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The Dragon
No, the Dragon as it was, is not at all like the Dragon Lords of nowadays *coughs and mumbles 'bless their names'* It is more powerful, more grand, more majestic and more…. Hmm… No records still exist that tell of its appearance. It is only known that each of its Nine Off-springs has taken at least one defining physical trait from the Dragon. I will get to the Nine Off-spring in a minute. Now where was I? Ah yes, Lord of all Waters and the lifeforms inhabiting within it was, the domain granted to it by the Creators, just as the Sky is granted to the Phoenix and the Land to the Chi Ling.
~ Master Mage Zhang educating his apprentice on the Dragon
The Tale
It is not clear what was the exact circumstance leading up to it but it came to be that all of the First passed on from this world. In particular, the Dragon and the Phoenix were believed to have died, with their essences forever shattered and scattered around the realm that we mortals now call home.
The essence of the Dragon was said to have shattered into 9 pieces exactly. There is much debate about whether these pieces actively seek out compatible life forms to bond to or whether they are swallowed by creatures on a coincidental basis. Nevertheless, the end result is that nine "off-springs" of the Dragon have come into existence.
The Nine Off-Springs
The Nine Off-Springs, as they have become known as, are massive creatures, looming over the tallest of mountains then. The Nine each have its own territories and usually roam within it. However, periodically, fights erupt between them. It was conjectured that if any of the Nine devoured one of their siblings, it would become stronger from absorbing more of the essence of the Dragon.
Below is a brief description of what is known about each of the Nine:
*Au Chao- Ancestor of the Dragon Lords, Au Chao has the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a rabbit, a long serpentine body covered with scales of a carp and four claws ending in five toes. It also sports a beard on its face and a pearl under its chin, which contains the essence of its power. It has the ability to fly despite having no wings. The Dragon Lords inherited almost all of the outlooks from Au Chao except that only a select few (always the most powerful among them) have five toes on their claws, the remaining only have four toes on each claw. (Refer to the following link for a typical depiction of what Au Chao and the Dragon Lords would look like: http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00193/introduction.html). The wisest and most powerful of the Nine, Au Chao is believed to be the only one that was alive and had remained visible in the mortal realm after the Great Flood.Also referred to as the First Dragon Lord by the populace, Au Chao had taken over the responsibility of overseeing rainfall from the Dragon.
*Au was adopted as the surname of all Dragon Lords, Chao is the Shou term for "tide"
Wen Bao- In appearance, Wen Bao is a scaled tiger with sharp protrusions running along the middle of its back, a jagged tail like the teeth of a saw and is supported on three legs instead of four. In particular, it has only one leg at the back that is situated in the middle of its torso. It was believed that a fight between it and Nuan Luo had resulted in both their deaths and that their spines became the tallest mountain range that exists today.
Nuan Luo- A brown bear with a pig's snout and two long tusks protruding out of its mouth, it is believed to have perished together with Wen Bao.
Qu Chi- A water serpent covered with fish scales who has a mermaid's tail, it is believed to have been slew by Fu Xi for causing the Great Flood together with Xie Tse.
Xie Tse- An eel-like creature with a long pointed horn curving downwards that sticks out of her forehead and two pairs of strong claws that allow Xie Tse to live on land as well. However, Xie Tse prefers a watery habitat. Being the fickle one, she migrates around water bodies and thus periodic fights erupt between her and Qu Chi who has made a permanent home at the Yellow River. After the Great Flood caused by a particularly severe conflict between the two, Fu Xi slew Qu Chi and severely wounded Xie Tse. It was said the blood of Xie Tse had sapped into a tributary off the Yellow River and the waters there have ever after taken on a tint resembling red corals. Some said that Xie Tse had departed from the mortal realm. Others said that during the fight, Xie Tse had saved herself by sinking deep within its watery abode and has never dared to make an appearance to mortals again.
Tsang Yu- A creature with a rabbit's upper body that ends with trim and muscular horse legs and with ears that is membranous rather than being of flesh. It was believed that Tsang Yu, Zhi Pao, Su Mang and Qiu Kang had each gone to stake out different realms for themselves after the death of Wen Bao and Nuan Luo to prevent mutual destructions between the Nine. There are, however, rumors of a portal left open between the mortal realm and wherever the cunning Tsang Yu now resides in.
Zhi Pao- Zhi Pao has the head of the Platpus (the mammal with a duck's bill) that is connected seamlessly with a goat's body and ends with a long, serpentine tail. It is believed to be now inhabiting another realm.
Su Mang- An ape-like creature with a rooster tail and claws, Su Mang also sports a mane of sharp quills (much like a porcupine) down the back of its head. Despite its formidable look, it was the most timid of the Nine and was the first to flee to another realm upon the death of its two siblings. Likening someone to Su Mang has become a common taunt/goad among the populace, particularly when the target is of strong physical build.
Qiu Kang- It has the head of pangolin (aka anteater) but sporting whiskers and an upright body supported on a pair of crane's legs. Qiu Kang was never seen again after the death of Wen Bao and Nuan Luo.
Additional Ideas (1)
This is another creative adaptation piece with original inspiration in Chinese folklore. In particular, there was a phrase in an ancient text that translates to "The Dragon gave birth to nine off-springs, each of them being different" that is the basis of this particular sub. Note, however, that unlike this particular sub, the Dragon in this ancient phrase was just referring to the particular Dragon that it was talking about which is just a common Chinese dragon rather than this ancient creature whose appearance is unknown as I've made the Dragon into. A common Chinese dragon's outllook is basically my description of Au Chao in the main sub. To be honest, I didn't dig up the actual references on these Nine Off-springs as detailed in Chinese folklore until after I finished my own set of Nine. Nevertheless, I thought providing the set of Nine detailed in actual Chinese folklore would be a nice complement to the version I've made up specifically for the Dragon Empire setting.
There are actually three different version of the Nine Off-springs according to different texts, both in terms of what the Nine actually are and their birth orderings:
Version A:
Qiu Niu- Depicted as a typical Chinse dragon, Qiu Niu is said to have a passion for music and its head often serves as ornamentation for the tops of musical instruments
Ya Zi- Depitced as a creature with the head of a wolf and a dragon's body, its preference for killing makes it a common decorative component on sword-grips. Its name also appears in a Chinese idiom/proverb (the special four-charcter phrases in Chinese) describing vengeful personalities.
Chao Feng- Chao Feng itself is considered an incarnation of birds and takes the image of a phoenix. It is said to like precipices and therefore figurines of Chao Feng are placed on the four corners of roofs. However, these figurines are normally of a four-legged beast form.
Pu Lao- Another with the look of a typical Chinese dragon. Reputedly, it likes to cry. It is represented on the tops of bells, serving as handles
Suan Ni- A lion-like creature that likes to sit down. Figurines of it are commonly found upon the bases of Buddhist idols under the Buddhas' feet.
Bi Xi/Ba Xia- Bi Xi is a creature similar in form to a Trionychidae (a form of soft-shelled turtle which can be found in Asian diet, viewed as a delicacy and prized for the its supposedly health strengthening effects) which is said to be fond of literature. It is put on the sides of grave monuments. Alternativley, Ba Xia is a big tortoise that likes to carry objects. Figurines of Ba Xia are commonly the support structures for grave monuments.
Bi'an- A tiger-like creature which likes litigation. Figurines of it are placed over prison gates to keep guard.
Fu Xi (pronounced with inflections)- Unclear of its entire outlook but it is certain that it has the serpentine body typical of a Chinese dragon. Fu Xi looks anything of an artistic nature and is depicted as spiraling in a vertical sense at the top of stone monuments
Chi Wen- It has the head of a dragon but has the body of a fish. It likes swallowing and is place on both ends of the ridgepoles of roofs to swallow all evil influences.
