<< December 2009 >>
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
 01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31


If you want to be updated on this weblog Enter your email here:



rss feed


Mar 30, 2009
Telephone Repairs

Telephone Repairs are completed by our technician, Vicky Lund. Repairs are done before any work requests (TNSR's) and are considered priority. Simply call Extension 2813  and we will be glad to write a trouble ticket and report it to Vicky! If you have your Telephone Coordinator or an assistant call in repairs, be sure they have all pertinent information.

How to request a repair call and what information to provide:
  1.    1. Call Telephone Repairs at Extension 2813.
  2.    2. Provide us with the phone extension that is having the problem. If it is a phone number that has multiple locations, please try to be very specific.
  3.    3. Inform us to whom we are speaking to or who we can contact for further information.
  4.    4. Inform us of your department.
  5.    5. Provide us with the location of the phone: We need your building and room number. If your office doesn't have a room number, give us a brief description of your location.
  6.    6. Finally, let us know what the problem is with your phone. Review our Trouble Shooting Guide and see if there's anything described that might solve your problem.
Please remember, all of Vicky's phone calls, especially related to phone orders, problems, etc., need to come through the ITC - Telephone Services office at Extension 2813, so we can provide you quicker service.

We might be able to answer your question or research it for you. However, we will contact Vicky if we need her assistance. Vicky is extremely busy and to provide everyone on campus with the best customer service, we ask that we all use the proper procedure.


Posted at 03:48 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Mar 3, 2009
Attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore

On March 3, 2009, 12 unidentified gunmen fired on a convoy carrying Sri Lankan cricketers in a non-bulletproof bus, near Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan. The cricketers were on their way to play the third day of the second Test against Pakistan. Six members of the Sri Lankan cricket team were injured and five Pakistani policemen were killed. According to the police, grenades and rocket launchers were found at the site of the attack.

The Sri Lankan team was on a cricket tour to Pakistan after India pulled out of the tour due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The second Test, which was the last scheduled fixture of the tour was abandoned as a draw. The Sri Lankan team were then taken to the stadium and airlifted from the pitch via Air Force Helicopters, and immediate arrangements were made for the Sri Lankan team to return to Sri Lanka on the next available flight.

Posted at 02:08 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Apr 6, 2006
Cakewalk sonar

Prerecording tools like m-audio keyboard monitors, Cakewalk sonar, and computer sound cards, recorder and audio interface. All these pro recording tools have unique features, channel mixer analogue, digital stereo effects, analog mixers, and digital effects. One pro recording tool, Alesis MultiMix 8USB Mixer with USB Audio has features of 3band EQ per channel, analogue mixer with USB, rack mount ears available. There is also the advantage of shopping by brand like multitrack recorders, Edirol, M-Audio, Casio Privia piano, Presonus and many more. All these brands have their own unique features and affordability factors. Gigasonic has a range of keyboards and MIDI tools in different packages. Firewire audio interface, aruturia, synthesizers and accessories are also included.


Posted at 10:43 pm by pavi
Make a comment  

Dec 15, 2005
Distillation

 

The process of separating liquids through differences in their vapor pressures is called  In the oldest method, the concentration of alcohol by the application of heat we get the fermented liquid mixture. Now this method is energy-consuming used for the production of petroleum products in chemical industry and other fields. The chemical properties of the mixture are determined by the composition of vapor during liquid mixture evaporation.

 

 Distillation is possible only when the component having higher vapor proportion than the mixture. With other components, the given component having a higher vapor pressure and a low boiling point.


Posted at 09:49 pm by pavi
Make a comment  

Nov 29, 2005
Factors deciding credit score

Credit score is a value assigned to the borrower depending up on various historical payment returns and current credit worth limit. The credit score is hence a value which is obtained up on calculating the statistical summary of a consumer credit report on various factors of Payment history, debt, Credit history length and the type and number of credit account existing. This is a value range between 200 and 800. The higher the credit score, the consumer is offered with best price for the products he purchases or any loan issued for him (for example in obtaining a  Basically the  is calculated using a formula provided by the Fair Isaac Corporation under the act of FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act ). The three national bureaucrats dealing with credit reports are Equifax, Experian and Trans Union. The credit report can vary between these three credit bureaus since the credit reporters do not submit the reports in all three bureaus. Basically it is the procedure that one's credit report is the average taken from the values of these three bureaus. There may be a small difference existing between these bureaucracies credit reports which doesn't seem to harm any of the customers credit score hence no issue has arisen till now in regards to the above.

 (for further information click the link before)are as follows.

