DUES, Durham University Engineering Society, is the student-run society which aims to promote and encourage interest in science and engineering at Durham University.
The Durham University Engineering Society is a student run society with the aim of promoting further interest in Engineering to members of the School of Engineering through the organisation of Careers Presentations, Company Visits, Industrial Visits, Society-Funded Projects, In-house micromouse Competitions and society social events.
It is affiliated to Durham Students' Union.
Projects
DUES supports a number of Engineering-based projects, which are not part of the degree course.
These are designed to allow people to work in teams to carry out group practical projects,without the cloud of having to get a good mark hanging over you. This means that they should also be enjoyable whilst providing a way for its members to develop sound practical and team-working skills during their time at university.
It does this by supporting a number of practical projects.
DUES is currently encouraging its members to become involved in our new Micromouse project.
For more up-to-date information on the Durham Micromouse please click here.
Sponsors
The 2007-2008 sponsors of the society were: Accenture, Centrica, DML Group and PX Limited.
More info on previous Sponsors.
The Durham University Engineering Society is a student run society with the aim of promoting further interest in Engineering to members of the School of Engineering through the organisation of Careers Presentations, Company Visits, Industrial Visits, Society-Funded Projects, In-house micromouse Competitions and society social events.
It is affiliated to Durham Students' Union.
Projects
DUES supports a number of Engineering-based projects, which are not part of the degree course.
These are designed to allow people to work in teams to carry out group practical projects,without the cloud of having to get a good mark hanging over you. This means that they should also be enjoyable whilst providing a way for its members to develop sound practical and team-working skills during their time at university.
It does this by supporting a number of practical projects.
DUES is currently encouraging its members to become involved in our new Micromouse project.
For more up-to-date information on the Durham Micromouse please click here.
Sponsors
The 2007-2008 sponsors of the society were: Accenture, Centrica, DML Group and PX Limited.
More info on previous Sponsors.
Les Montgomery is an American .
Background
Leslie Harris Montgomery (born April 23, 1953, Jacksonville, Florida) was born to Theodore William Montgomery, Sr. of Jacksonville, Florida and Sara Nims Montgomery of Tallahassee, Florida. He earned Bachelor of Science Degree at Florida A. & M. University, FAMU, in Tallahassee, Florida in 1975.
In August 14, 1982, married LaTangie M. Williams of Jacksonville, and have three children, Elizabeth MaeAlice, Leslie K. and Paul Harris Montgomery, all born in Atlanta.
Start in NASCAR
Some of his racing career included feature writer in the 1977 Daytona 500 racing program to track photographer for Daytona International Speedway under the direction of Houston Lawing. From 1983 until 1988 became President and Founder of The Wendell Scott Racing Foundation and Automotive Scholarship Fund established in Atlanta, Georgia and awarded three $500 scholarships to students attending Atlanta Area Tech studying Automotive Engineering 1985 through 1988.
Montgomery worked for WTLV in Jacksonville and covered NASCAR races in Daytona Beach, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. He became a freelance photographer with Stock Car Magazine.
In 1986 Montgomery met in Roswell, Georgia Harry Robinson, owner of Robinson Racing Enterprises. During one of his visits to Robinson's garage he was offered a deal to purchase an old 1976 Pontiac Firebird used to Endro races on local dirt tracks. Robinson wanted to see more black people like Les in racing. He agreed to work along with Robinson and his staff to prepare the car to race in the Sportsman Division at Lanier National Speedway in Gainesville, Georgia across form Atlanta's fame road course Road Atlanta. A year later, Montgomery competed in his first stock car event as a car owner creating The "Les Is More Race Team". He raced in eight races that season but a lack of sponsorship cut into his ability to race.
Atlanta
In July of 1983, Montgomery relocated to Atlanta, Georgia after being hired by Atlanta's leading television news organization, WSB-TV and began working as a video tape editor, then later promoted to coordinating editor. There he worked both as a news editor and as the station's NASCAR Expert covering the NASCAR season and attending races in Atlanta, Talladega, and Charlotte.
