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Lakota West High School opened in the fall of '97 and is one of two high schools, grades 10 through 12, in the Lakota Local School District. Located twenty miles north of Cincinnati in West Chester and Liberty Townships, Lakota is the 7th largest school system in the state with a student population of more than 18,000. The enrollment at Lakota West is approximately 2,000 in the top three grades.
At Lakota West, we pride ourselves on offering a wide range of quality instrumental experiences, with the concert program at the core. It is the belief of the entire music faculty that a well-rounded education, including challenging musical experiences, encourages a lifelong love of music, as well as responsibility and growth in character that continues into other aspects of the students' lives.
Elementary. In the Lakota School District, band instruction begins in sixth grade at each of ten elementary schools, meeting twice per week in heterogeneous groupings. For the past several years, over 800 students per year have joined the instrumental music program.
Junior High. At each junior high school — Hopewell, Lakota Ridge, Liberty and Plains — two directors team-teach two or three seventh and two eighth grade bands. A seventh and an eighth-grade jazz band are each offered for one semester. All groups meet five days per week.
Freshman Campus. When the Lakota Local School District opened two new high schools in 1997 — Lakota West and Lakota East — the original high school was transformed into a freshman school serving the entire district. A second freshman school opened in 2008, so there are now separate freshman campuses aligned with the high schools. Each freshman campus has two concert bands and jazz ensembles that meet daily during school.
High School. At Lakota West, Symphonic Winds (Class AA), Symphonic White Band (Class A), Symphonic Red Band (Class A) and Concert Band (Class B) meet daily the entire school year. Jazz Ensemble and two Jazz Bands also are offered daily for the full school year. The Marching Firebirds (consisting of more than 250 members) is a grades 10-12 co-curricular class, which is voluntary and meets three days per week after school. Pep Band and Pit Orchestra are offered seasonally after school.
A Tradition of Excellence. Symphonic Winds has received straight superiors in OMEA class AA since the first year of Lakota West. The Symphonic Bands and Concert Band have also earned superior ratings at OMEA district and state adjudicated events. In 2006, all four bands earned superior ratings at OMEA state contest for the first time, a state record.
Major Symphonic Winds performances have included:
- 2011 – Symphonic Winds selected to perform at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, December, 2011 (first band in Ohio to be invited for a third time)
- 2010 – Dixie Classic Music Festival in Washington, D.C., and Rutgers University
- December 2006 – Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago (one of six high school bands chosen to perform)
- December 2004 – Chamber groups performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. Symphonic Winds also served as a rehearsal clinic band.
- 2004 – European Tour with performances in Paris, Brussels, and London
- 2004 – Ohio Music Education association (OMEA) convention
- 2002 – Capital University New Concert Band Music Reading Clinic
- 2001 – 30th Annual Ohio Band Directors Conference, Univ. of Akron
- 2000 – Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago (one of just five bands in the nation chosen and the first ever from the Cincinnati area)
- 1999 – Music in the Parks Festival in Chicago
- 1998 – Dixie Classic Music Festival in Atlanta
- 1998 – Bowling Green State University New Music Reading Clinic
The Lakota West Marching Firebirds have earned over 35 Grand Champion awards since the formation of the school. The Marching Firebirds have earned a superior in class AA at state finals each year, as well as a superior rating at every OMEA marching band competition entered. The band marched in the 1999 Hollywood Christmas Parade and at the 2003 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. In November, 2005, the band traveled to perform at Pearl Harbor and in the Waikiki Holiday Parade. In January, 2008, the band became the first from Cincinnati and southwest Ohio to march in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. In December, 2010, the Marching Firebirds visited Orlando, Florida, and performed at Disney World and Universal Studios. In November 2013, the Marching Firebirds traveled to New York City to perform in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In January 2015, the Marching Firebirds will return to Pasadena, California for their second appearance in the 2015 Tournament of Roses Parade.
The Jazz Ensemble received a superior rating at the inaugural OMEA state jazz contest in 2003. It was also one of just ten high school groups in the nation invited to the 2003 North Texas Jazz Festival. The group also performed at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) convention in 2005 and at the Tri-C JazzFest in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2007. Bands in the jazz program participate in competitions throughout the region, host an annual Jazz Swing Dance, and perform at the annual Jazz 'n Cakes Pancake Breakfast fundraiser.
Student Growth and Achievement. We encourage private study and participation in honors groups. In a typical year, over 20 Lakota West instrumentalists are placed in All-State honor groups (band, jazz band, and orchestra). More than 95 percent of our students participate in solo and ensemble contest. Many Lakota West students participate in the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra; Southwest Ohio Regional Orchestra; Greater Miami Youth Orchestra; Ohio University Honor Band; Bowling Green State University New Music Reading Clinic; Tri-State Honor Band; and Ohio State Honor Band.
Our band program is supported in part by a very active parent booster group, The Upbeat Club, and by the Lakota Board of Education.
The Instrumentalist Magazine – July 2006 (PDF)
"Better Music Every Year at Lakota West"


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March 2006
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March 10 - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter entered orbit!
March 29, 2006 – Sun-Earth Day 2006 Eclipse: In a Different Light
Sun-Earth Day 2006 will be on March 29th to coincide with the total solar eclipse that takes place that day.
April 8, 2006 – Mars Mania II event in Tucson
April 21–23, 2006 – KATS Kamp
LAST CALL! Join the 2006 LPI Fieldtrip!
The Heat from Within: ... Earthly Insights into Planetary Volcanism
Middle-school science educators — and other science educators — are invited to join planetary scientists on this week-long NASA-sponsored field-based workshop from July 9–17, 2006. The field experience will investigate different volcano types in the Bend and Crater Lake regions of Oregon to build an understanding of volcanic features, patterns, and processes on Earth. These field investigations will serve as analogs for understanding the planetary processes that produce volcanos on planetary bodies in our solar system, including Mars, the Moon, Venus, and even the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. The experience will be divided between the field and classroom. Classroom time includes presentations, discussion, and lab work; participants will work with classroom-tested, hands-on inquiry based activities and resources that will enhance Earth and space science teaching. Participants receive lesson plans, supporting resources, and presentations. A limited number of grants are available to cover registration. Applications are due on March 24, 2006. For more information or to apply, visit the fieldtrip Web site.
LPI and NASA ARES Workshops
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March 30, 2006 - Mars
Currently, multiple science missions are exploring the Red Planet. Through a balance of content and activities, we will investigate the formation of the Red Planet and how it has changed through time; how volcanism, tectonics, impacts, and erosion have affected Mars, and the evidence of water — past and present. Participants will receive presentation materials and hands-on activities for the classroom. 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Fee: $75 Please contact Liliana Maldonado at (713) 696-1306 for registration information. For more workshop details, contact Becky Nelson, or go to the Harris County Department of Education.
