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Old-Tyme High-Tech Electronic Cylinder System (May 1984)
Re-recording engineer Art Shifrin uses sophisticated methods to play antique cylinders.
by FRED PETRAS
Shown playing a standard wax cylinder (c. 1906), Shifrin's machine uses a variety of changeable mandrels to play standard and nonstandard cylinders. In foreground, from left, are a Pathé Salon mandrel, Edison Kinetophone cylinder and mandrel, Concert mandrel, Edison Blue Amberol cylinder tube (c. 19121929), and a Salon cylinder tube.
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While up-to-date audio buffs eagerly explore the state-of-the-art digital sound of the Compact Disc, a surprisingly large clique of music lovers still explores the birth -of -the art sounds of the Edison cylinder and Berliner disc.
This early -fi contingent of old phonograph and record collectors is not, however, made up only of oldsters seeking yesteryear's Edisons, Victrolas and Graphophones to revive happy moments associated with their youth. It encompasses as many buffs under 40 years of age as over 40. These enthusiasts see early phonographic technology as quite sophisticated, and they often view it as a challenge. That challenge is to extract every nuance of sound still contained in the grooves of ancient discs and cylinders. This clique might best be described as "tweakers," kin of those present-day audiophiles who go to extremes to achieve sonic bliss.
Some "old tyme" tweakers attain their goals by acquiring two or more units of a certain cylinder or disc phonograph, tearing them down, then creating a single "new" machine from the best or least -worn parts of both originals. Other enthusiasts will selectively replace an old phonograph's operating elements, using parts from a variety of sources that cater to sound archeologists, to get "mint" equipment whose optimized reproducing capabilities can satisfy their goals.
But the more determined tweaker goes beyond refurbishing or reconstructing original equipment. He believes that vintage acoustic phono hardware, no matter how good its condition, cannot bring out all of the sounds in cylinder or lateral -cut disc grooves. Instead, he applies modern technology to the old-using a current phono cartridge, for example, instead of a mechanical "sound box" to recreate the original recorded sound. He may also employ a variety of filtering, noise -reduction and equalization devices to further improve the results. He will also re-record the results for posterity (and for convenience) on cassette or reel-to-reel tape.
One of the most determined and best-known of early -sound enthusiasts is Arthur Shifrin of Douglaston, New York, a sound technician internationally known for his restorations of early disc, cylinder, film and magnetic recordings. To achieve proper reproduction of cylinders, Shifrin has developed a truly deluxe playback system using sophisticated modern technology and equipment. Shifrin's Electronic Cylinder System, originally created for his own personal and professional use, is now also made to order in a variety of custom configurations for educational institutions, sound archivists, historical record producers and for serious--and well-heeled-hobbyists. Selling for about $15,000 in its basic version, Shifrin's system is comprised of four handsomely constructed components: A thick, solid hardwood base; a motor and control housing; a drive assembly, and a radial -tracking tonearm.
The arm is a modified Rabco SL8-E which can track cylinders up to 6 inches long, of any groove pitch or speed.
Drive screws, such as those used in old cylinder phonos, are avoided by this mechanism's design. The arm is modified to accommodate the faster tracking progression needed, since most cylinders have a faster tracking rate than do the LP discs for which the SL8-E was originally designed. Shifrin's unit also features controls for lift, mute, and servo override. The last modification provides an electrical means of riding the stylus past damage -locked grooves.
The motor housing contains the tonearm controls and a heavy-duty hysteresis -synchronous motor. The drive shaft is equipped with a stepped pulley having three diameters, typically for 120-, 144and 160 -rpm speeds.
Speeds are manually selected by moving the drive belt to these positions.
Shifrin explained that there are many out -of -round cylinders which would ordinarily be considered unplayable because they cause pickups to bounce uncontrollably at normal playing speeds. He has gotten around this problem by using an electrically switched motor which provides half speed operation for each of the set's standard rpm rates. By tracking the warped recordings at slower speeds, pickup bouncing is eliminated. Tapes of this reproducing procedure are played back at twice the speed at which they were recorded. The half speed technique also avoids the use of heavy tracking forces which can harm the old grooves and distort the sound.
The drive assembly is comprised of a precision-ground half-inch-diameter shaft, stanchions, a brass flywheel, and a mandrel. The latter is specially designed to accommodate warped as well as normal cylinders. Access to the mandrel, which revolves on precision ball bearings, is via an open end, so cylinders can be mounted and removed without the impediment of "gates" like those on original Edison players.
Shifrin's system employs a Stanton 310 preamp with any moving -magnet cartridge. Two equalization curves are provided, linear and a modified RIAA roll-off. The latter is generally used for listening applications, while the former is intended for use with additional signal processors.
Options include convertibility for cylinders of other than standard diameter.
This requires additional mandrels and an arm elevator mechanism. The standard drive motor can be replaced with a d.c.-servo model for digital speed confirmation and variable speed operation. Specially sized and shaped styli are also available. A cabinet/console housing can be ordered to complement or replace the counter -top version, which has a 2 1/2-inch -thick fine wood base.
Shifrin recommends that once an optimum stylus for a particular cylinder has been chosen, the cylinder be promptly taped. He feels that it is prudent to make any further adjustments to the sound from a master tape that has been recorded "flat." "Thus," he explains, "rare recordings won't be jeopardized by repeated playing and handling. This procedure is especially pertinent to wax cylinders, which can be precariously soft or brittle." Shifrin claims a speed accuracy of 99.8% for his instrument. Its wow and flutter is less than 0.08% for the highest speed, 0.1% for the low speed. It weighs in at around 50 pounds.
When he debuted the first commercial version of his system, Shifrin explained that he had developed it "on the premise that most cylinders were better recorded than most people presume, and certainly better than the caliber of the equipment originally used to play them back. Anyone who has heard such recordings reproduced on my system, with appropriate auxiliary noise -reduction equipment, has been amazed at their clarity and sonic impact." Shifrin admits that his pricey ensemble does not have "the antique charm of an old external -horn phonograph." But, conversely, he feels early phonographs cannot reproduce old recordings satisfactorily. "Even when functioning optimally, they impart speed fluctuations to the sound. If you tape from their horns through microphones, the mikes pick up unwanted harmonic resonances caused by the horns.
Room noises, as well as mechanical sounds made by the phonograph, are also picked up by the mikes and superimposed on the original recorded sounds. The technique of installing a new pickup on an old reproducer does not solve the problem of speed fluctuations. You also need half -speed playing capabilities."
---------- Collectors of early-fi gear are sometimes surprised to find out how sophisticated and good sounding these old recordings were.
Shifrin also cautions that severe rumble and other sonic disturbances can result from interactions between a modern, sensitive pickup and the old, imprecise, or worn drive mechanisms.
"My instrument also has the unique ability to accommodate the multiplicity of diameters, lengths, speeds and groove pitches usually found in cylinders. It is not generally known that the quality of most acoustical recordings--both disc and cylinder types-was finer than the caliber of playback equipment available at the time. My system enables the modern user to extract superior fidelity from cylinders, with less noise and distortion than previously thought possible." The first production model of the Shifrin Electronic Cylinder System was sold to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, New York Public Library at Lincoln Center. It is being used there to transfer a large part of the Archives' collection to tape to preserve irreplaceable historical vocal and musical performances and to make them easily accessible to students and others interested in hearing them. Another of his machines is doing extensive duty at the Swedish Radio Company, in Stockholm, Sweden, optimally processing a "phenomenal" collection of cylinders from the 1890s for preservation on tape. Shifrin's own personal machine has been used in a variety of sonic projects. "The most significant was to reproduce the synchronous film soundtracks recorded by Edison on cylinders [71/2 inches long by 4 1/4 inches in diameter] in 1912 and 1913 called 'Kinetophones,' " he says.
Also significant was a project involving home -cut cylinders made by the Mellon family in the mid -1890s. (Andrew Mellon was a noted financier and industrialist, and Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.) Says Shifrin, "These cylinders had been kicked around a lot as the family moved here and there. Existing family members wanted to capture the voices of their ancestors and to listen to some of the conversations that had been recorded at various times at family gatherings.
Despite the horrendously bad condition of the cylinders, with scratches, cracks, warps and mold -rot, we were able to make them really understandable and to effectively tape them. One of the cylinders contained the sounds of a party at the Mellon home on New Year's Day, 1895." A (Editor's Note: Shifrin's current "hot" interests are the early sound films from Biophon, Kinetophone, Cameraphone, Movietone, Cinephone, Vitaphone, Eugene Lauste, Orlando Kellum, et al. He will appreciate receiving any information or artifacts. We will forward them to him via the magazine: Art Shifrin, c/o Audio, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036.)
Sampler of Sources
If you want to get involved in old phonograph and record collecting, you'll find the pickings fairly substantial, even at this late date. If your discretionary dollars are limited, what you'll need is a lot of time and patience and determination to seek out the hardware and software within the parameters of your budget. If money is no object, you can save a lot of effort in acquiring low -tech "goodies" by merely heading for any one of dozens of sources catering to old phono and record _collectors and gratifying your desires on the spot.
Herewith are a very few sources that collectors might find worthy of checking out. (Note: A complete up-to-date list would be impossible, given the ebb and flow of the collector's marketplace.) Antique Phonograph Monthly ( 502 East 17th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226). A 16 -page magazine containing wide-ranging information on old phonos and records in the form of feature articles, old ad reproductions, book reviews, etc., plus a classified section that lists a variety of goods and services available to collectors. Ten issue subscription is $10.
Kastlemusick, Inc. ( 901 Washington St, Wilmington, Del. 19801). This publisher's most recent directory (1982/1983) contains over 2,500 names and addresses of sources of equipment and records, plus collectors' clubs and associations, among other valuable information. Price, $12.95 postpaid. Kastlemusick also publishes a monthly bulletin chock full of information of interest to collectors. Sample copy, $1.00. Neal's Antiques ( 23 Waldo Ave., Bloomfield, N.J. 07003). Formerly operated by Al Gerichten, known as the "dean" of Edison phonography, it is now run' by his son Neal, who also mans a complete machine shop to make exact replacements of phono parts no longer available. Sells and repairs all types of phonographs, and stocks a selection of records and accessories.
The Antique Phonograph Shop (300 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, N.Y. 11001). Carries 'all makes of phonographs and offers repairs,; parts and accessories. Also sells cylinder and disc records.
Charlie Hummel ( 61 Laurel Dr., Wayne, N.J. 07470). Sells and repairs old phonographs and also LI deals in old records and related phonographia. Shifrin considers him truly expert and completely trustworthy. F.P.
(Audio magazine, May 1984)
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Q: unable to insert OpportunityLineItem.PricebookEntry This is the code -
Apex code -
 public static void createnewOrderItem (OpportunityLineItem ChildOpptyLines,Id OrderId,Integer Qty){

