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A large area adhesive film is attached to a semiconductor wafer containing a large number of identical structures. The film and wafer are then simultaneously singulated and the individual die with film thereon are then placed atop a lead frame and the film is completely cured to adhere the semiconductor die to the lead frame. Plural die can be mounted side-by-side on a common substrate, or one die can be mounted atop a second die which is on the substrate.
1. A process of connecting semiconductor die to a substrate having a top surface,
said process comprising the steps of:
providing a thin, flexible, heat curable, polyimide, insulative film which is of a first area;
laying said thin flexible film on a semiconductor wafer of a second area, said semiconductor wafer being provided with a plurality of spaced apart semiconductor die, each of said semiconductor die having a respective third area which is substantially less than said first area;
preheating said semiconductor wafer and said thin flexible film without applying any external pressure to partially cure said thin flexible film, thereby forming adhesion between said thin flexible film and said semiconductor wafer,
thereafter simultaneously singulating both said thin flexible film and said plurality of identical semiconductor die to form individual elements;
heating said substrate;
thereafter placing at least one of said singulated semiconductor die on the top surface of said heated substrate with the thin flexible film on said die pressed against said top surface and adhered thereto; and
thereafter heating said semiconductor die and said substrate to a curing temperature to fully cure said thin flexible film to firmly adhere said semiconductor die to said substrate.
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10. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
providing a wafer with a plurality of spaced apart semiconductor elements;
laying a thin, flexible, polyimide, insulative film, which is separate from said wafer, and said wafer atop one another to form a film/wafer structure;
preheating said film/wafer structure without arriving any external pressure to partially cure said thin flexible film, thereby forming adhesion between said thin flexible film and said wafer;
singulating said film/wafer structure with said partially cured thin flexible film, thereby forming a plurality of individual semiconductor dies;
heating said substrate;
placing at least one individual semiconductor die with said partially cured thin flexible film, which faces a substrate, on the said heated substrate; and
applying heat to fully cure said thin flexible film, thereby bonding said individual semiconductor die with said substrate.
This application relates to and claims the filing date of United States Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/167,456 (IR-1773 PROV (2-2141)), filed Nov. 24. 1999.
This invention relates to semiconductor devices and more specifically relates to a novel process for the attachment of power semiconductor die to a thermally and/or electrically conductive support.
Power semiconductor die such as diodes, MOSFETs, IGBTs and the like are normally attached to conductive lead frames or other substrates by electrically conducting materials such as epoxies, thermoplastics, solders and the like or by electrically insulative materials if electrical isolation is desired. This process is carried out sequentially for individual due, after die singulation from a wafer and is time consuming.
In accordance with the invention adhesive films which may be electrically conductive or insulative are used as the die attach material for power semiconductors. Further, such adhesive films are attached to power semiconductor wafers before the die singulation stage.
Adhesive films are now used lo bond low power integrated circuits to lead frames. In accordance with the invention, electrically conductive or insulative adhesive films are used to bond power semiconductors to substrates lead frames.
Adhesive films in the prior art are pre-cut and placed onto a substrate before the placement of die on the film. The resultant substrate/film/die assembly is then partially heat treated to promote adhesion between die/lead frame. In accordance with the invention, the adhesive film is placed onto the power semiconductor wafer before the die singulation stage. The wafer/adhesive film stack is then sawn using conventional singulation methods producing die with the adhesive film pre-attached. The sawn die/film stack is then placed onto a substrate/lead frame before re-activating the adhesive via heat treatment to promote bonding and complete the curing.
There are a number of benefits provided by the invention. Thus, conventional power semiconductor die attach involves use of epoxy or solder type adhesives in paste or liquid form. These materials often overspill from the edge of the die onto the substrate/lead frame during die bonding. This overspill limits the size of die that can be placed on the lead frame/substrate. By using an adhesive film, such overspill is eliminated. Larger die can then be placed in a package of a given size. Bond line thickness is also set by the adhesive film thickness and will be constant. Voids in the bond will also be absent.
Pre-bonding electrically conductive or (electrically isolating) adhesive film onto the power semiconductor wafer before die singulation also removes the requirement of an extra pick and place stage during assembly. Manufacturing equipment costs and cycle times are therefore reduced.
FIGS. 1 and 2 are top and side views respectively of a prior art die attach.
FIGS. 3 and 4 are top and side views respectively of a power semiconductor die attached to a substrate by a conductive adhesive film.
FIG. 5 is a perspective diagram of a large area adhesive film and a semiconductor device wafer before singulation.
FIG. 6 is a perspective diagram of FIG. 5 after adhesion.
FIG. 7 shows one die/film stack singulated from the assembly of FIG. 6 before attachment to a substrate.
FIG. 8 shows the assembly of FIG. 7 after heat cure and bonding.
FIG. 9 shows the process of the invention as applied to a die-on-die assembly.
FIG. 10 shows the process of the invention as applied to a side-by-side assembly of die on a common substrate.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a prior art power semiconductor die 10 and a conductive substrate 12 to which it is attached by a solder or epoxy attach material 11. Note that material 11 conventionally overspills, thereby limiting the maximum size of the die on a substrate of given area.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show the die 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2 where a thin, flexible adhesive film 13 is used to bond the die 10 and substrate 12. Film 13 is electrically conductive or may be insulative, and is heat curable. The use of such film is seen in FIGS. 2 and 4 to eliminate overspill, thus enabling a larger area die 10 on the substrate 11 of same area as that of FIGS. 1 and 2.
The novel process of the invention is shown in FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG. 5 shows a semiconductor device wafer 21 which contains a large number of identical power semiconductor die which are simultaneously processed in a conventional manner. Thus, the wafer can contain hundreds of identical vertical conduction power MOSFET die which have PJN junctions in their top surface, conventionally covered by a conductive source electrode and a bottom conductive drain electrode. The die of the wafer are singulated by sawing the wafer with conventional sawing apparatus. The individual die are then to be mounted on a lead frame or other substrate by soldering or epoxy bonding the drain electrode of the die to the substrate.
In accordance with the invention an adhesive film 20 is cut to the size of the wafer, which can have a typical diameter of about 6 inches.