Astrobiology Laboratory Institute for Instructors (ALI'I)
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is conducting a workshop designed for secondary science teachers that includes lectures and activities led by scientists and state-of-the-art lab tours. Teachers will review and do activities from NSF field-tested materials such as Voyages Through Time by SETI and Astrobiology: An Integrated Science Approach by TERC. The workshop takes place on June 9–14, 2006 in Oahu, Hawaii. The registration deadline is March 31, 2006. Apply at the Astrobiology Institute Web site.
Internet-based Earth Science Course
This eight week, three-credit graduate level, internet-based course is designed for K–6 educators. There are four modules involved in the course that help to improve Earth science content knowledge using practical classroom approaches. Full to partial scholarships are available. To apply online go to http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/. Course Information: NRES 896a. Independent Study: Lab. Earth. Concept & Appl. 3 credits. Section Number: 700. Call number: 8696. For more information contact Dr. Dave Gosselin, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln email@example.com or 402-472-8919.
TeachSpace Workshops for High School Teachers
NASA is making it possible for math, science and technology high school teachers to bring the excitement of space exploration and human spaceflight topics to their classrooms. Participants receive texts, instructional materials, and access to the TeachSpace curriculum Web site, free room and board and $100 daily stipend. The TeachSpace summer workshops will be held at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Arizona campus in June and July 2006 as well as throughout the summer in Florida, Washington, California, and Texas. Please visit the TeachSpace Web site for more information.
Astronomy Camp for Educators
The University of Arizona announces its eleventh Astronomy Camp for Educators that will take place on June 29 - July 3, 2006. Participants become astronomers by operating large telescopes, interacting with leading scientists, and interpreting their own scientific measurements. For more information visit the Astronomy Camp Web site or contact Dr. Don McCarthy.
Stellar Standards Teacher Workshop, April 10-11 (Grades K–7):
The Cosmosphere is pleased to present the Stellar Standards workshop, which will focus on how to use the planets, stars and galaxies to meet the Kansas State Education Standards. The Cosmosphere's Education Team will lead hands-on activities designed for use in science, math and language arts classrooms. Lesson plans and sources for activity materials will be available. For more information, go to the Cosmosphere Web site. To register, contact Laurie Givan, Education Coordinator at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center,1-800-397-0330 Ext. 323, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Educator Researcher Workshops – The SCORE program offers grants to assist in the development and implementation of local professional development workshops for educators in the SCORE six-state region of Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Workshop design is flexible and should meet the needs of the local community. Funding deadlines are June 15 and January 15.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Classroom Grants
Are you a K–12 teacher who develops or applies science, mathematics, and technology in your curriculum? If the answer is "yes," you may qualify for a grant of up to $200 per individual request to supplement your learning program. Use your grant for materials to help you make science, mathematics, and technology come alive in your classroom.
Educator Researcher Collaborative Projects – The SCORE program offers grants of up to $1000 to collaborative teams of educators and Office of Space Science researchers in the SCORE six-state region of Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The grants are intended to help initiate new partnerships between educators and Office of Space Science researchers. Funds can be used to purchase materials and resources to increase student or public understanding of space science content.
Sun-Earth Day: Eclipse in a Different Light
In celebration of the upcoming solar eclipse, Sun-Earth Day, March 29th, is celebrating with the new theme "Eclipse in a Different Light." This year's eclipse is only visible from Brazil, the Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, and Central Asia. However, the eclipse will be broadcast live via satellite and the internet. For those in the United States, the actual eclipse will take place at approximately 5am central. The Sun-Earth Day page for educators will provide you with the essential materials needed to help your students see our sun in a different light! More information and activities are at the Eclipse Web site.
Science Fiction Fantasy Contest
The 2006 World Science Fiction Convention is sponsoring the ninth annual Student Science Fiction & Fantasy Contest for the best short story with a science fiction or fantasy theme, the best science fiction or fantasy artwork, and the best science essay. This annual contest is open to all students in grades K-12. The deadline to submit entries is 31 March 2006.
GLOBE at Night Program
The National Optical Astronomy Observatory invites you to join the GLOBE at Night program for a Star-Hunting Party during March 22 - 29, 2006! Join thousands of other students, families, and educators to observe and record the visible stars and help to measure light pollution in your location. Participation is open to anyone who can get outside and look skyward during the week of March 22–29, 2006! Help NOAO reach their goal of 5000 observations from around the world!
Presidential Awards for Excellence
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the nation's highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science. The awards recognize exemplary K–12 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession. The nomination deadline is April 1, 2006, and the application deadline is May 1, 2006. Links to nominations forms and more information can be found at this Web site .
UA Seminar: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Science and Mathematics Teacher's Colloquium Series is a forum open for all K–12 science and math teachers to learn about cutting edge research taking place at The University of Arizona (UA). The next seminar is on Saturday, March 25, 2006: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. For additional information visit the SAMEC Web site or e-mail email@example.com.
NASA's MESSENGER Mission Educator Fellows
NASA's MESSENGER mission, which launched in 2004 and will reach Mercury in 2011, is recruiting 30 practicing teachers or teacher trainers to become MESSENGER Educator Fellows. The Fellowship includes an all-expense paid five-day training workshop in Washington, DC, in June 2006. Applications are due March 31, 2006. The Announcement of Opportunity can be viewed at the Messenger Education and Public Outreach Web site. For further information, contact the MESSENGER Educator Fellowship Coordinator Ken Pulkkinen at firstname.lastname@example.com; 202 689-1238.
ASU Offers Mentoring Support for First-year Phoenix Science Teachers
The ASIST-AZ program seeks to help first-year science teachers in grades 7–12. New teachers meet with experienced science teachers in the valley to discuss current science instructional practices, and to talk with other new teachers about teaching science. In addition, mentees will have weekly contact with mentor teachers, be observed in the classroom once a month by university science educators, and be invited to attend the fall Arizona Science Teachers Conference. Interested educators should contact: Dr Julie Luft at email@example.com or (480) 965 -8463.
New Explore! module "To the Moon and Beyond! — with NASA's LRO Mission"
Scheduled to be launched in October 2008, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, is a robotic mission that will study the lunar environment, preparing the way for our return to the Moon, missions to Mars — and exploration beyond! The new Explore! module includes hands-on activities such as building an edible LRO, a Moon puppet story, exploring Earth and Moon dirt, and planning where the first human habitat should be located on the Moon. Additional resources, extensions, and background information are provided.
The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) is an online learning environment where students examine real world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Developed for grades 5-12 students, WISE is free and requires a 90 minute session to get teachers familiar with the components and to practice setting up/running a class. Teachers will receive a stipend and training certificate for this work.
Library Resource: NASA's Spinoffs Help Make Life Better on Earth
Spinoff is NASA's publication featuring the agency's latest technological innovations transferred to the commercial market. It is available in both print and online editions. Visit the Spinoff Web site for the 1996 through 2005 Web versions of the publication. For a free copy of Spinoff 2005, contact the National Technology Transfer Center at: (800) 678-6882. Visit NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program Web site for more information.
