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This Outdoor LED Solar Garden Lights project is a hobby circuit of an automatic garden light using a LDR and 6V/5W solar panel. During day time, the internal rechargeable 6 Volt SLA battery receives charging current from the connected solar panel through polariy protection diode D9 and current limiting resistor R10. If ambient light is normal, transistor T1 is reverse biased by IC1 (LM555). LED Solar Lights Circuit Schematic Here IC1 is wired as a medium current inverting line driver, switched by an encapsulated light detector (10mm LDR). Multi-turn trimpot P1 sets the detection sensitivity. When ambient light dims,transistor T1 turns on to drive the white LED string (D1-D8). Now this lamp load at the output of T1 energises. Resistors R1-R8 limits the operating current of the LEDs. When the ambient light level restores, circuit returns to its idle state and light(s) switched off by the circuit.Assemble the Outdoor Solar Lights circuit on a general purpose PCB and enclose the whole assembly in a transparent plastic box. Drill suitable holes on the top of the encloure to mount the mini solar panel (SP1) and the light sensor (LDR), and in front for fitting power switch (S1) and the sensitivity controller (P1).Fix the battery inside the cabinet using a double-sided glue tape/pad. Finally, the LDR should not be mounted to receive direct sunlight. It must be mounted at the top of the enclosure, pointing to the sky say southwards. This circuit is very simple. So interested and experienced hobbyists can alter/modify the whole circuit as per their own ideas without any difficulty (Just try a 6V relay with T1 to drive more number of LED strings)? 27 Responses to "Outdoor Garden Solar Lights circuit" Source: electroschematics.com
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WASHINGTON — The House and Senate are finally set to go to conference on the farm bill, spurred in part by the lack of livestock disaster aid for farmers in South and North Dakota.
The House on Oct. 11 approved a motion to go to conference, and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is expected to appoint House conferees on Oct. 12. The Senate has already appointed conferees.
The vote on the motion to go to conference was by voice, but it was preceded by a vote on the rule for debate that demonstrated the continuing partisan divides over the bill. The vote was 223-189, with one Republican voting no, five Democrats voting yes, and 20 not voting.
During a House Rules Committee meeting, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Oka., said the House needed to move the farm bill toward conference, partly because ranchers in South Dakota desperately need livestock disaster assistance to deal with the 60,000 cattle that were killed by a blizzard last weekend.
Lucas noted that the South Dakota ranchers had "lost the work of a lifetime, maybe generations." He noted that many of the cattle that died had pedigrees going back farther than many Americans can trace their ancestry.
House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., opposed the rule because he objected to the Republican plan to add Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., who is not a member of the House Agriculture Committee and who offended many Democrats by offering the work requirement amendment to the food stamp program on the House floor.
Adding a member who does not sit on Agriculture will make it harder to complete the conference, Peterson said. He added that he is unhappy about resolutions urging conferees to make changes to the sugar and crop insurance programs.
The sugar resolution to be voted on Oct. 12 says that conferees on the farm bill should repeal the Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas language as added by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 6 2008, and thus restore the secretary of Agriculture's authority to manage supplies of sugar throughout the marketing year to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices.
The Sweetener Users Association maintains that the provision makes it difficult for the Agriculture secretary to manage sugar imports so that there are not shortages or price spikes, but the American Sugar Alliance, which represents the growers, supports it.
Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., noted that a farm bill amendment to make changes to the sugar program came closer to passage on the House floor this year, although it did not pass. Pitts described the resolution as "modest" compared to the earlier amendment but timely because the sugar program is supposed to operate at no taxpayer cost but has incurred $250 million in costs this year.
Peterson opposed the resolution on the grounds that many governments support sugar growers. "We settled this issue when we had debate on the floor in June," Peterson said.
The crop insurance resolution, which is sponsored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would urge farm bill conferees to adopt an amendment in the Senate farm bill that reduces crop insurance subsidies for farmers who make more than $750,000 per year.
The Senate amendment was sponsored by Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla.
The House farm bill "got a lot right," by eliminating direct payments and making changes to the food stamp program, but "unfortunately I don't think it went far enough,:" Ryan said as he managed debate on the resolution. "
Ryan noted that the amendment would only reduce some crop insurance subsidies from 60 percent of the cost of the premium to 52 percent and would affect only one percent of farmers.
Lucas opposed the resolution, saying that it would "shrink the pool" of crop insurance participants and lessen the total crop insurance premiums contributed to the pool to make payments when farmers have a loss. "It is important that we encourage participation in crop insurance," Lucas said. He also urged the House to take the House Agriculture Committee's guidance on farm program policy.
Feedstuffs said a Republican roster of farm bill conferees circulating in Washington includes Lucas, subcommittee chairmen Michael Conaway, R-Texas, Rick Crawford, R-Ark., Steve King, R-Iowa, Austin Scott, R-Ga., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.
The list also includes the following Republican members of the committee: Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Martha Roby, R-Ala., Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, Kristi Noem, R-S.D., Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and Jeff Denham, R-Calif.
The number of Democratic conferees or any proposed names have not been announced, but House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., has said that all the Democratic conferees will be members of the committee.
If Peterson appoints the subcommittee ranking members, they would be
Reps. Timothy Walz, D-Minn., Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, David Scott, D-Ga., Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., and Jim Costa, D-Calif.


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We all know people who have been very successful at aging - not just the "super
elders" who run marathons, but ordinary people who maintain vital, active lives, even in the face of chronic illness.
What are the predictors of healthy aging? The results of a 16-year study of nearly 400 older men and women age 65-95 shed interesting light on some of the key factors.
