"Rather, the Board is supposed to put staff in place who are suited to their
roles, and help get staff the resources they need to accomplish their
respective missions." (Tim Hanke)
===============
No, Tim. The ED, Niro, puts staff into place who are suitable... and then the
Board hides the results of their work. The Crossville area has lots of
limestone caves that the Board can use for this purpose. (RSHaas)

"RSHaas" wrote in message
...
"Rather, the Board is supposed to put staff in place who are suited to
their
roles, and help get staff the resources they need to accomplish their
respective missions." (Tim Hanke)
===============
No, Tim. The ED, Niro, puts staff into place who are suitable... and then
the
Board hides the results of their work. The Crossville area has lots of
limestone caves that the Board can use for this purpose. (RSHaas)

That's right. The board is supposed to offer direction that's why they call
them the Directors. The Executive Director has the power to execute those
directions.

StanB

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:55:37 -0400, "StanB"
wrote:


"RSHaas" wrote in message
...

Ha!! You got rich running adult chess tournaments, huh? Name one
entrepreneur of adult chess tournaments that got rich since I first joined
in
1963.

Bill Goichberg. It was reported he makes 300,000 a year. How else could he
afford those fancy cars he drives.

StanB

I assume that you are joking. You must have seen the beat-up 20 year
old car that he drives.

Sam Sloan

On 30 Jul 2003 20:24:08 GMT, (Recmate) wrote:

Subject: What is going on with Frank N.?
From: "StanB"
Date: 07/30/2003 8:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:


"Recmate" wrote in message
...

I started running tournaments full time in 1967 with no money. For about
25
years I barely got by, probably averaging less than the minimum wage.
About
1993-1994 I learned how to do things better and since then have averaged
about
$75,000 income per year.

My goodness, you make less then the ED? How do you explain those fancy
cars?

StanB


Are you referring to my 1978 Chevy Impala wagon?

Bill Goichberg

Sorry. I lied. I said it was 20 years old, but actually it is 25 years
old.

Sam Sloan

Several months ago when I was trying to get USCF to respond to me about my
Chess Trivia Game, *nobody* ever got back to me despite repeated attempts on
my part.

That is because USCF is busy with the pre-production of USCF's new game
"Where's Niro?".

This game is sure to be a hit with the kids and is excellent preparation for
next year's National Geographic Geography contest.

If I remember correctly, first prize is $25,000.

Here are some of the questions:-P

Frank is hiding behind a cactus and there are oil wells near by?

Frank is near Blue Grass?

Frank is near the Golden Gate bridge?

Rp

On 29 Jul 2003 02:30:32 GMT, (RSHaas) wrote:

"I like to think I am willing to hear all points of view. Except Richard Haas
talking about Mensa Metro Districts; I'm really sick of that nonsense (sorry,
Richard). :-)
(Tim Hanke)
==============
Tough ****, Tim. That won't stop me from talking about it. The Metro District
scheme most likely will never come to fruition but if it does it will be long
after your time on the EB. Your job is to fix a busted USCF. Work on the
mandate the voters gave you. (RSHaas)

What mandate was that??

"ASCACHESS" wrote ...

That is because USCF is busy with the pre-production of USCF's new game
"Where's Niro?".

This game is sure to be a hit with the kids and is excellent preparation
for
next year's National Geographic Geography contest.

If I remember correctly, first prize is $25,000.

Here are some of the questions:-P

Frank is hiding behind a cactus and there are oil wells near by?

Frank is near Blue Grass?

Frank is near the Golden Gate bridge?

Actually the "Where's Niro?" game does sound pretty fun. :-)

Tim Hanke

Tim Hanke wrote:

From what I've heard, USCF HQ is running Windows 95 on old
hardware--not a good situation.

Why? A friend of mine is CEO of an auto parts firm, a tough
business to be in these days. His company's computers are
still using Win95 and why shouldn't they? His hardware and
software still work fine running the same programs they were
running 8 years ago. A wise businessman won't make *any*
changes unless by doing so, he can see an increase in profits.

Unless there is some over-riding reason to upgrade, such as a
specific piece of software that *must* run on a newer system,
the USCF has no reason to throw money away on superfluous
computing power. I have personal experience with a government
agency that upgrades every three years without any regard for
necessity. In my opinion, the USCF should make no changes until
a comprehensive plan is in place which *requires* such a change.

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 18:05:17 -0400, "StanB"
wrote:


"Briarroot" wrote in message
...

Jerome Bibuld wrote:

Dear "pawnstormca" (Roger),

Heil Dubya!

I am not the most enthusiastic backer of the USCF -- which I consider a
stone
racist organization ...

The latest communiqué from the Commissar of Comedy!

Port Jarvis Bob. Why does chess attract so many crackpots like Sam, Larry,
and Jerome? Not to mention Booby.

StanB


or Stan

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 03:14:05 GMT, "George John"
wrote:


"Tim Hanke" wrote in message
...

Tim,

I first got the idea of becoming Secretary, when George John suggested it
on
this newsgroup some months ago.

Given your excellent writing skills, I think you could be a very good
Secretary. Should the Board elect you to that position, I strongly
recommend you call and/or write to Rachel L. who likely has as good a grasp
as anyone of what duties you would need to fulfill.

Later George turned against my candidacy and
voted for other people,

I voted for Beatriz, Mikel, and Steve. Given the large percentage of
student members, I liked having another scholastic representative on the
Board. Beatriz also worked in the office, is bilingual, and has many
international contacts -- all nice plusses. Mikel would have been the
computer professional on the Board that I have long thought might be needed
to get the upgrade finally done. Finally, Steve is someone with strong
business savvy, was an effective past USCF President, and someone with the
temperment to give this Board and ED the kick in the b--t, I think it needs
to get key items like the upgrade done. I temporarily overlooked his
apparant ties to the current FIDE leadership. Doing so wasn't easy.

You obviously do not know Steve Doyle very well.

Sam Sloan