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An Australian Scientology Volunteer Minister administering Assist. Dinner is served in one of the shelters around Sendai. Volunteer Ministers keep their health intact with regular doses of vitamins and iodine. Volunteer Ministers started training others in applying Assists. Volunteer Ministers started training others in applying Assists. Outside the shelters.
Some 80 Volunteer Ministers are active on the ground in Tokyo handling food and supply logistics and helping displaced people. Additional groups of Volunteer Ministers have been dispatched to Northeast Japan and are working in shelters in Onagawa, Watari, Natori, Sendai and Kesennuma. Within the first ten days of the disaster we have reached close to 8,000 people. In addition to delivering Assists1 and helping with logistics and distribution, our teams are also training people daily on basic Volunteer Minister technology.
If you are planning to join us in Japan for at least one month please send in your application form.
We asked the Volunteer Ministers on the ground what you will need to bring with you. While you are getting ready to go, please take note of the following:
It is still winter in Japan. Temperatures fluctuate between 39 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) during the day and 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius) at night. Light snow fall is normal, especially in the North of Japan. It is highly recommended that you bring the following with you:
- High top cotton socks - get 3x the number you think you will need!
- Cotton underwear boxers for guys.
- Cotton briefs for ladies.
- Long warm pants - several pairs.
- Long sleeve undershirts - several.
- Long sleeve shirts - several.
- Thick warm jacket - big enough so you can freely move.
- Regular warm gloves - several pairs.
- Warm hat or beany.
- Raincoat.
- Heavy duty working gloves.
- Sturdy shoes - military boots type. NOT new ones but ones you have broken in. New boots can be hard on the feet.
- Sports shoes (light weight).
- Warm pajamas.
- A sleeping bag made for cold climate.
- Towels
- Washcloths
- Baby wipes
- Hand sanitizer
- Toilet tissue
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Band-aids
- Dental floss
- Soap
- Backpack for everyday walking (sturdy but not too big).
- Strong plastic bag to keep your ID and other documents safe.
- Flash light
- Pens, paper and/or a notebook.
- Protein bars and nuts (meals are provided but you might want a snack).
- Hand cream
- Tweezers
- Medical face masks (we have supplies but bring reserves. If the mask gets wet you need to replace it immediately).
Don't forget to bring your chopsticks along!
- 1. Assist: L. Ron Hubbard developed numerous applications of his discoveries for the mental and spiritual aspects of a person's physical difficulties. And as more and more techniques evolved, a new body of technology came into use, called Assists. An Assist is an action undertaken to help a person confront physical difficulties. For more information on Assists click here.


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Amdocs Limited Reports Quarterly Revenue of $822 Million, Up 1.2% YoY
Delivers Record Diluted non-GAAP EPS of $2.71 for Fiscal 2012, up 16% YoY, and Diluted GAAP EPS of $2.31
By: PR Newswire
Nov. 6, 2012 04:01 PM
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
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Amdocs Limited (NYSE: DOX) today reported that for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012, revenue was $822.1 million, up 1.6% sequentially from the third fiscal quarter of 2012 and up 1.2% as compared to last year's fourth fiscal quarter. Net income on a non-GAAP basis was $115.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $111.2 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP net income excludes amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition related costs and equity-based compensation expenses of $17.7 million, net of related tax effects, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 and excludes such amortization and other acquisition related costs and equity-based compensation expenses of $23.8 million, net of related tax effects, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. The Company's GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $98.0 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $87.4 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the prior year's fourth fiscal quarter.
"We concluded fiscal 2012 with another strong quarter, reflecting ongoing stabilization at AT&T, double-digit growth in our emerging markets and consistent operating margin execution. Underscoring our commitment to returning excess cash, we repurchased an additional $106 million of our ordinary shares in the fourth fiscal quarter, and, as of September 30, 2012, we had acquired a total of 25% of our shares that were outstanding in April 2010. Overall, as a result of good new sales execution, a stable operating margin and our repurchase activity, we grew non-GAAP diluted earnings per share by 16% in fiscal 2012," said Eli Gelman, chief executive officer of Amdocs Management Limited.
Gelman continued, "North American demand trends improved in the fourth quarter, with the region returning to sequential growth. We believe that announced M&A activity among operators in North America may drive long-term opportunity for Amdocs; however, it also adds some uncertainty to our 2013 outlook as consummation of such deals remains subject to contingencies. Emerging markets continued to be a source of strength for year-over-year growth and we expect this trend to continue in 2013. We also achieved stable activity levels in Europe in the fourth quarter to cap a strong fiscal 2012 in the region, although we remain aware of the challenging economic conditions heading in to 2013."
