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The Big 12 has found new leadership in Boulder.
Chuck Neinas, the former Big Eight Commissioner and longtime Boulder resident, was unanimously voted by the Big 12 presidents as the conference's new interim commissioner on Thursday night.
"It all happened very fast," Neinas said.
Outgoing commissioner Dan Beebe, who was awarded with a contract extension through June 2015 in November after helping save the conference from collapse, was forced to resign.
"I put all my effort into doing what was best for the Big 12," Beebe said in a statement released by the conference. "With a great fondness, I wish the Big 12 Conference a long and prosperous future."
After the Pac-12's announcement on Tuesday night that it will not be expanding, Texas and Oklahoma leaders -- who were negotiating a move out west and planning to bring Texas Tech and Oklahoma State along to form a Pac-16 -- immediately expressed a desire to stabilize the Big 12.
The Daily Oklahoman reported that the Sooners would only commit to the Big 12 again if Beebe was ousted and concessions were made on Texas' Longhorn Network.
Texas A&M, unhappy with the Longhorn Network, is leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC in 2012. Colorado (Pac-12) and Nebraska (Big Ten) have moved on to new conference this season.
Neinas' first order of business could be expanding the conference, which has dwindled to nine schools on board for 2012.
Neinas, owner of the Boulder-based Neinas Sports Services, has worked with athletic departments and universities from coast to coast as a consultant in the hiring of coaches and administrators. Over the years he has worked with CU and most of the current Big 12 institutions.
Neinas was executive director of the College Football Association from 1980 to 1997.
Neinas negotiated television contracts and administered a television plan on behalf of the CFA members from 1984 through 1995 that included ABC, CBS, NBC and ESPN.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With a 2015 recruiting class that already ranks in the top-100 nationally, Lipscomb baseball coach Jeff Forehand has added a 5-star recruit to the group with the signing of Brooks Russell to a National Letter of Intent.
Touted as an unbelievable talent by the recruiting experts, Russell is not your typical 5-star recruit who is choosing whether to go the college route or wait to hear his name called in the Major League Baseball draft. You see, Russell is five years old and is battling a pediatric brain tumor.
"In signing the letter of intent, you can know that the Lipscomb Baseball program will promise Brooks and his family that we will be actively invested in his life as a player, person, brother, son, and teammate" said Forehand. "Teammates Matter is what we pride ourselves on and with Brooks it will be no different. As coaches we are thrilled to have Brooks and his family on our team and as a part of our family of Bisons."
The entire Lipscomb baseball staff is thrilled to have Russell as part of the Bisons program.
"It's an honor to sign Brooks to a letter of intent with the Bison family," said Lipscomb baseball recruiting coordinator Brian Ryman. "Guys like Brooks have a passion for the game of baseball and will make each one of us better."
Russell was paired up with the Lipscomb program through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation that helps improve the quality of life for children and their families who are battling pediatric brain tumors.
"We are honored and excited for Brooks to be a part of the Lipscomb family and we are extremely thankful for Friends of Jaclyn for helping to make this happen," said Keri Russel. "Lipscomb just picked up one heck of a baseball player! Go Bisons!"
Brooks will also serve as bat boy for the Bisons when his schedule allows.
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DUPONT AND its subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International continue to market their future herbicide tolerance technology to other seed companies. Recently, DuPont announced that it is licensing the Optimum GAT trait for glyphosate and ALS tolerance to Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) for use in soybeans, cotton and other crops. D&PL will pay DuPont $20.5 million in the transaction that includes several other products from DuPont. The Optimum GAT trait isn't expected to hit the market until 2009.
This new venture helps D&PL become a "significant customer" for Greenleaf Genetics, a joint venture with Syngenta. Greenleaf Genetics will offer licenses for germplasm and traits to seed companies.


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Our man Kevin V. is back with another edition of the Vancouver Canucks Notebook. Before the madness on Madison claimed Daniel Sedin in Chicago, earlier this week a couple of the Canucks were doing their part to promote equality in sports through the You Can Play Project. Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin do good things to represent Canucks nation.
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One of the hottest booths at the 2013 International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) held this past weekend in Long Beach, California, was the "G The Body Art Professional" Booth. Attendees were lined up to either get a Glitter or Crystal design...or buy the kit to create the looks in their own salons or spas.
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Stocks were on pace to end the first day of the new earnings season with modest gains, as Boeing's rebound led stocks higher. Jonathan Cheng has details on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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5 Things You Need to Know about Open Government
The Internet is abuzz with articles and commentary on how to make government more open. Open government benefits us all. The end result makes governments efficient and responsive, ultimately improving citizens' lives. Here are some simple answers to questions on open government. Of course, a list like this always needs a disclaimer: This article doesn't provide you a comprehensive understanding of the open government movement. But it's a start.


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Fitzychick necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 166 diseños de 41 diseñadores freelance.
9 Cranes Inn
This new Seattle bed & breakfast offers four guest rooms in a Craftsman-style house in one of the city's walkable neighborhoods. It will attract guests who appreciate quality, comfort, and maybe a surprise or two. We strive to be kind of an urban base camp for travelers visiting on their own, or coming to see friends and family who live here.
While the property is an older home, there will be no doilies and few precious antiques for guests to worry about breaking. Their stay is about modern conveniences and current Seattle style. Innkeepers are well traveled and relatively intelligent, normal people, yet enjoy slightly off-beat pursuits. We will be as friendly or as hands-off as guests like -- providing conversation, directions, restaurant and sightseeing suggestions, or just leaving them to come and go as they please if that's all they want.
The name -- 9 Cranes Inn -- comes from a piece of art that will grace the inn's living room, and is reinforced by the many positive concepts that cranes symbolize in varied cultures. The particular artwork is a Chinese embroidery textile of nine red-crowned cranes all facing one another (see attached file). We do NOT necessarily expect the logo to mirror this.
Adults from across North America and around the world who enjoy travel and socializing. The hope is that they also have a sense of humor and enjoy some quirkiness or at least the unexpected. Income level will be moderately high. Their reasons for coming to Seattle will be varied -- visiting friends and family, sightseeing, or on business.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Saturday Sewing
Claire is going to a birthday party tonight, and decided this morning that she wanted me to sew her friend a bunny like the ones I made the kids for Easter. I couldn't resist her desire to give a handmade gift, so I put my other plans aside and started sewing.
