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In January 2005, after meeting with Eisenhower leadership and Foundation Vice President Betty Wolf,Hubbard suggested that he and his wife Joan Dale hold an elaborate fundraising dinner at BIGHORN. In the two short months between the meeting and when the spectacular event was held,Hubbard raised an astonishing $7 million from BIGHORN members. To honor this extraordinary level of giving, in 2007 Eisenhower renamed its state-of-the-art radiation oncology center at the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, the BIGHORN Radiation Oncology Center.
As R.D.Hubbard was forging a philanthropic partnership between BIGHORN and Eisenhower, however, one of the members of his Club was embarking on a poignantly personal relationship with Eisenhower. In February 2005, Selby Dunham, then 48, was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. She immediately underwent chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, then a modified radical mastectomy followed by six weeks of radiation therapy — the nationally recognized standard of care for her type and stage of breast cancer."
I first met Selby at the BIGHORN fundraiser that R.D. and Joan Dale initiated," recalls Betty Wolf."She was undergoing chemotherapy at the time, and her expressive face was framed by a colorful scarf to camouflage the loss of her hair.Her spirit and determination to beat her disease were unmistakable."
That indelible first impression was solidified three years later when Selby contacted Betty about structuring a women's golf tournament fundraiser to help breast cancer patients in the Valley, with the proceeds going to Eisenhower.An avid golfer,Dunham not only was back on her game — having come through cancer treatment with flying colors — but also she had acquired a deep appreciation for how grueling treatment can be, especially for women of lesser means.
"I was so moved by the support I received from the people at Eisenhower that I really wanted to do something to help other women get the same quality care I did, and make the path to wellness a little gentler," Selby says.
The BIGHORN Behind A Miracle (BAM) Golf Tournament was born, with its inaugural event held in April 2008. In typical BIGHORN fashion, this was no ordinary golf tournament. It included an elegant launch party with a silent auction held a month before the tournament, and an over-the-top, ladies-only "Cash for Caddies" auction, conceived by Joan Dale Hubbard and held at the Hubbard residence the night before the tournament.
More than 100 players and big-hearted Club members rallied for the first BAM tournament, raising $316,000 for the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center in 2008. Since then, the highly spirited and always-fun event has raised a total of $1,045,000, including $20,000 from a special Buon Natale Holiday Wrap party held at The Gardens on El Paseo last January.
BAM proceeds have enabled the Eisenhower Schnitzer/Novack Breast Center to purchase cutting-edge ultrasound equipment to aid in early detection, a Whole-breast 3-D Ultrasound System and a compact disc burner that provides breast cancer patients with digital copies of their mammogram images. In addition, the BIGHORN Radiation Oncology Center used funds from BAM to acquire new breast-specific MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) diagnostic imaging and biopsy equipment.
Plus, Eisenhower has provided 1,650 round-trip, door-to-door transports to patients in need who are undergoing daily radiation treatments, often for five to six weeks. This service is something Selby felt strongly about since she understood how draining this process can be.
"All of the funds we raise stay in the Coachella Valley to support breast cancer patients who live and work locally," stresses Selby, who serves as the BIGHORN BAM chair.
"I'm just so excited to be able to give back," says Selby."The people and the doctors at Eisenhower saved my life.Quite simply, I would not be here today without them.
"Even in this economy, philanthropy remains threaded in the cultural fabric of our Valley, and the Hubbards' and Selby's impact is a meaningful example of this," shares Betty Wolf."There are some undeniably big hearts at BIGHORN."


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The Best Sunscreens (and Summer Skin-Care Tips)
Use these strategies and products to protect your face and body this season.
Four-Step Summer Skin Routine
1. Cleanse in the a.m and p.m. If your face is greasy in the summertime (even if it's normally considered dry), try a less hydrating cleanser than you normally use—like a bar soap—which will help control the extra sebum your skin is producing.
2. Apply your antioxidants. The sun's rays can induce damaging free radicals, resulting in fine lines, sagging, and brown spots. "Using a serum with antioxidants under your moisturizer, preferably one with SPF, can help absorb some of these free radicals," says David E. Bank, a dermatologist and the director of the Center for Dermatology, Cosmetic & Laser Surgery, in Mount Kisco, New York. Some of the most effective antioxidants include vitamin C, Idebenone, and green tea. Try Prevage Clarity Targeted Skin Tone Corrector with Idebenone ($60, amazon.com).
3. Moisturize. "Don't stop using a face moisturizer during the summer, even if your skin is oily," says Amy Wechsler, a dermatologist in New York City. The hydrating ingredients (including water) in face creams help keep skin cells functioning properly. But if your skin feels slick, switch to an oil-free formula or moisturize only after cleansing at night.
4. Use a lot of sunscreen. Unless your moisturizer has broad-spectrum protection of at least SPF 15 (see What to Look for in a Sunscreen), you'll have to wear a separate sunscreen on top. Apply it often (every couple of hours), and reapply after sweating or swimming, says David J. Leffell, a professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine. A shot glass–size amount (one ounce) should cover your whole body; a tablespoon will protect your face and neck. Think of sunscreen as the most important tool in your summer skin arsenal. We like the seven picks for your face and body that follow.

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Join your colleagues for the roundtable discussion of the spring issue of Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education, which looks at "Excellence: Where Is It?" The program will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the Knights Room of Pius XII Memorial Library.
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The magazine, published twice each year by the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education, examines issues related to life and teaching on the campuses of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States.
Articles in the spring 2011 issue look at excellence in the Jesuit tradition and its holistic approach. The issue also focuses on honors programs, and highlights programs of excellence, as selected by the submitting university.
The issue also features a contribution by SLU assistant law professor, Chad Flanders, titled, "Controlled by a Creed?"
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PRESTONSBURG – Highlands Health System is excited to have received notification that its Newborn Hearing Screening program, as well as its Hepatitis B screening practices, exceeded expectations from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. These programs are administered on Highlands' Labor & Delivery unit by Michelle Hall, OB Supervisor.
Highlands' Newborn Hearing Screening program was evaluated on a number of different protocols, including accuracy, dedicated equipment in each nursery area, staff training on screenings, and parental consultation. In each area of evaluation, Highlands consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the state.
