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Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3
By Azad on April 5, 2000 6:04 PM

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It looks like a trilogy is planned for The Matrix. I sure hope that they will attempt to make it a worthwhile trilogy. There definitely is a lot of room to fit in a more complex plot, and hopefully it will be just as intriguing as the first, just as long as the story is written fairly well. And for those martial arts fans out there, it is rumored that Jet Li will be joining the

cast list. (More badass Kung Fu action!) The martial arts expert reportedly caught the eye of filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski, who wrote and directed The Matrix. Joel Silver, the producer of both Romeo Must Die and the 1999 Oscar winner The Matrix, has given his blessing to Li's participation in the sequels. Li would join returning cast members Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving.

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Posted by Acheron (denny@dtheatre.com) on April 5, 2000 6:13 PM

actually, it was always intended as a trilogy

RE: RE:

Posted by Azad (eka@dtheatre.com) on April 5, 2000 9:31 PM

Ah.. cool :)
I feel slightly more enlightened now.

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by Sasquatch (sasquatch@aodmetal.com) on April 6, 2000 2:12 PM

Oh man, that would just kick SO much ass!!! God I love Jet Li. And the Matrix. And UT. And Angelina Jolie. And D...what? But I just took them! That was yesterday? Alright...time to take my pills....sorry 'bout that... :)

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 13, 2000 3:12 PM

More random fung fu fighting kick&*#, more awe
special affects and way out sound; get it on! Here's hoping!

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 22, 2001 12:23 PM

WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN JET LI OR BRUCE LEE

RE: RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 1, 2001 5:25 PM

Brucce lee is not a cable fighter, he is the last of the true combat artist. No one alive will ever accomplish what Mr Lee left behind!!!!!!

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 24, 2001 9:27 PM

The only thing I can't understand is how are they gonna pull off the sequals? I mean, The Matrix ended rather bluntly, didn't it? And at the end, Neo took on the agents with no problem. So, seriously. How could you make a sequal to the matrix? Unless the sequals deal more with those squid bots and not really the matrix.

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 30, 2001 1:07 PM

Jet Li would not even want to face Bruce Lee. Sure he's awesome and all. But Bruce Lee is the "God" of martial arts and invented his "own" style. Jet Lee is an "actor". It would be seconds before his match would be over. But hes pretty cool. I love the stunts. It would be so awesome if the 2nd matrix had Mr. Lee in it.

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 20, 2001 6:30 AM

Yeah, so what he's actor, but how's a actor gonna fight a dead guy? a bit unfair no?

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 20, 2001 6:31 AM

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Page 3

2. ANATOMY OF A PC Page 4

2.1 THE MAIN UNIT Page 4
2.2 STORAGE CONCEPTS Page 6
2.3 GRAPHICS Page 7
2.4 ENTERING INFORMATION Page 8

3. NETWORKS Page 9

3.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF A NETWORK Page 9
3.2 ADVANTAGE OF LAN Page 9
3.3 DISADVANTAGES OF LAN Page 9

4. SOFTWARE Page 10

4.1 APPLICATION SOFTWARE Page 10
4.2 OPERATING SYSTEMS Page 11

5. VIRUSES Page 12

5.1 VIRUS TYPES Page 12
5.2 THE INFECTION CYCLE Page 13
5.3 TIPS TO AVOID VIRUSES Page 14

6. DO AND DON¡¦TS WITH COMPUTERS Page 14

7. BACK UPS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPUTER Page 15
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

This course introduces information technology and the concepts of personal computers to those that are new to this field, or have a little knowledge and wish to progress this further.

The use of information technology within ETEC has grown substantially, culminating in the new computer based system that is currently being use across the company.

It is hoped this course will raise awareness in the issues involved with computers, making people feel more comfortable using them, finding out their uses and the possibilities that the computer opens up to them

REMEMBER IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS USING THE MACHINES, CONTACT ALAN YOUNG ON 5146 150 EXT. 160
2.0 ANATOMY OF A PC

Your computer is made up of many parts, these are called HARDWARE. Your hardware needs SOFTWARE to work ¡V these are programs that translate the instructions you send to your computer into a format it understands.

2.1 THE MAIN UNIT

This holds the most important pieces of the computer inside which do all the work, these are

THE PROCESSOR

This is the brain of the computer. As its name implies, it processes the instructions you send to it. A processor is typically the size of a postage stamp, a CPU is an integrated circuit built onto a small piece of silicon. It consists of millions of tiny transistors connected by incredible fine traces of aluminium. Intel¡¦s first processor, the 4004, which was introduced in 1971, contained 2,300 transistors and the latest Pentium 3 processor contains 27.1 million transistors. A basic CPU is split into seven sections: Control Unit, Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) and Memory.
The most popular are made by Intel and AMD (and are used in many different PCs and PC companies), such as the Pentiums and the Celerons by Intel and the Duron and the Athlon by AMD.
Before there was major players in making chips they used numbers instead of names for a processor. But by the time they reached 586 they decided to use names, as you can not copy right a number. Another thing that effects the performance of a computer is the clock speed ¡V the speed at which information is processed by the computer, this is measured in MEGAHERTZ (MHz), which is the number of instructions that can be carried in a second. For example, the computers used in the IT Dept. are 500 MHz machines.

MAIN COMPONENTS OF A PERSONAL COMPUTER
MEMORY

Like the processor, the PC¡¦s memory also resides in the system unit. A computer needs a storage area to temporally store the work and to run the programmes that you use. That is why you need RAM in your computer, RAM stands for Random Access Memory, this is fast storage space were items can be stored and retrieved very quickly. The instructions your computer receives and the information the computer processes is stored in the RAM.

CACHE MEMORY

Cache memory is a very small amount of high-speed memory, located in or extremely near the CPU itself. Cache memory serves a different purpose to RAM. It works closely with the processor and acts like a servant ¡V presenting the processor with small, but frequently used bits of information. This helps the processor to do its job faster and more efficiently.

