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Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 67 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jul 1, 1999 (16:40) * 34 lines
I've just put up a page thanking our contributors at
http://www.spring.net/sponsors
Thanks to all these folks who have donated a total of over $1,200 since
January 1, 1999.
Ann Haker
Ann Whittle
Barbara Farley
Charlotte Clayton
Claire Chan
Eileen Green
Evelyn Boake
Genette Irlbeck
Gisela Sardinha
Heide Kalbach
Jana Hendricks
Kathleen Born
Lizza Davies
Maarit Helena Doinio
Marcia Hemming
Nancy Palmarini
Stacey Vura
T McAvoy
Willem Friesema
If I've left anyone off the list, my apologies. One or two letters were
lost in the mails. Overall we're nearly on target to our goal of $4,800 a
year which is the cost of colocating our three servers (barton, www and
access) on a T-3 connection in downtown Austin.
Thanks so much to everyone who's helping and to those who are signing up
for Visto via our link.
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Response 68 of 349: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (01:45) * 1 lines
THANKS!!!
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Response 69 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (10:22) * 7 lines
Don't forget to sign up your dog and cat (and goldfish) for Visto too!
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Response 70 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (13:20) * 3 lines
Terry, please fix whatever was messed up when the Visto icon was added to Drool's pages.
We are seeing the date, time, poster's name and email within the body of the response. Very ugly. Disturbs my keen sense of esthetics! ;-D
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Response 71 of 349: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (13:35) * 1 lines
good point...I'll ditch them and start over...
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Response 72 of 349: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (13:41) * 1 lines
all better yet?
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Response 73 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Aug 11, 1999 (22:31) * 1 lines
Must be, Dear! No one has complained in over a month. Droolians are not that tolerant, normally =)
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Response 74 of 349: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (09:41) * 1 lines
I am not even taking that bait...*wink*
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Response 75 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 12, 1999 (19:24) * 1 lines
*smile* You are wise!
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Response 76 of 349: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Aug 14, 1999 (00:44) * 1 lines
occasionally, I get lucky...
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Response 77 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Aug 14, 1999 (10:29) * 1 lines
*smiling knowingly* I am glad to hear it.
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Response 78 of 349: Renate (Renata) * Tue, Nov 2, 1999 (02:00) * 5 lines
Only now I read your message closely:
(Terry) One or two letters were lost in the mails.
Does that mean you never got a letter from me? Never got any kind of confirmation. Terry, I would like to know before I send off another one.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 79 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 3, 1999 (20:28) * 4 lines
I got yours, fortunately, and I am getting them reliably now. I really
appreciate your contribution!
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Response 80 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Nov 3, 1999 (20:38) * 1 lines
Mine will be in the mail to you tomorrow as well as one for Stacey's efforts in the Honolulu Marathon for the Lukemia Society. These checks are my Christmas present to me from me...and to you *grin*
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Response 81 of 349: (sprin5) * Sat, Dec 2, 2000 (13:48) * 7 lines
Thanks so much to all those folks who have contributed to our latest fund drive. We are now accepting contributions on Paypal on the site:
http://www.spring.net/paypal
This has been a great effort and I can't thank everyone enough. As a small token, I'm sending out a picture of the Spring's Cedar Creek location, a nature picture or something, to the next 13 folks who send in a $25 or more donation. I sent out two already today to the nice folks from Cinncinnati and Lansdale, PA who contributed via Paypal.
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Response 82 of 349: (sprin5) * Sat, Dec 2, 2000 (17:57) * 1 lines
A huge thank you and lots of hugs for the wonderful people of drool who put up at least 80% of the funds we needed to keep our software running! This was a great effort and is very, very appreciated!
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Response 83 of 349: (sprin5) * Thu, Dec 7, 2000 (21:30) * 14 lines
I just paid $199 to our host for extra bandwith for austen.com, if you're a supporter of austen.com and want to help in some way with this cost, please click on this link and send $5 automatically to spring.net just for signing up (it won't cost you anything).
https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=terry%40spring.net
Or you can send contributions the old fashioned way to:
Paul Terry Walhus
The Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Don't worry about this though, I just cut a deal with our provider to charge (in the future months) for a flat $40 a month for this bandwidth. austen.com uses a lot of disk space, which is ok, and I've covered this for the future.
Again, my hearty thanks for everyone who supported our recent drive to pay Kaylene Thaler. I fully understand if you haven't caught your breath from this effort, but am hoping just joining PayPal and getting $5 to the Spring will be an easy way to cover this disk charge. All I need is for 40 folks to sign up . . .
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Response 84 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Thu, Dec 7, 2000 (22:04) * 1 lines
Most austen.com people don't come here, Terry. Ann has put a fund-raising notice up at her place with the PayPal clickthru.
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Response 85 of 349: (sprin5) * Fri, Dec 8, 2000 (07:46) * 1 lines
Thanks, Karen. You have helped immeasurably in this effort.
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Response 86 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Fri, Dec 8, 2000 (08:14) * 1 lines
I had nothing to do with Ann's action. She did it herself.
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Response 87 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Apr 29, 2001 (23:48) * 11 lines
Time to renew our drive, I had over $1,000 in bills from our old provider last month, which is why I'm moving all the sites to a new provider where it will be less than $400 a month.
Use the paypal link on http://www.spring.net or send checks to:
Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Please indicate what you are supporting (eg. austen, firth, bjd, or spring).
I got 3 great contributions this weekend. Thanks!
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Response 88 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Aug 16, 2001 (10:59) * 1 lines
We need to do a mini-pledge drive right now to catch up on some isp charges and some consulting. So if you can, go to our main page at http://www.spring.net and chip in whatever you can! Thanks. You can contribute via paypal or mail to The Spring, 182 Clover Rd, Cedar Creek, TX 78612. Checks made out to the Spring.
