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Take a century-old, Yale-bred campus shop (J. Press), put those hundred years of heritage in the hands of two young masters of the modern menswear movement (Shimon and Ariel Ovadia of Ovadia & Sons)—and the result is an immaculate, if at times off-beat, experiment in Americana. It's called J. Press York Street, and it's coming soon to the Nordstrom Men's Shop. (More on that later.)
In the meantime, we're lucky enough to have some exclusive images by one of our favorite photographers, Evan Tetreault, from the J. Press York Street Fall 2013 presentation he attended during New York Fashion Week. Check out Evan's work below—and a few of our favorite looks from the collection below that.
Our favorite looks—from left:
1. Beanie + repp tie + sweats. The definition of high/low.
2. Tech-parka over pinstripes. Very Maine meets Wall Street.
3. Had it with V-necks? Replace it with a rugby shirt. [Click all images to enlarge.]
More favorite looks—from left:
4. We're into olive-green everything lately—a great neutral for pants and, obviously, sportcoats.
5. Pretty much the perfect toggle coat.
6. What to wear chopping wood when the fire dies. Or when your girlfriend forgot to take the trash out. Or under your suit next winter if you live in Michigan.
[Close-up photos by Evan Tetreault; view his Portfolio and follow him on Tumblr. Full outfit shots via GQ.com.]


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Frank Lampard underlined his value to Chelsea with a well-taken double to secure a 2-1 comeback win at Everton, after which Rafael Benitez gave his backing to the midfielder.
"He has shown his full commitment. He is a great player and my job is to keep him fit and if he can score goals every game I will be really pleased," said Benitez.
The subject of intense speculation about his future at Stamford Bridge, Lampard reminded Chelsea's boardroom power-brokers of his class by scoring either side of halftime to cancel out Steven Pienaar's powerful strike after 63 seconds.
Everton manager David Moyes insisted he was pleased with his team's performance, saying Everton had "run the European champions really close but we didn't quite have enough in the end."

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Belly Button Reshaping
Belly button reshaping or umbilicoplasty is a cosmetic surgical procedure that changes the size, shape or position of the bellybutton. The procedure is also known as bellybutton rejuvenation.
This procedure is popular among both men and women who are unhappy about the appearance, size or position of their belly buttons. If the appearance of your belly button bothers you, wearing swimming trunks, swimsuits, short tops and low cut jeans might make you self-conscious. You might feel uncomfortable being intimate, having piercings or, if your belly button protrudes, even wearing tight clothes.
The belly button or umbilicus is the scar from the umbilical cord that connected each of us to our mothers while we were in the womb. Its shape is determined by how the skin is attached to the underlying muscle. Usually the scar is left inside a hole once the umbilical cord is cut away, making the belly button an "innie". If, however, the belly button sticks out, as it does in some people, it is often referred to as an "outie".
Mainly, your genes determine the shape and look of your belly button at birth, but also by the way the doctor cut your umbilical cord. Other than surgery, there is little that can be done to fix an unsightly belly button.
The height of the belly button is also a matter determined by nature. Some people feel their belly buttons are either too high or too low, making the body and torso look disproportionate. Belly button surgery can move it to any position you desire.
Belly button surgery can be performed on its own or as part of a tummy tuck procedure. It can also be combined with liposuction to improve body contours. Surgery on the belly button alone is usually performed on those who have lost a lot of weight or are unhappy about their belly buttons. When performed as part of a tummy tuck procedure, the size, shape and location can be changed while the overall stomach wall is being strengthened.
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), over 2,100 umbilicoplasties without a tummy tuck were performed in 2005 in the US.
Reasons for choosing to have your belly button reshapedClick to collapse
People opt for belly button reshaping surgery for a number of reasons.
You are a good candidate if any of the following apply:
- You are unhappy about your belly button and wish to change its position, size, shape or contours. This could require shifting it's position to a location that you consider more attractive, removing an "outie", reducing the depth or size of an "innie" or re-contouring a misshapen belly button.
- You have gained and subsequently lost a lot of weight, resulting in a misshapen belly button. Weight gain stretches the skin around the belly button, and losing that weight may leave the skin stretched into a long horizontal skin fold.
- You have developed wrinkles and scars from previous abdominal surgery or from piercings. This procedure can help remove the unsightly marks and excess skin folds.
- You feel your belly button needs reshaping after childbirth.
- If you have developed an umbilical bulge resulting from hernia, your belly button may appear misshapen and unattractive. Sometimes umbilical hernias occur later in life or in women during pregnancy or after childbirth due to added stress in the area. These can be corrected with a hidden-incision umbilical hernia repair.
- Some people who have no visible belly button at all opt to create the look of one to appear more normal.
As you can see, the belly button reshaping procedure can be tailored to the specific needs of each patient. After an initial consultation, your surgeon will customise the procedure to provide the outcome you want.
What to expectClick to expand
This surgery will probably be performed an outpatient basis; you can go home after the effects of anaesthesia have worn off. Belly button re-shaping on it's own can be performed under a local anesthetic to numb the abdominal area. Some surgeons also give sedatives to help you relax.
How long the procedure will take depends on the change requested. Usually it takes less than an hour, unless a hernia has to be repaired as part of the procedure.
A number of different techniques are used to reshape the belly button. Which technique is used on you will depend on your surgeon's preferences as well as the type of change you require.
If you've asked for an "outie" to be made into an "innie"—which apparently most people tend to prefer—your surgeon may use internal sutures on the underside of the belly button to shape the desired contours. If you asked for an overall reduction in size, your belly button will likely be removed, reshaped and sewn back on to get the desired size and proportion. If there is scar tissue to be removed, the skin will be re-sutured after removal for a better look. If you wish to reposition the belly button, the usual procedure is to remove a strip of skin from the abdomen, allowing the belly button to be pulled in the desired direction. In almost all cases your surgeon will cut the skin inside your belly button to minimise the resulting scars.
Photos will probably be taken for the purpose of "before and after" comparisons.
Before and after surgeryClick to expand
There are several things you can do to prepare for any surgery. No special preparation is needed for belly button reshaping. It may be helpful to have stabilised to your ideal weight before this surgery.
After surgery
Expect a light dressing to be applied immediately after the operation. Dissolvable stitches are commonly used; minimising return visits for stitch removal.
Most people can return home a few hours after the procedure. There may be some level of pain and bruising after the procedure, but the effects will be very mild. Scars are usually hidden inside the belly button.
Although complete recovery may take a week, most people whose work is not physically demanding can return to work the next day.
There are general steps that can speed up the healing process after surgery. Follow these and your surgeon's instructions carefully to ensure speedy healing and a good outcome.
Here's a list of things you must specifically avoid after belly button reshaping surgery:
- Avoid getting your navel pierced for a few weeks, because it can distort the outcome of the surgery. Risk of infections is also high during the healing process.
- Avoid wearing tight clothing (such as high-waisted jeans) until your surgical wounds are completely healed.
- Contact your surgeon without delay if you notice signs of infection or in case of bleeding or sudden pain.
Possible risks and complicationsClick to expand
As with any surgical procedure there are risks involved in belly button reshaping. You should be fully aware of potential risks and complications involved in any surgical procedure before you elect to have it.
Specific complications that may occur after belly button re-shaping include:
- Pain – Pain after belly button reshaping is usually mild. Before you go home, check with your surgeon and obtain a prescription or guidance on what painkillers you can take.
- Bruising and swelling – These will be very light and subside within a few days.
- An irregular or a lopsided appearance – If your belly button appears irregular or lopsided, you may need further corrective surgery.
- Scars – Although surgeons are careful in cutting skin to ensure scars are hidden within the belly button, sometimes there is excessive scar formation, which may require a corrective procedure later.