The pattern is by Hop, Skip, Jump. I didn't have flannel, and Claire rejected regular cotton and linen because it wasn't soft enough. We found a piece of minky, and while I didn't think it would work, we gave it a try. Slippery stuff to sew up, but it's forgiving enough that any wonkiness doesn't really show. Phew. Claire even helped me stuff the legs and arms-- my least favorite part.
Yay for handmade gifts! And for getting to skip our trip to Target.
6 comments:
- Amy Friend said...
Oh, her friend will be so excited...much better than any Target toy. And go you using that Minky. It would have scared me off too!
- February 11, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- CitricSugar said...
Very cute! And a great way to include your child in the actual gift-making... Extra mum points for that one!
And yay for skipping Target! A number of Zellers stores up here were bought out by Target so it looks like we'll be getting one. We don't need one as we already have far too many Walmarts but apparently Target doesn't care...
- February 11, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- sue niven said...
It is a very cute pattern, I do like the minky that you used, it works perfectly with it. It will be treasured for many years to come too. Well done!
- February 11, 2012 at 3:44 PM
- Monica said...
oh I say, that is one cute rabbit!
Wonderful present.
Does that mean that your sewing mojo is back?
- February 12, 2012 at 8:11 AM
- Debbie said...
Love your daughter's great taste - and congrats on a darling gift!
- February 12, 2012 at 5:13 PM
- carrie (believemagic) said...
That is super cute - such a great gift.
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Ikonika returns with the 'I Make Lists EP', the first full extended release since her 2010 debut album 'Contact, Love, Want, Have' (Hyperdub). Hum + Buzz present 6 incendiary club ready tracks, her most accomplished and anticipated work to date.
Taking a dark approach with 'I Make Lists' and 'Cold Soaking', these dubplate anthems have been the highlight of recent Ikonika sets. They both fuse paranoid, intense and ominous basslines with sinister and eerie lead synths. 'Take Pictures' melds a languid drum machine strut with reflective but focused melodies. The playful side of Ikonika is present in the Latino Freestyle influenced track 'Catch Vibes' and 'With Your Mouth', a stripped backed procession. These two tracks employ driving drums, acidic basslines and mischievous melodies.
Bringing us to the finale is the majestic 'PR812'. Referencing the hijacking of a passenger flight in 2000, Ikonika crafts an emotive dance floor anthem with centre stage given to her original approach to melody and arrangement. Support from Mary Anne Hobbs, Jackmaster, Bok Bok, GIRL UNIT, and Eclair Fifi among others.
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So almost 2 years ago I stood in a Tumbleweed house in Philadelphia and was moved to start this blog. It has been an interesting journey to here, the fact that I have found 500 things to day about Tiny Houses is kind of crazy! Some days it has been very difficult to find relevant content that wasn't being covered by my friends at other Tiny House blogs, but was new. Now it is true I cover more than just Tiny Houses, but really cover living a Tiny Life (environmental conscious, sustainable, socially responsible and fiscally conservative topics), it still is a tall order. Two things have surprised me about starting this blog: 1) how many people are excited about and come to read about Tiny Houses 2) what great readers I have!
This year we had the first ever Tiny House Conference which was a great success! I have a uptick in people commenting on the blog and on the Facebook page. We have also seen a steady growth in people coming to the site. This means one thing, Tiny Houses are growing in popularity and more people are becoming aware of the issues that surround housing, economy and environmental issues.
So today my 500 post wish would be two fold: if you aren't already friend our fan page on Facebook go to it by clicking the icon below and clicking the "like" button. Second would be let me know what you like and what you want to see in the future in the comments section.
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Under the terms of the proposal, GrainCorp can't solicit alternative proposals and needs to give ADM two days to match a superior proposal.
'Concrete Proposal'
"We have had contact with other parties directly and through our advisers," Watkins said. "At this stage we have this concrete proposal from ADM, which we believe represents very good value for our shareholders."
With tax credits, Australian shareholders of GrainCorp stand to receive about A$14.13 a share if the deal proceeds, Belinda Moore, a Brisbane-based analyst with RBS Morgans Ltd., said in an e-mailed note. That equates to a payment of 10.3 times earnings before interest, tax and depreciation for fiscal 2014, and compares with an average acquisition multiple for Australian and offshore agribusinesses of 9.5 to 9.7 times forward earnings, Moore said.
ADM, which got 52% of its sales from the U.S. in its last fiscal year, has been working to increase foreign revenue. The company made its initial approach in October, and raised its bid by 3.8% to A$12.20 a share in December, before announcing another sweetener yesterday.
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"They're trying to do the best they can by existing shareholders and say that 'this is probably a reasonable offer,'" said Paul Jensz, a Melbourne-based analyst at PhillipCapital Ltd. "The market would be a bit surprised, but they've had a bit more time to think about it and apparently no other party has put in anything formal."
There were $85 billion of takeovers in 2012 involving companies in Australia, the biggest exporter of iron ore, coal and alumina, and the second-biggest shipper of wheat last year. That compares with $144.5 billion of deals in 2011.
GrainCorp, which traces its roots to 1916 and the Grain Elevators Board of the New South Wales state agriculture department, handles as much as 60% of eastern Australia's grain crop and has about 20 million metric tons of storage capacity at more than 280 inland grain-handling sites, according to the company.
Australia stripped AWB of its wheat export monopoly in 2006 after an inquiry found it was among firms that made illegal payments to win contracts from the former Iraq regime of Saddam Hussein under the United Nations' oil-for-food program.
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By Laura Hoover
Sometimes people come into your life at the right time. Recently, a lady by the name of LaCountess Felder came into mine. She's the new Zumba instructor at the Water Tower Recreation Center, and she's taught me a thing or two in the past couple of weeks.
Zumba, for those who don't know, is a hot new fitness craze. Inspired by Latin dance, the whole motto is "ditch the workout, join the party." For Felder, 39, that means not only salsa and merengue but a little Michael Jackson and Ike and Tina Turner. She even has her teenage daughter deejay. And she's inspired quite a crew of residents and neighbors since the class began in April.