Hearing loss is the most common birth defect, and currently occurs in three out of every 1,000 children born. Newborn hearing screening is the first step in identifying issues and prescribing follow-up care.
For Highlands' Hepatitis B screening practices, the hospital was evaluated to determine if they are screening women who deliver on the Labor and Delivery Unit. Highlands was found to be 100% compliant in maternal screening and documentation.
This screening is important for newborns since those who are born to Hepatitis-B positive mothers typically have up to a 90 percent chance of becoming chronic Hepatitis-B carriers. Therefore, it is important to identify these women through screening so that infants can be treated beginning at birth.


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Door (Ilekun)
The Yoruba often install doors carved in low relief in places frequented by people of special distinction. This door probably belonged to a babaláwo, or diviner, who is represented on horseback in the second register. The row of kneeling female figures in the top register are most likely devotees of Eshu-Elegba, the orisha (god) associated with divination.
- Artist: Master of Ikare
- Culture: Yoruba
- Medium: Iroko wood
- Place Made: Ikare, Ondo State, Nigeria
- Dates: late 19th century
- Dimensions: 48 x 31 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (121.9 x 79.2 x 3.2 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Arts of Africa
- Museum Location: This item is on view in African Storage Annex, East Gallery, 1st Floor
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- Accession Number: 22.1526
- Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Master of Ikare. Door (Ilekun), late 19th century. Iroko wood, 48 x 31 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (121.9 x 79.2 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1526. Creative Commons-BY
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- Catalogue Description: Carved wood door, divided into four horizontal bands, each with scene in bas relief. Band one- 7 mothers with children on back. Band 2- warlord flanked by two attendants, one of whom is a staffbearer. Band 3- two warriors holding net for hunting. Band 4- warriors with rifles sheathed. CONDITION: Good, top left corner lower than right.
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It's no secret that I'm a car nut. I'm a downright "petrol-sexual." Specifically, a GM freak, and if I was stranded on an island with only one car, it would be a first-gen Camaro. I've had my second one now for a little over 10 years, and after the last rebuild, the editor of Camaro Performers magazine gave me the opportunity to have it honored within its pages.
I have to admit it's a bit odd to write your own feature after having written tons for others. I mean, if I'm writing about someone else's car I can use all the superlatives I want and no one bats an eye. Yet, I fear that I'll come across as conceited and arrogant if I talk the same way about my own ride.
Nick Licata, editor of this here mag, tells me, "Dude (he's always calling me 'Dude'), just write about the car and why you built it, that's all ya gotta do." He always makes it sound so easy to pull off.
I can tell you that my infatuation with Camaros started way back in high school. My buddy Dalen Robillard and his brothers had purchased a '69 SS in pieces. Over the years they put it back together and one day they showed up to school with it sporting brand-spanking-new Kelly Green paint, a four-speed Muncie, and a big-block 454. It was the kind of motor where you can watch the gas gauge needle drop as you mash the gas pedal. That thing was bitchin. We had so many good times in that car. Dalen even let me drive it once. And despite cooking the clutch a bit, he forgave me.
From that point on I've loved Camaros. I've had this particular one since I was 21 and ended up building the car through graduate school, using most of my student loans to finance the build. In 2005, the car was pretty much done. It featured a warmly built small-block 355 with 445 hp and a T56 tranny, fancy TTII wheels, and some flashy blue paint. But all of that was just a dress rehearsal. In 2011, I was able to build the car it had always meant to be. Tom Fuehrer, a buddy from down the street and an avid SCCA racer, convinced me to try road racing. With that goal in mind it was pretty easy to determine the path that the car needed to take.
I have to admit that I still get super "jelly" when I see the big players out on the track, Mark Stielow and Mary Pozzi to name a couple. So, when I was given the chance to build the car of my dreams, I knew exactly what it had to include: an LS motor, a six-speed, mini-tubs, an uncompromising suspension, and a killer stance.
The motor part was an easy pick. I talked with the fellas at Mast Motorsports and they set me up with an LS3 with a 4.070 bore and a 4.000-inch stroke that came out to 416 cubic inches. It pumped out a solid 600 horsepower and 525 lb-ft of torque with the stock intake and a 90mm DBW throttle body. Mast slapped on a set of their proprietary CNC heads and a custom-ground camshaft.
Fuel delivery comes by way of a slick little (think big) aluminum gas tank from Rick's Tanks. It has a total of three fuel pickups—one on each side and one in the middle so that no matter how hard the cornering, the motor will never be starved for fuel.
I went with the strongest six-speed I could find: the Tranzilla. It's a Tremec T56 Magnum that's modified by Rockland Standard Gear. It can handle up to 1,200 hp and 1,000 lb-ft of torque. To transfer the power, I went with a RAM clutch, pressure plate, and aluminum flywheel.
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Traditional, romantic, something old, something new, borrowed and blue, black and white, tuxedo and gown, maids and men, first kiss, first dance, toast, cake cutting, garter and bouquet toss, parents' dances and happy guests enjoying the special moments of your Classic Wedding Celebration. Take a moment to look through the pages of Holly and Derrick's Classic Wedding Celebration in the sample album below.
Their wedding ceremony was performed in Chapel Terra with the cocktail hour and reception following in Terraview – the largest of Stroudsmoor's five dedicated event venues. The flowers – Gerbera Daisies – were created by designer Susan Bernadette of the Stroudsmoor Floral and Décor Studio. The Bride dressed in a suite at the Inn with her mom and maids, while the groom and his men gathered in the Terraview Conservatory for last minute photos. The lanterns were lit along the edge of the falls in Chapel Terra and the ceremony was held under its gazebo surrounded by 250 guests.
As the pictures will show there were many, many "first kisses" and the bridal party got into the spirit of the day by sweeping the bride off her feet. Dinner was served in a dining room surrounded by a forest of trees, but not before the introductions, the first dance and lots of CHAMPAGNE toasting. The Bride danced with her dad, the groom with his mom, the cake was cut and (whipped cream) kisses ensued! With the traditions of a Classic Wedding Celebration completed, there was nothing left to do, but PARTY, PARTY, PARTY . . . all night long!