Wendell Scott
After noticing that there was no acknowledgement of Wendell Scott's birthday in 1983, the only African-American to win a NASCAR Cup event, Montgomery saw it that needed to change, then sat upon to create the Wendell Scott Racing Foundation and Scholarship Fund in Atlanta.
Thet next year Montgomery organized and sponsored the first of five, "Tribute To A Pioneer Diner" in Atlanta honoring Scott for his NASCAR accomplishments and to celebrate his 63rd birthday, featuring civil rights leader and community leader Hosea Williams as guest speaker.
Over the next five years Montgomery and Scott toured several NASCAR events in Atlanta, 5Charlotte, and Rockingham promoting the efforts of the racing foundation and scholarship fund.
Television career
As a video tape producer/editor for local news giant WSB-TV from 1982 to 1996 he won seven Regional Emmy Awards in Editing, Sports and News, with over 25 nominations. He also won over 20 Associated Press Awards, Georgia's Green Eye Shade Award, a National Association of Black Journalist Award in News, and some 12 Atlanta Association of Black Journalist Awards.
In 1996 Montgomery joined People TV, a local cable access network and created his own television show called The Les Is More Race Show featuring African-American efforts in motorsports. It featured stories about local and national individuals in NASCAR, NHRA drag racing.
Today
Presently, 2009. he is a producer/editor with Time-Warner CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. From time to time he competes in Legend Cars racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He is also working on a book about the history of NASCAR from his point of view, calling it Passion Road.
Background
Leslie Harris Montgomery (born April 23, 1953, Jacksonville, Florida) was born to Theodore William Montgomery, Sr. of Jacksonville, Florida and Sara Nims Montgomery of Tallahassee, Florida. He earned Bachelor of Science Degree at Florida A. & M. University, FAMU, in Tallahassee, Florida in 1975.
In August 14, 1982, married LaTangie M. Williams of Jacksonville, and have three children, Elizabeth MaeAlice, Leslie K. and Paul Harris Montgomery, all born in Atlanta.
Start in NASCAR
Some of his racing career included feature writer in the 1977 Daytona 500 racing program to track photographer for Daytona International Speedway under the direction of Houston Lawing. From 1983 until 1988 became President and Founder of The Wendell Scott Racing Foundation and Automotive Scholarship Fund established in Atlanta, Georgia and awarded three $500 scholarships to students attending Atlanta Area Tech studying Automotive Engineering 1985 through 1988.
Montgomery worked for WTLV in Jacksonville and covered NASCAR races in Daytona Beach, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. He became a freelance photographer with Stock Car Magazine.
In 1986 Montgomery met in Roswell, Georgia Harry Robinson, owner of Robinson Racing Enterprises. During one of his visits to Robinson's garage he was offered a deal to purchase an old 1976 Pontiac Firebird used to Endro races on local dirt tracks. Robinson wanted to see more black people like Les in racing. He agreed to work along with Robinson and his staff to prepare the car to race in the Sportsman Division at Lanier National Speedway in Gainesville, Georgia across form Atlanta's fame road course Road Atlanta. A year later, Montgomery competed in his first stock car event as a car owner creating The "Les Is More Race Team". He raced in eight races that season but a lack of sponsorship cut into his ability to race.
Atlanta
In July of 1983, Montgomery relocated to Atlanta, Georgia after being hired by Atlanta's leading television news organization, WSB-TV and began working as a video tape editor, then later promoted to coordinating editor. There he worked both as a news editor and as the station's NASCAR Expert covering the NASCAR season and attending races in Atlanta, Talladega, and Charlotte.
Wendell Scott
After noticing that there was no acknowledgement of Wendell Scott's birthday in 1983, the only African-American to win a NASCAR Cup event, Montgomery saw it that needed to change, then sat upon to create the Wendell Scott Racing Foundation and Scholarship Fund in Atlanta.
