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How to boot/install from USB key ? - the historical thread - how it all began
Posted 24 August 2007 - 03:55 AM
Posted 24 August 2007 - 05:42 AM
donkiekong55 said:
(bolding is mine)
This appears case 4. of FAQ #10:
Besides the other consideration about speed, even if you format the stick as Superfloppy, such behaviour will NOT work for NT/2K/XP/2003 as NO ARCPATH is generated, the problem has been discussed at length on Dietmar's thread, but unfortunately no solution/workaround has been found (yet):
The only viable solution is (possibly) through the use of makebootfat "special" MBR, but it appears that noone ever tested this (or reported findings):
It seems like we are in some kind of CATCH22 here, noone with a "Superfloppy only" motherboard has the technical abilities/time/will to experiment, whilst noone that has the latter has a "Superfloppy only" motherboard to experiment with.
Posted 24 August 2007 - 06:38 AM
I hope you had/having a good holiday.
Here are a few more pieces to the bootsectors puzzle.
Stick set as fixed using Hitachi driver.
Formated with PEtoUSB FAT16X. After Winnt32 stick boots fine.
Formated with XP format FAT16. Winnt32.exe used- stick won't boot. Put MBR made by PEtoUSB, leave bootsector (which has been changed by WINNT32.EXE) alone- stick becomes bootable again.
Another interesting (at least for me) thing- the only difference in bootsector apart from volume serial if stick is formated by XP and seen as removable (won't boot) or fixed by Hitachi driver (will boot) is seen here. MBRs are the same. Change the 00 to 80 on seen as removable stick and it boots fine. No need to use Hitachi driver anymore. It might be helpful for your lovely scripts to make any stick bootable while formated as removable, as long as this can be confirmed in other setups.
I also can 99% confirm that XP format doesn't always rewrite MBR, as I see it it checks just some parts of MBR and if they are fine skips rewriting.
See the differences between F6_FAT32_fixed_XP MBR and FAT32_Fixed_XP MBR.
Please find attached MBRs and bootsectors made using HP tool FAT16 and 32. Both boot fine before WINNT32, only FAT16 boots fine after WINNT32.
No error messages at all when it doesn't boot, just blinking cursor in the top left corner of screen.
edit: mistyped MBR/bootsector
Attached File(s)
FAT16_32_HP_Tool.zip (5.19K)
Number of downloads: 21
This post has been edited by ilko_t: 24 August 2007 - 07:14 AM
Posted 24 August 2007 - 07:25 AM
Some updates, I was successful in booting recreated virtual hard disks from your previously posted files, so I can confirm that it must be something outside the bootsector/MBR.
ilko_t said:
I doubt the above, sorry.
Try resetting the usual, say first 100 sectors, to F6 and try formatting the stick under XP WITHOUT the Hitachi Microfilter Driver.....
I just checked the files in your last post, and again, there is no reason in them why they shouldn't boot.
A few ideas for you to test (for the FAT32 ones):
1) Try, after the WINNT32 (and thus on a stick that it is not booting) to copy over the bootsector a "BootSector_Before.dat" generated before (when the stick was booting ok)
2) Try changing the "spare" bootsectors found on sector 6 with a copy of the current one, theoretically if the two bootsectors
3) Check this:
maybe from comparing the outputs of findpart with the various options on the stick "before" and "after" one could find some other difference that might matter
Posted 24 August 2007 - 08:44 AM
WinHex- fill whole drive with F6
Unplug stick, plug it back in and format FAT32 using XP format. Copy ntldr, ntdetect.com and valid boot.ini- "disk error, press any key to restart"
Change 00 to 80- goes in a loop, showing briefly "invalid boot.ini, booting from c:\windows" then restarts.
To play with the hidden sectors and boopart seems to take much time for my very little knowledge in this matter, giving up (grrr) with this MBR/bootsector puzzle.
3 MBRs for FAT32 formated by XP and stick removable, produced 3 different MBRs- one after F6, another if stick is formated before by PEtoUSB and the third don't even remember how was it formated before to result in another different MBR. That makes for me too many unknowns in the equation.
Thanks for your guidance so far
This post has been edited by ilko_t: 24 August 2007 - 08:46 AM
Posted 28 August 2007 - 02:41 AM
was further improved.
Filling of the USB-stick with files was analysed with WinHex using 1stSector column.
The MakeBS3.cmd was moved such that the Bootsector file SETUPLDR.bs gets a position
close to BOOT.INI in the beginning of the drive, instead of being the last written sector.
$OEM$\CMDLINES.TXT can be used for making UserAccounts and install of Registry Tweaks at T-12
If $OEM$ folder is present in usb_prep2 folder, then it will copied now to the right position
in the temporary drive.
On first logon the Extracted BTS DriverPacks are deleted, which normally takes a long time,
because SystemRestore copies them to System Volume Information folder.
The Disable_SystemRestore.reg Registry Tweak prevents this action, so that first logon is much faster.
Personally I am using only the 5 smallest BTS DriverPacks with Mass Storage text mode enabled.
So I do not integrate the 5 large Sound and Graphics DriverPacks, but use these Packs manually
when Updating Drivers. The extraction and deletion of these 5 large DriverPacks is taking a lot of time.
The file winnt_sif.txt can be used for making your own winnt.sif file to be placed in the xpsource\I386 folder.
If an appropriate USB-stick Format Program like PeToUSB.exe is present in the usb_prep2 folder,
it will be launched automatically at the beginning of the usb_prep2.cmd batch program.
The usb_prep2 folder is given as Attachment.