Your computers RAM is not a permanent storage place for information as it is power operated. As soon as the power is switched off or there is a power cut the information that was on the RAM is lost.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SAVE ALL YOUR WORK ONTO A DISK OR THE HARD DRIVE BEFORE LOGGING OFF!

Computer memory is measured in bytes, a byte is the smallest part of a bit of memory it represents the space to hold one letter.

1 Kilobyte = 1024 bytes
1 megabyte = 1048576 bytes
1 gigabyte = 1073741824 bytes

The standard ram in computers 32 MB for medium performance, 64 MB for higher performance although a minimum 128 MB is recommended for intense graphical work and games.
2.2 STORAGE CONCEPTS

There are several ways of storing information permanently on a PC and the amount you can store is measured in bytes.

One way to store information is by using the hard drive and this is located in the main unit. It contains a sealed spinning disk and a read/write head which hovers over the surface of the disk. The head is what stores and retrieves the information on the hard disk. Information can stored and removed as many times as needed.

The more memory the hard drive has, the more information can be stored. The higher the performance of the hard drive, the quicker the hard drive can assess and retrieve information. Hard disk performance in terms of assess speed is measured in milliseconds.

You can also store your work on a floppy disk. This device can store up to 1.44 MB of data on it, this is very little compared to hard drives which can store anything from the standard 20 GB to the high 50 GB. The floppy disk can be used by inserting it in to the floppy disk drive. A zip disk works on the same principle, but can store as much as 173 times as much data on a disk just a bit bigger than the standard floppy. If you have a CD read and writer you can store up to 650 MB of information on a single CD, the downside is that if you wish to edit the data on a computer without a CDRW, you can not as the CD is read only.

Despite the advent of high storage capacity media, the ordinary floppy disk is still most widely used form of storage. You can take a floppy disk and use it on any computer as it is standard on all computers while a zip drives are only found on few computers. The benefits of a floppy disk are that it can be removed and taken to another computer. Disks are an easy way of transferring information from one PC to another. The most common use of floppy disks is to back up work, storing one copy on the hard drive and one on the floppy. Therefore if the computer crashes and the data is lost, the can rely on the copy of the work.
2.3 GRAPHICS

The monitor or screen is obviously the part of the PC you are going look at most of the time. Three things determine the quality of the picture and the performance;
„h Screen resolution
„h How quickly the screen updates the picture, this is called the refresh rates and this is 60 ¡V 80 Hz this means that the picture is redrawn 60 to 80 times a second.
„h The graphical capabilities.

SCREEN RESOLUTION

Screen resolution is measured in terms of dots or pixels that make up a display. The larger the amount of dots, the better the resolution. VGA resolution (649 *480 dots) has been superseded by higher resolutions and, today Super VGA (SVGA) at 800*600 or 1024*768 resolution is becoming the new standard.

GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES

The graphical capabilities of your PC compliment those of your monitor. If your screen offers 1024*768 resolution, but the PC offers 640*480 then you¡¦ll will be only able to view your work in 640*480.

With a high-resolution monitor and a high performance graphics system, the screen images move swiftly and cleanly, so you waste no time in waiting between the instructions sent to your PC and the result appearing on the screen.
2.4 ENTERING INFORMATION

All PCs are sold with a keyboard which plugs into the main unit. At first site this keyboard resembles a typewriter, however there are a few differences:

NUMERIC KEYBOARD

The numeric keyboard is a quick and easy way of entering numbers into the computers. You must press the key on the numeric keypad before you can type numbers.

ARROW KEYS

In most cases the arrow keys help you to move around the screen. Like other keys however, the software in use determines their function. You can use these keys anytime, regardless of whether the num lock is active.

FUNCTION KEYS

Function keys send instructions to the software you are using. For example, if you are writing a document and are not sure about the spelling, you can press F7, to do a spellchecker.

ADDITIONAL KEYS

In addition to the standard keys, there is BACKSPACE, INSERT, DELETE, PAGE UP/DOWN, HOME, END, PRINT SCREEN/SYS RQ, SCROLL LOCK and PAUSE/BREAK. You can use the PAGE UP/DOWN, HOME and END keys to move around or scroll through information on your screen. The BACKSPACE, INSERT and DELETE keys are used to edit text.

THE MOUSE

A keyboard is not the only way to get around the computer, you can use the mouse as well. A mouse uses a ball and sensors to pick up movement, which is transmitted to the computer where the onscreen arrow moves the same as the mouse. The mouse is used to select commands from the toolbars, such as print. A mouse is not used by every one to select commands some prefer shortcut keys such as, Ctrl + P will do the same job as selecting the print key. A mouse comes in to its own when using graphical programmes such as paint or when moving pictures about in Word.
3.0 NETWORKS

A NETWORK is a general term for any set of computers linked together to a server. A network system involves a number of PCs, printers and other devices to be shared over the network. There are types of network:

Local Area Network = A network contained in one place.
Wide Area Network = A network connected many computers geographically apart e.g. company wide.

Networks are becoming increasingly important as they require less resources and files can be picked up by any computer as long as they have been saved to one place which computers have assess to. Users can work independently of the main unit, but can link up to the network at anytime. In the ETEC IT Dept., Alan Young has installed a security system which prevents assess to the system, unless you are have a user name and password, you can not log on to the system.

3.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF A NETWORK

The diagram above shows a typical LAN network. It shows one server linked up to a HUB, the hub is there as all the leads from the computer can not be plugged straight into the server, so they are plugged into a HUB port and then one lead goes into the server. More devices can be added if required such as a scanner.

If a device is connected to the network, then everyone can use it. There if a printer is connected to the network, then everyone can print their work on it, meaning fewer resources are needed.

