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I've called generation Y an entire generation of entrepreneurs, and I was relieved to read recently that the Gen Y entrepreneurial mentality has finally seeped into the nonprofit sector- and it's about time! After reading so many articles about the struggles of connecting Gen Y to Baby Boomers in nonprofit organizations and the alleged increasing disengagement that Millennials feel toward nonprofit organizations due to long hours and low pay, it's downright refreshing to see a spike in interest in the nonprofit sector.
Recently, Kristin Ivie wrote a thought-provoking post on the Social Citizens blog encouraging members of Generation Y to "think again" before they start their own nonprofit organizations. The article features five heartbreakingly practical reasons why starting your own nonprofit may be a bad idea. She writes, "I googled "how to start a nonprofit" and got 44 million returns. You people have to stop."
I disagree. Please, please do not stop.
I'm not saying it's a good idea to start up nonprofit organizations left and right without having a good idea of what you're getting yourself into (and Kristin's article makes many excellent points that interested folks should fully take into account). I am glad, though, that the excitement and innovation of the entrepreneurial spirit is now finally linking up with nonprofit organizations after it has been long aligned with newly-founded corporations. Just as many young corporate entrepreneurs fail when they don't carefully weigh the situation they are getting themselves into, nonprofit entrepreneurs will also fail when they don't adequately consider the environment of the nonprofit sector before gaining their 501(c)(3) status.
If it is a trend for members of generation Y (or any folks) to start up their own nonprofit organizations as the article suggests, then there's at least one outstanding reason for my fellow nonprofiteers to celebrate: this trend could be grooming the next generation of leaders through incredible hands-on experience in the face of the forecasted leadership deficit.
I've mentioned this study before, but I think it's a powerful one: according to a 2006 study by The Bridgespan Group, the nonprofit industry will need to attract and develop an estimated 640,000 new senior managers over the next decade in order to fill the upcoming leadership deficit in nonprofit organizations. Though many of the folks who attempt to start their own nonprofit organization will fail, the experience that they gain will be substantial and it will help them to become better nonprofit leaders in the long-run.
How is that not a good thing?!
Let them try, I argue. Lets be supportive of these new nonprofits and their starry-eyed leaders. They just may be onto something; and, if this trend continues (if it is a trend), then it may be the start of something interesting and perhaps great.
If you are considering starting a nonprofit organization, please think about these five, very sensible and useful, questions that Kristin poses:
- Is another organization already doing something like this?
- If there are others doing something similar, and there almost always are, how would you do it differently?
- What can you do to support existing organizations?
- Do you have a real sense of how hard this is going to be?
- Why do you want to do this?
You might think by reading these five points that the glass is permanently half-empty when it comes to nonprofit organizations. That is– though they are important– these questions aren't worded in a way that is particularly encouraging. But what is to become of the nonprofit sector if (we) nonprofiteers shoot down the dreams of budding nonprofit entrepreneurs whose experiments may be ultimately strengthening our workforce? Yes, starting a nonprofit is (very) hard, but starting your own company is hard, too, and members of generation Y continue to fight that battle.
As I mentioned, Kristin does have some excellent points– especially under questions three and four so check them out. It is true that the nonprofit sector would be stronger if talent were to join and strengthen existing nonprofits rather than create several, unstable and competing organizations of their own.
In sum, yes- for your own benefit and for the benefit of your family members who will make the initial contributions to your perhaps-transient newly-created nonprofit organization- please be aware of what you are getting yourself into. But also please keep generally supporting the missions of nonprofit organizations, and keep thinking of ways to be innovative and contribute to the sector.
…Keep thinking you can change the world (you can!), and please keep writing about it so it shows up on google. Keep summoning friends to support socially conscious causes and keep pursuing larger-than-life goals. I may be a starry-eyed nonprofit optimist myself, but hey– that's just how we entrepreneurial Gen Yers are wired, right?


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Tonight night there will no doubt be many a discussion amongst Arsenal supporters about their favourite North London Derby.
Although there have been some bad times through the years we have had many more great ones as well.
April 1971, Ray Kennedy rising to power the header past a despairing Pat Jennings, a sea of red and white all round the ground.
Ray Kennedy scores against Tottenham Hotspur - 1971
Christmas 1978, Santa Claus on the front of the programme the gifts were all for the Arsenal as those of us shoe-horned into the Park Lane end saw a 5-0 victory and that goal by Chippy.
Liam Brady scores in the 5-0 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane - 1978
It's now April 1987 and Georges Gunners are down and out of the League Cup according to the tannoy. One of our own namely Rocky sent us all into delirium as the script according to the match announcer was torn to pieces.
David Rocastle scores the winner against Tottenham at White Hart Lane - 1987
We only had to wait two years as Tony Adams laid the ghost of 91 with a towering header at Wembley in the FA Cup Semi-Final of 1993.
Tony Adams scores the winner in the 1993 FA Cup Semi-Final against Tottenham
1996 and a certain Dutch master was sliding on his knees towards the North Bank and we were all in a 'Bergkamp wonderland'
The Bobby and Patrick show at Old Trafford in 2001 as we came from behind to win another FA Cup Semi-Final.
Then the repeat performance as the same two combined to ensure that we picked up the Premiership in 2004.
Finally it's 2007 and one of the best nights so far at the Emirates as the kids booked their place in another final.
Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Carling Cup Second Leg) - 2007
All great occasions to be an Arsenal supporter and we are sure you will have your own great memories of North London Derbies.
The one factor that stands out in all those games was the fervour of our support, in a lot of those games we really were the 12th man.
Let us try and recreate that tonight, the boys need our support, bring your scarves it's going to be cold anyway, lets get in the ground early and let's sing our hearts out for Arsène and the lads.
Victory Through Harmony
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GreenChoice Bank (our February green-biz interview)
When you make a deposit with your bank, your money doesn't just sit there. The bank invests your money as they see fit, primarily by making loans, but the decisions on how to invest your money, with whom, and for what purpose, are made by each bank.
"GreenChoice Bank invests its customers' deposits back into the local and sustainable business community, to support entrepreneurs who are creating jobs and to fund sustainable construction projects," says Steve Sherman, chief operating officer of GreenChoice Bank. GreenChoice Bank is one of many community banking options that can help you steer your money toward projects you believe in.
We asked Steve to tell us more about GreenChioce's LEED-certified buildings, 100-percent recycled debit cards, and how a Bank-of-America-takeover inspired his move toward a greener career choice…
Green America: What does your business do?
Steve Sherman: GreenChoice Bank offers a fresh and sustainably-minded approach to banking, which benefits our customers, environment, communities and planet. We offer a full range of financial products and services, from personal checking and savings accounts to loans and business accounts. What's different about GreenChoice Bank is that we're conscious about more than your money.
We first opened our doors as GreenChoice Bank in February 2011, with Chicagoland locations in Cicero and Lockport. In August 2011, GreenChoice Bank opened its flagship location at the Green Exchange – a building designed to be Chicago's epicenter of sustainable commerce. With our Green Exchange headquarters, GreenChoice Bank is anticipated to be the first LEED Platinum community bank location in the Midwest, and one of only a few in the country. We've been a member of Green America since 2009, when we exhibited at Green Festival Chicago during our startup phase.
What makes GreenChoice Bank a green bank?
Steve: GreenChoice Bank's sustainable mission guides every aspect of our organization, structure, products and processes. We offer incentives that reward our customers for making "green" choices with how they bank and invest their money, and we treat our customers, community and environment with respect. Prior to our launch, we retooled our locations and operations to minimize our environmental footprint. Sustainable features at our locations include reclaimed wood from a turkey coop, re-used and repurposed materials, non-VOC paints and locally-sourced, recycled-content materials in countertops, wall systems and flooring.
We also try to be innovative relative to a traditional bank. We are trying to find ways to turn traditionally paper-based processes to digital ones, like our efforts to offer a paperless mortgage. Through innovative product sourcing and vendor partnerships, we've been able to offer debit cards with a 100-percent recycled plastic core. In our branch parking lots, we've installed the first electric car stations to go live in the towns of Cicero and Lockport. Of course, we purchase responsibly-sourced and manufactured products, from our FSC-certified and sustainably printed statement paper and necessary brochures, to the Fair Trade coffee in our break rooms.
What motivated you to start GreenChoice Bank?
