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OPTIMUS Corporation, of McLean, Virginia, protests the issuance of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order to CNI Information Technology, LLC, of Norman Oklahoma, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FY758001T6, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) to obtain information technology (IT) enterprise infrastructure support services, including systems administration, web services and help desk services, on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS). OPTIMUS asserts that the agency misevaluated quotations and improperly failed to engage in meaningful discussions.
We deny the protest.
B-400777, OPTIMUS Corporation, January 26, 2009
The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release.
Matter of: OPTIMUS Corporation
John E. Jensen, Esq., Daniel S. Herzfeld, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for the protester.
Melissa McWilliams, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency.
Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
1. Protest asserting that General Services Administration (GSA) contracting officials improperly rescored quotations after technical evaluation was performed by requiring activity (Indian Health Service) evaluators is denied where record shows that GSA officials were adjusting numeric scores to more accurately reflect evaluation criteria and source selection plan evaluation standards, and made adjustments only after reviewing quotations and initial evaluation results.
2. Protest that agency misevaluated quotations is denied where record shows that evaluation was reasonable and consistent with terms of solicitation and standards generally applicable to negotiated procurements.
3. Agency's request for vendor price reductions in Federal Supply Schedule acquisition conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 8.4 did not constitute discussions, and therefore did not trigger agency obligation to engage in meaningful discussions, as would be required in a negotiated acquisition conducted pursuant to FAR part 15; FAR part 8.4 expressly requires agencies to seek price reductions in specified circumstances.
OPTIMUS Corporation, of McLean, Virginia, protests the issuance of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order to CNI Information Technology, LLC, of Norman Oklahoma, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FY758001T6, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) to obtain information technology (IT) enterprise infrastructure support services, including systems administration, web services and help desk services, on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS). OPTIMUS asserts that the agency misevaluated quotations and improperly failed to engage in meaningful discussions.
The RFQ, issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 8.4 to acquire services under the FSS, contemplated the issuance of a time-and-materials task order to perform various IT support services for the IHS at its headquarters and various field office locations for a base year, with four 1-year options. Eligible firms were advised that the agency intended to issue the order to the vendor submitting the quotation deemed to offer the best value to the government, considering price and several non-price evaluation factors. RFQ at 28. The non-price factors (weighted equally) were past experience/past performance, technical/management approach, and staffing plan.[1] Id. Price and small business size status also were listed as evaluation considerations, but were described as non-rated factors. Id. at 28-29. The RFQ provided that the non-price factors, combined, were significantly more important than price and small business size status and that, as quotations were determined to be more equal in technical merit, total price and small business size status would become more important. Id. at 28.
For evaluation and source selection purposes, GSA and IHS established a technical evaluation team of five technical evaluators from IHS, along with a GSA program manager and a GSA contracting officer who also functioned as the source selection authority (SSA). The agencies used a numeric scoring system and assigned quotations scores between 0 and 3, with a score of 3 being assigned where the quotation was determined to exceed the evaluation standards stated in the RFQ; a score of 2 being assigned where the quotation was determined to meet the RFQ standards; a score of 1 being assigned where the quotation was determined to fall somewhat short of the RFQ standards; and a score of 0 where the quotation was determined to be unacceptable. Agency Report (AR), exh. 13.
Seven quotations were received; these were forwarded to the IHS technical evaluation team. Shortly thereafter, GSA's program manager sent an e-mail to all of the competitors requesting that they consider any additional discounts and submit them by March 10. AR, exh. 7. Some vendors submitted additional price reductions, while others relied on the prices they originally had submitted. The IHS evaluators reviewed the quotations and prepared evaluation materials memorializing their evaluation conclusions. GSA's program manager reviewed these materials, as well as the quotations themselves, and prepared a consensus evaluation package. AR, exh. 15. While the program manager was doing so, the IHS technical evaluators forwarded him a second package of evaluation materials. AR, exh. 16. After discussing these new scores within the agency, the program manager determined that the consensus evaluation should be based on the original evaluation materials. Contracting Officer's Statement, Nov. 20, 2008, at 3. The program manager revised the scoring for each quotation; in each instance, these revised scores were higher to varying degrees than the scores assigned by the IHS evaluators.[2]
After preparing the consensus evaluation document, the program manager forwarded it to the contracting officer/SSA. After reviewing the package, the contracting officer decided that the scores were flawed because the scoring scheme did not contemplate assigning factor scores that were not whole numbers.[3] He therefore revised the scores; these revised scores were used to make the source selection decision. AR, exh. 18. The record shows that, ultimately, the awardee's quotation was assigned a cumulative score of 9 points, while the protester's quotation was assigned a score of 5 points. AR, exh. 18 at 7. The record further shows that, although OPTIMUS's quoted price was approximately 33 percent lower than the awardee's ($24,412,724 versus $36,585,300), the protester's quotation was not included in the SSA's price/technical tradeoff because its technical approach had been rated as falling somewhat short of the standard required in the RFQ, and the agency had three other quotations that met or exceeded the RFQ standards at prices that the agency viewed as reasonable based on a price analysis. Id. at 18. The agency ultimately concluded that CNI's quotation represented the best value, and thus issued a purchase order to CNI.
The protester asserts that it was improper for GSA to rescore the quotations after receiving the evaluation materials prepared by IHS's technical evaluators. According to the protester, this rescoring resulted in the technical superiority of CSN's quotation being exaggerated, and also ultimately led to the SSA's not considering OPTIMUS's quotation in the price/technical tradeoff decision, notwithstanding OPTIMUS's substantial price advantage over CNI.
We will not reevaluate quotations in reviewing a protest challenging an agency's technical evaluation; rather, we will examine the record to determine whether the agency's evaluation conclusions were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation and applicable procurement laws and regulations. Engineered Elec. Co. d/b/a/ DRS Fermont, B-295126.5, B-295126.6, Dec. 7, 2008, 2007 CPD para. 4 at 3-4.
GSA's scoring changes here are unobjectionable. The record shows that both the GSA program manager and SSA did not change the scores in a vacuum; rather, the changes were made with reference to the contents of the quotations and the evaluation materials prepared by the IHS evaluators (and, in the case of the SSA, the evaluation materials prepared by the program manager). In this regard, the program manager states as follows:
I can testify that I created a consensus evaluation document utilizing the comments from the first set of IHS' evaluations. As is common practice of the Project Manager, I reviewed all [quotations] to verify the comments from the first set of evaluations. I evaluated each [quotation's] Past Experience/Past Performance, Technical/Management Approach and Staffing Plan. Each of these factors included multiple criteria that received scores in the evaluation. The IHS evaluators, however, did not correlate their scores to the Evaluation Plan Criteria accurately thus resulting in inaccurate scores. In the consensus document, I applied the comments from the first set of evaluations, correlated such comments to the Evaluation Plan Criteria, and applied the correct score. (All [of the IHS evaluators'] evaluation comments were preserved on the consensus evaluation document.) I added comments on the consensus document when the score I applied differed from the technical panel average score for that factor.