Film 20 is preferably a polyimide film such as that know as a "KAPTON" film which is frequently used in PC boards, "flex" circuits, for electrical winding insulation and the like. The Kaplon polyimide is an excellent insulator. The wafer 21 and film 20 are then laid atop one another and are preheated to promote adhesion, but to not fully cure the film 20.
Thereafter, and as schematically shown in FIG. 6 the film 20 and wafer 21 are simultaneously sawn at cut lines 22 into separate die. A conventional frame or support keeps the separated film/die stacks in place and the stacks are then placed into a conventional pick and place device so that the singulated devices can be picked up and carried to a location to be mounted on respective heated lead frames or substrates in an automated manner.
Thus, as shown in FIG. 7 the die/film stack 21/20 can be picked up and placed atop a respective substrate 11 with a conventional pick and place apparatus. Pressure is preferably applied to press the stack 21/20 onto the surface of the pre-heated substrate 11.
Thereafter, the die/film stack 21/20 and substrate 11 are heated to about 260° C. to fully heat cure film 20 to form a bond to the substrate 11.
The structure of FIGS. 7 and 8 can also be carried out to form die-on-die packages (FIG. 9) or side-by-side die packages (FIG. 10). Thus, in FIG. 9 two identical die 30 and 31 or die with un-equal dimensions having adhesive layers 20 and semiconductor die 21 may be mounted with die 31 atop die 30. Die 30 and 31 may be diverse devices, for example a MOSFET and a Schottky diode respectively and may be of different sizes or areas. Alternatively, die 31 can be an integrated circuit.
Further, layers 20 in FIG. 9 can be a suitable electrically conductive adhesive film to allow back-to-back connection of die 30 and 31.
As shown in FIG. 10, the die 30 and 31 may contain a MOSFET and an IC respectively (die 21).
Other film which can be used for film 20 includes thermoplastic adhesive paste such as Alpha Metals 383G (RHS) and UH2W-E polyimide film (LHS).
Although the present invention has been described in relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is preferred, therefore, that the present invention be limited not by the specific disclosure herein but only by the appended claims.
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BlackBerry users are being targeted in a new round of phishing emails that try to infect computers with malware.
The messages claim that the recipient's "BlackBerry ID" has been created, and to retrieve it, they need to click on an attachment included in the email, according to Websense Security Labs, which detected the threat. But doing so results in the installation of malware.
"The binary that [victims] load with this attack is a backdoor, which could download another malicious binary meant to steal your bank card details, or to attack websites, or whatever they can do by getting into your computer," Websense security research manager Chris Astacioat told SC.
A similar email campaign in targeting iPhone users, according to Astacio.
The malware being used has gone undetected by many anti-virus programs, he said.
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Karrueche Tran Poses Topless For Rolling Out, Girl Chats With Shekinah
A few months ago, Karrueche Tran leaked news that she had just shot her first magazine cover and the photos have finally emerged. She's posing topless, in just a bikini bottom for the latest issue of Rolling Out Magazine, shot by DeWayne Rogers and styled by Olori Swank.
Inside, she dishes on her new clothing line, her former relationship with Chris Brown and her desire to be remembered as, "someone who remained positive through such a negative situation." When asked how she thought Chris felt about leaving her for another woman, she responded:
"He knows that he is wrong, but things still happened the way that they did … But that is on him; those are his actions, and not mine."
Rolling Out also enlisted Tiny's best friend and hairstylist, Shekenih, for an on-camera "Girl Talk" portion of the interview. If you recognize Shekinah from "T.I. and Tiny: A Family Hustle" or "Tiny Tonight", then you'd know she's hilariously funny and she has not one filter. She asked questions like, "What were your nights like? Where they terrible?" and "Is he really with Rihanna or is he single now because he has the song, 'Please Don't Judge Me.'"
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Where to find ferns : with a special chapter on The ferns round London. / By Francis George Heath.
By: Heath, Francis George, - Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain).
Publication info: London :E. & J. B. Young & co.,1885.
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Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people : in three parts, comprising I. Mammalia : II. Birds : Part III. Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 coloured plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text /
By: Kirby, W. F. - Schubert, Gotthilf Heinrich von, - Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain).
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The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea / published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
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Popa Chubby
A born-and-raised New Yorker, Ted Horowitz, better known as Popa Chubby, grew up in the Bronx during perhaps one of the most explosive and evolving times for rock music in the city: the 70s.
Artists like The Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Blondie and Patti Smith, along with their English counterparts, were busy introducing the world to punk rock and a broader, more jarring, rebellious form of rock music in general.
New York City had become the epicenter of a historical change in music that would span the globe, but for Popa Chubby, he found more intrigue in the blues that had laid the foundation for that change.
It was the pain, the yearning, the danger and limitlessness of the blues that drew Chubby in, and he set out to learn its ways at an early age.
He quickly made a name for himself as a guitarist by playing in blues clubs while also frequenting the growing number of punk shows.
When Richard Hell of Television did his side work as a stand-up poet, Chubby landed a gig as his backing guitar player, a position that expanded his playing style and fan base.
Chubby won a national talent contest in the early 90s, leading to a headlining spot at the Long Beach Blues Festival. Following the national attention, Chubby set out to make his solo work a full-time venture, recording his debut full-length album, Gas Money, in 1994.
He has since released more than 20 albums, including last years Back to New York City.
Popa Chubby will perform Tuesday at The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show, and are available online at etix.com or at the door. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
Go to charlestonpourhouse.com or call 571-4343.
Keller Williams
Anyone who has ever heard Keller Williams play knows that there is little that words can do to describe his one-man orchestra of amazement. Its just something you have to see for yourself.
Whether you want to call him a guitar god, a musical poltergeist or just a master of his trade, the one constant in any description of Williams is that he is unlike any other artist.
Even though his baby face and shaggy, college-bro hair might suggest otherwise, Williams is actually a veteran of the jam and bluegrass circuit, having been an active musician for more than 20 years.
The self-taught guitarist began his career in the late 80s around his native Fredericksburg, Va. He soon after joined the likes of The String Cheese Incident; Larry Keel, Rob Wasserman (Grateful Dead) and Bob Weirs Ratdog; and other revolutionizing jam and bluegrass acts of the early 90s on the road, a place he has more or less remained ever since.
Despite never having a major commercial breakthrough, Williams has released nearly 20 albums, not including his work with side projects and other artists, and remains one of the biggest draws of the jam band circuit.