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Response 89 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Aug 20, 2001 (11:26) * 9 lines
In a normal month, I would have funds on the 15th to cover our server
costs. This month is different because I have to pay property taxes on my
house and all my salary and rental income etc. has to go to that. So I
have to raise $300 pretty quickly to pay our server hosting fee. I need
your help this month more than ever. After 60 days, the pressure will be
off again, but now I particularly need your help and donations. Please
use the Paypal donate button on our main page or mail checks to The
Spring, 182 Clover Rd, Cedar Creek, TX 78612. I'm 5 days overdue on this
server bill but I think they'll cut me a little more slack on it.
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Response 90 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Aug 20, 2001 (13:24) * 1 lines
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?return=http%3A//www.spring.net/paypal&item_name=Contribution+to+austen%2C+drool%0D%0Aor+Spring&submit.x=17&submit.y=17&business=terry%40spring.net&item_number=3&no_intl=1&cmd=_xclick
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Response 91 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Mon, Aug 20, 2001 (14:05) * 4 lines
I'm sending you my check this afternoon, Terry.
Pl. credit Drool, and check your email.
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Response 92 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Mon, Aug 20, 2001 (14:11) * 9 lines
Terry,
Drool's annual fund-raising drive will again be held in September. Evelyn and I will be helping Terry in the meantime.
If people would like to contribute now, please contact me for instructions. I don't put my address up on public boards. However, I will be doing the collection again on behalf of this community, as Ann H did very recently with her austen.com group. In addition, I will be making arrangements for funds to be collected with the UK too as well as other countries.
Thanks
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Response 93 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Aug 20, 2001 (16:00) * 1 lines
Thanks so much Karen and Evelyn! I'm working on my end on getting some DVD prgograms going and trying as many ways as I can to alleviate the situation. In correspondence with KarenR!
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Response 94 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 1, 2001 (10:09) * 52 lines
Starting today, we're going to have four quarterly fund raising drives to
pay our isp bills, make improvements, do backups and expand and add new
features (faster server with bigger hard drives, etc). The pledge drives
will be held on
October 1-15, 2001
January 1-15, 2002
April 1-15, 2002
July 1-15, 2002
The goal of the current pledge drive is to pay all or a good portion of
the $900 per quarter hosting fees we pay, plus another $600 to initiate a
schedule of full backups to our server and an emergency preparedness plan.
This quarter 25% of all donations will go to the newly established college
fund for children of the survivors of the World Trade Center attack.
Send your checks to:
The Spring
182 Clover Road
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Use these logos to sign up (if you aren't a Paypal member and to make donations):
If you want to send your donations to Ann or Karen directly, and have them
forward them to me, that's fine. Ann has handled this extremely well in
the past and that way I can track which site they're earmarked for. This
pledge drive includes Spring, Drool, Firth and Austen.
Thanks! Your contributions have been generous in the past and have kept
this place rolling along. We hope to be secure, safe and more robust in
the future as a website where you can freely express your thoughts and
feelings and honor your heroes.
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Response 95 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 10, 2001 (09:56) * 59 lines
Resp 94 of 94: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) Mon, Oct 1, 2001 (10:09) 52 lines
Starting today, we're going to have four quarterly fund raising
drives to
pay our isp bills, make improvements, do backups and expand and add
new
features (faster server with bigger hard drives, etc). The pledge
drives
will be held on
October 1-15, 2001
January 1-15, 2002
April 1-15, 2002
July 1-15, 2002
The goal of the current pledge drive is to pay all or a good portion
of
the $900 per quarter hosting fees we pay, plus another $600 to
initiate a
schedule of full backups to our server and an emergency preparedness
plan.
This quarter 25% of all donations will go to the newly established
college
fund for children of the survivors of the World Trade Center attack.
Send your checks to:
The Spring
182 Clover Road
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Use these logos to sign up (if you aren't a Paypal member and to make
donations):
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Response 96 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 11, 2001 (09:33) * 1 lines
Nothing in yet, my isp bill is overdue. I encourage folks to contribute someting, no matter how small. Thanks!
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Response 97 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 13, 2001 (07:33) * 1 lines
Still no donations on the current quarterly Pledge Drive, I'm going to get on the email and the phone and try to drum up some support.
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Response 98 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Sat, Oct 13, 2001 (10:46) * 6 lines
Terry, I give yearly and send it to Karen. Would you like for me to break up my donation in quarters?That's a lot of trouble for her to handle the drive four times a year though.Esp with the friends in overseas.
And how about letting us know the total amount that is collected by Drool? I know the Tea Room amount was posted last year.*Total* is not invading anybody's privacy.
We need a little structure, IMO.
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Response 99 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 13, 2001 (22:32) * 21 lines
It's wonderful that you give annually, and I'm most appreciative. No need
to split it up in quarters!
I got the first donation of this drive today, $50, which is one sixth of
the way to paying this months hosting charges of $296.00. That's a
start! I'd like to see the load spread out among more folks, and not
weighing so heavily on myself and a few others.
I'm encouraged by today's Paypal contribution.
If you would like to give, please click the Paypal button to "donate" at
http://www.spring.net. Or send check payable to The Spring to:
The Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
I sent a $12.50 check to the college fund for WTC survivors today, a
fourth of the contribution I received.
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Response 100 of 349: Eileen (EileenG) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (16:26) * 1 lines
Guess my donation from the summer counted toward last quarter. :-/
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Response 101 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (16:26) * 1 lines
Yup, you're counted.
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Response 102 of 349: Allison M (Allison2) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (17:59) * 1 lines
sent mine to Tracy. Hope it arrived.
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Response 103 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (18:15) * 1 lines
I'll be checking with Tracy tomorrow to see how her collection effort is going.
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Response 104 of 349: Rebecca Carson (Becka) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (22:41) * 3 lines
I'll be sending something via PayPal shortly as well (as I'm in Canada) - depending on whether I've line up work in the next few weeks (fingers crossed).
This site has been a great way to pass time while off and deserves all the support it can get.
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Response 105 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 22, 2001 (09:37) * 11 lines
Not doing too well this pledge drive. One $50 check received, another lost check in the mail, no paypal contributions yet.
