I, too, need to wake up
By Larry J. SchweigerLike penetrating oil on an old rusty bolt, music transports words with meaning deep into that place we often call our heart. This heart should not be confused with the place where blood is pumped. No, this heart is that place where profound spiritual decisions are formed and where that rare element called courage can be found. Because it has spiritual power, music can shape the behavior of even the most case-hardened soldier. For centuries, generals have used music to arouse their fighting troops. They understood that music can reach where mere orders don't work. With fife and drum, uniformed men have marched into the very face of death with 10,000 muzzles blasting at them.

I am deeply moved by the fiddle and flute music of the Civil War era, because it reminds me that there are still things that are worth dying for, like freedom and equal justice for all. Music inspired an earlier generation of environmentalists on thousands of American campuses in the 1970s to march off to battle to fight polluters. I remember well listening in those days to the timely song “Big Yellow Taxi” from the album Ladies of the Canyon by Joni Mitchell, who sang, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” It was released within weeks of the first Earth Day in 1970. I was studying forestry when Joni sang, “They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum.” I remember taking a group of about 100 fellow students to see one of the last nesting pairs of bald eagles in the Conneaut Swamp of Pennsylvania when Joni was writing her lyrics, “Hey, farmer, farmer, put away that D. D. T., now! Give me spots on my apples. But leave me the birds and the bees. Please!”
Those were fighting words for students like me who loved nature and saw what was happening to our natural world. Music inspires me to love, to think afresh and even to have courage today as I confront the toughest social and spiritual issue of our day: global warming. I have shared with you before that I believe we are penning a fourth chapter in the long crusade for conservation. It will be titled “World Stewardship” and Melissa Etheridge has written what I consider to be the theme song for this new chapter. With the same honesty and intensity that she brings to life, Etheridge has released her new music video “I Need to Wake Up.” As soon as I heard it, I knew it would inspire a new generation of college students who are deeply troubled by the prospect of living with the consequences of global warming. I have always admired Etheridge for her rich, throaty voice, unique style of music and, most of all, her courage to stand up in the midst of a personal fight with cancer. I am certain she has been a great source of inspiration for many women with the same disease. Etheridge wrote her powerful song for the movie An Inconvenient Truth. In doing so, she has taken a bold stand on global warming and challenged us all to open our eyes and see the truth about our future. (To see her video, go to: www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=101912#/overdrive/?vid=101912. (Don't be turned off by the couple of ads that precede the music.) Great music like “I Need to Wake Up” can have a strong influence over our sometimes hard-to-reach emotions where we often make the most important decisions. I predict this video and Melissa's stirring music will inspire millions of people from every political perspective to wake up and see that our future is at stake. I downloaded the music to my iPod and I will listen to it when I need to renew my courage. I think I will need to listen often.

Introduction
There are many ways to approach the task of performing an upgrade from Microsoft® Windows
NT® Server 4.0 operating system environments to a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003
environment. Each upgrade has to be analyzed and planned to determine the best possible
approach for a specified scenario. This guide provides several scenarios to help you plan and
execute an upgrade process in your organization.
When deciding how to upgrade, many questions must be addressed. What are the supported
upgrade paths from Windows NT Server 4.0 to the desired version of Windows Server 2003,
whether that is Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition; or Windows Server 2003, Web Edition? Will existing applications running on Windows NT
Server 4.0 run on Windows Server 2003? What factors determine the order of Windows NT
server upgrades? Is there a need to upgrade the domain to the Microsoft Active Directory®
directory service? Is Microsoft Exchange Server a consideration for your upgrade?
This guide was written to address these questions. The guide is structured as follows:
• Part 1 provides a roadmap for upgrading Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Server 2003. The
roadmap starts with planning and implementation and includes four main topics: preparing to
upgrade, assessing application compatibility, starting an upgrade process for Windows NT 4.0
servers, and understanding requirements for upgrading to Active Directory.
• Part 2 discusses key operating system changes, including changes to Windows services and
security issues.
• Part 3 addresses specific application compatibility considerations for Internet Information Services
(IIS), Exchange Server, COM+, and the Microsoft® .NET Framework.
This guide is designed to help customers make the transition from Windows NT Server 4.0 to
Windows Server 2003. The guide addresses both developer and administrator topics, but the
emphasis is on providing support information for system administrators. Sample scenarios are
provided with detailed walk-throughs that demonstrate the necessary considerations and practical
approaches to upgrading to Window Server 2003.
Upgrade Roadmap
This guide provides a roadmap of the different ways an upgrade can be accomplished. Generally
speaking, an upgrade to Windows Server 2003 can be approached in two ways:
• You can perform an in-place upgrade of Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Server 2003.
• You can perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2003, and then install the required
applications.
In many cases, a clean installation is preferred to perform common tasks such as repartitioning
drives, removing any unnecessary or unused files, and disabling any unnecessary services.
Although an upgrade can be performed in such a way that existing application configuration
settings are preserved, the preferred approach is a clean installation.
Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 White Paper
Windows NT 4.0 Server Upgrade Guide 3
Planning is the first step in any major undertaking. The following steps are the recommended
order in which to accomplish a successful migration from Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows
Server 2003:
• Plan and implement.
• Prepare to upgrade.
• Assess application compatibility with the Application Compatibility Toolkit 3.0.
• Upgrade Windows NT 4.0 servers.
• Implement Active Directory.
• Assess fundamental operating system changes.
• Understand changes to Windows services.
• Know which protocols are no longer supported.
• Understand the ramifications of security changes.
• Provide application support.
• Work with IIS 6.0.
• Consider which version of Exchange Server to use.
• Understand changes in COM+ 1.5.
• Upgrade from .NET Framework 1.0 to .NET Framework 1.1.
Why Upgrade?

