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1715 Yankee Doodle Road, Suite 301
Eagan, MN 55121
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
Standards Legend
- Meets Standards
- Standards Not Met
- Did Not Disclose
- Review In Progress
- Unable to Verify
Standards For Charity Accountability
Board Oversight
Oversight of Operations and Staff: Standard 1
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Size
Number of Board Members: Standard 2
Soliciting organizations shall have a board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Meetings
Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings: Standard 3
An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Compensation
Compensated Board Members: Standard 4
Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
The organization meets this standard.
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest: Standard 5
No transaction(s) in which any board or staff members have material conflicting interests with the charity resulting from any relationship or business affiliation. Factors that will be considered when concluding whether or not a related party transaction constitutes a conflict of interest and if such a conflict is material, include, but are not limited to: any arm's length procedures established by the charity; the size of the transaction relative to like expenses of the charity; whether the interested party participated in the board vote on the transaction; if competitive bids were sought and whether the transaction is one-time, recurring or ongoing.
The organization meets this standard.
Measuring Effectiveness
Effectiveness Policy
Board Policy on Effectiveness: Standard 6
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
The organization meets this standard.
Effectiveness Report
Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness: Standard 7
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
The organization meets this standard.
Program Expenses
Program Service Expense Ratio: Standard 8
Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
The organization meets this standard.
Fund Raising Expenses
Fund Raising Expense Ratio: Standard 9
Spending should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts.
The organization meets this standard.
Accumulating Funds
Ending Net Assets: Standard 10
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.
The organization meets this standard.
Audit Report
Financial Statements: Standard 11
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $500,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $500,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Detailed Expense Breakdown
Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses: Standard 12
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
The organization meets this standard.
Accurate Expense Reporting
Accuracy of Expenses in Financial Statements: Standard 13
Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Budget Plan
Budget: Standard 14
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
The organization meets this standard.
Fund Raising & Info
Truthful Materials
Misleading Appeals: Standard 15
Have solicitations and informational materials, distributed by any means, that are accurate, truthful and not misleading, both in whole and in part. Appeals that omit a clear description of program(s) for which contributions are sought will not meet this standard. A charity should also be able to substantiate that the timing and nature of its expenditures are in accordance with what is stated, expressed, or implied in the charity's solicitations.
The organization meets this standard.
Annual Report
Annual Report: Standard 16
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
The organization meets this standard.
Website Disclosures
Web Site Disclosures: Standard 17
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
The organization meets this standard.
Donor Privacy
Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy: Standard 18
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
The organization meets this standard.
Cause Marketing Disclosures
Cause Related Marketing: Standard 19
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).
The organization meets this standard.
Complaints: Standard 20
Respond promptly to and act on complaints brought to its attention by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and/or local Better Business Bureaus about fund raising practices, privacy policy violations and/or other issues.
The organization meets this standard.
CaringBridge meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Number of complaints processed by the BBB in the last 36 months: 1
Donation Refund
The organization addressed the complaint issues brought to its attention: 1
The organization did not address the complaint issues brought to its attention: 0
(This complaint involves an individual seeking to have his/her donation refunded).
Year, State Incorporated
2002, Minnesota
Stated Purpose
"to amplify the love, hope and compassion in the world, making each health journey easier."
CaringBridge provides free online social networking for individuals and families coping with illness. The organization's primary services provide personal CaringBridge Sites and personal CaringBridge SupportPlanners that facilitate connections and support. CaringBridge reports more than 500,000 people connect through their network daily.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, CaringBridge's program expenses were:
|Total Program Expenses:
Governance & Staff
Chief Executive
Sona Mehring, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Chair of the Board
Janice Aune
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Past Chair and CEO of Onvoy Inc.
