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- Patriots win
- iFlites are on order again
- Some new surprises have been added to the website
- Vapids are coming from NZ
- We will be helping build a set for a show at Radio City Music Hall (you will be able to read about it from the Drachen Foundation website afterward)
- There is snow on the ground
- From mass produced kites there are some very special kites coming out-check out the ZeroG (you will recognize this as the Plutz variants that we have had for the last two years) and the Emong, the Soar, the Flick - just a couple that have caught our eye
- The dogs are not shedding as much this week and that is good!
Due to a death in the family we will be closed this week, January 8th to the 14th.
We got a large number of kites up for grabs: power foils, single lines, dual lines.......
Also keep watching the website for new offerings as well!
Hints: initials are PT & JL & also SH! Any guesses???
Cheers everyone, keep flying!
Here is a picture of our New Years Day @ Colt State Park.
More of the newest phenomenon indoor kite, Patrick Tan's iFlite, are on the way. Hopefully we will get them in time to ship some back out for the holidays. What better way to spend Christmas day then flying an iFlite around the tree, kitchen, and holiday revellers.
Keep an eye on this blog or the windswept kites Facebook page for news.
The new kite to get is the iFlite made by layangman in Singapore. Our shipment just arrived, check the website to see when his page gets uploaded.
A super sweet indoor fighter style kite at a great price, these will go quickly!
Good winds
| Robert does not know i took this one :) |
The Hastings House staff loved having us there, and the question from both kite makers and the HH staff was "when is the next one?" answer: it is in the works.....
Prices have been dropped on a few kites from the Longbottom collection for a bit of time.
- The Angel series are amazing beautiful kites that are beautiful enough to hang in an office and they also fly like a dream as well. Keep one in your bag for a memorial flight, or add a neat kite to your night fly. We only have a couple of each of these so, if this kite tempts you grab it while you can!
- Pterodactyls are a bit lower as well, we picked up a handful from Karl and Sara in Dieppe and these guys are looking to climb into your bags. Awesome flyers, they are also great to use as part of your Halloween decorations too!
October 8th & 9th, 2011, we will be hosting Robert Brasington here on the lovely North Shore of Massachusetts!!!
*prices do not include shipping.
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- Sept 2011 - PresentIDI (Industry Data Investigation) Task Lead / REMSA, Inc.Coordinating a staff of 13 people in three factions of IDI investigations for the NOAA/NMFS Northeast Regional Office.
-Catch Share - quota managed species i.e Scallops, Fluke
-Archive Data - historical landings data for the region
-Field - developing and coordinating current federal seafood dealers reporting QA program
-Worked with a small internal team and ASQ to Value Stream Map the Field IDI dealer data correction process, as well as our Catch Share IDI RTL investigation process - Feb 2011 - PresentData Quality Specialist / REMSA Inchand in hand with a North East Fishing Sector (NEFS) sector manager (SM) in reconciling the
incoming data surrounding commercial landings
- Held biweekly meetings with SM to address anomalies in the data stream such as landings weight differences,
dealer reporting and fishing vessel reporting issues
- Monitored two sectors' Annual Catch Limits in real time, in reference to percentage caught as well as transfers
of quota
- Reconciled two sectors data (NEFS 2,5) during the final two months of fishing year 2010
- Assisted in developing protocol for data reconciliation
- Worked as a code tester for statisticians developing data modeling programs
- Assisted SM in identifying and removing imputed trips
- Developed visual aids for the Raw Trip Level (RTL) data stream manual
- Organized all fishing vessel contact for fishing year 2010
- Acted as contact person in the FDSD for real time, and archived fishing vessel tracking
- Formed a connection between the FDSD and Office of Law Enforcement for data quality purposes
- Requested to audit three additional sectors in fishing year 2011 (NEFS 2,3,5,13) - Jan 2008 - PresentOwner / Windswept KitesArtistic hand crafted single line kites and ground display items.
Available for artistic installations, and displays.