        if(((ChildOpptyLines.NC__c > 0) && (ChildOpptyLines.NC__c != null))){
            customObj OI = new customObj();
            OI.Quantity__c = Integer.valueof(ChildOpptyLines.Quantity);
            OI.Product__c = ChildOpptyLines.Product2Id;
            OI.PriceBookId__c = ChildOpptyLines.PriceBookEntry.PriceBook2Id;
            insertnewOrdBillItems.add(OI);
        }
        if(ChildOpptyLines.UnitPrice != null && ChildOpptyLines.UnitPrice > 0){
            customObj OI = new customObj();
            OBI.Amount__c = ChildOpptyLines.UnitPrice;
            OI.Quantity__c = Integer.valueof(ChildOpptyLines.Quantity);
            OI.Product__c = ChildOpptyLines.Product2Id;
            OI.PriceBookId__c = ChildOpptyLines.PriceBookEntry.PriceBook2Id;
            insertnewOrdBillItems.add(OI);
        }

TestClassUtils Method
 public static OpportunityLineItem createOpportunityLineItem(Id opportunityId, Id pricebookEntryId)
    {

        return new OpportunityLineItem(  OpportunityId      = opportunityId
                                       , Quantity           = 5
                                       , PricebookEntryId   = pricebookEntryId
                                       , TotalPrice         = 1
                                       , product_Term__c    = 12);
    }

@TestSetup
static void setup(){

    Product2 prod = new Product2();
    prod.Name  = 'test prod';
    prod.Family = 'test';
    prod.IsActive = true;

    insert prod;

    Id pricebookId = Test.getStandardPricebookId();
    PricebookEntry standardPrice = new PricebookEntry(
        Pricebook2Id = pricebookId, Product2Id = prod.Id,
        UnitPrice = 10000, IsActive = true);
    insert standardPrice;

    Pricebook2 customPB = new Pricebook2(Name='Custom Pricebook', isActive=true);
    insert customPB;

    PriceBookEntry PBE = new PriceBookEntry();
    PBE.Pricebook2Id = customPB.id;
    PBE.Product2Id = prod.Id;
    PBE.UnitPrice = 100;
    PBE.IsActive = true;
    insert PBE;

    OpportunityLineItem oli = TestClassUtils.createOpportunityLineItem(oppList[1].id,PBE.id);
    oli.NC__c = 1000;
    //  oli.unitPrice = 10000; //this also throws an error - System.DmlException: Insert failed. First exception on row 0; first error: FIELD_INTEGRITY_EXCEPTION, field integrity exception: UnitPrice (only one of unit price or total price may be specified): [UnitPrice]
    insert oli;
}

@istest
private static void createnewpbRecs(){//This method throws this error - System.SObjectException: SObject row was retrieved via SOQL without querying the requested field: OpportunityLineItem.PricebookEntry
    OpportunityLineItem ol = [Select id,NRC__c, UnitPrice, Quantity, Product2Id, Product_Term__c from OpportunityLineItem];
    List<Opportunity> childOptys = [Select id,name,Parent_Opportunity__c from Opportunity where Parent_Opportunity__c!=null];
    for(Opportunity o : childOptys){
        createULOrder.createnewOrderBillingItem(ol,ord.id,10);
    }
}

A: You're running into two errors. Thankfully, the error messages Salesforce emitted here are decent, and it should be fairly easy to see what the issues are if we examine those error messages.
First up, the error in your @testSetup method
The error you report is

System.DmlException: Insert failed. First exception on row 0; first error: FIELD_INTEGRITY_EXCEPTION, field integrity exception: UnitPrice (only one of unit price or total price may be specified): [UnitPrice]

As it says, when you insert an OpportunityLineItem, you may only set one of UnitPrice and TotalPrice.
Your TestClassUtils.createOpportunityLineItem() method is setting TotalPrice, and your @testSetup annotated method is setting UnitPrice.
You'll need to either not set UnitPrice in your test setup method, or set TotalPrice to null on the OpportunityLineItem that you get back from your test utility method. Given that the code you're testing references UnitPrice, I'd go for the latter.
In the end though, Salesforce sets one field based on the other (TotalPrice = UnitPrice * Quantity, or UnitPrice = TotalPrice / Quantity), so the decision you should make here is whatever makes it easier for you to test and make assertions on.
The error in the codee being tested
The error reported is

System.SObjectException: SObject row was retrieved via SOQL without querying the requested field: OpportunityLineItem.PricebookEntry

In your test method, your query for OpportunityLineItems includes the following fields:

*

*Id,

*NRC__c,

*UnitPrice,

*Quantity,

*Product2Id,

*Product_Term__c

In the code being tested by this test though, you're using PriceBookEntry.PriceBook2Id, which does not appear in the set of fields that you queried.
In tests, you are responsible for making sure that all of the data that the method you're testing requires to run is supplied. In this case, you need to add PriceBookEntry.PriceBook2Id to the query in your test method.