A Guide for making MultiBoot USB-stick with boot.ini Menu including other boot options like MS-DOS and Linux
is given here http://www.911cd.net...showtopic=20089
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This post has been edited by wimb: 30 August 2007 - 03:46 AM
Posted 29 August 2007 - 05:58 AM
A small suggestion- when searching for BTS drivers I think would be better to use another marker, not the directory OEM, as it might be some OEM custom folder. Use DPsFnshr.7z in \OEM\bin or some other file, which definitely belongs to BTS pack. I believe if that file exist, presetup.cmd will exist too.
@all- any ideas how to make USB hard drive to look as removable?
My idea- the removable flag should returned as result by disk.sys or usbstor.sys. If it is written somewhere in registry and we use migrate.inf we may override this result and trick TXT Setup to think that USB disk is not fixed, thus giving it proper letter and position.
I have used similar technique to remove unwanted devices from safely remove hardware by setting device capabilities to 80, from default 64. On restart this setting is lost, because the driver returns the flag, but use reg file to change it on startup and it's fine.
In my case I wanted to remove some hard drives from safely remove list-
I was thinking would it be possible similar approach to be used. Any detailed information what exactly Hitachi microfilter does, or Dietmar's dummy.sys? We need the opposite result, but not using filter driver, or if it easy to use such at this point why not...
Posted 29 August 2007 - 10:34 AM
ilko_t said:
A small correction, there is no such thing as a "Dietmar's dummy.sys".
The file is on CodeProject, it's author is Anton Bassov
and it comes with source code and an article explaining it.
At the time I "found" it and suggested it to Dietmar:
as an alternative to the Hitachi Microdrive one (that has no source code), and Dietmar tested and adopted it.
Now we need someone with programming skills and the correct DDK/Compiler etc.
Posted 29 August 2007 - 01:50 PM
jaclaz, on Aug 29 2007, 05:34 PM, said:
jaclaz, on Aug 29 2007, 05:34 PM, said:
Your suggestion is to modify driver to return the opposite result and use it during Text mode right? In this case wouldn't it be difficult to use it at that stage? How do we load lowerfilter drivers via txtsetup.sif?
I did another search in registry for clues, cannot find a single entry which may override the result returned during Text mode. I am still hoping that something is written in registry and programs query that key to get removable status, rather than querying and getting result from usbstor.sys on-the fly. Find that key(s) and use migrate.inf to add it, if possible at all.
BTW source code of Hitachi microfilter driver is included in the download.
Posted 30 August 2007 - 12:14 AM
ilko_t, on Aug 29 2007, 01:58 PM, said:
Good idea, I will surely use it in the next version
Posted 17 September 2007 - 09:04 PM
ilko_t, on Apr 22 2007, 01:59 AM, said:
2. Install GRUB MBR on the stick, the quickest way I found is by GRUBINST_GUI for WIN
3. Get the latest GRUB4DOS and copy GRLDR to the USB root.
erm i didn't have a problem with windows formated NTFS. so i did not use HP Format Utility (or is it because i am using a internal HDD?)
ilko_t, on Apr 22 2007, 01:59 AM, said:
timeout 15
default 1
title Phase 1 WinXP Text Mode Setup
map --read-only (hd0) (hd1)
map --hook
root (hd1,0)
chainloader /ntldrstp
title Phase 2 WinXP GUI Mode Setup
map (hd1) (hd0)
map --hook
rootnoverify (hd0)
chainloader +1
This way the default entry is GUI mode, TXT mode must be selected manually. With these GUI entries XP can be installed and booted later from another partition on the hard drive, not only from the first.
for me the text mode works but the GUI didn't... the screen flashed and i am back to OS Selection... why is this so? i think is the last line? what does it does? "chainloader +1" and is there a GRUB4DOS documentation/manual?
ilko_t, on Apr 22 2007, 01:59 AM, said:
whats this for? why do i need to backup boot.ini? and below? whats it for? edit WINNT.SIF & MIGRATE.INF. its for the Read-Only? but why read only for?
ilko_t, on Apr 22 2007, 01:59 AM, said:
6. In \$WIN_NT$.~BT modify
and also this seem to remove my nLite unattended stuff?
Posted 17 September 2007 - 11:56 PM
Latest batch file, which does 95% of the work is just a couple of posts above yours, think you can find it yourself
From your post I see very little usable information, need to know what exactly you are trying to achieve, what's the installation media (why talking about internal drive and NTFS? ), what version of Windows, how many partitions on the target hard drive, how many hard drives you have, SATA or ATA, and so on...
Backup of boot.ini WAS needed with the earlier guides, because winnt32.exe whit those parameters (in the early guides) adds an entry in the existing boot.ini so on next restart TXT setup is launched. With the latest batch file this is no longer needed.
To preserve NLite customization simply add /unattend:winnt.sif
winnt32 /makelocalsource /noreboot /unattend:winnt.sif
and don't forget to delete the whole unattended section after that. Applies again ONLY for the step-by-step guide, NO need to do that if using the batch file, which checks if winnt.sif is found, /unattend:winnt.sif is used in order to preserve customizations.
You really missed where all troubles come from when installing this way
Probably a little effort like reading at least pages 2 and 3 you will get why and what.
Posted 18 September 2007 - 08:42 AM
i am trying to make an install of XP from a HDD, USB at first but since i think my external HDD adapter is not good, i plugged the HDD directly into the comp for now, making it internal... NTFS is so that the partition can be bigger (but it works). so install media is internal HDD (any diff to the process? for now it works, internally). Version of windows - XP Pro SP2 (nLited). number of partitions - 1 Main HDD, 3 NTFS partitions, on the "Temporary Internal" HDD, 2 NTFS partitions (1 for this, and another for Misc Storage)
and so it means Read Only is for USB problems which i escaped using an internal HDD? i think...
Posted 19 September 2007 - 10:54 PM
For your case you better read these threads:
Deletion of $win_nt$... folders is because they are considered as TEMPORARY, and as such SETUP deletes them on few stages when launched from them. This has nothing to do with USB, IDE, SATA...
