You should by now be enjoying our latest catalog. If you haven't already received it or you would like to get your copy, request one here.
Our quarterly promotion of 10% off all Drafting Kits will continue until the end of June, so don't miss out on this great deal. See all of our Drafting Kits here.
A recent article on the Environmental News Network (ENN) explained how Straw-Bale Houses were popular in the 1800's and are increasingly on the rise again. This increase stems from the use of recycled material and the impact that these houses leave - or don't leave - on the environment. To read the article click here.
If you would like to have a better understanding on how Straw-Bale Houses are made, we just the kit for you. Our Straw-Bale House Kit uses Styrofoam blocks to simulate straw and the end result is a 1/2" scale model straw-bale house. To learn more about this great hands-on kit, click here.
Starting April 2, we are offering 10% off all Hearlihy-exclusive Drafting Kits, for a limited time only.
There are close to 15 drafting kits to select from, including Beginner's Drafting Kit, Architect/Engineer Drafting Kit, and the Student Drafting Kit - these Drafting Kits are designed to meet a variety of classroom needs, our drafting kits include virtually everything you'll require to get the job done at a price you can't beat. We save you money by conveniently packaging the most popular products together instead of selling them individually. Of course, if you do not see what you need in our prepackaged kits, you may create your own custom kit by calling 866-622-1003 and request a quote.
Click here for the complete list of our prepackaged Hearlihy-exclusive Drafting Kits.
We've made it even easier for you. By adding several new screen printing products, we are certain to enhance your program. New products include two sizes of wood squeegees, an ink spatula, two sizes of screen mesh, red poly screen tape, and a tabletop screen drying rack. For a complete listing of our screen printing products, click here.
The following article link was posted by Parija Kavilanz on CNNMoney.com on Monday, February 27. It talks about how being a skilled worker could earn you $100,000 a year in a factory. It's a great story that really is a perfect promotion for the SkillsUSA Techspo, the Largest Trade show for Technical Education and a key partner in ensuring that America has skilled workers. Hearlihy will be exhibiting at this event on June 24-26 in Kansas City, MO. We hope to see you there!
CNNMoney article: $100K manufacturing jobs
SkillsUSA TECHSPO Web site
Starting today for a limited time only, we will offer $15 off all orders of $100 or more. Offer only applies to orders placed online. Use code: CP15OFF at checkout.
Our new February catalog is here! Request yours here.
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As 2011 comes to an end, we wanted to take this opportunity to say that we appreciate our customers and readers. Have a safe and happy Holiday Season! We look forward to the New Year!
Please let us know if you have any suggestions or questions by emailing product-tips@hearlihy.com.
The November Hearlihy catalog has been made digital. An interactive online catalog is available for customers to view. The online catalog is great for people who like seeing all the products in front of them on pages but still like the convenience of ordering online. If you see something in the online catalog you want to buy, you simply click on the product number to open a link to that product on the Web site so that you can add that product to your cart. Check it out here.
For a limited time, we will offer $10 off the purchase price of a True Scale House Framing Kit. Offer will be good starting in October. Offer only applies to orders placed online. Discount will be applied at checkout.
A study conducted by Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce took a look at what degrees prove to be the most profitable.
So if you are headed off to college or are looking for a career change, below is a list of the Top 10 majors with the highest median earnings to consider when choosing your degree:
Petroleum Engineering $120,000
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration $105,000
Mathematics and Computer Science $98,000
Aerospace Engineering $87,000
Chemical Engineering $86,000
Electrical Engineering $85,000
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering $82,000
Mechanical Engineering $80,000
Metallurgical Engineering $80,000
Mining and Mineral Engineering $80,000
To see the complete study, click here.
Ordering supplies for your classroom just got easier. During the months of August and September, we will offer $20 off all online orders of $150 or more. In order to receive the promotion code, click here and sign up to be a VIP customer.
School starts just in time for the release of our August catalog. Request your catalog here.
To help ease any concerns from parents who will be teaching their homeschooled children about drafting, we have created five new homeschool packs. These packs provide parents the necessary tools and materials to teach students interested in mechanical drafting and architecture.