Board Size
Paid Staff Size
*2012 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Fund Raising
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail, telemarketing, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $8,712,455, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
Tax Status
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on CaringBridge's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.
|Source of Funds
|Donated services
|Other income
|Interest income
|Donated facilities and equipment
|Total Income
- Programs: 80%
- Fundraising: 8%
- Administrative: 12%
|Total Income
|Program expenses
|Fundraising expenses
|Administrative expenses
|Other expenses
|Total expenses:
|Income in Excess of Expenses
|Beginning Net Assets
|Ending Net Assets
|Total Liabilities
|Total Assets
As reported in the 2012 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind donations of $415,071. This includes: Google clicks ($259,881), hosted web portal ($78,588), marketing services/public relations ($72,119), Facebook application ($3,588), and office supplies/equipment ($895).
An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
This report is not to be used for fund raising or promotional purposes.


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Miss Opal™ Barbie® Doll
Release Date: 6/1/2007
Product Code: L7582
The iridescent opal, in a mesmerizing rainbow of hues, is October's birthstone. Equally lovely is Miss Opal™ Barbie® doll, paying tribute to the glorious gem in faux opal jewelry, a sassy lace dress, matching bolero jacket and heels, all in the enchanting pinkish hue. Even the precious puppy's leash and crown come in the same birthstone shade. How brilliantly beautiful!
For ages 6 and over.
Production doll may vary from the photo shown above. Mattel reserves the right to modify the fashion/fabrics, sculpt, hair color/style, and accessories. Doll cannot stand alone as shown.
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they've obviously met many times before
This would mean the Feegles can see Death at all times, like the witches and wizards, Octarine or no. Then again, the Nac Mac Feegle are not exactly very interested by the rules
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they've obviously met many times before
Tina a.k.a.SusanSto.Helit wrote:hehehe yes he does. There is a bit in Wintersmith where they take Tiffany's young man to the underworld and the Styx boatman appears to be another version of DEATH. He gets pretty agitated when they come over and when they try to leave and he has tricked the young man about the proper coinage, they decide to stay and he breaks the rules just to get them out of there. LOL I really liked that bit.
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Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
Phone: 512-448-8633
- MS in Information Systems at University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1995
- BS in Accounting at Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1989
- AAS at Community College of Aurora, Aurora, Colorado
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I utilize my 20 years of industry experience to tie the textbook to actual solutions that have changed the workplace. When students see the real-world applications of textbook examples, they gain a higher understanding of the subject. Since students process information differently, I've developed teaching tools that accommodate different learning styles, and help them learn and build their capacity as critical thinkers.


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"Call + Response" is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world's 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. "Call + Response" goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined. Luminaries on the issue such as Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand account of this 21st century trade. Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, Rocco Deluca move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it.
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Lynx 'chaos Island' by BBH
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has created the next phase of the global campaign to support Lynx Attract: For Him and For Her.
A global TV ad will air on dates that coincide with six live Facebook treasure hunts, offering the chance to win one of seven pairs of tickets to the Lynx Chaos Island in the Caribbean.
It was created by Wesley Hawes, Gary McCreadie, Dan Bailey and Brad Woolfe, and directed by Tim Godsall at Biscuit Filmworks.
Outside the UK the brand is known as Axe and the campaign runs with the title "Anarchy Island".


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Telegan Gas Detection is a specialist in flue gas analysers and gas leak detection. Telegan gas monitoring leads the world in the development of portable emission monitoring, flue gas analysers and gas leak detection.
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DynOptic Systems Ltd. is a recognised specialist in the design and manufacture of high technology instrumentation for gas and air quality monitoring. We offer an innovative range of opacity, dust, particulate and smoke monitors to suit a variety of continuous gas emission applications such as boilers, filter bag houses, incinerators and other industrial processes. From ...
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PPM Technology is a leading manufacturer of portable and fixed gas detection and IAQ monitoring instruments. PPM's current range of products includes the Formaldemeter htV and htV-M. They are able to accurately detect and measure very low or extremely high concentrations of Formaldehyde, as well as monitoring temperature and humidity. We also offer a range of ...