These temp. folders are used when prepared by WINNT.EXE or WINNT32.EXE hard drive is started. M$ decided that when SETUP is launched from hard disk this must be one-off installation, and implemented it that way. I386 is used for CD drives and setup files detect install media.
Back to the temp. folders- if they are write protected or renamed when SETUP attempts to delete, them they survive ==> you can use the same prepared disk (usb flash drive) for another install. Basically during the posts here we learned how to invoke installation from new for XP SETUP media, how to trick it NOT to delete temp. files and folders, and how to fix the results of strange for SETUP environment (wrong boot.ini etc.).
I hope that clears a bit whats all about in this long thread.
This post has been edited by ilko_t: 19 September 2007 - 10:56 PM
Posted 20 September 2007 - 02:59 PM
I tried the procedure given by ilko_t on april 21st. It is said 100% success for ATA. I have followed the tutorial line by line. The first stage (textsetup) from the stick went ok. But I didnt manage to reboot on HDD. I had a message "NTLDR missing". I tried with stick first through grub or hdd first, always the same message. I tried fiddling with boot.ini modifying hdr parameter but everything was useless. I think that the drive could have booted, it seems that, on another computer (I took it to format it) it could have booted.
I installed Win XP Pro sp2 on a Pavilion (512Mo 250 Go sempron 3400).
Would you have diagnostic or advices ?
Thanks very much.
PS : the DOS method went OK. The hdd booted on Win98 prompt and I ran Winnt. But how long it is : 3 or 4 hours!
Posted 20 September 2007 - 03:40 PM
You have used the very first guide, a lot has been improved since then, there is also a batch script preparing USB sticks, have you tried the last guide or the batch file? I'd rather use the batch file.
How many partitions you have on the destination hard drive? Were menu.lst and boot.ini amended accordingly?
Is your source on USB stick? Is it seen at bottom when TXT Setup lists hard drives to be installed on?
Is the message about missing NTLDR coming from Grub4Dos?
This post has been edited by ilko_t: 20 September 2007 - 04:22 PM
Posted 20 September 2007 - 11:46 PM
Is it possible that the drive boot when placed on another computer while not on the target computer?
Posted 21 September 2007 - 05:11 AM
is an error message hardcoded in the bootsector of any partition formatted under 2K/XP/2003.
(if the "standard" english botsector is used)
So the error is generated long before BOOT.INI comes into play.
Forget for the moment anything about this thread and just:
1) Format the stick with the HP utility or petoUSB or any other method you use
2) Copy to the stick NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM and a BOOT.INI with at least two entries
3) Try booting from it
If it does, try again the method, using the latest tutorial and the batch file.
If it does not, post again, I'll try to help you in first booting part.
This post has been edited by jaclaz: 21 September 2007 - 05:14 AM
Posted 21 September 2007 - 06:05 AM
In fact, I got the message (in french "NTLDR manque") when booting on the target drive not on the stick, just after textsetup phase. The stick boot was OK and the first phase of installation too.
According to what you say, that message is probably coded in the boot sector of my drive. Why does that bootloader complain when I boot from drive, I wonder. Is there any diagnostic I can run on the drive to understand what is going wrong?
Perheaps what you suggest for the stick would be applicable on the drive?
Posted 21 September 2007 - 11:50 AM
We could troubleshoot it, but I see no point to do it since a lot has been changed since that guide. NTLDR is missing most of the times it's not where it's expected to be. More interesting for us is why it was not there. My guesses:
1. USB stick was seen as fixed drive and boot files were (attempted to be) written there. That's why I asked you where was it in the list of available hard drives.
2. Grub4Dos didn't like your BIOS and mapping was wrong, try newer/older version. It happened to me already. Check for BIOS updates too.
For simplicity and compatibility in the latest batch file Grub4Dos is no longer used.
3. Anything else...
The batch file is open and customizable, I had no experience in batch scripts making it (wonder how it even worked ) but it's so simple so can barely call it script at all, wimb polished it a lot and there is nothing to mess with the other scripts used within (binifix.cmd and makeBS.cmd). So I suppose even if you have no experience with batch files you will see all the steps which it performs, and do them manually if you wish so. If you don't get something just ask.
I did not intend to write another guide, for now I am waiting a response in a few forums to get dummydisk.sys redone in the way we need it, then try to use it during TXT setup, test how it works and finally add comments to the BAT file, which can be used instead of a guide.


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Inflection point
In the first of a series of articles on organisational intelligence, Robin Smith explains why many organisations are being forced to reevaluate their KM strategies
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For individual organisations, change is constant. This is recognised and accepted for the most part. But the continued neglect of the information estate, with millions of digital records stashed in poorly organised online archives, brings a range of threats that have to be identified and controlled.
This is a major internal risk to the success of an organisation. However internal threats do not exist in isolation. The external environment can interact with internal operations to catalyse change in a profound way. For example, the crisis in
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External threats
The collapsing digital universe
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Sixty per cent of organisations who have adopted e-records management have failed to yield significant benefits for knowledge sharing;
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Nine per cent are planning to increase investment in information programmes during 2011/20123.
The event horizon for organisations can occur when knowledge sharing becomes impossible due to poorly implemented technologies. While many knowledge capture tools can ensnare information and date it, it is estimable that this capture is an end in itself.
Like an event horizon these tools do not actually promote sharing and access becomes limited to the point where it becomes impossible to be confident in any knowledge sharing within services.
The end of
In 1965 Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, predicted that the number of transistors on a silicon chip would double every year for ten years a prediction that became known as
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The movement towards cloud computing is also affected by this potential inflection point, as services can no longer be predicated on continuous improvement in performance and speed.