K–8 Glovebox Activities
Glovebox activities integrate science, math, and technology and make connections to actual space research. They are excellent for formal and informal learning settings. The activities are categorized by grade level: K–2, 3–4, and 5–8. The site provides easy-to-download instructions to build gloveboxes, rubrics for evaluating the activities, release forms for photos taken of students taking part in the activities, and evaluation forms.
Educational Materials from NASA
The Educational Materials section of NASA's Web site lists classroom activities, educator guides, posters and other types of resources in a format that can be downloaded and used in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level and subject. An educator guide and five posters have recently been made available, including Science in a Box Educator Guide and the Once and Future Moon Poster.
Mars Mission Begins Orbiting Mars
NASA's new mission to Mars successfully put itself into orbit around the red planet. The spacecraft, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, will provide more science data than all previous Mars missions combined.
The spacecraft traveled about 310 million miles to reach Mars after its launch from Florida on Aug. 12, 2005. It needed to use its main thrusters as it neared the planet in order to slow itself enough for Mars' gravity to capture it. The thruster firing began while the spacecraft was still in radio contact with Earth, but needed to end during a tense half hour of radio silence while the spacecraft flew behind Mars.
For the next half-year, the mission will use hundreds of carefully calculated dips into Mars' atmosphere in a process called "aerobraking." This will shrink its orbit from the elongated ellipse it is now flying, to a nearly circular two-hour orbit. For the mission's principal science phase, scheduled to begin in November, the desired orbit is a nearly circular loop ranging from 199 miles to 158 miles in altitude, lower than any previous Mars orbiter.
The instruments on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will examine the planet from this low-altitude orbit. A spectrometer will map water-related minerals in patches as small as a baseball infield. A radar instrument will probe for underground layers of rock and water. One telescopic camera will resolve features as small as a card table. Another will put the highest-resolution images into broader context. A color camera will monitor the entire planet daily for changes in weather. A radiometer will check each layer of the atmosphere for variations in temperature, water vapor and dust.
"The missions currently at Mars have each advanced what we know about the presence and history of water on Mars, and one of the main goals for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is to decipher when water was on the surface and where it is now," said JPL's Dr. Richard Zurek, project scientist for the mission. "Water is essential for life, so that will help focus future studies of whether Mars has ever supported life."
Additional information is available at the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Web site.
Comets Formed Close to Sun
Modified from http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/mar/HQ_06091_Stardust_update.html
Samples from comet Wild 2 have surprised scientists, indicating the formation of at least some comets may have included materials ejected by the early Sun to the far reaches of the solar system. Scientists have found minerals formed near the Sun or other stars in the samples returned to Earth by NASA's Stardust spacecraft in January. The findings suggest materials from the center of the solar system could have traveled to the outer reaches where comets formed. This may alter the way scientists view the formation and composition of comets.
Stardust passed within 149 miles of comet Wild 2 in January 2004, trapping particles from the comet in an exposed gel. Its return capsule parachuted to the Utah desert on Jan. 15. The science canister with the Wild 2 sample arrived at Johnson on Jan. 17. Samples have been distributed to approximately 150 scientists for study.
More information is available on the Stardust Web site.
Deep Impact Sees Water Ice
Modified from http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2005-06/05-072.html
NASA's Deep Impact mission was the first to probe beneath the surface of a comet and reveal the secrets of its interior. After spending 172 days in pursuit of comet Temple 1, the Deep Impact spacecraft's impactor successfully collided with the comet on July 4th, 2005. The spacecraft collected data and relayed images and other information to NASA scientists.
The latest finding reveals that Comet Tempel 1 is covered with a small amount of water ice. These results offer the first definitive evidence of surface ice on any comet. The water ice on the surface of Tempel 1 could offer important insight into understanding a comet's water cycle and supply which is critical to understanding these bodies as a system and as a possible source that delivered water to Earth. Water and the large organic component in comets equates into two of the key ingredients for life.
The findings help fulfill one of the major goals of the Deep Impact mission: Find out what is on the inside – and outside – of a comet. The Deep Impact team has reported a few other key findings. These include an abundance of organic matter in Tempel 1's interior as well as its likely origins – the region of the solar system now occupied by Uranus and Neptune. The team arrived at their findings by analyzing data captured by an infrared spectrometer, an optical instrument that uses light to determine the composition of matter. Based on this spectral data, it appears that the surface ice used to be inside Tempel 1 but became exposed over time. The team reports that jets – occasional blasts of dust and vapor – may send this surface ice, as well as interior ice, to the coma, or tail, of Tempel 1. This shows that Tempel 1 is a geologically active body whose surface is changing over time.
Did You Know?
Modified from: http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2006/february/021406saturn_lightning.html
Saturn's Violent Nature
Did you know that Saturn's atmosphere is filled with violent electrical storms and high speed winds? In fact, Saturn is one of the windiest places in the solar system, with wind speeds over 1000 miles per hour at the equator. Occasionally, violent storms break through the cloud layers, each one bigger than Earth. Smaller storms occur as darker spots, and have been shown in recent Cassini-Huygens spacecraft images.
Currently there is an electrical storm larger than the United States - in which the lightning bolts are more than 1,000 times stronger than conventional lightning – brewing on Saturn! This storm is the strongest of its kind ever seen and University of Iowa space scientists have been utilizing data from Cassini to track the storm since January 23.
With Cassini the space scientists have learned that lightning storms on Saturn can emerge suddenly and last for several weeks or even a month. This current storm has varied in intensity, but has continued with some 25 episodes since first noticed on January 23. The origin of such storms is unknown, but may be related to Saturn's warm interior.
The radio sounds of Saturn's lightning can be heard by visiting the Space Audio Web site. More information about the Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Science investigation can be found at the Cassini RPWS: Radio and Plasma Wave Science Web site. A Podcast of this story and other Cassini mission information is available at the Cassini-Huygens Web site and the Cassini - Unlocking Saturn's Secrets Web site.
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Update on restoration of Santana30..
Good point Jeff_H, The cyprus was used because it is a very light weight wood and decay resistent to boot. The mahogony cabinets will weigh the most but they shouldn''t be significantly so. The ceiling shouldn''t add any additional weight compared to the old headliner. The floor will probably add some additional weight but it will be real close to the bildge. I will take heed of your observations and adjust accordingly in future planning. Good to hear from you.
Update on restoration of Santana30..
Thanks for the update. It sounds like you are accomplishing a lot with the old girl. One perhaps not so minor point, these boats do not tolerate a lot of added weight and it sounds like you are adding a lot of weight high in the boat which could pretty adversely affect the boat''s performance. Have you checked to see how all of this weight will affect trim for example?
Update on restoration of Santana30..
I finally came to the conclusion that this project is going to take alot of time and money and have accepted that fact and tried to make the best of it. I decided to not only repair this boat but to make it a stronger and very much improved in quality. Here is what I have done thus far:
1) I sanded, grinded and prepped the interior hull to deck joint, and re-enforced it with epoxied matt and E-glass layed up. and also built up the laminates around all the stantion through hulls, and all bulk heads were re-laminated with matt and cloth also.