1. Payment history
This factor conquers of about 35% in your credit score. As the name suggests it is calculated on whether you have paid the payment returns on time, there has been any occurrence of bankruptcy reflected in your credit report or any other negative aspects directly influences the value of credit score.

2. Amount owned
30% of credit score is based up on the factor of how much is the amount owned by the consumer, the amount of debt already taken, is the amount very close to the credit limit etc. So it always better to maintain a low balance in all the credit cards rather than a high balance in one and a low balance in all others.

3. Length of the credit history
The length of credit history plays a part of about 15% in determining one's credit score. A longer payment history increase the credit score of a consumer because the account opened for a longer duration creates appositive impact (higher effect if there exists only one financial institution). The score also increases at times of short credit history only when the rest of the consumer's credit report (from other financial companies) shows a manageable credit history existing through them.

4. Going for a new debt
Approximately 10% of a credit score may be based upon how much a consumer is going in for a new debt. A negative impact can also occur if a consumer is going for a number of new credit accounts apart from the existing one. He could rather choose the same account for further inquires of debts.

5. Types and number of credit accounts
10% of credit score is affected by the type of credit a customer takes. The credit score goes in for a negative impact when the consumer takes loans from finance companies. Its always advisable for a consumer to limit his accounts as too many credit reports for various accounts also create a negative impact.


Posted at 09:29 pm by pavi
Make a comment  

Nov 24, 2005
Water-Distillers:

They are the devices that are helpful in getting the purest form of waters in domestic and commercial usage. They are Ideal for allergy sufferer's .The distillers are widely used in laboratories, pharmacies, hospitals, doctors and surgeries. When they are filled with distilled   waters they make 4 liters of distilled water in approximately 5 hours.
Steam distilled water:
These are the purest form of water. A water distiller takes in nature's process of evaporation and condensation in a chamber, leaving all impurities after such as inorganic minerals, chemicals etc.
The Distillation procedure takes off waterborne contaminants, which are furnished in
 

  • Viruses
  • Bacteria
  • Organic and inorganic chemicals
  • Toxic metals (including fluoride)
  • Volatile gases
  • Cysts and other contaminants

The distilled waters are free from inorganic minerals of any kind and hence they are the best cleansing agents the body can always have. Distilled water is always necessary for making colloidal silver.


Posted at 06:29 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Nov 21, 2005
Health Quotes

 

Health Insurance

 

Insurance comes to play in the case Illness or death .Imagine your family and dependents without you and your income .Think of a case where-in your children without your income. They will suffer due to non-work related injuries which are devastating. Health Insurance can help protect against disastrous health care expenses and lost wages. If you have a job, your employer may make medical and disability income benefits available to you. You can also buy this coverage privately or through an insurance agent who is certified by the State to sell health insurance goods.

Types of Health Plans:

Medical Expenses Plans: Pay expenses incurred for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Full preference plans allow you to choose any doctor and hospital. You can also desire the amount of the "deductible" you must pay before the plan pays anything. After the deductible is met, a percentage of all your set cost is usually covered. The inequality between the percentages the plan pays and the amount charged is the "co-amount" that you must pay. The policy or employer benefit booklet resolve spell out the terms and conditions of what is enclosed and what in not covered. Read this contract BEFORE you need to use the plan and ask your agent or employer to give details anything which is unsure to you. Favorite Provider Organization (PPO) Plans allow you to choose a doctor or hospital from a list of "preferred" providers in order to receive filled benefits. If you go to a doctor who is not on the list, the plan may cover a smaller percentage or none of your costs. Check with the insurance carrier BEFORE you use the plan to make certain your physician or hospital is an astringent provider. Make certain your doctor refers you to other providers who are on the list, or who the carrier agrees to pay at the "preferred" rate. Individual Plans are a good alternative if you are not able to get coverage through your employer. A pre-existing condition, such as a past illness, must be covered
) may be insured or partially-insured plans. They are classically marketed to self-employed individuals or small employers through membership in a trade or other association. The California Insurance Code now requires MEWA's to obtain a "Certificate of Compliance" and to set aside financial reserves to work. They must fulfill with the health care reforms efficient after July 1993. These plans can only be sold through a licensed life indemnity agent.


Posted at 09:07 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Spanish holiday resort

Spanish holiday resort is one of the most comfortable holiday spot and offers ingeniously designed modern property with high standard throughout. Our Spanish holiday resort is one of the peaceful resorts found in the coast of Spain. These cleverly planned modern hotels are of a high standard throughout, with every thought of superiority, console and handiness. A  Part of the same attractive group of villas called the Mila and the larger is Gina and is like in style with three twin bedrooms. These resorts are the most outstanding places for your holidays and your children to enjoy.