Agency Submission, Dec. 8, 2008, Program Manager Affidavit, at 2. Similarly, the SSA states his rationale for changing the scores a second time:
I can testify that the resulting scores from the initial evaluations and consensus document resulted in fractional scores. . . . The scoring criteria in the solicitation was based on . . . whole number scores. . . . To determine whether a score of 2.5 equaled a '2' or a '3', I re-read all 7 [quotations]. As the Source Selection Authority, based on my reading of (1) the [quotations], (2) the solicitation criteria, and (3) the comments of the evaluation panel and the GSA [program manager], I determined the most appropriate whole number score.
Agency Submission, Dec. 8, 2008, SSA Affidavit, at 2.
In the final analysis, ratings, be they numerical, color, or adjectival, are merely guides for intelligent decision making in the procurement process. Citywide Managing Servs. of Port Washington, Inc., B-281287.12, B-281287.13, Nov. 15, 2000, 2001 CPD para. 6 at 11. The germane consideration is whether the record shows that the agency fully considered the actual qualitative differences in the technical quotations or quotations. See, e.g., Bernard Cap Co., Inc., B-297168, Nov. 8, 2005, 2005 CPD para. 204 at 6.
Both GSA officials, after a detailed review of the evaluation materials and the quotations themselves, assigned point scores that they determined more accurately portrayed the relative merits of the quotations, and were consistent with the terms of the solicitation's evaluation scheme. These actions were in no way inconsistent with the RFQ, and the protester has not shown that the revised scores inaccurately reflected the relative merits of the quotations. We thus have no basis to object to the rescoring.
Optimus challenges the agency's evaluation conclusions relating to its quotation under the technical/management approach factor. The agency assigned its quotation a rating of falls somewhat short of the standard (a numeric score of 1) under the technical/management factor based on several evaluated deficiencies. OPTIMUS essentially maintains that none of the deficiencies, in fact, exist.
We have examined the record and conclude that the identified deficiencies in the OPTIMUS technical/management approach are reasonable and support the agency's finding that the protester's quotation fell somewhat short of the standards called for in the RFQ. We discuss two of the identified deficiencies for illustrative purposes.
Describe Methodology
The RFQ required firms to clearly describe the methodology and analytical techniques to be used in fulfilling all of the solicitation's technical requirements, to identify the logical sequence of tasks that would be performed, and to describe the specific techniques and steps that would be applied during the accomplishment of all RFQ tasks. RFQ at 29. The record shows that, throughout all iterations of the agency's evaluation (that is, during the IHS evaluators' review, the program manager's consensus review, and the SSA's source selection decision) a persistent criticism was that OPTIMUS either did not adequately explain how it would accomplish the RFQ requirements, or otherwise specifically failed to address one or another requirement. The IHS evaluation materials provide numerous such examples. AR, exh. 14, at 8 (does not address all requirements of the SOW); id. at 24 (would have liked more [assurance] of understanding of the challenges); id. at 32, 40 (no telecom included). The program manager's consensus evaluation materials identifies these same findings, AR, exh. 15, at 8, as does the agency's source selection decision. AR, exh. 18, at 15.
Our review of the OPTIMUS quotation confirms these observations; in effect, the quotation relies on an outline of industry best practices and broad statements of generic methodologies that would be brought to bear to meet the solicitation's requirements, but does not address the specifics of the statement of work. As an example, in describing the logical sequencing of events, as required by the RFQ, the OPTIMUS proposal provides, without significant elaboration:
AR, exh. 12A, at 14. During the protest, OPTIMUS did not demonstrate that these criticisms were incorrect, but instead simply expressed disagreement with the agency's evaluation conclusions; such disagreement, without more, does not demonstrate that the agency's evaluation was unreasonable. Commercial Window Shield, B-400154, July 2, 2008, 2008 CPD para. 134 at 2.
Service Desk Operation
Another criticism identified by the SSA in his source selection decision was that OPTIMUS did not propose a tier 1, 2 and 3 service desk operation in its quotation, as required by the RFQ. AR, exh. 18, at 15. OPTIMUS disagrees with this conclusion, and identifies several pages from its quotation that allegedly show its quotation met the requirement. Our review of the referenced pages, however, shows that the SSA's observation was reasonable. One of OPTIMUS's referenced pages (AR, exh. 12A, at 5) is in the past performance section of its quotation and does not purport to address how OPTIMUS will meet the current requirement. The second reference (AR, exh. 12A, at 11) describes another past performance reference, in part, and sets forth the introductory portion of its technical /management approach; there is no mention of the requirement for tier 1, 2, and 3 service desk operations in this portion of its quotation. Finally, OPTIMUS references quotation pages (AR, exh. 12A, at 14-15) that discuss the service desk operation, but these pages only describe a generic sequence of tasks, with no mention of the tier 1, 2 and 3 service desk operation required by the RFQ.
We conclude that the deficiencies identified by the agency in OPTIMUS's technical/management approach were reasonable, and properly formed the basis for downgrading the firm's quotation.
The protester generally maintains that the agency misevaluated its past performance, and, more specifically, also asserts that the agency improperly failed to correlate the relevance of the competing firms' past performance with the quality of the firm's past performance. OPTIMUS points, in this regard, to the agency's giving CNI credit for superior performance on one of its prior contracts, notwithstanding that the reference for that contract did not return a past performance questionnaire; at the same time, OPTIMUS was not given credit for one of its prior contracts on which it had been evaluated as having provided superior performance because the agency determined that that contract was not relevant.
This argument is without merit. The agency essentially conducted a two-part evaluation in this area. First, it evaluated the relevance of the firm's experience by considering whether it had submitted at least two prior contracts that were similar to the requirement being solicited, as required by the RFQ. OPTIMUS provided four prior contracts. AR, exh. 12A, at 4-8. The agency determined that two were not relevant because they were for relatively small dollar values and did not involve web services. The agency found that the other two were relevant because they were for relatively large dollar values ($18 million and $22.5 million), and involved some work related to all three of the broad categories of work contemplated under the RFQ--systems administration, web services, and help desk services; OPTIMUS received a rating of 2 based on its having tendered at least two similar, but relevant, prior contracts. AR, exh. 18, at 15. CNI submitted two contracts to demonstrate experience--its incumbent contract for the requirement under the RFQ (valued at $57 million), and a second contract performed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ($42 million). The agency assigned CNI a rating of 3 for relevance on the basis that the first contract was identical, and the second similar, to the instant requirement. Id. at 10.