Just as you would discuss potential benefits before surgery, it is always advisable to ask your surgeon to address the potential risks as they apply to you. They can also advise you on how to avoid or minimise some types of risk.
Rough costs involvedClick to expand
The cost of belly button reshaping will vary depending on the surgeon you choose, the facilities used and the exact procedure that must be performed. Your surgeon will help you estimate potential costs after a consultation.
Expect the surgery to cost between $2000 and $4000 (AUD) including the surgeon's and assistant surgeon's fees, anaesthetist's fee, hospital facilities and services and the cost of follow up visits.
You should expect the costs to be higher if you are having combined procedures at the same time.
This information is correct as of 2019.
Join the Conversation
Hello, i am alexander from melbourne australia. a couple of years ago i had a tragic surgery removing my appendix and after the process i figured out that they took my bellybutton. now there is just a big hole where my bellybutton is supposed to be and i am embarrassed by my look. this is a serious matter so can somebody get back to me quickly about shaping a new bellybutton into the gaping hole. i don't care if it's an innie or outtie and i will pay any price.
kind regards, alexander loupatatzis
Hello, i am alexander from melbourne australia. a couple of years ago i had a tragic surgery removing my appendix and after the process i figured out that they took my bellybutton. now there is just a big hole where my bellybutton is supposed to be and i am embarrassed by my look. this is a serious matter so can somebody get back to me quickly about shaping a new bellybutton into the gaping hole. i don't care if it's an innie or outtie and i will pay any price.
much love, alexander loupatatzis
I have an outie. It is not massive but it looks weird. When i over eat sometimes, the outie turns into an innie. Please i want to know whether my outie can be changed permanently into an innie and i also want to know if fhe cost will be more than your usual price($2000-$4000). Please reply, Thank you very much for this page
Hi, am walker. I have a huge outie,. But sometimes when i over eat, de outie turns innie, but even in de innie form, i can still hold and pull it out to form de outie back. Please i want know if i have a surgery to reshape my outie permanently into an innie, and please i want to know whether the cost will be more your usual price($2000-$4000). Pls reply me back. Thank you very much for this page.
My daughter was born with gastroschisis which is a birth defect you are born with your intestines out and when you are born the doctor has to put the intestines back in and "make a belly button" or stich your skin back together. My daughter is now 14 and she hates showing her belly button and is very insecure so I wanted to know if she could get a "normal belly button" as she says even thoe she is 14?
Hi, my name is Jade and i was born with gastrochesis aswell. But instead of the doctor giving me a belly button, they just stitched my skin together and i have a massive disgusting scar on my stomach and no sign of belly button. Ive recently been looking to see if anyone will be able to help me. Im nearly 18 now and sadly have had no luck so i hope that your daughter gets whatever will make her happy
Thank you for this web page
Hi, I had bowel surgery and they cut me belly button in half to do the op! Now I have a massive outie. I live on the gold coast. Do you know where I could go around here to get my outie made into an innie?? I don't mind going to Brisbane if I need to. Many thanks to all who have posted on this page telling your story. I feel you.. It;s good to know I'm not alone
Is 13 too young to reshape an outie into an innie?
I had a panniculectomy about 2 years ago which created a new belly button. THe surgery itself was not the best but I am doing well. The part that I don't like is the placement of the belly button. Not only is it off center (it is too far to the left) and it is too high up. I thought I was okay with it but if I wear any type of shirt light in color you can see it because it is so dark. Is this something that would be worth going through the pain and money for? Also, would you recommend going back to the surgeon that created the monster? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
ok here it is, I pierced my belly button not knowing i was about a month or so pregnant so i took it off. Well while i was GROWING my piercing grew too even tho i didnt have my belly ring in. I believe i probably even tore the muscle around it too. So now I have a scar and a dent in that area i had pierced my belly(right above it my belly button) Will that be too much to repai? and what will be the COSTS for the repair i am extremely insecure about it.
hi i am a 16 year old and i want to change my outie to an innie. My outie is a weird looking one and i cant explain it so here is a picture that resembles what it looks like, http://www.seattleite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MightyOStrawberryJelly.jpg
Yes it's a donut but that's the shape in what my belly button looks like and its a normal size too. is there a possible way to make it into an innie through surgery? and what's the cost for it.. $2000-$4000? or even higher? please help me out and reply, Thanks alot.
hi, i am a 16 year old boy and i i have an interesting outie. its weird to explain so here is a picture that sort of replicates my belly button : http://www.seattleite.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/12/MightyOStrawberryJelly.jpg
yes it's a donut… but its what my belly button looks like in terms of shape but smaller (no white powder). anyways is it possible to undergo surgery to have a normal innie? and would this cost more than your usual price? ($2000-$4000?). please reply back. Thank you very much
Hi im 25 years old and have an outtie belly button and really want to change the appearence of this into a innie. However, I have a phobia of needles and hospitals and want to know will i be put to sleep before the surgary? And also can you recommend any hospitals for this type of surgary in London. Or how do i go about it do i speak to my doctor to recommend me? Thank you
My baby is 1 year old and was born with a hernia it is closing on its own, however there is excess skin that was once her navel. Can anything be done to correct this at her age?
Im a mother of 4, my second child is a little girl she's 7 now but when she was born she was born with gastroschisis and her belly button appears stretched out. She's been bothered by it the last couple of years and recently asked me if there was anything we could do to fix it. I know she is probably too young for surgery that isn't absoultely necessary but do you think this surgery would work for her and at what age do you recommend?
Hi. I am a 17 year old girl and I have what I believe to be an outtie belly button. It doesn't go past my stomache so you can't see it with tight clothes, but I'm self conscious about when I wear crop tops and bikinis. My main concern is there's skin folds completely around the belly button. Is there any way for me to get these folds to flatten out without surgery? It sort of looks like this, except the inside part is a little deeper into the belly button hole: http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com/can-an-umbilicoplasty-give-me-an-innie-bellybutton/
Hello I'm 14 year old male and I have a outie it's not massive but it looks really weird and smiles. It sticks out about halfway and makes me very self conscious and when I stretch or lay flat it pokes out mor than it does when I'm standing and it's because of this I tend to stay away from girls and I do not like to swim. It is really annoying though because I feel I have a nice body but cannot show it my mum understands but I think the costs are too high as we are tight on budget and I do not want to harm her financially is there anyway I can make it go in and look natural without surgery?
Hi Thomas,
Thanks for your question. Unfortunately we're not aware of any non-surgical ways to change an outie belly button. However, since you are young, it's possible that your belly button appearance will continue to change as you grow older, and that you'll be happier with the way it looks in a few years.
Hi there, my wife was born with omphalcele and currently has no belly button due to complications as a child. Is it possible for a surgeon to create one with plastic surgury? Thanks
Hi Steve,
Thanks for your question! Yes, in many cases it is possible to create a belly button through surgery. We encourage your wife to consult with a local plastic surgeon who offers belly button reshaping to find out more about the possibilities.
Hi, I'm in my 30′s and I've had four children. After my fourth child my belly button didn't go back in properly and I ended up with a minor hernier in which I had surgery to put it back in there as a medical procedure not cosmetic. Because I have wide stretch marks all over my tummy area my belly button looks like a sad face. There is so much loose skin above my belly button that it hangs a little over my belly button to create a sad face. If I pull the skin up from my belly button a little it reveals my normal belly button again. My question is, can the skin above my belly button be removed to reveal my button and if so how much is it to have a consultation to talk to someone about? I'm only 50kgs and am a size 8 aus. I'm not a big girl I just have loose belly skin around my belly button, not pretty at all. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for your question. Yes, the removal of loose skin on your abdomen is something that can be accomplished during surgery. We advise you to schedule a consultation visit with a surgeon who can discuss your options to change how your belly button and the surrounding tummy area looks. Consultation visits are generally free; you can expect the surgery itself to cost between $2000 and $4000 (AUD).