No where near the goal of paying the hosting fees for this month of $296, and no where close to the $888 hosting cost for the quarter, and I'm hoping to raise enough to start backing up this system as part of an emergency preparedness plan.
Please mail contributions to
The Spring (Firth, Drool and Austen)
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Or just click the Paypal Donate button at http://www.spring.net or any of the other sister websites.
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Response 106 of 349: TracyT (Tracy) * Sun, Oct 28, 2001 (15:20) * 3 lines
Attention UK donators - just to let you know, and you know who you are, the final total is £120 and I've sent it off by PayPal this evening.
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Response 107 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Sun, Oct 28, 2001 (17:30) * 2 lines
Thanks Tracy...good to hear from you; we miss you :-(((
And thanks to the UK friends who are helping to make Spring possible:-)))
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Response 108 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Oct 28, 2001 (18:53) * 1 lines
I got it, thanks so much Tracy! I got it via Paypal a few hours ago. I am most appreciative!
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Response 109 of 349: Liz K (ekelley) * Tue, Nov 13, 2001 (09:31) * 3 lines
Hey Terry. I sent a donation through paypal the other day. Did you get it? Just want to make sure. Thanks, Liz
oh, btw, I have changed email addresses. How do I change it here, so when you rollover my user name it gives the right one? I can't figure it out.
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Response 110 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 13, 2001 (09:34) * 1 lines
Got it Liz, thanks so much! It came through on November 8th, and big thank yous to Tuquyen, Trina, Hayoun, Philip, Annabella, Tracy T, Patricia, and Marcia!
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Response 111 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Tue, Nov 13, 2001 (09:47) * 3 lines
Terry, those newest ones (beginning 5) are from austen.com. Either you should be thanking them personally or have Ann do it.
Liz, to change your email address, click on Main Menu at the bottom of the screen here, then go to "View/Modify Preferences." It should be self-explanatory from that point on. When you hit submit, it may not look like the change has been taken because of the error notice you get, but it will be ok.
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Response 112 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 13, 2001 (10:02) * 1 lines
I will be sending out notes and be making some thank you calls. I'll have to look in to that error notice thing.
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Response 113 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Tue, Nov 13, 2001 (10:40) * 2 lines
I'll have to look in to that error notice thing.
No need. The changes go through. I'd rather have you work on that *other* thing.
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Response 114 of 349: Liz K (ekelley) * Tue, Nov 13, 2001 (11:32) * 3 lines
great! glad you got it. I've felt very guilty about not giving till now.
thanks, Karen! I'll do that right now.
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Response 115 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Apr 14, 2002 (20:13) * 21 lines
Our bandwidth is off the charts.
Our current account with our bandwidth provider allows for 50GB of monthly
data transfer.
For the month of March, our bandwidth total was 165GB, which is an
overage of 115GB.
Our bandwidth provider's pricing for bandwidth overage is $3 per GB.
Using this formula, an amount of $345 is owed on our account.
I have negotiated this down to $50 this month, but in the future we may
have to order one of these plans, probably the 100 gb or 200 gb extra,
which means we may have to do a special pledge drive in about a month,
based on our bandwidth usage.
100GB extra: $100 per month
200GB extra: $200 per month
300GB extra: $300 per month
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Response 116 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Apr 19, 2002 (07:48) * 28 lines
This is turning in to an extremely tough time financially for me, since I
invested heavily in backup systems and am facing increasing bandwidth
costs due to the popularity of our site. So I need your help now more
than ever before.
Please send donations to:
Paul Terry Walhus
The Spring
182 Clover Rd.
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
or
Click on the "Paypal Donation" link in the left column of
http://www.spring.net
Or click directly here:
Paypal Donation
If you haven't signed up for PayPal, you have to sign up here:
Sign up for
Paypal
Thanks! Your support is really needed at this time.
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Response 117 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Fri, Apr 19, 2002 (07:57) * 2 lines
I hear ya' Terry...check's in the mail.
Viva Drool!
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Response 118 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Apr 19, 2002 (08:05) * 1 lines
Thanks so much Evelyn! This will really help.
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Response 119 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Apr 19, 2002 (13:02) * 1 lines
Thanks for linking this to Geo. You will be hearing from me, as usual. Paypal is the least painful way to do it, and you don't even need to figure out the postage!
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Response 120 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Apr 19, 2002 (13:07) * 3 lines
Lest anyone in Geo wonder, Terry created this space we use on the internet. For ages he supported it all by himself. That became burdensome quickly when the lot of us happened along to create our own conferences and so on which required added bandwidth and server capabilities.
Contribute what you can, please! I think Geo is worth a little of your time and where-with-all. Mahalo nui loa.
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Response 121 of 349: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Sat, Apr 20, 2002 (03:00) * 3 lines
Hi all
What about from afar. I got some spare cash? I won't make it much because the exchange rate does not favour me (NZ$2.30 to US$1 - quite low for NZ).
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Response 122 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Apr 20, 2002 (04:57) * 1 lines
Everything, near and far, helps! Thanks Rob.
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Response 123 of 349: Julie (cascadeclimber) * Sat, Apr 20, 2002 (10:22) * 1 lines
I'd love to contribute a bit. It won't be much though. I have been helping my parents out because Dad got layed off from his job a few weeks ago for the second time.*sigh* But every little bit counts. I love Geo and we certainly can't let anything happen to it!
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Response 124 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Apr 20, 2002 (15:49) * 1 lines
Thanks a bunch Julie!
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Response 125 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr 20, 2002 (16:43) * 3 lines
Hang in there, students and struggling professionals. Don't feel guilty about being here - your present contributions of words is perfect. People like me will try to cover all of those who are where we were a long time ago.
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Response 126 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, May 3, 2002 (12:30) * 1 lines
Keep 'em coming, I'm just a wee bit shy of what I need to make this month's bandwidth payment. Paylink link at http://www.spring.net
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Response 127 of 349: S B Robinson (SBRobinson) * Fri, May 3, 2002 (12:34) * 1 lines
am sending check - watch your mail... :-)
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Response 128 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, May 3, 2002 (12:41) * 1 lines
Thank you!!!
