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Is your system ready for the daylight savings change in 2007?

Thanks to the Energy Policy act of 2005, the Federal Government has decided to change even time once again. Here are the settings for the new daylight savings time that begins in calendar year 2007:

Current (2006 and before) daylight savings:

Daylight savings starts at 2:00 A.M. on 04/02/06 (first Sunday in April) Daylight savings ends at 2:00 A.M. on 10/29/06 (last Sunday in October)

2007 Daylight savings:

Daylight savings starts at 2:00 A.M. on 03/11/07 (second Sunday in March) Daylight Savings ends at 2:00 A.M. on 11/04/07 (first Sunday in November)

Microsoft released an update for the change in Daylight Saving Time (DST) that goes into affect next spring in the United States due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The update also addresses some changes in other time zones. The update will be included on Microsoft Update, Automatic Update and WSUS starting December 12, 2006 for Windows 2003 and Windows XP. Windows Vista will already include the newer time zone data.

http://www.5starsupport.com/tutorial/time-zone-settings.htm

Here is the link to update for Windows XP and Windows server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928388

Here is the link for users of other versions of Windows.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387

The order in which you sign up for the “Mud Truck Challenge” and the “Hill Climb Challenge” is the order at which you will run the Challenge…First one to complete the Challenge gets the CASH!!!

-There is a $10 entry fee and you must sign up and pay for the challenge at the front office before Noon on Saturday.
-A Brick’s representative will meet you at Teddy and Matt’s Mud pit at 1 pm.
-You will be required to ride a minimum of 300 feet up or down the mud pit under your own power.

-There is a $5 entry fee and you must sign up for the challenge at the front office before 1pm on Saturday.
-A Brick’s Representative will meet you at Motor Hill at 2 pm on Saturday.
-You will be required to wear a seat belt and a helmet (provided) and make it to the “Top of the Rock” under your own power. No wenching or assistance of any kind is allowed!!

-ATVs Only
-There is no entry fee but you must sign up at the front office by 2 pm on Saturday and HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!!!!
-One trophy will be awarded to THE fastest ATV each Saturday.
-A Brick’s representative will arrive at the Drag Strip at 3 pm for the “run off”.
-Serious Drag Strip bikes ONLY!!!

-ATVs only
-This event will run both Saturday and Sunday
-Sign up at the office upon arrival.
-Meet at the concession building which is located at the front gate at 4 pm for a quick briefing and a one hour Scavenger hunt which will take you all over the park.

Microsoft on Dec. 5 warned that an unpatched vulnerability in its Word software program is being used in targeted, zero-day attacks.

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The offices of semo.net will close at 5:30 pm Monday, December 11, for our annual Christmas party. We will reopen at 8:00 am on Tuesday, Dec 12.

Thank you for letting us take this time to show our employees how much we appreciate them.

We hope that all of you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The New York Times is reporting today that Spam is on the rise. Bill gates is quoted in 2003 that by 2006 the spam problem would be solved. It looked like he was going to be right, but spammers have come out full force in the last year.

NY Times article

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