We also have a large selection of used consignment sold kites on the website as well. Check out the Yard Sale! - 2007 - PresentKayak Instructor / Osprey Sea KayakTeaching and guiding kayaking groups and playing in the water.
- 2007 - PresentGear Tester / Mountain TechsMountain Techs are contracted to WL Gore as a product testing and market research group.
- May 2010 - Dec 2011Sales Guy / New England Small CraftWorking with Joel selling boats and gear.
- Mar 2009 - Feb 2011Port Agent, Environmental Technician / REMSA IncContracted to National NOAA NMFS Fisheries Statistics Office
- Collected biological samples from commercial fishing industry landings
- Roving biological sampler covering the fishing ports of the Northern New England Region
- Collected length measurements for all commercially landed species of fish, invertebrates, and shellfish in the
Northeast region
- Extracted otoliths (internal age structures) for population studies from the fish species landed
- Assisted in starting an Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) age structure sampling program for the Northeast region
- Created video and printed documentation for BFT sampling protocol collecting otoliths, vertebral column
sections and dorsal fin spines
- Formed a strong relationship with the largest BFT dealer in the Northeast that resulted in over 100 BFT age
samples in FY2010 and currently being sampled by Port Agents in FY 2011 - Feb 2004 - Mar 2009Education Specialist / Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI)Developed new educational programs at the Environmental Education Center (EEC)
- Created the highly attended "L'il Peeps" (1-2 year old) program; increased participation 400%
- Promoted Audubon's educational, advocacy and conservation goals
- Recruited members for ASRI at special events, family programs, and day-to-day public interactions
- Managed education volunteers and interns
- Assigned and supervised volunteers, retirees, and interns with short- and long-term projects
- Guided exhibit hall docents, grounds keeping staff, and family program helpers through their daily activities,
self-run projects, and at special events - 2006 - 2008Kayak Instructor / Eastern Mountain SportsOut paddling.
- Nov 2003 - Feb 2008Assistant Manager / Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)- Managed retail store operations by supervising floor staff and guides in daily standard operating procedures
- Motivated staff to reach shift, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual sale goals - Jun 1997 - Dec 2005Manager / High Flyers Flight Company, Inc- Managed in-store, online, and off-site festival operations
- Nov 2001 - Nov 2002EMT / Med-Tech AmbulanceEmergency medical response; post hospital transport; transport of unstable patients to medical offices, & testing facilities
- 1999 - 2001EMT / Alert AmbulanceEmergency medical response; post hospital transport; transport of unstable patients to medical offices, & testing facilities
Education
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2011 - 2011Aveta Business InstituteYellow Belt in Six Sigma
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1994 - 1999Roger Williams UniversityBS in Marine BiologyActivities: Stage Crew (set up of furniture for special events) Tech Crew (set up and implementation of sound systems, lighting systems, projection systems, as well as stage management for concerts, MC as needed)
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1991 - 1994The Winchendon SchoolHigh School studies
- Dept. of Homeland Security Emergency Management InstituteFEMA Incident Command SystemActivities: Animals in Disaster, ICS-00010, ICS-00011 Introduction to the ICS system ICS-00100 National Incident Management System ICS-00700
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When: Sun Feb 12, 2012
Where: Savin Rock, West Haven, CT
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Kite Fly just south of the Rock in West Haven. All welcome. People will start arriving about noon.
When: Sat Jun 16, 2012 to Sun Jun 17, 2012
Where: Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Old Dominion Sport Kite Championships.
When: Fri Feb 10, 2012 to Mon Feb 13, 2012
Where: Turf Valley, Ellicott City, MD
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The 2012 retreat will be held in the same location as last year's, which is The Hotel at Turf Valley in Ellicott City, Maryland. The 2012 retreat begins on Friday February 10 and ends on Monday February 13. The featured presenter for the 2012 MKS retreat is Bas Vreeswijk from the Netherlands who will be teaching both a classic Edo and a kite with his novel origami appliqué. Our web sites will have photos of Bas's wonderful kites in the very near future. Other cool projects too. The cost will be $135 per person, just $5 more than last year. http://www.mdkites.org/kite-retreats.html
When: Sat Jan 14, 2012 to Sun Jan 15, 2012
Where: Treasure Island, FL
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Treasure Island Kite Festival, on the beach behind the Bil Mar hotel.