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Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States, formerly the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Early Years
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was born and raised in a small village in Kenya, where he grew up herding goats with his own father, who was a domestic servant to the British.
Barack's mother, Ann Dunham, grew up in small-town Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs during the Depression,and then signed up for World War II after Pearl Harbor, where he marched across Europe in Patton's army. Her mother went to work on a bomber assembly line, and after the war, they studied on the G.I. Bill,bought a house through the Federal Housing Program, and moved west to Hawaii.
It was there, at the University of Hawaii,where Barack's parents met. His mother was a student there, and his father had won a scholarship that allowed him to leave Kenya and pursue his dreams in America.
Barack's father eventually returned to Kenya,and Barack grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York, where he graduated from Columbia University in 1983.
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Chevrolet engineering dominated the chassis and front suspension of the original Corvette while the steering and suspension designs came mostly from Chevrolet passenger cars. For the steering gear, Chevrolet drew on Saginaw Division's worm-and-roller unit, the standard fare for lighter G.M. cars of that period.
In 1940, Saginaw pioneered the revolutionary recirculating ball-and-nut steering gear. Heavyweight, upscale models like Cadillac, Buick, the Oldsmobile '98' and light trucks quickly benefited from the design. Chevrolet, Pontiac and lighter Oldsmobile models, however, continued to use Saginaw worm-and-roller gears. Less sophisticated, with fewer components, worm-and-roller gears were common to many postwar vehicles. Arguably, Chevrolet's first-generation Corvette might have benefited from a smoother, more precise recirculating ball-and-nut gear. A recirculating ball-and-nut gear offers closer tolerances, nimbler steering and a longer service life. Once again, the decision to use a worm-and-roller unit tied the Corvette to Chevrolet's 1953 passenger car models.
By 1955, Chevrolet passenger cars dropped worm-and-roller steering gears, opting for Saginaw's recirculating ball-and-nut design. In defense of the C-1's worm-and-roller gear, the unit did offer greater stamina and better performance than the Gemmer gears used in '55-'57 Thunderbirds. More importantly, vintage racing Corvettes quickly proved their worth, and worm-and-roller steering carried through the C-1 era. Corvette did not acquire a recirculating ball-and-nut gear until 1963, being the last G.M. model to do so.
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A Corvette worm-and-roller steering gear has a ball-bearing supported roller gear. This is a plus, as the ball-bearings are rugged and generally outlast the life of the gear. The roller mounts at the inner end of a sector shaft, and the outer end of the shaft supports the pitman arm. A solid steering shaft has a worm gear at its base. The roller gear teeth engage the worm. As the steering wheel rotates the steering shaft and worm, the sector shaft pivots, rotating the pitman arm fore-and-aft.
The worm has tapered roller bearings at the top and bottom. This support is ample and provides many years of service. The upper end of the steering shaft rotates in a column bearing, which supports the steering wheel. An iron gear housing, needle roller bearing support for the sector shaft, and quality bearings on the roller make this gear reliable and rugged. By contrast, the Gemmer worm-and-roller gears use small needle bearings on the roller, and the sector shaft's support is two bronze bushings.
Assuming a C-1's gear has proper lubrication, wear is predictable. Needle bearings, tapered roller bearings and ball-bearings will wear over time. Rarely is this wear so minimal as to allow for adjustment of the gear. However, adjustment can sometimes remediate minor looseness and provide additional service before the inevitable rebuild. If light adjustment can remove normal wear characteristics, and if the gear moves freely through its range of motion, an adjustment could be warranted.
More often, if you find that the sector or worm bearings require considerable adjustment, the gear definitely needs rebuilding. The roller teeth and worm can wear or pit, chip or corrode. Attempting to adjust out such play is dangerous. Overly tight, the worm-and-sector can bind or even lock up. Upon disassembly, the gear that requires appreciable adjustment will show sufficient wear for a rebuild.
Fortunately, unlike many other steering gears of the '53-'62 era, there are aftermarket rebuild parts available. Corvette America and Corvette Central offer an extraordinary rebuild kit for the C-1 steering gear. The kit is available for models with either '53-'57 or '58-'62 steering shaft lengths. A premium quality steering shaft and worm, a new roller with inner race and bearings, worm bearings, sector needle roller bearings, a sector shaft seal, cover gasket and upper column bearing with new horn wire round out the package.


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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Little Patchwork Lovey
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- rachel griffith said...
SUPER cute.
and again, that pink polka dot fabric i like!!!
- February 11, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Trent and Dianne Rencher said...
I need one about 70" x 90" please.
- February 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Terriaw said...
I love how you used the Minky as the border on the front. What a sweet quilt!
- February 11, 2009 at 7:16 PM
- Darci said...
I keep wanting to use the minky fabric on a quilt, now maybe a will. This one is so cute. Pink and Greens are my favorite.
- February 11, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- erica said...
This is lovely!
- February 12, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- erica said...
This is lovely!
- February 12, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- Nanm said...
So, I always have trouble with the minky stretching out of shape when trying to make a blanket out of it. Any hints??
- February 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Phyllis said...
I love those fabrics....and I didn't realize minky came in a chenille-type texture.
What are you going to use this little cutey for?
- February 12, 2009 at 6:27 PM
- Pam said...
Found your blog on the sewmamasew forum. It looks great. Mine is a work in progress. Stop by, if you get the chance.
- February 14, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Leslie & Erik said...
This is really adorable. I like the fabric you used too. Whoever receives this is one lucky baby!
- February 19, 2009 at 6:25 AM
Do you sell any of your products online? They are really beautiful! I am getting married in July and would love to add one to our new home =)
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"... I purchased this book thinking it meant what it stated in the title by "One Kit," meaning the main NXT kit and no other additional parts. This book requires many parts that don't come in the original main kit, and none of the extra parts I do have. The parts are not labeled and you must hunt and peck through your system to find the parts you don't have in your main kit and hunt them down and order them (not exactly a truthful title)... I've yet to build anything with this book and I've had it for over a year now. Plus several parts I have ordered turned out to be wrong, do to poor picture quality and lack of measurements."