"It's rewarding for me to see other people having a good time," said Felder, a Northeast Philly resident with a corporate day job. "The human body is just an awesome machine. If you take care of it, it takes care of you."
There are other places in the city to take Zumba that are fancier, shinier and more expensive. But this class, held in the Water Tower's after-school program room, is near my house and the right price. And Zumba is anything but boring. I spent seven months on an elliptical while pregnant, and after a long, lonely winter, I needed something different to get me back into fitness.
Enter LaCountess. Dressing in all black and owning a killer smile, she says it's OK to just move, and that means shimmying, booty circles and the fast-paced, arm-waving romp to "Rolling on the River" (Tina Turner's version).
A cancer survivor, she tried Zumba at her own Center City gym two years ago and thought, "I can do this." She completed her training in February and approached the Water Tower after her daughter was enrolled in a class there.
Some of us in the class are embarrassingly bad, but she doesn't look away. "When I see someone who isn't getting it, I think how can I break this down more so they can have fun?" she said. "It's about the music. Nothing brings people together like music."
She's right. On May 3, more than 600 schools across the country participated in a coordinated dance routine by Beyonce to support the First Lady's "Let's Move" anti-obesity campaign.
I'm no middle schooler, just a new mom who apparently needs to get out and dance. So how long will Zumba last? "As long as people are going and enjoying it," said Joe Brogan, director at the Water Tower.
Let's keep LaCountess around for a while. For more information, contact the Water Tower Recreation Center, 209 E. Hartwell Lane, at 215-685-9296, email@example.com or www.water-tower.org.
Chestnut Hill resident Laura Beitman Hoover worked as a reporter for almost 10 years in Baltimore, Md., near Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and in Philadelphia before going into public relations at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Her blog, "Home For A Year," can be found at http://homeforayear.wordpress.com/


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- Today is the day...get out and vote.
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- I'm getting excited about Christmas. It's gonna be the best one yet - I just know it!
- This is what it looks like when my boys help me with yard work. Cage fighting at its best.
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Your door is da bomb diggity! And your sons....gorgeous! And you, my friend, are who I want to be like when I grow up.ReplyDelete
oh em gee! your front door!!!! WOW is all I have to say. Its awesome ReneReplyDelete
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I'm on my way to vote now. Love your new green door. Very regal! That is exactly what my boys would be doing if they were supposed to be raking. Love following you on Instagram!ReplyDelete
Haha...love the boys, so cute! Pretty new door too.ReplyDelete
Love the green with the brass! And thats how my kids help with yardwork too :)ReplyDelete
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Yes, I voted! Your front door looks beautiful Rene. I loved your old color and love this new color, too. It's fun to change. No, I'm not on instagram. I think I need to change that. I'm not up to date on certain things!ReplyDelete
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Your front door is beautiful!! I Love the green!! I am so excited for Christmas too!! Can't wait to see your home decorated for the holidays.ReplyDelete
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Love the green door....but I might miss your blue one just a teensy bit. It was one of my favs.ReplyDelete
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Brandeis Black Student Organization holding annual 'Black Is' week
The Brandeis Black Student Organization is holding its annual "Black Is" week from Nov. 5 to Nov. 8, its largest fall semester event.
Monday, the Brandeis Pluralism Alliance, BBSO, and Hillel co-sponsored a discussion on black- Jewish relations between Professor Ibrahim Sundiata and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Jonathan Kaufman.
Tonight at 7:30, the BBSO is hosting an Election Night Watch Party with the Men of Color Alliance and Women of Color Alliance in the main lounge of the Intercultural Center.
Wednesday night at 7:30, at the regularly scheduled general meeting of the club, there will be a discussion of the election results on the third floor of the Shapiro Campus Center.
Finally, on Thursday, BBSO will sponsor a panel discussion on "Blackness and Higher Education." Invited panelists are Professor Jerry Cohen, Dean Jamele Adams, Department Coordinator of the Intercultural Center Taneeta Bacon, Professor Eileen McNamara, Professor Chad Williams, Professor Tanya Brown and Professor Colin Channer.
"This week is designed to bring all the power, shades, meanings, and societal implications of blackness to the forefront of campus culture, as well as contributing to campus diversity and inclusiveness," says Malika Imhotep '15, co-president of BBSO.
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The winner of five Oscars and four Grammys, English composer John Barry created a sensation in the 1960s with his music for the James Bond films, including his arrangement of the "James Bond Theme" for DR. NO and his original scores for such 007 classics as GOLDFINGER, THUNDERBALL and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE.
But Barry (a one-time rock 'n' roller with his band The John Barry Seven) was much more than the architect of the Bond sound. His choral-and-orchestral scores for such historical dramas as THE LION IN WINTER and MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, and his musicallly diverse scores for such other '60s hits including THE KNACK, BORN FREE and MIDNIGHT COWBOY, demonstrated a versatility and willingness to tackle a variety of subjects.
He moved to the U.S. in the 1970s, scoring such landmark television projects as ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN and LOVE AMONG THE RUINS, but he remained in demand for films including BODY HEAT, THE COTTON CLUB and a growing number of romantic dramas including SOMEWHERE IN TIME and OUT OF AFRICA. His 1990 symphonic score for DANCES WITH WOLVES became his largest-scale work and won him the last of his five Oscars, more than any other British subject.
Barry was also active in the musical theater, working with Alan Jay Lerner on the controversial LOLITA MY LOVE and generating a massive West End hit in 1974 with his longtime lyricist partner Don Black on BILLY. He was named an O.B.E. in 1999 and died in January 2011.
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The Italian Job game features three modes of play -- Story Mode, Circuit Racing and Stunt Driving. The Story Mode is based on the film's plot and features 15 different missions utilizing a large range of vehicles and gameplay styles. Players will also be able to challenge friends in The Italian Job using its split-screen two-player mode. Gamers will create havoc on the streets of L.A. as they drive at break-neck speeds through environments based on movie locations including Hollywood Hills and Downtown L.A. plus over-the-top off-road settings such as the city's subway station and storm drain system.
