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Installing MythFrontend on an AppleTV
Note: These instructions are for the original Apple TV. Not the second generation unit released at the end of 2010.
Warning: The Apple TV is built using a 1GHz Pentium M, a GeForce 7300, and 256MB of memory. The limited processor, and graphics only capable of XvMC, mean this unit will only have enough power for standard definition content. Lower bitrate HD MPEG2 may be possible, but not advised. Further, the limited amount of memory may result in UI responsiveness issues.
Status: The guide is now complete, but I've not yet re-verified the procedure by restoring back to factory defaults and running through it again. If anyone else follows this procedure then please leave feedback
This document describes the process of installing MythFrontend on an AppleTV. Most of the information required to do this was gleaned from other websites, and I've tried to link to the source of the information. The only step in this procedure that I didn't find anywhere else was copying the fonts from another Mac to the AppleTV, someone on the dev mailing list suggested that it could be a missing font.
I haven't had time to take apart my AppleTV again and verify the procedure, so it would probably be a good idea if someone who has already voided their AppleTV warranty tried it first and adds some feedback if necessary.
- 1 Warning/Disclaimer
- 2 Requirements
- 3 Document Conventions
- 4 Backup your AppleTV and install SSH
- 5 Preparing the AppleTV
- 6 Build MythFrontend
- 7 Copy MythFrontend
- 8 Fonts
- 9 Run MythFrontend again
- 10 Replace the Finder with MythFrontend
- 11 Tidyup
- 12 External links
Warning: This HOWTO describes the process of installing MythFrontend on an AppleTV. As this procedure requires opening up the AppleTV and removing the hard drive it will almost certainly void your warranty. Do not attempt this procedure unless you are comfortable with this. You do this at your own risk, and I take no responsibility if you kill your AppleTV etc etc. UPDATE Jan 2011: AVOID OPENING THE CASE \ REMOVING HARDRIVE. INSTEAD: Create a USB patchstick [1] to install SSH instead of opening up your AppleTV. Youtube shows how to create the patchstick and patch SSH. [[2]] After installing SSH, then backup your system.
- An Apple TV
- An OSX build of MythFrontend. I used 0.20-fixes from http://padilla.net/mythtv-osx, or you can build your own. NOTE that the recent pre-built binaries (anything build on 10.5.6 and above) will NOT run on a 10.4 box. You will need to build your own version
- An Intel Mac to connect the harddrive to
- A 2.5" IDE drive to firewire converter
- Torx T8 and T10 screwdrivers
Document Conventions
Some commands in this HOWTO need to be run on your Mac, and some on the AppleTV. I've tried to make this clearer by specifiying the user and host as the command prompt. E.g. this should be run as a normal user on the Mac:
y@mac# ls -l /
whereas this should be run as root on the AppleTV:
root@appletv# ls -l /
Backup your AppleTV and install SSH
Backing up
I followed the instructions here http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/23/how-to-upgrade-the-drive-in-your-apple-tv/
Basically, you need to open the AppleTV and remove the hard drive. Connect it to your Intel Mac (do not use a PPC Mac or you'll risk damaging the GUID partition) using the 2.5" IDE to firewire adaptor.
Use the diskutil command to determine which is the AppleTV disk. You'll see something like this:
y@mac# diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: type name size identifier 0: GUID_partition_scheme *149.1 GB disk0 1: EFI 200.0 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 148.7 GB disk0s2 /dev/disk1 0: GUID_partition_scheme *37.3 GB disk1 1: EFI 34.0 MB disk1s1 2: Apple_Recovery 400.0 MB disk1s2 3: Apple_HFS OSBoot 900.0 MB disk1s3 4: Apple_HFS Media 35.8 GB disk1s4
In this case the AppleTV drive is /dev/disk1 (look for the OSBoot and Media partitions). Make a backup of the drive using the following command:
y@mac# dd if=/dev/disk1 of=AppleTV.img bs=1024k
Install SSH
I followed the instructions here http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Install_SSH
Copy ssh from /usr/sbin to the AppleTV drive and make sure it's executable:
y@mac# cp /usr/sbin/sshd /Volumes/OSBoot/usr/sbin/ y@mac# chmod +x /Volumes/OSBoot/usr/sbin/sshd
Ensure /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist contains the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Label</key> <string>com.openssh.sshd</string> <key>Program</key> <string>/usr/libexec/sshd-keygen-wrapper</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/sbin/sshd</string> <string>-i</string> </array> <key>SessionCreate</key> <true/> <key>Sockets</key> <dict> <key>Listeners</key> <dict> <key>Bonjour</key> <array> <string>ssh</string> <string>sftp-ssh</string> </array> <key>SockServiceName</key> <string>ssh</string> </dict> </dict> <key>StandardErrorPath</key> <string>/dev/null</string> <key>inetdCompatibility</key> <dict> <key>Wait</key> <false/> </dict> </dict> </plist>
Test SSH access
Return the drive to the AppleTV and start it up. Rather than start up normally it may bring up a menu asking if you want to do a restore. If this happens, run the diagnostics, this should be fine, and then select restart. Choosing restore will wipe out the work done in the previous steps.
Once it's started up, try and connect using ssh:
y@mac# ssh -1 frontrow@<appletv ip address>
the password is also frontrow
Preparing the AppleTV
The next few steps go through setting up a few things that make it easier to get Myth working on the AppleTV.
Mount drive as read/write
By default the OSBoot partition is read only. To mount it as read/write run the following (from http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/10/how-to-play-divx-and-xvid-on-your-apple-tv/):
root@appletv# mount -o remount,rw /dev/disk0s3 /
To make it mount read/write on boot in future:
root@appletv# touch /.readwrite
Install vi and su
Copy vim and su to the AppleTV:
y@mac# scp -1 /usr/bin/vim frontrow@<appletv ip address>:~ y@mac# scp -1 /usr/bin/su frontrow@<appletv ip address>:~
Then on the AppleTV:
root@appletv# mv ~/vim /usr/bin/ root@appletv# mv ~/su /usr/bin/ root@appletv# ln -s /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi
Disable watchdog
Instructions are from http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Watchdog
Disable ripstop (as root):
root@appletv# mkdir /etc/mach_init.disabled root@appletv# mv /etc/mach_init.d/ripstop.plist /etc/mach_init.disabled
Add the following to /etc/rc.local (create this file if it doesn't already exist):
/sbin/kextunload -b com.apple.driver.AppleTCOWatchdog
This will unload the watchdog on startup.
root@appletv# shutdown -r now
Fix the timezone
My AppleTV thought it was in Rome. If the timezone is wrong problems occur when scheduling recordings. To fix this add the following to /etc/rc.local (adjust as necessary for you location):
/bin/ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime
Either run the file or reboot for this to take effect.
Build MythFrontend
You will currently need a OS X Tiger (10.4) Intel machine to build the binaries for the AppleTV, as cross-compiling has not been sucessful yet. Build instructions are here: Building_MythTV_on_Mac_OS_X
Copy MythFrontend
Tar up MythFrontend and copy it to the AppleTV. This assumes that MythFrontend is installed in /Applications on your Mac:
y@mac# tar cf ~/MythFE.tar -C /Applications/ MythFrontend.app y@mac# scp -1 ~/MythFE.tar frontrow@<appletv ip address>:~
Untar MythFrontend on the AppleTV:
root@appletv# tar xf MythFE.tar -C /Applications/
Now that MythFrontend.app is on the AppleTV we can try running it.
frontrow@appletv# /Applications/MythFrontend.app/Contents/MacOS/mythfrontend
This will probably fail, and an crash dump will be generated in ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/CrashReporter.log. It will probably mention something about fonts. When this happened to me the first time I wasn't sure what to do, but someone on the mythtv-dev list suggested checking the fonts and it turned out that there were (unsurprisingly) lots more fonts on the Macbook than on the AppleTV, so I decided to try copying all the fonts across. I used the following commands (there are 3 mains locations for font storage - I copied everything but this is probably not necessary).