Steve: GreenChoice Bank was founded by an experienced team of local bankers that saw a void in the financial services industry. Banks had drifted away from their true responsibility to the community, which we believe should be investing in the local economy and treating customers as people and not just account numbers. There was a growing need for a better relationship between banks, the public they serve, and their collective impact on the planet. I was working at LaSalle Bank, a pillar of the Chicago banking community, when it was acquired by Bank of America in 2007, and I knew that was not the place for me. I wanted to do something more socially responsible for my next professional step and that's when our founding team came up with the idea for GreenChoice Bank.
We wanted a name that explicitly communicated our promise to be a different kind of bank. There was a lot of conversation about whether the term "green" would be meaningful several years from now as sustainability becomes the norm and not the exception – would it be the equivalent of adding dot-com to your name ten years ago? But we still found it to be an impactful and attention-getting word, particularly as we establish our brand. It took a few iterations based on URL and trademark availability, but we settled on GreenChoice Bank – part of our message is to empower others to make an active choice in their banking relationship by partnering with us.
What have been some of the biggest challenges of maintaining high standards of social and environmental responsibility?
Steve: In the slow-moving banking industry, trying to be different is difficult. For example, it took a long time for us to find the right partner for recycled paper checks. When we first started asking the question a few years ago, we were met with blank stares. But it is absolutely worth the extra effort to stay true to our brand, and we hope that asking these questions of our suppliers will help bring about broader change in the industry.
What has been your proudest moment as a green business owner?
Steve: One of my proudest moments was when we finally opened our flagship location at the Green Exchange building in August 2011. Both GreenChoice Bank and the Green Exchange project had seen a lot of curveballs during the economic downturn, but we both persevered. I have no doubt that the mission component to our business is the reason both our projects are succeeding. It was a really emotional moment to cut that ribbon on opening day with people who believe in us and who have supported us at various stages in our development.
It's also fulfilling to invest back into the community and leverage customer deposits with loans for sustainable and green projects that are good for everyone. In some cases, GreenChoice Bank might be able to get a tricky deal done because we understand sustainability and LEED projects and can more effectively or creatively structure a loan in ways big money center banks can't.
Any examples of green financing projects you're particularly proud of?
Steve: Yes, we partnered with another tenant of the Green Exchange, Greenhouse Loft, to help finance the buildout of their space here in the building. We are particularly excited about this loan because their space is a shining example of the benefits of the Green Exchange community – not only did we do the financing, but another tenant, 2 point perspective designed both our space and Greenhouse Loft's space.
In addition to our corporate clients, we love working with individuals who are looking to make a difference with their own home. We also enjoy working with homeowners who are leading by example in the energy-efficient construction or rehab of their residences. We provided financing for the first prefabricated home to be permitted and built within the City of Chicago (expected to achieve LEED Platinum), and for a new home being constructed by a family who are building their dream green-home in the suburbs of Chicago. Fortunately for us, not many banks are interested in doing these kinds of loans. But for us a project that helps individuals realize their dreams, reduce their impact on the environment, and provide inspiration to others who may choose to do the same is a no-brainer.
What's the most hopeful sign you have seen recently from the green economy?
Steve: The volume of new accounts we're getting from sustainably-minded businesses and organizations has been great to see. We had a new customer come 25 miles to open an account with us! It is proof of our concept and an indication that the green economy is growing. Practicing sustainability is a necessary, desirable and responsible behavior that is quickly moving from trend status to an integrated part of everyday life. We expect to continue seeing relatively strong growth. There is a strong level of customer interest in banking people can feel good about. We are empowered by the trust customers place in us. There are a lot of great loans to be made out there, and not a lot of banks are fulfilling their responsibility to lend to the community.
What is your next green step for GreenChoice Bank?
Steve: We're always striving to do more. I get excited about finding innovative ways to use technology that supports our mission. But the most exciting things we see are the innovative ways our customers are embracing sustainability and social responsibility, such as building affordable green housing or manufacturing better products for energy efficiency. Being able to find ways to support them with their credit or other banking needs is something we're proud of. Helping and inspiring other businesses and our customers to do their best to achieve sustainability – that's good for everyone.
What green product can you not live without?
Steve: I'm going to give a shout out on behalf of my wife, who is obsessed with Sodastream. She drinks sparkling water like it's going out of style, but we both balked at the cost and the idea of buying bottles and bottles of sparkling water. Now, we just use good old-fashioned Chicago tap water and our reusable Sodastream bottles. It's a great all-around idea!
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
TSA Pat-downs At Santa Fe Prom? Nope.
34 comments:
- Anonymous said...
If things at the school are so bad they need pat downs, wouldn't the best course of action be to NOT have a Prom?
- May 24, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
That's a pretty ridiculous ruling on that judge's part. Does TSA even provide this service? Just doesn't seem like something they'd do ...
- May 24, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- Concerned Observer said...
Reading the article, it sounds like no one who was TSA certified was available... not that the TSA or the school explicitly opted not to use TSA patdowns.
Did the TSA opt out of doing patdowns at the prom?
Did the school quietly opt out of the use of TSA-certified persons?
Or was there simply not enough time to find enough TSOs to patdown teenagers in formal dress?
- May 24, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
While we appreciate the Judge's confidence in TSA screening procedures, TSA's transportation security mission does not allow us to provide pat-downs at the prom.
So exactly how does the TSA's transportation security mission allow for TSA screeners at the Super Bowl, Political Events and other such none transportation venues?
- May 24, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- Saul said...
"... TSA's transportation security mission does not allow us to provide pat-downs at the prom."
Bob, please explain then the following TSA news release --
"In the first ever deployment of behavior detection officers to a super bowl, BDOs worked alongside Tampa Police at the area around Raymond James Stadium Sunday in a strategic partnership to keep fans safe."
Unless Raymond James Stadium magically acquired a set of wheels and became a transportation service, please explain how the "TSA's transportation security mission" gives the TSA authority to provide security measures at the Super Bowl.
Thank you.
- May 24, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
If "TSA Certified" is a internal designation for someone trained to do patdowns, the best thing you can do is issue a statement that no "TSA Certified" employee is allowed to do them outside of their official duties.
- May 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- Lisa Simeone said...
The TSA may not be searching prom-goers yet, but give them time. They're no doubt just dying to get their hands (ahem) on everyone everywhere -- after all, Gotta Keep Us Safe! The Terrorists Are Everywhere!
Anyone who thinks these abusive practices are going to be contained at the airport and not migrate to other locations is dreaming.
Now, let's see if this comment gets posted and not censored like the other ones I've left.
- May 24, 2011 at 11:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
If the others you left are as non-sensical as this one, I can see why they did'nt get posted.
- May 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bob, why are you wasting time with this thread? The judge never required that the TSA "certified" person be employed by your organization.
- May 24, 2011 at 2:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
non-sensical? Wot??? You called someone else's post "non-sensical"??? lol
- May 24, 2011 at 2:39 PM
- Anon_1984 said...
America, you have officially jumped the shark. Please shut up and leave the rest of the world to get on with things as normal.
- May 24, 2011 at 3:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Lisa said; "...let's see if this comment gets posted and not censored like the other ones I've left.
Some Anon replied...
"If the others you left are as non-sensical as this one..."
What is this 'non-sensical' you speak of? Anything to do with refudiate?"
- May 24, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
What's wrong with non-sensical? Are you bothered by the hyphen? If it was me I would have written "nonsensical," but that's just a misdemeanor, not a grammatical felony like "refudiate."
- May 24, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
There is (no airplane) to protect,it is far outside the bounds of the "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY" administration.The judge is a "FEDERAL" judge they care less about your rights,they only care about "FEDERAL CODE"
Quote-"A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence against foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home." James Madison 1789
- May 24, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
"What's wrong with non-sensical?"
Bupkis. It's ginormously appropriate. Fo' shizzle!
- May 24, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- f2000 said...
"Bob, why are you wasting time with this thread? "
I think Bob was looking for any excuse to bump the last post off the top of the page. It's fortunate for him there isn't a weekly briefing where he has to sum up the comments.
- May 24, 2011 at 7:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Instead of responding to silly new stories like this Santa Fe prom incident...why don't you give taxpayers an update on how the promised changes are coming along at the TSA? If you (TSA) actually delivered anything you keep promising you wouldn't need to constantly respond to silly news stories that further erode your already tarnished credibility.
- May 24, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- avxo said...
Blogger Bob wrote: "While we enjoy power ballads and disco balls more than anybody"
So, you're saying that TSA policy is that I can carry my disco balls through security?
- May 25, 2011 at 2:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
" avxo said...
So, you're saying that TSA policy is that I can carry my disco balls through security?