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
A Bonnie Skirt
I should be sewing the bridesmaid dress, but I haven't dared cut into the satin fabric yet. Instead, I decided to make a quick and easy skirt for myself. Quick and easy, ha---not. Who in their right mind can call working with plaid fabric quick or easy? So, I spent way too much time sewing this skirt and I've postponed the bridesmaid dress until another day. (Hopefully not the day before the wedding, right?)
But the skirt is finished, and I must say, I love it! I love the purple plaid fabric, and I love the style of the skirt. Here's a brief run-down of the skirt...you can read more details on Pattern Review if you're into that kind of thing (like me).
Ottobre Woman 5/2010, design #9, the "Bonnie" skirt
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curved waistband
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inverted pleats
Okay, my next post should be about the bridesmaid dress. :-)
Happy sewing,
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Ruth, The skirt is beautiful! I really like the purple plaid fabric. Matching plaids intimidates me even more than sewing with satin!;-)ReplyDelete
It's beautiful! The nice thing about making yourself a plaid anything is that the plaid will match...when you buy plaid readymade it never matches! (unless, of course, it is a high-end brand name).ReplyDelete
Very nice skirt!! The style looks great on you.ReplyDelete
OMG you are an excellent seamstress!!ReplyDelete
What a great skirt! It looks great on you and when I first looked I thought it was one of your daughters!ReplyDelete
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What a super cute skirt and outfit!!!
Hope y'all have a merry christmas!
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Great skirt, the plaid is so pretty and you did a fantastic job.ReplyDelete
That fabric is lovely! I love purple!ReplyDelete
It's a beautiful outfit and that deep purple is really a good color for you.ReplyDelete
I just love your whole outfit. What a pretty plaid fabric and flattering skirt design. Very nice!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 14, 2010
Beautiful skirt! Love the fabric and you look lovely!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2010
Beautiful job Ruth!!! I love the purple plaid as well. Very nice colour on you!ReplyDelete
Happy bridesmaid sewing and a very Merry Christmas to you :)
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Here is the group picture of all of my Suzumiya Haruhi Figma figures. From the left with have: Kimidori-san (alternate head and the body of a second Tsuruya-san figure), Asakura (ready to stab Kyon), Kyon, Nagato, Haruhi, Mikuru, Koizumi (all in the ending animation's final pose), Tsuruya-san (laughing as always), and Taniguchi (alternate head from Asakura Figma, body from a second Kyon Figma)
There's also a random cheap set of Haruhi trading figures on top of my set of limited edition US Haruhi DVD's and a figure of Maya from Tenjou Tenge got in the shot thanks to alphabetization.
12 Dec 2009, 09:31:26
I'm currently saving money to buy new shelfs to make a library (I've got books all over the room) and a special display shelves for figures (maybe with glass doors to make it really right).
12 Dec 2009, 10:08:31
I'd love to have some cases with glass doors for my figures. They get so dusty sometimes....
12 Dec 2009, 22:20:07
Ya, and I have to stay I respect your way of displaying stuff. I'm an adept of order in everything myself. That's amazing.
The only thing I'm not sure about is when anime of completely different genres have to adjoin each other. For example, Kodomo no Jikan and that insane Krauser...
While you so softly do sleep...
13 Dec 2009, 03:01:27
But my favorite combination has to be Ikki Tousen/Invader Zim. Unfortunately I'm having trouble finding information on my Ikki Tousen figure (it's an older figure with multiple variations) so I haven't been able to add it and post the picture yet. :(
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Now that Aiyanna's a little older and can wear things for more than one season I like to make her holiday clothing that she can wear year round. I knew I wanted to do some sort of heart applique on a shirt for her, but I had no idea how to not make it scream Valentines' Day. I was sitting at my sewing desk admiring a pile of lace setting there that I bought at a church rummage sale last year for super cheap. Do you ever admire your lace or fabric or am I just crazy? Then I thought I'd make a patchwork heart with the lace and embellish it. Perfect for a Valentines' Day shirt without being to holiday looking. Perfect.
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- Digital Scrapbooking Made Easy said...
Very cute! I'd love to have you link it up to my party at http://scrapbookingez.blogspot.com/2012/01/anything-goes-linky-party_26.html. Thanks for sharing this!
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- Holy Craft said...
Super adorable! Nicely done. She looks like a very sweet girlie girl.
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- Deanna said...
lovely! (The model and the outfit)
- 27.1.12
- Deanna said...
LOVELY! (The model and the outfit). The color variations in the tea-dye process make it interesting and very high-fashion. Maybe you should consider Project Runway, too.
- 27.1.12
- Rachel {BubblyNatureCreations.com} said...
This is so adorable!!! I love ruffles!!! thanks for linking it up!
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- Kim @ Cheap Chic Home said...
How darling. The ruffles looks so romantic and your little girl looks like she's enjoying herself.
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- Michelle said...
Where is a daughter when I need her? I adore this. Can I wear that skirt?! Featuring on A Little Tipsy today!
- 28.1.12
- Rebekah Markewich said...
Oh my gosh! That is so adorable! Love it!
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- Jill said...
That outfit is so pretty! Great job!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
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- 30.1.12
- Wani said...
Really adorable! Thanks for sharing!
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- Karima said...
What a great job you did, your daughter looks adorable in them!
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- Cassi said...
I love the skirt! Great job
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- Jenifer Harrod said...
This is a beautiful outfit and a beautiful girl as well!
Please come share at:
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- Kristi said...
Oh my....those ruffles are just delightful!! So beautiful! Would be delighted if you'd link up to my brand new party:
(your newest follower)
- 30.1.12
- Kristi said...
Oh my....those ruffles are just delightful!! So beautiful! Would be delighted if you'd link up to my brand new party:
(your newest follower)
- 30.1.12
- Meg said...
Look at that headband! It's amazing! I love the skirt, you did a fabulous job on the whole outfit. She looks like she's in love with it! Great job!
- 30.1.12
- h. rae said...
Oh, wow! This is just gorgeous! Definitely on my list of favorites! Thanks for linking up with Make-It-Yourself Monday!
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- simplydesigning.blogspot.com said...
This is such a cute outfit!! I love it!
I just wanted to let you know that I host a Friday weekly Link Party and if you are interested, I would love for you to join!
Have a wonderful day!
- 31.1.12
- Sew Country Chick said...
So sweet and romantic!
