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- Synthesis of new amphiphilic invertible polymers (also macromers) with controllable hydrophilic-lipophilic balance. Study of polymer invertibility in polar and non-polar media, phase transfer and micelle formation.
- Self-assembly and properties of invertible polymeric micelles formed in aqueous and organic media. Invertible polymeric micellar structures as a reactive volume for synthetic use.
- Development of responsive invertible polymeric coatings on flat and disperse solid surfaces for various applications. Adsolubilization study. Fabrication of polymer coatings with special properties.
Development of amphiphilic polymeric nanoreactors for various applications in aqueous and organic media. Size- and shape-controlled synthesis of nanoparticles with an enhanced stability in media strongly different by polarity.
- Fabrication of polymeric hydrogels from natural and synthetic polymers. (also on flat and disperse solid surfaces). Grafted polymeric hydrogel coatings for biomedical applications.
Dr. Voronov made his MSc thesis and doctoral degree at Lviv Polytechnical Institute, Ukraine His MSc thesis was focused on the synthesis of macroinitiators for radical polymerization and doctoral degree involved the study of the fabrication of grafted thin polymer films and their influence on composite properties. His first postdoctoral research stay at the Institute Charles Sadron in Strasbourg, France dealt with a behavior of polyelectrolytes adsorbed onto inorganic particles at a wide concentration range. It was demonstrated the intriguing oscillation phenomenon in the average aggregate sizes of covered particles with time of adsorption. From Strasbourg he moved to University of Ulm, Germany where investigated influence of interface structure on mechanical properties of polymer composites.
His following research in Bayreuth University, Germany, where he worked as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow (AvH Fellowship, 2000-2001, and Long-term cooperation AvH Fellowship, 2001-2003), focused on the investigations of thin triblock copolymer films "annealed" in the vapour of various solvents in order to induce microphase separation. For the research, he performed layer by layer treatment of film to study the underneath morphologies. Applying scanning force microscopy (SFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), periodic structures (core-shell cylinders, perforated lamellae and gyroids) have been found with an increased polymer thickness.
Dr. Voronov primary research focus has been in polymer science, with 15 well-documented years of experience in synthesis, fabrication and characterization of thin polymer films and multicomponent polymer materials. In 2003 he moved to Institute of Particle Technology at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg where his research interests were much more interdisciplinary and cover polymer science, some technological aspects of nanoparticles fabrication, as well as colloid surface and interface chemistry.
He spent four years in Erlangen as a Staff Scientist. His research activities were mainly focused on nanoparticles' synthesis, stabilization, controllable aggregation and structure formation. His research team has been able to synthesize a novel class of polymeric stabilizers that work both in polar and non-polar environments. It was possible to vary the hydrophilic-lipophilic properties of the particle coating with the attachment of "home-made" invertible oligomers. Amphiphilic properties of oligomers are the basis of new nanoscale structures, both in solution and on solid surfaces, which could be used in a broad range of applications.


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LETTER: It's a mental health issue, not a gun issue
Of all the audacious ideas that have been put forward by the current administration, this one is possibly the most hypocritical of them all. Our president has the nerve to talk about banning, and still may be trying to take, many types of weapons away from the American people because of a knee-jerk reaction to a mental health issue.
Don't start screaming at me. I am horribly and forever shaken by the deaths of all people who were killed by the mentally ill people in Connecticut, Colorado and any other state. This, however, doesn't take away the fact that it isn't a gun law issue, but a mental health issue.
Recently, in this paper, a person likened the meeting at the Republican headquarters to a tete-a-tete between Adolph Hitler, Idi Amin and Hugo Chavez. ... All the while, our leader at the White House was suffering from a bad case of weapon envy. He wanted to make sure that he had the biggest gun of all. Not only does he want us to be disarmed, he wants to have drones flying over our country so that he can kill anyone he wants whenever he wants. That's right, he wants to be able to totally avoid the pesky rules that have governed our country for over two centuries and kill U.S. citizens without a trial or any other inalienable right. Oh, I forgot that he hasn't really shown the greatest of respect for our Constitution so far, so why start now?
Does anyone but me and Rand Paul have a problem with this? Getting the new head of the CIA to agree in writing that this power will not be allowed is a great start, but still no guarantee. Are you still worried about your neighbor having an AR-15? If your neighbor is mentally stable, then you'd better be concerned about death from above and not death from next door. Why isn't this all over the news? Why aren't people screaming at the tops of their collective lungs?
Since we can't seem to get upset over something this important, maybe we should all give up our liberties now and become the puppets that they want us to be.
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Top Ten Worst Movies of 2011 - Part Two: The List
It's time to shut the door on those films I will never watch again (unless a drinking game is involved) as I offer up my personal list of the ten worst films of 2011.
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: November 30, 2011
It's a mixed bag this week with some good titles at the top and some awful ones at the bottom.
Box-Office Wrap Up: 'Green Lantern's Light Fades Over the Weekend to $52.6 Million Opening
Well, it would appear both of this week's new wide releases didn't necessarily sit well with audiences as neither gained steam over the weekend. One, in fact, dipped well below original expectations after Friday's numbers. Let's have a look. Laremy predicted the #1 movie correctly 7 Weeks In A Row Green Lantern Ouch, Green Lantern... Read more »
Early Friday Box-Office: 'Green Lantern' is Flying Toward $58 Million
Photo: Warner Bros. I am seeing Cars 2 on Saturday morning so I am going to have to rely on early Friday estimates for my report this week taken from Deadline. We'll begin at the top where Green Lantern is performing just as expected with an estimated $22 million on Friday, which includes $3.4 million... Read more »
Movie Review: The Art of Getting By (2011)
Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore in The Art of Getting By Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures Ahhh, the strumming of the acoustic guitar, "angsty" white teens, lavish New York apartments and an introvert that just can't find inspiration. It must be another one of those Sundance Film Festival pickups copied over from years and years of... Read more »
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This is pretty good … probably helps if you're familiar with "Someone Like You" by Adele, but maybe not. Maybe it's funny regardless.
However, I don't watch "Friday Night Lights," so that joke didn't really resonate with me. Oh pop culture … so many things! Things to keep up with!
Nice cameo by Coldplay at the end, too. That Chris Martin is pretty good at acting like he's crying.


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Working out of Fort Worth office provided good sr. leadership visibility. Very patriotic company and does a great job recognizing veterans and their contractors operating in harms way. Programs are not very technically complex but the missions are unique and can't help but provoke a strong sense of patriotism. Program locations around the world provide interesting travel opportunities (Afghanistan, Iraq, GCC states) for those who enjoy frequent travel. The former CEO did a good job creating an intentional culture and reshaping the mindset of some leaders. Have opportunities to wear many hats if you are motivated. Like most places, your experience will largely be shaped by your boss and immediate peers.