Hi, i've notice recently that when i stretch the skin out on my innie belly button, it opens up even more deeper? i've never had kids or anything, it's almost as if it's been torn or something? it's like a deep cave.
Hi Georgia,
Thanks for your question! If you're concerned about the appearance of your belly button, you may wish to consider belly button reshaping. We advise you to meet with a local practitioner who can examine your belly button and advise you of your options.
Hi. I'm only fourteen but my belly button has bothered me forever. When I was a baby I had a huge hernia but it went away so I never had surgery on it but now I'm left with an outie/innie. The bottom and top are innie but in the upper middle of it is this fat wrinkly piece of skin. My sister's told me it looks like an eyeball (cute, huh?). I like to wear some tight clothing and bikinis so it is really embarrassing to have this thing popping out. So you think it will change at all as I get older or is surgery really the only option?
Hi Kara,
Thanks for your question. It is quite possible that the appearance of your belly button could continue to change over time. If you reach the age of 18 and its appearance is still bothering you, we'd advise you to schedule a consultation with a surgeon so you can learn more about your belly button reshaping options.
I have a "sad" belly button. It is long sideways and looks closed with a slight turn down on bothside looking similar to this ( but turn your head to the left side to see it properly. (Hope that make sense)
I very self concious about it and would like it fixed. How do i go about it.? I lice in brisbane QLD


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28-11-2013, 09:59 #1
[Myrcon] Company Information
- I, Geoff "Phogue" Green, am the only legal employee of Myrcon Pty. Ltd.
- Myrcon is located in South Australia, Adelaide.
- Myrcon didn't exist when the iOS application was initially released.
- Myrcon sort of existed when the Android application was released.
- We will support the developer of an Android/iOS version of Procon in anyway we can. Just ask and if we can do it or fund it, we will
- Myrcon hasn't taken money from any sales of an application since just before BF3's launch.
- Myrcon has never taken any of the minimal profits generated from the Android version of Procon.
- Before Myrcon worked on a licensing model towards hosts we used to get money from donations and taking a small cut from Decker, the iOS developer.
- Myrcon provides a service, support, program, code and community to you, for free.
- Myrcon only profits when you have a layer hosted with a company that charges you.
- Myrcon only makes the money when we invoice your host and they actually pay the invoices (it's half and half on who pays, but some are consistently awesome)
- Myrcon, from the Procon side, makes about as much as an under-age fry cook. The funds are divided by about five people with the majority cost going to hosting.
- We're not interested in sponsorship, preferring our infrastructure independence.
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The company "Myrcon Pty. Ltd." as a legal entity will be shut down from the 30'th of September, 2014. While we are taking steps to remove this name from all documentation and software, we may miss the occasional entry.
Please let one of the Administrators know if you find the company name "Myrcon Pty. Ltd." or the ABN listed anywhere.I started at DICE late Oct. 2014, so ignore every post before that.


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MOREHEAD CITY � Public meetings are under way by the N.C. Marine Fisheries� Shellfish Rehabilitation Program to take suggestions and comments on their cultch planting program.
MOREHEAD CITY � Public meetings are under way by the N.C. Marine Fisheries� Shellfish Rehabilitation Program to take suggestions and comments on their cultch planting program.
Meetings for the southern coastal areas were held this week and those for the central and northern coastal areas begin with one at 6 p.m. Jan. 3 and the agency office in Morehead City.
Cultch planting involves shells and rock being placed into the waters to enhance shellfish habitat in potentially productive shellfish areas. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are attracted to the cultch and generally begin to colonize the material.
All of the hearings are scheduled begin at 6 p.m. The final one is scheduled for Jan. 10 in the Pamlico County Courthouse in Bayboro.
Others are Jan. 7 at Ocracoke Watermen�s Exhibit on Community Square Dock in Ocracoke; Jan. 8 at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries field office in Manteo; and Jan. 9 at the Hyde County Government Center in Swan Quarter.
Marine Fisheries� Shellfish Rehabilitation staff continues to look for ways to improve the program, and the annual meetings are designed to provide fishermen and others an opportunity to give advice on planting sites, methods, materials and quantities.
In another fisheries-related matter, a two-month recreational black sea bass season opens Jan. 1, 2013, and closes Feb. 28, 2013, in federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras.
During this open season, the minimum size limit will remain at 12.5 inches, but the bag limit will decrease from 25 fish to 15 fish per person, per day.
A scheduled Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 season was canceled in 2012 when landings estimates indicated the recreational harvest limit had been exceeded. This closure prompted concern about the black sea bass stock assessment and current accountability measures that could result in a recreational fishery closure in 2014.
Regulations for the remainder of 2013 will be determined later by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which manages the black sea bass fishery south of Cape Hatteras. It remains closed until June 1.


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ISACA's 2013 IT Risk/Reward Barometer found that two-thirds (67 percent) of U.S. consumers believe certain personalized promotional tactics are invasive when shopping at brick-and-mortar stores, while only 55 percent found a similar set of tactics invasive when shopping on the Web.
"Despite how much information people share online, they still cherish the concept of personal privacy," said John Pironti, risk advisor with ISACA and president of IP Architects. "Retailers that use technology to try to save shoppers time and money without asking permission first may actually do more harm than help to their bottom line this holiday season."
New technologies, such as facial recognition, geofencing and Bluetooth-enabled beacons, enable retailers to use more targeted marketing techniques than ever—but these capabilities come with benefits and drawbacks.
Forty-six percent of the ISACA survey respondents say they would find it invasive if a store texts them about specials as they walk past. An equal percentage would find it invasive if a store clerk they don't know greets them by name and knows they've been there before. Surprisingly, older Millennials (age 25-34) are the group most likely to find these actions invasive. Among online shoppers, 35 percent find it invasive when a website knows their city or zip code.
The results show that consumers worry about their data online, with 90 percent concerned that their information will be stolen. Still, the survey found many consumers create risk through their own actions: 51 percent of respondents use the same two to three passwords across multiple sites and four in 10 write down their passwords to make them easier to remember.
ISACA offers the following tips to protect shoppers' privacy and security this holiday shopping season.
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A look at arguments around therapy for homosexuals
The Texas Republican Party is considering endorsing psychological treatment that seeks to turn gay people straight. Adding such language to its new platform would contrast with efforts in some other states to limit such counseling.
Here are some questions and answers about the issue:
Q: What sort of practice is involved?
A: The controversy concerns a range of practices known by various terms, including gay conversion therapy and reparative therapy. The aim is generally to try to change a person's sexual orientation, or to lessen their interest in engaging in same-sex sexual activity.
Q: What do experts say about the practice?
A: The American Psychological Association and other major health organizations have condemned the practice, and said it should not be used on minors because of the danger of serious psychological harm. Smaller groups, including the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, have defended the practice.
Q: Have any states passed laws dealing with this issue?
A: California and New Jersey have both passed laws barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay youth straight, and both laws have been upheld in court. Similar bills have been proposed in several other states. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, signed the ban in his state against the wishes of some conservatives, saying the health risks entailed in trying to change a child's sexual orientation overrode concerns about parental choice.
Q: How does religion fit into the debate?
A: Some advocates of conversion therapy have asserted that prayer and religious faith can be helpful in suppressing or overcoming same-sex attractions. However, the largest Christian ministry engaged in such work, Exodus International, closed last year and its leader apologized to the gay community for inflicting "years of undue suffering." The laws passed in New Jersey and California do not cover the activities of pastors and unlicensed counselors who provide therapy through church programs.


