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Monday, April 19, 1999 Published at 16:39 GMT 17:39 UK
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Analysis: Montenegro rift deepens
By South-east European specialist Gabriel Partos
Montenegrin police have stepped up their protection for deputy Prime Minister Novak Kilibarda after the Yugoslav army authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
The order for Mr Kilibarda's apprehension follows accusations by the Serb-dominated Yugoslav army that he has been undermining Yugoslavia's defence.
Distanced from Belgrade
Montenegro does not recognize either the Yugoslav federal authorities or their proclamation of a state of war in the wake of Nato's air strikes.
He has denounced Nato's bombing campaign; but blamed it on what he called the irrational policies of the Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic.
In the meantime, he has done his best to distance Montenegro from Belgrade.
But Montenegro cannot insulate itself from the fighting. The Yugoslav second army corps and its entire navy are based in Montenegro. As a result, Nato has been hitting many targets in Montenegro.
The Yugoslav Army's case
Besides, Montenegrin conscripts have no choice but to serve in the army wherever they are deployed - and that includes Kosovo. However, President Djukanovic has refused to recognize Yugoslavia's proclamation of a state of war - a decision taken by President Milosevic without consulting the Montenegrin authorities.
The Yugoslav army's case against deputy Prime Minister Kilibarda in linked to an interview he gave in February, before the Nato air strikes started, when he said Montenegrins should refuse to mobilise and added that, in case there was a conflict with the Yugoslav army, Montengro might cut off water and power supplies to military barracks.
The Kilibarda case is only one of several contentious issues between Montenegro and the Serb-controlled federal armed forces.
The army has been trying to censor the Montenegrin media; and the navy has been involved in a dispute with the port authorities in Bar who have called for naval vessels to pulled out of their port after a patrol boat fired on Nato aircraft.
'A coup would be risky'
These incidents and disputes are widely seen as being part of a pattern in which the army is being used to put pressure on the Montenegrin leadership.
However, a military putsch would be a risky undertaking.
For one thing, Montenegro has a well-armed police force which is around 7,000-strong. Besides, the army has split loyalties: it does include a substantial Montenegrin contingent.
In any case, many Serbs would not want to fight Montenegrins whom they regard as brothers who speak the same language, belong to the same Orthodox faith and with whom they've fought shoulder-to-shoulder.
This close relationship between Serbs and Montenegrins also accounts for the fact that a substantial minority of Montenegrins - perhaps 30 per cent - continue to give their support to President Djukanovic's Montenegrin adversary, Momir Bulatovic.
And Mr Bulatovic has remained a loyal follower of President Milosevic, serving as his Prime Minister in a federal government which Montenegro does not recognize.
The relationship between Serbia and Montenegro is more precarious than at any stage since Montenegro was brought under Serbian control after the end of the First World War, following some savage fighting.
One false move could spark a civil war; and that would have even more catastrophic consequences for Yugoslavia than the current Nato air strikes over Kosovo.

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I just read through that link, and I am sorry to say, I still don't understand how to embed the soundcloud software into the page. Can you give me some more explicit instructions! I apologize for my extreme ineptitude!
There's no need to use Soundcloud, just the audio shortcodes.
Specifically, following this part of the guide: http://en.support.wordpress.com/audio/#adding-audio-files-to-your-blog
Okay, I think I am really missing something. Because I already did that, I uploaded "New Media Files" and then, I attached them to my page called "Music." So my question is, why are they not showing up. When I click on "Media" on the left side of my dashboard, there they are, and they say they are "attached" to the Music page. But then, when I click on the Music page, they aren't there. So the question is, how do I get them from the "Media Library" where they say "attached" to the page called "Music". Sorry if I am just inept but I just can't figure this part out. Thank you!
Okay, I found the page you linked me to by the "Upload/Insert" when I am editing the page. So then where are the songs I uploaded in the "add media" section. They are still there, taking up space, and I attached them to the music page, but is there any point to uploading them there? Curious. Thanks:-)
You need to follow step one in the guide linked to and use the audio shortcode.
Okay I still don't totally get this but THANK YOU for your help because it appears I figured it out enough to get some music up on the site! Thank you!!!
@aphoenixindenver, to try to clarify a little further. Media can be attached but still not show up on the blog, when media is attached it is typically used by the gallery or slideshow features to display images. Media like mp3s will only show up on the blog if it is also embedded in a post or page. When you add the [audio] shortcode, that is what embeds the mp3 on the page.
Thank you designsimply, that is helpful!
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Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber has made headlines twice this week (here, at least) for groping/maybe not groping teenage fan Jocelyn's right breast at a Miami meet-and-greet. But those foibles were very innocent indeed compared to 4chan's latest prank, the hashtag #Boobs4Bieber, which encourages Bieber fans to expose their breasts on Twitter … er, for Bieber.
The prank originated on 4chan's notorious /b/ message board, with users doctoring images of underage girls to make them appear topless then tweeting them out in an attempt to get other Bieber fans to send out similar photos of themselves — or, more specifically, underage Bieber fans, who seem to be 4chan's specific target, according to screengrabs posted on the Daily Dot.
Horrifying though the prank's origins — and intent – may be, it has thankfully failed to pick up, with /b/ users lamenting its failure and encouraging users to create fake Twitter accounts to get the tag trending. But it hasn't been without its successes — a search of the tag on Twitter does uncover several topless images, though it's impossible to know how many of those are dummy accounts created by 4chan. It's also impossible to know how many are actual images of underage girls, so in the interest of good taste (not to mention legality), we — like Wired, who has also reported the prank — won't be linking out to them here.
Some Twitter users are suggesting that Bieber will be donating money to breast cancer research for every topless photo posted, which could be 4chan users desperately trying to get the prank to go viral.
4chan played a similar and no less nefarious prank on Bieber fans earlier this month, using the hashtag #Cutting4Bieber to convince fans of the pop star to commit acts of self-harm to convince the Boyfriend singer to stop smoking marijuana. Previously, the site had pushed #Bald4Bieber, which encouraged fans to shave their heads following a fake report that Bieber had cancer. 4chan users are pointing to these previous two pranks as a possible reason why the #Boobs4Bieber tag hasn't taken off — it was easy to spot as a phony.