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Solutions and ideas people are able to contribute to problem solving and creative thinking across e-mail conversations;
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Loss of knowledge workers
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Less knowledge means fewer interactions and reduced problem resolution. Knowledge scarcity is becoming a reality for organisations that have lost workers during the global recession.
Jim Pinto notes that, Over the years, people always have felt that scarcity will ultimately prevail over abundance. However, Necessity (the mother of invention) turns scarcity into abundance. This is as true for food production as it is for producing knowledge within an organization
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The creation and management of organisational knowledge is interrupted during a recession. This threat might be subterranean, but the reality can have a profound impact.
Threats within the intelligent organisation
Information risk management has never been more important. The need for a clear approach to managing information and knowledge services is growing. Too many information and knowledge professionals are addressing the threats and risks in an ad hoc fashion. To date there have been few tools for the management of threats across knowledge services.
Two new complementary approaches have emerged. First, the information risk and intelligence model provides a suite of tools and techniques to manage all major knowledge and information threats and importantly opportunities. Viet-hai Phung, co-author of the model, notes that, the management of threats facing an organisation must be integrated into information and knowledge planning
the model allows the complete capture of external and internal threats. Its aim is to provide a scanning and analysis service that can establish early warning systems for knowledge professionals.
In addition Bernard Marr, in his new book The Intelligent Company, has formulated a critical model to transform intelligence products into effective actions, to build and sustain the intelligent company. The model focuses on all information and knowledge services to track and improve processes to avoid or quicken the meeting of the inflection point.
Marrs evidence-based management model provides a clear pathway for improving the processing of intelligence, which requires the following actions:
Identify objectives clarifying organisational objectives seems like common sense but doesnt always happen. A distilled vision and implementation pathway can help navigate threats and risks, while maintaining focus on strategic outcomes. This will help define knowledge needs and link to the next step;
Collect the right data How poor are they that have not patience, said the villainous Iago, in Shakespeares Othello. The ready availability of data does not mean that it should be grabbed by senior management intent on proving the decisiveness of leadership. The right data might take time to be compiled but can deliver richer insights when contextualised and presented by information professionals. Marr notes that the use of strategic performance questions can uncover gaps in knowledge, which can then be addressed to aid decision making. Good research skills are vital at this stage but too many organisations treat research as an add-on when it should be integrated into management reviews across the business;
Analyse data and gain insights quality data analysis is a value-adding stage within Marrs model. By building a rich research picture, insightful analysis and decision making can be conducted;
Present and communicate information this is a critical step as information is a currency and should not be traded without a clear understanding of its value within the decision-making process. A number of communication methods should be considered when delivering information to decision makers to ensure that there is a clear hierarchy of ideas outlined and understood by the key audiences;
Turn information into knowledge seemingly simple, often mismanaged completely. Marr notes that good senior managers understand that information requires consideration and testing, using rigorous methods before knowledge can be generated and deployed.
Looking ahead
Grove, author of Only the Paranoid Survive has been quoted saying: Lets not mince words: A strategic inflection point can be deadly when unattended to. Companies that begin a decline as a result of its changes rarely recover their previous greatness.
Inflection points exist and should not be dismissed. Adopting practices to avoid disaster can support improvement across services. In addition, managing threats and risks ultimately helps establish a learning organisation. Responding to new information risks within a challenging environment will also provide vital intelligence about the state of markets or forthcoming regulatory requirements.
The threat environment is dynamic and needs to be managed as such by staff who are prepared to learn, evolve and adapt to risks and issues. By continually scanning and managing risks the potential to avoid damaging inflection points can sustain your organisation during these difficult economic times.
Robin Smith is head of information governance at the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com
The Exploding Digitlal Universe, IDC, 2007.
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show," continues Miller. "I will be making sure there's no dead time
between the acts as emcee {bewitchingly becoming Lil' Jess when she's behind the mike} and the performers working the crowd will all add to the carnival-like vibe."
The first taste of freak begins at 9:30
p.m. with an art gallery featuring dark designs from local artists set
up throughout the Dino. Mentalists, a caricature artist and magicians
will also be floating around the crowd, and will continue to do so
after the Pig Show begins.
The stage show begins at 10 p.m. and among the feature acts slated, in no particular order, are: magicians Wacky Chad and Wade Live; the Hipnotic belly dancing troupe; The Half Nude Interlude,
a string quartet of Syracuse University music department babes playing
covers of Heart and Led Zeppelin in nothing but what they might wear
under the covers; and headliner Denis Donahue, a Manhattan-based comedian who has appeared on Howard Stern's radio show and just released his first CD, Unholy War (Next Round Entertainment).
Aside from Donohue, all of the
performers taking part in the show are from around the area, because as
Miller says, "Syracuse has such a vast, untapped pool of talent and a
lot of these types of performers do not have a lot of venues to
showcase their unique talents."
The idea for the show originally came from John Stage,
owner of the Dinosaur. Since opening up a third location in New York
City, Stage became hooked on the ubiquitous vaudeville and burlesque
shows around the Big Apple, and wanted to incorporate a little of that
atmosphere into his restaurant.
"John knew I had been working in improv
comedy and thought this was a tailor-made venture for me to helm in
Syracuse," Miller says. "And along with Scott Sterling {manager of the Dino}, we are bringing something to Syracuse that a lot of people might not encounter otherwise.
After attending the Newhouse School of
Public Communications at SU, Miller spent last summer training at the
legendary Second City comedy school in Toronto, Canada. After the
initial concept of the Pig Show was conceived, she took out a couple
ads and created a Craigslist and Myspace page on the Internet to try to
recruit talent for the proposed monthly spectacular.