The second aspect of the past experience/past performance evaluation was based on the evaluation of past performance questionnaires sent to all references provided by each firm. The record shows that one of OPTIMUS's references--the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Telecommunications Services and Operations (USDA)-- returned the questionnaire, and that this questionnaire rated OPTIMUS's performance as exceeding contract requirements. AR, exh. 12E. However, the questionnaire was for performance of one of the contracts that the agency had determined was not relevant. Accordingly, the agency assigned OPTIMUS a past performance rating of 2, meets the standard, and an overall past experience/past performance rating of 2. AR, exh. 18, at 15. The agency also received only one questionnaire for CNI, for its incumbent contract for this requirement. AR., exh. 9E. The questionnaire rated CNI's performance as having exceeded the contract requirements. Id. Based on this rating, and because the contract was deemed by the agency to be identical to the current requirement (and therefore relevant), the agency assigned CNI a past performance rating of 3, exceeds the standard, and an overall past experience/past performance rating of 3. AR, exh. 18, at 10.
The evaluation in this area was reasonable. With respect to the protester, while its performance questionnaire reference rated it highly, the agency essentially discounted this rating because the contract was valued at only $7.9 million and did not include performance of web-related services. There was nothing unreasonable in the agency's assigning OPTIMUS an overall rating of 2 for its other similar, but relevant contracts. CNI was differently situated. While the agency did not receive a questionnaire for CNI's Corps of Engineers contract, CNI had at least two prior contracts that were similar to the instant requirement (one of which was identical), and its performance had been evaluated on the identical contract as exceeding the contract requirements. This provided the agency with a reasonable basis for assigning CNI an overall rating of 3 under the standards set forth in the RFQ.[4]
In the final analysis, therefore, the agency did, in fact, correlate quality of performance with relevance. In the case of OPTIMUS, the agency declined to raise the firm's rating based on its high quality performance of the USDA contract for which it had received a response questionnaire, precisely because the contract had been deemed not relevant. In the case of CNI, on the other hand, the agency retained its 3 rating for the firm's past experience/past performance, precisely because it had been given a high quality performance rating in a questionnaire for a contract that had been deemed the most relevant contract possible, the incumbent contract for this requirement.
The protester maintains that the agency failed to provide it with meaningful discussions. According to the protester, the agency's request for price reductions after the submission of initial quotations constituted the opening of discussions, which obligated the agency to bring to OPTIMUS's attention the weaknesses the agency identified in the technical portion of its quotation.
This assertion is without merit. As noted, this requirement is being met through the FSS, and was conducted pursuant to FAR part 8.4. There is no requirement in FAR part 8.4 that an agency soliciting vendor responses prior to issuing a task order under an FSS contract conduct discussions with vendors regarding the contents of those responses, even where the solicitation does not specifically advise firms of the agency's intent to issue a task order without discussions. Avalon Integrated Servs., Corp., B-290185, July 1, 2002, 2002 CPD para. 118 at 4. [5] Under FAR sect. 8.405-2(c)(3)(ii), where, as here, an agency is placing an order under the FSS that exceeds the maximum order threshold, it is required to seek price reductions below the prices included in the vendors' FSS price lists. The agency's request for price reductions was pursuant to this requirement, and therefore did not constitute the opening of discussions, such that the agency was obligated to engage in meaningful discussions.
The protest is denied.
Gary L. Kepplinger
General Counsel
[1] Each of these factors also included several subfactors that were not listed in the RFQ but were used in evaluating the quotations.
[2] For example, the cumulative arithmetic mean score assigned the protester's quotation by the IHS evaluators was 5.3 points, while the cumulative score assigned by the program manager was 5.75. Agency Supplemental Submission, Dec. 17, 2008, attach. The cumulative arithmetic mean assigned the awardee's quotation by the IHS evaluators was 6.93 points, while the score assigned by the program manager was 8.75 points. Id.
[3] Both the IHS evaluators and the GSA program manager assigned whole numeric scores to each quotation under each of the subfactors. When calculating factor and cumulative scores, the subfactor scores were averaged, thereby producing factor and cumulative scores that were not whole numbers.
[4] The protester maintains that the agency applied an unstated evaluation criterion when it evaluated the awardee's past experience/past performance because the source selection plan provided for assigning a rating of 3, exceeds the standard, where a firm provided the requisite number of past performance examples, one of which was for the identical requirement, and its performance on the identical requirement was rated a 3 on the past performance questionnaire. The protester also points out that, for a non-incumbent contractor, the only way to receive an overall rating of 3 was to submit more than the requisite number of examples, and receive scores of 3 on its questionnaires. According to OPTIMUS, the RFQ does not provide for such considerations in connection with the agency's evaluation of past experience/past performance. We find OPTIMUS's focus on the assigned points misplaced, since, as noted above, point scores are merely guides to intelligent decision making. Citywide Managing Servs. of Port Washington, Inc., supra. In any case, the RFQ expressly provided that the agency would assess the relevance of the firms' past experience/past performance. The agency chose to do this by according greater weight to performance of the identical requirement, as compared to performance of contracts that were merely similar, but not identical to, the current requirement. This was a reasonable implementation of the RFQ's relevancy evaluation standard, and while not expressly mentioned in the RFQ, is nonetheless logically encompassed by the evaluation standard included in the solicitation. PMC Solutions, Inc. B-310732, Jan. 22, 2008, 2008 CPD para. 20 at 3.
[5] OPTIMUS asserts that our Office will evaluate FAR part 8.4 acquisitions using the standards applicable to FAR part 15 negotiated procurements where the solicitation has all of the indicia of a negotiated procurement. It cites our decision CourtSmart Digital Sys., Inc., B-292995.2, B-292995.3, Feb. 13, 2004, 2004 CPD para. 79 at 7, in support of its position. The protester is correct that, in cases where an agency has issued an RFQ and intends to use vendor responses as the basis for a detailed technical evaluation, we will review the agency's evaluation to ensure that it is consistent with the terms of the solicitation and standards generally applicable to negotiated procurements. In doing so, however, we are only applying the standards generally applicable to negotiated procurement by analogy; as specifically noted in the decision cited by the protester, the procedures governing FAR part 15 acquisitions do not govern FSS program acquisitions. Id.; FAR sect. 8.404 (a).