Gelman concluded, "In North America, we are delighted to announce today that Sprint has agreed to expand and extend its managed services relationship with Amdocs through 2021, including the addition of its Virgin Mobile-branded subscribers to the Amdocs platform. This agreement brings us good long-term visibility with one of our largest customers and we believe represents a true 'win-win' outcome for both Sprint and Amdocs. Similarly, agreements with new and existing customers, such as Globe in the Philippines, TIM Brasil in Latin America and, just announced today, VimpelCom in Russia, should provide for further growth in the emerging markets in fiscal 2013. While the year ahead carries macroeconomic and industry specific risks, we believe we are competitively well positioned to achieve sustained growth in 2013."
Financial Discussion of Fourth Fiscal Quarter Results
Free cash flow was $109 million for the quarter, comprised of cash flow from operations of $152 million less $43 million in net capital expenditures and other.
Twelve-month backlog, which includes anticipated revenue related to contracts, estimated revenue from managed services contracts, letters of intent, maintenance and estimated on-going support activities, was $2.79 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.
Fiscal Year 2012 Results
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, revenue increased by 2.2% to $3.2 billion. Fiscal 2012 net income on a non-GAAP basis was $460.0 million, or $2.71 per diluted share (excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition related costs, gain on sale of investment and equity-based compensation expenses of $68.6 million, net of related tax effects), compared to non-GAAP net income of $434.6 million, or $2.33 per diluted share, in fiscal 2011 (excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition related costs and equity-based compensation expenses of $87.9 million, net of related tax effects). The Company's GAAP net income in fiscal 2012 was $391.4 million, or $2.31 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $346.7 million, or $1.86 per diluted share, in fiscal 2011.
Financial Outlook
Amdocs expects that revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 will be approximately $810-$840 million. Diluted earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis for the first fiscal quarter are expected to be $0.68-$0.74, excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related costs and approximately $0.06-$0.07 per share of equity-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects. Amdocs estimates GAAP diluted earnings per share for the first fiscal quarter will be $0.56-$0.64.
Quarterly Cash Dividend Program
On November 6, 2012, the Board approved the quarterly cash dividend payment and set December 31, 2012 as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive the dividend, which is payable on January 18, 2013.
Conference Call Details
Amdocs will host a conference call on November 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's fourth fiscal quarter results. The call will be carried live on the Internet via the Amdocs website, www.amdocs.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Amdocs believes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Amdocs' results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Amdocs' results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
Amdocs believes that the presentation of non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and other financial measures, including free cash flow, non-GAAP cost of service, non-GAAP research and development, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income taxes, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share growth when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations, as well as the net amount of cash generated by its business operations after taking into account capital spending required to maintain or expand the business.
For its internal budgeting process and in monitoring the results of the business, Amdocs' management uses financial statements that do not include amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition related costs, gain on sale of investment, equity-based compensation expense and related tax effects. Amdocs' management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Amdocs. In addition, Amdocs believes that significant groups of investors exclude these items in reviewing its results and those of its competitors, because the amounts of the items between companies can vary greatly depending on the assumptions used by an individual company in determining the amounts of the items.
Amdocs further believes that, where the adjustments used in calculating non-GAAP diluted earnings per share are based on specific, identified amounts that impact different line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income (including cost of service, research and development, selling, general and administrative, operating income, interest and other income (expense), net, income taxes and net income), it is useful to investors to understand how these specific line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income are affected by these adjustments.
Please refer to the Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP tables below.
About Amdocs
For 30 years, Amdocs has ensured service providers' success and embraced their biggest challenges. To win in the connected world, service providers rely on Amdocs to simplify the customer experience, harness the data explosion, stay ahead with new services and improve operational efficiency. The global company uniquely combines a market-leading BSS, OSS and network control product portfolio with value-driven professional services and managed services operations. With revenue of over $3.2 billion in fiscal 2012, Amdocs and its approximately 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 60 countries.
Amdocs: Embrace Challenge, Experience Success.
For more information, visit Amdocs at www.amdocs.com.
This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs ability to grow in the business markets that it serves, Amdocs ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future; however, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 filed on December 8, 2011 and our Form 6-K furnished for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 on February 14, 2012, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 on May 15, 2012, and for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 on August 16, 2012.
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La Soiree
ב Aldwych Theatre
Hold on to your hats! The English Gents, Captain Frodo, David O'Mer ('Bath Boy') and Miss Behave - stars from La Clique - are returning to London in La Soiree .
For a limited season only, the exquisite Magic Mirrors - a stunning auditorium of carved wood, polished mirrors, crystal and leadlight - will appear on the South Bank right behind the National Theatre and play host to the creme de la creme of twisted cabaret entertainers.
First seen together in Edinburgh this troupe of performers have gone on to perform around the world conquering everything in their path: Paris, Sydney, Stockholm and New York have all fallen for their charms. They are thrilled to be returning to London, the city where they performed for sell-out seasons at The Hippodrome (where they won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment) and The Roundhouse.