Constant redirection is frustrating and makes it difficult to get anything done. Often seemed like just when started to get traction, the direction would change. Reinvent the same wheel over again in every different color... Leadership was slow to make strategic decisions; No raises for last 3 years...although understandable given the financial pressures. Although much of old boys club has been weeded out, some leaders still promote and reward unprofessional, incompetent, and/or hostile behavior, which often isn't addressed until something blows up. Very little work-life balance...everything is needed and needed now mindset, just so it can sit around and languish (for months, even years) waiting for senior leadership sign off. Virtually no automation...surprising for a company this large. Very poor communication...the oldest/largest "start up" I've worked for.
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Upper management has a tendency to shoot the messenger so they miss out on the truth from the people who care, and promote the political animals with CYA mindsets instead. Est by example a culture that advocates and rewards truth vs. political expedience. Create formalized succession programs/career development.... Address employee concerns re: company health head on so you don't lose the good people to the frequent layoffs....pull the layoff band aide off at once vs. frequent quarterly/semi-annual mass layoffs that hurt morale.


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CNBC's Rick Santelli gets the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade fired up with his rant on Obama's housing rescue plan.
CNBC's Rick Santelli gets the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade fired up with his rant on Obama's housing rescue plan.
Even when they're adopted, the children of the wealthy grow up to be just as well-off as their parents.
Lately, it seems that every new study about social mobility further corrodes the story Americans tell themselves about meritocracy; each one provides more evidence that comfortable lives are reserved for the winners of what sociologists call the birth lottery. But, recently, there have been suggestions that the birth lottery's outcomes can be manipulated even after the fluttering ping-pong balls of inequality have been drawn.
What appears to matter—a lot—is environment, and that's something that can be controlled. For example, one study out of Harvard found that moving poor families into better neighborhoods greatly increased the chances that children would escape poverty when they grew up.
While it's well documented that the children of the wealthy tend to grow up to be wealthy, researchers are still at work on how and why that happens. Perhaps they grow up to be rich because they genetically inherit certain skills and preferences, such as a tendency to tuck away money into savings. Or perhaps it's mostly because wealthier parents invest more in their children's education and help them get well-paid jobs. Is it more nature, or more nurture?
On "Back to Back Freestyle" and "Charged Up," the rapper forgoes the high road in his beef with Meek Mill.
Once upon a time, Drake made a vow of silence. "Diss me, you'll never hear a reply for it," he said on "Successful," the 2009 song in which the Toronto rapper correctly predicted he'd soon be superwealthy. This week, Drake has broken his vow twice over, a fact about which he seems conflicted. "When I look back," he says on the new track "Back to Back Freestyle," "I might be mad that I gave this attention."
"This" is the beef started by the 28-year-old Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill, who recently tweeted accusations that Drake doesn't write his own material. Depending on who you talk to or how you look at it, this is either a big deal or no deal at all. On Instagram, Lupe Fiasco had a good take: "Ghostwriting, or borrowing lines, or taking suggestions from the room has always been in rap and will always be in rap. It is nothing to go crazy over or be offended about unless you are someone who postures him or herself on the importance of authenticity and tries to portray that quality to your fans or the public at large. Then we might have a problem."
The Vermont senator's revolutionary zeal has met its moment.
There's no way this man could be president, right? Just look at him: rumpled and scowling, bald pate topped by an entropic nimbus of white hair. Just listen to him: ranting, in his gravelly Brooklyn accent, about socialism. Socialism!
And yet here we are: In the biggest surprise of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, this thoroughly implausible man, Bernie Sanders, is a sensation.
He is drawing enormous crowds—11,000 in Phoenix, 8,000 in Dallas, 2,500 in Council Bluffs, Iowa—the largest turnout of any candidate from any party in the first-to-vote primary state. He has raised $15 million in mostly small donations, to Hillary Clinton's $45 million—and unlike her, he did it without holding a single fundraiser. Shocking the political establishment, it is Sanders—not Martin O'Malley, the fresh-faced former two-term governor of Maryland; not Joe Biden, the sitting vice president—to whom discontented Democratic voters looking for an alternative to Clinton have turned.
Today's cities may be more diverse overall, but people of different races still don't live near each other.
Nearly 50 years ago, after a string of race-related riots in cities across America, President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned a panel of civic leaders to investigate the underlying causes of racial tension in the country.
The result was the Kerner Report, a document that castigated white society for fleeing to suburbs, where they excluded blacks from employment, housing, and educational opportunities. The report's famous conclusion: "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal."
Much of America would like to believe the nation has changed since then. The election of a black President was said to usher in a "post-racial era." Cheerios commercials now feature interracial couples. As both suburbs and cities grew more diverse, more than one academic study trumpeted the end of segregation in American neighborhoods.
Samuel DuBose's death at the hands of a university police officer points to problems with piecemeal approaches to reform.
During a news conference Wednesday, discussing the killing of Samuel DuBose, Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecutor Joe Deters said several remarkable things.
"This is without question a murder," he said, adding that Ray Tensing, who killed Dubose—an unarmed black man pulled over for a missing front license plate—"should never have been a police officer." Deters said, "This is the most asinine act I've ever seen a police officer make."
Amid a string of cases where police have killed black men, what makes this case different, as Robinson Meyer notes, is body-cam footage that captured the incident, and helped bring about Tensing's indictment for murder. But the case is also interesting because Tensing wasn't a Cincinnati police officer. He was employed by the police department of the University of Cincinnati—a fact the prosecutor lamented.
"If nobody respected the Taliban leadership anymore," said one analyst, "then you have no one to talk to."
Reports on Wednesday that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar had died will be rightly hailed by some as the demise of an American nemesis. But the death of the one-eyed Afghan commander may also scuttle the most promising peace talks in Afghanistan in a decade.
Omar's direct role in day-to-day Taliban operations had been declining for years, according to Western diplomats in Afghanistan. Even if he is alive, the former leader of Afghanistan is believed to be severely ill.
But the myth that surrounds Omar is a key element in determining whether peace talks can succeed. With the Islamic State and other jihadist groups vying for the loyalty of young Taliban fighters, it is unclear whether any leader except Omar can hold the movement together and then get its members to accept a peace settlement.
His press conference announcing murder charges had just one flaw: He understated how often police officers shoot unarmed people in traffic stops.
On Wednesday, as officials in Hamilton County, Ohio, released video footage of University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing shooting unarmed motorist Samuel DuBose in the head during a traffic stop, prosecutor Joe Deters conducted himself as professionally and appropriately as any prosecutor I've ever seen in a similar situation.
The 30-year veteran, who announced that officer Tensing was being indicted for murder, took immediate care to affirmatively state that the victim in the case was not responsible for his fate. "This is the most asinine act I've ever seen a police officer make," he told reporters. "People want to believe that Mr. DuBose had done something violent toward the officer; he did not. He did not at all. And I feel so sorry for his family and what they lost. And I feel sorry for the community, too."
