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Ya Ilahi Rabbi.. Sempurnakanlah pekertiku
Sebagaimana Engkau menyempurnakan wajahku
Kurniakanlah rahmat bahagia ibubapaku
Berikan hidayah pada hati yang tertutup

Sebagai rimbunan daun-daun
Seandainya bilangan dosaku
Ya Allah ampunilah daku
Hamba bertaubat

Hai anak yang soleh, beruntunglah ayah dan bonda
Bagai mata air yang mengalir dalam syurga
Hai anak durhaka, pintu taubat masih terbuka
Jangan kau teruskan tingkah laku yang kecewa

Sebagai rimbunan daun-daun
Seandainya bilangan dosamu
Ya Allah ampunilah dia
Yang telah bertaubat

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Kita Adaaaaaaaa........?

Kerja-kerja pemasangan interlockiing paver di negara orang,

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Salam MAAL HIJRAH 1432

Salam MAAL HIJRAH 1432,

Bertambah setahun lagi, semoga tahun baru hijrah ini menjanjikan kejayaan kepada setiap kita, dunia dan akhirat.

Sesiapa yang belum mengetahui tarikh lahirnya dalam kalender Islam, sila convert di sini, jika berminat:

Masihi - Hijrah Converter

Jika kita sudah berumur 30 tahun di kalender Masihi, kita akan beumur 31 tahun di kalender Hijrah.

Semoga bermanfaat.

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2 Alam

Berasa teringin nak memberi komen, sasaran yang diletakkan berbulan-bulan dengan hebahan setiap hari dalam satu suratkhabar, dengan 'bahasa' yang sungguh puitis.

40 juta untuk filem pertama amatlah jauh. 4 juta lebih rasional, letak 4 juta, mungkin boleh capai 2 juta actual, bergantung kepada rezeki.

Kalau benar dapat 2 juta pun, dengan sasaran 4 juta, tidaklah begitu tragis. Kalau dapat 2 juta alhamdulillah, kalau kurang....?

Dua ratus contohnya?

Cubalah lagi....!

(Minta maaf, embed dari youtube)

Index Of Protection and NEMA Rating

The protection of enclosures against ingress of dirt or against the ingress of water is defined in IEC529 (BSEN60529:1991). Conversely, an enclosure which protects equipment against ingress of particles will also protect a person from potential hazards within that enclosure, and this degree of protection is also defined as a standard.


The degrees of protection are most commonly expressed as "IP" followed by two numbers, e.g. IP65, where the numbers define the degree of protection. The first digit (Foreign Bodies Protection) shows the extent to which the equipment is protected against particles, or to which persons are protected from enclosed hazards. The second digit (Water Protection) indicates the extent of protection against water. The wording in the table is not exactly as used in the standards document, but the dimensions are accurate.


The first digit in the rating is the protection against contact and foreign bodies. The second digit in the rating is the water protection factor. The third digit in the impact protection factor. It is normally displayed in the format below.

IP s l (i)

Where, s = solids, l = liquids and i = impact (optional)

NEMA Ratings

There are many NEMA ratings available for enclosures. Below, is an brief explanation of each NEMA rating.


NEMA 1 General Purpose - Indoors
Type 1 enclosures are intended for general purpose indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against contact with the enclosed equipment or locations where unusual service conditions do not exist.


NEMA 2 Drip Proof - Indoors
Type 2 enclosures are intended for general purpose indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against limited amounts of falling water and dirt.


NEMA 3 Dust Tight, Rain Tight, & Ice/Sleet resistant - Indoors/Outdoors
Type 3 enclosures are intended for general purpose outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust, rain, and sleet; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.


NEMA 3R Rain Proof & Ice/Sleet Proof - Indoors/Outdoors
Type 3R enclosures are intended for general purpose outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against falling rain; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.


NEMA 3S Dust Tight, Rain Tight, & Ice/Sleet Proof - Outdoors
Type 3S enclosures are intended for general purpose outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against sleet; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.


