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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Amps and clamps<br>
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      Ohms and Drones<br>
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      Mills and thrills<br>
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      Meter and Tweeters'<br>
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      then it all just starts to get silly...<br>
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      Actually, I really like volts and bolts :)<br>
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      On 15/01/2016 6:32 a.m., Charles Manning wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Volts and Bolts<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Kay
          edgecumbe <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                <div>Innovators club---</div>
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                <div> this covers all  the subjects, </div>
                <div>drones, 3d printers,  robots or souped up mobility
                  scooter ,</div>
                <div>electronics,  glass house auto window,  </div>
                <div> this would attract any one with an inventive/
                  inquiring  mind </div>
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                    <hr>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:04:40 +0900<br>
                    From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:erringtona@gmail.com" target="_blank">erringtona@gmail.com</a><br>
                    To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz"
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                    Subject: Re: [chbot] Name of the group
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                        <p dir="ltr">How about something with STEAM?</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">I think I originally had
                          "Christchurch Robotics Society", which has a
                          Victorian charm.</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">I prefer STEAM to STEM, but I also
                          prefer to leave things as they are. 
                          "Robotics" has a certain cachet.</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Anyway, that's just my opinion.  I
                          am keen to see other suggestions.</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Best wishes,</p>
                        <p dir="ltr">Andrew</p>
                        <div>On 14 Jan 2016 20:55, "jimmy allen" <<a
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                          wrote:<br>
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                            solid;padding-left:1ex">Christchurch
                            Technology club.<br>
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                            On 1/14/16, Geoff <<a
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                              target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sdfgeoff@gmail.com">sdfgeoff@gmail.com</a></a>>
                            wrote:<br>
                            > The word "Mechatronics" coverst just
                            about everything I've seen you guys<br>
                            > do, so perhaps just change the
                            "robotics" to "mechatronics" - but then I'm<br>
                            > stydying mechatronics and am therefore
                            biased.<br>
                            ><br>
                            > On a more lightheated note, I have some
                            acroyms:<br>
                            ><br>
                            > *MECH* - "Mechanical and Electrical
                            Christchurch Hobbiests"<br>
                            > *MESH* - "Mechanical, Electrical and
                            Software Hobbiests"<br>
                            > *TEC* - "Technical Engineers of
                            Christhurch"<br>
                            > *WEDWB* - "What Engineers do when
                            bored"<br>
                            > *CNC *- "Christchurch Nerd Club"<br>
                            ><br>
                            ><br>
                            > Geoffrey<br>
                            ><br>
                            ><br>
                            ><br>
                            ><br>
                            > On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Mark
                            Atherton <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz"
                              target="_blank">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>><br>
                            > wrote:<br>
                            ><br>
                            >> The issue of (re)naming of the
                            group has come up several times, but we<br>
                            >> seem to either run out of steam, or
                            hit an impasse.<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> We cover software, firmware,
                            hardware, programmable logic, analogue,<br>
                            >> mechanical, 3D printing, electric
                            lawnmowing, and nut washing - to name<br>
                            >> but<br>
                            >> a few interests<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> Scope of skills covers novice
                            through expert.<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> Some of our projects involve a long
                            methodical design process. 'Maker'<br>
                            >> and<br>
                            >> 'hacker' seem more appropriate to
                            throwing ideas together, (almost) at a<br>
                            >> novice level, or maybe that is just
                            my bias.<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> Electrotechology does not include
                            software (or does it).<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> Anyway, there are few personal
                            biases, most happy to hear other possible<br>
                            >> new names for the group.<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> -mark<br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >> -------- Forwarded Message --------
                            Subject: Re: [chbot] Meeting reminder<br>
                            >> Date:<br>
                            >> Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:59:29 +1300
                            From: Andy ZL3AG<br>
                            >> <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:zl3ag@radioengineering.com"
                              target="_blank">zl3ag@radioengineering.com</a>>
                            <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:zl3ag@radioengineering.com"
                              target="_blank">zl3ag@radioengineering.com</a>>
                            To: Mark<br>
                            >> Atherton <<a
                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz"
                              target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a></a>>
                            <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz"
                              target="_blank">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>><br>
                            >><br>
                            >> I strike this a lot while out
                            recruiting, after I tell them about the<br>
                            >> Robotics Club, the first thing I
                            have to say is that it's not just<br>
                            >> robotics.<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> I've received feedback a couple of
                            times from people who were nearly put<br>
                            >> off attending by the name, thinking
                            Robotics was the main focus.<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> Perhaps we can come up with
                            something a bit more appropriate?<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> electrotechnology?<br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >> On 13/01/2016, at 2:22 PM, Mark
                            Atherton wrote:<br>
                            >><br>
                            >> > Food for thought - do we want
                            to make any changes to the group, if so,<br>
                            >> > what ?<br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >><br>
                            >>
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