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The normally arid desert city of Scottsdale, Arizona, was abloom with Corvettes--in particular, custom Corvettes--this January. Modified cars and one-off creations seem to have gotten more of the auction "green" this year in a segment of the hobby that is normally dominated by factory-stock-appearing vehicles. Barrett-Jackson instigated this lifestyle-driven auction event, held in Scottsdale every winter. Barrett is the biggest of the five auctions that take place during the third week of January, and the one known for earning otherworldly prices for Corvettes, customs, and muscle cars alike. Curiously, the factory-original cars often seem to underperform here, compared with their customized cousins.
Take, for instance, Lot 945.3, a '71 Corvette. Touted as "one of the nicest original documented 1971 Corvettes you will find," the car certainly seemed to have all the goods: Mille Miglia Red with Red interior, extensive paperwork (including the original buyer's order, buildsheet, and dealer shipper), as well as the Protect-O-Plate and original-owner information. The car was clean, well presented, and had a decent Friday block time. But when the final hammer fell, and all the buyer's premiums were paid, the car sold (no reserve) for $37,400, well below the NADA guide's $42,840 valuation for a four-speed, base-350 car. "Well bought at Barrett-Jackson" is a phrase not often heard, but it can happen if you know what you're looking at.
Another car that was "on the money" at Barrett was Lot 945.2, a '78 Silver Anniversary Edition. When new, these were the first Corvettes in a long while that held promise as future collectibles. The result was that many people paid double the original $12,164.89 sticker price. This particular example was a remarkable one, with low miles and the original Monroney still clinging to the passenger window. Unfortunately, the initial fervor over these "limited edition" cars led speculators to buy many of them at a premium and stick them in a garage, still in their dealer-delivery wrapping. The result is a perpetually saturated market of '78 Silver Anniversary and Indy Pace Car Editions. Perhaps predictably, the famous "Barrett-Jackson effect" was no factor here, and the sale price of $19,800 was $1,500 less than NADA or CPI Black Book.
Russo and Steele was also a good source of bargains over the weekend. One '68 427/390hp four-speed roadster was offered without reserve, its Tri-power induction and Porsche Red paintjob the only deviations from stock. Even with only 2,000 miles on a complete restoration, this show-worthy driver earned the seller just $37,400--"20-footer" money for a car in excellent overall condition.
Lot S766, a '67 427/400hp A/C car, was among the factory-correct Corvettes offering no excuses for a low sale price. This dazzling black coupe, complete with red "Stinger" hood, was promoted as having all numbers matching and a full restoration, "scrutinized to address every detail." Its sale price of $77,000 was an unqualified bargain for a concours-quality car, especially one factory equipped with A/C and side pipes.
Factory-original midyears also proved to be bargains back at Barrett-Jackson. A pair of Goodwood Green '67s, both from the Victor Gomez Collection, were offered in primetime without reserve. The first, Lot 1249.2, was a tan-interior 427/435 four-speed roadster boasting multiple awards, including the coveted Bloomington Gold Certified (2005), the Triple Crown (2005), and the Best American Performance Car Award at the 2006 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. The final bid landed at $132,000, about half what Tri-power 427 roadsters have earned in the past. This car's sister was Lot 1250, a black-interior L89 coupe. Interestingly, the hardtop out-earned the convertible with a winning bid of $143,000.
While high-quality factory-stock cars weren't garnering that much attention or money, their customized counterparts fared much better. Perhaps people weren't looking for investments, but rather to spend some discretionary funds on something they could drive and enjoy.
A '67 "Custom LS6 Roadster" offered at Russo and Steele pulled down an impressive $121,000--generous when compared with the pedigreed 435-horse 'vert that earned a mere $11,000 more at Barrett.
But the biggest noise made about a customized Corvette was heard under the Barrett-Jackson big top. Lot 1010.1 was an Atomic Orange '62 convertible that earned a whopping $357,500. This sale flew in the face of all conventional auction wisdom. The '61 and '62 models tend to be looked down upon by both groups of Corvette people--those who like '63-and-newer Corvettes, and those who prefer the '60-and-older models. Additionally, the car's Atomic Orange paint looked more like "Stick-Around Brown" under the auction lights.