There is no central computer controlling all. The PCs can work independently of the network. However one PC may be dedicated to controlling the work of the printers. This is not the case in the ETEC IT Dept., without the server the computers will not work! As the profiles of each member of the ETEC IT Dept. is on the server controlling what each individual is allowed or not. If that computer can¡¦t not verify with the server if you are allowed assess to the computer and delivers the message ¡§No domain server to validate username and password¡¨

3.2 ADVANTAGES OF LAN

Devices can be shared, therefore printers can be of better quality than quantity.
Users can work from any computer on the network, as their work is saved on the central storage
The computers can communicate with each other ¡V e.g. electronic mail.
Supervisors have greater control over what is seen and done on the computer.
If more computers are required on to the network, all that is required is some cable.

3.3 DISADVANTAGES OF LAN

If a virus goes undetected, it can spread through the network.
If the server goes down, the network goes down. Any files that are using the central storage are lost and printers stop working.
4.0 SOFTWARE

Software is what the computer requires to work and without it the computer is nothing but an expensive box. There are two distinct types of software, application and operating systems (OS).

4.1 APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Application software which are commonly known as programmes, are what the make the computer do what you want it to. There are many types of programmes here are a few

WORD PROCESSING software provides you with a blank page of paper and the means to create what you want from a simple letter to an A4 poster. The most commonly used word processing software is Microsoft Word.

SPREADSHEET software provides you with a ruled and tabulated page and the means to produce and manipulate your figures. A spreadsheet can be used to produce anything from a simple chart to show the results from a survey.

EDUCATION SOFTWARE / COMPUTER BASED TRAINING (CBT) software provides training using the computer as a medium to show the information, resulting in lessons that are stimulating, educational and helpful.

GAME software is what the PC is best at, its power sets it apart from the console market. With the computers that out to today are more powerful than the ones that put a man on the moon, the games are just as good an achievement as NASA¡¦s. Flight simulating software can accurately simulate flight, driving games are as close as to the real as possible, and you get the picture. One main drawback to the PC game market you need the latest processor, loads of RAM, a big monitor, the best graphics/sound card and a wallet full of cash. That is why more people still prefer dedicated games machines like the Playstation and Playstation 2.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING software provided you with the tools to create anything you want in the same as Microsoft Word, but most people prefer one to the other and don¡¦t use both.

A PC is no longer just a fancy typewriter, or just something to use for spreadsheets, it capable of anything if the software is made for it. The PC is powerhouse with many uses, but now there are products that can do one or more jobs of a PC and doing it better i.e. Word Processors and Internet set top boxes that plug into TV¡¦s. All the applications we have talked about used the following concepts
„h the processor to carry out instructions
„h the memory (RAM) to temporary store information
„h the hard disk to save and retrieve this information
„h the monitor to display the information
„h the operating system to manage the computer
4.2 OPERATING SYSTEMS

An operating system is software that controls the general operation of a computer. Think of the computer as house, a house is nothing without people in it, and those people are the operating system. The operating is base of your application software, without you can not word process, work through a lesson on your CBT course, prepare statistics for a meeting or a layout a overhead.

The operating system is loaded into the computer before it is sold to the consumer. The operating system is stored on to the boot sector of the computer, this is the area of the hard drive which is hardly used by the computer.

The operating system which is used on the ETEC IT Dept¡¦s computers is windows 98 and the OS which runs the network is windows NT V. 4. This allows application software to be run on the PC.

PURPOSE OF THE OPERATION SYSTEM

The operating system is needed for several reasons:

„h Provide a background in which users programs are run
„h To keep the computer operating without the users intervention
„h To make the best use of resources such as memory and printers

The functions of the operating system are generally:

„h Control of the disk units and printers
„h Control the loading and running of programs
„h Cope with errors and keeping the computer running when they happen
„h Carry out the instructions of the user.

The most popular type of operating system is Windows by Microsoft, because of its wide use, it is seen as a standard operating system. There are hundreds that run of applications that run that use windows as the operating system.

5.0 VIRUSES

Computer viruses are executable computer programs. Like biological viruses, they find and attach themselves to a host. Just as a cold virus finds and attaches itself to a human host, a computer virus attaches itself to an item, such as a computer start-up area (boot record) or an executable file.

Most viruses stay active in memory until you turn off your computer. When you turn off the computer you remove the virus from memory, but not from the file, files, or disk it has infected. So, the next time you use your computer the virus program is activated again and attaches itself to more programs. A computer virus, like a biological virus, lives to replicate.

A virus, in the computer sense is a piece of malicious code, which has been designed to be destructive. Some computer viruses damage the data on your disks by corrupting programs, deleting files, or even reformatting your entire hard disk. Most viruses, however, are not damaging; they simply replicate or display messages.

Most Viruses do the following:
„h Infect executable program files, such as word processing, spreadsheet, or operating system programs.
„h Infect disks by attaching themselves to special programs in areas of your disks called boot records and master boot records. These are the programs your computer uses to start up.
„h Infect a file before it is attached to an email message, data disks and disks used to transfer programs.
Viruses do not:
„h Damage hardware, such as keyboards or monitors, Though you may experience strange behaviours such as screen distortion or characters not appearing when typed a virus has merely affected the programs that control the display or keyboard.
„h Not even your disks are physically damaged, just what's stored on them.
„h Viruses can only infect files and corrupt data
„h Infect write-protected disks or text-based email messages.

5.1 VIRUS TYPES

Program and boot viruses can be categorised by the technology they use to replicate and attempt to avoid detection. Each is described in the following sections.

Stealth Viruses:
Stealth viruses actively seek to conceal themselves from attempts to detect or remove them. They use techniques such as intercepting disk reads to provide an uninfected copy of the original item in place of the infected copy (read-stealthing viruses), altering disk directory or folder data for infected program files (size-stealthing), or both. For example, the Whale virus is a size-stealthing virus. It infects .EXE program files and alters the folder entries of infected files when other programs attempt to read them. The Whale virus adds 9216 bytes to an infected file. Because changes in file size are an indication that a virus might be present, the virus then subtracts the same number of bytes (9216) from the file size given in the directory/folder entry to trick the user into believing that the file¡¦s size has not changed.