May 25, 2011 2:59 AM"
Yes, you can hand carry your balls through security (uh, disco that is)!
- May 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
The letter that was publish this morning on the Forbes blog regarding the status of the TSA groping law in Texas tells law-abiding taxpaying Americans all we need to know about the TSA. You are what you are...
Quit wasting our time and tax dollars with these silly posts that does not address any real issues.
- May 25, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
Here's today's headline:
"TSA Threatens To Cancel All Flights Out Of Texas If 'Groping Bill' Passed"
So now TSA is threatening the American people? We're not allowed to pass legislation that affects TSA in any way? This is scary stuff, folks.
I personally think all 50 states should pass this kind of legislation. What is TSA going to do? Cancel flights to all 50 states?
- May 25, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
wait... the tsa has credibility? Or are vaccuums able to tarnish?
- May 25, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Looks like Friday's puppy post came early.
Bob, you really should be ashamed of yourself. How about answering our questions on topics that are actually relevant?
- May 25, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
This article is misleading. It may have been a non-TSA incident, but the TSA are using this as a lever to make sure THEY conduct the pat-downs, replacing government-sanctioned state police, rather than understanding that they are horrific acts in the first place and the whole practice needs to be stopped. Nice spin you've put on this story, though. It almost sounds like the TSA is innocent.
- May 26, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
Bloated Federal Bureaucracy 1, Freedom in the U.S. 0
When the TSA threatened to cancel all flights out of Texas, Texas should have called their bluff. TSA would have been forced to back down and we'd FINALLY have broken the stronghold on this unethical, utterly useless, un-American organization on which we've spent over $50 BILLION dollars of taxpayer money.
- May 26, 2011 at 12:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
Pleas explain to me why regularly patting prom participants down would be any different from patting down airplane riders.
Both are inappropriate.
- May 26, 2011 at 4:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
- Ben Franklin
- May 26, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Anonymous said...
" Anonymous said...
Bloated Federal Bureaucracy 1, Freedom in the U.S. 0
When the TSA threatened to cancel all flights out of Texas, Texas should have called their bluff. TSA would have been forced to back down and we'd FINALLY have broken the stronghold on this unethical, utterly useless, un-American organization on which we've spent over $50 BILLION dollars of taxpayer money.
May 26, 2011 12:49 AM"
Obviously, Texas knew they did not have a legal leg to stand on or they certainly wouldn't have "backed down".
- May 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
anon said:
"un-American organization on which we've spent over $50 BILLION dollars of taxpayer money."
so what percent of the US budget does $50 BILLION (lol) represent over 10 years? better yet how much would it represent of the current budget? how many days would it take to get up to $50 BILLION (lol) in the current war on terror over in the middle east where 1000s of US soliders are losing their lives?
lets look at the big picture and realize that the tsa is just a drop of water in the ocean that is the US budget...
o and stop with the dramatics
- May 28, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- joeski said...
Hmmm, Texas legislators go after TSA officers, who are the worker bees, the lowest in the TSA food chain. Why didn't they go after the boss, TSA administrator John Pistole? Why didn't they go after his boss who's the head of DHS, Janet Napolitano? Why don't they go after Congress? After all, the laws and regulations that agencies use start in Congress.
- June 1, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
It's ironic that the pat downs were started about the same time that former TSA administrator Michael Chertoff was promoting full body scanners which are being used at our airports, It's also ironic that Janet Napolitano or John Pistole had no idea that the evasive pat downs that they ordered would increase the profits of a former TSA administrator.
- June 7, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- kellymae81 said...
Saul said:Unless Raymond James Stadium magically acquired a set of wheels and became a transportation service, please explain how the "TSA's transportation security mission" gives the TSA authority to provide security measures at the Super Bowl
TSA would have the authority if the stadium asked. Now if TSA just showed up without being asked, then no, TSA would NOT have the authority. If they are asked, they have the authority, does that not make sense to you?!! Its not really that hard to understand.
- June 19, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
Why do we have the TSA involved at all in proms, Train stations, Bus stations, etc.. They are not a police force or have any police powers is my question! unless I missed something and we now have a civilian army that is funded and run by the DOJ and the federal government. I seen some TSA agents at train stations and asked for them to show me their ID and they refused. so they can't be any law enforcement agency cause you are required by law to show ID or proved a business card as well.
The whole thing sounds fishy to me anyways. the terrorist didn't blow a plane up, they hijacked it to start with!
- July 17, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
Of course the TSA denies it was to be the case, because it was reported and unveiled to the world what was happening so they had to shut it down completely.
Sorry if I don't trust the TSA or the government.
- June 21, 2012 at 12:42 PM


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You're probably wondering what took me so long.
It's a valid question. The last part of this review appeared in late December 2003, over two months ago. The truth is, I've written other parts of this review, but I wrote them out of order, which seemed like a great idea at the time. And then, in early February, on a trip to Denver with my wife in a cramped coach seat, I had another great idea: Since I had to review a Palm wireless keyboard anyway, I'd write part of my Longhorn review on my Palm Tungsten T, and kill two birds with one stone. With the new keyboard unfolded, I set to work, and wrote for over an hour, becoming increasingly impressed with the feel and performance of the device, and how well it worked even in the cramped environment I was enduring. Then, the Palm moved a bit, lost its connection to the keyboard, and promptly froze up. After an increasingly impatient attempt to revive it without destroying my document, I had to reset the device. And here's the kicker: I hadn't saved my work, not even once. Can you believe I would make such a rookie mistake?
Yeah, I'm an idiot. (So much for my "technology has never betrayed me" mantra.) I lost over an hour of work, and effectively killed my Longhorn build 4051 review work-in-progress. I tried, and tried, but I just couldn't get back into it again. Heck, I had already written the damnable thing. But here we are, almost mid-March, and I'm trying again. The good news is that the next few parts should come more quickly because, as I noted before, they're already largely written. And yeah, this time I actually backed up.
Enough of my tomfoolery. Let's get moving.
Back to the build...
When we last left our intrepid little perpetually delayed operating system--Windows Longhorn--in late 2003, build 4051 was still pretty fresh in most people's minds. Microsoft issued build 4051 at the PDC 2003 in late October 2003 and hasn't done much since, so it's still relatively current if you can believe that. Since the PDC build, Microsoft built another ten or so general Longhorn builds by late 2003 and then stopped, so the Windows development teams could focus on Windows XP Service Pack 2. A slightly more recent build, build 4053, leaked in early March 2004. That build, from November 2003, is visually identical to 4051, though it does fix the annoying memory leak problem in explorer.exe that renders the Longhorn sidebar virtually useless in build 4051. So if you can get your greedy little hands on build 4053, I guess I recommend it, if only for the memory leak fix. But no, I don't know where you can download it, sorry.
In the last part of this review, I focused on the general concept of user experiences, Microsoft's term for its holistic approach to the ways in which users interact with their computer systems. A user experience goes well beyond the simple widgets and UI elements that make up a user interface and encompasses a number of concepts, some obvious, some not. For example, when designing the Windows user experience, Microsoft considers the complete end-to-end scenarios. It's not enough to simply add a feature--say, CD burning. Instead, Microsoft examines how users expect such a feature to work, where they'd want to see links to that feature, and how they'd want it to work. When the task is complete, the user should be pleased and even excited that it worked so well. Sure, they could simply add CD burning functionality and check off a bulleted item in a long list, and consider the job done. That's how Microsoft used to do it, certainly.
That level of functionality won't fly in Longhorn, however, and you should read my interviews with Hillel Cooperman and Tjeerd Hoeck of the Windows User Experience team to find out more about Microsoft's holistic approach to software development to find out more, if you're into that kind of thing. In the meantime, this part of the review will focus on the user experiences that are available today, in Longhorn build 4051.
Longhorn build 4051 user experiences
Frankly, there aren't many. But what's really interesting is that we can find see hints of where Longhorn is heading in this build, and analogous experiences in modern Microsoft software that's very clearly been designed to foreshadow Longhorn and get users used to the types of experiences they'll get in the next major Windows version.
Sidebar parts, alerts and notifications
Even in the unpolished and, frankly, ugly UI that we're provided with in Longhorn build 4051, there's a glaring and obvious change between this build and Windows XP. It's that big gray thing on the right side of the screen. Currently dubbed the Sidebar, this UI feature is designed to take advantage of the extra screen real estate many users have, especially those wise enough to invest in widescreen displays (Figure). (Tinkerers are free to move the Sidebar to any side of the screen, incidentally.) The Sidebar solves a user experience problem Microsoft has been wrestling with for decades: How do you provide status alerts, notifications, and other bits of information that are not central to the task you're currently working on, and how do you do it in a way that's unobtrusive? To answer this question, let's first look at how other systems handle this problem.