With La Soiree you are promised more shocks than ever before with fantastic new acts as well as many old favourites. London is the place where audiences and critics fell in love with this crazy family of performers and they can't wait to get back!
All tickets are general admission within areas.
There is no reserved seating.
Customers will exchange their tickets for a wristband upon arrival to grant them access to their area and are encouraged to arrive early. Doors open 30 minutes before performance.
Not suitable for children under the age of 16 years old
La Soiree ביקורת
"A sensational night out"
The Times
"Good nights out don't get much better than this"
Daily Telegraph
"Sheer feel-good entertainment"
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Tuesday to Thursday 8pm Friday to Sunday 7pm, Friday and Saturday 10pm
הצגה יומית
Sunday 5pm
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זמן מופע:
(10mins) Head out onto the main road Strand. Cross street where possible and go right. When you reach the fork, veer left onto Aldwych.


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When exiting Word there is a 1-in-6 chance that the macro will set the FILE|SAVEAS password to 'gATes?' (where ? is one randomly calculated letter). If you are affected please read "Add. Information".
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Jesus says he's going to pop down to Skegness to see the situation for himself, and Paul agrees to join him.
When they get there, Jesus asks what the huge metal pipe is for.
Paul tells him it's used to take human waste out to sea where the muck kills dolphins, so Jesus decides to take action and strides across the waves.
Walking alongside, Paul is soon knee-deep in filthy water, while Jesus scoots along on top of the sea.
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"Master," he calls, "I will follow you anywhere, but I'm up to my neck in shitty water and I think I'm going to drown."
At this Jesus stops walking and looks at Paul.
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Is your little one just a bit too old for that crib, and it's time to graduate to something a bit more grown up? Don't throw that old thing away - if you're looking for a fun upcycling project for your baby bed this summer, check out these posts from around the web on how to get started.
1. A beautiful, antique Victorian crib, transformed into a daybed, from Country Living.
2. Let the bed graduate with them! See details of this cute, little crafting station at A Little Learning For Two.
3. A great way to organize your own crafting or cooking supplies: a crib organizer wall, from Chez Larsson.
4. A quick plate holder for the more classical types, by My Reinspired Life.
5. A full tutorial on a headboard-to-bench project, from Scissors and Spatulas.
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|2009-10-21, 19:34
|Link #21
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Marathoned all the chapters today; heading out to Kinkokuniya to buy it tomorrow. I'll probably need the English/Chinese version as well for parts where the Japanese gets difficult.
Love the story and engaging characters. I think Umino Chika's art has improved; everything just seems prettier.
First time I've seen Umino Chika include "villains" in her work: In this case, Kyoko, Rei's "sister" and Rei's boyfriend, 20+ years older, married, and treats Kyoko (who is infatuated with him) and Rei like shit.
The mood of the story swings between healing and abusive/damaging, depending on the situation Rei finds himself in. The central struggle is that of Rei's tragic past (both from his original family and his adopted family) and how he tries to achieve happiness in the present, with help form Akari's family (in a way, his Present Family) and his new comrades in Shogi.
Kyoko is a bitch. An extremely effective one who derives greatest satisfaction when she can cause Rei to suffer, usually by guilt-tripping him over how screwed up she became. I don't get the impression that she has feelings for Rei. Whether Rei has romantic feelings towards her is ambiguous; something ranging from a childhood crush to a familial sense of obligation/responsibility, that he screwed up her life, or something. In addition, she leeches off of him because she fell out with her father over her loose life style. About the only redeeming point Kyoko has is that she's aware of how screwed up her life is.
Frankly, I never expected to dislike a character this much when I pick up a Umino Chika story. A great character though.
Akari is as good a person as Kyoko is a bad one; they are polar extremes in behavior and outlook on life. One copes with grief by self-destructive/latching-on behavior, one copes by working hard in life and caring for others around her. If there's to be romance at all in this story I hope it occurs between Rei and Akari, but everything has been strictly platonic so far.
|2009-11-11, 16:31
|Link #22
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
PS: (Very off tangent) I just read a Doujin done by Umino Chika the other day (a Dead or Alive one, but their diguise names are Ayu, Morita and Mayama, and they had a threesome . The doujin was done while Honey and Clover was still on-going, and I wonder if we'll get the same treatment with Akari, Kyouko, and Rei
|2009-11-11, 17:31
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Do you by any chance know the name of that doujin? It's been years since I last saw it...
|2009-11-11, 18:08
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
It's actually pretty exciting <__<
|2009-11-12, 18:30
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a regular van veen
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|2010-11-29, 23:59
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
anyone still reading this? :P
anyway I just read chapter 17 and Kyoko is such an interesting character. She appears abusive, cynical, manipulative, arrogant, but there's something about the bluntness of her words that really attracts me. I have to love her smile for some reason, or the way she finds pleasure intruding into Rei's life. She seems to play with his feelings, but her ambiguous behavior and her attitude towards him (which is a strange mix of "kindness" and manipulation) might hint at much deeper layers about her character. There's something mysterious and yet fascinating about the relationship of these two. I can tell it's quite complex, but it doesn't quite revolve around romance, yet (?). if there's a pairing I'm shipping for, it might be this one, though.
|2010-11-30, 15:53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
17 was definitely one of my favorite chapter, though the manga is all the way up to 49 now ... emotions got built up even more with the new Shogi players and things got even more complicated.
