Longhair Australian News
ISSN - 1446-5124 (Print)
‘Experiundo
scies’
‘You shall know by experience’
Terence c. 160 B.C.
Volume
1, No. 1
Publication Date 11 January 2002
This
publication is produced with our five styles of:
friendliness,
practicality, professionalism, cultural adaptability and scholarship.
Editors:
John D. Hughes, Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE,
Leanne
Eames, B.A., M.A., Evelin Halls, Dip. Foreign Language Correspondence
and
Pennie White, B.A. Dip.Ed.
This publication can be found at URL www.bsbonline.com.au/longhair/index.html
Published
and Printed by:
©
2002, The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N.
005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
33
Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria Australia 3158. Telephone and Fax
+61 3 9754 3334
e-mail
address wbu@bdcu.org.au
World
Fellowship of Buddhists Regional Centre
Longhair Australian News is a registered trading name of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. as of 9 January 2002, registration number: B1610696
websites
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www.bdcu.org.au |
www.bddronline.net.au |
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www.bdcublessings.net.au |
www.bsbonline.com.au |
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www.companyontheweb.com/buddhatext |
www.buyresolved.com.au |
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www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap |
www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes |
May You Be Well and Happy
Our Theme - “Lending a helping hand”
Welcome!
We dedicate this publication to our women Members who handle the loading of data to our websites. At present, we have seven female webmasters: Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Vanessa Macleod, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Oellien, Anita Svensson and Pennie White; and one male webmaster: Julian Bamford.
Sad to say, our male webmaster at our Centre is bald. The seven female webmasters have longhair. Since it is mainly our female ‘longhairs’ who attend to our websites we sought a title to reflect this fact. The initials from it read ‘LAN’ that generally stands for Local Area Network.
In the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, ‘longhair’ means a person or animal with longer hair than usual; a clever person, an aesthete, an intellectual; a devotee of classical (as opposed to popular) music; later it became to mean a hippy, a beatnik.
We discount this latter meaning.
Our lemma for our Longhair Australian News Publication is ‘You shall know by experience’, which was written down in the Latin form ‘Experiundo scies’ by Terence in circa 160 B.C. This quotation is in ‘A New Dictionary of Quotations’ selected and edited by H. L. Mencken, published in 1991 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
This LAN publication is dedicated to persons who will come and help us in the future with information technology.
In their operations, our webmasters gather much information each for himself or herself and need to communicate this information between themselves. At the same time, we guess that the information we gather could be valuable to other persons who are confronted with the day-by-day running of websites.
Many of our websites operate from different servers, hence, there are variations of technique of loading information. Rather than tie one Member to one specialised website, we have in mind to skill all our webmasters for operations on all sites.
As a not-for-profit organisation, our dominant culture has not only been self-government but also internal development by volunteers as modes of preparation of task implementation.
The first office of any administration must be order and our Members are taught the art of orderly and continuous industry. For those who measure duty by dollars spent we point out that our systems have paid back a thousand fold all the effort we put into the propagation of Buddha Dhamma from our websites.
We base our calculations of the savings on our printing and postage costs.
The global spread we offer Members and clients is simple and straight forward.
We believe in the frank acceptance of existing facts about rising publication and postage costs and dealing with them as they are and not on a theory of what they might or ought to be. Our paper printing and postage costs rose to $15,000 per year when we were printing an 80-page version of our flagship publication, Buddha Dhyana Dana Review. We have to meet the new costing demands of our living present supply chains.
The foundation of our publications is to retain copyright for our organisation so we can have the ability to donate information free of charge to those who wish to use it rightfully and legally.
Shohei Ichimura states in his book Buddhist Critical Spirituality (2001, pp. 148-150). In the Buddhist world, the Theravadin and Mahayana traditions have continued to uphold somewhat different ways to link the spiritual and secular domain, but with a growing awareness of the forces of change, leaders in both traditions, whether professional monks or lay devotees, have found it necessary to review old forms of expression and seek new approaches so as to accommodate on-going change with a new set of appropriate meanings and directives. We are able to renew a long overdue critical examination of the existing forms of linkage between the spiritual and the secular, whereby to advance a step toward the reform that is necessary to the future growth of Buddhism and a step toward the unification of the two traditions through the creation of a viable avenue of communication and mutual cooperation.
Moreover, the task has grown today because of the physical presence of the Buddhist tradition expanding globally, moving beyond the geographical confines of the past, and reaching to all parts of the world. In the recent decades, Buddhist tradition has acquired increasing respect as an equal among the other religious traditions of the West. If the Buddhist tradition as a whole, Theravadin and Mahayana, can hope to offer a service to humanity on global terms, it will do so through examination and assessment of this issue of the linkage between spiritual transcendence and secular engagement by introducing new directions and new forms of expression for the period to come.
Our publications stimulate the energy, enterprise and intellect of persons, and quicken human genius. Comparison of IT ideas is educational and this present LAN publication is designed for the common glory of Members’ training since we plan to put this information on one of our websites for ease of access. It may even become an international asset to others who need to learn.
In addition, we need a record of the new data loaded onto each of our websites week by week and perhaps print site maps of our websites from time to time.
This publication, Longhair Australian News, can be found at www.bsbonline.com.au/longhair/index.html
May You Be Well and Happy
The broad objectives of the Longhair Australian News are:
1. To inform persons of product information;
2. To inform persons of what text or photos or multimedia is added onto our websites week by week (What’s new on our websites);
3. To publish our documentation of technical help notes and instructions developed;
4. To keep an accurate record of backups for what has been uploaded onto our sites and when, as well as a list of CDs we have burnt;
5. To inform person of equipment we have installed;
6. To inform persons of equipment we aim to acquire;
7. To publish documentation on our Recording and Library Practices;
8. To map and picture ways of finding out what happens on our sites (Site Maps);
9. To publish our statistics;
10. To make our publications accessable (Longhair Publications including monographs);
11. To present coming information (Next Issue Preview)
We like the adventure of seeing thousands of visitors come to our sites.
We encourage each webmaster to send an internal email on our LAN giving information of what data was loaded and when. These emails are then copied and pasted into our Longhair Australian News.
Our Website data holdings as at December 2001:
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap
currently has a file size of 19.2 Mb
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhatext
currently has a file size of 1.94 Mb
www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes
currently has a file size of 3.58 Mb
www.bdcublessings.net.au
currently has a file size of 11.5 Mb
www.bdcu.org.au
website currently has a file size of 23.9 MB.
www.bddronline.net.au
currently has a file size of 10.5 Mb
www.buyresolved.com.au
currently has a file size of 37.4 Mb
www.bsbonline.com.au
currently has a file size of 16.0 Mb
Disclaimer:
As we, the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. trading as Longhair Australian News, do not control the actions of our service providers from time to time, make no warranty as to the continuous operation of our website(s). Also, we make no assertion as to the veracity of any of the information included in any of the links with our websites, or an other source accessed through our website(s).
Accordingly, we accept no liability to any user or subsequent third party, either expressed or implied, whether or not caused by error or omission on either our part, or a member, employee or other person associated with the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
May You Be Well and Happy
Longhair Australian News Registered Trading Name
On the 9 January 2002, Longhair Australian News became a registered trading name of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488 at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria Australia 3158. Telephone and Fax +61 3 9754 3334. The registration number for our trading name Longhair Australian News is B1610696L.