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I would encourage members of this forum to email Amazon and let them know that there are lots of us who would like to be able to spend bitcoin on their site!
I doubt Amazon will accept bitcoin lol.
How is that an idiotic response? It's exactly what you'd expect from a major company that doesn't want anything to do with "drug trade currencies" like bitcoins (mainstream view).
I agree with this. I highly doubt Amazon will accept bitcoin soon since bitcoin is very unstable at the very moment. I guess we will have to wait for further notice.
Just imagine how much work they'd have to put into it, with the price rising and sinking by hundreds of dollars within weeks. Not to mention all the decimals people would have to deal with for cheaper items.
I asked them *why* they decided *not* to accept Bitcoin.
His response was to "correct" me and "inform" me that they wont be accepting Bitcoin.
Which makes no sense, given what I wrote.
That's why he referenced rumors and speculative articles.
Probably assuming mine was yet another email saying "I heard Amazon will accept Bitcoin".
Idiotic because he didn't even read what I wrote.
Overstock got it going in no time with the help of Coinbase. Coinbase can convert bitcoins immediately back into dollars, thus shielding the merchant entirely from price volatility (although many merchants opt to keep some portion of the proceeds as bitcoin as an investment).
They will. Only a matter of time.
Only one question comes to mind.
Why? Elaborate please, why would they accept bitcoins. Do you think they're not earning enough?
Why ... elaborate please ... why would anyone use the internet in 1989? Do you think they cant communicate just fine with telephones and paper mail?
Is it really so hard for them to drive to the Library and check out a book, or search volumes of encyclopedias and microfiche there, to get information on humpback whales?
Just because you have one example it doesn't mean anything. There are a lot of inventions and ideas and products that have been invested greatly in that has never made it into mainstream hands.
Because they are losing customers to places like Overstock and TigerDirect. Only a trickle now but it will get bigger.
They're still the majority. They won't care if a few customers chose another site, and as long as Bitcoin is seen as the devils currency in mainstream media, all major sites and companies will take a strong stand against it.
For those interested in shopping at Amazon with BTC or LTC, https://www.btczone.com has been offering a way for almost three years.
I think the point is to get the website itself to accept them, to make bitcoins more valuable. All bitcoin owners can already sell their bitcoins for USD and buy it that way.
Yeah, it would be convenient.
Yeah, the point is it'd make the Bitcoin price rise due to it becoming more and more mainstream. I don't see this happening within the next 5 years, but let's keep the hopes up shall we.


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Clarets History
Unfriendly club turn up during crisis
Last updated : 05 October 2006 By Tony Scholes
Adie Randall - had been sold to York for £140,000
December 1995 had seen a boardroom rumpus that spilled over into the most farcical and laughable AGM yet, and that was still more than simmering, whilst on the playing side the fans were furious at the departures of Adrian Heath and Adie Randall to Sheffield United and York respectively. Things had been made no better with an awful 0-0 home draw against Chesterfield and then a shocking 5-0 hammering at Brunton Park against Carlisle in the Auto Windscreens Trophy.
At the AGM the first sign of problems was Bernard Rothwell getting all mixed up over club shop figures and after having a stand up row with a shareholder he then had to apologise when he was proved to be wrong. Rothwell then got himself into an argument with fellow director Bob Blakeborough as they embarrassingly encouraged and refused a company the opportunity to bid for the kit deal.
That was nothing compared to the major bust up between Basil Dearing and Clive Holt. Dearing accused Holt of trying to acquire further shares for himself without the knowledge and approval of other directors. Dearing made it clear he would not continue to work with Holt and turned the entire meeting into pantomime by tendering his resignation.
Supporters were split and in letters to the local press there were demands for Clive Holt's resignation and also for him to be elected Chairman and to take over completely. "Resign Holt," said one whilst "Credit to Mr Holt," was the theme of another.
On the playing side, we'd lost Heath to the Blades where he had joined Howard Kendall. He wasn't so much a loss as injuries meant he was rarely fit enough to play but the sale of Randall to York for just £140,000 had stunned everyone.
"York City must have thought the New Year sales had come early," said one letter whilst many were demanding a change of manager, that Jimmy Mullen was no longer getting the best out of the players and the almost weekly dressing room lock ins were becoming repetitive, boring and absolutely useless.
It was all billed so much as a Burnley FC crisis that even the Burnley Express editor Chris Daggett spoke out telling his readers: "In recent weeks supporters of Burnley, the very people to whom the club belongs, have had to put up with an ongoing saga of boardroom bickerings, share wars and perhaps worst of all, secrecy."
And speaking about the Carlisle debacle he added: "A repeat of such showings against Stockport County should not, and will not, be acceptable. Burnley Football Club is one of the things that keeps our town on the map, Those in charge of affairs at Turf Moor – both on and off the field – should bear that in mind at all times."
Fans were threatening demonstrations, what a background then to take on Stockport. They weren't the Unprofessionals at the time, the were still almost five years from that title and were known as the Unfriendly Club. They were making their first visit to the Turf since the Wembley meeting in 1994 and were just behind us in the league table ahead of the game and came confident that they could beat us and climb above us.
Reporting on the game the Express reporter Chris Boden wrote: "Little, it appeared, could go anywhere close to appeasing anyone. Enter the scriptwriters with a sumptuous plot. Let's win a seven goal thriller against the new arch rivals, they said. Let's come from behind three times, it was added.
"And then let's hand the crowning glory to a player who has not netted since scoring two of the most important goals in Burnley's history – the Home Park double that sent Burnley to Wembley. It was all too incredible to believe."
Most Burnley fans were expecting a difficult afternoon, and we were a goal down before we'd even settled in our seats. It came from a header by Matthew Bound and we feared the worst, but just three minutes later it was all square after Kurt Nogan had a shot charged down by the visiting goalkeeper Neil Edwards. The ball rebounded to full back Chris Vinnicombe just outside the penalty box and he hammered home into the corner.
That was the lift we needed, or should have been, but we fell behind again with another header. This time, from a Chris Beaumont corner, Mike Flynn got up unchallenged to get in the header, Marlon Beresford got a hand to it but it went in off the post.
There were only twelve minutes gone and the score was already 2-1, but six minutes later it was Nogan again who caused the Stockport defence more problems. He latched on to a sublime chipped ball into the box from Paul Weller, set up Andy Cooke and the striker made no mistake to bring us level again.
Kurt Nogan - scored the third in a man of the match performance
This time we got on top, they simply had no answer to the promptings of Kurt up front but somehow they survived and incredibly, against the run of play, went in front for a third time. Again it was a header after John Jeffers got the better of Chris Brass down the Stockport left and there to head home for Stockport was Ian Helliwell who was just a short time away from becoming a Claret.
Peter Swan and Jamie Hoyland both went close to equalising but when referee Allison blew for half time we trailed 3-2 after a pulsating forty-five minutes that had ensured the fans inside the ground were getting right behind the team.
Cooke missed a chance just twenty seconds after the restart, Weller was brought down for what looked a certain penalty, but it remained at 3-2. Just past the hour Mullen made two substitutions within two minutes of each other. Firstly David Eyres replaced Hoyland and then John Francis came on for Weller, and how those changes worked.
Within five minutes we were level again and what a goal it was. Francis got down the right and hit over a magnificent cross to the far post and found Eyres who headed it back across goal. There was Nogan, finally getting the goal his performance deserved, as he steamed in to head home what was his 21st goal of the season.
Almost immediately Stockport came close to regaining the lead but Burnley countered and came within inches of going in front for the first time as Nogan hit a screamer just wide of the post. Then, with twelve minutes to go, the Turf finally celebrated as we got the winner.
Warren Joyce played the ball through for Francis and immediately goalkeeper Edwards sensed the danger and came out to try and prevent him getting in a shot. Francis though was too good for him and lobbed him from fully 25 yards.
It was certainly not the end of the action, both Vinnicombe and Cooke came close to adding a fifth whilst at the other end Helliwell and then Alun Armstrong saw close range shots blocked. But the Francis goal proved to be the winner and the thriller had lifted some of the doom and gloom around Turf Moor.
There's no doubt that Kurt was man of the match, he turned in one of his best Burnley performances and had Stockport struggling to deal with him all afternoon. "There's nothing quite like beating Stockport to take away the sour taste of a previous week's failings," said Boden, "And beating them by coming from behind three times is something like a dream come true."
Jimmy Mullen was delighted after the game and said: "Stockport County are always going to be difficult opposition and to go behind three times and come back and win is all I'm interested in. I was oblivious to the criticism off the field, I'm not interested in that. In the end it was a magnificent performance."
For Stockport boss Dave Jones it was nothing but disappointment in the end. "It was a crazy game," he said. "We were brilliant going forward, but Christmas came again for Burnley. We just didn't defend and the game could have ended 10-10.
"We had two good chances when we were 3-2 up and all afternoon the bench felt we had to be two goals ahead, that we always needed that extra goal. At 4-3 down we still had chances and everybody is disappointed."
Just a couple of days after the game Mullen tried to sign Notts County's veteran striker Devon White but having missed out he finally was able to sign Helliwell who had scored against us in this game.
The win took us to fifth in the table at half way, but there was no happy ending for the Burnley manager who was to remain in charge for only four more games, all of which were lost.
For the statisticians, this game saw Burnley have 17 shots on goal, Stockport just one less, and both sides having 10 each on target.
The teams were;
Burnley: Marlon Beresford, Chris Brass, Peter Swan, Mark Winstanley, Chris Vinnicombe, Gerry Harrison, Jamie Hoyland (David Eyres 61), Warren Joyce, Paul Weller (John Francis 63), Andy Cooke, Kurt Nogan. Sub not used: Liam Robinson.
Stockport County: Neil Edwards, Sean Connelly, Lee Todd, Chris Marsden, Mike Flynn, Matthew Bound, Chris Beaumont, Jeff Eckhardt, Ian Helliwell, Alun Armstrong, John Jeffers (Ben Thornley 79). Subs not used: Tony Dinning, Michael Oliver.
Referee: David Allison (Lancaster).
Attendance: 9,113.