She initially experienced a tough time
generating buzz to recruit performers and get the show on the road. "It
wasn't until a mailman told me there's a guy on his route who can
balance a shopping cart on his nose that turned out to be Wacky Chad,"
she notes. "Then through meeting up with Chad, I found Wade Live and
from that point on, just asking people and the word-of-mouth method
became the most effective way."
Wade Live and Wacky Chad tour the
country playing theme parks and other oddball venues while also making
the local party and entertainment circuit. Noting that he doesn't want
to give all his tricks away, Wade Live was willing to share one
shenanigan he'll be performing Wednesday night at the Dino: "I'm going
to have someone from the audience come up and sign a paintball so they
know the stunt is real," he professes. "Then that paintball will be
fired out of a paintball gun, traveling at 300 feet per second, which I
will catch in my mouth and spit out in a cup."
"This is something new and exciting for
Syracuse and the Dinosaur," Miller sums up. "We wanted to create
something that's more of a happening and expand the entertainment hook
out of the blues to try something different. And there's no real way to
predict what's going to happen."
Performers are still being sought for
upcoming Naughty Little Pig Shows, so if you have a special talent or
can achieve a feat that you think is unique to yourself, email
email@example.com for information on how you can be a part of it.
Admission to the show is free. For more information, call 476-4937.
—Tom Kahley
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To the Editor:
Well, another year has passed and still no sidewalks along Route 146 in Guilderland Center.
However, Saratoga Springs has been able to get $246,617 through a Safe Route to School grant awarded by the New York State Department of Transportation….
Why hasn't the town of Guilderland applied for a grant as Schenectady, Bethlehem, and Malta have also applied for grants and have been awarded monies for sidewalks?
Isn't it time for someone on the Guilderland Town Board to apply for grant monies for sidewalks? This is not a new issue for the town and some residents are tired of the lip service we have been given.
I, as a resident of the town of Guilderland, would like a response from the town board as to why there are no sidewalks in Guilderland Center.
Thank you.
Liz Milo


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Domestic violence is real. A woman will be battered every 15 seconds in the United States. Battering is the number one cause of injury to women, and eight million children are affected by domestic violence.
Nancy Barton is executive director of Sistercare, Inc. She will bring a testimony of over 20 years of experiences to this interview. Barton states she holds no illusions about the all-consuming nature of her profession and the grim statistics that bolster it.
Sistercare is a nonprofit assistance and shelter program for women and children who are victims of domestic crimes. Legal assistance, medical crisis intervention at area hospitals, and support groups inside three women's hospitals are provided victims.
Barton explains that Sistercare, one of 13 shelter programs in the state, also provides counseling support groups in five Midlands counties, including Newberry, and works with local liaisons to provide education on domestic violence prevention.
"We serve more women in our clinical settings than in shelters. There is such an extreme choice to run from your home unless you absolutely have to. If women do run, Sistercare operates three shelters that can provide a safe haven to plan for the future. The locations are kept confidential," she said.
Despite the danger, victims are willing to take the risks to leave the abuse. The three Sistercare shelters fielded nearly 3,346 hot line calls last year. We admit approximately 500 battered women and their children annually, but the demand is outpacing our supply. Last year Sistercare turned away 142 victims due to unavailable space. Families that were served in community-based programs—8,013. Volunteer hours contributed—7,199.
"South Carolina has one of the worst records in the nation when it comes to deaths from domestic violence.
According to "When Men Murder Women, an analysis of 2010 homicide data" released by the Violence Policy Center in Washington, D.C., South Carolina ranks number two in the nation for the number of women killed by men. This announcement coincides with the beginning of domestic violence Awareness Month in the United States, which was in October.
This report is based on information obtained from the most recent Supplementary Homicide Report data submitted to the FBI. The numbers for 2010 are the most recent statistics available, and the ranking is calculated according to the homicide rate per 100,000 people in the state.
For homicides in which the age of the victim was reported (45 homicides), five victims were 65 years or older. The average was 41 years old. Out of 46 female homicide victims, 17 were black, 1 was American Indian, and 28 were white.
For homicides in which the victim to offender relationship could be identified, 100 percent of female victims (44 out of 44) were murdered by someone they knew. No female victims were killed by a stranger. Of the victims who knew their offenders, 70 percent (31) victims were wives, common-wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders.
Statistics reveal only a sliver of the story. Underlying the numbers are the somber stories of people whose homes are no longer havens. The women, who know isolation, fear and the fear of physical harm, children who "walk on eggshells" and witness debilitating acts of violence in their homes.
A goal of Sistercare is to keep those people—real people in the community who may be your neighbors, relatives or fellow churchgoers—at the forefront. "Daily our staff assess the situations, provide counseling, help the victim maneuver the legal system, work with children and, ultimately, search for a way to end the cycle of family violence.
The Sistercare staff of seasoned professionals bears the brunt of the emotional roller coaster domestic violence represents. Counselors who have survived battering often provide the most powerful example to those in crisis.
"I recall once overhearing a worker relate her own story to a caller on the crisis line. She said, 'I have six children, and I can tell you with every pregnancy the domestic violence got worse.' She said it so whole -heart felt because she lived it," said Barton.
Among the most wrenching cases was the 1994 murder of Vickie Lander Beckham from Newberry County, who was killed in a murder-for-hire by her husband, Steve Beckham.
Jane Doe, a survivor of domestic violence from Newberry County, says the worst part about the abuse by her husband of 20 years was seeing the terror on her child's face when the yelling began Her daughter was an outgoing, happy child before the violence. She now clings to her mom, afraid to leave her side. There are cries heard in homes throughout our community; the sounds of women and children pursuing safety in the sanctity of their own homes.