Longhair Australian News ISSN
Dear
Pennie,
Thank you for advising the Australian ISSN Agency of
your print and online
serial publications with the title:
The
following International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) has
been
assigned for the print version :
ISSN - 1446-5124
(Print)
The ISSN should appear on the publication as shown
with a hyphen separating the two groups of four digits. It
should appear on the front cover or some other prominent
position.
Please contact the ISSN Agency if the title of this
publication in changed, as it will require the allocation of a new
ISSN.
The allocated ISSN should only be used with the print
version of this title.
You are required, to send a copy
of the first issue of this publication to the National Library of
Australia in accordance with the legal deposit provisions of the
Australian Copyright Act 1968,
Mail your publication
to:
Australian Serials
National Library of
Australia
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Your legal deposit issue, will
be used to complete the ISSN application process. If you do not
send a copy of your first issue after publication your ISSN is only
provisional and subject to cancellation. It will not be
included in the ISSN international database.
An ISSN cannot
be assigned to your online publication until we have viewed the first
issue. I have checked your URL but the site is not accessible
hence your publication can not be sighted. When your publication is
available for viewing online please reapply.
Further
publishing information is available at
If you require any further
information, please do not hesitate to contact the Agency.
Yours
sincerely,
Neoline Maharaj
From: ISSN
Date: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:55 AM
To: 'wbu@bdcu.org.au' <wbu@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: RE: ISSN Request for: Longhair Australian News
Australian
ISSN Agency
Canberra ACT 2600
Ph: (02) 6262 1213
Fax: (02)
6273 4492
e-mail: issn@nla.gov.au
Internet:
http://www.nla.gov.au/services/issn.html
From:
wbu@bdcu.org.au[SMTP:wbu@bdcu.org.au]
Sent: Friday, January 11,
2002 4:47 PM
To: issn@nla.gov.au
Cc: wbu@bdcu.org.au
Subject:
ISSN Request for: Longhair Australian News
This is an
automatic acknowledgement to your request for an ISSN.
We will
reply as soon as possible.
1) Title of Serial: Longhair
Australian News
2) Numbering System on first issue: Volume 1, No.
1
3) Format(s) of publication: Print and Online
4a)
URL/electronic location: http://www.companyontheweb/buddhamap
4b)
Should we select this online title, would you give the
National
Library of Australia permission to archive it in the
PANDORA archive? : Yes
5) Frequency of publication: Monthly
6)
Year of first publication: 2002
7) Publisher's name: Buddhist
Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
8) Publisher's address: 33 Brooking
Street
Upwey, Victoria 3158, Australia
9) Phone no.: 03 9754
3334
10) Fax no.: 03 9754 3334
11) Email: wbu@bdcu.org.au
12)
Name: Pennie White
13a) Former Title:
13b) Numbering system
used on last issue of former title:
13c) ISSN of former title:
14) Comments, questions or additional information: The lemma for
our publication is \'You shall know by experience\'.The information
we gather could be valuable to other persons who are confronted with
the day-by-day running of websites.
3. Help Notes and Instructions
4. Our burnt CD’s, Backups and Storage
7. Recording and Library Practices
10. Longhair Publications including monographs
Monday, November 26, 2001 5:58 PM
From Evelin
Subject: OYC Organize! software website
This is the address for the OYC Organize! software: http://www.homecraft.com/OYC/SUPPORT/oychelp.html
The John D. Hughes Collection uses this software. It is useful to take note of the available online information that includes technical support as well as OYC documentation.
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:43:46 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: How much data can be saved on an ORGANIZE backup file
Cc: all
Typically about 70,000 to 100,000 catalog entries can be saved in an OYC backup (zip) file on a floppy disk.
The amount of compress varies from 98% to 10% depending on the content (for example, if you have a lot of blank lines in your catalog, the compression will be much higher).
Source: "Steve" from service@homecraft.com (suppliers of ORGANIZE software)
Thursday, November 08, 2001 7:30 PM
From Evelin
Subject: PHOTOLAN image indexing software
The search for suitable PHOTOLAN software has commenced.
This software demonstrated at http://www.imagearcadia.com/is worth checking out.
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 13:20:16 +1100
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Preserving Buddha Dhamma Teachings
To preserve Buddha Dhamma Teachings we record Teachings by Master John D. Hughes and our Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcasts on audio cassette tapes.
We prefer 60 minute chrome audio cassette tapes as this choice has the highest potential lifespan.
To prevent wow in recordings we rewind the audio cassette on both sides before recording.
Friday, November 16, 2001 6:26 PM
From Evelin
Subject: BDDR Online update files
guest3 document
Please find attached the file guest3.rtf for backup on the BDC(U) Ltd. LAN
Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:11 AM
Winners Gain Ground
from Evelin
The Winners Gain Ground document has been uploaded to http://www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes/wgg.html
Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:20 PM
From Evelin
Subject: BDDR online new upload and backup file
On 28 November 2001 the Monograph on a Vajrayogini Thanka Painting by Julie O'Donnelland the Thanka Painting image painted by Julie O'Donnellwere uploaded by Evelin onto:
the BDDR Online website at http://www.bddronline.net.au/bddr11no2/bddr11no2.html
the BDDR Onlineat http://www.bddronline.net.au/bddr11no2/bddr11no2.html
the WFB SCOW website at http://www.bdcu.org.au/scw/bdc.html
Attached is an updated BDDR Online file forPC4A.
Wednesday, November 28, 2001 7:05 PM
from Evelin
Subject: Buddhist Hour radio script layout news
Some images from the Buddhist Hour radio script onlinewere moved onto its own new page at http://www.bdcublessings.net.au/radiopics.html.
This enables faster loading for the weekly radio script online and is also more user friendly as many persons do not want to print all the photos eachtime when printing out the radio script.
A link to the Buddhist Hour photo gallery has been inserted into the current radio script.
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:04:27
To: all
Subject: Monograph on Vajrayogini Thanka
A Monograph on Vajrayogini Thanka by Julie O'Donnell was published in the
BDDR Online, Voilume 11 Number 2 on 13 November 2001. Web site addresses:
www.bdcu.org.au and www.bddronline.net.au
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 20:03:18 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Lisa Nelson <lnelson@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Venerable Bhikkuni Kusuma photographs uploaded to the bddronline
Cc: all
Friday 23 November 2001 Lisa Nelson uploaded photographs of Venerable Bhikkuni Kusuma's visit to our Centre and as a guest speaker on the Buddhist Hour radio broadcast.
The photographs were uploaded to the BDDR Volume 11 Number 2 on the bdcu.org website.
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 20:07:07 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Lisa Nelson <lnelson@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: BSBonline
Cc: all
The Brooking Street Bugle Issue 70 was uploaded to the bsbonline and
buddhamap websites on Wednesday 21 November 2001 by Pennie White and Lisa Nelson.
On Thursday 22 November 2001 Julian Bamford uploaded photographs of the Venerable Bhikkuni Kusuma's visit to our Centre and as a guest on the Buddhist Hour radio broadcast.