Keller Williams will perform a special two-night stay at The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway. Advance tickets are $25 for each night with a limited number of two-night tickets available for $40. Tickets are available online at etix.com or at the door. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Blair Crimmins
Blair Crimmins is a stubborn man.
When everyone said the music of the 20s and 30s was dead, Crimmins forged on in a determined effort to resurrect the overshadowed era.
A musical historian of sorts, Crimmins plays the liveliest music of the dead with such an authentic form that one often finds himself wondering if he has stumbled on some obscure, Depression-era, gypsy-jazz recording.
Crimmins takes patches of ragtime, blues and jazz and stitches them onto the fabric of modern-day bluegrass and Americana. He creates a sound that echoes the ghosts of its musical past as garishly as the city streets and clubs in which Crimmins plays today.
Haunting yet advancing, Crimmins brings back the music that helped heal the hearts of a struggling nation at a time when perhaps they could all use a little healing.
Blair Crimmins & the Hookers will perform Sunday at The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway, with Megan Jean and the KFB. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 the day of the show, and are available online at etix.com or at the door. Doors open at 9 p.m.
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Faith matters in Texas Senate race…or does it?
Texas is renowned for both its Bible belt mentality and a growing diversity of faiths in its major urban centers. It makes sense then, to question Lone Star State Senate candidates Ted Cruz and Paul Sadler about their religious backgrounds how these might shape they way they govern and represent Texas in the halls and […] [Read More]
Local Christian Group Promotes Adoption, Orphan Care, both Locally and Internationally
According to the Houston Adoption Alliance there are some 17,000 children in the foster care system in Texas. 4,000 of them in the Houston area. Right now, there are 600 adoptable kids in Houston alone. That is why last weekend the Houston Adoption Alliance, in partnership with First Baptist Church's Legacy 685 orphan care ministry, […] [Read More]


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Joseph's Coat Skyspace is a triumph of technology, engineering and aesthetics. The Skyspace, created by internationally renowned artist James Turrell, is a gathering place for contemplation, and sustained experience.
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Florida DNC delegates call Charlotte good host
Florida DNC Delegation happy with Charlotte hotel
TAMPA - Charlotte has been knocked as a host city. Reuters News Service called it a second-tier city. Democrats criticized it as 'not union enough.' A petition to move the Democrat National Convention gathered 30,000 signatures.
But former Democratic United States Congressman Jim Davis and Florida DNC delegates like Alison Morano say the Queen City has welcomed them with open arms.
"The energy here is unreal, and I did not feel that in Tampa," said Morano.
Morano says the contrast between Tampa's and Charlotte's Conventions is noticeable. Charlotte hosted 'Carolina Fest'-- an open-air concert Monday featuring James Taylor. Although it was washed out by rain, it was open to the public.
Most RNC concerts like Journey who played at Liberty Plaza were private events.
"The weather is nicer for us Floridians. It's only the low 80's and the humidity isn't sky-high so this is a convention where you can walk around," said Davis.
Florida delegates at Tampa's RNC were miffed over a remote hotel assignment at Innisbrook Golf Resort and the buses forgot to pick up them up, making them late to the floor. So far, Florida DNC delegates say they've been happy with their accommodations.
"We are right downtown -- we are two feet from everything. We can walk everywhere. We're at the Marriott. It's a great hotel," said Morano.
The President barely took North Carolina in 2008 and this DNC is the first held in the Deep South since 1988.
Though the state overwhelmingly voted against gay marriage, Democrats have pledged marriage equality will be a convention platform.
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Every now and then we like to take a break from all the words and just post some numbers. And some words describing the numbers, as otherwise it would just be a whole bunch of numbers with no context, which would be really weird. Big Numbers is a weekly feature on Pass it to Bulis in which we identify the numbers and statistics that really matter or, frequently, the ones that don't matter at all but are still pretty interesting.
11 | The number of points, out of a possible 14, the Canucks earned on their 7-game road trip, the best the Canucks have ever done on a road trip of that length. Despite a slew of injuries, the Canucks earned points in all but one game on the road trip and showed a lot of gumption by coming from behind four times. The long road trip may have been just what the Canucks needed early in the season to come together as a team.
20 | Daniel Sedin's penalty minutes, leading all Canucks in that category. This is largely thanks to the 2-minute minor and 10-minute misconduct he somehow earned by being accosted by David Backes at the end of the game against the St. Louis Blues.
211 | The total number of shots on goal for the Canucks over the 7-game road trip compared to 190 for their opponents. The Canucks out-shot their opponents in 5 of the 7 games, only slowing down on the tail-end, getting out-shot by both the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues to close out the trip.
2 | Eddie Lack has won two of his three starts this season, which is nice to see from the young Swedish netminder, particularly after he missed most of last season with hip surgery. More surprisingly, he actually has more wins this season than Cory Schneider, who has won just one of his six starts.
2.62 | This is the number of powerplays per game the Canucks have had through 13 games, the lowest average in the NHL. This has led to all sorts of fretting from Canucks fans and select members of the media, as well as some pointed comments from John Tortorella, but I'll wait until we're further into the season before crying conspiracy, as this still could easily be a small sample size issue.
28:04 |Henrik Sedin may have played over 25 minutes against the Devils and Blues on the final two games of the Canucks' 7-game road trip, but he didn't come close to Ryan Kesler's 28 minutes in the overtime game against the New York Islanders last Tuesday, the highest time on ice of any Canucks' player — including defencemen — this season. Kesler and the Sedins trail only Sidney Crosby in average ice time per game among NHL forwards.
5 | The Canucks have given up the first goal in 8 of their 13 games so far this season, but it hasn't kept them down, as they've managed to win 5 of those games. So far, the Canucks actually have a better winning percentage when their opponents have opened the scoring, though I wouldn't advise that as a go-to strategy for the rest of the season.
4.3 | This is the Canucks' shooting percentage when Zack Kassian is on the ice, the lowest among Canuck players who have played at least 50 minutes this season. While this could be spun negatively by Kassian's detractors, this is more an indication that Kassian hasn't gotten the bounces early in the season. Kassian only has one point this season, a goal, but has been a positive possession player for the Canucks and should start picking up more points as his on-ice shooting percentage regresses towards the mean.