During the multi-country press tour for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, not even Jon Stewart has dared ask Tom Cruise about Scientology.
During the media blitz for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation over the past two weeks, Tom Cruise has seemingly been everywhere. In London, he participated in a live interview at the British Film Institute with the presenter Alex Zane, the movie's director, Christopher McQuarrie, and a handful of his fellow cast members. In New York, he faced off with Jimmy Fallon in a lip-sync battle on The Tonight Show and attended the Monday night premiere in Times Square. And, on Tuesday afternoon, the actor recorded an appearance on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, where he discussed his exercise regimen, the importance of a healthy diet, and how he still has all his own hair at 53.
Stewart, who during his career has won two Peabody Awards for public service and the Orwell Award for "distinguished contribution to honesty and clarity in public language," represented the most challenging interviewer Cruise has faced on the tour, during a challenging year for the actor. In April, HBO broadcast Alex Gibney's documentary Going Clear, a film based on the book of the same title by Lawrence Wright exploring the Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a high-profile member. The movie alleges, among other things, that the actor personally profited from slave labor (church members who were paid 40 cents an hour to outfit the star's airplane hangar and motorcycle), and that his former girlfriend, the actress Nazanin Boniadi, was punished by the Church by being forced to do menial work after telling a friend about her relationship troubles with Cruise. For Cruise "not to address the allegations of abuse," Gibney said in January, "seems to me palpably irresponsible." But in The Daily Show interview, as with all of Cruise's other appearances, Scientology wasn't mentioned.
The authors in the running for Britain's most prestigious literary award come from seven countries and include seven women writers.
The longlist for the Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards, was announced Wednesday. For the second year, the prize was open to writers of any nationality who publish books in English in the U.K., and this year five American writers made the list of 13 contenders, chosen by five judges from a pool of 156 total works.
The U.S. is, in fact, the most well-represented country, with other entrants hailing from Great Britain, Jamaica, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ireland, and India. There are three debut novelists and one former winner on the list, and women writers outnumber men seven to six. From dystopian and political novels to a multitude of iterations on the family drama, the selections capture the ever-changing human experience in very different ways.
An off-duty Medford, Massachusetts, cop threatened a motorist during a traffic stop. His colleagues seemed unperturbed by his behavior.
Three years ago in Medford, Massachusetts, narcotics detective Stephen LeBert calmly told the brother of a man he was arresting, "He's selling drugs illegally. What they should do is just take him up to the railroad tracks and tell him to lay down." He knew he was being recorded as he made the comment, as moments earlier, the footage shows him licking his finger and wiping saliva on the citizen's lens. Medford Police Chief Leo Sacco says that he was counseled after the incident.
After watching that video, it comes as no great surprise that Detective LeBert was suspended earlier this week for another instance of misbehavior recorded by a citizen:
The footage, captured by the dashboard camera on a motorist's vehicle, begins shortly after the driver got confused at a roundabout in an unfamiliar neighborhood and wound up briefly driving on the wrong side of the road (an error for which he would repeatedly apologize). At first, the motorist is terrified and starts to flee because Detective LeBert, who is driving an unmarked pickup truck and plainclothes, does not identify himself as a police officer, even as he is upset that the motorist doesn't defer to him. "I'll put a hole right through your fucking head,'' LeBert says. "Pull your car over. I'll put a hole right in your fucking head. I'll put a hole right through your head.'' The motorist begins to cooperate as soon as a badge is produced.
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The Best of 2012
How is it the end of another year? Is it just me or does it seem like we just did this twelve months ago?
I'm sitting here trying to figure out our plans for New Year's Eve. There's a good chance it will involve lots of food and spending time with friends. There's less than a 45% chance that I'll actually stay up late enough to ring in the New Year.
You know why? Because ringing in the New Year is overrated. That year will be there when you wake up the next morning and you can greet it with coffee and cinnamon rolls the way God intended.
But in the meantime, I thought it might be fun to share a few of my favorites from 2012 in the entertainment world. Plus it gives me an excuse to sit here on the couch covered up in a blanket instead of doing something productive like taking down my Christmas tree.
1. Favorite Movie
Here's the problem. It is rare that I see a grown up movie in the theater. My trips to the theater usually involve things like Finding Nemo in 3D or Rise of the Guardians or basically anything animated.
Even though I might go see Les Miserables sometime this week. Not because I love musicals or really have any desire to see it, but the buzz is enormous and I feel kind of left out. I'm hoping I'll like it even though I question if someone who thinks Nacho Libre is a good movie will really appreciate Jean Valjean.
All that being said, my favorite movie I watched this year that I'd never seen before was Crazy, Stupid, Love. It was heartwarming and funny and Ryan Gosling isn't bad to look at. Also, Emma Stone is adorable.
2. Favorite Book
I didn't read as much as I wanted to, but I did read two books that will stand out in my mind for a long time. Peace Like A River by Leif Enger and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Both are incredibly moving and will leave you feeling like you've said goodbye to a dear friend when you read the last page.
On a different note, I finally started reading The Hunger Games trilogy three days ago and am already on the third book in spite of all my declarations that I didn't think I'd be interested in them. And now I'm obsessed to the point that I want to get a dog and name it Katniss.
3. Favorite Song
I'd like to say something by The Civil Wars or Mumford and Sons because it sounds sophisticated. But the truth is my favorite song this year was Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.
I'm not proud. Just honest.
4. Favorite T.V. Show
This is a toss up between Downton Abbey and Mad Men. How do you choose between the Dowager Countess and Don Draper?
You can't.
Oh. And I just remembered Parenthood.
This is too hard for me.
5. Favorite New T.V. Show
Much easier. Nashville. Hands down.
6. Best T.V. Moment
Do you like how I'm making up these categories as they come to me? There is no method here.
Personally, my favorite T.V. moment was watching Texas A&M beat Alabama. But that's not really a show as much as it just pure sports greatness.
So I'll vote for the episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills when they had a dinner party at David Foster's house and he played the piano for them and it was revealed that his wife not only has her own lemon orchard but also a refrigerator made completely of glass.
I realize that's very shallow. But, y'all. That refrigerator. I feel like it gave me a new life goal. Even though if my refrigerator was glass all you'd see would be a stack of Lunchables and some broccoli that went bad a week ago.
7. Favorite T.V. Movie
The Hatfields and McCoys. If you had a rough holiday season with your family then just watch this and you'll probably feel like things aren't so bad.
8. Best T.V. Hair
Connie Britton. Seriously. Her hair could be the star of its own show. I wish she'd develop her own line of hair products and maybe sell them at a kiosk in the mall.
Speaking of, have y'all seen Cindy Crawford's new skincare line made out of some sort of melon that never rots? I'm so tempted to try it.
Which may be a sign that I've watched too much late night T.V. over the holidays.
9. Favorite Album
I can't help it. Taylor Swift's Red.