Successful aging was defined for this study as having little or no difficulty with daily physical activities such as bathing, eating, dressing, shopping, cooking, doing housework, walking a flight of steps or half a mile, lifting or carrying 10 pounds, writing or handling small objects. At the beginning of the study in 1984, nearly 60% of those surveyed scored as successfully aging. By 1990, 16 years later, only 35% still qualified.
What predicted successful aging? Clearly more than just the absence of disease:
What are the lives of healthy agers like? The successful agers were also surveyed to give us a glimpse of what old age could be like. Their responses paint a much brighter picture than the usual stereotypes. These seniors were very active: doing more paid and volunteer work, exercising or playing sports, driving a car, and participating in more community activities such as attending religious services. They saw the physician a lot less, spent less time sick in bed, napped less, and were much less apt to feel too tired to do the things they enjoy doing. Successful agers were also less depressed and often felt excited or pleased. If this is the future you want for yourself, there are things you can do today to increase your chances. To some degree, the choice is yours.
Rx Self-Care Tips
For anyone wishing to enjoy healthy aging:
Watch out for depressed feelings. Get help early. Medications, psychotherapy, and self-help most often can alleviate depression. Plan for pleasurable activities and events. Learn how to monitor and change negative and pessimistic thinking. Accentuate the positive.
Maintain frequent personal contact with five or more friends or family members. Friends can be good medicine.
Exercise regularly. The simplest, and often easiest exercise-walking-provides outstanding health benefits. Any amount of physical activity is better than none. In short, move it or lose it.
For More Information
Strawbridge WJ, Cohen RD, Shema SJ, Kaplan GA: Successful aging: Predictors and associated activities. American Journal of Epidemiology 1996;144:135-141.
Excerpted with permission from the Quarterly Newsletter, Mind/Body Health Newsletter. For subscription information call 1-(800)-222-4745 or visit the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge website.


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Series 84040
Emery County (Utah). County Clerk Death registers
Dates: i 1898-1905.
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
These records contain death registers for the years 1898-1905. Each entry has an assigned number, name of decedent, age, sex, race, color, term of residence, birthplace, marital status, occupation, last place of residence, causes of death, date of death, and name of the party making the report.
Beginning in 1898, each physician, clergyman, justice of the peace, and undertaker was required to keep a registry of the name, age, residence, and time of death of the decedent. Each person registering deaths filed quarterly with the county clerk or the local board of health in the case of incorporated cities. (Revised Statutes of Utah 1898, Title 57, p. 474-475)
In 1905, the state passed a law requiring each county to file a uniform certificate with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Chronological by year but not by month. Entries were recorded in order of report, not by date of death.
Related Records
Death certificates from the Department of Health. Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, This series contains death certificates filed with the Bureau of Vital Records beginning in 1904.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
This series was processed by M. Call in September 1998.
Finding Aids
Indexes: Register is preceded by an alphabetical index based on the decedent's surname,.
Indexing Terms
- Death—Proof and certification—Emery County (Utah).
- Emery County (Utah)—Statistics, Vital.
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This appendix explains how to manually package your PDK-Java provider implementation into a portable format suitable for deployment on the Oracle WebLogic Server or another J2EE application server. It then explains how to deploy the resulting EAR file in an Oracle WebLogic Server environment and subsequently register it with one or more Oracle Portal instances.
In general, we recommend that you package and deploy your providers using the tools available in Oracle JDeveloper. However, if you find that you must package and deploy your providers manually for some reason, we provide the information in this appendix for your reference.
Before preceding with packaging and deploying your provider, you must understand the following basic concepts:
WAR and EAR files are used to deploy applications on a J2EE application server, such as Oracle WebLogic Server. The WAR and EAR files encapsulate all of the components necessary to run an application in a single file. These files make the deployment of an application very easy and consistent, reducing the possibility of errors when moving an application from development to test, and test to production.
WAR files represent a Web application and include all the components of that Web application, including Java libraries or classes, servlet definitions and parameter settings, JSP files, static HTML files, and any other required resources.
EAR files represent an enterprise application.
PDK-Java enables you to deploy multiple providers under a single adapter servlet. The providers are identified by a service identifier. When you deploy a new provider, you must assign a service identifier to the provider and use that service identifier when creating your provider WAR file. The service name is used to look up a file called
.properties, which defines the characteristics of the provider, such as whether to display its test page.
For example, you can register the PDK-Java samples provider using the following URL and a service identifier of
Alternatively, you can use a URL of the form:
where the provider name (sample) is appended to the URL of the PDK-Java samples provider. In this case, you should leave the Service Id field blank when registering the provider.
You can specify the service identifier separately in cases where multiple portals are sharing the same provider. By registering each portal with a different service identifier, you can specify the provider properties for each consumer independently.
Once your provider has been deployed, you must use the correct service identifier to register your provider with Oracle Portal, which ensures that requests are routed to the correct provider. If the adapter servlet receives a request without a service identifier, the request goes to the default provider.
If you do not know the service identifier, check the provider test page or contact the administrator of the provider. If you are using the Federated Portal Adapter, the URL points to the adapter, not the provider, thus you must enter a value for this field. In this case, the service identifier would be
urn: followed by the name of the database provider.
The following sections show the steps you must perform to package and deploy a provider manually:
Section D.2.2, "Deploying Your EAR File Using Fusion Middleware Control"
The steps in this section explain how to manually package a WAR file. If you are familiar with one of the various utilities for assembling WAR files, you are free to assemble your WAR file that way.