Let's ignore the fact that the reviewer states he's had the book over a year... I'm guessing by the review that he's possibly purchased a 2.0 kit (or the Education kit). I think a lot of the problems with buyers not being happy with their books is that they're not doing the research to determine to which NXT kit the book applies. This is a 1.0 book... but Amazon makes no attempt to encourage buyers of the NXT 2.0 kit to buy this book (and others)... even when WE know the two are not compatible.
Sales on NXT books are low... not sure if it's because the product has matured or whether there are a lot more choices in books or a combination of these (or other factors). But the fact remains that reviews hurt sales... and bad sales cause publishers to pursue other topics. I've spoken with publishers who are concerned about sales of the NXT and the confusion that the multiple versions are bringing to the table. All it takes is one new NXT 1.0 owner to come and read this review and they're likely to NOT purchase the book even though, IMO, it's a great book for 1.0 owners. We can't request that the review be removed because that's not how Amazon works... (to be honest, someone could write "This latest Steven King novel stinks" - give it a 1 star review - and Amazon would still unlikely remove it from the OKW reviews).
Not sure what the solution is, but once gain I want to encourage you, the NXT book owner, to speak your mind and write reviews, good or bad, of the NXT books you use. Reviews can make or break a book... and they do have an impact on publishers who are considering doing more NXT books. It's unfortunate that studies have shown that unhappy people are more likely to write an unfavorable review than happy people are to write a favorable one.
I don't know if No Starch will ever consider another OKW book (or Idea Book) - I'm not sure what the deciding factors are... but I do believe that these negative reviews will impact sales which are likely to impact (negatively) the odds of more NXT books being done.
I wish this OKW reviewer had written a more fair review - I wonder how many parents of 1.0 owners are looking for Christmas books right now and will pass this one by because the latest review basically states (inaccurately) that this book is misleading, incorrect, and a bad buy?
One more thing: I do think that all NXT publishers should request Amazon (and other online seller) to update their book descriptions with something that clearly states whether the book is for 1.0 or 2.0 or mixure. What do you think?
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- sqiddster said...
That's a real shame. Its sad that people who didn't research the book properly ruin it for everyone else.
- Dec 14, 2009, 7:50:00 AM
- Parax said...
Yes it should be obvious which 'one kit' the book refers too on all websites and even why not put the set number in the book subheading! "One kit wonders for set xxxx"
You don't just go to the store and buy a Haynes Manual you buy the one with you car on the front!
I think its right that this guy's review is still their. It is his experience. it is a shame you cannot reply to his comment though.. (not that it would help him in this case.) but perhaps others will see it and think to check their set before buying!
- Dec 14, 2009, 7:58:00 AM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
I replied to this review just after it was added. Sure, it's only one review...one couldn't hurt...could it?
I can't ignore this and wish some select people would have some sense of what is real and what is perceived within their own minds before spewing and perpetuating distrust. The lazy and uneducated (and the unwarranted, purposely hateful) reviewers will destroy the greater good if they are left to throw their own inventive dirt. It's like giving the bus keys to an all-knowing infant. It grows and over the cliff we all fly. Amazon is no help! And, publishers are more destructive than they will believe.
I can't believe the "original kit" part of the review. Maybe more will see the inaccuracies in the reviews before believing them as the truth. The fact is no one can begin to fathom the book creation process (especially for MINDSTORMS books) until they are actually in the mix. It is absolutely over-whelming...between the fights with publishers and these flaky reviews it is surprising that we even try to make these books.
Amazon's review 'feature' will probably destroy most writers and publishers if mindless folks are allowed to continue to crack farts in church.
- Dec 14, 2009, 8:43:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I don't think the reviewer shares all the blame here, but certainly if you buy a 2.0 kit, wouldn't you think a book that's been out since 2007 would be for the 1.0 kit??? Or at least check?
That said, I think publishers and Amazon share a big burden of the blame here - now that different versions exist, it should be made apparent to potential buyers what they are getting... this is hindsight, of course, but something that can easily be done now.
- Dec 14, 2009, 9:20:00 AM
- Jojoguy10 said...
I bought this book, and I have a 1.0 set, and I LOVE IT!!! It's a GREAT book for new NXT owners. But it will NOT work for 2.0 owners, your right there. Anyway, GREAT book!!!
jojoguy10 -
- Dec 14, 2009, 9:24:00 AM
- Enrique said...
We have to acknowledge that there are different kinds of NXT owners, some more informed than others. Maybe the reviewer was not not even aware of the existence of 2 different NXT kits, with a different assortment of parts. I totally agree with your last comment, Jim.
I feel we need to do something because IMO as an owner, the NXT books (I have all the NoStarch and some Apress and Variant) have been GREAT and they are an inseparable part of my NXT experience.
Amazon should at least have a warning in the product description section. And I think that on the cover of each book a sticker could be helpful (adhesive or pre-printed, like the ones that say NEW! or 2ND EDITION!) that tells the prospective buyer to which NXT version that book is intended to. Amazon should reproduce this updated cover with the sticker. Another idea would be for the author to write his/her own "review" of the book, just to further clarify the above, in order to avoid harmful/embarrasing situations such as this one.
And last but not least let me say that I have purchased the unofficial upgrade kit to supplement our NXT 1.0 set, and my son and I have just built Alpha2. With this superset of parts we are ready for the 2.0 books that are just hitting the market! This upgrade kit enables authors/editors to enlarge the target market of new 2.0 books and increase sales.
I have reviewed all the books I purchased and do not know what else I could do, I wish to help anyway I can. I mean, I would like to have new NXT books available and I am concerned that the incentives for that could be in question.
- Dec 14, 2009, 10:32:00 AM
- Linus said...
This review- or rating-problem has been on amazon and similar stores for a long time. And it's not a special "LEGO books" problem...
On amazon or other large stores, you get a fair average cut of the population. And apparently, many people don't do proper research, aren't observant enough, or just don't bother. They don't read full reviews, full descriptions, or buy on impulse. Some are smart, others not so much.