10. Favorite Lipstick
Okay. I realize this really has nothing to do with entertainment but I didn't want to end with nine things. And don't we always need to know about a good beauty product?
This year I discovered Revlon colorburst lip butter in Sugar Plum. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
And if you have a favorite lipgloss, please share.
I'd also love to know some of your favorites from 2012. Happy New Year!
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Leah H. On Friday, January 4 at 1:18 pm
Favorite Lip Gloss: The Body Shop's Hi-Shine Lip Treatment in Mauve Dream. Glossy, smells great, and the color! The color is the color of what lips are supposed to look like, but adding a rich depth. You have to try it!
Christina On Friday, January 4 at 2:04 pm
I saw LINCOLN about two weeks ago, and Daniel Day Lewis was so good, and so convincing, in the role, it literally brought me to tears a couple of times. If this doesn't win him an Oscar, I don't know what will.
Sammantha On Saturday, January 5 at 9:06 pm
Fantastic list! How you could decide on just ten things, I'll never know.
Some of my favorite things from this year are listed here: http://gypsieheart.blogspot.com/2013/01/2012-top-12.html
check them out! I give the PW a shout-out.
Donna Cagle On Sunday, January 6 at 3:56 pm
I didn't think I would like the Hunger Games either. But my Granddaughter was reading it and her Mom my Daughter said she won't put it down. I have now read all three and watched the movie several times…..Excellent series.
Devin D. On Monday, January 7 at 8:18 am
Love #6! Gig'em Aggies!!!!
Cassie B. On Monday, January 7 at 6:13 pm
Favorites of 2012: marrying my best friend and love, Matt on 6/2 We also celebrated my pathology report confirming that chemotherapy was successful at killing my breast cancer!
Sara B On Monday, January 7 at 10:51 pm
The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers were my two favorite movies. Hunger games was probably my favorite series. And TV show would be Once Upon a Time
Momof5girls On Tuesday, January 8 at 10:37 pm
You should read markus zusak's book, "I Am the Messenger". Makes me cry every time. He's an incredible writer!
India On Wednesday, January 9 at 9:50 pm
I am so in love with Nashville and Connie's hair. I sometimes wish she was my mom for a day.
Emily On Thursday, January 10 at 10:29 am
Ree – just saw this post and had to comment. Every time I watch Nashville I sit and think about how much Connie Britton reminds me of you and you remind me of Connie Britton. I really think you ladies resemble each other in some way. As far as her hair…..ummm have you seen your's? It is beautiful.
Katy On Thursday, January 10 at 9:39 pm
Too funny–I said the EXACT same thing about Crazy, Stupid Love!! And the Sugar Plum Lip Butter is my go-to everyday lip schtuff!
M.E. On Tuesday, January 15 at 5:56 am
I bought the Revlon lipstick in your "Best of 2012″ list (note: I have not bought a tube of lipstick in four years) and I love, love, LOVE IT! This mama needed to be brought back from the world of not-getting-dressed-today-or-wearing-makeup land. Kudos!
Jennifer Burns On Wednesday, January 16 at 12:33 pm
My all time favorite lip gloss is Cherry My Cola made by Lip Balm and part of the Plump My Pucker line. I have to order it online as no one here in Rochester, New York carries it anymore. Give it a try, it looks good with red hair…


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Overwrite issue within same job on USB Flash Drive
I have USB Flash/Thumb drives for a 5-day rotation. The devices are initialised as Disk Cartridges with Media type: FLDR. They are automatically put into the media set "Backup Exec and Winodws NT Backup Media" with "Infinite - Do not overwrite" protection. They CANNOT be moved from this group - apparently this is by design in Backup Exec 2012 SP2. The Maximum file size to be just under the formatted size of the USB thumb drives. The USB thumb drives are in a storage pool called "USB Disk Pool".
I have set up a job with a recurrence each week day. Storage is the "USB Disk Pool" with a custom media set. "Eject the media after the job completes" is enabled.
If I don't set the global Configuration and Settings, Backup Exec Settings, Storage, Media overwrite protection level to NONE (don't prompt), the jobs won't write to the USB drive without first prompting (which is obvious useless in an automated backup).
These settings work with a single backup set within a backup job. However, if I wish to backup multiple drives it automatically overwrites the previous task (within the same backup job step) which is very strange behaviour. I can't think of a scenario where this would actually be useful...
So, if I wish to backup say folders on Drive E it works. But if I want to backup folders on Drive E and G and System State, the backup set for G overwrites the backup set for E which has just completed (within the same backup step).
How do I backup multiple locations (on the same server) without 1 overwriting another within the same job?
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If I read your problem correctly, you are saying that your backups are overwriting things when they should not. This is because your OPL is set to None, hence there is no protection. If you want protection, set your OPL to either Partial or Full.
Sorry there is a typo in my earlier reply, it should say "... either Partial or Full" and not "... either Partial or None"
Yes, but this leads to another issue as described above:
"If I don't set the global Configuration and Settings, Backup Exec Settings, Storage, Media overwrite protection level to NONE (don't prompt), the jobs won't write to the USB drive without first prompting (which is obvious useless in an automated backup)."
This wasn't an issue with my old tape drive, and it worked ok in Backup Exec 2010 but BE2012SP2 doesn't seem to behave with new higher capacity USB flash/thumb drives.
Definitely DO NOT SET None as the media protection.
Also be aware that the Eject media at end of job is for things like Stand Alone tape drives and RDX cartridges which actually have an eject function, it is unlikely to trigger the correct operation against the operating system safely remove USB attached device option.
As each resource C: , D: System State etc consititues a backup set and each backup set will create a new BKF or IMG (depending on if GRT is involved) inside the USB disk, are you checking the file system inside your USB disk to see what is actually being used and then comparing the media names listed inside the job log with what you find inside the USB disk.
Note FLDR media are just container objects reperesenting the disk, however overwrite operations and the overwrite protcetion settings of the media set used by the jobs do NOT apply to the FLDR object, they apply individually to the IMG and BKF inisde the USB drive (which is why the FLDR object cannot be moved between media sets)
With an empty USB flash drive I create a full backup job on selected folders and System State. OPL is set to Partial with no prompt. The Media Set for the job is 1 hour overwrite and 2 hours append (for testing purposes using the 1 USB drive).
Backup completed creating two backup sets (BKF files on USB drive). The USB drive was ejected so I removed it and then plugged it back in again. RDP to the server and the USB drive is visible and mounted.
After the Expiration time of both backup sets, I started the job again.
There are no alerts however the job is in the Queued state and has taken no action. Typically the jobs start backing up data shortly after the snapshot (1-2 minutes). The job log says:
-Error - Mount failed.
Operation aborted.
I have been testing with USB pen drives today. My pen drive had some existing old BKF files on it, so did prompt for overwrite on those (because they were classified as imported media)
Once I got clear of existing old bkf files I no longer saw any media requests and new BKF files were created.