Windows XP features a number of alert UIs. For example, if you're working in one application, and other application throws up an alert dialog box, you wouldn't normally see it unless it somehow jumped to the front of the screen and interrupted you. Indeed, this is exactly what older Windows versions did, to the annoyance of users. Honestly, how many times have been typing away in an email or word processing application, only to have the text you're writing unintentionally trigger an action in a dialog box that popped up suddenly, and unwanted, because some other application simply had to get your attention? In XP, most of these alerts no longer interrupt you (I say "most" because this can still happen in certain situations); instead, the interrupting application's taskbar button blinks orange three times, by default, and then stays orange, alerting you that it needs your attention. You know, when you're ready.
Windows XP also includes balloon help notifications that pop-up in certain situations, such as when you install new hardware or need to install some Automatic Updates. And XP supports MSN-style "toast" alerts, those square wedges that pop-up when you get an MSN alert or a Windows Messenger contact comes online.
In Apple's Mac OS X, applications alert you by bouncing their dock icon, an increasingly annoying tactic that distracts the user and, ultimately, is as bothersome as it is helpful. But this functionality serves the same purpose as XP's orange taskbar buttons: It lets the user know that something else needs their attention.
In Longhorn, the goal is to unify alerts and notifications. So there won't be separate UIs, as there are now with balloon help, MSN toasts, and so on (there will probably still be some sort of taskbar button status change, but that remains to be seen). Like so many other technologies in Longhorn, alerts and notifications will be brought in-house, so to speak, and made system-level features that any application can and should use. As a result, all notifications in Longhorn will be consistent, regardless of where they originate. And because they'll no longer pop-up in front of the main application window, and will instead be integrated into the Sidebar, they'll be less intrusive and more useful than they are today.
But the Sidebar isn't just about alerts and notifications. The Sidebar is also designed to house small bits of UI, called Parts, which can supply status information to the user. Parts are not generally full applications. Instead, Sidebar Parts are, as the name implies, parts of other applications. As with the alerts and notifications functionality, the Sidebar's incorporation of Parts is designed to bring system-wide functionality in-house, so that any application which wants to constantly display status information to the user, outside of the main application window, can do so. Users can plug-in whichever Parts they want and have a fully customized UI. And ultimately, the Sidebar will replace XP's tray notification area, as a result, with a UI that is larger and more easily used.
In Longhorn build 4051, we only get a few working Parts (indeed, earlier Longhorn alpha builds actually featured more Sidebar Parts), though eager developers are busy creating unique Sidebar solutions as you read this. Longhorn 4051 includes a Classic Tray Part, which houses legacy (pre-Longhorn) tray notification icons; a Clock; a Quick Launch Part, analogous to the XP Quick Launch taskbar toolbar; a photo Slide Show Part, for displaying a single photo, or a slideshow or photos; and a Sync Part, which doesn't yet work, but will someday replace ActiveSync and provide a system-level interface for working with PDAs, portable music devices, and other devices that need to synchronize with a PC (Figure).
Let's look at the Clock as an obvious and useful example (Figure). The Longhorn Clock Part is reasonably attractive in build 4051, and uses the system's underlying vector engine to scale nicely as you resize the Sidebar. It also displays the date, which is handy. But when you click on the Clock, you get a glimpse at the true power of this feature, though it's annoyingly unrealized in this build: A fly-out window appears and displays a calendar (Figure). So what, you say? But what happens when this system-wide calendaring and scheduling functionality is absorbed by third-party applications? One gets the idea that Microsoft Office 12 will integrate with Longhorn's internal calendar and provide your scheduling information there, outside of Outlook. And naturally, when Outlook 12 wants to alert you of an upcoming meeting or other event, it will use Longhorn's unified notification scheme, and not its own custom solution. So will other third parties. Why write custom features if the OS already supplies an elegant, reusable, and integrated solution?
Fun with metadata
Back in the early days of the PC, floppy disk drives were common and high-capacity hard drives were not. Today, it's possible to purchase 400 GB hard drives at your local Best Buy, and it's only a matter of time before the typical American family has over a 1 TB of local storage at their disposal. Times change. But one thing that hasn't changed is the file storage and organizational schemes that today's otherwise modern operating systems implement to help us keep all this disk space under control.
Credit Microsoft for at least trying. In Windows 95, we got the My Documents system folder and true multi-user functionality, giving users an obvious and understandable place to keep their documents, separating personal files from those required by the OS and applications. This scheme was enhanced over the years with My Pictures, My Music, and My Videos folders, while Windows XP also added intelligent metadata support to the underlying system so that XP can recognize and deal with specific digital media types, like music and video files.
On a lower level, Microsoft has also advanced its storage technologies to include support for larger disks, disk virtualization technology that lets you span drive letters across multiple physical drives and even remote storage, encryption, and other related technologies. But we're still hobbled by the legacy drive letter scheme we first got in DOS 1.0 back in 1983. And even though today's GUIs are far prettier than the command line system we used twenty years ago, they're still woefully inadequate for managing the tens of thousands of files that exist today on a typical XP system. Searching is another huge problem. As Microsoft representatives often ask, somewhat rhetorically, "Why is it possible to search the Internet with Google in seconds, when it takes several minutes or longer to find anything on my local hard drive?" It's a great question.
Longhorn, as you might expect, has the solution. It's called WinFS, for Windows Future Storage, and it's the underlying storage engine in Longhorn. WinFS works with the pre-existing NTFS file system to abstract the Windows folder structure and provide users with simpler ways to find and work with files. If you're anal retentive you can still employ the old hunt and peck methods of the past, of course, and Longhorn will even provide drive letters for backwards compatibility. But storage and file management are getting dramatically updated in Longhorn, and there's no looking back.
The key is metadata. Metadata is "data that describes data." In today's Windows versions, you can right-click a data file (a text file, a bitmap image, a Word document, or whatever) and choose Properties to view this metadata. With a few exceptions--notably, digital media files--however, most of today's data files don't provide rich metadata information, and even if they did, it wouldn't matter because the underlying OS can't take advantage of it anyway. In Longhorn, data files (and, presumably, other types of files) are going to get a shot in the arm, thanks to new categories of metadata. This metadata will make it easier to find documents, and will help Longhorn organize your data in ways that are almost impossible today.
Let's look at an example. Today, if you're really careful (as I am), you might create intricate folder structures under My Documents to organize your data. People who do this do so because it helps them find things later. In my case, I have a "Penton" folder under My Documents that contains all the documents I've created related to my work for Penton. Predictably, I've got folders named "Connected Home," "SuperSite," "WinInfo," and "WinMagazine," among others, under the Penton folder. Inside the SuperSite folder structure, I organize documents related to this site. There are several subfolders, including one named "Windows & WinMedia." This folder contains further subfolders, one for each year, 1995 to 2004 (currently). Inside these folders are dated folders, like "2003-10-26 - PDC 2003," that contain various documents related to the event at hand. I have thousands of these folders, as you might imagine, all tied to specific events in the history of Windows and Windows Media.
OK, now that I've proven that I'm anal retentive (though arguably, I need to be, because I'm so disorganized otherwise), can anyone see the problem with this approach? What if I wanted to see all of the documents I've created or saved that are related to Longhorn? Right now, there's no real easy way to do this. I'd have to specifically include the word Longhorn in the name of each file, and then search only by file name. Or I could search for the word Longhorn inside of documents, which would be somewhat useful, unless of course I wanted to see image files related to Longhorn. Because Windows offers a very strict folder structure, I'm basically locked into whatever management scheme I've decided to implement. So I can basically search by topic (Windows and Windows Media) and then date, and that's it. I guess I could have broken out the topics more widely ("Windows XP," "Longhorn," and so on) and, in fact, that's exactly what I used to do, but it got to complicated.
In any event, we shouldn't have to worry about that kind of thing. When you think about it, aren't computers better at organizing and finding things than people? Shouldn't we let the computer do the hard work?
By applying metadata to these documents, it's possible to overcome the search limitations described above. In Longhorn, for example, I could assign the word Longhorn to a metadata tag called "Topic" or whatever. Then, when I searched for files in Longhorn, using the search term "Longhorn," they'd all come up. You can also search for files created by certain people ("Paul Thurrott," "Keith Furman," or even both "Paul Thurrott and Keith Furman"), by category, by keyword, by file type, and so on. The possibilities are endless.