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Visual Display of In

     Visual Display of Information


Problems with Presenting Data

1.     Data is multivariant (multidimensional), but is shown on paper, a two-dimensional means.
2.     The resolution of presentation mediums have low rates of transfer of information to the
human mind which transfers information at a high rate.


General Comments about Data

Data should be signed and sourced for recognition of the designer.  (I don=t agree with this
thought as it relates to organizations.  I feel the organization should be credited, rather than
individuals within the organization, as the product is often the result of collaboration.)

In general, data should provoke substantive questions as opposed to data retrieval questions.  The
following are recommended.

Label graphs and charts directly as opposed to a legend. If a legend is used, define it once
and be consistent throughout the presentation.

If comparing, then show the comparison.  If cause and effect, then show cause and effect,
and if necessary the absence of cause and effect.

Break down segregation of words, numbers and images.

Details provide credibility for the presenter and integrity of the data, use details that give
the smallest effective difference.


Design Considerations     

Add data and dimensions not animation nor drop shadows, forget the glitz and glamour.

The more contrast between the colors the more vibration on the page.  Do not use the full range
of colors in the rainbow, instead use graduated color, use typography or bathymetric charts as
guides.

Clutter is a failure of design not the data



Concepts

Use sidenotes rather than footnotes.  The note should be next to the comment it explains, the
reader should not have to go to the bottom of page and then back to the place where they stopped
reading.  This presentation is in two-column format, with the sidenote column smaller in width.

Use small multiples, which are adjacent in space, rather than large multiples stacked in time.  This
point calls into question the use of computer presentations versus paper presentations.


Computer Versus Paper

Paper leaves evidence, provides proof for the audience, and has permanence.  Also, due to the
high resolution of paper, it promotes credibility and integrity.  Whereas the computer, due to its
low resolution, masks and hides information and is often associated with corruption.  The
challenge is to combine the data gathering ability of the computer with the qualities of paper.


Computer

If the computer is the chosen, or only,  means of presenting, then create thumbnail images of the
past (maybe 4 or 5) images, as a reference for the audience to associate the current image with the
past images.

Another challenge is to combine the computational benefits of spreadsheet software with the
design benefits of a graphics package.  There is a difference between a package that counts and a
package that sees.


Financial Data

The following eight points apply to the display of financial information.

1.     If assessing change, show the change.

2.     In the past data has been characterized by averages, but is now characterized by
variability.

3.     Show a richness of data, use data and dimensions.

4.     Display information accurately.   Footnote, or sidenote, with facts, omissions, and  
adjustments for inflation.

5.     Explain and annotate data.

6.     Quantify errors.

7.     Follow the examples of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, build a portfolio
of examples.  (According to Tufte, ATalent immitates, genius steals.@)

8.     Read Chapter 9 of Edward Tufte=s, AThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information.@


Presentation Points

Now that quality of the content, relevance to the audience, and integrity of the data have been
established, you are ready to give your presentation to an audience.  The following sixteen points
may be useful.

1.     Show up early, something good is bound to happen.

2.     Tell the problem, tell who cares (relevance), tell the solution.

3.     Never attract attention to yourself, never apologize, and stay on point.

4.     Explain a complicated concept by making a point, a generalization, and again the point.

5.     Give everyone in the room a piece of paper.

6.     Do not use overheads or a computer

7.     Audiences are precious, treat them with respect, do not demean them or talk down to
them, they are just as smart as you are.

8.     Humor makes you speech memorable, but use carefully, make sure it is on point and not in
poor taste

9.     Do not use masculine pronouns as general, use plurals, in speech (not in writing) it is okay
to mix singular with plural.

10.     Ask questions from the audience, however be careful because you will be judged on how
you answer.  If the answer is detailed tell them you can talk afterwards, if you don=t know
the answer, say so.  When asking for questions count to ten while waiting for a reply,
show patience.  If not taking questions until the end, say so in the beginning if you wish to
prevent interruptions.

11.     If you are enthusiastic about your presentation show the audience by moving round and
through use of gestures, do not stand behind the podium clenching you fists, your
audience will appreciate your enthusiasm

12.     Finish early, something good is bound to happen.

13.     Practice, practice, practice, work harder, audio, and video, tape yourself, these mediums
will reveal mannerisms, placeholders and inflections in speech.

14.     Master the material, you will be more effective in the meeting, concentrating on the
audiences reactions and questions rather than the material

15.     The 2 most dehydrating things are airplane travel and public speaking, drink plenty of
water, you will feel 30% better, avoid alcohol.

16.     Read Classroom and Platform Performance handout.

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National Wildlife Week (w autoselect)

National Wildlife Week is an annual celebration of nature and the environment started by NWF in 1938. Students, teachers and families across the country learn about nature and wildlife in their community though fun interactive games, activities and exploration. Published annually, the National Wildlife Week Fun Book contains hands-on activities designed to introduce kids to the wildlife that might live in their neighborhood. The National Wildlife Week online Educator’s Guide has additional activities for students based on the National Science Education Standards. These activities can be accessed through the National Wildlife Federation’s Web site at www.nwf.org/nationalwildlifeweek.

National Wildlife Week
National Wildlife Week is an annual celebration of nature and the environment started by NWF in 1938. Students, teachers and families across the country learn about nature and wildlife in their community though fun interactive games, activities and exploration. Published annually, the National Wildlife Week Fun Book contains hands-on activities designed to introduce kids to the wildlife that might live in their neighborhood. The National Wildlife Week online Educator’s Guide has additional activities for students based on the National Science Education Standards. These activities can be accessed through the National Wildlife Federation’s Web site at www.nwf.org/nationalwildlifeweek.