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Response 129 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 16, 2002 (07:17) * 15 lines
Our Paypal "bank" account is sitting at $253.62, thanks to a generous $100 contribution from Marci yesterday, so we're about $100 short of being able to make our $320 a month bandwidth payment. So, please, keep the Paypal contributions coming in so I can make this payment before the end of the month.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?return=http%3A//www.spring.net/paypal&item_name=Contribution+to+austen%2C+drool%0D%0Aor+Spring&submit.x=80&submit.y=32&business=terry%40spring.net&item_number=3&no_intl=1&cmd=_xclick
or
Mail to:
Terry Walhus
The Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Thanks to everyone who's made a contribution!
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Response 130 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, May 17, 2002 (08:34) * 3 lines
We're 76.38 away from being able to make our bandwidth payment! Three or four $25 Paypal contributions would do it.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?return=http%3A//www.spring.net/paypal&item_name=Contribution+to+austen%2C+drool%0D%0Aor+Spring&submit.x=80&submit.y=32&business=terry%40spring.net&item_number=3&no_intl=1&cmd=_xclick
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Response 131 of 349: Kathy C (kasey) * Fri, May 17, 2002 (18:27) * 3 lines
Terry,
I've just joined PayPal and sent a contribution (I hope). If it doesn't come through please let me know. I've been lurlking long enough that I feel I'm definitely responsible for some of that huge bandwidth usage. Although, now that I think of it, it's really ODB who's responsible. Who told him to be so fascinating anyway???
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Response 132 of 349: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Fri, May 17, 2002 (19:30) * 1 lines
terry, i hope you received my donation too. please let me know if not. if you do, no need to post it here, thanks *HUGS*
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Response 133 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, May 17, 2002 (19:58) * 1 lines
I'll let both of you know as soon as I receive something, thanks!
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Response 134 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, May 21, 2002 (14:41) * 15 lines
I made this payment today to our bandwidth provider:
Date Service/Transaction Description Amount
Jun 16, 2002 Fast Start Server -- Ongoing fee from Jun 16, 2002 to Jul
15, 2002 295.00
Jun 16, 2002 Harddrive Upgrade -- Ongoing fee from Jun 16, 2002 to Jul
15, 2002 25.00
Previous balance: 0.00
Amount due: 320.00
So, we're good till July 15th and we have $215.33 in our account which we
can use today the July August payment. Thanks a bunch to wolf, marci and
Kathleen!
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Response 135 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jun 5, 2002 (07:08) * 14 lines
Just got this months bill for $320 for bandwidth. The overbilled us and didn't credit us for last month (which I paid), so I'm getting this straightened out.
Send contributions, as usual, to
Paul Terry Walhus
The Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
You can also send them to KarenR or Ann H and they'll forward them to me.
Or you can click the Paypal button and use this method, it's on the top left of http://www.spring.net
If you're buying Colin Firth DVD's, please buy them via the new link at http://www.spring.net, you'll see it midway down in the left column. There are over 30 Firth DVDs to choose from on this Amazon affiliate page.
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Response 136 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jun 5, 2002 (07:09) * 3 lines
Buy Colin Firth DVDs
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Response 137 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jun 5, 2002 (07:12) * 4 lines
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Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 138 of 349: Lisa (freddie) * Thu, Jun 6, 2002 (05:56) * 3 lines
Terry,
Could I recommend that the link for buying the CF DVD's be put onto the Drool mainpage? I must admit, I go directly to that site when I come to The Spring and I bet a lot of others do too and will miss that as an opportunity to help raise some much needed funds.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 139 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jun 6, 2002 (08:10) * 1 lines
I sent that to Karen R for possible incorporation. I wonder what the volume of dvd buying is among folks in this conference? There are about 30 Firth DVDs listed on this page. Direct contributions have always been our mainstay, a lot of the programs like amazon.com only payoff if large numbers of folks use them and we are able to meet minimum sales quotas.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 140 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jun 13, 2002 (05:24) * 23 lines
Our current account with our bandwidth provider allows for 50GB of monthly
data transfer..
For the month of May, our bandwidth total was 95GB, which is an overage
of 42GB. Their pricing for bandwidth overage is $3 per GB.
Using this formula, an amount of $126 is owed on our account.
As a courtesy, they are only going to charge our account $50 for this
overage. In the future, however, they will need to charge us for the
bandwidth we use.
We also have the option of pre-purchasing bandwidth at the following
discounted rates.
100GB extra: $100 per month
200GB extra: $200 per month
300GB extra: $300 per month
At present we owe the regular flat rate $320 plus this $50 or $370.00. I
have about $100 in the account from last months contributions so I'm
trying to raise about $270 for this month and some toward a potential
bandwidth overage next month. I'd like to prepay to 100 gb extra and save
something possibly.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 141 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 14, 2002 (09:22) * 2 lines
Thanks for the $20 paypal contribution I just received. I won't mention the name because I haven't asked the contributor. But thanks! We really need contributions right now.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 142 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jun 17, 2002 (11:57) * 10 lines
We are about $270 short of paying our bandwidth bill this month, so
this is the amount I have to raise. I'm toying around with the idea
of getting 12 people to commit to one month each during the year and
insure the bandwidth payment for that month. I'm extremely strapped
this month so I'm counting on contributions to make up our shortage in
the bank to make the payment and keep the system alive. Ideas?
Suggestions on fund raising?
Again, the Paypal link is at the bottom of the spring's main page.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 143 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (06:05) * 1 lines
Keep those contributions coming, please. Your contributions make these pages possible, click the Paypal banner on Spring.net's main page.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 144 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (09:15) * 5 lines
I've put up (and linked all over the place) a new webpage at The Bucket called The Marketplace (or should it be called The Bucket Boutique???), where there are direct links for all of Colin's tapes, DVD, related books, etc. (plus related items) to purchase from Amazon. Using these links, Spring will earn some money.
If there are other items you'd like added or would like me to create the direct link for you, just let me know.