Obviously I was set to partial protection with prompts.


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The Pakistan Army and civilian democracy
The Pakistan Army has been getting a lot of flak over the past week or so for its alleged failure to take a tough line against Taliban militants expanding their reach across Pakistan's north-west. And although Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani issued a statement promising to fight the militants and security forces began a new offensive, doubts remain about the military's willingness to take on Islamist groups that it once nurtured as part of its rivalry with India.
Among a spate of articles about Pakistan's powerful military, Newsweek ran a piece headlined "Pakistan's Self-Defeating Army". It argued that far from serving as a bulwark against chaos, the military had helped destabilise Pakistan by undermining the development of a civilian democracy in the decades since the country was founded in 1947.
David Kilcullen, a counter-insurgency expert, called during a Congressional hearing for "fundamental, root and branch reform of the Pakistani military, and bringing it firmly under the authority of civilian elected officials". Arguing that U.S. aid should be channelled into building up the police rather than the military, he said this "would protect the Pakistani people, improve counterinsurgency performance, enhance the rule of law and weaken the stranglehold of the army over the civilian leadership of Pakistan."
The arguments in favour of civilian democracy were well rehearsed when President Pervez Musharraf was forced out of office last year, and then endorsed by the administration of President Barack Obama. Kayani himself has so far stressed his commitment to civilian democracy. So to some extent the latest talk about the role of the Pakistan Army is a rehash of old news.
What I have not seen however, is a coherent and clear explanation of how the army is supposed to do more in fighting the Taliban, while also doing less by subsuming its power to that of the civilian government. Were the civilian government determined and united in fighting the Taliban, there would be no contradiction – in a constitutional democracy, the army is supposed to follow the orders of the political leadership. But there seems to be something of a suggestion creeping in that the army should be ready to take the initiative, with or without the backing of the government.
My impression, and readers will correct me if I am wrong, is that this suggestion crops up far more in the foreign media than in the Pakistani (English-language) press, which acknowledges the ambiguity of an army that is supposed to rescue Pakistan from the Taliban while also reducing its power.
According to the Daily Times, "the army cannot act in a political vacuum at home. It cannot fight a war on which there is no national consensus, and politicians are scared of losing popular support if they stand up to the Taliban challenge".
Dawn newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying before the latest offensive that the Pakistan Army had said it would launch a new military operation only after clearance by the provincial and federal governments.
Before everyone piles in with comments, this is not meant to be an exhaustive piece about the role of the Pakistan Army (defence analyst Brian Cloughley has a round-up on the Bradford University website for anyone who wants to read more.) What is interesting is the ambivalence of the outside world about what the military should be doing. Should it only obey orders from the government? Or is it seen as the ultimate safety net that would guard Punjab (and Pakistan's nuclear bombs) if the Taliban posed a real threat – even at the price of launching a coup?
Fox News had an interesting line in a follow-up article on its interview with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she fretted publicly about the keys to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of the Taliban and al Qaeda.
"A senior U.S. official travelling with the Secretary said whatever concerns Washington has about the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal are longstanding and unrelated to the Taliban's recent advances," it said. "The official indicated that if the Taliban were to succeed in toppling the government of Pakistani President Ali Arif Zardari, the United States believes the likeliest event would be a coup by the military similar to the one that placed Pervez Musharraf in power in 1999."
So which please? Does the United States want the army to cede ground to the civilian government in the interests of the long-term stability of Pakistan? Or preserve its power, just in case everything goes wrong and it needs to step in?


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Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari
After that I stayed with the Prophet in Makkah and he taught me Islam and taught me to read the Qur'an. Then he said to me, "Don't tell anyone in Makkah about your acceptance of Islam. I fear that they will kill you."
"By Him in whose hands is my soul, I shall not leave Makkah until I go to the Sacred Mosque and proclaim the call of Truth in the midst of the Quraysh," vowed Abu Dharr.
The Prophet remained silent. I went to the Mosque. The Quraysh were sitting and talking. I went in their midst and called out at the top of my voice, "O people of Quraysh, I testify that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."
My words had an immediate effect on them. They jumped up and said, "Get this one who has left his religion." They pounced on me and began to beat me mercilessly. They clearly meant to kill me. But Abbas ibn Abdulmuttalib, the uncle of the Prophet, recognised me. He bent over and protected me from them. He told them:
"Woe to you! Would you kill a man from the Ghifar tribe and your caravans must pass through their territory?"
They then released me. I went back to the Prophet, upon whom be peace, and when he saw my condition, he said, "Didn't I tell you not to announce your acceptance of Islam?"
"O Messenger of God," I said, "It was a need I felt in my soul and I fulfilled it."
"Go to your people," he commanded, "and tell them what you have seen and heard. Invite them to God. Maybe God will bring them good through you and reward you through them. And when you hear that I have come out in the open, then come to me."
I left and went back to my people. My brother came up to me and asked, "What have you done?" I told him that I had become a Muslim and that I believed in the truth of Muhammad's teachings.
"I am not averse to your religion. In fact, I am also now a Muslim and a believer," he said.
We both went to our mother then and invited her to Islam.
"I do not have any dislike for your religion. I accept Islam also," she said.
From that day this family of believers went out tirelessly inviting the Ghifar to God and did not flinch from their purpose. Eventually a large number became Muslims and the congregational Prayer was instituted among them.
Abu Dharr remained in his desert abode until after the Prophet had gone to Madinah and the battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq had been fought. At Madinah at last, he asked the Prophet to be in his personal service. The Prophet agreed and was pleased with his companionship and service. He sometimes showed preference to Abu Dharr above others and whenever he met him he would pat him and smile and show his happiness.
After the death of the Prophet, Abu Dharr could not bear to stay in Madinah because of grief and the knowledge that there was to be no more of his guiding company. So he left for the Syrian desert and stayed there during the caliphate of Abu Bakr and Umar.
During the caliphate of Uthman, he stayed in Damascus and saw the Muslims' concern for the world and their consuming desire for luxury. He was saddened and repelled by this. So Uthman asked him to come to Madinah. At Madinah he was also critical of the people's pursuit of worldly goods and pleasures and they were critical in turn of his reviling them. Uthman therefore ordered that he should go to Rubdhah, a small village near Madinah. There he stayed far away from people, renouncing their preoccupation with worldly goods and holding on to the legacy of the Prophet and his companions in seeking the everlasting abode of the Hereafter in preference to this transitory world.
Once a man visited him and began looking at the contents of his house but found it quite bare. He asked Abu Dharr:
"Where are your possessions?"
"We have a house yonder (meaning the Hereafter)," said Abu Dharr, "to which we send the best of our possessions."
The man understood what he meant and said:
"But you must have some possessions so long as you are in this abode."
"The owner of this abode will not leave us in it," replied Abu Dharr.
