Agriculture and plant science.
Chair: Gregorio B. Begonia, Jackson State University Vice-chair: Md. S. Zaman, Alcorn State University THURSDAY AFTERNOON Grand Ballroom 6:00 Dodgen Reception and Divisional Poster Sessions Please set up between 4:00p and 4:30p P1.01 CHELATE-INDUCED CHANGES IN METAL...

Onkyo TX-DS989 Receiver. (Equipment).
Manufacturer: Onkyo U.S.A. Corporation, 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458; 215/785-2600 Price: $3,199.95 Software Upgrades: $49.95 plus shipping, handling, and tax Source: Manufacturer loan Reviewer: Kevin East One of the problems with being "me" is that, unlike...

Get an estimate before you manufacture a CD. (Music Biz 101).
Assuming the basic tracks have been laid and you are at the CD manufacturing stage, there are a number of considerations to take. When budgeting, for the final output it is wise to get a few estimates on production costs for illustrations, photography, typesetting, camera work and other related...

Video Tape Duplication.
CAPITOL PROMPTING SERVICE/N 5576 Tuxedo Rd. Cheverly, MD 20781 301-773-8195 Butch Zeigler FAX 301-772-3265 prompters@aol.com COLOR FILM CORPORATION 8300 Professional P1. Hyattsville, MD 20785 301-577-8701 Don Payne...

Rock Fans Fight Censorship.
Music activists are taking on parental advisory stickers--those little black and white labels that appear on CDs marketed to young listeners. The stickers read PARENTAL ADVISORY: EXPLICIT LYRICS and are put in place by the CD manufacturer under an agreement reached in 1989 between the Parents' Music...

Toshiba SD-2006 and Panasonic DVD-A100 DVD Players.
Distributor: Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., 82 Totowa Road, Wayne, NJ 07470; 201/628-8000; Matsushita Consumer Electronics Co., One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094; 201/392-6415 Prices: Toshiba $599; Panasonic, $599 Source: Reviewer purchase Reviewer: John J. Puccio I admit it; I had...

The world of compact discs.
The producers of Compact Discs are ever more inventive and innovative in the commissioning of new recordings and compilations. The market is replete with recordings of the same works. In a recent BBC interview broadcast to mark his 75th birthday, Sir Neville Martinet was frank enough to say that...

'Asia-Pacific Copyright Enforcer'; MPA honors Manzano in Beijing.
HONG KONG -- Optical Media Board Chairman Eduardo Manzano of the Philippines was named the Motion Picture Associations, top "Asia-Pacific Copyright Enforcer" in the inaugural presentation of the award at the CineAsia film industry trade show in Beijing Monday. Presenting the award to Manzano, Mike Ellis, Senior...

Fish or cut bait.
Byline: The Register-Guard If Triad Hospitals Inc. chooses to build its new $225 million home for McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center anywhere but in the Eugene city limits, it will represent a colossal failure of political and economic leadership on the part of Eugene's elected officials. Granted,...

Advanced Media adds new Ridata media.
Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturers of the Ridata brand of recordable media, electronic storage products and digital media accessories, introduced their new line of Pro Series media duplication discs. The line-up includes: Ridata Pro DVD-R 8X inkjet white, DVD-R 8X shiny silver, Pro 52X CD-R inkjet white, and 52X CDR...