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The US President-elect himself has raised this issue, said the head of state.
President Petro Poroshenko said that during a phone conversation with the elected American President Donald trump discussed the question of the annexation of Crimea and Russian aggression.
Poroshenko spoke with trump via phone on November 15. Then it was reported that the Ukrainian President congratulated him on his election victory and stressed the importance of continuing to support Ukraine with Washington "to counter the aggression of the Russian Federation".
Thus, according to him, trump himself has raised this issue.
"I can confirm that the issue of Russian aggression, the annexation of Crimea was raised by the tramp during our phone conversation," – said Poroshenko during a press conference in Brussels.
However, Poroshenko did not disclose the content of the conversation with trump in detail.
I would not want to reveal all the details, but I had the opportunity to tell him about all the recent events in the Crimea",
He also said that "Ukraine has strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress", which will remain in the future.
In turn, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk added that he also spoke with trump about Ukraine and stated that trump's reaction was "at least promising in comparison with some of the statements during the election campaign."
Earlier it was reported that Poroshenko wants to visit the United States next year, where he intends to meet with trump.
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BALTIMORE — Waving an iPhone, Fiserv executive Gary Brand told the NACHA audience: "This changes everything."
Then Brand explained why: the ease of use of mobile deposit apps on smartphones coupled with the ubiquity of those devices suddenly means that the ability to make remote mobile capture deposits is in just about every hand.
And consumers want it: 43% of people will switch financial institutions to get mobile RDC, Brand said at his presentation on Wednesday at NACHA's PAYMENTS 2012 conference
As mobile RDC proliferates, "this will change everything in your relationship to customers," Brand said, because many members come into a branch only to make a deposit. Enable them to do deposits from their homes, or anywhere, and they probably will make many fewer branch visits.
According to Brand, surveys find that some 80% of financial institutions say they already have RDC or have plans to implement mobile deposit capture soon.
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First Lady Michelle Obama was at Watertown High School in Wisconsin on Thursday talking to kids about the importance of drinking lots of water.
"We're here to kick off this amazing campaign called 'Drink Up,' " she said.
Catchy slogan, but we worry that some high school kids may start applying it to beverages besides water.
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People in the Mancos Valley are excited about the prospects of making the Town of Mancos a welcoming place to live and to visit. Potential visitors to our community pass us on Highway 160 without realizing what a gem we have in Mancos. There have been several occasions when I have had visitors from Durango or Farmington stop by to say, "We finally decided to come see what you have to offer in Mancos. We always thought the grocery store and the gas station was your town."
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The town invested in some signs along the highway to encourage people to take note of our community and to stop in for a visit. And now, the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Mancos Valley Art Council have joined forces to collaborate with CDOT and the Town of Mancos on a project to improve the appearance of the intersection of Highways 160 and 184. Called the Heritage Project, this is a community effort to improve the appearance of our community along the highway corridor with the hope that this is only the first phase of other beautification projects to come.
The intersection project will include a western theme mural on the west side of the Mancos Liquor Building; painting the CDOT building (formerly a car wash and now a storage garage) that is behind the Mancos Liquor Building; and landscaping between the two buildings. In collaboration with the Heritage Project, the Town of Mancos has developed plans to landscape the triangle of land that is located on Willow and Highway 160. The town has submitted landscape plans for CDOT approval.
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Why I Absolutely Hate Candy Crush
Lately, the Candy Crush Saga has been garnering a lot of attention. For those of you who do not know what this game is (you lucky people), Candy Crush is a free mobile smartphone/online game that can also be played on Facebook. Over 16 million users, including me, have been utterly addicted to this bittersweet app. It looks like a rather simple game: destroy pieces of candy by lining them all three or more in a row; however, the game is perhaps the most frustrating game. It will make any user want to tear their limbs off.
In the beginning, the game looks relatively easy as you breeze through each level, but then suddenly (approximately around level eight), it unexpectedly becomes difficult. The game gives you different kinds of rules to play by, and as interesting as it sounds, it can get annoying fast. I absolutely despise the rules that have you bringing fruits all the way down the grid and breaking all the jelly. I do not mind the task of breaking jelly or moving fruit much, but when there are random gaps in the middle of the puzzle or growing chocolate, stubborn licorice, and gumdrops in my freaking way, I want to throw my phone against the wall.
Also, when I'm playing the game, I would highly appreciate it if the tall, eccentric man with the monocle and orange hair would shut up for once. Every time I make straight combos or create multiple explosive candies, he says things such as "tasty" or "delicious" in a creepy voice that could make children cry. (I assume that is him speaking although the game never shows him saying those things). The colors of the game may be attractive, but the characters of the series still never fail to scare me. It's like staring at a porcelain doll. They're supposed to be innocent and happy looking but it's still not something you want to sleep next to (for some peoples' cases that is.)
And how can anyone forget this: THE LIVES. You only have FIVE lives before you need to wait THIRTY MINUTES to gain another life to play again. That is a very evil thing to do. Provide us an extremely addictive game and then force us to have to wait for that long. It's like allowing a person who is on the verge of dying from starvation to only bite once into a piece of bread and then you cruelly throw their food onto the ground and stomp on it. IT'S MEAN! The game will let you extend your limit on lives to eight if you purchase a bonus that costs roughly from ninety-nine cents to one dollar and ninety-nine cents. Any power-up you have unlocked can only be used once you purchase them, and honestly, I would not give money to this stupid game, let alone forty dollars. Jesus Christ, who would seriously pay forty dollars for this game?