Abu Dharr persisted in his simple and frugal life to the end. Once the amir of Syria sent three hundred dinars to Abu Dharr to meet his needs. He returned the money saying, "Does not the amir of Syria find a servant more deserving of it than I?"
In the year 32 AH, the self-denying Abu Dharr passed away. The Prophet, peace be upon him, had said of him:
"The earth does not carry nor the heavens cover a man more true and faithful than Abu Dharr."
Scanned from: "Companions of The Prophet", Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid.
© 2012 As-Sunnah Foundation of America
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By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service
TBILISI, Georgia, Dec. 5, 2003 With mounting concern in this former Soviet republic over Russia's behavior in the region and a new interim government still finding its feet, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld toured a U.S.- sponsored military training facility and met with key leaders here today.
Since growing but peaceful demonstrations forced the Nov. 23 resignation of former President Eduard Shevardnadze, Nino Burdzhanadze has served as acting president. She met with Rumsfeld along with acting State Minister Zurab Zhvania, acting National Security Adviser Tedo Japaridze, and Tbilisi city council president Mikhail Saakashvili, who led the opposition to Shevardnadze and is a leading candidate in the presidential election set for Jan. 4. Burdzhanadze is not a candidate in the election.
In a joint press conference with Burdzhanadze after the meeting at the presidential palace here, Rumsfeld said the United States agrees with Georgia that Russia needs to live up to its obligations under the so-called Istanbul Accords of 1999 to withdraw its forces from Georgia, except for a 2,500- to 3,000-member peacekeeping force in a troubled region of the country.
"As I recall, Russia agreed to the Istanbul Accords, which suggests to me there was unanimity on the subject, and that would suggest to me that it was probably a pretty good idea," Rumsfeld said.
Calling Georgia a "staunch friend of the West," Rumsfeld said the United States appreciates the country's help with Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, where the republic has a special operations forces contingent in the coalition. He also noted Georgia's participation in NATO's Partnership for Peace Program and expressed delight in the interim government's reaffirmation of that participation.
"NATO, of course, is an alliance of democracies," he said, "so we look toward the political, the economic as well as the military reforms that are the kinds of things that will move Georgia's approach more closely to those of the democracies of the West."
Burdzhanadze expressed thanks to the United States for the assistance it has provided to Georgia, and said her government is proceeding with the development of democratization and also is moving forward on the reforms "which are necessary for the normal development of our country."
Both Rumsfeld and Burdzhanadze praised the success of a military cooperation effort called "Georgia Train and Equip," or GTEP. In the two-year, $64 million program, U.S. special operations forces at first and later U.S. Marines have trained four battalions of infantry soldiers in Georgia. Rumsfeld visited the GTEP complex earlier in the day, meeting the Marines, soldiers and lone sailor assigned to the special training unit. The program began as an effort to give Georgia the wherewithal to deal with terrorists within the country's borders, and it's slated to conclude in May.
Burdzhanadze expressed the hope GTEP will continue in the future. Rumsfeld noted that while GTEP soon will end in its current form, the United States has an agreement to train a mechanized unit for Georgia, and that he anticipates continuation of military-to-military cooperation programs between the two countries.
Rumsfeld left Azerbaijan this morning, intending to meet with Uzbekistan leaders in that country's capital of Tashkent before going to Georgia. But after circling in a holding pattern for about an hour after the scheduled landing, the secretary's aircraft headed to Georgia when a persistent fog at Tashkent failed to lift.


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Ah well, your the first guys that I have heard don't like it, at gigs it's generally well received. It has a great sound in my opinion, and if sound is more important than aesthetics (which it should be really, I mean come on if looks are more important your using your kit appearance to compensate for ability, that's bad), then get a drumport.
Which couldn't be further from the truth. If I was relying on drum appearance I wouldn't of went with a plain white PDP X7 drum set, I would have went with a $5,000 one of a kind set from a well known company with an extremely exotic or flashy finish to re-learn or get back into drumming with. Also had I been more informed and knowledgeable about drumming a couple years ago I might of bought used, something like a 4 pc and of decent quality. I've learned it's not what you play on it's how you play it and what your creativity level is. Though because I wasn't aware of the many options, setups etc I tried to be as practical as possible and chose something that looked good to me, that had the best quality and that would be fun to jam on for some time to come. Considering I paid $699 for this X7 set new from Guitar Center, delivered from their warehouse I think I did quite well. Also are you not one to say that what your kit looks like helps to inspire you when you sit down to play? I know sound is a major factor but I am really hooked on the looks of drums and the incredible finishes these companies come up with and put on them.
I'm not sure how distinct, rare or praised of a sound comes from that drumport but honestly even if it did make my PDP bass drum sound like it was the king of all sets ever made I wouldn't put it on. I'm sure, especially if it was a prized piece in the studio for recording, that I wouldn't be smart not to have it but I honestly don't think it's the end all be all thing to have or use. TBH it may not even provide the type of sound I, the band if I was in one, or the tech would actually want to have.


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By: Brittany Lewis
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Local investors are wondering how the Fiscal Cliff will affect them. The uncertainty is leaving many wondering if they should make some changes or just wait it out.
"Where to invest? How to invest? What is the best solution?," asked Yuliya Antropora-Elder.
With just a few days until the Fiscal Cliff deadline, those are the questions on many investor's minds.
"We do have clients that are calling with concerns," said Amy Dunn, a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones.
For some clients, Dunn is making changes like adjusting risk tolerance—meaning how risky or not risky a client wants to be with things like aggressive stocks.
"If a client has too much risk, we'll reposition it," said Dunn.
For many, the uncertainty, has left them reviewing their portfolios, but Dunn says most clients are just buying and holding for the long term.
"You don't want to make long term decisions on short term goals," she added.
"The main concern I have is that I wouldn't like what I have to lose any value. Ideally, you want to gain," said Bob Church.
Bob Church has made some changes to his investments over concerns with the struggling economy and Fiscal Cliff talks.
"All the money that I have for my retirement or the bulk of it, I've moved out of the funds that they were in, which were all stock market investments and I put in to essentially a cash fund which pays maybe 2% a year," said Church.
Others are being cautious, waiting to see how it all plays out.
"Certainly we cannot make any future plans, like traveling luxurious or vacation time," said Antropora-Elder.
But amid all this uncertainty, Dunn says some things are certain.
"Johnson and Johnson is not going fall off the cliff. We're still going to put band aids on our bumped knees. So we have to remember that we will still exist even after the fiscal cliff. It'll be nice to remove the uncertainty though."
And certainly, the Fiscal Cliff weighing on investor's minds.
If you were thinking of investing, now might be a good time. Dunn says stocks are cheap right now and even though it doesn't feel right, it's better to invest when everyone is being cautious.


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I love a lot of sound that commodore amiga trackers produced with samples.