Version B:
Except for different birth orderings and the 5th, 6th and 9th Off-springs being entirely different creatures, version B is really quite similar to version A.
Bi Xi (as above)
Chi Wen (as above)
Pu Lao (as above)
Bi'an (as above)
Tao Tie- A horned, clawed beast with a tail roughly corresponding to the relevant body part of a cow, tiger and goat. Its face decorate a wide range of tools and storage devices made from an alloy of bronze, tin and lead whose name translates to Indigo Bronze. It is associated with gluttony and greed. In modern terms, part of its name is used in a term that refers to food connoiseirs.
Ba Xia (pronounced with different inflections than the Ba Xia in version A)- With a typical Chinese dragon's apperance, Ba Xia is said to like water and his image is sculpted into the foundation pillar for bridges.
Ya Zi (as above)
Suan Ni (as above)
Jiao Tu- A conch or clam, which does not like to be disturbed. It decorates door knobs or the doorstep (in ancient times, door knobs have a flat surface which is in the shape of Jiao Tu's face that is attached to a ring of metal which is used to knock)
Version C:
*Each of the Off-springs in this set have two charcter names in Chinese as well (they are all called xxx Dragon if I translate them across but I can't since some characters are basically meaningless by itself) but I can't find their pronounications and I surely am not even going to attempt to make them up myself since my Mandarin just isn't good enough and also 3 of the characters I can't even pronounce in my mother tongue of Cantonese.
The dragon with horns on its head (the leader while the rest are in no particular order)
The dragon with scales on its body
The dragon with wings
The dragon without horns
The dragon who cannot fly
The dragon who likes water
The dragon who likes fire (whose name translates to Fire Dragon)
The dragon who likes to call/shout/emit sounds
The dragon who likes to fight
there are also several Chinese links that I used but since I would take a punt
that at least 90% of the Strolenati can't read Chinese, no point for me to put
up the actual links. Anyway, I think I've made it clear enough that this entire
scroll is research-based/the actual version of the myth


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What is your favorite brand?
WHY is it your favorite brand? What is their WHY? Does your why and theirs match? What are the emotional, functional, social or self-expressive benefits they deliver to you?
And how is it reflected in their marketing mix, their 4P´s?
In case you need further instructions on how to tackle it, go to the additional material section of chapter 3.1 (e.g. there is an analysis of the marketing mix of Starbucks)

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To the horsefolk, there is nothing more valuable than their horses. Their lives and livelihoods depend on these animals. Anyone who owns a horse knows that they are flighty, easily panicked, and even easier to hurt. The horsefolk will use their magics to help protect their animals, and will make charms and amulets for them. As rings, necklaces, and phylacteries are either worthless, or completely impractical, they found another way. The charm, or amulet is woven into the mane of the horse, and from there imbues it's power.
There are likely hundreds of possibilities for Horse Brass, but I think that a horse should be limited to only being able to wear two Brass at a time, like rings.
Magical Properties
Earth Charm: a large piece of brightly polished copper that acts as a Ring of Protection +1. Keeps legs from being broken in holes, fly bites to a minimum, and reduces cuts scrapes and bruises from fighting / biting other horses
Wind Charm: A piece of silver, sometimes set with a blue topaz. This charm increases the horse's overland speed, some more powerful versions doubling, or tripling it's speed.
Water Charm: Protection from Disease, no more giant snotty noses, or cholic from eating too fast. Their are two kinds of horse, there are healthy horses and there are dead horses.
Fire Charm: Protection from fear, with this charm the horse is steadfast and resolute and doesn't shy from monsters, sudden noises, or other things that cause a horse to buck, rear, or run away. Undead, and other obviously magical creatures might or might not be affected by this charm. Thus a charm versus undead might be required to keep the horse from being skittish around zombies and such.
Horse Brass was inspired by the Gypsies who do weave bits of metal and glass into the manes of their horses for luck and protection.
Gypsy gold shines in the sun, and whickers in the moonlight.
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Offers a stronger intuitive and emotional bond between the horse and its master (both must be willing, of course, and it will take some time to master). Both will know fast, what ails the other one, and seem to have those strange "Lassie" moments, as they suddenly sense there is something not right with their friend, even if miles away. Rules-wise this is almost telepathy.
Cooling Touch Charm: protects horse against extreme heat, and fire, magical and mundane
Jove's Favor: tin charm shaped by a lightning bolt that protects a horse primarily from natural lightning, but also potentially from lightning based attacks. In real life, lightning kills quite a few horses and cattle a year.
Hermes' Blessing: gold charm that grants the horse magic resistance, and perhaps immunity to cantrip level magics.
Vulcan's Steed: This large iron charm in epic fashion renders the steed invulnerable to iron weapons. Such things clatter off of the animal's hide like twigs.
This tumb sized piece of tourmaline set in copper wise is braided into the horse's forlock so that it lays against the center of their head. This potent charm causes that horse's coat to change color to match the predominant color in the area. In a forest, the horse would turn a dark green, sandy brown in the desert, or all white on a snowy tundra. Rumors abound of a more advanced version of this charm that allow for multiple colors to be emulated.
Appaloosa's Charm
Much like the chameleon charm, this string of three pieces of quartz string together with braided horsehair causes the horse who wears it tied to their mane to match the color pattern of the horse that provided the hair in the charm. If a black horse provided the hair, the the horse wearing it becomes black. Patterns for appaloosas and paints are not copied exactly, but are fairly close.
Milkmaid's Charm
Not every rider can handle a warhorse or a spirited stallion, but putting this small pewter and ivory charm on the mane has the effect of calming even the most virile and enthusiastic of horses enough that even a milkmaid could ride him.
The mount can see better when there is little light and can ride more safely. Now that its radius of sight is larger, it also tends to be more easily spooked by nightly movements and sounds.
Night Charm
The horse always enjoys sound sleep, making it a better ride throughout the day. It tends to be quite a sleeper, however, and is very slow to wake if woken prematurely.
If both are used at once, the downsides do not apply.
A tiny dog statuette, with bits of fur from several trusty dogs, will make a horse more aggressive towards anyone save its owner. It may be able to alert those nearby of anyone approaching, and will probably throw down anyone attempting to ride it.
Horses with a bad attitude will be very hard to control and were seen to turn on their owners if mistreated. The chance to be killed or injured by this horse is much higher, so beware.


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Early Fed minutes: Highly doubtful it impacted trading. The early release occurred some time after 2 p.m. ET yesterday, but almost all the market's gains occurred before that.
Markets did droop a bit in the last hour, but there isn't a lot to support the idea that the comments were market negative. It was slightly more hawkish—only two were looking to extend past 2014—but that was BEFORE the recent weaker jobs numbers. So I doubt this is a big deal.
1) Healthy IPO market: Two initial public offerings priced at the high end of their ranges. Home builder Taylor Morrison priced 28.6 million shares (above the 23.8 million shares anticipated) at $22, above the $20 to $22 price range.
The real estate IPO rush started last October when Realogy, which owns Century 21, Coldwell Banker, and other real estate franchises, went public, followed on Jan. 31 this year by Tri Point Homes, the first IPO of a U.S. home builder in eight years.


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Pie Stand returns! This time, the famous pie-maker Kate Lebo is selling pies by the slice at CakeSpy, the sweetest space in Seattle. She'll have slices and hand pies for sale, including a couple fresh fruit and gluten free pies. Pay no attention to that "end at 4" time listed--she'll be open until she sells out (which she will!), so come sooner rather than later. Kids and small dogs welcome. We'll also have her book of pie lore and poetry, A Commonplace Book of Pie, for sale at the shop.