If you're familiar with database technology, you'll be interested to hear that Longhorn's storage engine is based on relational database technology. In a very abstract way, all of the files on your PC represent the entire database. As with a database, you are typically not interested in viewing all of the data. Instead, you want to filter down the result set and view a specific subset of the data. In the database world, create such a filter on the fly is called an "ad hoc query," and you can save such a query in a View. In Longhorn, search results are basically ad hoc queries. And special shell folders, like Music (a replacement for XP's My Music folder), are actually Views of precompiled queries; in the Music folder case, this query is basically "Show me all of the music files stored on my system."
The beauty of this approach may not be immediately apparent, so consider the following. In Windows XP, you and your media player of choice must manually ensure that all of your music files are actually stored in My Music. That is, My Music abstracts a physical location on your hard drive (C:\Documents and Settings\[Your User Name]\My Documents\My Music\ by default). In Longhorn, the Music folder does not represent a physical folder on your system at all. Your music files could be scattered all over the hard drive, for all you care. They could be on network shares. It doesn't matter. But when you open up the Music folder, you see them all, instantaneous. That's the beauty of database technology: The computer does all the work, abstracts file locations you shouldn't care about anyway, and presents you with the information you need.
To continue the Music folder example, remember that you're not limited to the stock view. Pop over to the Filter By box and you can further refine the result set. If you're interested in just seeing all songs by Def Leppard, type in "Def Leppard" and you're good to go. Want to create a playlist of New Age songs? Type in "New Age," select all the files (which appear instantaneously, by the way), right-click, and choose "Queue-It-Up."
I've used words like "instantaneously" and "immediately" to describe the way Longhorn performs searches for a reason. This isn't a best case or limited scenario I'm describing: Even in Longhorn build 4051, which admittedly has a buggy and incomplete version of WinFS, searches are indeed instantaneous, every single time. It's an astonishing thing to see, especially if you're painfully familiar with how slowly searches occur in XP today. I can't wait to see the finished version.
Earlier in this part of the review, I discussed Longhorn's Clock and the way that a unified calendaring infrastructure could be beneficial. Another similar feature in Longhorn is its new Contacts library, which provides a centralized, system-wide contacts list and that can and will be utilized by other applications. Today, you probably manage one or more contacts list. There is a Windows Address Book (WAB), typically used by Outlook Express, but applications such as MSN Messenger, Microsoft Outlook, MSN 9, and third party email applications like Mozilla Thunderbird and Eudora also sport their own address books. That probably seems stupid at first, but the reason so many applications include their own address books is that the one built into Windows wasn't as feature-rich, accessible, or extensible to provide all the services they needed.
That's all going to end in Longhorn, though arguably third party developers may need some prodding to drop their proprietary address books for the short term. In Longhorn, Microsoft will offer a centralized address book, the Contacts library (Figure). You might think this isn't such a unique idea. After all, Mac OS X, for example, offers a centralized Address Book application too. Big deal, right? Not quite. Because of Longhorn's WinFS infrastructure, contacts in Longhorn will be built right into the file system (as will email and other services). That means it's possible to do a search for, say, "Paul Thurrott" in Longhorn, and come up with my contact information in addition to any email I may have sent you, any of my Web sites you have in your IE Favorites, any documents I've created that you have on your hard drive, and so on. Pretty exciting stuff, really.
Like just about everything else in Longhorn 4051, the Contacts library isn't feature-complete or particularly attractive. But it does sort of work, and it integrates any MSN Messenger contacts you may have automatically, and can import some other contact types, which together is a helpful preview of this system will work with legacy, contacts-based applications.
Previewing tomorrow's Longhorn's user experience today
As I mentioned previously, Longhorn build 4051 is pretty light in the user experience category, but that doesn't mean you can't readily see where Microsoft is going with some of this stuff. That's because many of Microsoft's existing applications and services offer subtle and not-so-subtle previews to future Longhorn functionality. In this section, I'll explore a few of those features.
MSN 9 Dashboard
For a look at the work that formed the basis for Longhorn's Sidebar, check out the MSN Dashboard (Figure), which debuted in MSN 8 and was somewhat improved in MSN 9. Like its Longhorn counterpart, the MSN Dashboard can optionally adorn a side of your PC's screen (it can also be tied to the MSN browser window if you'd prefer), proving you with at-a-glance status information, such as upcoming schedule items, which contacts are online, and the like. Because it's part of MSN, the Dashboard is a bit more limited than the Sidebar and not extensible by third parties or end users. You can't configure it to resemble the OS theme, or change its color.
That said, the MSN Dashboard does provide a number of system-level and Internet-related services. You can mount a front-end to Windows Media Player there, for example, view photo slideshows, view the weather conditions, and get MSN alerts. For a limited, pre-Longhorn application, it's surprisingly full featured. That might be because it was designed by the same team that did the Windows/IE shell integration and the XP user interface. Go figure.
In any event, as a long-time MSN user, I've been excited to see MSN preview some early UI work for Windows over the past two MSN versions. And because of my bizarre work-related need to use different computers continuously, I've started using MSN Calendar for my scheduling needs, replacing the Calendar component in Microsoft Outlook. Now, any time I boot up any of my systems, the MSN Dashboard grabs my latest schedule information and displays it in a handy place, without the need to manually import and export data through Outlook. It even synchronizes nicely with Pocket PC and Palm OS-based PDAs, another feature we can expect to see in Longhorn. It's probably the most obvious Longhorn-related feature available today.
MSN Alerts and Windows Balloon Help
Windows 2000 introduced the notion of Balloon Help to Windows, while Windows XP added the MSN Alerts ("slice of toast") notification windows you see with Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger (Figure). Both of these bits of UI attempt to accomplish the same task: Alert the user to an event and do so in as inconspicuous a way as possible, so that the user can still complete the task their currently work on if needed. The problem is fairly obvious, however: Both bits of UI are also redundant, as they do the same thing, but present different interfaces. In Longhorn, Microsoft will make all alerts and notifications consistent, so users won't have to learn different interfaces to get work done. But today, we can see the gestation of this feature in MSN Alerts and balloon help.
Windows Firewall
Originally scheduled for inclusion in Longhorn, the Windows Firewall component in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2, see my review) is on by default, protecting your system against electronic attack. In Longhorn, Windows Firewall will be updated to include true two-way protection (in SP2, it only parses incoming requests), so that errant applications on your system trying to "phone home" will be isolated and brought to your attention. But you can get the basics of Windows Firewall today in the SP2 beta.
Office 2003/XP Task Pane
In Office XP, Microsoft introduced the Task Pane to its office productivity suite, taking advantage of what is typically unused real estate on your PC screen. The Task Pane sits at the right side of many Office applications, offering quick access to task-centric functionality. Microsoft also offers a limited task-centric UI in Windows XP, which can be seen most readily in folders containing multimedia files: The folder task list will change based on the contents of the folder and/or which file(s) are selected (Figure). In Longhorn, this concept will be greatly expanded to cover a much wider range of tasks.
Windows Media Player 9 Series
As Microsoft was building toward Longhorn in the late 1990's, it began experimenting with a task-based UI it called Activity Centers. Activity Centers were designed to encompass a number of related tasks into a single UI so, for example, you might have an Activity Center for photos, which links to various tasks--like acquiring, editing, printing, and sharing--all of which would launch sub-pages. Today, you can see the fruits of this work in various Microsoft applications, including the Help and Support Center in Windows XP, and Windows Media Player 9 Series, which is, perhaps, the most obvious example. Instead of using sub-pages, however, Windows Media Player 9 Series presents a set of tabs, sort of a list of options, on its leftmost side (Now Playing, Media Guide, Copy from CD, and so on), all of which are task-oriented and direct the user to a unique bit of UI (Figure).
Frankly, the complexity of Windows Media Player 9 Series' UI speaks volumes to the problems in achieving the goals Microsoft set out for Activity Centers. Because there are so many possible things one can do while working with digital audio and video files, the media player is a bit of a mess, with dozens of tiny, inscrutable buttons and many hidden features. Hopefully, Microsoft will get this right in a Windows Media Player update due in summer 2004, but in the meantime, Windows Media Player 9 Series does nicely encapsulate the basic theme of an Activity Center (albeit in a cluttered way). It will be interesting to see how this style of interface evolves with Longhorn.


