diff --git a/tracks/app/controllers/application.rb b/tracks/app/controllers/application.rb
index bc4c1610..87de1415 100644
--- a/tracks/app/controllers/application.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/controllers/application.rb
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
     
   def init_data_for_sidebar
-    @projects = @user.projects
-    @contexts = @user.contexts
+    @projects = @projects || @user.projects
+    @contexts = @contexts || @user.contexts
     init_not_done_counts
     if @prefs.show_hidden_projects_in_sidebar
       init_project_hidden_todo_counts(['project'])
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   
   def init_not_done_counts(parents = ['project','context'])
     parents.each do |parent|
-      eval("@#{parent}_not_done_counts = Todo.count(:conditions => ['user_id = ? and state = ?', @user.id, 'active'], :group => :#{parent}_id)")
+      eval("@#{parent}_not_done_counts = @#{parent}_not_done_counts || Todo.count(:conditions => ['user_id = ? and state = ?', @user.id, 'active'], :group => :#{parent}_id)")
     end
   end
   
   def init_project_hidden_todo_counts(parents = ['project','context'])
     parents.each do |parent|
-      eval("@#{parent}_project_hidden_todo_counts = Todo.count(:conditions => ['user_id = ? and state = ?', @user.id, 'project_hidden'], :group => :#{parent}_id)")
+      eval("@#{parent}_project_hidden_todo_counts = @#{parent}_project_hidden_todo_counts || Todo.count(:conditions => ['user_id = ? and state = ?', @user.id, 'project_hidden'], :group => :#{parent}_id)")
     end
   end  
   
diff --git a/tracks/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb b/tracks/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb
index d18883ed..effe065c 100644
--- a/tracks/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class ContextsController < ApplicationController
 
   helper :todos
 
-  before_filter :init, :except => [:create, :destroy, :order]
+  before_filter :init, :except => [:index, :create, :destroy, :order]
   before_filter :init_todos, :only => :show
   before_filter :set_context_from_params, :only => [:update, :destroy]
   skip_before_filter :login_required, :only => [:index]
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class ContextsController < ApplicationController
   session :off, :only => :index, :if => Proc.new { |req| ['rss','atom','txt'].include?(req.parameters[:format]) }
 
   def index
+    @contexts = @user.contexts
+    init_not_done_counts(['context'])
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html &render_contexts_html
       format.xml  { render :xml => @contexts.to_xml( :except => :user_id ) }
@@ -131,8 +133,6 @@ class ContextsController < ApplicationController
       # if the user sets the preference for them to be shown
       # @projects = @user.projects.reject { |x| x.completed? }
       init_data_for_sidebar
-      @todos = @user.todos
-      @done = @user.todos.find_in_state(:all, :completed, :order => "todos.completed_at DESC")
     end
 
     def init_todos
diff --git a/tracks/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/tracks/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 58e526e6..2ff0c91f 100644
--- a/tracks/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
 
   helper :application, :todos, :notes
-  before_filter :init, :except => [:create, :destroy, :order]
+  before_filter :set_source_view
   before_filter :set_project_from_params, :only => [:update, :destroy, :show]
   before_filter :default_context_filter, :only => [:create,:update]
   skip_before_filter :login_required, :only => [:index]
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   session :off, :only => :index, :if => Proc.new { |req| ['rss','atom','txt'].include?(req.parameters[:format]) }
 
   def index
+    @projects = @user.projects
+    @contexts = @user.contexts
+    init_not_done_counts(['project'])
     if params[:only_active_with_no_next_actions]
       @projects = @projects.select { |p| p.active? && count_undone_todos(p) == 0 }
     end
@@ -22,6 +25,9 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def show
+    init_data_for_sidebar
+    @projects = @user.projects
+    @contexts = @user.contexts
     @page_title = "TRACKS::Project: #{@project.name}"
     @not_done = @project.not_done_todos(:include_project_hidden_todos => true)
     @deferred = @project.deferred_todos
@@ -88,8 +94,10 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
           @project_project_hidden_todo_counts = Hash.new
           @project_project_hidden_todo_counts[@project.id] = @project.reload().not_done_todo_count(:include_project_hidden_todos => true)
         else
+          @project_not_done_counts = Hash.new
           @project_not_done_counts[@project.id] = @project.reload().not_done_todo_count(:include_project_hidden_todos => true)
         end
+        @contexts = @user.contexts
         @active_projects_count = @user.projects.count(:conditions => "state = 'active'")
         @hidden_projects_count = @user.projects.count(:conditions => "state = 'hidden'")
         @completed_projects_count = @user.projects.count(:conditions => "state = 'completed'")
@@ -130,13 +138,15 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   def alphabetize
     @state = params['state']
     @projects = @user.projects.alphabetize(:state => @state) if @state
+    @contexts = @user.contexts
+    init_not_done_counts(['project'])
   end
   
   protected
     
     def render_projects_html
       lambda do
-        init_project_hidden_todo_counts
+        init_project_hidden_todo_counts(['project'])
         @page_title = "TRACKS::List Projects"
         @active_projects = @projects.select{ |p| p.active? }
         @hidden_projects = @projects.select{ |p| p.hidden? }
@@ -174,27 +184,23 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     def set_project_from_params
       @project = @user.projects.find_by_params(params)
     end
-
-    def init
+    
+    def set_source_view
       @source_view = params['_source_view'] || 'project'
-      @projects = @user.projects
-      @contexts = @user.contexts
-      @todos = @user.todos
-      init_data_for_sidebar
     end
     
-     def default_context_filter
-        p = params['project']
-        p = params['request']['project'] if p.nil? && params['request']
-        p = {} if p.nil?
-        default_context_name = p['default_context_name']
-        p.delete('default_context_name')
+    def default_context_filter
+      p = params['project']
+      p = params['request']['project'] if p.nil? && params['request']
+      p = {} if p.nil?
+      default_context_name = p['default_context_name']
+      p.delete('default_context_name')
 
-        unless default_context_name.blank?
-          default_context = Context.find_or_create_by_name(default_context_name)
-          p['default_context_id'] = default_context.id
-        end
+      unless default_context_name.blank?
+        default_context = Context.find_or_create_by_name(default_context_name)
+        p['default_context_id'] = default_context.id
       end
+    end
 
     def summary(project)
       project_description = ''