If I had a chance to rate Candy Crush, I would give this a negative billion for just being the most annoying game in the history of all games I ever played in my life. And yet what am I currently doing right now? Not only writing this article, but playing Candy Crush on the side. I am a serious addict to this game despite all its imperfections. The moment I wake up I immediately turn on my phone, not to check for text messages or my email, but to play Candy Crush. Before my class starts, I am seen playing Candy Crush. At parties, I sneak in Candy Crush while talking to friends and strangers. And before I go to bed, I take up all my lives in Candy Crush. I am THAT addicted to Candy Crush, and that, my friends, is the biggest reason as to why I hate Candy Crush with a burning passion.
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Woke up this morning to find tha what was supposed to be fifteen inches of snow was only about six. What the hell kind of gimick is this? Are weathermen the rollmodels that causr guys in later years to brag about their endowment in college bars?
If Judy Garland were here, she would be singing:
We're off to see the blizzard
The wonderful blizzard of OZ......
With that thought in mind, stay safe and warm. There is nothing worth going out and getting killed about today. My room mate asked, whe nI got home this evening if there were a lot of cars in the ditches.
I told him I hadn't hit any, so no.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
3 comments:
- hiswiserangel said...
We weren't supposed to get any, and ended up with 6 inches. So I think we got some of your snow and I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd come pick it up.
- February 21, 2013 at 8:38 PM
- JeremyR said...
Angel, all the flakes in Texas came from California.
- February 22, 2013 at 5:45 PM
- hiswiserangel said...
bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! too true, too true. ;-)
- February 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM
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|7 Abr 1998
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|15 Jul 1996
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|15 Jul 1996
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|Marvin Lawrence Buller, Gary Dale Carpenter, Binh Thai Hoang
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The present invention relates generally to thermal management. More particularly, the invention is directed to apparatus and methods for reducing stresses associated with mismatches in thermal coefficient of expansion by reducing thermal transients associated with operational power variations.
Personal computers, workstations and even the majority of computer servers employ air cooling to regulate the temperatures within the enclosures holding the electronic devices. With the growing prevalence of such computing systems not only in the office but also in the home, there has been an associated pursuit of designs which reduce power consumption and associated heating of the work areas within which they are located. One solution to the power dissipation concern has been to incorporate power management capabilities into the various electronic devices. Power management has proven to be particularly desirable for microprocessor designs, where the high levels of performance have resulted in tremendous circuit integration, high clock rates, and associated high power dissipation in packaged integrated circuit chips. Though other integrated circuit devices can gain from power management, microprocessors are particularly appropriate candidates in that they often transition from operating modes involving extensive computation and associated power dissipation to extended periods of substantially idle and low power operation.
Power management techniques often have microprocessors and related integrated circuit devices transition to different levels depending on the extent of operational activity. In cycling through such low power modes, the packaged integrated circuit chip temperatures vary in relation to the operational levels of the integrated circuits.
With decreases in integrated circuit device dimensions and increases in chip functionality, the pinout arrangements of integrated circuit packages have transitioned from wires situated peripherally along the integrated circuit package boundaries to pin or ball grid array configurations, the latter representing the industry trend for new designs. Ball grid array packaged integrated circuits, whether they be associated with a ceramic package or a flip-chip device, utilize direct solder bonding between an array of high melting temperature solder balls on the integrated circuit package and a corresponding array of copper pads on fire retardant type 4 (FR4) or analogous fiberglass printed circuit boards. The coefficients of thermal expansion of the silicon chips and ceramic packages are materially different than those of conventional fiberglass printed circuit boards. For example, a ceramic substrate has a nominal thermal coefficient of expansion of 7 ppm/C while FR4 printed circuit board is 20 ppm/C in the plane of the card and 60-80 ppm/C across the plane of the card.
Given the large sizes and levels of power being dissipated by microprocessor it has become common to attach not only heat sinks but heat sinks with miniature fans directly to the packaged integrated circuit. The fans focus the air flow directly onto the integrated circuit package and related heat sink structure to convectively cool, and limit the temperature of, the integrated circuit. Furthermore, it is quite common to have a separate fan move cooling air through the computer system enclosure holding the printed circuit board on which the microprocessor is mounted, as well as other boards and components.
The thermal stresses between the integrated circuit package and printed circuit board to which it is mounted, and particularly where the connection is through a ball grid array, eventually cause fatigue failures in the solder connections. Life testing of such systems has shown that ball grid array connections between packaged integrated circuits and FR4 printed circuit boards are somewhat vulnerable to thermal cycling. For conventional on/off operation of computers and the associated microprocessors the limitations were considered to be acceptable in view of the overall computer design. However, with the advent of the additional and more frequent thermal cycling associated with power management the fatigue failure rates can no longer be overlooked. The introduction of power management not only increases by a significant number the thermal stress cycles, but does so in a relatively unpredictable manner. Namely, the repetition rate of the thermal cycling is directly influenced by the program being executed and the users interaction with the computer system. Thus, there is a need for improving the thermal stress related reliability of the ball grid interface for power managed integrated circuits.
Variations of one solution to the problem are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,610 and IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 8, PP. 613-614, August 1995, wherein temperature sensors are attached to the heat sink and used to regulate the speed of the fan in maintaining a relatively constant temperature. Unfortunately, such implementations require the complexity of temperature sensors, fan motor controllers, and fan motors capable of varying speeds. Though such refinements may improve the reliability of the connection between the integrated circuit package and FR4 board, they introduce the added complexity and reduced reliability associated with temperature sensing and fan speed regulation.
Therefore, there remains a need for a system and method by which thermal stresses between a printed circuit board and integrated circuit package of ball grid array design can be reduced with minimum design changes and complexity.
The problems of constraining integrated circuit package temperature excursions in a computer system utilizing convection cooling are solved using an apparatus comprising means for enabling or disabling the convective cooling of a selected packaged integrated circuit, means for indicating high and low operating power states in the packaged integrated circuit, and means for respectively enabling the means for convective cooling responsive to an indication of a high power state and disabling the means for convective cooling responsive to an indication of a low power state, without regard to the packaged integrated circuit temperature.