7 | This is both the number of Ryan Kesler's goals this season and the number of points he has on his current 4-game point streak. This comes after many fans were worried about his point production earlier in the season, despite his great underlying statistics. The percentages were bound to even out over time, but it happened a lot more quickly than expected, to the point that his numbers are in danger of swinging around to the other side of unsustainable. I doubt Canucks fans will complain about those numbers, though.
24 | The number of players in Canucks history to wear the number 10, including early star Dennis Ververgaert, who wore it for five-and-a-half seasons. The most recent Canuck to wear number 10 was Jeff Tambellini during the 2010-11 season. No Canuck wore it better than Pavel Bure, however, and it will be his number 10 that goes into the rafters on Saturday, November 2nd.Tags: Big Numbers
but I'll wait until we're further into the season before crying conspiracy, as this still could easily be a small sample size issue.
Two things:
(1) This is a drum I beat often, but I don't like how the word "conspiracy" always arises any time someone suggests differential treatment by sports officials. A conspiracy means a plot hatched between at least two people acting in coordination. When people complain about biased officiating — a phenomenon which has been proven many times in many sports the world over — they are not claiming a conspiracy, and I feel the use of the term is a tool purely to discredit them.
Officials are human (and hockey people to begin with, moreover, who come into their position with a set of ingrained values/opinions) and are subject to the same ridiculous media narratives as run-of-the-mill fans on message boards. There is every reason to think they have internalized some of that message, particularly where it has gotten personal. This doesn't have to be concerted action (i.e. conspiracy), it can still be an observable, real thing resulting from a bunch of people's personal choices just as much as other uncoordinated actions, such as stock prices moving off of pure speculation, or girls being named "Madison" after 1984 because a comedy about a mermaid came out.
They also make their money off the success of the NHL (so they do not really have true independence), and the success of the NHL is not random. I have stated this before, but it would be stranger for a private business NOT to be maximizing profits in the name of some justice in a kids' game than the opposite — and this means, subconsciously or not, hoping that certain teams prevail over others. (The best NHL markets are those where the game is already established, but in stiff competition with other sports, so there is both big money already there and market share growth potential. Coincidence or not — and it probably is, don't get me wrong — these are largely also the teams winning Cups these days).
(2) Re: sample size. Since someone always has to be in first and last place, even where there is little variation in the absolute numbers, I agree that one should exercise caution when taking the number on its own. That said, the reason fans are so up in arms right now isn't the aggregate numbers, but the specific infractions that only seem to be called one way. It seems (and I don't see much of the games, so this is anecdotal) that there have been an inordinate number of ridiculous calls and non-calls always leaning the same way. Even Ray Ferraro observed during last year's playoff series (which was literally historic in its PP lopsidedness, all the more curious with two similarly-built teams) how every time something was borderline, the officials were calling it to San Jose's favor.
The bottom line is a strong puck possession team should be drawing a lot of penalties. All the other ones seem to. When looking at the micro-data of the individual calls and non-calls that raise eyebrows, it is more than fair to be suspicious given the context of this "reputational" garbage which was questionable from the very beginning.


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Arsenal v Fulham
Key Battle: Olivier Giroud has been one of Arsenal's better performers in recent weeks and if he can get some service in this game he can really threaten Fulham and Brede Hangeland will have to be at his best to stop the Frenchman.
Player to Watch: Dimitar Berbatov has been in good form since signing for Fulham and is a danger man for the Gunners.
Talking Point: Arsenal will need to bounce back quickly if they are to thrust themselves back into title contention.
Prediction: 2-1
Everton v Sunderland
Key Battle: John O'Shea will have to be at his best to keep Nikica Jelavic quiet and get Sunderland anything from this game.
Player to Watch: Steven Pienaar can cause Sunderland all kinds of problems with his running and creativity.
Talking Point: Sunderland have been dreary and unambitious all season – will things get any better at Goodison?
Prediction: 2-0
Reading v Norwich
Key Battle: Pavel Pobgrebnyak can cause problems for Norwich if Michael Turner is not at the top of his game.
Player to Watch: Wes Hoolahan is probably the best player on display in this game and he can turn it for the visitors
Talking Point: Reading, still winless, surely must beat Norwich if they are to harbour realistic ambitions of staying up
Prediction: 2-1
Southampton v Swansea
Key Battle: Southampton will hope Adam Lallana can inspire them here, but Swansea have their own playmakers, and who can cause more danger between him and Michu could be key.
Player to Watch: Wayne Routledge has been very creative so far this season for Swansea and can carve Southampton apart.
Talking Point: Two attacking teams, but Southampton desperately need the points, while Swansea are in impressive form.
Prediction: 2-4
Stoke v QPR
Key Battle: Djibril Cisse can cause problems for Stoke, but will have to get the better of Ryan Shawcross first.
Player to Watch: Peter Crouch has been in prolific form for Stoke and if QPR are not careful he will punish them here.
Talking Point: QPR are still looking for a win but it is unlikely to come in this one
Prediction: 1-0
Wigan v West Brom
Key Battle: Youssef Mulumbu against James McCarthy in midfield could be the main battle in this game – whoever comes out on top and dictates play could have a huge bearing on the result
Player to Watch: Shaun Maloney is the creative spark for Wigan and he can pierce the West Brom defence.
Talking Point: A brilliant win against Tottenham last week buoyed Roberto Martinez' side, who come into this game with every chance.
Prediction: 2-1
Aston Villa v Man Utd
Key Battle: Robin van Persie could cause Villa all kinds of problems, and Ciaran Clark is one of the last people you'd want to be in the position of early evening on Saturday.
Player to Watch: Wayne Rooney has been in breathtaking form and can carve Villa apart if given time.
Talking Point: Against the most inexperienced defence in the league surely United's attackers will have a field day?
Prediction: 0-4
Man City v Tottenham
Key Battle: Gareth Bale can be the difference if he can expose Man City on the right side of their defence, where Pablo Zabaleta will be tested.
Player to Watch: Sergio Aguero can make the difference for Man City if given the right service, but that is a big 'if' these days.
Talking Point: Inconsistent Tottenham have already won once in Manchester this season – can they do so again and break City's unbeaten run?
Prediction: 1-2
Newcastle v West Ham
Key Battle: On the sidelines, Sam Allardyce and Alan Pardew take on their former teams. Could revenge be the key to motivating their teams to win here?