On the Mac:
y@mac# tar cf SystemLibraryFonts.tar -C /System/Library/Fonts/ * y@mac# tar cf LibraryFonts.tar -C /Library/Fonts/ * y@mac# tar cf HomeLibraryFonts.tar -C ~/Library/Fonts/ *
y@mac# scp -1 SystemLibraryFonts.tar frontrow@<appletv ip address>:~ y@mac# scp -1 LibraryFonts.tar frontrow@<appletv ip address>:~ y@mac# scp -1 HomeLibraryFonts.tar frontrow@<appletv ip address>:~
On the AppleTV:
root@appletv# rm -fr /System/Library/Fonts/* root@appletv# rm -fr /Library/Fonts/* root@appletv# rm -fr ~/Library/Fonts/* (this may not exist, I can't remember. if not you'll need to create it)
root@appletv# tar xf SystemLibraryFonts.tar -C /System/Library/Fonts/ root@appletv# tar xf LibraryFonts.tar -C /Library/Fonts/ root@appletv# tar xf HomeLibraryFonts.tar -C ~/Library/Fonts/
Restart the AppleTV
root@appletv# shutdown -r now
When it comes back up it may go into safe/diagnostic mode. If it does this then select Run Diagnostics and then Restart. Don't select Restore as it will restore the whole OS from a backup partition and you'll have to start all over again. The next time it should start up normally.
Run MythFrontend again
frontrow@appletv# /Applications/MythFrontend.app/Contents/MacOS/mythfrontend
Hopefully this time it will stay up and you won't get a crash report. You won't be able to see anything yet because the Finder (the AppleTV application) always makes itself the frontmost window. We'll sort that out in a bit. In another terminal try killing the Finder. Find the pid using:
frontrow@appletv# ps ax | grep Finder
and kill this process. You should briefly see MythFrontend before the Finder restarts. You may notice that it's asking for database connection parameters.
Quit MythFrontend (ctrl+C in the first session) and edit the database connection parameters file:
frontrow@appletv# vi ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt
adding the correct hostname, username and password (usually only the hostname needs changing).
Start MythFrontend again, check the output the ensure it starts correctly and try killing the Finder again. This time you should find that you see the main MythFrontend menu briefly before the Finder restarts.
Replace the Finder with MythFrontend
The following command updates the preferences for the loginwindow process so that it runs MythFrontend rather than Finder
root@appletv# defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Finder /Applications/MythFrontend.app
if you need to undo this you can do
root@appletv# defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Finder
Restart the AppleTV again and you should find that MythFrontend starts rather than the AppleTV interface.
Another Option is to install the Apploader aka "Applications Menu plugin" and launch Mythfrontend from the menu (see: http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/MythTV)
The next step is to configure MythFrontend. It is possible but tedious to do this using the remote - an easier solution is to enable VNC using the instructions here http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/Enable_Remote_Desktop_(VNC), and install a VNC client such as Chicken of the VNC on your Mac. You can then use the mouse and keyboard to do the configuration.


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what currently separates the two other than some coursing, specifically PLQ?
The answer is the same for every rank, the fact that they were selected for promotion via a merit board. There are two issues at play here. The first is the increasing willingness to give pre-requisite courses after promotion to the rank said course was required to get. I have noticed a trend of late where each rank is taking the lower ranks course to get promoted. The seniority thing is pretty irrelevant but it does get pretty ugly around PER time when unqualified people are ranked higher than qualified people.The second issue is that of MCpl as a rank. It is the most glaringly obvious thing wrong with the NCM Corp that is such an easy fix but no one gives a crap enough to change it. It is a rank in everything but name. Can anyone see a benefit to the current system? I could see it is it was a position the CO gave to the most senior/exceptional Com in a section but that isn't how it works.
Currently both those reasons aren't really valid anymore. The first as the pay is pretty decent, Personally I would like to see the MCpl position seize to exist and put things back right where Cpl is the leadership rank and Pte T is the working rank (pay for MCpl would be given to the Cpls and current Cpl pay given to Pte T).
Or, we roll MCpl back in with Cpl and reinstate Lance Corporal instead of PTE(T)
When I was a Jack in my first MOC (early 90s), I don't remember there being a single A/L one in existence. That might have given the CofC more confidence in *us*.
So, you're suggesting we change Pte/Cpl/MCpl to Pte/LCpl/Cpl. Can you explain the tangible difference in structure, command, seniority other than the name change and requirement to take uniforms to the base tailor? What is the perceived benefit of doing this, assuming the Cpl 5B pay would be for Cpl and 5A for LCpl so no changes to the pay stuff.
No the change would be from Pte/Pte T/Cpl/MCpl to Pte/Pte T (or Lance Cpl or whatever you want to call the working rank)/Cpl.Your removing what is essentially a redundant rank currently in the form of two Pte ranks which has no difference between pay and responsibility between them (other than one having a hook and the other not). It also gets rid of this ambiguous appointment status and the current technicality that a Cpl is under the NDA is the Jr leadership rank.
Also just as a side note, how is it even possible we have a acting lacking for a appointment? Your technically not doing anyone elses duties as according to the NDA a Cpl has the same responsibilities as a MCpl. It shows that we really don't treat it as a appointment as if we did you would be appointed or not, no ambiguous status.
But is the problem the promotion system or the training system? Are the numbers of Acting(LQ) due to people receiving their promotions in a timely manner after being properly evaluated and judged (centrally by board) in comparison to their peers, but due to limited space they haven't been able to be course loaded prior to promotion.
Or is the problem a result of changes in regulation about length of time that one can remain Acting Lacking if the inability to gain that leadership qualification is due to circumstances other than unavailability of course, i.e. medical category or other personal reason for not attending PLQ?
How is the appointment ambiguous? Although it is an appointment, it is still a promotion; so it Pte to Pte (T). I certainly expect more from a trained Aviator than I do an untrained one; it is a step towards the first NCO rank - Cpl. Would we argue to get rid of the OCdt and 2Lt ranks, and everyone is a Lt right off the mark? MCpl is also a stepping stone to Sgt, IAW the CFAO on Reg Force NCM Career Progression. CFAO 49-4 IIRC? in the tables in Annex A (going from memory and away from my postal code and DWAN right now).The QR & O doesn't seem to be ambiguous: Master corporals have authority and powers of command over all other corporals. The NDA doesn't get into the weeds stating a Cpl has the same responsibilities as a MCpl. Where do you read that?The pre-req's for MCpl are laid out in the CFAO mentioned above. How do we have acting ranks (not just limited to MCpl)? Because the QR & 0 permits it.3.05 - ACTING RANK(1) An officer or non-commissioned member may be granted an acting rank higher than the member's substantive rank:a.for an indefinite period; orb.for the period during which the member is filling a position on an establishment for which a rank higher than the member's substantive or temporary rank is authorized.(2) An officer or non-commissioned member granted an acting rank is liable to be posted or transferred in the member's substantive rank at any time.(M)We send people on tours, deployments etc *WSE* (While So Employed), including Col's as TF Commanders WSE to BGen. If we can do it for position with that much command authority and responsibility, why not for Cpl's to MCpls?I think the CAF has other things to focus and spend brain power, work hours and funding on that are a much higher priority to what amounts to cosmetic changes that have no positive or measureable benefit.