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- Kadie said...
Oh. My. Goodness!! I LOVE this. My daughter would go crazy for it. I would love it if you would be willing to share at our link party going on now-Monday. Thanks.
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- Bobbie S said...
love it! I just pinned it and thanks for linking up to check me out saturday :)
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- LambAround said...
Happy Valentine's Day! You have such a sweet girl here :)
I'm looking forward to seeing your fancy new blog layout!
I just wanted to swing by and let you know that you've been nominated for the Best in Show award on my blog. Congrats and good luck!
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ElliotB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
I'm looking to find the right designer/artist/cartoonist to create 36 cartoons for short run marketing materials. I'll be selecting the winner based on 1 cartoon and will forward the brief for the other 35.
The test cartoon will be of a person realising thattheir computer has stopped working. It will be black and white only and willnot contain text. It must be obvious without text that the computer is notworking and the image must work in print in a square frame no larger than 2" by2". The size and style will be consistent over the 35 additional images soplease don't enter a design if you cannot replicate the style and size.The prize is for all 36 cartoons.
I am a marketer, not a designer. I want to see different artstyles, different techniques and different skill levels. Feedback will beprovided on all applications, but please do not feel limited by feedback leftfor others, your art and interpretations are unique so don't try to copysomebody else's style simply because positive feedback was left, similarly Iwant to see multiple applications, if someone else's style is similar to yoursand they received negative (or positive) feedback, don't assume yourapplication will receive the same. I want to see inspiration and your work andI want the additional 35 cartoons within one week of the close of this contest.I am also looking for somebody who can follow the instructions provided as eachadditional cartoon is already briefed.
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MaxwellX1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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X1 is a 6 your old company (Brand) with over 2 million users of our product. We provide communications and productivity software that makes people more productive by allowing them to search emails, data on their PC and remote files from an intuitive, patented interface.
We are looking to "re-launch" the company with several new product releases and need a logo (we are also redesigning our web site) to get our large install base to take a look at X1 again; along the lines of "this isn't your father's X1".
The new releases of our software that will further solidify the need for our product as people become even more inundated with information.
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The extensive menu offers virtually anything you could want, from crispy brick oven pizza to handmade pasta to delicious meats, chicken, fish and seafood. A plethora of salads and fresh vegetables rounds out the Mediterranean offerings. Kids, adults, families and couples will all love Da Franco. We started with a platter of perfectly grilled vegetables, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and served with slices of Franco's own smoked mozzarella, which was both buttery and woodsy tasting, and complemented the vegetables. Clams oreganata are very fresh Little Neck clams topped with seasoned bread crumbs and garlic, baked in garlic, lemon and white wine sauce that was swiftly soaked up with wedges of focaccia bread, piping hot from the oven. The clams were garnished with sprigs of fresh thyme leaves…a nice touch. Fresh mussels are prepared with lots of garlic, lemon and white wine for another excellent starter, ideal for sharing ($11.95). An assortment of fried calamari, shrimp and fresh sardines is prepared with a dusting of seasoned flour and quickly fried till golden and crispy. This is a typical dish in Southern Italy and you'll never have sardines as good as these. Tiny balls of handmade mozzarella are tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar for a classic Italian starter. There are a dozen salads to choose among, some that could constitute a meal, such as the string bean salad with potato, red onion and cherry tomatoes ($9.95). Roasted beets are sliced and served atop mesculin salad with orange zest, pine nuts and crumbled gorgonzola cheese with red wine vinaigrette.
Da Franco's fish and seafood is also of the highest quality and their Branzino, grouper and red snapper cannot be beat. Imagine a fillet of grouper stuffed with fragrant fresh fennel, caramelized onion, mussels, clams and fresh mint, poached in white wine and lemon ($23.95).
House desserts include tiramisu "fatto in casa", Italian cheesecake, chocolate cake and gelato, also available to go at the front of the restaurant. Enjoy your dessert with a rich espresso or cappuccino and call it a day. Da Franco will gladly deliver to your home or office and can provide expert catering services. Da Franco Ristorante Italiano is open seven days a week from noon until 10pm for lunch, dinner and lots of delicious, crispy crust pizza with all your favorite toppings. Da Franco offers fine Italian cuisine for the whole family in a casual, friendly environment. Come to Da Franco where everyone can eat well. Buon appetito!


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For the last few years, the blooming of Coastal California's sea dahlias signals that Coyote Two Moon is fast approaching. Thanks to decent and desperately needed winter rains, the display is especially grand this year. Also known as the giant coreopsis, this plant grows only on undeveloped sections of California's southern and central coast and on the Channel Islands. For most of the year the plant is brittle, brown, and quite frankly looks dead. But come February... voila! The brilliant yellow blooms shoot out of funky Dr. Seuss-like "trees" and signal the arrival of springtime. One of our frequent running trails up La Jolla Canyon is loaded with them right now. But enough about flowers. As I said, it is time for the Coyote Two Moon 100 km. and 100 miler this coming weekend. Chris, the RD, has put me to work stuffing and organizing our, um, unique runner bags, organizing and procuring the aid station basics, and basically keeping the garage organized. (You could say I'm anal about organizing everything.) Fillmore the cat does quality control:
In preparation for the event, we do trail work on one or more of the trails on which the event traverses. This year we did around 150 hours of work on the Lion Canyon Trail on two separate work trips. It would've been more, but we got rained out of one trail work day. Andy is working on tread, below, and Bill is about to kill a yucca. (For those non Westerners reading this, yucca quills are somewhat like those of a porcupine, with barbs on the end that easily penetrate clothing and skin, and which are very difficult to remove. We don't like them this close to the trail.
A bit of a precarious section of the Lion Canyon Trail. See, Hardrock isn't the only 100 miler with "Acrophobia! Exposure!" Fortunately, we have oxygen, and fortunately (?), the majority of 100-mile runners do this section in the dark. (100k'ers don't do this trail.)
Water and soda needs to be trucked in (4WD) and stashed at our three on-ridge aid stations. Manley and Howard perfect the art of the soda bottle pyramid.