In the worst case scenario, women stay and endure the abuse because the chances of her being killed are 75 percent if she leaves. Children are killed too, or forced to see their mother murdered. It is for the protection of their children that many women stay in abusive relationships. These battered women think they can manage abusive behavior, or at least confine the focus solely on themselves by staying in the relationship.
In her 21 years as executive director of Sistercare, Inc., those stories and the women who peopled them, have kept Barton going all of her professional life. Her prize is making a difference in the lives of women and children, some of whom arrive at Sistercare shelters desperate to begin the uncertain journey toward lives without violence.
For me, it's a life's work. I offer the following advice to readers of this piece of writing:
If in an abusive relationship, reach out and talk with someone who is safe, to break the silence. Seek services from professional victim's advocate or domestic violence program. Remember, no one deserves to be in an abusive relationship; you cannot change the abusive controlling person. Only that person is responsible and able to change; you did not cause the abuse or controlling behavior; and everyone has a right to live free of domestic and dating violence and stalking.
Some people think their children don't know about the abuse in the home. That is rarely the case. The primary risk factor for becoming a perpetrator or victim of domestic violence is growing up in a home with domestic violence. Society needs to hold abusers accountable for abusive behavior rather than expecting victims to keep themselves safe.
October was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Help us help victims of domestic violence by sharing information about Sistercare services in Newberry County with women and children who may be in danger.
If you or someone needs crisis counseling or an emergency medical crisis, call 24- hour service line 803-765-9328 or the crisis line in Columbia at 1-800-637-7606, 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
The local Newberry number is 321-2155, extension 191.


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Urban Pathways Charter Schools committed to 100 percent graduation
Category: 'Y' Written by Courier Newsroom
PITTSBURGH--100 percent.
This figure has remained constant at Urban Pathways Charter Schools. For the past three years, one hundred percent of Urban Pathways' seniors have graduated and been accepted into mostly four-year colleges and universities. This consistency is not a stroke of luck, but the result of a carefully calculated educational experience, where the pathway to college begins from the moment Urban Pathways' five-year-old kindergarten students walk through the door.
Urban Pathways Charter Schools, located in the heart of Pittsburgh's downtown cultural district, include both a K-5 and a 6-12 school. Both Urban Pathways schools provide a free education for more than 580 students from various Allegheny County school districts. Teachers and staff members at Urban Pathways are committed to creating a learning environment where each student is provided with the necessary support to achieve his or her full potential.
From the very beginning, each Urban Pathways student is equipped with a personal education plan. Starting in kindergarten, students use portfolios to track their learning. The portfolios contain completed projects and test scores. These materials are later reviewed during parent/teacher conferences, also called learning partnerships. Additionally, each kindergarten student is introduced to both short- and long-term goal setting early on.
"College preparation begins by students learning to set goals," said Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School principal David Gallup.
He notes that Stephen R. Covey's seven habits from his best-selling book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," play a large role in the curriculum. Specifically, habit number two: begin with the end in mind. "Students make goals and focus on their 'end.' The students then make a plan on how to reach their goals," Gallup said.
The emphasis on these habits caught the attention of parent Tinisha Hunt. "I was excited when I learned that Covey's seven habits were a part of the daily curriculum. This shows that the school is about more than just academics and that helped solidify my decision to enroll my son," she said.
Natalie Ranalli, a kindergarten teacher at Urban Pathways, believes that goal setting helps encourage discussion about high school and college. "Students begin to understand that high school graduation and college are always tied into whichever profession they choose," she said. "If the concept of college is presented to children in a positive light at an early age, they will view graduating high school and going to college as a reward."
Students continue this planning process throughout middle and high school. At these grade levels, students begin to track their attendance, any behavior infractions and individual grades in each class, all while continuing to set specific goals for themselves and their learning with the help of mentors.
"The portfolios give students the opportunity to really take control of their own learning," said Elizabeth Gingrich, department chair of entrepreneurship.
Individual attention at Urban Pathways does not stop there. Mentoring programs such as BAAM (Benefitting African American Males) and WISE (Women in Sync Everywhere) pair male and female high school students with adult community members. College preparation is the focus of these mentor-student relationships, just like in the classroom. The mentors are available to provide wisdom and guidance to students, not only during their high school years, but throughout the first year of college as well.
Beyond that, staff members in the College Readiness Office are on hand to help students plan for their future college careers. The College Readiness Office offers support for students in completing both college and scholarship applications, navigating financial aid details and exploring summer employment and internship opportunities.
Currently, the three staff members from the College Readiness Office work solely with the 6-12 students, beginning with career and personality interest inventories in grade six. Starting this fall, the Office will expand their reach to the elementary level. With help from K-5 level teachers, the College Readiness staff will work to incorporate additional college- and career-focused lessons and activities into the elementary classrooms.
Ranalli recognizes the importance of an early introduction to the future at Urban Pathways. "Within an urban population, college is often viewed as unachievable, especially when a child is the first person within a family to graduate high school or college," she said.
"If children are choosing college as a long-term goal while in kindergarten, and college is continually reinforced for the next 12 years, students are more likely to feel that college is attainable."
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Historically Black Colleges as relevant today as when they began
Category: 'Y' Written by CNN
by Michael Lomax
(CNN)—More than 35,000 students will graduate from college this year because of something that happened 159 years ago.
On April 29, 1854 that Ashmun Institute, the first college established solely for African-American students, was officially chartered.
Twelve years later, Ashmun was renamed as Pennsylvania's Lincoln University and became the nation's first degree-granting institution for African-Americans, or what we now know as a historically Black college and university.
Where Lincoln led, others followed, and there are now 105 historically Black colleges and universities, enrolling more than 370,000 students and awarding 20 percent of all undergraduate degrees earned by African-Americans.
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste," the almost universally recognized motto of UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, has come to represent the aspirations of all historically Black colleges and universities to ensure that all Americans can earn the college degrees they need and the 21st century economy demands.