Now, start shopping!! ;-D
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 145 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (10:00) * 1 lines
Thank you Karen. Will Spring get credit for *all* Amazon products purchased through The Marketplace? I just ordered a "non-Firth" book;-))
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 146 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (14:11) * 3 lines
If they have the Spring code in the url (which you can do yourself very easily), then Spring gets the biggest cut.
After the ASIN (the url), are a string of numbers/letters. After that backslash, get rid of the rest and put in spring-20. Hit "enter" and a new url is generated that will credit Spring. v. easy.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 147 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (14:31) * 3 lines
OK, I've changed the name and the link. We now have The Bucket's Boutique. Voila!
http://www.firth.com/boutiq.html
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 148 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (14:35) * 1 lines
Question: why is the website "firth.com" and not "colinfirth.com."?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 149 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (14:37) * 1 lines
It's either. If you type in colinfirth.com, you will get The Bucket.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 150 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Wed, Jun 19, 2002 (14:52) * 1 lines
Whew;-)
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Response 151 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jun 25, 2002 (11:06) * 1 lines
Thanks for the accreditation link to add for Amazon. I get a lot of stuff from there and I would like Spring to get credit for it! Aloha Y'all from the South.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 152 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jun 25, 2002 (11:10) * 1 lines
What's your location today, Marci?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 153 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jun 25, 2002 (11:14) * 1 lines
Louisville, KY
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 154 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jun 25, 2002 (11:22) * 1 lines
Wow, my old stomping grounds. I used to live on St. James Court just next to Central Park where they do the Shakespeare in the Park series in the summer. Wonder if this is still going?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 155 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jun 25, 2002 (13:45) * 1 lines
I'll check. Lots going on here. Lots of stuff all around, too - not just hourses! I'm in downtown in the old part near Churchill Downs in a resotred row house. Loads of steps up and down to navigate will either give me coronary collapse or legs of steel.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 156 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jun 25, 2002 (13:48) * 1 lines
I'm not used to heat without breezes, and I forgot how suddenly a thunderstorm can show up. My host arrived home yesterday soaked from one such little shower that did a bit of damage in Illinios just across the border. How funny it is to be in one of those colored states in those puzzles. I am still having problems with what order which states come in even though I was navigator on the last road trip!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 157 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jun 27, 2002 (07:23) * 7 lines
Still at least $250 short of being able to pay this months bandwidth bill and I only have a few days to go before they turn us off, please send payments via paypal (click link on http://www.spring.net ) or mail to:
Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Thanks!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 158 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 28, 2002 (06:34) * 5 lines
Still 200+ short and only two days till our shutoff notice.
Please donate via the Paypal logo at http://www.spring.net and help keep spring, firth and austen running.
Thanks.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 159 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 28, 2002 (09:20) * 1 lines
Just got a $50 contribution, we're about $150 short now. Please keep 'em rolling in, I'm facing a serious financial pinch this month and want to keep the system up and running. Thanks!!!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 160 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 28, 2002 (11:12) * 3 lines
Another $50 just came in, keep 'em coming and we'll make it! Thanks so much!
$100 in Paypals today so far, you are really coming through in a pinch!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 161 of 349: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Sat, Jun 29, 2002 (10:45) * 1 lines
terry, where do we stand today?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 162 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jun 29, 2002 (21:58) * 1 lines
We are very, very close, about $50 away from having the total I need to pay on Monday! Thanks to everyone for the very kind contributions over the past few days.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 163 of 349: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Sun, Jun 30, 2002 (17:50) * 1 lines
terry, i just sent a contribution (hope it went through)...
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 164 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jun 30, 2002 (20:44) * 1 lines
Got it! Thanks so much, it puts us over the top!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 165 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 5, 2002 (07:30) * 29 lines
We're going to try something different for our next months pledge drive,
starting today.
The Spring is an Ebay seller. We have a good rating.
Do you have something in your garage or attic that you don't need that we
could sell on ebay? If you do, list it here in this topic, the Spring
will sell it and you'll have to ship it to the buyer. You can donate
whatever percentage you like to the Spring and keep whatever you want for
yourself, as long as you donate at least 25% of the sale of the item to
the Spring.
You can email me (terry@spring.net) with your listing if you don't want to
do it through this topic.
It will be imperative that you can ship the item to the buyer promptly and
without fail so as to preserve the Spring's good seller rating.
List your item here, in this topic and then I'll list it for sale on Ebay.
Also, after you list, send an email to mailto://terry@spring.net and let
me know your phone number and address so I can co-ordinate the shipping
and sale and payment to you.
It's an experiment, let's see if it works, maybe this will help keep us
afloat. Remember, it costs at least $320 a month just for our basic
expenses and we'd like to raise more to start doing more effective backups
and keep up with any necessary hardware/software upgrades.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 166 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 5, 2002 (09:47) * 3 lines
A few of you may have received an email from me in error, it was sent unintentionally and my apologies if you received and email with a long list, I sent a followup which was the email I intended to send out in the first place.
The email is in reference to the Ebay idea.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 167 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Fri, Jul 5, 2002 (10:12) * 1 lines
I'd say that 90% of the people you emailed don't come here and wouldn't be reading your apology.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 168 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 5, 2002 (10:14) * 1 lines
I emailed them an apology.
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Response 169 of 349: Rajan Bagga (rajan1019) * Fri, Jul 5, 2002 (10:34) * 12 lines
I am B.Com(Pass) from Delhi University from India and I have done a course in
computer such as Desk top Publishing in Computer which includes
Abode Photoshoppe, Scanning , Page Maker , Msoffice, freehand, Illustrate Coreldraw.
I am now working in a SERC in India and handling Data Base work such
1. Data Entry
2. Generation of Tables
3. Obtain Charts from Data base
4. Preparing of Reports
I had also working in a Printing Offset Company India's leading
India's No. 1 Company Ajanta offset & Packaging Limited
I also know the Knowlege of Printing
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 170 of 349: Rajan Bagga (rajan1019) * Fri, Jul 5, 2002 (10:36) * 2 lines
My email address rajanbagga@vsnl.net
telephone : 91-110-5556645
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 171 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 6, 2002 (02:28) * 28 lines
Our first item for Ebay has been offered and will be listed soon.