In preparation for creating your WAR file, you need to perform the following steps:
Create a working directory where you can collect the necessary files.
Extract the
template.war file from
/pdk/jpdk/v2/template.war into your working directory. Make sure that you extract the file paths, too.
If your provider needs any additional JAR files, add them to the
WEB-INF/lib directory.
If your provider needs any additional Java classes not contained in a JAR file, add them to the
WEB-INF/classes directory. Make sure that you save the class file in a directory structure that corresponds to their Java package names.
Add any static HTML files, JSPs and images to your working directory. Create subdirectories as needed to organize the files. Note that the subdirectories will become part of the path necessary to access the HTML or JSP files.
Create a subdirectory for your provider under the providers directory.
Copy the
_default.properties file to
.properties and edit it to reflect your provider's configuration.
Set the
definition value in the
.properties file that is available in the
WEB-INF/deployment folder, as follows:
Place your provider definition file in the subdirectory you just created.
_default.properties to reflect the configuration settings of your default provider. The default provider is accessed if a service identifier is not specified in a request. Refer to Section D.2.1.2, "Specifying Your Default Service" for more information on this step.
If you use servlets to render content, edit
WEB-INF/web.xml to add your servlets to the list of pre-defined servlets. Be careful not to remove the entries for servlets required by PDK-Java.
The default service is the provider that receives any request without a service name. You specify a default provider by editing the
_default.properties file in the deployment directory of your WAR file.
Edit the definition entry to point to the provider definition file that represents your default provider. Paths should be relative to the WEB-INF directory within your WAR file, not the physical location of the file in the file system.
_default.properties file looks similar to the following:
Once you have specified the contents of your WAR file, you are ready to create the WAR file itself. To create the WAR file, perform the following steps:
Zip the contents of the working directory you created in Section D.2.1.1, "Preparing Your Directories", including the subdirectory paths but not the working directory path itself.
Rename the resulting file to give it a meaningful name and change the extension to
To create the EAR file manually, perform the following steps:
Create another working directory for the creation of your EAR file.
Extract the
template.ear file from
/pdk/jpdk/v2/template.ear into your working directory. Make sure that you extract the file paths, too.
Open the
META-INF/application.xml file that was contained in the template EAR file. It should look something like the following:
<?xml version "1.0"> <!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc. //DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/application_1_3.dtd"> <application> <display-name>Display Name of the Application</display-name> <description>Description of the application</description> <module> <web> <web-uri>yourwarfile.war</web-uri> <context-root>/</context-root> </web> </module> </application>
Table D-1 describes the elements of
Table D-1 Elements of application.xml
Is the name of the application.
Is a description of the application and its functions.
Is the name of your WAR file.
Is the prefix you would like to map to your application by default (for example,
application.xml back to the same location without changing the name of the file.
Copy the WAR file you created earlier into your working directory. Put it in the working directory itself, not a subdirectory.
Zip the contents of the working directory, including the subdirectory paths but not the working directory path itself.
Rename the resulting file to give it a meaningful name and change the extension to
You can deploy your EAR file to your WebLogic Managed Server (WLS_PORTAL) using Fusion Middleware Control. To deploy the EAR file:
Start the Oracle Fusion Middleware Control and navigate to the home page of the Portal instance in which you configured PDK-Java (for example,
From the WebLogic Server menu, choose Application Deployment, and then Deploy.
The Select Archive page is displayed.
In the Archive or Exploded Directory section, you can select one of the following:
Archive is on the machine where this browser is running. Then, enter the location of the archive or click Browse to find the archive file.
Archive or exploded directory is on the server where Enterprise Manager is running. Then, enter the location of the archive or click Browse to find the archive file.
Click Continue. The URL mapping for Web Modules displays. The mappings will default to the context roots specified in
application.xml (for example,
/myapp), but you can change them to avoid clashing with the context roots of other deployed applications.
In the Deployment Plan section, you can select one of the following:
Automatically create a new deployment plan.
Deployment plan is on the machine where this web browser is running. If you select this option, enter the path to the plan.
Deployment plan is on the server where Enterprise Manager is running. I If you select this option, enter the path to the plan.
Click Next.
The Select Target page is displayed.
Select the target to which you want to deploy the application. The Administration Server, Managed Servers, and clusters are listed. You can select a cluster, one or more Managed Server in the cluster, or a Managed Server that is not in a cluster. Although the Administration Server is shown in the list of targets, you should not deploy an application to it. The Administration Server is intended only for administrative applications such as the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.
Click Next.
The Application Attributes page is displayed.
In the Application Attributes section, for Application Name, enter the application name.
In the Context Root of Web Modules section, if the web module does not have the context root configured in the application.xml file, you can specify the context root for your application. The context root is the URI for the web module. Each web module or EJB module that contains web services may have a context root.
If the application's adf-config.xml file archive contains MDS configuration, the Target Metadata Repository section is displayed. It allows you to choose the repository and partition for this application:
To change the repository, click the icon next to the Repository Name. In the Metadata Repositories dialog box, select the repository and click OK.
To change the partition, enter the partition name in Partition Name.
In the Distribution section, you can select one of the following:
Distribute and start application (servicing all requests)
Distribute and start application in admin mode (servicing only admin requests)
Distribute only
Click Next.
The Deployment Wizard, Deployment Settings page is displayed.
On this page, you can perform common tasks before deploying your application or you can edit the deployment plan or save it to a disk. You can:
Configure Web modules
Configure application security
Expand Deployment Plan.
You can edit and save the deployment plan, if you choose.
Click Deploy.