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Q: Can I ssh somewhere, run some commands, and then leave myself a prompt? I find myself needing to log into various servers, set environment variables, and then work interactively.
e.g.
$ ssh anvil
jla@anvil$ export V=hello
jla@anvil$ export W=world
jla@anvil$ echo $V $W
hello world

How can I combine the first few commands, and then leave myself at a prompt?
Something like:
$ ssh anvil --on-login 'export V=hello; export W=world;'
jla@anvil$ echo $V $W
hello world

Obviously this is a model problem. What I am really asking is 'how do I ssh to a different machine, run some commands, and then continue as if I'd run them by hand?'

A: Turns out this is answered by this question:
How can I ssh directly to a particular directory?
to ssh:
ssh -t anvil "export V=hello; export W=world; bash"

followed by:
jla@anvil$ echo $V $W
hello world

A: Probably the simplest thing is:

$ ssh -t host 'cmd1; cmd2; sh -i'

If you want to set variables, do:

$ ssh -t host 'cmd1; cmd2; FOO=hello sh -i'

Note that this is a terrible hack, and you would be much better off putting your desired initial commands in a script and doing:

$ scp setup host:~
$ ssh host
host$ . setup

A: It is worth to note that ssh -t  can actually be used to connect to one host via another host.
So for example if you want to execute a command on anvil, but anvil is only accessible from host gateway (by firewall etc.), you can do like this:
ssh gateway -t 'ssh anvil -t "export V=hello; export W=world;bash -l";'

Exiting the anvil, will also log you out of gateway (if you want to stay on gatway after leaving anvil than just add another bash -l before closing the command.

A: You could also use the following expect script:
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
spawn ssh $argv
send "export V=hello\n"
send "export W=world\n"
send "echo \$V \$W\n"
interact

A: Another approach is to execute this beast (also gives me a colored shell):
ssh host -t "echo 'rm /tmp/initfile; source ~/.bashrc; cd foo/; git status' > /tmp/initfile; bash --init-file /tmp/initfile"


Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are a way that companies can go the extra mile to provide care for their employees. Life isn't always easy and when hardships arise, people need someone to turn to. In certain situations, the advice of friends and family isn't enough or may be the cause of stress. Professional help may be needed. Managing a complex situation alone can be emotionally and physically exhausting and can interfere with daily responsibilities.
Materials geared to mental wellness, like a certified counselor or therapist can help a hurting individual realize they're not alone and arm them with the tools they need to recover and get back on track with their personal and work life.
The programs offered through EAPs include various types of help for struggling employees. There are numerous program options available, including private counseling sessions, group counseling, stress management materials, and financial wellness training.
The various types of Employee Assistance Programs can be geared toward your company's needs. A Basic plan includes 24/7 phone access to counselors, with services available for employees and eligible dependents, and access to the EAP website and educational library. A step above the Basic plan is the Basic Enhanced plan, which includes the same services along with face-to-face counselor visits, employee communication materials, and financial and legal consultations. A Comprehensive plan includes all of those services along with financial and legal consultations, onsite opportunities for grief counseling, critical incident and stress management, and other employee trainings.
Inevitably, employees will face life-altering issues and need emotional assistance and support. While it may seem like a good fallback plan, in reality, an EAP is a proactive way of taking care of your employees. Not only will you be a better employer by having these services, but your business may see success through higher employee satisfaction and retention rates. Help take care of your employees and take care of your business by learning more about how an employee assistance program can help your business today.


Hi Everyone=D One thing that I absolutely loved about quake 2's graphics was how it was capable of producing incredible shadows. What I mean is, the shadows contained a realistic aspect to it, the aspect being that the shadows would blend in and out perfectly from dark to light, without any crooked lines that I sometimes see in other games.
Even though this pic was taking with mad colors in it, it still illustrates my point: the fautless blend of degrees of light. Anyways, I haven't seen a q2w map that has shading(in the traditional sense) like mentioned above, nor am I a mapper and feel that I cannot find out for myself whether or not, so i was wondering: can q2w produce shading as beautiful as quake 2 can? I know q2w is loosely based off the q2 engine, but I was still curious.
Traduction: Is q2w able to do shadows and/or light spots?
Answer: Yes, with relative ease. However, there's nothing in the way to make them soft.
If you just did that map dood, the lighting was excellent!!