NEMA 4 Water Tight & Dust Tight - Indoors/Outdoors
Type 4 enclosures are intended for general purpose indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust and rain, splashing water, and hose directed water; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.


NEMA 4x Water Tight, Dust Tight, & Corrosion Resistant - Indoors/Outdoors
Type 4X enclosures are intended for general purpose indoor and outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against corrosion, windblown dust and rain, splashing water, and hose-directed water; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.


NEMA 5 Superseded by NEMA 12 for Control Apparatus
Type 5 see NEMA 12


NEMA 6 Submersible, Water Tight, Dust Tight, & Ice/Sleet Resistant - Indoors/Outdoors
Type 6 enclosures are intended for general purpose indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against the entry of water during temporary submersion at a limited depth; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.


NEMA 7 Underwriters Lab Class 1-Groups C&D -Explosion Proof - Indoors
Type 7 enclosures are for indoor use in locations classified as Class I, Groups A, B, C, or D, as defined in the National Electrical Code.


Type 7 enclosures shall be capable of withstanding the pressures resulting from an internal explosion of specified gases, and contain such an explosion sufficiently that an explosive gas-air mixture existing in the atmosphere surrounding the enclosure will not be ignited. Enclosed heat generating devices shall not cause external surfaces to reach temperatures capable of igniting explosive gas-air mixtures in the surrounding atmosphere. Enclosures shall meet explosion, hydro-static, and temperature design tests.


NEMA 8 Underwriters Lab Class 1-Groups C&D -Explosion Proof - Indoors
Type 8 is same as NEMA 7, except the unit is oil-immersed


NEMA 9 Underwriters' Lab Class II - Groups E,F,G - Indoors
Type 9 enclosures are intended for special purpose indoor use in locations classified as hazardous (Class II, Groups E, F, or G, as defined in the National Electrical Code).


Type 9 enclosures shall be capable of preventing the entrance of dust. Enclosed heat generating devices shall not cause external surfaces to reach temperatures capable of igniting or discoloring dust on the enclosure or igniting dust-air mixtures in the surrounding atmosphere. Enclosures shall meet dust penetration and temperature design tests, and aging of gaskets (if used).


NEMA 10 Bureau of Mines


NEMA 11 Corrosion Resistant & Drip Proof - Oil Immersed - indoors


NEMA 12 Industrial Use - Dust Tight & Drip Tight - Indoors
Type 12 enclosures are intended for industrial indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust, falling dirt, and dripping noncorrosive liquids.


NEMA 13 Oil Tight & Dust Tight - Indoors
Type 13 enclosures are intended for industrial indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust, spraying of water, oil, and noncorrosive coolant.


Comparing NEMA and IP enclosure ratings.


This comparison is only approximate, and it is the responsibility of the user to verify the enclosure rating necessary for the given application.

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10 Ways to Save Money on Your Utility Bill

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Although the green movement has been trumpeting the importance of energy conservation for years, it popped up on Americans' radar screens in a major way after oil-price spikes in 2008 caused utility companies to add fuel surcharges to customers' bills.

Add to that droughts and water shortages in many regions of the country that forced strict water use restrictions, and homeowners have plenty of incentive to save money on their utility bills any way they can.

Here are 10 large and small changes you can make to help your home be more energy efficient and cut utility bills for years to come:

1. Paint Your Roof White
A 1999 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Heat Island Group found that in sunny climates, buildings with white roofs required up to 40 percent less energy for cooling than those with black roofs. At current utility rates, that means you could save $120 or more per year in cooling costs.

An inexpensive white, elastomeric coating will do the job and can be found at most hardware stores in states in the southern half of the U.S. Elastomeric coating is a blend of polymers that is durable, flexible and waterproof, and offers the fringe benefit of helping to increase your roof's life span and water resistance. All you'll need to apply it is heavy-duty paint rollers on an inexpensive old paint roller frame, with an extension pole attached to save wear and tear on your back.