2) I bought 300 linear feet of (13/4")X 5/16" Southern Cyprus moulding battens for the V bunk sides and Qtr birth side, and for around the backs of the settes. I am installing these battens over 3/8" bubble foiled insulation.
3) I tore out the old vinle head liner and decided to change to a white polystyrene boarding with teak triming. I had to install one inch wide by 1/2 inch thick battens as a sub structure to attach the poly boards to and trim strips to hold everything in place I used west systems thickening adhesive (silica powder) mixed with epoxie to a peanut butter thickness and glued all the batten sub stucture in place. It looks awsome.
4) I am building (out of Honduran Mahogony) two lockers with a book case in the middle above the port sette.
5)all the bulkheads in the main cabin and galley and also the head will be sanded and prepped for the installation of white pionite sheeting (simular to formica but stronger) and will be trimmed out in teak.
5)the floor will be 2" wide by 3/8" tounge and groove Afromosia or lyptus with white oak groving (should have that teak and holly look)
6) I am now extending the starboard gally bulkhead out athwartship toward the center of the floor and adding a wood post attached to the end of the bulkhead and top of ceiling and to the floor.(this will make galley safer to use at sea.
I plan on keeping this boat for my retirement fun when I retire in about 3 to 6 years, so I don''t mind making this boat just the way I want it.
I will catch everyone up on systems next time.
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retro and oh so fun. it seems safer for my accident prone self that it stands firmly on the ground.
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Yes, I love it too.....will I ever be brave enough to put it in my home though? lol I would need a bigger place, for sure. :) Nice choice! Pauline
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An article in yesterday's Ad Age led with a fascinating premise — that investments in technology and innovation may provide future breakthrough for Wal-Mart. That's Wal-Mart. Not Apple, or Google, or Samsung, but Wal-Mart — the world's biggest retailer.
Forrester has been writing for some time about how technology management must change to deliver business results, a phenomenon we call business technology (BT). The implications for Customer Intelligence professionals are immense. CI teams are often among the more technically oriented of their marketing brethren, and they are steeped in data and analytics, but the best CI pros also act as customer strategists — helping the company to better understand the customer and to put the customer squarely at the core of the business.
To do so requires a lot of BT involvement. For too long, we've heard that IT is from Mars, and marketing is from Venus, but to harness the full power of Customer Intelligence, BT and CI must form a deep bond and learn to collaborate. To help CI professionals on this journey, Rob Brosnan will soon publish a report introducing the idea of a Marketing Technology Office.
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Comment from Paul Laughlin on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 07:48
Agree with this sentiment, Dave. As a CI leader who also worked in IT for 10 years, there is considerable benefit that can come from being a 'hybrid'.
One other area around this that I would like to see Forrester explore for best practice is the application of MRM (Marketing Resource Managment) systems. Together with Lean Sigma continous improvement techniques these have potential to transform Marketing processes. But CI leaders need to embrace the opportunity to embed CI use in key parts of those processes.
Hope that makes sense,
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Great to hear from you and thanks for the comment. As it happens, Rob Brosnan has just completed a report on the current state of MRM - it's with our editing and production group right now so it should go live in the next week or so. Might be worth setting up an alert to follow Rob - he'll be producing a lot of research that will be relevant for you. You can find Rob's profile here: http://www.forrester.com/rb/analyst/robert_brosnan (set up the alert on the top right of the page). Rob also kicked off a discussion on the CI Community specific to MRM. We'd love you to join that discussion: http://community.forrester.com/message/14992#14992.
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does it so "listen again" from BBC? Does it do Podcasts from the BBC? (the great thing with internet radio is being in charge of the schedules!). Excuse the BBC bias, I'm sure our cousins have similar stuff over the pond, etc. Does it do alarm-clock radio type functions (I guess, since there is a snooze bar?). Does it display the time whilst the radio is playing (daft question, but when the radio output is time-shifted {assuming it does do listen again/podcasts} its good to know the real time. Does the clock auto-sync to a time server somewhere?
Keep the internet radio reviews coming.
It doesn't do listen again if, by that, you mean it records the program. However, you can tune into the BBCs listen again features.
It does play podcasts but I don't know off the top of my head - I don't have the unit anymore - whether the BBC podcasts come up when you search. I assume they do.
I think you can choose what the display shows but, again off the top of my head, I don't think it shows both the track time as wel as the actual time. Again, though, it doesn't do time-shifting as such.
The clock does auto sync with the DAB signal.
It does all the usual alarm-clock radio type things and you can choose from radio, buzzer, your own music, or a PURE sound to wake you up. And the snoozebar is a touch sensitive snoozebutton, essentially.
thanks. I was referring to BBC "listen again", so that is great. Time-shifted, well by that I meant listen-again or podcast stuff - i.e. the real time will not be the same as the time given by the radio announcer or the BBC pips, since its not a live transmission, hence the desire to have the real time permanently displayed - nothing radical, just what clock radios always used to do, but which my Logik fails to do, preferring to use the display space to keep me permanently informed that the device is "real enabled" - vital info!
I guess my only reservation now is those pesky touch-sensitve controls and the general control logic (which you seem to love) - it looks from your excellent video review that you need to be fully awake and eyes focused to navigate the controls, the semi-somnolent fumbling hand will struggle I think?
I live half the year in the Tropics. I need a robust trustworthy Internet Radio which will receive signals from a good wireless router about 30ft away.
Will the Pure Evoke Flow do the job?
Your advice please.
Laurence - I've just bought one for the Missus for Christmas, but I had to sneak a quick play with it, you know, just to check it works. It appears well made, although I know the tropics is death to most electronic kit - its just a quesion of time. The signal reception is much better than on my Logik IR100, but that's not much of a boast. For all the fancy touch sensitive buttons and designer looks of the Evoke however, the clunky buttons and dials on the Logik are a far better interface. If you want to grope you radio in the middle of the night and select Radio 4 to send you off to sleep, well you can do that on the Logik without raising your head from the pillow, just fumble around for the right preset and push it. With the Evoke you really need to be up and dressed, as you have to navigate the screen by twidling a knob and select the correct touch sensitive part of the flush control surface - no feeling around for the right button because whatever your fingers fumble first, that is the "button" you've pressed, so to speak. Sound quality is good, the OLED screen is easy to read from any angle, and the device is highly configurable via The Lounge site. They even do a selection of sounds, like cicadas or a thunderstorm, might remind you of the tropics...
Hello, re Pure Wifi radion
Does this Pure wifi radio, have to connect up to the a) computer, b) broadband router, to be able to play internet stations, on the Pure radio. In short, please, how does this work? ie, can I just plug the Pure wifi radio into the mains, and switch on, and start to surf and listen to internet radio stations? I am very much a beginner in this wifi technology and your advice and information would be welcome. Thank you
David, you need an internet connection and a wireless router. The radio connects to the internet via the wireless router. A computer is not necessary (but see below).