I do have to agree that Acting ranks is used too much at least in the admin world. I also wonder about the meriting of acting with substantive. Seems to me that the acting ranks should be merited only if there isn't enough substantives to meet the requirements. Meriting someone that doesn't have the pre-reqs for the rank they are already wearing creates the situation of pushing them ahead onto a course, hoping they pass and promoting them acting again. Of course they deserve it because they are superior based on the PERs they earned because no supervisor ever over writes their PERs.
You keep referring to it as a rank which it is not. It is not a promotion, promotions have to do with rank, not appointments. A MCpls rank remains that of a Cpl. You cannot possess acting rank for something that isn't a rank to begin with, otherwise it wouldn't be a appointment."3.08 - MASTER CORPORAL APPOINTMENT(1) The Chief of the Defence Staff or such officer as he may designate may appoint a corporal as a master corporal.(2) The rank of a master corporal remains that of corporal.(3) Master corporals have seniority among themselves in their order of seniority as corporals.(4) Master corporals have authority and powers of command over all other corporals."Yes MCpls have authority over Cpls, but at the end of the day a Cpl can still do the same job as a MCpl, as at the end of the day a MCpl is a Cpl according to the QR&Os. What is being suggested is changing written wording of the rank structure to be reflective of how it is actually used. Everyone treats MCpl as its own rank, either make it a rank or get rid of it. Personally I favour getting rid of it as it simply isn't necessary. No hooks being your attending training/initial trades courses, 1 hook being your trade qualified/working rank, and two hook being leadership rank as per many other nations in the Commonwealth and how we did it before unification. Have the pay line up with current no hook pay at the modified no hook, current Cpl pay for the modified 1 hook, and modified Cpl getting current Cpl (B) pay.
You should look in the QR&Os for what a substantive rank is. For Officers it is the rank they hold (and are qualified). For NCMs it is the rank in which you can be demoted to from a charge or words of that affect. This may be playing into the appointment aspect of MCpl.
(2) The substantive rank of a non-commissioned member is that rank below which the member cannot be reduced otherwise than by: a. a sentence of a service tribunal; or b. reversion for inefficiency or misconduct. (See articles 11.10 - Reversion and Remustering for Inefficiency and 11.11 - Reversion upon Conviction by a Civil Authority).(M)So is a Sgts substantive rank Cpl? The rank below which the member cannot be reduced otherwise? I have always seen it treated as QL6A or DP3A qualified meant substantive but the quote above always threw me off
It's slightly different for each trade; it's laid what prerequisites are required for each promotion.But if someone has met all the requirements, and has been promoted to Sgt, I think what they are saying is that is there substantive rank, as they can only be reduced in rank as a result of a court martial sentence (possibly from a civilian conviction as well? that could be an old ref in the QR&O)Remember looking this up and dragging out the oc spec, the QR&O etc to explain to a flag officer why they couldn't demote a PO1 because he didn't want to do his cert 4, as he had completed everything required for the rank (cert 4 is for CPO2 in the oc spec). That was a fun conversation as a new Lt(N)....
But if someone has met all the requirements, and has been promoted to Sgt, I think what they are saying is that is there substantive rank, as they can only be reduced in rank as a result of a court martial sentence (possibly from a civilian conviction as well? that could be an old ref in the QR&O)
COs can reduce the rank of Sgt/PO2http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-reports-pubs-military-law-summary-trial-level/annex-t-table-of-punishments-commanding-officers.page
I will have to read the DOAD DAOD on development periods again with a focus on commissioned members then look at some trade specs. When my secondary duty was the training officer I started to read up on the distance learning course I was loading Army and Air Force captains on. (CAFJOD? There are 4 or 5 levels)Never really figured out how they factored into their career equation.


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A Nova Scotia school board is defending its decision to tell students wearing short shorts to change their clothes.
Julia Roberts-Davison of Truro, N.S., has started a petition online after her Grade 8 daughter was told not to wear her cut-off jean shorts to school again. Other girls were also told to change their clothes.
"I was told that their shorts are a distraction to the learning environment. That morning, the students were told that their shorts are a distraction to male students and teachers," Roberts-Davison wrote in her Change.org petition.
"My daughter is not an object to be ogled. This is the worst possible thing that you can tell a teenage girl: you can't wear shorts because you're a distraction."
But the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board is defending the decision, telling theTruro Daily News they use the fingertip test -- students are asked to put their hands down at their sides and their shorts cannot be shorter than their fingertips.
In a photo Roberts-Davison sent to the paper, it shows her daughter's shorts reach the end of her curled-up fingers.
In responding to messages on its Facebook page, a board spokesperson noted students are allowed to wear shorts that are "appropriate for a school setting."
The board added: "If a student wears an article of clothing that is not appropriate — pants that ride too low or muscle shirts, for example — then a conversation happens with the student and his/her parent or guardian. If possible, the student is asked to change into something more appropriate."
Critics on Facebook are calling on the school board to rethink the ban on short shorts.
Clare Prowse called it "absolutely appalling. This is Nova Scotia, not Saudi Arabia."
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On November 21st, 2016, the Minister of Digital Affairs Anna Strężynska chose members for the Ministry Council for Digitization. Amongst this prestigious group is Prof. Grzegorz Mazurek, the Kozminski University Vice-Rector for International Relations.
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The old America I knew took a hike last week and a new America emerged before my unbelieving eyes at approximately 9:30 in the evening. That was the hour my belief system was turned upside-down, when Barack Obama was projected to win the Iowa caucuses and it was extraordinary.
Coming of age in the late 1950s I was the 13-year-old girl who wrote an essay in the Lions Club contest titled Why I Love America, but was denied entry into the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., to receive my prize. The luncheon was moved to the Sealback Hotel, I received my prize and Time Magazine carried the story. This experience and others over a lifetime had rendered me simply incapable of believing that white Iowans would vote overwhelmingly for a black candidate to be President of the United States, not because he was unworthy, but because everything in my experience has shown that in many instances no matter how qualified the person, being black often weighs more heavily than qualifications.
New Hampshire was the reality check that brought me back to those long held beliefs when the scientific polls worked for all candidates except Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The pundits rather than the voters who supplied the data were held suspect. What a disconnect between what people told the pollsters and what they did when they entered the ballot box. Was I disillusioned? Indeed not. Mr. Obama's win in Iowa and near win in New Hampshire proves that a black candidate can get white votes at presidential level politics. The American political horizon is changing to become more inclusive, and this says something about the country's coming of age in racial politics.
Mr. Obama's ascendancy as a serious presidential contender represents a tectonic shift in American racial politics and perhaps a psychological shift as well in white America's willingness to look beyond the color of one's skin, but at the content of their character, a race neutral society that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of. In this case, Mr. Obama's sincerity, confidence, organizing skills and the quality of his preparedness propelled him to victory in Iowa and will be key to future success.
But let's be clear, in spite of his powerful finish in Iowa he can expect the New Hampshire experience to replicate across the nation. It's called the Bradley Effect, based upon Tom Bradley's narrow and unexpected loss in California's 1982 gubernatorial race. There is sufficient data from high profile races to show that entry and exit polling are less reliable for black candidates than whites. Why? Because many white voters who tell pollsters they will vote for the black candidate do not, regardless of political affiliation. That was true in 1981 for Doug Wilder's gubernatorial race in Virginia; in 1990 for Harvey Gant who ran for U.S. Senator of North Carolina; and in 1989 for David Dinkins' mayoral race in New York. All received projections far exceeding the actual vote based upon entry and exit polling.
I have followed Barack Obama since his inspiring speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and closely over the past three years — from his initial visit to Martha's Vineyard in 2004 and again in 2007. His remarkable success is based upon an inspiring, nonpartisan, transformational leadership style that has eluded other candidates. His candidacy emerges in non-racial terms and represents a new kind of leadership — one of enormous magnetism and authenticity capable of moving a bereft nation forward to regain its rightful place on the world stage after eight years of dismal leadership which has resulted in two unresolved wars, a still unstable Middle East, the consequence of which is a diminution of the national interests from trade to defense, and a loss of our historical good will around the world.