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This is the 4-series Gran Coupe, a four-door coupe based on the 4-series, which is based on the 3-series saloon.
Confused? Us too. Just as we were starting to come around to BMW's new naming convention, where coupes are even numbers and saloons odd numbers, the company previews the slopey-roofed Gran Coupe ahead of its debut at the Geneva motor show.


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Sister Jennifer wrote:
Then a Subaru and now a Camry. When I was 20 I thought differently about cars. A car means freedom when you're young doesn't it. Now, I look after them because they are expensive, but that's as far as I think about it.
Joolz wrote:But my heart and soul are moved by..
chillicamper wrote: and we had to have normal cars.
Mycroft Vimes wrote:chillicamper wrote: and we had to have normal cars.
Ahum...,that implies VW beetles are not normal cars?
Taking a bit of exception to that!
Having grown up in a succesion of VW beetles,which transported my mom & dad,two sisters,a Airedale-Terrier and me through my youth,they are quite normal to me...thank you very much...
Selkie wrote:I don't know how you guys can remember all the cars you had! I can barely remember what we have now - the black one and the green thing - let alone going back 20 odd years or more.
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We work in a wide range of projects located all around the world. When you go abroad with Projects Abroad, you specify when you want to go, where and what project you want to do. Everywhere our volunteers go, we employ full-time, professional staff to help you be effective in your job and generally to make sure that things go smoothly.
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Volunteer Abroad projects are for anyone 16 and older to undertake valuable service work to benefit the communities in which we work. Almost all projects to not have any requirements and are suitable for anyone who wants to give back by volunteering abroad. Available throughout the year, you can start anytime and choose your duration.
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 13:42
The owner of the "Hitler" clothing shop in western India says he will remove the sign and rename his store after hearing people's complaints.
Shah said he received dozens of phone calls asking that he rename the shop. Israel's consul general in Mumbai had also asked state officials to intervene.
Shah says he didn't know about Hitler's history, but people in the city say the name was a marketing gimmick.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.c...s#ixzz25VZtI9X2
Posted 04 September 2012 - 14:14
Israel's consul general in Mumbai had also asked state officials to intervene.
Posted 04 September 2012 - 14:31
^ The swastika was originally a old Hindu/India symbol.
The Nazis stole it.
Posted 04 September 2012 - 14:38
[drivelling bullcrap]
Thanks for sharing the news Hum & The history of the Swatiska, I am well aware of it's origins, the Nazi swatiska is very distinct from a Hindu swatiska (and it is not a "India symbol" either) because of the way that it is typical styled with black, bold, defined lines, on a 45 degree angle and often with a white background in the outline of a circle.
^ The swastika was originally a old Hindu/India symbol.
Posted 04 September 2012 - 15:04
theyarecomingforyou, your comments are really stupid to turn this into a subject about Jews, even though this is about a Store in India & Nazism.
Nazism offends a whole range of people (From Gypsies and Homosexuals as you mentioned to people who are against Human Suffering) not just offensive to Jews (who suffered the most), and you are the only one to make the connection that the offense is only to Jews exclusively
Edited by Charisma, 04 September 2012 - 15:55. Reason: : Removed reference to a deleted post.
Posted 04 September 2012 - 15:48
Actually, the way that Israel responds to anything related to Nazism, the Holocaust or Jewish hate crimes entirely validates my claim and it has been given special treatment by the western media. Notice how you rarely see criticism from Poland mentioned in articles, a country that suffered greatly at the hands of the Nazis.
The restaurant owner eventually agreed to change the name after protests by the Israeli embassy, Germany and the US Anti-Defamation League.