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Youth Leadership Council
September 18, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - February 26, 2019 @ 8:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 6:00pm on Tuesday, repeating indefinitely
Want to learn how to start your own business or what you can do in your community to support others? Need to check off some of those community service hours required for your graduation? Join youth from area schools, meet new friends, do activities and gain real life knowledge and skills.
Youth are provided the opportunity to build and practice leadership skills through discussing, planning and implementing community service projects. When not working on a project we will have community members come and share their strengths and insights of how to engage in the community, get a job, start a business or fill out a loan application. We also will find lots of time to do activities and have fun playing games or watching movies!
Do you have musical or spoken word talents? Do you want to build new skill running a soundboard? This group also hosts a monthly Open Mic night at Moose and More in downtown Cortez. Prizes are awarded to the first ten participants! A fun and engaging way to practice public speaking and organizing!
Meetings are weekly and free of cost. Dinner will be provided. Contact Cindy for more information: 970-394-9183.


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The Continued Death of the BrowserJuly 18, 2003
Remember the Luxury Web idea I was thinking about a month and a half ago? See link for the complete history. Tim Bray has posted something that made me really sit up and pay attention.
Microsoft appears to have every intention of sacrificing the browser to do what they want to do. And we're quick to assume that consumers are sheep, and will buy into whatever Microsoft foists on them.
I don't need a new OS. Do you? 2000 and XP still work fine after the past few years, and will continue to work. This is bad news to Microsoft. Longhorn is a desperate move, because we genuinely don't care anymore. I don't care about the next version of Windows anymore than I care about the latest .2Ghz speed upgrade from Intel. I am a consumer, I speak with my wallet, and I say it simply isn't something I need to spend money on.
So if we're stuck waiting for a browser upgrade in an operating system nobody is going to buy, then we aren't going to get it. Don Park points out that the simple most effective way to deploy a new browser is bundling. That's how Microsoft has won, sure, but what if Longhorn flops?
The consumer may not care about the browser, but they will continue to use the web. Consumers like it. And if they don't upgrade to Longhorn, the web stands still. I deal with clients that run Netscape 4 because they've never bothered to upgrade. Because no one told them they should.
What if they start seeing messages on every third site they visit, telling them they should? The messages are coming from an authoritative voice. Maybe they won't upgrade the first hundred or thousand times they see the message, but eventually they can't help but think it's something they need to do.
And forget the web developer for a moment, the problem goes well beyond those who code front-end only. Web services need that front end. The browser that wins dictactes who can display what. If Microsoft controls this space, Google dies on their whim. See the potential?
Maybe Google should bankroll Mozilla. Maybe everyone working with the web in one capacity or another should think long and hard about how easily Microsoft will crush them and their respective companies with any further monopoly. R.I.P. Netscape. Maybe it's time for us all to band together.
Maybe the Luxury Web was premature, maybe it's the wrong approach. But now that our suspicions have played out to the letter and worse in the past two months, maybe it's time to quit watching what happens, and start doing.
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Reader Comments
How about UNITED AGAINST MICROSOFT? It has a nice ring in my book. Or maybe we should use their moniker - FREEDOM TO INNOVATE. Irony always has a certain appeal.
It really is frustrating to think that the world is so dependant (or so apathetic) that people don't mind the Microsoft monopoly that much. It's OK with the average user because the very concept of using another operating system is too daunting (REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS A BETTER CHOICE).
We could place pop-ups on our websites that tell them to get Mozilla, Opera, or Safari because they have pop-up blocking. ;-)
The school I go to and work at, UC Davis, recently made the switch to statying Mozilla as the officially supported browser. Sure, we still have to support IE and the thousands of people that still use it, but the thousands of incoming freshmen are all told to download mozilla for the best experience with all of the web utilities that we have here, and we distribute it on a CD of software that we sell.
On a side note: the second I showed my dad that mozilla blocks popups, he switched.
Actually, from the start, I really liked the Luxury Web idea. I think that it's very appealing to a wide range of people, because who doesn't want the best of the best, especially when it's free?
As far as I know, WaSP's is the only campaign, of that sort, that is well-known. If I want to direct users to a site about upgrading their browsers, I can send them to the previously mentioned WaSP campaign, or to one of the browser (Mozilla, Opera, etc.) homepages.
None of these will appeal to the average web user. The WaSP site is too technical, and, although the design and layout is nice and simple, it is far from "luxurious." Mozilla's new design is nice and inviting, but I still feel that the content can be too technical and overwhelming for the average web user. It is difficult for us to see this because we are web designers and developers that are on the net daily and know its ins-and-outs. I would bet that if you told a friend of yours, that's an average user, to check out one of those websites that are supposed to influence you to switch browsers, they would feel confused, overwhelmed, and, in the end, like they do not care about switching to one of these "confusing" web browsers. To be honest, I imagine that a lot of people wouldn't even know exactly what a web browser is.
This brings me back to your "luxury" idea. I think that a small site, maybe only 3 - 5 pages, with a classy (luxurious) design and dumbed-down content, that even Auntie Gertrude could understand, would be great. All content should also be as concise and to-the-point as possible. Why people should switch should be explained and also PROVED. Images of websites in IE6 and then in Mozilla and Opera would be great, especially if the websites are well-known and ones that people have likely been to before.
Then it should say somewhere, "Switching is only a download away!" A lot of people probably feel that, "oh boy, switching 'web browsers' is probably a complicated process." But it's not, and we need to tell them that, using cool, in-your-face images. Below this header will be a very cleanly laid-out list of the alternate, standards compliant web browsers. But we won't actually say that they "comply with standards, and therefore webpages look like they're supposed to." That is far from convincing for the average user. Instead, we will tell them "this browser is so great that xx% of webpages will look even better when you use it!" (or something like that).
Each browser listing should have the browser logo (people love images), the name of the browser, a BRIEF description of why they would want to choose that particular one, a screenshot of a page in the browser (so they can see the interface), and a link that goes DIRECTLY to the download.
Oh yea…I also liked Tim Bray's idea of mentioning big-name companies that have made the browser switch. I imagine that it would do a great job of convincing average users.
I feel that a "luxurious" site, if designed correctly, could make quite an impact and become very well-known. Heck, even CNN.com might do a write-up on it; they didn't hesitate having an article on the "weapons of mass destruction error page" that made its rounds on the net. We need to take this site and turn it into a commercial advertisement that appeals to the masses.
This is just me thinking out loud. To conclude, I'll leave you with what I feel will be the key points in a successful browser-switching campaign:
- stay away from everything "tech," including design and content terminology
- cool, hip, classy design
- dumbed-down content that almost everyone will understand
- we need to be advertisers and make browser-switching seem like the hot-new thing, using in-your-face graphics and blurbs that tell how other big-companies are switching
BTW, I love Seamus's pop-up idea. : )
I was really inspired by Tim's post and put on my badge as soon as I could. Since Microsoft killed stand-alone IE I have been hoping that innovation by the other browser makers would become so attractive as to make IE "that quaint little browser that comes with the OS." Kinda like Simpletext on the Mac. Sure, you *could* browse with it, but why would you want to?
Someone needs to make a little button thingy ala Steal These Buttons – fast! :) I'd put it in my site… : )
Telling them that their browser is no good, will be counterintuitive. Of course their browser works, because they can view any website they want.
I think passing judgement on the viewers choice of browser is not really effective. The trick lies in politely pushing them towards a resource that gives them more information. This is where the need for a simple, yet effective site preaching the benefits of mozilla comes in. This will allow the reader to weigh his options and ultimately make a decision. Of course they may finally decide not to switch. But we should make our argument strong enough for people to atleast try. Most likely, if they do try an alternative browser, they will switch.
The point is that, we cannot force people to switch a browser. We shouldnt make that decision (or else whats the difference between us and Microsoft?). Show them the possibilities in a clear, human understandable terms and then we have something. Like I said eralier, make the package so enticing that it will be hard to resist.