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:03:31
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair
On Sunday 25 November 2001 Pennie White uploaded photographs to Bsb71 on bsbonline and buddhamap. More text data will be uploaded soon. The photographs include our Heavenly Ch'an Garden, the Venturers' visit, the Anita Room, The Amberjewel Corner, the Garage Sale and the Marmalade Making.
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:55:58
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: uploaded data: Vajrayogini
Cc: all
The Monograph on a Vajrayogini Painting written by Julie O'Donnell as well as the Vajrayogini Thanka painted by Julie O'Donnell were uploaded onto our websites on 28 November 2001 by Evelin.
The Monograph and the Thanka images are on seperate web pages on the following websites:
www.bddronline.net.au (BDDR Online)
www.bdcu.org (BDDR Online)
WFB Standing Committe on Women regional Centres (on the bdcu.org site)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:53:48
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Transcripts for Interviews at the Buddhist Hour
Cc: all
We want to transcribe all Buddhist Hour radio interviews and put these transcripts online.
For this reason, we need to make extra copies from the audio tapes to be able to transcribe from the copies.
Leanne Eames has agreed to help transcribing and was given one copy of the tape from 18 November 2001, the show titled "How you can strengthen your practice", to transcribe the interview at her home.
Leanne will email the completed transcript to the Centre and a CC to Evelin for uploading.
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 13:02:36
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: International Symposium for Dialogue
Cc: all
On 3 December 2001, a document about the "Communique of the International Symposium for Dialogue" was uploaded onto the current issue of the Brooking Street Bugle, Issue 71, onto the BSB online and the Buddhamap website by Evelin.
This document was copied and pasted from the e-Praxis e-mail we received on 1 December 2001.
The document was is loaded on the BSB Online as an appendix, therefore the index of the BSB issue was changed and now has added point 17. Appendix, and Photographs became number 18.
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 11:15:43
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: BSB new front page/website formats
Cc: all
The Brooking Street Bugle has a new layout of the front page as designed by John D. Hughes. Issue No. 71 (New Series) is the first BSB featuring the new front page.
BSB Online Issue No. 71 has been adjusted accordingly. In addition, the home page of the BSB Online has been altered to match with the new format.
The Brooking Street Bugle Online is exactly the same as the paper version except that the online version features photographs at the end.
Webmasters please note:
The formats of our websites are not be altered; they are correct. Photographs inserted into the BSB Online are always to be at the end. All past issues of the BSB Online have to be changed to fit the new format.
Please see Evelin if you have any questions.
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:56:50 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Interview Transcript Online
Cc: all
On 9 December 2001 the transcript of the interview with the Venerable Bhikkuni Kusuma was uploaded onto www.bdcublessings.net.au. by Evelin Halls.
The interview transcription was done by Leanne Eames.
Evelin used Pennie White's Bigpond ISP for uploading because the Unite ISP was not available due to changes of their dial-up numbers.
Also, the transcript is saved on our LAN at i:/ida/guest198.html
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:45:13 +1100
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair
On 18 December 2001 Pennie White uploaded 48 photographs to the bsbonline server in the folder Bsb72. The Bsb72 is nearly ready for publication.
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 15:39:13
To: all
Subject: Longhair: Bsb72 Online
Evelin Halls and Pennie White will upload the Bsb72 online offsite on Monday 24 December 2001. If any webmaster would like do this task earlier then please contact Evelin or Pennie.
3. Help Notes and Instructions
How to insert bookmarks (anchors) into HTML documents using Star Office
1.Place cursor before destination.
2.Go to "Insert" on the tool-bar, and select "Bookmark", from the drop-down menu.
3.Type in an easy-to-remember name for your bookmark.
4.Click OK. (N.B. There will be no indication, such as highlighting, that your bookmark is in place).
5.Go to the text which you want to link to your bookmark and highlight it.
6.Go to "Insert" on the tool-bar, and select "Hyperlink", from the drop-down menu.
7.Type in your easy to remember bookmark name the centre box entitled "Target in Document"
8.Click "Apply" at the bottom left-hand corner of the box.
9. Test your hyperlink
The method used to copy our external e-mails to our LAN
· Copy external e-mails from Outlook Express on PC4A into a new StarOffice text document on PC4A
· Save as Rich Text Format onto PC4A
· Save onto floppy disk
· Copy from floppy onto LAN
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:07:09 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair Newsletter: How to Retrieve Entries on ORGANISE
Cc: all
Last week, for reasons unknown, over 1200 book entries were lost from the ORGANISE database which we use to catalogue the John D. Hughes Collection.
On Wednesday 28 November, John Watson, Evelin Halls and Vanessa Macleod retrieved these book entries by using the backup floppy kept in the library.
The following is a guideline to retrieve lost entries in the event that it happens again.
Work on PC8A.
Open the Organise database by double clicking on the OYC icon, a 'Push any key' window will appear. Press Enter, and when a blue screen appears with an asterix, type in 499.
Insert Library backup floppy into A drive. There are two backup floppies, both are located in the bottom draw of the desk PC8A is on.
Go to Exit, then click on Backup/Retrieve.
Push any key...
Click on Retrieve.
Click on A: floppy drive.
At this point, a window will appear asking if you want to replace the information on the C drive with the information on the A drive. Type Y for Yes. This will start the retrieval.
On completion, the catalogue will reappear with all the missing entries.
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 18:20:24 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Data entry on CGR database
Cc: all
The following standards are required when entering data onto the new CGR
database:
- no full stops after titles
- all city/suburbs & states in capital letters, eg. UPWEY VIC
- overseas countries in capital letters, eg. BANGLADESH
- 'Australia' in lower case, except for capital A
- enter year with four digits, eg. 2001
- enter dates with a stop, eg. 01.11.2001
- local phone numbers, no brackets, eg. 03 9754 3334
- mobile phone numbers, eg. 0425 345 123
For more information, refer to 'How to Enter Data into CGR Database' file
either at i:/cr/howto or paper file stored in pink plastic folder in CGR
office on shelf above fax machine.
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:10:10
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Labeling and storage of audio tapes
cc: all
To practise friendliness and to help preserving Buddha Dhamma, please:
- Label ALL audio tapes, outside and inside with stickers on the tapes
- Write legibly, use a black pen
- Store them in order sorted by date
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 20:19:22
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Preserving Our Audio Tapes of Teachings
Audio tapes of teachings must be write protected after recording so that the tapes may not be re-recorded. This is done by removing the plastic tabs at the top of the audio cassette.
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 14:57:32 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Internet Access Backup
We will install Pennie White's and Julian Bamford's Internet accounts as a backup on two of our machines:
PC4A in the Suite 2 will have Pennie White's ISP as a backup
PC11 in the Sariputta Room will have Julian Bamford's ISP as a backup.
In case the Centre's ISP is not working, we can then access Pennie's or
Julian's ISP to go online. In order to do that, we have to call Pennie or
Julian first for permission to go online, and we cannot store their
passwords. Also, only one person can use the particular Internet account at
one time.
It has been verified with Pennie's ISP by phone by Pennie that the above setup is within legality.
4. List of burnt CD’s, Backups and Storage
Friday, November 23, 2001 9:56 PM
From Pennie
Subject: John D. Hughes Collection
The John D. Hughes Collection is backed up on my (Pennie) hard drive and on Cd-rom. The time taken to download was 3 minutes and the time to create the Cd was also 3 minutes.