From today's correspondence:
Yes, I have something I don't need any more. I have a
champaign mink jacket with a fox collar. I paid $1,800.
for it and I'll sell it for $800. with 30% going to The
Spring. It's tuxedo length and quite a steal at this
price. Ohhhhhhhhhhh - it's a size 10.
All Ebay donors to remain anonymous unless, of course, they give
permission to reveal their name.
This is a most kind offering.
Here's the actual ebay listing, the reserve price has been set at $800 so
it won't sell until this reserve is met. If the donor requests, I may be
able to revise the item listing.
One very important thing I forgot to mention, is that we need a photograph
if possible, or multiple photos of the item. Or at least point to a stock
photo on the net. If it's a common consumer item then there's probably
one we can find on google.com.
Title: champaign mink jacket with fox collar
Item # : The item number for your new listing is 941656544.
URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=941656544
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 172 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 6, 2002 (02:41) * 6 lines
I posted a photo with a disclaimer that it's only an approximation, I hope to obtain an actual photo from the donor.
Ebay recently announced that they are heavily promoting "power sellers" to find folks with items they want to sell in their communities. The Spring is my community.
So, please, did though that attic or rummage through your garage and see if there is something you no longer have any use for that could benefit our community at Drool and the Spring.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 173 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 6, 2002 (02:48) * 2 lines
http://www.spring.net/mink
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Response 174 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 9, 2002 (14:47) * 3 lines
It fits me Terry, but what on earth would I do with it?
Aloha and good luck Rajan. Thank you for posting.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 175 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 9, 2002 (16:15) * 1 lines
I put a real picture of it up instead to the ones I had. Hope it sells so we can get a headstart on next months server hosting/bandwidth charge, but then again, these things may not move in summertime. No bids yets.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 176 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 10, 2002 (10:18) * 1 lines
I suspect that thr right buyer might like to get it now and set it aside for cooler weather. How about the cruise crowd? Alaska is good this time of year and it does get nippy onboard.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 177 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 13, 2002 (09:07) * 3 lines
The auction ended and the coat didn't sell.
I will relist it.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 178 of 349: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Sat, Jul 13, 2002 (10:53) * 1 lines
is it real fur? if so, maybe folks are resisting it....is it priced too high?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 179 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 13, 2002 (19:12) * 1 lines
It's real. But it's summer! This is, after all, a coat. But I'll keep listing it and hope that some other folks dig some things out of the garages or attics!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 180 of 349: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Jul 21, 2002 (12:30) * 1 lines
how're the bills looking terry? are we doing ok this month?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 181 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jul 21, 2002 (12:37) * 1 lines
We've got a good start. A couple of very nice contributions came in the past few days. So we're about a third of the way there to our $320 a month bill. The coat didn't sell. And there haven't been any other Ebay contributions (where folks contribute a discarded item for sale to benefit the Spring).
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 182 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 27, 2002 (10:21) * 8 lines
I have a hundred of these premium quality webcams to sell on ebay to raise money for spring.net, drool and Austen.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2042024744&rd=1
or
http://www.spring.net/ebay/webcam
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Response 183 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jul 27, 2002 (23:13) * 30 lines
NCK27CZV - TeleCam LT w/ Zoom
Notebook Videoconferencing Camera
Buy this at our Spring Ebay Auction Now!
This is an incredibly sensitive, high resolution camera ideal for security
or web cam applications. It has a built in microphone and power supply.
Slim, Lightweight Design for Portability
Proper eye contact is the key to effective videoconferencing. This is why
the NCK27CZV can be mounted anywhere on the notebook computer display with
the provided TeleClip attachment. This makes it convenient for both right
and left handed users as well as prevents problems of parallax. Further,
the NCK27CZV's unique design allows the user the ability to detach and
carry the the camera from the notebook to view documents, rooms or objects
of interest.
Varifocal Lens for wide angle, normal, or telephoto viewing of people,
places and things
Focus can be quickly adjusted from 50mm (2") to infinity on the Tamron
varifocal lens. This allows the NCK27CZV to be used for document or
close-up imaging. Also, this model can be adjusted for a wider viewing
angle for group conferencing as well as personal conferencing.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 184 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Sun, Jul 28, 2002 (00:04) * 1 lines
You might want to post this info at austen.com's Tea Room
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Response 185 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jul 29, 2002 (10:59) * 1 lines
Will do! Thanks.
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Response 186 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 29, 2002 (18:27) * 1 lines
What kind of price is reasonable for this camera, Terry?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 187 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 30, 2002 (07:49) * 6 lines
They retail for $299. $25 is reasonable. That's a $5 markup. I'm getting them for $20.00. I'm not sure what shipping will be, depends on your location. These do require a video capture board of some kind. I'm testing a video capture board that I could sell for $10 but I don't want to list it until I know that free drivers and software are readily available on the web.
The mink coat hasn't sold and I'm relisting it for the third time. Ebay has a concept called power sellers, these are folks that find other people in their communities with rare or valuable collections of items they want to sell but they're not computer saavy themselves.
So I'm looking at the potential for being a "power seller" as a means of supporting the Spring. That's why the call for folks to dig in to their closets, attics and basements.
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Response 188 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Aug 1, 2002 (17:23) * 1 lines
The stuff I have is mostly not worth the trouble. Tropic do evil things to stored valuables. It is best to leave them in storage on the mainland. I am heartily tired of feeding my books to bugs!
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 189 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Thu, Aug 1, 2002 (17:33) * 7 lines
To everyone who bought up a storm at amazon!!!
We just got our first quarterly report from amazon and, in the one month since Le Boutique came into existence, there was a huge response from all you and Spring actually earned some money.