Oh… but that takes all the fun out of tying up our users and shoving them into small rooms blindfolded and forcing them to listen to "Mozilla is better,I go on first and tab the browsing… Opera is better,I leave the user silky and smooth..Oh,really,fool?! REALLY! Stop looking at me, IE!" chanted over and over with calipso music with inscense and candles…
And then hypnotizing them so they subconciously learn to compile binaries and trinaries and the like…
And then…
Oh, the possibilities are endless. But…
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Everyone seems so focused on a pro-Mozilla campaign. Like masad points out, what if IE7 is that good? Then everyone gets locked into Microsoft's plans, and on goes the monopoly.
There are two issues here, and let's be clear to differentiate: standards support and general browser technology, but also browser choice and a continued free market. Not for a second am I interested in promoting the former. If the latter is true, then the former takes care of itself.
What my post seeks to address is that browsers are dying, if not dead, and Microsoft is leading this technology drain. IE has been stagnant forever, but somehow they've still managed to fend off all competitors and tenaciously hold their market share.
Either we educate the consumer that they have a choice, that Microsoft isn't the only way to go - or the masses force our hand into coding for one OS, one browser, and Microsoft dictates the standards.
Web standards as we know them can only survive in a competitive market with more than one product. Supporting anything other than Internet Explorer helps keep that market open.
In private e-mails around the time I was shaping the Luxury Web concept, I began referring to it as a Browser Choice Campaign. This is where the gold is, folks, in keeping the choice alive.
"We need to take this site and turn it into a commercial advertisement that appeals to the masses."
This is soooo right.
What if:IE7 is the most standards compliant super-fast browser ever made. It supports all CSS, PNG's, and stuff we haven't even thought of yet (MS is that scary)
Longhorn is bundled with all new pc's (nothing new)
No one is going to switch? Anyone who buys a new PC will have LH. I switched to XP and love it, sorry to say - I've used apple and pc's, and have to say that for me XP is lightyears ahead old winops.
I said it before on this site in a comment - now is the time - we have until 2005 before MS takes away the opportunity for us (meaning anyone not involved with MS) to get the word out - otherwise Opera and Mozilla and Safari etc will remain what they are today.|
In a sense, if IE7 is what I described above then hooray - but nuts to MS for doing it this way. Lets get people using alternative browsers.
I think what is missing, in the end, is a really strong marketing team/marketing scheme/marketing budget. All of which Microsoft has. We wonder why Homeland Security paid MS for their services when there are more secure and better OSes like Linux or Unix as alternatives. It's because, frankly, Homeland Security doesn't know better and the Unix or Linux people didn't stick their nose into their business soon enough to provide competition. Homeland Security simply didn't know there were alternatives.
I think the same thing goes with the browser wars – consumers right now are unaware there are choices to be made. Like Dave said, the best course if finding out a way to educate consumers so the Power of Choice remains at hand.
I'm not sure how it will all be done, but the Mozilla Foundation and others, I think, need to start getting aggressive. Whether that means partnering up with Google or something else remains to be seen. But it's best to start now before it's too late.
I definitely agree that a campaign should show consumers that they have a choice of many browsers, and not just give them a link to Mozilla and say "download this!" A small webpage/website that gives brief and understandable summaries of all of the browsers out there might be a good starting point. As I said in a comment above, the site needs to be stylish, clean, commercial, intriguing, influential, and much more.
I've already started a design for a site like this, and to this point have been calling it "The Better Browser Campaign." I'm not sure if I have the time or overall knowledge to write the content for the site. Either way, I'm hoping to get it done.
I'm wondering what would be so bad if IE7 (or Longhorn or whatever it's caled) did comply with all standards. Is it because MS would make it proprietary, and not open source? Heck, if the most popular browser complied with all the standards, then I think we as designers would be happy about it.
Now if they just make sure to incorporate tabbed browsing, I'm thinking IE7 may turn the heads of the die hard Mozilla/Opera fans. And why not?
(this comment brought to by a die hard Mozilla user)
We could place pop-ups on our websites that tell them to get Mozilla, Opera, or Safari because they have pop-up blocking. ;-)
I know it's meant to be a joke, but what a great way to alienate any potential upgraders!
I think a large percentage of web users will always experience the Internet through an AOL-like environment. Convincing these folks to upgrade is a true challenge. Perhaps a bigger challenge is showing them how to use a browser other than then the one 'built-in' with their ISP software.
To reach that crowd effectively, you'd almost need an ISP to use Mozilla instead of IE in their Internet application. I guess it's semi-safe to say that AOL isn't going to do this; we'll just have to wait and see. Count out MSN. ;-)
But what about Earthlink? Or smaller regional ISP's? (I only speak of the US, surely there are large competitors of AOL and MSN internationally who could be persuaded).
Might require a large lobbying group though…
I think a better "Dave approved" title would be:
The Alternative Browser Campaign
I think that a small, accessible, and user friendly website singing the virtues of Mozilla is a good idea but I still doubt its effectiveness. You have to understand that more the majority of users IE 6.0 is more than adequate. Frankly, except the lack of PNG support (which is pretty obscure beyond the designer circle…I mean even Adobe Photoshop doesnt support it adequately), there is nothing lacking in IE 6.0 to force someone to switch. Built in pop-up blocking wasn't available but is now with the Google Toolbar. The only major advancement in Gecko based browsers is that of 'Tabbed Browsing', a virtue that should be stressed more often it is. Frankly, nobody cares that Mozilla is open source. Nobody will switch because of that. People will switch if you show them that tabbed browsing is more effective and productive than what they have in IE.
Secondly, no amount of user friendly information, will supplant the lack of a mozilla installer. Yes, there is no installer. An installer is something the average user understands. It is a minor thing but for the average user it provides an ease of mind.
The problem with mozilla is not the product itself (which is awesome beyond measure) but the package. The package is nowhere perfect. There is too much information in way too many mozilla devoted sites. To succeed, we have to sell a coherent, complete and specific signal that cuts through all the noise. And we have two years to do that.
I think the trick is for we web designers and web developers to include a little addition on our sights that provide immediate feedback to J. Random WebSurfer that their web browser is sub-standard. Hide a link to a "why you should upgrade page" using a simple CSS2 selector to set 'display: none'. The browsers that have implemented this feature will dutifully hide that link. The ones that haven't will display the link.
I've included an example of what I have in mind on my site, and I've posted some details about it here:
They do have a Mozilla installer, but I guess you just have to look for it. Check it out here.
"People want to be trendy."
YESS!! That is the key. I have this ides - Imagine in Canada, an article in Technology, or better, the lifestyle section of the Globe and Mail - pushing how a better browser makes for a better experience. I think it would work.
Eric, if I can quote Dave on this one:
"[it's about] browser choice and a continued free market. "
(jai: lol!)
For those of you interested, Mozillazine has an article about "Mozilla Marketing Project Launches.
"A small webpage/website that gives brief and understandable summaries of all of the browsers out there might be a good starting point."
This idea is a necessary crack filler, but what we need here is something bigger, something to point the masses to that page. I live in Spain, where the Internet is still awakening to it's full potential - ie there are plenty of young people here who don't even know how to turn on a computer.
These people don't surf the internet that broadly at all - and for them, like a lot of people in NA, IE does the job. Why are they going to change? We're talking about getting a big ball rolling here.
Now look for a second at Wasp - it is becoming a success - i.e. they made a ball and started it rolling, but it's got a long way to go still - just have a surf away from Mezzoblue, Stopdesign, and Zeldman for a sec and you will see all of the 'non-standards' stuff out there. With this 'next step' we're talking about starting a second much bigger ball rolling…
From my p.o.v., we need to be strategic here. Hit hard where the trends are set - N.A:Newspapers, not ads, but articles. The G and M in Canada (go Craig) with a little something on Opera, for example.