You get people who buy the wrong accessories for their mobiles, buy USB 2.0 devices when they've only got USB 1.1 compatible ports or they order DVDs with the wrong country code (not that often, agreed). Some of those people are angry and give a bad review. Others don't bother.
And there is again the old problem: Unsatisfied customers tend to give "worse" reviews (in comparision) than happy buyers. Even more, the majority of satisfied customers never post a review at all (or less compared to the unhappy ones). That's all old news.
How does this apply to LEGO books? You have to assume as little as possible. The average customer (or maybe the worst possible customer):
- has no idea there are different NXT sets
- has no idea different NXT sets could contain different parts
- doesn't know by heart which NXT set he/she owns
- doesn't know there were times when NXT 1.0 was sold and now NXT 2.0 is being sold
- doesn't know where to get single/spare LEGO parts
- doesn't know that each LEGO part has a unique serial number
You can try to work "against" that. Put as many information on the front cover as possible. Maybe it looks ugly. Maybe you offend more intelligent or more alert customers. Tough choice. Even harder if at the time you write a book, you have no idea another LEGO NXT set will come out 2 years in the future.
Well I can only say: These bad unfair reviews shouldn't influence buyers "on average", eventually. In an ideal world. And if you have multiple different "One Kit Wonders" books, those with a big fat "only applies to LEGO NXT Set 1.0 from 2006 with serial number #1234" might get less unfair reviews. "Evolution of reviews" might sort it out....
What can amazon do? Let people comment on reviews (is that possible)? Let people use the "was this review helpful? -- NO" feature more often. Make reviews by "good reviewers" more valuable. Don't take the average rating from just all reviews. Add more descriptions and tags (applies to NXT 1.0 or 2.0).
What can the book authors do? Be very clear about their requirements. I mean, if I buy a book about Microsof Office 2007 today, am I angry if it doesn't work with Office 2010? No, I should't be, because I never expected that. In software, different versions and releases (incompatible to each other) have long be a custom we all grew used to. It's new for toys.
What can we (the readers/users) do? Complain to amazon. Write our own reviews. Use the "this review was not helpful" feature. Buy the books. Write/implement our own rating systems. Use different online shops. Buy only the books that clearly indicate which sets they're intended for.
Finally at the end of my rant: Another guess why LEGO books might not sell so well: Maybe most people still see LEGO as creative toy, where you play and build in free-style mode. Or most parents might want their children to do exactly this -- foster creativity. Additionally, all you need to start with LEGO / NXT is the set. Initial building instructions are already included, so you're good to go. A great spot to save money now (by not buying a(nother) book).
I don't know -- but I guess the more complicated and sophisticated LEGO / NXT gets, the better books will sell. Just give it a little time...
- Dec 14, 2009, 11:05:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Enrique, thanks for the reviews you have written. As a writer, I like to have feedback, good or bad. It helps with future books.
That's awesome to hear that the upgrade kit is working for you and allowing you to build 2.0 robots - thanks for letting us know about that.
As for future books, I worry, too, about publishers losing interest in the NXT topic or losing sales due to poor reviews and opting to stop new NXT books - only time will tell.
- Dec 14, 2009, 11:30:00 AM
- ianchowmiller said...
You think part of the problem is :...a lot of customers are not doing the research..."
If the picture of the book on this blog is accurate, it doesn't even mention on the front cover which set the book is for. People do judge a book by its cover, and choose books that way too. Surely the cover would be a good place to put some simple information like, "For use only with 1.0."
I don't like negative reviews and can understand how one person who doesn't quite understand what they're writing about can ruin (or contribute to hurting) a book's sales. But it seems here that the contributing factors belong with the book cover (publisher? author?), and perhaps Amazon for not listing some warnings with the purchase of one book or the other.
- Dec 14, 2009, 2:02:00 PM
- Laurens Valk said...
When this book came out, I was not able to post the book's video trailer in the "Related Media" section on Amazon, so I posted it as a video review.
I have just updated this review with a (hopefully) clear explanation with reference to the NXT 2.0 and NXT 1.0. I've included links to these particular kits to make it clear to the potential book readers.
At this point it is third in the list of "most poular" reviews. I bet more people will actually see it if it gets more positive votes. So if you have an amazon account, go ahead and give it a vote...
- Dec 14, 2009, 5:49:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
There's actually a reason I haven't ever contributed a set of BI's to a book. OK, two reasons:
1) Such a book is going to be obsolete fairly quickly.
2) I dislike making BI's :).
While the second is personal in nature, the first isn't. The books I value are not cookbooks - they're textbooks. If the tools or available ingredients change, then a cookbook is useless (let's face it, if the average user can't do the research to figure out what the book requires in the way of parts, they aren't going to do the work of "modifying the recipe". But the procedures, ideas, and theory that's in a textbook remain. I still have the original "Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms", and refer to it often, because the information contained therein still hasn't gone out of date (haven't even bothered to "update" to the NXT version - there's no good reason).
Is this a problem? Yep. It's already partly responsible for fewer authors (like me). But I don't think it's going to get better (sadly).
- Dec 15, 2009, 12:18:00 AM
- Fay Rhodes said...
My NXT Zoo! book clearly states on the cover and in the description that it requires more than the base kit, and reviewers have emphasized that. Just the same, the book's rating has been dragged down by people who disregarded or didn't read any of that. It's very frustrating.
People dislike seeing their child "disappointed" and, instead of encouraging them to find a solution, they blame the author.
My newest book, Robots Alive! Endangered Species, (which clearly states which kit I used) has yet to be reviewed---which I've considered a mixed blessing. Better no reviews than ignorant reviews. (The models can be easily modified to be built with the other kits, but that requires effort on the reader's part. Heaven forbid!)
These days there are a number of self-publishing options, which I'm experimenting with.
The good news:
It allows me to control the content---which means the book is in color and I can decide on the content. (People on this blog have repeatedly said they'd pay more for color. We'll see.) Also, the print-on-demand technology limits the risk.
The bad news:
You won't find the book in your local bookstore. At this point, you can only find it on amazon.com---and Amazon does not discount the books---even the ones produced by their own company, CreateSpace. It also is not readily available internationally. (If anyone has a solution to that, I'd love to hear it.)