In another form, the invention contemplates a method of limiting temperature excursions in a computer system utilizing convection cooling to constrain integrated circuit package temperatures, comprising the steps of positioning a source of convective coolant proximate a selected packaged integrated circuit, sensing high and low operating power states in the packaged integrated circuit, enabling the flow of convective coolant onto the packaged integrated circuit responsive to the sensing of a high operating power state, and disabling the flow of convective coolant onto the packaged integrated circuit responsive to the sensing of a low operating power state.
In a particularized form of the invention, the thermal impedance between the integrated circuit package and ambient air is changed in response to the state of the power management system. This is accomplished by selectively enabling and disabling the fan used to cool the integrated circuit package, whereby the fan is enabled when the power management signal indicates a high power state and the fan is disabled when the power management indicates a low power state. The integrated circuit package fan is switched responsive solely to the power management signal without attempting to ascertain or control the actual temperature of the integrated circuit package. The system and method of the invention reduce not only the extremes of the temperature excursion associated with changes in the power management state, but also materially reduce the rate of change of the temperature on the integrated circuit package. Reducing the rates and extremes of the temperature decreases the thermal stress associated with power managed cycles on ball grid array connections and improves the reliability of the interface between integrated circuit package and FR4 printed circuit board.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the invention in the context of reducing thermal stresses between an integrated circuit package and printed circuit board through the switch control of the integrated circuit package fan.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram depicting the thermal equivalent circuit of the structure in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a schematic relating plots of power and temperature to illustrate the effects of the present invention.
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates one embodiment of the invention. Printed circuit board 1 has attached thereto a ball grid array packaged integrated circuit, generally at 2, with of an array of solder balls 3 electrically connected through ceramic package base 4 to integrated circuit chip 6. Generally, that combination will be referred to as a packaged integrated circuit. Mounted atop the packaged integrated circuit, and in intimate contact with integrated circuit 6, is heat sink assembly 7. Heat sink assembly 7 is configured with a fan and related air passages (not shown) to allow convective cooling by air flow 8 when driven by a fan 9.
The embodiment in FIG. 1 also includes control switch 11. Switch 11 provides power to fan 9 and to other computer system enclosure fans where appropriate. Switch 11 selectively enables or disables fan 9 in response to the RUN/SLEEP power management state signal provided on line 12. The state signal on line 12 is often also identified as the "halt" or "power-down" signal generated by microprocessors following inactivity for a specified period of time. As shown in FIG. 1, the RUN/SLEEP signal is also provided to the integrated circuit through one of the connections between printed circuit board 1 and ceramic package base 4. In those cases where integrated circuit 6 is a microprocessor, the RUN/SLEEP signal will most likely originate in the integrated circuit itself. On the other hand, if integrated circuit 6 is part of the board logic supporting the microprocessor, the state signal on line 12 will most likely originate in the microprocessor and be provided to integrated circuit 6 through the connection shown.
The invention recognizes that the operational state of fan 9 in conjunction with heat sink 7 constitutes a thermal impedance which can change materially depending on whether fan 9 is enabled or disabled. The thermal impedance between integrated circuit 6 and the ambient air is composed of the various paths for heat transfer.
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a thermal equivalent circuit for the mechanical elements in FIG. 1.
CBOARD --Thermal storage capacity of the printed circuit board.
CCBGA --Heat storage capacity of the ceramic package base and related ball grid assembly.
CSINK --Thermal capacity of the heat sink.
PCPU --Power generated by an integrated circuit processor.
RBA --Thermal impedance between the printed circuit board and the ambient air.
RCBC --Thermal impedance between the ball grid assembly and the printed circuit board.
RJC --Thermal impedance between the integrated circuit junction and the heat sink attached to the integrated circuit.
RJCB --Thermal impedance between the integrated circuit junction and the ceramic package base.
RSA --Thermal impedance between the heat sink and the ambient air with the fan running.
RSA '--Thermal impedance between the heat sink and the ambient air with the fan off.
TAMBIENT --Temperature of the ambient air.
TBOARD --Temperature of the printed circuit board.
TCBGA --Temperature of the ceramic package base and related ball grid assembly.
TJ --Junction temperature of the integrated circuit.
TSINK --Temperature of the heat sink.
Since RJC, RJCB, and RSA (RSA ') are materially smaller in value than the other thermal impedances, they dictate to a large extent the temperature of ceramic package base 4 in relation to the temperature of printed circuit board 1, and the correspondingly thermal stress applied to the ball grid array solder connections. As noted earlier, cycling of the power generated by microprocessor integrated circuit chip 6, corresponding to PCPU, introduces corresponding thermal stress cycles and accentuated rates of thermal stress induced fatigue and failure of the ball grid array solder connections.
According to the invention, thermal stresses and corresponding failure rates are reduced through the selective control of fan 9 in direct correspondence with the RUN/SLEEP signal on line 12. The benefits are attributable to two factors. First, and foremost, when fan 9 is disabled, and thermal impedance RSA is increased to RSA ', the rates at which temperatures TSINK and TCBGA change decrease. Accordingly, the temperature differences between printed circuit board 1 and ceramic package base 4, and the related thermal stresses, are materially decreased. As a second factor, the absolute temperature excursions of TCBGA are not as extreme, since thermal impedance R'SA is sufficiently high to allow the limited power dissipated in the integrated circuit during the sleep mode to establish a temperature somewhat above the ambient air temperature TAMBIENT. In contrast, with the fan running and RSA at a very low value the temperature of the ceramic package base TCBGA is drawn down nearly to the level of the ambient when the printed circuit is dissipating power at its sleep state level.
FIG. 3 illustrates by representative plots the effects of using the present invention in contrast to the conventional practice of continuously operating fan 9. The first plot shows the power PCPU generated by the integrated circuit, where level PRUN represents its full output in normal operating mode while level PSLEEP represents the lower power output corresponding to the sleep or power-down modes. The RUN/SLEEP signal, corresponding to the power management state, is shown directly below in correspondence to the integrated circuit power generated. Next within the plots, the operation of the fan according to the present invention is referenced to the integrated circuit power generated and the state of the power management signal. Lastly, the temperature TCBGA of ceramic package base 4 and its related ball grid array are plotted in timed correspondence to the integrated circuit power shown above. Note that in all cases temperature plot 13, shown by solid lines, exhibits both rate of change and extremes of excursion that are less when the invention apparatus and methods are used in the course of an operational sequence where the integrated circuit chip power modulates between its run level and its sleep level. In contrast, plot 14, designated by dashed lines, exhibits the greater rates of change and temperature extremes characterizing conventional practices.
