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AUTUMN
Autumn (sometimes known as fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter. In the northern hemisphere, the start of autumn is generally considered to be around September and in the southern hemisphere, its beginning is considered to be around March.[1]

Around this time, deciduous trees shed their leaves. The leaves of the trees change their color to a reddish hue prior to falling. Such colored leaves have come to be colloquially called "fall foliage". In the temperate zones, autumn is the season during which most crops are harvested, and deciduous trees lose their leaves. It is also the season during which days get shorter and cooler, the nights get longer, and precipitation gradually increases (in some parts of the world).

The word 'autumn' is derived from the French word automne, and became popular in usage for the season since the 16th century. The North American name for the season, 'fall', probably derived as a contraction of the phrase "fall of the leaves", and since became used interchangeably.

Astronomically, some Western countries consider autumn to begin with the September equinox. (around September 23) in the northern hemisphere, and the March equinox (March 21) in the southern hemisphere, ending with the December solstice (around December 21) in the northern hemisphere and the June solstice (June 21) in the southern hemisphere.[1] Such conventions are by no means universal, however. An example is found in the Irish Calendar which still follows the Celtic cycle, where autumn is counted as the whole months of August, September and October. In Chinese astronomy, the autumnal equinox marks the middle of autumn, which is deemed to have begun around the time of Liqiu (around August 7).

On the other hand, meteorologists count the entire months of March, April and May in the southern hemisphere, and September, October and November in the northern hemisphere as autumn.[1] Although the days begin to shorten after the summer solstice, it is usually in September (northern hemisphere) or March (southern hemisphere) when twilight becomes noticeably shorter and the change more abrupt in comparison with the more lingering ones of summer.

All of these definitions, as with those of the seasons generally, are somewhat flawed because they assume that the seasons are all of the same length, and begin and end at the same time throughout the temperate zone of each hemisphere.

Autumn's association with the transition from warm to cold weather, and its related status as the season of the primary harvest, has dominated its themes and popular images. In Western cultures, personifications of autumn are usually pretty, well-fed females adorned with fruits, vegetables and grains and wheat that ripen at this time. Most ancient cultures featured autumnal celebrations of the harvest, often the most important on their calendars. Still extant echoes of these celebrations are found in the late-autumn Thanksgiving holiday of the United States, the Jewish Sukkot holiday with its roots as a full moon harvest festival of "tabernacles" (huts wherein the harvest was processed and which later gained religious significance), the many North American Indian festivals tied to harvest of autumnally ripe foods gathered in the wild, the Chinese Mid-Autumn or Moon festival, and many others. The predominant mood of these autumnal celebrations is a gladness for the fruits of the earth mixed with a certain melancholy linked to the imminence of harsh weather.

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KCnet Photo Club
Most Recent Meeting "Goins On"

September Minutes
Respectfully submitted by Linda Smith

The KCnet Photo Club met at Hyner View for a picnic on Monday evening, September 17.

Evelyn did a good job organizing the first KCnet Photo Club picnic.
Joe grilled hamburgs and hot dogs ,and everyone else shared his or her great recipes with the rest of the group. We had a great opportunity to take sunset photos. We also did a photo scavenger hunt.

Bill showed us his new inexpensive tripod and gave suggestions about taking better sunset photos.

The next KCnet Photo Club meeting will be October 15, 2007 at KCnet. The Theme is Unusual and the Challange is Water .

KCnet Advanced Users Group: Every Wednesday
The starting time is 9:00 AM and we meet in Computer Lab 1 (The Big Room). Leadership is Mike Foust and anyone that wants to jump into the fray.
Quite a day these past two Wednesdays.
We got rollin' with some pics sent by Advanced User viewers and others gleaned by Mike. We then settled into our seats and took another wild tech ride. Among the many 'puter topics covered we...

09/12
... talked abour patch Tuesday for Microsoft is the second Tuesday of each month and there is a second patch Tuesday that occured on the last Tuesday of August. According to Windows Secrets it was was a bellwether patch day for Vista, involving several reliability and performance issues. The Windows Secrets writer continued with:
Of special interest to me was KB 938979. This document clearly states that this patch restores system-created, default folders in the local user profile if you changed them. If there's one thing that many Windows Secrets readers find tiresome, it's when patches reset systems back to their old defaults. I think Steve Ballmer is going to hear from me about this patch habit as well.