All this hoohah about Google lately - how about a focus on web-standards and alternative browsers in the WSJ?
I may be dreaming here but the internet has changed since Wasp happened. Some of the principles are the same, but it's mainstream in N.A. now. Hit mainstream - not niche (i.e. weblogs) - media. Get N.A. on board and the rest of us may follow.
Now I realize that people are scared of MSFT's power, but getting people away from IE6 will be tough because there is no compelling reason to the viewer. When upgrading from NS4 people could see an immediate performance improvement, and often a visual improvement. Right now Mozilla offers only a better way to write pages. CSS selectors are nice, but don't do anything that can't be replicated in server side code. Alpha PNG is nice, but if its that important to you, you can already do it in IE (in an IE specific way). Pages won't look better, they won't be faster, and they won't have additional functionality. I've seen a few sites that say "You are running IE6, you should upgrade to ." This tells me the person is a silly idealist, and my respect for them deteriorates.
…I still want to lock people up with the Calipso music; but I digress. Take a look at Cafeshops and imagine shirts, hats, stickers, mugs, geez they even have undergarments… with the "wasp" logo or the "Get a better browser" logo or something along those lines. Alot of crazy stuff starts out like a fad and becomes iconic- maybe the "Better browser" thing could be like that. Something like Homestarrunner, where it's popularity spreads by word of mouth, great product, and what I call "soft ads" (shirts, stickers, etc.).
And of course, we'd need a mascot, like a Wasp or something. I'm just brainstorming out loud here… well, what's the equivelent of "out loud" when you are typing? Ranting? Whatever it is, that's all I'm doing. I mean, MS put a guy in a friggin' butterfly outfit in the streets of NYC putting butterfly stickers on racy posters. Yeah, they got repremanded by NYC, but the advertising was madly effective!
And for those of you who just plain hate MS, wouldn't a cool logo be a wasp slaying the MSN butterfly? Not that I'm that much opposed to MS, but some people are. Heck, wasn't it the Linux Penguin that wizzed on the windows logo? I think it was…
I don't think the campaign should be so much anti-MS, as it should be pro-better browsers. As others have asked, what if IE 7 is a fantastic browser, and we have to start telling people, "um…..we know we told you that MS sucks….but now you should use their new browser, IE 7"? We would look like hypocrites and lose any credibility that we would already have worked so hard to achieve.
I completely agree with Anthony. We have to turn "switching to a better browser" into a trend. A great way to do this is to point out everyone that's doing it, from big-time companies to the guy next door. And the fact that a trend exists needs to be published by credible sources: CNN, BBC, Google, newspapers, magazines, etc.
I think there could be a certain value, or enticement, in the terms "Use A Better Browser" because it sparks a curiosity. People want the best. People want to be trendy. People want to dislike MS. I'm not so sure you have to sell them on why the alternatives are better. Just make it known that it is the consensus among the "webarati" by posting the buttons. Make it simple for them to install and I think this could be a success. A consistent button/banner look would be critical.
Hey, have you guys heard of Kim Komando. I dont know how to get ahold of her or anything but i guess tons and tons of people see her articles and i think she also has a radio show. She has articles on computer stuff, ya know, tips and tricks and such. Well why not see if she would write an article about web standards. How switching browser's will make for a better web experience. just an idea
If it helps anyone, I've made a nice little ASP.NET control that sniffs for major offenders (IE, Netscape 4, etc) and produces a nice little platform-appropriate "text ad" that suggests people check out some modern browsers. If anyone wants to use it it's at http://www.numbera.com/guide/


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There's no doubt that real estate in the Bay Area is pricey but two local communities get the distinction of being a part of America's Most Expensive Neighborhoods list. The list was compiled by 24/7 Wall Street and was based on the median list price data.
On the peninsula, Atherton took the #5 spot on the list. Median listing price for a home in Atherton is $4.3 million. In Marin County, the sleepy town of Ross was ranked second most expensive neighborhood in the country. Alpine, NJ, a suburb of NYC took the #1 spot with a median list price of $6.7 million. The median list price of a home in Ross is $5.3 million.
Both towns share similar attributes, besides the high median list price. The Town of Atherton, home to just under 8,000, "…desires, insofar as possible, to preserve its character as a scenic, rural, thickly-wooded, residential area, with abundant open space with streets designed primarily as scenic routes rather than for speed of travel." With many tree lined streets as well between estates, Ross is only 1.6 square miles and home to 2400 residents.
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FULL SKODA SERVICE HISTORY, with Black Cloth, 16" 5 Spoke Alloy Wheels, Rear Parking sensors, Roof Rails, Auto Climate Control, Auto Wipers/Lights, Traction Control, Cruise Control, AUX/USB/12V Power Socket, Bluetooth, Ipod/MP3 Connectivity, Front Armrest, DAB Radio, Tinted Glass, Trip Computer, Electric Mirrors, Fitted Overmats, Remote Central Locking, Isofix Child Seat Anchor Points, Multi Function Leather Steering Wheel, Electric Front Windows, Spare Key, Full Skoda Service History, Last Serviced at 17063 miles , Next MOT due 28/10/2019, Metallic Silver, 1 owner, £10,500
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|109 g/km
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|2 years
|Standard paintwork guarantee
|3 years
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|Fuel consumption (urban)
|48.7 mpg
|Fuel consumption (extra urban)
|68.9 mpg
|Fuel consumption (combined)
|60.1 mpg
|0 - 60 mph
|9.3 seconds
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|108 bhp
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|1467 mm
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|2470 mm
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|45 litres
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|Body Coloured Bumpers
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|KESSY GO-Keyless Start System
|Alloy Wheels-16in Rock w. Anti-Theft Wh. Bolts
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|Rear Wash/Wiper
|Steering Wheel Height and Reach Adjustable
|Height Adjustable Passenger Seat
|Multi - Function Steering Wheel for Radio and Telephone
|Electric Front Windows
|Height Adjustable Drivers Seat
|Radio Bolero - with Telephone Control, Mirror Link, SD Card
|Storage Compartments under the Front Seats
|Climate Control Air Conditioning
|Central Console
|Leather Gearshift Knob/Handle and Leather Hand Brake Lever Handle
|Heated Rear Screen
|Cruise Control and Speedlimiter
|Maxi DOT Trip Computer
|DAB Digital Radio
|Vanity Mirrors in Sun Visors
|Front Armrest
|6 Loudspeakers with Arkamys Surround Sound Package
|Upholstery - Satin Black Cloth
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|EDS - Electronic Differential Lock
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|Front Passengers Airbag with De - Activation Switch
|LED Daytime Running Lights
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|Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
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|ISOFIX Child Seat Fittings on Outer Rear Seats
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|Acoustic Rear Parking Sensors
|Front Fog Lights
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As a three-year-old skating in his first season of organized hockey in Brampton, Sean Monahan invented every possible excuse to get his father John to stay with him on the bench.
In what should have been a sign of things to come, Monahan's mother Cathy remembers how creative her son was even then.
"Sean was so shy that he always wanted his dad coaching, and in order to get his dad to stay on the bench and coach, he would tell his dad that part of his equipment felt "weird," like his helmet was too tight or his elbow pads felt funny, and one of the most memorable, the ice was 'too slippery,'" says Cathy Monahan. "Sean struggled the entire year with his shyness, but was excited to go to each game because he loved the game."
While sports came easy for the current Ottawa 67's star, the shyness stuck for years, and nobody could really figure out why he was so short on self-confidence.
As a youngster, Monahan could pick up a lacrosse stick with the Brampton Excelsiors and score the maximum goals allowed for any one player in a game before the teams switched ends.