-Tidak begitu baik kerana ia akan mengurangkan kos tenaga di rumah anda tetapi memindahkankan beban tenaga ke kawasan persekitaran (Putih: Memantul cahaya), yang lebih baik ialah menanam rumput di bumbung rumah.

2. Install an Irrigation Meter
Do you know that you are charged twice for the water you use every month -- once to pump it into your house and again to pump it out as sewage?

"The assumption is every gallon of water that you run out of your faucet is going to go back down the drain," says Eric Liskey, deputy editor for garden and outdoor living at Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

But if you use water to irrigate your lawn or garden, that water never makes it into the sewer system.

To save money by making sure you're only paying for the sewer capacity you're using, many utilities offer the option to get a separate meter to measure water usage for irrigation, swimming pools and other outdoor uses, says Liskey. Once installed, the meter will be read every month by your utility company and its reading subtracted from your sewage bill.

The meter will cost you several hundred dollars upfront. But since you'll no longer be charged for sewage capacity you're not using, it should pay for itself within a few years, especially if you use a significant amount of water in the yard.

-Not applicable here.

3. Do a Nightly Energy Sweep
We all have left fans, lights or appliances on at night while we sleep, but doing so wastes increasingly expensive energy.

To save money, do a nightly sweep through the house to make sure all your electric devices are turned off before you go to bed. It may be a pain, but the savings from simply turning everything off can add up quickly. It takes about $9 per year to run just one compact fluorescent lightbulb through the night, $21 for a conventional bulb and $35 for a big ceiling fan on high, according to the energy calculators at MichaelBluejay.com.

-we do it manually, kecuali pada lampu luaran elok disuiskan dengan photocell.

4. Set Your Water Heater at 120 Degrees
Not only does heating your water too hot create the danger of scalding, it can cost you cash.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that a heater set at 140 degrees or higher can waste $36 to $61 annually in standby heat losses to keep water at that temperature, and more than $400 to bring fresh water up to that high temperature. To save even more money, you can turn your electric heater off or turn your gas heater down when you go on vacation to save even more.

-This is good, boleh dibuat. Pada water heater mandi atau untuk air minuman. 60 darjah celcius adalah memadai. Tetapi air minuman perlu ditapis dengan penapis yang berkualiti terlebih dahulu. Perbezaan 40 darjah celcius adalah significant untuk long run.

5. Use Reusable AC and Furnace Filters
How many times have you put off changing out the filter on your heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system because you didn't want to buy a new filter?

Problem is, waiting a long time to change your filter makes your HVAC system less efficient and costs you more in electricity. Dirt and neglect can even cause your expensive HVAC unit to die an untimely death, said Maria Vargas, spokeswoman for the EPA's Energy Star program. Instead, spend a little more to get a reusable filter than you can simply hose off when it gets clogged up with dust and other particles.

Using a permanent filter, you'll save money in the long run, cut your utility bill and prolong the life of your HVAC unit. If the disposable AC filters that must be changed every three months are around $4 each, you can recoup the $20 to $40 cost of a permanent filter in as little as 15 months.

-Maintenance perlu untuk sistem berada dalam keadaan baik sentiasa.

6. Upgrade Your Appliances
Many state and local governments and utility companies offer financial incentives for homeowners to upgrade their appliances to newer, more energy-efficient models.

These incentives usually take the form of rebate checks for homeowners who can provide proof of purchase. To save money, find incentives offered in your area by checking the online Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, or DSIRE.

For instance, searching within the state of New York, DSIRE shows 47 separate tax incentives, grants and rebate programs. That includes a state program that offers a rebate of $105 for an energy-efficient refrigerator if you recycle the old one, $75 for a freezer and $100 for a clothes washer.

-Good, mana yang boleh diikut sila buat.

7. Don't Let Cash Slip Through the Cracks
When you add up the cumulative effect of all the small leaks in your home, it has the effect of leaving a window open all year long, the EPA's Vargas says.

