Black Broadway as one of the top five Theatre Arts programs for African American students
Travis Alexander
Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir


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Anna Cox on family, work & strategies for making the changes we want/
Anna Cox is a Reader and Deputy Director at the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC). Anna shares her early career experiences, the challenge of lecturing a large class, and how she and her partner created flexible work practices to manage family and work. She also talks about the research studies she and her students have been doing on 'work life balance', including the ways in which people are different, and strategies such as creating microboundaries and frictions to help us take more control of our work.
"The longer people are in this job, the more busy they get. You always seem to get more stuff. No-one is ever going to take anything away from you. So therefore it is down to you to say no to things and that's really hard. I think lots of people struggle with that."
"Making changes is hard so we need to be thinking, what are the strategies that will help us make the changes we want to make."
She talks about (times approximate) …
1:45 Background in cognitive science and HCI, and early career learning curves e.g., performing in front of large classes, dressing the part, being mistaken for a student instead of the lecturer, coming to be an institution
10:10 Taking a risk, giving up a permanent job for a temporary one in moving to UCL to pursue a research career
12:35 Co-editing an HCI textbook and taking maternity leave during the process
15:55 Experience of having first child, maternity leave, returning to work and taking advantage of being able to work flexibly to juggle family, partner needs….but all parties needing to be flexible
22:13 "I suppose some people might think that I had to compromise on things like travel but I'd never really it very much so at the time it never felt like something I was giving up"
24:05 Getting research funding on balance, through an unusual 'sandpit' process mixing an initial face to face and then virtual meetings (interesting experiences of getting 'kicked out' of the environment but where participants didn't feel like they had been able to go through the usual 'goodbye' rituals)
27:29 Digital Epiphanies project and a network (Balance Network) funded, and using a PhD student to extend that work
28:13 What is a Digital Epiphany? Related to post traumatic growth, can we track computer activity and give people feedback so that they get to their own epiphany about balance?
30:45 Studying academics, and professional services staff, and patterns of work relative to role and type of life they want and helping people understand what their preferences are so they can create the support they need
33:23 And what can an organization do – not have one policy for everyone!
34:09 "The longer people are in this job, the more busy they get. You always seem to get more stuff. No-one is ever going to take anything away from you. So therefore it is down to you to say no to things and that's really hard. I think lots of people struggle with that."
34:45 Work on how people handle their email, and what is the best way to handle it; the difficulty people had in following instructions about either keeping on top of email or only looking at it once a day; more efficient if they try to minimize time dealing with email in clearly defined times, less disruptive to rest of work and deal with email quicker
36:38 Work of Marta and how people use smart watches to manage when and how they respond to messages. The strategies people are adopting to work around the technologies and evolving practices.
41:50 Own use of insights from the studies? Going through stages of using tools to track how much time working on the computer; times of year particularly busy that can be predictable but never really plan for it; putting in work around deadlines; using tools to help justify taking a break afterwards.
43:13 "Is the reason that there is so much on my to do list that I don't work enough? And it was very interesting to track how much time I worked and then say actually I do enough. And there is just too much work. I feel like I need that evidence."
43:55 Times switching off email from the phone, removing work account – creating micro-boundaries, to make it harder to slip back into behavior you don't want to do
45:05 Other examples of micro-boundaries: different email accounts, different devices and apps; creating frictions; becoming more conscious of what you are doing and reflecting on data that tells how we are living our lives;
47:35 "But making changes is hard so we need to also be thinking what are the strategies that will help us make the changes we want to make"
49:05 Questionnaires for understanding work-life boundary preferences, and then thinking about what strategies to adopt to help us gain control again
51:35 Reflecting on own personal balance – overall pretty happy. But the irony of the enormous work to put together the Athena Swan award submission in part about the things to support flexibility and balance.
53:40 Getting too much? "You recognize things when the other things you want to do in your life start becoming more difficult to include… then that is a good sign you need to think about what you are doing and change things"
55:05 Broader changes? Creating a culture where more and more papers become expected and impact on early career researchers. Thinking about number of deadlines, more journal focus, job ads/promotions, more men taking parental leave and its influence on understanding of working part time, and all of us thinking about working less and spending more time on things we care about.
58:00 Getting ideas to try to out from other podcast stories; tells a similar story of seeing in an application about someone holding a daily stand up meeting for their team, and then implementing that for her team on Slack using a bot for a daily check-in by the whole team; advantages of increased visibility all round
1:04:45 Good academic life – getting to spend lots of time with her kids and feeling challenged and fulfilled at work and having control over what you do at work.
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Related links
Digital Boundaries Project https://digitalboundariesresearch.wordpress.com
Related publications including microboundary papers: https://digitalboundariesresearch.wordpress.com/publications/
Microboundary strategies booklet & self-study diary on communication habits https://digitalboundariesresearch.wordpress.com/home/resources-links/
Marta Cecchinato – research on work-life-balance https://uclic.ucl.ac.uk/people/marta-cecchinato
Links to questionnaires:
Kossek, Ellen Ernst. "Managing work life boundaries in the digital age." Organizational Dynamics 45.3 (2016): 258-270. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090261616300705
Kossek, Ellen Ernst, et al. "Work–nonwork boundary management profiles: A person-centered approach." Journal of Vocational Behavior 81.1 (2012): 112-128. http://ellenkossek.hrlr.msu.edu/documents/YJVBE2638finalofboundarymanagementstylesarticle.pdf


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Interesting Finds on the Web; 4-7-11/
You can kind of tell how busy I am by how many links I post on this each week. So yeah, it's been busy. Next week could be worse...
- Tracking movement through object recognition / 04_06_11 This is some very cool technology. How could the church use this?
- Collide Magazine | Blog – Thoughts On Love Wins / 04_06_11 Scott McClellen has a good take on this controversial book.