He could walk into the gym at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Brampton at noon hour, find himself in a game of 21 with some of the hotshots on the senior basketball team, and reel off 15 straight free throws to win.
He could bust moves on a skateboard that made the experts stop and marvel.
Or, with Gabriel Venezuela on his right wing and best friend Mike Kussman on his left, take over a game no matter who the Brampton Battalion were facing.
"A lot of people talk about how clutch he is now," says Kussman. "He's had the ability to put a team on his back all his life.
"At six years old he scored to overtime goal for us to upset the Toronto Marlies. In lacrosse, he was always to go-to guy for goals. He was (good for) six goals every game.
"One time he said, 'let's enter a beach volleyball tournament in Dufferin-Peel.' Me and him won the tournament. Everything he did, he was good at."
The only thing Monahan never got good at was relishing his accomplishments. What he did might have been a big deal to others. It never was for him.
"I don't know what it was," said Monahan, who just turned 18. "I wouldn't want to go on the ice, or the floor. Or if I scored a bunch of goals I would just put my head down and come off.
"Even in class, I would know the answer to the teacher's question and be too shy to put my hand up. It was just something with me."
Basically, the only thing he was never shy on was talent and creativity. His sports IQ is off the charts.
It was there through minor hockey and was evident on the world stage at both the World U17 and U18 and last summer's Canada/Russia challenge. Now, it's on to scrutiny in the next few weeks for a spot on this year's Canadian junior team.
That's why his name is mentioned in the same breath as American Seth Jones and Halifax Moosehead Nathan McKinnon during discussions about potential top three picks at next June's NHL draft.
It just doesn't seem that long ago that he was growing up on Glenforest Road in Brampton. He had three idols as a boy: His late "poppy" Will, his father, a sheet metalist by trade, and Steve Yzerman.
Monahan would religiously shoot 16 buckets of pucks every day in the back yard, and the wooden fence behind it took a beating whenever he missed (slats were constantly being replaced). On occasion, he did damage to neighbour's houses with shots off the cross-bar, though they never complained and always threw the pucks back.
He also developed a keen sense of humour and exhibits it when he can through pranks. Kussman was often the victim.
Every single day, Kussman would walk to Monahan's house before school and "too often" Monahan would somehow hide his pal's backpack and let his friend get to school without his homework.
One day in Grade Nine, the two were sitting side-by-side in the first week of class, nervous about trying to fit in.
"All I was trying to do was impress the teacher, and Sean turned and said 'can I borrow your phone?'" said Kussman. '"So I gave it to him. And he gave it back.
"The next thing I know a ring tone is going off in our class and it's Taylor Swift with some girlie tune (It's a Love Story) going off full blast, and I find out it's my phone! He had switched my ring tone, cranked the volume, then called me."
The following year, the dynamic duo were in biology class, dissecting the eye of a cow. Kussman, naturally, was doing all the dissecting, and failed to notice Monahan was taking tweezers and filling his victim's pockets with all the waste.
The pair got the cafeteria and, when Kussman reached for his lunch money, all he got was a handful of squishy membranes and the like.
It's that kind of 'IQ' that Monahan carries to the ice. It's a little bit genius-like. He's the type of player 67's coach and general manager Chris Byrne wishes he had a room full of.
One longtime NHL scout compares Monahan to Mike Richards, a Stanley Cup winner last year with the Los Angeles Kings. Longtime 67's observers might compare him to ex-67 Andrew Cassels.
Like Cassels, Monahan makes teammates around him better and has gone head-to-head with the league's best 19-year-olds since his second year. And in a season where the 67's don't really have any true first-line wingers, Monahan still finds himself among the top 10 in league scoring.
"He's a great player and playing with him last year was a lot of fun," says former linemate Tyler Toffoli, now a Manchester Monarch. "We were always roommates and one night someone set our alarm clock for 3 a.m. So it went off in the middle of the night and it scared us both.
"But as soon as it went off, he picked it up and threw it against the wall and it broke. But we both forgot until we woke up in the morning and saw the clock smashed into pieces."
If nothing else, Monahan is also extremely superstitious, especially with equipment. He hates new equipment worse than a trip to the dentist's office, and he doesn't like dentists at all.
Unlike most kids, who always want the latest gear, Monahan would get his mother to stitch his old equipment together until no amount of stitching could save it.
Now 67's equipment manager Chris Hamilton has to deal with it.
"He won't wear new shoes, jock shorts, skates, anything," said Hamilton. "He believes there are still goals remaining in what he has.
"Last season we pranked him before a practice. He had been bugging and bugging to get him Bauer sticks. We kept saying we can't due to our stick contract, But we had ordered him the sticks. They arrived before a practice one day and Byrnie had been in on the joke. So while the boys were stretching, Byrnie came out with the new stick and did a whole awards ceremony in front of the boys.
"Then last week he had a dream that he scored an OT winner with a different stick and now he is bugging me to get him that stick."
If Monahan has a best friend on the team, it has to be the diminutive Brett Gustavsen, around whom there is never a dull moment.
The two live together with Dan and Allison Cowan as their billets, and nothing's been the same at the Cowan household since the pair moved in three seasons ago.
For starters, nobody in the house dares handle the bathroom doorknob without checking for a foreign substance first.
Gustavsen is also no-one's fool, but he has to keep an eye open at all times around Monahan.
He still remembers his head hitting the pillow late one night and wondering 'what the (expletive)' after pulling a dumbbell out of the pillowcase, the weight placed there by Monahan.
"You have to always be aware of him around the house," said the victim.
The two go all the way back to major peewee, and Gustavsen remembers Monahan arriving at Rebels tryouts, having been cut by the North York Rangers.
"Knowing Moni now, he didn't even care that he'd just been cut," said Gustavsen. "All he wanted was to just play hockey.
"But we all saw quickly all the talents he has, and he sure showed he was one of the 'big' players around."
Monahan remembers what it's like to be a rookie, having to clean the bus at the end of a long road trip when school is just hours away. He has never skipped a class because the bus arrived too late for him to get up. He also knows what it's like if the veterans don't make the younger players feel part of it.
"What he is normal," said Gustavsen. "Lots of guys have egos. You see lots of superstars get full of themselves. He is not that.
"Sean is just so composed and so professional."


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Dem govs fret over stalled gun push
Gun-control advocates hoped the shattering December murder of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Conn., would upend the de facto non-aggression pact on federal gun laws that both political parties have consented to in the last decade. But now that expanded background checks seem to be the only initiative that may pass Congress, the most powerful bloc of gun-control proponents in the country is conceding that the gripping sense of outrage following the Sandy Hook massacre has ebbed.
Democratic governors fault Washington lawmakers for not acting more aggressively but, more strikingly, some even point a finger at Americans themselves for not keeping up the pressure on elected officials.
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"I think the public outrage at this has somewhat waned and that makes the consensus harder to achieve," said Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, adding: "[S]adly, after the funerals, for too many of us as Americans, our attention turns to other things and that makes it harder to achieve the consensus, and nothing moves terribly fast in Washington anyway."
O'Malley, who has been one of the loudest voices for gun restrictions, recalled that he and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell both predicted after Sandy Hook that there would be a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban within six months.
"It hasn't happened," said O'Malley.
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, who was also governor in the 1990s during similar shooting sprees, also cited the now-familiar pattern of demands for action abating as the months pass following the tragedies and pro-gun forces mount aggressive lobbying campaigns.
"The same thing happened after Columbine, same thing happened after Thurston in Oregon a number of years ago: there's this big coverage peak, people get outraged and a few days later the anti-gun control people begin to emerge and then there's a distance," Kitzhaber said.
Asked whether the federal government is falling short on the gun issue, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy shot back: "Sure it is. Sure it has."