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While recorded flight data continued to be important in understanding how new aircraft designs were performing purely from an engineering standpoint, with increasing numbers of people flying aboard commercial airliners by the 1950s – the challenge of understanding aviation accidents of production airplanes became the driving interest in understanding what – and why – things sometimes went wrong during flight. Realizing that accident investigators very rarely had the luxury of the first-hand observations of the cockpit crews involved in accidents, in 1953 an Australian aviation engineer, David Warren, built the first flight data recorder that also recorded the conversation of the cockpit crew. Warren realized that the comments of the flight crew, recorded concurrently with certain physical data about the airplane itself, could prove invaluable in determining why an accident happened.
By 1960, the Australian government mandated that all commercial airliners be equipped with cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) and flight data recorders, and soon the United States and most industrialized nations around the world followed suit.
In the half-century since data and voice recorders have been required, equipment on all scheduled airlines flights, the devices have evolved to measure not just the early 1960s parameters of airspeed, altitude, heading and attitude (whether the nose of the airplane is pointed up or down, or the wings are level or banked), but thousands of other parameters which can help pinpoint why an accident happened. Beyond the post-accident investigatory importance of this information, the recorded data from normal, day-to-day flights is proving increasingly useful to aircraft owners and operators who periodically download it for computer analysis which can reveal maintenance concerns in their earliest stages of development, or can help determine more cost-effective ways in which the aircraft can be operated.
Flight Data Recorder (FDR) is a device which records multiple parameters of aircraft performance for the purpose of helping safety investigators determine the cause of an accident. Additionally, the recorded data can be used in normal (non-accident) operations to detect maintenance issues which may be developing, or to improve efficiency by better understanding how normal flight operations are being conducted.
Although the use of flight data gathered during day-to-day normal flight operations is becoming increasingly important for owners and operators of aircraft, the FDR's historically famous role remains being one of the so-called "black boxes" which are recovered following an accident (the other black box being the cockpit voice recorder (CVR)). This is because in the past half-century in which the use of FDRs and CVRs have been mandated by aviation regulatory authorities around the world, the knowledge gained from these devices have led to major improvements in air safety, not only in the mechanical aspects of aircraft themselves, but in how flight crews conduct flight operations.
An FDR performs three functions:
Whether an aircraft is taxiing, taking off, landing or in an extended period of cruising flight, it is generating vast amounts of data. In modern aircraft, almost all of this digital data is already being generated for the aircraft systems, which require it.
For example, temperature and altitude (atmospheric pressure) data is needed by the engine control system, while airspeed, heading and position data is needed by the navigation system. In these cases all the Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU) needs to do is tap into the digital data stream of the respective systems. Other types of data are only critical in the investigation of an accident, and for this purpose dedicated sensors are installed which provide this information to the FDAU. An example of this kind of data would be the output of an accelerometer, which measures the acceleration (G-forces) the aircraft is experiencing at any given moment.
It is fair to say that the one aspect of an FDR that distinguishes it from any other technological product ever made is its ability to survive an accident and still allow recovery of the stored data. This is accomplished by the Crash-Survivable Memory Unit (CSMU), which is collectively the solid-state memory chips and a hardened metal container filled with specially designed heat insulating material. It is this container that provides the survivability, for it is able to withstand massive crushing loads, intense heat, and exceptionally high G-forces, all of which is proven by crash survivability testing.
Elements of crash survivability include:
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Maritime authorities can identify all AIS-equipped vessels operating within VHF range of their shore stations and air-sea platforms
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Secure AIS allows maritime authorities to track their air-sea assets securely through the use of encrypted AIS messages
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AIS provides a means for automating detection of maritime anomalies such as vessel intrusion, unidentified radar/sonar contacts, and suspicious maritime activity
"Black Box" is the name widely used for a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder. They are, however, not black, but are painted a high-visibility orange to help safety investigators locate them following an accident. So how did something that is universally orange become called "black"?
There is no definitive answer, but it is possible that aviation black boxes may have originally picked up the moniker because some of the earliest flight data recorders which were developed in the early 1940s employed photographic film as the recording medium; therefore, the inside of the box had to be completely dark as a narrow beam of light "wrote" data on a strip of film.
More likely, though, the term "black box" became associated with aviation FDRs and CVRs because, broadly speaking, a black box is any electronic device which has an input and an output over which the operator of the device has no control, that is, what goes on inside the device happens "in the dark" from the viewpoint of the operator. This is essentially the case with FDRs and CVRs – the devices automatically do their job with no involvement from the flight crew.
Although among the general population the term is almost exclusively associated with the FDRs and CVRs carried aboard aircraft, in recent years "black box" is tied to a similar type of accident investigation technology being used on passenger ships and freighters. In this maritime application the device is known as a hardened voyage recorder (HVR). And, it too is painted orange.
Similar to the flash memory found in a myriad of consumer electronics, the digital data that has been collected by the FDAU is stored on memory chips. These chips are specifically made for FDRs, and are therefore more resistant to heat and G-forces than those found in consumer goods.
An FDR always retains the last 25 hours of flight data by continuously recording over data which is more than 25 (operational) hours old. Because of this capacity, there is no non-stop or multi-stop flight which can't be recorded in its entirety. An FDR's memory can be configured to store more than 25 hours by employing data compression and other techniques.
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That is EXACTLY the Lesson this BITCH Learns today & I LMFAO watching what my HOT GF Nicole did to this WIMP.. LOL.. So we are hanging out & Nicole just luvs my shoe closet & it turns out that we are the same size.. She asks if she can try on my shoes & then we decide to really fuck with this LOSER.. Nicole is so HOT has such pretty feet that get so STINKY & She's been walking around in the HOT sun today in her smelly old well worn platform wedge sandals & her feet STINK.. Nicole looks so HOT in my shoes too & we know the freak would do ANYTHING just to be able to get close to the combination of Nicole's perfect pretty lil smelly feet wearing MY sexy stinky well worn shoes.. "Nicoles going to try on shoes & you can watch her & smell them & jerk to her, but she's going to kick you in the balls with them" - I tell him!.. Nicole begins to try on 1 pair of MY sexy stinky well worn shoes right after the next & STINKS them Up EVEN MORE because HER feet are so sweaty & smelly.. We make the BITCH sniff each pair right after she takes them off & ridicule him "So How does THAT Smell? Can you smell BOTH Our feet?" - I ask him.. "Do you like them?" - Nicole asks him as she models the shoes right in from of him & then She KICKS the WIMP Right in the nuts! LOL.. We constantly humiliate the BITCH & the final pair of my shoes that Nicole decides to try on is a pair of my sexy black platform boots that I like to call my "NUT CRACKERS" & that's EXACTLY What Nicole does.. She kicks him SO HARD & REALLY Hurts him with my boots! "She's NEVER Going to Let You Cum!" - I tell him & LMFAO at how desperate & pathetic the loser looks as he tries so hard to jerk ONLY to get STOPPED by Nicole's CRUEL Kick!.. LOL.. But what We do to him in the end is By Far the Most CRUELEST thing of ALL.. Nicole stands in front of him & teases him with her feet still in my boots & I wait til I see the BITCHs cock start to "leak" a bit.. "KICK HIM NOW REAL HARD!" - I Yell & Nicole WHAMS him in the nuts with my boots as hard as she possibly can!.. LOL.. "AWW Did She RUIN it for You?" - I ask him as he's down on the floor holding his broken busted nuts while We BOTH Laugh Hysterically at his Pain & Frustration. LOL
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Student investigation leads to security changes at UW-Milwaukee
A student investigation is leading to major changes in the way an area university will respond if a gunman opens fire on campus.