Kate's note: This is a good time to get your whole pie orders in, so let me know now if you'd like to take a whole pie home.
The Menu:
Peach Bourbon hand pies
Vanilla Cherry hand pies
Mumbleberry Pie
Rhubarb Ginger Pie
Peach Cherry Galette
Fresh Fruit & Marscapone Pie
Lemon Shaker Pie
Apple Bacon Roquefort Pie
Asparagus Chevre & Thyme Pie
Fresh slices are $3-5, whole frozen pies are $35 for one, $60 for two. Cash only for the pie, please!
Details: Saturday, August 6 at CakeSpy Shop; 12pm Til we sell out.
CakeSpy Shop is located at 415 E. Pine Street (at Summit) in Capitol Hill, Seattle; cakespyshop.com. Please note the shop is not a bakery, it's a space for people who love baked goods. See you there!


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BISMARCK, N.D. - The ice fishing in northeast North Dakota is the best it's been in two decades, but some anglers can't make it because trains handling freight and crude from the state's oil patch are displacing Amtrak passenger service.
Steve Dahl, owner of the Perch Patrol guide service, said he spent the past week calling hundreds of customers who had made reservations to fish at Devils Lake and stay in its namesake city.
"The conditions are perfect but I've had to explain to them about this dumb train thing," Dahl said. "For some of them who had their heart set on this, I would have rather told them I ran over their dog."
The federally funded rail corporation, which uses BNSF Railway Co. lines, said the "severe freight train interference" is causing long delays along its Chicago-to-Pacific Northwest Empire Builder route. In North Dakota, Amtrak trains are bypassing the cities of Grand Forks, Devils Lake and Rugby. Passengers in those cities are being bused to either Minot or to Fargo to reconnect to westbound or eastbound trains.
The detours are expected to continue through February, said Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari.
Devils Lake Mayor Dick Johnson said the track congestion hurts the city's economy and residents' ability to travel, especially the elderly who routinely take trains to hospitals in Minnesota. The city of about 7,500 has no scheduled bus or flight service.
"We depend on Amtrak as a key part of our public transportation service. We are crippled and landlocked without it," Johnson said. "But oil and freight is taking priority over people, that's pretty much a given."
BNSF said in a statement it has been "disappointed in our service" but that oil trains are not solely responsible for the delays because other freight volumes also have been increasing. Severe winter weather also "has significantly impacted our efforts to make service improvements for both Amtrak and all freight customers."
Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF is part of Warren Buffett's Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Magliari said Amtrak has an operating agreement in place with BNSF that sets rates Amtrak must pay and incentives for BNSF to ensure Amtrak's "on-time delivery of trains."
"The single, largest thing is trains' punctuality," Magliari said. "The mix of traffic volume is affecting our ability to run reliably in North Dakota."
BNSF is the biggest player the rich oil fields of Montana and North Dakota, hauling the bulk of the crude out of the region and the inbound freight that supports oil drilling.
"There are oil trains, grain trains, trains hauling automobiles and lumber and a lot of each of them," said Dale Niewoehner, who owns a funeral home in Rugby and is a former mayor of the city that bills itself as the geographical centre of North America.
He and Stephanie Armstrong, a funeral director in Devils Lake, said the lack of Amtrak service not only is hurting passenger service but also the ability to move human remains by rail. The funeral homes typically use Amtrak to ship bodies because of the convenience and low cost.
"We shouldn't be so naive to think that oil from the western part of the state isn't going to affect us here too," Armstrong said.
Scores of workers moving to and from North Dakota's rich oil fields have made the Empire Builder route one of Amtrak's most popular long-distance overnight trains. It runs from Chicago to Portland, Ore., and Seattle.
The number of people getting on and off the trains at the route's seven stations in North Dakota has jumped from 111,000 in fiscal 2011 to 154,800 in fiscal 2013.
Oil from North Dakota began being shipped by trains in 2008 when the state reached capacity for pipeline shipments. The state is now the nation's No. 2 oil producer, behind Texas.
BNSF said it plans to invest $5 billion in its railroad this year, including $900 million to expand capacity where crude oil shipments are surging. Its 2014 spending plan is about $1 billion more than last year.
"The good news is that there is nothing systemically wrong with the system that cannot be corrected," the railroad said in a statement.
That's of hardly a salve for Kelly Arnoldink of Allendale, Mich., who along with three of his buddies recently cancelled their ice fishing trip to Devils Lake because of the lack of train service. The drive was too far and the plane ride was too expensive, he said.
Fishing for jumbo perch, walleyes, and northern pike in the bitter cold and on the frozen ice of Devils Lake was a dream vacation, he said.
"I'd been planning it for more than a year and hopefully I can come back," he said. "But what's going up there now is just ridiculous."


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They're baaaack: Denver food trucks are returning for their warm-weather sojourn in Civic Center Park, rolling in Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 20 through Oct. 9.
It's the ninth annual Civic Center EATS program. This year looks bigger than ever, with 46 vendors vying for the hearts and bellies of fans bent on mid-day noshing, Mile High Style.
This is an eclectic lineup: Pad thai to pierogies, burgers to burritos, cupcakes to curries, falafel to fall-off-the-bone barbecue. Picnic tables and umbrellas will be set up, or you can just sit under the shade of a tree. And there's live music, too.
Expect the trucks to arrive at Colfax and Broadway every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., except for June 5, July 3, August 28 and September 2, when the park will be taken over for special events.
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Labour has been accused of being "desperate" after nominating three local election candidates in one ward with the same name as a sitting councillor.
Bexley's council leader Councillor Teresa O'Neill described her "shock" to News Shopper after finding out that the Labour candidates standing against her were all called O'Neill.
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Mrs O'Neill said: "I think the whole thing is a bit pathetic to be honest, they are just desperate.
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"We have been lobbying for lots of external investment for the borough.
"Why do they need to revert to theses silly games, they need to have more respect for the electorate.
"I came into politics to try and make people's lives better but this kind of behaviour just undermines everything we are trying to do."
A list of candidates published by the council confirms that in her Brampton ward a Margaret, a Michael and a Paul O'Neill are standing for Labour on May 22.
The two other Conservative councillors for the ward are also up for election.
The list shows two of the Labour O'Neills live at the same address: Margaret and Michael are married but are reportedly looking to move out of the borough after getting plans passed to build another dwelling in their garden.
Paul O'Neill, who is standing in his first election, married Teresa Pearce, Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead, this month.
Margaret O'Neill said: "I was asked to stand as a paper candidate, it means someone who is someone who is not going to win.
"My husband was asked to do the same thing because we were free to stand and that was that.
"I am not going to say anything else on the topic."
When asked if the couple were looking to move out of Bexley Mrs O Neill added "we have not made any kind decision on that yet".
Mrs Pearce said: "Mr and Mrs O'Neill live in Brampton ward and Michael has stood before as a paper candidate.
"I think the voters of Brampton are clever enough to understand a ballot paper.
"I can understand when elections come along candidates all get a bit twitchy and Coun O'Neill says it's dirty tricks but it isn't.
"I am sure by the 23rd it will all be forgotten.
"It is not like it is a surname like Blenkinsop that is fairly unusual.
"Coun O'Neill needs to relax a bit and have a bit of confidence in her own record."


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Nearly 35 years after its first report on the NASA facility, EC&M returns for a look at an extensive electrical redesign.
As Dave Hopkins recently made the nearly 200-mile trip from the office of engineering design firm Fred Wilson & Associates (FW&A) in Jacksonville, Fla., down I-95 to ferret out the gremlins in a new 15MVA transformer that had tripped at a client's facility, the gravity of the situation sunk in. An idled transformer is never a good thing, but the day this particular transformer decided to wig out was no ordinary day: The transformer supplied one-third of the power to the industrial complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Merritt Island, Fla. And the day it crashed was the launch date of space shuttle Atlantis plus one.
