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July 2008- Vol 4 Issue 7
Newsletter
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Dear Victor,
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The Tellico Village Computer Uses Club's monthly
meeting will be held on July 1st at 7pm on the top
floor of the Yacht Club. Registration is on the
Mezzanine level - 4th floor.
Our program will be about the computers at Oak Ridge
The National Center for Computational
Sciences (NCCS) was founded in 1992 to advance the state
of the art in high-performance computing (HPC) by
bringing a new generation of parallel computers out of
the laboratory and into the hands of the scientists who
could most use them. It is a managed activity of the
Advanced Scientific Computing Research program of the
DOE Office of Science (DOE-SC) and is located at the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory.
Our guest speaker will be Robert M. Whitten Jr., a
member of the User Assistance and Outreach Group of the
National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory. The User Assistance and
Outreach Group is tasked with providing technical
support to researchers that use the leadership class
computing resources of the NCCS. Robert holds degrees
in Computer Science from East Tennessee State
University. Robert is an invited speaker at national
and international conferences on high performance
computing and has presented at several local
organizations. Robert is also an avid scuba diving
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Board
Meeting
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The next board meeting will be held on Tuesday, July
15th, at 3 pm at the Rec. Center. All interested
members are invited to attend. Visitors are also
welcome.
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A
call for officers and board members
by
Warren Sanders
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The last official function of the Past President is to
chair the nominating committee for next year. You can
make this activity easier for us if you will volunteer
for an office or to be on the Board of Directors. There
is no requirement for longevity in the Club or for past
experience. Most of the positions require very little
time commitment: a monthly meeting (afternoon of the 2nd
Tuesday of each month) and a little time to prepare for
the meeting. Some positions require a report for each
meeting, but the reports do not need to be lengthy.
If you have any interest in serving our Club in this
way, please call me @ 408-0304 or email me @
wsanders@chartertn.net. Contacting me does not mean
that you have volunteered. I am very willing to explain
duties and responsibilities to anyone who contacts me.
We will also have some openings on various committees,
and will welcome inquiries about those positions also.
Thank you for giving this your consideration.
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Membership
by Bob Kutschera
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Please be reminded that if you haven't paid your
2008 dues, please do so by sending a check to Bob
Kutschera, 203 Ootsima Way, Loudon, TN 37774-2820
made out to TVCUC in the amount of
$15.00.
It is
preferred that you send a check so that congestion at
the monthly meeting registration table can be reduced if
not eliminated. Also, your check will serve as your
receipt.
If you
are not certain that you have paid the 2008 dues, please
email Bob at
bkkutch@yahoo.com.
Thank
you for your cooperation in this matter and for your
participation and support of the Tellico Village
Computer Users Club.
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We
continue to grow! In June we had one new member.
That is Barbara Elder and her husband Ed. Please
look for them and make them welcome.
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Special Interest Groups
by Don Stieghan
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Two SIGs are now meeting each month. The meetings last
for about an hour and half.
Digital Photography-second Thursday at 3:00 PM at Chota
Rec Center (contact Jim Noonan at 458-9940)
Computer Hardware-(contact Vince Alline at 824-3380)
Do you want to be a part of these exciting programs or
just ask questions about SIGs? You can receive meeting
announcements and organization information by sending
your e-mail address to me at tvdon@chartertn.net, or
call at 458-2142 or see me at the TVCUC general
meeting. Also, help is available to start additional
SIGs by expressing your special interest. You do not
have to be the expert to lead a SIG, to propose the
organization of a SIG, just have an interest in the
subject matter. In the future, new SIGs are expected to
be created if persons who attend the classes being
planned want to continue the learning experience.
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Technical
Access Program (TAP)
by Frank Fritchman
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Below is a story sent us by Dale Noll and is just one of
the many stories that surrounds this very beneficial
project. Thanks guys!
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A little bit of Heaven
There was a light knock on the garage door at
the Workhouse. It was a Saturday morning about
10 o'clock. The folks were here to pick up a
computer systems. So entered the lady who was
the recipient sponsor. Close behind was a young
woman with a babe in her arms. Probably about
6 months.
Warren lead them both to the "kitchen" to get
the paperwork signed. Then, to the front room
to select a computer system. A system was
selected and taken outside to the Van and
loaded. The young lady several times said thank
you and was off.
Just while loading the 1st computer, a second
small, somewhat used car had parked, and another
young lady greeted us. She too was sponsored by
the same person as the first recipient. She
had her small son of about 5-6 year old, who
walked with a significant limp. He felt right
at home as he bounded around while Mom and
Warren went in to sign the necessary papers,
then to select a computer system.
Outside the computer system was loaded, but was
just a little too much for the small trunk, so
part of the hardware was put into the front
seat. The back seat was quite full with some
groceries, etc., and a car seat for the little
guy.
After loading the system, the young mother said
"thank you Warren, thank you, thank you so
much". Warren acknowledged her and said he
hoped she would have good luck with everything.
She then came forward to Warren to give a hug.
A gentle hug was returned. My eyes got blurry,
as I looked away. Just then the little guy came
to Warren. He had his hand out and was greeted
with a handshake by Warren, and then give me a
"high five" sign.
In a barely audible voice he said something like
" Thank you Warren." I'm sure that my eyes were
not the only blurry ones now. There needs to be
an angel around for these folks. As I related
this to my wife that evening, tears were again
available.
I thought - this has got to be a little bit of
Heaven.
To just about everyone - now, I don't have to
tell you why we go to the Workhouse as often as
possible to prepare the computer giveaway
systems. God bless you all.
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Dale A. Noll: June 10, 2008
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June is a great month in East Tennessee. Plenty of
outside activity and great weather. I hope to see you
at our July 2nd meeting and at the July 3rd community
patriotic celebration in downtown Tellico Village..
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Frank Fritchman
Tellico Village Computer Users Club |
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