Thet next year Montgomery organized and sponsored the first of five, "Tribute To A Pioneer Diner" in Atlanta honoring Scott for his NASCAR accomplishments and to celebrate his 63rd birthday, featuring civil rights leader and community leader Hosea Williams as guest speaker.
Over the next five years Montgomery and Scott toured several NASCAR events in Atlanta, 5Charlotte, and Rockingham promoting the efforts of the racing foundation and scholarship fund.
Television career
As a video tape producer/editor for local news giant WSB-TV from 1982 to 1996 he won seven Regional Emmy Awards in Editing, Sports and News, with over 25 nominations. He also won over 20 Associated Press Awards, Georgia's Green Eye Shade Award, a National Association of Black Journalist Award in News, and some 12 Atlanta Association of Black Journalist Awards.
In 1996 Montgomery joined People TV, a local cable access network and created his own television show called The Les Is More Race Show featuring African-American efforts in motorsports. It featured stories about local and national individuals in NASCAR, NHRA drag racing.
Today
Presently, 2009. he is a producer/editor with Time-Warner CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. From time to time he competes in Legend Cars racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He is also working on a book about the history of NASCAR from his point of view, calling it Passion Road.
Trampball is a sport played by up to 8 players and involves hitting a large inflatable ball around a trampoline. Each player has a certain area or segment to defend and if the ball bounces in their area before going off the trampoline they lose the point so are eliminated. Elimination can also occur due to double-touch or hitting the ball straight out without it bouncing on the trampoline. The game's winner is whoever wins the final play between the last 2 players.
Variations
There are several different variations of the sport.
Elimination - The most commonly played variation can involve 3-8 players. The game is played with the default rules at first, each time a person commits a foul or is knocked out they are eliminated from the round until their is a winner. Once there are 2 players left, they face-off in a 1 v 1 match. Depending on the rules each player may have to defend 2 or 3 sectors and the final may be played as sudden death or first to three points.
Team - The recommended amount of players is from 4-6. There are 3 sectors which belong to each team which are opposite each other. The game is played with normal trampball rules.
1 v 1/Face-off - This involves only two players, and is played like the final of an elimination game although score limits may be adjusted.
Free-play - 2-8 players can play with any set of rules and play free-for-all with no limits. This is usually only used for practice or when a player is taking a break for another game.
Gameplay
Serves - Serves are usually made in a tennis-style fashion. The one who lost a point the previous round must serve in official matches, although in friendly matches anyone may serve for convenience purposes. Serves do NOT have to hit the trampoline, although it must hit another player before going out of bounds to be counted or it is a foul. There are no second serves in trampball. Throw serves are not allowed in official matches.
Rules - Each player has to defend their respective sector. They may stand anywhere around the trampoline although this may leave their sector vulnerable if they leave their area. Once you hit the trampball, the ball must hit the trampoline or another player. If the ball has hit the trampoline and passed your sector, then you lose a point. If you hit the ball and it falls to the ground without hitting a person or the trampoline then you will lose a point. Grabbing and holding are also prohibited moves.
Lobs - Lobs are risky moves to play, as you risk setting up an opponent or knocking yourself out. However they can be effective defence mechanisms and can also knock an opponent out. Lobs can be used offensively, as the opponent may assume the ball is going out of play although if played properly can just scrape the trampoline.
Setting up - Mostly used in a team game a player may set another player up by mildly touching the trampball. This is less common in other variations of trampball than a team game however one player may decide to team with an adjacent player in order to get another player out.
Origins
The game of trampball is believed to have originated in the King's Heath area of Birmingham where all official matches of the sport are played. The game was created when two friends had the ingenious idea of playing with a small orange ball over a trampoline. The game was played as it is now although the official ball used in the game has changed to a gym ball or a swiss ball. The current world champion of the sport is the cypriot Yiannis Georgiou, and former world champions include the two englishmen who cannot be named for legal reasons and one is ginger. However Yiannis Georgiou has recently forfeited the title and handed it over as it was realised that he had used cheating tactics in the lead up to the final. Furthermore, he has been stripped of his title after testing positive for the use of steroids shortly after the sporting event had taken place.