Is the store name in poor taste? Without a doubt, although it doesn't seem the naming was malicious. But as a society we need to stop putting so much emphasis on words and symbols of a bygone era. Such symbolism needs to be re-appropriated so that we can move on, rather than being bound by our past. The swastika used to be symbol of peace and it can be again. And in India the name Hitler doesn't hold the same significance as in the west and that should be considered a good thing. We should never forgot about the horrors of Nazism but we need to stop being held hostage by the past.


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Nihal Singh from Chandigarh is a seemingly simple yet unconventional boy. He talks too much, questions everything and builds complicated gadgets in his spare time. He has a brilliant mind and an oddball sort of charm. He adores his mother, has dreams of studying in the most elite institute of science and always looks for big ideas in small things.When he is accepted into his dream college in Bombay city, he is over the moon. College is a whole new world, full of color, new people and new challenges to be met. Initially nobody takes him seriously. He is ragged by his seniors, insulted by the girl he likes and so on. Nihal, however, slowly wins them over. The girl Nihal likes is Meesha. She is the spoilt brat of the college. She is proud, rude and rolling in money. And she cannot accept that Nihaal is managing to charm everyone. Including Professor Verma, the warden of the college. Professor Verma is fascinated by Nihal's unique mind and agrees to become his mentor. Suddenly Nihal's world is rudely interrupted. Nihal gets visions of Meesha being in danger. He saves her life and his secret is revealed. The media and TV channels are all buzzing with only one news; ''Nihal Singh from Chandigarh can see the future''. Meesha softens towards him and love blooms. But how long will the peace last? What Nihal doesn't know is that someone is trying to use his gift against him. In his innocence he is manipulated and his visions become a tool. Will betrayal be his fate, or will Nihal's brilliant mind recognize the traitor before he destroys everything that Nihal loves?
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Nov 28, 2007
Missing the point...
...but you also find out that 100 hours of research and assembly work is unafordable.
(yes, that's their mis-spelling this time, not mine - I love Leopard). "100 hours"?!? What are they building, a general-purpose Turing machine? I've watched a 10-year-old build some of the stock models in 30 minutes, including programming.
So somebody tell me - should I be upset at this, or just sad that perhaps there's actually a market for such a misdirected market demand? I'd be curious if anyone has bought one of these, or knows someone who has. Perhaps I just have a very unusual viewpoint - that the reason you get something like the NXT is so you can do it yourself, and learn something, If I want a coffee-table display, there are plenty of inflexible slick-looking options.
Brian Davis
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- Laurens said...
>So somebody tell me - should I
>be upset at this, or just sad
>that perhaps there's actually
>a market for such a
>misdirected market demand?
I don't think there are any people who pay 50 more dollars for an assambled robot. Why would you?
LEGO sets are meant to be built by yourself. Otherwise you could just buy a standard plastic toy.
But the Clustermaps are indeed a nice extra for the blog. :-)
- Nov 28, 2007, 1:34:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
Nothing to be upset about, in my opinion - I take it that whoever is smart enough to be interested in a NXT at all will appropriately rate the site's attempts to convince readers of the purpose of buying a pre-built standard NXT model...
- Nov 28, 2007, 1:52:00 AM
- NXTMonger said...
I agree! It is totally pointless to get a pre-built NXT kit. Especially Alpha Rex, which is fun to build but is not that fun to play with. I mean, it barely walks! No offense LEGO, I understand prettiness is valued over functionality for your cover model :P
P.S. I like the Clustrmaps too. As soon as I saw yours I got one for my blog. Now I know that I have a reader from somewhere in the Philippines!
- Nov 28, 2007, 2:04:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
he he. let's make a contest. who's got the most exotic reader location?
For my Die NXTe Ebene, I've got one from the North Cape in utmost Northern Norway.
No, just kidding - what's exotic and what is not depends on the eye of the beholder.
- Nov 28, 2007, 2:09:00 AM
I wouldn't get too upset. One of the most interesting rules of the internet marketplace is that you don't need a market to start a company. I'm sure they'll soon be joining the ranks of other brilliant .com busts like Flooz.