Application Server Control displays processing messages.
When the deployment is completed, click Close.
To test your provider deployment, you access the provider test page with a URL of the following form:
host and
port are the host name and port number of the HTTP listener for your target Oracle WebLogic Server instance. In an Oracle Application Server installation with Oracle Web Cache installed,
port should be the Oracle Web Cache listener port (for example, 8090). In the Oracle WebLogic Server installation, the default HTTP port number is 8888.
context_root is the URI path prefix you mapped to the provider Web application on deployment (for example,
/myapp) or the default one specified in
application.xml in the case of a manual deployment with
For example:
If your
.properties file specifies
showTestPage=true, you should see the familiar test page for your default provider. To view the test page for a specific provider service, you can append the service name to the URL. For example:
In PDK-Java, you can specify a number of deployment properties through JNDI variables. Table D-2 provides a list of these variables with descriptions.
Table D-2 JNDI Variables for Provider Deployment
Is the logging level (0-8) used by PDK-Java and applies to all providers.
Is a Boolean flag that specifies whether a provider's test page is accessible. The default value is true.
Is the provider's HMAC time difference.
Is the location of the provider's definition file,
Is a Boolean auto reload flag. The default value is true.
Is the HMAC shared key. It has no default value.
Is the location for provider customizations. It has no default value.
You can set the values of the variables in Table D-2 as you would any other JNDI variables. Refer to Section 126.96.36.199, "Setting JNDI Variable Values" for information on how to set JNDI variables.
When using the PDK-Java framework in a production environment, you should secure your providers. For more information on securing providers, refer to Section 7.2.7, "Implementing Portlet Security" and the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Portal.
Once you have successfully deployed and verified your provider, you can register it as you would any other provider. Refer to Section 6.5.5, "Registering and Viewing Your Oracle PDK-Java Portlet" for more information about registering your provider.


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JALOZAI, Pakistan—To leave or not to leave? That is the question 80,000 Afghans in the Jalozai refugee camp, located 20 miles from Peshawar, must ask themselves. It is not a theoretical matter: Last week, almost three decades after it was set up, the camp officially closed.
Those displaced by the fighting in Iraq and Darfur at least receive some international attention, but the world's biggest refugee crisis for more than a quarter of a century is now a largely forgotten "old caseload." These are Afghans who fled the Soviet invasion and the many upheavals that followed. Three million have already returned home, but more than 2 million are still in Pakistan and 1 million in Iran. Jalozai is the biggest of the remaining 86 camps in Pakistan, all slated for closure sooner or later.
The security situation in Afghanistan is not getting better, but the new coalition government in Islamabad has no more patience for hosting such a huge refugee population than the previous Musharraf government did. Formal agreements about repatriation were reached between Islamabad, Kabul, and UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency.
Repatriation is always the most desirable conclusion to a refugee crisis, provided it is safe and voluntary. Yet during the registration conducted by UNHCR and the Pakistani Ministry of State and Frontier Regions in 2007, 84 percent of Afghans in Pakistan said they didn't want to "return," even though their registration cards say in big letters "Afghan citizen." No wonder: Most were born here, and they have never set foot in Afghanistan; few have a house or land to go back to. But the opportunities for staying in Pakistan legally are practically nonexistent, so return may be the lesser evil. Thus the dilemma.
"Leave," says Ahmedzai, an elegant and soft-spoken 53-year-old technician who works for a de-mining company in Kabul. He came to Peshawar while fighting the Soviet invasion. He kept his family in Pakistan after he found the job in Afghanistan in 1995, because he wanted a good education for his sons. He has no house in Kabul, but he is anxious to be "home" because the daily announcements about the impending closure that are blasted from the loudspeakers in the camp's mosque create unbearable pressure on all the camp inhabitants, including Ahmedzai when he comes on leave to relax from his nerve-wrecking de-mining job.
"Stay," says Haq, a fortysomething ethnic Turkmen from Mazar-i-Sharif in northwestern Afghanistan, who came fleeing the Taliban. He receives me with his wife and children sitting on their carpet-weaving frame, wool flakes littering the space. He worries that given the low prices for carpets in Afghanistan, he could not make a living from weaving. A political refugee when he came to Pakistan, he now seems economically ill-prepared for life in a country as dependent on foreign aid as Afghanistan. He would prefer to go to Turkmenistan, but UNHCR says that the former Soviet republic is not accepting its ethnic brethren.
"Leave," decided Noor, a teacher of English who is preparing to go because of the closure of the camp school. He learned English two decades ago in a program run by International Rescue Committee (we have been working in Pakistan for 28 years). Noor hopes that many other Afghans will return with their children, because then he could continue his job as a teacher. Likewise, his father-in-law could continue as imam if the congregation returned.
"Stay," declares a 67-year-old ethnic Pashtun who did not authorize me to use his name. He is from the northern Jawzjan province and came to Pakistan 29 years ago. He was a freedom fighter against the Soviet invasion, but he brought his family to the safety of this Pakistani camp while he commanded 2,500 mujahideen. Among his former adversaries in the complicated Afghan wars were some who now hold high positions in the government of President Hamid Karzai. For this Pashtun, a return to Afghanistan is too risky, so he is insistent that he is not going back: "I will stay in the camp until the bulldozers come."
But can an old man—even a former mujahideen—stand up to a bulldozer?
