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You know there is a default future waiting for you and if you do not do something different, you also know it is heading right for you.

Are you ready to tranform yourself?    My goal is to provide ideas that might show you some ways to write a better future for yourself, your family, yur work and the world!

Terry O is the Editor and Publisher of Uptime Magazine and Reliabilityweb.com

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O’Hanlon in New Zealand

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O’Hanlon in New Zealand

 

Hi everyone!  I just got back from New Zealand and had a fantastic time in one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.  The people are top notch as well and made me and my family feel as welcome as could be.

 

My visit started in Rotorua as a guest speaker for the Vibration Association of New Zealand (VANZ) – a dedicated volunteer group that has organized an annual networking and information exchange for 19 years now.     They put together a great event and I learned a great deal from participating.  

 

As a small thank you and a gesture of American good will, Reliabilityweb.com is donating one copy of Jack Nicholas’s “Predictive Maintenance Managers Workbook” along with a 10 lecture DVD for the VANZ lending library.

 

From there we took the ferry to the South Island and drove along the remote west coast – one of the most beautiful places in the entire world – incredible beaches with no people, amazing nature walks through rain forest leading to spectacular waterfalls, again with NO people around!  Sights include seal colonies, penguin nesting areas and many other natural wonders to be enjoyed, respected and absorbed.   If this write up has not already bored you to tears – you can see some of our photos here

From there we rejoined civilization in Christchurch to visit Commtest (http://www.commtest.com) Headquarters.  We now have a much better understanding how this relatively new (10 years old) company came on the predictive maintenance scene so quickly and are so successful.  They are led by a Jack Henderson, a unique visionary and driven businessman who supports a team of creative and talented software and hardware engineers and management/support staff.   The environment in Christchurch is Green and clean – with all of the conveniences of urban life, yet none of the urban strife.  City planner left huge parks, lots of green and the worst rush hour traffic means waiting for 2 light changes to turn right (like turning left in America) at the busiest downtown intersection.

 

Next year VANZ enjoys its 20th Conference (June 2009 Auckland) and I highly recommend a visit if possible.  They assured me it will be quite a to-do.  Stay tuned at http://www.vanz.org.nz

 

As always – it is sure good to be home!

 

Terry O

 



Posted by Terrence O'Hanlon on Jun 20, 2008 3:44 PM EDT

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