Chapter 18 is going to be out soon ... I think. SCX went on semi hiatus (all project are on hold except for this one) and everyone in BWYS are super busy as well.
|2010-11-30, 17:11
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singing heartbreak
Yes, yes, this is quite the lovely tale. I haven't read chp 17 since it released, but Kyoko was definitely complex. At first she seemed kinda abusive, but there were moments that showed she legitimately cares about him. While I DO prefer characters with(in a serious light) a negative demeanor, I still like Akari best, even if she's just too much sugar and not enough spice .
|2011-03-17, 23:49
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Poland
Age: 33
It will be better if things between Akari and Rei stay like are they now- close family, but without any romantic feelings... This manga is really unique with relations between characters like this... It will be better if this manga will not change into another schematic romance with love triangle... And relationship between Kyoko and Rei is unique too... Better if this one will develop more...
|2011-05-14, 18:26
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Senior Member
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Location: US
I've just read the entire manga thus far, and I really love Umino's signature melancholy and sensitivity in this new story. I feel strongly for Rei, in his journey of trying to figure out his place in the world.
I don't think that Kyoko's vicious, manipulative nature could ever be good for Rei, and I'm glad he feels strong enough to resist her influence in his life. Regardless of her intentions, she cannot bring anything beneficial to his life at this point.
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Soon to be 2 years since last post, the translation group has made decent progress since then. I am not sure if I'm around when Chapter 36 gets released (still quite a bit of time I think, but one of my favorite chapter!), but the raw is up to 89 now (Hina's new haircut's cute , though Kyoko hasn't been the focus for too long ).
There're really cool commercials for the released of volume 8 that I posted elsewhere back last December. Literally all star team that featured a famous author + a famous VA (Nisio + Sugita for one combo).
Do check it out if you haven't already. Link: http://3lion.younganimal.com/vol8/
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Recognizing the sheer difficulty of this being picked up by any fan translators -- the dense text, the high level kanji, the poetic monologues, Umino Chika's flowery, light-penned art, and the complex rules of shogi, to start with -- I still don't understand why no official licensors stepped forward. Is the manga industry in the English-speaking world that dead? Honey & Clover was big and commercially successful, and this is universally critically acclaimed. It should be number one priority outside of the obvious Jump commercial works.
I want to buy it, dammit.
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Fall is in the air in Moab. Kids are back in school, the leaves are starting to turn and the temperature is dropping at night. For many Moab residents, that means it's time to start gearing up for the Youth Garden Project's annual Pumpkin' Chuckin' Festival.
The festival will undergo a significant change this year, according to YGP Executive Director Delite Primus. Rather than being held at the old airport several miles south of town, the festivities will be moved to the Grand County High School soccer field.
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Here I describe how to build the most basic (and probably the lowest cost as well) Arduino clock, using a real time clock (RTC) chip and a 1602 LCD display (2 lines of 16 characters). Unlike most of the LCD clocks out there (the only notable exception being Kevin Rye's LCD clock), this one is also encased and ready to be used in real life. Actually, the build starts with the enclosure (the very affordable adafruit LCD stand), which drives the requirements for the rest of the components.
Note: This LCD clock does not have any buttons. The time and date are set with the serial monitor (or Hyperterminal or any other serial console), by sending specific commands. I was thinking of adding the Bluetooth module, but then the process would be the same (or maybe even more complex, if you consider the pairing step), and it would only replace the PC with an Android phone or tablet.
Using serial monitor makes sense because the Pro Micro already has on-board USB interface, that is, one doesn't need the extra FTDI cable to communicate with the PC (also requiring attention to the connector's orientation when plugging it in).
List of materials
- LCD stand - from adafruit;
- 16x2 LCD - from various sources: adafruit, sparkfun, ebay;
- Pro Micro (sparkfun's original or clones from ebay) - board compatible with Arduino Leonardo, chosen because it is the only one fitting the LCD stand, both in size and the position of the USB connector;
- prototyping PCB - I used this, but many others can be found on ebay;
- 10k trimpot (for adjusting the contrast on LCD);
- DS1307 real time clock IC + 32kHz crystal - from ebay;
- CR1220 coin battery + battery holder - from ebay;
- two 10k resistors (pull ups for I2C lines);
- a bunch of wires;
- micro USB cable - from ebay;
- 16-pin male header and 16-pin female header - from ebay;
- USB power adapter.