Its a bit like using a laptop to connect to various internet radio stations. Obviously you don't have a keyboard with the radio, so it connects via the internet to Pure's own gateway which basically serves up the choice of radio stations for you to select from using the radio's buttons and dials. You can also use your computer to log into Pure's website (thelounge.com) to set up lists of favourite stations which your radio will then see.
The benefit of getting your radio via the internet is that you can receive signals from all over the world, and (the bit I really like) you can listen to podcast material and anything from BBC's 7-day programme archive (listen-again), so are pretty much master of the schedules - listen to what you want when you want. You can also stream stuff off your PC/server.
I bough a Flow after much consideration and after reading this review. I have to admit to some disappointment. Pure seem to have abandoned the product, there is zero support from them, even the support forum only exists because someone else set it up independently. They promissed much by way of firmware upgrades to add missing functionality (like you only get one simple alarm, and its DAB or buzzer only, not internet radio) but so far failed to deliver, the menu structure is a disaster, and the touch controls are a real nuisance in practice - see my post above. I regret the purchase.
My other internet radio is a Logik IR100 from Dixons/PC World/Currys. Not sure if they are still available. That is not all good either - poor build quality, no DAB or FM, mains hum, etc. But even so, I much prefer it to the Pure.
Suggest you look at the forums before you decide (http://flowusers.com/ and https://www.reciva.com/inde...
This may have been asked before, so forgive me if it has! Does anyone know if this is compatible with imac? Thanks in anticipation!
Good question, Caroline. The Pure Evoke Flow is Mac compatible, but don't forget that to use the Internet Radio part (not just DAB radio) you need a wireless network. So if you just have an iMac on a desk, with your broadband plugged into it, you won't have this. But if you have one of the Apple AirPort products, then yes, you can stream internet radio to an Evoke Flow.
Thanks Geoff. I've got the whole singing dancing Airport thingy so I'll just pop off and order the Evoke. Thanks very much for the reply! Oh happy Saturday!
Can I stream from iTunes on an iMac?
If not, do you know of any (portable) radios that do have this feature?
Lovely as a radio BUT not as an internet radio. I bought this as a Christmas present, assuming that if you can listen to a radio station on the internet then this PURE radio would also pick them all up. Wrong! The PURE staff also claim to be passionate about what they do. Nope! They are not too hot on customer service either. Nearly 5 months on and we are still requesting that they add a station for us. They do not reply to emails. We tried adding a station ourselves but that doesn't work either. Such a shame as it is a lovely peice of equipment. Just a shame their customer service is so poor. It really lets them down.
Update & answer my own question...
Yes, you can stream iTunes to this radio (yippee!) just download a UPnP server app such as SimplifyMedia
This video review did make me laugh, From what you say this seems to be the best wifi radio around. But you mention that the sound quality is not very good. Am I missing something here, I think the first wireless communication was in 1866. Is it too much to ask in 2010 for these companies to put a decent speaker or two in them, especially at the £100+ price point. As for Pure's battery pack only! Think i'll wait for Roberts to hit the wifi radio sweet spot. Put wifi in the Roberts ECO3BK Ecologic 3 and i'll show you the money.
I bought this item for my partners birthday. I wish I had done more searching and I wished she had ignored stupid 10/10 plaudits as awarded on this website and other places desperate to hawk this outdated piece of junk!
Admittedly it is beautifully BUILT, has a wonderful INTERFACE, is LOVELY to LOOK at.
It does all those things very well. But there is one thing which you buy a music player for that it is rubbish with this thing and that is sound reproduction.
If your the sort of person who thinks that a radio stuck inside a card board box broadcasting muffled sounds with no top notes and a wooly bottom, then you should be listening to LW, or MW. Don't waste your money on this, because regardless of its 'features, the sound quality and the total lack of any sort of control are a joke.
Now, I am going to have to buy another and I don't know what to do with this one. I would not even have it in my workshop because I am so tempted to throw it up the garden.
The whole point of digital sound is to supply a crystal clear listening experience, not a retro analogue one. Don't be conned, spend your money elsewhere!
EDITORS CHOICE 10/10 Your kidding, did you switch it on?
I bought this item for my
partners birthday. I wish I had done more searching and I wished she had
ignored stupid 10/10 plaudits as awarded on this website and other
places desperate to hawk this outdated piece of junk!
Admittedly it is beautifully BUILT, has a wonderful INTERFACE, is LOVELY to LOOK at.
It does all those things very well. But there is one thing which you
buy a music player for that it is rubbish with this thing and that is
sound reproduction.
If your the sort of person who thinks that a radio stuck inside a
card board box broadcasting muffled sounds with no top notes and a wooly
bottom, then you should be listening to LW, or MW. Don't waste your
money on this, because regardless of its 'features, the sound quality
and the total lack of any sort of control are a joke.
Now, I am going to have to buy another and I don't know what to do
with this one. I would not even have it in my workshop because I am so
tempted to throw it up the garden.
The whole point of digital sound is to supply a crystal clear
listening experience, not a retro analogue one. Don't be conned, spend
your money elsewhere!
EDITORS CHOICE 10/10 Your kidding, did you switch it on?
You are reading a review that's over 3 years old. I appreciate the sound quality is not going to have improved but you need to apprevciate what the rival devices that are available at that time
I own two of these Pure Evoke Flow Radios and it is a love/hate relationship. These Radios cost around £200 but you have to pay another £30 for a battery. I have had to have 5 replacement radios because the screen died, finally I got one that lasted past the warranty and I had to use the basic tenets of the Sale of Goods act because when you pay this much for a radio you have a reasonable expectation that it will last a reasonable period of time, regardless of the warranty period. After that I have had to buy faulty ones on eBay to keep mine going because the out of warranty repair is a complete rip off, costing as much as a new one.
I am an Engineer and so happy to repair things, whether it be a Laptop or a Sky Plus box, so when I opened up the Pure Evoke Flow I was very disappointed with the Engineering quality. Most electronic devices are made with interchangeable modular components, but not this, things are glued into place so they are ruined if taken apart to swap out components. So while this is shiny on the outside it is grotty on the inside. This would not matter except for the reliability issues.
On occasion I have had to reapply the firmware, Pure has not kept the utility to do this up to date, it does not work with Windows 7 64 bit, so I have had to keep a PC with WinXP around for this purpose.
My next problem came with the Pure Evoke Flow battery, this radio crashes quite often and the only way to recover is to remove power and battery. The connector on the battery is hard to remove and with the repeated removals the wires come away and cannot be put or even soldered back, so you are forced to fork out £32 for a new battery. Even if the wire does not come out it can be ruined, you know your battery is ruined because when you remove the power cable there is a dangerous sounding POP and the radio then reboots. Pure needs to put a power switch in the battery compartment that isolates the battery so it can hard booted without removing the battery.