To save money, you can use inexpensive expanding foam or caulk available at your local hardware store to seal cracks in the following areas where cold or warm air typically escapes. Those places include:

• Around windows and doorframes.
• Around the top of the basement wall where the cement or block contacts the wooden frame, known as the rim joist.
• Around the holes in walls where pipes enter and exit your home.

-Yang ni kena ada kesedaran. Good also.

8. Do Your Meter and Utility Bill Match Up?
Utility workers make mistakes just like the rest of us, and when they make mistakes reading your meter, it can be costly. While you'll probably notice a big error on your utility bill, you may not catch more subtle errors.

Make sure you're only getting charged for the electricity you actually used by comparing the meter reading on your utility bill to what you actually see on your meter. If the amount on your meter is lower than the one on your bill, that's a dead giveaway that you're being overcharged. Reading a meter isn't exactly child's play, but the Jacksonville, Fla., utility company JEA has a handy primer.

-Kalau rajin boleh semak.

9. Buy Energy-Star Certified Products
You've probably heard of Energy Star, the partnership between the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy that identifies energy-efficient products, especially as it relates to energy-intensive items like water heaters and clothes dryers. But Energy Star labels won't just help you save money on big, expensive appliances, says Vargas.

"Energy Star now offers the label on over 60 different kinds of things, so lightbulbs, TVs, clothes washers, refrigerators, furnaces, fans -- all those -- can earn the Energy Star rating," says Vargas.

And while an Energy Star lightbulb won't yield as much savings as an Energy Star refrigerator, those savings do add up, she says.

What's more, many of the Energy Star-qualified products don't cost any more than conventional products, says Vargas. If they do, the EPA won't grant the Energy Star label unless its figures show you'll recoup that extra outlay within five years or less on electricity and water costs.

-Yang ni paling senang. Tetapi untuk pembelian baru saja.

10. Buy a Programmable Thermostat
Growing up, you probably had a frugal relative who enforced strict limits on how high or low the thermostat could be set. If you don't have one now, a programmable thermostat can play this role for your home automatically. Based on your family's schedule, you can program it to automatically set the target temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter when your family won't be home.

Prices on the thermostats have come down so much -- you can buy one at a hardware store for as little as $25 -- that installing one is a no-brainer, especially because the EPA estimates the average homeowner can save $180 per year with a properly programmed unit.

-Saya rasa kalau di rumah tidak begitu praktikal, lebih kepada industri.

(FROM yahoo.com)

Pendirian: Pemulangan Wang Hasil Judi

Salam,

Ada rakan saya yang berkomen sinis kepada saya yang tinggal di Pulau Pinang berhubung isu pemulangan wang oleh sebahagian orang kerana dikatakan hasil judi kerajaan negeri.

Pendirian saya dalam isu ini adalah seperti yang ditulis di SINI.

Terima kasih Ust Zaharuddin.

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Dare To Reject My Credit Card?

Kadang-kadang elok jugak diajaq camni...

From Email:

The boss of Shanxi Coal went with 100,000 renminbi in cash to a hotel to spend. When he was told the bill was 200,000 renminbi, he requested to pay by credit card but the hotel insisted on cash. He made a phone call and moments later, two cars came with bags of one renminbi notes. The notes were unloaded and poured on to the floor of the hotel for the hotel staff to count.

If given enough time, the guy could have sent in tonnes of renminbi of lower denominations?

Tunjukilah Kami Jalan Yang Lurus

Al- Faatihah

[1] Dengan nama Allah, Yang Maha Pemurah, lagi Maha Mengasihani.
[2] Segala puji tertentu bagi Allah, Tuhan yang memelihara dan mentadbirkan sekalian alam.
[3] Yang Maha Pemurah, lagi Maha Mengasihani.
[4] Yang Menguasai pemerintahan hari Pembalasan (hari Akhirat).
[5] Engkaulah sahaja (Ya Allah) Yang Kami sembah, dan kepada Engkaulah sahaja kami memohon pertolongan.
[6] Tunjukilah kami jalan yang lurus.
[7] Iaitu jalan orang-orang yang Engkau telah kurniakan nikmat kepada mereka, bukan (jalan) orang-orang yang Engkau telah murkai, dan bukan pula (jalan) orang-orang yang sesat.