What I don't have photographs of are the hours and hours and HOURS consumed behind the scenes, Chris's dealing with the Forest Service, the folks at Thacher (the start/finish of the event), the runners, product sponsors (THANKS to Patagonia, Black Diamond, Salt Stick, Hammer Nutrition, Drymax socks, ZombieRunner, Nuun, Moeben, Jitterbeans, Little Moon Essentials, and Hydra Pouch [BTW, their HydraPour high-speed valves rock!], please see the C2M website for sponsor links), the Ventura Bowling Center, coordinating with aid station captains (HUGE THANKS to Wes, Manley, George, Mark, Howard, Luis, and Zack and their assistants)--they in turn coordinating with their crews--and the radio people (equally HUGE THANKS to Dan, George, and all the others; these guys are gems!), and on and on. I am a little embarrassed to say that I ran ultras for about 15 years without any real CLUE of what was involved with putting one on, especially a more complex (this ain't a fat ass) event like C2M.
We still make the time to run, swim (Chris) and do yoga (me) at the Y in the midst of all the confusion. Yesterday the waterfall (above) in La Jolla Canyon had more water in it than I'd ever seen; most of the year the "waterfall" is dry. On Saturday, despite tsunami warnings (!) along the coast, we ran 17 miles in the rain and mud in the park. But the beauty of Southern California is that a rainy February run here feels like a rainy June run in most of the rest of the country. The mud IS a bit stickier, though.
Wheeeee...! Serrano Canyon...! Wheeee...!
Friends met on the trail...
...and water where I've never seen it.
(When you're wearing shoes this bright, the rest of you must be black 'n white.)
Not sure when the next post will happen. Right after C2M I'm going back to New England for a couple of weeks to play in the... snow??!!


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How to reset waste ink pad on Canon Pixma MP210
Step 1: Download PCM Service tool.
Step 2: Enter in service mode in order to used the re setter:
- Turn off the printer without pulling the power cords.
- Hold down Resume button and press Power button
- Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go
- Then Press Resume button 5 times then let both buttons go
- The Alternate Blinking error is gone, the printer is in Service Mode state
- Extract the PCM servive tool resetter and then double click "servicetool.exe"
- Click Reload Button and you will get a new USB port.
- Load some papers in your printer and press the "Main" Button, wait until it shows "error 001" then press OK.
- Then press "EEPROM" button and the printer will print some text, after that click OK
- Then power off the printer (sometimes you have to press twice the power button to turn off) and turn on again.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2012) - Besra (TSX:BEZ)(ASX:BEZ) is the new name for Olympus Pacific Minerals. After twenty years operating as Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc it is time for a change. Why a SE Asia based gold mining company should be named after a mountain in Greece is one of those strange "it just ended up that way" kind of anomalies. With a bold and bright expansion plan ahead of it, the company felt it was the right time to adopt a new name. An appropriate name, one that refers to the region in which the company operates and the traits to which it aspires. Besra is that name.
Continuing the explanation for the re-brand, Chief Executive Officer John Seton said, "A Besra is a bird of prey indigenous to the regions in SE Asia in which we operate. A tenacious, fast flying hawk with acute vision; traits to which we as a company aspire. We are embarking on a new key stage of our development plan. We've already successfully made the shift from exploration to producer which, for many companies, has proved difficult - but we've done it. Our two operating gold mines in Vietnam are continuing to deliver ounces, we're increasing throughput and achieving higher recovery rates. Which means cashflow."
"So now we're committed to bringing our big goldfield project in East Malaysia online and become a truly significant gold producer. Besra is the company that will do that. We've got a great team, we've got great projects and we're about to take flight. Bau in East Malaysia is going to be a game changer for us. We believe Besra is truly an exciting opportunity for investors looking for undervalued growth companies in the gold sector."
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is "Forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements concerning our plans at our producing mines and exploration projects, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including, without limitation, failure to establish estimated resources or to convert resources to mineable reserves; the grade and recovery of ore which is mined varying from estimates; capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates; delays in obtaining or failure to obtain required governmental, environmental, or other project approvals; changes in national and local government legislation or regulations regarding environmental factors, royalties, taxation or foreign investment; political or economic instability; terrorism; inflation; changes in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects; shortage of personnel with the requisite knowledge and skills to design and execute exploration and development programs; difficulties in arranging contracts for drilling and other exploration and development services; dependency on equity market financings to fund programs and maintain and develop mineral properties; and risks associated with title to resource properties due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in each management's discussion and analysis released by the Company. In addition, forward-looking information is based on various assumptions including, without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management; the assumed long-term price of gold; the availability of permits and surface rights; access to financing, equipment and labour and that the political environment in the jurisdictions within which the Company operates will continue to support the development of environmentally safe mining projects. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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March 02, 2005 09:49 ET
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TELUS Mobility launches Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry handheld
BlackBerry 7250™ offers mobile professionals a single, integrated wireless solution with access to e-mail, corporate data, phone, Web and organizer applications
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO and WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 2, 2005) - TELUS Mobility (TSX:T)(TSX:T.NV)(NYSE:TU) and Research In Motion (RIM)(TSX:RIM)(NASDAQ:RIMM) today announced the new BlackBerry 7250 featuring Bluetooth® support for headsets and car kits, a bright full-colour screen, increased memory, full HTMLWeb browsing and fast data access via TELUS Mobility's 1X wirelessdata network.
"The Bluetooth capabilities of the BlackBerry 7250, which allow clients to wirelessly connect to Bluetooth enabled headsets and car kits, along with its new form-factor and enhanced memory, offer business users an exceptionally versatile and powerful mobile communications device," said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS Mobility's Vice President of Products and Services. "TELUS Mobility now offers BlackBerry devices that operate on both our national 1X PCS network and our all-in-one Mike iDEN network, meaning we have the right mobile communications solution for any business requirement."
"The popularity of BlackBerry continues to spread around the world as organizations and individuals embrace wireless connectivity in their workflow and lifestyle," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "The BlackBerry 7250 provides exceptional form, function and performance for the business professional that wants a superior wireless experience."