Although the outage lasted only 15 min, it knocked out power to the central instrumentation facility (CIF), which provides critical instrumentation and data processing for the facility's two main areas — Launch Complex 39 (LC39) and the Orsino industrial complex. Not exactly a comforting thought when only 24 hr earlier the shuttle sat on the pad with more than two million lbs of highly combustible solid fuel in its two solid rocket boosters.
It's no surprise, then, that NASA reacts to power outages — both scheduled and unscheduled — much the same way the CIA approaches breaches in national security. And when Hopkins, FW&A's electrical project manager, recalls the transformer trip, it's with the sort of nervous laugh born of the knowledge you've stepped out from in front of a wrecking ball one second before impact. "Had that happened [the previous day], they might have scrubbed the launch, and everyone of us would have probably been escorted out the gate," he says.
Hopkins and the rest of FW&A can afford to enjoy a self-effacing chuckle from time to time after the decade they've had. Since 1992, the engineering firm has developed a solid relationship with the electrical team at the Merritt Island complex and become their longstanding on-call electrical engineer. And that relationship has grown as the firm has set to the task of updating the nearly 40-yr-old electrical system at the space center. More than 10 yr and four on-call contract awards later, Hopkins estimates the work is only half finished.
'We have liftoff.'
Work began on the restoration and renovation of the space center's electrical system in 1992 with the expansion of the 13.8kV substation at LC39. At the time of its construction in the mid-'60s, the vertical assembly building (VAB), located in the LC39 area, housed several offices for NASA employees in addition to serving as the storage facility for the Apollo spacecraft prior to launch. Unlike its predecessors, the modern shuttle, which includes the orbiter, external tank, and solid rocket boosters, is assembled in the VAB, making it too dangerous to maintain the office space. As more buildings were constructed to support the displaced staff, the demands on the LC39 area transformer station increased, making the substation expansion inevitable. Enter FW&A.
After applying for the job and competing against dozens of other firms in a selection process unique to federal work (engineering firms are chosen based strictly on technical qualifications and experience — fees are negotiated only after the firm is selected), the firm set to work designing the substation expansion, which supplies power to the LC39 area.
Since then, the firm has completed more than 100 projects for NASA, ranging from the replacement of perimeter lights at the launch complex to the replacement of transformer arrays at the Orsino substation. In fact, according to William Wilson, principal of FW&A, several of its design projects came about as a result of analysis the firm conducted on-site. "They said, 'OK, based on some of these studies, we need to do some work,'" he says. "They didn't really ask us to develop those projects, they instead used the studies to tell them the condition of things and develop the projects on their own."
Perhaps most surprising is the fact that it took nearly 30 yr before much of the system designed and installed at the space center's inception would be replaced. To be fair, the equipment chosen at the time of the installation was advanced well beyond anything used in the private sector, giving the space center a technological head start on most public and private facilities. However, as time went on and advances like vacuum circuit breakers became the norm in even the most standard electrical installations — public or private — the space center, which still employed oil circuit breakers, found itself in desperate need of a facelift; despite their continued reliability, some pieces of equipment were so old it was no longer possible to find replacement parts.
Predictably enough, the biggest hurdle for KSC's electrical team to overcome in getting the renovation and restoration project underway was money. But it wasn't for a lack of trying. Ernie Camacho, branch chief of the electrical design group, acknowledges the system's shortcomings. But as it became more difficult for the space program to secure funds of any kind in recent years, things like system improvements were sidelined in favor of projects that actually involved putting the shuttle into space. "We're all competing for dollars out here, and our main mission is the exploration of the planets and launching space shuttles," Camacho says. "It's time to replace [the electrical system], but there's just so much of it and there's limited dollars."
The other factor contributing to all the foot dragging was the robust nature and low failure rate of the existing system. When funds are tight, you have to make due with what you have. "In the 9 yr that I've been here in this group and the previous 20 yr, I have never heard of a failure in the electrical infrastructure, the power delivery system to the launch structure, or to the control rooms that has caused the scrub of a launch countdown," Camacho says. "We may have a 30-yr-old infrastructure in a lot of areas, but it's redundant."
Although Congress opened its wallet and the decision was finally made in the late '80s and early '90s to begin work on updating the system, continuing to acquire the funds necessary for the work has not been easy. Projects are regularly pushed back from one fiscal year to the next as costs exceed budgets, and getting Capitol Hill to approve adjustments to those budgets is next to impossible, but the work has gone on. "We help NASA determine of what they want to do what's the most critical to get done this fiscal year and push the remaining items out to future fiscal years," Hopkins says. "Once they've gotten those dollars approved — they have some contingencies built in to handle minor changes — if it's a major change, then they have to go back to Congress to get a higher budget approved. And NASA probably isn't one of their favorite groups right now."
No longer a technological symbol of America's race against communism, NASA's stock has fallen with both the government and the public; the Red Army has collapsed, but the bills keep adding up. Yet for the space program's stumbles, the size and scope of the electrical system by which the space center is supported is no less impressive.
Occupied by NASA and shared by Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Kennedy Space Center spreads out over a 140,000 acre plot of land on the eastern coast of Florida. The area is served by a 115kV closed-loop transmission system owned by electric utility Florida Power & Light that feeds the two main transformer substations in the LC39 and Orsino areas. The redundant system provides for seamless power in the event of the loss of an FP&L transmission line during launch periods. Although they enter the system through separate substations, both transmission lines circle the entire complex, allowing one to pick up the slack if the other should fail.
Yet even with such redundancy, Camacho and his team are never satisfied. With such high-priced equipment on the line — Space Shuttle Endeavor cost tax payers nearly $1.7 billion — even the slightest production errors caused by a power failure can cost millions of dollars, or worse, endanger the lives of the shuttle crew and support staff. Not only that, NASA maintains an aggressive launch schedule that can't afford to be altered by power reliability concerns. The need for uninterrupted power is so great, in fact, that NASA places severe restrictions on the kind of work that can go on near the date of a scheduled launch: A no-dig policy prevents anyone from even putting a shovel into the ground anywhere on the complex within 72 hr of a launch to avoid severing utility lines.
Although situations like the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 increased concern for safety and proper process management, the strict demands for redundant, reliable power date back to the construction of the facility in 1965. Because the majority of the system infrastructure had yet to be updated when FW&A arrived on-site, the designers had a chance to see the lengths to which the original design team had gone to provide redundancy — and in some cases they found themselves scratching their heads.
"They've got things on top of things," says Dan Field, senior electrical designer. "By trying to make the existing system work without having to take a full-fledged outage, they had configurations that sometimes were really stressful to look at."
Although much of the confusion in the original design has been cleared up in the past 10 yr, the fact remains that NASA will simply not accept outages. Because the work that goes on in the various processing facilities is so important, they even consider it an outage to take down a redundant feed, making it difficult to do the renovations necessary to make sure power won't fail in the future. No one wants their system to fail, but such stringent guidelines for what constitutes acceptable power loss has not only given the FW&A team pause when designing the system upgrades, but also made scheduling of outages for analysis or construction like "pulling hens' teeth."
"Even with backup generation, they get real antsy if we have to pull down one of their backup feeds for maintenance," Hopkins says. "They have to have meetings of all kinds, and it takes a while. They don't volunteer to have their redundant feeds taken away. A lot of the contracts get extended for months because of the fact that they may be processing a payload, and they're not willing to give up that redundant feed until that processing has finished."
