The JADN Repository

This repository holds a growing collection of reference materials preserved from various sources. Full source references are given wherever possible.

Kuala Krai, Kelantan and other Malaysian topics

First Malaysian Family Life Survey, 1976–1977 - information about the survey, and links to download the full text of the report
Kuala Krai - a newspaper article from the 1970s - an old newspaper article about Kuala Krai in Kelantan, Malaysia
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra in Kuala Krai as described in the First Malaysian Family Life Survey - the history and amenities of the town in 1976 - 1977
Secondary Schools in Kelantan - a full list with links to school websites where available
Hospitals in Kelantan - with addresses, phone and fax numbers, and approximate size
Maps of Kelantan - links to map resources for the Malaysian state of Kelantan
Kuala Krai flooding - flooding of the Kelantan River in Kuala Krai during the monsoon season
Muar street map - an old street map of Muar, a town on the west coast of Malaysia
Hat Yai street map - an old street map of the centre of the town of Hat Yai in Southern Thailand, near the Malaysian border
Songkhla street map - a 1976 official street map of the coastal city of Songkhla on the East Coast of Southern Thailand, near the Malaysian border

UK and general interest

101 websites that will change your life - as selected by Computing Which?, 19 July 2007
Tax on payments from FDL (Fund Distribution Ltd) in respect of investments in zero dividend preference shares (zeros)
Tax on interest earned on uninvested cash in a PEP - how the situation changes after April 2008
Poultry breeders in the UK (bantams and large fowl) with websites
Bank accounts for Charities - an independent survey in June 2007 highlights the advantages of the CAF Bank
Frimley - St. Peter's Churchyard - Bret Harte, William George Cubitt, John Frederick Lewis, Charles Wellington Furse and Sir Doveton Sturdee are all buried there
William Kimber - the morris dancer who worked with Cecil Sharp, a collaboration which led to the morris revival
Joseph Craven and Edith Dewhirst - two former teachers who married on June 8th in Bradford Register Office
Carlton Grammar School, Manor Row, Bradford - a collection of references including history, memorabilia, and former pupils and staff
The seal-woman of Mikladalur - a legend in Mikladalur, the largest village in Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands
Scargill House, Kettlewell, Yorkshire - now a Christian Holiday and Conference Centre
Unzippable panelled duvet is easy to wash, and wins a prize for its Basingstoke inventors
The diocese of Coventry clergy and laity
p-Phenylenediamine - contact allergen and sensitizer used in almost every hair dye on the market

Computing, technical and programming

InDesign CS3 Error - "Failed to export PDF" - a collection of solutions which have worked
Photoshop - how to correct a colour cast on digital photographs using layers and blending modes
Reading pdf files using C# .Net - a collection of approaches and libraries
Scan button greyed out with Epson scanner and Mac OS X using Image Capture - here's a solution
Sharpening digital camera images for photo-store printing - a newsgroup discussion

Academic Timetabling

Using a Graphical Timetable Package - a report by Nigel Fletcher on the use of the gti graphical timetabling software package in Oxford College of Further Education
Topic: Staff Timetable Software - a short discussion thread

JADN Quest and Wolectory

The JADN Quest: selective exports from Copernic searches
The JADN Wolectory: index of Which? Online users' personal webpages

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