As for Alpha Rex, I got him to walk sidways really well. Of course I wanted him to walk forward at the time. My daughter got two Alpha Rex's to dance together, well somewhat, well about as well as I dance anyway.
- Nov 28, 2007, 2:55:00 AM
- Andy said...
I think that it is pointless to sell/buy a prebuilt NXT model. Do you get it with the rest of the parts in the retail set? Do you get NXT-G with it? I doubt so, but still.. And yes, Alpha-Rex was the robot I enjoyed the most to build because of the hardness in it. As said before, not so fun to play with. But for me, building is the whole point of LEGOs.
And Matthias, I check by your blog once a while too ;-) And one last thing, it's pretty cool to see how many thousands of readers this blog has with Clustrmaps though :-)
- Nov 28, 2007, 6:33:00 AM
There are markets for pre-built pine derby racers, why would you be surprised at the existence of a market for pre-built LEGO robots? If school science teachers start integrating LEGO into their teaching curriculum, you can bet this market will grow :)
- Nov 29, 2007, 12:20:00 AM
- CATpit contractor said...
I think it's funny. These people understand the point of the Mindstorms kit, but they realize that there is a market of people who don't. A "lego statue" is a novelty, more so than a non-lego one, which would increase the marketability of their product and justify the price-hike.
These people had a bad idea, and decided to use it on less then intelligent people.
...I find that amusing, not irritating.
- Nov 29, 2007, 2:19:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
{Warning: personal opinion follows}
> These people had a bad idea, and decided to
> use it on less then intelligent people.
> ...I find that amusing, not irritating.
Hmm. As somebody who's professional life involves trying to teach people to be rational members of society, and use critical thinking skills, well... let's just say it bothers me somewhat the general level of rational thinking in the society around me.
BTW, that would be the same society that votes people into or out of office, consumes resources at outrageous rates without thinking this is a problem, and believes things like "growing forests reduces global warming" by a significant amount. In other words, I could laugh at the general gullibility of people if I wasn't influenced & controlled by the choices others make.
"The only ethical use a manipulation is teaching people to be less easily manipulated."
Brian Davis
- Nov 29, 2007, 5:06:00 AM
- CATpit contractor said...
I stand corrected. My comments were immature, and represent the same intelligent people I spoke of.
- Nov 30, 2007, 4:24:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Whoa, I'm not angry or anything. In point of fact, your comments tend to represent the mainstream view that I usually encounter... I just tend to have a different view :) .
Brian Davis
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Coach Tomlin's Post-Game CommentsPosted by on December 9, 2012 – 5:45 pm
Coach Mike Tomlin: An unfortunate, poor performance by us, and by that I mean all of us. We coached poorly today, we played poorly today. It's a shame given the opportunity that was in front of us, but it is what it is. We don't seek comfort. We accept responsibility for it. Hopefully, we can make corrections and move forward because, regardless of what happens in other stadiums, if we play the way we played today it does not matter. We need to acknowledge that and I think we will. Obviously, today was a failure. We lost situational football. We didn't convert enough third downs offensively, particularly some short yardage ones. We knew they were good in that area coming into it, but they won those situations regardless and they converted too many on defense. Just a good performance by them, a poor one by us, we accept responsibility for it, we move on.
Did you ever consider going for two after those touchdowns?
No. Until we stopped them it was going to be insignificant. I was holding the two-point plays for that reason and that reason only. Now, we still have them in our hip pocket. Those specialty plays we didn't want to put on tape unless we had an opportunity to close the gap. As you can see, we didn't.
Are there any connections between this game and the other games that you have lost when you were expected to win?
I hadn't thought about it in that way. All I focused on was our poor performance today and it was that.
Since you thought the game was out of reach when you decided against going for two, did you ever give any thought to pulling QB Ben Roethlisberger out of the game?
No. I didn't say that the game was out of hand. I said that I was going to hold it until I saw signs of us being capable of stopping them.