It should be noted that a reboot takes ages to get the radio back, so if you listen to talk or news radio expect to get very angry with Pure.
If you listen to DAB or FM the aerial is easily damaged and I have gone through several, worst of all it seems inadequate to receive a decent reception, I have travelled with this radio and had the same problem.
Another major failure of this radio is the lack of buttons or panels for preset stations, the new version shows no improvement.
I bought the Pure Evoke Flow to listen to Internet Radio, I get lousy DAB reception and FM is even worse. The firmware for this radio is based on Open Source code, over the years there have been some major issues with new bug ridden firmware being forced on you because the radio will nag you to update and the only way to stop it is to remove the power. The current version has an issue with inadvertently rebooting, I have analysed this and the problem is in the firmware. The radio will reboot if power levels get below a certain level. This can happen on a battery that has 100% charge! What makes it reboot is the volume being high and the wifi being in use, Despite all rave reviews about sound this radio does not go very loud so if you listen to speech radio you often have to have it at full volume, especially if you are doing something that makes a noise, even washing up.
As if all of the above was not enough there is another problem and this affects all Pure Internet radios. The radio will not even display favourite stored stations if the Pure servers are down, meaning you can't listen to internet radio at all. Sadly this seems to be happening more and more often, Looking at the forums it seems that others have had all of above problems and users make the point that the radio should have the stored stations stored in the radio and only have to go to Pure servers when you want to find a new station from their database.
So whilst I love the idea of this radio I hate the implementation, it is simply not practical. I would not buy a Pure product again, even if the design looks nicer than the competition, the reliability and commitment from Pure to listen to customers and fix problems is non-existent.
Hopelessly complicated and slow controls for internet radio stations and no way of deleting them. I wish I had waited till the technology improves.
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Hey Nineteen, those are sweet! I really like the Para as well, I just dont have one
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The Para are nice, what is the barrel length of the bottom one pictured Nineteen11, 16"? As for the super shorty, I'm not man enough to shoot a SBR 308
What about the other end of the spectrum. Did they ever configure a FAL as a squad automatic weapon? Something heavy barreled with bipod?
One of the prettiest FAL's I have seen is the DSA G1 Collectors Edition FAL. It just looks absurdly long with that 10" muzzle device
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I built these a few years back they were the first build I had ever done, kinda proud of them. I had them in several different configurations before I sawed the barrels down to 17" on one and 16 1/4" on the other. I am really fond of the shorter barrels on fal's unless it was to be used for long range then I would keep atleast a 20" bbl like in the third photo. I still have that kit just no receiver for it. heh they are too damn expensive these days! besides I got the AK bug lol. Twissted
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The person with the most name recognition in the current Senate campaign against incumbent Dianne Feinstein is Orly Taitz, a doctor/lawyer from Orange County who is known as the "Queen of the Birthers," a nickname, she not only cherishes, but chooses to use whenever she can. As you will see from numerous articles about her all over the internet and traditional newspapers, Ms. Taitz's only claim to fame is that she runs around filing lawsuits alleging that Barack Obama is not qualified to be President because he is not a "natural born citizen" of the United States as is required by the Constitution.
This large amount of name recognition has Ms. Taitz as the perceived front runner in a field of Republicans seeking to dethrone Dianne Feinstein in the Senate this year. In fact, according to the Santa Barbara Independent on April 12, 2012:
"California Republicans are aghast at the distinct possibility that the GOP could be represented in the state's 2012 U.S. Senate race by "birther queen" Orly Taitz."
The Orange County Register currently has Ms. Taitz at approximately 19% in an unscientific poll. Of course, this poll is mostly people from Orange County and Orly is from Orange County, but it does have some mainstream Republicans scared. Why? Because Ms. Taitz is a vexatious litigant and a one issue candidate; the one issue being something that most Republicans do not want to even remotely be associated with: birther.
A web page has recently shown up on the web devoted to little known facts about Ms. Taitz and I must say that if the information on the web page is accurate, it is down right scary. The web page is called: "Orly Taitz, Former Soviet for Senate." It states, among other things that Ms. Taitz,was born in the former Soviet Union and that she has numerous law suits against her involving professional misconduct.
In fact, an article in the Huffington Post on May 4, 2012 states the "self professed Queen of the Birthers, suffered another legal defeat this week." This time however, it has nothing to do with Mr. Obama's eligibility to be President; it was about Ms. Taitz herself. She had filed suit against Damon Dunn claiming that he improperly filed his election papers by leaving off information that he had previously been a Democrat in other jurisdictions. The Court of Appeals ruled that:
"Dunn had [complied] with candidacy requirements and that Taitz's complaint was a legal mess unworthy of serious consideration. They said Dunn had no obligation to list his expired, out-of-state party registration affiliations on his 2010 candidacy papers in the secretary of state race."
Per the Huffington Post, Taitz responded incensed:
"Recent decision in Dunn case is beyond outrageous, it is an embarrassment to the US judiciary, it shows that the 3 judges of the Court of Appeals either never read the complaint, absolutely clueless, what is in the complaint, never saw it or are attempting to defraud the public." (sic)
An article from the April 12, 2012, edition of Gather.com, entitled "The Birthers are Back" quotes:
"Several states including California, Georgia and Arizona have lawsuits attempting to get Obama's name off the ballot in November as an eligible candidate. The leaders of the movement are Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff, and Orly Taitz, a run-of-the-mill nut-job. Taitz asserts that Obama was born in Kenya, Goldman Sachs runs the U.S. Treasury, the House of Representatives is building six labor camps, and Hugo Chávez owns software that controls U.S. voting machines." (emphasis mine)
And, yet this person is leading in the aforementioned Orange Country Register poll. I simply do not get it. If any of this information is true, California voters should be running away from this person. "Aghast" and "scary" do not even begin to describe the laughingstock the California GOP will become if she should appear on the General Election ballot.
As you all know, I personally support Al Ramirez for the Republican nomination so naturally I am biased. As the writer of this article, if I did not let you know this fact, I would be behaving similarly to Ms. Taitz. Mr. Ramirez's views are very similar to mine and most center-right Republican on all issues. He deserves to be the nominee, yet his name recognition is below that of Queen Orly. Hopefully, articles like this one will help Mr. Ramirez and save the California GOP from the potential disaster and embarrassment of Ms. Taitz as being their nominee.
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Here is the tutorial for the Radio Shack Zip Zap mini RC.
Here are the materials you will need to complete this project:
Step 1: Open the RC unit to remove the transmitter board. This is the face of the RC unit.
- 1 Radio Shack Zip Zap Mini RC
- 2 4 Cell AAA Battery Boxes with switches
- 1 Hitec HS-77BB Low Profile Analog Servo
- 1 Package of Radio Shack Mini SPST Switches # 275-1547
- 1 Pack of Heat Shrink Tubing
- 1 Heat Gun
- 1 Cold Heat or soldering iron/gun
- Some solder
- 1 Hot Glue Gun
Flip the RC unit over and remove the screws from the back panel.