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The following collections have been added to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):
Yorkshire, England: Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873
Source: This information is compiled under licence from the printed parish registers published by the Parish Register Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society or the Yorkshire Parish Register Society (together "the Section").
This database is a collection of historical parish registers from Yorkshire, England. The records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best sources of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. Baptismal records generally list the date of the baptism, the name of the child being baptized, and the name of the father. Marriage records generally include the date of the marriage and the names of the bride and groom. Burial records generally list the date of the burial and the name of the deceased individual. Occasionally burial records will include other bits of information, such as where the individual was from or if he/she was a widow.
Records from various parishes throughout Yorkshire will continually be added to this database for the next couple of months.
Web: Gibraltar, WWII Evacuee Embarkation Records, 1940
Source: http://www.nationalarchives.gi/gna/EvacList_Surname.aspx accessed 5th February 2018.
Sourced from Gibraltar's National Archives. 15,021 embarkation records are included - see website for details.
For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.
The GENES Blog (GEnealogy News and EventS): Top news stories and features concerning ancestral research in Scotland, Ireland, the rest of the UK, and their diasporas, from genealogist, author and tutor Chris Paton. Feel free to quote from this blog, but please credit The GENES Blog if you do. I'm on Twitter @genesblog - to contact me please email chrismpaton @ outlook.com.
Monday, 2 April 2018
Gibraltar and Yorkshire records added to Ancestry
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Answering 5 Important Queries about Vehicle Finance
Vehicle finance is a topic of interest for new car buyers. According to Answer the Public, a consumer insight portal, consumers usually have around 42 common questions about auto finance. The searches revolve around van contract hire for businesses to vehicles for personal use.
Today, we will provide you answers about five main queries related to vehicle finance:
What is Vehicle Finance?
Vehicle finance lets you cover the cost of a vehicle over an agreed period of time instead of paying the whole sum at once. It comes as a blessing for those who have a small budget to acquire vehicles.
Who is Eligible for Vehicle Finance?
The eligibility criterion depends on the lender and your current situation. Hence, there are no predetermined rules that apply to every applicant.
That being said, it is fairly easy to find a loan option that suits your requirements thanks to the number of different choices offered by the lending firms. Here are some financing options:
- Hire purchase agreement:
Often abbreviated to HP, in this arrangement, the buyer first makes a down payment. Then they have the leverage of paying off the remaining balance through monthly instalments.
- Personal contract hire/Personal leasing:
Also known by the acronym PCH, this financing option lets the buyer lease a vehicle for a predetermined time period. At the end of the deal, the vehicle is returned to the dealership or financing institution.
- Personal contract purchase (PCP):
PCP is a mix of HP and PCP. Under this agreement, a deposit is paid for the vehicle and the remaining balance is paid via month-wise repayments. At the end of the agreement, the buyer has three options available:
- Keep the vehicle
- Exchange the vehicle for a newer one
- Return the vehicle
How Quick a Vehicle Finance is Approved?
A vehicle loan request normally takes 48 business hours to get approved. The creditor considers the following before granting the loan:
- The loan meets all your needs and purposes.
- That there isn't any major hazard of the loan placing you in any financial constraint immediately.
- That there isn't any danger of the loan placing you in any financial hardship during your loan term.
What are the Requirements for Vehicle Finance?
The lender checks your credit score and offers the finance accordingly. The dealership will ask you to bring the following with your vehicle finance application:
- Your driver's license
- Your insurance card
- Your two latest pay slips
- Proof of residency: for instance, a service bill which has your name imprinted on it.
- A rundown of references: Every reference must be listed clearly with their name, address and contact number. Furthermore, the list should not include any of your family members.
- Trade reports you need to submit: it must have a title and registration.
Transferring Vehicle Finance
It is very common to replace an old vehicle with a new one carrying an outstanding finance. While, there is no easy way around it, below are some possibilities for you:
- Return the loan early:
When you pay off the loan, the ownership title completely passes onto you. After that there are no restrictions and you can purchase any vehicle. Ensure that you have acquired the document of loan settlement from your creditor.
- Ask if the dealer could help you with load settlement:
Many dealerships have the license to process your current vehicle loan, if you purchase the new vehicle from them. If this facility is available then the settlement value will be transferred to the new loan agreement.
- Obtain security through the Halves & Thirds Rule:
If you want the authority to terminate your loan contract voluntarily, then this rule can do just that. But for this, at least half or two-thirds of the total amount borrowed (including deposit and payments) must have been paid.


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The first installment of our collab with Threes Brewing is coming up this Sunday! The premise couldn't be better. You can get your brunch at their awesome location, drink some of the best craft beer in town, and shop local from a really amazing selection of talented makers. Sounds like a pretty perfect Sunday plan!
There really is something for everyone on your list: home goods, kids toys & clothes, knits, small-batch gifts for the foodie in your life… Oh, and it gets better. When you shop, you're not only directly supporting independent local makers — you also get a ticket for $1 off any Threes Brewing draft. So more shopping = more free beer. We're all winners here.
Here's a preview of some of the good stuff you'll find at the PopUp.
Art by Megan
Gowanus Souvenir Shop
Granola Lab
RuPaw's Drag Race
Sophia Faye Jewelry
Sweet Dough
Tabulae Eyewear
We Gather
Woodward Extract
Zaelie Babes
Join us this Sunday, December 3rd 12-6pm at Threes Brewing (333 Douglass Street, where Park Slope meets Gowanus). We'll be back the following two Sundays with more local handmade goodness.