What factors go into whether or not you keep Roethlisberger in a game when it seems to get out of reach?
We're competitors, as is he. We're going to allow competitors to compete.
What did you see out of Roethlisberger today?
Physically, I thought he was fine. Obviously, we'd like to be more productive, but that's a function of all of our efforts. I appreciate his, but it wasn't enough today.
Was the reason for putting CB Josh Victorian into the game for CB Curtis Brown due to an injury issue?
It wasn't an injury issue. We wanted to give Josh an opportunity. They were attacking Curtis some, particularly on third downs. He wasn't being successful enough. We gave Josh an opportunity.
How will you address the third-down conversion issues?
We'll do it the way we've always done it. We'll simply go back to work and look at the tape tomorrow. We'll make an effort to make our corrections. We'll prepare for our next opportunity, but we're not going to change the formula in which we address it or prepare. We're too far down the road for that and it's not broken. What is broken is our execution and performance here today.
Did Willie Colon injure the same knee that he previously injured?
Yeah, let me go down some of these things. We have some re-injury of existing injuries. Some guys were able to go back. Of course, Willie was not. Ryan Clark fell on his hip again. Emmanuel Sanders, AC joint again. Troy [Polamalu] missed a little bit of time with his Achilles again, but he was able to go back in the game as you were able to see. We'll take a look at these tomorrow and see if any of it is long lasting but that's the status of it those injuries here today.
Did you see anything wrong with Roethlisberger, especially early in the game?
I didn't have any problem with his ability to throw the ball vertically or horizontally or any of those physical things. We just didn't perform very well today collectively.
On the lateral on the goal line, were you under the impression that the call was going to be overturned?
Not that that was communicated to us, because it was not, but I just didn't think it was a lateral to be honest with you. We run a lot of those plays. They're forward passes. I know that the ball hit [David] Paulson in the back or wherever, but I was surprised at first that it was ruled a lateral and then surprised that it wasn't overturned. But I've been surprised before.
Field position was a factor today.
It was a big factor.
Re: What you can do to overcome the tough field position:
We can convert third downs, like I said earlier, and we can stop them, particularly on initial third downs on drives. When they're winning possession downs, they're going to control the field position and that's what happened, particularly in the first of this game. We didn't convert third downs and they did. Even on drives in which they didn't score, they converted a couple third downs and they flipped the field. That's a function of winning possession downs.
Was there any thought they would go for a fake punt when they did?
That's always a thought but we can't live in our fears. We had to make a play there and we didn't, they did and I tip my hat to those guys.
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I am 55 years old. I have been a fan since I was 15 years old. I am here to declare that after today's performance against the Chargers, I can no longer be a fan. I can't take the stress of the inconsistency of play or the general incompetence. I have removed all the Steelers licence plate frames, floor mats, headrest covers and decals from my vehicles. I have collected countless t-shirts, jerzeys, hats, socks, shorts, watches, wrist bands, hoodies, jackets etc etc. All fit in a kitchen size trash bag nicely. I suggest the Rooney family and the coaching staff do the same with about half the players on the team. I currently live in Jacksonville Florida. I will likely become a Jags fan because they are a truly awful team. They are horrible, but at least you can count on that. No stress involved. Goodbye Steelers, forty years later!
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Mike, the bassist from New Earth Army, sent some exciting news last week.
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While the world gathered in New York last week for the Clinton Global Initiative and UN General Assembly meetings, I elected to accept an invitation to head out of town to check up on progress with one of the world's "strong government" economies grappling with how to reconcile a tradition of top-down government control with a desire for bottom up organic startup communities.
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I recently returned from Brazil, the world's sixth largest economy, where President Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist revolutionary, is using pro-growth incentives such as lower interest rates, proposed tax cuts and infrastructure investment to fuel her nation's quest for sustained economic growth and help more Brazilians stand on their own two feet. That Rio will host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2013 is obviously important for Brazilians. It might be more important for the rest of world.