Pull the panel off carefully as not to pull the leads off the board.
Here you can see the red and black power supply wires going to the board
Follow the power supply wires to the battery compartment in the back panel
Cut the red and black wires on the battery compartment in the back panel
Here you can see the yellow and black wires for the charger unit. Cut them down to the board as it will not be needed for this project. The charger unit pops right off the top then put it aside.
Here you can see the transmitter antenna and wire. Remove the screw that attaches the yellow wire to the base of the antenna post.
Here you can see 4 board screws, remove them and pull the board off the front panel
Hot glue the power supply black and red wire leads to the board to prevent them from breaking off.
Slip on two short strips of heatshrink tubing on the power supply black and red wires then twist the exposed ends with wires from the AAA battery box with a switch. Solder the twisted wire ends then slip the heatshrink tubing over the soldered ends and heat with heat gun.
Flip the transmitter board over to locate the control pads. For this project, you will be using the control pads on the left hand side with 2 pads.
On the control pads, notice the subtle two halves of each circular contacts.
Pre-solder the wire leads before soldering to one half of controller pad contacts. Make sure you have just enough solder to cover the wire lead itself.
This is the real tricky part. Solder about 5 inches of wire to each half (the tip of the half circle) for a total of 4 strips of wire. Be very careful not to cross solder into the opposite half as this will short the circuit. Heat the wire lead long enough to melt the solder on the lead but just enough to make it stick to the contact's edge. This method will prevent cross soldering to the other half of the contact therefore, you will not see too much solder as you normally would.
This is how it should look after soldering the wires.
Hot glue the pads and the soldered wire leads to prevent them from breaking off.
I know that in this picture I am using the right side controller pad but the concept is the same for the left controller pad. Slip 4 short strips of heatshrink tubing on each of the 4 wires on the control pads. Solder the exposed ends from the two wires coming from one control pad to leads of one SPST momentary switch. Heat the heatshrink tubing over the leads. Repeat for the other control pad wires.
End Of Step 1
Step 2: Open the car body to remove the receiver board from the chassis
Here is the car body. Flip the car over and pry the front and back lock tab with a small screw driver.
Now carefully pull the top off then you will see a connector for the car lights attached to the chassis. Carefully pull the connector off then slip the red antenna wire through the hole in the car top.
Next, remove five screws from the top of the chassis. The second picture below shows one screw in front of the motor compartment which is kinda hidden.
At this point, you should be able to pull the board of the chassis with a little bit jiggling some plastic parts to free it.
Cut the red and white wires from the light green capacitor in the chassis.
Then, cut the black and red wires connected to the steering motor.
This is what you should have so far with the receiver board.
Now cut two short strips of heatshrink tubing and slip them on the power supply red and white wires on the receiver board. Strip and expose about 1/4" of wire at the loose end of the red and white wires.
Twist the exposed wire ends to the wires from one of the AAA battery box with a switch. Solder the wires and slip the heatshrink tubing over the exposed wires to protect them from shorting. Hot glue the red and white power supply wire leads and the motor red and black wires on the receiver board to protect it from breaking off.
Note: At this point, turn on the switches in the transmitter battery box and the receiver battery box. Then turn on the onboard switch on the transmitter board (Green LED light should come on). Press on one of the SPST switches and the test motor should spin one way. Press the other SPST switch and the test motor should spin the other way. Congratulations! You just passed your connectivity test!
End Of Step 2
Step 3: Tweaking the Hitec HS-77BB Low Profile Analog Servo
I used a low profile servo for a better helmet fit. Otherwise, your head might not fit inside the helmet with a regular size servo.
Flip the servo over and remove the 4 screws on the back panel.
Here is the layout of the onboard servo controller board.
Now cut the yellow, red and green wires off the board. Then cut the yellow, red and black wires off the board. Lastly, cut the brown and yellow wires off the board.
The brown and yellow wires are connected to the servo motor itself. These wires will be used later to connect to the receiver black and red wires.
Slip on two short strips of heatshrink tubing to the yellow and brown wires coming from the servo motor. Connect and then solder the servo (red, black and yellow wires) power wire to the servo motor yellow and brown wires by using only the red and black wires.
Hot glue the wire leads on the servo motor to prevent it from breaking off. This is where you should be at this point.
Screw the panel back onto the servo.
Now cut off the connector from the servo red, black and yellow power wire.
Cut off the test motor from the receiver board. Slip on two short strips of heatshrink tubing on the black and red wires from the test motor. Connect and solder the black and red wires from test motor to the servo red, black and yellow wire by using only the red and black wires.
Slip the heatshrink tubing over the solder connections from the receiver board and the servo and apply heat with heat gun. The picture below is where you should be at this point.
Step 4: Servo Trial Run
This is the RF actuator system as a whole minus the RF stalk and helmet. One switch will move the stalk down and the other will move it up. Itâs up to you how you will install your servo in the helmet according to itâs movement. Once you see how the actuator moves, you will have a reference point on how you should place it in the helmet according to how the RF should behave.
End of Step 4.
Here is a clip of the servo in action
Step 5: Attaching the servo shaft attachment, RF stalk and servo unit into the helmet:
The servo shaft can be cut according to the thickness of the particular helmet you are using. You'd want to have just enough length for the stalk to attach to. I had to cut mine just about halfway down so that it will be flushed with the thickness of the RF stalk. Cut the screw a bit longer than the shaft coz it has to thread into the servo spline to hold the shaft in.
For the RF stalk, I have a BKBT aluminum stalk in which I drilled an 8-32 size hole using a Craftsman Tap & Drill set.
Then I used the tap to cut 8-32 size threads into the hole on the stalk. The position of hole is at the top of the rounded end of the stalk when it's in the down position. This way, the hole is not seen while its in the up position.
Then I got some size 8-32 x 5/16 socket head set screws from Lowes that can be tightened with an allen wrench. Using this method of attachment, the stalk can be removed when stowing the helmet away.
To attach the servo unit to the helmet, I used two plastic computer case motherboard fasteners hot glued to the helmet. The servo attachment holes just slides in and snaps into place and is easily removed by sliding it out.
Notice how I positioned the servo unit in the helmet.
This is how it looks with the shaft attachment.
I positioned the shaft in the down position so I can tighten the screw in place.
This is how the RF stalk should work installed in the helmet.
Here is the underside of the helmet showing the RF actuator receiver assembly on the left side and the helmet squirrel/blower fan on the right.
Here is the inside/underside of the gaunt showing the transmitter board, SPST switches, battery boxes for the transmitter and the red LED light on the side of the left gaunt.
Here is a clip of the RF system activated.


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I didn't join the Boy Scouts. I didn't grasp the concept. I liked girls. In fact, I was with two girls at the same time I was supposed to be signing up for the cub scouts. The three of us spent time kissing each other in the darkened basement of one of the girl's homes.