Given the reduction in temperature rates of change and temperature extremes at TCBGA, the decrease in the temperature differential between ceramic package base 4 and printed circuit board 1 reduces the levels of thermal stress imposed on the ball grid array solder joint. An analogous decrease in the number of thermal stress induced fatigue failures and increase of reliability follow.
A variation of the present invention contemplates a corresponding disablement of other fans within the computer. As a consequence, the value of thermal impedance RBA is increased in synchronism with RSA and the power dissipation of the integrated circuit chip. Increasing the value of thermal impedance RBA further reduces, though significantly less pronounced, the relative temperature difference between TCBGA and TBOARD, and accordingly further reduces the thermal stress induced fatigue failure rate.
Though the invention has been described in the context of a solder ball connection between juxtaposed surfaces of materially different coefficients of thermal expansion, the features of the invention are equally applicable to connections created through solder posts or fully reflowed solder connections.
Though the invention has been described and illustrated by way of specific embodiments, it is intended that the systems and methods in the appended claims encompass changes within the scope of the invention is broadly disclosed.
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Maldonado: It's not that I'm crazy
19 November 2013 – Pastor Maldonado has admitted he was wrong to lash out at the Williams team during the United States Grand Prix weekend and he has added that he has some 'big friends' there, 'maybe the only friends I have in F1'.
Maldonado suggested that his mechanics had tampered with his car after being eliminated from the first phase of qualifying on the Saturday, but was apologetic the next day and has now reiterated that what he said was unacceptable.
"Sometimes you get too stressed and you get stuck in the moment," he told ESPNF1.com. "But maybe there is something behind that after three years, and sometimes you can explode. I think I accumulated energy and exploded. It's not that I'm crazy and I start to say many things like that.
"For sure it was wrong from my side, because I respected them for three years and they respected me for three years, but I was so stressed during the weekend and after the announcement that I am leaving the team. Maybe some people changed in approach and I was taking that personally.
"I think they were not all the team, so I cannot react against all of my people because of just one person. At the end of the day it's a great relationship and I want to keep them as friends.
"I have some big friends here, maybe the only friends I have in F1, and we've had maybe the best time of my career together, but maybe also the worst part of my career together [too]."
Maldonado will be replaced by Felipe Massa next year, and while he has options for 2014 – and is one of the favourites to go to Lotus, along with Nico Hülkenberg, it seems the trials of this season, the Williams team has really struggled, have got to him.
"Sometimes you have tough days, not only racing but in your life as well. I'm living a hard time because we have suffered a lot and many things have happened with my car during the season. After the victory and after the good season we had last year we were expecting more. Not just me, we as a team were expecting more," he continued.
"When you get to the end of the season you are more stressed, but only because I want something more and want to deliver 100 per cent but am limited by the car. Sometimes you can say something more than what you need to say."
"It has not been easy for me to leave the team, I have some great relationships and friends. For sure, there are some people in the team I don't like but maybe they don't like me as well, it's like a family. In a family you can have some differences," he added.
"Now it's too late and I'm leaving the team.
"But I wish them all the best."


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Gas tank access modification
I have been having trouble with my gas tank. I replaced a fuel pump a while back and it has leaked every time I run it. I have fought with it, I have taken the tank down 6 times, extended the hoses so that it will be easier to hook up still I get it all put back and it leaks fuel. I finally decided to mod my jeep to make it easier to work on the fuel pump and hoses without having to remove the tank.
I started by removing the gas tank. Once it was out I cut a section of the floor out approx 29" by 7". I made sure to leave the seat belt mount alone. I still put my seat in and haul people on occasion and did not want to mess it up in anyway so I cut behind its mount.
After that using 3" wide 1/8" thick flat steel I made a base to mount the cut out piece to. I drilled and tapped the pieces so that if necessary I can remove the bolts and slide the metal out giving me more room, without having to mess with nuts and washers on the bottom. I went to tractor supply to get my hardware and steel. The steel was expensive and all they had in 1/4" x 20 bolts/screws etc that were 3/4" long were grade 8 so I had to pay 3.88 for a lb of bolts instead of 1.98 for grade 2 but hey I was going to do it so I paid the price. Total material cost was approx $31.00. I made the pieces a hair shorter than the opening so they can be removed from on top
I then put the piece I cut out back in so I could drill and tap everything without worrying about drilling in to my tank. I found that the support piece welded to the bottom of the floor was in the way. I cut it off, yet left the bent part to help with strength.
I then put the piece I cut out back in so I could drill and tap everything without worrying about drilling in to my tank. This is also what it will look like when all is done.
I then took the cover back off and put the tank back. I hooked up all the electrical and hoses, filled her up and started it and found my leak. I was being way to careful before when tightening the hose clamps down and it was leaking around them. I cranked them down, leak stopped I am happy. Here is a pic of the top of the tank with the cover metal off. As I said before if I need more room to take the pump out I can remove both pieces of metal from above without any problems.
While I had the tank out I noticed my differential plug was leaking and figured I would check the level and add since I had the room. In the process of getting the plug out it broke and one part dropped in the diff other part out. So I had to remove the diff cover. I drained it and cleaned it, put the cover with a new gasket back on. I went to Advance, Autozone, O-reilly, and Napa, none carry the plug. I ended up using a 1" plug designed for a boat. I need my Jeep tomorrow morning and had to have it back together and running before I can swing by the dealer. I will replace it with the proper part but until then the boat plug works wonders.
tank access was a great idea... looks like you really thoght that out and did a great job.
as for your diff plug... i'd rethink that one. that would easily get caught on something while offroading... not to mention stupid vandels.....