The road to UNHCR's repatriation center in Peshawar—where I met those who are being "de-registered" after voting with their feet to leave—follows the enormous terrain that is all that remains of the Kacha Garhi camp. Kacha Garhi once hosted 65,000 Afghan refugees, but it was razed to the ground by bulldozers last July. It is a dreadful reminder that camps in Pakistan eventually close, whether or not Afghanistan is ready to receive the refugees. Now the only sign that Afghans lived on this leveled field for decades is a grim one: Peshawar's coffin producers have chosen to showcase their offerings by the side of the road. The caskets that line the side of the road are sold to departing Afghans who want to take the remains of their ancestors with them.
Outside the repatriation center, we accompanied the de-mining technician to his truck, which was loaded high with everything he could take from his house: beams, window frames, refrigerator, washing machine, beds, bedding, and the entire family mounted on top, women covered by blue burqas, children in their best clothes. My colleague told me that some refugees from Jalozai dismantled their homes themselves, rather than let the bulldozers do it, so that they can salvage the most precious parts of the mud house, namely, the beams. Pointing to the back of the truck, where battered logs were neatly stacked, she made a disarming lapsus linguae: "See? They take with them all their dreams."
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LCD screen
The LCD screen of a laptop is made of glass and is easily damaged. It accounts for 40 per cent of the laptop's value, therefore replacing it would be costly.
Users should not push the glass with their finger or any object because such pressure on the glass may cause a permanent "bruise" like effect, or cause the glass to crack, both of which are irreparable. Also, the LCD screen should not be twisted or bent as this will also cause the glass to crack. These types of damage are not manufacturing defects and therefore are not covered by the manufacturer's warranty.
To avoid bruising or cracking of the LCD glass the laptop MUST be transported in a carry bag specifically designed for laptop computers. Do not force items into the bag that will cause undue pressure to the LCD top cover as this will damage the LCD glass and other internal components. There should be a small gap around the laptop when it is in the bag slot, or the bag slot should not compress when the laptop is removed.
Additionally one should never sit or stand on the carrying case and/ or laptop computer, or stack heavy objects onto it.
Additional protection for the LCD screen can be obtained by placing a thin piece of cloth between the keyboard and screen. The cloth MUST lie flat and not folded that impedes the hinge mechanism.
Hard Disk Drive
The laptop's hard disk drive (HDD) is susceptible to damage through sudden shock and the disk surface can be scratched thus damaging the information held on the disk. This is the most common cause of HDD failure and is not a manufacturing defect.
Users should wait for the HDD indicator light to go out before they move the computer.
Additionally, take extra measure to ensure that the laptop computer is not dropped or subjected to sudden impact, even in the carry bag.
HDDs are a significant expense. Also, no one wants to lose any stored data and the only method to secure this data is to routinely backup to external media.
Users should adopt a habit to keep at least two copies of the data just in case one of the data storage is damaged or malfunctioned, you still have another source to retrieve your needed data.
AC/DC Adaptor
DO not wrap the power cords around the AC/DC Adaptor as this creates excessive stress where the lead joins the adaptor body which will cause premature failure of the leads.
The adaptor should NEVER be operated with leads wrapped around the adaptor body.
When transporting the AC/DC Adaptor, please adhere to the following advises:
1) Loop the DC and AC cables loosely between the fingers and place the Adaptor in the bag. Do not wrap these leads around the Adaptor body;
2) DO NOT use the cable to knot tie the loops;
3) DO NOT crimp the cables;
4) DO NOT store the adaptor in the carry bag where it could put pressure on the laptop LCD as it might damage the LCD screen.
Cables and Connectors
Users should ALWAYS carefully remove all cables from the laptop computer before packing it into the carry bag.
Do not leave the DC lead from the AC/DC Adaptor connected to the laptop as this will damage the laptop's main electronic assembly and the cost of replacement can be significant. Always remove the DC lead before placing the laptop in the carry bag.


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ASIS&T Pacific Northwest Chapter - Bylaws
Dues and Finances
|Policies and procedures
The name of this organization is the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
The purpose of the Chapter is to provide an organization through which members of ASIS&T located within the Chapter area may participate in and carry forward the programs and purposes of ASIS&T. The Chapter shall promote the interests of the Society and its programs and shall make every reasonable effort to involve students of information science and related disciplines who are located within its boundaries.
Section 1. All Individual and Institutional members in good standing of ASIS&T whose mailing addresses are within the Chapter's geographic boundaries as established by the ASIS&T Board of Directors shall automatically be members of the Chapter. No individual or organization may become a member of the Chapter except by becoming a member of ASIS&T. Upon request, a member of ASIS&T may become a member of the Chapter even though the mailing address is not within its boundaries.
Section 2. Student members in good standing of ASIS&T who are located within the boundaries of the Chapter shall be student members of the Chapter.
Section 3. All members are entitled to receive Chapter publications. Official notices of Chapter meetings and programs shall be distributed to all members prior to the event.
Section 4. Individual members, Student members, and one certified representative of each Institutional member may vote on any questions submitted to the members of the Chapter at a meeting, or by formal ballot, and may serve as officers of the Chapter.
Section 5. Student members shall have the same privileges and responsibilities as Individual members.
Section 6. A Chapter member whose membership in ASIS&T has been terminated for any cause shall no longer be a Chapter member.
Section 1. The officers of the Chapter shall include, inter alia, a presiding officer to be known as the Chapter Chair, a Chapter Assembly Representative, and an Alternate Assembly Representative. Nothing in these bylaws shall prevent any Chapter member from being elected or appointed to more than one Chapter office, except that the Representative and Alternate Representative must be different individuals. Terms of office shall coincide with the Chapter administrative year which shall correspond with the ASIS&T administrative year.