A WISN 12 News report exposed lapses in the school's security earlier this year and now changes are underway.
"Run, hide, fight" training is at the top of a list of recommendations UW-Milwaukee Police Chief Michael Marzion said are already being implemented on campus.
"And with that, it empowers the students to make good decisions right on the scene without putting a lot of thought to it, like trying to remember what they learned in training," Marzion said.
The recommendations follow a UW-Milwaukee student journalist investigation for campus television news and student journalist Kali LaCount said everyone at UW-Milwaukee should know run, hide, fight.
"I think students, staff, faculty, anyone on campus, anyone in the vicinity, I think, should at least know and go through training," LaCount said.
One of the other recommendations in the report is for the school to add more speakers around campus to alert students, staff and visitors of danger. Scrolling message boards would also be integrated by UWM into the alert system.
"So this is great that UWM is doing this. We have an opportunity to be a national leader in this area in higher education," UW-Milwaukee senior broadcast journalism lecturer Mark Zoromski said.
Zoromski helped students prepare the reports leading to change.
"My hope is that once they institute all these things, we're going to be held up as a model and other universities will start doing the right thing," Zoromski said.
The chief said the university will also be phasing in a change in the locks on classroom doors so that students and staff could lock out a gunman.


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low views: Defined by me!
Last year at this time on Etsy I could relist/renew an item and receive 20-30 views easy before that item got buried. These days I am averaging 5-10. I am also noticing a drop in my views on my bigger items (furniture). The over all views to my shop have decreased also.
As you already know there is a problem getting your items seen on etsy these days. With the batch loading system and the the increase in the number of shops.. it makes it difficult to get views. The scenario goes like this... you list/renew on item and another shop batch loads 30 items right after yours... your item then gets sent to the 3rd page... not a good place to be for views.
- $7.93 million of goods sold — a 5% increase over August.
- That represents 544,157 items sold, a 5.3% increase from August's stats.
- 911,191 new items were listed, up from 869,000 items last month, a 4.9% increase.
- 96,473, new members joined the Etsy community, including 18,001 new sellers. Both of these rates of new sellers and new buyers are essentially flat from last month.
- 344,000,000 page views were recorded on the site, a slight increase from August.
You will also the encouraging part to all these stats, which is the sales numbers, and the MILLIONS of page views.
Here are November's key numbers, each of which represent the highest total ever:
- $10.8 million of goods were sold — a 28% increase over October.
- That represents 719,145 items sold, a 24.5% increase from October's stats.
- 1,143,942 new items were listed, up from 976,234 items last month, a 17.1% increase.
- 135,165 new members joined the Etsy community, including 22,744 new sellers.
- 410,634,499 page views were recorded on the site, a 14.5% increase from October.
sorry these are not quick fixes... and yes you have to do these yourself
Sorry if this sounds harsh, but it has to be said. If your pictures suck, your views are going to be low. Being serious about selling online requires stand out amazing pictures. Take a look around Etsy.. look in the treasuries ....even venture away from etsy and you will find that pictures are the key to selling online.
Take a look at these Etsy Storqe Articles about improving your pictures:
Achieving Clarity and Crispness in Your Photos
How to Style Your Photos
Photographing for Success
Photograph Your Way to The Top!
Make Your Photos Pop with Histograms and Levels
Bright Light, Big Color
These are some powerful articles so if you are serious about improving your pictures take the time to read and implement the strategies.
Timothy Adam Designs flash back
Here is a link to the first pendant i sold on etsy
Modern Rectangle Pendant
Here is my newest item.. just listed yesterday.
Mod Christmas Tree
Fix Number 2>> Tagging
Along with pictures tagging has been a hot topic on Etsy. Having AWESOME picture is almost secondary to properly tagging your items. If you don't have proper tags your items won't even show up in the searches.
There are 14 spots Etsy provides for tags and there is no reason you should not be using every single one of them.
I like to use Google Keyword Tool to help generate tags.
here are some Great Arcticles from the Storqe on tagging
Tagging for Success
Tagging on Etsy This one is awesome!
All about Tagging (Your Shop: 101 series)
Listing Process Augmented
Tagging Tips for Sellers: Kids, Baby, and Maternity
Vegan Tagging: A How-To for Sellers
Quick tip from redpanda: Maximize your shop title... HERE
Fix Number 3>> Marketing on and off Etsy
Let's chat about on Etsy marketing for your shop. Everyone wants to figure out ways to market their shop off Etsy, but let's face it shop owners are buyers too. I am a buyer.. I love to support handmade and the Etsy community. The best way to promote on Etsy is though the forums. Using the forums to promote will in turn bleed into the other features over time. Treasuries are another amazing on Etsy promo tool... and these lead to the ever popular front page!!!!
On Etsy Promo
Forum Talk: section by section
quick forum tip:::::
I do a quick scan of the first 5 threads.... I like to jump on a thread that is young with less than 10 comments.. this keeps your post on the first page and your avatar and post will be visible every time the thread is open. This can be applied to every section of the forums. Now i don't stop there.... i will keep posting in the threads if i have more to add. I also participate in threads that have been around if i feel it is still alive and kicking!
Please don't spam the threads with your sales... it is very counterproductive to your business... For alternative ideas for marketing check out this thread on etsy HERE
Site Help
I don't really post in this section as a original poster.. I do like to help answer questions that others may have.
Business Topics
This is a great resource section.... there is a ton of useful info to soak in. I post here more often than any other section. I will post articles that I have written that will help the community. Asking questions and making the thread interactive is key to keeping the thread alive.
This can be a powerful section. When I am creating a new product i like to run it across the etsy community. I will also ask opinions about my blog. Once again making the thread interactive is very important.
Techniques & Materials
I think i have only posted here one time....but it is another great resource.
Teams & Events
Again i have only posted here a handful of times.
