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   North Alabama Mensa was well represented at the April 4-6 Birmingham RG as expected and,08-04 Bham RG (16).JPG (77510 bytes) of  course, Birmingham provided another outstanding weekend packed with food, entertainment and opportunities for relaxing with friends, both old and new.  Thanks to the efforts of Ed Wright of Cookville, TN there were lots of photos which, when added to my own, provide some great memories for those of us who attended.

     One highlight for many of us was the performanceS7300729.JPG (111293 bytes) by Hueytown Magician, Keith Barton and his wife Donna, who perform as Mort the Mystifying and Donna.  

After the show they graciously spent a couple of hours with us relating the story of one of their claims to fame, Matilda. Matilda is recognized in the Guinness book of World Records as the worlds longest living chicken, which earned the Bartons an appearance on The Tonight Show a couple of years ago.. 

Although Matilda died a few years ago at the age of S7300750.JPG (96105 bytes) 16, she still remains fresh in Keith and Donna's memories and her successor, Miss Scarlet, is carrying on the tradition. 

The Bartons also produced their laid back rabbit for us.  S7300756.JPG (100157 bytes)Lots of photos are now online in two pages.  Either click on Hospitality or Magic to get started.  If you see one you just MUST have, contact me at bward@hieaay.net.

April FS&M
     This month FS&M will be hosted by Mike Wilkinson in his home on Saturday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m.  Mike's address is 4903 Saddle Ridge Dr. SE, in Owens Cross Roads.  For directions and a map see the April newsletter.   

North Alabama Mensa
Bylaws

   At the direction of our national office we are revising our bylaws.  Mike Wilkinson, who is leading this effort, has incorporated changes required by the national office as well as changes requested by the ExCom into a revised version. Both our ExCom and the national bylaws committee have carefully considered and approved the proposed revisions.  The final step in this process is for our membership to vote on the revised version before May 30.  A majority of those voting is needed for passage.  We encourage you to download the current Bylaws as well as the proposed Revised Bylaws (with changes marked in color) and submit your vote by downloading and mailing your ballot to Travis Hardin or providing the following information.   

NAME ___________
MEMBERSHIP NUMBER _____________
SHALL THE ENCLOSED PROPOSED BYLAWS BE ADOPTED?
    YES______ NO_______

Return Ballot to:
Travis Hardin
PO Box 485
Meridianville, AL 35759

March Dinner Meeting

    The March Dinner meeting featured HIMG_0213.JPG (107317 bytes)oward Blood, a Past President of the Huntsville Genealogical Computing Society, who presented a short discussion of the "Why" and "How" of genealogical research, to introduce us to the subject.

Metropolitan Washington Mensa and Maryland Mensa announce Early  Cinco de Mayo, a joint regional gathering in Gaithersburg, Maryland  on the first weekend of May (2 through 4).  See the RG flyer and  registration form on http://www.mwm.org/MWMRG08.pdf  for more information.

 

North Alabama Special Monthly Dinner Meeting
April 20th, 2008 

From:  Cristina Hinkle   chinkle@cohesionforce.com
   New members, old members, inactive members, and all:  Please join your local Mensa group for a special night out at the Von Braun Astronomical Society planetarium.  Our local Mensa chapter is covering the planetarium fees. 

   You can either bring your own dinner or contact me before 3:00 PM to pick up some sandwich/chip/cookie/drink boxes from Panera bread for you (cost will be $10 each person).  We’ll be eating in the auditorium chairs, which are comfy, but have no tables, so if you bring your own food, please plan appropriately.

   For directions or more information, please visit the VBAS site:  www.vbas.org

The plan for Sunday, April 20th:
6:00 - 6:45: Mensans arrive, eat, and socialize
6:45 - 7:00: Introduction to the night sky in the planetarium
7:00 - 7:30: Introduction to the Messier objects and "current" (i.e. those that are visible in mid-April) planets
7:30 - 8:00: Tour of the facilities (Swanson Observatory, Angele Observatory, Wernher von Braun Planetarium)
8:00 – until: Sampling the night sky - Observation of a nebula, galaxy, star cluster, and planet.

  Please invite potential members as guests or encourage some current members to join us for their first event!  It will be fun!   For more information and to RSVP, please email Cristina Hinkle at chinkle@cohesionforce.com, or 256.337.7296. 

Mensa Admission Test

April 26, 2008

     If you're interested in becoming a member of Mensa, you are welcomed to attend the next scheduled, supervised test on April 26, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  The test will be held at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library Main Branch, 915 Monroe St., Huntsville, AL, on the first floor, rooms A&B.

     The Mensa admission tests takes two hours to complete and are composed of two tests featuring questions involving logic and deductive reasoning. If you score at or above the 98th percentile on either of the two tests, you'll qualify and be invited to join Mensa. 

     Please note that American Mensa cannot test individuals younger than 14 years of age.  Also, if English isn't your primary language, American Mensa offers a battery of culture fair, non-language tests.  The culture fair battery is available by appointment only.

     Further, please note that individuals can only take a test or test battery once.

     Registration and testing will take approximately 2 hours.  Walk-ins will be accepted, but in order to reserve a spot, please send a check for the amount of $40 made out to American MENSA to cover the cost of the test.  Picture identification (i.e. drivers license) is required to register and take the test.  

     Children under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at registration.  

     For further information, contact Rich Randall, north Alabama MENSA Testing Coordinator, 114 Shoalford Rd., Huntsville, AL 35806, r2rplus4@bellsouth.net. 












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