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I've trying with SID and PWM, but haven't completely figured it out yet. Any help would be great!
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If you go to Airbus for your A350XWB type rating training, you'll have some fun. Officially.
Since modern aeroplanes are racks of computers surrounded by an airframe that's actually just an ordinary aircraft, Airbus has studied the way in which people – especially children- learn to operate a new electronic device, and modified its A350 type rating course accordingly.
Children – and most adults - don't even use the quick-start guide with a new gadget, but just turn it on and start to find out how it works by experimenting with it. It's called "learning by discovery". As Airbus' head of flight crew development Christian Norden points out, this not only leads to quick learning, "it is also more fun".
But there's more to it than that. Accident and incident data for the last 15y unequivocally show that, across the world fleet, pilots manual aircraft management skills are declining significantly, so Airbus is going to use a more hands-on learning process for pilots – from the start – to allow them to familiarise themselves with the aircraft and its manual handling characteristics. They'll have a bunch of new training devices including a full flight simulator to play with. They have two days of this, during which they are not allowed to turn on the flight directors or any of the automatics. When the "gamers" start to feel familiar with their environment and more confident about handling the aircraft, they will start the formal type rating training.
Airbus has made a science of studying the skills needed specifically to fly the world's highly automated aircraft, and has come up with more than 300 essentials, according to Capt David Owens, head of flight crew training policy.
It has distilled these down to just four "Golden Rules", and boxes of wallet-size plastic cards printed with these arrived at the Toulouse Training Centre when I was there two days ago.
This is what it says:
1. 1. Fly, navigate and communicate (in this order and with appropriate task-sharing)
2. 2. Use the appropriate level of automation at alltimes
3. 3. Understand the flight mode annunciator at all times
4. 4.Take action if things do not go as expected
If you were converting to a 707 you'd just have the first one. That sounds simple, but would you honestly opt to go back there?
The message is: feel at home with your aeroplane as a manual flying machine. The automation is good, so use it, but watch it, and if you don't like what you see, trip it out.
It's about time somebody not only said it, but started training people to do it.
The first to benefit will be the first A350 pilots who start training very soon. But gradually Airbus will adopt this training philosophy across all its types.


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Australian Paralympic Committee
Australian Paralympic Committee logo
|National Paralympic Committee
|Sydney, New South Wales
|Greg Hartung
The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the preparation and management of Australian teams that participate at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics. APC played a major role in Australia's successful bid to host the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.[1] Since the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Australia has finished in the top five nations on the medal tally. It is also a successful nation at the Winter Paralympics.[2]
The APC is a company limited by guarantee and its shareholders are national sports federations and national sporting organisations for the disabled. These organisations are: Athletics Australia, Australian Shooting International Limited, AUSRAPID, Basketball Australia, Blind Sports Australia, Boccia Australia, Cerebral Palsy – Australian Sport and Recreation Federation, Cycling Australia, Disabled Winter Sport Australia, Equestrian Australia, Football Federation Australia, Rowing Australia, Swimming Australia, Table Tennis Australia, Tennis Australia, Wheelchair Sports Australia, and Yachting Australia.[3]
The APC established in 1990 is governed by a Board of Directors which may include elected and appointed members.
- Marcus Einfeld 1990-1992.[4]
- Sally Anne Atkinson 1992
- Ron Finneran 1993[5]
- Bob McCullough 1994–1996 [6]
- Marie Little 1996-1997[7]
- Greg Hartung 1997–2013[8] [9]
- Glenn Tasker 2013- [9]
Secretary /Chief Executive Officers
- Adrienne Smith 1990–1993
- Frank Martin 1994–1997 [10]
- Scott Derwin 1997–1999 [10]
- Brendan Flynn 1999–2003 [10]
- Darren Peters 2003–2009 [10]
- Miles Murphy 2009 [10]
- Jason Hellwig 2010–2015 [10] [11]
The APC undertakes a number of activities to assist Paralympic athletes. These include:
- Team preparation – preparation of Australian teams for Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics[12]
- Sports programs – APC manages five sports programs (boccia, goalball, powerlifting, wheelchair rugby and winter sports).[12]
- Classification – APC provides Australian athletes with a disability with access to classification by a trained classifier at all levels of their development.[12]
- Paralympic Talent Search – identification of people with a disability who may have the ability to participate at the Paralympic Games.[12]
- Paralympic Education Program – a national program to educate Australian school children on Paralympic athletes and sport.[12]
- Paralympic Speakers Program – Paralympians visit businesses, schools and other workplaces to demonstrate the importance of workplace safety.[13]
Milestones in the development of the Australian Paralympic movement and the APC :
- 1960 – Australia participated in the 1st Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy. The Australian team of 12 athletes won three gold, six silver and 1 bronze medals.
- 1962 – Perth hosted the 1st Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. It was the first international disability multi-sport held in Australia and raised the profile of disability sport.[14]
- 1975 – Australian Confederation of Sports for the Disabled established.[15]
- 1976 – 1st Winter Paralympic Games held in Sweden. Australia was unofficially represented at these Games by Ron Finneran, who competed but was not officially recognised as he did not fall into the amputee or visual impairment categories.[16]
- 1977 – Sydney hosted the 2nd FESPIC Games, a multi-sport event for Far East and South Pacific athletes with a disability.[17]
- 1981 - National Committee on Sport and Recreation established to make recommendations to the Minister for Sporton priority areas for the development of sport and recreation for disabled people including funding allocations.[18]
- 1984 – Amputee swimmers and track and field athletes attended their first training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in preparation for the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics.[19]
- 1985 - inaugural Australia Games provided events for disabled athletes in athletics, swimming, basketball, lawn bowls , netball and weightliftingcompetitions.[20]
- 1988 – Russell Short, a vision impaired thrower, became the first athlete with a disability to be offered a scholarship at the AIS.[21]
- 1990 – The Australian Paralympic Federation was established to coordinate elite Australian athletes with a disability participation in the Paralympic Games and liaise with the International Paralympic Committee.[15]
- 1990 – Australian Sports Commission Disabled Sports Program offered three AIS scholarships to athletes with a disability – Russell Short, Rodney Nugent and Dean Barton-Smith.[22]
- 1991 – Chris Nunn commenced as part-time coach of Aussie Able Program located at the AIS. ).[23]
- 1993 – Sydney won the right to host the 2000 Paralympic Games. Ron Finneran and Adrienne Smith lobbied to ensure that the Paralympics were part of Sydney's bid for the 2000 Olympics and they would be underwritten by the Federal and State Governments.[24]
- 1993 – Michael Milton was the first winter Paralympian to receive an AIS scholarship.