The next president must have a vision for righting the nation — one that brings relevant experience, judgment and vision to the table, crossing lines of race, gender, political party and that intangible something which taps into the greatest instincts of a country hungry for change and leaders that they can both believe and believe in, authentic leaders who they sense care about their needs and are willing to take risks to act on their behalf. This yearning could be seen in the eyes of Obama supporters during his riveting post Iowa and New Hampshire speeches where he connected with this need and delivered.
As a reform candidate Mr. Obama moves toward the general election against the establishment candidate. His resiliency will be tested as he counters the experience argument and challenges the polarizing politics of the 1990s that continues today. It is good to remember that Abraham Lincoln had little experience; Richard Nixon had much. If experience alone is the governing qualification on the Democratic side, Richardson, Biden or Dodd would still be in the race. It is not experience in the traditional sense that Obama supporters seek. It is judgment, toughness in the face of adversity, and experience in bringing people together to solve a plethora of contentious problems that will not go away. Should Mr. Obama win the Democratic party nomination it will be nothing short of a tectonic shift in the political life of the nation.
Bettye F. Baker lives in Oak Bluffs and Gettysburg, Pa., and writes the Oak Bluffs column for the Gazette in the summer.


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Facebook shares tumbled 11% to $34.03 on Monday, and aren't faring much better on Tuesday, as questions over what happened and who's to blame (NASDAQ?) continue.
Jack Hough, writing on SmartMoney's Real-Time Advice blog, notes, "Shareholders who had bought the stock for a quick flip must now consider whether to defy all those Facebook skeptics and hold it longer. That has worked out beautifully for anyone who has held Google (GOOG) stock since its 2004 debut. It has multiplied sixfold in price."
Like Facebook (FB), Google is a purely online business with a dominant market share, Hough adds. It makes most of its money from advertising and turns a high percentage of each revenue dollar into operating profits. Its stock was also initially panned by many as too expensive.
But Hough believes Facebook will have serious trouble generating Google-like returns for investors, noting the "important differences between the two companies." He helpfully lists three:
1. Facebook is twice as expensive as Google was following its own stock market debut.
"When Google came to market in August 2004, it had booked $2.3 billion in revenues over the prior four quarters," Hough writes. "The stock ended its first day of trading at a price that valued Google at $27 billion. Those numbers make for a price-to-revenues ratio of about 12. Facebook ended Monday with a value of $93 billion, and it has brought in $4 billion in revenues over the past four quarters. That's a price-to-revenues ratio of 23."
2. Google has already plucked the low-hanging fruit.
Back in 2004, newspapers and magazines together captured 43.8% of advertising spending, versus just 3.7% for websites, Hough explains, citing Zenith Optimedia.
"That gap has narrowed. This year, 27.3% of advertising dollars are expected to go to newspapers and magazines, and 18.2% is expected to go to websites … In other words, Google thrived in part by capturing business from vulnerable print publications, but the weakest of these have closed, and others have built thriving websites. Facebook will have to compete for ad dollars with a stronger core of print companies and their websites, and more important, with the likes of Google."
3. The world only needs so much advertising.
"Suppose Facebook grows much more skilled in turning its traffic into advertising dollars. Couldn't it then multiply its revenues 17 times over the next eight years, the way Google has over the past eight?" Hough asks. "After all, the company's active user base consists of 13% of humanity."
There's a problem with that thinking, he concludes.
"Google's rise didn't prevent print media companies from selling ads. Rather, it cratered the prices for such ads. For example, Google's AdSense allowed just about any website owner to sell advertising by banding together with a massive jumble of other websites. The result was a flood of new pages available for ads, creating more supply than demand. For a company of Facebook's size, that presents a dilemma. If it doesn't learn how to effectively sell ads against its massive traffic, its revenues won't grow quickly, but if it does learn, the result may be a glut of ad-space supply and a drop in prices, restraining revenue growth just the same."
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Early Childhood Education
High quality early childhood education represents one of the best investments our country can make. NEA believes it's a common sense investment we can't afford to pass up.
Research shows that providing a high quality education for children before they turn five yields significant long-term benefits.
One well-known study, the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project, found that individuals who were enrolled in a quality preschool program ultimately earned up to $2,000 more per month than those who were not. Young people who were in preschool programs are more likely to graduate from high school, to own homes, and have longer marriages.
Other studies, like the Abecedarian Project, show similar results. Children in quality preschool programs are less likely to repeat grades, need special education, or get into future trouble with the law.
Early childhood education makes good economic sense, as well. In Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return, a high-ranking Federal Reserve Bank official pegs its return on investment at 12 percent, after inflation.
NEA recommends, among other things:
- Free, publicly funded, quality kindergarten programs in all states.
- Mandatory full-day kindergarten. Just 14 states require school districts to offer full-day kindergarten.
- Optional free, publicly funded, quality "universal" pre-kindergarten programs for all three- and four-year-old children whose parents choose to enroll them. Three states are moving toward such a program - Georgia, New York and Oklahoma.
- Federal funds to make pre-kindergarten programs available for all three- and four-year-old children from disadvantaged families. State and local governments should provide the additional funds necessary to make pre-kindergarten available for all three- and four-year old children.
- Dedicated funding for early childhood education. Public schools should be the primary provider of pre-kindergarten programs, and additional funding must be allocated to finance them in the same manner as K-12 schools.
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Taking Steps Toward PK-3 Success ( PDF, 1.66 MB, 16pp) This publication identifies strategies to help improve teaching and learning environments at the PK-3 levels.
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The Lawyer as Neutral
Founded in 1986, Penn Law's Mediation Clinic was one of the first real case programs of its kind in the nation. With its cutting-edge technology-based instruction and breadth of sophisticated faculty-supervised fieldwork, it has maintained its preeminent place as a national model for mediation courses.
Read how Mediation Clinic students learn that 'lawyers can be problem-solvers as well as warriors' (August 18, 2020).
Mediation Defined
Mediation involves the intervention of a neutral third party into an existing or threatened dispute, with the aim of facilitating a negotiated resolution of the conflict. Lawyers are increasingly immersed in this arena, both as mediators and as traditional representatives of clients whose matters are subject to a mediation resolution. The number of disputes that are resolved through mediation now exceeds exponentially those that are tried in courts. It is also a subject of great interest to transactional lawyers.
Clinical Skills
The Mediation Clinic focuses on developing students' skills and addresses the role and ethical issues in the mediation function. But, in the process, it teaches much more. By the end of the course students will have learned a great deal about listening and empathizing, dispassionately evaluating cases for litigation and advising clients in that realm, identifying solutions to problems and negotiating effectively, presiding over a meeting – in short, the skills that all lawyers need and that clients value.
Penn Clinic cases are featured in a THE PRACTICE OF MEDIATION: A VIDEO-INTEGRATED TEXT (Wolters Kluwer, 3d. Ed. 2019), co-authored by Penn Law Mediation Clinic Director Douglas Frenkel, the multimedia book with which students are trained and which has become the text of choice for mediation clinics and courses around the nation.
The Course
The course consists of two main components:
Classroom: students receive intensive skills training and engage in observations of outside neutrals in actual adjudications and mediations. Using discussion, video and simulation exercises, students learn the entire range of mediation skills prior to commencing fieldwork in the second half of the course. The classroom component continues with in-class discussion of student fieldwork experience, focused discussion of ethical issues and advanced skills topics and seminars on themes ranging from restorative justice to representation of clients in mediation.