Now this is the place for your straight up promotions.. I post here often... I will start threads and participate in the also.
Thread examples I use and participate in:
Post your newest item
Show me....
Lowest viewed item
Most viewed item
Any blog thread
Sale threads
I'm buying threads
There are many more, but you get the idea.
Posting in the forums a key to expose your shop to other Etsy shops owners.. in turn this can result in some treasury spots and eventually a Front page spot.
Off Etsy Promo:
I am only going to hit a few key types of off Etsy marketing.. There are so many, so i will share the 3 that I use the most. At the end I show how put all three together along with on etsy promo to get 500 views to my shop in just over 1 hour.
I have been blogging for a little over a year. My blog has played a very important role in the growth of my Etsy shop. With my blog I have grown an e-mail list through my monthly giveaway.. This list has grown to 1500 people.. Last spring I held a product test with the small list I had at the time, which was 250. Long story short.. I sold 15 of the product test necklaces in less than 2 hrs. E-mail lists are very powerful!
Having a blog also increases your presence on the web for FREE..
This is my main blog ( I have 5 others)
here is my newest project>>> blufuse
Your blog should include links to your Etsy shop. These link should be very visible so it is easy for your readers to navigate to your shop. The best method for acheving this is to use the Etsy mini that is provided by Etsy.. here is a how to video I created all about the Etsy mini.. CLICK HERE
I recently joined facebook, and I have found to be a very powerful marketing tool. I use my facebook for networking and marketing my business, but you have to tread lightly. Facebook is cracking down on accounts that are doing this.. make sure your main account is set up in your name and not your business. You can set up a group for your business.. where you can promote all you want.
How i use Facebook:
> I make everyone my friend.. If they friend me back cool, if not...it only took me a second. In all reality I am just trying to get people to see my work.
> Once your friend list grows invite them into your group...where you can post discussions, and pictures. You can also create events... with the group you can also send out e-mails to everyone in the group. This is a key part to my marketing plan.. right now I have 293 people in my groups.. that does not sound like a ton.. but these people seem to be weeded out, and are truly interested in my work.
Here is my timothy adam designs group... Click Here
Twitter is my big hitter right now.. it is very powerful.
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. wiki
I am running a Lunch Time Shoppers Series, which generates great traffic. The most popular post is the Top 10 Monday post.
Tune in every Monday at lunch time (12pm) for my top 10 Etsy picks. This list is generated from the top 10 monday thread forums on Etsy, which starts at 11 am sharp. This is part of my "Lunch Time Shoppers" series... you can find these posts from 11:30 am to 12.30 pm. Check out more details HERE
To view my recent article on using Twitter as a Marketing tool:: Click HERE
500 views to my shop
Step by step:
1. Listed the items.
2. Posted a blog about the new products.
3. Posted in the Critiques sections on the Etsy forums. This item was a holiday items , and it was new, so i was asking for some opinions. This generated some great traffic to the holiday item and some spill over views to the second item and my entire shop. This technique involves the thread readers and keeps the thread alive.
4. Went over to Twitter, and posted about my new items. I also involved the readers of my channel in the post.. i asked them to provided some feedback.
Now here is the key to this one... the link I posted on Twitter was straight to my blog.. HERE. You will notice that the pictures are linked straight to my etsy shop and there are links in the body also. This generated some great traffic for my blog and also my Etsy shop.
5. Facebook was next.
I posted a link on my wall to one of the items.... you don't want to get spammy on your personal wall. The most traffic comes from my group. I posted the same message as i did on twitter with a link to my blog.
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When I saw that Martina Navratilova was the first celebrity voted off Dancing with the Stars last night, I truly felt for her. Every single star on that stage is taking a risk, getting out of their comfort zone, facing down stage fright – and in some cases – two left feet.
At least, that's the way it was for me. When I first was invited to participate in the show, my mom asked me what I thought about participating, I remember saying, "Well, I can't dance, and I'm not a star…"
I realized I'd have to move to Los Angeles, live in an apartment, and rehearse with a professional partner twenty hours a week. But the worst part of it was that it would all be aired live!
I was nervous about it, and my parents were too. In fact, DWTS producers had approached my dad but he turned it down because he didn't have time. (Um, can you imagine the pressure of being my dad's dancing partner? After being married to my mom all these years, what kind of partner would possibly suit him?) As you probably already know, I packed my truck and drove 3,600 miles from Wasilla to Los Angeles.
I definitely had an adventure!
I hope Martina can look back at her time without regret. She truly gave it her all and looked great in her classy and elegant dresses. By the way, though the tennis star is 55 years old, she and I wore the same dress! During my season, I wore a black costume when I danced the Argentine Tango, and I noticed she was wearing it in one of her promo shots. (I put a side-by-side of both of us at the top of this post. Look how serious Mark and I look! You'd think we were checking out a car crash instead of dancing on a show!) Martina looked fantastic on Dancing with the Stars and showed a dedication from which we could all benefit!
Now that the tennis legend is out of the running, who are your favorites? Of course, I was so proud of Mark – can you believe that he and Katherine tied for the best dance of the night in the first week? And then that jive was amazing! (I loved what the producers did with the "Casino" style staging.) I'd say they hit the jackpot with that dance.
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PORTLAND — It's a sure sign of spring: bicycle riders, from kids wobbling on their first two-wheelers to Spandex-clad athletes on high-tech racing machines, once again occupy city streets.
This year, several initiatives are making Portland a more bike-friendly place for cyclists.
But some wonder if it is becoming too friendly.
In February, the city was one of five communities in the country to receive federal assistance for creating a bike-sharing program, which would offer the public free or low-cost access to a shared pool of bicycles for short trips. A forum to gather public input on the idea is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall.
In December, the city adopted a "complete streets" policy, which calls for designing roadways to accommodate all users, including cyclists. It was recently named one of the country's 10 best such policies.
And Portland has begun creating a network of "neighborhood byways" – secondary streets with traffic-calming signs, medians and other infrastructure designed to create safer, more enjoyable routes for cyclists and pedestrians.
The network, recently piloted with five miles of byways in Deering Center, could someday stretch for 29 miles throughout the city, according to Bruce Hyman, Portland's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator.
The byways are one part of a new plan to promote cycling and walking in Portland. The plan, under development for more than a year, was added to the city's Comprehensive Plan in December.
No wonder that local cyclists – and even the city's website – tout Portland as a great place to ride.
But with the city welcoming more and more cyclists, some people wonder if there will be greater problems on the road. Indeed, other cities may already be experiencing more accidents and road rage as they become bike-friendlier.