As long as people won't read descriptions, there will be unhappy buyers. If the happy buyers don't step up to the plate and support the books they like, their options will become extremely limited.
- Dec 15, 2009, 8:52:00 AM
- Enrique said...
Again, let me emphasize that for my son and I, our enjoyment of the bare NXT set would be nothing compared to the fun and motivation we had from building the models from the books. Not only we were able to build complex robots, way above our skills, but we learnt in the process, both in building and programming. We were amazed by the design of most, bewildered by their complexity, and discovering very smart and creative techniques. We built some twice, wondering how the author reached that level of creativity and building ability. So at this point, the NXT set, the books, and the surrounding community, in our view, are inseparable. So we would like to help sustain (not just by purchasing books) the eco-system of readers/authors/publishers... Even TLG has a vested interest in this… I think I am not an exception, by considering a near-future purchase of another NXT set (and some sensors, and flexi-cables, and the new HT multiplexer, etc.) if it not were for the books… they were our "stepping stones"!. So, can we learn anything from all these comments to Jim's post?
1. I once heard from a successful businessman that "nobody ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the average consumer". So, Linus, unfortunately your description of the average/worst customer is an assumption we need to make.
2. We need to provide a "safety net" for these uninformed consumers. At least, to avoid their need to express their frustration with a negative review. For instance, is it possible to place a shiny gold or silver sticker just on the IMAGE of the book cover, at amazon.com? This virtual sticker (with large boldface letters) should make clear what set the book is targeted to. This label would have no cost, and may avoid problems with online shoppers, or at least you can tell the complaining customer…"Didn't you see the large shiny label"? BTW Fay, I looked very carefully at the covers of your two books you mentioned at amazon.com, and I could not find the label, no matter how much I zoomed in (I apologize in advance if I'm mistaken).
3. There should be at least one page, the first one to be seen in the book, bound or not (as the separate "Errata" flyers) explaining which set the book is aimed at, with a picture of the set box and a e-mail address for "support". Why? Let this frustrated customer complain to YOU (or your surrogate) and not publish a bad review (this is a sort of a "lightning rod"). Then you may even help the customer who purchased the wrong book to find the parts required in just one easy step, with the upgrade (for 1.0 owners) or retrograde (for 2.0 owners) kits that may be available. After all that tender loving care he/she can return the book if they want, but will not likely publish a bad review.
4. Do the same as above at the blogs, in the books web sites, in the video clips etc.
5. We at the community need to be more militant in answering each of these bad reviews (unless they are based on proper grounds, I meant to say these "wrong reviews"). For ex using the "Was this review helpful to you?" button, or posting a commentary. I did so, right after Christopher, at the review of the OKW book. At least we may mitigate the damage.
Sorry for the long rant, but I am looking forward to building a lot of robots with my son, and I lack the time and ability to create such formidable models. So I am being selfish: I need you guys to keep publishing!
- Dec 15, 2009, 11:41:00 AM
- Amy said...
I just purchased the One Kit Wonders book, despite the negative reviews on amazon! My son has the #9797 Education kit with the v1.1 software (1.0 plus upgrade) and the #9648 Education Resource set. I believe he should have everything he needs (and more!) with these two sets for the models in the book. Can you verify this?
- Dec 15, 2009, 10:10:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
I like some of your comment, but unfortunately I think it was you that zinged me with my single 1-star review on my NXT-G book - I quote:
"So when I read at the product page of Jim's book, that "This book is for people new to programming (10 years old and up) or for experienced programmers new to the NXT-G programming language", this last phrase prompted me to purchase the book... Well, much to my surprise, this book is not suitable for anybody with experience in computer programming....It is because of that misleading description that I am unhappy to rate it with just 1 star."
While your opinion is your opinion, I couldn't believe that someone would rate my book with a single star just because they believe that experienced programmers wouldn't benefit from my book. I've had parents who are coders tell me that the pseudo-code approach I used made it easier for them to shift gears from more complex languages to actually understanding the usage of NXT-G.
What really made it hard was your opening review sentence:
"I have a lot of respect for the author of this book and his work for the NXT community."
I'm sorry to have to push back here, but I'll continue to say that 1-star reviews can kill sales of a book, and the NXT-G guide, despite all the positive feedback I've received for it from coaches, parents, and kids, did not sell as well as Apress would have liked. Rather than a 1-star review, it left me wondering why you couldn't have rated the book based on its success or failure to teach NXT-G? Given that goal, I would have thought a 3 star would have been sufficient. Oh, well.
- Dec 16, 2009, 12:14:00 AM
- Adam Eyring said...
Although I had been playing with the NXT for a while (and have a lot of other programming experience), I decided to get the NXT-G book and my jaw dropped. It was a god-send because there is so little info otherwise on how to use the wires between blocks. I will put a positive comment on it in Amazon tonight.
By the way, there are many copies of this book available new for less than MSRP - are you actually getting paid less and less the more the prices drop or you've already been paid - it's the distributors who suffer if they don't sell the books at MSRP? I understand if this is priviledged info, but I want authors and musicians to be paid appropriately for their work. Thanks.
- Dec 16, 2009, 4:32:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Hi, Adam.
Thanks for the kind words about the book!
As for payment - no secrets there. Publishers typically negotiate an advance to write the book - this is money paid up front to the writer to write the book. Only after a set number of copies have been sold (to pay back the advance) will an author begin to make any extra money from a book... I still make a little bit from each copy sold, but that amount is based on the wholesale cost that the seller pays, not what the buyer/end user pays. So it's not much :)
- Dec 16, 2009, 5:34:00 AM
- Enrique said...
I received two unpleasant surprises today. Firstly Mr. C. Brooks at amazon.com would not reason about his original OKW review (the very reason that originated this discussion), no matter what. He published (and later deleted) an offensive comment including me as part of a "click" (I assume he meant "clique") and he is suspicious of some sort of plot by a "lynch mob" against him. Even though English is not my native language, I believe that the concept of "mob" is opposite to "clique". Anyway, Mr. Brooks is an ignorant person squared i.e. he does not know that he does not know. And he is pretty adamant to remain so, since he will not reason, no matter how much effort and good faith our comments may convey. His manners (or lack of them) somehow hints that continuing this exchange with him will be useless.