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I have to be in Oakridge TN tomorrow morning and that was all I could find the original diff plug was tore apart trying to get it out. I am going to either go to the dealer and get a plug, get a new cover with a screw in plug, or weld a large nut to the cover and put a bolt in it. That boat plug is only to hold fluid in for the next few days until I decide which route I am going to follow. I will probably get the correct plug tomorrow. But in a pinch the boat plug will get me down the road.
I am going to get me some rubber gasket material and make a gasket for the tank cover. I thought of silicone but it is way to cold out for it to work good, so I am going to wait until it gets warmer. I am just glad to have it stop leaking gas.
i'd just go with a diff cover that has a thread in drain plug. if i still had mine laying around i'd send it to you for free but i tossed it when i threw out my dana 35.
Great write up on the access, I can see that being very useful. as for the diff cover it begs the question, what lazy moron came up with that idea down at DC? I hope he was fired, they all leak. should be a recall :rtft: LOL
Maybe this would help you out...
that is a smart idea....thanks!!
The plugs are just plumbing plugs. Lowes, Home Despot, a good hardware store would have one you could use. It will have an external square drive, not an inset one.
That's funny, I had to do that last night to replace my pump! There was no way I was going to try to drop the 18 year old tank with a large snowstorm only hours away. I used the mighty Dremel tool and cutoff wheels, ( only 6 of them! ) , to cut my opening. I made mine around 8x10, just enough to get in there and get access to the lockring holding the pump in. I will soon be sporting a nice .090 aluminum access panel as soon as I fab one. :p
That is the reason I thought this up, twice now I have had to throw a tarp down and then some cardboard, just to keep dry and keep the ground from freezing me as I dropped the tank in 10-12 inches of snow. Then put the tank back and fired up the jeep only to find the plug is bad or the thing is leaking and have to drop it again. This is the only route to go.
What kind of tubing can I use for the connections from the tank to the filler? The old ones got torn up a bit when removing the tank. Aside from that I think I've got everything covered...
Actually, I got the patch that said "Gas Tank" on it but turns out its for metal gas tanks. Will this work on my plastic one or do I need to go switch it out for plastic? Included are the epoxy, patch (nylon cloth), sand paper, and a brush.
IIRC it is 3/8 fuel line. I think you actually posted this in the wrong thread you should have posted it in your gas tanks problem thread.
This is awesome!
Wow, this is brilliant. Looks like I have to replace my fuel pump. So, I may just try this technique to save me from having to drop the tank. But what about the sparks from the dremel cutting wheel???
This procedure should be a sticky.
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No season? No matter. We still care about the Senators. And with that in mind, we've picked an all-time Senators team.
Some are still here.
Many have come and gone.
But they are all at the top of the class when it comes to selecting the best 12 players from the 213 players (196 skaters and 17 goalies) who have put on a Senators' uniform since the team returned to the NHL in 1992-93.
Making the selections was not easy. Opinions differ. Consensus can be difficult to reach. But the Senators are a young franchise and there's a belief that many of today's players are among the club's best ever.
To determine the top players in the Senators' history, the Sun conducted a poll of people involved with the organization for the last 14 years, including former coach Jacques Martin, former player personnel director John Ferguson Sr., GM John Muckler, original bench boss Rick Bowness and longtime strength coach Randy Lee.
President Roy Mlakar chipped in with his choices along with Corel Centre/Senators COO Cyril Leeder, who has been here since former owner Bruce Firestone made a bid for the franchise, and assistant general manager Peter Chiarelli.
Thanks also goes to Team 1200 hosts Dean Brown, Gord Wilson and Steve Lloyd for their participation, along with Senators public relations whiz Phil Legault for urging the club's management to get their votes in.
With that in mind, following is the Sun's all-time team:
- Senators career: 1993-2001
- Stats: 504 GP, 218 G, 273 A, 491 Pts, 222 PIMs
- The skinny: Okay, this one is going to drive everybody nuts, but Yashin received every first-place vote. Say what you want about his ability to honour contracts, but Yashin was one of the most skilled players to ever put on a Senators' jersey and most certainly was the best centre. When he wasn't engaged in a contract fight with former owner Rod Bryden, he was contributing on the ice -- he averaged almost a point-per-game and made people around him better. His problem? Consistency for 60 minutes. Will Yashin ever reach his potential? Islanders fans will find out, if the NHL ever returns.
- Senators career: 1996-2002
- Stats: 454 GP, 142 G, 162 A, 304 Pts, 244 Pims
- The skinny: Former Senators GM Pierre Gauthier didn't do much right during his short tenure, but he did steal McEachern from the Bruins for role player Trent McCleary on draft day in 1996. Even though McEachern lost his scoring touch in his final year in Ottawa, he was a solid addition, producing goals on the ice and becoming involved in the community off it. The lone reason he was shipped to Atlanta was money -- the club couldn't afford his $3-million US salary after his poor season. He's a smart player and a good guy in the room. That's why the Thrashers named him captain.
- Senators career: 1995-present
- Stats: 629 GP, 219 G, 349 A, 568 Pts, 259 Pims
- The skinny: Want to hear a funny story? The Senators almost didn't draft Alfredsson in the 1994 entry draft. "We're sitting at the table and I wanted to make sure I got this guy," recalled Ferguson, now a special assistant to San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson. "(Former GM) Randy Sexton doesn't want to take any more Europeans because we'd taken a lot in the earlier rounds and I tell him, 'Look, we're taking this guy.' We had a heck of an argument. I spent a week in Europe watching Alfredsson and everybody kept asking me what I was doing there. I knew this guy could play, so I played it low key. I thought he was the steal of the draft." No kidding. Where would the Senators be without their captain? Respected on and off the ice, Alfredsson is the team's all-time MVP.