Section 2. The Chapter Chair shall see that an annual financial report of the Chapter is filed with with the Executive Director of ASIS&T within thirty days after the close of the ASIS&T fiscal year.
Section 3. The Chapter Chair shall preside over all meetings of the Executive Committee (See Article VII, Section 1) and the Chapter. The Chair shall appoint the Chairs and members of all committees, subject to the provisions of these bylaws.
Section 4. While not required, a Chapter Chair-elect should be elected in addition to the officers prescribed in Section 1 whenever possible. The Chair-elect shall actively assist the Chair and shall preside at Executive Committee or Chapter meetings in the absence of the Chair. The Chair-elect shall automatically succeed to the office of the Chair upon completion of the term as Chair-elect, or upon the resignation or death of the Chair.
Section 5. The Chapter may choose to elect additional officers at its discretion. Terms of office may span more than one administrative year, but should not exceed three administrative years.
Section 6. The officers of the Chapter must be members of ASIS&T. They shall be elected by a plurality vote of the members voting by means of a formal ballot. The report and recommendations of the Nominating Committee shall be distributed to all voting members. The Chapter shall provide its membership with the opportunity to make additional nominations prior to distributing the final ballots.
Section 7. In the event of the resignation or death of a Chapter officer other than the Chair, the Executive Committee shall appoint a member to serve until the end of the administrative year.Section 8. While not required, the Chapter should elect a Secretary/Treasurer to serve a two year term coinciding with ASIS&T administrative years. The Secretary/Treasurer shall administer the finances of the Chapter.
Section 9: The Past Chair shall automatically become the Chapter Assembly Representative and the Chapter Chair the Alternative Assembly Representative, unless the Chapter Chair designates other Chapter members to fill these positions.
The Executive Committee shall provide for an Annual Business Meeting. The Annual Business Meeting shall not occur within fifteen days of the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Written notice of the Annual Business Meeting shall be distributed to all members of the Chapter not fewer than 30 days before the date of the meeting. Special business meetings of the Chapter may be held at such times and places as the Executive Committee may determine, upon 15 days prior notice to the members.
Section 1. Any Chapter dues and assessments shall be set by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members who vote by means of a formal ballot. If accepted by a vote of the membership, Chapter dues and assessments will be levied against all Individual members of the Chapter. Nonpayment of such dues shall not deny any member the privileges of Chapter membership, except that the Chapter may limit the privilege of voting or holding office in the Chapter for nonpayment of such Chapter assessments. Chapter assessments shall not be levied on Institutional members or their representatives.
Section 2. The Chapter may collect monies from persons and institutions who are not members of the Society to place them on a mailing list for meeting notices and other mailings, but such persons and institutions shall have no vote in Society, Chapter or Group meetings or in formal balloting.
Section 3. The fiscal year for the Chapter shall be in conformity with the fiscal year of ASIS&T.
Section 4. The Executive Director of ASIS&T must be a signatory on all Chapter accounts.
Section 1. The Executive Committee of the Chapter shall include the elected Chapter officers, the immediate Past Chair, and the chairs of such committees as may be appointed by the Chapter Chair. The Executive Committee shall also include appointed representatives to other associations as determined by the Chair. The Executive Committee shall conduct and manage the affairs of the Chapter, subject to these bylaws, and shall possess all powers necessary or incidental that purpose, including the right to appropriate and expend Chapter funds.
Section 2. There shall be a Nominating Committee, consisting of a chair and two Individual members of the Chapter, appointed by the Chapter Chair. This committee shall present a list of nominees to the members of the Chapter, as provided in Article IV, Section 5. The Nominating Committee shall present to the Membership more than one candidate for each office if possible.
In the event of a dissolution of the Chapter, the assets of the Chapter shall, after satisfaction of all liabilities and obligations thereof, be paid into the general treasury of ASIS&T.
Article IX. Policies and proceduresThe Chapter Officers shall maintain and publicize Chapter policies and procedures regarding Chapter-Sponsored events, expending Chapter funds, and other matters.
For matters not covered under these bylaws, the ASIS&T Bylaws will be followed.
These bylaws may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Chapter voting on the proposed amendment. Such amendment may be proposed by petition of a minimum of ten percent of the Chapter members, filed with the Chapter Chair, or by proposal of the Executive Committee of the Chapter or the ASIS&T Board of Directors. Such amendment shall be voted upon by formal ballot within sixty days after receipt by the Chapter Chair. The appropriate Chapter officer shall prepare and distribute a copy of the proposed amendment together with a ballot to each voting member of the Chapter, setting forth a date not less than twenty or more than thirty days from the date of distribution of the ballot, by which date all valid ballots which are returned shall be counted. No amendment to these bylaws shall take effect unless and until it has been certified by the ASIS&T Board of Directors as being in harmony with the Charter, Constitution, and Bylaws of ASIS&T. If so certified, the amendment shall be effective as of the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Executive Committee.


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The only endangered species the president is not interested in protecting: The Jew of the Middle East
By Harold Witkov
In the modern-day world, the death of a species can be attributed to shrinking habitats, and out of control hunters and poachers. To what extremes wildlife protectionism should go, is open to debate. For those who believe that the protection of a species from extinction is paramount, two reasons are often voiced: the extinction of a species is irreversible and therefore a tragedy; the loss of a single species can cause a chain reaction that could upset the balance of nature. On the other side of the issue is the belief that human needs (in the form of labor, economics, and energy) should take precedence over species protection; that creatures come and go all the time (like the dinosaur) while life continues on unimpeded with all its diversity.