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Mar 7, 2011
Cheap, small Bluetooth dongle
Recently I asked our readers to share their experiences with Bluetooth dongles. I received an email today with a reader response which I would like to share.
The "Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle", as found on this webpage, costs just $1.80. Best of all, there's free shipping worldwide.
I've heard good feedback about this website, except that shipping may take a little while. After all, it's free.
The reader reported that the dongle worked fine with windows 7 and NXT-G, but as mentioned in the other post, it may work just fine with other systems as well. If anyone would like to try this out and let us know what you think, that would be great!
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- liquidid_l62ubk said...
Yes this worked for me with Windows 7 64-bit and NXT-G (also RobotC). The caveat is that this is only with the native Windows 7 Bluetooth stack. If your PC already has a third-party Bluetooth stack installed it will probably not work. So for example if your laptop has Bluetooth built-in and doesn't work with NXT-G, adding this dongle will probably not get it working.
- Mar 7, 2011, 9:54:00 AM
- jfedor said...
I have a dongle that I acquired from a different source, but it looks identical and was equally cheap and it indeed works perfectly with NXT (tested on Windows Vista).
- Mar 7, 2011, 10:07:00 AM
- Laurens Valk said...
Thanks for the feedback. What was your source? I might add it to the blog post.
- Mar 8, 2011, 2:51:00 AM
- Opa said...
Yes i have bought it for 3€ in germany and it worked fine on ubuntu 10.10 and windows xp
- Mar 8, 2011, 3:39:00 AM
- Hrones said...
I purchased same from Amazon and noticed cripple-ware functionality with the driver. The OEM (IVT) wants $27 to update the software BlueSoliel-6.4 to BlueSoliel-8.0 to remove cripple-ware.
- Mar 14, 2011, 3:34:00 AM
- Laurens Valk said...
Thanks for the note.
If you resolved it, how did you do that?
Did you manually install the driver package that came with the BT dongle? Usually this would not be necessary.
When so, I'll add a recommendation against installing the BlueSoliel drivers.
- Mar 21, 2011, 6:33:00 PM
- srdjanb13 said...
Can you help me please? I have a problem with driver. I can't pair my headset with pc (Windows XP SP3). When i plug-in bluetooth dongle Windows automaticaly instal some drivers, but in audio configurations (in control panel) i can't find any bluetooth devices. I haven't CD with drivers because, in some reason, they didn't came in package.
Sending and receiving files between pc and mobile work perfectly.
Sorry for my bad English!
- Dec 25, 2011, 6:29:00 AM
- lm59 said...
Help needed. I am using this dongle with XP SP3. When downloading a program to NXT, I get the message that NXT is not connected. In the NXT communication window, the scan command finds the laptop but the connect button does not work.
- Feb 18, 2012, 11:50:00 PM
- Fariz BM said...
Hi there i bought this dongle recently and i tested on all of my windows 7 64bit pcs and none of them work i have tried numerous drivers but does not work.
Any help would be appreciated. While at this another quick question, can i use one dongle to have a BT keyboard and a BT mouse connected and working at the same time ? thanks.
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- Jun 17, 2012, 9:29:00 AM
- NXTelectroneer said...
Yeah, I have two of it, too.
It is the best, cheap and stable.
It works fine with XP, even win98SE.
But if you use it with 98SE, you must install lower version of BlueSoleil stack.
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Mississippi State has a strong defense coming into camp and they have two experienced corners in Johnthan Banks and Corey Broomfield, but miscommunication was the topic of conversation after Saturday morning's practice.
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Although the Bulldogs have experience on the corners, senior Marvin Bure, who played in all 13 games on special teams, and senior Damein Anderson, who recorded 12 tackles in 2010, are there if needed and some younger guys like Market could make a name for themselves whenever they hit the field. However, with Banks and Broomfield healthy, the Bulldogs should be ready to shutdown some passing games when the season arrives.
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