Also, Jim Kelly, moderator and main contributor of this terrific blog, brought up a matter, replying to a contribution I made to this discussion, which I think is not pertaining to it (weren't we talking about the non-informed reviews of people who buy the wrong books to the sets they own?). Jim expresses his annoyance and lashes out at me for a review I gave to one of his books exactly one year ago, for completely different reasons. Jim "likes some of my ideas" about the subject of this discussion, but he does not elaborate further and goes on venting his frustration at me, quoting me and expressing his anger. Jim, I am sorry to have caused you this resentment and I am definitely available for a private discussion about my review. But not here, and not now. Let's keep this discussion valuable to all. Let's keep personal matters aside.
Let me finish by saying that:
1. I still think my review of Jim's book was not without grounds (I put a lot of though before posting it).
2. I think that bringing this matter into this particular public discussion was out of line.
3. Since it distressed Jim so much, I will remove my review at amazon.com.
4. Jim made me feel "persona non-grata" at his blog. Accordingly, I will not post at this blog again.
Best of luck to you all
- Dec 16, 2009, 11:23:00 AM
- James Floyd Kelly (Jim) said...
Sorry to hear that you won't be participating in our discussions anymore, but that's your choice.
I re-read over my response to you and do not believe my comment was out of order. The original post was about how reviews can negatively effect sales of book.
You jumped into this conversation, offering up your thoughts which were fine. Something chimed in my head and I had to go back and verify that the year-old review was yours.
My comment has no anger in it - sorry you read that. Annoyance, maybe, but not anger. And I certainly don't see how I've made you feel "persona non grata" - unless it's because I referenced you directly by name as the amazon.com reviewer.
I don't think my bringing this up was out of line - as a matter of fact, it helped solidify my point. You had the ability to rate a book between 1 and 5 stars and chose to give it 1 star because you felt it was misleading in stating that 'experienced programmers' would find it useful - well, I'm a semi-experienced programmer and I know many professional programmers who have told me they liked the book... but okay, let's assume the book truly went out of the way to mislead you on that fact - why not simply state in your review "I think stating that experienced programmers will find it useful to be a stretch" and then give it 2 stars or 3... or, heaven forbid, 4 stars. You provided nothing in your review that would benefit a potential buyer who wanted to know whether the book successfully or unsuccessfully teaches NXT-G programming. Did it? Because that's the goal of the book and of my writing it. Not arguing over whether a professional programmer would have issues with the format of the book.
Please read my comment again and then re-read yours - I did not "lash out" at you - I did not express anger. I just expressed my opinion (as have you) that I felt the rating you received was unwarranted and unbalanced given the complaint you had with the book.
Leave your review. It's your opinion. But please don't be upset with me (the author) if I feel slightly insulted when you state you have "a lot of respect for the author" and then write a 1-star review that impacts sales and, ultimately, my job.
I'm sorry you're upset with me, Enrique, but picking up your ball and going home isn't the solution. I hope you'll stick around and continue to participate in future discussions.
- Dec 16, 2009, 12:24:00 PM
- megamindstorm101 said...
difinately try to change the description because i would hate it if all these awesome nxt books would begin to fail just because of some silly people making nonsense reviews.
I have seen this in many places besides this such as people who would buy the wrong cable to plug their camera into the computer and then put a bad review because the cable wasnt meant for the camera. Or someone who buys the wrong batteries for an rc car/boat/plane/heli its just annoying and reviews really impact the way I buy things. If i see something with few stars I am afraid to buy it.
The "39 out of 42 people found this review helpfull" should be removed in my opinion as well. someone who has no clue about something and then saying someones bad review was helpfull is kinda annoying.
I hope people can either 1 learn to read instructions, descriptions, and reaserch books before purchasing, or 2 amazon needs to change descriptions. I want NXT book sales to go up not down as do many other lego users.
- Dec 16, 2009, 1:24:00 PM
- Fay Rhodes said...
I hope you will reconsider and continue to participate in the blog. Input like yours is important and holds us accountable.
For example, while my Robots Alive! Endangered Species book does list the kits used on the back cover, the covers of the Zoo! book do not (as I honestly thought they did) say that the models require more than the base kit. Because of your input, I'll avoid some future embarrassment.
In my defense, I would like to point out that the "First Pages" of the Zoo! book (using the"Look Inside" feature) direct buyers to a website where they can find part requirements for each animal model. The first pages also tell readers where to find parts. Add the early reviews that mention the need for extra parts, and I'd say the buyer should be adequately warned.
It was certainly my intention to inform the reader.
- Dec 16, 2009, 7:54:00 PM
- Linus said...
The more I'm following this discussion the more I'm worried about the basic "claims" of the problem: That wrong reviews with a bad rating affect sales and/or publishers.
I don't question that they do, the authors surely know what they talk about. I'm just interested in some hard facts. Do you have data about this? A percantage of the drop in sales? Do publishers "pressure" authors to achieve a certain rating on amazon, or to keep a certain amount of "sales per week"?
Are there visible correlations between a drop in sales and the number of bad reviews / the average rating?
Anyway, I'm trying to understand what average customers do after reading a 1-star review (which is based on false facts). Do they look for other, higher rated LEGO books? Do they totally refrain from buying LEGO books and save the money? Or do they maybe spend the money on more LEGO sets?
I know this doesn't exactly help. But it worries me that we live in a world where important decisions (wether or not a publisher will finance another LEGO book) are based on such uninformed and unfair reviews. Apart from that, reviews for books, films, and especially music, is a very questionable thing. You can review style, form, quality of pictures and so on. But whether or not a reader likes a "piece of media" is his/her very own decision.
I can only repeat my "demand" to change the system: It should be possible for readers and/or authors to comment on reviews! Unfair reviews should be voted down, as foolish youtube-comments are.
It's our duty as community to write fair and well-informed reviews for the LEGO books we buy to let those unfair bad reviews disappear as noise. And of course our decision to buy a book shouldn't be based on reviews and ratings alone!
