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<DIV> And the 3 year rules can be waived if you send your reasons why you want to CD to your AMA district vp, the NSRCA site has some insight and guide lines for CDing also.</DIV>
<DIV> Steve Maxwell</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=spbyrum@hiwaay.net href="mailto:spbyrum@hiwaay.net">spbyrum</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=discussion@nsrca.org href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/13/2005 2:49:54 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Sportsman revisited / Growing Pattern</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">See the AMA site for a CD application.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You must be an AMA member for three years before applying.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Then you need three CDs to sign it as references.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You’ll have no problem finding folks to sign off for you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also, there is an open book test that must be completed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s not hard.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s point is to force you to become familiar with all the rule books.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">Steve Byrum </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">discussion-request@nsrca.org</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> [mailto:</SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">discussion-request@nsrca.org</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Pete Cosky<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:47 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">discussion@nsrca.org</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Sportsman revisited / Growing Pattern</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Forgive my ignorance, but what does it take to become a CD. If it's within my means I am not adverse to doing just that to help the hobby grow. Without getting fresh blood involved in any aspect of RC there can be no future.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:57<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Re: Sportsman revisited / Growing Pattern<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Pete,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Do what I did, become a CD and put on your own contest. I will CD or CO-CD three this year. It is scary at first but after you do it, you find that it was no big deal. I have been a CD for 8 years now and I am having fun. So if you can't find a contest close, make one!!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">See ya,<BR><BR>Bruce <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>