Depending on the component sourcing, the cost for the whole project can vary between $20 (ebay) and $45 (adafruit, sparkfun).
Step 1
Solder the 16-pin male header onto the LCD display.
Step 2
Assemble the LCD stand including the LCD as well, selectively following the manufacturer's instructions.
Step 3
Cut a piece of prototyping PCB to match the size of the LCD. This will be used as a "backpack" (plugged into the LCD) holding the Pro Micro board, the RTC and the battery.
Step 4
Solder the female header onto the backpack in the appropriate position (so that it can be plugged into the LCD).
Step 5
Solder the small Pro Micro board on the PCB so that the micro USB connector matches the side opening of the stand, also making sure that the micro USB cable can be plugged in through that opening.
Then wire the Pro Micro to the header of the LCD display, as follows:
- pin A1 of Pro Micro to pin 4 (RS) of LCD
- pin A0 of Pro Micro to pin 6 (EN) of LCD
- pin 16 of Pro Micro to pin 11 (D4) of LCD
- pin 10 of Pro Micro to pin 12 (D5) of LCD
- pin 15 of Pro Micro to pin 13 (D6) of LCD
- pin 14 of Pro Micro to pin 14 (D7) of LCD
- LCD's pins 1, 5 and 16 are wired to ground
- LCD's pin 2 is connected to Vcc (5V)
- LCD's pin 3 is connected to the 10k trimpot slider (middle pin), used for adjusting the contrast
- LCD's pin 15 (backlight LED) is connected to Pro Micro's pin 9.
Step 6
Solder the RTC, battery holder and crystal, then connect the I2C lines (SDA and SCL) to the Pro Micro, according the the schematic below.
DS1307 talks to any microcontroller on I2C, through 2 wires named SDA and SCL. Unlike Arduino 2009 or UNO (with ATmega328) where SDA and SCL are on pins A4 and A5 respectively, Leonardo and Pro Micro (with ATmega32u4) use pins D2 and D3 as SDA and SCL.
I used the SMD version of DS1307, soldered on the PCB's plated side (see photo below). Also note the trimpot, soldered on the same side for accessibility.
Step 7
Familiarize yourself with the Pro Micro (or the equivalent Arduino Leonardo). Read about how to install the board's driver, if this is the first time you use it.
Step 8
Download the sample sketch, compile (in Arduino IDE 1.04 or later, after you made sure that "Arduino Leonardo" is selected as the current board), then upload.
Step 9
Open the serial monitor and set the current time by sending the command TIME=hh:mm:ss, where hh is the actual hour and mm is the actual minute (e.g. TIME=08:25:00 or TIME=15:42:38).
As well, set the date by sending the command DATE=yy/mm/dd, e.g. DATE=14/04/03.
Step 10
Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and power the clock from the USB power adapter.
The time and date are displayed as shown in the photo below.
- If the LCD does not show anything:
- adjust the trimpot for contrast;
- check the wiring, by making sure the connections are right, according to the list in step 5;
- check that there are no shorts between pins.
- If the date and/or time show 0:
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian markets suffered broad losses Thursday, bringing a solid month of gains for most regional equities to an end, as investors reacted to a weak set of earnings reports and downbeat economic data from the U.S.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.54% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index XJO, +0.26% declined 0.4% each, South Korea's Kospi SEU, +0.05% slipped 0.1%, and Philippines' main index finished 0.5% lower.
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The session's broad losses came as U.S. stocks retreated from five-year highs overnight, after the Federal Reserve said economic activity had paused in recent months. News of an unexpected contraction for the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter also weighed on sentiment. Read: U.S. stocks drop on economic worries.
Peter Lai, a director at DBS Vickers, said stocks had risen significantly in recent sessions, and that the pullback was due to a "lack of short-term catalysts."
Ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays in February, "people are trying to stay out of the market," he said.
Strong monthly performance
Japanese shares led January's gainers in the Asia-Pacific, with the Nikkei rising 7.2%, while the stock benchmarks in China, Hong Kong and Australia added at least 4.7% during the month.
South Korea's Kospi defied the broad trend, slipping 1.8% during the month, amid worries about the impact on the nation's exporters as a weakening yen improved prospects for their Japanese counterparts.
The day's weakness came after some of the major Asian markets hit multi-year highs in the previous session. On Wednesday, the Nikkei had ended at its best level since April 2010, while the Australian S&P/ASX 200 and the Hang Seng Index both reached levels not seen since April 2011.
Perpetual Investments market-research chief Matthew Sherwood attributed the strong recent performance in global markets to a perception that risks to global growth were diminishing, as well as to the ample liquidity being provided by central banks.