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MSC Launches Investigation Over Bass Mislabelling
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by The Fish Site
24 August 2011, at 1:00am
GLOBAL - The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has responded to the Current Biology article Genetic detection of mislabeled fish from a certified sustainable fishery, by launching an investigation and stating its concern over the result.
"Naturally, we are very concerned about the results in Current Biology." says Amy Jackson, Deputy Standards Director, MSC.
"The MSC has already launched an investigation and we have approached the authors to share their specific product information. Once we have conducted a full review of the products reported as mislabelled, we will publish the outcome of our investigation and provide information relating to actions the MSC has taken."
The MSC has a long running programme of DNA testing as part of its commitment to ensuring robust and credible chain of custody certification. In late 2008 and early 2009 the MSC collected samples of South Georgian (Patagonian) toothfish, (Dissostichus eleginoides).
The samples were analysed by the TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network (in a study led by Dr Rob Ogden). In June 2009, the results showed that all MSC ecolabelled products tested had come from the MSC certified fishery operating out of Area 48.3.
Ms Jackson added: "The MSC Chain of Custody programme requires full traceability checks at every point of the supply chain allowing the MSC to investigate any allegations of mislabelling. Our investigation will identify if any breach has occurred and pinpoint exactly where in the supply chain it happened."
"If proven, it could result in the suspension or withdrawal of their Chain of Custody certificate. The MSC uses DNA testing to complement its third party certification programme and it is a powerful tool in eradicating mislabelling from seafood supply chains. We hope to work with the authors of the paper along with other experts in this field to achieve this goal."
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Criminals targeting everyday citizens bank accounts
Like many Americans, Aaron Cole and his wife had been able to save up a nest egg through the rising value of their home.
After they had sold their current home, Aaron Cole received word that his title company would be in touch soon with the wire instructions for sending the down payment required to close ...
A few days later, the title company called to tell Aaron Cole it was time to wire over the down payment. Was he ready for the account information?.
PORTLAND, Oregon - Like many Americans, Aaron Cole and his wife had been able to save up a nest egg through the rising value of their home. But after six years there and the births of their two children, the Oregon couple decided to sell and use the equity they had built up to purchase a slightly larger place.
After they had sold their current home, Aaron Cole received word that his title company would be in touch soon with the wire instructions for sending the down payment required to close on the new house. When an email arrived on December 4, 2018, from what appeared to be the title company, Aaron's wife went to the bank and sent $122,850 to the account number provided in the message.
A few days later, the title company called to tell Aaron Cole it was time to wire over the down payment. Was he ready for the account information?
It took the representative from the title company just moments to figure out what had happened: The Coles had been the victims of a business email compromise scam and had wired their money to a criminal who had spoofed the title company's email address and sent them fake wire instructions.
The family's savings was gone. Their down payment had been funneled into one account and then broken up and sent to four other banks. Within days, the money would be on its way out of the country and into the control of those who carried out the scheme.
The Cole family had already sold their existing home with a move out deadline of December 23. Now, they couldn't complete the sale of their new house, had little left in savings, and in a few weeks would have nowhere to call home.
"I'm never at a loss for words," said Aaron Cole. "When this happened, I couldn't come up with the words to tell my wife."
What happened to the Coles was due to the deliberate actions of the online criminals who compromised an email account to steal from them, but the criminals could not have carried out the scheme without the involvement of money mules.
The FBI defines a money mule as a person who transfers illegally acquired money on behalf of or at the direction of another person. Money mules often receive a commission for the service or provide assistance because they believe they have a trusting or romantic relationship with the individual who is asking for help moving money.
"Mules are laundering money for people who have done some major damage. Who's losing the money? It's average people. It's small companies."
Yaqub Prowell, special agent, FBI Portland
Money mules may or may not be aware of the role they are playing in a crime, but the actions they take do serious harm to people like the Coles and millions of other innocent victims of online scams and frauds.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 20,000 complaints last year from victims of business email compromise alone. These victims reported losses of more than $1.2 billion.
"Mules are laundering money for people who have done some major damage," said FBI Special Agent Yaqub Prowell, who worked the Coles' case through the FBI's Portland Field Office. "Who's losing the money? It's average people. It's small companies."
Aaron Cole will be the first to tell you how devastating the loss was. "The equity in the house was our way to move forward," he said of the theft. "I put myself back 15 years."
In the Coles' case, the title company generously helped the family cover their down payment in exchange for Aaron Cole's help alerting others about business email compromise. The title company was seeing homeowners hit with this crime despite the warnings about fraud and account security they put on every document they send to clients.
Aaron Cole, like many people, skimmed right over those messages in the mass of paperwork that accompanies the process of buying and selling a home. Cole said, "I grew up with computers. I know not to click on anything suspicious. Nothing about this looked suspicious."
The title company hopes that a human face and a very human story about what can happen will make more people aware of the crime and on guard against it.
Prowell, who spent days tracking the path the Coles' money made from bank to bank, was successful in seizing some of the assets and saving about 30 percent of the funds the Coles lost. But those assets, because of the legal process involved, would not have made it back to the Coles fast enough to save their home. "The quickest forfeiture process I've seen has been about 12 months," said Prowell.
He stressed that even though it was a good ending for the Cole family, the title company will absorb the rest of the losses. "This is a small title company," Prowell said "But it was a small company with a heart."
Prowell is also hopeful Aaron Cole's story will raise awareness about business email compromise and the need to be vigilant about online security.
Cole said he used the same password for several email and social media accounts and hadn't changed them for a while. The criminals could have been monitoring his accounts for years using a simple software that watches for keywords that may indicate money is about to move.
In addition to strong passwords and better awareness, Prowell says people should revert to old fashioned means of verification before sending money. "Go check in person," he said. "Or pick up the phone and make a call."
But Prowell also wants those who act as money mules to understand the harm they are doing to others and the peril they are exposing themselves to. First and foremost, acting as a money mule is illegal. Those performing the function can face criminal prosecution, damage to their credit standing, and financial liability for the money they move.
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People who agree to allow others to use their bank accounts or open new accounts for these purposes are also linking themselves to criminal organizations. One of the money muling groups involved in Aaron Cole's case was part of a separate FBI investigation into financial and violent crimes. "These groups are not always just fraudsters," Prowell said. "That particular group was also dangerous."
"If you send and receive money at someone else's request-especially someone you've never met-you are likely helping criminals to steal from hardworking people, senior citizens, and small businesses," said Supervisory Special Agent James Abbott of the FBI's Money Laundering, Forfeiture, and Bank Fraud Unit.
During a recent eight-week campaign to combat money mules, the FBI partnered with other federal law enforcement agencies to interview more than 550 individuals. They served more than 500 warning letters on individuals who served as money mules for fraud schemes. The letters informed recipients that they could be prosecuted if they continue.
Additionally, more than 30 individuals were criminally charged, in part, for their roles in receiving victim payments and providing the fraud proceeds to accomplices. Abbott stressed that banks and law enforcement take note of unusual account activity: "Anyone who continues to participate in this type of activity should be prepared to hear from the FBI or our partners."
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Declining premium rates and abundant capacity point to a favorable market for property/casualty insurance in 2017.
While property/casualty insurance rates remain low, uncertainty over cyberrisk coverage and potential catastrophe losses looms.
After almost three years of premium increases, the property/casualty market may be softening.
Even during a soft market, we know the hard market is inevitable. It's the same thing that has happened over and over again and, as Einstein said, expecting anything else is the definition of insanity.
The financial crisis has made it difficult for businesses to make ends meet. But there is good news for insurance buyers who will be able to enjoy the low prices of a soft property/casualty market that shows every sign of continuing.


A next generation of Korean hip-hop music, CRUSH has released a new album 'Interlude'. In fact, this new album is the link between Crush's first full length album and his second full length album to be released Summer 2016.
The most anticipated hip-hop musician in K-pop, Crush has released a new digital single 'Don't forget'. The song 'Don't forget' sings the hope to keep the moments with the most beloved one in the heart forever. The song can have many meanings based on time, the emotions of listeners, thoughts, or the reality.
Zion.T has released a new single 'No Make Up'. A unique rapper who sends out deep messages in his music with his rich, unique voice, developing his color with each song. His latest single "No Make Up" is by producer KUSH, Seo Won Jin, and other fellow musicians.


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Press trips are carefully crafted by publicists to sweep you right off your feet, are jam-packed with experiences, introductions, and food, and are usually more hard work than play. Many beginning travel writers look forward to the day they will join a press trip, but to write like a travel writer, you don't need to be invited on a press trip. Start with your closest weekend getaway and see if sticking to the following points can turn even the most trivial trip story-worthy.
Travel stories require a fine balance between facts and anecdotes: the former deliver value, while the latter immerse readers in the locale. I hate to admit it, but on my first adventure as a journalist, to Sweden, I had way too much fun riding huskies and learning how to ski. When I got back, I had to search for every single name on Wikipedia, and bombarded the publicists with requests for further information. The story was published, but deep inside I know it could have been better. If only I had traveled less like a tourist and more like a travel writer.
Every good journalist prepares for an interview by studying the subject and challenging her own assumptions about a topic. So why not prep for your one-on-one with a country? Research some, but mostly dig inside your mind for gaps that need to be filled and stereotypes that need to be explained or cracked. An actual list of "interview" questions will narrow your focus and become a backbone of the story.
Airports, hotels, villages, promenades, bars, boutiques, neighborhoods, cocktails, animals, and exotic fruit – everything that has a proper name has to land in your notebook. From the museum that provided a much needed culturally enhanced shade, to that pretzel that stole your heart, write down everything, especially if it is not easily searchable online.
Daily rituals associated with food and local tastes let us in on the mysterious ways of the natives and their cultural paradigms. Besides, your story needs anecdotes, and so many revolve around food. So pay close attention to what and how you eat.
During a trip to Cambodia, I had a life-changing "sour soup" experience. Having interrogated my local guide about what he eats at home, and armed with knowledge about the obscure Cambodian sour soup, I marched into the closest tourist cafe in Siem Reap and ordered a bowl. It was disgusting. Still, my deep trust in the reason behind every traditional cuisine didn't allow me to give up on the recommendation, and I repeated the attempt, this time at a forlorn hut restaurant on a beach in Sihanoukville. The soup was one of the best things I've ever tasted. This story exists because I wrote it down on my way to Bali, the next stop on my trip. If I hadn't, the exhilaration of a week that followed would have completely erased this gem.
No one knows your audience like you do, so take full advantage of this. The strength of a travel narrative is directly related to the number of perceptive observations peppered throughout. A strong travel journalist draws mental connections and highlights unusual parallels and differences between her (and her audience's) place of origin and a destination, so the latter lights up like a disco ball. How do locals take their coffee? Do they drive in a particular way? How do they spend their weekends? Where do they shop for groceries? Who do they cheer for? What sounds dominate the streets?
They are your best source of answers and your best guide, all in one. And so are long-term expats. Ideally, you will find both types and weave them into your article, clashing their perspectives. The more colorful your character, and the more typical (or atypical) the job she does, the bigger travel writing jackpot you've won. Get your quotes from fruit stall vendors, fishermen, entrepreneurs, and chefs. Get to the bottom of "normal" through their eyes, and keep your dictaphone charged.
Every comprehensive travel article benefits from a service component, such as a concise summary of the average temperatures, currency exchange rate, average prices for the basics, transportation options, insurance, typical times of operation for businesses, time zones, tourist traps, and so on. Help your reader get the most out of the trip, even though you didn't have to worry about a thing.
Sure, on fam trips you will be treated to all sorts of exciting things. That's why I recommend letting the experience steep and write down the highlights of the adventure once you board the return flight. The experiences that swayed you could just make someone's trip an adventure of a lifetime.