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TheGrizz18 wrote:Well the place that I am planning on going has an opening on the second week of october so more then likely I will go with that date. I was refered by a buddy about this place and basically you spend more money for lodging but it comes with several thousand acres of private land to hunt. I also have another buddy that goes and he does it differently. From what I have understood from him they stay in a hotel but i'm not sure if they have permission to hunt someones land or just find the land that isn't posted and hunt that. I have never been to ND so I dont know how much land is posted and how much land isn't. It just seems that if you stay at a hotel your drive in the morning and evening from the hotel to you hunting spot and then from the hunting spot to the hotel would be atleast an hour each way so I dont know if that is very practical. I am by no means new to duck hunting just new to the ND experience. The other problem is getting the things I need to hunt with there. I know I need a layout blind and full body decoys so i would have to have them shipped there becuase i'm not driving to ND lol. It would just be alot easier if I just had family there lol. What are your guys thoughts on the two different ways of hunting that I mentioned about and about getting my things there.
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Typing can be very cumbersome in iOS, since going back and actually editing the text requires what seems like a lot of work to get the smallest task done. Fortunately, a new application by iOS developer Akhil Tolani called SwipeType makes this task a little less cumbersome. The application is available from the App Store for 99¢. Akhil bounces back and forth between App Store and jailbreak development, so we had to show off one of his neat new App Store creations.
As shown above, the application looks somewhat similar to the stock Notes application, with that yellow note-like paper. You will notice all the different buttons at the bottom, which carry all kinds of different functions with the text that you type onto the virtual notepad paper. The buttons include:
- A Google button that launches an in-app Google search for the text on the page
- A switch-line button for getting to a certain line of text quickly
- A clear button for clearing the text on the page
- A replace button for replacing text on the page with a different text
- A define button for defining a selected word on the page
- A Pastie button for sending the text on the page to the popular Pastie Web site
- A Facebook button for sharing the text on the page to Facebook
- A shortcuts button for showing you a list of keyboard gestures you can use in the app
- An E-mail button for e-mailing the text on the page
- An options button for customizing the application's font, text color, etc.
- A Twitter button for sharing the text on the page to Twitter
In addition, the application supports swipe gestures on the keyboard to perform different actions. One example is swiping from the Space bar to the A key to select all text. When you perform actions, the Status Bar shows what you have done. The application comes with all of the following keyboard gesture shortcuts:
- Swipe from Space to A to select all text
- Swipe from Space to C to copy all selected text
- Swipe from Space to X to cut all selected text
- Swipe from Space to V to paste any text in your clipboard
- Swipe from Space to S to select the current word the cursor is in
- Swipe from Space to H to select the word before your cursor
- Swipe from Space to J to select the word after your cursor
- Swipe from Space to K to move your cursor back a character
- Swipe from Space to L to move your cursor forward a character
- Swipe from Space to M to scroll to the end of the text on the page
- Swipe from Space to Q to scroll to the beginning of the text on the page
- Swipe from Space to Z to undo an action
- Swipe from Space to Y to redo an action
For each of the aforementioned buttons, a popup pane comes up allowing the user to enter any input they may need to.
The application includes preferences that you can set to your liking. From the preferences, you can select your own font (over 150 to choose from), select your own font color, change the text size, and change the text alignment. You can also toggle the background lines so it resembles the Notes application even more and choose to enable or disable Auto-correct in the application, which is good because so many people hate how Auto-correct can mis-correct a word you are trying to spell.
SwipeType comes with great animations for the text field pop-ups, application startup, and more. The animations are very fluid and keep the level of fun high along with the seemingly limitless amount of options. SwipeType also includes a live character counter at the top of the application and the ability to name the note by tapping on the Note Title at the top of the page. In addition, it has its own manageable documents library; all this packed into a beautiful, retina display-supported application.
At this point in time, the application supports iCloud and Dropbox, but does not support external keyboards. The developer is actively working on the application and is accepting requests for features. If you think the keyboard shortcuts will help make text-editing easier for you, this application could be worth the investment; check it out!
Name: SwipeType
Price: 99¢
Version: 1.0
Source: App Store
Developer: Akhil Tolani
Editor's Rating: 4/5
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Hi Everyone,
I want to take a moment to draw your attention toward an important matter.
As everyone has probably already heard, our very own "Fettofficer" (Dean DeAnda) was recently given the opportunity to become a part of "Fett History" by being chosen to appear in the 2011 Star Tours film, as none other than "Boba Fett". In his own suit, built on the very principles that launched TheDentedHelmet.com almost a decade ago.
This is a pretty big deal guys and gals One of our "own" has officially joined the family of "Screen Used" Fetts. ! He's even been invited to attend the Opening Ceremony in 2011 !
With this opportunity, also came a bit of a surprise. Dean found out that there was talk about putting the very suit he wore in filming - into the Parks & Resorts museum There are no words to describe what an honor this would be folks !
Think about it? There are only a couple of Fetts under glass running around the world. They're genuine Lucasfilm artifacts. Dean has the opportunity to have his suit inducted into a Museum, displayed under plexi, just like a genuine movie artifact ! Not only will millions of people see his performance in the Star Tours film for the next 10 or 15 years, perhaps as many could also see it in a Museum indefinitely ! Intense doesn't even describe what Dean must be feeling. He's not the type to tout himself by any means. Nor is he the type to discuss his hardships.
Unfortunately, Dean has fallen on some pretty hard times. Sadly, as it turns out Dean has had to decline the invitation for inducting his suit.
I don't want to discuss Deans personal matter openly. He certainly won't do it
himself. But someone needs to speak up. Time is of the essence.
Without saying too much, some of you may know that Dean's sister was diagnosed with cancer around the same time as my wife Pam. She's been fighting the good fight every since. It's been such a hardship on Dean, and his family. With this misfortune, came other struggles as of late that have put such a strain on Dean and his wonderful family, that Dean has found himself in no position to be able to donate his suit to a Museum. He needs to sell it. As we all know, we have to do what we have to do in this life. Especially when the first rule is "Family" comes FIRST.
When I discussed this with Dean, I knew I had to try to help find another way. TDH has been good to me. You all know why Dean is a very proud man and would likely never ask for it himself.
So, to the matter at hand. I'm proposing a group venture. There is no requirement to participate. Times are difficult for everyone. But at least give it some thought.
We as a community are in a VERY unique position to help relieve some of Dean's burden, while at the same time getting a brand new piece of history preserved. There is strength in numbers.
What if we as a family could raise enough money to make this happen ? What I'm proposing is very simple. A drive for contributions toward a two sided goal. If as many of us as we can muster - could contribute even just a little, we could likely meet or exceed what Dean needs to get for his suit. We as "TDH" would essentially be "Buying" Dean's suit from him. In turn, the TDH family could contribute the suit to the museum on Dean's behalf !
I've said it before. But I'll say it one, last time. When Art Andrews founded this community, it was to promote change. To promote knowledge. After seeing his first Fett growing up, he knew it could be better - even then ! Look at us now? Did Art ever think that this community would have grown to be what it is today? Did any of you "Old Timers"? Think about it. We've grown in leaps and bounds. From research and discovering treasures from the past, to building Jeremy Bulloch his very own suit !!! We've had Fetts proudly represent TDH on TV, in Charity, and now an official Lucasfilm Production â âStar Tours IIâ. Our very own members have represented us in so many other ways as well ! Without Art, none if this would have ever happened. Does anyone ever think about that ? It's the very principle of âIt's a Wonderful Life". How one person can affect the course of so many other lives. Without TDH, not one of us, would be here today. Not one of you that have accomplished your goals would be here today. And I, don't know where Pam or I would be today without the family we call TDH raise
So starting today, if you can manage it, lets make this happen. Our contributions can make this happen. I'm the first to leap. How many of you, will follow me ?
The goal is anything above $2000. If we can reach this goal, the suit gets immortalized by TheDentedHelmet.com ! It is unclear at this point if we as a group will be credited officially. There are pretty stringent rules where Lucasfilm is concerned. But it's being looked into. With any luck, it will be allowed. And TDH will be immortalized as well
I do want to reiterate that -TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE- .
A huge thanks to everyone ! And best of luck Dean !!!
I also want to shout out a HUGE "Thank You" to Art Andrews for his support !
Thanks Art !!
Contributions can be made by Pay-Pal to :
If you would be so kind to make your contribution payment as "Personal" - "Payment Owed", it would
be received by the DeAnda family without the deduction of Pay-Pal fees. Every penny could
bring us closer to our goal !