Even Camacho agrees the space center's demands for system redundancy can cause a problem and that sooner or later, something has to give. "It's a tough sell, but you have to inform them that when they come out of this configuration they'll be in a much better situation because this is a planned outage," he says. "If we keep on delaying this project, eventually some of that equipment is going to fail, and then you're going to be in what we call an emergency outage. There your options are very limited."
The problems with scheduling outages have manifested themselves most recently in the current project to replace the transformers at the Orsino substation in the industrial complex. Constructed in the '60s with six transformers supplying 45MVA — four 10MVA units and two 2.5MVAs — the substation was due for an overhaul because the original configuration, which placed the four larger transformers on two buses and the remaining two smaller transformers on a third bus, was incapable of supplying an acceptable level of power in the event of a bus falling off-line. FW&A's new design replaces those six transformers with three 15MVA base rating units (25MVA with fan cooling), one on each bus, for the same base capacity. This arrangement provides greater flexibility should one transformer fail or need to be taken out of service for maintenance.
Camacho says that even during peak loading times in the summer the industrial complex needs little more than 25MVA to 26MVA of capacity, meaning the loss of one 15MVA transformer for any reason would still leave them with enough power for normal processes to continue; even if a second unit crashed, the remaining transformer has as much as 25MVA of power with fan cooling, which is adequate for the worst-case load.
Aside from NASA's rules regarding outages, FW&A has had to contend with other roadblocks beyond their control, be they the predictable bureaucracy of a federal agency or the unforeseen effects of a national tragedy.
The engineering firm has experience navigating the red tape-laced chains of command in the government, having completed work for military installations along the East Coast (including projects at Naval stations in Norfolk, Va., and Pensacola, Fla.), but that experience could not have prepared them for the multi-tiered approval process at KSC. Whereas two or three military representatives would sit in on planning meetings when the firm did work for the Navy, upwards of 30 KSC employees could be present at similar meetings.
"It's so interlaced," says Field. "Everybody is relying on everybody else at NASA."
Hopkins attended several of those meetings, and the number of people in the room never ceased to amaze him. "A lot of times you end up having to coordinate with six or eight different groups to get a project done," he says. "And each of these entities has a shot at reviewing your design and making comments on it."
Although having to please so many different groups was intimidating at first, Hopkins says it rarely became a factor after the plans had been drawn up. "For the most part, they just say 'We need power here. We need this replaced. Give us the best you've got,'" he says. "They pretty well give us the latitude to do what we need to do."
And then came Sept. 11. Just one month after construction began on the Orsino substation, the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., brought work at the facility to a stop. The space center entered Threatcon Charlie, the terrorist force protection condition level that applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating that some form of terrorist action is imminent. For several days members of the firm — along with any other contractors — were not allowed on the base. Work resumed in a week, but security had heightened to such a degree that it took hours just to get into the complex through security checkpoints. Contractors or engineers without full security clearance had to be escorted around the complex at all times.
KSC has stepped down security in recent months, but the measures created somewhat of a military state for the first few months. Both Hopkins and Field had full security clearance at the time, but that didn't mean they weren't subjected to full searches when entering the facility. "They had guys out there walking around with machine guns," Hopkins says. "And I had my truck inspected just about every other time I went in the gate."
Despite the conflicts along the way, the work at the Orsino substation is progressing and scheduled to be finished this December. Transformer trips aside, Hopkins and Camacho both believe the renovations at the industrial complex — as with the projects throughout the space center — are much needed changes that will bring immeasurable improvements to KSC. It's not every electrical system that can, or should, go 30 yr to 40 yr without an upgrade, and even though it was state-of-the-art when first designed, the time was right for an upgrade. "[The equipment] was reaching the manufacturer's recommended life of 30 yr to 35 yr, so it was time to put together a replacement plan for it. That's the main reason for the project," Camacho says.
But more than just the satisfaction of knowing they've helped to keep running the country's on-ramp to space, Hopkins, Wilson, Field, and the rest of the firm's electrical design group are satisfied with the relationship they've built — one that could last for years to come. "This is the longest we've ever worked a continuous contract with a client," Hopkins says. "They have basically just considered us as an extension of their engineering staff for years now. They're happy, and we're happy."


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ESEA Reauthorization
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Upcoming Events
ESEA Reauthorization
On June 12, Secretary Duncan penned an op-ed explaining the urgency of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and, if necessary, addressing No Child Left Behind's (NCLB) problems through regulatory flexibility. He stressed regulatory flexibility will not replace comprehensive reform or give states and school districts a pass from accountability. Instead, the goal is to "unleash energy at the local level, even as Congress works to rewrite the law, giving states, districts, and schools the flexibility they need to raise standards, boost quality, and improve our lowest-performing schools."
A key excerpt:
"I remain hopeful and confident Congress will soon take action to strengthen and upgrade the nation's education law. But while Congress works, states and local districts are buckling under the law's goals and mandates. Despite our shared sentiment for reform and the Administration's long-standing proposal to reshape NCLB, the law remains in place, four years after it was due for reauthorization. Our children get only one shot at an education. They cannot wait any longer for reform.
"For this reason, our Administration will develop a plan that trades regulatory flexibility for reform. If Congress does not complete work on reauthorization soon, we will be prepared with a process that will enable schools to move ahead with reform in the fall. States, districts, and schools need the freedom to implement high standards, strengthen the quality of their teachers and school leaders, and embrace a more flexible, fair, and focused system of accountability. Many members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans, have voiced support for these nonpartisan goals.
"The stakes are high. As it currently exists, NCLB is creating a slow-motion educational train wreck for children, parents, and teachers. Under the law, an overwhelming number of schools in the country may soon be labeled as 'failing,' eventually triggering impractical and ineffective sanctions."
The Administration released a Blueprint outlining proposed changes back in March 2010, and, last March, President Obama reissued a call for reform.
A day later, during a live broadcast of National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation," the Secretary asserted that doing nothing is not acceptable and that "where states are raising the bar, where they're doing the right thing by children, we need to provide them greater flexibility..."
Equal Access
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students are the targets of a disproportionate share of bullying. According to a new survey, more than 90% of LGBT students in grades 6-12 reported being verbally harassed, and almost half reported being physically harassed during the 2008-09 school year. In a June 14 "Dear Colleague" letter, Secretary Duncan reminds public secondary schools of their obligation under the Equal Access Act to treat all student-initiated groups equally, regardless of the religious, political, philosophical, or other subject matters discussed at their meetings, including matters involving sexual orientation and gender identity. The Secretary notes that "gay-straight alliances (GSAs) and similar student-initiated groups addressing LGBT issues can play an important role in promoting safer schools and creating more welcoming learning environments." Nevertheless, "some such groups have been unlawfully excluded from school grounds, prevented from forming, or denied access to school resources." A set of legal guidelines issued by the Department affirms the Equal Access Act's principles by providing schools with the information and resources they need to help ensure that all students have a safe place to learn, meet, and share experiences.
NAEP 2010: U.S. History
On the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in U.S. history, fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-graders showed some overall improvement since 1994. Also, in fourth-grade, there was a 22-point increase from 1994 to 2010 in the scores for students ranking in the bottom 10th percentile of performance, and African-American and Hispanic students made larger gains22 and 23 points, respectivelyfrom 1994 to 2010 than their white peers. On the other hand, the only progress since 2006 was in eighth-grade; the performance by fourth- and twelfth-graders remained unchanged compared to 2006. Moreover, although eighth-grade students earned the highest scores to date, just 17% of them scored at or above the Proficient level. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO. (Note: The Secretary's statement on the results is available online.)
The recently released NAEP High School Transcript Study provides context for twelfth-grade results. For 2010, the average NAEP U.S. history score for twelfth-graders who reported that they were either currently enrolled in or had taken an Advanced Placement (AP) course in U.S. history was 20 points higher than those students who reported not taking the class. This corresponds to a greater percentage of students taking the class.