Today, unfortunately, whether or not a species is placed on the endangered list can be a matter of politics. For instance, many believe the polar bear is not an endangered species but is on the list because the photo of a solitary polar bear floating on a chunk of ice makes a great propaganda poster for global warming. Then there is the endangered mammal that should be on the endangered list but, due to political correctness, is not -- the Jew of the Middle East.
In the Middle East, not long ago, Jewish communities were widespread throughout the Muslim world. Although life was always precarious, there were Jewish enclaves of existence. But with the rise of Muslim fanaticism, the Jewish populations in the Muslim world became victims of property confiscation, murder, imprisonment and expulsion. Despite the occasional sighting of a Rabbi arrest in Iran, Muslim countries are virtually Judenfree. Gaza is now Judenfree. The Middle Eastern Jew, who once lived in small enclaves across millions of Middle Eastern square miles, now lives in a shrinking habitat of less than 10,000 square miles.
In the Middle East, it has always been open hunting season on the Jew. Once the United Nations voted Israel into existence, it took only one day for hordes of Muslim hunters, known as the armies of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon, to invade. These out of control hunters did not seek military victory but to "Slaughter the Jews." When the hunters were not at work, the poachers, the missile firing and suicide bombing terrorists, were. Never has the Middle Eastern Jew experienced peace, only hunters and poachers. Sometimes, when the poaching is down, decoys are floated near the Jewish quarry. These hunter decoys sometimes go by the names, "the two-state solution" and "the new peace initiative." They provide camouflage for the hunters while they reload, and then the killing, in earnest, begins again.
There have been some forboding omens coming from the Obama camp in the first 100-plus days regarding Israel. Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff, reportedly said confronting Iran and reaching a diplomatic solution over its nuclear program was dependent on progress toward a Palestinian State. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, warned, "For Israel to get the kind of strong support it is looking for vis-à-vis Iran, it can't stay on the sidelines with respect to the Palestinians." President Obama thinks he can work with Ahmajinejad and he said he is not looking for an Iranian regime change. Finally, Benjamin Netanyahu had to cancel his AIPAC trip to the U.S. because President Obama, who has no problem shaking hands with dictators and bowing to oil kings, refused to meet with him.
Now it seems the two will meet this May18 after all. No doubt, the Prime Minister of Israel will be in for a tough sell convincing the President that the Jew of the Middle East is an endangered species, under threat of extinction, and in need of protection. How can Bibi Netanyahu possibly convince President Obama that the ten thousand square miles called Israel should be a protected Jewish life sanctuary?
Perhaps Netanyahu could make his point best if he entered the Oval Office wearing a painted target on his back and an (imitation) spotted owl yarmulke on his head.
Harold Witkov is a Chicago-based writer and a regular contributor to Enter Stage Right.
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Ammoudara (GR: Αμμουδάρα) is four kilometre long sandy beach that stretches from the west end of Heraklion to Linoperamata near the village of Gazi. The sand is fine and blond and extends several metres to the land and the sea is clear and safe. The predominant winds during the summertime are N, N-W usually "meltemi" that get more fresh at the western end of the beach, where the windsurf school is located. Along the shore there are hotels, some of them very large complexes, taverns, restaurants, bars, cafes etc that offer umbrellas and sun-beds on the beach. There are also lifeguards in some spots.
The area in general is touristic and offers a full range of facilities, among them the modern multiplex "Technopolis" with cinema and an open-air theater.
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Pancretan Stadium
at 2.8
km (E) from Ammoudara
Capacity: 26,240 (seated)- Location: The stadium is located in Heraklion (also: Iraklio) 3 km west of the city centre (at Lido beach)... The building began 15 years ago and the 2004 Olympic Games proved to be the golden opportunity for the Pancretan, as the Athens Organising Committee named it as one of the venues of the football tournament.
It was inaugurated on 31 March 2004, when it hosted an international friendly match between the National teams of Greece and Switzerland. The stadium is currently the second largest stadium of the country.
The stadium is actually part of a sports complex. A training ground with an 8-lane athletics track, Lido Indoor Hall, and a swimming pool are located right next to the Pancretan Stadium.
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Technical Educational Institute of Crete (T.E.I)
at 3.3
km (SE) from Ammoudara
The TEI, located on the beautiful island of Crete, was founded in 1983 in order to provide Higher Technical Education to the students of Greece. Since then it has expanded and developed considerably, and now comprises the Schools of
Applied Technology (also in Chania and Rethimno)
Health & Welfare Services
Management & Economics (also in Agio Nikolao and Ierapetra) and
Agricultural Technology
assisted by he Departments of General Sciences, Foreign Languages and Physical Education. Students at the TEI follow courses for 4 years including lectures and practical work in laboratories. In addition, they complete a work placement and dissertation before graduating.
Education at the TEI offers up to date training in technological subjects and prepares students to develop into skilled, responsible and qualified members of society. With a permanent teaching staff of 200 and approximately 10.000 students the TEI of Heraklion is a thriving academic community with an extensive library, student halls of residence, sport facilities and a health center.
P.O. Box 1939 IRAKLIO, Crete, Greece, GR 710 04 Tel: Fax: +30 281 0379328
Martinego Bastion - Kazantzakis tomb
at 5
km (E) from Ammoudara
The bastion heart shaped in plan with an acute angle, has two "piazza bassa" and one cavalier. It defines the southeast and the highest part of the fortification. Its name is due to Gabriele Tadini Martinego (1520) who started the construction of a circular tower at the place of the later bastion. It was one of the strongest bastions (the others were that of Pantocratora and that of Vittouri) which also suffered the main attack and most of the bombardment from the Turks.