The BlackBerry 7250 offers the powerful functionality associated with other BlackBerry® products as well as the convenience of Bluetooth capability. The new device also features:
- Enhanced e-mail attachment viewing of popular file formats: Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, WordPerfect, ASCII, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF
- A large, easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard with highlighted number keys and a bright multi-stage backlight screen that supports over 65,000 colours
- Enhanced memory with 32MB of flash memory and 4MB of SRAM for storing messages, contacts, calendar appointments and pictures
- More than three hours of talk time or eight days of standby time
- Wireless integration with one or multiple existing e-mail accounts
- A push-based wireless architecture that delivers messages automatically to a BlackBerry device without prompting or downloading
For corporate clients, BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ software tightly integrates with Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino and works with existing enterprise systems to allow secure, push-based, wireless access to e-mail and other corporate data.
For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service™ allows users to access up to ten corporate and/or personal e-mail accounts (including Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus® Domino, and many popular ISP e-mail accounts) from a single device without the need for server software.
The BlackBerry 7250 is available to TELUS Mobility clients for as low as $399 on a 3-year contract or $549 with no contract.
For clients who depend on Push To Talk™, or PTT™, capability for instant communication, TELUS Mobility also offers the BlackBerry® 7510-powered by Mike®. The device features Mike's Direct Connect®, a powerful PTT feature that allows users to stay in touch at the push of a button, right across North America.
About TELUS Mobility
TELUS Mobility provides its more than 3.9 million clients across Canada with a full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services through its PCS and Mike digital wireless networks. For more about TELUS Mobility products, please visit telusmobility.com.
TELUS (TSX: T, T.NV; NYSE: TU) is the largest telecommunications company in Western Canada, with more than $7.6 billion of annual revenue, 4.8 million network access lines and 3.9 million wireless clients. The company provides subscribers with a full range of telecommunications products and services including data, voice and wireless services across Canada, utilizing next generation Internet-based technologies. For more, please visit telus.com.
About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including e-mail, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
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The trade-marks Mike, Mike's Direct Connect, Push To Talk and PTT are used under license from TELUS Corporation. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Matt74 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 159 diseños de 59 diseñadores freelance.
Siekeya Arabians
I am a young guy who is setting up a business breeding and competitivley showing / selling Arabian Horses. This is a life long dream and I like to consider myself a boutique type breeder. A small selection of very fine and elegant horses made available both here in Australia and abroad. The culture of the company is professional ; clean cut ; and 100% quality.
This is not a new audience this is an existing auidence and by all accounts it is to address others interested in Arabian Horses. I am not trying to appeal to pony club / cutesy type buyers, it is more the higher end type buyer - preferrably the type of people who appreciate elegance and like the finer things in life.
Arabian Horses are very unique in their appearance so the logo must represent the elegance of the Arabian Horse with its swan like neck and beautifully sculptured features. I envisage the company name "Siekeya Arabians" or an S & A represented somewhere in the logo and I see a graphic of an Arabian Horse or a graphic of an Arabian horse head.
I have attached some examples of the type of thing I like.
1) Hennersey Arabians
2) Shada Inc
3) Stud Logo
Please note that a generic horse graphic not displaying the characteristics of an Arabian Horse will not do. Our industry is very specific around the beauty and apperance of the Arabian. I do not like a cartoon type approach and would really like to keep away from that - it needs to reflect elegance; refinement and quality.
If you are wanting to see pictures of an Arabian Horse so as to understand the phsyical appearance, then take a look at http://www.magnumpsyche.com - I am trying to capture that swan like arched neck with a finly scupltured face so when you look at the graphics on the logo you know instantly this is advertising an Arabian Horse breeder.
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This is an annotated, topical list of science fiction novels and stories based on more or less accurate astronomy and physics ideas. Learners can read fictional works that involve asteroids, astronomers, black holes, comets, space travel where... (View More) Einstein's ideas are used correctly, exploding stars, etc. (View Less)
This activity focuses on the relationship between science of looking for life and the tools, on vehicles such as the Mars Rover, that make it possible. Learners will create their own models of a Mars rover. They determine what tools would be... (View More) necessary to help them better understand Mars (and something about life on Mars/its habitability). Then they work in teams to complete a design challenge where they incorporate these elements into their models, which must successfully complete a task. Teams may also work together to create a large-scale, lobby-sized version that may be put on display in the library to engage their community. The activity also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 6 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
After reading aloud a text on life in extreme environments, students will discuss what life is and the requirements of life. Groups of students will conduct an experiment of their choosing on chia seeds to explore how extreme environments affect the... (View More) growth of the plant. After conducting their experiments, they will write and illustrate a fictional story about an imaginary life form on Mars. This lesson is from "Red Planet: Read, Write, Explore!" which uses literacy, art, and creative expression as a vehicle for learning about Mars science and exploration. Includes alignment to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts. (View Less)
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This is a set of three activities about how scientists study other worlds. Learners will explore and compare the features of Mars and Earth, discuss what the features suggest about the history of Mars, and create a model to help them understand how... (View More) scientists view other worlds. The activities help to show why scientists are interested in exploring Mars for evidence of past life, and address the question: "Why are we searching for life on Mars?" It also includes specific tips within each activity for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 4 in "Explore: Life on Mars" that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
This textbook chapter introduces the buffalo as a keystone species, and describes the environmental impacts of its near extinction, including today's predominance of non-native species in the Great Plains. Human activities that contribute to... (View More) species extinction are addressed. Students graph historical sightings of buffalo, and calculate the number of buffalo killed for bone used in refining sugar and fertilizer and in the production of bone china. The resource includes a link to current news articles and a teacher's guide. This is the second chapter in the unit, Losing Biodiversity, examining the endangerment and extinction of entire species of plants and animals throughout the world due to human actions. The resource is part of Global System Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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This is a lesson about the search for life on Mars. Learners will participate in three activities. In the first activity (Imaginary Martians) learners will compare a fictional organism with what they know about life on Mars today. In the second... (View More) activity (Looking for Life), learners will define important features of a living organism and use them to analyze three different soil samples. In the third activity (Mars Critters), learners will design a plant or animal life form that might survive on Mars. This is lesson 6 of 24 in a collection, titled Mars Activities. Note: Find the latest information and updates on Mars missions at the NASA Mars Exploration website (see Related & Supplemental Resources to the right). (View Less)
Highlights of Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic children's novel, Little House on the Prairie, provides passages where hypothermia is evidenced. It is suggested that these passages can be used as examples within a general unit on health and the human... (View More) body, or even as an introduction to a writing assignment on observations. This resource is from PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and Science - a collection of brief examples created by scientists and engineers showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes have real world applications. (View Less)
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Wingless and painted in green primer, every Cessna 162 Skycatcher is a world traveler by the time it arrives at Yingling Aviation's loading dock at Wichita Mid-Continent International Airport in central Kansas.