Leading the packs is the Introduction to Drafting. Three other packs follow this lead with Intermediate Drafting Workbook, Architectural Design & Graphics, and Green Building Kits. These packs are a great stepping stone into computer-aided drafting. The fifth pack, Engineering with Paper & Cardboard, helps students develop engineering skills and critical thinking.
The drafting packs range from $30-$75. For more information on the packs visit hearlihy.com/homeschool or click here.
If you asked the 16,000-plus people who attended SkillsUSA last week in Kansas City what their favorite moment was, you would probably get a lot of different answers. You might get replies that include the Army Band that performed outside all week, or the competitions that took place and the medals won, or the exhibitors and their giveaways, or some might say the delicious food and the smells that filled the air from the street vendors. But if you asked the four-year-old little girl from Alabama, she would tell you her favorite was Mr. Robot.
Mr. Robot is the life-size robot that a couple of Pitsco employees built for FIRST® in St. Louis that danced with Will.i.am and the Black Eyed Peas back in April. Mr. Robot met a new friend at SkillsUSA last week. She was half his size and not nearly as popular as the Black Eyed Peas, but she was just as cool, in my opinion, and could draw a crowd that would impress Will.i.am, I bet.
This adorable little girl was with her grandpa visiting SkillsUSA and came across a robot that was walking in the hallway of the convention center. He was big and shiny and had blue flashing lights and probably intimidated most other kids her age, but not her. She wanted to talk to Mr. Robot and be his friend. So she stopped him and they danced together and she asked him to do things and he did. She asked him questions and he answered her by shaking his head for no and his right hand for yes. She asked Mr. Robot if he wanted to be her friend, and Mr. Robot shook his right hand and she smiled a great big smile.
People gathered around to watch the two interact. Between her sweet southern accent and her complete innocent belief that she was actually talking to a robot, you couldn't help being mesmerized by this charismatic little girl. After two days of playing with Mr. Robot, she didn't want to say goodbye to him, but he had to take a nap and recharge. She eventually gave him a hug and told him, "I'll be right back, okay Mr. Robot?" and then said, "We're still friends, okay Mr. Robot?"
So if you were to ask me what my favorite moment at SkillsUSA was, I would tell you it wasn't the Army Band or the competitions or the exhibitors or the food. It wasn't even Mr. Robot. I would say that my favorite moment was becoming friends with the four-year-old little girl from Alabama, and when I think of her, I smile.
Thank you Ms. Cheyenne for being my friend!
Watch a video of Mr. Robot and Cheyenne here.
Considering all the disasters in our area lately, this article in POPSCI caught our attention. The article called 'Concrete Canvas' Makes Erecting Permanent Buildings As Easy as Pitching a Tent, is below. Make sure to watch the video that follows the article.
When disaster strikes and permanent structures are leveled, as they were recently by earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand (and more distantly in Haiti), they are usually replaced in the short term by tent cities. Two engineering students thought they could do better and invented Concrete Canvas, a fabric impregnated with concrete that can turn a tent into a hardy, permanent structure in 24 hours. Just add water.
Fundamentally, Concrete Canvas is a clever means to erect a sturdy, permanent structure anywhere. Packed in a crate, the entire building comes ready to erect with a minimum of infrastructure or extra tools. The exterior fabric, the Concrete Canvas, is basically like normal tent canvas loaded with dry cement particles. That fabric is bound to an interior airtight bladder.
When deployed at a site, the shelter is simply unpacked, unfolded, and attached to an air pump that fills it with compressed air like a balloon. Once rigid, the exterior simply needs to be thoroughly hosed down--dirty water works just fine--to hydrate all that concrete embedded in the Concrete Canvas. By the next day, the concrete is hardened and you’re left with nearly 600 square feet of interior space sheltered by a rigid concrete shell.
Since the interior is already lined with the airtight bladder, it’s sterilizable for an easily deployable triage facility. And like any concrete structure the walls can be drilled to install electricity, light fixtures, surfaces, or whatever the situation calls for. All said, two people can put the thing up in an hour (plus drying time), and the units can be organized end to end to create larger interior spaces. When the clock is ticking and manpower is at a premium, it’s a clever way to quickly put a roof over peoples’ heads.
To see an impressive video of a Concrete Canvas tent going up, click through the BBC link below.
BBC