On the top of the bastion itself there was made a cavalier (which looks like a smaller bastion), whose main purpose was the better defense and control of the area around the bastion.
The grave of
Nikos Kazantzakis
, the famous Cretan writer, is situated on the highest point of the Venetian fortification at the Martinego cavalier
. The inscription by the wooden cross reads:
" I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free "
, a phrase taken from
"The Odyssey"
which Kazantzakis considered as one of his most significant works.
The playgrounds of the Academy of the local football team "Ergotelis" are located today on the main bastion and in the ditch around the bastion are the botanical gardens of the city.
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Agios Minas Cathedral
Iraklion Old Town
at 5
km (E) from Ammoudara
The Cathedral of St. Minas:The small church of St. Minas did not meet the religious needs of the constantly growing Christian community, so the demand arose for the erection of a new cathedral. The plot for the new church used to be a garden that belonged to a Turk from whom it was bought. The architect was Athanasios Moussis and in 1862 the foundation stone of one of the most magnificent and impressive Greek churches was laid. The outbreak of the Cretan revolution of 1866 demanded the stopping of the building work which will continue in 1883 in order to be completed in 1895, when the inauguration of the exquisite temple took place. The church is of the cruciform type with a dome based on a high spandrel, while internally there are also elements of a three aisle basilica. It has two bell towers, one in the northeastern corner and the other in the southeastern one. The right aisle is dedicated to Apostle Titos and the left one to St. Ten Martyrs of Crete. The inside of the church has gone through many changes with new additions. With plans of the architect Anastasios Orlandos the woodcut icon screen was replaced by another one made of marble, the same happened with the bishop's seat. The religious painting of the church was assigned to St. Kartakis who followed faithfully the principles and the models of the Byzantine icon painting. The hundredth anniversary from the inauguration of the Cathedral Church of St. Minas (1995) was celebrated with every solemnity that is suited in an equal occasion and more specifically to one of the most glorious and imposing Greek churches.
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Historical Museum of Crete
Iraklion town
at 5.1
km (E) from Ammoudara
The history and culture of Crete, from the first centuries of the Christian era to our present time. An exceptional museum featuring a collection of extremely precious objects, a must see for every visitor to Crete. The museum is housed in a two storey neoclassical building, which was constructed in 1903 on the site of an earlier mansion.
Agia Ekaterini church and Exhibition
at 5.1
km (E) from Ammoudara
Agia Ekaterini church and Exhibition of Byzantine Art and Ecclesiastical objects. A small sinaitic church of St. Catherine with a Basilica design, houses an exhibition with works of art from the Cretan renaissance. Among the exhibits are some of the most important icons of the Cretan School, ecclesiastical books and manuscripts, vestments, ecclesiastical vessels and relics, wall-paintings, wood-carvings and sculpture.
Agios Titos Cathedral
Iraklion Old Town
at 5.4
km (E) from Ammoudara
With the recovery of Crete from Nikiforos Fokas, the seat of the bishopric is transferred from Gortyna to Chandakas, which became the capital of the island. The new cathedral, which is the most established and largest in the city, is dedicated to the Apostle Titos. Here, amongst other relics, there are gathered the Holy Skull of the Apostle and the miraculous icon of Messopapaditissas.
When the Venetians took over Crete, they installed in the orthodox bishop the Latin archbishop, converting by that the church of St. Titos into a Latin bishop. In the middle of the 15th century, the Latin archbishop, F. Dandolo is renovating the church. Other distractions, caused by earthquakes and fire, resulted to the rebuilding of the church from the start around 1557. The church was a basilica, almost square in shape, with a dome in the middle and a bell-tower in the southwest corner. The church from the inside was divided in three aisles with two series of columns. During the Turkish period, the church was given to Fazil Ahmet Kioprouli and it was changed into a mosque, while the bell - tower was transformed into a minaret. The big earthquake of 1856 destroyed the temple which is being, once more, rebuilt. After the exchange of populations, the Church of Crete repaired it accordingly, and in 1925 it was dedicated again to Apostle Titos. East of the church there was the building of the archdiocese.
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Archaeological Museum of Herakleion
Heraklion city
at 5.6
km (E) from Ammoudara
The most magnificent collection of Minoan art and culture in the world, unique in beauty and completeness is housed in this museum. The exhibiton of the museum is organized in chronological order, ranging from the Neolithic period to the Roman era (4th century A.D.) and geographically, according to the provenance of the finds.
Koules Venetian fortress (Castello del Molo )
Iraklion Venetian port
at 5.6
km (E) from Ammoudara
A Venetian seaside fortress situated at the entrance of the old harbour. It was built by the Venetians, before the construction of the new Venetian fortification, in order to protect the pier and the port. It took its last shape in the years between 1523 - 1540 replacing another construction destroyed by an earthquake. It has been continuously repaired due to the violent waves of the sea that always used to cause damages to its stonework and foundation. It was built with big blocks of stone and it consisted of two floors. On the ground floor there exist 26 rooms that were used to house captains or to store food and ammunition. On the upper floor there are battlements for placing canons. The upper parts of the castle and the existing base of the minaret are Turkish changes. On the outside of the main sides of the castle, there are relief plaques that stand out with the lion of St. Mark, the symbol of Venice. During the Turkish period in the dark and humid rooms of the castle, the Turks used to torture and imprison the Cretan revolutionaries. Today, the castle is open to visitors and during the summer period it is used for various cultural activities (art exhibitions, music, theatre).
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