When: Sun Jan 8, 2012 1pm to 4pm
EST
Where: French American Club, Liberty Street, Meriden, CT
Event Status: confirmed
When: Fri May 25, 2012 to Mon May 28, 2012
Where: Wildwood, NJ
Event Status: confirmed
When: Sat Jul 14, 2012 to Sun Jul 15, 2012
Who: Kite Events Calendar
Where: Brenton Point State Park, Newport RI
Event Status: confirmed
When: Sun Aug 14, 2011
Where: Harkness State Park, Wallingford, CT
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Christmas in August Fly. Bring food to share and a gift of less than $5 for the "Ain't it a Shame" game.
When: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10am to 3pm
EDT
Where: Birch Plains Field, Beverly, MA.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Rain date August 20th.
There will be single, dual and quad line demonstrations. Kids programs
including kite building, bowl races, candy drops bubble machines and more.
Your participation in requested to show off your current creations and
invite the public to view your favorite kites. There will again be plenty
of space to fly and spread out.
We are making kite flying even more flyer friendly with 25 sand bags to
provide kite flying and setup more easy.
Again, we will be at Birch Plains Field in Beverly, MA off Rte. 27 at eh
airport road.
Please make this an event you don't want to miss!
When: Tue Jan 10, 2012
Where: Ahmedabad Gujarat India
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: International Kite Festival 2012- Gujarat India
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 8:00am
Location: Ahmedabad gujarat India
Recurring Event
First start: 2010-05-29 EDT
Duration: 172800
Where: Wildwood, NJ
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: contact: Beatrix Pelton bpelton AT skfestivals.com
http://www.skyfestivals.com/
When: Sat May 21, 2011 to Sun May 22, 2011
Replaces event originally scheduled for: Sun May 22, 2011
Where: Hammonanasset Park, Madison, Conn
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: contact: Gary Engvall gengvall AT cox.net
http://connectikiters.org/
Recurring Event
First start: 2010-05-22 EDT
Duration: 172800
Where: Hammonanasset Park, Madison, Conn
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: contact: Gary Engvall gengvall AT cox.net
http://connectikiters.org/
When: Sat Apr 21, 2012 10am to 4pm
EDT
Where: Green Hill Park, Salem, VA
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Come out and join the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce and the Richmond Air Force (RAF) Kite Club to celebrate the start of spring with a kite flying exhibition! For the thirteenth straight year, both organizations will come together at Green Hill Park in Roanoke County to dazzle the public with an array of kites flying in the air. Come out and join the RAF in flying your own kite! The first 1000 children accompanied by an adult will receive a FREE kite kit and supplies to decorate their kite. Along with free kites, children will receive a free 13th Annual Blue Ridge Kite Festival t-shirt (while supplies last).
Web: http://www.s-rcchamber.org/kite festival.html
When: Sat Apr 2, 2011
Where: Solomans Island, MD
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Celebrate spring at the Calvert Marine Museum's annual Solomons Island Kite Day in Glascock field, across from the museum. Hone your flying skills and learn fancy maneuvers from the expertise of the Wings Over Washington Kite Club. Expert kiters will give demonstrations on super kites and offer flying lessons. Bring your own kite or make one at the museum. Kite kits will be on sale for $5 each, cash only. Admission is FREE and open to the public. General museum admission applies for visitation to the exhibition gallery.
Recurring Event
First start: 2010-03-27 EDT
Duration: 86400
Where: Washington Monument, Washington DC
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: http://www.kitefestival.org/
Recurring Event
First start: 2009-05-23 EDT
Duration: 86400
Where: Wildwood, NJ
Event Status: confirmed
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