Player to Watch: Hatem ben Arfa is Newcastle's best player and West Ham will have to keep him quiet.
Talking Point: West Ham have made a useful start to the season but Newcastle have not been as good as last season and will hope to improve quickly.
Prediction: 3-1
Chelsea v Liverpool
Key Battle: Joe Allen is the key cog in the Liverpool midfield and will be shackled here by the central pivot in Chelsea's attacking midfield trio, probably Oscar.
Player to Watch: Juan Mata has created most danger for Chelsea this season and Liverpool must be wary of him.
Talking point: Liverpool have a good record at Chelsea, but usually through defending deep and counter attacking. This is a new Liverpool.
Prediction: 1-1


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Picking up on a comment made by Jim West in my recent question asking people if they thought it would be appropriate for me to speak about the pastoral office and my sabbatical experience one Sunday, much to Jim's annoyance, many of the comments answered in the affirmative (as did Jim and Brian with some caveats as to the way it is undertaken). As I have reflected on what he said, I have found myself agreeing with Jim (with one exception which I will share in a moment). Jim says,
I disagree for one primary reason- the sermon is the proclamation of the Word of God. hence its object is to be theo- rather than anthropo-centric. the minute you turn the focus away from God and to yourself the very act of preaching is abandoned and the sermon becomes nothing more than a monologue. If you were to talk about the pastoral office brian's right, do it in the context of the spiritual gifts which all members of the body of christ possess. then you can illustrate that point (the pastors part in the body of Christ) through anecdotes and testimony.
Over the years I have come to the opinion that Scripture should form not only the foundation of our sermons but the entirety of what we say week in week out to the community of God's people. As Goldingay argues, "I would not want to argue that all preaching must be text centred – though 95 percent of my own is. There is a place for topical preaching, though it may become a sin when indulged in too often" (1995, p.9). The text must set the context of our proclamation. We live in a society obsessed with a 'practical' approach to the Bible. People come to church expecting the preacher to provide them with answers and 'practical' approaches to the text in order that they might live a Biblical life. Where did we ever get the idea that every time we hear Holy Scripture we should receive a 'practical' answer?
Holy Scripture and the pulpit belong together like peas and carrots, "The Bible is entirely at home in the pulpit because its words were spoken and written to do something along the same lines. "It is the preaching book because it is the preaching book." Biblical statue, wisdom, prophecy, and epistle overtly urge people toward more confident faith or questioning and more specific commitment away from disobedience or false trust. Biblical narrative, poetry, and psalmody have similar aims. They offer not merely historical information or aesthetic experience or cultic record but implicit invitation. One reason why works of various kinds were collected and eventually became "scriptures" was so that they might continue to effect something in the lives of people." (Goldingay, 1995, p.9). As preachers and teachers we must remain faithful to the task of understanding, dwelling in, and interpreting the Biblical narrative. As Matthias Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece so wonderfully depicts; like John the Baptist we stand with a bible in one hand and our other hand points to the crucified Christ. Holy Scripture at every turn points us to the Word of God revealed in Jesus Christ. It is only as we faithfully teach and proclaim the text before us, and not our own ideas, that we faithfully proclaim the Word of God!
However, I am also a parson and I do not undertake this roll apart from the community I serve. I am one of them and as such I live in relationship with them. Therefore I would also argue that there is a place for the minister to address the church on other matters from time to time. This however, must not be confused with a sermon or an act of proclamation. It might be understood as a testimony or a word of encouragement, warning etc, but never a sermon. Furthermore, this practice should only ever be the exception and not the rule. I will do what I will this coming Sunday and will take Jim's advice and slavishly devote myself to making sure what I say is theo-centric and not anthro-centric and may God be glorified!


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During a ceremony marking the beginning of demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Governor Chris Gregoire got behind the wheel of a large front-end loader and unloaded a pile of rubble from the demolition project. A couple nervous-looking project managers watched as Gregoire got a brief lesson in how to operate the massive machine. While […] [Read More]
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Issued: 13 July 2005
This guideline is issued under the provisions of Section 10A of the Archives Act 1983. Guidelines issued by the State Archivist under this Section set standards, policy, and procedures relating to the making and keeping of State records. This section also requires all relevant authorities to take all reasonable steps to comply with these guidelines, and put them into effect.
Ian Pearce
State Archivist
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Section 19 of the Archives Act 1983 provides for the short-term return of records that are held as State archives and are less than 25 years old to the appropriate transferring agency. Conditions apply to the return of records more than 25 years old. This guideline is to provide information about the entitlements and responsibilities of agencies under this section.
agency - is used in this guideline to refer to all agencies, authorities, statutory offices, departments, councils and other organisations that are subject to, and defined in, the Archives Act 1983.
record - is a document or an object that is, or has been, made or kept by reason of any information or matter that it contains or can be obtained from it or by reason of its connection with any event person, circumstance, or thing. A document includes any printed or written material and an object includes a sound recording, coded storage device, magnetic tape or disc, microfilm, photograph, film, map, plan, or model or painting or other pictorial or graphic work.
relevant authority - means the Secretary or head of a Government department or agency, or the person directly responsible to the Minister concerned for the administration and direction of that department, service; or body. It means, in relation to a State authority or a local authority that is incorporated, that authority; or in relation to a State authority or a local authority that is unincorporated, the secretary, clerk, or other principal executive officer of that authority.
State archive � is a State record or any other record which is for the time being deposited and preserved in the Archives Office.
State records - records of State government agencies/departments, State authorities, or local authorities. These public bodies are defined in Section 3 of the Archives Act 1983.
Section 19 of the Archives Act 1983 provides a right for the relevant authority to:
However, this is a limited right and, if a record is more than 25 years old, it does not apply except so far as necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the agency concerned. Proper conduct of the business is taken to mean the activities involved in performing the function for which the agency exists and was established. This would not normally be taken to mean historical research or similar work which could be referred to the Reference Services Branch of the Archives Office.
Most records will be available to the public after 25 years from the making of the record and the intent of this provision is to minimise the time that records on open access are not accessible to the public because they have been returned to an agency. Agencies should therefore clarify the purpose of the request as the Archives Office may wish to assess this in the context of this section of the Act and the overall legislative requirement to preserve State archives and make them available.