Fieldwork: students are the frontline mediators in a wide array of cases. With a faculty supervisor present, students co-mediate an average of 4-5 cases per semester at courthouses, government agencies and at the Law School in areas that include civil litigation, criminal, domestic, campus student discipline and international child custody disputes and employment discrimination matters. Following every mediation, students debrief with the faculty supervisor to complete the learning experience.


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Wainwright a natural choice to lead young Cardinals
Veteran right-hander brings poise, professionalism and talent to St. Louis rotation
JUPITER, Fla. -- Growing up in Georgia, Adam Wainwright lined his bedroom walls with newspaper clippings of his heroes discussing the mechanics and mentality of pitching. He read them, underlined them, tried to take the lessons to the mound. Back then, the Atlanta Braves were running what amounted to a graduate school of pitching, featuring Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Tom Glavine.
When the Braves drafted Wainwright in 2000, he had the opportunity to watch first-hand how those guys went about their business. As mentors go, a young pitcher couldn't have had three better ones.
All these years later, that's how the St. Louis Cardinals feel about Wainwright now as he prepares to begin his ninth season. He's coming off a season in which he pitched almost as well as anyone in baseball, leading the Majors in innings (241 2/3) and tied with Jordan Zimmermann for the second-most victories (19).
Wainwright did just what the Cardinals hoped after they signed him to a five-year, $97.5 million extension in Spring Training. In ways large and small, he's a role model for what the Cards -- and all of Major League Baseball -- would want every player to be.
Now with Chris Carpenter's retirement from the Cardinals, Wainwright is the leader of a rotation with an assortment of gifted young guys stacked up behind him. He has Carpenter's old spring locker for the second straight year, which is symbolic of a larger role with the organization. That's one of the things they mean by "The Cardinal Way".
"It was something we were vocal about," Cards manager Mike Matheny said. "'This is your staff now. We need you to run with it.' Even though he'd been doing it for a couple of years when we still had Carp. It's nothing new. Adam is going to have to be the pillar. That's something he thrives on. He loves leading by serving guys, driving 'em, pushing 'em, not afraid to call 'em out."
Behind Wainwright on the Cardinals' depth chart are Michael Wacha (22), Lance Lynn (26), Shelby Miller (23) and Jaime Garcia (27). And there are more power arms behind those four, including Joe Kelly (25) and Carlos Martinez (22).
Lost in all of this is that Wainwright is still only 32, still at the top of his game. He's a two-time All-Star who finished second in National League Cy Young Award balloting last season.
"He's our leader," Wacha said. "He's here before anyone else getting his work done. We're lucky to have a guy like him to learn from."
And there's this from Lynn: "He's just so consistent. It's the way he goes about his business. It's how he prepares. He's so consistent in everything he does -- a total pro. You can learn an awful lot by watching how he does things."
Wainwright said he considers the transition a natural one as the Cards have summoned so many terrific arms from their Minor League system.
"It is dazzling. That's a good word for it," Wainwright said of the pitching talent. "Why do you think I signed an extension here? I saw these young bucks coming. These guys are throwing sinkers at 96 mph. Martinez is throwing 98-mph sinkers for the whole game. [Closer Trevor Rosenthal] is throwing the ball 100. All our starters are throwing the ball 94-95 consistently. But they have great offspeed [pitches] and poise to go along with it. It's a very, very talented group."
As for the leadership component, Wainwright said, "I just feel like it's something that's happened naturally. I have more experience than most of these guys. More than almost all these guys. It's just something I really like. I remember being in their shoes and asking questions of the older guys. I've taken a lot of different opinions and knowledge from a lot of different players, especially Carp and some other guys. I can pass that on if they want to hear it."
Last season was a personally satisfying one for Wainwright on many levels. First, he was fully recovered from Tommy John surgery that sidelined him the entire 2011 season and limited him at times in '12. That he led the NL in starts (34), complete games (five) and shutouts (two) in 2013 was a tribute to the surgery and to his commitment to the hours of rehabilitation work that followed.
"My arm felt great," Wainwright said. "There were still some things I was working on that I used to do a little bit better. Some things now I do better than I used to. It's going to be a cool spring for me to to really get everything mixed back in, sinking the ball, cutting the ball."
Before Wainwright signed that extension last spring, he considered whether he might be happier someplace else. Like most players who have the opportunity to play in St. Louis, he understood how lucky he was.
"One thing I weighed heavily when I was looking at signing an extension was the guys that had left [the Cardinals]," Wainwright said. "When they went to play somewhere else, they'd call and say, 'You've got it so good there. Don't ever leave there. It's the best place to play.' Old players and young players said the same thing. We are so blessed to be in this organization. We have a chance to win every year. Our fan base is incredible. It's a great baseball town."
Last season was one that included the Cardinals winning their 19th NL pennant and losing a six-game World Series to the Red Sox. Having been around for two championships, the sting of losing a World Series is still fresh.
"I don't know if you ever get over that fully," Wainwright said. "You learn from it. You take the experiences you've had, and you learn from 'em. We've been on the winning side of that, so we know what it feels like on the other side. It's a reminder that it's really hard to win. You have to play flawless baseball for a month straight. But these are experiences we'll share for the rest of our lives."


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If you're living paycheck to paycheck, or are currently getting calls from debt collectors, it may be time to get the professional services of a non profit credit counseling agency. Not only can a credit counselor help you sort out your debts, get your free annual credit report and also help you develop a workable budget.
Credit counseling organizations can either be 'non profit' or 'for profit'. For-profit organizations charge a certain fee for their services, while non profit credit counseling services are offered free of charge. However, take note that just because an organization claims it is non profit doesn't guarantee that its services are absolutely free or are legitimate, see virtual school report for a good example.
Before looking for non profit credit counseling, beware of some agencies that charge high fees, which could be hidden charges. Some unscrupulous organizations may require you to make a 'voluntary' contribution before service, which may lead you to further debt.
Where can I get quality counseling services?
Credit counselors do their business through their local offices, in the Internet, or over the phone. However, it's advisable to select a non profit credit counseling organization that offers its services face-to-face. There are many public institutions that operate credit counseling services. Some of these are run at universities, military bases, credit unions, housing authorities, and local branches of the US Cooperative Extension Service.
Nonprofit counseling agencies may also get their funding from grants and donations by private sources and foundations, contributions from partner creditors in its debt management plans, or from client fees and contributions. You may find information about nonprofit credit counseling and get referrals from your bank/lending agency, government consumer protection agency, or from family and friends.
What Can I Expect To Get From Credit Counseling?
1. Advice and education on money & debt management
Counseling organizations give you non-judgmental advice about managing your finances and debts, help you to develop a workable budget, give you free reference materials, and invite you to debt management workshops for free. They have counselors who are trained and certified in consumer credit, money and debt management, and budgeting.
2. Help you develop a plan
Counselors discuss your financial situation with you, and help you develop a plan to get out of debt. The first counseling session usually lasts an hour. The counselor may then schedule follow up sessions, and give you educational materials on money and debt management.
Depending on your situation and the particular opinion of the credit counselor, you may be offered a debt management plan or a debt settlement program to get you out of the hole.
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A reputable firm will give you free information about itself (for example, where they get funding and if they have partnerships with credit companies)and its services. At this point, the non profit credit counseling agency should not require you to give any details about your financial situation. If they ask for personal financial details this early, you should consider it a stop sign and start looking for other agencies that do not require an up front screening.
Aside from counseling, the agent may also offer a debt management plan or debt settlement service for your consideration.
What questions should I ask the counselor?
