Wednesday, March 14, 2007

SCADA Project Managment Tutorial

SCADA Project Managment Tutorial: "All project management methodologies involve breaking a project down into phases, usually with approval gateways at the end of each phase. A further breakdown into tasks is used to produce a work breakdown structure (WBS).
Typical Project Management Phases of a Typical SCADA project"

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

SCADA Tutorial Part 3 - How to Evaluate SCADA Systems and Hardware?

SCADA Tutorial Part 3 - How to Evaluate SCADA Systems and Hardware?: "SCADA can do a lot for you — but how do you make sure that you’re really getting the full benefits of SCADA? Evaluating complex systems can be tricky — especially if you have to learn a new technology while still doing your everyday job."

SCADA Tutorial Part 2 - How SCADA Systems Work?

SCADA Tutorial Part 2 - How SCADA Systems Work?: "The simplest possible SCADA system would be a single circuit that notifies you of one event. Imagine a fabrication machine that produces widgets. Every time the machine finishes a widget, it activates a switch. The switch turns on a light on a panel, which tells a human operator that a widget has been completed."

SCADA Tutorial Part 1 - What can SCADA do for you?

SCADA Tutorial Part 1 - What can SCADA do for you?: "SCADA is not a specific technology, but a type of application. SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition — any application that gets data about a system in order to control that system is a SCADA application."

SCADA Security

SCADA Security: "Because of the limited attention paid to security, both DCS and SCADA systems are perceived as being largely unsecured and vulnerable to attack, as noted by a Government Accountability Office report last year. The report included many examples of attacks on control systems including:

A cybersecurity breach in 1994 of the Salt River Project, a major water and electricity provider in Tempe, Ariz.

SQL Slammer worm infection of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Oak Harbor, Ohio, in 2003. The plant's process computer failed, requiring more than six hours for recovery. Control-system traffic was also blocked on five other utilities. "

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Reiki - Introduction

Reiki - Introduction: "Reiki, a traditional healing method of the Japanese since the nineteenth century, is now spreading throughout the world. It has been used as a remedy for physical and emotional problems, ranging from mild to severe complaints. The Japanese word Reiki means ‘God Light Energy’. Rei could be described as the whole creation and Ki as the energy used to give life to this creation. This energy is also known as Chi or Prana."

Thursday, March 01, 2007

YOGA - SURYA NAMASKAR - (SALUTATION TO THE SUN)

YOGA - SURYA NAMASKAR - (SALUTATION TO THE SUN): "The Sun Poses or Sun Cycle is a series of 12 yoga postures (asanas) which flow from one position to the next in a succession of movements (vinyasa) and provide a mini yoga practice which includes standing poses, forward bending, backward bending, slight inversion (having the head lower than the heart). The organs receive gentle internal massage. The Salutation to the Sun can be used as preparation or a warm up for asanas and other yoga practices."