State records less than 25 years old may be retrieved by agencies from the Archives Office for any purpose as they are still within the period beyond which their transfer would have been mandatory.
Agencies can request the short-term retrieval of records from the Archives Office by following the procedures set out in Recordkeeping Advice No. 11, Short-term Retrieval of State Records.
Agencies are responsible for the security, care, and prompt return of records retrieved from the Archives Office and should ensure that adequate records management procedures are adopted to fulfil this responsibility.
There is a prohibition in Section 21 of the Archives Act 1983 against altering or adding to a record that is more than 25 years old without approval from the State Archivist.
Records should be returned to the Archives Office as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days from the date of retrieval. If an extension is required the Archives Office should be contacted.


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It's interesting, nothing really compelling that current phones in Asia cannot do. They have had 3G and can even edit word documents, excel etc. unlike the current iPhone. The virtual keyboards on all phone models are utterly useless as you need the deftness of a 6 year old in order to properly send an SMS on the go. Proper keyboards are still the way to go if you send a lot of SMS while walking for example. Nokia E61 which I would love to get rid of but will not as the iPhone with all its features again cannot edit any office documents only read, and in our business that's utterly useless if you intend to truly be mobile. So I guess I'll wait until iphone 3.0 when editing office documents would become available. Who know what new features Nokia will add to its E series as a result of the iPhone thereby still maintaining its edge over the iPhone. Moreover, the keynote speech compared Nokia N series not the E series and its the E series that most closely resembles the iphone.
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With days still remaining in the regular school year, Chantilly High School junior Yasmine Palmer, 16, is already gearing up for her summer reading project. All students at the high school are required to read this summer's selection, Roland Smith's "Peak," (2007) the story of 14-year-old Peak Marcello who climbs Mount Everest.
"I actually went to the [local] library yesterday [Monday] to check it out. But all the copies are already gone," Palmer said. Being out of stock is a tribute to the success of Chantilly's ONE Book program, which is now in its third year.
"I think the summer reading program is a really good idea because Chantilly is really big on community and this brings everyone together," Palmer said, adding that the workload is not too heavy during the summer and the books selected for the ONE Book program are typically fun reads. "Otherwise we'd be reading Shakespeare or 'Catcher and the Rye' and no one wants to read that [during their summer break]."
The goal of the ONE Book program is to encourage reading for enjoyment while creating a community bond between school staff and students, said Principal Teresa Johnson.
"Several years ago I read an article about a college that required their entire study body to read one book," she said. "I investigated further and found out that a number of colleges had done something similar to create community and a common experience. At the same time, I read a book by Kelly Gallagher called 'Readicide' that provided research indicating the positive outcomes of students who read for enjoyment [such as higher achievement scores and stronger readers]."
Themes and the setting of the chosen summer book become part of lessons taught all over the school. For example, with "Peak," teachers said it is likely science classes will discuss altitude and its effects, geography and geology. History could pull lessons about explorers and great mountain climbers.
"Spanish class [last year] had an assignment where we had to cast who would play what part in the movie," Palmer said of a writing assignment based on last year's selection "Whale Talk," by Chris Crutcher.
"Last year, some parents expressed concerns to me about the book choice due to language and content," Johnson said. "So, this year, the ONE Book Committee was more cautious about the content of the book and ensured that we had a broader representation of the parent community on the committee. We let parents know every year that if they do not want their child reading the book choice, they may choose another book within the genre [which is typically young adult books]."
The school and neighboring Chantilly Regional Library also provide a number of copies of the summer reading selection for students and staff who cannot or do not want to purchase the book. While some of the books are already checked out, Chantilly High School's library had 38 of the 60 copies it purchased as of Wednesday afternoon. "You pick a book that the kids like and they really get on board," school librarian Lynette Constantinides said. "One of the goals here is to — once the kids start reading — keep them reading. So we'll have a display up when they get back."
She added that the school has also purchased other books on mountain climbing.
The Fairfax County library system currently owns 85 copies of "Peak." Chantilly Regional Library has 60 copies donated by the Chantilly Regional Library Friends organization, a fundraising group.
"[W]e hope to encourage students to read over the summer months. We also hope that students will develop a joy of reading for pleasure as well as enhance their reading skills in school and in life," Chantilly Regional Library Branch Manager Daria Parnes said.
The library will also host two ONE Book group discussions on Aug. 12 and 28, beginning at 7 p.m. at the library.
Of this year's summer reading selection, Johnson said, "This year's book has a great character building theme. The main character has some negative experiences and grows tremendously from all his experiences. It is a feel-good book and it will leave the reader wanting more."


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I've had a long love affair with a classic 60's menswear staple - the suede cardigan. That said, the combo of fake suede and acrylic doesn't excite me much. And the real deal requires regular visits to the dry cleaner. So I wanted a version that was less of a retro novelty and more something that I'd want to wear today. So instead of faux suede I have used a soft midwale corduroy and thick high quality cotton/lycra rib. Also I made the cardigan more fitted. And named it Leslie in the process. I love gender neutral names, we hardly have any of those in the Swedish language. Almost all girl names end with an -a and most boy names end with a consonant.
The basis of the pattern is my semi fitted knit block. I only had to make a few minor adjustments to make it work with the corduroy front (like adding some ease in the front and taking away some from the back).


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There was a time when wagons roamed the interstates, ferrying families from one National Lampoon vacation to another. With the rise of the crossover, those looking for the original "looks practical but handles like a sedan" mode of transport have few options, and most of them live in the luxury segment. Let's count them before we go too far. We have the soon-to-be-cancelled Acura TSX, the last-generation Cadillac CTS , the Volkswagen Jetta, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 3-Series and the Toyota Prius V. Even if you expand things to include "off-road wagons"the list only grows by three (Audi Allroad, Subaru Outback and Volvo XC70.) Despite the shrinking market, Volvo's brand has long been associated with practical wagons. It's almost hard to believe it has been three full years since Volvo sold one in America. That's about to change with the 2015 V60.