Don't get me wrong. I have no animosity toward the Boy Scouts. Scouting just wasn't for me. The camping and sleeping bag thing wasn't appealing. Why would I have to rub two sticks together to make fire when I had access to matches and gasoline?
Speaking of which, never fill a steel barrel with half a gallon of gasoline and through a match into it. Don't ever do that. Ever. If that's not in the Scout manual, it should be.
The Boy Scouts organization is currently involved in a fuss over having gay Scouts or Scoutmasters as members. I don't understand the problem? What does it matter if you're gay or not when it comes to knowing how to use a compass or tying knots? What does sexual preference have to do with being a Boy Scout? Do people think gay Scouts or gay Scoutmasters will molest straight Scouts? Is that the issue? According to experts, gays are less likely to molest kids than heterosexuals.
The Boy Scout Oath includes the phrase, "morally straight." What does that mean? Morality is an acquired value, a product of the culture. Is it immoral to have sex outside of marriage for older scouts? Is it immoral to be born with a gene that makes you prefer same sex relationships? Are there such things as immoral genetics?
The Boy Scout Manual was written in 1910. Since then, our science has determined that sexual preference is coded in our DNA. You don't "choose" to be gay anymore than you "choose" to be attracted to the opposite sex. The Boy Scouts didn't know that back in 1910.
Religion is also intertwined with the Boy Scouts. Churches sponsor sixty nine percent of all scout units. To "do your duty to God and country" is imbedded in scout lore. The BSA also prohibits atheists and agnostics from membership because it violates the basic tenets and fundamental principles of Scouting.
The Boy Scouts of America's policies are much more restrictive than other Scouting organizations throughout the world. Soon, the BSA will decide on a national policy for membership in Scouting, hopefully one that will be more inclusive and respectful of all who wish to join.


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SLIDESHOW: West Seattle High School was part of 'Cookiefest'
West Seattle High School Principal Ruth Medsker shared some news about student participation in an event sponsored by Macy's department stores on Dec. 8.
For the second year in a row, the West Seattle High School ProStart students have amazed crowds at the Seattle Macy's annual CookieFest celebration. In this event, consumers pay a set fee for a cookie box, and then the "mad" dash begins to get their choice dozen cookies from the banquet room full of cookie vendors.
ProStart was selected as one of only three schools in Washington to participate in this event alongside numerous bakeries around the Seattle area.
Not only do the proceeds for Cookiefest support the Seattle Milk Fund, but the event also gives our students the opportunity to work next to prestigious bakeries in a catering role, work toward planning and creating beautiful and consistent bakery products, and earn well-deserved community service hours. The Seattle Milk Fund has for more than a century, worked to increase economic stability for families and community by awarding childcare and education grants.
The West Seattle High School students chose the theme this year as "Mad Hatter Holiday Tea Party".
WSHS Principal Ruth Medsker said, "Thank you to those of you who supported our students as well as the Seattle Milk Fund. We hope to participate again next year!"
Here are some of the participating bakeries: Macy's Catering, Alki Bakery, Bothell High School Culinary Arts Program, Schwartz Brothers Bakery, Seattle's Own Shortbread, Sugee's Bakery, Borracchini's Bakery, Gelatiamo, Little Rae's Bakery, Hoffman's Fine Pastries, PINKS Original Bakery, Nana Rose's Foods Co., Newport High School Vocational Culinary Arts Program, PCC Natural Markets, Renton Technical College Professional Baking Program, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, On Safari Foods, West Seattle High School, WOW Baking and Grand Hyatt Seattle.
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I have been going to Animazement since 2009! It's a pretty good con. I'd recommend having at least $200 (minimum) to spend on things you may want to buy from the Artist Alley and the Dealer's Room. As far as hotel preference goes, I'd say it's up to you. The primary hotel (The Marriott) is located right across the street from the Convention Center. It has an underground passage (great for when it rains), three game rooms and if you like Starbucks... there's a Starbucks too. The Sheraton (Primary Overflow Hotel) is beside the Marriott (separated by a parking deck). It has a sandwich/pizza shop (Sam and Wally's) downstairs. If you don't book a room at either of those, the Clarion is within walking distance but I recommend having a car and parking in the parking deck so you don't have to walk back and forth if you want to put your stuff down. Just check the site under "general info" for hotels in the surrounding area. If you walk up the passage between the two hotels (Marriott/Sheraton) or walk out of the back door of the Sheraton, you'll have a handful of restaurants for you to chose from. Fire Wok, Shish Kabob, Jimmy Johns, a pizza place annnnnnd there's a McDonald's within walking distance that Con-goers frequent. Oh! And a Chick-Fil-A that closes at two (PM). I'd keep going but I'm sure you get the point, there are plenty of places to eat in downtown Raleigh. The "R" Line is a free line that runs through downtown and stops in front of the Convention center. I've never been on it personally, however, I hear it's a great way to become familiar with your surroundings. Prepare yourself for random high fives, free hugs and when the night time comes, drunk people and glowsticks. Nothing to worry about really considering that most of the drunk people there stay to themselves or with their groups. However, one time last year, there was one person who came up to me and a group of my friends and tried to start a confrontation for no reason. The dances (Friday and Saturday Night) take place both in and outside of the convention center. If the dance (rave) inside is going through a boring spell, I've noticed that the one outside will be a bit more entertaining during that time and vice versa. You'll have plenty to do both day and night. You can learn Japanese or learn how to make your own plushie. Attend "Anime Hell". Go to a couple of concerts with traditional Japanese music or J-Rock (NOIZ has been a frequent guest) or other genres. Whatever you do, please wear shoes and have your badge in clear sight or face the wrath of the staff members. A brief note on shoes: Make sure all pairs of shoes you wear at the con are comfortable and can withstand the many hikes you will take at AZ! If you have to purchase Dr. Scholl's beforehand, do so! The last thing you'd want is for your con experience to be ruined because you have sore feet. Most people that attend Animazement are friendly but every year I manage to meet a handful of people that aren't so nice and can be pretty cocky. On the bright side, it's easy to make friends! Not 72-hour friends but establish legitimate friendships.
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Pisanki Workshop
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Venue: Wistariahurst Museum
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Carol Kostecki, a well-known pisanki artist, returns to lead a hands-on demonstration of making pisanki (the art of dying eggs for a traditional Easter holiday) in the style especially popular in Eastern Poland andUkraine. All cultures celebrate holidays in different ways following unique traditions. The name Pisanki comes from the Polish verb pisac, "to write." The eggs are decorated by the use of wax flowing from a kistka, a tool used to produce a richly ornamented geometric and floral design etched onto a previously colored egg with traditional Polish symbols of Easter. The practice of coloring Easter eggs is very much alive in Poland today as well as enjoyed by people all over the world. Appropriate for adults and children 12 and up. Reservations required. $35 per person, reserve online at wistariahurst.org
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