"We had a workable [assault weapons] ban, right?" Malloy continued. "We had a magazine size limitation. And in 2004 when it needed to be renewed, it was not renewed. So yeah, clearly we let a lot of people down as a nation."
Now, even the most optimistic gun-control backers will concede it's highly unlikely that any legislation limiting the sale of particular weapons could get out of the Senate let alone come to a vote in the House.
That's partly because the passage of time since Newtown has diminished the demand for action – but it's also because there remains a robust core of Second Amendment supporters who are effective at making their voices heard with lawmakers.
O'Malley, a former Baltimore mayor, compared the efforts of the two sides in his own heavily suburban and urban state, where there's broad public support overall for gun restrictions but also a vocal element opposing such steps.
"We're calling people together for a rally in Annapolis this Friday for sensible gun safety legislation," he said. "It's going OK, but it doesn't happen by itself. Whereas the NRA is a group that's networked and now hyper-networked with the Internet, and was able to generate a giant crowd … They're very effective with the small group of people who feel intensely about this."
The gun-rights group has just as much sway in Washington, as the difference between what, legislatively, seems possible now as compared to in the days immediately following Newtown.


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William Lotko
Sue and John Ballard '55 TT'56 Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
Sue and John Ballard '55 TT'56 Professor of Engineering, Emeritus+1 (603) 646-3485
- BS, Engineering Physics, University of Kansas 1973
- MS, Physics, University of Missouri 1976
- PhD, Physics, University of California, Los Angeles 1981
Research Interests
Geospace environment; space plasma physics, modeling, simulation; magnetohydrodynamics; electromagnetic fields and waves
Current Research Projects
- Computational plasma dynamics
- Dynamics of magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
- Geospace environment modeling
- Magnetohydrodynamics
- Magnetotail asymmetry from ionospheric Hall conduction
- Simulation of polar cap fast flow channels and their impacts on auroral and magnetotail activity
Selected Publications
- Ionospheric control of magnetotail reconnection (2014), W. Lotko, R.H. Smith, B. Zhang, J.E. Ouellette, O.J. Brambles, J.G. Lyon, Science, 345(6193), 184-187, doi:10.1126/science.1252907.
- Properties of outflow-driven sawtooth substorms (2013), J.E. Ouellette, O.J. Brambles, J.G. Lyon, W. Lotko, B.N. Rogers, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics 118, 3223–3232, doi:10.1002/jgra.50309.
- Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society (2013), W. Lotko (contributing author, Panel on Atmosphere-Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Interactions), National Academy Press, ISBN: 978-0-309-16428-3.
- Enhancement of thermospheric mass density by soft electron precipitation (2012), B. Zhang, W. Lotko, O. Brambles, M. Wiltberger, W. Wang, P. Schmitt, J. Lyon, Geophys. Res. Lett. 39, L20102, doi:10.1029/2012GL053519.
- Magnetosphere sawtooth oscillations induced by ionospheric outflow (2011), O.J. Brambles, W. Lotko, B. Zhang, M. Wiltberger, J. Lyon, R.J. Strangeway, Science 332, 1183, doi:10.1126/science.1202869.
- The magnetosphere-ionosphere system from the perspective of plasma circulation: A tutorial (2007), W. Lotko, J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys. 69(3), 191-211, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2006.08.011.
- Inductive magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling (2004), W. Lotko, J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 66(15-16), 1443-1456, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2004.03.027.
- Auroral Plasma Physics (2003), W. Lotko (contributing author) edited by G. Paschmann, S. Haaland and R. Treumann. International Space Science Institute, vol. 15, Springer, ISBN: 978-1402009631.
See William Lotko's CV (PDF) for additional publications
- Fellow, American Geophysical Union
Professional Activities
- Affiliate Scientist, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (current)
- Dartmouth Society of Fellows (current)
- International Space Science Institute, Bern, Team Investigation of Global Conductance Pattern and its Influence on the Dynamics of Geospace (current)
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (2005-11)
- Chair, Senior Review of the NASA Mission Operations and Data Analysis Program for the Heliophysics Extended Missions (2013)
- Research Area Coordinator and Focus Group Co-Chair, NSF Geospace Environment Modeling Program (current)
- Panelist, National Research Council, Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society (2010-11)
- Project Team Leader, NASA Living With a Star Targeted Research & Technology Program (2007-11)
- Co-Investigator, Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (2002-13)
- New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium (current)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
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Space Weather: How the ionosphere gains influence
July 11, 2014
Generating Sawtooth Oscillations
June 3, 2011
Nuts and Bolts: Students who've never wielded a tool take an engineering course
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March 7, 2010
Dartmouth's Engineering School Completes Largest-Ever Fundraising Campaign
January 7, 2010
Space Weather Starts at the Sun
Dartmouth Faculty - Scholarship Today
June 19, 2004
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Bani Ishq Da Kalma 20th May 2013 Written Episode Update
Bani Ishq Da Kalma 20th May 2013 Written Episode, Bani Ishq Da Kalma 20th May 2013 Written Update
Soham closes the door of the car for Bani and the car movies. Happy tells Soham that we will have a race to see who will come to the Gurudwara first. Soham's friend shouts at him and tells him to come home as Simran is very worried. He says he ash to go. Then they have a fight. Then He explains that he wants to see the boy who is Bani is getting married is good and if he will keep her happy. His friend also will accompany him to the Gurudwara.
At the Gurudwara, Bani's family and Amrit's family come. Amrit ask her that Bani is getting married to the boy she loves so they the things between them will be alright. A very upset Rajji goes in and Amrit does not know what has happened to Rajji.
As they walk into the Gurudwara she sees Rano in the Dulhan dress and will be
Dehsu comes there and asks if she knows the Lady. Bani does not open her mouth. The Maamiji will tell that it's getting late and Bani should get ready.
Dehsu will take Bani in. As she is going in she will look back at Rano. Bani and Rajji sit down before the God and thanks the God for bring the wall down> She prays that the all the diwar should bring the hearts of the family together. They will be praying that in 7 days that they will be leaving and becoming an NRI. Then Rano who stands behind
Amrit greets Soham outside and tells that you should be happy that your Daaka is happening. He says Aanth Bala so Sab baala. He tells that Bani is getting married to an NRI Parmeet and the wall dividing the houses have come down. Amrit will ask how could such a thing happen and why can't you be the groom. Soham tells not to ask anything for everything happens according to Kismet. Amrit apologisizes to Soham for the mistake he made.
Then Rano will be shown taking a suitcase and going.
All enter the Gurudwara. Amrit looks at Rajji who is very sad. Then Soham and Bani exchange glances.
Dehsu is searching for the boy's side and why they still have not come. Then Maamiji will tell that they came only today so they may be late.
The boy's side comes. Then Dehsu realizes that Parmeet has not come. Dai She tells that Parmeet could not come. Sarabhjeet will ask what he means by that. Then Manpreet will tell that he called in the morning and said he had work and he could not come. Everyone are shocked. Maamaji informs them that they have made all the arrangements.
Then Manpreet tells that is why they came there in person and she asks if they have no problem then she can have the Daaka with Parmeet's photo.
The matchmaker will tell that there is nothing wrong in it. Sarabhjeet is hesitant and Daai Sa tells that he leaves the decision to them and whatever decision you take we will accept. Soham will be praying.
Dehsu immediately jumps in that id Bani has no problem then we can do the Daaka. Then Sarabhjeet will tell that to think properly and decide and there so no pressure on him.
Bani agrees much to Soham's unhappiness. Then the ceremony will start with Bani and the photo. They will be doing all the rituals to the photo.
Each one will bless Bani and the photo.bani will be very sad.
PRECAP: Beeji will tell Dehsu and Binder that she will not have food from there different rasoi's much to their shock.
Update Credit to: anurao