The file downloaded was catalogue.html 2,432 KB once copied this was 2,584 KB. This will be taken to the Centre tomorrow.
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:07:23
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: CD Backup of all Emails
Pennie White has agreed to back up all internal emails including archived messages to preserve this important data.
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:55:19
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Database Backup
Cc: all
Our new ACCESS Database was backed up on 16 November 2001 by Evelin.
The database is stored at three locations:
1. on the D: drive on PC1A at D:/Database
(this is where the data is automatically saved when working on the database)
2. on the I: drive on the LAN at I:/cgr/a_backup
(this serves as a backup and has to be done manually via the Windows Explorer)
3. on the red Zip disk stored in the IT store
(to do this backup use the Zip drive connected to PC5A)
Please see Evelin if you have any questions or if you would like to be trained how to perform the backup.
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:02:50 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: ACCESS Database new backup
Cc: all
Our new ACCESS Database was backed up on 17 December 2001 by Pennie and Evelin.
The database is now stored at four locations:
1. on the D: drive on PC1A at D:/Database
(this is where the data is automatically saved when working on the database)
2. on the I: drive on the LAN at I:/cgr/a_backup
(this serves as a backup and has to be done manually via the Windows Explorer)
3. on the red Zip disk stored in the IT store
(to do this backup use the Zip drive connected to PC5A)
4. burnt on a CD-ROM disk stored in the IT store
Please see Pennie or Evelin if you have any questions or if you would like
to be trained how to perform the backup.
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:10:53 +1100
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair
On Sunday 25 November 2001 Pennie White downloaded 26 pictures from digital camera 1 to PC5A and reformatted the memory stick ready for new pictures.
Pennie White backed up all digital pictures taken so far from PC5a C:\digiphoto1 and C:\digiphoto2 on to Cd-rom and placed this disk in the I.T store. Total files backed up was 395 files, 3 folders, 99 Mb.
The digital camera 1 was placed back in the store in its box along with the download lead. The batteries were removed from the camera and placed in a plastic bag in the camera box. It is good practice to remove batteries from cameras after use and recharge batteries with no charge.
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 18:33:36 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Isabell Hobbs <ihobbs@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Storage of Radio Broadcast audio tapes
Cc: all
The 2001 Radio Broadcast audio tapes are now stored in the white cupboard under the white Quan Yin altar in the library.
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:42:36 +1100
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Blessings on Founders Day Video Covers
A paper copy of the Blessings on Founders Day video cover has been filed in the CGR office and a digital copy of the Microsoft Word file saved at I:/common/videolab.doc
Monday, November 19, 2001 10:10 AM
To chengdong@hotmail.com
From Julian CC to John D. Hughes
Subject: some links to Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. websites from Julian Bamford
Dear
Cheng,
Thank you for calling me last week regarding Optus
phone rates.
It was lovely to be able to tell you about our
Buddha Dharma Temple, the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Our
Centre's Founder and resident Buddha Dhamma Teacher is Mr. John D.
Hughes. Dip. App. Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE.
Vice President World
Fellowship of Buddhists.
Please find attached links to some of
our nine websites.
They will take you to the Blessings
website, the Buddha Dhyana Dana Dana Review On Line (our flagship
publication of which the printed version goes to 40 countries
globally) and the Brooking Street Bugle On Line (our internal
publication).
I hope you enjoy these and the links to many
texts and photographs they will take you
to.
http://www.bdcublessings.net.au
http://www.bsbonline.com.au/Bsb67/bsb67.html#PHOTOS
http://www.bsbonline.com.au/Bsb66/bsb66.html
http://www.bddronline.net.au/bddr11no2/bddr11no2.html
Please
come and visit our Centre very soon. Feel free to call me if you
would like to arrange a suitable time to visit, or simply telephone
the Centre on 9754 3334.
Looking forward to meeting you in the
near future.
With kind regards
Julian
Bamford
President
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
33
Brooking Street, Upwey Vic
9754 3334
My mobile is: 0400 267
330
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Date: Thursday, 8 November
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Subject: RE: CGI Bin ( Account Number: AU3014833)
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 16:49:04
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: The success of a Database
Cc: all
We have our new CGR Database all set up and running on PC1A.
Now we need to enter data. The success of the database depends on persons entering as much data as possible. We need to have information stored and available in our database.
The database is a valuable tool to help run the Centre and to help many persons.
The entering of data into the CGR database is one of our top priorities.
Please see Lainie or Evelin for training.
All Members are welcome to learn how to use our database.
Also, we need to catch up with the CGR correspondence backlog.
We can improve our CGR performance by 80 per cent if persons help to enter data.
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: New Database
Cc: all
Members please do not use the LOTUS Approach Database anymore.
All new data are to be entered into the new CGR Database.
BDC(U)Ltd. Member details and the Approved Supplier List are already available in the new CGR Database.
However, the LOTUS Approach Database will be left on the Centre's PCs. We do not delete data or take off software.
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:56:14
To: all
From: Brendan Hall <bhall@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Scanned Images
Photo Lan is coming!
We now have 1300 scanned images burned to CD. These images are located in the IT store, with a duplicate copies located in the desk draw next to PC 5A. Each image is numbered in their album and this number is used as the filename on our CDs. If you are using these images in documents or to print, take the number from the back of the image(s) and find the corresponding CD. Please remember to replace all images back in their correct album immediately when finished.
We also have many images downloaded from digital cameras.
Evelin Halls and Pennie White are researhing software for our searchable database of our scanned images. This database will have references relating to these images including date taken, event and/or location, and persons present.
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:02:20
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Julian Bamford <jbamford@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: A current need for additional digital cameras
Cc: all
Our Centre wishes to have adequate back up for our key equipment.
One of our key items of equipment is the digital camera, which is frequently used to record Members and friends in our Centre's peak activities and projects. Many of the photographs taken are then loaded onto some of our websites.
Our current need is to acquire two additional digital cameras for the Centre.
Presently we have a Kodak DC240 ZOOM Digital Camera. It is our preferred model.
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:21:32
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Frank Carter <fcarter@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: New Copier
Cc: all
A new photocopier was installed in Suite 10A by Julian Bamford and Frank Carter on Wednesday 14 November 2001.
This copier produces excellent quality copies. Fresh dry paper should be used each time Members make copies.
In the evening it is very important for Members to take a torch with them when they are going to Suite 10A. There is no external light on the building to illuminate the entrance step.
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 19:25:21 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Isabell Hobbs <ihobbs@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Exchange of Photocopier
Cc: all
The photocopier situated in Suite 4 has come to the end of its life. Frank Carter and Julian Bambford will exchange it with a working model which will be housed in Suite 10A, at 8.30pm on Wednesday 14 November 2001.
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:41:58 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Julian Bamford <jbamford@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Survey of Members owning Personal &/or notebook computers
Cc: all
The Centre currently has 9 PC's in use, of which 6 are on our LAN. We also have access to PC4 located in Suite 2 for email and internet.
Our Centre wishes to have adequate back up for all our key equipment.
It is recommended that Member's have a back up plan for their own PC's, and consider acquiring a second or third computer for this purpose.