UNCF makes those aspirations real for nearly 60,000 students each year by providing financial support for 38 private historically Black colleges and universities and awarding 13,000 scholarships to students at 900 colleges and universities.
Like Lincoln University, these historically Black colleges and universities began when African-Americans had few other higher education options. Much has changed since then. Today, a college education is not a "good-to-have" but a "must-have," the basic requirement for almost every fast-growing and good-paying job and career path.
Today, African-Americans can attend almost all colleges and universities, but more than four times as many students choose historically Black colleges and universities than 40 years ago.
What's the secret of their enduring success?
Historically Black colleges and universities have endured and thrived because, just as in their early years, they are giving students the education they need and that we, as a community and as a nation, need them to have.
In fact, research by UNCF's Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute shows that historically Black colleges and universities excel at graduating students the economy needs most: students from low-income families.
"We know that students who enroll at HBCUs tend to have fewer financial resources and less rigorous academic preparation than students who enroll at non-HBCUs," reported a study, "Understanding HBCU Retention and Completion."
But "(w)hen these student characteristics were controlled for, HBCUs' retention rates were actually superior to those of non-HBCUs. HBCUs also outperformed non-HBCUs in graduating their students when these student characteristics were controlled for, and this superior performance persisted even when we narrowed the analyses to focus specifically on Black students, Black males and Black females."
These are impressive findings. But they tell only part of the story. Another study by UNCF's Patterson Research Institute, "Students Speak!: Understanding the Value of HBCUs from Student Perspectives," highlighted the human element in understanding why, with so many higher education choices, so many students still choose historically Black colleges and universities. Many students, it said:
Focused on the need to feel connected—-a sense of belonging—as an important driver influencing the decision to attend their institution of choice. Students spoke of their need to feel welcomed at their institutions and identified institutional characteristics that facilitated their abilities to adapt.…The students (also) described how meaningful relationships with faculty and the ethnic and academic diversity on their campuses enhanced their academic engagement and sense of self.
One student cited his desire to "embrace my own history, heritage and everything that has gone into making us who we are."
"I liked the involvement that the students had," said another student. "It was personal, it was easy to have access to your teachers, it was a lot of one-on-one care, and I liked that."
A third student valued the structure that many historically Black colleges and universities provide: "The professors take the time out to hold their students accountable to another level," he told researchers. "(I)f a student comes in five minutes late, the teacher will address the student, hold the student accountable, and then move forward with class ... and it really helps us in the end because it teaches us responsibility with time management and other principles that are really going to be effective for the workforce."
When Lincoln University opened its doors, few other colleges would admit Black students. Lincoln and all the historically Black colleges and universities that followed changed that.
Today, African-Americans with college degrees are our nation's teachers, doctors, lawyers, scientists, corporate executives, mayors, governors and members of Congress.
In years to come, they will continue in these roles and also assume vital science, technology, engineering and math jobs to move our nation forward.
For 159 years, historically Black colleges and universities have shaped our history. Today, they are shaping our future.
(Editor's note: Michael Lomax, PhD, is president and CEO of UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, the largest private provider of scholarships and other educational support to minority and low-income students. Previously, Lomax was president of Dillard University in New Orleans and a literature professor at Morehouse and Spelman colleges.)
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Pittsburgh school district expands gifted program
Category: 'Y' Written by Rebecca Nuttall - Courier Staff Writer
SENIORS—Senior members of AACAS, standing in back are: from left; Veronica Glaze and Sadik Roberts. Sitting in front, from left; Dani Huggins, Latia Tucker and Laura Brown. (Photos by J.L. Martello)
The Pittsburgh Public School District recently expanded its Centers for Advanced Studies program to provide more African-American students with an opportunity to take advantage of high level courses. For the first time ever, through the Talent Development Initiative, which was implemented district-wide for the 2012-2013 school year, the CAS program now includes non-gifted students who have been identified as talented.
The district's CAS courses are high-level, accelerated courses that have an additional .5 weight to account for the increased difficulty of the curriculum. In order to participate, students must demonstrate high achievement, meet specific course requirements and demonstrate that they can do the work and are motivated to meet the challenge of CAS courses.
"It's increased the number of African-American students in these classes," said Wayne Walters, principal of Obama Academy. "They are standing on the shoulders of others and the hope is that others will stand on their shoulders so that there is a greater representation of African-American students in these classes."
Walters sponsors the African-American CAS Executive Committee aimed at aiding students in the CAS program. On April 26, the organization held its annual symposium, where there was an increase in student participants because of the recent expansion of the CAS program.
"A study was done of talented people and they realized that some of the most talented people are under achievers," said Malcolm Thomas, founder of ONE Nation Education and Leadership Training, the event's keynote speaker. "Talent is not enough. The greatest gift you have is your will. The thing that's going to make you successful is, are you willing to do the work."
CAS courses move quickly, have higher level textbooks and students must often work independently. Despite the fact students participating have been identified as gifted or talented, there are still disparities between Black and White students.
"One of the biggest issues this year is eliminating the disparities, and we're talking about gifted White students vs. gifted Black students," said Mercedes Howze, an activities coordinator, project assistant and certified tutor with PPS who volunteers for AACAS. "We just try to give the kids the tools to succeed academically and socially. They're often not exposed to the same resources as their White counterparts."
One of the ways AACAS aids Black students in excelling is to provide them with inspiration, exposure, support and advocacy. They also provide students with a well-rounded education that includes studies in African-American culture.
"It's led me to have a more broad outlook on African-American culture and the reasons we are the way we are, but also what we can do to surpass that," said Sadik Roberts, president of the AACAS executive committee which is run by students. "In our books everything is based on White culture and we sometimes can't relate to it."