- 1994 – Paralympic Preparation Program established by the Australian Sports Commission assist to athletes with a disability in their preparation for the 2000 Sydney Paralympics[25]
- 1994 – Australian Paralympian of the Year established with wheelchair racer Louise Sauvage the first winner.[26]
- 1998 – The Australian Paralympic Federation changed its name to the Australian Paralympic Committee. A new logo was created.[27]
- 2000 – Sydney, New South Wales hosted the 11th Summer Paralympics, the first Games held outside the Northern Hemisphere. Australia finished first on the medal tally winning 149 medals – 63 gold, 39 silver and 47 bronze medals. It has been Australia's most successful summer Paralympics to date.[28] At the end of the Games, International Paralympic Committee, Robert Steadward declared Sydney the "best Games ever".[28]
- 2001 – AIS and APC established a AIS/APC Alpine Ski Program. It was the first single sport AIS program for athletes with a disability.[29]
- 2002 – APC adopted a policy of mainstreaming that resulted in national sports organisations being responsible for the preparation of their athletes to Paralympic level.[29]
- 2002 – Australia's best performance at Winter Paralympics winning six gold and one bronze medal at the Australia at the 2002 Winter Paralympics.[16]
- 2005 – APC established the Paralympic Search Program to identify people with disabilities who had the athletic potential to represent Australia at Paralympic level competition. At the 2012 London Paralympics, 43 talent search program athletes represented Australia and won 28 medals.[30]
- 2009 – APC and Australian Olympic Committee jointly submitted a National High Performance Plan for Olympic and Paralympic Sports in Australia to the Crawford Inquiry into Australian sport.[31]
- 2009 – Greg Hartung, APC President, was elected the Vice President of the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board at a meeting of the IPC General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur.[32]
- 2010 – The APC received an additional $3 million per annum as part of the Australian Government's sport reform package Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success.[33]
- 2010 – The APC and Australian Defence Force (ADF) launched the ADF Paralympic Sport Program that aimed to direct ADF members, who acquired a disability during their employment, into Paralympic sport.[34][35]
- 2011 – APC established Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame.[36]
- 2011 – APC engaged the University of Queensland and the University of Canberra to write the History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia. This project is part of a larger project within the APC, to capture and archive valuable historical records of Australians at the Paralympics.[37]
- 2012 – APC announced the Australian Institute of Sport as the country's first Centre for Paralympic Excellence.[38]
- 2012 — Australia participated in the 14th Paralympic Games in London, England. The Australian team of 161 athletes won 32 gold, 23 silver and 30 bronze medals.[39]
- 2013 - Greg Hartung steps down as President after 16 years in the position. [9]
The APC recognises the achievements of athletes and the contribution of coaches and administrators through several awards including the Australian Paralympian of the Year, Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame and the Paralympic Medal.[citation needed]
History Project[edit]
In 2011, The APC engaged the University of Queensland and the University of Canberra to write the History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia. This project is part of a larger project within APC, to capture and archive valuable historical records of Australians at the Paralympics.[37] Further, in cooperation with the National Library of Australia the APC has conducted several interviews with people who have played a significant role in the Paralympic movement in Australia.[40] Finally, an Australian Paralympic Wikipedia user's group was established to expand the coverage of the Australian Paralympic movement in Wikipedia.[37]
See also[edit]
- Australian Olympic Committee
- Australia at the Paralympics
- Australia at the Summer Paralympics
- Australia at the Winter Paralympics
- ^ "Annual Report 994" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Medal Standings". International Paralympic Committee Results Database. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Mission and goals". Australian Paralympic Commiittee website. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Einfeld, Marcus Richard: Australian Sports Medal". itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Ron Finneran OAM - Administration - Disabled Wintersport". Sport Australia Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Annual Reports 1994 to 1996". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Annual Report 1997" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "APC Board". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Sygall, David (15 December 2013). "Greg Hartung : the man who brought disabled sports in to the mainstream". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Reports 1994–2011/12". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "APC Chief Executive stands down". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "APC Programs". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "APC Programs". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Bedbrook, George (September 1962). "The First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games". The Australian Paraplegic: 9–10.
- ^ a b Oxford Companion to Australian sport. 2nd ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 1994. ISBN 0195535685.
- ^ a b "Paralympic Games History – Winter". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Chiang, Silas (2010). FESPIC Movement : sports for people with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific (PDF). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 978 962 07 6449 3.
- ^ Australian Sport : a profile. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 1985. p. 39. ISBN 0644036672.
- ^ Annual Report 1983-1984 (PDF). Canberra: Australian Institute of Sport. 1984.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1986). Year book of Australia 1986. Canberra: AGPS. pp. 678–679.
- ^ "Timeline – Australian Institute of Sport". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Annual report 1989-1990" (PDF). Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Chris Nunn – Athletics Head Coach of the Australian Paralympic Team" (PDF). Coaching Australia 4 (2). 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "A selfless heroine for Paralympians". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Annual report 1993-1994" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Annual report 2011-2012" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Annual Report 1998" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Paralympic games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Annual report 2002" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Search for the next Paralympoc star continues". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ National High Performance Plan for Olympic and Paralympic Sports in Australia (PDF). Sydney: Australian Olympic Committee : Australian Paralympic Committee. 2009.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (23 November 2009). "Greg Hartung rises to IPC vice-presidency". The Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Athletes big winners in new high performance funding". Australian Sports Commission News, 3 September 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Browning, Jennifer. "Injured soldiers encouraged to be Paralympians". ABC News, 13 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Launch of the Australian Defence Force Paralympic Sports Program". Department of Defence Media. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "APC to secure Australia's paralympic history". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Australia Announces Centre for Paralympic Excellence". International Paralympic Committee News. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Bring on Rio". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 10 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies Oral History Project". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
External links[edit]
- Australian Paralympic Committee Official site
- APC on YouTube
- APC on Facebook
- APC on Twitter
- Paralympic Education Program
- Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies Oral History Project – access to interviews
- International Paralympic Committee Official site
- National Sport Information Centre Catalogue - listing of information resources maintained by the Australian Paralympic Committee.


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First, not sure if my request is suitable for here - please tell me if this is not of any general interest, too boring or too complicated.
My little feature, program or coding snack request is as follows:
I have two small xls files that contain output from different sources. While the underlying transactions are the same, I can't easily compare the files to see if any entry is only appearing in one file. I am looking for a simple procedure to compare the data in file 1 with the data in file 2 and highlight or flag or create an output file of any record that is not in both files.
Having studied the files, the only common information in both files is 1) an amount and 2) a time stamp. Problem is that the amounts are not unique and the timestamps between file 1 and file 2 are not identical but vary by up to 1-2 minutes. So any comparison would have to be based on a) amount being identical and timestamp being within 2 minutes for the record in question.
I attach two files as samples ( some columns have been cleared or modified for privacy reasons) but these columns should be ignored anyway as they do not appear in both files. In my files two transactions are appearing only in the AOE13 File namely Order ID 40101 and 40103 - these are the files I would like to see flagged or similar. Sorry but since I can't upload xls files, I chose jpg for illustration.