Earlier this year we ran a project to supply Members with PC's at a special price. The project was managed by Frank Carter and PC's are still available at similar discount rates.
To gain an accurate picture of the number of PC's owned by Members Frank Carter will hand out a survey form to each Member this week.
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:24:08 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Lisa Nelson <lnelson@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Saving all files in rich text format (rtf)
Cc: all
At present ISYS search engine is unable to search Lotus Word Pro files.
This is why all computer files must be saved in rich text format (rtf).
Evelin Halls will contact ISYS at a later date to find out if there is a possibility ISYS could search Lotus Word Pro files.
Even so, all Members must continue to save computer files in rich text format (rtf) so future generations may have access to our files of Buddha Dhamma material.
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:19:35 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Lisa Nelson <lnelson@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Censorship of addresses online
Cc: all
It is now our policy not to put any Members addresses or telephone numbers on our Internet sites.
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:25:14 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Lisa Nelson <lnelson@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Vet anti virus update
Cc: all
Evelin when starting PC1A and PC8A a box comes up on the screen informing that the vet anti virus needs to be updated.
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:55:38
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Frank Carter <fcarter@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Laser Printers
Cc: all
The Laser Printer in Suite 2 next to PC4 has had the ozone filter replaced on 18 December 2001.
The laser printer next to PC7A had a faulty cartridge which is being replaced by the supplier (OEM Supplies Ptd Ltd) free of charge. A back up cartridge is being used in the printer until the new one arrives.
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:33:05 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair News file location
Cc: all
The Longhair Newsletter is stored at file location i:/ida/longhr1
Please note that the file name has changed to longhr1 so that we don't exceed 8 characters in the file name. The next issues will be called longhr2, longhr3, etc.
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:35:43 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: How to build a Dhamma website notes
Cc: all
The notes on how to build a Dhamma website are stored on the network at file location i:/ida/bildsite.
These notes need to be updated, for example we have to include how to center images.
Please all webmasters help to keep these most useful notes up to date.
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 20:51:44 +1100
To: all
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Video Recording of Prajnaparamita Teachings
To hear and view the precious Prajnaparamita Teachings in a Dhamma ending age is rare.
To make the causes to hear and view Buddha Dhamma teachings now and in the future we will record on video the Prajnaparamita Teachings by Master John D. Hughes every Tuesday until May 2002.
Vanessa Macleod and Jocelyn Hughes have kindly agreed to lend their video camera and tripod to record the teachings.
To share in the merit of preserving Buddha Dhamma Teachings please see Pam Adkins, Vanessa Macleod, Jocelyn Hughes or Pennie White.
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 21:59:49
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Frank Carter <fcarter@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: New Photocopier
Cc: all
The new photocopier in Suite 10A is producing excellent quality copies. If you are using the copier in the evenings please remember to take a torch to illuminate the stair entrance.
Members, please find a second photocopier as a backup if this one breaks down.
Other backup equipment which is needed includes a lawnmower, washing machine, airconditioner(s), fridge, woodheater (required for new kitchen/dining room), fax machine, 56K modem, vacuum cleaner, and fire fighting pump.
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 19:12:40 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Archiving of Additional copies of BSB (New Series) & BDDR
Cc: all
On 5 December 2001, Vanessa Macleod archived 150 additional copies of the BSB (New Series), from Issue No. 36 (30 May 2001) to Issue No. 66 (19 September 2001). The copies were placed in an archive box (ARC0008) which was then placed in Suite 11 by Frank Carter. The details of the contents of the box can be found in the file I:\cgr\cadsc\archive.rtf.
Several volumes of the BDDR were also archived into Suite 11.
Any Members who are missing any BSBs or BDDRs from their own library collections are encouraged to replace these copies with ones from Suite 11. Please see Vanessa if you need assistance in replenishing your library collections.
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 19:23:15 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: Conversion to HTML from ORGANIZE
Cc: all
Steve from service@homecraft.com sent the following email in reply to Vanessa Macleod's query regarding ORGANIZE Version 6.0's ability to convert databases to HTML:
The conversion to HTML is done by a separate utility. It will take an ASCII text file created by OYC (or any ASCII text file) and convert it to HTML. This is a dos program, so it will not run on Windows XP or Windows 2000. I am happy to email the complete utility set. Save the attached UTILITY.EXE on a disk. Then run it. It will display a list of the available utilities. When a utility is installed, documentation for the utility will also be installed. The documentation is in a text file and has the same filename as the utility.
Vanessa has saved this UTILITY.EXE onto a floppy and can be found in the bottom draw of the desk PC8A is located on.
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 18:13:05 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Location of video recordings of Prajnaparamita Teachings
Cc:
The Hi8mm & VHS video recordings of the Prajnaparamita Teachings will be stored in the white cupboard by PC5A.
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 16:01:57
To:
From: Pam Adkins <padkins@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Internet Access
PC4 has been set up and can connect to the internet with our ISP's new dial-up number.
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:30:08 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: Email setup update
Cc: all
The new Australia-wide dial-up number for our ISP has been inserted into all our stand-alone Internet PCs, that is PC4A, PC2A and PC11 (Sariputta Room).
Documentation for our Email setups is updated and stored in i:/ida/uniteisp as well as in the middle drawer of the blue filing cabinet in Suite 2.
Please note that PC2A needs a new hard disk. The present disk at times
stops spinning. Frank is looking into obtaining a new hard drive for PC2A.
We will not lose any data in the process because copies of the data are saved on i:/cgr/PC2Amail as well as in My Documents on PC4A. So please do not use PC2A until fixed.
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:31:51 +1100
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Donations for Video Recording of Prajnaparamita Teachings
Cc: all
The following persons have pledged money towards the purchase of Hi8mm video cassettes and VHS tapes used to record the Prajnaparamita Teachings:
Pam Adkins, Julian Bamford, Frank Carter, Lenore Hamilton, Isabella Hobbs, Jocelyn Hughes, Lisa Nelson and Vanessa Macleod.
Any persons wishing to donate money towards this great cause, please see Vanessa or Jocelyn.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 20:41:08
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Frank Carter <fcarter@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: New Photocopier
Cc: all
After using the new photocopier please return the unused paper to the CGR office.
If unused paper is left in the copier overnight it absorbs moisture and can cause problems with the photocopier printing drum. For the long life of our new copier it is preferable to always use dry paper.
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:06:00 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: BDC(U)Ltd. Database
Cc: all
The CGR Database was renamed and is now called BDC(U) Ltd. Database because it is used for other task units as well as for CGR.
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 16:53:25
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Frank Carter <fcarter@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Members I.T. Equipment Survey
Cc: all
John has asked that a register of Members I.T. equipment be started.
This may provide us with knowledge of equipment we did not know Members had and may also be useful for back up work if our own equipment is being used or is broken.
A survey form was created for this purpose which has been given to Members for completion. The following Members are requested to fill out this survey form and return it to Frank Carter by the end of the five day Meditation Course.
Should Members require help in filling out this survey please ask Frank for assistance.
Lanie Smallwood, Rodney Johnson, Pennie White, Julian Bamford, Julie O'Donnell, Leanne Eames, Peter Boswell, and Isabella Hobbs.
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:36:16 +1100
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: PC2A setup
Cc: all
PC2A has a new hard disk intalled by Frank Carter.