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Angang Steel Ltd. 0347, +0.18% US:ANGGY 000898, +0.19% tumbled 5% in Hong Kong and 2.7% in Shenzhen after warning it saw a bigger loss in 2012 than the year before, prompting a downgrade to neutral at J.P. Morgan. Angang Steel expects 2012 net loss to widen.
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Oil major Cnooc Ltd. 0883, -0.31% CEO, +0.50% fell 2.3% after issuing a below-forecast production estimate for 2013.
Chinalco Mining Corp. International 3668, +1.08% made a poor debut in Hong Kong, with its shares finishing at 1.64 Hong Kong dollars (20.8 U.S. cents) versus an initial public offering price of HK$1.75.
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In Australia, the energy sector came under pressure. Whitehaven Coal Ltd. WHC, +3.74% WHITF, -1.87% sank 5.5% after saying it expects profit in the fiscal first half to be weighed by weakness in the coal markets and a strong local currency.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. WHC, +3.74% WOPEF, +0.52% and Santos Ltd. STO, +0.84% STOSF, +13.06% each fell by 1.5%.
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In Seoul, LG Electronics Inc. 066570, -0.60% LGEIY, +0.00% fell 1.9% after posting a bigger loss than analysts had expected. Read: LG Electronics posts worse-than-expected Q4 loss.
In Tokyo, Advantest Corp. 6857, -3.37% ADTTF, +14.44% fell 1.8% after posting a narrower quarterly loss, while shares of Nintendo Co. 7974, +3.79% NTDOF, +4.57% skidded 5.1% as the video-games firm swung to a nine-month profit, but slashed its full-year sales forecast for a second straight quarter. Read: Nintendo returns to profit but cuts outlook.
But gains for the banking sector lifted the broader market.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 8316, +0.91% SMFG, +0.56% jumped 5.2% after posting a 34% rise for April-December profit. Among other lenders, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. 8306, +0.81% US:MTU climbed 3.6%, while Mizuho Financial Group Inc. 8411, +0.17% MTG, +1.04% rose 2.8%.
On mainland Chinese bourses, property companies were among the decliners. Gemdale Corp. 600383, +1.40% dropped 5.6% and Poly Real Estate Group Co. 600048, -0.76% tumbled 6.2% in Shanghai, while the yuan-denominated A-shares of China Vanke Co. CN:200002 US:CVKEY declined 5.2% in Shenzhen.
Their drop came after the China Times reported, citing an unnamed person close to the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, that the Beijing municipality government may introduce a real-estate tax in the first half of this year. Read: Beijing may introduce real-estate tax this year.
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Ganim on the beat.
UPDATE: Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison on October 9, 2012.
"Anything else going on?" Sara Ganim asked her source late one night in 2009. As the crime reporter for a small newspaper in State College, Pennsylvania, it was a question she always ended with. And this evening, to Ganim's surprise, the source replied, "Well, actually, a boy just came forward to the police and alleged sex crimes against Jerry Sandusky."
Jerry Sandusky. Like everyone in town, Ganim knew his name: He was the retired assistant coach of Penn State University's championship-winning football team. Ganim wrote Sandusky on a sticky note and, though she didn't know it at the time, had her first lead in breaking one of last year's most explosive news stories—the Penn State sexual-abuse scandal.
Let's stop right here to say she was only 22 at the time.
Ganim, a Penn State grad and a football fan herself, knew her way around the university's online message boards. There she quickly found gossip about Sandusky getting too friendly with young boys. So she started asking around. "I'd say, 'Hey, have you heard anything strange about Jerry Sandusky?'" And though people knew about the rumors, Ganim says, "almost no one believed they were true."
For the next two years, Ganim tried to get real facts—"I just started knocking on doors," she says—and pursued the story aggressively after joining the staff of Harrisburg's The Patriot-News in January 2011. But in a community where football is a religion and the game brings Penn State $73 million a year (there was even an ice-cream flavor called Sandusky Blitz), it didn't take long for her to slam up against the full power of the former coach's legacy.
"Some people closed their doors in my face, and others definitely did not tell me the truth," she says. "But many were relieved—they were done keeping the story bottled up inside." What she uncovered was staggering: She identified two alleged victims and learned that Sandusky was under investigation by a grand jury for sexual abuse. (In Pennsylvania such proceedings are held in secret.) Ganim kept digging and, by this time last year, had enough evidence to write the first story exposing the grand jury hearing, as well as accusations that the former coach had molested at least one boy in the university's locker room.