Also, SUPERProps was awesome to suggest possibly accepting donations of items for auction as well.
If anyone is interested in donating an item that could be put up for auction, I would be more than happy
to accept whatever it is you have to offer. ALL proceeds of course, will go directly to Dean and his family.
Please feel free to contact me personally. Due to the nature of this situation, I will give preference to
messages received that pertain to this drive. I'm sure everyone will more than understand, as time IS of
the essence here
1. dsonik Girth Belt - made to order.
~Version of your choice~
The first to contribute $70 to the DeAnda's , will
receive it for a $5 shipping fee (in the U.S.) that
goes to straight to dsonik. ($75 total) Once the
contribution is confirmed, I will contact dsonik with
your board name
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|Does he sense something out where you bring the horses?
Our dog doesn't like for his "pack" to be separated. He doesn't have separation anxiety as far as when we leave the house and he is crated. He goes in his crate easily and doesn't whine at all. BUT if all of us are downstairs and one of us "leaves" to go upstairs, he starts whining and barking. Same thing if one of us leaves and goes in the backyard. He will whine at the door because he wants to be with us.
My guess is your pup wants to go with you/doesn't like you leaving him. Our trainer has had us to toss treats on the floor as one of us heads upstairs with a "find it' command. He gets so excited about finding the treat, he doesn't bark or whine as we head upstairs. We use the treats as a distraction. Since I am assuming you have to go far, how about trying to give him a marrow bone or stuffed kong before you head to the horses to see if that will keep his mind occupied? Velcro dogs!! Ahhhhhh! We love it except for when we don't! LOL
Brittany, I'm not sure, but I don't think so. He seems to like being around them, though he's constantly trying to get closer to them (sticks his head in the panels, jumps up and rests his paws on the fence, tries to smell/lick them). And thank you!
Lauren, I believe he prefers me over the horses, as when I'm out there with him and I'm not bringing the horses out, he pays the most attention to me. He will also follow me everywhere and not pay much attention to them when we are running around the yard.
I'm not sure if there's a better way to deal with it (I was thinking of just putting him inside his kennel run when I bring the horses out, because he doesn't freak out when he's in there). I don't what kind of collar to get for him either, as I don't want him to be constantly breaking collars, but I also don't want him to hurt himself.
I don't believe dogs feel jealously. Does he like the horses? Does he just want to be with them or you?
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Could be jealousy. Do you think he could be showing aggression towards the miniature horses?
Very cute horse by the way.
Jealous or Fearful?
Hi guys! I've been having issues recently with my almost 7 month old GSD. Let me give you some background to better explain the situation. I have two miniature horses who are about twice his size that I take out to the pasture once every day. Magnum is an outside dog who has a very high prey drive, and because of that I keep him on a tie out when I can't keep him near me (like when I need to bring the horses out to the pasture). He's perfectly fine every other time when he's on the tie out, but recently he's been freaking out (barking and pulling excessively) whenever I start to halter the horses to bring them out. Tonight he ended up breaking his 1-1/2" leather collar! Is he jealous that I'm paying attention to the horses and bringing them out, or is he afraid that his friends are leaving him? I always come back to him afterwards to play and he's totally fine then. He will be starting obedience classes in a few weeks, but I'd like any advice you could give me about this.
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Booney3721 wrote:Try being a dishwasher/Grill cook/ellectrition/garbage disposer and your owner/boss is a fat greek woman who cals you names as Retard, stupid, idiot, molocah, f*** face and tard, and tells you that you was the inspiration for abortion and birth control.
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Doubt it is vaopr locking. That is pretty much a non-issue on a EFI system with a closed loop. With the return line tot he tank, teh fuel nevers sits long enough in the lines to get hot enough to vapor lock.
It could be an electrical problem of sorts. I would rule out the plugs and wire right off the bat. They will nto really cause a hard start condition without leaving a misfire int eh system once you do get it started. And they would be worse when hot. The Fuel injectors COULD cause a hard start condition if they were clogged. But that would be ahard start every time. Not to mention likely to cause a misfire.
For an electircal check, i would look at the Crank position Sensor. It is on teh side of the block right above the starter. I have seen a lot of those not plugged in completely from the factory. Waity till the engine is cold, reach above teh starter and make sure the connector is seated completely.
Other than that i would want to check the fuel pressure and volume. A hard start can be a real pain to diagnose.
fowl_wishes wrote:It does have a cam position sensor, but i have nto seen many failures of that part. In all honesty i havent replaced a cam or crank sensor on a 5.3L v8 since they came out. The only problem i have found is that the CKPS isnt plugged in all teh way.
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I am fascinated with graffiti and highly respect good quality graffiti art but lack the creative ability and guts to ever try it myself. I find it extremely cool that it is a mural by someone's house. There are a few of these in T.O. I wanted to not only get the graffiti and the house but the life (human and non-human) that are nearby to not edit out the surroundings and the life around it.
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Class of 2016 enters the Mount
With a Hudson River summer breeze to help them on their way,
Mount Saint Mary College's new freshmen began their higher
education journey on Saturday, August 25.
Most of the new students hail from the tri-state area.
As classes begin on Monday, August 27, the college is
anticipating another strong year. More than 40 percent of incoming
freshmen are aiming for careers in health professions. The Mount
offers the only nationally accredited four year nursing degree
program in the mid Hudson Valley, and boasts a NCLEX-RN passage
rate that far exceeds the state average.
Another 16 percent of freshmen are interested in education.
Mount Saint Mary College's nationally accredited teacher education
program is distinctive, with fieldwork embedded in coursework
starting in sophomore year. The program earns high marks in
preparing well qualified graduates for New York State licensure in
careers as teacher and administrators.
The Mount also offers comprehensive areas of study in business
and accounting, psychology, English, math, sociology, history, and
more. Even busy college president college president Fr. Kevin E.
Mackin, OFM, teaches a course, on the history of Christianity.
The college's Center for Student Success, which recently added
another academic coach, prepares students to make the most of their
college experience.
In addition to offering nursing clinical and student teaching
experiences, excellent internships open doors for Mount students in
all fields. The Career Center prepares students for varied career
opportunities in the Hudson Valley, New York City, the Capital
Region and beyond.
New fields and courses
Mount Saint Mary College's collaborative new interdisciplinary
major, technology and digital media, combines courses in math,
technology and communications. Co-directed by professors Dean
Goldberg of arts and letters, and Maureen Markel of mathematics and
information technology, the program provides skills to succeed in
careers such as web content, corporate communications, healthcare,
engineering and higher education.
A new pre-physician's assistant concentration, with courses by
Suparna Bhalla and William Lahar, puts students on the path to
obtain a PA license, which allows professionals to perform medical
or surgical duties delegated to them by a physician.
The college is also introducing three new individual courses.
John Hofbauer will explore the philosophy of science and nature. A
special topics course, Web 2.0 for teachers, will be taught by
Bojan K. Lazarevic. Another new special topic is introduction to
sports management, presented in the business division by instructor
James McGuire.
Life on campus
Mount Saint Mary College provides a 24/7 residence staff with
caring, expert personnel: ready to meet the needs of students at
any time.
Students enjoy developing their leadership in an array of clubs
and originations that focus on academic enrichments, recreational
activities and other special interests, as well as exciting,
frequent events.
Making the most of the latest generation wireless service and a
great living/learning environment, students can use the college's
research databases day and night, and also receive instant
notification when their laundry is done or when a machine is
In addition to a newly equipped cardiovascular and weight room
in the Kaplan Recreation Center, the modern residence halls are
home to exercise rooms and movie lounges.
The campus also sports a high-tech turf athletic field, six
tennis courts and an indoor pool with a view of the Hudson
In addition to a new psychology lab, the Mount's Kaplan Family
Mathematics, Science and Technology Center features advanced
laboratories for nursing and pre-med studies. Students who
participate in the honors program gain expanded lab time.
The recently renovated dining hall offers home style entrees,
freshly baked pizza and convenient meal plans, while Jazzman's Café
and Henry's Courtside top off the Mount's tasty cuisine.
The 13.1 acre Dominican Center will be remodeled during this
academic year through 2013 to house a state-of-the-art
living/learning commons: The center will house both a residence
hall and the Curtin Memorial Library, an innovation that immerses
students in their studies and makes academics a way of life.
Daily and Sunday mass is offered and campus ministry provides
opportunities for students to serve as lectors, altar servers and
musicians, as well as engaging in the larger community.