The Internet and E-mail setup were done by Evelin Halls. Thanks to our greatly improved documentation and storage system the PC was back online quickly because we were able to find all necessary disks and information easily!
PC2A is a stand-alone machine with Internet Access and E-mail setup.
The E-mail address on this PC is anitasvensson@bdcu.org.au.
In order to go online, click on the Unite Icon on the desktop.
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:05:49
To: all
From: Pennie White <pwhite@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: CD Readers for all PC's
Our goal is to equip every PC with a CD Reader by the end of this year 2002.
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:18:35
To: jdh@bdcu.org.au
From: Evelin Halls <ehalls@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Longhair: Webcam wishlist
Cc: all
We want three digital videos cameras that can be used as webcams. These cameras will be permanently installed in three stategic places at the Centre to tape events.
Cabling will need to be done for these cameras. We also will need suitable video editing software and learn how to use the new equipment.
Once we have acquired and installed the above we can easily tape events, store them digitally and even can present live online videos.
Digital video cameras can be purchased for prices as low as $299 and we are looking for persons who would like to donate these.
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 16:02:12
To: all
From: Vanessa Mcleod <vmcleod@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Hi8mm video cassette collection
To video tape the Prajnaparamita Teachings every week for the next six months, we need to purchase 20 or more Hi8mm video cassettes. If we can buy in bulk, this will save us a lot of money.
Consequently, after Prajnaparamita next Tuesday night, Pam will be taking up a collection to help with the purchase of these cassettes.
This is a great merit-making opportunity and will create excellent causes by helping with the preservation of Buddha Dhamma.
May you be well and happy.
7. Recording and Library Practices
Monday, November 12, 2001 9:18 PM
International Conference on Religious Cooperation
Dear Friend in the Dhamma,
We wish to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your E-mailed dated October 23, 2001 addressed to the WFB President concerning International Conference on Religious Cooperation together with its final report. I have the honour to inform you that H.E. Phan Wannamethee, WFB President conveys his sincere thanks to you for the comprehensive report and assigns the Editors of the WFB Newsletter and the WFB Review to publicize the part or the whole of the report for our readers accordingly.
With best regards,
Yours in the Dhamma,
Dr. Nantasarn Seesalab,
Hon. Secretary-General.
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:27:44
To: JDH@bdcu.org.au
From: Julian Bamford <jbamford@bdcu.org.au>
Subject: Fifth supplementary offsite installation workspace
Cc: all
A new offsite installation workspace has been installed at our President's office at his new dwelling at Belgrave. This is the fifth such site. His supplementary workspace is available for use up to 1.00am by one Member at a time. It is anticipated most of our work at this workspace will be done by the President and his resident Presidential Assistant. The addition of our fifth offsite webstation installation workspace improves our fail safe position of our in-house internet loading. We look forward to installing our sixth offsite website installation workspace within 3 months. Each offsite website installation we operate helps minimise traffic noise generated in Brooking Street. There is no need for Members to attend the Centre in the evening to work late. Web loading work at the Centre can cease at 10:00pm or earlier. Well done!
Our Website data holdings as at December 2001:
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap currently has a file size of 19.2 Mb
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhatext currently has a file size of 1.94 Mb
www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes currently has a file size of 3.58 Mb
www.bdcublessings.net.au currently has a file size of 11.5 Mb
www.bdcu.org.au website currently has a file size of 23.9 MB.
www.bddronline.net.au currently has a file size of 10.5 Mb
www.buyresolved.com.au currently has a file size of 37.4 Mb
www.bsbonline.com.au currently has a file size of 16.0 Mb
Website Statistics
John D. Hughes 11 January 2002
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
Total ............................. 211
Average per Day ................. 1
Average Visit Length .......... 1:53
This Week ........................ 3
Page Views
Total .......................... 414
Average per Day .................. 1
Average per Visit .............. 2.0
This Week ........................ 3
Brooking Street Bugle 11 January 2002
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
Total .......................... 230
Average per Day .................. 1
Average Visit Length .......... 5:48
This Week ........................ 0
Page Views
Total .......................... 590
Average per Day .................. 2
Average per Visit .............. 2.6
This Week ........................ 0
Buddhist Hour Radio Script 11 January 2002
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
Total .......................... 592
Average per Day .................. 2
Average Visit Length .......... 4:24
This Week ....................... 15
Page Views
Total ........................ 1,432
Average per Day .................. 4
Average per Visit .............. 2.4
This Week ....................... 32
Buddhamap
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
Total .......................... 401
Average per Day .................. 1
Average Visit Length .......... 5:25
This Week ........................ 9
Page Views
Total .......................... 952
Average per Day .................. 3
Average per Visit .............. 2.4
This Week ....................... 14
BDDR online at bdcu.org 11 January 2002
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
Total .......................... 531
Average per Day .................. 2
Average Visit Length .......... 4:33
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Total ........................ 1,137
Average per Day .................. 3
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Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. 11 January 2002
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
Total ........................ 2,821
Average per Day .................. 8
Average Visit Length .......... 3:34
This Week ....................... 82
Page Views
Total ........................ 5,381
Average per Day ................. 15
Average per Visit .............. 1.9
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Blessings 11 January 2002
-- Site Summary ---
Visits
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Average per Day .................. 5
Average Visit Length .......... 5:31
This Week ....................... 35
Page Views
Total ........................ 4,247
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Average per Visit .............. 1.9
This Week ....................... 75
Buddhatext 15 January 2002
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Average per Day .................. 1
Average Visit Length .......... 1:28
This Week ....................... 35
Page Views
Total ........................ 482
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WFB Women 15 January 2002
Total ........................ 228
Average per Day .................. 1
Average Visit Length .......... 1:25
This Week ....................... 9
Page Views
Total ........................ 376
Average per Day .................. 1
Average per Visit .............. 1.6
This Week ....................... 18
BDDR Online 15 January 2002
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Average per Day .................. 1
Average Visit Length .......... 3:55
This Week ....................... 7
Page Views
Total ................................ 542
Average per Day .................. 3
Average per Visit .............. 2.0
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Friday, November 23, 2001 10:40 PM
From Pennie
Subject: John D. Hughes Website Information
This site has one folder callednobbies. This foldercontains60 jpeg files totaling size 2.29 MB and size on disk 2.67 MBwhich wereuploaded to server on 19 November 2000. The time taken to download these files was 14minutes.
There are 71 other files of multiple types (html; jpeg) totalingsize 1.14 MBand size on disk 1.96 MB uploaded to the server between 12 August 2000 and 14 November 2001.The time to download was 11 minutes.
The statistics totals for the John D. Hughes websiteare:
131 files, 1 folder,
file types html and jpeg,
size 3.44 MB
size on disk 4.64 MB
dates uploaded12 August 2000 to 14 November 2001
total download time 25 minutes
Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:17 AM
From Pennie
Subject:buddhamap website information
The statistics for the buddhamap website are as follows:
files: 287
folders: 0
file types: html; jpegs
size: 12.2 MB
size on disk:14.3MB
dates uploaded:3 November2000 to14 February2001.
backed up: 23 November 2001
download time for 56k modem, Celeron 400 processor: 1hour 20minutes
These statistics include all files on server.