- Senators career: 1996-present
- Stats: 629 GP, 78 G, 208 A, 286 Pts, 403 Pims
- The skinny: Dealing unhappy defenceman Bryan Berard to the Islanders in January, 1996 in a three-way deal that landed Redden was another good move by Gauthier. Redden is often the first player criticized by callers to the post-game shows because his mistakes are noticeable. But nobody plays more valuable minutes, and moves the puck or anticipates better. He has become a key on the power play and is relied on in big situations. His role won't change under coach Bryan Murray.
- Senators career: 2001-present
- Stats: 228 GP, 35 G, 68 A, 103 Pts, 419 Pims
- The skinny: There's no question Chara is pushing to become the top defenceman in Ottawa, but is he the best of all time? That will be determined down the road. A finalist for the Norris Trophy as the league's top blueliner last season -- a first in club history -- Chara deserves to be on this list, but there was also a push for retired blueliner Steve Duchesne. "I know some people like Duchesne, but I believe Chara brings an element of toughness and a willingness to battle," said Senators GM John Muckler. "Duchesne was the first defenceman the Senators had with star quality, but I like Chara because he's going to be on this list for a long time."
- Senators career: 1999-2004
- Stats: 183 GP, 146-100-30 W-L-T, 2.32 GAA, .906%
- The skinny: Stop with the jokes about the five-hole and the red-light district behind the Senators net in Game 7 of the first-round series against the Leafs last spring. No, Lalime didn't perform the way anybody expected in the playoffs last season, but he deserves some credit for the club's post-season success. Remember, Ottawa got to within a win of the Stanley Cup final in 2003, and Lalime played a big role in playoff victories over the Islanders and Philadelphia that year. He might be gone to the St. Louis Blues, but he was probably the best goalie the Senators have had. Now let's see what Dominik Hasek can do.
- Senators career: 1995-2004
- Stats: 341-255-96 W-L-T
- The skinny: Is there really any other choice in this category? Not a chance. After taking over for the disastrous Dave Allison, Martin restored order in the dressing room and brought faith in a system. The Senators thrived under Martin because he demanded the club play with discipline. And forget all this stuff about him being strictly a defensive coach -- the Senators were a high-scoring unit on his watch. Was he boring? Yes, but his message got through for a long time. His lone fault? He couldn't beat the Leafs in the playoffs.


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Johnwrote a review of Arc'teryx Bora 80 Backpack - 4390-5000cu in on November 29, 2012
Love this pack
Familiarity: I've used it several times
I bought this pack because my wife has had the same pack for 6 or 7 years, hers is just a little smaller and a female version. When mine arrived she noticed a few improvements to the newer version. We loaded up our packs with about 50 lbs. each and headed down into the Grand Canyon to spend a couple of nights at the bottom. I had to make a handful of adjustments for the first half of the 7 mile hike down, I was being a bit picky about how my pack sat. After only a couple of hours my pack felt great and was sitting comfortably for the rest of our descent. For the 10 mile hike out my pack was extremely comfortable and broke in enough for me to be extremely happy. I had no problems with my pack, I am a very satisfied customer and I expect to get at least 7 years from it as my wife has. She by the way has backpacked all over the world with hers.


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In this week's Like/Don't Like, we highlight a couple of players making a mark with their new teams, the hot potato that is the Eastern Conference race, and more.
Cubo's on fire: Chivas USA should have never traded Juan Agudelo away this season, as his departure from the club led to a sustained team scoring slump. But the team eventually found a good replacement, in Erick "Cubo" Torres. The 20-year-old has scored four goals in six matches, including the game winners in Chivas' last two victories. That also includes a brace against the New York Red Bulls in a good 3-2 win on Sunday. The Goats are well outside the playoff picture this season, but "Cubo" is quickly becoming a must-watch player in MLS.
WATCH: Penedo makes SOTW shortlist
Penedo causes nightmares: In another case of "better late than never," the LA Galaxy have already gotten immediate returns in signing goalkeeper Jaime Penedo. Although one could mistakenly believe that the job of a goalkeeper on a team as talented as the Galaxy isn't particularly hard, Penedo's efforts in his first two MLS starts indicate an immediate upgrade over Carlo Cudicini. I wouldn't be surprised if Bruce Arena gives Cudicini another start or two, to keep his 'keepers hungry. But after his phenomenal save on Jordan Harvey last weekend, which surely caused nightmares throughout Vancouver Saturday night and was part of a larger display of assured play between the pipes, Penedo has to be the main man going forward.
Sounders rounding the bend? Seattle have been the talk of MLS of late, between Clint Dempsey's signing and the rivalry win over the weekend against Portland. But that result finally put the Sounders back in the playoff picture, something that – on paper – appeared to be a given all season.
Seattle's injury woes and numerous international call-ups have contributed to the rough season, but consider the fact that they have a minimum of two games in hand on every other team in their conference, and their next three games are against teams currently outside of the playoff picture. If they can pick up nine points in those games, they should vault up the standings, and claim not only a playoff berth but also much-needed momentum for the home stretch and playoffs.
Who wants to win the East, anyway? Every week, I take a hard look at the games and the standings, and it seems like every week clear contenders and pretenders emerge. The problem? There's no consistency, as teams move from one status to the other on an almost-weekly basis. Heading into the season, it appeared the Supporters' Shield winner would most likely come from the East as, the theory went, Western Conference teams would beat up on each other and there were more weak teams east of Houston.
But while there is a slightly larger gap in points between playoff contenders in the Western Conference, currently only seven points separate first from seventh in the East, with Montreal sitting atop the pack this week. But don't worry, there's likely to be more jockeying yet, as these teams seem disinclined to lead the pack at this stage in the season.
Instant Replay on Casey disallowed goal
Casey's goal wiped off: Watching the New England Revolution run riot on Philadelphia by a 5-1 score was fun, but it was pretty misleading, as the Union took a 1-1 match into the 58th minute before the floodgates opened. But even more than that was the momentum-killing moment in the 55th minute, when Conor Casey's goal was mistakenly disallowed due to an incorrect foul call. Yes, the match could have ultimately ended with a Revs victory regardless, but it's a shame for the visitors that they had a valid goal called off. It really could make all the difference for these teams come season's end.