In New York City, which has added nearly 300 miles of bike lanes since 2002 and started bike-sharing last year, concerns about added traffic have led neighborhood groups to oppose some of the new bike-friendly measures. And the city's comptroller released a report claiming that the bike-sharing program would lead to more accidents, injuries and potential lawsuits.
In Boston, an accident that killed a cyclist prompted the Boston Globe to publish an editorial in February about increasing hostility toward bicycle riders.
"Sharing the road with increasing numbers of cyclists can be frustrating for drivers. But disregard for the safety of cyclists has reached pathological levels among some drivers," the Globe opined.
In Portland, there is little evidence of increasing dangers or road rage. Still, accidents happen.
From 2005 through 2010, there were 208 collisions reported between cyclists and motorists, Hyman said, an average of about 35 a year. In 2012, there were 56 accidents involving cyclists, according to information obtained from police.
And many cyclists report scary near-misses.
"I was riding here today and a driver blew past me, honking his horn and screaming something out the window," said Chris Sawtelle of Portland, as she left the Great Maine Bike Swap at the University of Southern Maine on April 28. "I guess I was moving too slow for him. He nearly side-swiped me."
Motorists have said that cyclists can be a safety hazard, too. That worry prompted former state Rep. Ralph Sarty, R-Denmark, to introduce a bill in the Legislature two years ago that would have placed a 2 percent tax on bike sales, with the proceeds used to build new bike lanes.
"In recent years, recreational bicycling has put thousands of new bikes on our highways, increasing the potential for accidents," Sarty wrote in 2011. " … The current laws regarding bicycle use on public ways place little if any responsibility or liability on the bicyclists. Almost all the responsibility and liability is on motorists."
The legislation was killed, but concerns about sharing the road remain.
Jim Tasse, education director for the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, noted cyclists are allowed to ride on all Maine roads, except interstate highways and a portion or U.S. Route 1 between Brunswick and Bath.
"Motorists should expect cyclists to be on the roads, and they have every right to be there," he said.
Motorists must leave at least 3 feet between their vehicles and cyclists, according to state law, and are allowed to drive in the opposite lane when necessary to safely pass a cyclist.
Cyclists, for their part, must obey the same traffic rules as motorists, and must ride as far to the right as "practicable." But the law also allows them to ride two abreast, and to ride in a road's travel lane when making a left turn or to avoid a vehicle or safety hazard.
Tasse acknowledged that it's easy to get frustrated when driving behind a slower-moving cyclist or a large group of riders that is difficult to pass.
"But the conflicts often arise because (a motorist) feels a need for speed," he said, noting that drivers should obey the speed limit and be patient.
Most of all, he said, motorists and cyclists should "exercise some restraint and courtesy" and realize the dangers a two-ton vehicles poses, regardless of who is at fault.
"When cars and bikes get too close," he said, "it's like juggling a loaded gun."
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
2010 Library-Loving Blog Challenge - You Comment, I donate
For every commenter on this post between now and Saturday, March 27, at noon CST, I will donate 50 cents to our local library here in Wisconsin up to the first 100 comments ($50 total). Our public library is hoping to expand in the near future, and I'm sure the library will be appreciative of the donation and all your comments. (The above picture was taken last year and shows the kids and I with the children's librarian after we donated a LeapFrog Tag Reader prize pack we won to the library.)
In case you're interested here's a little information about the Wisconsin Public Library System:
Wisconsin has a large and expansive library system comprising of seventeen public library systems with nearly 400 public libraries. According to the Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries, "Wisconsin public libraries serve a total state population of 5.6 million and in the past 10 years, library visits have grown by 28 percent."
Please note that my pledge is "per commenter"—so if a single person leaves 50 comments, that still only counts once! But you can do more by spreading the word … please link to this post, tweet about it, and send your friends here so they can comment and raise more money. If you're moved to make a flat-fee donation to your library, or to start your own challenge, please take a moment to do so. Every bit counts!
For a complete list of participating bloggers (and to visit other sites where you can help libraries just by leaving a comment!) visit the writerjenn blog at http://writerjenn.livejournal.com/
79 comments:
- Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com said...
We love our library too! This is such a great idea!
- March 23, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- LutherLiz said...
I love our library! I would be broke without it!
- March 23, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- Katrina said...
I love seeing people support the library. I am about to graduate with my master's degree in library and information science to become a librarian. I graduate in the summer!
- March 23, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- MD said...
Thanks for doing this! I take my daughter to the library for story time every week and can't wait for her to get her very own card. Libraries are essential to promote community, education, resources and more.
- March 23, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Laura Renegar said...
Great idea. My girls and I love going to the library.
- March 23, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Katy said...
Fantastic! The library rocks! I hope you get a lot of comments!
- March 23, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Kristie said...
What a fun idea! I hope you get your 100 commenters and that your library gets the funds they need! Good luck! :-)
- March 23, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Everyday Poet said...
Well, what's not to love?
That is a topic
I'll gladly write of.
- March 23, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for participating!
Jenn Hubbard
- March 23, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- A Grandma said...
I agree with LutherLiz. That's why I never complain about having to pay a fine for overdue books, etc.
- March 23, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Carol J. Garvin said...
This is such a great idea! I'm so glad Jenn passed the idea around. I know the libraries that benefit will appreciate the extra funds. Thanks for participating. :)
Carol Garvin
- March 23, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Sela said...
How awesome! We also go to the library *at least* once a week for kids books and sometimes for me ;)
- March 23, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Happy children at the library - I love it!
- March 23, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Disgruntled Bear said...
- March 23, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- rhapsodyinbooks said...
I am delighted to help contribute to Wisconsin libraries!
- March 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- FlyFreeMyBooks said...
Wonderful idea! I hope you get all 100 comments!
- March 23, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- MB said...
Good Luck! We visit our public library frequently.
- March 23, 2010 at 7:31 PM
- Sandra Stiles said...
What an awesome idea. I need to check with my library. It is my favorite place to take my grand-daughter. She gets so excited when she knows we are going.
- March 23, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- theartgirl said...
Hooray for libraries!
- March 23, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- Amber @ Because Babies Grow Up said...
What a great idea to raise funds for your library. We also love going to the library and attend story time. Life would not be nearly so wonderful without the library!
- March 23, 2010 at 9:11 PM
- Margo Rowder said...
Thanks for participating in the challenge!
My library-supporting blog entry can be found here: http://bit.ly/ilovelibraries
- March 23, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Colleen said...
Wonderful idea, Ma'am! We don't get there nearly often enough =( BUT, how about I do half as much as you? For your 100 comments, I will donate $25 to the local library--in YOUR name, Darling!!!! Just let me know when I should drop it off b/c I KNOW you'll get the 100!!!