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Engine downsizing is all the rage. Making the engine smaller increases fuel efficiency, reduces emissions and cuts vehicle weight. With ever tightening fuel economy legislation in the United States and CO2 emissions regulation in the European Union, mainline manufacturers are turning to turbochargers like never before. In 2009 just 5% of cars sold in America sported turbos, and that 5% consisted largely of European brands like Volvo and BMW with a long history of forced induction. By 2013 that number had more than doubled to 13%. Honeywell expects the number to rise to 25% in the next four years and the EPA tells me that by 2025 they expect 90% of cars sold in America to sport a turbo engine. With turbos becoming so ordinary, what's a turbo pioneer like Volvo do to keep a competitive edge? Add a supercharger of course.
In my mind, Volkswagens used to be the "Euro Buick." Positioned one note above the mass market rabble, VW's Passat shared parts with Audi's A4, while the Touareg and Phaeton were luxury cars with a mass market logo on the hood. Then Volkswagen decided this was the wrong strategy for them, so they repositioned VW as the German alternative to Toyota and Chevrolet. This left a gaping hole in the market for shoppers looking to step into a European near-luxury vehicle that flew under the radar. And then Buick stepped in.Buick's Opel-based product offensive has transformed the brand from Barcalounger wheels for the octogenarian, to a window into the soul of GM's German brand. This transformation isn't an easy one as Buick's problem wasn't just blue-haired buyers and slinky-soft springs. Buick is the penultimate middle child. Jammed between Chevrolet and Cadillac, brand B's mission is to give Chevy buyers something to aspire to and Cadillac buyers something to graduate from.
Daniel writes:
Hi Sajeev,
I'm a long time reader, first time writer. I have a question which no one seems to know the answer to so I figure you and the B&B can have a go at it. I have a good condition spare turbo laying around from my MR2 turbo before I upgraded. I want to install this into my toyota previa. The problem is the area where the turbo will sit it will be exposed to the elements under the car ( rain, snow, salt) the way the exhaust manifold sits I have no choice. What sort of problems do you think I have in the future with the turbo being exposed like that? I'm in Chicago and this will be driven in winter. And the van is lowered too so the turbo will be pretty close to the ground. (Read More…)
Ford Racing quietly began offering its advanced, 2.0 liter Ecoboost turbocharged 4 cylinder crate engine earlier this year, without much fanfare. All that changed at the 2013 PRI Show in Indianapolis, however, with Ford's Ecoboost powered 2015 Mustang twirling away on a giant lazy Susan directly under the giant "Ford Racing" banner mere steps away from the small crate engine, displayed proudly with its (relatively hefty) $8,000 price tag.
It's been 12 years since BMW offered a four-cylinder engine on a US-market offering, but starting this October, US dealers will begin offering new "TwinPower"four-pot versions of the Z4 roadster and 5-series sedan. And, as BMW's US-market boss Jim O'Donnell explains to Automotive News [sub], there's no reason to fear the four… anymore.
It wasn't in line with our image, because it didn't have the performance of the six cylinder. We were selling ourselves as the ultimate driving machine and really it wasn't. Now that the engines have developed so far, it's not an issue at all.
But now BMW is offering four-bangers because they offer an even better driving experience, right? Less weight, better turn-in, that kind of thing… right?
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The regular Mazda3 is already one of the best-handling choices in the small car market and you can get it with either a revvy little two-litre engine or a torquier 2.5L mill with 167 horses. For a front-wheel-drive compact, 167 ponies should be plenty. I mean, what kind of a lunatic would you have to be to want more power than that?
Wait a minute. I'm a lunatic!
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Ever since I test drove the original Honda CRX a quarter-century ago I've been a big fan of small cars. In everyday driving I'd rather have a small car with limited power than a large car with a lot of it. And yet I've never quite connected with the MINIs I've driven. Perhaps I just needed more time in the seat? To find out, I recently spent a week with a MINI Cooper S—a small car with plenty of power.
Quite a few of you balked at the idea of a $47,610 not-quite-midsize Volvo sedan. Well, for 2012 a T5 joins the S60 range. While the T6 might venture a bit deep into Audi and BMW territory, with a $31,850 base price the T5 is within striking distance of the similarly semi-premium front-drive Acura TSX and Buick Regal. But how much of the T6's self-proclaimed naughtiness must one do without? Is the more affordable T5 a match for the Acura and Buick, much less the Germans?
The crossover is the new minivan, and in an age of $4-per-gallon gasoline, the fuel-efficient crossover is all the rage. While minivan-mommies may disagree for the sake of image, ask yourself: how is your crossover different than your parent's minivan? The minivan sprang out of the station wagon revolt and the CUV is the result of minivan denial. As usual, the formula is the same: start with a sedan, add a taller box, toss in some optional AWD to make buyers think they are getting something rugged and you get instant sales success (unless you're a Chrysler, but that's a different review). This CUV formula wrought on an A4 creates the Audi Q5, one of Audi's hottest selling models in the US market. Sales of the cute-ute soared over 70% to just over 23,000 in 2010 and show no signs of cooling with January sales up 50% over 2010. To keep the momentum (and CAFE numbers) going in the right direction, Audi has mated the corporate 2.0T engine to the latest 8-speed auto from ZF creating the 2011 Q5 2.0T Quattro.


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Curious about e-readers?
You can now borrow a Kindle if you are a West Caldwell library card holder. The e-reader is loaded with some of the Library's top ten titles for your reading pleasure. New titles will be added periodically to the e-readers. Stop by the Reference desk and ask a librarian about this lending opportunity. In the coming weeks the Library will also be lending a pre-loaded Nook e-reader.
e-Reader Lending Terms
Lending period: 14 days
Overdue fee: $3.00 per day
Unauthorized download fee: $25.00
Reserving privilege available.Two renewals if there are no reserves
Please ask a librarian about the full lending terms and the borrowing agreement.
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Adrian celebrates after passing key trade exam
Posted: November 08, 2012|
AN estate and letting agent has proved his professionalism and expertise by passing a nationally recognised trade exam.
Adrian Knapper, director at Whitegates Estate Agents & Lettings, has gained an NFoPP (National Federation of Property Professionals) Technical Award in Residential Letting and Property Management.
As well as being a recognised industry qualification, it is also an entry requirement of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), which is the only professional, self-regulating body specialising in raising and maintaining practice standards in the UK private rental sector.
Adrian, director of Whitegates in Meigh Street, Hanley, says: "I decided to start studying towards this qualification as a result of my frustration about the number of unqualified lettings agents and I am thrilled the hard work has paid off and I have secured the Technical Award.