We really appreciate it. :)
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 190 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Thu, Aug 1, 2002 (19:55) * 2 lines
Karen, why don't you post again the formula for giving Spring credit when one is ordering non-Colin items.
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Response 191 of 349: Lisa (freddie) * Thu, Aug 1, 2002 (19:59) * 1 lines
Thanks Ev, that's a great idea, as I lost it and wanted to buy some other, non-CF related stuff. Karen, can you put it somewhere permanently????? :))))
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 192 of 349: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Thu, Aug 1, 2002 (20:58) * 1 lines
wait a sec...how do we make sure spring gets donations from amazon? i buy stuff from them--is it just via a click-thru?
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 193 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Thu, Aug 1, 2002 (21:16) * 19 lines
I have setup a page at The Bucket that has links to specific products that contain Spring's code. However, anyone can change the product url to ensure that Spring gets the maximum rebate. A general click-thru isn't worth much.
Lisa, I'll put instructions on the Boutique page for changing the url, but essentially it goes like this... very simple.
Here's the url for Tom Clancy's new book (featured on amazon's main page)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399148701/ref=pd_gw_tst_1/002-2311145-9832001
(1) In the location bar at the top of your browser, remove all the coding after the number set following the ASIN and keep the last slash.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399148701/
(2) Type in spring-20 after the slash and hit Enter. You will get a new product page that has coding for spring. In this case, I got:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399148701/spring-20/002-2311145-9832001
but it will be different for each person who does it.
BTW, items have different percentages for rebates. Books, directly linked, have by the highest reimbursement.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 194 of 349: Rika (Rika) * Fri, Aug 2, 2002 (00:35) * 2 lines
I was really glad you set up the Amazon affiliate link. I had to buy a lot of books for school and I often shop through Amazon anyway.... so it was a painless way to donate.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 195 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 2, 2002 (03:26) * 2 lines
The response has been wonderful and I am most grateful for this support. Amazon, Ebay and Paypal have been very helpful partners in our pledge drives. And I am most appreciative of the direct contributions that I still continue to receive. Any one who has made a contribution is most welcome to web space at firth.com, austen.com, spring.net, email address, etc. If there is anything I can do to return the favor, please contact me!
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Response 196 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Fri, Aug 2, 2002 (10:32) * 2 lines
As the holidays approach, I think we should publicize the Amazon -Spring connection more. Has it been posted on austen.com? This is an easy way to get funding for Spring.I've bought all the Colin items I wish to buy at this point, but I order other items from Amazon monthly.
About to order the Possession sound track...and in November the DVD.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 197 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Fri, Aug 2, 2002 (10:36) * 1 lines
I've contacted Ann and she's just returning from vacation. She's indicated she will create a "shop" at austen.com too and will be fixing Spring's main page after she contacts Terry to get the new passwords.
Topic 71 of 92 [Geo]: Spring Pledge Drive
Response 198 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Fri, Aug 2, 2002 (12:47) * 3 lines
I have updated the Bucket's Boutique with instructions for DIY code changes, plus added some other items, including a couple of P&P sequels (the diary one isn't bad at all!):
http://www.firth.com/boutiq.html
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Response 199 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Aug 3, 2002 (09:54) * 1 lines
Thanks, all. I just bought three books as birthday presents but did not know the formula. Next time, Spring will get the credit!
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Response 200 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Sat, Aug 3, 2002 (09:56) * 1 lines
Cancel them and I will give you the codes.
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Response 201 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Aug 3, 2002 (23:34) * 1 lines
OK thanks! I got notice of shipment of one today and one of the others is from a second hand dealer since it is out of print. However, the third might be redeemable. Not to worry; I will be buying a lot of books shortly. *;) More on that later.
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Response 202 of 349: Liz K (ekelley) * Sun, Aug 4, 2002 (14:07) * 1 lines
Karen, could you e-mail me a listing of them as well? Thanks!
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Response 203 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Sun, Aug 4, 2002 (14:55) * 1 lines
Liz, email you what????? I haven't a clue.
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Response 204 of 349: Liz K (ekelley) * Sun, Aug 4, 2002 (22:31) * 1 lines
aren't there certain urls that one can go through to amazon so that spring gets a percentage of the purchase? or did i totally misunderstand that previous string of messages?
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Response 205 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Sun, Aug 4, 2002 (23:15) * 7 lines
Yes, there's the general click-thru icon on the bottom of every topic here. I also have a page up at The Bucket, called The Boutique, which has all sorts of Firth and other items, specially listed so that you can click through on those. When you have a direct link (which you can make yourself if I don't have the item listed), then the rebate percentage is higher.
Here's the Bucket page which explains it all:
http://www.firth.com/boutiq.html
especially the DIY section at the bottom. If you need assistance, just let me know. I'd be glad to help out.
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Response 206 of 349: Liz K (ekelley) * Tue, Aug 6, 2002 (19:07) * 1 lines
great. Thank you!
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Response 207 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Aug 7, 2002 (07:24) * 5 lines
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Response 208 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Aug 7, 2002 (07:27) * 1 lines
The above link is for our UK friends who want to buy books on Amazon and allow their purchases to help the Spring, firth.com and austen.com with the expenses of running the site. So if you're in Great Britain, this is for you!
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Response 209 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 9, 2002 (09:54) * 5 lines
Will micropayments work here?
http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=1696
is a reference to a site doing this?
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Response 210 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (07:33) * 15 lines
I received a current bill for $320 for our bandwidth provider due by the end of the month and I ordered a new server which will cost $1400, I have $750 in the kitty so I am about $970 short. I need to come up with all of this before the end of the month. The purpose of the new server is for immediate backup (we have one now) and to provide a safety net if we start incurring heavy bandwidth charges and need to change providers. That way, we'll have our own hardware ready to startup at a new location. The present server, which we rent and do not own, costs $320 a month and has 70 gb of disk space. The new server, which I have $750 set aside for, will have 320 gb of disk space, dual Pentium 1000 processors, RAID redundancy and 512 mb ram (one memory stick with room for more).
Owning a server will allow me to shop around locally for a much better monthly deal and we'll have much more security in that we own the hardware.