Before letting them in on your personal financial situation, here are some questions you should be asking to find a non profit credit counseling service that's right for you:
1. What services do you offer?
Find an organization that offers budget counseling and financial education. Avoid agents who sell you the idea of a debt management plan as your only option, before doing a thorough review of your financial situation. Remember, some non profit counseling organizations and smart pill supplements programs operate with funding from companies that offer relief plans, so this particular type of advice may not be entirely objective. Make sure they work with real world credit score numbers and not estimates or non-FICO based scores.
2. Do you give information for free?
Educational materials should be free; try to avoid counseling agencies that charge for them. Also, avoid them if they won't get your best portable option for free to as part of their program.
3. Aside from getting me out of this debt situation at hand, will you help me make a plan so I won't get stuck again?
Non profit credit counseling is not about giving fish, it should be about teaching how to fish and how to successfully swim in rough financial waters and keep their finances safe and sound.
4. How much do you charge?
Get a price quote printed out for you. Ask if there is any set-up or recurring fees for their service.
5. What if I can't afford to pay?
If an agency refuses to help you because you can't pay, consider looking for other organizations.
6. Do I sign a formal agreement or contract?
Make sure any promise made by the agent is in writing. Also, carefully read the fine print if you are asked to sign anything.
7. Are your counselors certified?
Ask if their counselors are accredited by outside organizations, and ask what organizations these are. Inquire about the training of their counselors.
8. How do you pay your employees? Do they get a bonus if they get me signed?
If an organization gives bonuses to its employees for signing up or collecting a contribution/fee from prospective clients, consider it a red flag and look for counseling elsewhere.
9. Will the personal information I provide be protected?
Ask what measures are implemented by the non profit credit counseling agency to keep your personal records (address, telephone number, financial information, their website confidential and secure.


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No problem! But this is addressed in the guide. Its underneath the install Xorg command at the beginning of Part 2.paqfan wrote:MANY-MANY THANKS for this great, long, heavy post!
Anyway, I found a small lack in the post, which caused me some headache - in case i'm a starter - to get the gui:
If you install the X-Windows system, to able to launch the "xstart" command, you also have to install the X-Org system:
sudo apt-get install xinit xorg
Thats it.


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Wendy's to Begin Brewing Folgers Coffee
Posted by TheShot on 19 May 2007 | Tagged as: Restaurant Coffee
Here's a nominee for the 2007 Unclear on the Concept Award. In a reactive move to competitors who have successfully upgraded their coffee service (such as McDonald's), the Wendy's fast food chain has proudly announced an agreement to serve Folgers coffee to expand their breakfast offerings: Wendy's to Begin Brewing Folgers Coffee ((BKC), McDonald's Corp. (MCD), Wendy's International Inc. (WEN), (US580135)) | SmartMoney.com. Yes, you read that right: Folgers.
If you're going upmarket to appeal to customers' newfound tastes for better coffee, why would you choose a brand that consumers most commonly identify as something your cat-food-eating Great Aunt Agnes makes from a $10, 39-oz can she bought in 1993? This should have been a Folgers' press release, not one from Wendy's.
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Dr. Lewys Jones
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After a first degree in Material Science, Lewys received his PhD from the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford in 2013. This focussed on two themes; scanning stability in the aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM) and applications of focal series of annular dark-field data. After 4 years as a post-doc in the Nellist group at David Cockayne Centre for Electron Microscopy, in 2017 Lewys moved to Trinity College Dublin to found the Ultramicroscopy Group as the new Ussher Assistant Professor in Ultramicroscopy.
In 2019, Lewys was awarded a Royal Society & Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Universty Research Fellowship to expand the hardware instrumentation development activities of the group.
Lewys has authored around 100 articles and proceedings with more than 1000 combined citations, and has launched two commercial software plug-ins for Digital Micrograph in collaboration with HREM Research. Lewys is a co-director of the SFI-EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Characterisation, an Associate Editor of the journal Advanced Structural and Chemical Imaging, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society since 2015.
Dr. Ramesh Babu Padamati
Prof. Werner Blau
Prof. John J. Boland
Prof Conor Buckley
Prof. J.M.D. Coey
Prof Paula Colavita
Prof. Jonathan Coleman
Prof. Graham Cross
Prof. John Donegan
Prof. Georg S. Duesberg
Prof Garry Duffy
Prof James Gleeson
Prof. Yurii Gun'ko
Prof. Anne Marie Healy
Prof David Hoey
Prof. Justin D. Holmes
Prof Paul Hurley
Prof Nathan Jackson
Dr. Lewys Jones
Prof. Daniel Kelly
Dr. Ed Lavelle
Dr Rocco Lupoi
Prof. Mike Lyons
Dr. Aidan McDonald
Dr. Parvaneh Mokarian-Tabari
Prof. Mick Morris
Dr. Bruce Murphy
Prof. Valeria Nicolosi
PhD positions across AMBER for enrolment in 2020
AMBER is inviting applications for the following PhD studentships which are open for enrolment in September 2020.
The AMBER research centre, as a community of researchers, welcomes its responsibility to provide equal opportunities for all. We are actively seeking diversity in our research teams and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Applicants must have been resident in an EU member state for 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible for funding through this programme.
|PhD title
|Lead Supervisor
|Co Supervisor
|Low Temperature III-V nanostructured transistors
|Prof Peter Parbrook
|Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork
|Biomimetic multi-layered gene activated antimicrobial scaffolds for enhanced wound healing
|Prof Fergal O'Brien
|3D printing of fibrous electroconductive biomaterials with controlled architectures for peripheral nerve repair
|Prof. Conor Buckley
|Trinity College Dublin
|Accelerated Computational Rational Design of (Electro)Catalysis for Energy Storage and Conversion
|Prof. Max García-Melchor
|Trinity College Dublin
|Polypeptide hybrid materials for 3D printing applications in tissue engineering
|Prof. Andreas Heise
|Tuneable plasmonic metasurfaces for on-chip beam steering applications
|Prof Louise Bradley
|Trinity College Dublin
|Electrospun nanofiber membranes and applications
|Prof Ramesh Babu
|Trinity College Dublin
|Thermoelectric Power Generators: From Materials to Application
|Prof Anthony Robinson
|Trinity College Dublin
|Stepping into the Light: the design, synthesis and application of organic photosensitisers.
|Prof Sylvia Draper
|Trinity College Dublin
|Theory, modelling and simulations of electrical properties of nanosheet networks for device applications
|Prof Mauro Ferreira
|Trinity College Dublin
|Quantum model of filament growth in memory junctions: applications to neuromorphic computing
|Prof Mauro Ferreira
|Trinity College Dublin
|Synthesis and studies of new materials for printing applications
|Prof Y.K. Gun'ko
|Trinity College Dublin
|Electrical Detection of Atmospheric Radicals
|Prof Justin Holmes
|Prof John Wenger and Dr Stig Hellebust
|University College Cork
|Using additive manufacturing to print patient specific paediatric stents
|Prof Caitríona Lally
|Trinity College Dublin
|The structural and viscoelastic properties of nanosheet networks
|Prof Matthias Möbius
|Trinity College Dublin
|The drying of nanosheet suspension
|Prof Matthias Möbius
|Trinity College Dublin
|Bio-based synthesis and recycling of plastics
|Prof Paul Young
|Prof Justin Holmes
|University College Cork
To apply – please e-mail a CVs with the names and addresses of three referees to the lead supervisor listed above. Positions will remain opened until filled but preferred start date is September 2020. Only short-listed applications will be acknowledged.
PhD Studentships - Centre forDoctoral Training in Advanced Characterisation for Materials (CDT ACM)
Trinity College through the AMBER Centre is a partner in an SFI-EPSRC jointly funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Characterization of Materials. (CDT ACM). This is an established CDT programme which is jointly hosted by Imperial College London and University College London. Professor Valeria Nicolosi is the CDT lead for Trinity and AMBER.