Expand your cookie arsenal with generational cookies that have come over from the Old Country.
"My friend bakes these cookies at Christmas," says Judith Outlaw of Portland, Oregon. "They're popular at cookie exchanges, but my friend's husband urges her not to trade any of them!"
My family has been making these delicate fruit-filled Christmas cookies for generations. Light and flaky, they have the look of elegant pastry.
I was born and raised in Holland, where we used almond paste quite often in our baking. I created this recipe to capture the outstanding flavors of home.


Faculty of Science students have created a hilarious music video clip, originally shown at the 2009 Science Revue 'Jurassic Quark', which is now gaining international exposure on YouTube and has been distributed by CSIRO communications to CSIRO staff.
Professor Steve Simpson, from the School of Biological Sciences, has been named in the top 100 most influential people in Sydney by the Sydney Morning Herald's the(sydney)magazine.
Jonathan Kummerfeld, who completed his Bachelor of Science (Advanced) with first class honours and the University Medal in November 2009, has won the General Sir John Monash Award.
Dr William Figueira, from the School of Biological Sciences, has helped to produce the first Australian benchmark of climate-change impacts on marine ecosystems.
Associate Professor Sebastien Perrier, from the School of Chemistry, has won the 2009 Rennie Memorial Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Professor Jeffrey Reimers, from the School of Chemistry, has won the 2009 H G Smith Memorial Award from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Professor Ben Eggleton, Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the School of Physics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
The winner of the 2010 NSW Rhodes Scholarship is David Llewellyn, a University of Sydney Science Honours student with a determination to develop a vaccine for malaria.
Associate Professor Sebastien Perrier and Dr Timothy Schmidt, both from the School of Chemistry, have been awarded NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Awards from the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research.
Researchers from the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney have secured $17.29 million in funding for Discovery Projects and $1.045 million in funding for Linkage Projects from the Australian Research Council, for research to begin in 2010.
Research conducted by a first year Bachelor of Science (Advanced) student at the University of Sydney, Laura McKemmish, and her University of Sydney Talented Student Program project supervisors, Professor Jeffrey Reimers and Professor Noel Hush, along with colleagues at the University of Queensland, provides a definitive analysis of a forty year old biochemical hypothesis, by showing the conditions that Fröhlich condensates will form under.
Come to the launch of the fascinating new book 'A Natural Calling: Life, Letters and Diaries of Charles Darwin and William Darwin Fox', by Professor Tony Larkum from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Sydney. The launch will be held on Friday 9 October 2009 in the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney from 4.30pm until 7.00pm.
Finding ways to engage science undergraduate students in their studies is an area which concerns science staff in universities across Australia. UniServe Science, at the University of Sydney, has dedicated their annual conference in 2009 to the theme 'Motivating Science Undergraduates: Ideas and Interventions'.
Professor Steve Simpson from the School of Biological Sciences has been named as the NSW Scientist of the Year 2009 for his cutting-edge work on nutrition and its implications for ecology, evolution, agriculture and human health.
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then they all died... 65 million years later, humans rule the Earth. Coincidence? Find out at the 2009 Science Revue: Jurassic Quark.
Seven Faculty of Science staff have been awarded prestigious Future Fellowships from the Australian Research Council (ARC), announced on 9 September 2009.
Caught on film for the first time ever, paparazzi to the stars - astronomers - have captured images of our nearest large galaxy, Andromeda, hooking up with its neighbour, the Triangulum Galaxy. Just like any good star gossip, the liaison was suspected previously, but these images are the first to reveal the connection between the two.
A delegation of Chinese doctors visited the Faculty of Science to learn about advances in diabetes treatment, and hear from GI specialist, Professor Jennie Brand-Miller.
Dr Stephen Ng, a postdoctoral fellow in the Sydney Institute for Astronomy at the University of Sydney, and his team have discovered an extremely rare neutron star in the Frying Pan. The star is bursting out of a supernova remnant, leaving behind it a long trail or 'handle'.
University of Sydney geneticist Dr Kathy Belov has been voted Australia's favourite scientist in the Australian Museum Eureka People's Choice Award for her work on identifying the link between the genetic make-up of tasmanian devils and contagious facial tumours threatening the species' survival.
The winners of the 2009 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize were announced last night at the 20th Anniversary Australian Museum Eureka Prize dinner.
The development of a new assessment tool for organisations to calculate their ecological footprint has seen the University of Sydney take out the public sector sustainability category of the state's leading environmental awards.
A walk through a cemetery is an evocative journey telling tales of human life come and gone, but to weathering erosion specialist Associate Professor Deirdre Dragovich, graveyards can also tell a story about climate change and pollution.
It's been 40 years since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong took that "one small step" to become the first human to set foot on another world. An exhibition at the University of Sydney, Small Step, Giant Leap: Celebrating Apollo at 40, commemorates this significant anniversary.
The Sydney Medical School in conjunction with the University of Sydney Faculties of Science, Pharmacy and Nursing and Midwifery and in partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine are holding a three-day research symposium from 12-14 August, 2009.
Research by University of Sydney scientist, Dr Mike Letnic, has shown that Australia's top predator, the dingo, plays an important role in maintaining the balance of nature and that reintroducing or maintaining existing dingo populations could increase biodiversity across more than 2 million square kilometres of Australia.
Federal Minister for Ageing, The Hon. Justine Elliot, will open a one-day conference, 'Ageing at Home: Nutrition and Other Aspects' on 10 June 2009, where experts will discuss present problems and possible future solutions at the University of Sydney.
The Faculty of Science has launched Sydney Science, a new book which reveals the exciting breadth of research across the Faculty.
The Faculty of Science celebrated the success of its staff with a sparkling event called Celebrating Success on 28 May 2009. Researchers and teaching staff from the Faculty were celebrated with a cocktail reception and the launch of a new book, Sydney Science, which reveals the exciting breadth of research across the Faculty of Science.
The federal budget announcement made on 12 May 2009, includes $19.5 million for the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, and $160.5 million for space and astronomy research and infrastructure.
Professor Norm Dancer, from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney, has been awarded the 2009 Hannan Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. The prestigious medal is a career research award for excellence in mathematics.
Emeritus Professor Len Lindoy, from the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, has been awarded the 2009 David Craig Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. The prestigious medal is a career research award for excellence in chemistry research.
Michael West, a fifth year combined Bachelor of Science (Advanced) and Bachelor of Engineering student, was sponsored to attend the Greenhouse 2009: Climate Change and Resources conference in Perth in March.
Music and the Cosmos was a magic night where science and music met at an event to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. The Sydney Science Forum and Sydney Conservatorium of Music presented the special event, featuring leading astronomers from the University of Sydney's School of Physics and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Brass Ensemble.
Astronomers believe our Universe began in a Big Bang, and is expanding around us. Professor Brian Schmidt, from the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory, will describe the life of the Universe that we live in and how astronomers have used observations to trace our Universe's history back more than 13 billion years at the free Pollock Memorial Lecture at the University of Sydney on 30 April 2009.
The Institute of Photonics and Optical Science was launched on 23 April 2009, drawing together expertise across the Schools of Physics, Electrical and Information Engineering, Mathematics and Chemistry, and the Electron Microscope Unit.
As the environmental state of the planet becomes more and more uncertain, the need for sustainable solutions is essential. Hear international experts tackle the sustainability problem from a scientific, industrial and policy perspective at a free public event on Tuesday 14 April 2009 at the University of Sydney.
Ten Japanese students from Tohoku University have taken part in an innovative new program to learn English through Physics and Mathematics lectures at the University of Sydney.
The University of Sydney's Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope is one of the telescopes featured in the Around the World in 80 Telescopes event, as part of the 100 Hours of Astronomy.
Internationally renowned physicist, Professor Sir John Pendry, from Imperial College, London, will talk about the science of invisibility at the Sydney Science Forum on Wednesday 8 April 2009.
No, George Michael is not planning a reunion tour in the southern hemisphere of 1980s iconic band WHAM! Instead, a telescope called WHAM - the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper - has just been moved to Chile from the USA, with the help of University of Sydney physicist, Dr Greg Madsen.
Conserving Australia's most endangered snake - the broad-headed snake - might mean lighting more bushfires, University of Sydney ecologists have proposed.
A seemingly impossible sparkle of green light from a silicon chip has opened up a whole new field of possibilities for communications devices, including exponentially shrinking the hardware needed to guarantee high quality internet connection.
Professor Scott Kable, from the School of Chemistry, has won a 2009 Fulbright Senior Scholarship to visit the University of Wisconsin, USA, for six months.
Six outstanding students who scored a UAI of 100 in their Higher School Certificate have enrolled in science degrees at the University of Sydney, with five starting in March 2009 and one to start in March 2010.
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, with nodes at the University of Sydney, University of Western Australia and Australian National University, has been awarded a $9.8 million renewal of funding by the Australian Research Council.
Scientists from the School of Physics are leading research to measure the ages of stars that are much older than our sun, using data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, which launched on 6 March 2009.
Science is golden ... and free!
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Australia's favourite 'science guy' and Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney, will present Science is Golden on Wednesday 11 March 2009, as part of the Sydney Science Forum series.
Doing maths with a pencil and paper is what's needed, not shiny new laptops, writes mathematics professor Nalini Joshi in The Australian.
Professor Ben Eggleton and his team in the Centre for Ultrahigh bandwith Devices for Optical Systems, School of Physics, have developed a photonic integrated circuit that can not only increase internet networks speeds making them 60 times faster, but can act as traffic monitors to keep the speed high and error-free.
Dr Nadine Kasparian has won the Australian Psychological Society's 2008 Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology Award for her PhD research in the School of Psychology.
Make science entertaining and win a share of $15 000!
Enter the University of Sydney's Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer, who entertain audiences around Australia with their Sleek Geeks show, invite young Australians to make a short film about any scientific topic.
Professor Steve Simpson, from the School of Biological Sciences, with scientists at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, have found the neurochemical cause of locust swarms. Their research is the cover story in the prestigious journal Science.
Five Associate Professors in the Faculty of Science have been promoted to Professors: Professor Arthur Conigrave, from the School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences; Professor Kate Jolliffe, from the School of Chemistry; Professor Brendan Kennedy, from the School of Chemistry; Professor Geraint Lewis, from the School of Physics; and Professor Dietmar Muller, from the School of Geosciences.
Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Federation Fellow in the School of Physics, with colleagues at the Anglo-Australian Observatory and Redfern Optical Components, are transforming astronomy with their innovative new light filter system for telescopes.
Shintaro Tsuruta, a current Bachelor of Science student, has received a Commendable Effort certificate in the Space Generation Advisory Council's International Year of Astronomy Essay Competition.