Some readers savaged the paper for printing "gossip." But other media and sports reporters ignored the news, even as Ganim continued to report the story. "It felt like we were living in the Twilight Zone," says The Patriot-News' editor, David Newhouse. Adds Ganim, "Particularly with the local papers, I thought [that] was pretty irresponsible." It took a full seven months—after Sandusky was arrested and publicly charged with the sexual abuse of eight boys he met through his charity, The Second Mile—for national news media to pounce. The horrifying charges included repeated oral sex and sodomy; one victim testified that he screamed in vain from the Sandusky family basement, knowing the coach's wife was upstairs. (As Glamour went to press, Sandusky faced 52 criminal counts from incidents with 10 boys; he maintains his innocence.)
"Sara had so many sources," says Newhouse, "that we were able to report things other people weren't getting"—including the first interviews with mothers of the victims. Indeed, ESPN later said, "With the biggest staff of sports journalists in the world, ESPN should have been leading the charge to ask tough questions and shed light on this scandal. Instead, it was the tiny Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, out in front of the journalism pack." The Baltimore Sun compared Ganim to famed Watergate reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, saying she "showed pure courage." CNN simply hired her as a contributor.
On November 8, based on Ganim's reporting, The Patriot-News published a front-page editorial calling for the resignations of Penn State's president, Graham Spanier, and its head coach of 45-plus years, Joe Paterno. The day after the editorial, the university forced out both men, and the campus erupted in student riots. It was only then that Ganim realized just how huge her story had become. "I was standing on Joe Paterno's lawn that night," she says. "It was dark; it was solemn. It was 11:00 at night. About 25 students just looked at his house while the mob was rioting down at the school. You could hear a pin drop. I suddenly thought, I cannot believe what has happened."
But she continued producing daily stories. In one blistering article, she detailed how an incident witnessed by then grad student Mike McQueary had been watered down with every retelling—from "anal rape," as McQueary described it to Paterno, to "something of a sexual nature," as the coach retold it to the school vice president, to what Spanier eventually characterized as "conduct that made someone uncomfortable"—without ever being reported to police. (It later came out that Spanier and the board of trustees had known about the Sandusky investigation for months and done next to nothing.) Ganim's discerning coverage made sure Penn State and other schools started taking abuse allegations seriously; soon after, similar cases drew attention at Syracuse University and The Citadel.
Today, Ganim says she's still Penn State proud (her little sister is a sophomore at the university). And she's still covering the scandal. In December she became the youngest person ever to receive the prestigious Sidney Award for socially conscious journalism. "Sara Ganim had the guts to take on the most powerful institutions in her community," said one of the judges. "And she won."


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By any standard Mary Barra, named today by General Motors to be its next CEO, is an exception. After all, she's the first woman to head a major U.S. car company.
Barra, 51, will replace retiring CEO Dan Akerson. GM says Akerson will step down ahead of schedule Jan. 15 to help care for his ailing wife, who has cancer.
GM in a statement says Barra has 33 years of experience with the company, having served in manufacturing, engineering and senior staff positions. She's now executive vice president for global product development, purchasing and supply chain.
Here's 11 surprising facts about her:
|She's tough
She's pleasant, un-swaggering—but tough. Former GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz described her as the classic "iron fist in the velvet glove." He tells ABC News, "She always looks nice."
|Comes from GM family
She's the daughter of an hourly worker, Lutz notes. Her father worked 39 years as a GM diemaker. She's been around cars, says a GM spokesman, her whole life, having started with the company at age 18 as an intern.
|She's an engineer
She's a career engineer by training, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University.
|She's a Mom
She's the mother of two Millennials—a son and daughter.
|She's a 'car guy'
She's a "car guy." Says Lutz approvingly, "She's no bean-counter. Her focus is on excellence in cars and trucks."
|She's outspoken
Despite having a stint as a public relations executive on her GM resume, she's refreshingly plainspoken. She's famous for saying that what GM needs to do is "to stop making crappy cars."
|She's done HR too
She's run a manufacturing plant, led internal communications, led human resources, led product development. Another exec who worked with her told ABC News: "I don't think it's often that you find a CEO who has run internal communications and HR."
|A war game winner
She keeps a bobblehead of Albert Einstein in her office. Asked why by Bloomberg News, she explained it had been given by outgoing CEO Akerson for having successfully attacked GM in war-game competition.
|She drives a...
She drives a black, brand new Cadillac CTS.
|Camaro her first love
Both she and her husband are Camaro buffs, according to GM. "Between the two of them, they've probably owned every generation of Camaro," a spokesperson says. "She's loved them since she began to drive, since she first got her license." Right out of college, she wanted one. "But she made a more sensible decision and got a Chevette."
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She devotes her leisure time to her family, and to non-profits and charities. She serves on the board of the General Dynamics and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.


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Manchester United dodged a Galatasaray welcoming committee in Istanbul on Monday evening - but Sir Alex Ferguson insists a return to 'Hell' poses no problems.
It is 19 years since Ferguson led his newly-crowned English champions into the cauldron of the Ali Sami Yen stadium and ended up crashing out of Europe amid chaotic scenes.