List of jpgs used in html pages
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10. Longhair Publications including monographs
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
World Fellowship of Buddhists Regional Centre
Member of the Ethnic Communities Council Victoria
33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria, 3158, AUSTRALIA
Telephone/Fax: (+613) 9754 3334 Email: wbu@bdcu.org.au
The Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast
Sunday 13 January 2002
Hillside Radio 87.6 & 88 FM 11am to 12pm
Broadcast Script 207
Glossary
e-communication: electronic communication
Prajnaparamita (Sanskrit): translates as the Perfection of Wisdom
savour, (used figuratively): enjoy or appreciate (an experience, sensation, etc.)
Today’s broadcast is titled: Knowing by Experience
Our Members are gaining experience in many areas and thereby increasing their knowledge. They are learning to document their experience so that others can benefit from their knowledge.
Our off site activities are increasing as we make use of e-communication. These activities give reduced traffic flow by 7% over the last month.
This is of benefit to all because it is desirable to have a quiet location.
Ideally to reduce traffic noise Members would walk to our Centre.
As more and more Members choose to live locally or purchase properties closer to our Centre, this ideal is coming to be our future trend.
Members do not have to attend the Centre as much to perform their tasks.
All our planning is geared for this ideal state.
We improve the workplace environment for the long life and health of our Members and visitors.
There is a time and place for upgrading existing facilities.
This week, we completed our Fire Protection Wall in the South, before the Year of the Horse commences. The Grand Duke Jupiter location is in the South in the
Year of the Horse. Auspicious Feng Shui must always be given a chance to move slowly and gently through the house, and the best way of ensuring this is to design the flow of traffic through the house to curve.
Timing is everything.
Last week’s programs were well spaced.
On Tuesday, 8 January 2002 Prajnaparamita was taught from 7pm to 8.30pm. Prajnaparamita translates as the Perfection of Wisdom.
Our Teacher John D. Hughes taught students about the marks of cognition as regards the knowledge of the path.
On Thursday, 10 January 2002, during the afternoon, some Members rehearsed two fire drills and improved our fire prevention processes. Members recorded these improvements in our Fire Prevention Manual 2002.
Other Members were working at five off site locations at their own homes loading our newly drafted disclaimer to our websites. The five Members communicated with each other via email to communicate with each other about what is being uploaded or updated on our eight websites. To do this they did not have to visit the physical location of our Centre.
On Friday, 11 January 2002, Members at the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. gathered together at 11am for a special banquet in celebration of three special achievements.
Members enjoyed one another’s good company and a delicious banquet luncheon.
This banquet was held to mark the occasion of
the cataloguing of 4000 library books and the launch of ‘Attainment 5000’ the cataloguing of 1000 books in 2002, in the Year of the Horse;
the first year anniversary of the Brooking Street On Line. This is the same text as our printed publication but it is illustrated with many colour photographs; and
the launch of our new publication Longhair Australian News, Volume 1, No. 1.
On the 9 January 2002, Longhair Australian News became a registered trading name of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488 at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria Australia 3158. Telephone and Fax +61 3 9754 3334. The registration number for our trading name Longhair Australian News is B1610696L.
We dedicate this new publication to our women Members who handle the loading of data to our websites. At present, we have seven female webmasters: Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Vanessa Macleod, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Oellien, Anita Svensson and Pennie White; and one male webmaster: Julian Bamford.
‘You shall know by experience’, is our lemma of our Longhair Australian News publication. The was written down in the Latin form ‘Experiundo scies’ by Terence in circa 160 B.C.
We dedicate the Longhair Australian News publication to persons who will come and help us in the future with information technology.
Longhair is a welcome publication because in their operations, our webmasters gather much information each for himself or herself and need to communicate this information between themselves. At the same time, we guess that the information we gather could be valuable to other persons who are confronted with the day-by-day running of websites.
As a not-for-profit organisation, our dominant culture has not only been self-government but also internal development by volunteers as modes of preparation of task implementation.
The first office of any administration must be order and our Members are taught the art of orderly and continuous industry. For those who measure duty by dollars spent we point out that our systems have paid back a thousand fold all the effort we put into the propagation of Buddha Dhamma from our websites.
We base our calculations of the savings on our printing and postage costs.
The global spread we offer Members and clients is simple and straight forward.
We believe in the frank acceptance of existing facts about rising publication and postage costs and dealing with them as they are and not on a theory of what they might or ought to be. Our paper printing and postage costs rose to $15,000 per year when we were printing an 80-page version of our flagship publication, Buddha Dhyana Dana Review. We have to meet the new costing demands of our living present supply chains.
The foundation of our publications is to retain copyright for our organisation so we can have the ability to donate information free of charge to those who wish to use it rightfully and legally.
Shohei Ichimura states in his book Buddhist Critical Spirituality; In the Buddhist world, the Theravadin and Mahayana traditions have continued to uphold somewhat different ways to link the spiritual and secular domain, but with a growing awareness of the forces of change, leaders in both traditions, whether professional monks or lay devotees, have found it necessary to review old forms of expression and seek new approaches so as to accommodate on-going change with a new set of appropriate meanings and directives. We are able to renew a long overdue critical examination of the existing forms of linkage between the spiritual and the secular, whereby to advance a step toward the reform that is necessary to the future growth of Buddhism and a step toward the unification of the two traditions through the creation of a viable avenue of communication and mutual cooperation.
Moreover, the task has grown today because of the physical presence of the Buddhist tradition expanding globally, moving beyond the geographical confines of the past, and reaching to all parts of the world. In the recent decades, Buddhist tradition has acquired increasing respect as an equal among the other religious traditions of the West. If the Buddhist tradition as a whole, Theravadin and Mahayana, can hope to offer a service to humanity on global terms, it will do so through examination and assessment of this issue of the linkage between spiritual transcendence and secular engagement by introducing new directions and new forms of expression for the period to come.
Our publications stimulate the energy, enterprise and intellect of persons, and quicken human genius. Comparison of IT ideas is educational and this present LAN publication is designed for the common glory of Members’ training since we plan to put this information on one of our websites for ease of access. It may even become an international asset to others who need to learn.
The broad objectives of the Longhair Australian News are:
1. To inform persons of product information;
2. To inform persons of what text or photos or multimedia is added onto our websites week by week (What’s new on our websites);
3. To publish our documentation of technical help notes and instructions developed;
4. To keep an accurate record of backups for what has been uploaded onto our sites and when, as well as a list of CDs we have burnt;
5. To inform person of equipment we have installed;
6. To inform persons of equipment we aim to acquire;
7. To publish documentation on our Recording and Library Practices;
8. To map and picture ways of finding out what happens on our sites (Site Maps);
9. To publish our statistics;
10. To make our publications accessible (Longhair Publications including monographs);
11. To present coming information (Next Issue Preview)
We like the adventure of seeing thousands of visitors come to our sites.
The publication will be uploaded onto our website www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap.
May you be well and happy.
Last Sunday we presented some of the historical 1st Buddhist Hour radio broadcast.
Today, we would like to present a part of an audio record of the second Buddhist Hour radio broadcast from 29 February 1998 entitled “Chips off the Old Block”...
Welcome to the Buddhist Hour. This program is brought to you by the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. A.C.N. 005 701 806.