- Dec 17, 2009, 3:04:00 AM
- Jason Sliss said...
The book authors on this blog make a very fair point about the motivation of readers to post positive vs. negative reviews. I am someone who probably should have posted a glowing review of the One Kit Wonders book on Amazon a long time ago.
Most of the reviews on Amazon for One Kit Wonders have been positive while including many of the caveats about 1.0 vs. 2.0 and compatibility. If you think Amazon isn't doing enough to address reader backlash, doesn't Amazon provide a section on the product's page where the author can post information, videos, web links, etc. related to the product? Might it help to communicate to your buyers and potential buyers in this fashion?
In any event, this appears to be a very sore subject for the book authors on this site. But airing your grievances online by blaming and insulting buyers and readers isn't going to increase sales. Anyone reading this comment trail who has ever posted a negative review of anything anywhere would not want to be grouped alongside those who would spew and perpetuate distrust, among being lazy and infantile. And, once you tell a reader that you are insulted by his comments (even slightly), he will never give you valuable feedback again, not because he's purposely hateful, but because he's actually nice and doesn't want to insult you.
There are always going to be a few negative comments on anything that has a high value. It might help to consider that people are posting a review of their experience with your book, not necessarily the book or the contents themselves. And while a comment may be unflattering on the surface, some part of the comment may be of value to you and your readership in the future. Isn't it all about growing the readership anyway, so that more will buy the next book?
If the publishers are giving you too many problems, or the resellers open up your books to too much negative commentary, then you still have the option of directly publishing, selling, and soliciting reader feedback on your own. nxtprograms.com has a nice project package available, while providing color instructions and online support for 1.0 vs. 2.0 vs Education sets. I know that it is too cost-prohibitive for the publishers and resellers to do this for your books, but it may make your readership's experience complete.
I certainly will be buying NXT publications in the future, and I wish you all well in your robotics endeavors.
- Dec 17, 2009, 5:26:00 AM
- Jonathan said...
I'm Jim's editor -- one of them -- over at Apress. This has been a very interesting thread. The idea of revisiting book description text on Amazon.com in light of NXT 2.0 is a good one. I'll make some time to do that for the current books that Apress publishes on MINDSTORMS.
- Dec 17, 2009, 7:23:00 AM
- megamindstorm101 said...
Linus... When I read a 1 star review and its a lego book I know it is usually fairly simple to contact the author themself and I ask them weather or not the book is good. I have contacted Jim K about his Mars Base Command because I was slightly confused as to how it worked and couldn't find any reviews. (Just to let you know Jim I would buy that book its just that having it online and at a website other than one like say borders, target, walmart, ect. It makes it much harder for me to buy).
so thats my answer If i see bad reviews I reaserch it more and or contact the author.
ps. I was thinking of getting guide to nxt-g but then nxt-g just popped out to me after seeing a program on nxtlog and then there was not much of a use for me to learn nxt-g as I have already learned it.
- Dec 17, 2009, 2:18:00 PM


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Feb 1, 2007
The "Missing" NXT Education Resource Set?
Back in fall 2006, I posted a query on this blog about the "missing" Education Resource Set from Lego.
The kit was available in the US for a few weeks last fall, but has been "temporarily" out of stock for five months at legoeducation.com.
The kit is now available in the UK, Spain, Australia and other countries but not in the US. Might anyone shed light on this mystery?
13 comments:
- Feb 1, 2007, 1:20:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Thanks for this link to several stories about LEGO and their supply chain/outsourcing woes.
While these stories don't directly address a Lego "Resource Set" shortage, they do offer a plausible explanation of why the shortage exists.
Looks like I'll order my resource set from Europe (which was where my last set came from).
- Feb 1, 2007, 2:13:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Below is a link to a report on "MSN Money" about Lego's supply chain issues.
The report is a positive one about Lego as a company. However, the report talks about the supply chain strains Lego endures as they outsource farther and farther away from their markets.
Of course, outsourcing is not peculiar to Lego. But it may help to explain why certain Lego sets are in plentiful supply while others (like the Resource Set)are not.
Here's the URL:
- Feb 1, 2007, 2:39:00 PM
- Andy said...
It took about 1 month from I placed my order at one Edu. Rescource set to it arrived at it's destination.
- Feb 1, 2007, 10:41:00 PM
- Vincent said...
On which web site can you buy the resource set in Europe? www.legoeducation.com is US only apparently.
- Feb 2, 2007, 6:32:00 AM
I called Lego Education towards the end of December, and they said that it would be available in the first or second week of January. That time has come and gone, still no set...
- Feb 2, 2007, 6:59:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
I bought my Education Resource set from active-robots.com in the UK.
When I ordered my set from them they tried to talk me out of buying it, saying that I could get it much more cheaply in the US. (That's when I explained to them that you couldn't get it in the US).
Any company that tries to talk you OUT of a sale is a good company.
- Feb 2, 2007, 7:00:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
The link to the MSN video
about Lego's outsourcing is no longer working. Here's another link:
(The video link is on the above page, about halfway down).
- Feb 2, 2007, 7:21:00 AM
I asked them last week and they finally responded with this:
"Dear XXXXX,
Item 979648 should be available the end of this month or the very early
part of March.
Fred Wade
Customer Service
- Feb 7, 2007, 1:06:00 AM
- Michael said...
Hope your right anonymous!
- Feb 11, 2007, 10:06:00 PM
I got an email from Lego that my resource kit (ordered before Christmas as a present) had been shipped and was scheduled for delivery on March 6.
- Mar 5, 2007, 3:29:00 AM
Do you know how can I get the Education Resource Set (9648) if I live in Mexico? I can't find the product here and internet stores (including Lego Education) do not have shipping to Mexico.
Thanks a lot.
- Dec 20, 2007, 3:31:00 PM
I bought a couple education resource sets in January, and they came in about a week. The website also said that they were in stock. Another tqo items that have not been in stock are the technic beams with snaps and the studless technic beam. I ordered one of each 2 in mid january and they have not come yet.
- Feb 9, 2009, 12:20:00 PM