Funding Opportunities
The deadlines for several grant competitions are fast approaching:
- Small, Rural School Achievement Program (closes 6/30). This program provides financial assistance to rural districts, to assist them in meeting their state's definition of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
- Special EducationState Personnel Development Grants Program (closes 7/5). This program assists states in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, education, and transition services, to improve results for students with disabilities.
- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (closes 7/14). GEAR UP provides financial support for academic and related support services that low-income students, including students with disabilities, need to enable them to obtain a high school diploma and to prepare for and succeed in postsecondary education.
Also, be sure to review the Department's Fiscal Year 2011 Grants Forecast (as of June 21), which lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the agency has invited or expects to invite applications for awards and provides actual or estimated dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. (Note: This document is advisory only and not an official application notice of the Department of Education.)
Labor-Management Collaboration
A new report, titled "Local Labor-Management Relationships as a Vehicle to Advance Reform," highlights the work of the 12 districts from across the country that presented at the Department's Labor-Management Collaboration Conference held in Denver earlier this year. The report is a significant contribution to a relatively new field, studying how successful districts are advancing student achievement through labor-management collaboration. The report uses presentations made by district leaders, interviews, and document analyses to summarize what these noteworthy partnerships have accomplished and, more importantly, how they have accomplished it. Though approaches, techniques, and policies varied in order to meet each district's unique needs, common themes emerged throughout. Every district's story featured collaborative efforts in developing policies around evaluation, compensation, and career advancement, which were often spurred by critical challenges that urged leaders to seek out transformative change. In addition, all districts noted a shared interest in evaluating student learning and closing achievement gaps as the premise for their collaborative work.
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While the Department has not yet announced Green Ribbon Schools award criteria, it has provided some potential steps toward energy, cost, health, and environmentally sustainable learning spaces and education. This guidance is a resource for those excited about the initiative, even in its early stages, but does not guarantee schools taking these steps will be awarded a Green Ribbon. The agency has also compiled a list of resources for energy efficiency and sustainability, healthy school environments, and environmental sustainability education. It is updating this list regularly and will consider submissions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), has issued two new reports: "Achievement Gaps: How Hispanic and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the NAEP," describing the achievement gaps between Hispanic and white public school students at the national and state levels and how the gaps have changed (press release), and "Students with Disabilities at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions," presenting nationwide estimates on student enrollment, services, and accommodations provided to students with disabilities at two- and four-year institutions of higher education for the 2008-09 academic year.
A new video produced by the Department spotlights Emporia State University in Kansashome of the National Teacher Hall of Fameand its strategy for instilling new teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, resources, and fortitude to lead and succeed in the 21st century classroom.
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"Under the umbrella of the Learning First Alliance, 16 national organizations representing tens of thousands of local administrators and school board members, as well as millions of teachers, are seeking flexibility from NCLB's deadlines and mandates. Separately, a number of state education chiefs have echoed the call for flexibility tied to education reform. Louisiana, for example, is seeking flexibility to put in place a comprehensive reform plan, as is Tennessee, a winner of the Administration's key reform program, Race to the Top. Nine other states are seeking flexibility from the law, while others have threatened to ignore the NCLB deadlines. Meanwhile, many states are moving forward with reform, voluntarily adopting higher standards and collaborating on a new generation of assessments. They are developing new systems of evaluating and supporting teachers, building comprehensive data systems to improve teaching and to track student gains, and transforming chronically low-performing schools..."
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Through August 23, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites proposals that advance the role of the humanities at community colleges through curriculum and faculty development on the theme of "Bridging Cultures." NEH expects to award two or three cooperative agreements, of up to $360,000 each in outright funds. Proposed projects should provide support for faculty and administrators to develop new courses on Bridging Cultures topics; design new course sequences, concentrations, and core curricula; or conduct scholarly research that will improve faculty preparation and enrich teaching.
The National Civic League (NCL) invites communities to apply for America's oldest and most prestigious community recognition award. Each year, the All-America City Award is given to 10 communities that exemplify outstanding civic accomplishments. In 2012, NCL will focus the award on communities that have developed comprehensive, realistic, and sustainable plans to increase grade-level reading proficiency by the end of third-grade. Winning communities will develop strategies in three areas: school readiness, school attendance, and summer learning. A letter of intent is due by October 14, while applications are due by March 12, 2012.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the International Society for Technology in Education's Conference in Philadelphia (June 26-29), the League of United Latin American Citizens' Convention in Cincinnati (June 27-July 2), and the National Education Association's Meeting and Representative Assembly in Chicago (June 30-July 5). If you are attending any of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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T Lab - Triceratops
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The T-Lab Craftsman make each piece by hand so every single piece is unique. Each animal is carved from fast-growing White Albizia wood, which T-Lab replants on their farm in Indonesia making it a very sustainable product.
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The new Tomb Raider was at PAX. Were you at PAX? Me neither, so this is the first I've seen of the demo that was running over the weekend.
It goes for 14 minutes, so you might want to make a cup of tea. When you do, and get back, you can join me in making "and I thought they smelled back on the outside" cracks once she starts her hunting expedition.
Tomb Raider PAX 2012 Demo [GamesRadar]


text: After my first time working at an AMSAT hamfest table last month, I was looking forward to this hamfest on the west side of the Phoenix area. Gerry VE4GTB/KD7MDB and I took care of the table, and we answered lots of questions and had 4 passes (2 on SO-50, 2 on AO-51) for demonstrations that attracted the interest of the hamfest crowd. We had a good time despite the bitter cold and small turnout, and also sold a fair amount of AMSAT items to hams looking to try the satellites themselves. The hamfest organizers, the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club (W7TBC): http://www.w7tbc.org/ had requested the special callsign W7W for use by their HF special-event station. Gerry had asked them if we could also use the W7W call during our satellite demonstrations, and we were told, "Sure." I posted an announcement on the AMSAT-BB mailing list and on a few other lists of the upcoming satellite activity, and we were ready to go. Saturday morning started early... I arrived at the hamfest site at 0530 local (1230 UTC), and Gerry was already there. We were told by the organizers to set up next to their HF station, and one of the Thunderbird club members made sure we had a covered spot in case of rain. We set up our tables with the AMSAT merchandise and my equipment (IC-2720H mobile radio, 12V/20Ah gel-cell batteries, Arrow Antennas handheld Yagi, Sony digital voice recorder, external speaker, laptop with Nova running during the demonstrations to show where the satellites were). Our first pass was on SO-50 at 1317 UTC, and we were ready for that. The first SO-50 pass went from south to east, and since it was an early pass we were not sure there would be many stations showing up. We made 2 contacts during the pass, with Angelo N5UXT as our first satellite contact as W7W (thanks for being up early, Angelo!). One other contact before the end of the pass with a VE3, and then back to answering questions until 1500-1520 UTC and an SO-50 pass followed immediately by an AO-51 pass. The SO-50 pass around 1500 UTC went to the west, and being early for those in western North America I did not expect much activity. We were happy to make 3 contacts, two Mexican stations plus Zach KM7I in Seattle before we moved over to AO-51. We heard the announcements from Gould WA4SXM that there was testing in progress, so we kept listening and hoping the satellite would be available for part of the pass since it would cover most of North America. The testing ended, leaving a couple of minutes to make 2 quick contacts before the satellite went out of range. The final AO-51 pass, around 1647-1702 UTC, started out with a surprise. The crowd and I heard a couple of hams chatting on 435.310 MHz, which was where I ready to hear AO-51 at the start of the pass. I quickly went onto that frequency and asked those hams to move to another frequency, which they did, and then we made 10 contacts with stations in the western USA, Alaska, and Mexico to conclude our satellite demonstrations. Larry WA6DIR in California was the last station in the W7W satellite log. At the end of the morning, we had a total of 17 contacts in our satellite log. We made 12 contacts on AO-51 and 5 on SO-50 with stations in 8 US states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington state), one Canadian province (Ontario), and two Mexican states (Baja California and Zacatecas). The hamfest organizers now have a copy of the satellite log, to combine with their HF log for their records and to be able to answer any QSL requests from the satellite demonstrations. Gerry and I will have the AMSAT table at the next Phoenix-area hamfest, the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club's "Springfest" on 10 March. I will come back to the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club for their meeting on 15 March, to do a presentation on amateur satellites and AMSAT. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table, and for those we made contact with on the satellites. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/


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Milpitas, CA, February 2, 2009 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the world's largest supplier of flash storage card products, today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 28, 2008. Total fourth quarter revenue of $864 million declined 31% on a year-over-year basis and increased 5% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Total revenue for fiscal 2008 of $3.35 billion declined 14% from $3.90 billion in fiscal 2007.