Variations
There are several different variations of the sport.
Elimination - The most commonly played variation can involve 3-8 players. The game is played with the default rules at first, each time a person commits a foul or is knocked out they are eliminated from the round until their is a winner. Once there are 2 players left, they face-off in a 1 v 1 match. Depending on the rules each player may have to defend 2 or 3 sectors and the final may be played as sudden death or first to three points.
Team - The recommended amount of players is from 4-6. There are 3 sectors which belong to each team which are opposite each other. The game is played with normal trampball rules.
1 v 1/Face-off - This involves only two players, and is played like the final of an elimination game although score limits may be adjusted.
Free-play - 2-8 players can play with any set of rules and play free-for-all with no limits. This is usually only used for practice or when a player is taking a break for another game.
Gameplay
Serves - Serves are usually made in a tennis-style fashion. The one who lost a point the previous round must serve in official matches, although in friendly matches anyone may serve for convenience purposes. Serves do NOT have to hit the trampoline, although it must hit another player before going out of bounds to be counted or it is a foul. There are no second serves in trampball. Throw serves are not allowed in official matches.
Rules - Each player has to defend their respective sector. They may stand anywhere around the trampoline although this may leave their sector vulnerable if they leave their area. Once you hit the trampball, the ball must hit the trampoline or another player. If the ball has hit the trampoline and passed your sector, then you lose a point. If you hit the ball and it falls to the ground without hitting a person or the trampoline then you will lose a point. Grabbing and holding are also prohibited moves.
Lobs - Lobs are risky moves to play, as you risk setting up an opponent or knocking yourself out. However they can be effective defence mechanisms and can also knock an opponent out. Lobs can be used offensively, as the opponent may assume the ball is going out of play although if played properly can just scrape the trampoline.
Setting up - Mostly used in a team game a player may set another player up by mildly touching the trampball. This is less common in other variations of trampball than a team game however one player may decide to team with an adjacent player in order to get another player out.
Origins
The game of trampball is believed to have originated in the King's Heath area of Birmingham where all official matches of the sport are played. The game was created when two friends had the ingenious idea of playing with a small orange ball over a trampoline. The game was played as it is now although the official ball used in the game has changed to a gym ball or a swiss ball. The current world champion of the sport is the cypriot Yiannis Georgiou, and former world champions include the two englishmen who cannot be named for legal reasons and one is ginger. However Yiannis Georgiou has recently forfeited the title and handed it over as it was realised that he had used cheating tactics in the lead up to the final. Furthermore, he has been stripped of his title after testing positive for the use of steroids shortly after the sporting event had taken place.
Green fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or donations through the sale of organic, all natural, or environmentall friendly items. The green fundraising concept originated in 2007 and has become one of the fastest growing subsets of the fundraising industry.
Reasons for green fundraisers
The inherent nature of fundraising is being changed as a result of changes within the fundraising industry, as well as the economic downturn, and the green movement that has been popularized since the mid 1990's.
Changes for fundraising suppliers
Some major fundraising suppliers, specifically chocolate manufacturers, have begun to notify distributors that they will no longer be supplying chocolate bars for fundraising beginning in the Spring Fundraising season of 2009. Rising input costs had previously forced a reduction in the size of the candy bars, but the manufacturers realized that further reductions would lead to a decrease in sales. Many smaller fundraising product suppliers are also facing shortfalls and the real possibility of closure due to increasing costs and decreasing sales.