CCL TV availability: Raise your hand if you subscribe to Fox Soccer Plus. Yeah, I don't either. While Fox Sports 1 has given soccer the time of day so far, which is a good thing, relegating the majority of the MLS CONCACAF Champions League matches to Fox Soccer Plus is really not helping the cause of spreading the reach of the competition to a wider and engaged audience. An MLS team will win the CCL one day – it would be a shame if most people weren't able to watch the games along the way.
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Written on: 11/03/2009
Good Points
I found that the Strimmer was a complete waste of money,so I really could find no good points
Bad Points
It is very badly engineered and made from light weight plastic parts which dont last a season.
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I found The Landxcape Grass Strimmer & Edger WG150E is of poor quality and not worth the money, I have used mine about 6 times and found the spool cover that is made of very thin plastic wore so thin it disintegrated, and I have now been trying to aquire one for 6 months. I found the after sales service is poor to say the least.


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This is a favorite sweet of mine. I have very fond memories of hogging many of these for Onam and Vishu at my friend Vimi's place along with an elaborate n course meals. I made these yesterday for Janmashtami. We also laid out footsteps of Krishna entering the homeand going all the way to the pooja room.
The picture is not very great and I will replace it with a better one whenever I make it next. This recipe is really easy and you need that vessel with the appam indentations to make it. Thansk to my SIL Bhargavi for the recipe. I have a nonstick version which is a bliss.
- Wheat flour - 3/4th cup
- Rice flour - 1/4th cup
- Jaggery - 3/4th cup
- Elaichi powder - 1/4th tsp
- Cut coconut pieces - 1/4th cup
- Ripe Banana - 1 mashed
- Water
- Oil
- Mix the wheat flour, rice flour, elaichi, coconut pieces, banana.
- Heat jaggery with a little water and add it to the mixture above. Add just enough to form a thick batter.
- Heat the pan with a little oil in each compartment and pour the batter. Heat unti one side is done and flip with a pointy stick (I use skewers). Heat on other side until well done and remove to drain on a paper towel.


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Gardendale city leaders say it is not financially feasible to annex the town of Mt. Olive into its community. The issue arises as Gardendale is working to create its own school system.
For years, students in Mt. Olive have been allowed to attend Gardendale schools during their middle and high school years.
But there was a question of whether that could continue once Gardendale broke away from the Jefferson County school system.
City leaders are now saying after looking at numerous options, annexation is not possible.
But when it comes to the issue of where Mt. Olive students will go, parents are remaining hopeful.
"At this point, there's still got to be rocks left unturned. Okay, we hit a dead end...let's find something else. We can go and make this happen," Mt. Olive parent Kelli Wyatt said.
City leaders say they still hope the school board can find a way for Mt. Olive students to attend Gardendale schools in a way that doesn't put a financial burden on the new system.
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The Industrial Development Board of Jackson County is empowered by the "Industrial Development Corporation Act of Tennessee" to acquire, own, lease and dispose of properties, to promote industry and to develop trade by attracting manufacturing and industrial enterprises in an effort to enhance employment and economic growth for its' citizens.
The Industrial Development Board also acts as a recipient and administrator of various grants and low-interest loan programs available thru federal, state and Tennessee Valley Authority programs. In addition, it serves as a non-recourse conduit lender for taxable or tax-free financing thru loans or industrial bond issues for qualifying industries.
In addition the Industrial Board administers, on behalf of Jackson County, a tax abatement or payment-in-lieu-of-tax program for industrial real and personal property.
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Seven Scribblers held meeting
Seven Scribblers met at the home of Claudia Streeter for its November meeting.
Karen Osborne conducted the business meeting. There were changes for the program book. She will be making plans for our annual Christmas Dinner and program.
Waunita Hobbie presented the program "Journaling."
She began her journaling as a young girl writing entries in five year diaries. She read her entry on April 12, 1945 when FDR died. On the following day radio stations played music. She has kept various journals, such as gardening, her trips, the books she has read. She read entries from each. She read her entry for June 9, 1985 which was the filling of the Mt. Pleasant Sesquecenniel Time Capsule. It was a donated casket buried in the park on the square.


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A man carrying a hunting knife crept up behind an 8-year-old boy playing a video game at a restaurant, put a hand on his shoulder and plunged a 4-inch blade into his back five times as witnesses watched in horror, police said Saturday.
The boy suffered a punctured lung in the bizarre and unexplained assault just before 8:30 p.m. Friday in a Long Island shopping mall. He was hospitalized in stable condition and is expected to recover.
The attack happened at Dave and Buster's, a family friendly chain restaurant that includes an arcade.
After the boy staggered, bleeding, to his mother, his father and a witness to the assault grabbed the suspect as he walked toward a restroom and held him until officers arrived, police said.
Authorities identified the suspect as 23-year-old Evan Sachs of Merrick. He was to be arraigned Saturday on charges including attempted murder. Police recovered the knife at the scene.
The attack baffled investigators. Nassau County Police detective Lt. Kevin Smith said it appeared to be entirely unprovoked. Neither the child nor his family knew Sachs and they lived in different towns. The suspect appeared to have chosen his victim at random, he said.
Asked whether Sachs had exhibited any signs after his arrest suggesting that he was mentally ill, Smith said he couldn't comment.
The boy is expected to be in the hospital for several days. The blade missed his heart and doctors were hopeful he could recover without extensive surgery.


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Vietnamese Autumn Moon Festival Set for Oct. 2Sept. 27, 1999
The Baylor Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) will host the seventh annual Autumn Moon Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in the Barfield Drawing Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center.
This historical event is a celebration of the annual harvest festival in Vietnam and was designed to thank God and pray for a successful year.
The events will include dances, skits and other types of entertainment. The program will conclude with a traditional lantern lighting.
Tickets for the show are $7. The VSA will sell tickets in the Student Center on Sept. 28.
For more information, contact Kenny Cheng at 752-6810 or Pearl Beverly at 710-2371.
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