Fourth quarter net loss, in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), was $(1.86) billion, or a loss of $(8.25) per share, compared to GAAP net income of $106 million, or $0.45 per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. The GAAP net loss for fiscal 2008 was $(2.07) billion, or $(9.19) per share, compared to net income of $219 million, or $0.93 per share in fiscal 2007.
"Despite a very difficult pricing environment, macroeconomic turmoil and the impact on consumer purchasing, we delivered sequential revenue growth in the fourth quarter. However, we are very disappointed with our fourth quarter bottom line results, which included significant asset impairment and inventory related charges. We are focused on managing our business through the difficult global economic climate and limited visibility in 2009. We are taking significant steps to curtail our captive output, conserve cash, and reduce capital and operating expenditures. We continue to invest in technology leadership while creating new demand with the exciting products we announced at the January 2009 Consumer Electronics Show," said Eli Harari, Chairman and CEO. "We believe that drastic industry-wide capital expenditure cuts announced for 2009 will contribute to a better balance between supply and demand and an improved pricing environment in our markets later in 2009 and into 2010."
Fourth quarter 2008 GAAP results include:
SanDisk's fourth quarter 2008 conference call is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. PST, Monday, February 2, 2009. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed live, and throughout the quarter, at SanDisk's website at http://www.sandisk.com/IR. To participate in the call via telephone, the dial-in number is 913-312-0835. The dial-in password is 4452969. A copy of this press release will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on a current report on Form 8-K and will be posted to our website prior to the conference call.
A complete reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information referred to in this release is provided in the attached tables.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements about our business prospects and outlook, anticipated increased demand for products including our mobile products, our expectations of a more balanced supply/demand environment and improved pricing environment and expected growth in international retail, that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate and may significantly and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others:
Future results may differ materially from those previously reported. We do not intend to update the information contained in this release.
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders, digital audio/video players, USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise, embedded memory for mobile devices, and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo and Sansa are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. ExtremeFFS and slotRadio are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. slotMusic is a trademark of SLOTmedia Group LLC. , microSD and microSDHC are trademarks of SD-3C LLC. Memory Stick Micro and M2 are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
* 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes
SanDisk Supporting Documents (.pdf)
- Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
- Reconciliation of Preliminary GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
- Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
- Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Investor Contact:
Jay Iyer
(408) 801-2067
Media Contact:
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My big boy's last lunch eaten as a second grader. (sniff)
Clockwise from top left: raspberries, strawberry cereal bar/granola bar/animal cookies, wheat crackers and cheddar cheese stars, pickles. Packed in a four-square Lock & Lock box.
Magoo had a super second grade year. The best. I hope we will have a summer to match. :)
Friday, May 21, 2010
last bento lunch of 2nd grade
Posted by Melissa at 11:08 PM
Labels: lock and lock
5 comments:
- Tifani says... said... [Reply to comment]
Are you ready for summer? Will you do lunches in the summer?
- May 23, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
I think I'm ready! And yes, we will still do lunches in summer. :) We have some camps and lots of days at the pool and everyone still needs to eat! :P
- May 23, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Rachel said... [Reply to comment]
Hello, I just found your blog and it is great! I have a question--do the individual compartments come with the Lock and Lock container, or did you purchase them separately? Thanks!
- May 24, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Rachel! Glad you found me, welcome! :)
This particular Lock & Lock container comes with those four inner dishes. It's great!
- May 24, 2010 at 9:08 AM
- Rachel said... [Reply to comment]
Thanks, Melissa! :)
- May 29, 2010 at 6:15 PM
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Most Asian stocks overcame choppy movements to end higher Friday, as investors remained optimistic about the Chinese economic outlook despite a mild disappointment over official data on the country's manufacturing sector.
Japanese shares finished higher as the yen fell to multi-year lows against the euro and the U.S. dollar, while mainland Chinese stocks rebounded from early weakness on an afternoon rally in banking shares.
China's Shanghai Composite Index 000001, -1.45% was the day's best performer, rising 1.4% to 2,419.02. The index had dropped as low as 2,369.57 earlier in the day, after an official gauge of manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index slipped to 50.4 in January from December's 50.6.
A separate PMI measure from HSBC climbed to 52.3 from 51.5 in December, rising further above the 50-point level, which indicates an expansion in activity. Read: China's manufacturing improves, surveys show.
"The key is that it is still above 50, so there is still growth, but signs of a slight faltering. Considering the U.S. fiscal situation and the general slowdown in Europe, I think the number is still encouraging," said Andrew Sullivan, head of sales trading at Kim Eng Securities.
"These PMI numbers support our impression that China's economy entered 2013 with solid growth momentum after the strong sequential expansion" in the fourth quarter of 2012, said Louis Kuijs, an economist at The Royal Bank of Scotland.
Other HSBC PMI data releases for the region showed an improvement in Taiwan and Vietnam, but a slowdown or a contraction in manufacturing activity in India, South Korea and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.06% rose 0.5%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index XJO, +0.33% advanced 0.9% and Taiwan's Taiex XX:Y9999 edged up 0.1%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, -1.23% ended little changed after moving in both directions, while South Korea's Kospi 180721, +0.01% slipped 0.2%.
Regional stocks also posted strong gains for the week, led by a 5.6% surge for the Shanghai Composite, while the benchmarks in Japan and Taiwan rose more than 2%.
Banking stocks climbed on mainland Chinese bourses after a local media report said lending at China's four biggest state-owned banks rose in January. Read: China Big 4 banks' new loans up from year earlier.
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. ACGBY, -1.10% 601288, -0.85% climbed 2%, while China Construction Bank Corp. 601939, -1.12% CICHY, -1.97% and Bank of China Ltd. BACHY, -0.78% 601988, -1.09% each rose 1.6%.
The advance in Tokyo came as the dollar USDJPY, +0.16% climbed as high as ¥92.28, a level not seen since June 2010, rising from late Thursday's ¥91.46. Read: Dollar slips vs euro as Fed plan sinks in.
Data released earlier in the day showed Japan's unemployment rate increased to 4.2% in December, while household spending declined. Read: Japan jobless, household spending data disappoint.
A slew of positive earnings reports or news also helped the market.
Softbank Corp. 9984, -3.04% SFTBF, -3.19% jumped 5.7% after posting doubling profits for the October-December period.
NEC Corp. 6701, +1.44% [ NIPNF, +0.00% surged 8.5% after also posting strong results.
Sharp Corp. 6753, +1.03% SHCAF, -0.95% soared 5.8% after a Nikkei news report that strong smartphone earnings allowed the company to swing back to an operating profit in the October-December quarter.