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Google donated $1 million to Chance the Rapper's SocialWorks nonprofit
The company is giving an additional $500,000 will be going to Chicago Public Schools.
Chance the Rapper performs at XQ Super School Live, September 8, 2017. Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images
Google announced a donation of $1.5 million to bring computer science to students at Chicago Public Schools. $1 million will go to Chance the Rapper's SocialWorks nonprofit, while $500,000 will go to Chicago Public Schools' CS4All Initiative.
"Our grant with Google.org helps SocialWorks provide programming that sheds light on another pathway to success for young Chicagoans," Justin Cunningham, executive director of SocialWorks, said in a statement on Wednesday. "While every student doesn't need to become a computer scientist, understanding the basics empowers them to understand the world they live in. The opportunity to help kids code to share their music, artwork, and distinct point of view is at the core of our mission and an experience we look forward to providing in classrooms across the city."
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In March, Chance announced that he would be donating $1 million to CPS. SocialWorks then raised $2.2 million for the school system with donations coming from the Chicago Bulls, Lyft, and others.
Today @Google funded coding classes for 20 schools on the south and west sides. God bless everyone involved. Thank you.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 6, 2017
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Long live comics! Long live animation! Cool Bike by Tanja Komadina: & Posta Benandante. Dedicated to Piermario Ciani
Exhibition of comics and illustrations
12. 1. – 9. 2. 2017
The international project Long live comics! Long live animation!, which encompasses a competition, exhibitions and workshops is aimed at encouraging young artists working in the field of comics and animated film. The main mission of the project (which has found itself in its twelfth consecutive edition this year) organised by Stripburger and the association Vivacomix from the Italian Pordenone, is to spread and promote comics and reading culture amongst the youth. Every year pupils are offered a selection of characters by Slovene and Italian comics artists, which serve as an inspiration for the young aspiring artists as they enter the magical world of comics and animations. This time we selected characters created by the Slovene artist Tanja Komadina and the versatile Italian artist Piermario Ciani.
Tanja Komadina will present her characters and their multilayered stories at the exhibition. The visitors will get acquainted with the little boy Mile from the story Cool bike, and learn about the fate and desires of the young refugee who arrived to Slovenia. The artist will also present some other characters (most of which come from the animal kingdom), which she created for her youngest public.
The Italian artist Piermario Ciani will be presented in a slightly different way. We will present him through the exhibition that was set up at the tenth anniversary of his death and was dedicated to the memory of this versatile artist: for this exhibition more than two dozen artists created drawings, which emerged from the characteristic Ciani's seal, and sent them in by mail. With this they created a unique homage to the artist, his ideas and his pioneer work in the field of mail art. The title Posta Benandante (Travel well, mail) reffers to the Italian Association Porto Benandante from Portogruara intalian association of protagonists of the mail art, whos establishing member was Piermario Ciani.
Participating artists at Posta Benadante exhibition: Vittore Baroni (IT), Emanuela Biancuzzi (IT), Ludovico Bomben (IT), Daniel Bueno (BR), Marco Capellacci (IT), Iva Ćirić (RS), Rastko Ćirić (RS), Giancarlo Dell'Antonia (IT), Alessandra Ghirardelli (IT), Kristjan Holm (EE), Marko Kociper (SI), Annamaria Iodice (IT), Silvia Lepore (IT), Chintis Lundgren (EE), Leila Marzocchi (I), Franco Matticchio (IT), Luigi Molinis (IT), Lucija Mrzijak (CZ), Anna Pontel (IT), Daniela Rizzetto (IT), Raffaele Santillo (IT), Fulvia Spizzo (IT), Giovanni in Renata Strada (IT), Igor Štromajer (SI), Michele Tajariol (IT), Andrej Štular (SI), Luca Tonin (IT).
TANJA KOMADINA (1976) graduated in Visual Communications from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, and is mainly active in the fields of illustrations and comics. As an illustrator of books and textbooks for children and youth she works for numerous Slovene publishing houses, and has her work regularly published in the children magazines Ciciban and Cicido. She has received a number of awards for her work, amongst other the Golden Pear plaque for her comic book Cool Bike (Stripburger, 2014) and the golden pear award for the illustration of the collection of stories by Nataša Konc Lorenzutti Who is in charge today? (založba Miš, 2015). Cool Bike was translated into Swedish this year.
PIERMARIO CIANI (1951–2006) started his art career as a photographer as which he created a series of experimental and documentary photographs. He became interested in communication systems within the context of art (mail art) at a very early stage and he was also involved in situational actions. He was a distinctively postmodern artist, who expressed himself in diverse fields, independent from the dominating artistic guidelines. He was also the organiser and initiator of numerous artistic events and initiatives, amongst others he was the cofounder of the publishing house AAA Edizioni, and a pioneer researcher of internet culture in the local environment.
ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME:
Sunday, 22nd January 2017, 11 am
Presentation of the project and guided tour of the exhibition with Bojan Albahari, a member of the Stripburger editorial board.
Saturday, 4th February 2017, 10 am to 2 pm
Letter in comics form
Stripburger workshop
mentors: Andrej Štular and David Krančan
With the various comics workshops and drawing rooms Stripburger encourages creativity and additional education in the field of comics. This workshop is aimed at all who are already familiar with creating comics and would wish to expand their skills and knowledge. At the workshop you will draw a letter in the form of a comic and send it to your friend. The four hour free workshop is intended for children aged 10 years and over. As there are a limited number of places, advance applications are obligatory.
Information and applications: petja.grafenauer@gmail.com
Openign hours: Tue.–Fri.: 10.00–18.00; Sat.–Sun..: 10.00–14.00. Until 9. Feb. 2017.
Producers: Forum Ljubljana, association Viva Comix
Co-producer: Vodnik's Homestead
For more information on the competition Long live comics! Long live animation! please visit: www.ljudmila.org/stripcore/zivel_strip/
The call for completion entries ends on 22nd March 2017. The comics and illustrations that will arrive for the competition will be presented at the exhibition in Trubar's House of Literature in Ljubljana. The opening of the exhibition, the award ceremony and projection of animated films from the Animateka programme Slon will take place on Friday, 14th April 2017, at 5pm.
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TAIWAN, HO! June 2021, A4-, 120 pages: 96 magazine + 24 supplement, cover: Yupojen, 5 € + around 5 € international shipping.
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Updated Thoughts on Onidere
January 1, 2017 by Kapodaco
For a more formal (and outdated) review of this manga, click here.
As the number of manga I've read grows, I've noticed a correlation of what I tend to enjoy within comedies, specifically. While I parade around the idea of realism being the key to success and an integral point in making a story impactful, sometimes a complete lack of that can have the same effect. The first time I read Onidere was back in January of 2014—nearly three years ago. At the time, I was almost strictly an anime connoisseur, not believing manga could give me the same sense of wonder that anime (sometimes) did. Even now, the amount of manga I've read in my lifetime compared to the number of anime I've watched is far outweighed in one's favor. Onidere was something a little different for me, as the premise intrigued me and I was willing to have a go at something the lines of "Weak boy dates delinquent girl." While I scoffed at its ridiculousness, I heralded it the position of "Favorite" among the (limited) manga I had read up to that point. Even more bizarrely, favorite it was, I only rated it a six out of a possible ten. I suppose my critical tendencies win out over sheer enjoyment, even back then.