Na'uzubillah minzalik.

New Makkah Clock

Tapping the Desert: Can Saharan Sun Really Help Power Europe?

Parts of Europe are already lapping the rest of the world in terms of renewable energy production and commitment, with Germany among the leaders in wind development and Spain holding a similar position in the solar power field. To meet the continent's lofty (relatively speaking) renewable goals, though, a mega-project situated south of the Mediterranean might end up as the most important piece.

The Desertec project, first conceived in 2003, has the following general goal: "Clean power from deserts for a world with 10 billion people." The flagship of that concept is a series of huge concentrating thermal plants in the Sahara Desert and elsewhere around North Africa and the Middle East, with transmission lines bringing the power north into Europe.

The numbers that Desertec can throw out are pretty staggering: by 2050, the projects are capable of generating up to 470,000 megawatts of electricity; only 0.02 percent of the land area in the region will be needed for all of the solar plants; in fact, only one percent of the entire world's desert area, if covered by solar power plants, could power, well, everything.

And now, in spite of an initial estimate that electricity might start flowing from the Sahara within 10 years, recent announcements indicate that number might be cut in half. The first pilot project appears slated for Morocco, and other countries in the region are on board as well.

Of course, any project so massive in scope carries with it a laundry list of pitfalls and potential problems. Transmission of all that electricity is probably exhibit A for such issues, but Desertec doesn't seem concerned. They note that the power loss over high-voltage direct-current transmission lines is about 4 to 5 percent per 1,000 kilometers of transmission; the costs associated with such losses, however, are made up by the remarkably high insolation (solar radiation energy) in the North Africa region, according to Desertec. And in fact, an industry group recently announced preliminary plans for an undersea grid of transmission cables in the Mediterranean to be developed in parallel with Desertec.

Among the other issues are cost - at least 400 billion Euros (about $520 billion) - and the risks associated with high level development in a number of politically unstable countries. But with Europe's 20-percent-by-2020 renewables goal only a decade away, such concerns seem to be taking a back seat. It looks more and more that before too long has passed, the Sahara really will help power Europe.

IEEE SCOReD 2010

DO NOT DELETE. PLEASE CIRCULATE THE INFORMATION TO YOUR ORGANISATION OR NETWORKING FRIENDS. THANK YOU.

8 June 2010

Dear Sir/Madam,

Invitation to Participate as Presenter / Participant in the IEEE SCOReD 2010

The organising committee of IEEE SCOReD 2010 (8th SCOReD 2010) is pleased to announce that the above-mentioned conference will be held at Kuala Lumpur from 13th-14th December 2010. The conference is co-organised by Universiti Tenaga Nasional and IEEE Malaysia Section.

The aim of SCOReD 2010 is to provide a unique platform for students, academicians, engineers and industries around the world, to share their experience and view in their latest research and breakthroughs. Among the objectives are as follows:

· To promote the research and development activities among students.

· To boost intellectual, creative and innovative thinking among students.

· To exchange cultural experiences and establish networking among students at the international level.

· To expose students with new technology and acquaint them with prospective employers through the career fair and exhibition

We would like to extend our invitation to your organisation/company to participate in this conference. Authors are invited to submit full paper of significant findings of research and development work to the conference secretariat.

The Theme for this year conference is “Engineering: Innovation and Beyond”

Following are dates for IEEE SCORED 2010:

Full paper submission: 31 July 2010

Notification of paper acceptance: 30 September 2010

Conference registration: 1 October 2010

All papers can be submitted to http://scored2010.coe.edu.my

Thank you in advance for your interest and support.


Yours sincerely,


Prof. Dr Mahamod Ismail
Associate Prof. Dr Md Zaini Jamaludin
Technical Program Chair of IEEE SCOReD 2010

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