Polymorphic Viruses:
Most simple viruses attach identical copies of themselves to the files they infect. An anti-virus program can detect the virus¡¦s code (or signature) because it is always the same and quickly ferret out the virus. To avoid such easy detection, polymorphic viruses operate somewhat differently. Unlike the simple virus, when a polymorphic virus infects a program, it scrambles its virus code in the program body. This scrambling means that no two infections look the same, making detection more difficult.

Multipartite Viruses:
Multipartite viruses are both program and boot viruses. For example, if you run a word processing program infected with the Tequila virus, the virus activates and infects your hard disk boot record. Then, the next time you boot your computer, the Tequila virus activates again and starts infecting every program you use, whether it is on a hard or floppy disk. Windows Viruses: Viruses that infect Windows programs.

Companion Viruses:
A companion virus is the exception to the rule that a virus must attach itself to a file. The companion virus instead creates a new file and relies on behaviour of DOS to execute it instead of the program file that is normally executed. Companion viruses use a variety of strategies. Some companion viruses create a .COM file with a name identical to an existing .EXE file. For example, the companion virus might create a file named CHKDSK.COM and place it in the same directory as CHKDSK.EXE. Whenever DOS must choose between executing two files of the same name where one has a .EXE extension and the other a .COM extension, it executes the .COM file.

Malicious programs:
Viruses that infect agent programs (such as those that download software from the Internet; for example, JAVA and ActiveX).

5.2 THE INFECTION CYCLE

Infection Source

Reused floppy disks from unknown sources
Disks from home or school
Disks borrowed from friends
Programs downloaded from BBSs or the Internet
Software bargains (from non-reputable dealers)
Re-shrink-wrapped or opened software
Pirated software
Preformatted floppy disks

Infection

Boot from infected disk
Reboot with infected floppy disk left in drive
Run infected program
Open infected document or spreadsheet

Spread

Share disk or infected program
Log on to network

Detection Observation

Strange system behaviour
Files missing or programs not working

Utility

Virus detected by anti-virus software

Recovery Cleanup

Reinstall programs from master disks
Repair files with anti-virus software
Restore from uninfected backup

Follow-up

Rescan all files to find source of infection
Scan all floppy disks to find source of infection
Discard backups that may be infected
Increase virus protection for a while

5.3 TIPS TO AVOID VIRUSES

Follow these tips to minimise your virus risk:

„h Make sure automatic protection is turned on at all times. Automatic protection is already set up for you when you install Norton AntiVirus using the pre-set options.
„h Perform a manual scan (or schedule a scan to occur automatically) of your hard disks weekly. These scans supplement automatic protection and confirm that your computer is virus-free. A scan is already scheduled to run automatically once per week when you install Norton AntiVirus using the pre-set options.
„h Scan all floppy disks before first use.
„h Update your virus definitions files regularly.
„h Create and maintain a Norton AntiVirus rescue disk set to facilitate recovery from certain boot viruses.
„h Make periodic backups of your hard disk.
„h Buy legal copies of all software you use and make write-protected backups.
„h Never bring disks from home

6.0 DO¡¦S AND DON¡¦TS WITH COMPUTERS

This section covers the do and don¡¦ts when using the computers and the IT equipment, for the full list of the rules ask the Supervisor for the list.

Using Disk

„h Label each floppy disk so you can identify the information stored on it
„h Use the write protect tab on the disks to prevent accidental deletion of work
„h Ensure that the disk is inserted the right way into the floppy drive, with the arrow pointing to the drive slot
„h Ensure that every new disk that it is formatted and labelled correctly before use
„h When someone brings a disk from elsewhere with work on it, that it is virus checked before use

Food and Drink

„h Food and drink should never be brought in to the IT Dept. This prevents food getting between the keys and drink being split over the computer. If drink is split it could start an electric fire and electric shock to you.
„h If drink should be split on the computer, all power should be turned off to be stop further damage to the computer
Powering Up and Shutting Down

„h When powering up, wait for the computer to finish it¡¦s self checks before pressing keys
„h Do not switch the computers at the wall, the computer should be shut down correctly

Computer Crashes

„h If the computer crashes or slows down, wait for awhile before resetting the computer for the computer to respond.
„h If it¡¦s a program that has crashed open the ¡§close program¡¨ box by pressing Cntrl+Alt+Del and if the program is not responding it should say the programs name and if it is responding or not.
„h If nothing will work, write this in the error log and ask your supervisor for assistance. He will sort out the problem and he will sign the error log to confirm what you did.

Logging off and on

„h After the computer has started up, you will be asked for a password and a user name, this is where you put in your personal password and user name
„h If you ever need to leave your computer more than a minute, you must log off, this is prevents people assess to your work and the system
„h You must log off at the end of the day, before going home.

7.0 BACK UPS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPUTER

As the IT Dept is a realistic work environment, it must function as one, that is why we do backups and clean the machines.

Every Tuesday, at 3:30 p.m., the machines are cleaned with the appropriate materials. Screen wipes are used to wash the monitor¡¦s screen, the foam cleaner is used to clean the main unit¡¦s case, the keyboard and the monitor¡¦s case. Then we use the compress air to blow out the dust out from between the keys. Before we start cleaning the machines all the machines have to be shut down and turned off at the plug. When the machines are cleaned and switched back on to check the machines are still working. After we are sure the machines are working, we fill in the cleaning record.