We are now in the process of recruiting the second cohort of six students for September 2020. These students will be registered at Trinity but will spend their first term at Imperial and UCL to complete coursework. On completion of the first semester the Trinity Students will select their research project and supervisor for their PhD and return to Dublin. There will be additional follow up visits to London over the course of the 4 year PhD programme as well as reciprocal visits to Trinity by the London based cohort.
PhD Position- Study of Transverse Thermoelectrics for High Power Density Waste Heat Recovery
The position will be based with the Nanothermal research group of Prof. David McCloskey at the School of Physics in Trinity College Dublin and be part of the Materials for Energy platform within the Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER).
Summary of Project:
Conventional thermoelectric materials enable a coupling between electric current and heat flow. They can be used to harvest electricity from waste heat, as solid-state heat pumps, or as temperature or heat flux sensors. Transverse thermoelectric materials, are artificial materials produced by stacking skewed alternating layers of metal and semiconductor. They fundamentally differ from conventional thermoelectric materials in that heat flux and electric current flow in different directions. This allows independent optimization of thermal and electrical conductivity in these directions. The transverse thermoelectric concept has recently been shown to be viable for high power density harvesting of waste heat under high heat flux conditions such as in liquid-liquid heat exchanger applications.
Project Description:
In the project we will explore the transverse thermoelectric concept using advanced materials and processing techniques available through the AMBER research centre. In particular the student will develop a range of transverse thermoelectric materials and device geometries for testing under extremely high heat flux conditions such as evaporative cooling. This will allow us to explore the limits of electrical power density that can be achieved with these devices. We will also explore practical limitations in realistic devices due to interface resistance and search for optimal fabrication techniques. The student will have access to state of the art fabrication and characterisation facilities through the Additive Research Lab and the Advanced Microscopy Lab (details of which can be found here), as well as customised setups designed in the Nanothermal research group.
[1] Breaking the trade-off between thermal and electrical conductivities in the thermoelectric material of an artificially tilted multilayer, Akihiro Sakai et.al., Scientific reports, 4 : 6089
How to apply:
We are seeking applications from EU students. The ideal applicant will have a 1st Class Honours Bachelor's degree in Physics or Engineering related discipline. The researcher will work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary project team. Excellent english written and oral communication skills are essential.
This is a fully funded project with duration of 4 years starting in 2019. The student stipend will be set at €18,500 p.a. and additional funding has been allocated to support consumables and travel expenses.
CVs with the names and addresses of two referees should be emailed to Prof. David McCloskey at firstname.lastname@example.com
Positions will remain opened until filled but preferred start date is September 2 2019. Only short-listed applications will be acknowledged. This position is funded by the SFI-research centre AMBER.
PhD Studentship - ERC Project Chemlife
ERC Project
The European Research Council (ERC) project ChemLife, hosted at AMBER, Trinity College Dublin, invites applications for one doctoral fellowship. The PhD fellow will be supervised by Dr. Larisa Florea (principal investigator) and will be registered for the doctoral programme within TCD's School of Chemistry.
ChemLife will develop highly innovative, motile smart micro-vehicles with ground breaking capabilities such as chemotaxis, cargo-transport, sensing, reporting, diagnosis and repair via multidisciplinary research combining materials science, chemistry, nanotechnology and 3D fabrication technologies. The role of ChemLife is to stimulate a radical re-think and a move towards biomimetic principles as the route to delivering fundamental breakthroughs in clinical devices and environmental chem/bio-sensors, microfluidic devices and micro-robotics.
Role Description
This position will focus on the development of smart droplets and vesicle-type units. Special focus will be placed on the synthesis and incorporation of responsive units into the structure of the droplet vehicle, for the demonstration of advanced functionalities such as uptake, transport and release of relevant units (e.g. selected biomolecules, pharmaceuticals). Experimental work will include the synthesis of stimuli-responsive surfactants, responsive ionic liquids, realisation of droplet systems that resemble biological vesicles, and microfluidic fabrication.
The successful candidates will play a substantial role in the design and fabrication of the motile smart micro- vehicles at the core of ChemLife. They will join an interdisciplinary, multinational team engaging in an in- depth research program in the realm of soft materials. The successful candidates will report directly to the PI, Dr. Florea, and will liaise with the other team members, AMBER researchers, and external collaborators, as necessary. Additionally, all members of the group will have the opportunity to define and shape their own research within the overall remit of the project.
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Trinity is Ireland's premier university, with a proud tradition of excellence stretching back to its foundation in 1592. The oldest university in Ireland, and one of the oldest in Europe, today Trinity sits at the intersectionof the past and the future, and is ideally positioned as a major university in the European Union. Our 47-acre campus is located in the heart of Dublin city centre and is home to historic buildings dating from the University's establishment, as well as some of the most cutting-edge teaching and research facilities in Ireland. Students at Trinity benefit from a unique educational experience across a range of disciplines in our three faculties – Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Engineering, Mathematics and Science; and Health Sciences. The pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship is at the heart of a Trinity education, and our researchers have an outstanding publication record and strong record of grant success.
AMBER (Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research) is an internationally-leading research centre funded by Science Foundation Ireland that provides a partnership between leading researchers in materials science and industry. AMBER brings together Ireland's leading material science researchers working across the disciplines of Physics, Chemistry, Bioengineering and Medicine; with an international network of collaborators and companies. The clustering of material science research expertise, state of the art infrastructure and a team of professional support staff has enhanced Ireland's international reputation in materials science research and driven increased investment from industry. Ireland's International ranking in the areas of nanoscience and materials science has increased from 6th and 8th respectively in 2013 when the Centre was established to 1st and 3rd in 2017. This ranking is based on publications and citations.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should hold a minimum of an honours bachelor's degree at 2:1 level or equivalent in a discipline relevant to the project, such as Chemistry/Materials Science. Excellent first-hand knowledge of chemical techniques and characterisation methods. Preference is given to candidates with a knowledge of organic chemistry and physicochemical processes at the liquid-liquid interface. Applicants must provide evidence of competence in English language by achieving the minimum standard in a recognised English language test, as outlined at the following link: https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/how-to-apply/requirements/international.php
The PhD student will be paid a stipend of €18,000 per annum and receive full fees remission for a maximum duration of four years.
Application Process
Required documents: a CV; a cover letter briefly describing how your interests and expertise align with this project; an example of your written academic work such as an article, master thesis chapter, final year project or term paper.
Please send the application compiled into a single PDF file to firstname.lastname@example.com by 16/08/2019. (with "PhD ChemLife" in the subject line). Shortlisted candidates will be asked to nominate two academic referees. Interviews will be held in late August. The successful candidate will go through the Trinity College registration process in September 2019 and will start on 1st of October 2019.
Download PDF of vacancy details.
PhD Studentships - Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced characterisation for Materials (CDT ACM)
The Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Centre (AMBER) is inviting applications for five (5) PhD studentships to start in September 2019. These studentships are part of the joint SFI-EPSRC funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced characterisation for Materials (CDT ACM) programme. The CDT ACM programme is a collaboration between Trinity College Dublin, Imperial College London and University College London (UCL). Successful applicants will be registered at Trinity College Dublin but will be required to spend their first semester in London attending lectures, receiving expert training and completing coursework with their UK colleagues at Imperial and UCL. Further short visits are scheduled during years 2-4 of the program. Applicants must have been resident in an EU member state for 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible for funding through this programme.
The ideal applicants will have a 1st Class or strong 2-1 Honours Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science or related disciplines. The researcher will work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary project team. Excellent time-management, written- and oral-communication skills are essential. To make informal enquires please contact Jesus Barco Montero firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline for applications is 5pm on March 29th. Further details can be found in the attached document. The AMBER research centre, as a community of researchers, welcomes its responsibility to provide equal opportunities for all. We are actively seeking diversity in our research teams and particularly encourage applications from under-rrepresented groups.
