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<<Happy New Year to you too

and here is to spoiling yourself!

and to all happy new year,

it is interesting to find out the things that people are in to

I know sometimes though that it can go a little bit crazy so I will

try to be brief

I coach the team-what is most important is that tthe kids do the work

I have a great partner inthis-he is an engineer & project manager

My background is in theater-directing & art

so all together is as good combo

I have the kids for most of the meting but then the other coach gets

us back on target for deadlines & such

It's a really right & left brain coaching team

The kids are great

They range in ages 14-9 & have worked very well

NOt only arethere technical elelments such as motors and robot

building & programming but there is a research and presentation project

all wtihin rules & constraints

i have sent these videos out before-they show the tournament but not

the presentation part

The theme this year was power puzzle and the kids had to research

energy & alternative energy.

We are giving a public presntation to show the community robotics and

to do our skit on alternative energy.

The kids went to a windturbine and had a tour of a solar panel and

some other neat things

here are so videos

thefirst is pumped up & we won't make it to nationals this year -we aa

rookie team and just wona mini tournament

but our big one is Jan 12

_http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bpjo2dT47c)

this one is more showing just what the robot does

_http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DDr24BqZU)

andof course we hope someday to go to internationals!

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(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4917886218520834609)

but that is a dream for now

sorry to go on

we are excited

btw our team is Robodudes>>

 

Robodudes - so does that mean there are no girls. I know my son 27 - when

he was young was " duding " all his friends. I thought it funny at first but

then everyone was a " dude " . It was rare they said a sentence without " dude " in

it. Seemed it was just for the boys or has that changed?

 

Just watched the first video! WOW! What a WONderful way to start the new

year with a song saying " The Future has Arrived Today " and seeing kids with

smiles - variety of hats - happy faces - ingenuity - excitement!

 

I got the International video to work but not the second one only a minute

glimpse and could see a car that looked a bit like a fly. I tried 3 times.

 

I love anything solar - raw and solar seem to go together. Both healthy for

earth.

 

I have a great respect for engineers. And I LOVE art. Creative expression

is something I enjoy dong (not so well) and SO appreciate. Makes my life more

enjoyable and I think others lives also. Perfect balance indeed!

I am taking courses to get my " engineer " logical brain more in balance with

my intuitive artistic part. I'm always taking some course.

 

It's a blessing to you and the young people - so much better than not using

brain and just zoning on video garme, junk food, and becoming useless to

society. I'm so glad I asked you what your dong?

 

Have you thought of doing that in a Senior Center? I wonder how many would

be interested. ... ME ... pick me.... Actually I think all ages would find

that interesting. We do need to learn and play until we are outta here! What

fun!

 

There are 3 Senior Centers near me and can't get them interested in a ping

pong table - I am going to try harder in 2008.

 

I'm off to do my aerobics. Getting a rebounder (mini- trampoline) in the

mail soon. I hear Doug Graham knows a lot about that.

 

Gram Louise

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Louise,

we have 2 girls on the team

One girl liked the name but one didn't

Namingthe team was one of the hardest things-originally it was NXT

generation but that didin't fit.

we also had Robonubes which everyone liked but the youngest couldn't

pronounce it-

anyhow

it ok the name can even change next year if we want.

As for seniors I used to work in a nursing home_ i love the elderly

My Dad goes to a senior cneter sometimes so it is a thought.It is just

hard to bring everything

I'll be 50 myself ina about 3 years...I hope I'll be rebounding too

as I head towards 100!

I agree about the sun and raw

Last summer when I was raw about 1`00 % and getting out in the sun I

felt like a kids again

it was great.

Em

> we are excited

> btw our team is Robodudes>>

>

> Robodudes - so does that mean there are no girls. I know my son 27

- when

> he was young was " duding " all his friends. I thought it funny at

first but

> then everyone was a " dude " . It was rare they said a sentence

without " dude " in

> it. Seemed it was just for the boys or has that changed?

>

> Just watched the first video! WOW! What a WONderful way to start the

new

> year with a song saying " The Future has Arrived Today " and seeing

kids with

> smiles - variety of hats - happy faces - ingenuity - excitement!