 

 

The Spanish Holidays Guide is one of the most revealing sites for Spanish vacations and holidays. We can do all sort of reservations with the help of this guide. On this guide you can create your perfect Spanish holidays from locating flights, holiday, accommodation, car hire and even attractions.  

  is the ideal guide for everything to do with your perfect holiday in Spain. Use our search services to locate your every holiday need. Our whole guide will enable you to tailor your holiday in Spain or to select a set made Package.

 

 

Our Villas have good gardens in a wide-space with oranges, lemons, olives, figs etc. There is a large and superb showy garden .There is a large patio area with flame around the swimming pool. There is a lovely ornamental garden pond and Gazebo for calming in the shade. The property is recently built and provides everything you need, TV, free to air sat channels, microwave, washing machine, fridge, iron, etc. Pool and facilities used by the villas and apartment are so very private and calm. 

 

When you have decided the part of Spain, you wish to visit you can check if there are holiday rentals in this area at the moment. You can then click on the link and you will be guided to the holiday rental homes in Spain. On Spain-holiday.com you can find your rooms such as villas - apartments - studios. We bid vacation rentals to all types of travel - whether you are in the mood for a golf holiday or just feel like comforting on the Spanish coasts.


 Property provides exciting opportunities, whether for a fabulous holiday home, monthly rental income, an appreciating investment or perhaps even that dream retirement villa in the sun.

Villas are ideal for family holidays, there are all the usual holiday attractions nearby, most .Spanish HolidayVillas are fully furnished, with fitted kitchens even a washing machine. Cots, high chairs, buggies, safety gates and fold away beds can be hired. Car hire or taxi can be arranged from the airport. Some even have welcome packs that can be arranged if you are arriving late.


Posted at 09:07 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Nov 10, 2005
Practical Jokes

A practical joke or prank is a situation set up to produce what the perpetrator imagines to be a humorous physical outcome at the expense of the target. As the set-up or deception is revealed (too late) to the victim, practical jokes are distinct from slapstick or knockabout, where the goal is make physical events appear miscalculated, inept or accidental. The term practical refers to the fact that the joke consists of someone doing something (a 'practise'), rather than the common sense of the word ('useful or sensible').

Types of practical joke include:

false signalling, such a 'kick me' note stuck on someone's back, an 'automatic door' sign on a normal swinging door, or dropping an empty carton on someone's foot after pretending it is heavy;
surprise disruption, employing (for example) trip-wires, whoopee cushions, peanut butter on the inside of a car door-handle, or a three legged podium for a public speaker;
visual deception, such as water-filled balloons, plastic wrap on a toilet seat, 'apple-pie beds' which have had the springs removed, fake flowers in the lapel which squirt water, rubber fruit and guns which unfurl a flag saying 'bang';
fool's errands such as sending someone to buy striped paint or write-only CD blanks (see also: snipe hunt);
hoax stories or situations perpetrated on or by the media such as fabricated UFO landings and fake celebrity interviews involing rude or ludicrous questions (see also: culture jamming);
spontaneous impersonations, such as taking an order for takeaway food from someone who has actually dialled a wrong number;
verbal and typographical pranks, such as printing a block of text so that the first letters of every line spell out an irreverant message, or teaching someone a useful phrase in another language which is actually an insult.
Practical jokes are features of various kinds of holidays, such as April Fool's Day, Halloween, the Day of the Holy Innocents (in Spanish-speaking cultures), and the night before May Day in Germany. They also feature in various rites of passage, such as stag nights.

The Trapezium of Xenophanes was cited by Aristotle as a notable compendium of practical jokes, but only a few fragments of this work have
Balloons as decoration or entertainment

Party ballonsParty balloons are mostly made of natural latex tapped from rubber trees and can be filled with air, helium, water, or any other suitable liquid or gas. The rubber makes the volume adjustable.Filling with air is done with the mouth or with a pump.When rubber balloons are filled with helium so that they float (restrained by ribbons or strings) they can hold their shape for only a few hours. The enclosed air or helium escapes through small pores in the rubber. If helium is used the gas escapes quicker than in the case of air because the helium atoms are much smaller than the nitrogen and oxygen molecules in air.