For students who crave overseas experience, the college offers
many summer or semester long opportunities. In 2012, 61 Mount
students studied abroad in Italy, England, New Zealand, the
Dominican Republic, and other semester-long or summer programs.
New hires for a new semester
To support all of Mount Saint Mary's innovative programs,
several new faculty will be sharing their skills with students this
Jane Gangi is a new associate professor of education; Barry
Jones joins mathematics and information technology as associate
professor of information technology; Patricia McQuade joins the
Mount as instructor of nursing; Robert Miller joins philosophy and
religious studies as assistant professor of religious studies;
Stephanie Pietros is an assistant professor of English and Andrew
Weiss is chair and professor of business.
The Mount also welcomes Maria Minickiello, executive director of
adult and online education; Carlos Tonche, Jr., registrar; Karidis
Tubo, clinical coordinator in nursing; Christine Pupek, director of
residence life; and Matt Frey, director of news services.
Among continuing employees, graduate admissions recruiter
Courtney McDermott recently received Orange County's Rising Star
Public events
The Mount hosts various lectures and concerts, such as
performances of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, which
begins its 18th season on Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 pm in the
1,100-seat Aquinas Hall Theatre. Showcased are Stravinsky's
"Berceuse" and "Finale" from his ballet The Firebird,
Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade, and a world premiere of Three
Dialogues for Saxophone and Orchestra, performed by its
award-winning composer Demetrius Spaneas.
Also this fall, the college will sponsor a free public talk by
Fr. Robert Christian, OP, on September 27 at 7 pm, titled "The
Church of the Second Vatican Council: A Work Complete, Yet Always
in Progress." This presentation by the college's Catholic and
Dominican Institute marks the 50th anniversary of "Vatican II,"
which significantly articulated the protocol of the Roman Catholic
Church and its relationship with the modern world.
An adult and continuing education information session including
information on tracks in accounting, business management and
administration, childhood education, human services, nursing and
psychology will be held August 30 from 5 to 7 pm.
As the foliage turns vibrant shades of red, yellow and orange,
an open house for prospective freshmen and their families will be
held Sunday, September 23. Participants will take an up-close look
at classrooms, dining commons and residence halls, and the new
all-weather turf athletic field, as well as speaking with current
Mount students and staff.
Neighbors enjoy bringing their pets to be blessed by Fr. Kevin
E. Mackin, OFM, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi: this year, on
Sunday, September 30 at noon during Alumni and Family Weekend.
All in all, says Fr. Mackin, "Mount Saint Mary College's many
programs and activities prepare students to use their skills of
mind and habits of heart in the wider world."
More photos from Opening Weekend can be found on the College's
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'Nut' is my thrid zine.
It's all about drawing with the humble ballpoint pen.
It's crammed full of doodles, drawings and all that stuff that goes through my head.
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I was wondering how much your zine costs or if you trade or not. My zines seem very different to yours though. Let me know!


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AMES, Iowa — With cow herd numbers at the smallest level since 1962, along with recent moderation in grain prices and optimism for growth in domestic and export demand, the stage is set for expansion of the national beef cow herd. These factors have led to increased heifer retention numbers over the past two years, but environmental and financial concerns have tempered that optimism, according to Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach beef cow-calf specialist.
"Recent droughts in many areas of the U.S., coupled with increased feed prices and land prices, have undoubtedly hampered realization of true expansion to date," Gunn said. "However, with both fed and feeder cattle markets now at record levels, it appears the national cow herd is ready to expand."
The recent price boom in all sectors of the beef industry translates to increased value (and cost) of replacement breeding stock, so it's vital for enterprises looking at expansion to understand how to maximize reproductive efficiency, according to Gunn. Two years ago the Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State began offering educational opportunities aimed at helping producers learn to successfully develop a heifer to breeding age.
"In conjunction with the Iowa Cattlemen's Association, in 2012 the Iowa Beef Center offered a successful statewide educational program entitled Heifer Development: Rebuilding Our Future," he said. "Through this program, best management practices from weaning to pregnancy-check were outlined and resources shared."
IBC continues to receive requests for information shared during the program and is making the resources available online to meet the demand. Iowa Beef Center specialists and faculty have created a series of YouTube videos and gathered additional resources on a heifer development webpage at www.iowabeefcenter.org/heiferdevelopment.html.
Contents of the page include eight videos highlighting best management practices and will be expanded as additional resources are identified.


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One of world's most advanced sustainable construction studies is reviewing an interesting application of concrete construction. Students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology's Centre for Advancement of Green Roof Technology are measuring the performance of various materials for green roof structures, including insulating concrete forms (ICFs).
During the next two years, students will measure key performance qualities of several 6x6-foot test structures called Roofing Evaluation Modules (REMs). First, they will track the amount and quality of stormwater runoff from the roofs. Then they will record thermal performance. Most of the REMs are wood frame structures, but one is made with insulated concrete panels.
Quad-Lock, an ICF manufacturer based in Surrey, British Columbia, has supplied wall and roof ICFs for the project. Its Quad-Deck product, a pan-form for suspended concrete floors, is well-suited as a green roof substrate. The system forms one-way, T-beam suspended spans that hold live loads of more than 100 pounds per square foot. Two integral steel beams molded into the product from end to end support and reinforce its expanded polystyrene panels.
The T-beam configuration can reduce a structure's steel consumption by 50% and its weight by 40%. It also reduces shoring requirements by 50% compared to hand-set suspended forms. On the flip side, the panels are insulated with R-values up to R34, and owner ready for drywall or a suspended ceiling to be installed.
The concrete decking also addresses a major concern with green roofs: leakage. Concrete resists damage from wet soil and insects, and with the help of crystalline admixtures, provides a waterproof surface.
Getting results
While the study's results could increase market share for ICF roofs, ICF customers could benefit most. "We know there is a 40% to 70% increase in thermal performance for concrete versus wood construction," says Douglas Bennion, Quad-Lock's senior training consultant. "We may be able to add a 25% improvement in the thermal performance of a concrete roof and extend the life of the roofing materials. If we can demonstrate reduced water runoff with an engineering study, a commercial building's permit impact fees could drop thousands of dollars, offsetting the cost of installation."
Keith Miles, owner of Northern Hills Redevelopment in Orange, N.J., has seen another type of savings. His Alpha Lofts feature green roofs for the environmental benefits, as well as much-needed green space on the commuter line to New York City. "Using insulated Quad-Deck panels allowed us to find efficiencies, and sharpen our pencils to come up with a better bottom line," says Miles.
Ken Branyan, owner of Ken's Konstruction in National Park, N.J., recently completed the Wat Mongkoltepmunee Buddhist Temple in Bensalem, Pa., where a Quad-Deck green roof covers the 4000-square-foot terrace. "It allowed us to put the job together quickly and still give the customer a good quality product," says Branyan. He also plans to put a Quad-Deck green roof on his house, creating more usable space and a showcase for customers.
Quad-Lock will use the study to educate architects and designers on the sustainable aspects of ICFs, including green roofs. They also want to educate producers to become green roof experts.
"ICFs are the perfect entry into green construction for ready mix producers," says Bennion. "Our dealers can provide the tools they need to create a green roof, from start to finish." This includes consulting with Quad-Lock on building designs, and working with their suppliers, such as agronomists who design special growing medium (dirt) for each green roof's environment.
Check out the BCIT researchers in action
See how Quad-Lock products were used in these green roof projects:
Alpha Lofts
Northern Hills Redevelopment, Orange, NJ
Wat Mongkoltepmunee Buddhist Temple Ken's Konstruction, National Park, NJ
For more on the green roof research, see www.greenroof.bcit.ca. Visit the manufacturer at www.quadlock.com.


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In this four-part study group, M-RCBG Senior Fellow Vikram Mansharamani will guide participants through a detailed study of financial bubbles. Guest speakers will include accomplished senior professionals from the investment, regulatory, and media fields. Each session will be 90 minutes in length, with the first session scheduled for December 3rd with prominent bubbleologist and investor Jeremy Grantham.


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So I have had this helmet in my hands for ever. It just recentally got a new owner and he had me paint it ESB style. It's a Boba Maker helmet with his RF, stalk, mq-1 and visor. The paints are all Rouge studios paints, except the dark grey is the older color not the reffer grey. The back is my own mix of paints, I used Euro 1 dark green over a blueish green color I mixed, and then has german dunkelblau over it. The deals are all luskys and were quite nice.
Well let me know what you think.
These were the first pics taken with my new digital camera so say good bye to my old ****** cell phone pics I have been posting and say hello to 10megapixels!