As we have a lot of important data stored on the central storage, we must back up that the data in case of a system crash or a virus that destroys all the data on the hard drive on the server. There are two types of backup that are performed at ETEC IT Dept, Week Start and Mid-Week. The Week Start backup is done on a Monday and backs up all the data on the H: drive. The Mid-Week back up is done everyday apart from Monday, and backs up all the data that that has been changed or modified since the Week Start back up.

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 20, 2001 6:33 AM

Website Evaluation

The first thing that struck me was the repetitive style of the website and lack of colour. The whole site was not eye-catching and badly laid out. The amount of space wasted for the huge space between paragraphs and new headings could have been used for pictures of Veronica Witty and her works. The diagram of Enneagram was nice, but not explained at all. I thought the drawing in the background was good, until I saw that the photo of the swan. I now know all it is the photo modified in PhotoShop. That gives me the impression that this website was a rush job and this backed up by the fact that the whole website is one page. The supposedly links are nothing, but bookmarks from word. This is not a website, this is word document put on a website. The website is supposedly to be about Veronica Witty, so how come there is no hyper links to her companies. Even worse where are the photos of her? If she is so famous there must be pictures! If there was interested in going to the courses, the only way they contact them is by email! Some people might not like using email, maybe they would prefer to use a telephone or post to find out more.

To make this site better, it must be redesigned. To make it more eye-catching, why not vary the font styles and colours. Give clearer explanations about enneagram and other things. Put the website on different pages, this makes the site look less word-full. There should be more visuals aids, such as pictures of Veronica Witty and her works, companies etc. explain why there is a massive swan on the website, because I can’t find a reason why there should be one there. The background also needs changing, as its bland and looks rushed because of the way it’s done (through PhotoShop!). Change the background to an animated GIF of swan flying, that would look much better. There should be links to other websites that are of a similar subject.

This is my evaluation, my personally opinion. If you wondering why I given your website, such a bad review, its because of your website. That is why I have given a few suggestions on how to improve it.

Steven Pike
14/09/01
PS If you want to give me feedback here is my email address
S_pikehotmail.com
FFTAM

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 20, 2001 6:34 AM

Offices, Shops And Railways Act 1974

General Duties Of Employers

2.1 IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY EMPLOYER TO ENSURE, AS FAR AS IS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE, THE HEALTH SAFETY & WELFARE OF ALL HIS EMPLOYEES.

2.2 WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF AN EMPLOYERS DUTY UNDER THE PRECEDING SUB SECTION, THE MATTERS TO WHICH THAT DUTY EXTENDS INCLUDE PARTICULAR:

A. The provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work SO AS SAFE AS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE safe without risk to health.
B. Arraignments for ensuring, SO AS SAFE AS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE, safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances.
C. The provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure SO AS SAFE AS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE, the health and safety at work of his employees.
D. SO AS SAFE AS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE as regards to any place of work under the employers control, the maintenance of it in a condition that is safe and without risks to health and the provision and maintenance of means to access to and to progress from it that are safe and without such risks.
E. The provision and maintenance of a working environment for his employees that is, SO AS SAFE AS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE, safe and without risks to health, and adequate as regards to facilities and arrangements for the welfare at work.

Section 7 – General Duties Of Employees At Work

It shall be the duty of every employee while at work:

A. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself or other persons who may be effected by his act or omissions at work.
B. As regards to duty imposed on his employer or any persons by or under the relevant statuary provisions, to co-operate with him as far is necessary to enable that duty or requirements to be performed or compiled with.

Section 8 – Duty Not To Interfere With Or Recklessly Misuse Things Provided In Pursuant To Certain Provisions

No person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with anything provided in the interest of safety or welfare in pursuance to any of the relevant statuary provisions.

Rules Of The Information Technology Department At ETEC

 NO smoking anywhere in the I.T. department
 Food and drink only to be consumed in the designated areas.
 NO running.
 NO swearing.
 NO horseplay or fooling around.
 NO bags to be left in the walkways.
 Please demonstrate the highest standards of personal hygiene.
 Software and hardware should be shutdown/closed down in the way shown in the manufacture’s instructions and according to the rules lay down by the company.
 All disks must be kept in the disk boxes provided when not required.
 All training materials and disks must be returned to where you borrowed them from or they should be returned to the media library.
 Confidential data must be returned to source or secured if the workstation is left unattended and permission must be sought if you need to enter any of the offices.
 No games to be played
 Music is allowed if it is at a reasonable level or if headphones are used
(ONE EAR ONLY!)
 No portable t.v. allowed.
 An abusive or disruptive attitude will not be tolerated.
 Any files (Inc. downloaded files from the Internet) must be virus checked before use.
Sickness Procedure

The procedure to be followed for the notification and the certification of absence due to sickness must be understood

The requirements are:-

You or someone else must inform ETEC that you will not be attending due to illness by phone before 10:00am

For am absence period of up to 3 consecutive days you must produced a Participant Absence Form.

For absence period of up to 7 consecutive days (inclusive of weekends and bank holidays), you must provide a Self-Certification Form (SC2).

FROM THE 8TH consecutive day of sickness, a medical certificate is required (Doctor’s note).

Approaching the 21st day of sickness, you will be informed that training will be consecutive day of absence, unless it is clear that you are likely to be fit to resume within the following week.

In all cases, if you are withdrawn from Vocational / Work Experience because of extended sickness, you may be given the opportunity of returning to the program via the Job centre, when you have fully recovered (Subject to the approval of the TEC)

Absence from the program due to an injury sustained whilst in training should be recorded and reported.
Fire

Fire Safety Tips

1. Keep flammable materials to a minimum
2. Lock away flammable items when not in use
3. Keep stairs and corridors clear
4. Avoid piles of rubbish in hidden places
5. All gas and electrical equipment should be checked regularly
6. Make sure every one knows how to raise the fire alarm
7. Check the fire alarm on a weekly basis
8. Fire alarms and extinguishers checked every 13 months
9. Keep fire doors and exits free and clearly marked
10. Have regular fire drills and clearly display fire extinguishers
11. Make sure people know how to use the fire extinguishers

The Fire Triangle

A fire is a chemical reaction caused by the coming of 3 things:

HEAT
OXYGEN

FUEL

This is known as a “fire triangle”,

If you remove any of these things the fire will cease to burn.