Even a perfect rubber membrane eventually loses the gas to the outside, and its contents are contaminated by oxygen and nitrogen migrating inward from the outside. The gases in question actually dissolve in the rubber on one side and are released from solution on the other. The process by which a substance or solute migrates from a region of high concentration, through a barrier or membrane, to a region of lower concentration is called diffusion. The inside of balloons can be treated with a special gel (e.g. "Hi Float" brand) which coats the inside of the balloon to reduce the helium leakage, thus increasing float time. Latex rubber balloons are completely biodegradable, but cannot safely be released into the environment: they are a serious hazard to birds and wetland animals that confuse the balloons for food.

Beginning in the early 1990s, some more expensive (and longer-lasting) helium balloons have been made of thin, unstretchable, impermeable metallized nylon films. These balloons are often mistakenly called Mylar balloons. These balloons have attractive shiny reflective surfaces and are often printed with colour pictures and patterns. The most important attributes of metallized nylon for balloons are its light weight, increasing buoyancy and its ability to keep the helium gas from escaping for several weeks. However, there has been some environmental concern, since the metallized nylon does not biodegrade or shred as a rubber balloon does, and a helium balloon released into the atmosphere can travel a long way before finally bursting or deflating. Release of these types of balloons into the atmosphere is harmful to the environment.

Partygoers sometimes entertain each other by untying a balloon and inhaling the helium. Because the speed of sound in helium is about twice that in air, the helium causes the vocal tract to become more responsive to high-pitched sounds and less responsive to lower ones. The result is a voice that sounds high-pitched (and usually very funny).

Balloon artists are entertainers who twist and tie inflated tubular balloons into sculptures (see also balloon animal). The balloons used for balloon sculpture are made of extra-stretchy rubber so that they can be twisted and tied without bursting. Since the pressure required to inflate a balloon is inversely proportional to the diameter of the balloon, these tiny tubular balloons are extremely hard to inflate initially. A pump is usually used to inflate these balloons.
Decorators may use dozens of helium balloons to create balloon sculptures. Usually the round shape of the balloon restricts these to simple arches or walls, but on occasion more ambitious "sculptures" have been attempted with great success. The balloon decorating industry offers everything from simple balloon columns to stunning, very large and detailed sculptures.

Water balloons are thin, small rubber balloons intended to be easily broken. They are usually used by children, who throw them at each other, trying to get each other wet - see practical joke.


Balloons in medicine
Angioplasty is a surgical procedure in which very small balloons are inserted into blocked or partially blocked blood vessels near the heart. Once in place, the balloon can be inflated to clear or compress arterial plaque, and to stretch the walls of the vein. A small stent can be inserted in its place to keep the vessel open after the balloon's removal. See myocardial infarction.Certain catheters have balloons at their tip to keep them from slipping out, for example the balloon of a Foley catheter is insufflated when the catheter is inserted into the urinary bladder and secures its position.


Maximum flight heights
Manned Balloon

The altitude record for manned ballons is 34668 metres. It was made in 1961 by Malcolm D. Ross and Victor E. Prather over the Gulf of Mexico in 1961.


Unmanned Balloon

The altitude record for unmanned balloons is (1991 edition of Guinness Book) 51.8 kilometres. The vehicle was a Winzen-Balloon with a volume of 1.35 million cubic metres, which was launched in October 1972 in Chico, California, USA. This is the greatest altitude ever reached by a flying object requiring the surrounding air. Higher altitudes can only be reached by ballistic vehicles such as rockets, rocket planes or projectiles.

 


Posted at 10:22 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Nov 8, 2005
Earthquake and damage

The earthquake lasted for about two minutes in total. In the twenty-four hours immediately after the event, there were eight major aftershocks, measuring between 5.5 and 6.0. It was the second-largest earthquake in the world since 1964; only the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake earthquake was stronger. A debate arose among seismologists over whether this should be considered an aftershock of the December 2004 event, or a "triggered earthquake" as it was larger than typical aftershocks and on a different fault.

On the Indonesian island of Nias, off the coast of Sumatra, hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. The death toll on Nias was at least one thousand, with 220 dying in Gunungsitoli, the island's largest town. Nearly half of Gunungsitoli's population (27,000) fled the town. The control tower at the nearby airport (Banaka) collapsed, forcing relief flights to operate out of Sibolga on nearby Sumatra.

The earthquake was strongly felt across the island of Sumatra, and caused widespread power outages in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, already devastated by the December 2004 tsunami, and prompted thousands to flee their homes and seek higher ground [2]. It was also strongly felt along the west coast of Thailand and Malaysia, and in Kuala Lumpur high-rise buildings were evacuated. The earthquake was felt less strongly in the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka.


Posted at 10:47 am by pavi
Make a comment  

Next Page