... reviewed handouts and enjoyed indepth discussion about for the following subjects: Secunia Software, Prefetch Clutter, and The Malicous Software Tool.

09/19
... reviewed and discussed the 700 M Europian Union Court ruling against Microsoft, Tracking Hackers, Mozilla's committment to establishing Thunderbird as a major email program, and the latest Firefox update (2.0.0.7) which fixed the troubelsome QuikTime flaw.

... viewed some Youtube videos featuring functioning and crashing Hard Drives.

We did some other interesting stuff too, but you had to be there...

Snacks were especially good these past two sessions. Bert Rice brought a special Lime Jello recipe. Don Miller brought Cheese Squares, Bologna, and Tomatoes. Sue Clements made a special cake that had Tomatoes as the magic ingredient (and it didn't taste like tomatoes). We also celebrated September birthdays with Will Raymond and Jim Linn. Click on the pics to view an enlarged version.

~ Thanks to photographers Jack Laubscher and Joe Morasco ~

This class often becomes idea swapping and we learn by sharing our many experiences and I'll tell you all again, that really happened this week.
Thanks to all that brought in suggestions, asked questions, and helped with explanations.

Last week, I had the pleasure of representing KCnet at a recent Lock Haven University Founders’ Day Convocation. There were 4 of us there and I was elected to go on stage. (Just kidding! I went prepared with facts in hand.) KCnet President William Raco, Treasurer Donald C. Miller, and the first KCnet employee Michael Foust were in the audience, along with several hundred other Lock Haven affiliated individuals. I was honored to have been asked to represent KCnet for this year’s community service award.

There were so many things I could have said:
I could have talked about the loyalty of our members, the on-going Wednesday morning classes, the time and effort put in by a board of directors and other volunteers, the donations of both computers and money for our work in the community, and about our recent acceptance into the United Way. I didn’t have enough time!

Below is what I said before this distinguished audience:
KCnet's roots are here, at LHU. Bob Little, Betty Shantz, Paddy O'Hara-Mays and Judy Yoho are a few of the many people who enabled the creation of KCnet. In fact, Judge Richard Saxton and Attorney Mike Salisbury donated their time and energy to creating the corporation, Keystone Community Network, Inc. Its purpose was to provide a tie between the Community residents and our educational facilities, for educational, cultural and economic advancement.

Dr. Paddy O'Hara-Mays was the first secretary-treasurer, Dr. Judy Yoho was the first Vice President, and I was the first President. Dr. Larry Lytle and Judge Richard Saxton were among members on the first board. All that happened in 1994. The Corporation was official in June 1995.

From 1997 to 2005, Lock Haven University, KCnet, and several school districts were partners in a consortium. This was made possible by a grant obtained through LHU's Bob Little. At one time, KCnet and these school districts actually used the State System of Higher Education Network, through Lock Haven University, to gain access to the Internet.

My how we have grown! And now, WI-FI. A new way to connect to the Internet - look ma, no cords, wires or cables. Laptops can access global information through the air! A WI-FI network on campus allows students to sit under a tree and get their e-mail or do their homework. And, for Dr. Miller, having that on campus was not enough. He and his staff have worked with Lock Haven's Downtown Manager to establish a “town and gown” relationship. He feels, in order to encourage students to visit the town, see our parks and business area, they would feel right at home if they could have WI-FI internet access off campus and as well as on campus. The future of Lock Haven University is represented in this year's Freshmen, coming armed with 1,000 laptops. We want to help make the town their campus! Bring those students into our town with parents who will stay overnight and use our WI-FI service, too. We want to partner with Lock Haven University in this endeavor. There is a strategic value to being able to promote WI-FI both on campus and off campus. This is one amenity that many parents will consider a factor in determining the future for their youth. This shows a very progressive, futuristic attitude in Lock Haven. A beautiful rural area with river, parks and City WI-FI!

Until next time…

KCnet Board Of Directors Officers: President Bill Raco, Vice President Bob Rolley, Secretary Jon Ahrens, Treasurer Don Miller and Past President Judy Yoho. Other members of the board: Carolyn Carl, Lori Hoy,
R. Keith Kelly, Tom Livingston, Ray McGill, Tom Piergallini, Ray Rathmell, and John Way .

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