It is now the first day of 2017, and I've given Onidere the honor of being the first manga among my list I've went back and re-read. With all the nostalgic attachment, one wouldn't expect me to change my tune very drastically, right?
Onidere is a bit of a hard sell. When thinking of all the positives attributed to the story it tries to convey, a sense of numbing begins to override the basic functions of the brain. The most convenient moniker one could use to properly describe the story would include words such as "random, nonsensical," or my personal favorite, "stupid." Despite the premise's promise of a young girl who's willing to kill her boyfriend should word get out that they're dating, she's but a shy, ridiculously pure-hearted girl who just so happens to be the strongest delinquent in the prefecture and capable of destroying anything without effort. This ultimately destroys any sense of reality present in the story, as one wouldn't possibly believe her willingness to kill someone she so earnestly cares for in spite of her own pride. When the foundation of a central focus becomes so unstable, it makes a story subject to wander off and do what it wants without reason, or undermine its own strength to pursue another plotline to leech off of.
Almost as if it was fated to do so, Onidere changes face three times within the bulk of its 140 chapters. It begins as the premise describes, with the main couple, Tadashi and Saya, hiding their relationship from Saya's cohorts and the school while also trying to maintain said relationship by doing "couple things." This leads to some development between characters, wacky situations arising to pressure the main couple's relationship, and a hopelessly repetitive three-act play that goes as follows: 1. Saya and Tadashi want to do something. 2. They try to do it unsuccesfully. 3. When they're close to (or are) succeeding in said something, someone shows up to ruin the mood and supplant the illusion that Saya and Tadashi are sworn enemies. Once the author decides that's boring, they move to a more slice-of-life atmosphere, where characters act weird for the sake of it and nothing really challenges the characters outside of their petty problems or desires. This is also the point where about three-hundred more characters are introduced, making the entire character roster bloat to blimp size, weighing down the already erratic focus. Finally, the ending sequences somewhat combine the first and second transitions, creating a constant revolving door of important and non-important events side-by-side to amuse both the gag enthusiasts and the drama enthusiasts (but also still focusing on comedy). This works for the sake of bringing a balance to the story and making it at least somewhat serious, but the pacing assumes the form of a straight path with road bumps every other minute. If one isn't enamored with the characters at this point, it's going to be a long stretch to the finish line.
Another aspect that makes Onidere hard to recommend is the artwork and overall design. I mention in my formal review that the series' artwork improves as time goes by, and that still holds up three years later. However, what I neglected to really highlight is how ugly the characters look starting off. For the first volume or two, characters genuinely look as though they came right off the draft board. There doesn't seem to be any consistency present, with character constantly changing shapes and body sizes without warning. Even if they do look normal, the characters simply look incomplete. A strange combination of professionally chibi and amateur shounen, the manga is a face only its mother could love. Again, the art improves over time, and character begin to look tolerable by the third volume or so, but the quality of the work within its first fifteen chapters or so by artwork alone makes it almost unbearable. As terrible as this seems, one positive that comes out of the zany, slice-of-life turn makes the art more justifiably absurd. Characters do things incapable of normal human beings and bring out a sort of bombastic nature that better suits the weird, almost child-like artwork. I found it infinitely charming back then, though now I find it almost required for me to continue to find anything about this work charming.
With as little the story really provides and the artwork nearly in shambles, its become the duty of the characters to uphold any possible enjoyment one can have with Onidere. The result: hit and miss. With as enormous as the cast of Onidere is, it's very apparent that only a handful of them matter. Some that are shown more prevalently early on become background characters, as well. The only characters that have any degree of safety surrounding their focus of the "plot" are Saya and Tadashi, their friends Mitsuki, Yuna, and (debatably) Momo, and perhaps student council members Tomeo and Saki. Those are seven of about thirty characters that become important at some point in the series. That is not an exaggerated number. The manner at which Onidere adds and throws away characters is almost alarming, constantly recycling a single joke out of new characters, dropping them for what seems like forever, then bringing them back to become a nuisance to the more major characters. While this seems as though the characters are expendable, their ties to the major cast are typically resolute. Only the events that arise out of these characters' antics are the main source of irritation.
If I may, I'd like to describe something in stories I absolutely loathe: characters bending the rules of reality to their whim to force an "OTP" closer (but not completely) together. Onidere does this a few times in a few different ways, but they all carry the same smug, jingle-the-keys-in-your-face tone that makes me ponder the integrity of the author. While I feel arousing romantic chemistry between two characters isn't bad in of itself, the execution of this by means of having a character who clearly knows of an attraction and serving as the "Cupid" feels horribly stunted. Of course, one could argue that if they never did this, the romantic inevitability would never come to fruition because Japanese writers hate writing bold characters. That I understand, though it does little to quell my disdain.
Of all things, the chemistry between certain characters is what makes Onidere worthwhile to read. Mitsuki, as one-dimensional and childish as she is, is able to make a pun every so often that will have me chuckle. Tomeo is also endearing in his pursuit of "justice," which becomes more flexible as he never elaborates on what, exactly, that is. While these characters alone are hardly developed, the one thing I enjoy about the slice-of-life turn is that the comedy was at its high point. It almost seemed like the mangaka was having fun with every chapter, drawing weird reaction faces and absurd situations. Above everything else, this level of craziness and strangely immersive chemistry that develops between certain characters and the events that unfold have a profound impact on a reader's impressions. It's what made me fall in love with the manga three years ago, and while I don't care for Onidere nearly as much as I used to, I still reminisce fondly over the in-between periods of innocent romantic developments and stupid character gags. Y'know what the craziest thing of all is? Tadashi, the male lead, is actually decent.
As far as recommendations go, Onidere is something I would probably recommend to a younger, less cynical mindset. Or those who really, really enjoy gag comedy with a penchant for breaking its own rules. Everything else falters between the line of passable and downright embarrassing. Despite the hostility, I still view Onidere as an enjoyable read. Only in parts, though, as the beginning and end have a tendency to employ scenarios that are too cliché to even seriously follow. Despite the name, Onidere is mostly dere.
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