Fires are normally classified into the 4 main categories:

Class A this involves solid materials e.g. wood, fabric etc.
Class B this is normally a fire that is ether oil-based or is a form of liquefiable solid.
Class C this covers electric fires.
Class D this covers metal fires and conduction/convection fires.

Fire Extinguishers

These work by preventing the fire from getting heat or fuel or oxygen. There are five types of extinguisher. Until recently they were all different colours. Now they are 95% with 5% colour for the type. The fire extinguishers all contained different products and can be distinguished by their colour band.

Red = Water filled
To be used for wood, plastic and solids
Not for use with electrical, liquid and metal fires

Blue = Powder filled
To be used for electric fires (up to 1,000 volts)
Not for use with metal fires

Black = Co²
To be used for liquid, electric fires (over 1,000 volts)
Not for use with metal fires

Green = Halon filled
To be used for liquid, electric fires (over 1,000 volts)
Not for use with metal fires

Yellow = Foam
To be used for liquid fires
Not for use with electric and metal fires
Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988

General

Under the COSHH Regulations each employer is required access all hazardous substances which are used in the work places.

These assessments must be recorded in writing and the results must be passed to the work force for further action. Once assessments have been completed, the results must be monitored and remedial action carried out when necessary.

Under the Carriage, Package and Labelling Regulations, there are a wide variety of symbols used to identify dangerous substances, how there are only four symbols that identify substances that fall under the COSHH regulations,

Each of these symbols are coloured black on orange or yellow background, here they are:

Toxic = Can cause serious long-term health problems and even death.

Corrosive = Will burn skin, clothing, material on contact.

Harmful = Can cause short or long term health problems if inhaled, absorbed, ingested or injected

Irritant = Will cause irritation to the eyes, skin or respiratory passages.

Those are the main ones that come under the COSHH; there are many other signs that are related to with health and safety. Here are a few:

Electrical danger Ear protection Eye protection Warning

No trespassing no smoking Fire exit Dangerous to environment

Flammable material Explosive material Flammable liquids Speaks for itself!

Always read the labels when using chemicals such as cleaning fluid always read labels and use with care. When finished with the product, please return it to the place that you took it from.
The Data Protection Act 1984

The Data Protection Act 1984 places obligations on those who record and use personal data. They must be open about the use and follow sound & proper practises.

The Act gives rights to individuals about whom information is recorded. They may find out information about themselves which is false and hurtful, challenge it, have it corrected or it may be erased if appropriate, and claim compensation.

What The Act Covers

The Act only applies to automatically processed information. It does not cover information that is processed manually (e.g. paper files). Not all computerised information is covered by the Act, only that which is related to living individuals. So for example, it does not cover information that relates only to a company or organisation.

Registration

The term “Computer” is never used in The Data Protection Act. The Act uses the terms “Data” and “Data users”. Anyone who holds personal information about living individuals on a computer must register unless covered by one of the exemptions provided by the Act People or organisations who have personal information processed by a computer bureau are still data users, even if they do not have their own computer.

A computer bureau, in broad terms, means anyone processing personal data for someone’s behalf. To register as a data user the information that has to be supplied for inclusion in the register is:

 The name and address of the data user.
 A description of the purpose for which the personal data is used for.
 The type of personal data recorded.
 Where the personal data is obtained.
 To whom they are disclosed.
 A list of countries outside the UK to which they maybe transferred.

A computer bureau applies to anyone who carries out-processing for someone else, even if it is not a commercial service. A register entry for a computer bureau will contain only its name and address.

Once a data user has registered he must only act within the terms of hid register entry. Not to do so will be considered an offence.

The Data Protection Principles

Once registered, data users must comply with the Data Protection Principles in relation to the Personal Data that they hold. However, the Registrar cannot enforce the principles against unregistered data users. Broadly the principles state personal data shall be:

 Collected and processed fairly and lawfully.
 Held only for specified and lawful purposes
 Used only for those purposes and only disclosed to those people described by the register entry.
 Adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes for which they are held.
 Accurate and where necessary kept up to date.
 Held no longer than is necessary for the registered purpose.
 Protected by proper security.

The principles also provide for individuals to have access to data held about them and where appropriate, to have the data corrected or deleted.

The Individuals Rights

An individual is entitled to be supplied to a data user with a copy of any personal data held about them – the “Subject access” right. Individuals may write direct to the user for they’re direct to the user for their data, or they may consult the registrar to obtain more details about the user. Each entry on the register shows the name and address of the data user, a description of the type of information held, how it is gathered and used, and to whom it will be disclosed. It is also shows an address where the subject access requests may be sent.

Data users may charge up to £10 for a meeting each but some may decide to charge less or nothing at all. They have up to 40 days in which they to provide the data from the date of receiving adequate information to help them locate the data or identify the individual making the request. If the data is not located within 40 days, the individual has the right to complain to the registrar or apply to the court for an order that the data user should provide access.

A person who has suffered damage and any associated distress caused by the loss, unauthorised destruction or unauthorised disclosure of information about themselves, or through that information becoming inaccurate, can seek compensation through the High Court, or County Court in England and Wales. If personal data is inaccurate the individual may complain to the registrar or apply to the High Court in England and Wales for correction or deletion of inaccurate information.

Background to the Data Protection Act 1984

The Data Protection Act received Royal Assent on the 12th of July 1984. It is the first piece of legislation in the United Kingdom to address the use of computers.