(For more information on the CAS program visit http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/.)
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Neighborhood Academy creating college ready students
Category: 'Y' Written by Genea Webb - Courier Features Writer
SHARING KNOWLEDGE—Thomas Johnson teaching a 10th grade class. (Photos by J.L. Martello)
PITTSBURGH--Faculty at The Neighborhood Academy is committed to educating inner-city students and putting them on the path to college and a successful career by breaking the cycle of generational poverty.
Located on the border of East Liberty and Stanton Heights on North Aiken Avenue, the school reaches that goal by providing college preparatory courses to their 89 students. The school's capacity is 100 to 110 students. The school began in 1993 as an innovative summer program for at-risk youth. Drawing upon her work with the Larimer Avenue Youth Club, a youth ministry that met urban youth in their own neighborhoods, Jodie Moore and Rev. Thomas Johnson designed the Neighborhood Academy Summer School and intensive, five-week skill building program for seventh through eleventh graders.
In response to the success of that program, the Neighborhood Academy opened as a full year school in September of 2001. It is fully accredited by the PA Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools.
"There was a need for college prep education for inner-city youth," said Sheila L. Rawlings, senior development officer at the Neighborhood Academy.
"There was a lack of support services that students uniquely needed to put them on the path to excel," she said.
The Neighborhood Academy provides students in grades 8-12 with small, intimate classes, three meals a day and an extended school day—which begins with worship services and includes season-based extra-curricular activities like dance, drumming, basketball, track and field, flag football—and concludes with evening study and dinner.
"Our students continue school in the summer so that they don't lose any ground academically and fall behind. Instead they are one step ahead," Rawlings said. "They spend about four weeks learning on college campuses. They spend three to four weeks on Duquesne University campus and one week at Bethany College and then during the final week they go on a college run, seeing about 9-10 colleges. By the time they graduate they have visited 60 colleges."
In addition, the school provides transportation and counseling services as well as support once the student enters college. Tuition for the school is income based.
The path to excellence for students at Neighborhood Academy was almost thwarted when residents of the community balked at the idea of putting a school there. Kids from about 15 Pittsburgh areas—including Penn Hills, South Side and Woodland Hills—make up Neighborhood Academy's student body, which is about 97 percent African-American.
"The community did know about the school ahead of time and all of the paper work had been done properly," Rawlings said. "There was a concern about the school bringing in students who could cause violence in the community, but there hasn't been any violence or problems. We have a wonderful relationship with the community. People in the community use our facility to take walks because it is very picturesque. We have eight acres of land and a state of-the-art school. We also lease our building for community activities. We are anchored in the community."
The Neighborhood Academy's girls basketball team won the Tri-county Christian League Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2011, while the boys basketball team earned the honor in 2009.
'89% of our students have graduated from college in five years or less or are still in college and 94% of our alumni are in the workforce.' The administration is working on collaborating with corporations to create paid internships for its students who are still enrolled at the Neighborhood Academy.
"When students graduate from college and have support services in college, our students can find jobs. That's the goal," Rawlings said. "We want to ensure a stable work history for our students and they need resources to be able to do that."
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Michigan's murky medical marijuana law gained a bit of clarity recently with the state Supreme Court's decision to outlaw dispensaries, but legislation introduced in Lansing seeks a safe way for legitimate patients to obtain their medicine.
The Medical Marijuana Provisioning Center Regulation Act, introduced by State Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, would "allow the establishment of medical marijuana provisioning centers," which would provide the drug for those with doctor recommendations.
State Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester Hills, is one of 16 bipartisan co-sponsors of the bill.
"I've talked to people that are under a lot of stress," McMillin said.
"(Medical marijuana) is something that is very helpful to them, and all of a sudden, because of that court case, they face the possibility of a life of extreme pain and not being able to eat, because marijuana helped with that."
The bill would allow municipalities to determine whether marijuana provisioning centers would be allowed in their communities.
"It's pretty simple to me," McMillin said. "The voters spoke. They wanted to allow medical marijuana, and I've got friends who are legitimate (medical marijuana users). It helps with pain management. I know it is a very legitimate form (of helping cancer patients). Because of the court ruling against dispensaries, something like this needs to be done to clarify the law so people can have access to it."
In a news release, Callton said the sale of medical marijuana must pass the "grandma test."
"This is a local control bill, empowering communities," Callton said.
"It requires local approval for a provisioning center to open. It allows for safety inspections and even gives locals the option to have the products tested for quality control. The end result here is a provisioning center that you would feel OK having your grandmother walk into." Continued...
The provisioning centers would only be able to supply marijuana products, and customers would be forbidden from consuming the products on site.
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McMillin said the current law, which requires patients to either receive marijuana from designated caregivers or to grow it themselves, makes it difficult on medical marijuana users.
"There's a lot of gatekeeping going on right now, and I think that is prohibiting many from having (medical marijuana)," McMillin said.
The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act has prompted several court cases, including some in Oakland County, where medical marijuana dispensaries in Waterford Township and Ferndale were raided in August 2010.
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Robin Schneider, legislative liaison for the National Patients Rights Association, believes medical marijuana should be distributed in a safer manner.
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A similar measure introduced by Callton failed last term, according to the release.
McMillin admitted that medical marijuana is a touchy subject for some, but he thinks the legislation has a solid chance of passing this time.
"I think that there's a need," he said. "I would think it would pass, and if need be, I think we could present plenty of people who are struggling because of that (supreme) court case.
"Is it a little uncomfortable for some? Sure, but I think it's the right thing to do."
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Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at Roberson Funeral Home, Port Charlotte Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at San Antonio Catholic Church in Port Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tidewell Hospice, 1144 Veronica St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952. Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh.com to sign the memory book and extend condolences to the family.
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