"For me, it is not only a personal achievement but evidence of our professionalism as an agency, showing our clients that they are dealing with someone who is knowledgeable and who they can trust to do a good job."
Whitegates is part of the national Legal & General Xperience chain of professional property agents and recently won the Allagents national gold award for large letting agent for best customer service.
Steve Kirk, manager from Legal & General Xperience, says: "We could not be more proud of Adrian's achievement. We strongly believe Stoke-on-Trent landlords and tenants will vote with their feet in support of an agency staffed by hard-working property professionals of intelligence and integrity."
Adrian is among the steadily growing number of agents across the UK working with ARLA and the NFoPP to become qualified and raise standards within their field. Elizabeth Richards, head of legal and policy at the National Federation of Property Professionals adds: "I heartily congratulate Adrian on his achievement and am pleased to welcome him to ARLA membership.
"In an industry where standards can vary greatly between member and non-member agents and agencies, obtaining this award represents not only his dedication to developing as an agent but also his commitme- nt to working to the high industry standards ARLA seeks to promote."


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2010 business outlook
CORPUS CHRISTI - 2010 business outlook
Gene Guernsey, broker with Re/Max Metro Properties
n Housing market will continue to be challenging
n Low interest rates and federal home buyer program expected to continue
n Development on Padre Island will be difficult as bankers have told developers they won't back projects right now
What can be done to improve the local economy? Lower property taxes
Roland Mower, CEO of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp.
n Employment will see a slight increase
n Capital investment will continue to be soft
n Port Industries of Corpus Christi will continue to struggle
n Area redevelopment projects will gain traction
What can be done to improve the local economy? County and municipal departments should strive to simplify how long it takes for companies to get business done, maintain fairness in taxing companies and residents, be equitable in its policies and achieve predictability
Foster Edwards, CEO of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
n Chamber will advocate more strongly for small business
n Region will experience a slight growth, particularly in the third and fourth quarters
What can be done to improve the local economy? Continue to work as a united community


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Choosing and configuring a port
The term print monitor is used to describe two types of print monitors: language monitor and port monitor. (See the The printing process to see how the print monitor fits into the printing process.) A language monitor is needed if the printer supports bidirectional printing, a two-way communication between the printer and the spooler running on the print server. The spooler then can access configuration and status information from the printer. The more important monitor is the port monitor, which controls the I/O port to the printer. A printer port is an interface through which a printer can communicate with the computer. You can add printer ports using the Add Printer Wizard while adding a printer, from the Ports tab in the printer's property page, or through the print server property page. See Set Ports and Protocols for the complete procedures on ports.
The process of selecting a port and the subsequent options that are displayed depends on how your printer is connected to the server or network and what software (including protocols) you have installed.
If the printer is physically attached to the print server, select the appropriate local port. LPT1 through LPT3 represent parallel ports; COM1 through COM4 represent serial ports. When a client prints to a printer port denoted as FILE, the client is prompted for the file name, and the output file is stored on the client computer. If you decide to add a new local port, you can enter one of the following:
A file name, such as C:\dir\filename. All jobs sent to this port are written to the named file, and each new job overwrites the last one.
The share name of a printer, such as \\server\printer (URLs are not accepted). Jobs sent to this port are transferred over the network to the named share by the network redirector.
NUL. This specifies the null port, which you can use to test whether network clients can send jobs. Jobs sent to NUL are deleted without wasting paper or delaying real print jobs.
IR. Use this port to connect to infrared-enabled printers meeting Infrared Data Association (IrDA) specifications. If your hardware does not support IR, it will not be listed on the Ports tab.
Certain ports are not listed in the Ports tab unless a printer that requires one of them is installed. Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE 1394 printers are Plug and Play compatible; when you plug a printer into the correct physical port (and USB or IEEE 1394) enabled in BIOS, the correct port monitor is installed automatically. Your operating system detects the device, displays its settings on the screen, and prompts you to confirm. You might be required to insert a CD-ROM containing driver files, as described in Add a local port.
If the printer is attached directly to the network, add a port when prompted by the Add Printer Wizard for a port selection. The following table shows the port options available and explains under what conditions the port is available. You must have administrative credentials to add a port.
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Local port
Printers connected to a parallel port, serial port, specific file name, universal naming convention (UNC) name, or the NUL port.
By default; see Add a local port.
Standard TCP/IP port
TCP/IP printers connected directly to the network.
By default; see Add a standard TCP/IP port.
AppleTalk printing devices
AppleTalk printers.
When AppleTalk protocol is installed; see Add an AppleTalk printing device port.
LPR port
TCP/IP printers connected to a UNIX (or VAX) server.
When Print Services for Unix is installed; see Add an LPR port.
Port for NetWare
NetWare printing resources.
When NWLink protocol and Client Services for NetWare are installed.
Print Server for Macintosh is not available on the 64-bit versions of the Windows operating systems.
The port you need might not appear in the wizard if its prerequisite network protocol or services are not installed. To add a network protocol or service, see Add a network component.
Print Services for Unix
With UNIX, a program on one computer can use a Line Printer Remote (LPR) service to send a document to a print spooler service on another computer. The receiving service is usually called a Line Printer Daemon (LPD).
Print Services for Unix provides both LPR and LPD services, which act independently on a print server computer running a Windows Server 2003 family operating system. LPD is run on the print server computer to allow the server to accept jobs from LPR clients such as UNIX systems. LPR is an option for computers running Windows XP Professional to submit jobs to UNIX servers running LPD.
LPDSVC on the print server receives documents from native LPR utilities running on client UNIX computers.
LPRMON on the print server sends print jobs to native LPD processes on UNIX computers to which printers are attached.
By default, the LPD service is set to start manually. To have it start automatically, change the startup options for the TCP/IP print server service in Services. You need a Windows Server 2003 family operating system compact disc to install Print Services for Unix on a computer running a Windows Server 2003 family operating system. You need the Windows XP Professional compact disk to install the services on a computer running Windows XP Professional.


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Online training will run from 9 May - 3 June 2011, following a face-to-face workshop from 27 June - 1 July 2011.
Staff members from national human rights institutions and academic institutions in Southeast Asia are currently taking part in a blended learning training course on the Equal Status and Human Rights of Women.
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