European Union Data Protection Directive

The Directive sets out to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and their right to privacy, with respect to the processing of personal data. The United Kingdom Data Protection Act 1984 introduces measures for protection for individuals that enable the United Kingdom to rectify the Council of Europe Convection on Data Protection. But unlike the Convection and the Directive it does not refer to privacy.

There are similarities between the provisions of the Directive and the Act.
Common features include:

 Registration (called notification in the Directive) will remain, though with the option of a simplified form of registration and further exemptions from the registration.
 The general principles of good practise, familiar in The United Kingdom as the 8 Data Protection Principles, are incorporated into the Directive.
 As independent supervisory authority will enforce national data protection legislation, as the Data Protection Registrar currently does.

Elements included into the Directive and new to the United Kingdom include the following:

 The inclusion of some manual records within scope of data protection legislation.
 Rules about legitimacy of processing
 Special rules for the processing of particular sensitive personal data: i.e. racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, and data about sex life, criminal offences or convictions.
 To protect freedom of expression, exemptions for personal data processed for journalistic purposes or artistic or literacy expressions.
 A duty on all controllers (Data users) to comply with data protection rules whether or not registered under the new system.
 Provisions designed to ensure that generally personal data transferred to non-European union countries would be adequately protected.

The Act is designed to allow the United Kingdom to ratify the council of Europe “Convention for the Prevention of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data”.

The conventions has two objectives:

 To protected individuals in circumstances where information about them is processed automatically.
 To facilitate a common international standard of protection for individuals such that the free flow of information across international boundaries can proceed properly.

The Data Protection Act is therefore concerned with information about individuals, which is processed by computers. I t introduces significant new rights for individuals whom the information relates to. Such an individual generally` has the right to:

 Claim compensation for damage and any associated distress arising from loss or unauthorised destruction or disclosure of personal data relating to them or rising from the inaccuracy of such data.
 Have a copy of the information about them, which is held on computer.
 Challenge the information about them if they believe it to be inaccurate and where are appropriate have the information corrected or erased.

The Act places obligation on those who use personal data in computers. They must be open about the use and follow sound and proper practises. Computer bureau’s have more limited obligations mainly concerning with the maintaining appropriate security around the personal data.
Display Screen Regulations 1992

Following regulations should always be followed when using the computers:

 There should be adequate lighting.
 Anti-glare screens should be fitted so there is fewer glares and distracting reflections on the computer screens.
 Noise level should be kept to a minimum.
 There should be enough legroom and clearance to allow freedom of movement in posture.
 The computer’s monitor should have an adjustable contrast button and give a stable image. The monitor should be moveable to be able suit a DSO.
 The keyboard should be usable, detachable and adjustable. The text on keys should be readable.
 The computer desk should allow flexible arrangements of the equipment and be spacious. The DSO’s chair should be adjustable and a footrest should be supplied if required. The back of the chair should also be adjustable so that it supports the DSO’s back.
 Underneath the desk should be kept clear so there is enough legroom for DSO’s legs. Forearms should be horizontal. In case of hands, there should be no minimal extension, flexion or deviation of the wrists.
Personal Responsibilities

When I come to work for ETEC there is certain rules which that I have to follow and a certain way that I such that act. Here is a list of my personal responsibilities.

 I must abide by the organisational rules set by down by the company.
 I must respect my colleagues and speak to them in a friendly manner. If any of were in a breach of organisational rules, I would first ask them first to stop, if they took no heed from my warning I will then inform the supervisor of what they were doing.
 I will always report any faults with the office equipment such as broken chairs and unstable desk or faults with he computers such as virus or crashed programs; I will report them to my assessor.
 I adopt good working practises when I do a work task, such as adjusting the chair to suit my needs, adjusting the screen so that it is a at eye level. I will ask my colleagues if they are using a computer and ask them if they are doing anything important such as work request, and if they are not using it for anything important, I ask them if I may use it as I may have a important task to do. I will do the same for my colleagues.

Hazards & Risks

Hazard = something with potential to cause harm
Risk = the likelihood of the hazard’s potential being realised.

There are many types of risks in the work places, many are caused by people’s working methods, such as leaving bags in walkways and some are caused by laziness. You can not stop accidents, but they can be prevented. When it comes to risk there is two types of risk, a high risk and a low risk.

Here is a list of low risks:

1. A cable from the computer is trailing a long the floor but is next to the wall.
2. A bottle of cleaning fluid has been left on the desk, but the top is on.
3. Somebody brining food and drink into the working area.
4. Leaving cupboard doors opens.

Here is a list of high risks:

1. A cable from the computer is trailing across the floor where are people are walking.
2. A bottle of cleaning fluids is left on the desk with the top off.
3. Handling food and drinks (liquids if spilt could start a fire) near computers.

An example of high risk in the use and maintenance of machinery is going behind machines and touching the back of it with wet hands. The risk would be less if your hands were dried; there would be almost no risk if you knew what you were doing.

An example of high risk with use of materials and chemicals is using the wrong chemicals for a job, leaving the top off or not putting the chemicals back in the right place. The risk would be less if the chemicals where appropriate for the job and where used by skilled personal and put back securely into the correct place.

An example of a high risk in the work place is someone bring hot drinks in, there would be a hazard that someone could be burned, or an electrical fire started if the drink is consumed near a computer. The risk would be less or not at all is the drinks were consumed in the appropriate room such as the canteen.

An example of high risk due to a person’s conduct is people throwing missiles around, fooling around or fighting (even if it for fun) as a smart man said “It’s all fun and games until someone loses a eye.” The risk would be less if it is a verbal argument or if it was outside the building.

A high risk due to spillage is if the liquid spilled is toxic or corrosive there is danger to the building and the health of people working in the building. The risk would be less if the content was non-toxic and not near any electrical equipment.

There is high risk due to environment conditions is if the windows are open, people could fall out. There is a low risk if the temperature is high, someone may faint.