- March 23, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- Some Lucky Dog said...
Libraries are such a great resource, especially for small communities. I loved introducing our grandson to ours a couple of years ago!
- March 23, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- robin said...
Good luck with your challenge! Yay for libraries!
- March 23, 2010 at 10:59 PM
- Melissa Taylor said...
Libraries are my second home. I'm happy to comment and am inspired by your donation. Yay!!
- March 23, 2010 at 11:45 PM
- Tracy Loewer said...
Good luck with the challenge!
- March 23, 2010 at 11:55 PM
- Heather @ Marine Corps Nomads said...
What a wonderful idea! We haven't used the library as much since we moved here as it's not as user friendly, but we use to practically live at our old library. :)
- March 24, 2010 at 3:07 AM
- Beth Mithen said...
I love libraries!
- March 24, 2010 at 6:38 AM
- Unknown said...
Good luck :)
- March 24, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- jama said...
Yay for libraries. Thank you for doing this :)!
- March 24, 2010 at 7:39 AM
- Michelle said...
Yay, libraries! I'm participating at my blog, too:
Michelle :)
- March 24, 2010 at 8:48 AM
- Mary Ann Scheuer said...
I hope you reach your goal! What a great idea! Hooray for libraries!
- March 24, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Deanna Gibbons said...
I love libraries! I start taking my kids from the time they are babies and we go almost every weekend! Now all 5 loves books!
- March 24, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Lara Zielin said...
Go Wisconsin! Go cheese! Go Dairy State! I love Wisconsin! And this challenge. Good luck!
- March 24, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
Yay libraries! Good luck with the challenge :)
- March 24, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Susan Kaye Quinn said...
Yay, for the libraries, and for you for donating!
- March 24, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks for doing this challenge. Libraries need our help now more than ever.
- March 24, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Unknown said...
Awesome challenge! Glad my comment could help a library :)
- March 24, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Erin said...
Yay libraries! Thank you for your support.
- March 24, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- Kathleen said...
That's so cool that you donated a tag reader to the library. I bet the kids love it! I donate a lot of my review books to the library.
- March 24, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- Marge Loch-Wouters said...
Thanks so much for do this on behalf of libraries. We all love you!
- March 24, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- Becker said...
Thanks for supporting libraries!
- March 24, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- Brodie said...
Thanks for showing your support to libraries! This is such a great challenge, it's inspiring to see so many people take part :)
- March 24, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- Jessica Lee Anderson said...
Lots of library love! The Texas Sweethearts are participating in the challenge as well: http://texassweethearts.blogspot.com/2010/03/library-loving-blog-challenge.html
- March 24, 2010 at 11:08 PM
- Ishta Mercurio said...
Every town, no matter how small, should have a library.
Good luck!
My library-loving post is at www.ishtamercurio.blogspot.com
- March 24, 2010 at 11:14 PM
- S. Krishna said...
This is a great idea!! Good luck!
- March 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- Taffy said...
Hi library-loving blogger! I wish my library was bigger so it could hold more books!
Here's my challenge:
- March 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
What a wonderful and generous thing you're doing - good luck and I hope you continue to find wonderful books and community at your library!
- March 25, 2010 at 12:24 PM
- JR Van said...
Libraries are awsome, thanks for supporting them.
- March 25, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Anna Grossnickle Hines said...
Thank for your geneosity to your library and for the great blogpost about my book, I AM A BACKHOE. What clever art project!
- March 25, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
These days libraries need all the help they can get!--Hilari
- March 25, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- The mad woman behind the blog said...
Libraries rock! Thanks for participating in my challenge as well.
- March 25, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- Heidi Rabinowitz said...
What a mitzvah!
- March 25, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- Fun Frugal Mommy said...
What a great idea. I love our public library too.
- March 25, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Jess said...
All this library love makes me happy! Good luck!
- March 25, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Denise Jaden said...
Yay for libraries (and yay for generous people like you!)
- March 25, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- csmith said...
Thanks so much for doing this! Reading always needs a boost.
- March 25, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Natalie PlanetSmarty said...
Very original idea! Your library is lucky to have supporters like you.
- March 25, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Marla Warren said...
I couldn't live without libraries.
I'm participating in the library blog challenge, though I've gotten a bit of a late start:
Michael Crichton's Recommended Reading – Library Promo
- March 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Michelle said...
We love our library too, this is such a great idea :0)
- March 25, 2010 at 9:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Libraries are the seeding ground for book lovers of the future. Thanks for all you do to encourage a love of books Janelle. My grandson loves his weekly visits to pick out books.
Kay Price
- March 26, 2010 at 12:15 AM
- Cathy said...
What a neat idea, Janelle! Thank you for doing this and sharing your idea!
- March 26, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- silly eagle books said...
We could not survive without our library!
- March 26, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Kimberly Sabatini said...
Looks like a great library and they must be so happy to have you support them. Thanks for stopping by my challenge too.
- March 26, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Janet Fox said...
Hey - so great to meet you here! hugs - Janet
- March 26, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Unknown said...
I've used my local libraries so much I don't know how I could be a working writer without one! All the best with your challenge.
I'm doing a challenge too:
- March 26, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- CJ Omololu said...
Great job! Thanks for posting.
- March 26, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Sydney Salter said...
Hurray for libraries!
- March 26, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- April said...
I am definitely a lover of my library! There is no way I could share books on so many different things with my daughter. My budget would not allow it. But the library makes it all possible. Good luck to your library and their expansion project.
- March 26, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- cleemckenzie said...
Wowzer! Another lover of libraries. Thanks for taking on the challenge.
- March 26, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Catch My Words said...
Thanks for supporting a library.
- March 26, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Sheila (Bookjourney) said...
Wonderful idea - love this:) I do love my local library!
- March 26, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- The1stdaughter said...
I am loving all of these challanges up around the book blogging community! Absolutely wonderful!
- March 26, 2010 at 11:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
I LOVE our library! I always have - I cried when I was little and I had a fine, and gave my 'tooth fairy money' to the librarian to make up for it. I rave about the library all the time on my blog; I wish I'd seen this sooner or I would have participated and spread the word for you :(
- March 27, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sometimes I read a book and listen to one at the same time. I sure would hate to get along without my library.
- March 27, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Ashley @ Book Labyrinth said...
Thanks for contributing! Libraries = awesome.
- March 27, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- gidgetnfroggi said...
We love the library -go 3 times a week! My girls actually ask can we go 2 the library over stores :) Libraries ROCK
- March 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Kristine said...
good for you!
- March 29, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Swati said...
Delighted to be of some use :)
- March 29, 2010 at 4:25 PM


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