My name is John Hughes.
Please savour the Pali language of Vandana for Buddha chanted by our Members...
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa
Thank you.
The words of this chanting were written about two and a half thousand years ago.
The chanting is not accompanied by any musical instruments. Sometimes a wood block accompanies the chanting. Today, you will hear examples of the sound of a wood block and how it is used to aid the mind when the chanting is commencing. So a wood block sounds something like this...
For this reason I have called today’s program, “Chips off the old block”.
On the Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa that was just chanted the meaning of the words, those few words, has many, many layers of meaning. So many meanings that several hundred years ago a wise Buddhist Monk in Sri Lanka wrote a lengthy commentary to explain the meaning of this form of respect for the Teacher Buddha who had awakened correctly, that is the Sammasambuddhassa. As far as I know the lengthy commentary is equivalent to about 17 book volumes and has not been translated into the English language. So when you hear a lot of new words, when you hear ideas you haven’t met with recently, just accept the fact that a lot of things I say you cannot understand and requires more study.
So the Buddha Dhamma, is traditionally, said to be in 84 thousand parts. So in other words there are 84 thousand understandings you need and then your mind will be fully awakened.
So it said that there are still other aspects of the Truth that the Buddha having known and understood, yet he didn’t disclose or teach them to persons. So all he taught to human beings was truth that were conducive to the supreme awakening of the human minds, which are the goal of the Teachings. So although these 84 thousand parts are multifaceted, they can be summed up as not to do unwholesome actions, to practice morality, such as no stealing and no killing, and so on, to do good, for example, by being generous, to practice lending a helping hand to others, such as offering food, to purify the mind.
Some parts of morality and some parts of generosity are well taught by other religions. So you can practice those parts with all other religions. But there are parts of Buddha Dhamma that is very special and there is 40 parts to the mind training.
Buddha Dhamma is non sexist, it’s not ageist, non racist. The mind training is for men and women, young and old, persons of all nationalities and it is the same Teaching. So how you start and where you start depends on your degree of maturity as an individual.
So in Buddha Dhamma some persons will tell you that there appear to be two main schools or Nikaya the Theravada or Southern School, and the Achariyavada or Northern School. It is called the Northern School because it tended to be popular in the countries of Northern Asia and some Teachers called the Achariyavada school the Mahayana. The Mahayana has more than ten branches. Despite their difference they all have the same goal which is deliverance from suffering and the realisation of Nibbana. Nibbana is a mental state.
The various schools come together at the World Fellowship of Buddhists. Our Centre is a regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
The World Fellowship of Buddhists will be holding its international conference at a Chinese Temple in Wollongong, New South Wales, this year. World Fellowship of Buddhists from 60 countries are likely to attend.
When the monks and nuns and Buddhist leaders gather they sing the World Fellowship of Buddhists Anthem which sounds like this...
So that was the theme of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, which is sung and brings all the different schools of Buddha Dhamma together at the one place.
Representatives of the various schools meet together at the World Fellowship of Buddhists to discuss how Buddha Dhamma can arrange for persons to hear the doctrine properly, to learn it properly, to keep it in memory properly, to consider it properly and to put it into practice properly understanding it and its meanings.
The World Fellowship of Buddhists has its international headquarters in Bangkok. The World Fellowship of Buddhists acts globally as non-government advisors to United Nations.
You are listening to the Buddhist Hour, brought to you by the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Our Centre is a World Fellowship of Buddhists’ Centre. My name is John Hughes.
For today’s program, we call it 'Chips off the Old Block' and it deals with generating wood block sounds that can help wake up your minds. As I said, the Theravada School chant’s unaccompanied by any musical device. They chant the Triple Gem, taking refuge in Buddha the Dhamma and the Sangha, in the Pali language. The Sangha refuge is traditionally for the group of Buddhist Monks and Nuns, past, present and future, who want to practice teaching the Dhamma.
The Theravada Triple Gem refuge, Buddham Saranam Gacchami and so on, sounds like this...
Buddham Saranam Gacchami
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Sangham Saranam Gacchami
Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami
The Acharyavada School, tends to take refuge in the triple-gem, the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha and add a fourth refuge, the Acharya or guru. The words Acharya or guru translate as teacher. The teacher is the shower of the way.
Generally, you will find the Acharya school is sometimes called Mahayana and the language they chant in is an ancient Sanskrit language, rather than a Pali language. Sanskrit and Pali are fairly similar in sound. They both use the word Namo for example, or respect words but there are some differences. In addition, the Acharyavada school uses gongs, bells, chings, wood blocks in the shape of a human skull and various other devices to make sounds to accompany the chanting so the sounds you hear from the wood block sounds like this...
Traditionally the wood block is painted red and is carved to look something like an abstracted human skull. When sounding the wood block, when learning to chant, it can help you become alert because it puts your mind inside your body instead of having the mind running out day dreaming.
If you are interested in mind cultivation, classes at our Centre are available on Monday and Friday evenings from 7.30pm onwards. Please telephone the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. on 9754 3334 for details. I’ll repeat that 9754 3334.
So that was the second Buddhist Hour program called Chips off the old block, broadcast on 29 February 1998.
We thank Master John D. Hughes for establishing the Buddhist Hour radio broadcast and for being the Executive Producer from the very first show.
May our Teacher Master John D. Hughes be well and happy and continue to teach Buddha Dhamma.
You can order this CD-ROM for $22.00 including GST by calling our Centre on 9754 3334
This CD is sold subject to the condition that it shall not be reproduced in any form whatsoever without permission in writing from the publishers.
Your purchase of this CD will mean you can listen to Buddhist Teachings and you will be helping us by contributing to the costs of running our weekly Buddhist Hour broadcasts.
May we continue to preserve and distribute Buddha Dhamma Teachings to many.
May we continue to bless each other by sharing our knowledge gained from our experience.
May our Members develop the skills needed to run celebratory occasions and prepare suitable documentation.
Thank you for joining us today on our Buddhist Hour.
May you be well and happy.
May all beings be well and happy.
The authors and editors of this script were: John D. Hughes, Sharon Carlton, Evelin Halls and Pennie White.
Disclaimer:
As we, the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd., do not control the actions of our service providers from time to time, make no warranty as to the continuous operation of our website(s). Also, we make no assertion as to the veracity of any of the information included in any of the links with our websites, or an other source accessed through our website(s).
Accordingly, we accept no liability to any user or subsequent third party, either expressed or implied, whether or not caused by error or omission on either our part, or a member, employee or other person associated with the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
References
Conze, Edward (trans.) (1975) 'The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom', University of California Press, Berkley, Los Angeles, London.
Terence (circa 160 B.C.) quotation ‘Experiundo scies’ cited in Mencken H. L. (1991) ‘A New Dictionary of Quotations’, Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Too, Lillian, (1999) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Feng Shui’, Element, Melbourne, Victoria.
Ichimura, Shohei (2001) Buddhist Critical Spirituality,. Motilal Banaridass Private Limited, Delhi pp. 148-150
Next month we will endeavour to include the following information in our Longhair Australian News, Issue 2.
how to make CD copies from audio tapes
how to center images with StarOffice
how to install a CD-ROM drive
how to reboot the server
list of burnt CD’s
May You Be Well and Happy