The People Responsible For Health And Safety At ETEC

 The Supervisor (Alan Young) and he is located in the Supervisor’s office.
 The Fire Safety Officer (Claire Cousins)
 The First Aider (Claire Cousins)
 In the event of a fire, the fire exit is located on the ground floor near the lift.
 The Fire Assembly Point is Located across the road from the Hudson House Building.
 At the assembly point, you must report to the Fire Officer.
 The Health & Safety officer (Douglas Butler)

Working Practises That Don’t Conform To Work Policies

Photocopier

The photocopier manual states that it must be 15cm from the wall, ETEC has the photocopier 60cm. Also trainees are not allowed to use the photocopier at al.

Working Space

ETEC state that there should be 11 square cubic feet of space to work in however it is not possible because we share the premises with Call-Centre.

Cleaning And Maintaining The Equipment

1. Seek permission from the supervisor to access the Media Library Cupboard and retrieve the cleaning materials.
2. I handle the cleaning
3. I will always abide by the COSHH Regulations of 1998 (Control Of Chemicals Hazardous To Health).
4. I make sure I use the correct cleaning fluids for the work task I am doing, such as putting white spirit on a cotton bud to clean the keyboard.
5. I will always abide by the organisational Rules
6. When I have finished with the cleaning chemicals I put them back in the Media library.
First Aid In The Workplace

General

Under the Health and Safety (First Aid0 Regulations 1981, the Employer must ensure the provision of adequate First Aid facilities.

This must include the following:

 Qualified First Aiders
 First Aid boxes
 Access to an Accident Record Book (Form B1 510)
 First Aid point locations

The number of first aiders that may be required is dependent upon a number of factors such as the type of work being carried out, the possible hazards within the workplace, the shift systems that may be in operation and number of employees on staff.

The legal requirement for a minimum of 1 First Aider for any firm that employs 10 or more staff.

As a Trainee, you need to be aware of the First Aid arrangements for your placement or project.

You should be informed of the following during induction period:

1. The name of your First Aider.
2. The location of the First Aid box
3. The procedure for filling in the accident record book.
4. Any other actions applicable to he Project/Placement regarding First Aid.

ALL ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED.

Manual Handling

Every year approximately 30% of all injuries caused in British Industry are associated with manual handling operations.

These injuries are classed as either acute or chronic.

Acute are immediate such as cuts, bruises, fractures etc.
Chronic is cumulative injuries caused through long term repetitive work or incorrect lifting technique, and result in a number of disorders or bouts of non-specific back pain.

In 1992 the Manual Handling Operations Regulations came into force, they
Require the employer to:

Avoid hazardous manual handling operations when reasonable practicable.

When this is not possible then assessments have to be carried out on all
Hazardous operations that pose a risk of injury and recorded in writing.
The results are then passed on to the workforce for further action as may be necessary.

The Employer must also ensure that staff is given sufficient information, instruction and training in manual handling technique to allow them to carry lifting operations safely and free from the risk of injury.

YOU SHOULD:

 Assess any load prior to lifting it.
 Only move loads you can manage.
 Make sure you how to correctly move the load safely.
 Always use lifting equipment if it is available.
 Clear work area of obstacles

IF IN DOUBT, GET HELP
Electrical Hazards In The Workplace

Electricity is Dangerous, because of the following factors:
 You can not hear it
 You can not see it
 You can not taste it
 You can not smell it

When you touch it, it’s too late and an accident will occur.
Electricity can kill or cause serious burns if you come into contact with it.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU:

Understand the safety precautions and instructions before using any electrical appliances; if you don’t understand how to use it or you are in doubt ask your supervisor for advice.

Always switch off at the mains before connecting or discounting ANY electrical appliance.

Check all electrical equipment for damage/defects prior to using it and report any damaged equipment, cables, extension, leads etc. to your supervisor.

AlWAYS TREAT ELECTRICITY WITH RESPECT
Copyright Act 1988

The Copyright Act 1956gave protection against the reproduction of articles from drawing them. The provisions of the Act were first intended to give protection against unauthorised use of drawings of cartoon characters. Also while protection offered to an article under a registered design was limited to 15 years (now 25 years) the copyright protection lasted as now for 50 years.

The 1988 Act gets rid of copyright protection for drawing but gives instead a design right, which automatically acquired and does not require registration. It lasts for 10 years from the end of year when the article is first marketed or 15 years after it was designed, whichever period was first expire. During the last years five years of its life, anyone able to get a license to make the article by paying royalty to the owner at a rate to be agreed upon by the Patent Officer if the original is unavailable.

Copyright

The 1988 Act does not require the owner of a copyright to register it or to follow any formalities in respect of it. The protection is given by the Act to every original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work that was previously unpublished.

Ownership and Duration

The owner of a piece of work that is under copyright act is the author.

Under the Act, protection of copyright exists in a work during the lifetime of the author of it and until the end of the period of 550 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author died. The copyright then comes to an end.

Infringement

A person who is infringing the copyright will usually have copied from the work and an action can be brought for injunction and/or damages or for an account of profits from the wrongful use of the copyright work.

Computer Software

The 1988 Act continues the previous position under which computer software is protected in the same way as that of literary copyright.

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

RE: Jet Li to join in Matrix 2 and 3

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 23, 2001 6:26 AM

Jet Li unfortunately is not going to take part in the matrix sequels so all that sux. They should offer him a bigger role and maybe he'd think about it.

The New Oracle

Posted by ilojmax (unlistedaddress@unlistedaddress.com) on May 2, 2002 8:47 PM

Hello,

Yes I do have some information to share. There will be a new actor in the sequels, he will serve to my knowledge as some kind of an oracle, but I don't know if he will replace the lady who had died in the movie or how it will work. But as for who he is, he is unknown as of yet to the public, but this is a clue, that the "Knight" will come out of Dallas. I know that is not much to go on, but you're going to have to keep an eye out for the oracle that is the "Knight".

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