Irish Research Council – Open Call
We are seeking interested students, post-doctoral researchers, investigators, and industry partners for the Irish Research Council Enterprise Partnership Scheme. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com with enquiries. Call deadline is Sept 5th.
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral) - Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral) Co-funding research partnerships for enterprises and not-for-profit employers. The Irish Research Council's Enterprise Partnership Scheme is a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers to enterprise. The scheme brings great research ideas into an Irish enterprise partner with the support of a higher education institution. The Irish Research Council partners with enterprises and jointly funds two-year fellowships to highly promising researchers in Ireland. Fellows will hold an Irish Research Council Enterprise Partnership Scheme Postdoctoral Fellowship. Link
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate) Co-funding research partnerships for enterprises and not-for-profit employers. The Irish Research Council's Enterprise Partnership Scheme is a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers to enterprise. The scheme co-funds awardees to bring great research ideas into an enterprise with the support of a higher education institution. Link
SFI Industry Fellowship
The SFI Industry Fellowship Programme aims to enhance industry-academia collaborations, and to stimulate excellence through the funding of collaborative industry-academia research projects. This is realised via secondment of academic researchers in industry, or of industry researchers in academia.
If funded, the AMBER centre places researchers, on-site with collaborating companies for 1 year full time or 2 years part time. Alternately it hosts industry researchers on-site. Some applicants transition to full time roles in industry partners, subsequent to completion of the project. Other fellows have leveraged the secondment for: [1] preparation of large scale successfully funded H2020 funding applications; [2] publication of high impact academic publications; [3] pathfinding/seeding new collaborative research projects; [4] the development of new intellectual property.
To date AMBER has placed candidates across Ireland, Europe and the US addressing challenges in materials research for applications ranging across Bioengineering, Energy, ICT, and Medical Devices.
The next call deadline is Nov 26th - http://www.sfi.ie/funding/funding-calls/sfi-industry-fellowship-programme/. Typically there are 2 calls per annum. Companies or researchers interested in prospective applications can contact email@example.com for further information/informal discussions.
PhD, PostDocs in Biomaterial Scaffold Development
2 Postdoc and 2 PhD positions are available with Dr Cathal Kearney in RCSI arising from his ERC Horizon 2020 Starter Grant funded in the area of biomaterial scaffold development for diabetic foot ulcers. There are several parallel arms to the project that will look at aspects of scaffold design, on-demand drug delivery, nucleic acid delivery and induced pluripotent stem cells.
Postdoc – iPSCs and Scaffold - https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_rcsip/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=013127
Postdoc – biomaterials - https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_rcsip/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=013126
PhD – iPSCs and Scaffold - https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_rcsip/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=013125
PhD – On Demand Delivery - https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_rcsip/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=013145
Open Call for EDGE Scholarship Applications
EDGE is led by Trinity College Dublin on behalf of 10 Irish academic institutions of excellence. In our 3rd call we expect to award up to 28 Fellowships, each 24-months duration, who will relocate to Ireland to join expert supervisors in the ICT (networks, date and materials) field. Career progression is a primary aim of MSCA schemes, and we will provide comprehensive training and development to our Fellows to support their growth as independent research professionals. Researchers currently residing outside of Ireland, with a PhD or equivalent status, can apply by submitting a research proposal before the Call deadline on 1st November 2018.
Before beginning the application process, applicants should:
1. review the eligibility criteria and other information on our website - http://www.edge-research.eu
2. contact a prospective supervisor from those listed on the programme website to gain their support
Research Themes
- Future Networks & Communications
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering
- Digital Content & Media Technologies
Full topic list: http://edge-research.eu/fellowships/research-themes/
Contact: Kevin J Fraser, EDGE Programme Manager: firstname.lastname@example.com
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 713567.


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ONETIME- Shattered glass: It can happen, so be prepared
One time, we were doing a home show, and we had one company that produced their vinyl windows with all tempered glass. So we would set a sash of tempered glass on two blocks, six inches above the floor, and have people step on it. We'd get on it, bounce up and down. If it breaks, it's going to break, but it's usually pretty tough.
And this young fella, about sixteen years old, comes up and he steps on it. As soon as he stepped on it, it shattered. It makes a really loud bang when it breaks– it scared everybody.
What happened was if anything sharp hits the tempered glass, it will usually fracture immediately. He had a little, sharp rock lodged in his tennis shoe– he probably didn't even know it was there– and that's all it took. When he got on the glass and jumped up a couple of times and hit it in the right place, it shattered into a million pieces.
It usually holds up very well, but eventually you can get a break. You won't get cut with that stuff, though. (Tempered glass is also far better because it's clear and never fogs up.)
But tempered glass has been very exciting over the years.
We can put a brand-new door on, open it, shut it, and all of a sudden see the breaking start. That's unusual, but it has happened. Tempered glass is made so that when the shards break, it won't cut you. A lot of people who walk through plate glass get cut up really bad.
I had people with a sliding patio door with tempered glass just walking, opening the door, and it shatters. And it will stay there a lot of times for a little while before it starts falling out.
We used to be in the commercial glass business, but we replaced plate glass in some of the local stores. And we had one store where we had at least three times in a six-year period people walk through their plate glass windows. A couple of them were hurt really badly.
When the tempered glass law went into effect for storm doors, you had to have plexiglass or tempered glass. The law is very specific: every door has to have acrylic in it. Most people like the acrylic, because although it breaks with sharp shards like regular glass, but it doesn't cut like glass does. It loses its color and scratches very easily– tempered glass doesn't do that.
There have been cases where windows were put in the wrong place within a house, and you'd like to kill the installer because he was given a diagram. But he doesn't always read it!


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Development of Meteosat Third Generation to start
Marking a significant milestone for Europe's next fleet of meteorological satellites, ESA has given the go-ahead to Thales Alenia Space in France to start work on developing the Meteosat Third Generation.
The 'Preliminary Authorisation To Proceed' was signed today after a kick-off meeting between ESA and Thales Alenia Space. This approval follows several months of negotiations that has resulted in a final industrial team of Thales Alenia Space (FR) and the initial consortium members, OHB (DE) and Kayser Threde (DE), together with, in a range of complementary functions, Astrium (DE/FR).
Formal introduction of Astrium into the consortium will take place over the next six months.
Following on from Meteosat Second Generation, the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) is being created through cooperation between Eumetsat and ESA to ensure continuity of high-resolution meteorological data to beyond 2037.
This next series of geostationary weather satellites will be a step change by providing significant improvements over the capabilities of the current Meteosat generation.
The series will comprise six satellites: four MTG-I imaging and two MTG-S sounding satellites. The two types will be positioned over the same longitude in their geostationary orbits.
The sounding element, which also carries the Sentinel-4 payload for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme as a guest payload, is a key innovation. For the first time, Meteosat satellites will not only image weather systems, but also analyse the atmosphere layer by layer and provide deeper insight into the complexities of its chemical composition.
The first MTG-I satellite is expected in late 2017, with the first MTG-S following in early 2019.
With the go-ahead now in place, the resulting consortium sees Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor and responsible for the MTG-I imaging satellite, including the primary Flexible Combined Imager. OHB is prime for the MTG-S satellite, supported by Astrium (DE) as the System Architect. The Infrared Sounding Instrument will be developed by Kayser Threde.


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Part two of Paul Joseph Watson's interview with You Tube star Sheila Martin in which we discuss the so-called "zombie attacks" that have exploded this year. Could a secret virus be behind these horrific acts of violence, an environmental cause, or is this just a reflection of the fact that society is slowly collapsing?
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