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Lillian Lybrand Inter-Lakes Girls’ Volleyball Championships

Posted on December 21, 2025 by flybrand1976

My daughter, Lillian Lybrand, is class of 2027 at New Hampton School. Because New Hampton does not have a volleyball program and we live in Meredith, NH, she is eligible to play for the Inter-Lakes High School Laker volleyball program. … Continue reading →

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Beyond Bottlenecks: Using Goldratt’s The Goal to Guide AI in Manufacturing

Posted on May 27, 2025 by flybrand1976

Industrial AI has some amazing claims and lackluster performance. If we use AI as a plot device in manufacturing’s most well known novel – Goldratt’s The Goal – it helps us see where the hype cycle is too far gone, … Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 9 “Plans” (Pages 59 – 66)

Posted on December 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

Chapter 9 returns us to Alan Grant’s velociraptor excavation site where he is provided information about Isla Nubar that lacks any context or clarity. He imagines the velociraptor they excavate as a living organism, hunting in packs and deadly to all. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 8 “Cowan, Swain and Ross” (Pages 57 – 59)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by flybrand1976

Chapter 8 brings us back to the lawyer’s office where we hear counsel discuss their client, Ingen and their plans for Jurassic Park. Counsel will be sending an attendee along with the audit that is bringing Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm to the island. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 7 “Skeleton” (Pages 48 – 56)

Posted on November 18, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 6 “Shore of the Inland Sea” (Pages 35 – 48)

Posted on November 17, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 5 “The Shape of the Data” (Pages 29 – 31)

Posted on November 15, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 4 “New York” (Pages 25 – 28)

Posted on November 14, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 3 “The Beach” (Pages 22 – 24)

Posted on November 13, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 1 “Almost Paradise” (Pages 9 – 14)

Posted on October 2, 2023 by flybrand1976

Crichton leads up to the theme park, to Jurassic Park by creating multiple stakes. Here the stakes that he’s establishing is that the dinosaurs will escape. Continue reading →

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