On the downside, shares of Nomura Holdings Inc. 8604, +0.42% NMR, +0.11% dropped 2.7%, on profit-taking following gains of more than 80% since mid-November, despite news that the securities broker had posted a more-than-sevenfold rise in October-December profit from the preceding quarter. Read: Nomura Holdings quarterly profit leaps.
Also losing ground, TDK Corp. 6762, +0.53% TTDKF, -1.08% fell 6.8%, and Kyocera Corp. 6971, +0.44% US:KYO dropped 1.8%, after both firms downgraded fiscal-year profit guidance.
Shares of Honda Motor Co. 7267, -0.17% HMC, -0.52% rose 0.3% on the weakened yen, but underperformed the market after the auto maker also cut its fiscal-year profit forecast. Read: Honda earnings rise, but forecast trimmed.


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First the good news: The number of animals impounded by the Orange County animal shelter fell by 4.3 percent between 2011 and 2012 (from 31,044 to 29,723).
And the number of animals euthanized fell by 10.8 percent, from 14,634 to 13,049, according to 2012 statistics released by the shelter last week.
Now the sad news: A little more than half of the animals that got taken into the OC Animal Care shelter last year didn't get out alive. About 47 percent were euthanized, an additional 6 percent were euthanized at the request of their owners, and about 1 percent died or escaped. The 54 percent overall death rate was pretty much the same as 2011.
The death rate was far higher for cats than dogs: About three of four cats were euthanized after being impounded in the shelter, compared with one of every five dogs.
In raw numbers, that's 8,944 cats, 2,628 dogs, and 1,477 other animals, including rabbits, birds, snakes and small livestock.
OC Animal Care director Ryan Drabek said animals that have some form of identification, such as a collar tag or a microchip, are less likely to be euthanized in the shelter, which could help explain why more dogs than cats leave the shelter with their lives.
"We feel that pet identification is a significant component in helping our shelter reduce intake and euthanasia," Drabek told us by email. "In 2012, only 1,868 stray animals total came into our shelter with some form of identification (license, microchip, ID tag, etc.). Most of those were dogs."
Click here to watch a video about some of the animals at the Animal Shelter.
Unidentified animals that are impounded at the OC Animal Care shelter – almost 28,000 of them last year – must be medically treated, sheltered and maintained, temperament tested and approved for adoption or rescue placement, promoted, and eventually adopted or euthanized, Drabek said.
Of animals that came into the shelter with some sort of identification last year, 61 percent were returned to their owners and 13 percent were euthanized. Of animals who were not wearing identification when they were impounded, 8 percent were returned to their owners and 55 percent were euthanized.
OC Animal Care has been using new machines to make free ID tags at pet adoption events in an effort to promote pet identification, Drabek said.
Low-cost ID microchips are available at OC Animal Care low-cost vaccine clinics every month, and pet owners can license their pets using the OC Animal Care website. All dog-owners in Orange County are required by law to license their canines.
This year, more feral cats might be able to dodge the needle. OC Animal Care plans to launch a pilot program called Feral Free, which will allow shelter workers to spay or neuter feral cats and return them to the places they were found, Drabek said. OC Animal care will work with Feral Alley Cats & Friends SPCA, a California nonprofit, to release the cats.
Funded by a $20,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a national nonprofit, the Feral Free program is intended to reduce feral cat populations and litters of unwanted kittens, Drabek said. Up to this point, trapping and euthanizing feral cats has done little to decrease the number of wild felines in Orange County.
Feral cats and kittens younger than 6 weeks old accounted for 70 percent of the total cats euthanized at the shelter in 2012, Drabek said.
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Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence -- as agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, billionaire philanthropist -- helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. He launched the early successes of Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Tom Cruise and Guns N' Roses; he co-founded DreamWorks, the first new Hollywood studio in more than 50 years; he produced "Cats" and "Dreamgirls"; he is one of the largest contributors to the fight against AIDS and has become an important political voice. D
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Charlie Crist, seen with his wife Carole, announces on Twitter that he has joined the Democratic Party.
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced on Twitter Friday that he has joined the Democratic Party.
Crist was first elected to the governorship as a Republican in 2006. He ran for the U.S. Senate as an independent in 2010, losing a three-way race to Republican Marco Rubio.
Crist's tweet read:"Proud and honored to join the Democratic Party in the home of President @Barack Obama!"
His message included a photo of him holding up a Florida voter registration application with his wife, Carole, next to him.
Crist signed the papers changing his affiliation from independent to Democrat at a Christmas reception at The White House, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Crist spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte that nominated Obama for a second term, and had campaigned for Obama's reelection in Florida.
A message left for Crist by The Associated Press wasn't immediately returned Friday night.
Crist, 56, is viewed as a potential Democratic challenger to Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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NCAA Tournament Games to be Broadcast Live
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The NCAA will be providing a live webcast for all of the Division III Women's Basketball Tournament games. Farmingdale State faces Gettysburg College tonight at 5:00 p.m. at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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Sunnyvale, CA - February 21, 2006 - SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK), today announced that Judy Bruner, Executive Vice President, Administration and CFO, will present to the investment community attending the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday, February 27, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time. The session is being webcast and can be accessed live from SanDisk's Corporate Investor Relations website by using the link: www.sandisk.com/IR. The webcast will also be available on-demand following the conference. If you have "pop-up" blocking software installed, please disable or press and hold the CTRL key when you click on the webcast link.
About SanDisk
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world's largest supplier of flash data storage card products using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the U.S.
SanDisk Corporation
Lori Barker Padon
Director of Investor Relations
(408) 542-0585


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Hi, I think the gremlin got you. Please see [1]. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-ietf-xmldsig/2000AprJun/0292.html *************************************** John Boyer, Software Development Manager PureEdge Solutions (formerly UWI.Com) Creating Binding E-Commerce v:250-479-8334, ext. 143 f:250-479-3772 1-888-517-2675 http://www.PureEdge.com *************************************** -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com]On Behalf Of Khaja E. Ahmed Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 3:27 PM To: John Boyer Cc: Kevin Regan; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: No Character Normalization? I did not get this informative and authoritative response. Not sure if the group was not copied on it or if the mail gremlin got to my inbox. Could this possibly be mailed out to the group. Thanks. Khaja John Boyer wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > I appreciated your email, however, I did not get it (due to a meeting) until > after it was already answered. Full credit for the informative and > authoritative answer belongs to John Cowan. > > Sincerely, > *************************************** > John Boyer, > Software Development Manager > > PureEdge Solutions (formerly UWI.Com) > Creating Binding E-Commerce > > v:250-479-8334, ext. 143 f:250-479-3772 > 1-888-517-2675 http://www.PureEdge.com > *************************************** > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Regan [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:58 PM > To: email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: RE: No Character Normalization? > > John, > > Thanks for the information. > > My greatest concern is to not have to tell my customer that "No, I > can't sign that. How did you create that document anyway?" > > If it is the usual case that documents are created in the normalized > form, then it does not seem like a big issue. What would happen > in the case of an editor or application written in Java (Unicode)? > It seems that this is the most important case given the close > coupling of Java and XML. > > Another concern is whether a document can become "de-normalized" during > transmission. My previous question was not specific enough. I understand > that documents can be converted to other character formats. However, I'm > wondering if a document can leave one application in a normalized form, go > through various character encodings, and enter another application > with the characters no longer normalized (e.g. A Java application to Java > application might go from Unicode, to UTF-8 for transmission, and then > back to Unicode in the other application). > > Finally, you mention that the detection of a non-normalized document > would aid in the discovery of forgery. My question is: should similar > documents with different character models be equivalent? > What would most people expect? I don't really understand the usage > enough to have an opinion on this... > > --KevinReceived on Friday, 23 June 2000 18:33:04 UTC
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