The two-seat trainers—and Cessna's first foray in the Light Sport Aircraft market—are built in China and made ready for flight there. But because of restrictions on civilian use of Chinese airspace and other considerations, the airplanes aren't flown there. Instead, they are disassembled, crated two at a time in a 40-foot container, and shipped to a U.S. port. Then they go by rail to Kansas City, Missouri, and are trucked to Yingling—a diversified U.S. aviation enterprise that's been a Cessna partner for more than a half-century.
The Skycatcher program has been dogged by slow development and production delays since it was first announced in 2006. But Cessna says it's on track to deliver 150 Skycatchers this year and accelerate production even more in 2012. The company has taken orders for about 1,000 Skycatchers.
"We believe we've turned a corner," said Doug Oliver, Cessna's director of communications. "We're very satisfied with the quality of Skycatcher production, and we're pleased by the quickening cadence of deliveries."
In a policy reminiscent of Henry Ford, who famously said that customers could choose any color Model-T they wanted "as long as it was black," all Skycatchers are delivered from China with exactly the same stock features. Then there's a menu of trim options that customers can choose from, but those are purchased separately through Cessna dealers.
"In order to keep the price where it has to be, there has to be standardization," Oliver said.
Once a shipping container arrives at the Yingling loading dock, two airframes (already assigned N numbers) roll out to the hangar floor.
Workers at Yingling attach the wings and tail surfaces, install a propeller, and are ready to test fly the still-green aircraft. Post-reassembly test flights typically last about one hour, and then each airplane flies 84 nm north to a Cessna facility in Independence, Kansas, for painting. Every Skycatcher gets a second test flight and a customer "acceptance flight" in which the buyer and a Yingling test pilot fly together. If all goes well, the process in Kansas takes about 38 man hours to complete.
"That number may seem low, but we're consistently meeting it and in a few cases even beating it," said Lynn Nichols, president of Yingling. "The aircraft production environment is new to us. But we're constantly refining it and finding new ways to gain efficiencies."
Yingling also installs customer and dealer options that include extras such as a second G300 display screen (MFD), autopilot, wheel fairings, an engine primer, and an airframe parachute. (A second G300 display is the most popular option.) Yingling also operates a Skycatcher in its flight training department that it rents for $98 an hour.
"Wichita has been pretty hard hit economically in recent years, but the Skycatcher has kept our number of student starts surprisingly healthy," Nichols said. "People like the fact that the airplane is new, has the latest technology, offers fantastic visibility, and that it has a stick."
The Skycatcher is an entirely new undertaking for Cessna in some ways—and it touches on some of today's most controversial economic and political issues—globalization and outsourcing chief among them.
Cessna has traditionally kept the vast majority of its work in-house with mostly union labor. The company currently has about 8,000 total employees including 6,000 in Wichita, and there's concern that, if the Skycatcher program succeeds, Cessna will follow by shipping skilled work on its many other aircraft models overseas.
However, Cessna officials say they aren't contemplating any such moves, and the company is building Skycatchers in China because it's the best way to meet its target retail price of $112,250 for complete airplanes. Cessna has a long and storied history of "teaching the world to fly" since the 1940s, and the Skycatcher is the company's effort to build a trainer for the next generation of student pilots.
"Our goal from the beginning was to get more people flying by lowering the cost of flight training," said Cessna's Oliver. "Flight training is part of our DNA. It's part of our pedigree. We had to find a way to make it more affordable to increase the number of pilots."
Company officials said they had to look abroad, and China won the competition.
Cessna's most recent trainer, the 152, went out of production in the early 1980s. And new Cessna 172s with integrated Garmin G1000 avionics suites carry retail prices of about $270,000.
The Skycatcher is meant to give new students a way to learn to fly at less cost, and hook them on Cessna products with Garmin avionics from the beginning. A new pilot today can step up through the Cessna product line from Skycatcher to Citation Mustang—and every airplane in between (172, 182, 206, Corvalis, 208) is likely to carry a similar avionics suite.
"We're making real progress at fulfilling Skycatcher orders," Oliver said. "And we expect to see our order book grow again as the cadence of deliveries continues to accelerate and people get accustomed to seeing these airplanes in the field. All indications tell us it's going to be a very popular airplane."
John Sterling, operations director at Downtown Aviation at Gen. DeWitt Spain Airport in Memphis, Tennessee, said the Cessna 162 Skycatcher is attracting new students who come specifically to become sport pilots.
"They came to us because they heard about the Skycatcher and they wanted to pursue the sport license," Sterling said. "It's definitely creating demand."
Downtown Aviation took delivery of its Skycatcher, serial number 11, in September 2010, and the airplane logged about 200 hours of dual instruction in its first four months of operation. Downtown Aviation charges $112 an hour for Skycatcher rentals, compared to $87 an hour for a Cessna 152 and $149 an hour for a 2005, G1000-equipped Cessna 172.
"We've had Cessna 150s and 152s in our fleet for years and our costs on them are extremely low because the airplanes are paid for," Sterling said. "We've had some preliminary discussions about possibly selling the 150s and 152s and buying more Skycatchers. But we really want to get at least one full year of operational experience with the Skycatcher under our belts before we make a decision. If we could get our costs on the Skycatcher down to the level of our 152s, we would have bought several Skycatchers."
So far, Sterling said the Skycatcher and its new Continental 0-200 engine have held up well to the rigors of the training environment. Other than a weak plastic ring on the oil door fastener, the airplane has been completely trouble-free, he said. And pilots seeking to learn to operate the complex avionics suites in integrated G1000 systems have begun flying the Skycatcher and its far simpler G300 first.
"Several of our customers have made the transition from G300 to our 172s and 182s with the G1000 system, and they do so without any difficulty," Sterling said. "The operating logic behind the two systems is so similar that it makes the transition much easier, and there's less frustration and less expense."
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