Please send donations to:
Paul Terry Walhus
The Spring
182 Clover Rd
Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Or use the paypal link on the main page at http://www.spring.net
Thanks!!!
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Response 211 of 349: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (11:54) * 2 lines
Terry, I can make a donation on payday (the 1st) due to some current unforeseen circumstances. Thanks for your efforts on keeping this place going.
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Response 212 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (12:49) * 1 lines
Thanks wolfie. I got $25 in so far today via Paypal. So I'm sending $775 to the vendor that's building the system and he'll hold it till I pay the rest. So that's $625 more I need to raise for the system and $320 for the months bandwidth charge. That $750 was all I had so I'm hoping for some contributions to cover the rest!
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Response 213 of 349: Evelyn (lafn) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (13:18) * 5 lines
Why don't you raise the money first and then buy the system.
The bandwith charge is a constant.
Just a thought....
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Response 214 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (13:22) * 3 lines
I've been putting this off for so long, I don't like living dangerously and not having a decent backup if our rented system went down. At least I am able to get $750 in to the hands of the vendor that's building it today. The bandwidth charge varies, $320 is the *minimum* and we are starting to get bills for extra bandwidth. I want to be able to recover and switch over quickly if we get a bill for bandwidth that we can't afford or if something happens to our server.
Right now, we have no backup and I'm very uncomfortable with this. I don't want to end up in the position of having to start all over from scratch and losing all our content! That would not be good.
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Response 215 of 349: Karen (KarenR) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (13:38) * 1 lines
I quite agree with Evelyn. You pay your bills first and then save for the extras.
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Response 216 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (17:31) * 7 lines
I agree we need to pay our bandwidth bill and that will be the next
expenditure. But I feel like it is essential we have a backup strategy in
case this server is attacked or crashes. And the new server has redundant
hard drives, something that would be cost prohibitive in a rental server
like we currently have. If the system went down now, there would be no
way to get back up and running quickly, it would take a week or more and
we would lose most of our content. I like the idea of having a safety net!
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Response 217 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (17:35) * 19 lines
This is the server:
And this is the quote (not including a video card):
Next Basic System............................$1253.00
P3tdde
SC822I-300LP case
Dual cpus Intel P3 1000
512mb pc133 sdram
FD
Slim cd rom
Dual IBM 120 mb gb 7200rpm
Assembly
Insurance and handling........................$17.00
Grand total with TX sales tax..............$1374.78
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Response 218 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (17:41) * 9 lines
This new system comes with two 120 gb IBM drives and I already have two
120 gb IBM drives. And it has room for two more. This would give us 960
gb storage with room for 240 gb more or a total of 1200 gb. We could
partition this in to two "mirrors" so if the main drive crashed or was
corrupted the mirror would be intact. Right now we have only a 40 gb and
a 20 gb drive and we are rapidly running out of space. I am spending a
lot of time daily cleaning up files and trying to keep the system from
filling up. It also has two processors which would make it substantially
faster.
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Response 219 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (17:58) * 88 lines
The motherboard:
Target Segment High-end desktop, workstation, or internet applications
Form Factor ATX with PC99 color-coded double-deck I/O
Size: 11.6" x 11.2" (W x H)
Processor Support Dual or single Intel 370-pin Pentium III 1.40GHz-500MHz
processors
Chipset VIA Apollo Pro 266T
Front Side Bus 133/100MHz
Memory Up to 4 GB of PC133 SDRAM memory
I/O Expansion 5 32-bit 33MHz PCI bus mastering slots
1 4xAGP Pro
1 ACR
Onboard Devices Dual Ultra DMA (UDMA/100)
Promise ATA/100 onboard RAID 0, 1, 0+1
Burst data transfer rate supports UDMA Mode 5, PIO Mode 4, ATAPI
Intel 82559 Ethernet controller onboard
Up to Four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports
PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
Two fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports
One ECP/EPP parallel port
One Infrared header
One floppy port
Chassis Compatibility ATX chassis
Fits SC822, SC811 chassis
PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +2.5V, +3.3V,
+ 5V and + 12V Fan status monitor
CPU/chassis temperature monitoring
CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode
CPU overheat LED header
LED and control for chassis intrusion detection
System resource alert
Support for system management software
Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core, up to 20A of current
Wake-on-LAN allows for remote network management and configuration of the
PC, even in off-hours when the PC is turned off. This reduces the
complexity of managing the network.
Onboard auto-switching power regulator supports CPU core voltages from 1.3
~ 3.5 volts
Three tachometer fan connectors ( CPU, one chassis fan connector and one
thermal control overheat fan connector)
Keyboard wake-up from Soft-Off
Overheat LED indication connector
CPU frequency settings in BIOS setup
Power-up mode control upon recovery from AC power loss
Overheat backup fan connector for CPU protection
BIOS Features Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
and APM (Advanced Power Management)
Slow blinking LED for Sleep State indicator
Main switch override mechanism. Power-up mode control upon recovery from
AC power loss
PC Health Monitoring protects your system from problems even before they
occur.
DMI support
ACPI/APM power management
RTC (Real-Time Clock) wakeup
External modem remote ring-on when system is in Soft-Off state
BIOS rescue hot keys for rescuing BIOS chip from flash failure
Hardware BIOS virus protection
Award 2Mb Flash ROM
Other Features ACPI/APM power management
Internal/external modem ring-on
Control of power-on mode for recovery from AC power loss
One WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector
One chassis intrusion connector
Standard Retail Package One SUPER P3TDDE mainboard
One three-ended 40-pin IDE ribbon cable
One floppy ribbon cable
Two CPU cooling fans
One backpanel I/O shield
One BIOS/drivers CD
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Response 220 of 349: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 23, 2002 (21:34) * 1 lines
Wow!!!
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Response 221 of 349: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Aug 24, 2002 (08:03) * 15 lines
Just in. $200 from geo.
Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
Our monthly rental is covered.
I have a $750 deposit in on the new server.
And I'll be able