Galatasaray have swapped stadiums since - to the plush Turk Telecom Arena - but their supporters remain some of the most fanatical in Europe. They turned out in vast numbers to await United's arrival, only to discover Ferguson and his players had exited through a separate terminal.
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- It's been awhile since I've posted some food (not that I ever make anything. I just like to pretend.) - light fluffy buttermilk biscuits.
- Incredible Zentangle at Life Imitates Doodles - seriously. Incredible.
- Um. What. Crockpot coconut hot chocolate? YES. Must get a crockpot ASAP.
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Posted: Tue 26 Jul 2011, 11:44
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How to install nvidia drivers 96.43.16 on lupu 525?
Hi, im using lupu 525 and i want install nvidia drivers for a video card geforce4 mx 440 agp8x, try installing the drivers from quickpet but doesnt work, after install the driver select probe in the xorgwizard put xwin and x dont start. thanks and sorry i dont talk very well english.
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Changing video drivers sometimes can be a problem because it is such a vital component of the system.
What driver were you using before changing?
In Quickpet->drivers tab->Click here to test your graphics card
What driver does it recommend?
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im using vesa, the quickpet recommends the driver 96.43.16 try installing that and doesnt work, try installing another driver 96.43.16 wich found in the forum none of the two work,when i select choose in the xorg wizard i see two drivers nvidia one called nv and one called nvidia the nv drivers work but whithout graphic acceleration and the other does not work I guess that's the driver wich the pet install.
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Posted: Tue 26 Jul 2011, 16:22
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That's curious,...as I have that very
nvidia card (and use the 96.43.16 driver as well.). I'm using Macup 525 (which is the same, I believe,..as Puppy 525). The driver from the forums worked,...as well as the one from Quickpet (for another install I did on another computer,..that has the
same nvidia card ...geforce4 mx 440 agp8x).
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Are you sure you are getting also, the driver that matches your kernel?
Also, some drivers say to use Probe and others say to use Choose.
So that depends on the driver you downloaded.
If I remember correctly, picking Choose disables the included nvidia drivers so that the one you installed is used.
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Changing video drivers is a black art sometimes.
Uninstall the downloads of Nvidia driver
Reboot computer
Start over with Quickpet.
If still no luck,
Try following these directions.
In a frugal install free space in the save file is critical.
Need at least 200MB.
Frugal install make sure you make a save file before changing video driver.
Sometimes for some reason Xorgwizard will not switch drivers.
Sometimes rebooting helps.
Sometimes a fresh install of Puppy is needed.
Seems to work best if it is the first thing you do in a fresh install. Change video driver.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
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For what its worth, I have that video card too and have had no problems installing the Nvidia driver in Lucid a lot of time (testing).
VGA compatible controller : nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
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install and uninstall many times the drivers from the quickpet and http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=56081 none of the two work, I dont know what to do, when my cd burner work I try again in a fresh install.
thanks for your help.
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I found the problem, I had a bad configuration on my bios, in the bios put yes in the option irq to vga, and after the pet of the driver works.
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Post subject: NVidia 520 GT GeoForce GT 520 (Dual Monitor Display)
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After reading these posts on NVidia card install, I'd like to chime in with my questions.
I dual boot my pc with Ubuntu 12.10 with NVidia 520GT as my video card set up for dual monitor.
Puppy Boots off my USB stick.
I think this is referred to a frugal install.
My Lupsave file is on the hard drive.
I did not install the card.
I wimped out and brought it to a local computer repair biz.
NVidia works nicely with with Ubuntu.
Before I go and experiment with trying to figure out how to install the drivers into my 5.25 PuppyLinux O/S, I'd like to ask:
For the sake of learning thru experimentation and refraining from messing up my 5.25 Puppy, would it be better to create a new Puppy 5.25 USB stick, backup my Lupsave file to an external drive then experiment with installing the NVidia drivers into Puppy.
What I want to achieve is the dual monitor setup.
The NVidia card is in the machine right now and Puppy is using it right now.
I have not so far installed any NVidia drivers into Puppy so how Puppy is using the NVidia card, I cannot explain. But it is.
But I am not getting the dual monitors.
I don't want to willy nilly begin installing drivers and thus mess up my O/S.
I don't want to have to start over.....
But having a backed up Lupsave file would give me more confidence to proceed.
How do I begin to know & locate which Nvidia package of drivers to use to install into my 5.25 Puppy O/S ?
And then after downloading the packet, how to I install it ?
Do I use Setup/QuickPet or some other utility in Puppy ?
Admittedly I am a nervous nellie on uncertain ground here.
Many thanks,
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Belfort (24-10) appeared before the NAC on Wednesday to address his previous failed drug test and use of TRT. The NAC agreed to grant "The Phenom" his fight license on a conditional basis, as he must pass several upcoming tests.
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