Green movement
With the founding of Earth Day on April 22 1968, the green movement was begun. Today, the concept of greening up one's life is everywhere. Auto manufacturers use it to advertise the latest fuel efficient automobiles. Cleaning product companies are eschewing the earth friendliness of their cleaning supplies. And talk of the greenest energy supplies has played a major roll in the discussions of the political races in 2008. With major corporations and the government both pouring vast resources into the green concept, people are more focused on the environment now than ever before.
Types of green fundraisers
Organizations that want to focus on raising money and promoting a healthy environment have a number of options, all of which fall under the green fundraiser umbrella.
Plant fundraisers
Arguably the most green fundraisers available are plant and seed kit fundraisers. Fundraising organizations have many options from which to choose when it comes to plant and seed kit fundraisers. They include:
Flower Bulb Fundraisers
Flower Seed Fundraisers
Tree Seed Fundraisers
Live Tree Fundraisers
Vegetable Garden Fundraisers
Fruit Plant Fundraisers
Recycling fundraisers
Recycling fundraisers are either fundraisers where an organization is paying to have used items turned in for recycling, such as dead batteries or old cellur phones, or where a group is selling an item made from recycled materials.
Organic product fundraisers
In 2003, the state of Texas banned the sale of unhealthy foods such as candy and cookie dough on public school campuses during school hours.. As a result, some companies began offering schools the option of selling healthy food items for fundraisers. Other organic product fundraisers include fair trade coffee fundraisers, organic candle fundraisers, and organic body care fundraisers.
Reusable product fundraisers
Reusable product fundraisers are very earth friendly. Reusable shopping bags are a popular choice because using a reusable shopping just 11 times makes it more envrionmentally friendly than the plastic equivalents.
Reasons for green fundraisers
The inherent nature of fundraising is being changed as a result of changes within the fundraising industry, as well as the economic downturn, and the green movement that has been popularized since the mid 1990's.
Changes for fundraising suppliers
Some major fundraising suppliers, specifically chocolate manufacturers, have begun to notify distributors that they will no longer be supplying chocolate bars for fundraising beginning in the Spring Fundraising season of 2009. Rising input costs had previously forced a reduction in the size of the candy bars, but the manufacturers realized that further reductions would lead to a decrease in sales. Many smaller fundraising product suppliers are also facing shortfalls and the real possibility of closure due to increasing costs and decreasing sales.
Green movement
With the founding of Earth Day on April 22 1968, the green movement was begun. Today, the concept of greening up one's life is everywhere. Auto manufacturers use it to advertise the latest fuel efficient automobiles. Cleaning product companies are eschewing the earth friendliness of their cleaning supplies. And talk of the greenest energy supplies has played a major roll in the discussions of the political races in 2008. With major corporations and the government both pouring vast resources into the green concept, people are more focused on the environment now than ever before.
Types of green fundraisers
Organizations that want to focus on raising money and promoting a healthy environment have a number of options, all of which fall under the green fundraiser umbrella.
Plant fundraisers
Arguably the most green fundraisers available are plant and seed kit fundraisers. Fundraising organizations have many options from which to choose when it comes to plant and seed kit fundraisers. They include:
Flower Bulb Fundraisers
Flower Seed Fundraisers
Tree Seed Fundraisers
Live Tree Fundraisers
Vegetable Garden Fundraisers
Fruit Plant Fundraisers
Recycling fundraisers
Recycling fundraisers are either fundraisers where an organization is paying to have used items turned in for recycling, such as dead batteries or old cellur phones, or where a group is selling an item made from recycled materials.
Organic product fundraisers
In 2003, the state of Texas banned the sale of unhealthy foods such as candy and cookie dough on public school campuses during school hours.. As a result, some companies began offering schools the option of selling healthy food items for fundraisers. Other organic product fundraisers include fair trade coffee fundraisers, organic candle fundraisers, and organic body care fundraisers.
Reusable product fundraisers
Reusable product fundraisers are very earth friendly. Reusable shopping bags are a popular choice because using a reusable shopping just 11 times makes it more envrionmentally friendly than the plastic equivalents.